Jabez - A Man of InVision

I Chronicles 4:10 NKJV
And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying,"Oh that you would bless
me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that your hand would be with me,
and that you would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!" So God
granted him what he requested.

Jabez was a man of InVision. This brought him more honor than his
brothers (I Chr.4:09). Jabez, whose name means pain, was determined to
not cause pain to those around him or himself.

Inspired Vision, or InVision as I call it, led Jabez to ask God for

help. He wanted to have a larger territory and to achieve a higher
destiny than his name would give him. Greatness comes easy to some by
virtue of the name they are given or by the name of the parents. Jabez
wanted to overcome his own name.

InVision is a requirement to the one who wants to overcome and succeed.
We must overcome our propensity to think less of ourselves and our
abilities. In order to do that we need to see things from God's
perspective. Jabez went to the source of vision and help, to achieve his
goals. In doing so, he overcame his difficulties and exceeded his
goals. Jabez succeeded when he submitted himself to God, kept himself
from evil and trusted in God's power.