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It helps keep the 41 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 7: ministry going. 42 00:01:45,680 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 4: Enjoy the message. 43 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 5: Well DoD Bless you. 44 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 7: It's a joy to come into your homes and if 45 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 7: you're ever in our area, please stop buy and be 46 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 7: a part of one of our services. 47 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 5: I promise you we'll make you feel right at home. 48 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 7: These are the finest people in all the Houston, Texas. 49 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 5: Right here at Lakewood. Thanks for tuning in. 50 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:18,519 Speaker 7: Thank you again for coming out and I like to 51 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 7: start with something funny. And I heard about this burglar 52 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 7: that broke into a home one night. As he was 53 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 7: stealing the stereo, he heard a voice saying, Jesus is 54 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 7: watching you. He froze in his tracks and shined his 55 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 7: flight slide over in the corner of the room, and 56 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:36,920 Speaker 7: he saw a parrot. He said, did you say that 57 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,920 Speaker 7: to me? The parrot said yes, I'm just trying to 58 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:43,640 Speaker 7: warn you. Burglar said, warn me, what are you talking about? 59 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 5: Who are you? Parrot said, my name is Moses. Burglar laughed. 60 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 7: Said what kind of crazy people would name a parrot Moses. 61 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:54,839 Speaker 7: The parrot said the same kind of people that would 62 00:02:54,919 --> 00:03:00,359 Speaker 7: name a one hundred and fifty pound rottweiler. Jesus, hold 63 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 7: up your Bible. Say it like you mean it. This 64 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:05,640 Speaker 7: is my Bible. I am what it says. 65 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 2: I am. 66 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:08,920 Speaker 7: I have what it says I have. I can do 67 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 7: what it says I can do. Today I will be 68 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 7: talked the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind 69 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 7: is alert, my heart is receptive. I will never be 70 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 7: the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want 71 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 7: to talk to you today about staying in the game. 72 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 5: It's easy to have. 73 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 7: A good attitude and pursue our dreams as long as 74 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 7: everything is going our way. 75 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 5: That doesn't take a lot of faith. 76 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 7: But what about the difficult times when a relationship doesn't 77 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 7: work out, we get a bad health report, a friend 78 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 7: does us wrong. 79 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 5: It's easy to lose. 80 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 7: Our passion when we're hurt, the disappointment, the business that 81 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 7: didn't make it, the breakup that was painful. Many people 82 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 7: are sitting on the sidelines of life because they're injured. 83 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 7: Now they're nursing their wounds, not moving forward because of 84 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 7: what they've been through. Now, you may have a reason 85 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 7: to feel sorry for yourself, but you don't have a right. 86 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 7: God promised he will give you beauty for those ashes. 87 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:17,719 Speaker 7: He said he would pay you back double for the wrongs. 88 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 7: But you have to do your part. And if you're 89 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:22,839 Speaker 7: going to see the beauty, if you're going to see 90 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 7: the double, shake off the self pity. You got to 91 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:29,359 Speaker 7: shake off the discouragement and get back in the game. 92 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 7: Every person has injuries, we all have wounds. But you 93 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 7: can't let a loss, a health issue, a divorce be 94 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 7: an excuse to sit on the sidelines. Sometimes in life 95 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 7: you have to play in pain. I was watching the 96 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 7: football game a while back and one of the players 97 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 7: had a broken. 98 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 5: Hand and bruised ribs. 99 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:56,480 Speaker 7: He's a big offensive lineman. He wasn't expected to play. 100 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:59,559 Speaker 7: The trainers wanted him to sit out, but he wasn't 101 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 7: about to miss the game. Had a big cast on 102 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:06,239 Speaker 7: his arm. It's wearing a special vest to protect his ribs. 103 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 5: He's all bandaged up. 104 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:11,160 Speaker 7: He looked like a mummy, and a reporter asked him 105 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:14,480 Speaker 7: how he felt. He said, it's a little painful, but 106 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:18,600 Speaker 7: I'd rather be in the game in pain than sitting. 107 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 5: On the sidelines watching. 108 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 7: And if you're going to become all God's created you 109 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 7: to be, you can't let that injury, that hurt, that 110 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 7: disappointment caused you to sit on the sidelines. Do like 111 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 7: this player, bandage up what's hurting, forgive the person that 112 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 7: did you wrong, let go of what. 113 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:40,039 Speaker 5: Didn't work out, and get back in the game. 114 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:43,719 Speaker 7: I saw a lady in our lobbies last week that 115 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:46,320 Speaker 7: I haven't seen in a long long time. She's an 116 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 7: older woman, very faithful, tends our services regularly. I said 117 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 7: in passing, Hey, I haven't seen you lately. Where have 118 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:56,920 Speaker 7: you been, she said, Joel, I had to have an 119 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 7: emergency surgery, been in the hospital for three months. 120 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 5: Said Wow, I'm so glad to have you back. How 121 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:04,720 Speaker 5: are you doing? 122 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 7: For as long as I live, I will never forget 123 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 7: her words. She said, I'm hurting, but I'm here. That's 124 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:18,159 Speaker 7: the kind of people God rewards faithful people, people that 125 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:22,440 Speaker 7: are determined, people that get knocked down but don't stay down. 126 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:23,679 Speaker 5: They get back up again. 127 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 7: You don't let the hurt, the pain, the bad break 128 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 7: cause you to get bitter, to lose your passion, to 129 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:34,359 Speaker 7: start blaming God. No, like this lady, you stay in 130 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:38,360 Speaker 7: the game no matter what life deals our way. Our 131 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:43,160 Speaker 7: attitude should be. I'm hurting, but I'm still here. Friended 132 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:46,839 Speaker 7: me wrong, but I'm still here. Business is slow, but 133 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:50,479 Speaker 7: I'm still here. Didn't feel like coming, but I'm still here. 134 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:53,600 Speaker 7: You got to have a made up mind. You're going 135 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 7: to stay in the game. You're not going to be 136 00:06:56,440 --> 00:07:00,600 Speaker 7: faithful as long as you feel perfectly well, as long 137 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:03,279 Speaker 7: as everybody treats you right, as long as it's. 138 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:04,920 Speaker 5: Sunny and cool outside. 139 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 7: Now, where are the people like this lady that have 140 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 7: a made up mind. I'm hurting, but I'm still coming. 141 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:16,160 Speaker 7: Boss did me wrong, but I'm still getting to work 142 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 7: on time, being my best. My child won't speak to me. 143 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:23,239 Speaker 7: It's breaking my heart. I'm in pain, but I'm still 144 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 7: singing in the choir. I'm still ushering each week. I'm 145 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:29,320 Speaker 7: still being good to a friend that's in need. I've 146 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 7: still got a smile. I'm still giving God praise. Listen, 147 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 7: anybody can sit on the sidelines. Anybody can find an 148 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 7: excuse to be sour, to drop out, to give up 149 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 7: on life. I'm asking you to stay in the game. 150 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 7: And when you're hurting, when you're in pain, it's easy 151 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:51,080 Speaker 7: to become ingrown to where all you think about is 152 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 7: my hurt, my disappointment, my bed break. All that's going 153 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:59,120 Speaker 7: to do is bring more discouragement, more self pity. 154 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 5: Eventually even depression. 155 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 7: One of the best things you can do when you're 156 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 7: hurting is go out and help somebody else that's hurting. 157 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 7: Get your mind off of your problems, off of your pain, 158 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 7: and go help somebody else in need. When you help 159 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:19,120 Speaker 7: others in your time of need, that's a seed you're 160 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 7: sewing that God can use to change your own situation. 161 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:25,960 Speaker 7: This is what my mother did in nineteen eighty one 162 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 7: when she was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer, given a 163 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 7: few weeks to live. She didn't feel well. She had 164 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 7: a good reason to be discouraged. She had a good 165 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 7: excuse to go home, go to bed, pull the curtains, 166 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:41,560 Speaker 7: and be depressed. 167 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 5: She was injured. 168 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:46,200 Speaker 7: She could have sat on the sidelines. Nobody would have 169 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:50,960 Speaker 7: faulted her. But my mother understood this principle. She stayed 170 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:54,680 Speaker 7: in the game. She would drive across town to pray 171 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 7: for a friend of hers that was sick. The truth 172 00:08:58,080 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 7: is she needed more prayer. 173 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 5: Than that for riens. But my mother was so in 174 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:02,440 Speaker 5: a seed. 175 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 7: She would come to church every weekend and pray for 176 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:07,480 Speaker 7: other people that were in need. 177 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 5: She was injured, but she was still in the game. 178 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 7: Sometimes in life you got to play in pain. 179 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:17,960 Speaker 5: You don't feel like it. It's not easy. 180 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 7: Every voice will tell you you're done, there's nothing good in 181 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 7: your future. 182 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 5: No, don't believe those lies. God sees your effort. 183 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 7: It's one thing to do the right thing, make good decisions. 184 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 7: When everything's going our way, that's great. 185 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:34,719 Speaker 5: God rewards that. 186 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 7: But when times are tough and nothing's going your way, 187 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 7: you're hurting. You should be on the sidelines, nursing your wound. 188 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 7: But instead you're still in the game. You're still getting 189 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 7: to work on time, you're still being good to someone, 190 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 7: You're still expecting God to turn it around. That gets 191 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:55,160 Speaker 7: God's attention in a new way. 192 00:09:56,040 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 5: God has a. 193 00:09:56,880 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 7: Greater reward for people who are faithful in the tough times. 194 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:05,680 Speaker 7: Years ago, my sister Lisa went through an unwanted divorce. 195 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 5: She was in her early twenties, and she was so devastated. 196 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 7: Was an unfair situation, and for weeks she was so 197 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 7: depressed that she wouldn't leave the house. 198 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:20,959 Speaker 5: Practically wouldn't even come out of her room in the morning. 199 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:24,559 Speaker 7: She couldn't wait for it to get dark at nighttime, 200 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:29,000 Speaker 7: she couldn't wait for the morning. She wasn't living, just existing. 201 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:32,280 Speaker 7: One day she called my father and she was crying. 202 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:35,280 Speaker 7: She said, Daddy, I think I'm having a nervous breakdown. 203 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 7: She was in so much pain, she was overwhelmed, and 204 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 7: we as a family, of course, we tried to cheer up, 205 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 7: we tried to encourage her, but it's like we couldn't 206 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:47,560 Speaker 7: get her out of that deep hold of depression. A 207 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:50,040 Speaker 7: minister friend of ours was speaking at the church at 208 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 7: that time. 209 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:52,559 Speaker 5: His name is T. L. Osborne. 210 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 7: He got on the phone said, Lisa, nobody can bring 211 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:01,440 Speaker 7: you out of this except you. You know I love you, Lisa, 212 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:04,880 Speaker 7: but you got to quit feeling sorry for yourself. Quit 213 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 7: nursing your wounds, quit thinking about your problem, get out 214 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 7: of the house and move forward with your life. At first, 215 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 7: Lisa was defensive, almost offended, thinking, you don't know the 216 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:20,400 Speaker 7: pain that I'm feeling. You don't know what I'm going through. 217 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 7: This is ruined by life. 218 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:25,359 Speaker 5: Then he made this statement, if you'll. 219 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 7: Move forward, God will take your scars and turn them 220 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 7: into stars for his glory. When she heard that, something 221 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 7: ignited on the inside. It's like a stronghold was broken 222 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:39,720 Speaker 7: in her mind. 223 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:43,440 Speaker 5: Instead of sitting at home feeling sorry for herself, she 224 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:44,959 Speaker 5: went up to the church and. 225 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:48,319 Speaker 7: Started a class every week for people who were believing 226 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:51,679 Speaker 7: for their marriages to be restored. She reached out to 227 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 7: other people that were hurting. She was injured, but she 228 00:11:55,520 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 7: got back in the game by her action. She was saying, 229 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 7: I'm hurting, but I'm still here. I'm disappointed, but I'm 230 00:12:03,800 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 7: still here. They did me wrong, but I'm still here. 231 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:11,640 Speaker 7: Lisa could still be bitter with a chip on her shoulder, 232 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 7: blaming God. But she made the decision to get back 233 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:18,880 Speaker 7: in the game. Today, more than twenty years later, she's 234 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 7: happily married, great husband, three beautiful children. She saw what 235 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:28,239 Speaker 7: God promised. He took the scars and turned them into stars. 236 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 7: He gave her beauty for those ashes. But it all 237 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 7: happened when she made the decision to. 238 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 5: Get back in the game. 239 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 7: Isaiah put it this way, a rise from the depression 240 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 7: in which the circumstances have kept you, rise to a 241 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:45,840 Speaker 7: new life. 242 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 5: Notice, if you want a new life, there's something you 243 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 5: have to do. 244 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:53,640 Speaker 7: You can't sit back in self pity. You can't wait 245 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 7: till all your wounds heal and you feel one hundred percent. 246 00:12:57,480 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 7: You got to do like Lisa and a rise from 247 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:05,080 Speaker 7: that discouragement. Shake off what didn't work out, Quit mourning 248 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:08,240 Speaker 7: over what you've lost, Quit dwelling on who hurts you 249 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:12,599 Speaker 7: and how unfair it was, and rise to a new life. 250 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:16,679 Speaker 7: When God sees you in the game, pain in awe, 251 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 7: bandages in awe, when you show up with that attitude. 252 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 7: I'm hurting but I'm still here. I'm hurting but I 253 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:28,200 Speaker 7: know God is still on the throne. I'm hurting, but 254 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:31,840 Speaker 7: I'm expecting God to turn it around. That's when the 255 00:13:31,880 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 7: creator of the universe goes to work. That's when God 256 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 7: will pay you back for the wrongs that have happened 257 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:41,080 Speaker 7: to you. Some of you are in a tough times. 258 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:44,960 Speaker 7: You're sitting on the sidelines. God is saying, or rise 259 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 7: and get back in the game. If a friend betrayed you, 260 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:52,640 Speaker 7: don't go through life lonely. Go out and find some 261 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:56,360 Speaker 7: new friends. The right people are in your future. If 262 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:59,240 Speaker 7: you lost your job, don't sit around complaining, go out 263 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:02,440 Speaker 7: and find another job. When one door closes, God will 264 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 7: always open up another door. If you're facing a health issue, 265 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:11,679 Speaker 7: fighting that sickness, don't give up on life and start 266 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:16,560 Speaker 7: planning your funeral. Arise from that discouragement. When God sees 267 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 7: you do your part, he will do his part. He'll 268 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 7: give you a new life. That means he'll restore your health, 269 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:26,920 Speaker 7: give you new opportunities, new relationships. 270 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:29,479 Speaker 5: He'll give you a new perspective. 271 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 7: You will see, even though it's painful, it is not 272 00:14:33,760 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 7: the end. Even though it was unfair, it. 273 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:37,840 Speaker 5: Is not over. 274 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:44,000 Speaker 7: There is still life after the sickness, life after the divorce, 275 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:46,360 Speaker 7: life after the bad break. 276 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:50,040 Speaker 5: A full life is still in front of you. Job 277 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 5: experienced this. 278 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 7: He went through all kinds of tough times. Everything that 279 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:58,360 Speaker 7: could go wrong did. He was tempted to sit on 280 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:01,600 Speaker 7: the sidelines of life. His wife told him, Job, just 281 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 7: give up. It's never going to get any better. But 282 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:07,960 Speaker 7: in the midst of that pain, Job said, I know. 283 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 5: My Redeemer lives. 284 00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:13,000 Speaker 7: He was saying, in effect, I'm hurting, but I'm still 285 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 7: in the game. I'm hurting, but i know my God 286 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 7: is still on the throne. A year later, when he 287 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 7: came through that challenge, God not only brought him out, 288 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:26,840 Speaker 7: but God paid him back double for what he had lost. 289 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:32,080 Speaker 7: The scripture says after this Job lived one hundred and 290 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:38,080 Speaker 7: forty years and saw his grandchildren down to four generations. Notice, 291 00:15:38,360 --> 00:15:43,840 Speaker 7: after the trouble, after the loss, after the sickness, after 292 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 7: the business went down, after the bottom fell out, his 293 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:50,480 Speaker 7: life was not over. He didn't end on a sour, 294 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:54,480 Speaker 7: defeated note. He went on to live a blessed, happy 295 00:15:55,000 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 7: one hundred and forty years, enjoying his grandchildren, accomplishing his dreams, 296 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:05,280 Speaker 7: fulfilling his destiny. What am I saying? Your life is 297 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:08,480 Speaker 7: not over because you had a setback. God has an 298 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 7: after this in your future. When we go through tough times, 299 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 7: don't be surprised if the enemy doesn't whisper in your ear. 300 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:18,480 Speaker 7: You'll never be as happy as you used to be. 301 00:16:18,880 --> 00:16:21,880 Speaker 7: You've seen your best days. This setback is the end 302 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:24,440 Speaker 7: of you. No let that go in one ear and 303 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:27,240 Speaker 7: out the other. God is saying to you what he 304 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:31,720 Speaker 7: said to Job after the cancer, after the bad break, 305 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 7: after the disappointment, there is. 306 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 5: Still a full life. 307 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 7: You have not danced your best dance, you have not 308 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 7: laughed your best laugh, you have not dreamed your best dream. 309 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 7: If you will stay in the game and not get bitter, 310 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 7: God has an after this in your future. Like Job, 311 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:53,480 Speaker 7: He's not only gonna bring you out, He's gonna bring 312 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 7: you out with double. 313 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:55,160 Speaker 5: What you had before. 314 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:59,480 Speaker 7: You may have seen the football game last Sunday. One 315 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 7: of the players younger brothers was tragically killed in an accident. 316 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:04,680 Speaker 5: The day before. 317 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:09,399 Speaker 7: This player practically raised his siblings. They were extremely close. 318 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 7: You can imagine the pain and shock he must have 319 00:17:12,359 --> 00:17:14,879 Speaker 7: been in. The coach told him to go back home 320 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:18,400 Speaker 7: and spend as much time as he needed with his family, but. 321 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:20,760 Speaker 5: He said, no, Coach, I'm going to play in the 322 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:21,639 Speaker 5: game tomorrow. 323 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:25,080 Speaker 7: In memory of my brother. I know that's what he 324 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 7: would want me to do. It's interesting this player had 325 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:31,440 Speaker 7: one of the greatest games of his career. He caught 326 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:36,359 Speaker 7: an incredible touchdown pass, made other great plays. Some people 327 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:39,800 Speaker 7: would see it as a coincidence, just the adrenaline of 328 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:42,919 Speaker 7: the moment, But I see it as the hand of God. 329 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:46,159 Speaker 7: I believe God was saying, if you'll dare stay in 330 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:49,119 Speaker 7: the game, if you'll dare play with pain, then. 331 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:51,439 Speaker 5: I'll breathe my favor on your life. 332 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 7: When God sees you in the game, when at least 333 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:59,119 Speaker 7: in the natural you should be on the sidelines nursing 334 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:03,119 Speaker 7: your wounds. Everybody would understand if you were bitter you 335 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:06,359 Speaker 7: lost a loved one in an accident, we'd understand if 336 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:07,600 Speaker 7: you had a bad attitude. 337 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 5: You're facing a serious illness, raising. 338 00:18:10,520 --> 00:18:13,720 Speaker 7: A special needs child in the middle of a legal battle. 339 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:17,960 Speaker 7: Nobody would fault you for being discouraged. That's what most 340 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 7: people expect. But when you defy the odds and say, hey, 341 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:27,320 Speaker 7: I'm hurting, but I'm still here. The medical report wasn't good, 342 00:18:27,560 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 7: but I'm still. 343 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:29,240 Speaker 5: Giving God praise. 344 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 7: The loan didn't go through, but I still have a smile. 345 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:36,119 Speaker 7: I didn't get that promotion, but I'm still volunteering in 346 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:36,800 Speaker 7: the nursery. 347 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:41,439 Speaker 5: When you play in pain, the most powerful force in 348 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:43,840 Speaker 5: the universe breathe in your direction. 349 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 7: You may be in a difficult time. You could easily 350 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:51,640 Speaker 7: be discouraged, but God is saying it's time to wipe 351 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:56,119 Speaker 7: away the tears, wash your face, put on a new attitude, 352 00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:57,680 Speaker 7: and get back in the game. 353 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:00,800 Speaker 5: You may not be able to to do what you 354 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:05,560 Speaker 5: used to. You've got some aches, some limitations. That's all right. 355 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:10,800 Speaker 7: God is not necessarily concerned about your performance. He's looking 356 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:14,080 Speaker 7: at the fact that you're even in the game. You 357 00:19:14,119 --> 00:19:16,880 Speaker 7: could have a chip on your shoulder. You could be 358 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:21,080 Speaker 7: sitting on the sidelines. Some of you just being here today, 359 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:24,439 Speaker 7: just flipping on the channel. That took an act of 360 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 7: your faith. Every voice told you don't go today. You're tired, 361 00:19:30,119 --> 00:19:31,159 Speaker 7: you're disappointed. 362 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:34,240 Speaker 5: You had a set back. That's a waste of your time. 363 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:37,480 Speaker 7: You had all these excuses to sit on the sidelines, 364 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:40,840 Speaker 7: but you shook it off and came anyway. Let me 365 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:45,000 Speaker 7: assure you God sees your effort. God knows what it 366 00:19:45,040 --> 00:19:47,400 Speaker 7: took to be here, what it took to even turn 367 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:52,440 Speaker 7: the channel on. Nobody else knows the battles you had 368 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:55,919 Speaker 7: to fight to get here, the discouragement you had to overcome. 369 00:19:56,359 --> 00:19:59,240 Speaker 7: They didn't see all the opportunities you had to get 370 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:02,720 Speaker 7: sour and throw in the towel. Just the fact that 371 00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:06,160 Speaker 7: you showed up. You're saying to God you are still 372 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 7: on the throne. You're saying to yourself, I'm in it 373 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:12,399 Speaker 7: for the long haul. And you're saying to the enemy, 374 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:15,679 Speaker 7: you're under my feet. There's nothing you can do to 375 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:17,080 Speaker 7: keep me from my destiny. 376 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 5: Listen, the moment you walked. 377 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:22,800 Speaker 7: In these doors, the moment you flipped on the channel, 378 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:27,080 Speaker 7: all the forces of darkness begin to tremble. Because when 379 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:30,639 Speaker 7: you honor God, especially in a tough time when you 380 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:34,920 Speaker 7: could be complaining but instead you're praising, that gives the. 381 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 5: Enemy a nervous breakdown. 382 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:39,040 Speaker 7: He doesn't know what to do with people to just 383 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:39,920 Speaker 7: stay in the game. 384 00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:45,800 Speaker 5: Friends, God sees your effort, he sees your sacrifice. 385 00:20:46,359 --> 00:20:49,720 Speaker 7: When Jesus was here on this earth, he felt every pain, 386 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:53,399 Speaker 7: every emotion that we would ever feel. He knows what 387 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:56,440 Speaker 7: it's like to be lonely, to go through a loss, 388 00:20:56,880 --> 00:21:00,800 Speaker 7: to be betrayed, to be discouraged, so much so that 389 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 7: he sweat great drops of blood. 390 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:04,760 Speaker 5: He's been where we are. 391 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:08,639 Speaker 7: The scripture says, he is touched with the feelings of 392 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:13,400 Speaker 7: our infirmities. When you hurt, God feels the pain. You're 393 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:17,719 Speaker 7: his most surprised possession. You're his child. When you arise 394 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:20,920 Speaker 7: in spite of the pain and get in the game, 395 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:24,680 Speaker 7: that's the seed God will use to take the scar 396 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:26,359 Speaker 7: and turn it into a star. 397 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:30,200 Speaker 5: I met a man in our lobby a while back, and. 398 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 7: I noticed that he was wearing a wristband from the hospital, 399 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:36,960 Speaker 7: and I asked him if everything was okay. He explained 400 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:41,120 Speaker 7: how he had surgery earlier in that week, a major surgery, 401 00:21:41,119 --> 00:21:43,680 Speaker 7: and he was supposed to stay in the hospital through 402 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:47,359 Speaker 7: the weekend to recover. But he said, doctor, I've got 403 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:50,240 Speaker 7: to go to church on Sunday. I'm an usher. 404 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:51,679 Speaker 5: They'll be expecting me. 405 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:55,280 Speaker 7: The doctor said, no way, sir, I'm not even thinking 406 00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:57,080 Speaker 7: about letting you out of the hospital. You're going to 407 00:21:57,119 --> 00:22:01,800 Speaker 7: stay right here and recover. Said doctor, you don't understand. 408 00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 7: I have to be at church. I never miss a Sunday. 409 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,399 Speaker 7: Doctor looked at him, so let me ask you. Do 410 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:09,520 Speaker 7: you go to Lakewood? 411 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:12,359 Speaker 5: He said, yes, sir, I do. 412 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:16,840 Speaker 7: The doctor said, Lakewood people are the most dedicated, faithful, 413 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:18,920 Speaker 7: happiest people I've ever seen. 414 00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:23,320 Speaker 5: The doctor said, I'm gonna make a deal with you. 415 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:24,480 Speaker 5: I'm gonna give you a. 416 00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:28,040 Speaker 7: Three hour pass to go to church on Sunday morning, 417 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:30,400 Speaker 7: and then you get right back in here and get 418 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 7: in that. 419 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:31,479 Speaker 5: Bed to recover. 420 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:35,359 Speaker 7: He showed up. He was hurting, but he was here. 421 00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:38,400 Speaker 7: He told me before the service, Joel, don't go long. 422 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:39,280 Speaker 5: I'll get in trouble. 423 00:22:41,520 --> 00:22:44,119 Speaker 7: There's a young man that attends here all the time. 424 00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:47,159 Speaker 7: He always has a smile, seems as happy as can be. 425 00:22:47,920 --> 00:22:51,080 Speaker 7: What I didn't realize is he has been on dialysis 426 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:54,960 Speaker 7: for twelve years, much younger than I am. I took 427 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:58,080 Speaker 7: my father to dialysis the last three months of his life. 428 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:01,240 Speaker 7: I know a little bit about that. It's not always easy. 429 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:04,560 Speaker 7: It can be a burden. This young man always wore 430 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 7: long sleeve shirts. One Sunday he came up for prayer. 431 00:23:09,119 --> 00:23:11,880 Speaker 7: I met him at the altar for the first time. Said, hey, 432 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 7: I see out there in the audience all the time. 433 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:15,840 Speaker 7: It's good to finally meet you. Said yeah, Joel, I. 434 00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:19,320 Speaker 5: Never miss a service. I love coming. He rolled up 435 00:23:19,359 --> 00:23:20,040 Speaker 5: his sleeve. 436 00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 7: His whole arm was as red as a tomato. It 437 00:23:25,040 --> 00:23:27,720 Speaker 7: looked like somebody had taken an ice pick and poked 438 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:30,800 Speaker 7: at it for three hours straight. Never seen anything like 439 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:34,520 Speaker 7: that before. I couldn't help but think about all the 440 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:37,680 Speaker 7: times I had seen him out in the audience with his. 441 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:40,639 Speaker 5: Arms up in the air in worship. 442 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:43,080 Speaker 7: Looked like he didn't have a problem in the world, 443 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 7: looking as happy as could be. What I didn't realize 444 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:47,840 Speaker 7: was under that sleeve. 445 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 5: He was injured. He was here, but he was hurting. 446 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:54,159 Speaker 5: He was playing in pain. 447 00:23:54,840 --> 00:23:58,280 Speaker 7: And it's one thing to go through a difficulty and everybody. 448 00:23:57,800 --> 00:23:58,560 Speaker 5: Knows about it. 449 00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:02,080 Speaker 7: You're worried, this courage, you got your friends, your family 450 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:02,840 Speaker 7: members praying. 451 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:04,359 Speaker 5: There's nothing wrong with that. 452 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:08,480 Speaker 7: We're all human, we all have emotions, we handle things 453 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:12,960 Speaker 7: in different ways. But what really gets God's attention is 454 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:16,600 Speaker 7: when you're in a tough time. You're hurting, you're in pain. 455 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:21,320 Speaker 7: But like this young man, you're so stable, you're so consistent, 456 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:25,879 Speaker 7: you're so at peace. Nobody knows anything about it. You 457 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:29,320 Speaker 7: show up to church each week with a smile, You 458 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:31,119 Speaker 7: go to work with a good attitude. 459 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:34,040 Speaker 5: You're kind, friendly, compassionate. 460 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:37,800 Speaker 7: The whole time you're fighting a battle that nobody knows 461 00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:41,040 Speaker 7: anything about. Let me tell you that gets God's attention 462 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:44,399 Speaker 7: in a great, great way. About three months ago, he 463 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:46,800 Speaker 7: came back to the altar. There was a young man 464 00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:50,120 Speaker 7: next to him. He said, Joel, my friend is going 465 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 7: to donate me one of his kidneys. We're going to 466 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:57,480 Speaker 7: have the transplant on Tuesday. Long story short, The procedure 467 00:24:57,520 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 7: went great. The new kidney, Respon did perfectly. Today he's 468 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 7: not on dialysis anymore. 469 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:08,840 Speaker 8: He didn't have to wear long sleeve shirts anymore. He's healthy, 470 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 8: free from that pain. Here's my point. 471 00:25:15,119 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 7: Twelve years after the dialysis, after the struggle, after the pain, 472 00:25:22,280 --> 00:25:24,440 Speaker 7: there was still a bright future in front of him 473 00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:28,400 Speaker 7: because he stayed in the game. Like job he came 474 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:31,280 Speaker 7: in to his after this, God will do the same 475 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:34,160 Speaker 7: thing for you. So a young lady in the scripture 476 00:25:34,560 --> 00:25:36,880 Speaker 7: that went through a time of great pain. Her name 477 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:40,439 Speaker 7: was Ruth. Her husband was killed in a battle. In 478 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:43,760 Speaker 7: a moment her life forever changed. Ruth could have easily 479 00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:47,239 Speaker 7: gotten off into self pity, discouragement. God life is just 480 00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:50,680 Speaker 7: not fair. But Ruth stayed in the game. Her mother 481 00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:53,639 Speaker 7: in law, Naomi, it was her son that was killed. 482 00:25:54,119 --> 00:25:57,080 Speaker 7: She was a widow already she was about to move 483 00:25:57,119 --> 00:26:00,400 Speaker 7: back to her hometown. She said, Ruth, you're a young woman. 484 00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:03,639 Speaker 7: I'm an old lady. You've got a full life in 485 00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:04,200 Speaker 7: front of you. 486 00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:07,240 Speaker 5: Don't worry about me. Just go off and do your 487 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:07,760 Speaker 5: own thing. 488 00:26:08,720 --> 00:26:11,840 Speaker 7: Ruth said, no, Naomi, I'm not gonna leave you by yourself, 489 00:26:12,200 --> 00:26:13,760 Speaker 7: especially when you're hurting. 490 00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:16,680 Speaker 5: I'm gonna go with you and take care of you. 491 00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:20,200 Speaker 5: Even though Ruth was hurting, even though. 492 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:23,359 Speaker 7: She was in pain, she reached out to somebody else 493 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:27,160 Speaker 7: that was hurting. Month after month, Ruth just kept taking 494 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:30,520 Speaker 7: care of Naomi, getting the food, serving her dinner, being 495 00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:33,679 Speaker 7: her friend. One day, Ruth was out in the field 496 00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:37,199 Speaker 7: gathering up wheat for the dinner, and she met this 497 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:38,400 Speaker 7: man named Boaz. 498 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:39,720 Speaker 5: He was the. 499 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:43,680 Speaker 7: Owner of all the fields, the wealthiest man in that area. 500 00:26:43,880 --> 00:26:44,760 Speaker 5: Long story short. 501 00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:47,439 Speaker 7: They fell in love and got married, and God blessed 502 00:26:47,480 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 7: them with a baby boy. They named him Obed. Obed 503 00:26:52,040 --> 00:26:56,919 Speaker 7: had a son named Jesse. Jesse had a son named David. David, 504 00:26:56,920 --> 00:26:58,760 Speaker 7: of course, went on to be the King of Israel, 505 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:02,040 Speaker 7: one of the greatest men that's ever lived. Ruth could 506 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:04,879 Speaker 7: have sat on the sidelines the rest of her life 507 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:08,359 Speaker 7: after that loss, but she understood this principle. 508 00:27:08,760 --> 00:27:12,240 Speaker 5: She played in pain. She was injured, but she kept 509 00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:13,200 Speaker 5: doing the right thing. 510 00:27:13,720 --> 00:27:18,440 Speaker 7: And God had an after this for Ruth, after the loss, 511 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:22,240 Speaker 7: after the pain, God said, I'll give you a great 512 00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:26,199 Speaker 7: great grandson that will change the world. You may be 513 00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:30,080 Speaker 7: in pain today, you suffered a loss, been through a disappointment. 514 00:27:30,359 --> 00:27:34,680 Speaker 7: My message is that is not the end. God still 515 00:27:34,840 --> 00:27:38,000 Speaker 7: has a plan. Now, don't sit around nursing the wound. 516 00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:42,200 Speaker 7: Don't let bitterness and discouragement set the tone for your life. 517 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:46,320 Speaker 7: God is saying arives. Wipe away the tears and get 518 00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:49,800 Speaker 7: back in the game. You may be injured, but dare 519 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:53,760 Speaker 7: to do like Ruth and play in pain. Have the attitude. 520 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:58,080 Speaker 7: I'm hurting, but I'm still here. I'm disappointed, but I've 521 00:27:58,119 --> 00:28:01,080 Speaker 7: still got a smile. They did me wrong, but I'm 522 00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:04,520 Speaker 7: still giving God praise. Friends, if you will stay in 523 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:08,920 Speaker 7: the game, God will always have and after this for you. 524 00:28:09,720 --> 00:28:13,480 Speaker 7: After the loss, you'll meet the right person. After the layoff, 525 00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:16,520 Speaker 7: you'll get a better job. After the sickness, you'll come 526 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:19,960 Speaker 7: out stronger. After the disappointment. You'll still live. 527 00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:21,960 Speaker 5: A blessed, full, happy life. 528 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:24,280 Speaker 7: Just like my mother, Just like the young men with 529 00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:28,479 Speaker 7: the kidney. Just like Ruth, like Job, I believe and 530 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:32,439 Speaker 7: declare in spite of the pain, in spite of the adversity, 531 00:28:32,800 --> 00:28:35,720 Speaker 7: because you're still in the game. God's going to make 532 00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:38,440 Speaker 7: the rest of your life the best of your life. 533 00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:42,920 Speaker 7: You will still fulfill your destiny and become everything that 534 00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:44,520 Speaker 7: God has created you to be. 535 00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:46,440 Speaker 5: In Jesus' name, if. 536 00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:48,520 Speaker 8: You receive it, can you say amen today? 537 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:52,960 Speaker 7: We never like to close our broadcast without giving you 538 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:55,680 Speaker 7: an opportunity to make Jesus the lord of your life. 539 00:28:55,920 --> 00:29:00,280 Speaker 5: Would you pray with me? Just say, Lord, Jesus, I 540 00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:05,320 Speaker 5: repent of my sins. Come into my heart. 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