1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 1: Hi, this is Joeln Victoria. Thanks for listening to our 2 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. If you enjoy 3 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:09,320 Speaker 1: today's message, why don't you be a blessing and share 4 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:11,880 Speaker 1: it with a friend. We appreciate you and pray for 5 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: God's very best in your life. Well, God bless you. 6 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: Always is joy to come into your homes, and if 7 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: you're ever in our area, please stop buying and be 8 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:23,119 Speaker 1: a part of one of our services. I promise you 9 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:25,439 Speaker 1: we'll make you feel right at home. But thanks so 10 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: much for tuning in, and thank you again for coming out. 11 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 1: And I like to start with something funny, and of 12 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:33,279 Speaker 1: course this is not doctrinally correct. It's just to make 13 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 1: us laugh. But I heard about these three men, a Baptist, 14 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: a Catholic, and a Charismatic. They died and went to 15 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:43,519 Speaker 1: heaven on the same day. Peter said, I'm sorry, men, 16 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:46,519 Speaker 1: but your rooms are not available yet. He didn't know 17 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 1: quite what to do, so he decided to call Satan 18 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:51,480 Speaker 1: to see if he would keep them for a little while, 19 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: and Satan reluctantly agreed. In a few hours, Satan called 20 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 1: back and said, Peter, you got to come get these guys. 21 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: The Baptist man is saving everybody. The Catholic man is 22 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: forgiven everybody, and the charismatic has already raised enough money 23 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: for air conditioning. Hold up your bibles. Say it like 24 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: you mean it. This is my Bible. I am what 25 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 1: it says I am. I have what it says I have. 26 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 1: I can do what it says I can do. Today 27 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: I will be taught the word of God. I boldly 28 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive. I 29 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 1: will never be the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. 30 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:32,320 Speaker 1: I want to talk to you today about a no 31 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 1: stick anointing. In life, we all have to deal with 32 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 1: negative comments, disrespect, and people that are critical. No matter 33 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 1: how good of a person you are, somebody won't understand you. 34 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: Somebody will make fun of you, somebody will try to 35 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 1: lessen your importance. May be a coworker. It's not so 36 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 1: much what they say, but how they say it, always condescending, 37 00:01:56,880 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: like you're not smart enough. Maybe it's a relative. They 38 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 1: celebrate everyone in the family, but they would never give 39 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: you one single compliment. Too often we respond the wrong way, 40 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: We get offended, and we let that sour our day. 41 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 1: The PSALNG forty five seven says that God has anointed 42 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 1: us with the oil of joy. When you're oiled up, 43 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 1: nothing can stick to you. I call it a no 44 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: stick anointing. That means when the disrespect comes, it doesn't 45 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: have to attach itself. You can choose to either hold 46 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:37,360 Speaker 1: on to it, let it sour your life, or you 47 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 1: can let it slide right off of you and not 48 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 1: give it the time of day. That coworker that's talking 49 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 1: behind your back, you could get in there and try 50 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 1: to straighten them out. Now, when you have the no 51 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 1: stick anointing, you realize your time is too valuable. You 52 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 1: are not who they say you are. You are who 53 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:59,679 Speaker 1: God says you are. That relative that leaves you out 54 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 1: on purpose, you could be offended. You could let that 55 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 1: change who you are. No, You're like a teflon pan. 56 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 1: Nothing can stick to you. Somebody gossiping about you, no 57 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: big deal. God will fight my battles. Somebody talking about 58 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 1: you trying to make you look bad, that's all right. 59 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:20,239 Speaker 1: God is my vindicator. That family member left you out 60 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 1: again trying to be lily. I'm not worried. What God 61 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 1: lifts up, no person can push down. We have a 62 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 1: cooking product here in America called pan comes in an aerosol. 63 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 1: Can you spray it on a pan before you cook? 64 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: That way nothing will stick to it. Well, every morning 65 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 1: before you leave the house, you need to spray on 66 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 1: your pam so to speak. Father, thank you that nothing 67 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 1: will stick to me today. No matter what people say, 68 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 1: no matter what they do or don't do, I'm not 69 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 1: going to be offended. I'm not going to get upset. 70 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 1: I'm going to stay in peace and enjoy this day. 71 00:03:57,280 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: You have to make up your mind at the start 72 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 1: of that nothing that comes your way is going to 73 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 1: steal your joy. I read about this man and his friend. 74 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 1: They were walking down the street to buy a newspaper 75 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 1: early in the morning. When they got to the corner, 76 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 1: the clerk in the little newsstand was very rude, very inconsiderate. 77 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 1: The man bought the paper and said, as friendly as 78 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 1: can be. I hope you have a great day to day. 79 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:27,720 Speaker 1: As they were leaving, the friend said, is the clerk 80 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 1: always that rude? The man said every morning? He said, well, 81 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:34,599 Speaker 1: are you always that friendly? He said, every single morning. 82 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 1: The friend was kind of puzzled. He said why, he said, 83 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 1: because I've made up my mind. I'm not going to 84 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:45,479 Speaker 1: let one person ruin my day, just like him. You've 85 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: got to have a made up mind. You're not going 86 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: to let one negative comment, one disrespectful coworker, one classmate 87 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 1: that's making fun of you to ruin your day. No 88 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: decide ahead of time. I'm gonna spray my pam on 89 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:03,600 Speaker 1: before i leave. I've got this no stick annoying, any disrespect, 90 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 1: any negative comments gonna slide right off of me. Not 91 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 1: gonna give it the time of day. One time in 92 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 1: the scripture, this prophet was walking down the street with 93 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 1: some of his men, and this young man came out 94 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 1: and started criticizing him, making these very negative, disrespectful comments. 95 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 1: And as they continue to walk, this young man followed them, 96 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 1: just kept pestering them, badgering them, very annoying. Finally, one 97 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 1: of the men said to the prophet, do you want 98 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: us to go shut that young man up? We are 99 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: tired of listening to him. The prophet made a very 100 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: insightful comment. He said, no, let him keep talking. Maybe 101 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 1: God will hear him and bless me for it. That's 102 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: the attitude we should have somebody talking about you, trying 103 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: to make you look bad. Don't get upset, don't lose 104 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 1: your cool. The more they talk, the more God's gonna 105 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:58,279 Speaker 1: bless you. They're trying to push you down. God's gonna 106 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:01,479 Speaker 1: use them to lift you up higher. When I first 107 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:05,159 Speaker 1: started ministering back in nineteen ninety nine, some people made 108 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:08,480 Speaker 1: fun of me because I smile so much. I've been 109 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 1: smiling my whole life. This is natural to me. My 110 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 1: earliest baby picture six months old, They've got a big 111 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:17,720 Speaker 1: smile on my face. And you would think people would 112 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 1: be glad that you're happy, But there will always be 113 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 1: people that don't understand you, people that are critical. You 114 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,719 Speaker 1: have to be strong enough in who God made you 115 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 1: to be that you don't let these negative comments change 116 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 1: who you are. If you succumb to that pressure and 117 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 1: you try to adapt to their comments, to fit into 118 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 1: their mold, to please every person, all that's going to 119 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:45,599 Speaker 1: do is keep you from your destiny. And some people 120 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: they don't even know you. They've never spent time with you, 121 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 1: never been to dinner together, they never heard your heart. 122 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 1: Yet they've already judged you from a distance and decided 123 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:58,839 Speaker 1: what they don't like about you, and what you need 124 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:02,600 Speaker 1: to change and what's wrong. Now, don't make the mistake 125 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:06,480 Speaker 1: of taking that personally. They don't even know you. They 126 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: just work in the same office complex, or they just 127 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: attend the same class. You just see them at the 128 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 1: mall every once in a while. Don't let their opinion 129 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 1: make you feel less about yourself. Your attitude should be 130 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 1: you don't even know me. If you knew me, you 131 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: would like me. If you knew me, you would want 132 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 1: to be my friend. Now. I heard these comments, Joel 133 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 1: smiles too much, He's so happy? What's wrong with him? 134 00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 1: And I was new to all this being in front 135 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 1: of people, and I was kind of insecure, and my 136 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 1: first thought was, maybe I need to change, maybe I 137 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 1: need to be more serious. Well, one day I learned 138 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 1: what I'm telling you. You're never going to please everyone. 139 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 1: You might as well be who God made you to be. 140 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 1: I put on that no stick anointing, let those negative 141 00:07:57,120 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 1: comments slide right off of me. Didn't give them the 142 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 1: time of day. Now, when people tell me I smile 143 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 1: too much, I just smile even more. People will always 144 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 1: find some reason to be critical, They'll always find something 145 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 1: to make fun of you about. If you're not secure 146 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 1: and you dwell on these comments, it'll change who you are. 147 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 1: But God made you like you are on purpose. God 148 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 1: gave you your smile, wear it will. God gave you your personality, 149 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 1: your nationality, your looks, your style. Quit worrying about what 150 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 1: other people think, and just be who God made you 151 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 1: to be. If you will run your race, I can 152 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:39,560 Speaker 1: assure you God will take care of your critics. You 153 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 1: don't have to fit into their mold. You don't have 154 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 1: to argue with them, try to convince them that you're okay. 155 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 1: Just be who God made you to be, and God 156 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:52,079 Speaker 1: will take care of your enemies. This is what Elisha did. 157 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 1: He was traveling from Jericho to Bethel, and along the 158 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:59,720 Speaker 1: way this group of young men came out and started 159 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:03,680 Speaker 1: making fun of him because he was bald. Second King's 160 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:07,680 Speaker 1: two twenty three says they started mocking him, saying, go 161 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:13,120 Speaker 1: bald head, go, go bald head go. Elisha didn't go 162 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 1: over and fight with them. He didn't start thinking, Oh, 163 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 1: something wrong with me, I'm inferior, I don't have any 164 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:21,520 Speaker 1: hero on my head. No, he just kept doing what 165 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:24,560 Speaker 1: God called him to do. Now, as those young men 166 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 1: were mocking him, the scripture says, two bears came out 167 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:32,080 Speaker 1: of the woods and tore them to pieces. That teaches 168 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 1: me two lessons. Number one, don't ever make fun of 169 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:40,319 Speaker 1: all people. Number two, seriously, God will fight your battles. 170 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:43,680 Speaker 1: God will take care of the people who were making 171 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 1: fun of you. God hears the disrespect, he hears the 172 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 1: hurtful negative comments, and God will not allow one of 173 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 1: his children to be continually disrespected. You may go through 174 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 1: a season that's not fair. People are pushing you down, 175 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:04,840 Speaker 1: making you look bad, but that season will come to 176 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 1: an end. God will vindicate you. Now you do your 177 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:11,600 Speaker 1: part and keep the nose stick anointing on. Let those 178 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: comments slide right off of you. Don't give them the 179 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:17,839 Speaker 1: time of day, and God will do his part. He'll 180 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:20,520 Speaker 1: take care of those who are trying to push you down. 181 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 1: When the prophet Samuel went to Jesse's house to choose 182 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:27,319 Speaker 1: one of his sons as the next king of Israel, 183 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:32,679 Speaker 1: Jesse lined up all of his sons except David. There 184 00:10:32,679 --> 00:10:35,800 Speaker 1: were six young men standing in front of Samuel. He 185 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: looked at each of them one by one, finally said, Jesse, 186 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:43,240 Speaker 1: it's none of these. Do you have another son. Jesse said, yes, 187 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:46,440 Speaker 1: I have a son named David. He's taking care of 188 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:49,959 Speaker 1: my sheep. I didn't bring him in. He's the youngest. 189 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:53,840 Speaker 1: He's kind of small, he's not real talented, he's not 190 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:58,479 Speaker 1: quite as sharp as his brothers. David was shown disrespect 191 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 1: by his own father. The good news is God's calling 192 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 1: on your life cannot be stopped by people. Now. I 193 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 1: say this respectfully, but it doesn't matter what a parent 194 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:12,839 Speaker 1: has said about you. Doesn't matter what a friend said, 195 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:15,760 Speaker 1: what a teacher said, what a spouse said, what a 196 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:19,720 Speaker 1: coach said. All that matters is what God says. You 197 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: may have had negative words spoken over you, but that disrespect, 198 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:29,960 Speaker 1: that lack of judgment, cannot stop God's plan for your life. 199 00:11:31,080 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 1: Samuel took one look at David and he said, that's 200 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:37,079 Speaker 1: who I'm looking for. That's the next king of Israel. 201 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:42,319 Speaker 1: I'm sure. Jesse, his father nearly passed out, thinking, are 202 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 1: you sure, Samuel? My other sons are so much bigger, stronger, 203 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 1: more talented. No. God doesn't judge by the outside. God 204 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:54,839 Speaker 1: looks on the inside. People will judge you by your appearance, 205 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: your nationality, what family you come from. God looks past 206 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:03,439 Speaker 1: the superficial things and he sees the potential on the inside. 207 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: God sees the seeds of greatness that He is placed 208 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 1: within you. This one thing when people you don't know 209 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:17,320 Speaker 1: very well are inconsiderate and dishonoring. But David was disrespected 210 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:21,320 Speaker 1: by his own family. His father didn't even bother enough 211 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:24,280 Speaker 1: to bring him in so at least Samuel could take 212 00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:27,959 Speaker 1: a look at him. Another time, David's brothers tried to 213 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 1: push him down. They were out on the battlefield in 214 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 1: an important position. David was still a shepherd. David's father 215 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 1: asked him to take his brother's lunch. When David got 216 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 1: out there, one of his brothers said, David, what are 217 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:45,920 Speaker 1: you doing here? And with whom have you left those 218 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:49,480 Speaker 1: few sheep? In other words, David, you're not a warrior 219 00:12:49,640 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 1: like us. You're not strong talented. All you're doing is 220 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 1: taking care of a few sheep. Anybody can do that. 221 00:12:57,240 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 1: David was dishonored, disrespected by the people he loved the most. 222 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 1: One reason David was a champion is he understood this principle. 223 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 1: He had a no stick anointing. He let those negative 224 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 1: words go in one ear and out the other. He 225 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:18,200 Speaker 1: didn't make the mistake of dwelling on them, thinking, oh man, 226 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:21,080 Speaker 1: my own father thinks I'm not going to amount to anything. 227 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:24,120 Speaker 1: My brothers keep telling me I'm a loser that I'm 228 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:28,240 Speaker 1: not talented. No, he let the disrespect, the judgment, the 229 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:32,480 Speaker 1: gossip slide right off of him. His attitude was, I 230 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 1: know who I am. I am a child of the 231 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 1: most High God. I am equipped, empowered, talented, strong, fearfully 232 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:44,680 Speaker 1: and wonderfully made for a season, David was made fun 233 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 1: of for a season. He was disrespected, but because he 234 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:52,680 Speaker 1: did the right thing, that season not only came to 235 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:56,200 Speaker 1: an end, but God paid him back for the disrespect. 236 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:59,720 Speaker 1: His brothers tried to push him down, but God used 237 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 1: it to lift him up. David went out and defeated Goliath, 238 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 1: and overnight he became a national hero. Friends, God knows 239 00:14:08,679 --> 00:14:11,200 Speaker 1: how to pay you back. He knows how to take 240 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 1: care of your critics. If you will stay on the 241 00:14:13,840 --> 00:14:18,040 Speaker 1: high road, God will always give you the last laugh. 242 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 1: When it's all said and done, the people that were 243 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:26,520 Speaker 1: making fun of you sow in seeds of strife, gossip, judgment, disrespect. 244 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 1: They will see you promoted in a place of honor, 245 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 1: fulfilling your destiny. God is a faithful God. Now quit 246 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 1: letting what somebody said about you sour your day. Well, Joel, 247 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:44,880 Speaker 1: I'm stressed because my cousin's talking about me, or my 248 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:48,360 Speaker 1: friend won't give me any credit. A classmates, a school, 249 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:50,720 Speaker 1: they keep making fun of me. Now put on the 250 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:54,080 Speaker 1: no stick anointing and let that slide right off of you. 251 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 1: Like David, your day of vindication is coming. People don't 252 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:03,200 Speaker 1: control your these what they say or do does not 253 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 1: affect your future. God is in control. He has the 254 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:10,720 Speaker 1: final say. He's not only going to bring you out, 255 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:13,600 Speaker 1: but because of their comments, he's going to bring you 256 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 1: out better what they meant for harm. God's going to 257 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:21,160 Speaker 1: use to your advantage. Here's what I've learned. The more 258 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 1: success you have, the more opposition you will face. Everybody 259 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:30,480 Speaker 1: can't handle your success. All your family members, friends, relatives, 260 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 1: they're not going to celebrate the favor on your life. 261 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 1: They were fine as long as you were at the 262 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:40,480 Speaker 1: same level. But when you get promoted, instead of being 263 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 1: happy for you knowing that if God did it for you, 264 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:46,760 Speaker 1: he can do it for them, many times it stirs 265 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 1: up jealousy. And if you don't have this no stick anointing, 266 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 1: you will get involved in battles that don't matter. You've 267 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:59,400 Speaker 1: got to let the criticism, the disrespectful comments slide right 268 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:03,320 Speaker 1: off of You may be difficult. What they're saying may 269 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:07,120 Speaker 1: be very hurtful, but God always gives you the grace 270 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:10,640 Speaker 1: for the season that you're in. You got to remind yourself, 271 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:14,920 Speaker 1: I have the power to overlook this insult. One of 272 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:19,080 Speaker 1: the greatest marks of maturity is to not be critical 273 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 1: towards someone who is being critical of you. You bean 274 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 1: nature wants to get in there and fight that battle. 275 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 1: They're talking behind my back. I'm going to talk behind 276 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 1: their back. They're criticizing me. Let me tell you a 277 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 1: few things I know about them. Now, when you are 278 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 1: critical of someone who is critical of you, you're letting 279 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:44,280 Speaker 1: their poison get on the inside. The scripture says Jesus 280 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:47,800 Speaker 1: did not answer his critics. He let it slide right 281 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:50,320 Speaker 1: off of him, and he just kept running his race. 282 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 1: He knew not everybody would understand him, not everybody would 283 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:58,720 Speaker 1: like him, but that was okay. I heard Billy Graham 284 00:16:58,760 --> 00:17:01,400 Speaker 1: telling about the first first time he went over to 285 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:05,680 Speaker 1: England nearly sixty years ago. The press was very negative. 286 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:08,879 Speaker 1: They said, we don't need your religion over here. We 287 00:17:08,920 --> 00:17:13,520 Speaker 1: don't need another minister. One reporter asked him, very sarcastically, 288 00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:17,239 Speaker 1: how can you even justify coming over here on a 289 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 1: big ocean liner, a big ship. When Jesus wrote a 290 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:25,760 Speaker 1: donkey everywhere he went, Billy Graham said, if you can 291 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:28,480 Speaker 1: find me a donkey that can walk on water, I'll 292 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:34,680 Speaker 1: buy it in a minute. Shake off the criticism. Everybody 293 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:38,440 Speaker 1: is not going to understand you. Everybody is not going 294 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:41,560 Speaker 1: to like you, and that's okay. You don't have to 295 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:44,640 Speaker 1: prove to them that you're all right. Do like Jesus 296 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:48,199 Speaker 1: and don't answer your critics. See, we get involved in 297 00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:52,200 Speaker 1: many battles that we're not supposed to fight. When people 298 00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:58,159 Speaker 1: are critical, disrespectful, that is simply a distraction. The coworker 299 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:01,800 Speaker 1: that's talking about you easily spend all your time and 300 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:05,800 Speaker 1: energy thinking about what they're saying, trying to figure out 301 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:08,120 Speaker 1: how you can pay them back or how you can 302 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:11,800 Speaker 1: change their mind. Now that's a distraction. It's a battle 303 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:15,800 Speaker 1: you're not supposed to be engaged in. God has given 304 00:18:15,880 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 1: us a solution. It's the no stick annoying. Let it 305 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:22,520 Speaker 1: slide right off of you. Don't think about it, don't 306 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 1: try to pay them back, don't try to convince them 307 00:18:25,320 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 1: that you're okay. Let it go and God will fight 308 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:32,360 Speaker 1: your battles. God has the right people in your future. 309 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 1: You should not waste your valuable time continually trying to 310 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:41,400 Speaker 1: convince somebody to like you. Here's the key. Go where 311 00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:46,560 Speaker 1: you're celebrated, not where you're tolerated. Quit trying to win 312 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:51,320 Speaker 1: over a person that just tolerates you. They're not really 313 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:54,440 Speaker 1: for you deep down. The truth be known. They're kind 314 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:57,399 Speaker 1: of jealous of the gift God's given you. No matter 315 00:18:57,480 --> 00:18:59,560 Speaker 1: what you do, they're not going to be one hundred 316 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:02,560 Speaker 1: percent by behind you. You may convince them for a 317 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:05,920 Speaker 1: little while, but as soon as you don't perform perfectly, 318 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:09,440 Speaker 1: they'll find something that you're doing wrong. That's like trying 319 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:12,120 Speaker 1: to ride a dead horse. It's time to dismount, get 320 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:14,920 Speaker 1: off and move forward. Well, you say, Jorda, If I 321 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:17,960 Speaker 1: do that, I may not have their approval. You don't 322 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:24,200 Speaker 1: need their approval, You have Almighty God's approval. If David 323 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:26,959 Speaker 1: would have sat around trying to win over all of 324 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:31,119 Speaker 1: his brothers convince them to accept and approve him, he 325 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:35,960 Speaker 1: would have missed his destiny. He was kind, he was respectful, 326 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:39,919 Speaker 1: but he didn't worry about family members that did not 327 00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:44,160 Speaker 1: like him. You may have some relatives that are never 328 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:47,400 Speaker 1: going to celebrate you like they should. They're never going 329 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:50,800 Speaker 1: to give you the respect that you deserve. And that's hard. 330 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:54,240 Speaker 1: But you have to accept the fact that you don't 331 00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:57,399 Speaker 1: have to have their approval. You don't need them cheering 332 00:19:57,440 --> 00:20:00,879 Speaker 1: you on. Be kind, be respectful, but dig your heels 333 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:03,840 Speaker 1: in and say, like David, I'm going to fulfill my 334 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:08,399 Speaker 1: destiny in spite of who is not behind me. The 335 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:13,800 Speaker 1: scripture says Jesus' own brothers didn't believe in him. That 336 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:17,439 Speaker 1: must have been difficult. Here he was out changing the world, 337 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:21,679 Speaker 1: opening blind eyes, raising people from the dead, and his 338 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:25,879 Speaker 1: own brothers wouldn't compliment him, wouldn't give him any respect. 339 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:30,560 Speaker 1: He couldn't do any miracles in his hometown because they 340 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:33,920 Speaker 1: had Jesus in a box of who he used to be. 341 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:38,280 Speaker 1: They thought, this is Joseph's son, nothing special about him. 342 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:42,480 Speaker 1: We know him. He's just a carpenter. They dismissed him, 343 00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:47,920 Speaker 1: didn't recognize his gift. Jesus didn't stay where he was tolerated. 344 00:20:48,359 --> 00:20:51,439 Speaker 1: He didn't say, come on, guys, I really am the Messiah. 345 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 1: You should see what I can do. I can turn 346 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:57,320 Speaker 1: water into wine. No, he knew they would never accept him. 347 00:20:57,640 --> 00:21:00,919 Speaker 1: So he left where he was tolerated and went to 348 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:05,240 Speaker 1: where he was celebrated. Some of you are spending too 349 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:09,120 Speaker 1: much time trying to win people over that are never 350 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:12,879 Speaker 1: going to be one over. Maybe, like Jesus, it's a 351 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:17,000 Speaker 1: family member, a relative, they should be for you, but 352 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:21,399 Speaker 1: they're not. Human nature longs for the approval, We long 353 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:25,600 Speaker 1: for the acceptance. But you cannot waste your time trying 354 00:21:25,640 --> 00:21:28,240 Speaker 1: to get something from someone that they're never going to 355 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:31,880 Speaker 1: give you. You keep moving forward and you will come 356 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:35,800 Speaker 1: into the right people, people that God has ordained, people 357 00:21:35,840 --> 00:21:38,800 Speaker 1: that will celebrate you, people that will be for you. 358 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:42,240 Speaker 1: Was talking to a lady in the lobby a while back, 359 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:45,439 Speaker 1: and she comes from a very large family and she 360 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:49,400 Speaker 1: was so upset because one of her sisters doesn't like her. 361 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:52,440 Speaker 1: This has been going on for years and years, really 362 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:55,720 Speaker 1: bothers her. She said, Joel, I don't understand it. I 363 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:59,040 Speaker 1: call her, I'm good to her, go out of my 364 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:02,760 Speaker 1: way to be but no matter what I do, she 365 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 1: always finds fault with me. I told her what I'm 366 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 1: telling you. You're never going to please everyone. The scripture says, 367 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:15,640 Speaker 1: as far as you can live at peace with every person, 368 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:19,160 Speaker 1: do you know some people don't want to have peace 369 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:22,240 Speaker 1: with you. They have their own issues that they're not 370 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:25,720 Speaker 1: dealing with. Now, quit trying to win over somebody that 371 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:29,199 Speaker 1: doesn't want peace. You've done your part, you've gone the 372 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:32,840 Speaker 1: extra mile. Now just back away. If they don't want 373 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:36,920 Speaker 1: to have peace, it's not your problem, it's theirs. You 374 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:41,199 Speaker 1: are not responsible for somebody else's happiness. You're responsible for 375 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 1: your own happiness. But if you go around trying to 376 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:49,280 Speaker 1: keep everybody happy, meet all their demands, went over their approval, 377 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:52,720 Speaker 1: the one person who is not going to be happy 378 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:56,879 Speaker 1: is you. Now I've learned some people you have to 379 00:22:56,920 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 1: love from a distance. They're your family, they're your relatives. 380 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:03,400 Speaker 1: Yes you love them, but you can't be with them 381 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:06,880 Speaker 1: every day. They don't want to have peace with you. Now, 382 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:10,600 Speaker 1: don't frustrate yourself trying to make something happen that's never 383 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:13,399 Speaker 1: going to happen. And that's not being rude, that's not 384 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:18,240 Speaker 1: being disrespectful. That is being responsible. With the gift God 385 00:23:18,280 --> 00:23:22,360 Speaker 1: has given you. You have a responsibility to use your time, 386 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:26,679 Speaker 1: your energy, your emotions, your talent for the right purposes. 387 00:23:27,040 --> 00:23:31,399 Speaker 1: You should not continually be trying to convince somebody to 388 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:35,680 Speaker 1: like you when Jesus sent his disciples into the different cities. 389 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:39,720 Speaker 1: He knew not everybody would understand them. He knew some 390 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:43,439 Speaker 1: people would find fault and start to criticize. So he 391 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:47,600 Speaker 1: told them in Matthew ten fourteen, when you go into 392 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 1: a city, whoever will not accept you, when you leave 393 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:56,399 Speaker 1: that place, shake the dust off your feet. Notice he 394 00:23:56,440 --> 00:23:59,400 Speaker 1: didn't say, try to win everybody over, try to make 395 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:02,760 Speaker 1: sure they know that you're okay. No, he said, be kind, 396 00:24:03,080 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 1: be respectful, but if they don't accept you, shake it 397 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:10,320 Speaker 1: off and move forward. Or he was saying, in effect, 398 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:13,880 Speaker 1: don't stay where you're tolerated, don't try to win over 399 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:16,800 Speaker 1: all your critics, don't try to convince all your family 400 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:19,240 Speaker 1: members to like you. Just shake it off and go 401 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:22,720 Speaker 1: where you're celebrated. In the Book of Esther, there's a 402 00:24:22,760 --> 00:24:25,280 Speaker 1: man by the name of Haman. He was the most 403 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:29,679 Speaker 1: powerful man in the empire beside the king. He had influence, 404 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:33,640 Speaker 1: authority favor. When he walked by, people would bow down 405 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:38,119 Speaker 1: before him. But one person refused to show him respect. 406 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:42,600 Speaker 1: One man refused to bow down. Haman got so angry, 407 00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:46,159 Speaker 1: so upset, that he couldn't sleep at night. All he 408 00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:49,120 Speaker 1: could think about is how he could make this one 409 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:52,639 Speaker 1: man show him respect. Here he had the honor of 410 00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:55,920 Speaker 1: the whole city. But he was so consumed by this 411 00:24:56,000 --> 00:25:00,160 Speaker 1: one man that he lost his focus and god engaged 412 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:03,399 Speaker 1: in a battle that he wasn't supposed to fight. He 413 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:06,920 Speaker 1: got so off course he not only lost his position, 414 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:11,119 Speaker 1: but he ended up losing his life. What am I saying? 415 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:15,520 Speaker 1: Don't let one family member that won't show you respect 416 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:18,720 Speaker 1: cause you to lose your focus to where you spend 417 00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:21,440 Speaker 1: all your time and energy trying to win them over. 418 00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:27,080 Speaker 1: Don't let one neighbor, one coworker, one classmate cause you 419 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:31,120 Speaker 1: to get distracted and miss your destiny. If they won't 420 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:34,879 Speaker 1: respect you, shake it off. If they try to belittle you, 421 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 1: shake it off. If they're finding fault trying to make 422 00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:42,480 Speaker 1: you look bad, shake it off. Your destiny is too great, 423 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 1: your assignment too important, your time too valuable to let 424 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:53,000 Speaker 1: these negative comments, gossip, criticism weigh you down. It is 425 00:25:53,119 --> 00:25:57,720 Speaker 1: simply a distraction. Some of you are engaged in battles 426 00:25:57,840 --> 00:26:00,720 Speaker 1: that you're not supposed to fight, trying to win somebody 427 00:26:00,760 --> 00:26:03,359 Speaker 1: over that's never going to be one over. It's time 428 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:06,920 Speaker 1: to shake it off and move forward. Don't stay where 429 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:10,520 Speaker 1: you're tolerated, go where you're celebrated. You don't have to 430 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:14,920 Speaker 1: have their approval. You have Almighty God's approval. Now I'm 431 00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:17,880 Speaker 1: asking us today, every one of us, before we leave 432 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:21,399 Speaker 1: the house, spray on the pan. Decide ahead of time. 433 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:24,560 Speaker 1: Nothing that comes your way is going to sour your day. 434 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:28,600 Speaker 1: If you will keep this no stick anointing on, let 435 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:32,280 Speaker 1: any negative comments, the disrespect slide right off of you, 436 00:26:32,920 --> 00:26:34,879 Speaker 1: then God will do for you what he did for 437 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:37,720 Speaker 1: the prophet. The more people talk, the higher God will 438 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:40,240 Speaker 1: take you. They're trying to push you down. God will 439 00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:43,439 Speaker 1: use them to lift you up. Just like David, I 440 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:47,240 Speaker 1: believe in declare. No person will keep you from your destiny. 441 00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:52,480 Speaker 1: No disrespect will stop God's plan, no negative comment will 442 00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:56,639 Speaker 1: hold you back. You will overcome every obstacle, defeat every enemy, 443 00:26:56,760 --> 00:27:00,199 Speaker 1: and become everything God's created you to be. Amen. Do 444 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:04,879 Speaker 1: you receive it today? We never like to cluse our 445 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:08,359 Speaker 1: broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make Jesus the 446 00:27:08,359 --> 00:27:12,879 Speaker 1: lord of your life. Would you pray with me? Just say, Lord, Jesus, 447 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:18,040 Speaker 1: I repent of my sins. Come into my heart. I 448 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:22,639 Speaker 1: make you my lord and savior. Amen. Well, if you 449 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:25,320 Speaker 1: prayed that simple prayer. We believe you got born again. 450 00:27:25,760 --> 00:27:29,280 Speaker 1: Get in a good Bible based church. Keep God first place. 451 00:27:29,520 --> 00:27:32,000 Speaker 1: He's going to take you places that you've never dreamed of. 452 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:39,919 Speaker 2: Every day we can live discouraged, angry, depressed, defeated. Is 453 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:43,080 Speaker 2: it possible to turn these negatives into an outlook filled 454 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:45,159 Speaker 2: with purpose, happiness and joy. 455 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:49,680 Speaker 1: Every day we make choices how we see ourselves, how 456 00:27:49,720 --> 00:27:52,760 Speaker 1: we respond to challenges, how we approach what's in front 457 00:27:52,760 --> 00:27:56,200 Speaker 1: of us. I've ridden a devotional called Today I Choose 458 00:27:56,440 --> 00:27:59,879 Speaker 1: Devotions for a Better Line. 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