Vision and Patience are married. The larger and clearer the vision becomes the greater the need for patience. For there is often a great distance from where one is standing to where one sees we could be and ought to be. Paul prays specifically for the people of Colossae (Col. 1:21) would be strengthened by "God’s might" or to say it another way…filled with faith in God’s capability and power to bridge the gap in HIS perfect timing between where they were and where they wanted to be. Paul was calling them to put their hope in GOD'S infinite might while they waited in the gap. The result of this faith in God’s ability is a joy filled patience.
So, the clearer the vision becomes for your community, ministry, marriage, or life, the increased need for fresh faith in HIS MIGHT to get you from where you are to where you want to be. In fact, your confident hope in Him should arise joy filled patience instead of discouragement when it doesn’t look like you've made much progress.
We must keep our eyes fixed on Jesus rather than our current PLACE or PACE as we wait for HIM to supply every needed resource and remove every internal and external obstacle that is keeping us from reaching what we believe to be HIS preferred future.
