Top 10 Goals Before Going to Heaven 

When I was in 4^th grade my teacher had us all start our own journals that we would write in at least weekly, with the prompts she gave us or just on our own time. One of the first prompts she had us work on was a bucket list. Now 4^th grade me didn’t fully understand what a bucket list was so I just wrote what other people wrote, except for one thing. I wrote that I wanted to learn more about God. Unfortunately, my mother threw this journal away but knowing where my head was at during this time, I believe I wanted to learn about Him to understand why the abuse in my life happened. Now, I want to learn about Him to understand why He loves me when I am undeserving and to learn how I can love Him and those around me to the best of my ability. That’s where my (current) bucket list comes into play, in no particular order, here are my top 10 goals before going to Heaven. 

Get married and start a family 

Ever since I was a kid my biggest desire in life has been to get married and have kids. I would always dream of having the perfect husband and the perfect kids, I would be the perfect mom, there would be nothing wrong in my home. Now as an adult I know life doesn’t work that way, but I still have a huge desire in my heart to have my own family, to work through the difficult times with my husband by my side, to watch my children learn and grow in Christ, to raise them to be the best people they can be.  

Start a prayer journal 

This concept is a little new to me. I have been huge into journaling since my teacher introduced me in 4^th grade but never in such a niche way. I love the idea of journaling about my conversations with God, writing down all that He tells me, as well as keeping track of when my prayers are answered. The idea of being able to look back at all the times God has answered me and helped me through what looked to be impossible will help give me the faith and courage during the next “impossible” trial. 

Get and stay out of debt 

I think at this point everybody knows the pit of debt is deep, so easy to fall into and feels impossible to climb out. Thankfully I have always been conscious of debt and staying out of it but that has not worked out perfectly, especially in attempt to leave the poor environment I grew up in. My goal now is to pay off what debt I do have and from there live a life only off the money I have in hand, except for maybe a mortgage, I plan to pray on that one some more. 

Learn guitar to worship God 

When I was young, maybe 15 years old, I went to a summer camp with my church’s youth group. At this summer camp they placed a huge emphasis on praying and listening to God about your future and how you will worship Him and bring glory to His name. During this camp I heard Him so clearly, I could see it, He showed me playing the guitar to a group of underprivileged children leading them in worship. I gave up on this idea a while ago “due to” not having the means of purchasing a guitar or learning to play, in reality, I just prioritized other things going on in my life more. I don’t want to prioritize anything more than what God tells me to do. 

Chaperone a youth event or mission trip 

I have such a big heart for children and helping them grow in Christ to be the best adults possible. I currently work with kids who have autism and watching them grow into such amazing people makes my heart happy. I want to continue this type of work even when I transition into being a stay-at-home mom, specifically in a way that leads them to God. One way I have thought of doing this is to chaperone a missions trip or summer camp or other youth events similar to these. 

Read the entire Bible 

I’m a little embarrassed of this one as I’ve attempted to complete the Bible in a Year plan on the YouVersion Bible app on multiple occasions and have fallen off every time. I want to dive deep into God’s Word and pick it apart word by word to fully understand every part of it, but to do that I have to read it all and see the whole picture. I don’t necessarily think I need to do this within a year or a certain timeframe, but I do want to prioritize reading the Bible daily from cover to cover. 

Dive deep and get involved in my new church 

I moved back to Wisconsin about 2 years ago and have yet to find a church that even compares to my old church in Michigan. I want to find a church that I can call home and get involved with my new church family. At my old church I did a little bit of everything, and I absolutely loved being able to serve God by serving my church. 

Find a mentor who’s further along in their faith 

One of the things I think is most important in any area of life is to find someone who is more knowledgeable in that area and learns from them. It is so important to me to find someone who lives the Godly life I want to live and knows more than me to help guide me and teach me so that I may be more knowledgeable about God, the Bible, and life. 

Mentor a new believer 

Once I find my own mentor and grow in my faith, I would love to turn around and be that person for someone else. Throughout my life I have had a few mentors who truly shaped who I am today and helped me grow in so many ways I couldn’t even count. I aspire to be able to help someone else grow and become better, to understand God and the world around them.

Grow comfortable being uncomfortable 

Finally, I want to get to a point in my life where I am okay with being uncomfortable. I want to be able to share the amazing story of Jesus to anyone and everyone without worry about what they think or say to me. I don’t want to live a life where I’m altering what I say or how I act to avoid the world’s judgement. I desire to live a life that brings glory to God in everything I do, and I can’t achieve that by staying in my personal comfort zone. 

Now this bucket list of mine may change overtime as I grow and my priorities change, however, these will always be goals of mine even if they’re not in my top 10.