I’m a Man of Small Vision

Last week I had a few meetings that blew my mind. I can’t give you details on all of them, but each and every one of them expanded my mind. They took a few small ideas I had, and pumped them full of steroids and protein. They’re getting so big they’re scaring me.

One of the meetings was with a book publisher. You may or may not know I’ve been working on a devotional for creatives. I presented it to a publisher to see if they can help me get it out there.

When I wrote it, I realized my audience was very specific. I reach folks who create things for their churches. That’s a large and powerful group, but not by book publishing standards. I knew I had to expand my audience a bit to give my book more hope of success. So I made it for anyone who considers themselves creative. I could probably sell a thousand books to that audience if I worked really hard.

But my new friend at the publisher dropped an idea in my head. He said, “What if made it for anyone who was interested in being more creative? What if, instead of creatives, the devotional was for anyone who wanted to think differently?”

And while that distinction was tiny, it blew open my vision. Maybe I could do something bigger than I thought I could. He believed in me enough to suggest that. Now it was my turn to see what he saw.

So many times in my life I think I have a big vision. It’s already something I feel is outside my ability to manage. And then I present the idea to someone and they make it even bigger.

I’m finding the key to success is not trying to reach your potential. The key is trying to reach the potential others see in you.

I believe we highly underestimate the talents and gifts God has placed inside us. We have small vision.

So we need to surround ourselves with folks who see bigger things for us. Then we need to have the guts to reach for that new potential.

You may be a person of small vision, but that doesn’t mean you can’t do great things.

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