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And if you're ever in 44 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 4: this area, please stop buying be a part of one 45 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 4: of our services. I promise you. We'll make you feel 46 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 4: right at home. But thanks so much for tuning in. 47 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 4: I like to start with something funny. And I heard 48 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 4: about this husband and wife. They'd been arguing. Now they 49 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 4: were giving each other the silent treatment. The man had 50 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 4: to get up early the next day and catch a flight, 51 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 4: and he needed his wife to wake him up. Not 52 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 4: wanting to break the silence, he left a note on 53 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 4: her bed that said, please wake me up at five am. 54 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 4: The next day, he got up at eight o'clock missed 55 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 4: his flight. He is so upset that I'm going to 56 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 4: go and find out why she didn't wake me up. 57 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 4: There was a note on his side of the bed. 58 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 4: It said, wake up. It's five. Hold up your Bible. 59 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 4: Say it like you mean it. This is my Bible. 60 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 4: I am what it says I am. I have what 61 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 4: it says I have. I can do what it says 62 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 4: I can do. Today I will be taught the word 63 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 4: of God. I boldly confess. My mind is alert, my 64 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 4: heart is recepted. I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, 65 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 4: God bless you. I want to talk to you today 66 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:02,080 Speaker 4: about the blessing and the birth burden we all love. 67 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 4: When a dream comes to pass. We get the promotion, 68 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 4: we move into the new house, we meet the right person. 69 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:12,919 Speaker 4: We know that's the favor of God. But with every 70 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 4: blessing comes a burden. Life is full of contradictions. It's 71 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 4: a blessing to move into that bigger house. It's a 72 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 4: burden to have more to clean. It's a blessing to 73 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 4: have that baby. It's a burden to get up in 74 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:30,240 Speaker 4: the middle of the night. It's a blessing to marry 75 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 4: that beautiful girl. It's a burden to not have any 76 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 4: more money. God bless me with a large ministry, with opportunity, 77 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 4: with influence. But with this big blessing came big burdens, 78 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 4: more critics, more opposition, more funds to raise, more responsibility. 79 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 4: The mistake we make is we want the blessing without 80 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 4: the burden. That's not reality. They come as a package. 81 00:03:57,040 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 4: The key is to learn to enjoy the blessing while 82 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 4: the burden is still there. Some burdens are not going 83 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 4: to go away. Not being negative, but you'll never get 84 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 4: to a place where you're problem free. Nobody's talking about you, 85 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 4: no conflict, no traffic, no bills. If you're always trying 86 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 4: to pray away the burdens, you'll be frustrated. God wouldn't 87 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:22,279 Speaker 4: have given you the blessing if you couldn't handle the burden. 88 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 4: It all boils down to what are we focusing on? Well, Joel, 89 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:28,719 Speaker 4: when my baby gets out of diapers, when they're not 90 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 4: so much work, then I'll be happy again. That child 91 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 4: is a gift from God. Some people would give anything 92 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:39,279 Speaker 4: to have a baby like yours. Don't stay focused on 93 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 4: the burden and miss the blessing. Or when these people 94 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:45,839 Speaker 4: stop talking about me, then I won't be upset. The 95 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:49,720 Speaker 4: reason they're talking about you is because you're making a difference. 96 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:54,600 Speaker 4: God has blessed you with influence. With that blessing comes opposition. 97 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 4: It's a part of the package. Don't be frustrated by it. 98 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:00,479 Speaker 4: If I didn't have to deal with these coworkers take 99 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:03,479 Speaker 4: all my time and energy, then I wouldn't be stressed out. 100 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 4: You prayed for a promotion. God entered your prayer gave 101 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 4: you a management position. Don't pray for a bigger blessing. 102 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 4: If you're going to complain about a bigger burden. The 103 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:18,479 Speaker 4: problem is you're focused on the burden. You need to 104 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:23,279 Speaker 4: change your perspective. Start looking for what's right, seeing what's good. 105 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 4: You have the grace to be where you are with 106 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:30,719 Speaker 4: a good attitude, not sour discourage. Why is this taking 107 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:34,600 Speaker 4: so long? No, enjoy where you are on the way 108 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 4: to where you're going. Life is a journey. After you 109 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:42,280 Speaker 4: accomplish this goal, there'll be another mountain to climb, another 110 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:45,600 Speaker 4: set of burdens to deal with. Don't get so caught 111 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:48,600 Speaker 4: up in where you're going that you missed the beauty 112 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:52,840 Speaker 4: of this moment. Enjoy the season that you're in. If 113 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:55,919 Speaker 4: we're not careful, we won't enjoy our teams. We're in 114 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:58,719 Speaker 4: a hurry to get out of school. We won't enjoy 115 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:02,159 Speaker 4: our twenties, stressed out, trying to find a job, trying 116 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 4: to meet the right person. We won't enjoy our thirties. 117 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:08,599 Speaker 4: We're pressured raising these kids, trying to be good parents. 118 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 4: We won't enjoy our forties. We're trying to get into management, 119 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:16,600 Speaker 4: get that promotion, make sure we have savings. At some point, 120 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:19,359 Speaker 4: you have to put your foot down and say, this 121 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 4: is the day the Lord has made. I'm going to 122 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 4: enjoy where I am right now. I may have a 123 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 4: few burdens, I know it's because I have big blessings. 124 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 4: It's because God has been good to me. See, you 125 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:36,040 Speaker 4: could be in one of the best seasons of your 126 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:39,920 Speaker 4: life and not realize it because you're focused on what 127 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 4: you don't like, on how long it's taking on somebody 128 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 4: that's not doing right. Instead of enjoying the blessing, you're 129 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:50,680 Speaker 4: letting the burdens weigh you down. My brother Paul was 130 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:53,480 Speaker 4: the chief of surgery in a hospital in Little Rock 131 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 4: for many years. At one point, he and his wife, Jennifer, 132 00:06:57,880 --> 00:07:01,279 Speaker 4: had three children under the age of six. Paul was 133 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 4: working eighty hours a week at the hospital and then 134 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:06,160 Speaker 4: he had come home and have babies to deal with, 135 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:09,480 Speaker 4: diapers to change, and kids waking up in the middle 136 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 4: of the night. It's very stressed out. One day, an 137 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 4: elderly patient that he had known for many years came 138 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 4: in for a checkup, and she had recently lost her 139 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:23,840 Speaker 4: husband of over fifty years. Paul was in a hurry 140 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 4: that day, as usual, running late to the next appointment. 141 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 4: He rushed through her exam, trying to make up for 142 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 4: lost time. Just as he was about to leave, she 143 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 4: asked if she could speak to him for a moment. 144 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 4: He thought it was going to be a medical question, 145 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 4: some big health issue, but she said, doctor Paul, I 146 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 4: just want to know how were you doing. Paul was 147 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 4: kind of taken aback, and he apologized for being in 148 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:53,679 Speaker 4: such a hurry and explained how things were very hectic 149 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 4: at home with the little babies and how he'd been 150 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 4: swamped at the office. He said, I'm just a little 151 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:04,119 Speaker 4: straight right now. It's a very difficult season. I wish 152 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 4: I had more time. I can't wait to get through it. 153 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:10,280 Speaker 4: He knew she had lost her husband, and being polite, 154 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 4: he asked her how she was doing it, if there 155 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:17,320 Speaker 4: was anything she wished for. Her eyes lit up. She said, oh, 156 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 4: doctor Paul, I'd give anything to be where you are 157 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 4: as a young parent. I'd give anything to hear the 158 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 4: pitter patter of my children running through the house again. 159 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 4: I'd love to be able to change a diaper, to 160 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 4: rock them back to sleep. How I longed for those days. 161 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:36,559 Speaker 4: She looked Paul in the eyes and said, one day, 162 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:39,839 Speaker 4: you're going to miss the very thing you're trying to 163 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 4: hurry through. Paul left that day with a new perspective. 164 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:46,360 Speaker 4: He couldn't wait to get home to change a diaper. 165 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 4: He looked forward to getting up in the middle of 166 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 4: the night and rocking his children back to sleep. What 167 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 4: happened He went from focusing on the burdens to focusing 168 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:59,439 Speaker 4: on the blessings. Are you trying to hurry through a 169 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 4: season focused on what you don't like? Upset? Frustrated? There's 170 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 4: a blessing in that season. God wouldn't have you there 171 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 4: if there wasn't something good. If you would do like 172 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 4: Paul and change your perspective instead of focusing on the burdens, 173 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 4: start focusing on the blessing, then you'll enjoy your life 174 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 4: and not just endure it. I heard about this college student. 175 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:27,320 Speaker 4: She wrote her parents a letter said, dear mom and dad, 176 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 4: there was a riot on campus. From the smoke I inhaled. 177 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 4: I developed a life threatening lung disease. At the hospital, 178 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 4: I met a parking lot attendant. We fell in love. 179 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 4: Our baby is on the way after one month when 180 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:45,839 Speaker 4: he gets off of probation. I'm going to drop out 181 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:49,160 Speaker 4: of college. We're going to move to Alaska and get married, 182 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 4: signed your loving daughter. At the bottom, there was a 183 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 4: ps it said none of this is true, but I 184 00:09:56,160 --> 00:10:01,319 Speaker 4: did fail chemistry. She ordered to make sure her parents 185 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 4: had the right perspective. Could it be the things that 186 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 4: are bothering you, stealing your joy. In the big picture, 187 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 4: it's not as bad as you think. You've magnified it 188 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:17,080 Speaker 4: made it bigger than it really is. You need to 189 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 4: shift your focus from the burdens to the blessing, from 190 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 4: what you don't have to what you do have, from 191 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:26,840 Speaker 4: what's wrong in your life to what's right in your life. 192 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:30,320 Speaker 4: Maybe you're at a challenging time at work. Instead of 193 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 4: complaining focusing on the burden, the right attitude is, Lord, 194 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:37,320 Speaker 4: I'm grateful to have this job. I know people that 195 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:41,680 Speaker 4: are unemployed. Father, thank you for blessing me with this opportunity. 196 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 4: Instead of complaining about your spouse focusing on what you 197 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:48,200 Speaker 4: don't like, Lord, thank you for blessing me with my spouse. 198 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:50,760 Speaker 4: They're not perfect. They have some flaws, so do I. 199 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:54,320 Speaker 4: But Lord, I'm grateful that I have somebody in my 200 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:58,079 Speaker 4: life to love. If you stay focused on the burdens, 201 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:01,440 Speaker 4: on what you don't like, over time, it's going to 202 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 4: sour your relationship. A mature person knows how to enjoy 203 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:10,680 Speaker 4: the blessing while the burden is still there. Don't put 204 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:14,000 Speaker 4: your life on hold waiting for everything to be perfect. 205 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 4: Then you're going to be happy. Then you're going to 206 00:11:16,360 --> 00:11:19,360 Speaker 4: start being your best. The way to pass the test 207 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:22,200 Speaker 4: is to be your best right where you are, in 208 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 4: the midst of the difficulty, when you're not being treated, 209 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:30,200 Speaker 4: right when the medical report wasn't good. Friends, life is 210 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:33,640 Speaker 4: flying by. We have no guaranteed that we're going to 211 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:37,120 Speaker 4: be here tomorrow. Make the most of this day. There 212 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:42,040 Speaker 4: will always be something to deal with, something to worry about. People, traffic, opposition, 213 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 4: health issues. If you stay focused on your burdens, you 214 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:49,520 Speaker 4: won't enjoy your blessings. In the Book of Luke, an 215 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 4: angel appeared to a young lady named Mary. He said, Mary, 216 00:11:53,559 --> 00:11:56,320 Speaker 4: you are highly favored of God. You're going to have 217 00:11:56,360 --> 00:12:00,320 Speaker 4: a baby without knowing a man. He will be the Messiah. 218 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 4: You couldn't get any more favored. You've just been told 219 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 4: you're going to give birth to the savior of the world. 220 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:11,760 Speaker 4: Mary was blessed, but with that blessing came a burden, 221 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:19,679 Speaker 4: a contradiction. She was favored, but misunderstood, favored and controversial, 222 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:25,040 Speaker 4: Favored but talked about. Everywhere she went, people whispered, there's 223 00:12:25,080 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 4: that young lady. She says she's having a baby without 224 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 4: a man. Yeah, right, we've heard that before. On one hand, 225 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 4: she was excited, couldn't believe it was happening. On the other, 226 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 4: her life was much more complicated. She had to tell 227 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 4: her fiance what happened. I can imagine. She said, Joseph, Honey, 228 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:48,640 Speaker 4: when you have a moment, we need to talk. He says, fine, 229 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 4: let's talk right now. She said, well, I don't really 230 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:54,679 Speaker 4: know how to tell you this, but somebody stopped by 231 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:57,720 Speaker 4: the house the other day and now I'm pregnant. It's 232 00:12:57,760 --> 00:13:01,000 Speaker 4: not what you think. It's all good, faithful, but I'm 233 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 4: going to have a baby. After she picked Joseph up 234 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:07,680 Speaker 4: off the floor, he said, I'll tell you what. We'll 235 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 4: just call off the wedding. I won't tell anybody I 236 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:15,720 Speaker 4: want embarrassia. Let's just go our separate ways. Here's my point. 237 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:20,680 Speaker 4: You can be favored and have complicated situations, favored but 238 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:24,840 Speaker 4: talked about, favored but frustrated. Don't let the fact that 239 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:29,960 Speaker 4: you have difficulties, opposition, things you don't understand, make you 240 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:33,400 Speaker 4: think that you don't have God's blessing. It's just the opposite. 241 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:36,320 Speaker 4: The fact that those things are coming against you is 242 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:39,600 Speaker 4: a sign that you are favored. You are blessed. That's 243 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:43,440 Speaker 4: why you have some burdens. It's a part of the package. Now, 244 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:46,839 Speaker 4: Mary could have stayed focused on the burden and tried 245 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:49,840 Speaker 4: to prove to people that she was faithful, tried to 246 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 4: protect her reputation, live stressed out. She didn't do that. 247 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:57,640 Speaker 4: She accepted the burden as a part of God's plan. 248 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:02,120 Speaker 4: She knew with this big burden comes a big blessing. 249 00:14:02,679 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 4: Here's the whole key. She was okay with it. She 250 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:10,160 Speaker 4: didn't get upset, she didn't live worried. She stayed in peace, 251 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:13,960 Speaker 4: kept doing the right thing, running her race, and God 252 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:17,679 Speaker 4: brought the promise to pass. But Mary's life would have 253 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 4: been a lot easier if the angel had not appeared 254 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:24,280 Speaker 4: to her. She wouldn't have had to deal with the opposition, 255 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:28,480 Speaker 4: the ridicule, the stress, but she would have never reached 256 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 4: the fullness of her destiny. Sometimes God will ask us 257 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:36,520 Speaker 4: to do things that are difficult. It's much easier to 258 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 4: stay in our comfort zone and you play it safe. 259 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:42,480 Speaker 4: But God loves you too much to let you miss 260 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:47,520 Speaker 4: your destiny. He's saying today you are highly favored. I'm 261 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 4: going to take you further than you can imagine. I'm 262 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 4: going to open doors that no man can shut. Now 263 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:57,560 Speaker 4: you can handle the blessing, that's easy. The question is 264 00:14:57,600 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 4: can you handle the burden. Will you do Mary and 265 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:04,560 Speaker 4: keep a good attitude, knowing that that difficulty is a 266 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 4: part of the package. Will you keep yourself encouraged and 267 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 4: not be frustrated by the process. What's interesting is Mary 268 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:16,200 Speaker 4: never asked to have this baby. She never prayed that 269 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 4: she would be the one to carry Jesus. She was 270 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:23,120 Speaker 4: not looking for fame, for notoriety. She was happy with 271 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:26,720 Speaker 4: who she was. She was about to get married, making 272 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 4: wedding plans, calling her girlfriends. It was one of the 273 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 4: most exciting times of her life. Right in the middle, 274 00:15:34,080 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 4: she was interrupted. Her plans were put on hal Now 275 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:41,640 Speaker 4: she has to tell friends and family members something's come up. 276 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:46,280 Speaker 4: The wedding is off. It went from being a very celebratory, 277 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 4: exciting time to be in a very stressful, discouraging time. 278 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 4: But she never read where Mary complained. She never said God, 279 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:59,000 Speaker 4: why is this happening to me? At one point, it 280 00:15:59,080 --> 00:16:02,160 Speaker 4: almost seemed like the burden was bigger than the blessing. 281 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 4: She's having a baby, but nobody knows whose the child is. 282 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:10,120 Speaker 4: They didn't hear the angel. All they know is this 283 00:16:10,280 --> 00:16:13,480 Speaker 4: young girl is supposed to be a virgin, but now 284 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 4: she's pregnant, she's about to have a child. That said 285 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:18,920 Speaker 4: one thing to them. She's not telling the truth. She 286 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 4: hasn't been faithful. It was a heavy burden to carry, 287 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:28,760 Speaker 4: having your reputation tarness, having your wedding called off, having 288 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 4: to make excuses to family friends, your fiance was embarrassing, humiliating. 289 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:38,120 Speaker 4: It would have been different if Mary would have prayed, God, 290 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:41,040 Speaker 4: please let me have this baby, but she didn't do that. 291 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:46,360 Speaker 4: The reason God chose Mary is because he knew he 292 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:50,920 Speaker 4: could trust her. He knew she would carry that burden 293 00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:55,520 Speaker 4: with a good attitude, without complaining, without having a chip 294 00:16:55,560 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 4: on her shoulder. As God was searching for who it 295 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 4: would be, no doubt he came across other ladies, and 296 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:04,679 Speaker 4: this one and this one. But when he came to marry, 297 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:08,480 Speaker 4: he said, there's somebody I can count on to be 298 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 4: uncomfortable for a season to carry out my purpose. There's 299 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:16,560 Speaker 4: somebody I can trust to not understand what I'm doing, 300 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:20,320 Speaker 4: to have her plans interrupted, to have her life not 301 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:24,680 Speaker 4: make sense temporarily, so I can bring about the Messiah. 302 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:28,480 Speaker 4: We talk a lot about us trusting God and believing 303 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:32,159 Speaker 4: that He's in control. That's important. But my question today 304 00:17:32,359 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 4: is can God trust you? Can He count on you 305 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:39,960 Speaker 4: to be uncomfortable for a season, to go through things 306 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:43,040 Speaker 4: you don't understand, to have it take longer than you thought. 307 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:46,080 Speaker 4: Yet you still have an attitude of faith. You still 308 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:48,639 Speaker 4: have a smile on your face. You still come to church, 309 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:53,040 Speaker 4: You're still good to other people like job. Your attitude 310 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:55,320 Speaker 4: is though he slay me, yet will I trust him? 311 00:17:56,400 --> 00:18:00,400 Speaker 4: The burdens you have to carry, the child that's difficult, raise, 312 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:03,639 Speaker 4: the trouble at work. When God laid out the plan 313 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:08,160 Speaker 4: for mankind, he passed over this one and another and another. 314 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:11,840 Speaker 4: When he came to you, he said, like Mary, I 315 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:15,240 Speaker 4: can trust them. I know what they're made of. They're 316 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 4: not weak, they're not complainers, they don't try to figure 317 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:22,040 Speaker 4: everything out. I can count on them to bring about 318 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 4: my purpose. When you face difficulties, the burden seems heavy, 319 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:30,280 Speaker 4: you didn't ask for it. Keep the right perspective. It's 320 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:34,520 Speaker 4: because God can trust you. Well, Joel, why am I 321 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:37,159 Speaker 4: having to raise this child? This heart? This is not 322 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:39,399 Speaker 4: what I had planned in life. Do you know how 323 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:42,600 Speaker 4: many people God passed over before he got to you. 324 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:46,920 Speaker 4: He chose you because you can handle it. You're strong, 325 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:51,399 Speaker 4: you're tenacious, You're filled with can do power. Other people 326 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:55,080 Speaker 4: would have given up, complainers would have gotten bitter, some 327 00:18:55,160 --> 00:18:57,760 Speaker 4: would have a chip on their shoulder. But God looked 328 00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:00,560 Speaker 4: at you and said, I can count on them. Put 329 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:03,479 Speaker 4: your shoulders back, hold your head up high. If it 330 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 4: was easy, anybody would do it. If you were ordinary, 331 00:19:07,760 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 4: you wouldn't have an extraordinary challenge. If you were average, 332 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:15,679 Speaker 4: you wouldn't be facing Goliath. The reason the burden is 333 00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:19,560 Speaker 4: so big is because you were big. You're a giant killer, 334 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:22,720 Speaker 4: You're a history maker. You are destined to leave your 335 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:27,840 Speaker 4: mark on this generation. For seventeen years, I worked behind 336 00:19:27,880 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 4: the scenes at Lakewood doing the television production, and when 337 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 4: my father went to be with the Lord in nineteen 338 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:38,119 Speaker 4: ninety nine, even though I'd never ministered before, I knew 339 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:40,760 Speaker 4: I was supposed to step up and pasture the church. 340 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:43,520 Speaker 4: I didn't ask for it, but I couldn't get away 341 00:19:43,560 --> 00:19:46,360 Speaker 4: from it. I felt it so strongly, so I started 342 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:50,360 Speaker 4: ministering most weekends. And it was difficult enough learning how 343 00:19:50,359 --> 00:19:52,720 Speaker 4: to prepare a message and getting up in front of 344 00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:56,960 Speaker 4: people in one sense. I was comfortable knowing that most 345 00:19:57,040 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 4: everybody at the church was very behind me, parents, very loyal, 346 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:03,679 Speaker 4: and when I'd get up to speak, they had cheer 347 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:07,000 Speaker 4: and cheer. But we never dreamed the church would grow 348 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:11,359 Speaker 4: and people started watching all over on television and networks 349 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:14,400 Speaker 4: put the program on. In a few years, I looked 350 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:18,239 Speaker 4: up and everybody wasn't cheering. Beyond critics had come out 351 00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:22,000 Speaker 4: of the woodwork and opposition people writing articles saying we 352 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:25,679 Speaker 4: were anything but good. I thought, God, this is not 353 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:29,280 Speaker 4: what I signed up for. I was minding my own business, 354 00:20:29,480 --> 00:20:32,520 Speaker 4: happy behind the scenes when nobody knew my name. That 355 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:36,120 Speaker 4: was a lot easier, less stressful. Now I had these 356 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:40,040 Speaker 4: bigger burdens to deal with. Over the years, I had 357 00:20:40,119 --> 00:20:43,400 Speaker 4: learned to trust God and believe that He's in control. 358 00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:46,520 Speaker 4: I realize now, and I say this humbly, just to 359 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 4: make this point. God chose me not just because I 360 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 4: trusted him, but because he could trust me. And so 361 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:58,960 Speaker 4: when you face tough times and things you don't understand, 362 00:20:59,080 --> 00:21:04,119 Speaker 4: the pressure seems strong, Remember that's not random. God chose 363 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 4: you because he knows you have what it tasks. He 364 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:11,760 Speaker 4: knows you're not average. He passed over people with less faith, 365 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:16,399 Speaker 4: less strength, less tenacity. He chose you on purpose. He 366 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:19,919 Speaker 4: knew when the going got tough, you'd get going. He 367 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:22,440 Speaker 4: knew when it was all said and done, you'd still 368 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:26,200 Speaker 4: be standing strong. He knew you wouldn't let the critics 369 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:28,840 Speaker 4: talk you out of it. He knew you would have 370 00:21:28,880 --> 00:21:31,840 Speaker 4: a merry spirit, a spirit that said, I may not 371 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:35,960 Speaker 4: understand it, it may not seem fair, I may be uncomfortable, 372 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:39,800 Speaker 4: but bring it on, let it happen. I am well able. God. 373 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 4: I not only trust you, but you can trust me. 374 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:47,240 Speaker 4: Our attitude should be God. You can trust me to 375 00:21:47,320 --> 00:21:50,520 Speaker 4: stay faithful when I don't feel like it. You can 376 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:53,160 Speaker 4: trust me to do the right thing when the wrong 377 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 4: thing is happening. You can trust me like Paul and 378 00:21:56,160 --> 00:22:00,600 Speaker 4: Silas to sing praises in a midnight hour. Trust me, 379 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:04,040 Speaker 4: like Esther, to not compromise even though my life's on 380 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:07,119 Speaker 4: the line. You can trust me like David to face 381 00:22:07,160 --> 00:22:10,840 Speaker 4: Goliath without fear. You can trust me, like Abraham and 382 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 4: Sarah to believe even when it seems impossible. Now I 383 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:18,800 Speaker 4: know today I'm looking at people that not only trust God, 384 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:22,119 Speaker 4: but can I tell you? God can trust you. He 385 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:26,240 Speaker 4: hand picks you given your grace for every season, strength 386 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:29,919 Speaker 4: for every battle. And sometimes when the burden seems heavy 387 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 4: you didn't ask for it doesn't seem fair. You have 388 00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 4: to keep reminding yourself the reason it's you and not 389 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:40,960 Speaker 4: somebody else is because God can count on you. You 390 00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:44,120 Speaker 4: have what it takes. Now I've learned, the bigger the burden, 391 00:22:44,359 --> 00:22:48,440 Speaker 4: the bigger the blessing. Like Mary, people may be making fine, 392 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:52,000 Speaker 4: making light, but don't worry. Your time is coming. The 393 00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:55,400 Speaker 4: baby is on wrap. The promise is headed you away. 394 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:58,320 Speaker 4: When you give birth to that promise, you're gonna forget 395 00:22:58,359 --> 00:23:01,720 Speaker 4: all about the burden. Blessing God has come in your 396 00:23:01,760 --> 00:23:07,200 Speaker 4: way will far overshadow anything that you've been through. Looking 397 00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:10,639 Speaker 4: back in my own life now, sixteen years later, having 398 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:16,080 Speaker 4: outlasted the critics, overcome the opposition, seeing God promote established 399 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:18,160 Speaker 4: take me where I've never dreamed, I can tell your 400 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 4: first hand it was well worthy. The blessing, the joy, 401 00:23:21,920 --> 00:23:28,120 Speaker 4: the fulfillment that comes from simply staying faithful, enduring hardships, 402 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:32,640 Speaker 4: passing the test is more rewarding than you can imagine. 403 00:23:33,119 --> 00:23:36,480 Speaker 4: You'll be able to say, like Paul, these light afflictions 404 00:23:36,520 --> 00:23:39,480 Speaker 4: were for a moment, but they worked in me and 405 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:43,359 Speaker 4: eternal weight of glory. If Mary were here today, she 406 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:45,840 Speaker 4: would tell you it was a heavy burden to carry 407 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:49,520 Speaker 4: the Messiah, but it was well worth it. The burdens 408 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:52,840 Speaker 4: you're having to endure. One day you'll look back and say, 409 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:55,960 Speaker 4: I wouldn't change a thing. I didn't like it. I 410 00:23:56,080 --> 00:24:00,720 Speaker 4: was uncomfortable, but God used it to propel me into destiny. 411 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:03,679 Speaker 4: Yes it was a heavy burden, but it brought me 412 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:07,719 Speaker 4: into a heavy blessing. This is what happened with David. 413 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:10,880 Speaker 4: He was anointed to be the next king of Israel, 414 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:14,639 Speaker 4: chosen by the prophet Samuel to lead God's people, and 415 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 4: he went out and defeated Goliath and overnight became a 416 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:22,879 Speaker 4: national hero. He was highly favored, but with that big 417 00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:27,400 Speaker 4: blessing came his share of burdens. King Saul was jealous 418 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 4: of him, spent months chasing David through the desert, trying 419 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:34,400 Speaker 4: to kill him. David could have said, God, I thought 420 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:37,320 Speaker 4: you anointed me to be king. You didn't tell me 421 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:41,040 Speaker 4: with this blessing came this burden. You didn't tell me 422 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:43,920 Speaker 4: that even though I was doing the right thing, this 423 00:24:44,040 --> 00:24:47,080 Speaker 4: man that's supposed to be my friend would make it 424 00:24:47,119 --> 00:24:50,800 Speaker 4: his life mission to try to keep me off the throne. 425 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:54,840 Speaker 4: That was all a part of God's plan. God handpicked 426 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:59,000 Speaker 4: David because he knew he could trust him. Other people 427 00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:02,840 Speaker 4: would have gotten bitter, discouraged, tried to take revenge. Not David. 428 00:25:03,359 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 4: He wasn't a complainer. He knew he had grace for 429 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:10,280 Speaker 4: every season. He kept doing the right thing and at 430 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 4: the right time. God took care of Saul, and David 431 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:17,120 Speaker 4: took the throne. And it's easy to handle the blessing. 432 00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:21,119 Speaker 4: We love giving birth to the dream, we love taking 433 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:24,679 Speaker 4: the throne. But God is looking for people who cannot 434 00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:28,000 Speaker 4: only handle the blessing, but who can handle the burden. 435 00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:31,400 Speaker 4: People who won't give up because they had a bad break. 436 00:25:31,880 --> 00:25:35,160 Speaker 4: They came down with an illness. The business didn't make it. 437 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:39,400 Speaker 4: You wouldn't have that opposition if you weren't highly favored 438 00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:42,800 Speaker 4: that Saul wouldn't be trying to stop you. If you 439 00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:46,359 Speaker 4: didn't have royalty in your blood. The enemy wouldn't be 440 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:50,440 Speaker 4: working overtime, if you weren't about to take the throne. 441 00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:54,440 Speaker 4: Don't get discouraged by the burden. Keep doing the right thing. 442 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:58,600 Speaker 4: The blessing is coming, The baby's coming. The promise is coming. 443 00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:01,719 Speaker 4: The health is coming, is on the way. Here's what 444 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:06,240 Speaker 4: I'm saying. I know God can trust you with the blessing. 445 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:10,359 Speaker 4: Make sure he can trust you with the burden. Paul 446 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:14,200 Speaker 4: said this, A wide door of opportunity is open to me, 447 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 4: and there are many adversaries. With every wide door, there 448 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:23,560 Speaker 4: will be plenty of opposition. Instead of being discouraged by it, 449 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:27,239 Speaker 4: you can be encouraged knowing that that's a sign that 450 00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:30,880 Speaker 4: new doors are opening, breakthroughs are headed your way. Favor 451 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:34,400 Speaker 4: is in your future. Our attitude should be I am 452 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:36,880 Speaker 4: in it to win it. I Am not gonna get 453 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:40,040 Speaker 4: discouraged because it's taken longer than I thought. I'm not 454 00:26:40,119 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 4: gonna give up because people have come against me. I'm 455 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:46,760 Speaker 4: not gonna live frustrated because I'm disappointed. I'm lonely. I've 456 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:49,639 Speaker 4: had some tough times. No, I know I've been armed 457 00:26:49,640 --> 00:26:52,439 Speaker 4: with strength for this battle. I know the forces that 458 00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:55,080 Speaker 4: are for me are greater than the forces that are 459 00:26:55,119 --> 00:26:59,400 Speaker 4: against me. Like Mary, you may be carrying a burden 460 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:03,680 Speaker 4: that you and ask for. Remember it's because God can 461 00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:08,200 Speaker 4: trust you. Keep the right perspective. You are highly favored. 462 00:27:08,560 --> 00:27:12,280 Speaker 4: Your time is coming. The burden you're having to endure 463 00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:15,880 Speaker 4: is going to pel in comparison to the blessing, God 464 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:19,920 Speaker 4: is about to release. I believe and declare, you're going 465 00:27:19,960 --> 00:27:22,760 Speaker 4: to give birth to promises that are going to take 466 00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:26,200 Speaker 4: you further than you've imagined. God is going to propel 467 00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:30,119 Speaker 4: you where you could not go on your own. Like David, 468 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:34,159 Speaker 4: You're going to outlast the opposition, take your throne and 469 00:27:34,240 --> 00:27:38,320 Speaker 4: become everything God's created you to be. In Jesus' name, 470 00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:43,280 Speaker 4: If you receive it today, can you say amen. We 471 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:46,280 Speaker 4: never like to close our broadcast without giving you an 472 00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:49,960 Speaker 4: opportunity to make Jesus the lord of your life. Would 473 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:54,479 Speaker 4: you pray with me? Just say, Lord, Jesus, I repent 474 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:59,080 Speaker 4: of my sins, Come into my heart. I make you 475 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:03,320 Speaker 4: my Lord, and say friends, if you prayed that simple prayer, 476 00:28:03,560 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 4: we believe you got born again. Get in a good 477 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:09,639 Speaker 4: Bible based church, keep God first place. 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