{"id":1194,"date":"2013-12-30T00:01:27","date_gmt":"2013-12-30T08:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davesevern.com\/blog\/?p=1194"},"modified":"2013-12-29T14:24:34","modified_gmt":"2013-12-29T22:24:34","slug":"vision-is-the-heart-of-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davesevern.com\/blog\/vision-is-the-heart-of-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Vision is The Heart of Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Wisdom of God screams at us from the pages of His Holy Word, The Book Of Proverbs. To be exact, it is found in Chapter 29, verse 18 :\u00a0 NKJV<\/p>\n

(18) \u00a0 \u201cWhere there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint;\u00a0But happy is he who keeps the law.\u201d<\/p>\n

In another translation KJV, the words are just a little different:<\/p>\n

KJV (18) \u00a0 \u201cWhere there is no vision, the people perish:\u00a0 but he that
\nkeepeth the law, happy is he.\u201d<\/p>\n

And finally in a third translation, ESV, the same thing is said just a little differently:<\/p>\n

ESV (18) \u00a0 \u201cWhere there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint,
\nbut blessed is he who keeps the law.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCast off all restraint\u201d simply means that they lose or eliminate any and all righteous self-discipline and stop living in a godly appropriate manner.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Are you beginning to understand how important….how absolutely critical… God considers a vision to be in the life of a godly and righteous person?\u00a0 It is plainly clear that without such a vision to guide and direct an individual\u2019s energies and efforts it won\u2019t take him very long to lose all control of his thoughts and actions, drift further and further away from God, saddle up with Satan, and proceed (without restraint) to self destruct…i.e. \u201cPerish.\u201d<\/p>\n

God does not want that to happen to you.\u00a0 I certainly do not want that to happen to you, and I feel quite confident that those people who are closest to you do not want it either.\u00a0 It is my sincere prayer that YOU do not want that to happen to yourself.<\/b><\/p>\n

So we had better spend a little time on the subject of a vision and how one is developed in your life.<\/p>\n

May I say to you that \u201cDreams\u201d are the seeds of vision.<\/b>\u00a0 All visions begin with a God-given dream planted by God within the mind of His chosen hand-picked dreamer.\u00a0 It was God\u2019s Dream before He gave it to you.<\/b><\/p>\n

The ordinary path that is followed before God matches His chosen dreamer with His chosen dream is that God will \u201cburden\u201d the spiritual heart of His chosen dreamer.\u00a0 This burden will usually be a concern, a desire, or a demand that something significant needs to be accomplished, created,\u00a0 completed, or changed in the lives of some of God\u2019s other children.<\/b><\/p>\n

The \u201cburden\u201d is always something that an individual will emotionally feel strongly about.\u00a0 It will be a concern that continually stays at the forefront of his thoughts and that consumes his thought process constantly.\u00a0 He won\u2019t be able to get the thought(s) out of his mind.\u00a0 Often times to the point that it keeps him awake at night.<\/p>\n

Vision, on the other hand, goes well beyond a burden of thought.\u00a0 Vision is mentally seeing (in your own mind) what you are going to do about your burdens.<\/b><\/p>\n

Dreams now come into the picture much like that of seeds being sown into the earth in advance of the expected harvest.\u00a0 Dreams indeed are the seeds of vision.<\/p>\n

A qualifying dream meeting the requirements to be something in advance of a vision would be something defined as follows:<\/p>\n

A DREAM is a compelling awareness of what could or should be in a person\u2019s life….accompanied by a growing sense of personal responsibility to get up and do something about turning the dream into reality!<\/b><\/p>\n

It is for this very reason that I make this statement regarding the importance of a dream in a person\u2019s life :\u00a0 You cannot possess that which you do not pursue with passion.<\/b><\/p>\n

Do you now understand why Dreams are the seeds of vision?<\/b><\/p>\n

U.S. President Abraham Lincoln once said, \u201cTo believe in the things you can see and touch is no belief at all–but to believe in the unseen is a triumph and a blessing.<\/b><\/p>\n

Dreaming gets you started in the whole process.\u00a0 Success begins with a Dream<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Now please listen carefully,….What usually derails this whole process and is the primary cause of so many dreams never being manifested into their appropriate visions is because the initial dreamer does not follow through and go to work with the process of turning the dream into reality.<\/b><\/p>\n

One excuse is as good as another, whenever you are making excuses.\u00a0 Any one excuse or multiple excuses will work.\u00a0 Excuses are defined as \u201cthe skin of a lie, stuffed with reason.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t make excuses…..make things happen.\u00a0 It takes energy and lots of effort to make things happen.\u00a0 The only fire starter is Action!…by you!<\/b><\/p>\n

Nothing in your life will work….if YOU won\u2019t work!<\/b><\/p>\n

Success is the progressive realization of a worthwhile dream or goal.<\/p>\n

So let the process begin.\u00a0 It all starts with a mighty Dream.\u00a0 A dream that is so big, so clear, and and so terribly important to you that you have to have it!\u00a0 It must be something you cannot live without!\u00a0 It must be something that will cause you to get up, get out your own front door, and get on the move toward turning your dream into reality!<\/p>\n

Do you have clearly in your own mind what that<\/b> something<\/b> is?\u00a0 Remember it is a prerequisite to all future success.<\/b><\/p>\n

Now don\u2019t worry about anything…just go to work as best as you can with the resources that you presently possess.\u00a0 God, who gave you this\u00a0<\/b>dream has also given you all of the talents and abilities that you will need to turn your dream into reality.<\/b>\u00a0 He is a loving God.\u00a0 He is not a teasing God.<\/p>\n

As long as you will do your part….Do all you are able to do with the talents and abilities that He has already given you, then He promises to do His part.<\/p>\n

Your part, given with a total commitment to achieve your dreams, through the\u00a0 investment of your time, energy, money and effort, then gives your dream a life of its own.\u00a0<\/b> In so doing, you have proven to God that you can be trusted, that you are indeed worthy to receive His blessings of the achievement of your dream and all the rewards that go with it!<\/p>\n

It is at this crucial time that God will bring the people you need to help you accomplish your dream into your life, your work, your efforts, and your business as the case may be.\u00a0 Remember, He has already promised you that He will supply all of your needs.<\/p>\n

So, here is the entire process:<\/p>\n

Thought, burden, dream,(seed of a vision), work, effort, perseverance, vision (heart of success), final achievement!…Blessings and Rewards.<\/p>\n

Isn\u2019t it a beautiful thing when a plan comes together……..<\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Peace and love to all of you………Poppa Bear<\/b><\/p>\n

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