By Len Buttner (Auckland, New Zealand)
This is the second guest blog by Len Buttner on Vision. You can read Defining Your Vision if you like this post, and be sure to check out www.eagleascend.com
What is God’s Vision for your life?
• That I may know Him more and more!
“This is the way to have eternal life – to know You the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the One You sent to earth” (John 17:3, NLT).
Jesus tells us clearly here that we only know God the Father Himself through His Son Jesus Christ. Eternal life requires our entering into a personal relationship with God in Jesus Christ. When we admit our sin and turn away from it, Christ’s love lives in us by the Holy Spirit.
• That I may become increasingly more like HIM.
Obey God because you are His children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of doing evil by disobeying God’s Word. We do know better.
“Now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God, Who chose you to be His children, is holy” (1 Peter 1:14-15, NLT).
In becoming more like Him, that I would reflect His love and life to others.
• We are to be like mirrors reflecting God’s love for us.
One of our biggest challenges is doing that to those who are closest to us.
• To do the good works He prepared for me to fulfil.
“For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good things He planned for us long ago” (Ephesians 2:10, NLT).
God has uniquely gifted each person for a specific purpose in life, to fulfil specific good works that He has prepared for us to do. We should make this our guiding purpose in life.
The greatest of us is the servant of all.
TO BETTER FULFILL GOD’S VISION FOR MY LIFE:
By regular reading and study of God’s Word the Bible:
“All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It straightens us out and teaches us to do what is right. It is God’s way of preparing us in every way; fully equipped for every good thing God wants us to do” (2 Timothy 3:16 –17, NLT).
Len and Linda Buttner, founders and directors of Eagle Ascend Ministry, have a passion and commitment to see individuals, churches and businesses fulfil their God given purpose and destiny.Their heart is to prophetically encourage, restore, build up, strengthen and equip the individual; churches; and business through training, equipping and personal ministry. www.eagleascend.com
Great timing! I am figuring all of this out at the moment. I think I need to make some changes and refocus – it is so easy to get sidetracked and forget his plan for us. It seems like reminders are all around me to use my God-given gifts for his purpose!
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Thanks again Pastor Kevin. I love Len’s spirit and reminder of the main thing and the importance of keeping the main thing the main thing. It’s never easy for people of vision. But it’s always necessary.
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It is so easy to get caught up in having a “big vision” from God. Granted He does give these but His ultimate vision for us is what you stated in this post: That I may know Him more and more!
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