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But we're believing for God's very 45 00:01:57,680 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 4: best in your life. If you're ever in the Houston, 46 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 4: I hope you'll stop by and be a part of 47 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 4: one of our services. I promise you will make you 48 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 4: feel right at home. But thanks so much for tuning in. 49 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 4: Thanks again for coming out today. I like to start 50 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 4: with something funny each week, and I heard about this mom. 51 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 4: She had two young boys that were known for their 52 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 4: bad behavior. Anytime trouble happened, they were sure to be 53 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 4: a part of it. So she decided to send them, 54 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:24,639 Speaker 4: one at a time to see their pastor and see 55 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:27,640 Speaker 4: if he could help. The pastor asked the first boy, 56 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 4: where is God? He sat there silently. He asked him again, 57 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 4: where is God? Still no reply. The third time he asked, 58 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 4: the young boy bolted out the door, ran home and 59 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 4: told his brother God is missing. And they think we 60 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 4: did it all right. Hold up your Bible. Say it 61 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:50,119 Speaker 4: like you mean it. This is my Bible. I am 62 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 4: what it says. I am. I have what it says 63 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:55,639 Speaker 4: I have. I can do what it says I can do. 64 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:59,080 Speaker 4: Today I will be taught the word of God. I 65 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 4: boldly confess. My mind is alert, my heart is receptive. 66 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 4: I will never be the same in Jesus' name, God 67 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 4: bless you. I want to talk to you today about 68 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:15,639 Speaker 4: how God wants to surprise you. What is a surprise. 69 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 4: It's something good that happens that we weren't really expecting, 70 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:23,800 Speaker 4: something that makes us feel special. It lets us know 71 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 4: that somebody was thinking about us. As a parent, I 72 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:30,679 Speaker 4: love to surprise my children. The other day, I saw 73 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 4: a pair of ear rings that I knew our daughter 74 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 4: Alexander would like. I bought them, couldn't wait to get home. 75 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 4: When I saw her, I said, Alexander, I got these 76 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 4: for you today. Her little face lit up. She gave 77 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 4: me a big hug. That made her whole day. And 78 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 4: it wasn't so much what I had given her, just 79 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 4: a seven dollars pair of ear rings. But it was 80 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 4: the fact that she didn't know it was coming. There 81 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 4: was no real reason for it. Wasn't her birthday, wasn't Christmas. 82 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 4: It was just a gift simply because I love her, 83 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 4: and as her father, I want to make her feel special. 84 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 4: I want to bring joy to her face. That's what 85 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 4: surprises do. Our son Jonathan had several cases of his 86 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 4: guitar gear at the back door last Saturday. He was 87 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 4: going to load it Sunday before we came. When I 88 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 4: got home Saturday night and saw it there, I went 89 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 4: ahead and put it in the car for him. Didn't 90 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 4: hate me. Five minutes the next morning when he came 91 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 4: down expecting to have to load it and saw that 92 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 4: it wasn't there, first thing he did was come to 93 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 4: my room and say, thanks, Dad for loading up my gear. 94 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 4: Just a small surprise to brighten his day, A small 95 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 4: surprise that let him know his father was thinking about him. 96 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:48,279 Speaker 4: And that's the way our heavenly father is. He wants 97 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 4: to surprise you with his goodness. He wants to do 98 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:55,279 Speaker 4: things that make your life easier, things that let you 99 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 4: know he's thinking about you. We need to be more 100 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 4: aware of these surprises. May not be something big, just 101 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 4: small things in our everyday life. You're at the store 102 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 4: about to purchase something, and the clerk says, this is 103 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:12,600 Speaker 4: gonna go on sale tomorrow. Let me go ahead and 104 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 4: give you the cell price today. That's God surprising you. 105 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 4: Or that neighbor down the street that's so contentious, so 106 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 4: hard to get along with. You drive by one day 107 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 4: and you see a for sale sign in his yard. 108 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 4: That's God thinking about you, or you learn you're gonna 109 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:36,040 Speaker 4: get a refund on your income tax. That's not a 110 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:39,480 Speaker 4: lucky brak, that's not a coincidence. That's God letting you 111 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:44,360 Speaker 4: know you're on his mind. He's directing your steps orchestrating 112 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 4: even the smallest details of your life. The scripture says 113 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:52,159 Speaker 4: in Deuteronomy twenty eight, if we will keep God first place, 114 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:56,600 Speaker 4: if we will walk in His ways, all these blessings 115 00:05:56,720 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 4: will overtake us. That means you won't be able to 116 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 4: outrun the good things of God. One translation of the 117 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 4: word overtake means to catch by surprise. Now I want 118 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:14,360 Speaker 4: you to start expecting some surprises. Your heavenly Father wants 119 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 4: to be good to you. He wants to help you 120 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:22,239 Speaker 4: accomplish your dreams, help you overcome your obstacles. God wants 121 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 4: to amaze you with his goodness. And we should get 122 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:28,480 Speaker 4: up every morning with the attitude I can't wait to 123 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 4: see what God's going to do today. I know this 124 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 4: older couple that were at the beach. They were in 125 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:36,880 Speaker 4: the water up to their waste or so, and all 126 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 4: of a sudden, the lady felt her diamond bracelet slip 127 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:42,919 Speaker 4: off of her hand, and they looked and looked for 128 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 4: a couple of hours there in the water, hope and believing, 129 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:49,239 Speaker 4: but it just seemed impossible. The waves were rushing forward 130 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:51,480 Speaker 4: and backwards. It would have been buried in just a 131 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 4: couple minutes of time. The next morning, the lady was 132 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 4: at the beach by herself, not even thinking about it, 133 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:00,280 Speaker 4: just enjoying the view, kind of letting the water hit 134 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 4: up against her legs. Now she was standing there. When 135 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 4: the water would go back, the sand was pulled out 136 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:09,359 Speaker 4: from under her feet and she felt something sharp, something 137 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 4: poking her, and of course she thought it was a 138 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 4: seashell or a rock. She reached down and would you 139 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 4: believe it was her shiny diamond Bracelet think about it. 140 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 4: That's like finding a needle in the haystack. But here's 141 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:26,160 Speaker 4: the good news. Our God created the haystack. He controls 142 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 4: the sea. He tells every grain of sand where to go. 143 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 4: And you may think, how could my dreams ever come 144 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:36,080 Speaker 4: to pass? All God has to do is breathe in 145 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 4: your direction. It may look impossible, but really it's no 146 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 4: big deal for God to have you at the right 147 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 4: place at the right time. And when you live a 148 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 4: life of faith, God's blessings are gonna overtake you. They're 149 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 4: gonna catch you by surprise. I have this friend, and 150 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 4: he told how he didn't particularly care for his supervisor. 151 00:07:57,200 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 4: Nobody did. This man was condescending, hard to get along with. 152 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 4: He'd been a source of frustration year after year. And 153 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 4: the supervisor was relatively a young man, looked like he'd 154 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:10,920 Speaker 4: be there for twenty or thirty years. And my friend 155 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:13,480 Speaker 4: had a good attitude. But he's kind of thinking, boy, 156 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 4: he's going to be a pain to put up with 157 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 4: the rest of my life. One morning, he went to work, 158 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 4: just minding his own business. Everything seemed to be normal, 159 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 4: but the management called an emergency staff meeting and told 160 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 4: how the man's wife had gotten transferred to another state. 161 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:32,080 Speaker 4: He had just resigned and was no longer with the company. 162 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:34,840 Speaker 4: Half the staff wanted to fall on their knees and 163 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 4: begin to thank God. What was that. God's surprising him, 164 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 4: God making his life easier, God letting him know that 165 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 4: he was still in control. Friends, our God is a 166 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:52,400 Speaker 4: god of the suddenlies. Suddenly he can turn your situation around. Suddenly, 167 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 4: he can give you the break you need. You may 168 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 4: have had that problem for ten years, looks like it's 169 00:08:57,280 --> 00:09:00,360 Speaker 4: never going to change, but in a split second, God 170 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:03,960 Speaker 4: totally resolves it. No matter how long it's been, no 171 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 4: matter what you're facing, You've got to know God is 172 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:11,440 Speaker 4: full of surprises. One touch of his favor and he 173 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 4: can move the wrong people out of your life and 174 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 4: move the right people in. One touch of God's favor 175 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 4: and he can take you from having barely enough to 176 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:25,560 Speaker 4: having more than enough. I don't know about you, but 177 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 4: I'm expecting God to surprise me. I'm expecting something good 178 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 4: to happen. I can't wait to see what blessings are 179 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 4: going to overtake me today. Now you say, Jeel, I 180 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:38,200 Speaker 4: don't see how I could ever get well. I don't 181 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 4: see how I could ever get out of debt, or 182 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 4: how my dreams will ever come to pass. Here's the 183 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 4: good news. You don't have to see how. You don't 184 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 4: have to figure it all out. That's not your job. 185 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:51,959 Speaker 4: Your job is to believe. Your job is to get 186 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 4: up each day in faith expecting God's favor. And even 187 00:09:56,880 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 4: when you don't see a way, understand that that doesn't 188 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:03,680 Speaker 4: mean that there's not a way. The fact is God 189 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 4: has a thousand different ways to bring your dreams to pass. 190 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:09,800 Speaker 4: He has a thousand ways to get you to where 191 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:12,480 Speaker 4: he wants you to be. He can give you one 192 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:15,079 Speaker 4: idea that will thrust you to a whole new level. 193 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 4: He can cause one person to want to help you 194 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:22,480 Speaker 4: that'll change everything. God can even use your enemies to 195 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 4: promote you. You may think that obstacle is there to 196 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:28,439 Speaker 4: stop you, to weigh you down, to keep you from 197 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 4: your dreams. But instead of it being a stumbling block, 198 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:34,840 Speaker 4: God can turn it into a stepping stone to take 199 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:37,960 Speaker 4: you to a higher level. God has a way, and 200 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 4: sometimes you may feel like you're at the back of 201 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 4: the line. You can't get a break, you can't seem 202 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:46,360 Speaker 4: to get ahead. But all God has to do is 203 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 4: shift the direction of the wind, and all of a 204 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:53,240 Speaker 4: sudden to last became first just a simple surprise, the 205 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 4: winds changed direction. Now God's favor is blowing you away. 206 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 4: Had a man tell me how in his b business, 207 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:03,360 Speaker 4: everything was going down. Didn't look like he was going 208 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:07,680 Speaker 4: to make it, but then his main competitor mentioned him 209 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:10,559 Speaker 4: on a radio talk show. He even mentioned him and 210 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 4: his company in a negative light, kind of demeaning, really 211 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 4: critical toward them. Looked like that would be the final blow. 212 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 4: That just sealed the business off. But it was just 213 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:24,160 Speaker 4: the opposite. When that man talked about him, it drew 214 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:27,800 Speaker 4: attention to his company and things started turning around. New 215 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:31,319 Speaker 4: clients started calling, all kinds of business were stirred up. 216 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 4: Today his company is stronger than ever. He said, this month, Joel, 217 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 4: may be my best month so far. What was that 218 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 4: the wind shifting directions? God used his competitor to breathe 219 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 4: new life into his business. God has all kinds of 220 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 4: ways to meet your needs. He can use your critics 221 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 4: to bless you. He can take that stumbling block and 222 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:57,400 Speaker 4: turn it into a stepping stone. Why don't you start 223 00:11:57,440 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 4: expecting God to surprise you. I know this young lady. 224 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:05,160 Speaker 4: She's a single parent mom, and while back, she had 225 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 4: this medical issue and had to have an emergency surgery 226 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 4: and for some reason, it wasn't covered on her insurance, 227 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 4: and a couple of months later, when she finally recovered, 228 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 4: she got a bill from the hospital for sixty eight 229 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:22,719 Speaker 4: thousand dollars. She was so discouraged in the natural she 230 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:25,320 Speaker 4: didn't have any way to pay that. Here she was 231 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 4: trying to raise her children and give them a good life, 232 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:31,080 Speaker 4: and on top of that, she had been saving to 233 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:33,720 Speaker 4: purchase a new home. Now she is having to use 234 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:37,040 Speaker 4: that money to pay the hospital. Every month. She would 235 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 4: send them that payment, and at this rate she'd be 236 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:43,480 Speaker 4: paying her whole lifetime. She could easily gotten discouraged and 237 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:46,160 Speaker 4: thought what's the use, But she didn't fall into that trap. 238 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:50,320 Speaker 4: Her attitude was I may not see away, but I 239 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:53,079 Speaker 4: know God has a way. I know all it takes 240 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 4: is one touch of his favor. Well, later that year, 241 00:12:56,640 --> 00:13:00,600 Speaker 4: around Christmas, she got a letter from the hospital saying, 242 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 4: every year we choose a few families to help out, 243 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:06,760 Speaker 4: and this year we've chosen you. And this letter is 244 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 4: to inform you that we have totally canceled your sixty 245 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:15,320 Speaker 4: eight thousand dollars debt. If that wasn't good enough, there 246 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:18,800 Speaker 4: was a check inclosed for all the payments she had 247 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:22,040 Speaker 4: already made. They refunded her all the money she had 248 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 4: already given her. And you may be here and you're thinking, 249 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:29,079 Speaker 4: I don't see how my situation could ever work out, Joel, 250 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:31,200 Speaker 4: I don't see how I could ever get out of debt. 251 00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:35,080 Speaker 4: So let me encourage you. God is full of surprises. 252 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:38,360 Speaker 4: He has not run out of ways to meet your needs. 253 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 4: As long as you stay in faith. He has promised 254 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:45,560 Speaker 4: these blessings are gonna overtake you. They're gonna chase you down. 255 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 3: Now. 256 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:49,080 Speaker 4: I want you to get your hopes up, stir up 257 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 4: those dreams. Don't learn to live with things that are 258 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:55,560 Speaker 4: less than God's best. It may not have happened in 259 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:58,840 Speaker 4: the past, but the good news is it can happen today. 260 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:01,960 Speaker 4: It can happen and this week, this year could be 261 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 4: your year. You wake up in the morning, just learn 262 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:07,679 Speaker 4: to say, Father, I want to thank you for your 263 00:14:07,679 --> 00:14:10,079 Speaker 4: goodness in my life. Thank you that I'm want to 264 00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:13,800 Speaker 4: see your favor in a greater way. This is what 265 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:16,960 Speaker 4: the psalmist David did. He was called a man after 266 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 4: God's own heart. What kind of attitude did he have? 267 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 4: How did he get up each morning? He said in 268 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:27,240 Speaker 4: Psalm twenty three, Surely goodness and mercy will follow me 269 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 4: all the days of my life. One translation says God's 270 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 4: kindness chases me everywhere that I go. David lived with 271 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 4: this expectancy. He knew God was full of surprises. He 272 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 4: didn't go around thinking this is gonna be a lousy day. 273 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:48,920 Speaker 4: Goliath is so stinking big, I'm never gonna defeat him. 274 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 4: I'm never going to get out of this problem. No, 275 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:55,040 Speaker 4: his attitude was, something good is going to happen to 276 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:59,120 Speaker 4: me everywhere I go. I know God's blessings are chasing me, 277 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 4: is following me around? No wonder he saw God's goodness. 278 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 4: No wonder he overcame his obstacles and accomplished great dreams. 279 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 4: He knew good things were chasing after him. Do you 280 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:17,640 Speaker 4: know what's chasing you right now? Not debt, not failure, 281 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:22,200 Speaker 4: not mediocrity, not defeat, not lack, not at all. You 282 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 4: are a child of the most High God. You have 283 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 4: been crowned with favor. You have been redeemed from every curse. 284 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 4: God has set you apart as his own special treasure. 285 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:36,280 Speaker 4: And when you look back in your rear view mirror, 286 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:40,360 Speaker 4: you better get ready. You've got a telgator. There's something 287 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:42,760 Speaker 4: coming towards you at a high rate of speed. You 288 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 4: know what it is. Blessings, favor, supernatural opportunities, restoration, divine connections. 289 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 4: God is about to surprise you with his goodness. Well, hey, 290 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:59,040 Speaker 4: you said, Joe, you're just getting everybody's hopes up. I 291 00:15:59,080 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 4: don't believe this is really going to happen for me. 292 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 4: Then this is not for you. This is for believers. 293 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:07,480 Speaker 4: This is for people that let the seed take through. 294 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:11,760 Speaker 4: This is for people that know God is a good God, 295 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:16,400 Speaker 4: and he takes pleasure when we succeed. Just as I 296 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:21,080 Speaker 4: loved seeing my children's faces brighten up when I surprised them. 297 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:25,040 Speaker 4: God loves bringing a smile to your face. It gives 298 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:28,240 Speaker 4: him great joy when he hears you say, Wow, God, 299 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 4: you are awesome. You amaze me with your goodness. I 300 00:16:32,880 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 4: was talking to a gentleman a few years ago. He'd 301 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 4: come into town to have a major operation. He had 302 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:42,360 Speaker 4: a big tumor in his stomach area. It's a very 303 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:46,120 Speaker 4: serious procedure. Checked into the hospital, as he is getting 304 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:49,160 Speaker 4: prepped for the surgery, word came to him that his 305 00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:52,440 Speaker 4: surgeon had a personal emergency and had to leave town 306 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:55,440 Speaker 4: and wasn't able to do the operation. And of course 307 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:59,000 Speaker 4: they apologized and they rescheduled him for two weeks later. 308 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 4: He was really discouraged and kind of distraught about it all. 309 00:17:03,360 --> 00:17:06,040 Speaker 4: He not only had to leave town and make another 310 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:08,640 Speaker 4: trip here, but that's just more time to think about 311 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 4: those negative thoughts. We prayed together, and of course I 312 00:17:11,880 --> 00:17:14,439 Speaker 4: encouraged them to just stay in faith and let's believe 313 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:17,280 Speaker 4: that it'll all work out. He came back two weeks later, 314 00:17:17,359 --> 00:17:20,119 Speaker 4: and since the time had passed, he had to go 315 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:23,640 Speaker 4: through a whole new set of tests and X rays 316 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:27,159 Speaker 4: and scans. Took about three hours. He was scheduled for 317 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:31,120 Speaker 4: surgery at eleven that morning, but when eleven rolled around, 318 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 4: the nurse told him that the doctor needs a little 319 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 4: more time. He's still studying your charts. Well, twelve o'clock 320 00:17:37,840 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 4: rolled around, then one o'clock, two o'clock. Finally, at two 321 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 4: point thirty, the surgeon came in and said, sir, this 322 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:47,920 Speaker 4: is one of the strangest things I've ever seen. We've 323 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 4: been studying your x rays for the last three hours. 324 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:53,520 Speaker 4: I sent them to every expert I know. But on 325 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:56,640 Speaker 4: this x ray from two weeks ago, you can see 326 00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:59,359 Speaker 4: the tumor just as broad as day. But on these 327 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:02,320 Speaker 4: new x ras raised from today, it is nowhere to 328 00:18:02,359 --> 00:18:07,600 Speaker 4: be found, he said. He said, we have looked at 329 00:18:07,640 --> 00:18:11,479 Speaker 4: you from every possible angle. Your blood work is fine, 330 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:14,359 Speaker 4: all your other tests are normal. We're not going to 331 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 4: have to do an operation. You are perfectly healthy and 332 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 4: free to go. That man was so excited, he was 333 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:24,480 Speaker 4: on cloud nine. He told me, Joel, I know God 334 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 4: delayed me for a reason. That delay was setting him 335 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 4: up for a surprise. When you go through disappointments and 336 00:18:33,119 --> 00:18:35,920 Speaker 4: things don't work out, don't get down, don't get defeated. 337 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:39,800 Speaker 4: You don't know what that's going to lead you to. Well, 338 00:18:39,920 --> 00:18:42,520 Speaker 4: you said, Joel, I had a flat tire driving home 339 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 4: from service. Some surprise. Listen, I know a young lady 340 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:51,400 Speaker 4: that met her husband on the side of the freeway. 341 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:55,880 Speaker 4: He stopped to help her change that flat tire. They 342 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 4: fell in love and got married. Stay in faith, you 343 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:02,680 Speaker 4: may meet your spous you made need a business partner. 344 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:07,240 Speaker 4: Who knows what God's gonna do. Hey, you say, just 345 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:09,200 Speaker 4: when I thought I was gonna have my best year, 346 00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:12,520 Speaker 4: I lost my job, I lost my biggest client, just 347 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 4: when I thought I was gonna get promoted. Now you 348 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:19,080 Speaker 4: just remember that disappointment is setting you up for a surprise. 349 00:19:19,520 --> 00:19:22,200 Speaker 4: You better get ready. God's about to do something great 350 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:27,960 Speaker 4: in your life, says in First Corinthians. No eye has seen, 351 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:33,440 Speaker 4: no ear has heard, no mind has imagined the things 352 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:37,320 Speaker 4: God has in store for those that love the Lord. Notice, 353 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 4: God has things stored up for you. What are these things? Blessings, favor, 354 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:48,359 Speaker 4: good breaks, supernatural opportunities. This is saying they are so 355 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:53,239 Speaker 4: great we can't even imagine. You have no idea the 356 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:56,520 Speaker 4: places God's gonna take you and the great people He's 357 00:19:56,560 --> 00:20:00,760 Speaker 4: gonna bring into your life. You can't imagine the gifts, talent, 358 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:03,840 Speaker 4: the potential He's put on the inside, and all the 359 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:07,639 Speaker 4: goals that you're gonna accomplish. Any dream God puts in 360 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:10,879 Speaker 4: your heart, when he brings it to pass, it's gonna 361 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:14,320 Speaker 4: be greater than you ever imagined. It's gonna be bigger, 362 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:18,119 Speaker 4: it's gonna be better, it's gonna be more rewarding. In 363 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:22,080 Speaker 4: other words, God's gonna supersize it. It may be big 364 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:24,800 Speaker 4: in your mind, but it's not big to God. You 365 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 4: hadn't seen anything yet. God's dream for your life is 366 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:32,200 Speaker 4: so much bigger, so much better than your own. Your 367 00:20:32,280 --> 00:20:35,119 Speaker 4: dream may be to just get well again, to be 368 00:20:35,119 --> 00:20:38,439 Speaker 4: able to walk without pain, get around like you used to. 369 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 4: That's okay, But God's gonna supersize it. His dream is 370 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:45,080 Speaker 4: that you not just be able to walk, but that 371 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 4: you be able to run, that you be able to 372 00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:50,320 Speaker 4: play like you were when you were a child. His 373 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:52,800 Speaker 4: dream is that you're not just be free from pain, 374 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:56,560 Speaker 4: but it's that you would be healthier and feel better 375 00:20:56,640 --> 00:21:00,960 Speaker 4: than you've ever even felt before. That's a God's size. 376 00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 4: Your dream may be to just keep that marriage together 377 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:08,480 Speaker 4: just hopefully will survive. That's okay. But God's dream is 378 00:21:08,480 --> 00:21:12,880 Speaker 4: that your marriage would be happier, healthier, more fulfilled than 379 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:16,320 Speaker 4: you ever thought possible. Your dream may be to just 380 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 4: pay your bills and make it through each month. That's okay. 381 00:21:20,359 --> 00:21:23,879 Speaker 4: But God's dream is that you have an abundance, that 382 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 4: you be totally out of debt, that you pay your 383 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:28,639 Speaker 4: house off, you pay your credit cards off, and you 384 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:31,680 Speaker 4: have so much overflow that you can be a blessing 385 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 4: to everyone around you. Whatever you can dream, if you'll 386 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 4: just supersize it, that's a tiny fraction of what God 387 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:43,440 Speaker 4: really wants to do. I have a friend I see 388 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:46,520 Speaker 4: him here almost every weekend. He owns a company that 389 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 4: builds these large refineries all over the world. I knew 390 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:53,840 Speaker 4: him years ago when he first got started. His company 391 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 4: was made up of one person, just him. He had 392 00:21:56,880 --> 00:22:00,919 Speaker 4: a small office, no staff, no bath racking, just a 393 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:03,840 Speaker 4: big dream in his heart. He used to tell me Joel, 394 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:05,840 Speaker 4: one day, I'm going to have an office at one 395 00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:09,359 Speaker 4: of the downtown high rises. He was speaking it by faith. 396 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:12,440 Speaker 4: A few years later, he not only had an office, 397 00:22:12,520 --> 00:22:15,400 Speaker 4: he had a whole floor in one of the largest, 398 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:19,720 Speaker 4: most prestigious downtown high rises. God continued to bless him. 399 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:22,800 Speaker 4: About six months ago, he told how he was in 400 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:26,000 Speaker 4: the running to build one of the largest refineries in 401 00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:30,280 Speaker 4: the world, a multi billion dollar contract. Not long after that, 402 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:33,880 Speaker 4: he brought me the press release telling how his company 403 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:38,560 Speaker 4: had been awarded that contract. What was that? God supersizing 404 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:41,440 Speaker 4: his dream? There was a company that he worked with 405 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:44,800 Speaker 4: that he really liked. They were five times bigger than him, 406 00:22:45,119 --> 00:22:48,520 Speaker 4: had five times the revenue. But God just dropped it 407 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:51,320 Speaker 4: in his heart that they were supposed to purchase that company. 408 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:54,240 Speaker 4: He told his team, and they said, what are you 409 00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:57,840 Speaker 4: talking about. They're bigger than us. We can't buy them. 410 00:22:57,920 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 4: They may be able to buy us. He said, no, No, 411 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:03,719 Speaker 4: you don't understand. We have the favor of God. Some 412 00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:06,320 Speaker 4: of his attorneys they're just scratching their heads. Hey, thought, 413 00:23:06,359 --> 00:23:08,879 Speaker 4: this guy is strange. He believes God can do anything. 414 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 4: A couple of weeks ago, I got word that the 415 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:16,480 Speaker 4: deal went through. What happened, God supersized him five times 416 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:20,640 Speaker 4: bigger than what he was. What am I saying today, 417 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:25,440 Speaker 4: whatever you can dream, whatever you can imagine, if you'll 418 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 4: stay in faith, God will do so much more. What 419 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:32,399 Speaker 4: you dream is just a tiny fraction of what God 420 00:23:32,440 --> 00:23:35,440 Speaker 4: really has planned. I don't know how God's going to 421 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 4: do it. I don't know when He's going to do it. 422 00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:40,320 Speaker 4: All I know is He's promised he will do it. 423 00:23:40,680 --> 00:23:43,560 Speaker 4: God has the right people lined up for you, the 424 00:23:43,640 --> 00:23:47,600 Speaker 4: right opportunities. He has the favor, the wisdom, the finances. 425 00:23:48,040 --> 00:23:51,600 Speaker 4: Dare to stay in faith and keep expecting God to 426 00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:55,160 Speaker 4: surprise you, keep expecting Him to show up and show 427 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:58,480 Speaker 4: out in your life. I was talking to this young man. 428 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:01,919 Speaker 4: He's a student from another not long ago. He had 429 00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 4: a problem with his visa. When he went to enroll 430 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:07,680 Speaker 4: in the new school year, he was told he could 431 00:24:07,760 --> 00:24:10,920 Speaker 4: not finish because of this problem. He had already done 432 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:14,560 Speaker 4: his undergraduate work and he was working on his master's degree. 433 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 4: It looked like his dream had died. He was so discouraged. 434 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 4: He'd called everybody he could think of, done everything he knew, 435 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:25,480 Speaker 4: but nothing seemed to help. He finally decided to go 436 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:28,840 Speaker 4: back and check with the school one more time. This time, 437 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:32,679 Speaker 4: there was a different person at the admissions office this lady. 438 00:24:33,359 --> 00:24:36,400 Speaker 4: They got to talking and they discovered they both come 439 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:40,360 Speaker 4: out here to Lakewood. Let me tell you that's dangerous. 440 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:44,600 Speaker 4: When you find somebody from Lakewood, you might as well 441 00:24:44,640 --> 00:24:50,639 Speaker 4: get ready. You're gonna be blessed. She took all of 442 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:53,119 Speaker 4: his documents, all of his files, and she said, I 443 00:24:53,160 --> 00:24:55,680 Speaker 4: can understand why you're having a problem. But she didn't 444 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:59,239 Speaker 4: stop there. She kept working and studying and looking at it. 445 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:01,960 Speaker 4: She left the room and came back about thirty minutes 446 00:25:02,040 --> 00:25:04,920 Speaker 4: later with a big smile on her face. She said, 447 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:07,440 Speaker 4: we found a way to enroll you, and we can 448 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:09,480 Speaker 4: give you a letter that will take care of your 449 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:12,600 Speaker 4: problem with the visa. That young man was so excited 450 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:16,440 Speaker 4: God had answered his prayers. But the lady wasn't finished. 451 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:19,400 Speaker 4: She said, I have a fund that I can help 452 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:22,960 Speaker 4: oversee students with and I just got permission to give 453 00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:26,120 Speaker 4: you a scholarship for your next three years of school. 454 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:33,280 Speaker 4: Now he's going to finish school at no charge. Friends, 455 00:25:33,320 --> 00:25:37,200 Speaker 4: God likes to outdo himself. He wants to amaze you 456 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:40,119 Speaker 4: with his goodness. You may have been told Noah a 457 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:44,119 Speaker 4: thousand times, but you need to keep believing, keep hoping, 458 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:48,040 Speaker 4: and keep asking until you find the right person. When 459 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:51,720 Speaker 4: you come across that divine connection, that's when God will 460 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 4: surprise you with his favor. About three months ago, I 461 00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:59,920 Speaker 4: got a letter from this photographer. Back into early nineteen seven, 462 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:03,280 Speaker 4: at the height of his career, some of his work 463 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:07,280 Speaker 4: was displayed in local art galleries, local museums. He was 464 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:10,200 Speaker 4: very good at what he did, but over the years 465 00:26:10,600 --> 00:26:13,920 Speaker 4: he'd gone through disappointments and things had not worked out, 466 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:16,240 Speaker 4: and he is just about to give up on his 467 00:26:16,359 --> 00:26:20,160 Speaker 4: dream of photography. He had lost his passion. He's trying 468 00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:21,320 Speaker 4: to figure out what he's going to do with the 469 00:26:21,400 --> 00:26:23,840 Speaker 4: rest of his life. And one morning he noticed a 470 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:27,399 Speaker 4: package sitting on his front doorsteps. He thought that was 471 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:30,480 Speaker 4: odd because he had not ordered anything. He saw the 472 00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:33,959 Speaker 4: return address said Hong Kong. That really got his attention. 473 00:26:34,440 --> 00:26:36,879 Speaker 4: He opened it up and on the top there was 474 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:40,119 Speaker 4: a letter from this Asian couple and they told how 475 00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:43,159 Speaker 4: they were big fans of his They had always admired 476 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:46,000 Speaker 4: his work and they had found this old piece of 477 00:26:46,040 --> 00:26:50,479 Speaker 4: equipment in a small resale shop in Hong Kong, and 478 00:26:50,520 --> 00:26:53,840 Speaker 4: they noticed it had his last name on it. They said, 479 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:56,840 Speaker 4: in our culture, one way to show our respect to 480 00:26:56,920 --> 00:27:00,879 Speaker 4: people is to return what belongs to them, and so 481 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:04,120 Speaker 4: we're giving you this piece of equipment to just show 482 00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:07,440 Speaker 4: our respect and admiration for you and for your work. Well, 483 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:09,920 Speaker 4: he quickly took it out, and it was a camera 484 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:13,560 Speaker 4: lens that he had used back in high school. He 485 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 4: had not seen it in over forty years. All it 486 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:20,000 Speaker 4: had to identify him was his last name stuck on 487 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:23,200 Speaker 4: it from one of those little label makers. And what's 488 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:26,119 Speaker 4: interesting is he had never been to Hong Kong. He 489 00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:28,560 Speaker 4: didn't know how it got there. He had never met 490 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 4: this couple, had no idea how they got his home address. 491 00:27:32,280 --> 00:27:35,360 Speaker 4: All he knew was God was saying, I'm in control. 492 00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:39,840 Speaker 4: I've got a plan. Keep that dream alive. Friends. God 493 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:44,200 Speaker 4: is full of surprises. He can have someone you've never met, 494 00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:47,760 Speaker 4: somebody that lives halfway around the world, to send you 495 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:50,719 Speaker 4: a package to encourage you. He can cause you to 496 00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:54,639 Speaker 4: meet somebody that's going to offer you a scholarship, somebody 497 00:27:54,680 --> 00:27:57,680 Speaker 4: that's going to finance your dreams. He can even help 498 00:27:57,720 --> 00:28:01,360 Speaker 4: you find a bracelet in the vast ocean. God has 499 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:04,879 Speaker 4: all kinds of ways to meet your needs. I'm asking 500 00:28:04,920 --> 00:28:08,879 Speaker 4: you today to get your hopes up. Start expecting God. 501 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:12,719 Speaker 4: To surprise you. Too many people are expecting the worst, 502 00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:16,720 Speaker 4: expecting defeat, expecting more of the same. Don't let that be. 503 00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:20,120 Speaker 4: You get up every morning with the attitude I can't 504 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:23,560 Speaker 4: wait to see what God's going to do today. Remember, 505 00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:26,280 Speaker 4: as long as you stay in faith, you won't be 506 00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:29,880 Speaker 4: able to outrun the good things of God. And right now, 507 00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:36,000 Speaker 4: what's chasing you is blessings, favor, supernatural opportunities, divine connections. 508 00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:39,720 Speaker 4: They're in your rear view mirror, headed you away. My 509 00:28:39,840 --> 00:28:43,240 Speaker 4: advice to you is get ready, get ready, get ready. 510 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:45,960 Speaker 4: You may have had some victories in the past, but 511 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:50,440 Speaker 4: you haven't seen anything yet. God is about to supersize 512 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:53,640 Speaker 4: your dreams. He's about to do more than you can 513 00:28:53,680 --> 00:28:57,280 Speaker 4: even ask or think. As you stay in faith, he's 514 00:28:57,320 --> 00:28:59,920 Speaker 4: going to surprise you with his goodness. He's going to 515 00:29:00,120 --> 00:29:03,760 Speaker 4: amaze you with his blessings. They're gonna catch you by surprise. 516 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:07,720 Speaker 4: That means you're gonna overcome every obstacle. You're gonna defeat 517 00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:11,240 Speaker 4: every enemy. You're gonna see every dream not only come 518 00:29:11,280 --> 00:29:13,880 Speaker 4: to pass, but it's gonna come to pass greater than 519 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:16,800 Speaker 4: you ever even imagine. Amen, do you receive it today? 520 00:29:19,560 --> 00:29:22,520 Speaker 4: Thanks so much for listening to today's message. 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