Kingdom Consumption.

Feeding What God Planted, Starving What He Didn’t.

“You’re not qualified to teach.”

Those words were spoken to me years ago, and up until recently (2025), I ate the fruit of them.

There was a space in my journey where my identity wasn’t fully rooted in Christ. I was giving God only a portion of me, because there were voids in my heart that I allowed to steer me toward man-made validation and people-pleasing.

All the while, purpose was permeating from the inside of me.

I felt a pull toward ministry in a way I wasn’t familiar with. I was already serving, already sharing the gospel in the ways I knew how, already trying to be as edifying as I could in the space I was in mentally, spiritually, and emotionally. But God was pulling me into a direction I couldn’t see for myself.

If I’m honest, I loved hiding in the background…

I loved doing work behind the scenes.

Yet there was a blueprint placed in me before I was even formed in my mother’s womb. Everything in my life had been setting me up for what I am becoming now. And those words caused me to shrink back from it.

Let’s be clear.

The only reason those words took root is because the soil they were planted in—my heart—was ready to receive them.

Inside of me was a garden of low self-esteem, unworthiness, anxiety, depression, and more. That soil became the perfect breeding ground. And that leads me to the full point of this blog.

Kingdom Consumption.

I’m not just talking about food. Does that matter? Yes. But I’m talking about what we feed ourselves and what we allow others to feed us.

“Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”

— 1 Corinthians 10:31 (NLT)

If we aren’t careful, the soil of our hearts will receive nutrients that we allow—nutrients that can choke out the seed of our purpose.

What we listen to.

Who we listen to.

What we look at.

What we meditate on.

What we say out of our mouths.

Who we say it to.

And how we say it.

All of it matters.

To the person reading this, you probably already know this. But with this being a new year, I’m presenting it again because in this season there is something growing on the inside of you that requires a special diet of holiness.

“Be holy, because I am holy.”

— 1 Peter 1:16

This is not the season to be lackadaisical.

This is the season where the heart and the mind must be checked and cleared of anything planted that will poison your witness.

“You are my witnesses,” says the Lord…

— Isaiah 43:10 (TPT)

You cannot allow the garden of your life to be overrun or overtaken by weeds.

“Some seed fell among thorny weeds. The weeds grew and choked the plants.”

— Matthew 13:7 (ERV)

Because the fruit produced from poisoned soil doesn’t just harm you.

It can harm those around you.

If I had kept eating the fruit of those words, my ground would have become barren.

I would not be here today.

God literally told me:

“You’re putting what they said above what I’m saying.”

That shooketh me to my core. You hear me?

So let me ask you:

What in your life are you placing above what God has said about you?

What voices are louder than His?

What words are shaping your belief system more than His truth?

God has been too good to me for me not to steward what He has placed in my hands.

And He has been too good to you for you to do anything less.

This is Kingdom Consumption.

Not just what you eat, but what you allow to live in you.

I hope what you read inspires you to grow beyond the noise in your life. If you’ve read the previous blog, you may notice that the theme feels repetitive—and that is intentional. This is the Crown portion of this series. Our Father is deeply invested in you fully understanding who you are as His royal priesthood.

Sonship, identity in Christ, is what allows you to walk with your head held high. It anchors you in truth, steadies your steps, and reminds you that you are not moving through life unmarked or unnoticed. You are crowned with glory, purpose, and authority that comes from Him alone.

Next blog, Kingdom Consumption- Part 2.