SCRIPTURE: Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: – Genesis 12:1

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Without a clear definition of destination, frustration is inevitable.

Today is the first day of the year, 2016. We are grateful to God for the privilege of seeing another year.

I would like us to consider the life of vision as we begin this year because a clear definition of a destination is critical to every journey.

Someone said, “If you do not know where you are going, you may not like where you will end.” So, in 2016, if we do not know where we are going we may not like where we will end. Without a clear definition of destination, frustration is inevitable.

The question then is, what is vision? 1. Vision is a clear definition of life’s destination. A person with a life of vision says, ‘In 2016, where am I heading to?

2. Vision is a clear picture of a preferred future. What kind of future do you prefer this year? To live by chance is to end by chance.

3. Vision is the direction of life’s motion. This implies asking yourself questions like, “What is the direction of my life? What reason do I wake up this morning?” As a businessman or a pastor, it is vision that determines what direction your life is heading.

My counsel is, develop a solid vision for this year in order to end very well. Remember this: without a clear definition of destination, frustration is inevitable.

ASSIGNMENT(S): 1. Sit down to cultivate a solid vision for this year. 2. Take practical action steps to fulfill the outlined vision in number 1 above.

PRAYER: O LORD, give me a solid vision for this year, 2016. Give me the grace, LORD, to pursue this vision with all tenacity, in Jesus Name.

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: A LIFE OF VISION

QUOTE: People flourish where there is vision and perish where there is no vision. Culled from 22 LAWS OF LIFE by Dr Paul Enenche.

DAILY READING: Genesis 1:1 to 2:25, Matthew 1:1 to 2:12, Psalm 1:1 to 6, Proverbs 1:1 to 6.