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