Embracing Our Heavenly Citizenship and Vision

"You must each decide in your heart how much to give and don't give reluctantly or in response to pressure for God loves a person who gives cheerfully." And just like I am cheerful to be here in this country and I even appreciate paying taxes because when I pay taxes, then you know it pays for roads and all of the good things. [00:24:16]

There are certain responsibilities that citizens of the United States have, and in my heart, I already pay taxes. I do not and have not voted although I will be able to after this go-round, but there are certain things that are expected of citizens both those who are born here and our citizens by birth and citizens who come from another place. [00:22:55]

Vision is so important. I like the word perish. What does it mean? It means basically waste away, come to nothing, quality time. Where there is no vision, the people will perish. So what happens if there is vision? You're not going to perish. Where there is vision, you're going to thrive. [00:40:03]

Vision comes by hearing. It doesn't come by seeing. It comes by hearing. What did you hear? What did you hear? You got to know what you heard, and you got to stand on that. Don't get away by what other people will say. I know what I heard. [01:13:28]

The bigger you make God, the smaller the problems of everything else becomes. The bigger you make God, the smaller of all problems. Yeah, did I have a problem three weeks ago? I had a problem. I had a problem. I had a from my L1 to my L5 were all cracked, my two ribs cracked. [00:50:32]

When you have no vision, what happens? There's no discipline, and without that, you start to die. And there's a saying I've always heard, and we're going to be continuing to talk on vision. I can preach vision every day, all the day. I will. I'm going to be very cautious to watch my clock. [00:41:03]

Vision is so important because when you do it, you're casting the vision. How do you cast the vision? By speaking the vision. And when you speak the vision, things come to life. Even nothing listened to God and became something. Let there be what? Light. They heard the vision of light, and they became light. [00:47:22]

We are called to run with purpose in every step, not just for personal gain but to fulfill the mission God has given us. This involves being a place where God is seen, love is felt, and lives are changed. [01:22:55]

Hebrews 6:12 encourages us not to become sluggish but to imitate those who inherit the promises through faith and patience. We must train ourselves to listen to God, to speak words of life, and to run with purpose in every step. [00:59:58]

When I have this, that is the importance of vision. That's my introduction. That is literally my introduction. Now I can tell you about the source of vision. I can tell you about where we, what we hear shapes what we see. I can tell you about the dangers of distraction. [01:06:28]

I heard God say, "That's what you're going to be doing." Yeah, I said, "Well, thanks, Tracy." Because I wasn't doing it for his approval, but it sure is nice when you get a confirmation with someone you trust because I trust that man. I trusted him, and I still trust him. [00:59:58]

I want to ask you this real quick, and it's funny when I think about it. I can replay all the way back in 1999 after I met Jenny on that one day, and it was so funny when I get home from SeaWorld. I'm carrying in pizzas, and that's before cell phones, really. [00:47:22]