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Well, God bless you always a joy to 42 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 3: come into your homes. We love you and we're believing 43 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 3: for God's very best in your life. And if you're 44 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 3: ever in our area, I hope that you'll stop by 45 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 3: and see us be a part of one of our services. 46 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 3: We give you a personal invitation, and I promise you 47 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 3: we will make you feel right at home. But thank 48 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 3: you so much for tuning in today. I like to 49 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 3: get started with something funny each week. And of course 50 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 3: these are not doctrinally correct. It's just to make you laugh. 51 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 3: But listen to this one. A cat and a mouse 52 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 3: died on the same day and went to heaven After 53 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 3: a couple of weeks. Peter asked the mouse, how do 54 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 3: you like it so far? The mouse replied, great, but 55 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 3: it's so big. Do you think I could get a 56 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 3: pair of roller skates. Peter said, no problem and gave 57 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 3: him the skates. A few weeks later, Peter saw the 58 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 3: cat and asked him how he liked it. The cat replied, 59 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 3: it's great. And just when I thought it couldn't get 60 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 3: any better, I discovered the meals on wheels. All right, 61 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 3: hold up your Bible, say it like you in it? Ready, 62 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:46,359 Speaker 3: this is my Bible. I am what it says I am. 63 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 3: I have what it says I have. I can do 64 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 3: what it says I can do. Today I will be 65 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 3: taught the word of God. I boldly confess my mind 66 00:02:56,520 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 3: is alert, my heart is receptive. I will never be 67 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:03,959 Speaker 3: the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. You sound 68 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:07,079 Speaker 3: great as usual. I want to talk to you today 69 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:11,240 Speaker 3: about having a strong will and being determined that you're 70 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 3: going to live a life of victory. It's so easy 71 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 3: to get complacent to where we're not really believing for 72 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 3: anything better. We're not pressing forward and we're not expecting 73 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 3: anything to change. Well, Joel, I've always had this sickness, 74 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 3: or my marriage has been doomed from the start, or 75 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 3: this business this is so slow. I don't think it'll 76 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 3: ever get any better. But no, you've got to get 77 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 3: rid of that passive, complacent mentality. If you're going to 78 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 3: experience God's best, you've got to stay aggressive and you've 79 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 3: got to be determined that no matter what comes against you, 80 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 3: you are not going to give up and just settle 81 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 3: for mediocrity. The strength of your will is going to 82 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 3: determine whether or not you reach your full potential in life. 83 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 3: And really there's nothing any stronger than your own will. 84 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 3: If you want something bad enough, you're persistent, and you 85 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 3: refuse to give up, then you can see that come 86 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 3: to pass. And I realize will power alone is not enough. 87 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 3: But when God sees you doing all that you can do, 88 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 3: when he sees your resolve, that's when he's going to 89 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 3: show up and help you do what you could not do. 90 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 3: But the problem today is many people are weak willed. 91 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:24,600 Speaker 3: They don't have determination, They don't know how to dig 92 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,480 Speaker 3: their heels in and just fight the good fight of faith. 93 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 3: And I've discovered the more passive you are, the more 94 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:35,359 Speaker 3: passive you will become, the more complacent you are in 95 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 3: a certain area. Unless you do something about it, it 96 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:41,160 Speaker 3: will not get better, it'll get worse. And that's why 97 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:44,280 Speaker 3: I want to challenge you today to start being more aggressive. 98 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:48,599 Speaker 3: Get your fire back, get your enthusiasm back, and don't 99 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 3: just sit back and take what life brings your way. 100 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 3: Be persistent and have that bulldog mentality. Winston Churchill said, 101 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 3: the reason the nose of the bulldog is slanted backwards 102 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:04,599 Speaker 3: so it can continue to breathe while it's holding on 103 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:07,600 Speaker 3: to something. In other words, he is not gonna let 104 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 3: go until his goal has been accomplished. That's a strong will, 105 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 3: that's persistence, and our attitude should be. I am determined 106 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:18,359 Speaker 3: to live in victory. I am determined to have a 107 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 3: good marriage. I am determined to get out of debt. 108 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:24,280 Speaker 3: I'm determined to see my family serve God. See, we 109 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:26,479 Speaker 3: got to have some backbone. We have to have a 110 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 3: made up mind, and you've got to learn to press 111 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:33,480 Speaker 3: through the disappointments in life. You've got to press through 112 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 3: the tough times when you don't feel like doing it. 113 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 3: This is where so many people miss it. They give 114 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:43,160 Speaker 3: up when it gets difficult and they don't have any 115 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:48,039 Speaker 3: feelings cheering them on. But understand, your will doesn't have 116 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:51,279 Speaker 3: anything to do with how you feel. You may not 117 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 3: feel like having a good attitude. You may not feel 118 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:56,599 Speaker 3: like treating that person right. You may not feel like 119 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:59,719 Speaker 3: being disciplined in your spending. But listen, you've got to 120 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:02,479 Speaker 3: go deeper than that and do what you know is 121 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 3: right and not just what you feel like doing. For instance, 122 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 3: you may get up tomorrow and you feel like being depressed. Well, 123 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 3: you're gonna have to make a choice. I'm either gonna 124 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 3: go through this day down and defeated, just being ruled 125 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:18,719 Speaker 3: by my feelings, or I'm going to exercise my free 126 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 3: will and I'm gonna choose to put a smile on 127 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:24,040 Speaker 3: my face. I'm gonna choose to be happy and enjoy 128 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:27,039 Speaker 3: this day. It is an act of your will. When 129 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 3: King David got up in the morning, he didn't always 130 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 3: feel real good. He had all kinds of problems. Saul 131 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 3: was trying to kill him, all these things coming against him. 132 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 3: Yet he got up and said, this is the day 133 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 3: the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad 134 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 3: in ind I think he was kind of talking to himself. 135 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:48,279 Speaker 3: He was saying, I may not feel like it, but 136 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 3: I am choosing to get into an attitude of faith 137 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 3: and victory. I like what Joshua said. I don't know 138 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 3: exactly what was going on in his family, but he 139 00:06:57,560 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 3: got up and said, as for me and my house, 140 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:04,040 Speaker 3: we will serve the Lord. He exercised his will. And 141 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 3: when we get up in the morning, one of the 142 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:08,839 Speaker 3: first things we should do is set the tone for 143 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:12,840 Speaker 3: that day. Before you ask yourself how you feel, before 144 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:15,160 Speaker 3: you start thinking about any of your problems, before you 145 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 3: read the newspaper. Right at the very beginning, you need 146 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 3: to make a decision. I will enjoy this day. I 147 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 3: will be good to other people. I will keep a 148 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 3: smile on my face. I will honor God in whatever 149 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 3: I do. Friends, start exercising your will. Don't be passive, 150 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 3: don't be complacent, and don't learn to just live with things. 151 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 3: When Joel, I've had this problem a long time. Know 152 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:43,880 Speaker 3: today is a new day. God is still on the throne, 153 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 3: and if you believe, then all things are possible. That 154 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 3: means if you get over into that attitude of faith 155 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 3: and expectancy, if you start doing what you can do, 156 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 3: then God will show up and do what you can't do. 157 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 3: If you'll do the natural, then God will do the supernatural. 158 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 3: I tell you, God is not going to do for 159 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 3: you what you can do for yourself. God helps the 160 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 3: people that help themselves. You may be here today and 161 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 3: you're kind of down and discouraged. You had a disappointment 162 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 3: last week, and you're thinking, Yeah, God, I'm gonna get 163 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 3: my joy back as soon as everything turns around, soon 164 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 3: as my back quits hurting, soon as my marriage gets better, 165 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 3: as soon as I get that promotion at work. Now 166 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 3: you've got it backwards. You got to get happy first, 167 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:29,480 Speaker 3: then God will begin to change things in your life. 168 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 3: The scripture tells us to put on the garment of 169 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:36,440 Speaker 3: praise for the spirit of heaviness. If you're living under 170 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:40,560 Speaker 3: that heaviness. Today, you're carrying around all your burdens. Listen, men, 171 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:42,760 Speaker 3: you've got to get rid of all that junk. Quit 172 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 3: worrying about everything, Quit dwelling on your problems night and day, 173 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:50,199 Speaker 3: and instead just learn to give God praise. Say Father, 174 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:52,680 Speaker 3: I thank you that you're in control of my life. 175 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 3: I thank you that you have good things in store. 176 00:08:55,640 --> 00:08:58,719 Speaker 3: I know that I am a victor and not a victim. 177 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:02,560 Speaker 3: When you get into that grateful attitude, not only will 178 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 3: you get your joy back, but that's what allows God 179 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 3: to work supernaturally in your life. And it's so important 180 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:13,680 Speaker 3: that we stay filled with hope. Faith is the substance 181 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 3: of things hoped for. You've got to know that there 182 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:19,680 Speaker 3: are good days up ahead. You may not have seen 183 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:22,440 Speaker 3: it happen in the past. You may have been praying 184 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 3: about something for a long time, but the good news 185 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 3: is it could happen today. Today could be the day 186 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 3: you get the break you need. Today could be the 187 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:35,560 Speaker 3: day you see your child come back home. You single people, 188 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 3: today could be the day that you meet the man 189 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 3: or woman of your dreams. Quit looking around. Today could 190 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:48,200 Speaker 3: be the day you see that business take off. All 191 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 3: it takes is one touch of God's favor, and it 192 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 3: could happen today. And you know what, if it doesn't 193 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 3: happen today, it may happen tomorrow. Don't you dare go 194 00:09:57,440 --> 00:10:00,120 Speaker 3: to bed all disappointed. Well, I knew it wouldn't work 195 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:02,080 Speaker 3: for me. Now you should go to bed with a 196 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 3: smile on your face, saying, Father, I thank you. Now 197 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:07,680 Speaker 3: I know I'm one day closer to seeing it all 198 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:11,560 Speaker 3: come to pass. You gotta stay filled with hope. Now 199 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:16,840 Speaker 3: you've got to learn to expect good things. God meets 200 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:20,440 Speaker 3: us at the level of our expectations. If you go 201 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:23,520 Speaker 3: out each day not expecting to get any good breaks, 202 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 3: not expecting things to turn around, then unfortunately, that's exactly 203 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 3: what's going to happen. But if you'll get out of 204 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:35,520 Speaker 3: that passive negative mentality and start expecting good things, you'll 205 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:38,720 Speaker 3: be amazed at what will happen. You should expect doors 206 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 3: to open for you that may not open for somebody else. 207 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 3: You're a child of the most High God. You should 208 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 3: expect to be at the right place at the right time. 209 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 3: You should expect people to want to be good to you. 210 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 3: If you will raise your level of expectancy, I can 211 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 3: promise you this, you will see more of God's favor 212 00:10:57,040 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 3: in your life. But friends, a passive attitude is one 213 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:03,559 Speaker 3: of the worst things we can have. And you say, Joe, 214 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 3: you don't know what I've been through. I've had so 215 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:08,480 Speaker 3: many disappointments and this happened to me, and that happened 216 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:10,719 Speaker 3: to me. I don't think it's ever gonna change. No, 217 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 3: You've got to just keep on believing. God is promised 218 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 3: if you will keep the right attitude, he will take 219 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 3: all the negative, unfair things that have happened and he'll 220 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:22,960 Speaker 3: turn them around and use them to your advantage. But 221 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,800 Speaker 3: it's not gonna happen if you're in self pity. It's 222 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:29,200 Speaker 3: not gonna happen. If you're always complaining and always focused 223 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:32,280 Speaker 3: on your problems. You got to have some resolve. You 224 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:35,600 Speaker 3: gotta have a made up mind, David said in Psalm 225 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 3: fifty one, God renew a right spirit within me. The 226 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:46,720 Speaker 3: amplified says, God renew a persevering and steadfast spirit. Notice 227 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:49,640 Speaker 3: when God considers our spirit to be right, it's when 228 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 3: it's steadfast, when we're persevering, when we're pressing forward. In 229 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 3: other words, a person with a right spirit has a war. 230 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 3: Your mentality is a fighter. A warrior knows how to 231 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:07,079 Speaker 3: endure hardships. When times get tough, A warrior doesn't give 232 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:09,439 Speaker 3: up and run and hide. Know, a warrior digs his 233 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:12,719 Speaker 3: heels in and stands his ground. And a warrior may 234 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:15,120 Speaker 3: get knocked down, but he doesn't stay down. He gets 235 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:18,319 Speaker 3: back up again. And the truth is all of us 236 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:23,040 Speaker 3: in life face disappointments. We all face setbacks. You may 237 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 3: be here today and you've had more than your share 238 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:29,320 Speaker 3: of unfair things that have happened. Maybe you lost a 239 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:32,520 Speaker 3: loved one that was so deare, maybe your marriage didn't 240 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:35,080 Speaker 3: work out, some kind of dream has died, and you 241 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:37,200 Speaker 3: just feel like life has kind of pushed you down. 242 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:40,400 Speaker 3: But let me challenge you. You may be knocked down 243 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:42,720 Speaker 3: on the outside, but you've got to learn how to 244 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:45,760 Speaker 3: get up on the inside. Is as long as you 245 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:49,079 Speaker 3: can get up on the inside, the enemy cannot keep 246 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:51,600 Speaker 3: you down and defeated. As long as you will have 247 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:55,280 Speaker 3: this warrior mentality and just keep on keeping on, you 248 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:58,840 Speaker 3: can overcome any obstacle you face in life. And I 249 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:01,480 Speaker 3: know some people watch this the hospitals, or maybe you're 250 00:13:01,480 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 3: at home, line flat on your back and you think, Joe, 251 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 3: I can't even stand up. No, the good news is 252 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 3: nothing can keep you from standing up on the inside. 253 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:13,599 Speaker 3: That sickness may have you down physically, but you just 254 00:13:13,679 --> 00:13:17,199 Speaker 3: keep getting up. Down in here, God sees your determination. 255 00:13:17,480 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 3: He'll reward that attitude of faith. I think about the 256 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:23,600 Speaker 3: lady in Mark chapter five. She had been sick for 257 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:27,840 Speaker 3: twelve years, suffering from some kind of bleeding disorder, and 258 00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 3: she went to all these different doctors. She spent all 259 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:32,640 Speaker 3: the money she had, but it didn't do any good. 260 00:13:33,320 --> 00:13:36,000 Speaker 3: She could have easily given up. She could have easily 261 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:38,319 Speaker 3: had that pity party and said God, it's not fair. 262 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:42,520 Speaker 3: But no, she was determined. She made a decision that 263 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 3: she was going to press through the crowd and get 264 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:48,080 Speaker 3: to Jesus as he came walking by. And I'm sure 265 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:50,719 Speaker 3: she didn't feel like doing it. I'm sure she was 266 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:53,560 Speaker 3: kind of weak from losing all that blood. But the 267 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:57,840 Speaker 3: scripture says she kept saying to herself, when I get 268 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:01,280 Speaker 3: to Jesus, I know I will be made whole. And 269 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 3: I like that she kept saying to herself. She didn't 270 00:14:04,559 --> 00:14:06,720 Speaker 3: say it one time and quit, She said it again 271 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:09,080 Speaker 3: and again. I know there are good days up ahead. 272 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:11,679 Speaker 3: This may be tough, but I know things are about 273 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:14,719 Speaker 3: to change. I'm about to be made whole. When you're 274 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:17,480 Speaker 3: in a difficult situation, one of the best things you 275 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 3: can do is just what she did, speak words of 276 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 3: faith and victory over your life. Some of you have 277 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:27,240 Speaker 3: always allowed yourself to talk to you. You're always dwelling 278 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 3: on those negative, discouraging thoughts. But you need to do 279 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:33,640 Speaker 3: like she did and start talking to yourself. In other words, 280 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 3: I know I am more than a conquer No weapon 281 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:39,320 Speaker 3: formed against me is going to prosper. I am well 282 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:42,400 Speaker 3: able to fulfill my destiny. You need to start talking 283 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 3: to yourself instead of letting yourself talk to you. This 284 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:49,800 Speaker 3: lady had to press through the crowd. That's somebody with 285 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 3: a strong will. That's somebody with determination, with resolve. If 286 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:59,000 Speaker 3: she would have had that weak, defeative passive mentality, we 287 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:02,280 Speaker 3: wouldn't be talking about today. But she fought her way 288 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:05,120 Speaker 3: through the crowd. And you know the rest of the story. 289 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:08,000 Speaker 3: The last moment she reached out and touched the hem 290 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:11,440 Speaker 3: of his garment, and immediately she was made whole. And 291 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:14,800 Speaker 3: Jesus stopped right there and said, hey, who touched me? 292 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:18,720 Speaker 3: The point is, when you have that, never say die. Attitude. 293 00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 3: You can stop Almighty God in his tracks. God rewards 294 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:26,240 Speaker 3: a determined, persistent spirit. And if you're going to live 295 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:29,000 Speaker 3: in victory, you've got to dig your heels in and 296 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 3: press through the crowd. The crowd can represent self pity, 297 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:39,640 Speaker 3: negative thinking. The crowd can represent your disappointments, your broken dreams. 298 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 3: The crowd can represent the people that are trying to 299 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 3: discourage you. But whatever it is, you've got to press 300 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:49,240 Speaker 3: past all that junk like this lady did. If you're 301 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 3: ever going to see your dreams come to pass, don't 302 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 3: you know she could have easily gotten complacent. She could 303 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:59,240 Speaker 3: have easily said, I've tried everything, there's no hope. I 304 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:01,840 Speaker 3: might as well just learn to live with this thing. 305 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:05,840 Speaker 3: But no, she had that warrior mentality. She refused to 306 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:08,800 Speaker 3: give up. She wasn't going by her feelings, or she'd 307 00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:11,440 Speaker 3: be at home in bed. She didn't listen to all 308 00:16:11,480 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 3: the naysayers, or they certainly would have talked her out 309 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 3: of it. She was knocked down on the outside in 310 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:20,080 Speaker 3: the natural, she had a pretty good reason to be 311 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:23,320 Speaker 3: down and discouraged. But thank God she knew how to 312 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 3: get up on the inside. Some of you here today 313 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 3: you have been learning to live with things that are 314 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:32,400 Speaker 3: far less than God's best. You've gotten complacent and think, God, Joe, 315 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 3: all my marriage and never gonna get better. You should 316 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 3: see my finances. No, you gotta get back up on 317 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 3: the inside, get your fireback, have that warrior mentality. Your 318 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:44,400 Speaker 3: attitude should be. I'm gonna stick with this thing until 319 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 3: I see it come to pass. I'm gonna keep pressing forward. 320 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 3: I'm not gonna settle halfway. I'm gonna be all that 321 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:52,800 Speaker 3: God's created me to be. You're gonna have to get 322 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:55,920 Speaker 3: a vision of it on the inside. You've gotta see 323 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 3: yourself living in victory before it's ever gonna come to pass. 324 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:01,840 Speaker 3: And through your your eyes of faith, you've got to 325 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:04,679 Speaker 3: be able to see yourself the way you want to be. 326 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:08,200 Speaker 3: That's what's gonna help you to stand strong. God told 327 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:12,000 Speaker 3: Abraham look up to the sky for as many stars 328 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:14,919 Speaker 3: as you can see. That's how many descendants you're gonna have. 329 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 3: Why did God tell him to do that? He wanted 330 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 3: him to have a visual image of it in his heart. 331 00:17:22,080 --> 00:17:24,720 Speaker 3: When you're attempted to get discouraged, you think, Joe, my 332 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:27,120 Speaker 3: dreams are never gonna come to pass. I don't think 333 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:29,400 Speaker 3: I'm ever gonna get married, or my business is never 334 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:31,840 Speaker 3: gonna prosper. You need to be able to close your 335 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:35,240 Speaker 3: eyes right then and see that dream fulfilled. You've got 336 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:37,600 Speaker 3: to keep it in front of you. That's what's going 337 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:40,359 Speaker 3: to give you the hope and the encouragement to just 338 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 3: keep pressing forward. I heard an interesting report about one 339 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:46,959 Speaker 3: of the tsunami victims. He was a young man in 340 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:49,680 Speaker 3: his early twenties, and he told how he had been 341 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:52,720 Speaker 3: swept out to sea and he was just barely making it. 342 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:55,119 Speaker 3: He found this piece of wood that he was using 343 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:57,720 Speaker 3: to help float on, but it wasn't enough to hold 344 00:17:57,760 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 3: him up completely, and so he had been tread the 345 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 3: waters for hours and hours. He just come to the 346 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:06,160 Speaker 3: end of his own strength. He didn't think he could 347 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:09,320 Speaker 3: go on anymore, and he was just basically getting ready 348 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:10,960 Speaker 3: to accept the fact that he's going to take a 349 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:12,679 Speaker 3: few more breaths and that was going to be it. 350 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:16,440 Speaker 3: But about that time, he remembered that he still had 351 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:20,160 Speaker 3: his wallet in his pocket, and somehow he was able 352 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 3: to pull it out, and in it there was a 353 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:26,480 Speaker 3: picture of his wife and newborn child. When he saw 354 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:30,480 Speaker 3: that picture, it gave him a new hope, a new determination, 355 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:33,359 Speaker 3: a new resolve, And every time he was at tempted 356 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 3: to give up and just go under, he would close 357 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:38,639 Speaker 3: his eyes and see that picture of his family. In 358 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:41,160 Speaker 3: other words, he kept the prize in front of him. 359 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:44,960 Speaker 3: He kept the reward in his imagination. And he told 360 00:18:45,320 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 3: how that gave him what he called a supernatural strength 361 00:18:49,480 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 3: to just keep on keeping on. To make a long 362 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:55,440 Speaker 3: story short, even though he felt like giving up, even 363 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:57,199 Speaker 3: though he felt like he was at the end of 364 00:18:57,240 --> 00:19:00,679 Speaker 3: his strength, he dug his heels in and continued on 365 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:06,080 Speaker 3: for another two and a half days. Miraculously, someone spotted him. 366 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:10,159 Speaker 3: He was rescued and later reunited with his family. And 367 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:12,399 Speaker 3: in this interview he was holding the picture and he said, 368 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:15,199 Speaker 3: this is what has saved my life. Well, let me 369 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:17,920 Speaker 3: ask you today, do you have the picture in front 370 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:21,000 Speaker 3: of you. Do you see your dreams coming to pass? 371 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:24,840 Speaker 3: Do you see yourself rising higher? Do you see yourself 372 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:28,240 Speaker 3: free from that addiction? Do you see your family serving God? 373 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:31,080 Speaker 3: If you will keep the prize in front of you, 374 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:34,400 Speaker 3: that will help you to just keep pressing on day 375 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:38,679 Speaker 3: after day. The Bible says Jesus endured the pain of 376 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:42,160 Speaker 3: the cross because he was looking forward to the joy 377 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:45,480 Speaker 3: that was set before him. Even Jesus was able to 378 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 3: go through all, he went through, the pain, the agony, 379 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 3: sweating great drops of blood because he wasn't focused on 380 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:54,240 Speaker 3: where he was, He was focused on what was coming. 381 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:57,960 Speaker 3: He knew he was bringing hope and salvation to mankind. 382 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:00,800 Speaker 3: Some of you today, you need to get bigger vision 383 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:03,720 Speaker 3: for your life. All you can see is more of 384 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:06,080 Speaker 3: the same, But that's not gonna give you any hope. 385 00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:10,720 Speaker 3: You got to see yourself stronger, happier, healthier, see yourself 386 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:15,399 Speaker 3: rising higher and accomplishing your dreams. Don't ever get complacent. 387 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:18,920 Speaker 3: You've got the seed of Almighty God on the inside 388 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:22,199 Speaker 3: of you. You were created to live in victory. You 389 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:26,520 Speaker 3: were destined to do great things, to be happy, to excel, 390 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:29,480 Speaker 3: to be a blessing to others. That's why you will 391 00:20:29,480 --> 00:20:33,760 Speaker 3: never be fulfilled in mediocrity. You will never be fulfilled 392 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:37,879 Speaker 3: with a passive, complacent attitude. Because God wants us to 393 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:41,920 Speaker 3: always be growing. He has new mountains for you to climb. 394 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:44,400 Speaker 3: He wants to take your places that you've never even 395 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 3: dreamed of. Well, you say, Joel, I've been through so 396 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:50,639 Speaker 3: many disappointments and so hard it's taken so long. No, 397 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:52,879 Speaker 3: you need to get a new attitude. You have the 398 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:56,320 Speaker 3: power of the most High God on the inside of you. 399 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:59,520 Speaker 3: You are not a weak, defeated, not able to person. 400 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:02,879 Speaker 3: The same power that raised Jesus from the dead is 401 00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:05,720 Speaker 3: on the inside of every one of you. That means 402 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:07,679 Speaker 3: you are well able to do what you need to do. 403 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 3: You are well able to stand strong, you are well 404 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:15,399 Speaker 3: able to outlast the enemy. You are well able to 405 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:18,719 Speaker 3: resist that temptation. You just got to tap into the 406 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:22,160 Speaker 3: power on the inside. And like that young man, when 407 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:24,560 Speaker 3: you come to the end of your own natural ability, 408 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:27,639 Speaker 3: you can rest assured Almighty God will show up and 409 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:30,600 Speaker 3: give you his supernatural ability. But it is not going 410 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:33,480 Speaker 3: to happen if we lose the desire. It's not going 411 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:36,200 Speaker 3: to happen if we get passive and just sort of 412 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:39,920 Speaker 3: give up. In John chapter five, there's this story about 413 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:42,320 Speaker 3: a crippled man that was just like that. He had 414 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:46,600 Speaker 3: gotten very complacent. He was lying beside the pool of Bethesda. 415 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 3: Every time an angel would come along and trouble the waters, 416 00:21:50,480 --> 00:21:52,800 Speaker 3: the first one in the pool would be healed. And 417 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:55,919 Speaker 3: this man had been lying there for thirty eight years. 418 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:59,360 Speaker 3: One day Jesus came along and ask him a very 419 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:02,240 Speaker 3: interesting quest question. He said, sir, do you want to 420 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:06,920 Speaker 3: get well? The amplified version says, are you really serious 421 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:08,000 Speaker 3: about getting well? 422 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:08,800 Speaker 2: Now? 423 00:22:08,840 --> 00:22:13,080 Speaker 3: I believe Jesus asked him that question to challenge his thinking. 424 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:16,240 Speaker 3: After all, it was obvious that he wanted to get well. 425 00:22:16,359 --> 00:22:19,320 Speaker 3: He had been lying there for thirty eight years. But see, 426 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:22,399 Speaker 3: Jesus knew he wasn't in an attitude of faith. He 427 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:25,439 Speaker 3: knew he wasn't standing up on the inside. He was 428 00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:28,359 Speaker 3: just lying there kind of feeling sorry for himself. And 429 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:31,000 Speaker 3: by the way he answered back, we can see his attitude. 430 00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:34,159 Speaker 3: He said, oh, Jesus, I don't have anybody to help me. 431 00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 3: Every time the angel comes, somebody beats me. I'm always 432 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:41,600 Speaker 3: getting left out. He had that poor, pitiful meat attitude. 433 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:44,639 Speaker 3: And that's the way many people are today. They've had 434 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:48,200 Speaker 3: some disappointments, some unfair things have happened. Now they've got 435 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:51,040 Speaker 3: that chip on their shoulder. They're going around feeling sorry 436 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 3: for themselves, kind of living negative and depressed. I really 437 00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:58,280 Speaker 3: love the way Jesus answered him back. He didn't say, oh, brother, 438 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:00,680 Speaker 3: I know you've had a tough life. I feel sorry 439 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:04,200 Speaker 3: for you. It's really bad. No, Jesus gave him a command. 440 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:07,560 Speaker 3: He was friendly, but he spoke fertily. He said, sir, 441 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:11,560 Speaker 3: get up, pick up your bed, and walk. And I 442 00:23:11,600 --> 00:23:15,040 Speaker 3: believe when he heard those words, he first had to 443 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:17,280 Speaker 3: get up on the inside. All of a sudden, he 444 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:20,880 Speaker 3: was filled with hope, with faith, with expectancy, and once 445 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:23,320 Speaker 3: he got up on the inside, he was able to 446 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:25,639 Speaker 3: get up on the outside. The Bible says he was 447 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 3: instantly healed. For some of you today, And I don't 448 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:33,080 Speaker 3: mean this disrespectfully, but you've been lying around, maybe not physically, 449 00:23:33,359 --> 00:23:37,440 Speaker 3: but mentally and emotionally. You're defeated. You don't think you'll 450 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:40,520 Speaker 3: ever rise higher and be more successful. You don't see 451 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:42,960 Speaker 3: how your family could ever serve God. Or you don't 452 00:23:42,960 --> 00:23:45,879 Speaker 3: think you'll ever break that addiction. Hell, Joel, I've been 453 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:49,199 Speaker 3: this way so long. I don't have anybody to help me. 454 00:23:49,359 --> 00:23:51,800 Speaker 3: I come from the wrong side of the tracks. Now 455 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:54,080 Speaker 3: you've got to get up on the inside. You will 456 00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:57,000 Speaker 3: never change your life unless you first change your thinking. 457 00:23:57,520 --> 00:24:00,240 Speaker 3: You got to get out of that defeated mentality, start 458 00:24:00,320 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 3: having that warrior of mentality. Your attitude should be. I 459 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:06,520 Speaker 3: may have been sick for a long time. But it's 460 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:09,359 Speaker 3: a new day and I know God is restoring health 461 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:14,119 Speaker 3: under me. Or maybe I've had this addiction for many years, 462 00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:17,199 Speaker 3: but I know my day of deliverance has come. Or 463 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:19,439 Speaker 3: my child, no, he's not doing right today. But you 464 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 3: know what, as for me and my house, we will 465 00:24:21,720 --> 00:24:24,680 Speaker 3: serve the Lord. See, you gotta be a warrior. You 466 00:24:24,760 --> 00:24:27,639 Speaker 3: gotta get up on the inside. It doesn't matter how 467 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:30,080 Speaker 3: many times you get knocked down. You just keep getting 468 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 3: back up again and again and again. God sees your resolve, 469 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:37,360 Speaker 3: He sees your determination. And my prayer is that Lakewood 470 00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:39,879 Speaker 3: is going to be filled with warriors, not people that 471 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:44,200 Speaker 3: are always under their circumstances, not people that are always 472 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:47,760 Speaker 3: down about something. Know, our attitude should be even if 473 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:50,600 Speaker 3: the enemy does his best, his best will never be enough. 474 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 3: He may knock me down, but he can't keep me down. 475 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:55,679 Speaker 3: Nothing he can do can keep me from getting up 476 00:24:55,720 --> 00:25:01,159 Speaker 3: on the inside. Amen, you gotta stay deterning, friends, you 477 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:04,479 Speaker 3: can do whatever you really want to do. How strong 478 00:25:04,640 --> 00:25:08,080 Speaker 3: is your will? Every time I talk about being determined 479 00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:10,639 Speaker 3: and having a strong will, I think about my grandmother. 480 00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:15,399 Speaker 3: My dad's mother was a very feisty person. Really, she 481 00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:18,199 Speaker 3: was one of a kind. They were very poor people. 482 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:20,920 Speaker 3: They came out of the Great Depression and lost everything 483 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:25,280 Speaker 3: that they had. And later in life, something very interesting happened. 484 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 3: My grandmother there on the farm took up dipping snuff. 485 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:32,720 Speaker 3: You didn't realize I come from such a sophisticated background, 486 00:25:32,720 --> 00:25:35,800 Speaker 3: did you. One time somebody asked my father, can you 487 00:25:35,880 --> 00:25:37,920 Speaker 3: choot her back and go to heaven? He said, sure 488 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:39,800 Speaker 3: you can, but you'll have to go to hell to spit. 489 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:45,280 Speaker 3: But grandmother Oastin took up dipping snuff, and my poor 490 00:25:45,320 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 3: grandfather he just couldn't stand it, and he begged her 491 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:50,480 Speaker 3: and begged her and begged her to quit doing it. 492 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:52,920 Speaker 3: She said, Jack, I've tried and tried. I just can't. 493 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 3: I'm hooked on this stuff. This went on month after months, 494 00:25:56,080 --> 00:25:59,920 Speaker 3: year after year. Finally Grandaddy got desperate. He said, Ellie May, 495 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:02,800 Speaker 3: I will make a deal with you. And yes that 496 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:07,960 Speaker 3: was her name. And know we are not the Beverty 497 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:13,040 Speaker 3: Hill Billies. He said, Elie May, I'll make a deal 498 00:26:13,119 --> 00:26:15,480 Speaker 3: with you. If you quit dipping that snuff, I'll give 499 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:18,640 Speaker 3: you a thousand dollars cash. You got to understand back there, 500 00:26:18,760 --> 00:26:20,679 Speaker 3: especially to them, that's just like saying I'll give you 501 00:26:20,720 --> 00:26:23,840 Speaker 3: fifty thousand dollars. Men. She wanted that money so bad 502 00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:26,800 Speaker 3: she could taste it. She tried and tried, and tried 503 00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:29,440 Speaker 3: and tried, but once again she was just not able 504 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:32,320 Speaker 3: to stop doing it. Well. Eventually, my grandfather died and 505 00:26:32,359 --> 00:26:34,879 Speaker 3: went to be with the Lord, and grandmother didn't like 506 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:38,959 Speaker 3: living single. She wanted to find herself another man, and 507 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:42,080 Speaker 3: so one day she met this man twelve years younger 508 00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:45,600 Speaker 3: than she was. She was so excited. He was good looking, 509 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:48,919 Speaker 3: had a great personality. She was on cloud nine. But 510 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:51,960 Speaker 3: she got to thinking, if this man finds out that 511 00:26:52,040 --> 00:26:54,840 Speaker 3: I dipped snuff, not only will he never marry me, 512 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:57,639 Speaker 3: he'll never even ask me out on a day. Once 513 00:26:57,680 --> 00:26:59,919 Speaker 3: she realized that, do you know how long it to 514 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:03,399 Speaker 3: occur to quit dipping snuff? That long? She did it immediately. 515 00:27:04,520 --> 00:27:08,800 Speaker 3: She didn't have any withdrawals, she didn't have to go 516 00:27:08,840 --> 00:27:13,359 Speaker 3: to snuff dippers anonymous. She did it in a split second. 517 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:18,879 Speaker 3: What she couldn't do in years and years she did instantaneously. 518 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:22,200 Speaker 3: You know why? All because her want to got dig enough. 519 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:25,520 Speaker 3: And in the same way, you and I can do 520 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:28,320 Speaker 3: anything we want to do. The real question today is 521 00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:30,959 Speaker 3: how bad. Do you want to do it? Do you 522 00:27:31,040 --> 00:27:34,320 Speaker 3: really want to get well? You can break that addiction 523 00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:36,960 Speaker 3: if you want too bad enough. You can forgive that 524 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:39,959 Speaker 3: person that hurts you if you really want to. You 525 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:42,480 Speaker 3: can make that marriage work if you have a strong 526 00:27:42,560 --> 00:27:45,479 Speaker 3: enough desire. So my message to you today is to 527 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:48,520 Speaker 3: dig your heels in and shake off that old passive, 528 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:52,280 Speaker 3: complacent mentality and start doing everything you can to bring 529 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:54,639 Speaker 3: your dreams to pass. You got to show the enemy 530 00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:57,240 Speaker 3: that you're more determined than he is. And remember when 531 00:27:57,280 --> 00:27:58,760 Speaker 3: we get up in the morning, we got to set 532 00:27:58,800 --> 00:28:01,600 Speaker 3: the tone for the day. I will be victorious. I 533 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:05,240 Speaker 3: will enjoy this day. Friends, don't sit around in self pity, 534 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:08,800 Speaker 3: don't sit around focused on your problems. Start pressing forward, 535 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:12,000 Speaker 3: get up on the inside. You have everything you need 536 00:28:12,040 --> 00:28:14,280 Speaker 3: to live a life of victory. If you'll have a 537 00:28:14,359 --> 00:28:17,520 Speaker 3: strong will and be determined and press past the pain 538 00:28:17,560 --> 00:28:20,560 Speaker 3: of your feelings. Let me tell you God will reward you. 539 00:28:20,600 --> 00:28:23,040 Speaker 3: He'll pour out his blessings in favor. He'll open up 540 00:28:23,080 --> 00:28:25,840 Speaker 3: doors that look impossible, and you'll experience the life of 541 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:27,960 Speaker 3: victory he has in story. Amen, how many of ever 542 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:32,879 Speaker 3: receive it today? Can you say? Amen? We never like 543 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:36,240 Speaker 3: to close our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to 544 00:28:36,320 --> 00:28:39,000 Speaker 3: make Jesus the lord of your life. Would you pray 545 00:28:39,040 --> 00:28:43,120 Speaker 3: with me? Just say it, Lord Jesus, I'll repent of 546 00:28:43,160 --> 00:28:47,720 Speaker 3: my sins. Come into my heart. 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