He did all this so you would never say to yourself, “I have achieved this wealth with my own strength and energy.” Deuteronomy 8:17 (NLT)
Whatever we put our hands to, God wants it to grow. He needs us to think bigger!
In the NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon, one of the definitions of Holy Spirit’s power in our lives is described as “power and resources arising from numbers.” That means Holy Spirit’s power in us affects anything related to growth in quantity.
For example, you might have only one or two staff members in your business, but could you grow to handle ten? Fifty? A hundred? If you’re at hundreds, what about thousands?
Maybe you’ve heard the legalistic religious belief that God curbs our success at a certain point to keep us small or humble. In order to grow and surge ahead, though, we can’t hold onto this flawed thinking.
There’s incredible power and influence that arises from numbers, whether it’s related to customers, buildings or finances. We actually hold power through the indwelling of Holy Spirit to increase numbers, and doing so can gain us influence for the Kingdom.
If the secular business world has no problem handling growth in business even across multiple countries, as believers we should be all the more encouraged, realizing we have an internal source of power to help us to do the same and beyond!
Getting rid of small thinking frees us to hear from Holy Spirit as He leads us to new heights! God’s will is to do great things through us for the Kingdom. It’s part of our purpose to lead with continual increase in every area, and Holy Spirit is there to help us, every step of the way.