Reading for Today:
Proverb Chapter 29
Gold Nugget
Verse 18: “Where there is no revelation, the people
cast off restraint; but happy is he who keeps the law.”
Commentary
Whether it be in church, business or family, if people do
not have vision - they will perish. Vision is directly linked to hope. Without
vision, there is no hope. When someone is going through a difficult
time, telling them that everything will be okay is only so effective. However,
telling them what it will take to pull us through and what we will need to do
to get us there - is vision. Giving them vision equates to giving them hope.
Failing to give them vision will result in them feeling hopeless. When they
begin to live without hope, the result will be apathy. Apathy is a condition
where someone just doesn't care anymore. That is one of the worse conditions
anyone can be in. Today's "gold nugget" refers to people that cast
off restraint when they lack vision. They just don't care about what is right
or wrong anymore.
Discovering
and maintaining vision is of absolute necessity. When someone says,
"That guy doesn't have any goals!” - What they are saying is he doesn't
have a vision. Goals are milestones that are present only in a vision. A vision
that doesn't have goals to mark the progress towards satisfying the vision
doesn't possess the elements to survive. Have you found your
vision? Did you lose your vision? Either one is just as devastating as the
other. Be sure of this - they will
not return by themselves. You must determine that you will not be derailed any longer. Seek God for HIS vision! He will return it to you if you seek it passionately. It is time for you to find your vision or recover what
was lost of your vision and set some goals today. Will you take the challenge,
or will you stay in apathy?
Prayer
Lord, thank you for
the challenge to be reminded of what my vision is and what I need to focus on.
Forgive me of the areas of my life that have been infected with apathy. I give
those to you, as well. Amen
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