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Thanks for listening to our 36 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 6: podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. 37 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 1: If you enjoy today's message, why don't you be a 38 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 1: blessing and share. 39 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 3: It with a friend. Reappreciate you and pray for God's 40 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 3: very best in your life. Oh God bless you. 41 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 6: It's always a joy to come into your homes, and 42 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 6: if you're ever in our area, please stop by and 43 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 6: be a part of one of our services. 44 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 3: I promise you we'll make you feel right at home. 45 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 6: But thanks so much for tuning in and thank you 46 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:12,959 Speaker 6: again for coming out today. I like to start with 47 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 6: something funny and I heard about this man. He was 48 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 6: the only Protestant in a large Catholic neighborhood. Every Friday 49 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 6: during Lent, while his neighbors were eating cold fish, he 50 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 6: was in the backyard grilling a steak. They couldn't stand 51 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:31,920 Speaker 6: the temptation and decided to try to convert him to Catholicism. 52 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 6: He finally agreed. A priest came over and sprinkled water 53 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,079 Speaker 6: on his head, said, you were born a Baptist, you 54 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 6: were raised a Baptist, but now. 55 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 3: You're a Catholic. The next year, on the first Friday. 56 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 6: Of Lent, they smelled the same smell in the air. 57 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:49,679 Speaker 6: They rushed to his backyard. He was back there sprinkling 58 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 6: water over his steak, saying, you were born a cow, 59 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:54,800 Speaker 6: you were raised a cow, but now you're a fish. 60 00:02:56,880 --> 00:02:58,959 Speaker 3: Hold up your Bible. Say it like you mean it. 61 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 3: This is my I am what it says I am. 62 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:03,799 Speaker 3: I have what it says I have. 63 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 6: I can do what it says I can do. Today 64 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 6: I will be talked the word of God. I boldly confess. 65 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 6: My mind is alert, my heart is receptive. I will 66 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:17,679 Speaker 6: never be the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. 67 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 6: I want to talk to you today about are you 68 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 6: listening right now. There are hundreds of radio frequencies in 69 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:29,919 Speaker 6: the air, hundreds of television signals all around us, yet 70 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 6: we're not receiving any of them. The reason is we're 71 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 6: not tuned in. If we were to get a radio 72 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 6: tuned to that frequency, we would hear what the station 73 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 6: was saying. 74 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 3: In the same way. 75 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 6: God is constantly transmitting to us. He wants to lead us, 76 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 6: guide us, protect us, give us insight, but too often 77 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 6: we're not tuned to his frequency. You have to pay 78 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 6: attention to what you're feeling down in here. God doesn't 79 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 6: speak to us most of the time out loud like 80 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 6: you see on the movies. He speaks to us through 81 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 6: subtle things. You have an unrest and uneasiness, you don't 82 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 6: feel good about something that's not just your nerves. 83 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 3: That's God saying, go. 84 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:19,400 Speaker 6: Slow, be careful, there's danger up ahead. It can be 85 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:23,600 Speaker 6: a prompting, a suggestion. All of a sudden, you have 86 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 6: a desire to check on your child, to call a friend, 87 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 6: to start a new class. It's easy to think, oh, 88 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 6: I don't need to do that. Now you've heard the 89 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 6: phrase trust your gut. A better way to put it 90 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 6: is trust your censor. That's God telling you what to do. 91 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:42,160 Speaker 6: There are times that God will give you intuition. 92 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 3: You just know something. You can't explain it. You don't 93 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:49,280 Speaker 3: have facts to back you up. You just know that 94 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:50,480 Speaker 3: you know that you know. 95 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:54,719 Speaker 6: Don't override that, don't talk yourself out of it. That's 96 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:58,919 Speaker 6: God giving you inside information, helping you to know things 97 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 6: that you wouldn't normally. No, some people say that's the 98 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:06,040 Speaker 6: universe talking to you. I like to add two words. 99 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 6: That's the creator of the universe. 100 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 3: Talking to you. 101 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 6: That's your heavenly Father. He didn't just put you on 102 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 6: the earth and say good luck. 103 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 3: You're on your own. I hope you make it. 104 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 6: No, He's given you a helper, a guide, a counselor His. 105 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 3: Spirit lives in you. The question is are you listening. 106 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 6: In nineteen ninety nine, I was eating dinner at my 107 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:32,840 Speaker 6: house one evening. My father called and asked me if 108 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:36,720 Speaker 6: I would speak for him that Sunday at Lakewood. In 109 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:40,119 Speaker 6: my thirty six years, I'd never ministered one time before. 110 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 6: I didn't have any desire to be up in front 111 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:46,719 Speaker 6: of people. I liked being behind the scenes. I said, 112 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 6: I'm sorry, Daddy, that's just not who I am. 113 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 3: I'm not a minister. He laughed and said, well, that's fine. 114 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 1: Joy. 115 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 3: At least I wanted to ask you. 116 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,719 Speaker 6: When I sat back down to finish eating my dinner, 117 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 6: something said so strong, only. 118 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 3: Joel, you need to do It. Wasn't out loud, it 119 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 3: was just an impression, a knowing. 120 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:10,799 Speaker 6: I can't explain it. It didn't make sense to my mind. 121 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 6: Every voice of reasoning said don't do it. But I 122 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 6: couldn't get away from it. Called my father back, said 123 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 6: I'd changed my mind. I ministered for him that next Sunday. 124 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 6: What I didn't realize is that would be the last 125 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 6: Sunday of my father's life. 126 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:29,840 Speaker 3: The next Friday, he had a heart attack. In what 127 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:30,799 Speaker 3: to be with the Lord. 128 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 6: Had I not ministered that Sunday, I don't know if 129 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 6: I would have had the courage to step up and 130 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 6: pasture the church. 131 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 3: God knows what's best for us. He knows what you 132 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 3: need and when you need it. 133 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:47,359 Speaker 6: He knows how to put you at the right place 134 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 6: at the right time. He knows where the danger is, 135 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 6: where the good breaks are. And I could have overridden 136 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 6: that feeling, ignored it listened to my mind, thought that's crazy. 137 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 6: I'm not getting up there No. I've learned to trust 138 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 6: my censor. That's one of my strengths. I won't go 139 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 6: against what I'm feeling down in here in my mind. 140 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 6: It may seem impossible. All the odds are against me. 141 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 6: I don't have the qualifications, but if I feel good 142 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 6: about it in my heart, I'm going to move forward. 143 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 6: On the other hand, if there's an unrest and uneasiness 144 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 6: I don't have peace. It can be a once in 145 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 6: a lifetime opportunity and I'm going to pass. Don't ignore 146 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 6: the promptings, the impressions, the knowings. 147 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 3: That's God talking to you. 148 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:39,320 Speaker 6: Proverbs three says, listen to God's voice in everything you 149 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 6: do and everywhere you go. 150 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 3: He's the one who will keep you on the best path. 151 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 6: God wants to help you in your everyday life, not 152 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 6: just big decisions, but even small things. I wonder how 153 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:57,760 Speaker 6: much more favor we would have, how much less frustration 154 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:00,680 Speaker 6: and heartache we would see if all go through the day, 155 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 6: we would be sensitive to what we're feeling. 156 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 3: The promptings, the suggestions, the uneasiness at the mall. 157 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 6: We don't feel good about that purchase, No big deal, 158 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 6: we put it back at the office. We feel an 159 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 6: unrest toward a certain person, we back away. 160 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 3: At home, we feel a prompting to spend time with 161 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 3: our child. We obey. 162 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:27,480 Speaker 6: At night, we hear that suggestion, turn off the TV, 163 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 6: go to bed, you need your rest. 164 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 3: We turn it off. 165 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 6: In the kitchen, about to eat our third piece of 166 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,440 Speaker 6: pecan pie, we hear the. 167 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 3: Voice saying, don't do it. 168 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 6: Instead of saying, get behind me, satan, we walk away. 169 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:47,320 Speaker 6: Pay attention to what you're feeling. Don't ignore the impressions, 170 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:51,960 Speaker 6: the promptings. God speaks to us in a still small voice. 171 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 6: It's not thunder. He's not going to boom out lightning 172 00:08:55,880 --> 00:08:58,199 Speaker 6: to get your attention. It's not going to flash it 173 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 6: across your TV screen. My sun speak for your father 174 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 6: this Sunday. It's going to be subtle. If you're going 175 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:08,880 Speaker 6: to hear a whisper, you've got to get close. You've 176 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 6: got to be tuned in. It's got to be a priority. 177 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 6: You're not going to hear it by accident, with the 178 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:18,520 Speaker 6: busyness of the day, the stress of the office, running 179 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:20,840 Speaker 6: here and there on purpose. 180 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:24,079 Speaker 3: You have to ask yourself, what are my feeling? What 181 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 3: a my sensy? 182 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:29,319 Speaker 6: Take time to get quiet, develop this art of listening. 183 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:32,760 Speaker 6: I was at the mall one time and I found 184 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:35,960 Speaker 6: this tide that I really liked. When I find something 185 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 6: that I like, it doesn't take me long. I don't 186 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:42,599 Speaker 6: debate it, I don't overanalyze it. Like most men, we 187 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:44,959 Speaker 6: don't need two hours in the store. Give us ten 188 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 6: minutes and we'll. 189 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:46,439 Speaker 3: Find what we need. 190 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:50,040 Speaker 6: I walked up to the counter to pay, and I 191 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:54,959 Speaker 6: heard something say to me, not my mind, but my heart, Joe, 192 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:59,560 Speaker 6: don't buy it now, just wait. It wasn't thunder, wasn't 193 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:01,480 Speaker 6: light flashing across the sky. 194 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 1: It was just a. 195 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:07,959 Speaker 3: Small uneasiness, just a slight check. If you're not tuned in, 196 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 3: you'll ignore it and you'll move on. And in the natural, 197 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 3: there was no reason why I shouldn't buy the tie. 198 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 6: But I had that check, and I told Victoria, I 199 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 6: think I'm going to wait, and I set it down. 200 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:23,439 Speaker 6: A couple of hours later, just before we were to 201 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:26,760 Speaker 6: leave the mall, Victoria wanted to run into one last store, 202 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 6: and I never shop at this store, but I went 203 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:33,200 Speaker 6: with her. As we were passing the men's department, she said, Joel, 204 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 6: there's that exact tie you wanted to buy. 205 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:38,480 Speaker 3: I walked over picked it up. It was marked down 206 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 3: to half price. I felt real good about it. 207 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 6: Then, if you will pay attention to these impressions, fall 208 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 6: of these promptings, you'll see God's goodness in your everyday life. 209 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 3: I pray each morning God helped my spiritual ears to 210 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 3: be open and sensitive to your voice. God, help me 211 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 3: to hear what you're saying today. 212 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:05,480 Speaker 6: That God is not speaking. It's not that he's not 213 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 6: giving us direction. It's the fact that we're not always 214 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 6: paying attention. If we'll listen in everything we do and 215 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 6: everywhere we go, God will lead us down the best path. 216 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 6: He wants to give you wisdom, direction, protection, guidance that 217 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:25,800 Speaker 6: will save you a heartache, make your life easier, give 218 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:28,679 Speaker 6: your breaks that'll put you years ahead. I have a 219 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:31,839 Speaker 6: friend that bought some property way out in the middle 220 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:35,440 Speaker 6: of nowhere. He hardly paid anything for it, less than 221 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 6: one hundred dollars an acre. He bought several hundred acres. 222 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 6: On the surface, it seemed like that he had wasted 223 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:46,680 Speaker 6: his money. The land was dry and barren. You couldn't 224 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:49,719 Speaker 6: grow crops on it, You couldn't raise cattle. It was 225 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:54,080 Speaker 6: like the desert, just rocks, clay, and cactus. He would 226 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:56,040 Speaker 6: go out from time to time and check on it. 227 00:11:56,600 --> 00:12:00,320 Speaker 6: It always puzzled me as to why he bought that proper. 228 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 6: I thought, surely he must have some family up in 229 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 6: that area. One day we were talking and it came up, 230 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 6: and I asked him why he purchased it. 231 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:11,839 Speaker 3: He said, Joel, I don't really know. I was just 232 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:15,360 Speaker 3: driving by it and I felt drawn to it. I 233 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 3: felt such a peace. I knew that property was supposed 234 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:20,440 Speaker 3: to be mine. I thought to. 235 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:23,719 Speaker 6: Myself, the next time you feel drawn to something, you 236 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 6: need to do your research first. 237 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 3: You need to find some property that's going to increase 238 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:29,480 Speaker 3: in value. Didn't make sense to me. 239 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:34,439 Speaker 6: Fifteen years later, he was notified that the state was 240 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:36,959 Speaker 6: putting in a new highway. It was going to go 241 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 6: right through his property. They had to buy him out. 242 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:43,800 Speaker 6: He sold that for more than one hundred times what 243 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:47,280 Speaker 6: he paid for it. Next time he buys property, I'm 244 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:53,679 Speaker 6: buying next door. This man is an older gentleman. He's 245 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:57,679 Speaker 6: kind of country. A reporter from the regional newspaper was 246 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:00,120 Speaker 6: talking to him and said, sir, you really you know 247 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:03,079 Speaker 6: how to pick a good piece of property. He said, yes, 248 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:06,439 Speaker 6: my father told me about this. The reporter said, I 249 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 6: didn't know your dad was in real estate. The man 250 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:11,960 Speaker 6: pointed up and said, no, I'm talking about my heavenly father. 251 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:16,679 Speaker 6: He knows where everything is, But how could he have 252 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 6: possibly chosen that piece of property over all the other 253 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:24,520 Speaker 6: pieces of property. Here's how he was tuned in to 254 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:28,520 Speaker 6: the right frequency. He followed the impression on the inside. 255 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:31,800 Speaker 6: When you listen to the still small voice, you'll come 256 00:13:31,880 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 6: across favor, good breaks, supernatural opportunities. God will give you 257 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:40,720 Speaker 6: insight to know things that you had no way of knowing. 258 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:44,560 Speaker 3: You just feel it. You can't explain it. You don't 259 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 3: have facts backing you up. 260 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 6: You don't have twenty years worth of research, but you 261 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:51,640 Speaker 6: do have the spirit of the Most High God. 262 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:52,679 Speaker 3: On the inside. 263 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 6: You have a helper, a counselor, a researcher, an advisor, 264 00:13:57,320 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 6: a protector. 265 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:00,800 Speaker 3: He's talking. I'm sure you're listening. 266 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 6: My brother in law, Kevin, told how his washing machine 267 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:08,439 Speaker 6: had broken at his house. Kevin's very good with his hands. 268 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 6: He's mechanically minded. He can fix just about anything. He 269 00:14:12,520 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 6: pulled the washing machine out to take a look at it. 270 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 6: He disconnected the hoses in the back. He turned the 271 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:19,120 Speaker 6: water off. 272 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 3: They're at the. 273 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:23,200 Speaker 6: Fawcet in the wall. He knew he needed some more 274 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:26,120 Speaker 6: parts and was going to work on it later. As 275 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 6: he was about to leave the house, something said to him, again, 276 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 6: not out loud, just an impression. Wasn't even thinking about it. 277 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:35,840 Speaker 6: It said, Kevin, you need to put a cap on 278 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:39,960 Speaker 6: that fawcet in case the valve breaks. When you turn 279 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:42,360 Speaker 6: the fawcet off for your washing machine. You don't normally 280 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 6: need to put a cap on it. But he heard 281 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 6: this distinctly several different times. Kevin thought, Oh, I'm just 282 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 6: being overly cautious. 283 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 3: I don't need the cap, but it's not going to 284 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:53,480 Speaker 3: hurt anything. He left the house. 285 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:57,800 Speaker 6: Three hours later, he received a phone call, Kevin, come home. 286 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:01,280 Speaker 6: There's water all over your floors, the kitchen, the den. 287 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 3: The living room. He said, Joel, I heard it so strongly, 288 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 3: but I ignored it. 289 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:10,600 Speaker 6: Friends, God wants to make your life easier if you 290 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 6: will listen in everything you do and everywhere you go. 291 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:19,240 Speaker 6: God can save you from bad breaks, from heartache, from difficulties. 292 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 6: All of us can look back and say, like Kevin, 293 00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 6: I knew I was supposed to stay away from that person. 294 00:15:25,640 --> 00:15:27,960 Speaker 6: I knew I was supposed to start eating better. I 295 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:30,680 Speaker 6: knew I was supposed to be more disciplined. We ignore 296 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 6: it and it ended up making our life more difficult. 297 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:37,440 Speaker 6: One time, my father was driving on the feeder. He 298 00:15:37,560 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 6: was about to get on the freeway. He's in a 299 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 6: big hurry, going twenty miles an hour over the speed limit. 300 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 6: As he approached a curve, something said to him, you 301 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:51,360 Speaker 6: better slow down. There's a policeman around the corner. He 302 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:54,760 Speaker 6: heard it very clearly, but he ignored it. He got 303 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:57,320 Speaker 6: around the corner and sure enough, there was a police 304 00:15:57,400 --> 00:16:00,080 Speaker 6: officer had his radar gun out pulled. 305 00:15:59,880 --> 00:16:01,640 Speaker 3: My father over to give him a ticket. 306 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:05,640 Speaker 6: When the officer came up to the window, my dad 307 00:16:05,760 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 6: had a big smile on his face. He said, officer, 308 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:11,240 Speaker 6: you're not going to believe this, but God told me 309 00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 6: you were here. That policeman looked at my dad like 310 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:19,320 Speaker 6: he was from another planet. He took his driver's license. 311 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 6: He came back in a few minutes. He said, listen here, preacher. 312 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:25,600 Speaker 6: I'm gonna let you go, but the next time God. 313 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 3: Speaks to you, you better listen. 314 00:16:29,560 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 6: A friend of ours was a Methodist minister for many years, 315 00:16:33,080 --> 00:16:34,520 Speaker 6: very popular on television. 316 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 3: He had this long Southern. 317 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 6: Drawing got pulled over by a policeman. He said, oh, officer, 318 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:43,280 Speaker 6: don't give me a ticket. I'm just a poor old preacher. 319 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:46,120 Speaker 6: The officer said, I know that. I heard you last 320 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:47,239 Speaker 6: Sunday on television. 321 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:52,800 Speaker 3: The point is, don't override the alarms. 322 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:57,840 Speaker 6: When you feel uncomfortable, the uneasiness, the alarm is going off, 323 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:01,160 Speaker 6: Pull back and see what God is saying. You may 324 00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:04,040 Speaker 6: be in the middle of a conversation and the alarm 325 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:04,640 Speaker 6: goes off. 326 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:07,760 Speaker 3: You know you're supposed to walk away. Don't ignore it. 327 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:10,919 Speaker 6: Or you're about to purchase something, you're about to make 328 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:14,320 Speaker 6: some plans and you feel that check, that uneasiness, that alarm. 329 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:18,640 Speaker 6: That's not random. That's God talking to you. If you'll 330 00:17:18,680 --> 00:17:22,240 Speaker 6: learn to listen, God can keep you from trouble. He 331 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:26,640 Speaker 6: can keep you from danger. The scripture calls these promptings. 332 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:29,840 Speaker 6: In other words, God is not going to force us 333 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 6: to do it. He's going to prompt us, and then 334 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 6: it's up to us. Hey, don't buy the tie, put 335 00:17:35,480 --> 00:17:38,000 Speaker 6: a cap on it, slow down on the freeway. It's 336 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 6: a suggestion, a prompting. If we don't obey it, if 337 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:44,119 Speaker 6: we just ignore it, it's going to make it more 338 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:48,160 Speaker 6: difficult on ourselves. We'll miss the blessing, the favor, the protection. 339 00:17:48,800 --> 00:17:51,000 Speaker 6: We'll have to deal with things that God could have 340 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:54,359 Speaker 6: saved us from. A young man I know used to 341 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:56,199 Speaker 6: do landscaping in our neighborhood. 342 00:17:56,600 --> 00:17:59,359 Speaker 3: Now I saw him one day. He was all beat up. 343 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 3: He had black eyes, his lips were swollen. 344 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:05,199 Speaker 6: He had this broken wrist. Looked like he had been 345 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 6: in an accident. Now I asked him what had happened. 346 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 6: He explained how on his way home from work, he 347 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:15,240 Speaker 6: had gotten carjacked. He was sitting at a light. These 348 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:17,440 Speaker 6: guys came up, pulled him out of the car, beat 349 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:20,400 Speaker 6: him up, took his wallet, a lot of his equipment. 350 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:22,520 Speaker 3: Then he said something interesting. 351 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:26,160 Speaker 6: This young man, he wasn't necessarily a religious type person. 352 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:27,840 Speaker 3: He wasn't raised in church. 353 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:31,720 Speaker 6: But he said, Joel, the funny thing is, something told 354 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 6: me to not go home that way, very clearly. 355 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:36,240 Speaker 3: On the inside. 356 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:39,080 Speaker 6: Something said you need to take another route. He heard 357 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 6: it so strongly that he even answered it back. 358 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:42,840 Speaker 3: In his mind. 359 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:45,320 Speaker 6: He thought, why do I need to go another way? 360 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:47,920 Speaker 6: This is the way I always go. That doesn't make sense. 361 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:50,879 Speaker 6: There was this debate taking place, but he ignored it. 362 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:54,359 Speaker 6: He said, I realize now that was God trying to 363 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 6: protect me from danger. The next time, I'm going to listen. See, 364 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 6: God knows where the hit falls are. He knows where 365 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:04,320 Speaker 6: the danger is. All through the day. 366 00:19:04,760 --> 00:19:09,000 Speaker 3: Be sensitive, pay attention to these promptings. I've learned. 367 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:13,159 Speaker 6: God won't allow us to make a major mistake without 368 00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:17,680 Speaker 6: first giving us warnings. The scripture says God will always 369 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 6: provide a way of escape. Could it be that God 370 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 6: is providing a way out, giving you wisdom, direction, intuition, protection, 371 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 6: trying to keep you from danger. But like my friend, 372 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 6: you're overwriting it and it may not be something as 373 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:36,919 Speaker 6: dramatic as he faced. It may be when you're around 374 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 6: a certain person you feel an unrest and uneasiness, that 375 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:45,119 Speaker 6: alarm is going off. They seem nice, friendly, kind. You 376 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:48,320 Speaker 6: can't put your finger on it. Something is just not right. 377 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:53,040 Speaker 6: Don't ignore it. That's God trying to keep you from heartache. 378 00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:57,440 Speaker 6: If you'll listen, God will give you discernment. A lot 379 00:19:57,520 --> 00:20:00,520 Speaker 6: of people are not who they say they are. They 380 00:20:00,560 --> 00:20:04,360 Speaker 6: may seem fine on the outside, but they have wrong motives. 381 00:20:05,040 --> 00:20:07,199 Speaker 6: They want to be your friend for what you can 382 00:20:07,280 --> 00:20:11,439 Speaker 6: do for them. They're takers and never givers. Once they 383 00:20:11,600 --> 00:20:13,760 Speaker 6: use you up, they'll move on to the next person, 384 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:17,359 Speaker 6: no matter how good they look, no matter how fine 385 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:20,680 Speaker 6: she is, no matter how much money he has. He 386 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:24,000 Speaker 6: may be tall, dark, handsome, and rich. But if you 387 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:26,800 Speaker 6: hear that alarm going off, you need to be smart 388 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:27,920 Speaker 6: enough to walk away. 389 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:33,000 Speaker 3: All that glitters is not gold. Don't override those warnings. 390 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 6: If they're not the right person for you, that means 391 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:39,320 Speaker 6: God has somebody better in store now. 392 00:20:39,359 --> 00:20:42,320 Speaker 3: I've talked to too many people that overrode what they 393 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 3: were feeling. 394 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:47,200 Speaker 6: Years later, there's heartache, broken dreams, pain. 395 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 3: It all could have been avoided. 396 00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:52,600 Speaker 6: Don't be so set on having it your way that 397 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:56,560 Speaker 6: you ignore what you're feeling. That uneasiness is not just 398 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:59,680 Speaker 6: your nerves, not just you being overly cautious. 399 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 3: That's God saying keep you distanced, stay away. They may 400 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:06,159 Speaker 3: be a good person, they're just not good for you. 401 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:09,880 Speaker 6: This is one of the most important principles you could 402 00:21:09,880 --> 00:21:13,480 Speaker 6: ever learn. If you will trust your censor, not go 403 00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:17,960 Speaker 6: against what you're feeling, not override the alarms, God will 404 00:21:18,040 --> 00:21:21,800 Speaker 6: lead you down the best path. You won't waste valuable 405 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:24,800 Speaker 6: time involved in things that you were never supposed to 406 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:28,160 Speaker 6: be involved. In have some friends this couple that lived 407 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 6: in another state. The lady was a very gifted singer. 408 00:21:31,800 --> 00:21:34,919 Speaker 6: She had an incredible voice. She was working as an 409 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:38,600 Speaker 6: executive at a marketing company, but her dream was to 410 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:41,480 Speaker 6: be in full time ministry. She wanted to use her 411 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:44,800 Speaker 6: gift to bless others. One day, she received a phone 412 00:21:44,840 --> 00:21:47,640 Speaker 6: call out of the blue from one of the largest, 413 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:51,680 Speaker 6: most prominent ministries of that time. They offered her a 414 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:54,800 Speaker 6: full time position to come and lead worship. 415 00:21:55,240 --> 00:21:56,120 Speaker 3: Her dream job. 416 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:59,320 Speaker 6: She would not only be singing in large auditoriums all 417 00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:02,119 Speaker 6: over the world, but to many more people through the 418 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:06,440 Speaker 6: television ministry. She and her husband were on cloud nine. 419 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:10,000 Speaker 6: God had done more than they could even imagine. They 420 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:13,600 Speaker 6: went out and celebrated, but over the next week or so, 421 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:16,520 Speaker 6: they both began to feel and unrest. 422 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:19,920 Speaker 3: In their mind. It was an easy decision. They were 423 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:23,840 Speaker 3: excited take the job, but in their heart, the alarm 424 00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:27,040 Speaker 3: was going off. Something was saying, be careful, this is 425 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 3: not right. 426 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:31,640 Speaker 6: The husband felt it so strongly, but he didn't want 427 00:22:31,640 --> 00:22:33,440 Speaker 6: to say anything to his wife. He didn't want to 428 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:36,840 Speaker 6: dampen her enthusiasm. He thought it was just his nerves 429 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:39,880 Speaker 6: thinking about the change and having to move across the country. 430 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:44,240 Speaker 3: But in a few days his wife came to him said, honey, 431 00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:46,800 Speaker 3: you're going to think I'm crazy, but we need to talk. 432 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:50,440 Speaker 6: I don't think I should take the job. He explained 433 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:53,280 Speaker 6: how he felt the same way. When they made the 434 00:22:53,359 --> 00:22:55,879 Speaker 6: decision to not take it. It was like a heavy 435 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:57,600 Speaker 6: burden had been lifted off of them. 436 00:22:57,800 --> 00:22:58,680 Speaker 3: They felt a peace. 437 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:03,840 Speaker 6: What's interesting is a few months later that ministry that 438 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:07,959 Speaker 6: they were going to join was involved in a huge controversy. 439 00:23:08,440 --> 00:23:09,840 Speaker 3: It was all over the news. 440 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:14,119 Speaker 6: Several months later, ninety percent of the employees were let go. 441 00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 3: The ministry basically shut down. 442 00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:20,160 Speaker 6: Here they would have just moved across the country, sold 443 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:23,760 Speaker 6: their house, quit their jobs, taking their children out of school, 444 00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 6: off for nothing. Friends, God can see the big picture 445 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:31,040 Speaker 6: for your life. He knows what's best for you. Don't 446 00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:35,440 Speaker 6: override the warnings, don't ignore the unrest. God is not 447 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:38,680 Speaker 6: trying to keep you from your dreams. He's trying to 448 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:41,440 Speaker 6: keep you from heartache. He wants to keep you on 449 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:43,240 Speaker 6: the best path for your life. 450 00:23:43,359 --> 00:23:44,280 Speaker 3: Will you trust him? 451 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:49,879 Speaker 6: Colossians three says, let peace act as an umpire. An 452 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 6: umpire calls a safe or out before you make a decision. 453 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:58,280 Speaker 6: See if you have peace before you get into relationship 454 00:23:58,320 --> 00:23:58,960 Speaker 6: with that person? 455 00:23:59,240 --> 00:23:59,880 Speaker 3: Check your heart? 456 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:03,000 Speaker 6: Do you have peace before you buy that new car, 457 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:06,679 Speaker 6: before you take that job, before you eat that Crispy 458 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:07,479 Speaker 6: Crean doughnut? 459 00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 3: See if you have peace. 460 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:13,359 Speaker 6: If there's an unrest and uneasiness, then don't move forward. 461 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:17,399 Speaker 6: Let peace be the umpire it tells you yes or no. 462 00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:21,959 Speaker 6: How many people get into relationship with someone that they 463 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:25,439 Speaker 6: didn't have peace about and they end up miserable. They 464 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:28,359 Speaker 6: buy things they didn't have peace about, They end up 465 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:31,600 Speaker 6: in debt, They take a job they didn't have peace about, 466 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:33,280 Speaker 6: they end up frustrated. 467 00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:34,520 Speaker 3: Here's the key. 468 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:38,040 Speaker 6: If you don't have peace before you make the decision, 469 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:40,920 Speaker 6: you're not going to have peace after you make the decision. 470 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:44,640 Speaker 6: If you don't have peace about that person now, you're 471 00:24:44,680 --> 00:24:46,880 Speaker 6: not going to have peace if you get into relationship. 472 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:50,160 Speaker 6: If you don't have peace about buying that new car, 473 00:24:50,840 --> 00:24:52,920 Speaker 6: you're not going to have peace when the payments come 474 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:56,320 Speaker 6: each month. If you don't have peace about taking that job, 475 00:24:56,600 --> 00:24:57,600 Speaker 6: you won't have peace. 476 00:24:57,400 --> 00:24:58,680 Speaker 3: When you go to work each day. 477 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:03,600 Speaker 6: It may pay more money, be more influential, have more benefits, 478 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:06,280 Speaker 6: but if you don't have peace, it means it's not 479 00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:07,480 Speaker 6: the right job for you. 480 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:11,240 Speaker 3: God has something better. Let peace be empire. 481 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:15,880 Speaker 6: For years, my father tried to buy the property across 482 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:18,880 Speaker 6: the street from our first small church. Was a big 483 00:25:19,040 --> 00:25:22,719 Speaker 6: open field twenty acres, had a bunch of cows grazing 484 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:26,560 Speaker 6: on it, and at that time Lakewood only owned two acres. 485 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:29,600 Speaker 6: That was barely enough room for the services and the 486 00:25:29,640 --> 00:25:32,440 Speaker 6: people to part. My dad knew that one day he 487 00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:34,760 Speaker 6: was going to build a larger sanctuary. They were going 488 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:38,320 Speaker 6: to expand, so that property was extremely valuable to him. 489 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:41,439 Speaker 6: He went and met with the owners and they were 490 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:44,840 Speaker 6: willing to sell it. They wanted four hundred thousand dollars, 491 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:47,760 Speaker 6: and that was a fair price back then, twenty thousand 492 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:50,840 Speaker 6: dollars an acre. They were even willing to finance it. 493 00:25:51,640 --> 00:25:54,199 Speaker 6: My dad was prepared to present it to the congregation 494 00:25:54,680 --> 00:25:58,560 Speaker 6: start raising the funds. But down in here something didn't 495 00:25:58,600 --> 00:25:59,120 Speaker 6: feel right. 496 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:00,920 Speaker 3: Had that unrest. 497 00:26:01,680 --> 00:26:03,960 Speaker 6: He thought it was just his nerves. Tried to push 498 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:06,480 Speaker 6: it down, but week after week it wouldn't go away. 499 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:08,960 Speaker 6: Every time he thought about it, he could hear the 500 00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:12,680 Speaker 6: alarm going off. Finally, he told the owners that Lakewood 501 00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:16,560 Speaker 6: wasn't going to purchase it five years went by. My dad, 502 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:19,120 Speaker 6: God all stirred up. We need that property, we need 503 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:20,240 Speaker 6: a bigger sanctuary. 504 00:26:20,640 --> 00:26:21,280 Speaker 3: He went back. 505 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:24,080 Speaker 6: The owner said, fine, we'll sell it to you for 506 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:27,720 Speaker 6: the same amount as we asked before. Just as he 507 00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:30,359 Speaker 6: was about to announce it, he could hear the alarm 508 00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:35,119 Speaker 6: going off again. He felt that same uneasiness in his mind. 509 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:38,320 Speaker 3: It didn't make sense. Now he had the money, they 510 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:40,320 Speaker 3: had the property, but no peace. 511 00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:45,440 Speaker 6: Five years later, ten years after the initial meeting, he 512 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:48,280 Speaker 6: went back to meet with the owners. This time the 513 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:52,280 Speaker 6: market had gone down, the economy was low, and those 514 00:26:52,359 --> 00:26:53,880 Speaker 6: owners were desperate to sell. 515 00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:55,520 Speaker 3: My father walked in. 516 00:26:56,160 --> 00:26:59,240 Speaker 6: The owner said, we asked twenty thousand and an acre before, 517 00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:02,560 Speaker 6: we sell it to you for five thousand and acre. 518 00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:05,480 Speaker 3: Now, my dad said, I think that would be okay, and. 519 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:09,239 Speaker 6: The property went from four hundred thousand dollars to one 520 00:27:09,359 --> 00:27:14,200 Speaker 6: hundred thousand. When you feel an unrest and uneasiness, that's 521 00:27:14,359 --> 00:27:17,560 Speaker 6: not God trying to keep something from you. That's God 522 00:27:17,680 --> 00:27:20,680 Speaker 6: trying to get something better to you. Now, don't be 523 00:27:20,840 --> 00:27:24,400 Speaker 6: hard headed, don't have to settle for second best. Thank well, 524 00:27:24,760 --> 00:27:26,840 Speaker 6: I'm going to do my own thing, my own way, 525 00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 6: if you'll let God lead you. 526 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:32,440 Speaker 3: He'll do more than you can ask or think. Job. 527 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:36,199 Speaker 6: Put it this way, God speaks to us in different ways, 528 00:27:36,760 --> 00:27:41,120 Speaker 6: but we don't always hear his voice. God is constantly 529 00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:45,359 Speaker 6: transmitting to you. My question is are you tuned in? 530 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:49,760 Speaker 6: Are you on the right frequency? Pay attention to what 531 00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:54,720 Speaker 6: you're feeling down in here, the promptings, the suggestions, the uneasiness. 532 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:58,600 Speaker 6: Remember it's a still small voice. You're not going to 533 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:01,960 Speaker 6: hear this by accident. It's God to be a priority. God, 534 00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:05,159 Speaker 6: what are you saying to me today? Not just in 535 00:28:05,240 --> 00:28:09,120 Speaker 6: the big decisions, but everywhere you go and in everything 536 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:14,320 Speaker 6: you do. Be sensitive, don't override the warnings, don't ignore 537 00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:15,160 Speaker 6: the alarms. 538 00:28:15,359 --> 00:28:17,200 Speaker 3: Let peace act as the empire. 539 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:21,639 Speaker 6: If you'll do this, God promises he'll lead you, guide you, 540 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:25,879 Speaker 6: protect you, show you his favor, give you inside information, 541 00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:29,920 Speaker 6: and I believe and declare you will rise higher, overcome 542 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:33,600 Speaker 6: every obstacle, and become everything God's created you to be 543 00:28:34,119 --> 00:28:35,080 Speaker 6: in Jesus' name. 544 00:28:35,440 --> 00:28:36,879 Speaker 3: If you receive it, can you say it? 545 00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:37,399 Speaker 7: Men? Today? 546 00:28:39,520 --> 00:28:42,360 Speaker 6: We never like to close our broadcast without giving you 547 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:45,360 Speaker 6: an opportunity to make Jesus the lord of your life. 548 00:28:45,920 --> 00:28:50,360 Speaker 3: Would you pray with me? Just say Lord Jesus, I 549 00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:55,400 Speaker 3: repent of my sins. Come into my heart. I make 550 00:28:55,480 --> 00:28:56,760 Speaker 3: you my Lord and savior. 551 00:28:58,120 --> 00:29:00,520 Speaker 6: Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you 552 00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:03,680 Speaker 6: got born again. Get in a good Bible based church. 553 00:29:04,120 --> 00:29:05,280 Speaker 6: Keep God first place. 554 00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:07,920 Speaker 3: He's going to take your places that you've never dreamed of. 555 00:29:08,720 --> 00:29:12,120 Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to the joel Ostine podcast. 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