“Then the Lord answered me and said: “Write the vision
And make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it. For the vision is
yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though
it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry.”” -Habakkuk 2:2-3
(NKJV)
Step 1 – Decide to make a change
Step 2 – Define your Vision
Step 3 – Write the Vision
After deciding that a change
is needed and defining the change, we now must write the vision. While writing
a goal does not mean that you’ll actually complete it, it does provide a sense
of seriousness and a level of commitment that just thinking about it doesn’t
provide. God promises that when we write the vision (that is God inspired, of
course!) it will be for an appointed time, and while it may take a while, we
should wait because it will come! No,
this doesn’t tell us anything about when it will come, how it will come or what
it will look like when it comes, but we know for sure that it is coming!
If you read anything about
goal setting, often times one of the steps is to write the goal. There must be
something to writing things down. Sometimes the advice is to post the vision
somewhere where you can see it daily and revisit it often. To lose weight,
studies show that people who keep some type of food diary or log or something
lose more weight. When you graduate from a program or school or receive a
licensure, they give you something written to remember what you accomplished. Writing
solidifies our commitment to our vision (what we say we want) and makes us
accountable to ourselves.
What I can say from personal
experience is that when you pray over what God has put in your heart, write it
down and meditate on His promise you, it will surely come...
