The power of vision
Posted: February 17th, 2011 | Author: admin | Filed under: All, Vision | Tags: C3 Auckland, C3 Church, Dean Rush, Inspiration, proverbs 29: 18, the power of vision, vision | No Comments »
Proverbs 29:18 Where there is no vision the people perish
4 Keys to getting a great vision from God
1. Vision is the ability to see
John 4:35 I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.
Jesus is telling us to open our eyes – to see beyond the natural world in front of us to the supernatural reality that exists
Yet so often people get lost
Who are we without the ability to see?
We are blind and we are lost
Jesus attacked the Pharisees for this very weakness – for having eyes but not seeing
Matthew 15:14they are blind guides, and if the blind lead the blind both will fall into the pit
Without vision we are just like the Pharisees – a knowledge of God but no outworking
Vision is the art of seeing the invisible. Jonathan Swift
2. Vision gives our lives direction
Without a vision the people perish
Without a compelling vision who are we? Just another drifter trying to find some meaning
Without vision people end up doing whatever they want
And isn’t that our society today – no commitment, no longevity, no direction, no purpose
Vision is a powerful direction that God brings into our lives
It’s not our direction – but his direction
Vision is not just an optional extra to the Christian life – it is the Christian life
We encounter Christ, we surrender to his way and we follow him
3. Vision enlarges us
Without vision we are small minded and self focussed
Lets not be small minded and self focussed – we follow the greatest mind in the universe
God and anyone connected to him has a big future
How can you be a Christian and have such a limited view of the future?
Vision sees the world of possibilities and miracles – the supernatural world
As we catch a hold of God’s vision for the world – we enlarge our viewpoint
We step into the God zone – we see things as he sees them
Jeremiah 33: 3 Call to me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things which you do not know
4. Vision gets you through the tough stuff
Vision carries you through the tough bits when on your own you would give up
Many times you get to a place in life where you don’t understand everything
I often have questions I can’t answer – I cry out to God and I don’t always get the answers I need – you can’t always get what you want – that is where faith kicks in
But what keeps you going is a clear vision from God to follow in the times of controversy
We see a glimpse of God’s plan and we run with it
Just keep following the vision
I have been following this vision for 25 years now and it is an awesome life to live
I wouldn’t trade it for some easy going relaxed lifestyle
It’s the journey of a lifetime! It unlocks your potential
Be captivated by a mighty vision from God
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