Why You Need A Vision For Your Life

Why You Need A Vision For Your Life

 

Helen Keller said, “It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision.”  Vision is the ability to see beyond your present reality; it’s the ability to create what not yet exists.  Vision is the dominant factor that governs your life; it’s what your prayers are about, what you dream about, and usually, what you give your money to.

Why is it important to have a vision? Because every man or woman who has ever made a difference has had a vision, or a dream about the future.  And the Bible is filled with examples of people who had vision:

Moses was designated by God to lead Israel to the Promise Land so he lived a nomadic, uncomfortable life for four decades. He led an unruly, disrespectful, whiny band of people and the only thing that kept him going was the vision God placed in his heart at the burning bush.

Nehemiah was responsible for rebuilding the broken-down walls of Jerusalem.  His bold speech and courageous confrontation with his opponents and his motivational instruction to his fellow workers was proof that he received a vision from God.  Nehemiah 2:12 says, “I set out at night with a few good men. I had not told anyone what my God had put in my heart.”  The vision in his heart kept him going.

I recently heard Dr. David Jeremiah say there are three reasons why you need  a vision for your life:

1. Vision produces direction.

When you are fueled by vision, you will never be happy just to exist.  You will always be moving in the direction of your vision. It’s been said, “Passion fuels the rocket but vision points the rocket to its ultimate destination.

2. Vision produces discipline.

Nehemiah encountered so many obstacles but in Chapter 2 verse 20 he declares, “The God of heaven will give us success.  We his servants will start rebuilding.”  When you really know what you’re supposed to do, it helps you decide what you are not supposed to do.

3. Vision produces durability.

A vision will help you maintain stamina.  A long distance runner needs a picture in his mind to complete the race.  If a long distance runner ever loses his vision, he will struggle to cross the finish line.  The Bible is full of men who along the way lost their vision.  Therefore, they lost their effectiveness and didn’t finish strong:

·        Sampson had a vision and he won many battles.  When he lost his vision, he couldn’t win his battle with Delilah.

·        Because Saul had a vision, he conquered the kingdom but when he lost his vision, he couldn’t conquer his own jealousy.

·        David had a vision.  He conquered Goliath but when he lost that vision, he couldn’t conquer his own lust.

What’s your vision?  Does your vision keep pointing you in the right direction?  Do you have a vision to make your life count?  Will your vision inspire you to finish the race?  Are you confident that when you arrive at the end of your life, you will have accomplished all what God designed you to do?