Timing with Antonio T. Smith, Jr.

Jun 28, 2023•2 hr 24 min

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Timing

6/28/23

Something has happened, and now they’re looking for something to make their situation change
If you look at your Seekers as cash transactions, you will lose them.
It will be hard to convert them to Believers
They are in a season of confusion

Workers — People who are no longer seeking, they have completely decided on their destiny

You will not change their mind
They are focused and on fire
They have a written down plan, a definite purpose, and one hell of a burning desire
This worker is so enthralled in their purpose, even when they want to relax, they cannot.
This worker is so on fire, they’ve also become a servant to like-minded people
The most important and illuminating attribute of a worker is 2 things: (1) They just want to bless the organization through work, and (2) They just want to bless the leader of the organization through work
A worker is just happy, blessed, and grateful to be in the building
You cannot demotivate a worker
Workers stay in overflow
They are the 20% in the 80/20 Rule
Workers give
You do not have to do anything for a Worker to give except cast a vision
They give with either their money or their presence
Workers are your residual income and predictable revenue

TD Jakes — YOUR TIMING Powerful Wisdom Speech

The best things take time
There are lessons in struggling
If you are stubborn with your thoughts, you delay your next season
Those that leave the greatest impact understand timing
You can’t be fruitful out of season
You have to know when it’s your season, and you have to know when it’s over
In the time of harvest, you can separate one thing from another, but you cannot be tricked to aborting your promise
God has something for you or you’d be buried

Antonio’s Revelation

You are in the valley where you are supposed to be
You’ve been on the mountain for 20 years
You’re the one who was in the valley planting for 20 years so you can stay on the mountain
You’re asking for a bigger mountain
Seeds don’t grow on mountaintops
You cannot jump from mountaintop to mountaintop
Therefore, since you’re asking for a much bigger mountain, you have to get sent back down to the valley.
This whole time, (your name here) you have been in the valley of your new, bigger, 10 times more mountain.
You’e problem is you thought all valleys were the same
Every valley is connected to the mountain you’re praying for

At the highest point of the valley is also the lowest point of the mountain
There are no gardens, trees, or anything growing on mountains
All things allowing you to travel up that mountain come from the valley
Valleys are not punishments; they are determining how long you stay on the mountain
They are praise in preparation
There is no planting or reaping on the mountaintop
All things you’re praying for will be given to you in the valley
You will enjoy them on the mountaintop
What you learn in the valley will get you to the mountaintop

The Best Way to Reach 4 Groups

Produce a lot of content
You need to have free trials
Only show up to church one of three ways:
Someone drags them along
Show up out of obligation
Something tragic happens
When you’re seeking, you don’t have faith
When you’re in seeking mode, you’re so hurt, the idea of being cheerful is stupid
Seekers don’t trust anybody
Go to the Seekers where there’s no resistance
Don’t put a Seeker in a Disciple position

Closing Thoughts

At some point, you have to have what you’re known for
Humility to being connected to something higher than you
Being happily submissive to no resistance is why the blessings came easily and frequently to you