How many love Jesus today? Come on—how many love Jesus in this place? I am so excited to be here. It’s such an honor to stand in this room. Pastors Kevin and Sheila are overseers over our church, and we are incredibly grateful for them. I’ve had the privilege of sitting under their leadership for years, and I learned early on that when greatness is in the room, you don’t fall asleep—you listen.
I often say this: I don’t fill shoes, I stand on shoulders. I believe the next generation isn’t called to replace the previous one, but to stand on what they built—to see farther and accomplish more. I’m grateful to be part of a church that believes that.
Today I want to talk to the visionaries—the planners, dreamers, leaders, and go-getters. People with big dreams and long-term goals. That’s a gift from God. I want you to imagine we’re in a locker room. It’s halftime, the game is on the line, and the coach is giving the pep talk before we go back out on the field.
If you have your Bible, turn with me to Matthew 6:34. Jesus says, “Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Jesus isn’t saying don’t plan—He’s saying don’t panic. When you live in tomorrow, you step into a day God hasn’t given you grace for yet.
Now turn to Philippians 4:6–7. Paul says, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.” Peace isn’t the absence of problems—it’s the presence of God in the middle of them.
Turn to your neighbor and tell them my title today: “You’re not stuck. You’re stalling.”
Have you ever been in such a hurry to get to the next season that you wasted the one you’re in? We rush through singleness, parenting, school, healing, even grief. Sometimes we’re so desperate to feel better that we never actually get better.
You can’t rush what God is trying to reveal in you. If all you care about is the next thing, you’ll miss the now thing—and then you won’t be ready when the real thing arrives.
Life is a tension between forward vision and present obedience. Vision without presence leads to frustration. Presence without vision leads to stagnation. You need both. God didn’t give you a dream so you could live in fantasy—He gave you a dream to wake you up to your assignment.
Some of us are praying for a harvest while ignoring the field.
Worry steals tomorrow’s peace and robs today’s presence. Worry makes you the god of your own story. Prayer reminds you that God is holding the pen.
Look at Joseph’s life in Genesis 37–50. He was faithful in every season. In the pit, he trusted God. In Potiphar’s house, he served. In prison, he interpreted dreams. In the palace, he led with wisdom. You don’t rise to the level of your dreams—you fall to the level of your disciplines.
God doesn’t promote based on potential. He promotes based on stewardship.
We want results without reps, blessing without budgeting, influence without intimacy, anointing without obedience. But God doesn’t bless ambition—He blesses obedience. He doesn’t reward hype—He rewards habits.
Don’t rush through your season just because it’s uncomfortable. Comfort never grows you—consistency does.
Maybe the miracle isn’t tomorrow’s breakthrough. Maybe it’s today’s endurance.
So today, it’s time to stop stalling. It’s time to move. It’s time to trust God with what’s already in your hands.