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Thanks for listening to 37 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:36,759 Speaker 5: our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. 38 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 6: If you enjoy today's message, why don't you be a 39 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 6: blessing and share it with a friends. 40 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 5: We appreciate you and pray for God's very best in 41 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 5: your life. 42 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 4: Oh God bless you. 43 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 5: It is always a joy to coming to your homes. 44 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 5: We love you and we're praying that you're going to 45 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 5: have a blessed, prosperous year. If you're ever in our area. 46 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 5: I hope you'll stop buy and see us. I promise 47 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 5: you it will make you feel right at home. But 48 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 5: thanks for tuning in, and again thanks for coming out today. 49 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 5: I'd like to start with something funny each week. And 50 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:18,399 Speaker 5: you know these are just jokes. Please don't be offended 51 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 5: by them. I heard about this man. He was in 52 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 5: a dark restaurant. He leaned over to the woman next 53 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:26,359 Speaker 5: to him and said, Hey, would you like to hear 54 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 5: a blonde joke? She said, well, before you tell me, 55 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 5: you should know that I am blonde, six feet tall 56 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 5: and a professional bodybuilder, and the lady next to me 57 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:40,359 Speaker 5: is blonde, six foot two and a professional wrestler. And 58 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 5: the lady next to her is blonde, six foot five 59 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 5: and the kickboxing champion of the world. Now, do you 60 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:49,679 Speaker 5: still want to tell me the blonde joke? He thought 61 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 5: about it a moment, said no, not if I'm going 62 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 5: to have to explain it three times. All right, I 63 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:01,239 Speaker 5: may need a ride home today. Say it like you 64 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 5: mean it. This is my Bible. I am what it 65 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,800 Speaker 5: says I am. I have what it says I have, 66 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 5: I can do what it says I can do. Today 67 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 5: I will be taught the word of God. I boldly 68 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 5: confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive. 69 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 4: I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, God 70 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 4: bless you. 71 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 5: I want to talk to you today about not giving 72 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 5: away your power. Every day we have opportunities to get upset, 73 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 5: to be frustrated, to go around offended. Maybe our plans 74 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 5: didn't work out, or somebody was rude to us at 75 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 5: the office, or what should have taken an hour ended 76 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 5: up taking three hours. Life is full of inconveniences. There 77 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 5: will always be interruptions, people that are hard to get 78 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 5: along with. We can't control all of our circumstances, but 79 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 5: we can control our reaction. Now, I heard somebody say 80 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 5: life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety 81 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 5: percent how you respond. And we should go out each 82 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 5: day positive, hopeful, expecting God's favor. But at the same 83 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 5: time we should be realistic, knowing that most days are 84 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 5: not going to go exactly as we had it planned. 85 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 4: And if you get stressed. 86 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 5: Because you got off scheduled, we're upset because your child 87 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 5: would need his breakfast, frustrated because somebody offended you. What 88 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:31,599 Speaker 5: you're doing is giving away your power. We were created 89 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 5: to be in peace. 90 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 4: And when you have this calmness on the inside, a 91 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:40,039 Speaker 4: joy in your spirit, a smile on your face. 92 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 5: That's a position of power. That's when you're at your 93 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 5: very best. But too many people these days have the 94 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 5: wrong approach to life. They think they can't be happy 95 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 5: unless they control all their circumstances, make sure everything goes 96 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 5: their way. 97 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:57,600 Speaker 4: But that's not realistic. 98 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:00,600 Speaker 5: We have to come to the place where he can say, 99 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 5: I don't have to have my way in order to 100 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 5: have a good day. 101 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 4: My plans don't have to work out for me to 102 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 4: be happy. 103 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:11,919 Speaker 5: Everybody doesn't have to treat me right for me to 104 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:15,480 Speaker 5: enjoy my life. I have already made up my mind 105 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 5: no matter what does or doesn't happen, I'm going to 106 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 5: stay in peace and enjoy this day. And it helped 107 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 5: me when I realized that no person can take my joy, 108 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:31,920 Speaker 5: No circumstance can take our peace, no interruption can take 109 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 5: our enthusiasm. 110 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 4: We have to give it away. 111 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 5: The next time you're tempted to get upset frustrated, ask yourself, 112 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 5: is this worth giving my power away? This man that's 113 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 5: rude to me on the phone, that I don't even 114 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 5: know Is it worth giving him my joy? Or this 115 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 5: coworker that left me out of a meeting? Is it 116 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 5: worth giving away my peace? And some of you today 117 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 5: you don't have the victory that you should, not because 118 00:05:59,920 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 5: you can't, but because you keep giving it away. Life 119 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:08,039 Speaker 5: is too short to live upset and offended. If you 120 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 5: allow your circumstances to control your joy, then there's always 121 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:15,720 Speaker 5: going to be some reason to be discouraged. Well, hell, Joel, 122 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:18,719 Speaker 5: it's the economy. It's the stock market. That's why I'm 123 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 5: so down. No quit giving away your power. God is 124 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 5: still on the throne. The economy in heaven is doing 125 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 5: just fine. 126 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 4: As long as you're connected to him, everything's going to 127 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 4: be all right. 128 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 5: Well, I had to cancel my vacation this year, or 129 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:37,720 Speaker 5: my boss is sure hard to get along with this neighbor. 130 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 5: He really gets on my nerves. I've been praying asking 131 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 5: God to change him. The one thing I've learned is 132 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 5: never pray for God to change somebody else without first 133 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 5: saying God, change me. Even if that neighbor were to 134 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 5: move away. If you don't learn this principle to not 135 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 5: allow other people to steal your joy, two more people 136 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:01,040 Speaker 5: just like will move back in. 137 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:03,159 Speaker 4: We have to change. 138 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 5: Jesus put it this way John fourteen twenty seven. Stop 139 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 5: allowing yourself to be upset and disturbed. 140 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 4: Notice, it's a choice that we have to make. 141 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 5: He didn't say, I'm gonna make sure your circumstances are perfect. 142 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 4: That way you can be happy. 143 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 5: He said, in effect, the things that are upsetting you 144 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 5: right now, they don't have to. The people that are 145 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 5: aggravating you, even if they don't change, they don't have to. 146 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 5: If you'll make adjustments and change your approach to life, 147 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 5: you can be happy in spite of those circumstances. 148 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 4: I'm asking you today. 149 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 5: To stop allowing people and traffic and disappointments. 150 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 4: And inconveniences to steal your joy. 151 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 5: You have to put your foot down and say, this 152 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 5: child that gets on my nerves, I love him, but 153 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 5: I'm gonna rise above it. 154 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 4: I'm not gonna let this control. 155 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 5: Me, or this grumpy boss that jumps down my throat 156 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 5: for no reason. I'm not letting him ruin any more 157 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 5: of my days. That's what it means to not give 158 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 5: away your power. You've got to be determined that you're 159 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 5: going to enjoy your life. I heard this lady tell 160 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 5: how one of her husband's relatives was very opinionated. He 161 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 5: was always making these cutting, demeaning remarks toward her. This 162 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 5: couple hadn't been married that long, and every time they 163 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 5: were at family get togethers, invariably he would say something 164 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 5: that offended her. 165 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 4: She would get all upset and it'd ruin the whole trip. 166 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 5: She got to where she didn't want to even go 167 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:38,160 Speaker 5: on these family events. Finally, she told her husband, you 168 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 5: got to do something. 169 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 4: About that man. He's your relative. 170 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 5: She was expecting the husband to say, you're right, honey, 171 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 5: he shouldn't talk to you like that. I'm gonna go 172 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:49,679 Speaker 5: in there and set him straight, But the husband did 173 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 5: just the opposite. He said, Honey, I love you, but 174 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 5: I cannot control him. He has every right to have 175 00:08:57,080 --> 00:09:00,560 Speaker 5: his opinion. He can say what he wants to, but 176 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:05,040 Speaker 5: you have every right to not get offended. At first, 177 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 5: she couldn't understand why her husband wouldn't really stick up 178 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 5: for her. Time and time again, she would get upset, 179 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 5: and if he was in one room, she would go 180 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 5: to another room. That man was outside, she would make 181 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 5: sure she stayed inside. Her whole focus was centered on 182 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:24,200 Speaker 5: avoiding this man. One day, it was like a light 183 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 5: turned on. She realized she was giving away her power. 184 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 5: She was allowing one person that had issues of his 185 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:36,160 Speaker 5: own to keep her from becoming who she was meant 186 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 5: to be. 187 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 4: When you allow what someone. 188 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 5: Says or does to upset you, you're allowing them to 189 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 5: control you. When you say you make me so mad, 190 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:49,959 Speaker 5: what you're really doing is admitting that you're giving away 191 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 5: your power. As long as that person knows they can 192 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:56,600 Speaker 5: push this button and you'll respond this way, and they 193 00:09:56,600 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 5: can make this remark and you'll get upset, and they 194 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 5: know if they go outside, you'll go inside. As long 195 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 5: as you keep responding the same way, you are giving 196 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:09,080 Speaker 5: them exactly what they want. People have a right to 197 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 5: say what they want, to do what they want as 198 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 5: long as it's legal. But we have a right to 199 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 5: not get offended. We have a right to overlook it. 200 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 5: But when we get upset and go around angry, we change. 201 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:25,240 Speaker 5: Somebody walks in the room, we get all tense. What's 202 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 5: happening is we're putting too much importance on what they 203 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 5: think about us. What they say about you does not 204 00:10:32,679 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 5: define who you are. Their opinion of you does not 205 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:39,960 Speaker 5: determine your self worth. Let that bounce off of you 206 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:42,880 Speaker 5: like water off of a duck's back. They have every 207 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 5: right to have their opinion, and you have every right 208 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 5: to ignore it. I found that some people they feel 209 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:52,199 Speaker 5: like it's their calling in life to point out what 210 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 5: we're doing wrong and where we're missing it. They're constantly critical, 211 00:10:56,200 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 5: always finding fault. There's nothing dead love anymore than to 212 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:04,480 Speaker 5: keep you upset and arguing and always trying to prove 213 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 5: why you're okay. 214 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:08,320 Speaker 4: You have got to rise above that. 215 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 5: You don't need them to agree with you. You don't have 216 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:15,080 Speaker 5: to have their approval. Let that go and just be 217 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:16,199 Speaker 5: who God made you to be. 218 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:18,359 Speaker 4: One time, even. 219 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 5: With Moses, his relatives didn't like who he chose to marry. 220 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:24,960 Speaker 5: They didn't like the fact that they weren't from the 221 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:27,960 Speaker 5: same nationality, and they criticized Moses. 222 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:29,679 Speaker 4: They even did it publicly. 223 00:11:30,040 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 5: They said, we don't agree with this, we don't give 224 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 5: him our approval. But down deep, Moses knew he was 225 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 5: making the right decision. He didn't argue with them, he 226 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:42,839 Speaker 5: didn't get upset, he didn't criticize them back. 227 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:44,320 Speaker 4: He just kept his peace. 228 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:48,200 Speaker 5: Long story short, the person that was giving him the 229 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:52,720 Speaker 5: most trouble, his most vocal critic. They came down with leprosy, 230 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:54,360 Speaker 5: couldn't even stay around. 231 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:55,720 Speaker 4: What am I saying? 232 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:59,320 Speaker 5: You don't have to respond to every critic and try 233 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 5: to prove to people who you are. Just stay on 234 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:04,800 Speaker 5: the high road and let God fight your battles for you. 235 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:09,960 Speaker 5: Now I've learned some people that come across our path 236 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 5: don't want to be at peace with us. No matter 237 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:16,040 Speaker 5: what we say or do, it's not going to convince 238 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 5: them to agree, or lie or even accept us. Even 239 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:22,480 Speaker 5: if you were to change who you are, even if 240 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:25,199 Speaker 5: you were to meet all their demands, they would still 241 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:28,840 Speaker 5: find some reason to be critical. You have to accept 242 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 5: the fact that, no matter what you do, some people 243 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:34,760 Speaker 5: are never going to be at peace with you. When 244 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 5: Jesus sent his disciples out, when they went into certain homes, 245 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 5: he told them to speak peace over that home, and 246 00:12:42,520 --> 00:12:45,920 Speaker 5: he said, in effect, if they don't receive it, then 247 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 5: the peace that you're offering them will come back to you. 248 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 5: That tells me if you will do your best to 249 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:56,040 Speaker 5: be at peace with people, even if they wan't take 250 00:12:56,120 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 5: your peace, the good news is then that peace will 251 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 5: just come back to you. You'll not only get your piece, 252 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 5: but you'll get that other share as well. When you 253 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:07,079 Speaker 5: do the right thing when the wrong thing's happening, God 254 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 5: sees it and he rewards it. I heard this man 255 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 5: tell how he was walking down the street with his friend. 256 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:16,080 Speaker 5: They were going to buy a newspaper. They came to 257 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:19,359 Speaker 5: the little store on the corner, and the clerk inside 258 00:13:19,760 --> 00:13:24,040 Speaker 5: was very rude, very inconsiderate. The man bought his paper. 259 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:27,319 Speaker 5: When he got finished, he smiled real big and just said, 260 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 5: as friendly as can be. 261 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:30,440 Speaker 4: I hope you have a great day to day. 262 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 5: As they were leaving, his friend said, is that clerk 263 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:39,080 Speaker 5: always that rude? The man said, every single day. 264 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 4: He said, well, are you always that nice? 265 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 5: He said every single day. His friend was kind of puzzled. 266 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:49,000 Speaker 5: He said why. The man said, I've made up my mind. 267 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 5: I'm not gonna let one person ruin by day. What 268 00:13:52,880 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 5: he was saying was, I'm not gonna give him my power. 269 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 5: He has every right to be obnoxious, rude, inconsiderate, but 270 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:02,960 Speaker 5: I have every right to be happy, kind and friendly. 271 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:07,560 Speaker 5: When you encounter people that have that poison on the inside, 272 00:14:08,040 --> 00:14:11,160 Speaker 5: it's so important that you don't let that poison rub 273 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:14,120 Speaker 5: off on you. If you sink down to their level, 274 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:17,520 Speaker 5: and you're cold and rude back to them. What's happened 275 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 5: is you've let them contaminate you. You've got to rise 276 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:24,360 Speaker 5: above that. Be a part of the solution, not the problem. 277 00:14:24,640 --> 00:14:26,560 Speaker 5: You overcome evil with good. 278 00:14:27,160 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 4: If somebody's rude to you, just bless them, smile and 279 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:34,440 Speaker 4: keep moving forward. Jesus put it this way, Blessed are 280 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:38,840 Speaker 4: the meek, they will inherit the kingdom of God. When 281 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 4: we hear that word meek, many times we think of weak, shy, reserved, 282 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 4: just like a little fearful person. 283 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 5: We can't stand up for ourselves. We let everybody run 284 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 5: over us. That's not meek at all. Meekness is not weakness. 285 00:14:54,760 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 5: It's strength under control. Meekness is like a wild horseained. 286 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 5: He's just as strong, just as powerful, has just as 287 00:15:04,280 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 5: much speed as before he was tamed. The only difference 288 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:11,520 Speaker 5: is now that strength is under control. You can walk 289 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:15,080 Speaker 5: up to him, pet him, lead the horse around, probably 290 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 5: get on him and ride him. 291 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 4: But don't be fooled. 292 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 5: He has the same power, the same tenacity. Now he's 293 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 5: just learned how to control it. And when you're a 294 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 5: meek person, you don't go around trying to straighten everybody out. 295 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 5: You don't respond to every critic. People may be talking 296 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 5: about you, but you don't let it bother you. You 297 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:38,320 Speaker 5: may have the power to do something about it, but 298 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:41,359 Speaker 5: you realize your time is too valuable. 299 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 4: That's just a distraction, it's not even worth putting your 300 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 4: energy toward. 301 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 5: When you're meek, you don't try to prove to people 302 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:54,760 Speaker 5: who you are. Somebody insults you, makes those cunning, demeaning remarks. 303 00:15:55,240 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 4: You realize that's their problem, not yours. Read between the line. 304 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 5: They must be pretty impressed with you, or they wouldn't 305 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 5: be trying to pull you down. Keep your strength under control. 306 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:10,000 Speaker 5: It's not how loud we get or how many people 307 00:16:10,040 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 5: we straighten out, or let me show you what I'm 308 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:14,760 Speaker 5: made of, or if you get in there and argue 309 00:16:14,760 --> 00:16:18,800 Speaker 5: with somebody try to prove your point. All you're doing 310 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:22,320 Speaker 5: is sinking down to their level. Don't fall into that trap. 311 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:26,680 Speaker 5: You are an eagle, and an eagle doesn't waste his. 312 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:28,240 Speaker 4: Time fighting with crows. 313 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 5: He just rises to an altitude where the crows cannot fly. 314 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:36,200 Speaker 5: And in life, we're all going to have some crows 315 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 5: and some chickens and probably a few turkeys. That's okay. 316 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 5: They can't go where you're going. You may have the 317 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:46,840 Speaker 5: power to straighten them out. You may feel like giving 318 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:49,560 Speaker 5: them a piece of your mind. Your emotions will tell you. 319 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 5: Get in there, pay them back, get even. Listen to 320 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:58,160 Speaker 5: what Paul told Timothy, stay calm, cool and collected. He 321 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 5: was saying, don't give away your power, keep your strength 322 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:05,280 Speaker 5: under control. It's like this guy I heard about. He 323 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:08,920 Speaker 5: was in a little country diner eating a burger by himself. 324 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 5: This motorcycle game came in. These guys were big and 325 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:17,240 Speaker 5: tough and mean, and one biker just to show who 326 00:17:17,320 --> 00:17:19,280 Speaker 5: was in charge, he went over to his table and 327 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:22,600 Speaker 5: knocked his hamburger on the floor, picked up his water 328 00:17:22,680 --> 00:17:26,320 Speaker 5: and poured it on top of his head. Said very sarcastically, Oh, 329 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:29,160 Speaker 5: I'm sorry, it was an accident, just trying to pick 330 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:32,600 Speaker 5: a fight. The guy sitting there calmly got his napkin, 331 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 5: wiped off the water, got up out of his chair 332 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:38,399 Speaker 5: and just walked out of the restaurant. The biker shook 333 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 5: his head and said to the waiter, not much of 334 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:44,480 Speaker 5: a man, Izzy. The waiter said no, and not much 335 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:48,120 Speaker 5: of a driver either. He just ran over twelve choppers. 336 00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:51,560 Speaker 4: Driving out of here. That strength under control. 337 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 5: One time when I was dating Victoria, I was in 338 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:58,800 Speaker 5: my early twenties and I was driving home from her 339 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:02,879 Speaker 5: house alone about midnight. I had a real nice sports car. 340 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:06,359 Speaker 5: I kept it spotless, didn't have one scratch on it. Now, 341 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 5: as I was driving, I came to a light at 342 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 5: an intersection, and there was a car already stopped in 343 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 5: the left hand lane going the same direction, and I 344 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:16,960 Speaker 5: was still coming up, and the light changed before I 345 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:19,399 Speaker 5: got there, so I never had to stop. But the 346 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:22,920 Speaker 5: man in this lane, he decided to turn right from 347 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:25,520 Speaker 5: the left lane and I came up. I had nowhere 348 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 5: to go, and so he hit the back. 349 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:29,240 Speaker 4: Of my car and spun me around. 350 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:32,480 Speaker 5: In a few moments, when it calmed down, I got 351 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:35,119 Speaker 5: out of my car, knowing that it wasn't my fault, 352 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:39,119 Speaker 5: and I'm naturally easy going. There's not much that upsets me. 353 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:41,040 Speaker 5: I looked at the back of my car and it 354 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:44,320 Speaker 5: was just totally destroyed. About that time, the man got 355 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:46,480 Speaker 5: out of his car. It was very dark, but I 356 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:49,920 Speaker 5: could see he was probably in his fifties. He started 357 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:54,400 Speaker 5: ranting and raving, cursing, saying, kid, you need to learn 358 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 5: how to drive. I am so mad at you. I 359 00:18:57,320 --> 00:18:59,959 Speaker 5: thought to myself, I'm the one that should be upset. 360 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:03,440 Speaker 5: He just turned from the wrong land. He was about 361 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:07,000 Speaker 5: thirty yards away. He got himself so worked up and 362 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:11,200 Speaker 5: so angry. He started running toward me like he wanted 363 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 5: to fight. My first thought was do you want some 364 00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 5: of this? Y'all know that's not true. My second thought, 365 00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 5: the real thought, was how big is he? He got 366 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:31,639 Speaker 5: about fifteen yards away, and I saw his about twice 367 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:35,160 Speaker 5: my size. Right then and there, I had a revelation 368 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:40,200 Speaker 5: this was a battle not worth fighting. I went around 369 00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:42,440 Speaker 5: on the other side of my car. 370 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:45,119 Speaker 4: You said, Joe, you mean you were a chicken. No, 371 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:46,400 Speaker 4: I mean I wanted to live. 372 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:51,840 Speaker 5: You got to accept the fact some people are never 373 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:54,160 Speaker 5: going to be at peace with you. They are never 374 00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:55,919 Speaker 5: going to see your point of view. You might as 375 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:58,920 Speaker 5: well let it go and move on. And even if 376 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:00,080 Speaker 5: you can win. 377 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:03,119 Speaker 4: You have to ask yourself, is it worth it? What 378 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 4: is this gonna accomplish? 379 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:06,840 Speaker 5: I mean, what if I would have stood up to him, 380 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:09,840 Speaker 5: show him what I made of big deal? I don't 381 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:12,359 Speaker 5: even know the man hadn't seen him ten minutes my 382 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:13,000 Speaker 5: whole life. 383 00:20:13,080 --> 00:20:15,520 Speaker 4: It's not worth it. I made a decision. I'm not 384 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:18,359 Speaker 4: gonna give him my power, my joy, my peace. 385 00:20:18,800 --> 00:20:23,160 Speaker 5: There are enough battles in life that are worth fighting 386 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:26,800 Speaker 5: without getting involved in the ones that don't really matter. 387 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:30,399 Speaker 5: Some of you today, you get upset too easily. You 388 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:33,600 Speaker 5: allow too many things to steal your joy. The traffic, 389 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:38,639 Speaker 5: the weather, A grumpy salesman and inconsiderate receptionists. Don't go 390 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:41,720 Speaker 5: year after year that way, draw the line in the 391 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:43,880 Speaker 5: sand and say, you know what, that's it. 392 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:46,320 Speaker 4: I'm not giving away my power anymore. 393 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:50,880 Speaker 5: I'm gonna stay calm, cool and collected. Heard this man 394 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:53,800 Speaker 5: tell how he was in a taxi cab driving to 395 00:20:53,880 --> 00:20:57,080 Speaker 5: a meeting. They were on the feeder road and this 396 00:20:57,200 --> 00:20:59,919 Speaker 5: car pulled out of a side street and the cab 397 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:02,600 Speaker 5: had to slam on his brakes swerve into the other 398 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:06,639 Speaker 5: lane and missed the car by inches. The driver of 399 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:09,400 Speaker 5: that car that pulled out, he rolled down his window, 400 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:13,840 Speaker 5: started honking, screaming, shaking his fist. He was so upset, 401 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:17,720 Speaker 5: so angry. The cab driver just smiled real big, waved 402 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:18,360 Speaker 5: at him and. 403 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:21,760 Speaker 4: Kept on moving. The man in the back seat, the. 404 00:21:21,760 --> 00:21:25,119 Speaker 5: Customer there in that cab, He was so impressed. He 405 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:28,440 Speaker 5: said to the driver that man almost totaled your car 406 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:31,960 Speaker 5: almost sent us to the hospital. I can't believe you 407 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:34,240 Speaker 5: didn't yell back at him. How were you able to 408 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:38,359 Speaker 5: keep your cool? The taxi cab driver said, I've learned 409 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:42,399 Speaker 5: something called the law of garbage trucks. He went on 410 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:46,560 Speaker 5: to explain how many people are like these big garbage trucks. 411 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:51,520 Speaker 5: They go around all day full of frustration, full of disappointment, 412 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:55,520 Speaker 5: full of anger. Now, as their garbage piles up, they 413 00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:59,159 Speaker 5: need somewhere to dump it, and sometimes they'll dump it on. 414 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:01,320 Speaker 4: You. Don't take it personally. 415 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:04,160 Speaker 5: It doesn't have anything to do with you. Just smile, 416 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:09,240 Speaker 5: wave at them and wish them well. Successful people don't 417 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 5: allow garbage trucks to overtake their day. 418 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:14,160 Speaker 4: If somebody dumps the load on. 419 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:18,600 Speaker 5: You, don't get upset, don't get angry, don't get offended. 420 00:22:19,320 --> 00:22:22,640 Speaker 5: If you make that mistake, you'll end up carrying their 421 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:26,240 Speaker 5: load around and eventually you'll dump it on somebody else. 422 00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:29,840 Speaker 5: Now'll keep your lid on. Sometimes these days we need 423 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 5: to have a steel lid. 424 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:36,120 Speaker 4: People are dumping out so much poison and criticism, bad news, anger. 425 00:22:36,760 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 4: Keep that lid tight. 426 00:22:38,520 --> 00:22:41,439 Speaker 5: We can't stop people from dumping their garbage, but if 427 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:42,560 Speaker 5: we'll keep our lid. 428 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:44,680 Speaker 4: On, we can stop it from affecting us. 429 00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:48,280 Speaker 5: Right after nine to eleven, I was invited to come 430 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:50,960 Speaker 5: to a local television station and be a part of 431 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:54,879 Speaker 5: a news program. I had to be there early Monday morning, 432 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:58,000 Speaker 5: around six point thirty. I was already kind of tired 433 00:22:58,040 --> 00:23:02,280 Speaker 5: after Sunday and it was cold and raining, still dark. 434 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:04,760 Speaker 5: Didn't really feel like going, but I'd made the commitment. 435 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:05,760 Speaker 4: I was on my way. 436 00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:08,439 Speaker 5: They told me to park right up front in this 437 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:11,920 Speaker 5: special reserved lot for the people that were on the program, 438 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:14,360 Speaker 5: and so I pulled in there. But when I got 439 00:23:14,359 --> 00:23:17,840 Speaker 5: out of my car, this lady came running over. She 440 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:21,160 Speaker 5: was a security guard. She came like I just committed 441 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:24,240 Speaker 5: a major crime. She was not friendly at all. In fact, 442 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:27,639 Speaker 5: she was downright rude. She said, sir, what do you 443 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:31,440 Speaker 5: think you're doing. You cannot park here. This is reserved 444 00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:32,840 Speaker 5: for our special guest. 445 00:23:33,560 --> 00:23:35,760 Speaker 4: I wanted to say, lady, you can't get any more 446 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:41,119 Speaker 4: special than me. I had to bite my tongue. 447 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:44,080 Speaker 5: I said, well, ma'am, I am on the program today 448 00:23:44,119 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 5: and they told me I could park here. She said, oh, 449 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:48,639 Speaker 5: they don't know what they're talking about. I run this 450 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:51,120 Speaker 5: lot you're gonna have to go outside the gate. 451 00:23:51,920 --> 00:23:53,879 Speaker 4: I got back in my car. I couldn't find anywhere 452 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:55,160 Speaker 4: to park. I had to go in a little. 453 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:58,120 Speaker 5: Neighborhood way away, and it was still raining. I didn't 454 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:00,679 Speaker 5: have an umbrella, and as I ran to the station, 455 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:02,040 Speaker 5: with every step. 456 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:03,160 Speaker 4: I thought, this is not right. 457 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:05,480 Speaker 5: I'm gonna get in there and tell somebody on that lady. 458 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:07,680 Speaker 5: I'm gonna get her straightened out. I was about to 459 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:10,200 Speaker 5: give away my power. I got in there and forgot 460 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:12,560 Speaker 5: all about it. A couple hours later, I came out 461 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:14,720 Speaker 5: after it was over. Now it was light and is 462 00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:17,440 Speaker 5: cleared up. I was wearing my suit. As I walked out, 463 00:24:17,520 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 5: the same lady, the same security guard. 464 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:23,240 Speaker 4: She was like a different person. She said, old Pastor 465 00:24:23,359 --> 00:24:27,960 Speaker 4: o Stein. If I'd have known that was you, I 466 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:29,160 Speaker 4: would have let you park there. 467 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:32,800 Speaker 5: I was so glad I bit my tongue. She went 468 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:34,800 Speaker 5: on to say, do you think you'd have time to 469 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:39,400 Speaker 5: pray for me? I wanted to say I would if 470 00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:43,159 Speaker 5: I didn't have to walk so far. We have to 471 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:46,160 Speaker 5: make up our mind. We are not going to take 472 00:24:46,359 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 5: other people's garbage. They may dump it, but we don't 473 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:50,640 Speaker 5: have to receive it. 474 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:51,639 Speaker 4: Keep your lid on. 475 00:24:53,119 --> 00:24:57,280 Speaker 5: I heard somebody say a small pot boils the quickest. 476 00:24:58,240 --> 00:25:00,600 Speaker 5: You can tell a lot about how big a person 477 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:03,040 Speaker 5: is by what it takes to get them upset. 478 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:05,200 Speaker 4: Your emotions will. 479 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:08,879 Speaker 5: Either be controlled by your circumstances or by your character. 480 00:25:09,720 --> 00:25:12,800 Speaker 5: Somebody's rude to you, your emotions will tell you pay 481 00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:16,639 Speaker 5: them back, get even. That doesn't take any discipline, Just 482 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:19,040 Speaker 5: like a wild horse, you let them have it. But 483 00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:22,040 Speaker 5: when you've got your strength under control, when you've developed 484 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:24,960 Speaker 5: your character, you realize, I'm bigger than this. 485 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:27,080 Speaker 4: I'm not going to let them pull me down. 486 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:31,240 Speaker 5: I've got places to go, goals to accomplish dreams, to 487 00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:35,000 Speaker 5: realize you don't give away your time and energy on 488 00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:39,280 Speaker 5: things that don't really matter. Character is only developed during 489 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:42,359 Speaker 5: the difficult times. It's developed when we do the right 490 00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:45,440 Speaker 5: thing when the wrong thing's happening. And this is why 491 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:48,840 Speaker 5: some people don't have strong character, because the easy thing 492 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:51,720 Speaker 5: is to just do what you feel. When somebody is 493 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:54,679 Speaker 5: rude to us. It's easy to get offended, it's easy 494 00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:58,399 Speaker 5: to pay them back. That hardly takes any effort. But 495 00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:02,439 Speaker 5: it takes a mature person to overlook an offense and 496 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:05,600 Speaker 5: not let it ruin their day. It takes discipline to 497 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:08,560 Speaker 5: bite our tone when we feel like telling somebody off. 498 00:26:09,320 --> 00:26:12,240 Speaker 5: It takes depth of character to say, you know what, 499 00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:14,160 Speaker 5: they're trying to make me look bad. 500 00:26:14,359 --> 00:26:16,120 Speaker 4: That's not right. But that's all right. 501 00:26:16,160 --> 00:26:18,159 Speaker 5: I'm going to stay on the high road, knowing that 502 00:26:18,200 --> 00:26:21,240 Speaker 5: God's fighting my battles for me, and in the meantime, 503 00:26:21,359 --> 00:26:25,120 Speaker 5: I'm going to enjoy my life. I've discovered there will 504 00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:26,960 Speaker 5: always be someone. 505 00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:28,480 Speaker 4: To steal our joy if we allow. 506 00:26:29,359 --> 00:26:32,080 Speaker 5: If it's not the family member aggravating you, it'll be 507 00:26:32,119 --> 00:26:32,600 Speaker 5: a neighbor. 508 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:34,679 Speaker 4: It's not a neighbor, it'll be a coworker. 509 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:37,760 Speaker 5: If it's not a coworker, it'll be a grumpy salesman, 510 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:41,119 Speaker 5: or a slow driver on the freeway, or a child 511 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:44,359 Speaker 5: crying at the movie, or a telemarketer calling you during 512 00:26:44,359 --> 00:26:45,000 Speaker 5: dinner time. 513 00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:48,359 Speaker 4: People are everywhere. You can't get away from them. And 514 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:49,159 Speaker 4: the next. 515 00:26:48,920 --> 00:26:53,639 Speaker 5: Time you have an opportunity to be offended, see that 516 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:58,719 Speaker 5: as an opportunity to develop your character. Just say no thanks. 517 00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:02,439 Speaker 5: I'm going to stay caught, cool and collected. When you 518 00:27:02,520 --> 00:27:05,600 Speaker 5: do that, you're passing the test, and as you grow 519 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:09,680 Speaker 5: in character, God will release more of his blessings. That's 520 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:12,720 Speaker 5: what it says in third John, verse two. God wishes 521 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:16,199 Speaker 5: above all things that we prosper and be in health. 522 00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:17,040 Speaker 4: Here's the key. 523 00:27:17,560 --> 00:27:21,800 Speaker 5: Even as our soul prospers, our soul is our mind, 524 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:25,600 Speaker 5: our will, and our emotions. This is saying, as we 525 00:27:25,720 --> 00:27:30,040 Speaker 5: learn to control our emotions and be disciplined in our thoughts, 526 00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:33,760 Speaker 5: in our actions. As we develop our character, God will 527 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:35,280 Speaker 5: release more of his favor. 528 00:27:36,119 --> 00:27:37,000 Speaker 4: On the flip. 529 00:27:36,760 --> 00:27:40,040 Speaker 5: Side, if we don't develop our character, it will limit 530 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:44,000 Speaker 5: how high we can go. Promotion comes from God, and 531 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 5: God is not going to promote someone and give them 532 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:49,159 Speaker 5: recognition if he knows they're not going to be a 533 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:51,960 Speaker 5: good example. They're going to lose their cool every other day, 534 00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:52,920 Speaker 5: treat people wrong. 535 00:27:53,480 --> 00:27:55,320 Speaker 4: It will limit what God can do. 536 00:27:56,040 --> 00:27:59,199 Speaker 5: But if we will focus on developing our character and 537 00:27:59,280 --> 00:28:01,439 Speaker 5: learn to do the thing in the tough times and 538 00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:05,920 Speaker 5: overlook these offenses, not let daily frustrations get us down. 539 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:09,399 Speaker 5: If we will rise above that, there's no limit to 540 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:12,640 Speaker 5: where God's going to take us. I'm asking us today 541 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:16,119 Speaker 5: to not go the next twenty years allowing the same 542 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:19,399 Speaker 5: people and the same circumstances to steal your joy. 543 00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:22,600 Speaker 4: Don't give away your power, keep. 544 00:28:22,359 --> 00:28:25,480 Speaker 5: Your lid on when somebody tries to dump their garbage 545 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:27,840 Speaker 5: on you, just smile, wave at him. 546 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:28,320 Speaker 4: And move on. 547 00:28:28,840 --> 00:28:32,040 Speaker 5: Don't let that poison rub off on you. Be an 548 00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:32,880 Speaker 5: eagle and. 549 00:28:32,840 --> 00:28:35,840 Speaker 4: Rise above it. I want us to go into this new. 550 00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:39,280 Speaker 5: Year more determined than ever that we're going to live life. 551 00:28:39,120 --> 00:28:39,880 Speaker 4: To the full. 552 00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:45,080 Speaker 5: We are not supposed to drag through the day frustrated, upset, offended. 553 00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:48,080 Speaker 5: We're supposed to be full of joy, full of peace, 554 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:51,640 Speaker 5: full of victory. If you'll learn this principle to not 555 00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:55,240 Speaker 5: give away your power and focus on developing your character, 556 00:28:55,920 --> 00:28:58,280 Speaker 5: you're not only going to enjoy your life more, but 557 00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:00,680 Speaker 5: God is going to pour out his blessing in favor. 558 00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:03,520 Speaker 5: You're gonna rise higher and higher, and you will live 559 00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:05,880 Speaker 5: that life of victory he has in store. 560 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:09,920 Speaker 4: Amen, do you receive that today? Well? 561 00:29:09,920 --> 00:29:12,520 Speaker 5: We never like to close our broadcast without giving you 562 00:29:12,520 --> 00:29:15,120 Speaker 5: an opportunity to make Jesus the lord of your life. 563 00:29:15,560 --> 00:29:19,280 Speaker 5: Would you pray with me? Just say, Lord, Jesus, I 564 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:23,720 Speaker 5: repent of my sins. Come into my heart. I make 565 00:29:23,800 --> 00:29:24,960 Speaker 5: you my Lord and save you. 566 00:29:26,160 --> 00:29:26,480 Speaker 4: Friends. 567 00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:28,760 Speaker 5: If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got 568 00:29:28,760 --> 00:29:31,880 Speaker 5: born again. Get in a good Bible based church, Keep 569 00:29:31,920 --> 00:29:32,800 Speaker 5: God first place. 570 00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:35,320 Speaker 4: He's gonna take your places you've never dreamed of. 571 00:29:36,040 --> 00:29:39,480 Speaker 6: Thank you for listening to the Jolus Deine podcast. Help 572 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:42,320 Speaker 6: us continue to share the message of hope with those 573 00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:46,000 Speaker 6: all over the world. 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