Knowledge is essential for growth

Good morning, my Yielded people! I sincerely apologize for not posting a blog yesterday. I hope you’re all doing well and feeling excited for the week ahead. It’s Hallelujah Challenge week—so dress like your miracle and show up with expectation!

We’ve been exploring the topic of dreams with three key focuses:

1. Discovering your dream

2. Reviving your dream

3. Pursuing your dream

I encourage you all to share these links with your friends because I truly believe creation is still groaning for the manifestation of the sons of God—yet many lack the knowledge needed to step into their purpose. Knowledge is essential.Your parents invested so much in your education, not just for the sake of a certificate, but because they understood that an empty mind eventually leads to an empty life. The world rejects emptiness—that’s why they prioritize those with experience. In other words, they’re saying, we want those who know something!

Many people say they hate reading because they find it boring. But I believe that’s just a form of mental conditioning. The mind is naturally comfortable with what it already knows and resists new information because learning requires change—and change can be uncomfortable.

However, the mind only grows when it receives new knowledge. If the last time you truly learned something new was at 18, then in many ways, your mind is still 18.Why am I saying all this, because I want to encourage you to push those around you—your friends, your children, your family—to read. What you don’t know can harm you. Sometimes, ignorance is more dangerous than we realize.

Adults often think that reading ends after university. Instead, we spend our time reading captions on social media and subtitles on TV—but never pick up a book or even read Yielded blogs. Think about it—you didn’t stop growing physically, so why choose to stop growing mentally? How will you truly know God if you never open your Bible and read?

New information can make a new person. Medical information makes doctors. Biblical information makes transformed believers. You are what you know. That is why you can’t just walk into a hospital and ask for a stethoscope and say you’re ready to work , they will take you to a mental ward to sleep a bit – why? Because they know you haven’t studied for this. You have no mental capacity or knowledge on how to even cure a headache. You are also respected based on what you know. Fools command no respect. If all you say is “You know what.” Or “Actually” my friend, go read books.

We make it sound cute: “I’m not a book person.” But maybe what you really mean is “I’m not a growth person.” Because the greatest people who have ever lived read—even Jesus read the scrolls time and time again. You want to be like the Elons and the Gates of this world? They probably have books they read every quarter. They don’t just read a single text from a partner who only messages once a day.

The answers we seek are often just a few pages away, hidden in books. No one suddenly becomes intelligent—it’s not a miracle, it’s intentional effort. We grow by seeking knowledge, by reading, by learning. That being said, make the effort—show up and read. Go back and revisit the Dreams series, catch up, meditate on it, and take action. The more you invest in learning, the more you position yourself for growth and transformation.

In every season, we should be found ten times better in wisdom, understanding, and capacity. “In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom.” — Daniel 1:20

My dear family, this week we will only have this post and Reflection Friday. Pardon my inconsistency—we will have a proper flow next week. In the meantime, we have over 200 blogs here and a looooooot of scripture to read. Let’s make the most of it! I am also reading and growing. I would never teach you what I am not doing myself. Anyhooo, share the link with your besties!

See you on Friday! 🌸