Growth o’Clock

Isaiah 10:²⁷ “At that time their burden will be removed from your shoulders. Their yoke will be removed from your neck. The yoke will be torn away because you have grown fat.” (GW).

The three main mental conditionings that we are trusting that God will break in our lives are The Roundabout Conditioning, The Treadmill Conditioning, and The Trampoline Conditioning. The first dimension of the trampoline condition mirrors what we see with the physical trampoline. The second dimension is like a glass ceiling, a mental limitation. However, there is a third dimension to this which is linked to finances and wealth. When we talk about finances and wealth, some people think of ‘extravagant living’. But what we call ‘luxury living’ can be a barrier to wealth. The challenge with some people is the barrier they have is ‘extravagant living’ and that is what has kept them poor.

Let’s assume that you can afford 3x of what a car costs. And you go ahead to buy a car that is 5x of what you can really afford. It limits your wealth; it is a barrier. When you decide to buy a car that costs 3x, make sure you can afford multiples of whatever 3x is to you. The trampoline spirit is a mindset and that is why a lot of people are one or two pay cheques away from poverty. And the reason is that they expand their lifestyle as their finances grow. You should keep your lifestyle the same as your finances grow if you really want to be wealthy. The truth is that there is nothing wrong with the T-shirt and the jeans you wear. But people expand their lifestyle.

Proverbs 4:⁸ “If you prize wisdom, she will make you great. Embrace her, and she will honour you.” Your path will not be that of a trampoline that goes up and down. Your light will not come on and off. Your light will shine brighter and brighter, every day will be brighter than the previous day until you see Jesus in the Mighty Name of Jesus. So, beginning today we are going to look at three keys to breaking these barriers. The first is pretty straight forward and it is Personal Growth. You have to be committed to personal growth. There is a scripture that we quote a lot, Isaiah 10:²⁷ “And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.” (KJV). That is correct. However, we tend to see the anointing as something that is external, and that happens to us. We have taught this repeatedly, but just in case you missed it. The Berean Study Bible puts it this way, “On that day the burden will be lifted from your shoulders, and the yoke from your neck. The yoke will be broken because your neck will be too large.” (emphasis added). The yoke will be broken because you will grow too big for the devil to chain.

Prayer: Father, please make my mind too great for the devil to yoke, in Jesus Name. Amen!