The Spirit of Influence: God's Most Powerful Weapon for His Kingdom

Influence is the ability to transform character — and God has released it upon believers as salt and light in a world that desperately needs both.

God has released the spirit of influence upon His church as the most powerful weapon ever created for His glory. Influence is not manipulation, not condemnation, and not noise — it is the God-given ability to transform somebody's character, to remove them from darkness into light, and to win multitudes to Jesus simply through presence, purpose, and alignment with God's design.

Teaching Overview

God has released the spirit of influence upon believers as the most powerful weapon for His kingdom — influence transforms character and removes people from darkness into light.
Believers are called to be salt and light in the world, not in the church — true influence only operates where God has sent you, among people who do not yet know Him.
Influence is greater than anointing alone, greater than powerful prayers alone, and greater than condemnation — it wins people to Jesus through presence and character.
The devil counterfeits influence through manipulation and witchcraft, because he knows that whoever carries genuine influence has the power to win souls.
Believers must awaken to the responsibility of their influence — in culture, in politics, in entertainment, and in every sphere of society — before the enemy takes what God has already marked with His fingerprint.

Key Distinctions

	Influence	Manipulation	Anointing	Prayer	Salt	Sugar	Light	Darkness	Condemnation	Fans
What it is	The ability to transform somebody's character and remove them from what they used to be	A counterfeit of influence — compelling someone through witchcraft or deception	The presence and power of God upon a person	Communion and intercession with God	Believers sent into the world to preserve, heal, and transform	Sweetness without lasting transformation	The revealing presence of a believer among those who do not know God	The absence of light — spiritually and emotionally destructive	Telling people how bad they are in an attempt to change them	People who follow what someone does without being changed by who they are
Source	God — bestowed as a grace upon those ready to make a mark	The devil — his copy of God's influence	God — given to His servants	God — initiated by the believer	God's identity given to believers at new birth	The world's substitute for genuine impact	God — released through the believer's presence and character	The enemy — the domain of sin, death, and depression	Religious zeal without love or wisdom	Culture — built on admiration, not transformation
Who carries it	Believers sent by God, given in different measures	Those the enemy can use — always people God first placed influence in	Anointed men and women of God	Every believer	Every believer placed in the world	Those who water down their calling to please people	Every believer who has not lost their flavor	Those without God's presence	Those who mistake judgment for power	Followers of a person's activity
What it produces	Character transformation — people become like another person	Clicks, followers, sales — no real change	Demonstrations of God's power	Spiritual breakthrough and communion	Preservation, healing, and flavor in society	Temporary sweetness with no lasting effect	People drawn to God through what they see	Suicide, depression, aimlessness	People pushed away from God	Admiration without transformation
What happens when it is absent or lost	The believer becomes the world's footstool — people walk all over them	It collapses when exposed	A person can be anointed and still lack influence	Prayer without influence leaves nobody listening	Salt that has lost its flavor is cast out and trodden underfoot	Excess produces diminishing returns	The world loses its greatest witness	Life cannot survive — even plants die without light	People are never won to Jesus	The person is forgotten when the performance stops
Biblical reference	Matthew 5:13-16	Genesis 3 (the serpent's deception)	Throughout the Scriptures	Throughout the Scriptures	Matthew 5:13	Matthew 5:13 (implied contrast)	Matthew 5:14-16	Genesis 1:2	Not called by God	Implied — fans vs. influence throughout the teaching

The Definition and Nature of Influence

Influence is the ability to transform somebody's character — the ability to remove somebody from what they used to be into something completely different.
The devil's counterfeit for influence is manipulation and witchcraft — because the devil seeks to influence people, but lacking the power to do so, he resorts to manipulation instead.
Influence is embedded in all believers, but it is given in different measures.

"The spirit of influence is the most powerful weapon that God ever created for His glory."

"Children don't do what they are told they do what they see you do."

Influence vs. Fans

A fan follows what someone does, but influence makes somebody become like another person — these are fundamentally different outcomes.
Influence does not begin to operate because a person wants to be influential — it only works where God has sent them.
Jesus did not have fans — He influenced 12 men who won the world.

"Influence does not begin to operate because you want to be influential. It only works where God is sent to you."

Salt and Light — The Believer's Assignment in the World

God called believers the salt of the earth, not the sugar — salt preserves, heals, and a small amount influences the entire dish, while sugar merely sweetens.
When a believer loses the ability to influence the world, they become the world's footstool — people walk all over them.
God never called believers to be salt in the church — He called them to be salt in the world.

"If you lose your flavor, you'll be under other people's feet, you'll never rise to the top."

"God never called you to be salt in the church. He said, you are the salt of the world. In the earth, you are the salt of the world, not the church."

Light Only Has Meaning in Darkness

The greatness of light is only noticed when it is placed in darkness — believers will never impact anyone for God unless they are among people who do not know God.
God never called believers to condemn the world — He called them to influence the world through their character, mannerisms, kindness, and presence.
The distinction between believers and the world is not a list of prohibitions — it is the light of God's presence made visible in dark places.

"The greatness of light is only noticed when you put it in darkness."

"God never called us to condemn the world, but it called us to influence the world. That when somebody looks at you, not because you said anything, but just the way you are."

Anointing Without Influence

A person can be anointed and still lack influence — anointing and influence are distinct gifts.
The greatness of every great man or woman of God who has ever come upon the earth was their ability to influence the world — whoever carries influence is remembered.
When God calls someone, He measures whether He can unlock the influence in them — because if He unlocks it and the person is not in the right mindset, they may destroy a whole generation.

"You can be anointed and lack influence. Every great man or woman of God that has ever come upon the earth. Their greatness was the ability to influence the world."

The Devil Uses Only Those God Placed Influence In

The devil will never use someone that God did not place influence in — because without influence, they have no ability to win anyone.
This is why God carefully guards and measures the release of influence — it is the most powerful force for winning or destroying a generation.
The enemy counterfeits and redirects influence rather than creating it — because influence is a gift that originates from God alone.

"The devil will never use somebody that God did not put influence in them."

The Gospel Is About Multitudes

The gospel is about bringing a multitude to Jesus — not two or three people.
The evidence of real power is not volume in prayer or spiritual language — it is the ability to bring somebody from the brink of death and darkness and put them on the path of life.
Believers have lost sight of what is truly powerful when they mistake spiritual performance for genuine impact.

"The evidence of power is the ability to bring somebody from the brink of death, from the brink of darkness, and put them on the path of right."

The Spirit of Influence Is a Sovereign Grace

Influence is a spirit — a grace that God bestows upon people who are ready to make a mark in this world.
There is an intangible quality that nobody can teach or explain — "that thing" — which is the spirit of influence at work in a person.
Jesus you know by conviction is enough to win people — every believer carries a revelation of Jesus sufficient to influence others.

"Influence is a spirit. It is a grace that God bestows upon people that are ready to make a mark in this world."

"Jesus you know by conviction is enough to win people."

Key Definitions

Influence — The ability to transform somebody's character; the ability to remove somebody from what they used to be into something completely different.

Manipulation — The devil's counterfeit for influence; a compelling force used to cause someone to follow or comply without genuine character transformation — witchcraft in its spiritual form.

Salt of the earth — A distinction that marks believers as a preserving, healing, and flavor-giving presence sent into the world — not salt that originates from the earth, but a different kind of salt that came from somewhere else, the right salt for the earth.

Fans — People who follow what someone does without being changed by who they are; admiration without transformation — the opposite of true influence.

That thing — An intangible, unteachable quality in a person that draws others without explanation — the spirit of influence at work; what the entertainment and business world recognizes but cannot define.

The spirit of influence — A sovereign grace bestowed by God upon those ready to make a mark in the world; the most powerful weapon God ever created for His glory, given in different measures to believers.

Key Takeaways

Influence is the most powerful weapon God created for His glory — without it, anointing, prayer, and even spiritual gifts cannot win the world to Jesus.
Believers are called to be salt in the world, not in the church — staying confined to the church is the equivalent of salt that never reaches food, rendering it tasteless and ineffective.
The greatness of light is only seen in darkness — a believer who never goes among people who do not know God cannot demonstrate the kingdom and will never win anyone.
You can be anointed and still lack influence — God measures the readiness of a person's character before releasing the grace of influence, because misdirected influence can destroy a generation.
The gospel is about multitudes — the evidence of real spiritual power is not religious performance but the ability to bring people from the brink of death and darkness back into life.

Reflection Questions

In which environments has God specifically sent you — where your presence alone carries the potential to influence people who do not yet know Him — and are you showing up there?
Are you currently influencing people toward Jesus, or simply performing Christianity in environments where everyone already believes? What is the difference in your daily life?
Where have you been condemning instead of influencing — in your family, workplace, or community — and what would it look like to shift from condemnation to the spirit of influence?
The teaching warns that losing your flavor as a believer means becoming the world's footstool. In what areas of your life has the world been walking over you, and what flavor have you allowed to diminish?
God releases influence to those who are ready — in the right mindset — to carry it without destroying a generation. What does your current character say about whether you are ready for the level of influence God wants to release upon you?

Prayers and Declarations

Opening Prayer

"We thank you Father for what you're doing in this place. We thank you for what you're doing in our hearts and minds of all of your people. We've come here today, God, because we have the audacity to believe that you have something for us here, God. We have the audacity to believe that you want to add something onto us, Father. And Lord, we abandon everything that we knew before. And we declare we know nothing, Father, that you made part into us, even more God. And we thank you that as your prophecy goes forth, you will surely be talking about each and every one of us, God. You won't mention us. You won't remember us, Father, because you are so good, Lord. We thank you and we bless your holy name. Hallelujah."

Begin to declare over your life. You say:

"Lord God, the God of all flesh, there is nothing too hard for you Father. All Father, my finances are not too hard for you. My career is not too hard for you God. My family members are all God. The world that you need to touch God is not too hard for you. You can change their mind Father. You can change my situation God. It is not too hard for you Lord."

Begin to declare that this is your time to be lifted up. Open your mouth, begin to pray:

"In Jesus mighty name. In Jesus mighty name. In Jesus mighty name."

"Lord Jesus. We thank you for the grace. We thank you for the grace. The love. The love. And the mercy. And the mercy of given unto us. You have given unto us. Lord, we pray now. Let your mighty hand. Let your mighty hand. Your invisible hand. Your invisible hand. The has no limitation. In the name of Jesus. It's a mighty name of Jesus. That in my time. That in my time. People who see you all alone. People who see you all alone. Through me, through me. As they did through Moses. As they did through Moses. As they did through Jacob. As they did to Jacob. Let it be the same with me. Let it be the same with me. Jesus, my name. In Jesus, my name."

"Lift your head. Father, you reveal in order to redeem your people. It's because of your great love, you show the things that are hidden. Because of your great love, you show that you care for every single detail for everybody that is here. Lift up your hands, everybody stand up, stand up, don't sit. There's the holy presence of Jesus is here. The Lord came as a shepherd, just for you. You are holy Jesus, where will we be without you allot? Where will our life be without you allot? Body, you pulled me out of the pit, you can pull anybody out of the pit. Let your people experience your salvation, your ability to redeem them out of every single thing that they have experienced. Be free in Jesus' name."

"Father, I thank you. Father, I thank you for giving us a heart of flesh. Remove a stony heart out of me, out of your people. Let a real genuine love for you. Father, we have been weak, we have allowed ourselves to be like the world. That we are supposed to be the ones that influenced the world. Many are times we have been with the world and there is no difference. We speak like them, we think like them. But we say no more or more Lord. Our words will carry life. Our thoughts will project love, the love of God. There will no that we think differently, not because we are religious, but our world's just give life."

"I speak increase over you right now in the name of Jesus. Every word that has been released will be deeply rooted in you right now on the name of Jesus. Father, I mean, they not go back the same way that they came. I decree and I declare angelic dreams, dreams of heaven, that you will begin to see things like you've never seen in the name of Jesus, in the name of Jesus. I prophesy over you right now. I prophesy that when you walk out of this place, people will begin to notice the difference in your life. In the mighty name of Jesus, just lift your hands to heaven right now."

"Father, let your wind blow on them right now in the name of Jesus. I speak a refreshing, newness in the name of Jesus. Let your fire fall on them. A new hunger, a new hunger, a new hunger, a new hunger. Find a let your fire fall on them now. Let your fire fall on them right now in the name of Jesus. All over this room. All over this room, all over this room, from the top of their heads, all the way down. Fill them up, say Father, fill me. Father, fill me. Father, fill them up right now. Fill you people up. Fill you people up right now. Encounters encounters may you never be the same name of Jesus."

Scripture References

Jeremiah 32:17 — "Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee." (KJV)
Jeremiah 32:26-27 — "Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah, saying, Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?" (KJV)
Matthew 5:13-16 — "Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." (KJV)
Genesis 1:1-2 — "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." (KJV)
Genesis 12
Romans 8:14 — "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God." (KJV)
1 Corinthians 14:1

Golden Nuggets

"The spirit of influence is the most powerful weapon that God ever created for His glory."

"You can be anointed and lack influence. Every great man or woman of God that has ever come upon the earth. Their greatness was the ability to influence the world."

"Children don't do what they are told they do what they see you do."

"The greatness of light is only noticed when you put it in darkness."

"God never called you to be salt in the church. He said, you are the salt of the world. In the earth, you are the salt of the world, not the church."

"If you lose your flavor, you'll be under other people's feet, you'll never rise to the top."

"The devil will never use somebody that God did not put influence in them."

"The evidence of power is the ability to bring somebody from the brink of death, from the brink of darkness, and put them on the path of right."

"Jesus you know by conviction is enough to win people."

"When I call Him He will come."

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