The Bible is filled with countless examples of people getting God’s vision, including Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, Hosea, Jonah, and Micah.

 

As Christian leaders, we need to get God’s vision for our lives and our ministries. 

God often uses a mental picture to clarify the next step he wants us to take.

I don’t have to explain this to people who are visual thinkers. 

Maybe that’s you: When you read a story in the Bible, you can see that story in vivid Technicolor. 

When you read a book, you’re picturing the story in your mind the whole time.

But for the rest of us, it’s a little harder. 

I am not a visual thinker. 

I tend to think in words, not pictures.

So how do you get God’s vision if you’re not a visual thinker?

First, ask God a specific question.

In your quiet time, after you’ve read the Bible and prayed, just be quiet and wait before God. 

You could ask, “God, is there anything you want to say to me?” And then you wait. 

“God, is there anything I need to know that I’m not thinking about?” And then you wait some more.

James 1:5 says, “If any of you need wisdom, you should ask God, and it will be given to you. God is generous and won’t correct you for asking” (CEV). 

God wants you to ask him for advice, and he wants you to be specific. He’s waiting for you to ask!

Second, look into God’s Word to see what God might want to say to you.

Psalm 119:18 is a verse you should memorize: “Open my eyes, so that I may see the wonderful truths in your law” (GNT). 

It’s a good verse to pray as you open God’s Word. 

Every answer to every problem you have is in that book.

But don’t just study the Bible to prepare to teach it. 

You need to read it, study it, memorize it, and meditate on it every day as you constantly seek God’s vision for your life and ministry.