Viability - the ability to live, grow, and develop; the ability to work successfully; the ability to survive or live successfully.

Visibility - the state of being visible (seen); capability of being readily noticed; the degree to which something has attracted general attention.

In this day and age, so many people are working tirelessly for Visibility, but many don't have any Viability. We are working to be seen; we’re working for likes and shares and comments; but, are you really building something? Is your work Viable? Are you working to build something that will last well beyond the likes and the shares and the comments? Let's work to do something that is Viable and not just try to be seen. Let's not just try to be Visible.

Scripture tells us that “Men will see our good works and glorify God who is in Heaven (Matthew 5:16).” So, we want people to see our good works - not just our good posts; not just our good photos - but our good works. You want something that is going to be sustainable. You want something that is going to last well beyond your days here. Let's start building now. You want to leave an inheritance for your children and your children’s children. You want to leave an inheritance for generations to come. So, what is it that you’re building now? Are you just building a great social media following, with nothing that's really tangible; or do you want to build something that is Viable; something that will last; something that will bless people; something that will encourage people; something that will empower people; something that will last well beyond you; something that will precede you? No, we don't do it to bring glory and honor to our name - whatever we do, we should do it for an audience of one, the Lord Jesus Christ (I'm a firm believer in that). When scripture says: “Men will see your good works and glorify God (Matthew 5:16);” what if they don't know God? They may applaud you and they may glorify you; then it is up to you to point them to God; to give God the glory; to honor God for the strength, the ability, the wisdom, the creativity to be able to create and execute whatever that thing is that you're doing.

We want to work to be Viable not just Visible. Many people are doing so many things to look busy, but my question is: “Are you productive? Are you producing anything? Are you yielding any real tangible results? Are you producing something that is going to last longer than the length or the duration of a Facebook story? Are you going to produce something that's going to last beyond 24-hours, the duration of an Instagram story? Are you producing something that is going to help people? Are you producing something that is going to educate and empower people? Are you producing something that will be here for generations to come?

I challenge you, throughout the rest of your life: Whatever you put your hands to; whatever you set out to do - do it in the Spirit of Excellence; do it to the Glory of God. Build something that is going to be Viable and stop trying to just be Visible. This is what I believe: When you do it right; when you do it with the right motives; when you do it with the right intentions, it's going to be seen any way; it's going to be admired by many anyway. But, when you're doing it just to be Visible, what happens when they see it but they leave the same, they leave unchanged? You may have gotten a lot of likes and comments and shares, but who did you impact? That is the question…

So, whatever it is that you're doing; whatever it is that you’re planning to build, ask yourself: “Is this Viable, or am I just doing this to be Visible?”

Make sure your motives are pure.

Remember, If God said it, then That Settles It.