WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.379 Your life is not stuck because the Lord has said 00:00:02.379 --> 00:00:05.799 no to your prayer. Or your life is stuck because 00:00:05.799 --> 00:00:09.619 you cannot yet carry what you're asking for right 00:00:09.619 --> 00:00:13.019 now. Wow. So there are opportunities, there are 00:00:13.019 --> 00:00:15.720 resources, there are blessings hovering over 00:00:15.720 --> 00:00:18.500 you, but they're not waiting for your prayers 00:00:18.500 --> 00:00:21.640 to get louder. They're waiting for your capacity 00:00:21.640 --> 00:00:33.619 to get stronger. God promises in Joel 2 .28 to 00:00:33.619 --> 00:00:36.859 pour out His Spirit on all humanity. Welcome 00:00:36.859 --> 00:00:38.979 to Global Outpouring, where we contend for that 00:00:38.979 --> 00:00:41.820 promise outpouring, we equip for that outpouring, 00:00:41.899 --> 00:00:45.240 so that we may engage in that very outpouring. 00:00:45.380 --> 00:00:47.799 I'm Philip Buss. And I'm Sharon Buss. Welcome 00:00:47.799 --> 00:00:51.520 to the podcast today. This one is a bombshell. 00:00:51.619 --> 00:00:56.170 We have with us our dear, beloved... papa we 00:00:56.170 --> 00:00:58.609 think of him as a papa he's an apostle to us 00:00:58.609 --> 00:01:01.549 he's a bishop to us he's a pastor to us his name 00:01:01.549 --> 00:01:05.170 is tony camp and he's been doing things with 00:01:05.170 --> 00:01:07.730 us for several years now being a speaker at our 00:01:07.730 --> 00:01:10.530 conventions and various other things that we've 00:01:10.530 --> 00:01:14.530 done with him and he has been waiting on the 00:01:14.530 --> 00:01:17.510 lord the last few months well he's just taken 00:01:17.510 --> 00:01:20.150 some time off and god has been giving him downloads 00:01:21.019 --> 00:01:23.719 of new messages that he's going to be bringing 00:01:23.719 --> 00:01:26.620 as he travels he's starting to travel soon and 00:01:26.620 --> 00:01:28.939 so he's going to be a speaker at our convention 00:01:28.939 --> 00:01:33.500 and he's giving us a teaser of what i'm thinking 00:01:33.500 --> 00:01:35.140 he's probably going to preach something else 00:01:35.140 --> 00:01:38.799 but this is going to help us prepare for what 00:01:38.799 --> 00:01:41.519 god has for us in these days that we're living 00:01:41.519 --> 00:01:46.230 in because he's explaining to us how the things 00:01:46.230 --> 00:01:49.790 that we're waiting for are being held back for 00:01:49.790 --> 00:01:53.230 our good because we're not quite ready to bear 00:01:53.230 --> 00:01:57.590 the weight or to hold the capacity. So God has 00:01:57.590 --> 00:02:02.010 given him an outline for how to increase your 00:02:02.010 --> 00:02:09.120 capacity. It's called the Capacity Code. We're 00:02:09.120 --> 00:02:11.379 so glad that you're with us today. Thank you 00:02:11.379 --> 00:02:14.240 so much for tuning into this podcast. And we're 00:02:14.240 --> 00:02:17.060 excited about doing these video podcasts. This 00:02:17.060 --> 00:02:20.659 is a whole new thing for us. And each time we're 00:02:20.659 --> 00:02:23.900 trying to increase a little bit and improve a 00:02:23.900 --> 00:02:26.580 little bit. So thank you so much for being patient 00:02:26.580 --> 00:02:28.800 with us while we're doing this. But in the meantime, 00:02:28.960 --> 00:02:31.080 before we get started with this episode, we want 00:02:31.080 --> 00:02:32.939 to encourage you, if you haven't already done 00:02:32.939 --> 00:02:36.780 so, to go to our website, globaloutpouring .net. 00:02:37.500 --> 00:02:39.840 If you have some feedback for us, give us some 00:02:39.840 --> 00:02:42.080 feedback. There's a feedback form there, or you 00:02:42.080 --> 00:02:44.900 can email us at feedback at globaloutpouring 00:02:44.900 --> 00:02:49.699 .org. And make sure that you have gotten onto 00:02:49.699 --> 00:02:51.860 our mailing list. This is how we can stay in 00:02:51.860 --> 00:02:54.800 touch with you in case other things happen that 00:02:54.800 --> 00:02:57.439 we need to get in touch with you. We want to 00:02:57.439 --> 00:03:00.580 start a community here. We're committed to helping 00:03:00.580 --> 00:03:06.560 you grow in your capacity to grow in your relationship 00:03:06.560 --> 00:03:10.699 with the Lord, to grow in your vision for the 00:03:10.699 --> 00:03:13.780 outpouring of the Holy Spirit. He's continuously 00:03:13.780 --> 00:03:17.699 working with us. He wants to continuously work 00:03:17.699 --> 00:03:20.539 in you. So sometimes the things that we send 00:03:20.539 --> 00:03:23.819 by email are going to be helpful to you. We just 00:03:23.819 --> 00:03:26.759 encourage you to get on that email list. And 00:03:26.759 --> 00:03:29.020 also we want to encourage you while you're on 00:03:29.020 --> 00:03:33.349 the website to go to our event. tab and click 00:03:33.349 --> 00:03:37.669 on Convention 2026, because that is coming up 00:03:37.669 --> 00:03:41.349 soon, May 21st through 24th. Pastor Tony is going 00:03:41.349 --> 00:03:44.629 to be one of our speakers, and it's going to 00:03:44.629 --> 00:03:48.889 be an amazing, life -changing time. And it's 00:03:48.889 --> 00:03:52.669 an opportunity for you to begin to develop relationships 00:03:52.669 --> 00:03:56.330 with people that have a similar calling on their 00:03:56.330 --> 00:03:59.069 lives that you do. It's wonderful to be able 00:03:59.069 --> 00:04:01.949 to find your tribe. That's one of the things 00:04:01.949 --> 00:04:04.550 that God's going to be doing at this time. So 00:04:04.550 --> 00:04:06.990 make your plans. There's a place to click on 00:04:06.990 --> 00:04:10.009 on that event tab to make reservations at the 00:04:10.009 --> 00:04:13.090 Hilton Hotel. There's a place for you to register 00:04:13.090 --> 00:04:16.350 for the convention and just make your plans to 00:04:16.350 --> 00:04:20.069 be there with us. Pastor Tony Kemp, we are so 00:04:20.069 --> 00:04:23.790 happy to have you with us. Thank you so much 00:04:23.790 --> 00:04:25.790 for joining us on the Global Outpouring Podcast. 00:04:26.209 --> 00:04:28.649 The pleasure is all mine. It's good to be with 00:04:28.649 --> 00:04:30.410 you and it's good to see you and Philip again. 00:04:31.040 --> 00:04:34.300 Oh, yes. Good to see you. Yes, we are delighted 00:04:34.300 --> 00:04:37.939 to have you with us. We've been trying for a 00:04:37.939 --> 00:04:41.279 long time to get you on this podcast, and you've 00:04:41.279 --> 00:04:43.240 been so busy because you travel all the time. 00:04:43.279 --> 00:04:45.839 You're a pastor's pastor, and you've got a circuit 00:04:45.839 --> 00:04:49.600 that doesn't quit. But thankfully, with the weather 00:04:49.600 --> 00:04:52.779 that has come recently, you had some free time 00:04:52.779 --> 00:04:54.759 on your hands so you could join us. So we're 00:04:54.759 --> 00:04:59.180 really happy. A forced free time. Amen. Amen. 00:04:59.279 --> 00:05:01.459 Well, I'm glad to be with you. So we're looking 00:05:01.459 --> 00:05:04.800 forward to having you again with us at the convention, 00:05:05.019 --> 00:05:08.300 Convention 2026. And you've been with us for 00:05:08.300 --> 00:05:11.199 a number of conventions now. I haven't figured 00:05:11.199 --> 00:05:13.480 out exactly how many, but quite a few. And you 00:05:13.480 --> 00:05:15.819 always bring the house down when you come. It's 00:05:15.819 --> 00:05:18.459 just wonderful. So first of all, what can you 00:05:18.459 --> 00:05:22.079 tell our listeners or our viewers about this 00:05:22.079 --> 00:05:24.779 convention? Why should they come? I think it's 00:05:24.779 --> 00:05:27.079 going to be very, very exciting. I think it's 00:05:27.079 --> 00:05:30.240 going to be very informative, very revelatory. 00:05:30.639 --> 00:05:34.560 I think it could be literally life -changing. 00:05:35.079 --> 00:05:38.860 I believe that there will be impartation. I think 00:05:38.860 --> 00:05:42.120 that there will be an acceleration. of truth 00:05:42.120 --> 00:05:45.459 and heavenly realities. And I think it will be 00:05:45.459 --> 00:05:48.620 extremely helpful, not only for those who attend 00:05:48.620 --> 00:05:52.699 that are looking for more of the Father and Jesus 00:05:52.699 --> 00:05:55.459 and the Holy Spirit, but I think that there will 00:05:55.459 --> 00:05:58.620 be some keys to increase greater productivity 00:05:58.620 --> 00:06:01.399 and effectiveness in the work that they're called 00:06:01.399 --> 00:06:03.959 to do. So I think it's going to be amazing. I 00:06:03.959 --> 00:06:07.060 think it's going to be beautiful. I think it's 00:06:07.060 --> 00:06:10.500 going to be... powerful. So as always, first, 00:06:10.620 --> 00:06:12.819 I'm thankful that you keep inviting me and I'm 00:06:12.819 --> 00:06:15.319 looking forward to seeing what the Holy Spirit 00:06:15.319 --> 00:06:17.379 is going to do in that meeting, in those meetings. 00:06:17.480 --> 00:06:21.079 Amen. Amen. And, you know, a lot of those things 00:06:21.079 --> 00:06:24.379 that you just said can be gotten by the live 00:06:24.379 --> 00:06:27.120 stream that we'll be doing on Facebook and YouTube, 00:06:27.339 --> 00:06:32.160 but impartation doesn't necessarily come all 00:06:32.160 --> 00:06:38.459 across the cyberspace very well. No, I think 00:06:38.459 --> 00:06:40.800 if it's at all possible, a person could be there. 00:06:41.180 --> 00:06:43.939 I think that that's definitely the best way because 00:06:43.939 --> 00:06:48.899 of the atmosphere. And, you know, you can catch 00:06:48.899 --> 00:06:51.040 some things because you're in the atmosphere 00:06:51.040 --> 00:06:55.620 of heaven. And, you know, that's just, you know, 00:06:55.639 --> 00:06:59.819 extraordinary. And I think that it will cause 00:06:59.819 --> 00:07:04.269 people to have an advancement. I think that there'll 00:07:04.269 --> 00:07:07.490 be breakthroughs. I think that people can catch 00:07:07.490 --> 00:07:09.689 something in the atmosphere when you're just 00:07:09.689 --> 00:07:12.449 there. You know, there's nothing like being there. 00:07:12.569 --> 00:07:15.889 That's always preferable if it's possible. Amen. 00:07:16.149 --> 00:07:19.810 Amen. So just for information's sake, we'll be 00:07:19.810 --> 00:07:23.980 at. the Hilton Hotel by the airport in St. Louis, 00:07:24.199 --> 00:07:28.160 St. Louis, Missouri, May 21st through 24th, 2026. 00:07:28.420 --> 00:07:31.839 And Pastor Tony is one of our keynote speakers, 00:07:31.959 --> 00:07:35.079 and Dean Braxton will be with us, and I'll be 00:07:35.079 --> 00:07:37.819 speaking. Also, we have Anna Werner. What can 00:07:37.819 --> 00:07:39.620 you tell us about Anna? Because you're the one 00:07:39.620 --> 00:07:41.480 who recommended that we have her, and we're going 00:07:41.480 --> 00:07:44.740 to have her on a podcast soon as well. Anna Werner 00:07:44.740 --> 00:07:48.160 is a... young woman saved for a very, very long 00:07:48.160 --> 00:07:51.920 time, speaks fluent Portuguese because she did 00:07:51.920 --> 00:07:55.259 missionary work in Brazil. Her husband speaks 00:07:55.259 --> 00:07:58.000 one of the Indian languages. I'm not sure which 00:07:58.000 --> 00:08:02.639 one. And so they were also in India. And she 00:08:02.639 --> 00:08:06.160 more recently, I know, has been in Iceland. And 00:08:06.160 --> 00:08:08.819 of course, she's been in Europe, travels extensively 00:08:08.819 --> 00:08:12.339 throughout the United States. She is a first 00:08:12.339 --> 00:08:17.519 class seer. And I mean, she sees really, really 00:08:17.519 --> 00:08:21.439 well. She has a profound healing ministry, very 00:08:21.439 --> 00:08:24.220 strong discerning of spirits, word of knowledge, 00:08:24.379 --> 00:08:27.879 prophecy. If I can say this, she's not at all 00:08:27.879 --> 00:08:32.279 political. Her focus is on the church and what 00:08:32.279 --> 00:08:34.840 the Lord Jesus wants to say and do in the church. 00:08:35.179 --> 00:08:40.960 And so she's very, very gifted. A little bit 00:08:40.960 --> 00:08:42.779 like Johnny Cash. He's been everywhere, man. 00:08:42.980 --> 00:08:46.179 You know, I mean, everybody knows her. Everybody 00:08:46.179 --> 00:08:49.759 knows her from Marilyn Hickey to Sid Roth to, 00:08:49.799 --> 00:08:52.980 I mean, you know, she moves in. Yeah, it's pretty 00:08:52.980 --> 00:08:56.519 amazing. So we've done lots of meetings together. 00:08:57.100 --> 00:08:59.500 She's just amazing. Patricia King, everybody, 00:08:59.779 --> 00:09:01.500 like I said, everybody pretty much knows her. 00:09:01.840 --> 00:09:05.960 Wonderful. I'm glad she's joining us. Yes. She 00:09:05.960 --> 00:09:08.519 does mentoring. I think she's going to draw some 00:09:08.519 --> 00:09:11.559 young people or those that are younger than us. 00:09:12.980 --> 00:09:17.759 Whatever that means. So we also have Claren McQueen, 00:09:17.879 --> 00:09:21.379 who's going to be speaking. And he's going to 00:09:21.379 --> 00:09:25.379 be our Israel Night speaker. And he has such 00:09:25.379 --> 00:09:29.899 a depth of. anointing about Israel and lived 00:09:29.899 --> 00:09:32.899 there for a number of years. And he's also one 00:09:32.899 --> 00:09:35.220 of our top worship leaders. We're also having 00:09:35.220 --> 00:09:39.600 Molly Williams as a worship leader. She was one 00:09:39.600 --> 00:09:41.559 of our youth. Yeah, she was one of our youth 00:09:41.559 --> 00:09:44.799 many years ago. And three o 'clock session. So 00:09:44.799 --> 00:09:48.389 we're really excited. to have this wonderful 00:09:48.389 --> 00:09:53.070 mix of worshipers and people coming in from the 00:09:53.070 --> 00:09:56.029 nations. We're expecting lots of nations to be 00:09:56.029 --> 00:09:59.009 showing up. I love the fact that Anna has this 00:09:59.009 --> 00:10:02.570 heart for the nations as well. Oh, yes. Oh, yes. 00:10:03.009 --> 00:10:06.409 Wonderful. We'll be having her on this podcast 00:10:06.409 --> 00:10:11.649 soon. We're working on the timing. So what is 00:10:11.649 --> 00:10:14.970 the Lord speaking to you about? these days that 00:10:14.970 --> 00:10:17.230 you're going to be bringing? Can you give us 00:10:17.230 --> 00:10:20.970 like a little teaser? Well, here's what I can 00:10:20.970 --> 00:10:27.769 do. There's so many messages, but I think I'll 00:10:27.769 --> 00:10:30.129 do some teaching. Can I do some teaching now? 00:10:30.769 --> 00:10:32.470 Yes, please. To give people kind of a preview? 00:10:32.669 --> 00:10:35.950 Okay. Yes. And so I want to teach on something 00:10:35.950 --> 00:10:40.590 that I think is unique that I really feel like 00:10:40.590 --> 00:10:43.720 the Lord brought me into. I kind of quit traveling 00:10:43.720 --> 00:10:48.259 around the first week of November. And so I was 00:10:48.259 --> 00:10:52.240 basically home or speaking in my area, month 00:10:52.240 --> 00:10:54.840 of November, December, you know, even in the 00:10:54.840 --> 00:10:57.840 first part of January. And so I have several 00:10:57.840 --> 00:11:00.399 new messages that the Lord has brought me into 00:11:00.399 --> 00:11:03.940 that I think are unique and I think can assist 00:11:03.940 --> 00:11:08.299 people. So I want to spend some time teaching 00:11:08.299 --> 00:11:11.879 one of those. And I think it's interesting. I've 00:11:11.879 --> 00:11:13.679 given it a title because, you know, that's what 00:11:13.679 --> 00:11:20.080 we preachers do. But the title of it is the Capacity 00:11:20.080 --> 00:11:23.480 Code. And so, yeah, it's the Capacity Code. And 00:11:23.480 --> 00:11:26.940 so I'll go ahead and start, okay? Please, please. 00:11:27.120 --> 00:11:28.919 If you decide to teach something else when you 00:11:28.919 --> 00:11:31.840 get with us, that's fine. We can have multiple 00:11:31.840 --> 00:11:35.100 messages here. Oh, I've got, yeah, I've got many, 00:11:35.179 --> 00:11:38.690 many. Many, many new messages. And this will 00:11:38.690 --> 00:11:43.870 give people a little taste. They will have an 00:11:43.870 --> 00:11:46.750 advantage just by hearing this on this podcast. 00:11:47.429 --> 00:11:52.929 And who knows what will happen in May. I mean, 00:11:52.950 --> 00:11:56.990 I have so many messages that are new. And I'm 00:11:56.990 --> 00:11:59.370 sure the Lord will bring me into something new 00:11:59.370 --> 00:12:01.970 before I get there. So it will depend upon what's 00:12:01.970 --> 00:12:06.039 hot. Amen. I'm going to go ahead and get started, 00:12:06.159 --> 00:12:10.179 and I've had to write this down because of the 00:12:10.179 --> 00:12:13.340 nature of the message. And so I'm going to start. 00:12:13.419 --> 00:12:16.679 Are you ready? Go for it. I'm ready. Okay. So 00:12:16.679 --> 00:12:20.139 this is called the Capacity Code, and this is 00:12:20.139 --> 00:12:23.000 how it begins. Your life is not stuck because 00:12:23.000 --> 00:12:26.639 the Lord has said no to your prayer. Your life 00:12:26.639 --> 00:12:29.279 is stuck because you cannot yet carry what you're 00:12:29.279 --> 00:12:33.769 asking for right now. So there are opportunities, 00:12:34.250 --> 00:12:36.750 there are resources, there are blessings hovering 00:12:36.750 --> 00:12:40.009 over you, but they're not waiting for your prayers 00:12:40.009 --> 00:12:43.169 to get louder. They're waiting for your capacity 00:12:43.169 --> 00:12:47.830 to get stronger. So the Father is not testing 00:12:47.830 --> 00:12:50.970 people's desire. What the Father is looking at 00:12:50.970 --> 00:12:56.190 is your personal church, ministry, business infrastructure. 00:12:56.809 --> 00:12:59.809 For example, for those that are in business, 00:13:00.429 --> 00:13:03.769 You're not really waiting for wealth. The wealth 00:13:03.769 --> 00:13:06.309 that the Father wants to give you is waiting 00:13:06.309 --> 00:13:10.649 for a version of you that will not collapse under 00:13:10.649 --> 00:13:14.269 the weight of what the Father has prepared for 00:13:14.269 --> 00:13:19.070 you. Okay? So this is what is going on mostly. 00:13:19.649 --> 00:13:23.389 Many people are spending years praying and asking 00:13:23.389 --> 00:13:25.590 the Father for more money, better relationships, 00:13:26.029 --> 00:13:30.299 greater opportunities. while completely ignoring 00:13:30.299 --> 00:13:34.120 the question that the Father's asking. Let me 00:13:34.120 --> 00:13:37.059 give you some of those questions. One, can you 00:13:37.059 --> 00:13:40.000 handle what you're asking for? Can you handle 00:13:40.000 --> 00:13:42.960 it emotionally? Can you handle it spiritually? 00:13:43.440 --> 00:13:47.779 And very importantly, can you handle it structurally? 00:13:48.320 --> 00:13:52.139 Can your current systems, boundaries, and internal 00:13:52.139 --> 00:13:55.559 architecture sustain the blessings that you're 00:13:55.559 --> 00:13:59.710 requesting? It is time to examine the capacity 00:13:59.710 --> 00:14:02.470 code, and this is very, very important, that 00:14:02.470 --> 00:14:06.570 governs every aspect of the provision, the presence, 00:14:06.649 --> 00:14:09.350 and the power of God. During this message, you're 00:14:09.350 --> 00:14:11.769 going to have some understanding of exactly why 00:14:11.769 --> 00:14:17.429 the answer to your prayer has been delayed. And 00:14:17.429 --> 00:14:19.529 importantly, you're going to have a blueprint 00:14:19.529 --> 00:14:23.509 to build the internal structure that makes increase 00:14:23.509 --> 00:14:27.759 inevitable. So the modern world has sold you 00:14:27.759 --> 00:14:30.539 a deception and a lie. It tells you to dream 00:14:30.539 --> 00:14:32.899 bigger, ask for more, manifest more abundance, 00:14:33.059 --> 00:14:36.200 visualize success. But the word of wisdom from 00:14:36.200 --> 00:14:39.879 the throne operates completely differently. And 00:14:39.879 --> 00:14:43.799 here's the reality. What you cannot manage, the 00:14:43.799 --> 00:14:48.519 Father cannot multiply. What you cannot sustain, 00:14:48.840 --> 00:14:52.440 the Lord Jesus will not provide. And this is 00:14:52.440 --> 00:14:57.919 not punishment. This is protection. Increase 00:14:57.919 --> 00:15:01.899 without infrastructure is not a blessing because 00:15:01.899 --> 00:15:05.019 if it's given to you too early and you're not 00:15:05.019 --> 00:15:09.700 ready for it, you will sabotage yourself. So 00:15:09.700 --> 00:15:13.039 let me ask you to think about this. Think about 00:15:13.039 --> 00:15:14.980 the last time you asked the father for something 00:15:14.980 --> 00:15:18.919 significant. More income, a better relationship, 00:15:19.179 --> 00:15:22.289 a new opportunity. But I want you to consider 00:15:22.289 --> 00:15:25.970 what you're actually praying for. For some people, 00:15:26.029 --> 00:15:28.909 this is true. And I want to lay this before people. 00:15:29.210 --> 00:15:31.610 And I think it's going to be very challenging. 00:15:31.990 --> 00:15:35.070 But anytime you hear this message or any message, 00:15:35.350 --> 00:15:38.429 you know, you receive the word of God for yourself. 00:15:38.549 --> 00:15:42.070 But also, a number of you are ministers. So you 00:15:42.070 --> 00:15:45.029 could take this message and you can apply it 00:15:45.029 --> 00:15:47.789 to whoever the Holy Spirit gives it to. For example, 00:15:47.789 --> 00:15:50.440 there are people. They want increase in results 00:15:50.440 --> 00:15:53.539 without a willingness to have an increase in 00:15:53.539 --> 00:15:57.740 responsibility. Others want a blessing without 00:15:57.740 --> 00:16:01.659 the added burden that the blessing is going to 00:16:01.659 --> 00:16:05.779 bring. Some want added gifting without the growth 00:16:05.779 --> 00:16:10.279 required to steward it properly. And so when 00:16:10.279 --> 00:16:12.080 your prayer is not answered, you question the 00:16:12.080 --> 00:16:15.919 goodness of God instead of examining your own 00:16:15.919 --> 00:16:20.730 capacity. Okay? Wow. So here's what Jesus sees 00:16:20.730 --> 00:16:24.309 when you pray for increase. Jesus looks at your 00:16:24.309 --> 00:16:27.330 current financial discipline. Jesus sees how 00:16:27.330 --> 00:16:30.629 you handle pressure. Jesus looks at your emotional 00:16:30.629 --> 00:16:34.509 regulation under stress. Jesus looks at your 00:16:34.509 --> 00:16:37.830 boundary management. Jesus looks at your time 00:16:37.830 --> 00:16:40.850 stewardship. And Jesus looks at your relationship 00:16:40.850 --> 00:16:44.190 patterns. And this part is very, very important. 00:16:44.409 --> 00:16:49.090 Based upon what the Lord Jesus observes, he calculates 00:16:49.090 --> 00:16:55.309 exactly how much you can carry without breaking. 00:16:55.809 --> 00:17:01.929 And this is really, really important. So the 00:17:01.929 --> 00:17:05.549 calculation determines your current ceiling. 00:17:06.109 --> 00:17:09.210 how high you can go, how far you can go. And 00:17:09.210 --> 00:17:12.849 this ceiling, by the way, is not arbitrary. It 00:17:12.849 --> 00:17:16.390 is architectural. It is built from your habits, 00:17:16.549 --> 00:17:20.230 from your systems, or your spiritual or emotional 00:17:20.230 --> 00:17:23.210 capacity. And your emotional capacity is just 00:17:23.210 --> 00:17:26.569 as important as your spiritual capacity. It's 00:17:26.569 --> 00:17:29.069 also built from your maturity and your ability 00:17:29.069 --> 00:17:32.539 to handle responsibility without. collapsing. 00:17:32.779 --> 00:17:36.579 This also includes your mental energy, your emotional 00:17:36.579 --> 00:17:40.220 energy, your physical energy. And so all of these 00:17:40.220 --> 00:17:43.079 things are factored in and considered by the 00:17:43.079 --> 00:17:46.440 Father in Jesus. So once a person understands 00:17:46.440 --> 00:17:49.900 this, things begin to change. You start praying 00:17:49.900 --> 00:17:52.000 for the Father to give you more, and you start 00:17:52.000 --> 00:17:55.640 building more capacity. You stop waiting for 00:17:55.640 --> 00:17:57.700 the blessing of Jesus, and you start creating 00:17:57.700 --> 00:18:02.660 the vessel that the blessing can fill. And so 00:18:02.660 --> 00:18:05.059 when you comprehend the principle of the code 00:18:05.059 --> 00:18:08.779 of capacity, you understand the laws that govern 00:18:08.779 --> 00:18:12.539 divine provision. And so these are not suggestions. 00:18:12.640 --> 00:18:16.359 They're not just good concepts. These are operational 00:18:16.359 --> 00:18:20.480 principles that determine whether or not the 00:18:20.480 --> 00:18:23.859 Father releases resources into your life. or 00:18:23.859 --> 00:18:27.980 withholds them for your protection. So the first 00:18:27.980 --> 00:18:31.579 law I want to talk about here is the law of vessels, 00:18:31.940 --> 00:18:35.140 okay? So in other words, blessing takes the shape 00:18:35.140 --> 00:18:39.059 of the container. So in the second book of Kings, 00:18:39.180 --> 00:18:42.519 we encounter Elijah and the widow who comes to 00:18:42.519 --> 00:18:45.519 him in desperation. And here is the situation. 00:18:45.599 --> 00:18:49.039 The man, the woman's husband who passed, was 00:18:49.039 --> 00:18:51.589 a son of the prophet. When he passed, he left 00:18:51.589 --> 00:18:55.150 his wife in debt. She had two sons, and the creditor 00:18:55.150 --> 00:18:57.589 came and said, unless you can pay me, I'm going 00:18:57.589 --> 00:18:59.950 to take your two sons. And, of course, she's 00:18:59.950 --> 00:19:02.970 a widow. She has no way of generating an income. 00:19:03.390 --> 00:19:06.970 And so she was absolutely at the bottom of her 00:19:06.970 --> 00:19:10.230 capacity in order to be able to survive. So she 00:19:10.230 --> 00:19:13.890 goes to Elijah, the head prophet, and presents 00:19:13.890 --> 00:19:17.230 her situation. And he asked her the strangest 00:19:17.230 --> 00:19:21.019 question. what do you have in your house? And 00:19:21.019 --> 00:19:24.160 of course, she eventually replies. I think at 00:19:24.160 --> 00:19:26.259 first she thought, I don't have anything. And 00:19:26.259 --> 00:19:28.400 then she thought about it. And she said, you 00:19:28.400 --> 00:19:31.380 know, I've got a pot of oil. Okay. And it's a 00:19:31.380 --> 00:19:35.440 small jar of oil. And this is very, very important. 00:19:36.039 --> 00:19:39.859 Although your beginning is small. yet in the 00:19:39.859 --> 00:19:42.859 latter day you shall greatly increase. And the 00:19:42.859 --> 00:19:45.619 scripture says, do not despise the day of small 00:19:45.619 --> 00:19:48.700 beginnings. So then what the prophet does is 00:19:48.700 --> 00:19:50.779 he gives her an instruction that seemed very 00:19:50.779 --> 00:19:54.880 unusual. Go borrow vessels from your neighbors, 00:19:55.160 --> 00:19:59.500 empty vessels, as many as you can gather, and 00:19:59.500 --> 00:20:02.240 then take that little bit of oil you have and 00:20:02.240 --> 00:20:05.940 begin to pour into the vessels. And even though 00:20:05.940 --> 00:20:09.160 the instruction made no logical sense, the woman 00:20:09.160 --> 00:20:12.380 obeyed. She gathered vessels from every neighbor. 00:20:12.519 --> 00:20:15.519 She filled her home with empty containers. And 00:20:15.519 --> 00:20:20.380 she took what she had, and she began to pour. 00:20:20.779 --> 00:20:22.940 Now, here's what's interesting, because remember, 00:20:23.099 --> 00:20:25.480 we're talking about the law of vessels. We're 00:20:25.480 --> 00:20:29.200 talking about the capacity code. The oil flowed 00:20:29.200 --> 00:20:35.269 until every vessel was full, not one drop. In 00:20:35.269 --> 00:20:40.690 other words, the blessing matched exactly the 00:20:40.690 --> 00:20:45.410 capacity she prepared. Wow. Her provision was 00:20:45.410 --> 00:20:49.609 not limited by the Father's resources, but by 00:20:49.609 --> 00:20:53.750 her own preparation for receiving. She could 00:20:53.750 --> 00:20:55.809 have gathered 50 vessels. She could have gathered 00:20:55.809 --> 00:20:59.230 150 vessels. We don't know. But here's the code. 00:20:59.789 --> 00:21:02.750 The code reveals the oil would have filled whatever 00:21:02.750 --> 00:21:07.789 capacity she created. And this is how divine 00:21:07.789 --> 00:21:11.990 provision operates in your life right now. The 00:21:11.990 --> 00:21:14.490 father gives you the blessing. The father gives 00:21:14.490 --> 00:21:17.349 you the opportunity to receive the blessing only 00:21:17.349 --> 00:21:22.849 equal to the capacity that you have built. Wow. 00:21:22.950 --> 00:21:27.150 So that means that my income is not limited by 00:21:27.150 --> 00:21:31.269 the economy. It is limited by the wisdom of God 00:21:31.269 --> 00:21:34.990 in my financial vessel. My relationships are 00:21:34.990 --> 00:21:38.130 not limited by available people. My relationships 00:21:38.130 --> 00:21:42.490 are limited by my emotional vessel. My opportunities 00:21:42.490 --> 00:21:46.210 are not limited by the market. They are limited 00:21:46.210 --> 00:21:50.490 by my professional vessel. So most people who 00:21:50.490 --> 00:21:55.230 pray for increase, however, live in a vessel. 00:21:55.799 --> 00:22:00.599 that has been designed for scarcity, okay? So 00:22:00.599 --> 00:22:04.220 it is your belief system about scarcity that 00:22:04.220 --> 00:22:07.140 may get in the way of the wisdom and the wealth 00:22:07.140 --> 00:22:10.740 of heaven that Jesus has purchased. Ephesians 00:22:10.740 --> 00:22:14.099 1 and 11 says, in Christ you have obtained an 00:22:14.099 --> 00:22:17.599 inheritance, so it's there for you, okay? So 00:22:17.599 --> 00:22:19.619 this is one of the things I think that's happening 00:22:19.619 --> 00:22:21.859 right now, and I think it's very unconscious. 00:22:22.519 --> 00:22:25.339 That happens to us. People want abundance to 00:22:25.339 --> 00:22:27.460 flow into systems that are built for survival. 00:22:27.819 --> 00:22:31.680 They want wealth to pour into financial habits 00:22:31.680 --> 00:22:34.819 that are designed for poverty. They want healthy 00:22:34.819 --> 00:22:37.480 relationships to flourish in emotional patterns 00:22:37.480 --> 00:22:41.740 designed for dysfunction. And then they wonder 00:22:41.740 --> 00:22:45.220 why their prayers are unanswered. This is what 00:22:45.220 --> 00:22:48.359 I want to bear on. The father is ready to pour, 00:22:48.599 --> 00:22:53.089 but the vessel is not yet ready. for what it's 00:22:53.089 --> 00:22:57.609 asking for. However, we can get ready. So I want 00:22:57.609 --> 00:23:00.250 to begin with the sort of the diagnosis of the 00:23:00.250 --> 00:23:04.150 challenge. So that's law number one, and that 00:23:04.150 --> 00:23:07.150 is the law of vessels. Law number two is the 00:23:07.150 --> 00:23:11.329 law of weight. And here's the code, okay? Whenever 00:23:11.329 --> 00:23:14.250 the father gives a gift, he gives a responsibility 00:23:14.250 --> 00:23:20.329 along with the gift, okay? So that every blessing 00:23:20.329 --> 00:23:24.579 Jesus... has purchased carries weight. Every 00:23:24.579 --> 00:23:30.960 increase comes with additional pressure. Every 00:23:30.960 --> 00:23:36.539 promotion brings new demands. So this is why 00:23:36.539 --> 00:23:39.559 it's important. If the responsibility crushes 00:23:39.559 --> 00:23:42.579 you, the gift is not a blessing. It's a burden 00:23:42.579 --> 00:23:46.000 you're not yet ready to carry, okay? Consider 00:23:46.000 --> 00:23:48.039 the businessman who prays for a million -dollar 00:23:48.039 --> 00:23:51.769 contract. and then cannot sleep once he gets 00:23:51.769 --> 00:23:56.529 it because he has never prepared his mind or 00:23:56.529 --> 00:24:00.970 his systems to manage that level of financial 00:24:00.970 --> 00:24:04.369 increase and responsibility. Consider the woman 00:24:04.369 --> 00:24:06.690 who wants to be married and then feels trapped 00:24:06.690 --> 00:24:08.869 when she must consider another person in her 00:24:08.869 --> 00:24:12.190 every decision. Consider the employee who wants 00:24:12.190 --> 00:24:15.690 a promotion and then crumbles under the pressure 00:24:15.690 --> 00:24:19.819 of now having to lead others. So these are not 00:24:19.819 --> 00:24:24.240 success stories. What they are are capacity failures. 00:24:24.859 --> 00:24:28.980 So what happens is this. The father evaluates 00:24:28.980 --> 00:24:32.759 your readiness for increase, not your desire 00:24:32.759 --> 00:24:38.019 for it, but your current performance under smaller 00:24:38.019 --> 00:24:41.339 weights. So how do you handle the pressure you 00:24:41.339 --> 00:24:44.140 already have? How do you manage the responsibilities 00:24:44.140 --> 00:24:46.900 that are currently on your plate? How do you 00:24:46.900 --> 00:24:49.799 respond to the circumstances that require you 00:24:49.799 --> 00:24:53.660 to stretch beyond your comfort zone? Your answers 00:24:53.660 --> 00:24:57.480 to these questions determine what the Father 00:24:57.480 --> 00:25:03.259 can safely place in your hands. So, this truth 00:25:03.259 --> 00:25:06.599 will transform your approach to increase. Instead 00:25:06.599 --> 00:25:11.779 of you asking the Father for gifts, realize that 00:25:11.779 --> 00:25:15.680 you're asking Him to increase your capacity, 00:25:16.279 --> 00:25:19.619 so that you can be trusted with greater responsibility. 00:25:20.680 --> 00:25:24.740 And trust is earned through demonstrated competence, 00:25:25.299 --> 00:25:31.339 okay, under current circumstances. Now, let me 00:25:31.339 --> 00:25:33.900 say this because it's important for those that 00:25:33.900 --> 00:25:36.599 are in business. The person who cannot manage 00:25:36.599 --> 00:25:40.500 1 ,000 cannot be trusted with a $100 ,000 opportunity. 00:25:41.789 --> 00:25:43.930 The person who collapses under a current relationship 00:25:43.930 --> 00:25:47.230 demand may not be ready for marriage. The person 00:25:47.230 --> 00:25:49.670 who avoids responsibility in small areas cannot 00:25:49.670 --> 00:25:53.809 be promoted into larger areas of influence. This 00:25:53.809 --> 00:25:58.190 is why in the capacity code, the law of weight 00:25:58.190 --> 00:26:04.569 operates as protection, not punishment. So the 00:26:04.569 --> 00:26:07.289 father withholds whatever would destroy you. 00:26:07.900 --> 00:26:11.180 and releases to you whatever you can steward 00:26:11.180 --> 00:26:15.779 successfully. So your current capacity is not 00:26:15.779 --> 00:26:21.279 an insult to your potential. It is accurate assessment 00:26:21.279 --> 00:26:25.119 of your present ability to carry weight without 00:26:25.119 --> 00:26:31.039 breaking. Okay? So the father makes the man before 00:26:31.039 --> 00:26:33.740 he makes the minister. In regards to this, let's 00:26:33.740 --> 00:26:35.619 say a mentor gives the man a ministry before 00:26:35.619 --> 00:26:38.700 he's ready. There will likely be mismanagement. 00:26:39.180 --> 00:26:41.960 Many times leaders promote people based upon 00:26:41.960 --> 00:26:44.700 potential, not upon actual performance of their 00:26:44.700 --> 00:26:47.460 responsibilities. So one of the worst things 00:26:47.460 --> 00:26:50.200 that can happen to a man is to be promoted before 00:26:50.200 --> 00:26:54.839 he's ready. So in Luke 12, 48, to everyone much 00:26:54.839 --> 00:26:57.299 has been given, much will be demanded, right? 00:26:57.440 --> 00:27:00.480 To everyone much has been given, Jesus said much 00:27:00.480 --> 00:27:04.480 will be required. So Matthew 25, verses 14 through 00:27:04.480 --> 00:27:08.160 30 reveal this. When a person receives gifts 00:27:08.160 --> 00:27:11.359 from the Father, that person is responsible to 00:27:11.359 --> 00:27:15.099 use those gifts wisely. If a person uses those 00:27:15.099 --> 00:27:18.039 gifts wisely, they will be commended by God, 00:27:18.220 --> 00:27:21.279 but if they are negligent, they will be condemned 00:27:21.279 --> 00:27:25.720 by God. Now, this is a stern word, but it needs 00:27:25.720 --> 00:27:29.880 to be paid attention to. So now watch this. So 00:27:29.880 --> 00:27:32.680 as a result, many times the Father will not give 00:27:32.680 --> 00:27:36.480 a person what they're asking for. to save them 00:27:36.480 --> 00:27:40.779 from condemnation. The Father will give them 00:27:40.779 --> 00:27:45.980 what they can handle so that he can commend them. 00:27:46.920 --> 00:27:49.500 This is very, very important for us to get a 00:27:49.500 --> 00:27:53.619 hold of. Okay? So in 1 Corinthians 4 and 2, the 00:27:53.619 --> 00:27:56.079 Holy Spirit says, it's required among stewards 00:27:56.079 --> 00:27:58.720 that a man be found faithful. The very fact that 00:27:58.720 --> 00:28:01.420 the Holy Spirit says found faithful means that 00:28:01.420 --> 00:28:03.400 the Holy Spirit has to search for a person who 00:28:03.400 --> 00:28:06.789 is faithful. That means that faithfulness of 00:28:06.789 --> 00:28:10.869 this kind is rare and must be sought after. But 00:28:10.869 --> 00:28:13.650 the definition of a steward, according to the 00:28:13.650 --> 00:28:17.750 Greek text, is a person who finds out what the 00:28:17.750 --> 00:28:21.910 father wants done, how he wants it done, and 00:28:21.910 --> 00:28:24.990 does it the way the father wants for it to be 00:28:24.990 --> 00:28:29.809 done. So a steward is a manager, one who administrates 00:28:29.809 --> 00:28:33.950 and distributes the goods of the father. And 00:28:33.950 --> 00:28:36.950 in each one of these scriptures, you see faithfulness, 00:28:37.029 --> 00:28:40.210 you see character, you see wisdom, and you see 00:28:40.210 --> 00:28:43.890 maturity. So Romans 8 .14 says, as many as are 00:28:43.890 --> 00:28:46.250 led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons 00:28:46.250 --> 00:28:49.230 of God. And by the way, the Greek word here for 00:28:49.230 --> 00:28:52.309 sons has to do with the level of maturity. So 00:28:52.309 --> 00:28:54.609 the Holy Spirit wants to lead you into wisdom, 00:28:54.670 --> 00:28:57.349 to character, and maturity so that you can store 00:28:57.349 --> 00:28:59.589 properly the gifts of the Father in the name 00:28:59.589 --> 00:29:03.500 of the Lord Jesus. So Romans 14 and 12 says this, 00:29:03.599 --> 00:29:06.519 the Holy Spirit says, each one of us will give 00:29:06.519 --> 00:29:09.460 an account of ourselves to the father, highlighting 00:29:09.460 --> 00:29:13.759 personal responsibility. So now let's get to 00:29:13.759 --> 00:29:16.779 the third principle of the capacity code. And 00:29:16.779 --> 00:29:21.599 this is the law of expansion. Okay. So now this 00:29:21.599 --> 00:29:26.200 part's important. The father increases provision. 00:29:26.859 --> 00:29:29.930 This means everything you need for life. and 00:29:29.930 --> 00:29:34.089 business and relationships and ministry. The 00:29:34.089 --> 00:29:36.849 Father increases provision, everything you need, 00:29:36.950 --> 00:29:40.549 only to the degree that you expand your own identity, 00:29:40.849 --> 00:29:44.849 your discipline, and your boundaries. In other 00:29:44.849 --> 00:29:49.190 words, provision follows preparation. Prayer 00:29:49.190 --> 00:29:52.509 empowers you through the Holy Spirit and assists 00:29:52.509 --> 00:29:56.160 you with your preparation. It is when you pray 00:29:56.160 --> 00:29:58.099 according to the word of God and you receive 00:29:58.099 --> 00:30:00.960 the wisdom of the Holy Spirit that you can come 00:30:00.960 --> 00:30:05.180 to understand that increase does not follow good 00:30:05.180 --> 00:30:09.819 intentions. Increase follows Holy Spirit, God 00:30:09.819 --> 00:30:13.720 -given infrastructures that you have allowed 00:30:13.720 --> 00:30:17.599 to be built into your life. So you have to do 00:30:17.599 --> 00:30:20.859 more than pray your way into capacity. You have 00:30:20.859 --> 00:30:25.339 to build your way into capacity. And by the way, 00:30:25.500 --> 00:30:30.859 this takes time and it doesn't happen overnight. 00:30:31.339 --> 00:30:35.539 And all of us need more capacity. All right. 00:30:35.859 --> 00:30:40.359 So identity expansion means you see yourself 00:30:40.359 --> 00:30:43.400 according to the word of God. And this part's 00:30:43.400 --> 00:30:46.480 very important as well. And as a person who is 00:30:46.480 --> 00:30:50.920 already operating at the level that you're seeking. 00:30:51.579 --> 00:30:56.299 Okay. So. Let me say it like this. A person asking 00:30:56.299 --> 00:31:00.180 for wealth while identifying as broke will sabotage 00:31:00.180 --> 00:31:04.299 every opportunity for increase. The person requesting 00:31:04.299 --> 00:31:08.700 respect while identifying as a victim will unconsciously 00:31:08.700 --> 00:31:12.339 maintain patterns that invite disrespect. The 00:31:12.339 --> 00:31:15.140 person wanting promotion while identifying as 00:31:15.140 --> 00:31:19.200 inadequate will find ways to prove that their 00:31:19.200 --> 00:31:21.960 inadequacy is a fact, even though it may not 00:31:21.960 --> 00:31:26.440 necessarily be true. So your perceived identity 00:31:26.440 --> 00:31:31.160 is your internal thermostat. It will not allow 00:31:31.160 --> 00:31:34.259 your external results to exceed your internal 00:31:34.259 --> 00:31:40.619 personal concept for long. So discipline expansion 00:31:40.619 --> 00:31:44.799 means building systems that can operate at the 00:31:44.799 --> 00:31:48.559 level you want to reach. The person wanting financial 00:31:48.559 --> 00:31:51.259 abundance must first build discipline around 00:31:51.259 --> 00:31:54.670 current income. The person wanting relational 00:31:54.670 --> 00:31:57.789 harmony must first build discipline around emotional 00:31:57.789 --> 00:32:01.309 regulation. The person wanting professional success 00:32:01.309 --> 00:32:04.829 must first build discipline around current responsibilities. 00:32:05.509 --> 00:32:08.829 And discipline is the result of following Jesus, 00:32:08.950 --> 00:32:13.410 as you already know. Luke 9 .23 says this, Jesus 00:32:13.410 --> 00:32:16.250 says, Whoever will come after me, let him deny 00:32:16.250 --> 00:32:19.410 himself, discipline himself, take up his cross, 00:32:19.470 --> 00:32:22.880 and follow me. Discipline means to say no to 00:32:22.880 --> 00:32:25.960 the self -life and yes to the life of Jesus by 00:32:25.960 --> 00:32:29.279 the Holy Spirit. It is to build holy capacity 00:32:29.279 --> 00:32:32.480 in your life so you can receive all that the 00:32:32.480 --> 00:32:35.720 Father has for you. Now, I can tell you for a 00:32:35.720 --> 00:32:43.839 fact, I'm not there. I'm not there. I need more 00:32:43.839 --> 00:32:47.920 preparation in my vessel. I need more preparation 00:32:47.920 --> 00:32:51.240 to be able to carry more weight. You know, it's 00:32:51.240 --> 00:32:56.799 interesting. You know, Jesus said in the Gospel 00:32:56.799 --> 00:32:59.460 of John, you know, you have chapters 13, 14, 00:32:59.700 --> 00:33:02.759 15, 16 before he does his famous prayer in chapter 00:33:02.759 --> 00:33:05.779 17. And Jesus at one point says to the disciples, 00:33:05.940 --> 00:33:08.259 I have many more things to you, many more things 00:33:08.259 --> 00:33:10.599 to say to you, but you can't bear it right now. 00:33:10.819 --> 00:33:13.000 And in the Greek, it means you're not yet ready 00:33:13.000 --> 00:33:16.920 to stand up under the weight of it. Wow. And 00:33:16.920 --> 00:33:21.519 so in terms of a personal expansion or identity 00:33:21.519 --> 00:33:24.900 expansion, in the book of Acts, chapter 20, verse 00:33:24.900 --> 00:33:28.019 32, it says this. Paul says this, I commend you 00:33:28.019 --> 00:33:30.720 to God and to the word of his grace, which is 00:33:30.720 --> 00:33:32.960 able to build you up and make you strong and 00:33:32.960 --> 00:33:35.640 enable you to receive your inheritance among 00:33:35.640 --> 00:33:38.799 those that the Lord has made holy. So the word 00:33:38.799 --> 00:33:42.589 of God builds my personal capacity. And so then, 00:33:42.710 --> 00:33:44.990 you know, Jeremiah says, your words were found 00:33:44.990 --> 00:33:48.630 and I did eat them. And your words were the joy 00:33:48.630 --> 00:33:52.369 and the rejoicing of my heart. So the word of 00:33:52.369 --> 00:33:55.829 God builds your personal capacity. It's not just 00:33:55.829 --> 00:33:58.630 the logos. It's not just the general word. It's 00:33:58.630 --> 00:34:02.390 the ramus, the specific word that you need at 00:34:02.390 --> 00:34:06.710 a specific point in time that builds an internal 00:34:06.710 --> 00:34:11.190 structure that enables you to be an overcomer. 00:34:11.519 --> 00:34:13.559 And then, of course, you know, these are other 00:34:13.559 --> 00:34:16.199 scriptures that we all know. 1 Corinthians 14 00:34:16.199 --> 00:34:19.139 says, he who speaks in a tongue speaks to God, 00:34:19.280 --> 00:34:21.920 and he who speaks in a tongue builds up himself. 00:34:22.559 --> 00:34:26.599 Again, spiritual infrastructure. Jude 20, verse 00:34:26.599 --> 00:34:29.340 20, build yourself up on your most holy faith, 00:34:29.559 --> 00:34:33.300 praying in the Holy Spirit. So the law of vessels, 00:34:33.579 --> 00:34:39.380 the law of weight, the law of expansion. This 00:34:39.380 --> 00:34:43.820 whole concept of identity expansion is the result 00:34:43.820 --> 00:34:47.880 of obeying the father in Jesus. Okay. So in John 00:34:47.880 --> 00:34:51.639 chapter 15, verse 20, Jesus said, remember the 00:34:51.639 --> 00:34:56.039 word that I said unto you, a servant is not greater 00:34:56.039 --> 00:35:01.420 than his master. Jesus said in Matthew 10, 24, 00:35:01.739 --> 00:35:04.900 a disciple is not above his teacher. Servant 00:35:04.900 --> 00:35:07.760 is not above his master. The Lord Jesus goes 00:35:07.760 --> 00:35:10.820 on to say, but every disciple who's fully trained, 00:35:10.940 --> 00:35:15.860 and again, trained into your full capacity, will 00:35:15.860 --> 00:35:18.480 be like his teacher. Every servant who reaches 00:35:18.480 --> 00:35:21.340 maturity will be like his master. You see this 00:35:21.340 --> 00:35:27.780 in Luke 6, verse 40 and Matthew 10, 25. So your 00:35:27.780 --> 00:35:30.599 discipleship to the Lord Jesus builds an internal 00:35:30.599 --> 00:35:34.500 structure that can carry the weight of responsibility. 00:35:35.610 --> 00:35:38.110 that can reveal the knowledge, the wisdom, and 00:35:38.110 --> 00:35:41.309 the glory of God. And I think we have to remember 00:35:41.309 --> 00:35:45.650 that we're all on a continuum, okay? We all have 00:35:45.650 --> 00:35:49.090 days where we could carry greater or lesser weight, 00:35:49.369 --> 00:35:53.309 okay? Depending upon our spiritual nutrition 00:35:53.309 --> 00:35:58.250 or malnutrition, okay? Our diligence and our 00:35:58.250 --> 00:36:01.130 neglect. And, you know, all of us have those 00:36:01.130 --> 00:36:04.550 days or times or maybe even weeks. where we're 00:36:04.550 --> 00:36:09.110 doing better than others, okay? And so this is 00:36:09.110 --> 00:36:11.389 not for you to condemn yourself or judge yourself. 00:36:11.510 --> 00:36:15.250 It is just a tool of self -assessment. And so 00:36:15.250 --> 00:36:19.650 in 1 John 4, verse 17, the Holy Spirit says, 00:36:20.050 --> 00:36:24.349 as Jesus is, so are we in this world. In other 00:36:24.349 --> 00:36:27.829 words, identity expansion is the result of following 00:36:27.829 --> 00:36:31.909 Jesus, and you become like the one you follow. 00:36:32.300 --> 00:36:34.960 So when you exercise the discipline of Jesus 00:36:34.960 --> 00:36:38.619 at your current level, it is now proof of your 00:36:38.619 --> 00:36:43.659 readiness to reach the next level in Jesus. Boundary 00:36:43.659 --> 00:36:47.860 expansion means you're learning to say no to 00:36:47.860 --> 00:36:51.059 good things so you can say yes to great things. 00:36:51.440 --> 00:36:57.369 So the person with no boundaries cannot. be trusted 00:36:57.369 --> 00:37:01.469 with new opportunities because they dissipate 00:37:01.469 --> 00:37:06.289 their energy across too many priorities. And 00:37:06.289 --> 00:37:12.050 this is a tough one because, you know, sometimes 00:37:12.050 --> 00:37:17.070 we sacrifice the most important for the immediate. 00:37:17.250 --> 00:37:22.510 Okay. And sometimes other people's crisis become 00:37:22.510 --> 00:37:26.940 our emergency. Because we care about people, 00:37:27.039 --> 00:37:31.980 and sometimes we have so, so many things we're 00:37:31.980 --> 00:37:35.519 paying attention to. Sometimes the urgent takes 00:37:35.519 --> 00:37:39.340 the place of that which is really most critical. 00:37:39.500 --> 00:37:43.219 All this stuff just pops up on us, okay? And 00:37:43.219 --> 00:37:47.320 sometimes we get distracted by it. And so it 00:37:47.320 --> 00:37:50.800 takes us away from what we really, really need 00:37:50.800 --> 00:37:54.400 to focus on. And this happens to all of us. Pretty 00:37:54.400 --> 00:37:57.780 much. I mean, there may be a very, very minuscule 00:37:57.780 --> 00:38:00.940 or a small percentage of people. It doesn't happen 00:38:00.940 --> 00:38:05.139 to. But most of us get distracted. And, you know, 00:38:05.219 --> 00:38:08.679 the scripture in Hebrews 12 that says looking 00:38:08.679 --> 00:38:10.840 unto Jesus in the Greek, it means looking away 00:38:10.840 --> 00:38:14.739 from all that distracts. Wow. For those of us 00:38:14.739 --> 00:38:17.860 who have, how shall I say this, attention deficit 00:38:17.860 --> 00:38:23.000 issues or are highly distracted. issues with 00:38:23.000 --> 00:38:26.159 maintaining focus, this becomes even a greater 00:38:26.159 --> 00:38:28.639 challenge. So I just wanted to mention that. 00:38:28.739 --> 00:38:30.960 You know, what's funny is as I'm preaching to 00:38:30.960 --> 00:38:34.619 you, I'm preaching to me too, okay? And sometimes, 00:38:34.880 --> 00:38:37.000 you know, you preach it to learn it yourself. 00:38:37.559 --> 00:38:41.039 And so the person who cannot protect their time 00:38:41.039 --> 00:38:44.980 cannot be given more time, okay? The person who 00:38:44.980 --> 00:38:47.039 cannot protect their energy will not be given 00:38:47.039 --> 00:38:50.820 more demanding responsibilities. So these three 00:38:50.820 --> 00:38:55.039 expansions happen in order. Number one, identity 00:38:55.039 --> 00:38:58.980 creates the framework. Number two, discipline 00:38:58.980 --> 00:39:02.440 builds the structure. Number three, boundaries 00:39:02.440 --> 00:39:08.000 protect the investment. Wow. And when all three 00:39:08.000 --> 00:39:12.619 expansions are complete, vision flows supernaturally. 00:39:13.360 --> 00:39:17.019 Not because the father just suddenly decides 00:39:17.019 --> 00:39:21.820 to bless you. but because you have become the 00:39:21.820 --> 00:39:24.699 kind of son or daughter that the blessings will 00:39:24.699 --> 00:39:30.099 now gravitate toward. I think this is really, 00:39:30.179 --> 00:39:33.219 really important. And so what does it do there? 00:39:33.340 --> 00:39:37.519 What does it do? It exposes, as I'm giving you 00:39:37.519 --> 00:39:41.679 this message, some painful patterns that reveal 00:39:41.679 --> 00:39:46.829 capacity limitations. You know, put on your seatbelt 00:39:46.829 --> 00:39:49.269 because this might describe your current situation. 00:39:50.190 --> 00:39:53.090 And this exposure is not meant to shame you. 00:39:53.389 --> 00:39:57.050 It is meant to diagnose exactly where your capacity 00:39:57.050 --> 00:40:01.130 building must focus. So you may have a person 00:40:01.130 --> 00:40:03.929 who's praying for business success, but they're 00:40:03.929 --> 00:40:07.250 not managing their current income. You want more 00:40:07.250 --> 00:40:11.690 money to flow in while money flows out uncontrolled. 00:40:12.519 --> 00:40:15.059 You need to work on your budget, develop a tracking 00:40:15.059 --> 00:40:17.639 system, a conscious relationship with the resources 00:40:17.639 --> 00:40:20.760 already in your hands. You must get ready for 00:40:20.760 --> 00:40:23.139 the Father to give you greater financial responsibility. 00:40:24.179 --> 00:40:26.920 So the person who can govern small amounts can 00:40:26.920 --> 00:40:30.079 be blessed with larger amounts. And so in order 00:40:30.079 --> 00:40:33.280 to receive promotion, there must be a greater 00:40:33.280 --> 00:40:37.139 acceptance of responsibility. The reality is 00:40:37.139 --> 00:40:39.579 there are people who cannot govern small amounts 00:40:39.579 --> 00:40:42.460 and therefore put themselves in a position where 00:40:42.460 --> 00:40:45.739 they cannot be blessed with larger amounts. There 00:40:45.739 --> 00:40:47.780 are people who want promotion but avoid responsibility. 00:40:48.559 --> 00:40:51.000 There are people who want the title, the salary, 00:40:51.099 --> 00:40:55.440 the recognition, but not the pressure, the decisions, 00:40:55.480 --> 00:40:58.119 the accountability that comes with leadership. 00:40:58.579 --> 00:41:00.780 There are people who complain about their current 00:41:00.780 --> 00:41:03.739 position while demonstrating exactly while they're 00:41:03.739 --> 00:41:07.730 not yet ready. for a hiring. Here's the thing. 00:41:08.090 --> 00:41:12.789 Promotion is not a reward for longevity. It's 00:41:12.789 --> 00:41:16.929 a recognition of capacity. So the person who 00:41:16.929 --> 00:41:19.210 avoids responsibility at their current level 00:41:19.210 --> 00:41:22.269 will be crushed by responsibility at the next 00:41:22.269 --> 00:41:26.480 level. Remember... Jesus will not give you something 00:41:26.480 --> 00:41:29.420 you're not ready for because at the end of the 00:41:29.420 --> 00:41:32.320 day, he does not want you to be crushed or condemned 00:41:32.320 --> 00:41:35.519 by it. He gives you what you can handle so you 00:41:35.519 --> 00:41:39.820 can be commended by God. Okay. So the person 00:41:39.820 --> 00:41:42.880 who asked for abundance, but leaks money emotionally 00:41:42.880 --> 00:41:47.039 will not get more because every feeling becomes 00:41:47.039 --> 00:41:51.980 a purchase. Okay. Every mood becomes a spending 00:41:51.980 --> 00:41:56.429 decision. All right. Now, I know this is very, 00:41:56.449 --> 00:42:00.090 very challenging, but the word of the Lord sometimes 00:42:00.090 --> 00:42:04.090 needs to be life changing. Every stress becomes 00:42:04.090 --> 00:42:07.869 a shopping trip. So there are people who use 00:42:07.869 --> 00:42:11.969 money to manage emotions rather than using wisdom 00:42:11.969 --> 00:42:15.710 to manage money. And so your financial life is 00:42:15.710 --> 00:42:18.210 determined by your emotional life, which means 00:42:18.210 --> 00:42:22.530 you're not governing either one. So when you 00:42:22.530 --> 00:42:24.449 become disciplined in your spending, abundance 00:42:24.449 --> 00:42:27.570 comes into your hands, as well as financial freedom 00:42:27.570 --> 00:42:31.449 by the Father's grace. So when you, by the grace 00:42:31.449 --> 00:42:34.349 of God, govern your emotions, you govern yourself, 00:42:34.650 --> 00:42:37.289 and you honor yourself as well as the Father. 00:42:37.889 --> 00:42:40.969 You set boundaries around your own reactions. 00:42:41.389 --> 00:42:44.829 I know these things are difficult, okay? Because 00:42:44.829 --> 00:42:47.869 I think some of us, we really have issues with 00:42:47.869 --> 00:42:52.099 impulsivity. Some of us, we make our mistakes 00:42:52.099 --> 00:42:56.159 when we act in frustration. Some of us, we err 00:42:56.159 --> 00:43:00.559 when we are angry. And so sometimes, like I say, 00:43:00.719 --> 00:43:04.719 the challenge is emotional regulation. And sometimes 00:43:04.719 --> 00:43:08.920 we leap before we look and we jump to conclusions. 00:43:09.219 --> 00:43:12.300 Of course, then we have rationalizations for 00:43:12.300 --> 00:43:14.500 our actions. You know, I think there's a very 00:43:14.500 --> 00:43:16.599 interesting thing that happens in Scripture. 00:43:17.630 --> 00:43:20.849 Mary is promised to Joseph to marry, and she 00:43:20.849 --> 00:43:24.510 ends up pregnant. And anybody who looks at that 00:43:24.510 --> 00:43:26.730 situation would say, okay, she's been with someone. 00:43:27.530 --> 00:43:30.309 But the Bible says in the book of Matthew that 00:43:30.309 --> 00:43:33.269 while Joseph, quote, thought on these things, 00:43:33.489 --> 00:43:37.329 he pushed the pause button. He had emotional 00:43:37.329 --> 00:43:41.429 regulation. He did not jump to what would be 00:43:41.429 --> 00:43:45.130 an obvious conclusion to make. He stopped, he 00:43:45.130 --> 00:43:47.289 looked, and he listened for the voice of God. 00:43:48.039 --> 00:43:51.440 And he thought to put her away privately and 00:43:51.440 --> 00:43:56.019 not expose her publicly. While he thought on 00:43:56.019 --> 00:43:57.760 these things, the angel of the Lord appears to 00:43:57.760 --> 00:44:00.639 him and says, hey, go ahead and take Mary as 00:44:00.639 --> 00:44:02.539 your wife. That which is conceived in her is 00:44:02.539 --> 00:44:05.599 the Holy Spirit. And so I can look back and I 00:44:05.599 --> 00:44:08.239 can safely say with a great deal of accuracy, 00:44:08.719 --> 00:44:13.539 whenever I have made a decision to act impulsively, 00:44:13.659 --> 00:44:17.400 I usually had to repent. Whenever I've made a 00:44:17.400 --> 00:44:20.940 decision because I acted out of anger, I've had 00:44:20.940 --> 00:44:23.900 to repent. Whenever I've made a decision and 00:44:23.900 --> 00:44:26.699 I acted out of frustration, I've had to repent. 00:44:27.260 --> 00:44:30.980 And whenever I have jumped to a conclusion or 00:44:30.980 --> 00:44:33.780 really did not think that thing through completely, 00:44:34.119 --> 00:44:37.599 I've had to repent. And trust me, I've had to 00:44:37.599 --> 00:44:45.139 do a lot of repenting. Haven't we all? It's just 00:44:45.139 --> 00:44:48.500 the truth anyhow. All right. So you have to set 00:44:48.500 --> 00:44:51.440 boundaries around your own reactions. Here's 00:44:51.440 --> 00:44:55.079 the other thing. You have to treat yourself well. 00:44:55.340 --> 00:44:58.400 You have to honor yourself. When you treat yourself 00:44:58.400 --> 00:45:01.960 well and when you honor yourself in terms of 00:45:01.960 --> 00:45:05.559 taking care of yourself, as the Bible says, you 00:45:05.559 --> 00:45:08.579 honor the Father. And what's interesting is the 00:45:08.579 --> 00:45:10.860 better you treat yourself in obedience to the 00:45:10.860 --> 00:45:14.099 word of God, people will treat you better. You 00:45:14.099 --> 00:45:16.679 don't have to demand respect, okay? You respect 00:45:16.679 --> 00:45:19.500 yourself by the grace of God, and other people 00:45:19.500 --> 00:45:23.320 will begin to respect you too. So here is a practical 00:45:23.320 --> 00:45:27.739 capacity expansion, okay? That's what this is. 00:45:27.980 --> 00:45:31.980 It's a blueprint. It's not theory. It is architecture, 00:45:32.360 --> 00:45:37.500 okay? So these steps will build internal infrastructure 00:45:37.500 --> 00:45:41.500 that makes increase inevitable. You won't need 00:45:41.500 --> 00:45:44.050 to modify them. You don't need to skip steps. 00:45:44.409 --> 00:45:47.429 You don't need to add complexity. Follow them 00:45:47.429 --> 00:45:51.369 as designed. Number one, create a boundary. Choose 00:45:51.369 --> 00:45:54.809 one area where you currently have no limits and 00:45:54.809 --> 00:45:58.969 establish a clean boundary, a time boundary, 00:45:59.170 --> 00:46:02.989 a money boundary, an energy boundary. The boundary 00:46:02.989 --> 00:46:07.190 must be specific. It must be measurable. It must 00:46:07.190 --> 00:46:12.250 be non -negotiable. under extreme or extraordinary 00:46:12.250 --> 00:46:17.070 circumstances, like a legitimate emergency. Examples. 00:46:17.489 --> 00:46:21.750 I will not spend more than this amount on entertainment 00:46:21.750 --> 00:46:25.409 each month. I will give this amount of time to 00:46:25.409 --> 00:46:29.210 the Word of God and to prayer. Step two, and 00:46:29.210 --> 00:46:32.750 this is a big one. I will eliminate one area 00:46:32.750 --> 00:46:39.090 of chaos. Okay? That's good. Okay. I will identify. 00:46:39.820 --> 00:46:43.360 Areas of my life that drain my energy without 00:46:43.360 --> 00:46:47.940 creating value. I will identify areas of my life 00:46:47.940 --> 00:46:52.699 that drain my energy because of toxic relationships. 00:46:53.280 --> 00:46:57.260 I will identify and distance myself from time 00:46:57.260 --> 00:47:00.619 -wasting activities. I will identify and distance 00:47:00.619 --> 00:47:04.320 myself from disorganized systems. I will clean 00:47:04.320 --> 00:47:07.340 up my personal environment. I will not do this 00:47:07.340 --> 00:47:11.909 just temporarily. I'll do it permanently. Because 00:47:11.909 --> 00:47:15.449 I understand that my capacity increases when 00:47:15.449 --> 00:47:19.489 my chaos decreases. And I want to make that statement 00:47:19.489 --> 00:47:22.949 again. I understand that my capacity increases 00:47:22.949 --> 00:47:26.570 when my chaos decreases. I know in my own personal 00:47:26.570 --> 00:47:28.289 experience, there have been people that I have 00:47:28.289 --> 00:47:31.809 loved, but I noticed that they could not go where 00:47:31.809 --> 00:47:35.369 the Lord was taking me. And I noticed that when 00:47:35.369 --> 00:47:40.860 I left those people, my capacity increased. And 00:47:40.860 --> 00:47:42.960 so sometimes you have to identify who's supposed 00:47:42.960 --> 00:47:45.400 to be in your life permanently and who's supposed 00:47:45.400 --> 00:47:47.820 to be in your life temporarily. Why are they 00:47:47.820 --> 00:47:51.619 there? It's interesting. Some people, when they 00:47:51.619 --> 00:47:54.519 exit your life, your capacity increases. Some 00:47:54.519 --> 00:47:56.760 people that the Lord brings into your life, your 00:47:56.760 --> 00:48:01.239 capacity increases. And so number three, I realized 00:48:01.239 --> 00:48:04.300 I could not build a foundation. on a foundation 00:48:04.300 --> 00:48:07.239 that's currently shifting. So I have to build 00:48:07.239 --> 00:48:10.760 a system. I will create a structure that operates 00:48:10.760 --> 00:48:15.719 whether I feel like it or not. I will build a 00:48:15.719 --> 00:48:18.880 budget system, an exercise system. I need to 00:48:18.880 --> 00:48:21.699 do that one. That's one I'm really struggling 00:48:21.699 --> 00:48:25.599 with, particularly because we've pretty much 00:48:25.599 --> 00:48:29.780 been slowed in here for a while. And I will build 00:48:29.780 --> 00:48:32.599 a learning system. I got to work on my exercise 00:48:32.599 --> 00:48:36.300 system a whole lot more. The system has to be 00:48:36.300 --> 00:48:38.739 simple enough to maintain and effective enough 00:48:38.739 --> 00:48:42.380 to produce results. So I understand that the 00:48:42.380 --> 00:48:48.079 system replaces willpower. Oh, that's good. This 00:48:48.079 --> 00:48:51.219 is a big deal. Yeah. And when I have a system, 00:48:51.420 --> 00:48:54.519 I do not have to rely upon motivation because 00:48:54.519 --> 00:48:57.320 I have found that there are times when I literally 00:48:57.320 --> 00:49:01.480 just don't have the motivation. I just don't 00:49:01.480 --> 00:49:04.099 have it. I can't find it, and it's missing in 00:49:04.099 --> 00:49:09.360 action, and it's hiding from me. I get it. Okay? 00:49:09.699 --> 00:49:12.679 So I have to rely upon structure, and I have 00:49:12.679 --> 00:49:18.059 to measure my progress over time. So I have to 00:49:18.059 --> 00:49:22.260 practice the system consistently and constantly 00:49:22.260 --> 00:49:27.099 and faithfully. Number four, I have to measure 00:49:27.099 --> 00:49:30.250 something consistently. And here's why, and I 00:49:30.250 --> 00:49:32.309 think this part's important, at least it is for 00:49:32.309 --> 00:49:35.909 me. What gets measured is what gets managed, 00:49:36.230 --> 00:49:40.730 okay? So I have to choose a metric that reflects 00:49:40.730 --> 00:49:45.230 my progress toward increased capacity. Money 00:49:45.230 --> 00:49:50.510 saved, weight loss scales developed, time -protected 00:49:50.510 --> 00:49:54.010 books, reading, I have to check the measurement. 00:49:54.559 --> 00:49:58.000 either daily or weekly because measurement creates 00:49:58.000 --> 00:50:01.539 accountability and accountability creates improvement. 00:50:02.119 --> 00:50:05.400 So I will begin to feel better when I am able 00:50:05.400 --> 00:50:09.179 to mark some progress. Step five, I will accept 00:50:09.179 --> 00:50:11.760 responsibility without complaining. Now that's 00:50:11.760 --> 00:50:15.340 a tough one right there. So I will find one area 00:50:15.340 --> 00:50:17.440 where I've been making excuses and take full 00:50:17.440 --> 00:50:20.800 ownership. I will stop complaining why things 00:50:20.800 --> 00:50:24.440 are my fault. Okay. Or somebody else's fault. 00:50:24.539 --> 00:50:28.139 I prefer that one, quite frankly. And I will 00:50:28.139 --> 00:50:31.260 start determining how things can become my responsibility. 00:50:32.400 --> 00:50:35.559 So responsibility is the foundation of authority. 00:50:36.059 --> 00:50:39.239 I can lead what I own. I can improve what I accept 00:50:39.239 --> 00:50:42.340 as mine to manage. And I will do so by the help 00:50:42.340 --> 00:50:45.380 of God. Step six, and I'm coming to a close now. 00:50:45.920 --> 00:50:49.280 I will practice delayed gratification intentionally. 00:50:50.559 --> 00:50:52.559 When I see something I want, I will deliberately 00:50:52.559 --> 00:50:55.239 wait before getting it, not because I can't afford 00:50:55.239 --> 00:50:59.079 it, but because I'm training myself to want without 00:50:59.079 --> 00:51:02.440 needing to desire, to want without demanding 00:51:02.440 --> 00:51:07.519 it, to prefer without requiring. Okay? And so, 00:51:07.539 --> 00:51:10.340 yeah, there, I do want it, I desire it, I prefer 00:51:10.340 --> 00:51:12.760 it, but I'm going to say no to it just to practice 00:51:12.760 --> 00:51:16.219 the delay of self -gratification. I understand 00:51:16.219 --> 00:51:18.760 that delayed gratification builds internal... 00:51:20.819 --> 00:51:24.539 Strength. Immediate gratification builds internal 00:51:24.539 --> 00:51:30.820 weakness. Okay? Step seven. I will do one action 00:51:30.820 --> 00:51:36.860 daily that my future can inherit. I want to say 00:51:36.860 --> 00:51:42.179 that again. I will do one action daily that enables 00:51:42.179 --> 00:51:45.619 me to inherit my future. I'll build something. 00:51:46.039 --> 00:51:48.789 I'll learn something. I'll create something. 00:51:48.869 --> 00:51:52.530 I'll save something. I'll develop something that 00:51:52.530 --> 00:51:55.510 adds to my long -term capacity instead of just 00:51:55.510 --> 00:52:00.329 meeting short -term desires. Okay? So these seven 00:52:00.329 --> 00:52:03.750 steps will work because they address my real 00:52:03.750 --> 00:52:07.070 issue. By the help of God, I'm designing systems 00:52:07.070 --> 00:52:10.309 that can sustain the blessing. I'm building capacity 00:52:10.309 --> 00:52:13.489 systematically so the blessing will appear supernaturally. 00:52:14.360 --> 00:52:16.599 And so I'm going to change my ability to receive 00:52:16.599 --> 00:52:20.940 what the Father is ready to give. Now, let me 00:52:20.940 --> 00:52:24.199 summarize three objections that keep people trapped 00:52:24.199 --> 00:52:29.840 in capacity limitation. All right? So these objections 00:52:29.840 --> 00:52:33.980 seem logical, but they're based upon fundamental 00:52:33.980 --> 00:52:36.440 misunderstandings about how divine provision 00:52:36.440 --> 00:52:40.739 operates. Objection number one, I'm already ready. 00:52:41.500 --> 00:52:44.989 The Father is withholding from me. I believe 00:52:44.989 --> 00:52:47.949 I'm prepared for increase, and the Father is 00:52:47.949 --> 00:52:50.989 the bottleneck. I have the desire. I have the 00:52:50.989 --> 00:52:53.710 vision. I have the faith. I have the prayer life. 00:52:53.909 --> 00:52:58.050 So here's my question to that objection, to that 00:52:58.050 --> 00:53:04.010 belief. So why isn't anything changing? The answer 00:53:04.010 --> 00:53:08.690 is readiness is not measured by desire. It's 00:53:08.690 --> 00:53:11.389 measured by demonstrated capacity under current 00:53:11.389 --> 00:53:14.650 conditions. So if you cannot handle what you 00:53:14.650 --> 00:53:17.090 have, you're not ready for more. If you cannot 00:53:17.090 --> 00:53:20.010 manage current responsibility well, you're not 00:53:20.010 --> 00:53:24.110 ready for greater responsibility. Remember, the 00:53:24.110 --> 00:53:28.449 Father does not measure readiness by your passion 00:53:28.449 --> 00:53:31.750 or by your performance. Objection number two. 00:53:32.849 --> 00:53:35.170 Yeah, I've been through objection number one. 00:53:38.429 --> 00:53:40.389 You ought to ask yourself, how does this preacher 00:53:40.389 --> 00:53:46.690 know these things? Objection number two. Once 00:53:46.690 --> 00:53:49.989 I have more, I'll be more disciplined. I'll build 00:53:49.989 --> 00:53:55.090 systems after the increase arise. I'll get organized 00:53:55.090 --> 00:53:58.050 when I have more money. I'll manage my time better 00:53:58.050 --> 00:54:01.010 when I have more opportunities. As you can see, 00:54:01.050 --> 00:54:04.070 I had to write this stuff down. I can't keep 00:54:04.070 --> 00:54:09.889 this stuff in my head all at once. I will handle 00:54:09.889 --> 00:54:12.480 pressure. Better when the stakes are higher. 00:54:13.139 --> 00:54:18.099 Okay? Again, I have done this one too. And the 00:54:18.099 --> 00:54:21.579 answer is this is backwards thinking that guarantees 00:54:21.579 --> 00:54:25.519 continued limitation. The truth is, and this 00:54:25.519 --> 00:54:29.739 is very, very important, discipline comes before 00:54:29.739 --> 00:54:35.340 increase, not after. The system has to come before 00:54:35.340 --> 00:54:40.010 the success, not after. Capacity comes before 00:54:40.010 --> 00:54:45.110 the blessing, not after. So in other words, I'm 00:54:45.110 --> 00:54:47.489 preaching to myself as well as to you. I've been 00:54:47.489 --> 00:54:51.230 there. I've done that. I'm 70 years of age. I'm 00:54:51.230 --> 00:54:54.889 giving you part of my personal journey. Objection 00:54:54.889 --> 00:54:59.590 number three, I'm overwhelmed. And I can promise 00:54:59.590 --> 00:55:04.190 you, a lot of you that are hearing me can relate 00:55:04.190 --> 00:55:07.599 to this one as well as the other two. Capacity 00:55:07.599 --> 00:55:11.739 will come later because right now I am too pressured 00:55:11.739 --> 00:55:15.619 by current circumstances to invest in building 00:55:15.619 --> 00:55:19.840 my capacity for greater, greater circumstances. 00:55:20.860 --> 00:55:25.099 Okay? I'm too broke to learn money management. 00:55:25.320 --> 00:55:29.960 I'm too busy to organize my time. I'm too stressed 00:55:29.960 --> 00:55:33.760 to develop emotional regulation. And, you know, 00:55:33.780 --> 00:55:36.519 when you're overwhelmed, it's like, I just can't. 00:55:36.519 --> 00:55:40.460 I just can't. Okay? Now, here's the problem with 00:55:40.460 --> 00:55:43.460 it, though. This logic ensures that your current 00:55:43.460 --> 00:55:48.300 limitations become permanent. Capacity building 00:55:48.300 --> 00:55:54.920 happens during difficult seasons, not after them. 00:55:55.219 --> 00:55:59.699 Makes sense. Yeah. Okay? Because difficult seasons 00:55:59.699 --> 00:56:06.070 know your address. They know the nation you live 00:56:06.070 --> 00:56:09.389 in, the state you live in, the city you live 00:56:09.389 --> 00:56:12.130 in, your street address. They come through the 00:56:12.130 --> 00:56:14.650 front door, the back door, the window. They come 00:56:14.650 --> 00:56:20.070 uninvited, okay? True. And so capacity building 00:56:20.070 --> 00:56:25.510 happens during difficult seasons, okay? Here's 00:56:25.510 --> 00:56:29.670 a truth. Strength is built under a load, not 00:56:29.670 --> 00:56:34.199 in comfort. That's true. Right? The father funds 00:56:34.199 --> 00:56:39.619 stewardship, not your desire. The father invests 00:56:39.619 --> 00:56:42.900 in demonstrated capacity, not in declared intention. 00:56:43.460 --> 00:56:48.420 Okay? So preparation is proof of readiness. Performance 00:56:48.420 --> 00:56:50.800 under current pressure is evidence of capacity 00:56:50.800 --> 00:56:53.739 for greater pressure. And your current circumstances 00:56:53.739 --> 00:56:59.019 are not punishment for past mistakes. They are 00:56:59.019 --> 00:57:04.460 training. Amen. For future opportunities. I want 00:57:04.460 --> 00:57:07.460 to say that again. Your current circumstances 00:57:07.460 --> 00:57:11.860 are not punishment for past mistakes. Your current 00:57:11.860 --> 00:57:16.079 circumstances are training for future opportunities. 00:57:16.480 --> 00:57:18.619 Beautiful. So when you accept that your current 00:57:18.619 --> 00:57:23.640 capacity determines your current results. Everything 00:57:23.640 --> 00:57:27.500 changes. You stop waiting for circumstances to 00:57:27.500 --> 00:57:30.340 improve, and you start building your internal 00:57:30.340 --> 00:57:34.980 architecture. And that makes your circumstances 00:57:34.980 --> 00:57:40.559 improvement inevitable. Now, you're going to 00:57:40.559 --> 00:57:43.199 stop asking why the Father's not blessing you. 00:57:43.300 --> 00:57:45.599 You're going to start preparing to receive what 00:57:45.599 --> 00:57:48.400 Jesus has purchased for you that the Father wants 00:57:48.400 --> 00:57:52.650 to release to you. Now. When your internal infrastructure 00:57:52.650 --> 00:57:56.710 can support greater weight, greater weight appears. 00:57:57.210 --> 00:58:00.829 When your internal infrastructure can support 00:58:00.829 --> 00:58:06.289 greater blessing, greater blessing appears. Okay? 00:58:06.329 --> 00:58:10.030 So opportunities appear without you chasing them. 00:58:10.380 --> 00:58:13.019 People start recommending you for positions you 00:58:13.019 --> 00:58:16.000 didn't apply for. Resources flow towards you 00:58:16.000 --> 00:58:18.500 because you've demonstrated the ability to steward 00:58:18.500 --> 00:58:22.280 resources wisely. Doors open not because you're 00:58:22.280 --> 00:58:24.539 knocking harder, but because you have proven 00:58:24.539 --> 00:58:27.400 you can handle what's on the other side of the 00:58:27.400 --> 00:58:32.159 door. Now, pressure does not feel overwhelming. 00:58:32.460 --> 00:58:35.909 It feels manageable. situations that used to 00:58:35.909 --> 00:58:39.429 create anxiety, you face now with a holy tranquility. 00:58:39.670 --> 00:58:42.050 You can make clear decisions in circumstances 00:58:42.050 --> 00:58:46.030 that used to create confusion. You can handle 00:58:46.030 --> 00:58:49.349 setbacks with perspective instead of panic. Your 00:58:49.349 --> 00:58:52.610 increased capacity means that greater challenges 00:58:52.610 --> 00:58:55.929 feel like normal challenges. More money becomes 00:58:55.929 --> 00:58:59.869 obedient to your direction. Instead of wondering 00:58:59.869 --> 00:59:02.659 where the money went, You direct where the money 00:59:02.659 --> 00:59:05.920 goes. Instead of money controlling your emotions, 00:59:05.980 --> 00:59:08.599 you control your emotions about money. Instead 00:59:08.599 --> 00:59:11.460 of financial stress dominating your mental energy, 00:59:11.780 --> 00:59:15.400 financial clarity creates mental peace. Money 00:59:15.400 --> 00:59:19.820 transforms from master to servant. Circumstances 00:59:19.820 --> 00:59:22.840 begin responding to your internal strength, and 00:59:22.840 --> 00:59:24.780 people treat you differently because you treat 00:59:24.780 --> 00:59:29.380 yourself differently. Opportunities align with 00:59:29.380 --> 00:59:33.760 your preparation. Now, instead of you feeling 00:59:33.760 --> 00:59:36.139 that like problems are evidence that life is 00:59:36.139 --> 00:59:39.579 against you, problems become puzzles for you 00:59:39.579 --> 00:59:43.840 to solve and you enjoy solving them. So obviously 00:59:43.840 --> 00:59:47.900 this is not the conclusion to the message on 00:59:47.900 --> 00:59:51.380 the code capacity, but it will give a person 00:59:51.380 --> 00:59:57.079 an idea. Okay. And there are other codes. There's 00:59:57.079 --> 00:59:59.420 qualification codes. There's alignment codes. 00:59:59.840 --> 01:00:04.000 There are codes of divine order. There are various, 01:00:04.099 --> 01:00:07.219 various codes that the Lord has brought me into 01:00:07.219 --> 01:00:12.139 that I believe can literally solve the puzzle 01:00:12.139 --> 01:00:16.039 and can help people have a roadmap. The big thing 01:00:16.039 --> 01:00:20.320 I think is true is I think that people are saying, 01:00:20.559 --> 01:00:22.900 okay, how do I get out of my current situation? 01:00:23.639 --> 01:00:28.260 What do I need to do to create change? And the 01:00:28.260 --> 01:00:31.920 big thing I say to people is this. He that is 01:00:31.920 --> 01:00:35.920 joined to the Lord is one spirit. Amen. So Jesus 01:00:35.920 --> 01:00:40.539 is a genius. And Jesus is brilliant. And Jesus 01:00:40.539 --> 01:00:45.980 has creativity. So that means that in the spirit 01:00:45.980 --> 01:00:48.739 of Jesus, I'm a genius. In the spirit of Jesus, 01:00:48.800 --> 01:00:51.320 I'm brilliant. And in the spirit of Jesus, I 01:00:51.320 --> 01:00:56.320 have creativity. My struggle, my struggle, my 01:00:56.320 --> 01:01:02.179 struggle is not my faith. My struggle is my self 01:01:02.179 --> 01:01:08.940 -doubt. My struggle, my struggle is not my education. 01:01:09.460 --> 01:01:13.780 My struggle is what do I believe about myself. 01:01:14.360 --> 01:01:19.500 And so the most difficult thing I think for me 01:01:19.500 --> 01:01:27.230 has been to stop. And to turn down or turn off 01:01:27.230 --> 01:01:32.690 as much as possible the noise in my mind. Okay. 01:01:33.610 --> 01:01:39.269 Because in my experience, sometimes what interferes 01:01:39.269 --> 01:01:43.929 with my progress is all the brain chatter. Okay. 01:01:44.250 --> 01:01:48.309 True. It's the brain fog that the spirit of this 01:01:48.309 --> 01:01:53.860 age seems to project toward me. Right. That makes 01:01:53.860 --> 01:01:58.739 it difficult for me to think with clarity. And 01:01:58.739 --> 01:02:01.519 so I think that one of the reasons I need the 01:02:01.519 --> 01:02:05.039 presence of God more in my life is because in 01:02:05.039 --> 01:02:10.280 the atmosphere of heaven, there is clarity. Amen. 01:02:10.340 --> 01:02:13.300 And here's something I want to say to people, 01:02:13.400 --> 01:02:16.059 and I don't know if you've considered this, okay, 01:02:16.159 --> 01:02:18.980 but there's truth in this, and if you consider 01:02:18.980 --> 01:02:22.550 it, you'll see the truth of it. You think in 01:02:22.550 --> 01:02:27.510 and out of an atmosphere, all right? Listen, 01:02:27.829 --> 01:02:31.469 I promise you, I promise you, the drug addict 01:02:31.469 --> 01:02:33.469 is not thinking about where he can get drugs 01:02:33.469 --> 01:02:36.510 when he's in the police station, okay? The atmosphere 01:02:36.510 --> 01:02:42.599 does not, does not, you know. If a person's in 01:02:42.599 --> 01:02:44.639 a nightclub, they have a certain thing on their 01:02:44.639 --> 01:02:48.400 mind, alcohol, drugs, hooking up with somebody, 01:02:48.500 --> 01:02:52.539 because the atmosphere in and of itself influences 01:02:52.539 --> 01:02:57.059 what's going on in the mind. And so, you know, 01:02:57.059 --> 01:03:00.219 when a person is watching the television, it's 01:03:00.219 --> 01:03:04.239 telling a vision and it is influencing your thinking. 01:03:04.760 --> 01:03:08.960 So you mentioned something about as much as people 01:03:08.960 --> 01:03:13.239 can be in the meetings. Okay, there in May. It 01:03:13.239 --> 01:03:16.780 means something because when you're in that atmosphere, 01:03:17.219 --> 01:03:20.739 the atmosphere of heaven, the thoughts of the 01:03:20.739 --> 01:03:24.480 Father, the revelations of Jesus, in that atmosphere, 01:03:24.579 --> 01:03:28.699 you can think in that atmosphere. And one of 01:03:28.699 --> 01:03:31.420 the things that can happen is you can have the 01:03:31.420 --> 01:03:35.469 clarity of the Christ. You can have the creativity 01:03:35.469 --> 01:03:38.929 of the Christ. And then in that atmosphere, all 01:03:38.929 --> 01:03:41.909 of a sudden solutions can come that can solve 01:03:41.909 --> 01:03:45.349 problems successfully. And that's why one of 01:03:45.349 --> 01:03:48.150 the reasons why we need to come together and 01:03:48.150 --> 01:03:50.110 that we need to be in the atmosphere of heaven, 01:03:50.170 --> 01:03:53.630 because you can think in that atmosphere, that 01:03:53.630 --> 01:03:58.840 atmosphere can shut out the confusion. the noise. 01:03:59.139 --> 01:04:03.300 It can suspend the brain chatter. It can dissipate 01:04:03.300 --> 01:04:07.280 the fog so that you can have focus on the Father 01:04:07.280 --> 01:04:10.639 and then receive answers that are supernatural 01:04:10.639 --> 01:04:15.199 that will move you into supernatural progress 01:04:15.199 --> 01:04:19.579 and success. And success, in my definition, is 01:04:19.579 --> 01:04:21.900 being able to come into an intimate knowledge 01:04:21.900 --> 01:04:25.239 of the Father and Jesus and do the will of the 01:04:25.239 --> 01:04:28.719 Father. And bring God glory and benefit yourself 01:04:28.719 --> 01:04:31.739 because you're following Jesus and benefit others. 01:04:32.119 --> 01:04:36.739 And so that is an example, a little bit of the 01:04:36.739 --> 01:04:42.619 capacity code. That's so good. Wow. So, so good. 01:04:42.699 --> 01:04:47.380 Thank you so much. That was so powerful. Wow. 01:04:47.739 --> 01:04:51.639 Before we close, can you tell us where people 01:04:51.639 --> 01:04:55.039 can find more about you in case they don't already 01:04:55.039 --> 01:04:59.789 know you? Yeah, people can go on to the website, 01:05:00.130 --> 01:05:04.750 Tony Kemp Ministries. Is it .com or .org? Oh, 01:05:04.949 --> 01:05:07.369 Tony Kemp Ministries will get them there. Yeah, 01:05:07.409 --> 01:05:10.570 .com, .org, yeah, just Tony Kemp Ministries. 01:05:10.949 --> 01:05:13.650 And they'll find me. They can go on to Tony Kemp 01:05:13.650 --> 01:05:16.530 Ministries' Facebook. They can go on to YouTube, 01:05:16.969 --> 01:05:19.769 plug in Pastor Tony Kemp, and they can find me. 01:05:19.949 --> 01:05:21.980 And where are your books? They can go onto the 01:05:21.980 --> 01:05:24.360 website and find those as well. Okay. Okay. Very 01:05:24.360 --> 01:05:26.579 good. And they can put in Pastor Tony Kemp books 01:05:26.579 --> 01:05:30.980 on Google. Okay. So they can find me. Yeah. Buy 01:05:30.980 --> 01:05:34.570 books. Yeah. If you've enjoyed. Today's teaching, 01:05:34.730 --> 01:05:37.909 you know, this comes from a very deep well, you 01:05:37.909 --> 01:05:41.389 can tell that. And there's lots more of this 01:05:41.389 --> 01:05:44.389 good, deep teaching that's life -changing. It's 01:05:44.389 --> 01:05:47.510 absolutely life -changing. We are so grateful, 01:05:47.769 --> 01:05:50.570 Pastor Tony, that you have come into our lives, 01:05:50.610 --> 01:05:53.369 that God has brought you to us. And we've connected, 01:05:53.590 --> 01:05:56.750 and we've connected very, very deeply. And thank 01:05:56.750 --> 01:06:03.130 you so much for being on our board now. find 01:06:03.130 --> 01:06:05.030 strategists, and you were the first one to come 01:06:05.030 --> 01:06:09.429 to mind. Thank you. Actually, here's what I want 01:06:09.429 --> 01:06:14.469 to say to people is, Jesus, when it says in Isaiah 01:06:14.469 --> 01:06:17.269 9 and 6, his name should be called Wonderful 01:06:17.269 --> 01:06:19.989 Counselor, you can translate that Brave Strategist. 01:06:20.250 --> 01:06:25.829 Amen. My challenge has been, sometimes it seems 01:06:25.829 --> 01:06:30.369 I'm in a struggle to find the right strategy. 01:06:31.159 --> 01:06:37.579 for the time in which I'm stuck. Okay? Okay. 01:06:37.599 --> 01:06:42.019 And there are times when I have found that brilliant 01:06:42.019 --> 01:06:45.179 strategy that got me unstuck and caused me to 01:06:45.179 --> 01:06:48.599 move forward. And then there are other times 01:06:48.599 --> 01:06:54.219 when it's like, I mean, where is the Lord? Okay. 01:06:54.219 --> 01:06:57.179 Which is really the wrong question, right? Right. 01:06:57.239 --> 01:06:59.679 It's where am I? It's where am I? Exactly. Okay. 01:06:59.679 --> 01:07:02.840 Because he's the same. He's exactly where I left 01:07:02.840 --> 01:07:08.159 him. Okay. Lord, that'll preach. Yeah. So, Lord, 01:07:08.340 --> 01:07:11.199 help me to get to where you are. Okay. Amen. 01:07:11.320 --> 01:07:13.880 And so I want to let people know that I'm having 01:07:13.880 --> 01:07:17.789 the same struggles that they're having. Okay. 01:07:18.070 --> 01:07:20.909 And I'm searching for answers just like they 01:07:20.909 --> 01:07:24.230 are. And we're all in this thing together. And 01:07:24.230 --> 01:07:27.449 the same God who has helped you is going to help 01:07:27.449 --> 01:07:29.869 me. And the same God who's helping me is going 01:07:29.869 --> 01:07:33.789 to help you. Amen. Amen. Well, we thoroughly 01:07:33.789 --> 01:07:36.150 agree with that prayer. And Holy Ghost, we just 01:07:36.150 --> 01:07:39.349 pray this over all of our listeners and viewers, 01:07:39.590 --> 01:07:44.889 Lord, that you're going to give us these. capacity 01:07:44.889 --> 01:07:47.110 builders, Lord, that you're going to help us 01:07:47.110 --> 01:07:49.989 to develop these disciplines. Lord, thank you. 01:07:50.050 --> 01:07:52.530 Thank you. Thank you for this teaching. We bless 01:07:52.530 --> 01:07:56.289 you. Thank you. Thank you, Father. Amen. Amen. 01:07:56.630 --> 01:07:59.710 Amen. Well, thank you for having me. And thank 01:07:59.710 --> 01:08:02.449 you, Lord, for blessing all of those that watch 01:08:02.449 --> 01:08:05.570 this, watch this teaching. May people increase, 01:08:05.730 --> 01:08:14.639 O God, in Jesus' name. Amen. 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