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The big picture is sometimes relative. The
person in the mailroom may know that the company needs to make a profit but it
doesn't do him much good. In order to further that company goal he needs
to understand how his effort fits into the department. Also he needs to
know how to further the goals of his supervisor whatever they are. God has
a big plan. I'm content to understand the part he gives me.
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Subject: [RR] The Big Picture
The Big Picture
by
Mac Hammond
When you think of vision, does something like
this come to your mind? "Our vision is to win 35,000 people to the Lord this
year!" Or, "We're going to generate $7 million of income!"
That is not
vision. Those are short-term objectives.
Vision is your mental
understanding, your mental perception of reality. Vision is how you see life
and how you see yourself fitting into it.
Vision encompasses a wide
range of understanding. This is the part we could call "The Big Picture."
Everyone has to have an understanding of the big picture.
The guy
working in the mail room has to understand how his daily effort fits into the
big picture - not just his eight-hour work day, but God's plan for his life,
for this nation, and for the world.
Every one of us has an eternal
calling that transcends all dispensational lines. What I mean by that is,
every one of us has a calling that is applicable to the age in which we live.
Every one of us has an individual calling that is shaped by the gifts and
talents and abilities unique to us.
All of these things add together
to provide the kind of vision that gives meaningful direction to our lives and
our ministries.
You have all seen those picture puzzles with thousands
of pieces. When you scatter those pieces on a rug, it is impossible to make
sense of them. If you did not have the picture on the top of the box to show
you what the big picture looked like, putting it together would be nearly
hopeless.
Life is that way. There are thousands of things which affect
the quality of our lives and our success in life. Those things are scattered
all across the canvas of our day.
If we did not have a big picture to
show us where to fit each piece, life would be a lot harder than it already
is. We have to have the big picture. It keeps us properly oriented.
Source: Positioned for Promotion by Mac Hammond.
Excerpt
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