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File #019 |  RIGHT You... WRONG Environment

December 19, 20253 min read

What if nothing is wrong with the vision…

but everything is wrong with the environment it’s trying to grow in?

Most people assume progress stalls because:

the vision wasn’t clear enough
the strategy wasn’t strong enough
the faith wasn’t deep enough

Yet, Jesus taught something more confronting:

The vision is often right.
The environment is what determines the outcome.

The Parable That Explains Almost Everything

Matthew 13:3–9, 18–23 (paraphrased for builders)

The same vision is released to different people.
Some never receive it.
Some start fast but can’t sustain pressure.
Some try to build while distracted and divided.
Some prepare themselves and receive multiplication.

Same vision.
Different environments.
Different results.

Translation :
God gives vision freely.
Growth depends on where it lands.

Speed does not equal fruit.
Emotion does not equal endurance.
Excitement does not equal capacity.

Environment determines multiplication.

TL;DR:

You don’t need a new vision.
You need an environment that can carry it.

God isn’t delaying the promise.
He’s protecting it.

Acceleration only works where capacity exists.

Why You Have to Change the Environment

Before we get too deep, I want you to recognize something important:
sometimes the environment isn’t a physical location at all.

Like Jesus taught, environment is the condition of your heart.

Where is your heart located right now?
In your hands...trying to control everything?
In your mouth...declaring without surrender?
In your head...overthinking instead of obeying?

Or is it in the hands of the Father?

Where is your vision located right now?

1. Some environments don’t allow reception

When your life is loud, rushed, and defended, the vision never lands fully.

You hear it but you don’t integrate it.

This looks like:

  • constant busyness

  • no margin to think or pray

  • reacting instead of deciding

The vision isn’t rejected.
It’s never fully received.


2. Some environments create fast starts but weak follow-through

This is where things look promising briefly.

You feel motivated.
You declare big things.
You start moving.

But when pressure shows up:

  • consistency collapses

  • confidence wavers

  • momentum dies quietly

Acceleration without internal stability always leads to burnout. (identity)


3. Some environments divide attention

The vision is real but it’s competing.

Fear.
Money pressure.
Comparison.
Trying to build while surviving.

Nothing fails immediately.
It just never fully grows.

This is where people stay almost there for years.
This is where I've been almost there for years.


4. The right environment allows multiplication

This has never been about luck.
It’s about preparation, focus.


Those who get what they want focus relentlessly on
curating the environment to see the vision come to pass.

The right environment includes:

  • margin...space to hear directions

  • obedience....to follow directions

  • structure...to build direction

  • support...to sustain the direction

Same vision.
Now it produces.

Activation | Environment Shift Edition

Baby Step:

Write down:

Where has God already planted seed in my life?

Take the Soil Quiz to see which environment you're currently operating from.

No explaining. No justification. Only honesty.

Quantum Leap (Identity-Level Action)

Say this aloud:

“I am the woman who prepares herself before demanding results.”

Then make one environment decision today:

  • restructure your time

  • remove a distraction

  • commit to support instead of isolation

  • create space to think and hear clearly

    Identity FIRST. Evidence follows. Every time.



Your CLEARR Message

Clarity: Environment, environment, environment...The vision was never the issue.
Legacy: Builders who last prepare themselves.
Execution: Preparation is wisdom.
Authority: You are allowed to change how and where you build.
Radical Responsibility: Protect your capacity so you can steward what’s coming.

Founder Thought :

Jesus taught us to understand why some visions survive and others don’t.

And I’m learning this:
God prepares His people.

Full of Wonder & Expectation,

April Marie

Founder of Worthy of the Build

It's time to Raise UR standards and UR voice...

April Marie is the founder of Worthy of the Build, where faith meets strategy for women ready to raise their standards and build the vision God gave them. A creative strategist and builder at heart, she shares transparent lessons, content autopsies, and practical tools through The Founder Files and UR Membership. Known for her conviction and clarity, April empowers mission-driven women to stop waiting, start building, and step into their authority. Join her inside The Founder Files and discover what it really takes to rise.

April Marie Johnson

April Marie is the founder of Worthy of the Build, where faith meets strategy for women ready to raise their standards and build the vision God gave them. A creative strategist and builder at heart, she shares transparent lessons, content autopsies, and practical tools through The Founder Files and UR Membership. Known for her conviction and clarity, April empowers mission-driven women to stop waiting, start building, and step into their authority. Join her inside The Founder Files and discover what it really takes to rise.

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