Vision - Habakkuk 2:2-3

            "Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run
            who reads it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but
            at the end it will speak..."

  Do you know what God's vision is for you? Have you asked Him? Or have you sought it? Perhaps you do know, but are you pursuing it? It rarely, if ever, just dumps into your lap. What are you doing with and about your vision?  The point that is made in Habakkuk is that we are to write the vision. It's not suppose to reside solely in your head. It's when you write it that you put the vision into words that can also be seen...  especially by you, the actor.

  The second point Habakkuk makes is that simply because you know the vision, it may not be for this moment but there is an appointed time and it will speak. If God shows me the vision, isn't it something I should act on immediately? Not necessarily. Though, of course... if that's what He says then everything will be ready. You'll sense in your spirit that now... is. However, sometimes the reason that the vision isn't manifested now is because you aren't prepared yet or other 'conditions' aren't in place. But you need to know what it is so that you can act when the time is right. Remember the parable of the six wise and six foolish virgins... the wise prepared themselves for when the right moment came.

  The Lord puts a great deal of emphasis on 'vision'. In various places, especially in Proverbs, He tells us that the people perish for the lack of a vision. (Proverbs 29:18, et al)  I look on the word as a basis to judge two critical components: if I'm heading in the right direction, and to judge my behavior according to the standard of the vision. A vision is for it's time but it also influences what you do to get ready for that time. For me I've discovered that when I'm experiencing a heighten anticipation that the moment may be soon. But never should I rush in before the time... nor lag behind when it is.

  Equally 'valid' is the question about do you see your vision from your view, do you see you in the vision? Once your vision is written and made plain, have you got your role verified? The Lord will give you all the equipping you need when you need it and that includes your role in the vision. Not in every case will you 'lead', you may find yourself part of a larger plan. The point is - do you know your vision and are you preparing yourself to act? A vision IS for a particular time and each of us needs to know what we need to know to be our part.