So, Back to Vision Boards

So, back to vision boards…yeah, I told you they were the greatest. I since I posted the last blog a week ago, I have continued to see my visions for my life come to fruition. I can't explain how awesome this feels. I'm eternally grateful to God for all He's done over the past 16 days to make 2010 the greatest, most productive year of my life. There are no words…(but I guess I should find some if I'm going to keep blogging J).

I want your vision boards to be as successful as for you as mine has been for me, so here are a few pointers:

1. Attach Scripture to Your Vision—Psalms 138:2 says it all: "For You have magnified Your word above all Your name." God's word is everything to Him. It's binding, it's true, and it must come to pass. So if you want your vision board to come to fruition, attached scripture (God's word) to each vision. In fact the whole idea of a vision board is connected to scripture. Habakkuk 2:2-3 reads: "Then the LORD answered me and said: 'Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.'" God's vision, when written, gives you the inspiration to stay focused and keep working until the vision comes to pass. Remember, He cannot fail, and He will not fail you.
   

   
    

2. Speak, Pray, and Focus On Your Vision-- Proverbs 18:21 states that "Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit." Uses your vision board as a reminder to make positive affirmations (say good things) over your vision. Be prayerful and seek God's guidance in bringing your vision to pass. And focus your time and attention on completing tasks that will transform your vision into reality.
   

   
    

3. Study the Law of Attraction (LOA)--To sum up the Law of Attraction, you bring to you the things that you concentrate or focus on. You think about being in debt, and you will continue to be in debt. You focus on remaining single, and you will continue to be single. If you are consumed by your failures, you will continue to fail and be miserable. However if you concentrate on success, success will come to you. Here's the thing about the law of attraction, you're going to have to stop concentrating on some things. You see the law of attraction works all the time, not just on those things you want it to work on. Learning this was hard for me. There are some music, movies, and books that I can no longer be bothered with because I don't want that crap in my life. If you want a better understanding of the Law of Attraction, check out The Secret. From what I've studied, the Law of Attraction lines up with my spiritual beliefs and what is written in scripture. Fact about me: if it's not scriptural, I don't need it.
   

   
    

4. Don't Do It Alone—Call up your friends, order some food, and make a party out of creating your vision board. Doing so gives you the opportunity to socialize with likeminded individuals, share your vision for the future, and provides you with accountability partners—individuals who will hold you accountable for doing your part to make sure your vision comes to pass. If you don't have anyone to hold you accountable, you are more likely to slack on your responsibility in make your vision reality. Accountability is good. Never fear it.
   

I hope these pointers help your visions come to fruition like mine has been becoming. I'm sure 2010 is going to be the greatest year of my life. Let's make it the greatest year of your life as well.

Write the Vision Make It Plain

A few years ago when I was working with New Birth's Teen Parent Ministry, we did an activity where we were suppose to visualize the life we wanted, cut out pictures that reflected that life, and glue them to a large sheet of construction paper. This construction paper was supposed to be our inspiration to create the life we wanted. That one activity took me to Habakkuk 2:2 which reads: "Write the vision, and make it plain…" This board was my vision. I was making it plain so that God could add His super to my natural and manifest it.

It wasn't until around November 2009 that I learned that others were also building these boards. As I was tweeting, I learned that @ninabrown and her friends would get together and have vision board parties. These events consisted of them gathering with poster boards, magazines, scissors, and glue sticks to cut and paste images that envisioned their future. Once I saw Nina's twitpics, I was reminded of the vision board I had done before and began planning to complete another one just in time for my 28^th birthday. And while I went through the process of cutting out a number of images, I never got around to pasting them on a poster board. Instead they were placed in a bag where they would stay for the next 2 months.

Over the next two months, God really begin to perfect the vision I had for my life. I became less caught up on the stuff (i.e. Black Range Rover, big house, expensive jewelry, designer shoes) I had always imagined having and more focused on my purpose in this world. My priority switched to what God wanted me to give back to Him and this world, both which had given so much to me. By this time I learned that Nina Brown was hosting a citywide Vision Board Brunch at Justin's on New Year's Morning. This furthered inspired me to place my newfound vision on card board. And while I wasn't able to make the Vision Board Brunch, I was able to sponsor my own with my son. J

So when I awoke on New Years' morning and begin putting my vision board together with my son, a number of the images I cut out in November were no longer relevant to my life. Yes, I still wanted the Tiffany jewelry, the BMW, and the living room furniture…BUT it wasn't my priority for 2010. For me, 2010 was an opportunity to focus on things that would bring me lifelong happiness not temporary happiness. It was my opportunity to focus on rebuilding and improving my relationship with my God, my Father, my Creator, my Everything. It was my opportunity to become a better mother who was more in tuned to my son's needs. It was my opportunity to stop being petty and correct relationships with family and friends that had gone astray over the years. It was my opportunity to make myself a better, healthier, more fit, and more beautiful me. It was my opportunity to enjoy the NOW I was living in, which included my home, my singleness, and my financial situation, no matter how improved I wanted them to be in the future. It was my opportunity to use my God-give gifts and talents inspire and change the world I live in.

Since New Year's morning, my vision board has been sitting in my living room. Every day I walk by it and see my interpretation of God's vision for my life. Every day I see that vision board three things happen: 1) I am inspired to work harder toward the things on the board, 2) I am reminded to focus my prayers toward the things on that board, 3) and in spite of how bad things are going that day, I am reminded of the greatness of my future. And that gives me the strength to work through the hard times.

Everyone should create a vision board. It does great things as far as organizing and focusing in on your purpose and goals. Plus, once the vision comes into fruition, it provides a visual check list of all the things God has accomplished through you and for you.

Over the next month, I'm going to post how-to blogs on creating your vision board and hosting your own vision board brunch. By the end of this month, everyone reading should have their vision boards completed, and once you do, please send pictures to kiaspeaks@gmail.com.

I can't wait to see your vision come into fruition.