Fresh Vision

 

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“Acknowledge God in all you do and he will give you fresh opportunities. Make the most of these new opportunities with wisdom.”

Proverbs 29:18 (KJV)
Where there is no vision, the people perish.

I opened the bread box yesterday afternoon with great ambition to make myself a big soft succulent
sandwich for lunch. Inside was a loaf of bread. Taking it out I gave it a gentle  squeeze. To my dismay, it was firm, not soft. The bread had gotten stale. My longing for a luscious lunch was dashed. Reluctantly, I toddled off to the corner shop to buy a new fresh loaf of bread.

Fresh vision is crucial to effective productivity. When one starts out on a new adventure to make an impact on the world, he may embark on his voyage with gusto, having a clear vision for his work or ministry. However, soon, as with a pleasing loaf of bread, this vision may become stale.

For a believer, vision and purpose are directed by the Lord. Scripture makes it clear that God has plans for his children. God’s purposes are deliberate and intentional. We can be sure that, if we are following the plans of God, he will vitalise our vision with his purpose. Therefore, we need to follow his guidance unreservedly with fresh vision as God drops it into our hearts.

Perhaps your vision has become stale. Without fresh vision, you will fail. Be encouraged to seek the Lord daily for inspiration and motivation. Acknowledge God in all you do and he will give you fresh opportunities. Make the most of these new opportunities with wisdom.

Be ready. God has a fresh plan for you.

God-tracking is following fresh vision.

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Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
Ephesians 1:11
Proverbs 16:3
Colossians 4:5 (NASB)

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Don’t Give Up, Look Up & Pray

“I commit my work to you and pray for fresh vision, O Lord.”

“Dear Lord, I have been doing this work for ages. I know I am following your directive in this effort. However, I feel my vision has become stale. I commit my work to you and pray for fresh vision, O Lord. Help me to make the most of every new opportunity with energy and purpose. Dear Lord, I seek your will and plan for my life. Amen.”

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GOD-TRACKING IS GETTING A FRESH SENSE OF GOD’S PURPOSE

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20 October 2017

GOD-TRACKING IS GETTING A FRESH SENSE OF GOD’S PURPOSE

Proverbs 19:21
Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand.

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One of golf's immortal moments came when a Scotsman demonstrated the new game to American President Ulysses Grant. He carefully placed the ball on the tee and took a mighty swing. The club hit the turf and sprayed dirt all over the President's beard and suit, while the ball sedately waited on the tee. Again and again, the Scotsman swung but he missed. President Grant waited patiently through six attempts and then quietly said, "There seems to be a fair amount of exercise in the game, but I fail to see the purpose of the ball.”

Some mornings I wake up void of enthusiasm, wrestling to affirm the true reasons I do what I do. It’s not that I have been demotivated by anything or anyone, just that I feel unmotivated to get on with it. Ever been there? Inevitably, I have taken on so many activities that I’ve burned out and lost focus. It’s at times like these, I need a fresh sense of purpose.

The Scriptures tell us that God has a plan and a purpose for each of us. God is omniscient and omnipresent – he knows each of us personally. He knows the plans he has for you and me. However, we often assume we know God’s plans and grab hold of every opening that comes our way. Sadly, we often end up missing the purposes God has planned for us and finding ourselves swinging away at life, missing the ball at every strike. We need to learn to trust God’s purposes for our lives. As Brian Houston says, “When the Lord gives you a sense of purpose, that purpose ruins you for anything else. Nothing else will ever bring true peace, because peace is found only in pursuing the purposes of God.”

God-tracking is getting a fresh sense of God’s purpose

READ ALL ABOUT ITJeremiah 29:11-13
Proverbs 16:4Psalm 57:2Proverbs 16:9Proverbs 19:21

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DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

Dear Lord, weigh my heart and weigh my purposes that I may stand in you

“O Lord, I have lost my focus. Forgive me for crowding my life with so many activities, things that you have not planned for me. I choose to acknowledge you in all my ways and seek your plans and purposes for my life. I commit my work to you. I commit relationships to you. I commit my ministry to you. I seek your plans and purposes for my life. Dear Lord, weigh my heart and weigh my purposes that I may stand in you. Thank you for restoring my motivation. Amen.”

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GOD-TRACKING IS BEING READY TO CAST YOUR BREAD UPON THE WATERS

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29 September 2017

GOD-TRACKING IS BEING READY TO CAST YOUR BREAD UPON THE WATERS

Ecclesiastes 11:1
Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days

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There’s an Jewish tale that goes: Bar Kappara, an old Jewish sage, was once walking along the seashore of Caesarea, when he noticed a shipwreck out at sea. As he watched, he saw a man swimming from the wreck towards the shore. When the man reached land, he almost collapsed with weariness. Bar Kappara went forward and gave him a helping hand. He then took him home, clothed him, fed him and offered him some money. So, the man went away refreshed and restored.

Some years later, the Jews of Caesarea found themselves in a predicament with the local authorities and decided to send a petition to the Governor. They chose Bar Kappara to go and speak on their behalf. Bar Kappara prayed to God to for guidance. When he reached the palace, he asked to see the Governor. As he was ushered into the presence of the Governor, to his great astonishment, Bar Kappara recognized him as the same man whom he had once saved and helped on the shores of Caesarea.

"What can I do for you, my friend?" said the Governor, recognizing Bar Kappara as his onetime friend in need. "Bar Kappara earnestly begged the Governor to use his influence in helping his fellow countrymen deal with the pending need. Listening carefully to the story, the Governor said, “I will gladly do this favour for you, my friend, because when I was in such a desperate state you helped me to the maximum of your ability, without asking for or expecting any reward. Because of your unselfishness and kindness to me, I shall now help your suffering brethren at your request."
The Governor gave a large sum of money to Bar Kappara saying, “Take this money back as a gift from me. For, although the sum of money you gave me was not as great as this, to me it meant everything at the time of my need. You may return to your brethren and tell them that I am helping them, out of gratitude to you."

Bar Kappara joyfully hurried back with the good news to his friends who were anxiously awaiting his return. Great was the rejoicing among them at Bar Kappara's good tidings. They all acknowledged how true was the saying of King Solomon: "Cast thy bread upon the waters for you shall find it after many days."

You may be faced with the prospect of letting go of a vision or a dream today; or God may be asking you to sow into the needs of another. Be sure that, if you acknowledge God in all your ways, he will guide your life’s track. And if he is guiding your life’s track then you can be sure that the words of Jesus will hold true for you: “For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

God-tracking is being ready to cast your bread upon the waters

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Ecclesiastes 11:1-4Luke 6:37-38

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DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

I give back to you all that you have given me. Dear Lord, do with my life what you would.

“Dear Lord, I acknowledge you in all my ways. I acknowledge you in my needs and I acknowledge you in my giving. I commit my ways to you and trust that you will always direct the outcome of my choices. As I face opp ortunities to cast my bread upon the waters and sow into the needs of others, help me to walk by faith that it will soon return to me, pressed down, shaken together and running over. Lord, give me wisdom in my giving. And Lord, help me not to hold fast to my dreams and ambitions for selfish reasons, but to cast them, too, upon the waters. I give back to you all that you have given me. Dear Lord, do with my life what you would. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.”

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