You're Not Stuck Because You're Lazy. You're Stuck Because You Keep Picking It Back Up.

APOC Ministry

Eric Thomas

Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 900 Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

You're working hard. You're showing up. You're doing everything right. So why does it feel like you keep ending up in the same place? Pastor Eric Thomas breaks down the real reason, and it's not your effort, your discipline, or your faith. It's what you keep picking back up every time God tries to free you from it. Not the bad stuff. The good stuff. The comfortable stuff. The stuff that used to work, but is quietly holding you back from what's next. This message will change how you see your season. 📖 KEY SCRIPTURES: Hebrews 12:1-2 — "Let us throw off everything that hinders…" John 15:2 — "Every branch that bears fruit He prunes…" Galatians 5:1 — "It is for freedom that Christ has set you free…" 1 Corinthians 10:23 — "Not everything is beneficial." 💡 WHAT YOU'LL TAKE FROM THIS: — Why 2026 demands a different kind of letting go — The difference between sinful and out of season — Why God prunes what's actually working — How to stop making good things your god — What it really means to fix your eyes Chapters 00:00:00 Welcome: The Gift of Today 00:01:12 The Strategy: Lay It Down 00:01:59 Stop Dipping and Looking: Trust the Process 00:02:57 2026 Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint 00:05:23 Own the Pain Before the Strategy 00:04:47 Why Some Believers Never Break Through 00:11:11 Hebrews 12:1 - Throw Off Everything That Hinders 00:13:17 Fix Your Eyes on Jesus, Not Everyone Else 00:17:01 God Already Handled the Sin Part 00:17:59 John 15:2 - Every Branch That Bears Fruit He Prunes 00:21:11 Pruning Is Not Punishment, It's Proof You're Producing 00:21:43 The Version of You Right Now Can't Sustain Where You're Going 00:22:00 Simplify Your Life: Three Things Only 00:23:32 Not Everything Is Beneficial 00:24:10 Some Things Aren't Wrong, They're Just Off Course 00:24:29 Everything Is on the Table With God 00:25:37 God Lightens You So You Can Finish the Climb 00:25:46 Closing Prayer: Letting Go and Letting God 📲 CONNECT WITH APOC MINISTRY: 📱 Download the App → Search "APOC Ministry" in your app store 🙏 Submit a Prayer Request → Tap "Prayer" in the app 💸 Partner With Us → Tap "Giving" in the app 📅 Join Us LIVE: Saturdays @ 11AM 🔔 Subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss a message. ABOUT APOC MINISTRY A Place of Change (APOC) Ministry exists for one reason — transformation. Not just showing up to church, but actually becoming someone different when you leave. Founded by Dr. Eric Thomas — globally recognized speaker, author, and motivational force — APOC is built on the belief that the anointing changes what willpower can't. Pastor E.T. didn't grow up in church. He grew up in the streets of Detroit. And that's exactly why his message cuts through — he's not preaching theory, he's preaching his life. Alongside him is Associate Pastor TJ Tyus, whose leadership and pastoral heart help shape the culture of APOC from the inside out — equipping the church to grow not just in numbers, but in depth. Together they are building a ministry that meets you where you are and refuses to leave you there. Saturdays @ 11AM 📍 In person & streaming live

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0:00.0	Yo, what's up? It's your boy, E.T. Pastor of a place to change ministries. Thank you so much for
0:06.8	tuning into this podcast. You know, so many people have said to me, E, we love the normal service,
0:11.8	but the podcast, we can wash dishes, wash clothes, work out to it, drive up and down the road,
0:18.9	our commute to work.
0:22.2	And so, guys, thank you so much.
0:27.0	Look, you know, we have one goal here, and that is to meet your spiritual needs.
0:31.7	And so we hope that this message helps you in your everyday walk, helps you in your transformation.
0:32.8	And most importantly, we hope that it helps you to make the rest of your life the best of your life.
0:38.4	So I told y'all, God told me that my job this year was to make sure you had a what?
0:44.4	Good, that's right, a what?
0:47.1	Come on, come on, say it out loud.
0:48.7	You said it, a happy what?
0:50.4	And not just a what?
0:52.5	Okay, come on, I take God's work serious. That's my assignment for the year. So we're going to say it together again. God told me my assignment was to make sure you had a what? Happy New Year. How many y'all want a Happy New Year? Come on. You want a happy New Year. And not just a what? Just not another year. Praise God, we've been praying about it.
1:31.2	And God told me is to let the people know you've got to lay it down. Right? The problem is that you're not, it's not that you're not running. You're running, but you're running with weight. Praise God, come on, come on, y'all. Come on. I told y'all we got to get out of this habit of coming to church just because that's what we're supposed to do.
1:31.2	No, we serve a God that can do exceedingly abundantly beyond.
1:35.3	And so if you're looking at your life and you don't see exceedingly abundant beyond,
1:38.9	somebody doing something wrong and it's probably not God.
1:41.9	I'm just being real.
1:42.9	I'm just, I'm not trying to be deep.
1:44.5	It's probably not God.
1:46.1	And so we got to ask probably not God. I'm just being real. I'm not trying to be deep.
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