I spent countless years trying what everyone else was doing before I realized the Holy Spirit had certain things and ways assigned to me.

 

Anointing is necessary and we each are anointed for certain works. If we always follow the latest trends or become a copycat to what others are doing I promise you it will end in fruitlessness.

 

For many years now I’ve learned to seek God on what He desires to birth. That includes even things like Bible Studies, events, and travel requests to go minister. If He ain’t behind it…I.AM.OUT.

 

I could do a lot of good things and even God-centered things but in certain seasons only some things are actually what He wants me to do.

 

He has been kind to grace me for many different and beautiful assignments, but I’ve had to learn to let Him unfold His desires rather than me unfolding mine.

 

I can never operate my ministry by what others do. I can never follow suit with another’s ways. There will be no anointing to undergird it and the beautiful transformation of lives will most certainly lack.

 

Seek the Lord for what He is calling you to do in this hour. Follow Him alone. Don’t let the enemy distract you with hidden jealousy or ideas that are nothing more than what you see Him doing elsewhere.

 

He wants to use you uniquely. We need not pretend to be what, or who, we are not.

 

Just be all the YOU He designed you to be. Nothing less and nothing more.