Stunted Growth

Are you surrounded by people who speak negativity into your dreams and desires? Do you feel like your relationships are in a state of stagnancy? Have you ever wondered why you keep experiencing the same things over and over and over again?

My diagnosis is that you are going through something better known as ‘Stunted Growth.’ If you are experiencing ‘Stunted Growth,’ it is imperative that you perform an immediate assessment of the people you are influentially connected to and the ones that pour into your life. If you review the people on your list and don’t have the Lord as the primary source, an emergency transplant will be required. The core of your inner-being needs to re-wired, re-routed and connected to the true vine of life.

John 15:5, 5"I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.

When you are connected to the true vine of life, you receive the nourishment and nutrients needed to grow and mature. Many of you are wondering why ‘Stunted Growth’ has set in and the branches of your life haven’t started bearing fruit. Well, it’s because many of you are connected to the stereotypes of society, superficial realities of life, your friends, your job and your image with others.

Fortunately, when you transfer the source of your life over to the Lord, the manifestations of your dreams and aspirations will begin to bear fruit. You will no longer seek affirmation from the people around you and begin to place your desires, future and faith in the Lord.

John 15:7, 7"If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

Once you are truly connected to the Lord, He will extend to you the petitions of your heart. There is something beautiful about being connected to the Lord and Him blessing you with the fruit of your dreams and desires. Keep your head up and realize that NO PERSON should be able to detour you from living life to its fullest. Get rid of ‘Stunted Growth’ so the rest of your life can become the best of your life.