Using Scripture to Support Your Vision

It has become clear to me the importance of using God's promises to support the vision for your life.

In the book of Jeremiah, God sends us the best example of how He shows us our purpose in life and fulfills it. When Jeremiah received the vision of His purpose from God, God asked Him to confirm what He was seeing. After God verified that Jeremiah was seeing His Will correctly, the Lord said to Him, "Good eyes! I'm sticking with you. I'll make every word I give you come true." (Jeremiah 1:1-12 MSG)

After we create our vision for our lives, we must confirm through God's Words that what we are seeing correctly corresponds with His Will. Then we must pray His Word. God's Word is His promise. Therefore, there is nothing that is said from God that will not occur. We can "want" whatever we "want", but what we "want" will never become reality if God's Word does seal the deal. You must use His Word to confirm your vision and pray over it as you expectantly wait for it to happen.

As you work through your vision boards and vision journals, one of the first tasks is to find a scripture that supports your vision. The practice of finding a scripture that supports your vision assists you in verifying that your vision is within God's Will. I recently received a question from one of my clients. She asked "How do I find the scripture that supports my vision?". The purpose of this blog is to help you find that scripture. Technology makes it very simple.

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1. Pray for Understanding. Before taking any journey of applying scripture to your life take some time to pray for understanding. Pray that God reveal His plans to you through His Word and make it plain. Here is a simple pray you can use: "Lord, thank you so much for your Word. Thank you for giving me the freedom to learn your plan for my life. As I take this journey to understanding your vision for my life, please allow your Holy Spirit to work in me. Give me knowledge, understanding, and wisdom regarding your Word. Reveal your desires for me through your Word. Remove anything in me that is contrary to your Will. Amen.

2. Choose a noun, verb, or adjective word that encompasses the major topic of your vision. Some popular examples include money, family, purpose, gift, sex, marriage, friends, wisdom, knowledge, mercy, grace, hope, love, fear, adversity, tithing, women, men, children, food, sacrifice, obedience, endurance, disobedience, healing, body, spirit, thanks, test, peace, purity, growth, plans, promise, purpose, desire.

3. Go to a Bible Website and search for Bible keywords. Type in one of the words you chose above and scriptures that focus on that topic will appear.

Some good Bible Websites include: Bible Gateway (biblegateway.com), Bible Hub (biblehub.com), and You Version App (youversion.com)

Note: You can also go to the back of most Bibles, and find a "Dictionary Concordance". The "Dictionary Concordance" will have multiple key words and a list of scriptures that reference that key word.

4. Read each scripture that comes up in your search and decide which ones best match the topic of your vision.

5. Read the entire chapter that the scripture is within. This is extremely important. Every one scripture has a context around it. If you miss the context, you miss the full meaning of the scripture and often cause yourself misunderstanding what God's Word is saying. In order to keep yourself out of the trap of misunderstanding, read the entire chapter that the scripture is a part of. Reading the chapter may lead you to read more as well.

6. Allow God to reveal His plan through the scripture. You may understand immediately what God is saying to you or you may need to meditate on it for some time. Either way, give your Spirit time to understand what God is promising you in His Word and continue to pray for understanding.

7. Pray Again. Every ending of study in God's Word should end in prayer. Now you are praying that God's Word is performed in your life. You are building your pray with the scripture you found. For example, God said to Jeremiah in Jeremiah 1:12 " "Good eyes! I'm sticking with you. I'll make every word I give you come true."

I can rewrite this verse as a prayer for myself. Here it is: "Lord, you are such a good father. You have given me a purpose and you promise to be with me always. Thank you for staying with me through the journey. You promised you would never leave me. You said every Word you have spoken over my life will come true. Give me courage and faith to walk this out with you. If there are any parts of me that do not believe, remove those parts from me. Giv eme all of you so that I can fulfill your will."

That's it. It's not so hard, right? You will truly enjoy taking some time to learn what God says about your visions. Once you know your visions are confirmed by God's Word, you can walk more confidently in pursuing them and having faith despite the obstacles that may come your way.

In order to help get you started I have included some of my favorite scriptures for each vision sphere from the "Wake Up and Live: 21 Day Vision Journal". All of the scriptures are from the New Living Translation. Feel free to message me if you need any help finding a scripture or understanding it.

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Scriptures About Your Relationship with God

"So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time He will lift you up in honor. Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you." 1 Peter 5:6-7

"I am leaving you with a gift -- peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don't be troubled or afraid." John 14:27

"And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow -- not event the powers of hell can separate us from God's love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below--indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:38-39

"We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are." Romans 3:22

"Therefore, since we have been made right in God's sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God's glory." Romans 5:1-2

"And now that you belong to Christ, you are the true children of Abraham. You are his heirs, and God's promise to Abraham belongs to you." Galatians 3:29

"No wonder my heart is glad, and I rejoice. My body rests in safety. For you will not leave my soul among the dead or allow your holy one to rot in the grave. You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever." Psalm 16:9-11

Scriptures About Your Relationship with Friends and Family

"This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends." John 15: 12-13

"Satisfy the hunger of your treasured ones. May their children have plenty, leaving an inheritance for their descendants." Psalm 17:14

"'Then Peter came to him and asked, 'Lord how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?' 'No, not seven times', Jesus replied, 'but seventy times seven.' " Matthew 18:21-22

"My friends scorn me as I pour out my eyes to God. [But] I need someone to mediate between God and me, as a person mediates between friends." Job 17:20-21

"The godly give good advice to their friends, the wicked lead them astray." Proverbs 13:26

"Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm. But how can one be warm alone? A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken." Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

"As the Scriptures say, 'A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.' This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one. So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband." Ephesians 5:31-32

"Direct your children on the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it." Proverbs 22:6

"Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to d. Honor your father and mother. This is the first commandment with a promise; if you honor your father and mother, 'things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth." Ephesians 6:1-2

Scriptures About Your Community

"You adulterers! Don't you realize the friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God." James 4:4

"Don't speak evil against each other, dear brothers and sisters. If you criticize and judge each other, then you are criticizing and judging God's law. But your job is to obey the law, not to judge whether it applies to you. God alone, who gave the law, is the Judge. He alone has the power to save or to destroy. So what right do you have to judge your neighbor?" John 4:11-12

"God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. Do you have a gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen." 1 Peter 4:10-11

"For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many." Matthew 20:28

"For God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you worked for Him and how you have shown your love to Him by caring for other believers, as you still do. Our great desire is that you will keep on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true. Then you will not become spiritually dull and indifferent.:" Hebrews 7:10-12

"Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Remember that the Lord will reward each one of us for the good we do, whether we are slaves or free." Ephesians 6:7-8

"Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord. Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God." Hebrews 12:14-15

Scriptures About You

"I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn't produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you. Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me." John 15:1-4

"Dear friends, don't be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you. Instead, be very glad -- for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world." 1 Peter 4:12-13

"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects or faith." Hebrews 12:1-2

"But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint." Isaiah 41:31

"But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on the wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." Isaiah 40:31

"So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you." Deuteronomy 31:6

"For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline." 2 Timothy 1:7

"And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them." Romans 8:28