VISION, VALLEY, FULFILLMENT

   VISION, VALLEY, FULFILLMENT   
 
Everything starts with vision! Somebody, somewhere, saw something and pursued that vision. Now we all see the fulfillment of what they saw because they did not give up while in the valley phase of the process. Before anything is seen with the natural eye, it is first seen with the eye of faith.   
God gives vision. Every great move of God had its beginning in the heart of some child of God intent upon hearing from God and doing his will. It came into the heart of MOSES to deliver the Hebrews from Egyptian bondage. JOSEPH, in his youth, had dreams of being used of God as a deliverer. DAVID was anointed to be king of all Israel when he was just a shepherd boy. ABRAHAM heard the voice of God giving promise of a son through whom a nation would come forth when he and Sarah were too old to have children.   
In all four lives mentioned above there was a fulfillment of the vision, BUT. . . there was a big, long, dark, ugly valley between the vision and the fulfillment. Abraham was in the valley for 25 years before Isaac, the son of promise, arrived. David waited 13 years to see his prophecy fulfilled to be King of Israel. Joseph walked through a 17 year valley before he saw fulfillment, and Moses had endured forty years on the back side of the desert when he experienced the burning bush visitation from God.  
All of these men had a vision as to how God was going to use them in life and they kept that vision alive in their hearts through a long and painful trial of their faith.   
Has God spoken a word of promise to you about how he wants to use you? Have the years come and gone without any sign of fulfillment? Have you been sorely tempted to give it all up as a silly, selfish dream or an "off the wall" prophecy? DON'T GIVE UP TOO SOON! Your might be in the valley right where God has placed you . . . the valley where He prepares the man and purifies the vision.
What do you do while in the valley? Don't doubt in the dark what God gave you in the light. In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength. Obey God and know that he is working. He is always on time. He who gave you the vision will also bring the fulfillment when he is through forming you in the valley. 
 
Robert & Joni Fitts


Where it all Starts
Out of the womb of prayer, praise and worship all things in the kingdom of God are conceived, nurtured, and brought to birth to the glory of God and for the good of mankind.

 A Declaration of Unity
I belong to everything that belongs to Jesus and everything that belongs to Jesus belongs to me! It's not us and them. It's just us! There's only one Body of Christ, and the problems of the church, the whole church, are our problems, for we are the church and we can do more united than we can do divided! So let's unify, simplify, and multiply!
 
Divine Appointment Prayer
Father, give me a divine appointment today with someone who is hungry for God, or sick, or in need, and give me grace to minister the love of Jesus in the power of the Holy Spirit.
 
A Prayer for More Workers and More Miracles
Father, send more laborers into this harvest and grant us boldness to speak your word, by stretching forth your hand to heal and that signs and wonders be done in the name of Jesus. 

Winning the War on Terrorism Through Prayer
"Father, give every terrorist in the world an encounter with Jesus like Saul of Tarsus had on the road to Damascus."

Living to Give
Father, make me a generous giver today! Show me where to give, what to give, how much to give, and let all my giving bring glory to the name of Jesus.

LAW, NO! GRACE, YES!
The law demands, demands, demands, but gives me neither feet nor hands.
Now Grace and Truth are better things, they bid me fly and give me wings!