In this day and age, we require revelation insight like never before. Often, I hear the statement, "Your perception is your reality." Although this is true to some extent, God's perception is the final reality. In other words, while our understanding is shaped by our experiences, God's perspective transcends human limitations and offers a higher level of understanding. Aligning our perception with His allows us to see situations more clearly and make decisions that are rooted in divine wisdom rather than subjective interpretation or flawed reasoning.
Bad behaviors, bad habits, bad moods—most of us try to beat anything bad in our lives with modified actions. We reprimand ourselves, "I should quit this/stop that," then set out to follow some regimen of dos and don'ts. The problem is, when you try to modify behavior, victory is short lived. Most of us experience this when we attempt a strict diet. Though you might succeed for a while, the more you focus on what you shouldn't eat, the more it consumes your mind until you fall to it again. The reason this happens is spiritual: "The law gives sin its power" (1 Corinthians 15:56, NLT).
The biggest barrier to hearing God's current message isn't rebellion. It isn't sin, though that can create static. The biggest barrier is actually something that seems positive: COMFORT WITH WHAT YOU ALREADY THINK YOU KNOW. When you get comfortable with your current understanding, something subtle happens in your spirit. You stop leaning in. You stop asking questions. You stop positioning yourself as a learner. You shift from "God, show me" to "God, confirm what I already believe." See the difference?
After viewing a prophetic painting of The Lion of Judah, the anointing came over me, and I wrote as I conversed with the Savior: Now is the time and the hour for the Lord to pour out His power and through those who are made ready! Yes, I can feel it. Those who are in the third trimester, birth it forth! The breaking of the water, the rushing of the wind, it is coming! To sweep through us like a mighty waterfall busting down the dams and letting the River flow forth!
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 1 Peter 5:8 The devil doesn't want you to be strong in the Lord's love for you. Instead, he wants you to question God's love for you. To accomplish this, one of his key strategies is to try to make you think that God is mad at you. God's Word tells us that the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. This means that he cannot just devour anyone. He must look for those whom he can devour.
There's something beautifully disruptive about Thich Nhat Hanh's words: "Every minute can be a holy, sacred minute. Seek the spiritual in every ordinary thing that you do. Sweeping the floor, watering the vegetables, and washing the dishes become holy and sacred if mindfulness is there." In a culture that constantly tells us the sacred lives somewhere else — in a church service, a conference, a mountaintop moment, a viral post — he gently insists that holiness has been hiding in plain sight all along. Not in the extraordinary, but in the ordinary. Not in the applause, but in the attention.
Recently, I heard the Lord say that greater shaking was ahead and that this is a crucial time to possess the Spirit of the fear of the Lord. I came across an article I had written and sensed that it was time to republish it: Fear can be either good or destructive, depending on who—or what—is being feared. We never need to fear the enemy or any circumstance when we are walking within the will of God. However, if we step outside His will, fear becomes a warning signal. God created fear as a protective mechanism to keep humanity from harm. In this sense, fear can serve a redemptive purpose by drawing us back to God and producing obedience.
Leadership is about justice and justice is using that leadership (influence) for the good of others. This has been my leadership methodology for years and it has been tested in the fire! Years ago, I was grieving over being taken advantage of over and over again. I hurt because I was surrounded by takers who were self-absorbed in their own needs and never genuinely caring for me. I would trust their words of loyalty, commitment, and partnership until I was slapped in the face with sudden, heartbreaking betrayals.
Last week I asked you a question. What are you not seeing? Now I want to ask you something harder and that is What are you becoming in order to hide it? I am asking as in my experience of working with humans I have come to understand that the moment we can't see something true about our lives, we start building an illusional version of ourselves that will never have to face it. If you can't see your fear of failure, you become the person who never tries anything new. If you can't see your loneliness, you become the person who stays perpetually busy.
Some teachings don't just inspire us—they recalibrate us. They rewire how we think, how we steward, and how we respond to opportunity. The parable of the talents is one of those teachings. It is not poetic encouragement. It is a Kingdom operating system. A mandate that reveals how Heaven views growth, responsibility, and trust. Jesus does not present stewardship as optional. He presents it as foundational. If we desire Kingdom authority—spiritually, relationally, or financially—we must first understand this truth: increase never precedes responsibility. It follows it.
