Where There is No Vision...

Last week I went with my mother, sister, and grandmother to see the Mission Inn in Riverside, California. It was originally a family boarding home, but because of the dream of one son, the home was developed over time into a beautiful and elaborate hotel.

Since we took the tour, we were able to see some of the locations not available to the casual tourist. We were able to walk into the courtyards, see the hotel chapel with its beautiful Tiffany glass windows, and admire three different styles of architecture. We learned little bits of hotel trivia, and were told pieces of American history that failed to make it into our California history books.

The most significant part of the tour I enjoyed was walking out onto the walkway that connected the three buildings and seeing a Scripture painted on the wall below the clock tower. The owner/creator of the hotel, Frank Miller, had his favorite verse inscribed: "Where there is no vision, the people perish" (Proverbs 29:18a).

The man certainly had vision. Did he have everything figured out in his head from the beginning? Probably not, but his desire to build something up from what he had was there. I have to admire a man who goes after his dreams.

What is it that you have been wanting to pursue? What is your dream? It will never become a reality unless you take the idea from your head and act upon it, even if it's only one step at a time.