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Which One of These People Are YOU in Life?

Gary Keesee • Oct 03, 2018

Will you imagine something with me for a minute?

Imagine you’re sitting in an auditorium with hundreds of other people listening to a speaker when, a few minutes into his message, the speaker says there’s money hidden under one of the seats in the room.

What would YOU do?

I’ve done this a few times during our services at Faith Life Church, and you can probably guess what happened when I told the people—nearly everyone jumped up and looked under their own chairs.

Some people looked under their own chairs and then started looking under the empty chairs around them.

And a few people looked under their own chairs, then moved quickly to every empty seat in their section, or the section next to theirs, and looked under all of those chairs, too.

Which person would you be in that auditorium?

Which person are you in life ?

Because life is like that auditorium, and the opportunities God has for you are like the money hidden under the chairs. He presents you with opportunities. That’s what He does. But it’s your responsibility to get up and capture them, and capture them quickly.

Look at 2 Kings 4:1-7 with me.

The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves.”

Elisha replied to her, “How can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?”

“Your servant has nothing there at all,” she said, “except a little oil.”

Elisha said, “Go around and ask all your neighbors for empty jars. Don’t ask for just a few. Then go inside and shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour oil into all the jars, and as each is filled, put it to one side.”

She left him and shut the door behind her and her sons. They brought the jars to her and she kept pouring. When all the jars were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another one.”

But he replied, “There is not a jar left.” Then the oil stopped flowing.

She went and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debts. You and your sons can live on what is left.”

What would you say is the most valuable thing in that story?

It was time.

But there are two keys to time here that I want you to notice.

  1. She acted quickly. She didn’t waste time. Like the people in the auditorium who jumped up right away to look under their chairs, she obeyed Elisha’s instructions and gathered pots.
  2. She could’ve taken more time.

Wait; what, Gary? You just said it was important that she acted quickly.

It was extremely important that she acted quickly. But if you could talk to that widow now and ask her what she would change if she could go back, I guarantee she would say she would have taken more time to gather more pots.

See, the widow went a little farther than the people in the auditorium who jumped up and looked under their own chairs for the hidden money. She was like the “some” who looked under the other chairs closest to them.

But what if she had truly understood what God was trying to get to her?

What if she had realized that God never gives just “satisfied”?

Luke 6:38 says, “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over , will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

So, what if she had really been tuned in to God and anticipated the “running over” that He promised?

She would’ve been like the “few” who looked under every empty seat in their section, and the section next to theirs.

Sure, she would’ve still acted quickly, but she wouldn’t have stopped at satisfied. She would’ve visited every last neighbor to get their empty pots. She would’ve traveled to the next town over to ask around for empty pots. She would’ve come back with wagon loads of pots. And she would’ve been recorded as being the wealthiest woman on the face of the earth.

See, God is constantly operating in the “running over,” in the “more than enough.”

It’s time for you to start anticipating the “more than enough” and capturing all He has promised you.

It’s time for you to live the life He always intended you to live.

Now is the time for you to experience His rest—to have the same amazing results others are having as they tap into ALL of the laws and promises of the Kingdom of God and walk them out!

See, I’ve been there—struggling to survive, doing my best to keep my head above water as my life spiraled further into financial chaos. I couldn’t even afford to buy a postage stamp.

In less than three years, we were completely out of debt. We started new businesses during that time that kept growing. We paid cash for our cars, cash for our 55 acres of land, and built and paid for our new home. We were extremely excited, and still are! In fact, we’ve been on a mission ever since to help others experience the Kingdom of God.

That’s where Team Revolution comes in.

Team Revolution is an initiative that God laid on our hearts to mentor you to freedom, greater success, and to living out your God-designed destiny.

This unique partnership program is designed specifically to mentor you in Kingdom principles and toward success in the areas that are important in your life, like faith, family, marriage, business, and finances.

I’m especially excited to move forward as we enhance and streamline Team Revolution—merging Drenda’s partners into our community—creating one unified and power-packed partnership program that Drenda and I lead together.

Really though, we believe effective mentoring takes a network , so in addition to sharing our own personal experiences, we also draw from the experiences of other entrepreneurs, experts, and leaders in their industries to provide you with the knowledge, support, and resources you need to go to the next level.

Because Team Revolution isn’t just about helping you take the next step in a career , we want to help you win in every area of your life.

It’s your time.

God wants you to have provision. What are you waiting for?

Make the decision RIGHT NOW to capture the opportunities in front of you. Choose to make this YOUR TIME.

5 Steps to Release the Kingdom in Your Life

By Gary Keesee • 10 Apr, 2024
Reading Time 2 mins 13 secs – In John 6, we read the story of Jesus feeding 5,000 people with five loaves of bread and two fish. Do you know it? It’s where we see Jesus teaching the disciples how to release the Kingdom of God into the earth realm. Basically, a large crowd was following Jesus, listening to Him teach, and watching Him perform miracles. It got to a point where the people needed to eat, and Jesus asked the disciples what they planned to feed the people. Of course, Jesus knew the disciples would freak out. They couldn’t feed 5,000 people. In fact, they started talking about how it would take more than half a year’s wages to buy just a bite for that many people. Jesus was teaching the disciples, and He was teaching us— the Kingdom of God has all the answers you need . How can you release the Kingdom of God into your life? Here are the five steps Jesus took. 1. Look at what you have. Jesus asked the disciples what they had to feed the people. What do you have in your life that you can give God to work with? Jesus multiplied bread into bread and fish into fish. What do you need multiplied in your life? Find some of it. That’s your seed. Also, remember that money can be named. You don’t sow money to believe for more paper or digital money. Money represents your life and can be named to be the thing you need multiplied. 2. Make sure you’re in faith. “To have faith is to be sure of the things we hope for, to be certain of the things we cannot see” (Hebrews 11:1, GNT). You have to know how to judge whether or not you’re in faith. How? Do you have the right picture? When you close your eyes, what do you see? Do you see yourself with the thing you’re believing for? Can you defend your position? Why do you believe it? Prove it! Because you can be sure that between the “Amen” and the “There it is!” the enemy is going to contend for it, so you better be able to defend it. Do you have joy, expectancy, and peace? Are you in agreement with your spouse? 3. Confess over what you have, and release it in faith. Be specific. Say exactly what you’re believing for and release the seed to God. 4. Get the plan from God. Be ready for new direction, new ideas, and new concepts by revelation from the Holy Spirit. Carry a notepad and a pen. Write everything down. 5. Act quickly! When God gives you the plan, MOVE! It’s wise to have counselors and get wisdom, but you need to act swiftly on any direction you receive from the Holy Spirit.

Want Growth and Success? Here Are 10 Steps to Help Take You There

By Gary Keesee • 13 Mar, 2024
Reading Time 2 mins 34 secs – How can you make sure you’re equipped for the growth coming your way this year? Here are my 10 steps to posture yourself for opportunity and success. 1. Ask yourself how you’re handling your current responsibilities. Don’t run from your responsibilities. No matter where you are or what you’re doing, you should be a success. People will still see the evidence of God even if you think you’re in the wrong spot. 2. Detox your life of the things that keep you from having time to think. We live in a fast-paced world. There are plenty of things that can keep you distracted. But it’s in the moments that you stop to think that you’ll find ways to solve problems, and that’s where the opportunities are. So figure out what is consuming your time. Start saying no to some things. Find time to think. 3. Don’t hang around people who are always losing. I know people hit rough spots, but if the people in your life are chronically losing, it’s time to expand your circle. Hang around people who are better than you are, who don’t see things as impossible, and who have vision. It may be uncomfortable for you, but their influence will cause you to think differently. 4. Write down EVERY idea that you have, no matter how strange it seems. Most people filter opportunities and ideas through what they perceive their ability to be. This means most people discard ideas by the dozens because they don’t think they can do them. But God isn’t limited to what you know how to do. The ideas He gives you might seem so weird to you that you can’t process them fully. Write them down so you have time to think about them. 5. Research. Research. Repeat. You don’t need to know how to do something; you need to know how to learn how to do it. Research until you find what you’re looking for. 6. Count the cost before you jump. A lot of Christians hear God and jump out too soon, resulting in catastrophe. There are seasons for everything. God will prepare you for where He wants you to go. Be patient. 7. Always be in agreement with your spouse. Never, ever march out into battle without your spouse being in total agreement and your faith aligned. 8. Ask God for direction. Ask Him to help you, to show you where to go, and what to do. And always remember that prophecy from other people shouldn’t lead you; it should only confirm what God has already said to you. 9. Commit to never quit. Quitting is not an option. Once you’ve moved, don’t move again until God speaks to you. Stay with it. Walk it out. Don’t quit. So many people have so much potential, but they get uncomfortable and they quit. If you want to win, you should always be stretching. 10. Get ready to embrace bigger things. Your ability to see the big picture will keep growing as you change and grow on the inside. You’ll pick up on even more opportunities. For more principles, check out this FREE video on success.

The Consequences of Strife: Why You Should Never Allow It in Your Life

By Drenda Keesee • 14 Feb, 2024
Reading Time 2 mins 59 secs – A stuffed toy laid in the road at the scene of the accident. As we passed, the Lord spoke to me, “ Okay, this is your last warning. Are you going to continue this? You know you are opening the door to the enemy.” Gary and I had had a disagreement just before we had left the house for our family road trip. And there we were six hours in and we’d barely said a word to one another. Six hours. You think driving from Ohio to Tennessee is a long stretch of highway? Try doing it while giving someone the silent treatment. One word: torture. Then we passed the accident. Gary and I both felt the same conviction when we passed it, especially because it clearly involved children. But... pride. We knew what we were doing wasn’t good. (What kind of example is it to your children to ignore each other?) But neither of us wanted to lay down our pride. I kept hearing the voice of the Lord, and I’d think, No, I’m not going to fix this thing, because then I’ll have to talk to him. It was almost a competition to see who could hold our grudge for the longest. But strife is dangerous stuff. What is strife? Drama, conflict, friction, disagreement, bickering, arguing, bad blood, disputes… whichever words you use to describe it, it’s dangerous. Whether it’s between you and your spouse, you and your child, you and a friend, you and a family member, or you and a coworker, you don’t want to let strife remain in your life. The Bible says that where there is strife, there is confusion and there is every evil work (James 3:16). Our small argument between Gary and I had gone unchecked and had escalated, and neither one of us were listening to the voice of the Lord. And there were consequences for our strife and outright disobedience. About an hour after we passed the accident, a car pulled out in front of our vehicle, and we were in what could have been a very serious car accident. I started yelling the name of Jesus, and God supernaturally protected our entire family. Initially, it looked as though there were going to be serious issues. They told us our son’s spleen might rupture. I was pregnant, and the doctors worried that I might lose the baby. Through all of these things, we stood on the Word of God, and we all came out unharmed, including the young preacher’s son who had pulled out in front of us (he was in disobedience at that moment too). Even in the midst of this difficult situation, through our prayers, standing on God’s Word, and our children’s words to the medical personnel, we had opportunities to minister and impact the little county hospital we had to visit. The enemy tried to take us out, but he lost. We were responsible for opening the door to the enemy. But the name of Jesus is more powerful than our mistakes and circumstances, and that is what kept us protected. You MUST stay on guard and not allow strife in your life, with anyone. How? Here are just three quick tips: Bite your tongue. You don’t have to say everything you think. Don’t lash out or give the silent treatment. Work on communicating with others in a healthy way. Repent quickly and forgive quickly. Take responsibility; admit when you’re wrong. Say you’re sorry and ask for forgiveness. Don’t hold onto hurts. Forgive as you’ve been forgiven by Jesus.
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