Can You See It? – By: Chaplain Ronnie Melancon

A little girl saw a sign that read “pick your own watermelon – $2.00” in front of a field where an elderly man sat. She approached him and said, “All I have is $.35 cents.” The kind man pointed at a little watermelon and said, ”I’ll let you have that one for $.35 cents.” She said thank you, paid her money, and began to walk away. “Wait! Where you going? Aren’t you going to pick your watermelon?” “Yes, but I’ll be back to get it in three weeks.”

Being able to see and wait on potential is a virtue.  You have to be willing to put a smaller payment now to reap a bigger dividend later.

            Vision is the ability to see a picture of your future that puts passion in your today. If you can pray and get a vision of your future from God, you can set your path to reach that goal. Life is meant to be a path that leads you to your destiny and ultimately your eternity. The most successful people are the ones that have vision, and follow the course that honestly gets them there. Vision allows you to clearly see the path, and eliminate the obstacles that hinder or set you off course.  Successful people are people with a clear and righteous vision.

            As a Christian our goal is to be in virtue of character, like Jesus. Our destination is heaven, but our goal is His likeness (1 John 3:1-2). Prayerfully ask the Lord for a vision for your future. What surfaces from that consistent prayer is the course the Lord will bless your efforts in. If you will make the effort, God will make the difference. You do have a God Given Destiny. Can you see it?