Marriage is the most intense, enduring relationship you will have on this earth.  A vision gives you a map for your journey together.

1. A clear vision for your marriage can keep you
on your course
A vision gives the drive. In order for a marriage to
work well. The couple needs to have a bigger
picture of where to take their marriage to.
Unfortunately many people enter the marriage
institution without a vision. They are unable to
handle the issues at hand and hence cannot even
move forward.
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2. • A vision is a picture of what our efforts will
achieve in the end.
• A vision for your marriage is powerful.
• All couples must have visions for their
marriages.
• Every PERSON must have:
–a. Personal vision.
–b. Family/Marriage vision
–c. Ministry or career vision.
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3. • Every PERSON must have a purpose and a
vision in life. A great vision is usually given to
those who have the wider scope and having
the wider scope is a choice.
• Having a great vision has nothing to being
better than others or being the most talented;
instead all of those who have been given great
visions have at least one thing in common and
that is their vision is fueled in the thoughts of
bringing solutions to others.
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4. • Proverbs 29:18
• ‘Where there is no vision, the people perish:
but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.’
(KJV)
• We are all capable and must contribute in
one way or the other.
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5. • “A vision is a glimpse of the end, a view of
your purpose in life.” (Myles Munroe) Every
person should have a sense of what God is
doing in and through his/her life. Couples
must also have a vision of what God wants to
do in their lives.
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6. • “Vision is a picture of the future that creates
passion within you today” (The Law of
Compass – 17 Laws of Team work)
• “Vision is an internal picture, not of what
exists, but what will be in the future.”
Wilkinson
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7. Importance of Vision in Marriage
• 1. Clarity.
• Understand why God put you together. It's
impossible to know if you're successful if you
don't know what it is you're trying to
accomplish.
• Confusion is the opposite of clarity, and God
never creates anything to operate in
confusion. God wants to operate in light. He
will speak to us and give us clarity if we'll let
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8. • 2. Energy or passion.
• If you don't know the vision for your life and
marriage, it's hard to get excited about it.
Once you identify a vision, both of you will
pursue it with enormous energy.
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9. • 3. Purity.
• Without vision, people cast off restraint.
They fall into sin. People without vision are
vulnerable to negative guidance. Rather than
living your life attempting not to fail or
struggling not to do bad things, with a vision
you'll live doing good things. That's a huge
psychological difference.
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10. • 4. Unity.
• Couples fight because they don't see eye-to-
eye. They have competing visions—that's
what the word division means. Two people
cannot walk together unless they're in
agreement.
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11. • It is impossible to succeed in marriage when
a husband and wife are divided. Rather than
both of you having your own way of looking
at things, a single vision for your marriage
means you both have the same focus. This is
essential.
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12. • 5. Victory.
• Proverbs 29:18 says, "Where there is no
revelation, people cast off restraint; but
blessed is the one who heeds wisdom's
instruction." Without revelation or vision, we
become hopeless and miss the direction in
life. We cannot see the way forward.
• Victory is only possible if we have the goal in
sight.
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13. • 6. Direction
• Your marriage vision guides your life and
provides the direction necessary to chart the
course of your marriage and the choices you
make about in your marriage life. This vision
statement is the light shining in the darkness
toward which you turn to find your way. It
illuminates your way. It can also changes over
time, depending upon what is happening in
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14. • 7. Personal productivity
• Unless you are busy with activities that will
help you realize your marriage vision; you
are simply being a busy doing nothing
productive.
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15. • One of the main secrets to being successful in
marriage is to take the time to think through
what is important for both of you.
• Being clear about what motivates you, and
knowing your values, allows you to make the
right choices in supporting your clear vision.
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16. • If you do not know where you are
headed in life, there is no way you can
make a success of it, let alone guiding
others to do well.
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17. • Taking the time to establish your marriage
vision is critical. Start where you are now
with a clear vision and refine it over time.
• Vision hence gives you the force behind all
that you want to achieve in life.
• You cannot sit and expect results without
having a vision. It gives the purpose in life.
Every couple must have a vision.
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18. • A clear vision for your marriage can keep
you on your course
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19. • Marriage is the most intense,
enduring relationship you will have
on this earth. A vision gives you a map for
your journey together.
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20. • Do you have a vision for
your marriage? What
destination do you want
for your marriage journey?
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