God-Inspired Vision or Ambition?

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When I wake up in the morning and begin to run around doing what I have to do, I am often reminded that I need to be running the vision that is inspired by God not the one inspired by my ambition.

I am amazed at the amount of impact (positive or negative) that an individual can make these days. How a young man or woman can create a youtube channel and make videos that would have millions of subscribers and billions of views. With this, they could make millions of dollars in a year.

There are so many “shiny” projects and “not so shiny” stuff out there that we could be running after. How many of these pursuits are God inspired and how many of them are simply our ambition?

Don’t get me wrong. Having a God-inspired vision can look like having a big ambition. Think of Jesus’ great commission to His disciples to disciple nations.

I don’t think it is humanly possible for me to tell you or anyone else that you are following your ambition and not a God-inspired vision. What I intend to do on this episode of the BiVo podcast is to highlight some thoughts that can help you and I discern for ourselves whether we are running a God-Inspired Vision or just inspired by our ambitions.

Here are some thoughts:

• A God-Inspired Vision would be much bigger than you possibly can accomplish without God’s help
• It will draw you closer to God and make you more like Jesus
• It will be beyond you. You will need other people who would have to make sacrifices in order for you and them to fulfill the vision.
• It will draw other people to God and help them become like Jesus.
• You will face some serious opposition from people and otherwise.
• You will need to trust God for resources
• The vision will seem to impact you and your family more than anyone else.
• You would need God’s help always as you work on the vision
• You will become more humble as the work increases.