Vision
One of the plagues of modern life is the busyness and the routine that so easily consumes us. It is possible to pour out all your energy and personal resources for the primary purpose of just keeping your head above water and maintaining the life that you already have. And yet we know that there is much more to life than survival. One of the reasons that we get into a rut is a lack of vision for anything different. The world around us is living in a never ending cycle and we can easily get pressed into that mold. Before we know it we have lost our expectation or faith for anything different.
Pro 29:18 Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law.
I don’t know if you have ever experienced the cycle of criticism and frustration that thrives in a heart that has no dream. When we have nothing to look forward to, we view everything through the lens of how it effects us. When we have a dream we are aspiring to, we view everything through the lens of personal fulfilment and purpose. Vision brings order to our hearts.
If you are in a place of frustration or caught in a cycle that seems to never move forward, ask God to rekindle the dream. Remind yourself of your first love and all the aspirations you had to be used in the kingdom of God. Dust off some old prophecies and hold them up to God again in prayer. Ask God to change your lens and renew your faith for the advancement of his kingdom in the world through your life in this generation.