1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:03,800 Speaker 1: Hi, this is Joelan Victoria. Thanks so much for listening 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:07,520 Speaker 1: to the podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. We 3 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:11,400 Speaker 1: believe you're going to have an awesome twenty twenty four, healthy, productive, 4 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 1: and favor filled. God bless you today and enjoy the message. 5 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:18,079 Speaker 1: God bless you. It's play to be with you today, 6 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: and I hope you'll stay connected with us during the 7 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 1: week through our daily podcast, our YouTube channel, social media, 8 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 1: and you can come visit us in person. We'd love 9 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 1: to have you be a part of one of our services. 10 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: I like to start with something funny. It's just a joke. 11 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: Don't be offended. But I heard about this man. He 12 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 1: was sitting in a dark restaurant and he said to 13 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: the lady next to him, would you like to hear 14 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:43,600 Speaker 1: a blonde joke? The lady said, well, before you tell me, 15 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 1: you should know that I'm blonde, six foot tall and 16 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 1: a professional bodybuilder. The lady next to me is blonde, 17 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 1: six foot two and a professional wrestler. The lady next 18 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: to her is blonde, six foot five and the kickboxing 19 00:00:57,640 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 1: champion of the world. Now do you still want to 20 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: tell me? He thought about it a moment, said no, not 21 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:06,959 Speaker 1: if I might have to explain it three times. All right, 22 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: y'all say it like you mean it. This is my Bible. 23 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,399 Speaker 1: I am what it says I am. I have what 24 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 1: it says I have. I can do what it says 25 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 1: I can do. Today I will be taught the word 26 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:21,959 Speaker 1: of God. I boldly confess. My mind is alert, my 27 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 1: heart is receptive. I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, 28 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: God bless you. I want to talk to you today 29 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 1: about how to handle troublemakers. We all have people in 30 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: life that can get on our nerves and do things 31 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: to aggravate us, say things behind our back. Maybe a coworker, 32 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: a neighbor, a relative, or perhaps you're sitting by them. 33 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: They try to make us look bad and stir up division. 34 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: It's like they're calling in life is to cause us trouble, 35 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 1: and it's easy to get riled up. This is not right. 36 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: I got to straighten them out to get the best 37 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 1: of me. But most of the time it's simply a distraction. 38 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: That's the enemy trying to bate you into conflict and 39 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 1: get your off course. Spending valuable time and energy on 40 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: something that doesn't matter. Changing their mind about you should 41 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 1: not be your goal. Trying to get them to like 42 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 1: you is not your job. Some people, no matter how 43 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 1: nice you are, no matter how good you are to them, 44 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: they're not going to be for you. But you don't 45 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 1: need them to fulfill your destiny. You don't have to 46 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: have their approval to become who you were created to be. 47 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 1: Don't let that get on the inside. You have to 48 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: keep your walls up. You can't stop people from being rude, offensive, 49 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 1: stirring up trouble, but you don't have to allow it in. 50 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:52,079 Speaker 1: And the scripture says to guard your heart. There should 51 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: be a secret place down in your spirit that you 52 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 1: don't let a fence in. You don't let bitterness. What 53 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: wasn't fair, how they treated you? Keep that out well, Joel. 54 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 1: If they wouldn't say things that weren't true, they wouldn't 55 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 1: be demeaning, if they wouldn't leave me out. You can't 56 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 1: control people. You can't make them do what's right. Every 57 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: time you let it upset you, you're giving them your power. 58 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: It's like you're putting your thermostat in their hands. 59 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 2: You're letting them set your temperatures. 60 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: Let's make them cold, Let's make them hot, Let's make 61 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 1: them uncomfortable. Do yourself a favor, get your thermostat back. 62 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 1: Quit letting what they say ruin your day. Quite allowing 63 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: people that have issues that are angry, bitter, insecure determine 64 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 1: how you're going to live. You are responsible for your 65 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: own happiness. If you're depending on what other people do 66 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 1: to determine whether or not you're going to be happy, 67 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: you're going to spend a lot of days unhappy. Why 68 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: don't you make up your mind. I'm going to enjoy 69 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 1: this day despite what comes against me. Now, Joel, this 70 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: person at work, they get on my nerves. They're always 71 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 1: trying to make me look bad. Here's what I'm saying. 72 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 1: Get them off your nerves. They don't control you. You're 73 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: giving them your joy. Genesis twenty six talks about how 74 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 1: Isaac redug the wells that belonged to his father Abraham. 75 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:21,919 Speaker 1: He and his wife Rebecca had plenty of water and 76 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:26,039 Speaker 1: beautiful pastures. He signed a peace treaty with king of Bemelech. 77 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 1: Everything was going great. Seemed like Isaac would be so 78 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 1: happy and so fulfilled. But the last verse of this 79 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 1: chapter says Esau's wives made life miserable for Isaac and 80 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 1: Rebecca here, Isaac had all these great things happening, favor, abundance, peace. 81 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 1: Then this one verse, there's no context, there are no details, 82 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 1: doesn't tell us what these wives did, how they made 83 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:58,720 Speaker 1: their lives miserable. Why was this seemingly random fact included 84 00:04:58,720 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: in the scripture? 85 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 2: Wasn't a coincidence? 86 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:05,160 Speaker 1: God was showing us If we don't stay on guard, 87 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 1: even though we're blessed, even though we have favor, we 88 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: can let people steal our joy. Don't be surprised if 89 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 1: Esau's wives show up in your life, relatives, neighbors, coworkers. 90 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 2: They can get on your nerves, do things. 91 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:26,160 Speaker 1: To aggravate you. Isaac could have kept his thermostat he 92 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:29,479 Speaker 1: could have not given away his power, ignored it. But 93 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 1: he didn't keep his walls up. He let it get 94 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:34,919 Speaker 1: on the inside. I don't want us to come to 95 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: the end of life and it be said about us. 96 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 1: We were blessed, we had favor, but someone made us miserable. 97 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:46,479 Speaker 1: We lived upset, bitter, angry. Would you all when my 98 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:50,280 Speaker 1: boss quits being disrespectful, when my neighbors stops saying things 99 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:53,600 Speaker 1: about me, when my cousin quits leaving me out, then 100 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:58,599 Speaker 1: I'll be happy again. The fact is they may not change, 101 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:03,360 Speaker 1: but you can change. Get your thermostat back, giving them 102 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 1: your power. Life is too short to let your happiness 103 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:09,720 Speaker 1: depend on how someone else treats you. 104 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:12,599 Speaker 2: Don't put your happiness in their hands. 105 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:16,159 Speaker 1: You can't control what they do, but you can control 106 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 1: what you do. Keep your walls up. You have a 107 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 1: destiny to fulfill. There's an assignment for you to accomplish. 108 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: You can't be your best if you're upset, offended, trying 109 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:33,279 Speaker 1: to pay people back. Let it go. God is your vindicator. 110 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 1: When you ignore the negative comments, overlook the insults, have 111 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 1: a good attitude. When people are trying to discredit you, you 112 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 1: are passing the test. God will take care of those 113 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: who oppose you. He may not stop them from doing it, 114 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:53,840 Speaker 1: but he won't let it stop you. David was seventeen 115 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 1: years old when he heard Goliath taunting the people of Israeli. 116 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:01,599 Speaker 1: Something rose up in him. He went out with a slingshot, 117 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 1: slung the rock, brought down the giant. Some troublemakers you 118 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 1: need to confront. God will give you the grace to 119 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:12,560 Speaker 1: defeat them, but most of them are not going to 120 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: go away that quickly. David defeated Goliath in a few minutes, 121 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 1: but his real enemy was King Saul. He didn't go away. 122 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:26,160 Speaker 1: He kept pestering David for much of his life. David 123 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: went to the palace to serve King Saul. He was 124 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:32,559 Speaker 1: his armor bearer. He would play the harp when Saul 125 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:36,120 Speaker 1: was depressed and it would help bring healing. But when 126 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 1: Saul heard people singing about how he had killed thousands 127 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 1: but David had killed tens of thousands, Saul became jealous. 128 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 1: He couldn't handle being more prominent and more revered. And 129 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: some people are fine as long as you stay at 130 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 1: their level. But when God starts to promote you and 131 00:07:56,240 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 1: give you more honor influence, don't be surprised if they 132 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 1: can't handle it, they get jealous, start finding it for 133 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 1: all being critical. If you let that in, it will 134 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 1: poison your spirit. You'll become critical of the people that 135 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 1: are critical of you, and it'll keep you from rising higher. 136 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 1: You have to be mature enough to walk away. Don't 137 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 1: get drawn into that battle. It's a distraction. And one day, 138 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:27,679 Speaker 1: while David was playing the harp, Saul threw a spear 139 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 1: and tried to kill David. David ducked, and it barely 140 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:36,080 Speaker 1: missed him. Earlier, when David heard the insults, he ran 141 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: toward Goliath. He thought, I'm gonna fight this troublemaker. But 142 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 1: this time, when he was disrespected, he ducked. He didn't 143 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 1: confront Saul like he did Goliath. He knew Saul was 144 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:52,320 Speaker 1: anointed by God and he wasn't going to touch God's anointed. 145 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 1: The principle is you have to know when to fight 146 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 1: and when to walk away. You're not supposed to confront 147 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:05,720 Speaker 1: every troublemaker. They may be throwing spears, disrespectful, trying to 148 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:08,760 Speaker 1: make you look bad. Most of the time you need 149 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:12,960 Speaker 1: to duck, ignore it, and move on. David had to 150 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:15,679 Speaker 1: flee for his life, and he spent years on the 151 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 1: run in the desert with King Saul chasing him. Wasn't fair. 152 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 1: He hadn't done anything wrong. He could have been bitter 153 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:27,600 Speaker 1: and angry and I'm gonna get revenge. I'm gonna pay 154 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 1: him back, But David kept his walls up. 155 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:34,240 Speaker 2: At one point he had the opportunity to kill Song. 156 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 1: He could have put an end to this problem, but 157 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 1: he wouldn't do it. He kept passing the test. How 158 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 1: you handle people that do you wrong will determine how 159 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:49,000 Speaker 1: high you can go. If you get upset and offended, 160 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 1: try to pay everyone back, it's going to limit your growth. 161 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 1: But when you do like David, even when it's unfair, 162 00:09:57,200 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 1: you stay on the high road. You keep that f 163 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: out of your spirit. You duck when you could easily fight, 164 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 1: you are passing the task. See before David could take 165 00:10:07,960 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 1: the throne, he didn't just have to defeat Goliath, not 166 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 1: just confront a trouble maker. He had to walk away 167 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:19,560 Speaker 1: from a troublemaker. He had to ignore the disrespect and 168 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 1: to reach your destiny. There will be Sauls, people that offend, 169 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:28,360 Speaker 1: people that are rude, don't give you credit. Like David, 170 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 1: you're doing the right thing, but they find fault. That's 171 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 1: not Goliath, that's Saul. Ignore it, don't let it get 172 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:40,559 Speaker 1: in your spirit. One Peter Too says, follow the example 173 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:44,920 Speaker 1: of Christ. He did not retaliate when he was insulted, 174 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 1: He did not threaten to get even when he was 175 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 1: done wrong. 176 00:10:49,679 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 2: He left his case in the hens of God. 177 00:10:53,280 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 1: How much more peace would we have if we'd start 178 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 1: leaving our cases in the hens of God? How much 179 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:03,559 Speaker 1: more we enjoy our life if we didn't retaliate when 180 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:07,559 Speaker 1: we're insulted. We didn't live trying to get even. We 181 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:10,920 Speaker 1: weren't frustrated over people at work that are stirring up trouble. 182 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 1: Instead of fighting, we ducked. We walked away knowing that 183 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:17,400 Speaker 1: God is fighting for us. 184 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:20,600 Speaker 2: Are there some things you need to leave in the 185 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:21,400 Speaker 2: hands of God? 186 00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 1: People that did you wrong? What somebody said, that spear 187 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 1: they threw that almost took you out, That coworker that 188 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:34,839 Speaker 1: cost you a promotion. Now you're stressed, blood pressure's high, 189 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:38,560 Speaker 1: can't sleep well. You're trying to solve the case, fix 190 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:41,560 Speaker 1: the case, prove the case. This can save you a 191 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:44,640 Speaker 1: lot of heartache. You can leave that case in the 192 00:11:44,679 --> 00:11:49,320 Speaker 1: hands of God. He'll make the wrongs right. He sees 193 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 1: the spears they've thrown. He's heard the negative comments, the betrayals, 194 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 1: the jealousy. None of that can keep you from your 195 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 1: destiny unless you let the offense get in you and 196 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:06,320 Speaker 1: poison your spirit. You get distracted in battles you're not 197 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:10,600 Speaker 1: supposed to fight. You don't have to retaliate. God will 198 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 1: vindicate you better than you can vindicate yourself. This takes 199 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:17,680 Speaker 1: all the pressure off. It's very freeing. 200 00:12:17,679 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 2: When you understand you don't have to change people. 201 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 1: You don't have to convince them to be for you, 202 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 1: make them like you. Just keep taking the high road, 203 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:30,439 Speaker 1: honoring God, and he'll get you to where you're supposed 204 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:35,760 Speaker 1: to be. First Samuel eighteen says Saul remained David's enemy 205 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:39,960 Speaker 1: for the rest of his life. It's interesting that God 206 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 1: didn't change Saul. Saul didn't suddenly decide that he liked 207 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 1: David and he's gonna quit trying to harm him. I 208 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:50,720 Speaker 1: don't mean to depress us, but some of those troublemakers 209 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 1: may not change. Some of the people that don't like you, 210 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:58,640 Speaker 1: say things that aren't true, that won't respect you. They 211 00:12:58,679 --> 00:13:02,960 Speaker 1: may be that way their whole life. The question is, 212 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 1: is your happiness dependent on whether Saul quits bothering you, 213 00:13:07,240 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 1: on whether that relative quits demeaning you. You're putting your 214 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:15,319 Speaker 1: power in their hands. I'm asking you to take your 215 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:20,439 Speaker 1: power back. Quit giving them your thermostaf God didn't promise 216 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 1: he's going to change them, but he did promise they 217 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 1: cannot keep you from your destiny. What God Is purpose 218 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 1: for your life is not dependent on whether they approve you, 219 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:36,720 Speaker 1: accepts you, validate you quit worrying about what they think. 220 00:13:37,440 --> 00:13:41,720 Speaker 1: Quit spending time and energy trying to defend yourself. Those 221 00:13:41,720 --> 00:13:42,839 Speaker 1: are distractions. 222 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 2: You're never going to get rid of. 223 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 1: All the negative chatter and relatives saying this a coworker 224 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:52,679 Speaker 1: stirring things up. You don't have time for all that pettiness. 225 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:56,280 Speaker 1: God has put greatness in you. He has destined you 226 00:13:56,360 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 1: to leave your mark, to set a new standard for 227 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 1: your family. If you'll leave it in his hands, he 228 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:05,760 Speaker 1: will take care of those who are trying to stop you. 229 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 1: David kept doing the right thing year after year. One 230 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 1: day Saul was killed in a battle and David was 231 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:17,480 Speaker 1: made king. It happened suddenly. David didn't see it coming. 232 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:20,480 Speaker 1: Looked like he'd be on the run for many more years. 233 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:22,760 Speaker 1: Then word came, Saul's. 234 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 2: Gone, and now you're on the throne. 235 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 1: God has some of these sudden turnarounds for you. You've 236 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:33,000 Speaker 1: taken the high road, You've walked away from the disrespect. 237 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:35,920 Speaker 1: You've been good to people that weren't good to you. 238 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:40,160 Speaker 1: God saw you doing the right thing. There's about to 239 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:45,239 Speaker 1: be a shift where suddenly you're promoted, Suddenly you're vindicated. 240 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 1: Suddenly that person that costs you all the heartache is 241 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:52,400 Speaker 1: no longer there. Saul is gone, and you take the throne, 242 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:56,360 Speaker 1: so to speak. You see favor and blessing that catapults 243 00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:59,640 Speaker 1: you ahead. A man I know worked at this company 244 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:03,600 Speaker 1: for men years and he was very faithful, always doing 245 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:07,480 Speaker 1: more than what was required. But his supervisor was never 246 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 1: for him. He was intimidated by him, and even in 247 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 1: meetings he would make demeaning remarks about this man. He 248 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:17,920 Speaker 1: was passed over for several promotions that should have been his, 249 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 1: but he never complained, didn't talk about the supervisor. 250 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:24,840 Speaker 2: He left his case in the hands of God. 251 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 1: He knew this was a Saul. You can't pray away Saul. 252 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:33,520 Speaker 1: You'll defeat a few giants quickly, but most of the 253 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:36,760 Speaker 1: people that stir things up are saws. They don't go 254 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:40,280 Speaker 1: away overnight. These are tests that we have to pass. 255 00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:43,480 Speaker 1: One day, the owner of the company flew in from 256 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:46,960 Speaker 1: another state where he lived and the supervisor was out 257 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 1: of town. This man worked with the owner for the 258 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 1: week and gave him the reports that he needed. The 259 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 1: owner was so impressed. A few months later he decided 260 00:15:57,040 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 1: to restructure his staff. He called this man and the 261 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 1: supervisor in. He said to the man, I'm making you 262 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:08,480 Speaker 1: my vice president. From now on, you'll run the company 263 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 1: and report directly to me, he said to the supervisor. 264 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 1: From now on, you'll report to him. God knows how 265 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: to vindicate you. He knows how to make up for 266 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 1: what you've been through. When you're dealing with a soul, 267 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:29,280 Speaker 1: there's disrespect, people demeaning you, stirring up trouble. Thoughts will 268 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 1: whisper it's never gonna change. You. Better get even. This 269 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:33,440 Speaker 1: is not fair. 270 00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:36,440 Speaker 2: No, leave that case in the hands of God. 271 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:40,720 Speaker 1: You don't have to retaliate. God will make the wrongs right. 272 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 1: Promotion doesn't come from people. He comes from the Lord. 273 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 1: He lifts up one and sets down another. Let me 274 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 1: tell you, when it's your time, no person can stop 275 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:54,120 Speaker 1: what God has for you. He will lift you up. 276 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 1: He will promote you, cause you to go where you 277 00:16:57,440 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 1: could have never gone. Second Samuel, David was doing great, 278 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:06,360 Speaker 1: seeing God's favor. But verse one says a trouble maker 279 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:10,840 Speaker 1: named Sheba showed up, blew a loud trumpet, and shouted, 280 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:14,320 Speaker 1: we have nothing to do with David. We want no 281 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:17,160 Speaker 1: part of him. Come on, men of Israel, let's all 282 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:21,440 Speaker 1: go home. All the Israeli men left and went with Sheba. 283 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:25,760 Speaker 1: The men of Judah stayed with David. When you start 284 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:29,400 Speaker 1: to make progress, don't be surprised if Sheba shows up. 285 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:33,199 Speaker 1: There's always a trouble maker trying to stir things up. 286 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 1: When David heard about it, he told his men to 287 00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:39,439 Speaker 1: go find Sheba. They came to a city where he 288 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:43,200 Speaker 1: was hiding behind the walls. An older woman came out 289 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:46,760 Speaker 1: and asked David's men what they were doing there. They said, 290 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 1: we're looking for a man named Sheba. The woman said 291 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:53,040 Speaker 1: stay right here. She came back a little later and 292 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:57,320 Speaker 1: gave them the head of Sheba. David didn't have to fight, 293 00:17:58,119 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 1: He didn't have to prove to Sheba who he was. 294 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 1: God took care of the troublemakers with Saul with Sheba. 295 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:11,080 Speaker 1: Even with his own family. Absalom, David's son rose up 296 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:11,919 Speaker 1: and tried. 297 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:13,840 Speaker 2: To take the throne, but he was defeated. 298 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:17,200 Speaker 1: When David brought the Ark of the Covenant back home, 299 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:20,480 Speaker 1: he was so excited that he danced with all of 300 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:25,400 Speaker 1: his might. His wife, Michelle. She was offended. She said 301 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:27,960 Speaker 1: to him in disgust, look at what a fool you've 302 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:31,119 Speaker 1: made of yourself, dancing in front of all the people 303 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 1: with your legs showing you embarrassed yourself. David could have 304 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 1: been angry, offended, but he kept his walls up. He said, Michelle, 305 00:18:40,480 --> 00:18:44,080 Speaker 1: I wasn't dancing under you. I was dancing under God 306 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:47,040 Speaker 1: to show my gratitude for what He's done. 307 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:51,439 Speaker 2: Here's what I'm saying. Some of your family may not 308 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:52,280 Speaker 2: understand you. 309 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 1: They may not ever acknowledge your accomplishments or approve what 310 00:18:57,119 --> 00:19:01,080 Speaker 1: you feel called to do. Like Michelle, they make these 311 00:19:01,119 --> 00:19:05,480 Speaker 1: comments that are hurtful offensive. Leave that in the hands 312 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:08,359 Speaker 1: of God. Don't let it get into your spirit and 313 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:12,280 Speaker 1: cause you to live bitter and angry and critical. I'm 314 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:16,320 Speaker 1: sure David thought, I can understand Saulop treating me right. 315 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:20,840 Speaker 1: I can understand Sheba causing me trouble, But my own 316 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:24,199 Speaker 1: son turned against me. My wife said, I look like 317 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:28,800 Speaker 1: a fool. When it's from the inside, from those we love, 318 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:32,320 Speaker 1: it can be more difficult. It's easy to get at 319 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:36,480 Speaker 1: odds with family members. They may find fault look down 320 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:39,959 Speaker 1: on you. But be the bigger person and rise above it. 321 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 1: Don't get drawn into battles that you're not supposed to fight. 322 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:48,800 Speaker 1: You never go wrong by taking the high road. God 323 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 1: sees you overlooking forgiving, being merciful, gracious even when people 324 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:59,440 Speaker 1: don't deserve it. The scripture says avoiding a fight is 325 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:03,679 Speaker 1: a mark honor. We think winning a fight. Let me 326 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:07,439 Speaker 1: straighten them out they're being disrespectful. Two can play at 327 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 1: this game, no pass that test. How you handle troublemakers 328 00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:16,680 Speaker 1: will determine how high you can go. You can't pray 329 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 1: them all away. They're going to show up a long 330 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 1: life's journey when you learn to keep your walls up 331 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:26,919 Speaker 1: and not give your thermostat to others. They may not 332 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:29,840 Speaker 1: ever be for you, but they won't keep you from 333 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:34,200 Speaker 1: your destiny. God will take care of the Sauls, the Shibas, 334 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:37,520 Speaker 1: the Mashalls, and get you to where you're supposed to be. 335 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:41,960 Speaker 1: When I was dating Victoria, I was driving home from 336 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:45,160 Speaker 1: her apartment one Saturday night and it was just past 337 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:48,159 Speaker 1: midnight and there was hardly anyone on the road. And 338 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:51,399 Speaker 1: I was on this boulevard. There were two lanes on 339 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:54,640 Speaker 1: our side, and I was in the right hand lane, 340 00:20:54,840 --> 00:20:57,720 Speaker 1: driving about thirty miles an hour. There was a car 341 00:20:57,840 --> 00:20:59,680 Speaker 1: stop at the light in front of me in the 342 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:03,200 Speaker 1: flame and as I got close, the light changed and 343 00:21:03,640 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 1: I kept going through the intersection, but the man in 344 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:11,159 Speaker 1: the left lane decided to turn right from the wrong lane. 345 00:21:11,320 --> 00:21:14,040 Speaker 1: When he turned, I was there and boom, we crashed 346 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:17,080 Speaker 1: into each other. My heart was beating so fast. 347 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:18,440 Speaker 2: I'd never had an accident. 348 00:21:19,119 --> 00:21:21,440 Speaker 1: Got out of my car to look at the damage, 349 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:25,080 Speaker 1: and he was across the intersection. He got out, and 350 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 1: he's about sixty years old. He was as red as 351 00:21:28,359 --> 00:21:31,879 Speaker 1: could be, so angry. He looked like he was about 352 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:37,879 Speaker 1: to explode. He started running toward me, screaming, cursing, calling 353 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:41,439 Speaker 1: me names. My first thought was, you want some of this, 354 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:45,680 Speaker 1: And when he got closer, I saw how big he 355 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:49,600 Speaker 1: was and I changed my mind. But he screamed how 356 00:21:50,119 --> 00:21:52,440 Speaker 1: I was at fault, and how I needed to learn 357 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:54,479 Speaker 1: how to drive, and how it's going to have to 358 00:21:54,480 --> 00:22:00,960 Speaker 1: pay for all of this. He was spewing all this poison, disrespect, angry, belittling. 359 00:22:01,760 --> 00:22:04,840 Speaker 1: The truth. Is it no more bothered me? I thought, 360 00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:07,119 Speaker 1: this is not about me. You don't even know me. 361 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:10,399 Speaker 1: You're just mad at yourself because you turned from the 362 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:14,520 Speaker 1: wrong lane. I didn't give him my thermostats. I wasn't 363 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:17,200 Speaker 1: going to let him control my temperature. He is about 364 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:20,639 Speaker 1: to blow a gasket. A couple of weeks later, my 365 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:23,399 Speaker 1: insurance agent called and said they had just spoken to 366 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:26,439 Speaker 1: the man, and the agent asked me, was he rude 367 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:30,160 Speaker 1: to you that night? Angry and demeaning and screaming, And 368 00:22:30,280 --> 00:22:33,439 Speaker 1: I said he was. He said, that's exactly how he 369 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 1: talked to us. Some people are full of turmoil on 370 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:42,639 Speaker 1: the inside. They have a fence, bitterness, unresolved issues, all 371 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:45,920 Speaker 1: built up, and at any time, if you don't keep 372 00:22:45,920 --> 00:22:48,800 Speaker 1: your walls up, they'll try to pour their trash on 373 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:53,120 Speaker 1: you. You can't stop the trouble from coming, but you can 374 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:57,800 Speaker 1: stop it from getting into your spirit. Jesus said, Blessed 375 00:22:57,920 --> 00:23:01,680 Speaker 1: are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Meat 376 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:05,320 Speaker 1: doesn't mean you're weak. You let people walk all over you. 377 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:10,439 Speaker 1: You're always a doormat. Meekness is strength under control. You 378 00:23:10,520 --> 00:23:13,560 Speaker 1: have the power, you have the fortitude, but you know 379 00:23:13,600 --> 00:23:18,040 Speaker 1: when to use it. You don't waste it getting upset, offended, 380 00:23:18,280 --> 00:23:21,639 Speaker 1: trying to pay people back. I knew nothing I said 381 00:23:21,680 --> 00:23:24,639 Speaker 1: that night was going to change his mind. I just 382 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:28,280 Speaker 1: kept my cool, overlooked it, knowing that it was going 383 00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 1: to turn out in my favor. Usually the loudest person 384 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:36,000 Speaker 1: is the most insecure person. The hot temper, the easily 385 00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:41,320 Speaker 1: upset is a sign of immaturity. The meat controlled their emotions. 386 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:44,160 Speaker 2: The meat don't try to prove and argue. 387 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:47,360 Speaker 1: And I'll show you they keep their strength under control. 388 00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:51,879 Speaker 1: The apostle Paul had all kinds of people come against him. 389 00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:55,240 Speaker 1: The scholars he grew up with looked down on him 390 00:23:55,560 --> 00:23:59,479 Speaker 1: because he became a follower of Jesus. The disciples wouldn't 391 00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:03,160 Speaker 1: accept him. First, he had persecuted the church so greatly 392 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:06,000 Speaker 1: they didn't know if he had really changed. He had 393 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:11,400 Speaker 1: to deal with criticism, judgment, being misunderstood. He finally got 394 00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:14,159 Speaker 1: so fed up with it he said in Galatian six, 395 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 1: from henceforth, I will let no man trouble me. He 396 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:22,280 Speaker 1: came to a point where he said, I've made up 397 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:25,800 Speaker 1: my mind from now on, I'm not gonna let people 398 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 1: get on my nerves. Not gonna worry about them not 399 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:33,040 Speaker 1: accepting me, not gonna lose sleep over who's trying to 400 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:36,639 Speaker 1: discredit me, not gonna be bitter over who doesn't like me. 401 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:39,840 Speaker 1: He went on to say, for I bear on my 402 00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:44,440 Speaker 1: body the marks of Jesus Christ. He was saying, I've 403 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:47,440 Speaker 1: been through too much to let any person trouble me. 404 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:53,320 Speaker 1: I've been through shipwrecks, beatings, been falsely accused, been ridiculed, 405 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:57,040 Speaker 1: but by the grace of God, I'm still here. But 406 00:24:57,160 --> 00:25:01,480 Speaker 1: every one of us needs to have a moment or 407 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:05,240 Speaker 1: we make this decision like Paul, that no person is 408 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:09,600 Speaker 1: gonna trouble me anymore. Not gonna let these coworkers get 409 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:12,680 Speaker 1: on my nerves. Another day. They may leave me out, 410 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:15,919 Speaker 1: but I'm gonna stay in peace, not gonna let that 411 00:25:16,080 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 1: family member that's disrespectful upset me anymore. I'm gonna enjoy 412 00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:24,760 Speaker 1: my life despite what they say. Not gonna let this 413 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:28,159 Speaker 1: neighbor keep me stirred up another day. I'm taking my 414 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:33,400 Speaker 1: thermostat back. When you have this henceforth moment, you don't 415 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:37,280 Speaker 1: live to win people over. Hope they approve you, change 416 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:40,480 Speaker 1: their mind to like you. All that pressure is off. 417 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:44,760 Speaker 1: You're free to enjoy your life, to pursue your dreams, 418 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:48,840 Speaker 1: to become who God's created you to be. But too 419 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:52,960 Speaker 1: many of us are letting the salts, the shebas, the 420 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 1: angry drivers keep us frustrated upset. When are they gonna change? No, 421 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:02,639 Speaker 1: here's the whole key. We have to change. We have 422 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:06,439 Speaker 1: to have that henceforth moment where we say I'm not 423 00:26:06,520 --> 00:26:11,520 Speaker 1: gonna be offended, upset, engaged in conflict, that doesn't matter. 424 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:15,240 Speaker 1: I'm gonna stay in peace, run my race, and let 425 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:19,560 Speaker 1: God fight my battles. Friends, today can be a turning point. 426 00:26:20,440 --> 00:26:23,400 Speaker 1: Don't go the next twenty years letting the same people 427 00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:27,679 Speaker 1: upset you start leaving those cases in the hands of God. 428 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:31,199 Speaker 1: Keep your walls up, don't let it get on the inside. 429 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:34,280 Speaker 1: And I know many of you have been doing this. 430 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:39,760 Speaker 1: God sees you overlooking the insults, ignoring the disrespect, and 431 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 1: being good. 432 00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:43,160 Speaker 2: To people that are not being good to you. 433 00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:47,159 Speaker 1: Your time is coming now, I believe in Declaire, like 434 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:51,480 Speaker 1: with David, God's about to vindicate you. Things are going 435 00:26:51,520 --> 00:26:55,160 Speaker 1: to turn around suddenly. You didn't see any sign of it, 436 00:26:55,359 --> 00:26:59,760 Speaker 1: but the wrong people move out opposition, leaving new doors 437 00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:06,760 Speaker 1: over promotion, restoration, the fullness of your destiny in Jesus's name, 438 00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:11,360 Speaker 1: and if you receive it, can you say amen? I'd 439 00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:13,959 Speaker 1: like to give you an opportunity to make Jesus the 440 00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:16,280 Speaker 1: lord of your life. Would you pray with me? 441 00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:20,280 Speaker 2: Just say, Lord, Jesus, I repent of my sins. 442 00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:24,520 Speaker 1: Come into my heart. I make you, my Lord and Savior. 443 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:27,840 Speaker 1: If you've prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got 444 00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:30,920 Speaker 1: born again. We'd love to send you some free information 445 00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:33,240 Speaker 1: on your new walk with the Lord. 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