(This is a morning encouragement I shared with my Vision Intercessors today. I thought this might be a word others may need to hear today so, I decided to post!)
Good Morning VI!
Well, this morning I want to encourage you to CULTIVATE your VISION! To cultivate something it means to “Nurture” it. In regards to your vision, you are responsible (though your the walk of faith) to cultivate or nurture what you see in the spirit if God’s vision is to be manifested in some way, shape or form.
Understand, the vision that was deposited in you WILL require cultivation and it begins first with the measure that God has ALREADY given you. Ask yourself… What people, businesses, ministries or resources has God “already” placed in my life (given me access to) to help me grow in His divine purpose? What has God “already” deposited in me as gifts, talents, passions, and burdens to help cultivate His vision? Consider, this is the measure God has given to you to START WITH! Honor it and use it well!
Realize, it is completely up to you if God’s vision grows beyond its existence in the spirit! So, if His vision is to be manifested in the Earth, it will require YOU to CULTIVATE IT! FYI… and in the way He is leading. So, how does cultivation take place? It will require you to INVEST in something bigger than yourself! Why? Because that is where the seed gets nurtured. Something bigger than yourself could be employment (on the job training or to obtain needed resources for what you need). It could be education. It could be mentoring, books, training, research, industry networks, gaining industry experience, etc., You see, all these things (and more) will cultivate the small seed that God has originally deposited in you. Realize, without this, you will remain “just a seed.” I encourage you today to value the faith that God is stretching you into because it is the ONLY way that you will see your vision manifested.
So, if you are lacking in growth, lacking faith, lacking motivation and vision, then this is a sign that you are “starved,” under nourished and in need of KNOWLEDGE. If you are lacking in skill, and understanding in your call then you must first, pursue INFORMATION and this will cultivate INSPIRATION upon which God will release His REVELATION. That’s It! This is your life long process of cultivation. INFORMATION, INSPIRATION, REVELATION.
If you do not have a constant flow of these three things working TOGETHER, you will go lacking, lose faith and hope and it will show in your walk of faith and in your pursuit of divine purpose. You see, this is the fine line between an AMBITIOUS pursuit and a DIVINE pursuit and your fruit will speak for itself! So, this is the process for cultivating the soil for your vision to be manifested in your life. This is what your “initial” steps of faith will look like. I encourage you, walk honorably and wisely in what you have been given.
Below is a link to the Parable about the “Talents.” May it encourage your spirit in this same message.
Have a Full and Prosperous Week!
Karen Gaithers-Life Discipleship 