Vision is about change because it sees a preferred future from the one that exists at the present. In order to get to the preferred future, things are going to have to change and change is a difficult thing at times. It will cause discomfort to you and those around you, so be prepared. However, along the way as you see God working in and through your life, you will realize that change is good when it is done to bring about that preferred future. How important is it to you that you finish the vision that God has put in your heart? If it is important, then you will not be able to live your life the same way as you have in the past. When you became a believer in Christ, some changes were made even if they weren’t immediately obvious. God began a new work, first on your thoughts and wants. Those changes started showing up in the way you spoke and the way you acted. When you know God’s vision for your life, you will never be the same again.

Along your vision journey, there will be distractions scattered along the path that will cause you to want you to turn around and go back to the comfort zone you left. The items on the path will be discouragement, fear, lack of time, and Lord knows what else. Don’t give in to these distractions; they will be put there by the enemy, Satan. Good intentioned family or friends may lay down roadblocks in your path as you seek to do something that seems far-fetched and foolish. You will have to be strong in order to stay the course and keep the faith in your vision journey.

You cannot accomplish this task alone. You need a traveling companion. You will need someone who will encourage you each step of the way and will help through the distractions that you will face. If you haven’t done so, I would like for you to enlist life’s greatest companion to accompany you on this journey. He will never leave you and He will be with you each step of the way along the journey. He of course, is Jesus Christ, the Creator of this vision we have been talking about.

This vision journey that you are on will end one day on this earth and life as you know it will cease to exist and a new life will begin. You will have worked hard to carry out God’s vision. You will have experienced many joys and will have cried many tears on this journey, but it will have been worth every laugh, every tear, and every heartache we have ever had. The vision that you worked so hard to achieve on earth will be made complete in heaven. I don’t know exactly what heaven looks like, although I can get some idea by reading the book of Revelation. It is beyond anything our minds can imagine or comprehend. I am hoping that pinto beans, cheesecake, and Mountain Dew will be there. I will have finished my race, completed my mission on earth and will begin a new one that will last for eternity.