I was on vacation. We stayed in a nice rented condo with a balcony that overlooked a nice pond with a large fountain in the middle. Around the middle of the week I received a 3:30 a.m. “wake-up call” from the Lord. I snuck out onto the balcony and spent some time with my Creator. It was a real blessing. As the cascading waters fell into the pond, I began to see all the things that have felt like they were on my heart to do. I’ve been struggling for months, maybe even years with a kind of “creative ADD” where these things would keep me up at night and feeling distracted, and a bit frustrated because I was having a hard time getting any of them done. In this early morning prayer time, it started to all line up.

The Lord showed me that there are things for now and things for later, and how to prioritize these things. He reminded me that it doesn’t all depend on me, and I believe He showed me some things He is going to do through this work to which He has called me and some others. He reminded me of the importance of what I am already doing, and He gave me a vision that seems huge but will be a blessing to me, my family and hopefully a whole bunch of others. I feel He has laid on my heart to begin to work toward it. What is it? At this point I feel like I need to keep it in. It would sound like madness were I do share it, because the only way it can happen is if I have faith and God almost literally moves mountains.

In the midst of this I made a gesture. I purchased something small that will one day be used as this vision comes to fruition. In the mean time I have positioned it some place where it will remind me to stay on task, keep praying, trusting and moving forward. Will it come to pass? I believe it will, or I would not be sharing this. At this point the vision is strong in my heart, but many details remain to be seen. Indeed I don’t have anywhere near what it will take to make it happen, at least as I can see it in the physical, but it’s time to practice what I preach, i.e. taking what is in my hand and putting it to use as faithfully as I can, and trusting God to be faithful. I look forward to seeing God move on behalf of me, my family and everyone else God will use what I am envisioning to bless. 

In the mean time, the question is, what vision has God laid on your heart, and what can you do today, with what you have to move toward it?