"I don't need a vision!"
INsights 065, Friday 22nd November 2024
"I don't need a vision!"
INsights 065, Friday 22nd November 2024
If you read last week’s edition on the importance of developing your vision, it’s quite possible that you haven’t made much progress since then or that you concluded, “I don’t need a vision!”
So why have a vision? Is it really necessary?
Here are some reasons to encourage you to dedicate some time to this issue:
1. Remember that we’re talking about you having a statement that captures your highest objective in life, one that fits in with the bigger picture of a society that is reflective of divine will and order.
The aim is to define what you intend to achieve that lies at the intersection of what you want, what people need and what God wants. The benefit of being able to express this in simple terms should be self-evident.
2. "So where are you going?" (81:26) If you don’t know your destination, which is what a vision represents, how do you know you’re going in the right direction and taking the right turns on a day-to-day basis?
3. Having a vision acts as a useful filter to help you make effective choices about where you place your attention, what relationships to nurture or to drop, how you use your time and resources. It’s a powerful tool for sensible decision making, making it more likely that you’ll engage in proactive, consistent efforts over time rather than reactive, haphazard ones.
“You’ve got to think about big things while you’re doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction.”
4. The process of developing and articulating a vision helps you know who you really are. It captures your ultimate purpose in a way that is specific to you as a unique creation of the Creator.
5. Vision increases resilience. When things become difficult, it can anchor you. When things become confusing, it can remind you what really matters and why it’s worth continuing on your path of service and leadership.
“Where there is no vision, there is no hope.”
6. Without you having a clear vision that transcends this life and carries weight with your Lord, is it possible that what’s actually driving you on a daily basis is simply your material pursuits?
Or is it possible that without a clear intent of your own, you just fall in line helping fulfil the visions of others without giving conscious thought to what you’re actually participating in?
7. If you believe in God, and you believe you exist only to do His bidding and represent His wishes alone, your God-centred vision statement should capture your singular dedication to Him. But to say we believe in God and then to be unable to specify what we’re aiming for in His name seems to lacks coherence.
Hopefully these reasons are enough to compel you to crack on with your vision development process.
See last week's edition for some further guidance on the practicalities.
You may also find it very helpful to enrol onto or revisit the Last Day Leader programme.
Until next time.
Peace.
Iqbal
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