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But thanks so 43 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 4: much for tuning in today, and thanks again for coming out. 44 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 4: I like to start with something funny each week, and 45 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:13,080 Speaker 4: I heard about this scientist that said to God we've 46 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 4: decided that we no longer need you. We can clone people, 47 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 4: we can transplant hearts and do all kinds of things 48 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 4: once considered miraculous. And God said, fine, but to see 49 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:27,679 Speaker 4: that you really don't need me, let's have a man 50 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 4: making contest. The only rule is you have to make 51 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 4: a man out of dirt. The scientist of greed, and 52 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 4: he reached down quickly to get a handful of dirt. 53 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 4: God said, not so fast. Go get your own dirt. 54 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 4: All right. Hold of your bible. Say it like you 55 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 4: mean it. This is my Bible. I am what it says. 56 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 4: I am. I have what it says I have. I 57 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 4: can do what it says I can do. Today I 58 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 4: will be taught the word of God. I boldly confess. 59 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 4: My mind is alert, my heart is receptive. I will 60 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:06,640 Speaker 4: never be the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. 61 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 4: I want to talk to you today about learning to 62 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 4: encourage yourself. One of the battles that we all have 63 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 4: to fight is the battle with discouragement. Our dreams don't 64 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 4: always happen on our timetables. We go through disappointments, adversities, 65 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 4: and it's easy to lose our enthusiasm to lose our 66 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:29,080 Speaker 4: zeal for life. And it's good to have family and 67 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 4: friends that encourage us. It's good to have a coach, 68 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 4: a teacher, a pastor to cheer us on. But one 69 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 4: thing I've learned is other people cannot keep us encouraged. 70 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 4: Other people can't keep us cheered up. They may give 71 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 4: us a boost, they may help us from time to time, 72 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 4: but if you're really going to live in victory, that 73 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 4: encouragement has to come from the inside. You've got to 74 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 4: learn to encourage yourself when times get tough and things 75 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 4: aren't going your way and you don't feel like pursuing 76 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 4: your dreams. Your mind is telling you it's not worth it, 77 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 4: it's never going to get any better. You might as 78 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 4: well just settle where you are deep down in your spirit. 79 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 4: There has to be a resolve, a strength on the 80 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 4: inside that says, I refuse to settle where I am. 81 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:19,679 Speaker 4: I know God has a great plan for my life, 82 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 4: and I'm going to keep pressing forward and become everything 83 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 4: that He's created me to be. This is what David 84 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 4: had to do. He had just suffered a major setback. 85 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:32,480 Speaker 4: It's one of the most difficult times of his life. 86 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 4: His city had been destroyed, his family was kidnapped, and 87 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:39,839 Speaker 4: now his own men had turned against him. Looked like 88 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 4: an impossible situation. He could have easily just given up 89 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:48,240 Speaker 4: and faded off into the sunset, defeated and depressed. But 90 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 4: the scripture says here David encouraged himself in the Lord, 91 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:58,600 Speaker 4: his God. David understood this principle. He wasn't depending on 92 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:02,680 Speaker 4: his family, his friends, his colleagues. He knew how to 93 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 4: draw strength and encouragement from within. And sometimes when you 94 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 4: need it the most, the people you're counting on to 95 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 4: cheer you up, unfortunately they won't be there for you. 96 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 4: That friend that normally calls is out of town. Your 97 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:22,040 Speaker 4: spouse is having a tough month, your coworkers, your parents, 98 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 4: they're preoccupied with their own challenges. But when you learn 99 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 4: to dig down deep and encourage yourself, there's a real freedom. 100 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:33,359 Speaker 4: This is one of the secrets to David's success. He 101 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:37,480 Speaker 4: knew how to draw encouragement and strength from the inside. 102 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 4: How did he do it? He began to replay the 103 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:44,360 Speaker 4: victories that God had given him in the past. He 104 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 4: remembered how God chose him from the other brothers when 105 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 4: he was a shepherd boy. He remembered how he killed 106 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 4: the lion and the bear with his bare hands. He 107 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 4: remembered how God helped him to defeat Goliath, and how 108 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 4: God protected him when King Saul was trying to kill him. 109 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 4: And as he rehearsed over and over, the goodness and 110 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 4: faithfulness of God strength began to fill his heart. He 111 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 4: got a new vision of victory. He began to thank 112 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 4: God for what he had done and thanked God that 113 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:19,480 Speaker 4: he could turn the situation around. And he went from 114 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 4: being depressed and defeated to rising up with that warrior 115 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 4: of mentality. When you're in difficult times and you're tempted 116 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 4: to get down, maybe you got a bad medical report, 117 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 4: or you're struggling in a relationship, struggling in your finances, 118 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:38,400 Speaker 4: instead of dwelling on the negative and replaying over and 119 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 4: over all the reasons why it won't work out and 120 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 4: how impossible it is. No, you need to change the channel, 121 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 4: get the remote control. That's not the only channel. Start replaying, 122 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 4: like David, all the times that God has helped you, 123 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:58,239 Speaker 4: The times God protected you from those accidents, The times 124 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 4: God gave you a promotion even though you weren't the 125 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 4: most qualified, The times that door closed. You were disappointed then, 126 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:08,440 Speaker 4: but looking back now, you know it would have been 127 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 4: a big mistake. Or how about the times you lost 128 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 4: that loved one. You should have been defeated, you didn't 129 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 4: think you could make it through, but you felt a 130 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 4: peace and a strength like you've never felt before. Every 131 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 4: one of us has seen the hand of God at 132 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 4: work in our lives, and a key to encouraging ourselves 133 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 4: is to replay those victories. As you remember the great 134 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 4: things God has done, faith will fill your heart. Strength 135 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 4: and courage will come from the inside. No matter what 136 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 4: you're facing, no matter how difficult it looks, you'll know 137 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 4: deep down, God did not bring me this far to 138 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:48,600 Speaker 4: leave me here. If he did it for me in 139 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 4: the past, he'll do it again for me in the future. 140 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 4: Some of you today, you'd get your joy back if 141 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 4: you just changed the channel. You're always remembering the negative, 142 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 4: remembering what didn't work out, and who hurts you and 143 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 4: how unfair it was. No wonder you're down. You're watching 144 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 4: the wrong channel. God has done something great for every 145 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 4: one of us. Maybe God's given you a child. The 146 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 4: day that little baby was born, you were so excited. 147 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:20,119 Speaker 4: Why don't you replay that miracle in your mind. Maybe 148 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 4: God's given you a house, He's given you a promotion, 149 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 4: or maybe you got a good medical report. You were 150 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 4: so thrilled you were on cloud nine. Learn to replay 151 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 4: those victories in your mind. If you're gonna keep yourself encouraged, 152 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 4: you gotta make sure you're watching the right channel. I 153 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 4: found you cannot stay down and defeated as long as 154 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 4: you're thinking about the goodness of God. I know every 155 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 4: time I see our new facility here at Lakewood, whether 156 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 4: I'm driving by on the freeway or pulling up to 157 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:55,960 Speaker 4: a service, I always say, without fail, thank you Lord 158 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 4: for our beautiful new building. I'm still amazed at what 159 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 4: God has done. And whenever I see it, I don't 160 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 4: even have to think about it anymore. It just comes 161 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 4: out of me naturally. I guess I've developed a habit. 162 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:12,040 Speaker 4: I've probably said that phrase ten thousand times every time 163 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 4: I do. You know what's happening. I'm encouraging myself. My 164 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:19,200 Speaker 4: faith is increasing. I can feel strength on the inside. 165 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:21,520 Speaker 4: I know if God gave us this building, he can 166 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 4: do anything. It's funny. Our son, Jonathan, he's thirteen now. 167 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 4: The other day he and my friend Johnny were coming 168 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 4: back from the airport. Victoria and I. We had gone 169 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:34,679 Speaker 4: on to another city, and on the route home we 170 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:37,680 Speaker 4: pass our new facility, and as they were driving by, 171 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:40,959 Speaker 4: Jonathan said to Johnny, let me say it for my dad, 172 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 4: thank you Lord for our beautiful new building. He's heard 173 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:49,560 Speaker 4: me say it so much, now he's saying it. The 174 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:54,200 Speaker 4: scripture says we should tell our children and our grandchildren 175 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:57,440 Speaker 4: the great things God has done. But I see too 176 00:09:57,480 --> 00:10:01,720 Speaker 4: many people today they've just settled where they are. When 177 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:05,320 Speaker 4: we give in to the spirit of discouragement, it steals 178 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:09,640 Speaker 4: our dreams. Their attitude is it's not worth it. My 179 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:12,679 Speaker 4: marriage is not worth fighting for, it's never going to 180 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:15,720 Speaker 4: work out. Or I'm tired of dealing with this child. 181 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 4: It's not worth the struggle. I'm tired of doing what's right. Joel, 182 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:22,240 Speaker 4: I'm never going to get ahead. No, don't believe those lies. 183 00:10:22,760 --> 00:10:26,319 Speaker 4: That is the spirit of discouragement, trying to steal your 184 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 4: dreams and keep you right where you are. Let me 185 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:31,960 Speaker 4: tell you something that you already know deep down in 186 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:35,960 Speaker 4: your spirit. Every promise that God's put in your heart, 187 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 4: every dream that He's planted on the inside, is well 188 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:43,440 Speaker 4: worth the fight. Your child is worth it, your marriage 189 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:46,200 Speaker 4: is worth it, your health is worth it, your dreams 190 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 4: are worth it. Don't you dare settle where you are. 191 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:53,520 Speaker 4: You may have suffered a setback, like David. You've been 192 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 4: through a disappointment. Maybe your relationship didn't work out, maybe 193 00:10:57,559 --> 00:11:01,120 Speaker 4: you're facing a major health issue right now. Remember this, 194 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 4: Every setback is a setup for a comeback. You may 195 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:08,480 Speaker 4: have gotten knocked down, but you didn't get knocked out. 196 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:12,600 Speaker 4: You got to get back up, dust yourself off. God 197 00:11:12,679 --> 00:11:15,360 Speaker 4: has you in the palm of his hand. He said, 198 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:18,200 Speaker 4: if you'd stay in faith, he would not only bring 199 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 4: you out, but he'd bring you out better off than 200 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:23,760 Speaker 4: you were before. This is what David had to do. 201 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 4: He was down, but he didn't stay down. He started 202 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 4: replaying his victories. He started thanking God for what he 203 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 4: had done in the past. And as he changed the 204 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:37,199 Speaker 4: channel and got into that attitude of faith and expectancy, 205 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:40,680 Speaker 4: that's when he went from being a victim to being 206 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 4: a victor. He said to his men, get up, guys, 207 00:11:44,559 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 4: we're going to go attack the enemy. The scripture says 208 00:11:48,520 --> 00:11:52,320 Speaker 4: they not only recovered everything that had been stolen, but 209 00:11:52,440 --> 00:11:56,080 Speaker 4: they came out with more than they had before. That's 210 00:11:56,120 --> 00:11:58,560 Speaker 4: what God wants to do for every one of us. 211 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 4: But it all starts guarded. When David encouraged himself, he 212 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:08,320 Speaker 4: recognized the main battle wasn't taking place on the outside. 213 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 4: It was taking place on the inside. When all the 214 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 4: odds were against him. His family wasn't there, his friends 215 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:18,360 Speaker 4: had turned on him, the news wasn't good, the economy 216 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:22,080 Speaker 4: was low, gas was high. His attitude was I'm not 217 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 4: worried about any of that. I know the God I 218 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:29,280 Speaker 4: serve is well able to deliver me. He said, in effect, 219 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 4: I've seen God lift me out of the pit before 220 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 4: he set my feet on a rock, put a new 221 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 4: song in my heart. And if he did it for 222 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:40,560 Speaker 4: me back then, I know he'll do it for me 223 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:45,520 Speaker 4: right now. That's the kind of attitude that gets God's attention. Now, 224 00:12:45,559 --> 00:12:47,960 Speaker 4: I know every one of us can look back in 225 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:51,240 Speaker 4: life and say, with David, if it had not been 226 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:54,440 Speaker 4: for the goodness of God, where would I be? In 227 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 4: other words, I should have had a nervous breakdown when 228 00:12:57,760 --> 00:13:00,360 Speaker 4: I went through that divorce, but God felled me with 229 00:13:00,400 --> 00:13:04,240 Speaker 4: his strength. I should have given up and gotten depressed 230 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:06,840 Speaker 4: when my loved one died, but God gave me a 231 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 4: new beginning. I shouldn't be here today according to the 232 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:13,480 Speaker 4: medical report, but because of the goodness of God, I'm 233 00:13:13,520 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 4: still alive and well. My business should have gone bankrupt 234 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:19,960 Speaker 4: a long time ago, but because of God's favor, he 235 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,760 Speaker 4: turned it around. Or how about I should be messed 236 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:25,439 Speaker 4: up in my mind all the addictions I had, But 237 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 4: because of the mercy of God, my chains are broken 238 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:33,079 Speaker 4: and I'm totally free today. Here's another one. My family 239 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:36,200 Speaker 4: shouldn't be torn apart, but because of God's goodness, we're 240 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:40,079 Speaker 4: still here together. You cannot get down and defeated as 241 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 4: long as you're meditating on the goodness of God. Some 242 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:46,800 Speaker 4: of you today you're watching the wrong channel. You need 243 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:50,520 Speaker 4: to switch off the defeat channel. Switch off the who 244 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:54,640 Speaker 4: hurt Me channel that I come from, the wrong family channel, 245 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:58,199 Speaker 4: the gloom and despair channel. Turn that off and switch 246 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:00,960 Speaker 4: on to the victory channel of the all Things are 247 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 4: Possible channel, to the God is well Able channel, to 248 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 4: the by best days are ahead of me channel. As 249 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:12,320 Speaker 4: you remember the good things God has done, faith is 250 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:16,280 Speaker 4: going to fill your heart. Another thing that can help 251 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:19,400 Speaker 4: us to stay encouraged is we need to create an 252 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 4: encouragement file at home or the office. Whenever someone sends 253 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:27,600 Speaker 4: you a kind note, someone gives you a compliment, put 254 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 4: it in that file. And then when you're tempted to 255 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 4: be down, go get those letters out and reread them again. 256 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 4: Let those words lift your spirits. Many times, after just 257 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 4: five or ten minutes of being reminded of how much 258 00:14:41,280 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 4: people loved you and reminded of some of the good 259 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:47,880 Speaker 4: things you've done, that'll totally change your attitude. This is 260 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 4: what I did when I first started ministering a little 261 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:55,200 Speaker 4: over nine years ago. I started this encouragement file. Whenever 262 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 4: someone would send me a note, a letter, or even 263 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 4: give me a compliment, many times I'd just write it 264 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 4: down and put it in the file. And back in 265 00:15:03,680 --> 00:15:07,960 Speaker 4: those days, if someone said something even halfway encouraging, I 266 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:11,640 Speaker 4: would put it in there. I remember this elderly man 267 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 4: that I used to see up at the gym. He 268 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 4: was always kidding me about something, but he wrote me 269 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 4: a note. It said, Jeel, I watched your sermon on 270 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 4: television yesterday. All I can say is better luck next 271 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 4: time listen. I was so happy that at least he watched. 272 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:30,880 Speaker 4: I put that in my file. Sometimes you can't be picky, 273 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:34,800 Speaker 4: thank God, today, that's in file thirteen. I don't need 274 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:38,000 Speaker 4: that anymore. One time, this little boy came up to 275 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 4: me after my sermon, right after I'd started. He probably 276 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:43,720 Speaker 4: wasn't five or six years old. He said, Joel, I 277 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 4: really loved listening to your stories. I was feeling so 278 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:50,040 Speaker 4: good then, he said. But if I were you, I'd 279 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:54,680 Speaker 4: leave out all that other boring stuff. But we all 280 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 4: need to have an encouragement file. And in my file 281 00:15:58,040 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 4: now I have letters and compliments, birthday cards. Not long ago, 282 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 4: one of my third grade teachers wrote my mom a 283 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:08,560 Speaker 4: note and told what a good student I was, how 284 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:11,160 Speaker 4: friendly I was, and how I smile so much. Even 285 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:14,200 Speaker 4: back then, that encouraged me. I put that in my file. 286 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 4: And now, probably once a month, at least of a 287 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 4: couple months, I'll get that file out and flip through 288 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:23,760 Speaker 4: some of those letters. What am I doing. I'm encouraging myself. 289 00:16:24,080 --> 00:16:26,840 Speaker 4: It's like being on a good maintenance program. You need 290 00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:30,080 Speaker 4: to do it on a regular basis. You say, Joel, 291 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:32,920 Speaker 4: I don't have anything to put in my encouragement file. 292 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:37,000 Speaker 4: Nobody's sending me nice notes, nobody's complimenting me, nobody's given 293 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:40,720 Speaker 4: me any credit. That's Okay, here's the solution. You need 294 00:16:40,760 --> 00:16:44,440 Speaker 4: to write yourself some good letters. Write down what you 295 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:50,800 Speaker 4: like about you, List your streets, list your accomplishments, List 296 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:53,760 Speaker 4: some of the good things you've done for others. I 297 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 4: found when nobody else is celebrating you, you've got to 298 00:16:57,840 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 4: learn to celebrate yourself. Nobody else is complimenting you. You 299 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:05,880 Speaker 4: need to compliment yourself. Nobody's writing you good letters. Write 300 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:08,479 Speaker 4: yourself some good letters. It's not up to other people 301 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:11,120 Speaker 4: to keep you encourage. It's up to you. It's got 302 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:14,200 Speaker 4: to come from the inside. This is what God did. 303 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:18,840 Speaker 4: He praised himself, says in the Book of Genesis. God 304 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:23,200 Speaker 4: created the waters, and he said that was good. He 305 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:26,920 Speaker 4: created the sky and he said that was good. He 306 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 4: created the fish and the animals, and he stepped back 307 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:32,560 Speaker 4: and said that was good. He created you and me 308 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:36,040 Speaker 4: and said that was really good. I love the fact 309 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:40,800 Speaker 4: that God praised himself. These days, most of the time, 310 00:17:41,119 --> 00:17:44,960 Speaker 4: we are so critical toward ourselves and so focused on 311 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:48,120 Speaker 4: what we didn't do right. We would never even think 312 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:52,480 Speaker 4: about complimenting ourselves. But Joel, I've got these faults. I'm 313 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:55,840 Speaker 4: struggling with this addiction, or I'm not nearly as talented 314 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:59,560 Speaker 4: as my coworkers. No, you need to find something that 315 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:02,480 Speaker 4: you're doing and right so you can step back and say, 316 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:05,880 Speaker 4: you know what, that was good. Even when you walk 317 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:08,320 Speaker 4: out of this building, you need to pat yourself on 318 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:11,800 Speaker 4: the back and say I did something right today. I 319 00:18:11,840 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 4: took time to honor God by coming to church, by 320 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:19,160 Speaker 4: watching the broadcast. I must say I did good when 321 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 4: I walk off this platform. Each week, I look at 322 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:24,919 Speaker 4: myself in the mirror and say, Joel, you did good today. 323 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:28,200 Speaker 4: I may not have done as good as somebody else, 324 00:18:28,359 --> 00:18:30,439 Speaker 4: but I did the best that I can do, and 325 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:34,000 Speaker 4: that's all that really matters. Here's my point. If you're 326 00:18:34,040 --> 00:18:38,879 Speaker 4: not able to complement yourself, you'll never become everything God's 327 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 4: created you to be. You've got to feel good about 328 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:45,560 Speaker 4: who you are. And I'm not talking about being arrogant 329 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:48,600 Speaker 4: and going around thinking that we're better than somebody. I'm 330 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:52,560 Speaker 4: talking about learning to accept and approve yourself. 331 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:53,399 Speaker 5: Now. 332 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:56,080 Speaker 4: I want you to get in a habit not of 333 00:18:56,160 --> 00:19:00,440 Speaker 4: catching yourself doing something wrong, but start catching yourself doing 334 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:04,359 Speaker 4: something right. I hear people that are always condemning themselves. 335 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:07,399 Speaker 4: There I go again, spent too much money? There I 336 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:09,439 Speaker 4: go again ate something that I shouldn't have. There I 337 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:12,840 Speaker 4: go again, lost my temper. They always see the wrong, 338 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:16,199 Speaker 4: never see the right. Well, Joel, I'm just kind of 339 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:19,080 Speaker 4: down on myself because I didn't work out one time 340 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:22,600 Speaker 4: last week. Maybe not. But you did take the stairs 341 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 4: instead of the elevator. That was good. Well. I didn't 342 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:29,280 Speaker 4: clean my house yesterday like I wanted to. Maybe not, 343 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:32,040 Speaker 4: But you did go to your child's ball game. That 344 00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 4: was good. Well. I didn't take my friend out to 345 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:38,160 Speaker 4: lunch like I promised. No, but you sure were kind 346 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:42,160 Speaker 4: to that security guard. Quit catching yourself doing something wrong 347 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:45,320 Speaker 4: and start catching yourself doing something right. You've got to 348 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:49,119 Speaker 4: change the channel. Some of you have never once said 349 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:53,000 Speaker 4: to yourself. I'm a good mother. I'm a good father. 350 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:58,359 Speaker 4: I'm talented and creative, I'm kind and considerate. I don't 351 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:01,399 Speaker 4: say this arrogantly, but I like who God made me 352 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:01,679 Speaker 4: to be. 353 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:02,560 Speaker 5: Now. 354 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:05,879 Speaker 4: I love to compliment other people, but I've learned even 355 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:09,720 Speaker 4: to compliment myself. I like the gifts God's given me. 356 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:13,080 Speaker 4: I like my personality. I like my height, I like 357 00:20:13,160 --> 00:20:16,000 Speaker 4: my age. I like what I'm able to do. One 358 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:18,920 Speaker 4: of the recordings that's always playing in my mind all 359 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:22,600 Speaker 4: through the day is Joel, You're a good father, you 360 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:27,120 Speaker 4: a good husband, You're talented, you're creative, you're kind, you're 361 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:30,359 Speaker 4: fun to be around. Listen, it's not hard to stay 362 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:34,640 Speaker 4: encouraged when you learn to compliment yourself. Sometimes we think 363 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:38,119 Speaker 4: it's humble to compliment somebody else while we kind of 364 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:41,720 Speaker 4: put ourselves down. Man, you're so good at that. I 365 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:45,440 Speaker 4: could never do anything like you. No, you can do 366 00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:49,240 Speaker 4: exactly what God's created you to do. I have people 367 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:51,320 Speaker 4: tell me, Joel, I could never speak in front of 368 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 4: all those people like you do. Maybe not, but I 369 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:56,880 Speaker 4: could never fly an airplane like you do. I could 370 00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:59,720 Speaker 4: never design houses like you do so great. I could 371 00:20:59,720 --> 00:21:02,879 Speaker 4: never teach those children like you do each week and 372 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:06,520 Speaker 4: excel at the fact is every one of us is 373 00:21:06,560 --> 00:21:10,120 Speaker 4: good at something. We shouldn't look at somebody else and think, Man, 374 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:13,679 Speaker 4: they are so talented, they are so creative, they are 375 00:21:13,720 --> 00:21:16,320 Speaker 4: so disciplined, they are so good looking. I don't know 376 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:19,160 Speaker 4: what in the world happened to me. No, you need 377 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:21,679 Speaker 4: to start looking at yourself in the mirror and saying, 378 00:21:21,760 --> 00:21:24,720 Speaker 4: you are so talented, you are so creative, you are 379 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 4: so disciplined, you good looking thing. You got to compliment yourself. 380 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 4: You need to try it. It may work. It didn't 381 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:39,720 Speaker 4: for my brother Paul, but you tried it anyway. I 382 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 4: know this young lady in junior high, she didn't have 383 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:46,400 Speaker 4: very many friends. They just moved to this new school 384 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:49,199 Speaker 4: and most of the students had grown up together and 385 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 4: been friends for years and years, and she was having 386 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:54,639 Speaker 4: a tough time breaking in and really connecting with anybody. 387 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:58,919 Speaker 4: And the school had a tradition that during Valentine's Week 388 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 4: you could send another student a carnation. They were only 389 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:06,239 Speaker 4: twenty five cents, and those carnations would be delivered on 390 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:09,920 Speaker 4: Valentine's Day during home room in front of the whole class. 391 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:12,639 Speaker 4: It was a big deal to see how many carnations 392 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:15,399 Speaker 4: you would get. Well, this young lady knew that she 393 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:18,200 Speaker 4: wasn't going to receive any She didn't have any friends. 394 00:22:18,680 --> 00:22:21,400 Speaker 4: She was sort of dreading that day, thinking about how 395 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:23,679 Speaker 4: she is going to be left out and probably embarrassed 396 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:26,240 Speaker 4: by it all. But then she came up with a 397 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:30,320 Speaker 4: great idea. Instead of just sitting back watching everybody else 398 00:22:30,359 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 4: get flowers, she decided to send herself some carnations. She 399 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:38,399 Speaker 4: took five dollars and went down to the office, and 400 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:41,919 Speaker 4: she got twenty different forms so nobody would know they 401 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:44,479 Speaker 4: were from her, and she filled them out. And on 402 00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:47,520 Speaker 4: Valentine's Day, most of the young ladies got three or 403 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:50,880 Speaker 4: four carnations. The real popular girls might have gotten five 404 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:54,200 Speaker 4: or six or seven. But this young lady, every other 405 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:58,119 Speaker 4: carnation came to her. The students started looking at her, thinking, 406 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 4: who in the world is this girl? She's got so 407 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:04,879 Speaker 4: many friends. Another carnation was delivered to her. They asked, 408 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:07,679 Speaker 4: who's that from. She looked at the note and said, oh, 409 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 4: they are so special. They love me so much. I 410 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:14,200 Speaker 4: can't wait to tell them thanks. They had no idea 411 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:17,800 Speaker 4: she was talking about herself. You would have thought she 412 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 4: was the most popular girl in school. She left that 413 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:23,880 Speaker 4: day the envy of the whole class. She had more 414 00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:27,520 Speaker 4: carnations than anybody else. You got to have the attitude. 415 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:31,040 Speaker 4: If nobody else is celebrating me right now, I'm gonna 416 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:37,240 Speaker 4: celebrate myself if nobody, if nobody is asking me out 417 00:23:37,280 --> 00:23:39,680 Speaker 4: to dinner, I'm gonna dress up and take myself out 418 00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:43,399 Speaker 4: to dinner. Nobody's sending me a birthday gift, Watch out, 419 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:48,000 Speaker 4: I'm gonna buy myself a present. Some of you ladies, 420 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:50,440 Speaker 4: you need to do like she did. Just send yourself 421 00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:53,119 Speaker 4: some flowers, have them delivered to your office, put them 422 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:55,480 Speaker 4: on your desk. People walk by, All of those are 423 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:58,240 Speaker 4: so beautiful. Who are they from? Just smile and say 424 00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:02,200 Speaker 4: they're from somebody that thinks I'm very very special, somebody 425 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:06,840 Speaker 4: that loves me very much. If you're gonna stay encouraged, 426 00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:10,359 Speaker 4: you've got to learn to celebrate yourself. Some of you 427 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:15,240 Speaker 4: today you've lost your fire, You've lost your enthusiasm. Maybe 428 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 4: it's because nobody's celebrating you, nobody's cheering you on, nobody's 429 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:22,920 Speaker 4: encouraging you. You've got to do like David and start 430 00:24:23,040 --> 00:24:26,800 Speaker 4: encouraging yourself. Draw that line in the sand and say 431 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:29,639 Speaker 4: that's it. This is a new day. I Am done 432 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:34,280 Speaker 4: living negative discourage, no enthusiasm. I know this is the 433 00:24:34,359 --> 00:24:37,160 Speaker 4: day the Lord has made. I'm gonna choose to live 434 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:41,440 Speaker 4: this day with faith, with expectancy. And really the only 435 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:45,120 Speaker 4: way that we can keep ourselves encouraged is by thinking 436 00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:49,119 Speaker 4: these encouraging thoughts, thoughts of hope, thoughts of faith. You've 437 00:24:49,160 --> 00:24:52,359 Speaker 4: got to tune into that voice of victory. There's a 438 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:56,480 Speaker 4: scripture I love. It says God will perfect that which 439 00:24:56,520 --> 00:25:01,040 Speaker 4: concerns you. Perfect means God will make it right. You 440 00:25:01,119 --> 00:25:04,399 Speaker 4: may be concerned about a child today, concerned about a 441 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 4: health issue, or concerned about an addiction you're struggling with. 442 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:10,679 Speaker 4: The easy thing would be to just accept it and 443 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:13,040 Speaker 4: settle where you are and think, Joel, this is just 444 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:14,960 Speaker 4: who I am. It's never going to change. 445 00:25:15,359 --> 00:25:15,439 Speaker 5: No. 446 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:20,080 Speaker 4: Recognize that's the voice of discouragement, trying to talk you 447 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:25,000 Speaker 4: into settling for a life of mediocrity. But understand, you 448 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:29,000 Speaker 4: were never created to be average. You were never created 449 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:32,800 Speaker 4: to barely get by. You were created to be above 450 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:36,800 Speaker 4: only and never beneath. No matter what you may be facing, 451 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:40,040 Speaker 4: no matter how impossible it looks, you need to keep 452 00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:44,439 Speaker 4: reminding yourself that right now, God is in the process 453 00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:49,359 Speaker 4: of perfecting that which concerns you. Right now, God's working 454 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:53,600 Speaker 4: behind the scenes in your life, arranging things in your favor, 455 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:57,560 Speaker 4: getting the right people, the right breaks, the right opportunities 456 00:25:57,600 --> 00:26:01,359 Speaker 4: lined out for you. God said he would finish what 457 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:05,919 Speaker 4: he started. He will complete your incompletions. He wants to 458 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:09,919 Speaker 4: bring to pass every dream, every desire, every promise that 459 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:13,080 Speaker 4: He's put in your heart. When you hear those negative 460 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:16,320 Speaker 4: voices telling you that it's never going to change. You're 461 00:26:16,359 --> 00:26:18,240 Speaker 4: never going to get well, You're never going to break 462 00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 4: that addiction. Don't stay tuned to that channel. That's not 463 00:26:22,440 --> 00:26:26,320 Speaker 4: the only voice. There's another voice. It's called the Voice 464 00:26:26,520 --> 00:26:30,840 Speaker 4: of Victory, and it says, no weapon formed against you 465 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:34,119 Speaker 4: is ever going to prosper. It says, when you delight 466 00:26:34,240 --> 00:26:37,000 Speaker 4: yourself in the Lord, He'll give you the desires of 467 00:26:37,040 --> 00:26:40,960 Speaker 4: your heart. It says, what was meant for your harm, 468 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:44,800 Speaker 4: God will turn around and use it for your advantage. 469 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:47,720 Speaker 4: You may have gone through a setback, but you need 470 00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:50,840 Speaker 4: to dig your heels in and get ready for a comeback. 471 00:26:51,240 --> 00:26:53,879 Speaker 4: God did not bring you this far to leave you 472 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:56,760 Speaker 4: where you are. He has you in the palm of 473 00:26:56,800 --> 00:27:00,320 Speaker 4: his hand. He had the solution before you you ever 474 00:27:00,359 --> 00:27:04,119 Speaker 4: had that problem. He already has a way out. God 475 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:08,040 Speaker 4: knows the end from the beginning. Everything you're facing right 476 00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:12,000 Speaker 4: now is subject to change. That means one touch of 477 00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:15,639 Speaker 4: God's favor and it can turn any situation around. You 478 00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:19,119 Speaker 4: got to dare to do like David, shake off that 479 00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:22,359 Speaker 4: spirit of discouragement and say i may be knocked down, 480 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:24,840 Speaker 4: but I'm not staying down. I'm gonna get back up 481 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:28,159 Speaker 4: and go again. Tune into the voice of victory. You 482 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:30,840 Speaker 4: know the negative voices. They'll tell you. Well, the economy 483 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:33,240 Speaker 4: is kind of bad, aren't you afraid? No, I know 484 00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:36,320 Speaker 4: God is my provider. He supplies all of my needs. 485 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 4: Well gas is kind of high, yes, but God's well 486 00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:42,560 Speaker 4: able to take care of me. Well, your child's not 487 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:47,200 Speaker 4: doing right, that's true, but I know he's subject to change. Well, 488 00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:49,160 Speaker 4: you got laid off. I heard you lost your job. 489 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:52,399 Speaker 4: Aren't you frustrated? Not at all. I know God's about 490 00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:54,919 Speaker 4: to open up another door. I know he's got something 491 00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:58,120 Speaker 4: better in store. Well, you look like you're not feeling well. 492 00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:00,760 Speaker 4: Somebody says you got a bad report from the doctor. Yes, 493 00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:04,040 Speaker 4: I did, But I know God is in complete control. 494 00:28:04,560 --> 00:28:07,439 Speaker 4: He said that nothing would snatch me out of his hand. 495 00:28:07,760 --> 00:28:10,280 Speaker 4: So I believe I'm going to live out every second 496 00:28:10,520 --> 00:28:13,280 Speaker 4: that He's planned out for me. That's what it means 497 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:15,840 Speaker 4: to be tuned into the right voice, the voice of 498 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:19,919 Speaker 4: victory in life. Every one of us is going to 499 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:23,720 Speaker 4: have opportunities to get down and discouraged. My message to 500 00:28:23,840 --> 00:28:25,840 Speaker 4: us today is we don't have to give in to 501 00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:29,920 Speaker 4: that temptation. Get up every morning thinking about the goodness 502 00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:33,320 Speaker 4: of God. Replay the victories that He's given you in 503 00:28:33,359 --> 00:28:37,320 Speaker 4: the past. Don't remember the negative. Change the channel, and 504 00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:40,280 Speaker 4: remember all the times God's brought you through. If you 505 00:28:40,280 --> 00:28:43,720 Speaker 4: don't have an encouragement file, start one. When you are 506 00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:46,480 Speaker 4: tempted to get down, go get those letters out, lift them, 507 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:50,120 Speaker 4: lift your spirit, and don't wait for others to compliment you. 508 00:28:50,560 --> 00:28:55,480 Speaker 4: Compliment yourself. Learn to celebrate who God made you to be. Friends. 509 00:28:55,560 --> 00:28:59,080 Speaker 4: It's up to you to keep yourself encouraged. Some of 510 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:01,760 Speaker 4: you have been depending on your friends your family. Don't 511 00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:04,800 Speaker 4: put that pressure on them. You can draw strength from 512 00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:08,960 Speaker 4: the inside as you learn to encourage yourself. That's your 513 00:29:09,040 --> 00:29:12,000 Speaker 4: faith at work. Not only are you going to enjoy 514 00:29:12,040 --> 00:29:15,040 Speaker 4: your life more, but you're going to overcome every obstacle. 515 00:29:15,360 --> 00:29:18,200 Speaker 4: You're going to see every dream, every desire, every promise 516 00:29:18,280 --> 00:29:20,880 Speaker 4: put in you come to pass. And not only that, 517 00:29:21,040 --> 00:29:24,000 Speaker 4: even when you do get knocked down and suffer a setback, 518 00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:27,160 Speaker 4: just like David, God will make sure you not only 519 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:29,800 Speaker 4: come back, but you come back better off than you 520 00:29:29,840 --> 00:30:02,200 Speaker 4: were before. 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