1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:03,800 Speaker 1: Hi, this is Jordan Victoria. Thanks so much for listening 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:07,440 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 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: and favor filled. 5 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:16,360 Speaker 2: God bless you today and enjoy the message. I just 6 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:16,760 Speaker 2: want to. 7 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:21,800 Speaker 3: Encouraged, that's all, at the first of this year, to 8 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 3: not allow busyness to consume our lives, to not allow 9 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 3: just the busyness of life to overwhelm. 10 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:34,840 Speaker 2: Us and overtake us. We all have a million things 11 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:35,199 Speaker 2: to do. 12 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 3: There's our jobs, our families, we have responsibilities of all kinds, 13 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:45,599 Speaker 3: We have chores to do, plenty of activities that can 14 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:49,879 Speaker 3: keep us busy. But I want to encourage us to 15 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 3: not be busy, but be productive. 16 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 2: You see, if we're. 17 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 3: Going to see our dreams and desires come to pass 18 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 3: for this year, those things that we're expecting. 19 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 2: We're going to have to make room for them. 20 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 3: We're going to have to clear out some of the 21 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 3: clutter and set some priorities. 22 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:11,760 Speaker 2: You see, if you want a healthy. 23 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 3: Strong family this year, if that's the desire of your heart, 24 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:17,680 Speaker 3: you're going to have to move some things around. You're 25 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:20,399 Speaker 3: going to have to give your family the first and 26 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 3: best of your time. 27 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 2: Not your leftovers. 28 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:27,760 Speaker 3: Maybe you're learning a new career, getting ready for a promotion. 29 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 3: You can't stay out with your friends all night and 30 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 3: expect to get to work the next day and perform 31 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 3: at your top ability. Your desire is to get out 32 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 3: of debt. This year, this is the year I'm getting 33 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:43,679 Speaker 3: out of debt. I can feel it, I can sense it. 34 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 3: You can't go and spend everything that you see. You 35 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 3: can't buy everything that you see. You can't be spending 36 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 3: your money. You've got to learn how to save it. 37 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:58,559 Speaker 3: You got to set some priorities, you see. If we're 38 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 3: going to see our dreams and desires come to pass, 39 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 3: we can't just let everything occupy our time and get 40 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 3: us off course. 41 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 2: You know, at one point. 42 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 3: In my life, I thought that multitasking was a gift, 43 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:17,959 Speaker 3: and I had it in abundance. I could juggle all 44 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 3: these balls in the air. In fact, sometimes I would 45 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:21,679 Speaker 3: look at Joel. 46 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:24,799 Speaker 2: And think, look at me, Look how much I can 47 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:25,959 Speaker 2: do now. 48 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 3: You know, women, we do have a little more tendency 49 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 3: than men to wear. 50 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:31,239 Speaker 2: A lot of hats. 51 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 3: We try to do it all so women we can 52 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:37,239 Speaker 3: somehow fall in this a little bit more than men. 53 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 3: But I realized one day that my multitasking was not productive. 54 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 3: What it was doing was burning my energy. I was 55 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 3: working on one thing thinking about two other things. 56 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:56,920 Speaker 2: It was causing me to have a hurry spirit. See, 57 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 2: I had to. 58 00:02:57,520 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 3: Hurry and do this so I could hurry and do that. 59 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 3: The people around me had to hurry because I have 60 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 3: to hurry. You know that brings stress into our. 61 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 2: Life that is not productive. 62 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 3: You see, so often we think that activity equals productivity, 63 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 3: and it doesn't. Activity sometimes just means busy, just busy. 64 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:27,799 Speaker 3: And we don't want to wear busyness as an important 65 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 3: attribute in our life. We want to wear fruitfulness, productiveness. 66 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 3: We want our life to represent the good things of God. 67 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 3: We want our life to be in a place of priority, 68 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 3: getting the right things done at the right time. 69 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 2: I want to encourage us. 70 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 3: Let's don't put the lesser things in and leave out 71 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 3: the more important things. It says in Psalms ninety twelve, 72 00:03:56,520 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 3: teach us to number our days so that we and 73 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 3: gain a heart of wisdom. That psalm was a prayer 74 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 3: of Moses. And I can only hear the cry of 75 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 3: his heart. God, teach me, teach me and show me 76 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 3: how to order and prioritize my day. Moses was the 77 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:22,839 Speaker 3: man who was in charge of all the Israelites. He 78 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 3: brought them out of captivity and was God's man, leaving 79 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:31,480 Speaker 3: them into the Promised Land. Can you imagine the great 80 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:35,840 Speaker 3: responsibility on Moses' life. They say there was over six 81 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:40,040 Speaker 3: hundred thousand men. That's not including all the women and 82 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:42,039 Speaker 3: children that he was responsible for. 83 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 2: All eyes were on Moses. 84 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 3: He had to have all the answers, He had to 85 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 3: know how to get to the right places. He had 86 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 3: to be the one to hear from God for them. 87 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:58,040 Speaker 3: I'm sure some of you feel a little bit like Moses. 88 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:02,839 Speaker 3: Everybody's asking you. You need to fix all their problems. 89 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:05,719 Speaker 3: You need to pray for them, You need to bring 90 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 3: in the money, you need to do it all. You 91 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 3: feel overwhelmed. You see, you need to pray the same 92 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:18,360 Speaker 3: prayer Moses did. God teach me to order my day, 93 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:23,040 Speaker 3: teach me to put the right things into perspective, not 94 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:27,039 Speaker 3: to put the lesser things first, but what matters first. 95 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:29,840 Speaker 3: You know, there was a count of There was an 96 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 3: account of Moses, and he was trying to settle all 97 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 3: the disputes among the people. He would sit day in 98 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:43,600 Speaker 3: and day out, listening to their arguments, listening to the 99 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 3: things that were going wrong in their life. He was 100 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 3: trying to give them the right answers, trying to settle 101 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:53,679 Speaker 3: disputes among them. 102 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 2: Day in and day out. 103 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:58,839 Speaker 3: One day, God sent his father in law, Jethro, and 104 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:03,239 Speaker 3: Jethrow observed what was happening that Moses was just wearing 105 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:07,680 Speaker 3: himself out, sitting among the people, trying to resolve all 106 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:10,720 Speaker 3: the problems and do everything else he was supposed to do. 107 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 3: And you had throw spoke into his life. He said, 108 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:16,280 Speaker 3: you need to set up a system. 109 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 2: You need to. 110 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:21,600 Speaker 3: Appoint your godly, god fearing men, put them over the tribes. 111 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 3: Begin to set up a system that you can meet 112 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:28,719 Speaker 3: the needs of the people. Don't wear yourself out doing 113 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 3: the things that other people can do. You need to 114 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:34,679 Speaker 3: do what only you can do. You need to set 115 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:39,600 Speaker 3: your priorities. I truly believe that was an answer to 116 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:44,039 Speaker 3: Moses's prayer. He sent a wise counsel to him to 117 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 3: help him gain the right perspective, to help him clear 118 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 3: some of the clutter and rearrange his life. You see, 119 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 3: God wants to help us. He's got people out there 120 00:06:56,800 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 3: to help you. He's got ideas to make your life easier. 121 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 3: We've got to pray God help us. It's about ordering 122 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 3: our life so that we can see our god callings 123 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 3: come into existence, come into full fuition. We want to 124 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 3: be all that God has called us to be. My 125 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 3: question today is are you putting the big rocks in first? 126 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 2: See? 127 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 3: The big rocks represent the important things, the things that 128 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 3: are going to move you forward, the things that are 129 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 3: going to satisfy you and bring forth these God callings 130 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:39,239 Speaker 3: out in your life and in the lives of those 131 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 3: you love. 132 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: You. 133 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 2: See, there was a. 134 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 3: Professor and he stood up in front of his students, 135 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 3: and he held up a glass jar, a see through jar, 136 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 3: and he put three. 137 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 2: Big rocks in it. The rocks fill the top. 138 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:56,400 Speaker 3: Of the glass, and he asked his students, it's the 139 00:07:56,480 --> 00:08:00,680 Speaker 3: jar full? To them, it looks fully to the top 140 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 3: of the container. And then he grabs some gravel and 141 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 3: he began to put it in the jar and shake 142 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 3: the jar, and the gravel begin to work its way down. 143 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 2: He asked his students, is the jar full? Then he 144 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 2: got some. 145 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 3: Sand and he began to pour the sand in, and 146 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:25,480 Speaker 3: the sand started filling in all the other empty spaces. 147 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:26,679 Speaker 2: You see. 148 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 3: His illustration and example was to show his students a 149 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:33,959 Speaker 3: lesson and productivity. 150 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 2: He was showing them. 151 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 3: That if you will put the big rocks in first, 152 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:43,560 Speaker 3: all the little things will make its way around them. 153 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 2: But if you put the gravel. 154 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 3: The sand and all this stuff in first, you're not 155 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 3: gonna have room for the big rocks. You see, My 156 00:08:55,559 --> 00:09:00,200 Speaker 3: question is what rocks are we putting in first? The 157 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 3: big rocks are the important rocks. We have to put 158 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 3: the big rocks in our container of life first if 159 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 3: they're going to get done. 160 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 2: And one of the. 161 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 3: Major big rocks that would benefit all of us would 162 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 3: be spending time with God. You see, our god rock 163 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 3: should be the first rock that we put in our 164 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:30,960 Speaker 3: container of life. The scripture says in Proverbs three that 165 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 3: if you will acknowledge God first place in everything that 166 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:38,680 Speaker 3: you do, that he will direct your path and he 167 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 3: will crown your efforts with success. You see, it's so 168 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 3: easy in the morning to pull our phones off of 169 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:49,200 Speaker 3: the charger and begin to look at our text messages, 170 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 3: our emails, check out social media, and before we know it, 171 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 3: time has gotten away from us. So we have to 172 00:09:56,840 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 3: put that God rock aside for a later time. But 173 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 3: see if you want God to direct your pack, if 174 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 3: you want him to crown your efforts with success, he says, 175 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 3: put me first. 176 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 2: No nobody wants to move in the wrong direction. 177 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 3: Nobody wants to waste their time hanging around the wrong people. 178 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:21,319 Speaker 3: No one wants to do the things that aren't important. 179 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:24,680 Speaker 2: We all want to be productive. 180 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:29,160 Speaker 3: We want to reach the fullness of our destiny. So 181 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:34,840 Speaker 3: my encouragement today is let's all make a decision to 182 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:38,040 Speaker 3: put the God rock first in our jar of life, 183 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 3: and then all the other things will begin to make 184 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:43,079 Speaker 3: their way down. 185 00:10:43,720 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 2: Put that God Rock. 186 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 3: In and God will help you identify the other big rocks. 187 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:53,240 Speaker 3: Then all the other things can make their way down 188 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:54,800 Speaker 3: into your jar of life. 189 00:10:54,880 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 2: Amen. Amen, He's an awesome God. God has put au 190 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:01,560 Speaker 2: special dream in your heart. 191 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:06,480 Speaker 4: Maybe it's a dream for a better career, a blessing 192 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 4: that enables you to bless others, to be in a 193 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 4: healthy loving relationship, to launch your own business or ministry endeavor. 194 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 4: We all have dreams, but sometimes set backs and opposition 195 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 4: can rob us of our dreams. So how do you 196 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:23,440 Speaker 4: make your dreams a reality? 197 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:27,120 Speaker 1: One way you know it's a God given dream is 198 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:30,000 Speaker 1: you can't accomplish it on your own. We never thought 199 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 1: we'd be having church in a former basketball arena, but 200 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:35,680 Speaker 1: this is what can happen when you take the limits 201 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 1: off of God. 202 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:39,040 Speaker 3: When you believe what God put in your heart, that's 203 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 3: when He steps in and makes ways where you never 204 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 3: saw ways. 205 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 1: Now I love to send you my newest book, It's 206 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 1: Time to Dream Again. It'll help you to hold on 207 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 1: to what God promised and not get discouraged by how 208 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 1: impossible it looks or how long it's taken. You are 209 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:57,760 Speaker 1: closer than you think. God's working behind the scenes right now. 210 00:11:58,080 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 2: Stay in faith. 211 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 1: You're going to see the greatness of God bring your 212 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:02,640 Speaker 1: dreams to pass. 213 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 4: As our way of saying thank you for your gift 214 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:08,839 Speaker 4: of any amount to the ministry this month, Joel and 215 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:12,320 Speaker 4: Victoria would like to send you this dream releasing, life 216 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 4: affirming book, It's Time to Dream Again. You might sense 217 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 4: that your dreams have been buried, but with this book 218 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:22,080 Speaker 4: you'll see that they are actually a hidden treasure just 219 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 4: waiting to be uncovered and come to life. God's plan 220 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:29,080 Speaker 4: for you is significant. His dreams for you are beyond 221 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:33,080 Speaker 4: what you could imagine. Don't wait another day It's Time 222 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 4: to Dream Again. 223 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 3: This book will help you gain a fresh perspective for 224 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 3: your dreams and to believe for everything God has put 225 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:42,000 Speaker 3: in your heart. 226 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:45,120 Speaker 1: Victoria and I pray for you and your family every day. 227 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:48,320 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for your prayer and support. Your 228 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:52,240 Speaker 1: generosity is making a difference around the world. Remember you 229 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 1: can watch the services live online every Sunday, download the 230 00:12:56,440 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 1: daily podcast our YouTube channel, listen on Serious XA. 231 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:01,280 Speaker 2: We will keep you. 232 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 1: Encouraged and inspired. But until we meet again, mat the 233 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 1: Lord bless you and keep you. 234 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:09,720 Speaker 4: Be sure to request your copy of It's Time to 235 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:14,080 Speaker 4: Dream Again today. Visit Joelostein dot com or call eight 236 00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 4: eight eight five six seven Joel