I declare that I am a Vision Keeper—set apart to remember,
record, and run with what God said.
I will not be led by delay, fear, or fatigue.
I will walk in Obedient Sight, even when I cannot see the full picture.
I carry divine instruction, not emotional ambition.
I will not bury the vision. I will not minimize the moment. I will not forfeit
the assignment.
I declare that the vision still speaks. The vision still stands. The vision
still stirs.
And I still believe.
One prompt a day plants seeds for tomorrow's growth.
It may not seem like much—just a few lines in your journal, a simple Scripture to reflect on, or a quiet question to ponder. But every time you pause to engage your faith, you are planting something eternal.
Faith grows in the slow, steady soil of daily surrender.
One prompt helps you listen.
One verse draws you closer.
One moment of reflection opens space for God to speak.
You may not see the growth right away. Seeds do not bloom overnight. But deep in the soil of your spirit, roots are forming. Strength is building. Insight is taking hold.
Faith journaling is not about speed—it is about intention.
And intention builds depth.
So do not underestimate the power of today’s small prompt.
It is not just a task—it is a seed.
And seeds, when nurtured, always grow.
This year's Bible reading plans are based on my word of the
Year, VISION.
The
Vision Keeper: A Journey of Obedient Sight is
your reminder that this is more than a plan—it is a call to stay aligned with
what God revealed.
This is a step in the
Journey of Obedient Sight—a journey shaped by
focus, discipline, and trust.
This is not just a reading rhythm. It is a spiritual assignment.
Vision
still speaks. Vision
still stands. Vision
still stirs.
Stay faithful. Stay focused.
You are
a Vision Keeper.
Description:
Writing the vision is more than a journaling habit—it is a
holy act of obedience. When God speaks, He expects it to be recorded
with clarity and reverence. This month walks you through Scriptures that teach
you how to document what He shows, how to remember what He said, and how to
guard what you write by faith.
Memory Verse:
Habakkuk 2:2
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Here is the plan for February. (Link goes to a PDF.)
Here are
the Bible Verse Writing Sheets for 2020.
Paul’s
letters do not just give us doctrine. They give us direction. Whether he is
writing to a church or a young leader, his voice is pastoral, urgent, and
personal. What makes Paul’s writing powerful is not just what he says—it is how
deeply he believes it. He writes with conviction because he lived through
conversion.
As we begin
with Acts and trace his journey through the epistles, we begin to see that
spiritual maturity is not accidental. It is intentional.
And it is
possible—for the Church, and for you.
Father,
Thank You for trusting me with vision.
Forgive me for the times I paused when You told me to move,
and for the times I rushed when You asked me to wait.
Today, I recommit to what You revealed.
Strengthen my focus. Sharpen my obedience.
Let me carry this vision with humility, endurance, and faith.
Whether I am writing, waiting, or walking—let me never forget that I am Yours.
In Jesus’ name, amen.
Repost from: Graceful Writer (A Writing Journey Blog by d. d. Boone)
This was written on February 8, 2019 for my professor blog.
I’ve adopted the vision boarding technique of choosing a word for the year and making it the focal point of my endeavors, activities, and thought process for the entire year. I discovered this online in a Facebook group for Planning. It hit me like a ton of bricks… “This could work for me!” I embraced it and went full force with the idea.
There is a
difference between seeing something spiritually and surrendering to what it
requires. Obedient sight is not just insight—it is invitation. God reveals with
purpose, not for curiosity’s sake, but so you can adjust your life accordingly.
Obedient sight
will often ask more of you than you expected. It might disrupt your routine,
unsettle your preferences, and stretch your faith. But it will never lead you
into confusion—only into deeper clarity through trust.
This kind of
sight is formed through prayer, Scripture, and stillness. It grows as you walk
it out. You may not know the full picture, but you know the One who does. And
that is enough.
Obedient
sight is not about seeing everything—it is about responding faithfully to what
God already showed you.
Walking in what God showed—even
when you cannot see the full picture.
Seeing Is Not the Same as Following
In the Kingdom, obedience is
not about what you see—it is about who you trust.
Some call it blind faith. But
for the Vision Keeper, it is deeper than that.
It is Obedient Sight.
Obedient Sight is not passive.
It is not impulsive.
It is the disciplined choice to walk in what God said—before the fruit
appears, before the outcome unfolds, and before the crowd claps.
It is obedience that moves when
visibility is low.
It is vision that remembers what God said in the light—when the path feels
dark.
“For we walk by faith, not by
sight.”
(2 Corinthians 5:7, ESV)
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What Is Obedient Sight?
Obedient Sight is seeing with your spirit and not just with your
eyes.
It is making movement a matter of obedience, not emotion.
It says:
Obedient Sight trusts the voice
of God more than the appearance of the situation.
When You Walk in Obedient Sight...
You remember: what God shows is
always more real than what life looks like.
“Blessed are those who hear the
word of God and keep it!”
(Luke 11:28, ESV)
Obedient Sight Is a Journey
It is not a moment. It is a
lifestyle.
You are not obeying for the sake of success. You are obeying because He said
so.
That is enough.
Even when:
You walk in what He revealed.
You may not see everything
yet—but Obedient Sight means you walk like it is already done.
Prayer for Obedient Sight
Lord,
Teach me to trust what You show me more than what I can see.
Help me move even when the vision feels foggy.
I surrender my timeline, my logic, and my fear.
Let every step I take be rooted in obedience, not outcome.
Train my eyes to follow Your Word, not the world.
In Jesus’ name, amen.
Final Encouragement
Obedient Sight is not about seeing the finish line.
It is about honoring the next step.
It is about staying aligned.
It is about becoming the evidence of what God said—before it fully
unfolds.
This is how Vision Keepers
walk.
This is how faith grows.
This is the journey of Obedient Sight.
"For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, so that we should walk in them."
Ephesians 2:10, MEV
Lately, I have been asking myself a deeper question—am I becoming who God called me to be, or am I just checking things off a list?
Because the truth is… I am good at getting things done.
Grading. Planning. Responding. Producing.
But becoming? That takes a different kind of focus. A different kind of surrender.
I am learning that God did not create me to be a machine.
He created me to be His workmanship.
Formed.
Refined.
Purposefully shaped.
Becoming who He called me to be means I…
📖 Let Scripture define my identity—not comparison
📝 Reflect on who I am becoming—not just what I am producing
🙏 Ask God to grow me in grace—not just in grit
💬 Speak truth over my becoming—even when I feel behind
The world will always applaud the finished product.
But God sees the beauty in the becoming.
This space is where I pause to measure progress by heart, not just output.
It is where I remember that my calling is not just what I do—it is who I am becoming in Christ.
If you are here, maybe you feel the same tug.
To slow down.
To go deeper.
To allow God to shape you—not just schedule you.
Welcome to the journey of becoming.
Let us walk it—gracefully, purposefully, and together.
Repost from: Graceful Writer (A Writing Journey Blog by d. d. Boone)
I do not use New Year’s Resolutions. I stopped using them somewhere in the 1990s. They did not seem to work for me. But, I have always used goals as a way to measure successes in my life. So, in leu of resolutions, I began to create goals for the new year. In 2018, I learned about using a Word of the Year. After I heard about it from the group and read more about it on my own, it made sense for me to incorporate it into my arsenal. I believe life is all about growing, so if it will help me grow, then I am going to use it.
Using a WOTY is a good way to end the previous year and
start a new year. At the end of the
year, you can look back and see how you progressed over the year with a
specific goal – being intentional about how you wanted your year to go. You can see how things went and how well your
year was. At the beginning of the year,
you can make an intentional plan to set a tone for your year. That is what a WOTY does for a new year, set
the tone. And with this tone, you will
have intentionality and purpose for your year.
Read about my journey with A
Word of the Year.
WHAT IS A WORD OF THE
YEAR?
Taken from my Word of the Year Manual (get it here… https://tinyurl.com/wotymanual )
A word of the year is a word that “sets an intention, a
theme per se, for how you want your year to flow.” (Elizabeth Rider)
A word of the year is “a practice that helps you to set
intentions for the upcoming year with just one word.” (Masha Plans)
WHY CHOOSE A WORD OF
THE YEAR?
Using a Word of the Year can help you stay on track. It will
help keep you focused and moving forward, even in moments of tough times.
“Your yearly goals and resolutions can change, become
irrelevant or simply be forgotten after the first month. The word of the year, however,
is a more flexible practice that will stay with you throughout the whole year
as a gentle reminder of your focus.” (Masha Plans)
“Whenever you’re in doubt or struggling (for example when
you feel like your goals don’t work anymore and you are thinking about changing
them), your word of the year will be your compass and it’ll show you the right
direction.” (Masha Plans)
I recommend you try using a word of the month (the same principle
as a word of the year, but shorter in time) to see how it will work for
you. I believe it will be helpful for
you.
If you want a resource about how to find and use a word of
the year, check out my resource and the companion workbook by clicking
here…
Your strength begins with where you plant yourself. Delight
in His Word daily, and you will not wither.
Psalm 1:3 (NET): “He is
like a tree planted by flowing streams; it yields its fruit at the proper
time.”
Vision is not just something you see—it is something you steward.
A Vision Keeper is one who protects, remembers, writes, and walks out
divine instruction with obedience, discipline, and faith. This collection of
declarations, statements, and prayers is for those who carry vision with
spiritual integrity.
Below you will find every foundational piece created for the
Vision Keeper journey. Use them as reminders, journal prompts, declarations, or
teaching tools throughout your year of Obedient Sight.
VISION KEEPER TOOLS + DECLARATIONS
Use these tools in your journal, post them near your desk,
or recite them aloud when you need to remember why you started.
Because the vision still speaks.
It still stands.
It still stirs.
And you are a Vision Keeper.
"You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You."
Isaiah 26:3, MEV
This season, my workload has been heavy.
Deadlines.
Emails.
Responsibilities stacked on top of expectations.
As a college professor, the weight does not just sit on paper—it presses on my shoulders and pulls at my peace.
But God is teaching me a new rhythm.
Not one of hustle, but of holy rest.
I am learning that peace does not come from checking everything off.
It comes from keeping my mind stayed on Him.
When I navigate my workload with peace, I…
📝 Start my to-do list with prayer
📖 Let the Word speak louder than my worries
💬 Write out my overwhelm so I can surrender it
🙏 Ask for guidance before I ask for energy
Peace is not the absence of work.
It is the presence of God in the middle of it.
This space reminds me that I am more than my productivity.
I am not defined by how much I can carry, but by Who carries me.
So when the days feel long and the lists feel endless, I return here.
To breathe.
To realign.
To let peace anchor my pace.
If you are here, maybe you are carrying more than most can see.
You are doing your best.
You are not alone.
Welcome to the quiet place where peace meets pressure.
Let us navigate this workload—with Jesus and with grace—together.
"If anyone will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me."
Luke 9:23, MEV
This year, I am not just trying to be a better person—I am learning to be a better disciple.
There is a difference.
A better person might aim for kindness.
A better disciple follows Christ.
A better person might try to be good.
A better disciple dies to self so His goodness can shine through.
This kind of growth is not about perfection—it is about pursuit.
It is daily.
It is intentional.
And sometimes, it is uncomfortable.
For me, becoming a better disciple means I…
📖 Open my Bible not to check a box, but to hear His voice
🙏 Pray even when I do not feel holy
📝 Journal my convictions, not just my complaints
💬 Follow Jesus in the quiet choices—when no one is watching
Some days I get it right.
Other days I stumble.
But the goal is not applause.
It is obedience.
Discipleship is not just about learning more—it is about living differently.
It is not just walking with Jesus when the path is smooth—it is staying with Him when the road is narrow.
This space is where I keep saying yes.
Yes to growth.
Yes to surrender.
Yes to following Him more closely than I did yesterday.
If you are here, maybe you are longing for that deeper walk too.
Not busier. Not louder. But more faithful.
Welcome to the journey of becoming.
Let us grow as disciples—together.
The journey of
obedient sight is not a sprint—it is a sacred unfolding. It does not always
look impressive from the outside, and it is rarely loud. But it is purposeful,
steady, and deeply rooted in trust.
When God gives
you a vision, He also gives you a path. Not all of it at once, and not always
with clarity, but just enough to take the next faithful step. The journey is
about learning to follow without demanding full explanations. It is about
learning to pause when God pauses you, and to move when He signals forward.
This kind of
sight matures over time. It reshapes how you interpret delay, how you respond
to detours, and how you measure progress. You begin to realize that slow
obedience is still obedience. And obedience, no matter the pace, keeps you
within the covering of divine vision.
If you are
still walking—still trusting—then you are still on time.
There is a kind of vision that does not begin with
eyesight—it begins with instruction.
It does not follow what is seen—it follows what is spoken.
This is the Journey of Obedient Sight.
It is not for the impulsive.
It is not for the comfortable.
It is for those who choose to move based on what God said—not what life shows.
What
Is Obedient Sight?
Obedient Sight is the posture of a faithful heart
that follows God's voice even when the way is unclear.
It is the discipline of walking out what was revealed in the Spirit, before it
ever manifests in the natural.
“For we walk by faith, not by sight.”
(2 Corinthians 5:7, ESV)
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Those who walk in Obedient Sight are not waiting for
proof—they are moved by promise.
They obey in the dark, they trust through delay, and they hold firm when others
walk away.
It
Begins with Revelation
Obedient Sight is not born out of strategy—it is born out
of encounter.
It begins when God speaks. A verse. A vision. A moment in
prayer. A prompting too strong to ignore.
When God reveals, it becomes your responsibility to
remember, record, and respond.
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”
(Psalm 119:105, ESV)
This kind of sight walks with reverence, not impulse.
It
Requires Repetition
Obedient Sight is not a one-time act—it is a lifestyle of continual
alignment.
When discouragement comes, you go back. When the path gets
foggy, you still follow the compass of His Word.
“We must pay much closer attention to what we have heard,
lest we drift away from it.”
(Hebrews 2:1, ESV)
You do not chase the next thing. You stay faithful to the last
thing.
It
Does Not Rush
Those who walk in Obedient Sight know how to wait.
They do not rush fulfillment. They trust divine timing.
They do not panic in the pause. They understand that delay
is not denial—it is development.
“The vision is for a future time... Though it tarries, wait
for it; it will surely come.”
(Habakkuk 2:3, NLT)
Waiting is not wasted when it is rooted in the Word.
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It
Awakens Courage
To walk in Obedient Sight is to move boldly—sometimes
without a crowd, without confirmation, and without clarity.
But it builds a fire inside that cannot be extinguished by
fear.
Obedience unlocks boldness. Faithfulness produces fire.
“Be strong and courageous... for the Lord your God is with
you wherever you go.”
(Joshua 1:9, ESV)
Obedient Sight says:
“I will go when You say go, even if I do not know where this road ends.”
It
Leads with Legacy
The Journey of Obedient Sight is not just for you.
It blesses others. It teaches others. It prepares the way for others.
Your obedience creates a trail someone else will walk.
Your writing becomes a message someone else will run with.
“So that he may run who reads it.”
(Habakkuk 2:2, ESV)
God never wastes a vision. He multiplies it through
faithful people.
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Final
Thoughts
If you are in a season where you cannot see the next
step—remember what He already said.
If you feel behind—revisit what He gave you at the beginning.
If you are tired—return to the last instruction and let it anchor you
again.
Obedient Sight is not flashy. But it is powerful.
It teaches you to follow without needing full vision.
It trains your heart to listen more than you look.
It builds trust—not just in what God will do—but in who He is.
The journey may be quiet.
It may feel slow.
But it is always sacred.
Because those who walk in Obedient Sight walk in step
with Heaven.
"In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."
1 Thessalonians 5:18, MEV
Some days are heavy.
Some moments feel more like surviving than thriving.
But even then—especially then—I am learning to give thanks.
Gratitude is not pretending life is easy.
It is declaring that God is still good, even when life is not.
Living with gratitude when the days are hard means I…
📝 Write down three things I can still be thankful for
💬 Speak hope over the day before it begins
🙏 Thank God for His presence, not just His provision
📖 Choose to see grace, even when it shows up in small ways
Gratitude is how I fight back.
It is how I push against the heaviness.
It is how I remember that hard seasons do not mean God has left.
He is still here. He is still working. He is still worthy.
This space helps me hold onto joy—not the loud kind, but the quiet kind that lives deep in my soul.
The kind that breathes, “Thank You, Lord,” even through tears.
If you are here, maybe you are learning that kind of gratitude too.
Not because everything is good.
But because He always is.
Welcome to the practice of praise.
Let us give thanks—together.