There was a conference I attended years ago when one of the speakers shared on “Lord, give me capacity for my opportunity.” I left that conference with a renewed decision for prayers and preparations as I trust God for His blessings on my life. I learnt that glory is a weight requiring the right capacity to handle.
Friend, do you have the capacity needed to handle the weight of glory (2 Corinthians 4:17)? Every blessing comes with its peculiar burden. While asking God for blessings, be prepared for the burden that the blessing brings (Matthew 20:20-23). God will delay His blessings in your life until you are ready.
Success is not automatic. There is no ready-made miracle (John 2:1-10). There are no instantaneous breakthroughs. There is a burden that births the blessing, and there is the burden that comes with the blessing. If you cannot handle the burden, you cannot enjoy the blessing (Luke 12:49-50).
Glory is a weight. Blessings have destroyed a lot of people than you can imagine (2 Chronicles 26:16). Blessing brings visibility. It exposes you to people and places. It makes you attractive to the devil. It reveals the state of your heart before God. It can make you vulnerable.
Blessing amplifies both your strength and your weakness. If you are greedy, more money would not cure your greed. It would rather reveal and amplify it (1 Timothy 6:17-19). If you are unkempt, marriage would not make you tidy. It would amplify your dirt and irresponsibility. The demands of life only reveal your capacity (Proverbs 24:10).
God’s blessings will bring more work (Luke 5:6-7). As a businessman, you would have more clients to attend to. As a pastor, you would preach more, counsel more, and have a lot of ministry issues to deal with. As a wife, you would have to respond to the demands of marriage; husband, family, in-laws, etc. (1 Corinthians 7:34). Can you handle it?
‘Demola Awoyele
Lead Pastor,
Destiny Impact Church
Akure, Nigeria