1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:03,240 Speaker 1: Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. Thanks for listening to 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:06,400 Speaker 1: our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. If you 3 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: enjoy today's message, why don't you be a blessing and 4 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:11,799 Speaker 1: share it with a friend. We appreciate you and pray 5 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 1: for God's very best in your life. God bless you. 6 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: It's great to be with you today, and I hope 7 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:21,800 Speaker 1: you'll stay connected with us during the week through our 8 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: daily podcast, our YouTube channel, social media, and you can 9 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:28,479 Speaker 1: come visit us in person. We'd love to have you 10 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 1: be a part of one of our services. But I 11 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:33,560 Speaker 1: like to start with something funny. And I heard about 12 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: this minister that was driving down the road when he 13 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:39,559 Speaker 1: was pulled over by policeman. The officer came to the 14 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:43,520 Speaker 1: window and smelled alcohol. He saw a thermist and said, sir, 15 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:47,199 Speaker 1: what are you drinking. The minister said, just water. Officer, 16 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: he asked to see the thermos. He took one sniff 17 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 1: and said, smells like wine to me. The minister said, 18 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: what do you know, Jesus did it again? Say it 19 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 1: like you mean it. This is my Bible. I am 20 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 1: what it says, I am, I have what it says 21 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 1: I have, I can do what it says I can 22 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 1: do today. I will be taught the word of God. 23 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:15,199 Speaker 1: I boldly confess. My mind is alert, my heart is receptive. 24 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, God 25 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 1: bless you. I want to talk to you today about trusting. 26 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 1: While you're waiting. We all have times where we feel stuck, 27 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 1: not making progress in our career, haven't met the right person, 28 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:37,039 Speaker 1: problem is not turning around. It's easy to live frustrated, 29 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:41,680 Speaker 1: wondering why we can't move forward, and stress because we're stagnant. 30 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 1: But there are seasons where God will on purpose put 31 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 1: you on hold where you feel restricted no matter how 32 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 1: hard you try. So like there are forces that have 33 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 1: you tied up. We don't understand it, but it's all 34 00:01:56,600 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 1: a part of God's plan. He's getting everything lying for 35 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: your destiny, the right people, the good breaks, amazing relationships, 36 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:10,079 Speaker 1: and some things. If they happen right now, it would 37 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 1: keep us from his best. God has a perfect time 38 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: where everything will come into alignment. He's already written every 39 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: day of your life in his book. He knows exactly 40 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: what you need, when you need it, and where you 41 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: need to be. If you get there too soon or 42 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: too late, it's not going to work. The good news 43 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 1: is God is ordering your steps. He's not going to 44 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: let you miss your purpose. But when we're in a 45 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: growing season, seeing good breaks and new relationships, it's easy 46 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:46,639 Speaker 1: to trust him. That doesn't take much faith. But when 47 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 1: you're in a holding season where you're restricted, it's tempting 48 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:55,919 Speaker 1: to feel forgotten. Overlook like God went on vacation, Joel, 49 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 1: I've been stuck at this same level. God is getting 50 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 1: you in position for blessings, opportunities, divine connections that you've 51 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: never seen. You have to trust him while you're waiting. 52 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: Trust him when you feel stagnant. If you'll keep the 53 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 1: right attitude in the restricted times, you'll come to a 54 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: point where God will loose you from what's holding your back. 55 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 1: The reason He has you restricted is because what He 56 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: has planned is much better than you've imagined. Instead of 57 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 1: resisting the restriction, living sour rest in the restriction, say 58 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 1: like David, God, my times are in your hands. I'm 59 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 1: going to be my best each day and trust you 60 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 1: to get me to where I'm supposed to be. See, 61 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 1: I've learned you can't open a door that God has shut. 62 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 1: You can't move forward when God has put you on hold. 63 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 1: He loves you too much to let you get ahead 64 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 1: of his plan or behind his plan. If you don't 65 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: understand that God has holdings, that it is a part 66 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: of what He's ordained, then you'll live frustrated trying to 67 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 1: force things to happen, when in fact God is the 68 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 1: one not letting you move forward because it would keep 69 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 1: you from the greater things he has in store. March 70 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:20,479 Speaker 1: chapter eleven, Jesus was returning to Jerusalem with his disciples. 71 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 1: He said to two of them in verse two, go 72 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 1: into that village ahead of us. As soon as you 73 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:29,599 Speaker 1: enter it, you'll see a colt tied up that's never 74 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:33,719 Speaker 1: been ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone 75 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 1: ask what you're doing, tell them the Lord has need 76 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: of it. The disciples went to the village, and just 77 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 1: like Jesus said, they saw this baby donkey, a colt 78 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: that was tied up. They went to untie it. Someone 79 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 1: came over and said, what are you doing. It's not 80 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: your colt. You can't take it. They said, the Lord 81 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: has need of it. These people had never seen the disciples, 82 00:04:56,600 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 1: complete strangers. Suddenly they changed their mind. They took it back. 83 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:06,119 Speaker 1: This was the cult that Jesus came riding on into 84 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:10,600 Speaker 1: the city of Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, this triumphant event 85 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 1: where people put branches down and celebrated Jesus as their king. 86 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:18,600 Speaker 1: But think about this colt. It's been tied up his 87 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:23,159 Speaker 1: whole life. It wants to run, play, go have fun. 88 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: Sees other animals out free, going places, carrying things. But 89 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:33,720 Speaker 1: this colt is restricted. It's never been ridden. I'm sure 90 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 1: the colt thought, why did I get tied up? Why 91 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:39,839 Speaker 1: can't I go to different villages? Why won't anybody ride me? 92 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:44,360 Speaker 1: It looked like it was forgotten. But what the colt 93 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 1: could have never known is he was tied up for 94 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:53,640 Speaker 1: a divine purpose. Zachariah prophesied hundreds of years before Jesus' 95 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 1: birth that the Messiah would come riding into Jerusalem on 96 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:02,720 Speaker 1: a colt. This colt thought he was restricted, but really 97 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 1: he was reserved. God had set him apart, kept anyone 98 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: from riding on him, so at the right time, God 99 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:15,160 Speaker 1: could use him for a purpose greater than he ever imagined. 100 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:19,480 Speaker 1: It's the same principle with us. There are times God 101 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 1: has us tied up. We don't understand it. Friends are 102 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 1: being promoted and co workers seeing dreams come to pass 103 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 1: and had relative moved into a nice house. We're working 104 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 1: hard keeping God first place, but doors aren't opening, things 105 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 1: aren't falling into place. Every time we try to move forward, 106 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 1: it's like there are forces pulling us back. We always 107 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:47,839 Speaker 1: think that's the enemy, but sometimes God has us in 108 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 1: a holding season. He's keeping us from what we want 109 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:56,679 Speaker 1: only because he has something so much better. You think 110 00:06:56,680 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 1: you're restricted, have a new perspective. You're resus. God has 111 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 1: set you apart for a higher purpose, something you can't 112 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 1: see that you've never planned. Now, trust him in the 113 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 1: waiting seasons. Don't live frustrated when you feel stagnant, upset 114 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 1: because the door hasn't opened. What if you knew God 115 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 1: was holding you back because his plan is so much better, 116 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 1: you would stay in peace. You would go through the 117 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 1: waiting seasons not sour. Why am I stuck? But in 118 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 1: faith God, I trust your timing. I know I'm not restricted. 119 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 1: I'm reserved that You've set me apart for something amazing, 120 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 1: for your divine purpose. It's interesting that Jesus told the 121 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 1: disciples where the colt was and how it was tied up, 122 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 1: what the people were going to say how to respond. 123 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 1: The whole time, the Colt felt forgotten. But God knew 124 00:07:56,560 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: every detail about the colt. God had already lies the 125 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 1: right people to untie him. He'd already arranged for the 126 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 1: owners to let him go, and made sure it was 127 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 1: tied up at the right house, that it had never 128 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: been ridden. All these details had to come into alignment. 129 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 1: When we're in a stag that season, it's easy to 130 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:20,880 Speaker 1: feel forgotten, Joel, I'm at a disadvantage. I can't get 131 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: a good break. I'd take one step forward and two 132 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 1: steps backwards. But like this cult, God knows exactly where 133 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 1: you are. He knows what's tied you up, the doors 134 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 1: that have closed, the people that have overlooked you. Don't 135 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 1: believe the lies that you're forgotten. God knows every detail 136 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 1: of your life. And the good news is your story 137 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 1: doesn't end in restriction, being held back, tied up. There's 138 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: a time coming where God will say, loose him, untie him. 139 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:57,120 Speaker 1: I have need of him. Notice these owners didn't say no, no, 140 00:08:57,320 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: this is our cult. They didn't fight, they didn't debate, 141 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 1: they didn't call nine to one one. Because what God 142 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:08,520 Speaker 1: has for you, no person can stop, no bad break 143 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:12,960 Speaker 1: no sickness, no force of darkness. You may be tied 144 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 1: up now, but it's only temporary. When you come into 145 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:21,839 Speaker 1: your appointed time, God will release every restriction. He'll loose 146 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:25,800 Speaker 1: you from what's held you back. When the owners asked 147 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 1: what the disciples were doing, Jesus told them to say, 148 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 1: the Lord has need of him. It's significant that this 149 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 1: cult was needed. It had a specific role to play 150 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:41,080 Speaker 1: in the plan of God, was already prophesied hundreds of 151 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 1: years earlier, before you were formed in your mother's womb. 152 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 1: God lined up specific things for you to accomplish. He's 153 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:55,079 Speaker 1: already planned out these times where you will step into favor, opportunity, 154 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 1: and talent that you didn't see coming. And sure, you 155 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:02,840 Speaker 1: may go through some holdings, seasons, times where you feel stagnant, 156 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 1: But like Jesus with this cult, there will be a 157 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 1: time where God says, I have need of you. I 158 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:13,679 Speaker 1: need that cult to carry me into the city. I 159 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 1: need you for this promotion to take your family to 160 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 1: a new level. I need you for this spouse I 161 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:23,280 Speaker 1: have lined up. I need you for this healing that 162 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:26,200 Speaker 1: I've ordained for you. I need you to pastor to 163 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:29,000 Speaker 1: the church, Joel. When your father passed to come out 164 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:34,760 Speaker 1: of obscurity into influence. God has these destiny moments where 165 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:38,559 Speaker 1: he needs you to fulfill the divine purpose that he's 166 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 1: already established. You're not here by accident. You're here on assignment. 167 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:48,719 Speaker 1: The creator of the universe has plans for you. When 168 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 1: you feel restricted, like you're in a holding season, lies 169 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:56,720 Speaker 1: will whisper You're not important, you don't have anything to offer. 170 00:10:57,320 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 1: That's what this cult represents. Tied up up, never been ridden, 171 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:06,920 Speaker 1: nor your time is coming. Keep reminding yourself you're not restricted, 172 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:11,679 Speaker 1: You're reserved. God has set you apart. There are destiny 173 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 1: moments where he will call your name and say, I 174 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:18,560 Speaker 1: have need of Robert, I have need of Linda, I 175 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 1: have need of Jose. Your name has been written into 176 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:26,120 Speaker 1: the story that Almighty God penned before you got here. 177 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 1: When the enemy tries to make you feel insignificant, not worthy, 178 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:35,400 Speaker 1: nothing to offer, just answer back, no, No. The Lord 179 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:38,280 Speaker 1: has need of me, the most highed. God has an 180 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 1: assignment for me to accomplish. I'm on his radar. He's 181 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:46,560 Speaker 1: already planned by days. This cult was hidden in a 182 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 1: small village, tied up in this little neighborhood, not in 183 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 1: the big city where there was opportunity, many people. Surely 184 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 1: someone will notice. It was tied up in an obscure place, 185 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 1: out of the way. All the circumstances said it was stuck, 186 00:12:03,679 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 1: that it never be ridden, never reach its potential. One 187 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:11,439 Speaker 1: day these two disciples showed up to this little village, 188 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 1: this out of the way place, came right to the 189 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 1: cult and untied it. You may feel overlooked. You don't 190 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:22,400 Speaker 1: see how you could get free, how you could get ahead, 191 00:12:22,679 --> 00:12:26,120 Speaker 1: how you'll meet the right person. You're in an obscure place, 192 00:12:26,760 --> 00:12:30,600 Speaker 1: not a lot of recognition. God has the right people 193 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:34,320 Speaker 1: already lined up to come to you. You don't have 194 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:37,040 Speaker 1: to go after it. The blessing will come to you, 195 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 1: the freedom, the spouse, the healing. It's gonna show up unexpectedly, 196 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 1: a divine connection, a supernatural breakthrough where suddenly you're untied. 197 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 1: God does what you couldn't do. He releases the restriction. 198 00:12:54,400 --> 00:12:57,600 Speaker 1: And this colt would have been happy just to be freeing, 199 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:01,960 Speaker 1: not tied up anymore. But watch how God works. It 200 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:05,720 Speaker 1: went from the little village, never been ridden. Now it 201 00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:10,640 Speaker 1: has Jesus the Messiah on its back, walking through Jerusalem 202 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:15,840 Speaker 1: with thousands of people, all around from obscurity to notoriety, 203 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 1: from the background to the foreground, from no one paying 204 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: attention to all eyes on it. God knows how to 205 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:29,199 Speaker 1: not only untie you, but to release you into favor, opportunity, 206 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:34,560 Speaker 1: influence that you've never seen. When you're in these holding seasons, 207 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:38,439 Speaker 1: you feel restricted. The key is to keep being your 208 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 1: best where you are. It's not up to you to 209 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:45,640 Speaker 1: bring yourself out force doors to open. That's going to 210 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:49,199 Speaker 1: cause you to get frustrated. At the right time, God 211 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:52,400 Speaker 1: will make it happen. He'll bring the right people, He'll 212 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 1: open the doors. In the meantime, stay faithful where you are. 213 00:13:57,640 --> 00:14:00,440 Speaker 1: Maybe it's doing a small thing. You know you have 214 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:03,960 Speaker 1: so much more in you, working in a position where 215 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:08,319 Speaker 1: you're way overqualified, but the doors haven't opened. You don't 216 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:11,360 Speaker 1: know what God is up to pass the test where 217 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 1: you are. Maybe it's believing for a child that's not improving. 218 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:20,520 Speaker 1: You're praying, standing in a faith seems like they're getting worse. 219 00:14:21,200 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 1: Can I encourage you? God has need of your child. 220 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 1: You in a holding season. Now, God's already lined up 221 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:32,640 Speaker 1: the time to untie him, to release him into his purpose. 222 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 1: In the meantime, keep honoring God, keep being your best 223 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:40,280 Speaker 1: each day, You're going to come into these destiny moments 224 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 1: where things suddenly change in your favor. Friend of mine 225 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 1: had a dream to play professional football. He was a 226 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 1: quarterback in high school, but he didn't start. There were 227 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:55,400 Speaker 1: other players better than him. His senior year, he finally 228 00:14:55,480 --> 00:14:58,880 Speaker 1: got to play, and he did okay, but not good 229 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 1: enough to receive any offers from major colleges. The only 230 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: one that was interested in was a smaller school. He 231 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 1: played there, and again he was the backup until his 232 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 1: senior year. He finished college and was hoping to get 233 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:17,920 Speaker 1: to the NFL, but nobody drafted him. Later, he was 234 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 1: given a chance to try out for the Green Bay Packers, 235 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:24,800 Speaker 1: hoping he'd make the team. This door opened, but three 236 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 1: weeks later he was cut. He went back home and 237 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:32,000 Speaker 1: got a job at the local grocery store stocking shelves, 238 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:35,880 Speaker 1: making five dollars and fifty cents an hour. He could 239 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 1: have slacked off, been bitter, but he stocked those shelves 240 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 1: with excellence, making sure all the product was perfectly placed, 241 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 1: everything lined up week after week, month after month. He 242 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:52,760 Speaker 1: had bigger dreams in his heart. He believed he could 243 00:15:52,760 --> 00:15:57,200 Speaker 1: play in the NFL. But he's restricted every time he tried. 244 00:15:57,200 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 1: The door closed. But the scripture says God has an 245 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 1: appointed time to bring the dream to pass. When things 246 00:16:05,040 --> 00:16:07,320 Speaker 1: aren't going your way. In you're in one of these 247 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:11,240 Speaker 1: holding seasons, you have to trust that God knows what 248 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: he's doing. Trust him while you're waiting. You don't have 249 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: to force doors to open, manipulate, strive strength, just keep 250 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 1: being your best where you are. God is ordering your steps. 251 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:29,320 Speaker 1: Sure there'll be things we don't understand. Don't seem fair, Joel. 252 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:32,280 Speaker 1: If my steps are ordered, why am I still tied up? 253 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:35,480 Speaker 1: Why am I in this holding season? Why can't I 254 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:40,360 Speaker 1: make any progress? Maybe it's because, like that cult, God 255 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:43,840 Speaker 1: has something planning for you that you don't see coming. 256 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:49,040 Speaker 1: You're thinking ordinary, but God is thinking extraordinary. You think 257 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:53,760 Speaker 1: you're restricted, when in fact you're reserved. God has closed 258 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:58,920 Speaker 1: doors and stopped relationships. Not let things work out because 259 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:03,200 Speaker 1: what He has planned and is exceeding abundantly above and 260 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:07,720 Speaker 1: beyond what you can imagine. Now, don't get sour over 261 00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 1: the stagnant seasons. Trust him while you're waiting. Stay in 262 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:16,159 Speaker 1: peace when you're not making progress. Now I'm not saying 263 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:21,159 Speaker 1: to accept mediocrites settle there. But every closed door is 264 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:25,880 Speaker 1: not the enemy, every delay is not the opposition. God 265 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 1: has holding seasons times where we feel restricted, but it's 266 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:34,639 Speaker 1: all serving his plan. If you don't understand this, you'll 267 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:38,200 Speaker 1: fight everything that doesn't go your way in get discouraged 268 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:43,280 Speaker 1: because you're stagnant, sour because things aren't changing. Come back 269 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:46,520 Speaker 1: to a place of peace. God knows what he's doing. 270 00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:50,000 Speaker 1: His plans for you are for good, but some of 271 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:54,919 Speaker 1: those plans will feel like delays and holding seasons, times 272 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 1: where you're doing the right thing but not making progress. 273 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:01,320 Speaker 1: Working at this grocery store store, my friend got a 274 00:18:01,359 --> 00:18:05,000 Speaker 1: call to play for a new football league, not the NFL, 275 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:08,639 Speaker 1: but a much smaller league they were starting. He played 276 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:12,200 Speaker 1: there and did very well. The next season, the Saint 277 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:16,639 Speaker 1: Louis Rams and NFL team invited him to play. He 278 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:20,359 Speaker 1: made the team, but was the third string quarterback again. 279 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:23,080 Speaker 1: Two players in front of him didn't look like he'd 280 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:26,280 Speaker 1: get to play, but the first string quarterback got hurt. 281 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:30,680 Speaker 1: Then the second string quarterback was injured. Much to his surprise, 282 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:34,840 Speaker 1: he was the starting quarterback. His dream had come true, 283 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:39,000 Speaker 1: made it to the NFL. But what God has planned 284 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:44,240 Speaker 1: will exceed your expectations. That next season, my friend Kurt 285 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:49,200 Speaker 1: Warner threw over forty touchdown passes and led his team 286 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:52,920 Speaker 1: to the Super Bowl in the biggest game of the year. 287 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:56,720 Speaker 1: The last second, he threw another touchdown pass and they 288 00:18:56,760 --> 00:19:00,080 Speaker 1: won the Super Bowl. He broke the record for the 289 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:04,320 Speaker 1: most passing yards and was awarded the Most Valuable Player 290 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:08,080 Speaker 1: of the Super Bowl. Who would have ever thought stocking 291 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:11,439 Speaker 1: shelves at a grocery store that a few years later 292 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:15,640 Speaker 1: he would be the MVP of the Super Bowl. That's 293 00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 1: like that Colt tied up all those years, then all 294 00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:22,760 Speaker 1: of a sudden, it's carrying Jesus through Jerusalem. He went 295 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:25,679 Speaker 1: from making five dollars and fifty cents an hour to 296 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 1: making forty million a year playing football. Some of you 297 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 1: are thanking God. I'll go stock some shelves. But all 298 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:38,600 Speaker 1: these holding seasons delays. We feel stuck, Joel, I'm not 299 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:42,280 Speaker 1: making any progress. You can't see what God is doing. 300 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:45,200 Speaker 1: You don't know what He's already lined up for you. 301 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 1: Sometimes he has to close doors to keep us in 302 00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:52,320 Speaker 1: his perfect will. He has to hold us back so 303 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:54,879 Speaker 1: we don't miss the greater things He has in store. 304 00:19:55,720 --> 00:19:59,120 Speaker 1: Don't fight the stagnant seasons, times where you can't seem 305 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:03,200 Speaker 1: to get ahead. Others being promoted, you're being left out. 306 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:07,760 Speaker 1: God has already set the time where he'll say, untie them, 307 00:20:08,520 --> 00:20:11,679 Speaker 1: loose them, and let them go. You are coming into 308 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:15,440 Speaker 1: a time of release where like Kurt, God's going to 309 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:20,200 Speaker 1: release you into uncommon favor, release you into uncommon abundance, 310 00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 1: uncommon influence. Look like you were stuck that sickness, had 311 00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:28,440 Speaker 1: you tied up. God's about to release you into healing. 312 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:33,440 Speaker 1: Look like that child would be always off course, tied up, compromising, 313 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:37,320 Speaker 1: tied up in addictions. God's about to untie some things. 314 00:20:37,600 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 1: He's about to release them into freedom, into purpose, into victory. 315 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:46,200 Speaker 1: This is what happened to David in the scripture. He 316 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:49,520 Speaker 1: was a teenager out in the shepherd's fields, taking care 317 00:20:49,560 --> 00:20:56,440 Speaker 1: of his father's sheep. Looked like he was stuck, no opportunity, alone, boring, 318 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:59,959 Speaker 1: same thing every day, Feed the sheep, clean up their ways, 319 00:21:00,359 --> 00:21:03,159 Speaker 1: make sure they're not harmed. What could that lead to? 320 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 1: David had big things in his heart, He could feel 321 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:10,320 Speaker 1: seeds of greatness, but he was in a holding season. 322 00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 1: Nothing changing, no sign of doors opening. Thoughts whispered God's 323 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:18,720 Speaker 1: forgotten about you. This is as good as it gets. 324 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 1: David didn't get bitter, he didn't slack off. He trusted God. 325 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 1: In the waiting seasons, he kept being his best, even 326 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:31,640 Speaker 1: though nothing was changing. One day, the prophet Samuel came 327 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:35,120 Speaker 1: to his house and anointed him as the next king 328 00:21:35,160 --> 00:21:38,879 Speaker 1: of Israel. David didn't go after that. It came to 329 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:42,879 Speaker 1: him it looked like he was restricted. The truth is 330 00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:46,760 Speaker 1: he was reserved. God had him on hold for a 331 00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:51,040 Speaker 1: purpose these times that you feel stuck. If you'll just 332 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 1: keep doing the right thing, like with David, like with 333 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:59,040 Speaker 1: that colt, at the appointed time, God will send someone 334 00:21:59,119 --> 00:22:03,159 Speaker 1: to untie you. David was anointed, but he didn't go 335 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:06,440 Speaker 1: to the palace. He went back to the shepherd's fields. 336 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:11,080 Speaker 1: You can be anointed but not appointed yet. You know 337 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:15,080 Speaker 1: God gave you the dream, but you're in a holding season. Well. 338 00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:18,600 Speaker 1: David eventually went to the palace, but King Saul was 339 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:21,679 Speaker 1: jealous of him tried to kill him. He had to 340 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 1: flee for his life, and he spent years in the 341 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:28,880 Speaker 1: desert on the run, hiding from Saul, stuck in the caves, 342 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:34,160 Speaker 1: another holding season, not making any progress. The scripture says 343 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:38,400 Speaker 1: in Psalms. The Israelites did not wait for God's plan 344 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:43,400 Speaker 1: to unfold. They were impatient. They complained about the delays, 345 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:48,359 Speaker 1: and God discouraged because doors weren't opening, when in reality, 346 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:52,640 Speaker 1: God was protecting them. He was keeping them from opposition 347 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:55,919 Speaker 1: that was too big for them to handle at the time. 348 00:22:56,880 --> 00:22:59,080 Speaker 1: If you're going to see the fullness of what God 349 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:02,719 Speaker 1: has for you, you have to go through these waiting seasons, 350 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:06,920 Speaker 1: these times where you feel restricted. It's not working out 351 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:10,520 Speaker 1: thoughts telling you it's always going to be like this. No, 352 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:14,879 Speaker 1: you're not restricted, your reserved. God is working out his 353 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:18,480 Speaker 1: plan for your life. At the right time, he'll say 354 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:22,200 Speaker 1: I have need of you. He'll release you into new 355 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:26,119 Speaker 1: levels of your purpose. I look back over my life 356 00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:29,600 Speaker 1: and I can see these holding seasons, times where I 357 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:33,360 Speaker 1: felt restricted. I worked behind the scenes at Lakewood many 358 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:38,000 Speaker 1: years doing the television production. We would put on concerts 359 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:42,200 Speaker 1: and conferences, all these live events, and I love doing that. 360 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:45,800 Speaker 1: But over time, my father didn't want to do it anymore. 361 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:49,359 Speaker 1: At one point, I lined up all these radio stations 362 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:52,720 Speaker 1: to carry his messages. Ask my father if he'd come 363 00:23:52,760 --> 00:23:55,960 Speaker 1: down to the church once a month, just for thirty 364 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:59,640 Speaker 1: minutes and make the openings and closings for the program. 365 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:03,960 Speaker 1: I was so excited, another great outreach. But I'll never 366 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:07,240 Speaker 1: forget what he told me. He said, Joel, I'm seventy 367 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:10,280 Speaker 1: five years old. I don't want to do any more work. 368 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:13,720 Speaker 1: I just want to relax and pasture the church. And 369 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 1: I was so disappointed. I thought, God, I'm young. I 370 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:19,520 Speaker 1: don't want to shrink back. I want to do more. 371 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:22,840 Speaker 1: I thought, maybe it's time to go work somewhere else. 372 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:27,320 Speaker 1: Had an opportunity at a big sports network, Another large 373 00:24:27,359 --> 00:24:31,200 Speaker 1: ministry wanted me to come. But when I searched my heart, 374 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:34,200 Speaker 1: I could hear a still small voice and Joel, stay 375 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:37,959 Speaker 1: where you are. This is your father's vision. Honor what 376 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:41,199 Speaker 1: he wants to do. Now. I made the decision to 377 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:45,000 Speaker 1: not just stay, but to stay with a good attitude. 378 00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:49,240 Speaker 1: It's one thing to go through a holding season, bitter, sour, 379 00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:54,320 Speaker 1: poisoning people. How you go through these stagnant times will 380 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:57,359 Speaker 1: determine how long you stay there. Now, I did my 381 00:24:57,480 --> 00:25:01,359 Speaker 1: best to make my father look good, everything I could 382 00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 1: to cause him to shine. What I didn't know was 383 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:08,160 Speaker 1: two years later my father would have a heart attack, 384 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:11,080 Speaker 1: go to be with the Lord, and I would become 385 00:25:11,119 --> 00:25:15,000 Speaker 1: the pastor. That was never on my radar. I never 386 00:25:15,119 --> 00:25:17,840 Speaker 1: dreamed I would be a minister, that I'd be able 387 00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:21,960 Speaker 1: to do this. I realize now God put those big 388 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:25,000 Speaker 1: things in my heart, but it wasn't the right time. 389 00:25:25,480 --> 00:25:29,320 Speaker 1: He had me in a holding season where I felt restricted. 390 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:33,000 Speaker 1: I knew there were bigger things in me, but God 391 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:37,320 Speaker 1: knows the right time. Had I gone off to another job, 392 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:40,480 Speaker 1: I would have missed this had I stayed here, sour, 393 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:44,160 Speaker 1: this isn't fair. Why can't we do more? I don't 394 00:25:44,200 --> 00:25:47,160 Speaker 1: think I would be up here. You have to trust 395 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:50,479 Speaker 1: in the waiting seasons. You have to be still and 396 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:54,120 Speaker 1: know that He is God. You may feel restricted today 397 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:57,160 Speaker 1: in some area of your life. You're being held back. 398 00:25:57,760 --> 00:26:01,280 Speaker 1: You wonder why things aren't changing, why our doors opening. 399 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:05,159 Speaker 1: It's easy to get frustrated. But God can see things 400 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:08,520 Speaker 1: we can't see. He has plans for you you've never 401 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:11,720 Speaker 1: thought of. If you knew what He has in store, 402 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:15,640 Speaker 1: you would wait for his plan to unfold. I'm asking 403 00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:18,480 Speaker 1: you to be your best when you're not getting your way. 404 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:23,480 Speaker 1: Stay in faith when you seem stagnant, things aren't improving, 405 00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:28,760 Speaker 1: Keep reminding yourself you're not restricted your reserve. God has 406 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:32,320 Speaker 1: you set apart for something greater. We're like that cold 407 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:36,359 Speaker 1: he says, I have need of you. There are destiny 408 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:40,600 Speaker 1: moments already lined up for you from before you were born, 409 00:26:41,119 --> 00:26:43,720 Speaker 1: where God is going to release you in the levels 410 00:26:43,760 --> 00:26:48,640 Speaker 1: you've never imagined. Now, keep trusting when you don't understand, 411 00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:52,560 Speaker 1: stay faithful in the holding seasons. If you'll do this, 412 00:26:52,800 --> 00:26:57,119 Speaker 1: I believe and declare God is about to untie you. 413 00:26:57,119 --> 00:27:00,480 Speaker 1: You're going to see a supernatural release in the favor, 414 00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:07,600 Speaker 1: release into freedom, release into amazing relationships, abundance, healing the 415 00:27:07,640 --> 00:27:11,960 Speaker 1: fullness of your destiny in Jesus's name, And if you 416 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:16,240 Speaker 1: receive it, can you say amen? I'd like to give 417 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:19,359 Speaker 1: you an opportunity to make Jesus the lord of your lie. 418 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:23,680 Speaker 1: Would you pray with me? Just say, Lord Jesus, I'll 419 00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:27,720 Speaker 1: repent of my sins. Come into my heart. I make 420 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:31,399 Speaker 1: you my Lord and savior. If you prayed that simple prayer, 421 00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 1: we believe you got born again. We'd love to send 422 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:36,760 Speaker 1: you some free information on your new walk with the Lord. 423 00:27:37,040 --> 00:27:39,159 Speaker 1: You can text the number on the screen or go 424 00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:41,720 Speaker 1: to the website. But I hope you'll get into a 425 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:47,040 Speaker 1: good Bible based church and keep God first place. When 426 00:27:47,119 --> 00:27:49,440 Speaker 1: was the last time you asked God to do something 427 00:27:49,520 --> 00:27:54,040 Speaker 1: that seemed impossible? If you only pray small, ordinary prayers, 428 00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:57,199 Speaker 1: you live a small, ordinary lie. I have a new 429 00:27:57,240 --> 00:28:00,919 Speaker 1: book called Pray Bold. 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If you've never been to Lakewood, 479 00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:55,680 Speaker 1: we have a great opportunity. We called it Homecoming Weekend. 480 00:30:56,200 --> 00:30:59,080 Speaker 1: We'd love to meet you and your family. You can 481 00:30:59,280 --> 00:31:02,120 Speaker 1: see the bill and attend one of the services. It's 482 00:31:02,160 --> 00:31:05,000 Speaker 1: a great time to be a part of the Lakewood family. 483 00:31:05,080 --> 00:31:07,640 Speaker 1: Looking forward to seeing your Homecoming Weekend.