I keep thinking about Jesus’s first miracle.
The wedding at Cana. Wine runs out. Mary looks at her son and says, Do something.
But here’s what stops me: Jesus broke protocol.
The protocol said wait. Wait for proper timing. Wait for credentials. Wait until you’ve built a platform, gathered disciples, and announced your ministry with some kind of press release.
The protocol said miracles come after the Sermon on the Mount, not before.
The protocol said to start small. Maybe heal a headache. Don’t turn 180 gallons of water into the finest wine anyone’s tasted.
But Jesus?
He walked up to those stone water jars, the ones used for religious washing, the ones representing old systems, and broke protocol.
No permission from religious leaders. No “appropriate” moment. No apology for extravagance.
He spoke. Transformation happened.
Whew.
What I Heard
After reading this again, I heard it clearly:
Protocol Breaker.
Some of you wait for permission that never comes. You shrink to fit containers never designed for your capacity. You let “that’s not how it’s done” silence your miracle.
But the Spirit says, “The protocol was never Mine.”
Jesus didn’t break rules to rebel. He broke them to be revealed.
Your Barriers
External protocols: “You’re too young, too old, too new, too much.”
Internal protocols: “I need to be more ready. More qualified. What if I get it wrong?”
Sis, both are barriers.
The water is ready. The word is on your lips. But you wait for someone else to say it now.
This Month’s Assignment
March is for breaking protocol. Not recklessly. With the boldness of knowing who sent you.
Identify one protocol you’ve waited to break.
Start the business without the MBA.
Write the book without the platform.
Forgive before they apologize.
Believe God can use you, right now, exactly as you are.
Cana wasn’t about wine. It was about identity. Jesus stepped into His public. He’s inviting you to do the same.
Stop waiting. The water is ready. The word is on your lips.
Break protocol. Pour the miracle.
When they ask how, smile and say, “It’s Him. It’s always been Him.”
With holy fire and much love,
Sheba
