The greatest threat to your calling may not be persecution, opposition or even spiritual warfare.
It may be passivity.
Years before his passing, prophetic minister Kim Clement delivered a message that speaks with remarkable urgency today, challenging believers to shake off spiritual complacency and step boldly into the destiny God designed for them before they were ever born.
“We should be embarrassed,” Clement said. “We should be embarrassed at our tolerance for spiritual lethargy, for passivity, for lack of passion.”
Rather than accepting defeat, discouragement or delay as normal, Clement urged Christians to rediscover the voice of destiny that God has placed within every believer.
“Take care of and hold up in your hands the destiny that was given to you,” he said.
According to Clement, much of the church has settled for a version of Christianity that expects little, attempts little and therefore sees little. But he insisted that was never God’s design.
Referencing Psalm 139, Clement reminded listeners that they were “fearfully and wonderfully made” and created with divine purpose—not merely saved from sin, but commissioned to fulfill God’s assignment on the earth.
His challenge was straightforward: stop agreeing with every voice that tells you to stay small.
Instead, believers must pursue their God-given destiny with confidence, refusing to let disappointment, fear or religious complacency dictate what is possible.
Clement believed that kind of awakening would prepare the church for what he described as a prophetic revival.
Unlike emotional excitement or religious tradition, he said this revival would be marked by bold faith, supernatural provision and what he repeatedly called “unusual miracles.”
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“The prophetic revival,” Clement declared, “will not tolerate an empty net of fish. The prophetic revival will not tolerate dry bones in a valley. The prophetic revival will not tolerate 5,000 people going hungry.”
He painted a picture of a church unwilling to accept impossibility as the final word.
One of the most compelling moments of the message came as Clement reflected on Daniel’s 21-day fast in Daniel 10.
Daniel prayed, sought the Lord and waited. From a human perspective, it appeared as though nothing was happening.
But heaven told a different story.
Recounting the biblical account, Clement reminded listeners that the angel declared God had heard Daniel’s prayer from the very first day he humbled himself before the Lord. The delay was not because God was unwilling to answer—it was because a spiritual battle was unfolding in the unseen realm as the “prince of Persia” resisted the messenger until help arrived.
“Can you imagine how important you are that there are literal wars about one person?” Clement asked.
For believers who have been tempted to interpret delay as abandonment, Clement offered a radically different perspective: What if your unanswered prayer isn’t evidence that God is silent, but evidence that something significant is taking place beyond what you can see?
“There’s a war against your family,” he said. “There’s a war against your children. There is a war against your business and your prosperity and your future.”
That reality, Clement argued, is precisely why Christians cannot afford to become spiritually passive. The unseen battle should not produce fear—it should produce perseverance.
The message then shifted from teaching into prophetic ministry as Clement began speaking over individuals throughout the congregation. A recurring declaration echoed through the sanctuary: “Enough is enough.”
He prophesied that seasons of struggle were coming to an end, declaring restoration after difficult seasons, the return of things that had been lost and breakthrough after prolonged waiting. He also prayed for those battling physical illness, including liver conditions, encouraging the congregation to believe that God still performs “unusual miracles.”
Throughout the service, one theme remained unmistakable: God never intended His people to live intimidated by delay, defeated by hardship or paralyzed by passivity.
Instead, Clement called believers to become people who expect Heaven to move, pursue their divine assignment with confidence and refuse to let go of the destiny God placed inside them before they ever took their first breath.
Perhaps the greatest victory of the enemy isn’t convincing believers that God doesn’t exist—it’s convincing them to stop expecting Him to move. Clement’s message serves as a wake-up call: Heaven is still speaking, destiny is still calling, and the church cannot afford to remain passive while God is looking for people willing to believe Him for the impossible.
Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the newly released book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].
