1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: Hi, this is Jorlan Victoria. Thanks so much for listening 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:05,600 Speaker 1: to the podcast and thanks for. 3 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:06,800 Speaker 2: Supporting the ministry. 4 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 1: We believe you're going to have an awesome twenty twenty four, healthy, productive, 5 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 1: and favor filled. 6 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 2: God bless you today and enjoy the message. Well, God 7 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:18,439 Speaker 2: bless you. It's a joy to come into your heart. 8 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 2: We love you. 9 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: We know God has great things in store for you. 10 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:24,800 Speaker 1: We're believing this is going to be the best year 11 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:26,759 Speaker 1: of your life so far. So I hope you're in 12 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 1: agreement with that as well. 13 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 2: But so glad you tuned in. 14 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: I like to get started each week with something kind 15 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 1: of funny, and I heard about this pastor. He was 16 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:38,559 Speaker 1: known for preaching long sermons. Nobody had the nerve to 17 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 1: talk to him about it. But one Sunday, about an 18 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:44,200 Speaker 1: hour and a half into his message, the head deacon 19 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: got up and walked out. The pastor was a little 20 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:50,560 Speaker 1: irritated by it. He found him afterwards and said, why'd 21 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: you leave in the middle of my sermon? The deacon said, 22 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 1: because I had to go get a haircut. The pastor 23 00:00:57,480 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: was even more aggravated. He said, why didn't you get 24 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 1: a haircut before you came The deacon said, because I 25 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 1: didn't need one. Hold up your bible, say it like 26 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: you mean it. 27 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 2: This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. 28 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 2: I have what it says I have. I can do 29 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 2: what it says I can do. 30 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: Today I will be taught the word of God. I 31 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: boldly confess. My mind is alert, my heart is receptive. 32 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:29,320 Speaker 1: I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, God 33 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 1: bless you. 34 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 2: I want to talk to. 35 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:34,760 Speaker 1: You today about how to start your day off right. 36 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 1: Many times, the way we start our day will determine 37 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 1: what kind of day we're going to have. If we 38 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 1: start the day in a hurry, rushing around stressed out, 39 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: very often that whole day will be uptight and on edge. 40 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: If we start the day off focused on our problems, complaining, 41 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: dwelling on what's wrong, most likely will go through the 42 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: day negative discourage you. It's so important what we do 43 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: right at the very beginning that sets the tone for 44 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 1: the entire day. And if we're going to be our 45 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:12,799 Speaker 1: best and really live each day to the full, we. 46 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 2: Need to get in a habit of giving the. 47 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 1: First part of our day to God before the stress 48 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: and busyness comes. Before you read the newspaper. Before you 49 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 1: think about all you have to do, you need to 50 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: have a time to where you get quiet and spend 51 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:34,080 Speaker 1: a few minutes thanking God for his goodness, reading the scriptures, 52 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: meditating on his promises, speaking words of victory over your life. 53 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 1: When you do this, you're building up your inner man. 54 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 1: And just like the physical body gets refreshed and restored 55 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: when you sleep at night, well when you get up 56 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:51,959 Speaker 1: in the morning, you need to get your inner man 57 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: refreshed and refueled. The way you do this is by 58 00:02:56,480 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 1: spending time with God. And sometimes we'll take forty five 59 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:03,800 Speaker 1: minutes to get our outer man ready, getting dressed, taking 60 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 1: a shower, ladies, putting on makeup, but we don't take 61 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: any time. 62 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:10,760 Speaker 2: To get our inner man prepared for the day. Then 63 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:13,920 Speaker 2: we wonder why we get stressed out so easily. 64 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:16,959 Speaker 1: And why don't we have any energy, and why we 65 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: can't overcome bad habits. It's because we're not taking the 66 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 1: time to keep our inner man strong. All through the scripture, 67 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:29,079 Speaker 1: we can see how God requires the first fruits. We 68 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: know if we'll give him the first part of our income, 69 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: then the rest of our finances will be blessed well 70 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: It's the same way with our time. If you'll give 71 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 1: God the first part of your day, then the rest 72 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: of your day will be blessed. When you honor God 73 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: by getting quiet in the morning, telling him how much 74 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 1: you love him, and you thank him for all that 75 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 1: he's done, not only is your inner man going to 76 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: be stronger, but God will cause you to have a 77 00:03:56,560 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: more productive day. You'll get more done, you'll be more creative, 78 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: you'll get better breaks, all because you gave God the 79 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 1: first part of your day. 80 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 2: And I know some of you are night people. 81 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: You like to read the scripture and have quiet time 82 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: in the evening, and of course that's fine, but I 83 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: would encourage you to take at least a few minutes 84 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 1: every morning before you leave the house to say God, 85 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:22,160 Speaker 1: I love you, I. 86 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:24,160 Speaker 2: Need you, thank you for this day. 87 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: When you do that, you're sowing a seed for the 88 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 1: whole day to go better. There's something special about the morning, 89 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 1: David said, early in the morning, my song will rise 90 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 1: to you. Well, you say, Joel, I'm so busy in 91 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 1: the morning, getting my kids ready for school, making breakfast, 92 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:45,839 Speaker 1: fixing lunches. It's so hectic and stressful. I just don't 93 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: have time to get quiet. No, really, you're doing yourself 94 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 1: a disservice. 95 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:54,160 Speaker 2: You need to take time to feed your inner man 96 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 2: every day. How do you keep it strong? How do 97 00:04:57,520 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 2: you keep it nourished? 98 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,479 Speaker 1: Not just by coming to church, although this is good, 99 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 1: but you're not going to be spiritually fit living off 100 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 1: of one meal a week every day, preferably in the morning. 101 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,280 Speaker 2: You need to feed your inner man. How do you 102 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:16,039 Speaker 2: do that? Reading the scripture is spiritual food. 103 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 1: Getting quiet and thanking God for his goodness is spiritual food. 104 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 1: Declaring his promises over your life. That's making your inner 105 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 1: man stronger. More spiritual food. I know some mornings I 106 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 1: get up and feel kind of blig no enthusiasm, no joy, 107 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:35,839 Speaker 1: kind of thinking this day is going to be a drag. 108 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 1: But I've learned I don't have to give in to 109 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:42,159 Speaker 1: those negative thoughts and just go through the day all discouraged. 110 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: I know more than ever I've got to get to 111 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 1: my quiet place and get my inner man fed. And 112 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:51,840 Speaker 1: so I'll get alone and start thanking God that I'm alive, 113 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:54,720 Speaker 1: and I thank him that I'm healthy. I thank Him 114 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 1: for my family, thank him for my children. 115 00:05:57,240 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 2: I'll spend a few. 116 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:03,159 Speaker 1: Minutes reading the scripture, meditating on his promises, things like Father, 117 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: thank you. 118 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 2: The path of the righteous gets brighter and brighter. No 119 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:08,719 Speaker 2: good thing will you withhold. 120 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 1: Because I walk up rightly, goodness and mercy will always 121 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 1: follow me. All of a sudden, I begin to feel 122 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:18,839 Speaker 1: things change. I start to get my joy back, start 123 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 1: to get my peace. 124 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:21,040 Speaker 2: Back, get a new attitude. 125 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:25,039 Speaker 1: Before long, I'm ready to face the day with excitement 126 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 1: and enthusiasm. 127 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 2: What happened. 128 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:30,279 Speaker 1: I got my inner man stronger, I got built up 129 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:34,039 Speaker 1: on the inside, and I've learned not to leave the 130 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:37,479 Speaker 1: house now until i feel full down in here. 131 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:40,039 Speaker 2: Do you know, Just like you can. 132 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:43,239 Speaker 1: Feel full physically after a good meal, you can feel 133 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 1: full spiritually. You can get to the point where you know, 134 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:51,040 Speaker 1: all right, I'm full. In other words, I'm positive, I'm hopeful, 135 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 1: I'm ready for this day. 136 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:54,279 Speaker 2: I know great things are in store. 137 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:57,159 Speaker 1: Some mornings it just takes me a few minutes to 138 00:06:57,200 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: feel full spiritually. Are the mornings I may up to 139 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:04,720 Speaker 1: an hour just meditating on God's promises, reading a devotional 140 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 1: or I may take a long walk and just think 141 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 1: about the goodness of God, especially after I've been traveling 142 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 1: or after a busy weekend, where I've been giving out 143 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: and giving out. I know I've got to get myself replenished. 144 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 1: I've got to get filled up on the inside. Now 145 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 1: I need not only physical rest, but I have to 146 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 1: spend time nourishing my inner man. Some of you have 147 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 1: very busy schedules, especially the mothers raising children. 148 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 2: There are a thousand things to do. 149 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 1: If you're not careful, you'll take care of everyone except yourself. 150 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 1: Now you have to make yourself a priority to keep 151 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:46,240 Speaker 1: your inner man strong. If you're always run down, not 152 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 1: just physically but mentally, you're tired and emotionally, the smallest 153 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: things bother you, and you've got a sour attitude, and 154 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 1: you don't feel like your husband or wife loves you. 155 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 2: Now you need to get back in balance. Take time 156 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 2: to get quiet. 157 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 1: Don't start your day off in a hurry, yelling at 158 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: your kids, rushing out the door. Now I'm asking you 159 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 1: to get up a few minutes earlier and start the 160 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 1: day off in peace. Start the day in God's presence, 161 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:15,040 Speaker 1: Honor him. 162 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 2: By giving him the first part of your day. 163 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 1: Now. I know some of you are thinking, Man, Joel, 164 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 1: how can I fit this into my schedule? My plate's 165 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 1: all ready for now, I'll never get everything done. 166 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 2: No, it's just the opposite. You'll get more done. 167 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 1: If you'll give God the first part of your day, 168 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:34,440 Speaker 1: he'll multiply your time back. That's why you shouldn't say, well, 169 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:37,280 Speaker 1: I gotta go spend twenty minutes. No, you're not spending 170 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 1: the time you're investing the time you're sowing a seed. 171 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 1: I found you never give God something without him giving you. 172 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 2: So much more back in return. 173 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 1: Even the fact you guys took time to come today, 174 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:54,199 Speaker 1: you took time to watch. Some people will tell you, man, 175 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 1: you're wasting a couple of hours going out there to Lakewood. 176 00:08:57,360 --> 00:08:59,520 Speaker 1: You could be at home relaxing. You could be getting 177 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 1: a lot of other stuff done. No, you've got to 178 00:09:01,559 --> 00:09:04,760 Speaker 1: know God is going to multiply this time back to you. 179 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:08,520 Speaker 1: God can cause you to have one idea that saves 180 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 1: you a half a day's work. He can cause you 181 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:13,440 Speaker 1: to get one phone call that will meet your. 182 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:14,560 Speaker 2: SEL's goal for the whole week. 183 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 1: He can keep you from one delay that will save 184 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:18,880 Speaker 1: you hour after hour. 185 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 2: God is in control. 186 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:22,680 Speaker 1: If you'll give him the first part of your day, 187 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:25,440 Speaker 1: not only will your inner man be stronger. 188 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:27,880 Speaker 2: But you'll have a more productive day. You'll get more 189 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 2: done in less time. The scripture says in Ephesian six' ten. 190 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:37,560 Speaker 1: Be strong in The, lord empowered through your union With. 191 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:43,880 Speaker 1: Him one translation, says Require god as a vital. Necessity 192 00:09:44,440 --> 00:09:46,840 Speaker 1: that means we can't have the, attitude, Well i'll do 193 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:50,040 Speaker 1: this IF i can just find the. Time, no we're 194 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 1: not going to be empowered for the day that, way 195 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:55,480 Speaker 1: we're not going to be our best if we're not 196 00:09:55,559 --> 00:09:59,480 Speaker 1: Making god a vital part of our everyday. Life you 197 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:03,320 Speaker 1: think about, that word. Vital it means you can't live without. 198 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:06,680 Speaker 1: IT i remember when my, father toward the end of his, 199 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:10,560 Speaker 1: life he was on dialysis three times a. Week he 200 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:13,000 Speaker 1: had to be up at the clinic to be. DIALIZED 201 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 1: i never once heard my father, Say, JOEL i don't 202 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 1: feel like going. TODAY i Think i'll just stay home 203 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 1: and watch the ball. Game i'll do a little work 204 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 1: around the. Office maybe i'll do it next. Time, no 205 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 1: that was never a question. Why because it was. Vital 206 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:30,559 Speaker 1: everything was arranged around getting him up to the clinic 207 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:34,560 Speaker 1: three times a. Week his life depended on. It that's 208 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 1: the way we need to look at. 209 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 2: Spending time With. 210 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:39,560 Speaker 1: God Not i'll do this IF i feel like. It 211 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:42,000 Speaker 1: IF i wake up, early Or, joel as soon as 212 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 1: this busy season it works, over Then i'll get my 213 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:45,280 Speaker 1: quiet time. 214 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:47,120 Speaker 2: Back, no take it more serious than. 215 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 1: That you may not have an hour in the, morning 216 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 1: BUT i bet every one of us could find fifteen. 217 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 1: Minutes we have to realize the way we're going to stay, 218 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 1: strong the way we get empowered for the, day is 219 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 1: through our union with. Him you, know a union is a. 220 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 1: Marriage what makes a good marriage spending time. Together i've 221 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 1: never once, said, WELL i gotta go spend time With. 222 00:11:10,040 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 1: VICTORIA i GUESS i better go talk to. 223 00:11:12,280 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 2: Her pay my. Dues i'm. 224 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:16,280 Speaker 1: Married, NO i want to talk to. HER i want 225 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 1: to spend time with. Her that's the way we need 226 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:21,319 Speaker 1: to look at it when it comes To. God, now oh, 227 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:23,160 Speaker 1: MAN i gotta get up and go. PRAY i heard 228 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:26,080 Speaker 1: What joel was Saying. Sunday let me drag myself in. 229 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 1: There hurry to get it over. With. 230 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:30,000 Speaker 2: Now here's the creator of the. 231 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:33,840 Speaker 1: Universe he's inviting us to come to him each morning 232 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 1: to receive strength for the, day wisdom for our, decisions 233 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 1: mercy for our. Mistakes all we have to do is 234 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 1: take the time to come well you, Say, JOEL i want, 235 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:48,120 Speaker 1: to But i'm so, busy and, besides WHEN i get 236 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 1: up in the, Morning i'm so. 237 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 2: Tired let me give you some practical. 238 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:55,680 Speaker 1: Suggestions go to bed at thirty minutes, earlier turn THE 239 00:11:55,720 --> 00:11:58,720 Speaker 1: tv off a little bit, sooner or maybe you need 240 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:02,640 Speaker 1: to rearrange your. Schedule eliminate things that are not producing 241 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:05,320 Speaker 1: good fruit in your life so you can make this a. 242 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:08,679 Speaker 1: Priority it may be a, sacrifice BUT i can tell 243 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:12,120 Speaker 1: you it'll be well worth. It the scripture, says In 244 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:16,959 Speaker 1: god's presence is fullness of. JOY i believe there's fullness 245 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:21,080 Speaker 1: of whatever you. Need the reason some people today live stressed, 246 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 1: out they don't really have any, joy it's because they're 247 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:28,080 Speaker 1: not getting Into god's presence on a regular. BASIS i, 248 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:30,520 Speaker 1: mean even, here you can't be here without feeling. 249 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:34,080 Speaker 2: Joy it's Because god's presence is. Here but you know 250 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 2: this doesn't last. 251 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 1: Forever during the, week there's, stress there's traffic on the, 252 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:41,839 Speaker 1: freeway kids that need, attention challenges at. 253 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:45,679 Speaker 2: Work all these things drain strength from your inner. 254 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 1: Man some of you are only feeding your spirit man 255 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:49,560 Speaker 1: once or twice a. 256 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:51,480 Speaker 2: Week that's not enough to stay. 257 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:55,079 Speaker 1: Strong you need to get Into god's presence on a daily, 258 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 1: Basis if you're really going to be, empowered and don't 259 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 1: be surprised when you make a decision to do, this 260 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 1: if everything in the world doesn't try to stop you 261 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:09,600 Speaker 1: the moment you decide to take fifteen minutes to pray 262 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 1: and read Your. Bible the phone will ring off the, 263 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:16,040 Speaker 1: wall your kids will have an. Emergency somebody will knock 264 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:18,680 Speaker 1: on the front. Door woodpeckers will peck on your, house 265 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:23,320 Speaker 1: all kinds of. Distractions let me put it, real plain and. 266 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 1: Simple the enemy does not want you to spend time With. 267 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:29,960 Speaker 1: God it's bad enough to him that you came. Today 268 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 1: it's bad enough that you're. Watching but he sure. 269 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 2: Doesn't want you to do this at. 270 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 1: Home he doesn't like the fact THAT i speak blessings 271 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 1: in favor over your life every. Week that's bad. Enough 272 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 1: he sure doesn't want you to start doing it every. 273 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:45,400 Speaker 1: Day he sure doesn't want you to get up in 274 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 1: the morning and start, DECLARING i am, BLESSED i am, 275 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:50,520 Speaker 1: ANOINTED i have the favor Of. 276 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:53,520 Speaker 2: God my children will be mighty in the. EARTH i 277 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 2: am the. 278 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:56,560 Speaker 1: Head i'll never be the. Tail, see it's bad enough 279 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 1: that we sing praises in. 280 00:13:57,960 --> 00:13:59,680 Speaker 2: Here he's terrified to. 281 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:02,440 Speaker 1: Things you might get up in the morning and start 282 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:05,439 Speaker 1: SINGING i am a friend Of, god OR i worship 283 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:08,000 Speaker 1: you because of who you, are And savior you can 284 00:14:08,040 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 1: move my. Mountains is it any wonder why he tries 285 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:14,439 Speaker 1: everything in the world to keep us from having our 286 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 1: time With. 287 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:18,160 Speaker 2: God you got to be. Determined you may have to 288 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 2: set the alarm a half hour. 289 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 1: Earlier you may have to turn THAT tv, off or 290 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 1: rearrange a few things to make this a priority in your. 291 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 1: LIFE i remember my father used to tell every time 292 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 1: he went to, pray seemed like the phone would just inevitably. 293 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 2: Ring and one day he was fed up with. 294 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:39,480 Speaker 1: It he made up his mind he was gonna spend 295 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 1: fifteen minutes in, prayer and so he went. 296 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:42,720 Speaker 2: Into his office and shut the. 297 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:45,720 Speaker 1: Door but he wasn't there for two or three minutes 298 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:46,760 Speaker 1: until the phone started. 299 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:48,720 Speaker 2: Ringing it rang and rang and. 300 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:50,640 Speaker 1: Rang he did his best to ignore, it but it 301 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:53,040 Speaker 1: just kept on, ringing and in his mind he was 302 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 1: fighting the good fight of, faith, Said i'm not going 303 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:57,680 Speaker 1: to answer that. Phone i'm not gonna be, Interrupted i'm 304 00:14:57,680 --> 00:14:58,080 Speaker 1: not gonna be. 305 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 2: Distracted this is my time With. God, well the phone 306 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:02,440 Speaker 2: just kept on. 307 00:15:02,640 --> 00:15:05,680 Speaker 1: Ringing he told how these thoughts started coming to his, 308 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 1: mind telling him that's one of your children at. 309 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 2: School you better answer if they need your. 310 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 1: Help that's somebody at the. Office they're having a big. 311 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:16,520 Speaker 1: Problem they need. You he just kept, ignoring and the 312 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:18,840 Speaker 1: phone by this time had been ringing like five minutes. 313 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 1: Consistently finally the thought came to his, mind telling him 314 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:24,160 Speaker 1: that is the president of The United. 315 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:26,720 Speaker 2: States he needs your. 316 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:28,800 Speaker 1: Help if you don't answer, that you're going to miss 317 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 1: a big. Opportunity my dad couldn't stand. That he was, 318 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:34,640 Speaker 1: convinced and he busted out of that, room ran in, 319 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:37,240 Speaker 1: there answered the, phone said, hello Mister, president how CAN 320 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 1: i help? You come to find out it was a wrong. 321 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 1: Number but when you go to have this quiet, time 322 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:47,520 Speaker 1: it's funny how everything will try to come against you 323 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:50,520 Speaker 1: all of a. Sudden your teenage son won't know how 324 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:52,440 Speaker 1: to put a piece of bread in the toaster to 325 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 1: make his. Breakfast your husband won't be able to find 326 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 1: his socks that are in the same drawer they've been 327 00:15:58,240 --> 00:15:59,040 Speaker 1: in for twenty two. 328 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:01,400 Speaker 2: Years you got to set some. 329 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 1: Boundaries tell your family members somebody, calls tell Them i'm not. 330 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 1: Available tell your. Children if you have an, emergency call 331 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:12,800 Speaker 1: nine to one. One if you want, breakfast either make 332 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 1: it yourself or. 333 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:16,400 Speaker 2: Fast tell your. 334 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:19,320 Speaker 1: Husband if you can't find your, socks wear my, hoes 335 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:27,760 Speaker 1: but leave me. Alone i'm just, Kidding. Paul What i'm 336 00:16:27,760 --> 00:16:32,480 Speaker 1: saying is make this a. Priority see it as. Vital 337 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 1: in other, words IF i don't get my quiet, TIME 338 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 1: i Know i'm not gonna get my inner men. Fed 339 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 1: i'm not gonna get it built, up and So i'm 340 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 1: not gonna be my best. Today and not only is 341 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 1: that a disservice to, me that's a disservice to my, 342 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:47,960 Speaker 1: family the people around. Me and when you really get 343 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 1: into a habit of doing, this you won't leave the 344 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:54,880 Speaker 1: house until you feel full on the. Inside just like 345 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 1: when we're hungry, physically we don't have to think about. 346 00:16:57,880 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 1: It we just go get something to. Eat to, us 347 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 1: what's the same thing. Spiritually WHEN i get up in the, 348 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:08,000 Speaker 1: morning Now i'm hungry for my spiritual. Food jesus, SAID 349 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:10,960 Speaker 1: i am the bread of. Life he, SAID i am 350 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:14,280 Speaker 1: the living. Water if you drink of, me you'll never thirst. 351 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 1: Again my question to us today is are you drinking 352 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:22,320 Speaker 1: of the living water each? Day that's taking time to, pray, praise, 353 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 1: thanksgiving Reading god's. Word even during the day when it 354 00:17:26,040 --> 00:17:29,520 Speaker 1: gets stressful and things come against, you you're tempting to get, 355 00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:32,720 Speaker 1: upset lose your. Cool, well you need to just take 356 00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 1: a five minute break and go drink of the living. 357 00:17:35,560 --> 00:17:39,120 Speaker 1: Water that Means, GOD i need. You i'm asking for your, 358 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:42,040 Speaker 1: Peace i'm asking for your. Strength when you do, that 359 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 1: you just took a. Drink you strengthen your inner. 360 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 2: Man the boss has given you a hard. 361 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 1: Time just look at, Him tell HIM i need to 362 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:51,120 Speaker 1: go get a. Drink i'm talking about the living water. 363 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 1: Now but it's so important that we do this first 364 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:58,800 Speaker 1: thing in the. Morning if, not it's easy to get 365 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:02,359 Speaker 1: distracted end up putting it. Off and how many mornings 366 00:18:02,359 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 1: have we gotten up with good? Intentions we want to 367 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 1: go get, quiet we want to go, pray but we, think, 368 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:10,639 Speaker 1: well let me make this one phone call real, quick 369 00:18:11,080 --> 00:18:11,679 Speaker 1: and you know how it. 370 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 2: Goes one thing leads to. Another, WELL i better make 371 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:14,840 Speaker 2: the kid's. 372 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:17,440 Speaker 1: Breakfast, REALLY i need to get up to the grocery 373 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:20,000 Speaker 1: store before it gets. Busy since i'm, out let me 374 00:18:20,040 --> 00:18:22,679 Speaker 1: swing by and pick up the cleaning before. Long the 375 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:26,240 Speaker 1: whole day is. Gone you've missed your quiet. Time now 376 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:29,560 Speaker 1: make this a. Priority it's what's going to help your 377 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:32,400 Speaker 1: day to go much much. BETTER i have been doing 378 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:35,000 Speaker 1: this SINCE i was a little. Boy from the TIME 379 00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:38,040 Speaker 1: i was probably eight or nine years, old my parents 380 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 1: taught me to read a chapter in My bible each. 381 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 1: MORNING i didn't always understand WHAT i was, reading still don't, 382 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 1: today And i'm the, pastor BUT i believe BECAUSE i 383 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:51,480 Speaker 1: Honored god by giving him the first part of my. 384 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 1: Day god has honored me some mornings, now especially When i'm. 385 00:18:57,119 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 1: TRAVELING i don't have but maybe five, men But i'll 386 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:03,359 Speaker 1: take that time to Say, GOD i love, YOU i need, 387 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:06,879 Speaker 1: you thank you for this, day just a few minutes 388 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:09,240 Speaker 1: to get my inner man a little stronger and to 389 00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:12,399 Speaker 1: get my mind going in the right, direction positive and. 390 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:16,600 Speaker 1: HOPEFUL i remember growing up seeing my parents do this every, 391 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:20,160 Speaker 1: morning sitting in their chair reading Their. Bibles i'd hear 392 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:23,200 Speaker 1: my father back in his room, praying Worshiping. 393 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:26,960 Speaker 2: God did it help? Well they raise five, children all 394 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:27,359 Speaker 2: of us. 395 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 1: Are in the ministry. Today we all turned out pretty. 396 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:32,680 Speaker 1: Good Now i'm training our children to do the same. 397 00:19:32,720 --> 00:19:36,200 Speaker 1: Thing it's being passed down the other. Morning our little, Daughter, 398 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:39,479 Speaker 1: alexandra she's. Eight she came in and got in bed with, 399 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:42,680 Speaker 1: us and she, Said, daddy after you get through praying, 400 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:43,960 Speaker 1: today will you. 401 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:44,880 Speaker 2: Come out and play with. 402 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: ME i thought to, myself she's seeing the same. 403 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:50,240 Speaker 2: Thing model THAT i saw growing. 404 00:19:50,320 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 1: Up that's saying to Her god is important in our. 405 00:19:53,840 --> 00:19:55,720 Speaker 2: Family he is vital to our. 406 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:58,879 Speaker 1: Lives AND i know some people tell, me, What, joel you, 407 00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:00,720 Speaker 1: KNOW i don't know how to have. TIME i don't 408 00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:03,159 Speaker 1: know how to. Pray i'm not a religious. PERSON i 409 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:05,879 Speaker 1: didn't grow up in church like. You but, no here's the. 410 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:11,080 Speaker 1: Key prayer is just talking To. God sometimes religion makes 411 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 1: things too, complicated makes us think we have to pray 412 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 1: in a fancy, language using these these and the. 413 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:19,400 Speaker 2: House but no pray in your everyday. 414 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:23,159 Speaker 1: Language if your, country the good news Is god talks. 415 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:26,760 Speaker 1: Country if you're From New, York god Talks New. 416 00:20:26,840 --> 00:20:29,600 Speaker 2: York he understands. You we, don't but he. 417 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 1: Does but when you, pray don't get all stiff and 418 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:38,119 Speaker 1: go off into some fancy. Language talk To god like 419 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:41,680 Speaker 1: you're talking to your best. Friends tell him your, concerns 420 00:20:42,080 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 1: the areas that you're struggling, in ask him for his, 421 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:48,879 Speaker 1: help and then always take time to Thank god for 422 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:53,159 Speaker 1: what he's already. Done our praise should always outweigh our. 423 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:57,360 Speaker 1: Petition don't spend your whole quiet time Telling god your. 424 00:20:57,400 --> 00:21:00,320 Speaker 1: Needs he already knows your. Needs take time to thank. 425 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:03,280 Speaker 1: You some people use prayer as a complaining. 426 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 2: Session. 427 00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:06,679 Speaker 1: GOD i don't understand WHY i didn't get that. Promotion 428 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:08,399 Speaker 1: when AM i going to get? Married And, god my 429 00:21:08,440 --> 00:21:11,560 Speaker 1: back's been hurting for three, weeks SO i don't know about. 430 00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 1: You but when my children complain and tell me what's 431 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:17,600 Speaker 1: wrong and what they don't, HAVE i don't want to 432 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:19,840 Speaker 1: do anything for them at. All in, FACT i want 433 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:22,160 Speaker 1: to get as far away from them AS i possibly. 434 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:24,800 Speaker 1: Can but on the other, hand when they come to 435 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:25,680 Speaker 1: me and, Say. 436 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 2: DADDY i love. You you're the best dad in the. 437 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 1: World i'm so glad you're my, Father well they might 438 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:32,399 Speaker 1: as well go get the car. 439 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:33,639 Speaker 2: Keys we're going to toys r. 440 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 1: US i Believe god is the same. Way you get 441 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:42,320 Speaker 1: up in the morning and you take time to Say, 442 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:45,120 Speaker 1: GOD i love, you you think him for what he's 443 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:46,320 Speaker 1: already done in your. 444 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:47,840 Speaker 2: Life that's When. 445 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:49,959 Speaker 1: God will do more than you can even ask or. 446 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:52,639 Speaker 1: Think and in your quiet, time when you read the. 447 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:55,520 Speaker 1: Scripture don't get bogged down with things that you don't. 448 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:58,880 Speaker 1: Understand AS i, Said i've read passages before and THOUGHT 449 00:21:58,880 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 1: i have no idea what that's talking. 450 00:22:00,359 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 2: About But i've. 451 00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:04,800 Speaker 1: Learned to just read it and move. On, see The 452 00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:08,680 Speaker 1: Holy spirit is called our. Teacher if you'll stay, open 453 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:11,159 Speaker 1: he'll make sure you understand. 454 00:22:10,800 --> 00:22:14,439 Speaker 2: Exactly what you need to. Understand in some, scriptures they're 455 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:19,480 Speaker 2: plain and. Simple don't, complain love your. Enemies by. 456 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:22,640 Speaker 1: Grace we're saved if you believe all things are. Possible 457 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:25,639 Speaker 1: there's a lot we can all, understand and we need to. 458 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:29,600 Speaker 1: Realize god's word is like a. Seed once you put 459 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:32,879 Speaker 1: it in, you it never. Dies you may not understand it, 460 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:36,040 Speaker 1: now but at the right, time when you need, It 461 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:37,560 Speaker 1: god will cause it to come. 462 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:39,360 Speaker 2: Alive my father. 463 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:41,520 Speaker 1: Used to, say Put god's word in you when you 464 00:22:41,560 --> 00:22:43,760 Speaker 1: don't need, it and it'll be there when. 465 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:44,080 Speaker 2: You do need. 466 00:22:44,119 --> 00:22:46,720 Speaker 1: IT a lot of people, today AND i don't mean this, 467 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:50,280 Speaker 1: critically but they never, pray they never read the scripture. 468 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:52,919 Speaker 2: Unless they're having a major. Crisis there's nothing wrong with. 469 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 2: That god wants to help. 470 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:56,520 Speaker 1: Us but the Point i'm making is there is so 471 00:22:56,680 --> 00:23:00,359 Speaker 1: much more benefit if we'd make spending time With god 472 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 1: a part of our everyday. 473 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:04,200 Speaker 2: LIFE i heard about this young. 474 00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 1: Man he was waised in a home that didn't have 475 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:10,919 Speaker 1: any spiritual, emphasis and his parents they were fine, people 476 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:13,239 Speaker 1: but they didn't have much to do With. God they 477 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:14,639 Speaker 1: might pray over the food once. 478 00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:16,600 Speaker 2: Or twice a year at dinner, time that's about. 479 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:19,119 Speaker 1: It and one, day when he was eight years, old 480 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:21,680 Speaker 1: all of his friends were going to a summer camp 481 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:24,520 Speaker 1: put on by the local. Church he really wanted to, 482 00:23:24,560 --> 00:23:27,520 Speaker 1: go and so his mother made the. Arrangements when he got, 483 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:29,560 Speaker 1: there he noticed up on the platform there. 484 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:30,159 Speaker 2: Was this large. 485 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:34,640 Speaker 1: Trophy this young man was very, competitive great in, sports 486 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:37,200 Speaker 1: great in, academics and he made up his mind right 487 00:23:37,240 --> 00:23:39,399 Speaker 1: then and there he was going to do whatever it 488 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:42,199 Speaker 1: took to win that. Trophy come to find, out the 489 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:45,199 Speaker 1: trophy was going to be given to the person that 490 00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:49,560 Speaker 1: had memorized the Most scripture. Verses this young man never 491 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:52,960 Speaker 1: been to, church never basically read His, bible but he 492 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:56,720 Speaker 1: was so. Determined over the next two, days he memorized 493 00:23:56,760 --> 00:23:59,240 Speaker 1: over thirty passages Of scripture and won the. 494 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:02,240 Speaker 2: Trophy was so. Excited, well fifteen. 495 00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:05,159 Speaker 1: Years, later he was a College All american football, player 496 00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:08,240 Speaker 1: had a dream of playing in THE, Nfl but one 497 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:11,600 Speaker 1: day after, practice had a terrible pain in his chest 498 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:15,840 Speaker 1: got so bad he finally passed. Out long story, Short 499 00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:18,360 Speaker 1: at twenty three years, old he had a massive heart, 500 00:24:18,359 --> 00:24:21,880 Speaker 1: attack woke up in the emergency room with tubes coming 501 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:23,800 Speaker 1: out of him, everywhere scared to. 502 00:24:23,840 --> 00:24:26,240 Speaker 2: Death didn't know what to. Do then he. 503 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:28,520 Speaker 1: Told how all of a, sudden from way down in, 504 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 1: here those scriptures that he had memorized started coming up once. 505 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:36,400 Speaker 1: Again here he hadn't thought about them in over fifteen. 506 00:24:36,520 --> 00:24:40,400 Speaker 1: Years but, See god's word is like a. Seed it's 507 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:43,200 Speaker 1: alive and full of power on the, inside and when 508 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:46,200 Speaker 1: you need, it it's gonna take, Root it's gonna spring. 509 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:49,600 Speaker 2: Forth he started quoting the scripture over and. 510 00:24:49,560 --> 00:24:52,960 Speaker 1: Over, again things like THOUGH i walked through the valley 511 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:55,679 Speaker 1: of the shadow Of, DEATH i will fear no, evil 512 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:58,480 Speaker 1: for you are with. Me he told how all the 513 00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:02,160 Speaker 1: fear left and he felt this incredible. Peace the doctors 514 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:04,440 Speaker 1: didn't think he would make, It but today that young 515 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:07,240 Speaker 1: man's as healthy as can. Be he goes all over 516 00:25:07,280 --> 00:25:11,280 Speaker 1: the world visiting high, schools sharing his message of hope 517 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:12,160 Speaker 1: with other young. 518 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:14,760 Speaker 2: People but it all started back when he put the 519 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:15,479 Speaker 2: seed in. 520 00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:19,560 Speaker 1: Him you may not understand everything you. Read in, fact 521 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:21,639 Speaker 1: some mornings you'll, think, Man i'm wasting my. TIME i 522 00:25:21,680 --> 00:25:25,280 Speaker 1: could be. Sleeping but, No please realize the seed is 523 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:27,880 Speaker 1: going into you and when you need, It god will 524 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:30,920 Speaker 1: make sure that it comes. Alive and, really we all 525 00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:33,720 Speaker 1: have those times where we read the scriptures five minutes 526 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:35,040 Speaker 1: later we can't even remember what we. 527 00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:38,040 Speaker 2: Read we must have been. Daydreaming or we take time 528 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:40,480 Speaker 2: to pray and we don't feel. Anything we don't think 529 00:25:40,480 --> 00:25:41,480 Speaker 2: the prayer went past the. 530 00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 1: Ceiling but even in the dry, seasons even when you 531 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:47,880 Speaker 1: don't feel, anything know, This god. 532 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:49,000 Speaker 2: Sees the effort that you're. 533 00:25:49,040 --> 00:25:52,280 Speaker 1: Making he sees you're getting up, early he sees you 534 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:52,760 Speaker 1: taking the. 535 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:54,280 Speaker 2: Time and it's not so. 536 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:57,080 Speaker 1: Much what we feel or even what we learn or 537 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:59,720 Speaker 1: what we. Remember it's the fact that you took time 538 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:03,120 Speaker 1: to Honor. God you made a sacrifice to Give god 539 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:05,560 Speaker 1: the first part of your. Day you do that that 540 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:08,680 Speaker 1: Gets god's. Attention that's when you're going to be empowered 541 00:26:08,680 --> 00:26:10,679 Speaker 1: for the. Day that means you're going to have the, 542 00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:14,080 Speaker 1: strength the, favor the, peace the. Wisdom you'll get the 543 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:16,840 Speaker 1: breaks you need to live that day in victory and, 544 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:18,960 Speaker 1: friends What i'm asking us to do today is not, 545 00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:22,280 Speaker 1: hard but it's one of the most important habits we 546 00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:22,760 Speaker 1: could ever. 547 00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:24,200 Speaker 2: Form if you. 548 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:27,119 Speaker 1: Don't have a regular quiet, time make a decision to, 549 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:30,600 Speaker 1: start and if you, do be determined to stick with. 550 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:33,240 Speaker 1: It don't think that it's not doing any. Good it's 551 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:36,000 Speaker 1: not only keeping your inner man, strong but it's setting 552 00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:38,560 Speaker 1: the tone for the entire. Day you've got to get 553 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:41,240 Speaker 1: filled up before you go, out and some of you 554 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:44,320 Speaker 1: this is the only thing that's holding you. Back you Love, 555 00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:48,200 Speaker 1: god you're, dedicated you're, talented but you're not taking time 556 00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:51,080 Speaker 1: to get empowered each. Day you're not getting your inner 557 00:26:51,119 --> 00:26:54,359 Speaker 1: man refueled and re. Energized why don't you make these? 558 00:26:54,440 --> 00:26:57,760 Speaker 1: Changes get up every morning and spend time With. God 559 00:26:58,240 --> 00:27:02,399 Speaker 1: draw strength from, him receive his, wisdom receive his. Peace 560 00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:05,080 Speaker 1: if you will start the day off, RIGHT i know 561 00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:07,919 Speaker 1: you'll rise higher and. Higher god will pour out his 562 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:10,680 Speaker 1: blessings in, favor and you'll live the life of victory 563 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:11,359 Speaker 1: he has in. 564 00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:13,000 Speaker 2: Story, amen do you receive it? 565 00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:17,600 Speaker 1: Today we never like to close our broadcast without giving 566 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:20,199 Speaker 1: you an opportunity to Make jesus the lord of your. 567 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:24,040 Speaker 1: Life would you pray with me just Say Lord, JESUS 568 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:29,720 Speaker 1: i repent of my. Sins come into my. HEART i 569 00:27:29,880 --> 00:27:33,639 Speaker 1: make you My lord and. Savior, friends if you prayed 570 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:36,960 Speaker 1: that simple, prayer we believe you got born. Again get 571 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:40,000 Speaker 1: in a Good bible based. Church Keep god first. Place 572 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:42,520 Speaker 1: he's going to take your places that you've never dreamed. 573 00:27:42,560 --> 00:27:47,240 Speaker 3: Of it's a new, year an opportunity for a fresh. 574 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:51,159 Speaker 3: Start it's a new, year time to forget the struggles 575 00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:54,320 Speaker 3: of the past and make room for new. Blessings it's 576 00:27:54,320 --> 00:27:57,879 Speaker 3: a new, year the perfect time to build expectation and 577 00:27:57,960 --> 00:28:01,640 Speaker 3: faith for an amazing new. Season the beginning of. 578 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:04,080 Speaker 1: The year is a great time to start afresh and 579 00:28:04,119 --> 00:28:07,080 Speaker 1: anew to let go of negative things of the past 580 00:28:07,320 --> 00:28:09,679 Speaker 1: and to get ready for the new Things god has in. 581 00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:14,800 Speaker 1: Store Every january we create a new devotional. 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