1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,160 Speaker 1: Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. Thanks for listening to 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. If you 3 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:09,040 Speaker 1: enjoy today's message, why don't you be a blessing and 4 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:11,880 Speaker 1: share it with a friend, reappreciate you and pray for 5 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: God's very best in your life. Well, God bless you. 6 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 1: It's a joy to come into your home. We love you. 7 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:20,759 Speaker 1: If you're ever in our area, please stop by and 8 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:22,920 Speaker 1: be a part of one of our services. I promise 9 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:24,920 Speaker 1: you we'll make you feel right at home. But thanks 10 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: so much for tuning in today, and thank you again 11 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:29,319 Speaker 1: for coming out. And I like to start with something 12 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 1: funny each week. And I heard about these three men 13 00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:35,919 Speaker 1: that were traveling together, a Hindu priest, a Jewish rabbi, 14 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 1: and a televangelist. They stopped at a farmhouse for lodging 15 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:42,560 Speaker 1: and the farmer said, I only have room for two 16 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: in the house. Someone's going to have to stay in 17 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:47,480 Speaker 1: the barn. Hindu priest said, I'll do it. A few 18 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 1: minutes there was a knock on the door. He said, 19 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:52,200 Speaker 1: I can't stay out there. There's a cow and cows 20 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:55,279 Speaker 1: are sacred in our religion. Jewish rabbi said, I'll do it. 21 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 1: A few minutes, there was a knock on the door. 22 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 1: He said, I can't stay out there. There's a pig 23 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 1: and that wouldn't be kosher. The televangelist finally said, all right, 24 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:06,039 Speaker 1: I'll do it. In a few minutes, there was a 25 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 1: knock on the door. It was the cow and the pig. 26 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 1: Hold up your Bible, say it like you mean it. 27 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. 28 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 1: I have what it says I have. I can do 29 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 1: what it says I can do. Today I will be 30 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:25,480 Speaker 1: taught the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind 31 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 1: is alert, my heart is receptive. I will never be 32 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want 33 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 1: to talk to you today about staying passionate about life. 34 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 1: The word enthusiasm comes from the Greek word in theos. 35 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: Theos is God. When you're enthusiastic, it simply means you 36 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 1: are full of God. When you get up in the 37 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:54,279 Speaker 1: morning excited about your future, recognizing that day as a gift, 38 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 1: and you go out with the spring in your step, 39 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 1: pursuing your goals passionate about life, then God will breathe 40 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 1: in your direction. Studies even tell us. People that are 41 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: enthusiastic get better breaks, they're promoted more often. That's not 42 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: a coincidence. When you're full of passion, you have the 43 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:17,799 Speaker 1: favor of God. But too many people have lost their enthusiasm. 44 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:22,519 Speaker 1: At one time, they were excited about their dreams, excited 45 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 1: about their marriage, excited about their future. But along the 46 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 1: way they had some setbacks. They didn't get the promotion 47 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:33,639 Speaker 1: they wanted, they went through a health issue, a relationship 48 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 1: didn't work out. Now it's taking the wind out of 49 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: their cells. They're just going through the motions of life, 50 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: getting up, going to work, coming home, going to bed. 51 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: No zeal, no enthusiasm. But God didn't breathe his life 52 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 1: into us to drag through the day. He didn't create 53 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 1: us in his image, crown us with his favor, equip 54 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 1: us with his power to just go through the motions 55 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: with no enthusiasm. You may have had some setbacks, the 56 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: wind may have been taken out of your cell. But 57 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:07,919 Speaker 1: this is a new day. God wants to breathe new 58 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 1: life back into you. If you'll get your fireback, get 59 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 1: your passion back, the wind will start blowing once again, 60 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 1: not against you. But when you're in agreement with God. 61 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: He can cause the wind to shift in your direction. 62 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 1: A couple of years ago, I was watching the news 63 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:29,640 Speaker 1: when Captain Sullenberger successfully landed a jet airplane in the 64 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 1: Hudson River. All one hundred and fifty five passengers survived. 65 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: It's known as the Miracle on the Hudson. A reporter 66 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 1: asked this one passenger, a man that had just been rescued, 67 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 1: what he thought about it all. He was soaking wet, 68 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 1: freezing cold, a little bit frazzled, but he had this 69 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: incredible glow about him and excitement in his voice. I'll 70 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: never forget what he said. He told a reporter. I 71 00:03:55,160 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 1: was alive before, but now I'm really alive. My question 72 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: to you, are you really alive? Are you passionate about 73 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 1: the life God's given you? Do you get up every 74 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: morning with enthusiasm, pursuing your dreams? Or are you stuck 75 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 1: in a rut going through the motions, letting the pressures 76 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:18,919 Speaker 1: of life weigh you down. Now, God doesn't want you 77 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:23,040 Speaker 1: to just be alive, just exist, just endure. He wants 78 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 1: you to be really alive. You have seeds of greatness 79 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 1: on the inside. There's something more for you to accomplish. 80 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 1: The day you quit being excited about your future is 81 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: the day you quit living. The day you quit being 82 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: passionate about what's in front of you is the day 83 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 1: you go from living to existing. And in the natural 84 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:48,839 Speaker 1: there may not be anything exciting in your future. When 85 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: you look out, you may see just more of the same. 86 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 1: You could easily have the blaws. You've got to dig 87 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 1: your heels in and say, like David, this is another 88 00:04:57,440 --> 00:05:00,839 Speaker 1: day the Lord has made. I refuse to drag through 89 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 1: it with no passion. I am grateful that I'm alive. 90 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:09,160 Speaker 1: I'm grateful that I can breathe without pain. I'm grateful 91 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:11,679 Speaker 1: that I have a family. I'm grateful that I wasn't 92 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 1: harmed in that accident. I'm not just alive, I'm really alive. 93 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 1: When you release your passion like that, then your faith 94 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:23,279 Speaker 1: allows God to do amazing things. And that's what the 95 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 1: apostle Paul told Timothy in this passage. Stir up the gift, 96 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:31,840 Speaker 1: fan the flame. Every day we have to make the decision. 97 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: I am not going to get stuck in a rut. 98 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 1: I am not going to take this day for granted 99 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 1: and just go through the motions. I'm going to stay 100 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 1: passionate about the life God's given me. The truth is, 101 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:47,599 Speaker 1: most of life is routine. You can't wait for something 102 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:52,720 Speaker 1: exciting to happen before you decide to be excited. Faith says, 103 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:55,840 Speaker 1: I'm going to stay passionate just knowing that my God 104 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:58,599 Speaker 1: is still on the throne and what He's promised is 105 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:01,040 Speaker 1: in my future it will be greater than my past. 106 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:04,840 Speaker 1: I was talking to a professional baseball player a while back, 107 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 1: and he's been in the big leagues about fifteen years. 108 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 1: His life seems so exciting, far from routine, far from ordinary, 109 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 1: he said, No, Joel, it's not what you think. We 110 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 1: travel all the time. We're always on the road, in hotels, 111 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: eating out, away from our family. My point is anything 112 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:28,040 Speaker 1: can become routine if we let it. We have to 113 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:30,719 Speaker 1: keep it fresh. And if you're going to stay passionate 114 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: about life, you can't let what once was a miracle 115 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 1: become ordinary. When God opened the door and gave you 116 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:42,279 Speaker 1: that new job, that promotion, you were so excited you 117 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:46,120 Speaker 1: called your friends. You knew it was God's favor. Well, 118 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 1: don't let the passion where all just because you've had 119 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 1: it five years. When you met that person and fell 120 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 1: in love you were on cloud nine. You knew it 121 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 1: was God's goodness. Don't take it for granted. Remember what 122 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 1: God has done. When your children were born, you cried 123 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:05,839 Speaker 1: for joy. You knew their birth was a miracle, that 124 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: was God's favor. Now they're a teenager, and you think, God, 125 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:13,160 Speaker 1: why did you do this to me? Now, don't let 126 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 1: it becomes so common that you lose your enthusiasm. Free 127 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:20,119 Speaker 1: time you see your children, you should say thank you Lord, 128 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: Your children are a gift from God. When we were 129 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: trying to acquire this new facility, the former Compact Center, 130 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 1: it was a three year process. Many times, if there 131 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 1: wasn't a ballgame going on or a concert, Victoria and 132 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 1: I would come up late at night where nobody could 133 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 1: see us, and we'd walk around the building and pray 134 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,880 Speaker 1: and ask God for favor and dream. When the city 135 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 1: voted for us to have the facility, we were so excited. 136 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 1: We all celebrated. Now seven years later, it's easy to 137 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:54,680 Speaker 1: get used to. It can become common, ordinary routine. After all, 138 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 1: this is where we always have our services. No, every 139 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: time I walk into this building, anytime, even drive by, 140 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 1: I can't help but say. 141 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 2: Lord, thank you for your goodness. You've done more than 142 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 2: I could ask the thing. 143 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:11,680 Speaker 1: Every one of you has seen God's goodness in your life. 144 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 1: In some way. God opened the door and gave you 145 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 1: a promotion, or he caused you to meet someone. He 146 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 1: had you at the right place at the right time. 147 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:25,080 Speaker 1: It was God's hand of favor. Don't let it become ordinary. 148 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:28,120 Speaker 1: We should live in amazement at what God has done. 149 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: Every time I see my children, I thank God, You're amazing. 150 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:34,560 Speaker 1: When I see Victoria, Lord, thank you for your goodness. 151 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 1: When I look at it all of you. Lord, thank 152 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 1: you for bringing incredible people into my life. Don't let 153 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 1: your miracles become so common that you lose the excitement. 154 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 1: I read about this medical doctor. He was in his 155 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 1: late eighties and he still went to the office every day. 156 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:54,720 Speaker 1: He loved to operate. His friends and family tried to 157 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:56,679 Speaker 1: get him to retire, but he just wouldn't do it. 158 00:08:57,160 --> 00:09:00,680 Speaker 1: He'd invented a procedure that he had performed over ten 159 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 1: thousand times. He was asking an interview if he ever 160 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 1: got tired of doing it, if it ever got old. 161 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:10,840 Speaker 1: He said no. The reason why is because I act 162 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:15,720 Speaker 1: like every operation is my very first one. He was saying, 163 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 1: I don't let it become so common that I lose 164 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: the awe. What has God done in your life? Do 165 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 1: you have healthy children? Do you have people in your 166 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:30,400 Speaker 1: life to love? Do you recognize what you thought was 167 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:33,679 Speaker 1: a lucky break was really God directing your steps? There 168 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 1: are miracles all around us. Don't lose the amazement of 169 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:41,679 Speaker 1: what God has done in your own life. See, sometimes 170 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:44,319 Speaker 1: we're waiting for the next big thing to come along. 171 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:47,080 Speaker 1: Then we're going to be excited. Then we're going to 172 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 1: get the spring back in our steps. But I've learned 173 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 1: if you don't get happy where you are, you won't 174 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 1: get to where you want to be. You've got to 175 00:09:55,440 --> 00:10:00,960 Speaker 1: so acceived. Maybe today nothing excited is going on in 176 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:05,120 Speaker 1: your life. Perhaps you're even facing challenges. You could easily 177 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:08,080 Speaker 1: be discouraged and give up on your dreams and quit believing. 178 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 1: But when you go to work each day with a 179 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:13,920 Speaker 1: smile on your face and you give it your best, 180 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:17,319 Speaker 1: and you're good to other people, and you're always thanking 181 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:20,360 Speaker 1: God for what he's done, you are sowing a seed. 182 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:23,920 Speaker 1: God will take that seed and use it to bring 183 00:10:24,040 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 1: something exciting into your life. The scripture tells how God 184 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:32,360 Speaker 1: will take us from glory to glory, from victory to victory. 185 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:35,920 Speaker 1: Now you may be in between a victory right now, 186 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:39,400 Speaker 1: but keep your passion, keep your enthusiasm. The good news 187 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:42,880 Speaker 1: is another victory is coming your way, another level of glory, 188 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 1: another level of God's favor, says in Ecclesiastes. Whatever you do, 189 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 1: do it with all of your heart, and you honor 190 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:55,679 Speaker 1: God when you give something one hundred percent, when you 191 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: do it to the best of your ability, because you're 192 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:02,880 Speaker 1: honoring God, you will have his blessing. That means it 193 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 1: will be easier, it'll go better, and you'll accomplish more. 194 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:10,680 Speaker 1: Let's make it practical. When you do the dishes, don't complain. 195 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 1: Do it with all of your heart, and you honor God. 196 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 1: When you mow the lawn, don't drag around all sour, 197 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:19,600 Speaker 1: mow it with enthusiasm. Mow it like you're on a 198 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:22,640 Speaker 1: mission from God. With every step, thank God that your 199 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:24,840 Speaker 1: legs work, Thank Him that you're healthy, Thank Him that 200 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:29,080 Speaker 1: you're strong. At the office, don't just do what you 201 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:32,200 Speaker 1: have to in order to get by. You're not working 202 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 1: under people, you're working under God. Do it with your 203 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 1: whole heart, to the best of your ability. When you're 204 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 1: usher when you're singing the choir. Not all man, it's 205 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:42,920 Speaker 1: Sunday again. Why did I volunteer? I don't want to 206 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:45,760 Speaker 1: go to church. No usher with all your heart, sing 207 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:48,079 Speaker 1: like these people with all your heart. Teach our children 208 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:50,560 Speaker 1: with all your heart. When you do it with all 209 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 1: your heart, you honor God. I remember growing up, there 210 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:57,760 Speaker 1: was this police officer that directed traffic by the Gallery 211 00:11:57,760 --> 00:12:00,720 Speaker 1: of Maul He was at one of the busiest intersections 212 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:03,679 Speaker 1: in the city, and he didn't just direct traffic. He 213 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:08,000 Speaker 1: practically danced while he directed. His feet would be shuffling, 214 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:10,920 Speaker 1: his hands, constantly moving. He had that whistle, and he'd 215 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:13,559 Speaker 1: turn his head like a drum major. He could direct 216 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:17,880 Speaker 1: traffic and moonwalk at the same time. He literally put 217 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 1: on a show. People would pull over into the parking 218 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:24,439 Speaker 1: lots just to watch him. See he wasn't dragging through 219 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:26,520 Speaker 1: the day. All man, I gotta go to work, gotta 220 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:29,840 Speaker 1: direct traffic, gotta make a living. He was passionate. That's 221 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 1: the way we should be. Don't drag through life. Put 222 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:35,079 Speaker 1: a smile on your face, have a spring in your step, 223 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 1: moonwalk if you have to. But when you do it 224 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:41,679 Speaker 1: to the best of your ability, you are honoring God. Well, 225 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:44,760 Speaker 1: you say, Joel, I'd be passionate if I had your life. 226 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:47,720 Speaker 1: I'd be excited if I was married to a beautiful 227 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:51,839 Speaker 1: girl like Victoria. No, run your race. You will never 228 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 1: stay passionate as long as you're comparing your life to 229 00:12:56,120 --> 00:12:59,680 Speaker 1: someone else's. Don't fall into that track. You could be. 230 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:03,960 Speaker 1: You could be all excited about the big vacation you 231 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:07,360 Speaker 1: have planned, looking so forward to it, until your friend 232 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:09,720 Speaker 1: tells how she's going to Europe for two weeks with 233 00:13:09,760 --> 00:13:12,320 Speaker 1: her family. They're going to take a train through the 234 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 1: Swiss Alps and meet friends in Paris and celebrate her 235 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:18,160 Speaker 1: birthday in Italy, And all of a sudden, your vacation 236 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:27,200 Speaker 1: to Conrod doesn't seem so exciting. You could be, that's funny. 237 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 1: You could be all excited about your husband until you 238 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:39,640 Speaker 1: meet your coworker's husband. He's tall, dark, handsome, Your husband short, white, 239 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:44,080 Speaker 1: not so handsome. Her husband looks like he just stepped 240 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:46,680 Speaker 1: out of GQ, and your husband just looks like he 241 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:47,560 Speaker 1: stepped out of DQ. 242 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:54,319 Speaker 2: Derry Queen, No, that's not in the Bible, but it's good. 243 00:13:56,120 --> 00:14:02,080 Speaker 1: Don't compare your spouse, your talent, your car, your house. 244 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 1: This is what keeps many people from staying passionate about life. 245 00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:08,960 Speaker 1: The problem is, if you're comparing, you will always see 246 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:13,800 Speaker 1: someone more talented, more beautiful, more successful. Run your own race. 247 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 1: Be the best that you can be. The scripture talks 248 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:20,920 Speaker 1: about how God has given us the power to enjoy 249 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 1: what is allotted and appointed to us. That simply means 250 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:29,240 Speaker 1: I don't have the power to enjoy your life. You 251 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:32,680 Speaker 1: may have more success, more money, more friends, a better job, 252 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 1: but if you put me in your life, I'm not 253 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 1: going to enjoy it. We are uniquely designed to run 254 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 1: our own race. Now, quit wishing you were someone else. 255 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:45,120 Speaker 1: If I had his talent, no, if God wanted you 256 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 1: to have his talent, he would have given it to you. 257 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 1: Take what you have and develop it, make the most 258 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 1: of it. If I had her looks, No, God gave 259 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 1: you your looks. That's not an accident. The life you 260 00:14:57,480 --> 00:15:01,280 Speaker 1: have has been perfectly matched for you. Now you've got 261 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:04,520 Speaker 1: to do your part and get excited about your life. 262 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:09,480 Speaker 1: Be excited about your looks, your talent, your ability, your personality. 263 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 1: When you're passionate about who you are, it brings honor 264 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 1: to God. That's when God will breathe in your direction, 265 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 1: and the seeds of greatness in you will take root 266 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:24,200 Speaker 1: and begin to flourish. Really, it's an insult to God 267 00:15:24,400 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 1: to wish we were someone else. We're saying, God, why 268 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 1: did you make me subpar? Why did you make me 269 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 1: less than? Listen? God didn't make anyone inferior. He didn't 270 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:39,080 Speaker 1: make any person second class. Every one of you is 271 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:43,680 Speaker 1: a masterpiece. You are fully loaded and totally equipped for 272 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 1: the race that's been designed for you. Our attitude should 273 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 1: be I may not be as tall, as dark, as 274 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 1: successful as someone else. That's okay. Nobody will ever be 275 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:58,840 Speaker 1: a better me. I'm annointed to be me. I'm equipped 276 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:01,960 Speaker 1: to be me. Not only that it's easy to be me, 277 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:06,040 Speaker 1: it's easy to be yourself because you're equipped with what 278 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:09,160 Speaker 1: you need. So often we're trying to be something that 279 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: we're not. I've seen dark skinned people put cream on 280 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:14,920 Speaker 1: them to try to become lighter. Then I know light 281 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 1: skinned people go to the tanning bed every day try 282 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 1: to become darker. This elderly lady stopped me at the 283 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 1: book signing last week and she touched my hair and said, Joel, 284 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 1: I wish I had that curly hair. It's funny these 285 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:28,800 Speaker 1: days you can do something about it. If you have 286 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:32,120 Speaker 1: straight hair and you want curly hair, permit, If you 287 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:35,160 Speaker 1: have gray hair and you want dark hair, dyet. And 288 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:37,720 Speaker 1: if you have no hair and you want hair, buy it. 289 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 1: Another key to stay in passionate about life is you 290 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 1: have to stay productive. You have to have a reason 291 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:52,040 Speaker 1: to get out of bed every morning. Keep your goals 292 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 1: in front of you. You may retire from the job, 293 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 1: but don't ever retire from life. Stay busy, keep your 294 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:03,480 Speaker 1: mind active, growing, keep learning, keep helping others. Find some 295 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:08,520 Speaker 1: way to stay productive. When you stop producing, you start 296 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 1: slowly dying. God promises us if we'll keep in first place, 297 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 1: he will give us a long, satisfied life, He said, Joe, 298 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:21,760 Speaker 1: how long is a long life until you're satisfied. If 299 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:25,439 Speaker 1: you quit producing at fifty and you're satisfied, then the 300 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:28,720 Speaker 1: promise is fulfilled. I don't know about you, but I've 301 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:31,359 Speaker 1: got too much in me to die right now. I'm 302 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:34,760 Speaker 1: not satisfied. I've got dreams that haven't come to pass. 303 00:17:34,840 --> 00:17:38,359 Speaker 1: I've got messages i haven't given. I've got children to enjoy, 304 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:40,720 Speaker 1: a wife to raise, I mean a wife to enjoy. 305 00:17:43,720 --> 00:17:46,480 Speaker 1: I've got grinned. I'm going to need to ride home today. 306 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:51,360 Speaker 1: I've got grandchildren I've not yet seen. When i get 307 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 1: to be about ninety years old and I'm still strong, 308 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:57,200 Speaker 1: still healthy, still full of joy, then I'll say, all right, God, 309 00:17:57,240 --> 00:18:00,640 Speaker 1: I'm satisfied. I'm ready for my change of address. Let's go. 310 00:18:01,359 --> 00:18:04,959 Speaker 1: But I know people that are too easily satisfied. They 311 00:18:05,040 --> 00:18:08,639 Speaker 1: quit living at fifty. We don't bury them until they're eighty. 312 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:12,480 Speaker 1: They're alive, but they're not really living. They went through 313 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 1: a disappointment, they had a failure, somebody did them wrong. 314 00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:20,000 Speaker 1: Now they've lost their joy and settled where they are. Now, 315 00:18:20,040 --> 00:18:23,320 Speaker 1: God has another victory in front of you. You wouldn't 316 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:26,560 Speaker 1: be breathing unless God had something amazing in your future. 317 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:29,720 Speaker 1: You've got to get your passion back. The scripture says 318 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:33,679 Speaker 1: God will bring us to a flourishing finish, not a 319 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 1: fizzled out finish. You got to do your pardon, shake 320 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 1: off the self pity, shake off the disappointment. You may 321 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:44,800 Speaker 1: have a good reason to feel sorry for yourself. Now 322 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 1: I say this respectfully, but you don't have a right. 323 00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:50,800 Speaker 1: God is promised what was meant for your harm. He 324 00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:53,160 Speaker 1: will turn it around and not only bring you out 325 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:55,560 Speaker 1: but it'll bring you out better off than you were before. 326 00:18:56,080 --> 00:19:00,719 Speaker 1: Now get in agreement with God. David said, lift up 327 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:03,680 Speaker 1: your head and the King of Glory will come in. 328 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:06,960 Speaker 1: As long as your head is down, discour is no joy, 329 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:10,399 Speaker 1: no passion, no enthusiasm. The King of Glory will not 330 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:12,919 Speaker 1: come in. But when you get up in the morning 331 00:19:13,240 --> 00:19:16,119 Speaker 1: and say, Father, thank you for another day, thank you 332 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:20,040 Speaker 1: for another sunrise. Lord, I'm excited about this day. When 333 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:25,360 Speaker 1: you're really alive, hopeful, grateful, passionate, productive, then the King 334 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:28,199 Speaker 1: of Glory, the most High God, will come in and 335 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:31,600 Speaker 1: make a way even when you don't see away. The 336 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:36,000 Speaker 1: truth is, we all face disappointments. We all have unfair 337 00:19:36,040 --> 00:19:39,119 Speaker 1: things happen to us. Don't let that sour your life. 338 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:44,639 Speaker 1: I love the saying trouble is inevitable, but misery is optional. 339 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:48,119 Speaker 1: Just because you had a bad break doesn't mean that 340 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:51,199 Speaker 1: your life is over. I know this well known minister. 341 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:54,320 Speaker 1: He's well up into his eighties and for many years 342 00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 1: he pastored his church. He was a great speaker, is 343 00:19:57,560 --> 00:20:01,000 Speaker 1: in great demand. But a few years ago he came 344 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:04,160 Speaker 1: down with Parkinson's disease. It got to the place where 345 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 1: he could not speak anymore. He had to resign from 346 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:11,360 Speaker 1: his church. He once was so eloquent and strong and vibrant. 347 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 1: Now it looked like he was finished. It looked like 348 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 1: his best days were behind him. But not long after 349 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:20,800 Speaker 1: that I received a package in the mail from him. 350 00:20:21,200 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 1: It was a manuscript. The cover letter said, Joel, as 351 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:28,440 Speaker 1: you know, I cannot speak anymore, so I have taken 352 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:32,480 Speaker 1: up writing. Here's a copy of my new book. See, 353 00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:35,680 Speaker 1: just because you can't do what you used to do 354 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:38,600 Speaker 1: doesn't mean you're supposed to sit on the sidelines. If 355 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:42,520 Speaker 1: you can't speak, write, if you can't run, walk, you 356 00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:45,879 Speaker 1: can't stand up, sit up, if you can't sing, tap 357 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:48,960 Speaker 1: your foot, if you can't dance, at least shake your head. 358 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:51,919 Speaker 1: But as long as you have breath, you have something 359 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:57,920 Speaker 1: to offer. Don't lose your passion. Think about the Apostle Paul. 360 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 1: He was thrown into prison at the height of his career, 361 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 1: the very peak, just when everything was going great. He 362 00:21:06,320 --> 00:21:10,680 Speaker 1: had this incredible disappointment. He could have easily gotten discouraged, 363 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:14,080 Speaker 1: thought too bad for me, given up on his dreams, 364 00:21:14,119 --> 00:21:17,560 Speaker 1: given up on life. No, Paul kept his passion, and 365 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:20,840 Speaker 1: it was in that very prison that he wrote nearly 366 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:24,800 Speaker 1: half of the New Testament. What looked like a setback 367 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 1: was really a set up for God to do something greater. 368 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:32,080 Speaker 1: You may have gone through a disappointment or had unfair situation, 369 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:35,840 Speaker 1: but keep your passion. Nothing that's happened to you is 370 00:21:35,880 --> 00:21:38,760 Speaker 1: a surprise to God. He is still on the throne. 371 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:42,280 Speaker 1: If you'll lift up your head, the King of Glory 372 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:44,840 Speaker 1: will still get you to where he wants you to be. 373 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 1: Pastor Dutch Sheets told a story about a forty year 374 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:52,280 Speaker 1: old woman that was having open heart surgery. There was 375 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:54,639 Speaker 1: blockage in one of her arteries and she had to 376 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:58,960 Speaker 1: have what's known as bypass surgery. Although it's a delicate procedure, 377 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:04,160 Speaker 1: it's become a routine operation's performed thousands of times successfully 378 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 1: every year. During the operation, the surgeon clamps off the 379 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 1: main artery to the heart and hooks it up to 380 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:15,120 Speaker 1: a machine, and the machine pumps the blood and keeps 381 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:20,200 Speaker 1: the lungs working. The heart actually stops beating during the surgery, 382 00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:24,680 Speaker 1: and once the operation is over, they remove the machine. 383 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:28,480 Speaker 1: The warmth from the blood usually causes the heart to 384 00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:31,439 Speaker 1: wake back up and start beating again. If not, they 385 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:33,240 Speaker 1: have some drugs that they can give the heart to 386 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:36,679 Speaker 1: wake it up. Well, this lady was on the operating table. 387 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:40,160 Speaker 1: The bypass was finished, but when they removed the machine, 388 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:43,960 Speaker 1: for some reason, her blood didn't cause her heart to 389 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:47,359 Speaker 1: wake back up. No heartbeat. They gave her this drug, 390 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:51,600 Speaker 1: another drug, another drug, with no success. The surgeon was 391 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:55,560 Speaker 1: so troubled, so concerned, he actually reached in and began 392 00:22:55,720 --> 00:23:00,320 Speaker 1: massaging her heart, trying to stimulate that muscle. Still no heartbeat. 393 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:04,879 Speaker 1: After doing everything he could medically, he leaned over the 394 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:09,600 Speaker 1: patient and whispered in her ear, Mary, this is the doctor. 395 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:13,840 Speaker 1: I've done everything I can do. Now I need you 396 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:18,120 Speaker 1: to tell your heart to beat again. He stepped back, 397 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:20,880 Speaker 1: and just a couple of seconds he heard that boom boom, 398 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:23,800 Speaker 1: boom bum. The heart kicked in started beating once again. 399 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:27,679 Speaker 1: To some of you today, you've been through disappointments and 400 00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:30,720 Speaker 1: life hasn't turned out the way you had hoped. You 401 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:33,639 Speaker 1: could easily just sit on the sidelines, but God is 402 00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:36,960 Speaker 1: telling you you need to tell your heart to beat again, 403 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:40,119 Speaker 1: tell your heart to dream again, tell your heart to 404 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:45,200 Speaker 1: believe again. I have a friend. After twenty six years 405 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:48,360 Speaker 1: of marriage, he went through a divorce. His wife left 406 00:23:48,359 --> 00:23:51,000 Speaker 1: a note on the kitchen table, saying she had found 407 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:56,080 Speaker 1: somebody else. He was once so outgoing and fun and energetic, 408 00:23:56,520 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 1: but after this he was solemn, depressed. Joy I told 409 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:04,360 Speaker 1: him what I'm telling you. That is not the end. 410 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 1: God has a new beginning. But you have to tell 411 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:10,880 Speaker 1: your heart to beat again. Little by little he began 412 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:14,359 Speaker 1: to get his joy back, his vision back, his passion back. 413 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:18,639 Speaker 1: And not long after that, God brought a beautiful lady 414 00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:21,200 Speaker 1: into his life, and he got married. And he told 415 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:23,880 Speaker 1: me a while back that he's happier today than he's 416 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:27,440 Speaker 1: ever been before. You too may have been through a setback, 417 00:24:27,480 --> 00:24:30,680 Speaker 1: but don't sit around in self pity. Tell your heart 418 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:34,760 Speaker 1: to beat again. Tell your heart to love again. Maybe 419 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:37,920 Speaker 1: somebody did you wrong, don't let that poison you. Tell 420 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 1: your heart to forgive again. A dream didn't work out, 421 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:45,040 Speaker 1: nothing's going to change if you just expect more of 422 00:24:45,119 --> 00:24:48,240 Speaker 1: the same. You got to tell your heart to dream again. 423 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 1: Some of you have allowed the pressures of life to 424 00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:54,280 Speaker 1: weigh you down. Your solemn you're serious all the time. 425 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:57,600 Speaker 1: You need to tell your heart to laugh again, tell 426 00:24:57,680 --> 00:25:00,919 Speaker 1: your heart to smile again, get your joy, get your 427 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:05,200 Speaker 1: enthusiasm back. This day is a gift from God. If 428 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:10,600 Speaker 1: you'll get excited about your future. You'll start expecting God's goodness. Then, 429 00:25:11,119 --> 00:25:14,200 Speaker 1: like that lady, when you tell your heart to beat again, 430 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:18,119 Speaker 1: the creator of the universe goes to work. New doors 431 00:25:18,119 --> 00:25:20,800 Speaker 1: will open, the right people will show up. You'll see 432 00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:25,280 Speaker 1: God's favor in a greater way. Jesus said in Revelation Too, 433 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:29,640 Speaker 1: I have one thing against you. You have left your 434 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:33,680 Speaker 1: first love. Doesn't say you've lost it. It says you've 435 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:37,320 Speaker 1: left it. That means you can go get it. You 436 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:41,160 Speaker 1: haven't lost your passion, you just left it. Now go 437 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:44,400 Speaker 1: get it. You haven't lost the love for your family, 438 00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:47,000 Speaker 1: You just left it. Why don't you go get it. 439 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:50,639 Speaker 1: You haven't lost that dream. It's still in you. You 440 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:53,600 Speaker 1: just have to stir up what's on the inside. Fan 441 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:56,600 Speaker 1: that flame. Don't just be alive. God wants you to 442 00:25:56,640 --> 00:26:00,800 Speaker 1: be really alive. I'm asking you today to stay passionate 443 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:04,480 Speaker 1: about your life. Get up every morning excited about that day, 444 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:09,000 Speaker 1: recognizing that it's againt. Then don't compare. Be happy with 445 00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:11,520 Speaker 1: who God made you to be. Whatever you do, do 446 00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:15,080 Speaker 1: it with all your heart and your honor. God. Remember 447 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:18,920 Speaker 1: there are miracles all around you. Don't take them for granted. 448 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:23,360 Speaker 1: Stay amazed at God's goodness. You may have had some setbacks, 449 00:26:23,359 --> 00:26:26,960 Speaker 1: but I believe today is a new day. Hearts are 450 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:29,639 Speaker 1: starting to beat again, Dreams are coming back to life. 451 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:33,120 Speaker 1: Passion is being restored. Get ready for God's goodness, Get 452 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:36,919 Speaker 1: ready for his favor. Your greatest victories are still in 453 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:41,040 Speaker 1: your future. Amen, Do you receive it today? I know 454 00:26:41,080 --> 00:26:44,960 Speaker 1: you do. We never like to close our broadcast without 455 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:47,760 Speaker 1: giving you an opportunity to make Jesus the lord of 456 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:51,640 Speaker 1: your life. Would you pray with me? Just say, Lord, Jesus, 457 00:26:52,800 --> 00:26:57,320 Speaker 1: I repent of my sins. Come into my heart. I 458 00:26:57,480 --> 00:27:01,280 Speaker 1: make you my Lord and savior. Friends, if you prayed 459 00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:04,160 Speaker 1: that simple prayer, we believe he got born again. Get 460 00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:07,000 Speaker 1: in a good Bible based church. Keep God first place. 461 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:09,439 Speaker 1: He's going to take your places that you've never dreamed of. 462 00:27:11,440 --> 00:27:15,479 Speaker 3: God's healing isn't earned, it's received, and you can discover 463 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:17,639 Speaker 3: how in the next thirty one days. 464 00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:22,640 Speaker 1: Life has a way of wearing us down physically, mentally, emotionally. 465 00:27:23,119 --> 00:27:26,320 Speaker 1: But God didn't create us to just survive, but to thrive. 466 00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:30,800 Speaker 1: I'm excited about our new devotional happy, healthy and free 467 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:33,960 Speaker 1: for thirty one days. 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As you get your mind in 470 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:47,760 Speaker 1: tune with what God says, you'll experience a refreshing, a revitalization. 471 00:27:48,320 --> 00:27:52,400 Speaker 1: You were created to be strong, to be passionate, to live, happy, 472 00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:53,840 Speaker 1: healthy and free. 473 00:27:54,680 --> 00:27:58,400 Speaker 3: When you contact us today, we'll send you happy, healthy, 474 00:27:58,520 --> 00:28:01,880 Speaker 3: and free a one day Willness Journey as our way 475 00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:04,359 Speaker 3: of saying thank you for your gift of any amount. 476 00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:09,080 Speaker 3: This devotional will help you strengthen your faith, declare God's promises, 477 00:28:09,280 --> 00:28:14,000 Speaker 3: and receive the healing He's already made available to you spirit, soul, 478 00:28:14,119 --> 00:28:17,880 Speaker 3: and body. 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Request your 515 00:30:30,200 --> 00:30:31,120 Speaker 3: copies today. 516 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:34,320 Speaker 1: If you're a pastor, we'd like to invite you to 517 00:30:34,400 --> 00:30:37,440 Speaker 1: our Pastor's gathering. We'd be honored to spend the day 518 00:30:37,480 --> 00:30:40,120 Speaker 1: with you here at Lakewood. We'll share some of the 519 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:43,680 Speaker 1: things we've learned, insights and behind the scenes. Be a 520 00:30:43,720 --> 00:31:00,000 Speaker 1: time of inspiration and encouragement. We love to meet you