God couples authority with purification. When you force your way into power without letting Him consecrate you first, you'll eventually fail. As He lifts you higher, He strips away the habits and comforts that no longer fit.
Some will fight for their position. They'll fight for power, but they don't watch purity. This is why you gotta let God raise you and not try to force anything. Because when God raises you, the position and the power come with the sustaining purity. If you do it yourself, you get into a position of ministry or a position of leadership, a position of influence. That's why you gotta be careful even with social media. You can just force your way onto any platform these days, or you force your way into, to operating in power. Maybe, maybe God gave you a gift and you're not walking in purity. But either way, when you force yourself into position and power on your own, it doesn't come with the purity. When God does it, he makes sure there's that measure of purity also given. He sets you apart. He pulls you out from the pack. He purifies your life. The things you listened to and used to feel comfortable listening to, you can't listen to them anymore. The things you watched and you felt comfortable watching them, you won't be able to watch them anymore. The places you went, the conversations you had, the thoughts you thought, the attitudes you allowed yourself to carry no longer works for you. Why? Because when He takes you to higher plateaus, He increases the consecration. When He takes you to deeper depths, He intensifies the fires of purification. Why? Because the anointing purifies.
