Everybody leads somebody, so I’m going to talk to the “leader” in you, and I want you to accept it.
Where there is no vision, the people perish… Proverbs 29:18
At some point, you are going to point people in a direction (vision) that God is leading. It might be one person, or it might be a large group of people.
We think of some people as “visionary leaders,” and, certainly, there are those with more practice and confidence. But here is one simple guiding principle that I use when thinking about vision.
Vision begins with understanding the trajectory of the storyline.
Think CSI or Dexter. When scientists/specialists enter a crime scene and measure the trajectory of a bullet, we seen them use a red laser to trace the path of that bullet… from where it started to where it landed. This, too, is a great place to start as you consider vision.
- Where has this story come from? What has God been doing in the past? How is history our teacher?
- What is God doing now? Where are we in this time and place?
- Where does it seem this is going?
In other words, if God is consistent and telling a bigger story, what might He be desiring to do next? And how can I/we participate?