He must fertilize and prune those trees so they produce good fruit. When I talk about vision I'm talking about parents who can paint a character portrait of what they want each of their children to be. These parents also understand the precise, steps they need to take to build those qualities into their children's lives. Let me illustrate. Most of us want our children to have social graces.
Social graces are character traits that have to do with our attitude toward other people.
The father of my dreams is a man like Joshua with a clearly defined vision for the development of his children. The point is that the fulfillment of the vision meant that Joshua had to walk on the land to claim it. It's not enough for us to wish that our children would be resourceful, thrifty, gentle, gracious and all those other wonderful characteristics. We have to walk on that land and repeatedly do something that's specifically targeted to achieve those wonderful positive traits. Character is deposited, you don't get it eating Wheaties or spinach.