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God, it is always a 41 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 4: joy to coming to your homes. We loved you and 42 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 4: we're believing that this year is going to be your 43 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 4: best year so far, and we just appreciate you. Tuning in. 44 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 4: If you're ever in our area, stop by and see us. 45 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 4: I'll promise you will make you feel right at home. 46 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 4: Thank you again for coming out today. And I like 47 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 4: to start with something funny. And A woman was on 48 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 4: an airplane reading her Bible. The man next to her said, 49 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 4: you don't believe all that stuff in there, do you? 50 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 4: She said, of course I do. It's the Bible. He said, well, 51 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 4: what about that guy that was swallowed by the well? 52 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 4: She said, you mean Jonah. Yes, I believe that too. 53 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 4: He said, well, how could he possibly survive all that 54 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 4: time inside a well. She thought about it a moment 55 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 4: and said, I don't know. When I get to heaven, 56 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,359 Speaker 4: i'll guess i'll have to ask him. He said, sarcastically, well, 57 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 4: what if he's not in heaven. She smiled and said, 58 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 4: then you're gonna have to ask him. All right, hold 59 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:53,679 Speaker 4: your bibles up, let's say it together. This is my Bible. 60 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 4: I am what it says I am. I have what 61 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 4: it says I have. I can do what it says 62 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 4: I can do. Today I will be taught the word 63 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 4: of God. I boldly confess my mind is alert, my 64 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:11,080 Speaker 4: heart is receptive. I will never be the same in Jesus' name, 65 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 4: God bless you. You sound great as usual. We've been 66 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,800 Speaker 4: talking about making the most of our time, and I 67 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 4: want to focus today on the importance of knowing your 68 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:25,080 Speaker 4: purpose and then taking steps to fulfill that purpose. You 69 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 4: have a divine destiny. You're not an accident. God saw 70 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 4: you before you were ever even born, and He's put 71 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 4: gifts and talents in you. He's given you ideas and creativity. 72 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 4: There's something that you can excel at. You have all 73 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 4: this potential on the inside, but it's not going to 74 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 4: do you any good unless you start tapping into it. 75 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 4: And too many people today are not really fulfilled. They're 76 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 4: just going to work, trying to make a living, stuck 77 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 4: in a job they don't even like, not pursuing the 78 00:03:57,160 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 4: dreams and desires that God's put in their heart. And 79 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 4: as long as we're not moving toward our God given destiny, 80 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 4: there will always be a sense of dissatisfaction on the inside. 81 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 4: And I can't think of anything more tragic than to 82 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 4: come to the end of your life and realize that 83 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:16,599 Speaker 4: you have not become all God created you to be. 84 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 4: You just lived an average, mediocre life. You got by, 85 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:24,160 Speaker 4: but you didn't have any passion, You didn't have any enthusiasm. 86 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 4: You had all this untapped potential on the inside. I 87 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 4: heard somebody say, the wealthiest place on Earth is not 88 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 4: in the oil fields over in the Middle East. It's 89 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 4: not in the gold and diamond minds in South Africa. 90 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:43,039 Speaker 4: The wealthiest place on earth is in the cemeteries. Because 91 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 4: buried in those graves are all kinds of dreams and 92 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:49,599 Speaker 4: desires that will never be fulfilled. There are books that 93 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:52,920 Speaker 4: will never be written, businesses that will never be started, 94 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 4: ministries that will never see the light of day. The 95 00:04:55,960 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 4: incredible power of potential is lying in those graves. Now, 96 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:03,840 Speaker 4: I want you to feel this sense of destiny today. Friends, 97 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 4: you have an assignment. There is something God wants you 98 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:10,599 Speaker 4: to accomplish, and if you don't get it done, not 99 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:13,720 Speaker 4: only are you not going to be fulfilled, but this 100 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 4: world is not going to be near as bright a 101 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:19,040 Speaker 4: place as it could be. And the reason some people 102 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 4: are not happy, the reason they're not living with enthusiasm, 103 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 4: is because they're not really in their purpose. Understand, there 104 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 4: is a gift, a treasure on the inside of you, 105 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 4: but you've got to do your part to get it out. Now, 106 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 4: I want to challenge you today to be more determined 107 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 4: than ever that you're going to get focused and start 108 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 4: taking steps toward the dreams and desires that God's put 109 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:46,040 Speaker 4: in your heart. Our goal should be, We're going to 110 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:50,359 Speaker 4: live life to the full, pursuing our passions, pursuing our dreams, 111 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:53,159 Speaker 4: and then when it comes our time to go, we're 112 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:55,839 Speaker 4: gonna go empty. We're not gonna have any potential left 113 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 4: in us. We're not going to have to bury any 114 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 4: of our treasures. We're going to have spent our life life. Well, well, 115 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:03,799 Speaker 4: you said, Joe, how do I really know my purpose? 116 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 4: How do I really get into my divine destiny? It's 117 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:11,280 Speaker 4: not complicated. Your purpose has to do with what excites you, 118 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:15,040 Speaker 4: What are you passionate about, what do you really love doing. 119 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:18,479 Speaker 4: Your purpose will be a part of the dreams and 120 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 4: the desires that are in your heart. It'll be a 121 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:25,600 Speaker 4: part of your very nature. See God made you, He's 122 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 4: the one that put those desires in you, so it'll 123 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:31,719 Speaker 4: be something that you like doing. For instance, if you 124 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 4: really love children, then your purpose will probably be something 125 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 4: that has to do with children, teaching them, coaching them, 126 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:44,279 Speaker 4: mentoring them. I know people that are just extremely helpful people. 127 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:48,600 Speaker 4: They're so compassionate and caring well, their purpose will probably 128 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 4: fall into a social field, or maybe even a medical 129 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 4: field a doctor, a nurse, a caregiver, a counselor What 130 00:06:56,040 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 4: I'm saying is that your purpose will always follow after 131 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:03,840 Speaker 4: what you are passionate about. I know, from the time 132 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:06,839 Speaker 4: I was ten or eleven years old, I was always 133 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 4: fascinated with television production. I loved the cameras and editing 134 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 4: and watching people make movies. That just excited me. And 135 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 4: from the time I was a young man, I would 136 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 4: come down to the church on the weekends. We had 137 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 4: some little industrial cameras and I'd spend all day Saturday 138 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 4: just playing with the television equipment. I didn't know how 139 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 4: to run it. I just turn it on and off 140 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 4: and unplug it, plug it back in, cool the cables, 141 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 4: get it ready for Sunday. But I was passionate about it. 142 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 4: It's what came naturally. When I got old enough to 143 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 4: run the camera in the services, maybe thirteen or fourteen, 144 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 4: I was very good at it. In fact, I was 145 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 4: one of the best camera men that we had. But 146 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 4: it wasn't hard for me. It was natural to me. 147 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 4: I didn't have to work at it. It was like 148 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 4: a hobby. I loved doing it. See, that was all 149 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 4: a part of my purpose that was hardwired into me 150 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:01,200 Speaker 4: by the creator of the universe. And I just kept 151 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 4: following my passions. I went to college and studied it 152 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 4: for a year, came back home and started the television ministry, 153 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:10,920 Speaker 4: And even today, being on the other side of the cameras, 154 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 4: I can see how God was guiding and directing my steps. 155 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 4: But some of you go to work every day and 156 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 4: you don't really enjoy it. You don't like the field 157 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 4: that you're in. You get up in the morning dreading it. 158 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 4: You can't stand the traffic, you don't enjoy the people. Listen, 159 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:29,559 Speaker 4: you need to re examine things. You are not meant 160 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:34,000 Speaker 4: to live a miserable and unfulfilled life, and you need 161 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:36,560 Speaker 4: to make sure that you're in a field that's a 162 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:40,600 Speaker 4: part of your purpose. Don't go twenty five years doing 163 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:43,560 Speaker 4: something you don't like and just stay there because you're 164 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 4: comfortable and you don't want to rock the boat. Now 165 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:50,320 Speaker 4: get into your divine destiny. We should love what we're doing. 166 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 4: We should go to work every day with enthusiasm, passionate 167 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 4: about what we do. Now I'm not saying we don't 168 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 4: have to work hard, and there are not going to 169 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 4: be some frustrating day and people we don't want to 170 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:04,200 Speaker 4: deal with. That's all a part of it. But ultimately 171 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 4: we should enjoy what we're doing. When you get home 172 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 4: at night, you should feel rewarded, like you've accomplished something, 173 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:14,120 Speaker 4: like you've made the world a better place. And really, 174 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 4: when you get into your purpose, work is not even 175 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:18,959 Speaker 4: going to be like work to you. It's going to 176 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:20,960 Speaker 4: be like a hobby. And on top of that, you'll 177 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 4: get paid for it. I heard somebody say, do what 178 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 4: you love doing and the money will always follow. And 179 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:29,720 Speaker 4: I believe that if you'll really get into your purpose, 180 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:32,320 Speaker 4: you'll never have a problem with money, because when you're 181 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 4: fulfilling your god given destiny, you'll not only be excited 182 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:39,960 Speaker 4: and enthusiastic about it, but you'll excel in that area. 183 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:43,439 Speaker 4: And when you excel, promotion and increase will always come. 184 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 4: And every one of you has hardwired into you a 185 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 4: divine purpose from the creator of the universe. It's a 186 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:54,760 Speaker 4: part of your nature. And until you start pursuing it 187 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 4: and start really getting into it, you're not going to 188 00:09:57,400 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 4: be fulfilled as you should be to think of it 189 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 4: like this. God made all these different kinds of animals, 190 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 4: and he's given them each unique characteristics and unique things 191 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 4: about their personality. For instance, the owl is nocturnal, likes 192 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:15,320 Speaker 4: to be out at night, and so God has given 193 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:18,520 Speaker 4: the owl eyes that can see as good at night 194 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:21,719 Speaker 4: time as we can see in the daytime. But if 195 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:24,440 Speaker 4: that owl decided he wanted to start sleeping at night 196 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 4: and staying out during the day, and all of a 197 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 4: sudden he started going against his God given destiny, then 198 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,679 Speaker 4: he's gonna have problems. He's gonna have a hard time 199 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:37,400 Speaker 4: finding food, he's gonna struggle all day not enjoy his life. 200 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:40,840 Speaker 4: And it's all because he's not doing what he was 201 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:44,360 Speaker 4: wired to do. He got outside his purpose. When you're 202 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 4: really in your purpose, things come naturally to you. You 203 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 4: don't have to tell the owl to stay up at night. 204 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:52,520 Speaker 4: It's natural for it to stay up at night, and 205 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 4: it's got the equipment for it, it's got the goods 206 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 4: God's given it. The vision doesn't have to struggle to 207 00:10:58,040 --> 00:11:01,480 Speaker 4: stay awake. God made it not ern well. In the 208 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:04,840 Speaker 4: same way, God has put certain things in every one 209 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 4: of us. And if we can just get into our 210 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 4: purpose and do what we're good at. Naturally, then life 211 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 4: is not going to be a struggle. It's not gonna 212 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:15,240 Speaker 4: be a headache. You're not gonna get up dread and 213 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:18,000 Speaker 4: go into work. God, why do I have this job? No, 214 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 4: make sure you're in your purpose. When you're really in 215 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 4: your purpose, there'll be a joy on the inside, deep 216 00:11:24,760 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 4: down in here. You'll feel a sense of accomplishment, a 217 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 4: sense of fulfillment. And yes, we're gonna have to work hard, 218 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:34,640 Speaker 4: Yes there will be times that we struggle, but overall, 219 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:37,839 Speaker 4: when you're really in your purpose, you will be fulfilled 220 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:41,320 Speaker 4: and you will enjoy your life. I think about another 221 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:44,319 Speaker 4: type of animal, a retriever, a certain type of dog. 222 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:48,559 Speaker 4: It's natural for a retriever to retrieve, that's what's been 223 00:11:48,679 --> 00:11:52,000 Speaker 4: hardwired into it. You can take a bunch of retrievers 224 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 4: and put them in a fenced off area, and all 225 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 4: day long, they'll just lay around the yard, lazy, unmotivated, 226 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:02,480 Speaker 4: no enthusiasm, just dragging through the day. But when that 227 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 4: owner comes home and opens up the bed of his 228 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:08,439 Speaker 4: pickup truck and they begin to realize they're about to 229 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 4: go hunting, those dogs will come alive. They'll start barking, 230 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 4: They'll start jumping, they'll run around the yard in excitement. 231 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 4: I mean, it's a night and day difference. Why is that. 232 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:22,240 Speaker 4: It's what they were meant to do. God put that 233 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:25,679 Speaker 4: on the inside of them. So there's a natural excitement, 234 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:29,600 Speaker 4: a natural enthusiasm. They don't have to get themselves all 235 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 4: worked up to be happy. They don't have to say, well, 236 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 4: let me go listen to one of Pastor Joe's sermons. 237 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:37,920 Speaker 4: I just lost my joy today. Know, when they know 238 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 4: they're going hunting, they're excited about it. That's been hardwired 239 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 4: into them by the creator of the universe. And I 240 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:48,480 Speaker 4: really believe when we get into our purpose and when 241 00:12:48,520 --> 00:12:51,120 Speaker 4: we really start doing what we know we're called to do, 242 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:55,680 Speaker 4: there will be an enthusiasm and excitement that just comes naturally. 243 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:58,400 Speaker 4: We may not jump up and down every day, but 244 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:00,200 Speaker 4: down in here we're going to know that we know 245 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:02,320 Speaker 4: that we know men, this is what I was called 246 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:05,640 Speaker 4: to do, this is my destiny. And every one of 247 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 4: you has something that you're good at. Naturally, there is 248 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:11,880 Speaker 4: something you can do that's just no big deal to you. 249 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 4: I was thinking about Cindy Man. That girl can sing. 250 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:18,160 Speaker 4: You've heard her up here she hits those long, high 251 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 4: notes and just holds it forever, and it looks totally 252 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 4: effortless to her, doesn't even look like she's trying. I think, man, 253 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 4: I can't even hit those notes in the shower. But 254 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 4: why is that? It's because she's doing what she's good 255 00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 4: at naturally. But on the other hand, if you're doing 256 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:38,520 Speaker 4: something that's not natural, and it's always a struggle, it's 257 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:41,840 Speaker 4: always given you a headache, and even after you try 258 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 4: and train and practice and push, you still can't seem 259 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:47,840 Speaker 4: to get it down. You've got to recognize that's not 260 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:50,280 Speaker 4: in your nature, that's not one of the areas God 261 00:13:50,280 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 4: has gifted you in, and you need to just let 262 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 4: it go. Find something that you're good at naturally. And 263 00:13:57,120 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 4: of course there are going to be times we have 264 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:01,920 Speaker 4: to push through and learn things that are hard, but 265 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:06,360 Speaker 4: in general, life should not be a constant struggle. When 266 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:08,720 Speaker 4: you're really in your purpose, there'll be at ease and 267 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:12,360 Speaker 4: it'll come naturally. I know these two friends that went 268 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:15,160 Speaker 4: to Bible school together and they were studying to become 269 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:18,440 Speaker 4: a pastor. And when they graduated, one young man started 270 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:20,760 Speaker 4: his own church, and he asked his friend to come 271 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 4: along and help, and this other young man was very 272 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 4: set on starting his own church, but since nothing had 273 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 4: opened up, he decided that he would help him out 274 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 4: for a little while. And this young man was a 275 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 4: phenomenal musician. He could play the piano like you'd never heard, 276 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 4: and he could write music, he could sing. He was 277 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 4: just very gifted in that area. And so his friend, 278 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:45,200 Speaker 4: the pastor, put him in charge of the music ministry 279 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 4: there at the church. And for several years he excelled 280 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 4: in that area. I mean, the church was known for 281 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 4: its music. Things begin to grow and great things were happening. 282 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:57,560 Speaker 4: But this whole time, this young man kept telling himself, man, 283 00:14:57,600 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 4: I got to get out there and start my church. 284 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 4: I got to get out there and really get going. Well, 285 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 4: his wife and the pastor his friend, when they saw 286 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 4: how much success he was having in the music ministry, 287 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 4: they began to challenge him about what he was really 288 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 4: called to do. I mean, his music was affecting so 289 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:16,120 Speaker 4: many people. But this young man wouldn't hear it. All 290 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 4: he wanted to do was start his own church. To him, 291 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:22,960 Speaker 4: music was too easy. He had always done that, He'd 292 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 4: always excelled in that area. He thought for sure he 293 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:28,400 Speaker 4: had to get out and try something more challenging, something new. 294 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 4: But one day he began to realize everything he was 295 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:35,320 Speaker 4: trying to give people he was giving them through his music. 296 00:15:35,880 --> 00:15:38,560 Speaker 4: He began to feel a sense of destiny about what 297 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:41,680 Speaker 4: he was already doing. In fact, when he really thought 298 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 4: about pastoring, there were many aspects that weren't appealing or 299 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 4: exciting to him at all. It was just something that 300 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:51,000 Speaker 4: was stuck in his mind, and he finally decided he 301 00:15:51,040 --> 00:15:54,040 Speaker 4: would just stay right where he was at and continue 302 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:57,840 Speaker 4: using his God given gifts and talents that came naturally 303 00:15:57,840 --> 00:16:00,880 Speaker 4: to him. But see, he almost met it's his divine 304 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 4: destiny because he was too close to it. It was 305 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 4: just so normal for him. He'd been good at music 306 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:09,800 Speaker 4: all of his life. It's no big deal. But really 307 00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:12,520 Speaker 4: it wasn't normal. That was a gift that God had 308 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 4: given him. And God has given every one of you 309 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 4: certain things that you can do well. There are certain 310 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 4: areas that you excel in. You know what they are. 311 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 4: Don't take them for granted. It may be in cells 312 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:30,160 Speaker 4: or communication, or encouraging people, or in athletics or in marketing. 313 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:33,360 Speaker 4: Whatever it is, just because it comes natural to you. 314 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:37,000 Speaker 4: Don't take it for granted, that's what God has hardwired 315 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:40,040 Speaker 4: into you. It's a part of your destiny. Make sure 316 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 4: that you're using it to the full. I think about 317 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 4: my brother in law, Kevin. He's the administrator here at 318 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:48,680 Speaker 4: the church, and there's nobody on this earth more detailed 319 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:53,239 Speaker 4: than Kevin. I mean, he is so organized, so efficient, 320 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:56,920 Speaker 4: he uses his time well. That is a gift that 321 00:16:56,960 --> 00:16:59,600 Speaker 4: God has given him. It is not normal to be 322 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:05,480 Speaker 4: that organized. Kevin knows every detail of the construction down 323 00:17:05,480 --> 00:17:08,120 Speaker 4: at the Compact Center. There is not a penny being 324 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:10,440 Speaker 4: spent that he doesn't know about it. And he can 325 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:12,920 Speaker 4: tell you not only why it's being spent, but he'll 326 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 4: tell you three other ways that we tried to do 327 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 4: it to save money. He is full of details. And 328 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:21,000 Speaker 4: if we ever go on vacation with his family, Kevin 329 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:24,560 Speaker 4: will send me an itinerary. He'll send me my tickets. 330 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 4: He'll send me a weather report, He'll send me in 331 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:31,120 Speaker 4: traffic instructions. He'll tell me if there's problems on the freeway. 332 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:34,440 Speaker 4: He'll send me rental car information. He reminds me to 333 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:37,479 Speaker 4: bring my driver's license. One time I got out there 334 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:40,560 Speaker 4: and forgot it. But Kevin will send me things in 335 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:43,880 Speaker 4: writing that I never even think about. He is gifted 336 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:48,080 Speaker 4: in being detail oriented, and Kevin stays in his area 337 00:17:48,240 --> 00:17:52,320 Speaker 4: of strength. He excels as our administrator. It's what he's 338 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:55,320 Speaker 4: good at. Naturally. I'm sure Kevin could think in the 339 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:57,520 Speaker 4: back of his mind, well, if I'd get up there 340 00:17:57,520 --> 00:18:00,199 Speaker 4: and preach, I'd really be making a difference. So if 341 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:02,480 Speaker 4: Kevin got up here and preached, we may not need 342 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:09,879 Speaker 4: the compact center. He's not here today. He can't preach, 343 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:13,840 Speaker 4: But you know what I can't administrate. He's doing what 344 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:17,080 Speaker 4: he's good at. Naturally. He told me the other day, Joel, 345 00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:20,320 Speaker 4: this is a dream come true. See, he loves coming 346 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 4: to work every day. He's passionate about it. It's what 347 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:26,280 Speaker 4: he's good at. It's a part of his purpose. And 348 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:29,479 Speaker 4: as I said, every one of you has something that 349 00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 4: you are good at. Don't let the enemy tell you 350 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:34,640 Speaker 4: you've been left out. God has not left anybody out. 351 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 4: You have talents, you have abilities, you have natural strengths, 352 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 4: and you need to be aware of what they are 353 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:44,480 Speaker 4: and make sure that you're taking advantage of it. It 354 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:47,680 Speaker 4: says in Romans twelve, verse six. God has given each 355 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:52,000 Speaker 4: of us the ability to do certain things well. You 356 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:55,080 Speaker 4: can't do everything well, but you can do something well. 357 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:58,560 Speaker 4: Focus on your strengths and make sure that you're not 358 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:02,280 Speaker 4: missing out on your purpose because you're always trying something 359 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:06,160 Speaker 4: that's so complicated for you. Again, your purpose is going 360 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:09,480 Speaker 4: to have to do with something that comes naturally to you, 361 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:12,640 Speaker 4: and when you get into it, it's just gonna feel right, 362 00:19:13,160 --> 00:19:15,480 Speaker 4: just gonna feel like it fits. I know, I have 363 00:19:15,600 --> 00:19:18,600 Speaker 4: this certain pair of tennis shoes that's broken in, real 364 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:21,040 Speaker 4: good and molded to my feet, and when I put 365 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:23,760 Speaker 4: them on, they just feel like house shoes. Well, that's 366 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:26,119 Speaker 4: what it feels like. When you really get into your purpose, 367 00:19:26,280 --> 00:19:29,199 Speaker 4: it just feels right. You just think, Man, God, I 368 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:31,639 Speaker 4: know this is why you put me here. I was 369 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 4: thinking about my father. Daddy loved to go to India. 370 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:38,040 Speaker 4: That was one of his main passions, and two or 371 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:40,480 Speaker 4: three times a year, my wife Victoria and I would 372 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:43,960 Speaker 4: travel over there with him, and oftentimes after we would land, 373 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:47,160 Speaker 4: we would travel four or five hours way back into 374 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:49,880 Speaker 4: one of the little villages, and of course there weren't 375 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 4: any hotels back there. There wasn't any kind of food 376 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 4: that we could eat. Was hot and dirty and uncomfortable. 377 00:19:57,240 --> 00:20:00,080 Speaker 4: And now I remember one time, in particular, we stay 378 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:04,280 Speaker 4: this old run down government army barracks. It was nothing 379 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:08,560 Speaker 4: more than four concrete walls, no inside bathroom, no ac 380 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:10,919 Speaker 4: no sheets on the bed, just a little cot, and 381 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:13,919 Speaker 4: about fifty yards away there was what they used for 382 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 4: the sewer, so you can imagine how it smelled at night. 383 00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:19,560 Speaker 4: There were bugs and all kinds of insects running around, 384 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:22,960 Speaker 4: and Victoria and I we never complained about it, but 385 00:20:23,119 --> 00:20:25,920 Speaker 4: honestly we could not wait until we got out of there. 386 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 4: We were counting the days until those meetings were over. 387 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:32,879 Speaker 4: But it's interesting about my father. He no more noticed 388 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 4: any of that. You'd have thought Daddy was staying in 389 00:20:35,280 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 4: a fancy hotel. He didn't smell the smells, he didn't 390 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 4: feel the heat, he didn't see the bugs. He was 391 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:43,360 Speaker 4: as happy as he could be. In fact, I've never 392 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:45,639 Speaker 4: seen my father so happy as when he was in 393 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:48,480 Speaker 4: the villages of India. He told me one time, Joey, 394 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:51,120 Speaker 4: if I didn't know I was supposed to pass through Lakewood, 395 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 4: i'd live right here. Well why was that? Why wasn't 396 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:57,920 Speaker 4: he uncomfortable? It's because it was a part of his purpose. 397 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 4: He was passionate about it, just like God had hardwired 398 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:05,720 Speaker 4: TV into me. God had hardwired that into him. It's funny. 399 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:08,360 Speaker 4: One time, when we were staying there at those army barracks, 400 00:21:08,480 --> 00:21:10,840 Speaker 4: early one morning, my father and I were out on 401 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:14,119 Speaker 4: the front lawn eating breakfast. And i'd been married to 402 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:16,680 Speaker 4: Victoria if maybe about a year or two. And here 403 00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:19,439 Speaker 4: Victoria is so beautiful and comes from a well to 404 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:21,720 Speaker 4: do family, and I take her to about one of 405 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:24,920 Speaker 4: the roughest places on the earth. But she never said 406 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:26,439 Speaker 4: anything about it. But Daddy and I were out there 407 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:28,720 Speaker 4: by ourselves eating breakfast early one morning, all of a 408 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:32,159 Speaker 4: sudden we hear Victoria start screaming to the top of 409 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:32,840 Speaker 4: her lungs. 410 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:33,640 Speaker 5: Men. 411 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 4: I'd never heard anything like that before, and so we 412 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:38,679 Speaker 4: threw our breakfast down and ran toward the building. And 413 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:41,719 Speaker 4: here she comes running down the stairs, shaking her blonde 414 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:44,880 Speaker 4: hair just as fast as she possibly could. We were thinking, 415 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:47,359 Speaker 4: what the world is going on? And about that time, 416 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:51,480 Speaker 4: we saw this lizard about this long, about that fat, 417 00:21:51,520 --> 00:21:54,400 Speaker 4: you know, like an iguana, And all I could think is, girl, 418 00:21:54,560 --> 00:22:01,159 Speaker 4: just keep on shaking. I thought, you're looking at the 419 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:08,159 Speaker 4: wrong person. If you want me to get Finally, she 420 00:22:08,359 --> 00:22:11,679 Speaker 4: shook him out of her hair, and I thought I 421 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:15,359 Speaker 4: was gonna have to resuscitate her. Thank god we are 422 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:20,200 Speaker 4: still married even today. But you know, seriously, none of 423 00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:23,719 Speaker 4: those uncomfortable conditions ever bothered my dad. Why was it 424 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:26,240 Speaker 4: that was a part of his purpose? He was passionate 425 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:29,479 Speaker 4: about it. And it says in Proverbs eighteen sixteen that 426 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:32,879 Speaker 4: your gift will make room for you. And I'm convinced 427 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 4: if you'll get into your real purpose, no matter where 428 00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:38,320 Speaker 4: you are, you won't have any problem being happy. You 429 00:22:38,359 --> 00:22:42,840 Speaker 4: won't have any problem finding work, finding friends, finding opportunity. 430 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:46,119 Speaker 4: In fact, if you'll focus on your strengths and do 431 00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:48,720 Speaker 4: what you're gifted to do well, you'll have to turn 432 00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:52,320 Speaker 4: down opportunities. For some of you today, you are not happy, 433 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:55,480 Speaker 4: you're not fulfilled because you're not in your purpose. You 434 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:59,080 Speaker 4: are doing things that you're not hardwired to do. You've 435 00:22:59,080 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 4: got to make sure that you're fulfilling the dreams that 436 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:05,040 Speaker 4: God has placed in your heart. Are you tapping into 437 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:08,280 Speaker 4: the potential that's on the inside. Have you discovered what 438 00:23:08,440 --> 00:23:11,840 Speaker 4: you do best, what comes naturally and are you excelling 439 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:14,560 Speaker 4: in that area. If you called to be a stay 440 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:16,960 Speaker 4: at home mom and raise your children, do it to 441 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:20,280 Speaker 4: the best of your ability. Don't feel pressured to get 442 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 4: into some career just because your friends are doing it. 443 00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:25,680 Speaker 4: Recognize that's a part of your purpose, and do it well. 444 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:29,160 Speaker 4: If you're gifted in the area of cells, don't sit 445 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:32,200 Speaker 4: behind a desk all day long by yourself. Get into 446 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:34,679 Speaker 4: the area of your gifting and do it to the 447 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:38,120 Speaker 4: best of your ability. If you're going to fulfill your purpose, 448 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:41,119 Speaker 4: you've got to do what you're hardwired to do, and 449 00:23:41,119 --> 00:23:43,280 Speaker 4: you've got to make sure you stay in the area 450 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:46,520 Speaker 4: that you're passionate about. I read about this golfer that 451 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:49,680 Speaker 4: had a dream to become a professional. He was very 452 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:53,120 Speaker 4: talented in golf, was a natural gift that God had 453 00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:55,840 Speaker 4: given him, and he'd excelled all through high school and 454 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:58,119 Speaker 4: all through college. But when he got up to the 455 00:23:58,160 --> 00:24:02,000 Speaker 4: professional level, he saw how tough the competition was. He 456 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:04,679 Speaker 4: soon realized he couldn't make a living at being a 457 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 4: professional golfer. He had to come to grips with the 458 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:09,960 Speaker 4: fact that that dream was just not going to come 459 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:13,360 Speaker 4: to pass. But instead of giving up on his passion 460 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 4: and just going into another field, he decided to come 461 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:19,879 Speaker 4: at it from another angle, and he started following the 462 00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:24,200 Speaker 4: pros around on the tours, tracking every shock that they hit, 463 00:24:24,680 --> 00:24:28,280 Speaker 4: writing down what club they used, what distance it was from, 464 00:24:28,359 --> 00:24:31,440 Speaker 4: and how accurate it was. And before long he had 465 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 4: all this incredible data. He began to study it and 466 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:38,320 Speaker 4: analyze it, and he found out all these interesting things 467 00:24:38,359 --> 00:24:41,920 Speaker 4: about each player. And after a while, the pros began 468 00:24:42,040 --> 00:24:44,840 Speaker 4: noticing him on the tours and they inquired as to 469 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:47,320 Speaker 4: who he was. And when they found out he had 470 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:50,040 Speaker 4: done all this research and he knew so much about 471 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:52,919 Speaker 4: each one of them, they started hiring him as a 472 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:55,640 Speaker 4: consultant and he would tell them when they were using 473 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:58,520 Speaker 4: the wrong club and how they could improve their game. 474 00:24:58,960 --> 00:25:03,080 Speaker 4: Eventually he wrote three very popular books sharing this information. 475 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 4: What's my point, This man stayed in the area of 476 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:10,720 Speaker 4: his passion just because his dream didn't work out the 477 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:13,400 Speaker 4: way he thought it would. He didn't just give up 478 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:17,000 Speaker 4: on it and get outside of his natural gifts and talents. 479 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:20,280 Speaker 4: He found a way to make his passion work for him. 480 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 4: And we've got to stay open and recognize just because 481 00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:27,280 Speaker 4: you have a passion in your heart doesn't necessarily mean 482 00:25:27,359 --> 00:25:29,879 Speaker 4: it's going to qualify you for your exact dream the 483 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:32,640 Speaker 4: way you're thinking about it. Stay open, and just because 484 00:25:32,720 --> 00:25:35,160 Speaker 4: one thing doesn't work out, you've got to be willing 485 00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:37,920 Speaker 4: to go at it from another avenue. Friends, you've got 486 00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:40,040 Speaker 4: a gift on the inside of you. There's a treasure 487 00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:42,399 Speaker 4: down in you, but you gotta work with God and 488 00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:44,520 Speaker 4: do your best to get it out. One of my 489 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 4: favorite movies is Chariots a Fire, and in this film, 490 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:51,399 Speaker 4: the lead character is a very gifted runner. He's called 491 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:54,200 Speaker 4: to be a missionary over in China, but his dream 492 00:25:54,359 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 4: is to compete in the Olympics, and he knows that 493 00:25:57,040 --> 00:26:00,920 Speaker 4: God has given him this gift of running. Explains how 494 00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:04,160 Speaker 4: when he runs, he feels like he's dedicating himself to God. 495 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:08,159 Speaker 4: He said, when I run, I feel God's presence. He 496 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:10,600 Speaker 4: was saying, when I do what I know I'm called 497 00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:13,800 Speaker 4: to do, when I'm using my gifts and talents, when 498 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:17,560 Speaker 4: I'm pursuing my destiny, I can feel God's smiling down 499 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:20,159 Speaker 4: on me. One of my favorite lines in the film, 500 00:26:20,359 --> 00:26:24,080 Speaker 4: he said, to win is to honor God. And if 501 00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:26,800 Speaker 4: we could just live by that same philosophy. In other words, 502 00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:30,879 Speaker 4: to excel, to pursue our purpose, to be the best 503 00:26:30,920 --> 00:26:34,119 Speaker 4: that we can possibly be, is to honor God. If 504 00:26:34,119 --> 00:26:37,080 Speaker 4: you're call to be a businessman. Excel at it, and 505 00:26:37,119 --> 00:26:40,399 Speaker 4: you honor God. You call to teach children, excel in 506 00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:43,520 Speaker 4: that area, and you honor God. Whatever you are called 507 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:45,879 Speaker 4: to do, if you'll do it to the best of 508 00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:49,600 Speaker 4: your ability, excelling at it, realize you are honoring God. 509 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:52,720 Speaker 4: But some of you today you have not stepped into 510 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:55,600 Speaker 4: your divine destiny. You're doing things that you don't have 511 00:26:55,640 --> 00:26:58,840 Speaker 4: any passion about, no enthusiasm. You're just going to work 512 00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:01,320 Speaker 4: and trying to make a living. And I realize we 513 00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:04,040 Speaker 4: can't just snap our fingers and change careers. But at 514 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:06,879 Speaker 4: least I want to sturdy you up today to examine 515 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:10,119 Speaker 4: your life and be aware of how you're spending your time. 516 00:27:10,640 --> 00:27:13,920 Speaker 4: Are you pursuing your passions? Are you doing what you're 517 00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:17,360 Speaker 4: good at naturally? If not, why don't you make some changes? 518 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:20,919 Speaker 4: Time is short. I would encourage you find the one 519 00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:24,159 Speaker 4: thing that you're passionate about and start giving yourself to it, 520 00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:26,560 Speaker 4: and God will lead you one step at a time. 521 00:27:27,119 --> 00:27:29,800 Speaker 4: I mentioned earlier how God put the desire in me 522 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:34,040 Speaker 4: for television production as a young man. I followed that passion. Then, 523 00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:36,520 Speaker 4: when my father went to be with the Lord, I 524 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:38,879 Speaker 4: had the desire to step up and pastor the church. 525 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:42,120 Speaker 4: And I followed that passion, and I can honestly say 526 00:27:42,119 --> 00:27:45,640 Speaker 4: today that I believe I've stepped into my God given destiny. 527 00:27:45,920 --> 00:27:47,760 Speaker 4: I know that I know this is what I was 528 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:52,679 Speaker 4: called for. This is why God put me here. And 529 00:27:52,720 --> 00:27:55,280 Speaker 4: that's my desire for every one of you, that when 530 00:27:55,320 --> 00:27:59,080 Speaker 4: you would follow after God's perfect will, knowing your calling, 531 00:27:59,240 --> 00:28:02,200 Speaker 4: staying in your purpose, and then one day you could 532 00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:04,680 Speaker 4: look back, or maybe you could even say it today, 533 00:28:04,920 --> 00:28:07,120 Speaker 4: this is why God put me here. I know, this 534 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:10,040 Speaker 4: is the whole reason I was born. That's when you're 535 00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:12,840 Speaker 4: living life to the full. You're giving to the full, 536 00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:15,360 Speaker 4: you're loving to the full. You'll being all God created 537 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:17,600 Speaker 4: you to be. And then when it comes your time 538 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:20,040 Speaker 4: to go, you can say, with the apostle Paul, I 539 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:23,760 Speaker 4: have finished my course. I've spent all the talents and 540 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:26,480 Speaker 4: the potential God has given me. I've used all my 541 00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:29,879 Speaker 4: gifts to the very full. Friends, let me challenge you again, 542 00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:34,119 Speaker 4: don't die with buried treasure. Find your purpose, pursue it, 543 00:28:34,200 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 4: give it everything you got. If you do that, God 544 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:38,960 Speaker 4: will lead you and guide you. He'll pour out his 545 00:28:39,080 --> 00:28:43,280 Speaker 4: favor and blessings, and you too will fulfill your divine destiny. Amen, 546 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:45,520 Speaker 4: if you receive it, Can you give the Lord a 547 00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:50,200 Speaker 4: chat of praise today? We never like to close our 548 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:53,920 Speaker 4: broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make Jesus the 549 00:28:53,920 --> 00:28:58,160 Speaker 4: Lord of your life. Would you pray with me? Just say, Lord, Jesus, 550 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:02,560 Speaker 4: I repent of my life. Sins come into my heart. 551 00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:06,880 Speaker 4: I make you my Lord and savior. Friends, if you 552 00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:09,600 Speaker 4: prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got born again. 553 00:29:09,960 --> 00:29:13,120 Speaker 4: Get in a good Bible based church. 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