Are You Tested By Adversities?

You should have a personal vision for your own life, because your soul is worth more than all of creation.
 
1 Thessalonians 5:23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Many go through brokenness due to life circumstances and find no meaning in living in this world. But if you would seek the purpose for your life in His presence, the Holy Spirit will reveal it to you. God has no bad plans for you. 

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
 
Philippians 1:21-26 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labour for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far; but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body. Convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith, so that through my being with you again your boasting in Christ Jesus will abound on account of me.

Of all the epistles that Apostle Paul wrote to the  churches, we see a friendly and heart-to heart approach of Paul toward the Philippian church, as they were the only church who financially supported his missionary trip and sought his well-being. And as for Paul, he considered it better by far to be with Christ, but all the more necessary to remain in the body in order to serve God and His people. 

• One’s life vision is coming from God. Rest would be ambitions, dreams or desires.
• God is the original author of our vision. You need not go to any prophet, but sit with God until you have a deep conviction of His purpose for your life. Pray until that vision is formed in your spirit. 
• This vision is not for us. It is for the Lord - to fulfil His will and purposes.
• A God-given vision will be bigger than your very life - beyond our tiny little life.  
• A real vision will outlive the person of vision. For example, Moses had a vision of leading the people of Israel to Canaan, the promised land. However, it wasn’t fulfilled when Moses was alive; but the vision was fulfilled during Moses’ successor - Joshua’s lifetime. 
• A vision will always be tested by adversities. 
• The poorest person in the world is a person without a vision. A person with a vision is richer than the richest person in the world.