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'I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision' Acts 26:19
Hang out with big-mouth Christians and you're sure to hear to this word 'vision' hurled into conversation from time to time. 'Vision' - doesn't that mean the ability to see, or getting caught up in a dream? Yes, so what is the God Squad on about when they say they 'have a vision'?
Well, William Carey (considered as one of the founding fathers of overseas mission as we know it) said, 'Expect great things from God; attempt great things for God'. You could argue that this sums up what is meant by 'vision'. 'Expect' suggests that we wait on God for the great ideas of what we should do with our lives.
'Attempt' suggests that once we have ideas from God, we should have a good crack at putting them into practice. The important part in all of this is making sure the ideas have come from God in the first place.
We could say we have a 'vision' to walk down the aisle with Zac Efron - but that daydream has come from you, not God (probably). We could even pretend to be super-spiritual and say God has given us a vision to work with orphans in Romania - which on the surface sounds amazingly godly, but if the idea has come from anyone other than Him, you'll soon find yourself worn out because you'll lack the confidence that God is doing the work and start to believe it all rests on your shoulders.
So, how do you know it's God-stamped vision? More tomorrow.
written by Bob Gass
'I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision' Acts 26:19
Hang out with big-mouth Christians and you're sure to hear to this word 'vision' hurled into conversation from time to time. 'Vision' - doesn't that mean the ability to see, or getting caught up in a dream? Yes, so what is the God Squad on about when they say they 'have a vision'?
Well, William Carey (considered as one of the founding fathers of overseas mission as we know it) said, 'Expect great things from God; attempt great things for God'. You could argue that this sums up what is meant by 'vision'. 'Expect' suggests that we wait on God for the great ideas of what we should do with our lives.
'Attempt' suggests that once we have ideas from God, we should have a good crack at putting them into practice. The important part in all of this is making sure the ideas have come from God in the first place.
We could say we have a 'vision' to walk down the aisle with Zac Efron - but that daydream has come from you, not God (probably). We could even pretend to be super-spiritual and say God has given us a vision to work with orphans in Romania - which on the surface sounds amazingly godly, but if the idea has come from anyone other than Him, you'll soon find yourself worn out because you'll lack the confidence that God is doing the work and start to believe it all rests on your shoulders.
So, how do you know it's God-stamped vision? More tomorrow.
written by Bob Gass
