Family ShiftSample

Day 2

Start With The End In Mind

A Shift In Direction

Thought For The Day

You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight. -Jim Rohn 

Verse For The Day

Proverbs 29:18 (KJV) “Where there is no vision, the people perish.”  (MSG) “If people can’t see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves.”

When you hear someone talk about having a vision & mission statement, we often associate those statements with corporate America, small businesses or non-profit organizations.  The mission and vision of those companies and organizations are communicated by their leaders and carried out by everyone within the organization in order to help the company, business or organization stay unified around its purpose and mission.  If you’ve ever worked for a company or business that has lost its mission & vision, you know first hand what happens.  There is confusion, chaos, low morale and profits begin to suffer.  The truth is, the marriage and family relationship is no different. Every couple and family needs a crystal clear mission and vision of why they exist and where they are going.  Without it, every marriage and family will drift.  

Our verse for the day, Proverbs 29:18, teaches us, “Where there is no vision, the people perish."  Without vision marriages die, dreams die, passion dies and hope dies.  This is why every marriage and family must start with the end in mind.  Ask yourself the question, who do I want to become as a husband, father, wife or mother?  What do I want my legacy to be?  The problem with vision is that it leaks.  We all experience vision drift at some point.  Vision must be renewed constantly to remind ourselves of who we want to become and where we want to go in our marriage and family.  Having a clear vision will do four things.  It will provide passion, motivation, direction and purpose.  Chances are you need an injection of those four things in your family.  The good news is no matter what stage or season you’re in right now in your marriage or family, you can make a shift.  It all starts with having the end in mind.  

Prayer for the Day

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you that you have a vision and plan for my life, marriage and family.  Thank you that even before I was born or any of my children were born, you had a destiny already planned out.  God help me to recapture and renew the vision that you not only have for my life but for my family as well.  Give me the strength and clarity to cast vision for what could be and should be for our home that will provide passion, motivation, direction and purpose for each member of my family.  In Jesus’s name, amen.  

Make The Shift

Get with your spouse and discuss your desire to clearly define the vision for where you want to go in your marriage and family. Start with defining who you want to become.  Write those statements down.  Then attempt to narrow those statements down to a single sentence that will become your vision statement for your family.  Put it in a visible place to serve as a constant reminder.