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November 24, 2008

Developing a Vision When You're Not a Visionary

by by Kevin Miller

Excerpted from Casting Vision.

Solve some problem right in front of you. Often vision is born by passing through the narrow and dark birth canal of problems. You see the problem, and you start to work on it. You don't necessarily feel inspired or see lights. All you are doing is trying to solve some problem right in front of you. But later, everyone else says, "What a great vision!"

The Bible's classic example is Nehemiah. He hears a terrible report about the few remaining Jews living in Jerusalem: "Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire." The news makes him cry. Nehemiah fasts, prays, and begins to ask for help and to assemble the people and materials. Today we hold up Nehemiah as an example of a visionary leader: he conceived and launched a staggering city-rebuilding project. Nehemiah was simply trying to solve one problem right in front of him.

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Excerpted from Casting Vision, a new downloadable resource from Gifted for Leadership.

Posted by Bonnie McMaken on November 24, 2008 9:33 AM

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The excerpt from "Casting Vision" is like harping exclusively on the past visions of others at the expense of our own even greater vision of God made possible, once and for all, at the glorious death of Jesus Christ on the cross! Isn't this what the mystery and power of the Gospel is all about?

Posted By: Ephrem Hagos | November 28, 2008 8:40 PM

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