Faith in the Vision

Sometimes God gives you a vision no one else can see. You have strong faith in this vision, but someone can rock that faith by showing their doubt in you, and in the vision. This concern is why many keep the things they feel called to do to themselves. We know others may doubt us, and we keep our vision to ourselves so others can’t hurt our faith. This can be healthy for a time, but also a problem when we keep it to ourselves too long. If we hide it forever it never does any good.

It hurts when others doubt the vision God has given us. It does. It especially hurts when it’s those close to us who we expect to have faith in us. Sometimes this makes us doubt the vision, but it shouldn’t. Our faith should not be in others because the vision was not from others. The vision was from God. The dream that motivates us comes from God. If He gave us such a vision it’s because He knows we’re capable of pulling it off. He has faith in us. If God believes in us we should believe in ourselves. Our faith should be in Him. He will never doubt us, and we can count on Him when others fail us.

It can be hard for other people to understand because it is not their vision. Paul dealt with this. He saw Jesus on the road to Gethsemane, but no one wanted to hear that. They remembered who he was, and what he’d done. The disciples doubted him. That didn’t stop Paul. He knew he had a vision, and that vision drove him to use his whole life to spread the truth of Jesus throughout the world. He didn’t give up because of the doubt of others. He kept the faith because he knew Jesus had faith in him.

We should follow Paul’s example. There will always be doubters. There will always be people who only see us as the sinners we used to be. There will always be those who are jaded because of the world, and refuse to have faith in the things not seen. Such people can be very close to us. Do not worry. God trust you. God has faith in. Our God is for us, and no one can stand against us. If he gave you a vision then it doesn’t matter if others doubt it. Have faith in Him, and faith in yourself. Know that you can accomplish what you were made to accomplish.