From Occupation to Expansion
Nov 8th 2009

A warrior of old once made this statement: The purpose of war is victory, and the purpose of victory is occupation." In the Kingdom, we add one more step to the process: The purpose of occupation is expansion."
The Lord would not give the Promised Land to Israel all at once because they did not have the ability to occupy, he positioned them for expansion. Expansion is vital to advancing the Kingdom of Heaven. The man who was given the one talent and buried it, simply occupied and protected that accomplished but suffered tremendously because he did not take what he had and positioned it for increase. (Matthew 25:-28).  
It's important that we view life with the perspective of expansion and forward motion. When we think this way, we are positioning ourselves for increase and promotion. It's not healthy to simply find a place you want to stay in and occupy. The moment you have found a leveling-off place is the moment you begin backsliding.
When your passion begins to decline, you already start to die. You were born to burn ! Elisha came to the king and said, "Strike the ground 3 times. The prophet became angry at the king and said, " If only you had struck th eground 5 or 6 times you would have annihilated the enemy, but now  you're only going to have 3 victories." Because the king did not live out of passion, he couldn't carry the annointing that God wanted to give him, and it cost the nation. When leaders don't have passion, it cost everyone who follows.
Passion and the annointing run in parallel courses. A person with the passion will take all the risks. Everything you want in the Kingdom realm is found through this veil of difficulty by stepping in the realm of inconvience. You don't get it by coasting on yesterday's breakthrough. You were born for expansion.