S01 E15 - What Is A Limit?

A limit is a peg, hindrance, or barrier that defines restriction. For example, a SPEED LIMIT restricts the car to a certain speed, even though the car was built for a much higher rate and can move faster than the limit. A LIMIT IS THAT THING THAT DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO MAXIMISE YOUR POTENTIAL. Jeremiah 4 v 3 says, "BREAK UP YOUR FALLOW GROUNDS.TYPES OF LIMITATION:Spiritual limitation – Isaiah 6 v 1 – The Prophet's vision of God had been limited until the year that King Uzziah died.Fear can also limit a Christian from achieving or maximizing his potential. 2 Tim 1 v 7 shows that fear is a spirit. The NIV calls fear a spirit of TIMIDITY.Limitation of the mind (Thinking)– In Numbers 13, when the children of Israel went to spy on the land, 10 out of 12 were limited in their thoughts and perceived themselves as grasshoppers. Thank God for Joshua and Caleb that was not negative or limited in their thinking.Free your thoughts from limitations. Your chance in life and journey to greatness begins with a change in your thinking. Phil 4:8 – Whatsoever things are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, good report, if there be any virtue, if there be any praise, think on these things.HOW TO BREAK OUT OF LIMITATION1. The Jabez example: 1 Chronicle 4:9-10 – BY PRAYER: 9 “And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying Because I bare him with sorrow.10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.” ⁃ Jabez had a spiritual limitation – he was honorable, well behaved, but he had a BAD LABEL. ⁃ When you look at the prayer he prayed, you can discover the problems he had. ⁃ Bless me indeed: He was not a blessed man. Lack of blessing is lack of material means, no money, living in debts, no job, suffering. A life that is not blessed by God will be experiencing hardship, lack, strife. ⁃ Enlarge my coast: He was limited in everything, no advancement in life, living in the same run-down house for years, could not pay house rent talkless of building his own home. Stagnation, working as an elephant and eating like an ant. ⁃ Thine hand be with me: Jabez could not see the hand of God on his life and what he was doing. He was probably experiencing failure in business, making wrong decisions, constantly losing money, lack of favor because when the hand of God is on you, you will have direction and open doors. ⁃ Keep me from evil: Jabez must have had bad experiences, the same way some of us have or are presently experiencing many corruption and unfavorable occurrences in life. ⁃ Not grieve me: Jabez was unhappy about his life. Today many people have genuine reasons making them sick, but we can copy Jabez by crying out loud to God for a breakthrough. Do not give up and say what will be. Jabez stood out not because of a significant feat he accomplished, but because of A PRAYER REQUEST, HE MADE