Why Execution Matters More Than Vision in the Kingdom

The Lesson God Taught Me About Getting Things Done

When I was younger, I was always drawn to visionaries.

I loved being around people who could dream big, speak with passion, and cast ideas that made others want to follow. In one season, I was actually second-in-command to a visionary like that.

I’ll be honest—there was some jealousy in me. He would speak these lofty visions and people would lean in, completely inspired. And I remember thinking, I don’t have that gift. I wasn’t the one with the big ideas or the grand vision.

Then God took me through a completely different kind of season. I started working in the secular world. I started filling out spreadsheets, managing projects, leading teams. And instead of dreaming, I was learning how to work—really work.

Project management. Execution. Frameworks. Following through.
I didn’t realize it at the time, but God was teaching me something incredibly valuable: how to execute.

Fast forward ten years later, and I’ve developed such a deep respect for people who know how to get things done. Because here’s the truth—dreams that aren’t executed never become reality.

I’ve come to believe that a person with a little bit of vision and a strong ability to execute will always go further than someone with big dreams and no follow-through.

Execution > Vision.

Every day of the week.

I no longer really care for people that tell me grand visions, their ideas, their fantasies of what they’re going to do for God and what they would like to see built.

DO IT. Dreaming is easy. Execution is where faithfulness is.

At the end of the day we’re not judged by the dreams we dreamt but by the actions we took.

When I read Leviticus now, I see it differently. Most people find it boring because it’s full of instructions—curtain lengths, temple dimensions, sacrifice details. But I see something powerful in it. God was teaching His people not just what to dream about, but how to make that dream real. He was teaching them how to execute.

So if you’re in a season where you’re not the one with the big ideas—but you’re faithfully showing up, doing the work, learning the details—don’t despise it. That’s holy ground too.

Dreamers may start things, but executors finish them.

You were made for goodness,
Phil