Introduction: That title describes 2022! Or does it? Do you have VISION, PASSION, MISSION? A word from the prophet Habakkuk gives these perspectives.

1. What is your VISION?

“2And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.” (Hab 2:2)

Habakkuk needed a word from the Lord. May I suggest to you we also need a word from the Lord. Not our agenda, but His! We are notoriously known for conjuring up a man-made VISION, instead of waiting on the Lord to really get in on His VISION. Or worse, not pursuing any VISION, and therefore having a blurred VISION.

2. Do you have PASSION?

“1I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.” (Hab 2:1)

What do we mean by PASSION? Habakkuk had a PASSION to hear from the Lord during a most difficult time. Reminder: We do not snap our fingers and God respond to our every beckoning. Rather, we submit to His Will. Artificial obedience is disobedience. However, since we are His children, He desires to have a relationship with us, not just a casual chat every once in a while.

3. Do you have a MISSION?

“3For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.” (Hab 2:3)

Watching expectantly, writing obediently, and waiting patiently should guide us in 2022.