1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,880 Speaker 1: No one likes to talk about money. Am I saving enough? 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 1: Can I buy a house? Am I paying too much 3 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: in taxes? Will I be able to retire? What if 4 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 1: you could unlock insights about your finances in less than 5 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: five minutes, with a clear picture of where you stand 6 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: today and where your money can work harder. Now you 7 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 1: can visit facet dot com to take the free quiz 8 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 1: and get your financial wellness score today. That's Facet dot com. 9 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: This add a sponsored by Facet. Facet Wealth in Corporated 10 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: is an sec registered investment advisor. This is not an 11 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 1: offer to buy your self securities, nor is it investment, 12 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: legal or tax advice. 13 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 2: There is a blessing on your lie, put there by 14 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 2: the God who spoke worlds into existence. This blessing is 15 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:43,160 Speaker 2: not natural, it's supernatural. It will cause things to happen 16 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:47,600 Speaker 2: that you couldn't make happen. The blessing will cause opportunity 17 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 2: to find you. Good, breaks will chase you down, Promotion, healing, vindication. 18 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 2: You don't have to go after them. The blessing will 19 00:00:56,960 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 2: cause them to come to you. Hi, this is Joel 20 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 2: and Victoria. Thanks for listening to our podcast and thanks 21 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:06,039 Speaker 2: for supporting the ministry. If you enjoy today's message, why 22 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:08,199 Speaker 2: don't you be a blessing and share it with a friend. 23 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 2: We appreciate you and pray for God's very best in 24 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 2: your life. Will God bless you. It's a joy to 25 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:21,919 Speaker 2: come into your homes. And if you're ever in our area, 26 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 2: please stop buying. Be a part of one of our services. 27 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,320 Speaker 2: I'll promise you we'll make you feel right at home. 28 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 2: I like to start with something funny, and I heard 29 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 2: about this couple. They had been married for sixty years, 30 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 2: and they were sitting on the front porch together feeling romantic. 31 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 2: The wife said, I remember when you used to always 32 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 2: hold my hand. Her husband reached over and took her hand. 33 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:46,960 Speaker 2: She said, I remember, and you always used to kiss 34 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 2: me on the cheek. He leaned over kissed her on 35 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 2: the cheek. She said, I even remember when you used 36 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 2: to nibble on my ear. He got up and started 37 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 2: walking away. She said, what's wrong? Where are you going? 38 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 2: He turned around and said, to get my teeth. Say 39 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 2: it like you mean it. This is my Bible. I 40 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:08,800 Speaker 2: am what it says. I am. I have what it 41 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 2: says I have. I can do what it says I 42 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 2: can do. Today I will be taught the word of God. 43 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 2: I boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive. 44 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 2: I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, God 45 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 2: bless you. I want to talk to you today about 46 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 2: the power of the blessing. When you honor God with 47 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:33,639 Speaker 2: your life, there is a blessing He puts on you 48 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 2: that gives you an advantage. It causes you to rise 49 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 2: up when circumstances are trying to push you down. You 50 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 2: will recover from an illness when the experts said you wouldn't. 51 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 2: You will accomplish dreams that looked impossible. It wasn't just 52 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 2: your talent, your skill determination. There is a force behind 53 00:02:55,080 --> 00:03:00,120 Speaker 2: you fighting your battles, opening doors you couldn't open. Bring 54 00:02:59,880 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 2: it the right people. Those weren't just good breaks. That's 55 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 2: the blessing on your life. The blessing will cause you 56 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 2: to prosper when others are struggling. The blessing will bring 57 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:15,919 Speaker 2: promotion when you weren't next in line. The blessing will 58 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:18,680 Speaker 2: cause people to be good to you that don't even 59 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 2: like you. The scripture says in Malachi, when we give 60 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:26,800 Speaker 2: our tithes and offerings, God will pour out a blessing 61 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 2: that we don't have room to receive. It doesn't say 62 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 2: blessings plural, it says blessing singular. When you have the blessing, 63 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 2: then all kinds of blessings will come. You won't have 64 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 2: room to receive all the good things God has in store. 65 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 2: And when you face difficulties, the medical report doesn't look good. 66 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 2: You don't see how you could ever get out of debt, 67 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 2: ever break the addiction. Ordinary people would complain, Ordinary people 68 00:03:56,480 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 2: would be worried. Here's the key. You're not ordinary. You 69 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 2: have the blessing. God's face is smiling on you. He's 70 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 2: going before you right now, making crooked places straight, moving 71 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 2: the wrong people out of the way, arranging things in 72 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 2: your favor. When you know you have the blessing, you 73 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:20,480 Speaker 2: don't go around upset because people aren't treating you right, 74 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 2: worried about your finances, frustrated over a child. You stay 75 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:29,160 Speaker 2: in peace, knowing that it's just a matter of time 76 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:33,479 Speaker 2: before things change. You know, God being for you is 77 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 2: more than the world being against you. And when you're 78 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:40,160 Speaker 2: attempted to be discouraged, think it's never going to work out. 79 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:43,919 Speaker 2: Turn it around. Father, Thank you for the blessing. On 80 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 2: my life. Thank you that you're breathing in my direction. 81 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 2: Thank you that you're taking me where I could not 82 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 2: go on my own. This is what David did when 83 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:57,719 Speaker 2: he faced Goliath in the natural. He didn't have a chance. 84 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:01,840 Speaker 2: Goliath was twice his side, had all kinds of training 85 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 2: and experience. He was wearing a full set of armor. 86 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:08,839 Speaker 2: David didn't have any of that. He could have been intimidated, 87 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 2: stayed in the shepherd's fields, complain God, he's too big. 88 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 2: But David understood this principle. He knew the blessing on 89 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:21,599 Speaker 2: his life gave him an advantage. He went out with 90 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 2: a slingshot and a few stones and defeated Goliath. What 91 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 2: you have may seem small compared to what you're up against, 92 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 2: but a slingshot with the blessing is more powerful than 93 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 2: a tank without it. Your talent may seem small compared 94 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:43,279 Speaker 2: to the dream God put in your heart, but that 95 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:46,680 Speaker 2: talent with the blessing will take you further than you 96 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:50,840 Speaker 2: can imagine. Now, don't discount yourself. Don't look at all 97 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:54,479 Speaker 2: the reasons why you can't be successful, why you can't 98 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:57,480 Speaker 2: purchase a house, why you can't break the addiction on 99 00:05:57,520 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 2: your own. It may not happen, but you're not on 100 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 2: your own. There is a blessing on your life, put 101 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 2: there by the God who spoke worlds into existence. This 102 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 2: blessing is not natural, it's supernatural. It will cause things 103 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:18,159 Speaker 2: to happen that you couldn't make happen. The blessing will 104 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 2: cause opportunity to find you. Good, breaks will chase you down. Promotion, healing, vindication. 105 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 2: You don't have to go after them. The blessing will 106 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 2: cause them to come to you. One Sunday morning, when 107 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:34,919 Speaker 2: my father was the pastor, I was in the TV 108 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:39,480 Speaker 2: production area right before service. I ran downstairs to see 109 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:42,480 Speaker 2: my father and put his microphone on. On my way 110 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:45,719 Speaker 2: back up, I was in a big hurry. As I 111 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:49,039 Speaker 2: came around a corner, this man was coming up. He 112 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 2: stopped me and said, Joel, my cousin has a construction 113 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:58,120 Speaker 2: permit for the last full power commercial television station in Houston. 114 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:01,040 Speaker 2: He wants you to be a part of it. There 115 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:04,480 Speaker 2: were hundreds of people in the lobby that day. If 116 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:07,120 Speaker 2: I would have been ten seconds earlier, I would have 117 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:09,960 Speaker 2: missed him. If he would have caught one more red 118 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 2: light on the way to church or pass wouldn't have crossed. 119 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 2: God had us at the right place at the right time. 120 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 2: I wasn't looking for a television station, but a television 121 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 2: station was looking for me. Was that a coincidence, a 122 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 2: lucky break? No, that was the blessing on my life. 123 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 2: I can't take credit for it. All I was doing 124 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 2: was honoring God, being my best and the opportunity found me. 125 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 2: We put the station on the air, and several years 126 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 2: later sold it for a huge profit. Those funds were 127 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 2: instrumental in us renovating this place, the former Compact Center. 128 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 2: God has the right breaks, the right people lined up 129 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 2: for you. You don't have to live frustrated trying to 130 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 2: make things happen, worry that it's not going to work out. 131 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 2: God is directing your steps. He's going to have you 132 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 2: at the right place at the right time, down to 133 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:12,320 Speaker 2: the slip second. You are not going to miss what 134 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 2: belongs to you. Opportunity is coming bigger than you've imagined. 135 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 2: When we signed a contract for the television station, I 136 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 2: was so excited. I never dreamed we'd own a station. 137 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:30,280 Speaker 2: I couldn't fathom anything bigger. I didn't realize that was 138 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:34,160 Speaker 2: just a step in what God wanted to do. As 139 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 2: great as I thought it was, it wasn't even the 140 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 2: main thing. That was just the warm up act. Being 141 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:44,079 Speaker 2: up here owning the compact center speaking to a lot 142 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 2: of people. This is far beyond what I ever dreamed. 143 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 2: What am I saying? What you think is the ultimate 144 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:55,319 Speaker 2: blessing God showing out in your life? Can I tell 145 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:58,960 Speaker 2: you you haven't seen anything yet that is just a 146 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 2: step in where God has taken you. There are levels 147 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 2: that you have not even fathomed, opportunities far beyond what 148 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 2: you think. You may have seen God's goodness in the past. 149 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 2: You can say like me that God's blessed you, but 150 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:18,720 Speaker 2: you haven't touched the surface of what God has in store. 151 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 2: I was in India one time with my father. I 152 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 2: met this young pastor that came from a very poor family. 153 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:30,880 Speaker 2: They didn't have running water or electricity. They lived out 154 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:34,080 Speaker 2: on this open field in a little hut. The man 155 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:37,960 Speaker 2: next door was very wealthy. He owned a huge farm, 156 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:42,680 Speaker 2: had thousands of cattle and many crops. He sold milk 157 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 2: and vegetables to people in the village. But this man 158 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:49,559 Speaker 2: was very greedy. His prices were so high that most 159 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 2: of the poor people couldn't afford anything. One day, about 160 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 2: ten of his cows got out and came over to 161 00:09:56,720 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 2: the property where the pastor and his family lived. The 162 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:02,560 Speaker 2: man heard about it and had his workers come get 163 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 2: the cows put them back in the fence. The next day, 164 00:10:05,679 --> 00:10:08,920 Speaker 2: ten more cows got out came over to the pastor's property. 165 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 2: This happened again and again and again. The owner got 166 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 2: so frustrated he finally told the pastor to just keep 167 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 2: the cows. The pastor was so excited he started selling 168 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:25,600 Speaker 2: milk and products to people in the village. But he 169 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 2: sold them for less than the other man. Before long, 170 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:32,360 Speaker 2: people were lined up at his door. He was able 171 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 2: to buy more cows. His business got so large that 172 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:40,400 Speaker 2: that other man came and said, I can't compete with you. 173 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 2: Why don't you take over my business? He purchased it 174 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:48,320 Speaker 2: for a fraction of the value. Today, this young pastor 175 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:53,600 Speaker 2: has a large business with several hundred employees. It all 176 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 2: started when those cows came to his property and wouldn't leave. 177 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:02,000 Speaker 2: He couldn't have made that happened. That was the blessing 178 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:08,840 Speaker 2: on his life. God controls the universe. He knows how 179 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:12,880 Speaker 2: to have the cows find you. The good breaks, the property, 180 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 2: the contracts, the businesses. They're going to come looking for you. Well, Joel, 181 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:20,840 Speaker 2: this is kind of far out. We serve a far 182 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:24,680 Speaker 2: out God. His blessing on your life is going to 183 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:29,640 Speaker 2: do far out things. After all, it's far out having 184 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:33,680 Speaker 2: church in the former compact center. It's far out that 185 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 2: my mom is still alive thirty seven years after being 186 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 2: diagnosed with terminal cancer. It's far out for me to 187 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:45,440 Speaker 2: be up here in front of you, having no formal training. 188 00:11:45,880 --> 00:11:49,720 Speaker 2: Get ready for some far out favor, far out blessings, 189 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:54,360 Speaker 2: far out opportunity, far out promotion. God said, you won't 190 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:58,280 Speaker 2: have room to receive it. He's going to do things 191 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:01,559 Speaker 2: so amazing in your life that you have to pass 192 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 2: it down to your children. You can't contain it. All 193 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:10,239 Speaker 2: generational blessings are coming. Increase that goes to your children, 194 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 2: your grandchildren, your great grandchildren, businesses, contracts, real estate that 195 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 2: continue to bless people long after you're gone. Proverb says, 196 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:26,600 Speaker 2: a good person leaves an inheritance to their children's children. 197 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:30,240 Speaker 2: That's God's dream for you. Get rid of a barely 198 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 2: get by mentality. I'll be satisfied if I can just 199 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 2: pay my bills and make it through. That is not 200 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 2: your destiny. The blessing on your life is going to 201 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 2: cause you to lend and not borrow, to have more 202 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:48,680 Speaker 2: than enough. David said, my cup runs over. There are 203 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:52,520 Speaker 2: some running over blessings in your future, blessings that you 204 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:58,680 Speaker 2: cannot contain, increase that you can't use up in your lifetime. Well, Joel, 205 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:02,680 Speaker 2: I haven't seen any of these far out blessings. Stay encouraged. 206 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 2: They're on the way. You wouldn't be hearing this if 207 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 2: God wasn't about to do something amazing. He's wanting us 208 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:14,959 Speaker 2: to take the limits off of him. Enlarge your vision. 209 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:18,800 Speaker 2: Quit telling yourself all the reasons why it's not going 210 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 2: to happen, how you've had too many bad breaks, how 211 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:25,080 Speaker 2: your dream looks impossible. It may be to you, but 212 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:29,319 Speaker 2: it's not to our God. Start expecting his favor, Start 213 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:33,640 Speaker 2: believing for new levels, Start talking like it's going to happen. Father, 214 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:37,160 Speaker 2: Thank you that you're bringing me into overflowing Thank you 215 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 2: that generational blessings are coming my way. Thank you that 216 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:44,319 Speaker 2: you're opening doors that no man can shut. We see 217 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:48,120 Speaker 2: this blessing in the life of Joseph as a teenager. 218 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:50,760 Speaker 2: God gave him a dream that one day he would 219 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 2: lead a nation that people would bow down before him. 220 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 2: He knew something big was in his future, but his 221 00:13:57,240 --> 00:14:01,200 Speaker 2: brothers were jealous. They threw him into a They were 222 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 2: going to leave him there to die, but they saw 223 00:14:03,559 --> 00:14:07,520 Speaker 2: a caravan of Ishmaelites coming. They sold him as a slave. 224 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:11,880 Speaker 2: He ended up working for a man named Potterphar. Potterphar 225 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 2: was a high ranking military official in the Egyptian government. 226 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:20,760 Speaker 2: Joseph could have been bitter God. I thought the blessing 227 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 2: was on my life. Why did this happen to me? Instead, 228 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:28,680 Speaker 2: he kept being his best, treating people with respect, doing 229 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:32,680 Speaker 2: more than required. The scripture says the Lord was with 230 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:37,000 Speaker 2: Joseph and blessed him greatly as he served in the 231 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 2: home of his Egyptian master. Notice God was with Joseph 232 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 2: in the unfair situation, when he was mistreated, when he 233 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:51,120 Speaker 2: was betrayed, the blessing was still on his life. Sometimes 234 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 2: we think we're not blessed. We came down with an illness, 235 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:58,440 Speaker 2: we lost our main client, a relationship didn't work out. 236 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 2: That didn't stop the blessing. People can't change what God 237 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:07,080 Speaker 2: put on you. The favor didn't get canceled out because 238 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 2: of a bad break. The blessing is why those enemies 239 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 2: cannot defeat you. The blessing is why that sickness can't 240 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:19,440 Speaker 2: take your life. The blessing is why that setback is 241 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:22,680 Speaker 2: not the end. It is a setup for what God 242 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:27,240 Speaker 2: is about to do. Don't get discouraged when life doesn't 243 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:31,600 Speaker 2: go your way. The blessing is still on you. Verse 244 00:15:31,640 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 2: three says Potterpher noticed Joseph and realized the Lord was 245 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 2: giving him success in everything he did. Verse four, So 246 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:46,360 Speaker 2: Joseph naturally became the favorite of Potiphar. Joseph went from 247 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 2: being a slave, unnoticed, insignificant, to be in the favorite. 248 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:55,560 Speaker 2: Potterpher was so impressed that he put Joseph in charge 249 00:15:55,640 --> 00:15:59,360 Speaker 2: of his whole house. That's the power of the blessing. 250 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:02,640 Speaker 2: When people try to push you down, it will cause 251 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 2: you to rise up. When people ignore you, try to 252 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:09,640 Speaker 2: discount you, it will cause you to be noticed. I'm 253 00:16:09,680 --> 00:16:13,320 Speaker 2: sure Poteripher had other people working for him that had 254 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 2: more experience, but the blessing on Joseph's life caused him 255 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:23,080 Speaker 2: to stand out. People may not recognize you yet your 256 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 2: boss doesn't give you credit, Relatives discount you think you 257 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:30,560 Speaker 2: don't have much to offer. You may be overlooked now, 258 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 2: but the time is coming where you're going to be noticed. 259 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 2: People are going to recognize your gifts, your talent, your value. 260 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:42,960 Speaker 2: God's going to cause you to stand out. You're going 261 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:46,800 Speaker 2: to go from being unnoticed to being in charge, from 262 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 2: being not recognized to be in the favorite. How could 263 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:54,480 Speaker 2: this happen? The Blessing on your Life Verse five says 264 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 2: the day Joseph was put in charge, God begin to 265 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 2: bless Potterphar for Joseph's sake. You would think that Joseph 266 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:08,280 Speaker 2: would be blessed because of Potterphar, this prominent official. It 267 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:12,119 Speaker 2: was just the opposite. The Blessing on your life is 268 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:16,400 Speaker 2: so powerful it will not only cause you to be promoted, 269 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:20,760 Speaker 2: you to be noticed, but people around you will be blessed. 270 00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:25,600 Speaker 2: Your company, your co workers, your friends should be glad 271 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 2: to have you because you're there. They're going to see favor, 272 00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:32,960 Speaker 2: they're going to see increase. They may not even realize 273 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:36,200 Speaker 2: the reason they're blessed is because they're connected to you. 274 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:40,680 Speaker 2: Genesis thirty, Jacob had been working for a man named 275 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:45,240 Speaker 2: Laban for seven years. Laban promised him in return that 276 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:49,119 Speaker 2: he could marry his daughter Rachel. Well. After the seven years, 277 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:53,920 Speaker 2: Laban gave him his daughter Leah instead. He didn't keep 278 00:17:53,960 --> 00:17:57,000 Speaker 2: his word. He said, Jacob, if you'll work for me 279 00:17:57,080 --> 00:18:00,800 Speaker 2: another seven years, then i'll give you Rachel. Well. Jacob 280 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 2: could have been bitter, started a big fight, left their angry, 281 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:08,479 Speaker 2: but he took the high road and worked another seven years. 282 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:12,640 Speaker 2: He finally married Rachel and was about to move back 283 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:17,920 Speaker 2: to his hometown with his family. Verse twenty seven. Laban said, Jacob, 284 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:22,040 Speaker 2: please don't leave me. I have learned the Lord has 285 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:27,040 Speaker 2: blessed me because you are here. For years, he didn't 286 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:32,160 Speaker 2: treat Jacob right, it was unfair, but now he's begging 287 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 2: him to stay. He realizes he's blessed because of the 288 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:41,040 Speaker 2: favor on Jacob's life. You may have people that don't 289 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:45,040 Speaker 2: really value who you are. They haven't kept their word. 290 00:18:45,119 --> 00:18:49,120 Speaker 2: Don't be offended. Be a Jacob. Keep doing the right thing. 291 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:52,720 Speaker 2: You don't have to convince people to like you. Prove 292 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:55,879 Speaker 2: to them who you are. They may discount you now, 293 00:18:56,160 --> 00:19:00,119 Speaker 2: but one day, like Jacob, they'll be asking you to stay. 294 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:03,800 Speaker 2: They will realize the reason they are blessed is because 295 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:07,879 Speaker 2: of you. Laban said to Jacob, I'll pay you whatever 296 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 2: you want if you will stay. Jacob knew his time 297 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:15,480 Speaker 2: there was over. He left not only a very wealthy man, 298 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 2: but he left with the respect and honor that he 299 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:24,000 Speaker 2: had not been given for many years. God is your vindicator. 300 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:27,760 Speaker 2: He sees what's happening. You keep doing the right thing, 301 00:19:28,119 --> 00:19:30,480 Speaker 2: and one day God will make it up to you. 302 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:34,919 Speaker 2: In the late nineteen fifties, my father was pastoring a 303 00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:39,400 Speaker 2: large church, very successful. They had just built a beautiful 304 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 2: new sanctuary. He was on the state board for his denomination. 305 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:47,919 Speaker 2: His future looked very bright. But he started teaching the 306 00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:51,200 Speaker 2: people about how God is good and how he still 307 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:55,280 Speaker 2: heals and wants us to live a victorious life. Well, 308 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 2: this new message didn't go over well. It didn't fit 309 00:19:58,880 --> 00:20:02,920 Speaker 2: into their denomination, no mold, and there was so much opposition, 310 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:06,399 Speaker 2: so much pressure, that he had to resign from that church. 311 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:10,920 Speaker 2: He and my mother went out and started Lakewood. For years, 312 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:17,000 Speaker 2: my father was ignored by his peers. He was overlooked, unnoticed. 313 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:19,720 Speaker 2: Colleagues that he used to go to lunch with, they 314 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:23,119 Speaker 2: just dismissed him, acted like he was second class, like 315 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:26,960 Speaker 2: he wasn't up to par. My father never said anything 316 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 2: about this, but I knew deep down that it bothered him. 317 00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:36,000 Speaker 2: Thirty five years later, that Denomination was having their annual 318 00:20:36,119 --> 00:20:40,400 Speaker 2: meeting here in Houston. The main speaker set in front 319 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:43,919 Speaker 2: of thousands of leaders. We need to stay more open. 320 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:47,200 Speaker 2: Think where we would be if we still had John 321 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:51,760 Speaker 2: Ostein with us after all those years. They finally showed 322 00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:57,880 Speaker 2: him respect and admiration. And no, you don't need people's approval. 323 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:01,480 Speaker 2: You don't have to have their support. But God is 324 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:05,520 Speaker 2: a god of justice. He sees what's happening. If you 325 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:09,200 Speaker 2: will keep honoring him, there will be a day when 326 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:12,639 Speaker 2: those that have overlooked you, those that have discounted you, 327 00:21:13,119 --> 00:21:16,000 Speaker 2: they will see you in a new light and give 328 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:20,639 Speaker 2: you the respect and honor that you deserve. When Joseph's 329 00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 2: brothers threw him into the pit, they took his freedom, 330 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:29,000 Speaker 2: but they didn't take the blessing. When Potiphar's wife tried 331 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:32,280 Speaker 2: to seduce Joseph, she ripped his coat off and lied 332 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 2: about him, falsely accused him. She took his coat, but 333 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:39,800 Speaker 2: she couldn't take his calling. Somebody may have hurt you, 334 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 2: They betrayed you, they left you out, but they didn't 335 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:47,640 Speaker 2: stop your destiny. A man told me recently how his 336 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:51,960 Speaker 2: company let him go after many years. Somebody was jealous 337 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:55,560 Speaker 2: and spread all these rumors, and long story short, he 338 00:21:55,760 --> 00:22:00,120 Speaker 2: unfairly lost his position. I told him what I'm telling you. 339 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:03,680 Speaker 2: They may have taken your job, but they didn't take 340 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 2: your blessing. People cannot stop what God put on you. 341 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:12,280 Speaker 2: You keep honoring God being your best, and the blessing 342 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:18,120 Speaker 2: will always override what people have done. The scripture says 343 00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 2: what God has blessed, no person can curse. The blessing 344 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:27,760 Speaker 2: on you is more powerful than any betrayal, than how 345 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:31,440 Speaker 2: you were raised, than people trying to discredit you. Quit 346 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:35,199 Speaker 2: focusing on what you've lost and start focusing on what 347 00:22:35,359 --> 00:22:38,439 Speaker 2: you have left. The blessing is still on your life. 348 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:41,880 Speaker 2: You are blessed in the city and blessed in the country. 349 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:44,960 Speaker 2: You are blessed when you go in and blessed when 350 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:48,440 Speaker 2: you come out. That means you are blessed when things 351 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:51,120 Speaker 2: are going your way and blessed when they're not going 352 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:53,920 Speaker 2: your way. You are blessed when you're in the palace, 353 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:57,080 Speaker 2: and you're still blessed when you're in the pit. Here's 354 00:22:57,119 --> 00:23:01,159 Speaker 2: the key. The blessing did not come from people, so 355 00:23:01,320 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 2: it cannot be taken away by people. In number chapter 356 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:11,320 Speaker 2: twenty two, this king was trying to pay a prophet 357 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:15,800 Speaker 2: to curse the Israelites three times. The prophet told the king, 358 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:19,879 Speaker 2: no matter how much you pay, I cannot curse what 359 00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:24,400 Speaker 2: God has already blessed. When you understand this, you won't 360 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 2: live upset because somebody's talking about you, frustrated because you 361 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 2: had a bad break, offended because they left you out. 362 00:23:32,320 --> 00:23:35,960 Speaker 2: You know, every force that's trying to stop you is 363 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:40,159 Speaker 2: powerless to change the blessing on your life. In the 364 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 2: fifteen hundreds, Queen Elizabeth the First was born. Her father 365 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:48,000 Speaker 2: wanted a boy so badly that he cursed her at birth. 366 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:52,960 Speaker 2: The pope declared her illegitimate because her father had been divorced. 367 00:23:53,359 --> 00:23:57,120 Speaker 2: Her half sister falsely accused her and had her imprisoned 368 00:23:57,200 --> 00:24:01,080 Speaker 2: in the Tower of London. All these people came against 369 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:06,520 Speaker 2: her from childhood, but people don't determine your destiny. What 370 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:10,800 Speaker 2: they say about you cannot stop your purpose. And Elizabeth 371 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:14,000 Speaker 2: had a rough start, but that didn't keep her from 372 00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 2: becoming who she was called to be. She went on 373 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:20,919 Speaker 2: to serve as the queen for forty five years. She 374 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:24,639 Speaker 2: reformed the justice system to make sure people received a 375 00:24:24,680 --> 00:24:29,040 Speaker 2: fair trial. Perhaps people have tried to hold you back. 376 00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:33,240 Speaker 2: Family hasn't supported you. You could be discouraged, settled where 377 00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:37,359 Speaker 2: you are. But like her, the blessing on your life 378 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:41,800 Speaker 2: is going to override what's trying to stop you. God 379 00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:47,280 Speaker 2: said in Psalms, touch not my anointed, You are His anointed. 380 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:52,360 Speaker 2: When people come against you, they're not just messing with you. 381 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:56,240 Speaker 2: They're messing with the God who put the blessing on you. 382 00:24:57,440 --> 00:25:00,880 Speaker 2: The good news is you don't have to fight those battles. 383 00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:04,439 Speaker 2: You have a defender. Don't try to do it in 384 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:08,240 Speaker 2: your own strength. Stand still, and you will see the 385 00:25:08,280 --> 00:25:13,240 Speaker 2: deliverance of the Lord. I have never seen anyone who's 386 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:17,360 Speaker 2: tried to stop me, discredit me, keep me from my purpose, 387 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:22,000 Speaker 2: continue to succeed. It may have been a year, five years, 388 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:26,440 Speaker 2: ten years, but eventually they fade out and I'm still standing. 389 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:31,439 Speaker 2: It's because the blessing is more powerful than the curse. 390 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:37,439 Speaker 2: Whatever's coming against you. Whatever people are trying to stop you, 391 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:41,360 Speaker 2: they may seem bigger, more powerful. The sickness, the addiction, 392 00:25:41,680 --> 00:25:45,800 Speaker 2: it can be intimidating. Stay in peace. The blessing God 393 00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:49,560 Speaker 2: put on you is more powerful than what's trying to 394 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:54,280 Speaker 2: stop you. In the scripture, King Saul was trying to 395 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:58,399 Speaker 2: kill David. David hadn't done anything wrong. In fact, David 396 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:02,240 Speaker 2: was being good to Saul. Saul was jealous chase David 397 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:06,840 Speaker 2: through the desert, making his life miserable. Several times David 398 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:10,679 Speaker 2: had the opportunity to take Saul's life. He snuck up 399 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:12,920 Speaker 2: on him while he was sleeping. He could have ended 400 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:16,879 Speaker 2: the conflict, defended himself. Nobody would have blamed him. David 401 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:20,720 Speaker 2: wouldn't do it. He knew Saul had been anointed by 402 00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:24,359 Speaker 2: God to be the king, and even though David was 403 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:29,560 Speaker 2: anointed to replace him, he still wouldn't harm Saul. He understood. 404 00:26:30,040 --> 00:26:34,159 Speaker 2: You don't touch God's anointed. You don't come against what 405 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:39,880 Speaker 2: God has blessed. When you face opposition, people come against you, 406 00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:42,639 Speaker 2: you don't have to get upset try to pay them back. 407 00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:46,000 Speaker 2: You can stay in peace knowing that when they come 408 00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:50,600 Speaker 2: against you, they are touching God's anointed. That means it's 409 00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:54,480 Speaker 2: not your battle. The battle is the Lord's. He's your defender, 410 00:26:55,040 --> 00:26:58,920 Speaker 2: he's your vindicator, and you're like Joseph at times will 411 00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:02,520 Speaker 2: get thrown into a peace somebody may betray you, but 412 00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:06,520 Speaker 2: they cannot keep the blessing down. They meant it for harm. 413 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:09,880 Speaker 2: God's going to turn it for good. Keep your shoulders back. 414 00:27:10,359 --> 00:27:14,000 Speaker 2: Live with confidence. You have an advantage. The blessing is 415 00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:18,480 Speaker 2: on your life. I believe and declare this blessing is 416 00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:21,879 Speaker 2: going to take you further than you've imagined. You're about 417 00:27:21,880 --> 00:27:27,080 Speaker 2: to see far out opportunity, far out promotion, far out favor, 418 00:27:27,440 --> 00:27:31,720 Speaker 2: the fullness of your destiny in Jesus's name, and if 419 00:27:31,720 --> 00:27:36,080 Speaker 2: you receive it, can you say amen? Today I'd like 420 00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:39,280 Speaker 2: to give you an opportunity to make Jesus the lord 421 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:43,480 Speaker 2: of your life. Would you pray with me? Just say, Lord, Jesus, 422 00:27:44,560 --> 00:27:49,400 Speaker 2: I repent of my sins. Come into my heart. I'll 423 00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:53,280 Speaker 2: make you my Lord and savior. If you prayed that 424 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:56,480 Speaker 2: simple prayer, we believe you got born again. Get in 425 00:27:56,560 --> 00:28:00,560 Speaker 2: a good Bible based church, Keep God first place. Thanks 426 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:03,440 Speaker 2: so much for listening to today's message. 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