The Lie We Often Believe
Many believers live and act as though they are empty. They walk around like victims, as if they have nothing to their name.
But the Word of God shouts something different:
📖 “Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours; Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; And ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s.”
— 1 Corinthians 3:21–23 (KJV)
Read that again slowly. ALL. THINGS. ARE. YOURS.

Place vs. Space 🚨
Here’s the big truth: blessing doesn’t chase you in space; it finds you in your place.
• A plant can’t survive in the air. It must be rooted in soil.
• A fish cannot live on land. It thrives in water.
• A lion doesn’t need a cage in the jungle—it is safe because it’s in its place.
✨ Your “place” is where God planted you—geographically and in attitude.
😩 Your “space” is anywhere outside that.
In your place, there’s a budget of grace, mercy, and help allocated with your name on it. In space, you’ll keep struggling because you’re operating outside God’s design.

Joy Is Not in Happenings, But in His Word 💡
Most people’s happiness rises and falls with news headlines, bank alerts, or people’s opinions. But joy is different.
📖 “I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.” — Psalm 119:162
Joy comes from what God has said about you, not what is happening around you.
👉 What’s happening to you is temporary.
👉 What’s happening for you is eternal.

The Elder Brother Syndrome 😬
Remember the elder brother in Luke 15?
He lived in his father’s house, served faithfully, yet complained:
“You never gave me a kid to celebrate with my friends…”
The father’s response?
📖 “Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.”
He already had access to everything but acted like he had nothing. That’s the trap many Christians fall into today.
Don’t let service blind you to sonship. Serve, yes—but serve with the understanding that you are an heir, not a beggar.

God’s Pattern: Make Me Before Give Me
The prodigal son started with “Father, GIVE ME.”
His restoration started with “Father, MAKE ME.”
💡 Lesson: God forms you before He gives to you.
• He makes you a husband before giving you a wife.
• He makes you a father before entrusting you with children.
• He makes you a leader before giving you followers.
Formation comes before allocation.

Money Is the Least 💵
Here’s a shocker: Money is the least in the Kingdom.
Jesus called it “the least” (Luke 16:10–11).
• It’s easier to spend money than to make it.
• It’s harder still to keep money once you’ve made it.
• If your spending rate outpaces your making rate, your future is in trouble.
God wants to train you in financial wisdom—not just to give you money but to make you a trustworthy steward.

So, What Do You Do?
1️⃣ Discern your place. Stop wandering. Stop comparing.
2️⃣ Guard your attitude. Rejoice in His Word, not in circumstances.
3️⃣ Occupy with confidence. There’s a budget of grace waiting for you where God planted you.
4️⃣ Pray “Make Me.” Let God form your character before He enlarges your territory.
5️⃣ Trust the Word. Believe the spiritual substance more than physical appearances.

Your Declaration 🔥
Say this out loud where you are right now:
• “All things are mine in Christ!”
• “I refuse displacement. I find and remain in my place.”
• “There is a budget of grace, mercy, and help for me where God planted me.”
• “I rejoice at His Word. My joy is not in happenings but in His promises.”
• “Lord, make me before You give me.”

Final Word 💎
Beloved, your blessing, your lifting, your breakthrough—they’re already waiting for you in your place.
So stop acting as if you have nothing. Stop looking at others and feeling empty.
Look at His Word and rejoice.
Because in Christ…
✨ ALL THINGS ARE YOURS.