1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:02,160 Speaker 1: Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. 2 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:05,279 Speaker 2: Thanks for listening to our podcast and thanks for supporting 3 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:08,240 Speaker 2: the ministry. If you enjoy today's message, why don't you 4 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:11,039 Speaker 2: be a blessing and share it with a friend, reappreciate 5 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 2: you and pray for God's very best in your life. 6 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: Well, God bless you. 7 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 2: It's a joy to come into your homes, and if 8 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:20,239 Speaker 2: you're ever in our area, please stop by and be 9 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:21,800 Speaker 2: a part of one of our services. 10 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:24,439 Speaker 1: I promise you we'll make you feel right at home. 11 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 2: I'd like to start with something funny, and I heard 12 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 2: about this wealthy man. He was known for being eccentric. 13 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:34,199 Speaker 2: He was having a big party at his house. In 14 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 2: his backyard, he had this huge swimming pool filled with 15 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 2: sharks and alligators. He announced his guest, anyone that will 16 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 2: swim across my pool, I'll give you anything you want. 17 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:48,199 Speaker 2: In a few minutes, there was a big splash. This 18 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 2: man was in there going ninety to nothing, dodging alligators, 19 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 2: maneuvering around the sharks. Made it to the other side, 20 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 2: just to the Nikotimy got out as quickly as he could, 21 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 2: and the wealthy man said, Wow, you're the bravest person 22 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 2: I've ever met. 23 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:04,399 Speaker 1: I can't believe it now. What would you like me 24 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:05,040 Speaker 1: to give you? 25 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 2: The man said, what I want more than anything else 26 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 2: is the name of the person that just pushed me in. 27 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 2: Say it like you mean it. This is my Bible. 28 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 2: I am what it says I am. I have what 29 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 2: it says I have. I can do what it says 30 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 2: I can do. Today I will be taught the word 31 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 2: of God. I boldly confess. My mind is alert, my 32 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:30,119 Speaker 2: heart is receptive. I will never be the same. 33 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:33,040 Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, God bless you. 34 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 2: I want to talk to you today about taming your tongue. 35 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:41,319 Speaker 2: One of the main reasons people get stuck in life 36 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:45,399 Speaker 2: is because they haven't learned how to control their mouth. 37 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: They say hurtful things. 38 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 2: They put people down, they argue, they gossip. They don't 39 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 2: realize their tongue is keeping them from rising higher. God 40 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 2: won't promote you if you don't have the character to 41 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 2: back it up. You don't have to be perfect. But 42 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 2: we shouldn't be where we were five years ago. We 43 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:11,679 Speaker 2: should be improving. Pay attention to what you're saying. Sometimes 44 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 2: we've done it so long we don't realize we've become harsh. Condescending, sarcastic, 45 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 2: saying things just to please our flesh, and. 46 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:22,959 Speaker 1: Paul said in Ephesians. 47 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 2: Four, let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouth, 48 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:30,959 Speaker 2: only that which is beneficial to the progress of others. 49 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 2: Before you say something, you need to ask is this 50 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 2: going to be beneficial to someone? Is it going to 51 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 2: build them up. 52 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: Or tear them down? 53 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 2: Is this comment going to make my spouse feel better 54 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 2: about themselves or is it just going to feed my ego. 55 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:51,520 Speaker 2: Some people, the only thing that's holding them back from 56 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:55,920 Speaker 2: a healthy marriage, from good relationships, from a promotion is 57 00:02:55,960 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 2: their mouth. They're talented, they're skillful, but they off, they're sarcastic, 58 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 2: they stir up strife. 59 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 1: You can't say everything you feel. Your emotions will get 60 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: you into trouble. And when somebody gets on your nerves and. 61 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:17,079 Speaker 2: You feel irritated annoyed, instead of popping off and saying 62 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 2: things that you know you're going to regret later, you 63 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 2: need to step back, take a deep breath, pause for 64 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:28,640 Speaker 2: thirty seconds, think about what you're going to say. Don't 65 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 2: speak out of your emotions, let your tongue run wild. 66 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 2: That's the easy way out. You have to be disciplined, 67 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 2: and tame your tongue. The scripture says, be quick to 68 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 2: listen and slow to speak. If you'll pause for a moment, 69 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 2: let your emotions calm down, you'll realize some things. 70 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 1: Are better left unsaid. You don't have to win every argument. 71 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 2: You don't have to comment on every situation. You don't 72 00:03:57,080 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 2: have to straighten everyone out. You may you know they're 73 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 2: wrong and you're right. You have to ask yourself, is 74 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 2: this worth starting World War three over? 75 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 1: Just bite your tongue and walk away. 76 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 2: I've heard it said the reason we have two ears 77 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 2: and one mouth is because we're supposed to listen twice 78 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:19,679 Speaker 2: as much as we speak. Do you know how many 79 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:23,160 Speaker 2: headaches you could save yourself if you just zip it up, 80 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:27,840 Speaker 2: not say things you regret later. It's easy in the 81 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:31,839 Speaker 2: heat of the moment to make hurtful comments. It takes 82 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 2: ten seconds to say it, but ten years later the 83 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 2: pain is still being felt. It's like a burn. The 84 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 2: fire goes away, but the mark is still there. And 85 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:46,599 Speaker 2: we can apologize, say we're sorry. That's good, that's the 86 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 2: right thing to do, but it doesn't remove the scar, 87 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 2: doesn't make the pain go away. It's much better to 88 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 2: tame your tongue, be slow to speak, Not say things 89 00:04:58,160 --> 00:04:59,280 Speaker 2: out of our emotions. 90 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 1: That damna just relationships. 91 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:06,920 Speaker 2: You've heard the saying sticks and stones may break my bones. 92 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:10,840 Speaker 1: But words can never hurt me. That's not a true statement. 93 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 2: Words can leave scars, words can tear people apart. Words 94 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 2: can make them feel inferior, insecure. And there are people 95 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 2: today not reaching their potential because of. 96 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:28,119 Speaker 1: Hurtful words spoken over them. They heard their parents over 97 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 1: and over. You can't do anything right. 98 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 2: You're not spark or a spouse. You're unattractive, you're not talented. 99 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 2: Now those words are limiting their life. David prayed in 100 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:44,719 Speaker 2: Psalm sixty four, God protect me from the sharp tongues 101 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 2: the people wield as swords. He referred to hurtful words 102 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:54,160 Speaker 2: as swords. Are you building people up with your words? 103 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 2: Or are you cutting people up with your words? Are 104 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:02,720 Speaker 2: you encouraging them, making them stronger, more confident, or you're 105 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 2: pushing them down, leaving them wounded and scarred. Many times 106 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:12,279 Speaker 2: we recover from a physical wound much quicker than an 107 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 2: emotional wound. Parents, we have a responsibility to speak words 108 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 2: of life, faith, encouragement into our children. Yes, we have 109 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 2: to correct them, but don't do it angry in a 110 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 2: disrespectful way. Don't say derogatory things to your children that 111 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:33,600 Speaker 2: are going to damage their self image, even small children. 112 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:36,400 Speaker 2: You should never say you're a bad boy, you're a 113 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:40,400 Speaker 2: bad girl. Don't get that into their spirit. They've been 114 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:43,679 Speaker 2: made in the image of God. He breathed his life 115 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:47,160 Speaker 2: into them. They may have bad behavior at times, but 116 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:51,840 Speaker 2: your children are good. Correct them in a loving kind way. 117 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 2: Don't start cutting them up early in. 118 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 1: Life with hurtful words. 119 00:06:57,160 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 2: They have enough to overcome already as it is, they 120 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 2: have enough people circumstances coming against them. 121 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:05,920 Speaker 1: Let's be parents that speak. 122 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 2: Life into our children, that push them into their destiny, 123 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 2: that help. 124 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 1: Release their dreams. 125 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 2: Our children are a gift from God, and with that 126 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 2: gift comes a responsibility. God is counting on us to 127 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 2: guide them, to nurture them, to help them become who 128 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 2: they were created to be. See Taming the tongue starts 129 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 2: at home. Husbands, make sure you're treating your wife with 130 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 2: respect and honor. If you're saying hurtful, demeaning things, pushing 131 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 2: her down, really you're pushing yourself down. You're not just 132 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:45,679 Speaker 2: hurting her, You're hurting you. The scripture says your prayers 133 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:48,680 Speaker 2: won't be answered. If you're not treating your wife right, 134 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 2: you won't reach your destiny. You want to accomplish your 135 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 2: goals if you're always cutting her up. I read a 136 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 2: study that said one of the main reasons women fall 137 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 2: into depression is because they don't have the blessing from 138 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 2: their husband. They don't feel valued and appreciated. Now, I 139 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 2: know men that treat strangers better than they treat their 140 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 2: own spouse. They're kind and gracious to coworkers, but they're sarcastic, 141 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 2: condescending to their own family. Jesus said in Matthew, we 142 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 2: will give an account for every idle word that we've spoken. 143 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 2: Idle word means negative, condescending, hurtful words. And when we 144 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 2: come to the end of life, God is going to ask, 145 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:36,160 Speaker 2: what did you do with that spouse I gave you. 146 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:40,080 Speaker 2: Did you help them grow to become more confident? 147 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:43,000 Speaker 1: Did you challenge them to reach to the next level. 148 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 2: If your spouse is not better then before you met them, 149 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 2: you need to step it up a notch. 150 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:51,480 Speaker 1: Check up on what you're saying. 151 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 2: Are you speaking the blessing every time you tell your 152 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:59,959 Speaker 2: wife you're beautiful. She shines a little bit brighter time 153 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 2: you say I love you. I'm so glad your mine. 154 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 2: Not only is your marriage getting stronger, but she's getting stronger. 155 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 2: When you tell your children, I'm proud of you, you're 156 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 2: gonna do great things in life, those are not just 157 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 2: kind words. Those are seeds that will move them toward 158 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 2: their purpose. 159 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:20,800 Speaker 1: And if you had to give an account. 160 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:24,280 Speaker 2: Now for your spouse, your children, your friends, are they 161 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:30,000 Speaker 2: better today than they were five years ago? Are they stronger, happier, 162 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 2: more fulfilled, more successful? If not, you need to make 163 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:38,920 Speaker 2: some changes. God gave them to you, He's expecting you 164 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:40,600 Speaker 2: to give them back better. 165 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:42,679 Speaker 1: After being married to. 166 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:46,200 Speaker 2: Victoria going on thirty years now, I would hate to 167 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 2: have to tell you that y'all should clap better than 168 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 2: that me having to put up with her for thirty years, 169 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 2: But after being married to her going on thirty years, 170 00:09:55,800 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 2: I would hate to. 171 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 1: Have to tell you she's not as happy as before 172 00:09:59,400 --> 00:09:59,840 Speaker 1: we met. 173 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:03,479 Speaker 2: She's not as confident, not as secure, not as fulfilled. 174 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:07,560 Speaker 2: The problem is that wouldn't be her fault. It would 175 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:12,040 Speaker 2: be my fault, as her husband, as her covering. It's 176 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 2: my responsibility to keep her encouraged to keep her strong, 177 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:19,559 Speaker 2: to keep her fulfilled, to keep her passionate about life. 178 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:24,840 Speaker 2: The scripture says, the wife is a reflection of the 179 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 2: husband's glory. If your wife is not shining, if your 180 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 2: harsh condemning, sarcastic, it's not only making her look bad, 181 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 2: it's making you look bad. And for some people, when 182 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:39,960 Speaker 2: they have to give an account, it'll be a sad day. 183 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 2: God will look at their spouse, their children, their friends, 184 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 2: and all he'll see is wounds cut up from sarcasm, 185 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 2: cut up from disrespect, cut up from condescending remarks. 186 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:54,560 Speaker 1: Don't let that be you. Use your words to bless people, 187 00:10:55,160 --> 00:10:56,280 Speaker 1: use your words. 188 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:59,319 Speaker 2: To build them up and make them feel better about themselves. 189 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:03,680 Speaker 2: And in relationships, we all have conflicts, things that we 190 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:06,840 Speaker 2: don't like. I'm not saying you should never have a disagreement, 191 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:10,760 Speaker 2: no tension, no stress. I'm saying, in the heat of 192 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 2: the moment, step back and don't make hurtful comments that 193 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:20,400 Speaker 2: damages relationships. Well, Joel, if my spouse wouldn't push my buttons, 194 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:23,400 Speaker 2: then I wouldn't say things I know I shouldn't. If 195 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:26,560 Speaker 2: my kids would just straighten up, If these coworkers wouldn't 196 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:29,719 Speaker 2: get on my nerves, then I wouldn't be so disrespectful. 197 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:33,640 Speaker 2: These are tests that we have to pass. The people 198 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:36,560 Speaker 2: in your life are never going to be perfect. You 199 00:11:36,679 --> 00:11:39,960 Speaker 2: have to learn to tame your tongue. That means you 200 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 2: don't say everything you feel. You may think it, but you're. 201 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:45,720 Speaker 1: Disciplined enough to zip it up. 202 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 2: Maybe your boss is rude to you. 203 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:51,680 Speaker 1: You're about to let him have it, tell him what 204 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 1: you think. Here's the problem. He's the boss and you're not. 205 00:11:56,120 --> 00:11:58,959 Speaker 2: After you speak out of your emotions, after you give 206 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 2: him a piece of your mind, you'll be on a 207 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 2: high for about ten minutes, feeling good, giving high fives. 208 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 2: Then you'll realize he still has his job and I don't. 209 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:12,319 Speaker 2: It's much better to tame your tongue. 210 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 1: Then you won't have. 211 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:17,440 Speaker 2: To live in regrets thinking, oh man, why did I 212 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:18,000 Speaker 2: say that? 213 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 1: What was I thinking? 214 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 2: Love makes allowances for people's weaknesses. 215 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:26,760 Speaker 1: Love overlooks a wrong that was done to it. 216 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 2: You have to rise above these petty things that are 217 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:33,560 Speaker 2: pulling you apart. Give people room to have a bad 218 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 2: day every once in a while if they're rude. Don't 219 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 2: sink down to that level. Being egle and rise above it. 220 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 2: Life is too short to live at odds, contentious arguing 221 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:49,320 Speaker 2: about things that don't matter. Some people have to have 222 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:52,560 Speaker 2: the last word in every argument. It's so hard headed 223 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:55,320 Speaker 2: they'll argue for twenty seven days just to have that 224 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 2: final word. 225 00:12:56,559 --> 00:12:57,160 Speaker 1: Let it go. 226 00:12:57,520 --> 00:13:01,040 Speaker 2: You have a destiny to fulfill, you have an assignment 227 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:06,080 Speaker 2: to accomplish. Those are distractions trying to pull you off course. 228 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:10,600 Speaker 2: Don't waste your valuable time and energy on something that's. 229 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:12,440 Speaker 1: Not moving you toward your purpose. 230 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 2: If you argue long enough, you'll end up saying something 231 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:21,080 Speaker 2: you'll regret later. A ten minute argument can set a 232 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:23,080 Speaker 2: relationship back ten years. 233 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:25,280 Speaker 1: You have to learn to walk away. 234 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:29,720 Speaker 2: You're not going to accomplish anything positive in a heated, 235 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 2: disrespectful situation. Let them have the last word, and you 236 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:36,400 Speaker 2: keep your peace, You keep your joy. 237 00:13:37,440 --> 00:13:40,920 Speaker 1: Well, Joel, that made me look weak. It's just the opposite. 238 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:45,200 Speaker 2: The strongest person is the one that humbles themselves and 239 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:50,760 Speaker 2: steps away. The scripture says you'll overcome evil with good. 240 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:56,800 Speaker 2: You don't overcome disrespect with more disrespect, insults with more insults, 241 00:13:57,080 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 2: shouting with more shouting. The way you do it is 242 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 2: by taking the high road, by being the bigger person 243 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 2: by staying respectful. Proverb says avoiding a fight is a 244 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:13,280 Speaker 2: mark of honor, doesn't say it's a mark of honor 245 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:16,200 Speaker 2: to win the fight, to get the last word, to 246 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:19,600 Speaker 2: put the person down. The honorable thing to do is 247 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:23,400 Speaker 2: not start the fight in the first place. In the scripture, 248 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 2: when David was a teenager, his father sent him out 249 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:30,160 Speaker 2: to take lunch to his brothers. They were in the 250 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:32,360 Speaker 2: army on the front lines. 251 00:14:32,040 --> 00:14:33,080 Speaker 1: Where it was exciting. 252 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 2: David was stuck in the shepherd's fields taking care of 253 00:14:36,800 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 2: his father's sheep, and when David's oldest brother, Eliab, saw David, 254 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:45,760 Speaker 2: he said, in front of everyone, David, what are you 255 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 2: doing here? 256 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 1: And with whom have you left these few sheep? 257 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:56,080 Speaker 2: Eliab was condescending, sarcastic, trying to pick a fight with David. 258 00:14:57,160 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 2: Some people will make it their agenda in life to 259 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 2: try to bait you into conflict. They see the favor 260 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 2: on your life, they know you're going to do great things. 261 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 1: Instead of being happy for you, knowing. 262 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 2: That God has a destiny for them as well, they'll 263 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 2: be jealous and try to draw you into conflict. Don't 264 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:20,320 Speaker 2: take that bank, David felt like telling his brother off 265 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 2: his emotion said let him have it. I'm sure he 266 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 2: had his speech all lined up. Eli Ab, you think 267 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:27,760 Speaker 2: you're hot stuff. 268 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:30,720 Speaker 1: You're nothing. God anointed me to be king. You're just jealous. 269 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 2: You're gonna end up serving me. He could have lit 270 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:38,640 Speaker 2: into him, but David understood this principle. He didn't get 271 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:42,320 Speaker 2: in there and fight. He didn't curse his brother, he 272 00:15:42,360 --> 00:15:45,000 Speaker 2: didn't try to have the last word. He kept his 273 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:50,520 Speaker 2: mouth closed, turned and walked away. No wonder David took 274 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 2: the throne. No wonder God entrusted him to do great things. 275 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:58,440 Speaker 2: He had the character to back up the anointing on 276 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:02,560 Speaker 2: his life. God can give you a great anointing. He 277 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:05,280 Speaker 2: can have a big future in store for you. But 278 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:09,160 Speaker 2: if you don't develop your character, you won't step into 279 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 2: all that he has. Taming the tongue is a major 280 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:17,720 Speaker 2: factor in reaching our destiny because our mouth, more than 281 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 2: about just anything else, gets us into trouble. 282 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 1: You can't use your words as a sword. 283 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 2: Cutting people up, being disrespectful, sarcastic, and expect to reach. 284 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 1: The fullness of your destiny. 285 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 2: Now, I wonder how much higher we would go if 286 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 2: we would do like David and not have to have 287 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 2: the last word, not have to be right, not. 288 00:16:40,520 --> 00:16:41,960 Speaker 1: Call some big scene. 289 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 2: Instead, we just keep quietly honoring God, taking the high road, 290 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 2: staying respectful. You do that and God will fight your battles. 291 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:56,640 Speaker 2: That's putting yourself in position for promotion. David faced a 292 00:16:56,640 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 2: lot of opposition in his life. He had plenty of opportunity, 293 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:04,040 Speaker 2: unities to get upset, lose his cool, and tell people off. 294 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:08,639 Speaker 2: But he prayed an interesting prayer in Psalm one. He 295 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:12,080 Speaker 2: didn't ask God to defeat his enemies, didn't ask him 296 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:13,679 Speaker 2: to remove all of his challenges. 297 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:18,640 Speaker 1: He said, God, take control of what I say. Keep 298 00:17:18,680 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 1: my lips sealed. 299 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:23,159 Speaker 2: He was saying, God, I have a lot of people 300 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:25,639 Speaker 2: coming against me, and I know I'm going to be 301 00:17:25,760 --> 00:17:29,399 Speaker 2: tempted to be rude, to be sarcastic, to be amentative. 302 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:33,159 Speaker 1: So God, I'm asking you in advance, help me to 303 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 1: keep it zipped up. What a great prayer. 304 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 2: Every morning when we wake up, God, help me to 305 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:42,240 Speaker 2: not say things that are going to get me into trouble. 306 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:46,760 Speaker 2: Help me to not be disrespectful, argumentative, condescending. 307 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:49,680 Speaker 1: Lord, help me to keep my lips sealed. 308 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:54,679 Speaker 2: This is especially important when we're in stressful times. The 309 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:59,200 Speaker 2: traffic is bad, you're dealing with a difficult coworker. When 310 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:03,120 Speaker 2: you are in the pressured situations, when you know you're 311 00:18:03,119 --> 00:18:05,360 Speaker 2: going to be tempted to say things that you shouldn't, 312 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:09,120 Speaker 2: you need to decide ahead of time that you're going 313 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 2: to watch your words carefully all through the day. Like David, 314 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 2: God helped me to keep my lips sealed. This is 315 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:20,760 Speaker 2: what Jesus did toward the end of his life. He 316 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:24,200 Speaker 2: knew he was coming into one of his most difficult seasons. 317 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:28,440 Speaker 2: He knew he would be betrayed, sold for thirty pieces 318 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 2: of silver. He knew that he would be arrested, mistreated, crucified. 319 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:37,879 Speaker 2: He said to his disciples in John fourteen, I'm not 320 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 2: going to be talking with you much anymore, because my 321 00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:45,840 Speaker 2: hour has come. He was smart enough to realize that 322 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:49,439 Speaker 2: he was going to be under incredible pressure, so he 323 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:53,120 Speaker 2: let them know, I've already made up my mind. I'm 324 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 2: not going to be talking a lot. He was saying, 325 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 2: in effect, I've already decided I'm not going to complain 326 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:02,960 Speaker 2: when I'm betrayed. I'm not going to be rude to Judas, 327 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 2: I'm not going to argue with the soldiers. I'm not 328 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:09,000 Speaker 2: going to be condescending to my accusers. I'm going to 329 00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:13,240 Speaker 2: be careful with my words. When you know you're going 330 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:17,640 Speaker 2: to be under pressure a stressful situation at work, before 331 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 2: you leave the house, you need to decide I am 332 00:19:20,840 --> 00:19:23,400 Speaker 2: not going to say everything I feel today. 333 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 1: I'm going to be extra careful. 334 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:29,000 Speaker 2: When you're going to be discussing a sensitive issue with 335 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:32,600 Speaker 2: your spouse, decide ahead of time. I'm not going to 336 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:35,280 Speaker 2: lose my cool. I'm not going to open the door 337 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:37,080 Speaker 2: to strife, to arguing. 338 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 1: If Jesus, the. 339 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:43,080 Speaker 2: Son of God, who has all powers, said I'm not 340 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:47,200 Speaker 2: going to be talking much in this pressured situation, how 341 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:50,680 Speaker 2: much more should we be careful what we say when 342 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 2: we're under pressure and it's easy to make excuses. 343 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:55,800 Speaker 1: Well, Jeel, I was rude to them because they were 344 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:58,399 Speaker 1: rude to me. Well, I said some things I know 345 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:00,520 Speaker 1: I shouldn't have, but it's because a under a lot 346 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:04,200 Speaker 1: of stress. Now you have the grace to be where. 347 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:08,040 Speaker 2: You are and not be rude, not complain, not say 348 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:12,440 Speaker 2: hurtful things. You can either feed the flesh and say 349 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:16,000 Speaker 2: what you feel, or you can feed your spirit and 350 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:19,600 Speaker 2: keep your mouth closed. The problem is if you keep 351 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:23,680 Speaker 2: feeding the flesh say in everything you want, you won't 352 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:24,280 Speaker 2: grow up. 353 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:26,400 Speaker 1: You will stay a baby. 354 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:30,600 Speaker 2: The scripture says, even though you're in error, even though 355 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:37,160 Speaker 2: God has an incredible inheritance that belongs to you, joy, peace, favor, promotion, abundance, 356 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:42,200 Speaker 2: as long as you stay a baby, that inheritance will 357 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 2: not be released. And taming the tongue is not just 358 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:49,360 Speaker 2: about being disciplined. It's about growing up. It's about seeing 359 00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:52,840 Speaker 2: the inheritance that has your name on it released in 360 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:56,080 Speaker 2: your life. I know people they're forty seven years old, 361 00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:58,880 Speaker 2: but they're still a baby. They haven't learned to control 362 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:02,880 Speaker 2: their mouth. And sometimes it's not big things that keep 363 00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:04,040 Speaker 2: us from God's best. 364 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 1: It's small things in the big picture. 365 00:21:08,040 --> 00:21:10,920 Speaker 2: It's a small thing to not argue with the spouse. 366 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:15,200 Speaker 2: It's a small thing to not be sarcastic put people down. 367 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 2: God's not asking us to give away our belongings to 368 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:22,159 Speaker 2: move to a difficult place. He's simply asking us to 369 00:21:22,280 --> 00:21:25,800 Speaker 2: tame our tongues, to use our words to bless and 370 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:29,159 Speaker 2: not curse, to use them to build people up and 371 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:32,360 Speaker 2: not tear them down. This is one of the reasons 372 00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:36,160 Speaker 2: the Israelites didn't make it into the Promised Land. God 373 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:39,119 Speaker 2: brought them out of slavery. They were headed to the 374 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:42,680 Speaker 2: land flowing with milk and honey. But along the way 375 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:47,360 Speaker 2: when they came under pressure, instead of taming their tongue, 376 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:52,240 Speaker 2: they started complaining, criticizing Moses, Moses, why did you bring 377 00:21:52,359 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 2: us out here in the desert to die? It was 378 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:58,920 Speaker 2: an eleven day journey to the Promised Land, but because 379 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:02,919 Speaker 2: of their negative wars birds, they went around the same mountain. 380 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:05,280 Speaker 1: For forty years and never did make it in. 381 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 2: If you can't say something beneficial that's going to edify, 382 00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:14,240 Speaker 2: build up, do yourself a favor and zip it up. 383 00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:18,280 Speaker 2: It's not only affecting the other person that's keeping you 384 00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 2: from your destiny. And God will put us in situations 385 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:27,760 Speaker 2: to test us. If we're horsh critical, complaining, condescending, we 386 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:29,119 Speaker 2: have to take the test again. 387 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:31,520 Speaker 1: We have to go around the same mountain. 388 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:35,160 Speaker 2: Don't do likefe they did, and go around that mountain 389 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 2: for the next forty years. 390 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:39,520 Speaker 1: Next time you're tempted to say something that you. 391 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:43,720 Speaker 2: Shouldn't, pause for a moment under your breath, God, help 392 00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:46,359 Speaker 2: me to control my mouth, help me to keep my 393 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:50,400 Speaker 2: lips sealed. If you'll be slow to speak and ask 394 00:22:50,440 --> 00:22:51,960 Speaker 2: God to help you. 395 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:55,760 Speaker 1: You'll start passing these tests. As you grow up, God 396 00:22:55,800 --> 00:22:57,240 Speaker 1: will release more of. 397 00:22:57,200 --> 00:22:59,920 Speaker 2: The inheritance that belongs to you. You will see more 398 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:04,000 Speaker 2: of his favor. But the point here is you can't 399 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:07,560 Speaker 2: be critical and make it into your promised land. You 400 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 2: can't be disrespectful to Moses, to the balls, to your 401 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:15,080 Speaker 2: spouse and become all you were created to be. That's 402 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:19,359 Speaker 2: why Proverbs says life and death are in the power 403 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:22,120 Speaker 2: of the tongue. Are you speaking life over your future 404 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:26,560 Speaker 2: or are you speaking death? One time, Moses' sister Miriam 405 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:30,360 Speaker 2: didn't like who Moses was about to marry. This young 406 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:34,440 Speaker 2: lady didn't meet Miriam's approval. She was an Ethiopian girl 407 00:23:34,720 --> 00:23:40,080 Speaker 2: came from a different nationality. Miriam started talking bad about Moses, 408 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:45,879 Speaker 2: stirring up trouble, sewing discord. It's interesting the scripture says 409 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:50,640 Speaker 2: that God heard Miriam being disrespectful, He. 410 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:52,800 Speaker 1: Heard her hurtful, critical words. 411 00:23:53,240 --> 00:23:56,960 Speaker 2: All of the sudden, Miriam was stricken with leprosy. Her 412 00:23:57,000 --> 00:24:00,880 Speaker 2: skin became as white as snow's contagious. 413 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:03,159 Speaker 1: She immediately had to leave the camp. 414 00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 2: And it will help us to have the right perspective 415 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:10,480 Speaker 2: when we remember that God hears what we say. He 416 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:13,800 Speaker 2: hears when we bless people, and when we curse them. 417 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:18,320 Speaker 2: He hears when we encourage compliment, push them forward. And 418 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:23,400 Speaker 2: when we're harsh and disrespectful. Isaiah said, we will eat 419 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:27,959 Speaker 2: the fruit of our words. This means, if you sow disrespect, 420 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:33,120 Speaker 2: you'll reap disrespect. If you sow discord, sarcasm, judgment, you'll 421 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:39,480 Speaker 2: reap those things. But when you sew kindness, compliments, encouragement, mercy. 422 00:24:39,320 --> 00:24:41,160 Speaker 1: Then people are going to be good to you. 423 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:44,960 Speaker 2: Our son, Jonathan, had a birthday last week and he 424 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:47,639 Speaker 2: was away at college, and I send him a text 425 00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:50,760 Speaker 2: early that morning wishing him a happy birthday and telling 426 00:24:50,840 --> 00:24:52,200 Speaker 2: him how proud I am a him. 427 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:54,960 Speaker 1: I went to my office to start preparing my. 428 00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:57,879 Speaker 2: Message for this weekend, and I went over notes for 429 00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:00,600 Speaker 2: a couple of hours, but couldn't it seemed to get 430 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:04,440 Speaker 2: any clear direction about what to share on Usually something 431 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 2: wild jump out at me, but nothing seemed inspiring. 432 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:08,359 Speaker 1: It felt kind of dull. 433 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:11,760 Speaker 2: And then when I came across these notes of taming 434 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:12,960 Speaker 2: the Tongue, I knew. 435 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:14,480 Speaker 1: That's what I was supposed to share. 436 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:18,600 Speaker 2: About ten minutes later, Jonathan sent me a text back 437 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:21,679 Speaker 2: and said thanks, Dad, You're the best dad in all 438 00:25:21,760 --> 00:25:24,040 Speaker 2: the world, and said a few more kind things about 439 00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:25,760 Speaker 2: me and ended by saying I want to be just 440 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:30,439 Speaker 2: like you. And it's amazing how those few sentences breathe 441 00:25:30,600 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 2: new life. 442 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:32,200 Speaker 1: Into my spirit. 443 00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:36,200 Speaker 2: I felt a lifting, a new strength, a new joy. 444 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:39,320 Speaker 2: I went from being stuck this is hard, nothing is 445 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:44,760 Speaker 2: coming to being excited. Passionate ideas started flowing. Creativity all 446 00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:49,800 Speaker 2: sparked from a few kind words. James said, the tongue 447 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:53,359 Speaker 2: is like a fire. One spark can set a whole 448 00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:57,560 Speaker 2: forest on fire. One word can start a major problem, 449 00:25:58,040 --> 00:26:01,720 Speaker 2: one word can start a major blessed. I'm asking you 450 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:06,840 Speaker 2: to start some good fires. Ignite people's dreams, ignite their hopes, 451 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:10,600 Speaker 2: ignite their passions. Your words have the ability to put 452 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:14,080 Speaker 2: people on their feet, to breathe new life into their spirit. 453 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:18,720 Speaker 2: Be a healer, be an encourager, be a lifter. And 454 00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:20,880 Speaker 2: when you're tempted to say things and we all are 455 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:26,440 Speaker 2: to be condescending, sarcastic, argumentative, be disciplined enough to zip 456 00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:30,160 Speaker 2: it up, put that sword down. Don't go through life 457 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:34,160 Speaker 2: cutting people up with hurtful words. Go through life building 458 00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:37,720 Speaker 2: people up with encouraging words. If you'll do this, I 459 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 2: believe and declare because you're taming your tongue, you will 460 00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:45,919 Speaker 2: enjoy your life more. You will have better relationships, you 461 00:26:45,960 --> 00:26:50,280 Speaker 2: will receive your inheritance and become everything God's created you 462 00:26:50,359 --> 00:26:50,560 Speaker 2: to be. 463 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:54,359 Speaker 1: In Jesus's name, if you receive it, can just say amended. 464 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:59,160 Speaker 2: I We never like to close our broadcast without giving 465 00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:02,440 Speaker 2: you an opportunity to make Jesus the lord of your life. 466 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:07,240 Speaker 2: Would you pray with me? Just say, Lord Jesus, I'll 467 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:12,399 Speaker 2: repented my sins, come into my heart. I make you 468 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:16,760 Speaker 2: my Lord and savior. Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer, 469 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:19,880 Speaker 2: we believe you got born again. Get in a good 470 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:23,359 Speaker 2: Bible based church. Keep God first place. He's going to 471 00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 2: take your places that you've never dreamed. We all go 472 00:27:29,119 --> 00:27:32,359 Speaker 2: through disappointments and things that are not fair. But God 473 00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:36,119 Speaker 2: sees every hurt, every injustice, and He's promised. 474 00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:37,920 Speaker 1: To pay you back for the unfair things. 475 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:38,320 Speaker 2: Now. 476 00:27:38,320 --> 00:27:40,720 Speaker 1: I love to send you my new resource double for 477 00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:42,360 Speaker 1: your trouble. 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