Godly vision breeds success – Part 2

No man in life can accomplish truly great things without godly vision. When I say godly vision, I mean a vision that is rooted in God’s plan for humanity, which includes to live fulfilled lives and to be happy with Him hereafter. Sometimes, in our effort to identify God’s vision, we may experience doubts or tribulations. This is because the vision may not be very clear initially; it may take a while for it to manifest. A good example of this is Joseph. As a young man, God showed him a vision of his life. He was destined to be the leader over his brothers, to be great ruler and to help save the world from imminent famine. But it did not come easy. He had to surmount several hurdles and temptations, but because he was focused, he eventually succeeded.

Godly vision comes with divine knowledge and understanding. It allows us to have foresight from a hindsight and eventually and oversight of all that is happening around us or are about to happen. When God beams His light on us, we are transformed and energise to accomplish great supernatural feats.

Saul, who later became Paul, is another example of a man with godly vision. Initially, he had a blurred vision of God’s purpose for his life. But after an encounter with the Lord Jesus, his life was so transformed that he became a great asset to the early church. Moses is another example of a man whom God revealed Himself to. As a prince living in the opulence of Pharaoh’s court, he thought he had it all going well for him.

That was until he noticed the injustices being meted on the Israelites. Though he had the desire to assist, he was powerless until he received divine revelation at the foot of the burning bush. After then, the story of his life changed for better. As a nation, also, we must be able to tap into godly vision if we must get it right. We are at a cross road now because we are yet to tap into God’s vision for us. We are meant to be the giant of African but in reality many of us live in penury; experiencing stunted growth in all areas of our national life. Why is this so? It is because our vision is still far from that of God. Whenever we decide to pursue our own goal at variance with God’s, we end up disappointed.

Even if at the initial stage all seem to be well, eventually, it would all crumble. God calls each and every one of us to walk in the light of his divine purpose for our lives. When we do so, we shall prosper. But when we choose to do things our own way, we will end up disappointed. My prayer today is that we all may wake from slumber into the light of God’s glory in order to perceive, understand and walk in tandem with His lofty vision for us his children. Amen

• Very Rev. Msgr. Osu, Director, Social Communications, Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos.