The Small Yes That Burns Brighter

Living As a Daily Sacrifice

Most of us say we’re ready to do something big for God.

We picture bold moments. The stage. The microphone. The mission trip. The miracle. We imagine ourselves storming the gates of hell with a Bible in one hand and a cross in the other. We’re willing to die for Jesus. And we mean it.

But then God flipped the question on me in a way I wasn’t expecting.

“You’re willing to die for Me… but are you willing to be a living sacrifice?”

That word didn’t come in a moment of hype. It came after a weekend that was full of power and emotion — a weekend that forever marked me. But it was after all the fire and all the shaking that the whisper came.

Let me explain.

Touched by Fire at Power and Love

It was during the Power and Love conference put on by Todd White’s ministry, Lifestyle Christianity. I had gone out with my friend Brandon to Habitation Church in Texas — that’s William Hinn’s church, and the Presence of God was thick the entire time.

The conference was incredible — messages on boldness, evangelism, and what it means to walk in identity and power. But it was the fire tunnel on Saturday night that really did something to me.

As I walked through, I was just hungry for God. And when Todd White reached over someone else and touched me, it was like lightning shot through my body. My whole body was overwhelmed. I physically felt God’s power — not just emotionally, but in a way that shook me to the core. I can still feel the moment.

I thought that was the peak of the weekend. And in a way, it was a mountaintop moment.

But the deeper word — the one that pierced my heart — came later.

The Whisper After the Fire

The next day, Sunday morning, I was sitting in service at Habitation Church, still trying to process everything from the weekend. The presence of God was still strong — but this time, there was no lightning. No shaking. Just a whisper.

That’s when He said it.

“You’re willing to risk your life for Me… but are you willing to live for Me?”

“Are you willing to be a living sacrifice — not just once, but every single day?”

That broke me.

It was like God was saying, “Eric, you love the moments of fire — but do you love the discipline of the flame? You cry out for revival — but are you willing to be the wood on the altar?”

The Small Things That Are Bigger Than They Seem

That’s what Romans 12:1 is all about:

“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.”

We chase the big yes.

God is looking for the small one.

He’s not just asking for a dramatic offering — He’s asking for consistent obedience:

• That early morning prayer when no one sees.

• That act of forgiveness that costs everything.

• That decision to walk in purity.

• That yes to love someone hard to love.

• That no to your flesh when no one’s watching.

These things don’t feel like fire tunnels. But they build altars.

And where there is an altar — the fire still falls.

Living Sacrifices Don’t Stay on by Accident

The hardest part about being a living sacrifice is that you’re still alive — which means you can crawl off the altar.

And the enemy will try to talk you out of the small yes.

He’ll say, “It’s not that deep.”

Or, “You’re not making an impact.”

Or, “No one sees anyway.”

But God sees. And He’s not measuring the size of your platform. He’s measuring the size of your surrender.

Luke 16:10 — “Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much…”

We Want to Burn… But Will We Stay Lit?

At Power and Love, I was lit with fire — touched by God in a way I’ll never forget. But at Habitation the next day, God invited me to stay burning. And staying burning doesn’t come from emotion. It comes from consistency.

That’s the difference between a moment of encounter and a lifestyle of worship.

Jesus didn’t just die for us publicly — He lived every day in surrender, in obedience, in prayer, in submission. Before He was lifted up on the cross, He laid down His will in a garden.

I believe a lot of us are willing to die for Him — but very few are willing to live for Him in the secret, ordinary, inconvenient, daily way.

But that’s where revival lives.

Final Thoughts: Build the Altar Before You Ask for the Fire

We cry out, “God, send Your fire!”

But have we built Him an altar to land on?

That altar is built with our daily decisions, our secret obedience, our consistent “yes” to the small things.

I thank God for what He did in that fire tunnel. But I treasure the whisper at Habitation even more. Because it’s shaping how I live — not just how I feel.

Jesus said, “Take up your cross daily and follow Me.” (Luke 9:23)

And the cross isn’t just where we die — it’s where we live crucified, every day.

So now I’m learning to stop asking God just to use me.

Instead, I’m saying:

“God, let me be the sacrifice. Every day. In every small yes. In every hidden place. Make me burn—not once, but always.”

Let this be your prayer today:

“Lord, don’t just touch me—transform me. Don’t just ignite me—sustain me.

Let my life be a living sacrifice. Let my small yes burn brighter than any stage ever could.”