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Thanks for listening 42 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 3: to our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. If 43 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 3: you enjoy today's message, why don't you be a blessing 44 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 3: and share it with a friend. We appreciate you and 45 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:10,079 Speaker 3: pray for God's very best in your life. God bless you. 46 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 3: It's great to be with you today, and I hope 47 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 3: you'll stay connected with us throughout the week. We have 48 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:18,919 Speaker 3: a daily podcast that you can download, or you can 49 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 3: go to our YouTube channel watch the messages anytime, or 50 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 3: you can follow us on social medium. I'll promise you 51 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 3: we'll keep you encouraged and inspired. But thanks for tuning 52 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 3: in and thanks again for coming out today. I'd like 53 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 3: to start with something funny. And one Sunday morning in church, 54 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 3: everything was going fine until a bolt of lightning hit 55 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 3: the sanctuary. When the smoke cleared, Satan himself was standing 56 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 3: behind the podium. People panicked and took off running as 57 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:49,520 Speaker 3: fast as they could. Everyone that is, except one lady. 58 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:52,519 Speaker 3: She sat on the front row as calmly as can be. 59 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 3: Satan was appalled. He said, lady, do you know who 60 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 3: I am? She said, I sure do. He said, well, 61 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 3: aren't you afraid to me? She said not in the 62 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 3: least bit. He said why not? She said, why should 63 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 3: I be? I've been married to your brother for thirty years. 64 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 3: Say it like you mean it. This is my Bible. 65 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 3: I am what it says I am. I have what 66 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 3: it says I have. I can do what it says 67 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 3: I can do. Today I will be taught the word 68 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 3: of God. I boldly confess my mind is alert, my 69 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 3: heart is receptive. I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, 70 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 3: God bless you. I want to talk to you today 71 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 3: about rule your atmosphere. You have a space that belongs 72 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 3: only to you. It's your thoughts, your attitude, your emotions. 73 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 3: It's who you spend time with, what you watch and 74 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 3: listen to. That's your atmosphere. That's what you have control over. 75 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 3: The reason some people live worried, offended, negative is because 76 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 3: they let everything in. They listen to the news all day, 77 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 3: they dwell on the medical they go to lunch with 78 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 3: people that are critical. Somebody cuts them off in traffic 79 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 3: that sours the rest of the morning. The problem is 80 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 3: they're not ruling their atmosphere. You have to be careful 81 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 3: what you allow in. You can't stop everything from coming, 82 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:20,160 Speaker 3: but you can stop it from getting down in your spirit. 83 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 3: You need to keep your atmosphere full of faith, full 84 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 3: of praise, full of hope, full of victory. Anything that 85 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 3: tries to poison that atmosphere. It's up to you to 86 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:35,039 Speaker 3: say no, thanks, you're not welcome here. Somebody leads you 87 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 3: out at work, they don't invite you to the meeting. 88 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 3: The offense will come saying be angry, be bitter, that's 89 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 3: not right. You can let that offense in and live upset, 90 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 3: or you can say, sorry, offense, you're not welcome here. Sorry, bitterness, 91 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 3: there's no place for you. I'm going to stay in peace. 92 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 3: I'm going to enjoy this day. You don't have control 93 00:04:57,240 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 3: over what people do, but you do have control all 94 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 3: over your thoughts, your attitude, how you respond. Proverb says 95 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 3: a person that doesn't rule his spirit is like a 96 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 3: city with broken down walls. In Bible days, the walls 97 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:16,480 Speaker 3: were what protected the city. If the walls were down, 98 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 3: then anyone could get in. The opposition would come and 99 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 3: take the city. In the same way, if you don't 100 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 3: keep some walls up around your spirit, if you don't 101 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:30,359 Speaker 3: rule your atmosphere, put some boundaries, then everything's going to 102 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 3: get in. Your child is off course. Instead of trusting 103 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 3: that God has him in the palm of his hand, 104 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 3: worry will get in. You can't sleep at night, your 105 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 3: business slows down, you lost a client, instead of knowing 106 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 3: that God is your source that he's going to provide. 107 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 3: The stress will come, the anxiety what am I going 108 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 3: to do? Or maybe someone is talking about you, trying 109 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 3: to make you look bad. Instead of letting God fight 110 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 3: your battles, you let the offense in, trying to prove 111 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 3: to them that you're okay, wasting valuable time on something 112 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:09,360 Speaker 3: that doesn't matter. You don't need their approval. God has 113 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 3: already approved you. Now keep your walls up. Quit allowing 114 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 3: all that into your spirit. Your time is too valuable, 115 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:22,599 Speaker 3: your assignment too important to let everything in be selective. 116 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:26,840 Speaker 3: If it's not positive, hopeful of a good report, then 117 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 3: don't dwell on it. You can't control the whole world, 118 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 3: but you can control your atmosphere. And the scripture says 119 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 3: that God has made you to be a king, that 120 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:41,279 Speaker 3: you are to reign in life. Negative things will come, 121 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:45,039 Speaker 3: but you have to remember you're the ruler. You have 122 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:49,039 Speaker 3: the authority to decide what you allow in. Am I 123 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 3: going to dwell on this offense? Am I going to 124 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 3: hang around this person that's pulling me down? Am I 125 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:57,280 Speaker 3: going to stay focused on this bad break? Live in 126 00:06:57,320 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 3: self pity? It's up to you, you rule over your kingdom. 127 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:04,360 Speaker 3: When we turn on the news these days, there's so 128 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 3: much negative we hear about how bad the pandemic is, 129 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 3: the divisiveness in politics, the unrest in our society. If 130 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 3: you allow that division to get in you, the disrespect, 131 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 3: the anger is going to pollute your thoughts, steal your joy, 132 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 3: make you sour. You have to be proactive. What are 133 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 3: you watching, what are you listening to? Is it building 134 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 3: you up, making you more positive, more hopeful, or is 135 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 3: it tearing you down, stressing you out, making you angry, upset. 136 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 3: You don't need that in your atmosphere. Life is hard 137 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 3: enough without adding all these negative things that make it 138 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 3: more difficult. A man told me how he drove to 139 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 3: work every day for an hour listening to talk radio. 140 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 3: It was about news and politics. People would get on, 141 00:07:56,960 --> 00:08:01,239 Speaker 3: argue and debate. He would get so riled up, so upset. 142 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 3: By the time he got to work. He was angry 143 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 3: on edge. He said, Joel, I didn't like who I 144 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 3: had become. Nobody wanted to be around me. I was 145 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 3: so hard to get along with. One day he accidentally 146 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 3: came across our serious exem station and he started listening 147 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 3: instead of putting all the negative in hours a day 148 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:27,160 Speaker 3: that was contamidating him. He started putting in something uplifting, 149 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 3: words of faith, hope, and victory. He said, I'm a 150 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:36,680 Speaker 3: different person now, I'm positive, I'm grateful, I look forward 151 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:40,680 Speaker 3: to work. I enjoy the people. His coworker even ask 152 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:43,320 Speaker 3: him what happened to him while he was so much 153 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 3: happier and so much more friendly. It was because he 154 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:50,560 Speaker 3: got rid of the poison in his atmosphere. I like 155 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:53,440 Speaker 3: to watch the news. It's good to stay informed, but 156 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 3: you can't listen to the news for hours a day 157 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 3: and stay in faith. You can't take that into your 158 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:03,720 Speaker 3: sphere and have the energy, the focus, the creativity to 159 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:06,720 Speaker 3: be your best. Well, Joel, I wish God would help 160 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 3: me to do better. God has done his part. He 161 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:13,200 Speaker 3: made you a king. He's given you the authority. You 162 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:17,280 Speaker 3: have the power to rule your atmosphere. You can't control 163 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 3: all that's around you, but you can control what gets 164 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:24,560 Speaker 3: in you. Are your walls up? Are you ruling your spirit? 165 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:30,319 Speaker 3: It's important who you're spending time with. Evaluate your friendships. 166 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:34,880 Speaker 3: Are they making you better, inspiring you, challenging you to 167 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 3: go further, or are they pulling you down, causing you 168 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:42,679 Speaker 3: to compromise, bringing out the worst in you that's contaminating 169 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:46,800 Speaker 3: your atmosphere. You're going to become like the people you 170 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 3: hang around. If your friends don't have what you want, 171 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 3: if they're not going places, if they don't have a 172 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:57,720 Speaker 3: good attitude, they're not faithful, trustworthy, then you need to 173 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 3: make a change. Life is short. You don't have time 174 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 3: to waste with people that are not adding to your life. 175 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 3: And yes, we need to help others come up higher, 176 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 3: but you need a few friends that will help you 177 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:13,280 Speaker 3: come up higher. And this is one of the main 178 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 3: things that holds people back. If you will change who 179 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:19,679 Speaker 3: you're spending time with, your life will go to a 180 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:23,079 Speaker 3: new level. You shouldn't go to lunch with people at 181 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:26,959 Speaker 3: the office that are jealous, talk about the balls, complain 182 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 3: about the company. Spirits are transferable. If you hang around 183 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:35,080 Speaker 3: jealous people, you're going to become jealous. If you hang 184 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 3: around unfaithful people, you're going to become unfaithful. The scripture 185 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 3: says don't sit inactive in the path of the ungodly. 186 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:48,320 Speaker 3: That means don't be passive when it comes to people 187 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 3: polluting your life. Joel, I've been friends with them for years. 188 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 3: If I don't eat lunch with them, they may get 189 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:58,440 Speaker 3: their feelings hurt. What if you miss your destiny? What 190 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:01,400 Speaker 3: if they keep you from the awesome future that God 191 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:05,440 Speaker 3: has in store. Don't sit inactive and let them poison 192 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 3: your atmosphere. Your ears are not garbage cans to your gossip. 193 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:14,280 Speaker 3: You weren't created to take in the latest rumors. I 194 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 3: can't believe what they did. You have greatness in you. 195 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:21,080 Speaker 3: God has called you to leave your mark to take 196 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:24,679 Speaker 3: your family to a new level. Don't waste your valuable 197 00:11:24,760 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 3: time on petty things with small minded people that are 198 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:32,680 Speaker 3: not moving you forward. The less time you spend with 199 00:11:32,760 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 3: some people, the better off you're going to be. Some 200 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 3: people are dream stealers. They'll tell you all the reasons 201 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 3: you can't accomplish your goals, why you can't get well, 202 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:46,960 Speaker 3: how you'll never break the addiction. You don't need that 203 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:52,200 Speaker 3: poison in your atmosphere. Don't sit inactive with people that 204 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:55,680 Speaker 3: don't believe in you, people that don't come into agreement 205 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 3: with your dream. When we were trying to acquire the 206 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 3: Compact Center, we met with a group of attorneys. At 207 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 3: the very first one of those attorneys said Joel, I'll 208 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:09,800 Speaker 3: help you, but I don't think you'll get it. It's 209 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:12,320 Speaker 3: too big a battle. The city is not going to 210 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 3: sell it to a church that when in one ear 211 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:17,600 Speaker 3: and out the other, he might as well have been 212 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:20,560 Speaker 3: talking to the wall. I thought, Sorry, doubt, you're not 213 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:25,839 Speaker 3: welcome here. Sorry limited thinking, you don't belong in this atmosphere. 214 00:12:26,280 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 3: You don't know who my God is. I'm staying full 215 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:32,600 Speaker 3: of faith, full of hope, full of expectancy. We left 216 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:35,560 Speaker 3: that meeting. I told our staff that I didn't want 217 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 3: that man on our team. He was experienced, respected, knowledgeable. 218 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:44,200 Speaker 3: But if someone is not for you, if you have 219 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 3: to talk them into what God put in your heart, 220 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 3: you don't need them. Don't let them poison your spirit, 221 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 3: convince you that you can't accomplish your dream, rule your atmosphere. 222 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 3: Get rid of the naysayers. Quit spending time with people 223 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 3: that don't see your greatness, don't value what you have 224 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:06,880 Speaker 3: to offering, don't recognize the calling on your life. I've 225 00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 3: learned if you'll get rid of the wrong people, God 226 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 3: will bring the right people. He'll bring divine connections, people 227 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 3: that will come into agreement with you, people that will 228 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:20,239 Speaker 3: thrust you forward and help you to reach your destiny. 229 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 3: The only thing that's holding some people back is who 230 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:27,559 Speaker 3: they're spending time with. Life is too short to spend 231 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:32,720 Speaker 3: it with negative, can't do it, jealous, critical, small minded people. 232 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:36,360 Speaker 3: You need some eagles in your life. People that soar, 233 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:39,720 Speaker 3: people that are doing great things, people that have a 234 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:43,880 Speaker 3: great attitude. Here's the key. You can't soar with the 235 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:48,400 Speaker 3: eagles if you're hanging around chickens. Chickens are people that 236 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:52,120 Speaker 3: have their head down, focus on the ground. What they 237 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 3: can't do. This problem is too big. You can't reach 238 00:13:56,280 --> 00:14:00,360 Speaker 3: new levels hanging out with turkeys, people that compromise eyes, 239 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:04,079 Speaker 3: take the easy way out, mediocre. You want see your 240 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:09,280 Speaker 3: greatness hanging around crows, people that complain, find fault, see 241 00:14:09,320 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 3: the worst. You're an eagle. God created you to soar. 242 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 3: Now you need to associate with other eagles, with people 243 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:20,680 Speaker 3: that inspire you to rise higher, not people that drag 244 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 3: you down. There are certain people. When you're around them, 245 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:28,480 Speaker 3: they drain all your energy. They're always having a problem, 246 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 3: telling you what's wrong, how bad life is. Their energy suckers. 247 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 3: When you leave, you feel like you just ran a marathon. 248 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 3: You can't take that on a regular basis and reach 249 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:42,360 Speaker 3: your potential. And yes, it's fine to help them, to 250 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 3: encourage them, but if you're doing all the giving and 251 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 3: never receiving, that's out of balance. You need someone that 252 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 3: encourages you, someone that speaks life into you. Don't sit 253 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 3: inactive around people that you know are limiting you, not 254 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:01,240 Speaker 3: bringing out the best of you. Well, Joela, if I 255 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:04,400 Speaker 3: don't hang around them, I won't have any friends. I'll 256 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 3: be lonely. You may be lonely for a season, but 257 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 3: what will happen is God will bring you new friends, 258 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:14,200 Speaker 3: better friends, friends that push you up and not tear 259 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:18,920 Speaker 3: you down. Psalm fifty nine. David was on the run 260 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 3: from King Saul. He was hiding in the desert. He 261 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:26,040 Speaker 3: had been good to Saul, Basaul was jealous. He couldn't 262 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:29,680 Speaker 3: stand people celebrating David more than him, and Saul and 263 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:33,800 Speaker 3: his army were tracking David down, making his life miserable. 264 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:37,440 Speaker 3: David said in verse three, I have done them no wrong, 265 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:40,640 Speaker 3: but they have set an ambush for me. They come 266 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:44,800 Speaker 3: at me at night, snarling like vicious dogs. David went 267 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 3: on and on telling about how bad it was. He 268 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 3: could have been panicked upset, but in the middle of 269 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 3: all this turmoil. David went on to say, but as 270 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:58,560 Speaker 3: for me, I will sing about your power. I will 271 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:01,760 Speaker 3: shout for joy each morning, for you are my refuge, 272 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:06,280 Speaker 3: a place of safety in my time of distress. David 273 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:10,760 Speaker 3: understood this principle. He couldn't control Saul, he couldn't make 274 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:13,880 Speaker 3: him not be jealous. He couldn't change the mind of 275 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 3: his enemies, but he could rule his atmosphere. He didn't 276 00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:22,240 Speaker 3: let the worry in, the fear, the bitterness, the panic. 277 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 3: His attitude was I'm going to stay in peace. I'm 278 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:28,440 Speaker 3: not going to think about how unfair it is. I'm 279 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 3: not going to dwell on what didn't work out. God. 280 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 3: I'm going to praise you in the middle of this storm. 281 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 3: I'm gonna shout for joy despite what's coming against me. 282 00:16:37,760 --> 00:16:41,560 Speaker 3: You can't rule other people's atmosphere. You can't make them 283 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 3: do what's right, but you can rule your atmosphere. The 284 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:50,200 Speaker 3: scripture says, hold your peace, remain at rest, and God 285 00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:53,680 Speaker 3: will fight your battles. You may be in a situation 286 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 3: that's unfair. Somebody did you wrong, You're dealing with an illness, 287 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:02,640 Speaker 3: you went through a loss. You could be worried, bitter, upset. 288 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:07,040 Speaker 3: You can't control what happened. You can't make that go away. 289 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 3: This is where you have to do like David, dig 290 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 3: down deep and say, I'm keeping my walls up. I'm 291 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:16,920 Speaker 3: not letting that negative into my spirit. I'm going to 292 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:20,360 Speaker 3: keep singing praises. I'm going to keep thanking God. I'm 293 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 3: going to keep speaking the victory. When you remain at rest, 294 00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:28,080 Speaker 3: God will fight your battles. He'll take care of your enemies. 295 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:31,280 Speaker 3: He'll pay you back for the unfair things. He'll bring 296 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:35,800 Speaker 3: beauty out of those ashes. Don't be controlled by what 297 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 3: you don't have control over. You can't stop the sauls 298 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:42,840 Speaker 3: from coming. You can't stop people from being jealous. You 299 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:46,359 Speaker 3: can't stop the bad breaks. What you can control is 300 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 3: what you allow in. A lady told how one of 301 00:17:50,119 --> 00:17:55,200 Speaker 3: her husband's relatives was very opinionated. He was constantly making 302 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:59,680 Speaker 3: these cutting, demeaning remarks toward her and this couple hadn't 303 00:17:59,680 --> 00:18:02,160 Speaker 3: been made by that long, and every time they were 304 00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:05,720 Speaker 3: at a family get together, this man would invariably say 305 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:09,080 Speaker 3: something that offended her. She would get upset, it would 306 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 3: ruin the whole trip. Just like clockwork, it happened again 307 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:15,920 Speaker 3: and again. She got to the place where she dreaded 308 00:18:16,119 --> 00:18:19,920 Speaker 3: going to these family events. Finally, she told her husband, 309 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:23,400 Speaker 3: you have to do something about that man. He's your relative. 310 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:27,160 Speaker 3: She expected him to say, you're right, nobody should talk 311 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 3: to you like that. I'm gonna go set him straight. 312 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:33,400 Speaker 3: But the husband said, I love you, but I can't 313 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:37,080 Speaker 3: control him. He has every right to have his opinion, 314 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:39,919 Speaker 3: he can say what he wants to say, but you 315 00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:43,199 Speaker 3: have every right to not let it offend you. He 316 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 3: was saying, you have to rule your atmosphere. You have 317 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:49,800 Speaker 3: to put up your walls. You can't keep the offenses 318 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:53,080 Speaker 3: from coming, but you can keep them from getting in. 319 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:56,960 Speaker 3: That day was a turning point for that lady. The 320 00:18:57,080 --> 00:19:01,880 Speaker 3: man didn't change, but she changed letting it upset her. 321 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:06,600 Speaker 3: When you allow other people to contaminate your atmosphere, you're 322 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:10,879 Speaker 3: giving away your power. You're letting them control you. And 323 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:15,119 Speaker 3: sometimes we're waiting for the circumstances to change. When the 324 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 3: pandemic is overjoyed, then I'll quit being so stressed. When 325 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:21,840 Speaker 3: my boss treats me better, then I'll quit dread and 326 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 3: going to work. When I get through this illness, then 327 00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:28,440 Speaker 3: I'll quit being so worried. No start ruling your atmosphere. 328 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:32,399 Speaker 3: You have the authority to allow in only what you 329 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:35,280 Speaker 3: want in. You don't have to let the offense in. 330 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:39,479 Speaker 3: The worry, the self pity. Quit dwelling on it when 331 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:42,119 Speaker 3: it comes up in your mind. Turn it around. Father. 332 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:44,879 Speaker 3: Thank you that you're fighting my battles. Thank you that 333 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 3: you're being for me is more than the world being 334 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 3: against me. The scripture says God has given you the 335 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:57,200 Speaker 3: power to remain calm in times of adversity when trouble comes. 336 00:19:57,480 --> 00:19:59,879 Speaker 3: You don't have to get upset when your plans to 337 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:03,080 Speaker 3: don't work out. You don't have to fall apart when 338 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:06,000 Speaker 3: someone is rude. You don't have to get offended. You 339 00:20:06,119 --> 00:20:11,000 Speaker 3: have the power to remain calm. It's because you're a king. 340 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:15,520 Speaker 3: God has given you the authority to rule over your kingdom, 341 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:20,400 Speaker 3: your mind, your attitude, your response. You can't rule over 342 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:24,880 Speaker 3: someone else. You can't rule over all your circumstances. That's 343 00:20:24,920 --> 00:20:28,440 Speaker 3: not up to you. That's in God's hands. You control 344 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:31,920 Speaker 3: what you can control, and trust God to take care 345 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:35,520 Speaker 3: of what you can't control. In two thousand and three, 346 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:39,320 Speaker 3: the City Council voted for us to have this facility. 347 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 3: It had been a two year battle. We'd worked Harden 348 00:20:43,119 --> 00:20:46,639 Speaker 3: convinced different council members. God caused it all to fall 349 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:50,480 Speaker 3: into place. It was a great victory. The vote was 350 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 3: on a Wednesday, and that night we had a big 351 00:20:53,119 --> 00:20:56,520 Speaker 3: celebration at the church. The next day, Victoriaan and I 352 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:59,280 Speaker 3: and our children went out of town to take a 353 00:20:59,320 --> 00:21:02,879 Speaker 3: few days off. We were on cloud nine. So excited. 354 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:07,440 Speaker 3: We arrived at the hotel and started unpacking. My brother 355 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:11,400 Speaker 3: in law, Kevin called, he's our administrator. He said, Joel, 356 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 3: a large company just filed a federal lawsuit to try 357 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:18,720 Speaker 3: to keep us from moving into the Compact Center. They 358 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:22,439 Speaker 3: said we violate the deed restrictions. I asked him what 359 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:25,639 Speaker 3: that meant. He says, it means we can't move in 360 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 3: because it's in the legal system and it could take 361 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:32,080 Speaker 3: years to work out. The attorney said there was no 362 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 3: guarantee that we would win. This was less than twenty 363 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 3: four hours after one of the greatest victories of our lives. 364 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:44,800 Speaker 3: We hung up the phone. Victoria overheard everything. She stopped 365 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:47,760 Speaker 3: unpacking and said, Joel, what are you going to do? 366 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:50,399 Speaker 3: I said, I'm going to go down to the beach. 367 00:21:51,119 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 3: She said, what are you going to do there? I said, 368 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:56,160 Speaker 3: I'm going to swim. She looked at me and said, 369 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:59,040 Speaker 3: aren't you worried? I said, no, we did our part. 370 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:01,960 Speaker 3: Now it's in God's hands. I'm not gonna worry about 371 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:05,919 Speaker 3: something that I can't change. I'm gonna stay at rest 372 00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:10,320 Speaker 3: and I'm gonna trust God to fight my battles. And yes, 373 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 3: worry came, disappointment came, frustration came, but I kept my 374 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:20,120 Speaker 3: walls up. I didn't allow that in my atmosphere. When 375 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:23,800 Speaker 3: you've had a setback, when you're facing difficulties, that's a 376 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:28,120 Speaker 3: very important time. The enemy is going to bombard your space, 377 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:32,800 Speaker 3: your mind, your emotions, and even use other people to 378 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:36,160 Speaker 3: try to discourage you, get you worried, full of doubt, 379 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:39,760 Speaker 3: why did this happen. That's when you have to take 380 00:22:39,760 --> 00:22:43,119 Speaker 3: your authority and say no, I'm not allowing that in 381 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:47,160 Speaker 3: my atmosphere. I'm not dwelling on it. I'm not reliving 382 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:50,200 Speaker 3: my hurts. I'm not thinking about what didn't work out. 383 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:53,000 Speaker 3: I'm staying in faith. I know God is still on 384 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:55,320 Speaker 3: the throne. I know he didn't bring me this far 385 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:58,080 Speaker 3: to leave me. I know the enemy wouldn't be trying 386 00:22:58,080 --> 00:23:01,400 Speaker 3: to stop me if there wasn't something awesome in my future. 387 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:05,960 Speaker 3: If you'll do your part, control what you can control, 388 00:23:06,840 --> 00:23:11,320 Speaker 3: rule your atmosphere, your thoughts, your attitudes, then God will 389 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:14,800 Speaker 3: do his part. He'll make things happen that you couldn't 390 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:18,480 Speaker 3: make happen. There's a restaurant chain that has a motto 391 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:22,160 Speaker 3: that says, rule the day. They encourage you to eat 392 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:24,840 Speaker 3: the right foods and take the right vitamins so you 393 00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:28,399 Speaker 3: can have a healthy day. I like that phrase, Rule 394 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:31,240 Speaker 3: the day. When you get up in the morning, make 395 00:23:31,280 --> 00:23:35,240 Speaker 3: the decision. I'm going to rule my thoughts today, not 396 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 3: just going to think whatever comes to mind. I'm going 397 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:42,639 Speaker 3: to think on purpose, thoughts that are positive, hopeful, encouraging. 398 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:46,159 Speaker 3: I'm going to rule who I spend time with today, 399 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:49,880 Speaker 3: not just anyone. I'm going to be selective. I'm going 400 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:53,959 Speaker 3: to associate with eagles. I'm going to rule my attitude today. 401 00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:57,359 Speaker 3: I'm going to see the best. I'm going to be grateful. 402 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:00,560 Speaker 3: I'm going to stay in peace, and I'm going to 403 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:04,240 Speaker 3: rule my emotions today. I'm going to forgive the wrongs. 404 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:07,240 Speaker 3: I'm going to overlook insults. I'm going to give people 405 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:10,639 Speaker 3: the benefit of the doubt. It's important to make this 406 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:14,639 Speaker 3: decision ahead of time, before you leave the house, that 407 00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:17,840 Speaker 3: nothing that happens is going to upset you. You're going 408 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:22,520 Speaker 3: to stay in peace. Then, when difficulties come, traffic is bad, 409 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:26,320 Speaker 3: your boss is rude, your child has a problem, you've 410 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:29,639 Speaker 3: already decided you're going to rule the day. You have 411 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:33,280 Speaker 3: your walls up. You're not going to live upset. And 412 00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 3: we should go out each day expecting the best, but 413 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:43,200 Speaker 3: knowing that everything may not be perfect. There may be delays, interruptions, 414 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:46,080 Speaker 3: people that are hard to deal with. Don't let that 415 00:24:46,240 --> 00:24:50,080 Speaker 3: ruin the day. Rule the day, keep the negative out 416 00:24:50,119 --> 00:24:54,480 Speaker 3: of your atmosphere. God is directing your steps. Whatever happens 417 00:24:54,680 --> 00:24:57,480 Speaker 3: is not a surprise to him. He's given you the 418 00:24:57,600 --> 00:25:02,280 Speaker 3: power to remain calm in of adversity. It doesn't say 419 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:06,320 Speaker 3: the power to avoid adversity, to not have challenges, to 420 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 3: have a perfect day. The fact is every day can 421 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:14,200 Speaker 3: be a good day if you rule your atmosphere. David 422 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:17,719 Speaker 3: had a good day while Saul was chasing him. I 423 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:20,200 Speaker 3: had a good day at the beach when that company 424 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:23,960 Speaker 3: filed a lawsuit. Quit waiting for all the circumstances to 425 00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:26,639 Speaker 3: be perfect. You can have a good day in the 426 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:29,440 Speaker 3: middle of a pandemic. You can have a good day 427 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:32,600 Speaker 3: even though you have challenges it were, even though you're 428 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:35,960 Speaker 3: dealing with an illness, even though some people don't like him, 429 00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:40,640 Speaker 3: Stay calm, stay in faith, and rule the day. Make 430 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:43,280 Speaker 3: the decision like David, this is the day the Lord 431 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:46,080 Speaker 3: has made. I'm gonna live it in faith. I'm gonna 432 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:48,719 Speaker 3: be happy today. I'm going to be good to others. 433 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:52,280 Speaker 3: I'm gonna make the most of this day. I called 434 00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:55,120 Speaker 3: to order a pizza one night, and I had done 435 00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:58,640 Speaker 3: this for many years. The first thing they always ask 436 00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:02,040 Speaker 3: for is your phone number. A young lady answered the phone. 437 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:05,640 Speaker 3: I said very politely, hello, and I started to give 438 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:08,320 Speaker 3: her my number. You would have thought I had just 439 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:13,320 Speaker 3: committed a major crime. She practically screamed in my ear, Sir, 440 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:16,679 Speaker 3: I am not ready for your phone number. When I 441 00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:21,119 Speaker 3: want your phone number, I will ask for your phone number. Somehow, 442 00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:24,159 Speaker 3: at that point I didn't feel like a pastor. I 443 00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:27,440 Speaker 3: felt some other things rising up. I had to make 444 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:31,600 Speaker 3: a decision. Am I going to rule my atmosphere or 445 00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:34,760 Speaker 3: am I going to let her poison my atmosphere? Am 446 00:26:34,760 --> 00:26:37,399 Speaker 3: I going to keep my walls up? Or am I 447 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:41,000 Speaker 3: going to be offended people are always trying to bring 448 00:26:41,080 --> 00:26:46,239 Speaker 3: their atmosphere into your atmosphere. People that are hurting, that 449 00:26:46,359 --> 00:26:49,800 Speaker 3: have issues dealing with things, they will try to put 450 00:26:49,840 --> 00:26:54,000 Speaker 3: their poison on you. They're not bad people, they're just hurting. 451 00:26:54,680 --> 00:26:57,760 Speaker 3: The mistake we make too often is we take de bait, 452 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:01,439 Speaker 3: we let the offense in. We get upset, do to 453 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:04,840 Speaker 3: them what they did to us. But you don't overcome 454 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:09,840 Speaker 3: evil with more evil, you overcome evil with good. I 455 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:13,280 Speaker 3: thought to myself, I've already made the decision that I'm 456 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:15,560 Speaker 3: going to stay in peace today. I'm not going to 457 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 3: get upset. I'm going to rule this day. You've heard 458 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:22,960 Speaker 3: that phrase, kill them with kindness. That's what I decided 459 00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:26,199 Speaker 3: to do. I thought of anything that I could possibly 460 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:30,480 Speaker 3: compliment her on. God knows, I had to use my imagination. 461 00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:34,639 Speaker 3: I said, I sure appreciate you entering the phone so 462 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:38,800 Speaker 3: quickly and taking my order and being so efficient, And 463 00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:41,720 Speaker 3: you guys always make the best pizzas and are always 464 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:46,320 Speaker 3: on time. Went on and online, I mean encouraging. By 465 00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:48,840 Speaker 3: the time I got finished, she was throwing in hot 466 00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:52,280 Speaker 3: wings and Dr Pepper's Q Punk. She was my best friend. 467 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:58,480 Speaker 3: The Apostle Paul said to Timothy, as for you, be calm, 468 00:27:58,880 --> 00:28:03,280 Speaker 3: cool and steady. Some people let things upset them way 469 00:28:03,320 --> 00:28:08,159 Speaker 3: too easily, the weather, the traffic, the grumpy clerk. I 470 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:12,160 Speaker 3: wonder how much more you would enjoy life, how much 471 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:15,400 Speaker 3: higher you would go if you would start ruling today, 472 00:28:16,080 --> 00:28:19,720 Speaker 3: keeping your walls up, not letting everything get in your spirit. 473 00:28:20,359 --> 00:28:23,160 Speaker 3: You can't stop it from coming, but you can keep 474 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:26,679 Speaker 3: it from getting down in you. You're a king, you 475 00:28:26,760 --> 00:28:30,679 Speaker 3: have a kingdom. You're in charge of your thoughts, your attitude. 476 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:35,119 Speaker 3: Start ruling your atmosphere. Make the decision at the first 477 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:37,439 Speaker 3: of the day that you're going to stay in peace. 478 00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:40,360 Speaker 3: You're not going to let things upset you. You're going 479 00:28:40,400 --> 00:28:43,800 Speaker 3: to be calm, cool and steady. If you'll do this, 480 00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:47,760 Speaker 3: I believe and declare, you're not only going to enjoy 481 00:28:47,800 --> 00:28:49,920 Speaker 3: your life more, but you're going to see more of 482 00:28:49,960 --> 00:28:53,320 Speaker 3: God's favor. He's going to fight your battles, take care 483 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:56,280 Speaker 3: of what's trying to stop you. You're going to rise higher, 484 00:28:56,600 --> 00:29:01,680 Speaker 3: overcome obstacles, and see new levels of your destiny. In Jesus' name. 485 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:04,440 Speaker 3: And if you receive it, can you say amen? 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