Don’t we all want to know God’s vision, mission and will for our lives? In this unprecedented time of Covid-19 in our lives we can easily get discouraged, frustrated and maybe even depressed. Time keep going on and we may be confused with all the good and even great ideas popping into our minds or not popping into our minds!. Take heart, there is a solution!
Andy Stanley in his book Visioneering: God’s blueprint For Developing And Maintaining Vision Speaks about Good Ideas Versus God Ideas. He says that “Good ideas are limited to our potential, connections, and resources. If you are simply pursuing a good idea, then you need to devote a great deal of time and energy trying to figure out how to pull it off. But it is good to review and know your strengths, gifts, abilities, resources, connections and how God has worked in your life in the past!
A divine vision, on the other hand, is limited only by God’s potential and resources. That means anything is possible. If it is just a good idea, you have to make it happen. When God gives you a vision, there’s a sense in which you stand back and watch it happen.”
So if it’s just one of my numerous good ideas…I have to work hard to make it happen…and if it happens, I get the credit. On the other hand if it’s a real vision from the Lord…I still have to work hard. but if it happens…especially if I don’t have the know-how, etc. to make it happen…then God gets the credit.
As George Barna says in his book, The Power of Vision: Discover and Apply God’s Plan For Your Life and Ministry, “Our greatest obligation while we are on Earth is to know God more intimately and to bring ever greater glory to His name by our efforts. To assist us in that effort, God wants to share with you His vision for your life and ministry.”
He goes on to say “Just as the pastor is the leader of a church, you are called to be the leader of your personal ministry and to live that ministry in accordance with God’s expectations and desires for you, as outlined through the vision.”
He further states, “Aggressively seek to understand what God is calling you to do that distinguishes you from every other believer and that makes you a unique ambassador for Christ.”
He ends his conclusion in his book by stating, “Use your vision as the decision-making filter that determines which opportunities you pursue and which ones you reject.”
Step one: We all have great ideas, but what is a vision from the LORD and worth pursuing in earnest? An excerpt from Visioneering Scroll down on Amazon’s review of this book! You don’t need to purchase the book!
Your vision may be a new life for your family, a new job, starting a business, starting a new non profit or…any new idea…, this link from a prior post has elements that also may pertain to your particular vision!
John Maxwell on Collaberation
Exploring your idea/vision…it’s a start in your journey. Meeting with six other people to explore your idea-vision and pray with and for you.
What vision or visions has the LORD impressed upon your mind recently?
Prayer is always essential to any vision!
Time to start praying and asking the LORD what vision He has for your life, and then start writing your story.
A few Christian books from my library that may be of help in your journey with the LORD.
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