Patricia King: "Set Clear Goals Now and Experience Fruitfulness in the Next 5 Years"

Upon arising March 22, the Lord spoke these words to me: "If you make clear goals now, then within the next 5 years you will experience multiplied fruitfulness." He further spoke to me that, in this hour, we could not simply maintain the vision He gave us last year or the year before but it was very important that we have clear directives from His Spirit for this season. If we establish clearly defined, God-inspired goals at this time, then within 5 years we will experience multiplied levels of fruitfulness. If we fail to clearly define goals, then our fruitfulness would be limited, and we would be remorseful over this in the coming days. There was urgency in the Lord’s tone over this.

Biblical Characters Were Given Clear Goals From God

Moses had a clear goal to build the tabernacle in the wilderness. God gave him the specific blueprint, and Moses put the plan into action. As a result, Israel was blessed in their journey through the wilderness and the coming generations, even to this day, were blessed with the revelation of Christ that was hidden within the tabernacle.

Joshua received a clear goal to take the children of Israel into the Promised Land. When he followed the Lord’s instruction carefully, they all possessed and occupied and enjoyed the fruit for years following. John the Baptist had a clear goal to prepare the way of the Lord. Jesus had a clear goal to fulfill the eternal, unbreakable covenant between God and Man. The early church had a clear goal to go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

No Need To Spin Wheels

You do not need to spin wheels in this hour. You do not need to live in a rut. The Lord is going to give you fresh vision that will become a solid foundation for you to move forward on. Get ready; you are going to experience new hope and fresh direction. You are living now in what you sowed in the past seasons, but what you sow now you will reap in the coming years. Plan your harvest this year for what you will reap in the next 5 years.

Seeds are going to grow faster and larger in the next 5 years than ever before. The next five years are important years for you. Be careful what you sow. You will reap what you sow. If you sow to the flesh, you will reap corruption, but if you sow to the Spirit you will reap life. The Lord says that seeds are going to grow faster and larger in the next 5 years, more than in any other time of your life. Those who plant bad seeds (like discord, hatred, enmity, strife, jealousy, etc.) in this hour will reap a massive harvest of those things within 5 years, but in the same manner, those who sow good seed, Kingdom seed, will reap a bountiful harvest of blessing that will overtake them. This is the best time to sow good seeds. You will receive a huge return. Be careful what you sow. This hour is the best time to set fresh clear goals for your life. You will experience fulfillment beyond your wildest dreams.

God’s Stamp Of Approval Is Vital

Your goals must have God’s stamp of approval on them. God knows how to set goals, and He does. He is the Master Goal Setter. He set His goals in place for the redemption of man. He set His goals in place for the return of Christ. He set His goals for His glorious church. God always accomplishes His goals. He can help you learn to set goals and fulfill them just like He does. He will inspire you to set goals if you wait on Him. Successful goals are to be determined by His Spirit and not birthed from your carnal, soulish desires. Spend time in the presence of the Lord. Wait on Him to give you fresh vision. He will. He is the All Wise God.

Wait with expectancy for God to speak. Ask the Lord to inspire specific vision in your heart. I like to wait on the Lord with pen and paper ready. Wait with determination and expectancy for the Lord to speak. Prepare yourself as you wait. I usually pray the following prayer in preparation to hear from God:

“Father, I come to You and ask that You would convict me of any un-confessed sin. I do not want anything to hinder my ability to hear from You. Forgive me of any thought, word, or deed that has been displeasing to You. I turn away from such things and receive cleansing. In Jesus’ name I choose to cast down my own soulish thoughts, desires, and imaginations. In Jesus’ name I bind the enemy’s voice. I determine to only hear from You Lord. The voice of a stranger, I will not hear. Only Your voice do I submit to. Fill me afresh now with Your precious Holy Spirit and cause me to discern Your voice. Thank You Lord. Amen.”

Covering All The Bases

Now, the beauty of this type of prayer is that you cover all the bases. You have removed the issue of sin so that there is no hindrance there. You have cast down your own soulish inclinations. You have bound the enemy from interfering, and you have invited the Holy Spirit to fill you and speak to your heart. That takes care of anything that might hinder your ability to hear from God. The next thing is to simply believe that what comes to your heart is of Him. Have confidence.

God usually speaks His will into your thoughts and imagination, so don’t shake off the dreams that come into your heart and mind. Don’t think, “Oh, that’s probably just me.” Remember, you just prayed the prayer to cast down the things that come from your own soulish nature. You have just prayed to bind the enemy. You have fully submitted and yielded to the Spirit--so trust then that He is speaking to you. Do not doubt, for the double-minded man is unstable in all his ways and will receive nothing from the Lord (see James 1:5-7).

Have Clearly Defined Goals

The first step in fulfilling a goal is to have one. Make sure that you have clearly defined goals, and write them out. Remember the word of the Lord here is concerning the next 5 years, so simply ask Him to give you vision for the next 5 years. Invite Him to give you insight into your walk with Him, your ministry, family, employment, financial areas, health, etc. Get specific. The promise He is giving us is enormous. Remember that what you sow in this next 5 years will reap an enormous harvest, so don’t sow small amounts of vision…go for as much as your heart can receive from Him. Once you have your goals, write them out so that you can see them and be reminded of them. Ask the Lord to give you scripture promises to confirm your goals.

When you have your goals defined, you will need a plan of action. Invite the Lord to show you the steps you can take in order to fulfill your goals. Remember, “faith without works is dead”. It is easy to have a vision, a clear goal, but if you don’t put feet to the goal, then it only remains a vision and will not materialize. Pray into your vision and invite the Lord to give you a plan of action.

As a visionary gift, I am loaded with vision. It pops up in me like popcorn. I need to discern what is born from the gift itself and what is directed of the Spirit of God for me to walk in at a given time. When I witness that a vision is born of the Spirit and is to be embraced, then I need to develop the plan of action and put things into motion. If I don’t, it’s only a vision. I can talk about it, but that won’t fulfill it. I must have the plan of action. In the same way you wait on the Lord for the vision, you wait on Him for the plan of action. Write it all down and make sure it is clear.

Taking Action

Once you have the plan of action, then the next step is to take action. The early church received the following clear goal from the Lord: preach the gospel to every creature. They also had a plan of action: “Tarry in Jerusalem until the promise of the Father comes…and… “You will receive power when the Holy Ghost comes upon you and you will be My witnesses…”(see Acts 1:1-8). They had the goal and the plan of action. Then they obeyed.

They did not move to the right or to the left of that plan of action. It was a good thing that they didn’t. It was a good thing they didn’t take it into their own hands after 5 days of waiting. They could have said, “Gosh, we have tarried for 5 days now, and we still have no evidence of power from on high, let’s go and preach the gospel...after all... Jesus told us to go.” Oh my, can you imagine?

They were halfway there in their journey of obedience to fulfilling the plan of action. They could have missed the power they needed if they had taken it into their own minds. They could have totally missed the mark. By waiting, they saw 3,000 added to the church in one day. If they had of gone in their own strength, they probably would not have seen any saved...just a lot of work and effort but no results. Jesus said in John 6:63, “...the flesh profits nothing.” They received the plan of action and then they took action. This brought amazing results.

Dream Big

The next 5 years will be a time of fruitfulness for you. Sow as much as you can. Dream as big as you can. Receive a clear, well-defined goal, then a plan of action, and then-- take action. Go for it and reap the amazing results. It is a promise from the Lord for you.

Patricia King
Extreme Prophetic
www.extremeprophetic.com