Stretch Your Limits!

INSPIRE Devotionals With Emmanuel Afiawari Sunday, February 8, 2026 Topic: STRETCH YOUR LIMITS! Memory Verse: ‭‭"‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭He touched their eyes and said, “Become what you believe" - Matthew‬ ‭9:29‭ ‭MSG‬‬ Bible Text: ‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭ ‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭54:2‭-‬3‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ 2. ‭‭Enlarge the place of your tent, And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; Do not spare; Lengthen your cords, And strengthen your stakes. 3. For you shall expand to the right and to the left, And your descendants will inherit the nations, And make the desolate cities inhabited. INSPIRATION: In a world filled with scary economic indices with experts in various fields reeling out heart-wrenching statistics, it is imperative that you must take a stand on what you believe or choose not to believe. Whilst the facts speak for themselves, you must realise that you become what you believe (Matt. 9: 29 MSG). To this end, for you not to accept and conform to these damning statistics, you must be willing to stretch your mind to conceptualise ways to beat the odds. It was the revered E. W Kenyon, who said, "Make your brain work. It will sweat, but make it work. It will improve. It will develop until you become a wonder to those around you." Many of us are not exercising our brainpower; we're not putting it to work as much as we should. Stretch your limits! You do not know what you're capable of becoming until you task your brain. Make your brain work. Your improvement is tied to the limits you're willing to stretch your mind. TODAY'S TAKE HOME: Answers are waiting at the trigger of your mind. Until you pull that trigger, mediocrity may never leave you. PRAYER: Dear Lord, help me to imbibe the culture of stretching my mind until I see results. Help me to think and see the many possibilities I could become when I action my beliefs and stretch my mind to attain same, in Jesus name.