Mom Unplugged

Where There Is No Vision

Jul 15, 2008 Unplugged Moments

Ok so I am only in chapter 3 of the book but this is not a book that you digest quickly. You have to take it one bite at a time and digest it slowly so that you don’t miss the valuable nutrition it provides. This morning’s meal was phenomenal.

Chapter 3 finds us reading about how we can become much like that characters on the tv show Lost. They had no idea where they were so they had no idea how to get out. How many times have I felt that way. You know that’s what happens when we allow life to stand on top of us as opposed to us standing on top of life. Talk about a wake up call!

It is so easy to let life beat you up and tear you down. But TD makes some great points that I just have to share:

“If we are to overcome our failures and disappointments in life, we must develop our own navigational system.”

“Do  I accept this (the circumstance) is my fate or simply a temporary state? If it is my fate, then I am finished and I should give up.”

“It is so easy to become engrossed in one circumstance and lose sight of the limitless power that lies within what we have been given.”

“…we will often misdiagnose the problem and feel defeated when we could actually prevail.”

“Now you must understand that positioning requires understanding where you are and measuring it against where you are going”

The italicized word is mine but the rest, man, that is some good stuff. In essence what TD is saying is that without vision the people will fail. It is up to the individual to determine ENOUGH and work at making life what is is intended to be for them. Their destiny is determined by their navigational system.

Do you have a navigational system? What is your vision?

I will be the first to admit that because of the depression I was in from 1997 until 2007 I let life beat me up pretty bad and in turn I lost sight of my vision. You see God gave me a vision some years ago and I have always known that my mission, vision, and main goal in life is to be a Motivating Encouraging Force in the lives of those I come in contact it on some level, as mandated by God. Whichever way He tells me to turn I must do. I knew then what I know now, that for me my vision is a God vision.

I am stuck on the verse in Psalms 37 where it tells me to delight myself in the Lord and He will give me the desires of my heart. My vision should be a part of my desire and that means my delight in the Lord directs and guides my desires. In case you are not getting it, what I am really saying is “It is not about me at all”.

So in my repositioning I am once again catching hold to the vision I have had for some time now. As I catch on to the vision it motivates me to move forward with my goals and dreams in life. In my depressed stated I felt that there was no need to dream because God did not want me to. But I was listening to the wrong voice and in the end it was me who missed out and I could have been doing my vision. Nope,

Notice I said “doing my vision”. What I mean is that as Jakes says in the book, God has already instilled in me all I need to move forward and accomplish the vision set before me; but I need to reposition myself to be able to utilize the gifts, skills, and talents He has entrusted me with. That means I must be doing something to make the vision a reality.

It makes no difference how far I am from the dream and I may make the wrong turn every now and then, but my navigational system will be right there to get me back on track. That means there is no reason to let life sit on top of me because I can always allow the system to guide me towards the right road. In allowing this, what I am doing is actually living on top of life no matter what my current state is.

No I will not always be in a good state. Life just does not work like that. However, even if I am in a bad state, I can, like Paul, learn to be content and know that this too shall pass. Nothing is forever except God’s purpose.

I am so encouraged by what I read this morning and I have more to share. However, I will write more posts on the subject later. For now I have to go and “do my vision”.