Before I start on my sharing with you guys, I want to share with you a testimony that I’ve heard. There was a man who works in a big company. He is very successful in life, he is not only a Manager in the company, and he is perhaps the CEO, Director or even the founder of the company. He is doing so well that his assets total up to about $3 million. But in the recent finical crisis, this man losses everything that he had, the company closed down, he losses all his $3million dollars!

But this man didn’t just fall back and started blaming God on what happened to him, instead, he was found serving in church even more. When the pastors of the church heard about what has happened to this man, they went and cared about him. But the amazing thing was that his replied was: “Pastors, I’m so excited because I know that the day ahead is going to be very interesting.”

You see, when this man’s job is taken away from him, he was able to see God and his works more clearly. Many of us has different distractions in our life, for some of us, this distractions maybe branded goods, fun in the world, or even studies and family. Yes even our families and our studies.

In the bible, Jesus taught the people saying, if you do not hate your father or mother, do not hate your son, your daughter, your wife, or even your own life. You cannot be a follower of Jesus. Does Jesus really want you to hate all these people that he has mentioned? Of course not, what the bible meant was to love Jesus more than all the other things that are in your life. In the same way, God is not asking you to give up your studies or to disobey your family; he is telling you that he is higher than all these things.

So what is it in this man that he could react in this manner? Let me tell you the answer, it is his capacity that enables him to react in a positive way. So our capacity is very important to us. If your pastor were to come to you and say, “You got to lead the prayer meetings for an hour next week.” What will your reaction be? Will you push the offer away and say you can’t do it or will you accept it and face the new challenge with faith? If you are someone with capacity, you will be able to take up whatever responsibilities that are given to you. Look at this verse now, 1Cor 10:13:

“No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear…”

So in the same way, god will not give you any responsibilities that you cannot handle. So whenever God give you a new responsibility through the pastor or through the church, have courage to take it! Because it is because God trust in you, that’s why he gives you that chance.

Now, what comes into your mind when I say the word ‘capacity’? What do you mean by the capacity of the fish tank? It is the amount of water that the tank can hold. So the capacity of the tank is equal to the volume of the tank. Hence the formula of the capacity of the tank is length x Breath x Height. So, now, what is our spiritual maturity? Is there a formula for spiritual maturity? Yes there is! The formula for spiritual capacity is:

Spiritual capacity= Faith x Perseverance x Prayer

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