{"id":676,"date":"2011-08-11T09:50:29","date_gmt":"2011-08-11T14:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.georgefindley.com\/?p=676"},"modified":"2014-12-16T11:21:26","modified_gmt":"2014-12-16T17:21:26","slug":"without-a-vision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.georgefindley.com\/?p=676","title":{"rendered":"Without A Vision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Proverbs 29:18,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Acts 26:19, and\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Amos 8:11-12<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The future belongs to men of Vision. There are different types of visions, but a vision reveals the things of God. Where there was a lack of the hearing, the Word of God there was no vision.<br \/>\nNapoleon said that Men of Vision ruled the World.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong> I: Without A Vision Life Loses its Drive and Purpose.<\/strong><br \/>\n1. When the Children of Israel lost their vision of the Promise Land, they grumbled and complained.<br \/>\na. When their Vision of a land of Milk and Honey faded, they lusted for the flesh pots of Egypt.<br \/>\nb. The 10 spies looked upon walled Cities and Giants until they lost sight of the Land and of God.<br \/>\nc. When there came a growth of the Word of God, they became Captives of Babylon.<br \/>\n2. The Church became weak and helpless when she lost a vision of God and was blinded by material things. Wherever the Church has tried to walk by Sight or Common Sense, she has lost her eyes.<br \/>\n3. When Men and Women lose a vision of God, they become bound by the World.<br \/>\na. Samson lost his vision because of Sin.<br \/>\nb. A man without a vision is like a ship without a rudder.<br \/>\nc. The most harmful man to the Church is the 1 that lets material things blind him to the Will of God.<\/p>\n<p><strong> II: With A Vision:<\/strong><br \/>\n1. The Vision of Moses drove him to attempt the impossible.<br \/>\n2. The Vision of Israel moved them out of bondage.<br \/>\n3. The Vision of Joshua and Caleb moved them to desired action.<br \/>\n4. Nehemiah Vision sent him to rebuild the Walls of Jerusalem.<br \/>\n5. The Vision of the early Church moved them to do the impossible.<\/p>\n<p><strong> III: Unfaithfulness to the Vision will Bring A Drought to Our Souls.<\/strong><br \/>\n1. When the Will of God is ignored we soon find we no longer know His Will.<br \/>\n2. The Holy Spirit soon ceases to call us to duty because we have failed to obey in the past.<br \/>\n3. Paul was a happy man because he could say he was faithful to the Visions God gave him.<\/p>\n<p><strong> IV: A Clear Vision:<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Must see the end results of this way.<br \/>\n2. Must see the effect upon others.<br \/>\n3. Must see with the eyes of Compassion.<br \/>\n4. Must see clearly the 2 ways of life.<\/p>\n<p>Without a vision the people perish! (World Opinions forms our Foreign Policies).<\/p>\n<p><input id=\"gwProxy\" type=\"hidden\" \/> <input id=\"jsProxy\" onclick=\"jsCall();\" type=\"hidden\" \/><\/p>\n<p><input id=\"gwProxy\" type=\"hidden\" \/><input id=\"jsProxy\" onclick=\"jsCall();\" type=\"hidden\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Proverbs 29:18,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Acts 26:19, and\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Amos 8:11-12 The future belongs to men of Vision. There are different types of visions, but a vision reveals the things of God. Where there was a lack of the hearing, the Word of God there was no vision. 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