1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: Hi, this is Jolan Victoria. Thanks so much for listening 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:06,800 Speaker 1: to the podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. 3 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:08,160 Speaker 2: We believe you're going to have. 4 00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 1: An awesome twenty twenty four, healthy, productive, and favor filled. 5 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: God bless you today and enjoy the message. 6 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 3: Excited to be alive today, Amen, I just want to 7 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:23,639 Speaker 3: remind you that you are extraordinary. Nobody wants to be 8 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 3: ordinary today. We all want to be extraordinary. We want 9 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 3: to live an extraordinary life. And I believe. 10 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:32,520 Speaker 2: That's what Jesus said. 11 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:34,839 Speaker 3: He said, I want to come to give you a 12 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 3: life and a life of abundance. See, he came so 13 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 3: that we could live an abundant life, an extraordinary life, 14 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:48,600 Speaker 3: an exceptional life. God doesn't want us to live average, mediocre. 15 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 2: He doesn't want us. 16 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:53,519 Speaker 3: To be ordinary in our thinking. He wants us to 17 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 3: be extraordinary in our thinking. He wants us to expect more, 18 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 3: to go for more, to strive for more, to be 19 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 3: the very. 20 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 2: Best that we can be. 21 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 3: Do you know when you're the very best you can 22 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 3: be today, your tomorrow will be better. See when you 23 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 3: prepare for today, hey, you'll be ready for the opportunities tomorrow. 24 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:20,839 Speaker 2: When preparation meets opportunity. It's called success. 25 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:24,840 Speaker 3: So I want to encourage all of us to not 26 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 3: have just this ordinary mindset, but have an extraordinary mindset. 27 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:35,319 Speaker 3: Expect to be full of joy, abundance, creativity, blessing. 28 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 2: You know, Joel was just. 29 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 3: Saying to us earlier, and I think it's something that 30 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 3: we need to hear when we come to the House 31 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 3: of the Lord, and we need to express to ourself 32 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:46,320 Speaker 3: that we're a masterpiece. 33 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 2: We didn't just come off of an assembly line. We're 34 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 2: an original. 35 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 3: We have callings and giftings that are matchless. See, only 36 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 3: you can do what God's called you to do. Only 37 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 3: you were created to be you. You weren't created to 38 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 3: be anyone else. You weren't created to coffee anyone else. 39 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 3: You were designed uniquely you. So get this down in 40 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 3: your heart, get this down in your spirit today and say, 41 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:18,679 Speaker 3: I'm tired of living ordinary. I'm tired of living just mundane. 42 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 3: I'm going to start having this extraordinary mindset. You say, 43 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 3: but Victoria, my life is just routine. You know what. 44 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 2: All of our lives are routine. 45 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 3: Most of life is doing the same thing over and 46 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 3: over again. 47 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 2: We get up in the morning. 48 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 3: We go to work, we do our jobs. We come home, 49 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:48,359 Speaker 3: we wash the dishes, we take care of the kids, 50 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:52,359 Speaker 3: We cook the dinner, we mow the lawn, we pay 51 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 3: the bills. Most of our day is routine. We go 52 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:59,639 Speaker 3: to bed, get up in the morning, and do it 53 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 3: all over again. 54 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:03,119 Speaker 2: But it is our. 55 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 3: Job to not get sucked into that routine, but to 56 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 3: cause our life to produce extraordinary in the routine. You see, 57 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 3: you were designed to produce extraordinary in the routines of life. 58 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 3: Think about this just a minute. Anything that you do well, 59 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 3: you have to do often, and it is called routine. 60 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 3: So we have to know that when we're in the routine, 61 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 3: we're in the difficulties, we're in the challenges, all the 62 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 3: things that we all face, that there's extraordinary being produced. 63 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 3: Because I believe when we understand that we're not average, 64 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 3: and our challenges weren't here to make us suffer. They're 65 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 3: here to bring something out of us. Our difficulties are 66 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 3: here to bring something out of us. Our routine is 67 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 3: here to bring something. 68 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 2: Out of us. 69 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 3: I think about all the years that I've loved my family. 70 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 3: Ldren were born, I took care of them, I changed 71 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 3: their diapers, I fed them, I gave them a bath. 72 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 2: I taught them. 73 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 3: I did everything I knew to do, day after day 74 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 3: after day. I've tried to be a good helpmate to 75 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 3: my husband. I make sure he gets what he likes. 76 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:17,839 Speaker 3: I cook him dinner, I tell him what to do, 77 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:25,159 Speaker 3: I give in vitamins. I do my very best even 78 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:29,600 Speaker 3: when they don't appreciate it day in and day out. 79 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 3: But can I tell you, even when they don't appreciate it, 80 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:38,040 Speaker 3: and even when it's difficult, do you know what the 81 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 3: routine has done for me? It's given me extraordinary? It 82 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 3: is my extraordinary? What is your extraordinary? I can see 83 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 3: my life because I was routine and faithful with what 84 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 3: God gave me, I now have extraordinary in my life. 85 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:02,720 Speaker 3: I think about challenges and difficulties I faced. Many times 86 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 3: I think I just want to quit. Is this even 87 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:08,919 Speaker 3: worth it? Is it even matter? But I have learned 88 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 3: when I've pressed through day after day those challenges, day 89 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 3: after day, it produced extraordinary lessons in my life. Listen, 90 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 3: when you are faithful with what God has placed in 91 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 3: your hand, and you don't allow it to become mundane 92 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 3: and ordinary and give it just half of what you 93 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:34,040 Speaker 3: could give it, you know what you're doing You're creating extraordinary. 94 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 3: You're creating something to talk about tomorrow. 95 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 2: You see, sometimes. 96 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 3: It's not always easy to talk about it, but if 97 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 3: you'll stick with it, you'll have something to talk about. 98 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 3: You'll have something to be proud of. So even in 99 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 3: the difficult times, I want to encourage. 100 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 2: You to stay faithful. 101 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 3: God is preparing you. You are passing the tests. He 102 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:03,920 Speaker 3: wants to give you greater opportunity, greater life, a greater destiny. 103 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,040 Speaker 2: So we want to. 104 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 3: Just live with purpose because I know how it feels. 105 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 3: I'm preaching to myself today. I have to get up 106 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:12,839 Speaker 3: in the morning and I have to say today is 107 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 3: a good day. I've got good things in front of me. 108 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 3: You know what you say to yourself, the moment you 109 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 3: get up is gonna set the tone for your life. 110 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 3: So you've got to get this down in your heart, 111 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 3: even when it's difficult, no matter what's going on on 112 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:33,159 Speaker 3: the other side of that difficulty is extraordinary. You can 113 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:36,599 Speaker 3: all say with me today I have seen the extraordinary. 114 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 3: You're right, it was worth putting my effort into even 115 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:44,279 Speaker 3: when I didn't see where the routine was taking me. 116 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 3: I now see this extraordinary job I have. I now 117 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:53,160 Speaker 3: see this extraordinary family I have. I now see an 118 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 3: extraordinary ministry that I have. 119 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 2: You see, you may not see where it's. 120 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 3: Taking you all the time, but it will lead you 121 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 3: to extraordinary When Joel's father was pastor of Lakewood Church 122 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 3: in his latter years, I would come and get him 123 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:09,960 Speaker 3: and take him to church. I'll remember one time we 124 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 3: were in the bag getting ready for church, and he 125 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,320 Speaker 3: had a woman who did his hair and his makeup 126 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 3: for television because we would broadcast the Sunday services. And 127 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:20,760 Speaker 3: when I was back there one morning, this young lady 128 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 3: that did his hair looked at him and she said, Pastor. 129 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 2: Ostin, I have to tell you some news. 130 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 3: She said, my husband is being transferred to another state 131 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 3: for his job. And she said, this is going to 132 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 3: be the last time that I'm going to be able 133 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 3: to do your hair and makeup. She said, I'm so 134 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 3: sorry this came so quickly, but this is one of 135 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 3: those things where I just have to go. And I 136 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 3: remember him just kind of sitting there. He was looking 137 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 3: at her, and I could just see a thousand things 138 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 3: going on in his head, and he didn't know what 139 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 3: to say. 140 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 2: So he looked at me. 141 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 3: And he said, well, Victoria. He said, can you do 142 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:57,520 Speaker 3: my hair for TV on Sundays. 143 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 2: I thought, I don't have a cosmetology. 144 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 3: License, I'm not trained in this. Then the next thing 145 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 3: I know, they're both looking at me. So I quickly 146 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 3: just said, sure, I'll do it if you trust me. 147 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 2: Well, little did they know. 148 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 3: I had a little experience when I was in junior 149 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 3: high school. I used to cut some of my friend's 150 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 3: hair and attempt at highlighting. 151 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:23,520 Speaker 2: But that day I was given a promotion. 152 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 3: I was now the hairstylist for John Osting Lakewood TV 153 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 3: Television Productions. My family, a lot of my mother's side 154 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 3: of the family lives in Georgia, and they were preparing 155 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 3: a family reunion and they had made plans, got in hotels, 156 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:45,360 Speaker 3: got in locations. They'd put a lot of work into it. 157 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 3: And they called me up and they gave me the 158 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 3: date and they said, listen, we're gonna have the best 159 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:50,200 Speaker 3: family reunion. 160 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:52,120 Speaker 2: You got to be there. This is the date. 161 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:55,559 Speaker 3: So I checked the date and it fell on a weekend, 162 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 3: and I said, look, guys, I can't come on the weekend. 163 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 3: I have to do my father in lost hair. And 164 00:09:03,520 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 3: they were like so disappointed. They were like, what you 165 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 3: can't come, and we've done all this planning, and I said, no, 166 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:13,320 Speaker 3: I'm committed. We tape on Sunday and I have to 167 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:15,440 Speaker 3: pick him up and I have to bring to the church. 168 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:16,440 Speaker 2: I have to do his hair. 169 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 3: Well. Later on I got word that they were talking 170 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:24,640 Speaker 3: about me. I found out that they didn't think my 171 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 3: job was very important. And they said, I can't believe 172 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 3: that's all she does in the ministry. I think she 173 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:37,320 Speaker 3: should be doing more. You know, they weren't trying to 174 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:43,079 Speaker 3: be mean. They just thought my job description should be different. Well, 175 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:45,200 Speaker 3: you know what, that hurt my feelings and I got 176 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:47,440 Speaker 3: to thinking about it and I got a little discouraged 177 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 3: about it. 178 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:49,679 Speaker 2: But then I made a decision. 179 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 3: I thought, you know what, I'm gonna let that go 180 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:55,880 Speaker 3: because deep down on the inside of me, I hear 181 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:59,320 Speaker 3: be faithful in the small, be faithful in the small, 182 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 3: Just be faithful in the small. 183 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:03,320 Speaker 2: So I let that. 184 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 3: Go, and I decided to be the best TV production 185 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:12,600 Speaker 3: hair person there has ever been. So for several years, 186 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 3: i'd picked my father in law up, bring him to 187 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:19,479 Speaker 3: the church, and get him TV ready. I was committed 188 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:23,319 Speaker 3: to that job. I was faithful and in the routine 189 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 3: of all those Sunday mornings, all those weekends, I didn't 190 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 3: realize that I was building extraordinary into my life. 191 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 2: You see, I. 192 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:36,960 Speaker 3: Believe it built commitment in my life. I believe that 193 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 3: it was doing a work in me. It was causing 194 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 3: me to be able to understand the ministry life, giving 195 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:48,440 Speaker 3: me vision. It was showing me what it took to 196 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:52,200 Speaker 3: do this job. And I believe just through those years 197 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:55,199 Speaker 3: of what some people may not have thought was important, 198 00:10:55,679 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 3: God did think it was important. It was building extraordinary me. 199 00:11:01,120 --> 00:11:04,320 Speaker 3: And I believe that I can do what I'm doing today. 200 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 3: I can be with my husband and help him push 201 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 3: this ministry forward because of the commitment and the faithfulness 202 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:14,320 Speaker 3: that I showed then. You see, in many ways it 203 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 3: prepared me. 204 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:19,880 Speaker 2: So I want to encourage you today. 205 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:27,120 Speaker 3: Don't let the definition of someone else's success determine your future. See, 206 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:30,000 Speaker 3: someone might not think what you're doing is very important. 207 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 3: They may look down on it. They may not realize 208 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:38,559 Speaker 3: what God is doing in your life. He is preparing 209 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:44,560 Speaker 3: you for greater opportunity. You see, because someone doesn't see 210 00:11:44,559 --> 00:11:47,240 Speaker 3: what you're doing doesn't mean that God doesn't see what 211 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:50,560 Speaker 3: you're doing. Just because they don't think it's important doesn't 212 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 3: mean God doesn't think it's important. 213 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:53,960 Speaker 2: And I'm telling you. 214 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 3: God, bless us faithfulness. We have to pass this faithfulness 215 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:02,200 Speaker 3: test if we're going to go on to greater things. 216 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:05,439 Speaker 3: You know, one thing that I realize that really can 217 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 3: reduce this extraordinary life that God's given us down to 218 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 3: ordinary is when we compare ourself. You know, we all 219 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:17,400 Speaker 3: know that social media these days can make your life 220 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:21,040 Speaker 3: feel like it's going nowhere. You look at these vacations, 221 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:23,079 Speaker 3: you look at all this stuff these people are doing. 222 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 3: They're highlight reel and you think, man, my life is 223 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:28,720 Speaker 3: just ordinary routine. 224 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:31,199 Speaker 2: I go to work, I come home. I go to work, 225 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 2: I come home. When do they have time to do 226 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:34,600 Speaker 2: all this stuff? 227 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:38,640 Speaker 3: Well, little do we realize it took them twenty nine 228 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:42,320 Speaker 3: tries just to get that picture right, and then after 229 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:47,040 Speaker 3: they filtered it, corrected it, worked through it, then it 230 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:47,760 Speaker 3: was perfect. 231 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 2: We know this, don't we. 232 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:55,439 Speaker 3: We cannot fall into the trap of comparing ourself because 233 00:12:55,520 --> 00:12:58,079 Speaker 3: we're originals, we're masterpieces. 234 00:12:58,240 --> 00:12:59,319 Speaker 2: We're one of a kind. 235 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 3: Designments that your call to do are to stinct to 236 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:09,240 Speaker 3: your calling, you fit your destiny. No one else can 237 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:12,760 Speaker 3: do what you've been called to do. Don't shrink your 238 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 3: life down to mundane an ordinary. 239 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:18,240 Speaker 2: Stir up the gifts of God within you. 240 00:13:18,520 --> 00:13:20,960 Speaker 3: What do you have in your hand that is going 241 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 3: to be your extraordinary tomorrow? I encourage you just like 242 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 3: I encourage myself. 243 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:28,760 Speaker 2: God is a faithful God. 244 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:32,920 Speaker 3: Give it your all. Be your best every day. Listen, 245 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 3: when you prepare today, you're going to be better off tomorrow. 246 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:39,640 Speaker 3: Know that when you're faithful, you're going to have something 247 00:13:39,679 --> 00:13:40,920 Speaker 3: to talk about later on. 248 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:43,680 Speaker 2: Amen. Amen, here's an awesome God. 249 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:48,840 Speaker 4: It's a new year, an opportunity for a fresh start. 250 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:52,360 Speaker 4: It's a new year, time to forget the struggles of 251 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 4: the past and make room for new blessings. 252 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:56,480 Speaker 2: It's a new year. 253 00:13:56,600 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 4: The perfect time to build expectation and faith for an 254 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 4: amazing new season. 255 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:04,200 Speaker 1: The beginning of the year is a great time to 256 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:07,280 Speaker 1: start afresh and a new to let go of negative 257 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:09,440 Speaker 1: things of the past and to get ready for the 258 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:13,440 Speaker 1: new things God has in store. Every January we create 259 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 1: a new devotional calendar. When you start off each day 260 00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:20,920 Speaker 1: in faith, grateful for what God has done, making positive 261 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 1: declarations over your future, you're setting the tone for a 262 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 1: blessed day and a victorious year. This devotional calendar will 263 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 1: help you get your mind going in the right direction 264 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 1: so you can live in faith expecting the goodness of God. 265 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:38,280 Speaker 4: As our way of saying thank you for your gift 266 00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 4: of any amount this first month of the year, we 267 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 4: would like to send you a copy of our brand 268 00:14:43,160 --> 00:14:46,280 Speaker 4: new twenty twenty five three hundred and sixty five day 269 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:51,920 Speaker 4: devotional calendar. Using this devotional calendar is as easy as one, two, three. 270 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:56,480 Speaker 4: One wake up with an expectancy in your heart. Two 271 00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:59,960 Speaker 4: reflect on the daily scripture, verse and devotional from Joel. 272 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 4: Three capture the Lord's promises to you on journaling lines 273 00:15:04,280 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 4: for writing and reflection. 274 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:08,440 Speaker 1: This is going to be one of your best years. 275 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 1: Our twenty twenty five devotional calendar is going to help 276 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 1: you stay in faith and see the goodness of God 277 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:17,680 Speaker 1: in ways you've never seen. Victoria and I pray for 278 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 1: you and your family every day, and thank you so 279 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 1: much for your prayer and support. Your generosity is impacting 280 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:27,440 Speaker 1: lives around the world. And a special thank you to 281 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:30,800 Speaker 1: our Champion of Hope partners for your monthly gifts. If 282 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 1: you're not a partner, I hope you'll consider becoming one. 283 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 1: Remember you can watch the services online live every Sunday morning, 284 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 1: download our daily podcast, watch on YouTube now the new 285 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:45,520 Speaker 1: jewelost Network twenty four hours a day, and of course 286 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 1: listen live on Serious XM as well. 287 00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:49,480 Speaker 2: But until we meet again. 288 00:15:49,560 --> 00:15:52,400 Speaker 1: Met, the Lord bless you and keep you, may show 289 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:54,440 Speaker 1: you his favor and watch over you. 290 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:57,880 Speaker 4: Be sure to request your copy of the twenty twenty 291 00:15:57,920 --> 00:16:02,520 Speaker 4: five devotional calendar today. 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