The whole creation is waiting for the manifestation of the sons of God. That means creation is not just waiting for Christians in general, it is waiting for you in particular to show up in the programme God wrote for your life. One of the ways many believers weaken that manifestation is by comparison. God is investing in you because of the future He planned for you, not because of what your friends are doing. Just because you share a house and even a bed with someone does not mean you did the same things overnight. You do not know what they read, what they prayed, what they watched or what they discussed while you slept. In the same way, you do not know what God has in mind for them and what He has in mind for you.
The Bible says we should be followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. You follow faith and patience, not fashion and pressure. There is a difference between learning principles from those ahead of you and trying to copy people whose journey is completely different from yours. Some Christians are carrying visions that will touch nations, yet they want to live like people who are only planning to survive in one street. God knows what you are carrying, so He begins to put you through a stricter programme. While some people can sleep all night, the Holy Spirit is waking you to pray because of the battles He wants you to win ahead of time. You are meant to be a guide for someone’s future, but you will delay that person’s destiny if you keep postponing your own growth.
Personal commitment is required to bear much fruit.
So as you move further into 2026, stop complaining that your life is tighter than your friend’s life. Instead of murmuring, ask the Holy Spirit, Lord, what are You preparing me for that is making You demand this level of discipline. Stop trying to escape from every training that stretches you. Stay with the reading schedule He gave you, the prayer time He instructed, the service He planted you in, the financial discipline He is teaching you. Do not abandon your divine programme because a friend without any future plan seems to be enjoying more freedom. That freedom is very expensive; it is being paid for with their tomorrow. Decide that you will not manifest partially. You will press with God until everything He has put inside you comes into the open, in character, in calling, in capacity and in impact. That is how your life will answer the groaning of creation and bring glory to the Father.
THOUGHT TO PONDER: In what areas have you been comparing yourself to friends instead of submitting to the specific programme God is running for your life? What concrete steps will you take this year to embrace His disciplines and follow those who through faith and patience inherit the promises?
PRAYER: Father, deliver me from unhealthy comparison and help me to stay with the programme You designed for me until my full manifestation appears. Amen.
BIBLE IN A YEAR:
Genesis 31:17-32:12, Matthew 10:24-11:6, Psalm 13:1-6, Proverbs 3:16-18
SPIRIT MEAT ON ANDROID AND iOS
Spirit Meat on Android: https://bit.ly/SpiritMeatAndroid
Spirit Meat on iOS: https://bit.ly/SpiritMeatIOS
YouVersion: http://bible.us/r/H3b
————————————————————
Jesus is Lord!
————————————————————
www.dreamcentreoftheloic.org
www.soundcloud.com/reverendareogun
www.dciradio.org
https://bit.ly/SpiritMeatDailyDevotionalWhatsApp
YouTube Channel- Sola Areogun Ministries
+2348037252124
#SpiritMeat
#ReverendAreogun
————————————————————
Copyright ©️ 2025
The public is hereby informed that exclusive copyright
subsists in this work and therefore any attempt to reproduce,
copy, distribute to public for commercial purposes, publish any
translation of the work, make any film in respect of the work,
make an adaptation of the work, either the whole or substantial
part of the work, either in its original form or in any form
recognisably derived from the original is an infringement on the
right of the author and subject to litigation unless and except
the author has officially and clearly authorized the said person
or persons or the author is clearly acknowledged in the work.
EN 
FR