LIFE VISION Where there is no vision, the people perish –Proverbs 29:18 KJV

What is Vision? Where there is no vision, the people perish –Pro. 29:18 KJV “If you have nothing you would die for you have nothing to live for.” What are you willing to give everything for? With out a vision any road will get you there.

Having Poor Vision Happiness: Many people will give everything for happiness and make it their primary vision, sometimes unintentionally. If happiness is your goal it will always allude you. Happiness is the fruit of having and fulfilling vision and purpose that is in the will of God Rest & Entertainment: (NOTE)If we do not have and even schedule time to rest and have fun we will burn out even if we have vision. Many people take these to the extreme and make Rest or Entertainment their primary vision. They will put other things aside to make sure they are not tired and are not missing out on something entertaining or fun. Interestingly, these people are just as tired as anyone else most times. As you pursue vision you’ll find energy and passion you didn’t know you had to keep on going.

How do I get a vision for my life? 1. Talk to God. Is He really the Lord (the Leader) of our lives? God what would you have me do? a. He has a plan for your life. Open up to Him and let Him show you. it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”—the things God has prepared for those who love him— these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. - 1 Corinthians Develop a vision of how you see yourself or who you’d like to be 50 years from now. Think about who you’d like to be (I’d like to impact people in this way) rather than what you’d like to do (I’d like to be involved in this profession) Give yourself a vision of what you could be. Undisciplined people aren’t lazy they have a vision problem. They don’t know who they are or could be.

Why is Vision Helpful? What do you want to be when you grow up? Many little kids have a dream to be a firefighter or princess when they grow up. With these dreams or VISION for their lives they will begin to do activities and even act in the way they see themselves in that role in the future. They pretend to do what a person in that profession would do but also act the way that person acts. Do you know who you are? & Do we act like it? The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together. -Romans

What a Vision looks like. Life Vision: Godly, extravagant worshipper of God & an Anointed and equipped deliverer of people. - Pastor Mike Bickle Didn’t change even when God directed him away from being a doctor to being a pastor Main Goals - When I am 50 I want to…. Have a vibrant prayer life Have a deep Friendship with my family Know the word of God Be in shape The goals can change as you grow and mature but the life vision remains about the same.

Where to start… Staple this Sheet to HW for Monday You need your own sheet of paper and writing utensil 1. Ask yourself, “who do I want to be?” 1. Write down 3 Role models you have and 1-2 characteristics you see in them that you want to see in yourself in the future. 2. Write down the top 5 characteristics you would most like to see in yourself and rank them. 2. Write out a 1-3 sentence vision for your life and use some of the characteristics you listed from above. 1. Maybe using the greatest and second greatest commandment as a frame work. - Matthew 22: Pray through it. 1. You have permission to tweak and adjust this through out the semester, and all of your life.