Where there is no vision, the people perish.

— Proverbs 29:18

My most favorite book in the world is God's book, the Bible.  Contained within the Bible are 66 separate books preserved by God for us.  One of the books, the book of Proverbs, contains 31 chapters of proverbs to help us in every aspect of life.

This proverb deals with goals - vision.  If you do not have a vision, a place you are going, a way to get there, and a means to get there; you will never get there.

Set a goal, a realistic goal; outline a plan; write it down; and achieve it.  Without the vision, you are doomed for failure.

"Man Cannot Discover New Oceans Unless He Has the Courage to Lose Sight of the Shore."

"Man Cannot Discover New Oceans Unless He Has the Courage to Lose Sight of the Shore."
-Andre Gide

By staying close to the shore, the safety area per se, you will never attain a lofty goal.  Set a goal, a high goal, and go after it!  Don't stay in the "safe area", get out of your "comfort zone" and strive for something worth attaining!  Go discover that "new ocean".

Spiritually speaking, the Word of God tells us in Hebrews 10 that we are to "live by faith".  Most of us live by sight instead.  I am a tithing individual; I give at least 10% of our gross income to my church and missions projects throughout the United States and the world.  Traditionally, I would look at what I made in any given week, figure 10%, round up, and tithe.  On the outside there is nothing wrong with that.  In fact, if you tithe like that, GOOD JOB!  However, recently I was convicted about living by faith and not by sight.  You see, when I tithe on what I made, that is sight - I can see what I made and am tithing on that sight.  Recently I started tithing by faith.  I have an annual income I want to make this year.  I tithe on that number; strictly by faith that God will open doors for me to achieve that number.  That is loosing sight of the shore and discovering new oceans!