The Principles and Power of vision

The principles and power of vision is written by DR. Myles Munroe, One of the most powerful book I have ever read before, so I hope this book will be useful in your life too. I have listed out the gist from this book, just read and enjoy. In addition to the gist I have also given some points to prepare your personal vision plan.

The principles and power of vision

Sight is a function of eyes, but vision is a function of heart.

Your vision is a clear conception of something that is not yet reality, but which can exist. It is a strong image of a preferable future.

This means that the present is not enough, something else is needed. You should never settle for what you currently have. In fact, a true visionary irritates those who want things to remain as they always have vision is always pushing the envelope it demands change by its very nature.

You don’t need to be big to think great thoughts you need to think great thoughts to become big.

A vision is an idea that is so powerful it can live beyond the grave.

Your true work is what you were born to do. Your vision will bother you until you take action on it.

Vision sets you free from the limitations of what the eyes can see and allows you to enter in to the liberty of what the heart can feel. It is vision that makes the unseen visible and the unknown possible.

Your future is not ahead of you, it lies with in you. See beyond your eyes and live for the unseen, your vision determines your destiny.

Vision comes from purpose, what is purpose of any object? The reason for which it exists. Purpose is established before production.

Purpose is when you know and understand what you were born to accomplish, and.

Vision is when you can see it in your mind by faith and begin to imagine it.

Vision is foresight with insight based on hindsight.

Vision possesses you, you don’t possess it.

Many people have been looking for God’s will every where except in them selves.

People fail because they don’t know what they want to succeed in. they misunderstanding the difference between Vision, goals and mission.

Vision is the ability to see things as they should be sight without vision is dangerous because it has no hope.

What’s worse the being blind is having sight without vision.

At the time when we receive our visions we are not yet ready for them.

Vision and provision go together.

Our provisions are never equal to our visions at the moment we receive them your provision is usually hidden until you act on your vision.

Vision wakes up opposition

Opposition often proves you are doing something significant with your life. Let every opposition strengthen you rather than stop you. Fight until you feel the joy of victory.

If you don’t want problems just don’t do anything important in life, however if you are following your vision and you encounter problems, you can say, “thank you” Lord at least I am moving forward.

Vision takes time and patience and often involves change. To go to a new place you have to think differently, vision may constantly keep you unsettled but it will also keep you fluid and mobile ready to take the next step toward your vision.

If people can’t receive life from the legacy you leave when you die, then you really didn’t live effectively.

If you live properly history will not be able to ignore that you lived.

The greatest tragedy in life in not death, but life without a purpose, Purpose is the source of meaning in life and serves as the womb for the conception of dreams and vision.

If you believe you’re too old to use your gift, you are believing a lie.

What is your vision of inheritance for your descendants?

Your vision like your finger prints. Is meant to distinguish you from every other person in the world.

Wherever there is no vision, then are often fighting, murmuring, back biting, and complaining……

How write your personal vision plan

“God will direct your steps when you make a concrete plan to move toward what you desire.”

“Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and yours plans will succeed.” (pro.16:3)

When you write your vision, realize that it won’t be a finished product. However, if you never write out a life blue print, then God will have nothing to direct you in.

Taking Action:

Action steps to bringing your vision in to reality’’ contains additional principles and guidelines for developing your vision plan, including a personal planning and goal-setting program.

-> Step One: Eliminate Distractions

Sit down some where by yourself away from any distractions and responsibilities, and allow yourself some uninterrupted time to think. Do these as you need to as you develop your plan?

-> Step Two: Find your true self

> Who am I?

> Who am I in relation to God?

> Were do I come from as a person?

> How have I been created like my source? (See Gen.1:26-28)

> Why am I here?

> Write out your personal purpose statement. Ask yourself, what is my reason for existence as a human being and as an individual?

-> Step Three: Find your true vision

Ask yourself the following:

> What do I want to do with my life?

> What am I inspired to do?

> What do I have to do so much that I forget to eat or sleep?

-> Allow yourself to think freely. Don’t put any limitations of time or money on your vision. Because many of us are influenced by other’s opinions of us and by own false expectations for our selves, it may take you a little time to discover what you really want. Persevere through the process and dig down deep to find your true desires. Bellow are activities to help you do this.

Activities

-> Write your own legacy

> What you would like your eulogy to say about you? What would you like to be known for? What would you want others (for example; family members, colleagues, teachers, employers, neighbors) to say about you?

> Family: What kind of husband, wife, son, or daughter do you want to be remembered as?

> Society: What kind of impact would you like to leave on your community?

> World: In what way would you like the world to be different because you were here?

-> Write out your personal mission statement

Your mission statement is a general statement of what you want to have accomplished when your life is over. Ask yourself where you want to be One, Five, Ten, Twenty, Thirty years from now. Jot down your ideas and continue to think and pray about them.

Summarize your vision for your life in just one sentence.

This is a specific statement of what you want to do in life. It should be what motivates your and keeps you going toward your dream.

-> Steps Four: Discover your true motivation

A vision from God is never selfish. It will always help or uplift others in some way.

Ask yourself the following:

> How does my vision help others?

> What is the motivation for my vision?

> Why do I want to do what I want to do?

> Can I accomplish my vision and still have integrity?

-> Step Five: Identify your principles

Write out your life principles

Your principles are your philosophy of life. You must settle them in your heart and mind so that you will have standards to live by. The Ten Commandments are great principles and a good starting point for developing your own principles.

-> Step Six: Choose your goals and objectives

Goals are the steps necessary to fulfill your vision. What practical things do you need to do to accomplish your dream? Goals are clear markers that will take you where you need to go.

> Write out your goals: (For example: if you want to open a mechanics shop, and one of your

Goals is to go to school to learn mechanics)

> Write out your objectives:

-> Step Seven: Identify your Resources

You now need to identify all the resources you will need to accomplish your vision.

> Identify your human needs: What help do you need from others to fulfill yours vision? What kind of personal associations do you need to have-and not have?

> Identify your resource needs: What kinds of resources do you need to fulfill your vision? Don’t worry about how large they may seem. Write them down.

-> Write down your strengths:

> Who are you?

> What are your gifts?

> What do you know you are good at?

You don’t even know what you can do until you have to. Some amazing gifts come out of people when they are under pressure.

-> Write down your weaknesses:

What does your vision need that you aren’t good at? Don’t be ashamed of your weaknesses, because every one has something they are not good at, you don’t have the monopoly on that. However, you must identify them because God will supply other people to do what you cannot do toward your vision. You need other people in your life because your vision cannot be fulfilled by you alone.

-> Step Eight: Commit to your vision

You will never fulfill your vision if you are not committed to it. You will need to make a specific decision that you are going to follow through with what you want to do, acknowledging that God may refine your plans as he leads you through the process. Also commit your vision to God on a regular basis. (pro.16:3 says, “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.”) > Commit to your vision. > Commit your vision to God.

Taking Action

Action steps to bringing your vision in to reality

-> The principles and process of vision

> Sight is a function of the eyes, but vision is a function of the heart. “Eyes that look are common, but eyes that see are rare.” With out vision sight has no hope.

> Sight is the ability to see things as they are; vision is the capacity to see things as they could be.

>” Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen {with the natural}” (Hebrews11:1).

Faith is seeing the future in the present. Faith is vision.

-> The principles of vision

01. Vision is the product of purpose.

02. Vision is the source of true leadership.

03. Vision is documented purpose.

04. Vision is Detailed, Customized, Distinctive, Unique and reasonable.

05. Vision never maintains the status-quo.

06. Vision always demands change.

07. Vision is future-Focused.

08. Vision creates self-discipline.

09. Vision is a result of godly inspiration.

10. Vision is not the mission.

11. Vision is generational.

12. Vision is manifested in phases.

13. Vision is always given to individuals.

14. Vision is greater then the visionary.

15. Vision is more powerful than death.

16. Vision empowers people to action.

-> The process of vision

01. Vision must be captured.

02. Vision must be simplified.

03. Vision must be documented.

04. Vision must be communicated.

05. Vision must be shared ownership.

06. Vision must be both personal and corporate.

07. Vision must produce a plan.

08. Vision must be constantly revised.

09. Vision must be evaluated.

10. Vision must create priorities.

-> How to write a mission statement

A mission is a general statement of purpose that declares the overall idea of what you want to accomplish. It is philosophical and abstract rather then practical and concrete.

A written mission statement defines the purpose and justification for your existence (personal and corporate). To write your personal mission statement, ask yourself the following questions:

01. What represents the deepest and best with in me?

02. What would fulfill my gifts and express my capacity to contribute to humanity?

03. What integrates all my physical, mental, social and spiritual needs?

04. What creates and reflects my principle-based values?

05. What would fulfill all my roles on life-family, professional, community and generational?

-> How to write your personal vision

True vision is the product of a clear sense of purpose and deep inspiration. The following questions will help you to identify and refine your personal vision.

01. What is my deepest desire?

02. What do I want to leave to this generation as a contribution?

03. What is the idea that never leaves me?

04. What do I constantly imagine about my future?

05. What do I feel truly passionate about?

06. What one thing would I do if I knew I could not fail?

07. What do I see my future looking like?

08. What is the most important thing I wish I could do in my life?

09. What are my constant reoccurring dreams?

10. What would bring me the greatest fulfillment?

-> Keys to fulfilling your vision

> IDENTIFY <

> CLARIFY <

> REFINE <

> DOCUMENT <

> ARTICULATE <

> COMMUNICATE <

> DEMONSTRATE <

> REEVALUATE <

> REVISE <

> REPEAT <

> VISION SIMPLIFIES LIFE <

-> Personal plan program: A systematic strategy

To fulfill the plans for your life, it is necessary to discipline yourself and submit to wise counsel, as it is written: “plan fail for lake of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed” (pro.15:22)

The following questions must be answered and fulfilled for the success of your plans.

01. What do I want to accomplish?

02. What do I need?

03. Where can I go for information?

04. What do I need to read?

05. Who should I associate with?

06. How long should it take?

07. How much will it cost?

08. What courses should I take?

09. Where can I get experience?

10. What do I have?

-> Seven principles of vision (From Habakkuk 2:1-4)

01. The principles of documentation [write the vision]

02. The principle of simplification [make it plain]

03. The principle of shared vision [given it to the heralds]

04. The principle of participation [let them run with it]

05. The principle of timing [an appointed time]

06. The principle of patience [wait for it]

07. The principle of faith [it will certainly come]

-> Personal planning and goal-setting program

Year: ……………

Name: ……………

By God grace, I commit to accomplishing the following goals this year:

> Personal spiritual goals: 1…… 2…… 3……

> Personal family goals: 1…… 2…… 3……

> Personal health goals: 1…… 2…… 3……

> Personal academic goals: 1…… 2…… 3……

> Personal career goals: 1…… 2…… 3……

> Personal relationship goals: 1…… 2…… 3……

> Personal financial goals: 1…… 2…… 3……

> Personal investment goals: 1…… 2…… 3……

I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus (phi.4:13)

The ability to dream is the greatest power on earth. It is said that the poorest person in the world is the person without a dream. When the dream dies, the human spirit dies.

The greatest tragedy in life is not death, but life without a purpose. Purpose is the source of meaning in life and serves as the womb for the conception of dreams and visions.

The greatest tragedy of oppression was the destruction of the capacity to dream and have vision.

“Where there is no vision, the people perish”!

“You are blessed”

“Yours true vision is whether you put in to practice the principles you have learned.

“The decision is yours”

With Generous Heart

Harry Joseph