1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,160 Speaker 1: Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. Thanks for listening to 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. If you 3 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:09,040 Speaker 1: enjoy today's message, why don't you be a blessing and 4 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: share it with a friend. We appreciate you and pray 5 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: for God's very best in your life. Will God bless 6 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:18,600 Speaker 1: you again? Always? Our joy, our honor to have you here. 7 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: It's a joy to come into your homes, and we 8 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:23,439 Speaker 1: say it every week, but we're believing for God's very 9 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:26,080 Speaker 1: best in your life. If you're ever in the Houston area, 10 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 1: I hope you'll stop by and be a part of 11 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:30,319 Speaker 1: one of our services. I promise you will make you 12 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: feel right at home. But thanks so much for tuning in. 13 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:35,480 Speaker 1: Thanks again for coming out today. I like to start 14 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: with something funny each week, and I heard about this mom. 15 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:41,319 Speaker 1: She had two young boys that were known for their 16 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 1: bad behavior. Anytime trouble happened, they were sure to be 17 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 1: a part of it. So she decided to send them 18 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: one at a time to see their pastor and see 19 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 1: if he could help. The pastor asked the first boy, 20 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: where is God? He sat there silently. He asked him again, 21 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 1: where is God? Still no reply. The third time he asked. 22 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 1: The young boy bolted out the door, ran home and 23 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 1: told his brother, God is missing, and they think we 24 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:12,680 Speaker 1: did it all right. Hold up your bible. Say it 25 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: like you mean it. This is my Bible. I am 26 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: what it says. I am. I have what it says 27 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:21,399 Speaker 1: I have. I can do what it says I can do. 28 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:24,840 Speaker 1: Today I will be taught the word of God. I 29 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: boldly confess. My mind is alert, my heart is receptive. 30 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:33,680 Speaker 1: I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, God 31 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 1: bless you. I want to talk to you today about 32 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 1: how God wants to surprise you. What is a surprise. 33 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 1: It's something good that happens that we weren't really expecting, 34 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 1: something that makes us feel special. It lets us know 35 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 1: that somebody was thinking about us. As a parent, I 36 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: love to surprise my children. The other day I saw 37 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: a pair of earrings that I knew our daughter Alexander 38 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: would like. I bought them. Couldn't wait to get home. 39 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 1: When I saw her, I said, Alexander, I got these 40 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: for you today. Her little face lit up. She gave 41 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 1: me a big hug that made her whole day. And 42 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: it wasn't so much what I had given her, just 43 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 1: a seven dollars pair of ear rings. But it was 44 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 1: the fact that she didn't know it was coming. There 45 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: was no real reason for it. Wasn't her birthday, wasn't Christmas. 46 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: It was just a gift simply because I love her 47 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:31,639 Speaker 1: and as her father, I want to make her feel special. 48 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: I want to bring joy to her face. That's what 49 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 1: surprises do. Our son Jonathan had several cases of his 50 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: guitar gear at the back door last Saturday. He was 51 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 1: going to load it Sunday before we came. When I 52 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: got home Saturday night and saw it there, I went 53 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 1: ahead and put it in the car for it didn't 54 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: hate me. Five minutes the next morning, when he came 55 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: down expecting to have to load it and saw that 56 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 1: it wasn't there, first thing he did was come to 57 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:00,640 Speaker 1: my room and say, thanks, Dad for loading up my gear. 58 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: Just a small surprise to brighten his day, A small 59 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:10,080 Speaker 1: surprise that let him know his father was thinking about him. 60 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 1: That's the way our heavenly father is. He wants to 61 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 1: surprise you with his goodness. He wants to do things 62 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: that make your life easier, things that let you know 63 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: he's thinking about you. We need to be more aware 64 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: of these surprises may not be something big, just small 65 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:32,800 Speaker 1: things in our everyday life. You're at the store about 66 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: to purchase something and the clerk says, this is going 67 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 1: to go on sale tomorrow. Let me go ahead and 68 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 1: give you the sell price today. That's God surprising you. 69 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 1: Or that neighbor down the street that's so contentious, so 70 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: hard to get along with. You drive by one day 71 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 1: and you see a for sale sign in his yard, 72 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: that's God thinking about you. Or you learn you're going 73 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: to get a refund on you're income tax. That's not 74 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: a lucky break, that's not a coincidence. That's God letting 75 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: you know you're on his mind. He's directing your steps 76 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 1: orchestrating even the smallest details of your life. The scripture 77 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:17,039 Speaker 1: says in Deuteronomy twenty eight, if we will keep God 78 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 1: first place, if we will walk in His ways, all 79 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:25,600 Speaker 1: these blessings will overtake us. That means you won't be 80 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 1: able to outrun the good things of God. One translation 81 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 1: of the word overtake means to catch by surprise. Now 82 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 1: I want you to start expecting some surprises. Your heavenly 83 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 1: father wants to be good to you. He wants to 84 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: help you accomplish your dreams, help you overcome your obstacles. 85 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 1: God wants to amaze you with his goodness, and we 86 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 1: should get up every morning with the attitude I can't 87 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 1: wait to see what God's going to do today. I 88 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: know this older couple that were at the beach. They 89 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:01,919 Speaker 1: were in the water up to their waste or so, 90 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:04,799 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, the lady felt her diamond 91 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: bracelet slip off of her hand. And they looked and 92 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 1: looked for a couple of hours there in the water, 93 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:13,920 Speaker 1: hope and believing, but it just seemed impossible. The waves 94 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:16,839 Speaker 1: were rushing forward and backwards. It would have been buried 95 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: in just a couple minutes of time. The next morning, 96 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:22,840 Speaker 1: the lady was at the beach by herself, not even 97 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 1: thinking about it, just enjoying the view, kind of letting 98 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 1: the water hit up against her legs. Now she was 99 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:31,559 Speaker 1: standing there. When the water would go back, the sand 100 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: was pulled out from under her feet, and she felt 101 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,839 Speaker 1: something sharp, something poking her, and of course she thought 102 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 1: it was a seashell or a rock. She reached down 103 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: and would you believe it was her shining diamond bracelet. 104 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:46,360 Speaker 1: Think about it, that's like finding a needle in the haystack. 105 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 1: But here's the good news. Our God created the haystack. 106 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 1: He controls the sea. He tells every grain of sand 107 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 1: where to go. And you may think, how could my 108 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:00,920 Speaker 1: dreams ever come to pass? Well, God has to do 109 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 1: is breathe in your direction. It may look impossible, but 110 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 1: really it's no big deal for God to have you 111 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 1: at the right place at the right time. And when 112 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 1: you live a life of faith, God's blessings are going 113 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 1: to overtake you. They're going to catch you by surprise. 114 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 1: I have this friend and he told how he didn't 115 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 1: particularly care for his supervisor. Nobody did. This man was condescending, 116 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: hard to get along with. He'd been a source of 117 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 1: frustration year after year. And the supervisor was relatively a 118 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 1: young man, looked like he'd be there for twenty or 119 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 1: thirty years. And my friend had a good attitude. But 120 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 1: he's kind of thinking, boy, he's going to be a 121 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 1: pain to put up with the rest of my life. 122 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 1: One morning, he went to work, just minding his own business. 123 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 1: Everything seemed to be normal, but the management called an 124 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:52,720 Speaker 1: emergency staff meeting and told how the man's wife had 125 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:56,279 Speaker 1: gotten transferred to another state. He had just resigned and 126 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:59,480 Speaker 1: was no longer with the company. Half the staff wanted 127 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:03,479 Speaker 1: to fall on and begin to thank God. What was that? 128 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 1: God's surprising him, God making his life easier, God letting 129 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 1: him know that he was still in control. Friends, our 130 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 1: God is a god of the suddenliest. Suddenly he can 131 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 1: turn your situation around. Suddenly he can give you the 132 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 1: break you need. You may have had that problem for 133 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: ten years, looks like it's never gonna change, but in 134 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 1: a split second, God totally resolves it, no matter how 135 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 1: long it's been, no matter what you're facing. You've got 136 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 1: to know God is full of surprises. One touch of 137 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 1: his favor and he can move the wrong people out 138 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:42,560 Speaker 1: of your life and move the right people in. One 139 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 1: touch of God's favor and he can take you from 140 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 1: having barely enough to having more than enough. I don't 141 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: know about you, but I'm expecting God to surprise me. 142 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 1: I'm expecting something good to happen. I can't wait to 143 00:07:56,880 --> 00:08:01,200 Speaker 1: see what blessings are gonna overtake me today. May you say, jel, 144 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 1: I don't see how I could ever get well. I 145 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 1: don't see how I could ever get out of debt, 146 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:08,559 Speaker 1: or how my dreams will ever come to pass. Here's 147 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 1: the good news. You don't have to see how. You 148 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: don't have to figure it all out. That's not your job. 149 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: Your job is to believe. Your job is to get 150 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 1: up each day in faith expecting God's favor. And even 151 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 1: when you don't see a way, understand that doesn't mean 152 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 1: that there's not a way. The fact is God has 153 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:32,840 Speaker 1: a thousand different ways to bring your dreams to pass. 154 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 1: He has a thousand ways to get you to where 155 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 1: He wants you to be. He can give you one 156 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 1: idea that will thrust you to a whole new level. 157 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 1: He can cause one person to want to help you 158 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:48,280 Speaker 1: that'll change everything. God can even use your enemies to 159 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 1: promote you. You may think that obstacle is there to 160 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 1: stop you, to weigh you down, to keep you from 161 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 1: your dreams, but instead of it being a stumbling block, 162 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 1: God can turn it into a stepping stone to take 163 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 1: you to a higher level. God has a way, and 164 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 1: sometimes you may feel like you're at the back of 165 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:08,760 Speaker 1: the line. You can't get a break, you can't seem 166 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:12,160 Speaker 1: to get ahead. But all God has to do is 167 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 1: shift the direction of the wind, and all of a sudden, 168 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:19,600 Speaker 1: the last became first. Just a simple surprise. The winds 169 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:24,079 Speaker 1: changed direction. Now God's favor is blowing you away. Had 170 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 1: a man tell me how in his business everything was 171 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 1: going down. Didn't look like he was going to make it. 172 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:34,320 Speaker 1: But then his main competitor mentioned him on a radio 173 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 1: talk show. He even mentioned him and his company in 174 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:40,880 Speaker 1: a negative light, kind of demeaning, really critical toward them. 175 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 1: Looked like that would be the final blow that just 176 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:46,959 Speaker 1: sealed the business off. But it was just the opposite. 177 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:50,600 Speaker 1: When that man talked about him, it drew attention to 178 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:54,800 Speaker 1: his company and things started turning around. New clients started calling, 179 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 1: All kinds of business were stirred up. Today his company 180 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:02,199 Speaker 1: is stronger than it, he said, this month, Joel, may 181 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 1: be my best month so far. What was that the 182 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 1: wind shifting directions. God used his competitor to breathe new 183 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:14,240 Speaker 1: life into his business. God has all kinds of ways 184 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:17,320 Speaker 1: to meet your needs. He can use your aqutics to 185 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:20,720 Speaker 1: bless you. He can take that stumbling block and turn 186 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 1: it into a stepping stone. Why don't you start expecting 187 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 1: God to surprise you. I know this young lady. She's 188 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:31,040 Speaker 1: a single parent mom, and while back she had this 189 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:34,880 Speaker 1: medical issue and had to have an emergency surgery, and 190 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:38,080 Speaker 1: for some reason it wasn't covered on her insurance, and 191 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 1: a couple of months later, when she finally recovered, she 192 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:45,520 Speaker 1: got a bill from the hospital for sixty eight thousand dollars. 193 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 1: She was so discouraged in the natural she didn't have 194 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:51,880 Speaker 1: any way to pay that. Here she was trying to 195 00:10:51,960 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 1: raise her children and give them a good life, and 196 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:57,240 Speaker 1: on top of that, she had been saving to purchase 197 00:10:57,280 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 1: a new home. Now she is having to use that 198 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:03,080 Speaker 1: money to pay the hospital every month. She was sending 199 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:05,719 Speaker 1: them that payment. At this rate, she'd be paying her 200 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:09,720 Speaker 1: whole lifetime. She could easily gotten discouraged and thought what's 201 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:12,319 Speaker 1: the use, But she didn't fall into that trap. Her 202 00:11:12,360 --> 00:11:16,240 Speaker 1: attitude was I may not see away, but I know 203 00:11:16,360 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 1: God has a way. I know all it takes is 204 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 1: one touch of his favor. Well, later that year, around Christmas, 205 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: she got a letter from the hospital saying, every year 206 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 1: we choose a few families to help out, and this 207 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:33,200 Speaker 1: year we've chosen you, and this letter is to inform 208 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:36,840 Speaker 1: you that we have totally canceled your sixty eight thousand 209 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 1: dollars debt. If that wasn't good enough, there was a 210 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:45,319 Speaker 1: check inclosed for all the payments she had already made. 211 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:48,520 Speaker 1: They refunded her all the money she had already given. 212 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 1: And you may be here and you're thinking, I don't 213 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:54,960 Speaker 1: see how my situation could ever work out, Joel, I 214 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 1: don't see how I could ever get out of debt. 215 00:11:57,280 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 1: So let me encourage you. God is full of surprises. 216 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 1: He has not run out of ways to meet your needs. 217 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:07,559 Speaker 1: As long as you stay in faith, he has promised 218 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 1: these blessings are gonna overtake you. They're gonna chase you down. Now. 219 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:14,840 Speaker 1: I want you to get your hopes up, Stir up 220 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 1: those dreams. Don't learn to live with things that are 221 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 1: less than God's best. It may not have happened in 222 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:24,640 Speaker 1: the past, but the good news is it can happen today. 223 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 1: It can happen this week. This year could be your year. 224 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 1: You wake up in the morning, just learn to say, Father, 225 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 1: I want to thank you for your goodness in my life. 226 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 1: Thank you that I want to see your favor in 227 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:40,960 Speaker 1: a greater way. This is what the psalmist David did. 228 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:44,319 Speaker 1: He was called a man after God's own heart. What 229 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:46,719 Speaker 1: kind of attitude did he have? How did he get 230 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:50,440 Speaker 1: up each morning? He said in Psalm twenty three, Surely 231 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:54,160 Speaker 1: goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of 232 00:12:54,200 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 1: my life. One translation says, God's kindness chases mewhare that 233 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:05,559 Speaker 1: I go. David lived with this expectancy. He knew God 234 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:09,600 Speaker 1: was full of surprises. He didn't go around thinking, this 235 00:13:09,760 --> 00:13:13,400 Speaker 1: is gonna be a lousy day. Goliath is so stinking big, 236 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:16,000 Speaker 1: I'm never gonna defeat him. I'm never gonna get out 237 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:20,040 Speaker 1: of this problem. No, his attitude was, something good is 238 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: gonna happen to me everywhere I go. I know God's 239 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:28,600 Speaker 1: blessings are chasing me. Favor is following me around. No wonder. 240 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 1: He saw God's goodness, No wonder. He overcame his obstacles 241 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:37,160 Speaker 1: and accomplished great dreams. He knew good things were chasing 242 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:40,800 Speaker 1: after him. Do you know what's chasing you right now? 243 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:46,640 Speaker 1: Not debt, not failure, not mediocrity, not defeat, not lack, 244 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 1: not at all. You are a child of the most 245 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:53,320 Speaker 1: High God. You have been crowned with favor. You have 246 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:57,439 Speaker 1: been redeemed from every curse. God has set you apart 247 00:13:57,559 --> 00:14:01,040 Speaker 1: as his own special treasure. You look back in your 248 00:14:01,080 --> 00:14:05,120 Speaker 1: rear view mirror. You better get ready you've got a tellgator. 249 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 1: There's something coming towards you at a high rate of speed. 250 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:14,319 Speaker 1: You know what it is. Blessings, favor, supernatural opportunities, restoration, 251 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 1: divine connections. God is about to surprise you with his goodness. Well, hey, 252 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 1: you said, Joe, you're just getting everybody's hopes up. I 253 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 1: don't believe this is really going to happen for me. 254 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:30,479 Speaker 1: Then this is not for you. This is for believers. 255 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:33,280 Speaker 1: This is for people that let the seed take through. 256 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 1: This is for people that know God is a good God, 257 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:42,200 Speaker 1: and he takes pleasure when we succeed. Just as I 258 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:46,840 Speaker 1: loved seeing my children's faces brighten up when I surprise them. 259 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 1: God loves bringing a smile to your face. It gives 260 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:54,000 Speaker 1: him great joy when he hears you say, Wow, God, 261 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 1: you are awesome. You amaze me with your goodness. I 262 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:01,400 Speaker 1: was talking to a gentleman a few years ago. He'd 263 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 1: come into town to have a major operation. He had 264 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:08,120 Speaker 1: a big tumor in his stomach area. It's a very 265 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 1: serious procedure. Checked into the hospital, as he is getting 266 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 1: prepped for the surgery, word came to him that his 267 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 1: surgeon had a personal emergency and had to leave town 268 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:21,240 Speaker 1: and wasn't able to do the operation, and of course 269 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:24,800 Speaker 1: they apologized and they rescheduled him for two weeks later. 270 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:28,800 Speaker 1: He was really discouraged and kind of distraught about it all. 271 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 1: He not only had to leave town and make another 272 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 1: trip here, but that's just more time to think about 273 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:37,560 Speaker 1: those negative thoughts. We prayed together, and of course I 274 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 1: encouraged him to just stay in faith and let's believe 275 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:43,080 Speaker 1: that it'll all work out. He came back two weeks later, 276 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 1: and since the time had passed, he had to go 277 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 1: through a whole new set of tests and X rays 278 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 1: and scans. Took about three hours. He was scheduled for 279 00:15:53,040 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 1: surgery at eleven that morning, but when eleven rolled around, 280 00:15:57,320 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 1: the nurse told him that the doctor needs a little time. 281 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:04,240 Speaker 1: He's still studying your charts. Well, twelve o'clock rolled around, 282 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:08,120 Speaker 1: then one o'clock, two o'clock. Finally, at two point thirty, 283 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 1: the surgeon came in and said, sir, this is one 284 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:14,360 Speaker 1: of the strangest things I've ever seen. We've been studying 285 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 1: your x rays for the last three hours. I sent 286 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:19,840 Speaker 1: them to every expert I know, but on this X 287 00:16:19,920 --> 00:16:22,920 Speaker 1: ray from two weeks ago, you can see the tumor 288 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:25,720 Speaker 1: just as broad as day, but on these new X 289 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:30,040 Speaker 1: rays from today, it is nowhere to be found, he said. 290 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:35,520 Speaker 1: He said, we have looked at you from every possible angle. 291 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 1: Your blood work is fine, all your other tests are normal. 292 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 1: We're not going to have to do an operation. You 293 00:16:41,880 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 1: are perfectly healthy and free to go. That man was 294 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:48,920 Speaker 1: so excited, he was on cloud nine. He told me, Joel, 295 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:53,760 Speaker 1: I know God delayed me for a reason. That delay 296 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:57,560 Speaker 1: was setting him up for a surprise. When you go 297 00:16:57,640 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 1: through disappointments and things don't work out, don't get down, 298 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 1: don't get defeated. You don't know what that's gonna lead 299 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:07,199 Speaker 1: you to. Well, you say, Joel, I had a flat 300 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 1: tire driving home from service. Some surprised Listen. I know 301 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:15,800 Speaker 1: a young lady that met her husband on the side 302 00:17:15,840 --> 00:17:20,560 Speaker 1: of the freeway. He stopped to help her change that 303 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:24,119 Speaker 1: flat tire. They fell in love and got married. Stay 304 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:27,400 Speaker 1: in faith. You may meet your spouse you made, meet 305 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:32,720 Speaker 1: a business partner. Who knows what God's gonna do. You say, 306 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:35,000 Speaker 1: just when I thought I was gonna have my best year, 307 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:38,320 Speaker 1: I lost my job, I lost my biggest client. Just 308 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:40,639 Speaker 1: when I thought I was gonna get promoted. Now you 309 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:44,880 Speaker 1: just remember that disappointment is setting you up for a surprise. 310 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: You better get ready. God's about to do something great 311 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 1: in your life, says in First Corinthians. No eye has sinned, 312 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:59,200 Speaker 1: no ear has heard, no mind has imagined the things 313 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:02,119 Speaker 1: God has in store for those that love the Lord. 314 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 1: Notice God has things stored up for you. What are 315 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:12,840 Speaker 1: these things? Blessings, favor, good breaks, supernatural opportunities. This is 316 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:17,080 Speaker 1: saying they are so great we can't even imagine it. 317 00:18:17,560 --> 00:18:20,639 Speaker 1: You have no idea the places God's gonna take you 318 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 1: and the great people He's gonna bring into your life. 319 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:27,920 Speaker 1: You can't imagine the gifts, talent, the potential He's put 320 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 1: on the inside, and all the goals that you're gonna accomplish. 321 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:35,159 Speaker 1: Any dream God puts in your heart, when He brings 322 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:38,720 Speaker 1: it to pass, it's gonna be greater than you ever imagined. 323 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:42,240 Speaker 1: It's gonna be bigger, it's gonna be better, it's gonna 324 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:47,040 Speaker 1: be more rewarding. In other words, God's gonna supersize it. 325 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:49,159 Speaker 1: It may be big in your mind, but it's not 326 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:53,240 Speaker 1: big to God. You hadn't seen anything yet. God's dream 327 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:56,440 Speaker 1: for your life is so much bigger. So much better 328 00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:59,400 Speaker 1: than your own. Your dream may be to just get 329 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:03,120 Speaker 1: well again, to be able to walk without pain, get 330 00:19:03,160 --> 00:19:06,199 Speaker 1: around like you used to. That's okay, but God's going 331 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:09,240 Speaker 1: to supersize it. His dream is that you not just 332 00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:12,119 Speaker 1: be able to walk, but that you be able to run, 333 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:14,440 Speaker 1: that you be able to play like you were when 334 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:17,159 Speaker 1: you were a child. His dream is that you're not 335 00:19:17,359 --> 00:19:20,200 Speaker 1: just be free from pain, but it's that you would 336 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 1: be healthier and feel better than you've ever even felt before. 337 00:19:24,440 --> 00:19:28,080 Speaker 1: That's a God size dream. Your dream may be to 338 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:32,480 Speaker 1: just keep that marriage together just hopefully will survive. That's okay, 339 00:19:33,040 --> 00:19:37,080 Speaker 1: But God's dream is that your marriage would be happier, healthier, 340 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:41,400 Speaker 1: more fulfilled than you ever thought possible. Your dream may 341 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 1: be to just pay your bills and make it through 342 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:47,879 Speaker 1: each month. That's okay. But God's dream is that you 343 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:51,080 Speaker 1: have an abundance, that you be totally out of debt, 344 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:53,359 Speaker 1: that you pay your house off, you pay your credit 345 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:56,520 Speaker 1: cards off, and you have so much overflow that you 346 00:19:56,600 --> 00:20:00,239 Speaker 1: can be a blessing to everyone around you. What ever 347 00:20:00,560 --> 00:20:04,320 Speaker 1: you can dream, if you'll just supersize it, that's a 348 00:20:04,359 --> 00:20:07,959 Speaker 1: tiny fraction of what God really wants to do. I 349 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:10,840 Speaker 1: have a friend. I see him here almost every weekend. 350 00:20:11,280 --> 00:20:14,280 Speaker 1: He owns a company that builds these large refineries all 351 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:17,399 Speaker 1: over the world. I knew him years ago. When he 352 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:20,960 Speaker 1: first got started. His company was made up of one person, 353 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:26,080 Speaker 1: just him. He had a small office, no staff, no backing, 354 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 1: just a big dream in his heart. He used to 355 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:30,720 Speaker 1: tell me, Joel, one day, I'm going to have an 356 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:34,119 Speaker 1: office at one of the downtown high rises. He was 357 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:37,159 Speaker 1: speaking it by faith. A few years later, he not 358 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:40,239 Speaker 1: only had an office, he had a whole floor in 359 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:44,200 Speaker 1: one of the largest, most prestigious downtown high rises. God 360 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:47,800 Speaker 1: continued to bless him. About six months ago, he told 361 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:49,760 Speaker 1: how he was in the running to build one of 362 00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:54,680 Speaker 1: the largest refineries in the world, a multi billion dollar contract. 363 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:57,880 Speaker 1: Not long after that, he brought me the press release 364 00:20:58,200 --> 00:21:02,159 Speaker 1: telling how his company had been awarded that contract. What 365 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:06,480 Speaker 1: was that, God supersizing his dream. There was a company 366 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:08,840 Speaker 1: that he worked with that he really liked. They were 367 00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:12,760 Speaker 1: five times bigger than him, had five times the revenue. 368 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:15,320 Speaker 1: But God just dropped it in his heart that they 369 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:19,120 Speaker 1: were supposed to purchase that company. He told his team, 370 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:21,879 Speaker 1: and they said, what are you talking about. They're bigger 371 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:24,400 Speaker 1: than us. We can't buy them, they may be able 372 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:26,680 Speaker 1: to buy us. He said, no, No, you don't understand. 373 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:30,240 Speaker 1: We have the favor of God. Some of his attorneys 374 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:33,120 Speaker 1: they're just scratching their heads. Hey, thought, this guy is strange. 375 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:36,160 Speaker 1: He believes God can do anything. A couple of weeks ago, 376 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:39,680 Speaker 1: I got word that the deal went through. What happened, 377 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 1: God supersized him five times bigger than what he was. 378 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 1: What am I saying today, Whatever you can dream, whatever 379 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:52,920 Speaker 1: you can imagine, if you'll stay in faith, God will 380 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:56,120 Speaker 1: do so much more. What you dream is just a 381 00:21:56,160 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 1: tiny fraction of what God really has planned. I don't 382 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 1: know how God's going to do it. I don't know 383 00:22:02,359 --> 00:22:04,280 Speaker 1: when He's going to do it. All I know is 384 00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:07,440 Speaker 1: He's promised he will do it. God has the right 385 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:11,160 Speaker 1: people lined up for you, the right opportunities. He has 386 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:14,840 Speaker 1: the favor, the wisdom, the finances. Dare to stay in 387 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:19,280 Speaker 1: faith and keep expecting God to surprise you. Keep expecting 388 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 1: Him to show up and show out in your life. 389 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 1: I was talking to this young man. He's a student 390 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 1: from another country. Not long ago, he had a problem 391 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:31,159 Speaker 1: with his visa when he went to enroll in the 392 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:34,160 Speaker 1: new school year. He was told he could not finish 393 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:37,640 Speaker 1: because of this problem. He had already done his undergraduate 394 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:40,919 Speaker 1: work and he was working on his master's degree. It 395 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:44,360 Speaker 1: looked like his dream had died. He was so discouraged. 396 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 1: He'd called everybody he could think of, done everything he knew, 397 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:51,280 Speaker 1: but nothing seemed to help. He finally decided to go 398 00:22:51,359 --> 00:22:54,280 Speaker 1: back and check with the school one more time. This 399 00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:57,760 Speaker 1: time there was a different person at the admissions office, 400 00:22:57,840 --> 00:23:01,440 Speaker 1: this lady. They got to talk and they discovered they 401 00:23:01,520 --> 00:23:04,720 Speaker 1: both come out here to Lakewood. Let me tell you 402 00:23:05,119 --> 00:23:10,119 Speaker 1: that's dangerous. When you find somebody from Lakewood, you might 403 00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:15,600 Speaker 1: as well get ready. You're gonna be blessed. She took 404 00:23:16,119 --> 00:23:18,840 Speaker 1: all of his documents, all of his files, and she said, 405 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:21,119 Speaker 1: I can understand why you're having a problem. But she 406 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:24,720 Speaker 1: didn't stop there. She kept working and studying and looking 407 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:27,080 Speaker 1: at it. She left the room and came back about 408 00:23:27,119 --> 00:23:29,960 Speaker 1: thirty minutes later with a big smile on her face. 409 00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:32,879 Speaker 1: She said, we found a way to enroll you, and 410 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:34,960 Speaker 1: we can give you a letter that will take care 411 00:23:34,960 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 1: of your problem with the visa. That young man was 412 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:41,280 Speaker 1: so excited God had answered his prayers. But the lady 413 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:44,679 Speaker 1: wasn't finished. She said, I have a fund that I 414 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:48,080 Speaker 1: can help oversee students with and I just got permission 415 00:23:48,359 --> 00:23:51,359 Speaker 1: to give you a scholarship for your next three years 416 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:59,080 Speaker 1: of school. Now he's gonna finish school at no charge. Friends, 417 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:02,960 Speaker 1: God likes to outdo himself. He wants to amaze you 418 00:24:03,119 --> 00:24:05,960 Speaker 1: with his goodness. You may have been told Noah a 419 00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:09,920 Speaker 1: thousand times, but you need to keep believing, keep hoping, 420 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 1: and keep asking until you find the right person. When 421 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:17,480 Speaker 1: you come across that divine connection, that's when God will 422 00:24:17,680 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 1: surprise you with his favor. About three months ago, I 423 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 1: got a letter from this photographer. Back in the early 424 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:28,560 Speaker 1: nineteen seventies, at the height of his career, some of 425 00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:32,679 Speaker 1: his work was displayed in local art galleries, local museums. 426 00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:35,280 Speaker 1: He was very good at what he did, but over 427 00:24:35,320 --> 00:24:39,000 Speaker 1: the years he'd gone through disappointments and things had not 428 00:24:39,160 --> 00:24:41,600 Speaker 1: worked out, and he is just about to give up 429 00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:45,680 Speaker 1: on his dream of photography. He'd lost his passion. He's 430 00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:47,040 Speaker 1: trying to figure out what he's going to do with 431 00:24:47,080 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 1: the rest of his life. And one morning he noticed 432 00:24:49,560 --> 00:24:53,040 Speaker 1: a package sitting on his front doorsteps. He thought that 433 00:24:53,119 --> 00:24:56,120 Speaker 1: was odd because he had not ordered anything. He saw 434 00:24:56,160 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 1: the return address, said Hong Kong. That really got his attention. 435 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:02,680 Speaker 1: He opened it up and on the top there was 436 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:05,920 Speaker 1: a letter from this Asian couple and they told how 437 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:08,960 Speaker 1: they were big fans of his they had always admired 438 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:11,800 Speaker 1: his work and they had found this old piece of 439 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 1: equipment in a small resale shop in Hong Kong, and 440 00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:19,640 Speaker 1: they noticed it had his last name on it. They said, 441 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:22,639 Speaker 1: in our culture, one way to show our respect to 442 00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:26,639 Speaker 1: people is to return what belongs to them, and so 443 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:29,920 Speaker 1: we're giving you this piece of equipment to just show 444 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:33,240 Speaker 1: our respect and admiration for you and for your work. Well, 445 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:35,720 Speaker 1: he quickly took it out and it was a camera 446 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:39,320 Speaker 1: lens that he had used back in high school. He 447 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:42,600 Speaker 1: had not seen it in over forty years. All it 448 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:45,800 Speaker 1: had to identify him was his last name stuck on 449 00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:48,960 Speaker 1: it from one of those little label makers. And what's 450 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:51,919 Speaker 1: interesting is he had never been to Hong Kong. He 451 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:54,360 Speaker 1: didn't know how it got there. He had never met 452 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:57,560 Speaker 1: this couple, had no idea how they got his home address. 453 00:25:58,040 --> 00:26:01,160 Speaker 1: All he knew was God was saying, I'm in control. 454 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:05,639 Speaker 1: I've got a plan. Keep that dream alive. Friends. God 455 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:09,560 Speaker 1: is full of surprises. He can have someone you've never 456 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:13,440 Speaker 1: met somebody that lives halfway around the world to send 457 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:16,359 Speaker 1: you a package to encourage you. He can cause you 458 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:20,439 Speaker 1: to meet somebody that's gonna offer you a scholarship, somebody 459 00:26:20,440 --> 00:26:23,560 Speaker 1: that's gonna finance your dreams. He can even help you 460 00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:27,520 Speaker 1: find a bracelet in the vast ocean. God has all 461 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:30,800 Speaker 1: kinds of ways to meet your needs. I'm asking you 462 00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:34,879 Speaker 1: today to get your hopes up. Start expecting God to 463 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:39,960 Speaker 1: surprise you. Too many people are expecting the worst, expecting defeat, 464 00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:42,840 Speaker 1: expecting more of the same. Don't let that be. You 465 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:46,240 Speaker 1: get up every morning with the attitude I can't wait 466 00:26:46,520 --> 00:26:49,600 Speaker 1: to see what God's going to do today. Remember, as 467 00:26:49,640 --> 00:26:52,359 Speaker 1: long as you stay in faith, you won't be able 468 00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:55,680 Speaker 1: to outrun the good things of God. And right now 469 00:26:55,720 --> 00:27:01,800 Speaker 1: what's chasing you is blessings, favor, supernatural opportunity, these divine connections. 470 00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:05,520 Speaker 1: They're in your rear view mirror, headed your way. My 471 00:27:05,640 --> 00:27:09,040 Speaker 1: advice to you is get ready, get ready, get ready. 472 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:11,719 Speaker 1: You may have had some victories in the past, but 473 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:16,240 Speaker 1: you haven't seen anything yet. God is about to supersize 474 00:27:16,280 --> 00:27:19,400 Speaker 1: your dreams. He's about to do more than you can 475 00:27:19,480 --> 00:27:23,080 Speaker 1: even ask or think. As you stay in faith. He's 476 00:27:23,119 --> 00:27:26,680 Speaker 1: gonna surprise you with his goodness. He's gonna amaze you 477 00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:30,160 Speaker 1: with his blessings. They're gonna catch you by surprise. That 478 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 1: means you're gonna overcome every obstacle. You're gonna defeat every enemy. 479 00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:37,480 Speaker 1: You're gonna see every dream not only come to pass, 480 00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:40,040 Speaker 1: but it's gonna come to pass greater than you ever 481 00:27:40,119 --> 00:27:46,200 Speaker 1: even imagine. Amen, do you receive it today? We all 482 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:49,280 Speaker 1: go through disappointments and things that are not fair. But 483 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:53,080 Speaker 1: God sees every hurt, every injustice, and He's promised to 484 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:55,800 Speaker 1: pay you back for the unfair things. Now, I love 485 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:58,719 Speaker 1: to send you my new resource, Double for your Trouble. 486 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:02,000 Speaker 1: It's filled with inspiration, damp you stay in faith and 487 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:05,800 Speaker 1: not get bitter and think why me? Now? That setback 488 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:08,680 Speaker 1: may have been painful, but the fact is it sets 489 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:11,600 Speaker 1: you up for Double. God will make the enemy pay 490 00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:14,080 Speaker 1: and bring you out better than you were before. 491 00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:17,840 Speaker 2: This ministry is reaching people around the world with the 492 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:20,640 Speaker 2: message of hope, and as our way of saying thank 493 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:23,200 Speaker 2: you for your gift of any amount, we would like 494 00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:25,720 Speaker 2: to send you a copy of Double for Your Trouble, 495 00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:30,000 Speaker 2: a Daily Guide for restoration. This thirty one day. Spiral 496 00:28:30,040 --> 00:28:34,240 Speaker 2: Bound resource is an invitation into healing, restoration, and the 497 00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:38,080 Speaker 2: abundant life God has promised. 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You'll come out with Double. 507 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:16,120 Speaker 1: Niktoy and I pray for you and your family every day. 508 00:29:16,440 --> 00:29:19,760 Speaker 1: Thank you for your prayers and support. Your donations are 509 00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:23,080 Speaker 1: bringing hope to people around the world. Special thank you 510 00:29:23,160 --> 00:29:25,720 Speaker 1: to our Champion of Hope partners for all you do 511 00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:28,760 Speaker 1: to make the ministry possible. 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It's a 539 00:31:00,640 --> 00:31:03,040 Speaker 1: great time to be a part of the Lakewood family. 540 00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:06,280 Speaker 1: Looking forward to seeing you at homecoming weekend.