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It is always a joy to 45 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 4: coming to your homes. 46 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 6: We love you and we're believing that this year is 47 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 6: going to be your best year so far. 48 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 4: And we just appreciate you tuning in. If you're ever in. 49 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 6: Our area, stop buy and see us. I'll promise you 50 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 6: will make you feel right at home. Thank you again 51 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 6: for coming out today. And I like to start with 52 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 6: something funny. And A woman was on an airplane reading 53 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:11,359 Speaker 6: her Bible. The man next to her said, you don't 54 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 6: believe all that stuff in there. 55 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 5: Do you? 56 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 6: She said, of course I do, it's the Bible. He said, well, 57 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 6: what about that guy that was swallowed by the well? 58 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 6: She said, you mean Jonah, Yes, I believe that too. 59 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 6: He said, well, how could he possibly survive all that 60 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 6: time inside a well? She thought about it a moment 61 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 6: and said, I don't know. When I get to heaven, 62 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:31,079 Speaker 6: I'll guess i'll have to ask him. He said, sarcastically, Well, 63 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 6: what if he's not in heaven. She smiled and said, 64 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 6: then you're gonna have to ask him. All right, hold 65 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 6: your bibles up, let's say it together. This is my Bible. 66 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 6: I am what it says I am. I have what 67 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 6: it says I have. I can do what it says 68 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 6: I can do. Today I will be taught the word 69 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 6: of God. I boldly confess. My mind is alert, my 70 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:59,800 Speaker 6: heart is receptive. I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, 71 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 6: God bless you. You sound great as usual. We've been 72 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 6: talking about making the most of our time, and I 73 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 6: want to focus today on the importance of knowing your 74 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:13,800 Speaker 6: purpose and then taking steps to fulfill that purpose. You 75 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 6: have a divine destiny. You're not an accident. God saw 76 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 6: you before you were ever even born, and He's put 77 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 6: gifts and talents in you. He's given you ideas and creativity. 78 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 6: There's something that you can excel at. You have all 79 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 6: this potential on the inside, but it's not going to 80 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 6: do you any good unless you start tapping into it. 81 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 6: And too many people today are not really fulfilled. They're 82 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 6: just going to work, trying to make a living, stuck 83 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 6: in a job they don't even like, not pursuing the 84 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 6: dreams and desires. 85 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 4: That God's put in their heart. 86 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 6: And as long as we're not moving toward our God 87 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:55,559 Speaker 6: given destiny, there will always be a sense of dissatisfaction 88 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 6: on the inside. And I can't think of anything more 89 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 6: tragic than to come to the end of your life 90 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 6: and realize that you have not become all God created 91 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 6: you to be. You just lived an average, mediocre life. 92 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 6: You got by, but you didn't have any passion, you 93 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 6: didn't have any enthusiasm. You had all this untapped potential 94 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 6: on the inside. I heard somebody say, the wealthiest place 95 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 6: on Earth is not in. 96 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 4: The oil fields over in the Middle East. 97 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:27,160 Speaker 6: It's not in the gold and diamond minds in South Africa. 98 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 4: The wealthiest place on earth is in the cemeteries. 99 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 6: Because buried in those graves are all kinds of dreams 100 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:38,159 Speaker 6: and desires that will never be fulfilled. There are books 101 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 6: that will never be written, businesses that will never be started, 102 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 6: ministries that will never see. 103 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 4: The light of day. 104 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 6: The incredible power of potential is lying in those graves. Now, 105 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 6: I want you to feel this sense of destiny today. Friends, 106 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 6: you have an assignment. There is something God wants you 107 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 6: to accomplish, and if you don't get it done, not 108 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 6: only are you not going to be fulfilled, but this 109 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 6: world is not going to be near as bright a 110 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:07,839 Speaker 6: place as it could be. And the reason some people 111 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:11,279 Speaker 6: are not happy, the reason they're not living with enthusiasm, 112 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:16,160 Speaker 6: is because they're not really in their purpose. Understand, there 113 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 6: is a gift, a treasure on the inside of you, 114 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:20,679 Speaker 6: but you've got to do your part. 115 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 4: To get it out now. 116 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 6: I want to challenge you today to be more determined 117 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:28,040 Speaker 6: than ever that you're going to get focused and start 118 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:30,600 Speaker 6: taking steps toward the dreams and. 119 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 4: Desires that God's put in your heart. 120 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 6: Our goal should be We're going to live life to 121 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 6: the full, pursuing our passions, pursuing our dreams, and then 122 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 6: when it comes our time. 123 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:42,720 Speaker 4: To go, we're going to go empty. 124 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 6: We're not going to have any potential left in us. 125 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:47,280 Speaker 6: We're not going to have to bury any of our treasures. 126 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:49,039 Speaker 4: We're going to have spent our life. 127 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 6: Well, well, you say, Joe, how do I really know 128 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 6: my purpose? How do I really get into my divine destiny? 129 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 6: It's not complicated. Your purpose has to do with what 130 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:02,599 Speaker 6: excites you, What are you passionate about, what do you 131 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:06,280 Speaker 6: really love doing. Your purpose will be a part of 132 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:09,480 Speaker 6: the dreams and the desires that are in your heart. 133 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 4: It'll be a part of your very nature. 134 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 6: See God made you, He's the one that put those 135 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 6: desires in you, so it'll be something that you like doing. 136 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 6: For instance, if you really love children, then your purpose 137 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:26,040 Speaker 6: will probably be something that has to do with children, 138 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:30,599 Speaker 6: teaching them, coaching them, mentoring them. I know people that 139 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:36,040 Speaker 6: are just extremely helpful people. They're so compassionate and caring. Well, 140 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 6: their purpose will probably fall into a social field, or 141 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 6: maybe even a medical field a doctor, a nurse, a caregiver, 142 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:47,360 Speaker 6: a counselor What I'm saying is that your purpose will 143 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 6: always follow after what. 144 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:51,280 Speaker 4: You are passionate about. 145 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 6: I know, from the time I was ten or eleven 146 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:57,719 Speaker 6: years old, I was always fascinated with television production. 147 00:06:58,320 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 4: I love the. 148 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:02,479 Speaker 6: Cameras and editing and watching people make movies. 149 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 4: That just excited me. 150 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 6: And from the time I was a young man, I 151 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:08,599 Speaker 6: would come down to the church on the weekends. We 152 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 6: had some little industrial cameras and I'd spend all day 153 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 6: Saturday just playing with the television equipment. 154 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 4: I didn't know how to run it. 155 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 6: I just turn it on and off and unplug it, 156 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:20,760 Speaker 6: plug it back in, cool the cables, get it ready 157 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 6: for Sunday. 158 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:24,880 Speaker 4: But I was passionate about it. It's what came naturally. 159 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:27,800 Speaker 6: When I got old enough to run the camera in 160 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 6: the services, maybe thirteen or fourteen, I was very good 161 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 6: at it. In fact, I was one of the best 162 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 6: camera men that we had. But it wasn't hard for me. 163 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 6: It was natural to me. I didn't have to work 164 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 6: at it. It was like a hobby. I loved doing it. See, 165 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 6: that was all a part of my purpose that was 166 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 6: hardwired into me by the creator of the universe. And 167 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 6: I just kept following my passions. I went to college 168 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:54,760 Speaker 6: and studied it for a year and came back home 169 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 6: and started the television ministry. And even today, being on 170 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 6: the other side of the cameras, I can see how 171 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 6: God was guiding and directing my steps. But some of 172 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 6: you go to work every day and you don't really 173 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 6: enjoy it. You don't like the field that you're in. 174 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 6: You get up in the morning dreading it. You can't 175 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 6: stand the traffic, you don't enjoy the people. Listen, you 176 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 6: need to re examine things. You are not meant to 177 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 6: live a miserable and unfulfilled life, and you need to 178 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 6: make sure that you're in a field that's a part 179 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 6: of your purpose. Don't go twenty five years doing something 180 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:32,840 Speaker 6: you don't like and just stay there because you're comfortable 181 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 6: and you don't want to rock the boat. Now get 182 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 6: into your divine destiny. We should love what we're doing. 183 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:43,119 Speaker 6: We should go to work every day with enthusiasm, passionate 184 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 6: about what we do. And I'm not saying we don't 185 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 6: have to work hard. 186 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:48,960 Speaker 4: And there are not going to be some frustrating days 187 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,080 Speaker 4: and people we don't want to deal with. That's all 188 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:54,320 Speaker 4: a part of it. But ultimately we should enjoy what 189 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 4: we're doing. 190 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:57,680 Speaker 6: When you get home at night, you should feel rewarded, 191 00:08:58,240 --> 00:08:59,559 Speaker 6: like you've accomplished something. 192 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:01,560 Speaker 4: The world a better place. 193 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:05,560 Speaker 6: And really, when you get into your purpose, work is 194 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:07,080 Speaker 6: not even going to be like work to you. 195 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:09,200 Speaker 4: It's going to be like a hobby. And on top 196 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 4: of that, you'll get paid for it. 197 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:13,840 Speaker 6: I heard somebody say, do what you love doing and 198 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:16,960 Speaker 6: the money will always follow. And I believe that if 199 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 6: you'll really get into your purpose, you'll never have a 200 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 6: problem with money, because when you're fulfilling your god given destiny, 201 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 6: you'll not only be excited and enthusiastic about it, but 202 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:30,600 Speaker 6: you'll excel in that area. And when you excel, promotion 203 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 6: and increase will always come. And every one of you 204 00:09:34,280 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 6: has hardwired into you a divine purpose from the creator 205 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 6: of the universe. 206 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:41,079 Speaker 4: It's a part of your nature. 207 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:44,560 Speaker 6: And until you start pursuing it and start really getting 208 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 6: into it, you're not going to be fulfilled as you 209 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:47,679 Speaker 6: should be. 210 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:50,280 Speaker 4: I like to think of it like this. God made 211 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:51,600 Speaker 4: all these different. 212 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:55,599 Speaker 6: Kinds of animals, and he's given them each unique characteristics 213 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 6: and unique things about their personality. For instance, the owl 214 00:09:59,920 --> 00:10:03,160 Speaker 6: is is nocturnal, likes to be out at night, and 215 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:06,080 Speaker 6: so God has given the owl eyes that can see 216 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:08,720 Speaker 6: as good at night time as we can see in 217 00:10:08,760 --> 00:10:09,439 Speaker 6: the daytime. 218 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 4: But if that. 219 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:13,320 Speaker 6: Owl decided he wanted to start sleeping at night and 220 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 6: staying out during the day, and all of a sudden 221 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:18,840 Speaker 6: he started going against his God given destiny, then. 222 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:20,920 Speaker 4: He's gonna have problems. He's gonna have a. 223 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 6: Hard time finding food, he's gonna struggle all day not 224 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 6: enjoy his life. And it's all because he's not doing 225 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 6: what he was wired to do. 226 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 4: He got outside his purpose. 227 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:36,319 Speaker 6: When you're really in your purpose, things come naturally to you. 228 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:38,080 Speaker 6: You don't have to tell the owl to stay up 229 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:40,680 Speaker 6: at night. It's natural for it to stay up at night, 230 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:43,400 Speaker 6: and it's got the equipment for it, it's got the 231 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:46,680 Speaker 6: goods God's given it. The vision doesn't have to struggle 232 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:50,200 Speaker 6: to stay awake. God made it nocturnal. Well, in the 233 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:53,560 Speaker 6: same way, God has put certain things in every one 234 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 6: of us. And if we can just get into our 235 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 6: purpose and do what we're good at naturally, then life 236 00:10:59,840 --> 00:11:02,240 Speaker 6: is not gonna be a struggle. It's not gonna be 237 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:04,080 Speaker 6: a headache. You're not gonna get up dread and go 238 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 6: into work. God, why do I have this job? 239 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:08,440 Speaker 4: No, make sure you're in your purpose. 240 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:11,720 Speaker 6: When you're really in your purpose, there'll be a joy 241 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 6: on the inside, deep down in here. You'll feel a 242 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:17,840 Speaker 6: sense of accomplishment, a sense of fulfillment. 243 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:19,479 Speaker 4: And yes, we're gonna. 244 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:21,480 Speaker 6: Have to work hard, Yes there will be times that 245 00:11:21,520 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 6: we struggle, but overall, when you're really in your purpose, 246 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:28,200 Speaker 6: you will be fulfilled and you will enjoy your life. 247 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:32,080 Speaker 6: I think about another type of animal, a retriever, a 248 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:36,000 Speaker 6: certain type of dog. It's natural for a retriever to retrieve, 249 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 6: that's what's been hardwired into it. You can take a 250 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 6: bunch of retrievers and put them in a fenced off area, 251 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 6: and all day long they'll just lay around the yard, lazy, unmotivated, 252 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:49,360 Speaker 6: no enthusiasm. 253 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 4: Just dragging through the day. 254 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 6: But when that owner comes home and opens up the 255 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:56,640 Speaker 6: bed of his pickup truck and they begin to realize 256 00:11:56,640 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 6: they're about to go hunting, those dogs will come alive. 257 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:03,079 Speaker 6: Start barking, they'll start jumping, they'll run around the yard 258 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:06,440 Speaker 6: in excitement. I mean, it's a night and day difference. 259 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 4: Why is that. It's what they were meant to do. 260 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:13,000 Speaker 4: God put that on the inside of them. So there's 261 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:16,200 Speaker 4: a natural excitement, a natural enthusiasm. 262 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:18,960 Speaker 6: They don't have to get themselves all worked up to 263 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 6: be happy. They don't have to say, well, let me 264 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:23,080 Speaker 6: go listen to one of Pastor Joel's sermons. I just 265 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:28,200 Speaker 6: lost my joy today. Know when they know they're going hunting. 266 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:29,600 Speaker 4: They're excited about it. 267 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:33,400 Speaker 6: That's been hardwired into them by the creator of the universe. 268 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:36,560 Speaker 6: And I really believe when we get into our purpose 269 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:39,120 Speaker 6: and when we really start doing what we know we're 270 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 6: called to do, there will be an enthusiasm and excitement 271 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:46,080 Speaker 6: that just comes naturally. We may not jump up and 272 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:48,199 Speaker 6: down every day, but down in here we're going to 273 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 6: know that we know that we know men, this is 274 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 6: what I was called to do, this is my destiny. 275 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 6: And every one of you has something that you're good at. Naturally, 276 00:12:57,720 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 6: there is something you can do that's just no being 277 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:02,839 Speaker 6: deal to you. I was thinking about Cindy Man. That 278 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 6: girl can sing. You've heard her up here she hits 279 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:09,080 Speaker 6: those long, high notes and just holds it forever, and 280 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:12,200 Speaker 6: it looks totally effortless to her, doesn't even look like 281 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 6: she's trying. I think, man, I can't even hit those 282 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:15,720 Speaker 6: notes in the shower. 283 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:17,880 Speaker 4: But why is that? 284 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:21,920 Speaker 6: It's because she's doing what she's good at naturally. But 285 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 6: on the other hand, if you're doing something that's not natural, 286 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:28,080 Speaker 6: and it's always a struggle and it's always given you 287 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:31,440 Speaker 6: a headache, and even after you try and train and 288 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 6: practice and push, you still can't seem to get it down, 289 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:37,800 Speaker 6: you've got to recognize that's not in your nature, that's 290 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 6: not one of the areas God has gifted you in, 291 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 6: and you need to just let it go. 292 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:45,079 Speaker 4: Find something that you're good at naturally. 293 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:47,320 Speaker 6: And of course there are going to be times we 294 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:50,079 Speaker 6: have to push through and learn things that are hard, 295 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:54,720 Speaker 6: but in general, life should not be a constant struggle. 296 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 6: When you're really in your purpose, there'll be at ease 297 00:13:57,360 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 6: and it'll come naturally. I know these two friends that 298 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:03,600 Speaker 6: went to Bible school together and they were studying to 299 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:06,760 Speaker 6: become a pastor. And when they graduated, one young man 300 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:09,319 Speaker 6: started his own church and he asked his friend to 301 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:11,880 Speaker 6: come along and help. And this other young man was 302 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 6: very set on starting his own church, but since nothing 303 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 6: had opened up, he decided that he would help him 304 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 6: out for a little while. And this young man was 305 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:24,160 Speaker 6: a phenomenal musician. He could play the piano like you've 306 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:26,280 Speaker 6: never heard, and he could write. 307 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 4: Music, he could sing. 308 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 6: He was just very gifted in that area. And so 309 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:33,080 Speaker 6: his friend, the pastor, put him in charge of the 310 00:14:33,160 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 6: music ministry there at the church. And for several years 311 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:39,000 Speaker 6: he excelled in that area. I mean, the church was 312 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 6: known for its music. Things began to grow and great 313 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 6: things were happening. But this whole time, this young man 314 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:47,120 Speaker 6: kept telling himself, man, I got to get out there 315 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:48,920 Speaker 6: and start my church. I got to get out there 316 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 6: and really get going. Well, his wife and the pastor 317 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:55,000 Speaker 6: his friend, when they saw how much success he was 318 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:58,160 Speaker 6: having in the music ministry, they began to challenge him 319 00:14:58,200 --> 00:15:00,120 Speaker 6: about what he was really called to do. 320 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 4: I mean, his music was affecting so many people. 321 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 6: But this young man wouldn't hear it. All he wanted 322 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:08,680 Speaker 6: to do was start his own church. To him, music 323 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 6: was too easy. 324 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 4: He had always done that, He'd always. 325 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 6: Excelled in that area. He thought for sure, he had 326 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 6: to get out and try something more challenging. 327 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:19,240 Speaker 4: Something new. But one day he began. 328 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 6: To realize everything he was trying to give people he 329 00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 6: was giving them through his music. He began to feel 330 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:28,760 Speaker 6: a sense of destiny about what he was already doing. 331 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 6: In fact, when he really thought about pastoring, there were 332 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 6: many aspects that weren't appealing or exciting to him at all. 333 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 6: It was just something that was stuck in his mind, 334 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:40,880 Speaker 6: and he finally decided he would just stay right where 335 00:15:40,880 --> 00:15:45,320 Speaker 6: he was at and continue using his God given gifts. 336 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:46,960 Speaker 4: And talents that came naturally to him. 337 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 6: But see, he almost missed his divine destiny because he was. 338 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 4: Too close to it. 339 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:54,680 Speaker 6: It was just so normal for him. He'd been good 340 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:57,280 Speaker 6: at music all of his life. It's no big deal. 341 00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:00,840 Speaker 6: But really it wasn't normal. That was a gift that 342 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:03,960 Speaker 6: God had given him. And God has given every one 343 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:06,960 Speaker 6: of you certain things that you can do well. There 344 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:09,400 Speaker 6: are certain areas that you excel in. You know what 345 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:12,880 Speaker 6: they are. Don't take them for granted. It may be 346 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 6: in seals or communication, or encouraging people, or in athletics 347 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:21,320 Speaker 6: or in marketing, whatever it is, just because it comes 348 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:24,400 Speaker 6: natural to you. Don't take it for granted. That's what 349 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:27,960 Speaker 6: God has hardwired into you. It's a part of your destiny. 350 00:16:28,320 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 6: Make sure that you're using it to the full. I 351 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 6: think about my brother in law, Kevin. He's the administrator 352 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 6: here at the church, and there's nobody on this earth 353 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:40,480 Speaker 6: more detailed than Kevin. I mean, he is so organized, 354 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 6: so efficient, he uses his time well. 355 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 4: That is a gift that God has given him. It 356 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:49,360 Speaker 4: is not normal to be that organized. 357 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:54,400 Speaker 6: Kevin knows every detail of the construction down at the 358 00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 6: Compact Center. There is not a penny being spent that 359 00:16:57,400 --> 00:16:59,480 Speaker 6: he doesn't know about it. And he can tell you 360 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 6: not only why it's being spent, but he'll tell you 361 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 6: three other ways that we tried to do it to 362 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:04,359 Speaker 6: save money. 363 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:07,360 Speaker 4: He is full of details. And if we ever. 364 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 6: Go on vacation with his family, Kevin will send me 365 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 6: an itinerary. 366 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 4: He'll send me my tickets. 367 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 6: He'll send me a weather report, He'll send me in 368 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:19,880 Speaker 6: traffic instructions. He'll tell me if there's problems on the freeway. 369 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:23,199 Speaker 6: He'll send me rental car information. He reminds me to 370 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:26,199 Speaker 6: bring my driver's license. One time I got out there 371 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 6: and forgot it. But Kevin will send me things in 372 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:32,600 Speaker 6: writing that I never even think about. He is gifted 373 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:36,800 Speaker 6: in being detail oriented, and Kevin stays in his area 374 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:41,040 Speaker 6: of strength. He excels as our administrator. It's what he's 375 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:41,480 Speaker 6: good at. 376 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:42,040 Speaker 4: Naturally. 377 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:45,440 Speaker 6: I'm sure Kevin could think in the back of his mind, well, 378 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:47,240 Speaker 6: if I'd get up there and preach, I'd really be 379 00:17:47,280 --> 00:17:49,719 Speaker 6: making a difference. But know, if Kevin got up here 380 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:50,960 Speaker 6: and preached, we may. 381 00:17:50,800 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 4: Not need the compact Center. He's not here today. 382 00:17:57,800 --> 00:18:00,800 Speaker 6: He can't preach, But you know what I can't and administrate. 383 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:04,120 Speaker 4: He's doing what he's good at, naturally. 384 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 6: He told me the other day, Joel, this is a 385 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:10,160 Speaker 6: dream come true. See, he loves coming to work every day. 386 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:13,520 Speaker 6: He's passionate about it. It's what he's good at. It's 387 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 6: a part of his purpose. 388 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:15,480 Speaker 4: And as I. 389 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 6: Said, every one of you has something that you are 390 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 6: good at. Don't let the enemy tell you you've been left out. 391 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:23,400 Speaker 4: God has not left anybody out. 392 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:27,760 Speaker 6: You have talents, you have abilities, you have natural strengths, 393 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 6: and you need to be aware of what they are 394 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:33,199 Speaker 6: and make sure that you're taking advantage of it. It 395 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:36,440 Speaker 6: says in Romans twelve, verse six. God has given each 396 00:18:36,480 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 6: of us the ability to do certain things well. 397 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:43,800 Speaker 4: You can't do everything well, but you can do something well. 398 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 6: Focus on your strengths and make sure that you're not 399 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:51,000 Speaker 6: missing out on your purpose because you're always trying something 400 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:54,880 Speaker 6: that's so complicated for you. Again, your purpose is going 401 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:58,200 Speaker 6: to have to do with something that comes naturally to you, 402 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:01,360 Speaker 6: and when you get into it, it's just gonna feel right, 403 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:04,200 Speaker 6: just gonna feel like it fits. I know, I have 404 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 6: this certain pair of tennis shoes that's broken in, real 405 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 6: good and molded to my feet, and when I put 406 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:12,520 Speaker 6: them on, they just feel like house shoes. Well, that's 407 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:14,880 Speaker 6: what it feels like. When you really get into your purpose, 408 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:17,919 Speaker 6: it just feels right. You just think, man, God, I 409 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:20,359 Speaker 6: know this is why you put me here. I was 410 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 6: thinking about my father. Daddy loved to go to India. 411 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:26,800 Speaker 6: That was one of his main passions, and two or 412 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:29,240 Speaker 6: three times a year, my wife Victoria and I would 413 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:32,720 Speaker 6: travel over there with him, and oftentimes after we would land, 414 00:19:33,119 --> 00:19:35,920 Speaker 6: we would travel four or five hours way back into 415 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:38,600 Speaker 6: one of the little villages, and of course there weren't 416 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:39,840 Speaker 6: any hotels back there. 417 00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:42,359 Speaker 4: There wasn't any kind of food that we could eat. 418 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:45,640 Speaker 6: Was hot and dirty and uncomfortable. 419 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 4: Now. 420 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:49,520 Speaker 6: I remember one time, in particular, we stayed at this old, 421 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:53,440 Speaker 6: run down government army barracks. It was nothing more than 422 00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:58,080 Speaker 6: four concrete walls, no inside bathroom, no ac no sheets 423 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:00,320 Speaker 6: on the bed, just a little cot and about fifty 424 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:02,760 Speaker 6: yards away there was what they used. 425 00:20:02,600 --> 00:20:05,040 Speaker 4: For the sewer, so you can imagine how it smelled 426 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:05,720 Speaker 4: at night. 427 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:08,240 Speaker 6: There were bugs and all kinds of insects running around, 428 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:11,679 Speaker 6: and Victoria and I we never complained about it, but 429 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 6: honestly we could not wait until we. 430 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:14,640 Speaker 4: Got out of there. 431 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:18,480 Speaker 6: We were counting the days until those meetings were over. 432 00:20:19,040 --> 00:20:21,600 Speaker 6: But it's interesting about my father. He no more noticed 433 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:24,000 Speaker 6: any of that. You'd have thought Daddy was staying in 434 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:27,200 Speaker 6: a fancy hotel. He didn't smell the smells, he didn't 435 00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:29,480 Speaker 6: feel the heat, he didn't see the bugs. He was 436 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:32,080 Speaker 6: as happy as he could be. In fact, I've never 437 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:34,359 Speaker 6: seen my father so happy as when he was in 438 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:37,160 Speaker 6: the village as of India. He told me one time, Joe, 439 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:39,840 Speaker 6: if I didn't know I was supposed to pastor Lakewood, 440 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:40,800 Speaker 6: i'd live right here. 441 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:42,480 Speaker 4: Well, why was that? 442 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:45,920 Speaker 6: Why wasn't he uncomfortable? It's because it was a part 443 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:49,240 Speaker 6: of his purpose. He was passionate about it, just like 444 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:52,600 Speaker 6: God had hardwired TV into me. God had hardwired that 445 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:53,240 Speaker 6: into him. 446 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:54,440 Speaker 4: It's funny. 447 00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:57,080 Speaker 6: One time when we were staying there at those army barracks, 448 00:20:57,200 --> 00:20:59,520 Speaker 6: early one morning, my father and I were out on 449 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:02,840 Speaker 6: the front lawn eating breakfast. And i'd been married to 450 00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:05,440 Speaker 6: Victoria if maybe about a year or two. And here 451 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:08,199 Speaker 6: Victoria is so beautiful and comes from a well to 452 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:10,399 Speaker 6: do family, and I take her to about one of 453 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:12,320 Speaker 6: the roughest places on the earth. 454 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:14,200 Speaker 4: But she never said anything about it. 455 00:21:14,240 --> 00:21:15,960 Speaker 6: But Daddy and I were out there by ourselves eating 456 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 6: breakfast early one morning, all of a sudden, we hear 457 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:22,360 Speaker 6: Victoria start screaming to the top of her lungs, and men, 458 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 6: I'd never heard anything like that before, and so we 459 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:27,439 Speaker 6: threw our breakfast down and ran toward the building. And 460 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:30,479 Speaker 6: here she comes running down the stairs, shaking her blonde 461 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:33,600 Speaker 6: hair just as fast as she possibly could. We were thinking, 462 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 6: what the world is going on? And about that time, 463 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:40,200 Speaker 6: we saw this lizard about this long, about that fat, 464 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:43,160 Speaker 6: you know, like an iguana, And all I could think is, girl, 465 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:44,240 Speaker 6: just keep on shaking. 466 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:50,560 Speaker 4: I thought, you're looking at the wrong person. 467 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:57,560 Speaker 6: If you want me to get Finally she shook him 468 00:21:57,600 --> 00:22:00,760 Speaker 6: out of her hair. I thought I was going to 469 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:04,720 Speaker 6: have to resuscitate her. Thank god we are still married 470 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:10,000 Speaker 6: even today. But you know, seriously, none of those uncomfortable 471 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:11,120 Speaker 6: conditions ever. 472 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:13,280 Speaker 4: Bothered my dad. Why was it that was a part 473 00:22:13,320 --> 00:22:14,040 Speaker 4: of his purpose. 474 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:16,800 Speaker 6: He was passionate about it. And it says in Proverbs 475 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:20,160 Speaker 6: eighteen sixteen that your gift will make room for you. 476 00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:23,440 Speaker 6: And I'm convinced if you'll get into your real purpose, 477 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:25,040 Speaker 6: no matter where you are. 478 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:26,520 Speaker 4: You won't have any problem being happy. 479 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:31,600 Speaker 6: You won't have any problem finding work, finding friends, finding opportunity. 480 00:22:31,680 --> 00:22:34,840 Speaker 6: In fact, if you'll focus on your strengths and do 481 00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:37,440 Speaker 6: what you're gifted to do well, you'll have to turn 482 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:38,480 Speaker 6: down opportunities. 483 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:39,520 Speaker 4: For some of you. 484 00:22:39,560 --> 00:22:42,720 Speaker 6: Today, you are not happy, you're not fulfilled because you're 485 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:45,640 Speaker 6: not in your purpose. You are doing things that you're 486 00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:48,679 Speaker 6: not hardwired to do. You've got to make sure that 487 00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:52,000 Speaker 6: you're fulfilling the dreams that God has placed in your heart. 488 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:55,960 Speaker 6: Are you tapping into the potential that's on the inside. 489 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:59,200 Speaker 6: Have you discovered what you do best, what comes naturally, 490 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:02,240 Speaker 6: and are you at selling in that area? If you 491 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:04,440 Speaker 6: called to be a stay at home mom, and raise 492 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 6: your children. 493 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 4: Do it to the best of your ability. 494 00:23:07,359 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 6: Don't feel pressured to get into some career just because 495 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 6: your friends are doing it. Recognize that's a part of 496 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:15,960 Speaker 6: your purpose, and do it well. If you're gifted in 497 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:18,840 Speaker 6: the area of cells, don't sit behind a desk all 498 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:21,960 Speaker 6: day long by yourself. Get into the area of your 499 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:24,440 Speaker 6: gifting and do it to the best of your ability. 500 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 4: If you're going to fulfill your purpose, you've got to 501 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:29,480 Speaker 4: do what you're hardwired to do. 502 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 6: And you got to make sure you stay in the 503 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:35,120 Speaker 6: area that you're passionate about. I read about this golfer 504 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:38,080 Speaker 6: that had a dream to become a professional. He was 505 00:23:38,160 --> 00:23:41,680 Speaker 6: very talented in golf, was a natural gift that God 506 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:44,480 Speaker 6: had given him, and he'd excelled all through high school 507 00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 6: and all through college. But when he got up to 508 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:50,240 Speaker 6: the professional level, he saw how tough the competition was. 509 00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 6: He soon realized he couldn't make a living at being 510 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:55,919 Speaker 6: a professional golfer. He had to come to grips with 511 00:23:55,960 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 6: the fact that that dream was just not going to 512 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:01,479 Speaker 6: come to pass. But instead of giving up on his 513 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:05,080 Speaker 6: passion and just going into another field, he decided to 514 00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:08,480 Speaker 6: come at it from another angle and he started following 515 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:12,439 Speaker 6: the pros around on the tours, tracking every shot that 516 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:15,880 Speaker 6: they hit, writing down what club they used and what 517 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:18,960 Speaker 6: distance it was from and how accurate it was. And 518 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:22,840 Speaker 6: before long he had all this incredible data. He began 519 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:25,320 Speaker 6: to study it and analyze it, and he found out 520 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 6: all these interesting things about each player. And after a while, 521 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:32,840 Speaker 6: the pros began noticing him on the tours and they 522 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:35,560 Speaker 6: inquired as to who he was. And when they found 523 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:37,960 Speaker 6: out he had done all this research and he knew 524 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:41,040 Speaker 6: so much about each one of them, they started hiring 525 00:24:41,119 --> 00:24:43,720 Speaker 6: him as a consultant and he would tell them when 526 00:24:43,760 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 6: they were using the wrong club. 527 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:47,280 Speaker 4: And how they could improve their game. 528 00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:51,840 Speaker 6: Eventually he wrote three very popular books sharing this information. 529 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:56,040 Speaker 6: What's my point, This man stayed in the area of 530 00:24:56,080 --> 00:24:59,439 Speaker 6: his passion just because his dream didn't work out the 531 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:02,119 Speaker 6: way he thought it would. He didn't just give up 532 00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:05,760 Speaker 6: on it and get outside of his natural gifts and talents. 533 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:09,000 Speaker 6: He found a way to make his passion work for him. 534 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:12,719 Speaker 6: And we've got to stay open and recognize just because 535 00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:16,000 Speaker 6: you have a passion in your heart doesn't necessarily mean 536 00:25:16,080 --> 00:25:18,639 Speaker 6: it's going to qualify you for your exact dream. The 537 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:21,360 Speaker 6: way you're thinking about it, stay open and just because 538 00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:23,919 Speaker 6: one thing doesn't work out, you got to be willing 539 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 6: to go at it from another avenue. Friends, you've got 540 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 6: a gift on the inside of you. There's a treasure 541 00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:29,960 Speaker 6: down in you, but you. 542 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:31,879 Speaker 4: Got to work with God and do your best to 543 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:32,440 Speaker 4: get it out. 544 00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:36,159 Speaker 6: One of my favorite movies is Chariots a Fire and 545 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:39,159 Speaker 6: in this film, the lead character is a very gifted runner. 546 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:42,280 Speaker 6: He's called to be a missionary over in China, but 547 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:45,159 Speaker 6: his dream is to compete in the Olympics, and he 548 00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:48,199 Speaker 6: knows that God has given him this gift of running. 549 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:50,800 Speaker 4: And he explains how when he runs. 550 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 6: He feels like he's dedicating himself to God. He said, 551 00:25:53,800 --> 00:25:57,479 Speaker 6: when I run, I feel God's presence. He was saying, 552 00:25:57,760 --> 00:25:59,680 Speaker 6: when I do what I know I'm called to do, 553 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:03,280 Speaker 6: when I'm using my gifts and talents, when I'm pursuing 554 00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:06,560 Speaker 6: my destiny, I can feel God's smiling down on me. 555 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:09,560 Speaker 6: One of my favorite lines in the film, he said, 556 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:13,120 Speaker 6: to win is to honor God. And if we could 557 00:26:13,119 --> 00:26:16,240 Speaker 6: just live by that same philosophy, in other words, to excel, 558 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:19,919 Speaker 6: to pursue our purpose, to be the best that we 559 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:23,200 Speaker 6: can possibly be is to honor God. If you call 560 00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:26,639 Speaker 6: to be a businessman, excel at it, and you honor God. 561 00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:29,919 Speaker 4: You call to teach children, excel in that area and 562 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:30,800 Speaker 4: you honor God. 563 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:33,879 Speaker 6: Whatever you are called to do, if you'll do it 564 00:26:33,920 --> 00:26:37,119 Speaker 6: to the best of your ability, excelling at it, realize 565 00:26:37,240 --> 00:26:40,119 Speaker 6: you are honoring God. For some of you today, you 566 00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:43,760 Speaker 6: have not stepped into your divine destiny. You're doing things 567 00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:46,880 Speaker 6: that you don't have any passion about, no enthusiasm. You're 568 00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:48,679 Speaker 6: just going to work and trying to make a living. 569 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:51,439 Speaker 6: And I realize we can't just snap our fingers and 570 00:26:51,520 --> 00:26:53,919 Speaker 6: change careers. But at least I want to stir you 571 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:57,560 Speaker 6: up today to examine your life and be aware of 572 00:26:57,600 --> 00:27:01,159 Speaker 6: how you're spending your time. Are you person in your passions? 573 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:04,439 Speaker 6: Are you doing what you're good at naturally? If not, 574 00:27:04,680 --> 00:27:06,080 Speaker 6: why don't you make some changes? 575 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:07,000 Speaker 4: Time is short. 576 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:10,320 Speaker 6: I would encourage you find the one thing that you're 577 00:27:10,359 --> 00:27:13,840 Speaker 6: passionate about and start giving yourself to it, and God. 578 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:15,320 Speaker 4: Will lead you one step at a time. 579 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:18,520 Speaker 6: I mentioned earlier how God put the desire in me 580 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:20,560 Speaker 6: for television production as a young man. 581 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:22,240 Speaker 4: I followed that passion. 582 00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:24,879 Speaker 6: Then, when my father went to be with the Lord 583 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:27,600 Speaker 6: I had the desire to step up and pastor the church, 584 00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:30,840 Speaker 6: and I followed that passion. And I can honestly say 585 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:34,360 Speaker 6: today that I believe I've stepped into my God given destiny. 586 00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:36,480 Speaker 6: I know that I know this is what I was 587 00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:41,399 Speaker 6: called for. This is why God put me here. And 588 00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:44,000 Speaker 6: that's my desire for every one of you, that when 589 00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:47,840 Speaker 6: you would follow after God's perfect will, knowing your calling, 590 00:27:47,960 --> 00:27:50,960 Speaker 6: staying in your purpose, and then one day you could 591 00:27:50,960 --> 00:27:53,400 Speaker 6: look back, or maybe you could even say it today, 592 00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:55,880 Speaker 6: this is why God put me here. I know, this 593 00:27:55,920 --> 00:27:58,760 Speaker 6: is the whole reason I was born. That's when you're 594 00:27:58,800 --> 00:28:01,560 Speaker 6: living life to the full, you're giving to the full, 595 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:02,640 Speaker 6: you're loving to the full. 596 00:28:02,680 --> 00:28:04,480 Speaker 4: You'll be in all God created you to be. 597 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:06,960 Speaker 6: And then when it comes your time to go, you 598 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:10,159 Speaker 6: can say, with the Apostle Paul, I have finished my course. 599 00:28:10,520 --> 00:28:13,520 Speaker 6: I've spent all the talents and the potential God has 600 00:28:13,560 --> 00:28:17,560 Speaker 6: given me. I've used all my gifts to the very full. Friends, 601 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:20,400 Speaker 6: let me challenge you again, don't die with buried treasure. 602 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:24,120 Speaker 6: Find your purpose, pursue it, give it everything you got. 603 00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:26,760 Speaker 6: If you do that, God will lead you and guide you. 604 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:29,640 Speaker 6: He'll pour out his favor and blessings and you too 605 00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:31,640 Speaker 6: will fulfill your divine destiny. 606 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:33,240 Speaker 4: Amen. If you receive it. 607 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:35,359 Speaker 6: Can you give the Lord a chat of praise today? 608 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:40,680 Speaker 6: We never like to close our broadcast without giving you 609 00:28:40,760 --> 00:28:42,120 Speaker 6: an opportunity to make. 610 00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:44,760 Speaker 4: Jesus the Lord of your life. 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