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It helps keep the 27 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:14,680 Speaker 3: ministry going. 28 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 4: Enjoy the message. 29 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 3: Well, God bless you. It's always a joy to come 30 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 3: into your homes. And if you're ever in our area, 31 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 3: please stop by and be a part of one of 32 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:38,319 Speaker 3: our services. I'll promise you we'll make you feel right 33 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 3: at home. But thanks so much for tuning in, and 34 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 3: thank you again for coming out today. And I like 35 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:46,039 Speaker 3: to start with something funny. And I heard about these 36 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 3: two ladies that died and went to heaven. Peter met 37 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 3: them at the gate and said, you'll be happy here 38 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 3: if you follow one main rule. Don't step on a duck. 39 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 3: If you step on a duck, they make a terrible racket. 40 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 3: One of the ladies accidentally stepped on a duck. Peter 41 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 3: came up to her with this extremely unattractive man, nothing 42 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 3: appealing about him whatsoever. Said is your punishment. You're going 43 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 3: to be chained to this man. Seeing this, the other 44 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 3: lady was very careful. A month later, Peter came up 45 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 3: to her with this incredibly handsome man, amazing physique, looked 46 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 3: like a movie star, chained them together. The lady was thrilled. 47 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 3: She said to him, can't believe I don't know what 48 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 3: I did to deserve getting chained to you. He said, 49 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 3: I don't know what you did, ma'am, but I stepped 50 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 3: on a duck. Say it like you mean it. This 51 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 3: is my Bible. I am what it says I am. 52 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:45,920 Speaker 3: I have what it says I have. I can do 53 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 3: what it says I can do. Today I will be 54 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 3: taught the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind 55 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 3: is alert, my heart is receptive. I will never be 56 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 3: the same. In Jesus's name, I want to talk to 57 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 3: you today about keeping strife out of your life. One 58 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 3: of the biggest challenges we all face is getting along 59 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 3: with people. Because everyone is different. We have different personalities, 60 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 3: different temperaments, we come from different backgrounds. When somebody doesn't 61 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 3: agree with us, or they do something we don't like, 62 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 3: it's easy to get in conflict with them, argue, try 63 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 3: to straighten them out, prove our point. Before long we're 64 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 3: at odds, mad at each other, living offended, their stress, 65 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 3: tension in the home. What's happened. We've allowed strife in 66 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 3: Strife is a spirit, just like peace is a spirit. 67 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 3: You've walked into a place before. You don't know anybody, 68 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 3: you've never been there, but you can feel the tension 69 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 3: in the room, in the atmosphere, there's stress, discord. Nobody 70 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 3: said anything, but you know something is not right. That's 71 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 3: the spirit of strife. If we would see it as 72 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 3: the destructive force that it is, we would be more 73 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 3: careful about allowing it in our lives. After all, it's 74 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 3: easy to argue, especially with those closest to you. Let's 75 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:17,839 Speaker 3: be real. Your spouse can get on your nerves. You 76 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 3: love the man, you can't live without him. Sometimes you 77 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 3: feel like choking him. A reporter asked Billy Graham if 78 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:28,719 Speaker 3: he'd ever thought about divorce. He said, divorce no, but 79 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 3: murder yes. Well, when we let our guard down and 80 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:38,599 Speaker 3: say things that are hurtful, disrespectful, demeaning, that's not only 81 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 3: damaging the relationship, that's opening the door to strife. That's 82 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 3: inviting that destructive spirit into our life. That's why the 83 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 3: scripture says give no place to the enemy. Strife can't 84 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:55,720 Speaker 3: just come in when it wants bring division, disharmony, tear 85 00:04:55,760 --> 00:05:00,479 Speaker 3: relationships apart. We have to open the door saying that 86 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:03,920 Speaker 3: we should never have an argument, never say a wrong word. 87 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 3: That's not reality. But when it comes a part of 88 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:14,159 Speaker 3: who we are, it becomes common. We're constantly arguing, fighting, 89 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 3: being disrespectful. That means we've gone way too far. And 90 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 3: Jesus said in March chapter three, a home filled with 91 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:27,679 Speaker 3: strife and division destroys itself. If you allow the spirit 92 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:32,360 Speaker 3: of strife in, it'll tear apart relationships, tear apart your marriage, 93 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 3: your family. I've seen lifelong friendships destroyed over one disagreement. 94 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 3: That strife doing what it does best. Now, you said, Joel, 95 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:46,159 Speaker 3: I wouldn't get so upset if my coworker wouldn't be 96 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 3: disrespectful to me. I wouldn't argue if my spouse wouldn't 97 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 3: push my buttons. That's why we fight all the time. No, 98 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 3: you have to be the bigger person. Just because somebody 99 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 3: is doing wrong doesn't mean you have to engage. That's 100 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:06,560 Speaker 3: the spirit of strife baiting you saying, come on, let 101 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:11,719 Speaker 3: me in argue, fight, be disrespectful, don't take the bait. 102 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:16,840 Speaker 3: It takes a mature person to overlook an offense and say, no, 103 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:20,719 Speaker 3: I'm not taking that bait. I'm staying in peace. It 104 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 3: takes maturity to apologize, even when it wasn't your fault. 105 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 3: If you're going to keep strife out, you have to 106 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 3: get good at walking away when everything in you says 107 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 3: to let them have it. There will be times when 108 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:40,400 Speaker 3: you know you're right, the other person is being disrespectful, 109 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:44,040 Speaker 3: they're not telling the truth, but for the sake of peace, 110 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 3: you let it go. Jesus said, blessed are the peacemakers. 111 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 3: He didn't say blessed are the people who are right. 112 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 3: Sometimes you have to let the other person think they're right, 113 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 3: even when you know they're wrong. We think, well, if 114 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 3: i'm right, I'm not gonna back down. I'm gonna prove 115 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:06,359 Speaker 3: to them that I'm right. I'm gonna win this battle. 116 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 3: Can I tell you being right is overrated. You can 117 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 3: be right and be miserable. You can be right and 118 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 3: sleep on the couch. You can be right your whole 119 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 3: life and have nobody at your funeral. You can prove 120 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 3: your point always win the battle. But you don't realize 121 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:30,960 Speaker 3: it's damaging your relationships. Victoria and I don't always agree. 122 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 3: One of my strengths is I won't argue. Things start 123 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:38,559 Speaker 3: to get a little heated, I walk away. It takes 124 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 3: two people to fight. You don't have to engage. I 125 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 3: would rather have peace than have my way. I would 126 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 3: rather have a loving, kind, fun atmosphere in my home 127 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 3: than to win the battle but be so miserable. I 128 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 3: don't want to be there. I've learned if you'll let 129 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 3: God do it his way, he'll change what needs to 130 00:07:59,880 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 3: be changed. God is the potter. We can't change people. 131 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:09,640 Speaker 3: Only God can. These are tests that we must pass. 132 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:13,000 Speaker 3: Will you stay on the high road and bite your 133 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 3: tongue even when you feel like telling somebody off. Will 134 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 3: you put your ego down and let somebody else be right, 135 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 3: even when you know they're wrong. The scripture says one 136 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:29,320 Speaker 3: can chase a thousand, but two can put ten thousand 137 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:34,440 Speaker 3: to flight. When you're in unity, the favor on your 138 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 3: life is increased. You are ten times more powerful when 139 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 3: you're in agreement. This means you have ten times the 140 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:47,960 Speaker 3: strength to withstand attacks, to overcome obstacles. You can accomplish 141 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 3: dreams ten times bigger, ten times more rewarding. You will 142 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 3: go so much further if you will keep unity in 143 00:08:56,440 --> 00:09:00,679 Speaker 3: your home. Some of the obstacles you can't seem to overcome, 144 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:05,079 Speaker 3: the doors that are not opening. It may be because 145 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 3: you're operating with the strength of one their strife and division. 146 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 3: You need the ten times power to reach the fullness 147 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 3: of your destiny, and that person God put in your 148 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 3: life is not just there for companionship. There is a 149 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:25,559 Speaker 3: spiritual force released when you live in peace and harmony. 150 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 3: When Victoria and I first got married, like all couples, 151 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:32,559 Speaker 3: we had to work through some things. The scripture says 152 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:37,640 Speaker 3: the two shall become one. You don't become overnight. It 153 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:41,080 Speaker 3: takes some time. Twenty eight years later, I'm still training her. 154 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 3: I mean, she's still training me. But we made a 155 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:47,719 Speaker 3: decision early on in our relationship that we were going 156 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 3: to keep strife out of our home. It didn't happen automatically. 157 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 3: We're two different people, have two different ways of doing things. 158 00:09:56,520 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 3: We had to grow together, make allowances overlook some things. 159 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:05,200 Speaker 3: Had we not stayed on the offenses and worked to 160 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 3: keep strife out, not only would we not still be together, 161 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:12,559 Speaker 3: but we wouldn't be where we are. When we were 162 00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:16,080 Speaker 3: believing for this place, the former Compact Center, it was 163 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 3: going to take more than just my faith. I needed 164 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 3: that ten times power. This dream was so big the 165 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 3: only way it could be accomplished is for somebody else 166 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:30,640 Speaker 3: to come into agreement, says in Psalms. Where there's unity, 167 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:34,560 Speaker 3: there is a commanded blessing on your life. That's when 168 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 3: you'll accomplish things that you could not accomplish on your own. 169 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:43,160 Speaker 3: If we realized what we were giving up by allowing 170 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:47,319 Speaker 3: all these petty things to tear us apart, strife, discord, 171 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 3: being at odds with each other, if we really saw 172 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:53,920 Speaker 3: how that was holding us back, we would work over 173 00:10:54,040 --> 00:10:57,960 Speaker 3: time to keep peace in our life. God has big 174 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:01,960 Speaker 3: things in your future, gonna take more than just your faith. 175 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 3: You're going to need the ten times power that comes 176 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:09,199 Speaker 3: from having unity in your home. Think about what your 177 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 3: children can accomplish when you are in agreement with your 178 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 3: spouse ten times the influence, ten times creativity, ten times 179 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:20,560 Speaker 3: the power. This is one of the things that holds 180 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:24,120 Speaker 3: us back. It's not our lack of talent, education, the 181 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 3: background we come from. It's the fact that we're operating 182 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:31,559 Speaker 3: on one tenth the power. What would happen if you 183 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 3: would draw the line in the sand and say that's it. 184 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 3: From this day forward, I'm keeping strife out of my life. 185 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 3: No more arguing, no more petty fights, no more saying 186 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:47,920 Speaker 3: disrespectful things. I'm staying on the high road. I'm not 187 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:52,280 Speaker 3: allowing division, discord, tension in my home. I'm going to 188 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 3: be a peacemaker. When you do that, God will release 189 00:11:56,360 --> 00:12:02,480 Speaker 3: the ten times power, favor, increase, blessing like you've never seen. Well, Joel, 190 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 3: If I don't stand up for myself, if I don't 191 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:07,720 Speaker 3: tell people what I think, that's gonna make me look weak. 192 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 3: It's just the opposite. When you go the extra mile 193 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:15,760 Speaker 3: to keep strife out of your home, that's not being weak. 194 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 3: That's a sign of strength. The most mature person is 195 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:23,439 Speaker 3: the one that walks away from the argument. The most 196 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:27,160 Speaker 3: mature person is not always the one that's right. It's 197 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:30,040 Speaker 3: the one that keeps the peace. And you know what, 198 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 3: arguing and having to be right really boils down to pride. 199 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 3: I'm not gonna let them get the best of me. 200 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 3: You have to put your ego down and say, I'd 201 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:43,720 Speaker 3: rather have peace in my life. I would rather have 202 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 3: the ten times blessing than just being right. This couple 203 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 3: I know have been trying to have a baby for 204 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:54,599 Speaker 3: many years with no success. The lady took the infertility treatments. 205 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:58,559 Speaker 3: They were praying, believing, doing everything they could, but still 206 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:02,520 Speaker 3: no child. One day, the man was flying home from India. 207 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:05,800 Speaker 3: He's a minister, he'd been over there teaching the people. 208 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 3: He was very discouraged. Sitting on the flight all alone, 209 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:14,679 Speaker 3: he said under his breath, God is not fair. I'm 210 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 3: over here doing what you've asked me to do. Why 211 00:13:17,400 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 3: won't you give us a baby? God, I don't understand 212 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:24,040 Speaker 3: why we can't have a child. God said something back 213 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:26,920 Speaker 3: to him, not out loud, but in his spirit. He said, son, 214 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:30,199 Speaker 3: you're not going to have a baby until you start 215 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 3: treating your wife better. He was a good man, he 216 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 3: loved the Lord. When you see him out in public, 217 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 3: they seemed as happy as can be, But deep down 218 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 3: he knew he wasn't treating his wife the way he 219 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 3: should be. Wasn't anything big, just little things. He'd become disrespectful, 220 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 3: saying things that he knowew he shouldn't say, become argumentative 221 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:57,520 Speaker 3: where he used to overlook things, Let it go now 222 00:13:57,559 --> 00:14:00,680 Speaker 3: he'd keep it stirred up. He'd become hard to get 223 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:05,720 Speaker 3: along with, unfriendly, not putting any effort into the relationship. 224 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 3: The good news is he was willing to change. He 225 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 3: took it to heart. He made the adjustments. A couple 226 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:16,079 Speaker 3: of years later, his wife gave birth to a beautiful 227 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 3: baby daughter. Maybe, like my friend, you know you're not 228 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:23,600 Speaker 3: being your best in this area. You drifted down the 229 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:28,040 Speaker 3: wrong path. God is not here to condemn us to 230 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 3: make us feel bad about ourselves, but he will convict 231 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 3: us and challenge us to come up higher. Condemnation pushes 232 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 3: us down. Conviction is there to push us up. But 233 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 3: we have to do like my friend and say, Okay, 234 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:45,720 Speaker 3: I'm willing to change. I can make some adjustments. 235 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 4: Now. 236 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 3: Don't sit here and think, boy, I wish my husband 237 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 3: would have come today. He really needs this. No, God 238 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 3: has the right people here. Don't ask how God can 239 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 3: change somebody else. Look inside and say, God, how can 240 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 3: I change? How can I get along better with people? 241 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 3: Or maybe God, what am I doing that's keeping my 242 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 3: spouse and eye from that ten times blessing? What am 243 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 3: I doing that's going to make it harder on my children? 244 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 3: Passing down things that are going to hold them back. 245 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:21,320 Speaker 3: What we're modeling in our homes is the way our 246 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:24,800 Speaker 3: children are going to treat people they get in relationship 247 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 3: with Mothers. If you want your son to have a healthy, 248 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 3: loving relationship with his wife, then you have to sow 249 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:38,800 Speaker 3: a seed by treating your husband in a loving, healthy way. Fathers, 250 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 3: if you want your daughter to be treated with respect 251 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 3: and honor, like the queen that she is, then make 252 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 3: sure you're treating your wife like the queen that she is. 253 00:15:49,160 --> 00:15:53,680 Speaker 3: With respect and honor. That means not saying everything you 254 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 3: feel like saying, not pushing the buttons, not allowing the 255 00:15:58,200 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 3: spirit of strife in your life. If you don't do 256 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:04,920 Speaker 3: it for yourself, at least do it for your children. 257 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:07,600 Speaker 3: Do it to make it easier on those that come 258 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:11,240 Speaker 3: after you. A lot of times we think I'll change 259 00:16:11,480 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 3: when they change. When he starts treating me better, then 260 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:18,360 Speaker 3: I'll be nice to him, Joel, when she stops nagging me, 261 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 3: then I'll be friendly again. Now here's the key. The 262 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 3: bigger person is the one that makes the first move. 263 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 3: God will reward you in a greater way if you'll 264 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:32,920 Speaker 3: take the first step. Pride will tell you don't do it, 265 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 3: they don't deserve it. I'm not going to treat them 266 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:39,600 Speaker 3: right when they're treating me wrong. You're not just doing 267 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 3: it for them, You're doing it unto God. You're not 268 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 3: just saying I approve your behavior, It's okay to treat 269 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 3: me this way. You're saying, God, I know the importance 270 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 3: of keeping strife out of my life. Even though I 271 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:57,280 Speaker 3: don't like this, I'm going to stay on the high 272 00:16:57,320 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 3: road and be a peacemaker that you will make it 273 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:04,719 Speaker 3: up to me. But human nature says to treat people 274 00:17:04,920 --> 00:17:08,000 Speaker 3: the way they treat us. You want to be disrespectful, 275 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:10,720 Speaker 3: two people can play at that game. You want to 276 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:14,520 Speaker 3: be argumentative, unfriendly, sarcastic. You've met your match. Let's go. 277 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:18,520 Speaker 3: All that's going to do is make matters worse. God 278 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:22,199 Speaker 3: brought the people in your life on purpose. It's not 279 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:26,480 Speaker 3: an accident. It's a part of his divine plan. No 280 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:31,720 Speaker 3: person is perfect. We all have flaws and weaknesses. If 281 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 3: you blow that person off because of their issues, the 282 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:39,440 Speaker 3: problem is the next person you get in relationship with 283 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:42,720 Speaker 3: will have some kind of issues as well. Something to 284 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:45,720 Speaker 3: get on your nerves. You have to learn this principle 285 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:49,639 Speaker 3: to rise above it. And keep strife out of your home. 286 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:54,360 Speaker 3: You can be the difference maker when you honor your spouse, 287 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:58,520 Speaker 3: when you treat them with respect, even when they don't 288 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:01,879 Speaker 3: deserve it. That's what causes them to come up higher, 289 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:07,680 Speaker 3: not arguing, being disrespectful, pushing them down. It's like you're 290 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:11,719 Speaker 3: pouring water into a jar with a small cork in it. 291 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 3: The more water you pour, the higher that cork will rise. 292 00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:20,760 Speaker 3: Your spouse is the cork. Your honor is the water. 293 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:24,760 Speaker 3: The more honor you pour in, the higher your spouse 294 00:18:24,800 --> 00:18:30,600 Speaker 3: will rise. Jesus said, a house divided is continually being 295 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:35,119 Speaker 3: brought to destruction and will not stand. When we allow 296 00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:39,240 Speaker 3: strife in our life, something is happening. We're continually going 297 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 3: down our relationships, our dreams, our attitudes, our energy. You 298 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:48,240 Speaker 3: will make better decisions if you'll get rid of the discord. 299 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:53,600 Speaker 3: You will be more creative, more productive, more successful. If 300 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:56,639 Speaker 3: you'll take these steps to keep peace in your home 301 00:18:57,400 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 3: where there's unity, God's blessing, his favor, his anointing is 302 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:06,720 Speaker 3: on your life, your marriage, your career, your finances. There 303 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:11,040 Speaker 3: is power in agreement. There's power when you rise up 304 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 3: and say I'm going to do everything I can to 305 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 3: keep unity in my home. My spouse may be argumentative, 306 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:22,359 Speaker 3: my children may be hard to get along with, But 307 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:25,720 Speaker 3: as for me, I'm going to be a peacemaker. Let 308 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:29,439 Speaker 3: me tell you, one peacemaker is more powerful than a 309 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:33,439 Speaker 3: dozen troublemakers. The piece you bring will have such an 310 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:37,359 Speaker 3: anointing on it, it will break the forces that are 311 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:40,960 Speaker 3: trying to tear your family apart. Years ago, Victoria and 312 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 3: I went on a bike ride with our two children. 313 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 3: Jonathan was eight years old and he was riding his 314 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:50,159 Speaker 3: own bike and Alexander was five. She was on the 315 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:53,199 Speaker 3: bike seat behind me on my bike. I'd had a 316 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:57,560 Speaker 3: long day. I was kind of irritated at something Victoria 317 00:19:57,640 --> 00:20:01,199 Speaker 3: had done. Was no big deal, to small thing, but 318 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 3: I chose to hold onto it, magnify it, let it 319 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:08,639 Speaker 3: sour me. You know how sometimes it feels good to 320 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:11,560 Speaker 3: be ticked off. Now I knew it wasn't right, but 321 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:14,840 Speaker 3: the flesh loves to have its way. I remember thinking, 322 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 3: I'm not in a good mood. You aggravated me. I'm miserable. 323 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:21,240 Speaker 3: I'm gonna make your life miserable. You know what I 324 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:25,359 Speaker 3: was doing opening the door to trouble. I was inviting 325 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:29,640 Speaker 3: that destructive strife into our life. James three says, where 326 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:35,239 Speaker 3: there's strife, there will be discord, confusion, and trouble. So 327 00:20:35,280 --> 00:20:37,879 Speaker 3: we were out riding on this bike trail, supposed to 328 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:41,280 Speaker 3: be having fun, but the tension was so thick you 329 00:20:41,320 --> 00:20:44,480 Speaker 3: could cut it with a knife. I was giving Victoria 330 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 3: the cold shoulder treatment. Not friendly, not talking it just 331 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:51,600 Speaker 3: matter of fact. She said, how was your day? Fine? 332 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:54,640 Speaker 3: Something wrong? Nothing's wrong? Why are you being unfriendly? I'm 333 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 3: not being unfriendly, just being hard to get along with. Now, 334 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:00,880 Speaker 3: don't look at me like I'm the only one that's 335 00:21:00,880 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 3: ever done to us. We're gonna let you confess your 336 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 3: sins next. Jonathan wasn't real sure of riding his bike. 337 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:10,480 Speaker 3: He'd just been doing it for a little while, and 338 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:13,760 Speaker 3: we were on this five foot wide bike trail. I 339 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:16,240 Speaker 3: looked up about one hundred yards in front of me, 340 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:20,159 Speaker 3: there was this biker coming toward us full speed. He 341 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 3: looked like a professional, like he was in training, had 342 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 3: on all of his bike gear. And I said, Jonathan, buddy, 343 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:28,840 Speaker 3: stay over to the side. This man is coming really 344 00:21:28,880 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 3: really fast. And Jonathan got over and he was doing fine. 345 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:34,880 Speaker 3: But when the men got close to us, Jonathan looked 346 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:38,080 Speaker 3: at him and veered right into his path. They had 347 00:21:38,080 --> 00:21:41,840 Speaker 3: this huge head on collision. Jonathan went flying off his 348 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:44,760 Speaker 3: bike and the other man tumbling over in the grass. 349 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:47,800 Speaker 3: And I jumped off my bike as fast as I could, 350 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:51,000 Speaker 3: and I thought for sure he had broken arms, broken legs, 351 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 3: his whole bike frame was bent. Thankfully, all he had 352 00:21:55,119 --> 00:21:58,360 Speaker 3: were scrapes and bruises. Both he and the other men 353 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:01,639 Speaker 3: were fine. As I was walking back to the car 354 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:07,040 Speaker 3: carrying his bike, I felt this impression in here saying, Joel, 355 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:10,520 Speaker 3: you open the door to this trouble. It could have 356 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:13,600 Speaker 3: been avoided if you would have kept the strife out. 357 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:18,000 Speaker 3: That's what the scripture says. When we allow strife, it 358 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:24,040 Speaker 3: opens the door to unnecessary trouble. There will be conflicts, disappointment, 359 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:29,000 Speaker 3: setbacks that we didn't have to encounter. Don't be stubborn 360 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:32,679 Speaker 3: like I was. We have enough battles to fight in 361 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:35,679 Speaker 3: life where we don't have a choice. Don't make it 362 00:22:35,720 --> 00:22:40,040 Speaker 3: harder on yourself by opening the door to trouble. Matthew 363 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 3: five and the Amplified says, blessed are the makers and 364 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:49,000 Speaker 3: maintainers of peace. We know what it means to make peace. 365 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:54,000 Speaker 3: We make up after an argument, we apologize, forgive, move forward. 366 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:57,879 Speaker 3: That's important, but we need to be more aware about 367 00:22:58,040 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 3: maintaining our peace. That means you stay on the high road, 368 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:07,119 Speaker 3: you bite your tongue, you let things go, you don't argue. 369 00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:11,960 Speaker 3: I've found it's much easier to maintain your peace than 370 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:16,280 Speaker 3: to have to always try to make peace. Victoria aggravated 371 00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:20,479 Speaker 3: me that day, big deal. She's human. There's not another 372 00:23:20,560 --> 00:23:24,520 Speaker 3: person alive that you're in relationship with that at some 373 00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:28,520 Speaker 3: point will not irritate you, offend you, hurt you, or 374 00:23:28,560 --> 00:23:32,720 Speaker 3: get on your nerves. Instead of being upset every time 375 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:36,679 Speaker 3: things don't go your way, being argumentative, giving them the 376 00:23:36,760 --> 00:23:40,199 Speaker 3: cold shoulder, why don't you try this new approach and 377 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:44,960 Speaker 3: start maintaining your peace. Don't open the door to strife. 378 00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:48,560 Speaker 3: When you go the extra mile to keep unity in 379 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:52,520 Speaker 3: your home, you will not only have God's blessing and 380 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:56,120 Speaker 3: favor because of the power of agreement, but you will 381 00:23:56,160 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 3: have his protection. He'll keep you from unnecessary trouble. This 382 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:05,080 Speaker 3: can save a marriage today, it can save a relationship. 383 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:09,080 Speaker 3: It's not always big things. Sometimes it's a small thing. 384 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:12,720 Speaker 3: If you will make these minor adjustments, they can make 385 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:18,040 Speaker 3: major improvements. Proverbs twenty says avoiding a fight is a 386 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:22,199 Speaker 3: mark of honor. Sometimes we think winning a fight is 387 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:25,440 Speaker 3: a mark of honor. We come back after an argument, 388 00:24:25,920 --> 00:24:28,640 Speaker 3: give ourselves a high five and think, boy, I let 389 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:32,440 Speaker 3: them have it. I showed her who was boss. That's 390 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:36,320 Speaker 3: not really winning. You fed your ego, You made yourself 391 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:40,280 Speaker 3: feel good, but didn't strengthen the relationship. You may have 392 00:24:40,359 --> 00:24:43,680 Speaker 3: won in one sense, but what did it cost you? 393 00:24:44,359 --> 00:24:47,919 Speaker 3: How much damage was done when we say hurtful words, 394 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 3: when we're disrespectful, that's a very heavy price. The way 395 00:24:52,359 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 3: to really win is to avoid it, to stay on 396 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:59,439 Speaker 3: the high road, to walk away. That's a mark of honor. 397 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:03,800 Speaker 3: This takes humility. Pride will tell you have the last word, 398 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:07,440 Speaker 3: stay at it, let them have it. That verse goes 399 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:12,320 Speaker 3: on to say only a fool loves to argue. Instead 400 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 3: of thinking about how you can win the argument, strategize 401 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:19,160 Speaker 3: and what you're going to say, spend that same time 402 00:25:19,600 --> 00:25:22,320 Speaker 3: thinking about how you're going to avoid the argument. 403 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:23,359 Speaker 4: Now. 404 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:26,399 Speaker 3: I'm not saying to not address issues, but there's a 405 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:30,520 Speaker 3: right way and there's a right time you should do it. 406 00:25:30,560 --> 00:25:35,120 Speaker 3: Calmly express your concerns and then leave it there. If 407 00:25:35,119 --> 00:25:38,480 Speaker 3: it starts to get heated, disrespectful. That's the time to 408 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:42,359 Speaker 3: walk away. If you'll do it God's way, he'll fight 409 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:46,680 Speaker 3: your battles. He'll change what needs to be changed. Plus, 410 00:25:46,720 --> 00:25:50,280 Speaker 3: we need to ask ourselves what am I arguing over? 411 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:55,200 Speaker 3: Is it worth it? Sometimes we argue over petty things 412 00:25:55,440 --> 00:25:58,879 Speaker 3: that in the big picture, they don't really matter. You 413 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:02,240 Speaker 3: may have seen on the news a professional football player 414 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:07,320 Speaker 3: punched his teammate, the quarterback, and broke his jaw. He 415 00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:10,280 Speaker 3: was upset because he had purchased a six hundred dollar 416 00:26:10,359 --> 00:26:13,240 Speaker 3: ticket for the quarterback to come to his event and 417 00:26:13,320 --> 00:26:16,600 Speaker 3: the quarterback wasn't able to make it. Instead of handling 418 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:19,800 Speaker 3: it the right way, he let his emotions take over 419 00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:23,760 Speaker 3: led to this fight. When the coaches found out, he 420 00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:28,280 Speaker 3: was immediately dismissed from the team. He lost his multi 421 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:32,760 Speaker 3: million dollar contract. He let a six hundred dollars offense 422 00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:38,119 Speaker 3: cost him several million dollars. While we may not lose 423 00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:43,040 Speaker 3: millions from an argument, we can lose something even more valuable, 424 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:46,840 Speaker 3: the people God has put in our lives, your spouse, 425 00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:50,400 Speaker 3: your children, your parents, your friends. It's easy to get 426 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:55,000 Speaker 3: at odds, let little things build up, say hurtful things here, 427 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:59,160 Speaker 3: argue there disrespectful. One day you look up and they're 428 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 3: not there anymore. Don't take the people in your life 429 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:07,000 Speaker 3: for granted. Are you treating them with respect and honor? 430 00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 3: Do they feel treasured, valued, loved? Or are you hard 431 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:18,040 Speaker 3: to get along with? Unfriendly argumented friends? Life is too 432 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:22,679 Speaker 3: short to live that way. Where there's disharmony, You'll weakened, 433 00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:26,960 Speaker 3: you won't reach your highest potential. I'm asking you today 434 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:31,439 Speaker 3: to be a maker and a maintainer of peace. Do 435 00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:36,919 Speaker 3: what you can to keep the atmosphere in your home loving, friendly, kind, 436 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:41,120 Speaker 3: be a person of honor, and avoid the fight. Remember 437 00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:44,040 Speaker 3: one can chase one thousand, two can put ten thousand 438 00:27:44,119 --> 00:27:48,520 Speaker 3: to flight if you'll keep strife out because there's unity 439 00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:52,080 Speaker 3: in your home. I believe and declare you're going to 440 00:27:52,119 --> 00:27:55,360 Speaker 3: see that ten times. Blessing God is going to increase 441 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:59,400 Speaker 3: you with more wisdom, more favor. You will accomplish dreams. 442 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:03,480 Speaker 3: And it's the fullness of your destiny in Jesus's name, 443 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 3: And if you receive it today, can you say amen? 444 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:11,119 Speaker 3: We never like to close our broadcast without giving you 445 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:14,200 Speaker 3: an opportunity to make Jesus the lord of your life. 446 00:28:14,440 --> 00:28:18,920 Speaker 3: Would you pray with me. 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