Vision

Vision means the faculty of sight; eyesight: something that is or has been seen, and unusual competence in discernment or perception; intelligent foresight. I will be using all these definitions to talk about vision today. If we can practice restful awareness (or prayer - see one of the last few post) we can get to a place of vision. That is that we can see things, we can see something and we will be able to have discerment or perception. As it says in Proverbs 29:18, Where there is no vision the people perish. It is a life filled with sadness, frustration, and hopelessness that has no vision, no dream about the purpose of their life. However, if we can practice restful awareness and begin to focus our mind on God our vision becomes clear and life comes into focus.

So let's keep focused on that goal, those of us who want everything God has for us. If any of you have something else in mind, something less than total commitment, God will clear your blurred vision—you'll see it yet! Now that we're on the right track, let's stay on it.

Philippians 3:15-16

We cannot have vision unless we start to have our mind focused on God, not the things of this world or our worries about them. When we worry about this world and the things of this world, our focus is on the chatter of our left brain. This is the part of us that tells us who we are by being focused on other people's opinions, our job title, or the things we have. We worry about this and our ego becomes the controling decision maker. Life becomes frustrating and hopeless because these things will never let us know who we really are. Life seems like something we have to react to and be afraid of. However, if we can practice restful awareness, be more focused on the current moment we are in, realize that there is nothing to be fearful of, and that we are perfectly safe in the hand of God - vision will be clear. We will see God, know God, and understand that we are way more than all those things, we are God's children and connect to God with spirit. We live more in our right brain. We live in each moment, fully alive, with no fear. I think that this is what Jesus meant when he said -

"What I'm trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God's giving. People who don't know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met."

Or as most of know it:

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:33

Namaste'