1 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:04,360 Speaker 1: Hi, this is Joelan Victoria. Thanks so much for listening 2 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:07,960 Speaker 1: to the podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. We 3 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:11,920 Speaker 1: believe you're going to have an awesome twenty twenty four, healthy, productive, 4 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 1: and favor filled. God bless you today and enjoy the message. 5 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:18,959 Speaker 1: God bless you. It's great to be with you today, 6 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:21,439 Speaker 1: and I hope you'll stay connected with us during the 7 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:23,920 Speaker 1: week through our daily podcast, our. 8 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 2: YouTube channel, social media. 9 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 1: We'll keep you encouraged and inspired. 10 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 2: I like to start with something funny, and. 11 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 1: I heard about this pastor. He was walking down the 12 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 1: street when he came upon this group of young boys 13 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: that were surrounding a small dog. Yes what they were doing, 14 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 1: They explained that they were having a contest. Whoever could tell. 15 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 2: The biggest lie would get to keep the dog. 16 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 1: The pastor launched into a ten minute sermon, starting with 17 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:52,519 Speaker 1: don't you know lying is a sin and ending with 18 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: when I was your age, I never told a lie. 19 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: There was complete silence, and just when he thought he'd 20 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 1: gotten through to them, the youngest boy spoke up and said, 21 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: all right, give him the dog. Say it like you 22 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: mean it. This is my Bible. I am what it says, 23 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: I am. I have what it says I have, I 24 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 1: can do what it says I can do. Today I 25 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 1: will be taught the word of God. I boldly confess. 26 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 1: My mind is alert, my heart is receptive. I will 27 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 1: never be the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. 28 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: I want to talk to you today about time to 29 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 1: stop running. It's easy to avoid things in life that 30 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 1: we should be dealing with. We've been through hurts, people 31 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 1: did us wrong. Instead of forgiving and moving on, we 32 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:43,480 Speaker 1: push it down. Or maybe we need to apologize. We 33 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 1: need to make things right, but that's uncomfortable, so we 34 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 1: keep putting it off. Sometimes we run from our fears. 35 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 1: A new door opens. We know it's a God given opportunity, 36 00:01:54,840 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 1: but we're afraid, we feel unqualified. Instead of confronting our fears, 37 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 1: we shrink back. Some people spend their whole life running, 38 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: running from dealing with their temper, running from getting back 39 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 1: in shape, running from the call of God on their life. 40 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:14,080 Speaker 1: As long as you're running, you're going to miss the 41 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:17,960 Speaker 1: greatness that God put in you. You can't conquer what 42 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 1: you don't confront. Too often we're comforting what we. 43 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 2: Should be confronting. 44 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 1: We're making excuses, But you can't run from everything that's uncomfortable. 45 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: He can't ignore issues, sweep them under the rug, thinking 46 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:36,359 Speaker 1: they'll go away. When you get honest with yourself, when 47 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: you confront what you know you need to deal with. Yes, 48 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: it may be uncomfortable, but God gives you the grace, 49 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:44,640 Speaker 1: the strength, the. 50 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 2: Power to do what you couldn't do on your own. 51 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: When David saw Goliath, everything in his mind said he's 52 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: too big. You better run the other way like everyone 53 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,839 Speaker 1: else in the army. But the scripture says David ran 54 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:03,800 Speaker 1: quickly towards Goliath. He knew if he didn't confront this giant, 55 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: if he didn't face his fears, he would miss his destiny. 56 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:12,519 Speaker 1: He was uncomfortable, his emotions weren't supporting him. But as 57 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 1: he ran to the giant, he began to feel strength 58 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:20,920 Speaker 1: that he never felt. Confidence, boldness, skill, expertise. He slung 59 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:25,080 Speaker 1: that rock and defeated Goliath. When you run to your giants, 60 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: God will make things happen that you couldn't make happen, 61 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 1: so you won't reach your destiny. Running from things that 62 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: are hard, running because it's uncomfortable. 63 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 2: You don't feel like. 64 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 1: Forgiving, You don't dealing with a bad attitude. But when 65 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: you're running from your giants, you're running from your destiny. 66 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: When you're running to your giants to what you know 67 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: you need to confront, what you need to deal with, 68 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 1: you're running to your purpose. 69 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 2: Don't take the easy way out and spend. 70 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: Your life running running from your past, running from your mistakes, 71 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 1: running from people that did you wrong, running from fears 72 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 1: insecurity pride. God is saying it's time to stop running. 73 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 1: Face those giants, confront what you've been ignoring. On the 74 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 1: other side of that giant is a new level of 75 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 1: your destiny. Like with David, when God sees you make 76 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:23,560 Speaker 1: a move to start running toward what's hindering you, to 77 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:26,919 Speaker 1: deal with what you've been ignoring. God will breathe on 78 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:30,159 Speaker 1: your life and it won't be as difficult as you think. 79 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:33,839 Speaker 1: He'll go before you and make your crooked places straight. 80 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: Are you running in some area the day, running from 81 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:42,040 Speaker 1: making things right in a relationship, running from getting your 82 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 1: finances in order, running from starting that business, writing that book, 83 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 1: going back to school, thinking you don't have what it takes. 84 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:52,279 Speaker 2: That's what Gideon was doing. 85 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 1: He was hiding in a wine press when an angel 86 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:58,919 Speaker 1: came and told him he was to lead the Israelites 87 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:02,479 Speaker 1: in battle, that he was a mighty man of fearless courage. 88 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 1: Down deep, Gideon knew this was true. He knew the 89 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 1: call of God was on his life. He could sense 90 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:12,599 Speaker 1: greatness was in him. But he was at a decision point. 91 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 1: Was he going to keep running, letting fear insecurity I'm 92 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 1: not qualified keep him from his destiny. Or was he 93 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 1: going to face his fears? Was he going to confront 94 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: or just stay comfortable. You can't become all you were 95 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: created to be staying comfortable. Don't run from things that 96 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:35,480 Speaker 1: are hard. Don't shrink back because you don't want to 97 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 1: put forth the effort. It's uncomfortable to get honest and 98 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 1: deal with your temper. It's uncomfortable to forgive someone that 99 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:46,159 Speaker 1: hurts you. It's uncomfortable to say I need help with 100 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 1: this addiction. I'm going to deal with this bad habit. 101 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:54,280 Speaker 1: Gideon stopped running. He faced his fears, confronted his insecurity. 102 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: He became one of the heroes of faith. We all 103 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:00,920 Speaker 1: face these times like Gideon, where we have to make 104 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:04,039 Speaker 1: that decision. Am I going to keep putting off what 105 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:06,479 Speaker 1: I know I should do? Am I not going to 106 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 1: rock the boat. Deal with this bitterness, how I treat people, 107 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 1: how I see myself. Are you going to comfort your insecurity, 108 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 1: your temper, your hurts, or are you going to confront it. 109 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:23,799 Speaker 1: The problem with running is it doesn't go away. Ignoring 110 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 1: it doesn't mean it's going to disappear before you can 111 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 1: move forward. You're going to have to come back and 112 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:33,159 Speaker 1: deal with it. It's much better to face the giants now. 113 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:37,159 Speaker 1: Don't go ten years living below your potential because you 114 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 1: didn't want to do the hard thing. You didn't want 115 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 1: to be uncomfortable. When you take that step towards your giant, 116 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: God's going to step in and help you to do it. 117 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: Nineteen ninety three, Mary Johnson's only son was at a 118 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:54,359 Speaker 1: party one night and things got out of control. Shots 119 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 1: were fired. Her twenty one year old son was killed. 120 00:06:57,960 --> 00:06:59,800 Speaker 1: When she heard the news, she was. 121 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:01,840 Speaker 2: So devastated she passed out. 122 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 1: Three days later, they charged the sixteen year old boy 123 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: in his killing. That day, she said hate filled her heart. 124 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: She was so angry she couldn't sleep at night. At 125 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 1: the trial, she viewed her son's killer as an animal. 126 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 2: She not only hated him, she hated everyone. Mary knew 127 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 2: she needed to forgive. 128 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 1: She knew the anger was destroying her, but she wouldn't 129 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 1: do it. She kept putting it all year after year. 130 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 1: He doesn't deserve it. 131 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 2: It's not right. He hurt me too badly. 132 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:38,239 Speaker 1: As long as you're making excuses, comforting what you should 133 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 1: be confronting is going to limit your life. When you 134 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 1: hold on to unforgiveness. It's not hurting the other person, 135 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 1: it's hurting you. We've heard the saying time heals all wounds. 136 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 1: That may be true in one sense, but you can't 137 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: bury hurts, guilt, insecurity and think they're going to just 138 00:07:57,520 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 1: go away. Those are toxins that will contamidate your life. 139 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 2: Mary kept running. She didn't want to deal with it. 140 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 2: She didn't want to. 141 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 1: Put herself through the pain. It was too hard to forgive. 142 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 1: But to get free, to be whole, you have to 143 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 1: do the hard things. You have to be willing to 144 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:19,280 Speaker 1: be uncomfortable. What I've learned is it's not going to 145 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 1: be as difficult as you think. When you stop running, 146 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 1: when you deal with what you know you need to 147 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:28,400 Speaker 1: deal with, there will be a grace to do what 148 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 1: you've never done. The reason you think it's going to 149 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 1: be too hard you haven't stepped into that grace yet. 150 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 2: It will come when you make a move. 151 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:40,960 Speaker 1: One day, Mary made the decision that I'm asking us 152 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 1: to make. She said, in the fact, I'm gonna stop running. 153 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:47,440 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna let this anger, this hatred ruined the 154 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:50,840 Speaker 1: rest of my life. She called the prison and asked 155 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 1: if she could visit the young man that took. 156 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 2: Her son's life. 157 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 1: They were surprised. Reluctantly, the young man agreed. She walked 158 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 1: in that day, uncomfortable, not knowing what to expect. They 159 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:06,720 Speaker 1: talked for two hours. The young man told how sorry 160 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 1: he was. As she was leaving, he asked if he 161 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:13,800 Speaker 1: could give her a hug. As they embraced, Mary said, 162 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:18,120 Speaker 1: I felt anger and hatred rising up from the soles of. 163 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 2: My feet and leaving my body. It was like a cleansing. 164 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:25,080 Speaker 1: She felt a heavy weight lift off of her. From 165 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:29,239 Speaker 1: that day forward, she's never had any bitterness, anger, hostility. 166 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 1: When you stop running and deal with what you know 167 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: is hindering you, it's not going to be as hard 168 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:38,560 Speaker 1: as you think. God is going to give you the grace. 169 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:40,960 Speaker 1: He's going to prepare people's hearts. 170 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 2: He's going to help you to forgive. 171 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:47,559 Speaker 1: Don't spend your life running what you run from, you'll 172 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 1: always have to go back and deal with before you 173 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 1: can move forward. When we comfort and don't confront, all 174 00:09:55,559 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 1: we're doing is putting off where God wants to take us. 175 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 1: We're delaying seeing levels of our destiny. Here's the key. 176 00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 1: God will never ask you to do a hard thing 177 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 1: and not give you the ability to do it. When 178 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:13,080 Speaker 1: he's asking you to do something difficult, the grace is there, 179 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:16,439 Speaker 1: but you have to step into it. Your mind will 180 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 1: say you can't forgive. They hurt you too badly. You 181 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:22,760 Speaker 1: can't break the addiction. Just learn to live with it. 182 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 1: You can't do something great. You're insecure, you're unqualified. Don't 183 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 1: believe those lies. There's nothing the enemy would love any 184 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:35,679 Speaker 1: more than for you to spend your life running, running 185 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: from God's call on your life, running from your fears, 186 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:42,520 Speaker 1: running from your hurts, running from your past. It's time 187 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 1: to stop running. The only way out is through. You 188 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:50,199 Speaker 1: can't go around it. You can't ignore it, and it'll 189 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:53,959 Speaker 1: go away. Time won't cause it to disappear. But if 190 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:57,559 Speaker 1: you'll confront it, you can conquer it. If you'll face 191 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 1: your giants, God will give you strength. 192 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:03,719 Speaker 2: To defeat what should defeat you. When you do what 193 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 2: you can, God will do what you can. 194 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:09,719 Speaker 1: When you do the natural, God will do the supernatural. 195 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 1: In your own strength. You may not be able to forgive, 196 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:17,080 Speaker 1: to break the habit to lead the company, but you're 197 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 1: not on your own. When you stop running, God steps 198 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 1: in and gives you power favor ability that you've never had. 199 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 1: God brought the Israelites out of slavery and parted the 200 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:33,199 Speaker 1: Red Sea, and they took them toward the promised land. 201 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:37,080 Speaker 1: They were camped next door. God had already promised in the 202 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:39,440 Speaker 1: victory all they had to do was go in and 203 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 1: take the land. But the people living there were much bigger. 204 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 1: He had more experience, more equipment. The Israelites were afraid 205 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 1: and intimidated. He told Moses, we can't go in there. 206 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 1: Instead of running to the giant, they ran from the giant. 207 00:11:55,880 --> 00:12:00,600 Speaker 1: They spent forty years in the desert running. Is God, 208 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 1: help us to not waste years of our life running 209 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:05,320 Speaker 1: from things that. 210 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:07,400 Speaker 2: You've already promised we can conquer. 211 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 1: Sesian six talks about putting on the armor of God, 212 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:15,760 Speaker 1: helmet of salvation, breastplate of righteousness, the belt of truth, 213 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:18,520 Speaker 1: the shoes of peace, the shield of faith, all these 214 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:23,040 Speaker 1: awesome things to protect us. What's interesting is there's nothing 215 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 1: for our back side. There's no armor to cover our rear. 216 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:28,560 Speaker 1: That's because God. 217 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:30,240 Speaker 2: Never created us to be running. 218 00:12:30,640 --> 00:12:34,760 Speaker 1: He created us to confront our giants, to face our fears, 219 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 1: to stand strong in faith. Don't be like the Israelites 220 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:42,959 Speaker 1: and spend years of your life running from things that 221 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:44,920 Speaker 1: God has already given you victory. 222 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:48,200 Speaker 2: Over All He needs is for you to stop running. 223 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:50,960 Speaker 1: Deal with it. He'll be right there to help you. 224 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:56,080 Speaker 1: Forty years later, the children of these Israelites were back 225 00:12:56,080 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 1: at the Promised Land. What's significant is the giants on 226 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:03,560 Speaker 1: God didn't clear out the path and just walk into 227 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:07,439 Speaker 1: the land. They still had opposition. What you don't confront 228 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:10,840 Speaker 1: your children will have to deal with. But when you 229 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:15,200 Speaker 1: stop running, when you face your fears, defeat bad habits, 230 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:20,040 Speaker 1: forgive the wrongs, you are breaking generational curses. You are 231 00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 1: putting an end to negative cycles that keep getting passed down. 232 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 1: I want to make it easier on my children, my grandchildren. 233 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 2: I'm not going to run from things that are hard. 234 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 2: I'm not going to take the easy way out. 235 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 1: Live afraid of the giants, intimidated by the size of 236 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:41,200 Speaker 1: the dream, letting my mistakes stop my destiny. No, let's 237 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:45,679 Speaker 1: go into our promised land. The children of these Israelites, 238 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:49,400 Speaker 1: this new generation, they had a different attitude. They saw 239 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:54,400 Speaker 1: the same giants, same intimidation, same thoughts, Cam saying you 240 00:13:54,400 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 1: don't have a chance. Their response was no, thanks, We're 241 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:01,680 Speaker 1: not running. We're not going to spend our life wandering 242 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 1: in the desert. We know greater is he that's in 243 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:09,559 Speaker 1: us than what's coming against us. They face the opposition 244 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:13,559 Speaker 1: and when into the land their parents could have had 245 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:14,959 Speaker 1: forty years earlier. 246 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 2: Why don't you. 247 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:20,080 Speaker 1: Confront things that your parents and those that went before 248 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 1: you didn't confront. Maybe they learned to live with the addiction. 249 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 1: You can face it. 250 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 2: And conquer it. 251 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 1: No more running, no more accepting it. Don't take another lap, 252 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:34,680 Speaker 1: take a stand. You're the one to go into the 253 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:39,400 Speaker 1: promised Land. You have to be honest with yourself. It's 254 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 1: easy to ignore things, make excuses. You may need to 255 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 1: confront pride, Confront a bad attitude, Confront compromise. Maybe you 256 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:52,600 Speaker 1: need to apologize to someone. You need to make things right. 257 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 1: The longer you put it off, the longer you're wandering. 258 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 1: To go into the Promised Land, you have to be 259 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:01,640 Speaker 1: will to deal with things that. 260 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:03,040 Speaker 2: You know are limiting you. 261 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 1: Nosalmus said, God, keep me from lying to myself. That's 262 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:11,560 Speaker 1: a powerful prayer. Sometimes we don't want to pray that. 263 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 1: We want to keep things hidden. We don't want to 264 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:17,520 Speaker 1: deal with things that are uncomfortable. But it's much better 265 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 1: to be open and honest. God show me areas where 266 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 1: I need to change. Not my spouse I have a 267 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 1: list of thirty things they need to do. Not my cousin, 268 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 1: not my child. But where do I need to come 269 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 1: up highed? When you live out of a place of humility, 270 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 1: you're willing to deal with things that God brings to light. 271 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:41,480 Speaker 1: There's no limit to how high God will take you. 272 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 1: We all have areas we need to grow. It's tempting 273 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:48,720 Speaker 1: to make excuses, Joel. I've always been hot tempered, I've 274 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 1: always held grudges. I've always been critical, negative, arrogant, defensive. 275 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:54,480 Speaker 2: This is just who I am. 276 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:59,239 Speaker 1: No, you're running, You're comforting what you should be confronting. 277 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 1: Do like Mary and face those giants. You'll step in 278 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 1: to a new level of your destiny. This is what 279 00:16:07,040 --> 00:16:12,120 Speaker 1: Jacob did. He lived compromising, cheating people. He tricked his 280 00:16:12,120 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 1: brother out of his birthright. Esau had been out hunting 281 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 1: all day. He came home so hungry. 282 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:20,360 Speaker 2: He was famished. He could smell the. 283 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:23,080 Speaker 1: Aroma from the pot of stew that Jacob had made, 284 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 1: and he wanted some so badly. Jacob said, I'll give 285 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:30,000 Speaker 1: it to you if you'll give me your birthright. The 286 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 1: birthright in those days were very valuable. 287 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:36,880 Speaker 2: Esau was his twin, but he was the firstborn son. 288 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 1: They always received double the inheritance, and Jacob was so 289 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 1: manipulative that he took advantage of his brother. Not thinking correctly, 290 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 1: Esau gave him his birthright for a pot of stew. 291 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 1: Years later, when their father, Isaac was about to pass, 292 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:58,200 Speaker 1: he called Esau in to give him the blessing that 293 00:16:58,280 --> 00:16:59,760 Speaker 1: belonged to the firstborn son. 294 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:02,600 Speaker 2: Isaac was nearly blind, couldn't see it. 295 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:07,399 Speaker 1: Jacob dressed up like Esau, put on his clothes, his shoes, 296 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:10,160 Speaker 1: his cologne, walked in and said, Dad, here I am. 297 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 2: I'm ready for my blessing. 298 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:14,200 Speaker 1: Isaac was a little skeptical. 299 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:16,440 Speaker 2: He said, is this Jacob or is this Esau. 300 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 1: Jacob said, it's me, Dad, it's Esau. 301 00:17:20,119 --> 00:17:21,120 Speaker 2: Isaac said, come. 302 00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:24,840 Speaker 1: Closer, I want to feel your arms. Esau was very hairy, 303 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:29,720 Speaker 1: like my brother Paul Jacob. This way, Jacob had on 304 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 1: a coat of animal fur. His dad felt and said, 305 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:35,800 Speaker 1: I guess it is Esau. He gave Jacob the. 306 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:37,640 Speaker 2: Blessing that belonged to Esau. 307 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:41,679 Speaker 1: When Esau found out, he was so angry that Jacob 308 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:45,440 Speaker 1: had to flee for his life started running. He lived 309 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:50,199 Speaker 1: in exile, worked for his uncle Laban. What's interesting is 310 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:54,359 Speaker 1: Laban was dishonest with Jacob. He promised him one daughter 311 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:57,520 Speaker 1: in marriage, but when the time came, he tricked him 312 00:17:57,560 --> 00:18:01,359 Speaker 1: and gave him his other daughter. Careful what you saw, 313 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:03,440 Speaker 1: because what you saw is. 314 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:04,360 Speaker 2: Going to come back to you. 315 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:09,240 Speaker 1: Twenty years later, Jacob got tired of running decided to 316 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:12,840 Speaker 1: go back home. What significant is the only way he 317 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:15,880 Speaker 1: could get home was to go through the city of Eden, 318 00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:20,639 Speaker 1: where Esau lived. What you run away from, you'll always 319 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:23,320 Speaker 1: have to go back and deal with home. 320 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:25,240 Speaker 2: For Jacob could have been different direction. 321 00:18:25,960 --> 00:18:29,040 Speaker 1: Esau could have moved to another country, but right in 322 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:34,480 Speaker 1: Jacob's path was Esau. When we ignore push down, that 323 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 1: doesn't mean it goes away. That's still going to be 324 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:38,120 Speaker 1: between you. 325 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:39,200 Speaker 2: And your destiny. 326 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:42,240 Speaker 1: The good news is God will give you the grace 327 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:45,520 Speaker 1: to deal with it. Jacob sent word to his brother 328 00:18:46,040 --> 00:18:48,719 Speaker 1: that he wanted to make things right. They'd been at 329 00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:51,960 Speaker 1: odds for too long. Esau agreed to meet him. 330 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:52,840 Speaker 2: As they were. 331 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:55,919 Speaker 1: Traveling down the road, Jacob saw Esau and all of 332 00:18:55,920 --> 00:19:00,560 Speaker 1: his men coming toward him. Can imagine the apprehension Jacob, 333 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:03,440 Speaker 1: not knowing how his brother is going to respond. Is 334 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:06,240 Speaker 1: he going to be angry, try to get revenge? Will 335 00:19:06,240 --> 00:19:09,879 Speaker 1: this be a big fight? Esau got closer and started 336 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:14,520 Speaker 1: running toward him. Jacob was expecting the worst, but Esau 337 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 1: grabbed Jacob and hugged him, wouldn't let him go. 338 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:21,440 Speaker 2: Went over to Jacob's wife. His children hugged them too. 339 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:25,760 Speaker 1: After all he had done to Esau, he never dreamed 340 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 1: one day they would be hugging affectionately. But when you 341 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 1: stop running, when you deal with things that you push down, 342 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:36,960 Speaker 1: when you get honest with yourself and make things right, 343 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:41,320 Speaker 1: the grace of God goes before you. God will soften 344 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 1: people's hearts. He'll make your crooked places straight. Like Jacob, 345 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:49,800 Speaker 1: you may have made mistakes, we all have. You may 346 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:53,200 Speaker 1: need to apologize, You may need to ask for forgiveness. 347 00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:54,200 Speaker 2: You may need to. 348 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 1: Call that loved one you haven't spoken to and make peace. 349 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:01,959 Speaker 1: Don't wonder twenty years like he running from your past, 350 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:06,120 Speaker 1: making excuses for your failures, thinking that's just who you are. 351 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:10,440 Speaker 1: Stop running. Ask God to help you to change. When 352 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:13,360 Speaker 1: you make a move, you'll see his hand of favor 353 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 1: making things happen that you couldn't make happen. That night 354 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 1: before this big encounter, Jacob went to the brook by 355 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 1: himself to be alone with God. He was reflecting back 356 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:28,679 Speaker 1: on his life, no doubt, thinking about how he had 357 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:32,639 Speaker 1: treated Esau. Jacob didn't like who he had become. He 358 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:36,360 Speaker 1: knew he was better than this. An angel appeared that night. 359 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:39,280 Speaker 1: He looked like a man, and the angel and Jacob 360 00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:43,640 Speaker 1: started wrestling. Jacob must have known there was something significant 361 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:47,600 Speaker 1: happening because he said to the angel, I'm not leaving 362 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:51,879 Speaker 1: until you bless me. The angel asked him, what is 363 00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:55,560 Speaker 1: your name? That seemed like an odd question. Why did 364 00:20:55,600 --> 00:20:58,399 Speaker 1: he care what his name was? This was the same 365 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:02,240 Speaker 1: question that Jacob's father asked him when he was. 366 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 2: There to get Esau's blessing. 367 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:08,119 Speaker 1: I could imagine a debate was going on in Jacob's 368 00:21:08,119 --> 00:21:11,840 Speaker 1: mind thoughts telling him, just tell him that you're Esau 369 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:13,560 Speaker 1: like you did with your father. 370 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:17,200 Speaker 2: Just keep pretending, keep being dishonest. This is just who 371 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:17,560 Speaker 2: you are. 372 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:21,720 Speaker 1: Jacob thought about it, then said, no, I'm not living 373 00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:25,720 Speaker 1: like this anymore. I'm not going to keep compromising, making 374 00:21:25,760 --> 00:21:29,160 Speaker 1: decisions that I'm not proud of. He said to the angel, 375 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:35,199 Speaker 1: I am Jacob. His name means trickster, caniver. He was 376 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:39,200 Speaker 1: admitting I don't have integrity. I deceive people. 377 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:42,560 Speaker 2: He got honest with himself, he quit running. 378 00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:46,359 Speaker 1: The angel didn't say it's about time. He needed to 379 00:21:46,359 --> 00:21:49,199 Speaker 1: get right. You're never going to be blessed. When he 380 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:53,280 Speaker 1: admitted who he was, God changed his name to Israel, 381 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:57,840 Speaker 1: which means prince with God. The principle is when you 382 00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:01,840 Speaker 1: get honest, you don't make the excuse is that's when 383 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:06,120 Speaker 1: God changes things. You don't have to keep running from 384 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:09,639 Speaker 1: your mistakes, from your past, from what you're not proud of. 385 00:22:10,320 --> 00:22:11,160 Speaker 1: When you go to. 386 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:13,200 Speaker 2: God, he's not going to condemn you. 387 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:16,000 Speaker 1: He's going to help you rise out of what's holding 388 00:22:16,040 --> 00:22:20,240 Speaker 1: you down and thrust you into your destiny. Jacob never 389 00:22:20,359 --> 00:22:23,600 Speaker 1: dreamed he would be called a prince with God. He 390 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:27,200 Speaker 1: never dreamed he would have a good relationship with his brother, 391 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:30,679 Speaker 1: never dreamed he'd be able to live in his hometown 392 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:34,199 Speaker 1: without fear of all the negative things in his past. 393 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:36,960 Speaker 2: But when you quit running, when. 394 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:40,119 Speaker 1: You live open and honest before God, when you deal 395 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:43,479 Speaker 1: with things he brings to light, he'll not only restore you, 396 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 1: but he'll make things better than you've ever imagined. Later 397 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:51,880 Speaker 1: in my father's life, I range for all these radio 398 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:53,720 Speaker 1: stations to carry his messages. 399 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:55,920 Speaker 2: All I needed him to do was to. 400 00:22:55,880 --> 00:22:58,280 Speaker 1: Come down once a month, half an hour, and we'd 401 00:22:58,280 --> 00:22:59,879 Speaker 1: make the openings and closings. 402 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 2: Was very easy. 403 00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:04,120 Speaker 1: I'd worked on this for six months and everything fell 404 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:07,600 Speaker 1: into place. But when I asked my father, he said, Joel, 405 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:11,120 Speaker 1: I'm seventy five years old. I'm not looking for any 406 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:14,520 Speaker 1: more work. I just want to pastor the church and relax. 407 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:18,399 Speaker 1: I was so disappointed. I say, God, you put a 408 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:21,880 Speaker 1: big vision in my heart. I'm young. I don't want 409 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:24,639 Speaker 1: to do less, I want to do more. I thought, 410 00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:27,040 Speaker 1: maybe this is the time to go work somewhere else. 411 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:30,520 Speaker 1: I had an opportunity to work for one of prominent 412 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:31,879 Speaker 1: ministries of that time. 413 00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 2: But when I got quiet, I could. 414 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:38,120 Speaker 1: Hear a still small voice saying, Joel, this is your 415 00:23:38,160 --> 00:23:43,000 Speaker 1: father's vision. Just because he's not doing what you want doesn't. 416 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:46,040 Speaker 2: Mean you should leave. Stay here, honor what he wants 417 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:46,440 Speaker 2: to do. 418 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:50,840 Speaker 1: Sometimes when we're not getting our way, we want to run. 419 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:54,359 Speaker 1: We're not getting the credit, they don't see my talent. 420 00:23:54,840 --> 00:23:58,560 Speaker 1: This supervisor is not fair. I'm out of here. And yes, 421 00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:01,119 Speaker 1: there are times we need to move on, but you 422 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 1: can't run every time it's uncomfortable in your marriage, your job, 423 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:09,800 Speaker 1: your school. If I had not stayed there and honored 424 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:13,879 Speaker 1: my father, I don't believe I would be up here today. 425 00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:16,159 Speaker 1: Some of the things we want to run from. 426 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:17,159 Speaker 2: It's a test. 427 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:21,240 Speaker 1: God is seeing how we'll serve when we're not being 428 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:24,200 Speaker 1: treated right. What kind of attitude will we have when 429 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:28,720 Speaker 1: it's not fair we're uncomfortable not getting the credit. Don't 430 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:30,240 Speaker 1: have a run in mentality. 431 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:31,680 Speaker 2: Every time you. 432 00:24:31,640 --> 00:24:35,440 Speaker 1: Don't get your way, you change jobs, change friends, change churches, 433 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:40,480 Speaker 1: change spouses. Stop running grow in those times. Let your 434 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:44,320 Speaker 1: roots go down deep. Don't be moved by what's not 435 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:48,400 Speaker 1: working out. Your character is being developed. God is seeing 436 00:24:48,520 --> 00:24:52,960 Speaker 1: what you can trust you with. Genesis sixteen, Hagar was 437 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:56,639 Speaker 1: the maid that Abraham had a baby with out of wedlock. 438 00:24:57,160 --> 00:25:00,199 Speaker 1: It was Abraham's wife, Sarah that had the big idea, 439 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:04,760 Speaker 1: but Sarah was so upset she started making Hagar's life miserable. 440 00:25:05,400 --> 00:25:10,080 Speaker 1: Verse six says Sarah treated her harshly, so Hagar ran away. 441 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:13,240 Speaker 1: Hagar had had enough. She thought, I don't have to 442 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:16,119 Speaker 1: put up with this. I'm out of here. She left 443 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:20,040 Speaker 1: went out in the wilderness. An angel showed up and said, Heygar, 444 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:24,159 Speaker 1: what are you doing out here? She said, I'm running away. 445 00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:28,040 Speaker 1: These people aren't treating me right. The angel didn't say, 446 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:28,920 Speaker 1: how that makes sense. 447 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:29,840 Speaker 2: I don't blame you. 448 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:34,240 Speaker 1: He said, go back to Sarah and submit to her authority. 449 00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:38,679 Speaker 1: Anything you run from you're eventually going to have to 450 00:25:38,760 --> 00:25:41,639 Speaker 1: go back and deal with. And I'm not talking about 451 00:25:41,680 --> 00:25:44,959 Speaker 1: staying in abuse, but I am saying you can't run 452 00:25:45,359 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 1: every time things get hard and reach your destiny. You 453 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:49,400 Speaker 1: can't pack. 454 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 2: Up because you're uncomfortable. 455 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:54,600 Speaker 1: God won't have you somewhere and not give you the 456 00:25:54,680 --> 00:25:57,760 Speaker 1: grace to be there. The angel went on to say, 457 00:25:58,200 --> 00:26:01,240 Speaker 1: if you'll go back and serve Sarah pH God will 458 00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:04,959 Speaker 1: give you more descendants than you can count. When you 459 00:26:05,040 --> 00:26:08,080 Speaker 1: stop running, you do the right thing when it's hard, 460 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:11,720 Speaker 1: there is a blessing that follows. God will show out 461 00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:14,920 Speaker 1: in your life. Take you the levels that you've never dreamed. 462 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:19,720 Speaker 1: Are you running from something today? Are you comforting what 463 00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:23,280 Speaker 1: you should be confronting. Don't go another year out in 464 00:26:23,280 --> 00:26:26,480 Speaker 1: the wilderness, putting off what you know you should do. 465 00:26:27,080 --> 00:26:30,639 Speaker 2: Get honest with yourself, deal with the issues God's bringing 466 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:31,040 Speaker 2: to light. 467 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:34,360 Speaker 1: It may be difficult, but when you take that step, 468 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:36,159 Speaker 1: the grace of God is going. 469 00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:37,639 Speaker 2: To make it easier than you think. 470 00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:41,840 Speaker 1: If you'll stop running, I believe and declare, like the 471 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:46,119 Speaker 1: children of the Israelites, you're going to break negative cycles 472 00:26:46,359 --> 00:26:49,120 Speaker 1: that have held your family down and go into your 473 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:52,560 Speaker 1: promised land. Like Mary, you're going to have the power 474 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:55,760 Speaker 1: to deal with issues. Heavy weights are about to lift 475 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:59,000 Speaker 1: off of you. Like Jacob, You're going to rise out 476 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:02,119 Speaker 1: of mediocrity and become all you were created to be. 477 00:27:02,760 --> 00:27:05,879 Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, if you receive it, can you say it? 478 00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:06,120 Speaker 2: Then? 479 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:10,760 Speaker 1: I'd like to give you an opportunity to make Jesus 480 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:11,879 Speaker 1: the lord of your life. 481 00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:13,199 Speaker 2: Would you pray with me? 482 00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:19,320 Speaker 1: Just say, Lord, Jesus, I repent of my sins. Come 483 00:27:19,359 --> 00:27:23,280 Speaker 1: into my heart. I make you my lord and savior. 484 00:27:24,760 --> 00:27:27,320 Speaker 1: If you prayed that simple prayer. We believe you got 485 00:27:27,320 --> 00:27:30,200 Speaker 1: born again. We'd love to send you some free information 486 00:27:30,280 --> 00:27:32,359 Speaker 1: on your walk with the Lord. Just text the number 487 00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:33,680 Speaker 1: or go to the website. 488 00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:35,160 Speaker 2: I hope you'll get into a. 489 00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:38,480 Speaker 1: Good Bible based church and keep God first place. 490 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:43,080 Speaker 3: Sometimes the difficulties of life can be so overwhelming you 491 00:27:43,119 --> 00:27:46,360 Speaker 3: feel like you're stumbling around in the dark. Things are 492 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:49,400 Speaker 3: so bad you would need a miracle to change your situation. 493 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:51,960 Speaker 3: But as a miracle even possible. 494 00:27:53,160 --> 00:27:56,240 Speaker 1: We all face situations where we don't see a way out. 495 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:59,040 Speaker 1: It's easy to get discouraged and give up on what 496 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:02,720 Speaker 1: we're believing. For that's how we felt. In nineteen eighty one, 497 00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:06,359 Speaker 1: my mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer and given a 498 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:09,960 Speaker 1: few weeks to live. Nothing could be done medically speaking, 499 00:28:10,359 --> 00:28:13,879 Speaker 1: but she chose to believe that God is a miracle worker. Today, 500 00:28:13,920 --> 00:28:16,640 Speaker 1: forty three years later, by the grace of God, she's 501 00:28:16,680 --> 00:28:20,240 Speaker 1: still healthy and strong. I'm so grateful to be alive. 502 00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:23,679 Speaker 1: I'm ninety years young. I thank God every day that 503 00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:26,040 Speaker 1: he still does miracles. I'd love to send you by 504 00:28:26,160 --> 00:28:29,840 Speaker 1: new book. It's called Miracles Happened. It's filled with powerful 505 00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:33,360 Speaker 1: stories of miracles from the scripture and real life stories 506 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:36,160 Speaker 1: of people that have seen the hand of God. It'll 507 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:39,840 Speaker 1: help build your faith so you can believe what seems impossible. 508 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:42,160 Speaker 1: God did it for my mother. Yes, He'll do it 509 00:28:42,200 --> 00:28:42,600 Speaker 1: for you. 510 00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:45,360 Speaker 3: As our way of saying thank you for your gift 511 00:28:45,400 --> 00:28:48,640 Speaker 3: of any amount to the ministry this month, Joel and Victoria, 512 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:52,000 Speaker 3: we'd like to send you this powerful book, Miracles Happen 513 00:28:52,360 --> 00:28:57,160 Speaker 3: your journey to Supernatural breakthrough. This new book details thirty 514 00:28:57,200 --> 00:29:00,400 Speaker 3: different miracles from the Word of God, and each one 515 00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:03,680 Speaker 3: comes with an encouragement and application to your own life. 516 00:29:03,920 --> 00:29:09,520 Speaker 3: God has miracles stored up for you, healing, freedom, favor, breakthroughs. 517 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:14,880 Speaker 1: Miracles still happen today, and faith is what activates God's power. 518 00:29:15,080 --> 00:29:18,320 Speaker 1: When you believe all things are possible, that's when you'll 519 00:29:18,320 --> 00:29:21,240 Speaker 1: see the hand of God do supernatural things. 520 00:29:20,920 --> 00:29:21,560 Speaker 2: In your life. 521 00:29:22,280 --> 00:29:24,760 Speaker 1: Victory and I are standing in faith with you. We 522 00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:28,360 Speaker 1: pray for you every day. We appreciate your prayer and support. 523 00:29:28,840 --> 00:29:32,400 Speaker 1: Your generosity is impacting so many lives. Remember you can 524 00:29:32,440 --> 00:29:36,280 Speaker 1: watch the services live online every Sunday morning, download our 525 00:29:36,360 --> 00:29:40,800 Speaker 1: daily podcast, watch on YouTube the new Joelostein Network. Listen 526 00:29:40,840 --> 00:29:44,440 Speaker 1: on Serious XM. Until we meet again May the Lord 527 00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:45,760 Speaker 1: bless you and keep you. 528 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:49,520 Speaker 3: Be sure to request your copy of Miracles Happen your 529 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:54,200 Speaker 3: journey to supernatural breakthrough Today. Visit Joelostein dot com or 530 00:29:54,280 --> 00:29:57,160 Speaker 3: call eight eight eight five six seven Joel