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The odds may be against me, but I 38 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 6: know God uses underestimated people. This is setting me up 39 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 6: for a new level of my destiny. Hi, this is 40 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 6: Joelan Victoria. Thanks for listening to our podcast and thanks 41 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 6: for supporting the ministry. If you enjoy today's message, why 42 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 6: don't you be a blessing and share it with a friend. 43 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 6: We appreciate you and pray for God's buried best in 44 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 6: your life. It's great to be with you today, and 45 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 6: I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week 46 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,919 Speaker 6: through our daily podcast, our YouTube channel, social media. 47 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 4: We'll keep you encouraged and inspired. 48 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 6: I like to start with something funny and One day 49 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:22,920 Speaker 6: up in heaven, Satan and Jesus were having a contest 50 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 6: to see who was better at computers. 51 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 4: After six hours of making. 52 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 6: Spreadsheets designing web pages, a thunderstorm knocked. 53 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 4: The power out. 54 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 6: When they rebooted their computers, Satan started screaming, it's all lost. 55 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 4: All my material is gone, while. 56 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 6: Jesus quietly walked over printed his out turned it in. 57 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 6: Satan complained, it's not fair. He must have cheated. How 58 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:48,640 Speaker 6: come he didn't lose his material. God smiled and said, 59 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 6: Jesus says, say it. 60 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:55,359 Speaker 4: Like you mean it. This is my Bible. I am 61 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 4: what it says. I am. I have what it says 62 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 4: I have. I can do what it says I can do. 63 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:03,920 Speaker 6: Today I will be taught the word of God. I 64 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 6: boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive. 65 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 6: I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, God 66 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 6: bless you. I want to talk to you today about underestimated. 67 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 6: We all face times when what we're up against it's 68 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 6: too big for us. 69 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 4: The dream is too great, the. 70 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 6: Problem too strong, the opposition too powerful. 71 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 4: People rule us out and think it's never going to happen. 72 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:32,959 Speaker 6: You don't have the resources, you don't come from the 73 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 6: right family, the medical report is not good. 74 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 4: All the facts say it's impossible. But God, on purpose. 75 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 6: Will have you underestimated when it seems the least likely. 76 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 6: That's when He shows up the greatest. Don't get discouraged 77 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 6: when you're underestimated. 78 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 4: It's a setup. 79 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 6: God puts you in that position to show himself strong. 80 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 6: When you defy the odds, everyone will know His favor 81 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 6: is on your life. 82 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 4: But when you're outnumbered, outsized, out educated, out trained, don't be. 83 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 6: Surprised if people discount you, tell you you're not talented enough, 84 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 6: not tall enough, not strong enough, not experience enough. That 85 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 6: may be true, but what they can't see is what 86 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 6: God put in you. They're just looking on the outside 87 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 6: from a natural perspective, But you have something on the inside, 88 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 6: the seed of Almighty God. It will take you where 89 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:33,840 Speaker 6: you can't go on your own, But sometimes doubt will 90 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 6: whisper you don't have what it takes. How could you 91 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 6: accomplish that dream where you're going to get the funds? 92 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:42,719 Speaker 6: How can you take your family to a new level? 93 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 6: You're barely making it each week? How can you get 94 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 6: the promotion? Your coworker is more qualified, they have more training, 95 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 6: but deep down you can't explain it, or something tells you. 96 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 4: You can do it. 97 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 6: You were created for this. You know it's going to happen. 98 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 6: People look at you and think just the opposite. You're 99 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 6: exactly where you're supposed to be. God uses underestimated people. 100 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 6: When you look down on told it's not going to happen. 101 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 6: Get ready, God is about to show out in your life. 102 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 4: It's going to be uncommon. 103 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 6: People are going to be scratching their heads thinking, how 104 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 6: did he become that successful? 105 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 4: Do you know what neighborhood he was raised in? How 106 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 4: did she marry that man? I don't get it? How 107 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 4: did she beat the cancer? Did you see the report? 108 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:31,280 Speaker 6: How did he become the pastor of Lakewood? 109 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:32,480 Speaker 4: He didn't have the training. 110 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:37,279 Speaker 6: God loves to take the underestimated and do something awesome. 111 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:41,480 Speaker 6: The reason he puts you in situations that are too big, 112 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:45,719 Speaker 6: too strong, too much, is not to defeat you, but 113 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 6: to establish you. When God turns it around, when you 114 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 6: discover the greatness inside, people will see you in a 115 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 6: whole new light that's moving you toward your God given purpose. 116 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:02,719 Speaker 6: When you're tempted to feel over wound, outnumbered, not enough, 117 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 6: instead of giving up, have a new perspective. I'm underestimated 118 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 6: and that's okay. 119 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:10,479 Speaker 4: I know God is up to something. 120 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 6: I know favor is coming. I know new doors are 121 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 6: about to open. I know healing is on the way. 122 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:20,280 Speaker 6: God is going to defy the odds and. 123 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 4: Do what only he can do. 124 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 6: Don't be discouraged when you're underestimated. Embrace being underestimated. God 125 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:31,679 Speaker 6: loves to take the underdog and cause them to shine. 126 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:33,680 Speaker 4: When people don't believe in. 127 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:37,479 Speaker 6: You, the discounting you, all the facts say it's never 128 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:38,280 Speaker 6: going to happen. 129 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 4: You're in perfect position for God to surprise you. 130 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:45,839 Speaker 6: That's when he'll show up and do things that catapult 131 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 6: you into your destiny. 132 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:51,720 Speaker 4: Think about David. He had a history of being underestimated. 133 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:55,239 Speaker 6: As a teenager, he was out in the shepherd's fields 134 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 6: taking care of his father's sheep. 135 00:06:57,520 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 4: His brothers were in the army. They had a prison 136 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:01,040 Speaker 4: Pstigia's position. 137 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 6: David was the youngest, the smallest. He was discounted, sort 138 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:08,919 Speaker 6: of seen as the runt of the litter. When the 139 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 6: prophet Samuel came to his house to anoint one of 140 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 6: his father's sons as the next king of Israel, his 141 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 6: father Jesse didn't call him in from the shepherd's fields. 142 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 6: He thought, there's no way it's David. He didn't have 143 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:27,120 Speaker 6: the size, the strength, the talent. These other brothers are bigger, stronger, 144 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 6: more experienced. 145 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 4: He saw David as. 146 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 6: Less than, not good enough. He doesn't have a chance yet. 147 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 6: When Samuel looked at the other brothers, he said, it's 148 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 6: none of them. What's significant is the oldest son, Eliab. 149 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 4: Was tall, strong, muscular, attractive. He looked like a king. 150 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 4: He was a perfect choice. 151 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 6: But God loves to choose the underdog, the least likely, 152 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:57,920 Speaker 6: the one other's right off. Jesse told Samuel, I have 153 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 6: another son out in the shepherd's fields, but I'm sure 154 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 6: it's not him. 155 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 4: David came in. 156 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 6: Samuel said, that's the one I can imagine. Jesse nearly 157 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 6: passed out. Samuel said Jesse. You look on the outside, 158 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 6: but God looks on the inside. You're judging by appearance, 159 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 6: hide stature, but God looks at the heart. 160 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:20,920 Speaker 4: David was anointed to be king, but he didn't go 161 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 4: to the palace. He went back to the shepherd's fields. 162 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 6: One day, his father asked him to take lunch to 163 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 6: his brothers, who were serving in the army in another city. 164 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:35,319 Speaker 6: When he arrived, instead of thanking him, his oldest brother 165 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:37,760 Speaker 6: made fun of him in front of all the men. 166 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 4: What are you doing here, David? And what did you 167 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 4: do with those few sheep you're supposed to be taking 168 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 4: care of. 169 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:48,720 Speaker 6: He belittled him, discounted him, tried to make him feel small. 170 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:53,439 Speaker 6: He didn't think David would do anything significant. Like David's father, 171 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:56,560 Speaker 6: he saw him, it's not up to par, just a 172 00:08:56,600 --> 00:09:03,199 Speaker 6: young boy. Think about how easily David could have felt inadequate, inferior, 173 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 6: been talked out of. What God put in his heart 174 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 6: so important that you don't let how people treat you 175 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 6: determine your value. Don't let what they say determine your 176 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:18,680 Speaker 6: self worth. They may not believe in you, they see 177 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:22,199 Speaker 6: is less than say things that try to push you down. 178 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 4: Don't let those lives take root. 179 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:29,960 Speaker 6: Live inferior, insecure, not pursue your dreams. You have to 180 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 6: do like David, let it go in one ear and 181 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:37,319 Speaker 6: out the other. They're underestimating you, but you know this principle. 182 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 6: God uses underestimated people. 183 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 4: It's a set up. He's about to show out in 184 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 4: your life. 185 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 6: As David was about to return home, Goliath, the champion 186 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 6: of the Philistine army, came out on the mountain side 187 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 6: and started taunting the Israelites, shouting insults, daring them to 188 00:09:55,559 --> 00:10:00,200 Speaker 6: come fight. All the Israelite army ran in hid. They 189 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 6: were afraid, but something rose up in David. He said, 190 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:07,240 Speaker 6: who is this man? That he would defy the armies 191 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 6: of the Living God didn't make sense to his mind, 192 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 6: but he had this passion, this knowing that he was 193 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 6: going to take care of Goliath. He went to King 194 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:19,439 Speaker 6: Saul and told him that he wanted to fight Goliath. 195 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 6: You would think that Saul would be happy. None of 196 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:24,600 Speaker 6: his soldiers had the courage. 197 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:28,360 Speaker 4: They were all terrified. Day after day they shrunk back. 198 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:30,040 Speaker 4: Finally someone stepped up. 199 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:34,680 Speaker 6: But when King Saul saw how small David was, he 200 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:38,120 Speaker 6: said in verse thirty three, David, don't be ridiculous. 201 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 4: You're just a boy. He's the champion of their army. 202 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 6: He's incredibly skilled, strong and powerful. You can imagine how 203 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:51,480 Speaker 6: David felt. He had all this passion, this enthusiasm. He 204 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 6: knew God called him to do something great. 205 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:55,720 Speaker 4: But nobody believes in him. 206 00:10:56,080 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 6: His father, his brother, King Saul, they all discounted him, 207 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 6: tried to talk him out of it. David understood this principle. 208 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 6: I'm underestimated and that's okay. Doesn't hurt my feelings. I'm 209 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:13,840 Speaker 6: not offended. They can't see what's in me. The odds 210 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:18,200 Speaker 6: may be against me, but I know God uses underestimated people. 211 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 6: This is setting me up for a new level of 212 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:25,280 Speaker 6: my destinies. David got his courage up, went out to 213 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 6: face Goliath. When Goliath saw how small David was, he 214 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 6: began to make fun of David, ridicule him. He said, 215 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:35,840 Speaker 6: am I a dog that you'd come at me with 216 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:38,960 Speaker 6: a stick? He was saying, is this the best you got? 217 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:40,400 Speaker 4: This teenager? 218 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:44,319 Speaker 6: This young boy, he doesn't have the training, the size, 219 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:45,119 Speaker 6: the experience. 220 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:46,640 Speaker 4: He's not even worth my time. 221 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:52,080 Speaker 6: Look at how many opportunities David had to get discouraged. 222 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 4: Feel inadequate, unqualified. 223 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:59,720 Speaker 6: His father, his brothers, King Saw, now even Goliath are 224 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:01,800 Speaker 6: all trying to reinforce these lies. 225 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:05,320 Speaker 4: David, you're not enough. You can't do this. It's too 226 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:08,160 Speaker 4: big to reach your destiny. 227 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:12,480 Speaker 6: You have to tune out all the naysayers, the intimidations that. 228 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:13,720 Speaker 4: Can't do it. Thoughts. 229 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:17,840 Speaker 6: You have to know on purpose. God is causing you 230 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:22,920 Speaker 6: to be underestimated. People not believing in you, discounting you, 231 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 6: feeling like you're way over your head. That's a sign 232 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 6: that you're right where you're supposed to be. God is 233 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:34,200 Speaker 6: positioning you to do something that you've never seen, to 234 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 6: defy the odds, to go where no one in your 235 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:42,319 Speaker 6: family has gone, to break generational curses, to bring down giants, 236 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 6: to set new standards. Don't get discouraged when people don't 237 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:48,319 Speaker 6: believe in you try. 238 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:49,599 Speaker 4: To talk you out of it. 239 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:53,080 Speaker 6: It's good to be underestimated. That means God's about to 240 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 6: catapult you to new levels. 241 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 4: Goliath stood over nine feet tall. 242 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 6: He washed muscular, not only powerful, but he was skilled 243 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:08,840 Speaker 6: in battle, smart, experienced, agile. You would think God would 244 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 6: find the biggest Israeli soldier, the tallest, strongest, most skilled 245 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 6: man to take on Goliath. 246 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:17,560 Speaker 4: He's God. He could have chosen anyone. 247 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:20,560 Speaker 6: He could have caused an Israeli man to be nine 248 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 6: feet tall stand eye to eye with Goliath. 249 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:27,080 Speaker 4: That makes more sense. But what did God do He 250 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 4: chose David. Some commentaries say David was less than. 251 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 6: Five feet tall my brother Paul's height. He was very short, 252 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:41,200 Speaker 6: not even average height. Goliath was nine feet tall. That 253 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 6: means he was almost twice David's size. God was showing 254 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:50,720 Speaker 6: us this principle he uses underestimated people. You may be 255 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:54,239 Speaker 6: in a situation where what you're up against seems impossible. 256 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:58,440 Speaker 6: There are giants in your life, in your finances, doesn't 257 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:02,000 Speaker 6: look like you'll get ahead. Medical reports not good, maybe 258 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 6: a child's off course. You're still believing to meet someone. 259 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:09,839 Speaker 6: Nothing's working out. You're right where David was. Thoughts will 260 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:13,520 Speaker 6: tell you there's no chance. It's too big, too complicated. 261 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 6: You might as well turn around, quit expecting, quit believing, 262 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:20,800 Speaker 6: don't believe those lies. God has let the odds be 263 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 6: against you on purpose. He's let you be underestimated. So 264 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:29,080 Speaker 6: when he turns it around, when he devised the odds 265 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 6: and you defeat that giant, you come out promoted, healthy, happy, married, victorious. 266 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 6: Nobody will doubt the most high God is on your side. 267 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 6: Goliath was standing there in a full set of armor. 268 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:47,720 Speaker 6: He had a sword, a shield, the best protection, the 269 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:52,640 Speaker 6: latest equipment. David had no armor, no helmet, no protection. 270 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:56,280 Speaker 6: All he had was a slingshot and a few stones. 271 00:14:57,080 --> 00:15:00,080 Speaker 6: When he looked at Goliath, fully decked in all all 272 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:03,040 Speaker 6: of his armor, he thought about how he had nothing 273 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 6: but a slingshot. 274 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 4: He could have been intimidated, afraid. 275 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:10,880 Speaker 6: Maybe this isn't a good idea, but he knew that 276 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:15,040 Speaker 6: slingshot with the favor of God was more powerful than 277 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:18,840 Speaker 6: having the best equipment. It's not so much what you have, 278 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 6: it's what do you think about what you have. If 279 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:27,720 Speaker 6: you're discounting your talent, discounting your height, discounting. 280 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 4: Your ability, your nationality, your education, all I have is 281 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 4: this slingshot. I just went to high school. My family's 282 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 4: just ordinary. 283 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:40,440 Speaker 6: You're going to miss the greatness God put in you. 284 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:41,240 Speaker 4: You don't need. 285 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:44,320 Speaker 6: Great talent to do something great. You don't have to 286 00:15:44,360 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 6: have great resources to leave your mark. You don't have 287 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 6: to come from an influential family to make a big difference. 288 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 6: If you live thinking if I just had something better, 289 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 6: than this sling shot. 290 00:15:56,760 --> 00:16:01,800 Speaker 4: I just had more talent, more experience, personality, more courage. 291 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 4: That's going to limit your life. Here's the key. 292 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:09,520 Speaker 6: You have exactly what you need to fulfill your destiny. 293 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:13,840 Speaker 6: May seem like it's just a slingshot, but that slingshot, 294 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:16,440 Speaker 6: with the favor of God will take you from the 295 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:20,119 Speaker 6: shepherd's fields to the palace. It will cause a teenager 296 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:23,840 Speaker 6: with no training to defeat the most skilled warrior of 297 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 6: that day. Don't discount what you have. If you needed more, 298 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:29,960 Speaker 6: God would have given you more. 299 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 4: Many times. 300 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 6: It's not other people underestimating us. We're underestimating who we are. 301 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 6: It's not the golias holding us back. It's the lies 302 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:44,960 Speaker 6: we're buying into. I'm too small, I'm too old, too shy, 303 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 6: too clumsy. I'm not wearing any armor. All I have 304 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:53,080 Speaker 6: is this slingshot. Can I tell you that slingshot, what 305 00:16:53,160 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 6: you have in your hand is the ticket to the 306 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:57,359 Speaker 6: next level of your destiny. 307 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 4: Don't discount what you have. God will take the little. 308 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 6: He'll take what seems like not enough and breathe on 309 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:07,359 Speaker 6: it and it will become more than anle. 310 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:11,840 Speaker 4: My question is, what do you think about what you have? 311 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:14,719 Speaker 6: Are you discounting what God has given you. 312 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:17,600 Speaker 4: I don't say this arrogantly, but. 313 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:21,080 Speaker 6: I realize I have the talent I need. I have 314 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 6: the courage I need. I have the skills I need. 315 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 6: I have the height, the looks, the friends, the favor 316 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:30,680 Speaker 6: that I need. Don't go through life thinking that you're 317 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 6: at a disadvantage, you're lacking. 318 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 4: You have everything you need. Now. 319 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 6: People may underestimate you. That's a part of God's plan. 320 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:45,640 Speaker 6: But don't underestimate yourself. Don't discount yourself. Don't talk yourself 321 00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:47,639 Speaker 6: out of the greatness God put in you. 322 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:51,640 Speaker 4: Joel, all I have is this slingshot. All you need 323 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:55,080 Speaker 4: is a slingshot. You'll be amazed at where you can go. 324 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:58,320 Speaker 6: With a little talent, a little courage, a little faith, 325 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:02,600 Speaker 6: a little determination. This is where the Israelites missed it. 326 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:06,600 Speaker 6: Ten men went in despy, out the promised land. They 327 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:11,359 Speaker 6: came back intimidated, afraid, said Moses, the people are too big. 328 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:12,919 Speaker 4: We don't have a chance. 329 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:17,680 Speaker 6: We felt like grasshoppers compared to them. They didn't understand 330 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 6: this principle. 331 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:21,960 Speaker 4: God will let the odds be against you on purpose. 332 00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:26,520 Speaker 6: He'll put you in situations where you're the underdog. Everyone 333 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:27,320 Speaker 6: counts you out. 334 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 4: You don't have the. 335 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:32,359 Speaker 6: Size, the training, the skill, the equipment. If you stay 336 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:35,440 Speaker 6: focused on what you don't have, you'll talk yourself out 337 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:35,639 Speaker 6: of it. 338 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:38,720 Speaker 4: The right approach is, yes, the people are big. 339 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:42,760 Speaker 6: Yes we felt like grasshoppers. But God, we know you 340 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 6: being for us is more than the world being against us. 341 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:50,159 Speaker 6: We know you allow us to be underestimated so you 342 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:51,680 Speaker 6: can show your power. 343 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:52,560 Speaker 4: In greater ways. 344 00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:56,399 Speaker 6: When God breathes on what you have, like David and 345 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 6: the slingshot, you will defeat enemies that are much bigger, 346 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 6: overcome obstacles that look impossible. 347 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:05,480 Speaker 4: You'll go places that you've never dreamed. 348 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:09,679 Speaker 6: Even in my own life, when my father died, no 349 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:12,440 Speaker 6: one expected me to step up and pastor the church. 350 00:19:12,960 --> 00:19:15,919 Speaker 6: I didn't have the training, I've never been to seminary. 351 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:19,719 Speaker 6: I was more quiet and reserved. I liked being behind 352 00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:23,000 Speaker 6: the scenes. But when my father passed, I knew I 353 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:25,679 Speaker 6: was supposed to take this step of faith, and plenty 354 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:27,520 Speaker 6: of people didn't think I could do it. 355 00:19:28,119 --> 00:19:29,800 Speaker 4: A major newspaper wrote an. 356 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:33,040 Speaker 6: Article about how the worst thing that could happen was 357 00:19:33,040 --> 00:19:36,240 Speaker 6: for one of the sons to take over. Oliver heard 358 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:39,280 Speaker 6: a couple of people talking after a service, saying he's 359 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:40,480 Speaker 6: not as good as his father. 360 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 4: I don't think he'll make it. 361 00:19:43,080 --> 00:19:47,120 Speaker 6: But despite what they said, despite what my natural reasoning 362 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:50,119 Speaker 6: told me, somehow I believe that I had what it takes. 363 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:53,199 Speaker 4: I wasn't move by all the naysayers. I didn't let 364 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 4: the giants intimidate me. 365 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:57,800 Speaker 6: By the grace of God, He's caused me to go 366 00:19:57,880 --> 00:20:01,080 Speaker 6: further than I ever imagined, brought gifts out that I 367 00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 6: didn't know. I had that same newspaper that talked about 368 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:08,800 Speaker 6: how I wasn't qualified. A few years later wrote another 369 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:12,280 Speaker 6: article was on the front page. The headline was a 370 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 6: force to be reckoned with. I thought to myself, Look 371 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:21,240 Speaker 6: what God can do take you from being underestimated, looked 372 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:24,560 Speaker 6: down on, discounted to a force to be reckoned with. 373 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:28,679 Speaker 6: Are you allowing people to talk you out of your dreams, 374 00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:32,000 Speaker 6: circumstances to convince you that you don't have what it 375 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:36,560 Speaker 6: takes get your fire back? You're underestimated on purpose. 376 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:37,680 Speaker 4: It's a setup. 377 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:40,879 Speaker 6: God is about to do something that you've never seen. 378 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:44,679 Speaker 6: Don't discount what you have. It may be small now, 379 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 6: but when God breathes on it, it's going to multiply. 380 00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 4: New doors are going to open. Giants are going to 381 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:50,840 Speaker 4: come down. 382 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:55,480 Speaker 6: When we acquired this place, the former Compact Center, a 383 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 6: company filed a lawsuit to try to keep us from 384 00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:01,199 Speaker 6: moving in. And it wasn't just any company. It was 385 00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:05,360 Speaker 6: the largest taxpayer in Texas, a huge real estate company. 386 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:10,359 Speaker 6: Was literally David versus Goliath. They had more funds, more influence, 387 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:14,240 Speaker 6: more connections. We could say, like the Israelites. We felt 388 00:21:14,240 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 6: like grasshoppers compared to them. They have billions of dollars 389 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:22,800 Speaker 6: of assets. But when you're underestimated, God is setting you up. 390 00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:25,760 Speaker 4: It's a part of his plan. The bigger they are, 391 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:28,600 Speaker 4: the harder they're going to fall, the more he's going 392 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:29,399 Speaker 4: to get the credit. 393 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:32,679 Speaker 6: Our attorneys told us that it could be tied up 394 00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:34,879 Speaker 6: in the courts for up to ten years, not to 395 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:37,720 Speaker 6: get our hopes up. But a year and a half later, 396 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:41,480 Speaker 6: without any warning, God supernaturally turned it around. 397 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:42,920 Speaker 4: They not only. 398 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:46,520 Speaker 6: Dropped the lawsuit, which gave us the building, they leased 399 00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 6: us nine thousand covered parking spaces. We didn't have to 400 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 6: build a garage. What am I saying? When you're underestimated, 401 00:21:55,119 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 6: God is up to something. As you go through life, 402 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:00,760 Speaker 6: you're going to have these times where the odds are 403 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 6: against you, all the facts say there's no way is 404 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:04,639 Speaker 6: going to happen. 405 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:06,560 Speaker 4: Come on, man, they're the biggest. 406 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:09,439 Speaker 6: Company in Texas. Goliath is nine feet tall. 407 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:12,480 Speaker 4: You don't have the funds that sickness is permanent. 408 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:16,200 Speaker 6: It's easy to get discouraged, give up on your dreams. 409 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 6: Believe what people are saying. Now, have the right approach. 410 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:24,760 Speaker 6: I'm underestimated on purpose. This means God is up to something. 411 00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:27,439 Speaker 6: He's about to show out in my life in a 412 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:30,560 Speaker 6: new way. There was a young boy that had a 413 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:32,440 Speaker 6: dream of playing professional football. 414 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:34,040 Speaker 4: Nine years old. 415 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 6: He drew a picture of himself and underneath he wrote 416 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:41,919 Speaker 6: the caption best safety in the NFL. The problem was 417 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:45,679 Speaker 6: he was very small, couldn't make the team in high school. 418 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 6: He was only five feet tall weighed one hundred pounds. 419 00:22:49,280 --> 00:22:52,200 Speaker 6: The coaches were concerned for his safety, and they kept 420 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:54,120 Speaker 6: telling him you're too small. 421 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:56,880 Speaker 4: You're going to get hurt. Football is not for you. 422 00:22:57,560 --> 00:23:00,920 Speaker 6: He'd go back again and again, wanting to so badly. 423 00:23:01,760 --> 00:23:04,960 Speaker 6: One day after practice, the coach on the field said 424 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:08,920 Speaker 6: to him very firmly, listen, son, we've taken all your measurements, 425 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:12,439 Speaker 6: we've studied you you're too small. You're never going to 426 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:16,640 Speaker 6: play professional football. The young men walked away so discouraged. 427 00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:21,800 Speaker 6: That night, he told his father the coaches took my measurements, my. 428 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:23,680 Speaker 4: Size, my height, my weight. 429 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 6: They said, don't measure up. I can't play football. The 430 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:30,120 Speaker 6: father looked him in the eyes and said, son, did 431 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:33,919 Speaker 6: they measure your heart? He was saying, they don't know 432 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:37,280 Speaker 6: what's in you. They're judging by the outside, but they 433 00:23:37,320 --> 00:23:39,240 Speaker 6: can't see the greatness. 434 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:39,560 Speaker 4: That God put in you. 435 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:44,800 Speaker 6: Years later, against our odd's this young man bo Eason 436 00:23:45,119 --> 00:23:48,320 Speaker 6: went on to play professional football. His second year in 437 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 6: the league, he was voted in All Pro Safety, one 438 00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:56,320 Speaker 6: of the best players in that position. When you're underestimated, 439 00:23:56,680 --> 00:24:00,000 Speaker 6: look down on, discounted, that's a sign. 440 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:01,760 Speaker 4: That God is up to something big. 441 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:06,520 Speaker 6: People can't stop your destiny. What someone said about you, 442 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:10,080 Speaker 6: or the odds being against you, that's God setting you 443 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:11,520 Speaker 6: up for something. 444 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:12,000 Speaker 4: You've never seen. 445 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:15,960 Speaker 6: Now, you have to do your part like David, like Beau, 446 00:24:16,359 --> 00:24:20,200 Speaker 6: keep believing, keep stretching, keep doing the right thing. 447 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:22,760 Speaker 4: You're going to see unusual doors. 448 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:27,800 Speaker 6: Open divine connections and favor that catapult you into your destiny. 449 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:30,879 Speaker 4: We even see this in the life of Jesus. 450 00:24:31,240 --> 00:24:34,600 Speaker 6: He could have been born in a palace, born into royalty, 451 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:38,600 Speaker 6: born into wealth and influence. Instead, he was born in 452 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:41,920 Speaker 6: a manger. He was wrapped in a blanket they used 453 00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 6: for animals. His mother was from a low income family. 454 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:49,959 Speaker 6: She didn't have status or clout. Nobody knew her. Jesus 455 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:53,159 Speaker 6: could have been raised in Rome, in a powerful city, 456 00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:57,240 Speaker 6: but he grew up in Nazareth. When he started doing miracles, 457 00:24:57,440 --> 00:25:01,280 Speaker 6: people were confused. They said, can anything good come out 458 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:05,400 Speaker 6: of Nazareth. They were saying, this doesn't make sense. Nobody's 459 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:09,679 Speaker 6: significant lives here. Another time they ask, is this not 460 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:10,920 Speaker 6: the carpenter's son. 461 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:15,080 Speaker 4: We know Jesus. There's nothing special about him. 462 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:19,120 Speaker 6: Don't be offended if you're underestimated. It's all a part 463 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:19,960 Speaker 6: of God's plan. 464 00:25:20,680 --> 00:25:24,040 Speaker 4: The key is don't let those lives get on the inside. 465 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:27,879 Speaker 6: They may try to devalue, be little, not give you 466 00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:30,840 Speaker 6: the time of day. That's a test. You can get 467 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:35,359 Speaker 6: upset offended. They're right, I'm not that talented. I don't 468 00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:39,560 Speaker 6: have much of a future. Or you can say I'm underestimated, 469 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:43,200 Speaker 6: and that's okay. God, you're still on the throne. You're 470 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:46,560 Speaker 6: in control of my life. I'm gonna keep honoring you. 471 00:25:47,119 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 4: I know you'll. 472 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:50,480 Speaker 6: Cause me to defy the odds and go where I've 473 00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:51,160 Speaker 6: never dreamed. 474 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:55,760 Speaker 4: My father grew up very poor. His family were farmers. 475 00:25:56,040 --> 00:25:58,920 Speaker 6: They lost everything during the Great Depression and he had 476 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:01,400 Speaker 6: to drop out of high school to help on the farm. 477 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:04,639 Speaker 6: They were the ones that received the Christmas basket that 478 00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:07,960 Speaker 6: went to the poorest family. He got a job selling 479 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:11,320 Speaker 6: popcorn in a movie theater in Fort Worth. He had 480 00:26:11,359 --> 00:26:15,439 Speaker 6: no future to speak of, no education, no money, But 481 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:19,160 Speaker 6: as seventeen years old, he gave his life to Christ, the. 482 00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:20,520 Speaker 4: First one in his family. 483 00:26:21,320 --> 00:26:23,840 Speaker 6: God put a dream in his heart to become a minister. 484 00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:26,800 Speaker 6: He believed that one day he would have a church 485 00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:29,879 Speaker 6: with thousands of people that was unheard of back in 486 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:33,000 Speaker 6: the nineteen thirties. He told his parents that he was 487 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:35,600 Speaker 6: going to go out and start ministering. They tried to 488 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:39,120 Speaker 6: discourage him, said, John, all you know how to do 489 00:26:39,240 --> 00:26:40,159 Speaker 6: is work on the farm. 490 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:43,879 Speaker 4: You're going to get out there and fail. They meant well. 491 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:48,120 Speaker 6: They were trying to protect him, but they underestimated him. 492 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:49,680 Speaker 4: They didn't think he. 493 00:26:49,640 --> 00:26:53,760 Speaker 6: Could do something significant nobody in our family had. But 494 00:26:53,840 --> 00:26:56,359 Speaker 6: look at how God works. My father went on to 495 00:26:56,400 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 6: pastor great churches. He founded Lakewood Pastor here for nearly 496 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:03,119 Speaker 6: forty years, impacting the world. 497 00:27:03,720 --> 00:27:06,240 Speaker 4: He was the least likely one. 498 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:09,240 Speaker 6: He didn't have any support. He had the hitchhike leaving 499 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:14,000 Speaker 6: the farm. But God loves to take people who were underestimated. 500 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:17,520 Speaker 6: When the odds are against you, when others are telling 501 00:27:17,560 --> 00:27:20,119 Speaker 6: you it's not going to work out, God will cause 502 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:25,000 Speaker 6: you to blossom, to bloom, to accomplish what seems impossible. 503 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:28,440 Speaker 6: I mean, God could have chosen someone more qualified than 504 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:32,159 Speaker 6: my father, someone that had the credentials, came from a 505 00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:37,520 Speaker 6: prestigious family, that had great skill and education. Instead, he 506 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:41,080 Speaker 6: chose a popcorn salesman. He chose a young man with 507 00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:46,240 Speaker 6: no religious upbringing. God loves to defy the odds. He's 508 00:27:46,280 --> 00:27:49,040 Speaker 6: going to do things in your life that lead people 509 00:27:49,119 --> 00:27:52,880 Speaker 6: scratching their heads thinking, how did that happen? Can anything 510 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:56,399 Speaker 6: good come out of fort wear? Isn't that Jack Ostein's son? 511 00:27:56,520 --> 00:27:58,240 Speaker 6: Aren't they just poor farmers? 512 00:27:58,960 --> 00:28:01,680 Speaker 4: You may be under as estimated, it's a good thing. 513 00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:05,080 Speaker 6: That's a sign that God is up to something unusual. 514 00:28:05,680 --> 00:28:10,160 Speaker 6: You're underestimated on purpose. The giants are way bigger on purpose. 515 00:28:10,560 --> 00:28:14,719 Speaker 6: People are discounting you on purpose. Your time is coming. 516 00:28:15,359 --> 00:28:18,480 Speaker 6: God's about to show out in your life. Don't be offended, 517 00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:22,520 Speaker 6: don't get distracted, Just keep doing the right thing. What 518 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:26,359 Speaker 6: they say doesn't determine your destiny. What they think about 519 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:28,040 Speaker 6: you doesn't limit your future. 520 00:28:28,400 --> 00:28:31,040 Speaker 4: God uses underestimated people. 521 00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:35,719 Speaker 6: I believe and declare, like David, You're about to defy 522 00:28:35,840 --> 00:28:38,840 Speaker 6: the odds. Giants that are much bigger are about to 523 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:41,480 Speaker 6: come down. Gifts are going to come out of you 524 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:44,400 Speaker 6: in a greater way. What God is about to do 525 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:47,760 Speaker 6: in your life will not only amaze you, but other 526 00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:51,480 Speaker 6: people will be scratching their heads in Jesus' name. 527 00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:54,200 Speaker 4: And if you receive it, can you say amen? 528 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:58,760 Speaker 6: I'd like to give you an opportunity to make Jesus 529 00:28:58,800 --> 00:28:59,840 Speaker 6: the Lord if you're life. 530 00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:01,200 Speaker 4: Would you pray with me? 531 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:05,600 Speaker 6: Just say, Lord Jesus, I'll repent of my sins. 532 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:11,000 Speaker 4: Come into my heart. 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