VISION: WHAT DO I WANT TO SEE?
“Where
there is no vision, the people cast off restraint…” Proverbs 29:18 (ASV)
“Where
there is no vision [no redemptive revelation of God], the people perish…” Proverbs 29:18 (AMP)
What you are seeing
today must never stop you from creating what you would want to see in the
future. Vision is the ability to develop a mental picture of the kind of future
you would want to have. It is a divine revelation of God’s intentions
concerning your future destination. Vision is the capacity to stand in your
actuality (what is) and see your possibilities (what can be). Once you know who
you are and why you are here on earth, you must then receive or create a clear
mental picture of what you would want to see in your life, your family, community
or nation.
If you don’t like what
you are seeing in your life today, take some time out to receive a new vision
from God. Someone once said that, “dissatisfaction and discouragement are not
caused by the absence of things but the absence of vision.” God gives you
visions in order to unveil or reveal your destiny functions and life operations
here on earth. It enables you to live a life of impact and become a person of
influence here on earth.
You can receive your
vision through the Word of God, the Holy Spirit, Meditation, Imagination, Night
Vision, Information and lots more. Some visions may come in a supernatural,
spiritual, spectacular or natural way. How a vision is received is not as
important as what you do with the vision. Turning your vision into reality is
what makes you different from others who have visions but end as failures.
According to Thomas
Edison, “vision without execution is hallucination.”
In
order to know what to do with the vision you have received, the Bible gives
some basic recommendations in Habakkuk
2:2-3 (Amp):
“2
And the Lord answered me and said, Write the vision and engrave it so plainly
upon tablets that everyone who passes may [be able to] read [it easily and
quickly] as h hastens by. 3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time and it
hastens to the end [fulfillment]; it will not deceive or disappoint. Though it
tarry, wait [earnestly] for it, because it will surely come; it will not be
behindhand on its appointed day.”
Once
you receive a vision, kindly consider taking the following steps:
- · Write it down
- · Print it out
- · Rehearse it out
- · Work it out
- · Review it always
There
are several reasons why you need a vision. Here are some of them:
- Vision will guide you: it will define your steps and direct your path
- Vision will govern you: it will dominate your thinking and direct your affairs
- Vision will grow you: it will develop character in you
- Vision will guard you: it will direct you and keep you from detours or distractions
- Vision will galvanize you: it will drive you from within to overcome limitations around you
- Vision will garnish you: it will decorate your life with honor
A visionless life is
full of confusion, frustration, depression and speculation. Without vision,
energy, resources, and life will be wasted. While vision is the force behind
individuals and nations that have risen from nothing to something, it cannot be
adequately replaced because it is the force behind distinction.
Kindly drop your comments, questions,
contributions and views, the 12 Secrets will continue next week,
precisely on Sunday. Thank you
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