Run with a Vision

God does not grant wishes; He grants desires, strong desires. To succeed, we must be hungry and thirsty for success. Having an appetite for something is proof of the existence of that thing. Hunger is proof of the reality of food.

Thirst is proof of the reality of water. A strong desire for success is proof that we can succeed. John Mason once said, “Unless you try to see beyond what you have already seen, you will never grow.” What you see is what you get.

That is the law of success. George Barna, a management consultant once said, “Vision is foresight based on insight with the benefit of hindsight.” Foresight is the ability to see into the future. Hindsight is the ability to understand the past and to be able to apply what we learn to the present and the future.

I believe that the key word in Barna’s definition is insight. Insight is simply the ability to see with our inner eyes. What we see with our inner eyes today is what we shall see with our physical eyes tomorrow. Genesis 13:14-15 says, “The Lord said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, ‘Lift up your eyes from where you are and look north and south, east and west. All the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.’

”Vision is the art of seeing things that are unseen. Whatever our circumstances may be, we can always have a dream of a better tomorrow.

A man or woman of vision is never finished. God told Abraham to lift up his eyes from where he was. You see, where you are is good enough to start from, even if you are flat on your back. You can always look up. The sky is your limit.

We all live under the same sky, but we don’t all see the same horizon. Successful people are those who see the bigger pictures. Some people stay within the confines of their present predicament like Abraham did; sitting in his house.

They brood over their miseries not seeing any possible way out of their situation.Some others fair better. They peep through the window. The problem however is that they only catch a piece of the sky. We must all break through the barriers and limitations around us.

We must expand our horizons. Dear Reader, you may see poverty around you today with your physical eyes. Don’t let it dominate your inner eyes because what you see inside today is what you will get tomorrow. You may feel pain or sickness in your body right now. However, you must see yourself perfectly healthy in your heart.

The power of sickness was destroyed on your behalf on the Cross of Calvary. Did you fail an examination or interview? You are not a failure. Hold on to the dream of success that God has given you. Is your marriage going through a rough time? Keep that dream of a happy marriage in your heart.

Do it through prayer. Do it by meditating on God’s Word. Or are you satisfied with your level of success today? If what you did yesterday still looks big to you, you haven’t done much today. Expand your horizon. Like Abraham, you can envision so much blessing your great-grandchildren will enjoy out of it. Proverbs 29:18 says, “Where there is not vision, the people perish.” I pray, Dear Reader, you will not perish. Your tomorrow will be alright.

God will give you new visions, new dreams. You will succeed in marriage, in business in your career and in your relationship with God.

This great country will not perish. It will become a land flowing with milk and honey. There will be food on our tables, uninterrupted power supply, jobs for our people. For with God, nothing shall be impossible.

You will Succeed!
Sam Adeyemi