1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:03,200 Speaker 1: Always great to have you with us on the podcast, 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:06,199 Speaker 1: and have a new book out called Speak the Blessing, 3 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:09,800 Speaker 1: talking about speaking words of faith and hope and victory 4 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: over your life. I know you'll enjoy it. But blessings 5 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:16,959 Speaker 1: to you today and enjoy the podcast. God bless you. 6 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:19,760 Speaker 1: It's always a joy to come into your homes. And 7 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:22,479 Speaker 1: if you're ever in our area, please stop buying. Be 8 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:24,919 Speaker 1: a part of one of our services. I promise you 9 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: we'll make you feel right at home. But thanks so 10 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 1: much for tuning in, and thank you again for coming out. 11 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:32,159 Speaker 1: And I like to start with something funny. And my 12 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:35,199 Speaker 1: brother Paul gave me this joke. I would never normally 13 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 1: tell it. It's way too corny, but you can blame him. 14 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 1: But I heard about this blonde lady. She was outside 15 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 1: doing yard work with her weed eater when she accidentally 16 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:49,559 Speaker 1: cut off her cat's tail. He was in the bushes. 17 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 1: She didn't see him. She felt so badly she grabbed 18 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: the tail, grabbed the cat, said to her friend, I'm 19 00:00:55,680 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 1: going to Walmart. Her friend said Walmart. While Walmart, she said, Hello, 20 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 1: They're the biggest retailer in the world. Hold up your bible. 21 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 1: Blame him, not me. Say it like you mean it. 22 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 1: This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. 23 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 1: I have what it says I have. I can do 24 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: what it says I can do. Today I will be 25 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: talk the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind 26 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: is alert, my heart is receptive. I will never be 27 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want 28 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 1: to talk to you today about staying in peace. We 29 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 1: all have opportunities to get worried and go around upset 30 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: and frustrated, offended. Somebody's not treating us right. We're dealing 31 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 1: with the health issue, the project's taking a lot longer 32 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 1: than we thought. Life happens, and God never promised that 33 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 1: we wouldn't have challenges and everything will always go smoothly. Know, 34 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: the storms of life come to every person. But God 35 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: did promise that we can have peace in the midst 36 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 1: of the storm. Just because we're in a stressful situation 37 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 1: doesn't mean that we have to get stressed out. Just 38 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: because the medical report wasn't good or your plans didn't 39 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 1: work out, doesn't mean that you have to be frustrated. 40 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 1: You may be in the storm. The key is don't 41 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:27,639 Speaker 1: let the storm get in you. A boat can be 42 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: surrounded by water, sailing through a vast ocean, water for 43 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: miles in every direction, it's not any problem unless the 44 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:41,079 Speaker 1: boat starts taking on the water. If the boat starts 45 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: allowing the ocean on the inside, before long, it will sink. 46 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:48,639 Speaker 1: And it's the same principle in life. You can have 47 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: trouble all around you at the office, people gossiping, playing 48 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 1: politics at school, somebody trying to make you look bad 49 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:02,839 Speaker 1: at home, raising a difficult child, stress, frustration, worry. It's 50 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: all around you. But the good news is, just like 51 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: the boat, you don't have to allow what's on the 52 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 1: outside to get on the inside. Just because you're surrounded 53 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: by a situation that should be frustrating, Joel, they're talking 54 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 1: about me. I should be offended. Traffic's taken twice as 55 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:25,639 Speaker 1: long as normal. I should be upset. No, don't let 56 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 1: the storm get in. You don't start taking on the water. 57 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: If you're controlled by your circumstances. Up when things are up, down, 58 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 1: when things don't go your way. Life is going to 59 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: be a roller coaster. God wants you to be stable, consistent, 60 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: not moved by any of these things. And when you 61 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: face an adversity, when you hit a tough time, one 62 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: of the best things you can do is simply stay calm, 63 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: keep your peace. When you're in peace, that's a position 64 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 1: of power. You're saying with your actions, God, I trust you. 65 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: I know you're still on the throne. This may be difficult, 66 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 1: but I know you're fighting my battles. When you're in peace, 67 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:16,799 Speaker 1: you're showing God by your actions that you're trusting him. 68 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: The scripture says, those who have believed enter into rest. 69 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 1: Notice when you're really believing there's a rest. Well, you 70 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 1: didn't get the promotion, aren't you upset? You are the 71 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: most qualified. No, I'm at peace. I know God has 72 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 1: something better. Promotion doesn't come from people. Promotion comes from 73 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 1: the Lord. When it's my time to be promoted, I 74 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:42,479 Speaker 1: will be promoted. That's what it means to stay at rest. 75 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 1: Some of you have been on that roller coaster for 76 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 1: a long time, allowing your circumstances to determine whether or 77 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 1: not you're going to be happy. You need to put 78 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:55,599 Speaker 1: your foot down and say that's it. From now on, 79 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:59,480 Speaker 1: I'm keeping my peace. I'm not going to allow what's 80 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 1: on the out side to get on the inside. I'm 81 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:05,919 Speaker 1: not going to keep letting the same people frustrate me, 82 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 1: the same circumstances upset me. I'm going to enter into 83 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:15,159 Speaker 1: that place of rest that not only allows God to 84 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 1: work in your life, but it's better for your health. 85 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 1: We were never created to live uptight, worried, stressed out. 86 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 1: That weakens our immune system. It won't fight off diseases 87 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:32,360 Speaker 1: like it should. The reason some people can't overcome an illness, 88 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:36,159 Speaker 1: they're always tired, run down, They don't have any energy. 89 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 1: It's because they worry all the time. On the inside, 90 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 1: they're constantly wrought up. Even when they go to bed 91 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 1: at night, their mind is still going ninety to nothing 92 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: thinking about that problem, what if I can't make that payment. 93 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: All that time you spend worrying, you are draining your energy. 94 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 1: It's making your weaker, taking your creativity. You don't do 95 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: your best work when you're worried. You don't make good 96 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: decisions when you're stressed out. The scripture even says you 97 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 1: cannot add one inch to your height by worrying. If 98 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 1: we could, some of us would be twenty feet tall. 99 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:17,719 Speaker 1: We've worried so long. Worry is like a rock and chair. 100 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:22,160 Speaker 1: You're always moving, but you're never going anywhere. When God 101 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:25,159 Speaker 1: created Adam, he put him in the garden of Eden, 102 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:30,279 Speaker 1: a very quiet, peaceful, tranquil place. That's where God met 103 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:33,480 Speaker 1: him and spoke with him, at a place of peace. 104 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: In life, it can be very noisy if we allow it. 105 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: All of us can live stressed, uptied, in a hurry 106 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 1: on edge. But in all the busyness, the bills to pay, 107 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 1: the deadlines at the office, the children to raise, the 108 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 1: problems we're concerned about in the midst of the hectic society, 109 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 1: we've got to learn to not let the busyness, the frustration, 110 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 1: the stress to get on the inside. May be very 111 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:07,599 Speaker 1: hectic on the outside, but deep down in your spirit person, 112 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 1: there needs to be a calmness, a rest to where 113 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 1: you know God has you in the palm of his hand. 114 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:18,560 Speaker 1: You know no weapon formed against you will ever prosper. 115 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 1: The scripture says, be still and know that I am God. 116 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 1: And some of you have been worried for a long time, 117 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: stress because a dream hasn't come to pass, upset over 118 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 1: a challenge you're dealing with. You can't sleep at night. 119 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 1: It's taking your joy. But just like God met Adam 120 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 1: at a place of peace, God is saying, there may 121 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 1: be trouble, turmoil all around on the outside, but if 122 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:51,080 Speaker 1: you'll come back to that place of peace on the inside, 123 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 1: I will meet you there. I will give you wisdom, 124 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: I will give you strength. I will turn that situation around. 125 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 1: God meets us when we're in peace. I've been in 126 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 1: a hurricane before. In the center of the hurricane, there's 127 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 1: something called the eye of the storm, where it's very 128 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 1: calm and peaceful. All around there's chaos, Winds blow in 129 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 1: one hundred plus miles an hour, debris flying left and right, 130 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 1: danger everywhere. But as long as you're in the eye, 131 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 1: it's as calm and peaceful as can be in life. 132 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 1: There will be times where it seems like everything is 133 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 1: out of control. My child's acting up, my company's talking 134 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:40,640 Speaker 1: about laying people off, my loved one's about to pass. Challenges, adversities, 135 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:44,560 Speaker 1: stress will come. But just like with the eye of 136 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 1: the storm, in the midst of that difficulty, there's a 137 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:52,080 Speaker 1: place of peace that you can go to. The Scripture 138 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 1: calls it the peace that passes all understanding. That means 139 00:08:57,040 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 1: you'll have peace when you should be upset. You'll have 140 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:04,680 Speaker 1: peace when really you should be stressed. Out. Remember when 141 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:07,600 Speaker 1: my father went to be with the Lord nineteen ninety nine. 142 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 1: That was the most difficult thing that I had ever faced. 143 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:15,720 Speaker 1: Suddenly I lost my best friend. We had all these questions, 144 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:19,000 Speaker 1: what's going to happen to the church. What if people 145 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: don't keep coming? The critic said, we'd never make it 146 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 1: without my father. The winds, the rains were very strong. 147 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:30,319 Speaker 1: But in the midst of that storm, I felt this 148 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:35,199 Speaker 1: indescribable peace. I should have been worried, but I wasn't. 149 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 1: I should have been stressed out, depressed, but I wasn't. 150 00:09:38,960 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 1: Why I was in the eye of the storm. I 151 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:45,679 Speaker 1: chose to enter that place of rest. I said, God, 152 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:49,959 Speaker 1: we know you're still on the throne. This may be 153 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:52,520 Speaker 1: a surprise to us, but God, we know it's not 154 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:56,559 Speaker 1: a surprise to you. When you stay calm in the 155 00:09:56,600 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 1: midst of the storm, you will feel a peace that 156 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:04,080 Speaker 1: passes all understanding, a peace that doesn't even make sense. 157 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:08,840 Speaker 1: One time Jesus was on a boat asleep. This huge 158 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:14,559 Speaker 1: storm arose. The disciples were so afraid, so distraught, they 159 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:18,720 Speaker 1: ran in frantically said Jesus, wake up, we're all about 160 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 1: to die. Jesus got up and simply spoke to the storm. 161 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:28,240 Speaker 1: He said, peace be still. Instantly everything calmed down. The 162 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:32,640 Speaker 1: reason Jesus could bring peace to that situation was because 163 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:36,800 Speaker 1: he had peace on the inside. He was in the storm, 164 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 1: but he didn't let the storm get in him. And 165 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 1: if you get upset been out of shape every time 166 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:46,320 Speaker 1: things don't go your way, you can't bring peace to 167 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:51,880 Speaker 1: that situation. Peace is not the absence of trouble. Peace 168 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:54,880 Speaker 1: is not getting rid of all your enemies and overcoming 169 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:58,040 Speaker 1: all your challenges, paying off all your bills. Now, there 170 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 1: can be trouble, conflict, challenges all around you on the outside, 171 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:08,560 Speaker 1: but real peace is not allowing it on the inside. 172 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:13,000 Speaker 1: I read about this contest where whoever painted the picture 173 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:17,440 Speaker 1: that displayed peace in the greatest, most compelling way would 174 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:21,680 Speaker 1: win the prize. There were all these paintings of very beautiful, 175 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:26,960 Speaker 1: peaceful scenery, the sun setting over an ocean, palm trees 176 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:31,200 Speaker 1: blowing in the wind, so peaceful. It was a pasture scene, 177 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:36,600 Speaker 1: these rolling lush green hills, white picket fence, beautiful lake 178 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 1: in the background. One was a winter scene with fresh snow, 179 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:45,040 Speaker 1: a small log cabin you could see through the window, 180 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:49,680 Speaker 1: the fireplace, majestic mountains, in the background looked so warm 181 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 1: and cozy. But the painting that won first prize was 182 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:59,840 Speaker 1: a picture of a huge storm, lightning flashing across the sky, 183 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:04,840 Speaker 1: rain coming down, wind, blowing the trees. It looked just 184 00:12:04,920 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 1: the opposite of peace. But over in the corner, in 185 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:12,440 Speaker 1: the cleft of a rock, there was a bird in 186 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:18,320 Speaker 1: her nest. Tucked away underneath her outstretched wings were six 187 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 1: of her baby birds. In the midst of this huge storm, 188 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:26,000 Speaker 1: they were just sitting there as calm and as peaceful 189 00:12:26,040 --> 00:12:30,560 Speaker 1: as can be. See, peace is not the absence of trouble. 190 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:34,320 Speaker 1: Peace is knowing God is right there with you in 191 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 1: the midst of the trouble. It talks about in Psalms, 192 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 1: how God will cover us under his wings, God will 193 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:45,920 Speaker 1: hide us in the rock. What am I saying? Don't 194 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 1: wait for all your problems to resolve and then you'll 195 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 1: decide to quit worrying, Joel. As soon as the traffic 196 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 1: gets better, soon as my boss retires, soon as my 197 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:59,199 Speaker 1: husband straightens up. If you have that attitude, there will 198 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:05,079 Speaker 1: always be something to keep you upset, frustrated, offended, discouraged. No, 199 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:08,000 Speaker 1: make up your mind, you're going to have peace right 200 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 1: in the midst of the storm. You've heard the saying 201 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 1: still waters run deep in the ocean. On the surface, 202 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:22,319 Speaker 1: the water is always changing, depending on the wind, the tide, 203 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:25,960 Speaker 1: what time of year, even what time of day. It 204 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:29,199 Speaker 1: can be very smooth and calm. Later in the day 205 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: it can be rough and choppy. When the wind is 206 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 1: strong and the tide is just right, there can be 207 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:39,000 Speaker 1: ten foot waves where a few days earlier it was 208 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:43,440 Speaker 1: just small white caps. What's interesting is if you go 209 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 1: down about thirty feet deep, the water never changes. It's 210 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 1: as calm and still as can be right above it. 211 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 1: On the surface, it may change a dozen times a day, 212 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 1: but thirty feet down never changes, always calm. That's the 213 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 1: way we need to be in life. On the surface, 214 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:09,200 Speaker 1: things will always be going on, waves, wind, sometimes bigger 215 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:12,440 Speaker 1: than other. You can't get away from all the traffic 216 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 1: or a person that irritates you, a challenge in your relationship, 217 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:21,080 Speaker 1: in your health. That's just life that will create waves 218 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:25,080 Speaker 1: up on the surface. But deep down in that spirit person, 219 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 1: you've got to have a calmness, a peace in your spirit. 220 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:34,600 Speaker 1: The scripture says in quietness and calmness will be by strength. 221 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:39,480 Speaker 1: But when you're worried you're moved by every circumstance, upset 222 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 1: because you're not getting your way, offended what a neighbor said, 223 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:47,160 Speaker 1: then you're living a very shallow life. You're focused on 224 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 1: the surface. The problem is you don't control the wind. 225 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:55,600 Speaker 1: You can't control the tide. In other words, you don't 226 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:58,840 Speaker 1: control what other people do. You can't control what your 227 00:14:58,840 --> 00:15:02,960 Speaker 1: neighbor says, or even what battles you fight. Really, the 228 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 1: only thing we can control is our own attitude. Life 229 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:11,160 Speaker 1: is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent 230 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 1: how you respond. If you worry all the time, get 231 00:15:16,080 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 1: upset every time the traffic is bad, and frustrated because 232 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:23,080 Speaker 1: you have an unexpected bill. My encouragement to you today 233 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:28,240 Speaker 1: is go deeper. The surface is always going to be changing. 234 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:32,600 Speaker 1: You'll never get away from the test, the challenges, the adversities. 235 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:35,280 Speaker 1: As long as you're alive, there'll be something to deal with. 236 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 1: But when you learn to go down to the deep waters, 237 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:44,080 Speaker 1: you have this calmness, this rest. You know what's on 238 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 1: the surface is only temporary. A big wave hits you, 239 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 1: in your marriage, in your finances, in the natural you 240 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:55,840 Speaker 1: should be upset. On the surface, it looks big insurmountable. 241 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 1: But deep down you've got a piece a calmness. You 242 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:03,360 Speaker 1: know this too shall pass. That's what happened to three 243 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: teenagers in the scripture Shadrack Mijak of Bendigo. They wouldn't 244 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 1: bow down to the king's golden idol. They were about 245 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:15,000 Speaker 1: to be thrown into a fiery furnace. The king threatened 246 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 1: them one last time. If you don't bow, this is it. 247 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:21,280 Speaker 1: Your life is going to be over. You'd think they'd 248 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:27,280 Speaker 1: be upset, discouraged, all devastated. No, they were in the storm, 249 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:30,200 Speaker 1: but they didn't let the storm get in them. They 250 00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:33,440 Speaker 1: knew God had them in the palm of his hand. Listen. 251 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:38,120 Speaker 1: The enemy cannot stop God's destiny for your life. He's 252 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 1: not in control. God is in control. Satan had to 253 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 1: ask permission to even test Joe. God has a hedge 254 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 1: of protection around you. Nothing can happen without God's permission, 255 00:16:53,040 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 1: and God will not allow a difficulty unless he has 256 00:16:56,760 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 1: a divine purpose for it. If you'll keep your peace, 257 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:02,760 Speaker 1: you'll pass the test, and God will bring you out 258 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:06,320 Speaker 1: better than you were before. The Israelites were facing an 259 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:12,400 Speaker 1: impossible situation. God told them hold your peace, remain at rest, 260 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 1: and I will fight your battles. Notice there was a 261 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:19,920 Speaker 1: condition something we have to do. Hold your peace. That 262 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:25,080 Speaker 1: indicates something's trying to take it away. Thoughts of wordy, fear, anxiety. 263 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:27,640 Speaker 1: What if it doesn't happen? What am I going to do? 264 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:31,720 Speaker 1: If you can just stay in peace, the creator of 265 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 1: the universe, the most high God, will go to work 266 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 1: in your behalf. Nothing can stand against our God. He 267 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:43,640 Speaker 1: has all power. He stopped the sun for Joshua, he 268 00:17:43,720 --> 00:17:47,679 Speaker 1: closed the mouths of hungry lions for Daniel. He healed 269 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:51,800 Speaker 1: my mother of terminal cancer. He gave us this building 270 00:17:51,840 --> 00:17:57,240 Speaker 1: when it looked impossible. Whatever you face in life, if 271 00:17:57,280 --> 00:18:01,320 Speaker 1: you will just hold your peace, remain at rest. God 272 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:04,879 Speaker 1: promises he will fight your battles. He will make a 273 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:08,720 Speaker 1: way even when you don't see away. Shadrack me, Jack 274 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:11,159 Speaker 1: abid to go. They should have been afraid, should have 275 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:14,920 Speaker 1: been distraught, But they understood this principle. They said, King, 276 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:18,240 Speaker 1: we're not going to bow down to your idol. Even 277 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:20,960 Speaker 1: if you throw us into the furnace. We're not worried. 278 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:25,359 Speaker 1: We know our God will deliver us, and even if 279 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 1: he doesn't, we're still not going to bow down. They 280 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:32,879 Speaker 1: were saying, if it happens our way, great, but if 281 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:35,840 Speaker 1: it doesn't work out the way we wanted, we're still 282 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:39,160 Speaker 1: going to stay in peace. I like that, Joel. I'm 283 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:42,760 Speaker 1: believing to get healed, but even if I don't, I'm 284 00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:45,520 Speaker 1: still in peace. I know when I die, I'm going 285 00:18:45,560 --> 00:18:47,480 Speaker 1: to go to heaven and be with the Lord. That's 286 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:51,400 Speaker 1: not too bad. That person at the office that gets 287 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:55,520 Speaker 1: on my nerves. If God removes them, fine. If God 288 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:58,760 Speaker 1: chooses to leave them, fine, I'm still going to stay 289 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:01,960 Speaker 1: in peace. When you have a made up mind that 290 00:19:02,119 --> 00:19:05,159 Speaker 1: no matter what life deals your way, you're going to 291 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:09,040 Speaker 1: stay calm and in peace, all the forces of darkness 292 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:12,240 Speaker 1: cannot keep you from your destiny. This is what the 293 00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:15,359 Speaker 1: apostle Paul did. All kinds of things came against him. 294 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:19,959 Speaker 1: He was shipwrecked, went days without food or water, he 295 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:24,680 Speaker 1: was beaten with rods, falsely accused, put into prison. Yet 296 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:29,480 Speaker 1: he said, none of these things move me. Paul wasn't 297 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:33,919 Speaker 1: living on the surface. He was stable, consistent, living in 298 00:19:33,960 --> 00:19:37,040 Speaker 1: the deep waters. That's the attitude we need to have. 299 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 1: None of these things move me. Business is a little slow. 300 00:19:41,320 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 1: I'm not moved by it. Not losing any sleep, I 301 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:47,640 Speaker 1: know Jehovah, Jirah, the Lord, my provider. He is supplying 302 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:51,879 Speaker 1: all of my needs. Traffic's backed up. I'm not moved 303 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:55,400 Speaker 1: by it. My steps are ordered by the Lord. Somebody's 304 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:58,000 Speaker 1: talking about me not moved by it. That's a small 305 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 1: wave that's on the surface. I'm in deep waters. Well 306 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:04,760 Speaker 1: I heard you got a bad medical report. Yes, that's true, 307 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:07,480 Speaker 1: but I'm not moved by it. I know God made 308 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 1: my body the number of my days he will fulfill. 309 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:14,480 Speaker 1: Well I saw your son got into trouble again. Yes, 310 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:17,560 Speaker 1: but I'm not moved by it. It's only temporary. As 311 00:20:17,600 --> 00:20:19,680 Speaker 1: for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. 312 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:24,359 Speaker 1: Some of you today would go to a new level 313 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 1: if you would quit letting so many things move you. 314 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:33,560 Speaker 1: Life is too short to live it offended, upset, stressed out, discouraged. 315 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:37,920 Speaker 1: Every day is a gift from God. Before you leave 316 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:40,880 Speaker 1: the house, you need to make up your mind. Nothing 317 00:20:41,080 --> 00:20:44,159 Speaker 1: is going to move me today. Nothing's going to upset me. 318 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:48,800 Speaker 1: The traffic, the weather. What somebody says a delay, a disappointment. 319 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:52,040 Speaker 1: My plans may not work out, but I know this. 320 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 1: My God is still on the throne, and if he 321 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 1: before me, who dared be against me. The scripture talks 322 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:03,359 Speaker 1: about putting on the armor of God. One piece of 323 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:06,879 Speaker 1: that armor is our shoes of peace. When you get 324 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:09,199 Speaker 1: up in the morning, you need to make sure to 325 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:12,480 Speaker 1: put your shoes on. You've got to prepare ahead of 326 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:16,480 Speaker 1: time that nothing is going to frustrate you. Your child 327 00:21:16,560 --> 00:21:18,919 Speaker 1: forgets his lunch, You've got to run back to the 328 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:23,159 Speaker 1: school and it stresses you out. What's the problem your barefoot? 329 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:26,960 Speaker 1: You forgot to put your shoes on at the grocery store. 330 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 1: Somebody's rude to you. You're about to be rude back 331 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:32,920 Speaker 1: to them. No quit leaving the house barefoot. Make sure 332 00:21:33,080 --> 00:21:37,400 Speaker 1: you put your shoes a peace on every morning. Victoria 333 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:40,440 Speaker 1: and nine our children went to Australia not long ago 334 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:43,000 Speaker 1: to hold a night of hope. It was a sixteen 335 00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:46,240 Speaker 1: hour flight over there, and before we left, someone gave 336 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 1: us a small bag of toiletries as a gift. Had 337 00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 1: a toothbrush in it and mouth wash, earplugs, things you 338 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:57,160 Speaker 1: might need on a long flight. About thirty minutes before 339 00:21:57,160 --> 00:22:00,600 Speaker 1: we landed in Sydney, Victoria opened hers up and got 340 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:04,399 Speaker 1: out this small aerosol can. Looked like that kind of 341 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 1: water you spray on your face to freshen up. She 342 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:09,840 Speaker 1: leaned over to me and gonna use me as the 343 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:11,919 Speaker 1: guinea pig. Joy, you want some of this? And I 344 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 1: said no, Victoria, I don't want any Oh come on, Joe, 345 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:16,960 Speaker 1: it'll make you feel good. Just try something, I said, Victoria, 346 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:19,480 Speaker 1: I don't want any Oh, Joy, it'll just freshen you up. 347 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:21,760 Speaker 1: Come on, try, said Victoria. I do not want you 348 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:25,000 Speaker 1: that in my face. She said okay. She started spraying 349 00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:28,240 Speaker 1: it all over her face and saying, real dramatically, Oh, 350 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:32,200 Speaker 1: this feels so good. She sprayed some more. Oh, Joe, 351 00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:35,200 Speaker 1: you don't know what you're missing, on and on over dramatic. 352 00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 1: At that time, I smell something really strange, I said, Victoria, 353 00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 1: are you sure that's water? It smells like perfume. She 354 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 1: touched her face. She said, I don't know. It's sticky too, 355 00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:49,320 Speaker 1: and said give me that bottle. It's all in another language. 356 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:51,200 Speaker 1: The only thing I could read right at the very 357 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:56,879 Speaker 1: bottom it said spray deodorant to me. She said, what 358 00:22:56,920 --> 00:22:59,000 Speaker 1: am I going to do? I said, keep your peace. 359 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:06,440 Speaker 1: When you live right, God will protect you, even from 360 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:13,440 Speaker 1: your wife. Two Timothy Ford says, be calm, cool and steady. 361 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:20,800 Speaker 1: Unflinchingly endure hardships. I like that word. Unflinchingly. Somebody says 362 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:25,160 Speaker 1: something derogatory about you, don't even flinch. Don't blink. Don't 363 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:27,960 Speaker 1: let it phase you. I got my shoes a peace on, 364 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 1: Plus I got my earplugs in. You didn't get a 365 00:23:31,280 --> 00:23:34,120 Speaker 1: good report about your health. Don't fall apart all man. 366 00:23:34,160 --> 00:23:37,120 Speaker 1: I've been praying, I've been eating right. I don't understand, Joe, 367 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:41,240 Speaker 1: I'm so upset. Don't flinch. Tap into the deep waters. 368 00:23:41,720 --> 00:23:46,520 Speaker 1: That's the surface waves, come and go. Be calm, cool 369 00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:50,479 Speaker 1: and steady. That's not just being tough. That's showing God 370 00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:53,919 Speaker 1: that you're trusting him. You applied for the loan, it 371 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:56,960 Speaker 1: didn't go through. Don't flinch. God knows what he's doing. 372 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 1: You had big plans, they got canceled. Don't flinch. It's 373 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:04,600 Speaker 1: only a test. You thought that person you were dating 374 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:07,480 Speaker 1: was the right one. Didn't work out. Don't flinch. God 375 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:10,879 Speaker 1: has somebody better in store. See, it's one thing to 376 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:14,360 Speaker 1: go through a difficulty, and everybody knows about it. Your 377 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:18,159 Speaker 1: family's praying, friends are cheering your own, Your coworkers are 378 00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:21,200 Speaker 1: standing with you. There's nothing wrong with that. We certainly 379 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:24,640 Speaker 1: need each other. But when you go through a difficulty 380 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:28,679 Speaker 1: and nobody knows anything about it, You've still got a 381 00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:31,800 Speaker 1: smile on your face. You're still being good to people, 382 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:34,919 Speaker 1: You're still singing in the choir, you're still giving it 383 00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:38,280 Speaker 1: your all at the office. The enemy did his best, 384 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:42,400 Speaker 1: but you didn't flinch. You didn't have a nervous breakdown. 385 00:24:42,840 --> 00:24:46,200 Speaker 1: You didn't get bitter. You didn't give up on your marriage. 386 00:24:46,359 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 1: You didn't drop out a church, you didn't quit dreaming. 387 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:53,840 Speaker 1: You kept being your best. God is saying, because you 388 00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:58,600 Speaker 1: have endured unflinchingly, I'm about to turn that situation around. 389 00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:02,600 Speaker 1: I'm about to restore what's been stolen. I'm about to 390 00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:07,480 Speaker 1: show you healing, favor, promotion, breakthroughs like you've never seen. 391 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:13,040 Speaker 1: When you endure unflinchingly, the creator of the universe goes 392 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:16,200 Speaker 1: to work. Some of you have been in a difficulty 393 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:18,480 Speaker 1: for a long time, and you're wondering if it's ever 394 00:25:18,520 --> 00:25:20,480 Speaker 1: going to change, Is it ever going to get better? 395 00:25:21,119 --> 00:25:24,720 Speaker 1: God made a promise in Exodus thirty three. He's saying 396 00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:29,320 Speaker 1: it to you, I will give you rest. Everything will 397 00:25:29,359 --> 00:25:32,800 Speaker 1: be fine for you. Let those words sink down into 398 00:25:32,840 --> 00:25:37,040 Speaker 1: your spirit. Everything will be fine. Your marriage may be 399 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:40,200 Speaker 1: a little rocky right now. Don't worry about it. Everything 400 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:43,840 Speaker 1: will turn out fine. Your child may be off course. 401 00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:48,359 Speaker 1: Keep your peace. God's working behind the scenes. Everything will 402 00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:51,879 Speaker 1: be fine. You may be struggling in your finances. You 403 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:54,639 Speaker 1: don't see how you're going to make it. Listen, God 404 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:58,439 Speaker 1: feeds the birds of the air. How much more is 405 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:01,240 Speaker 1: he going to take care of you? Everything will be fine. 406 00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:05,159 Speaker 1: Maybe you went through a loss, a disappointment. The future 407 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:08,960 Speaker 1: doesn't look very bright. Stay at rest. A new beginning 408 00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:13,400 Speaker 1: is coming. Everything will be fine. Friends. We don't really 409 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:17,120 Speaker 1: know what the future holds, but we do know who 410 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:20,639 Speaker 1: holds the future. God has you in the palm of 411 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:25,359 Speaker 1: his hand. Nothing can snatch you away. The storms of 412 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:29,240 Speaker 1: life come to every person. My challenge today, don't let 413 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:33,439 Speaker 1: the storm get in you. Hold your peace. Remain at rest. 414 00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:37,719 Speaker 1: That's your position of power. When you're in peace, the 415 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:41,040 Speaker 1: creator of the universe goes to work. Before you leave 416 00:26:41,080 --> 00:26:43,880 Speaker 1: the house each day, make up your mind. Nothing's going 417 00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:46,800 Speaker 1: to move me today, Nothing is going to upset me. 418 00:26:47,320 --> 00:26:50,239 Speaker 1: If you do this, you'll not only live healthier, but 419 00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:54,120 Speaker 1: God promises he will show up. Fight your battles, turn 420 00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:57,520 Speaker 1: situations around. I believe and declare you will live the 421 00:26:57,600 --> 00:27:01,160 Speaker 1: life of victory he has in store in Jesus' name. 422 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:05,920 Speaker 1: If you receive it, can you say amen? We never 423 00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:08,960 Speaker 1: like to close our broadcast without giving you an opportunity 424 00:27:09,040 --> 00:27:11,600 Speaker 1: to make Jesus the lord of your life. Would you 425 00:27:11,640 --> 00:27:16,199 Speaker 1: pray with me? Just say, Lord, Jesus, I repent of 426 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:21,000 Speaker 1: my sins. Come into my heart. I make you my 427 00:27:21,119 --> 00:27:25,080 Speaker 1: Lord and savior. Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer, 428 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:27,640 Speaker 1: we believe you got born again. Get in a good 429 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:30,960 Speaker 1: Bible based church. Keep God first place. He's going to 430 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:32,920 Speaker 1: take your places that you've never dreamed of. 431 00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:38,080 Speaker 2: When God created the world, he did it specifically with 432 00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:42,679 Speaker 2: you and mind. He used his words. He spoke everything 433 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:52,399 Speaker 2: into existence, light, oceans and dry land, plans, sun and stars, animals, 434 00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:58,240 Speaker 2: man and woman. Your words have that same creative power. 435 00:27:59,359 --> 00:28:00,879 Speaker 1: If you want to know what you're going to be 436 00:28:01,080 --> 00:28:03,919 Speaker 1: like five years from now, listen to what you're saying 437 00:28:03,960 --> 00:28:08,280 Speaker 1: about yourself. You are prophesying your future, and too often 438 00:28:08,359 --> 00:28:12,520 Speaker 1: we don't realize we're defeating ourselves with our words. I'll 439 00:28:12,520 --> 00:28:16,959 Speaker 1: never get healthy, I'm not attractive, this dreams impossible. Instead 440 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:20,240 Speaker 1: of limiting your future, why don't you start blessing your future. 441 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:23,359 Speaker 1: If you'll change your words, you can change your world. 442 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:26,879 Speaker 1: I have a new book called Speak the Blessing. You 443 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:30,000 Speaker 1: want to help you to speak positive, faith filled words. 444 00:28:30,480 --> 00:28:32,920 Speaker 1: There are declarations in it that you can make over 445 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:37,120 Speaker 1: your family, your health, your finances, and your future. When 446 00:28:37,160 --> 00:28:40,200 Speaker 1: you get your words aligned with what God says, you'll 447 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:42,200 Speaker 1: see his favor in greater ways. 448 00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:45,240 Speaker 2: As our thank you for your gift of any amount 449 00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:47,760 Speaker 2: to the ministry this month, we want to send you 450 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:51,280 Speaker 2: Speak the Blessing. Send your words in the direction you 451 00:28:51,320 --> 00:28:54,360 Speaker 2: want your life to go. You can begin to enjoy 452 00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:59,760 Speaker 2: a life filled with freedom, joy, health, success, and creativity 453 00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:04,800 Speaker 2: as you discover the authority and power of speaking God's word. Yes, 454 00:29:05,120 --> 00:29:09,520 Speaker 2: Speak the Blessing will unlock life changing possibilities that are unlimited. 455 00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:13,320 Speaker 1: When you declare what God says about you. I'm strong, 456 00:29:13,560 --> 00:29:17,160 Speaker 1: I'm healthy, I'm favored. You are blessing your life. I 457 00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:20,640 Speaker 1: hope you'll request your copy today. Remember you can watch 458 00:29:20,680 --> 00:29:25,360 Speaker 1: the services live online every Sunday, download our daily podcast, 459 00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:29,040 Speaker 1: watch on YouTube, listen on serious exem We'll keep you 460 00:29:29,160 --> 00:29:30,520 Speaker 1: encouraged and inspired. 461 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:34,080 Speaker 2: Be sure to request your copy of Speak the Blessing today. 462 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:38,440 Speaker 2: Visit joelosen dot com or call eighty eight five six 463 00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:39,440 Speaker 2: seven Joel. 464 00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:44,520 Speaker 1: Our homecoming weekend is this Saturday and Sunday. Some of 465 00:29:44,560 --> 00:29:47,680 Speaker 1: you have never been to Lakewood. This is a perfect time. 466 00:29:47,760 --> 00:29:50,080 Speaker 1: We'd love to meet you. We'd be honored to have 467 00:29:50,160 --> 00:29:51,360 Speaker 1: you and your family.