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Ignore it, don't give 41 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 3: it the time of day, Keep shining, keep dreaming, keep 42 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 3: being good to people, and God will take care of 43 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 3: the persecutors. He'll deal with the critics, the jealous people, 44 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 3: the opposition. Hi. This is Joel and Victoria, thanks for 45 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 3: listening to our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. 46 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:10,640 Speaker 5: If you enjoy today's message, why don't you be a 47 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 5: blessing and share it with a friend. 48 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 3: We appreciate you and pray for God's very best in 49 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 3: your life. God bless you. It's great to be with 50 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 3: you today, and I hope you'll stay connected with us 51 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 3: throughout the week. We have a daily podcast that you 52 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 3: can download. You can go to our YouTube channel watch 53 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 3: the messages anytime. You can follow us on social media, 54 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 3: but I promise you this we'll keep you inspired and encouraged. 55 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:41,239 Speaker 3: Thanks again for tuning in, though, and thank you all 56 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 3: for coming out in person. I like to start with 57 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:47,080 Speaker 3: something funny, and I heard about this husband that died 58 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 3: and he left his wife twenty thousand dollars. After the funeral, 59 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 3: his wife told a friend that she was totally broke. 60 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 3: The friend said, what do you mean. I thought you 61 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 3: said you had twenty thousand. She said, I did, but 62 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 3: I spent five thousand on the funeral and fifteen thousand 63 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:07,079 Speaker 3: on the memorial stone. The friend said, wow, that must 64 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 3: have been some kind of stone. How big was it? 65 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 3: She held up her finger and said three and a 66 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 3: half carrots, say like you mean it. This is my Bible. 67 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 3: I am what it says I am. I have what 68 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 3: it says I have. I can do what it says 69 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 3: I can do. Today I will be taught the word 70 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 3: of God. I boldly confess. My mind is alert, my 71 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 3: heart is receptive. I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, 72 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 3: God bless you. I want to talk to you today 73 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 3: about can you handle the blessing. We all love to 74 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 3: be blessed, to see new doors opening, our business taking off, 75 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 3: we meet the person of our dreams, or we move 76 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 3: into that new house. We know that's God taking us 77 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 3: where we can't go on our own. But here's the key. 78 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 3: The blessing doesn't come by itself. Jesus told his disciples 79 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 3: in March chapter ten. Anything you give up for my sake, houses, property, people, 80 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 3: you will receive in this life one hundredfold return with persecution. 81 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 3: He could have said I'm going to give you the blessing, 82 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 3: the houses, the resources, the promotion, and left it there, 83 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 3: but he added this asterisk, so to speak, and said, 84 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 3: I'm going to bless you, but with that blessing is 85 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:31,599 Speaker 3: going to come opposition. Jealousy, criticism, people that are not 86 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 3: for you. The question is not so much can you 87 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 3: handle the blessing. The question is can you handle the persecution? 88 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:45,719 Speaker 3: Can you handle being misunderstood, talked about, left out. Everyone 89 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 3: is not going to celebrate your success. All your friends 90 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 3: won't be happy when you get that promotion, All your 91 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:56,359 Speaker 3: relatives won't cheer you on when you move into that 92 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:59,719 Speaker 3: new house, when your business increases, when you get in 93 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 3: game aged. The favor on your life will stir up 94 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:08,359 Speaker 3: the jealousy, the competition, the envy in certain people. Don't 95 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 3: get upset. It's not about you. It's about the blessing 96 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:16,039 Speaker 3: on your life. You can't have the blessing without some 97 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 3: kind of persecution. If you're going to be blessed on 98 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:23,039 Speaker 3: a greater level, you're going to be persecuted on a 99 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:27,279 Speaker 3: greater level. If you can handle the persecution, then God 100 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 3: can trust you with the blessing. As long as you're 101 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:34,839 Speaker 3: going to be offended, upset, fight with people, then the 102 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 3: blessing wouldn't be a blessing. You have to pass the 103 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 3: test of overlooking insults, ignoring what people are saying, not 104 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:47,040 Speaker 3: paying attention to the critics, those trying to discredit you. 105 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:50,480 Speaker 3: They wouldn't be talking if you weren't making a difference, 106 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 3: if you weren't a leader, if you weren't shining brightly. 107 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 3: Let God deal with the naysayers. Let God take care 108 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 3: of those that are trying to make your life bad, 109 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:04,920 Speaker 3: trying to stir up trouble, leaving you out. Some people 110 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 3: can't handle your success. They were fine as long as 111 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 3: you were at their level. They had no problem as 112 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:14,600 Speaker 3: long as you were in the same department, as long 113 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 3: as you were single like them, as long as you 114 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 3: lived in their neighborhood. But when God blessed you in 115 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 3: a greater way, it can stir things up. You have 116 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:28,360 Speaker 3: to be okay with them not being okay with you. 117 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:32,040 Speaker 3: Your time is too valuable to worry about what people 118 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:36,159 Speaker 3: think about you. Your assignment is too important to try 119 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:40,119 Speaker 3: to convince everyone to like you. Don't waste your time 120 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:43,839 Speaker 3: and energy trying to make someone before you that's never 121 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 3: going to be for you. You don't need everyone to 122 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 3: celebrate you. You don't need all your co workers, all 123 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:54,160 Speaker 3: your relatives to cheer you on. If you become too 124 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 3: dependent on people what they think. Do they validate me? 125 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 3: Are they happy with my say? Says, then if they 126 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 3: don't meet your expectations, if they don't approve you, you'll 127 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 3: spend your time trying to get their approval upset because 128 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:13,560 Speaker 3: they're not for you. Don't look to people, look to God. 129 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 3: People can get jealous, people can be competitive, moody. You 130 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 3: don't need their approval. You have Almighty God's approval. When 131 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 3: Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, it was a great miracle. 132 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 3: You would think everyone would be happy, everyone would celebrate 133 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 3: that this man had life again. He could see his children, 134 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 3: he could go enjoy his family. But the leaders in 135 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 3: the synagogue were jealous. They didn't like the fact that 136 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 3: it brought more attention to Jesus. They were already plotting 137 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:48,520 Speaker 3: to kill him. But the scripture says the religious leaders 138 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:52,960 Speaker 3: decided to kill Lazarus too. Here Lazarus, all he did 139 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 3: was come back to life. Wasn't even his choice. God 140 00:07:56,760 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 3: chose to bless him, to make him an example of 141 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 3: his goodness. But with that great blessing came great persecution. 142 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:08,119 Speaker 3: If God is going to bless you in a greater way, 143 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:12,679 Speaker 3: you have to be able to handle greater persecution. Don't 144 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 3: get upset when people turn on you. Don't be revengeful 145 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 3: and use your influence to pay them back. Live bitter, 146 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 3: always thinking about what they said. Ignore it, don't give 147 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 3: it the time of day. Keep shining, keep dreaming, keep 148 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:32,200 Speaker 3: being good to people, and God will take care of 149 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:35,960 Speaker 3: the persecutors. He'll deal with the critics, the jealous people, 150 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:41,560 Speaker 3: the opposition. What's interesting is the religious leaders never did 151 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:45,079 Speaker 3: kill Lazarus. They came up with a plan, they had 152 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 3: a strategy, but it never succeeded. That's because people can't 153 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 3: stop your destiny. The blessing on your life is greater 154 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:57,439 Speaker 3: than any force that's trying to hold you back. Now, 155 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 3: don't stay focused on the persecution. Why did they turn 156 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 3: on me? Why are they talking about me? Why aren't 157 00:09:03,520 --> 00:09:08,160 Speaker 3: they for me? It's because the blessing comes with persecution. 158 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 3: It's a test. Can you handle the opposition, the jealousy, 159 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 3: the people stirring up trouble. You know who gets jealous 160 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 3: when you succeed? Small minded people. Small minded people think 161 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:25,840 Speaker 3: you going up makes them look bad, so they try 162 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:29,400 Speaker 3: to pull you down. Instead of believing that what God 163 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:33,439 Speaker 3: did for you, he can do for them, they start criticizing, 164 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 3: finding fault, trying to make you look bad. They think 165 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 3: God's favor is limited, that you being blessed is keeping 166 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:46,120 Speaker 3: them from rising higher. They don't realize God has unlimited favor. 167 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:49,000 Speaker 3: What he's done for you, he can do for them. 168 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 3: I've seen this in my own life. God has taking 169 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:56,079 Speaker 3: me places that I've never dreamed. I recognize that it's 170 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:58,839 Speaker 3: his goodness. I couldn't have done this on my own. 171 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:04,960 Speaker 3: Many friends, family members, and other ministers that have celebrated 172 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:07,440 Speaker 3: what God has done in my life, people that have 173 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 3: been very for me. I've noticed how certain ministers that 174 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:15,200 Speaker 3: were behind me, happy for my success, cheered me on. 175 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:19,439 Speaker 3: God has blessed them in great ways. They've seen increase 176 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 3: in favor and continued to rise higher. But there were 177 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 3: a few ministers that weren't for me. They didn't know me, 178 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:31,040 Speaker 3: but they were hard, critical, jealous. They tried to stir 179 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 3: up trouble. I didn't pay any attention. I didn't get 180 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:38,560 Speaker 3: bitter talk badly about them. I just kept running my race, 181 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 3: doing what I've been called to do. I understand this 182 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:46,840 Speaker 3: principle that with the blessing comes persecution. Now I've noticed 183 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 3: that these ministers that were very hard and critical have 184 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:53,680 Speaker 3: seen very little growth. In fact, some of them have 185 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 3: gone way down. It's because they can't handle the blessing. 186 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 3: If you can't celebrate people that are ahead of you, 187 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 3: if you can't be happy when they get promoted, when 188 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:08,360 Speaker 3: their child gets a scholarship, when they get married, when 189 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 3: their dream comes to pass, that's going to limit how 190 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:17,560 Speaker 3: high God will take. You don't have a small minded mentality. 191 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:22,079 Speaker 3: Your friend being promoted doesn't mean that God can't promote you. 192 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:26,600 Speaker 3: Your family member moving into that nice house shouldn't intimidate you. 193 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:30,319 Speaker 3: It should inspire you. God didn't run out of favor. 194 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:32,320 Speaker 3: If he did it for them, he could do it 195 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:32,679 Speaker 3: for you. 196 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:33,640 Speaker 1: Now. 197 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 3: I believe that God is about to release greater blessings, 198 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:44,439 Speaker 3: greater influence, greater resources, favor that you haven't seen. But 199 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 3: for this to happen, you have to be able to 200 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:50,160 Speaker 3: handle the blessing. You have to get to the point 201 00:11:50,360 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 3: where you're not bothered by persecution. You're okay with people 202 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:58,840 Speaker 3: not liking you. You're not defensive when people don't understand you. 203 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 3: Don't live bitter because they won't before you. If you'll 204 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:06,040 Speaker 3: show God that you can handle the blessing, he'll open 205 00:12:06,120 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 3: doors that you could never open. He'll cause opportunity, the 206 00:12:09,880 --> 00:12:13,200 Speaker 3: right people to come to you favor that will thrust 207 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 3: you ahead. In Genesis twenty six, there was a great 208 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:20,680 Speaker 3: famine in the land and the people had very little food, 209 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:24,839 Speaker 3: and God told Isaac to not leave, but to stay 210 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:27,840 Speaker 3: in the city of Jerrar, and God would bless him there. 211 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:33,439 Speaker 3: It was controlled by the Philistines. Everything was fine, friendly neighbors. 212 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 3: Then Isaac went out and planted his crops. He stepped 213 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 3: out in faith and sowed seeds in a time of famine. 214 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:45,760 Speaker 3: Didn't make sense. I can imagine his neighbors laughing, Isaac, 215 00:12:45,840 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 3: what are you doing. We're in a drought. There's no 216 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:52,840 Speaker 3: water for your crops. But the scripture says that same 217 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 3: year Isaac harvested one hundred times what he planted. It's 218 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:02,520 Speaker 3: significant that Jesus said you would receive one hundredfold what 219 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:05,560 Speaker 3: you give up for the cause of Christ. Here's this 220 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 3: one hundred times harvest. In the middle of the famine. 221 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:13,559 Speaker 3: Isaac was blessed in a great way. Verse thirteen says 222 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:18,120 Speaker 3: he became a wealthy man, and his wealth continued to increase. 223 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:22,199 Speaker 3: He acquired large flocks of sheep, great herds of cattle, 224 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:26,720 Speaker 3: and many staff. He was blessed in abundance. The next 225 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 3: verse says, soon the Philistines became jealous. Didn't take long 226 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 3: before the blessing stirred up trouble. It's funny how when 227 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 3: you step out in faith like Isaac. You're obedient, you stretch, 228 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 3: take risks, pray, and believe God blesses you. Then people 229 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:50,199 Speaker 3: get jealous. The fact is, the Philistines could have planted 230 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 3: their crops, they could have stepped out in faith. But 231 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:57,120 Speaker 3: people that won't do what you're willing to do will 232 00:13:57,120 --> 00:14:01,240 Speaker 3: be quick to find fault when you're blessed. The Philistines 233 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 3: had no problem with Isaac as long as he was suffering. 234 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:07,959 Speaker 3: But as soon as God blessed him, as soon as 235 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 3: his business took off, as soon as he stood out, 236 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 3: they became jealous. Critical started finding fault. And they didn't 237 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 3: just talk about him. They clogged up his wells. They 238 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:22,760 Speaker 3: filled them full of dirt. The king said, Isaac, you've 239 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 3: become too wealthy and too powerful for us. You have 240 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:30,960 Speaker 3: to move somewhere else. Isaac could have argued, I'm not leaving, 241 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 3: this is my property. He could have been baited into 242 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:39,640 Speaker 3: conflict started fighting the Philistines. Instead, he moved to the 243 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 3: valley and lived there. He understood with the blessing comes persecution. 244 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 3: The Philistines couldn't handle his success. The king admitted, you're 245 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 3: too powerful for us. It wasn't about Isaac. He didn't 246 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:59,320 Speaker 3: take it personally. It was about the blessing on his life. 247 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 3: When people don't accept you, when they leave you out, 248 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:07,040 Speaker 3: they try to stir up conflict, don't take it personally. 249 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:10,480 Speaker 3: It's not about you. It's about the favor that God's 250 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 3: put on you. If you can't handle the persecution, then 251 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:18,840 Speaker 3: God won't trust you with the blessing. Are you upset 252 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 3: over who's against you, who turned on you, who's talking 253 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 3: about you? It comes with the blessing. But if you 254 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 3: get bent out of shape every time you face persecution, 255 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 3: that's going to keep you from the abundance that belongs 256 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:37,520 Speaker 3: to you. With great favor comes great haters. With great 257 00:15:37,560 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 3: abundance comes great opposition. With great blessing comes great persecution. 258 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 3: We pray for the blessings. God give me great favor, 259 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 3: great influence, great ideas. That's good. I believe in asking big. 260 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:55,520 Speaker 3: But we should add to that prayer and God, help 261 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:59,280 Speaker 3: me to endure great persecution. Help me to not live bitter, 262 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 3: to pay people back, help me to stay on the 263 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:06,320 Speaker 3: high road, and trust you to fight my battles. It's 264 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:10,200 Speaker 3: not a coincidence that Isaac experienced one of the greatest 265 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:13,400 Speaker 3: blessings of his life in the middle of the famine, 266 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 3: against all odds. The scripture says his harvest was tremendous, 267 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:21,720 Speaker 3: one hundred times what he planted. If it stopped there, 268 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 3: it would be great blessings with no trouble, blessings with 269 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:29,680 Speaker 3: everyone happy for you, blessings with all your friends celebrating. 270 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:34,000 Speaker 3: But it goes on to say, soon the Philistines were jealous. 271 00:16:35,040 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 3: When you see great blessing, Soon someone will not understand. 272 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:43,600 Speaker 3: Soon a family member will get jealous. Soon a coworker 273 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 3: will try to stir up trouble. And this is not 274 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 3: to discourage you, but to prepare you. If you're prepared, 275 00:16:50,920 --> 00:16:53,800 Speaker 3: you don't get better. You don't try to straighten them out. 276 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:56,920 Speaker 3: You do like Isaac and say, God, I know with 277 00:16:57,040 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 3: the blessing comes persecution. So I'm going to pass this test. Father. 278 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 3: Thank you that you're in control, think you that you're 279 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:07,520 Speaker 3: fighting my battles. Thank you that what you started no 280 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:11,600 Speaker 3: person can stop. Steal on the high road. Don't pay 281 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:16,119 Speaker 3: attention to jealous, small minded people. When Joel, they clogged 282 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:19,240 Speaker 3: up my wells. They did me wrong. God saw it. 283 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:22,520 Speaker 3: He blessed you in the famine. Do you think they 284 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 3: can stop him from blessing you again. He knows how 285 00:17:25,760 --> 00:17:29,520 Speaker 3: to unclog wells. He knows how to silence your accusers. 286 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:33,600 Speaker 3: The scripture says, those that have hated you will be 287 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:37,680 Speaker 3: put to shame. Their humiliation will be obvious to all. 288 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:41,520 Speaker 3: And sometimes the way God pays you back is he 289 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:44,960 Speaker 3: keeps blessing you when others are trying to discredit you. 290 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:48,200 Speaker 3: He keeps taking you up when they're doing their best 291 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:51,359 Speaker 3: to pull you down. I work behind the scenes here 292 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:54,840 Speaker 3: at Lakewood for seventeen years. When my father went to 293 00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:57,880 Speaker 3: be with the Lord, I stepped up to pastor the church. 294 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:00,639 Speaker 3: I didn't think I would ever be a miss it. 295 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:04,040 Speaker 3: God suddenly took me from the background to the foreground. 296 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:08,560 Speaker 3: Much to my surprise, the church started growing. People started 297 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:12,600 Speaker 3: coming and watching in record numbers. With all this influence 298 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:16,639 Speaker 3: in favor came persecution. I had never dealt with that. 299 00:18:17,280 --> 00:18:19,840 Speaker 3: When I was behind the scenes, I didn't have any 300 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:22,720 Speaker 3: enemies to speak of. And people that would try to 301 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:26,280 Speaker 3: discredit me. I had to learn what I'm telling you. 302 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 3: Here's the key. The grace is there to handle it. 303 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:34,159 Speaker 3: God doesn't let you face anything that's too much. You 304 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:37,280 Speaker 3: have what it takes to not be offended, to not 305 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 3: live defensive, to not let what they say get down 306 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:44,119 Speaker 3: in your spirit. God wouldn't have given you the blessing 307 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:47,200 Speaker 3: if he hasn't given you the grace to handle it. 308 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:51,960 Speaker 3: This doesn't happen automatically. You have to rule your emotions. 309 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:55,520 Speaker 3: You have to not dwell on the offense, not think 310 00:18:55,560 --> 00:18:58,639 Speaker 3: about what they said. When you're attempted to get bitter, 311 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:03,040 Speaker 3: get upset, take that same time to thank God for 312 00:19:03,119 --> 00:19:08,000 Speaker 3: how he blessed you. Don't let jealous people steal your blessing. 313 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:11,840 Speaker 3: Don't let critical people, people that are never going to 314 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:15,160 Speaker 3: be for you, keep you from the greatness that God 315 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:20,160 Speaker 3: put in you. Jesus had many critics, Many people said 316 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:23,880 Speaker 3: hurtful things, things that were untrue. He could have straightened 317 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:27,560 Speaker 3: them out, spent time arguing trying to change their mind, 318 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:31,639 Speaker 3: but the scripture says he answered them not a word. 319 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:35,679 Speaker 3: He didn't give them the time of day. Don't waste 320 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:39,840 Speaker 3: your time trying to change your critics' mind. Don't argue 321 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:42,960 Speaker 3: with people that don't matter. What they think of you 322 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:47,000 Speaker 3: is not going to stop your destiny. Their opinion is 323 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:50,320 Speaker 3: not going to keep you from your purpose. That negative 324 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 3: chatter is a distraction. It's the enemy trying to bate 325 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 3: you into conflict, to get you off course. You can't 326 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:02,600 Speaker 3: stop what they're saying, but you can ignore it. You 327 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:05,920 Speaker 3: cannot let it get down in your spirit. You don't 328 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:09,560 Speaker 3: have to respond to the negative. A response gives that 329 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:14,920 Speaker 3: person credibility. Don't validate what they're saying by answering them. 330 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:18,360 Speaker 3: You have a destiny to fulfill, you have an assignment 331 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:22,960 Speaker 3: to accomplish. Do like Jesus and ignore it. This was 332 00:20:23,080 --> 00:20:27,239 Speaker 3: difficult for me at first. My personality type is to 333 00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:29,920 Speaker 3: want everybody to like me. But I had to learn 334 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:32,760 Speaker 3: that some people are not going to like you, and 335 00:20:32,800 --> 00:20:36,520 Speaker 3: that's okay. Some people are not going to accept you, 336 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:40,520 Speaker 3: and that's fine. Everyone is not supposed to be for you. 337 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:44,880 Speaker 3: Sometimes we're trying to change people's minds that are never 338 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:48,520 Speaker 3: going to be for us. You keep honoring God, being 339 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:51,879 Speaker 3: your best, and God will cause the people you need 340 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 3: to be for you, and he'll take care of your 341 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:57,920 Speaker 3: critics when it's the right time. Just like he closed 342 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:01,080 Speaker 3: the mouths of hungry lions, he'll close the mouths of 343 00:21:01,119 --> 00:21:05,320 Speaker 3: those trying to discredit you. That's not your battle. That 344 00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:08,640 Speaker 3: battle is the Lord's. But if you don't let him 345 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:12,159 Speaker 3: fight it, you'll live defensive trying to prove to people 346 00:21:12,160 --> 00:21:15,080 Speaker 3: that you're okay, prove to them that you're not what 347 00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:19,359 Speaker 3: they said. You're letting them change who you are. You 348 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:22,439 Speaker 3: don't need them to be for you. Having them on 349 00:21:22,520 --> 00:21:25,240 Speaker 3: your side, changing their mind is not going to move 350 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:30,360 Speaker 3: you forward. The best response is let your life, your success, 351 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:34,680 Speaker 3: your example do the talking. When I had been ministering 352 00:21:34,720 --> 00:21:37,960 Speaker 3: for a few years, I was still young and not 353 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:40,600 Speaker 3: sure of myself. I was at a book signing in 354 00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:44,479 Speaker 3: another state. This lady came up with the newspaper. It 355 00:21:44,520 --> 00:21:47,639 Speaker 3: was folded in two. On the top half, it had 356 00:21:47,680 --> 00:21:51,560 Speaker 3: a big picture of me, big smile, hair, just right, 357 00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:54,959 Speaker 3: good looking. I was feeling good. I had made the 358 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:58,399 Speaker 3: paper over to the side. It had the word in 359 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:03,639 Speaker 3: bold letters positively. I thought, that's good. They're saying I'm positive. 360 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:06,560 Speaker 3: She asked me to sign it. When I finished, I said, 361 00:22:06,600 --> 00:22:09,480 Speaker 3: let me look at this. I was proud. I opened 362 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:14,040 Speaker 3: it up and under the word positively was the word dangerous. 363 00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:18,120 Speaker 3: It wasn't a favorable article. Now that picture didn't look 364 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:22,280 Speaker 3: so hot. Now I was tempted to be discouraged, offended. 365 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:26,080 Speaker 3: Then I thought to myself, is it dangerous to tell 366 00:22:26,119 --> 00:22:29,280 Speaker 3: people about the goodness of God and give them hope, 367 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:33,040 Speaker 3: let them know they can break addictions, overcome an illness, 368 00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:37,080 Speaker 3: let go of their past, reach their dreams. Is it 369 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:39,679 Speaker 3: dangerous to tell people that they're made in the image 370 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:44,480 Speaker 3: of God, a masterpiece, crowned with favor, royal blood flowing 371 00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:48,399 Speaker 3: through their veins, with seeds of greatness. I had to 372 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 3: make a decision. Was I going to let someone I 373 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:55,080 Speaker 3: had never met change who I am, someone that didn't 374 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:58,520 Speaker 3: understand me, that wasn't for me, to cause me to 375 00:22:58,560 --> 00:23:02,359 Speaker 3: be defensive, to prove to them that I'm not harmful? 376 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:05,879 Speaker 3: Or was I going to ignore the naysayers, run my 377 00:23:06,119 --> 00:23:10,640 Speaker 3: race and let God fight my battles. Don't change who 378 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:14,720 Speaker 3: you are for someone that isn't going to be for you. 379 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:18,240 Speaker 3: No matter what you do. It's not about you. It's 380 00:23:18,280 --> 00:23:21,359 Speaker 3: about the one hundredfold blessing on your life. It's about 381 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:24,560 Speaker 3: you having a harvest in a famine. Like Isaac, it's 382 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:27,800 Speaker 3: about you setting a new standard for your family, breaking 383 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:32,159 Speaker 3: the addiction, graduating from college. You don't have to respond. 384 00:23:32,600 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 3: You don't have time to deal with every negative comment, 385 00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:40,120 Speaker 3: every person that doesn't like or understands you. Be in Isaac, 386 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:43,639 Speaker 3: take the one hundredfold and move forward with your life. 387 00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 3: The King told Isaac, you're too powerful for us. Like Isaac, 388 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:52,000 Speaker 3: you're too powerful for some of your friends. You're too 389 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:55,119 Speaker 3: anointed for some of your coworkers. You're too favored for 390 00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:59,440 Speaker 3: those critics. You're too blessed for those naysayers. Where God 391 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 3: is taking you, they can't go. The sooner you move on, 392 00:24:04,200 --> 00:24:07,439 Speaker 3: the sooner you quit responding, The sooner you quit giving 393 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:10,960 Speaker 3: the negative your time and attention, the better off you're 394 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:14,359 Speaker 3: going to be. You have the grace to rise above it, 395 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:17,440 Speaker 3: the grace to ignore it, the grace to not let 396 00:24:17,480 --> 00:24:21,560 Speaker 3: it bother you. Well, Joel, when they stopped saying things 397 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:24,680 Speaker 3: about me, When they change their mind, then I'll quit 398 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:30,040 Speaker 3: being offended, upset, defensive. It's a test. With that blessing 399 00:24:30,280 --> 00:24:33,760 Speaker 3: came persecution. Are you going to let it keep you 400 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 3: from enjoying the blessing? If you focus on the persecution, 401 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:41,760 Speaker 3: live sour trying to straighten people out. It will keep 402 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:45,399 Speaker 3: you from the greater blessings that belong to you. Step 403 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 3: into that grace and move forward. This is what David 404 00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:53,119 Speaker 3: did when he was a teenager out in the shepherd's 405 00:24:53,160 --> 00:24:56,240 Speaker 3: fields taking care of his father's sheep. He didn't have 406 00:24:56,400 --> 00:25:00,960 Speaker 3: much opposition as long as he was alone in the fields, 407 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:05,920 Speaker 3: not having much influence, his gifts still hidden. Nobody criticized, 408 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:10,080 Speaker 3: nobody tried to stop him. But after he killed Goliath, 409 00:25:10,520 --> 00:25:15,119 Speaker 3: he became an overnight hero. King Saul eventually sent for David, 410 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:17,760 Speaker 3: had him to come to the palace and become his 411 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:22,800 Speaker 3: armor bearer. One day, Saul overheard people singing, Saul has 412 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 3: killed thousands and David has killed tens of thousands. Saul thought, 413 00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:31,480 Speaker 3: this guy's more popular than I am. Saul became jealous. 414 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:35,960 Speaker 3: He couldn't handle David's success. One day, while David was 415 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:39,320 Speaker 3: playing the heart for Saul, trying to make him feel better, 416 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:42,680 Speaker 3: Saul took a spear and threw it at David, trying 417 00:25:42,680 --> 00:25:46,679 Speaker 3: to kill him. David dodged it and barely missed him. 418 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:51,119 Speaker 3: When God promotes you gives you more influence, you have 419 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:55,960 Speaker 3: to get good at dodging spears. Someone throws an insult, 420 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:59,280 Speaker 3: dodge it. Throws jealousy, tries to make you look bad, 421 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:03,040 Speaker 3: dodge it. Throws criticism, says things that aren't true, dodge it. 422 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:07,439 Speaker 3: The persecution is a sign that people can see the 423 00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:11,640 Speaker 3: favor on your life. Saul wasn't throwing spears at any 424 00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:14,280 Speaker 3: of his other men. He wasn't trying to stop his 425 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:19,520 Speaker 3: cheapest staff, his lieutenant, his general. He saw something special 426 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:23,000 Speaker 3: on David. He could sense that David had greatness. That 427 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:26,480 Speaker 3: stirred up the jealousy, and that's why he chased David 428 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:30,400 Speaker 3: through the desert. David kept dodging spears, doing the right 429 00:26:30,440 --> 00:26:34,000 Speaker 3: thing when the wrong thing was happening, and eventually Saul 430 00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:37,600 Speaker 3: was killed in a battle and David took the throne. 431 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:41,919 Speaker 3: You keep dodging the spears, overlooking the wrongs, staying on 432 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:45,120 Speaker 3: the high road, and God will take care of your saws. 433 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:48,320 Speaker 3: You have to get to the point where you're not 434 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:52,280 Speaker 3: moved by persecution, You're not bothered by the jealousy, not 435 00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:56,440 Speaker 3: offended by what someone said, not losing sleep over those 436 00:26:56,480 --> 00:26:59,560 Speaker 3: that are throwing spears. You know it's a part of 437 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:04,520 Speaker 3: the pack. You can't be blessed without persecution. When those 438 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:08,480 Speaker 3: spears start coming, that means you're about to take the throne. 439 00:27:08,560 --> 00:27:12,160 Speaker 3: You're about to see God's favor in a new way. Now, 440 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:14,760 Speaker 3: don't get bent out of shape by who's against you. 441 00:27:15,359 --> 00:27:17,920 Speaker 3: What they said, why do they leave me out? They 442 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:21,680 Speaker 3: can't stop your destiny. Where God is going to take 443 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:26,600 Speaker 3: you is going to require greater discipline, greater focus, and 444 00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:30,840 Speaker 3: greater obedience. There will be plenty of opportunities to pick 445 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:34,119 Speaker 3: up their spear and throw it back, to live defensive, 446 00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:38,440 Speaker 3: to get baited into conflict, like with Isaac. When they 447 00:27:38,480 --> 00:27:41,600 Speaker 3: see God show out in your life, Favor you in 448 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:46,439 Speaker 3: the famine, prosper you in the pandemic. Some people won't understand. 449 00:27:47,080 --> 00:27:50,920 Speaker 3: They'll try to discredit you, find fault, don't take the bait, 450 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:54,520 Speaker 3: keep your heart pure, be good to those that aren't 451 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:58,800 Speaker 3: good to you. Overlook what they said. Not all used 452 00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:02,960 Speaker 3: to bother me, But now I'm comfortable with persecution. I 453 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:05,840 Speaker 3: don't fall apart when things come against me. I'm not 454 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:09,480 Speaker 3: bothered by the jealousy. I've lived long enough to tell 455 00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:13,000 Speaker 3: you God has the final say. He will take care 456 00:28:13,119 --> 00:28:16,879 Speaker 3: of those that try to stop you. My question is, 457 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:21,160 Speaker 3: can you handle the blessing. Can you withstand the persecution, 458 00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:25,320 Speaker 3: keep a good attitude with negative chatter, not be bitter 459 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:29,400 Speaker 3: over the jealousy. I already know the answer, Yes you can. 460 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:33,560 Speaker 3: I'm looking at powerful people, I'm looking at focused people, 461 00:28:33,800 --> 00:28:37,000 Speaker 3: and I'm looking at favored people. You've been grace for 462 00:28:37,119 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 3: every situation. Now tap into that grace, stay on the 463 00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:45,520 Speaker 3: high road, and get ready. I believe and declare because 464 00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:48,719 Speaker 3: you can handle it. God is about to release a 465 00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:52,560 Speaker 3: new level of blessing, a new level of resources, a 466 00:28:52,600 --> 00:28:57,560 Speaker 3: new level of influence, anointing, creativity, something that you've never 467 00:28:57,680 --> 00:29:02,080 Speaker 3: seen favor that catapults you. Go ahead in Jesus's name, 468 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:04,880 Speaker 3: and if you receive it, can you say men? Today? 469 00:29:06,320 --> 00:29:09,200 Speaker 3: I'd like to give you an opportunity to make Jesus 470 00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:11,680 Speaker 3: the lord of your life. Would you pray with me? 471 00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:17,400 Speaker 3: Just say, Lord, Jesus, I repent of my sins. Come 472 00:29:17,440 --> 00:29:21,280 Speaker 3: into my heart. I'll make you my lord and savior. 473 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:25,240 Speaker 3: If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got 474 00:29:25,280 --> 00:29:28,280 Speaker 3: born again. 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