1 00:00:01,080 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 1: Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. Thanks for listening to 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. If you 3 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:09,720 Speaker 1: enjoy today's message, why don't you be a blessing and 4 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: share it with a friend. We appreciate you and pray 5 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 1: for God's very best in your life. Well, God bless you. 6 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:18,640 Speaker 1: It's always a joy to come into your homes. And 7 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: if you're ever in our area, stop buying. Be a 8 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 1: part of one of our services. I promise you we'll 9 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 1: make you feel right at home. These are the finest 10 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 1: people in all of Houston, Texas, right here at Lakewood, 11 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:32,559 Speaker 1: so come be a part. Thanks for tuning in. Thank 12 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:34,880 Speaker 1: you again for coming out. And I like to start 13 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:38,519 Speaker 1: with something funny and heard about this minister. He parked 14 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: in a no parking zone downtown in a large city, 15 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:44,919 Speaker 1: and he left a note on the windshield said officer, 16 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 1: I've circled this block ten times. If I don't park here, 17 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: I'm going to miss my appointment and big letters he 18 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: wrote forgive us our trespasses. Returned to his car and 19 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: he found he had a ticket. Officer had written him 20 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 1: a note. It said, sir, I've circled this block for 21 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: ten years. If I don't give you a ticket. I 22 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 1: could lose my job. Big letters, he wrote, lead us 23 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 1: not into temptations. Hold up your bible. Say it like 24 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:15,319 Speaker 1: you mean it. This is my Bible. I am what 25 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 1: it says I am. I have what it says I have. 26 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: I can do what it says I can do. Today 27 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 1: I will be taught the word of God. I boldly confess. 28 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:27,959 Speaker 1: My mind is alert, my heart is receptive. I will 29 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 1: never be the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. 30 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: I want to talk to you today about not giving 31 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 1: away your joy. We have opportunities every day to get upset, 32 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: to go around frustrated, can't find the car keys, traffic 33 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: is backed up, or maybe somebody was rude to us, 34 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: or what should have taken an hour ended up taking 35 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 1: four hours. There will always be something that can sour 36 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 1: our day. If we're going to live in victory, we 37 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 1: have to have the right approach to life. I've heard 38 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 1: it said life is ten percent what happens to you 39 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:11,679 Speaker 1: and ninety percent how you respond. Some people are frustrated 40 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:15,360 Speaker 1: because they're trying to control the ten percent. They're not 41 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 1: going to be happy unless everything goes their way. Everybody 42 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: treats them right, all their plans work out. That's the 43 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 1: wrong approach. You can't control the traffic, what your neighbor does, 44 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: or how your boss treats you. All you can control 45 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 1: is your own response. That's where the power lies, not 46 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:38,800 Speaker 1: in trying to control everybody and everything. Now I hear 47 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 1: people say, I'd be happy if my spouse treated me better. 48 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: I'd be happy if my boss would move to another planet. 49 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:49,920 Speaker 1: I'd be happy if I didn't have to sit in 50 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 1: traffic every day. Joel, No, you're allowing what you can't 51 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 1: control to sour your life. You have to change your approach. 52 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 1: The first part of the day, before we get out 53 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 1: of bed, we need to make a decision that no 54 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 1: matter what comes our way, we are not going to 55 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 1: get upset, no matter what somebody says, we're not going 56 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:14,519 Speaker 1: to be offended. No matter what interruption or delay, we're 57 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:18,080 Speaker 1: not going to be sour. The key is to decide 58 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:22,920 Speaker 1: ahead of time. Then when life happens, traffic is worse 59 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 1: than normal, your children forget their homework at school. Your 60 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:30,240 Speaker 1: wife is in one of those moods. Somebody said, PMS 61 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: means pretty mean, sister. When your plans don't work out, 62 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: it's no big deal. You've already decided this is the 63 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: day the Lord has made. You're going to live it happy. 64 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: But you can't wait till you're in the heat of 65 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 1: the battle. It's too late. You've got to decide ahead 66 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 1: of time. Then when things come against you, you're prepared. 67 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: Your mind is already made up. But too often we think, God, 68 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 1: if you just change these people, change these circumstances, then 69 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: I could be happy. But the fact is, you could 70 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 1: take someone with the right approach and put them in 71 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 1: your same situation. They wouldn't be upset, they wouldn't be stressed, 72 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 1: they'd be at peace, enjoy in life. Why they know 73 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 1: God is in control, that he's directing their steps, that 74 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: all things are going to work together for their good. 75 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 1: And they've already made this decision that no matter what 76 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: comes their way, they're going to live their life happy. 77 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 1: And if you just make this simple adjustment, then what's 78 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: upsetting you now doesn't have to upset you any longer. 79 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 1: You have the power to be happy right where you are. 80 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 1: That's what Jesus said in John sixteen twenty two. No 81 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:45,919 Speaker 1: man can take your joy. That means other people cannot 82 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:50,039 Speaker 1: make you be unhappy. No circumstance can force you to 83 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 1: get upset. Nothing can take your joy. You have to 84 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 1: give it away. You're in complete control of your happiness. 85 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:01,920 Speaker 1: Somebody is rude to you, what they're really saying is 86 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: give me your joy. Somebody cuts you off in traffic, 87 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:09,280 Speaker 1: Let me have your joy. Somebody ignores you, leaves you 88 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: out of a meeting. They're asking for your joy. You 89 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 1: have a choice. You can give it to them, go 90 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 1: around upset, frustrated, offended, or you can make a much 91 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 1: better decision and say no, thanks, I need my joy. 92 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 1: Not going to get upset because you were rude. I'm 93 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 1: not going to be offended because you didn't speak to me, 94 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: not going to be frustrated because you cut me off 95 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:36,160 Speaker 1: in traffic. I've already made up my mind. I'm going 96 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 1: to live this day happy. I'll give you mercy, I'll 97 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 1: give you an understanding, I'll give you the benefit of 98 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 1: the doubt. But one thing I will not give you 99 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 1: is my joy. While back, I was in a parking lot, 100 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 1: driving around and around looking for a parking spot. Finally, 101 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:55,719 Speaker 1: this couple came out of the store and headed toward 102 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:59,039 Speaker 1: their car. I had to guess which I'll I thought 103 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 1: they were going to be on and just so happened, 104 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 1: I turned down the right one. They were parked at 105 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:07,160 Speaker 1: the very first spot closest to the store. Of course, 106 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:09,719 Speaker 1: I thought, thank you Lord for your favor. I was 107 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:13,039 Speaker 1: waiting there. But when they backed out, a car came 108 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: from the main road and pulled in going the wrong 109 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: direction and got that spot. You know, I'd been waiting 110 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: the whole time. My first inclination was to haunt my horn, 111 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 1: give them a piece of my mind. Then I remembered 112 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 1: I'm a pastor of a church. I had to do 113 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 1: what I'm asking you to do. I thought, no, I've 114 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 1: already made up my mind. I'm not going to get 115 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 1: upset today. I'll give them the parking spot, but I'm 116 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:43,720 Speaker 1: not going to give them my joy. When you're tempted 117 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:46,839 Speaker 1: to be upset, somebody does you wrong. You need to 118 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:50,599 Speaker 1: ask yourself, is this worth me giving up my joy 119 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 1: over they've already done me wrong? Am I going to 120 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:56,599 Speaker 1: make it worse by letting them sour my whole day? 121 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:01,279 Speaker 1: And some people wonder why they're not happy, It's because 122 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 1: they gave away joy when they couldn't find their car keys, 123 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 1: gave away joy when they heard they had to work late, 124 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 1: gave away more joy when they found out somebody was 125 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 1: talking about them. It's not their circumstances that are keeping 126 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 1: them from being happy. It's the fact that they keep 127 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 1: giving away their joy. Friends' life is way too short 128 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 1: to let these interruptions and irritations to keep us from 129 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 1: being happy. We're never going to get away from them. 130 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: You can't just pray them away. It's a part of life, 131 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 1: and it's very freeing when you learn this principle. I 132 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 1: don't have to give away my joy. There's nothing people 133 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 1: can say, nothing they can do. No circumstance can keep 134 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:48,520 Speaker 1: me from living this day happy. Now, take inventory of 135 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 1: your life. What are you allowing to upset you, what's 136 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: causing you to be stressed? Identify what it is, and 137 00:07:56,680 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: then make the decision to change your approach. A lot 138 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 1: of times it's a small thing that we're making a 139 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 1: big deal out of. Keep the right perspective. Is it 140 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 1: really worth losing your joy because you couldn't find the 141 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: remote control to the television, or your spouse didn't pick 142 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: up his clothes like you ask him to. Your child 143 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 1: for God is lunch, you had to run back to 144 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 1: the school You're going to be inconvenience for fifteen minutes. 145 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:27,480 Speaker 1: That's a small thing. Don't give up your joy over that. 146 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 1: I love this story. My brother Paul told he and 147 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 1: his wife Jennifer have four beautiful children, and a few 148 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 1: years back they were all under the age of seven. 149 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: If you have small children, you know how hectic and 150 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 1: stressful that can be. One of Paul's pet peeves is 151 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:47,080 Speaker 1: he always likes to be on time. He does not 152 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:49,840 Speaker 1: want to be late. And one day they had this 153 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:54,600 Speaker 1: important event to go to. Paul started way early, an 154 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 1: hour before, helping to get the kids dressed and ready 155 00:08:57,640 --> 00:09:00,719 Speaker 1: to go. But when it came time to leave, everything 156 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 1: that could go wrong did. One of the children spilled 157 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:06,200 Speaker 1: something on their dress. They had to turn around, go 158 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:09,240 Speaker 1: back and change. Then the dog got out. He had 159 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 1: to chase him down. He got a phone call, I 160 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:13,640 Speaker 1: had to deal with something else. He could feel his 161 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:18,120 Speaker 1: blood pressure rising higher and higher. Just before he lost 162 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:20,680 Speaker 1: his cool, he went in the den, sat on the 163 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:24,560 Speaker 1: couch and said to himself, you know, it's not really 164 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:27,680 Speaker 1: that big a deal to be five minutes late to 165 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 1: chuck e cheese. Don't make a big deal out of 166 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:36,400 Speaker 1: something that's not a big deal. That's not the only 167 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 1: dumb thing he's done either. But I wonder how many 168 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:46,800 Speaker 1: you're not going to listen now, are you? I wonder 169 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 1: how many things last week we let upset us that 170 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 1: were small things? How many times did we get stressed 171 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:58,280 Speaker 1: over something that in the big picture didn't really matter. 172 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:01,720 Speaker 1: You didn't get news, do you have a major illness? 173 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 1: You just found out you had to work late one night, 174 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 1: or your ballgame was canceled, or there was a detour 175 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 1: and you had to take the long way home. There 176 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: are enough big issues in life to deal with. Make 177 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:16,920 Speaker 1: sure you're not giving away your joy over something small. 178 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:21,720 Speaker 1: Says in Proverbs, A relaxed attitude will lengthen your life. 179 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 1: But when we're uptight, everything's got to be perfect. Got 180 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 1: to go our way on our schedule. If not, we're 181 00:10:28,040 --> 00:10:31,080 Speaker 1: going to get all stressed out. That not only sours 182 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 1: our day, but it could be shortening our life. Learn 183 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 1: to relax, go with the flow, Know that God is 184 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 1: directing your steps. Don't fight against everything that doesn't go 185 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:46,239 Speaker 1: your way. One time, Victoria and I were at Disneyland 186 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 1: with our children and was ten o'clock at night. We'd 187 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:51,960 Speaker 1: been at the park all day long, and as we 188 00:10:51,960 --> 00:10:55,520 Speaker 1: were leaving, Victoria wanted to go into the gift shop 189 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: with our son Jonathan and pick up a few souvenirs. 190 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:02,440 Speaker 1: I was carrying our daughter, Alexander. She was two years old, 191 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 1: and she was asleep on my shoulder. And I was hot, tired, 192 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 1: been walking around all day. I said, Victoria, no, I 193 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 1: don't want to stop at this gift shop. She said, 194 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 1: come on, George, it's going to take me a minute. 195 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:16,720 Speaker 1: Said all right, and I went out sat on the 196 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:20,240 Speaker 1: bench at the entry way to Disneyland. Just so happened. 197 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:22,600 Speaker 1: There was a big clock up in front of me. 198 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:28,280 Speaker 1: I waited five minutes, ten minutes, fifteen minutes, twenty minutes. 199 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:30,600 Speaker 1: You know how when you're waiting, things seem to take 200 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:33,360 Speaker 1: a lot longer than it really is. And the longer 201 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:36,840 Speaker 1: I waited, the more frustrated I got. I not only 202 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:39,840 Speaker 1: gave away my joy, I gave away my peace, my strength, 203 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 1: everything I had. I was hot, and Alexander was making 204 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:45,840 Speaker 1: me more hot as I was holding her. And what 205 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:50,079 Speaker 1: was my big problem? Had a major accident, lost my job? No, 206 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 1: I just had to wait an extra half hour at Disneyland. 207 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 1: I got up, went in the gift shop, said Victoria, 208 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 1: that's it. I've had it. I'm going to the car. 209 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: Just meet me there. She said, no, no, Joe Waite, 210 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:03,160 Speaker 1: we're just about to check out. I said, no, no, 211 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 1: I'm tired, Victoria. I'm going to go to the car. 212 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:08,080 Speaker 1: I knew I should have waited for but I just 213 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 1: too irritated. When we're upset, stress, frustrated, we don't make 214 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:16,680 Speaker 1: good decisions. Now. I got on the tram, still carrying Alexandra, 215 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:20,559 Speaker 1: took the fifteen minute ride to the parking lot. The 216 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 1: only problem was I couldn't remember where we had parked. 217 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 1: We were driving a white rental car. Do you know 218 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 1: how many white rental cars there are at Disneyland in 219 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 1: the summer. I bet there's ten thousand. I went up 220 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 1: and down all after all, after oh so tired, totally sweating. 221 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:45,680 Speaker 1: Finally I had to do what no grown man likes 222 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 1: to do. I had to go to the tram station 223 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:51,719 Speaker 1: and say I can't find my car. Might as well 224 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:55,079 Speaker 1: said I'm a loser. There was an older man there, 225 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 1: and he was very friendly. He said, don't worry about it, 226 00:12:56,920 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 1: I'll help you. Did you park in the Mickey and 227 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 1: Friends parking lot or did you park in the Lion 228 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: King parking lot? He said, I have no idea. He said, well, 229 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 1: did you see Mickey Mouse when you drove in? Or 230 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:15,160 Speaker 1: did you see Simba? I said, I don't know who 231 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 1: Simba is? He said, do you know who Donald Duck is? 232 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:24,679 Speaker 1: Long story short. I parked on the other side of Disneyland. 233 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:27,400 Speaker 1: I had to get back on the tram, go back 234 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:31,160 Speaker 1: to where I started catch another tram. Hour later, I 235 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:33,960 Speaker 1: showed up at the car. Little Jonathan was about five. 236 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:36,600 Speaker 1: He came running out, Daddy, Daddy, where had you been? 237 00:13:38,559 --> 00:13:43,080 Speaker 1: I thought, I'll never tell. I learned my lesson Number one, 238 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 1: be patient. Number two, let Victoria shop as much as 239 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 1: she wants to shop. Number three, don't give away your joy, 240 00:13:53,160 --> 00:13:57,840 Speaker 1: Jesus said John fourteen twenty seven. Stop allowing yourself to 241 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:02,200 Speaker 1: be upset and agitated. It's a choice. He didn't say, 242 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:07,040 Speaker 1: I'll take away everything that will cause stress and frustration now, 243 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:09,040 Speaker 1: he said, it'll still be there. But if you have 244 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 1: the right approach, it doesn't have to upset you. We 245 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:16,680 Speaker 1: all have to deal with not only delays inconveniences, but 246 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:19,440 Speaker 1: we have to deal with people that are hard to 247 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:23,720 Speaker 1: get along with, people that are rude, inconsider it annoying. 248 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 1: Sometimes it's not a stranger, somebody that's closer to you. 249 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 1: One lady told how one of her husband's relatives was 250 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:38,360 Speaker 1: very opinionated. He was always making these sarcastic, demeaning remarks 251 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 1: toward her. And this couple had just been married for 252 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:43,080 Speaker 1: a little while, and every time they went to a 253 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:47,840 Speaker 1: family get together, invariably he would say something that offended her. 254 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:51,280 Speaker 1: It would get her upset and end up ruining the 255 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 1: whole trip. And this happened like clockwork again and again, 256 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 1: got to where she dreaded going to these family events. Finally, 257 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 1: she's She said to her husband, you've got to do 258 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:05,960 Speaker 1: something about this man. He's your relative. She expected her 259 00:15:06,040 --> 00:15:09,520 Speaker 1: husband say something like your right, honey, nobody should talk 260 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:10,840 Speaker 1: to you like that. I'm going to go in there 261 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 1: and straighten him out. But he did just the opposite. 262 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:18,040 Speaker 1: He said, Honey, I love you, but I can't control 263 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 1: this man. He has every right to have his opinion, 264 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 1: he can say what he wants to, but you have 265 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:28,400 Speaker 1: every right to not let it offend you. She couldn't 266 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:30,880 Speaker 1: understand why her husband wouldn't get in there and straighten 267 00:15:30,880 --> 00:15:33,520 Speaker 1: it out. This happened time and time again. She kept 268 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 1: getting upset. Every time he'd walk into one room, this man, 269 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:40,280 Speaker 1: she would walk into another. If this man came inside, 270 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 1: she'd make sure she went outside. Her whole focus was 271 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:48,160 Speaker 1: centered on avoiding this man. One day, it was like 272 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 1: a light turned on. She realized she was giving away 273 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 1: her joy. She was letting this one person who has 274 00:15:56,320 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 1: issues of his own to keep her from being who 275 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 1: she was meant to be. Now, you may have somebody 276 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:05,400 Speaker 1: in your life like this, and if you don't make 277 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 1: this adjustment, you'll go the next twenty years allowing them 278 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 1: to upset you. Change your approach. Every time you let 279 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 1: them irritate you. All that's doing is empowering them the 280 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 1: next time they do something that would normally get on 281 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 1: your nerves. Don't give away your joy when they're rude, 282 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:29,280 Speaker 1: keep a smile on your face. If they ignore you, 283 00:16:29,560 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 1: leave you out, don't call all your friends and talk 284 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 1: about it. Now, when you stay on the high road, 285 00:16:35,560 --> 00:16:40,000 Speaker 1: keep your joy, keep your peace, you're not fueling it anymore. 286 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 1: In other words, you're taking away their power. But as 287 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:46,600 Speaker 1: long as they know they can push this button and 288 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:49,720 Speaker 1: you'll get upset this button, it'll ruin the rest of 289 00:16:49,760 --> 00:16:53,359 Speaker 1: your day. They'll continue to do it, says in Psalms, 290 00:16:53,760 --> 00:16:58,120 Speaker 1: God has given us the power to remain calm in 291 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 1: times of adversity. That's saying the people may not change, 292 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 1: the circumstances may not change, but you have the power 293 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:10,439 Speaker 1: to stay calm. You don't have to give away your joy. 294 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:14,040 Speaker 1: I called to order a pizza one time. The first 295 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:17,720 Speaker 1: thing they always asked for is your phone number. Young 296 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 1: lady answered the phone, and I said very politely hello, 297 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:23,520 Speaker 1: and I went on to give her my phone number. 298 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:26,879 Speaker 1: You would have thought I just committed a major crime. 299 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:31,920 Speaker 1: She practically screamed in my ear, Sir, I am not 300 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:35,840 Speaker 1: ready for your phone number, and when I am ready, 301 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 1: I will ask you for your phone number. I thought, lady, 302 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 1: I'll give you my phone number. Whenever I feel like 303 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:45,239 Speaker 1: giving you my phone number. I thought, I'll call you 304 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:47,640 Speaker 1: two o'clock in the morning, give you my phone number. 305 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:52,359 Speaker 1: Forty seven different times, I could feel myself tempted to 306 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:57,560 Speaker 1: be aggravated, upset, irritated. I had to ask myself, am 307 00:17:57,600 --> 00:18:00,600 Speaker 1: I going to give her my joy? Was I going 308 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 1: to let this young lady that I'd never seen, never met, 309 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:09,359 Speaker 1: didn't want to meet cause me to get sour ruined 310 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:11,679 Speaker 1: the rest of my evening. Or was I going to 311 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:15,520 Speaker 1: say no, thanks, I need my joy. I've already decided 312 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 1: I'm not going to get upset. I know I have 313 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:21,679 Speaker 1: the power to stay calm in a time of adversity. 314 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:25,439 Speaker 1: I kept my joy. I saw it as a challenge. 315 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:29,159 Speaker 1: As mean and rude as she was to me, I 316 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 1: was going to be that kind and friendly back to her. 317 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:37,680 Speaker 1: The scripture says we overcome evil with good when somebody's 318 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 1: rude inconsiderate. Too often we sink down to their level. 319 00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:44,879 Speaker 1: We're rude inconsiderate back to them. But the way to 320 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 1: really overcome is to do just the opposite. You've heard 321 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:52,520 Speaker 1: the phrase kill them with kindness. That's what I tried 322 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:56,000 Speaker 1: to do. I thought of anything that I could possibly 323 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:59,400 Speaker 1: compliment her on, and I had to use my imagination. 324 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 1: I said, I sure appreciate you entering the phone so 325 00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:07,239 Speaker 1: quickly and taking my order being so efficient, And you 326 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:09,960 Speaker 1: guys make the best pizzays, You're always on time. On 327 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 1: and on I went. By the time I was done, 328 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:15,160 Speaker 1: she is my best friend. She was throwing in hot 329 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:19,840 Speaker 1: wings and doctor Pepper's and don't give away your joy, 330 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:25,960 Speaker 1: Paul told Timothy in the scripture, stay calm, cool and steady. 331 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:28,960 Speaker 1: Some of you are letting things upset you way too easily. 332 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 1: Traffic weather, grumpy salesperson, inconsiderate receptionist, family member that talks 333 00:19:36,119 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 1: down to you. Draw the line in the sand and 334 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:41,800 Speaker 1: say that's it. This is a new day. I'm not 335 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:45,959 Speaker 1: giving away my joy anymore. I'm gonna stay calm, cool 336 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:49,920 Speaker 1: and steady. A friend of mine is a man named 337 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:52,879 Speaker 1: David Polly. It's written a book called the Law of 338 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:56,479 Speaker 1: the Garbage Truck. He told how he was in New 339 00:19:56,560 --> 00:19:59,600 Speaker 1: York City in a taxi cab headed toward a meeting 340 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:03,000 Speaker 1: when a car pulled out in front of them. The 341 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:06,199 Speaker 1: taxi driver had to slam on his brakes swerve to 342 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:09,679 Speaker 1: the left, missed the other car only by inches. The 343 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:12,359 Speaker 1: driver of the other car it was his fault, but 344 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:16,240 Speaker 1: he put his head out the window and started screaming, yelling, 345 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 1: had his fist in the air, so angry, so upset, 346 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:24,520 Speaker 1: frustrated this taxicab driver. He just smiled, waved at him 347 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:26,800 Speaker 1: real big and drove on. Didn't give it the time 348 00:20:26,840 --> 00:20:30,919 Speaker 1: of day. David, sitting in the back seat, was so impressed, 349 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:35,240 Speaker 1: He said, Wow, that man almost totaled your car, sent 350 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:38,520 Speaker 1: us both to the hospital. I can't believe you didn't 351 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:41,480 Speaker 1: yell back at him. How could you stay so calm? 352 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:46,359 Speaker 1: The taxi driver had a very insightful answer. He said, 353 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:50,919 Speaker 1: I found most people are like garbage trucks. They go 354 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:55,880 Speaker 1: around full of frustration, full of resentment, full of anger. 355 00:20:56,640 --> 00:21:00,760 Speaker 1: As their garbage piles up, they need someplace to dump it. 356 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:05,520 Speaker 1: Sometimes they'll dump it on you. You can't take it personally, 357 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:08,920 Speaker 1: doesn't have anything to do with you. Just smile, wave 358 00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:13,879 Speaker 1: and wish them well. Here's the key. Successful people don't 359 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:18,480 Speaker 1: let garbage trucks ruin their day. Somebody dumps a load 360 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:22,080 Speaker 1: on you, don't get upset. If you make that mistake, 361 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:26,159 Speaker 1: you'll take their garbage and most likely dump it on 362 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:30,840 Speaker 1: somebody else. No, keep your lid on these days. We 363 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 1: need to have a steel lid. A lot of people 364 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:38,480 Speaker 1: dumping poison, anger, resentment, criticism. We can't stop them from 365 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:41,399 Speaker 1: dumping it. But if we'll keep our lid on tight, 366 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:45,199 Speaker 1: it doesn't have to affect us. Years ago, I was 367 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 1: at an electronics store to buy some parts for our 368 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:51,600 Speaker 1: television cameras. The parts were in the back, and the 369 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:54,119 Speaker 1: staff members had to go get them for you. I 370 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 1: was standing at the counter. There was a man behind 371 00:21:56,880 --> 00:22:00,520 Speaker 1: it on the telephone. Nobody else was there to wait 372 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:03,680 Speaker 1: on me, so I just stood there and waited and waited. 373 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:06,720 Speaker 1: This man could see that I needed help, but he 374 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:11,399 Speaker 1: wasn't the least bit interested in hurrying. After about fifteen minutes, 375 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:13,600 Speaker 1: he hung up the phone. I was standing right in 376 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:16,480 Speaker 1: front of him, not three feet away, but he never 377 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:21,720 Speaker 1: looked up. He started reading something. I waited patiently another four, five, 378 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:26,000 Speaker 1: six minutes. Finally I said, very politely, excuse me, sir, 379 00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:29,879 Speaker 1: would you mind getting this part for me? He looked 380 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:33,440 Speaker 1: up like I had totally offended him. I gave him 381 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 1: the piece of paper with the part number on it, 382 00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:37,719 Speaker 1: and he looked at it for maybe three seconds and 383 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:41,120 Speaker 1: basically threw it back at me, said, as rude as 384 00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:45,000 Speaker 1: can be, we don't even carry that part here. Well, 385 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:48,040 Speaker 1: I'd bought that part there many times before. And again, 386 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:50,959 Speaker 1: I said, very kindly, sir, I believe I purchased it 387 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:54,040 Speaker 1: here before. Would you mind at least taking a look. 388 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:57,840 Speaker 1: His face got real red, looked like he was about 389 00:22:57,880 --> 00:23:00,920 Speaker 1: to explode. He used several curse words. He says, son, 390 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:03,800 Speaker 1: I'm telling you we don't sell it here. Now, don't 391 00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:07,320 Speaker 1: ever ask me for it again. I smiled and said 392 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:10,240 Speaker 1: have a nice day. Didn't mean it, but at least 393 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:14,240 Speaker 1: I said it. He dumped his garbage, but I thought, 394 00:23:14,520 --> 00:23:16,960 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna let that ruin my day. I know 395 00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:20,159 Speaker 1: the secret. I've got my lid on, not gonna let 396 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:23,119 Speaker 1: it affect me. I've already decided I'm not going to 397 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:27,040 Speaker 1: get upset. You have to be aware of the garbage 398 00:23:27,080 --> 00:23:30,480 Speaker 1: trucks in life. When somebody dumps a load on you, 399 00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:34,359 Speaker 1: don't take it personally. It's not about you. It's about 400 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:38,000 Speaker 1: all the trash they've accumulated, all the issues they're not 401 00:23:38,119 --> 00:23:40,440 Speaker 1: dealing with. You just happen to be the one they 402 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:43,560 Speaker 1: dump it on. The key. Keep your lid on tight, 403 00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:46,960 Speaker 1: don't let it bother you. Jesus put it this way. 404 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:51,679 Speaker 1: Happy are the meek, they will inherit the kingdom of God. 405 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:54,359 Speaker 1: We hear that word meek, and a lot of times 406 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:57,960 Speaker 1: we think it means weak. We're supposed to let people 407 00:23:58,040 --> 00:24:02,840 Speaker 1: run all over us and insecure timid. No, meekness is 408 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:08,479 Speaker 1: not weakness. It's strength under control. It's like a wild horse. 409 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:12,320 Speaker 1: That's been tamed. The horse is just as strong, just 410 00:24:12,359 --> 00:24:15,639 Speaker 1: as powerful. He can run just as fast. The only 411 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 1: difference is now you can go up and pet him, 412 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:23,080 Speaker 1: you can ride him. His strength is under control. When 413 00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:26,520 Speaker 1: you're a meek person, you don't try to argue with people, 414 00:24:27,080 --> 00:24:30,280 Speaker 1: prove to them who you are. If somebody is rude 415 00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:33,040 Speaker 1: to you, sure you could be rude back to them, 416 00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:36,800 Speaker 1: but your strength is under control. I could have told 417 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:39,960 Speaker 1: that man what I thought of him, what he should do, 418 00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:43,879 Speaker 1: and where he should go. But you're not going to 419 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:47,639 Speaker 1: be happy if you're trying to straighten everybody out, paying 420 00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:51,200 Speaker 1: back an insult with another insult, thinking I'm not gonna 421 00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:53,720 Speaker 1: let you get the best of me. No, when you're meek, 422 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:56,960 Speaker 1: you don't let things bother you. You don't respond to 423 00:24:57,000 --> 00:25:00,920 Speaker 1: every critic. You don't get drawn into battles that don't matter. 424 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:05,240 Speaker 1: You have the power, the ability. You could easily show 425 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:08,680 Speaker 1: them what you're made of, but your strength is under control. 426 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:12,200 Speaker 1: When you live like that, God says you'll be happy. 427 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:15,000 Speaker 1: It's like this man I heard about. He was at 428 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:19,920 Speaker 1: a small country diner eating a hamburger. This motorcycle gang 429 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:24,359 Speaker 1: walked in. These guys were big tough mean. One of 430 00:25:24,359 --> 00:25:27,800 Speaker 1: the bikers, just to show who was in charge, walked 431 00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:31,520 Speaker 1: over and knocked the man's hamburger on the ground, picked 432 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:33,960 Speaker 1: up his water, poured it on top of the man's head, 433 00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:38,760 Speaker 1: said very sarcastically, I'm so sorry. It was just an accident. 434 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:42,800 Speaker 1: The man calmly picked up his napkin, wiped the water 435 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:46,359 Speaker 1: off of his face, walked out of the restaurant. The 436 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:49,439 Speaker 1: biker looked at the waiter, shook his head, said, not 437 00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:52,840 Speaker 1: much of a man, izzy. The waiter said no, and 438 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:55,440 Speaker 1: he's not much of a driver either. He just ran 439 00:25:55,520 --> 00:26:01,040 Speaker 1: over a dozen choppers, driving out of here under control. 440 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:06,640 Speaker 1: But throughout life there will always be something that will 441 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:10,640 Speaker 1: try to take our joy. If it's not a grumpy salesperson, 442 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:14,960 Speaker 1: it's a family member aggravating you. Traffic's backed up, your 443 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:18,560 Speaker 1: flight got delayed, your spouse is taken too long. Don't 444 00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:22,639 Speaker 1: go the next twenty years allowing the same people and 445 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:27,760 Speaker 1: same circumstances to frustrate you. Change your approach. What's upsetting 446 00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:31,320 Speaker 1: you now doesn't have to upset you anymore. Keep your 447 00:26:31,359 --> 00:26:36,240 Speaker 1: lid on, stay calm, cool and steady. A relaxed attitude 448 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:39,080 Speaker 1: is going to lengthen your life, and the next time 449 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:42,960 Speaker 1: you're tempted to be upset, ask yourself, is this really 450 00:26:43,040 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 1: worth me giving up my joy over If you'll make 451 00:26:46,320 --> 00:26:49,760 Speaker 1: this decision to not give away your joy to live 452 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:54,080 Speaker 1: each day happy, God promises you'll be strong, you'll have 453 00:26:54,160 --> 00:26:58,840 Speaker 1: better relationships, you'll accomplish more. I believe and declare you 454 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:02,439 Speaker 1: will enjoy the abundant life God has in story. Amen, 455 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:06,240 Speaker 1: do you receive it today? And we never like to 456 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:09,680 Speaker 1: close our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make 457 00:27:09,800 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 1: Jesus the lord of your life. 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