00:00You know, I woke up this morning and I didn't feel like having the normal, let's be friends
00:08conversation because I was thinking about something and I kind of woke up with a chip
00:13on my shoulder.
00:14You know, if you look at the people in your circle and you don't feel inspired, you don't
00:22have a circle.
00:23You have a cage and cages don't always look cruel.
00:27You see, some cages are padded with comfort, some are lined with laughter, some are built
00:35with people who loved you, but don't believe in who you're becoming.
00:41A cage is anything that limits what God is growing inside you, and God didn't breathe
00:48his spirit into you so you could stay small.
00:51You're special.
00:52You're amazing, and there are incredible gifts inside of you that can only be represented
00:59to the world by you.
01:02He placed an eternity inside you, vision inside of you, and calling inside of you.
01:12And anything that tries to shrink that is not neutral.
01:16It's opposition.
01:18Most people never realize they're in a cage because it feels familiar.
01:24They grew up with these people.
01:26They laugh with these people.
01:29They have history with these people.
01:32But history is not destiny.
01:36There is a reason God told Abraham, leave your father's house and go to the land I will show
01:43you.
01:44Before God could give him a nation, he had to remove him from a mindset.
01:51Because environments shape expectations.
01:55You cannot think kingdom thoughts in a prison atmosphere.
02:00Joseph's brother didn't hate him.
02:04They just couldn't see what God had shown him.
02:07David's own family didn't believe he was king material.
02:13Jesus?
02:13Think about it.
02:15Jesus was doubted by the people who watched him grow up.
02:20He had spent his life with these people.
02:24And they didn't know.
02:27It's not their fault.
02:29They just didn't know.
02:32And sometimes the people who know you best are the ones who believe in you least.
02:40And that sucks.
02:42Not because you lack greatness.
02:44It's not that.
02:45You're going to be great.
02:47But because they remember your weaknesses.
02:50And they remind you of them.
02:53They remember you when you were broken.
02:55They remember who you were when you were lost.
03:00They remember who you were before God started rewriting your story.
03:05And when you begin to change, it threatens the version of you that they are comfortable with.
03:13So they call your growth arrogance.
03:16They try to hold you back by pointing out your limitations.
03:21By pointing out who they feel you should be.
03:26They call your faith fanaticism.
03:29And your dreams, well, to them, they're unrealistic.
03:35But heaven calls it obedience.
03:38Your calling will always outgrow your comfort zone before it fulfills your destiny.
03:46That's why God often isolates people before he elevates them.
03:51He pulled Moses into the desert before sending him to Pharaoh.
03:55He pulled David into caves before placing him on a throne.
04:00He pulled Jesus into the wilderness before launching his ministry.
04:06You know, it's interesting, but God does not prepare you for greatness in a crowd.
04:17Society would like you to believe that.
04:18You know, you go viral and everybody sees you all at once.
04:22And it's instantaneous fame and success.
04:25But God prepares you in a crucible.
04:28And once he starts working, that cage will begin to feel tight.
04:34You're going to feel unhappy, misunderstood, lonely.
04:40And you might feel like nobody gets you anymore.
04:45But that's not rejection.
04:48That's transition.
04:50You're not being pushed away.
04:52You're being pulled forward.
04:54The problem is, cages resist growth.
05:00They keep you stuck in old conversations, old mindsets, and old limits.
05:07You know, I saw something the other day that kind of blew me away.
05:11If you put a shark in a fish tank, it won't grow any larger than eight inches.
05:18But if you put that same shark in the ocean, it gets huge.
05:22You see, the shark won't outgrow its environment.
05:28And neither will you.
05:31You know, people may laugh at your faith, minimize your discipline, discourage your obedience.
05:39And that's going to keep you small.
05:42But when you change, it exposes that they're unwilling to.
05:48And sometimes God will allow relationships to fade, so your purpose can rise.
05:56You don't lose people.
05:58You outgrow them.
06:01And sometimes when you lose people in your life, this is the uncomfortable truth.
06:06Sometimes when you lose people in your life, it's not always a loss.
06:12And outgrowing people is not betrayal.
06:17It's becoming.
06:19You see, this is your story to live.
06:21It's not their story.
06:23And when you try to be like others, you try to be like their story.
06:28But God doesn't write the same story for everyone.
06:32You know, Jesus didn't drag everyone with him.
06:35He invited those who were willing to walk.
06:38Your circle is supposed to stretch you.
06:43It should challenge your thinking.
06:45It should sharpen your faith and make you dream bigger.
06:51If everyone around you thinks small, you will think small.
06:56If everyone around you settles, well, you'll settle too.
07:02But if you surround yourself with people who believe God is able, you will rise.
07:08That's why we have this channel.
07:11All 600,000 of you who subscribe to this channel, you're believers, but you believe in yourselves too.
07:20And together we support each other and we grow.
07:25You see, your circle should sound like heaven, not fear.
07:29It should speak life, not limitation.
07:33It should remind you of who God says you are when doubt tries to rewrite your identity because you cannot fulfill a big calling inside a small environment.
07:46And God is calling you to more.
07:51You.
07:52If you're listening to this, I want you to know God is calling you to more.
07:58You don't have to stay where you are.
08:01Make different choices.
08:03Get different results.
08:05Because sometimes if you want to change your life, all you have to do is change your life.
08:13Not more money and not more fame, but more purpose.
08:19More obedience.
08:21More faith and more courage.
08:25You were never created to live in a cage, my friend.
08:28You were created to walk in freedom, authority, and destiny.
08:34And when you choose a circle that matches your calling, your entire life begins to change.
08:43God doesn't just shift what you do.
08:46He shifts who you walk with.
08:49Because who you walk with determines where you end up.
08:56So, step out of your cage.
08:59Choose the circle that makes you believe again.
09:03And watch what God does next.
09:07Because I promise you, it's going to be more beautiful than you could ever possibly imagine.
09:14I believe in you.
09:17You should believe in yourself too.
09:20God bless you, my friends.
09:24Bye-bye.
09:26Bye-bye.
09:49Bye-bye.
