2020 Vision. Remember that? This time last year we were ramping up to have the best year of our lives. Churches and organizations were adopting 2020 as the year of vision- forward thinking- progressive vision. And then it happened, a series of events that changed our lives or at least the way we live them.
It’s been a year of quarantine, isolation, death and loss. It’s been a year of divisiveness, social injustice and unrest, and an election year to boot. It’s been a year of economic struggle, job loss, remote working and homeschool. Man, it’s been a year!
But what if our perspective is all wrong? What if our ideas that 2020 was going to be the year of clear vision weren’t forgotten? What if what we didn’t expect to happen is exactly what we needed to happen?
Here are some rarely thought about results of the chaos that was 2020:
– Conversations about social injustice that have needed to happen for decades are finally happening
– Business have had to rethink their methods and realizing that their footprint need not be so large
– Churches and other organizations have had to refocus their efforts and are now reaching more people- on a global scale- than they were prior
– Families are having dinner together again
– With many things closed and events canceled, campgrounds and state/national parks are seeing a surge in visitation and reservations
I am not trying to downplay the events and ramifications of a year that has been tragic for so many. And while 2020 feels far from a blessing, maybe we are focused on the wrong things? Maybe instead of the loss and missed events we should be grateful for the time with our families and slower pace of life. Maybe instead of being upset about missing the summer blockbusters, we should be happy that we finally finished that book we wanted to read. Maybe that job you lost allowed you to pursue the one He was calling you to? Maybe the isolation from the people you used to hang out with opened a door for the ones you were meant to meet? Maybe the pace you were running needed to slow down? Maybe your priorities needed reorganizing? Maybe instead of feeling isolated from our social circles we should be thankful for the opportunity to pull closer to God.
Maybe 2020 was a great opportunity for us to focus on who we really are, what is really important to us, and most importantly- Whose we are.
Maybe, just maybe, this was His 2020 Vision.
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