1 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:04,360 Speaker 1: Hi, this is Jolan Victoria. Thanks so much for listening 2 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:06,439 Speaker 1: to the podcast and thanks. 3 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 2: For supporting the ministry. We believe you're going to have an. 4 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: Awesome twenty twenty four, healthy, productive, and favor filled. God 5 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: bless you today and enjoy the message. Will God bless you? 6 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 1: It is always our joy to coming to your homes. 7 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 2: We love you. 8 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: We know God has good things in store for you 9 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: when you obey God's word. The Bible says his blessings 10 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: will chase you down and overtake you. That's what we're 11 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: believing for in each of your lives. But thanks for 12 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 1: tuning in. If you're ever in our area, come out 13 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: and see us. We'd love to have you be a 14 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 1: part of one of our services. I like to get 15 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:40,879 Speaker 1: started with something kind of funny in I. 16 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:41,880 Speaker 2: Heard about this mother. 17 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:44,599 Speaker 1: She had two young boys that were known for their 18 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:48,240 Speaker 1: bad behavior. Any time trouble happened, they were sure to 19 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 1: be a part of it. So she decided to send 20 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:52,919 Speaker 1: them one at a time to see their pastor. 21 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 2: The pastor said to. 22 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: The first young boy, where is God? He just sat 23 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: there silently. He asked again, where is God? Still no reply. 24 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:05,040 Speaker 1: The third time he asked the young boy bolted out 25 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 1: the door, ran and found his brother and said, God 26 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:12,400 Speaker 1: is missing, and they think we did it all right, 27 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: hold of your bibles. 28 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:17,320 Speaker 2: Say it like you mean it. Ready, this is my Bible. 29 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 2: I am what it says. 30 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: I am. I have what it says I have. I 31 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 1: can do what it says I can do. Today I 32 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 1: will be taught the word of God. I boldly confess. 33 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: My mind is alert, my heart is receptive. I will 34 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: never be the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. 35 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 1: I want to talk to you today about controlling your 36 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 1: moods and how important it is that we not just 37 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 1: live by our feelings. If there's one thing that we 38 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: should all strive for, its stability, its consistency being the 39 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: same day in and day out. And the fact is 40 00:01:56,200 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: we all have emotions, we all have feelings. News is 41 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 1: we don't have to get on board with those feelings. 42 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: We need to learn to manage our emotions and not 43 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 1: let them control us. Because too many people today they 44 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 1: just live by whatever they feel. If they wake up 45 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: in the morning and they don't feel excited, they feel 46 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 1: down and discouraged, they just give in and go through 47 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:24,079 Speaker 1: the day with the blaws in a sour mood. They 48 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: live life on that roller coaster, up when their circumstances. 49 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 2: Are up, and down when they're down. 50 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:33,639 Speaker 1: And I can't think of anything much worse than living 51 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 1: with a moody person. 52 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 2: You never know what they're going to be like. 53 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 1: They may be happy on Sunday and depressed on Monday. 54 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:44,239 Speaker 1: They're fun to be around on Tuesday, but on Wednesday 55 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:45,239 Speaker 1: you better watch out. 56 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 2: You barely look at them wrong, they'll jump. 57 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: Down your throat. There's no stability. What's the problem. They're 58 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 1: being ruled by their emotions. That's a very immature way 59 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: to live. I call that surface living. We just give 60 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 1: in to whatever we feel. But if we're going to 61 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 1: experience God's best, we've got to learn to go deeper 62 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: than that. And one of our main goals should be stability. 63 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 1: That means we're the same day in and day out. 64 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: We have a good attitude when we get our way, 65 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:18,680 Speaker 1: and when we don't get our way, we have a 66 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 1: smile on our face when it's sunny and when it's raining. 67 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 1: We're stable, we're consistent. And if you're a moody person, 68 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 1: if I can be very honest with you, that's a 69 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: very selfish way to live. Being moody is not fair 70 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 1: to the people you're in relationship with. It's not fair 71 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: to your spouse. Yeah, I got an amen over here. 72 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 1: It's not fair to your children, to your employees. Understand, 73 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 1: it's very difficult to live with a moody person. And 74 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 1: if you're all over the board, up one day and 75 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: down the next, and people have to guess what you're 76 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: going to be like and live on pins and needles 77 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: around you. I say this respectfully, but you have got 78 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 1: to come up higher. If you don't make these changes 79 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 1: and become more stable over time, it will cost you 80 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: in your relationships, and it will cost you in opportunities. 81 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 2: That come across your path. 82 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: I remember one time years ago, I invited a very 83 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 1: good friend of mine to come to town and meet 84 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: with this man that I've known for probably more than 85 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: twenty years. It's a very nice man, extremely talented, kind 86 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 1: and generous. 87 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 2: But the problem is he's moody. 88 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: He grew up in a home where the parents were 89 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:34,719 Speaker 1: up and down, depressed one week, find the next week 90 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 1: no stability, and you never really knew what this man 91 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 1: was going to be like. And so my friend flew in. 92 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 1: They were going to meet about this business venture. It 93 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:46,040 Speaker 1: would have been a perfect fit for both of them. 94 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: But a couple of days after the meeting, my friend 95 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:52,160 Speaker 1: called and he said, Joel, I don't know what you 96 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 1: told that man about me, but he didn't like me. 97 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:58,600 Speaker 1: Seemed like he was mad at the world. He was unfriendly, unkind. 98 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: So I just packed up up and politely left and 99 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: came back home. And of course I apologized. I said, 100 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:08,280 Speaker 1: I'm sorry. He's just a very moody person. And that's 101 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 1: what happens when we live according to our feelings. We 102 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 1: will miss out on God given opportunities. 103 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 2: Doors will close for us that should have been opened. 104 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:22,040 Speaker 1: I know, even with our employees, we only hire people 105 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 1: that are consistent, people that have a good attitude, because, 106 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:29,039 Speaker 1: let me tell you, life is too short to have 107 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 1: to drag somebody off the floor every other day. Life 108 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 1: is too short to deal with sour attitudes and somebody's 109 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 1: unfriendly and oh, don't mess with him today. 110 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:41,039 Speaker 2: Man, he's in a bad mood. 111 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 1: Now that's going to keep you from being all God's 112 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:46,479 Speaker 1: created you to be. You've got to shake that junk 113 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:49,920 Speaker 1: off and make a decision to start being more stable 114 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:52,160 Speaker 1: and don't use the excuse that you. 115 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 2: Can't do it. 116 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 1: You can do whatever you really want to do. Your 117 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 1: will is stronger than your emotions and you may not 118 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:02,160 Speaker 1: feel like it. But if you will rule over that 119 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 1: negative feeling anyway, the more you do it, the easier 120 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 1: it will become. But I see too many people today 121 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:13,280 Speaker 1: like that man. They've developed a habit of being moody, 122 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 1: and they've done it for so long now they just 123 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:18,359 Speaker 1: get up in the morning and wait to see what 124 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 1: do I feel like today? 125 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 2: Wonder what this day is going to be like. 126 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:25,799 Speaker 1: Now, you've got to quit asking yourself and start telling yourself, 127 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 1: this is going to be a good day. I'm gonna 128 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:31,600 Speaker 1: enjoy this day. I'm gonna be friendly, I'm gonna be 129 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:35,600 Speaker 1: a blessing to somebody else. We can decide what kind 130 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:37,920 Speaker 1: of day we're gonna have. And some of you know 131 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 1: you're way too moody. If you don't make these changes, 132 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 1: it's not only going to hurt you in your relationships, 133 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 1: but it's going to keep God from bringing promotion and 134 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: increase into your life. Now, I'm asking us all to 135 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:54,360 Speaker 1: make it a goal to become even more stable. A 136 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 1: stable person is not hard to get along with. A 137 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:01,719 Speaker 1: stable person doesn't take out his problems on somebody else. 138 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:05,600 Speaker 1: A stable person doesn't come home from work all upset 139 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:09,039 Speaker 1: and stressed out to where they can't relate with the 140 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: family and nobody wants to be around them. Now take 141 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 1: responsibility quite allowing that sour mood to poison the rest 142 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: of your family members. Now, even if you don't stay 143 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: in a good mood and discipline these negative emotions for yourself, 144 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: you should do it for your family's sake, because whether 145 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 1: we realize it or not, our attitudes rub off on 146 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:32,560 Speaker 1: the people around us. And I know I'm preaching to myself. 147 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: There are times when I feel myself getting upset and stressed, 148 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 1: and if I don't catch myself and say, hey, no, 149 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:40,280 Speaker 1: I don't. 150 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 2: Have to live this way. I don't have to carry 151 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 2: this burden. I need to let it go and enjoy 152 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:44,679 Speaker 2: my life. 153 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 1: If I don't make those adjustments, I can see it 154 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 1: affecting our whole household. We've been teaching this to our children. Hey, 155 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 1: don't bring a bad attitude home from school. 156 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 2: Leave it there. Maybe somebody did you wrong. 157 00:07:57,040 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 1: At the office. We'll check it at the door before 158 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: you leave. Husbands wives don't come home and take out 159 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 1: all your aggravation on your spouse. Do your part to 160 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 1: keep a peaceful atmosphere in your home. Really, when you 161 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: get home, your family should be happy to see you, 162 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 1: not oh no, dad's home. 163 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 2: Wonder what he's going to be like. Oh no, here 164 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 2: comes mom. We better watch out now. 165 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 1: Be stable, be consistent, and we laugh. But we've all 166 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 1: had times where somebody walked into the room and you 167 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 1: could feel the tension they brought it with them. Don't 168 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 1: live your life like that. Be disciplined in what you 169 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:34,960 Speaker 1: think about. Don't go around dwelling on your problems and 170 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:37,839 Speaker 1: what didn't work out and who hurt you. The fact 171 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 1: is every one of us has problems. We all have 172 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:43,959 Speaker 1: negative things, and if we don't learn to shake it all, 173 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 1: it's not only going to drag us down, it drags 174 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:48,040 Speaker 1: the people. 175 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:50,840 Speaker 2: Around us down. I heard about this man. 176 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:53,720 Speaker 1: He invited his friend to come over and eat dinner 177 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 1: with he and his family after work. They were in 178 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:59,559 Speaker 1: the construction business together, and that had a very long 179 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:03,840 Speaker 1: tough day. Their equipment hadn't worked right, and this man 180 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 1: had pulled up too far at the job site and 181 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 1: ran over some nails and ruined two of his tires. 182 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:12,560 Speaker 1: Just one of those days nothing had gone right, and 183 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: as they were driving back to his house, the man 184 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 1: just sat there silently. His friend knew that he had 185 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:21,080 Speaker 1: had enough that he was really frustrated. But when he 186 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 1: got home, he did something rather unusual. By his back door, 187 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 1: there was this small tree, and before he went inside, 188 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: he stopped and he rubbed both hands on those tree leaves. 189 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 1: When he went in the door, the friend said, the 190 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 1: most amazing transformation took place. The man had a smile 191 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 1: on his face. His little kids ran up, and he 192 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:44,880 Speaker 1: hugged them and swung them around and went over and 193 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:48,560 Speaker 1: he kissed his wife, and he couldn't believe the change. 194 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:50,280 Speaker 2: This friend was just amazed. 195 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:52,559 Speaker 1: A little later, he got him aside and he said, 196 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 1: I don't mean to be nosy, but what was it 197 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:58,199 Speaker 1: about that tree that put you in such a good mood. 198 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:01,480 Speaker 1: The man kind of laughed, and he said, Oh, that's 199 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 1: what I call my trouble tree. I know I can't 200 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:09,320 Speaker 1: avoid having troubles and difficulties during the day, but one 201 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 1: thing for sure, I know those troubles don't belong inside 202 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:16,840 Speaker 1: my home. And so every evening when I get home, 203 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:20,720 Speaker 1: I just symbolically hang my troubles up on that tree, 204 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:22,960 Speaker 1: and I trust God to take care of them. 205 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:23,800 Speaker 2: He said. 206 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:27,400 Speaker 1: The most amazing thing always happens the next morning when 207 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:30,199 Speaker 1: I come out. There are never as many troubles as 208 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 1: I had the night before. Now I was thinking that 209 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:37,679 Speaker 1: really it would do us all good to have one 210 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:40,880 Speaker 1: of those trees. You had a tough day at the office, 211 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 1: somebody didn't treat you right, God, stuck in traffic. 212 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:46,079 Speaker 2: Don't take it inside. Leave it on your tree. 213 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:49,840 Speaker 1: And husband's your wife is not your tree. Leave it 214 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 1: outside the home. Well, you say, Joel, I've got a 215 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 1: lot of problems. I've got a lot of difficulties. That's 216 00:10:56,800 --> 00:10:59,199 Speaker 1: why I'm kind of moody. That's why I get down. 217 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:02,760 Speaker 1: This deeper life means that we do what's right in 218 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:06,320 Speaker 1: spite of how we feel. You may not feel like smiling, 219 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 1: but if you want to rise above that emotion, you've 220 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:12,080 Speaker 1: got to learn to smile by faith. You may not 221 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 1: feel like being friendly one day, but you've got to 222 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:19,680 Speaker 1: discipline yourself and be friendly by faith, and then the feelings. 223 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 2: Will begin to change. 224 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 1: I found that God works from the inside out, but 225 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 1: he expects us to work from the outside inn. For instance, 226 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 1: we have to put a smile on our face first, 227 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 1: then the. 228 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:33,360 Speaker 2: Joy will come. 229 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 1: We have to be kind and good to people first, 230 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 1: then they'll be good to us. You may be thinking, Joel, 231 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:40,440 Speaker 1: I just don't feel like being. 232 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:41,040 Speaker 2: In a good mood. 233 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 1: I've got problems, I've got difficulties. I feel like complaining. 234 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:47,839 Speaker 1: I feel like having a pity party. Let me tell 235 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:50,200 Speaker 1: you got to shake yourself out of that junk. It'll 236 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 1: keep you right where you are. Your attitude should be. 237 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:56,280 Speaker 1: I know God is bigger than anything that I'm facing. 238 00:11:56,640 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 1: I know this problem is not permanent. Didn't come to 239 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 1: stay to pass. I'm gonna enjoy my life in the meantime. 240 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be steady, immovable. 241 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 2: Full of joy. 242 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:10,560 Speaker 1: That's the deeper life, living by what you know, not 243 00:12:10,679 --> 00:12:13,520 Speaker 1: by what you feel. Now love what the scripture says 244 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 1: here in Jeremiah seventeen, verse seven, blessed is the man 245 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:22,920 Speaker 1: who makes the Lord his hope and confidence. One translation says, 246 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 1: blessed is the man who is steadfast and immovable. 247 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:29,600 Speaker 2: He will be like a tree. 248 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 1: Planted by the river banks, with its roots reaching deep 249 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 1: down into the water. It's a tree not bothered by 250 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:40,320 Speaker 1: the heat nor worried by long months of drought, its 251 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:44,600 Speaker 1: leaves stay green and it goes on producing luscious fruit. 252 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:47,119 Speaker 2: Notice, God is saying here. 253 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:51,559 Speaker 1: If we will just be stable, if we will consistently 254 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:55,559 Speaker 1: stay in faith and consistently have a good attitude, then 255 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:59,440 Speaker 1: even in our dark times, even in the difficult. 256 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 2: Times, it's not going to us. 257 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:05,800 Speaker 1: Because we are steadfast and immovable, we will continue to 258 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:09,680 Speaker 1: prosper in spite of our obstacles. We will continue to 259 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 1: see God's goodness in spite of negative circumstances. 260 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:14,200 Speaker 2: But if this is going to. 261 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 1: Happen, we cannot go around complaining, Well, Joel, you don't know. 262 00:13:17,480 --> 00:13:20,720 Speaker 1: My business is so slow, these gas prices. I don't 263 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:23,200 Speaker 1: see how I can make it. No, our God is 264 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 1: Jehovah Jirah, the Lord, our provider. And if you will 265 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 1: stay in faith, God will cause your money to go further. 266 00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:34,240 Speaker 1: He'll cause your car to get better gas mileage. He'll 267 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 1: cause you to get promoted when other people are being 268 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:40,079 Speaker 1: laid off. It says, in the dry seasons, in the 269 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 1: difficult times, we're not gonna barely get by. We're not 270 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:46,360 Speaker 1: gonna have some old, dried up, rotten fruit. God says, 271 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:51,319 Speaker 1: we'll continue to produce luscious fruit. See, when you're consistent, 272 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 1: your roots go down deep. They're not bothered by your circumstances. 273 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:59,679 Speaker 1: When you're steadfast and immovable, you will see God's blessings 274 00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:02,560 Speaker 1: and faith in spite of what's going on around you. 275 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:04,040 Speaker 2: The Bible talks. 276 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 1: About how we should live from faith to faith to faith. 277 00:14:07,679 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 2: It's talking about consistency. 278 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:12,600 Speaker 1: The problem we have many times we go from faith 279 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 1: to doubt, to discouragement, back to faith, to worry, to 280 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 1: be an upset, and it's this roller coaster way of 281 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:22,280 Speaker 1: living that keeps too many people from their full potential. 282 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:28,680 Speaker 1: Understand stability prepares you for promotion. I heard somebody say 283 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:34,640 Speaker 1: your ability will only be released through your stability. Every 284 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:37,760 Speaker 1: one of you has incredible gifts and talents. You have 285 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:41,280 Speaker 1: so much potential on the inside, but the only way 286 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 1: it's going to be released is when God is able 287 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 1: to trust you. It'll be released when your character is developed. 288 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:51,520 Speaker 1: For instance, God is not going to promote us if 289 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:54,000 Speaker 1: he knows we're going to lose our cool and blow 290 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 1: up every other day, say things to hurt people, go 291 00:14:57,400 --> 00:15:00,880 Speaker 1: around depressed for three months now, that wouldn't be good witness. 292 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 1: We have to develop our character first. Now, our gifts 293 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 1: may be able to take us someplace, but it's our 294 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:09,400 Speaker 1: character that's going to keep us there. 295 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 2: And God is. 296 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 1: Looking for steady, consistent, immovable people, not people that are 297 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 1: on a high for two weeks and then they're down 298 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:20,320 Speaker 1: in the valley for three months. Now, let's learn to 299 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 1: stay the same, consistently happy, consistently grateful, consistently friendly, consistently in. 300 00:15:27,480 --> 00:15:28,160 Speaker 2: A good mood. 301 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:32,280 Speaker 1: I believe that consistency is one of the main keys 302 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:35,920 Speaker 1: to victory. And the key to consistency not living by 303 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 1: what we feel, but living by what we know. I 304 00:15:38,920 --> 00:15:41,560 Speaker 1: don't even think it's a good idea to let yourself 305 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 1: get real high, real excited, to where you're emotionally at 306 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 1: your peak, because I've found the people that live way 307 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 1: up here and try to live on the mountaintop, they 308 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:55,440 Speaker 1: can go equally as low. 309 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:56,120 Speaker 2: Just as high as they go this. 310 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:59,080 Speaker 1: Way, they go the same amount low. And I'd rather 311 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:02,960 Speaker 1: live my life consistently happy. And when I say happy, 312 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 1: I'm talking about a calm delight. I'm at peace, I'm content, 313 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:10,720 Speaker 1: I know God's in control. I would rather live my 314 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:13,520 Speaker 1: life that way than up on the mountaintop one day 315 00:16:13,560 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 1: because I got good news, then I'm down in the 316 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:18,160 Speaker 1: valley the next because I got bad news. Let's learn 317 00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 1: to stay right in the middle. I know, even when 318 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:24,680 Speaker 1: we opened up this new facility, a compact center, that 319 00:16:24,800 --> 00:16:27,040 Speaker 1: was a dream come true, one of the highlights of 320 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:30,000 Speaker 1: my life. But Victoria will tell you I didn't try 321 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 1: to stay way up here just celebrate day after day 322 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:34,239 Speaker 1: and live. 323 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 2: On that mountaintop. I just stayed right in the middle. 324 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:39,960 Speaker 1: I'm as happy and content today as the day that 325 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:43,480 Speaker 1: we opened it. I've seen people they live for a vacation. 326 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 1: They're happy for two weeks and depressed when they have 327 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:49,440 Speaker 1: to come back home, or they get all excited about it, 328 00:16:49,760 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 1: then they're disappointed because it wasn't what they thought it 329 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 1: would be. 330 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 2: You've probably known people they. 331 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 1: Live for the weekend, live for some big event, live 332 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 1: for a ball game. The problem with that is they're 333 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:03,880 Speaker 1: up and they're down, in a good mood a little while. 334 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:05,680 Speaker 2: And in a sour mood most of the time. 335 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:09,720 Speaker 1: But God wants us to enjoy every day of our lives, 336 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 1: even the seemingly mundane things. You know, you can enjoy 337 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:18,120 Speaker 1: your drive to work tomorrow, you can enjoy mowing your lawn. 338 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:20,439 Speaker 2: You can enjoy going to the grocery store. 339 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:25,600 Speaker 1: You are anointed to enjoy your everyday life. Quit dreading things, 340 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:28,360 Speaker 1: Quit getting in a sour mood because you have got 341 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:30,800 Speaker 1: to clean the house tomorrow, or it's time to mow 342 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:33,240 Speaker 1: the lawn, or you got stuck in traffic, or change 343 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:36,720 Speaker 1: your attitude and make a decision to enjoy it, and 344 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:39,040 Speaker 1: don't make that mistake of just living life. For the 345 00:17:39,119 --> 00:17:44,120 Speaker 1: quote big events. Really, today is a big event. You're alive, 346 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 1: you're breathing. That's a pretty big deal. 347 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:49,040 Speaker 2: Do you know? 348 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:53,160 Speaker 1: On average, one hundred and eighty thousand people are gonna 349 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:56,480 Speaker 1: die tomorrow, and the good news is most likely you 350 00:17:56,560 --> 00:17:58,800 Speaker 1: will not be one of them. So why don't you 351 00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:02,320 Speaker 1: shake off the discourage, make a decision to enjoy this day? 352 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:04,200 Speaker 2: Come on, and so forth. 353 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 1: The Bible talks about in Psalms, how God will test 354 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:11,080 Speaker 1: our emotions. I know some of you have been praying 355 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 1: and believing for things to change, and you're not seeing 356 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:17,480 Speaker 1: anything happening. And it's easy to get discouraged. It's easy 357 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:20,680 Speaker 1: to lose our passion. But you need to remind yourself 358 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:23,320 Speaker 1: that is a test of your faith. It's a test 359 00:18:23,440 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 1: of your emotions. God wants to see what are you 360 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:29,840 Speaker 1: gonna do? Are you gonna get negative discouraged? 361 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:31,399 Speaker 2: Well, I knew it wouldn't work out for me. 362 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:34,399 Speaker 1: Or are you gonna do what we're talking about and 363 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:37,840 Speaker 1: just keep standing firm, keep staying in faith, keep expecting 364 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:41,080 Speaker 1: things to change. Well, Joel, I'm standing firm, but I'm 365 00:18:41,119 --> 00:18:44,639 Speaker 1: really depressed. I'm really discouraged. No, to be standing firm 366 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:47,400 Speaker 1: means you have a smile on your face. When you're 367 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:51,120 Speaker 1: standing firm no matter what comes against you, nobody can 368 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:53,520 Speaker 1: even really tell you're in the middle of a trial. 369 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:56,080 Speaker 1: And if you're in a difficult time, you should not 370 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:58,520 Speaker 1: be dragging around with a long sour face. 371 00:18:58,960 --> 00:19:00,560 Speaker 2: Oh, Joel, is just God me down? 372 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:04,159 Speaker 1: If you know, being in a sour mood because of 373 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 1: your problems doesn't make it better, It makes it worse, 374 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:08,080 Speaker 1: puts more pressure on. 375 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:09,919 Speaker 2: You, makes you more miserable. 376 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:13,240 Speaker 1: A better approach is to say, God, I'm turning this 377 00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:16,000 Speaker 1: situation over to you. I'm not gonna let it still 378 00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:18,879 Speaker 1: my joy. I know you're in control, and at the 379 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 1: right time, I believe you'll not only turn it around, 380 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:24,199 Speaker 1: but you'll bring me out better off than I was before. 381 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:27,639 Speaker 1: That's how we rule over these negative feelings. It's simply 382 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:31,200 Speaker 1: a decision that we make. Some of you today, you're 383 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:32,440 Speaker 1: up and you're down. 384 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:33,880 Speaker 2: You're hard to get along with. 385 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:37,919 Speaker 1: And you keep blaming it on your circumstances, or on 386 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 1: how somebody's treating you, or on how you feel. But 387 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:44,560 Speaker 1: I'm asking you, with a smile on our face, to 388 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:49,280 Speaker 1: stop making excuses and start taking responsibility. We all have 389 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:52,199 Speaker 1: times when we wake up in the morning and we 390 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:55,640 Speaker 1: feel the blaws, we don't feel very excited. But that's 391 00:19:55,680 --> 00:19:57,800 Speaker 1: when we have to dig our heels in and say, 392 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:01,360 Speaker 1: you know what, I'm not gonna let these feelings dictate. 393 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:02,240 Speaker 2: What kind of day I'm going to have. 394 00:20:02,600 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 1: I'm going to rule over them and choose to be 395 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:07,439 Speaker 1: in a good mood in spite of how I feel. 396 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:10,560 Speaker 1: You can choose what kind of day you're going to have. 397 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:13,479 Speaker 1: We can choose how we're going to live our lives. 398 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:17,240 Speaker 1: I know some of you, maybe in the natural, you 399 00:20:17,359 --> 00:20:20,040 Speaker 1: have a good reason to be down and discouraged, but 400 00:20:20,119 --> 00:20:23,080 Speaker 1: I'm asking you to not allow yourself to go there. 401 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:26,920 Speaker 1: When you are stable in spite of what's come against you, 402 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:29,959 Speaker 1: that's one of the best ways to show God that 403 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:34,480 Speaker 1: you're trusting him in difficult times. Sometimes we think, well, 404 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:37,200 Speaker 1: I need to pray this long and quote this many. 405 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:38,920 Speaker 2: Scriptures, and that's all good. 406 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:42,480 Speaker 1: But do you know when you just stay firm, when 407 00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:44,880 Speaker 1: you don't get upset, when you don't lose your peace, 408 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:47,440 Speaker 1: when you have a smile on your face, when nobody 409 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:50,199 Speaker 1: even knows you're in that trial, let me tell you 410 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:53,560 Speaker 1: that's your faith at work. You are paving the way 411 00:20:53,840 --> 00:20:55,800 Speaker 1: for God to change things in your favor. 412 00:20:56,560 --> 00:21:01,000 Speaker 2: I think about David. He had to fight being here. 413 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:04,840 Speaker 1: He was the King of Israel, had all kinds of opportunity, 414 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:09,760 Speaker 1: power position, he was wealthy, had plenty of money, Yet 415 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:14,040 Speaker 1: he still got depressed and discouraged. That tells me having 416 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:17,000 Speaker 1: to choose to stay stable, having to rule over these 417 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:20,440 Speaker 1: negative feelings is something every person has to deal with. 418 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:23,959 Speaker 1: Don't think if I just had more money, or if 419 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:26,320 Speaker 1: I had a better job, if I had a different spouse, 420 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:28,119 Speaker 1: then not being a good mood Joel, then I wouldn't 421 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:28,400 Speaker 1: have to. 422 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:29,280 Speaker 2: Deal with these feelings. 423 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:33,160 Speaker 1: Now you may think that, but every person, regardless of that, 424 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:37,200 Speaker 1: we all have to fight this temptation to just give 425 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:40,080 Speaker 1: in and live how we feel. And I love what 426 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 1: David did. He talked to himself. He said, why are 427 00:21:44,359 --> 00:21:45,240 Speaker 1: you cast down? 428 00:21:45,320 --> 00:21:47,240 Speaker 2: Oh my soul, hope in the Lord. 429 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:50,720 Speaker 1: He was saying in everyday language, David, what are you 430 00:21:50,760 --> 00:21:53,480 Speaker 1: doing in a bad mood? Stop looking at your problems 431 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:56,880 Speaker 1: and start looking at your God. Sometimes the best thing 432 00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:58,920 Speaker 1: we can do is talk to ourselves. 433 00:21:59,359 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 2: When you're to. 434 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:02,160 Speaker 1: Be in a bad mood, you need to go look 435 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:03,680 Speaker 1: in the mirror and say, listen here self. 436 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:04,960 Speaker 2: You need to cheer up. 437 00:22:04,960 --> 00:22:06,840 Speaker 1: Get your joy back, get your peace back. 438 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:10,680 Speaker 2: We're not gonna live this day. Defeat it. You have 439 00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:12,800 Speaker 2: to stay on the offensive. 440 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:16,639 Speaker 1: Don't wait till you've been down for three days before 441 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:19,600 Speaker 1: you decide to do something about it. The moment you 442 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:22,399 Speaker 1: feel that discouragement trying to come on, you need to 443 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:24,720 Speaker 1: rise up and say no, I'm not gonna go there. 444 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:27,840 Speaker 1: You wake up in the morning and you feel the blaws. Nope, 445 00:22:27,920 --> 00:22:29,960 Speaker 1: that's not for me. This is gonna be a good day. 446 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:32,920 Speaker 2: It's the day the Lord has made you find out 447 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:35,120 Speaker 2: later in the day that you have to work late. 448 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:35,960 Speaker 2: That's okay. 449 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:38,720 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna get upset. I know God's still in control. 450 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:41,840 Speaker 1: You go through some kind of disappointment, no big deal. 451 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,600 Speaker 1: I know God will open up another door. You find 452 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:47,680 Speaker 1: yourself in a tight spot, that's okay. God can make 453 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:49,119 Speaker 1: a way when it looks like there. 454 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:49,640 Speaker 2: Is no way. 455 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:53,000 Speaker 1: See, no matter what comes against you, it just bounces off. 456 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:57,040 Speaker 1: You're steadfast, You're immovable. You've already made up your mind. 457 00:22:57,320 --> 00:23:01,520 Speaker 1: You're gonna enjoy this day. Another important key to not 458 00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:04,080 Speaker 1: live in life Moody is we have to learn to 459 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:09,400 Speaker 1: be realistic and not idealistic. Idealistic means that we think 460 00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 1: everything is going to always go our way. Every person 461 00:23:13,119 --> 00:23:15,960 Speaker 1: is going to treat me right today, every freeway is 462 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:18,239 Speaker 1: going to be traffic free. I'm going to get out 463 00:23:18,280 --> 00:23:19,600 Speaker 1: of this parking lot in five. 464 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:22,920 Speaker 2: Minutes after the service. No, that is not realistic. 465 00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:27,399 Speaker 1: Jesus said, in life, we will have difficulties. And I 466 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:31,199 Speaker 1: know people they are so idealistic they set themselves up 467 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:34,639 Speaker 1: for disappointment. And I'm all for believing for good things. 468 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:38,199 Speaker 1: I'm all for expecting the best. But the reality is 469 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:42,600 Speaker 1: we live in an imperfect world with imperfect people, and 470 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:44,840 Speaker 1: there are going to be times that things don't go 471 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:48,880 Speaker 1: our way. And if we're expecting every person to be 472 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:51,520 Speaker 1: perfect and our spouse to never hurt us and our children, 473 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:53,639 Speaker 1: that never do wrong and for us to get every 474 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:57,120 Speaker 1: break in life, we're just setting ourselves up for disappointment. 475 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:00,440 Speaker 1: I believe a better way to live is to say, hey, God, 476 00:24:00,880 --> 00:24:04,440 Speaker 1: here are my plans for today. I'm submitting them to you, 477 00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:07,640 Speaker 1: believing for the best. But God, no matter what does 478 00:24:07,760 --> 00:24:10,600 Speaker 1: or doesn't happen, my trust is in you. Now I'm 479 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:13,920 Speaker 1: gonna stay in faith knowing that you promise to work 480 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:16,920 Speaker 1: at all things for my good. When we have that 481 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:20,000 Speaker 1: kind of attitude, even if we go through a disappointment, 482 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:23,440 Speaker 1: even if our plans don't work out, we don't get frustrated. 483 00:24:23,840 --> 00:24:26,359 Speaker 2: We know God has us in the palm of his hand. 484 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:30,440 Speaker 1: We know in those trying times we're growing, We're increasing, 485 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:33,879 Speaker 1: our character is being developed. So we can stay consistent 486 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:37,360 Speaker 1: and just enjoy that day anyway. But don't set yourself 487 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:41,239 Speaker 1: up for disappointment by expecting everything to be perfect. I 488 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:44,440 Speaker 1: know in my own life, I've already accepted the fact 489 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:49,760 Speaker 1: that as friendly and good looking as I am, some 490 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:52,560 Speaker 1: people are still not gonna like me. Do you know, 491 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:55,800 Speaker 1: no matter how much good you do, somebody will find 492 00:24:55,840 --> 00:24:59,120 Speaker 1: some reason to criticize. No matter how friendly you are, 493 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:03,320 Speaker 1: somebody will offend you and It's up to us to 494 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:07,639 Speaker 1: decide beforehand that no matter what doesn't work out today, 495 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:11,120 Speaker 1: no matter how somebody treats me, it's not gonna change us. 496 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 1: Her attitude should be I'm not gonna lose my joy 497 00:25:14,359 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 1: if I get stuck in traffic, it's not gonna ruin 498 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:19,960 Speaker 1: my day. If somebody criticizes, I'm not gonna get stressed 499 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:21,760 Speaker 1: out if I don't get all my work done. No, 500 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:24,919 Speaker 1: I'm staying consistent. I've already made up my mind to 501 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:29,760 Speaker 1: enjoy this day. That's a stable person, and stability is 502 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:33,120 Speaker 1: a sign of maturity. A lot of times we're all 503 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:35,280 Speaker 1: being out of shape, praying God, get me out of this. 504 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:38,159 Speaker 2: God, you gotta change this, and God's over here. 505 00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:42,960 Speaker 1: Saying show me some consistency, give me something to work with. See, 506 00:25:43,040 --> 00:25:46,879 Speaker 1: it takes faith to smile when you feel like being depressed. 507 00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:50,240 Speaker 1: It takes faith to have a good attitude when nothing's 508 00:25:50,280 --> 00:25:53,920 Speaker 1: going your way. It takes faith to stay calm when 509 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:57,479 Speaker 1: you feel like chewing somebody out. I'm asking us today 510 00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:00,800 Speaker 1: to not live by how we feel. Let's go deeper 511 00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:03,680 Speaker 1: than that and start living by what we know. We 512 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:06,359 Speaker 1: know God is in control, we know he's got a 513 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:07,880 Speaker 1: great plan for our lives. 514 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:10,639 Speaker 2: We know his power is greater than any other power. 515 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 1: Now, when those old, negative, discouraging thoughts and feelings come, 516 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:18,080 Speaker 1: why don't you start shaking them off. Be done with 517 00:26:18,160 --> 00:26:21,760 Speaker 1: that roller coaster living. Hen'll be a moody person. Get 518 00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:23,920 Speaker 1: up in the morning and decide that you're going to 519 00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:24,680 Speaker 1: have a great day. 520 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:27,159 Speaker 2: I really believe some of you. 521 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:30,480 Speaker 1: This could save your marriage, could save a relationship. 522 00:26:30,600 --> 00:26:32,240 Speaker 2: This can save your position at the. 523 00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:36,320 Speaker 1: Office if you'll start ruling over the emotions and make 524 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:40,359 Speaker 1: stability and consistency a goal. Not living on the mountaintop 525 00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:42,600 Speaker 1: and not living in the valley, but standing right in 526 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:47,000 Speaker 1: the middle, consistently happy, consistently grateful, consistently. 527 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:47,160 Speaker 2: In a good mood. 528 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:50,280 Speaker 1: If you do that, God has promised he'll not only 529 00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:53,399 Speaker 1: promote you, but in your dry seasons you'll continue to 530 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:54,320 Speaker 1: produce good fruit. 531 00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:57,359 Speaker 2: You'll live the life of victory he has in story. Amen, 532 00:26:57,400 --> 00:26:58,119 Speaker 2: do you receive it. 533 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:02,840 Speaker 1: We never like to close our broadcast without giving you 534 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:05,720 Speaker 1: an opportunity to make Jesus the lord of your life. 535 00:27:05,960 --> 00:27:10,280 Speaker 1: Would you pray with me? Just say, Lord, Jesus, I 536 00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:15,360 Speaker 1: repent of my sins. Come into my heart. I make 537 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:18,919 Speaker 1: you my Lord and Savior. Friends, if you prayed that 538 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:21,919 Speaker 1: simple prayer, we believe you got born again. Get in 539 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:25,160 Speaker 1: a good Bible based church, Keep God first place. He's 540 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:27,359 Speaker 1: going to take your places that you've never dreamed of.