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LEADERSHIP

Vision and Clarity

20 mins ago

Joel Van Rossum

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Clarity doesn’t come to the man who wants more control.
It comes to the man who wants more of God.

This generation is flooded with information and starved for direction. Most men don’t lack intelligence — they lack allegiance. They’re caught between wanting to please God and wanting to please themselves. And blurred vision is the result.

But clarity is not a gift for the casual. It’s a consequence of surrender.
You don’t stumble into vision — you set your love, and your eyes begin to open.

A man becomes clear when he stops trying to build a life around comfort and starts building it around devotion. It’s not about having every step mapped out. It’s about being fully aligned with the One who orders your steps.

When your heart is divided, your direction will always be blurred. But when you’ve resolved — when you’ve burned the ships and said, “I’m His, whatever it costs” — your path starts to burn with purpose.

We’ve made clarity into some kind of mental breakthrough. It’s not.
Clarity is the fruit of consecration. When you set your affection on God, the fog begins to lift. When you walk in obedience, even when it’s costly, your vision gets clearer.

That kind of clarity doesn't shout — it anchors.
You don't need hype when you're rooted. You don’t need to react when you’re aligned. You walk forward, one step at a time, while everyone else spins in circles.

You want clarity? Set your love.
You want focus? Surrender your will.
You want vision? Get on your face.

Scripture Reflection

“Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name.”
Psalm 91:14

“If your eye is single, your whole body shall be full of light.”
Luke 11:34

Spirit-Led Steps for Men

1. Ask God what’s splitting your heart.
Ask this with boldness: “Lord, what have I loved more than You?”

2. Practice saying yes in secret.
Every time you obey in quiet — when no one’s watching — clarity grows.

3. Stop chasing clarity. Chase the Caller.
The man who pursues God will never be left in the dark.

The Practical Cut

Some things block vision. You can’t pray your way around them — you need to cut them.

1. Silence the static.
Turn down the noise. Podcasts, scrolling, endless news — kill the constant input. Until you learn to sit in silence, you’ll never learn to walk with direction.

2. Eliminate the pointless.
You know the things that waste your time. Cut them — not out of guilt, but out of hunger. You don’t get vision while numbing yourself.

3. Watch who you let shape you.
Men without vision follow men without conviction. Get around those who are dangerous in the right way — set apart, prayerful, honest. Their clarity will provoke yours.

4. Don’t ask for vision to avoid pain.
Ask for vision so you can endure it. True clarity comes when you’re willing to walk through fire and not look back.