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0:00There is a dimension of God's power that
0:02most believers will never touch. Not
0:05because it is unavailable, but because
0:08they stop climbing too soon. The
0:11anointing is not a single experience. It
0:14is not one baptism of fire that stays
0:16the same forever. It is progressive. It
0:19is layered. And the higher you go, the
0:22fewer people can follow. Most Christians
0:25live their entire lives operating at
0:27level one or level two. They are saved.
0:31They are sincere, but they are
0:34spiritually stagnant. They mistake
0:36activity for anointing. They confuse
0:40presence in a building with power in
0:41their spirit. And because they never
0:44hunger for more, they never receive
0:46more. But you are different. If you are
0:49watching this, it is because something
0:51inside you refuses to settle. You have
0:54tasted the presence of God and it has
0:56ruined you for anything less. You know
0:58there is more. You feel it. You sense
1:01it. And you are willing to pay the price
1:03to walk in it. Haven't subscribed yet?
1:07Join us now and stay in the fire. The
1:10anointing of God is not given equally.
1:13It is distributed according to hunger,
1:15obedience, and surrender. Some carry
1:18just enough oil to light their own lamp.
1:21Others carry so much that when they
1:23enter a room, atmospheres shift, demons
1:26flee, and heaven invades. This message
1:29will reveal the seven levels of
1:31anointing. Each level has a distinct
1:34purpose, a unique warfare, and a
1:37specific cost. Levels 1 through 3 are
1:40foundational, but levels 4 through 7,
1:44they are reserved for those who are
1:45willing to go where most will not. These
1:48are the dimensions where miracles become
1:50normal, where your words carry creative
1:53power, and where the enemy no longer
1:55sends low-level distractions. He sends
1:58principalities.
2:00As we walk through each level, you will
2:02discover where you are, what is required
2:04to advance, and why so many stop before
2:07they reach the top. Let us begin. If
2:10you're yet to subscribe, please do so
2:12now. Let's grow together. Level one, the
2:16anointing of awakening.
2:18Level one is where every journey begins.
2:21It is the anointing of awakening. This
2:24is the moment when the veil is lifted
2:26from your eyes and you see God for who
2:29he truly is. Not as a distant concept or
2:32a religious tradition, but as a living,
2:35breathing, powerful presence that has
2:37called you by name. This is the level
2:40where everything changes. Your heart
2:43burns. Your spirit comes alive and for
2:46the first time in your life, you realize
2:49you were made for more than what the
2:51world offered you. The anointing of
2:54awakening often comes suddenly. You may
2:57be sitting in a church service when the
2:59presence of God floods the room and you
3:01cannot move. You may be alone in your
3:04bedroom weeping under the weight of his
3:06love. You may hear a sermon, read a
3:09scripture, or experience a moment so
3:11undeniable that you know heaven has
3:14touched you. In that instant, the old
3:16life loses its grip. What once satisfied
3:19you now feels empty. What once
3:22entertained you now feels meaningless.
3:25You have tasted something that the world
3:27cannot give. And you will never be the
3:30same. This is the level where God
3:32introduces himself to you. He does not
3:35demand perfection. He does not wait for
3:37you to clean yourself up. He simply
3:39shows up and reveals that he has been
3:42pursuing you all along. Romans 10:17
3:46says, "So then faith comes by hearing
3:49and hearing by the word of God." At
3:52level one, you are hearing his voice for
3:55the first time. And that voice awakens
3:58something dormant inside you. a calling,
4:01a purpose, a hunger that will either
4:04grow or be silenced depending on what
4:06you do next. Many people experience
4:08level one and assume this is all there
4:10is. They feel the fire of salvation.
4:13They cry tears of repentance. They lift
4:15their hands in worship and feel the
4:17warmth of God's love. And then they
4:20settle. They believe that because they
4:23prayed a prayer or got baptized, the
4:25journey is complete. But level one is
4:28not the destination. It is the door. It
4:31is the invitation. It is God saying,
4:34"Now that you see me, will you follow
4:36me?" The danger of level one is comfort.
4:40You can stay here for years and still
4:43call yourself a believer. You can attend
4:46church every Sunday, sing the songs,
4:48take communion, and never move deeper.
4:52You can have an awakening without ever
4:54walking in the anointing. Because
4:56awakening is awareness. Anointing is
5:00empowerment. And empowerment requires
5:03more than a moment. It requires a
5:06process. At level one, the warfare is
5:10minimal. The enemy is not overly
5:12concerned with someone who has just
5:14awakened. He knows that most people will
5:17go back to sleep. He knows that the
5:20excitement will fade. He knows that
5:22without intentional growth, the fire
5:24will become a flicker. So he does not
5:27attack with force. He attacks with
5:29distraction. He whispers doubts. He
5:32sends old friends to pull you back. He
5:35surrounds you with voices that say, "You
5:38don't need to be so serious about this.
5:41Relax. Enjoy your life." And if you
5:44listen, the anointing you felt in that
5:47moment will never develop into the power
5:49you were meant to carry. But for those
5:52who refuse to settle, level one becomes
5:55the launching pad. It is where the
5:58hunger begins. It is where you start
6:00asking questions.
6:03Where is the power I read about in the
6:04Bible? Why do I feel called but
6:07powerless? How do I go deeper?
6:11These are the questions that move you
6:13forward. These are the cries that catch
6:16heaven's attention because God does not
6:19waste oil on people who are content with
6:21where they are. He pours it on those who
6:24are desperate for more. The anointing of
6:27awakening is a gift. It is the moment
6:30God opens your eyes and says, "I have
6:33chosen you." But what you do with that
6:36awakening determines whether you will
6:38advance or remain a spiritual infant
6:40forever. Acts 2:38 declares, "Repent and
6:46be baptized, every one of you, in the
6:48name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness
6:51of your sins, and you will receive the
6:53gift of the Holy Spirit."
6:56The gift is given. The question is, will
6:59you steward it? If you are at level one,
7:02do not despise it. Celebrate it, but do
7:05not stay there. Let the awakening ignite
7:08a fire that refuses to go out. Let it
7:12drive you into the secret place. Let it
7:14push you toward the next level because
7:17what God has for you is far greater than
7:19what you have experienced so far. And
7:22the only way to access it is to keep
7:24climbing. Level two, the anointing of
7:28separation. Once you have been awakened,
7:30the next level demands something most
7:32believers are unwilling to give. It
7:35demands separation.
7:37This is not physical isolation. It is
7:40spiritual distinction. It is the moment
7:43when God begins to pull you away from
7:46everything that once defined you. The
7:49places you used to go no longer feel
7:52right. The conversations you used to
7:54enjoy now feel empty. The relationships
7:58you once valued begin to reveal their
8:01true nature. And in the middle of this
8:03uncomfortable shift, you realize that
8:06following God will cost you more than
8:08you thought. Level two is where the
8:11anointing starts to reshape your life.
8:13At level one, you encountered God. At
8:17level two, God begins to dismantle
8:19everything that competes with him. He is
8:21not being cruel. He is being
8:24intentional. Because the anointing
8:26cannot rest on a divided heart. It
8:28cannot flow through a life that is still
8:30entangled with the world. You cannot
8:32carry the presence of God and still
8:35chase the approval of people. You cannot
8:37walk in power and still bow to the same
8:40idols that held you captive before you
8:42were awakened. Separation is not
8:44optional. It is required. This is the
8:47level where obedience becomes personal.
8:50It is no longer about singing worship
8:52songs or attending church. It is about
8:55letting God rearrange your priorities,
8:58your relationships, and your desires. It
9:01is about saying no to things that are
9:03not necessarily sinful, but are not
9:06spiritually beneficial. It is about
9:08walking away from environments that
9:11drain your anointing and gravitating
9:13towards spaces where the Holy Spirit is
9:16honored.
9:182 Corinthians 6:1 17 makes it clear.
9:22Therefore, come out from them and be
9:25separate, says the Lord. Touch no
9:27unclean thing and I will receive you.
9:31The anointing of separation is
9:33uncomfortable. It exposes who truly
9:35supports your calling and who was only
9:37there for convenience. Some people will
9:40celebrate your salvation but oppose your
9:42sanctification. They will cheer when you
9:45get saved but criticize when you start
9:47living set apart. They will call you
9:50extreme, religious or too serious. And
9:53if you are not rooted in your purpose,
9:55their voices will pull you back. But
9:57this is the test. Will you obey God even
10:01when it means standing alone? Many
10:03believers get stuck at level two because
10:06they cannot let go. They want the
10:08anointing, but they also want to keep
10:10their old life. They want the power of
10:13God, but they refuse to release the
10:15people, habits, and distractions that
10:17are choking it. So, they live in a
10:20constant state of spiritual frustration.
10:22They feel the pull of God, but they keep
10:25one foot in the world. And because they
10:27will not fully commit, they never
10:29advance. They become lukewarm. And
10:32lukewarm believers do not carry the kind
10:34of anointing that shifts atmospheres.
10:37The warfare at level two is relational.
10:40The enemy knows that if he can keep you
10:42tied to the wrong people, he can limit
10:44your spiritual growth. He will use
10:46guilt, fear of rejection, and the desire
10:49to fit in to keep you from separating.
10:52He will send voices that say, "You are
10:54being judgmental. You think you are
10:56better than everyone else. You are
10:58isolating yourself for no reason." But
11:01the truth is, you are not isolating
11:03yourself. You are being set apart. There
11:06is a difference. Isolation is
11:09punishment. Separation is preparation.
11:14God is not pulling you away to hurt you.
11:16He is pulling you away to protect what
11:19he is building in you. He knows that the
11:22anointing he is preparing you to carry
11:24will be attacked. And if your circle is
11:26full of people who do not understand the
11:29weight of your calling, they will become
11:31entry points for the enemy. They will
11:33speak doubt when you need faith. They
11:36will drain you when you need strength.
11:38They will distract you when you need
11:40focus. So God removes them, not because
11:43he is harsh, but because he is wise. 1
11:47Peter 2:9 declares, "But you are a
11:51chosen people, a royal priesthood, a
11:54holy nation, God's special possession,
11:57that you may declare the praises of him
11:59who called you out of darkness into his
12:01wonderful light.
12:04You have been called out. And being
12:07called out means you cannot stay where
12:08you were. You must move. You must
12:12separate. You must trust that what God
12:15is leading you into is far greater than
12:18what he is asking you to leave behind.
12:20If you are at level two, do not fight
12:23the separation. Embrace it. Let God
12:26remove what needs to go. Let him
12:29redefine your circle. Let him prune the
12:32branches that are no longer producing
12:35fruit.
12:36This season may feel lonely, but it is
12:39not empty. God is with you, and he is
12:42preparing you for a level of anointing
12:44that requires a pure vessel.
12:48Hold on. The next level is coming. Level
12:52three, the anointing of service. Level
12:55three is where most believers finally
12:58feel like they have arrived. This is the
13:00level where the gifts begin to manifest.
13:03Where ministry starts to take shape.
13:05Where you are no longer just sitting in
13:07the pew but standing on the platform.
13:10You are serving. You are active. You are
13:13using your talents for the kingdom.
13:16People recognize your gifts. Doors begin
13:19to open and for the first time you feel
13:22like you are walking in purpose. But
13:25here is the danger. Level three feels so
13:29fulfilling that many mistake it for the
13:32destination.
13:34They stop climbing because they believe
13:37this is the peak. But it is not. It is
13:41only the beginning of what God truly has
13:44for you. At level three, the anointing
13:47becomes visible. In levels one and two,
13:51most of what God was doing was internal.
13:53He was awakening you, reshaping you,
13:56separating you. But at level three, the
13:59work becomes external. You start
14:02teaching, prophesying, leading, worship,
14:05counseling, or serving in ways that
14:08impact others. Your spiritual gifts are
14:11no longer dormant. They are active. And
14:14because people can see the fruit, they
14:17affirm you. They celebrate you. They
14:20tell you that you are anointed. And
14:22while that affirmation feels good, it
14:24can also become a trap. The anointing of
14:27service is real. It is necessary. It is
14:31biblical. First Peter 4:10 says, "Each
14:35of you should use whatever gift you have
14:37received to serve others as faithful
14:40stewards of God's grace in its various
14:42forms.
14:44God gives gifts so that the body of
14:46Christ can be built up. But the gift is
14:50not the fullness of the anointing. It is
14:52the entry point. Many believers spend
14:55decades operating in their gifts, but
14:58never pressing into the deeper
14:59dimensions of God's power. They are
15:02anointed to serve, but they are not yet
15:04walking in authority. They can minister
15:07to people, but they cannot shift
15:08atmospheres. They can preach truth, but
15:11they cannot break strongholds.
15:14This is the level where the enemy
15:16changes his strategy. At level one, he
15:19tried to distract you. At level two, he
15:22tried to isolate you. But at level
15:24three, he tries to flatter you. He
15:27whispers, "Look at what you are doing
15:30for God. Look at how many people are
15:32being touched by your ministry. You have
15:35made it." And if you believe that lie,
15:38you stop pressing. You become content
15:40with function instead of hungry for
15:42fullness. You settle for being useful
15:45instead of becoming powerful. Most
15:48believers die at level three, not
15:50physically but spiritually. They stop
15:53growing. They stop seeking. They stop
15:56fasting and praying like they used to
15:58because they assume they have arrived.
16:01They build ministries, gather followers,
16:03and create platforms. But the fire that
16:06once burned in their secret place begins
16:09to fade. They are still preaching, still
16:12singing, still serving, but the oil is
16:16running low. And because they are so
16:18busy doing the work of ministry, they do
16:21not notice that the presence of God is
16:23lifting.
16:24The tragedy of level three is that it
16:27looks successful. You have influence.
16:30You have impact. You have a title. But
16:33if you are honest, something is missing.
16:35The miracles are fewer. The
16:37breakthroughs are slower. The power you
16:40once felt is now just a memory. And deep
16:44down you know there is more. But instead
16:46of going after it, you convince yourself
16:49that this is enough. You tell yourself
16:52that not everyone is called to the
16:54higher levels. You justify your plateau
16:57by saying that you are serving
16:59faithfully.
17:00But faithfulness without hunger leads to
17:03stagnation. God does not want you to
17:05stop at level three. He wants you to
17:08recognize that service is the
17:10foundation, not the ceiling. Romans 12:1
17:14commands, "Never be lacking in zeal, but
17:16keep your spiritual fervor, serving the
17:19Lord." The key word is fervor. You can
17:23serve without fire. You can function
17:26without intimacy. You can build a
17:28ministry without ever touching the
17:30deeper realms of God's presence. But
17:33that is not what you were created for.
17:36If you are at level three, ask yourself
17:38this question. Am I still hungry? Do I
17:42still weep in the secret place? Do I
17:44still cry out for more of God even
17:46though I am already in ministry? Or have
17:49I become comfortable with where I am?
17:52Because the next levels require
17:54something that most are unwilling to
17:56give. They require laying down your
17:58reputation, your platform, and your
18:00comfort. They require going back into
18:03hiddenness even when you have tasted
18:05visibility. They require letting God
18:07strip you again so he can rebuild you
18:09for what is coming. Level three is not
18:13the end. It is the test and only those
18:16who pass it will enter the levels where
18:19true power resides. Let us now move into
18:22level four where everything changes.
18:25Level four, the anointing of authority.
18:28Extremely powerful. This is where
18:31everything changes. Level four is not an
18:34upgrade. It is a complete
18:36transformation. At this level, you are
18:38no longer just serving in the kingdom.
18:40You are enforcing the kingdom. You are
18:43no longer asking God to move. You are
18:45moving on his behalf. The anointing
18:48shifts from gifting to authority. And
18:52authority in the hands of the
18:53spiritually mature is the most dangerous
18:56weapon against the kingdom of darkness.
18:59This is why the enemy fights harder than
19:01ever to keep you from crossing this
19:03threshold. Because once you step into
19:06level four, you become a legitimate
19:08threat. The anointing of authority is
19:11not given to everyone who asks. It is
19:13entrusted to those who have been tested,
19:16broken, stripped, and rebuilt. God does
19:20not place this level of power in the
19:22hands of people who are still hungry for
19:24applause, still offended by criticism,
19:27or still driven by personal ambition.
19:30Level four requires a death. Not a
19:33physical death, but the death of your
19:35own agenda. You must come to the place
19:38where you no longer care about being
19:41seen, celebrated, or understood. You
19:45only care about one thing, obedience to
19:48the voice of God. At level three, you
19:51learned to serve. At level four, you
19:55learn to command. The difference is
19:57staggering. In level three, you pray for
20:00the sick and hope they get healed. In
20:03level four, you speak to the sickness
20:06and it has no choice but to leave. In
20:09level three, you ask God to break
20:11strongholds. In level four, you bind
20:14them yourself because you carry the
20:16authority of heaven. Luke 10:1 19
20:20declares, "I have given you authority to
20:22trample on snakes and scorpions and to
20:25overcome all the power of the enemy.
20:27Nothing will harm you." This is not
20:30symbolic language. This is legal
20:32authority in the spirit realm. When you
20:35operate at level four, demons recognize
20:38you. They do not recognize your title,
20:41your platform or your ministry brand.
20:44They recognize the authority you carry.
20:47In Acts 19 13-16,
20:50seven sons of Shiva tried to cast out a
20:53demon using the name of Jesus. But the
20:56demon responded, "Jesus I know and Paul
20:59I know about, but who are you?" Then the
21:02demon-possessed man attacked them and
21:04they fled naked and wounded. Why?
21:07because they had no authority. They were
21:09operating in level three gifting, trying
21:12to do level four warfare, and it
21:14backfired violently. This is why most
21:17believers will never reach level four.
21:20The cost is too high. To walk in this
21:24anointing, you must be willing to endure
21:26warfare that most Christians cannot even
21:29comprehend.
21:30You are no longer dealing with minor
21:32distractions or emotional attacks. You
21:35are now facing principalities. You are
21:37confronting territorial spirits. You are
21:40stepping into battles that have been
21:42raging for centuries. And your presence
21:45disrupts them. The moment you cross into
21:48level four, hell takes notice. And the
21:51attacks become strategic, calculated,
21:54and relentless.
21:55But here is what the enemy does not want
21:58you to know. His attacks are proof of
22:01your authority. He would not waste
22:04high-level demons on low-level threats.
22:07The fact that you are under intense
22:09warfare means you carry something he
22:12fears. The intensity of the opposition
22:15is directly proportional to the power
22:17you now possess. So when the attacks
22:20increase, do not shrink back. Recognize
22:24it for what it is. confirmation that you
22:28have stepped into a realm where your
22:30words carry weight in the heavenlies.
22:33At level four, your prayers are no
22:36longer requests. They are decrees. You
22:39stop begging God to intervene and start
22:42declaring what he has already
22:44established. You understand that you are
22:46seated with Christ in heavenly places
22:49far above all principality and power.
22:52You stop asking for permission and start
22:55taking dominion. You bind what needs to
22:58be bound. You loose what needs to be
23:00loosed. And the spiritual atmosphere
23:03shifts because you have learned to
23:05operate as a son or daughter, not as a
23:08beggar. The anointing of authority also
23:11changes how you move. You become more
23:14discerning. You stop walking into every
23:16situation and start waiting for divine
23:19instruction. You do not go where you are
23:21invited. You go where you are sent. You
23:24do not speak every time you have a word.
23:27You speak when heaven releases you
23:29because you understand that authority
23:31without wisdom is dangerous. And level
23:33four teaches you to move with precision,
23:36not emotion.
23:38This level also brings isolation. Not
23:42everyone can walk with you here. Some of
23:45your closest friends from level three
23:47will not understand what is happening to
23:49you. They will see you pulling away from
23:51activities, platforms, and opportunities
23:54that once excited you. They will accuse
23:57you of being too intense, too extreme,
24:00or too spiritual. But you cannot explain
24:03to them what God is doing because they
24:07are not operating at the same frequency.
24:10And that is not pride. That is reality.
24:13Level four is lonely because few are
24:15willing to pay the price to get here. If
24:18you are being prepared for level four,
24:20you will know. You will feel the pull to
24:23go deeper. You will sense that your
24:26current level of anointing is not enough
24:28for what is coming. You will begin to
24:31hunger for authority, not just activity.
24:34And when that hunger becomes unbearable,
24:36God will break you open one more time.
24:39He will strip away everything that is
24:41not rooted in him. And when he is done,
24:45you will emerge with an anointing that
24:47makes demons tremble.
24:50Level four is not for the casual
24:53believer. It is for the soldout, laid
24:56down, fully surrendered warrior who has
24:59decided that nothing matters more than
25:02the kingdom of God. And if that is you,
25:06keep pressing.
25:07The next level is even more powerful.
25:12Level five, the anointing of
25:14acceleration. Extremely powerful.
25:17Level five is where time bends to the
25:20will of heaven. This is the anointing of
25:23acceleration.
25:25It is the supernatural ability to
25:27accomplish in months what should take
25:30years. To see breakthroughs in days that
25:33others labor for decades to achieve and
25:36to move through seasons at a pace that
25:38defies natural explanation.
25:41When you reach level five, God begins to
25:44collapse timelines. He fast forwards
25:47your process. He opens doors that were
25:49not on your radar. And suddenly
25:52everything that was delayed, denied or
25:54dormant begins to manifest at an
25:57explosive rate. This anointing is not
26:00about working harder. It is about
26:02aligning with divine timing. At level
26:05four, you learn to command with
26:08authority. At level five, you learn to
26:11flow with heaven's rhythm. You stop
26:13forcing things to happen and start
26:16recognizing when God is accelerating
26:18your season. You discern when he is
26:20about to release something that has been
26:22locked for years. And instead of
26:24striving, you position yourself to
26:27receive what he is ready to pour out.
26:30Isaiah 60:22 declares, "The least of you
26:35will become a thousand, the smallest a
26:38mighty nation. I am the Lord. In its
26:41time, I will do this swiftly."
26:45God does not always move slowly. When
26:47the time is right, he moves with
26:49supernatural speed. The anointing of
26:52acceleration is why some ministries
26:55explode overnight. Why some believers go
26:58from obscurity to influence in a matter
27:01of months. Why some people experience
27:03financial breakthrough, relational
27:06restoration, or prophetic fulfillment
27:08seemingly out of nowhere. It is not
27:11luck. It is not coincidence. It is the
27:14hand of God compressing time and
27:16releasing what he has been preparing in
27:18secret. But this level only comes to
27:21those who have endured the waiting. You
27:23cannot skip to level five. You must pass
27:27through the breaking of levels 1 through
27:294. Because acceleration without
27:33preparation leads to destruction. Many
27:36people pray for acceleration without
27:38understanding the weight it carries.
27:40They want the blessing without the
27:42burden. They want the breakthrough
27:44without the warfare. But level five
27:47comes with a level of intensity that
27:50most believers are not prepared to
27:52handle. When God begins to accelerate
27:55your life, everything speeds up, not
27:58just the good things. The testing speeds
28:00up. The warfare intensifies.
28:04The enemy's attacks become more frequent
28:06and more targeted because he knows that
28:09if he does not stop you now, you will
28:11accomplish in one year what he has been
28:13fighting to delay for a decade. At this
28:16level, you will experience a strange
28:19phenomenon.
28:20Opportunities will come faster than you
28:23can process them. Doors will open that
28:25you did not knock on. People will begin
28:28to seek you out for wisdom, counsel, or
28:32partnership.
28:33Your name will start showing up in rooms
28:36you have never entered. And while this
28:38may look like favor to others, you will
28:40know the truth. It is warfare disguised
28:44as blessing. Because with every new door
28:47comes a new test. With every elevation
28:50comes a new level of scrutiny. And if
28:52you are not spiritually grounded, the
28:54acceleration will crush you. This is why
28:57so many people crash at level 5. They
29:00receive the breakthrough they prayed
29:02for, but they are not mature enough to
29:04steward it. They are launched into
29:06visibility before they have developed
29:08the character to sustain it. They taste
29:11success, influence or provision. And
29:15instead of giving God the glory, they
29:18begin to take credit. They forget that
29:21the acceleration was not because of
29:23their gifting. It was because of his
29:26grace. And the moment pride enters, the
29:29anointing lifts. What was accelerated
29:31becomes stagnant. What was open becomes
29:34closed. And they find themselves back at
29:37a lower level wondering what happened.
29:40Level five also requires radical
29:43obedience. God will ask you to move
29:45faster than you are comfortable with. He
29:48will tell you to start something before
29:50you feel ready. He will instruct you to
29:53step into a role you do not feel
29:55qualified for. He will command you to
29:58release a word, make a decision, or take
30:01an action that makes no natural sense.
30:04And if you hesitate, the window closes.
30:08Because acceleration is not just about
30:10God moving quickly. It is about you
30:13moving quickly when he says move.
30:16Delayed obedience at this level is
30:18disobedience. Ecclesiastes 3:1 reminds
30:22us, "There is a time for everything and
30:25a season for every activity under the
30:27heavens." At level 5, you become hyper
30:31aware of timing. You stop living by the
30:34clock and start living by the spirit.
30:37You discern when God is shifting
30:39something in the heavenlies. You feel
30:41when a season is about to change. You
30:44sense when a door is about to open or
30:46close, and you move accordingly. This is
30:50not impulsiveness.
30:52This is sensitivity.
30:54It is the ability to hear God whisper
30:56now and respond without hesitation.
31:00The warfare at level 5 is designed to
31:03slow you down. The enemy cannot stop
31:06what God has decreed, but he will try to
31:09delay it. He will send distractions that
31:12look like opportunities. He will stir up
31:14conflicts that demand your attention. He
31:17will place people in your path who drain
31:19your time and energy. And if you are not
31:22discerning, you will get pulled into
31:24battles that were never assigned to you.
31:26You will waste months arguing with
31:29people who were sent to distract you
31:31from your assignment. This is why focus
31:34becomes your greatest weapon at level 5.
31:37You must learn to say no to good things
31:39so you can say yes to God things. If you
31:42are entering level five, prepare
31:45yourself. The pace is about to change.
31:48What felt slow will suddenly feel fast.
31:51What felt distant will suddenly feel
31:53near. And you will have to trust God in
31:55ways you never have before. Because when
31:58he accelerates, he does not always
32:00explain. He just moves. And your job is
32:04to keep up. Level six, the anointing of
32:08apostolic commissioning. Extremely
32:10powerful.
32:12Level six is where you stop being sent
32:15and start sending others. This is the
32:18anointing of apostolic commissioning. It
32:21is the grace to build, establish, and
32:23multiply the kingdom of God beyond your
32:25own sphere of influence. At this level,
32:28you are no longer just walking in
32:30personal authority. You are now carrying
32:33governmental authority. You are not just
32:35impacting individuals. You are shaping
32:38regions. You are not just operating in
32:40your gifting. You are activating the
32:42gifts in others. This is the anointing
32:45that turns followers into leaders, that
32:47transforms disciples into apostles, and
32:50that establishes movements that outlive
32:52you. The word apostle means sent one.
32:57But at level six, you carry more than a
33:00title. You carry an impartation. You
33:03have the spiritual capacity to release
33:06what you carry into the lives of others.
33:08You can lay hands on someone and they
33:11walk away changed. Not because of your
33:14charisma, but because the anointing you
33:16carry is transferable.
33:18This is why Paul told Timothy in 2
33:21Timothy 1:6, "Fan into flame the gift of
33:25God which is in you through the laying
33:28on of my hands." Paul was not just a
33:31preacher. He was a spiritual father. He
33:35carried the anointing of commissioning.
33:37And that anointing activated dormant
33:39gifts in others. At level six, your
33:43ministry is no longer about you. It is
33:46about the people God has assigned to
33:48you. You become a builder of the body of
33:51Christ. You are no longer satisfied with
33:53gathering crowds. You are focused on
33:56raising up remnants. You do not just
33:58want people to hear your voice. You want
34:00them to hear the voice of God for
34:03themselves. You do not measure success
34:06by how many attend your meetings. You
34:09measure it by how many are being sent
34:11out from your meetings. Because at this
34:13level, your primary assignment is
34:15reproduction. Not replication, but
34:19reproduction.
34:21You are raising up sons and daughters
34:23who will carry the same fire, the same
34:25authority, and the same commissioning
34:27that you carry. This anointing is rare
34:30because most leaders never transition
34:32from influence to impartation.
34:35They gather people but never release
34:37them. They build platforms but never
34:40build people. They create followers but
34:43never create fathers and mothers. And
34:46because of this, their ministry becomes
34:48a monument to themselves instead of a
34:50movement that multiplies. But level six
34:54requires you to let go. It requires you
34:56to release those you have poured into
34:59even when it feels like losing them. It
35:02requires you to celebrate their
35:03elevation even when it surpasses your
35:06own. Because apostolic anointing is not
35:10about control. It is about
35:12commissioning.
35:14Ephesians 4 11-2
35:17explain the purpose of this anointing
35:19clearly.
35:21So Christ himself gave the apostles, the
35:24prophets, the evangelists, the pastors
35:26and teachers to equip his people for
35:28works of service so that the body of
35:31Christ may be built up.
35:34The five-fold ministry is not designed
35:36to do the work of the ministry. It is
35:38designed to equip others to do it. At
35:42level six, you understand this. You stop
35:45trying to be everywhere and start
35:47positioning others to go where you
35:49cannot. You stop trying to do everything
35:51and start empowering others to do what
35:54you have modeled. The warfare at level
35:57six is ruthless. The enemy does not fear
36:01individuals. He fears movements. He does
36:04not panic when one person carries
36:06anointing. He panics when that person
36:10begins to multiply it. Because one
36:12person can be attacked, silenced or
36:15isolated.
36:17But a movement cannot be stopped.
36:20At level six, you are no longer a lone
36:22warrior. You are a spiritual general,
36:25and that makes you a primary target. The
36:28enemy will send attacks against your
36:30reputation, your relationships, and your
36:33influence. He will try to discredit you
36:35before you can commission others. He
36:38will stir up division among those you
36:40are raising. He will plant seeds of
36:43jealousy, competition, and betrayal.
36:46Because if he can destroy your
36:47credibility, he can dismantle the
36:49movement before it begins. This is why
36:52level six requires unshakable integrity.
36:55You cannot carry apostolic anointing
36:58with hidden sin, unresolved bitterness
37:00or manipulative motives. People are
37:03watching you not just to see what you
37:05do, but to see how you do it. Your
37:08character becomes your curriculum. Your
37:11private life becomes your platform. And
37:14if there is a crack in your foundation,
37:16the enemy will exploit it publicly.
37:20This is why Jesus spent 3 years not just
37:23teaching his disciples what to do, but
37:25showing them how to live. He modeled
37:28prayer. He modeled humility. He modeled
37:32obedience. And when it was time to
37:34commission them, they carried not just
37:36his message, but his methods. At this
37:39level, God will also test your motives.
37:43He will ask you to release people before
37:45you feel ready. He will require you to
37:48send your best leaders to places where
37:50you will not get credit. He will command
37:53you to pour into people who may never
37:56publicly honor you. And this is where
37:58many fail because apostolic anointing
38:02demands selflessness. It demands that
38:04you decrease so others can increase.
38:08John the Baptist understood this. In
38:11John 3:30, he declared, "He must become
38:15greater. I must become less." That is
38:18the heart of level six. You are not
38:20building a name. You are building a
38:22legacy. Another mark of level six is the
38:26ability to see potential in people that
38:28they cannot see in themselves. You
38:31recognize the call of God on someone's
38:33life before they do. You prophesy into
38:36their future before they have evidence
38:38of it in their present. You see the
38:41leader in the servant. You see the
38:44prophet in the intercessor. You see the
38:46apostle in the disciple. And you create
38:49space for them to grow, fail, learn and
38:52rise. This is not enablement. This is
38:56empowerment. You do not hold their hand.
38:59You hold them accountable. You do not
39:01shield them from hardship. you prepare
39:04them for it. Acts 13:es 2-3 demonstrates
39:09this anointing in action.
39:12While they were worshiping the Lord and
39:14fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set
39:17apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the
39:20work to which I have called them." So
39:22after they had fasted and prayed, they
39:25placed their hands on them and sent them
39:27off. Notice the process. They worshiped.
39:31They fasted. They heard from the Holy
39:34Spirit. They laid hands.
39:36And then they sent. This is apostolic
39:41commissioning. It is not careless. It is
39:43not rushed. It is spirit-led,
39:46intentional, and backed by intercession.
39:50If you are being prepared for level six,
39:52you will begin to feel a shift in your
39:54burden. You will no longer be satisfied
39:57with personal breakthroughs. You will
39:59start grieving over the lack of laborers
40:01in the harvest. You will feel the weight
40:04of raising up the next generation. You
40:06will weep over the state of the church
40:08and cry out for reformation. And in that
40:11place of intercession, God will begin to
40:13give you sons and daughters, not
40:16biological,
40:17spiritual people who recognize your
40:20voice, honor your covering, and carry
40:23your impartation.
40:24This level is not for everyone, but it
40:27is for those who are willing to die to
40:29themselves completely. Level six is
40:33where your life becomes a living
40:34sacrifice, where your name becomes
40:37secondary to the mission. Where your
40:39comfort is surrendered for the sake of
40:41commissioning. And if you are willing to
40:43walk this path, heaven will entrust you
40:46with a movement that will shake nations.
40:50Level seven, the anointing of the secret
40:53place. extremely powerful. Level seven
40:56is the pinnacle. It is the rarest
40:59dimension of anointing that exists. This
41:01is not about what you do for God. It is
41:04about who you are with God. At this
41:07level, you have moved beyond gifts,
41:10beyond authority, beyond commissioning,
41:13and into the realm of intimacy that few
41:16will ever experience. This is the
41:18anointing of the secret place. It is the
41:21Moses level dimension where you do not
41:24just hear God's voice. You see his face.
41:27You do not just carry his power, you
41:30carry his presence. And you do not just
41:33speak his words, you speak his heart.
41:36Most believers spend their entire lives
41:39seeking what God can do for them or
41:41through them. But at level seven, you
41:44stop seeking his hand and you start
41:46seeking his face. You are no longer
41:49motivated by miracles, breakthroughs or
41:52manifestations.
41:53You are consumed by one thing, him. Just
41:57him. His presence becomes more valuable
42:00than his provision. His glory becomes
42:03more satisfying than his gifts. And in
42:06that place of surrender, God grants you
42:08access to dimensions of himself that the
42:11spiritually ambitious will never touch.
42:14Exodus 33:11 says, "The Lord would speak
42:18to Moses face to face as one speaks to a
42:21friend." This is level 7. This is where
42:25friendship with God becomes your
42:27identity. You are not a servant trying
42:30to please a master. You are a friend
42:33walking with the King of Kings. And that
42:35friendship changes everything. It
42:38changes how you pray. It changes how you
42:41worship. It changes how you carry
42:44yourself in the earth. Because when you
42:46have seen his face, nothing else
42:49compares.
42:50When you have sat in his presence, the
42:53applause of men becomes noise. At level
42:57seven, the secret place is no longer a
42:59location you visit. It becomes the
43:01atmosphere you live in. You carry the
43:03fragrance of his presence wherever you
43:05go. People sense something different
43:08about you, but they cannot name it.
43:10Demons recognize the weight you carry
43:13and they flee before you even open your
43:15mouth. You do not have to announce that
43:18you have been with God. It is written
43:20all over you. Acts 4:13 describes this
43:25perfectly. When they saw the courage of
43:27Peter and John and realized that they
43:30were unschooled, ordinary men, they were
43:33astonished and they took note that these
43:36men had been with Jesus. That is the
43:39mark of level seven. You smell like the
43:41throne room. This anointing is not given
43:44to the loud. It is given to the hidden.
43:47It is not given to those who chase
43:48platforms. It is given to those who
43:51pursue his presence. God does not
43:54promote everyone to this level because
43:56most people cannot handle it. This level
43:59demands that you lay down your
44:01reputation, your ministry, your
44:03influence, and your need to be seen. It
44:07requires you to disappear into God so
44:09completely that you lose yourself. And
44:12when you emerge, you are no longer the
44:14same. You carry a glory that is both
44:18beautiful and terrifying.
44:20Moses went up the mountain and
44:22encountered God for 40 days. When he
44:26came down, his face was so radiant that
44:29the people could not look at him.
44:32Exodus 34:es 29-30
44:36record, "When Moses came down from Mount
44:38Si with the two tablets of the covenant
44:41law in his hands, he was not aware that
44:44his face was radiant because he had
44:46spoken with the Lord." When Aaron and
44:49all the Israelites saw Moses, his face
44:52was radiant, and they were afraid to
44:54come near him. That is what happens at
44:57level 7. You carry a glory that people
45:00cannot explain and cannot approach
45:02without reverence. At this level, your
45:05prayers shift from petition to
45:07partnership. You are no longer asking
45:10God what to do. You are sitting with him
45:13in silence until his heart becomes
45:16yours. You begin to pray things you did
45:19not think of on your own. You weep over
45:22things that do not directly affect you.
45:25You intercede for nations, for
45:27generations, for movements you will
45:29never see because you are no longer
45:32praying from earth toward heaven. You
45:34are praying from heaven toward earth.
45:37You have been granted access to the
45:39council of the Lord and you release what
45:41you hear in that secret place.
45:45Jeremiah 23:18 asks, "But which of them
45:50has stood in the counsel of the Lord to
45:52see or to hear his word? Who has
45:55listened and heard his word?" This is
45:58level seven. You stand in the council.
46:02You hear what heaven is saying before it
46:04manifests on earth. You know what God is
46:06about to do because you have been in the
46:08room where decisions are made. This is
46:11not presumption. This is intimacy. God
46:15shares his secrets with his friends.
46:17Amos 3:7 confirms this. Surely the
46:22sovereign Lord does nothing without
46:24revealing his plan to his servants, the
46:26prophets.
46:28The warfare at level 7 is not external.
46:31It is internal. The enemy cannot touch
46:34you with the same tactics that worked at
46:36lower levels. You are too hidden, too
46:39anchored, too consumed by God. So the
46:42warfare becomes isolation. You will feel
46:45misunderstood even by other believers.
46:48You will walk into rooms full of
46:50Christians and feel completely alone.
46:52Not because you are proud but because
46:54you are operating at a frequency that
46:57few can perceive.
46:59People will celebrate your gifts but
47:01have no capacity to steward your glory.
47:04They will want what you carry but they
47:06will not want the process that produced
47:08it. This level is the loneliest, but it
47:12is also the fullest. You are rarely
47:15invited to the popular conferences. Your
47:18name does not trend. Your ministry does
47:20not look impressive by worldly
47:22standards. But you carry something that
47:25the world cannot measure. You carry the
47:27weight of his presence. And when God
47:30wants to shift a nation, break a curse,
47:32or release a move of his spirit, he does
47:35not go to the loudest voices. He goes to
47:38the hidden ones. He goes to those who
47:40live at level seven. At this level, you
47:43stop performing and start resting. You
47:45stop striving and start abiding. John
47:4915:4 becomes your reality. Remain in me
47:53as I also remain in you. No branch can
47:56bear fruit by itself. It must remain in
47:59the vine. Neither can you bear fruit
48:02unless you remain in me.
48:05You realize that everything flows from
48:07abiding, not from activity, not from
48:11effort, but from remaining in him. And
48:14when you remain, the fruit is
48:16effortless, the power is natural, the
48:20anointing is sustained.
48:22Level 7 also brings a sobering
48:25responsibility. You become a carrier of
48:27his glory. And glory is heavy. It is not
48:31a badge of honor. It is a burden. Moses
48:35begged to see God's glory. And God
48:37warned him that no one can see his face
48:40and live. But he allowed Moses to see
48:43his back. Why? Because full exposure to
48:47the glory of God would have killed him.
48:50At level seven, you carry as much glory
48:52as your flesh can sustain. And it costs
48:55you everything. Your preferences die,
48:58your desires submit, your will bends
49:01because you cannot carry his glory. and
49:03still live for yourself.
49:06Psalm 27:4 becomes the cry of your
49:10heart.
49:11One thing I ask from the Lord, this only
49:14do I seek, that I may dwell in the house
49:17of the Lord all the days of my life, to
49:20gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to
49:22seek him in his temple. You are not
49:25asking for more anointing. You are
49:27asking for more of him. You are not
49:30praying for ministry success. You are
49:32praying for deeper access. You are not
49:35chasing the next level. You have found
49:37the secret place and you refuse to
49:40leave. If you are called to level seven,
49:42you will know because the hunger will
49:45become unbearable.
49:47You will weep in worship for no reason.
49:50You will feel him calling you into the
49:51mountains, into the wilderness, into the
49:54hidden places. And when you go, he will
49:57meet you there, not with instructions,
50:00not with assignments, but with himself.
50:04And that will be enough. This is the
50:07anointing of the secret place. The
50:10rarest, the holiest, the most powerful
50:14dimension of all. Not because of what it
50:17produces, but because of who it reveals.
50:21And once you have tasted it, nothing
50:24else will ever satisfy you again. One of
50:27the most dangerous places a believer can
50:29be is operating at one level while
50:32believing they are at another. Many
50:34Christians walk through life convinced
50:36they are spiritually mature, anointed,
50:39and walking in power. When the truth is
50:42they are still functioning at the most
50:44basic dimensions of faith, this is not
50:48said to condemn. It is said to awaken
50:51because if you do not know where you
50:53are, you cannot move forward. And if you
50:56believe you have arrived when you're
50:58still on the journey, you will stop
51:00pressing. You will stop seeking and you
51:04will plateau in a place that was never
51:06meant to be your destination.
51:09Discerning your current level of
51:10anointing is not about comparison. It is
51:13not about measuring yourself against
51:15other believers to see who is more
51:17spiritual. That kind of thinking is
51:20rooted in pride and insecurity.
51:23True discernment comes from honest
51:25self-examination in the presence of the
51:27Holy Spirit. It comes from asking God to
51:31reveal where you truly are, not where
51:33you wish you were. And it requires the
51:35humility to accept what he shows you,
51:38even if it is uncomfortable. The first
51:40indicator of your level is your hunger.
51:44Hunger does not lie. You can fake
51:47spiritual maturity in public, but you
51:50cannot fake hunger in private. If you
51:53are truly operating at a higher level,
51:55there is a fire inside you that refuses
51:58to be satisfied with surface
52:00experiences. You are not content with
52:03Sunday services and casual prayers. You
52:06crave depth. You long for encounter. You
52:10would rather spend an hour in the secret
52:12place than a week on a platform. But if
52:15you find yourself bored in prayer,
52:17distracted in worship, and more excited
52:20about ministry visibility than divine
52:23intimacy, you are likely still at level
52:25one or level two. And there is no shame
52:29in that as long as you are honest about
52:31it and willing to grow. Another sign of
52:34your level is the nature of the warfare
52:36you are experiencing.
52:38Not all spiritual attacks are the same.
52:41At level one, the enemy sends
52:43distractions. He tries to keep you busy
52:46with the cares of life so you never
52:48develop a consistent walk with God. At
52:51level two, he uses relationships to pull
52:54you back into the world. At level three,
52:57he flatters you with success so you stop
53:00pressing for more. But at level four and
53:03beyond, the warfare becomes targeted,
53:05intentional, and strategic.
53:08You are no longer dealing with random
53:10temptations. You are dealing with
53:12calculated assaults designed to stop
53:14your assignment. If you are under heavy,
53:17persistent, unexplainable opposition, it
53:20may be because you are walking in a
53:22level of authority that hell recognizes.
53:26But if your battles are mild and
53:28manageable, you may still be operating
53:30in the lower dimensions where the enemy
53:32does not see you as a serious threat.
53:35Your level is also revealed by your
53:37response to the word of God. At lower
53:40levels, scripture is informational. You
53:43read it for knowledge, for comfort, or
53:45for inspiration. But at higher levels,
53:48scripture becomes transformational. It
53:51stops being something you study and
53:53becomes something that studies you. The
53:56word begins to expose your motives,
53:58convict your heart, and shift your
54:00behavior without you even trying. You
54:03find yourself weeping over passages you
54:06have read a hundred times because the
54:08Holy Spirit is revealing layers you
54:10never saw before. And when you hear
54:13preaching, you are not impressed by
54:15eloquence or charisma. You are hungry
54:18for truth. You can discern when someone
54:21is speaking from revelation versus when
54:23they are speaking from rehearsal. If the
54:26word still feels like a textbook to you,
54:28you are not yet operating in the deeper
54:30levels. Another clear indicator is the
54:33fruit in your life. Jesus said, "You
54:36will know them by their fruits. This is
54:39not just about moral behavior. It is
54:42about the evidence of God's power
54:44working through you." At level one, the
54:47fruit is internal. You experience peace,
54:50joy, and personal transformation. At
54:53level two, the fruit expands to
54:55separation and holiness. At level three,
54:58the fruit becomes visible through
55:00service and gifting. But at level four
55:03and above, the fruit is undeniable.
55:07Demons are cast out. Strongholds are
55:10broken. Lives are radically transformed.
55:14Atmospheres shift when you walk into a
55:16room. If you have been a believer for
55:18years, but have never seen consistent
55:21supernatural breakthrough in your life
55:23or the lives of others, you are likely
55:26still building a foundation. And that is
55:28okay. But do not deceive yourself into
55:31thinking you are operating in dimensions
55:33you have not yet reached. Your prayer
55:36life is another mirror of your level. At
55:39the lower levels, prayer is mostly
55:41petition. You are asking God for things
55:44you need, want, or desire.
55:47There is nothing wrong with that. God
55:50invites us to bring our requests to him.
55:53But as you ascend in anointing, your
55:55prayers shift. You begin to pray less
55:58for yourself and more for the kingdom.
56:01You begin to intercede for people you do
56:03not know, for nations you have never
56:05visited, for issues that do not directly
56:08affect you. You stop asking God what he
56:11can do for you, and start asking what
56:13you can do for him. And at the highest
56:16level, prayer becomes communion. You sit
56:19in silence and simply enjoy his
56:21presence. You do not need words. You do
56:25not need requests. You just need him.
56:28The company you keep also reveals your
56:31level. Show me who you spend time with
56:34and I will show you where you are
56:37spiritually. At lower levels, your
56:40circle is filled with people who
56:41entertain you, affirm you, and make you
56:44feel comfortable. But as you grow, your
56:47circle changes. You begin to gravitate
56:50toward people who challenge you, sharpen
56:52you, and push you deeper into God. You
56:56lose tolerance for shallow conversations
56:58and surface level Christianity.
57:01You are drawn to intercessors, prophets,
57:03and warriors who understand the weight
57:05you carry. If you still find yourself
57:07surrounded by people who do not hunger
57:09for God the way you do, you are either
57:12at a lower level or you are being called
57:14to separate so you can advance. Finally,
57:18your level is revealed by your
57:19dependence on the Holy Spirit. At level
57:22one, you barely know who he is. At level
57:26two, you acknowledge him but rarely
57:28consult him. At level three, you ask him
57:32to bless your plans. But at level four
57:35and beyond, you do not move without him.
57:38You do not speak without his release.
57:40You do not make decisions without his
57:42confirmation. You have learned that your
57:45gifts, your talents, and your knowledge
57:48are worthless without his presence. And
57:51you have come to a place where you would
57:53rather have nothing with him than
57:55everything without him. So where are
57:58you? Be honest. Ask the Holy Spirit to
58:02show you. And whatever he reveals, do
58:04not be discouraged. Every level has a
58:07purpose. And wherever you are, God is
58:10with you. But do not stay where you are.
58:14Keep pressing, keep seeking, keep
58:17climbing because the next level is
58:20calling your name. There is a graveyard
58:23in the body of Christ that no one talks
58:25about. It is not a physical place. It is
58:28spiritual and it is filled with
58:31believers who started strong, burned
58:33bright and then stopped climbing. They
58:36did not backslide into sin. They did not
58:39walk away from God. They simply settled.
58:42They reached level three, found a
58:45comfortable place to serve and convinced
58:47themselves that this was all God
58:49required of them. And for the rest of
58:51their lives, they operated in gifting
58:53without ever stepping into true power.
58:56They functioned in ministry without ever
58:58walking in authority. And when they
59:01stood before the Lord, they realized
59:03they had spent decades serving in the
59:05outer courts when they were invited into
59:08the Holy of Holies. Most believers die
59:11at level three, not physically, but
59:14spiritually. They stop growing. They
59:17stop hungering. They stop pressing. And
59:19the tragedy is that they do not even
59:22realize it because level three looks so
59:25much like success that it becomes a
59:27trap. You have a title. You have a
59:29platform. You have influence. People
59:32recognize your gifts and affirm your
59:35calling. And in the middle of all that
59:37affirmation, the fire quietly goes out.
59:40You are still preaching, still teaching,
59:43still serving, but the oil is running
59:46low. The miracles are fewer. The
59:49breakthroughs are slower and deep down
59:52if you are honest you know something is
59:54missing. The first reason believers stop
59:57at level three is comfort. Comfort is
1:00:01one of the most dangerous enemies of
1:00:03spiritual advancement. When you reach a
1:00:05place where life feels stable, where
1:00:08ministry feels sustainable, and where
1:00:10you are no longer desperate for God, you
1:00:12are in danger. Because desperation is
1:00:15what drives you forward. Hunger is what
1:00:18keeps you climbing. But when you become
1:00:21satisfied with where you are, you lose
1:00:23the edge that brought you there. You
1:00:26stop fasting like you used to. You stop
1:00:28praying through the night. You stop
1:00:31weeping in the secret place. And slowly,
1:00:34without even noticing, your spiritual
1:00:36life becomes routine instead of
1:00:39relationship.
1:00:41Jesus warned about this in Revelation
1:00:443:17.
1:00:46Speaking to the church in Leodysia, he
1:00:49said, "You say, I am rich. I have
1:00:53acquired wealth and do not need a thing.
1:00:56But you do not realize that you are
1:00:58wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and
1:01:01naked."
1:01:02This is the condition of many believers
1:01:04at level three. They believe they have
1:01:07everything they need. They look at their
1:01:09ministry, their influence, and their
1:01:11spiritual resume, and they assume they
1:01:14have arrived. But in heaven's eyes, they
1:01:17are poor. Not because they lack gifts,
1:01:20but because they lack hunger, not
1:01:23because they are not serving, but
1:01:25because they have stopped seeking.
1:01:28The second reason most believers die at
1:01:30level three is fear. Advancing to level
1:01:33four and beyond requires a level of
1:01:35surrender that terrifies the flesh. It
1:01:38means letting go of control. It means
1:01:41embracing seasons of hiddenness even
1:01:43after you have tasted visibility. It
1:01:46means being willing to lose your
1:01:47reputation, your platform, and even your
1:01:50closest relationships if God requires
1:01:52it. And most people are not willing to
1:01:54pay that price. They want the anointing,
1:01:57but they are not willing to endure the
1:01:59process that produces it. They want the
1:02:02authority, but they refuse the breaking.
1:02:05So they stay where they are hoping that
1:02:07longevity in ministry will somehow
1:02:10substitute for depth in God. But it
1:02:12never does. The third reason is
1:02:15distraction. At level three,
1:02:17opportunities multiply, invitations
1:02:20increase, doors open, and if you are not
1:02:23discerning, you will begin to prioritize
1:02:26ministry over intimacy. You will say yes
1:02:29to every platform, every opportunity,
1:02:31every invitation because it feels good
1:02:34to be needed. But busyiness is not
1:02:36anointing. Activity is not authority.
1:02:40And the moment you start building your
1:02:42ministry instead of building your
1:02:43relationship with God, you have begun to
1:02:46plateau. You are functioning, but you
1:02:49are no longer flowing. You are working,
1:02:52but you are no longer walking in rest.
1:02:54And before long, you are exhausted,
1:02:57frustrated, and wondering why the power
1:02:59you once felt has diminished. Another
1:03:01reason believers stop at level three is
1:03:04offense. The higher you go, the more
1:03:07misunderstood you become. At level
1:03:10three, people celebrate you. At level
1:03:13four and beyond, people question you.
1:03:16They do not understand why you are
1:03:18pulling back from certain activities.
1:03:20They do not understand why you are
1:03:22saying no to opportunities. they think
1:03:24you should accept. They accuse you of
1:03:26being too spiritual, too extreme, or too
1:03:30isolated. And if you allow their voices
1:03:32to offend you, you will stop climbing.
1:03:35You will start defending yourself
1:03:37instead of obeying God, you will waste
1:03:39years trying to make people understand a
1:03:41journey they are not called to walk, and
1:03:44in the process, you will forfeit the
1:03:46next level.
1:03:48Hebrews 6:es 1-2 address this issue
1:03:52directly.
1:03:54Therefore, let us move beyond the
1:03:56elementary teachings about Christ and be
1:03:58taken forward to maturity, not laying
1:04:01again the foundation of repentance from
1:04:03acts that lead to death and of faith in
1:04:06God, instruction about cleansing rights,
1:04:08the laying on of hands, the resurrection
1:04:11of the dead, and eternal judgment. The
1:04:14writer is urging believers to move
1:04:16forward, to stop camping at the
1:04:18foundation and start building on it. But
1:04:21most believers never do. They spend
1:04:23their entire lives relaying the same
1:04:26foundation, relearning the same lessons,
1:04:29and never advancing into the maturity
1:04:31God intended. Pride is another silent
1:04:34killer at level three. When you begin to
1:04:37operate in your gifts and people start
1:04:40affirming you, it is easy to believe the
1:04:42hype. You start thinking that your
1:04:44gifting is evidence of your spiritual
1:04:46maturity. But gifting and character are
1:04:50not the same. You can have a powerful
1:04:52gift and a shallow walk. You can
1:04:54prophesy accurately and still be
1:04:57emotionally immature. You can preach
1:04:59with anointing and still be struggling
1:05:01with secret sin. And if you do not allow
1:05:04God to deal with your character at level
1:05:06three, you will never advance. Because
1:05:09the higher levels require a purity that
1:05:11cannot be faked. The final reason most
1:05:14believers die at level three is that
1:05:17they do not realize there is more. They
1:05:20look around at other Christians and
1:05:22assume that everyone is operating at the
1:05:24same level. They measure their walk by
1:05:26the people around them instead of by the
1:05:28standard of scripture. And because most
1:05:31of the people they know are also stuck
1:05:33at level three, they believe this is
1:05:35normal. They have never met anyone who
1:05:38operates at level four or beyond. So
1:05:41they do not even know what they are
1:05:43missing. They are comfortable in their
1:05:45ignorance. And that comfort becomes
1:05:48their prison.
1:05:50But you do not have to stay there. If
1:05:53you recognize yourself in any of these
1:05:55patterns, repent. Not because you are
1:05:58condemned but because you are called to
1:06:01more. Ask God to stir the hunger again.
1:06:05Ask him to expose the areas where you
1:06:08have settled. Ask him to give you the
1:06:11courage to let go of what is keeping you
1:06:13from advancing because the next level is
1:06:16not automatic. It is intentional and it
1:06:19will cost you everything you are holding
1:06:20on to at level three. But what you will
1:06:23gain is worth far more than what you
1:06:25will lose. The enemy does not fight fair
1:06:28and he does not fight the same way at
1:06:30every level. If you think the warfare
1:06:32you faced at level one is the same
1:06:34warfare you will face at level four, you
1:06:37are dangerously mistaken. Satan is
1:06:40strategic. He is ancient and he has
1:06:42studied the kingdom of God long enough
1:06:44to know that different levels of
1:06:46anointing require different levels of
1:06:48attack. The demon assigned to distract a
1:06:51baby believer is not the same demon
1:06:54assigned to destroy an apostolic voice.
1:06:57And if you do not understand the
1:06:58specific warfare that targets your
1:07:00level, you will be blindsided by attacks
1:07:03you never saw coming. At level one, the
1:07:06warfare is basic. The enemy sends
1:07:09distractions, doubts, and delays. He
1:07:12does not need to send highranking demons
1:07:14because you are not yet a threat. You
1:07:17have just been awakened. You are excited
1:07:19about God, but you have no authority, no
1:07:22training, and no discipline. So, he
1:07:25simply floods your life with noise. He
1:07:28keeps you busy. He makes sure your
1:07:30schedule is so full that you have no
1:07:32time to pray, no time to read scripture,
1:07:35and no time to sit in the presence of
1:07:37God. He whispers thoughts like, "You can
1:07:40start tomorrow. You do not need to be so
1:07:43intense. Just enjoy your life." And if
1:07:46you listen, the fire that was ignited at
1:07:49your awakening will slowly fade into a
1:07:51distant memory. At level two, the
1:07:54warfare shifts. Now the enemy uses
1:07:57relationships. He knows that if he can
1:08:00keep you tied to the wrong people, you
1:08:02will never fully separate. So he stirs
1:08:05up guilt. He uses family members who do
1:08:08not understand your walk. He sends
1:08:10friends who mock your newfound hunger
1:08:12for God. He places people in your path
1:08:15who seem supportive but are actually
1:08:18draining your anointing.
1:08:20The Bible warns about this in 2
1:08:22Corinthians 6:14.
1:08:25Do not be yolked together with
1:08:27unbelievers. For what do righteousness
1:08:29and wickedness have in common? Or what
1:08:32fellowship can light have with darkness?
1:08:35The enemy knows that if he can keep you
1:08:38emotionally entangled with people who do
1:08:40not share your spiritual vision, you
1:08:43will never move forward. You will spend
1:08:45years trying to drag them along when God
1:08:48has already released you to move on.
1:08:52At level three, the warfare becomes more
1:08:54subtle. The enemy no longer attacks you
1:08:57with obvious temptations.
1:09:00He uses success. He whispers, "Look at
1:09:04how much you are doing for God. Look at
1:09:07how many people are being blessed by
1:09:10your ministry. You have made it." He
1:09:13convinces you that function is the same
1:09:15as power. That being busy is the same as
1:09:19being anointed. And before you know it,
1:09:22you are running on fumes. You are
1:09:24serving in the flesh instead of flowing
1:09:27in the spirit. And the enemy sits back
1:09:30and watches as you burn out, believing
1:09:33that more activity equals more
1:09:35anointing.
1:09:37This is why Proverbs 16:25 warns, "There
1:09:41is a way that appears to be right, but
1:09:44in the end it leads to death." Many
1:09:47ministries die at level three because
1:09:49they look successful on the outside
1:09:51while being spiritually bankrupt on the
1:09:53inside. But when you cross into level
1:09:56four, everything changes. The warfare is
1:09:59no longer designed to distract you or
1:10:01flatter you. It is designed to destroy
1:10:04you. At level four, you are carrying
1:10:07authority that threatens principalities.
1:10:10You are not just praying. You are
1:10:12commanding. You are not just serving.
1:10:15You are enforcing the kingdom. And hell
1:10:18takes notice. The demons assigned to you
1:10:21at this level are not low-level
1:10:23harassers. They are territorial spirits.
1:10:26They are principalities that have ruled
1:10:29over regions, families, and systems for
1:10:31generations. And when you step into
1:10:34level four, you become a direct threat
1:10:36to their assignments.
1:10:38This is why the warfare at level four
1:10:40feels personal. It is targeted. It is
1:10:43relentless. It attacks your mind, your
1:10:46body, your finances, and your
1:10:48relationships all at once. The enemy
1:10:51knows that if he can break you at this
1:10:53level, you will never reach level five.
1:10:56So, he sends everything he has. He stirs
1:10:59up false accusations. He plants betrayal
1:11:02in your inner circle. He causes sudden
1:11:04financial crisis. He attacks your
1:11:06health. He sends spiritual fatigue so
1:11:09heavy that you feel like giving up. And
1:11:12in the middle of it all, he whispers,
1:11:15"This is not worth it. Just go back to
1:11:18level three, where life was easier."
1:11:22At level 5, the warfare is acceleration
1:11:24in reverse. The enemy knows that God is
1:11:27speeding up your process, so he tries to
1:11:29slow you down. He sends delays that make
1:11:32no sense. Doors that should open stay
1:11:35closed. Promises that should manifest
1:11:38get postponed. Relationships that should
1:11:41align fall apart and the frustration
1:11:44becomes unbearable.
1:11:47You feel like you are running in place,
1:11:49like you are doing everything right, but
1:11:51nothing is moving. This is strategic
1:11:55warfare. The enemy cannot stop what God
1:11:58has decreed. But he will try to stretch
1:12:00the timeline so long that you lose hope
1:12:03and quit before the breakthrough comes.
1:12:06At level six, the warfare becomes
1:12:09corporate. You are no longer just
1:12:11fighting for yourself. You are fighting
1:12:13for the people you are called to raise
1:12:15up. The enemy sends division. He plants
1:12:18seeds of jealousy among those you are
1:12:20mentoring. He stirs up competition
1:12:22instead of collaboration. He causes
1:12:25offense between spiritual fathers and
1:12:27sons. He whispers to those under your
1:12:29covering, "You do not need them. You can
1:12:32do this on your own." And if he can
1:12:35fracture the unity in your house, he can
1:12:37dismantle the movement before it even
1:12:39begins. This is why Ephesians 4:3 urges
1:12:44believers to make every effort to keep
1:12:46the unity of the spirit through the bond
1:12:48of peace. Unity is not automatic. It is
1:12:52warfare. At level seven, the warfare is
1:12:56isolation. The enemy knows he cannot
1:12:59touch your anointing. So he tries to
1:13:02isolate you emotionally. He makes you
1:13:05feel like no one understands you. Like
1:13:07you are walking alone. Like even other
1:13:10believers cannot relate to what you
1:13:12carry. And in that isolation, he tempts
1:13:15you with bitterness, discouragement, and
1:13:18the lie that your sacrifice does not
1:13:20matter. But the truth is isolation at
1:13:23level 7 is not punishment. It is
1:13:26protection. God hides you because what
1:13:29you carry is too sacred to be exposed to
1:13:32the wrong voices. Every level has
1:13:35warfare and if you do not recognize the
1:13:37strategy, you will fall for it. But when
1:13:40you understand what the enemy is doing,
1:13:43you can stand, you can resist, and you
1:13:47can advance.
1:13:49There is a law in the kingdom that most
1:13:51believers do not understand. It is the
1:13:54law of purification.
1:13:57You cannot carry the next level of
1:13:59anointing in the same vessel that
1:14:01carried the last level. God must break
1:14:04you, strip you, and rebuild you before
1:14:07he can entrust you with greater power.
1:14:10This is not cruelty. This is wisdom.
1:14:13Because anointing without character is
1:14:16destruction waiting to happen. And God
1:14:19loves you too much to promote you before
1:14:21you are ready. So he takes you through
1:14:23the fire not to punish you but to purify
1:14:27you not to destroy you but to prepare
1:14:30you for what is coming. The transition
1:14:32from one level to the next is never
1:14:35automatic. You do not graduate simply
1:14:38because time has passed or because you
1:14:40have been faithful in your current
1:14:42assignment.
1:14:43Advancement requires transformation and
1:14:47transformation only happens through
1:14:49purification.
1:14:51This is why there are seasons in your
1:14:53life when it feels like everything is
1:14:55falling apart. When the very things you
1:14:58thought God blessed are being stripped
1:15:00away. When doors you thought were divine
1:15:03suddenly slam shut. When relationships
1:15:06you thought were ordained begin to
1:15:08dissolve. You are not being punished.
1:15:11You are being prepared. God is removing
1:15:15everything that cannot go with you to
1:15:17the next level.
1:15:19The purification process is painful
1:15:22because it targets the things you have
1:15:24learned to depend on.
1:15:26At level one, God strips away your
1:15:29worldly distractions.
1:15:31At level two, he removes toxic
1:15:34relationships. At level three, he
1:15:37dismantles your need for public
1:15:39validation. At level four, he breaks
1:15:42your self-reliance and forces you to
1:15:44depend entirely on him. At level five,
1:15:47he removes your control and teaches you
1:15:50to trust his timing. At level six, he
1:15:53exposes every hidden motive and
1:15:55refineses your heart until it reflects
1:15:58his. And at level seven, he takes
1:16:01everything until all that is left is
1:16:04him.
1:16:06Many believers pray for promotion but
1:16:08are not willing to endure the process.
1:16:10They want the power without the pain.
1:16:12They want the authority without the
1:16:14breaking. They want the anointing
1:16:16without the altar. But it does not work
1:16:19that way. 1 Peter 1 6-7 explain this
1:16:24clearly. In all this you greatly
1:16:27rejoice. Though now for a little while
1:16:30you may have had to suffer grief in all
1:16:32kinds of trials. These have come so that
1:16:36the proven genuiness of your faith, of
1:16:39greater worth than gold, which perishes
1:16:42even though refined by fire, may result
1:16:45in praise, glory, and honor when Jesus
1:16:48Christ is revealed.
1:16:51The fire is not your enemy. It is your
1:16:55refiner. And what comes out of the fire
1:16:57is far more valuable than what went into
1:17:00it. The purification process also
1:17:03exposes what is hidden. You can fake
1:17:06spiritual maturity when life is
1:17:08comfortable. You can appear anointed
1:17:10when everything is going well. But when
1:17:12God allows pressure, loss, or delay, the
1:17:15real condition of your heart is
1:17:17revealed.
1:17:19Do you worship him when he does not
1:17:20answer your prayers? Do you trust him
1:17:23when the doors stay closed? Do you honor
1:17:26him when people abandon you? Do you
1:17:28remain faithful when the breakthrough
1:17:31does not come?
1:17:33These are the questions that
1:17:34purification answers. And if the answer
1:17:37is no, God will not promote you because
1:17:40the next level will crush you if your
1:17:43foundation is not solid.
1:17:46One of the most misunderstood aspects of
1:17:48purification is that it often looks like
1:17:50demotion.
1:17:52You may be serving faithfully in a
1:17:54visible role when suddenly you are
1:17:56removed.
1:17:57You may have influence and a platform
1:18:00when suddenly everything collapses. You
1:18:02may be surrounded by people when
1:18:04suddenly you find yourself alone. And in
1:18:07that moment you will be tempted to
1:18:09believe that you did something wrong,
1:18:11that God is displeased with you, that
1:18:13you have fallen out of favor. But the
1:18:16opposite is true. God is not demoting
1:18:19you. He is repositioning you. He is
1:18:22taking you off the stage so he can work
1:18:25on your character in private because
1:18:27what he is preparing you for cannot be
1:18:30sustained by the version of you that
1:18:32exists today. David understood this
1:18:35process. He was anointed as king while
1:18:38he was still a shepherd boy. But he did
1:18:40not sit on the throne the next day. He
1:18:43went back to the fields. He faced
1:18:45Goliath. He served in Saul's house. He
1:18:49was betrayed, hunted, and forced to live
1:18:51in caves. For years, it looked like the
1:18:54prophecy over his life was a lie. But
1:18:57God was not ignoring the promise. He was
1:19:00preparing the man. And when David
1:19:02finally became king, he was not the same
1:19:05shepherd boy who had been anointed. He
1:19:08had been refined. He had been tested. He
1:19:10had been purified. And because of that,
1:19:13he was able to carry the weight of the
1:19:15throne. Malachi 3:3 describes God as a
1:19:20refiner and purifier of silver. He will
1:19:24sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.
1:19:27He will purify the Levites and refine
1:19:30them like gold and silver. Then the Lord
1:19:32will have men who will bring offerings
1:19:34in righteousness. The refining process
1:19:38is intentional. God does not leave you
1:19:40in the fire longer than necessary, but
1:19:43he will not remove you until every
1:19:44impurity has been burned away. Until
1:19:47every false motive has been exposed,
1:19:50until every area of pride has been
1:19:53crushed, until you are so broken that
1:19:56you have nothing left to offer him but a
1:19:58surrendered heart. The transition
1:20:01between levels also requires the death
1:20:04of your old identity. You cannot carry a
1:20:07level one mindset into level four. You
1:20:10cannot operate with a level three
1:20:12mentality at level six. Every level
1:20:15demands a new way of thinking, a new way
1:20:18of moving, and a new way of being. And
1:20:22the only way to step into that new
1:20:24identity is to let the old one die. This
1:20:27is why Jesus said in John 12:4,
1:20:32"Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel
1:20:35of wheat falls to the ground and dies,
1:20:38it remains only a single seed. But if it
1:20:41dies, it produces many seeds.
1:20:45Death always precedes multiplication.
1:20:49Burial always comes before resurrection.
1:20:52And if you refuse to die to yourself,
1:20:55you will never see the harvest God has
1:20:58planned for you. Another critical aspect
1:21:00of purification is that it is not a
1:21:03one-time event. Every transition
1:21:06requires a new level of breaking. You do
1:21:08not get purified once and then coast for
1:21:11the rest of your life. As you ascend,
1:21:14the standards increase. The requirements
1:21:16intensify. The refining becomes more
1:21:19precise. What God allowed at level two,
1:21:23he will not tolerate at level five. What
1:21:26he overlooked at level three, he will
1:21:28confront at level six. Because the
1:21:31higher you go, the more weight you
1:21:33carry. And weight requires strength.
1:21:36Strength requires purification.
1:21:39If you are in a season of purification
1:21:41right now, do not despise it. Do not run
1:21:44from it. Do not try to shortcut it.
1:21:47Embrace it. Surrender to it. Let God do
1:21:50what he needs to do. Because on the
1:21:52other side of this fire is a version of
1:21:55you that is unrecognizable.
1:21:57A version that walks in authority you
1:21:59have never known. A version that carries
1:22:02an anointing you have only dreamed of.
1:22:05But you cannot become that person
1:22:07without the process. So stay in the
1:22:09fire. Trust the refiner and know that
1:22:13what he is doing in you is preparing you
1:22:16for something greater than you can
1:22:18imagine.
1:22:19There is a price tag attached to every
1:22:22level of anointing and the higher you go
1:22:25the more expensive it becomes. Most
1:22:28believers want the power, the authority
1:22:31and the breakthrough but they are not
1:22:33willing to pay what it costs to carry
1:22:35it. They want to walk in miracles while
1:22:38still holding on to their comfort. They
1:22:40want to operate in authority while still
1:22:42protecting their reputation. They want
1:22:45intimacy with God while still
1:22:47controlling their own agenda.
1:22:50But it does not work that way. The
1:22:52anointing is not a gift you add to your
1:22:55life. It is a fire that consumes
1:22:58everything that is not of God. And if
1:23:01you are not willing to lay it all down,
1:23:03you will never ascend. The first thing
1:23:06you must sacrifice is relationships. Not
1:23:09every person who walked with you at
1:23:11level one can walk with you at level
1:23:13four.
1:23:14Not every friend who celebrated your
1:23:16awakening will celebrate your
1:23:18advancement. And the sooner you accept
1:23:20this, the less pain you will carry. God
1:23:23will require you to release people you
1:23:25love. People who are good but not God's
1:23:28best for your next season. People who
1:23:30are supportive but not spiritually
1:23:32aligned. People who mean well but drain
1:23:36the anointing every time you are around
1:23:37them. And when God begins to remove
1:23:40them, you will be tempted to fight it.
1:23:42You will try to hold on. You will try to
1:23:45make it work. But what God is pruning,
1:23:48you cannot preserve.
1:23:50Jesus modeled this. He had 12 disciples,
1:23:53but only three were brought into his
1:23:54most intimate moments. He loved the 12,
1:23:57but he did not share everything with
1:23:59everyone. And even among the three,
1:24:02there was one, John, who leaned on his
1:24:04chest. Jesus understood that intimacy
1:24:08requires selectivity. That not everyone
1:24:11can carry the weight of what you are
1:24:12walking through. And if you try to bring
1:24:15everyone along, you will either slow
1:24:17down your journey or expose what was
1:24:19meant to be protected. Proverbs 18:4
1:24:23says, "One who has unreliable friends
1:24:27soon comes to ruin, but there is a
1:24:30friend who sticks closer than a
1:24:32brother." The higher you go, the smaller
1:24:35your circle becomes. And that is not
1:24:38isolation. That is preservation. The
1:24:41second sacrifice is reputation. At the
1:24:44lower levels, people affirm you. They
1:24:47celebrate your gifts and honor your
1:24:50calling. But as you ascend, you become
1:24:53misunderstood.
1:24:55People who once praised you will now
1:24:57question you. They will call you proud,
1:25:00extreme or religious. They will say you
1:25:04have changed. And they are right. You
1:25:08have changed because the anointing
1:25:11transforms you. It reshapes your
1:25:14priorities, your speech, and your
1:25:17desires. What once mattered to you no
1:25:20longer holds weight. What once excited
1:25:22you now feels empty. And when people see
1:25:25that shift, they do not always celebrate
1:25:28it. They criticize it. You will have to
1:25:31make a choice. Will you protect your
1:25:33reputation or will you obey God? Will
1:25:37you adjust your obedience to fit
1:25:38people's expectations? Or will you walk
1:25:41in the fear of the Lord regardless of
1:25:44what they think? Galatians 1:10 asks
1:25:48this question plainly. Am I now trying
1:25:50to win the approval of human beings or
1:25:53of God? Or am I trying to please people?
1:25:57If I was still trying to please people,
1:25:59I would not be a servant of Christ. You
1:26:02cannot carry higher levels of anointing
1:26:04and still be controlled by the opinions
1:26:06of man. At some point, you will have to
1:26:10let your reputation die. You will have
1:26:12to let people misunderstand you,
1:26:14misjudge you, and even slander you and
1:26:17still keep walking because your
1:26:20vindication does not come from defending
1:26:22yourself. It comes from obeying God.
1:26:26The third sacrifice is comfort.
1:26:29Anointing and comfort cannot coexist.
1:26:33The anointing demands that you press
1:26:35when you want to rest, that you pray
1:26:37when you want to sleep, and that you
1:26:39fast when you want to eat.
1:26:42It requires you to go into the
1:26:43wilderness when everyone else is at the
1:26:45party. It calls you into the secret
1:26:47place when others are building
1:26:49platforms. It strips away every
1:26:51convenience, every luxury, and every
1:26:53shortcut until all you have left is
1:26:56dependency on God. And that dependency
1:27:00is what produces power. Most believers
1:27:03live their entire lives pursuing
1:27:05comfort. They want a faith that fits
1:27:08into their schedule. A God who blesses
1:27:11their plans without disrupting their
1:27:13routines. But the anointing does not
1:27:16come to the comfortable. It comes to the
1:27:18desperate. It comes to those who are
1:27:20willing to be inconvenienced,
1:27:22interrupted, and completely rearranged
1:27:25by the will of God. Matthew 16:4
1:27:29makes this clear.
1:27:31Then Jesus said to his disciples,
1:27:33"Whoever wants to be my disciple must
1:27:36deny themselves and take up their cross
1:27:38and follow me." The cross is not
1:27:40comfortable. It is costly. And if you
1:27:43are not willing to carry it, you will
1:27:45never walk in the fullness of what God
1:27:47has for you. The fourth and most
1:27:49difficult sacrifice is control. At every
1:27:52level, God will require you to release
1:27:54your grip on something you thought you
1:27:55needed to manage. At level one, he asks
1:27:59you to trust him with your salvation. At
1:28:02level two, he asks you to trust him with
1:28:04your relationships. At level three, he
1:28:07asks you to trust him with your
1:28:08ministry. But at level four and beyond,
1:28:11he asks you to trust him with
1:28:13everything. Your finances, your future,
1:28:17your family, your health, your
1:28:19reputation, your timeline, your desires,
1:28:22everything. And this is where most
1:28:25people stop.
1:28:27Because control is the last thing the
1:28:29human heart wants to surrender. We want
1:28:32to be anointed, but we also want to be
1:28:35in charge. We want God to use us, but we
1:28:39want to decide how, when, and where. We
1:28:43want breakthrough, but we want it on our
1:28:46terms. And God looks at that posture and
1:28:49says, "Not yet. You are not ready."
1:28:52Because the anointing does not rest on
1:28:54people who are still trying to steer
1:28:56their own lives. It rests on those who
1:28:59have laid it all down and said, "Not my
1:29:02will, but yours be done." The sacrifice
1:29:06is great, but what you gain is greater.
1:29:10You lose relationships, but you gain
1:29:12intimacy with God. You lose your
1:29:15reputation, but you gain his approval.
1:29:18You lose comfort, but you gain power.
1:29:21You lose control, but you gain peace.
1:29:25And when you stand before him one day,
1:29:27you will realize that everything you
1:29:29sacrificed was nothing compared to what
1:29:32you received. So count the cost. And if
1:29:36you are willing, lay it all on the altar
1:29:38because the next level is calling and it
1:29:41will cost you everything. There is a
1:29:44loneliness that comes with the higher
1:29:45levels of anointing that few are
1:29:48prepared for. It is not the loneliness
1:29:51of being unloved or abandoned. It is the
1:29:54loneliness of being misunderstood,
1:29:57of carrying something so weighty, so
1:30:00sacred, so specific that even other
1:30:02believers cannot relate to it. At levels
1:30:055, 6, and 7, you will find yourself
1:30:08walking paths that have very few
1:30:11footprints. You will sit in rooms full
1:30:13of Christians and feel completely alone.
1:30:17Not because you are better than them,
1:30:19but because you are operating at a
1:30:21frequency that most cannot perceive. And
1:30:24this isolation though painful is part of
1:30:27the process. It is not punishment. It is
1:30:30protection. At the lower levels,
1:30:33community is abundant. When you are
1:30:35first saved, people celebrate with you.
1:30:38When you begin to serve, you are
1:30:40surrounded by others doing the same.
1:30:43Level three is filled with activity,
1:30:45fellowship, and connection. But as you
1:30:48ascend into levels 5, 6, and 7, the
1:30:52crowd thins. The voices become fewer.
1:30:56The people who once walked beside you
1:30:58begin to fall away. Not because they
1:31:01stopped loving you, but because they
1:31:03cannot carry what you are carrying. They
1:31:06cannot walk at the pace you are moving.
1:31:08And they cannot understand the
1:31:09instructions you are receiving. So God
1:31:12begins to isolate you. He pulls you away
1:31:15from the noise, the distractions, and
1:31:18even the well-meaning voices that would
1:31:20hinder what he is doing in you. This
1:31:24isolation is intentional. God is not
1:31:27being cruel. He is being strategic. What
1:31:31he is preparing you for at the higher
1:31:33levels cannot be contaminated by carnal
1:31:36influence, spiritual immaturity, or
1:31:38human opinion. There are conversations
1:31:41you will have with God that are so
1:31:43sacred, so specific, so personal that
1:31:46they cannot be shared. There are
1:31:48instructions you will receive that will
1:31:50sound insane to others. There are
1:31:52burdens you will carry that no one else
1:31:54will understand. And if you try to
1:31:57process these things with people who are
1:31:59not walking at your level, you will
1:32:00either be discouraged, misled, or
1:32:03exposed. So God removes them, not to
1:32:06hurt you, but to guard what he has
1:32:09placed inside you. Elijah experienced
1:32:11this isolation. After calling down fire
1:32:14from heaven and defeating the prophets
1:32:16of Baal, he was forced to flee into the
1:32:19wilderness. He sat under a tree and
1:32:22cried out to God, saying he was the only
1:32:24one left. He felt alone. He felt
1:32:27abandoned. He felt like he was carrying
1:32:30a weight that no one else understood.
1:32:33And God did not rebuke him for feeling
1:32:35that way. Instead, God ministered to him
1:32:38in the secret place. He sent an angel to
1:32:41feed him. He spoke to him in a still
1:32:43small voice. And then he revealed to
1:32:46Elijah that he was not as alone as he
1:32:49thought. There were 7,000 others who had
1:32:52not bowed to Bal, but they were hidden.
1:32:55First Kings 19:8
1:32:58records God's words. Yet I reserve 7,000
1:33:03in Israel, all whose knees have not
1:33:05bowed down to Bal and whose mouths have
1:33:08not kissed him. The isolation Elijah
1:33:12felt was real. But it was also necessary
1:33:16because what God was doing in him
1:33:18required a season of solitude.
1:33:21At levels 5, 6, and 7, your isolation
1:33:25becomes a testing ground. God is
1:33:28watching to see if you will remain
1:33:30faithful even when no one is watching.
1:33:33If you will worship when there is no
1:33:36audience. If you will obey when there is
1:33:39no applause. If you will keep pressing
1:33:42when no one understands your journey.
1:33:44Because the anointing at these levels is
1:33:47not sustained by the affirmation of
1:33:49people. It is sustained by intimacy with
1:33:52God. And if you need people to validate
1:33:54you, encourage you or constantly remind
1:33:57you of your calling, you are not ready
1:33:59for the higher dimensions. You will
1:34:01crack under the pressure of isolation.
1:34:04The isolation also protects you from
1:34:06comparison. At the lower levels, it is
1:34:09easy to look around and measure your
1:34:11progress by what others are doing. But
1:34:14at levels 5, 6, and 7, there is no one
1:34:17to compare yourself to. You are walking
1:34:20a path that is uniquely yours. The
1:34:23assignment God has given you is not the
1:34:25assignment he has given anyone else. And
1:34:28the moment you start comparing your
1:34:30journey to someone else's, you lose
1:34:32focus. You begin to question what God
1:34:35told you. You start doubting your pace,
1:34:38your process, and your purpose. But when
1:34:40you are isolated, comparison dies. You
1:34:44stop looking to the left or the right.
1:34:46You stop wondering why someone else
1:34:48seems to be moving faster or receiving
1:34:51more. You lock your eyes on Jesus and
1:34:53you run your race with endurance.
1:34:56Hebrews 12:es 1-2 command this focus.
1:35:01Therefore, since we are surrounded by
1:35:03such a great cloud of witnesses, let us
1:35:06throw off everything that hinders and
1:35:08the sin that so easily entangles, and
1:35:10let us run with perseverance the race
1:35:13marked out for us, fixing our eyes on
1:35:15Jesus, the pioneer and perfector of
1:35:18faith. The race marked out for you is
1:35:22not the race marked out for anyone else.
1:35:24And at the higher levels, you will run
1:35:26stretches of that race alone, not
1:35:29forever, but for seasons. And those
1:35:32seasons are what build the endurance you
1:35:34need to finish strong.
1:35:36The loneliness of levels 5, 6, and 7
1:35:40also forces you to develop a deeper
1:35:42relationship with the Holy Spirit. When
1:35:44you have no one else to talk to, you
1:35:47talk to him. When you have no one else
1:35:49to process with, you process with him.
1:35:52When you have no one else to lean on,
1:35:54you lean on him. And in that place of
1:35:57total dependence, you discover
1:35:59dimensions of his presence that you
1:36:01never knew existed. He becomes your
1:36:04counselor, your comforter, your friend,
1:36:07and your guide. And the intimacy you
1:36:10develop with him in the isolation
1:36:12becomes the foundation for everything
1:36:14you will carry in the future. But here
1:36:17is the truth that will sustain you. The
1:36:21isolation is seasonal. It is not
1:36:24permanent. God does not leave you alone
1:36:27forever. He is simply preparing you for
1:36:30a level of connection that requires
1:36:32purity, maturity, and discernment.
1:36:36And when the season of isolation is
1:36:38over, he will bring people into your
1:36:41life who are spiritually aligned, who
1:36:44can carry the weight of what you carry,
1:36:46and who will walk with you in the higher
1:36:48dimensions.
1:36:50But those relationships will not look
1:36:52like the ones you had before. They will
1:36:54be deeper, more intentional, more
1:36:57purposeful. Because at the higher
1:36:59levels, relationships are not built on
1:37:02convenience or emotion. They are built
1:37:04on assignment.
1:37:06If you are in a season of isolation
1:37:08right now, do not despair. Do not
1:37:10believe the lie that you will always be
1:37:12alone. God sees you. He knows where you
1:37:16are and he is using this season to
1:37:18prepare you for what is coming. So
1:37:20embrace the solitude. Let it refine you.
1:37:24Let it draw you closer to him. And when
1:37:27the time is right, he will bring the
1:37:29right people. But until then, stay
1:37:32hidden. Stay faithful and trust that the
1:37:36isolation is not rejection. It is
1:37:38preparation. There are moments in your
1:37:41spiritual walk when you know something
1:37:43is shifting. You cannot explain it
1:37:45fully. You cannot point to a specific
1:37:48event. But deep in your spirit, you
1:37:50sense that God is preparing you for the
1:37:52next level. The atmosphere around you
1:37:55changes. The warfare intensifies. Your
1:37:58hunger deepens. And though the process
1:38:00feels uncomfortable, you recognize that
1:38:03transition is near. God does not promote
1:38:06people randomly or suddenly. He prepares
1:38:09them first. And if you are spiritually
1:38:12discerning, you will recognize the signs
1:38:14that promotion is coming long before it
1:38:16manifests.
1:38:18The first sign that you are being
1:38:19prepared for the next level is increased
1:38:22warfare. Many believers misinterpret
1:38:25this. When attacks intensify, they
1:38:28assume they have done something wrong.
1:38:31They believe God is angry with them or
1:38:33that they have fallen out of favor. But
1:38:36the opposite is often true. When the
1:38:38enemy increases his assault, it is
1:38:41usually because he sees something coming
1:38:43that he wants to stop. He knows that if
1:38:46you make it through this season, you
1:38:48will emerge with an anointing he cannot
1:38:50handle. So, he throws everything he has
1:38:53at you, hoping you will quit before the
1:38:55breakthrough arrives. This is not random
1:38:58spiritual harassment. This is calculated
1:39:01opposition. The enemy does not waste
1:39:04high-level attacks on low-level threats.
1:39:06If you are under intense, unexplainable,
1:39:09relentless warfare, it is because you
1:39:12are being positioned for something
1:39:13significant. The intensity of the battle
1:39:16is directly proportional to the weight
1:39:18of the promotion. Job experienced this.
1:39:22In one day, he lost everything. His
1:39:25wealth, his children, his health, and
1:39:27his reputation were stripped away. And
1:39:31in the middle of that devastation, he
1:39:33had no idea that God was preparing him
1:39:36for a double portion.
1:39:38Job 42:10 records the outcome. After Job
1:39:43had prayed for his friends, the Lord
1:39:46restored his fortunes and gave him twice
1:39:48as much as he had before. The warfare
1:39:52was not the end. It was the setup for
1:39:55the comeback. The second sign is
1:39:58increasing hunger for God.
1:40:00When promotion is near, your desire for
1:40:03the secret place becomes unquenchable.
1:40:06You are no longer satisfied with shallow
1:40:09prayers and casual worship. You want
1:40:12more. You crave depth. You find yourself
1:40:15weeping in his presence for no reason.
1:40:18You feel pulled into intercession at
1:40:20strange hours. You cannot get enough of
1:40:22his word. And even when you are serving,
1:40:25ministering or functioning in your
1:40:27gifts, there is a longing inside you
1:40:29that only he can satisfy.
1:40:32This hunger is not coming from you. It
1:40:35is being stirred by the Holy Spirit. He
1:40:38is drawing you deeper because what he is
1:40:40about to release requires a level of
1:40:42intimacy you have not yet reached. David
1:40:45understood this hunger. In Psalm 42:1,
1:40:49he cried out, "As the deer pants for
1:40:52streams of water, so my soul pants for
1:40:55you, my God." This was not poetic
1:40:58language. This was desperation.
1:41:01David was not content with where he was.
1:41:04He was not satisfied with past
1:41:06encounters. He wanted more. And that
1:41:09hunger is what positioned him to become
1:41:11a man after God's own heart. When you
1:41:14feel that same desperation rising inside
1:41:16you, do not ignore it. Do not suppress
1:41:19it. Feed it because it is preparing you
1:41:21for the next dimension. The third sign
1:41:24is divine pruning. God begins to remove
1:41:28things from your life that you thought
1:41:30were permanent.
1:41:32Relationships that once felt secure
1:41:34suddenly dissolve. Opportunities that
1:41:37once excited you no longer align with
1:41:39your spirit. Doors that you thought were
1:41:42divine begin to close. And in the middle
1:41:45of this stripping, you feel confused,
1:41:48hurt, and even rejected. But this is not
1:41:51rejection. This is repositioning.
1:41:54God is making room for what is coming.
1:41:57He is removing what cannot go with you
1:41:59to the next level. And though it is
1:42:01painful, it is necessary.
1:42:04John 15:2 explains this process. He cuts
1:42:09off every branch in me that bears no
1:42:11fruit. While every branch that does bear
1:42:14fruit, he prunes so that it will be even
1:42:17more fruitful.
1:42:19Pruning is not punishment. It is
1:42:21preparation for greater fruitfulness.
1:42:24The fourth sign is increasing isolation.
1:42:27As promotion approaches, God pulls you
1:42:30away from the crowd. You stop feeling
1:42:32comfortable in spaces that used to feel
1:42:34like home. Conversations that once
1:42:37engaged you now feel shallow. Events
1:42:40that once excited you now feel draining.
1:42:43And slowly, without even trying, you
1:42:45begin to withdraw. This is not you being
1:42:48antisocial or backsliding. This is God
1:42:51creating space for what he is about to
1:42:54do. He is pulling you into a season of
1:42:56hiddenness so he can work on you without
1:42:59interference.
1:43:00Moses spent 40 years in the wilderness
1:43:03before he led Israel out of Egypt. Jesus
1:43:06spent 40 days in the wilderness before
1:43:09he began his public ministry. And you
1:43:11may be in a similar season right now. Do
1:43:15not fight it. Embrace it because what
1:43:18God is building in you during this
1:43:20isolation will sustain you when you step
1:43:22into the next level. The fifth sign is
1:43:26prophetic confirmation. When promotion
1:43:29is near, God often sends confirmation
1:43:32through multiple sources. You may hear a
1:43:35message that speaks directly to your
1:43:37situation. You may receive a prophetic
1:43:40word from someone who knows nothing
1:43:42about your journey. You may have a dream
1:43:44that aligns with what God has been
1:43:46speaking to you in private. These
1:43:48confirmations are not coincidences. They
1:43:52are divine signals that the shift is
1:43:54coming. Amos 3:7 declares, "Surely the
1:44:00sovereign Lord does nothing without
1:44:02revealing his plan to his servants, the
1:44:04prophets."
1:44:05God does not move in secrecy. He
1:44:08announces his movements to those who are
1:44:11paying attention. And when you begin to
1:44:13see patterns of confirmation, you can
1:44:15trust that transition is near. If you
1:44:19are experiencing any of these signs, do
1:44:22not grow weary. Do not give up. Do not
1:44:25believe the lie that nothing is
1:44:27happening. God is moving. He is
1:44:31positioning you. He is preparing you.
1:44:34And the breakthrough you have been
1:44:36praying for is closer than you think.
1:44:39Stay faithful. Stay hidden. Stay hungry
1:44:43because the next level is about to be
1:44:45released. There is a threshold in the
1:44:48spirit realm that Satan guards with
1:44:50everything he has. It is not level one
1:44:54where believers are awakened. It is not
1:44:57level two where they are separated. It
1:45:00is not even level three where they serve
1:45:02with their gifts. The enemy can tolerate
1:45:05all of those. He knows that most
1:45:07believers will never move beyond them.
1:45:10But level four is different. Level four
1:45:13is where everything changes. It is the
1:45:16level where you stop asking and start
1:45:18commanding. where you stop being a
1:45:21victim of circumstances and start
1:45:23enforcing the kingdom of God. And the
1:45:26moment you cross that threshold, you
1:45:28become a legitimate threat to the powers
1:45:30of darkness. This is why the warfare
1:45:33intensifies so violently when you
1:45:36approach level four because Satan knows
1:45:40that if you cross it, you will never be
1:45:42the same. At levels 1, 2, and three, you
1:45:46are learning. You are growing. You are
1:45:48developing, but you are not yet
1:45:50dangerous. You can pray, but your
1:45:53prayers are mostly requests. You can
1:45:55serve, but your service is mostly
1:45:57activity. You can worship, but your
1:46:00worship does not yet carry the weight of
1:46:02authority. The enemy watches you at
1:46:05these levels with mild concern, but he
1:46:07does not panic. He knows that most
1:46:10believers will settle before they reach
1:46:12the place where real power resides.
1:46:16But when you begin to press toward level
1:46:18four, when you start to hunger for more
1:46:20than gifting, when you begin to cry out
1:46:22for authority and not just anointing,
1:46:25hell takes notice. And the attacks that
1:46:29follow are designed to break you before
1:46:31you break through.
1:46:33The reason Satan fights so hard to keep
1:46:36you below level four is because at level
1:46:38four, you gain legal authority in the
1:46:41spirit realm.
1:46:43Up until this point, you have been
1:46:45operating under the authority of others.
1:46:48You have been praying in the name of
1:46:49Jesus, but you have not fully understood
1:46:52the weight of that name. You have been
1:46:54binding and loosing, but without true
1:46:57revelation of what those words mean. But
1:47:00at level four, something shifts.
1:47:03You begin to operate as a son or
1:47:05daughter, not as a beggar. You stop
1:47:07asking God to do things for you and you
1:47:10start doing things on his behalf. You
1:47:12begin to understand that you are seated
1:47:14with Christ in heavenly places far above
1:47:17all principality and power. And that
1:47:19revelation changes everything. Ephesians
1:47:222 6-7 declare this truth. And God raised
1:47:27us up with Christ and seated us with him
1:47:30in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus
1:47:33in order that in the coming ages he
1:47:35might show the incomparable riches of
1:47:37his grace expressed in his kindness to
1:47:40us in Christ Jesus.
1:47:42You are not beneath the battle. You are
1:47:45above it. You are not under the
1:47:47authority of demons. You are over them.
1:47:50But most believers never realize this.
1:47:53They spend their entire lives praying
1:47:55from a position of weakness instead of
1:47:57ruling from a position of strength. And
1:48:00the enemy works overtime to keep that
1:48:02revelation hidden. Because the moment
1:48:05you discover who you are in Christ, the
1:48:07moment you step into your legal
1:48:09authority, he loses control. At level
1:48:12four, your words carry weight. When you
1:48:15speak, things move. When you decree,
1:48:17things shift. When you bind, demons have
1:48:20no choice but to obey. This is not
1:48:23arrogance. This is kingdom reality.
1:48:27Jesus said in Matthew 16:1 19, "I will
1:48:31give you the keys of the kingdom of
1:48:33heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will
1:48:35be bound in heaven, and whatever you
1:48:38loose on earth will be loosed in
1:48:40heaven." But most believers read that
1:48:43verse and never activate it. They treat
1:48:46it like a nice scripture to quote, not a
1:48:49legal authority to enforce. At level
1:48:52four, you stop quoting it and you start
1:48:54living it. When you cross into level
1:48:57four, the spirit realm responds
1:48:59differently to your presence. Demons
1:49:02that once harassed you now flee from
1:49:04you. Strongholds that once felt
1:49:06immovable begin to crumble. Atmospheres
1:49:10that were once heavy become light when
1:49:12you walk into the room. You do not have
1:49:15to announce yourself. You do not have to
1:49:17prove your authority. It is simply
1:49:20present and hell recognizes it. This is
1:49:24why the sons ofKeva were attacked in
1:49:27Acts chapter 19. They tried to use the
1:49:30name of Jesus without the authority that
1:49:32comes from relationship. They tried to
1:49:34operate at level four with a level three
1:49:37anointing. And the demon said, "Jesus I
1:49:40know and Paul I know about, but who are
1:49:43you?" Then the demon-possessed man
1:49:45overpowered them, and they fled naked
1:49:47and wounded. Authority is not something
1:49:51you can borrow. It is something you must
1:49:54carry. The enemy also fights to keep you
1:49:57below level four because at this level,
1:50:00you begin to dismantle his systems. You
1:50:03are no longer just fighting personal
1:50:05battles. You are confronting territorial
1:50:08spirits. You are breaking generational
1:50:10curses. You are tearing down altars that
1:50:13have been in place for decades. You are
1:50:16dismantling strongholds that have ruled
1:50:19over families, communities, and even
1:50:21regions. And when you start doing this,
1:50:24you become a primary target. The enemy
1:50:28does not send low-level demons after
1:50:30you. He sends principalities. He sends
1:50:33rulers of darkness. He sends spiritual
1:50:36forces that have been in place far
1:50:38longer than you have been alive and the
1:50:40warfare becomes brutal. But here is what
1:50:43the enemy does not want you to know. His
1:50:46attacks are proof that you are moving in
1:50:48the right direction. He would not waste
1:50:50highlevel warfare on someone who is not
1:50:52a threat. The fact that you are under
1:50:54intense opposition means you are close
1:50:56to breaking through. And if you can
1:50:59endure just a little longer, if you can
1:51:01press through the resistance, if you can
1:51:04stand firm when everything in you wants
1:51:06to quit, you will cross the threshold.
1:51:08And when you do, the power you will walk
1:51:11in will be worth every battle you fought
1:51:14to get there. Satan also knows that once
1:51:17you reach level four, you will begin to
1:51:20train others. You will not keep the
1:51:23authority to yourself. You will disciple
1:51:26others into the same dimension. And one
1:51:29person walking in level four authority
1:51:32is dangerous. But a generation of
1:51:34believers walking in level four
1:51:36authority is unstoppable.
1:51:39This is why the enemy fights so hard to
1:51:42isolate you, discourage you, and
1:51:44convince you that you are not ready. He
1:51:47knows that if you break through, you
1:51:49will bring others with you and that
1:51:52terrifies him. If you are experiencing
1:51:55warfare right now, if you feel like you
1:51:57are on the edge of something but cannot
1:51:59seem to break through, do not give up.
1:52:02The fact that the battle is intense
1:52:04means the breakthrough is near. Satan is
1:52:07throwing everything at you because he
1:52:08knows what you are about to step into.
1:52:10But greater is he that is in you than he
1:52:13that is in the world. You are not
1:52:15fighting for victory. You are fighting
1:52:17from victory. And level four is not a
1:52:20dream. It is your destiny. So stand,
1:52:24press, and when you cross that
1:52:26threshold, the spirit realm will never
1:52:29see you the same way again. One of the
1:52:31greatest tragedies in the body of Christ
1:52:34is not the number of people who never
1:52:36receive the anointing. It is the number
1:52:39of people who receive it and then lose
1:52:42it. They experience breakthrough. They
1:52:45walk in power. They taste dimensions of
1:52:48God that most believers never reach. And
1:52:51then slowly, quietly, without even
1:52:54realizing it, the oil begins to leak.
1:52:57The fire begins to fade. The authority
1:53:00they once carried begins to weaken. And
1:53:03before long, they are living off the
1:53:05memory of what they once had instead of
1:53:07the reality of what they are currently
1:53:10walking in.
1:53:11This is not a rare occurrence. It is an
1:53:15epidemic. And if you do not understand
1:53:18how to sustain what God has given you,
1:53:21you will become another statistic.
1:53:24Receiving higher anointing is one thing.
1:53:27Sustaining it is another. Many believers
1:53:31assume that once they reach a certain
1:53:32level, they can relax. They believe that
1:53:35the process is over and they can coast
1:53:38on what they have already achieved. But
1:53:40the anointing is not static. It is
1:53:43dynamic. It flows.
1:53:46And if you stop cultivating the habits
1:53:48that brought you into it, the anointing
1:53:51will lift. Not because God is
1:53:53unfaithful, but because you stopped
1:53:55being faithful. The oil does not stay
1:53:59where it is not honored. The fire does
1:54:02not burn where it is not fed. And the
1:54:05presence of God does not remain where
1:54:07intimacy has been replaced with
1:54:09activity. If you want to sustain what
1:54:12God has given you, you must remain as
1:54:15desperate as you were when you were
1:54:16pursuing it. The moment you become
1:54:19casual, comfortable or confident in your
1:54:22own abilities, you are in danger, stay
1:54:25low, stay hidden, stay hungry, and the
1:54:29anointing that brought you this far will
1:54:31carry you even further. Let us pray.
1:54:35Heavenly Father, I come before you in
1:54:38the name of Jesus Christ. the name above
1:54:40every name. I come not as a casual
1:54:44believer, but as a son, as a daughter,
1:54:47as one who has heard your call and
1:54:49refuses to settle for less than
1:54:51everything you have for me. Lord, I
1:54:54thank you for the anointing. I thank you
1:54:57that you have not left us powerless,
1:54:59defenseless, or inadequate. You have
1:55:02equipped us with everything we need to
1:55:04walk in victory, to enforce your
1:55:06kingdom, and to bring heaven to earth.
1:55:09But I recognize, Father, that I have not
1:55:11walked in the fullness of what you have
1:55:13made available. I have settled at levels
1:55:16that were never meant to be my stopping
1:55:19point. And today, I repent. I repent for
1:55:23every moment I chose comfort over
1:55:26calling. For every time, I prioritized
1:55:29my reputation over your instruction. For
1:55:32every season, I was more concerned with
1:55:34being seen than being sent. Forgive me
1:55:37for the times I operated in gifting
1:55:40without intimacy, inactivity, without
1:55:43authority, and in service without
1:55:45surrender. I confess that I have been
1:55:48content with where I am when you have
1:55:50been calling me higher. I have been
1:55:53satisfied with level three when you
1:55:55designed me for level seven. And today,
1:55:58I lay down every excuse, every fear, and
1:56:01every hesitation that has kept me from
1:56:03ascending. Father, I ask you to stir the
1:56:07hunger in me again. Psalm 42:1 says, "As
1:56:11the deer pants for streams of water, so
1:56:14my soul pants for you, my God. Let that
1:56:18desperation rise in me. Let me hunger
1:56:21for you more than I hunger for success,
1:56:24influence, or recognition. Let the cry
1:56:27of my heart be for intimacy, not just
1:56:29for anointing. Teach me to seek your
1:56:32face and not just your hand. Teach me to
1:56:36long for your presence more than I long
1:56:38for your provision because I know that
1:56:40if I have you, I have everything. I
1:56:43declare that I will not die at level
1:56:45three. I will not settle for a life of
1:56:47activity without power. I will not build
1:56:50a ministry that looks successful but
1:56:53lacks your glory. I refuse to be another
1:56:56statistic, another believer who started
1:56:59strong but plateaued before reaching
1:57:01their destiny. I will press. I will
1:57:04climb. I will pay the price. Whatever it
1:57:08costs, Lord, I am willing. Strip me.
1:57:12Break me. Refine me. Remove every
1:57:16relationship, every comfort, every
1:57:18distraction that is keeping me from the
1:57:20next level. I surrender my reputation to
1:57:23you. I surrender my control to you. I
1:57:27surrender my timeline to you. Do what
1:57:30you need to do in me so that I can carry
1:57:32what you want to release through me.
1:57:34Lord, I ask for the anointing of
1:57:37authority. I am tired of being a victim
1:57:39of circumstances. I am tired of being
1:57:42harassed by demons that I have legal
1:57:44authority to cast out. I am tired of
1:57:47praying powerless prayers and seeing
1:57:50minimal results. Teach me to operate as
1:57:53a son, as a daughter, seated with Christ
1:57:56in heavenly places. Teach me to bind
1:57:59what needs to be bound and loose what
1:58:02needs to be loosed. Teach me to speak
1:58:04with the authority of heaven, backing my
1:58:07words. and let every demon that hears my
1:58:10voice recognize that I am not speaking
1:58:13from my own strength but from the throne
1:58:15room of God.
1:58:17I pray for the anointing of
1:58:19acceleration.
1:58:21Speed up what you are doing in my life.
1:58:23Father, collapse the timelines. Open
1:58:27doors that I did not knock on. Bring
1:58:29divine connections that I did not
1:58:31pursue.
1:58:33Let the next season unfold faster than I
1:58:35can comprehend.
1:58:37Isaiah 60:22 says, "I am the Lord. In
1:58:42its time, I will do this swiftly."
1:58:46This is your time, Lord. Move swiftly in
1:58:49my life. Let what should take years
1:58:51happen in months. Let what should take
1:58:54months happen in weeks. I position
1:58:57myself to receive everything you are
1:58:59ready to release. I ask for the
1:59:01anointing of commissioning.
1:59:04I do not want to build a ministry that
1:59:06is about me. I want to raise up sons and
1:59:09daughters who will carry the same fire,
1:59:12the same authority, and the same heart
1:59:14for you. Give me eyes to see potential
1:59:17in people before they see it in
1:59:19themselves. Give me the grace to pour
1:59:22into others without needing credit. Give
1:59:25me the wisdom to release those you have
1:59:27placed under my covering even when it
1:59:30feels like losing them. Let my legacy
1:59:33not be in what I accomplished but in who
1:59:36I raised up. Finally, Father, I thank
1:59:39you. I thank you for not leaving me
1:59:42where I was.
1:59:44I thank you for calling me higher. I
1:59:46thank you for the process even when it
1:59:49is painful. I thank you for the
1:59:51isolation even when it is lonely.
1:59:55I thank you for the breaking even when
1:59:57it hurts because I know that you are
2:00:00preparing me for something greater than
2:00:02I can imagine and I trust you. I declare
2:00:06that my best days are ahead of me that
2:00:09the latter glory will be greater than
2:00:11the former that what you have started in
2:00:13me you will complete. I will not quit. I
2:00:17will not give up. I will not settle. I
2:00:20will keep climbing until I see you face
2:00:22to face in Jesus mighty name I pray.
2:00:25Amen. Thank you for walking through this
2:00:28message with me. If this has stirred
2:00:30something in your spirit, if you feel
2:00:32the call to go higher, type amen in the
2:00:36comments. Share this message with
2:00:38someone who needs to hear it. And
2:00:40remember, the anointing is not just for
2:00:42a select few. It is for every believer
2:00:45who is willing to pay the price. Stay
2:00:48hungry. Stay faithful. Stay hidden. And
2:00:51watch what God will do.

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