Proverb of the Day 5/29

Proverbs 29:18 - “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.”

What can you make out of the picture above? I see a doorway…1,2,3,4…people, something blue, maybe a poster, and that’s about it. It’s not very clear is it? How would you like to see this way everywhere you went? That would be horrible!!! Even worse…what if you knew someone who had vision like the pic above, and had the opportunity to get laser correction surgery, bought and paid for…but they rejected! I would say, “So and so, you are crazy!!! Don’t you want to see??? Your always falling down and hurting yourself and someone has made a way for you to see better and you say, ‘NO’?”

However, many Christians have severely blurred vision…we can barely see ahead…we can’t make out the obstacles or stumbling-blocks in our path…we stumble and hobble through life with our hand on the way guiding us because we don’t have good vision spiritually. We have all read this verse before and probably heard some great sermons on this subject…so I’m not going to go into detail, but I just want us to sit back and think, “What is my vision for my life?” or, as we should be asking, “What is GOD’S VISION for my life?” Do you have a vision? If so, how clear is it? Maybe it is foggy because God has not quite revealed it to you. On the other hand, many people just don’t have God’s vision for their life. They are just kind of wandering around in a “blurry” world where they’re content to walk slowly with their hand on the rail keeping them from falling. That is not the life that God wants to live!!!

God has a special vision/purpose for every single one of us! You were put on this earth to fulfill God’s vision for your life! And guess what…only you can do it!!! There is only one you (thank goodness jk lol), and there will never be anyone who can do some of the things you do! God wants to fulfill his vision in your life, but more importantly, He wants you to catch on to His vision!!! Do you have God’s vision for your life? Or, is everything real blurry? Are you content to live a blurry life spiritually? I’m not!!! I know that God has something GREAT planned for me to do for Him, BUT unless I catch His VISION, I will PERISH!!! My life will be wasted without His vision! I can have my vision for my life and still perish…but, if I have God’s vision for my life, then He is obligated to keep me and preserve me until that vision is fulfilled!!! Do you see that wonderful truth?

God has a vision for you…He wants to take that vision and replace yours with it. He will then preserve you as you strive to accomplish that vision!!! Oh, what a happy life a man lives KNOWING that He is fulfilling God’s vision for His life!!! Are you? What about this morning when you got out of bed? God envisioned you getting down on your knees and praying to Him, thanking Him for air to breath! Did you share that vision with God? Or, did you envision something else…breakfast…getting ready for work…spending time with the kids…and God says, “Hmm…I saw that going a little differently in my mind…” What about when you were in the pew on Sunday? God envisioned you getting what you needed and hitting the “mourner’s bench”..changing your ways..and loving Him more! But, we left without a single change of heart or mind…and God said, “Hmm, I saw that going differently in my mind…”

Do you share God’s vision for your life? Often, we are willing to share God’s vision for our future, but we are unwilling to sacrifice this moment to Him. Remember, tomorrow never comes. Today is the material that yesterdays are made of. (Dr. Jack Hyles) All we have is a vapor divided into days…POOF…POOF…POOF…”What is that Zack?” That is another day where we didn’t share his vision for our life!!! All we have is this MOMENT in which we live!!! So…let’s take this moment and give it to God and say, “God, I know that you have a VISION for how you want me to spend TODAY, and I want to fulfill your vision for my life today!!!!” Oh, how God must love it when we give Him TODAY!!!

God has planned out your whole day in His mind. When you lay down to sleep tonight and say, “Dear God, thank you for this day that you gave us…”, and God says, “Your welcome Zack, but I kinda saw today going differently in my mind.” Or, will He say, “Your welcome Zack! You took today and SQUEEZED EVERY drop out of it! You fulfilled my vision for your day, today!!!” What are you going to do with Today? Fulfill God’s vision or do your own thing? Choose wisely…