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If you 35 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 4: enjoy today's message, why don't you be a blessing and 36 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 4: share it with a friend. We appreciate you and pray 37 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 4: for God's very best in your life. Well, God bless you. 38 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 4: It's a joy to come into your home. We love you, 39 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 4: We know God has great things in store for you. 40 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 4: We're believing this is going to be the best year 41 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 4: of your life so far. So I hope you're in 42 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 4: agreement with that as well. But so glad you tuned in. 43 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:12,920 Speaker 4: I like to get started each week with something kind 44 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,920 Speaker 4: of funny, and I heard about this pastor. He was 45 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 4: known for preaching long sermons. Nobody had the nerve to 46 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 4: talk to him about it. But one Sunday, about an 47 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 4: hour and a half into his message, the head deacon 48 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 4: got up and walked out. The pastor was a little 49 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:31,519 Speaker 4: irritated by it. He found him afterwards and said, why'd 50 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 4: you leave in the middle of my sermon? The deacon said, 51 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 4: because I had to go get a haircut. The pastor 52 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 4: was even more aggravated. He said, why didn't you get 53 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 4: a haircut before you came. The deacon said, because I 54 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 4: didn't need one. Hold up your Bible, say it like 55 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 4: you mean it. This is my Bible. I am what 56 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 4: it says. I am. I have what it says I have. 57 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 4: I can do what it says I can do. Today 58 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 4: I will be taught the word of God. God. I 59 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 4: boldly confess, my mind is alert, my heart is receptive. 60 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 4: I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, God 61 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 4: bless you. I want to talk to you today about 62 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 4: how to start your day off right. Many times, the 63 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 4: way we start our day will determine what kind of 64 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 4: day we're going to have. If we start the day 65 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:27,919 Speaker 4: in a hurry, rushing around stressed out. Very often that 66 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 4: whole day will be uptight and on edge. If we 67 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 4: start the day off focused on our problems, complaining, dwelling 68 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 4: on what's wrong, most likely will go through the day 69 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 4: negative discourage, no joy. It's so important what we do 70 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 4: right at the very beginning that sets the tone for 71 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 4: the entire day. And if we're going to be our 72 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 4: best and really live each day to the full, we 73 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 4: need to get in a habit of giving the first 74 00:03:56,520 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 4: part of our day to God before the stress and 75 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 4: busyness comes, before you read the newspaper, before you think 76 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 4: about all you have to do. You need to have 77 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 4: a time to where you get quiet and spend a 78 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 4: few minutes thanking God for his goodness, reading the scriptures, 79 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 4: meditating on his promises, speaking words of victory over your life. 80 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 4: When you do this, you're building up your inner man. 81 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 4: Just like the physical body gets refreshed and restored when 82 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 4: you sleep at night or when you get up in 83 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 4: the morning. You need to get your inner man refreshed 84 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:37,920 Speaker 4: and refueled. The way you do this is by spending 85 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:41,919 Speaker 4: time with God, and sometimes we'll take forty five minutes 86 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 4: to get our outer man ready, getting dressed, taking a shower, 87 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:48,799 Speaker 4: ladies putting on makeup. But we don't take any time 88 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 4: to get our inner man prepared for the day. Then 89 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 4: we wonder why we get stressed out so easily, and 90 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 4: why don't we have any energy, and why we can't 91 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 4: overcome bad habits because we're not taking the time to 92 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 4: keep our inner man strong. Now, all through the scripture 93 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:10,040 Speaker 4: we can see how God requires the first fruits. We 94 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:13,040 Speaker 4: know if we'll give him the first part of our income, 95 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 4: then the rest of our finances will be blessed. Well, 96 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:19,279 Speaker 4: it's the same way with our time. If you'll give 97 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 4: God the first part of your day, then the rest 98 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:25,840 Speaker 4: of your day will be blessed. When you honor God 99 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:29,159 Speaker 4: by getting quiet in the morning, telling him how much 100 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 4: you love him, and you thank him for all that 101 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 4: he's done, not only is your inner man going to 102 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:37,479 Speaker 4: be stronger, but God will cause you to have a 103 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 4: more productive day. You'll get more done, you'll be more creative, 104 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:45,920 Speaker 4: you'll get better breaks, all because you gave God the 105 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 4: first part of your day. And I know some of 106 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 4: you are night people. You like to read the scripture 107 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 4: and have quiet time in the evening, and of course 108 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 4: that's fine, but I would encourage you to take at 109 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 4: least a few minutes every morning before you leave the 110 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:03,600 Speaker 4: house to say God, I love you, I need you, 111 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 4: thank you for this day. When you do that, you're 112 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 4: sowing a seed for the whole day to go better. 113 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:14,839 Speaker 4: There's something special about the morning, David said, early in 114 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 4: the morning, my song will rise to you. Well, you say, Joel, 115 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:21,599 Speaker 4: I'm so busy in the morning, getting my kids ready 116 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 4: for school, making breakfast, fixing lunches. It's so hectic and stressful. 117 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 4: I just don't have time to get quiet now. Really, 118 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 4: you're doing yourself a disservice. You need to take time 119 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 4: to feed your inner man every day. How do you 120 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 4: keep it strong? How do you keep it nourished? Not 121 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 4: just by coming to church, although this is good, but 122 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:48,159 Speaker 4: you're not going to be spiritually fit living off of 123 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 4: one meal a week every day, preferably in the morning. 124 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 4: You need to feed your inner man. How do you 125 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 4: do that? Reading the scripture is spiritual food. Getting quiet 126 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 4: and thanking God God for his goodness is spiritual food. 127 00:07:02,800 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 4: Declaring his promises over your life. That's making your inner 128 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 4: man stronger. More spiritual food. I know some mornings I 129 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 4: get up and feel kind of blig no enthusiasm, no joy, 130 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 4: kind of thinking this day is going to be a drag. 131 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 4: But I've learned I don't have to give in to 132 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 4: those negative thoughts and just go through the day all discouraged. 133 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 4: I know more than ever I've got to get to 134 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 4: my quiet place and get my inner man fed. And 135 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 4: so I'll get alone and start thanking God that I'm alive, 136 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 4: and I thank Him that I'm healthy. I thank Him 137 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 4: for my family, thank him for my children. I'll spend 138 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 4: a few minutes reading the scripture, meditating on his promises, 139 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 4: things like Father, thank you. The path of the righteous 140 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 4: gets brighter and brighter. No good thing will you withhold 141 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 4: Because I walk up rightly, goodness and mercy will always 142 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 4: follow me. All of a sudden, I begin to feel 143 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 4: things change. I start to get my joy back, start 144 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:03,240 Speaker 4: to get my peace back, get a new attitude. Before long, 145 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 4: I'm ready to face the day with excitement and enthusiasm. 146 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 4: What happened. I got my inner man stronger, I got 147 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 4: built up on the inside, and I've learned not to 148 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 4: leave the house now until I feel full down in here. 149 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 4: Do you know, just like you can feel full physically, 150 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 4: after a good meal, you can feel full spiritually. You 151 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 4: can get to the point where you know, all right, 152 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:32,560 Speaker 4: I'm full. In other words, I'm positive, I'm hopeful, I'm 153 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 4: ready for this day. I know great things are in store. 154 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:38,160 Speaker 4: Some mornings it just takes me a few minutes to 155 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 4: feel full spiritually. Are the mornings I may spend up 156 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 4: to an hour just meditating on God's promises, reading a devotionalise, 157 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:48,200 Speaker 4: or I may take a long walk and just think 158 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:52,400 Speaker 4: about the goodness of God. Especially after I've been traveling, 159 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:54,680 Speaker 4: or after a busy weekend where I've been giving out 160 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 4: and giving out, I know, I've got to get myself replenished. 161 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 4: I've got to get filled up on the inside. Now 162 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 4: I need not only physical rest, but I have to 163 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:08,560 Speaker 4: spend time nourishing my inner man. Some of you have 164 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 4: very busy schedules, especially the mothers raising children. There are 165 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 4: a thousand things to do. If you're not careful, you'll 166 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 4: take care of everyone except yourself. Now, you have to 167 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:24,840 Speaker 4: make yourself a priority to keep your inner man strong. 168 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 4: If you're always run down, not just physically but mentally, 169 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 4: you're tired and emotionally, the smallest things bother you, and 170 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 4: you've got a sour attitude and you don't feel like 171 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:38,320 Speaker 4: your husband or wife loves you. Now you need to 172 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 4: get back in balance. Take time to get quiet. Don't 173 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:44,600 Speaker 4: start your day off in a hurry, yelling at your 174 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 4: kids rushing out the door. Now, I'm asking you to 175 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 4: get up a few minutes earlier and start the day 176 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:55,440 Speaker 4: off in peace. Start the day in God's presence. Honor 177 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:57,840 Speaker 4: him by giving him the first part of your day. 178 00:09:58,400 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 5: Now. 179 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:00,560 Speaker 4: I know some of you are thinking, man, Joe, how 180 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 4: can I fit this into my schedule? My plate's all 181 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 4: ready for now, I'll never get everything done. No, it's 182 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:09,320 Speaker 4: just the opposite. You'll get more done. If you'll give 183 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 4: God the first part of your day, he'll multiply your 184 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:15,720 Speaker 4: time back. That's why you shouldn't say, well, I got 185 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 4: to go spend twenty minutes now. You're not spending the time. 186 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 4: You're investing the time you're sowing a seed. I found 187 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:26,960 Speaker 4: you never give God something without him giving you so 188 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:30,640 Speaker 4: much more back in return. Even the fact you guys 189 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 4: took time to come today, you took time to watch. 190 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:36,199 Speaker 4: Some people will tell you, man, you're wasting a couple 191 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:38,760 Speaker 4: of hours going out there to Lakewood. You could be 192 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 4: at home relaxing. You could be getting a lot of 193 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 4: other stuff done. No, you got to know. God is 194 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:46,719 Speaker 4: going to multiply this time back to you. God can 195 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:49,679 Speaker 4: cause you to have one idea that saves you a 196 00:10:49,679 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 4: half a day's work. He can cause you to get 197 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:54,960 Speaker 4: one phone call that will meet your seal's goal for 198 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:57,800 Speaker 4: the whole week. He can keep you from one delay 199 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:01,079 Speaker 4: that will save you hour after hour. God is in control. 200 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:03,680 Speaker 4: If you'll give him the first part of your day, 201 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:06,720 Speaker 4: not only will your inner man be stronger, but you'll 202 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 4: have a more productive day. You'll get more done in 203 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:13,680 Speaker 4: less time. The scripture says in Ephesian six' ten be 204 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:19,239 Speaker 4: strong in The, lord empowered through your union with. Him 205 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:25,560 Speaker 4: one translation, says Require god as a vital. Necessity that 206 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 4: means we can't have the, attitude, Well i'll do this 207 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 4: IF i can just find the. Time, no we're not 208 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 4: going to be empowered for the day that. Way we're 209 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 4: not going to be our best if we're not Making 210 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 4: god a vital part of our everyday. Life you think 211 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:44,320 Speaker 4: about that word, vital that means you can't live without. 212 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:47,679 Speaker 4: IT i remember when my, father toward the end of his. 213 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 4: Life he was on dialysis three times a. Week he 214 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 4: had to be up at the clinic to be. DIALIZED 215 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 4: i never once heard my father, Say, JOEL i don't 216 00:11:56,880 --> 00:11:59,079 Speaker 4: feel like going. TODAY i Think i'll just stay home 217 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 4: and watch the ball. Game i'll do a little work 218 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:03,959 Speaker 4: around the. Office maybe i'll do it next. Time, no 219 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 4: that was never a question, why because it was. Vital 220 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:11,559 Speaker 4: everything was arranged around getting him up to the clinic 221 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 4: three times a. Week his life depended on. It that's 222 00:12:15,559 --> 00:12:17,760 Speaker 4: the way we need to look at spending time With. 223 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 4: God Not i'll do this IF i feel like, it 224 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:22,960 Speaker 4: IF i wake up, early Or, joel as soon as 225 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 4: this busy season it works, over Then i'll get my 226 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 4: quiet time. Back, no take it more serious than. That 227 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:31,000 Speaker 4: you may not have an hour in the, morning BUT 228 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 4: i bet every one of us could find fifteen. Minutes 229 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 4: we have to realize the way we're going to stay, 230 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:41,000 Speaker 4: strong the way we get empowered for the, day is 231 00:12:41,040 --> 00:12:44,080 Speaker 4: through our union with. Him you, know a union is a. 232 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 4: Marriage what makes a good marriage spending time. Together i've 233 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 4: never once, said, WELL i got to go spend time With. 234 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:53,720 Speaker 4: VICTORIA i GUESS i better go talk to. Her pay 235 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:56,679 Speaker 4: my Dues i'm. Married, NO i want to talk to. 236 00:12:56,720 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 4: HER i want to spend time with. Her that's the 237 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:01,080 Speaker 4: way we need to look at it when it comes To, 238 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 4: god not To oh, MAN i gotta get up and go. 239 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:06,120 Speaker 4: PRAY i heard What joel was Saying. Sunday let me 240 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 4: drag myself in. There hurry to get it over. 241 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 1: With. 242 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 4: Now here's the creator of the. Universe he's inviting us 243 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:16,439 Speaker 4: to come to him each morning to receive strength for the, 244 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:22,520 Speaker 4: day wisdom for our, decisions mercy for our. Mistakes all 245 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:24,680 Speaker 4: we have to do is take the time to. Come, 246 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:27,320 Speaker 4: well you, Say, JOEL i want, to But i'm so, 247 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:29,679 Speaker 4: Busy and, besides WHEN i get up in the, Morning 248 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:33,280 Speaker 4: i'm so. Tired let me give you some practical. Suggestions 249 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:36,959 Speaker 4: go to bed at thirty minutes, earlier turn THE tv 250 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:39,840 Speaker 4: off a little bit, sooner or maybe you need to 251 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:43,880 Speaker 4: rearrange your, schedule eliminate things that are not producing good 252 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:46,280 Speaker 4: fruit in your, life so you can make this a. 253 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:49,679 Speaker 4: Priority it may be a, sacrifice BUT i can tell 254 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:53,080 Speaker 4: you it'll be well worth. It the scripture, says In 255 00:13:53,160 --> 00:13:57,920 Speaker 4: god's presence is fullness of. JOY i believe there's fullness 256 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 4: of whatever you need And some people today live stressed. 257 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:05,360 Speaker 4: Out they don't really have any. Joy it's because they're 258 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:09,080 Speaker 4: not getting Into god's presence on a regular. BASIS i, 259 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:11,960 Speaker 4: mean even, here you can't be here without feeling. Joy 260 00:14:12,120 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 4: it's Because god's presence is. Here but you know this 261 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 4: doesn't last. Forever during the, week there's, stress there's traffic 262 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:23,200 Speaker 4: on the, freeway kids that need, attention challenges at. Work 263 00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:27,880 Speaker 4: all these things drain strength from your inner. Man some 264 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:30,160 Speaker 4: of you are only feeding your spirit man once or 265 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:33,560 Speaker 4: twice a. Week that's not enough to stay. Strong you 266 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:36,720 Speaker 4: need to get Into god's presence on a daily basis 267 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:40,040 Speaker 4: if you're really going to be, empowered and don't be 268 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:43,440 Speaker 4: surprised when you make a decision to do. This if 269 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 4: everything in the world doesn't try to stop you the 270 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:50,800 Speaker 4: moment you decide to take fifteen minutes to pray and 271 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:53,560 Speaker 4: read Your. Bible the phone will ring off the, wall 272 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 4: your kids will have an, emergency somebody will knock on 273 00:14:57,120 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 4: the front, door woodpeckers will peck on your, house all 274 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 4: kinds of. Distractions let me put it, real plain and. 275 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:08,120 Speaker 4: Simple the enemy does not want you to spend time With. 276 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 4: God it's bad enough to him that you came. Today 277 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:13,600 Speaker 4: it's bad enough that you're, Watching but he sure doesn't 278 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 4: want you to do this at. Home he doesn't like 279 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:19,400 Speaker 4: the fact THAT i speak blessings in favor over your 280 00:15:19,400 --> 00:15:22,680 Speaker 4: life every. Week that's bad. Enough he sure doesn't want 281 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 4: you to start doing it every. Day he sure doesn't 282 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 4: want you to get up in the morning and start 283 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:31,000 Speaker 4: DECLARING i am, BLESSED i am, ANOINTED i have the 284 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:33,800 Speaker 4: favor Of. God my children will be mighty on the. 285 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 4: EARTH i am the. Head i'll never be the. Tail, 286 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:39,120 Speaker 4: see it's bad enough that we sing praises in. Here 287 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 4: he's terrified to think you might get up in the 288 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:45,240 Speaker 4: morning and start SINGING i am a friend Of, god 289 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 4: OR i worship you because of who you are And 290 00:15:48,160 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 4: savior you can move my. Mountains is it any wonder 291 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 4: why he tries everything in the world to keep us 292 00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:57,080 Speaker 4: from having our time With. God you got to be. 293 00:15:57,360 --> 00:16:00,560 Speaker 4: Determined you may have to set the alarm half hour. 294 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 4: Earlier you may have to turn THAT tv off or 295 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 4: rearrange a few things to make this a priority in your. 296 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 4: LIFE i remember my father used to tell every time 297 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 4: he went to, pray seemed like the phone would just 298 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:18,200 Speaker 4: inevitably ring and one day he was fed up with. 299 00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:20,400 Speaker 4: It he made up his mind he was gonna spend 300 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:22,760 Speaker 4: fifteen minutes in, prayer and so he went into his 301 00:16:22,840 --> 00:16:25,680 Speaker 4: office and shut the. Door but he wasn't there for 302 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:28,600 Speaker 4: two or three minutes until the phone started. Ringing it 303 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 4: rang and rang and. Rang he did his best to ignore, 304 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 4: it but it just kept on. Ringing in his, mind 305 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 4: he was fighting the good fight of, faith, Saying i'm 306 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 4: not going to answer that. Phone i'm not gonna be. 307 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:41,760 Speaker 4: Interrupted i'm not gonna be. Distracted this is my time With. God, 308 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 4: well the phone just kept on. Ringing he told how 309 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:48,440 Speaker 4: these thoughts started coming too his, mind telling him that's 310 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 4: one of your children at. School you better answer. It 311 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:53,520 Speaker 4: they need your. Help that's somebody at the. Office they're 312 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 4: having a big. Problem they need. You he just kept ignoring, 313 00:16:56,760 --> 00:16:59,000 Speaker 4: it and the, phone by this time had been ringing 314 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 4: like five minutes. Insistently finally the thought came to his, 315 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:05,200 Speaker 4: mind telling him that is the president of The United. 316 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:09,159 Speaker 4: States he needs your. Help if you don't answer, that 317 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:12,720 Speaker 4: you're going to miss a big. Opportunity my dad couldn't stand. 318 00:17:12,720 --> 00:17:14,960 Speaker 4: That he was, convinced and he busted out of that, 319 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:17,480 Speaker 4: room ran in there answered the, phone said, hello mister, 320 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 4: president how CAN i help? You come to find out 321 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:24,320 Speaker 4: it was a wrong. Number but when you go to 322 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:27,640 Speaker 4: have this quiet, time it's funny how everything will try 323 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:30,200 Speaker 4: to come against you all of a. Sudden your teenage 324 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:32,600 Speaker 4: son won't know how to put a piece of bread 325 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:36,200 Speaker 4: in the toaster to make his. Breakfast your husband won't 326 00:17:36,200 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 4: be able to find his socks that are in the 327 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:41,639 Speaker 4: same drawer they've been in for twenty two. Years you 328 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:44,960 Speaker 4: got to set some. Boundaries tell your family members somebody, 329 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:48,280 Speaker 4: calls tell Them i'm not. Available tell your, children if 330 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:52,640 Speaker 4: you have an, emergency call nine one. One if you want, 331 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 4: breakfast either make it yourself or. Fast tell your husband 332 00:17:57,840 --> 00:18:00,399 Speaker 4: if you can't find your socks were my, home but 333 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:09,040 Speaker 4: leave me. Alone i'm just, Kidding. Paul What i'm saying 334 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:13,959 Speaker 4: is make this a. Priority see it as. Vital in other, 335 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 4: words IF i don't get my quiet, TIME i Know 336 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:18,840 Speaker 4: i'm not gonna get my inner man. Fed i'm not 337 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:21,160 Speaker 4: gonna get it built, up and So i'm not gonna 338 00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:23,480 Speaker 4: be my best. Today and not only is that a 339 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:26,480 Speaker 4: disservice to, ME i, said disservice to my, family the 340 00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:29,200 Speaker 4: people around, me And when you really get into a 341 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:32,680 Speaker 4: habit of doing, this you won't leave the house until 342 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 4: you feel full on the. Inside just like when we're hungry, 343 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 4: physically we don't have to think about. It we just 344 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:42,120 Speaker 4: go get something to. Eat it's natural to. Us what's 345 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:44,399 Speaker 4: the same thing. Spiritually WHEN i get up in the, 346 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:49,000 Speaker 4: morning Now i'm hungry for my spiritual. Food jesus, SAID 347 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:51,920 Speaker 4: i am the bread of. Life he, SAID i am 348 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:55,200 Speaker 4: the living. Water if you drink of, me you'll never thirst. 349 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:58,840 Speaker 4: Again my question to us today is are you drinking 350 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:03,280 Speaker 4: of the living water each? Day that's taking time to, pray, praise, 351 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:07,000 Speaker 4: thanksgiving Reading god's. Word even during the day when it 352 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:10,240 Speaker 4: gets stressful and things come against you and you're tempting 353 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:13,359 Speaker 4: to get, upset lose your, Cool, well you need to 354 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:16,000 Speaker 4: just take a five minute break and go drink of 355 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:19,360 Speaker 4: the living. Water that Means, GOD i need. You i'm 356 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:22,520 Speaker 4: asking for your, Peace i'm asking for your. Strength when 357 00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 4: you do, that you just took a. Drink you strengthen 358 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:27,840 Speaker 4: your inner. Man the boss has given you a hard, 359 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 4: time just look at, Him tell HIM i need to 360 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:32,080 Speaker 4: go get a. Drink i'm talking about the living water. 361 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:36,439 Speaker 4: Now but it's so important that we do this first 362 00:19:36,520 --> 00:19:39,800 Speaker 4: thing in the. Morning if, not it's easy to get 363 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:42,720 Speaker 4: distracted and we end up putting it. Off and how 364 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 4: many mornings have we gotten up with good. Intentions we 365 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 4: want to go get, quiet we want to go, pray 366 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:50,800 Speaker 4: but we, think, well let me make this one phone 367 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 4: call real, quick and you know how it. Goes one 368 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:56,400 Speaker 4: thing leads to. Another, WELL i better make the kid's. Breakfast, 369 00:19:56,800 --> 00:19:58,720 Speaker 4: REALLY i need to get up to the grocery store 370 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:01,240 Speaker 4: before it gets. Busy since i'm, out let me swing 371 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:04,000 Speaker 4: by and pick up the. Cleaning before, long the whole 372 00:20:04,119 --> 00:20:07,480 Speaker 4: day is. Gone you've missed your quiet. Time now make 373 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:10,840 Speaker 4: this a. Priority it's what's going to help your day 374 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:13,560 Speaker 4: to go much much. BETTER i have been doing this 375 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:16,159 Speaker 4: SINCE i was a little. Boy from the TIME i 376 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:19,320 Speaker 4: was probably eight or nine years, old my parents taught 377 00:20:19,359 --> 00:20:21,919 Speaker 4: me to read a chapter in My bible each. MORNING 378 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:25,960 Speaker 4: i didn't always understand WHAT i was, reading still don't, 379 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:29,560 Speaker 4: today And i'm the, pastor BUT i believe BECAUSE i 380 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:32,439 Speaker 4: Honored god by giving him the first part of my. 381 00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 4: Day god has honored me some mornings, now especially When i'm. 382 00:20:38,080 --> 00:20:41,720 Speaker 4: TRAVELING i don't have but maybe five, minutes But i'll 383 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:44,359 Speaker 4: take that time to Say, GOD i love, YOU i need, 384 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:47,879 Speaker 4: you thank you for this, day just a few minutes 385 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 4: to get my inner man a little, stronger and to 386 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:53,359 Speaker 4: get my mind going in the right, direction positive and. 387 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:57,600 Speaker 4: HOPEFUL i remember growing up seeing my parents do this every, 388 00:20:57,680 --> 00:21:01,240 Speaker 4: morning sitting in their chair reading Their i'd hear my 389 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:05,560 Speaker 4: father back in his room, praying Worshiping. God did it help? 390 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:08,480 Speaker 4: Well they raise five, children all of us are in 391 00:21:08,480 --> 00:21:11,399 Speaker 4: the ministry. Today we all turned out pretty. Good Now 392 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:14,160 Speaker 4: i'm training our children to do the same. Thing it's 393 00:21:14,240 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 4: being passed. Down the other, morning our little, Daughter, alexandra she's, 394 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:20,679 Speaker 4: eight she came in and got in bed with, us 395 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:24,200 Speaker 4: and she, Said, daddy after you get through praying, today 396 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:26,679 Speaker 4: will you come out and play with? Me AND i 397 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:30,399 Speaker 4: thought to, myself she's seeing the same thing model THAT 398 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:33,800 Speaker 4: i saw growing. Up that's saying to Her god is 399 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:37,160 Speaker 4: important in our. Family he is vital to our. Lives 400 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:39,879 Speaker 4: AND i know some people tell, me, What, joel you, 401 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:41,520 Speaker 4: KNOW i don't know how to have quiet. TIME i 402 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:44,040 Speaker 4: don't know how to. Pray i'm not a religious. PERSON 403 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:46,159 Speaker 4: i didn't grow up in church like. You but, no 404 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:51,120 Speaker 4: here's the. Key prayer is just talking To. God sometimes 405 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:54,679 Speaker 4: religion makes things too, complicated makes us think we have 406 00:21:54,760 --> 00:21:57,800 Speaker 4: to pray in a fancy, language using these these and, 407 00:21:57,880 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 4: thus but no pray in your every day. Language if your, 408 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:06,080 Speaker 4: country the good news Is god talks. Country if you're 409 00:22:06,119 --> 00:22:09,959 Speaker 4: From New, York god Talks New. York he understands. You we, 410 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:14,840 Speaker 4: don't but he. Does but when you, pray don't get 411 00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 4: all stiff and go off into some fancy. Language talk 412 00:22:18,359 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 4: To god like you're talking to your best. Friends tell 413 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 4: him your, concerns the areas that you're struggling, in ask 414 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:28,919 Speaker 4: him for his, help and then always take time to 415 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:32,840 Speaker 4: Thank god for what he's already. Done our praise should 416 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:37,280 Speaker 4: always outweigh our. Petition don't spend your whole quiet time 417 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:40,640 Speaker 4: Telling god your. Needs he already knows your. Needs take 418 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 4: time to thank. Him some people use prayer as a complaining. Session, 419 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:47,680 Speaker 4: GOD i don't understand WHY i didn't get that. Promotion 420 00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:49,399 Speaker 4: when AM i going to get? Married And, god my 421 00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:52,520 Speaker 4: back's been hurting for three, weeks SO i don't know about. 422 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:56,240 Speaker 4: You but when my children complain and tell me what's 423 00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:58,600 Speaker 4: wrong and what they don't, HAVE i don't want to 424 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:00,800 Speaker 4: do anything for them at. All in, FACT i want 425 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:03,160 Speaker 4: to get as far away from them AS i possibly. 426 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 4: Can but on the other, hand when they come to 427 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:09,480 Speaker 4: me and, Say, DADDY i love. You you're the best dad 428 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:12,240 Speaker 4: in the. World i'm so glad you're my. Father well 429 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:13,879 Speaker 4: they might as well go get the car. Keys we're 430 00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:19,920 Speaker 4: going to toys r. US i Believe god is the same. 431 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:22,640 Speaker 4: Way you get up in the morning and you take 432 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:25,679 Speaker 4: time to Say, GOD i love, you you think him 433 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:28,640 Speaker 4: for what he's already done in your. Life that's When 434 00:23:28,680 --> 00:23:30,919 Speaker 4: god will do more than you can even ask or. 435 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:33,639 Speaker 4: Think and in your quiet time when you read the, 436 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:36,520 Speaker 4: scripture don't get bogged down with things that you don't. 437 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:39,840 Speaker 4: Understand AS i, Said i've read passages before and THOUGHT 438 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 4: i have no idea what that's talking. About But i've 439 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:45,760 Speaker 4: learned to just read it and move. On, see The 440 00:23:45,800 --> 00:23:49,680 Speaker 4: Holy spirit is called our. Teacher if you'll stay, open 441 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 4: he'll make sure you understand exactly what you need to. 442 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:59,680 Speaker 4: Understand some, scriptures they're plain and. Simple don't, complain love your. 443 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:03,119 Speaker 4: Innimy by, grace we're. Saved if you believe all things are. 444 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:06,480 Speaker 4: Possible there's a lot we can all. Understand we need 445 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:10,359 Speaker 4: to Realize god's word is like a. Seed once you 446 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:13,080 Speaker 4: put it in, you it never. Dies you may not 447 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:16,800 Speaker 4: understand it, now but at the right, time when you need, 448 00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:20,080 Speaker 4: It god will cause it to come. Alive my father 449 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:22,520 Speaker 4: used to, say Put god's word in you when you 450 00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:25,080 Speaker 4: don't need, it and it'll be there when you do need. 451 00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:27,679 Speaker 4: IT a lot of people, today AND i don't mean this, 452 00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:30,800 Speaker 4: critically but they never, Pray they never read the scripture 453 00:24:30,960 --> 00:24:33,919 Speaker 4: unless they're having a major. Crisis there's nothing wrong with. 454 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:36,160 Speaker 4: That god wants to help. Us but the Point i'm 455 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:39,880 Speaker 4: making is there is so much more benefit if we'd 456 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 4: make spending time With god a part of our everyday. 457 00:24:42,840 --> 00:24:46,600 Speaker 4: LIFE i heard about this young. Man he was raised 458 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:50,320 Speaker 4: in a home that didn't have any spiritual, emphasis and 459 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:53,119 Speaker 4: his parents they were fine, people but they didn't have 460 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:54,960 Speaker 4: much to do With. God they might pray over the 461 00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:57,639 Speaker 4: food once or twice a year at dinner. Time that's about. 462 00:24:57,640 --> 00:25:00,240 Speaker 4: It and one, day when he was eight years, old 463 00:25:00,560 --> 00:25:02,679 Speaker 4: all of his friends were going to a summer camp 464 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:05,520 Speaker 4: put on by the local. Church he really wanted to, 465 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:08,480 Speaker 4: go and so his mother made the. Arrangements when he got, 466 00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:11,119 Speaker 4: there he noticed up on the platform there was this large. 467 00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 4: Trophy this young man was very, competitive great in, sports 468 00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:18,160 Speaker 4: great in, academics and he made up his mind right 469 00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:20,399 Speaker 4: then and there he was going to do whatever it 470 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:23,199 Speaker 4: took to win that. Trophy come to find, out the 471 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:26,119 Speaker 4: trophy was going to be given to the person that 472 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:30,520 Speaker 4: had memorized the most scripture. Verses this young man never 473 00:25:30,600 --> 00:25:33,959 Speaker 4: been to, church never basically read His, bible but he 474 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:37,720 Speaker 4: was so. Determined over the next two, days he memorized 475 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:40,800 Speaker 4: over thirty passages of scripture and won the. Trophy he 476 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:44,159 Speaker 4: was so. Excited, well fifteen years, later he was a 477 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:47,639 Speaker 4: College All american football, player had a dream of playing 478 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:50,800 Speaker 4: in THE, nfl but one day after, practice had a 479 00:25:50,920 --> 00:25:55,000 Speaker 4: terrible pain in his chest got so bad he finally passed. 480 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:58,439 Speaker 4: Out long story, Short at twenty three years, old he 481 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:01,560 Speaker 4: had a massive heart. Attack woke up in the emergency 482 00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:04,800 Speaker 4: room with tubes coming out of him, everywhere scared to. 483 00:26:04,840 --> 00:26:07,800 Speaker 4: Death didn't know what to. Do then he told how 484 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:10,760 Speaker 4: all of a, sudden from way down in, here those 485 00:26:10,800 --> 00:26:14,320 Speaker 4: scriptures that he had memorized started coming up once. Again 486 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:18,399 Speaker 4: here he hadn't thought about them in over fifteen. Years but, 487 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:22,000 Speaker 4: See god's word is like a, Seed it's alive and 488 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:24,560 Speaker 4: full of. Power on the, inside and when you need, 489 00:26:24,600 --> 00:26:28,520 Speaker 4: it it's gonna take, root it's gonna spring. Forth he 490 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:32,119 Speaker 4: started quoting the scripture over and over, again things, like 491 00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:34,800 Speaker 4: THOUGH i walk through the valley of The shadow Of, 492 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:37,800 Speaker 4: DEATH i will fear no, evil for you are with. 493 00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:40,480 Speaker 4: Me he told how all the fear left and he 494 00:26:40,520 --> 00:26:44,080 Speaker 4: felt this incredible. Peace the doctors didn't think he would make. 495 00:26:44,119 --> 00:26:46,600 Speaker 4: It but today that young man's as healthy as can. 496 00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:50,400 Speaker 4: Be he goes all over the world visiting high, schools 497 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:54,080 Speaker 4: sharing his message of hope with other young. People but 498 00:26:54,160 --> 00:26:56,439 Speaker 4: it all started back when he put the seed in. 499 00:26:56,560 --> 00:27:00,600 Speaker 4: Him you may not understand everything you. Read in, fact 500 00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:02,639 Speaker 4: some mornings you'll, think, Man i'm wasting my. TIME i 501 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:06,280 Speaker 4: could be. Sleeping but, No please realize the seed is 502 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:08,840 Speaker 4: going into you and when you need, It god will 503 00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:11,920 Speaker 4: make sure that it comes. Alive and, really we all 504 00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:14,680 Speaker 4: have those times where we read the. Scriptures five minutes 505 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:17,080 Speaker 4: later we can't even remember what we. Read we must 506 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:19,560 Speaker 4: have been. Daydreaming or we take time to pray and 507 00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:22,040 Speaker 4: we don't feel. Anything we don't think the prayer went 508 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:25,720 Speaker 4: past the. Ceiling but even in the dry, seasons even 509 00:27:25,760 --> 00:27:29,199 Speaker 4: when you don't feel, anything know, This god sees the 510 00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:32,320 Speaker 4: effort that you're. Making he sees you're getting up, early 511 00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:35,159 Speaker 4: he sees you're taking the. Time and it's not so 512 00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:38,040 Speaker 4: much what we, feel or even what we learn or 513 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:40,840 Speaker 4: what we. Remember it's the fact that you took time 514 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:44,120 Speaker 4: to Honor. God you made a sacrifice to Give god 515 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:46,520 Speaker 4: the first part of your. Day you do, that that 516 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:49,639 Speaker 4: Gets god's. Attention that's when you're going to be empowered 517 00:27:49,680 --> 00:27:51,679 Speaker 4: for the. Day that means you're going to have the, 518 00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:55,040 Speaker 4: strength the, favor the, peace the. Wisdom you'll get the 519 00:27:55,080 --> 00:27:57,800 Speaker 4: breaks you need to live that day in. Victory and, 520 00:27:57,840 --> 00:27:59,879 Speaker 4: friends What i'm asking us to do today is not, 521 00:28:00,119 --> 00:28:03,280 Speaker 4: hard but it's one of the most important habits we 522 00:28:03,320 --> 00:28:06,720 Speaker 4: could ever. Form if you don't have a regular quiet, 523 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:09,760 Speaker 4: time make a decision to, start and if you, do 524 00:28:10,280 --> 00:28:12,920 Speaker 4: be determined to stick with. It don't think that it's 525 00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:15,520 Speaker 4: not doing any. Good it's not only keeping your inner man, 526 00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:18,640 Speaker 4: strong but it's setting the tone for the entire. Day 527 00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:21,000 Speaker 4: you've got to get filled up before you go, out 528 00:28:21,560 --> 00:28:23,720 Speaker 4: and some of, you this is the only thing that's 529 00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:27,480 Speaker 4: holding you. Back you Love, god you're, dedicated you're, talented 530 00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:30,720 Speaker 4: but you're not taking time to get empowered each. Day 531 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:34,320 Speaker 4: you're not getting your inner man refueled and re. Energized 532 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:37,560 Speaker 4: won't you make these? Changes get up every morning and 533 00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:41,560 Speaker 4: spend time With. God draw strength from, him receive his, 534 00:28:41,800 --> 00:28:45,240 Speaker 4: wisdom receive his. Peace if you will start the day off, 535 00:28:45,320 --> 00:28:48,440 Speaker 4: RIGHT i know you'll rise higher and. Higher god will 536 00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:50,840 Speaker 4: pour out his blessings in favor and you'll live the 537 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:53,520 Speaker 4: life of victory he has in. Story, amen do you 538 00:28:53,560 --> 00:28:57,719 Speaker 4: receive it? Today we never like to close our broadcast 539 00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:00,920 Speaker 4: without giving you an opportunity to Make jesus the lord 540 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:04,480 Speaker 4: of your. Life would you pray with? Me just, Say, Lord, 541 00:29:04,560 --> 00:29:09,640 Speaker 4: JESUS i repent of my. Sins come into my. HEART 542 00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:14,280 Speaker 4: i make you My lord and. Savior, friends if you 543 00:29:14,360 --> 00:29:17,240 Speaker 4: prayed that simple, prayer we believe you got born. Again 544 00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:20,600 Speaker 4: get in a Good bible based. 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