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I 45 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 5: like to start with something funny and I heard about 46 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 5: this country grandmother she'd go out on her front porch 47 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 5: every morning and thanked the Lord for another day. Her 48 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 5: neighbor didn't believe in God. He'd shout back, there's no 49 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 5: such thing as the Lord. One day he overheard her 50 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 5: asking God to give her groceries for the week. He 51 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 5: snuck over the next morning put some groceries on her 52 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:37,079 Speaker 5: front porch. She got up and said, thank you, Lord, 53 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 5: you did it again. He laughed and laughed and said, 54 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 5: God didn't give you those groceries. I put them there. 55 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 5: She said, Lord, thank you. You not only gave me 56 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 5: the groceries, but you made the devil pay for it. 57 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 5: Say it like you mean it. This is my Bible. 58 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 5: I am what it says I am. I have what 59 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 5: it says I have. I can do what it says 60 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:01,519 Speaker 5: I can do. Today I will be taught the word 61 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 5: of God. I boldly confess. My mind is alert, my 62 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 5: heart is receptive. I will never be the same. In Jesus' name. 63 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:11,360 Speaker 6: God bless you. 64 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:15,079 Speaker 5: I want to talk to you today about the blessing. 65 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 5: As parents, we have the ability to impact our children 66 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 5: like no one else can. While the mother's role of 67 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:29,119 Speaker 5: nurturing and caring is vitally important, Without the father's approval 68 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 5: and validation, the child will fill avoid Every person needs 69 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 5: the blessing from their father. 70 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 6: Many adults still struggle today. 71 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 5: Low self esteem, working all the time trying to prove 72 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 5: that they're good enough, all because of their father's lack 73 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 5: of affirmation. Their father never told them I'm proud of you. 74 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 5: He never made them feel approved, so they're still trying 75 00:03:57,160 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 5: to measure up gain this approval that can only come 76 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 5: from a father. Fathers, we have something to give our 77 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 5: children that nobody else can give. Other people can tell 78 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 5: them how great they are, how special they are, but 79 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 5: when you tell them, it carries a whole new weight. 80 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:20,599 Speaker 5: As the father, you have the god given authority to 81 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 5: bless your child. Every time you say I'm proud of you, 82 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:33,720 Speaker 5: I love you, You're beautiful, God releases strength into your child, value, confidence, security. 83 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 6: Those are not just nice words, it's what the scripture. 84 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:42,920 Speaker 5: Calls the blessing. You are propelling your child toward their destiny. 85 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 5: And we're all busy. It's easy to get sidetracked or 86 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 5: even in odds with our children. They're not doing right. 87 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 5: When they straight enough, I'll be nicer when I'm not 88 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:54,599 Speaker 5: so busy, I'll spend more. 89 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 6: Time with them or Joel. They know I'm proud of them. 90 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 5: I told them fourteen years ago, brought him home from 91 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:04,160 Speaker 5: the hospital. No, they need to hear again and again. 92 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:09,919 Speaker 5: You're the father. You carry the blessing. Don't withhold your love, 93 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:14,919 Speaker 5: your affection, your approval. Now you may not have received 94 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:18,520 Speaker 5: this blessing from your father. He wasn't around growing up, 95 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:22,239 Speaker 5: or maybe he was there, but all he did was correct. 96 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 5: You tell you what you're doing wrong. He didn't show affection, 97 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:31,280 Speaker 5: make you feel valuable. Don't let that negative cycle get 98 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 5: passed to the next generation. You can be the difference maker. 99 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 5: You can set a new standard. Start blessing your children, 100 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 5: Start calling out their seeds of greatness, telling them what 101 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:49,039 Speaker 5: they can become, prophesying their future. Let them know you're 102 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:52,159 Speaker 5: their number one fan. When you see them in the morning, 103 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:55,840 Speaker 5: give them a hug. Don't let them pass by without 104 00:05:55,880 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 5: showing your affection. Sometimes we were raised to think men 105 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 5: we don't express our feelings. We don't hug, We don't 106 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:06,839 Speaker 5: say nice things that would make us look weak. It's 107 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 5: just the opposite. When you show your feelings, you're strong. 108 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:15,839 Speaker 5: Real men hug their children, Real men show affection, make 109 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 5: their children feel valuable. Real men go out of their 110 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 5: way to approve, to validate, to encourage fathers. Our children 111 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 5: have been given to us as a gift. Do you 112 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:32,160 Speaker 5: know how many people would love to have kids. They're 113 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:37,600 Speaker 5: going through infertility treatments, spending thousands of dollars, enduring pain, suffering. 114 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:40,280 Speaker 6: They do anything to have children like ours. 115 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 5: God has entrusted you with his most prized possession. He's 116 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 5: counting on you as the father, to give them the blessing, 117 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:56,039 Speaker 5: your approval, your love, your affirmation, carries more weight than 118 00:06:56,120 --> 00:07:00,479 Speaker 5: any other man. Without your blessing, your children and will 119 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 5: struggle in areas that they did not have to struggle in. 120 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 5: There's a reason people are insecure, angry, overly competitive, promiscuous. 121 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 5: Many times, the root cause can be traced back to 122 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 5: they never got the blessing. 123 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 6: From their father. I know a man that's extremely successful. 124 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 5: His business has taken off, but he's never satisfied. He 125 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 5: works all the time, so competitive, he's got to go higher. 126 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 6: We were talking one day. 127 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 5: He brought up how his father has never acknowledged his success, 128 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 5: never once told him he was proud of his son. 129 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 6: When they visit on the holidays. 130 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:43,880 Speaker 5: His father never brings up his accomplishments, and this son, 131 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:48,240 Speaker 5: instead of being proud of who he is, enjoying his success, 132 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 5: he keeps working harder and harder, hoping one day he'll 133 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 5: gain his father's approval. What a difference it would make 134 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 5: if the father would just pick up the phone and say, 135 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 5: my son, Have I told you how proud I am 136 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 5: of you, how I think you're amazing, How you mean 137 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 5: the world to me. It seems so simple, yet it 138 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 5: carries so much weight. It fills a void that only 139 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 5: the father can fill, something we were all born with, 140 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 5: even as little children on the playground. There can be 141 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 5: twenty other adults people that we know, but we're constantly saying, 142 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 5: look at me, daddy, watch me run, Daddy, watch me. 143 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 6: Jump, Daddy, Watch how fast I am? 144 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 4: Daddy. 145 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 6: We long for our daddy to watch us. 146 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:39,560 Speaker 5: We long for our father to say, that's good, you're strong, 147 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:43,239 Speaker 5: you can run really fast. We could have our babysitter 148 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:46,200 Speaker 5: watch us, our cousin watch us, our neighbor watch us. 149 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 5: But when it's our dad, it takes on a whole 150 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 5: new meaning. This longing for our father's approval was put 151 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 5: in us by our creator. Your children may be fifty 152 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:03,600 Speaker 5: years old today. Deep down they're still saying, watch me, daddy, 153 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:06,079 Speaker 5: look at what I'm doing, Look at how I'm raising 154 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:08,680 Speaker 5: my children, Look at how I'm excelling in my career. 155 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:14,200 Speaker 5: They still long for your approval. Fathers, here's the good news. 156 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:19,559 Speaker 5: It's never too late to bless your children. You may 157 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 5: not have done this growing up. This is not the 158 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:24,560 Speaker 5: way you were raised. But I wonder what would happen 159 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:27,600 Speaker 5: if you picked up the phone called your son daughter. 160 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:30,600 Speaker 5: They may be thirty, forty years old, You hadn't spoken 161 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:33,079 Speaker 5: to them in a while, but you call and say, hey, 162 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 5: I just want to tell you how proud I amma you, 163 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 5: how much I love you, how I think you're amazing. 164 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:43,520 Speaker 5: Your approval, even later in life, can be a turning 165 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:48,559 Speaker 5: point for them. Your validation of their family, their success, 166 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:52,679 Speaker 5: their accomplishment, can put an end to issues they've been 167 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 5: struggling with, can bring healing and wholeness, set them on 168 00:09:56,600 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 5: a whole new path. Friend of mine named Robert grew 169 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 5: up with an alcoholic father. They lived way out in 170 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:07,000 Speaker 5: the country. His dad was known as the town drunk. 171 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:11,040 Speaker 5: Robert was the star football player in high school. He 172 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 5: was named an All American went on to play in college. 173 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:17,880 Speaker 5: Football was what he lived for. But in spite of 174 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:21,840 Speaker 5: all of his accomplishments, deep down there was a missing piece. 175 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 5: As far as he knew, his father had never seen 176 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 5: him play one football game. His dad had never complimented him, 177 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 5: never told him that he was proud of his success. 178 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 5: Even though his father was an alcoholic, Robert still longed 179 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:41,680 Speaker 5: for his approval. Years later, he found out that his 180 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:44,720 Speaker 5: dad did attend many of his games, but he stayed 181 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:47,800 Speaker 5: way over to the side because he was so embarrassed 182 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 5: by his drinking problem. After Robert's football career, went to 183 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:55,960 Speaker 5: seminary and became a minister. One day, he received a 184 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 5: phone call saying that his father had a heart attack 185 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:02,560 Speaker 5: and might not make it. Robert rushed up to the 186 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:06,440 Speaker 5: emergency room saw his father lying on the bed. His 187 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 5: dad was going in and out of consciousness. He wasn't 188 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:14,800 Speaker 5: completely there. He thought Robert was the doctor, the cardiologist. 189 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:20,000 Speaker 5: He said something that forever changed Robert's life. He said, doctor, 190 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:23,520 Speaker 5: have I ever told you about my son Robert? And 191 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:27,360 Speaker 5: how proud I am him? He was the star football player, 192 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:31,080 Speaker 5: led the league in tackles. Now he's the great pastor 193 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:34,600 Speaker 5: of a church went on and on, braggon on his son. 194 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 5: Robert began to weep that day he heard the words 195 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:43,000 Speaker 5: that he had waited thirty five years to hear. It 196 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:46,720 Speaker 5: was like a healing bomb was released on the inside. 197 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 5: It filled a void that only a father can fail. 198 00:11:50,840 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 6: You think, well, come on, Robert, he's an alcoholic. 199 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:56,959 Speaker 5: He's never been there for you. Just blow him off. No, 200 00:11:57,120 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 5: the father holds a blessing that is a strategic peace 201 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 5: to our puzzle. Maybe, like Robert's father, you haven't been 202 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:10,480 Speaker 5: there for your children, had struggles and issues, and now 203 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 5: you think my children don't need anything from me. Joel, 204 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 5: I've made a lot of poor choices. They're doing better 205 00:12:16,559 --> 00:12:20,320 Speaker 5: than I am. No, just life with Robert. They still 206 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:25,680 Speaker 5: need your approval. Don't withhold your blessing. Sometimes we think 207 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 5: they know I love them, they know I'm proud of them. 208 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 5: I don't need to tell them. No, a blessing is 209 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 5: not a blessing until it's spoken. People don't know what 210 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 5: you're thinking. They can't read your mind. Even though it 211 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:43,320 Speaker 5: may seem minor to you as a father, when you 212 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:46,200 Speaker 5: tell your children you're proud of them, it can do 213 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 5: something major in their life. The blessing of the father 214 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 5: carries so much weight. It can help release them to 215 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 5: a new level of their destiny. I think about growing up, 216 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 5: how many times I heard my pa parents tell me 217 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 5: that they were proud of me, that I was going 218 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 5: to do great things in life. My father would brag 219 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:09,599 Speaker 5: on me so much in front of other people it 220 00:13:09,640 --> 00:13:13,560 Speaker 5: would embarrass me. Every place we would go together, he 221 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 5: couldn't wait to say, have you met my son Joel. 222 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 5: He'd go on and on telling all of my history. 223 00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:23,600 Speaker 5: How I did the television production at the church. Nobody 224 00:13:23,640 --> 00:13:24,640 Speaker 5: could do it better than me. 225 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:28,080 Speaker 6: I was the greatest producer, the greatest director. None of 226 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:29,559 Speaker 6: that was true. 227 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 5: I wasn't the greatest anything. But I kind of liked 228 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:36,720 Speaker 5: the fact that I had my father fooled. But really, 229 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:39,960 Speaker 5: more than bragging on me, he was speaking the blessing. 230 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:47,480 Speaker 5: He was approving, validating, honoring me. There's a reason people 231 00:13:47,559 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 5: are secure, confident, they feel valuable. 232 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 6: It has a lot to do with the blessing. 233 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:57,680 Speaker 5: From their father. One time, in the fourth grade, the 234 00:13:57,720 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 5: principal's assistant came and got me out of class and said, 235 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:04,000 Speaker 5: my father needed to speak to me on the phone. 236 00:14:04,080 --> 00:14:07,520 Speaker 5: I was alarmed, wondering what was going on, walked to 237 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:10,880 Speaker 5: the office, my heart beating fast, answered the phone. Yes, Daddy, 238 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 5: what is it? He said, Joel, I'm ordering red lobster 239 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:17,679 Speaker 5: for lunch today. Do you want tater tots or French 240 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 5: fries with your meal? One thing about it, I knew 241 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 5: my father cared. He traveled a lot when I was 242 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 5: growing up and couldn't attend many of my basketball games, 243 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 5: but every once in a while he would show up. 244 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:32,960 Speaker 6: My father normally wore. 245 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:36,160 Speaker 5: Suits, he didn't have many casual clothes, but when he 246 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:38,760 Speaker 5: had come to my games for some reason, he would 247 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 5: wear short pants. His legs were so white you needed sunglasses. 248 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 6: They looked like the glory of God. 249 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 5: If that wasn't bad enough, he would wear his black. 250 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 6: Dress shoes with those shorts. That contrast was deadly. 251 00:14:57,120 --> 00:15:00,040 Speaker 5: I was so embarrassed, but I had no doubt my 252 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:04,120 Speaker 5: father was so proud of me. Maybe you're a father 253 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 5: in a single parent situation. You don't have your children 254 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 5: with you all the time. 255 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 6: That's okay. 256 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 5: You can still give them your blessing. Don't take the 257 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 5: easy way out and make the mother do everything. Your 258 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:22,640 Speaker 5: children need your love, your guidance, your support your mentorship. 259 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:27,080 Speaker 5: If a young lady doesn't get the approval from her father, 260 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 5: many times she'll try to get that approval from other men. 261 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 5: She'll go from relationship to relationship, not valuing who she 262 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:41,120 Speaker 5: is because she has not been valued by the most 263 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 5: important male in her life, her father. 264 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:47,840 Speaker 6: Your daughter. As a little girl, she looks up to 265 00:15:47,880 --> 00:15:48,880 Speaker 6: you as her hero. 266 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:53,640 Speaker 5: She admires you. She thinks you can do anything. She's 267 00:15:53,720 --> 00:15:57,280 Speaker 5: not going to feel good about herself until she knows 268 00:15:57,680 --> 00:16:00,320 Speaker 5: you think she's the greatest thing in the world world. 269 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 5: You're teaching your daughter how other men should treat her. 270 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 5: She's learning from you what love is. She's felt her 271 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 5: mother's love, but you are her first male love. You 272 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 5: are her first boyfriend. It all starts with you. It's 273 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 5: going to be compared to the love that you show her. 274 00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 5: It's why it's so important fathers not only to treat 275 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:29,520 Speaker 5: your wife with honor and respect, but treat your daughter 276 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 5: like she's a queen. 277 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:34,440 Speaker 6: You are setting the tone for how she will allow 278 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:35,880 Speaker 6: other people to treat her. 279 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 5: If you're harsh, rude, condescending, don't have time for her, 280 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 5: You're teaching her that's how men treat women. That's Okay, 281 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:47,280 Speaker 5: find somebody like that. But when you treat her with 282 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:52,960 Speaker 5: respect and kindness, you value her, make her feel loved, important, honored. 283 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:57,800 Speaker 5: That's the standard she's going to set. Our daughter, Alexandra, 284 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 5: her first day was not with another young man. It 285 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:07,040 Speaker 5: was with this young man. I've taken her to dinner, 286 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:10,760 Speaker 5: to the mall, to build a bear, to Disneyland. I've 287 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:13,879 Speaker 5: opened the car door for her, I've carried her luggage. 288 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:17,560 Speaker 5: I've told her she's beautiful, valuable, talented, one. 289 00:17:17,359 --> 00:17:18,880 Speaker 6: Of a kind, a masterpiece. 290 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:22,520 Speaker 5: I've set a high standard. The people she chooses to 291 00:17:22,640 --> 00:17:26,880 Speaker 5: date are going to have a tough act to follow. 292 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:29,520 Speaker 5: Not only are they gonna have to be good looking 293 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:33,680 Speaker 5: like me, but they're gonna have to bring their a game. 294 00:17:34,280 --> 00:17:36,439 Speaker 5: They're not gonna be average mediocre. 295 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:37,200 Speaker 6: She'll know to. 296 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:37,920 Speaker 5: Weed them out. 297 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:39,120 Speaker 6: They're gonna have to be a. 298 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:43,840 Speaker 5: Cut above, exceptional, extraordinary people that are treated like a queen. 299 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:49,080 Speaker 5: That's what a father does. A father sets the standard. 300 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:52,639 Speaker 5: Don't be harsh on your children, don't be too. 301 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 6: Busy for them. 302 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:56,240 Speaker 5: If you don't tell your daughter how beautiful she is, 303 00:17:56,800 --> 00:18:00,159 Speaker 5: don't be surprised if she finds a young man. 304 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:01,240 Speaker 6: To tell her how beautiful she is. 305 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:04,879 Speaker 5: If you don't make your children feel special, they'll go 306 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:08,640 Speaker 5: out and try to fill that void with something or someone, 307 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:12,160 Speaker 5: a void that you can fill as the father. Let's 308 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 5: set a high standard. This is your legacy. This is 309 00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:19,560 Speaker 5: what you're passing down. More than your money, more than 310 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:23,879 Speaker 5: your success, your accomplishments, your values, your principles, what you 311 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:27,240 Speaker 5: believe in. That's what's going to live on. I'm asking 312 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:32,040 Speaker 5: you to model excellence, model integrity. Give your children the blessing, 313 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:34,720 Speaker 5: Let them know their maid and the image of God, 314 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:38,679 Speaker 5: that they're extremely valuable, that they have seeds of greatness 315 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:39,720 Speaker 5: on the inside. 316 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:44,000 Speaker 6: In the Scripture, there was a father named Jesse. He 317 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:45,120 Speaker 6: had eight sons. 318 00:18:45,840 --> 00:18:48,800 Speaker 5: When the prophet Samuel came to his house to choose 319 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:53,160 Speaker 5: one of those sons as the next king, Jesse's youngest son, David, 320 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:55,040 Speaker 5: was out in the shepherd's fields. 321 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 6: Jesse didn't even invite David in. He thought he doesn't 322 00:18:59,040 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 6: have a chance. 323 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:04,159 Speaker 5: He's too inexperienced. When Samuel looked at the other seven boys, 324 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:07,600 Speaker 5: he said, it's none of these. He asked Jesse if 325 00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:11,919 Speaker 5: he had another son. Jesse was so surprised he said, yes, David, 326 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:14,359 Speaker 5: my youngest he's out there taking care of the sheep. 327 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:18,639 Speaker 5: But I know it's not him. The moment Samuel saw David, 328 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:21,200 Speaker 5: he lit up, said, that's him. He's the next king. 329 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 5: Here's my point. Jesse had a king in his house 330 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:28,919 Speaker 5: and he didn't recognize it. He had one of the 331 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:31,600 Speaker 5: greatest men that would ever live, but he didn't see it. 332 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:32,800 Speaker 6: He just looked on. 333 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:36,960 Speaker 5: The outside, saw his size, his ability, his experience. He 334 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:40,919 Speaker 5: couldn't see the seeds of greatness on the inside. He 335 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:45,240 Speaker 5: didn't see the giant killer, the army general, the skilled musician, 336 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:49,879 Speaker 5: the history maker. Don't do like Jesse and have a 337 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:53,680 Speaker 5: king a queen in your house and not recognize it. 338 00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:57,360 Speaker 5: You don't know the gifts God has put in your children. 339 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:01,120 Speaker 5: You could be raising the next giant killer, the next 340 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:04,240 Speaker 5: army general, the next David, the next history maker. 341 00:20:04,520 --> 00:20:07,000 Speaker 6: All they need is your blessing. 342 00:20:07,160 --> 00:20:11,119 Speaker 5: Your encouragement, to know that you believe in them, that 343 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:13,960 Speaker 5: you're cheering them on, that you're their number one fan. 344 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 5: Two thousand and nine, a young man named Jonathan Sanchez 345 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:23,040 Speaker 5: was the starting pitcher for the San Francisco Giants baseball team. 346 00:20:23,359 --> 00:20:27,320 Speaker 5: He'd been doing okay, but he started struggling Eventually he 347 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 5: was sent. 348 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:28,760 Speaker 6: Down to the bullpen. 349 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:33,440 Speaker 5: When the star pitcher Randy Johnson hurt his shoulder, he 350 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:37,280 Speaker 5: was put back in the starting rotation. Just so happened, 351 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:41,080 Speaker 5: his father had flown in from Puerto Rico to watch 352 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:43,880 Speaker 5: him pitch for the first time in the major leagues. 353 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:48,040 Speaker 5: With his father up there in the stands, Jonathan pitched 354 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:51,880 Speaker 5: the game of his lifetime, striking out a career high 355 00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:55,760 Speaker 5: eleven batters and not allowing one hit. It was the 356 00:20:55,760 --> 00:20:59,200 Speaker 5: first no hitter in thirty three years for the Giants. 357 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:01,960 Speaker 5: After the game, the first one in the dugout to 358 00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:06,080 Speaker 5: congratulate him was his father. Jonathan said, I was so 359 00:21:06,320 --> 00:21:09,320 Speaker 5: pumped to know that my father was watching me pitch 360 00:21:09,359 --> 00:21:13,639 Speaker 5: for the first time. Wasn't a coincidence that he pitched 361 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:16,760 Speaker 5: the game of his life on the first time his 362 00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:18,919 Speaker 5: father was there to watch him play. 363 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:22,880 Speaker 6: The blessing kicked in. Fathers, when your children know. 364 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:26,840 Speaker 5: You're watching them, you believe in them, you're cheering them on. 365 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:30,719 Speaker 5: That's going to give them an extra boost to rise higher, 366 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:34,600 Speaker 5: to go further, to accomplish things they never thought they 367 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:39,800 Speaker 5: could accomplish. And I realize not everybody got this blessing 368 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:40,639 Speaker 5: from their father. 369 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:44,640 Speaker 6: Some people lost their father early in life. 370 00:21:44,680 --> 00:21:48,439 Speaker 5: Half of the children today are being raised in fatherless homes. 371 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:52,200 Speaker 5: Maybe your dad was around, but he wasn't a good influence. 372 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 5: He made it harder on you. Notice with David, even 373 00:21:56,600 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 5: though his father didn't believe in him, that didn't change 374 00:22:00,359 --> 00:22:04,840 Speaker 5: David's destinies. What God had planned for David's life could 375 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 5: not be stopped by how his father raised him. Don't 376 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:11,800 Speaker 5: use this as an excuse. I didn't get the blessing, Joel. 377 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:13,919 Speaker 5: Now I know why I'm stuck. Now know why I 378 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:17,280 Speaker 5: can't accomplish my dream. Know what you did or did 379 00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:20,840 Speaker 5: not get is not a surprise to God. You may 380 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:23,840 Speaker 5: not have had a father involved in your life growing up. 381 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:27,439 Speaker 5: God said in Psalm sixty eight he will be a 382 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:31,639 Speaker 5: father to the fatherless. God will be your father. He 383 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:34,400 Speaker 5: will watch over you in a special way. He'll get 384 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:39,240 Speaker 5: you to where you're supposed to be. For many single 385 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:44,159 Speaker 5: mothers doing an incredible job raising their children without the 386 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:47,680 Speaker 5: help of a man, God said he will be your husband. 387 00:22:48,359 --> 00:22:51,160 Speaker 5: He will help you raise your child. He will give 388 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:55,840 Speaker 5: you wisdom, He will provide for your needs. There's a 389 00:22:55,880 --> 00:22:59,200 Speaker 5: single mom that attends here. She has two sons. They 390 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:02,320 Speaker 5: were raised on a limited income, but today both of 391 00:23:02,359 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 5: her sons are in major universities on full scholarships, one 392 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:09,680 Speaker 5: in medical school, one in law school. 393 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:13,560 Speaker 6: God will be your husband. God will take care. 394 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:17,240 Speaker 5: Of you and your children. Read a story about a 395 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:20,879 Speaker 5: little boy. He grew up with a single parent mother 396 00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:26,400 Speaker 5: in the Hills of Tennessee. Back then, especially in that area, 397 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 5: children that were born to unwed mothers were really looked 398 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 5: down on. At three years old, neighbors would not let 399 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:36,639 Speaker 5: him play with their children. They would say things like, 400 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:40,440 Speaker 5: what's he doing in our town? And who's his father? Anyway? 401 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:43,679 Speaker 5: He'd go up to the local store on Saturdays with 402 00:23:43,760 --> 00:23:47,639 Speaker 5: his mom and people would make these disparaging remarks loud 403 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 5: enough so they could hear it. There he is again, 404 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:54,000 Speaker 5: Did you ever find out who his father is? He 405 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:57,400 Speaker 5: grew up insecure, always feeling like there was something wrong 406 00:23:57,480 --> 00:24:01,240 Speaker 5: with him. At twelve years old, a new minister moved 407 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:06,320 Speaker 5: into town. Young man, very dynamic, talented, created quite a stir. 408 00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:08,600 Speaker 6: This boy had never been to church. 409 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 5: One day, he decided to go all by himself to 410 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:16,120 Speaker 5: see what all the excitement was about. He went late, 411 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:18,640 Speaker 5: sat in the back hoping that nobody would see him. 412 00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 5: That day, he felt a love and an acceptance like 413 00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:25,520 Speaker 5: he had never felt. Planned on leaving early, but he 414 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 5: got engrossed in what the minister was saying. Was over 415 00:24:28,359 --> 00:24:30,719 Speaker 5: Before he knew it, he got caught in the crowd. 416 00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:34,320 Speaker 5: As he was leaving, the young minister was greeting everyone 417 00:24:34,359 --> 00:24:37,480 Speaker 5: at the door, and he saw the young boy by himself, 418 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:40,639 Speaker 5: and of course he didn't know anything about him. Innocently, 419 00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 5: this minister said, son, whose child are you? The whole 420 00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:49,439 Speaker 5: place grew completely silent. That was the question they had 421 00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:52,600 Speaker 5: all been wanting to ask. The boy put his head down. 422 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:55,680 Speaker 5: He didn't know what to say. The minister snapped that 423 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:58,320 Speaker 5: something was wrong. He looked at the boy and said, oh, 424 00:24:58,800 --> 00:25:01,320 Speaker 5: I know whose child you are are. I can see 425 00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:05,960 Speaker 5: the resemblance so strongly. You're a child of Almighty God. 426 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:10,000 Speaker 5: That day was a turning point in the young boy's life. 427 00:25:11,119 --> 00:25:15,960 Speaker 5: Chains of insecurity, inferiority were broken off of him. Over 428 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:21,080 Speaker 5: thirty years later, that young boy was elected governor of Tennessee. 429 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:23,480 Speaker 5: If you were to ask him, Ben Hooper would tell 430 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 5: you the day he really got elected was the day 431 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:30,680 Speaker 5: that minister told him who his father was. A lot 432 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:33,960 Speaker 5: of people today grew up without fathers. 433 00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:35,639 Speaker 6: I wish that were not so. 434 00:25:36,440 --> 00:25:38,639 Speaker 5: But if that's you, let me tell you what the 435 00:25:38,680 --> 00:25:43,520 Speaker 5: minister told Ben Hooper. Your father is Almighty God. He's 436 00:25:43,600 --> 00:25:46,280 Speaker 5: chosen you, called you, set you apart. 437 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:49,080 Speaker 6: You didn't get here by accident. You didn't just happen 438 00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:49,760 Speaker 6: to show up. 439 00:25:50,119 --> 00:25:53,560 Speaker 5: God breathed his life into you. You have a destiny 440 00:25:53,600 --> 00:25:58,320 Speaker 5: to fulfill, an assignment that only you can accomplish. A 441 00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 5: few years ago after the sir, this mother came up 442 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:04,720 Speaker 5: to me with two small children, a boy and a girl. 443 00:26:04,920 --> 00:26:08,400 Speaker 5: They were very loving. The little boy, about five years old, 444 00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:11,560 Speaker 5: hugged me and he wouldn't let go. We talked for 445 00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 5: a little while. Finally they walked away. A couple of 446 00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:17,639 Speaker 5: minutes later, the little boy came back said he wanted 447 00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:21,600 Speaker 5: to whisper something in my ear. I leaned down. He said, 448 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:25,040 Speaker 5: in the most sincere voice, I wish you were my dad. 449 00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:29,560 Speaker 5: I'll never forget that. But maybe today your father has 450 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:32,240 Speaker 5: not been involved in your life as much as he 451 00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:34,399 Speaker 5: should have, And like that little boy, you feel a 452 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:38,639 Speaker 5: void on the inside, a longing for that approval. I 453 00:26:38,680 --> 00:26:43,159 Speaker 5: believe right now that void is being filled. Healing is 454 00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:49,040 Speaker 5: taking place. Wholeness, value, confidence. Your heavenly father is giving 455 00:26:49,080 --> 00:26:54,320 Speaker 5: you the blessing. He's saying, I'm proud of you. You're amazing, 456 00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:58,479 Speaker 5: You're valuable. You're going to do great things in life. 457 00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:01,240 Speaker 5: Some of you, like me, have a father that's no 458 00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:04,840 Speaker 5: longer with us. He's in heaven. You hear people say 459 00:27:05,040 --> 00:27:08,520 Speaker 5: I wish my dad could see me now. Even when 460 00:27:08,520 --> 00:27:11,720 Speaker 5: we lose our fathers, deep down, there's still a part 461 00:27:11,720 --> 00:27:14,800 Speaker 5: of us saying, watch me, Dad, look at what I'm doing. 462 00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:18,800 Speaker 5: The scripture talks about how there is a great cloud 463 00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:22,359 Speaker 5: of witnesses, people that have gone before us, that are 464 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:26,040 Speaker 5: cheering us on in the grand stends of heaven. Right now, 465 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:30,240 Speaker 5: looking down watching you closely, is your father, my father, 466 00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:34,480 Speaker 5: fathers that have gone before us. You know what they're saying, 467 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:38,959 Speaker 5: Look at my son, look at my daughter. Look at 468 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:41,880 Speaker 5: how amazing they are, Look at what they're accomplishing. 469 00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:43,640 Speaker 6: They may not be here in. 470 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:46,879 Speaker 5: Person, but you can rest assured they're proud of you. 471 00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:51,040 Speaker 6: They still think you're amazing. They still give you their approval. 472 00:27:51,760 --> 00:27:54,400 Speaker 5: We can look up and say, watch me, Dad, We're 473 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:56,639 Speaker 5: just getting started. There are a lot of great things 474 00:27:56,680 --> 00:28:00,920 Speaker 5: still to come. Friend's life is short. Makes you give 475 00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:04,359 Speaker 5: your children the blessing. It's never too late. You can 476 00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:06,800 Speaker 5: pick up the phone, call a son or daughter, tell 477 00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:09,880 Speaker 5: them how proud you are of them. And again, if 478 00:28:09,920 --> 00:28:13,400 Speaker 5: you didn't get the blessing, your earthly father wasn't around. 479 00:28:13,680 --> 00:28:17,600 Speaker 5: God is your father. He put his blessing on you, 480 00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:21,720 Speaker 5: and I believe and declare because of that blessing, you're 481 00:28:21,720 --> 00:28:25,040 Speaker 5: going to rise higher. You're going to accomplish your dreams. 482 00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:27,640 Speaker 5: You're going to set a new standard for your family. 483 00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:30,960 Speaker 5: Your children are going to be mighty in the land. 484 00:28:31,359 --> 00:28:34,520 Speaker 5: In Jesus' name, if you receive it, can you say 485 00:28:34,560 --> 00:28:39,040 Speaker 5: him in today? We never like to close our broadcast 486 00:28:39,360 --> 00:28:41,200 Speaker 5: without giving you an opportunity to. 487 00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:43,880 Speaker 6: Make Jesus the lord of your life. Would you pray 488 00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:44,240 Speaker 6: with me? 489 00:28:44,760 --> 00:28:50,440 Speaker 5: Just say Lord, Jesus, I repent of my sins, Come 490 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:56,000 Speaker 5: into my heart. I make you my Lord and savior. Friends, 491 00:28:56,040 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 5: if you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got 492 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:01,760 Speaker 5: born again. Get in a good Bible based church. Keep 493 00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:02,760 Speaker 5: God first place. 494 00:29:03,080 --> 00:29:05,520 Speaker 6: He's going to take you places that you've never dreamed. 495 00:29:06,040 --> 00:29:08,920 Speaker 7: Thank you for listening to the Joel los Deine podcast. 496 00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:11,880 Speaker 7: Help us continue to share the message of hope with 497 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:15,960 Speaker 7: those all over the world. 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