Every Christian should have a vision of what God has for them to do in their life. It is very satisfying to have a goal that you know is important. And, when you accomplish that goal, you can look at your accomplishment in peace.

However, in churches around the country, people are working religiously on projects, many times never accomplishing anything. Frustrated and tired, they drop out of the church or they continue to work and just burn out. Even ministers are leaving the ministry at an alarming rate. Why are they burning out? It's usually because they are working without a vision.

Proverbs 29:18 says, "Where there is no vision, the people perish." I am convinced that many, toiling away at duties in the church, have no vision of where they are or where they are going. After all, if you don't know where you are going, you won't know you're there when you get there and you will continue to strive to get someplace.

Getting a vision of what God wants you to do and accomplishing that vision requires two things. First, you must seek God and find out what it is He has for you and second, you must do it. Do what God has told you to do, not what He has told someone else to do. But do what He has for you to do. You are responsible to God primarily for one person – you. You are responsible for one vision – yours.

Habakkuk 2:2 says, "And the Lord answered me and said, ‘Write the vision, and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it.'"

Seek God and get a vision. Then write it down. If you're a Christian without a vision, you are in danger of perishing. If you're a Christian leader without a vision, it not only can be disastrous for you, but for all that follow you. As a leader, if you don't know what your vision is, others will not know how or where to follow.

Write your vision down. Make it plain. Make it clear. Then when you read it, you can run. Follow your God-given vision, but don't be a fanatic. Remember a fanatic is a guy who, after he loses sight of his goal, doubles his efforts so he can get nowhere faster.

If you're frustrated, you may not be as far off track as you think. Seek God concerning your vision. Sometimes all it takes is a minor adjustment in your thinking to get back on track.

Saul looked at Goliath and thought, "He's too big to hit." David looked at Goliath and thought, "He's too big to miss."

Now, sometimes people will condemn you for having a vision. But usually it's because they want to control you. Just because they feel more comfortable in the boat doesn't mean you shouldn't walk on the water. Don't let up. Stay focused on where God wants you and forge ahead. Only when you are heading toward the mark will there be rest and peace.

God will take you as far as your vision. The Hebrews had vision to get out of Egypt. But, they had no vision after that. God took them as far as their vision would take them and they wandered in the wilderness for 40 years. We could look at the good side. Their shoes didn't wear out. But they died in the wilderness. Did He want them to die? NO! Did He want them to wander in the wilderness? NO! But they did because they had no vision to go into the Promised Land.

Proverbs 29:18 says, "Where there is no vision, the people perish."

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