![]() ![]() I was familiar with my confusion and comfortable in my chaos. I needed God’s direction for my life, but I felt like I had to keep up the pace of what I already knew. If I can be transparent, I too have been in this place. We never take the time to silence the incoming noise in our minds. Often we miss it because we don’t allow ourselves any time for quiet. In the middle of all this noise, God may have already been speaking. Too many times we are listening to everything and everybody else – but God. If you really want to hear from God, you will have to be intentional about shutting out all outside distractions. This silence will require you to turn off the newsfeed in your mind – that means no Twitter feeds, no Facebook timeline, no Instagram scrolling, and certainly no Periscope live streams. ![]() You will have to power down your cell phone. That means you will have to turn off the TV. In order to get the answers you need from God, it will be important that you silence all the noise around you. When we pray and totally surrender ourselves to His will, He can do amazing things in our lives.Īfter you ask God what He wants for your life, you will have to do this one thing to hear the answer. His Word says that He will direct our steps. Proverbs 3:5-6 reminds us to trust Him, and to acknowledge Him in everything we do. Jeremiah 33:3 says that we can call Him and that He will reveal things that we do not know. Jeremiah 29:11 says that God knows the plans He has for us. His vision for our lives is far beyond what we know. So, how do you find out God’s vision for your life?Īsk God what He wants to do through you. It is in this same way that we nurture our relationship with God – by spending time with Him, talking to Him and by meditating on His word. We develop our natural relationships by spending time with a person, talking to them, and learning their likes and dislikes. By spending time in God’s Word, we can find the direction and the vision that He wants for our lives. God expresses His thoughts through His Word. Getting into God’s Word is key to knowing His mind. What am I Writing?Īll of this business of write the vision sounds great, but what if you have no idea what to write? What if you don’t know what the vision is? Write God’s Vision for Your Life Looking back at your own ‘ It is written‘ will help you endure the difficult times. You can use your own version of ‘ It is written‘ to help you in times of doubt and discouragement. Writing God’s vision for your life gives you something solid to look back on. You can put the practice of putting pen to paper to create your own ‘ It is written‘ to fight the enemy’s whispers of defeat. Each time Jesus battled the deception of the enemy with ‘It is written’. First with bread, then with the pride of proving who He was, and finally with the wealth of the world. Naturally, after 40 days without food, Jesus was hungry. Matthew 4:1-11 recounts Jesus being tempted by satan:Īfter 40 days of fasting, the Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness to be tempted by the enemy. ![]() Writing down the vision spoken to you by God will be a visual reminder of your future win. When things are difficult, revisiting the vision will help you stay the course. Writing also helps you to remember what’s important. Your writing, by faith, is the material that your future victory is made of! Helps us to not Forget ![]() Hebrews 11:1 says Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Although we may not know all of the how-to’s of our process, He helps us fill in the gaps as we trust him and are obedient in small steps. Moving the idea from your mind to paper creates a physical representation of what is to come. Once focus is achieved, it is much easier to make plans in order to bring the desire to pass. Putting pen to paper brings our desire center stage. Instead of wandering aimlessly, writing allows us to zero in on our heart’s desire. Clarity is important because it provides focus. Writing also brings a sense of clarity to our thoughts. Acting on God’s instruction puts us in a position to receive His best. The simple act of doing what the Word of God says shifts us from being a passive, laid-back hearer to an active, engaged doer. The Word of the Lord in Habakkuk 2:2 instructs us to write the vision. Writing the vision is obedience to what God has asked us to do. Put the Vision on Paper? Why? Writing is an Act of Obedience. This article will focus on the Writing Season: Why Write, What to Write, and How to Write. Dying as a caterpillar is not an option! As you navigate through life with Christ, you may find yourself in 1 of 3 seasons: The Waiting season, The Writing season, or The Working season. As our series continues on recognizing your season in your walk with God, I’d like to encourage you to resist comparing your life walk with the journey of those around you. ![]()
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