Having Clear Vision

I don't know that I have ever had 20/20 vision.  I started wearing glasses when I was 9 years old.  I can't read anything on the eye chart which means I am "legally blind" without corrective lenses.  Jerry learned early in our marriage that if I lose a contact lens he has to find it for me.  My contact lens are over -8 (most people wear a -1 or -2.)  Now, I wear a -7 in my left eye so I can read without glasses.  That means I don't see anything clearly but, hey, it works and I'm not complaining.  I am very thankful to have sight.

Having clear vision is important.  It is important to a student who needs to see the writing on the board or a church who needs to see the direction God is leading them.  If we are going to impact our community for Christ for years into the future, we need to have a clear vision.  It was fun to hear Dr Cliff Ricketts talk about how far our congregation has come -- from a small building with an outhouse to a multi-purpose facility with a narthex.  It would be fun to be around in another 40 years to hear where the church has grown from here.  Some of our children running around the beloved narthex now will be the leaders then.

What we do now will impact the church in 2050.  What we do now will impact the church in 2040, 2030 and in 2020.  As a member of a small group, look at your group to see what you can do to make a difference in the future.  Find ways to use the gifts God has put into your hands.  Hold each other accountable to the Biblical principal of tithing.  Encourage each other to become involved in the Impact 2020 campaign.  Be a vision caster!