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I promise you we'll make 41 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 5: you feel right at home. But thanks so much for 42 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 5: tuning in. Thank you again for coming out. I like 43 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 5: to start with something funny and I heard about this husband. 44 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 5: He was quietly reading the newspaper when his wife walked 45 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 5: up behind him and hit him on the head with 46 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 5: a frying pan. He said, what was that for? She 47 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 5: said that was for the piece of paper I found 48 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 5: in your pocket with the name Mary Lou on it. 49 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 5: He said, oh, honey, that's just one of the horses 50 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 5: that I bet on at the racetrack last week. She apologized, 51 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:29,919 Speaker 5: went about her business. Two days later, she hit him 52 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 5: on the head with a bigger frying pan. 53 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 4: When he came to. 54 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,080 Speaker 5: He said, what in the world was that for? She said, 55 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:41,919 Speaker 5: your horse just called. That's not inspiring at all. But 56 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:45,800 Speaker 5: say it like you mean it. This is my Bible. 57 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 5: I am what it says I am. I have what 58 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 5: it says I have. I can do what it says 59 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 5: I can do. Today I will be talked the word 60 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 5: of God. I boldly confess. My mind is alert, my 61 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 5: heart is receptive. I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, 62 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 5: God bless you. I want to talk to you today 63 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 5: about don't fight it. We all face situations that we 64 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:14,920 Speaker 5: don't like. Somebody's not treating us right. Business is not 65 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 5: growing as fast as we had hoped. We're seeing God 66 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 5: and still haven't met anyone. It's easy to live uptight, 67 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:25,679 Speaker 5: all wrought up on the inside. We don't understand why 68 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 5: it's taken so long, why this person hasn't changed, why 69 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 5: our prayers haven't been answered. We end up frustrated, fighting 70 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 5: against everything that we don't like. 71 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 4: But here's the key. 72 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 5: Just because it's uncomfortable doesn't mean it's not where we're 73 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 5: supposed to be. God uses difficulties to do a work 74 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 5: in us. We grow in the tough times. That's when 75 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 5: our character is being developed, and God will not allow 76 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 5: a difficulty unless he has a divine purpose for it 77 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 5: and if we're going to reach our highest Butti, we 78 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 5: have to make up our mind. 79 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 4: I'm not going to. 80 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 5: Live frustrated because I'm uncomfortable. I'm not going to be 81 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 5: upset because things are not happening on my timetable. I'm 82 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 5: not going to fight against everything that I don't like. 83 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:19,479 Speaker 5: Our attitude should be God, I trust you you're in 84 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 5: complete control. I may not like this situation, but you 85 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:27,600 Speaker 5: wouldn't have me here unless I needed it. So I'm 86 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 5: going to keep a good attitude and be my best 87 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 5: right where I am. That's how you position yourself for promotion. 88 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 5: In the scripture, it says that God didn't lead the 89 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:44,480 Speaker 5: Israelites the shortest route to the Promised Land. He took 90 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 5: them the long way on purpose because they were not 91 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:51,679 Speaker 5: prepared for war. God knew if he would have taken 92 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 5: them in too quickly, they would have been easily defeated. 93 00:04:55,720 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 5: Their enemies were much bigger, much more experienced. They prayed 94 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 5: many times, God, we're uncomfortable out here in the desert, 95 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 5: we're hot, we're tired. Let us go in sooner. But 96 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:12,359 Speaker 5: God didn't answer that prayer. Not because God was trying 97 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 5: to make their life miserable. But God knew what was 98 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 5: up in front of them. He had to toughen them 99 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 5: up and get them prepared so they could step into 100 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 5: the fullness of their destiny. In the same way, God 101 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 5: has already laid out the plan for your life. He 102 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:34,719 Speaker 5: knows exactly what you need, when you need it, who 103 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 5: you need. He knows the battles you're going to face, 104 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 5: the dreams you're going to accomplish. It's got it all 105 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 5: figured out. That's why we cannot pray away every uncomfortable situation. God, 106 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:50,160 Speaker 5: this person at work, they're getting on my nerves. You've 107 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 5: got to get him out of my life. No, God 108 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:56,120 Speaker 5: will use that person like sandpaper to rub the rough 109 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:59,360 Speaker 5: edges off of you. Even if you were to pray 110 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 5: them away, God would send you two more people just 111 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 5: like this. 112 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:04,600 Speaker 4: I've learned this. 113 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 5: God is more interested in changing us than he is 114 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 5: in changing our circumstances. God loves you too much to 115 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 5: let you stay where you are. It may be uncomfortable, 116 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 5: but you have to remind yourself this is not working 117 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:20,599 Speaker 5: against me. 118 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:22,479 Speaker 4: This is working for me. 119 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 5: It's getting me in position for the amazing future God 120 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 5: has in story and the truth is, some of the 121 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 5: things you may be praying about, if God were to 122 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 5: remove them right now, you wouldn't be prepared for where 123 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 5: God has taken you. You got to let God do 124 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 5: the work in you. In other words, be kind to 125 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:46,160 Speaker 5: the people that are not treating you right. Keep being 126 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:49,359 Speaker 5: your best, even though you're not getting the credit pass 127 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 5: those tests. Paul prayed in Colossians three that the people 128 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 5: would have the strength to endure whatever came their way. 129 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 5: He didn't pray that God would delivered them instantly removed 130 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 5: the difficulty. He prayed that they would have the strength 131 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:09,960 Speaker 5: to go through it with a good attitude. Paul understood 132 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 5: this principle that God uses the tough times to get 133 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 5: us prepared. 134 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 4: For the next level. Think about David. 135 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 5: He was chosen to be king, anointed by God to 136 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 5: be the next leader of Israel. Surely God would answer 137 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 5: all of his prayers. Surely God would make his life comfortable. No, 138 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 5: David had to go through this same process for many years. 139 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 5: King Saul made David's life miserable. David had done Saul 140 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 5: nothing but good. He would play music when Saul wasn't. 141 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:44,520 Speaker 4: Feeling well, treated him with respect. 142 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 5: But in return, Saul tried to kill David, chased him 143 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 5: through the mountainside. I can hear David praying, God, you 144 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 5: got to get this man out of my life. God, 145 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 5: you know I haven't done anything wrong. 146 00:07:58,160 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 4: Isn't it interesting? 147 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 5: God didn't remove solve, He didn't answer that prayer. Here 148 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 5: David was doing the right thing. It was an unfair situation, 149 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:12,320 Speaker 5: but God knew what he was doing. He was getting 150 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 5: David prepared. 151 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 4: The longer you do the right. 152 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 5: Thing when the wrong thing's happening, the longer you keep 153 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 5: a good attitude in an unfair situation, the higher God 154 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 5: is going to take you. 155 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 4: Don't be discouraged by it. 156 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:31,600 Speaker 5: Joel, I've been doing the right thing in this marriage 157 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:35,559 Speaker 5: for years. I'm not seeing any results. I've been volunteering 158 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:38,160 Speaker 5: in the nursery for a long time nobody. 159 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 4: Ever says thank you. 160 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:40,960 Speaker 5: I go to work, do more than I have to. 161 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 5: I'm not being promoted. You're right where David was. Keep 162 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 5: being faithful, keep doing the right thing. God is getting 163 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 5: you prepared for something amazing. Your future is so big. 164 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:57,680 Speaker 5: God has to get your spiritual muscles, your character, your 165 00:08:57,760 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 5: maturity to match the level that God is about to 166 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:05,320 Speaker 5: thrust you too. Now, don't fight it, just keep being 167 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 5: your best. God is closely watching you. He sees every 168 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 5: time you make a sacrifice, every time you overlook a wrong, 169 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 5: every time you take the high road, every time you 170 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 5: help someone in need that doesn't go unnoticed. 171 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:23,719 Speaker 4: God is keeping the records. 172 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:28,199 Speaker 5: He's saying payday is coming, the breakthrough is coming, the 173 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:32,040 Speaker 5: reward is coming, the new level is coming. Just like David, 174 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 5: You're going to take your throne and become everything God's 175 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:36,200 Speaker 5: created you to be. 176 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:40,320 Speaker 4: But we naturally all like things easier. 177 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:45,080 Speaker 5: We love for God to remove the difficult people, eliminate 178 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:48,960 Speaker 5: the hardships. Answer our prayers the first time we prayed. 179 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:53,080 Speaker 5: But that's not always what's best. Have a new perspective. 180 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:58,839 Speaker 5: Those difficulties are not happening to you, They're happening for you. 181 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:01,440 Speaker 4: People that are hard to get along with. 182 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 5: If you'll have the right attitude, take the high road, 183 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:09,839 Speaker 5: be kind, ignore their negative comments. They're not holding you down. 184 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:14,640 Speaker 5: They're polishing you. They're refining you. They're making you shine. 185 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 5: Don't be upset. You couldn't go where God wants you 186 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:20,000 Speaker 5: to go without them. 187 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 4: They're doing you a favor. 188 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:26,120 Speaker 5: Without that sandpaper, you would stay rough. The next time 189 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 5: you see them said that, thinking, oh man, I'm gonna 190 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:28,840 Speaker 5: feel like. 191 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 4: Dealing with them. 192 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:32,280 Speaker 5: No, just smile and say thank you Lord. I'm gonna 193 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:34,959 Speaker 5: be polished a little bit more today. I'm gonna shine 194 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:39,679 Speaker 5: a little bit brighter. Could it be that you are 195 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 5: fighting what God wants to use. You're spending all your 196 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 5: time trying to pray away the difficulty when you should 197 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 5: be spending your time honoring God in the midst of 198 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 5: the difficulty. Instead of fighting where you are, try a 199 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 5: different approach. Embrace where you are. It may not be 200 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 5: where you want to stay. I'm not saying to settle 201 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:07,640 Speaker 5: there and accept mediocrity. I'm saying to accept where you are, 202 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 5: knowing that the creator of the universe has you in 203 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:15,080 Speaker 5: the palm of his hand. He's directing your steps. Nothing 204 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 5: that's happened to you is a surprise to him. At 205 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:22,240 Speaker 5: the right time, God will change it in your due season, 206 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 5: when you're ready, when it's best for you. God will 207 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:29,160 Speaker 5: remove the difficulty and take you to a new level. 208 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:33,080 Speaker 5: But in the meantime, one way we can show God 209 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:37,680 Speaker 5: we're trusting him is by enjoying our life while God 210 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 5: is changing the circumstances. Maybe all your friends are married, 211 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 5: you're still single. That's all right. This is where God 212 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:49,280 Speaker 5: has me right now. I'm at peace, I'm happy. I 213 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:52,280 Speaker 5: know the right person is already on their way. That's 214 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:53,560 Speaker 5: how you pass the test. 215 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 4: Not every other minute. God, I'm begging you, please and 216 00:11:56,880 --> 00:11:58,839 Speaker 4: be a man. God. I've been waiting for this. 217 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 5: Now, God, I trust Maybe you're in an apartment believing 218 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:04,840 Speaker 5: for a nicer place to live. 219 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 4: Not God, I am so sick and tired of this place. 220 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:10,440 Speaker 5: And God, Joel said, things have shifted, and I had 221 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 5: seen one shift in my life. No, God, I trust you. 222 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 5: This is where you have me right now. 223 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 4: I'm content. 224 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:20,120 Speaker 5: But God, I know in my future you're going to 225 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 5: open the windows of heaven pour out blessings that I 226 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 5: cannot contain. Lord, I want to thank you in advance 227 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:30,160 Speaker 5: that it's on the way. That's how you see promises 228 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:34,040 Speaker 5: come to pass. When we were trying to acquire this facility, 229 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:37,000 Speaker 5: the former Compact Center, it was a three and a 230 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:40,839 Speaker 5: half year battle. The Houston City Council voted for us 231 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:43,800 Speaker 5: to have the building, but then a large company filed 232 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 5: a lawsuit to try to keep us from moving in. 233 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 5: At times it looked impossible. 234 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 4: All the odds were against us. 235 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:53,880 Speaker 5: Even if we were to win, the lawsuit could have 236 00:12:53,880 --> 00:12:56,719 Speaker 5: been tied up for ten years in the court system. 237 00:12:57,000 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 4: Now I had already told. 238 00:12:58,280 --> 00:13:01,480 Speaker 5: The congregation that it was we were gonna renovate it 239 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 5: and move in. 240 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:06,040 Speaker 4: Many times I woke up in the middle of the 241 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 4: night in a cold sweat, with a voice. 242 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:12,560 Speaker 5: Saying, what if it doesn't work out? What if you 243 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:16,079 Speaker 5: don't win the lawsuit. You've already put the vision out, Joel. 244 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:17,679 Speaker 5: People have given funds. 245 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 4: It's going to be a big mess. 246 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 5: I was tempted to worry, be stressed, beg God, God, 247 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:24,960 Speaker 5: you gotta please make this happen. 248 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:27,240 Speaker 4: Now I did what I'm asking you to do. 249 00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:31,200 Speaker 5: God, It's all in your hands. I believe God, You've 250 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:34,200 Speaker 5: promised us to this building. But while I'm waiting. 251 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:38,320 Speaker 4: I'm not gonna worry. I'm not gonna live frustrated. I'm 252 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 4: not gonna play out all the what ifs. God. 253 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 5: I trust you, I know you have the final say. 254 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:49,720 Speaker 5: Instead of fighting it begging God, I embraced where I was. 255 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 5: We're in a lawsuit. It's out of my control. I've 256 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:57,240 Speaker 5: done my best. Now I'm gonna stay in faith and 257 00:13:57,320 --> 00:13:59,959 Speaker 5: trust God to do the rest. Three and a half 258 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 5: years later, God gave us this beautiful facility and here 259 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 5: we are today. 260 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 4: But think about this. 261 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:10,440 Speaker 5: God could have answered our prayers the first week we 262 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:13,679 Speaker 5: prayed just as easily as he did three and a 263 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 5: half years later. He's God would have been no big deal. 264 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:19,800 Speaker 5: He wouldn't have even had to get up off the throne. 265 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 5: He could have just spoken it and it would have happened. 266 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 5: Why didn't he do it? One reason I believe is 267 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:29,640 Speaker 5: God was doing a work in me. During those three 268 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:32,640 Speaker 5: and a half years. I learned to trust God like 269 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:36,480 Speaker 5: I'd never trusted him before. Some things you can only 270 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 5: learn in the struggle. You can't learn in the good 271 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 5: times when it's easy, everything's going your way. 272 00:14:42,240 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 4: That doesn't take any faith. 273 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:46,840 Speaker 5: You can only learn like David, when you're in the 274 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:51,360 Speaker 5: wilderness and you're not being treated right. Don't be frustrated 275 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 5: because it's not happening in your way on your timetable. 276 00:14:55,440 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 4: God knows what he's doing. 277 00:14:57,480 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 5: He's getting you prepared. Here's the key. Your destiny is 278 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 5: bigger than you think. You're going to go further than 279 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 5: you can imagine. God can see the new levels in 280 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:10,840 Speaker 5: front of you. He knows what's up there. 281 00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:11,440 Speaker 4: Now. 282 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:17,040 Speaker 5: Keep passing those tests. Stay in faith even when it's difficult. 283 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 5: Keep doing the right thing, even when the wrong thing's happening. 284 00:15:20,880 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 5: Don't fight it begging God every other minute, Please, God, 285 00:15:24,280 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 5: you got to change it. 286 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:26,600 Speaker 4: That's just going to frustrate you. 287 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 5: Learn to embrace where you are, and it's okay to 288 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 5: be honest and say God, I don't like where I am. 289 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 5: I'm uncomfortable. It's taken longer than I thought. But God, 290 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:42,520 Speaker 5: I trust you. I know this is not happening to me. 291 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:45,960 Speaker 5: It's happening for me. It's all a part of your 292 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:50,400 Speaker 5: divine plan. When you learn to embrace where you are, 293 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:52,400 Speaker 5: it's a freeing way to live. 294 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:54,280 Speaker 4: Takes all the pressure off. 295 00:15:55,200 --> 00:16:01,760 Speaker 5: Hebrews says, those who have believed enter into the way 296 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 5: to know that you're really in faith is you're at rest. 297 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:09,800 Speaker 5: There's a peace. You may have a problem believing for 298 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:12,800 Speaker 5: a situation to turn around. It's taking a long time. 299 00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:16,400 Speaker 5: You could easily be discouraged. You know, the key is 300 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:19,400 Speaker 5: to stay in that place of rest where you know 301 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:21,080 Speaker 5: God is in complete control. 302 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 4: You're not moved by what you see. You're not worried 303 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:26,920 Speaker 4: because it's taken a long time. 304 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:31,120 Speaker 5: You're not disappointed because you went through a setback. Every 305 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:33,960 Speaker 5: day you stay in peace, you are one day closer 306 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:37,520 Speaker 5: to see in that situation turn around. Now, you say, Joel, 307 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 5: I just don't understand why God doesn't answer my prayers. 308 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 5: I'm going to church, I'm faithful. I help others think 309 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 5: about this. Maybe what you're praying about is too small. 310 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 5: Maybe God has something much better and he loves you 311 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 5: so much that he won't answer that prayer. But until 312 00:16:58,120 --> 00:17:02,000 Speaker 5: you enter into this rest and quit being sour thinking 313 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:04,920 Speaker 5: that God's letting you down, it'll keep the new thing 314 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:08,200 Speaker 5: from happening. Now, a prayer that we should all pray 315 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 5: on a regular basis is God, not my will, but 316 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:15,119 Speaker 5: let your will be done. And it's okay to say God, 317 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:17,919 Speaker 5: this is what I'm believing for God. This is what 318 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:20,640 Speaker 5: I want, this is what I'm dreaming about. But God, 319 00:17:20,760 --> 00:17:23,440 Speaker 5: if you have something better, I trust you. 320 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:24,639 Speaker 4: You know what's best for me. 321 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:28,960 Speaker 5: If you're only going to be happy if God does 322 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:33,120 Speaker 5: it your way, then you're not really trusting. We can 323 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 5: only see a little bit down the road. God can 324 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 5: see the big picture. He can see around every curve. 325 00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:43,520 Speaker 5: He knows where the dead ends are, where the shortcuts are. 326 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:47,239 Speaker 5: God knows how to get you to your destination. Why 327 00:17:47,280 --> 00:17:50,440 Speaker 5: don't you take your hands off the wheels, so to speak, 328 00:17:50,800 --> 00:17:52,960 Speaker 5: and let God take you where he wants you to go. 329 00:17:53,960 --> 00:17:57,439 Speaker 5: Two thousand and one, and executive flew to Houston for 330 00:17:57,520 --> 00:18:01,400 Speaker 5: an important job interview. It was at a top company, 331 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:04,600 Speaker 5: one of the largest in the nation, headquartered right here 332 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:08,480 Speaker 5: in Houston. In the natural. It was a golden opportunity 333 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:12,080 Speaker 5: looked like a huge boost for his career. He was 334 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:15,040 Speaker 5: ready to give up his position of nearly thirty years 335 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:18,399 Speaker 5: and move his family here to town. He flew in 336 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:20,959 Speaker 5: a day early, came to the service and asked us 337 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 5: to pray over the interview. We prayed that God would 338 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:26,240 Speaker 5: give him wisdom and favor and cause him to stand out. 339 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:31,080 Speaker 5: Called back the next day so excited. Everything had gone 340 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:35,840 Speaker 5: great looked very promising. Three weeks later, he was invited 341 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:37,680 Speaker 5: back for a second interview. 342 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 4: Once again, he flew in a day early. We prayed. 343 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:42,160 Speaker 4: He went to the interview. 344 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:45,200 Speaker 5: A few hours later, they called him back in said 345 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:48,760 Speaker 5: we really like you. You're very talented, but we're sorry 346 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 5: you're not going to fit with our organization. You would 347 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:56,240 Speaker 5: have thought that his world had just ended. He was 348 00:18:56,359 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 5: so set on having that position. He felt like God 349 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:03,080 Speaker 5: had totally let him down. I told him what I'm 350 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:06,439 Speaker 5: telling you, You've got to trust God. Even when you 351 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:09,359 Speaker 5: don't get the answer that you were looking for. You 352 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 5: got to believe that God's in control. He's directing your steps. 353 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:16,919 Speaker 4: Keeping you on the best plan for your life. He 354 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:20,160 Speaker 4: went back home to his city very very disappointed. 355 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:23,840 Speaker 5: Six months later, the company he was trying to get 356 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:27,840 Speaker 5: a position with filed for bankruptcy. It was a big 357 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:31,440 Speaker 5: scandal all over the national news. The company ended up 358 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:35,400 Speaker 5: totally folding. Here's how good God is. He was two 359 00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:39,119 Speaker 5: years away from his retirement. If he'd have gotten hired 360 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:42,600 Speaker 5: by that company, he would not only not have a job, 361 00:19:43,080 --> 00:19:45,600 Speaker 5: but he would have lost nearly thirty years of his 362 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:46,840 Speaker 5: retirement benefits. 363 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:49,560 Speaker 4: Friends, God knows what he's doing. 364 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:55,080 Speaker 5: Quit fighting against what doesn't go your way. Quit being 365 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:59,080 Speaker 5: disappointed because your plans didn't work out. You may not 366 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:03,000 Speaker 5: understand it now, but one day you will thank God 367 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:07,360 Speaker 5: for those closed doors. God's ways are better than our ways. 368 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 5: Don't try to figure it all out. Well, Joe, why 369 00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:13,320 Speaker 5: didn't I get the promotion? I had the seniority, I 370 00:20:13,440 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 5: worked the hardest. Listen, just as God supernaturally opens doors, 371 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:22,560 Speaker 5: God will supernaturally close doors. We all thank God for 372 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:25,239 Speaker 5: the open doors, and that's good. We should celebrate that. 373 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:28,439 Speaker 5: But I've learned to thank God just as much for 374 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 5: my closed doors. What I used to see as a disappointment, 375 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:36,840 Speaker 5: now I see as the hand of God. I realized, 376 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:40,080 Speaker 5: if God closed it, he has something better in store. 377 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 5: Why don't you trust him? Why don't you enter into 378 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:47,199 Speaker 5: that rest? God, you know what's best for me. I 379 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 5: don't have to have my way to be happy. 380 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:50,200 Speaker 4: I know your. 381 00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:54,120 Speaker 5: Plans are better than my plans. A few years back, 382 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:57,400 Speaker 5: a young lady came to the altar for prayer. She 383 00:20:57,480 --> 00:21:00,760 Speaker 5: was very distraught because her boyfriend had just broken up 384 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 5: with her. She was certain he was the man of 385 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:07,679 Speaker 5: her dreams. She couldn't live without him. We prayed and 386 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:11,800 Speaker 5: asked God to restore that relationship. For the next six months, 387 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:15,040 Speaker 5: almost every week she would come back for prayer. We 388 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:16,359 Speaker 5: prayed again and again. 389 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:18,399 Speaker 4: I tried to tell her. 390 00:21:18,280 --> 00:21:21,520 Speaker 5: To stay open, trust God to do it his way. 391 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:23,680 Speaker 5: He knows what's best for you. She didn't want to 392 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:26,679 Speaker 5: hear any of that. She only wanted God to do 393 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:31,080 Speaker 5: it her way. But God is so merciful, He loves 394 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:34,040 Speaker 5: us so much. If it's not the right thing, God 395 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:37,280 Speaker 5: will keep the door closed even though we're trying to 396 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:40,840 Speaker 5: pry it open. We see it as a big disappointment. God, 397 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:43,520 Speaker 5: I can't believe you let me down. You didn't answer 398 00:21:43,560 --> 00:21:47,399 Speaker 5: my prayer. The truth is God was doing us a favor. 399 00:21:47,920 --> 00:21:51,200 Speaker 5: He was saving us from heartache and pain. Now I 400 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:54,560 Speaker 5: didn't see her for a long time. About five years later, 401 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:57,480 Speaker 5: I ran into her in the lobby after the service. 402 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:01,480 Speaker 5: She was very happy, had a handsome young man by 403 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:02,440 Speaker 5: her side. 404 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:03,880 Speaker 4: A newborn baby. 405 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:06,280 Speaker 5: Come to find out they were married a couple of 406 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:07,080 Speaker 5: years earlier. 407 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:08,639 Speaker 4: She was so excited. 408 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:13,040 Speaker 5: I congratulated them, prayed over the little baby. At one 409 00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:17,640 Speaker 5: point her husband stepped away. She whispered Joel, you remember 410 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:19,520 Speaker 5: the young man I used to have you pray about 411 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:20,199 Speaker 5: all the time. 412 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:22,760 Speaker 4: I thought, yeah, the one you couldn't live without. And 413 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:25,440 Speaker 4: she told how. 414 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:29,639 Speaker 5: He's been married and divorced twice already, He's constantly in 415 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:32,479 Speaker 5: and out of trouble, can't hold down a good job. 416 00:22:33,119 --> 00:22:36,399 Speaker 4: I'll never forget what she said. I thank God every 417 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:41,159 Speaker 4: day that he didn't answer those prayers. But I wonder 418 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 4: how many things are we upset. 419 00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:48,840 Speaker 5: Over wondering why God didn't answer that prayer, Why the 420 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 5: situation didn't change, why the door closed. Yet, if God 421 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:55,760 Speaker 5: were to pull back the curtain and let us see 422 00:22:55,800 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 5: into the future what he can see, we'd realize God 423 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:02,480 Speaker 5: knows exact exactly what he's doing. God has our best 424 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 5: interest at heart. 425 00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:07,000 Speaker 4: That promotion you didn't get, you were so disappointed. It's 426 00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 4: because God has something better. 427 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:12,879 Speaker 5: That door that closed, we couldn't understand. It seemed like 428 00:23:12,880 --> 00:23:16,160 Speaker 5: a perfect fit for us. But seeing the big picture, 429 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:18,320 Speaker 5: we realized that road was. 430 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:20,600 Speaker 4: A dead end. It was leading to nowhere. 431 00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:23,600 Speaker 5: That traffic jam you got caught in, you were so 432 00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:24,360 Speaker 5: stressed out. 433 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:27,679 Speaker 4: It was saving you from an accident. That person that 434 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:29,560 Speaker 4: walked out on you. It's very painful. 435 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:33,120 Speaker 5: But if they hadn't left, you wouldn't meet the right 436 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 5: person God has. 437 00:23:34,119 --> 00:23:34,800 Speaker 4: In your future. 438 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 5: I'm asking you to quit fighting against everything you don't like. 439 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:43,960 Speaker 5: It's not happening to you. It's happening for you. When 440 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:47,919 Speaker 5: you're at rest, You're passing the test. A friend of 441 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:52,080 Speaker 5: mine went up to the mall recently to return an item. 442 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:55,040 Speaker 5: She had her little newborn baby in the back seat. 443 00:23:55,440 --> 00:23:57,800 Speaker 5: When she pulled in the parking lot, she noticed this 444 00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:01,000 Speaker 5: lady was about to pull out, and she waited there 445 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:05,160 Speaker 5: and waited and waited and waited. The lady was taken forever. 446 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:09,359 Speaker 5: The longer she waited, the more frustrated she became. She thought, 447 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:11,639 Speaker 5: come on, lady, I know you can see me. What 448 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:15,240 Speaker 5: could be taken you so long. After several minutes, she 449 00:24:15,359 --> 00:24:18,199 Speaker 5: got aggravated and just drove off, went and parked at 450 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:21,480 Speaker 5: the very end of the road. She got out, got 451 00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 5: her little baby, and headed to the store. When she 452 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:27,159 Speaker 5: got to the front of the store, she realized she 453 00:24:27,240 --> 00:24:29,920 Speaker 5: had forgotten the item that she wanted to take back. 454 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:34,200 Speaker 4: She's already frustrated, she thought, this is just not my day. 455 00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:36,359 Speaker 4: Nothing is going my way. 456 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 5: She walked all the way back to her car long 457 00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:42,720 Speaker 5: way with their baby, got the item she needed, turned 458 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 5: back and started walking toward the store. When she got 459 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:48,920 Speaker 5: about halfway there, this car came around in a big rush, 460 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:52,399 Speaker 5: rolled down the window and said, hey, don't go in 461 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:55,760 Speaker 5: the store, there's a deranged man in there with a 462 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:59,800 Speaker 5: gun taking people hostage. In less than a minute, there 463 00:24:59,840 --> 00:25:04,320 Speaker 5: were a dozen police cars, swat team, helicopter surrounding that 464 00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:06,880 Speaker 5: place trying to get the people out safely. 465 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:09,880 Speaker 4: Without that delay, she. 466 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 5: Could have been in there with her newborn baby, trapped 467 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:14,760 Speaker 5: with that deranged man. 468 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:16,080 Speaker 4: What am I saying? 469 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:20,359 Speaker 5: Don't fight your delays, don't fight the inconveniences, don't fight 470 00:25:20,400 --> 00:25:25,119 Speaker 5: when you getting caught by that train. You may not 471 00:25:25,359 --> 00:25:27,920 Speaker 5: understand it, but God knows what he's doing. 472 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:31,879 Speaker 4: He can see the big picture. Dare to trust him. 473 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:36,560 Speaker 5: Proverbs twenty says, since the Lord is directing our steps, 474 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:40,000 Speaker 5: why do we try to figure out everything. 475 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:40,920 Speaker 4: That happens along the way. 476 00:25:41,880 --> 00:25:45,359 Speaker 5: You may never know why you had a delay, a disappointment, 477 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:49,320 Speaker 5: a setback. But when you really believe that the creator 478 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 5: of the universe has you in the palm of his hand, 479 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:55,120 Speaker 5: then you can stay in peace even when you don't 480 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:59,119 Speaker 5: understand it. That's what faith is all about. I know 481 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:03,240 Speaker 5: a gentleman does missionary work in Africa. He was supposed 482 00:26:03,280 --> 00:26:06,200 Speaker 5: to catch an early morning flight the next day to 483 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:10,119 Speaker 5: come back home. The person taking him had car trouble 484 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:13,800 Speaker 5: and he ended up missing that flight. It's very upset 485 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:16,080 Speaker 5: because it was going to take him another week to 486 00:26:16,119 --> 00:26:17,879 Speaker 5: get home from that small city. 487 00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:20,040 Speaker 4: Went back to the hotel a little. 488 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:23,359 Speaker 5: Later that afternoon, flipped on the news. The plane he 489 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:27,439 Speaker 5: was supposed to be on had crashed into the mountain side. 490 00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:30,399 Speaker 5: Some of the very things that we fight against, the 491 00:26:30,440 --> 00:26:34,680 Speaker 5: things that frustrate us, God has ordained them to keep 492 00:26:34,760 --> 00:26:36,160 Speaker 5: us from accident and harm. 493 00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:39,159 Speaker 4: They're called divine delays. 494 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:44,040 Speaker 5: Your plans are interrupted on purpose since the Lord is 495 00:26:44,119 --> 00:26:47,920 Speaker 5: directing our steps. Don't fight it. It's not always going 496 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:51,920 Speaker 5: to make sense. I turned fifty years old in March 497 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:54,639 Speaker 5: of this year, and I was reflecting back over my 498 00:26:56,080 --> 00:26:59,160 Speaker 5: thank you, thank you, still good looking though, all right? 499 00:26:59,200 --> 00:26:59,439 Speaker 3: Come on. 500 00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:04,240 Speaker 5: I was reflecting back over my life and just thinking 501 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:06,879 Speaker 5: about what would I have done differently, what could I 502 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:10,520 Speaker 5: have done better. I have no big regrets. I've lived 503 00:27:10,520 --> 00:27:13,800 Speaker 5: a happy, blessed life. But one adjustment I would have 504 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:18,080 Speaker 5: made is I would have trusted God more. I wouldn't 505 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:21,440 Speaker 5: have worried about things that I couldn't change. I wouldn't 506 00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:24,000 Speaker 5: have been stressed out when my plans didn't work out. 507 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:27,360 Speaker 5: I wouldn't have stayed awake at night wondering how we're 508 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:29,280 Speaker 5: going to raise the funds and what am I going 509 00:27:29,359 --> 00:27:32,359 Speaker 5: to speak on next week. I would have entered into 510 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:36,280 Speaker 5: this place of rest. Some of you are always fighting, 511 00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:40,200 Speaker 5: worried up tight, don't like where you are, don't like 512 00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:41,639 Speaker 5: the job, don't like the people. 513 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:44,120 Speaker 4: Why don't you try a different approach? 514 00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:48,240 Speaker 5: This will save you a lot of frustration. Embrace where 515 00:27:48,280 --> 00:27:52,119 Speaker 5: you are, even when it's uncomfortable, even when you don't 516 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:55,600 Speaker 5: like it. Stay in peace, keep a good attitude. When 517 00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:58,640 Speaker 5: you do that, God is using it to your advantage. 518 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:04,120 Speaker 5: You're growing, You're developing character. It's positioning you for the amazing. 519 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:05,119 Speaker 4: Future God has in store. 520 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:08,520 Speaker 5: And if you won't enter into this rest and not 521 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:12,120 Speaker 5: fight against everything, you'll not only enjoy your life more, 522 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:15,880 Speaker 5: but I believe and declare, just like David, You're going 523 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:19,199 Speaker 5: to step into the fullness of your destiny. God is 524 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:22,719 Speaker 5: going to take you further than you've imagined, opening doors 525 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:26,640 Speaker 5: that no man can shut. You're going to overcome every obstacle, 526 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:31,000 Speaker 5: accomplish every dream, and become everything that God's created you 527 00:28:31,080 --> 00:28:31,280 Speaker 5: to be. 528 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:34,800 Speaker 4: In Jesus' name, if you receive it, can you say 529 00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:35,439 Speaker 4: him in today? 530 00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:40,200 Speaker 5: We never like to close our broadcast without giving you 531 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:42,960 Speaker 5: an opportunity to make Jesus the lord of your life. 532 00:28:43,280 --> 00:28:47,520 Speaker 5: Would you pray with me? Just say Lord, Jesus, I 533 00:28:47,680 --> 00:28:48,800 Speaker 5: repent of my sins. 534 00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:54,080 Speaker 4: Come into my heart. 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