Remember what you are
moving towards
Just like there are certain things you are running away
from, there also are certain other things you going towards. From your visualization,
there is a life you want to live, a result you want to get. Let the vision of
that result keep you focused because there is only one way to reach it which is
to keep going. The future beckons you. Can you hear its voice?
Continuing with The story of the Jews, they only needed to
remember God’s promise to them of bringing them into a land of plenty, a land
flowing with milk and honey. Those who entered this promise like Caleb and
Joshua held on to it in the midst of much confusion and discouragement. It
wasn’t easy to remain focused for forty years of trudging through the
wilderness. An overwhelming majority of the people died in the wilderness
because they couldn’t handle the rigors of the trek.
You have a choice to make when you are stuck in the
wilderness. You can choose to murmur and die or you can choose to forge ahead
and reach the Promised Land. Joshua and Caleb chose to proceed irrespective of
the challenges they needed to overcome to inherit the land. You have to make
similar tough choices if you will enter into the promise and enjoy the good of
the land. There are no two ways about it.
The one thing that will be helpful is for you to remember
what awaits you on the other end. What were you going after when you started
out? What change did you set out to effect when you embarked on this trip? What
spoils were you chasing after when you chose to go the way you are going?
Kirk Franklyn says that when you are going through hell, the
worst thing you can do is stop midway. Your victory comes from going right
through. You must remember that the wilderness is not your final destination.
Beware of becoming too comfortable in the wilderness. You will never inherit
your rightful place if you can’t attach loosely to the wilderness.
What is your end game? For as long as you are not there yet,
you have to keep going. Your present challenges should only drive up your
desire to reach the land where your troubles will be behind you. You need a
constant reminder of the joy set before you as you endure difficulty. One of
the things you want to do is have your vision ever before you. It has to be in
all the places where you frequent. Wherever you turn, you must see it. It
should be the background on your phone, laptop. It should be everywhere in your
office, bedroom, closet. The more you see what you are working towards, the
more you remain driven to reach it. If you only come into contact with it
occasionally, then you risk getting lost in the details of the wilderness.
Visualization needs to be a daily activity. I know it can sound overwhelming
but we have to make a habit of the things we need to function optimally in
life. Visualization is one thing that must become part of our daily routine.
Beyond visualization, we need to write down what we are working on so that our
daily activities are married to what we are chasing.
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