THE UNPROFITABLE PROFIT: GAINS THAT BANKRUPT THE SOUL PART 12: FINAL LAP: THE PROFITABLE LIFE — WHEN THE SOUL IS PRESERVED AND REWARDED
When Growth Requires Community
Matthew 28:19
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.”
In our last season, we explored Self-Pollination:
Growth begins within, through prayer, the Word, and discipline.
Private maturity prepares you for public fruitfulness.
But self-pollination must never become selfishness; growth is meant to be released.
The question now is: “Once you’ve grown, what do you do with it?”
Growth Is Meant To Flow
Some plants can self-pollinate. Others need external pollinators—bees, wind, birds.
In the same way, your faith, knowledge, and gifts are meant to flow into others:
Fellowship
Mentorship
Evangelism
Service
Growth becomes multiplication only when shared.
The Principle Of Cross-pollination
Cross-pollination is about connection:
Your private growth must meet the field God has planted you in.
The Holy Spirit enables your influence to reach others.
One believer can impact hundreds, one church can impact thousands, one nation can be transformed.
Matthew 28:19 reminds us: Faith multiplies through action, not isolation.
Spiritually
Share your prayer life to inspire others. Live your Word so it becomes teaching by example. Use your gifts to equip and edify.
Spiritual growth is fertile only when it flows outward.
Physically
Just as your body grows stronger through training and teamwork:
Exercise with accountability
Compete, collaborate, and coach others
Share your health journey to inspire action
Even the strongest athlete thrives most in community, not isolation.
Educationally
Knowledge grows exponentially when shared:
Study groups, peer discussions, tutoring
Mentoring younger students
Passing on skills and insights
A mind kept to itself may survive—but a mind shared multiplies wisdom.
Relational & Marital Application
Love, character, and emotional growth are meant to flow outward:
Share insights with your spouse
Guide children by example
Mentor friends and peers
Private growth is a seed. Relationships are the soil where it bears fruit.
NATIONAL APPLICATION
Cross-pollination shapes communities and nations:
A single life lived with integrity influences others. Mentorship builds future leaders. Faith shared publicly strengthens societal systems. Ghana’s progress depends on righteous pollinators acting in fellowship.
Illustration: The Bee And The Field
A bee touches hundreds of flowers daily, leaving pollen behind. One believer, Spirit-filled, can impact thousands. Your life is like the bee—movement spreads life.
REFLECTION
Who is God asking me to influence right now?
Am I hoarding knowledge, gifts, or wisdom?
How can my growth flow into others this week?
Prayer
Lord, Teach me to share what You’ve grown in me. Help my faith, my knowledge, and my gifts to flow outward. Use me to multiply righteousness, hope, and truth. Let my life touch others for Your glory. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Next:
👉 PART 4: METHODS OF POLLINATION — Understanding Your Assignment in God’s Ecosystem
Because not all pollinators spread the same way, but all are necessary.
Do you love this message?
Then don’t keep it to yourself.
Share it with someone who needs clarity, direction, or renewal.
Let this word travel beyond you.
If it challenged you, let it change you.
If it spoke to you, let it speak through you.
Be a carrier—
Pollinate righteousness where God has planted you.
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God is speaking, are you listening?
Prince Julius Nenebi-Darkson
(EL-PJ God’s Penman)
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