1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:03,160 Speaker 1: Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. Thanks for listening to 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. If you 3 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:09,040 Speaker 1: enjoy today's message, why don't you be a blessing and 4 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:11,880 Speaker 1: share it with a friend, reappreciate you and pray for 5 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: God's very best in your line. Well, God bless you. 6 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: It's great to be with you today, and I hope 7 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: you'll stay connected with us during the week through our 8 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 1: daily podcast, our YouTube channel, social media, and you can 9 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: come visit us in person. We'd love to have you 10 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 1: be a part of one of our services. I like 11 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: to start. 12 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 2: It was something funny and I. 13 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:32,840 Speaker 1: Heard about this little girl. 14 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 2: She was sitting on her. 15 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 1: Grandfather's laugh and she noticed how wrinkled his face was. 16 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: As she contemplated the difference between his and hers, she said, Grandaddy, 17 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 1: did God make you? And he gotta laughed and said, yes, honey, 18 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:50,200 Speaker 1: he made me a long time ago. She then asked, 19 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 1: did God make me? He said yes, he made you 20 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: just a little while ago. She thought about it a minute, 21 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: said granddaddy, God's getting better, isn't he. 22 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 2: All Right? 23 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 1: Y'all say it like you mean it. This is my Bible. 24 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 1: I am what it says. I am I have what 25 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 1: it says I have. I can do what it says 26 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:13,040 Speaker 1: I can do. Today I will be taught the word 27 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: of God. I boldly confess my mind is alert, my 28 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: heart is receptive. I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, 29 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:26,400 Speaker 1: God bless you. I want to talk to you today 30 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: about building yourself up. It's good to have people that 31 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 1: cheer us on and speak faith into our life, and 32 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:37,919 Speaker 1: a spouse that compliments us, a neighbor with an uplifting word, 33 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 1: a friend that's always there to encourage. It's healthy when 34 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: you have people that make you feel valued and appreciated, 35 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: but it becomes unhealthy if you start depending on them 36 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 1: to keep your cheer. Now, if they don't complement you, 37 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: you don't feel good about who you are. If they're 38 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 1: not there to encourage you, you don't have the passion 39 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 1: that doesn't tell you you did good on your project. 40 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 2: You're down thinking you're not enough. We can become. 41 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 1: Addicted to approval and addicted to compliments, to where we 42 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 1: base our value our worth on what people are telling us, 43 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: kind of like a drug. 44 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 2: We need them to feel good about who we are. 45 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: But God didn't create you to be dependent on someone 46 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 1: else to keep you fixed. He uses people in those ways, 47 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 1: but at some point he's going to pull them back. 48 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: He's not going to let them keep giving you that. 49 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 1: Otherwise you would get stuck. The problem with relying on 50 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 1: people is people can let you down. People can be 51 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: busy and they're not there when you need them. People 52 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: have their own issues, raising their children, struggling with their marriage. 53 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 1: If you're counting on them to call you each morning 54 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 1: and prop you up and tell you how good you 55 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:59,079 Speaker 1: look at work, and encourage you in every difficulty, that's 56 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:03,360 Speaker 1: a codependent relationship. You need them to feel good about 57 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 1: who you are. Here's the key. If nobody is complimenting you, 58 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:11,919 Speaker 1: you need to learn to compliment yourself. If nobody told 59 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 1: you that you look good today, why don't you look 60 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 1: in the mirror and say, wow, you look good. You're 61 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: a masterpiece, want of a kind, a prized possession. Nobody 62 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 1: made you feel special. Your friend didn't call, that neighbor 63 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:29,639 Speaker 1: didn't come over. Good news. You can make yourself feel special. 64 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:33,119 Speaker 1: I am a child of the most hie. I've been 65 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 1: handpicked by the creator of the universe. I have royal 66 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 1: blood flowing through my veins. Quit putting how you feel 67 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 1: about yourself, your mood, your value in someone else's hands. 68 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 1: The scripture says, build yourself up. Don't rely on other 69 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: people to affirm, to approve, to validate. Approve yourself. I'm 70 00:03:56,240 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 1: made in the image of Almighty God. I'm approved worthy, 71 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 1: I'm valuable. When you're trying to get your approval and 72 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: your validation from other people, you're at their mercy. They're 73 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 1: having a bad day, they're upset, mad at their spouse. 74 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 2: You're not going to get what you were hoping for. 75 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: But when you learn to build yourself up, what they 76 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 1: give or don't give doesn't affect you. You already built up. 77 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 1: You already know who you are. You don't need other 78 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:31,360 Speaker 1: people to keep you fixed. You encourage yourself. You complimented yourself, 79 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 1: You approved yourself. This is a powerful way to live. 80 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 1: Nobody else is controlling your mood, your self worth. 81 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 2: You've taken control. 82 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 1: Every morning before you leave the house, you need to 83 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 1: build yourself up. 84 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:46,919 Speaker 2: Don't go out. 85 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 1: Hoping to get encouraged, hoping someone makes you feel good. 86 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 1: Maybe my coworker will compliment me and make me feel valuable. 87 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 2: They don't control your value. Don't give them that power. 88 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 1: You're trying to get those things from people. You're going 89 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: to live on a roller coaster. One day people will 90 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 1: love you, and next day they're talking behind your back. 91 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:12,280 Speaker 1: One day, your friend is full of compliments, the next 92 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: day they're full of a lot of other stuff. One day, 93 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:18,920 Speaker 1: your spouse is so encouraging, uplifting, the next day she's 94 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:24,479 Speaker 1: dealing with PMS. That means pretty mean, sisters. When you 95 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: build yourself up, you're not moved by the negative chatter. 96 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:32,159 Speaker 1: You're not bitter over who didn't give you credit. You're 97 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 1: not frustrated because people didn't approve you. You've already approved yourself. 98 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: Nobody said anything good about all your hard work. That's okay, 99 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: you already complimented yourselves. Nobody clapped for your excellent presentation. 100 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 1: The ones that should have been so encouraging happy for you, 101 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:53,840 Speaker 1: they got jealous. They found fault. That's all right, you 102 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:57,719 Speaker 1: already clapped for yourself. They didn't celebrate you, but you 103 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 1: celebrated yourself. Thank you for helping me to shine. Thank 104 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 1: you for my gifts, my talents causing me to excel. 105 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: You're not dependent on what others do to feel good 106 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 1: about who you are. Every time I walk off this 107 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:17,599 Speaker 1: platform and finish another message. I said, Joel, that was 108 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: good today. You did excellent, And I don't mean that arrogantly, 109 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: but I've learned to celebrate myself. May not have been 110 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:28,720 Speaker 1: as good as what someone else could do. There are ministers, 111 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 1: more skilled, more experienced, but I did to the best 112 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 1: of my ability. It's healthy to clap for yourself, to 113 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 1: celebrate what you've done. You're not bragging on you. You're 114 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 1: bragging on the gifts, the talents, the abilities that God 115 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 1: has given you. For some people, no matter what they do, 116 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 1: it's never enough. There's always a nagging voice telling them 117 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 1: they should have done better. They live with this inner 118 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 1: critic that's constantly putting them down, pointing out their faults, 119 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: magnifying the negative. You gave a good message, Joel, but 120 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 1: it's kind of slow at times. Or you worked out 121 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:09,119 Speaker 1: four times this week, you really should have done five. 122 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 1: Or yeah, you look all right today, but not like 123 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: you used to look. Do yourself a favor. Tune out 124 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: that inner critic. You have enough people on the outside 125 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 1: trying to push you down, limit your potential, lessen your value. 126 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 1: You don't need one on the inside. Nobody should be 127 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 1: more for you than you. That's not being selfish, that's 128 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: being responsible with the gift God has given you. Learn 129 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 1: to celebrate yourself. You clap for others, When was the 130 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 1: last time you clap for yourself? You compliment your friends. 131 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:49,200 Speaker 1: When was the last time you complimented yourself? You brag 132 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 1: on your coworker that was excellent, You did great. When 133 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 1: was the last time you bragged on you? You told 134 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 1: yourself you did great. 135 00:07:57,640 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 2: It's healthy to clap for you. 136 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 1: The more you applaud yourself, the less dependent you are 137 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 1: on other people's applause. If you approve yourself, you're not 138 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 1: going to be needy for other people's approval. If you're 139 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 1: free with your compliments to yourself, then you won't be 140 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: insecuring trying to play up to people to win their compliments, 141 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 1: get them to validate you. Tell you that you're good. 142 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:23,520 Speaker 2: You won't need that. 143 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 1: You've already built yourself up with who God says you are. 144 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 1: You already know you're valuable, you're worthy, you're talented, attractive, 145 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:37,320 Speaker 1: you're exceptional, and yes, it's nice when people reaffirm that, 146 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 1: but you're not dependent on it to feel good about 147 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 1: who you are. 148 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 2: You know who you are. 149 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:46,320 Speaker 1: One time I was talking to a man after the service, 150 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:49,480 Speaker 1: and he was very nice, but he said, Joel, I 151 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 1: just didn't understand that point that you made in your 152 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 1: message didn't make sense to me if I would have 153 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 1: heard that the first couple of years i'd been ministering. 154 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:04,680 Speaker 1: I's for two months, gone home defeated, feeling inadequate. But 155 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:08,200 Speaker 1: I've learned what I'm telling you. I didn't need his applause. 156 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 1: I had already clapped for myself. I wasn't basing my joy, 157 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:16,360 Speaker 1: my worth, my confidence on what he did or didn't 158 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 1: give me. I had already built myself up. And yes, 159 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 1: I'm always open for suggestions. Here are things I can 160 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 1: do better. But you're never going to please everyone. No 161 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 1: matter how good you do, someone's gonna find fault, try 162 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:35,559 Speaker 1: to discredit, not give their approval. I love what Jesus said. 163 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 1: Your approval or disapproval means nothing to me. He wasn't 164 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:44,480 Speaker 1: being disrespectful. He was simply saying, I know who I am, 165 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 1: and I know where I get my value. That's the 166 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:51,320 Speaker 1: place we need to get to. We don't have to 167 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 1: have people's approval to feel good about who we are. 168 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 1: Sure there will be those that disapprove. That doesn't phase us. 169 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:01,840 Speaker 1: We don't get the offensive and try to straighten them out. 170 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 1: We don't get discouraged and go around feeling less than. 171 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:08,680 Speaker 1: We keep our shoulders back. We know who we are. 172 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 1: They didn't approve us, but we've approved ourselves. They didn't 173 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:17,839 Speaker 1: compliment us, but we complimented ourselves. When that man told 174 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 1: me that he didn't understand my point, I thought to myself. 175 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 1: I didn't say it, but I thought, I can't help 176 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 1: it if there's something wrong with you. I didn't take 177 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:28,000 Speaker 1: it personally. 178 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:30,080 Speaker 2: I didn't let it ruin my day. 179 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:33,439 Speaker 1: When you're built up on the inside, that's going to 180 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 1: protect you from what comes on the outside. The first 181 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:40,680 Speaker 1: thing I do every morning after I thank God for 182 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 1: what he's done, is I remind myself who I am. Lord. 183 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:48,079 Speaker 1: I thank you that you chose me before I could 184 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 1: choose you. That I am a person of destiny, redeemed 185 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 1: and forgiven. You've made me worthy, you've approved me, you've 186 00:10:56,200 --> 00:11:00,600 Speaker 1: accepted me, You've crowned me with your favor. Land out 187 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 1: all of my days for good. I never leave the 188 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 1: house without building myself up that way. I'm not waiting 189 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:10,760 Speaker 1: for someone else to build me up, Hoping that my 190 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 1: spouse says something to cheer me up, Hoping that my 191 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:17,680 Speaker 1: coworker claps for me so i'll feel valuable, Hoping my 192 00:11:17,720 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 1: friend compliments me so i'll be secure. No quit depending 193 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:25,920 Speaker 1: on people. That's no way to live. That's putting your 194 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:29,520 Speaker 1: self worth, your mood into their hands. Put it in 195 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 1: God's hands. Go to him to get your value, your approval. 196 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:37,559 Speaker 1: See the scripture says, out of your belly shall flow 197 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:41,440 Speaker 1: rivers of living water. We're looking to others to keep 198 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 1: us filled up, keep me encouraged, keep me secure, keep 199 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 1: me feeling valuable. 200 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:48,280 Speaker 2: Here's the key. 201 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:53,280 Speaker 1: Nobody can give you everything you need. Nobody can keep 202 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:57,559 Speaker 1: you fixed. Your spouse, your friends, your boss, they can 203 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 1: love you more than anything, be totally fo you. But 204 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 1: only God can give you what you need. He'll use people, 205 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 1: but people are limited. If you're depending on a person, 206 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: it's not only going to frustrate you, but it's a 207 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:15,679 Speaker 1: lot of pressure on them when they take that weight 208 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 1: of thinking I got a call and encourage and be 209 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:22,600 Speaker 1: there and cheer up and approve, and I can't let 210 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 1: them down. That's a load they can't carry. You're trying 211 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:30,080 Speaker 1: to get from them what only God can give. The 212 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 1: sooner you start building yourself up, the better off it's 213 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 1: going to be for you and the others in your life. 214 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:41,760 Speaker 1: You weren't created to live relying on someone else, basing. 215 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 2: Your work on who approves you. Approve yourself. 216 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 1: Turn off that inner critic that's always putting you down. 217 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:50,679 Speaker 1: You're supposed to feel. 218 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 2: Good about who you are now. 219 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 1: I know you have flaws areas you need to improve in, 220 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:58,080 Speaker 1: so do I. But you don't have to wait till 221 00:12:58,120 --> 00:13:02,200 Speaker 1: you're perfect to feel worthy and to feel approved. In 222 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:05,840 Speaker 1: the Book of Genesis, the earth was without form and voiding. 223 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 1: God said, let there be light. 224 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 2: And light came. 225 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 1: And God saw the light and said that was good. 226 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 1: He stopped and clapped for himself. 227 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 2: I did good. 228 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 1: What's interesting is there were no planets, no oceans, no animals, 229 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 1: no people. He wasn't finished. There were still a lot 230 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 1: of things that needed to be done, but he didn't 231 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:32,160 Speaker 1: wait till it was all complete. He celebrated along the way. 232 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:36,720 Speaker 1: On the second day, God separated the waters from the sky. 233 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:40,720 Speaker 1: He still hadn't made any fish, still no mountain ranges, 234 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:43,720 Speaker 1: still no sunsets. But at the end of the day, 235 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:48,720 Speaker 1: God said that was good. He stopped and applauded, complimented 236 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:51,840 Speaker 1: himself same thing after day three, day four, day five, 237 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 1: Even though it wasn't finished, he said it was good. 238 00:13:56,480 --> 00:13:59,359 Speaker 2: The truth is none of us are finished products. 239 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:03,120 Speaker 1: God is still working on us, even though we have 240 00:14:03,280 --> 00:14:07,440 Speaker 1: things we need to improve in. You shouldn't feel unworthy 241 00:14:07,640 --> 00:14:10,760 Speaker 1: go around down on yourself, trying to get people to 242 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 1: approve you. God has already approved you. He's already accepted you. 243 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 1: Why don't you start believing that you're worthy, that you're valuable. 244 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:25,080 Speaker 1: Have you ever clapped for yourself? Or you too focused 245 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 1: on your weaknesses? How you don't measure up and you're 246 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 1: not as talented as that coworker. The enemy would love 247 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:36,359 Speaker 1: for you to feel unworthy, when in fact you're a masterpiece. 248 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:40,840 Speaker 1: The creator of the universe applauded for you. Why are 249 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:43,680 Speaker 1: you depending on people to tell you that you're good, 250 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 1: you're talented, you're attractive. You're trying to get from them 251 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 1: what God has already given you. Why don't you start 252 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 1: building yourself up, declaring who God says you are. See, 253 00:14:56,680 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 1: if you're relying on this from people, it's going to 254 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:03,080 Speaker 1: limit you. If you're basing your joy, your attitude, your 255 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: self worth on who compliments you and who claps for you, 256 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:10,480 Speaker 1: and who thinks you're attractive. Can I tell you don't 257 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:14,840 Speaker 1: need their applause. You can clap for yourself. You don't 258 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:19,040 Speaker 1: need their compliments. You can compliment yourself. Out of your 259 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 1: belly shall flow rivers of living water. Some people that 260 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:27,400 Speaker 1: river is stopped up. They've lived their whole life trying 261 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:31,200 Speaker 1: to gain their approval and earn their value and convince 262 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:35,520 Speaker 1: people to clap for them. They live frustrated letting people 263 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:39,920 Speaker 1: manipulate them. Down on themselves because they're not getting the applause. 264 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 1: Today can be a turning point. Quit looking to people 265 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:48,760 Speaker 1: and start looking to God. Nobody is complimenting you. Learn 266 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 1: to compliment yourselves. Nobody buying you flowers, Buy yourself some flowers. 267 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:58,200 Speaker 1: Nobody taking you to dinner, Take yourself to dinner. I 268 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:00,920 Speaker 1: know a young woman when she was in junior highs. 269 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:02,280 Speaker 2: She didn't have a lot of friends. 270 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 1: She had just moved to a new school and most 271 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:08,480 Speaker 1: of the students had grown up together and been friends 272 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:11,560 Speaker 1: for years. She couldn't seem to break in and connect 273 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:15,920 Speaker 1: with anyone. During Valentine's Week, the school had a tradition 274 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 1: where you could send another student a carnation. 275 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:21,000 Speaker 2: They were just twenty five cents. 276 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 1: They would be delivered during home room on Valentine's Day 277 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:28,280 Speaker 1: in front of the whole class. She knew she wasn't 278 00:16:28,320 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 1: going to receive any because she didn't know anybody. She 279 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:34,800 Speaker 1: was dreading that day, knowing she's gonna feel left out 280 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:35,960 Speaker 1: and embarrassed by it all. 281 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:38,400 Speaker 2: Then she came up with an idea. 282 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:42,640 Speaker 1: She decided to send herself some flowers. She took five 283 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 1: dollars and went down to the office and got twenty 284 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:49,320 Speaker 1: different forms so nobody would know it was the same person. 285 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:53,000 Speaker 1: On Valentine's Day, most of the girls got four or 286 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:57,160 Speaker 1: five carnations. The real popular girl got seven. But this 287 00:16:57,320 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 1: young lady had every other carnation delivered to her. People 288 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:04,920 Speaker 1: were thinking, who is this girl? She has so many friends. 289 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:08,480 Speaker 1: They asked, who's this one from. She smiled and said, 290 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:13,840 Speaker 1: from someone that really thinks I'm special. You celebrate others, 291 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 1: do you ever celebrate yourself? You're good to your friends, 292 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:21,520 Speaker 1: you encourage them, you build them up. Do you ever 293 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:25,880 Speaker 1: build yourself up? It's not selfish to be good to you. 294 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:30,400 Speaker 1: The more you applaud yourself. The less dependent you are 295 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:34,080 Speaker 1: on other people's applause, and the more secure you're going 296 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:37,679 Speaker 1: to be. I have a pastor friend in another state 297 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:41,960 Speaker 1: that used to call me every Sunday afternoon. He would 298 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:45,320 Speaker 1: speak at his two services in the morning, then come 299 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 1: home and watch the replay of my message online. He's 300 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 1: always so encouraging and uplifting. He would tell me how 301 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:56,480 Speaker 1: good I did and how impactful it was. Man, I 302 00:17:56,560 --> 00:17:59,119 Speaker 1: really like this point on and on, You'd think I 303 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:02,600 Speaker 1: was the greatest past ever. That was his personality. His 304 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:06,160 Speaker 1: whole nature was to build people up. But he told 305 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:09,520 Speaker 1: me later he would drive home every Sunday from his 306 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:13,720 Speaker 1: church thinking about how he didn't do good. That was 307 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 1: too long, and that wasn't clear. 308 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:18,480 Speaker 2: And I forgot to say this, he said. 309 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:22,520 Speaker 1: I never left my church one time feeling good about myself. 310 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:27,640 Speaker 1: I always went home disappointed. He knew how to compliment others, 311 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:31,760 Speaker 1: but he didn't know how to compliment himself. He clapped 312 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:34,960 Speaker 1: for me all the time, he was my biggest cheerleader, 313 00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 1: but he never clapped for himself. He was great at 314 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:42,840 Speaker 1: building me up, making me feel valuable, well able, but 315 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:46,720 Speaker 1: he never built himself up. He listened to that inner critic, 316 00:18:47,080 --> 00:18:51,120 Speaker 1: always finding fault, pushing him down. Don't go your whole 317 00:18:51,160 --> 00:18:54,480 Speaker 1: life being good to others but never being good to you, 318 00:18:55,520 --> 00:18:59,919 Speaker 1: encouraging them but not encouraging you, thinking highly of your friends, 319 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:03,280 Speaker 1: but not thinking highly of you. And yes, it's good 320 00:19:03,280 --> 00:19:06,359 Speaker 1: to applaud others, but you have to learn to clap 321 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:10,879 Speaker 1: for yourself. They may be more successful, have more talent, 322 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 1: more looks, but you have something they don't have. You 323 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:18,560 Speaker 1: are unique. You are one of a kind. Don't discount 324 00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:23,280 Speaker 1: who you are. God didn't make anything second class, subpar. 325 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:25,440 Speaker 2: He calls you a masterpiece. 326 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 1: When he created the solar system, he said that was good. 327 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 1: The mountain range is good, the ocean's good. But when 328 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 1: he breathed life into you, he said that was very good. 329 00:19:39,760 --> 00:19:42,840 Speaker 2: Put your shoulders back, hold your head up high. 330 00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:46,400 Speaker 1: When you clap for yourself, you're clapping for your creator. 331 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:50,960 Speaker 1: When you compliment yourself, you're complimenting the God who've made you. 332 00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:55,360 Speaker 1: When you build yourself up, you're saying God, I thank you. 333 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 2: For who I am. 334 00:19:56,800 --> 00:20:00,800 Speaker 1: Blessed, strong, talented, worthy, victorious. 335 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:02,760 Speaker 2: That's giving praise to God. 336 00:20:03,680 --> 00:20:07,000 Speaker 1: Several years later, I was with this same pastor friend 337 00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:11,200 Speaker 1: and I just finished an interview on a national network 338 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:13,760 Speaker 1: and it was live, a real big deal, and he 339 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:14,639 Speaker 1: came along with me. 340 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:16,240 Speaker 2: We got in the car. 341 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:19,120 Speaker 1: Afterwards and it was me and Victoria, him and one 342 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:22,159 Speaker 1: other close friend. I looked at them and said, wow, y'all, 343 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 1: I did really good. 344 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 2: I don't think I could have done any better. 345 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:29,120 Speaker 1: And I wasn't bragging. I was just grateful that I'd 346 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 1: done well. I didn't think anything about saying that. He 347 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:36,720 Speaker 1: told me later that moment changed his life. He had 348 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:39,960 Speaker 1: never once said to himself that he had done good. 349 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:44,359 Speaker 1: He'd grown up with that negative recording playing in his mind. 350 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:45,840 Speaker 2: When he heard me. 351 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:51,320 Speaker 1: Being positive toward myself, a stronghold was broken in his thinking. 352 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:58,119 Speaker 1: He started applauding himself, approving himself, encouraging himself. You have 353 00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:02,200 Speaker 1: enough people in life again, you don't be against yourself. 354 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:04,960 Speaker 2: You need to be for you. 355 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:08,800 Speaker 1: You won't reach your destiny letting that inner critic always 356 00:21:08,840 --> 00:21:13,160 Speaker 1: put you down. That causes you to feel inferior, insecure 357 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:16,480 Speaker 1: where you're trying to get approval and a pause from 358 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:19,880 Speaker 1: those around you, depending on them to keep you fixed. 359 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:25,560 Speaker 1: You can fix yourself. Every morning, reminds yourself who God 360 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:29,640 Speaker 1: says you are. Don't rely on other people. Build yourself up. 361 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:35,600 Speaker 1: When I first started ministring, I was very insecure and intimidated. 362 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:39,119 Speaker 1: I'd been behind the scenes for many years and I 363 00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:41,560 Speaker 1: liked it there. I was comfortable, But now is out 364 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:45,240 Speaker 1: in front of people. I was very unsure of myself, 365 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:49,399 Speaker 1: and I lived off of people's compliments. After the service, 366 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:51,919 Speaker 1: people would tell me, Joel, that was so good today. 367 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:55,960 Speaker 1: I really enjoyed it. Those words help give me the 368 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:59,920 Speaker 1: strength the confidence to keep going. When i'd get a 369 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 1: to minister that first year, people would cheer and cheer. 370 00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:07,560 Speaker 1: They were so loyal to my parents. They wanted me 371 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:11,880 Speaker 1: to succeed so badly that they poured all their encouragement 372 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:15,400 Speaker 1: and support into Meand I could have talked about Moses 373 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:19,120 Speaker 1: defeating Goliath and David parting the red, say God it backwards, 374 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 1: they still would have cheered. God knew that I needed 375 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:27,480 Speaker 1: that external applause, that outside validation and. 376 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:29,760 Speaker 2: Approval to keep moving forward. 377 00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:33,119 Speaker 1: God will make sure that you have what you need 378 00:22:33,480 --> 00:22:36,959 Speaker 1: every stage of your journey. And yes, there are times 379 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 1: you need others speaking into your life, encouraging you, helping 380 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:44,520 Speaker 1: you to stay built up. But at some point God 381 00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:47,560 Speaker 1: is going to remove that so it doesn't become a 382 00:22:47,640 --> 00:22:51,760 Speaker 1: crutch to where you rely on others to keep you encourage. 383 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:54,720 Speaker 1: You depend on your friends to keep your cheered up, 384 00:22:55,320 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 1: your family to keep you feeling valuable. 385 00:22:58,200 --> 00:22:59,840 Speaker 2: That's temporary provision. 386 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:03,840 Speaker 1: But like a mother wings a baby off the bottle, 387 00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:07,359 Speaker 1: God is going to wean you off the external approval, 388 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:11,199 Speaker 1: the external applause. You have to learn to get that 389 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:15,080 Speaker 1: from the inside. Out of your belly shall flow rivers 390 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:19,040 Speaker 1: of living water. Instead of depending on others. You become 391 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:23,120 Speaker 1: self sufficient. That's what Paul said in Philippians. I am 392 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:27,840 Speaker 1: self sufficient in Christ's sufficiency. When you go to God, 393 00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:31,720 Speaker 1: you're not dependent on others. In the first few years, 394 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:35,919 Speaker 1: every time I finished my message and walked off the platform, 395 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:40,240 Speaker 1: Victoria would say, Joel, that was amazing today, you did 396 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:44,119 Speaker 1: so good. She would always compliment me and make me 397 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:47,960 Speaker 1: feel so encouraged, and I look forward to it. I knew, 398 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:52,720 Speaker 1: like clockwork, Victoria will have this kind uplifting word. I 399 00:23:52,760 --> 00:23:56,600 Speaker 1: didn't realize that's where I was getting my validation, my 400 00:23:56,680 --> 00:24:00,720 Speaker 1: approval from people telling me I did good. One day, 401 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:04,200 Speaker 1: I walked off the platform and Victoria didn't say a word. 402 00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:08,960 Speaker 1: I waited and waited and waited. She started asking me 403 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:12,960 Speaker 1: about something else. I answered real quickly, then kind of 404 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 1: hinted about the message, trying to pull a compliment out. 405 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 2: Unfortunately, she didn't. 406 00:24:18,359 --> 00:24:20,879 Speaker 1: Get the hint. She turned in with the other way. 407 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:24,480 Speaker 1: I out, all, maybe she just preoccupied, has something else 408 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:27,720 Speaker 1: on her mind. I went to the lobby the old church. 409 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:31,320 Speaker 1: Sheook hands with several hundred visitors. Not one of them 410 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:36,359 Speaker 1: said anything about my message. Usually every other one just 411 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:40,000 Speaker 1: being courteous. Oh that was so good. The funny thing 412 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:43,040 Speaker 1: is I knew it was a good message. I was confident, 413 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:45,919 Speaker 1: but I was waiting for someone else to tell me. 414 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:50,480 Speaker 1: I needed outside approval to feel good about it. I 415 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 1: left the church that day feeling so discouraged. 416 00:24:53,080 --> 00:24:53,800 Speaker 2: I got home. 417 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:57,840 Speaker 1: Our dog can hear the garage door going up. She's 418 00:24:57,880 --> 00:25:01,399 Speaker 1: always at the back door jump on me, so happy 419 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 1: to see me. 420 00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:03,600 Speaker 2: That's one thing I can count on. 421 00:25:04,119 --> 00:25:06,879 Speaker 1: I opened the door and the dog was overlaying in 422 00:25:06,920 --> 00:25:11,280 Speaker 1: her bed. She didn't even get up. She turned her 423 00:25:11,320 --> 00:25:13,720 Speaker 1: head to look at me for like two seconds, then 424 00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:16,640 Speaker 1: turned and looked away like she is saying, ah, it's 425 00:25:16,680 --> 00:25:21,440 Speaker 1: just you, rolled over and went back to sleep. God 426 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:25,520 Speaker 1: will use your dog to work on you. What was happening. 427 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:30,040 Speaker 1: God was weaning me off having to have compliments and 428 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:36,000 Speaker 1: approve on validation from the outside. Yes, there may be 429 00:25:36,080 --> 00:25:39,480 Speaker 1: seasons where you're getting that. Don't be surprised if God 430 00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:44,000 Speaker 1: pulls it back. You can't reach your highest potential depending 431 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 1: on others. It's great when people compliment you, but it's 432 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:52,520 Speaker 1: even more powerful when you can compliment yourself. It's nice 433 00:25:52,560 --> 00:25:56,840 Speaker 1: when they applaud, they approve, they validate, the problem is, 434 00:25:56,920 --> 00:26:00,359 Speaker 1: you can't depend on people if they're keeping you fix 435 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:04,240 Speaker 1: that's temporary. God didn't create you to have to rely 436 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:08,320 Speaker 1: on someone else for your self worth, your approval, or 437 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:12,320 Speaker 1: even your encouragement. I love to encourage, but at some 438 00:26:12,440 --> 00:26:16,480 Speaker 1: point you have to learn to encourage yourselves. Can't find 439 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:18,639 Speaker 1: me on television, Your cousin's not there. 440 00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:19,920 Speaker 2: Your neighbor that you. 441 00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:23,120 Speaker 1: Can always count on, it's not available. Take it as 442 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:26,760 Speaker 1: a compliment. God is growing you up. He's getting you 443 00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:30,959 Speaker 1: ready for higher levels. The less you depend on other people, 444 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:36,040 Speaker 1: the more mature you are. My challenge today, start building 445 00:26:36,080 --> 00:26:40,200 Speaker 1: yourself up. Nobody's clapping for you. Start clapping for yourself. 446 00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:44,760 Speaker 1: No one is approving you, approve yourself. You don't have 447 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:48,000 Speaker 1: to go to people, go to your heavenly father, the 448 00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:51,640 Speaker 1: God who created you. If you'll do this, I believe 449 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:57,479 Speaker 1: and declare chains of insecurity, low self esteem, unworthiness are 450 00:26:57,560 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 1: being broken right now. God is strength, value, freedom, healing. 451 00:27:03,640 --> 00:27:08,040 Speaker 1: You're about to rise higher, accomplish dreams, and reach new 452 00:27:08,119 --> 00:27:12,240 Speaker 1: levels of your destiny in Jesus' name, And if you 453 00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:16,480 Speaker 1: receive it, can you say amen? I'd like to give 454 00:27:16,480 --> 00:27:19,200 Speaker 1: you an opportunity to make Jesus the lord. 455 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:20,879 Speaker 2: Of your life. Would you pray with me? 456 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:25,880 Speaker 1: Just say, Lord, Jesus, I repent of my sins. 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In addition to the these two inspiration books, 504 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:05,560 Speaker 3: you can also receive the Double Portion Restoration Bible Collection. 505 00:30:06,040 --> 00:30:10,200 Speaker 3: This beautifully curated collection brings together the restoring of hope 506 00:30:10,200 --> 00:30:13,320 Speaker 3: of Double for Your Trouble and the comforting reassurance of 507 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:17,120 Speaker 3: God's Got You, Paired with a stunning CSB Thin Line 508 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:21,120 Speaker 3: Bible Digital Study Edition in camel Swaede's soft leather touch, 509 00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:25,640 Speaker 3: this elegant Bible offers a rich, immersive study experience an 510 00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:29,720 Speaker 3: enduring companion as you lean into God's promises of renewal 511 00:30:29,800 --> 00:30:34,720 Speaker 3: and restoration. Let these resources strengthen your faith, study your heart, 512 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:38,760 Speaker 3: and remind you each day that God is restoring, bleeding, 513 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:42,520 Speaker 3: and working double on your behalf. You can request these 514 00:30:42,560 --> 00:30:46,440 Speaker 3: inspiring resources by calling eight eight eight five six seven 515 00:30:46,560 --> 00:30:50,080 Speaker 3: Joel or logging on to Joelostein dot com today. 516 00:30:51,040 --> 00:30:53,520 Speaker 1: If you've never been to Lakewood, we have a great 517 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:57,800 Speaker 1: opportunity to come. We call it homecoming we can. We'd 518 00:30:57,840 --> 00:31:00,520 Speaker 1: love to meet you and your family. You can see 519 00:31:00,520 --> 00:31:03,360 Speaker 1: the building and attend one of the services. It's a 520 00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:05,760 Speaker 1: great time to be a part of the Lakewood family. 521 00:31:06,120 --> 00:31:09,000 Speaker 1: Looking forward to seeing you at Homecoming weekend.