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And I heard 31 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 4: about this lady that died and she was at the 32 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 4: pearly gates and Saint Peter said, you can't come in yet. 33 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:50,919 Speaker 4: You have to correctly spell a word. She said what word? 34 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 4: He said, any word? So she spelled the word love 35 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 4: l O vee. He said, welcome to heaven. Didn't Peter 36 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 4: ask her if she would take place for just a moment. 37 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 4: He instructed her if anybody came up, just to follow 38 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 4: the same procedure. A few minutes, she sees her ex 39 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 4: husband walking up. She can't believe it, says, what are 40 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 4: you doing here? He said, I just had a heart attack. 41 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 4: Did I really make it to heaven? She said, not yet. 42 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:19,519 Speaker 4: You have to spell a word correctly. He said what word? 43 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:25,800 Speaker 4: There was a long pause, and she said Czechoslovakia. I 44 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 4: want to talk to you today about emptying out the negative. 45 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:32,400 Speaker 4: It's easy to go through life holding on to things 46 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 4: that are weighing us down. Guilt, resentment, doubt, worry. The 47 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 4: problem is when we allow these things in, they're taking 48 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 4: up space for the good things that should be there. 49 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 4: Imagine your life is like a container. You were created 50 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 4: to be filled with joy, peace, confidence, creativity, But if 51 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 4: you allow worry in, it pushes out the peace. There's 52 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 4: not space for both. You can't go above one hundred percent. 53 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 4: You have a limited amount of room. If you allow 54 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 4: guilt to take up space, that's space that you don't 55 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 4: have for the confidence you need. And the reason some 56 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 4: people don't enjoy their lives is because their container, their heart, 57 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 4: is contaminated with so many things. They have ten percent worried, 58 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 4: stressed out over their job, twelve percent bitterness, mad at 59 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 4: their neighbor, twenty percent guilt beating themselves up for past mistakes, 60 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 4: nine percent jealousy their coworker is more beautiful. They don't 61 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 4: realize seventy percent of their container is negative. They wonder 62 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 4: why they don't have joy, creativity, passion. They only have 63 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 4: room for thirty percent of what they should have. The 64 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 4: scripture says give no place to the enemy. It's not 65 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 4: just talking about forces of darkness. That means give no 66 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 4: place to guilt, give no place to worry, give no 67 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 4: place to bitterness. It can't come in and automatically take over. 68 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 4: You control what's in your container. You control what you 69 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 4: think about, what you choose to allow in. And we 70 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 4: all have negative emotions, negative feelings. You have to make 71 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 4: the choice. I'm not going to give this jealousy, this bitterness, 72 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:24,159 Speaker 4: this anger valuable space and let it poison my life. 73 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 4: I'm going to protect what I allow in me. And 74 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 4: every morning when we wake up, we need to empty 75 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:34,479 Speaker 4: out anything negative from the day before. Somebody offended you 76 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:37,480 Speaker 4: at work, they didn't treat you right. It's easy to 77 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 4: let that offense stay. Feels good to carry around a grudge, 78 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 4: so you have to be disciplined. Say no, I am 79 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 4: not giving this offense any room. I Am not going 80 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 4: to let it sour my day. They hurt you once, 81 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:54,279 Speaker 4: don't let them continue to hurt you by holding on 82 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 4: to the offense. Being offended is not harming them, it's 83 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 4: harming you. Cannot space you need for the good things 84 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 4: that move you toward your destiny, or you wake up 85 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 4: in the morning and thoughts of worry come. How are 86 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 4: you going to pay your bills? What if the medical 87 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:14,040 Speaker 4: report's not good, You'll never get out of this problem. 88 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 4: Don't allow that in. Don't make the mistake of dwelling 89 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:20,480 Speaker 4: on it. Just say no thanks. I know God's in control. 90 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 4: He's got me in the palm of his hand. He'll 91 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 4: get me to where I'm supposed to be. Take inventory 92 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 4: of what you're giving space to. Life is too short 93 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:33,799 Speaker 4: to go through it with negative things holding us down, 94 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 4: David said in Psalm one O three. God fills my 95 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:41,839 Speaker 4: life with good things, so I stay young and strong. 96 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:45,280 Speaker 4: Now I've learned if you'll empty out the negative, if 97 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 4: you'll make room, God will fill you with good things. 98 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 4: You empty out the worry, God will fill you with peace. 99 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 4: You empty out the insecurity, negative things people have said 100 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:59,719 Speaker 4: about you. God will fill you with confidence. My question, 101 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:03,479 Speaker 4: did is is God trying to fill you with good things? 102 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:09,799 Speaker 4: But there's no room. Your container is full of worry, regret, bitterness, jealousy. 103 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:14,039 Speaker 4: Why don't you start emptying that out? Somebody did you wrong? 104 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 4: You could hold on to that bitterness instead, God, I 105 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:21,039 Speaker 4: forgive them. I let it go. You didn't just forgive. 106 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 4: You made room for God to fill you with good things. 107 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 4: That's when he'll give you beauty for ashes, joy for morning. 108 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 4: You're in a tough season. The medical report wasn't good. 109 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:37,040 Speaker 4: You should be stressed worried. Instead, God, I trust you. 110 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 4: You said you would restore health back into me. You 111 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 4: just made room for God to fill you with healing. 112 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:46,359 Speaker 4: You empty out the worry. God will give you peace 113 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 4: in the midst of the storm. Perhaps a coworker got 114 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 4: the promotion that you work so hard for, envy, jealousy 115 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:57,280 Speaker 4: will come. I wish that was me. I'm smarter than 116 00:06:57,320 --> 00:07:01,919 Speaker 4: they are. I don't understand that. Instead of letting that stay, God, 117 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 4: I know you're no respector a person's You did it 118 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 4: for them, I know you can do it for me. 119 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 4: The good news is God doesn't run out of favor. 120 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 4: He doesn't have a limited supply. If you will empty 121 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 4: out the jealousy, then when it's your time to be promoted, 122 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 4: God will open doors that no man can shout. If 123 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 4: somebody what you wanted, that simply means it wasn't supposed 124 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 4: to be yours. If they got the promotion, be happy 125 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 4: for them. God has something better for you. If they 126 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 4: got the man you wanted to date, let's make it real. 127 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 4: If they got the girl you were interested in, don't 128 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 4: be upset. God knows what he's doing. If it worked 129 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:46,240 Speaker 4: out your way, it would be second best. Bottom line, 130 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 4: what has your name on it is not going to 131 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 4: go to anyone else. Don't go around bitter with jealousy 132 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 4: and self pity. That will poison your life. Empty it out. 133 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:01,240 Speaker 4: God is in control. He's direct your steps, and at 134 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 4: the right time, what has your name on it will 135 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 4: show up. God promises, if we will make room, he 136 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 4: will not only fill us with good things, but he 137 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 4: will keep us young and strong. And the reason some 138 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 4: people are not young and strong, and I don't mean 139 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 4: just young physically, but young in their spirit, vibrant, passionate 140 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:25,840 Speaker 4: about life is because they're filled with the negative. Worry 141 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:29,840 Speaker 4: will make you weak. Living stressed out will make you old, 142 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:36,080 Speaker 4: give you wrinkles, take your passion. Being bitter, angry, resentful 143 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 4: will shorten your life. Proverb says, a relaxed attitude lengthens life. 144 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 4: You can be eighty years old and young at heart. 145 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 4: Your spirit never ages. I met a woman in the 146 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:52,599 Speaker 4: lobby A while back. It was her one hundredth birthday. 147 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 4: She was standing there, dressed impeccably beautiful, hardly had any wrinkles, 148 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 4: full of joy, her mind was as sharp as can be. 149 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 4: I asked her what her secret was so I could 150 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 4: tell Victoria. She said, I don't worry. I let things 151 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:16,880 Speaker 4: go and I laugh a lot. She's lived by this principle. 152 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:20,560 Speaker 4: You know, in one hundred years, she's had trouble. People 153 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:25,800 Speaker 4: have hurt her, She's made mistakes, life has happened, Offensives 154 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 4: have come, but she hasn't held on to them. She's 155 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:33,720 Speaker 4: kept emptying them out, and like God promised, he's filled 156 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:36,840 Speaker 4: her life with good things, kept her young and strong. 157 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 4: I don't want to get old, grouchy, grumpy, fall apart. 158 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 4: I want to stay young, strong, good looking, full of 159 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 4: faith and joy and energy. The way this happens is 160 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 4: give no place to the negative. Get in a habit 161 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:56,720 Speaker 4: of emptying out the offenses. Empty out the worry you 162 00:09:56,800 --> 00:09:59,840 Speaker 4: make a mistake, Empty out the guilt you didn't do 163 00:09:59,840 --> 00:10:03,199 Speaker 4: you your best. Empty out the regret, do better next time, 164 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:07,199 Speaker 4: nobody gave you credit. Empty out the self pity. You 165 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 4: had a bad break, you don't understand it empty out 166 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 4: the questions. If you'll get good at emptying out the negative, 167 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:18,720 Speaker 4: you'll be like this lady, strong, young, vibrant, full of faith, 168 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 4: and full of joy. Jesus said, blessed are the pure 169 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 4: in heart. They will see God. That word pure in 170 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:30,719 Speaker 4: the original language is where we get our word cathartic. 171 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:36,560 Speaker 4: It means cleansing, releasing. You have surgery, sometimes the doctor 172 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:40,040 Speaker 4: will put in a catheter, same root word. It's a 173 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:44,080 Speaker 4: tube that drains out the impurities of the body. You 174 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:48,560 Speaker 4: can't get up to use the facility. That catheter automatically 175 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:53,559 Speaker 4: takes what's not beneficial, the toxins, the infections, the waste, 176 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 4: and flushes them out of the body. The doctor knows 177 00:10:57,720 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 4: there will be contaminants. He's alarmed that the body has 178 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 4: waste and infection. He's only alarmed when it's not being released, 179 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:10,760 Speaker 4: when we're holding on to things that should be flushed out. 180 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 4: When God says blessed are the pure in heart, he's 181 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:17,840 Speaker 4: saying you're going to be blessed when you learn how 182 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:21,600 Speaker 4: to release the impurities of life. When you get in 183 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:25,560 Speaker 4: a habit like this catheter of emptying out things that 184 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 4: will infect you, you know what bitterness is to our spirit. 185 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 4: It's infection. Guilt is infection, worry, doubt, self pity. These 186 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:41,040 Speaker 4: things are not unusual. Impurities come. You have to push 187 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 4: them out. It's when we hold onto them that it 188 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 4: contaminates our spirit and causes us problems. You weren't created 189 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 4: to carry around guilt, regret, bitterness, anger that poisons your life. Well, Joel, 190 00:11:57,840 --> 00:12:00,600 Speaker 4: I'm bitter because I had a bad break. I'm sour 191 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:04,200 Speaker 4: because somebody walked out on me. I say this respectfully. 192 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 4: That's simply an impurity. Why don't you release it so 193 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 4: it doesn't infect the rest of your life. Don't let 194 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 4: a disappointment, a divorce, a layoff, a loss poison your future. Well, Joel, 195 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:22,839 Speaker 4: I'm worried about my health, worried about my finances, worried 196 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:26,480 Speaker 4: about my children. Worry is a part of life. Those 197 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:29,960 Speaker 4: thoughts come to us. All the key is to not 198 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:34,960 Speaker 4: hold onto them. Recognize they're not beneficial, they're not moving 199 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:39,080 Speaker 4: you forward. That's an impurity that wasn't meant to stay. 200 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:42,600 Speaker 4: You have to release it. God, I don't see a way, 201 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:44,960 Speaker 4: but I know you're still on the throne. I know 202 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 4: you're bigger than this. Problem. I know you're supplying all 203 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:51,920 Speaker 4: of my needs. You just released the toxin. Are you 204 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 4: holding on to infection, to impurities? Angry, jealous, worried, discouraged. 205 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:02,880 Speaker 4: Maybe you had a disappointment, something didn't work out. Imagine 206 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 4: there's an angel that has a delivery with your name 207 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:13,080 Speaker 4: on it. It says beauty for ashes, new beginning, new opportunities, 208 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:17,079 Speaker 4: new friendships. He's in route with one of those good things. 209 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:20,680 Speaker 4: The problem is, if you're holding on to the old, 210 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:24,840 Speaker 4: there's no place for him to deliver it. I wonder 211 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 4: how many things are in route right now. The angel 212 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:31,960 Speaker 4: is standing by with our joy, our peace, our confidence, 213 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 4: our creativity, our spouse. But because there's no room, because 214 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 4: we're not releasing the toxins, the anger, the bitterness, the jealousy, 215 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 4: the worry, then he can't deliver those good things. Instead 216 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 4: of living blessed, excited about our future, we become infected. 217 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:52,840 Speaker 4: The good news is you can get rid of that infection. 218 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:56,840 Speaker 4: It is not permanent. If you'll start releasing the regret, 219 00:13:57,559 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 4: the worry, the bitterness, the amer, then it's just a 220 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:05,079 Speaker 4: matter of time before that angel shows up with your delivery. 221 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:09,079 Speaker 4: When you make room, God promises he will fill your 222 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 4: life with good things. This is what David did. He 223 00:14:13,679 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 4: was an expert at emptying out the negative. His family 224 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 4: looked down on him, treated him like he was second class. 225 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:26,240 Speaker 4: He could have let that infection take root, lived insecure. Instead, 226 00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:28,760 Speaker 4: he let it go in one ear and out the other. 227 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 4: He knew if he held on to it, it would 228 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 4: keep him from his destiny. David went to the palace 229 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 4: served faithfully King Saul. He would play the harp when 230 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:43,160 Speaker 4: Saul was sick to make him feel better. In return, 231 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:47,480 Speaker 4: Saul tried to kill him. Saul was jealous of David 232 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:50,800 Speaker 4: and chased him through the desert, made him his life miserable. 233 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 4: David could have become bitter, thought, what's the use everybody's 234 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 4: against me? Life is not fair. Instead, he kept his 235 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 4: heart pure and emptied out the self pity. Like David, 236 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 4: we all have impurities, infections that come. People come against us. 237 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:12,760 Speaker 4: Our plans don't always worked out. It's easy to think, 238 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:17,040 Speaker 4: why is this happening? It's just life. The scripture says 239 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:21,320 Speaker 4: offenses will come. They're not a problem unless you don't 240 00:15:21,360 --> 00:15:24,360 Speaker 4: know what to do with them. Too many people make 241 00:15:24,400 --> 00:15:27,440 Speaker 4: the mistake of hold on to them. They get bitter, 242 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:31,600 Speaker 4: live guilty with the chip on their shoulder. That's going 243 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 4: to poison your future. You have to release the toxins 244 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:38,800 Speaker 4: of life. You may not be able to keep them 245 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 4: from coming, but you can keep them from staying. David 246 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:47,120 Speaker 4: had a pure heart. That means he kept the infections out. 247 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:51,479 Speaker 4: It doesn't mean that he was perfect. David made mistakes. 248 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 4: One time, he committed adultern had the lady's husband killed. 249 00:15:56,360 --> 00:15:59,280 Speaker 4: For one year, he tried to cover it up, swept 250 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:04,240 Speaker 4: it under a He was so overwhelmed with guilt condemnation 251 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:08,680 Speaker 4: that he became sick and weak that poison started to 252 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:13,480 Speaker 4: infect his life. He finally admitted his mistake, He repented, 253 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 4: asked God to forgive him, and things begin to turn around. 254 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:21,800 Speaker 4: Once he got the infection out, then his health was restored. 255 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 4: When you make a mistake, and we all do, don't 256 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 4: run away from God. Don't try to hide it, go 257 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:31,880 Speaker 4: to God. Repent. That means don't keep doing the same thing, 258 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:35,840 Speaker 4: and then ask for forgiveness. And here's the key. You 259 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 4: have to receive God's mercy. The enemy is called the 260 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 4: accuser of the brethren. He'll remind you of every mistake 261 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:47,760 Speaker 4: you've made for the last thirty years, and it's easy 262 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 4: to live life in regrets, thinking about what you should 263 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:54,320 Speaker 4: have done differently. And I should have raised my children better, 264 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:57,280 Speaker 4: should have been more faithful in my marriage, I should 265 00:16:57,320 --> 00:17:00,920 Speaker 4: have finished college. Don't go through life looking in the 266 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 4: rear view mirror, down on your self, living in regrets. 267 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:08,040 Speaker 4: You can't do anything about the past, but you can 268 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:12,560 Speaker 4: do something about right now. Being against yourself doesn't help 269 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:16,560 Speaker 4: you do better. It pushes you down. The moment you 270 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:20,840 Speaker 4: ask God to forgive you, he forgave you, why don't 271 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:24,199 Speaker 4: you forgive yourself. Why don't you empty out the guilt? 272 00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 4: Why don't you turn off the accusing voices? God doesn't 273 00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:32,560 Speaker 4: remember your mistakes anymore. If someone is bringing up the 274 00:17:32,600 --> 00:17:35,840 Speaker 4: negative things of your past, it's not God. That's the 275 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:40,800 Speaker 4: accuser trying to deceive you into living condemned. How much 276 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 4: space are you given to guilt, to shame, to regret, 277 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:49,200 Speaker 4: to being against yourself, whatever it is, it's too much. 278 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:53,520 Speaker 4: You need that space for the good things God has 279 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:57,119 Speaker 4: to move you toward your destiny. If you're giving space 280 00:17:57,160 --> 00:18:00,719 Speaker 4: to guilt, you will not have the confidence you need 281 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:04,359 Speaker 4: to move forward. That will cause you to fail again. 282 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:07,920 Speaker 4: It's a negative cycle. The only way you can break 283 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 4: it is to rise up and say that's it. I 284 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 4: am done living in the past, focused on my mistakes, 285 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:18,480 Speaker 4: reliving my failures, beating myself up. This is a new day. 286 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:23,240 Speaker 4: I'm emptying out all that infection. I'm gonna receive God's mercy. 287 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:28,159 Speaker 4: You have to do this by faith, because every voice 288 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:32,240 Speaker 4: will tell you you're a hypocrite. God's not gonna forgive you. Look, 289 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 4: what you've done doesn't have anything to do with what 290 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:38,040 Speaker 4: you have or haven't done. It has to do with 291 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:42,200 Speaker 4: what Jesus has already done. But Joel, I made a 292 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:45,400 Speaker 4: lot of mistakes. I don't deserve to be blessed. None 293 00:18:45,440 --> 00:18:48,760 Speaker 4: of us deserve it. This is what mercy is all about. 294 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:52,600 Speaker 4: That's why it's called the good News. Your sins have 295 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:55,920 Speaker 4: already been forgiven. You don't have to pay God back 296 00:18:55,960 --> 00:19:00,520 Speaker 4: for your mistakes. The price has already been paid. Fall down, 297 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:03,840 Speaker 4: don't stay down, get back up again. When you accuse 298 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 4: or whispers, look at you, you blew it again. You'll 299 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:09,240 Speaker 4: never get it right. Just answer back. Yes, i know 300 00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:12,639 Speaker 4: I'm not perfect, but I am forgiven. I may not 301 00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:15,440 Speaker 4: be where I should be, but I'm making progress. I'm 302 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:18,240 Speaker 4: moving forward. I'm not where I used to be. Don't 303 00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:23,360 Speaker 4: let guilt poison your future. Empty it out. Sometimes it's 304 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:26,680 Speaker 4: hard to empty out the negative when a person does 305 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:30,119 Speaker 4: us wrong. Human nature wants to hold onto the hurt, 306 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 4: tocome bitter, carry around a grudge who we think. I'm 307 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:37,160 Speaker 4: not going to forgive them. They don't deserve it. You're 308 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:41,200 Speaker 4: not forgiving for their sake, You're forgiving for your sake. 309 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:44,920 Speaker 4: As long as you hold on to the hurt, the anger, 310 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:51,840 Speaker 4: the bitterness, it's not affecting them, it's infecting you. Unforgiveness 311 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:55,399 Speaker 4: is like a poisonous toxin. May feel good to hold 312 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:58,600 Speaker 4: on to it, but it will contaminate your life. Now. 313 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:01,520 Speaker 4: A lot of times, the reason we don't forgive is 314 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 4: because what the other person does was wrong. They were 315 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:09,720 Speaker 4: clearly at fault. But when you forgive, you're not excusing 316 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:14,639 Speaker 4: their behavior. You're not lessening the offense. You're simply getting 317 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:18,280 Speaker 4: the poison out of you. You have to forgive so 318 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:21,240 Speaker 4: you can be free. Quit looking at it like you're 319 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:24,600 Speaker 4: doing them a favor, You're doing yourself a favor. See, 320 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:28,359 Speaker 4: it takes a lot of emotional energy to hold a grudge, 321 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:32,119 Speaker 4: to live with unforgiveness. You wake up, it's always on 322 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:34,919 Speaker 4: your mind thinking about how they did you wrong. You 323 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:39,760 Speaker 4: may not realize you are spending emotional energy that you 324 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:43,480 Speaker 4: need for your dreams, for your goals, for your children. 325 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:46,800 Speaker 4: You won't become all you were created to be if 326 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:50,840 Speaker 4: you are wasting emotional energy on things that don't matter. 327 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:55,720 Speaker 4: That unforgiveness is an impurity. Yes, what they did was wrong, 328 00:20:55,920 --> 00:20:58,480 Speaker 4: but you have to let it pass. You have to 329 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:02,320 Speaker 4: release it. When you do, you'll not only feel a 330 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:06,440 Speaker 4: new freedom, not only have more energy, but God will 331 00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:10,239 Speaker 4: be your vindicator. He will make your wrongs right. You 332 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:13,080 Speaker 4: don't have to pay people back. You're not the judge. 333 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:16,240 Speaker 4: God is. Leave it up to him and he'll vindicate 334 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:20,280 Speaker 4: you better than you could vindicate yourself. This is what 335 00:21:20,359 --> 00:21:23,600 Speaker 4: a lady did named Mary Johnson. She was the single 336 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:26,920 Speaker 4: mother of one son. When he was twenty years old, 337 00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:30,240 Speaker 4: he was out late one night at a party. This 338 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:32,880 Speaker 4: young man came up that he had never met. His 339 00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:36,239 Speaker 4: name was Oh Sheh. He was sixteen years old and 340 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:40,040 Speaker 4: had been drinking. There was an altercation. In the heat 341 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:42,400 Speaker 4: of the moment, Oh She pulled out a gun and 342 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:47,280 Speaker 4: shot Mary's only son. He was instantly killed. Mary was 343 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:51,400 Speaker 4: so filled with anger and hatred. She told the judge 344 00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:54,560 Speaker 4: that sixteen year old boy was an animal and he 345 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:58,040 Speaker 4: needed to be caged. When he was only charged with 346 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:02,919 Speaker 4: second degree murder, Marry was even more angry. She became 347 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:06,439 Speaker 4: a recluse, stayed in her house, wouldn't look at her 348 00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:10,680 Speaker 4: son's picture. Ten years passed, she knew it was time 349 00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 4: to forgive. She could hear the still small voice telling 350 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 4: her to let it go. She contacted the prison to 351 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:21,760 Speaker 4: see if she could visit Oshe. They said yes, but oh, 352 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 4: she said no, he wouldn't do it. She kept asking 353 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:29,400 Speaker 4: and asking. Finally he agreed. She showed up at the prison. 354 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:33,640 Speaker 4: When she saw Osh, he came around and gave her 355 00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:37,040 Speaker 4: a big hug and held on to her. They wept 356 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:41,439 Speaker 4: and wept. Mary said, as I was embracing O, shehe, 357 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:45,960 Speaker 4: I could feel hatred and bitterness rising up out of 358 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:50,400 Speaker 4: me and leaving my body. It was so strong that 359 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:51,440 Speaker 4: she fell over. 360 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:51,720 Speaker 1: Oh. 361 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:56,119 Speaker 4: She had to hold her up. That day, Mary not 362 00:22:56,240 --> 00:23:00,320 Speaker 4: only emptied out the unforgiveness, but she found a new son. 363 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:04,640 Speaker 4: Seven years later. Oh, she was released on parole. Didn't 364 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:07,160 Speaker 4: have any place to live. Mary said, you can live 365 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:10,920 Speaker 4: next door to me. She calls him her spiritual son. 366 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:16,679 Speaker 4: Mary started an organization called from Death to Life to 367 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:20,199 Speaker 4: help mothers who have lost children to violence. Now she 368 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:23,639 Speaker 4: and Moshi go out and speak at conferences and schools 369 00:23:23,800 --> 00:23:29,320 Speaker 4: about unforgiveness and overcoming laws. Mary said what really helped 370 00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:34,080 Speaker 4: her decide to forgive was a poem she heard about 371 00:23:34,119 --> 00:23:38,400 Speaker 4: two mothers in heaven that had just become friends. One 372 00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:42,080 Speaker 4: mother asked the other, who is your son? She said, 373 00:23:42,119 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 4: my son is Jesus. I'm Mary. Mary asked who is 374 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:50,919 Speaker 4: your son? She said, my son is Judas. When Mary 375 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:54,879 Speaker 4: Johnson heard how in this poem, Mary, the mother of 376 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:59,560 Speaker 4: Christ had befriended the mother of Judas, she knew she 377 00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:02,159 Speaker 4: had Toria reach out to that other family. Now she 378 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:05,240 Speaker 4: helps other mothers do the same thing. Out of your 379 00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:08,479 Speaker 4: pain can come your purpose. I saw a lady on 380 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 4: television recently. Several years earlier, her son had been killed 381 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:16,000 Speaker 4: in an accident. They asked her how she was doing it. 382 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:20,040 Speaker 4: She made the statement, you never really get over it, 383 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 4: but you can get past it. She was saying, yes, 384 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:28,199 Speaker 4: it's difficult, yes there was a season of mourning, but 385 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:30,679 Speaker 4: you don't have to stay in mourning. You don't have 386 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:33,800 Speaker 4: to live bitter. You don't have to get stuck in grief, 387 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:37,920 Speaker 4: in depression. You can move forward. When you go through 388 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:41,639 Speaker 4: a loss, things happen you don't understand, and it's easy 389 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:43,919 Speaker 4: to think, I just need to get over this. But 390 00:24:44,040 --> 00:24:47,840 Speaker 4: sometimes that's too strong. It can put more pressure on us. 391 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:50,240 Speaker 4: We think, why do I feel this way? I must 392 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:53,760 Speaker 4: be doing something wrong. Take the pressure off. You don't 393 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:57,159 Speaker 4: have to get over it, just get past it. Just 394 00:24:57,280 --> 00:25:01,320 Speaker 4: keep moving forward, taking it one day. The times God 395 00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:04,560 Speaker 4: said he will never give you something that you cannot handle. 396 00:25:05,400 --> 00:25:08,800 Speaker 4: You may not understand why it happened, but the scripture 397 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:13,400 Speaker 4: says God will give us a peace that passes understanding. 398 00:25:14,040 --> 00:25:17,400 Speaker 4: You're not going to figure everything out. If you'll let 399 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:20,560 Speaker 4: go of the questions of life, you will have a 400 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:25,080 Speaker 4: peace that goes beyond what you can understand. Toward the 401 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:28,520 Speaker 4: end of Jesus' life, he'd been betrayed by a disciple, 402 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:33,080 Speaker 4: mocked by the soldiers, falsely accused. Now he was hanging 403 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:36,280 Speaker 4: on the cross, wearing a crown of thorns, about to 404 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:40,560 Speaker 4: breathe his last breath. He did something significant. He could 405 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 4: have just died and went on to heaven. That was it. 406 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:46,840 Speaker 4: But he said, Father, before I go, I need to 407 00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:50,680 Speaker 4: take care of one last thing. Forgive them, for they 408 00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:54,240 Speaker 4: know not what they do. They didn't ask for forgiveness, 409 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:57,920 Speaker 4: they didn't deserve it. Jesus was saying, in effect, I'm 410 00:25:57,960 --> 00:26:01,119 Speaker 4: not going to leave this earth within it negative in me. 411 00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:04,320 Speaker 4: He was showing us by example how we should release 412 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:09,960 Speaker 4: the toxins, release the impurities. I read where Leonardo da 413 00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:13,639 Speaker 4: Vinci was painting a portrait of Christ. He let some 414 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:16,760 Speaker 4: small children in the room to watch him paint. One 415 00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:20,760 Speaker 4: of them accidentally knocked over the easel. He became very 416 00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:23,920 Speaker 4: upset and ushered them out of the room. He sat 417 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:27,280 Speaker 4: back down to finish, but he said he could not 418 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:30,879 Speaker 4: paint the face of Christ with anger in his heart. 419 00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:34,679 Speaker 4: That's what happens when we hold onto the negative. It 420 00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:38,600 Speaker 4: stifles our creativity. We don't do our best work. It's 421 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:43,160 Speaker 4: because there's infection that's slowing us down. Are you allowing 422 00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:47,199 Speaker 4: negative things in your container to reach the fullness of 423 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:51,159 Speaker 4: your destiny? You need to operate at your maximum potential. 424 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:55,000 Speaker 4: If you have a little bitterness, a little guilt, a 425 00:26:55,040 --> 00:26:58,600 Speaker 4: little jealousy, a little worry. If you add up all 426 00:26:58,640 --> 00:27:02,919 Speaker 4: the space the littlest taking. You're only operating at a 427 00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:06,280 Speaker 4: fraction of what you could. I'm asking you to empty 428 00:27:06,359 --> 00:27:09,720 Speaker 4: all that out. God is ready to fill your life 429 00:27:09,760 --> 00:27:13,160 Speaker 4: with good things. He wants to keep you young and strong. 430 00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:16,679 Speaker 4: Do your part and make room for him every morning. 431 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:19,640 Speaker 4: Empty out the guilt, empty out the word, empty out 432 00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:24,600 Speaker 4: the discouragement. And when the impurities come, when the infection come, 433 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:27,640 Speaker 4: don't let it stay. Let it pass on through. Keep 434 00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:30,600 Speaker 4: your heart pure. If you do this, I believe and 435 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:33,439 Speaker 4: declare you're going to step up to a new level 436 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:37,760 Speaker 4: with more joy, more peace, more favor, healing, holness, the 437 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:42,159 Speaker 4: fullness of your destiny. In Jesus' name. I'd like to 438 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:44,800 Speaker 4: give you an opportunity to make Jesus the lord of 439 00:27:44,840 --> 00:27:48,960 Speaker 4: your life. Would you pray with me, just say, Lord, Jesus, 440 00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:54,879 Speaker 4: I repent of my sins. Come into my heart. I 441 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:58,720 Speaker 4: make you my Lord and savior. If you prayed that 442 00:27:58,800 --> 00:28:01,919 Speaker 4: simple prayer, we believe. If you got born again, hit 443 00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:06,200 Speaker 4: in a good Bible based church, and keep God first place, Victorian, 444 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:08,800 Speaker 4: I'll be right back to speak a blessing over you. 445 00:28:10,040 --> 00:28:13,080 Speaker 5: Start each day off right by having Joel lead you 446 00:28:13,160 --> 00:28:16,000 Speaker 5: in declaring the truth of who you are in Christ 447 00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:20,240 Speaker 5: through this powerful thirty one day audio devotional. I Am. 448 00:28:20,480 --> 00:28:24,040 Speaker 4: I am blessed, I am strong, I am talented. 449 00:28:24,320 --> 00:28:27,439 Speaker 5: I am available this month as a thank you for 450 00:28:27,560 --> 00:28:31,560 Speaker 5: your support of our ministry. To request your copy of 451 00:28:31,720 --> 00:28:35,160 Speaker 5: I Am, visit us online or call eight eight eight 452 00:28:35,359 --> 00:28:36,200 Speaker 5: five six seven. 453 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:36,720 Speaker 4: Joel. 454 00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:39,440 Speaker 6: If you want to know what you're going to be 455 00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:41,880 Speaker 6: like five years from now, listen to what you're saying 456 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:46,000 Speaker 6: about yourself. You're prophesying your future. When you speak words 457 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:48,560 Speaker 6: of faith and victory, you're setting the course for a 458 00:28:48,600 --> 00:28:49,760 Speaker 6: victorious life. 459 00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:53,240 Speaker 4: I've written thirty one promises, one for each day. Takes 460 00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:55,400 Speaker 4: less than a minute. It's a great way to get 461 00:28:55,480 --> 00:28:58,560 Speaker 4: the day started. Request this resource. It will help you 462 00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:00,720 Speaker 4: become all God you to be. 463 00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:03,440 Speaker 7: Ten years ago, I was messing with drugs and having 464 00:29:03,520 --> 00:29:06,760 Speaker 7: severe panic attacks. But through this ministry and Joel's message 465 00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:09,480 Speaker 7: of hope, I discovered that God's a God of new beginnings. 466 00:29:09,800 --> 00:29:11,720 Speaker 7: It's been ten years and I haven't had a panic 467 00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:14,880 Speaker 7: attack since today. I'm married, I have two beautiful children. 468 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 7: I feel God's peace. This ministry changed my life. 469 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:22,600 Speaker 4: Your support is making a difference. 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