Dharius Daniels - 4 Godly Changes You NEED to Make BEFORE Stepping Into a NEW Season

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Some people are living life without vetting their sources. Some think that because it’s viral, it’s true. I believe many of us want to seize the season, but to seize a season, you must upgrade some areas. I’m done; here it is: number one, this year you have to upgrade your information. Pastor, what do you mean? In Mark 5 and in Mark 10, both people had to rely on information regarding the whereabouts of Jesus. Blind Bartimaeus was blind; he couldn’t even see if it was really Him, so he relied entirely on information. The Bible says in Mark 5 that the woman with the issue of blood heard about Jesus, so she relied on information. They were able to seize their season, Christian, because they got information from credible sources. Some people are living life without vetting their sources. Some think that because it’s viral, it’s true. Some think that because it’s logical, it’s true, and many are operating with unreliable sources. Therefore, they’re experimenting with their life. I need someone to make this conviction in your heart: my season of experimentation is over. There’s a cultural colloquialism that says experience is the best teacher; it should probably be reframed as sometimes experience is the most effective one. It’s not God’s preferred one. His preferred method of learning is instruction. He said, «I want you to believe me enough on the front end to obey. I don’t want to have to teach you that fire is hot all the time by you burning your hand. I need you to trust that it’s hot, so you never stick your hand in it.» I’m not saying there isn’t a place for experience, but some experiential learning is unnecessary. You don’t have to learn everything the hard way because learning through experience has tuition attached to all education. To learn through information, you must pay the tuition of humility. But when you learn through experience, you pay the tuition of time, and that’s a non-renewable asset; you don’t get that back. Sometimes it takes you five years to learn a lesson that you can’t get back; that tuition is too expensive. This year we must be willing to revisit the reliability of our sources of information. If it doesn’t align with what God says, I don’t want it. Here it is: remember, I trust the Bible. I don’t trust people’s interpretation of the Bible. How long are you gambling relationally? How long are you gambling financially? How long are you gambling emotionally? What information is fueling your decisions? We’ve got to upgrade our information. Number two, we’ve got to upgrade our execution. None of these miracles happen in Mark 5 or 10 if they don’t execute on the information. James says, «Don’t merely listen to the word and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.» The Red Sea was parted because of execution. Jericho’s walls fell because of execution. Naaman was healed of leprosy because of execution. The miracle at the wedding in Cana of Galilee happened because of execution. So many people don’t have an execution issue; you have an execution issue when it comes to godly instruction. If you’re going to seize a season, you have to be willing to execute on a word. Move on what God says; do not attach conditions to your obedience. Naaman almost missed a miracle because he felt like he had to understand it to do it. «Dip in Jordan.» «Why that one?» «Man, just dip! You’re tired of itching? Dip!» «Why not other rivers?» Okay, I’m not going to dwell on this, but see, God uses some methods with some people because He’s trying to fix not the thing you want to be fixed, but to fix the other thing that needs to be fixed. So it’s like Naaman: «I could have done this in another river.» You just know you have leprosy; you don’t realize you have arrogance, and you shouldn’t have it because you’re a leper. But because you’re a captain in the army, your leprosy is covered by armor, so people don’t see your leprosy. You act like you don’t have it; you’re arrogant not because you don’t know you’re a leper, but because other people don’t know what’s under your armor. All right, we’re out of time; here it is. So He says, «I’m going to do this this way because I’m trying to fix some other stuff that’s going to destroy you worse than leprosy will.» Lord, use the things I can’t see to fix the things I can. Number three: are y’all ready for this? Number three, we’ve got to upgrade our insulation. I’ve been doing some studying recently, and I don’t know if y’all have heard of this term; I just learned about it this year called emotional contagion. Have you heard of that? Well, anyway, emotional contagion refers to the reality that emotions can spread in a way similar to infectious diseases. I can be emotionally positive, optimistic, and zealous, then I’m overexposed to people who are negative, cynical, and full of doubt. Then unconsciously, my emotional disposition changes; it was an emotional contagion. I picked up some emotions from those that were exposed to me. 1 Corinthians 15:33 says, «Don’t be misled; bad company corrupts good character.» So sometimes, listen to me: sometimes you can’t do separation, because sometimes you’re living with a negative. Let me go over here; was that too real? Are y’all all right? What if it’s your mama? What if it’s your spouse? So when there can’t be separation, you’ve got to learn insulation. How can I insulate myself from that which I can’t separate myself from because I’m a steward?