Vision Check
1 John 5:4
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
Romans 8:37
Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
I’ve been getting up around 5:30 every morning to read the Bible, pray, and exercise. I’m not a morning person, so this is a pretty big stretch for me. I generally can’t make myself exercise alone, and I don’t have any willing volunteers to do it with me, so I usually turn on an exercise video to keep me motivated. Last week, I even got tired of that and decided to turn on the TV and bounce on my rebounder for 30 minutes.
That turned out to be a good decision, because there was a Bible teacher on TV talking about the importance of clarifying God’s vision for your life. The very first thing out of her mouth got my attention. She defined vision as a MENTAL PICTURE OF YOUR FUTURE STATE.
Pretty obvious, right? But I was suddenly struck by the fact that my “mental picture of my future state” is often pretty hazy. It’s a lot easier to put out the daily fires of crisis in my life than to really sit down with the Lord, figure out what He wants my life to look like, and focusing on that picture.
I heard a secular speaker teach on “the millionaire mindset.” His number one point was this: “Where attention goes, energy flows, and results show.” If you focus on your problems (sickness, sin, weakness, lack), they grow. If you focus on the way you know your life really should be (abundance, victory over sin, health, vitality) and start picturing yourself living that way, it will start to become your reality.
Do you think this sounds too “New-Agey” for you? Consider this. Proverbs 23:7 says, “…As he thinks I his heart, so is he.” Here’s another thought: It’s not just about you. How much glory does God get from your life if you are walking in defeat, distress, sickness, and lack? How attractive would your Christianity be to an unbeliever? Your thoughts—that mental picture—determine who you become. So start picturing yourself in victory!
Cathleen
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
Romans 8:37
Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
I’ve been getting up around 5:30 every morning to read the Bible, pray, and exercise. I’m not a morning person, so this is a pretty big stretch for me. I generally can’t make myself exercise alone, and I don’t have any willing volunteers to do it with me, so I usually turn on an exercise video to keep me motivated. Last week, I even got tired of that and decided to turn on the TV and bounce on my rebounder for 30 minutes.
That turned out to be a good decision, because there was a Bible teacher on TV talking about the importance of clarifying God’s vision for your life. The very first thing out of her mouth got my attention. She defined vision as a MENTAL PICTURE OF YOUR FUTURE STATE.
Pretty obvious, right? But I was suddenly struck by the fact that my “mental picture of my future state” is often pretty hazy. It’s a lot easier to put out the daily fires of crisis in my life than to really sit down with the Lord, figure out what He wants my life to look like, and focusing on that picture.
I heard a secular speaker teach on “the millionaire mindset.” His number one point was this: “Where attention goes, energy flows, and results show.” If you focus on your problems (sickness, sin, weakness, lack), they grow. If you focus on the way you know your life really should be (abundance, victory over sin, health, vitality) and start picturing yourself living that way, it will start to become your reality.
Do you think this sounds too “New-Agey” for you? Consider this. Proverbs 23:7 says, “…As he thinks I his heart, so is he.” Here’s another thought: It’s not just about you. How much glory does God get from your life if you are walking in defeat, distress, sickness, and lack? How attractive would your Christianity be to an unbeliever? Your thoughts—that mental picture—determine who you become. So start picturing yourself in victory!
Cathleen
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