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See terms and conditions at UNS dots. 21 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 1: Hi. 22 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 3: This is Joel and Victoria. 23 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 4: Thanks for listening to our podcast and thanks for supporting 24 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 4: the ministry. 25 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 5: If you enjoy today's message, why don't you be a 26 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:11,919 Speaker 5: blessing and share it with a friend. 27 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 4: We appreciate you and pray for God's very best in 28 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 4: your life. So God bless you. It is always a 29 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 4: joy to come into your homes. We love you and 30 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 4: we're praying that you're going to have a blessed, prosperous year. 31 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:27,399 Speaker 4: If you're ever in our area, I hope you'll stop 32 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 4: by and see us. I promise you it will make 33 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 4: you feel right at home. But thanks for tuning in, 34 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 4: and again thanks for coming out today. I'd like to 35 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 4: start with something funny each week, and you know these 36 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 4: are just jokes. Please don't be offended by them. I 37 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 4: heard about this man. He was in a dark restaurant. 38 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:46,040 Speaker 4: He leaned over to the woman next to him and said, Hey, 39 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 4: would you like to hear a blonde joke? She said, well, 40 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 4: before you tell me, you should know that I am blonde, 41 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 4: six feet tall and a professional bodybuilder, and the lady 42 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 4: next to me is blonde, six foot two and a 43 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 4: professional and the lady next to her is blonde six 44 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 4: foot five and the kickboxing champion of the world. Now 45 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 4: do you still want to tell me the blonde joke. 46 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 4: He thought about it a moment, said no, not if 47 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 4: I'm gonna have to explain it three times. 48 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 6: So all right, I may need a ride home today. 49 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:23,960 Speaker 6: Say it like you mean it. This is my Bible. 50 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:26,800 Speaker 6: I am what it says I am. I have what 51 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 6: it says I have. I can do what it says 52 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 6: I can do. 53 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 3: Today I will be taught the word of God. 54 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 4: I boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive. 55 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 3: I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, God 56 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 3: bless you. 57 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:45,799 Speaker 4: I want to talk to you today about not giving 58 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 4: away your power. Every day we have opportunities to get upset, 59 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 4: to be frustrated, to go around offended. Maybe our plans 60 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 4: didn't work out, or somebody was rude to us at 61 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 4: the office, or what should have taken in an hour 62 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 4: ended up taking three hours. Life is full of inconveniences. 63 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 4: There will always be interruptions, people that are hard to 64 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 4: get along with, and we can't control all of our circumstances, 65 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 4: but we can control our reaction. Now, I heard somebody 66 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 4: say life is ten percent what happens to you and 67 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 4: ninety percent how you respond, And we should go out 68 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 4: each day positive hopeful, expecting God's favor. 69 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 3: But at the same time we. 70 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 4: Should be realistic, knowing that most days are not going 71 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 4: to go exactly as we had it planned. And if 72 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 4: you get stressed because you got off scheduled, we're upset 73 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 4: because your child wouldn't need his breakfast, frustrated because somebody 74 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 4: offended you. What you're doing is giving away your power. 75 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 4: We were created to be in peace. When you have 76 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 4: this calmness on the inside, a joy in your spirit, 77 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 4: a smile on you, that's a position of power. 78 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 3: That's when you're at your very best. 79 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 4: But too many people these days have the wrong approach 80 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 4: to life. They think they can't be happy unless they 81 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 4: control all their circumstances, make sure everything goes their way. 82 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 3: But that's not realistic. 83 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,039 Speaker 4: We have to come to the place where we can 84 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:24,919 Speaker 4: say I don't have to have my way in order. 85 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 3: To have a good day. 86 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 4: My plans don't have to work out for me to 87 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:32,360 Speaker 4: be happy. Everybody doesn't have to treat me right for 88 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 4: me to enjoy my life. 89 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:35,720 Speaker 3: I have already made up. 90 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 4: My mind no matter what does or doesn't happen, I'm 91 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 4: going to stay in peace and enjoy this day. And 92 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 4: it helped me when I realized that no person can 93 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:51,359 Speaker 4: take my joy, No circumstance can take our peace, No 94 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:53,720 Speaker 4: interruption can take our enthusiasm. 95 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 3: We have to give it away the. 96 00:04:56,400 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 4: Next time you're tempted to get upset, frustrated disk yourself. 97 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 3: Is this worth giving my power away? 98 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 4: This man that's rude to me on the phone that 99 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 4: I don't even know, is it worth giving him my joy? 100 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 4: Or this coworker that left me out of a meeting? 101 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:16,840 Speaker 4: Is it worth giving away my peace? Some of you 102 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 4: today you don't have the victory that you should, not 103 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 4: because you can't, but because you keep giving it away. 104 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 4: Life is too short to live upset and offended. If 105 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:32,720 Speaker 4: you allow your circumstances to control your joy, then there's 106 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:36,479 Speaker 4: always going to be some reason to be discouraged. Hell, Joel, 107 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 4: it's the economy. It's the stock market. That's why I'm 108 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:43,280 Speaker 4: so down. No quick giving away your power. God is 109 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 4: still on the throne. The economy in heaven is doing 110 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:47,719 Speaker 4: just fine. 111 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:50,720 Speaker 3: As long as you're connected to him, everything's going to 112 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:51,279 Speaker 3: be all right. 113 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:55,160 Speaker 4: Well, I had to cancel my vacation this year, or 114 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 4: my boss is sure hard to get along with this 115 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 4: neighbor he really gets on my nerve. I've been praying 116 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 4: asking God to change him. The one thing I've learned 117 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 4: is never pray for God to change somebody else without 118 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 4: first saying, God, change me. 119 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:12,840 Speaker 3: Even if that neighbor. 120 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:15,839 Speaker 4: Were to move away, If you don't learn this principle 121 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 4: to not allow other people to steal your joy, two 122 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 4: more people just like him will move back in. 123 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 3: We have to change. 124 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 4: Jesus put it this way, John fourteen twenty seven. Stop 125 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 4: allowing yourself to be upset and disturbed. 126 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 3: Notice it's a choice that we have to make. 127 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 4: He didn't say, I'm going to make sure your circumstances 128 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 4: are perfect. 129 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 3: That way you can be happy. 130 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:43,640 Speaker 4: He said, in effect, the things that are upsetting you 131 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:47,160 Speaker 4: right now, they don't have to. The people that are 132 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:51,039 Speaker 4: aggravating you, even if they don't change, they don't have to. 133 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 4: If you'll make adjustments and change your approach to life, 134 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 4: you can be happy in spite of those circumstances. I'm 135 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 4: asked you today to stop allowing people and traffic and 136 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 4: disappointments and inconveniences to steal your joy. You have to 137 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 4: put your foot down and say, this child that gets 138 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 4: on my nerves, I love him, but I'm gonna rise 139 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 4: above it. 140 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 3: I'm not gonna let this control me, or. 141 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 4: This grumpy boss that jumps down my throat for no reason. 142 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 4: I'm not letting him ruin any more of my days. 143 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 4: That's what it means to not give away your power. 144 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 4: You gotta be determined that you're gonna enjoy your life. 145 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:33,280 Speaker 4: I heard this lady tell how one of her husband's 146 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 4: relatives was very opinionated. He was always making these cutting, 147 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:42,600 Speaker 4: demeaning remarks toward her. This couple hadn't been married that long, 148 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 4: and every time they were at family get togethers, invariably 149 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 4: he would say something that offended her. 150 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 3: She would get all upset and it'd ruin the whole trip. 151 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:54,680 Speaker 4: She got to where she didn't want to even go 152 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 4: on these family events. Finally, she told her husband, you 153 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 4: got to do something about that man. 154 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 3: He's your relative. 155 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 4: She was expecting the husband to say, you're right, honey, 156 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 4: he shouldn't talk to you like that. I'm going to 157 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:10,240 Speaker 4: go in there and set him straight. But the husband 158 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 4: did just the opposite. He said, honey, I loved you, 159 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 4: but I cannot control him. He has every right to 160 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 4: have his opinion. He can say what he wants to, 161 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 4: but you have every right to not get offended. At first, 162 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 4: she couldn't understand why her husband wouldn't really stick up 163 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:32,600 Speaker 4: for her. Time and time again, she would get upset, 164 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 4: and if he was in one room, she would go 165 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 4: to another room. That man was outside, she would make 166 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 4: sure she stayed insight. Her whole focus was centered on 167 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 4: avoiding this man. One day, it was like a light 168 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:49,080 Speaker 4: turned on. She realized she was giving away her power. 169 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 4: She was allowing one person that had issues of his 170 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 4: own to keep her from becoming who she was meant 171 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:57,120 Speaker 4: to be. 172 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:00,439 Speaker 3: When you allow what someone said or. 173 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 4: Does to upset you, you're allowing them to control you. 174 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 4: When you say you make me so mad, what you're 175 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 4: really doing is admitting that you're giving. 176 00:09:10,400 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 3: Away your power. 177 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 4: As long as that person knows they can push this 178 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:17,679 Speaker 4: button and you'll respond this way, and they can make 179 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:20,319 Speaker 4: this remark and you'll get upset, and they know if 180 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:23,840 Speaker 4: they go outside, you'll go inside. As long as you 181 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:27,200 Speaker 4: keep responding the same way, you are giving them exactly 182 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:30,319 Speaker 4: what they want. People have a right to say what 183 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 4: they want, to do what they want as long as 184 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 4: it's legal, But we have a right to not get offended. 185 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 4: We have a right to overlook it. But when we 186 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 4: get upset. 187 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:44,240 Speaker 3: Go around angry, we change. Somebody walks in the room, 188 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:45,200 Speaker 3: we get all tense. 189 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:49,160 Speaker 4: What's happening is we're putting too much importance on what 190 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:50,440 Speaker 4: they think about us. 191 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:51,840 Speaker 3: What they say. 192 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:56,320 Speaker 4: About you does not define who you are. Their opinion 193 00:09:56,360 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 4: of you does not determine your self worth. Let that 194 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:02,440 Speaker 4: bound off of you like water off of a duck's back. 195 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 4: They have every right to have their opinion, and you 196 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:09,079 Speaker 4: have every right to ignore it. I found that some 197 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:12,200 Speaker 4: people they feel like it's their calling in life to 198 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:15,040 Speaker 4: point out what we're doing wrong and where we're missing it. 199 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:19,960 Speaker 4: They're constantly critical, always finding fault. There's nothing dead love 200 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 4: anymore than to keep you upset and arguing and always 201 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:24,959 Speaker 4: trying to. 202 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 3: Prove why you're okay. You have got to rise above that. 203 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:32,280 Speaker 4: You don't need them to agree with you. 204 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:35,000 Speaker 3: You don't have to have their approval. Let that go 205 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:39,040 Speaker 3: and just be who God made you to be. One time, even. 206 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:43,200 Speaker 4: With Moses, his relatives didn't like who he chose to marry. 207 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:45,720 Speaker 4: They didn't like the fact that they weren't from the 208 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:50,439 Speaker 4: same nationality, and they criticized Moses they even did it publicly. 209 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 4: They said, we don't agree with this, we don't give 210 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:53,959 Speaker 4: him our approval. 211 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:57,960 Speaker 3: But down deep, Moses knew he was making the right decision. 212 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:02,080 Speaker 4: He didn't argue with them, he didn't get upset, he 213 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:03,559 Speaker 4: didn't criticize them back. 214 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 3: He just kept his peace. 215 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:08,920 Speaker 4: Long story short, The person that was giving him the 216 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:13,440 Speaker 4: most trouble, his most vocal critic, they came down with leprosy, 217 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:15,080 Speaker 4: couldn't even stay around. 218 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:16,440 Speaker 3: What am I saying? 219 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:20,080 Speaker 4: You don't have to respond to every critic and try 220 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:22,679 Speaker 4: to prove to people who you are. Just stay on 221 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:26,760 Speaker 4: the high road and let God fight your battles for you. Now, 222 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:31,520 Speaker 4: I've learned some people that come across our path don't 223 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:34,240 Speaker 4: want to be at peace with us. No matter what 224 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 4: we say or do, it's not going to convince them 225 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:40,679 Speaker 4: to agree, or like or even accept us. Even if 226 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 4: you were to change who you are, even if you 227 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 4: were to meet all their demands, they would still find 228 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:49,680 Speaker 4: some reason to be critical. You have to accept the 229 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 4: fact that, no matter what you do, some people are 230 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 4: never going to be at peace with you. When Jesus 231 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:59,439 Speaker 4: sent his disciples out, when they went into certain homes, 232 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:03,200 Speaker 4: he told them to speak peace over that home, and 233 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 4: he said, in effect, if they don't receive it, then 234 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:09,920 Speaker 4: the piece that you're offering them will come back to you. 235 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:13,720 Speaker 4: That tells me if you will do your best to 236 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:16,760 Speaker 4: be at peace with people, even if they won't take 237 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:19,719 Speaker 4: your piece, the good news is then that piece will 238 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:22,320 Speaker 4: just come back to you. You'll not only get your piece, 239 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:24,840 Speaker 4: but you'll get that other share as well. When you 240 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:27,800 Speaker 4: do the right thing when the wrong thing's happening, God 241 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:31,000 Speaker 4: sees it and he rewards it. I heard this man 242 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 4: tell how he was walking down the street with his friend. 243 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 4: They were going to buy a newspaper. They came to 244 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 4: the little store on the corner, and the clerk inside 245 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:43,080 Speaker 4: was very rude, very inconsiderate. 246 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:44,760 Speaker 3: The man bought his paper. 247 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:47,880 Speaker 4: When he got finished, he smiled real big and just 248 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 4: said as friendly as can be. 249 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:51,200 Speaker 3: I hope you have a great day to day. 250 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 4: As they were leaving, his friend said, is that clerk 251 00:12:55,720 --> 00:12:59,839 Speaker 4: always that rude? The man said, every single day? 252 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:01,920 Speaker 3: He said, well, are you always that nice? 253 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 4: He said, every single day. His friend was kind of puzzled. 254 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 4: He said why. The man said, I've made up my mind. 255 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:13,200 Speaker 4: I'm not going to let one person ruin by day. 256 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 4: What he was saying was, I'm not gonna give him 257 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:20,120 Speaker 4: my power. He has every right to be obnoxious, rude, inconsiderate, 258 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:23,680 Speaker 4: but I have every right to be happy, kind and friendly. 259 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:28,200 Speaker 4: When you encounter people that have that poison on the inside, 260 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:31,920 Speaker 4: it's so important that you don't let that poison rub 261 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 4: off on you. If you sink down to their level 262 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:38,240 Speaker 4: and you're cold and rude back to them, what's happened 263 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 4: is you've let them contaminate you. You've got to rise above that. 264 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 4: Be a part of the solution, not the problem. You 265 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 4: overcome evil with good. If somebody's rude to you, just 266 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 4: bless them, smile. 267 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:51,640 Speaker 3: And keep moving forward. 268 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:56,520 Speaker 4: Jesus put it this way, Blessed are the meek, they 269 00:13:56,559 --> 00:14:00,120 Speaker 4: will inherit the kingdom of God. When we hear that 270 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:05,000 Speaker 4: word meek, many times we think of weak, shy, reserved, 271 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 4: just like a little fearful person. We can't stand up 272 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 4: for ourselves. We let everybody run over us. That's not 273 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:17,439 Speaker 4: meek at all. Meekness is not weakness. It's strength under control. 274 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:21,960 Speaker 4: Meekness is like a wild horse that's been tamed. He's 275 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 4: just as strong, just as powerful, has just as much 276 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:26,600 Speaker 4: speed as before. 277 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 3: He was tamed. 278 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 4: The only difference is now that strength is under control. 279 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 4: You can walk up to him, pet him, lead the 280 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 4: horse around, probably get on him and ride him. 281 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 3: But don't be fooled. 282 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:42,960 Speaker 4: He has the same power, the same tenacity, now he's 283 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:44,200 Speaker 4: just learned how to control it. 284 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:46,760 Speaker 3: When you're a meek person. 285 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:50,160 Speaker 4: You don't go around trying to straighten everybody out. You 286 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 4: don't respond to every critic. People may be talking about you, 287 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 4: but you don't let it bother you. You may have 288 00:14:56,920 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 4: the power to do something about it, but you realize 289 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 4: your time is too valuable. 290 00:15:02,680 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 3: That's just a distraction, it's. 291 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:08,400 Speaker 4: Not even worth putting your energy toward. When you're meek, 292 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:11,200 Speaker 4: you don't try to prove to people who you are. 293 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 4: Somebody insults you, makes those cunning, demeaning remarks. You realize 294 00:15:17,120 --> 00:15:21,320 Speaker 4: that's their problem, not yours. Read between the lines. They 295 00:15:21,400 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 4: must be pretty impressed with you, or they wouldn't be 296 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 4: trying to pull you down. Keep your strength under control. 297 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:29,200 Speaker 3: It's not how loud. 298 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:31,800 Speaker 4: We get or how many people we straighten out, or 299 00:15:31,920 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 4: let me show you what I'm made of. Oh, if 300 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 4: you get in there and argue with somebody and try 301 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:40,600 Speaker 4: to prove your point. All you're doing is sinking down 302 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:44,240 Speaker 4: to their level. Don't fall into that trap. You are 303 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 4: an eagle, and an eagle doesn't waste his time fighting 304 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:52,040 Speaker 4: with crows. He just rises to an altitude where the 305 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:53,040 Speaker 4: crows cannot fly. 306 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 3: And in life, we're all going to have some. 307 00:15:56,240 --> 00:16:01,560 Speaker 4: Crows and some chickens and probably a few turkeys. That's okay. 308 00:16:01,880 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 4: They can't go where you're going. You may have the 309 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:07,600 Speaker 4: power to straighten them out. You may feel like giving 310 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 4: them a piece. 311 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:08,840 Speaker 3: Of your mind. 312 00:16:09,160 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 4: Your emotions will tell you. Get in there, pay him back, 313 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:16,440 Speaker 4: get even. Listen to what Paul told Timothy. Stay calm, 314 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:21,160 Speaker 4: cool and collected. He was saying, don't give away your power, 315 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 4: keep your strength under control. It's like this guy I 316 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:28,240 Speaker 4: heard about. He was in a little country diner eating 317 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:32,840 Speaker 4: a burger by himself. This motorcycle game came in. These 318 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 4: guys were big and tough and mean, and one biker, 319 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 4: just to show who was in charge, he went over 320 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:42,120 Speaker 4: to his table and knocked his hamburger on the floor, 321 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:44,400 Speaker 4: picked up his water and poured it on top of 322 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 4: his head. Said very sarcastically, oh, I'm sorry, it was 323 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 4: an accident, just trying to pick a fight. The guy 324 00:16:51,280 --> 00:16:54,320 Speaker 4: sitting there calmly got his napkin wiped off the water, 325 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 4: got up out of his chair and just walked out 326 00:16:57,000 --> 00:17:00,240 Speaker 4: of the restaurant. The biker shook his head. I said 327 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:03,320 Speaker 4: to the waiter, not much of a man, Izzy. The 328 00:17:03,360 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 4: waiter said no, and not much of a driver either. 329 00:17:06,560 --> 00:17:09,520 Speaker 4: He just ran over twelve choppers driving out of here. 330 00:17:10,880 --> 00:17:15,720 Speaker 4: That strength under control. One time, when I was dating Victoria, 331 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:18,880 Speaker 4: I was in my early twenties and I was driving 332 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:22,280 Speaker 4: home from her house alone about midnight. I had a 333 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 4: real nice sports car. I kept it spotless, didn't have 334 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:28,280 Speaker 4: one scratch on it. And as I was driving, I 335 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:30,920 Speaker 4: came to a light at an intersection, and there was 336 00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 4: a car already stopped in the left hand lane going 337 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 4: the same direction, and I was still coming up. And 338 00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:38,640 Speaker 4: the light changed before I got there, so I never 339 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:41,720 Speaker 4: had to stop. But the man in this lane he 340 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:45,159 Speaker 4: decided to turn right from the left lane and I 341 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:47,359 Speaker 4: came up. I had nowhere to go, and so he 342 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:49,959 Speaker 4: hit the back of my car and spun me around. 343 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:53,200 Speaker 4: In a few moments, when it calmed down, I got 344 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:55,879 Speaker 4: out of my car, knowing that it wasn't my fault, 345 00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 4: and I'm naturally easy going. There's not much that upsets me. 346 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 4: I looked at the back of my car and it 347 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:05,080 Speaker 4: was just totally destroyed. About that time, the man got 348 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:07,200 Speaker 4: out of his car. It was very dark, but I 349 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:10,640 Speaker 4: could see he was probably in his fifties. He started 350 00:18:10,760 --> 00:18:15,120 Speaker 4: ranting and raving, cursing, saying, kid, you need to learn 351 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:18,040 Speaker 4: how to drive. I am so mad at you, I 352 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:20,760 Speaker 4: thought to myself, I'm the one that should be upset. 353 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:24,160 Speaker 3: He just turned from the wrong land. He was about 354 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:25,119 Speaker 3: thirty yards away. 355 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 4: He got himself so worked up and so angry. He 356 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:33,600 Speaker 4: started running toward me like he wanted to fight. My 357 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 4: first thought was do you want some of this? Y'all 358 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:45,200 Speaker 4: know that's not true. My second thought, the real thought, 359 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:50,760 Speaker 4: was how big is he? He got about fifteen yards away, 360 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 4: and I saw his about twice my size. Right then 361 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 4: and there, I had a revelation this was a battle 362 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:01,760 Speaker 4: not worth fighting. I went around on the other side 363 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:03,200 Speaker 4: of my car. 364 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 3: You said, Joe, you mean you were a chicken. No, 365 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:07,160 Speaker 3: I mean I wanted to live. 366 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:12,560 Speaker 4: You got to accept the fact some people are never 367 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:15,200 Speaker 4: gonna be at peace with you. They are never gonna 368 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:17,120 Speaker 4: see your point of view. You might as well let 369 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:18,280 Speaker 4: it go and move on. 370 00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:22,160 Speaker 3: And even if you can, when you have to ask yourself, 371 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:25,440 Speaker 3: is it worth it? What is this gonna accomplish? 372 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:27,560 Speaker 4: I mean, what if I would have stood up to him, 373 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:30,560 Speaker 4: show him what I made of big deal? I don't 374 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:33,080 Speaker 4: even know the man hadn't seen him ten minutes, my 375 00:19:33,119 --> 00:19:35,920 Speaker 4: whole life. It's not worth it. I made a decision. 376 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:37,960 Speaker 4: I'm not gonna give him my power, my. 377 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:39,080 Speaker 3: Joy, my peace. 378 00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:43,920 Speaker 4: There are enough battles in life that are worth fighting 379 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:47,520 Speaker 4: without getting involved in the ones that don't really matter. 380 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:51,159 Speaker 4: Some of you today, you get upset too easily. You 381 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:54,320 Speaker 4: allow too many things to steal your joy. The traffic, 382 00:19:54,720 --> 00:19:58,480 Speaker 4: the weather, a grumpy salesman and inconsiderate receptionists. 383 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:00,760 Speaker 3: Don't go here after year that way. 384 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:03,920 Speaker 4: Draw the line in the sand and say, you know what, 385 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:04,600 Speaker 4: that's it. 386 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:07,080 Speaker 3: I'm not giving away my power anymore. 387 00:20:07,280 --> 00:20:11,560 Speaker 4: I'm gonna stay calm, cool and collected. Heard this man 388 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 4: tell how he was in a taxi cab driving to 389 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 4: a meeting. They were on the feeder road and this 390 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:20,679 Speaker 4: car pulled out of a side street and the cab 391 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:23,360 Speaker 4: had to slam on his brakes swerve into the other 392 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 4: lane and missed the car. 393 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:25,920 Speaker 3: By inches. 394 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:29,360 Speaker 4: The driver of that car that pulled out, he rolled 395 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 4: down his window, started honking, screaming, shaking his fist. 396 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:35,400 Speaker 3: He was so upset, so angry. 397 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:39,080 Speaker 4: The cab driver just smiled real big, waved at him. 398 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:42,480 Speaker 3: And kept on moving. The man in the back seat, the. 399 00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:45,800 Speaker 4: Customer there in that cab, he was so impressed. He 400 00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:49,240 Speaker 4: said to the driver, that man almost totaled your car, 401 00:20:49,720 --> 00:20:52,679 Speaker 4: almost sent us to the hospital. I can't believe you 402 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:54,960 Speaker 4: didn't yell back at him. How were you able to 403 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:59,080 Speaker 4: keep your cool? The taxi cab driver said, I've learned 404 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:03,119 Speaker 4: something called a law of garbage trucks. He went on 405 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 4: to explain how many people are like these big garbage trucks. 406 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:12,240 Speaker 4: They go around all day full of frustration, full of disappointment, 407 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:16,240 Speaker 4: full of anger. Now, as their garbage piles up, they 408 00:21:16,280 --> 00:21:19,919 Speaker 4: need somewhere to dump it, and sometimes they'll dump it on. 409 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 3: You. Don't take it personally. It doesn't have. 410 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:25,880 Speaker 4: Anything to do with you. Just smile, wave at them 411 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:31,440 Speaker 4: and wish them well. Successful people don't allow garbage trucks 412 00:21:31,480 --> 00:21:32,560 Speaker 4: to overtake their day. 413 00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:34,920 Speaker 3: If somebody dumps a load on. 414 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 4: You, don't get upset, don't get angry, don't get offended. 415 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:43,360 Speaker 4: If you make that mistake, you'll end up carrying their 416 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 4: load around and eventually you'll dump it on somebody else. 417 00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 4: Now keep your lid on sometimes these days we need 418 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:53,639 Speaker 4: to have a steel lid. People are dumping out so 419 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 4: much poison and criticism, bad news, anger. 420 00:21:57,480 --> 00:21:58,680 Speaker 3: Keep that lid tight. 421 00:21:59,240 --> 00:22:02,200 Speaker 4: We can't stop people from dumping their garbage, but if 422 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:04,320 Speaker 4: we'll keep our lid on, we can stop it from 423 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:08,720 Speaker 4: affecting us. Right after nine to eleven, I was invited 424 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:11,320 Speaker 4: to come to a local television station and be a 425 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 4: part of a news program. I had to be there 426 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:17,800 Speaker 4: early Monday morning, around six point thirty, and I was 427 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:20,520 Speaker 4: already kind of tired after Sunday and it was. 428 00:22:20,560 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 3: Cold and raining, still dark. 429 00:22:23,359 --> 00:22:25,520 Speaker 4: Didn't really feel like going, but I'd made the commitment. 430 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 4: I was on my way. They told me to park 431 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:31,280 Speaker 4: right up front in this special reserved lot for the 432 00:22:31,280 --> 00:22:33,720 Speaker 4: people that were on the program, and so I pulled 433 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:36,040 Speaker 4: in there. But when I got out of my car, 434 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:39,879 Speaker 4: this lady came running over. She was a security guard. 435 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:43,040 Speaker 4: She came like I just committed a major crime. 436 00:22:43,440 --> 00:22:44,639 Speaker 3: She was not friendly at all. 437 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:47,879 Speaker 4: In fact, she was downright route. She said, sir, what 438 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:51,400 Speaker 4: do you think you're doing. You cannot park here. This 439 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:55,359 Speaker 4: is reserved for our special guest. I wanted to say, lady, 440 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:56,680 Speaker 4: you can't get any more. 441 00:22:56,520 --> 00:23:01,919 Speaker 3: Special than me. I had to bite my tongue. 442 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:04,800 Speaker 4: I said, well, ma'am, I am on the program today 443 00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:07,320 Speaker 4: and they told me I could park here. She said, ah, 444 00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:08,680 Speaker 4: they don't know what they're talking about. 445 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:09,760 Speaker 3: I run this lot. 446 00:23:10,040 --> 00:23:12,960 Speaker 4: You're gonna have to go outside the gate. I got 447 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:14,880 Speaker 4: back in my car. I couldn't find anywhere to park. 448 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 4: I had to go in a little neighborhood way away, 449 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:18,520 Speaker 4: and it was still raining. 450 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:20,240 Speaker 3: I didn't have an umbrella, and as. 451 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:23,000 Speaker 4: I ran to the station, with every step I thought, 452 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:25,119 Speaker 4: this is not right. I'm gonna get in there and 453 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:27,480 Speaker 4: tell somebody on that lady. I'm gonna get her straightened out. 454 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:30,280 Speaker 4: I was about to give away my power. I got 455 00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:32,760 Speaker 4: in there and forgot all about it. A couple hours later, 456 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:34,879 Speaker 4: I came out after it was over. Now it was 457 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:36,879 Speaker 4: light and it is cleared up. I was wearing my suit. 458 00:23:37,320 --> 00:23:41,000 Speaker 3: As I walked out, the same lady, the same security guard. 459 00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:44,000 Speaker 4: She was like a different person. She said, old Pastor 460 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:45,000 Speaker 4: O Steam. 461 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 6: If I'd have known that was you, I would have 462 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:49,880 Speaker 6: let you park there. 463 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:52,840 Speaker 3: I was so glad I bit my tongue. 464 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 4: She went on to say, do you think you'd have 465 00:23:55,119 --> 00:23:59,560 Speaker 4: time to pray for me? I wanted to say I 466 00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:01,280 Speaker 4: would if I didn't have to walk so far. 467 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:04,920 Speaker 3: We have to make up our mind. 468 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:09,040 Speaker 4: We are not going to take other people's garbage. They 469 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:11,320 Speaker 4: may dump it, but we don't have to receive it. 470 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:12,359 Speaker 3: Keep your lid on. 471 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:18,000 Speaker 4: I heard somebody say a small pot boils the quickest. 472 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:21,320 Speaker 4: You can tell a lot about how big a person 473 00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:24,880 Speaker 4: is by what it takes to get them upset. Your 474 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:28,960 Speaker 4: emotions will either be controlled by your circumstances or by 475 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:32,880 Speaker 4: your character. Somebody's rude to you, your emotions will tell 476 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:34,040 Speaker 4: you pay them back. 477 00:24:34,359 --> 00:24:34,919 Speaker 3: Get even. 478 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:38,359 Speaker 4: That doesn't take any discipline. Just like a wild horse, 479 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 4: you let them have it. But when you've got your 480 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:45,160 Speaker 4: strength under control, when you've developed your character, you realize, I'm. 481 00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:47,320 Speaker 3: Bigger than this. I'm not going to let them pull 482 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:47,840 Speaker 3: me down. 483 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:51,960 Speaker 4: I've got places to go, goals to accomplish, dreams, to 484 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:55,760 Speaker 4: realize you don't give away your time and energy on 485 00:24:55,840 --> 00:25:00,119 Speaker 4: things that don't really matter. Character is only developed the 486 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:03,400 Speaker 4: difficult times. It's developed when we do the right thing, 487 00:25:03,520 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 4: when the wrong thing's happening. And this is why some 488 00:25:06,560 --> 00:25:09,919 Speaker 4: people don't have strong character, because the easy thing is 489 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:13,160 Speaker 4: to just do what you feel. When somebody's rude to us, 490 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 4: it's easy to get offended. It's easy to pay them back. 491 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 3: That hardly takes any effort. 492 00:25:19,040 --> 00:25:22,800 Speaker 4: But it takes a mature person to overlook an offense 493 00:25:23,040 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 4: and not let it ruin their day. It takes discipline 494 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:29,280 Speaker 4: to bite our tongue when we feel like telling somebody off. 495 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:33,080 Speaker 4: It takes depth of character to say, you know what, 496 00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:34,880 Speaker 4: they're trying to make me look bad. 497 00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:36,880 Speaker 3: That's not right. But that's all right. 498 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:38,879 Speaker 4: I'm going to stay on the high road, knowing that 499 00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:42,600 Speaker 4: God's fighting my battles for me, and in the meantime. 500 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:44,320 Speaker 3: I'm going to enjoy my life. 501 00:25:44,560 --> 00:25:47,680 Speaker 4: I've discovered there will always be someone to. 502 00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:49,200 Speaker 3: Steal our joy if we allow. 503 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:52,840 Speaker 4: If it's not the family member aggravating you, it'll be 504 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:53,360 Speaker 4: a neighbor. 505 00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 3: It's not a neighbor, it'll be a coworker. If it's 506 00:25:56,080 --> 00:25:57,600 Speaker 3: not a coworker, it'll be a. 507 00:25:57,520 --> 00:26:01,280 Speaker 4: Grumpy salesman, or a slow driver on the freeway, or 508 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:04,639 Speaker 4: a child crying at the movie, or a telemarketer calling 509 00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:05,760 Speaker 4: you during dinner time. 510 00:26:06,040 --> 00:26:08,480 Speaker 3: People are everywhere. You can't get away from them. 511 00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:13,240 Speaker 4: And the next time you have an opportunity to be offended, 512 00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:17,800 Speaker 4: see that as an opportunity to develop your character. 513 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:19,480 Speaker 3: Just say no thanks. 514 00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:23,600 Speaker 4: I will stay calm, cool and collected. When you do that, 515 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:27,280 Speaker 4: you're passing the test. And as you grow in character, 516 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:29,840 Speaker 4: God will release more of his blessings. 517 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:32,400 Speaker 3: That's what it says in third John verse two. 518 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:36,320 Speaker 4: God wishes above all things that we prosper and be 519 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:36,879 Speaker 4: in health. 520 00:26:37,119 --> 00:26:37,760 Speaker 3: Here's the key. 521 00:26:38,280 --> 00:26:42,560 Speaker 4: Even as our soul prospers, our soul is our mind, 522 00:26:42,720 --> 00:26:46,359 Speaker 4: our will, and our emotions. This is saying as we 523 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:50,760 Speaker 4: learn to control our emotions and be disciplined in our thoughts, 524 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:54,480 Speaker 4: in our actions, as we develop our character, God will 525 00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:58,280 Speaker 4: release more of his favor. On the flip side, if 526 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:01,320 Speaker 4: we don't develop our character, it will limit how high 527 00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:05,199 Speaker 4: we can go. Promotion comes from God, and God is 528 00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:08,800 Speaker 4: not going to promote someone and give them recognition if 529 00:27:08,840 --> 00:27:10,600 Speaker 4: he knows they're not going to be a good example. 530 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:13,040 Speaker 4: They're going to lose their cool every other day, treat 531 00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:13,719 Speaker 4: people wrong. 532 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:16,040 Speaker 3: It will limit what God can do. 533 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:19,919 Speaker 4: But if we will focus on developing our character and 534 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:22,080 Speaker 4: learn to do the right thing in the tough times 535 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:26,720 Speaker 4: and overlook these offenses, not let daily frustrations get us down. 536 00:27:27,080 --> 00:27:30,119 Speaker 4: If we will rise above that, there's no limit to 537 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:33,400 Speaker 4: where God's going to take us. I'm asking us today 538 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:36,840 Speaker 4: to not go the next twenty years allowing the same 539 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:40,119 Speaker 4: people and the same circumstances to steal your joy. 540 00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:43,679 Speaker 3: Don't give away your power, keep your lid on. 541 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:47,440 Speaker 4: When somebody tries to dump their garbage on you, just smile, 542 00:27:47,760 --> 00:27:50,800 Speaker 4: wave at them, and move on. Don't let that poison 543 00:27:50,960 --> 00:27:54,400 Speaker 4: rub off on you. Be an egle and rise above it. 544 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:57,320 Speaker 4: I want us to go into this new year more 545 00:27:57,359 --> 00:27:59,800 Speaker 4: determined than ever that we're going to live life to 546 00:27:59,840 --> 00:28:03,159 Speaker 4: the full. We are not supposed to drag through the 547 00:28:03,240 --> 00:28:05,840 Speaker 4: day frustrated, upset, offended. 548 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:08,840 Speaker 3: We're supposed to be full of joy, full of peace, 549 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:09,760 Speaker 3: full of victory. 550 00:28:10,280 --> 00:28:13,200 Speaker 4: If you'll learn this principle to not give away your 551 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:17,240 Speaker 4: power and focus on developing your character, You're not only 552 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:19,880 Speaker 4: gonna enjoy your life more, but God is gonna pour 553 00:28:19,920 --> 00:28:23,359 Speaker 4: out his blessings in favor. You're gonna rise higher and higher, 554 00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:26,080 Speaker 4: and you will live that life of victory he has 555 00:28:26,119 --> 00:28:26,639 Speaker 4: in story. 556 00:28:26,680 --> 00:28:28,600 Speaker 3: Amen, do you receive that today? 557 00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:30,639 Speaker 7: Well? 558 00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:33,240 Speaker 4: We never like to close our broadcast without giving you 559 00:28:33,280 --> 00:28:36,040 Speaker 4: an opportunity to make Jesus the lord of your life. 560 00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:40,000 Speaker 4: Would you pray with me? Just say, Lord, Jesus, I 561 00:28:40,120 --> 00:28:44,440 Speaker 4: repent of my sins. Come into my heart. I make 562 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:47,920 Speaker 4: you my Lord and savior. Friends, if you prayed that 563 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:50,720 Speaker 4: simple prayer, we believe you got born again. 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