1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 1: Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,439 Speaker 2: Thanks for listening to our podcast and thanks for supporting 3 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:07,160 Speaker 2: the ministry. 4 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 3: If you enjoy today's message, why don't you be a 5 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 3: blessing and share it with a friend. 6 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 2: We appreciate you and pray for God's very best in 7 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 2: your life. 8 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: Well, God bless you. 9 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 2: It is always our joy to come into your homes 10 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:21,080 Speaker 2: each week, and I say it often we come with 11 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 2: good news because we know God rewards people that seek 12 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:26,640 Speaker 2: after Him and that's you. Or you wouldn't be watching today. 13 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 2: And I hope if you're ever in our area you'll 14 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 2: stop by and see us. We give you a personal 15 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 2: invitation and we'd love to have you to be a 16 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 2: part of one of our services. But thanks for tuning 17 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 2: in today. And I like to get started with something 18 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:40,199 Speaker 2: funny each week, so listen to this one. A minister 19 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 2: was raising money for a new sanctuary. He said to 20 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:46,599 Speaker 2: the congregation, anyone that will give one thousand dollars can 21 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:49,480 Speaker 2: pick out the next three hymns. A little old lady 22 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 2: stood up the back and said, Pastor, I'll do it. 23 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 2: He was so excited. He said, that's great. Now, what 24 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 2: hymns would you like? She looked over the congregation and said, 25 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 2: I'll take him and him and him all. 26 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 1: Right, hold up your bible. Say it like you mean 27 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 1: that you're ready. This is my Bible. I am what 28 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: it says. I am. 29 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 2: I have what it says I have. I can do 30 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 2: what it says I can do. Today, all be taught 31 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 2: the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind is alert, 32 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 2: my heart is receptive. I will never be the same. 33 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 2: In Jesus' name, God bless you. You sound great as usual. 34 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 2: I want to talk to you today about the importance 35 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 2: of following peace. God wants to lead every one of us, 36 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 2: and the Holy Spirit is. 37 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 1: Called our helper. 38 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:39,679 Speaker 2: He's there to guide us, to direct us, and to 39 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 2: help us make good decisions in life. And one of 40 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 2: the main ways God leads us is by peace. When 41 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 2: something is right, it just feels good right down in here, 42 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 2: there's a peace, a rest, a knowing. 43 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: On the other hand, there. 44 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 2: Are times when God withdraws our peace. Something may look 45 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 2: perfectly fine in the natural reason why you shouldn't do it, 46 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 2: but right down. 47 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: In here you have an unrest and uneasiness. 48 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 2: You can't quite put your finger on it, but it 49 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:10,799 Speaker 2: just doesn't feel right. Well, that's God's way of saying, 50 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 2: hold off and don't do it. If we're going to 51 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 2: stay in his best plan and really make good decisions, 52 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 2: then we've got to be sensitive to what we're feeling 53 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 2: right down in here. We've got to learn to listen 54 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 2: to our hearts and not our heads. And it says 55 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:28,960 Speaker 2: in Proverbs three, verse six that if you will acknowledge 56 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 2: God in all of your ways, then he will direct 57 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:35,920 Speaker 2: your past. What does that mean to acknowledge God? It 58 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:39,920 Speaker 2: simply means before you make a decision, be sensitive and 59 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 2: listen to your heart. Before you buy that new car, 60 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 2: check right down in here, do you have peace about it? 61 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 2: Before you take that new job, before you go see 62 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 2: that move here, before you get into that new relationship. 63 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:54,799 Speaker 2: You've got to learn to check with your heart. If 64 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,839 Speaker 2: you have peace, then certainly move forward. But if there's 65 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 2: an unrest or an uneasy easiness, don't override those feelings. 66 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 2: If you will acknowledge God, he will protect you, he 67 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 2: will guide you, he'll help you to get better deals, 68 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:12,639 Speaker 2: he'll show you more of His favor in your life. 69 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 2: But it's when we just ignore these feelings down. 70 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: In here that we get ourselves into trouble. 71 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:21,520 Speaker 2: How many people have married people that they didn't have 72 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:24,360 Speaker 2: peace about and they end up being hurt and lonely, 73 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 2: Or how many people buy things that they don't have 74 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:29,919 Speaker 2: peace about and they end up head over their heels 75 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 2: in death. Friends, it's not hard to make good decisions. 76 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 2: It's not hard to hear God's voice. Simply learn to 77 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:39,119 Speaker 2: follow your heart. And it says here in Colossians three, 78 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 2: verse fifteen, let peace act as an umpire, deciding with 79 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 2: finality any questions that arise in your minds. 80 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 1: You know what an umpire does, He calls you safer out. 81 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 2: This scripture is saying that peace should be the determining 82 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 2: factor when it comes to the decisions that we make. 83 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 2: In other words, how do you feel right down in here? 84 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 2: Is there a peace or is there an unrest? And understand, 85 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 2: if you don't have peace before you do something, you're 86 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 2: not gonna have peace while you're doing it. If you 87 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 2: get into a relationship right now that you don't really 88 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:17,040 Speaker 2: have peace about, you're not gonna have peace later on. 89 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 2: Or if you don't have peace about buying that car, 90 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 2: but you do it anyway, then you're not gonna have 91 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 2: peace when it comes time to pay the payment each month. 92 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 2: Matter of fact, you're gonna be a little depressed or 93 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 2: if you don't have peace about taking that new position, 94 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 2: but you just do it because you know it pays 95 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 2: more money and it's a little more prestigious. 96 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: Listen, in the long run, you're not gonna be happy. 97 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:40,719 Speaker 2: You gotta learn to fall a peace. Let peace be 98 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 2: your umpire. That's the way God leads us, and God 99 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 2: wants to help us in our everyday lives. I know, 100 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:48,839 Speaker 2: the other day, I was up at the mall and 101 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 2: I found a tie that I really liked. And I'm 102 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 2: kind of picky when it comes to certain things. So normally, 103 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 2: if I find something I like, I don't think twice. 104 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: I just buy it. I showed it to Victoria. She said, oh, yeah, Joel, 105 00:04:59,200 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: that's beautiful. 106 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 2: But just as I was about to go up to 107 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 2: the counter and pay for it, I felt uneasy right 108 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 2: down in here. 109 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: I don't really know how to explain it. 110 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:10,280 Speaker 2: I just didn't feel right, and all of a sudden, 111 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 2: I knew that I knew that I knew that I 112 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:14,719 Speaker 2: was not supposed to buy that tie, and in my head, 113 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 2: you know, didn't make any sense. But I've learned to 114 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 2: just trust my heart. Well, we left that place, and 115 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:22,159 Speaker 2: just as we were about to leave the mall, we 116 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:24,480 Speaker 2: stopped by this one other store and do you know, 117 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 2: they had the same tie, but it was on sale 118 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 2: for almost half the price. 119 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 1: Man, when I saw that, I felt real good about it. 120 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 1: But it's not always gonna make sense to you. You're 121 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 1: not always. 122 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 2: Gonna know why you have that uneasiness. But if you'll 123 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 2: learn to just trust your heart and follow what you're 124 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 2: feeling down in here, you will never go wrong. 125 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 1: That's the Holy Spirit leading you. 126 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 2: When you fall a peace, God will help you in 127 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:52,640 Speaker 2: your everyday life. He'll even help you to get better 128 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 2: deals at the mall. I tell Victoria all the time, 129 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:56,600 Speaker 2: you better fallow peace, girl. 130 00:05:58,920 --> 00:05:59,159 Speaker 1: I know. 131 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 2: My brother in law, Kevin, told a while back how 132 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:04,160 Speaker 2: he was going to buy a new truck, a new SUV. 133 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:07,680 Speaker 2: And Kevin is very detailed, He's very thoroughly so he 134 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 2: spent several weeks researching it and finding the best price, 135 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 2: and he was online and had different dealers bidding on it, 136 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 2: and finally he made his decision. He had everything lined up, 137 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 2: the right color, right model, the right price, But just 138 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 2: as he was about to sign the deal. All of 139 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 2: a sudden, he didn't feel peace about it. He just 140 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 2: felt uneasy down in here, and he was smart enough 141 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 2: to just put it on hole. Well, several weeks went 142 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 2: by and I noticed that he didn't have it yet. 143 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:34,359 Speaker 2: I said, hey, Kevin, when are you get in your truck? 144 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:37,280 Speaker 2: What's taken so long? He said, well, Joel, the truth is, 145 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:39,279 Speaker 2: I just didn't feel good about it, and so I 146 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:41,719 Speaker 2: put it on hole. I said, oh, really, what you 147 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 2: know it's too much money or he couldn't get the 148 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:43,919 Speaker 2: right model. 149 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:44,360 Speaker 1: What was it? 150 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 2: He said, no, none of that. I just simply didn't 151 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:48,920 Speaker 2: have peace, you know, in the natural. I thought, that's 152 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 2: kind of odd. He'd done all this work, he was 153 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 2: so excited about it. But what's interesting is about a 154 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 2: month later, that same dealer called him back and said 155 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:00,600 Speaker 2: the manufacturer had just put out word that they were 156 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 2: offering a five thousand dollars rebate to anyone that purchased 157 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 2: one of those vehicles. Man, it didn't take Kevin long 158 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 2: to get his peace back after that. All of a sudden, 159 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 2: he knew that's why he had felt that uneasiness, That's 160 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:17,080 Speaker 2: why God had withdrawn his peace, and he could have 161 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 2: overridden it. He could have done his own thing, just 162 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 2: went ahead and bought his vehicle. 163 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 1: No big deal. 164 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 2: But if we'll learn to fall a peace, God will 165 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 2: show us more of his favor. He'll cause us to 166 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 2: be at the right place at the right time. Now, 167 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 2: Kevin and Lisa, they not only have a new truck, 168 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 2: but they have an extra five thousand dollars that they 169 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 2: can give to our new ministry facility. 170 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 1: I feel peace about that, don't y'all. 171 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 2: But there's no telling how many times God tries to 172 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:47,640 Speaker 2: bless us just like he did them. No telling how 173 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:51,120 Speaker 2: many times God tries to protect us, keep us from danger. 174 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 2: But we're not listening to what he's saying. We're not 175 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 2: paying attention to what we're feeling right down in here. 176 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 2: In other words, we're not letting peace be our umpire. 177 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 2: Hear say all the time. Well, I wish God would 178 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 2: speak to me. I wish I could make better decisions, 179 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:06,880 Speaker 2: or I just wish I had clear direction for my life. 180 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 2: But the truth is God is speaking to every one 181 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 2: of us, But so often we're waiting for this voice 182 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 2: to boom out of the heavens to tell us what 183 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:19,840 Speaker 2: to do. Go, my son, buy thyself a truck. But 184 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 2: most of the time that's not the way God speaks. 185 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 2: You know that He speaks to us in a still 186 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 2: small voice. He speaks to us right down in here 187 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 2: by a peace, a rest a knowing. Either feel good 188 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,680 Speaker 2: about it or you don't feel good about it. This 189 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:36,679 Speaker 2: is exactly how the apostle Paul heard from God. He 190 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:40,760 Speaker 2: said in Romans chapter nine, my conscience bears witness with me. 191 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 2: He was saying, in effect, I don't have to see 192 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:46,200 Speaker 2: three visions to know what to do. I don't have 193 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 2: to hear five trumpet blasts. I just check down on 194 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 2: the inside. If I have peace, if my conscience is clear, 195 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 2: if there's a rest a knowing, then I go ahead 196 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 2: and do it. And in the same way, we don't 197 00:08:57,640 --> 00:09:00,200 Speaker 2: have to make hearing from God and stay in in 198 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:03,960 Speaker 2: his will some super spiritual or even some difficult thing. 199 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 2: We just got to learn to follow our heart. If 200 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 2: you take a few steps and you still have peace, 201 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 2: then keep going. But if you start to lose your peace, 202 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 2: you need to be smart enough to just back up 203 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 2: and wait until you feel good about it again. We 204 00:09:17,559 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 2: need to get in a habit of checking our hearts 205 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 2: on a regular basis. 206 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:22,720 Speaker 1: I was thinking about my father. 207 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:26,480 Speaker 2: He tried to build this sanctuary, probably five years before 208 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 2: we ever built it. He'd get up in front of 209 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:31,840 Speaker 2: the congregation so excited he said, this fall, we're going 210 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 2: to start our new sanctuary project. We'll fall would roll 211 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 2: around and Daddy, he'd get back up there and say, 212 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 2: you know. 213 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:38,640 Speaker 1: What, I don't have peace about it. We're not going 214 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 1: to start right now. 215 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:43,080 Speaker 2: He tried to start it probably four or five times 216 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 2: in his own timing, in his own way, but at 217 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:48,560 Speaker 2: least when it came down to it, he was smart 218 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 2: enough to follow his heart. He knew if he did 219 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:54,080 Speaker 2: it without peace, he wasn't going to have God's annoying 220 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 2: and it was going to be a constant struggle. And 221 00:09:56,440 --> 00:09:58,679 Speaker 2: that's what happens when we just pushed through things and 222 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 2: try to do it our own way, in our own timing. 223 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 1: And it's interesting. 224 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 2: One year, right before Christmas and practically the worst recession 225 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 2: our city had ever seen, that's when Daddy began to 226 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 2: feel peace about it. That's when he knew he was 227 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:14,560 Speaker 2: to start in the natural. It was the worst possible time. 228 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 2: Daddy's friends told him, John, You're never gonna raise the 229 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 2: money in this kind of economy, you might as well 230 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:21,600 Speaker 2: forget it. But no Daddy knew he had that peace, 231 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 2: and he faulted his heart, and sure enough we built 232 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:26,559 Speaker 2: this place debt free in just a little over a 233 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:29,560 Speaker 2: year's time. But my point is this, just because you 234 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:32,600 Speaker 2: know you're supposed to do something, just because God's put 235 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 2: the dream in your heart, doesn't mean it's the right time. 236 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 1: You gotta fall a. 237 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:40,040 Speaker 2: Peace and don't be hard headed and stubborn and just 238 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:42,559 Speaker 2: try to do it your own way, because that's when 239 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:45,720 Speaker 2: it's gonna be a constant headache. And we're not always 240 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:48,800 Speaker 2: going to understand why we feel a certain way, why 241 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:51,880 Speaker 2: we have that uneasiness. But I would encourage you don't 242 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:54,440 Speaker 2: try to figure everything out. What I'm saying today is 243 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:57,960 Speaker 2: just trust your heart. That's God speaking to you, and 244 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 2: God always has your best interest at heart. For instance, 245 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 2: in relationships, you may meet someone new at work or 246 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 2: at the school, and they seem like the nicest person 247 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 2: in the world. Everybody likes them. They're kind, they're friendly, 248 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 2: they're outgoing, but it seems like every time you're around them, 249 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 2: you feel this uneasiness down in here. You can't quite 250 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:21,720 Speaker 2: put your finger on it. Something just doesn't feel right, 251 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:24,080 Speaker 2: and your head is telling you to hat lighting up, 252 00:11:24,160 --> 00:11:27,000 Speaker 2: quit being so sensitive, But your heart is telling you 253 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:30,600 Speaker 2: to be careful. Watch out, there's danger, there's trouble. See 254 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:33,400 Speaker 2: that's God's way of saying, back off and be careful. 255 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 2: You've got to learn to trust your heart. Let peace 256 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 2: be your umpire. Well, you say, Joel, he's perfect for me. 257 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 2: He's good looking, he's out going, and he makes good money. 258 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 2: He's friendly. Well that's all great. All I'm asking you 259 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:46,560 Speaker 2: today is what. 260 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 1: Are you feeling right down in here? 261 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:52,840 Speaker 2: If there's an unrest or an uneasiness, don't override it, 262 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:55,960 Speaker 2: don't ignore it. I've seen too many people go way 263 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:58,959 Speaker 2: down the road in relationships and they end up getting 264 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:00,960 Speaker 2: hurt and waste and a whole lot of time. 265 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:02,000 Speaker 1: They tell me. 266 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:04,560 Speaker 2: Again and again, George, I always felt like something just 267 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 2: wasn't right at the very beginning. I just didn't have 268 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 2: peace about this relationship. 269 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:09,800 Speaker 1: See. 270 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 2: God knows what's best for us. All we can see 271 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 2: is a little down the road. God can see the 272 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:17,840 Speaker 2: whole path. He can see the big picture for our lives. 273 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:20,920 Speaker 2: God knows when there's a dead end around the corner. 274 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:24,040 Speaker 1: We can't see it. He knows when there's danger up ahead. 275 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 2: Don't get so caught up in your emotions and so 276 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 2: caught up in the excitement that you just override that uneasiness. 277 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:34,839 Speaker 2: I've seen people, every time the alarm goes off on 278 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:38,240 Speaker 2: the inside, they push it down again and again and again, 279 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:42,240 Speaker 2: And really it's because they want their own way. They 280 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:45,120 Speaker 2: don't realize that God's ways are so much better than 281 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:45,680 Speaker 2: our ways. 282 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 1: But God is not going to make us do what's right. 283 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 2: He'll give us those warnings, he'll give us suggestions, he'll 284 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 2: take away our peace, but he won't force us to 285 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 2: make good decisions. We have to acknowledge him, be sensitive, 286 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:01,199 Speaker 2: pay attention to what he staying right down in here, 287 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 2: and understand when God says no. 288 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:06,960 Speaker 1: When you feel that uneasiness and you're not really. 289 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:10,160 Speaker 2: Getting your way, it's not because God's trying to make 290 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:13,000 Speaker 2: your life miserable, or it's not because God wants you 291 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 2: to go through life lonely. It's simply because God has 292 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:19,160 Speaker 2: something so much better in store. God wants to do 293 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:22,600 Speaker 2: more than you can even ask her thing. The enemy 294 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 2: will tell you a lot of times, well, you're not 295 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:28,080 Speaker 2: ever gonna meet anybody in Look how beautiful she is. 296 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:29,199 Speaker 1: This is your only chance. 297 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 2: But no, when you fall a peace, when you fall 298 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:33,679 Speaker 2: to your heart, you will always come out of head. 299 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:37,400 Speaker 2: Don't settle for second best. Go with what you're feeling. 300 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 1: Right down in here. 301 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:42,360 Speaker 2: And it's so important that we not make emotional decisions, 302 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:46,560 Speaker 2: especially long term decisions. I've seen people they get so 303 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:50,080 Speaker 2: caught up in the excitement that they totally override that 304 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 2: uneasiness right down in here. Well, I can't live without him, 305 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:55,880 Speaker 2: or I can't live without her, or you've heard this, 306 00:13:56,120 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 2: I can't live without this new outfit. Where's my credit card? No, 307 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:03,559 Speaker 2: quit digging yourself in a hole. Listen to the still 308 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:07,440 Speaker 2: small voice. Don't override the warnings. Friends, God is not 309 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 2: gonna yell at you. He's not gonna hit you over 310 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 2: the head with the ball back to try to get 311 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:15,240 Speaker 2: your attention. You have to acknowledge him. Then he'll help 312 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:18,079 Speaker 2: you make good decisions. Then he will direct your past. 313 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 2: It's not gonna happen if we're just living by our emotions. 314 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:24,280 Speaker 2: And say you're out for a nice leisurely drive one 315 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 2: afternoon and you decide you're gonna stop buy the car 316 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:29,240 Speaker 2: dealership and take a look at some of the new cars. 317 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:30,080 Speaker 1: Sure enough. 318 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:32,360 Speaker 2: The longer you're there, the more that starts to grow 319 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:35,240 Speaker 2: on you. Your emotions get all stirred up, and you think, boy, 320 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 2: I need one of these, and there's my favorite color. 321 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 2: And look you here, honey. If we buy it today, 322 00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 2: we get a free barbecue grill. It's a sign from 323 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 2: God that whole time, you know, down in here, the 324 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:49,440 Speaker 2: alarm's going off, you feel that unrest, that still small 325 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 2: voices say, don't do it. You can't afford that, don't 326 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 2: make an emotional decision. 327 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 1: How many people do. 328 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 2: I know today that are just under a heavy burden 329 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 2: of debt because they have bought things they just didn't 330 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 2: really have peace about. That's called emotional spending. And when 331 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:07,240 Speaker 2: you make decisions like that, six months down the road, 332 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:10,240 Speaker 2: when the newness wears off and when your emotions aren't 333 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:12,760 Speaker 2: running high, you'll be thinking, man, what in the. 334 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 1: World was I doing Now? 335 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:16,800 Speaker 2: I'm overburdened, I can't take vacations, I don't have any 336 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 2: extra money. It all could have been avoided if we 337 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 2: just let God lead us right down in here. You know, 338 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:25,600 Speaker 2: anytime that we have to make a decision where we're 339 00:15:25,640 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 2: really excited and our emotions are running high. I think 340 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 2: the best thing we can do is just step back 341 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:33,960 Speaker 2: and take a break, walk outside. If you can sleep 342 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,480 Speaker 2: on it a couple of nights, pray about it. See 343 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:39,120 Speaker 2: how you feel right down in here. It's not hard 344 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:41,200 Speaker 2: to know what to do if you want to stay 345 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:43,720 Speaker 2: in God's best plan. I promise you this, God will 346 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:46,080 Speaker 2: help you, and every one of you can be led 347 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 2: by peace. Every one of us can make good decisions 348 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 2: if we'll just learn to follow our heart. That's where 349 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:55,080 Speaker 2: God speaks to us, not in our hands. I think 350 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 2: about this couple that I've known for many years. The 351 00:15:58,120 --> 00:16:01,080 Speaker 2: young lady is a very gifted I mean, she's got 352 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:04,600 Speaker 2: an incredible voice, and her dream was to one day 353 00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:07,080 Speaker 2: be in full time ministry. She wanted to use her 354 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:09,560 Speaker 2: gifts and talents for the Lord, but at this time 355 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:13,000 Speaker 2: she was working at a professional company as the marketing director. 356 00:16:13,440 --> 00:16:15,920 Speaker 2: But one day out of the clear blue, she got 357 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:18,760 Speaker 2: a call from what was one of the largest and 358 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:22,280 Speaker 2: most prominent ministries at that time, and sure enough, they 359 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 2: offered her a full time position to come help lead. 360 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 1: Worship in that ministry. 361 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:29,720 Speaker 2: And so now not only would she be singing to 362 00:16:29,840 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 2: thousands of people in auditoriums across the world, but to 363 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:37,080 Speaker 2: many more through the television outreach and in the natural, 364 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 2: this was just a dream come true. She and her 365 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:43,000 Speaker 2: husband went out and celebrated that night. They were so excited. 366 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:45,000 Speaker 2: It looked like God had done more than they could 367 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 2: even ask or think, and they told the ministry that 368 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:49,760 Speaker 2: they would get back with them in a week or 369 00:16:49,760 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 2: so and let them know their final decision. But it's 370 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:56,000 Speaker 2: interesting during that week, they both began to feel and 371 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 2: unrest in the natural. They were excited in the natural, 372 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:02,320 Speaker 2: it was a no brainer they should accept it. But 373 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:05,479 Speaker 2: right down in here, something just didn't feel right. And 374 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:09,439 Speaker 2: especially the husband, he felt so strongly against it, but 375 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 2: he thought maybe it was just his nerves and you 376 00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:14,919 Speaker 2: know about moving to another city. After all, this was 377 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:17,119 Speaker 2: his wife's dream come true, so he didn't want to 378 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:20,639 Speaker 2: dampen her enthusiasm, so he just kept it all to himself. 379 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:23,560 Speaker 2: But two or three days later, his wife came to 380 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:26,560 Speaker 2: him and she said, Honey, you're gonna think I'm crazy, 381 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:28,720 Speaker 2: but we need to talk. I don't think we should 382 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:32,719 Speaker 2: take this new position. Something just doesn't feel right. He 383 00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 2: began to explain how he had been feeling the same way, 384 00:17:35,560 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 2: And they said when they made a decision to decline 385 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:41,320 Speaker 2: that offer, it was like this heavy burden just lifted 386 00:17:41,359 --> 00:17:42,720 Speaker 2: off of them all of a sudden. 387 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:43,800 Speaker 1: They got their peace back. 388 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 2: Now in the natural, it looked like she was passing 389 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 2: up a once in a lifetime opportunity. But what's interesting, 390 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:54,440 Speaker 2: several months later, that ministry was involved in a great, 391 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 2: big controversy. 392 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 1: It was all over the news. 393 00:17:57,160 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 2: To make a long story short, the ministry eventually ended 394 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:04,240 Speaker 2: up laying off more than ninety percent of the employees. Basically, 395 00:18:04,320 --> 00:18:07,160 Speaker 2: the ministry just shut down to nothing. Here they would 396 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:09,840 Speaker 2: have just packed up their family and moved across the country, 397 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 2: quit their good jobs, taking their kids out of school, 398 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:15,639 Speaker 2: bought another house, and found out just a few weeks 399 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:18,920 Speaker 2: later it was all for nothing. Friends, God knows what's 400 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:21,119 Speaker 2: best for us. He can see the big picture. And 401 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:24,399 Speaker 2: I'm challenging you today to start really listening to your heart. 402 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:26,919 Speaker 1: No matter how good it looks in the natural. You've 403 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:29,600 Speaker 1: got to let peace be your umpire. Let peace be 404 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:31,399 Speaker 1: your ultimate decision maker. 405 00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:34,960 Speaker 2: One time in the Gospels, Peter said, I'm gonna go 406 00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 2: out and go fishing. The other disciples said, Peter, we're 407 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:40,199 Speaker 2: gonna come along with you. They went out there and 408 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:43,720 Speaker 2: fished all night, didn't catch anything. The next morning, Jesus 409 00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:46,280 Speaker 2: came along and he said, hey, guys, if you will 410 00:18:46,320 --> 00:18:48,600 Speaker 2: cast your nets on the other side of the boats, 411 00:18:48,840 --> 00:18:51,920 Speaker 2: you'll catch a great haul of fish. And sure enough, 412 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:54,399 Speaker 2: when they did that, they caught so many fish that 413 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:56,840 Speaker 2: their nests began to break. Now, I believe there's a 414 00:18:56,880 --> 00:19:00,720 Speaker 2: spiritual principle there. Peter said, I'm going to go fishing. 415 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:03,400 Speaker 2: In in fact, he was saying, I'm going to go do. 416 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:04,240 Speaker 1: My own thing. 417 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:07,520 Speaker 2: I'm gonna go just do it my own way. There's 418 00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:10,160 Speaker 2: nothing wrong with fishing. But notice the principle here. When 419 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:13,480 Speaker 2: they did it their own way, nothing happened. Jesus came 420 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 2: along and he said, in effect, if you will do 421 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:18,560 Speaker 2: it my way, if you will let me lead you 422 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:21,000 Speaker 2: and guide you, you will begin to see great things 423 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:24,200 Speaker 2: happen in your life. And when they did it his way, 424 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:27,199 Speaker 2: they caught more fish than they could handle. And in 425 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:29,959 Speaker 2: the same way, if we can learn to just acknowledge 426 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:32,680 Speaker 2: God and follow what we're feeling down in here. In 427 00:19:32,760 --> 00:19:35,200 Speaker 2: other words, if we'll do it God's way, God will 428 00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:38,080 Speaker 2: take us places that we've never even dreamed of that 429 00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:41,600 Speaker 2: young lady. She passed on that opportunity, but after that 430 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 2: God began. 431 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:43,680 Speaker 1: To open up door after door. 432 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:46,960 Speaker 2: She ended up recording many albums and having a very 433 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 2: successful career. 434 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:50,120 Speaker 1: It's so important that. 435 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 2: We pay attention to the still small voice on the inside. 436 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 2: What I'm saying is, don't ever do something if you 437 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:59,359 Speaker 2: don't first have peace about it. I think about the 438 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:02,280 Speaker 2: time in the Old Testament where Isaac was a very 439 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:05,399 Speaker 2: old man. He was close to death, and he wanted 440 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:08,679 Speaker 2: to give his son Esau, the blessing that belonged to 441 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:12,359 Speaker 2: the firstborn son. And Isaac was basically blind, he couldn't 442 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:15,280 Speaker 2: see anything. And so one day he called Esau in 443 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:18,679 Speaker 2: and he said, son, if you'll go kill some game 444 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:21,840 Speaker 2: and prepare me a meal, I'll give you the blessing 445 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 2: that rightfully belongs to you. 446 00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:23,960 Speaker 1: Well. 447 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:28,040 Speaker 2: Esau's mother, Rebecca heard this, and she loved her son Jacob, 448 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:30,919 Speaker 2: more than she loved Esau. And she told Jacob to 449 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 2: go put on Esau's clothing, and she made Isaac his 450 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:37,400 Speaker 2: favorite meal, gave it to Jacob and sent them in 451 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:39,800 Speaker 2: in front of the dad. And so Jacob's in there 452 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:41,840 Speaker 2: pretending to be his brother Esau and he said, Dad, 453 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:44,840 Speaker 2: here I am. I've got the meal you asked me for. Now, 454 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:45,960 Speaker 2: maybe you can give. 455 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:46,880 Speaker 1: Me your blessing. 456 00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:51,439 Speaker 2: And it's interesting how many times Isaac felt like something 457 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:54,360 Speaker 2: was wrong, but he just kept overriding the warnings. 458 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:57,159 Speaker 1: He said, Esau, how did you get back so quickly 459 00:20:57,160 --> 00:20:58,200 Speaker 1: from killing that game? 460 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:02,040 Speaker 2: You've never prepared a meal me this fast before noticed 461 00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:06,040 Speaker 2: the alarm went off. Something wasn't right. He felt that uneasiness. 462 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 2: Jacob made up some kind of excuse. I don't know, Dad, 463 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:11,800 Speaker 2: it just all fell into place. Everything worked good. This time, 464 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:15,440 Speaker 2: Isaac still didn't feel right. He said, well, come over here, Esau, 465 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:17,240 Speaker 2: let me feel you see. 466 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:18,560 Speaker 1: Esau was very hairy. 467 00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:21,720 Speaker 2: Jacob had put on some animal skins so he'd feel 468 00:21:21,760 --> 00:21:25,280 Speaker 2: like his brother, and Isaac thought to himself, well, it 469 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 2: feels like Esau, but the voice still sounds like Jacob. 470 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 2: Another alarm went off. Something's not right right down in here. 471 00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:33,760 Speaker 1: He had that unrest. 472 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 2: God warned him again and again, but Isaac ended up 473 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 2: missing it Where we miss it so often? He went 474 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:42,840 Speaker 2: ahead and did it anyway, even though he didn't have peace. 475 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:45,920 Speaker 2: He went against what he was feeling right down in here, 476 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:48,960 Speaker 2: and he ended up blessing the wrong son. And so 477 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:52,200 Speaker 2: often we fought Jacob for being a deceiver, and certainly 478 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 2: he was wrong. But God tried to warn Isaac again 479 00:21:55,680 --> 00:22:00,360 Speaker 2: and again, even after he had mistakenly blessed Jacob. He said, 480 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:03,680 Speaker 2: once again, tell me the truth, Esau, Is this really you? 481 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:07,160 Speaker 1: Notice his lack of peace? Well? When Esau finally came. 482 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:09,919 Speaker 2: Back in with the meal he had prepared, and Isaac 483 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:12,720 Speaker 2: realized what had happened, he began to weep and weep 484 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 2: and weep. He said, Esau, I've made a terrible mistake. 485 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:19,000 Speaker 2: Your brother has tricked me, and I've given him the 486 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:22,520 Speaker 2: blessing that belongs to you, and I cannot take it back. 487 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:25,359 Speaker 2: Esau said, come on, Dad, surely you can do something. 488 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:27,560 Speaker 2: Surely you can bless me as well. He said, No, 489 00:22:27,920 --> 00:22:31,440 Speaker 2: what's done is done, And what a shame. It all 490 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:33,920 Speaker 2: could have been avoided if Isaac would have just paid 491 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:34,960 Speaker 2: attention to what he was. 492 00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:36,000 Speaker 1: Feeling right down in here. 493 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:39,320 Speaker 2: And I don't believe that God will allow us to 494 00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:43,119 Speaker 2: make a major mistake without giving us warning after warning 495 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:46,439 Speaker 2: after warning, and if you will just be sensitive and 496 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:49,320 Speaker 2: when you feel that unrest and when something down in 497 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:50,560 Speaker 2: here is saying it's not right. 498 00:22:51,040 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 1: Don't ignore that, don't. 499 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:55,240 Speaker 2: Do what Isaac did, and just do it anyway. The 500 00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:58,160 Speaker 2: Bible talks about when we do things that we don't 501 00:22:58,200 --> 00:22:58,920 Speaker 2: feel good about. 502 00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 1: Down in here, you are sinning against. 503 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:04,680 Speaker 2: Our own conscience. That's what Paul was saying. My conscience 504 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:08,960 Speaker 2: bears witness with me. Well, if your conscience doesn't bear witness, 505 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:12,280 Speaker 2: if you feel that uneasiness, if the alarm keeps going off, 506 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:14,120 Speaker 2: the best thing you can do is just pull back. 507 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 2: Does matter how many people are pressuring you, don't matter 508 00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:19,000 Speaker 2: how great the opportunity looks. 509 00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:21,600 Speaker 1: Don't go forward unless you first have peace. 510 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:25,120 Speaker 2: Let peace be your umpire, Let it be the ultimate 511 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 2: decision maker. I heard a story about this man that 512 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:31,200 Speaker 2: was a well known pastorn. He was a sought after 513 00:23:31,280 --> 00:23:34,119 Speaker 2: speaker all over the world and his ministry was growing 514 00:23:34,160 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 2: and growing. One day, he had a speaking engagement in 515 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:39,560 Speaker 2: another city. The next morning, he was to get up 516 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:42,280 Speaker 2: and catch a flight. The night before, he woke up 517 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:44,720 Speaker 2: in the middle of the night with a very distinct 518 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:49,880 Speaker 2: unrest and uneasiness on the inside. He knew something wasn't right. 519 00:23:50,240 --> 00:23:53,199 Speaker 2: He tossed and turned, and he couldn't get back to sleep. 520 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:54,920 Speaker 1: His wife the next morning. 521 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 2: The first words out of her mouth were, honey, I 522 00:23:57,640 --> 00:23:59,960 Speaker 2: just don't feel good about you taking this trip today. 523 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:03,119 Speaker 1: And understand, this man had flown all over the world. 524 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:05,959 Speaker 2: Flying wasn't anything new to him, but this was the 525 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:09,280 Speaker 2: first time he had ever felt something so strongly, first 526 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:10,520 Speaker 2: time his wife had ever. 527 00:24:10,359 --> 00:24:11,400 Speaker 1: Said anything like this. 528 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:14,080 Speaker 2: And he began to explain how he had been feeling 529 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:15,439 Speaker 2: the same way the night before. 530 00:24:16,040 --> 00:24:17,119 Speaker 1: And it wasn't a fear. 531 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 2: I'm not talking about being afraid. There's a difference between 532 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:23,199 Speaker 2: fear and having a lack of peace. A lack of 533 00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:25,359 Speaker 2: peace is just a knowing down in here that something 534 00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:28,960 Speaker 2: is not right. But unfortunately, this man did just what 535 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:32,560 Speaker 2: Isaac did. He overrode all the warnings. He thought, I 536 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:33,879 Speaker 2: can't disappoint these people. 537 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 1: I've promised them. 538 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:37,000 Speaker 2: It's been scheduled for a long time, and I just 539 00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:40,960 Speaker 2: cannot let them down. And he overrode his conscience. He 540 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:43,000 Speaker 2: went against what he was feeling down in here. And 541 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:46,120 Speaker 2: do you know that plane, in perfectly good weather, had 542 00:24:46,160 --> 00:24:48,600 Speaker 2: some kind of odd problem and it ended up going 543 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:52,200 Speaker 2: down and not one person survived. The wife said afterwards. 544 00:24:52,440 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 2: God tried and tried to get our attention. He tried 545 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:58,640 Speaker 2: to protect us, he tried to warn us, but see 546 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:00,440 Speaker 2: they didn't let peace be the o empire. 547 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:02,520 Speaker 1: He just went ahead and did it his own way. 548 00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:05,720 Speaker 2: And no doubt if he would have just acknowledged God 549 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:08,240 Speaker 2: and followed his heart, he'll still be with us today. 550 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:11,400 Speaker 2: And I'm not trying to bring fear on anybody. I'm 551 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:13,920 Speaker 2: not saying if you get nervous, man, don't leave your house. No, 552 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:17,280 Speaker 2: I'm just talking about following your heart. 553 00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:18,800 Speaker 1: Fall of peace, and. 554 00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:23,919 Speaker 2: Don't ignore the uneasiness. Don't override those warnings. Friends, You've 555 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 2: got to learn to acknowledge God before you make your decisions. 556 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:31,919 Speaker 2: Acknowledge God before you finalize your plans. God is smarter 557 00:25:32,119 --> 00:25:35,439 Speaker 2: and wiser than we are, and if we will acknowledge him, 558 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:39,639 Speaker 2: he's promised he will direct our paths. One translation says 559 00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:43,199 Speaker 2: he will crown our efforts with success. And that's my 560 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:45,640 Speaker 2: dream for every one of you, that you would experience 561 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 2: the abundant life that God has in store. But I 562 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 2: know that all starts when we make good decisions. 563 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:53,560 Speaker 1: So let me challenge you again. 564 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:57,600 Speaker 2: Always let peace be your umpire, Let peace be the 565 00:25:57,600 --> 00:26:00,919 Speaker 2: deciding factor, and do not make emotional decisions. 566 00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:02,560 Speaker 1: Don't have to have it your own way. 567 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:06,600 Speaker 2: Follow your heart, listen to that still small voice. If 568 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:09,399 Speaker 2: you do that, God will help you to make great decisions. 569 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:12,159 Speaker 2: He'll protect you, he'll guide you, he'll show you more 570 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:14,600 Speaker 2: of his favor, and you will experience that life of 571 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:16,240 Speaker 2: victory that he has in story. 572 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:18,600 Speaker 1: Amen. How many of you receive it this afternoon? Amen? 573 00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:22,560 Speaker 2: We never like to close our broadcast without giving you 574 00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:25,479 Speaker 2: an opportunity to make Jesus the lord of your life. 575 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:26,639 Speaker 1: Would you pray with me? 576 00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:32,680 Speaker 2: Just say, Lord, Jesus, I repent of my sins. Come 577 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:38,040 Speaker 2: into my heart. I make you my Lord and savior. 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