[ecko_quote source=" 2 Peter 1:10"]Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble[/ecko_quote]
God is not vague about your life. Therefore, it is essential that you learn the difference between vision and mission. You were designed to be unique and to fulfil a particular purpose. If you are to carry out this specific purpose, your vision must be specific. Otherwise, you will be just like everyone else around you. Remember, your vision—like your fingerprints—is meant to distinguish you from every other person in the world.
Let me use the Christian church as an example. The assignment that Jesus gave His followers two thousand years ago— “Go into all the world and preach the good news” (Mark 16:15)—is called the Great Commission. It is the “commission,” the joint or corporate mission of the worldwide church. Therefore, if a local church thinks its particular vision is to preach the gospel, then it has a mistaken idea of vision. It knows its mission, but it hasn’t yet found its true vision, that one thing that distinguishes it from all other churches.
One church is not assigned where another church is assigned. That is why an individual church shouldn’t compare itself with other churches in its city or nation or use another church as a measure of its own success. Each church is to fulfil its part of the Great Commission through the specific emphasis or approach that God has given it.
The same general principle holds true for you and your personal vision. What is the specific emphasis or approach in life that God has given you?
Prayer: Father, my mission as a believer is to see others won to the Lord Jesus Christ. Please open my heart to see the specific vision You have given me to fulfil this mission. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Thought: You were designed to be unique and to fulfil a particular purpose.
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