Just plug in your name. Who are you? What did God create you to do? What is the problem that God sent you to solve? This has been a question that has plagued me for years. Yet, the answer was in my face and I could never see it. We need to know our mission and vision. Do you have personal mission and vision statements? Today would be a good day to start on this path of self-assessment.
The Mission Statement:
Mission Statement: Concise statement of your life purpose.
A personal mission statement is a brief description of what you should focus on, what you should accomplish and who you were created to be. It is a way to focus your energy, actions, behaviors and decisions towards the things that help you reach your destiny.
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Keep it simple, clear and brief. You should be able to remember it.
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Your mission statement should touch upon your focus and who you were created to be. Think about specific actions, behaviors, habits and qualities that would have a significant positive impact on your journey to repositioning yourself.
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Make sure your mission statement is positive. Instead of saying what you don’t want to do or don’t want to be, say what you do want to do or become. Find the positive alternatives to any negative statements.
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Include positive behaviors, character traits and values that you consider particularly important and want to develop further.
- Create a mission statement that will guide you in your day-to-day actions and decisions. Make it a part of your everyday life.
As you develop your personal mission statement you should think about how your mission affects your life. Is it consistent with your other personal mission statements? Will it conflict with or contradict something else? Is it balanced? Then, you should make it emotional. Including an emotional payoff in your mission statement infuses it with passion and will make it even more compelling, inspiring and energizing.
My personal mission statement is:
A voice in the darkness,
A vehicle to deliverance, and
A pathway to destiny.
This mission statement deals directly to the ministry that God has called me to. Your mission statement will be different from mine because we were created differently. I am an original and so are you. I know that one lady in the class has a mission statement that simply says, “A catalyst for change”. Is that not awesome?
The Vision Statement:
Vision Statement: Concise statement of the unique and distinctive ways that you will accomplish your purpose.
Your personal vision statement guides your life. Your personal vision statement provides the direction necessary to guide the course of your days and the choices you make about your career. Your personal vision statement is the light shining in the darkness toward which you turn to find your way. Your personal vision statement illuminates your way.
Your vision statement adds the all-important how. It defines the distinctive and specific ways that you will accomplish your mission.
Your vision statement propels your mission to specific strategies. Specifying the primary activities you will pursue to accomplish your purpose, it reflects your unique passions, talents, personality traits, experience, and skills.
You should be able to define your vision statement in one concise paragraph. The first sentence of this paragraph is your mission statement. The next one or two sentences specify how you will accomplish your mission.
Your vision statement will evolve over time, reflecting your character development and the acquisition of more skills and experience.
When I add my vision statement to my mission statement, it looks like this.
A voice in the darkness,
A vehicle to deliverance, and
A pathway to destiny
Through preaching and teaching the Word of God
to the underdog and the oppressed.
Now, go and define who you are in Christ.
