1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 1: Hi, this is Jolan Victoria. Thanks so much for listening 2 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:07,080 Speaker 1: to the podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. We 3 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:11,039 Speaker 1: believe you're going to have an awesome twenty twenty four, healthy, productive, 4 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 1: and favor filled. God bless you today and enjoy the message. 5 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: God bless you. It's great to be with you today, 6 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: and I hope you stay connected with us during the 7 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: week our daily podcast or YouTube channel, social media and 8 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: you can come visit us in person. We love to 9 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: have you be a part of one of our services. 10 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: TI let to salt. It was something funny and I 11 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: heard about these brothers, ages four and six. They were 12 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: spending the night at their grandmother's house and she told 13 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 1: them before they went to bed to make sure they 14 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 1: said their prayers. They went to their bedroom, got down 15 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:47,479 Speaker 1: on their knees, and the youngest brother started praying at 16 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: the top of his lungs. God, I pray for a 17 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 1: new bicycle. I pray for a PlayStation. I pray for 18 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: a puppy. His brother stopped and said, why are you screaming? 19 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: God is not deaf, he said, I know that, but 20 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: grandmother is say it like you mean it. This is 21 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 1: my Bible. I am what it says I am. I 22 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: have what it says I have. I can do what 23 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:11,959 Speaker 1: it says I can do. Today I will be taught 24 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind is alert, 25 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:19,639 Speaker 1: my heart is receptive. I will never be the same. 26 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want to talk 27 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:28,679 Speaker 1: to you today about not getting sidetracked. God has a 28 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: best path for all of our lives, a path that 29 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:35,959 Speaker 1: leads to our divine purpose. It's filled with opportunity, favor, 30 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 1: and protection. But along the way there will be forces 31 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:44,839 Speaker 1: trying to get us off course, to compromise, hanging around 32 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 1: the wrong people, living offended. These are all distractions to 33 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: keep us from our destiny. The enemy cannot stop your purpose, 34 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: but if he can get you sidetracked, entangled fighting battles 35 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 1: that don't matter, busy doing good things but not the best, 36 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: then he can keep you from your purpose. Proverbs four says, 37 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 1: look straight ahead, stick to the path, and stay safe. 38 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:15,639 Speaker 1: Do not get sidetracked. God knew there'd be all these 39 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: opportunities to get off course. If you're going to reach 40 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:23,519 Speaker 1: your highest potential, you have to recognize what's a distraction 41 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: and what's important. What you should spend your time on 42 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 1: what's valuable, what's making you better, causing you to grow, 43 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:35,919 Speaker 1: and what's dragging you down and causing you to compromise. 44 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 1: Paulse it in Ephesians, to make the most of your time, 45 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:45,959 Speaker 1: not living vague, but with purpose in every step. Time 46 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 1: is one of the most valuable things that you have. 47 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 1: Once we live this day, you can never get it back. 48 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 1: And just like you spend your money, you are spending 49 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:59,920 Speaker 1: your time, but your time is more valuable than money. 50 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: You can make more money, but you can't make more time. 51 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: Are you investing your time living with purpose, on course, 52 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 1: pursuing your dreams or are you wasting your time living vague, distracted, 53 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 1: playing on social media, taking the easy way out. This 54 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 1: day is a gift from God. We have a responsibility 55 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 1: to live focused, wisely, making the most of it, and 56 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 1: on a regular basis, you need to evaluate how you're 57 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 1: spending your time. Are you on that best path, honoring God, 58 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: doing what He put in your heart? Or have you 59 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 1: gotten sidetracked holding a grudge, mad at that family member, 60 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 1: jealous of that co worker, trying to outperform them, hanging 61 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: around friends that bring out the worst in you, And 62 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: the fact is we've all gotten off course at times, 63 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: made mistakes, been distracted. The good news is you can 64 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: get back on course. It's not too late. You haven't 65 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: gotten too far off. You can still become who you 66 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: were created to be. Now you have to do your 67 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: part and make a course correction. Recognize what's a distraction, 68 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 1: an entanglement, what's got you busy spinning wheels but not 69 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:23,600 Speaker 1: going anywhere. Make the necessary adjustments. You have a destiny 70 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: to fulfill. There's a calling on your life, an assignment 71 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:31,479 Speaker 1: for you to accomplish. How you spend your time will 72 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 1: determine whether you fulfill that best plan and see God 73 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:38,159 Speaker 1: do more than you can imagine, or whether you get 74 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 1: stuck and have to settle for a life of mediocrity. 75 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 1: In the scripture of Sampson's birth was predicted by the prophets. 76 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:50,840 Speaker 1: His mother was bearing, an angel appeared and said she 77 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 1: would bear a son and he would lead the Israelites, 78 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:57,359 Speaker 1: and that his hair was never to be cut. The 79 00:04:57,440 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: long hair was a sign that he was dedicated to 80 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:04,160 Speaker 1: She gave birth to Samson, and I can imagine as 81 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 1: a little boy she told him, Samson, there's a calling 82 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:09,839 Speaker 1: on your life. The angel appeared to me, you're gonna 83 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: do something great. He'd heard this since he was a child. 84 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 1: One time, when he was a young man, he was 85 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:19,919 Speaker 1: walking down a road and this lion attacked him. The 86 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:23,719 Speaker 1: scripture says the spirit of the Lord powerfully took control 87 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 1: of him. He ripped the lion apart with his bare hands. 88 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 1: That was the first time he recognized there was something 89 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:35,040 Speaker 1: different about him. This strength rose up out of nowhere. 90 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 1: He knew he had this incredible calling, that God had 91 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:42,279 Speaker 1: raised him up to save his people. But whenever you 92 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: have a great assignment, the enemy will always come with distractions, 93 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 1: with temptations, opportunities to compromise. He'll bring people to try 94 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 1: to bait you into conflict. That's not a part of 95 00:05:55,720 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: your destiny. His goal is to get your sidetracked off course. Well, 96 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:04,279 Speaker 1: you're not focusing on what you're called to do. You're 97 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: entangled in things that don't matter. You may wonder why 98 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:12,600 Speaker 1: people come against you and you struggle with that same temptation. 99 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:16,919 Speaker 1: You don't feel like being disciplined. Is because there's a 100 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 1: great calling on your life. The enemy would leave you 101 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 1: alone if he didn't know you were a threat. He's 102 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 1: not fighting you for where you are. He's fighting you 103 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 1: for where you're going. He knows there's greatness in you. 104 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 1: Sometimes he can see our potential better than we can. 105 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 1: He knows you're a giant killer, a history maker, You're 106 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:42,600 Speaker 1: destined to take your family to new levels. So what's 107 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 1: his strategy? Get you distracted? Jealous, compromising, busy, doing things 108 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 1: that are not a part of your destiny. And you 109 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:56,600 Speaker 1: would think Sampson's since he had this supernatural strength he'd 110 00:06:56,600 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: heard about the angel prophesied his birth, go out of 111 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 1: his way to make good decisions and be responsible with 112 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:06,920 Speaker 1: what God had given him. But he let his guard down, 113 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 1: started hanging around the wrong people. He married a girl 114 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 1: from the city of Timma. She was a Philistine. Were 115 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 1: the Philistines were the ones oppressing the Israelites. He was 116 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 1: supposed to deliver them from the Philistines. Instead he's sleeping 117 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 1: with the Philistines. He had this incredible gift, all this power. 118 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 1: What does he do? He starts telling riddles to the enemy. 119 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 1: He made a bet. If you can figure out my riddle, 120 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: I'll give you sixty white robes. If not, you give 121 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 1: me sixty robes. Playing games not focused on the destiny, 122 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 1: he was called to. This led to all kinds of conflict. 123 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:49,880 Speaker 1: He killed a thousand Philistines. He tore the gates of 124 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 1: the city and carried them off. They couldn't figure out 125 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:56,120 Speaker 1: how to stop him. He fell in love with another 126 00:07:56,200 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: Philistine woman named Delilah. She kept asking him about where 127 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 1: his power came from, and he'd make up things and 128 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:06,960 Speaker 1: tease her, but would never tell her. The secret was 129 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 1: his long hair, and she nagged him, nagged him and 130 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: nagged him. Men can only take so much nagging. He 131 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 1: finally gave in. The Philistines cut his hair while he 132 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 1: was sleeping. They came to capture him. He stood up, 133 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 1: ready to fight like he always did, but this time 134 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 1: there was no supernatural strength, no power to overcome. He 135 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 1: had lost what God had given him. I can imagine 136 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 1: many times along the way he heard a still small 137 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 1: voice saying, come on, Sampson, get back on course. Quit 138 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 1: playing around with your destiny. Be responsible for what I've 139 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:52,080 Speaker 1: entrusted you with. God will always give us opportunities to 140 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:56,320 Speaker 1: have a course correction. He doesn't hold our faults against us. 141 00:08:56,640 --> 00:08:59,840 Speaker 1: He doesn't say, man, you're don You've made too many mistakes. 142 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:03,600 Speaker 1: But there will come a time where that window of 143 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: grace will close, where if you're not going to be 144 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: responsible with the gifts, the favor, the opportunity, God will 145 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 1: force things to change. Doesn't mean you're not going to 146 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:16,840 Speaker 1: have another chance, but he's not going to let you 147 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:21,560 Speaker 1: stay off course and be comfortable. Just ask Jonah sitting 148 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 1: in the bility of a well. Sampson could always count 149 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 1: on this supernatural strength taking I can tell riddles, I 150 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 1: can compromise, I can hang out with the enemy, No 151 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: big deal. I've got a secret weapon. But Paul said 152 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 1: in Galatians, I do not frustrate the grace of God. 153 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:41,959 Speaker 1: God will never run out of grace, never run out 154 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:45,079 Speaker 1: of mercy. But if you take it for granted, it 155 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:49,080 Speaker 1: may not be there. In the same way in Samson's story, 156 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:52,200 Speaker 1: it's not in the scripture to depress us. It actually 157 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:55,960 Speaker 1: has a good ending. It's there to challenge us to 158 00:09:56,080 --> 00:10:00,959 Speaker 1: make course corrections. Pay attention to that's still small, that 159 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:04,440 Speaker 1: thing that's bothering your conscience. You know that friend's not 160 00:10:04,559 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 1: good for you, Or you need to spend more time 161 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 1: with your children less on the computer, or you need 162 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:13,560 Speaker 1: to ignore that coworker that gets on your nerves and 163 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:17,080 Speaker 1: not let it upset you every day. That's the enemy 164 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:20,440 Speaker 1: trying to get you sidetracked. You don't have time for that. 165 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:24,760 Speaker 1: The Angel may not have prophesied your birth like Sampson, 166 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:28,600 Speaker 1: but before you were formed in your mother's womb, the 167 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 1: Most High God knew you and planned out your days. 168 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 1: He's given you gifts, talents, opportunities. Are you making the 169 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:41,080 Speaker 1: most of each day, spending your time wisely? Or have 170 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 1: you gotten sidetracked like Sampson, playing with the enemy, compromising, 171 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 1: not serious about your gifts. This is time for course correction, 172 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:55,840 Speaker 1: to get focused, to be on purpose, to make decisions 173 00:10:55,840 --> 00:11:00,040 Speaker 1: that honor God. Life is going by so fast. It 174 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:03,520 Speaker 1: seems like just yesterday I graduated from high school. Look 175 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:06,160 Speaker 1: up now I'm thirty nine years old. We don't have 176 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:10,400 Speaker 1: time to be distracted. We have a purpose to fulfill. 177 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 1: It's interesting. In the parable, Jesus told about the talents. 178 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:18,080 Speaker 1: One man had one, another had two, and the third 179 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 1: had five. They all went out and doubled what they had, 180 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:24,960 Speaker 1: except the man with one. He was afraid and hid 181 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 1: his talent. The owner said, take from him the one, 182 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 1: and give it to the one who has five. The 183 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 1: scripture says the man who has used well what was 184 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 1: given him. The point is if you don't use well 185 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:43,840 Speaker 1: what's been given to you, eventually it would be taken away. 186 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:48,079 Speaker 1: That's what happened to Sampson. He didn't fulfill the best plan, 187 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 1: having his eyes gouged out, grinding at the meal, the 188 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 1: enemy making fun of him. That was not God's best. Now, 189 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:57,840 Speaker 1: I don't want us to come to the end of 190 00:11:57,920 --> 00:12:00,960 Speaker 1: life and be like Sampson and I made it, but 191 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 1: we're beat up, broke, addicted, lonely. That's not your destiny. 192 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:09,559 Speaker 1: Sampson would have had a different story if he had 193 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 1: not gotten sidetracked. This should stir us up to stay focused, 194 00:12:14,559 --> 00:12:17,200 Speaker 1: to stay on course, to deal with things that we 195 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 1: know are not right. There's no shame in getting off course. 196 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:25,679 Speaker 1: We're human, we make mistakes, but there is shame in 197 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:29,800 Speaker 1: staying of course. No matter what you've done, how much 198 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:33,440 Speaker 1: time you've wasted, you can still get back on course. 199 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:36,960 Speaker 1: You are in a window of grace today. You have 200 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:40,600 Speaker 1: not missed your chance. You would not be hearing this 201 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 1: if God wasn't giving you the mercy, the grace and 202 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:48,079 Speaker 1: the power to make changes. Let's don't be a Sampson. 203 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:52,440 Speaker 1: Have all this talent, favor annoying, and then get sidetracked, 204 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 1: waste our time rather than invest it. If you will 205 00:12:57,120 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 1: use well what God has given you, you know what'll happen. 206 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:03,840 Speaker 1: God will give you more when he can trust you 207 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: to be a good steward of your gifts, your time, 208 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:11,560 Speaker 1: you stay focused, you get rid of distractions, He'll take 209 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 1: you further than you've ever dreamed. But sometimes it's not 210 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 1: the major things, not like we got way off course 211 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 1: like Samson, It's just little things that are taking our 212 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 1: time and energy. Jealous of a coworker, competing with them, 213 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 1: trying to prove your worth and prove your talent. If 214 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 1: you live with that proving mentality, it's like you're on 215 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:37,200 Speaker 1: a treadmill that's never going to stop because there always 216 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 1: will be someone more talented, more attractive, more successful. That's 217 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:46,560 Speaker 1: a distraction. You're not running their race. The only person 218 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:50,600 Speaker 1: you should compete with is yourself. Have a goal to 219 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:53,680 Speaker 1: be better next year than you are right now, to 220 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 1: be healthier, smarter, kinder, more generous, to be closer to God. 221 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:03,720 Speaker 1: You'll never reach your potential if you're competing with others, 222 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 1: basing your worth and value on how you measure up 223 00:14:07,679 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 1: to them. Successful people are so focused on what they're 224 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 1: doing they don't have time to look around at others. 225 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:18,520 Speaker 1: One translation of Proverbs Force says, don't look to the 226 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 1: left or to the right, stay focused on the goal. 227 00:14:21,960 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 1: Quit competing, quit comparing, and run your race. I talked 228 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:29,560 Speaker 1: to a gentleman after service, and he told how a 229 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:33,400 Speaker 1: relationship he was in didn't last. He'd given it his best, 230 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:36,480 Speaker 1: but the woman had other ideas and walked away and 231 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:41,320 Speaker 1: broke his heart. So angry and bitter, I realize that's 232 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 1: very painful, and things happen in life. We don't understand. 233 00:14:45,520 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 1: There's a time where we have to heal and give 234 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:52,320 Speaker 1: ourselves grace to get strong again. But you can't let 235 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:55,800 Speaker 1: a season of mourning turn into a lifetime of morning. 236 00:14:56,560 --> 00:15:00,040 Speaker 1: If you don't let it go, it will poison your life. 237 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:02,920 Speaker 1: And he was so raw and so upset. I thought 238 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:06,280 Speaker 1: it happened a month ago. I asked when it took place. 239 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:10,360 Speaker 1: He said, this happened in nineteen ninety seven. I didn't 240 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 1: say anything, but I calculated in my mind two thousand 241 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:16,800 Speaker 1: and seven, twenty seventeen, twenty two, that was twenty seven 242 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:21,360 Speaker 1: years ago. And yes, we all have hurts. Disappointments, bad breaks, 243 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 1: but at some point you have to move on with 244 00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:28,280 Speaker 1: your life. The enemy would love to use that hurt 245 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:32,040 Speaker 1: to get your sidetracked to where you live bitter, a 246 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:36,800 Speaker 1: chip on your shoulder, never expecting anything good. The problem 247 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 1: with not letting it go is it's going to poison 248 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 1: the next relationship. God said he would give you beauty 249 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 1: for those ashes, but I've learned you have to let 250 00:15:47,320 --> 00:15:51,080 Speaker 1: go of the ashes before you'll see the beauty. You're 251 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 1: not making the most of each day. If you're holding 252 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:58,840 Speaker 1: onto unforgiveness trying to pay people back they hurt you once, 253 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:02,120 Speaker 1: don't let them continue to hurt you by holding on 254 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 1: to it. See, it takes a lot of emotional energy 255 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 1: to think about what they did and how that wasn't right. 256 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 1: You need that energy to love the people God has 257 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:16,040 Speaker 1: given you now, to play with your children, to pursue 258 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 1: your dreams. Maybe the course correction for you is to 259 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:23,920 Speaker 1: forgive the person that did you wrong. Forgive your parents 260 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:26,760 Speaker 1: for what they didn't give you. Forgive the business partner 261 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:30,280 Speaker 1: that cheated you. Life's too short to carry around the 262 00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:34,119 Speaker 1: bitterness to hurt. Sure, we're all gonna have these offenses 263 00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 1: and people saying things aren't true. Somebody walks away. You 264 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:41,320 Speaker 1: can't stop that from coming. But you don't have to 265 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:45,000 Speaker 1: let it stop you. You don't have to get sidetracked. 266 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 1: You can stay on the best path and trust God 267 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 1: to make it up to you. Years ago, I was 268 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 1: driving with a friend of mine to his house after 269 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:57,440 Speaker 1: we came from the gym. We just played some basketball, 270 00:16:57,520 --> 00:17:00,440 Speaker 1: and he invited some of us over and jumped in 271 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:03,280 Speaker 1: the car to ride with him. He had a real 272 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:07,199 Speaker 1: nice sports car. He kept it super clean, and on 273 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:09,399 Speaker 1: the way to his house, I noticed he took the 274 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 1: long way three or four miles out of the way, 275 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:17,040 Speaker 1: winding through this neighborhood, and I ask him why. He said, 276 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:20,680 Speaker 1: my ex girlfriend lives on this street. Now I always 277 00:17:20,760 --> 00:17:23,840 Speaker 1: drive by to make sure she sees what she missed 278 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:27,520 Speaker 1: out on it. They had been broken up for years, 279 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:30,560 Speaker 1: but he was still driving by every chance he got, 280 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:34,160 Speaker 1: trying to prove he was worthy and prove he is successful, 281 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:37,800 Speaker 1: prove he could make it without her. He couldn't see it, 282 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 1: but he was distracted, spending time and energy on something 283 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:46,520 Speaker 1: that didn't matter. Don't let that be you. Are you 284 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:49,639 Speaker 1: using well what God has given you, or have you 285 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:53,120 Speaker 1: gotten sidetracked, trying to prove to people who you are 286 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 1: jealous of that friend, offended by that coworker. Your time 287 00:17:57,680 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 1: is too valuable for that. Anything about my friend is 288 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:05,159 Speaker 1: He found out later that his ex girlfriend had moved 289 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:09,200 Speaker 1: to another state. He had been driving by that house 290 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:13,639 Speaker 1: two years and she wasn't even there. God has a 291 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 1: sense of humor. My prayer is, God show us any 292 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:21,040 Speaker 1: areas where we need to have a course correction, where 293 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 1: we don't realize that we're distracted. For Samuel twenty five, 294 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:28,639 Speaker 1: David and his six hundred men were living out in 295 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 1: the countryside. This is when Saul was chasing David. There 296 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:37,240 Speaker 1: was a wealthy man named Nabel that lived right next door, 297 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:41,000 Speaker 1: and he had thousands of sheep and cattle, and David 298 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:44,639 Speaker 1: in his army had been protecting Nabel by just being 299 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:48,920 Speaker 1: in that area. When bandits came they saw David's forces, 300 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:52,119 Speaker 1: they would naturally back down. Well, it was time for 301 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:56,440 Speaker 1: shearing the sheep the harvest season, so David sent messengers 302 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 1: to Nabel asking for food since they had watched over 303 00:18:59,840 --> 00:19:04,320 Speaker 1: him property. But Nabel was very rude and harsh. His 304 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:08,200 Speaker 1: name means fool, and he lived up to it. He said, 305 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:11,240 Speaker 1: who is this man, David, I don't even know him. 306 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 1: You tell him I'm not gonna give him a penny, 307 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:17,760 Speaker 1: he insulted David. When the men came back with that report, 308 00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:21,479 Speaker 1: David was furious. He told his men to pack up 309 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 1: their belongings. They were going to go take care of Nabel. 310 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:29,000 Speaker 1: But here's the key. You're not supposed to fight every battle. 311 00:19:29,920 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 1: Many of the things that come against us are simply distractions. 312 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:37,399 Speaker 1: If that battle is not between you and your destiny, 313 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:41,240 Speaker 1: you need to ignore him. That's the enemy trying to 314 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:46,399 Speaker 1: get you sidetracked involved in conflict that doesn't matter. You 315 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 1: have to ask yourself, are there any spoils if you win, 316 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 1: is it gonna move you towards your purpose or is 317 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:56,639 Speaker 1: it just gonna feed your ego make it feel better. 318 00:19:57,520 --> 00:20:00,760 Speaker 1: You don't have time to respond to every credit, to 319 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 1: try to straighten out every coworker. Make that friend stop 320 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:08,760 Speaker 1: saying things that aren't true. One of the enemy's favorite 321 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:12,880 Speaker 1: tools is debate you into conflict, get you stirred up. 322 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 1: Don't fall into that trap. Your time is valuable, your energy, 323 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:21,680 Speaker 1: your emotions. You have to be selective what you give 324 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:25,320 Speaker 1: that too. If you make the mistake of fighting every battle, 325 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 1: You're not going to have the time or the emotional 326 00:20:28,680 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 1: energy to reach you a purpose. The scripture says, God 327 00:20:32,800 --> 00:20:36,200 Speaker 1: will silence the lying lips. If you'll ignore it, God 328 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:40,720 Speaker 1: will take care of your enemies. David headed toward Nabel's house, 329 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:44,840 Speaker 1: so upset, full speed ahead, about to make a mistake 330 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:48,399 Speaker 1: that would affect his destiny. Here's how good God is. 331 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:52,600 Speaker 1: Nabel's wife met David on the road with all kinds 332 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:56,520 Speaker 1: of food and provision. She bowed down before him. In 333 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:59,639 Speaker 1: verse twenty four, she said, David, you are called to 334 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:02,640 Speaker 1: be the king of Israel. Why would you even fight 335 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:06,800 Speaker 1: with this fool. Don't let this needless battle be a 336 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:11,040 Speaker 1: blemish on your record. Notice she called it a needless battle. 337 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 1: She knew it was a distraction. David came to his senses. 338 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 1: He said, Abigail, the Lord God of Israel, has sent 339 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:21,280 Speaker 1: you to me today, for if you had not kept 340 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:24,840 Speaker 1: me from carrying out vengeance, not one of your family 341 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:28,919 Speaker 1: members would be alive. We're all going to encounter Nabels 342 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:32,240 Speaker 1: in life, people that are rude, hard to get along with, 343 00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 1: stir up trouble. I'll ask you what, Abigail asked David, 344 00:21:36,359 --> 00:21:39,199 Speaker 1: why are you fighting with a fool? Why are you 345 00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 1: in conflict with someone that's not between you and your destiny. 346 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 1: They're a distraction trying to get your off course, wasting 347 00:21:48,119 --> 00:21:51,720 Speaker 1: valuable time and energy that you need for your dreams. 348 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:56,440 Speaker 1: Had Abigail not intervened and kept David out of that conflict, 349 00:21:56,880 --> 00:22:00,960 Speaker 1: we might not be talking about David. I'll always send 350 00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:03,879 Speaker 1: you an Abigail to warn you when you're about to 351 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 1: get sidetracked. Maybe today I'm that Abigail. God sent me 352 00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:13,600 Speaker 1: to remind you not to get baited into conflict. You 353 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:17,600 Speaker 1: could be upset, offended trying to pay them back. All 354 00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:19,960 Speaker 1: that's going to do is get you off course and 355 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:22,520 Speaker 1: keep you from the great things God has in store. 356 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:28,760 Speaker 1: What they say can't stop your purpose. They may be loud, jealous, noisy, 357 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:33,399 Speaker 1: they're just anabel. You keep running your race, focused on 358 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:36,040 Speaker 1: what God's called you to do, and God will take 359 00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:39,919 Speaker 1: care of the Nabels in your life. Elijah in the 360 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:44,919 Speaker 1: scripture had an assistant named Elisha. He left his family 361 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:48,320 Speaker 1: business as a young man to take care of Elijah. 362 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:52,000 Speaker 1: He served them faithfully through the years. When Elijah was 363 00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:56,400 Speaker 1: about to pass, he asked Elisha what he wanted. Elisha said, 364 00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:59,760 Speaker 1: a double portion of his spirit. That's what he received. 365 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:05,920 Speaker 1: There are twice as many miracles recorded for Elisha than Elijah. Well, 366 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:10,720 Speaker 1: Elisha had an assistant named Gehzi. He served Elisha year 367 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:14,560 Speaker 1: after year. Everything was going great. He was next in 368 00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 1: line to do amazing things, being mentored by this great prophet. 369 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:23,359 Speaker 1: One day a captain of the Syrian army came to Elisha. 370 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:27,080 Speaker 1: He had leprosins. Elisha told him to go washing the 371 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:31,119 Speaker 1: Jordan river seven times. He would be healed. When he did, 372 00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:35,200 Speaker 1: his skin was perfectly normal. He came back to Elisha 373 00:23:35,560 --> 00:23:39,080 Speaker 1: so grateful him so happy. He tried to pay him 374 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:42,840 Speaker 1: do something to show his gratitude, but Elisha wouldn't take it. 375 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:46,040 Speaker 1: He knew it was God that healed him and not him. 376 00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 1: The captain pleaded with him, He said, please let me 377 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:53,520 Speaker 1: leave you some gold or silver, something to help you. Again, 378 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:58,400 Speaker 1: Elisha refused. Well, gehes I was there overhearing all this, 379 00:23:59,160 --> 00:24:03,479 Speaker 1: the in his entourage headed back home. Gahes I snuck 380 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:06,639 Speaker 1: out of the camp without Elisha knowing. He caught up 381 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:09,359 Speaker 1: with them. They were so surprised, said what's wrong? He 382 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:13,080 Speaker 1: said nothing, but we had some unexpected guests show up. 383 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 1: Elisha changed his mind. It would like some of those 384 00:24:17,119 --> 00:24:19,960 Speaker 1: gifts that you offered. He got the money and came 385 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:23,720 Speaker 1: back to the house taking Nobody knew anything, but God 386 00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:28,160 Speaker 1: sees everything. He's the one that controls the universe. Promotion 387 00:24:28,359 --> 00:24:32,840 Speaker 1: doesn't come from people, it comes from God. Elisha called 388 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:35,600 Speaker 1: him in, said, Geheze, where you've been? He said, nowhere. 389 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:40,040 Speaker 1: I've just been here hanging out. The scripture says immediately 390 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:45,919 Speaker 1: gahees I's skin was filled with leprosy. What's interesting is 391 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 1: you never read anything more about Geheze In the scripture. 392 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:54,520 Speaker 1: We hear all about Elijah, how great he was Elisha, 393 00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:58,639 Speaker 1: or the miracles he performed. Gahes I was next in line. 394 00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:02,880 Speaker 1: He should have had four times the anointing of Elijah. 395 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:07,520 Speaker 1: But distractions can keep you from your purpose. Being sidetracked 396 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:11,639 Speaker 1: can stop your destiny. Gayes I thought, man, if I 397 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:15,640 Speaker 1: can just get a few of these gifts underhand, nobody knowing, 398 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:19,320 Speaker 1: that'll put me way ahead. He didn't realize God would 399 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:22,399 Speaker 1: have blessed him in much greater ways by being a 400 00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:26,840 Speaker 1: person of honor. Staying on that high road. My father 401 00:25:26,920 --> 00:25:30,280 Speaker 1: had a message about gahes I called the man you 402 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:34,199 Speaker 1: could have been. Don't miss the greatness God put in 403 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:38,560 Speaker 1: you because you got sidetracked. Listen to the still small voice, 404 00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:42,359 Speaker 1: pay attention when your conscience is bothered, and learn to 405 00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:46,080 Speaker 1: deal with those things God brings to light. We're not 406 00:25:46,119 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 1: gonna be here forever. Let's make the most of each day. Well, Joel, 407 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:54,600 Speaker 1: I think it's too late for me. I'm like gahze I, 408 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:57,159 Speaker 1: I think I missed my chance. Let me show you 409 00:25:57,200 --> 00:26:01,080 Speaker 1: the beauty of our God. Sampson made mistakes year after year, 410 00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:04,480 Speaker 1: wasn't a good steward with what God gave him, ended 411 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:08,959 Speaker 1: up blind in captivity. But the scripture says the spirit 412 00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:13,680 Speaker 1: of God came on Samson one more time. Samson defeated 413 00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:17,800 Speaker 1: more Philistines in his death than he did his whole life. 414 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 1: That's what happens when you get back on course. God 415 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:26,199 Speaker 1: doesn't hold your mistakes against you, So any area you 416 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:30,080 Speaker 1: need to make a course correction, hold it onto unforgiveness. 417 00:26:30,560 --> 00:26:34,240 Speaker 1: Trying to prove your worth like Samson playing around with 418 00:26:34,359 --> 00:26:37,560 Speaker 1: your gift. Don't go another week like that. If you 419 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:39,920 Speaker 1: put it off a week, it'll turn into a year, 420 00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:43,239 Speaker 1: a year into twenty years. You can get back on 421 00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:48,719 Speaker 1: course today God's mercy, his grace is available. You just 422 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:51,560 Speaker 1: have to tap into it. If you'll do this, I 423 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:55,040 Speaker 1: believe and declare God's going to help you get back 424 00:26:55,359 --> 00:26:59,200 Speaker 1: on the best path for your life. The favor, the ability, 425 00:26:59,280 --> 00:27:03,000 Speaker 1: the blessing. You will fulfill your purpose and become all 426 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:07,000 Speaker 1: you were created to be in Jesus' name. And if 427 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:11,359 Speaker 1: you receive it, can you say amen? I'd like to 428 00:27:11,359 --> 00:27:14,240 Speaker 1: give you an opportunity to make Jesus the Lord of 429 00:27:14,280 --> 00:27:18,240 Speaker 1: your life. Would you pray with me? Just say, Lord, Jesus, 430 00:27:18,880 --> 00:27:22,840 Speaker 1: I repent of my sins. Come into my heart. I 431 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:26,359 Speaker 1: make you my Lord and savior. If you prayed that 432 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:29,960 Speaker 1: simple prayer, we believe you got born again. We'd love 433 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:32,320 Speaker 1: to send you some free information on your new walk 434 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:34,480 Speaker 1: with the Lord. You can text the number on the 435 00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:37,640 Speaker 1: screen or go to the website. But I hope you'll 436 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:40,960 Speaker 1: get into a good Bible based church and keep God 437 00:27:41,280 --> 00:27:45,000 Speaker 1: first place. This is my Bible. I am what it 438 00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:47,480 Speaker 1: says I am, I have what it says I have. 439 00:27:48,080 --> 00:27:50,199 Speaker 1: I can do this As the first Bible that my 440 00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:53,720 Speaker 1: parents gave me I was six years old. They taught 441 00:27:53,720 --> 00:27:56,520 Speaker 1: me the importance of believing what God says about you. 442 00:27:56,600 --> 00:27:59,760 Speaker 1: And letting that determine your self image to help. Through this, 443 00:28:00,640 --> 00:28:04,400 Speaker 1: you can learn to handle challenges and pursue your dreams. 444 00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:08,000 Speaker 1: Some people tell me that the Bible's not practical for them. 445 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:11,280 Speaker 1: How they don't understand it. We've created a new resource 446 00:28:11,359 --> 00:28:14,399 Speaker 1: called how to Read Your Bible and Enjoy It. 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