 Okay, so thanks for sharing about your vision, what God has put in your heart. Let's continue to seek Him, pursue the Lord, and get clarity, and not get discouraged by the, you know, either by the smallness of it, or the, you know, the, the, the, the bigness, the magnitude of it, right? Don't get intimidated, or don't get discouraged in any way, because, you know, when you're sure that it's, it's from God, you know, that it's an, it all is put in your heart, and you see that, you know, the impact that it can have, right? And it's for the glory of God. It's, it elevates God, and, and of course, in fulfilling that vision, we'll fulfill our destiny that God has for us. And, you know, if you've studied, or if you've, I don't know if you did it last semester, about kingdom building, and, you know, the kingdom of God, you see that many, God calls many to be part of the vision. God will call others with a similar life calling to be part of the vision, maybe for a season, maybe for, even through the, for, for your lifetime, to be part of that vision, to, to bring in what you yourself, you know, or not grace to do, maybe, you know, maybe you, you have strength, and you have, you know, the gifting and the grace in certain areas, but when God brings others to be part of that vision, to part of that work, and for His glory. And, and the beautiful thing is that the others who come to be part of, you know, your life's calling and vision that God has put in your heart, they fulfill, they get to fulfill their destiny, or they get to fulfill their call, and the vision that God has put in their hearts in fulfilling, you know, in being part of this vision. So, and that's one other way of us being the body of Christ, and that's how God plans it. And it's also wonderful when it comes together, right? So, so yeah, the smallness of it or the bigness of it, not to be discouraged and also to be open when, you know, at the right time, of course, when God brings in others to be part of the, you know, your vision, or what He has put in your heart, and God brings others to be part of it in order to strengthen the work, in order to make it even go, you know, further and in, for the purposes of God, right? Okay. Yeah, Sreekumar, you have a question. Yes, Pastor, I have a question. I just need a little more clarification on Matthew 6, 22, 23, where it says that if your highest bad your whole body will be full of darkness. What exactly Jesus is, you know? Yeah, let's just read that fully. Matthew 6, 22, 23, I think just read it now. The lamp of the body is the eye. Yeah. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. Yeah. And if your eye is bad, your whole body is full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness? So that's my confusion that if the light is, that is in you. Yeah. Yeah. So the thing is, obviously, he's going beyond physical vision. You know, he's talking about things that we see, things that we understand. And the thing is that if what I consider to be light, you know, is actually darkness, right? If what I consider to be the way or the answers or enlightenment, if that is actually not light, but is darkness and my whole body is full of it and how great is that darkness, right? Yatharun, you want to share something? Yeah, Pastor, just a thought on this aspect of eyes becoming darkness. Now, when we just like enough, for example, when we walk into a room in the house, we'll be able to see things and we can walk around because we know where the couch is, where the TV is because of the light. But in case if our eyes are closed, it will be darkness. Even though the room is well lit up, we cannot see anything. And when we cannot see anything, it is difficult for us to navigate through it. So, you know, the light that can be shut down right at the point of the eyes itself. And the way you have explained about true vision is liberating is more like, I know if I have to go from one place to another, it is easier for me to know the destination so that I can walk through it easily. And I know what not to choose. For example, if I walk into a store like Decathlon, if I want to be an athlete, I will walk into the athlete section and buy my running shoes. But if I don't have a vision, I might buy a tennis shoe and golf pants and I'll be lost because there are so many options. So, true vision liberates us. And through the eyes, we see everything. Like, when the light is in the eyes, we see everything. True. Yeah. Yeah. So, our choice is everything gets, you know, directed time, which is a great resource, again, doesn't get squandered and so on. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. So, yeah. So, Shikmar, hope that helps in the sense like even our understanding, even our, you know, in the natural and also, you know, when it comes to the spiritual lack, if what I consider to be, you know, even, you know, right, if in case, you know, if that is wrong, you know, how great is my darkness, right? So, is it means that when he's saying there that the light which is in you is darkness means maybe, is Jesus is saying there that my understanding is in darkness? Is it because of the lack of enlightenment in me? Yeah. Yeah. If that is, you know, because he's, you know, second part of, I'm looking at second part of verse 23, if therefore the light that is in you is darkness. Yeah. So, what is really guiding me? Yeah. So, what is actually guiding me? What is actually enabling me to see, understand the world, everything? If that is indeed darkness? Yeah. Yeah. I think what Anita is sharing, you know, what you consider as true is not true, but it's actually, you know, falsehood. Then how great is that darkness? Because I'm, you know, I'm moving towards it, guided by this, my, my perception, my choices, everything is guided by this, just like how vision enables me to guide my choices and kind of like what Tarun shared, what to avoid, what not to, you know, what, what to choose and what not to choose. So, if that sense of direction and choice is guided by this sense of light, but it's indeed not light itself, you know, it's, it's not light, then how great is that darkness that is in me? Yeah. Thank you, Master. Thank you. Right. Yeah. Okay. So, so the importance of vision, I think all of us understand there's no, there's no need to, you know, shy away from it. And it's, it's, it's, you know, it can be a very enjoyable process of, you know, communing with God and receiving from him. And, and, you know, one thing for us to understand is, you know, we can go to one Corinthians. I think it's three or it was a two. It talks about, yeah, one Corinthians two, and verse nine, and versus nine and 10, right? I has not seen nor your heard nor have entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for those who love him. But God has revealed them to us through his spirit for the searches, for the spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. And he's obviously, you know, the verses before that, he's talking about, you know, how he's speaking the wisdom of God, the revelation of God, you know, which God ordained before in the ages. And this time, you know, the Kairos moment, it is being made known, right, to the, to the church, to the world. But the thing is that the Holy Spirit, God, he, he's a revealer, right? He's a spirit of revelation and wisdom. He's the one who reveals, he's the one who shows and he has, he does reveal them to us through his spirit, to our spirit, right? So he, if things are hidden, it is so that we might find. If things are, you know, not clear, it is, it is so that progressively, you know, things will be clear and the spirit of God wants us to come to a place of receiving from him. Another thing that we see is, you know, that will be encouragement for us, you know, for those of us who think that I'm not getting any clarity is this, you know, efficiency to and versus, versus, versus 10, right? For we are his workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. So it's talking about the fact that God is, we are God's workmanship, we are his works of art shaped by him, created by him. And it also talks about the fact that we are created in Christ Jesus for something, you know, there is purpose, there is meaning in everything in our entire life. And so we are created for good works. And it says that God has already prepared these good works beforehand. He knows us. He formed us. So he has prepared these good works that we should walk in them, right? So he is prepared. So why, you know, because he wants us to walk in it, right? So the spirit of God will direct us to these good works to walk in them. So it is not like he's playing, excuse me, so it's not like he's hiding it so that you, you know, live your life, just struggling and trying to find what it is. And then, you know, you come to the end of it and say, how frustrating I did not know. It's not that. When we pursue and we are clear in our intentions, when our hearts are oiled towards and Scripture says that he wants to show himself strong. And, you know, this is what he wants to do. So that should encourage us. Okay, question from Prabhakar. Okay, is it only referring to vision can also about what we see and avoid, like lust or sin, which enters through our eyes, puts our entire body to darkness? Yeah, yeah, Prabhakar. So that is what we were looking at. We were looking at what we consider to be truth that gives light to our decisions, to our, you know, to our life ahead, what we consider to be the way, or it can even be model standard. So if that is not light, that is, you know, the opposite of light, then how great is the darkness? So yes, it refers to this as well. Okay, okay. So the thing is for us to state our vision, now, you know, putting that into words, you see that sometimes it can be what's in our heart and what is in our mind to really put it, when we write it down, it can be it can take a lot of effort, right, because you know, sometimes revelation, which is in your heart, communicating that it's, it becomes a problem, right? God puts it in our hearts and then it, to communicate that you know, you know, it's so strong, it's like, it's like burning inside of you, but then to be able to put it in words to communicate it, it's, it takes some effort, it takes the grace of God. So, but we can do that, right? So, and the Lord's instruction is that we capture that, we write it down, put it down, state it so that it is clear, so that there is clarity. So, so also, you know, when we, when we write down, you know, for some of us, I know we are, I don't know what the term is, but then, even as they speak, they are processing things, you know, it becomes clear as they are speaking it, and which is verbal, you know, verbally, they're putting it in words and communicating it, but for some of us, it can be visual, you know, we need to see it, right? So you write it down, either you write it and you speak it out, you read it out, or you know, you write it, you see it, then it's so much clearer, right? So, yeah, so state your vision, put it, capture it, write it down. The thing to do, the next thing to do would be to, you know, especially, you know, this is, this is true if one is leading, you know, one is a spiritual leader, when you say leading, you know, don't think of, you know, big organizations, you know, that is also the scope of leading, but also, even if it's one other person or even if it's two others, to be able to communicate that vision, hey, this is what we are about, right? This is what God has called us to do, to be able to communicate that vision, share that vision. So, you know, so those who are part of this vision, if it's a church, maybe, you know, the staff, maybe the people, the congregation, everybody's part of this vision, right? So God has put this vision and you're faithful to it, you've started something and you're working towards it, and here are these people who are also drawn to the vision that, you know, God has put in your heart and you birthed it and you're walking in it and they are connected to it. Now, we need to communicate the vision, maybe re-attribute that vision over and over again, right? That's the other thing. So, but to communicate that vision, okay, that's the response that we carry as leaders, to communicate that vision. So the thing is, they should know the vision, to come to an understanding, okay, this is what the vision is. Oh, I'm sorry, I'm not showing the screen. Let me just, okay. So, to communicate with the intention that people know it, right? So, therefore, you know, even when you're stating it, that it let it be clear, let it be simple, so that your team knows it, your ministry team knows it, your congregation knows it, your staff, they know it and if it's, you know, like, was it Kennedy who said the organization, you know, so that your leaders, your managers know it, your team knows it, that this is what the organization stands for and then, and I think every organization, you know, would put it, you know, it captured it, maybe there's a frame on it, there is a, you know, something, which points to the fact that, which actually communicates day in and day out, it's there clearly, you know, as you walk in somewhere there, so people see it and understand this is what the ministry is about, this is what the organization is about, so it helps to communicate, you know, it helps to know it, right? The second thing is, what happens is when we communicate the vision, people own it, right? So there's a difference between just knowing it and owning it, right? Owning is I make it mine, right? I take it and I make it mine, okay? It resonates with me and I take it and I make it mine, okay? And say, okay, now I want to be part of this, I want to pursue the same thing, right? As together, as fellow believers or as, you know, as ministry leaders or as, you know, team members, I want to pursue the same thing, so you begin to own it, you make it yours, right? You take it, you, it's like, you know, buying something and you take it and you say this is mine, okay? So you've bought in, you've taken it and it becomes part of you, right? And, of course, it changes everything about you, you are enthused by, you know, you're enthused by, it's a zeal and a passion that comes with it, because it, you know, it's part of you, it's, you are one with it, you agree with it and then there's a witness of the Spirit to it, witness of the Holy Spirit, God witness, and then there is, there's so much joy and you're, you know, and you're totally, you have so much zeal, so much passion, right? Because you wake up and, and this is the vision right in front of you and so, you know, you're just going after it and, you know, it's producing life, it's life giving, it's life producing and you're energized by it, right? Day in and day out, you're energized by it, okay? So that is what communicating the vision helps, right? So as a leader, you communicated, it's, it's no longer in your heart and in your mind, but it is out there for others to hear, others to see, to know, to own it, to, to run with it, right? So that is what we saw in Habakkuk 2 and 2, it says, so that the one who reads may run, meaning, let that person be moved to action, to act upon it. So it's no more you, you know, taking and running, but there are others also who are, you know, being, let's say, for use of a better word and just saying activated, right? It's giving them meaning, it's giving them purpose, because it resonates with their call as well, what God has called them to do. You know, you see, so there's rising up, you know, there's rising an army, there's rising a body of believers who are, you know, who resonate with the call, who are saying, you know, we are passing the, you're going after this, right? So it's no more just you, but it's, it's a whole lot of others who are getting connected. So, so the importance of communicating, right? Okay, let's read Mahamaya 2, 17 and 18, and Mahamaya, this is what he says, you know, about, about building the wall, rebuilding the wall. Then he said to them, sorry, then I said to them, you see the distress that we are in how Jerusalem lies waste and its gates are burned with fire come, and let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer be a reproach. And I told them, of the hand of my God, which had been good upon me, and also of the king's words that he had spoken to me. So they said, let us rise up and build. Then they set their hands to this good work, right? So this is what Mahamaya does. Mahamaya talks about the condition. He talks about the favor that he experienced at the hand of the king, who provided protection, who provided, you know, all this timber and everything. So, and he talks about the favor of God, which enabled him to actually, you know, share that with the king and so on. So he shares that entire thing, entire encounter and, you know, all his, you know, whatever he went through till at that point. And then their response is, let us rise up and build. Let us rise up and build. And it says that then they set their hands to this good work. So, of course, he gives the invitation, come, let us build the wall of Jerusalem. And he shares, this is what happened. And then they say, let us rise up and build. And they start to build. And we know, you know, how they, despite all that was happening, there were so many things that were happening, so many things that came against them. There was plotting, there was ridiculing, they trying to intimidate, you know, Tavaia and San Ballad and all the others. And they scheme, they manipulated, but despite all that, the wall was built. The wall was built. And we see that people stood with Nehemiah. So that is what the vision can, having the godly vision and communicating that godly vision. That is what can be accomplished. Right. So, I remember the words of Bill Hybel, Bill Hybel talking about vision, the senior pastor of Saddleback Church, you're going through a problem right now. But he shared about vision and he says, you know, vision leaks. It's like a bucket which has these minute holes and you fill it with water and there's a slow leak. It just keeps going out. Water keeps going out and one day it's just empty. So vision leaks and because we're all human beings and we tend to forget, so repeat so that people are reminded and it's reiterated so that people can remember its taste with them. And the thing is, when we get into the mission of it, the mission which we're going to look at next, the mission which means, okay, all the strategies, all the activities and all the actual work of it, when we actually get into it, there could be a tendency to forget. Like when we talk about worship ministry, there is this practicing, there is this choosing of songs, there is the actual coming together and even in the practice, there's so many things like, okay, what is the dynamics of it, the tempo and the thing, how do we transition from one song to another. So many things, so many details that you're looking at. And it's possible that you forget the big picture. So it's a big picture is to please God's heart and worship in spirit and truth worship without holding back in. And that's the first thing and to encounter his manifest presence. So in getting into the details, in looking at the minor things, sometimes we forget the big picture. Why are we doing this? Why are we meeting? Please sometimes forget the big picture. And it's true of teams, it's true of maybe even organization like managers and so on. You're tackling the day to day, you're tackling the challenges and sometimes it's possible that we forget or temporarily, you just forget the big picture. Why are we doing this? And once that happens, sometimes the solving of the issue takes a different direction. It's not in line with the vision. And because we might do something else, we might take, even planning and activities and everything, it can take a different direction. So the importance of repeating the vision, the importance of reiterating the vision at opportune times. So when we have our meetings or I'm just talking about the worship ministry, so try to try to reinforce, repeat, repeatedly share this is what and do it in creative ways like an activity, like a game or something so that it stays and people are also reminded of it. And I'm sure as a church there is, I'm sure you've seen some of our announcement videos every Sunday that is played that is streamed on Vine as well. So it starts with the vision. The vision of all people's church is that. So there is this reason for repeating it so that we don't forget it. It stays with us. We are reminded of it over and over again. So that is about the vision. So we see vision is important. Vision is it's life changing. It's also life saving. And we're talking about a godly vision. We're talking about the vision there. It's not something that is done in the flesh. It's not for a selfish, self out of selfish ambition or anything. There is ambition in what it's godly ambition. People need to be ambitious in God in order to reach those things that God wants us to do. And if God says, okay, the great commission, we see that go to all the world. So one has to be willing, able and also have that ambition. Okay, I want to go into all the world. And otherwise, there is no fulfilling of that great commission. So that ambition is not a bad word, but if it is selfish ambition, then it's definitely fleshly and self-serving and not God-serving. Okay, so to have that godly vision, it's so important. The other thing is, now, vision can be big, vision can be exciting. But one thing we need to understand that another way to spell vision is this. This is how you spell vision, that it's work. In fact, if you want to qualify it, it is hard work. And it involves a lot of sweat and tears and all that. So it is actually work. When you talk about a big vision, it's a lot of work. It translates into work at the end of the day. It needs to. Otherwise, there's no fulfilling it. So when we look at the work that needs to be done, and that is what we call as the mission, the mission statement, what do we do? What are the things that we are involved in, like some of you shared, a house group or raising up leaders? So these are things that are teaching, building. So these are things that you're going to be doing consistently every day. And that is work, that involves work, that involves effort, time, resources, everything. So the mission talks about that. The mission statement, this is what it clarifies. This is what it states. It states what you can do, what you are going to be doing. And it also talks about whom you're doing it. Is it to a certain group of people? Is it to a certain individual to whom you are doing it? Some of you said, okay, we manufacture the world. Is that what Kennedy said? I forget. So you're saying, okay, this is who we are doing this for. And also talks about how you're going to get it done. Some of the details, some strategies, et cetera. Example, look at the mission statement of APC just sharing that. Disciping and equipping believers in the word and spirit to mature them into Christ likeness, fulfill God's purpose for their lives, and to have influence and impact for God's kingdom. So to equip, it's an equipping, it's a training, kind of a, that is one aspect of it. So we are going to be doing that so that believers can mature into Christ likeness. They can fulfill God's purpose for their life and so that they can have influence and impact for God's kingdom. Okay, so that's the mission. So what was the vision? If you look at the vision, it talks about being salt and light, being an influence for impact, okay, being an influence of change. And it talks about, okay, city of Bangalore, the nation, the nations, you know, that is a scope of the vision. It talks about, okay, the future, okay, this is what we want to be, this is what we want to become, right, a voice to the nation, to be salt influencing, to be light impacting. So that's the vision. But when it comes to, okay, translating that into work, okay, this is the work, the work of teaching, the work of discipling, the work of equipping believers, so that they discover the call, they get equipped to do the work of ministry. And in turn, you know, they're going to be influencing, they're going to be impacting or salt light, they're going to be, you know, be the voice of truth, the voice to the nation and to the nation. So you see that the work that we do is actually the mission, right? So it's going to be daily, it's going to be monthly, and it's going to be a lot of sweat. It's not going to be, you know, it's not going to be a, you know, very relaxing, drifting kind of, you know, it's like a relaxing walk, right? It involves work. It's going to be effort. So be prepared for that. Be ready for that. Say, okay, it's, you know, God has given me, God has blessed me with these, with these capabilities. Now, you know, he's, it involves me stretching, it involves me doing these things. And in doing that, you realize, you know, you realize hidden strength, you realize that God has put strength in you. Okay, how will you know that you have strength when you push against certain hard things, right? When you carry certain, the weight of certain things, and you realize that, hey, you know, I'm able to do it, right? Greater is he that is in me. He has actually, you know, he's trained me, he is, you know, he has brought me to Christ like this. I'm responding to situations, to difficult situations in a way that I could not do before. I am doing that. He has put his strength in me, right? He has built me up in the spin-up spirit. He has built me up in the inner man. And I will just say, you know, just like the scripture says, be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might. Now, all that is coming out now, you know, when I face those people, circumstances, situations, and even internally, you know, emotionally, you know, pressing past certain things, right? So a mission would involve that. So be alive to that. Be alive to that reality. Okay, have this vision. Now the mission would involve that. And I know that, you know, some of you, most of us, you know, we walked in there, we've experienced that, but I'm just, you know, putting that in words. So, you know, that, okay, it's part of it. It's part of, you know, what goes into fulfilling the vision. Okay. Then when we look at goals, we are looking at specific objectives, right? And you can, you know, when we say goal, we can think about football, soccer, you're scoring a goal. The objective of the game, or of each side playing that game is to take that ball, kick that ball, pass that ball, and take it to that, you know, hit through that goal post and net, you know, so it goes through. So that's the goal. So these are specific. These are very specific objectives, which means that it will have, you know, we're going to look at plan, action plan. So it's going to, it's going to have time, it's going to have resources, it's going to have people, these are specific things. Okay. So, so just an example of APCS, a church, you know, we look at the mission. Now, we also stated equipping believers, right? So, so these are some things, so certain specific objectives, right? So equipping people, so which involves teaching, training, engaging in strategic outreaches, evangelism, discipleship, planting out churches, and sending out people who have been part of church to, to plant churches, to engage in missions. I'd see these are very specific activities, specific goals to be reached. And this, this could be, you know, within a timeframe, okay, this year, and this is what we are doing in order to reach this, right? So specific goals. So when we need to pursue these goals, or go after these goals, this would need some plans. This would need a work plan. This would be an action plan. I need to do these things in order to achieve the goal, right? Nothing new. I think all of us know, know this, and have, you know, maybe you're planning things in your own life. But it helps us, right, to stay focused, okay, to stay focused on the vision and vision, and to, again, so that we can stay on track and fulfill. The thing about vision is that, well, the vision can always be refined and also enlarged. You know, the scope of the vision, God would enlarge it as we, we are faithfully walking in it. We are, you know, following, pursuing the call of God. And God increases the scope. You know, maybe we didn't consider, we thought, okay, this is what it is. It's about one thing that I need to do, but then God says, I want you to replicate that in 10 other ways, right, 10 other places. And so, God will enlarge that vision, to refine that vision, to be even more impacting, even more, you know, so that each is better and so on. So, that would happen as well, okay. So, let's look at planning, okay. Now, planning is very simply put, it's just a series of steps, okay. Step one to, step 10, in order to achieve it, achieve something, right. Step one to step 10, it's, it's just a, you know, it's just a series of logical steps, okay. If you're going to have, you know, a birthday celebration, if you're going to have a dinner, then, well, you plan for it. The planning would involve, who are the people to call, you know, if it's a dinner, you know, what is the menu, what are the things that you're going to make, what are the things that you're going to, I mean, you cook yourself, is there something that you're going to buy, what are the ingredients that you need for cooking it, who's going to cook, and when are you going to start cooking, when are you going to start, you know, finishing cooking. So, we do this in daily life, right, who are the people who are going to, who you're going to invite, when are you going to invite them, when you invite them, you're going to tell them what time it is, et cetera. So, you see that we, we plan for things, right, even the most, you know, the person who says that, you know, very vociferously, I'm not a planner, I'd like to go with the flow, even that person would plan certain, you know, certain things. So, we plan, maybe not consciously thinking of it as a plan, but we do, right. So, Probs 426, ponder the path of your feet and let all your ways be established. So, you're saying, okay, just think about the activity, think about what you're going to do, think about the step that you're going to take, or the series of steps that you're going to take, think about it, ponder, reflect. So, what, what is going to be the end result of this, so that, and let all your ways, right, let all your ways be established, established, meaning be firm, be made firm, be made strong, be sure, right. So, pondering the path of our feet is not an unspiritual activity, okay. It is, it is not. So, we're going to look at some verses and maybe some arguments that people might have against planning, but really it is not. Okay. So, a plan has objectives, a plan has timeline, a plan also wouldn't have, you know, if you're working in a team, very simply put, I'm sure you're looking at this in, in detail in another course, workplace, workplace ministry and so on. So, just, but simply put, you know, a plan has objectives, a plan has a timeframe, a plan has also, you know, resources and who is doing what, and by what time do they finish, etc., right. Probs 668, go to the anti-sluggard, consider the ways and be wise, which have no captain overseer or ruler, provides the supplies in summer and gathers the food in the harvest. So, we see that being very industrious and working and providing for what is ahead, the need that is ahead, the need that would arise in future. So, that is what the ants do. They are like an army moving, working, providing for when the harvest is happening, providing for what is ahead, right. Okay. So, planning is preparing for future. It involves having foresight, anticipating some eventualities, anticipating what is to come and then having a series of steps or a course of action. Okay. So, planning can be short-term, you know, you can have, it can be daily thing, it can be a weekly thing, it can be a monthly thing, and it can be for a quarter or three months, for six months and for the whole year, or even for chunks of time, like four years or five years, every five years and so on. So, we can plan ahead. So, the thing is like, people say, okay, is it right to plan? Okay. Because some of the verses that use some scripture portions are, you know, are this, you know, Matthew 6. We looked at 23, 22, 23, but, you know, 24 to 34, where it talks about you can't serve God and mammon, right. No one can serve two masters. And the Lord says, you know, therefore, I say to you, do not worry about your life. Okay. It's like one blanket statement, but he goes on to, you know, add some specifics to it, right. He says, do not worry about your life. So, what is he saying? What you will eat or what you will drink, not about your body, what you will put on, is not life more than food and the body more than clothing. Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, yet your heavenly father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one qubit to his stature? Verse 28, so why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow, they neither toil nor sin. And yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Now, if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you or you of little faith? Verse 31, therefore, do not worry saying, what shall we eat? What shall we drink or what shall we wear? For after all these things, the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. So, you know, these scriptures have been used, misused, twisted, and cost a lot of confusion in the body of Christ for the believers. And the reason is this, the Lord saying do not worry, but people have taken it to mean that, okay, do not work or do not plan or do not work towards this, or plan towards this. So, the thing is this, it's, the Lord is very clear, he says, you know, do not worry about your life, do not worry about your clothing, and they are saying, you know, do not worry, okay, all these needs. Verse, I think it is verse 32, right? It says, your heavenly father knows you need all these things. So, it means that these needs, you know, the heavenly father knows that you need it. So, these are legitimate needs. There's nothing, you know, it's not like an illegitimate need. It is required, it is a need, it's a real need. And the heavenly father knows that you need these things, right? So, the focus is on not worrying about it. So, worrying is being preoccupied, being concerned with it, and all the time, where to the point that it cripples you, it brings you to a state of inaction, you know, that you're not able to enjoy, that you're not able to do things, that you're not able to be productive, right? It's taking the focus off, and you're just worried about it. And the word used there, madam now, which means your mind is divided, it's cut into a lot of pieces, and you know, it's preoccupied, thinking, you know, they're able to focus, right? So, that is what it's talking about. So, it's not, so when we say plan, plan is not worrying. Planning is not lack of faith, right? Planning is, it's preparing, it's preparing, saying, okay, this is what we know that, you know, provision is from God, whether God provides through the, many other plans in a man's heart, but it's a lot of purpose that prevails, yes. Yeah, and also Proverbs 16, 3, you know, commit your works to the Lord, to the Lord, and he will establish your thoughts, right? So, so the planning also, you know, like Anita, what you said, like many other plans in a man's heart, in the sense, if there are two ways, right, you can include God in the plan, or you can, you know, exclude God in the plan, you know, it can be your own plan. So, when you include God in the plan, he's going to reveal his purpose, and that's going to prevail, that's going to be part of your planning, that's going to energize your planning, and, you know, and Proverbs 16, 3 talks about how we can commit our works to the Lord, and he will establish our thoughts, you know, further our thoughts are established, so that our actions, you know, follow, established again. So, it's not worrying, planning is preparation, so there's nothing, you know, un-spiritual about planning, right? We're going to look at some guidelines for planning, which further expand on that, okay. So, then the other thing, other scripture is, we'll close with this, another scripture is James 4, 13 to 17, you know, where James says, come now, who say, today or tomorrow, we will go, and such and such a city, spend a year here, buy and sell, make a profit, you know, it's like, you know, the futuristic vision, right, whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow, so what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away, instead you ought to say, if the Lord wins, we should live and do this or that, now you boast in your arrogance, all such boasting is evil, and then, you know, therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin, so here, it is very clear again, you know, you're boasting, you're arrogant, the Lord is not involved in it, okay, it is fully, you're fully, you know, it is yourself and, you know, ruled by yourself and your senses and everything, the Lord is not part of it, you know, you're not even considering the Lord, you know, what is the will of God, like, what is the plan of God, what is God, does He approve of this, like, you're not even thinking about it and then there is a lot of boasting and it's because of your arrogance, so you see the whole heart posture, the whole attitude, so, you know, from that place, if you're going to be saying, you know, today we're going to do this, today we're going to be doing this, I'm going to be a voice to the nation, no, that's not what it is, right, so it's involving, it's submitting everything in the will of God to the will of God, right, and we are relying on him, obviously, even whatever we are doing, we're saying that God, you know, it's you, you're our resource, you're our source, you're our supply, right, but we also say, you know, with you I'm more than a conqueror God, with you I'm more than a conqueror, greater is He that is in me, you know, we don't forget that, forget that with him we are who we are, right, and so that's the other aspect, you know, whether it's not worrying, it's not boasting, so planning is not boasting, we're close, planning is submitting, so now you see that planning takes on a different perspective, it's like, it's exciting, right, it's like dreaming with God, right, it's a beautiful, it's a beautiful thing, right, so yeah, so we'll stop here and then we'll, we'll come back next week, okay, so it's just welcome that, you know, that vision statement and may the Lord give more clarity and yeah, so just dream with God, you know, God wants to do so many things through our lives and He's cheering you on, He's cheering us on, so yeah, so go to Him, just open up your life to Him and say, let's do that, and say, God, show me, lead me, right, okay, we'll stop here, thank you, God bless you, we'll see you guys later. Thank you, Pastor.