In this recorded prophetic sermon, Shakeeta Torres shares a word she received from the Lord in November 2021, titled “Exponential Growth,” which she was instructed to release on December 15, 2021 for the body of Christ in 2022. She recounts the personal circumstances surrounding the revelation, explains why the word is being given, and defines “exponential growth” as aggressive, escalating, flourishing expansion that only God can produce. The message is directed to anyone who has been sowing—through prayer, finances, time, or emotional labor—regardless of how long they have been believers. Torres urges listeners to test prophetic words, repent where needed, and remain faithful. She illustrates the principle with the biblical story of Isaac and King Abimelech (Genesis 26), highlighting perseverance, peace‑making, and divine blessing despite opposition. She then shifts to a natural illustration, the weeping willow, describing its rapid growth, deep roots, pruning needs, and uniqueness, and uses it as a metaphor for believers’ spiritual development and the need to stay planted in Christ. Throughout, she calls for spiritual gifts, especially speaking in tongues, and promises that God will increase anointing for those who have sown. The sermon concludes with a lengthy prayer asking for hearing, healing, boldness, and the outpouring of exponential growth in the lives of the listeners.
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Hello everyone, welcome, welcome, welcome to this word that I have for you all from the Lord. I'm super excited, I am honored, I am humble, and I am so ready to release this word that God has given me to give to the body of Christ for 2022. And the word he gave me was exponential growth. Exponential growth. So let's get into it. So first, you know, for me, it's always the story as to how God gives me prophetic revelation, um, words for his people, um, words that he gives to me for me and my family and my friends from day to day. And like any other day, you know, I'm sitting, you know, on my couch and you know, I'm watching TV, and but at the same time, you know, I was thinking about a couple that I know, that me and my husband both know and we are friends with. And I had purchased, uh, some, some new prayer shawls back in September, and I thought I bought 4— one for me, one for my husband, and then 2 for my girls. And I look, I said, why I have 6 prayer shawls in here? God, I said, all right, so Originally I was going to send them back, but then I said, you know what? I said, no, I'm going to keep them because God, I feel like you want me to give these away. And so I had a couple in mind that I wanted to give it to, but God told me, he said, I want you to wait. Now this is September of 2021. He said, I want you to wait. I'll let you know when to give it to them because I was going to actually just, you know, anoint it, pray over, and just mail it to them. But God told me to wait. God is so good. And so on November 23rd, I'm like, wow, God, I'm going to see this couple in a few weeks. And so that will be the perfect time for me and my husband to give them this prayer shout and to pray with them, to pray over their marriage, to pray over their ministry, just to pour into them. And as I was thinking about the prayer that I would pray for them, the words kept coming to me: exponential growth. And every time I kept hearing the word exponential. It kept hitting my spirit like, whoo, like a shockwave. And I would say it over and over and over. My God, why is this word exponential hitting me so hard? And he said, this is the word that I have for my people in 2022. I said, wow, God. I was like, I was just like blown away, okay? And so with that, you know, I took out time to sit down and like research the word. I'm like, God, I'm like, when do you want me to release this word to your people? And he said December 15th. So here we are, it's Wednesday, December 15th. I'm recording this word in advance so I'll be able to post it, you know, on YouTube, post it on my Instagram page, and be able to share it across multiple platforms. Because I used to go live on IG a lot to give words, but lately with IGTV, I haven't been able to like download the video prior to sharing. So I really could only share it— we share it with people within, um, within Instagram or give them the link, and everyone's not on Instagram, right? And so I feel like the Lord really wanted me to share this across all platforms because this is a word for the body of Christ, okay? So let's get into this word, you guys. Ah, I'm so excited! So I want to pray. So Father, I just thank you right now. God, I give you all the honor, all the glory, and all the praise, Father. And Father, I just ask you, God, to help me to be bold, Lord. Help me to speak what you want me to say, God. God is not about me, but God, it's all about you. It's all about what you want to do in the earth, God, what you want to do, God, through us, God, for your kingdom, oh Lord God. God, I just thank you right now in this hour, God, for allowing me and choosing me, God, to be able to deliver such a precious word, Lord, to your people, God. So I pray, God, that people's hearts and minds are clear to be able to hear what you're saying, Father. Father, I pray that, God, they go back and they study this word for themselves, God, and ask you, God, for more revelation, Lord God, because as your word say, God, we know in part, we prophesy impart, Father. And Father, you give each of us, Lord God, a measure of your anointing, a measure of what you're saying, God, in this hour. In Christ's name I pray, amen. Hallelujah, hallelujah. So a quick recap, as I was saying, um, God gave me this word on November 23rd, and he asked me to release this word on December 15th because I asked him several times. I kept hearing December 15th, so here we are. So who is this word for? So this word is for those who have been sowing. For those of you have been sowing in tears, sowing in joy, sowing through depression, sowing through anxiety, sowing when he told you to even though you had a need, sowing your time, sowing your finances, being obedient to God and laboring for him. In other words, you must have seed in the ground and watching over it with your faithfulness. Not perfection, but with your faithfulness. So God is getting ready to, boo, you guys, blow our minds, even including mine, okay? And I'm ready for it, I'm excited for it. So this is for you, for those who have been laboring in secret, for those of you who wanted to give up but you didn't, for those of you that allow God to process you and prune you and prepare you for a time such as this. So I have my notes, you guys, so bear with me. I have a lot, a lot to say. God is saying, even if you were just, you know, um, even if you were a babe in Christ or you just got saved yesterday and you have seed in the ground, he said prepare for exponential growth. He is not a respecter of persons. He looking for those who have been sowing for those who have been faithful, whether you got saved yesterday, last year, the day before, you're going to reap a harvest in this season. If you felt like you have been slacking in these areas, God just say— he said repent, just repent and prepare and get back into the field, get back in line with him because he still has harvest for you too. My God. All right, and so what is the definition of exponential? Okay, so it means to be aggressive, pursuing one's aims and interests forcefully, sometimes unduly. My God. Escalation, ascending, augmented, which means having been made greater in size or value. Expanding, growing, mounting up, climbing up, rising up, rampant, flourishing, and spreading. My God, whoo, Jesus Lord, I feel a little anointing right now. Jesus, he said exponential growth. Growth that cannot be overlooked, growth that cannot be explained, growth that only God can do for you. My God, whoo, Jesus, thank you. Lord. And so I, you know, for me, I take notes like throughout this whole entire time that God been giving me this word. And from like November 23rd up until this point, really every time I would say the word exponential, my spirit man would just get so excited. My spirit began to leap, and it was like God was reminding me, yeah, this is my word. Uh-huh, you, you in the right place. You flowing in me. Yeah, mm-hmm, exponential growth. So he's confirmed this word for me over and over and over again, over and over and over again. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, God. All right, so in what areas are we talking about as far as growth? You got business, marriage, finances, healing emotionally, physically, and and mentally. God said stand on the scriptures and promises that he has given you over these areas because it's coming. So you know personally what God has promised you, okay? Make sure the words you have received are from the Lord because sometimes people will give you a word based off of what they see. But no, no, no, no, no, take that word, test it, take it back to God, ask God, God, is this word true? Because oftentimes I see people who get disappointed and think when things don't come how they expect accepted or come whenever someone told them that. I had to learn myself, you know, growing, growing, you know, as a Christian and maturing as a Christian. Take the words that people are saying to you and test them, because a lot of times the things people tell you sometimes is, is not God. So I don't know what God has told you specifically. He did not share that with me, but he did tell me this. He said some of you have been, you know, asking God for spiritual gifts according to 2 Corinthians chapter 12 Um, he said he's going to give you those gifts because you asked for them. The word of God says ask for them earnestly and he will give them to you, but it's used to edify the body of Christ and to increase the impact of your ministry. Some of you guys desire to speak in tongues. Some of you all desire to simply have your anointing to— your anointing to be increased by God. And God said, I'm getting ready to give it to you because you got seed in the ground, because your heart it's pure because you're ready. And you know, speaking in tongues, it's a whole teaching by itself, but it's different levels to that thing, okay? There's different levels to speaking in tongues. You have, you know, your baby tongues, you have, you know, um, your warfare tongues, you have tongues when you're in worship. I know I have different types and different levels of speaking in tongues, and it's powerful. It's so powerful, and it's so, um, your spirit man, it's just, uh, it just It gets you straight to the throne quickly. It does. So I look forward to, to you guys getting these gifts from God because it will, you know, expedite your ministry. It will make your ministry more explosive. Hallelujah! Thank you, Jesus. He said, therefore rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. Let newborn babies crave pure spiritual milk so that it may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. 1 Peter 2:1-3. This is what God is saying for those who of you who are in— who are babies in Christ. He's getting ready to mature you. You're growing in your salvation because you crave the pure spiritual milk, and he wants to advance you because you have tasted that the Lord is good, my God. So God is saying to all of us to, um, to clean house, make room because it's coming. Ask God to help you to make room. Ask God to show you the areas in your life that he wants you to surrender to him so he can clean that stuff up so you can make room for the exponential growth. Oh Jesus, thank you, Lord. Amen. So what— so I always ask God when God, you know, give me a word for myself or for anyone else or for the body of Christ, I'm like, okay God, right, what is the instructions to your people? Every word that we get always come with a list of instructions for us to do, okay, for us to take heed of. And immediately God reminded me of the story that I've read about it a little bit but never really in great detail was about Isaac and King Abimelech. Abimelech, hopefully I said it correctly. I probably did. Abimelech, okay. Abimelech are considered to be Philistine kings. It's not always the same person, but that's the name they gave the Philistine king, okay. So that's coming from Genesis chapter 26, and God is saying take the same stance that Isaac did, but we're going to get into it. We're gonna get into this word. Hallelujah! So if you have your Bible with you, get it out. If you have your phone with you, get it out, because we're going through a journey in this word. Okay, so I'm coming from once again Genesis chapter 26, and I'm going to start reading at verse 1. As I read, I'm gonna break it down a little bit, and then I'll continue to break it down how God gave it to me. Who is so good, y'all? So it says, now there was a famine in the land besides the pre— beside the previous famine in Abraham's time. And Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Philistines in Gerar. The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, do not go down to Egypt. Live in the land where I tell you to live. So right here, first and foremost, Isaac is Abraham's miracle son and promise from God that he gave to him and Sarah, okay? So Abraham is the father of many nations, and Isaac was to carry on that legacy, which meant he inherited his father's blessings, okay? So as you can see, there's a famine in the land, okay? And Isaac was getting a little weary. Isaac was like, you know what, I'm going to Egypt. Okay, because in Egypt they had what they need, but God said no, stay right where you are. He said, stay— verse 3— stay in this land for a while and I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and your descendants I will give all these lands and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham. I will make your descendants as numerous as, as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands. And through your offspring, all nations on earth will blessed because Abraham— Abraham obeyed me and did everything I required of him, keeping my commandments, my decrees, and my instructions. So Isaac obeyed God, obeyed God, and he stayed in Gerar. So we're going on to, uh, skip down to verse 12. Genesis chapter 26, verse 12. All right, then it says, Isaac planted crops in that land, and the same year he reaped a hundredfold because the Lord blessed him as he promised. The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy. In a time where there was famine. He had so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines began to envy him. So all the wells that his father's servants had dug in the time of his father Abraham, the Philistines stopped up— stopped them up by filling them with the earth. The Amalekites said to Isaac, move away from us because you have become too powerful for us. All right, so let me go back a little bit and kind of break this down for you. So, you know, Gerar was an area that was located at the edge of a wilderness. Water was precious as gold there. A person who dug a well was staking a claim to the land. Some wells had locks to keep thieves peace from stealing the water. To stop or plug up someone else's well was an act of war in that time. It was one of the most serious crimes in the land. Isaac had every reason to fight back when the Philistines ruined his wells, okay? Yet he chose to keep the peace. So let me keep going. I want to get ahead of myself on my notes. So here we are. Isaac is here in Gerar, and God told him to stay there. He was going to bless him. So Isaac began to dig up wells, but there were also wells that were already there that Abraham, his father, had dug in his time. But the Philistines tried to stop them up. Well, they did stop them up. Okay, so verse 17. So Isaac moved away from there and encamped in the Valley of Gerar, where he settled. So Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the time of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died, and gave them the same names his father had given them. All right, so Isaac was trying to like, listen, it's my father's history, I'm coming here and to lay claim of it and, you know, dig up these wells again. Okay, so Isaac's servants dug in the valley and discovered a well of fresh water there. But the herders of Gerar quarreled with those of Isaac and said, 'This water is ours.' So he named the well Esek because they disputed with him. Then they dug another well, but they quarreled over that one also, so he named it Sitna. He moved on from there and dug another well, and no one quarreled over it, so he named it Rehoboth, saying, now the Lord has given us room and we will flourish in this land. So Isaac dug a well, and you know, that town, 3 different times. The first time it was— he— it was called Esek, means dispute. Second time it was called Sitna, means opposition. The third time it was called Rehabath because it means room. Means room. So I want to point this out to you guys. It takes courage, it takes tenacity for someone to go back and continue to do something in the land that God called you to, but your enemies and people who don't like you and envy you keep trying to stop up your well. But because Isaac knew what God said, just like some of you guys, y'all know what God told you to do, no matter what it looked like, you kept digging your wells, you kept laying hold of what God told you to do, but the enemy kept trying to make you forfeit what God had for you. And God spoke to Isaac and told him, I will bless you. So Isaac held on to that word just like we do, okay? Just like we did, we hung on to the words of the Lord, okay? His word alone. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord. So God is saying, you planted and you built where God told you to, and it seemed like every single time you did, it wasn't South, it went left, it did not work out, someone was trying to steal your stuff, but in that God was building your character. So before I get to that, let me finish out this chapter. All right, so verse 23 says, from there Isaac went up to Beersheba. That night the Lord came to him again and said, I am the God of your father Abraham. Abraham, do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and I will increase the number of your descendants for the sake of my servant Abraham. So that lets me know God came to Isaac twice in this chapter. Twice, okay? Twice. Because you know why? He needed to be encouraged. You can't tell me Isaac did not get weary. You can't tell me Isaac like, God, I know what you said, I know what you promised my father. I know what you promised me, Father. But Father, when? Like, what's going on? Why is it just so hard for me to, you know, plant and see a harvest, God, of what you want to do? Now, he saw a harvest, but the Philistines came and told him to leave it. He had to leave his harvest behind, y'all. Okay, so just like some of us, many of us had to be encouraged by God often. And, and it's okay. Hey, look at Isaac. He had to be encouraged two different times. God came to him. So after God came to him, in verse 25 it says, Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the Lord. There he pitched his tent, and there his servants began to dig a well. He dug a well again, y'all, for the fourth time. Jesus. So meanwhile Abimelech had come to him from Gerar with his personal advisor and his commander of his forces. Isaac asked them, so why have you come to me since you were hostile to me and sent me away? I just like, after all this time, you just come out of nowhere to come talk to me? Like, what's, what's going on? You know, they answered to him, we saw clearly that the Lord was with you. So we said, there ought to be a sworn agreement between us, between us and you. Let us make a treaty with you that you will do us no harm, just as we did not harm you but always treated you well and sent you away peacefully. And now that you are— and now you are blessed by the Lord. I'm not really sure what happened, if God gave him revelation, if God spoke to him like he did, um, like he did, um, um, you know, about Jesus whenever he was getting ready to be persecuted and hung on the cross. I don't know what happened there, but I can only just imagine that somewhere down the line God dealt with his heart. Somewhere down the line God revealed to this man that, listen, this is my son. Um, he's blessed, uh, he has a harvest, and guess what? You're not— you're no longer going to be a stumbling block for him. You're not going to be hindering him anymore. So he came to him to make peace. All right, and then guess what Isaac did in verse 30? Isaac then made a feast for them, and they ate and drank. Early the next morning, the men swore an oath to each other. Then Isaac sent them on their way, and they went away peacefully. That day Isaac's servants came and told him about the well they had dug. They said, we found water, and he called it Sheba, which means oath or seven. And to this day, the name of the town has been called Beersheba. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. So this is what God means when he says take the stance of Isaac. He said be a peacemaker. But before I go into that, let me finish telling you a little bit more about what he was saying about, you know, the tenacity and courage. So along the way, many of us have done the same thing. You plan it and you, you build what God told you to, and seemed like Every time you did, it went south, it went left, it did not work out. But God said that in that, he was building your character, your patience, your endurance, and your hope. For Romans chapter 5, verse 1-5 says this: Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Christ Jesus, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand, and We boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings because we know that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance produces character, and character produces hope. And hope does not put us to shame because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. My God, my God, my God, you guys have been through a lot. My God, we have been enduring a lot, and in that, God's been producing perseverance, character, and hope in us, and integrity, and so much more, right? Stamina, all that stuff that we need in order to handle the what exponential growth. Oh my God. So what else is God saying? God's saying you do not have to argue with your enemies about what's yours. You don't have to quarrel with nobody and explain why you deserve or have the blessing that God said is yours. Whoo! When I said that earlier, when I was sitting here typing this out, when I said that you don't have to argue with your enemy, it was like God just hit me like he's— he means business, y'all. Do not explain your miracle. Do not explain your growth. Do not explain to people who don't mean you well. But at the same time, keep the peace. So let me tell you what God is saying about that. So Isaac took God's words to heart, and nothing the king Abimelech did caused Isaac to act out of character. I Isaac chose peace, and he obeyed and followed the Spirit of the Lord. No matter what they tried to do, God was with Isaac. And in verse 26, the king came back and apologized to him. So God had to remind him on two different occasions, I'm here, I'm with you. And God's reminding you again, I'm with you. And so I noticed in scripture, anytime God repeats himself, there's a reason why. Either number one, you need to hear that, and he wants you to make sure you understood what he said the first time, and it's a reminder. Okay, this is what God— this is what God is saying. So God is saying, take your stance of peace. And let me tell you what it says about peace. So if you go to Matthew chapter 5, it talks about the blessed are the peacemakers. And I'll read over it real quickly. It says, now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him and he began to teach them. And he said, blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of, of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. And blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Blessed those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kind of evil things against you because of God. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven. For in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. Mm-mm-mm-mm. So God is saying, when these same people who were your enemies, or who, or who will become your enemies after they see your elevation, God said Don't push them away. First of all, ask God for wisdom. Ask God for wisdom on how you should respond to them. But God is saying use it as an opportunity to show mercy and love and patience, right? Because this is what wins people over. And I've seen this in my own life, in my own walk with Christ. When people, you know, come against you and persecute you and say things about you, right? I don't say anything, y'all. I don't say anything. I don't have to because I know God is fighting my battles. I don't have to. I can stay focused on what God's telling me to do, and I'm not worried about those other people on the other side. But over time, I noticed that they will come around. They will come around. And guess what I would do? Show them love anyway. And I'm being watchful now. I'm not saying— the word of God says to be wise as a serpent and harmless as a dove. But God is saying, use it as an opportunity to show them love and forgive them, because that made some like, wow, like, in their mind they know what they said about you. They know what they've done to you behind your back and in your face. And God is saying, make peace. Make peace, because it will be opportunity to win them over to Christ fully. Okay, make peace. God has stressed that to me. Make peace, stay humble. Don't, don't get consumed with what everybody else is saying about you. Stay focused on your harvest. Stay focused on your assignment and stay focused on your growth. Stay focused on what God is telling you to do, what you to do. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. This word, this word, this word, this word, this word, this word, y'all. Oh my God. Mm-hmm. This work so good. It's so good. Now we'll get ready to go into Part 2 of this word, you guys. God was not done. He was not done. He was not done. So on December 10th, you know, I decided to lay down, like, take me a quick nap. So in the midst of me closing my eyes, all of a sudden I saw a whole bunch of trees. And God— I heard Holy Spirit say, I want you to research the fastest growing trees. I said, wow. As many of you know in scripture, you know, God uses trees to to, you know, teach us so much about pruning and about growth and about, you know, and about, you know, making sure that we stay planted next to him in order to have growth. So in my study, I begin to look at the different trees that grew rapidly and that grew exponentially in growth, okay? And one tree in particular, you probably can guess what it is based off of my picture here in the background, is the weeping willow tree. Oh my gosh, I have never researched or studied about trees in my life, so doing this study was very, very enjoyable for me. And I was like, God, this is so beautiful, this is so amazing, so amazing. The willow tree. All right, all right, so let's get into it. So the willow tree gives us hope. It's a sense of belonging and safety. Furthermore, it's the ability to let go of the pain and suffering to grow new, strong, and bold. The image of the willow tree is our path to stability, hope, and healing. So this is what they're saying that, you know, willow tree symbolizes when you look it up. All right, so in the early stages, willow trees are prone to diseases and infections. And they can dry out and become very brittle due to the bulbs at the bottom of the tree. Okay, and so in order for the tree to have longevity long term in the infant stages, it must be pruned, watered, shown proper care, um, getting rid of all the toxins and not being neglected. It's also easier to change the structure of the tree when it is young so that it can be shaped by the planter and molded to have a solid foundation. By the time it reaches its state of maturity, which can be, um, within 10 to 15 years— by the way, the average tree takes 30 years to reach maturity— the more mature it becomes, it needs less and less maintenance because it has a strong and solid foundation and it it is healthy and cleaned up. My God. And the willow tree, it has so many different, you know, like average trees do, they have different trunks and stuff going out, but you have to kind of shape it while it's small so that way it can have one strong, like, you know, stature, one strong leader, so that way, you know, the strength is not going off into different— it's like it's a different branches. Okay, because the weeping willow can reach 50 feet in height and 50 feet in width, they need a wide swath of lawn or yard to stretch into. They work well in areas that are naturally quite moist, but they tend to shed a lot of leaves and twigs. To avoid planting them where fallen branches can cause damage or injury. So what they're saying is You know, you have to be careful about where you plant these trees. All right, these trees cannot be planted near sewer drains, septic systems, or water lines. Their root systems are aggressive, sometimes stretching wider than the tree is tall. That's like, whoo, that's some deep roots, y'all. Not only do they seek out the nearest and most abundant source of water, but they are attracted to the nutrients in the soil around a septic system as well as the oxygen in the drainage lines. So you have to be careful where you plant the tree. It has to be planted by really water. As you can see in the background and the picture here, um, picture on the right as well, it is planted near water, plenty of water, and hopefully it's healthy water. A willow tree must, um, have full sun and partial shade are best for it, and it needs to be in direct sunlight for at least 4 hours. Weeping willows have some drought tolerance and can handle the winter cold. The tree can also tolerate summer desert heat as long as greenery and water are not too far away. A mature weeping willow does not require fertilizer if it is planted in rich soil and it— and its leaves are a healthy green, or nearby lawns are fertilized regularly. However, you can supply fertilizer to support luscious growth. And the weeping willow tree comes in a variety of sizes. They have different names for them. They have some that have different colors. They're actually— they're very beautiful and unique trees. So after saying all that and going back to study this tree This tree symbolizes so much for the body of Christ, for us as believers. Okay, so here are some things that God pointed out to me about this tree. He said some of you have been weeping willows in your sowing, in your doing, going hard for God even when you did not feel like it, but you stayed planted by the water, which in scripture signifies Jesus Christ Christ, who is the living water. Okay, you stay planted right beside, right in Christ, even when it hurt, you guys, even when it hurt. The Lord said that all of your weeping and mourning is not in vain. It has built you up for a time such as this. He said, just like a willow tree, your foundation is wallet, and your well will never run dry as long as you stay planted in him. He said, just sit with him, just sit with me. In this season, you're gonna be so busy that, like the willow tree, you know, in your infant stage with God, with your growing and your sowing and you, you know, watering your seeds, God was able to prune you. He was able to remove things off of your tree, right? And so the willow tree, when it's mature, doesn't need that much work. And for the body of Christ, who this word is for, God is saying that now that you're reaching a place of maturity, you won't need as much pruning. Like, it— you're gonna actually gonna have a lot more joyous moments than, than the pain. You know, it's painful to get pruned, right? It don't feel good for God to process you and prune you and show you you. But there still is a maintenance phase. Don't forget about God. You have to maintain your luscious roots. You have to maintain how God has created you by doing what? Staying in his word, uh, spending time with him, being obedient, fasting when he asks you to fast, doing the things that he's called you to do. Don't be distracted. Don't— not getting distracted, right? And if you do, repent. Repent. God is so gracious and he's so merciful and he's so patient with us. God is saying go back to him and just repent. God said willow trees are very unique. They stand out. Most people know a weeping willow tree when they see one. They are used to beautify parks, lakes, gardens, etc., due to their uniqueness. And you are unique. You are fearfully and wonderfully made, and God is about to show off his work. So shine, baby, shine. That's what I put. Shine, baby, shine. God said shine, okay? Do not hide your light. God said you cannot hide. He said be you, be authentic, because you will stand out like the whipping— like the weeping willow tree. If you go somewhere and you see a whole bunch of trees and you see this tree, you gonna look to that tree first. It's so unique. It's a very beautiful tree. And God's saying you're beautiful. You're more than enough. Let him show off his craftsmanship. Let him show off what he's done in your life. Don't be afraid to stand out. You know, I'm definitely guilty of that in the past, like being guilt— like feeling like trying to hide myself, trying like, okay God, I don't want to seem like I'm trying to like do too much. But even God had to deal with me. No, daughter, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, you are my craftsmanship. He wants to show you off to the world. My God, God said like the willow tree, you have grown in grace, you have gone, you have grown gracefully. So God say stay, he said stay planted in your word, stay planted in God, stay planted in your purpose. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. I don't know about you, but that word just filled my tank up even the more. So I urge you, go back, study this word, look at the slides, you know. I put up there the, um, the word I came from. I tried my best to go slow as I could so you can understand it. But listen, listen, listen, listen. So I want to pray, pray out really quickly, and then I'll be done. I'll let you guys go. But Father, I just thank you right now, God, for your word, God. I thank you right now, God, for exponential growth, God, is happening right now, that doors are opening right now, Father. I've seen people already who are already flowing and operating in exponential growth. But God, you are not done. You have not forgotten about us, God. So I pray right now, God, that for those who hear this word, God, let them have an ear to hear. Let them have the ear, Lord God, to hear what you're saying to them about their situation, God. I pray for their healing, God. I Pray, Lord God, that God, they receive this word, God. I pray, God, against the spirit of being discouraged, God. I pray against the spirit of anxiety and depression, Father. Father, I pray, Lord God, that your people will rise up to the occasion, God. That God, they'll pick up their sword, God, their fight, God. They put on their armor every single day, Lord God, to fight the good fight of faith, God, because the world needs you. The world needs your light like never before, God. And it has to be done through your people, Father. So God, I thank you right now. I thank you for this word. I thank you, God, for holy boldness, God. I thank you, Lord God, for calling me, God, for such a time as this, God. God, I thank you right now, God, for every listener, oh Lord God. I thank you, Lord God, for every mother, every father, God, my sisters, my brothers who have been, who have been just laboring, God, laboring before you, God, and waiting on you, God, and waiting on you, God. And God, you're saying the time is now, God. So I just say thank you. You. Thank you, God. Thank you for your word, God. And I pray, God, that— and I pray, God, that your words will not fall to the ground. In Christ's name I pray, God. Amen and amen. Hallelujah. Thank you, God. Hallelujah. Amen and amen.
