1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,160 Speaker 1: Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. Thanks for listening to 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. If you 3 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:09,040 Speaker 1: enjoy today's message, why don't you be a blessing and 4 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: share it with a friend. We appreciate you and pray 5 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: for God's very best in your life, So God bless you. 6 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:18,280 Speaker 1: It's always a joy to come into your homes. We 7 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 1: love you, we pray for you every single day, and 8 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:23,439 Speaker 1: even though we may not know you by name, we 9 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 1: feel like you're a part of our extended family. If 10 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:28,480 Speaker 1: you're ever in our area, I hope you'll stop by 11 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 1: and be a part of one of our services, but 12 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 1: we would love to have you. Thanks so much for 13 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 1: tuning in. Thanks again for coming out today. And I 14 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 1: like to start with something funny and I heard about 15 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: this group of elderly ladies. They were way up in 16 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 1: their eighties and they were driving down the freeway when 17 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 1: they were pulled over by a police officer. He said 18 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: to the driver, ma'am, do you realize you're only going 19 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 1: thirty five miles an hour? She said, yes, Officer, I 20 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 1: realized that, and he said, well why are you going 21 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: so slow? She said, well, the sign says thirty five. 22 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: He kind of laughed at He said, no, ma'am, that's 23 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 1: the number of the freeway. This is Highway thirty five. 24 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 1: And by the way, why did these other ladies look 25 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: so terrified? The little old lady grinned and said, because 26 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 1: we just got off Highway ninety five. All right, hold 27 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: up your Bible. Say it with me today. This is 28 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: my Bible. I am what it says. I am. I 29 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: have what it says I have. I can do what 30 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: it says I can do. Today I will be taught 31 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:33,120 Speaker 1: the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind is alert, 32 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: my heart is receptive. I will never be the same. 33 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:41,319 Speaker 1: In Jesus's name, God bless you. I want to talk 34 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 1: to you today about tuning in to the voice of Victory. 35 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 1: There are all kinds of voices and all kinds of 36 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: thoughts we can tune into. It's just like with the 37 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: radio station. There are hundreds of different frequencies in the 38 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: air right now all around us. If we had a receiver, 39 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 1: we could tune in to station after station. You've been 40 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 1: in your car before and something comes on that you 41 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: don't really like. It's no big deal. You don't make 42 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: yourself sit there and listen to it. You don't just 43 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:14,679 Speaker 1: endure it. You simply hit a button and switch over 44 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 1: to a different channel. It's the same principle in our thinking. 45 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 1: All through the day, hundreds of thoughts are coming into 46 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:26,559 Speaker 1: our mind. Many of these thoughts are negative and discouraging, 47 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: things like you'll never accomplish your dreams, you'll never get well, 48 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: you'll never get married, you'll never get out of those problems. 49 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: Many people don't realize you don't have to stay on 50 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 1: that channel. Just because a thought comes into your mind 51 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 1: doesn't mean that you have to dwell on it. If 52 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 1: that thought is negative, discouraging, condemning, you simply need to 53 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:54,639 Speaker 1: tune off that frequency and find a different channel. There's 54 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: a channel that I call the voice of victory. It's 55 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:02,920 Speaker 1: found in God's word. It says you are blessed, you 56 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:08,519 Speaker 1: are prosperous, you are forgiven, you are healthy, you have favor, 57 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:13,119 Speaker 1: you can overcome your obstacles, you can accomplish your God 58 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: given dreams. If you're going to live in victory, you 59 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: have to stay tuned to the right channel. This is 60 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 1: why many people have no joy, no energy, no enthusiasm. 61 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: Their thinking is wrong. When we think sad, discouraging, thoughts. 62 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 1: Studies tell us that our serotonin level goes down and 63 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 1: it causes us to feel sad. It's not just in 64 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 1: our head. It affects our moods. It affects the way 65 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:45,119 Speaker 1: we feel. But when we go out each day positive, hopeful, 66 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 1: excited about our future, knowing that God is in control. 67 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: As we think those thoughts, endorphins are released throughout our 68 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 1: system that cause us to feel happier, to have more energy. 69 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: It puts that spring in our steps. Some of you 70 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 1: wonder why you're feeling blood and why you don't have 71 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: the energy and the enthusiasm for life that you used to. 72 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 1: It's because you're tuned in to the wrong frequency. You 73 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: can't go around all day thinking I can't stand my job, 74 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:18,679 Speaker 1: and I'm so overweight, and I'll never get out of debt, 75 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: and nothing good ever happens to me. When you think 76 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 1: those thoughts, your faith, your energy, your enthusiasm is being 77 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:30,840 Speaker 1: drained out, just like a big vacuum. It's pulling out 78 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 1: all the good things God put in you. You'd be 79 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 1: amazed at how much better you would feel, how you'd 80 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 1: get your joy back if you just get up each 81 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: day and instead of being passive and just thinking the 82 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:46,840 Speaker 1: first thought that comes to your mind. Oh man, it's 83 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 1: going to be another lousy day. No, stay on the offensive. 84 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 1: Learn to think thoughts on purpose. Don't let yourself talk 85 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:58,560 Speaker 1: to you. Start talking to yourself. Get up in the 86 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 1: morning and make a declaration in a faith. This is 87 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:04,040 Speaker 1: going to be a great day. I know God has 88 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: directed my steps. I have his favor, Goodness and mercy 89 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: are following me. I'm excited about this day. When you 90 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:15,839 Speaker 1: do that, you'll be happier, stronger, and you'll see God's 91 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: favor in a greater way. Pay attention to what you're thinking. 92 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 1: Some of you have been tuned in to the worry 93 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:25,840 Speaker 1: channel for so long. You could be a lifetime member, 94 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 1: you could own stock in that company. Well, Joel, I 95 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:31,840 Speaker 1: can't help it. I'm worried about my children, worried about 96 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 1: my finances, worried about my health. No, there's a much 97 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:38,160 Speaker 1: better way to live. When those thoughts of worry come, 98 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: you've got to make a decision that you're not going 99 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 1: to dwell on them. Instead, use that as a reminder 100 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:48,040 Speaker 1: to thank God that he's a work in your life. 101 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: Just switch the channel and begin to thank God that 102 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 1: he's arranging things in your favor. Friends, you control the 103 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:59,719 Speaker 1: doorway to your mind. When we go around worried, thinking 104 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: negative thoughts, really we're just making matters worse. We're not 105 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:06,839 Speaker 1: only gonna feel bad, but we're drawing in more defeat, 106 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 1: more mediocrity. You need to draw that line in the 107 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 1: sand and say that's it. I've worn out the dial 108 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 1: on the worry channel. I'm done listening to the not 109 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:20,839 Speaker 1: gonna happen network. I'm switching over to the voice of victory. 110 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:25,039 Speaker 1: It's all in what we choose to dwell on when 111 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:28,920 Speaker 1: somebody does us wrong. One voice says, get even, pay 112 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 1: them back, hold a grudge, don't ever speak to them. 113 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 1: If we dwell on those thoughts, it'll end up poisoning 114 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 1: our own life. But there's another frequency. It says God 115 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 1: is my vindicator. He'll make my wrongs right. What was 116 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 1: meant for my harm, God will use to my advantage. 117 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 1: That's the voice of victory. When we make mistakes, one 118 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:53,119 Speaker 1: voice says, you blew it. You're done. You're never gonna 119 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 1: be blessed. You can't expect anything good. Another voice says, 120 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:01,039 Speaker 1: I'm forgiving. God's mercy is bigger than any mistake. My 121 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:03,480 Speaker 1: best days are still out in front of me. It 122 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 1: all depends on what voice we're choosing to tune into. 123 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 1: Some people have been tuned into the wrong channel for years. 124 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 1: Some families have been on the same negative station for 125 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 1: five or six generations. It's time for somebody to rise 126 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 1: up and retune that dial. Somebody needs to break that 127 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 1: negative cycle and say, this is a new day. As 128 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 1: for me and my family, we're going to live in victory. 129 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 1: We are not going to endure life. We're going to 130 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 1: enjoy life. But it all starts right here. What channel 131 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 1: are you tuned into? Well, Joel, I'm just an average person. 132 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 1: I'm just ordinary. I don't never do anything great. No, 133 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 1: you're on the wrong channel. If you tune over to 134 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 1: the voice of victory, you would hear I'm one of 135 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: a kind. I am a masterpiece. I have seeds of greatness. 136 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 1: I'm going to leave my mark on this generation. Pay 137 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 1: attention to what you're thinking. Through a nice neighborhood and 138 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: you see a beautiful home and that thought comes to 139 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:07,559 Speaker 1: your mind. You'll never have a house like that. You'll 140 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 1: never get ahead. Nobody in your family is successful. You've 141 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 1: got to change the channel. Guard your mind. If you 142 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: dwell on thoughts like that long enough, your own thinking 143 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 1: will keep you from God's best. Learn to switch over 144 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 1: to the voice of victory. God, you said, if i'd 145 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: keep you first, you would give me the desires of 146 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 1: my heart. You said, no good thing will you withhold 147 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:35,199 Speaker 1: because I walk up rightly. You said, in due season, 148 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:38,120 Speaker 1: I will reap if I just don't give up. So Father, 149 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:40,480 Speaker 1: I want to thank you that my due season is 150 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:43,560 Speaker 1: on its way. I know my time is coming. That's 151 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:45,960 Speaker 1: what it means to be tuned in to the voice 152 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:51,079 Speaker 1: of victory. And it's amazing how we can train our 153 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:54,199 Speaker 1: ear to hear what we want to hear. And some 154 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:57,120 Speaker 1: people are so trained to hear the negative they just 155 00:08:57,240 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 1: latch onto it. Whenever a thought comes telling them something 156 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:05,199 Speaker 1: discouraging about themselves or their family, they just swallow it. 157 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:08,520 Speaker 1: Hook line and sinker gets them defeated. They go round 158 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 1: all depressed. But then there are other people that have 159 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 1: trained themselves to latch on to these positive, hopeful thoughts. 160 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 1: They can have a thousand negative thoughts bombarding their mind. 161 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:24,080 Speaker 1: It's never going to get better, business is slow, nothing 162 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:28,360 Speaker 1: is changing all these negative thoughts. But then one thought comes, 163 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 1: one simple phrase that says your future is going to 164 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:35,680 Speaker 1: be brighter than your past. They weed through all those 165 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 1: other thoughts and they latch hold of that one faithful thought. 166 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 1: That's the way we need to be so disciplined in 167 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:46,840 Speaker 1: our thought life. We can weed through one hundred discouraging 168 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 1: thoughts and grab hold of one encouraging thought. We have 169 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 1: to have our ear trained in the right way. We 170 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:57,320 Speaker 1: have at home two little dogs that live with us. 171 00:09:57,559 --> 00:10:01,840 Speaker 1: They're shizoos. One is named Day's and one is named Spirit. 172 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 1: That's Spirit there. She's a beautiful little dog. They say, 173 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 1: dogs over time begin to take on the looks of 174 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:15,520 Speaker 1: their owners. And it's funny. My brother Paul owns a bulldog. 175 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:22,240 Speaker 1: But I'm amazed at how sensitive Spirit's hearing is. She 176 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:25,640 Speaker 1: is so tuned in to her surroundings. She can hear 177 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 1: people coming to the front door long before they get there. 178 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:32,440 Speaker 1: She'll start barking ten or fifteen seconds before they ever 179 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:36,240 Speaker 1: ring the doorbell. She has trained herself to hear what 180 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 1: she wants to hear. And little Spirit loves cheese. When 181 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:43,080 Speaker 1: we're in the kitchen and we get the cheese out, 182 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:45,520 Speaker 1: it's in that little ziplock bag that it comes in 183 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:49,440 Speaker 1: Spirit immediately comes running, sits at our feet and waits 184 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:51,880 Speaker 1: for her piece of cheese. There have been times when 185 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:54,960 Speaker 1: the whole family is in the kitchen. There's all kinds 186 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:58,160 Speaker 1: of noise, all kinds of sounds. Somebody's getting the cereal, 187 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 1: somebody's getting chips, blenders go, when somebody's wrapping up food. 188 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:05,840 Speaker 1: Spirit sits there as calm as can be, never even flinches. 189 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:10,679 Speaker 1: But the moment we touched the cheese, she comes to attention. 190 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:13,960 Speaker 1: Her attitude is it's my time. Now, I am ready 191 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:17,320 Speaker 1: for my snap. There have been times where I have 192 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:20,000 Speaker 1: tried to sneak a piece of cheese out of the 193 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:23,440 Speaker 1: refrigerator without her hearing it. I've told my children watch this, 194 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 1: I'll open up the refrigerator. I don't even get the 195 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:29,439 Speaker 1: cheese out. I leave it there so it won't make 196 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:32,440 Speaker 1: any noise. And very quietly and delicately I try to 197 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:35,880 Speaker 1: open up that ziplock bag. Spirit is in another room 198 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:40,840 Speaker 1: thirty feet away, sleeping. But you cannot fool that dog. 199 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:46,360 Speaker 1: She either has supernatural revelation or she has great ears, 200 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:49,240 Speaker 1: but it is impossible to keep her away. Why is 201 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 1: that she has trained herself to hear what's important to her. 202 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 1: She doesn't care if I get the bread out, it 203 00:11:57,200 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 1: makes noise. She doesn't care if I get the chips 204 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:01,959 Speaker 1: out or the lettuce. It's wrapped in the same type 205 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:05,080 Speaker 1: of package. None of that matters, goes in one ear 206 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:09,079 Speaker 1: and out the other. All she's concerned about is the cheese, 207 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 1: and she is keenly aware of that sound. My question 208 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 1: to you today is what sound are you tuned into. 209 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 1: Some people have developed a habit of hearing the negative. 210 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 1: They're drawn to it, almost like they feed off of it. 211 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 1: A thought comes, it's gonna be a lousy day. They 212 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 1: just swallow the bait. Oh yes, it's gonna be a 213 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:32,560 Speaker 1: lousy day. They wake up in the morning, the thought comes, 214 00:12:32,800 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 1: you're depressed today. Oh yeah, I'm depressed today. Now you 215 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:40,560 Speaker 1: gotta retrain your ears. You are hearing the wrong things. 216 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:44,880 Speaker 1: Start tuning out the negative and start listening for those 217 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:48,200 Speaker 1: faith filled thoughts when you get up in the morning. 218 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:51,960 Speaker 1: If you will ignore the negative long enough, eventually you're 219 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 1: gonna hear this is the day that the Lord has made. 220 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:59,320 Speaker 1: This is gonna be a great day. Just as we've 221 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 1: trained our ourselves to hear the bad, we can retrain 222 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:05,560 Speaker 1: ourselves to hear the good. When those negative thoughts come, 223 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:08,720 Speaker 1: just say no thanks, that's not for me. Well you've 224 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:11,960 Speaker 1: reached your limits. You're never gonna go any further. No thanks, 225 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:14,920 Speaker 1: I'm not dwelling on that. Well, you'll never be blessed. 226 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:17,719 Speaker 1: You know the mistakes you've made. No thanks. I can 227 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 1: hear a different sound. It says I'm forgiven. Well you 228 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 1: don't look well. I heard you got a bad report 229 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:26,080 Speaker 1: from the medical office. Yes, that's true, but I'm not 230 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:28,760 Speaker 1: dwelling on that. I can hear another sound. It says 231 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:32,319 Speaker 1: God's restoring health unto me. Well, you'll never pay off 232 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 1: your house, you'll never get ahead. You see the price 233 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:37,800 Speaker 1: of gas. No thanks. I can hear a different sound. 234 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 1: It says God is my supplier. God is providing all 235 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 1: of my needs. I will lend and not borrow. You 236 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:48,960 Speaker 1: may have to weed through one hundred negative thoughts before 237 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 1: you come to the right sound, the voice of victory. 238 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 1: That's saying you are blessed, you are prosperous, you can 239 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 1: do all things. Your best days are still ahead. Latch 240 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 1: on to the those thoughts. When you hear those faith 241 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:05,320 Speaker 1: filled thoughts, do like little spirit and just come running. 242 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 1: Say hey, that's for me. I believe it, I receive it. 243 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:11,920 Speaker 1: I am well able. Learn to play those thoughts over 244 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:15,680 Speaker 1: and over in your mind. Some people they've been playing 245 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:21,440 Speaker 1: the wrong thoughts their whole lifetime. I'm unattractive, I'm undisciplined, 246 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 1: I never get any good breaks. Life's not fair. I'm 247 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:27,680 Speaker 1: just a victim. No, you need to let those thoughts 248 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:30,400 Speaker 1: bounce off of you like water off of a duck's back. 249 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:34,200 Speaker 1: Just like spirit sat there unfazed by the sound of 250 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:37,000 Speaker 1: the bread and the chips and the cereal. You need 251 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 1: to just keep dismissing those thoughts. Eventually you will hear 252 00:14:41,280 --> 00:14:44,960 Speaker 1: the right sound. Eventually somebody's gonna open up the cheese. 253 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:49,240 Speaker 1: You're gonna hear the sound. I'm talented. Like an alarm, 254 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 1: something will go off down in your spirit. You rise 255 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 1: up and grab hold of it. Hey, that thoughts for me. 256 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 1: I am talented. That thought will come. I'm more than 257 00:14:57,400 --> 00:15:00,640 Speaker 1: a conquer I can overcome this challenge. Grab hold of 258 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 1: those thoughts. What am I saying? Weed out the negative 259 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 1: thoughts and learn to latch hold of those positive thoughts. 260 00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:10,680 Speaker 1: I was watching a report on television the other day 261 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:13,600 Speaker 1: about bats, and there's this certain type of bat that 262 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 1: lives in the jungle, and one of its favorite foods 263 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 1: is a small frog. And it showed how, in slow 264 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 1: motion the bat would swoop in, pick up that frog, 265 00:15:22,760 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 1: take it back to the cave to eat. But what 266 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 1: was interesting is all these frogs looked exactly alike. You 267 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 1: could not tell any difference with the natural eye. But 268 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:36,080 Speaker 1: some of these frogs were poisonous, and if the bats 269 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:39,280 Speaker 1: ate the poisonous frogs, it would eventually kill them. The 270 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 1: only way they could tell the difference was by the 271 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 1: sound that the frog made. That night, All the frogs 272 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:50,280 Speaker 1: had this high pitched chirping sound, but the poisonous frogs 273 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:54,920 Speaker 1: were just slightly higher pitched than the non poisonous. These 274 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:58,000 Speaker 1: bats were so keen they would sit over to the 275 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:01,200 Speaker 1: side and study the frog's for five or ten minutes, 276 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 1: very carefully, listening intently. They had to determine what sound 277 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 1: was coming from each frog. At one point, there must 278 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:13,440 Speaker 1: have been twenty frogs in a little bitty area like this, 279 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:18,000 Speaker 1: and this one bat was so perceptive and so tuned 280 00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 1: into the right sound, he swooped in there and picked 281 00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 1: out the one non poisonous frog in the midst of 282 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:27,960 Speaker 1: a dozen or two dozen poisonous frogs. How could he 283 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 1: do that? He had trained his ear to tune in 284 00:16:31,840 --> 00:16:35,080 Speaker 1: to the right frequency. That's the way we need to 285 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 1: be so disciplined in our thought life. We don't take 286 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:42,120 Speaker 1: the enemy's bait. We only tune in to thoughts of hope, 287 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 1: thoughts of faith, thoughts of victory. When those jealous thoughts 288 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 1: come and say, well, why do they have everything? That's 289 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:53,200 Speaker 1: not fair? They're so talented, they're so blessed, you've got 290 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 1: to realize that thought is not making the right sound. 291 00:16:57,120 --> 00:16:59,720 Speaker 1: It may look good. You may be tempted to bite 292 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:03,240 Speaker 1: into it, but you've got to be so keen, so aware, 293 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 1: that you realize that's a poisonous thought. When those thoughts 294 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:12,520 Speaker 1: come saying you're undisciplined, you're slow, you're unattractive, you're never 295 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 1: going to get ahead. You may be tempted to sit around, 296 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:19,880 Speaker 1: have a pity party, think about everything that's wrong with you, 297 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:24,760 Speaker 1: but don't bite into that bait. Recognize those are poisonous thoughts, 298 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:28,920 Speaker 1: and they may give you some temporary satisfaction. But when 299 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:32,360 Speaker 1: we dwell on thoughts like this, it'll eventually keep us 300 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:35,560 Speaker 1: from our god given destiny. Now I'm asking us today 301 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:40,200 Speaker 1: to be extremely aware of what we're thinking about. What 302 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:43,840 Speaker 1: kind of thoughts are you allowing to take root, poisonous 303 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 1: or non poisonous, helpful or harmful. Have you trained your 304 00:17:48,840 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 1: ear like little spirit to hear the cheese and ignore 305 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:55,360 Speaker 1: all the other thoughts? Are you being perceptive like those 306 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:59,399 Speaker 1: bats to leave the poisonous thoughts alone? You have to 307 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:04,159 Speaker 1: guard your mind. You control what you're gonna think about, it, 308 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:08,000 Speaker 1: says in Philippians four, verse eight. Think on things that 309 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:11,800 Speaker 1: are pure, things that are wholesome, things that are of 310 00:18:11,840 --> 00:18:16,440 Speaker 1: a good report. I've learned you cannot think negative, discouraging 311 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:20,560 Speaker 1: thoughts and expect to live a positive life. Your mind 312 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:23,840 Speaker 1: is one of the most powerful and valuable things that 313 00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:25,960 Speaker 1: God has given you. You have to program it with 314 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:29,400 Speaker 1: the right software. Here's the key. If you will keep 315 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:32,879 Speaker 1: your mind filled with the right thoughts, there won't be 316 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 1: any room for the wrong thoughts. You need to on 317 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:41,160 Speaker 1: purpose think good things about yourself, your family, and your future. 318 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:44,640 Speaker 1: It is not enough to just not think negative thoughts. 319 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 1: If you don't keep your mind filled with these faith 320 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:50,720 Speaker 1: filled thoughts, then those negative thoughts will constantly try to 321 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 1: take over. You need to stay on the offensive. In fact, 322 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:58,360 Speaker 1: it says in Isaiah, if you will keep your mind 323 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 1: stayed on me God's talking, I will keep you in 324 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:04,959 Speaker 1: perfect peace all through the day. We should go around 325 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:08,639 Speaker 1: meditating on what God says about us. I am forgiven, 326 00:19:09,119 --> 00:19:13,119 Speaker 1: I am blessed, I am prosperous, I am annoyted, I 327 00:19:13,240 --> 00:19:17,040 Speaker 1: have favor. Good things are in store. When your mind 328 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:20,040 Speaker 1: is filled with the right thoughts, then when the wrong 329 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:23,560 Speaker 1: thoughts come, there'll be a no vacancy sign. They won't 330 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:25,840 Speaker 1: be able to get in. When you go through the 331 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:30,400 Speaker 1: day meditating on God's goodness, you're expecting his favor, You're 332 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 1: excited about your future. Then when the can't do it 333 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:37,440 Speaker 1: thoughts come, the not able two thoughts, you're not good 334 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:40,919 Speaker 1: enough thoughts. They may not, but the answer is sorry, 335 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:45,080 Speaker 1: no room, no vacancy here. This is a powerful way 336 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:49,240 Speaker 1: to live. You're saying, I'm deciding which direction my life's 337 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:52,120 Speaker 1: gonna go. I'm deciding what kind of mood I'm gonna 338 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:54,960 Speaker 1: be in today. I'm deciding what kind of attitude I'm 339 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:57,960 Speaker 1: gonna have. Some of you need to have a major 340 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:01,200 Speaker 1: house cleaning in your mind. You need to get rid 341 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:05,639 Speaker 1: of the negative, discouraging condemning thoughts, so you can have 342 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 1: room for the can do well able All things are 343 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:13,919 Speaker 1: possible thoughts. There's not room for both. The scripture says, 344 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:19,600 Speaker 1: choose this day blessings or curses. When we keep our 345 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 1: mind filled with the right thoughts, we are in effect 346 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:26,800 Speaker 1: choosing blessings. We're choosing joy, choosing victory. But when we 347 00:20:26,880 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 1: go around passive and we just think the first thought 348 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:33,240 Speaker 1: that comes into our mind, that's when the no vacancy 349 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:36,199 Speaker 1: sign comes down, and we end up missing out on 350 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:38,919 Speaker 1: God's best. Now, I want you to form a habit 351 00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 1: of filling your mind with praise, filling your mind with thanksgiving. 352 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 1: Go out each day expecting good things. And even when 353 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:50,480 Speaker 1: you have disappointments, when you go through setbacks and we 354 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:53,000 Speaker 1: all do, don't get all down. They go, ah, I 355 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:55,720 Speaker 1: can't believe this. No, just turn it around. God, I 356 00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:58,679 Speaker 1: know you're still in control. You've got me in the 357 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 1: palm of your hand. You said all things are gonna 358 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:05,119 Speaker 1: work together for my good. And even though this is difficult, 359 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:09,359 Speaker 1: I know this too shall pass. It's only temporary. Keep 360 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 1: that no vacancy sign up. Every one of us. At night, 361 00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 1: when we go to bed, we lock the door to 362 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:19,520 Speaker 1: our house. We don't want any strangers in there. That's 363 00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 1: important to us, that's private. Well, I have the same 364 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 1: attitude concerning your mind. This is where I live, this 365 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:29,000 Speaker 1: is who I am, this is my future. I'm not 366 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:31,840 Speaker 1: going to allow just anything to take root. I'm gonna 367 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:35,280 Speaker 1: make sure it's the right sound. I'm staying tuned to 368 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:38,920 Speaker 1: that voice of victory. I heard somebody put it like this. 369 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:43,200 Speaker 1: If you owned an apartment complex and you rented out 370 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:47,680 Speaker 1: eighty percent of those apartments to drug dealers and thieves 371 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:52,639 Speaker 1: and cheaters, and you rented the other twenty percent to normal, good, 372 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:56,720 Speaker 1: law abiding citizens, after a few months, the drug dealers 373 00:21:56,760 --> 00:22:00,960 Speaker 1: and cheaters will run off all the normal law abiding citizens. 374 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:04,560 Speaker 1: It's the same principle in our mind. If you go 375 00:22:04,600 --> 00:22:08,400 Speaker 1: around thinking about your problems all day, how tough your 376 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:12,640 Speaker 1: future is, and what you don't have, all those negative 377 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:16,400 Speaker 1: thoughts are gonna run off any positive thoughts. You've got 378 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:20,800 Speaker 1: to quit renting out any space to your problems. Don't 379 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:24,399 Speaker 1: rent out your valuable space to self pity or to 380 00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:27,280 Speaker 1: can't do it, not able, to not gonna happen thoughts. 381 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:30,960 Speaker 1: You only have so much space. You need to take 382 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:35,240 Speaker 1: inventory of what's occupying your mind? Some of you today 383 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 1: you need to serve an eviction notice. Tell those negative thoughts. 384 00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:43,320 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, but your time here is up. Your stay 385 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:48,159 Speaker 1: is officially over. I've rented to you long enough. But 386 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:50,919 Speaker 1: I've got a new renter coming in. He's called the 387 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 1: Voice of Victory, and he needs all the space that's available. 388 00:22:56,320 --> 00:22:59,280 Speaker 1: One time in the scripture, Jesus was on his way 389 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:02,120 Speaker 1: to pray for a sick person, but along the way 390 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:05,760 Speaker 1: he kept getting delayed, one thing after another. Finally, these 391 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:09,359 Speaker 1: people came up and said, tell Jesus, he doesn't need 392 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:13,359 Speaker 1: to come anymore. It's too late. The person has already died. 393 00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:19,639 Speaker 1: I love what it said Jesus overhearing but ignoring. In 394 00:23:19,680 --> 00:23:22,240 Speaker 1: other words, he heard the bad report, but he didn't 395 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:25,080 Speaker 1: let it take root. He didn't meditate on it. He 396 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:28,280 Speaker 1: didn't get down, turn around, go back home. Why he 397 00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 1: knew it was the wrong sound. He was tuned into 398 00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:37,080 Speaker 1: a different frequency. He understood his destiny didn't depend on 399 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:41,200 Speaker 1: what other people said. Sometimes, in order to stay in faith, 400 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:45,440 Speaker 1: you have to ignore a negative report. You may hear it, 401 00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:48,119 Speaker 1: but you don't have to dwell on it. When I 402 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:51,040 Speaker 1: first started ministering, after I took over from my father. 403 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:55,119 Speaker 1: Every voice in my mind was negative, said Joel, you 404 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:58,199 Speaker 1: can't do this. You're not a minister. You're gonna get 405 00:23:58,280 --> 00:24:00,920 Speaker 1: up there and look like a fool. I heard it, 406 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:04,200 Speaker 1: but I chose to ignore it. When we were trying 407 00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:07,239 Speaker 1: to acquire this facility, the form of Compact Center, we 408 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:10,560 Speaker 1: heard all kinds of negative reports. People told us we 409 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 1: were wasting our time. I'll never forget at this one meeting, 410 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 1: this one man, he was an expert on it all. 411 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:20,160 Speaker 1: He was telling all the reasons why it wouldn't work 412 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:23,439 Speaker 1: out and how impossible it was. And I sat there 413 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:26,000 Speaker 1: and I was staring straight at him. But the truth 414 00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:28,880 Speaker 1: is I wasn't listening. It was going in one ear 415 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 1: and out the other. I knew that was the wrong sound. 416 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:35,199 Speaker 1: That did not line up with what God put on 417 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:39,359 Speaker 1: the inside. It's okay to hear it. We can't stop 418 00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:42,280 Speaker 1: the negative reports and the negative thoughts from coming, but 419 00:24:42,359 --> 00:24:45,520 Speaker 1: we can do like Jesus and choose to ignore it. 420 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:49,040 Speaker 1: Don't let it phase you. My children used to say 421 00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:52,200 Speaker 1: when somebody was talking a lot, they didn't really want 422 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:53,959 Speaker 1: to hear it, And of course they were just kidding, 423 00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:56,199 Speaker 1: but they'd hold up their hand and say talk to 424 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:59,959 Speaker 1: the hand. That meant you're talking, but I'm not listening. 425 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:03,160 Speaker 1: That's the attitude we need to have in our mind, 426 00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:06,320 Speaker 1: in our imagination when those negative thoughts, negative reports come, 427 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:08,840 Speaker 1: just put your arm out and say talk to the hand. 428 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:12,520 Speaker 1: You're talking, but it's not taking root. I remember this 429 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:15,000 Speaker 1: one man, a friend of mine. He was giving us 430 00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:19,159 Speaker 1: all the legal perspective on acquiring the Compact Center. The 431 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:22,760 Speaker 1: more he talked, the more depressing it God. He finally said, 432 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:27,119 Speaker 1: my conclusion is there's a very small chance that you 433 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:30,560 Speaker 1: will ever get that building. I smiled and said to 434 00:25:30,600 --> 00:25:33,920 Speaker 1: the friends sitting next to him, excuse me, did somebody 435 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:37,120 Speaker 1: just say something? I thought I heard somebody talking. We 436 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:40,160 Speaker 1: all laughed, but deep down, I'm in it. I heard it, 437 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:44,240 Speaker 1: but I chose to ignore it. I knew I only 438 00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:47,280 Speaker 1: have so much space up in here, and I'm not 439 00:25:47,359 --> 00:25:50,440 Speaker 1: going to rent out any space to doubt, to unbelieve, 440 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:56,080 Speaker 1: the discouragement. If you're going to become everything God's created 441 00:25:56,119 --> 00:25:59,000 Speaker 1: you to be and really accomplish your goals, You're going 442 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:01,919 Speaker 1: to need all the God's given you up here for 443 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:06,320 Speaker 1: can do well able. All things are possible. Thoughts we 444 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:09,240 Speaker 1: should be so tuned to that voice of victory that 445 00:26:09,280 --> 00:26:12,399 Speaker 1: when these negative thoughts come. It's just like somebody speaking 446 00:26:12,440 --> 00:26:15,960 Speaker 1: a foreign language. Somebody came up to me speaking German. 447 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:18,920 Speaker 1: I wouldn't think twice. I wouldn't give it the time 448 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:22,000 Speaker 1: of day. I don't understand that language, so I would 449 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:25,360 Speaker 1: immediately tune it out. I may hear it, but it's 450 00:26:25,359 --> 00:26:28,240 Speaker 1: not gonna register. That's the way we need to be 451 00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:31,720 Speaker 1: when those thoughts come saying you're never gonna break that addiction, 452 00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:34,639 Speaker 1: you're never gonna get well, you're never gonna see your 453 00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:37,600 Speaker 1: dreams come to pass. We should be so tuned to 454 00:26:37,640 --> 00:26:40,840 Speaker 1: the voice of victory. Even though we hear it, it 455 00:26:40,920 --> 00:26:44,240 Speaker 1: doesn't register. It goes in one ear and out the other. 456 00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:47,560 Speaker 1: Somebody says to you, like that man said to us, 457 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:50,760 Speaker 1: it's never gonna happen. Just say, excuse me, did you 458 00:26:50,840 --> 00:26:54,840 Speaker 1: say something? I don't understand that language. I don't speak 459 00:26:54,920 --> 00:27:01,400 Speaker 1: doubt and unbelieve. The language I speak is faith, victory, increase, promotion, favor, 460 00:27:01,560 --> 00:27:07,680 Speaker 1: divine connections, supernatural opportunities. Let me ask you, what sound 461 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:11,440 Speaker 1: are you tuned into? What's playing in your mind all day? 462 00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:15,000 Speaker 1: Your life is gonna follow your thoughts. Don't make the 463 00:27:15,080 --> 00:27:17,439 Speaker 1: mistake of just thinking the first thing that comes to 464 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:21,840 Speaker 1: your mind. Be disciplined and weed out the negative, and 465 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:26,160 Speaker 1: like little spirit, listen for that sound of victory. Some 466 00:27:26,240 --> 00:27:29,639 Speaker 1: of you would see your life drastically improve if you 467 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:32,119 Speaker 1: would just quit renting out so much space to the 468 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:37,280 Speaker 1: wrong thoughts. When those negative, discouraging, condemning thoughts come, make 469 00:27:37,320 --> 00:27:40,000 Speaker 1: sure you have the no vacancy sign up. You may 470 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:42,600 Speaker 1: hear it, but you can choose to ignore it. And 471 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:45,520 Speaker 1: if you'll stay tuned to this voice of victory, There's 472 00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:48,000 Speaker 1: no limit to what God will do in your life. 473 00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:51,560 Speaker 1: You will overcome every obstacle, you will defeat every enemy, 474 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:55,080 Speaker 1: and I believe and declare you will see every dream, 475 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:58,119 Speaker 1: every desire, every promise God put in you. If you 476 00:27:58,160 --> 00:28:02,000 Speaker 1: receive it, can you say amen? Many people believe that 477 00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:05,560 Speaker 1: God can heal, but when nothing is improving, our prayers 478 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:08,560 Speaker 1: are not being answered, it's easy to think, will God 479 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:12,240 Speaker 1: heal me? The truth is God still loves to heal. 480 00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:16,320 Speaker 1: I've witnessed God's healing power firsthand in my own family. 481 00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:21,080 Speaker 1: When situations seemed impossible and medically speaking, there were no options, 482 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:24,000 Speaker 1: God stepped in and made away. Now I love to 483 00:28:24,040 --> 00:28:27,119 Speaker 1: send you our new devotional God Still Loves to Heal. 484 00:28:27,359 --> 00:28:30,840 Speaker 1: It's still with scripture and encouragement designed to strengthen your 485 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:34,159 Speaker 1: faith and help you believe for healing even when you 486 00:28:34,200 --> 00:28:37,439 Speaker 1: can't see it. God is still working as you stand 487 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:40,680 Speaker 1: firm and declare his promises. Healing is on the way. 488 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:43,720 Speaker 1: The same God who healed in the Bible is still 489 00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:44,600 Speaker 1: healing today. 490 00:28:45,400 --> 00:28:48,680 Speaker 2: Your generous support is so important to help us share 491 00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:51,360 Speaker 2: the message of hope, and as our way of saying 492 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:54,480 Speaker 2: thank you for your gift of any amount, Pastor Joel 493 00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:56,880 Speaker 2: would like to send you a copy of God Still 494 00:28:56,960 --> 00:29:01,360 Speaker 2: Loves to Heal seventy days to receive, reflect and rest 495 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:05,440 Speaker 2: in the finished work of God. This new seasonal devotional 496 00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:08,320 Speaker 2: will guide you through a weekly rhythm where you'll be 497 00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:12,400 Speaker 2: encouraged by life changing insight that will strengthen and encourage 498 00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:16,560 Speaker 2: you in your faith. Jesus cares about you physically, mentally, 499 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:21,440 Speaker 2: and emotionally. He forgives us, delivers us, and he heals 500 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:25,800 Speaker 2: us and makes us whole. With this inspiring devotional resource, 501 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:29,440 Speaker 2: you'll go on a healing journey. You'll enter into God's 502 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:34,440 Speaker 2: rest and restoration knowing his promises are true yesterday, today, 503 00:29:34,800 --> 00:29:38,720 Speaker 2: and forever. Receive your copy of this powerful new book 504 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:42,960 Speaker 2: and experience God's goodness and healing power. Be sure to 505 00:29:43,040 --> 00:29:46,600 Speaker 2: request your copy of God Still Loves to Heal available 506 00:29:46,680 --> 00:29:50,440 Speaker 2: this month by simply visiting us at Joelostein dot com 507 00:29:50,760 --> 00:29:53,920 Speaker 2: or call eight eight eight five six seven Joel. 508 00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:58,840 Speaker 1: My mother was miraculously healed from terminal cancer. My sister 509 00:29:58,920 --> 00:30:02,480 Speaker 1: Lisa was healed from a birth injury similar to cerebral palsy. 510 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:05,920 Speaker 1: What God did for us, he can do for you. Nick, 511 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:07,440 Speaker 1: Tory and I are going to be praying for you 512 00:30:07,480 --> 00:30:11,040 Speaker 1: this month, especially for healing for you and your family, 513 00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:15,240 Speaker 1: not just physically, but mentally and emotionally, that you will 514 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:19,920 Speaker 1: be completely whole. We appreciate your prayer and support. Your 515 00:30:19,960 --> 00:30:24,080 Speaker 1: generosity is impacting people around the world, and special thank 516 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:26,360 Speaker 1: you to our Champion of Hope partners for all you 517 00:30:26,440 --> 00:30:29,640 Speaker 1: do to make the ministry possible. Until we meet again, 518 00:30:30,040 --> 00:30:32,080 Speaker 1: May the Lord bless you and keep you. 519 00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:35,680 Speaker 2: Be sure to request your copy of God Still Loves 520 00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:39,240 Speaker 2: to Heal available this month by simply visiting us at 521 00:30:39,320 --> 00:30:43,240 Speaker 2: Joeloasting dot com or call eight eight eight five six 522 00:30:43,360 --> 00:30:47,760 Speaker 2: seven Joel, and you can fill your year with strength, peace, 523 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:51,760 Speaker 2: and encouragement. 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