The Secret of the Powerful by Jonathan Cahn

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Welcome to Victory Mindset, where faith fuels purpose and truth sets you free! 💥   In today’s eye-opening message, “The Secret of the Powerful,” world-renowned author and prophetic voice Jonathan Cahn shares a timeless spiritual mystery: how true power comes not from the world — but from walking intimately with God. 🙌   You’ll discover how surrender, obedience, and humility unlock Kingdom authority. Whether you're feeling powerless, confused, or overwhelmed, this teaching will reignite your calling and remind you of your true spiritual strength. ✝️🔥   If you’ve ever asked, “How can I live with purpose and power?” — this message is for you!   ⏰ Timestamps with Emojis   00:00 ⏯️ Opening – Power Reimagined  02:12 ⚖️ The World’s Idea vs. God’s Reality  05:45 🛐 Power in Surrender  08:30 🔥 God's Strength in Your Weakness  12:15 📖 Biblical Models of Power  15:00 🕊️ Walking in Anointing  18:45 🙏 Closing & Empowerment Prayer   ❓ Why Watch This Video?   ✅ Discover what makes someone spiritually powerful  ✅ Learn the biblical keys to operating in God’s authority  ✅ Get inspired by real examples from scripture  ✅ Hear Jonathan Cahn’s powerful and prophetic insight  ✅ Walk away feeling spiritually equipped and emboldened 💪   🔥 Hashtags   #VictoryMindset, #JonathanCahn, #TheSecretOfThePowerful, #PowerInChrist, #HolySpiritPower, #ChristianMotivation, #FaithOverFear, #SpiritualAuthority, #KingdomLiving, #BiblicalTruth, #OvercomeWithFaith, #GodsStrength, #PowerThroughSurrender, #ChristianEmpowerment, #AnointedTeaching, #DivineStrength, #PropheticWord, #ChristianMindset, #WalkInPower, #JesusIsLord, #SpiritualPower, #FaithInGod, #ChristianVictory, #EndTimesTeaching, #GodsCalling, #HolyFire, #WarriorOfGod, #LiveInFaith, #TruthSetsYouFree, #VictoryThroughChrist   🔑 Keywords   Jonathan Cahn The Secret of the Powerful, Christian authority, how to be powerful in faith, walking in God’s power, strength from God, power of surrender, Holy Spirit strength, spiritual power sermon, biblical teaching on power, Jonathan Cahn message, living with purpose, divine calling sermon, identity in Christ, power in weakness, humility before God, breakthrough message, faith-based power, power over fear, how to live for Christ, Christian mindset, spiritual gifts teaching, God uses the weak, prophetic encouragement, walk by faith, revival sermon, destiny and calling, Spirit-led life, overcoming darkness, powerful Christian message, true strength in Christ   🏷️ Tags    Jonathan Cahn sermon, the secret to spiritual power, Victory Mindset Christian video, power through God, how to be strong in faith, Holy Spirit empowerment, identity in Christ teaching, Christian breakthrough video, spiritual authority message, kingdom authority in Christ, walking with Jesus power, biblical strength secrets, power of obedience, faith that moves mountains, how God gives power, Christian purpose teaching, powerful prayer video, prophetic teaching Jonathan Cahn, live with bold faith

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00:00You were never created to live a life of weakness.

00:03You weren't placed on this earth to simply exist,

00:05to blend into the background,

00:07or to surrender to fear, failure, or fatigue.

00:10No, you were called for something higher.

00:13There's a power meant to dwell within you.

00:15A power not of this world,

00:16not born of your strength or status,

00:18but of a greater source.

00:20That power doesn't come from titles, talents, or trophies.

00:24It comes from surrender.

00:26Yes, surrender.

00:27True power is found when you let go of your grip on control.

00:30When you stop striving in your own might

00:32and begin to walk in alignment with a purpose

00:35greater than your own comfort or ambition.

00:37The most powerful people

00:38are not those who shout the loudest or boast the biggest.

00:42They are the ones who know where their strength truly lies.

00:46They've emptied themselves so that something greater can fill them.

00:49That's the paradox.

00:50The more you give up, the more you gain.

00:53The more you humble yourself, the more you rise.

00:55And what is that power?

00:58It's the fire that burns in the heart of the one who stands alone,

01:01but is never alone.

01:02It's the courage to speak truth when silence would be safer.

01:06It's the peace to walk through storms with calmness

01:08because you know the one who controls the winds.

01:11This power is not visible to the world,

01:13but it is unstoppable.

01:15Empires fall.

01:16Storms rage.

01:17Voices mock.

01:18But those who walk in this power remain.

01:21Not because they are strong,

01:22but because they are held by something unshakable.

01:24You were made to walk in that power.

01:27Not as a distant idea.

01:29Not as a future hope.

01:30But as a present reality.

01:32The strength you need is already promised.

01:34But you must choose it.

01:36It is released not through pride, but through obedience.

01:38Not through assertion,

01:40but through submission to the one who knows your path

01:42even before you take the first step.

01:44Do not be fooled by appearances.

01:46Power is not in what man builds.

01:49It is in what heaven breathes upon,

01:51and heaven breathes upon the humble,

01:53the faithful, the willing.

01:54So rise, not with arrogance, but with certainty.

01:57You were not made to be average.

01:59You were not made to bow to fear.

02:02The secret of the powerful is not that they have less struggle,

02:05but that they have a source of strength.

02:07The world cannot explain.

02:09The paradox of power.

02:11Letting go to rise in a world that praises domination,

02:14control, and the pursuit of status.

02:16The idea that surrender could be the key to real power

02:19seems counterintuitive, almost foolish.

02:22Yet some of the most transformative lives,

02:24the most enduring legacies,

02:26and the most deeply rooted strength

02:28come not from those who clench their fists tightly,

02:30but from those who learn to open their hands and let go.

02:34You see, we are taught from an early age

02:37that success means being in charge

02:39of our future, of our outcomes, of our image.

02:43We are conditioned to hustle, push, strategize,

02:46and control everything we can.

02:48But what happens when life doesn't go according to plan?

02:51What happens when the things we try to hold together

02:53begin to fall apart?

02:55In those moments, we realize that control is an illusion,

02:58and that illusion becomes a trap.

03:01But here's the truth.

03:02The greatest breakthroughs, the deepest peace,

03:05and the highest power come when we release our need

03:07to manage every detail and instead trust a wisdom and strength

03:10greater than our own.

03:12Surrender isn't giving up.

03:14It's giving over.

03:15It's saying, I may not understand,

03:17but I trust there is purpose in the process.

03:20It's yielding to a divine design

03:22that sees further than we ever could.

03:24Think of the sea.

03:25It doesn't grow by clinging to the surface.

03:27It has to be buried, hidden, broken.

03:30And only then does it sprout into something alive and strong.

03:34In the same way, when we surrender,

03:36when we stop resisting the refining seasons,

03:39stop trying to manipulate outcomes,

03:41and instead choose to trust,

03:43we open the door to power that's not limited by our own capacity.

03:47That kind of power can't be bought or faked.

03:50It doesn't come from titles or appearances.

03:52It flows from deep within,

03:54from a soul that's been humbled,

03:56purified, and made strong through surrender.

03:59It shows up in resilience that won't break under pressure.

04:02It reveals itself in peace that makes no logical sense.

04:06It fuels courage that rises when everything around says to retreat.

04:10And here's the paradox.

04:12When we stop needing to control everything,

04:14we actually become stronger.

04:16We become more centered,

04:18more focused,

04:19more impactful.

04:19Because we're no longer driven by fear of losing control,

04:22we're empowered by the confidence

04:24that we were never meant to carry at all in the first place.

04:28So don't fear surrender.

04:29It's not weakness.

04:31It's the beginning of power.

04:33The kind of power that doesn't just survive storms,

04:35but stands firm through them.

04:37The kind of power that doesn't just change situations,

04:41but transforms hearts.

04:42When you stop fighting to prove yourself and start walking in trust,

04:47you'll find a power that doesn't come from you,

04:49but works through you.

04:51And that's the secret of the truly powerful.

04:53They've learned to let go so that something greater can take over.

04:57Align for impact.

04:58The strength of knowing why there is a unique power

05:01that comes from knowing not just what you're doing,

05:03but why you're doing it.

05:04But why you're doing it,

05:05strength doesn't come from sheer energy or passion alone.

05:08It comes from direction and direction comes from alignment.

05:12Alignment with a higher purpose

05:13is what gives ordinary people extraordinary endurance.

05:17It's what allows a person to keep going when logic says quit,

05:20to rise again when everything around them has collapsed.

05:24You.

05:25Because when your life is aligned with something greater than yourself,

05:28your strength is no longer just your own.

05:30It's fueled by something eternal.

05:33So many people walk through life without clarity.

05:36They wake up, go through the motions,

05:38chase goals that don't fulfill them,

05:40and wonder why they feel exhausted and empty.

05:43It's not because they aren't capable.

05:45It's because they're not connected to a deeper calling.

05:48When you live for temporary things,

05:50status, approval, control,

05:52your strength will always fade.

05:54And when your life is tethered to something higher,

05:56you tap into a well of strength that doesn't run dry.

05:59Look at the greatest stories of endurance in history.

06:02Those who changed lives,

06:04who shaped movements,

06:06who overcame impossible odds.

06:07What did they have in common?

06:10Purpose.

06:11They weren't the strongest,

06:12the richest,

06:13or the most talented,

06:14but they were aligned.

06:15They had a mission that wasn't about self-preservation,

06:17but about serving a cause greater than themselves.

06:20That clarity of purpose gave them a power that no setback could destroy.

06:25You too were created for a purpose that is greater than just existing.

06:30You weren't born to merely survive.

06:33You were born to bring light,

06:34to speak life,

06:35to change atmospheres.

06:36But you'll never walk fully in that strength until you align your life with the purpose that was written for you.

06:42That alignment begins when you ask not just,

06:45what do I want to achieve?

06:47What?

06:48Why am I here?

06:50What was I made to do?

06:52How can my life serve a bigger story?

06:55When you walk in alignment,

06:56you start making decisions differently.

06:58You don't waste time on distractions.

07:00You stop comparing yourself to others because your assignment is unique.

07:04You gain clarity and with clarity comes confidence.

07:07You're no longer tossed around by circumstances because your direction is anchored in something unshakable.

07:13And here's the beautiful truth.

07:15You don't have to figure it all out alone.

07:18That higher purpose is not something you have to create.

07:21It's something you discover.

07:22And once you discover it,

07:24your life takes on a whole new dimension.

07:26Your struggles become training,

07:28your setbacks become setups,

07:30and your efforts gain supernatural strength.

07:32So if you feel weary,

07:33check your alignment.

07:34If you feel lost,

07:35go back to the why.

07:37Because when your heart is aligned with heaven's plan,

07:40your life becomes a vessel for power beyond your own.

07:43That's where true strength is found.

07:45Not in the size of your platform,

07:46but in the depth of your purpose.

07:49And once you align with that purpose,

07:51there's no limit to what you can endure,

07:53overcome,

07:54and achieve.

07:55The quiet power within.

07:57Strength that doesn't shout in a world obsessed with noise.

07:59Where the loudest voice often seems the most powerful,

08:02it's easy to think that influence means volume,

08:05charisma,

08:06and spectacle.

08:07But real power doesn't always arrive with fanfare.

08:10It often walks in quietly,

08:12acts without needing attention,

08:14and changes lives in ways that aren't always seen.

08:17Some of the strongest people you'll ever meet

08:19are the ones who say the least.

08:21They are not driven by applause,

08:22but by conviction.

08:24They don't perform,

08:25they persist.

08:26It's a myth that power needs to be flashy.

08:29Social media has taught us that influence comes from followers,

08:33likes,

08:33and viral moments.

08:35But behind the scenes of real transformation

08:37are those who lead from the shadows,

08:39who speak with wisdom instead of shouting for attention,

08:42and who carry a depth the world can't easily measure.

08:46They are grounded,

08:47consistent,

08:47and faithful in the small things.

08:49And it's that quiet consistency

08:51that often has the loudest impact over time.

08:55Think about a tree with deep roots.

08:57He may not notice it swaying dramatically in the wind,

09:00but it withstand storms that topple the more fragile.

09:03Its strength isn't in how high it reaches,

09:05but how deep it's anchored.

09:07The same is true of powerful people.

09:09They aren't moved by trends or shaken by every obstacle.

09:12They've done the internal work.

09:14They've built character in the unseen hours.

09:16Their power is not borrowed.

09:18It's built.

09:19There's a certain kind of person

09:20who doesn't need to prove anything

09:22because their presence speaks for itself.

09:25You can feel the peace when they walk in the room.

09:28Their words may be few,

09:29but they carry weight.

09:30Why?

09:31Because they live what they believe.

09:33They've endured pain without bitterness.

09:35They've faced rejection without retaliation.

09:38They've been tested.

09:39And instead of breaking,

09:41they've become steady.

09:42And here's the truth.

09:44You don't have to be loud to be powerful.

09:46You don't need to always be seen to be significant.

09:49You don't have to have a stage to be strong.

09:51Your strength can show up in how you love your family,

09:54how you show up at work,

09:56how you speak kindness when you can speak criticism.

09:59Quiet power is still power.

10:01In fact, it's often the most unshakable kind.

10:04So don't be discouraged if you're not the most outspoken.

10:08Don't think that your steady obedience doesn't matter.

10:10It matters more than you know.

10:12The world doesn't just need more noise.

10:14It needs more depth,

10:16more integrity,

10:18more people whose roots go deep.

10:20Because when storms come,

10:22and they will,

10:23it won't be the loudest that stand firm.

10:25It will be the ones who were rooted all along.

10:27And you,

10:28yes, you,

10:29can be one of them.

10:30Don't underestimate your quiet strength.

10:32It's not just enough.

10:33It's powerful.

10:34Refined in the fire,

10:36the power that pressure unlocks,

10:37we all long for ease,

10:39for smooth paths,

10:40open doors,

10:41and days that unfold without resistance.

10:43But if you've walked through life long enough,

10:45you know this truth.

10:47Your greatest growth doesn't come from the easy places.

10:49Your power isn't discovered when everything is working in your favor.

10:53It's revealed when everything seems to be working against you.

10:57True strength is forged in fire.

10:59Not in comfort,

11:00not in applause,

11:01not in perfection,

11:02but in pressure,

11:04in challenge,

11:04and in trials that seem designed to break you.

11:07You may feel like the fire you're in is unfair,

11:10that the pain you're facing shouldn't be part of your story,

11:13that the delay,

11:14the betrayal,

11:14the loss,

11:15it's all too much.

11:16But what if it's not just happening to you?

11:18What if it's happening for you?

11:20What if the very fire you're walking through is the furnace that is refining the gold inside you?

11:25Gold isn't valuable because it's shiny.

11:28It's valuable because it's pure.

11:30Impurity requires heat.

11:32When gold is placed into a furnace,

11:34the impurities rise to the surface.

11:36The same happens with us.

11:37In the fire,

11:38things that we didn't know were going to start to rise up.

11:41Doubt,

11:42fear,

11:42pride,

11:43insecurity.

11:44But if we stay in the process,

11:46something powerful happens.

11:47Those things begin to fall away.

11:50And what remains is the strongest,

11:51most authentic version of who we were always meant to be.

11:55So many people run from the fire.

11:57They fight the discomfort,

11:58numb the pain,

11:59or try to shortcut the process.

12:01But when you rush through what was meant to refine you,

12:04you rob yourself of the strength that was meant to produce.

12:07Some of the strongest people you will ever meet didn't get that way by accident.

12:11They went through something.

12:13They endured dark nights,

12:15seasons of uncertainty,

12:16moments of crushing pressure.

12:18And instead of giving up,

12:19they allowed the fire to work in them,

12:21not just around them.

12:22There's a version of you that you haven't even met yet.

12:26A stronger,

12:27wiser,

12:27bolder version.

12:28But that version is on the other side of endurance.

12:31And to get there,

12:32you have to stay in the fire long enough for it to do its work.

12:35The fire may not feel good,

12:37but it's working for your good.

12:39It's not there to destroy you.

12:41It's there to develop you.

12:43You may be in a season right now that feels like more than you can handle.

12:47But don't curse the fire.

12:48Don't retreat from it.

12:50Stand in it with faith.

12:51Because the fire is not your enemy.

12:53It's your proving ground.

12:55It's the space where the shallow gets burned away.

12:57And the strong is brought forth.

12:59And when you come out of it,

13:01and you will,

13:01you'll walk with a strength that can't be shaken.

13:04A confidence that isn't surface level.

13:06A power that doesn't just look good,

13:08but is good.

13:09Because it's been tested,

13:11refined,

13:11and made real in the fire.

13:13Purpose over ego.

13:14The heart of lasting power,

13:16we live in a world where power is often mistaken for dominance,

13:19status,

13:20or recognition.

13:21It's tempting to believe that being powerful means being in charge,

13:25being followed,

13:25or being admired.

13:27But that kind of power is fragile.

13:29It's built on appearances and applause.

13:31And when the spotlight fades,

13:33so does the sense of identity.

13:35True power, however,

13:36is not about ego.

13:38It's not about puffing up your image,

13:40or feeding your pride.

13:41It's about aligning with something greater than yourself.

13:44It's about purpose.

13:45When you operate from ego,

13:47your decisions revolve around,

13:49a me.

13:50What do I get?

13:51How do I look?

13:53What's in it for me?

13:54But when you live from purpose,

13:56your focus shifts.

13:57Fuck it.

13:57It becomes about ewee.

13:59It becomes about how your life impacts others.

14:01How your gifts serve the world,

14:03and how your choices align with something meaningful and eternal.

14:06That's where real power lives.

14:08Not in trying to be impressive,

14:10but in striving to be impactful.

14:12Ego wants control.

14:14Purpose offers surrender.

14:16Ego says,

14:16look at me.

14:17Purpose says,

14:18let me help you.

14:19Ego is a fragile foundation.

14:21It crumbles under pressure.

14:23But purpose?

14:24Purpose is unshakable.

14:25When you know why you're doing what you're doing,

14:27setbacks don't stop you.

14:29Delays don't define you.

14:31Criticism doesn't crush you.

14:33Because you're not just chasing success,

14:35you're fulfilling a mission.

14:36There's a story being written through your life.

14:39And the most powerful chapters won't be the ones where you were praised,

14:43but the ones where you showed up with courage when no one was watching.

14:46The times when you chose humility over being right.

14:50When you stay true to your values,

14:52even when it costs you something.

14:54That's the kind of strength the world doesn't always celebrate,

14:57but it's the kind that lasts.

14:59You weren't created to just build a platform.

15:02You were made to build people.

15:04You weren't designed just to chase goals.

15:07You were designed to live out purpose.

15:09Every talent,

15:10every opportunity,

15:11every relationship is part of something bigger than your image.

15:14It's about your impact.

15:16And here's the beautiful thing.

15:18When you align with purpose,

15:19your power becomes magnetic.

15:20You don't have to force influence because people are drawn to authenticity.

15:25You don't have to manipulate doors open because purpose paves away.

15:29You don't need to boast about what you've done.

15:32Your fruit will speak for itself.

15:34So today,

15:35take a look at your life.

15:36Ask yourself,

15:39is this about purpose or ego?

15:41Be willing to let go of what just looks powerful so you can live what truly is powerful.

15:46Because the world doesn't need more performers.

15:49It needs more people who are walking in their purpose,

15:51quietly,

15:52boldly,

15:53faithfully.

15:53When you choose purpose over ego,

15:56you choose a path that doesn't just change your life.

15:59It changes the lives around you.

16:01That is true power.

16:03That is legacy.

16:04The invisible source.

16:06Strength beyond the surface.

16:07Real power doesn't always come wrapped in boldness,

16:09noise,

16:10or show.

16:10In fact,

16:11the most powerful forces in life often move quietly beneath the surface.

16:15Gravity holds the world together,

16:17yet we never see it.

16:19The roots of a mighty tree provide stability,

16:21but they grow underground.

16:22The same is true for you.

16:25The power that will sustain your life doesn't come from what's visible.

16:28It flows from what's unseen.

16:30We've been taught to chase the visible.

16:32The titles,

16:33the trophies,

16:34the social media followers,

16:36the platform we're conditioned to believe that if people can't see it,

16:39doesn't count.

16:40But the truth is,

16:41the visible is temporary.

16:43The unseen is eternal.

16:45Your integrity,

16:46your character,

16:46your quiet persistence.

16:48These may never make headlines,

16:50but they carry a weight far greater than applause.

16:53That quiet discipline you practice each morning when no one's watching,

16:57that's power.

16:58The faith you hold on to in the middle of a storm,

17:00that's power.

17:01The patience to wait,

17:02the strength to forgive,

17:04the courage to keep going when it would be easier to quit.

17:07None of that is flashy,

17:08but all of that is real.

17:10Power isn't always in the spotlight.

17:11Sometimes it lives in the shadows and moments of private surrender,

17:15quiet growth,

17:16and invisible obedience.

17:18The world may never fully understand the cost of your journey.

17:22They might see the success,

17:23but not the sacrifice.

17:25They'll admire the results,

17:26but never know the roots.

17:28And that's okay,

17:29because your power was never about proving something to them.

17:32It was about staying true to something in you.

17:35If you focus only on the visible,

17:36you'll become discouraged.

17:38Because growth doesn't always show up right away.

17:41Progress is rarely instant.

17:43You can sow for years before you see the harvest.

17:46But don't mistake silence for absence.

17:48Don't confuse the unseen with the unimportant.

17:51Some of the most transformative work is happening inside you,

17:55where no I can see,

17:56but every future moment will feel.

17:59This is why it matters what you feed your inner world.

18:01If you want strength,

18:02speak life over yourself.

18:04If you want vision,

18:05guard what enters your mind.

18:07If you want endurance,

18:08plant yourself in truth,

18:09not trends.

18:10What's hidden inside of you

18:12determines what will be revealed through you.

18:15So today,

18:16choose to live from the unseen place.

18:18Choose to build your life on principles

18:20that don't require praise.

18:22Let your roots grow deep,

18:24even if it takes time for the fruit to show.

18:26Trust that the power within you

18:27though invisible now

18:29will make itself known in due time.

18:32Because real power doesn't scream,

18:34it sustains.

18:35It doesn't parade,

18:36it perseveres.

18:37And when the storms of life come,

18:39it's not the tallest or loudest that survive.

18:41It's the ones with deep roots,

18:43unshaken,

18:44unseen,

18:45but unstoppable.

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