The Power of Vision Part 2
1. Vision conditions.
Vision will shape your attitudes and behaviors. Vision disciplines. When you see nothing, you will do nothing. Visionaries discipline themselves. There is a discipline to every career. There is a price to pay.
Without self discipline, you cannot go far. All leaderships start from self leadership. How much you are able to control internal forces have a lot to do with what you do externally.
Vision is always bigger than you, otherwise it is not God. When you have a vision to protect, it conditions your life and you don’t live anyhow, just like a pregnant woman who carries a baby will not live anyhow. Vision energizes you and drives you.
In John 4, Jesus lost appetite because of vision. Live to fulfill God given purpose and not just what to eat, drink or wear. Those who spend all on themselves don’t have vision. Vision will control your lifestyle
2. Vision focuses you
Vision helps us to harness our resources. Life is full of options and opportunities, but not all are for you. When you do anything outside purpose, you will struggle through it.
When God builds through you, there will be supernatural results. Vision narrows down your options. It helps to channel your strength optimally. It helps you not to spread out your life too thinly.
Joh 6:15 KJV When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.
They wanted to make Jesus king, but he ran away. It was not in line of purpose. Great positions are wonderful, but not every role is your role. Not every assignment is your assignment.
Act 14:12 KJV And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
Ministry of Paul and Barnabas were so effective they were going to make them gods, but Paul rebuffed them. Opportunity to become gods was not in line of their purpose. Human beings will make offers to you based on their perceptions, but only God knows your purpose. Don’t allow people to take you out of purpose.
3. Vision prioritizes
You must know how to prioritize if you have multiple purposes. It helps you to know which one to focus on. Priorities in relationships, location, business. You must know which relationship is more important to you per time. Let vision direct you.
without a vision from God or even a physical vision, your mission in life will never come to fruition, so we must nuture that vision that God shows us however, hab 2:2-3 says write down the vision and make it plain upon tables,that he may run that readeth it, n for the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie, though it tarry, wait for it because it will surely come, it will not tarry, isn't this enough proof. may God Almighty help us IJN
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