Different Types of Pours

EVERY POUR DOESN’T LOOK THE SAME.

We often get caught up in what we want instead of paying attention to what we need.

But everyone’s pour is different.

Sometimes the pour is one-on-one.

Sometimes it’s a small group.

Sometimes it’s being in the room, listening and observing.

Sometimes you are being poured into directly. Other times, you are learning by watching, serving, participating, and paying attention.

All of those are pours.

The problem comes when we start comparing our access to someone else’s access.

You may see someone receiving a different level of access and think, “Why am I not there?”

But everyone does not have the same access, because everyone does not have the same assignment, preparation, or season.

You have the access God has ordained for you.

Stop trying to force yourself into places God has not released you into yet.

And let me say this plainly:

You may simply not be ready.

That doesn’t mean you won’t ever be ready.

It doesn’t mean you aren’t called.

It doesn’t mean you aren’t valuable.

It means there is something God wants to develop in you before you move into the next room.

Your time will come.

But while you are waiting for the next level of access, learn everything you are supposed to learn in the room you are currently in.

Pay attention.

Listen. Observe. Ask questions. Grow. Receive.

Apply what you are learning.

Because the pour you are receiving now may be preparing you for the pour you will eventually give.

Don’t set yourself up for disappointment because you tried to force your way into a place you were never supposed to be at that moment.

Sometimes we get frustrated with people for not giving us access they were never assigned to give us.

Sometimes we get upset because we weren’t invited into a room that wasn’t ours yet.

And sometimes, if we’re honest, we have to stop blaming everybody else and ask God what He is trying to teach us where we are.

Instead of asking:

“Why am I not getting what they are getting?”

Ask:

“God, what am I supposed to get from this pour?”

“Who have You assigned to pour into me in this season?”

“What are You preparing me for?”

“What do I need to learn before You give me greater access?”

Your current room is not insignificant just because it isn’t your next room.

Receive the pour. Learn the lesson. Honor the season.

Because when God changes your access, you’ll be prepared for what He is placing in your hands.

Everybody has a pour. Everybody has a season. Everybody has a level of access.

Don’t force the door.

Let God prepare you for the room.