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Every person who has become excellent in any area of life was stood in a place of learning, compilation, and development.
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The difference is that they protected that season.
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They endured the pressure of growth, remained committed through challenges, and allowed the process to shape them.
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Good morning and welcome to this expression of igniting your day.
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There is no expert today who did not at one point desire to become better at something.
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Every person who has attained excellence had a learning phase.
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During those formative seasons, they encountered difficulties, they experienced pressure, they faced moments when growth was uncomfortable.
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Yet they did not allow those challenges to stop them.
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They continued to train, learn, develop, and persevere.
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This is a reality we often do not see when we look at successful people.
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We see the outcome, but we rarely see the process.
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We see the confidence, but we do not always see the uncertainty they overcame.
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We see the results, but we do not always see the discipline and commitment that produced those results.
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This teaches us something important.
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If we desire to become successful in anything we do, we must learn to protect our learning faces.
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The learning window is a formative season.
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It is a season where foundations are being established.
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It's a season that carries great potential, but it is also a season that requires attention because what is formed during this period can influence the future.
00:02:09.759 --> 00:02:14.879
The Bible gives us an understanding of how important formative stages are.
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As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word that you may grow thereby, if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
00:02:32.000 --> 00:02:38.560
Apostle Peter here uses the picture of a newborn child to describe spiritual growth.
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A newborn baby is precious but also vulnerable.
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It requires the right nourishment to grow.
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In the same way, every season of development requires the right input.
00:02:53.759 --> 00:02:59.120
Peter highlights that growth does not happen by consuming everything available.
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Growth happens through receiving what is pure and beneficial.
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This principle applies beyond spiritual growth.
00:03:08.719 --> 00:03:14.400
In every area of life, what we allow into our learning season matters.
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The information we consume, the voices we listen to, and the environments we expose ourselves to can either strengthen our development or weaken it.
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Also, do not despise small beginnings.
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Zechariah chapter 4, verse 10.
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God wants here against despising the day of small beginnings.
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You see, small beginnings are often delicate because they can easily be ignored, criticized, or abandoned.
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Yet God often begins great things through processes that appear insignificant at the beginning.
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The seed does not look like the tree.
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The beginning does not always reveal the final outcome.
00:04:05.039 --> 00:04:10.400
When God starts something in our lives, we must learn to value the process.
00:04:10.639 --> 00:04:15.039
We must not reject something simply because it is still developing.
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The early stage may not carry the appearance of maturity, but it carries the potential for growth.
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Yes.
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You also need to know that God is committed to the process of your formation.
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Philippians chapter 1, verse 6.
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Being confident of this very thing, that he who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
00:04:43.439 --> 00:04:49.519
Apostle Paul here expresses confidence that God does not abandon what he begins.
00:04:50.079 --> 00:04:51.839
This is a powerful reminder.
00:04:52.240 --> 00:04:57.199
The fact that something is unfinished does not mean it has been forgotten.
00:04:57.680 --> 00:05:06.879
God works through processes, he nutches, teaches, corrects, and develops us until maturity comes.
00:05:07.199 --> 00:05:14.319
Every formative stage is delicate because it carries potential that has not yet been fully developed.
00:05:14.639 --> 00:05:22.319
God's pattern is not to destroy what is immature, but to patiently bring it into maturity.
00:05:23.839 --> 00:05:29.600
Because learning seasons are so important, we must be intentional about protecting them.
00:05:30.079 --> 00:05:35.040
We must watch over every learning window God gives us.
00:05:35.279 --> 00:05:40.319
We must be careful about the kind of information we allow into our hearts and minds.
00:05:40.560 --> 00:05:51.920
We must not allow ourselves to become overwhelmed by the emotions of beginning, because every meaningful journey requires time, patience, and perseverance.
00:05:52.399 --> 00:06:07.759
Whether the learning window is in marriage, career, business, ministry, relationships, or even spiritual growth, we must recognize that God is interested in seeing us develop.
00:06:08.079 --> 00:06:14.639
The question is, what learning window is God giving you right now and how are you protecting it?
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Let's pray over every area of our lives where God is taking us through a process of formation.
00:06:21.360 --> 00:06:26.800
Jesus gives another picture of growth through the parable of the growing seed.
00:06:27.199 --> 00:06:30.399
Mark chapter 4, verse 26 to 29.
00:06:30.879 --> 00:06:43.040
And he said, The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow.
00:06:43.360 --> 00:06:48.399
He himself does not know how, for the earth yields crops by itself.
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First the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head.
00:06:55.120 --> 00:07:02.480
But when the grain ripens immediately, he puts in the sickle because the harvest has come.
00:07:02.959 --> 00:07:04.639
Notice the progression.
00:07:04.879 --> 00:07:09.519
First the blade, then the head, then the full grain.
00:07:09.839 --> 00:07:13.040
Growth, my friends, happens in stages.
00:07:13.600 --> 00:07:17.920
The farmer does not receive the harvest immediately after planting.
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There is a process between the seed and the harvest.
00:07:22.160 --> 00:07:27.360
In the same way, we must trust God in our seasons of development.
00:07:27.680 --> 00:07:38.319
We must continue planting through effort, commitment, obedience, and faith, trusting that God can bring increase in his appointed time.
00:07:39.040 --> 00:07:54.079
I pray for you this morning that as you plant your seed of effort, as you plant your seed of commitment, as you plant your seed of obedience, may the areas where God has placed you produce satisfying results in Jesus' name.
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May your learning windows become seasons of preparation, growth, and transformation in Jesus' name.
00:08:01.439 --> 00:08:07.120
May you have wisdom to protect what God is forming in your life in Jesus' name.
00:08:07.199 --> 00:08:13.120
And may you not abandon the process because of the challenges of beginning in the name of Jesus.
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May God complete every good work He has started in you in Jesus' name.
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Amen.
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Thank you, friends, for being here today.
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I look forward to coming your way again.
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Have an amazing day ahead.
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God bless you.
00:00:09.039 --> 00:00:18.800
Every person who has become excellent in any area of life was stood in a place of learning, compilation, and development.
00:00:19.280 --> 00:00:22.719
The difference is that they protected that season.
00:00:23.280 --> 00:00:31.359
They endured the pressure of growth, remained committed through challenges, and allowed the process to shape them.
00:00:32.079 --> 00:00:37.119
Good morning and welcome to this expression of igniting your day.
00:00:37.759 --> 00:00:44.560
There is no expert today who did not at one point desire to become better at something.
00:00:45.200 --> 00:00:50.159
Every person who has attained excellence had a learning phase.
00:00:50.560 --> 00:01:01.520
During those formative seasons, they encountered difficulties, they experienced pressure, they faced moments when growth was uncomfortable.
00:01:01.759 --> 00:01:05.680
Yet they did not allow those challenges to stop them.
00:01:06.079 --> 00:01:11.760
They continued to train, learn, develop, and persevere.
00:01:12.719 --> 00:01:18.799
This is a reality we often do not see when we look at successful people.
00:01:19.439 --> 00:01:23.840
We see the outcome, but we rarely see the process.
00:01:24.319 --> 00:01:30.239
We see the confidence, but we do not always see the uncertainty they overcame.
00:01:30.480 --> 00:01:37.920
We see the results, but we do not always see the discipline and commitment that produced those results.
00:01:38.400 --> 00:01:40.560
This teaches us something important.
00:01:41.040 --> 00:01:48.719
If we desire to become successful in anything we do, we must learn to protect our learning faces.
00:01:49.200 --> 00:01:52.400
The learning window is a formative season.
00:01:52.719 --> 00:01:56.879
It is a season where foundations are being established.
00:01:57.120 --> 00:02:08.879
It's a season that carries great potential, but it is also a season that requires attention because what is formed during this period can influence the future.
00:02:09.759 --> 00:02:14.879
The Bible gives us an understanding of how important formative stages are.
00:02:19.199 --> 00:02:31.199
As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word that you may grow thereby, if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
00:02:32.000 --> 00:02:38.560
Apostle Peter here uses the picture of a newborn child to describe spiritual growth.
00:02:38.879 --> 00:02:43.120
A newborn baby is precious but also vulnerable.
00:02:43.759 --> 00:02:47.680
It requires the right nourishment to grow.
00:02:47.919 --> 00:02:53.280
In the same way, every season of development requires the right input.
00:02:53.759 --> 00:02:59.120
Peter highlights that growth does not happen by consuming everything available.
00:02:59.439 --> 00:03:04.000
Growth happens through receiving what is pure and beneficial.
00:03:04.639 --> 00:03:08.400
This principle applies beyond spiritual growth.
00:03:08.719 --> 00:03:14.400
In every area of life, what we allow into our learning season matters.
00:03:14.719 --> 00:03:26.080
The information we consume, the voices we listen to, and the environments we expose ourselves to can either strengthen our development or weaken it.
00:03:28.080 --> 00:03:31.919
Also, do not despise small beginnings.
00:03:32.479 --> 00:03:34.960
Zechariah chapter 4, verse 10.
00:03:35.280 --> 00:03:40.240
God wants here against despising the day of small beginnings.
00:03:40.639 --> 00:03:48.560
You see, small beginnings are often delicate because they can easily be ignored, criticized, or abandoned.
00:03:48.800 --> 00:03:56.000
Yet God often begins great things through processes that appear insignificant at the beginning.
00:03:56.560 --> 00:03:59.919
The seed does not look like the tree.
00:04:00.240 --> 00:04:04.639
The beginning does not always reveal the final outcome.
00:04:05.039 --> 00:04:10.400
When God starts something in our lives, we must learn to value the process.
00:04:10.639 --> 00:04:15.039
We must not reject something simply because it is still developing.
00:04:16.000 --> 00:04:22.639
The early stage may not carry the appearance of maturity, but it carries the potential for growth.
00:04:22.879 --> 00:04:23.519
Yes.
00:04:24.399 --> 00:04:30.319
You also need to know that God is committed to the process of your formation.
00:04:31.360 --> 00:04:33.680
Philippians chapter 1, verse 6.
00:04:34.079 --> 00:04:43.040
Being confident of this very thing, that he who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
00:04:43.439 --> 00:04:49.519
Apostle Paul here expresses confidence that God does not abandon what he begins.
00:04:50.079 --> 00:04:51.839
This is a powerful reminder.
00:04:52.240 --> 00:04:57.199
The fact that something is unfinished does not mean it has been forgotten.
00:04:57.680 --> 00:05:06.879
God works through processes, he nutches, teaches, corrects, and develops us until maturity comes.
00:05:07.199 --> 00:05:14.319
Every formative stage is delicate because it carries potential that has not yet been fully developed.
00:05:14.639 --> 00:05:22.319
God's pattern is not to destroy what is immature, but to patiently bring it into maturity.
00:05:23.839 --> 00:05:29.600
Because learning seasons are so important, we must be intentional about protecting them.
00:05:30.079 --> 00:05:35.040
We must watch over every learning window God gives us.
00:05:35.279 --> 00:05:40.319
We must be careful about the kind of information we allow into our hearts and minds.
00:05:40.560 --> 00:05:51.920
We must not allow ourselves to become overwhelmed by the emotions of beginning, because every meaningful journey requires time, patience, and perseverance.
00:05:52.399 --> 00:06:07.759
Whether the learning window is in marriage, career, business, ministry, relationships, or even spiritual growth, we must recognize that God is interested in seeing us develop.
00:06:08.079 --> 00:06:14.639
The question is, what learning window is God giving you right now and how are you protecting it?
00:06:15.199 --> 00:06:20.560
Let's pray over every area of our lives where God is taking us through a process of formation.
00:06:21.360 --> 00:06:26.800
Jesus gives another picture of growth through the parable of the growing seed.
00:06:27.199 --> 00:06:30.399
Mark chapter 4, verse 26 to 29.
00:06:30.879 --> 00:06:43.040
And he said, The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow.
00:06:43.360 --> 00:06:48.399
He himself does not know how, for the earth yields crops by itself.
00:06:48.720 --> 00:06:54.800
First the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head.
00:06:55.120 --> 00:07:02.480
But when the grain ripens immediately, he puts in the sickle because the harvest has come.
00:07:02.959 --> 00:07:04.639
Notice the progression.
00:07:04.879 --> 00:07:09.519
First the blade, then the head, then the full grain.
00:07:09.839 --> 00:07:13.040
Growth, my friends, happens in stages.
00:07:13.600 --> 00:07:17.920
The farmer does not receive the harvest immediately after planting.
00:07:18.240 --> 00:07:21.920
There is a process between the seed and the harvest.
00:07:22.160 --> 00:07:27.360
In the same way, we must trust God in our seasons of development.
00:07:27.680 --> 00:07:38.319
We must continue planting through effort, commitment, obedience, and faith, trusting that God can bring increase in his appointed time.
00:07:39.040 --> 00:07:54.079
I pray for you this morning that as you plant your seed of effort, as you plant your seed of commitment, as you plant your seed of obedience, may the areas where God has placed you produce satisfying results in Jesus' name.
00:07:54.319 --> 00:08:01.199
May your learning windows become seasons of preparation, growth, and transformation in Jesus' name.
00:08:01.439 --> 00:08:07.120
May you have wisdom to protect what God is forming in your life in Jesus' name.
00:08:07.199 --> 00:08:13.120
And may you not abandon the process because of the challenges of beginning in the name of Jesus.
00:08:13.439 --> 00:08:20.079
May God complete every good work He has started in you in Jesus' name.
00:08:20.319 --> 00:08:20.959
Amen.
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Thank you, friends, for being here today.
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I look forward to coming your way again.
00:08:26.720 --> 00:08:28.399
Have an amazing day ahead.
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God bless you.
