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