In the last lesson, we explored a powerful truth that God’s cycle of increase always begins with a seed.
Your seed may be your time, treasure, talent, or tools, but the greatest seed God desires is you. Increase cannot be separated from surrender.
Today, we’re going deeper, not just understanding increase, but positioning for it.
The Mandate of Increase
One thing you must settle in your heart is this: increase is your covenant birthright.
You were not created for stagnation or limitation. You serve a God of multiplication, not reduction. Your increase is not an accident. It is not a luxury. It is not for “special” believers.
It is divinely mandated.
But here’s the tension: God can declare increase over your life, yet if you are not properly positioned, you can watch others rise while you remain stuck.
Positioning determines whether you enter, sustain, or waste your increase.
What Does It Mean to Position Yourself for Increase?
To position yourself for increase means to align your mindset, habits, lifestyle, and spiritual posture with God’s principles so you can receive what He has prepared for you.
Think of it like a radio frequency. If you’re not tuned to the right station, even though the broadcast is happening, you receive nothing.
God does His part. But positioning is your responsibility.
Scripture shows us this pattern over and over: Joseph, Daniel, David, Esther…they were not lucky. They were prepared. They were strategically positioned long before the promotion came.
Positioning is the bridge between prophecy and manifestation.
One of God’s unchanging principles is “Seedtime and harvest.” If you want increase, you don’t pray only, you sow, develop, adapt, and prepare.
Why Must You Position Yourself for Increase?
1. Because God Is a God of Increase and His Plan Is Progressive
Psalm 115:14 says,
“May the Lord give you increase more and more, you and your children.”
That means increase should be generational, layered, and continuous.
God does not want you to peak early then decline. Your life is meant to grow in: calling, impact, influence, wisdom, responsibility, capacity.
Even David wasn’t anointed once, he was anointed three times for ascending levels of assignment (1 Samuel 16, 2 Samuel 2:4, 2 Samuel 5:3).
Every level of life requires a fresh version of you.
2. Because Increase Requires Prepared Capacity
God never promotes unprepared people. Not because He’s harsh, but because He won’t set you up for failure. His blessings add riches, not sorrow.
Before God brings increase, He checks your capacity. Are your structures ready? Is your mindset enlarged enough? Have you grown into the weight of what you’re praying for?
Isaiah 54:2 puts it beautifully:
“Enlarge the place of your tent… stretch out the curtains… lengthen your cords… strengthen your stakes.”
Why enlarge BEFORE the blessing comes?
Because God will not pour new wine into old wineskins (Matthew 9:17).
Every new level demands new: discipline, thinking, obedience, faith, consecration, responsibility
Increase is not just about having more; it’s about becoming more.
3. Because Seasons Change
Ecclesiastes 3:1 reminds us: “To everything there is a season.”
Life changes. Environments change. Opportunities shift. You must adapt.
Think about the major shifts in human civilization: Agricultural Age (BC–1700s), Industrial Age (1700s–1900s), Information Age (1900s–Present).
Each age demanded new knowledge, new tools, and new mindsets.
Today’s world is driven by: digital skills, automation, AI, remote work, global connectivity, e-commerce, software development, online education, social media, content creation, etc.
If all you can offer is physical labor or outdated skills, you’re living in a world that no longer exists. The greatest tragedy in life is not failure, it’s succeeding in a season that God has already left. You must keep evolving.
How to Position Yourself for Increase
1. Be Future-Focused
To be forward-focused means to keep your gaze on where you’re going, not where you’ve been. It’s about building momentum toward the future instead of recycling old experiences.
A future-focused life is:
- Vision-oriented
Focused on what’s possible, not what’s familiar. - Momentum-driven
Taking small consistent steps that create acceleration. - Proactive, not reactive
Planning ahead instead of waiting for problems. - Growth-conscious
Always developing, improving, and preparing.
Noah is one of the best biblical examples of forward focus.
In Genesis 9:20, the Bible says:
“And Noah began to be a farmer, and he planted a vineyard.”
The flood had destroyed everything. The project that consumed 120 years of his life had ended. The version of Noah that built the ark could not sustain his new season.
So, what did he do? He began something new. He refused to live in the past. He refused to mourn the old season. He refused to stay defined by what he used to do. That’s how people of increase think.
Don’t live in the past. Living in the past means allowing nostalgia to replace preparation. Clinging to old successes.
Increase moves in the direction of relevance.
KEY TRAITS OF FUTURE-FOCUSED PEOPLE
1. Vision-Oriented: They think long-term. They see what others don’t see yet.
2. Adaptable: They’re flexible. They adjust quickly and don’t fear change.
3. Lifelong Learners:
Proverbs 1:5 says:
“A wise man will hear and increase learning…”
They read, take courses, upgrade skills, invest in mentorship, and expose themselves to new environments.
Because in the modern world, skills depreciate fast if you don’t keep them updated.
The future does not belong to the strongest, it belongs to the most adaptable.
Say this prayer: Lord Jesus help me to stay aligned and relevant in your will for my life in Jesus name.
