1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:05,360 Speaker 1: Good evening, good morning, good afternoon, if you're listening whatever time. 2 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 2: I am a Dallas and I am going to get 3 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 2: right into it. 4 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:16,240 Speaker 1: This week is the week that we are doing the 5 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:19,319 Speaker 1: what no I has seen. So I am praying to 6 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:23,239 Speaker 1: God that when you listen to this you've already been 7 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:25,479 Speaker 1: at one of the services, because it is going to 8 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 1: be a life changing, level changing week. And if you're 9 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: listening to this on Friday, we do have an evening service, 10 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:36,919 Speaker 1: and I think there's one more service on Sunday. So 11 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 1: if you are going to be around, make yourself around, 12 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:44,840 Speaker 1: make yourself available, because it's really that important. 13 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 2: I have titled today's message heart Guard. 14 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:52,600 Speaker 1: Okay, so like my dog, and I haven't seen my 15 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 1: dog in a long time because I've been going in 16 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 1: and out, back and forth all around. And one of 17 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 1: the things that they want to do as veterinarians to 18 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: protect your animal is give them these pills, right, and 19 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:11,679 Speaker 1: so they guard them from having like worms and fleas 20 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: and like all kinds of like nasty right that could 21 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 1: eventually really like you know, kill your dog. 22 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 2: Right. 23 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 1: And one of these prescription medicines or I don't know 24 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: if it's a prescription, but it's called herd guard. But anyway, 25 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:30,679 Speaker 1: that's what we're not talking about a pill for your dog. 26 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 2: But I am. 27 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: Talking about how to guard your heart living free from 28 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:43,119 Speaker 1: a fence. And let's just go okay, because I want 29 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 1: you to see this with clarity. Here, I am going 30 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 1: to the scripture John two twenty three, and this is 31 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: where we're going to get our well, some of some 32 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 1: of what I want to talk about today. And it says, 33 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 1: but when he was in Jerusalem during the Passover feast, 34 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: many believed in his name, identifying themselves with his party 35 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 1: after seeing his signs, wonders, miracles, which he was doing 36 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: verse twenty four. But Jesus, for his part, didn't trust 37 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 1: himself to them, because he knew all men, and he 38 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 1: didn't need anyone to bear witness concerning man, and needed 39 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: no evidence from anyone about man, for he himself knew 40 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 1: what was in human nature. This is such a powerful 41 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:44,360 Speaker 1: scripture because this is going to really help you as 42 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 1: a mature, mature Christian if you want to live unoffended 43 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 1: and you want to live free, okay, because if you 44 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: are living a life of offense, you're in bondage. 45 00:02:56,639 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 2: If you're living a life of the fear of man. 46 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: You're worried about what people are saying about you, the 47 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:06,080 Speaker 1: comments that are being made about you. You are in 48 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 1: bondage and you need delivered and you need set free. 49 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: And I mean that with all the love and compassion 50 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 1: in my heart for you today. But it's something that 51 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:21,799 Speaker 1: we have to understand and we've got to discern these things. 52 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 1: We have to be like the Bible says, harmless as doves, 53 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 1: but why is as serpents? Right? Or? 54 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 2: You know, we need to be astute. 55 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 1: We need to understand that things are much deeper than 56 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: what meets the eyes. And so once you understand this 57 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 1: level of freedom that is afforded to you and I 58 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 1: through the scriptures, then you can never be held in bondage. 59 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 1: You can live a life of freedom from being offended, 60 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: freedom from being in, freedom from being. 61 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 2: Full of bitterness and unforgiveness. 62 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 1: You know, there's so many people that refuse to move 63 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: forward into a glorious future because they continue to look 64 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 1: at the past. They continue to see the people that 65 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:20,599 Speaker 1: hurt them. They continue to recollect or remember all of 66 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 1: the negative things, the toxic things that have happened before today. 67 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 1: And I'm telling you right now, if you are going 68 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 1: to make that choice. 69 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 2: You are going to be perpetually in. 70 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:37,599 Speaker 1: Bondage and live a life that is far below what 71 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 1: God has called you to live. And so this is 72 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: such a powerful scripture because Jesus right, he understands human nature, 73 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:52,040 Speaker 1: He understand what it's all about. He understands that one 74 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: day they'll be laying palm trees on the ground for 75 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:59,479 Speaker 1: you and worshiping you and saying Hosanna, Hosanna in the 76 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:03,160 Speaker 1: Highest and then the next day those same people are 77 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:06,719 Speaker 1: yelling crucify him, crucify him, because they know he knows 78 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 1: a human nature, he knows that man can't be trusted. 79 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 2: And so I want you to understand that with clarity 80 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 2: so that you don't so that. 81 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:18,920 Speaker 1: And I don't want to say set the bar low, 82 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 1: but some people have these expectations of what they want 83 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 1: friendships and relationships to be that are so unattainable, and 84 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 1: then when you don't hit that mark, you're you're offended. 85 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:31,480 Speaker 1: They don't like me, they don't love me, they don't 86 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:33,719 Speaker 1: they don't care about me, when in reality that's not 87 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 1: at all the case. You know, I know when it 88 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 1: comes to me and Jonathan, the few friends that. 89 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:41,360 Speaker 2: We do have. 90 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 1: They're okay with long periods of not being able to 91 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:48,279 Speaker 1: see each other or hang out with each other or 92 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:49,360 Speaker 1: talk with each other. 93 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 2: Why because of what we do. 94 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:57,360 Speaker 1: And it takes a mature understanding to see past the 95 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:01,719 Speaker 1: needy aspects of relationships. 96 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:07,680 Speaker 2: And so you you really do have to understand. 97 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 1: The way Jesus understood that people are gonna mess up, 98 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 1: that's okay. 99 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 2: And and this is why. 100 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:19,480 Speaker 1: This is so great because whether it was something that 101 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: you said and you were acting a fool and now 102 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 1: people are talking and whatever, and you deserved every bit 103 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:26,840 Speaker 1: of of the negative comments or their negative remarks or 104 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 1: people shunning you or being disagreeable with you, well blah 105 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 1: blah blah blah, it doesn't really matter, uh because uh, 106 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 1: you you you understand that whether it was my fault 107 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:44,800 Speaker 1: or not, this is just already innately and a human 108 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 1: to be with with with you know, to to root 109 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:51,119 Speaker 1: you one day and then to despise you the next. 110 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 1: And that's why the Bible says, don't lean on on 111 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 1: the the the arm of the flesh, don't don't trust 112 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 1: anybody but God. 113 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 2: And again this is gonna sound as though. 114 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: Like is this is this like oh so so I 115 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 1: should be like expecting the worst out of everybody. No, 116 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 1: not necessarily, but you should also make room for people's faults, 117 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 1: like the Bible says, give them room to figure it out. 118 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 2: You know, there's you just don't know what you don't know. 119 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 2: Some people are. 120 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 1: Going through seasons in their lives and you don't know 121 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 1: why they are mean to you right now, But it 122 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 1: doesn't matter because they have to figure it out. The 123 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 1: only thing that you can can can control is you. 124 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 1: And so regardless of what happens in in conversations with 125 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 1: other people or behind your back, things that have been 126 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 1: discussed and people are betraying you left and right, it 127 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 1: doesn't matter. 128 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 2: Those things don't matter. And this is why, because that's 129 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 2: human nature. 130 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: And once you and and you know what, you've probably 131 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 1: done it before too. 132 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 2: That's just in us. It's in us to be that way. 133 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 1: And obviously, when once we really study the word, there's 134 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 1: deliverance from these things that you can you know. See, 135 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 1: So if you are that person that's just continually shunning 136 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 1: out people and you know, not having friendships and not 137 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 1: being able to fully trust because you've been hurt so 138 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: many times, you need to get in here. 139 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 2: You need to get in here. 140 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 1: And be delivered and stet free, because albeit that's what's 141 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:24,040 Speaker 1: gonna happen. 142 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:27,240 Speaker 2: You don't go into it with a mentality of defeat. 143 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 2: You go into it with a. 144 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:32,600 Speaker 1: Mentality of love and understanding and sympathy, and you understand, 145 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:36,600 Speaker 1: you know what, that's that's probably gonna happen. Again, That's okay, 146 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 1: But I'm going to do what I'm I'm obligated to 147 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 1: do through scripture. I am obligated to love God first 148 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:47,960 Speaker 1: and then love the people around me so that I 149 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 1: could exude that kind of love that I've been given 150 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 1: by the Father. And so that's the only thing that 151 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: you can control. So that's the only thing you have 152 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 1: to control. You can't control people's opinions. You can't go 153 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:03,800 Speaker 1: anything else, ladies and gentlemen. And so I want you 154 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:09,320 Speaker 1: to see this scripture here. It's Proverbs four twenty three 155 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:13,119 Speaker 1: and twenty five or through twenty five, No, just twenty three. 156 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 1: Proverbs four twenty three, and this is the amplified and 157 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:24,719 Speaker 1: it says keep and guard your heart with all vigilance. 158 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:30,080 Speaker 1: I was gonna say villigeance with all the vigilance, and 159 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 1: above all that you guard. Uh wait, what and above 160 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:37,680 Speaker 1: all that you guard. 161 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:42,840 Speaker 2: Thank you. Oh my gosh, what what excellent? I freaking 162 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:49,079 Speaker 2: love you. This is iced tea. Okay, let me read 163 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:52,360 Speaker 2: that again because I'm fine. 164 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 1: Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance, and above 165 00:09:56,320 --> 00:10:01,720 Speaker 1: all that you guard, I don't know, like honestly like 166 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:02,720 Speaker 1: eng heart. 167 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 2: Let me read that like one more time. 168 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:09,320 Speaker 1: Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance, and above 169 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 1: all that you guard, for out of it flows the 170 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:16,080 Speaker 1: springs of life. So above everything that you do, above everything, 171 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 1: I mean, really think about that, Above everything that you do. 172 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:22,240 Speaker 1: If you want to stay free, if you want to 173 00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 1: stay joyful, if you want to stay. 174 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:28,559 Speaker 2: At peace. Ooh, that's a good one piece. 175 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 1: In the name of Jesus, if you want to be 176 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:35,600 Speaker 1: at that level, there is something that we have. 177 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:37,040 Speaker 2: To do you, and we have to do it, and 178 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:38,480 Speaker 2: we've got to do it every single day. 179 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 1: See, because when we talk about being on guard, being vigilant, 180 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 1: it's not vigilant. Isn't like asleep at the wheel, and 181 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 1: like concerning yourself about your heart matters every now and again, 182 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:54,560 Speaker 1: maybe giving yourself a checkup once a year. No, we're 183 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 1: not talking about that. We're talking about doing your due 184 00:10:57,559 --> 00:11:01,400 Speaker 1: diligence to make sure your heart is free from offense, 185 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 1: that you guard your heart, that you understand that there's 186 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:10,320 Speaker 1: certain relationships and friendships, and if in your family, even 187 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: it might be in your in your the workplace, in 188 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 1: your church. I mean, it just doesn't matter whatever those 189 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 1: relationships might be that are trying to discourage you, maybe 190 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:23,559 Speaker 1: the voices that are trying to discourage you, or you've 191 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:27,120 Speaker 1: heard some some kind of news about somebody saying something. 192 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:30,520 Speaker 1: Immediately forgiven and move on with your life. You don't 193 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:33,000 Speaker 1: have to concern yourself with those things. You don't have 194 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:35,600 Speaker 1: to let that thing harbor. And then you know what 195 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:38,440 Speaker 1: we do is we think about those conversations and then 196 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 1: we want to take matters into our own hands. 197 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 2: And if you've got something to say, you say it 198 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:43,480 Speaker 2: to my face. We don't have to do any. 199 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:46,600 Speaker 1: Of that, really we don't, because God is our vindicator 200 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:52,560 Speaker 1: and if we do our due diligence and keeping guard Okay, 201 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 1: keep and guard your heart, I mean really really keep it, 202 00:11:56,840 --> 00:12:00,240 Speaker 1: like really look at it, see see. 203 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:03,439 Speaker 2: See what the heck is in there, because above. 204 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:06,960 Speaker 1: All all of the things in your life, that's where 205 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 1: all of the issues flow because out of it flows 206 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 1: the springs of life. I mean, dang, let me read 207 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:21,200 Speaker 1: that in the the New Living translation. I know you guys, 208 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:23,200 Speaker 1: some of you guys don't like it, but I like it. 209 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 1: Proverbs four, verse twenty three. 210 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:31,320 Speaker 2: Check this out. 211 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:37,320 Speaker 1: Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the 212 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:44,439 Speaker 1: course of your life. 213 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 2: It determines the course of your life. 214 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:50,280 Speaker 1: So this is why we keep and guard it above 215 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:53,640 Speaker 1: all things, and we're vigilant about it above anything else 216 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:56,199 Speaker 1: that we do on a day to day basis. We 217 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:59,320 Speaker 1: need to protect what is going into our heart and 218 00:12:59,360 --> 00:13:01,680 Speaker 1: what do we do? What are the gates to our heart, 219 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:03,160 Speaker 1: our eyes, and our ears? 220 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:04,960 Speaker 2: So what is it? Are you? 221 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:08,840 Speaker 1: Are you just constantly going into Facebook, you know, and 222 00:13:08,880 --> 00:13:13,679 Speaker 1: seeing the threads, the discussions that they're having against. 223 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 2: Your business, against your ministry. 224 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:17,440 Speaker 1: Are you doing that and filling your heart up with 225 00:13:17,480 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 1: all kinds of contempt and resentment? Are you? Are you 226 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 1: watching things you should not be watching? I mean, people 227 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:27,600 Speaker 1: start watching these forty eight hours on A and E 228 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 1: about like what happens after they discover a dead corpse 229 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:35,480 Speaker 1: or like a dead body, And then you wonder why 230 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:37,760 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, you you know, you're living in 231 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 1: perpetual fear, and it's like you go to bed like 232 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:45,440 Speaker 1: watching the First forty eight or whatever the show is. 233 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:48,400 Speaker 1: You know it is it is of the utmost important 234 00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:50,199 Speaker 1: that you protect what you see and what you hear. 235 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 1: And so all of the negative voices, cut them out, 236 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:55,839 Speaker 1: cut them out. There's some there's some friendships that are 237 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:58,320 Speaker 1: so toxic and maybe you've not seen them, but today, 238 00:13:58,600 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 1: after today, you're going to. 239 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 2: Discern these things. And they're the ones that are putting 240 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:03,439 Speaker 2: these things in you. 241 00:14:03,559 --> 00:14:06,760 Speaker 1: What why are those same people coming to you with 242 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:10,760 Speaker 1: the negative things that everybody's saying about you? Why are 243 00:14:10,760 --> 00:14:14,200 Speaker 1: you allowing these people to be around if they're not 244 00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 1: going to encourage you or build or build you up 245 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 1: or you know, give. 246 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 2: You peace, no thanks, moving on. 247 00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:26,480 Speaker 1: So you have to be aware that these are the 248 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 1: inroads to your heart. It's these voices, it's these companions 249 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 1: or these friends that you think are friends, but really 250 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 1: they just want to you know. So you have a 251 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:39,800 Speaker 1: bad day, make sure that you get rid of all 252 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 1: of those negative influences trying to impact and steal your joy. 253 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 1: But even above that, they're what they're doing. And what 254 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 1: the enemy does. 255 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 2: Is he uses people just like God does. 256 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 1: Right and so that's why Peter could say you are 257 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 1: the Son of God, the Messiah, the savior of the world. 258 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:05,880 Speaker 1: And Jesus said, you know what, no one taught you that, 259 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:07,880 Speaker 1: because I know you're kind of dumb. He didn't say that, 260 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 1: but you know he probably thought it. And he said, Peter, 261 00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:11,960 Speaker 1: no one, no one revealed that to you but my 262 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:14,520 Speaker 1: father in heaven. So that was that was, that was. 263 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:15,840 Speaker 2: Wisdom from heaven. 264 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:21,160 Speaker 1: And then a couple chapters later, he's saying, uh, Peter's like, no, no, 265 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:24,040 Speaker 1: you're not gonna die. You're you know, you're not gonna 266 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 1: do that. We love you, and this kind of, you know, 267 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 1: defending him from from going to the cross, and Jesus 268 00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 1: looked at him and said, Satan, get behind me. Say 269 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:34,800 Speaker 1: he called him Satan. You know, so you have to 270 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:36,960 Speaker 1: understand human nature. 271 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 2: Human nature. 272 00:15:38,360 --> 00:15:42,160 Speaker 1: Albeit these people love you, sometimes they're gonna be used 273 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 1: by the enemy because they've allowed fear to permeate, and 274 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:49,480 Speaker 1: then they're gonna say something and that's okay, And that's 275 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:51,960 Speaker 1: okay because deep down inside they love you and they 276 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:54,520 Speaker 1: want the best for you. And maybe they're just saying 277 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 1: these things because they are afraid. But you're not afraid. 278 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 1: And so you just reinforced that. Do do you have 279 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:04,000 Speaker 1: to uh say, Satan, get. 280 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 2: Thee behind me. Maybe maybe you do, mhmm, maybe you 281 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 2: gotta say that. I'm not quite sure. Uh, but you know, 282 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 2: bring a loving correction to the whole situation. What's going 283 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:26,240 Speaker 2: on with my hair today? You know, uh, bring correction, 284 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 2: loving correction. 285 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:32,120 Speaker 1: But understand that these are the same things that Jesus 286 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 1: had to put up with, even in the his closest, 287 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 1: you know, network of people. 288 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 2: He had to rebuke Peter and say, hey, shut up, Satan. 289 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:46,840 Speaker 1: So once you understand that's human nature, once you uh uh, 290 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:50,120 Speaker 1: once you once you get that that that it's it's 291 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:53,400 Speaker 1: not okay for me to rely or trust in any 292 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:54,880 Speaker 1: man because I know that they could fall. 293 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:58,920 Speaker 2: You could fall. You know, you you you gotta be you. 294 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 1: You gotta understand and give yourself a grace, but also 295 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:13,240 Speaker 1: walk with uh like uh, knowing that I could have 296 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:15,679 Speaker 1: a bad day too, and discourage somebody from doing that. 297 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:18,240 Speaker 2: I've done that. I've been in a bad mood because 298 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:19,520 Speaker 2: I haven't slept any. 299 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:25,760 Speaker 1: You know, and then I just I'll say something snide 300 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:28,760 Speaker 1: or like you know, snappy or sharp, but somebody and 301 00:17:28,840 --> 00:17:33,720 Speaker 1: ruin somebody's day purposefully too, because I was like in 302 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:37,960 Speaker 1: a bad mood, so you know, I'm not free from that, 303 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:41,320 Speaker 1: and either of you if you get like serious about it, 304 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:44,080 Speaker 1: you know, if you really like start thinking about like, 305 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 1: maybe you know, maybe I should, maybe I should extend 306 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 1: a little bit of grace to these people. But the 307 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:53,680 Speaker 1: greatest thing about this is that you do not have 308 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:58,919 Speaker 1: to allow anybody to rob you of joy or peace 309 00:17:59,560 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 1: or anything. That God is the one that gives you. 310 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:06,199 Speaker 1: And I think that's an AHA moment for anybody who's 311 00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:10,960 Speaker 1: wise enough to discern it. It doesn't matter who's around, 312 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:14,119 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter about the closest friends, or it doesn't 313 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:16,679 Speaker 1: matter about the people who have done you wrong. It 314 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:20,480 Speaker 1: doesn't matter about what anybody said. They'll have to figure 315 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 1: that out. And as for me and my house, we're 316 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:25,360 Speaker 1: going to serve the Lord, and we're going to continue 317 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:27,840 Speaker 1: moving on in the direction that God wants us to 318 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 1: move in, and we continue to love on people. We 319 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:36,520 Speaker 1: extend grace, we extend forgiveness to people, right, but we 320 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 1: also are very aware that individuals are not our source 321 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:43,720 Speaker 1: of joy, They are not our source of peace, They 322 00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:46,320 Speaker 1: are not our source of favor or blessing. 323 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:51,240 Speaker 2: The only person is Jesus. The only person. 324 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 1: That all of those beautiful things come from is God 325 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:54,320 Speaker 1: the Father. 326 00:18:54,720 --> 00:19:00,360 Speaker 2: And so once you understand that, then you aren't aren't require. 327 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:03,879 Speaker 1: Caring people here on earth to fulfill a job that 328 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:05,640 Speaker 1: only God can fulfill. 329 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:07,600 Speaker 2: Do you feel me? 330 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:12,000 Speaker 1: I mean, how awesome is that? How liberating is that 331 00:19:13,119 --> 00:19:16,679 Speaker 1: that I don't need you to be in joy. I 332 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:19,240 Speaker 1: don't need you. I don't need anybody to be in joy. 333 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 1: I don't need anybody to be in peace. I don't 334 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:22,480 Speaker 1: need anybody. 335 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 2: If the whole world. 336 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:27,400 Speaker 1: Turns against me, but Jesus is for me, then I've 337 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 1: got all I need. Because if God is for me, 338 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:35,720 Speaker 1: who can be against me? If God says I love 339 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:40,520 Speaker 1: you and agrees with everything you're doing, and he's looking 340 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:43,960 Speaker 1: down upon your life favorably, and he's looking and saying 341 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:47,040 Speaker 1: you are doing it all right, You've protected your heart 342 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:49,200 Speaker 1: from a fence. Look at all these people saying all 343 00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:52,160 Speaker 1: these kind of crazy things about your family, about you, 344 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:55,440 Speaker 1: And you've done your due diligence to keep the peace 345 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:57,320 Speaker 1: in the home, to keep the joy in the home, 346 00:19:57,359 --> 00:19:59,840 Speaker 1: to keep the joy and peace in your mind. And 347 00:19:59,880 --> 00:20:03,400 Speaker 1: you you have not allowed yourself to be tormented by 348 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:07,879 Speaker 1: thoughts or comments or things that you see on TV 349 00:20:08,119 --> 00:20:10,720 Speaker 1: or online. Look at you, I'm so proud of. If 350 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:14,840 Speaker 1: God is behind you, it doesn't matter who can come 351 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:17,399 Speaker 1: against you, or who wants to come against you, or 352 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:22,440 Speaker 1: who wants to bash you or bring you down. 353 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:26,199 Speaker 2: It just can't happen. It just can't happen. And so 354 00:20:26,560 --> 00:20:30,760 Speaker 2: understand this with clarity. Some of you are offended. Some 355 00:20:30,840 --> 00:20:31,760 Speaker 2: of you are. 356 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:39,160 Speaker 1: Upset, angry, broken, maybe even and it may be sometimes 357 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:43,680 Speaker 1: tormented about past relationships that didn't work out because those 358 00:20:43,760 --> 00:20:49,200 Speaker 1: were the meaningful relationships to you, and you thought these 359 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 1: people are gonna be with me forever, like these are 360 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:53,560 Speaker 1: my best friends, this is gonna be my best friend, 361 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:56,840 Speaker 1: and we had such good times. And now you're looking down, 362 00:20:57,280 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 1: but she said this, and your heart is broken and 363 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:02,639 Speaker 1: you're like offended. I can't believe it was right in 364 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 1: my church, these people. And then you've walked away from 365 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:10,680 Speaker 1: the Lord and you've walked away from church and and 366 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:14,760 Speaker 1: your excuses, oh, because men is hypocrite. 367 00:21:14,280 --> 00:21:16,639 Speaker 2: Men, And this happens in the Spanish room, like all 368 00:21:16,680 --> 00:21:16,960 Speaker 2: the time. 369 00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:21,200 Speaker 1: We're all hypocrites in the church because we say one 370 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 1: thing and we do one other thing. 371 00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:24,720 Speaker 2: And so I'm I just don't. I don't. 372 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:27,520 Speaker 1: I don't get with that. And then there's hypocrisy all 373 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 1: across the board. There's hypocrisy in the workplace. There's hypocrisy 374 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:34,359 Speaker 1: in the army. There's hypocrisy at the grocery store. Okay, 375 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 1: there's hypocrisy everywhere. Now, if you are going to make 376 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:44,600 Speaker 1: your hard heart and and and and refuse for people 377 00:21:44,680 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 1: to come in, refuse for God to heal your heart, 378 00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:50,199 Speaker 1: you're losing. 379 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:53,120 Speaker 2: And the devil did it, did it and and and 380 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:56,119 Speaker 2: he won. He won it. He won the victory over 381 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:56,640 Speaker 2: your life. 382 00:21:56,960 --> 00:22:00,720 Speaker 1: And guess what, As the Bible says, guard your heart 383 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:04,480 Speaker 1: above all else, for it determines the course of your life. 384 00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:08,400 Speaker 1: Look at that one thing of offense that Satan sent 385 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:12,840 Speaker 1: your way has taken you off the path that God 386 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:16,439 Speaker 1: wants you to be in. And so you allowed the 387 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 1: enemy to determine your course in life. 388 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:23,880 Speaker 2: Hell no, I'm not. Hell no. 389 00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:28,439 Speaker 1: If you put it like that, sister, Yeah, if you 390 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:30,080 Speaker 1: put it like that, because that's what it is. 391 00:22:30,119 --> 00:22:34,760 Speaker 2: You allowed offense to come in. And now it's diverted. 392 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:38,439 Speaker 1: You from the life of faith, and it's diverted you 393 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:41,240 Speaker 1: from healthy relationships. Some of you guys don't even want 394 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:44,280 Speaker 1: to be in a relationship because of past hurt. 395 00:22:45,080 --> 00:22:48,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, my ex husband, and I'm just afraid to commit. 396 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 1: And now you're with a living boyfriend because you're afraid 397 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:54,480 Speaker 1: to connect or to commit. 398 00:22:55,840 --> 00:22:56,600 Speaker 2: You know what I'm saying. 399 00:22:56,800 --> 00:23:01,639 Speaker 1: And you're literally going to hell because that's sin against Uh, 400 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:02,440 Speaker 1: I mean, that's it. 401 00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:05,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's sin against God. It's sin. So you're doing it, 402 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:07,040 Speaker 2: and then you've. 403 00:23:06,960 --> 00:23:10,080 Speaker 1: Justified it because you felt hurt and offended. Get out 404 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:14,080 Speaker 1: of here with that. The enemy has passed, has carved 405 00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:16,840 Speaker 1: a path for your life, and there you are just 406 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:19,240 Speaker 1: following suit with whatever he tells. 407 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:21,119 Speaker 2: You to do. No, you can't. We can't do that. 408 00:23:21,920 --> 00:23:23,960 Speaker 2: You can't do that. I'm not gonna do that. I've 409 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:25,920 Speaker 2: learned what I've learned. 410 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:33,280 Speaker 1: Over seventeen years. Look at me, over seventeen years of understanding. 411 00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:36,200 Speaker 1: Now what I understand, just like Jesus is saying human nature. 412 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 1: People are gonna fail you. People are gonna love you, 413 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 1: people are gonna, you know, applaud applaud you. They're gonna 414 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 1: hate you, They're gonna threaten to kill you. They're gonna 415 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:49,320 Speaker 1: be at peace with you. They're gonna be at odds 416 00:23:49,320 --> 00:23:51,800 Speaker 1: with you. They're gonna bless you, they're gonna sue you, 417 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:56,320 Speaker 1: they're gonna, you know, post beautiful things about you and then. 418 00:23:56,240 --> 00:23:57,879 Speaker 2: Post ugly things about you. 419 00:23:57,960 --> 00:24:01,200 Speaker 1: It just it really doesn't matter, because when you find 420 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:03,919 Speaker 1: your peace in God and you understand I'm here to 421 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:08,120 Speaker 1: please God and God alone, and obviously when you live 422 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:10,919 Speaker 1: like that that the only person that you're gonna please 423 00:24:11,080 --> 00:24:13,800 Speaker 1: is God. Then when things happen and you didn't really 424 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:16,960 Speaker 1: want them to obviously you didn't want these relationships to 425 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:19,879 Speaker 1: go sour or friendships to go sour or whatever, you know, 426 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:24,919 Speaker 1: it's it's okay, God, help me in this time. 427 00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:27,280 Speaker 2: If there's something that I've done you. 428 00:24:27,359 --> 00:24:29,879 Speaker 1: Pointed out in me, clean in me a new heart, 429 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:32,399 Speaker 1: so that I could have a right spirit with you, 430 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 1: one that's. 431 00:24:33,359 --> 00:24:36,520 Speaker 2: Gonna be loyal, one that's a loyal spirit. That's what 432 00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:37,640 Speaker 2: that scripture says. 433 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:40,800 Speaker 1: And I think Psalm I Forget, renew a right spirit 434 00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:43,240 Speaker 1: with me, And one of the translation it says, renew 435 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:45,119 Speaker 1: a loyal spirit within me. 436 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:47,000 Speaker 2: A loyal spirit. 437 00:24:47,080 --> 00:24:50,240 Speaker 1: What does that mean so that regardless of what's happening 438 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:53,840 Speaker 1: on the outside, I'm staying steadfast on this path that 439 00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 1: you have for me. And I'm not going to the left, 440 00:24:56,600 --> 00:24:58,439 Speaker 1: and I'm not going to the right. And I'm not 441 00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:00,639 Speaker 1: gonna fall on the arm of flesh or trust in 442 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:05,520 Speaker 1: the arm of flesh, or put my expectations on these 443 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:09,240 Speaker 1: certain outside relationships to bring me joy and bring me 444 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:11,800 Speaker 1: peace and bring me fruit. Now, hey don't know these people. 445 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:14,679 Speaker 1: Thank you God for surrounding me with the great people 446 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:17,800 Speaker 1: that you surrounded me with. But my joy comes from you, 447 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:21,600 Speaker 1: My peace comes from you. My prosperity comes from you. 448 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:23,640 Speaker 1: And if I do what you tell me to do, 449 00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:27,920 Speaker 1: and I stay on the pathsive, path of righteousness, and 450 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 1: I'm doing my due diligence to guard my heart and 451 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:35,879 Speaker 1: remain in the spirit of remain in the spirit, not 452 00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:37,760 Speaker 1: only in the spirit of faith, but in the spirit. 453 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:41,080 Speaker 2: Forget my carnality. I'm not walking in my carnality. If 454 00:25:41,119 --> 00:25:43,440 Speaker 2: I do these things, I can never fail. 455 00:25:44,240 --> 00:25:46,480 Speaker 1: I can never And then no one can rob you 456 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 1: of joy, no one can rob you of peace. How 457 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:51,679 Speaker 1: it doesn't belong to them. You just get to be 458 00:25:52,119 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 1: you know, relationships are you know for growth, right, Like 459 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:59,800 Speaker 1: it's good that you're having relationships. For you to say 460 00:25:59,840 --> 00:26:02,520 Speaker 1: I'm never gonna be I'm never gonna be anybody's friends, 461 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:04,840 Speaker 1: and I'm just gonna lock myself up. That's so jaded 462 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:09,920 Speaker 1: and ugh, that's so baggageye of you. We don't need baggage, 463 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:12,960 Speaker 1: we need you lie and airy. Okay, if you want 464 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:16,040 Speaker 1: to fly and you want to go to higher heights, 465 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:19,160 Speaker 1: you can't be bogged down with all of that nonsense. 466 00:26:19,359 --> 00:26:22,840 Speaker 1: I just I'm so afraid that someone's gonna hurt me again. 467 00:26:26,160 --> 00:26:26,520 Speaker 2: See it. 468 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:31,480 Speaker 1: Confessions like that lead me to understand that you don't 469 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:35,000 Speaker 1: really know who God is and at your rel I know, 470 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:38,800 Speaker 1: I know, and that your relationship with the Lord really 471 00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:42,720 Speaker 1: needs to be amped up, like you should crack that 472 00:26:42,800 --> 00:26:45,840 Speaker 1: open like every day and really. 473 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 2: Get to know him. Because if that's your expectation. 474 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:53,280 Speaker 1: About like humanity, you you don't know humanity. So get 475 00:26:53,359 --> 00:26:55,520 Speaker 1: to know Jesus and he'll let you in on these 476 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:58,240 Speaker 1: things and then your you remain unoffendable. 477 00:26:58,280 --> 00:26:59,879 Speaker 2: You know what that is. It's a mature spirit. 478 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 1: You're not talking to babies and little toddlers in the 479 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:07,400 Speaker 1: in the faith. No, when you cross over to this 480 00:27:07,520 --> 00:27:10,000 Speaker 1: room where I'm at, where it's like it doesn't matter 481 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:14,040 Speaker 1: what anybody says, or does that doesn't. It doesn't affect 482 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 1: me in the sense of where I'm going and what 483 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:18,159 Speaker 1: God has called me to do. 484 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:19,639 Speaker 2: If I remain. 485 00:27:19,480 --> 00:27:22,359 Speaker 1: Faithful to him, if I do what he tells me 486 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:24,399 Speaker 1: to do, if I go where he tells me to go, 487 00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:26,520 Speaker 1: and I say what he tells me to say, and 488 00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:30,120 Speaker 1: I live free from sin and I live holy and righteous. 489 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:34,720 Speaker 2: I can't lose. So maybe people don't like that, That's okay. 490 00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:37,600 Speaker 1: You can continue to not like it and move on 491 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:40,199 Speaker 1: with your life. But God is going to bring me 492 00:27:40,840 --> 00:27:46,560 Speaker 1: more individuals that are going to celebrate the victories in 493 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:51,280 Speaker 1: my life, that are going to uh occupy the role 494 00:27:51,400 --> 00:27:54,920 Speaker 1: of a close friend of somebody that could could cheer 495 00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:58,719 Speaker 1: me on or lift me up, or be a good friend, 496 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:00,640 Speaker 1: a good companion. 497 00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:04,040 Speaker 2: God's gonna bring those people in. I don't. I can't 498 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:07,399 Speaker 2: control the outcome of everybody. I can't. 499 00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:10,560 Speaker 1: But what I can control is me and my heart 500 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:16,800 Speaker 1: and so whatever that might be. Don't be that person that, 501 00:28:16,920 --> 00:28:20,560 Speaker 1: at fifteen sixty years of age, you haven't done Jack 502 00:28:20,600 --> 00:28:23,280 Speaker 1: Diddley squat because the enemy has carved that path out 503 00:28:23,320 --> 00:28:26,760 Speaker 1: for you through a fence in fear, and now you 504 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:29,800 Speaker 1: just want to be a shell, you know, like a 505 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:32,560 Speaker 1: like a hermit crab. You don't want to have anybody, 506 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:35,360 Speaker 1: you know, talk to you, or just afraid to let 507 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:36,120 Speaker 1: anybody in. 508 00:28:36,359 --> 00:28:38,240 Speaker 2: Get over yourself. 509 00:28:38,560 --> 00:28:43,280 Speaker 1: You need people very unfortunately, and you know some of 510 00:28:43,320 --> 00:28:44,160 Speaker 1: you are like dang. 511 00:28:44,760 --> 00:28:47,280 Speaker 2: I thought I didn't need anybody, and you need people, 512 00:28:47,800 --> 00:28:47,960 Speaker 2: you know. 513 00:28:48,040 --> 00:28:49,960 Speaker 1: Jonathan and I thought for a very long time that 514 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:53,160 Speaker 1: we could do this thing by ourselves. 515 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:54,880 Speaker 2: And then I told John. 516 00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:59,200 Speaker 1: I was like, no, like we can't, you know, we can't. 517 00:28:59,480 --> 00:29:01,320 Speaker 1: And then he's like, well, you know, you can't really 518 00:29:01,320 --> 00:29:03,480 Speaker 1: trust anybody, and I was like, well, we're gonna have 519 00:29:03,520 --> 00:29:07,000 Speaker 1: to learn to trust and just let the Lord lead, 520 00:29:07,320 --> 00:29:10,160 Speaker 1: you know, and let the Lord handle and sort everything out. 521 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:12,240 Speaker 1: And that's exactly what he's done. We've had lots of 522 00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:15,400 Speaker 1: people coming in here and been fired. Why because the 523 00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:17,680 Speaker 1: Lord leads us and guides us into truth. So if 524 00:29:17,720 --> 00:29:20,200 Speaker 1: they maybe started off on the right foot and then 525 00:29:20,360 --> 00:29:23,640 Speaker 1: got offended along the way and got into some crazy doctrine, 526 00:29:23,760 --> 00:29:25,720 Speaker 1: the Lord reveals it and out they go. 527 00:29:25,880 --> 00:29:41,160 Speaker 2: It's easy. Thank you so much. Are you wearing shorts? Oh? Bibs? 528 00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:47,920 Speaker 2: I'll do that, okay, So I'm sorry, I'm running. Wait, 529 00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:52,280 Speaker 2: do I have to be there's church tonight whatever. Uh 530 00:29:52,320 --> 00:29:54,600 Speaker 2: so Max just messed me out up. I don't even 531 00:29:54,600 --> 00:29:56,560 Speaker 2: know where I was at. But anyway, you need people, 532 00:29:56,640 --> 00:29:57,640 Speaker 2: you need relationships. 533 00:29:57,640 --> 00:30:00,720 Speaker 1: You need to make those connections, and people can read 534 00:30:00,800 --> 00:30:01,680 Speaker 1: fake and phony. 535 00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:05,240 Speaker 2: So if you carry that kind of like here's. 536 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:09,960 Speaker 1: A wall, I'll let you in so far trust love, 537 00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:14,240 Speaker 1: trust and love, trust and love the way that that 538 00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:15,680 Speaker 1: that you should to. 539 00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:16,320 Speaker 2: A certain degree. 540 00:30:16,320 --> 00:30:19,280 Speaker 1: I'm gonna trust you with my finances because I have to. 541 00:30:19,600 --> 00:30:22,080 Speaker 1: I have there's a there's an element of trust that 542 00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:23,040 Speaker 1: I have to exude. 543 00:30:23,280 --> 00:30:25,960 Speaker 2: But I understand human nature and if you know. 544 00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:29,200 Speaker 1: Uh, if you aren't in the spirit, this might be 545 00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:33,360 Speaker 1: a hindrance for you. How much I spent on X 546 00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:36,040 Speaker 1: y Z just knowing that ahead of time that they're 547 00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:39,000 Speaker 1: gonna fall, maybe maybe they won't fall. 548 00:30:39,080 --> 00:30:44,440 Speaker 2: That would be wonderful, sweet, but that's not up to you. 549 00:30:44,600 --> 00:30:49,719 Speaker 1: What what what you're responsible for is fruit and growth. 550 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:54,160 Speaker 1: And if the fruit and growth in your life are 551 00:30:54,240 --> 00:30:57,640 Speaker 1: stunted because of the lack of relationships that you have 552 00:30:57,720 --> 00:30:59,760 Speaker 1: with people, because you can't work with anybody knowing can 553 00:30:59,840 --> 00:31:02,040 Speaker 1: just I'm just gonna have to do everything myself. You'll 554 00:31:02,080 --> 00:31:06,000 Speaker 1: never get anywhere and so once you understand it's fine. 555 00:31:06,680 --> 00:31:08,080 Speaker 1: If they don't want to be here anymore, they will 556 00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:11,880 Speaker 1: get them replaced. That's okay, right, and we'll continue on 557 00:31:12,160 --> 00:31:14,560 Speaker 1: and we'll continue to move forward, and we'll continue to 558 00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:15,400 Speaker 1: do to be. 559 00:31:15,200 --> 00:31:16,320 Speaker 2: Better and do greater. 560 00:31:16,440 --> 00:31:20,040 Speaker 1: Listen, there's been relationships in my life, okay, and and 561 00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:23,640 Speaker 1: just recently that I thought they're gonna be with me forever, 562 00:31:23,720 --> 00:31:27,280 Speaker 1: and guess what, they're not even they're not even a 563 00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:31,120 Speaker 1: figment of my imagination any longer. And that's kind of shocking, 564 00:31:31,120 --> 00:31:34,479 Speaker 1: because I thought we're gonna be partners till the day 565 00:31:34,600 --> 00:31:38,280 Speaker 1: Jesus Christ comes back, and then lo and behold, it's not. 566 00:31:38,400 --> 00:31:40,320 Speaker 2: So has that. 567 00:31:40,240 --> 00:31:43,440 Speaker 1: Stopped me from having more friends? No, And in fact, 568 00:31:43,600 --> 00:31:46,240 Speaker 1: the friends that I have now are God sent friends, 569 00:31:47,280 --> 00:31:52,040 Speaker 1: and they they make living so much more colorful and beautiful. 570 00:31:52,960 --> 00:31:54,960 Speaker 2: And it's I thank God for these friendships. 571 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:57,880 Speaker 1: And I don't want to compare them, but my gosh, 572 00:31:57,920 --> 00:32:00,600 Speaker 1: if I was gonna compare them, they're a hundred times 573 00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:04,240 Speaker 1: better than the toxic relationships and friendships that I've had before. 574 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:07,920 Speaker 1: Relationships to friendships is what I'm talking about, friendships that. 575 00:32:07,920 --> 00:32:13,200 Speaker 2: I've had before, And so what a what a hindrance. 576 00:32:13,240 --> 00:32:16,560 Speaker 1: It would be if I just said I'm done being 577 00:32:16,560 --> 00:32:20,880 Speaker 1: friends with everybody and give everybody the middle finger. I 578 00:32:21,760 --> 00:32:26,960 Speaker 1: did a first season that was me, your girl's not 579 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:28,960 Speaker 1: gonna lie to you right now, Okay. 580 00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:31,560 Speaker 2: I was like, you know what boom boom read between lines? 581 00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:33,480 Speaker 2: Do you know what I'm saying? 582 00:32:35,040 --> 00:32:36,280 Speaker 1: And I don't want to have anything to do with 583 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:37,640 Speaker 1: anybody and that's it bye. 584 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:39,040 Speaker 2: And I was like depressed. 585 00:32:39,080 --> 00:32:42,240 Speaker 1: I was sad because I was like, oh, like this 586 00:32:42,320 --> 00:32:45,680 Speaker 1: is this is so terrible, Like this is like a 587 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:48,720 Speaker 1: lonely place to be. You can't trust anybody, you can't go. 588 00:32:48,920 --> 00:32:51,400 Speaker 1: And then God brought people into my life that can 589 00:32:51,480 --> 00:32:57,160 Speaker 1: be trusted and if they fall, hey join the join 590 00:32:57,240 --> 00:33:01,719 Speaker 1: the other people. It doesn't bother me because I know 591 00:33:01,760 --> 00:33:04,520 Speaker 1: what's in a man's heart. I make room for people's faults, 592 00:33:04,560 --> 00:33:06,040 Speaker 1: I make room for their mistakes. 593 00:33:08,440 --> 00:33:12,120 Speaker 2: And really, the greatest friend is Jesus. 594 00:33:13,680 --> 00:33:16,400 Speaker 1: And he sticks closer than a brother. He's there through 595 00:33:16,440 --> 00:33:18,640 Speaker 1: and through. He never leaves you. And that's one of 596 00:33:18,640 --> 00:33:20,080 Speaker 1: the things I was like in my house the other 597 00:33:20,160 --> 00:33:22,480 Speaker 1: day and I was just thanking him because even now, 598 00:33:22,560 --> 00:33:25,240 Speaker 1: like my life is like the best it's ever been. 599 00:33:25,320 --> 00:33:27,520 Speaker 1: The people around me are the best that they've ever been. 600 00:33:27,560 --> 00:33:30,200 Speaker 1: Our staff is the best that it's ever been, and 601 00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:33,280 Speaker 1: it continues to grow. And it's so beautiful to look 602 00:33:33,320 --> 00:33:36,240 Speaker 1: at that, and and and even through all of this 603 00:33:36,400 --> 00:33:38,880 Speaker 1: beauty and blessing, I'm like, thank you. 604 00:33:38,920 --> 00:33:41,400 Speaker 2: Lord that you're there, thank you that you are the 605 00:33:41,880 --> 00:33:43,880 Speaker 2: right or die of my life. And that's a terrible 606 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:45,320 Speaker 2: thing to say, but you know. 607 00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:48,320 Speaker 1: That you are You're You're always gonna be there, You're 608 00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:51,280 Speaker 1: always guiding, You're always You've never left me, You've never 609 00:33:51,320 --> 00:33:55,120 Speaker 1: forgotten about me. Like that is that is that is 610 00:33:55,160 --> 00:33:58,080 Speaker 1: so amazing that we have a friend in Jesus. 611 00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:02,880 Speaker 2: And so when you have that, you want to share 612 00:34:02,880 --> 00:34:03,640 Speaker 2: it with other people. 613 00:34:03,680 --> 00:34:07,840 Speaker 1: So you don't close yourself off to friendships, and you 614 00:34:07,880 --> 00:34:10,239 Speaker 1: don't close yourself off to people and harden your heart 615 00:34:10,280 --> 00:34:11,760 Speaker 1: and get jaded around people. 616 00:34:12,719 --> 00:34:13,560 Speaker 2: Do you know what I'm saying. 617 00:34:14,120 --> 00:34:17,040 Speaker 1: You understand that this love between Jesus and I. People 618 00:34:17,040 --> 00:34:18,080 Speaker 1: have got to experience this. 619 00:34:18,440 --> 00:34:19,279 Speaker 2: So I'll let you in. 620 00:34:19,840 --> 00:34:23,560 Speaker 1: You You probably will hurt me. You probably might maybe 621 00:34:23,600 --> 00:34:27,680 Speaker 1: you'll turn against me. I can't determine those things. All 622 00:34:27,680 --> 00:34:29,160 Speaker 1: I can determine is my output. 623 00:34:30,280 --> 00:34:31,719 Speaker 2: But I love you through it. 624 00:34:32,440 --> 00:34:36,319 Speaker 1: I love you, and I'll support you, and from a 625 00:34:36,360 --> 00:34:39,240 Speaker 1: distance you'll have my respect and my prayers. 626 00:34:40,840 --> 00:34:43,839 Speaker 2: But we gonna keep moving. And so guard your heart, 627 00:34:44,480 --> 00:34:52,400 Speaker 2: Guard your heart, heart, guard guarded, guard your heart, just purped. 628 00:34:54,360 --> 00:34:57,400 Speaker 1: So, Father, in the name of Jesus, I pray that 629 00:34:57,560 --> 00:35:01,399 Speaker 1: every person listening to this podcast, watching it, Lord, they 630 00:35:01,440 --> 00:35:03,680 Speaker 1: would remain in a state. 631 00:35:03,680 --> 00:35:07,360 Speaker 2: Of being free. Isn't that powerful? 632 00:35:07,560 --> 00:35:11,120 Speaker 1: Instead of just not like being unoffendable or whatever, just 633 00:35:11,160 --> 00:35:14,719 Speaker 1: free from here until the coming of Christ. Father, let 634 00:35:14,920 --> 00:35:18,080 Speaker 1: your people be free. Let everything that would hold them 635 00:35:18,120 --> 00:35:22,120 Speaker 1: back and put them in chains be broken off of them. Father, 636 00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:27,279 Speaker 1: every lie, every tormenting thought, everything of fear. 637 00:35:27,160 --> 00:35:28,400 Speaker 2: For a man. 638 00:35:28,920 --> 00:35:30,719 Speaker 1: You know, they're not going to accept me, They're not 639 00:35:30,760 --> 00:35:33,000 Speaker 1: going to love me. I'll never be friends with this 640 00:35:33,040 --> 00:35:36,319 Speaker 1: person again. I'll never you know, do ministry because I've 641 00:35:36,320 --> 00:35:39,759 Speaker 1: been wrong so many times. Father, I know how that ends, 642 00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:40,440 Speaker 1: and it's ugly. 643 00:35:41,400 --> 00:35:42,040 Speaker 2: And so I. 644 00:35:42,040 --> 00:35:45,680 Speaker 1: Pray that each and every listener here today would do 645 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:50,080 Speaker 1: as your word declares and guard their heart because above 646 00:35:50,120 --> 00:35:53,160 Speaker 1: it all of the issues from life, that's where it 647 00:35:53,200 --> 00:35:55,759 Speaker 1: all flows. And so if we do our part to 648 00:35:55,800 --> 00:35:58,480 Speaker 1: make sure our hearts are right, everything that flows from 649 00:35:58,520 --> 00:36:01,160 Speaker 1: our heart has to be good, to be productive, has 650 00:36:01,200 --> 00:36:04,480 Speaker 1: to be fruitful. And we refuse to let the enemy 651 00:36:04,920 --> 00:36:07,600 Speaker 1: carve a path out for us and deter us from 652 00:36:07,640 --> 00:36:10,279 Speaker 1: your perfect will in our life. And so whatever that 653 00:36:10,360 --> 00:36:15,799 Speaker 1: might be, Father, forgive. I command every person watching to 654 00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:19,680 Speaker 1: forgive those that have wronged you, and to wish them 655 00:36:19,719 --> 00:36:22,760 Speaker 1: well and pray. The Bible says, pray for your enemies. 656 00:36:23,040 --> 00:36:26,200 Speaker 1: So Father, in the name of Jesus, we let those 657 00:36:26,200 --> 00:36:29,920 Speaker 1: issues go. We bless our enemies, and we thank you 658 00:36:30,040 --> 00:36:33,480 Speaker 1: Father that you attract people like us. Did you know 659 00:36:33,760 --> 00:36:34,399 Speaker 1: in Jesus say? 660 00:36:34,440 --> 00:36:35,560 Speaker 2: Amen? Did you know? 661 00:36:35,680 --> 00:36:37,719 Speaker 1: And this is going to be for the next podcast, okay, 662 00:36:37,760 --> 00:36:40,840 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna write this down. Did you know that 663 00:36:40,920 --> 00:36:46,240 Speaker 1: you attract who you are? Let that sink in sailah 664 00:36:46,400 --> 00:36:47,120 Speaker 1: see you next time. 665 00:36:47,200 --> 00:36:47,719 Speaker 2: Bye.