The Power Of Vision

"Where there is no vision, the people perish ..."vision. They just know they have to do something
Pro.29:18A vision is a dream, a divine idea or aeveryday to get to where they are going.There is no
revelation from God concerning a man's future. Theway that you will have a vison that you won't get to
main essence of man's existence is to haveyour destination. This is IMPOSSIBLE! The life you will
something he is living for and pursuing on a daily basis:live after you have reached your destination will be far
a vision. A man without vision is one who lacksenjoyable than if you have no vision. The vision you
direction, sees progress in life as a challenge and hehave now, will determine where you will be in 5 or 10
always ends up frustrated.If we are all living foryears times. I learnt that we take more time in planning
something, it will be for our own good. The future willour wardrobe, parties and all other smaller things than
become clearer and we will be filled with hope towe plan our future! This is incredible but TRUE! People
attend to our everyday challenges. No matter what iscan deliberate for hours on how they are going to
happening to him presently, a man with a God-givendress to a party but rarely spend minutes to plan for
vision is never bothered because there is a picture hetheir future! The main reason majority of us look to the
is carrying about that no one else is sseing but himself.future with fear rather than hope is because we have
Vision has a lot of benefits that comes with it and anot taken time to plan our future. A visionless future will
man that has one will always be a beneficiary.Havealways be trepidating."The world stand aside to let
you ever heard that, "a man who has soemthing to livethose pass, who know where they are going." Do you
for never dies?" If you have not, please read the storyknow know where you are going? Do you have a
of Simeon in Luke2:25-29. Vision keeps people aliveplan for the next five years of your life? If the next
even if they are right off medically. There are storiesfive years comes, providing Jesus tarries, will you be
of several people that battled death to a stand still justhappy with where you find yourself?If you have never
because they have something to live for. Vision alsoasked yourself where you want to be in years to
gives meaning to life. Just because you are in a placecome, there is no better time than now. Ask God to
you know you were not meant to be, will not makehelp you in reaching for a destination. He is always
your life worthless if you have a vision. You willready to reveal our future to us if only we can ask
understand that where you are going is better thanHim, Jer.33:3. I asked Him what he want me to do
where you are and you are only in such a position forseveral years ago and he didn't fail me so He will
a while. Even when others have lost hope, yours willNEVER fail you if you can but ASK!Let me end with
be increasing with each passing day. When others arethese wonderful quotes: "Life means little without
giving up, you are moving on.Another importance ofpurpose. Once his life aim is gone, man simply exists -
vision is that it bring discipline into our lives. People withhe does not really live."Aspiration is the hand that points
vision and those without one are miles apart. If youus the road that runs heavenward. As your vision is,
have a vision, you will never waste your time on thingsso will your life be.""When people have not decided
that do not matter, you will always do something thattheir destination in life, any road can take them there. if
will contribute to where you are going everyday. Youyou are not sure where you are going, then any road
will understand the value of time and the type ofwill take you there. determine where you want to go
people you hang out with. Everyday when an antelopeand be determined NOTHING will ever stop you from
wakes up, it knows it has to outrun the fastest lion if itgetting there!"This is to your success.Adebola
has to survive the day and the lion wakes up knowingOniAdebola Oni is the Author of "The Lessons Of
fully well that if it doesn't run faster than the fastestLife". So many lives have been touched by his
antelope, hunger will be his lot for the day. This is thenewsletter, Life Lessons Digest.
discipline that vision enforces on those who have