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If you’re looking for faith-driven goal setting for Christian entrepreneurs, this post is your permission slip to pause. Before you set another target, make another plan, or download another freebie, I want to ask you something deeper: Who do you need to become to carry what God is calling you to build in 2026?
We live in a culture obsessed with doing. Hustle harder, plan more, scale faster. But before you map out your 2026 goals, I want to invite you to pause and ask a deeper question: Who do I need to become?
We have got to remember, strategy without alignment leads to striving. And striving without surrender will leave you exhausted and empty.
This is what makes faith-driven goal setting for Christian entrepreneurs so radically different. It starts with identity. It starts with God.
The Shift from Performance to Presence
The world says: Do more → Have more → Be enough. But the Kingdom flips that model. Jesus invites us to live from a place of identity first: Be → Do → Have. We don’t strive to earn worth; we act from the truth that we’re already chosen and called.
This isn’t just spiritual fluff—it’s strategic clarity. When you start from being, your doing is focused, your effort is aligned and your fruit is sustainable.
Scripture backs this up:
- Matthew 6:33 — “Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 — “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.”
- Romans 12:2 — “Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
Why Your Identity Must Lead Your Goals
Most of us set goals from the version of ourselves we are today, but what if God’s calling you to build as the woman you’re still becoming?
That shift in thinking will change everything.
Here’s how God is working this out in me right now… I kept asking God for the “next level” in my business. Bigger impact, bigger income, bigger reach, but you know what He highlighted?
Not my marketing. Not my funnel. Not my sales.
My body.
He whispered, “If you want to carry more, you need to steward the vessel I gave you.”
UGH! But it was right. A flagged inflammation marker on a routine lab test became the Holy Spirit’s highlighter which started a 28-day detox, a gluten-free commitment, and a fresh understanding of what obedience looks like.
When I said yes to taking care of my body, I was saying yes to the next level. And friend, that was the starting line.
This story reflects a deeper theme in faith-driven goal setting: obedience isn’t optional—it’s foundational, which for some reason is really hard for us to remember in life.
How to Know If You’re Ready to Carry What’s Next
Ask yourself these questions:
- Does your current mindset support the level of leadership you’re praying for?
- Are there habits or beliefs you need to let die before 2026 begins?
- Are you planning from your current self or your called self?
- Is there an area of your life God keeps highlighting—and you keep avoiding?
Vision without identity will crush you. That’s not to scare you, but to free you.
God doesn’t want you building what you can’t carry. And He loves you too much to bless something that would break you.
Practical Ways to Start “Becoming”
- Start with silence. Before you open the planner, open your Bible. Before you map your strategy, seek His face.
- Ask better questions. Instead of “What should I do?” try: “Who am I becoming through this?” or “What does obedience look like today?”
- Choose one area of alignment. Maybe it’s your health, your time boundaries, your spiritual rhythm, or how you manage your emotions. Pick one and ask, “What does stewardship look like here?”
- Track your becoming, not just your goals. Journal your internal shifts. What are you surrendering? What is God revealing?
Becoming is less about outcomes and more about obedience.
If you’re practicing Christian goal setting but it feels disconnected or burdensome, go back to the basics: identity, surrender, alignment.
Reflection Questions for Christian Women Entrepreneurs
As you sit with the Lord this week, ask Him:
- What is the vision You have for me in 2026?
- Who do I need to become to walk that out?
- What area of my life needs healing or strengthening before I build again?
- What limiting beliefs or past patterns are holding me back?
Obedience Over Optics
God doesn’t measure success by your metrics. He measures it by your faithfulness. Maybe you need to rest. Maybe you need to detox. Maybe your next right step is to stop striving and start listening.
There is freedom in following God’s pace—not the world’s pressure.
If Jesus needed to pause, pray, and recharge, so do you. If He taught through story, presence, and people—not hustle and hacks—why would our model look different?
The Bottom Line
Planning matters. Strategy matters. But none of it works if you’re not becoming the woman God is calling you to be. So before you build your business plan for 2026, build your spiritual stamina.
This isn’t about getting everything perfect. It’s about getting in alignment.
You were never called to hustle your way to holy. You were called to walk with Him.
Prefer to listen instead of read?
You don’t need a 50-step plan. You need clarity on who God is forming you to be. Because your becoming? That is the strategy.
And if you want to listen to my podcast on Q4 planning and grab the free planning guide, you can find that here.
