Be diligent!

 “Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.” Proverbs 22:29 KJV

The opportunity in your hand must be handled with diligence, even if you think it is small.  This determines if you would have an audience with the king. Diligence is the disciplined commitment to grow, focus, continue, and endure until purpose is fulfilled. The Bible teaches that skill must be sharpened for labour to become effective (Ecclesiastes 10:10). This means that before we do great things, we must first become prepared vessels. Capacity-building, learning, training, and sharpening of gifts are part of diligence. You cannot be more diligent than what you have the capacity to deliver.

Diligence also requires focus, consistency, and endurance. When you are focused, your whole body is committed (Matthew 6:22). A focused person is not easily distracted from divine assignment (1 Kings 20:39–40). Also, be diligent to do it till you break it; your repetition is your reputation, consistency is what breaks resistance (2 Kings 13:18-19). Lastly, be diligent to endure to the end, no matter what you go through, focus until you get the result (Matthew 24:13). Diligence that endures will eventually produce honour, access, and elevation.

Prophetic Word: I declare over your life that the grace for diligence comes upon you today. You will not waste the opportunities God has placed in your hands. You will grow in capacity, increase in wisdom, and sharpen your gifts for divine assignment. Every distraction designed to pull you away from your purpose is broken. Your diligence shall speak for you, and your labour shall produce honourable results in Jesus’ name.

Prayer: Father, in the name of Jesus, give me the spirit of diligence. Help me to value the opportunities You have placed in my hands. Teach me to build capacity, sharpen my skills, and prepare myself for greater assignments. Deliver me from distraction, laziness, discouragement, and inconsistency. Position me before kings and not before ordinary men. In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.