A difference is made by those who make a difference happen.
Life is never fair; success and prosperity happen on an uneven playing field.
I used to think the playing field was level—that we are all given the same opportunity because we are all given the same number of hours in a day.
But the field is never completely level, and you will trip if you fail to see it for what it is. You need to run toward the endzone with your eyes wide open so you don’t stumble when you encounter a dip—let alone a defensive tackle.
You must be quick to adjust to make the goal.
We’re living in a world where we hear a great deal about discrimination—where we hear about marginalization, injustice, and inequality.
Most people believe that these are the types of things that determine their destiny.
However, it’s not inequity that determines your destiny, but how you react; it’s how you respond to the obstacles you encounter that determines your future.
This is how you defy the status quo.
You take action.
You learn not to be reactive, but to be proactive.
It takes courage to go against the status quo—to go against tradition or the socio-cultural constraints of a nation; to speak up against unjust legislation.
It takes courage to proactively stand and speak out on behalf of those who haven’t yet found their voice.
It takes strong inner conviction to disrupt the status quo.
We’re living in a time when believers must step up and disrupt!
Now more than ever we need God’s people to shake the world awake—to disrupt a world asleep to the need for justice and mercy.
We can no longer stand idly by watching from the sidelines. It is incumbent upon each of us to defy the status quo in our lives and in our nations.
The days of living bound by restrictions are over.
Purpose and destiny have the power to propel you beyond the status quo.
This is why I write purpose-driven, destiny-defining books such as Commanding Your Morning and Hello Tomorrow!
And it’s why I host events such as End Your Year Strong!
Let’s join together and break through every barrier and become all who God in Christ created us to be—until “the kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord” (Rev. 11:15).