“I Decided, Once and For All, to Stop Setting Goals Based on What’s ‘Realistic.’”

Annique Barber Author

Break free from “realistic” goals and align with Heaven’s possibilities. Shift your mindset and build from divine identity and authority.

I decided, once and for all, to stop setting goals based on what's "realistic"... because what's realistic is a cage, and I was born to build thrones, not live in boxes. 

What's realist for the average person has nothing to do with what's possible for me... and it has nothing to do with what's possible for you, either. 

For years, I thought I was dreaming big. I had vision boards. I had goals that made other people raise their eyebrows. I was pushing limits… at least, I thought I was. But what I’ve come to realize is that even my biggest dreams were still contaminated with limiting beliefs, fear, and pride.

Yes, pride. Not the loud, arrogant kind. The sneaky kind that pretends it’s just being “humble” by lowering expectations…

The kind that downplays your authority and disqualifies what God already said about you.
The kind that sets safe goals dressed up as “wisdom” while heaven waits on you to finally believe what's possible.

Surrender Exposed My Smallness

It wasn’t until I made the decision to fully surrender to God’s will, not just His presence, not just His blessings, not just the parts that felt good, but His actual will and desire for my life, that I saw just how small I had been dreaming.

Surrender exposed the gap between what I believed about God and what I actually believed for myself.

I had to let go of the goals that made sense in the natural.
I had to confront every voice that told me to “be realistic.” I had to recognize that voice for what it truly was… a serpent whispering limitation in Kingdom language.

I had to evict the pride that had me quietly believing I knew better than God, because I kept rejecting what He was saying about me.

True Kingdom living isn’t about striving for greatness in your own strength. But it’s also not about shrinking back to appear modest.

It’s about aligning with Heaven’s possibilities, and those possibilities are anything but realistic.

Ephesians 3:20 Is Not Just About God’s Power

“Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us…” – Ephesians 3:20 (NIV)

This verse isn’t just about what God can do.
It’s about what He wants to do THROUGH US
It’s a blueprint for divine partnership.

The phrase “according to His power working in us” is proof that He’s not interested in simply showing off His strength. He wants to demonstrate it through yielded vessels.

When we shrink our vision to what’s “realistic,” we are denying the power that’s already alive in us.

When we lower our expectations to match the world’s standards, we reject Heaven’s design in favor of earth’s dust.

Comparison Is a Covenant with Limitation

Let’s be clear: comparison is a strategy of the enemy to keep you bound.

You cannot access Heaven’s immeasurably more if you’re still measuring your life against the world’s version of “success.”

If you’re called to build a skyscraper and you’re comparing your foundation to someone else’s cottage, you’re wasting the divine blueprint God gave you.

The Kingdom does not run on logic. Iit runs on faith.

“By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.” – Hebrews 11:3

Everything you see came from the unseen. The spirit realm is the righteous real. Earth is just the echo. So why are you letting the echo set your goals?

You are not here to build what’s trendy. You are here to build what’s eternal. The Kingdom doesn’t run on logic. It runs on covenant, command, and creative power. So stop letting earthly metrics frame your heavenly mission.

Recalibrate to the Frequency of Heaven

The enemy wants you to believe you’re too much. That your dreams are too wild. That your goals are too big.

But here’s the truth:

You’re not asking for too much—you’re probably asking for far too little.

Your “realistic” goals are not wisdom. They’re rebellion in disguise.

Let’s fix that.

POWER DECREE

I renounce every alliance I've made with limitation, fear, and the idol of logic.

I revoke every agreement that told me to aim low, play safe, or dim the brilliance of my scroll.
I repent for treating Heaven’s blueprint like a suggestion. It is not. It is law.

I now set goals that reflect the weight of my calling, the measure of His glory, and the fullness of His power working through me.

I do not think small. I do not plan afraid.
I do not submit to the systems of man.

I dream boldly.
I move prophetically.
I legislate from Heaven’s throne.
From this moment forward, I build like a king who knows what’s already been written.

Stop Playing Small. Start Thinking Like a King.

If you keep setting realistic goals, you’ll keep getting realistic results.
But you weren’t created for realistic. You were created for righteous rule.

Here’s how you start:

• Book a Breakthrough Strategy Session – Dismantle limiting beliefs and recalibrate your vision.
  
  

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• Check out Zoe Business Solutions – Build a business that reflects your Kingdom assignment with strategy, automation, and prophetic clarity.