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13th September 2024
FridayReflection
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"Oke Chinye writes"
The Rock Teaching Ministry
"WRITE DOWN THE VISION"
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"The Lord gave me this answer: "Write down clearly on tablets what I reveal to you, so that it can be read at a glance."
Habakkuk 2:2 GNT
According to P.K. Bernard, "a man without a vision is a man without a future.
And a man without a future will always return to his past".
A vision is a picture of the future.
Your vision is a picture of what living out your dream will entail, and it can be written as a statement.
After God told Habakkuk to write down the vision, Habakkuk did not question God again.
With the vision came understanding.
He now had a picture of what the future would look like, and he was ready to wait for its manifestation, irrespective of how long it may take.
Habakkuk ends with a declaration of faith:
Even though the fig trees have no fruit and no grapes grow on the vines, even though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no grain, even though the sheep all die and the cattle stalls are empty, I will still be joyful and glad.
Habakkuk 3:17-18 GNT
This is the power of vision.
When the times are tough, your vision will enable you to keep going.
A nation without God's guidance is a nation without order.
Happy are those who keep God's law! (GNT)
("But where there is no vision, people will cast out restraint. Proverbs 29:18 ASV).
Your vision is not about your current reality.
Though the present may not be as you desire, write down what you want to accomplish in life, make it plain and post it on a dream wall as a memorial.
It will give you hope and build your faith.
Your dream wall could be a journal you carry around, it could also be a piece of paper that you place in a conspicuous corner.
If you write down your vision, it becomes easier to develop a plan or series of plans to actualize it.
If you follow through with your plans, you will achieve your vision.
Visit your dream wall daily and verbally affirm your vision.
The power of positive confession is real.
The bible says
"You will have to live with the consequences of everything you say. What you say can preserve life or destroy it; so you must accept the consequences of your words.
Proverbs 18:20-21
Never limit your confession to the level of your current circumstance or ability.
"We fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal
2 Corinthians 4:18, NIV
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'Oke Chinye '
is an Inspirational Speaker, Bible Teacher, Life Strategist and Coach who is passionate about equipping people to identify and live out their God-ordained purpose.
Through sound biblical teachings, media messages and practical resources, she inspires men and women alike to rise above their challenges to be more, do more and achieve more in life.
She is a Certified Work Psychologist, Emotional Wellbeing Consultant, Trainer and Mentor.
Oke holds a masters' degree in Organizational Psychology from Birkbeck College, University of London, a masters' degree in Business Psychology from The University of Gloucestershire, UK, a bachelor's degree in Pharmacy and a Certificate in Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (primary practicum) from the Albert Ellis Institute, New York
She is happily married to Chuma, a lawyer and public policy Consultant.
They both live in Abuja, Nigeria.
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