1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:03,800 Speaker 1: Hi, this is Jorlan Victoria. Thanks so much for listening 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: to the podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. We 3 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: believe you're going to have an awesome twenty twenty four, healthy, productive, 4 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: and favor filled. God bless you today and enjoy a message. 5 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:18,280 Speaker 2: Hey man, thank you for being here today. We appreciate 6 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 2: you and we love you very much. I want to 7 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 2: just encourage us today about maybe recommitting to some of 8 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 2: our former commitments or making new commitments, commitments to those 9 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 2: things that are very important to your life, things that 10 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:37,640 Speaker 2: are going to cause you to walk in a greater freedom, 11 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 2: a greater accomplishment, greater joy, and greater victory. You see, 12 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:45,559 Speaker 2: to walk in these things, you must be committed to 13 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 2: these things. Anything you want to accomplish is going to 14 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:54,959 Speaker 2: take a commitment. You know. Sometimes people are afraid of commitment, 15 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 2: you know, they don't want to be obligated, they don't 16 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 2: want to be disappointed. Sometimes we like to keep our 17 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 2: options open. Maybe there's a plan B later on we'd 18 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 2: rather choose. But I bet every one of us could 19 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 2: look over our life and we could see through our 20 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 2: life that the things that we truly committed to, the 21 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 2: things that we were all in on wholehearted. Those are 22 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:23,960 Speaker 2: the things we're enjoying the most right now. You know, 23 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 2: sometimes I've made a commitment, but it's been a one 24 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:30,400 Speaker 2: foot in, a one foot out. Well, I hope it happens. 25 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:34,679 Speaker 2: It's a wish anyway, That's not the way a commitment 26 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 2: has to be approached. We have to decide commitment is 27 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 2: something that is going to cause us to gain in 28 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 2: the long run. See, commitment means obligation, determination, discipline. See, 29 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 2: to make a commitment is going to cost you something. 30 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 2: You're going to have to focus on it. You're going 31 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 2: to have to have a plan, You're gonna have to 32 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 2: be determined. In fact, you have to serve your commitment. 33 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 2: You see, you have to serve your commitment for a time, 34 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 2: and eventually that commitment will serve you. See, that commitment 35 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 2: will benefit you eventually. And that's the importance of commitment 36 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:29,919 Speaker 2: because commitment causes us to accomplish, and it's not always easy. 37 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 2: If commitment was easy, everybody would be accomplishing, everybody would 38 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 2: be walking in victory, everybody would have great relationships, wonder 39 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:47,239 Speaker 2: for home life, amazing jobs. But commitment is what it's 40 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 2: going to take. You know, I'll never forget. When our 41 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:53,239 Speaker 2: son Jonathan was just a little boy, I really wanted 42 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 2: him to play a musical instrument. And so I said, Jonathan, 43 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 2: this is what I think you need to do. I 44 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 2: believe it's gonna be something that you'll always enjoy in 45 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 2: your life. And so I said, you can play anything 46 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 2: you want, you choose and he said, oh, I'll play 47 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 2: the guitar. And so as we began to, you know, 48 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 2: get the lessons prepared, and I began to talk to 49 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 2: him about practicing. It was all interesting because there was 50 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 2: always things that tried to interrupt this. And I knew 51 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 2: as a mother this had to be a commitment if 52 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:24,640 Speaker 2: he was really going to learn how to play well. 53 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 2: But there were friends that would come over after school 54 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 2: about the time we were going out for the lesson, 55 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 2: things would come up. There was never a good time 56 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 2: to practice because there were so many other things that 57 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 2: were trying to interrupt the commitment. Have you ever experienced that? 58 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 2: So I want to tell you something about that commitment 59 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 2: doesn't matter if you're little or if you're older. Things 60 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 2: will always try to interfere with your commitments. If you 61 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 2: commit to having a good relationship with your spouse and 62 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 2: you commit to keeping your mouth closed in the difficult times. 63 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 2: I can guarantee you that they're gonna say something that's 64 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 2: gonna jeopardize your commitment. You see. It's interesting because I'm 65 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 2: sure my son thought at one point, my mom is 66 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:20,720 Speaker 2: trying to punish me. She doesn't want me to play 67 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:27,040 Speaker 2: with my friends. I'm being restrained. I'm being restricted because 68 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 2: that's sometimes what commitment feels like. Because see, it's hard 69 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:33,479 Speaker 2: to be committed to something when no one else is 70 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 2: committed to it. It's hard to walk in integrity when 71 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 2: no one else is walking in integrity. Listen, if they 72 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 2: can get away with it, can I get away with 73 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:49,239 Speaker 2: just a little bit of it? But you see, God 74 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:54,679 Speaker 2: is asking us to commit to him those important areas 75 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 2: of our life. It says in Proverbs sixteen, commit to 76 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 2: the Lord whatever you do, you and he will establish 77 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:06,719 Speaker 2: your plans. You see, you can't keep a commitment on 78 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 2: your own, but you can keep a commitment to a 79 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:14,839 Speaker 2: committed God. You see, God was committed to us even 80 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 2: when there were many interruptions, even when we don't deserve 81 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 2: to be committed to. God has committed to us, and 82 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 2: he's saying, you got those important commitments in your life, 83 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 2: Give them to me, focus on them. Believe that I'm 84 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 2: going to assist you in those things. One version says 85 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:38,920 Speaker 2: it like this. It says, commit your actions to the 86 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 2: Lord and he will direct you. 87 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:42,839 Speaker 1: You. 88 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 2: See, commitment is not a wish. Commitment is an action. 89 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:53,679 Speaker 2: We have to put our plans into action. If God 90 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:56,280 Speaker 2: is going to help us, if He is going to 91 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 2: advance us in our commitment, We're going to have to 92 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 2: make the step of faith, We're gonna have to do 93 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:07,719 Speaker 2: our research. See, everybody wants to have a degree, everybody 94 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:12,719 Speaker 2: wants those initials behind their name. But it takes commitment, 95 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:17,799 Speaker 2: even when you don't feel like going to school, even 96 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 2: when there's other things that are pressing you don't want 97 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 2: to study. It takes commitment. But it's those things in 98 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 2: life that were truly committed to that bring us the 99 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 2: freedom and the joy. You see, our son Jonathan, now 100 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 2: he could have chose not to apply himself. He could 101 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 2: have chose not to commit himself. See, the truth is 102 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:44,599 Speaker 2: we were both exhausted. At first. He was tired of 103 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:47,279 Speaker 2: hearing me telling to practice, and I was tired of 104 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 2: telling to practice. But once he committed himself, once he 105 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:57,840 Speaker 2: saw the rewards of the commitment. The commitment became easier, 106 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:04,240 Speaker 2: the serving the commitment eventually begin to serve him. And 107 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 2: that's the way commitment is. Commitment feels like a restraint 108 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 2: at first, but commitment will eventually it will serve your cost. See, 109 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 2: I believe that God is waiting for us to take 110 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 2: the step. He's not going to take the step for us. 111 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 2: You know, now my son can play the guitar. Now 112 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 2: he can sing with his guitar. Now he can enjoy 113 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 2: what the commitment produced. Where it may have looked like 114 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 2: I was stealing his freedom as a mother, he now 115 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 2: gets to walk in a greater freedom. He gets to 116 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:49,239 Speaker 2: experience something he would not have experienced if he would 117 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:53,040 Speaker 2: not have committed to that. See. I'm using this as 118 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 2: example because there are many of you right now that 119 00:07:56,760 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 2: are on the threshold of a new freedom. But you 120 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 2: gotta make a commitment. You can't put one foot in 121 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 2: and one foot out. You've got to go all in 122 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 2: because that's what commitment takes. Commitment's gonna cost you something. 123 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:16,680 Speaker 2: It's not free. It'll bring a greater freedom, but it 124 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:19,840 Speaker 2: is an investment that will pay off in the end. 125 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 2: If you want people to look at your word and 126 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:27,240 Speaker 2: believe you and take you at your word and know 127 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 2: your word is bond. Then you have to keep the 128 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 2: commitments that you speak about. You can't say something and 129 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 2: then decide you're not gonna do it. Listen, don't say 130 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:42,560 Speaker 2: anything at all, because you know what. You can only 131 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 2: be committed, truly committed to so many things. You can't 132 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 2: be committed to everyone. You can't be committed to everything. 133 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:52,959 Speaker 2: But the things that you decide are important in your life. 134 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:55,720 Speaker 2: And you're gonna make a commitment, you need to go 135 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 2: all in with that commitment. You need to give it 136 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:02,560 Speaker 2: to God, you need to recommit it. You need to 137 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:06,679 Speaker 2: think about the benefits of your commitment because see, that's 138 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:11,440 Speaker 2: what's gonna give you the power to continue. See, Jesus 139 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 2: came to forgive us of our sins, but he also 140 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:19,040 Speaker 2: came to empower us with his power to keep our commitments, 141 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 2: to keep our bond, to keep strong families. Listen, if 142 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 2: you want good relationships, you're gonna have to be good 143 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:29,520 Speaker 2: to people when they're not being good to you. You're 144 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 2: gonna have to learn to overlooking events. You're gonna have 145 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:37,959 Speaker 2: to release bitterness. That's gonna take commitment that's gonna take restraint. 146 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 2: But on the other side of that costly commitment is 147 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 2: an amazing blessing. You're gonna get to enjoy relationships, enjoy 148 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 2: things that you would not have enjoyed before. I was 149 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:54,840 Speaker 2: talking to a gentleman the other day, and he loves 150 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:58,559 Speaker 2: his wife. He said, but truly, there are some things 151 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 2: that really she's not that lovable. I love so many 152 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 2: things about her, but there are those moments, he says, 153 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 2: But you know what, I'll love her anyway. And I 154 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 2: looked at him and I said, that's right. You made 155 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:16,160 Speaker 2: a commitment to love her, and that's why you're celebrating 156 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 2: your twenty fifth anniversary today. Because we look at those 157 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:31,840 Speaker 2: hard things instead of the good things. He decided to 158 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 2: look at the good things about her, the things he 159 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 2: loved about her, not a few of those things that 160 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:43,440 Speaker 2: were difficult. My encouragement to us today is commit to 161 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:48,560 Speaker 2: the Lord, commit those important things to him, renew that 162 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:53,400 Speaker 2: commitment on a daily basis. Put actions behind that commitment 163 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 2: so that God can release his power in your life. 164 00:10:57,080 --> 00:11:00,599 Speaker 2: And I believe there's freedoms that you're going to experience 165 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 2: that non committed people will never experience. Amen. Amen, He's 166 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 2: an awesome God. 167 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:11,960 Speaker 3: Sometimes the stresses of life can feel like you're just 168 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 3: getting by. God wants to bless us, But how do 169 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:19,720 Speaker 3: you move from barely enough to just enough to more 170 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 3: than enough. 171 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:24,560 Speaker 1: We all face difficulties and people that are hard to 172 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:27,880 Speaker 1: deal with. 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