1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:03,800 Speaker 1: Hi, this is Jolan Victoria. Thanks so much for listening 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:07,520 Speaker 1: to the podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. We 3 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:11,400 Speaker 1: believe you're going to have an awesome twenty twenty four, healthy, productive, 4 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 1: and favor filled. God bless you today and enjoy the message. Well, 5 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:19,480 Speaker 1: God bless you. Always a joy to come into your homes. 6 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: We love you. If you're ever in our area, I 7 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: hope you'll stop buying be a part of one of 8 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: our services. I promise you we'll make you feel right 9 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: at home. But thanks so much for tuning in today. 10 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:32,559 Speaker 1: Thanks again for coming out. I like to start each 11 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: week with something funny, and I heard about this man. 12 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:37,919 Speaker 1: He was walking up to a country store and there 13 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: was a little boy sitting on the front porch with 14 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 1: a huge dog sitting next to him. The man said, son, 15 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 1: does your dog bite? He said, no, sir, my dog 16 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 1: doesn't bite. Man reached down to pet the dog and 17 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: the dog took about half of his arm off. He 18 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 1: pulled it back and said, son, I thought you said 19 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 1: your dog didn't bite. The little boy said, that's not 20 00:00:56,800 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 1: my dog. All right, hold of your bible. Say it 21 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: like you mean it. This is my bible. I am 22 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 1: what it says I am. I have what it says 23 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 1: I have. I can do what it says I can do. 24 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: Today I will be talked the word of God. I 25 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: boldly confess. My mind is alert, my heart is receptive. 26 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 1: I'll never be the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. 27 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: I want to talk to you today about living life happy. 28 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:30,760 Speaker 1: Too many people dragged through the day sour, with no enthusiasm. 29 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: They hardly ever smile, they never laugh anymore. Everything is 30 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:39,919 Speaker 1: a burden. But God never created us to endure life. 31 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:44,040 Speaker 1: He created us to enjoy life. We're not supposed to 32 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 1: go around with a long face, negative discourage, sour grumpy. 33 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 1: You and I are supposed to be the happiest people 34 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 1: on earth. Everywhere we go. We should brighten people's day. 35 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 1: You've been around people like that before. It's so enthusiastic, 36 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 1: happy and full of faith. They rub off on you. 37 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: When you leave, you feel better, refreshed, re energized, inspired. 38 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 1: That's the impact we should have on others. Our joy 39 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: should overflow to them. But some people go around with 40 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:21,519 Speaker 1: such a long face and such a sad report. It's 41 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 1: like they lost their last friend. They go to church 42 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: like they're going to God's funeral. Like this man I 43 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: heard about. He walked into a restaurant and said to 44 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 1: the waitress do you serve crabs here? She said, sit down, mister, 45 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 1: We'll serve anybody. A lady was talking to this couple 46 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 1: and she said to the wife, do you ever wake 47 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: up grouchy? She said no, I just let him sleep. 48 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: But really, life is too short for us to live 49 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:53,839 Speaker 1: it negative, grouchy, grumpy. Jesus came that our joy might 50 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: be full. When your joy is full, it can be seen, 51 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 1: it's expressed. You know people that haven't smiled in six months, 52 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:05,800 Speaker 1: they haven't laughed in three years. You ask them how 53 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: they're doing. Well, Brother, I've got the joy of the Lord. No, 54 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 1: you need to notify your face. Joy is supposed to 55 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:17,080 Speaker 1: be displayed. We should have a smile on our face 56 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:21,079 Speaker 1: as fringing our stuff. We should be kind and friendly. 57 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: We should be easy going and fun to be around. 58 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 1: Some of you today you need to get your joy back. 59 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 1: You've allowed the pressures of life to push you down. 60 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: Now you're not excited about your future. You're not enjoying 61 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 1: the people God's brought into your life. You don't laugh 62 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: and smile like you know you should. If you don't 63 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 1: make an adjustment, you'll go year after year and get 64 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 1: more and more solemn. It's not only robbing you of 65 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 1: the joy that belongs to you, but it's robbing your 66 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: family and friends of the gift that you have to give. 67 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: You need to draw the line in the sand and 68 00:03:56,200 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 1: say that's it. I'm not going to live another day negative, discovere, 69 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 1: sour or grumpy. I'm gonna put a smile on my face. 70 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 1: I'm gonna let my joy be seen so I can 71 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 1: brighten somebody else's day. I'm gonna live my life happy. Well, 72 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 1: you say, Joel, I'd be happy if I had your life. 73 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: I'd be happy, Joel, if I was as good looking 74 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 1: as you. What are you laughing at? I'd be happy 75 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:27,799 Speaker 1: if I was married to Victoria. No comment. No, God 76 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 1: has given you your life to enjoy. Don't compare your 77 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 1: situation to somebody else's. You have everything you need to 78 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 1: be happy. You may not be in the home you 79 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:40,359 Speaker 1: want to be living in. You may not have the 80 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:43,479 Speaker 1: exact job you would like. Maybe you're single and you 81 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:46,479 Speaker 1: really want to get married. If you're not careful, you 82 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: can allow those things to frustrate you until they change. 83 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:52,919 Speaker 1: But this is very important. If you don't learn to 84 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:56,159 Speaker 1: be happy where you are, you'll never get to where 85 00:04:56,200 --> 00:05:00,839 Speaker 1: you want to be. Being happy where you are falling 86 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 1: into self pity, not complaining. That's a seed that you're 87 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 1: so in for God to take you to where you 88 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 1: want to go. And it's good to have big dreams, 89 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: it's good to want to increase, but we can't let 90 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: our goals and dreams frustrate us to where we can't 91 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 1: be happy where we are. We have to realize God 92 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:22,799 Speaker 1: is directing our steps. Where you are is not an accident. 93 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:26,679 Speaker 1: It's all a part of God's divine plan. If you'll 94 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 1: stay in faith and just go out each day, be 95 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 1: your best with a smile on your face, happy where 96 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:36,159 Speaker 1: you are, then you are passing the test. That's what 97 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:38,839 Speaker 1: allows God to open up new doors and get you 98 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 1: to where you want to be. But too many people 99 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:44,799 Speaker 1: on the inside are at war. They think I can't 100 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:47,719 Speaker 1: be happy. I don't even like my life. I don't 101 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 1: like the way I look, I don't like the car 102 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:52,280 Speaker 1: I drive, I don't like where I'm living, I don't 103 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 1: like the people in my life. When those things change, 104 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 1: then I'll be happy. Now, God never intended for us 105 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 1: to put off off our happiness. That's why David said 106 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:05,480 Speaker 1: in Psalm onein eighteen, this is the day the Lord 107 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:08,840 Speaker 1: has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it. 108 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:13,599 Speaker 1: He's saying, this is the day to be happy. Not 109 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:17,280 Speaker 1: tomorrow when the weather clears up, Not next week when 110 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 1: I don't have to work so hard, not next month 111 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 1: when I make it through this difficult time. No, make 112 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:26,800 Speaker 1: a decision to enjoy your life right now. So easy 113 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 1: to come up with excuses to delay our happiness. I 114 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 1: hear it all the time. As soon as I get 115 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: out of this problem, Joel, I'll be happy as soon 116 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 1: as I lose ten pounds, as soon as my business grows, 117 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:42,279 Speaker 1: as soon as my child straightens up. No, if you 118 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 1: don't put your foot down and decide to be happy 119 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:48,719 Speaker 1: right now, there will always be something to keep you 120 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 1: from being happy. I'm asking us to get rid of 121 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 1: the excuses, and let's make a decision to enjoy our 122 00:06:55,480 --> 00:07:02,919 Speaker 1: life right now. It's interesting, as children, we start all happy, laughing, enthusiastic. 123 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:06,719 Speaker 1: Problems don't keep us down. A little child can be 124 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 1: crying one moment because something's wrong, and five minutes later 125 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:14,320 Speaker 1: they've totally forgotten about it, and they're happy again. I've 126 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 1: never seen a little child holding a grudge, never seen 127 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 1: a toddler walking around with bitterness and unforgiveness, Never seen 128 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 1: a four year old worried about his future, thinking that 129 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: he's not gonna make it. No, children are happy. They 130 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 1: enjoy the simple things in life. They forgive quickly. They're 131 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 1: excited about each day. I remember when our daughter Alexander 132 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 1: was just a little baby, and I'd go get her 133 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 1: out of the crib in the morning. When she'd hear 134 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: me coming, she's so excited. She'd start jumping up and down. 135 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 1: She'd give me a great, big hug with her arms 136 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 1: or legs, a big kiss. Why was she so excited? 137 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: What was the occasion? Was it her birthday? Were we 138 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 1: going on vacation, Were we headed to Disneyland? No, it 139 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 1: was the dawning of a new day. She was excited 140 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:06,960 Speaker 1: just to be alive, to have another day to enjoy. 141 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 1: That's the excitement that God has placed on the inside 142 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 1: of every one of us. We should never forget how 143 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 1: to celebrate each day, but so often, the older we get, 144 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: we let the challenges of life push down and sadden 145 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:25,480 Speaker 1: our spirits. We have to realize every day is a 146 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 1: gift from God. Once this day is gone, we can 147 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 1: never get it back. If we make the mistake of 148 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 1: living it negative, discourage, grumpy, sour, that is a day 149 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: that we've wasted. The sad thing is some people have 150 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:46,520 Speaker 1: wasted year after year being unhappy because somebody's not treating 151 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:49,320 Speaker 1: them right, or because they're not getting their way, or 152 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 1: because their plans are not working out as fast as 153 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:54,679 Speaker 1: they would like. I've made up my mind, i am 154 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:57,439 Speaker 1: not going to waste any more days. I'm going to 155 00:08:57,640 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 1: celebrate each day as a gift from God. God. One 156 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 1: thing I've learned is that happiness is a choice. When 157 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:09,440 Speaker 1: you wake up in the morning, you can choose what 158 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 1: kind of day you're going to have. You can choose 159 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 1: to be in a good mood, or you can choose 160 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 1: to be in a bad mood. You can choose to 161 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:21,840 Speaker 1: live this day happy, excited, expecting God's goodness, or you 162 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 1: can choose to be irritable and sour and just try 163 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:27,560 Speaker 1: to make it through. How you live your life is 164 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 1: totally up to you. It's not dependent on your circumstances. 165 00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:36,680 Speaker 1: It's dependent on your choices. Abraham Lincoln said, most people 166 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:40,760 Speaker 1: are as happy as they decided to be. I have 167 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:43,720 Speaker 1: a friend right now that's going through treatment for cancer. 168 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:48,560 Speaker 1: He's a young man, very talented, very athletic. If he 169 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 1: had not told me, I would have never known anything 170 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 1: was wrong. I've never once heard him complain. He's always friendly, upbeat, 171 00:09:57,320 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 1: enjoy's life. I ask him the other day how he 172 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:04,439 Speaker 1: could keep such a good attitude during such a difficult time, 173 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 1: he said, Joel. When I get up in the morning, 174 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:10,200 Speaker 1: I ask myself, do you want to be depressed today 175 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:13,440 Speaker 1: or do you want to live happy? And I choose 176 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:17,840 Speaker 1: to live happy. Understand, if you're going to be happy, 177 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:21,840 Speaker 1: you have to be happy on purpose. Happiness is not 178 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 1: going to fall on you. We're not going to wake 179 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:27,079 Speaker 1: up every morning and think, oh wow, I want to 180 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:29,960 Speaker 1: be happy today now. Some mornings we're going to wake 181 00:10:30,040 --> 00:10:33,440 Speaker 1: up and think, nobody better get in my way. I 182 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:35,680 Speaker 1: don't feel like going to work, I don't feel like 183 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:38,240 Speaker 1: cleaning the house, I don't feel like driving in this traffic. 184 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:41,760 Speaker 1: Just let me get my coffee and nobody will get hurt. 185 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:46,439 Speaker 1: Some mornings we wake up grouchy, and if we get 186 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 1: in agreement with those thoughts and we start dwelling on 187 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:52,679 Speaker 1: how we feel and what we don't have and all 188 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:55,960 Speaker 1: of our problems. We may not realize it, but we're 189 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:59,680 Speaker 1: choosing to have a lousy day. That's paving the way 190 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 1: for feet, discouragement, mediocrity. Here's the key. When you wake 191 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 1: up in the morning, you cannot wait to see what 192 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 1: kind of day you're gonna have. You have to decide 193 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:13,560 Speaker 1: what kind of day you're gonna have. In other words, 194 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:16,439 Speaker 1: don't wait to see how you feel and what kind 195 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:19,199 Speaker 1: of mood your spouse is in, and what the traffic's 196 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:22,200 Speaker 1: like and what the stock market's doing. No, right when 197 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:24,559 Speaker 1: you get out of bed, you need to make a declaration, 198 00:11:24,679 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: right then and there, this is gonna be a great day. 199 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 1: I'm excited about my future. I know God is directing 200 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 1: my steps. Something good is gonna happen to me today. 201 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:39,240 Speaker 1: That is setting the tone for a blessed, prosperous, happy day. 202 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:43,600 Speaker 1: The scripture says in Psalms that joy comes in the morning. 203 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:47,440 Speaker 1: When you wake up each morning, God sends you a 204 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:51,559 Speaker 1: special delivery of joy. It comes knocking at your door. 205 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 1: And when you get up in faith and make that 206 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 1: declaration that this is gonna be a good day. You 207 00:11:57,120 --> 00:12:00,080 Speaker 1: know what you did. You just answered the door. If 208 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:02,640 Speaker 1: you just receive the gift of joy that God sent 209 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:06,439 Speaker 1: to you. The problem is some people never answer the door. 210 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 1: It's been knocking months and months, years and years. Come on, 211 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 1: let me in. You can be happy, you can cheer up, 212 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: you can enjoy your life. I don't know about you, 213 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:18,960 Speaker 1: but I've made up my mind. I'm gonna answer the door. 214 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:21,720 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get up every morning and say, Father, thank 215 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:25,320 Speaker 1: you for another beautiful day. I'm gonna be happy. I'm 216 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 1: gonna enjoy this day. I'm gonna brighten somebody else's life. 217 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:33,599 Speaker 1: I am choosing to receive your gift of joy. A 218 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:36,720 Speaker 1: lot of times we think, well, joy, I'm unhappy because 219 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 1: somebody's not treating me right. I'm unhappy because I'm having 220 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:43,559 Speaker 1: to work two jobs. I'm unhappy because I'm not where 221 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:46,080 Speaker 1: I wanted to be in life. Can I say this 222 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:51,720 Speaker 1: kindly and respectfully, You're unhappy because you're choosing to be unhappy. 223 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:56,560 Speaker 1: The scripture says no person can take your joy. That 224 00:12:56,720 --> 00:13:01,960 Speaker 1: means no man, no woman, no obstacle, no difficulty, no disappointment, 225 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:05,440 Speaker 1: no sickness, nothing can take your joy. You have to 226 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:08,840 Speaker 1: give it away. In other words, you're in complete control. 227 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:12,600 Speaker 1: You're in charge of how happy or unhappy you want 228 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 1: to live. I see too many people that are allowing 229 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:19,720 Speaker 1: someone else to frustrate them, and they end up giving 230 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 1: away their joy. George Byrne said, happiness is having a loving, caring, 231 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 1: close knit family. Living in another state. You may have 232 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 1: people in your life, perhaps even in your own family, 233 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 1: that are hard to get along with. They do things 234 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:41,960 Speaker 1: on purpose to aggravate you. They know just what buttons 235 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:44,800 Speaker 1: to push to frustrate you. Listen, You've got to draw 236 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 1: that line in the sand and say no more. I 237 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 1: am not giving away my joy. I realize this day 238 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:54,000 Speaker 1: is a gift from God, and I'm not gonna waste 239 00:13:54,040 --> 00:13:57,200 Speaker 1: it be an unhappy because of how someone is or 240 00:13:57,320 --> 00:14:00,680 Speaker 1: isn't treating me. One of the best things I've ever 241 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:05,360 Speaker 1: learned is I am responsible for my own happiness. It's 242 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 1: not up to Victoria to make me happy. It's not 243 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 1: up to my family and friends to keep me cheered up. 244 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 1: Somebody may be treating me wrong, they may not be 245 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:16,080 Speaker 1: doing what I want them to do, but that is 246 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:18,800 Speaker 1: not an excuse for me to live my life sour. 247 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:21,880 Speaker 1: I am responsible to get up every morning and to 248 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:24,720 Speaker 1: receive the gift of joy that God sends to me. 249 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 1: And I found most of the time we have what 250 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 1: we need to be happy, we just don't have the 251 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 1: right perspective. For instance, you may not be happy at 252 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:37,800 Speaker 1: the job you're at right now, but if for some 253 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:40,720 Speaker 1: reason you were to lose that job and you went 254 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:44,480 Speaker 1: months and months without any income, and then one day 255 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:47,960 Speaker 1: you were able to get that same job back, most 256 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:52,040 Speaker 1: likely you would be extremely happy. You had what you 257 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 1: needed to be happy, you just didn't realize it. I 258 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:59,240 Speaker 1: know people that are perfectly healthy, but they're never really happy. 259 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:03,040 Speaker 1: It's all something bothering them. They want a bigger house 260 00:15:03,160 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 1: or a better job. But if they were to lose 261 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:09,840 Speaker 1: their health and then regain it, I'm sure they would 262 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:12,720 Speaker 1: be thrilled. They have what they need to be happy. 263 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:17,040 Speaker 1: I hear ladies complain and complain about their husband, he's 264 00:15:17,120 --> 00:15:19,240 Speaker 1: just too much of this or not enough of that. 265 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 1: But if that husband were gone and you were lonely 266 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 1: month after month, didn't have anybody to talk to, nobody 267 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:30,600 Speaker 1: to go to dinner with, you might be happy just 268 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 1: to get that old goat back, I mean that man back. 269 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 1: What am I saying, keep the right perspective. Every one 270 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 1: of us has something even right now to be happy 271 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 1: about our health, our job, our family, and opportunity. I 272 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:49,720 Speaker 1: know this couple that live in another state, and they 273 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:52,840 Speaker 1: were constantly complaining about the house they were living in. 274 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 1: It was too small and too far out in the country. 275 00:15:56,600 --> 00:16:00,240 Speaker 1: It was a source of frustration year after year. But 276 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:04,720 Speaker 1: when the economy went down recently, unfortunately, their income went 277 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 1: down as well, and they got very close to losing 278 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 1: that house. In fact, just before the bank foreclosed on it, 279 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:15,040 Speaker 1: they were able to refinance and they kept the house. 280 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:17,880 Speaker 1: Do you know now they think that house is the 281 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 1: greatest thing in the world. They show it off like 282 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 1: it's brand new. What happened They change their perspective. I 283 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:27,560 Speaker 1: hear people say, well, I gotta go to work today. 284 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:30,120 Speaker 1: Know the right attitude is, I get to go to 285 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 1: work today. I've got a job, I've got opportunity. That's 286 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 1: reason enough for me to have a smile on my face. Well, 287 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:41,320 Speaker 1: I've got to clean this house. It's so much work. No, 288 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:44,560 Speaker 1: I get to clean this house. I'm strong, I'm healthy. 289 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:46,840 Speaker 1: On top of that, I have a house. I'm not 290 00:16:46,920 --> 00:16:51,840 Speaker 1: living under a bridge. Somewhere. Well, girl, I've got to 291 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:54,400 Speaker 1: take care of these children. All I do is cook 292 00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:57,200 Speaker 1: and clean, do the laundry. No, I get to take 293 00:16:57,200 --> 00:16:59,480 Speaker 1: care of these children. They're a gift from God. They're 294 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 1: a special treasure. I found. There are very few things 295 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:07,480 Speaker 1: in life that we have to do. Well, Joel, I 296 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:10,480 Speaker 1: have to pay my taxes. No, really, you get to 297 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 1: pay your taxes. The fact that you have taxes due 298 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:16,679 Speaker 1: means that you made money. That tells me God blessed 299 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:19,639 Speaker 1: you with opportunity. Well, I've got to go to the 300 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:22,880 Speaker 1: grocery store today. No, that means you're healthy enough to eat. 301 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:25,760 Speaker 1: I get to go to the grocery store. Well, I've 302 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 1: got to drive in traffic. No, that means God's blessed 303 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:31,640 Speaker 1: you with a car. I get to drive in traffic. Well, 304 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:35,680 Speaker 1: I've got to buy my wife a Valentine's Day gift. No, 305 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:38,120 Speaker 1: that means God's blessed you with a wife. You don't 306 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 1: have to buy her a gift. You get to buy 307 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:44,480 Speaker 1: her a gift, and if you don't, you will be unhappy, 308 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 1: because if mama's not happy, nobody's happy. But so much 309 00:17:53,359 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 1: of our happiness is based on our perspective. I read 310 00:17:56,880 --> 00:17:59,680 Speaker 1: about these two men. They had been brick layers for 311 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:03,680 Speaker 1: over thirty years. They were working on a huge skyscraper downtown. 312 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:09,920 Speaker 1: One man was always negative, discouraged, constantly complaining, dreaded going 313 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 1: to work. The other man was just the opposite. He 314 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:15,719 Speaker 1: was excited to show up each day and just had 315 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:20,320 Speaker 1: an attitude of faith and just enthusiastic about life. One day, 316 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:23,080 Speaker 1: a friend came by the job site and asked them 317 00:18:23,359 --> 00:18:26,080 Speaker 1: separately what they were doing. The first man said, all 318 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:29,520 Speaker 1: were just laying brick. We've been doing this for thirty years. 319 00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:32,120 Speaker 1: It's so boring, one brick on top of the other. 320 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:35,480 Speaker 1: The man asked the second man. He just lit up. 321 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 1: He said, while we're building a magnificent skyscraper. This structure 322 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:43,800 Speaker 1: is gonna stand tall for generations to come, and I'm 323 00:18:43,840 --> 00:18:46,280 Speaker 1: just so excited that I could be a part of it. 324 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:50,320 Speaker 1: See their happiness or lack of it was based on 325 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:53,639 Speaker 1: their perspective. Friends, you can either be laying a brick 326 00:18:54,080 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 1: or you can be building a beautiful skyscraper. Choice is 327 00:18:56,880 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 1: up to you. In other words, you can go to 328 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 1: work each day and just punch in on the clock 329 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:03,879 Speaker 1: and dread being there and do as little as you 330 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:06,720 Speaker 1: have to to get by, or you can show up 331 00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:10,160 Speaker 1: with enthusiasm and give it your best, knowing that you're 332 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:14,240 Speaker 1: making the world a better place. I found we create 333 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:18,360 Speaker 1: much of our own unhappiness. We see what's wrong rather 334 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:21,040 Speaker 1: than what's right. We look at what we don't have 335 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:24,440 Speaker 1: rather than what we do have. We don't celebrate each 336 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:27,919 Speaker 1: day and appreciate the gift that God has given us. 337 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 1: A man told how years ago he was on a 338 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:35,080 Speaker 1: train and he met a very successful couple. The lady 339 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:39,359 Speaker 1: was wearing expensive clothing, expensive jewelry, was obvious that they 340 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:42,160 Speaker 1: were well to do. They were all up in the 341 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:45,600 Speaker 1: first class cabin together and was very nice, very comfortable. 342 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:49,720 Speaker 1: But from the start this lady did nothing but complain. 343 00:19:50,320 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 1: She complained that the temperature wasn't right, Complain that there 344 00:19:53,880 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 1: wasn't enough light, complain that the food wasn't good, complain 345 00:19:57,160 --> 00:20:01,200 Speaker 1: that her seat was dirty. She made everybody miss During 346 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:04,919 Speaker 1: the journey. This man struck up a conversation with her husband, 347 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:07,440 Speaker 1: and he asked what kind of business he was in, 348 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 1: and he told how he had been in the car 349 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:11,520 Speaker 1: industry and God had blessed him in a great way. 350 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:15,720 Speaker 1: But he said, now my wife, she's in the manufacturing business. 351 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:18,439 Speaker 1: The men thought, that's kind of odd, and she's so 352 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 1: dignified and dressed so properly, that just doesn't seem like 353 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:25,919 Speaker 1: it fit. He asked, very curiously, what does she manufacture? 354 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:32,760 Speaker 1: The husband said, she manufactures unhappiness. She's unhappy everywhere she goes. 355 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:37,480 Speaker 1: Some of you today you may need to change businesses, 356 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:41,240 Speaker 1: not physically, but mentally. You need to get out of 357 00:20:41,320 --> 00:20:46,280 Speaker 1: the manufacturing of unhappiness business. In other words, quit dwelling 358 00:20:46,359 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 1: on what's wrong, quit seeing the faults, and start seeing 359 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:53,399 Speaker 1: the good. Start being grateful for what you have, start 360 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:57,400 Speaker 1: appreciating the gift of today. Do you realize you can 361 00:20:57,520 --> 00:21:02,720 Speaker 1: manufacture happiness just as easy as you can unhappiness. Jesus 362 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:06,159 Speaker 1: put it this way. A good man from his inner 363 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 1: treasure brings forth good things, but an evil man, out 364 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:15,199 Speaker 1: of his own evil storehouse brings forth evil things. This 365 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:18,960 Speaker 1: is saying it's not our circumstances that cause us to 366 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:22,840 Speaker 1: be negative and unhappy, it's what's on the inside. It's 367 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:27,800 Speaker 1: because our perspective is wrong. Because you can take a positive, happy, 368 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:31,840 Speaker 1: faith filled person and put them in negative circumstances and 369 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 1: they're still gonna be positive, happy, faith filled. They're gonna 370 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:39,000 Speaker 1: find the good. They're not gonna be complaining. They're gonna 371 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:42,080 Speaker 1: be saying, God's gonna turn this around. I'm a victor 372 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:45,040 Speaker 1: and not a victim. It's because their heart is right. 373 00:21:45,320 --> 00:21:49,000 Speaker 1: It's filled with faith, with hope, with gratitude. If you'll 374 00:21:49,040 --> 00:21:53,080 Speaker 1: get the inside right, it'll override the outside. But so 375 00:21:53,240 --> 00:21:57,560 Speaker 1: often we've developed wrong mindsets that keep us from being happy. 376 00:21:58,080 --> 00:22:02,480 Speaker 1: Things like it's Monday, traffic's gonna be terrible, this is 377 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 1: gonna be a hard day. Or I've got to clean 378 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:08,480 Speaker 1: my house. I sure can't enjoy today. I've got a 379 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:10,840 Speaker 1: work late, gotta go on a business trip. This is 380 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:14,359 Speaker 1: going to be a real pain. We've conditioned our mind 381 00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:17,600 Speaker 1: when we can enjoy life and when we just have 382 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:21,600 Speaker 1: to endure life. If we would change those conditions, we 383 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 1: could enjoy every part of our life. This is what 384 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:28,200 Speaker 1: I had to do. I write my sermons on Thursdays. 385 00:22:28,600 --> 00:22:33,200 Speaker 1: When I first started ministering on Thursdays, I would dread it. 386 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:36,919 Speaker 1: I would get up in the morning so pressured, so uptight. 387 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:39,679 Speaker 1: I think, oh man, this is gonna be hard. I 388 00:22:39,720 --> 00:22:41,920 Speaker 1: gotta come up with something to say. If I can 389 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:45,560 Speaker 1: just make it through today. One day, it dawned on me, 390 00:22:46,080 --> 00:22:49,080 Speaker 1: I could be doing this on Thursdays for the next 391 00:22:49,119 --> 00:22:52,680 Speaker 1: fifty years. I better decide to enjoy it, or I'm 392 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:55,840 Speaker 1: going to waste a huge part of my life. Now 393 00:22:55,880 --> 00:22:58,159 Speaker 1: when I get up on Thursdays, I have a totally 394 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 1: different approach. I relax and enjoy it. I actually look 395 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:05,720 Speaker 1: forward to it. What happened I had to change how 396 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:09,760 Speaker 1: I had conditioned my mind. I read where there are 397 00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:14,200 Speaker 1: more heart attacks on Monday than any other day. People 398 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 1: have already decided Monday is a stressed out day. You've 399 00:23:18,119 --> 00:23:21,400 Speaker 1: heard of the Monday morning blues. If we're not careful, 400 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:24,760 Speaker 1: we'll fall into that same trap. I can't be happy today. 401 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 1: I got to mow the lawn. I can't enjoy this day. 402 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:30,639 Speaker 1: I got a work late, it's raining outside. This is 403 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:32,800 Speaker 1: a stressed out day. Let me just make it through. 404 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:38,560 Speaker 1: A study recently came out that stated happiness increases ten 405 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:43,280 Speaker 1: percent on Fridays. Why is that people are excited about 406 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 1: the weekend, so they've decided to be happier. They've made 407 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:49,920 Speaker 1: up their mind on Fridays they can enjoy their life more. 408 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:54,120 Speaker 1: My challenge to all of us today is let every 409 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:58,080 Speaker 1: day be a Friday. Give yourself permission every day to 410 00:23:58,160 --> 00:24:02,640 Speaker 1: be happy, not just on the weekends, not just when 411 00:24:02,640 --> 00:24:04,760 Speaker 1: you have a special event, not just when you're going 412 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:08,439 Speaker 1: on vacation. No, if you will have the right mindset, 413 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:11,560 Speaker 1: you can be just as happy on Monday as you 414 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:15,879 Speaker 1: are on Friday. The scripture doesn't say Friday is the 415 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:19,800 Speaker 1: day the Lord has made. No, it says this is 416 00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:24,280 Speaker 1: the day the Lord has made. This means Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. 417 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:27,960 Speaker 1: This means when it's raining, when you have to work late, 418 00:24:28,080 --> 00:24:30,320 Speaker 1: when you have to do the dishes. Why don't you 419 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:33,640 Speaker 1: make up your mind to be happy every day? You've 420 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 1: heard that saying tgif, thank god it's Friday. For you 421 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:42,600 Speaker 1: and I it should be tgim, thank god it's Monday, TGIW, 422 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:47,160 Speaker 1: thank god it's Wednesday. Tgis, thank god it's Sunday. When 423 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:49,919 Speaker 1: you wake up on Monday morning and those thoughts come 424 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:52,159 Speaker 1: knocking on your door saying, oh, it's gonna be a 425 00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:56,400 Speaker 1: long week, hard day, traffic's gonna be bad. You've got 426 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:58,920 Speaker 1: so much to do. Just try to make it through 427 00:24:58,960 --> 00:25:02,600 Speaker 1: the Monday morning blue Just say thanks, but no thanks. 428 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:06,680 Speaker 1: I've already answered the door. And Almighty God, the Creator 429 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:10,280 Speaker 1: of the universe has sent me a hand delivery of joy. 430 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:12,400 Speaker 1: I know this is going to be a great day 431 00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:16,879 Speaker 1: for us. It's not the Monday morning blues, it's the 432 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:19,800 Speaker 1: Monday morning dews. I do have a smile, I do 433 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:22,960 Speaker 1: have joy, I do have God's favor. I do have victory. 434 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:26,720 Speaker 1: Every day can be a Friday. Yes, I know some 435 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:29,440 Speaker 1: days are more difficult than others. But if we will 436 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:32,720 Speaker 1: program our mind the right way, we won't have to 437 00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:35,800 Speaker 1: drag through certain days so we can get to Friday 438 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:40,280 Speaker 1: and enjoy our life. No faith is always in the now. 439 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:45,240 Speaker 1: Our attitude should be I'm excited to be alive right now. 440 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:49,639 Speaker 1: I'm excited to have breath to breed today. I'm excited 441 00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:53,640 Speaker 1: about my family, my hell, my opportunities. I have plenty 442 00:25:53,800 --> 00:25:57,240 Speaker 1: of reasons to be happy right now. It's like that 443 00:25:57,359 --> 00:26:00,520 Speaker 1: song we used to sing as children, Zippity doo doog 444 00:26:01,119 --> 00:26:05,880 Speaker 1: zippity day. My, oh my, what a wonderful day. Zippity 445 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:11,520 Speaker 1: do doll zippity day. Plenty of sunshine is coming my way. Friends, 446 00:26:11,680 --> 00:26:14,680 Speaker 1: you can be happy if you decide to. You can 447 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:18,919 Speaker 1: even be happier if you make that decision. Bottom line 448 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:21,919 Speaker 1: is you're as happy as you're choosing to be. Now, 449 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:25,200 Speaker 1: I'm asking us to stir up the joy on the inside. 450 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:27,919 Speaker 1: You may not be exactly where you want to be, 451 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:30,840 Speaker 1: but learn to be happy where you are. That's the 452 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:34,080 Speaker 1: seed you're sowing for God to do something new. When 453 00:26:34,119 --> 00:26:36,240 Speaker 1: you get up in the morning, don't wait to see 454 00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:38,119 Speaker 1: what kind of day it's going to be. Make a 455 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:40,520 Speaker 1: declaration right at the beginning. This is going to be 456 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:42,840 Speaker 1: a great day. And if you will do this on 457 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:46,160 Speaker 1: a daily basis, choose to live your life happy, you'll 458 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:49,760 Speaker 1: not only enjoy life more, but you'll brighten other people's day. 459 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:54,080 Speaker 1: God promises your joy will be full. Now I believe 460 00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:56,400 Speaker 1: and declare every one of you are going to live 461 00:26:56,400 --> 00:27:01,160 Speaker 1: a happy, joy filled, blessed, prosperous victory. Why a PHESI 462 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:04,359 Speaker 1: in three twenty life? Amen? Do you receive it today? 463 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:08,000 Speaker 1: We never like to close our broadcast without giving you 464 00:27:08,040 --> 00:27:11,040 Speaker 1: an opportunity to make Jesus the lord of your life. 465 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:14,680 Speaker 1: Would you pray with me? Just say, Lord, Jesus, I 466 00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:19,520 Speaker 1: repent of my sins. Come into my heart. I make 467 00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:22,919 Speaker 1: you my Lord and savior. Friends, if you prayed that 468 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:26,240 Speaker 1: simple prayer, we believe you got born again. Get in 469 00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:29,960 Speaker 1: a good Bible based church. Keep God first place. He'll 470 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:32,000 Speaker 1: do amazing things in your life. 471 00:27:32,920 --> 00:27:36,919 Speaker 2: God has put a specific dream in your heart. Maybe 472 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:40,639 Speaker 2: it's a dream for a better career, a blessing that 473 00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:44,240 Speaker 2: enables you to bless others, to be in a healthy, 474 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:48,920 Speaker 2: loving relationship, to launch your own business or ministry endeavor. 475 00:27:49,720 --> 00:27:53,040 Speaker 2: We all have dreams, but sometimes set backs and opposition 476 00:27:53,240 --> 00:27:55,879 Speaker 2: can rob us of our dreams. So how do you 477 00:27:55,920 --> 00:27:58,120 Speaker 2: make your dreams a reality? 478 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:01,119 Speaker 1: One way you know it's a God given dream is 479 00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:04,000 Speaker 1: you can't accomplish it on your own. We never thought 480 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:07,280 Speaker 1: we'd be having church in a former basketball arena, But 481 00:28:07,400 --> 00:28:09,679 Speaker 1: this is what can happen when you take the limits 482 00:28:09,720 --> 00:28:11,440 Speaker 1: off of God. When you believe what. 483 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:14,080 Speaker 3: God put in your heart, that's when He steps in 484 00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:16,480 Speaker 3: and makes ways where you never saw ways. 485 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:18,800 Speaker 1: Now I love to send you my newest book, It's 486 00:28:18,840 --> 00:28:21,640 Speaker 1: time to dream again. It'll help you to hold on 487 00:28:21,720 --> 00:28:24,600 Speaker 1: to what God promised and now get discouraged by how 488 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:27,880 Speaker 1: impossible it looks or how long it's taken. You are 489 00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:31,760 Speaker 1: closer than you think. God's working behind the scenes right now. 490 00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:34,960 Speaker 1: Stay in faith. You're going to see the greatness of God. 491 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:38,960 Speaker 2: Bring your dreams to pass as our way of saying 492 00:28:39,040 --> 00:28:41,760 Speaker 2: thank you for your gift of any amount to the ministry. 493 00:28:41,800 --> 00:28:44,440 Speaker 2: This month, Joel and Victoria would like to send you 494 00:28:44,560 --> 00:28:49,200 Speaker 2: this dream releasing, life affirming book, It's Time to Dream Again. 495 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:52,200 Speaker 2: You might sense that your dreams have been buried, but 496 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:54,880 Speaker 2: with this book, you'll see that they are actually a 497 00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:58,680 Speaker 2: hidden treasure just waiting to be uncovered and come to life. 498 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:02,440 Speaker 2: God's plan for you is significant. His dreams for you 499 00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:06,000 Speaker 2: are beyond what you could imagine. Don't wait another day. 500 00:29:06,480 --> 00:29:08,000 Speaker 2: It's time to dream again. 501 00:29:09,320 --> 00:29:12,160 Speaker 3: This book will help you gain a fresh perspective for 502 00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:15,280 Speaker 3: your dreams and to believe for everything God has put 503 00:29:15,360 --> 00:29:15,880 Speaker 3: in your heart. 504 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:19,120 Speaker 1: Victoria and I pray for you and your family every day. 505 00:29:19,480 --> 00:29:22,320 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for your prayer and support. Your 506 00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:26,240 Speaker 1: generosity is making a difference around the world. Remember you 507 00:29:26,280 --> 00:29:30,400 Speaker 1: can watch the services live online every Sunday, download the 508 00:29:30,440 --> 00:29:34,600 Speaker 1: daily podcast our YouTube channel, listen on Serious exam. We 509 00:29:34,680 --> 00:29:38,040 Speaker 1: will keep you encouraged and inspired until we meet again. 510 00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:40,240 Speaker 1: Mat The Lord bless you and keep you. 511 00:29:41,120 --> 00:29:43,720 Speaker 2: Be sure to request your copy of It's Time to 512 00:29:43,800 --> 00:29:48,080 Speaker 2: Dream Again today. Visit Joelostein dot com or call eight 513 00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:50,280 Speaker 2: eight eight five six seven Joel