Reflections

¹⁸ Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained…  Proverbs 29:18

Steve Jobs was a great visionary.  He transformed Apple Computer and changed how we use computers and electronics in our everyday lives.  Apple was the first computer I learned to do programming on.  It was an Apple II that we used in my computer math class and we used a program called “Hello”.  Then in college I remember the Macs we had.  Both my high school and college were behind in the times but I always loved Apple products. 

When Steve Jobs returned to Apple he brought us the iMac, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad.  When each one was launched many questioned Steve Jobs’ vision but we cannot deny how these products have changed Apple but even our lives.  Apple was driven by Steve Jobs’ vision and continued to innovate new products.

So many companies in this great recession have crashed and burned but Apple continues to grow.  It’s interesting that some of Apple’s major product launches happened when this country was in a financial downturn.  Still Apple was able to convince the average consumer to buy their products.  Apple was not driven by money but by vision.  I believe it is the reason Apple is so successful.

We so desperately need vision; without it we caste off all restraints.  Many failures can be attributed to lack of vision.  We are all called to be visionaries.  It’s part of our DNA because without vision we will actually perish.  Our brains thrive on creativity, imagination and vision.  We are at our best when we have a vision set before us.

However, visionaries can be very lonely people because often times others do not see or understand the vision.  Many visionaries were laughed at during their time but not until after they are long gone do we realize just how much of an impact they had. 

As Christians that is the kind of life we are to live as visionaries.  There are so many issues that the world has they are in need of great visionaries.  We are living in very critical times and we cannot live a life without vision the world needs us.  So as we reflect on the impact Jobs had on the computer world; imagine the impact we could have if take the vision of spreading the Kingdom of God to the whole world.

The world still needs visionaries; the world needs You.