Visioneering
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I have read the 14th chapter in Visioneering. It is talking about distrations to your visions. There are three things that can distract you from your vision. They are opportunities, criticism, and fear.
Nehemiah and his group had finished building the walls back up, and all they lacked was putting up a gate. But his enemies found out about their successes, and tried to throw them off track. They tried to get Nehemiah to go with them to have a meeting with them. But he wouldn't go. This was an opportunity, but the men were really plotting to kill Nehemiah, so it was obviously good that he didn't go with them. "Good" opportunities can throw us off our visions. We sacrifice our visions for a "good" opportunity. Stay focused on your visions.
The second distraction is criticism. Nehemiah's enemies tried to get him to go with them four times and of course he said no. But on there was a fifth time too, and this time they said that Nehemiah was trying to make a rebellion against the role authorities, which of course wasn't true. They were saying things about him that weren't true. Nehemiah didn't fight back though. He said they were making up stories that they knew weren't true and that was the end of it.
The third distraction is fear. Nehemiah and those with him faced some intense life-threatening situations. Nehemiah's enemies got Shemaiah, a fellow Jew from Jerusalem, to lie to him, telling him someone was out to kill him, and that he should run to the temple and grabe a hold of the alter. But if he had done so, it would be illegel, because only priests can go in there and the only exception is when one man accidently kills another and he can run to refudge there from the family of the dead one, lest they take vengance on him. But Nehemiah saw through the trick and said he would not do it.
We need to look at ourselves and see what "good" opportunities are holding us back from our visions. What criticisms are holding us back. And what fears are holding us back from pursuing our visions. We need to hand them over to God and step out on faith and take hold of the victory in Jesus' name. If God has really given you these visions, He will give you strength to do it.
I guess that is all for today. I'll write again tomorrow. God bless you all in Jesus' name.
Zack
I have read the 14th chapter in Visioneering. It is talking about distrations to your visions. There are three things that can distract you from your vision. They are opportunities, criticism, and fear.
Nehemiah and his group had finished building the walls back up, and all they lacked was putting up a gate. But his enemies found out about their successes, and tried to throw them off track. They tried to get Nehemiah to go with them to have a meeting with them. But he wouldn't go. This was an opportunity, but the men were really plotting to kill Nehemiah, so it was obviously good that he didn't go with them. "Good" opportunities can throw us off our visions. We sacrifice our visions for a "good" opportunity. Stay focused on your visions.
The second distraction is criticism. Nehemiah's enemies tried to get him to go with them four times and of course he said no. But on there was a fifth time too, and this time they said that Nehemiah was trying to make a rebellion against the role authorities, which of course wasn't true. They were saying things about him that weren't true. Nehemiah didn't fight back though. He said they were making up stories that they knew weren't true and that was the end of it.
The third distraction is fear. Nehemiah and those with him faced some intense life-threatening situations. Nehemiah's enemies got Shemaiah, a fellow Jew from Jerusalem, to lie to him, telling him someone was out to kill him, and that he should run to the temple and grabe a hold of the alter. But if he had done so, it would be illegel, because only priests can go in there and the only exception is when one man accidently kills another and he can run to refudge there from the family of the dead one, lest they take vengance on him. But Nehemiah saw through the trick and said he would not do it.
We need to look at ourselves and see what "good" opportunities are holding us back from our visions. What criticisms are holding us back. And what fears are holding us back from pursuing our visions. We need to hand them over to God and step out on faith and take hold of the victory in Jesus' name. If God has really given you these visions, He will give you strength to do it.
I guess that is all for today. I'll write again tomorrow. God bless you all in Jesus' name.
Zack
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