Understand the Process of Vision

The sixth principle in our Twelve Principles of Vision is that we must understand the process of vision.

God has a plan for each of our lives, yet He brings those plans to pass in a gradual way. I’m learning that God tells us where we are going with our visions, but He rarely tells us exactly how He will take us there. He gives us purpose but doesn’t explain the full process.

Proverbs 16:9 says, “In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.” Notice the word “steps.” God didn’t say He would direct our leaps, but rather our steps. There is no hurried way to get to God’s vision. He leads us step-by-step, day-by-day, through trials and character-building opportunities as He moves us toward our dreams. Why does God lead us in this way? Because He doesn’t want us only to win; He wants us to win with style. God’s desire is to fashion people with character and battle scars who can say, “God didn’t just hand me this vision. I have qualified for it.”

At the time when we receive our visions, we are not yet ready for them. We don’t have the experience or the character for them. God could accomplish quickly what He desires to do

through us, yet He wants to prepare us to receive and work in our visions. This is the way in which the Lord worked in the lives of the great Bible leaders, and it is the way He still works today.

Prayer: Father, I have seen in my life that there is no hurried way to get to Your vision. You have a step-by-step plan to lead me where I need to be. Help me to have the patience and faith

to trust You each step of the way. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Thought: We must understand that vision is a process.

Reading: Isaiah 47–49; 1 Thessalonians 4

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