1 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:04,360 Speaker 1: Hi, this is Joelan Victoria. Thanks so much for listening 2 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:06,279 Speaker 1: to the podcast and thanks. 3 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 2: For supporting the ministry. We believe you're going to have an. 4 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: Awesome twenty twenty four, healthy, productive, and favor filled. God 5 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 1: bless you today and enjoy the message. God bless you. 6 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: It's a joy to come into your homes, and if 7 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 1: you're ever in our area, please stop by and be 8 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: a part of one of our services. 9 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 2: I'll promise you we'll make it feel right at home. 10 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:29,640 Speaker 1: I like to start with something funny, and I heard 11 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: about this husband that died and he left his wife 12 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 1: twenty thousand dollars. 13 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 2: After the funeral, his wife told a friend that she 14 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 2: was totally broke. 15 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: The friend said, what do you mean. I thought she 16 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 1: said you had twenty thousand. She said, well, I spent 17 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: five thousand on the funeral and fifteen thousand on the 18 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:50,240 Speaker 1: memorial stone. The friend said, wow, that was some kind 19 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: of stone. 20 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:51,919 Speaker 2: How big was it? 21 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: She held up her finger and said three and a 22 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: half cares. That sounds kind of like Victoria to me. 23 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 2: But she won't even. 24 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 3: Wait till I'm gone. She'll just go do it now. 25 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 3: But come on and say it like you mean it. 26 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 3: This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. 27 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 3: I have what it says I have. I can do 28 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:14,399 Speaker 3: what it says I can do. Today I will be 29 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 3: taught to word of God. I'll boldly confess my mind 30 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 3: is alert, my heart is receptive. I will never be 31 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 3: the same. In Jesus's name. 32 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 2: God bless you. 33 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:29,400 Speaker 1: I want to talk to you today about Manassa is coming. 34 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: We all go through things that are not fair, situations 35 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:37,039 Speaker 1: that cause heartache and pain. We were doing the right thing, 36 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: but somebody walked away, We came down with an illness, 37 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:44,960 Speaker 1: our child got off course. It's easy to get discouraged 38 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 1: and think that's our lot in life. Everyone has disappointments. 39 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 1: But if you'll stay in faith and not get bitter, 40 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 1: God will bless you in such a way that you don't. 41 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 2: Remember the pain of the past. 42 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: And yes, you went through different dificulties, things you don't understand, 43 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 1: but now you're so blessed, so fulfilled, so happy. 44 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 2: You don't dwell on who hurt you. 45 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 1: On what didn't work out, how you weren't raised in 46 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 1: a healthy environment. You may not totally forget it, but 47 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 1: it's not on the top of your mind like it 48 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:21,919 Speaker 1: used to be. You don't wake up thinking about it. 49 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:25,239 Speaker 1: You don't go through the day bitter. You're too blessed 50 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: to be angry. You're too blessed to hold a grudge. 51 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:31,520 Speaker 1: You're too blessed to think about what didn't work out. 52 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: And this is what happened with Joseph. He went through 53 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 1: a lot of unfair things. He was betrayed by his brothers, 54 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 1: thrown into a pit, eventually sold into slavery. It's one 55 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:46,800 Speaker 1: thing to have people come against you, but this was 56 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:50,079 Speaker 1: his own family. These were the people that were supposed 57 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 1: to love him. Made it much more painful. Joseph was 58 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: falsely accused by a lady and put in prison. In 59 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 1: the prison he interpreted are for the Pharaoh. The Pharaoh 60 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: was so impressed that he put Joseph in. 61 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:06,679 Speaker 2: Charge of all of Egypt. 62 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: Joseph ended up bringing his whole family to Egypt, including 63 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 1: his brothers, the ones that threw him into the pit. 64 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 1: He gave them a place to live and provided them 65 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 1: land so they could grow their crops. One day, Joseph 66 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 1: and his wife had a baby. The scripture says Joseph 67 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 1: named his son Manassah, for he said the Lord has 68 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 1: caused me to forget the pain of my past. That's 69 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 1: what Manassah means. Joseph had been through all this heartache, betrayals, 70 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 1: lonely nights, injustice, but now God had blessed him in 71 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: such a way. He was so fulfilled, so grateful. He 72 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 1: didn't think about the heartache he had been through. He 73 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: didn't live bitter because of his brothers, upset because he'd 74 00:03:56,080 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 1: spent years in prison. He was so blessed, so favored. 75 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 1: He didn't have time to be angry, didn't have time 76 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 1: to try to pay people back. He was too overwhelmed 77 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 1: with the goodness of God. 78 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 2: You may have gone through situations that weren't fair. 79 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: You did your best, but a dream didn't work out, 80 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 1: your marriage didn't make it, you lost. 81 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 2: A loved one. It was painful, thoughts whisper, it's never 82 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 2: going to change. 83 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: This is as good as it gets. Just learn to 84 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: live with it. No, get ready, Manessa is coming. God 85 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 1: is going to cause you to forget. He's going to 86 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 1: bless you in such a way that you don't remember 87 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:36,359 Speaker 1: the pain. 88 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:39,280 Speaker 2: It's not going to be on the forefront of your mind. 89 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 1: You're going to be so filled with gratitude for God's 90 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 1: goodness for all He's done for you. You're not going 91 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:49,279 Speaker 1: to think about what you've been through. And we talk 92 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 1: a lot about letting go of the past and forgiving 93 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 1: people that hurt us, not reliving disappointments. That's important, but 94 00:04:56,480 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: sometimes it's hard to not think about what went wrong. 95 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 1: You wake up and the heartache automatically comes to mind. 96 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 1: Through the day, you want to be happy, but you 97 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: feel that heaviness reminding you of what you lost, of 98 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 1: the sickness you're dealing with, the addiction. We do our 99 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 1: best to tune it out, but can be an ongoing struggle. 100 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 2: Stay encouraged. 101 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 1: There will be a day where God causes you to forget. 102 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: You're going to give birth to Manassa. You're not going 103 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 1: to wake up thinking about the hurt. You're going to 104 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 1: wake up thinking about the goodness of God. You're not 105 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 1: going to go through the day discouraged by the loss, weighed. 106 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 2: Down by heaviness. 107 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:42,719 Speaker 1: God is going to turn it around to where all 108 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:46,320 Speaker 1: you can think about is how grateful you are. You're 109 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 1: going to have a deep satisfaction, a joy that you 110 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 1: can't explain what happened. You gave birth to Manassa. When 111 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: my father went to be with the Lord. That was 112 00:05:56,839 --> 00:05:59,840 Speaker 1: painful to me. I was close to him and he 113 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 1: was taken sooner than I wanted. But like Joseph, God 114 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: has blessed me in such a way that I don't. 115 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 2: Remember the heart ache. 116 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:11,839 Speaker 1: And yes, I miss my father. I don't forget him. 117 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:15,159 Speaker 1: Of course, I honor his legacy. But God has brought 118 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 1: gifts out of me that I didn't know I had. 119 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 1: It's given me talent, ability, favor, influence. 120 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 2: Well, Joel, I've been through. 121 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:26,840 Speaker 1: Difficulties and I still remember the loss, the sickness, the 122 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 1: heart ache didn't happen for me. You may not realize it, 123 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 1: but you're pregnant. Manassa is coming. God hasn't forgotten about you. 124 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:41,480 Speaker 1: He's seen the heart ache, the lonely nights, the injustice. 125 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 1: God has collected every tear that you've shed. You may 126 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 1: not be able to forget on your own. The good 127 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:51,719 Speaker 1: news is God is going to cause you to forget. 128 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 1: He's going to turn it around in such a way 129 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:58,359 Speaker 1: that you're overwhelmed. You don't have time to think about 130 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 1: the her. You're so great for the goodness of God. 131 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 1: God not only brought Joseph out of slavery. That would 132 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 1: have been justice, but he had his brothers come back 133 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 1: and apologize. They were at the mercy of Joseph. He 134 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 1: was in charge of the whole nation. He was blessed 135 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 1: with land, resources, opportunity. Joseph had influence in favor, his 136 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 1: children were blessed. God didn't just bring him out, He 137 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 1: brought him out in an exceptional way where he didn't 138 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 1: remember the pain of the past. 139 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 2: We all have things that we need to forget. 140 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:39,119 Speaker 1: A bad break, a mistake we made to closed door 141 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 1: brought heartache. Do your best to not dwell on it. 142 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 1: When the thought comes up, try not to think about it. 143 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 1: But at some point God is going to do something 144 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 1: out of the ordinary that causes you to forget. You're 145 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 1: not going to have to struggle with it in your thoughts. 146 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 1: Your mind is going to be so filled with God's 147 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:03,560 Speaker 1: goodness that that negative memory doesn't have any space. 148 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 2: To come back up. 149 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 1: Sometimes people tell me, Joel, I'm praying for you. 150 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 2: I know you have critics. I know people come against you, 151 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 2: and I appreciate them praying. 152 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 1: They mean well, but I feel so blessed God has 153 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:18,680 Speaker 1: honored me in such a way. 154 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 2: I don't even think about the negative. 155 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 1: My mind is so overwhelmed with gratitude, with thanksgiving. When 156 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 1: I drive up to this building, the former Compact Center, 157 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: and think about how I used to watch the Rockets 158 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 1: play basketball here, how I had seasoned tickets right over there, 159 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:38,160 Speaker 1: and now. 160 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 2: It's our church. I'm still amazed. 161 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 1: Sometimes I'm flipping through the channel watching television and I 162 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 1: see myself come up speaking. I think, how in the 163 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:53,079 Speaker 1: world did I get there? And yes, there have been 164 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 1: difficult times. It was hard losing my dad, and people 165 00:08:55,880 --> 00:08:58,079 Speaker 1: have tried to stop us. But what I'm saying is 166 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:01,440 Speaker 1: I'm too blessed to be offended. I'm too blessed to 167 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 1: live stressed out. I'm too blessed to go around bitter. 168 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 1: When I think. 169 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 2: About the goodness of God, where he's. 170 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:11,640 Speaker 1: Brought me to, and how he's opened doors I could 171 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 1: have never opened, how he's called the right people to 172 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 1: show me favor. Like Joseph, I don't have time to 173 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 1: think about what happened back then. I don't have time 174 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 1: to try to pay people back. God's been too good 175 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:27,440 Speaker 1: to me. He's given me manassa, He's caused me to forget. 176 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:33,240 Speaker 1: Isaiah said, because you've got a double dose of trouble. 177 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:35,079 Speaker 2: Your inheritance in. 178 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 1: The land will be double, and your joy will go 179 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 1: on forever. God didn't promise we wouldn't have difficulties. Sometimes 180 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 1: we have a double dose, more than our share. The 181 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 1: good news is trouble doesn't have the final save. The betrayal, 182 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:55,720 Speaker 1: the sickness, the loss is not how your story ends. 183 00:09:56,360 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 1: God is not only going to bring you out. He's 184 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 1: going to bring you out with double double the joy, 185 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:06,559 Speaker 1: double the peace, double the influence, double the fulfillment. 186 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 2: It says your joy will go on forever. That means 187 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:12,960 Speaker 2: the trouble is temporary. 188 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 1: The sickness, the loneliness, the addiction, the depression, it's not 189 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 1: going to last. 190 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:22,160 Speaker 2: The pain is temporary, but the joy will go on forever. 191 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:25,160 Speaker 1: You may have been through a lot in your past, 192 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:28,320 Speaker 1: howe you have things coming against you now and you 193 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 1: don't see how it could ever turn around. Get ready, 194 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:36,280 Speaker 1: Vanessa is coming. God has something ahead of you where 195 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 1: you will be so blessed, so fulfilled, so prosperous, that 196 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:43,840 Speaker 1: you will live out of a place of joy, a 197 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:47,720 Speaker 1: place of gratitude, where you think, God, you've amazed me 198 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 1: with your goodness. You've done more than I could ever dream. 199 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 1: You're not going to wake up thinking about the haters. 200 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 1: You're going to wake up thinking about. 201 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 2: How blessed you are. 202 00:10:57,559 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 1: You're not going to go through the day bitter because 203 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 1: of bad breaks. You're going to go through saying Lord, 204 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:06,760 Speaker 1: thank you for your favor, thanks for being so good 205 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:10,680 Speaker 1: to me. You won't go to bed discouraged, dwelling on 206 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 1: what didn't work out. You'll lie down in peace, with 207 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 1: your mind filled with gratitude, so focused on the greatness 208 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:21,839 Speaker 1: of our God. I talked to a lady that didn't 209 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:25,839 Speaker 1: have a good childhood. She was raised in poverty, very poor, 210 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 1: and many times she and her siblings didn't have enough food. 211 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:33,440 Speaker 1: Her father wasn't in her life, and she was taking 212 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 1: advantage of by other men. 213 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 2: It's a lot of abuse, hurt, and pain. 214 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:42,840 Speaker 1: Her mother would take her to church every week growing up, 215 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 1: through all the heartache, through all the things she didn't understand, 216 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:51,240 Speaker 1: she would tell people that Jesus was her father, and 217 00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:54,199 Speaker 1: against all odds, God opened. 218 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 2: Doors for her. 219 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 1: He caused people to show her favor and made things 220 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 1: happen that she couldn't have made happen. Today, she's one 221 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:04,680 Speaker 1: of the most influential and well respected. 222 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 2: People in the world. 223 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 1: When she walks through her house, at a certain place, 224 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:11,280 Speaker 1: she can look out and see the ocean. 225 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:12,440 Speaker 2: She said. 226 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: Every time she passes by that place. Under her breath 227 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 1: she says thank you Jesus. Dozens of times a day. 228 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:24,880 Speaker 1: She thanks God for his goodness. She had a rough start, 229 00:12:25,160 --> 00:12:29,480 Speaker 1: she was abused, life wasn't fair. But like Joseph, she 230 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 1: gave birth to Manessa. God has blessed her in such 231 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:36,959 Speaker 1: a great way that has caused her to forget. And 232 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:40,240 Speaker 1: we've all had things that could steal our joy, cause 233 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:43,679 Speaker 1: us to lose our passion for life, settle for mediocrity. 234 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:48,600 Speaker 1: God is saying to you today, Manessa is coming. There 235 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:52,679 Speaker 1: is something in your future that's going to erase. 236 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:53,680 Speaker 2: The pain of the past. 237 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:57,160 Speaker 1: God is not going to just bring you out, not 238 00:12:57,160 --> 00:13:00,960 Speaker 1: going to just heal you, restore you, vindicate. That would 239 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:04,000 Speaker 1: be good, but that wouldn't make you forget the pain. 240 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:07,319 Speaker 1: God is going to do something out of the ordinary, 241 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 1: something unusual, something that you didn't see coming. When Manassa 242 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:15,440 Speaker 1: shows up, you're going to say, Wow, God, I never 243 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:18,680 Speaker 1: dreamed i'd be this blessed. I never dreamed i'd meet 244 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 1: somebody this great. I never dreamed we'd own the Compact Center. 245 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:25,680 Speaker 1: One day, a friend of mine was married for over 246 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:29,560 Speaker 1: twenty years. He came home from a business trip and 247 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:32,720 Speaker 1: found a note from his wife saying she was leaving. 248 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 1: She had found another man and the marriage was over. 249 00:13:36,559 --> 00:13:39,960 Speaker 1: My friend was devastated. He loved his wife, and for 250 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:42,720 Speaker 1: several years he tried to convince her to change her 251 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:47,480 Speaker 1: mind and prayed, believed, stood in faith, but she never did, 252 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:49,959 Speaker 1: and one point he realized it was over. 253 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 2: Didn't understand. It didn't seem fair. 254 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:57,200 Speaker 1: But I've learned, don't put a question mark where God 255 00:13:57,280 --> 00:14:01,240 Speaker 1: has put a period. We're not going to understand everything 256 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 1: that happens. Life is not always fair. You can't make 257 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 1: people do what's right. God's given us our own free will, 258 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 1: and sometimes people make choices that hurt us. What the 259 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:16,640 Speaker 1: brothers did wasn't fair to Joseph. He hadn't done them 260 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:20,280 Speaker 1: any wrong. The good news is God is a god 261 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 1: of justice. He knows how to not only heal the hurts. 262 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 1: That would be good enough. We would be grateful to 263 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 1: be restored. But God is so amazing He's going to 264 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 1: cause you to forget the pain of your past. When 265 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 1: you go through a bad break and injustice. You become pregnant. 266 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:42,720 Speaker 2: Manassa is conceived in your spirit. 267 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 1: Maybe you weren't treated right growing up, a friend betrayed you. 268 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:50,960 Speaker 1: You're taking the treatment, trying to beat the illness. Life 269 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 1: has thrown you a curb. The good news is you're pregnant. 270 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 1: There's a baby coming. Something out of the ordinary and 271 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 1: explosive blessing, a divine connection, a supernatural healing. 272 00:15:04,280 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 2: You couldn't have made it happen. You weren't next in line. 273 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:08,600 Speaker 2: What was that, Manassa? 274 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 1: God blessing you in such a way that you forget 275 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 1: the injustice, You forget the pain, You forget what you've 276 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:18,720 Speaker 1: been through. And this friend of mine, he used to 277 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 1: be so outgoing and fun to be around, but when. 278 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 2: His wife left, he lost his passion. He was a 279 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:25,960 Speaker 2: different person. 280 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:29,200 Speaker 1: I told him what I'm telling you, that is not 281 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 1: how your story ends. God is going to not just 282 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:35,840 Speaker 1: bring you through, but he's going to do something to 283 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 1: make it up to you. About a year later, he 284 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 1: met a beautiful young lady. When I saw them together, 285 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 1: they were beaming with joy. They fell in love and 286 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 1: got married. He said, Joel, I have never been this 287 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:52,720 Speaker 1: happy in all of my life. I didn't know what 288 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 1: true love really was. What happened, He gave birth to mnessa. 289 00:15:58,040 --> 00:16:01,400 Speaker 1: God knows how to cause you to forget the pain 290 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:04,640 Speaker 1: of your past, and somebody may have walked out on you. 291 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 2: That's not easy. I know the hurt is real, but 292 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 2: it is not the end. God has the final say. 293 00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 2: He is going to bring you someone. 294 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:20,160 Speaker 1: So great, so loving, so kind, so fun, so good looking, 295 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 1: so well off. 296 00:16:22,040 --> 00:16:24,680 Speaker 2: You're not even going to miss that old goat that 297 00:16:24,800 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 2: left you. 298 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:29,480 Speaker 1: I mean that person that left you Manassa is coming. 299 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:33,360 Speaker 1: God is going to pay you back. Now, get your 300 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:34,000 Speaker 1: hopes up. 301 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:37,720 Speaker 2: Quit believing those lies that you've seen your best days. 302 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 2: You've been through too much. You'll never be happy. 303 00:16:41,320 --> 00:16:45,080 Speaker 1: God has something amazing in front of you, Amazing people, 304 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:51,320 Speaker 1: amazing opportunities, amazing resources. He has something that you've never seen, 305 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 1: something more rewarding, more fulfilling than you've ever dreamed. I 306 00:16:56,600 --> 00:17:00,680 Speaker 1: love that it says God will cause us to forget yet, 307 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:04,240 Speaker 1: because sometimes we can't forget on our own. If you've 308 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:07,720 Speaker 1: ever had something happen that really hurt you lost a 309 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:12,400 Speaker 1: loved one, someone walked out of a relationship, and unexpected illness, 310 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:14,720 Speaker 1: we can do our best to let it go. 311 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:18,160 Speaker 2: And move forward, but those negative thoughts keep coming back. 312 00:17:18,680 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 2: You're a victim. It's not fair. 313 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 1: It's never going to change. We can't totally forget on 314 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:27,560 Speaker 1: our own. That's why God is going to bless you 315 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:29,640 Speaker 1: in such a way that he. 316 00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:34,359 Speaker 2: Causes you to forget. In the scripture, Ruth lost her husband. 317 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:35,880 Speaker 2: She was devastated. 318 00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 1: She was a young lady, now a widow. Her dreams 319 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:43,920 Speaker 1: were shattered. I can imagine every morning when she woke 320 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:45,720 Speaker 1: up that was the first thing. 321 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:48,840 Speaker 2: On her mind. Ruth, you're a victim. Life's not fair. 322 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:52,960 Speaker 1: One day she was out working in the fields, minding 323 00:17:53,040 --> 00:17:54,040 Speaker 1: her own business. 324 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 2: The scripture says. 325 00:17:55,920 --> 00:18:00,640 Speaker 1: God caused Boaz, the owner of those fields, to notice her. 326 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:04,280 Speaker 1: You may have gone through a situation it's not fair. 327 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:07,199 Speaker 1: You don't see how it could ever work out. But 328 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:10,040 Speaker 1: you don't know who God is going to cause to 329 00:18:10,119 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 1: notice you. God knows how to cause you to stand out, 330 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:18,080 Speaker 1: how to cause you to look good. A dozen people 331 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:21,560 Speaker 1: can bypass you. God can cause the right one to 332 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:24,720 Speaker 1: notice you and say, wow, look at her, she's amazing. 333 00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:26,720 Speaker 2: Look at him, he's outstanding. 334 00:18:27,320 --> 00:18:30,760 Speaker 1: God will cause them to see you the way he 335 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:33,919 Speaker 1: wants them to see you. When I walked into the 336 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:37,879 Speaker 1: jewelry store and met Victoria for the first time, God 337 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:41,160 Speaker 1: caused her to see me tall, dark, handsome. 338 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 2: We got married, and she found out none of that 339 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:46,520 Speaker 2: was true. 340 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:50,679 Speaker 1: Right now, God is causing the right people to be 341 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 1: attracted to you. He's causing the right opportunities, the right 342 00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:58,320 Speaker 1: breaks to track you down. Ruth had gone through all 343 00:18:58,359 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 1: this heartache. She thought she i've seen her best days. 344 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:05,120 Speaker 1: When God caused Boaz to notice her, he was one 345 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:08,359 Speaker 1: of the wealthiest men in that area. They ended up 346 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:11,360 Speaker 1: falling in love, getting married, They had a child. 347 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:14,200 Speaker 2: Ruth never dreamed she'd be that blessed. 348 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:17,480 Speaker 1: She never dreamed she'd own those fields with her husband, 349 00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:19,560 Speaker 1: never dreamed she'd have children. 350 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 2: Now. 351 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:23,880 Speaker 1: When she woke up, those thoughts telling her, Ruth, you're 352 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:27,280 Speaker 1: a victim. You've been through too much. You'll never be happy, 353 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:31,040 Speaker 1: they didn't come anymore. God had blessed her in such 354 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:34,119 Speaker 1: a way that he caused her to forget the pain 355 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:38,200 Speaker 1: of the past. God has some blessings come in your 356 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:41,960 Speaker 1: way that's going to cause you to forget what you lost, 357 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:45,320 Speaker 1: Forget who hurts you, Forget what you've been through. 358 00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 2: You're going to give birth to mnessa. 359 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:51,280 Speaker 1: You may have had a double dose of trouble getting ready. 360 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:55,840 Speaker 1: A double dose of fever is headed your way. This 361 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:59,840 Speaker 1: is what happened with Job. Everything was going great. 362 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:00,640 Speaker 2: Than the boss him fell out. 363 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:05,600 Speaker 1: He lost his business, lost his family, lost his health, 364 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:09,359 Speaker 1: had big boils all over his body. It's very painful. 365 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:12,840 Speaker 1: And Job was a good man. The scripture says that 366 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:17,360 Speaker 1: he loved God and lived with integrity. But just because 367 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:20,040 Speaker 1: we honor God doesn't mean we're not going to have 368 00:20:20,119 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 1: difficulties and things we don't understand. What Job couldn't see 369 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:29,080 Speaker 1: is that God allowed the difficulty. Satan had to ask 370 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 1: God for permission to test Job, and God only let 371 00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:36,040 Speaker 1: him test him up to a certain point. And when 372 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:39,320 Speaker 1: you go through difficulties, things that don't make sense, you 373 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:41,440 Speaker 1: have to remind yourself God. 374 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 2: Is still in control. 375 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 1: The person that hurts you, the betrayal, the unexpected illness, 376 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:48,200 Speaker 1: is not a. 377 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:52,640 Speaker 2: Surprise to God. Don't get bitter, don't start complaining. It's 378 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:56,240 Speaker 2: a test. Job didn't think he could ever be happy. 379 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 1: Negative thoughts came and he made the mistake of belief. 380 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:04,040 Speaker 1: Then he said in chapter seven, I will never again 381 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:05,440 Speaker 1: experience pleasure. 382 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 2: He was saying, I've been through too much. It's all 383 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:09,680 Speaker 2: downhill from here. 384 00:21:10,359 --> 00:21:13,440 Speaker 1: He was so discouraged. A few verses later, he said, 385 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:14,879 Speaker 1: I hate my life. 386 00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:16,840 Speaker 2: He didn't want to keep living. 387 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:20,239 Speaker 1: But even though he had given up, even though he 388 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:24,240 Speaker 1: was complaining, cursing his future, God hadn't given up. 389 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:26,000 Speaker 2: God still had a plan. 390 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:31,520 Speaker 1: Job didn't realize he was pregnant when God allowed the difficulty. 391 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:35,359 Speaker 1: When God allowed that test, at the same time, God 392 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:40,919 Speaker 1: planted a seed in Job, he conceived manassa Chapter seventeen, 393 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 1: Job said, my eyes are dim from weeping. I am 394 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:49,680 Speaker 1: but a shadow of my former self. Maybe like Job, 395 00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:51,960 Speaker 1: you feel like a shadow of what you. 396 00:21:52,040 --> 00:21:52,480 Speaker 2: Used to be. 397 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 1: At one time you were strong, healthy, full of energy, 398 00:21:56,840 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 1: but now you're fighting that illness, dealing with them. 399 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:02,080 Speaker 2: You feel tired and weak. 400 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:05,560 Speaker 1: Or at one time you were blessed in your business, 401 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:09,040 Speaker 1: you had more than enough successful, but now things have 402 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:09,680 Speaker 1: gone down. 403 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:13,879 Speaker 2: You're struggling, barely making it. Perhaps at one time you 404 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:15,320 Speaker 2: had a great marriage. 405 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:19,120 Speaker 1: You were happy, excited about life, but things have changed. 406 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:22,399 Speaker 1: You're just going through the motions, trying to keep it together. 407 00:22:23,359 --> 00:22:26,880 Speaker 2: It may not look good, but what you can't see 408 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:28,640 Speaker 2: is mnessa is coming. 409 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:32,440 Speaker 1: Being half of who you were is not how your 410 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:36,679 Speaker 1: story ends. The scripture says, the path of the righteous 411 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:41,120 Speaker 1: gets brighter and brighter, not less and less. The good 412 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:45,000 Speaker 1: news is your water is about to break. It's not 413 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:48,680 Speaker 1: long before you're going to give birth. God is going 414 00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:52,320 Speaker 1: to do something. Not to just restore you, not to 415 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:55,280 Speaker 1: just bring you out. He's going to bless you in 416 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:58,160 Speaker 1: such a way that you forget what you've been through. 417 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:04,080 Speaker 1: Job thought his life was over. He was complaining negative. 418 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:09,240 Speaker 1: But some scholars say that that trial only lasted nine months. 419 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:12,919 Speaker 1: That's interesting. That's the same amount of time that a 420 00:23:12,960 --> 00:23:17,240 Speaker 1: woman is pregnant. Nine months later, God turned it around 421 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:21,160 Speaker 1: and brought Job out with double Just like Isaiah said, 422 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:24,240 Speaker 1: he had a double dose of trouble, so God. 423 00:23:24,119 --> 00:23:25,959 Speaker 2: Gave him double blessings. 424 00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 1: He came out with twice the cattle, twice the sheep, 425 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:30,400 Speaker 1: twice the joy. 426 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:31,399 Speaker 2: The scripture says. 427 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 1: After this Job lived one hundred and forty years and 428 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:41,160 Speaker 1: saw his grandchildren down to four generations. After what, after 429 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:44,920 Speaker 1: the loss, after the trouble, after the sickness, That means, 430 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:48,800 Speaker 1: after the divorce, after the unexpected illness, you're going to 431 00:23:48,840 --> 00:23:49,880 Speaker 1: see years of. 432 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:55,159 Speaker 2: Health, happiness, favor. I can hear Job saying what was 433 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 2: I thinking saying? My life was over look at what 434 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:00,160 Speaker 2: God has done. 435 00:24:00,320 --> 00:24:03,760 Speaker 1: I'm seeing my great great great great grandchildren. 436 00:24:04,200 --> 00:24:07,399 Speaker 2: He was so blessed, so fulfilled. He didn't think about 437 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:08,280 Speaker 2: what he had been through. 438 00:24:09,240 --> 00:24:13,320 Speaker 1: Joseph was seventeen years old when his brothers betrayed him, 439 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:15,600 Speaker 1: thirty years old when he took the throne. 440 00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:19,119 Speaker 2: Those thirteen years weren't easy. It was difficult. 441 00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:22,960 Speaker 1: But if you study the rest of Joseph's life after 442 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:25,840 Speaker 1: he was thirty, after he took the throne, you don't 443 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:30,520 Speaker 1: read anything about him having problems, having armies coming against him, 444 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:35,920 Speaker 1: having betrayals. The difficulty was for a season, his son 445 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:39,360 Speaker 1: Manassa had children. His son had children, His son had 446 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:43,680 Speaker 1: children after the betrayal, after he was falsely accused. After 447 00:24:43,720 --> 00:24:48,359 Speaker 1: spending time in prison, Joseph lived to see three generations 448 00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:51,320 Speaker 1: in peace, instability, in abundance. 449 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:53,840 Speaker 2: He was so grateful, so happy. 450 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:57,960 Speaker 1: He didn't think about his brother's betraying him. I could 451 00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:01,000 Speaker 1: imagine every time he saw Manassa, he would say, Lord, 452 00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:05,080 Speaker 1: thank you for being so good to me. Isaiah said, 453 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:09,200 Speaker 1: God will restore double and your joy will go on forever. 454 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:14,520 Speaker 1: The trouble is temporary, the joy is permanent. You may 455 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:18,719 Speaker 1: be in a tough time today, Get ready, Manassa is coming. 456 00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 1: There is something in your future that is going to 457 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:26,120 Speaker 1: cause you to forget what you've been through. You may 458 00:25:26,160 --> 00:25:28,920 Speaker 1: not be able to forget on your own. The good 459 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 1: news is God is going to cause you to forget 460 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:36,679 Speaker 1: right now. He's working behind the scenes. You may not 461 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:39,840 Speaker 1: see any sign of it, but I can assure you 462 00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:42,960 Speaker 1: you are pregnant. You are going to give birth to 463 00:25:43,080 --> 00:25:47,359 Speaker 1: blessings that catapult you ahead. God is about to do 464 00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:51,159 Speaker 1: something unusual, out of the ordinary, to make up for 465 00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:54,720 Speaker 1: what you've been through. Like Ruth, that loss is not 466 00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:57,520 Speaker 1: the end. The right people are going to notice you. 467 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:01,840 Speaker 2: Like Job, those bad breaks are not your destiny. Double 468 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:02,480 Speaker 2: is coming. 469 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:07,199 Speaker 1: Like Joseph, those years of heartache are not your final chapter. 470 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:14,640 Speaker 1: I believe and declare you are coming into years of health, happiness, favor, growth, abundance, 471 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:18,440 Speaker 1: the fullness of your destinies in Jesus' name. 472 00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:20,720 Speaker 2: And if you receive it, can you say amen? 473 00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:24,920 Speaker 1: Today I'd like to give you an opportunity to make 474 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:26,800 Speaker 1: Jesus the lord of your life. 475 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:32,000 Speaker 2: Would you pray with me? Just say, Lord Jesus, I'll 476 00:26:32,040 --> 00:26:36,880 Speaker 2: repent of my sins. Come into my heart. I make 477 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:40,720 Speaker 2: you my Lord and savior. Friends, if you prayed that 478 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:43,439 Speaker 2: simple prayer, we believe you got born again. 479 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:47,280 Speaker 1: Get in a good Bible based church, Keep God first place. 480 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:52,719 Speaker 4: Sometimes the difficulties of life can be so overwhelming you 481 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:56,000 Speaker 4: feel like you're stumbling around in the dark. Things are 482 00:26:56,040 --> 00:26:59,040 Speaker 4: so bad you would need a miracle to change your situation. 483 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:02,920 Speaker 4: As a miracle even possible, we. 484 00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:05,800 Speaker 1: All face situations where we don't see a way out. 485 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:08,679 Speaker 2: It's easy to get discouraged and give up on what 486 00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:11,200 Speaker 2: we're believing. For that's how we felt. 487 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:14,760 Speaker 1: In nineteen eighty one, my mother was diagnosed with terminal 488 00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:18,120 Speaker 1: cancer and given a few weeks to live. Nothing could 489 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:20,880 Speaker 1: be done medically speaking, but she chose to. 490 00:27:20,840 --> 00:27:22,760 Speaker 2: Believe that God is a miracle worker. 491 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:25,879 Speaker 1: Today, forty three years later, by the grace of God, 492 00:27:26,080 --> 00:27:29,879 Speaker 1: she's still healthy and strong. I'm so grateful to be alive. 493 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:33,320 Speaker 1: I'm ninety years young. I thank God every day that 494 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:35,679 Speaker 1: he still does miracles. I'd love to send you by 495 00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:39,520 Speaker 1: new book. It's called Miracles Happen. It's filled with powerful 496 00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:43,000 Speaker 1: stories of miracles from the Scripture and real life stories 497 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:45,800 Speaker 1: of people that have seen the hand of God. It'll 498 00:27:45,800 --> 00:27:49,480 Speaker 1: help build your faith so you can believe what seems impossible. 499 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:52,200 Speaker 2: God did it for my mother, He'll do it for you. 500 00:27:52,760 --> 00:27:55,000 Speaker 4: As our way of saying thank you for your gift 501 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:58,240 Speaker 4: of any amount to the ministry this month, Joel and Victoria, 502 00:27:58,359 --> 00:28:01,639 Speaker 4: we'd like to send you this powerful book, Miracles Happen 503 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:06,800 Speaker 4: Your journey to Supernatural breakthrough. This new book details thirty 504 00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:09,920 Speaker 4: different miracles from the Word of God, and each one 505 00:28:10,040 --> 00:28:13,320 Speaker 4: comes with an encouragement and application to your own life. 506 00:28:13,560 --> 00:28:19,160 Speaker 4: God has miracles stored up for you, healing, freedom, favor, breakthroughs. 507 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 1: Miracles still happen today, and faith is what activates God's power. 508 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:27,920 Speaker 1: When you believe all things are possible, that's when you'll 509 00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:30,800 Speaker 1: see the hand of God do supernatural things. 510 00:28:30,560 --> 00:28:31,360 Speaker 2: In your life. 511 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:34,399 Speaker 1: Victory and I are standing in faith with you. We 512 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:38,000 Speaker 1: pray for you every day. We appreciate your prayer and support. 513 00:28:38,480 --> 00:28:42,040 Speaker 1: Your generosity is impacting so many lives. Remember you can 514 00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:45,880 Speaker 1: watch the services live online every Sunday morning, download our 515 00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:50,440 Speaker 1: daily podcast, watch on YouTube the new Joelosting Network. Listen 516 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:54,080 Speaker 1: on Serious XM. Until we meet again. May the Lord 517 00:28:54,080 --> 00:28:55,400 Speaker 1: bless you and keep you. 518 00:28:55,960 --> 00:28:59,120 Speaker 4: Be sure to request your copy of Miracles Happen your 519 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:03,160 Speaker 4: journey to super our natural breakthrough Today. Visit joelosteam dot 520 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:08,800 Speaker 4: com or call eight eight eight five six seven Joel