KNOW YOUR POTENTIAL FOR FULFILLING VISION

Ephesians chapter 3







Today we are walking in: Know Your Potential for Fulfilling Vision




Habakkuk 2:2




And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, ​ and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
















VISION
















Today we look to the word​ VISION- H2377 chazown- vision(in ecstatic state)​, vision​s​ (in night)​, oracle, prophecy (divine communication)​, vision (as title of book of prophecy)​ ​from H2372; a sight (mentally), i.e. a dream, revelation, or oracle:—vision. to see, perceive, look, behold, prophesy, provide​, ​to see, behold​, to see as a seer in the ecstatic state​, to see, perceive with the intelligence​, to see (by experience)​, to provide



















The Torah testifies........




Numbers 24:4




He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw ​ the vision H2377 of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:




Numbers 24:16




He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the Most High, which saw ​the vision H2377 of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:



















The prophets proclaim.........

1​ ​Samuel 3:1




And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days;there was no open vision H2377. ​







Jeremiah 14:14




Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision H2377 ​ and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.
















The writings bear witness.........




1​ ​Chronicles 17:15




According to all these words, and according to all this vision H2377, ​so did Nathan speak unto David.







Psalm 89:19




Then thou spakest in vision ​H2377 to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.









Principle #2:

Know Your Potential for Fulfilling Vision

When you discover your dream, you will also discover your ability to fulfill it.




Second, you will never be successful in your vision until you truly understand your potential. Recall that your potential is determined by the assignment Yah has given you to do. Whatever you were born to do, you are equipped to do. Moreover, resources will become available to you as you need them.







What this means is that Yah gives ability to fulfill responsibility. Therefore, when you discover your dream, you will also discover your ability. Yah will never call you to an assignment without giving you the provision for accomplishing it. If you understand this principle, no one can stop you from fulfilling your vision.










We must come into an awareness of our potential. Potential is hidden capacity, untapped power, unreleased energy. It is all you could be but haven’t yet become. Potential is who you really are, in accordance with your vision, even if you don’t yet know your true self. Potential is the person who has been trapped inside you because of false ideas of who you are—either your own or others’. Yah has created you to do something wonderful, and He has given you the ability and resources you need to do it.







The Power at Work within Us







Ephesians 3:20 says, “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably [“exceeding abundantly” kjv] more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.” Many of us have heard this verse so many times that we think we know it. Y et I don’t believe we really understand what it is saying: “According to his power [or potential] that is at work”—where? It doesn’t say His power is at work in heaven. It says it is at work in us! Yah put His vision and His Spirit within us, and that is more than enough potential for our needs.







What are the implications of this truth? It means that what you are able to accomplish has nothing to do with who your parents were. It has nothing to do with your past or with physical factors such as your race or appearance. Instead, it has to do with “the power” working within you. That power is the mighty power of Yah’s Spirit who lives inside you, enabling you to fulfill the vision He has given you. Yah’s power is actually working within you for the fulfillment of your dream.







This Scripture changed my life at a point when I wasn’t manifesting much of my purpose. I was brought up with the religious idea that you receive only what you ask for. Consequently, I didn’t receive much. Then I came to understand that Yah never promised to give me merely what I asked for. Instead, He said something truly extraordinary: He will do “immeasurably” or “exceeding abundantly” beyond all that I can ask for, think about, or imagine. In other words, my imagination is not big enough for all that He wants to do for me.







Once I grasped this truth, it began to transform my perspective. It enabled me to progress from the knowledge of my purpose to the faith that accompanies vision. For example, in my mind’s eye, I have already been in the buildings that will be built for Bahamas Faith Ministries in accordance with the vision Yah has given me. In my imagination, I’ve gone up in the elevator to the seventh floor of the hotel. I’ve been in the boardroom talking with leaders from around the world who are gathered there. I have visited the convention center. I believe Yah will bring this vision to pass. And that is only what I can imagine. Yah has even more in His own imagination for the completion of this vision!







Take a Tour of Your Dream







We can’t begin to imagine all the things Yah wants to do for us. Yet Yah gave us the gift of imagination to keep us from focusing only on our present conditions. He wants us to take a “tour” of our visions on a regular basis.







What do you imagine doing? Go on a tour of your dream. Visit everything. Check it out. See all the details. Notice its value. Then come back to the present and say, “Let’s go there, Yah!”







Yah told Jeremiah, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations” (Jeremiah 1:5). Notice that Yah used the past tense. He had already set apart and appointed Jeremiah as a prophet. Yet at first, Jeremiah responded, “I do not know how to speak” (v. 6). Yah’s reaction was, in effect,“Do not say that! If I

built you to be a prophet, don’t tell Me you can’t talk!” (See verses 6–7.)







Once Yah showed Jeremiah why he was born, Jeremiah discovered what he could do. In other words, when Jeremiah understood his vision, he began to realize his ability. At first he didn’t think he could speak publicly for Yah. Whatever Yah calls for, however, He provides for. Whatever He requires, He enables us to do. In this case, Yah gave Jeremiah the ability to speak for Him: “Then the Most High reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, ‘Now I have put my words in your mouth’” (Jeremiah 1:9).







You must understand that Yah will never call you to do something that He hasn’t already given you the ability to do or that He won’t give you the ability to do when the time comes. You shouldn’t allow any other human being to judge your potential. Others may not be able to see your purpose, and your abilities are determined by your purpose. Again, whatever Yah is causing you to dream is a revelation of your ability. Responsibility is really “respond-ability” or the ability to respond to the requirements of your vision.







You Are Perfect for Your Purpose







Everything about you is determined by your purpose. Yah built you, designed you, and gave you the right makeup for it. Your heritage and ethnic mix, the color of your skin, your language, your height, and all your other physical features are made for the fulfillment of your vision. You were built for what you’re supposed to do. You are perfect for your purpose.







This means that your ability isn’t dependent on what you perceive as your limitations. How many people have made statements such as these: “I don’t have enough education”; “I’m too ugly”; “I’m too short”; “I’m part of a minority group”? They have a long list of reasons why they can’t do what they are dreaming. None of those excuses are valid. Everything Yah gave you to do, you are able to do. For everything Yah put in your heart to do, you have the corresponding ability to accomplish.







Dreams are given to draw out what’s already inside us and to activate Yah’s power in enabling us to achieve our visions. This is why Yah may give us dreams that are bigger than our educations. For instance, I shouldn’t be able to do what I am currently doing, based on my background and the expectations of the society I grew up in. Likewise, you may not have the background to do what you are going to do. People may not believe you can do it, yet what does it matter what they think? Just keep doing what Yah tells you to do.







Yah never gives us dreams to frustrate us. He gives us dreams to deliver us from mediocrity and to reveal our true selves to the world. The more I study the Word of Yah, the more I realize that Yah appoints, anoints, and distinguishes people. He doesn’t like them to get lost in mediocrity. Therefore, He said, in effect, “Abraham, come out. Moses, come out. David, come out. You are lost among the average.”







Potential Is Realized When You Say Yes to Your Dream







The ability to accomplish your vision is manifested when you say yes to your dream and obey Yah. Nehemiah’s job of cupbearer, in itself, did not give him the ability to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem. If he had looked only at the resources he had at that time, he never would have fulfilled his vision. Yet Yah had placed him in his position for a reason, and Nehemiah trusted Yah to provide what was needed. You don’t know how your present job may contain hidden potential for your true life’s work. It may make a way for the resources you will need to fulfill

your vision. Nehemiah had favor as a trusted servant of the monarch, and Yah gave him even more favor with the king so that he could fulfill his vision. Yah reveals our potential as we act on our dreams.







Note that after Nehemiah had stepped out in faith and articulated his vision in answer to the king’s question, “What is it you want?” (Nehemiah 2:4), his ability and resources came into place. The king gave Nehemiah letters granting him safe passage to Jerusalem and giving him access to timber from the king’s forest for the rebuilding of the wall. The king basically paid for the project. Moreover, the king appointed Nehemiah as governor in the land of Judah so that he had the authority to carry out the reconstruction of the wall. (See Nehemiah 2:7–10; 5:14.)







To better understand this truth, let’s consider an analogy from nature. In Creation, Yah gave trees the ability to reproduce themselves through their seed. By doing this, He was commanding trees to come out of seeds. First He put the potential for the trees in the seeds. Then He told humankind, in essence, “If you plant the seeds, putting them in the right environment, they will eventually become what I put in them—their potential—fully grown trees.”







Our lives are like seed. We were born with the potential for the fulfillment of our destinies that have already been established within us. When Yah gives a vision to someone, He’s simply calling forth what He put into that person. This is why you can always determine what you can do by the dream that is within you. Plant the seed of your vision by beginning to act on it and then nurture it by faith. Your vision will develop until it is fully grown and bears much fruit in the world.







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Action Steps to Fulfilling Vision







Take a “virtual tour” of your dream. Imagine all the details of the completed vision. Then let Yah know that is where you want to go. Ask Him to enable you to take your idea from dream to full-fledged reality.




How can you begin to “plant the seed” of your vision today?




Chapter Principles




1 You will never be successful in your vision until you truly understand your potential.

2 Your potential is determined by the assignment Yah gave you to do.

3 Whatever you were born to do, you are equipped to do.

4 Yah gives ability to fulfill responsibility. When you discover your dream, you will also discover your ability.

5 Our power or potential is at work in us. Yah put His vision and His Spirit within us, and that is more than enough potential for our needs.

6 Yah will do “immeasurably” or “exceeding abundantly” beyond all that we can ask for, think about, or imagine. Our imaginations are not big enough for all that He wants to do for us.

7 Yah gave us the gift of imagination to keep us from focusing only on our present conditions.

8 Whatever Yah calls for, He provides for. Whatever He requires, He enables us to do.

9 Your ability isn’t dependent on what you perceive as your limitations.

10 You are perfect for your purpose.

11 Dreams are given to us to draw out what’s already inside us and to activate Yah’s power in enabling us to achieve our visions.

12 Yah appoints, anoints, and distinguishes people. He doesn’t like them to get lost in mediocrity. Yah gives us dreams to deliver us from mediocrity and to reveal our true selves to the world.

13 The ability to accomplish your vision is manifested when you say yes to your dream and obey Yah.