My Vision for my Life
What is vision? Vision means the ability to perceive something not actuality visible (Webster dictionary). What does it mean to have a vision? Vision is like having a spiritual rudder that guides us in life; it give us a sense of direction so we do not wander (Sharp 18; Holmes 6). It also motivates us because “The greater the goal, the more sacrifice a person is willing to endure to achieve their plan” (Holmes 7). A vision is having a goal set and aiming or striving to reach for it, “I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus” (Phil. 3:14). My vision in life, that the Lord has revealed to me so far, is to be a missionary, work with youth, and have a ministry in music and singing.
Christ said to His disciples, “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15). I feel a call to bring the Gospel to the people of Shiroles, Costa Rica and at some point in life to the nations. I have grown up on the mission field my whole life, but it was not tell maybe six years …show more content…
Over the past eleven years I have watched as friend after friend has left the ways of God and go into the world. Their hearts became waxed cold, their ears dull, and they became spiritually blind (Acts 28:27). As I watched this happen and watched as the problems with the youth became greater and greater, I said to myself that they really need God. It was then, I believe, that I felt a great burden for them. Something happened this week that made this burden grow even more: my, really only friend, ran away from home and has “forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God” (Prov. 2:17). She is just one example of many who have been trained in the ways of God yet there is an area in their hearts that they do not let God work in. I am praying that when I am done with Bible school, the Lord will open up the door so I can begin to work with the youth when I go
What is vision? Vision means the ability to perceive something not actuality visible (Webster dictionary). What does it mean to have a vision? Vision is like having a spiritual rudder that guides us in life; it give us a sense of direction so we do not wander (Sharp 18; Holmes 6). It also motivates us because “The greater the goal, the more sacrifice a person is willing to endure to achieve their plan” (Holmes 7). A vision is having a goal set and aiming or striving to reach for it, “I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus” (Phil. 3:14). My vision in life, that the Lord has revealed to me so far, is to be a missionary, work with youth, and have a ministry in music and singing.
Christ said to His disciples, “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15). I feel a call to bring the Gospel to the people of Shiroles, Costa Rica and at some point in life to the nations. I have grown up on the mission field my whole life, but it was not tell maybe six years …show more content…
Over the past eleven years I have watched as friend after friend has left the ways of God and go into the world. Their hearts became waxed cold, their ears dull, and they became spiritually blind (Acts 28:27). As I watched this happen and watched as the problems with the youth became greater and greater, I said to myself that they really need God. It was then, I believe, that I felt a great burden for them. Something happened this week that made this burden grow even more: my, really only friend, ran away from home and has “forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God” (Prov. 2:17). She is just one example of many who have been trained in the ways of God yet there is an area in their hearts that they do not let God work in. I am praying that when I am done with Bible school, the Lord will open up the door so I can begin to work with the youth when I go