I thought some of you might really enjoy this video!

Vision is the ability to see what God wants to do in a given situation!  We all have dreams, but when God begins to give faith to our dreams they start to turn into a vision.  One of the things that God is teaching me about vision is that I am not the creator (that’s His job!), However, I am the caretaker (I am supposed to share and grow this gift from God and help others to join in and participate!)

To really believe in the vision that God has given you takes faith!  Faith attracts, motivates and enables others to believe in what God can do and encourages them to join in the work of making dreams become reality! 

It has always been the pattern and strategy of God to use one person to speak for Him and guide His people through the vision and into the destiny that God has prepared for them!  Think about it:  Noah, Abraham, Moses, Joshua, Samuel, Gideon, Deborah, David, Daniel, Jeremiah, Jesus, The Disciples, Paul.  God selects the person to cast the vision for His people!  Vision has never been and will never be the product of a committee or a church vote!  (Vision is so much bigger than that!)

God has given me a vision of what He wants Northwood to be and what He has called Northwood to accomplish.  Pray for me, as I began to try and share that vision in some creative ways over the next few months.  Pray for our staff as they assist me in helping communicate and invite others involvement and participation.  I believe with all of my heart that God has an incredible journey that He wants to take us on and I am excited about our getting started!