Stir Up the Anointing Within You

Sometimes, we’re waiting on God to move—but He’s already moved. Now it’s our turn.

We’re not waiting on the anointing. The anointing is already in us. God’s already filled us, equipped us, and called us. The only thing left to do? Stir it up.

You Already Have It

2 Timothy 1:6 (NKJV) says, "Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands."

That verse wrecked me in the best way. Because it means what I’ve been looking for from God, He’s already given. But I’ve got to activate it. I’ve got to stir it up.

The Holy Spirit came like a mighty rushing wind in the book of Acts. People’s lives were changed. Healings broke out. Shadows healed people. That same power is still available today. It’s in us. But most of us are walking around as if we’ve never been filled.

It's Your Job to Stir It

It’s not the preacher’s job. It’s not your neighbor’s job. It’s not your spouse’s job. It’s your job to stir up the anointing within you.

God didn’t call you for your purpose. He called you for His purpose. And He equipped you for it. But you’ve got to take up the spoon and stir.

You’ve got to get into prayer. Get into the Word. Worship Him like He deserves. Serve Him like you’ve been bought with a price. Because you have.

Simple, But Not Always Easy

Stirring up the anointing isn’t complicated—but it does require consistency. It’s simple, but not always easy.

Isaiah 61:1 (AMP) reminds us: "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed and commissioned me to bring good news to the humble and afflicted... to bind up the wounds of the brokenhearted..."

God has commissioned you. That means He’s given you both the authority and the responsibility. You are a vessel of the Kingdom of God. But you won’t feel like one unless you stir up the power inside.

Stirring Looks Like Action

Stirring looks like obedience. Stirring looks like love. Stirring looks like choosing faith when fear wants to sit in your seat.

2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV) says, "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind."

Fear paralyzes the anointing. But faith activates it.

I’ve walked through seasons where I didn’t feel like a Christian. I didn’t feel anointed. I didn’t feel like a man of God. But I had to remind myself who I am. I had to stir it up. Because my feelings don’t define my calling—my Father does.

The Spoon is the Word

We’re all like a glass of milk. That milk is good. It represents who we are, clean and whole in Christ. But when you get saved, God pours in the chocolate—that’s the Holy Spirit.

But unless you stir it, the chocolate sits at the bottom. It’s there. It’s real. But it’s not active.

What’s the spoon? The spoon is the Word of God. It’s prayer. It’s worship. It’s fasting.

Stir with the right spoon, and the anointing will fill the whole cup. Stir with emotion, gossip, or pride—and you’re just making a mess. The anointing is sensitive. It needs intentional stirring.

You Stir Others By Stirring Yourself

When you stir up the Spirit inside you, others around you can’t help but take notice.

You’ve got to walk into a room and change the atmosphere just because you carry the presence of God. You don’t have to quote 20 scriptures or be loud. Just be stirred.

We’re not called to fix people. We’re called to love them. It’s not our job to clean the fish—we just catch them. That’s what God meant when He said, “I will make you fishers of men.”

Stirring Requires Daily Devotion

Romans 12:11 (NKJV) says, "Not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord."

You don’t stir once and forget it. This isn’t a one-time microwave meal. This is daily bread. If you want fresh anointing, you’ve got to show up every day.

Like David, you’ve got to go to your cave and seek the Lord. When life tells you you’re a coward hiding in a winepress, God calls you a mighty man of valor. He speaks to your identity, not your circumstance.

Faithfulness in the Small Things

Luke 16:10 (NKJV) says, "He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much..."

Take care of the little things God has given you. Your car. Your house. Your family. Your words. Your time. Because when you’re faithful with a little, God can trust you with more.

Obedience might feel small, but it opens doors to greater power.

Beware of Bitterness

Hebrews 12:15 (NLT) says, "Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many."

Bitterness is a blessing blocker. It’ll weigh down your soul and keep the anointing from flowing.

If something’s pulling you down, ask God, “Why did You take that from me?” And listen for His answer. It wasn’t punishment. It was protection. He removes what doesn’t serve your calling.

Stirring Others Starts With Love

People won’t always understand you. They might not even like you. But if they see your love, they’ll see Jesus.

Psalm 22:3 (NKJV) says, "But You are holy, enthroned in the praises of Israel."

When you praise, God shows up. When you love, God is revealed. When you stir, others will be stirred too.

The Anointing Flows From the Overflow

You can’t pour out unless you’ve been filled up.

Ministering from emptiness is burnout waiting to happen. But ministering from overflow—oh, that’s where power lives.

Get alone with God. Let Him fill you. Then go out and pour into the world.

Final Charge

God has given you everything you need. The same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead lives in you. But it’s up to you to stir it up.

You’re anointed. You’re chosen. You’ve got a calling. Don’t wait for someone else to wake it up.

Stir it.

Stir it up every morning when your feet hit the floor. Stir it with the Word. Stir it with prayer. Stir it with praise. Stir it with love.

Because when you stir it, it activates. And when it activates, lives change.

Just like yours did. Just like mine did.

Amen.