God’s Vision For Your Life
Good News!!
-God has a plan for your life. . . . .
-He wants you toknow.
-He wants to be involved.
Providential/Sovereign
-Permissive/Allowance
-Preceptive/Moral
-Personal/Devine Design
God’s involvement for you to discern.
–God’s counsel
-God’s Word
Always remember. . . . .
-God doesn’t give information for consideration but for participation.
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD.
Isaiah 55:8
REF: John 21
Failure
Imperfection
Sin
History
As the vision gets clearer-
–The options get fewer.
–The decisions get easier.
God given vision is the image of what could be.
And it is always fueled by the Holy Spirit’ conviction of what should be.
Vision Principles:
1). When you are truly born again, you are given God’s vision of what He designed you to be.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
2 Corinthians 5:17
CAUTION:
-If you don’t intentionally invest in that heavenly vision from God, You will be accountable to God.
“Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
Acts 26:19
2). The proof that you are obedient to God’s vision for you is that you are always reaching for more than what you have already grasp.
CAUTION:
-Your reach must always extend your grasp.
Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own.
Philippians 3:12
“Ah, but man’s reach should exceed his grasp. . . .or what’s heaven for?
Robert Browning
Pastor’s Point:
-As your vision gets clearer. . . .
–Your options get fewer.
-Your discernment gets stronger.
And I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you?”
Nehemiah 6:3
If we have the inspiration of God’s vision, it will always be more than our experiences.
Vision is often risky.
Great vision is often met with great opposition and great distraction.
Decision making should become clear when God’s vision is fulfilled.
Today’s Challenge:
-1. Pray for a renewed, restored vision.
-2. Write it down.
-3. Act. “Stay in your lane.”
Final Words:
-Heavenly vision of God’s will is a gift from Him. So, begin to see what could be fueled by what should be, so your life never becomes a would have been!