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When you're good to those that are not 37 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 4: good to you, not only will you rise higher, but 38 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 4: God will deal with those who are not treating you right. 39 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 4: He knows how to heap coals afire, how to put pressure, 40 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 4: how to make them think differently about you. Hi, this 41 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:53,919 Speaker 4: is Joel and Victoria. Thanks for listening to our podcast 42 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 4: and thanks for supporting the ministry. 43 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 3: If you enjoy today's message, why don't you be a 44 00:01:58,400 --> 00:01:59,919 Speaker 3: blessing and share it with a friend. 45 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 4: We appreciate you and pray for God's very best in 46 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 4: your line. God bless you It's great to be with 47 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 4: you today, and I hope you'll stay connected with us 48 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 4: during the week through our daily podcast, our YouTube channel, 49 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 4: social media. We'll keep you encouraged and inspired. I like 50 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 4: to start with something funny, and I heard about this 51 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 4: elderly couple. They were having a terrible time with their memory. 52 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 4: They went to the doctor and he instructed them to 53 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 4: start writing down everything they'd been forgetting. The next night, 54 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 4: they were watching television. The wife said, I sure would 55 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 4: like a bowl of ice cream. Husband said, I'll go 56 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 4: get it for you. She said, honey, you know what 57 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 4: the doctor said. You better write it down. He said, 58 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 4: I'm just going to the kitchen. I'm not gonna forget it. 59 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 4: Came back a few minutes later handed her a plate 60 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 4: of bacon and eggs. She shook her head, said I 61 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 4: should have known it. You forgot my toast. Say it 62 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 4: like you mean it. This is my Bible. I am 63 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 4: what it says. I am. I have what it's as 64 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 4: I have. I can do what it says I can do. 65 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 4: Today I will be taught the word of God. I 66 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 4: boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive. 67 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 4: I will never be the same in Jesus' name, God 68 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 4: bless you. I want to talk to you today about 69 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 4: dealing with difficult people. I was going to title this 70 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 4: dealing with friends, family, and coworkers, because someone will be difficult. 71 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 4: Someone will get on your nerves. A coworker that's jealous, 72 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 4: a neighbor that's rude, a relative that's not for you. 73 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 4: How you handle difficult people will determine how high you 74 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 4: will go. If you treat them the way they treat you, 75 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 4: then you'll get stuck. If they're disrespectful and you're disrespectful back, 76 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 4: that will keep you from going further. The scripture says 77 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 4: you overcome evil with good. You never overcome disrespect with 78 00:03:56,920 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 4: more disrespect. You never get ahead do into others what 79 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 4: they did to you. That's a test of your character. 80 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 4: God is seeing what he can trust you with. Will 81 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 4: you be the bigger person and overlook the insult? Will 82 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 4: you stay on the high road and not get baited 83 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:18,599 Speaker 4: into conflict? You only have so much emotional energy each day. 84 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 4: It's not an unlimited supply. It takes a lot of 85 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:25,840 Speaker 4: energy to get upset, to live offended, think about what 86 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 4: they said, try to straighten them out. That's energy you 87 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 4: need for your dreams, to pursue your goals, to enjoy 88 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 4: your family. Don't spend it on things that don't matter. 89 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 4: You can't control how everyone treats you, but you can 90 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 4: control how you respond when someone is rude. You don't 91 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 4: have to get upset when they cut you off in traffic. 92 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 4: That doesn't have to ruin your morning. When a coworker 93 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:54,720 Speaker 4: leaves you out. You can't control that, but you can 94 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 4: stay in peace knowing that God is fighting your battles. 95 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:01,559 Speaker 4: When you take the high road, you'll not only enjoy 96 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 4: your life more, but you're showing God he can trust 97 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 4: you with more influence, with more favor. Don't go the 98 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 4: next twenty years letting the same things upset you. Same 99 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:16,599 Speaker 4: coworker get on your nerves, same grumpy relative steal your joy. 100 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 4: They may not change, but here's the key. You can change. 101 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 4: Sometimes we've trained ourselves to respond a certain way. If 102 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 4: they say this, I'm gonna get upset. If they leave 103 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 4: me out, I'm going to lead them out. If your 104 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 4: crazy uncle makes fun of me again, I'm going to 105 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 4: tell him off. The problem is you're letting them control you. 106 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 4: If they perform a certain way, it's going to sour 107 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 4: your day. Why don't you take the controls back? Jesus said, 108 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:48,919 Speaker 4: stop allowing yourself to get upset. Someone can't make you 109 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 4: get upset. You have to give them permission to upset you. 110 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 4: You have to make the choice. I'm offended, I'm discouraged. 111 00:05:56,480 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 4: I'm sour now. Some people know exactly what but they 112 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:03,360 Speaker 4: can push to get you bent out of shape. Next 113 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:06,719 Speaker 4: time they push those buttons, just smile say not this time. 114 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:09,520 Speaker 4: I'm staying in peace. I'm going to enjoy this day. 115 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 4: If someone is disrespectful, rude, always finding fault, they have 116 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 4: issues they haven't dealt with. They end up with bitterness, anger, insecurity, 117 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 4: bottled up on the inside. Sometimes that poison will try 118 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 4: to get off on you. You have to stay on 119 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:30,799 Speaker 4: the offensive. They may be rude, but I'm not taking 120 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:34,160 Speaker 4: the bait. I'm staying calm. I'm going to be respectful 121 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 4: despite how they treat me or My boss celebrates everyone, 122 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 4: accept me. He gives others credit for my work. I'm 123 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 4: not gonna live sour. I'm not working under people. I'm 124 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:48,479 Speaker 4: working under God. Well, Joel. If I always take the 125 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 4: high road, people will take advantage of me. I'll look weak. 126 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 4: I have to stand up for myself. You never go 127 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 4: wrong by taking the high road. You never lose out 128 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:02,480 Speaker 4: when you're kind, when you're overlooking offense, when you choose 129 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 4: to stay in peace. The scripture says, when you're good 130 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 4: to your enemies, it's like keeping coals of fire on 131 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 4: their head. You would think if we'd treat our enemies 132 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 4: the way they treated us, that'd be good payback. They 133 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 4: talk bad about me, I'm gonna talk bad about them. 134 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 4: They leave me out, I'm gonna leave them out. If 135 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 4: she's rude to me, two can play at that game, 136 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 4: or be rude to her. That feels good to our 137 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 4: flesh to let them have it. But you never come 138 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 4: out ahead by doing to others what they did to you. 139 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:37,880 Speaker 4: The real way you see favor increased is you bless 140 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 4: your enemies. When you're good to those that are not 141 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:44,520 Speaker 4: good to you, not only will you rise higher, but 142 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 4: God will deal with those who are not treating you right. 143 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 4: He knows how to heap coals of fire, how to 144 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:53,680 Speaker 4: put pressure, how to make them think differently about you. 145 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 4: Several times in the scripture it refers to the believer 146 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 4: as an eagle. They said, you will mount up with 147 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 4: wings like an eagle. It's significant that God chose an eagle. 148 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:10,760 Speaker 4: An eagle can fly higher than just about any other bird. 149 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:14,280 Speaker 4: They've spotted eagles at thirty thousand feet in the air, 150 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 4: up where the big jets fly. I read where a 151 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 4: crow is a natural pest to the eagle. Although the 152 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 4: eagle is bigger and stronger, the crow is more agile. 153 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 4: It can turn quicker, maneuver faster, sometimes to annoy the eagle. 154 00:08:30,160 --> 00:08:34,000 Speaker 4: The crow will follow right behind the eagle, just pestering it, 155 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:37,400 Speaker 4: trying to cause it trouble. The eagle could turn around 156 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 4: and try to fight. Think I'm bigger than this crow. 157 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 4: I'm going to show him who I am. Instead, when 158 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 4: the eagle is tired of dealing with the crow, it 159 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 4: doesn't try to out maneuver it, moving left and right. 160 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 4: It simply starts flying higher and higher. The crow can't 161 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:58,560 Speaker 4: go where the eagle can go. It can't handle that 162 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 4: high of an altitude. Eventually it will fall away. In life, 163 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:07,559 Speaker 4: there will always be some crows. You may work with crows, 164 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 4: You may have neighbors that are crows. You may be 165 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 4: sitting by a crow. Just laugh and they won't know it. 166 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:16,960 Speaker 4: But there will always be people. They can get on 167 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 4: your nerves. They feel like it's they're calling in life 168 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 4: to annoy you, irritate you, push your buttons. That will 169 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 4: continue to happen as long as you're staying down at 170 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 4: their level. You'll get upset, be baited into conflict, live offended. 171 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:36,440 Speaker 4: You have to realize you're an eagle. The way you 172 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 4: get rid of crows is not engaging with them, but 173 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 4: by going up higher. Don't pay attention to what they're saying. 174 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 4: Quit reading the negative comments. Don't let that offense get 175 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:50,960 Speaker 4: down in your spirit. If you do, you'll get drawn 176 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 4: into conflict. You're an eagle. You're not supposed to be 177 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 4: fighting with crows. You're not supposed to be upset with 178 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 4: some chickens pecking a ram, dealing with things that don't matter. 179 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 4: Quit being frustrated by the turkeys, people that don't understand you, 180 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 4: people that make a lot of noise, trying to steal 181 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 4: your peace. Those are distractions trying to get you off course, 182 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 4: wasting time and energy that you need to pursue your goals. 183 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:21,959 Speaker 4: You can't stop the crows from crowing, you can't stop 184 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:26,120 Speaker 4: the chickens from pecking. The people being rude the offense, 185 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:31,040 Speaker 4: the disrespect, that grouchy neighbor, that critical coworker. But you 186 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:34,760 Speaker 4: can spread your wings in rise higher. You don't have 187 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 4: to get engaged in those petty things that don't matter. 188 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 4: You are created to soar, designed to do big things, 189 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 4: to leave your mark, to be a history maker. Don't 190 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:50,280 Speaker 4: waste your valuable time dealing with crows. It will always 191 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 4: be people that don't understand you, people that are not 192 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 4: for you, that try to hinder your calling. Yes, they'll 193 00:10:56,920 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 4: say hurtful things, try to make you look bad, put 194 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 4: you at a disadvantage. Human nature is to get in 195 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:06,320 Speaker 4: there and fight. Straighten them out, show them what they're 196 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:10,680 Speaker 4: made of. Don't take de bait. That's a distraction. They 197 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 4: don't control your destiny. They didn't breathe life into you. 198 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 4: They didn't choose you before you were formed in your 199 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 4: mother's womb. What they say cannot stop your purpose. Don't 200 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 4: give it the time of day, Ignore it and move forward. 201 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 4: You know what will happen. The crows will fall away. 202 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:31,240 Speaker 4: They can't hang with you, they can't go where you're going. 203 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:35,200 Speaker 4: God put greatness in you. There's a lot of negative 204 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 4: chatter these days to all the social media ways to communicate. 205 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 4: People can express their opinions so easily, say things that 206 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:48,200 Speaker 4: are derogatory, try to discredit you. The only power that 207 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:51,560 Speaker 4: has is the power you give it. If you let 208 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 4: it get in you, you start dwelling on it, that 209 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:57,880 Speaker 4: will poison your spirit. Over time, it will change who 210 00:11:57,920 --> 00:12:01,600 Speaker 4: you are. You'll become defensive. Try to prove to people 211 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:05,160 Speaker 4: you're okay, You're not what they said. You're giving them 212 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:08,960 Speaker 4: your power. You're engaged in a battle that you're not 213 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 4: supposed to be in. The crows are going to crow, 214 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 4: make a lot of noise. The chickens are going to peck. 215 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 4: There's going to be gossip, jealousy, criticism. People will have 216 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:23,479 Speaker 4: plenty of opinions about how you were to run your life, 217 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:26,280 Speaker 4: what you should wear, what you spend your money on, 218 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 4: how you should raise your children. Successful people are so 219 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:34,640 Speaker 4: focused on their goals, their dreams, they don't pay attention 220 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:38,679 Speaker 4: to the crows. Quit letting that poison get in your spirit. 221 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:42,240 Speaker 4: You have a destiny to fulfill. God has given you 222 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:45,920 Speaker 4: the gift of life. He could have chosen anyone to 223 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 4: be here at this time, but he chose you and me. 224 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 4: Let's make the most of this day. How much time 225 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:57,520 Speaker 4: are you wasting offended, upset, letting difficult people steal your joy. 226 00:12:57,640 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 4: It's time to get focused, tune out all the negative, 227 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 4: and run your race with purpose. Second King's Chapter two, 228 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:09,720 Speaker 4: Elisha was traveling from Jericho to Bethel. As he was 229 00:13:09,760 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 4: walking down the road, these young men came out and 230 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 4: started making fun of him because he was bald. They 231 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 4: said in verse twenty three, get out of here, you 232 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:22,800 Speaker 4: bald head, mocking him again and against in the scripture, 233 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 4: go away, baldy. Elisha could have been upset offended. He 234 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 4: and his men were bigger, stronger. He could have gone 235 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:34,120 Speaker 4: over there and straightened them out. But he didn't take 236 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 4: the bait. He said, in effect, I'm going to stay 237 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:41,079 Speaker 4: in peace and let God fight my battles. He understood 238 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:44,080 Speaker 4: they were just a bunch of crows making a lot 239 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:48,200 Speaker 4: of noise, trying to get him distracted engaged in battles 240 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:51,800 Speaker 4: that didn't matter. He kept on going. As he walked on, 241 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 4: two bears suddenly came out of the woods and mauled 242 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:59,200 Speaker 4: all forty two boys that were making fun of him. 243 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 4: Let God be you a vindicator. He'll take care of 244 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 4: who's trying to stop you. He'll deal with the disrespect, 245 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:11,120 Speaker 4: the jealousy, people that are doing You're wrong. You're an eagle. 246 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:14,640 Speaker 4: Don't come down and fight battles that don't matter. You 247 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:18,200 Speaker 4: keep soaring, keep doing the right thing, and God will 248 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:21,520 Speaker 4: deal with the crows, the chickens, the turkeys. All that 249 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:26,360 Speaker 4: negative chatter is just noise. It cannot stop your destiny. 250 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 4: So forty five says God has anointed us with the 251 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:34,680 Speaker 4: oil of joy. When you walk in your anointing, there's 252 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 4: an oil on you to where nothing can stick. You're 253 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 4: like a teflon pan. Disrespect will come, people will say 254 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:45,600 Speaker 4: hurtful things. The good news is you have a no 255 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:49,400 Speaker 4: stick anointing. You can let that go and it'll slide 256 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:53,040 Speaker 4: right off of you, not have any effect. That coworker 257 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 4: leaves you out, plays politics. You could be offended, upset, 258 00:14:57,480 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 4: but you have the oil of joy. You just let 259 00:14:59,880 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 4: it go. Someone's rude to you, jumps down your throat. 260 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 4: You could be rude back to them, give them a 261 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 4: piece of your mind, But like that teflon pan, it 262 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 4: slides right off. You go on and enjoy the day. 263 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:18,080 Speaker 4: You weren't created to hold on to things. Offense, disrespect, 264 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 4: hurtful words, next time something happens that could upset you, 265 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 4: instead of responding the same way, try a different approach. Father, 266 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:29,800 Speaker 4: thank you that I've been anointed with the oil of joy. 267 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:32,280 Speaker 4: I'm going to stay in peace. I'm going to focus 268 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 4: on my goals, knowing that you are fighting my battles. 269 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:39,040 Speaker 4: You can't get rid of the difficult people, but if 270 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 4: you'll respond the right way, they won't keep you from 271 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:46,920 Speaker 4: having a blessed, productive, favor filled day. Are you letting 272 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 4: things upset you that don't have to upset you? Are 273 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:54,119 Speaker 4: you giving away your power, letting what people do determine 274 00:15:54,160 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 4: whether or not you're going to be happy. You need 275 00:15:57,040 --> 00:16:00,880 Speaker 4: to take control back of your happiness. Quit putting it 276 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:04,240 Speaker 4: in someone else's hands. If you're counting on everyone to 277 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 4: treat you nice and be kind, say good things, then 278 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:10,840 Speaker 4: you're going to be happy. You're giving them your power. 279 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 4: You control your happiness. You have to make up your mind. 280 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:18,160 Speaker 4: No matter what people do, no matter what they say, 281 00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 4: how they treat you, they're not going to steal your joy. 282 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:24,480 Speaker 4: They may not want to be happy, but they shouldn't 283 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 4: keep you from being happy. They may be rude, angry, disrespectful, 284 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:33,280 Speaker 4: but you can't let their issues sour your day. Be 285 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:36,240 Speaker 4: like that teflon pan. Let it bounce off of you 286 00:16:36,440 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 4: and enjoy your day despite what they do. I was 287 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:43,520 Speaker 4: at an electronic store to buy some parts for our 288 00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:46,800 Speaker 4: television equipment. This was back when I worked behind the 289 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:49,760 Speaker 4: scenes in production here at Lakewood, and the parts were 290 00:16:49,760 --> 00:16:52,120 Speaker 4: in the back. The staff had to get them for you. 291 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 4: I had done this many times before. The man at 292 00:16:55,320 --> 00:16:58,040 Speaker 4: the counter was on the phone. He wasn't in any 293 00:16:58,120 --> 00:17:01,240 Speaker 4: hurry to get off. He could see standing there, but 294 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:05,280 Speaker 4: he talked about fifteen minutes and I waited patiently. Eventually 295 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 4: he hung up, and I thought he would acknowledge me 296 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:11,600 Speaker 4: and see what I needed, but he never looked up. Finally, 297 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:14,159 Speaker 4: I asked if he could help me. You would have 298 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:17,680 Speaker 4: thought I had just insulted him. He said so gruffly, 299 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:20,920 Speaker 4: very aggravated. What do you need? I asked him for 300 00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 4: this certain part. He looked at it and said, we 301 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 4: don't carry that. We never have. I told him how 302 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:30,840 Speaker 4: I had purchased it there many times before his face 303 00:17:30,920 --> 00:17:34,199 Speaker 4: got real red. Smoke started coming out of his ears. 304 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:36,680 Speaker 4: He looked like he was about to explode. He used 305 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:39,920 Speaker 4: several curse words and said, I told you, I don't 306 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:42,919 Speaker 4: have it now, don't ask me for it again. I 307 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:45,040 Speaker 4: wanted to say, I'll ask you as many times as 308 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:47,119 Speaker 4: I feel like ask him, I'll call you in the 309 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:49,679 Speaker 4: middle of the night if I want to. But I 310 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:53,040 Speaker 4: noticed he was bigger than me, so I just smiled, 311 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 4: said no problem, just to have a nice day. Didn't 312 00:17:56,119 --> 00:17:58,840 Speaker 4: mean it, but at least I said it. I had 313 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:01,240 Speaker 4: to make this choice. Was I going to let his 314 00:18:01,359 --> 00:18:05,480 Speaker 4: poison get in me, pollute my day, sour my attitude, 315 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:09,880 Speaker 4: spend my emotional energy upset aggravated? Or was I going 316 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:13,160 Speaker 4: to be a Tephlon pan have that no stick annoying, 317 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 4: let all that disrespect, the anger, the poison slide right 318 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:20,399 Speaker 4: off of me. I decided to let it go. You 319 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:23,720 Speaker 4: can't stop people from dumping their garbage, but you can 320 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:26,560 Speaker 4: keep your lid on. You don't have to let all 321 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:31,640 Speaker 4: their trash get in you. Sometimes we have unrealistic expectations. 322 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:34,840 Speaker 4: We think we'll have a good day as long as 323 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:37,680 Speaker 4: we don't encounter any rude people, as long as our 324 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:40,720 Speaker 4: family says nice things, as long as our co workers 325 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:44,800 Speaker 4: perform perfectly, then we'll stay in peace. That's not reality. 326 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 4: Difficult people are all around there will be someone that 327 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:52,200 Speaker 4: can steal your joy, get you offended, leave you out, 328 00:18:52,640 --> 00:18:56,359 Speaker 4: say something that's not true. The key is not trying 329 00:18:56,359 --> 00:18:59,120 Speaker 4: to avoid it, it's to handle it the right way. 330 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:03,720 Speaker 4: Take the bait, don't let the offense stay, don't dwell 331 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 4: on the negative comments. Keep yourself oiled up to where 332 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:11,359 Speaker 4: you don't let anything stick. This is how you live happy, 333 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:16,080 Speaker 4: not by avoiding difficult people, but by not taking their garbage, 334 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:19,560 Speaker 4: by not responding to them the way they treated you. 335 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:23,680 Speaker 4: It's by being an eagle, by rising higher than the offense, 336 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:27,800 Speaker 4: the hurt, the jealousy. When God can trust you to 337 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:30,639 Speaker 4: do the right thing when it's hard, there's no limit 338 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:33,760 Speaker 4: to how high he will take you. There was a 339 00:19:33,760 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 4: man walking down the street with his friend to get 340 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:40,439 Speaker 4: a newspaper. When they arrived at the corner store, the 341 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:45,439 Speaker 4: clerk in the small newsstand was very cold, inconsiderate, not 342 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:49,440 Speaker 4: friendly at all. The man bought the paper and said politely, 343 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:52,879 Speaker 4: I hope you have a great day. As they walked away, 344 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 4: his friend said, is that clerk always that rude? The 345 00:19:56,920 --> 00:20:00,479 Speaker 4: man said yes, every morning. He said, well, always that 346 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 4: nice to him? The man said yes, every morning. The 347 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:08,080 Speaker 4: friend looked puzzled and said why. The men said, I've 348 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:10,720 Speaker 4: made up my mind. I'm not going to let one 349 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:14,679 Speaker 4: person ruin my day like him, You have to have 350 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:17,600 Speaker 4: a made up mind. You're not going to let one 351 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:20,760 Speaker 4: negative comment ruin your day. You're not going to let 352 00:20:20,920 --> 00:20:24,880 Speaker 4: a disrespectful coworker, a classmate that's making fun of you, 353 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:28,040 Speaker 4: a driver that cuts you off in traffic to sour 354 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:31,280 Speaker 4: your day. Decide ahead of time. I'm putting on the 355 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:36,200 Speaker 4: oil of joy whatever comes my way. Negative comments, disrespect, 356 00:20:36,440 --> 00:20:38,800 Speaker 4: rude people, that's going to slide right off of me. 357 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:43,320 Speaker 4: How much more will you enjoy your life if you'll 358 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 4: have this no stick annointing. Can't control what people do. 359 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:50,520 Speaker 4: They want to be offensive, rude, hard to get along with. 360 00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:54,639 Speaker 4: That's their choice. But you can control how you respond. 361 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:57,919 Speaker 4: The most powerful thing you can do is let it 362 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 4: slide right off. Don't give it time of day, don't 363 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:05,240 Speaker 4: think about it anymore, don't relive it. Don't go call 364 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:08,480 Speaker 4: your friends, tell them what they said. Keep your heart pure, 365 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:12,879 Speaker 4: save your emotional energy to live this day to the full, 366 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:16,359 Speaker 4: to pursue your dreams, to love your family, to be 367 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:21,760 Speaker 4: good to your neighbors. When someone is rude, they're offensive. 368 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:26,360 Speaker 4: Don't take that personally. It's not about you. It's their 369 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:30,920 Speaker 4: own struggles on the inside. They don't like themselves. That's 370 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 4: why they don't like you. They're upset over things that 371 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:37,080 Speaker 4: have nothing to do with you. You just happen to 372 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:41,000 Speaker 4: enter their story when they're blowing off steam. Stay oiled 373 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:43,960 Speaker 4: up and move on. None of that will stop your 374 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 4: destiny unless you get distracted and start fighting battles that 375 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:52,200 Speaker 4: don't matter, trying to pay people back instead of letting 376 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:55,959 Speaker 4: God be your vindicator. This is what David did. Verse 377 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:59,880 Speaker 4: Samuel twenty five. David and his men had been living 378 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:02,560 Speaker 4: out in the countryside. They were on the run from 379 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:06,160 Speaker 4: King Saul. A man named Nabel lived in the city 380 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:09,720 Speaker 4: of Carmel, not far from David. He was very wealthy, 381 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:14,679 Speaker 4: thousands of sheeps goats. But Verse three says Nabel was 382 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:17,880 Speaker 4: a mean man. He was dishonest and hard to get 383 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:22,040 Speaker 4: along with. David and his army had been protecting Nabel's 384 00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:25,760 Speaker 4: property by just being there. They were very powerful. They 385 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:28,560 Speaker 4: could have taken the flocks, got rid of his shepherds, 386 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:31,359 Speaker 4: but they were good to Nabel. It was time for 387 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:35,440 Speaker 4: shearing the sheep. The harvest season so David sent messengers 388 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:39,240 Speaker 4: to Nabel asking for food. Since they had been protecting 389 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:42,720 Speaker 4: his family and flocks. He would think Nabel would be 390 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:46,560 Speaker 4: grateful he had these men watching after him. But Nabel 391 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:49,919 Speaker 4: was very rude. He said, who is this man, David? 392 00:22:50,320 --> 00:22:52,679 Speaker 4: I never asked him to do anything for me. I 393 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:55,159 Speaker 4: don't owe him a penny. Tell him to forget it. 394 00:22:55,520 --> 00:22:58,879 Speaker 4: I'm not going to give him anything. When David heard that, 395 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:01,920 Speaker 4: it set him off. He didn't think about the oil 396 00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:04,760 Speaker 4: of joy. He didn't sing the psalm. He wrote, this 397 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:06,720 Speaker 4: is the day the Lord has made. Let's be glad. 398 00:23:06,960 --> 00:23:10,760 Speaker 4: He was furious. He told his men pack up, We're 399 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:13,720 Speaker 4: going to go take care of Nabel. He said, as 400 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:17,440 Speaker 4: surely as I live, not one of Nabel's family members 401 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:22,440 Speaker 4: will be alive by this time tomorrow. David was offended, angry. 402 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:26,200 Speaker 4: He wasn't going to let Nabel get by with insulting him. 403 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:29,800 Speaker 4: And yes, there are times we're supposed to fight. We 404 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 4: need to take action. David fought Goliath, but you have 405 00:23:33,119 --> 00:23:36,960 Speaker 4: to make sure that battle is between you and your destiny. 406 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:41,480 Speaker 4: If not, it's a distraction. David was so wrought up 407 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:45,159 Speaker 4: in his emotions he didn't realize This wasn't a battle 408 00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:48,760 Speaker 4: he was supposed to fight. How many times are we 409 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:53,640 Speaker 4: fighting battles? Because like David, we're offended, we're upset they 410 00:23:53,640 --> 00:23:57,160 Speaker 4: did us wrong. But that wasn't a battle between us 411 00:23:57,200 --> 00:24:00,640 Speaker 4: and our destiny. It was just our flesh getting riled up, 412 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:04,040 Speaker 4: wanting to take matters into our own hands. We were 413 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:06,840 Speaker 4: supposed to let it slide off, not dwell on it, 414 00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:10,840 Speaker 4: and trust God to be our vindicator. Here's how merciful 415 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:15,359 Speaker 4: God is. David was headed toward Nabel's house full speed ahead, 416 00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:19,560 Speaker 4: about to make a mistake that would hinder his destiny. 417 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:23,240 Speaker 4: Nabel's wife was a lady named Abigail. She was a 418 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:26,879 Speaker 4: wise woman. She loaded up two hundred loaves of bread, 419 00:24:27,240 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 4: two hundred bottles of wine, five hundred cakes, and headed 420 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:33,919 Speaker 4: out to meet David. When she saw him, she bowed 421 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:37,399 Speaker 4: down load and said, David, my husband is a fool. 422 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:42,879 Speaker 4: He's hard headed, hot tempered, dishonest. He shouldn't have insulted you. 423 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:47,080 Speaker 4: I brought you these gifts hoping you'll forgive him. She 424 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:50,080 Speaker 4: went on to say, David, you are called to be 425 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:53,199 Speaker 4: the king of Israel. Why would you even fight with 426 00:24:53,320 --> 00:24:56,439 Speaker 4: this fool? Why would you waste your time with this 427 00:24:56,480 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 4: stubborn man. Don't let this needless battle be a blemish 428 00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:05,320 Speaker 4: on your record. She spoke wisdom into David. She was saying, David, 429 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:08,840 Speaker 4: look at who you are. You're the next king. God 430 00:25:08,920 --> 00:25:12,560 Speaker 4: is going to entrust you with an enduring dynasty, but 431 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:15,720 Speaker 4: you're about to blow it taking revenge on this fool. 432 00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:20,119 Speaker 4: David came to his senses. He said, Abigail, the Lord 433 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:23,560 Speaker 4: God of Israel surely has sent you to me today, 434 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:26,000 Speaker 4: for if you had not kept me from carrying out 435 00:25:26,119 --> 00:25:29,679 Speaker 4: vengeance with my own hands, not one of your family 436 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:33,800 Speaker 4: members would be alive. We're all going to encounter Nabels 437 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:38,000 Speaker 4: in life, people that are rude, hard to get along with, offensive. 438 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:42,159 Speaker 4: I'll ask you what, Abigail asked David. Why are you 439 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 4: fighting with a fool? Why are you in conflict with 440 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:48,760 Speaker 4: someone that's not going anywhere? Why are you upset with 441 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:51,480 Speaker 4: that person that cuts you off in traffic? You don't 442 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:54,920 Speaker 4: even know? Then, Why are you offended at that coworker. 443 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:58,639 Speaker 4: They're not between you and your destiny. They can't stop 444 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:01,920 Speaker 4: what God has planned for you, so they don't like you. 445 00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:05,480 Speaker 4: They made negative comments, They left you out. That's a 446 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:10,600 Speaker 4: test you can't reach your destiny without difficult people. Don't 447 00:26:10,600 --> 00:26:15,240 Speaker 4: get distracted, bait it into conflict in battles that don't matter. 448 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:18,840 Speaker 4: Be like that teflon pan. Don't let any of it stick. 449 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:22,639 Speaker 4: God has an awesome future for you, but the enemy 450 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:25,880 Speaker 4: will work overtime, like with David, to try to get 451 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:30,120 Speaker 4: you distracted, offended, trying to pay people back. Don't take 452 00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:34,520 Speaker 4: the bait. Abigail came back home the next morning told 453 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:37,200 Speaker 4: her husband what she had done. When he heard it, 454 00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:42,280 Speaker 4: Nabel had a stroke became paralyzed. Ten days later, he died. 455 00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:46,879 Speaker 4: Abigail was a beautiful woman. David didn't waste any time. 456 00:26:47,280 --> 00:26:50,440 Speaker 4: He sent word asking her to become his wife. She agreed, 457 00:26:51,400 --> 00:26:54,440 Speaker 4: when you let God fight your battles, you'll come out 458 00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:58,080 Speaker 4: better than you were before. I'm not saying you're going 459 00:26:58,119 --> 00:26:59,719 Speaker 4: to get an extra wife, but he'll make it up 460 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:04,520 Speaker 4: to you. But if it hadn't been for Abigail, if 461 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:07,720 Speaker 4: she had not stopped David from acting on his emotions, 462 00:27:08,119 --> 00:27:11,160 Speaker 4: we might not be talking about David. If you let 463 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:15,240 Speaker 4: people get you upset, offended, where you're focused on paying 464 00:27:15,280 --> 00:27:19,800 Speaker 4: them back, you can miss your destiny. Maybe today I'm 465 00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:23,679 Speaker 4: your Abigail. Maybe God sent me to remind you to 466 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:28,320 Speaker 4: not let difficult people beat you into conflict, steal your joy, 467 00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:32,960 Speaker 4: cause you to live frustrated, spending energy on things that 468 00:27:33,040 --> 00:27:36,919 Speaker 4: don't matter. You can't get away from the Nabels. You 469 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:40,160 Speaker 4: may pray one away, Nabel Junior will show up tomorrow. 470 00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:43,600 Speaker 4: You have to make up your mind that difficult people 471 00:27:43,800 --> 00:27:46,600 Speaker 4: are not going to control you. You're not going to 472 00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:50,320 Speaker 4: let them offend you. Upset you push your buttons, Turn 473 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:54,720 Speaker 4: those buttons off. Stay in peace. Time is short. We're 474 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:58,200 Speaker 4: not always going to be here. Don't waste another minute 475 00:27:58,320 --> 00:28:02,800 Speaker 4: fighting with crows, arguing with chickens, debating with turkeys. Be 476 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:06,600 Speaker 4: an eagle, start rising above that. If you'll do this, 477 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 4: I'll believe and declare. You're not only going to enjoy 478 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:13,880 Speaker 4: your life more, but God will take care of your nables. 479 00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:19,400 Speaker 4: You're going to see vindication, promotion, favor, breakthroughs, new levels 480 00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:23,400 Speaker 4: of your destiny in Jesus' name, and if you receive it, 481 00:28:23,560 --> 00:28:27,439 Speaker 4: can you say amen, I'd like to give you an 482 00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:31,040 Speaker 4: opportunity to make Jesus the lord of your life. Would 483 00:28:31,080 --> 00:28:35,639 Speaker 4: you pray with me? 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