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Thanks for listening to our podcast and 41 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 3: thanks for supporting the ministry. If you enjoy today's message, 42 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 3: why don't you be a blessing and share it with 43 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 3: a friend. We appreciate you and pray for God's very 44 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 3: best in your life. God bless you. It's great to 45 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 3: have you with us today, and if you're ever in 46 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 3: our area, please stop buy be a part of one 47 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 3: of our services. We would love to have you now. 48 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 3: I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week. 49 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 3: We have a daily podcast. You can download our YouTube channel, 50 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 3: watch the messages anytime. You can follow us on social media. 51 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:39,399 Speaker 3: We'll keep you encouraged and inspired. I'd like to start 52 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 3: with something funny, and I heard about this elderly pastor. 53 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 3: He was close to death. He sent word for two 54 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:49,679 Speaker 3: of his members, an ours agent and a lawyer to 55 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 3: come to his house. Upon arrival, he motioned for them 56 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:55,800 Speaker 3: to sit on each side of the bed. The men 57 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 3: were very moved that they could be with the minister 58 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 3: in his final moments. At one point, the lawyer asked, Sir, 59 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:05,640 Speaker 3: why did you choose both of us. The minister mustered 60 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:09,080 Speaker 3: up some strength and said, Jesus died between two sinners, 61 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 3: and that's the way I want to go. All right, 62 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 3: say it like you mean it. This is my Bible. 63 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:17,919 Speaker 3: I am what it says I am, I have what 64 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 3: it says I have, I can do what it says 65 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:23,119 Speaker 3: I can do today. I will be taught the word 66 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 3: of God. I boldly confess. My mind is alert, my 67 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 3: heart is receptive. I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, 68 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 3: God bless you. I want to talk to you today 69 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 3: about abiding, not striving. It's easy to go through life 70 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 3: thinking we have to make everything happen, make our business grow, 71 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 3: make ourselves get well, make our child do right. There's 72 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 3: this constant pressure, always something we need to fix, some 73 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 3: area we need to improve in. So we live striving, 74 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 3: trying to force a door to open. Do better, then 75 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 3: we'll gain approval. Work harder, then we'll get the good break. 76 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 3: It's like there's a war going on inside. No rest, 77 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 3: no peace. You weren't created to live that way. Psalm 78 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:16,840 Speaker 3: forty six says be still and know that I am God. 79 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 3: One translation says, stop your striving and know that I 80 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 3: am God. As long as you're in this striving mode 81 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:28,720 Speaker 3: trying to fix everything, thinking that it's all up to you, 82 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 3: then you're not going to know he's God. You're not 83 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:34,679 Speaker 3: going to see his favor and his goodness like you should. 84 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:38,160 Speaker 3: It's very freeing when you realize you don't have to 85 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 3: make everything happen. If you'll keep God first place, He'll 86 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 3: bring the good breaks to you. He'll cause the right 87 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 3: doors to open. He'll send the healing. All striving is 88 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:53,160 Speaker 3: doing is wearing you out, causing you to feel overwhelmed, 89 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 3: can't sleep at night, have digestive problems. Take the pressure off. 90 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 3: It's not your job to fix it everything. You can't 91 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 3: make people do what's right. Make your coworker like you, 92 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 3: make your business grow. Your job is to be your 93 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:12,840 Speaker 3: best each day. Honor God and he will bring dreams 94 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 3: to past. He'll turn negative situations around, even areas you 95 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 3: need to improve in. Don't be down on yourself because 96 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 3: you're not where you want to be. God is the 97 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 3: potter you were the claim. He's changing you from glory 98 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 3: to glory. You can't make yourself grow any faster than 99 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 3: He has planned. You may not be where you want 100 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 3: to be, but learn to enjoy the glory that you're 101 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:41,680 Speaker 3: in right now. How much more peace could you have 102 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 3: if you got out of the striving mode? How much 103 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 3: more would you enjoy your life if you would turn 104 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 3: those situations over to God. Quit trying to do what 105 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 3: only he can do. It's not work harder perform better, 106 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 3: then it will happen. Live from a place of peace, 107 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 3: do your best, and then rest. When you stop striving, 108 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:07,840 Speaker 3: you'll know he's God. He'll make things happen that you 109 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 3: couldn't make happen. John chapter fifteen. Jesus was talking to 110 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:15,919 Speaker 3: his disciples. This was one of the last times they 111 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:19,480 Speaker 3: would be together before he was crucified. He said in 112 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 3: verse five, I am divine. You are the branches. If 113 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 3: you abide in me, you will bear much fruit. For 114 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:32,600 Speaker 3: apart from me, you can do nothing. Imagine how important 115 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 3: these words were. He could have talked to them about 116 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:40,840 Speaker 3: performing miracles, being strong, starting new churches, but when he 117 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 3: was about to leave, he told them, this is how 118 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 3: you're going to be successful. This is how you're going 119 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:50,919 Speaker 3: to overcome challenges. This is how you'll fulfill your destiny. 120 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:55,920 Speaker 3: Abide in me, and you will bear much fruit. The 121 00:06:56,000 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 3: word abide in the original language means to depend, rely on, 122 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:04,920 Speaker 3: to relax. He was saying, if you'll depend on me, 123 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:09,280 Speaker 3: if you'll rest in me, then you can relax. You 124 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 3: don't have to strive, you don't have to force things. 125 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 3: Live worried, pressured, wondering how it's going to happen. When 126 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 3: you're abiding, you're going to bear much fruit. You would 127 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 3: think it would be just the opposite. If you'll work harder, 128 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 3: put in more effort, then you'll see the dream. Then 129 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 3: you'll get the promotion. Then the problem will turn around. No, 130 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 3: not if you'll strive, you'll bear much fruit. But if 131 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:41,119 Speaker 3: you'll abide, you'll see increase, You'll see favor. See. Faith 132 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 3: has a rest when you don't see how something can 133 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 3: work out. The medical report's not good, your finances are down. 134 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 3: It's easy to get all stressed, all worked up. I 135 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 3: got to fix this. Don't fall into that trap. Instead 136 00:07:56,560 --> 00:08:01,200 Speaker 3: of striving, start abiding, Stay in peace. God. I know 137 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 3: you're still on the throne. I can't make this happen 138 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 3: in my own strength, but I believe because I'm connected 139 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 3: to you, I'm depending on you. I'm relying on you, 140 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 3: that you're going to cause me to bear much fruit, 141 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 3: that I'm going to see this situation turn in my favor. 142 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 3: When you're abiding, it takes the pressure off. Instead of 143 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 3: focusing on what you can do, you're focused on what 144 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 3: God can do. You're depending on His goodness, his favor, 145 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:34,599 Speaker 3: his power. As long as you're striving, you're limited to 146 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:38,320 Speaker 3: what you can accomplish. The problem is we all face 147 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 3: giants that are too big, people that are more powerful, 148 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 3: a medical report that says there's no way our strength, 149 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 3: our effort, our talent, no matter how hard we try, 150 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 3: will not be enough. That's why God said, apart from me, 151 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 3: you can do nothing. You can't overcome that challenge. You 152 00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 3: can't break the addiction accomplish your dream just with your 153 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 3: own will power, your own hard work. You need power 154 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:10,520 Speaker 3: from on high. When you're abiding, there's a force that 155 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:14,199 Speaker 3: breathes in your direction, a favor that opens doors that 156 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:17,440 Speaker 3: you couldn't open, that breaks chains that are holding you back, 157 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 3: that releases healing, creativity, increase that will catapult you into 158 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 3: your destiny. One of the best prayers we can pray 159 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:30,960 Speaker 3: every morning is God, I'm depending on you today. I'm 160 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:34,079 Speaker 3: relying on you, and God, I'm going to relax in you. 161 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:37,680 Speaker 3: I believe because I'm connected to you, that I will 162 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 3: bear much fruit. Now I'm not saying that we sit 163 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:43,880 Speaker 3: back and do nothing. We have to use our gifts, 164 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 3: be our best, but don't become dependent on just your 165 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 3: ability your efforts, thinking that you have to make it happen. 166 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:55,440 Speaker 3: Do what you can and then leave it up to God. 167 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:58,959 Speaker 3: As long as you're abiding in him, you're going to 168 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:03,079 Speaker 3: bear not a little fruit, not some fruit, but much fruit. 169 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 3: If you'll start abiding and not just striving, you're going 170 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 3: to see more fruit with less work. You're gonna go 171 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:14,599 Speaker 3: further with less frustration. You're going to accomplish more in 172 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:18,199 Speaker 3: less time. Someone says, aren't you worried about your child? 173 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:22,079 Speaker 3: He's not getting better? Just answer, No, I'm not worrying. 174 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 3: I'm abiding, I'm trusting. I'm believing. I know that God's 175 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:31,360 Speaker 3: in control. Well, you lost that big contract, aren't you upset? 176 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:31,959 Speaker 5: No? 177 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 3: I know I'm connected to the vine, to a supply 178 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:38,480 Speaker 3: line that will never run dry. Now gonna live stress, 179 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:42,959 Speaker 3: I'm abiding, I'm at peace. I know another opportunity is coming. 180 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:47,400 Speaker 3: What about the medical report doesn't look good? Yes, but 181 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 3: I'm not moved by what I see. I'm moved by 182 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 3: what I know. God is restoring health back into me. 183 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:57,640 Speaker 3: I'm depending on him, I'm relying on him. I'm gonna 184 00:10:57,720 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 3: relax knowing that nothing can snatch me out of his hands. 185 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:06,120 Speaker 3: Are you striving or are you abiding? There are plenty 186 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:10,400 Speaker 3: of opportunities to strive. We can all live worried, stress, 187 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:14,320 Speaker 3: trying to fix everything in our own strength. That's overwhelming. 188 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 3: Come back to a place of peace. The scripture says, 189 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:22,640 Speaker 3: your father knows what you need, He knows what you're facing, 190 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 3: He knows the dreams he's placed in your heart. He 191 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:30,679 Speaker 3: sees the struggles, the unfair situations, the times you were 192 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:33,680 Speaker 3: put at a disadvantage. You don't have to do life 193 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 3: on your own, trying to make up for it, trying 194 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 3: to accomplish the dream. Jesus said, come to me and 195 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:45,079 Speaker 3: I will give you rest. Stop your striving depending on 196 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:49,240 Speaker 3: your own efforts, your own ability. That's draining. If you'll 197 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 3: start depending on him, you'll feel that load lift off 198 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:55,439 Speaker 3: of you. Because God has you in the palm of 199 00:11:55,520 --> 00:11:59,200 Speaker 3: his hand. He hasn't let go of you. You may 200 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:02,880 Speaker 3: not be connected to him, but he's not disconnected from you. 201 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 3: But if you're going to feel his strength, see his favor, 202 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:09,840 Speaker 3: you have to stay connected to the vine. You can 203 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:12,679 Speaker 3: only do so much in your own efforts. But when 204 00:12:12,720 --> 00:12:14,959 Speaker 3: you get up each day and say, God, I'm not 205 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 3: going to worry today. I'm not going to live frustrated 206 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 3: by what I can't change. God, I'm depending on you. 207 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 3: I can't do this on my own, but I know 208 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:27,640 Speaker 3: connected to you, I can do all things connected to you. 209 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 3: I can accomplish my dreams. Connected to you, I will 210 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 3: see this problem turn around. It's significant that Jesus used 211 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 3: fruit in this illustration. We have some lemon trees in 212 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:43,679 Speaker 3: our backyard. I see the lemons out there, hanging on 213 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:48,439 Speaker 3: the vine. They're just abiding. They're not struggling. They're not 214 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:52,720 Speaker 3: frustrated thinking why am I not growing faster? How am 215 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 3: I going to change from green to yellow? I'm the 216 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 3: wrong color? What if I don't ripen. I've never walked 217 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 3: by and heard a complaining. I've never seen a worried lemon. 218 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 3: They just hang there, drawing strength from the vine. They're 219 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:12,320 Speaker 3: not stressed because they know as long as they're connected 220 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 3: to the source, to the vine, they're going to get 221 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:19,719 Speaker 3: everything that they need. Sometimes we wonder, how can I 222 00:13:19,760 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 3: accomplish my dream? What if I don't meet the right person? 223 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 3: What if I don't get this scholarship. Know, as long 224 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 3: as you're connected to the vine, you don't have to worry. 225 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 3: It's not your job to figure everything out. There are 226 00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:37,559 Speaker 3: things that you can't see because you're the fruit you're 227 00:13:37,640 --> 00:13:40,679 Speaker 3: not the vine. The vine is where the lemon is 228 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:45,080 Speaker 3: getting nutrients. That's what's causing it to develop pulp, grow 229 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:48,240 Speaker 3: seeds on the inside, and turn from a flower blossom 230 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:52,400 Speaker 3: to form a thick outer skin. Quit worrying about how 231 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 3: everything is going to work out. God has already planned 232 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 3: out all of your days. There's not a problem you 233 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:03,120 Speaker 3: have or will ever have that he doesn't have a solution. 234 00:14:04,080 --> 00:14:06,360 Speaker 3: He's the one that's going to cause you to bloom 235 00:14:07,120 --> 00:14:10,080 Speaker 3: like that lemon. He's developing in you what you need 236 00:14:10,200 --> 00:14:14,640 Speaker 3: to blossom to grow to fulfill your purpose. You shouldn't 237 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 3: live with that unrest on the inside, thinking that you're 238 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:22,200 Speaker 3: limited because you're connected to the vine. You can stay 239 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 3: in peace. God is bringing the nutrients you need, the 240 00:14:25,880 --> 00:14:29,800 Speaker 3: right people, the right breaks, the healing, the favor. At 241 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 3: the appointed time, you'll ripen. You're going to go from 242 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 3: green to yellow, so to speak. You're going to see 243 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 3: doors open, the medical report turn around. The dream will 244 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:43,880 Speaker 3: come to pass. Now do your part. Quit striving and 245 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:47,920 Speaker 3: start abiding. Live from a place of peace, a place 246 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:51,520 Speaker 3: of rest. When you're tempted to worry, try to force 247 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 3: things to happen, just say no, thanks, I'm connected to 248 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:57,840 Speaker 3: the vine. God, I'm depending on you, so I'm going 249 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:01,600 Speaker 3: to relax. I'm gonna enjoy this day, knowing that you 250 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 3: promised I will bear much fruit. Most of the good 251 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:09,400 Speaker 3: breaks I've seen in my life, they'd come when I 252 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:14,040 Speaker 3: was simply abiding, just being my best, honoring God. I 253 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:17,680 Speaker 3: walked into a jewelry store and met Victoria. I wasn't 254 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 3: trying to force it. God, when am I going to 255 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 3: meet someone frustrated? I was simply abiding, and the blessing 256 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 3: came to me. When we needed a larger auditorium, we 257 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 3: tried to buy property. Twice those doors closed. I was disappointed, 258 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 3: but I did what I'm asking us to do. I said, God, 259 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:41,360 Speaker 3: you're in control. I'm not going to live frustrated trying 260 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:44,720 Speaker 3: to make something happen. I trust you. I know you 261 00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 3: know what's best. I came back to that place of 262 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 3: peace and just kept abiding, kept being faithful. One day, 263 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 3: out of the blue, a friend called and said the 264 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:59,160 Speaker 3: compact Center was coming available. I called the mayor. Things 265 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 3: fell into place, and here we are. The Compact Center 266 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:06,040 Speaker 3: came to me. I was trying to make it happen 267 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:10,080 Speaker 3: in my own strength, buying that property. I knew God 268 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:13,680 Speaker 3: put the desire in me. I had bigger dreams, but 269 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:17,720 Speaker 3: it wasn't the right time. God is so merciful he'll 270 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:22,040 Speaker 3: close doors when it's not his best. It's important to 271 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:25,520 Speaker 3: trust God's timing. When we know the dream is in 272 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 3: our heart, we know what God promised, we go after it. 273 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 3: We take steps of faith, and that's good. I'm not 274 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 3: saying to sit back, but you have to be open 275 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:38,160 Speaker 3: that if it doesn't happen the way you thought, then 276 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 3: God has something better. That closed door is God protecting you. 277 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 3: Sometimes we get impatient. We think we're missing out, we're 278 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:52,000 Speaker 3: falling behind. But I've learned what belongs to you is 279 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 3: not going to go to anyone else. What has your 280 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 3: name on it will come to you. Instead of trying 281 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:03,440 Speaker 3: to force things, relax, stay in peace. God's ordering your steps. 282 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 3: He's already lined up what you need to fulfill your destiny. 283 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:11,120 Speaker 3: If it hasn't happened yet, it wasn't the right time. 284 00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 3: If the door closed, something better is coming. You don't 285 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 3: have to manipulate things, try to convince people to like you, 286 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:23,399 Speaker 3: force the doors to open, let the blessings come to you. 287 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:28,480 Speaker 3: If you're having to connive and convince you're frustrated, can't 288 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:31,159 Speaker 3: sleep at night. You need to let that go and 289 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:34,360 Speaker 3: trust God to do it his way. This is where 290 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:38,120 Speaker 3: Abraham and Sarah missed it. God gave them the promise 291 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 3: that they would have a child, but instead of abiding 292 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:46,760 Speaker 3: trusting God's timing, they were impatient nothing was happening. They 293 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:51,040 Speaker 3: got frustrated and decided to help God out. Sarah told 294 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:54,520 Speaker 3: Abraham to sleep with her maid. They had a son 295 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 3: that they named Ishmael, but he wasn't the promised child, 296 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 3: and it wasn't ishmael fault. But that baby cost all 297 00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:06,000 Speaker 3: kinds of strife and contention. It's much better to wait 298 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 3: for the right thing than to have to deal with 299 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:12,200 Speaker 3: an Ishmael. Things we birth in our own efforts. That's 300 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 3: what causes us heartache and pain. If your promise is 301 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:19,520 Speaker 3: not happening on your timetable, trust that God knows what 302 00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 3: he's doing. He knows what's best. Instead of striving like 303 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:26,679 Speaker 3: they did, I'm gonna have this baby. I'm gonna make 304 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:29,879 Speaker 3: it happen. I'm gonna marry this person even though I 305 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:32,879 Speaker 3: don't have peace. I'm gonna buy this house even though 306 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:36,200 Speaker 3: it's not what I really want. He be patient. Don't 307 00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:39,880 Speaker 3: settle for second best. Just because it hasn't happened yet 308 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:43,880 Speaker 3: doesn't mean it's not going to happen. Keep abiding, keep 309 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:48,040 Speaker 3: doing the right thing. Your time is coming. The truth is, 310 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 3: we've all probably burst some ishmaels, we've all forced some 311 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:55,280 Speaker 3: things to happen. But here's how good God is that 312 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:58,920 Speaker 3: didn't stop the promise. God doesn't say, man, you blew it. 313 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:01,800 Speaker 3: You now, it's not going to happen. 314 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:02,399 Speaker 6: No. 315 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:06,200 Speaker 3: Twenty years after God gave Abraham the promise. This was 316 00:19:06,240 --> 00:19:10,240 Speaker 3: after they had Ishmael, after they had made mistakes. Sarah 317 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:13,920 Speaker 3: got pregnant at ninety years old and gave birth to Isaac, 318 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:17,439 Speaker 3: the promised child. And it may be taken longer than 319 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 3: you thought, but don't water down your dreams. Don't settle 320 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 3: for less than what you know God put in your heart. 321 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 3: You don't have to make it happen. Only in your 322 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 3: own strength. Yes, use your gifts, do what you can, 323 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:34,159 Speaker 3: but don't force things. You keep abiding, and Isaac is 324 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:37,280 Speaker 3: coming at the right time. You're going to see God 325 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:42,160 Speaker 3: show out in your life. In the meantime, relax, enjoy 326 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:45,200 Speaker 3: where you are while you're waiting for things to change. 327 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:49,400 Speaker 3: The way to pass the test is not being frustrated 328 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:53,000 Speaker 3: by what hasn't happened, not upset because your friend got 329 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:56,720 Speaker 3: married and you haven't met anyone, not giving up because 330 00:19:56,760 --> 00:19:59,439 Speaker 3: the property was sold out from under you two times. 331 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:03,480 Speaker 3: Just keep doing the right things, staying close to God, 332 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 3: connected to the vine. That's where your strength is coming from. 333 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:12,280 Speaker 3: That's where the favor, the blessing, the healing. Is One 334 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 3: thing I've always liked to do since I was a 335 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:18,920 Speaker 3: little boy, is catch leaves falling from trees. We lived 336 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:21,479 Speaker 3: out on an acre lot in the suburbs and there 337 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:24,320 Speaker 3: were dozens of large oak trees on it. On a 338 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:27,240 Speaker 3: fall day, the wind would blow and I would see 339 00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:31,280 Speaker 3: how many leaves I could catch. Years later, not long 340 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:34,200 Speaker 3: after I'd started pasturing, I came home from the church 341 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:37,479 Speaker 3: one afternoon. It had been a long day. We were 342 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:41,479 Speaker 3: dealing with some problems at the office, people coming against us. 343 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 3: These opportunities we thought were going to work out didn't 344 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:48,000 Speaker 3: go through. I was tired and kind of frustrated, and 345 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:50,960 Speaker 3: I was in the backyard and we had this one 346 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:55,160 Speaker 3: big tree. The wind started blowing. Leaves begin to fall 347 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:58,879 Speaker 3: all around me, hundreds of them, if not thousands. It 348 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:03,000 Speaker 3: looked like it was rain leaves. I naturally started trying 349 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 3: to catch them, grabbing here, grabbing there, but I couldn't 350 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:10,359 Speaker 3: catch anything. It was the strangest thing. Right when I 351 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:12,639 Speaker 3: was about to grab the leaf, it would dart away. 352 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 3: I caught more. When I was eight years old. I 353 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:19,240 Speaker 3: was already frustrated. This was like pouring salt on the wound. 354 00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 3: Nothing was working out. A couple of hours later, I 355 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 3: went out for a run through the neighborhood. So I 356 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:29,359 Speaker 3: turned the corner coming down the last half mile, the 357 00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 3: wind started blowing and leaves were falling here and there, 358 00:21:32,880 --> 00:21:35,359 Speaker 3: and I didn't pay any attention. I just kept running. 359 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:40,280 Speaker 3: About a minute later, after everything had calmed down, as 360 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:44,560 Speaker 3: this arm came up, a leaf landed perfectly in my hand. 361 00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:47,800 Speaker 3: I didn't try to catch it. I didn't even see 362 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:51,400 Speaker 3: it coming. It just fell right into my palm while 363 00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:54,880 Speaker 3: it was in motion. It was like God said to me, Joel, 364 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:58,880 Speaker 3: you're striving trying to make all these things happen, make 365 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:02,720 Speaker 3: the ministry grow, make doors open, make people before you. 366 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:06,240 Speaker 3: You don't have to do that. I control the universe. 367 00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:10,080 Speaker 3: What I want open will open, what's supposed to be 368 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:14,240 Speaker 3: yours will fall into your hands. You don't have to 369 00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:18,200 Speaker 3: manipulate things, do it all in your own ability. God 370 00:22:18,280 --> 00:22:22,080 Speaker 3: will direct the winds to find your hand. He'll cause 371 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:25,679 Speaker 3: opportunity to find you. He'll turn people that are against 372 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:29,040 Speaker 3: you to be for you. Now, when I'm tempted to 373 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 3: whorry in wonder why something is taking so long and 374 00:22:32,920 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 3: how's it going to work out, I open my desk 375 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:39,440 Speaker 3: drawer and I get this leap out. It reminds me 376 00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:43,520 Speaker 3: that what belongs to me will come to me, that 377 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:47,320 Speaker 3: the creator of the universe, the God who spoke worlds 378 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:50,960 Speaker 3: into existence, is ordering my steps. That I don't have 379 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:55,080 Speaker 3: to strive. I just have to abide, keep honoring God. 380 00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:58,920 Speaker 3: Just keep walking in his ways, and you will bear 381 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:03,680 Speaker 3: much fruit. The compact center is much fruit. Victoria is 382 00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:09,800 Speaker 3: much fruit, expensive fruit. Our serious radio channel, our serious 383 00:23:09,920 --> 00:23:14,239 Speaker 3: radio channel, came to me much fruit. I wonder if 384 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:18,240 Speaker 3: you're doing like I was, trying to grab belief, frustrating 385 00:23:18,280 --> 00:23:21,920 Speaker 3: because something is not changing, wondering why it's not working out, 386 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:25,879 Speaker 3: Stop striving. At the right time, what belongs to you 387 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:29,320 Speaker 3: is going to drop into your hand. It's not gonna 388 00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:33,080 Speaker 3: happen by your own efforts, your own ability. Yes, use 389 00:23:33,119 --> 00:23:36,240 Speaker 3: your gifts. Yes, be your best, but what God is 390 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:40,160 Speaker 3: about to do is supernatural. You couldn't make it happen 391 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:43,760 Speaker 3: in your own strength. You didn't have the power, the ability, 392 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:49,160 Speaker 3: the experience. But because you're abiding, not striving, you're going 393 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:53,359 Speaker 3: to bear much fruit. As a teenager, David was out 394 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:56,639 Speaker 3: in the shepherd's fields taking care of his father's sheep. 395 00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:59,720 Speaker 3: God put a big dream in his heart. He knew 396 00:23:59,720 --> 00:24:02,359 Speaker 3: he was destined to do great things, but he was 397 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:05,960 Speaker 3: stuck out there. Nobody paid any attention to him. He 398 00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 3: could have thought, I'm not staying here. I have more 399 00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:11,240 Speaker 3: in me. I'm gonna show people what I can do. 400 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:15,080 Speaker 3: But he didn't try to force the door open. He 401 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:17,480 Speaker 3: didn't get in a hurry and try to make something 402 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:21,399 Speaker 3: happen out of God's timing. He stayed faithful where he was. 403 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:25,160 Speaker 3: He took care of those sheep day in and day out, 404 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:30,359 Speaker 3: and made sure they were protected, well fed, being his best. 405 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:34,200 Speaker 3: When no one was watching, what was he doing? Abiding, 406 00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:38,640 Speaker 3: staying connected to the vine. One day, the prophet Samuel 407 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:42,200 Speaker 3: showed up at David's house. He told his father Jesse 408 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:45,119 Speaker 3: that he was there to anoint one of his sons 409 00:24:45,240 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 3: as the next king. Of Israel. It wasn't any of 410 00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:51,239 Speaker 3: the seven sons that were in the house. They had 411 00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:54,240 Speaker 3: to send a messenger out to David to tell him 412 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:57,880 Speaker 3: to come in from the shepherd's fields. The moment Samuel 413 00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:02,520 Speaker 3: saw him, he said, that's the notice. David didn't go 414 00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:06,280 Speaker 3: after the crown. The crown came to him. He didn't 415 00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:10,440 Speaker 3: manipulate things, lived sour because he was stuck in the fields, 416 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:14,360 Speaker 3: complain about how he got left out. He just kept abiding, 417 00:25:15,119 --> 00:25:18,920 Speaker 3: being his best, working under God, not under people, and 418 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:22,879 Speaker 3: much fruit came knocking at his door. If you'll just 419 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:26,919 Speaker 3: keep abiding, doing the right thing when no one is watching, 420 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:31,880 Speaker 3: staying faithful when things aren't changing life with David, favor 421 00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:35,320 Speaker 3: is going to come looking for you. Good breaks, healing, 422 00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:38,359 Speaker 3: the right people are going to come knocking at your door. 423 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 3: You're not being left out. God hasn't forgotten about you. 424 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:46,240 Speaker 3: He sees your faithfulness. He sees you doing the right 425 00:25:46,359 --> 00:25:50,400 Speaker 3: thing when it's hard. Your time is coming. Stay connected 426 00:25:50,440 --> 00:25:53,120 Speaker 3: to the vine, and much fruit is on the way. 427 00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:57,520 Speaker 3: Something better than you've imagined. The reason it's taken longer 428 00:25:57,600 --> 00:25:59,800 Speaker 3: than you thought is it's going to be bigger than 429 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:03,520 Speaker 3: you thought. Out of the ordinary, something that you didn't 430 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:07,040 Speaker 3: see coming. I walked in our living room the other 431 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:10,240 Speaker 3: day and there was a lizard on the floor looking 432 00:26:10,280 --> 00:26:12,920 Speaker 3: out the window. I didn't want to touch him, but 433 00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:15,399 Speaker 3: I didn't want him in the house. I got a 434 00:26:15,480 --> 00:26:17,840 Speaker 3: paper grocery bag, and I was going to catch him 435 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:20,399 Speaker 3: and put him outside. I put it on the floor 436 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:23,639 Speaker 3: just right and carefully scooted it up to him, but 437 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:26,639 Speaker 3: at the last minute he ran away. I tried this 438 00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:30,040 Speaker 3: again and again. Every time he would out maneuver me, 439 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:33,720 Speaker 3: run under the couch. I'd move that, get him in 440 00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:36,280 Speaker 3: a corner. He'd run up the wall. This went on 441 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:40,520 Speaker 3: for fifteen minutes. I'd chased him all over the room. Finally, 442 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:44,520 Speaker 3: he was so tired, so exhausted, that he couldn't run anymore. 443 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:47,640 Speaker 3: I scooped him up, opened the door, and let him out. 444 00:26:48,480 --> 00:26:51,359 Speaker 3: The whole time he was running, I was trying to 445 00:26:51,520 --> 00:26:54,840 Speaker 3: help him, but he wouldn't let me. He didn't see 446 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:58,359 Speaker 3: a way out. He didn't realize I could open a door. 447 00:26:59,119 --> 00:27:02,000 Speaker 3: All he saw was dead ends. From his point of view, 448 00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:05,080 Speaker 3: there was nowhere to go. But I'll operate on a 449 00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:10,080 Speaker 3: different level. I'm thousands of times bigger, stronger, more powerful. 450 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:14,200 Speaker 3: How many of us are like that lizard. We're trying 451 00:27:14,240 --> 00:27:17,240 Speaker 3: to do everything in our own strength. Solve this problem, 452 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:21,440 Speaker 3: fix this person, accomplish this dream. The whole time, God 453 00:27:21,560 --> 00:27:24,440 Speaker 3: is saying, I want to help you, but you have 454 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:27,600 Speaker 3: to let me. As long as you're doing it only 455 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:31,040 Speaker 3: in your own strength, you're gonna be frustrated. You're gonna 456 00:27:31,040 --> 00:27:34,800 Speaker 3: get worn down, exhausted. You have to depend on him, 457 00:27:35,480 --> 00:27:38,800 Speaker 3: rely on him, and he'll make things happen that you 458 00:27:38,920 --> 00:27:42,720 Speaker 3: can't make happen. God can see things that we can't see. 459 00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:47,600 Speaker 3: We see dead ends, no way out, can't break this addiction. 460 00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:51,880 Speaker 3: The medical report's not good. It's not possible. We're natural. 461 00:27:52,160 --> 00:27:55,920 Speaker 3: But God is supernatural. He can part red seas, he 462 00:27:56,000 --> 00:28:00,440 Speaker 3: can heal sick bodies. He can cause contracts, opportunities, good 463 00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:04,440 Speaker 3: breaks to come to you. This doesn't happen if you're striving, 464 00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:07,480 Speaker 3: trying to do it all on your own. It happens 465 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:13,399 Speaker 3: if you're abiding, trusting him, not worried, not stressed, but relaxed, 466 00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:17,560 Speaker 3: knowing that He's in control. Every morning, it's good to 467 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:21,840 Speaker 3: admit our dependence on him. God, I need you today. 468 00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:24,960 Speaker 3: I'm going to stay connected to the vine. I'm going 469 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:28,720 Speaker 3: to be my best, use my talents, work hard. But God, 470 00:28:28,760 --> 00:28:32,119 Speaker 3: I'm trusting you to bring the increase I know. Apart 471 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:35,520 Speaker 3: from you, I can do nothing. You don't have to 472 00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:39,360 Speaker 3: go through life all worked up on edge. Today can 473 00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:42,560 Speaker 3: be a turning point. Come out from under that pressure. 474 00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:47,120 Speaker 3: You can't fix everyone, change everything. That's not your job. 475 00:28:47,840 --> 00:28:49,920 Speaker 3: God is saying to you what he said to the 476 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:54,360 Speaker 3: people thousands of years ago. Stop your striving, Be still, 477 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:57,600 Speaker 3: and you will know that I am God. If you'll 478 00:28:57,640 --> 00:29:01,920 Speaker 3: make this decision to abide and not strive, I believe 479 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:05,400 Speaker 3: and declare you're not only going to enjoy life more, 480 00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:09,480 Speaker 3: but you're going to bear much fruit. Like David, promotion 481 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:12,240 Speaker 3: is going to come looking for you things you didn't 482 00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:17,000 Speaker 3: see coming, healing, restoration, the right people, new levels of 483 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:20,760 Speaker 3: your destiny in Jesus' name, and if you receive it, 484 00:29:21,080 --> 00:29:24,520 Speaker 3: can you say amen? 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