I Will Not Shrink

This morning I was watching a prophet on YouTube — Shanique, of Shanique Beckford Ministries. It is a very powerful ministry.

Admittedly, it is very hard to catch my attention. If something doesn’t catch my attention, I simply won’t look. But today her words caught my attention, and I realized the Holy Spirit had a message for me. The message was: Why are you shrinking yourself? Do not shrink yourself.

So as a seer, I envisioned the Lord Jesus in an office. His office is huge — beautiful, bright. There is a huge window to my left, which is not actually a window; it is just an open space where I can see outside. The sun is shining and a cool breeze is blowing, and there are these huge, tall, flowy white curtains that are kind of see-through.

Jesus is sitting in front of a desk — marbled — and in my mind, in my heart, He is doing very important business. Nation stuff. I laugh and giggle with Him about it all the time.

And I just burst into His office. I placed my hands on His desk and looked Him square in the eye. His gaze met mine, and I told Him: I will not shrink. He smiled. He clapped. He gave me a hug. And all the angels around Him did the same — they clapped and they danced. Then I left His office.

I went to my Dad — my Father in Heaven — and He lifted me up in the palm of His huge hand. I told Him, Dad, I will not shrink. He was elated.

And then last, but certainly never least, the Holy Spirit. I went to the Holy Spirit, whom I pictured as a dove, and I looked at Him and said, Holy Spirit, I will not shrink. And the Holy Spirit ever so sweetly purred, excitedly.

I hadn’t realized it, but I certainly was shrinking myself — doubting my call, doubting my ministry, and all the lies of the enemy cascading over me. Going through warfare — not immense warfare, but daily protecting myself from the enemy. There were lies he wanted me to believe about me and my ministry. Through Shanique’s message, the Holy Spirit allowed me to see it was just that: lies. Satan wanted me to shrink myself and my personality. And the Holy Spirit said, No — you don’t do that.

So the Spirit of the Lord was heavy upon me today when I went to church. In church I didn’t care what anyone thought. I ran across the stage and I worshiped my God unashamedly.

I prayed for a young woman who needed prayer, at the Holy Spirit’s prompting. I could see myself in her eyes — a woman, a young woman, a young child, a teenager — but she had a very powerful ministry, and the enemy was overcoming her, or attempting to. I just prayed a powerful prayer and released the anointing upon her, and felt it go into her.

And then I was just loving and kind to my community. And I’m just so grateful.

So my message today is: don’t shrink. Be everything that God has called you to be. Make God happy. Make the angels happy. Make Jesus proud of you. Make the Holy Spirit roar inside of you.

Do not shrink your calling. Do not shrink your ministry. Don’t shrink your looks. Don’t shrink your finances. Don’t shrink anything. Be all that God has called you to be — and then some.

I love you all. Until next time — don’t shrink!
Tenisha