Vision
Star Wars was a dominating force this week. As a result there were several television specials about the series recently. One of my favorites was on the A&E channel. It was a type of biography of the first three movies.
It discussed George Lucas and his vision for the films. He had some limited success before Star Wars, but he didn't have the status he needed to easily do what he wanted to do. He had to find support from a major studio, but none of the studios really wanted to do it. When he did finally get support he still was hampered by time constraints, technological restrictions, and budget limits. There were times when his own film crew was laughing during the shooting.
Lucas had a vision that no one believed in. He just wanted to make a movie that he had a heart for. He knew he could do it, and that it was going to be successful. He didn't imagine that it was going to be as big as it became, but he knew that it was going to go beyond what everyone else expected it to be.
Here is what I learned from this story a vision can't be something that is just proposed and then forgotten. In order to be successful a vision has to be passionately supported and sustained. I think that people have a tendency to let loose of a vision far to easy. When they see the obstacles in front of them they stop pursuing it. They give up the chase.
There are and will be obstacles that the young adult ministry in our church has to face. One obstacle may be a lack of response. Another obstacle may be a lack of resources. Anything can become an obstacle to what I am trying to do. Many times I have doubted my own vision and lost passion for it, but when I remind myself of why I am doing it my passion returns.
I offer this to the young adult ministry team and the young adults who visit here. If God has given you a vision: keep it.
It discussed George Lucas and his vision for the films. He had some limited success before Star Wars, but he didn't have the status he needed to easily do what he wanted to do. He had to find support from a major studio, but none of the studios really wanted to do it. When he did finally get support he still was hampered by time constraints, technological restrictions, and budget limits. There were times when his own film crew was laughing during the shooting.
Lucas had a vision that no one believed in. He just wanted to make a movie that he had a heart for. He knew he could do it, and that it was going to be successful. He didn't imagine that it was going to be as big as it became, but he knew that it was going to go beyond what everyone else expected it to be.
Here is what I learned from this story a vision can't be something that is just proposed and then forgotten. In order to be successful a vision has to be passionately supported and sustained. I think that people have a tendency to let loose of a vision far to easy. When they see the obstacles in front of them they stop pursuing it. They give up the chase.
There are and will be obstacles that the young adult ministry in our church has to face. One obstacle may be a lack of response. Another obstacle may be a lack of resources. Anything can become an obstacle to what I am trying to do. Many times I have doubted my own vision and lost passion for it, but when I remind myself of why I am doing it my passion returns.
I offer this to the young adult ministry team and the young adults who visit here. If God has given you a vision: keep it.
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