How to Write Your Personal Vision? - Dr Myles Munroe

How to Write Your Personal Vision Plan?

God will direct your steps when you make a concrete plan to move toward what you desire.

Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. —Proverbs 16:3

Most of us are trying to construct our lives without any real thought or planning. We are like a contractor who is trying to construct a building without a blueprint. As a result, our lives are out of balance and unreliable. We never fulfill the reason for our existence and end up unsatisfied and frustrated. The key to having a rewarding and productive life is developing a specific plan to fulfil your personal life vision.

Discovering and implementing your personal vision is a process of learning about yourself, growing in your relationship and knowledge of the Lord, and continually fine-tuning your understanding of the vision God has given you. Therefore, when you write your vision, realize that it won’t be a finished product. You will keep refining it as God makes your purpose clearer as the months and years go by, and as you experience spiritual and personal growth. In fact, it would be a good idea to review your personal vision on a regular basis. At least every six months to a year, set aside a block of time to pray and reevaluate where you are in relation to your vision.

Step One: Eliminate Distractions:

Sit down somewhere by yourself, away from any distractions and responsibilities, and allow yourself some uninterrupted time to think. Do this as often as you need to as you develop your plan.

Step Two: Find Your True Self

Until you know who you are, why God created you, and why you’re here, life will simply be a confusing experiment. Write out your personal purpose statement. Ask yourself, What is my reason for existence as a human being and as an individual? (You may be able to answer this question only after you have completed the other steps. However, you may also want to write an answer now and then compare it with what you think after you have gone through the rest of the questions.)

Step Three: Find Your True Vision

Answer the following questions, and you’ll be amazed at the way God will begin to open your mind to His purpose and vision for you.

Ask yourself the following:

• What do I want to do with my life?
• What am I inspired to do?
• What would I want to do more than anything else, even if I was never paid for it?
• What do I love to do so much that I forget to eat or sleep?

Step Four: Discover Your True Motivation

A vision from God is never selfish. It will always help or uplift others in some way. It is designed to make the lives of humankind better and to improve society. It inspires and builds up others.

Ask yourself the following:

• How does my vision help others?
• What is the motivation for my vision?
• Why do I want to do what I want to do?
• Can I accomplish my vision and still have integrity?

Step Five: Identify Your Principles:

Your principles are your philosophy of life. In other words, they are how you intend to conduct yourself during your life. You must clarify what you will and won’t do. These principles are your guides for living, doing business, relating to other people, and relating to life.

Step Six: Choose Your Goals and Objectives:

• Write out your goals.
• Write out your objectives.

Step Seven: Identify Your Resources:

You now need to identify all the resources you will need to accomplish your vision.

• Identify your human needs.
• Identify your resource needs.
• Write down your strengths.
• Write down your weaknesses

Step Eight: Commit to Your Vision

You will never fulfill your vision if you are not committed to it. You will need to make a specific decision that you are going to follow through with what you want to do, acknowledging that God may refine your plans as He leads you through the process. Also, commit your vision to God on a regular basis.

Proverbs 16:3 says, “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.”

• Commit to your vision.
• Commit your vision to God.

May God help you to grant all the desires of your heart.