14th April, 2024
GROW
- People don't reject opportunities because they aren't great but rather based on their capacity and room to accommodate them.
- 'Who switched off my brains', says in the book that a mind stretched can't go back to its initial state.
- Exposure and stretching, capacity is something we need to build.
- There is always room for growth if and when we are willing to stretch out.
Matthew 6:33
FIRST
- The kingdom of God must be sought first.
- The scripture makes emphasis on what your first and more consistent pursuit must be.
There are 7 Existing kingdoms:
1. The kingdom of God
- God the Father
- God the Son
- God the Holy Spirit
2. Kingdom of Man
- Spirit
- Body
- Soul
3. Angelic Kingdom
- Word (Gabriel)
- War (Michael)
- Worship
4. Planetary (Cosmic Systems) kingdom
- Upperworld
- Intermediate
- Underworld
5. Mineral Kingdom
(States of matter)
- Solid
- Liquid
- Gas
6. Animal Kingdom
- Animals of the Land
- Birds of the Air
- Fish in the Sea
7. Vegetational Kingdom
- Trees
- Flowers
- Grass
- You don't have dominion over a kingdom you're subjected to. Meaning if you chase or your sole purpose is to acquire possessions, your ceiling will be the kingdom above what you're pursuing.
- You must be praying for and desiring that God's Kingdom Come.
- When God calls us our knees, there are burdens that get lifted off our backs
Luke 2:52
- In order for us to flow in Divine Overflow, we must increase in our capacity.
Prayer:
- Lord, Increase my Capacity.
- Lord, I pray for wisdom
- Your world is the reflection of your Wisdom.
- Your outlook shows your level of wisdom.
How Growth Comes:
1. You Grow Through Learning
- Formal and Informal learning
- Via sitting down to learn from those who've gone ahead of you
2. you Grow Through Association
- Who do you associate with.
- You must be deliberate about choosing to associate with people from you can both learn and be challenged to be and do more by.
3. Grow Through Experiences
- Scars help you tell the story behind it. They don't heal or disappear completely so that you can learn a lesson from them.
- Sometimes we learn from other people's experiences.
4. We Learn through Exposure
- Exposure is a great teacher. It opens your eyes to many different possibilities and all.
5. You Grow Through Determination
- You need to outgrow certain habits and places.
6. You Grow Through commitment
7. Grow Through Training
- You must be trained in the ways of life and destiny.
8. Grow Through Investment
- What you invest in shows where your priorities are.
9. You Grow Through Vision
- You must have both vision and sight.
10. You Grow Through Hard Work
- You must tend to your garden because God prioritizes work
PRAYERS:
- Lord grant me wisdom
- Lord push us into places of Growth and Expansion
