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I 42 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 3: love you. If you're ever in our area, I hope 43 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 3: you'll stop buying be a part of one of our services. 44 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 3: I promise you'll we'll make you feel right at home. 45 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,640 Speaker 3: But thanks so much for tuning in today. Thanks again 46 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:12,920 Speaker 3: for coming out. I like to start each week with 47 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 3: something funny. And I heard about this man. He was 48 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:18,160 Speaker 3: walking up to a country store and there was a 49 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 3: little boy sitting on the front porch with a huge 50 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 3: dog sitting next to him. The man said, son, does 51 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:27,359 Speaker 3: your dog bite? He said, no, sir, my dog doesn't bite. 52 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 3: Men reached down to pet the dog, and the dog 53 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 3: took about half of his arm off. He pulled it 54 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 3: back and said, son, I thought you said your dog 55 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 3: didn't bite. The little boy said, that's not my dog. 56 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 3: All right, hold up your bible. Say it like you 57 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 3: mean it. This is my Bible. I am what it says. 58 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 4: I am. 59 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 3: I have what it says I have. I can do 60 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 3: what it says I can do. Today I will be 61 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 3: talked the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind 62 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 3: is alert, my heart is receptive. I'll never be the same. 63 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 3: In Jesus name, God bless you. I want to talk 64 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 3: to you today about living life happy. Too many people 65 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:11,920 Speaker 3: dragged through the day sour with no enthusiasm. They hardly 66 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 3: ever smile, they never laugh anymore. Everything is a burden. 67 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 3: But God never created us to endure life. He created 68 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 3: us to enjoy life. We're not supposed to go around 69 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 3: with a long face, negative discourage, sour grumpy, You and 70 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:33,640 Speaker 3: I are supposed to be the happiest people on earth. 71 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 3: Everywhere we go. We should brighten people's day. You've been 72 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 3: around people like that before. They're so enthusiastic, happy, and 73 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 3: full of faith. They rub off on you. When you leave, 74 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 3: you feel better, refreshed, re energized, inspired. That's the impact 75 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 3: we should have on others. Our joy should overflow to them. 76 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 3: But some people go around with such a long face, 77 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 3: and such as sad report it's like they lost their 78 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 3: last friend. They go to church like they're going to 79 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 3: God's funeral. Like this man I heard about. He walked 80 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 3: into a restaurant and said to the waitress do you 81 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 3: serve crabs here? She said, sit down, mister, we'll serve anybody. 82 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 3: A lady was talking to this couple and she said 83 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:22,359 Speaker 3: to the wife, do you ever wake up grouchy? She 84 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 3: said no, I just let him sleep. But really, life 85 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:30,600 Speaker 3: is too short for us to live it negative, grouchy 86 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:35,279 Speaker 3: grumpy Jesus came that our joy might be full When 87 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 3: your joy is full, it can be seen, it's expressed. 88 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:42,920 Speaker 3: I know people that haven't smiled in six months, they 89 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 3: haven't laughed in three years. You ask them how they're doing. Well. Brother, 90 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 3: I've got the joy of the Lord. No, you need 91 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:54,160 Speaker 3: to notify your face. Joy is supposed to be displaved. 92 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 3: We should have a smile on our face, a spring 93 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 3: in our steff. We should be kind and friendly. We 94 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 3: should be easy going and fun to be around. Some 95 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 3: of you today you need to get your joy back. 96 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 3: You've allowed the pressures of life to push you down. Now. 97 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 3: You're not excited about your future. You're not enjoying the 98 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 3: people God's brought into your life. You don't laugh and 99 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:20,360 Speaker 3: smile like you know you should. If you don't make 100 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 3: an adjustment, you'll go year after year and get more 101 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:27,479 Speaker 3: and more solemn. It's not only robbing you of the 102 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 3: joy that belongs to you, but it's robbing your family 103 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 3: and friends of the gift that you have to give. 104 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 3: You need to draw the line in the sand and 105 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 3: say that's it. I'm not gonna live another day negative, discourage, 106 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 3: sour or grumpy. I'm gonna put a smile on my face. 107 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:46,720 Speaker 3: I'm gonna let my joy be seen so I can 108 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 3: brighten somebody else's day. I'm gonna live my life happy. Well, 109 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 3: you say, Joel, I'd be happy if I had your life. 110 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 3: I'd be happy, Joel if I was as good looking 111 00:05:57,040 --> 00:06:03,239 Speaker 3: as you. What are you laughing at? I'd be happy 112 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:07,799 Speaker 3: if I was married to Victoria. No comment. No, God 113 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:11,840 Speaker 3: has given you your life to enjoy. Don't compare your 114 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:15,839 Speaker 3: situation to somebody else's. You have everything you need to 115 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 3: be happy. You may not be in the home you 116 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 3: want to be living in. You may not have the 117 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 3: exact job you would like. Maybe you're single and you 118 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 3: really want to get married. If you're not careful, you 119 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:29,920 Speaker 3: can allow those things to frustrate you until they change. 120 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:32,919 Speaker 3: But this is very important. If you don't learn to 121 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 3: be happy where you are, you'll never get to where 122 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:39,920 Speaker 3: you want to be. Being happy where you are and 123 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 3: not falling into self pity, not complaining, that's a seed 124 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 3: that you're so in for God to take you to 125 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 3: where you want to go. And it's good to have 126 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 3: big dreams, it's good to want to increase, but we 127 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 3: can't let our goals and dreams frustrate us to where 128 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 3: we can't be happy where we are. We have to 129 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 3: realize God is directing our self steps. Where you are 130 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 3: is not an accident. It's all a part of God's 131 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:07,919 Speaker 3: divine plan. If you will stay in faith and just 132 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 3: go out each day be your best with a smile 133 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 3: on your face, happy where you are, then you are 134 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 3: passing the test. That's what allows God to open up 135 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 3: new doors and get you to where you want to be. 136 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 3: Too many people on the inside are at war. They 137 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 3: think I can't be happy. I don't even like my life. 138 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 3: I don't like the way I look, I don't like 139 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 3: the car I drive, I don't like where I'm living. 140 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 3: I don't like the people in my life. When those 141 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 3: things change, then I'll be happy now. God never intended 142 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 3: for us to put off our happiness. That's why David 143 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 3: said in Psalm Oneint. Eighteen, this is the day the 144 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 3: Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it. 145 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:53,600 Speaker 3: He's saying, this is the day to be happy. Not 146 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 3: tomorrow when the weather clears up, Not next week when 147 00:07:57,320 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 3: I don't have to work so hard, not next month 148 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 3: when I'm make it through this difficult time. No, make 149 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:06,800 Speaker 3: a decision to enjoy your life. Right now. So easy 150 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 3: to come up with excuses to delay our happiness. I 151 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 3: hear it all the time. As soon as I get 152 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:16,480 Speaker 3: out of this problem, Joel, I'll be happy as soon 153 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:19,800 Speaker 3: as I lose ten pounds, as soon as my business grows, 154 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 3: as soon as my child straightens up. No, if you 155 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:25,240 Speaker 3: don't put your foot down and decide to be happy 156 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 3: right now, there will always be something to keep you 157 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 3: from being happy. I'm asking us to get rid of 158 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 3: the excuses, and let's make a decision to enjoy our 159 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 3: life right now. It's interesting as children, we start off happy, laughing, enthusiastic. 160 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 3: Problems don't keep us down. A little child can be 161 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 3: crying one moment because something's wrong, and five minutes later 162 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:54,320 Speaker 3: they've totally forgotten about it and they're happy again. I've 163 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:58,320 Speaker 3: never seen a little child holding a grudge, never seen 164 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:02,960 Speaker 3: a toddler walking around with bitterness and unforgiveness, Never seen 165 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 3: a four year old worried about his future, thinking that 166 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 3: he's not gonna make it. No, children are happy. They 167 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 3: enjoyed the simple things in life. They forgive quickly, they're 168 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:18,680 Speaker 3: excited about each day. I remember when our daughter Alexander 169 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:21,200 Speaker 3: was just a little baby, and I'd go get her 170 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:23,360 Speaker 3: out of the crib in the morning. When she'd hear 171 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 3: me coming, she's so excited. She'd start jumping up and down. 172 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:29,520 Speaker 3: She'd give me a great, big hug with her arms 173 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 3: or legs, a big kiss. Why was she so excited? 174 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:36,400 Speaker 3: What was the occasion? Was it her birthday? Were we 175 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:39,679 Speaker 3: going on vacation where we headed to Disneyland? No, it 176 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 3: was simply the dawning of a new day. She was 177 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:46,960 Speaker 3: excited just to be alive, to have another day to enjoy. 178 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:51,120 Speaker 3: That's the excitement that God has placed on the inside 179 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:54,559 Speaker 3: of every one of us. We should never forget how 180 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 3: to celebrate each day, but so often the older we get, 181 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 3: we let the challenges of life i pushed down and 182 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 3: sadden our spirits. We have to realize every day is 183 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 3: a gift from God. Once this day is gone, we 184 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 3: can never get it back. If we make the mistake 185 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:16,520 Speaker 3: of living it negative, discourage, grumpy, sour, that is a 186 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:20,880 Speaker 3: day that we've wasted. The sad thing is some people 187 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:26,120 Speaker 3: have wasted year after year being unhappy because somebody's not 188 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:29,160 Speaker 3: treating them right, or because they're not getting their way, 189 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 3: or because their plans are not working out. As fast 190 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:34,520 Speaker 3: as they would like. I've made up my mind. I 191 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 3: am not going to waste any more days. I'm going 192 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:41,760 Speaker 3: to celebrate each day as a gift from God. One 193 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:47,080 Speaker 3: thing I've learned is that happiness is a choice. When 194 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:49,440 Speaker 3: you wake up in the morning, you can choose what 195 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 3: kind of day you're going to have. You can choose 196 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:54,680 Speaker 3: to be in a good mood, or you can choose 197 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:57,160 Speaker 3: to be in a bad mood. You can choose to 198 00:10:57,200 --> 00:11:01,840 Speaker 3: live this day happy, excited, expect God's goodness, or you 199 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:04,440 Speaker 3: can choose to be irritable and sour and just try 200 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:07,560 Speaker 3: to make it through. How you live your life is 201 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:11,520 Speaker 3: totally up to you. It's not dependent on your circumstances. 202 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:16,720 Speaker 3: It's dependent on your choices. Abraham Lincoln said, most people 203 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 3: are as happy as they decided to be. I have 204 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:23,720 Speaker 3: a friend right now that's going through treatment for cancer. 205 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:28,560 Speaker 3: He's a young man, very talented, very athletic. If he 206 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 3: had not told me, I would have never known anything 207 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 3: was wrong. I've never once heard him complain. He's always friendly, upbeat, 208 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:41,040 Speaker 3: enjoy his life. I ask him the other day how 209 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:43,600 Speaker 3: he could keep such a good attitude during such a 210 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 3: difficult time. He said, Joel. When I get up in 211 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:49,240 Speaker 3: the morning, I ask myself, do you want to be 212 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:52,679 Speaker 3: depressed today or do you want to live happy? And 213 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 3: I choose to live happy. Understand, if you're going to 214 00:11:57,200 --> 00:12:00,320 Speaker 3: be happy, you have to be happy on per us. 215 00:12:00,960 --> 00:12:04,240 Speaker 3: Happiness is not going to fall on you. We're not 216 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:06,520 Speaker 3: going to wake up every morning and think, oh wow, 217 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:09,559 Speaker 3: I want to be happy today. Now. Some mornings we're 218 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:12,720 Speaker 3: gonna wake up and think, nobody better get in my way. 219 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 3: I don't feel like going to work, I don't feel 220 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:17,599 Speaker 3: like cleaning the house, I don't feel like driving in 221 00:12:17,679 --> 00:12:21,040 Speaker 3: this traffic. Just let me get my coffee and nobody 222 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:25,840 Speaker 3: will get hurt. Some mornings we wake up grouchy, and 223 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:28,760 Speaker 3: if we get in agreement with those thoughts and we 224 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 3: start dwelling on how we feel and what we don't 225 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 3: have and all of our problems, we may not realize it, 226 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:39,320 Speaker 3: but we're choosing to have a lousy day. That's paving 227 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 3: the way for defeat, discouragement, mediocrity. Here's the key. When 228 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:47,280 Speaker 3: you wake up in the morning, you cannot wait to 229 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 3: see what kind of day you're going to have. You 230 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:52,320 Speaker 3: have to decide what kind of day you're gonna have. 231 00:12:52,920 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 3: In other words, don't wait to see how you feel 232 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 3: and what kind of mood your spouse is in, and 233 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:01,520 Speaker 3: what the traffic's like and what the stock market's doing. No, 234 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:03,720 Speaker 3: right when you get out of bed, you need to 235 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:06,199 Speaker 3: make a declaration, right then and there, this is gonna 236 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 3: be a great day. I'm excited about my future. I 237 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:13,200 Speaker 3: know God has directed my steps. Something good is gonna 238 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:16,560 Speaker 3: happen to me today. That is setting the tone for 239 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:21,439 Speaker 3: a blessed, prosperous, happy day. The scripture says in Psalms 240 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 3: that joy comes in the morning. When you wake up 241 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:29,960 Speaker 3: each morning, God sends you a special delivery of joy. 242 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:32,719 Speaker 3: It comes knocking at your door. And when you get 243 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:35,680 Speaker 3: up in faith and make that declaration that this is 244 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:37,840 Speaker 3: gonna be a good day. You know what you did. 245 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 3: You just answered the door. You just received the gift 246 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:44,560 Speaker 3: of joy that God sent to you. The problem is 247 00:13:44,679 --> 00:13:48,240 Speaker 3: some people never answer the door. It's been knocking months 248 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:50,920 Speaker 3: and months, years and years. Come on, let me in. 249 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:53,679 Speaker 3: You can be happy, you can cheer up, you can 250 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 3: enjoy your life. I don't know about you, but I've 251 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:59,240 Speaker 3: made up my mind. I'm gonna answer the door. I'm 252 00:13:59,240 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 3: gonna get up every morning and say Father, thank you 253 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:05,640 Speaker 3: for another beautiful day. I'm gonna be happy. I'm gonna 254 00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:09,480 Speaker 3: enjoy this day. I'm gonna brighten somebody else's life. I 255 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:13,880 Speaker 3: am choosing to receive your gift of joy. A lot 256 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:17,680 Speaker 3: of times we think, well, Joey, I'm unhappy because somebody's 257 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 3: not treating me right. I'm unhappy because I'm having to 258 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:23,680 Speaker 3: work two jobs. I'm unhappy because I'm not where I 259 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 3: wanted to be in life. Can I say this kindly 260 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:31,720 Speaker 3: and respectfully? You're unhappy because you're choosing to be unhappy. 261 00:14:32,040 --> 00:14:36,600 Speaker 3: The scripture says no person can take your joy. That 262 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 3: means no man, no woman, no obstacle, no difficulty, no disappointment, 263 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 3: no sickness, nothing can take your joy. You have to 264 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 3: give it away. In other words, you're in complete control. 265 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:52,600 Speaker 3: You're in charge of how happy or unhappy you want 266 00:14:52,640 --> 00:14:56,120 Speaker 3: to live. I see too many people that are allowing 267 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:59,680 Speaker 3: someone else to frustrate them and they end up giving 268 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 3: away their joy. George Burns said, happiness is having a loving, caring, 269 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:12,480 Speaker 3: close knit family. Living in another state. You may have 270 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 3: people in your life, perhaps even in your own family, 271 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 3: that are hard to get along with. They do things 272 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 3: on purpose to aggravate you. They know just what buttons 273 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:24,840 Speaker 3: to push to frustrate you. Listen, you've got to draw 274 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:27,760 Speaker 3: that line in the sand and say no more. I 275 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:31,280 Speaker 3: am not giving away my joy. I realize this day 276 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:34,000 Speaker 3: is a gift from God, and I'm not gonna waste 277 00:15:34,040 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 3: it be an unhappy because of how someone is or 278 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:40,480 Speaker 3: is it treating me. One of the best things I've 279 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:44,880 Speaker 3: ever learned is I am responsible for my own happiness. 280 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 3: It's not up to Victoria to make me happy. It's 281 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:49,920 Speaker 3: not up to my family and friends to keep me 282 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:53,480 Speaker 3: cheered up. Somebody may be treating me wrong, they may 283 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:55,640 Speaker 3: not be doing what I want them to do, but 284 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 3: that is not an excuse for me to live my 285 00:15:58,120 --> 00:16:01,400 Speaker 3: life sour. I am responding to get up every morning 286 00:16:01,640 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 3: and to receive the gift of joy that God sends 287 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:08,320 Speaker 3: to me. Now, I found most of the time we 288 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 3: have what we need to be happy, we just don't 289 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:14,360 Speaker 3: have the right perspective. For instance, you may not be 290 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 3: happy at the job you're at right now, but if 291 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 3: for some reason you were to lose that job and 292 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:23,920 Speaker 3: you went months and months without any income, and then 293 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 3: one day you were able to get that same job 294 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 3: back most likely you would be extremely happy. You had 295 00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 3: what you needed to be happy, you just didn't realize it. 296 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:38,400 Speaker 3: I know people that are perfectly healthy, but they're never 297 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:42,200 Speaker 3: really happy. It's always something bothering them. They want a 298 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 3: bigger house or a better job. But if they were 299 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:49,520 Speaker 3: to lose their health and then regain it, I'm sure 300 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 3: they would be thrilled they have what they need to 301 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:56,600 Speaker 3: be happy. I hear ladies complain and complain about their husband. 302 00:16:56,840 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 3: He's just too much of this or not enough of that. 303 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:03,640 Speaker 3: But if that husband were gone and you were lonely 304 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:06,680 Speaker 3: month after month, didn't have anybody to talk to, nobody 305 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:10,600 Speaker 3: to go to dinner with, you might be happy just 306 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 3: to get that old goat back, I mean that man back. 307 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 3: What am I saying? Keep the right perspective. Every one 308 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 3: of us has something even right now to be happy 309 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:27,119 Speaker 3: about our health, our job, our family, and opportunity. I 310 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:29,719 Speaker 3: know this couple that live in another state, and they 311 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:32,880 Speaker 3: were constantly complaining about the house they were living in. 312 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:36,400 Speaker 3: It was too small and too far out in the country. 313 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:40,240 Speaker 3: It was a source of frustration year after year. But 314 00:17:40,280 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 3: when the economy went down recently, unfortunately, their income went 315 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 3: down as well. And they got very close to losing 316 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:51,800 Speaker 3: that house. In fact, just before the bank foreclosed on it, 317 00:17:52,119 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 3: they were able to refinance and they kept the house. 318 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:57,919 Speaker 3: Do you know now they think that house is the 319 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:00,639 Speaker 3: greatest thing in the world. They show it off like 320 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:05,159 Speaker 3: it's brand new. What happened? They change their perspective. I 321 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:07,920 Speaker 3: hear people say, well, I gotta go to work today. Know, 322 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 3: the right attitude is, I get to go to work today. 323 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 3: I've got a job, I've got opportunity. That's reason enough 324 00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 3: for me to have a smile on my face. Well, 325 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:21,320 Speaker 3: I've got to clean this house. It's so much work. No, 326 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 3: I get to clean this house. I'm strong, I'm healthy. 327 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:26,879 Speaker 3: On top of that, I have a house. I'm not 328 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 3: living under a bridge somewhere. Well, Joel, I've got to 329 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:34,399 Speaker 3: take care of these children. All I do is cook 330 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:37,200 Speaker 3: and clean, do the laundry. No, I get to take 331 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:39,480 Speaker 3: care of these children. They're a gift from God. They're 332 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 3: a special treasure. I found. There are very few things 333 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:47,480 Speaker 3: in life that we have to do well, Joel. I 334 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:50,480 Speaker 3: have to pay my taxes. No, really, you get to 335 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 3: pay your taxes. The fact that you have taxes due 336 00:18:54,080 --> 00:18:56,679 Speaker 3: means that you've made money. That tells me God blessed 337 00:18:56,720 --> 00:18:59,600 Speaker 3: you with opportunity. Well, I've got to go to the 338 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:02,920 Speaker 3: grocery restore today. No, that means you're healthy enough to eat. 339 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 3: I get to go to the grocery store. Well, I've 340 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:08,639 Speaker 3: got to drive in traffic. No, that means God's blessed 341 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:11,680 Speaker 3: you with a car. I get to drive in traffic. Well, 342 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:15,720 Speaker 3: I've got to buy my wife a Valentine's Day gift. No, 343 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:18,160 Speaker 3: that means God's blessed you with a wife. You don't 344 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:20,120 Speaker 3: have to buy her a gift. You get to buy 345 00:19:20,119 --> 00:19:24,480 Speaker 3: her a gift. And if you don't, you will be unhappy, 346 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:33,280 Speaker 3: because if Mama's not happy, nobody's happy. But so much 347 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:36,880 Speaker 3: of our happiness is based on our perspective. I read 348 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:40,040 Speaker 3: about these two men. They had been bricklayers for over 349 00:19:40,119 --> 00:19:43,680 Speaker 3: thirty years. They were working on a huge skyscraper downtown. 350 00:19:44,359 --> 00:19:49,960 Speaker 3: One man was always negative, discouraged, constantly complaining, dreaded going 351 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 3: to work. The other man was just the opposite. He 352 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:55,760 Speaker 3: was excited to show up each day and just had 353 00:19:55,760 --> 00:20:00,360 Speaker 3: an attitude of faith and just enthusiastic about life. Day 354 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:03,120 Speaker 3: a friend came by the job site and asked them 355 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:06,120 Speaker 3: separately what they were doing. The first man said, all 356 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 3: were just laying brick. We've been doing this for thirty years. 357 00:20:09,560 --> 00:20:12,160 Speaker 3: It's so boring, one brick on top of the other, 358 00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:15,520 Speaker 3: the man asked the second man. He just lit up. 359 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:20,600 Speaker 3: He said, while we're building a magnificent skyscraper. This structure 360 00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 3: is going to stand tall for generations to come, and 361 00:20:23,600 --> 00:20:26,080 Speaker 3: I'm just so excited that I could be a part 362 00:20:26,119 --> 00:20:29,800 Speaker 3: of it. See their happiness or lack of it was 363 00:20:29,840 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 3: based on their perspective. Friends, you can either be laying 364 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:36,359 Speaker 3: a brick or you can be building a beautiful skyscraper. 365 00:20:36,440 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 3: Choice is up to you. In other words, you can 366 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 3: go to work each day and just punch in on 367 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:43,680 Speaker 3: the clock and dread being there and do as little 368 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:46,200 Speaker 3: as you have to to get by, or you can 369 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:49,840 Speaker 3: show up with enthusiasm and give it your best, knowing 370 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:53,240 Speaker 3: that you're making the world a better place. I found 371 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:57,520 Speaker 3: we create much of our own unhappiness. We see what's 372 00:20:57,560 --> 00:21:00,880 Speaker 3: wrong rather than what's right, look at what we don't 373 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:04,200 Speaker 3: have rather than what we do have. We don't celebrate 374 00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:07,960 Speaker 3: each day and appreciate the gift that God has given us. 375 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:11,280 Speaker 3: A man told how years ago he was on a 376 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:15,080 Speaker 3: train and he met a very successful couple. The lady 377 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:19,399 Speaker 3: was wearing expensive clothing, expensive jewelry. Was obvious that they 378 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:21,879 Speaker 3: were well to do, and they were all up in 379 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:25,600 Speaker 3: the first class cabin together and was very nice, very comfortable. 380 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:29,720 Speaker 3: But from the start this lady did nothing but complain. 381 00:21:30,359 --> 00:21:33,800 Speaker 3: She complained that the temperature wasn't right, complain that there 382 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:37,160 Speaker 3: wasn't enough light, complain that the food wasn't good, complained 383 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:41,240 Speaker 3: that her seat was dirty. She made everybody miserable. During 384 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 3: the journey, this man struck up a conversation with her husband, 385 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:47,480 Speaker 3: and he asked what kind of business he was in, 386 00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:49,320 Speaker 3: and he told how he had been in the car 387 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:51,560 Speaker 3: industry and God had blessed him in a great way. 388 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:55,720 Speaker 3: But he said, now my wife, she's in the manufacturing business. 389 00:21:56,280 --> 00:21:58,480 Speaker 3: The men thought, that's kind of odd. And she's so 390 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:01,800 Speaker 3: dignified and dressed so properly, that just doesn't seem like 391 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:05,959 Speaker 3: it fit. He asked, very curiously, what does she manufacture? 392 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:12,720 Speaker 3: The husband said, she manufactures unhappiness. She's unhappy everywhere she goes. 393 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:17,520 Speaker 3: Some of you today you may need to change businesses, 394 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:21,280 Speaker 3: not physically but mentally. You need to get out of 395 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:26,280 Speaker 3: the manufacturing of unhappiness business. In other words, quit dwelling 396 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:29,960 Speaker 3: on what's wrong, quit seeing the faults, and start seeing 397 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:33,399 Speaker 3: the good. Start being grateful for what you have, start 398 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:37,440 Speaker 3: appreciating the gift of today. Do you realize you can 399 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:42,679 Speaker 3: manufacture happiness just as easily as you can unhappiness. Jesus 400 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:46,159 Speaker 3: put it this way. A good man from his inner 401 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 3: treasure brings forth good things, but an evil man out 402 00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:55,240 Speaker 3: of his own evil storehouse brings forth evil things. This 403 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:59,000 Speaker 3: is saying, it's not our circumstances that cause us to 404 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:02,880 Speaker 3: be negative and unhappy, it's what's on the inside. It's 405 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:07,840 Speaker 3: because our perspective is wrong. Because you can take a positive, happy, 406 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:11,879 Speaker 3: faith filled person and put them in negative circumstances and 407 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:15,800 Speaker 3: they're still gonna be positive, happy, faith filled. They're gonna 408 00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:19,000 Speaker 3: find the good. They're not gonna be complaining, they're gonna 409 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:22,080 Speaker 3: be saying, God's gonna turn this around. I'm a victor 410 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 3: and not a victim. It's because their heart is right. 411 00:23:25,359 --> 00:23:29,040 Speaker 3: It's filled with faith, with hope, with gratitude. If you'll 412 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:33,080 Speaker 3: get the inside right, it'll override the outside. But so 413 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 3: often we've developed wrong mindsets that keep us from being happy. 414 00:23:38,119 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 3: Things like it's Monday. Traffic's gonna be terrible. This is 415 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:45,040 Speaker 3: gonna be a hard day. Or I've got to clean 416 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:48,480 Speaker 3: my house. I sure can't enjoy today. I've got a 417 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:50,720 Speaker 3: work late, got to go on a business trip. This 418 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:54,399 Speaker 3: is gonna be a real pain. We've conditioned our mind 419 00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:57,639 Speaker 3: when we can enjoy life and when we just have 420 00:23:57,720 --> 00:24:01,639 Speaker 3: to endure life. If we would change those conditions, we 421 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:04,600 Speaker 3: could enjoy every part of our life. This is what 422 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:08,240 Speaker 3: I had to do. I write my sermons on Thursdays. 423 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:13,240 Speaker 3: When I first started ministering on Thursdays, I would dread it. 424 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:16,959 Speaker 3: I would get up in the morning so pressured, so uptight. 425 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:19,720 Speaker 3: I think, oh man, this is gonna be hard. I 426 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:21,920 Speaker 3: gotta come up with something to say if I can 427 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:25,600 Speaker 3: just make it through today. One day, it dawned on me, 428 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:29,080 Speaker 3: I could be doing this on Thursdays for the next 429 00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:32,720 Speaker 3: fifty years. I better decide to enjoy it, or I'm 430 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:35,880 Speaker 3: going to waste a huge part of my life. Now 431 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:38,199 Speaker 3: when I get up on Thursdays, I have a totally 432 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:42,040 Speaker 3: different approach. I relax and enjoy it. I actually look 433 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 3: forward to it. What happened I had to change how 434 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:49,760 Speaker 3: I had conditioned my mind I read where there are 435 00:24:49,840 --> 00:24:54,240 Speaker 3: more heart attacks on Monday than any other day. People 436 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:58,120 Speaker 3: have already decided Monday is a stressed out day. You've 437 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:01,400 Speaker 3: heard of the Monday morning blues. If we're not careful, 438 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 3: we'll fall into that same trap. I can't be happy today. 439 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:07,640 Speaker 3: I gotta mow the lawn. I can't enjoy this day. 440 00:25:07,640 --> 00:25:10,679 Speaker 3: I got a work late. It's raining outside. This is 441 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:12,840 Speaker 3: a stressed out day. Let me just make it through. 442 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:18,600 Speaker 3: A study recently came out that stated happiness increases ten 443 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:23,320 Speaker 3: percent on Fridays. Why is that people are excited about 444 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:26,800 Speaker 3: the weekend, so they've decided to be happier. They've made 445 00:25:26,840 --> 00:25:29,960 Speaker 3: up their mind on Fridays they can enjoy their life more. 446 00:25:31,080 --> 00:25:34,160 Speaker 3: My challenge to all of us today is let every 447 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:38,119 Speaker 3: day be a Friday. Give yourself permission every day to 448 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:42,640 Speaker 3: be happy. Not just on the weekends, not just when 449 00:25:42,680 --> 00:25:44,800 Speaker 3: you have a special event, not just when you're going 450 00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:48,480 Speaker 3: on vacation. No, if you will have the right mindset, 451 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:51,600 Speaker 3: you can be just as happy on Monday as you 452 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:55,879 Speaker 3: are on Friday. The scripture doesn't say Friday is the 453 00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:59,800 Speaker 3: day the Lord has made, No, it says this is 454 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:04,320 Speaker 3: they the Lord has made this means Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. 455 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:07,960 Speaker 3: This means when it's raining, when you have to work late, 456 00:26:08,119 --> 00:26:10,359 Speaker 3: when you have to do the dishes. Why don't you 457 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:13,640 Speaker 3: make up your mind to be happy every day you've 458 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:17,560 Speaker 3: heard that saying tgif, thank God it's Friday. For you 459 00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:22,600 Speaker 3: and I it should be tgim, thank God it's Monday, tgiw, 460 00:26:22,800 --> 00:26:27,200 Speaker 3: thank god it's Wednesday. Tgis, thank God it's Sunday. When 461 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:29,960 Speaker 3: you wake up on Monday morning and those thoughts come 462 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:32,159 Speaker 3: knocking on your door, say oh, it's gonna be a 463 00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:36,440 Speaker 3: long week, hard day, traffic's gonna be bad. You've got 464 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:38,920 Speaker 3: so much to do. Just try to make it through 465 00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:42,600 Speaker 3: the Monday morning blues. Just say thanks, but no thanks. 466 00:26:42,960 --> 00:26:46,680 Speaker 3: I've already answered the door, and Almighty God, the creator 467 00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:50,280 Speaker 3: of the universe, has sent me a hand delivery of joy. 468 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:54,399 Speaker 3: I know this is gonna be a great day for us. 469 00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:58,120 Speaker 3: It's not the Monday morning blues, it's the Monday morning dews. 470 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:00,639 Speaker 3: I do have a smile, I do have joy, I 471 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:04,200 Speaker 3: do have God's favor, I do have victory. Every day 472 00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:07,360 Speaker 3: can be a Friday. Yes, I know some days are 473 00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:10,320 Speaker 3: more difficult than others. But if we will program our 474 00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:13,440 Speaker 3: mind the right way, we won't have to drag through 475 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:16,639 Speaker 3: certain days so we can get to Friday and enjoy 476 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:21,080 Speaker 3: our life. No faith is always in the now. Our 477 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:25,280 Speaker 3: attitude should be I'm excited to be alive right now. 478 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:29,680 Speaker 3: I'm excited to have breath to breed today. I'm excited 479 00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:33,640 Speaker 3: about my family, my hell, my opportunities. I have plenty 480 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:37,280 Speaker 3: of reasons to be happy right now. It's like that 481 00:27:37,400 --> 00:27:40,639 Speaker 3: song we used to sing as children, Zippity do dog 482 00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:45,880 Speaker 3: zippity day. My, oh my, what a wonderful day. Zippity 483 00:27:45,920 --> 00:27:51,560 Speaker 3: do doll zippity day. Plenty of sunshine is coming my way. Friends, 484 00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:54,720 Speaker 3: you can be happy if you decide to. You can 485 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:59,159 Speaker 3: even be happier if you make that decision. Bottom line is, 486 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:02,200 Speaker 3: you're as happy as you're choosing to be. Now. I'm 487 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:05,240 Speaker 3: asking us to stir up the joy on the inside. 488 00:28:05,960 --> 00:28:07,919 Speaker 3: You may not be exactly where you want to be, 489 00:28:08,240 --> 00:28:10,840 Speaker 3: but learn to be happy where you are. That's the 490 00:28:10,960 --> 00:28:14,120 Speaker 3: seed you're sowing for God to do something new. When 491 00:28:14,119 --> 00:28:16,240 Speaker 3: you get up in the morning, don't wait to see 492 00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:18,119 Speaker 3: what kind of day it's going to be. Make a 493 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:20,560 Speaker 3: declaration right at the beginning. This is going to be 494 00:28:20,600 --> 00:28:22,840 Speaker 3: a great day. And if you will do this on 495 00:28:22,920 --> 00:28:26,240 Speaker 3: a daily basis, choose to live your life happy, you'll 496 00:28:26,240 --> 00:28:29,800 Speaker 3: not only enjoy life more, but you'll brighten other people's day. 497 00:28:30,280 --> 00:28:34,120 Speaker 3: God promises your joy will be full. Now I believe 498 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:36,399 Speaker 3: and declare every one of you are going to live 499 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:42,520 Speaker 3: a happy, joy filled, blessed, prosperous, victorious Ephesians three twenty life. Amen. 500 00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:46,000 Speaker 3: Do you receive it today? Well, we never like to 501 00:28:46,040 --> 00:28:49,320 Speaker 3: close our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make 502 00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:52,080 Speaker 3: Jesus the lord of your life. 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