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It's 41 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 2: always a joy to come into your homes and if 42 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 2: you're in our area, please stop by and be a 43 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 2: part of one of our services. I promise you will 44 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 2: make you feel right at home. But thanks so much 45 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 2: for tuning in. Thank you again for coming out today. 46 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 2: And I like to start with something funny. And I 47 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 2: heard about this minister. He'd been out bear hunting all 48 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:19,239 Speaker 2: day long and searched and searched through the woods with 49 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 2: no sign of a bear. Finally, in frustration, he threw 50 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:25,799 Speaker 2: his gun on the ground. He went down to the 51 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 2: stream to cool off. About that time he sees this huge, 52 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 2: grizzly bear running straight toward him full force, about one 53 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:37,919 Speaker 2: hundred yards away. He fell on his knees and said, God, 54 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:44,399 Speaker 2: I need protection, Please convert this bear into a Christian. Miraculously, 55 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 2: the bear froze in his tracks, lifted both paus toward 56 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 2: the heavens, and said, Lord, thank you for this food 57 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 2: I'm about to eat. Hold up your Bible, say it 58 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 2: like you mean it. This is my Bible. I am 59 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 2: what it says I am. I have what it says 60 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 2: I have. I can do what it says I can do. 61 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:04,799 Speaker 2: Today I will be taught the word of God. I 62 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 2: boldly confess. My mind is alert, my heart is receptive. 63 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 2: I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, God 64 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 2: bless you. I want to talk to you today about 65 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:20,639 Speaker 2: redeeming the time. Time is one of the most valuable 66 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:24,959 Speaker 2: commodities that we have. It's more valuable than money. You 67 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:27,920 Speaker 2: can make more money, but you can't make more time. 68 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 2: The scripture tells us to redeem the time. That means 69 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 2: don't waste it. Don't live this day unfocused, undisciplined, unmotivated. 70 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 2: We have a responsibility to use our time wisely. We're 71 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 2: not always going to be here. This day is a gift. 72 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 2: Are you living it to the full with purpose, passion, 73 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 2: pursuing your dreams? Or are you distracted, indifferent, just doing 74 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 2: whatever comes along in a job. You don't like hanging 75 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 2: out with people that are pulling you down. That's not 76 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 2: redeeming the time. That's wasting the time. Just like you 77 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 2: spend money, you are spending your life. You're either investing 78 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:18,040 Speaker 2: it or you're wasting it. The first step is you 79 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 2: need to set goals, short term goals and long term goals. 80 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:26,840 Speaker 2: What do you want to accomplish this week? Where do 81 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 2: you want to be five years from now? Do you 82 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 2: have a plan? Are you taking steps to get there? 83 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 2: Don't go another three years on a job you don't like, 84 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:41,840 Speaker 2: doing something that you're not passionate about. Life is flying by. 85 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:45,800 Speaker 2: This is your one shot. You don't get a do over. 86 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 2: We can't relive our twenties, relive our thirties once this 87 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 2: day is over. We can never get it back. Paul 88 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 2: said in Ephesians, make the most of every opportunity. Don't 89 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:05,160 Speaker 2: be vague and thoughtless, but live purposefully and accurately. If 90 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 2: you're going to reach your highest potential, you have to 91 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 2: be an on purpose person. You know where you're going. 92 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 2: You're not vague distracted waiting to see what happens. No, 93 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 2: you're focused. You're making the most of each opportunity. Let 94 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 2: me put it more practical. Staying on social media hours 95 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 2: a day catching up on the latest gossip is not redeeming. 96 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 2: The time playing video games hours a day when you 97 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 2: could be studying is not redeeming. The time talking on 98 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 2: the phone hours a day to a friend that's not 99 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 2: going anywhere, that has no dreams is not redeeming the time. 100 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 2: God has given you a present. It's called today. What 101 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:51,040 Speaker 2: are you going to do with it? This is a 102 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:56,359 Speaker 2: call to action. Get focused, good organized, set your goals, 103 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:00,599 Speaker 2: make your plans. God could have chosen anyone to be here, 104 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:04,559 Speaker 2: but he chose you. And the scripture talks about living 105 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:08,160 Speaker 2: well spent lives. When we go to bed at night, 106 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:11,440 Speaker 2: we should ask ourselves, did I live a well spent day? 107 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 2: Did I take steps toward my goals. Was I blessing 108 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:18,840 Speaker 2: to someone else? Did I invest my time or did 109 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:22,080 Speaker 2: I waste my time? I read where the average person 110 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:26,159 Speaker 2: spends over eighty hours a year looking for things they 111 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 2: misplaced car keys, cell phones, glasses, receipts, children. Somebody said 112 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 2: the reason God gives babies to young people is because 113 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:41,720 Speaker 2: older people would forget where they left them. Do yourself 114 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:45,480 Speaker 2: a favor, save yourself eighty hours a year and get 115 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:49,600 Speaker 2: organized redeem that time. I know too many people that 116 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 2: are incredibly talented. They have great potential, but they're not 117 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:56,920 Speaker 2: disciplined when it comes to how they spend their time. 118 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 2: They have good intentions, but they're easy distracted, and they 119 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 2: end up off course. There are a thousand good things 120 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 2: you can give your time to each day. You have 121 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 2: to be disciplined to stay focused on what's best for you. 122 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 2: If not, you'll end up chasing the latest trend, trying 123 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 2: to keep up with your friend, distracted, entangled in things 124 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:23,840 Speaker 2: that are not a part of your destiny. It's like 125 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 2: a man I heard about. He was walking through the 126 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 2: airport on the way to his flight. He saw a 127 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 2: sign on the terminal wall that said, know your future 128 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 2: twenty five cents. He was intrigued by it, and he 129 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 2: walked over and put a quarter in the slot. The 130 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:43,120 Speaker 2: computer readout said, your name is John Smith. You're on 131 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 2: the two twenty flight to Boston. He couldn't believe it. 132 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 2: He thought, how does this thing know my name? How 133 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 2: does it know my flight number? A friend was walking by. 134 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 2: He called him over and said, look at this. Put 135 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 2: another quarter in. Did it again. Your name is John Smith. 136 00:07:57,400 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 2: You're on the two twenty flight to Boston. His friend 137 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 2: looked kind of puzzled, shrugged his shoulders and went on. 138 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 2: The man reached in his pocket to get another quarter out. 139 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 2: He's going to do it again. Didn't have any more coins, 140 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 2: had to walk way back to the news stand to 141 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 2: get changed. It so long line. He waited and waited, 142 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 2: Finally got that quarter, came back, put it in the slot. 143 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 2: It said, your name is John Smith. You just missed 144 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 2: the two twenty flights of Boston. Stay focused. It's easy 145 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:28,239 Speaker 2: to get sidetracked by things that pull you off course, 146 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 2: and you look up and the day is gone, or 147 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:35,960 Speaker 2: the year is gone, or twenty years have gone. Nothing 148 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 2: will be sadder than to come to the end of 149 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:41,439 Speaker 2: life and think Why did I waste so many days? 150 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:45,319 Speaker 2: Why didn't I live focused? Now make this decision with 151 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:48,839 Speaker 2: me that you're going to redeem the time. We have 152 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 2: a responsibility. God has entrusted you with his life. He 153 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:57,559 Speaker 2: breathed his breath into you. He's put gifts and talents 154 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:01,439 Speaker 2: on the inside. You have seeds of greatness. You're not 155 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:04,600 Speaker 2: just on planet Earth taking up space. You're a person 156 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 2: of destiny. With that gift of life comes a responsibility 157 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:14,079 Speaker 2: to develop your talents, to pursue your dreams, to become 158 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:18,040 Speaker 2: who God's created you to be. And on a regular basis, 159 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 2: you need to reevaluate what you're doing, refocus your life, 160 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:27,199 Speaker 2: get rid of any distractions. Paul said in another place, 161 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:31,840 Speaker 2: I run with purpose in every step. When we understand 162 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 2: the value of time and see each day as the 163 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 2: gift that it is, it helps us to keep the 164 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 2: right perspective. You realize every battle is not worth fighting. 165 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 2: You don't have time to get engaged in conflicts that 166 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:49,880 Speaker 2: are not between you and your God given destiny. And 167 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 2: if somebody has a problem with you, as long as 168 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 2: you're being your best, doing what God's put in your 169 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 2: heart with all due respect, that's their problem. And not yours. 170 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:04,559 Speaker 2: You don't have to resolve conflict with every person. Some 171 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 2: people don't want to be at peace with you. That's 172 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:12,000 Speaker 2: a distraction. Don't waste your valuable time fighting battles that 173 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 2: don't matter. When you realize your days are numbered, you 174 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:20,080 Speaker 2: don't respond to every critic. You don't try to convince 175 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:22,760 Speaker 2: people to like you that are never going to like you. 176 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:26,880 Speaker 2: You accept the fact that some people are never going 177 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 2: to give you their approval. But that's okay. You know 178 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 2: you have Almighty God's approval. When you're redeeming the time, 179 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:39,040 Speaker 2: you're not trying to keep someone happy that's never going 180 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 2: to be happy. Some people, no matter what you do 181 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 2: for them, is not going to be enough, but their 182 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 2: happiness is not your responsibility. Always be kind, be respectful, 183 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 2: but your attitude should be If you don't want to 184 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:56,079 Speaker 2: be happy, that's fine, but you're not going to keep 185 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:58,719 Speaker 2: me from being happy. I know this day is a 186 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:01,720 Speaker 2: gift and I'm they're not going to live it. Trying 187 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 2: to change things that I cannot change, or trying to 188 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:08,360 Speaker 2: fix people that don't want to be fixed. That's redeeming 189 00:11:08,440 --> 00:11:12,599 Speaker 2: the time. When you realize your time is limited, you 190 00:11:12,679 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 2: don't get offended. You don't get upset because somebody's playing politics, 191 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 2: stressed out because somebody's trying to make you look bad. 192 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:23,520 Speaker 2: You let it go and trust God to make your 193 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 2: wrongs right. A lady was telling me how a family 194 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:31,599 Speaker 2: member had done her wrong. She was very negative and 195 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:34,439 Speaker 2: starting to get bitter. I told her what I'm telling you, 196 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:37,599 Speaker 2: life is too short to live that way. Let it go, 197 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:40,719 Speaker 2: and God will be your vindicator. She didn't want to 198 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:43,400 Speaker 2: hear it. She said, no, I'm not going to be 199 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:48,679 Speaker 2: happy until he apologizes. What she doesn't realize is she 200 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 2: is wasting valuable days. I don't know he may never apologize. 201 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:57,880 Speaker 2: I wonder, like her, how many days that we've wasted 202 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 2: We can't say that we redeem the time we didn't 203 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:05,719 Speaker 2: appreciate the day we just drug through it, upset, offended, discouraged. 204 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:10,280 Speaker 2: The scripture says, don't let the sun go down on 205 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:15,560 Speaker 2: your anger. The reason many people have no joy, no enthusiasm, 206 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 2: is because they go to bed each night with unforgiveness 207 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 2: in their heart, reliving their hurts, thinking about their disappointments. 208 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 2: Here's the problem. If the sun goes down with bitterness, 209 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 2: it will come back up with bitterness. If it goes 210 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 2: down with resentment, it comes back up with resentment. That's 211 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 2: blocking God's blessings. It's keeping you from seeing the bright future. 212 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:43,320 Speaker 2: If you want the sun to shine brightly in your 213 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 2: life once again, before you go to bed each night, 214 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:50,679 Speaker 2: you need to say God, I'm releasing every negative thing 215 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 2: that's happened to me today. I'm releasing every hurt, releasing 216 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 2: every worry, releasing every disappointment. I'm forgiving the people that 217 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:02,440 Speaker 2: did me wrong. God, I'm going to bed in peace. 218 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:05,839 Speaker 2: When you do that, the sun will go down with 219 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:09,000 Speaker 2: nothing blocking it. When it comes back up the next morning, 220 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 2: you'll have a new spring in your step, excited about 221 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 2: the day, ready for your future. Don't go to bed 222 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 2: at night with any kind of defeat still in your mind. 223 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:23,240 Speaker 2: I talked to a young lady. She's a television reporter 224 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:26,920 Speaker 2: at a local station here in town, and during Hurricane Ike, 225 00:13:27,559 --> 00:13:30,719 Speaker 2: she was out covering the story and her assignment was 226 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:32,839 Speaker 2: to find people that were down and out because of 227 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:35,320 Speaker 2: the hurricane, and people that were having a hard time 228 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 2: finding food. And she was at one of the food 229 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:41,959 Speaker 2: drops talking to people in line, but nobody had a 230 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 2: sad story. They were all grateful, that they were alive 231 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 2: and talking about how they were going to make it well. 232 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 2: Victoria and I and some Lakewood volunteers happened to be there, 233 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 2: and she came over with the camera and asked me, 234 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 2: what's the worst thing that I'd seen? And I said, yes, 235 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:01,120 Speaker 2: some people are struggling, but they've got faith. They know 236 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 2: their overcomers, they know their victors and not victims. She thought, well, 237 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 2: I knew Joel wasn't going to tell me anything sad, 238 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:12,280 Speaker 2: so she went and found Victoria. Victoria was worse than me. 239 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:15,560 Speaker 2: She said, these people are fired up. They know God's 240 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 2: in control and something better is coming their way. She 241 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 2: got back to the station and she told her supervisor, 242 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:25,800 Speaker 2: I couldn't find any sad stories, but I got Joel 243 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:29,840 Speaker 2: and Victoria ostein commenting on the hurricane. She thought they 244 00:14:29,880 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 2: would be excited, but it was just the opposite. They 245 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 2: didn't want us, They wanted sad stories. She ended up 246 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:40,480 Speaker 2: getting terminated over that incident. They let her go and 247 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 2: she could have been discouraged, depressed, bitter, but she understands 248 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 2: this principle that every day is a gift from God. 249 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 2: She started thinking God that new doors were going to 250 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 2: open him, thanking him that favor was coming her way. 251 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:58,440 Speaker 2: Not long after that, she received a phone call from 252 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:03,360 Speaker 2: a very prestigious broadcasting company. They saw her report on 253 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 2: the hurricane, the same one that got her fired. They said, 254 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:10,200 Speaker 2: we'd like to offer you a full time position to 255 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:12,640 Speaker 2: come and head up the department that does all of 256 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:16,720 Speaker 2: our documentaries. That was a dream come true. She couldn't 257 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:18,880 Speaker 2: believe it. She gave me a big hug and said, Joel, 258 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 2: I just want to thank you and Victoria for getting 259 00:15:21,640 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 2: me fired. I've heard it said disappointments are inevitable, but 260 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:34,600 Speaker 2: misery is optional. No matter what kind of setbacks you face, 261 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:37,480 Speaker 2: no matter who does you wrong, you don't have to 262 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 2: drag through life defeated, depressed, bitter. Start redeeming the time. 263 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:45,960 Speaker 2: Do like she did. Start thanking God that he's in control, 264 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:48,920 Speaker 2: and think him that new doors are opening, Think him 265 00:15:48,960 --> 00:15:52,400 Speaker 2: that favor is coming your way. The truth is, we 266 00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 2: all go through the valleys, but the valleys are what 267 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 2: lead us to higher mountains. They're not permanent, They're only temporary. 268 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:03,920 Speaker 2: Here's the key. When you're in the valley, instead of 269 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 2: sitting around thinking about your problems, go out and do 270 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 2: something good for somebody else. Volunteer while you're in the valley. 271 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:15,560 Speaker 2: US sure while you're in the valley. Cheer somebody up 272 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:18,480 Speaker 2: when you're in the valley. Mow somebody's lawn while you're 273 00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:21,280 Speaker 2: in the valley. When you invest your time the right 274 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:26,080 Speaker 2: way in helping others, those seeds that you sow will 275 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:29,040 Speaker 2: create the harvest you need. Not to just get out 276 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 2: of the valley, but to come to a higher mountain, 277 00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 2: to come up to a new level of your destiny. 278 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:38,120 Speaker 2: It's important not only how we spend our time, but 279 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:41,800 Speaker 2: with whom we spend it with. To redeem the time 280 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 2: may mean you have to prone off some relationships that 281 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:49,840 Speaker 2: are not adding anything to your life. Don't hang around 282 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 2: people that are not going anywhere, that have no goals, 283 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 2: no dreams. People that are not focused, not disciplined, They compromise, 284 00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 2: take the easy way out. If you tolerate mediocrity, mediocrity 285 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 2: will rub off on you. If you hang out with jealous, critical, 286 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 2: unhappy people, you will end up jealous, critical, and unhappy. 287 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:16,280 Speaker 2: That's what it says in proverbs. When you walk with 288 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:20,399 Speaker 2: wise men, you will become wise. Take a look at 289 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:23,040 Speaker 2: your friends, that's what you're going to be like in 290 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:28,880 Speaker 2: a few years. If your friends are winners, leaders, givers, successful, 291 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 2: if they have a spirit of excellence, integrity, positive, motivated, 292 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:36,680 Speaker 2: then those good qualities are going to rub off on you. 293 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 2: When you're with them, you're investing your time, they're making 294 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 2: you better. But if you hang out with people that 295 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:49,120 Speaker 2: are sloppy, undisciplined, unmotivated, not going anywhere, let me give 296 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 2: you some great advice. Find some new friends. You cannot 297 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:57,240 Speaker 2: become who God created you to be hanging out with them. 298 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 2: And they may be a good person, they may have 299 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:05,080 Speaker 2: a good heart, but your destiny is too great, your 300 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:09,199 Speaker 2: assignment too important, your time too valuable to let them 301 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 2: drag you down. And some people the only thing that's 302 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 2: keeping them from a new level of their destiny is 303 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:20,360 Speaker 2: wrong friendships. You cannot hang out with chickens and expect 304 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:23,480 Speaker 2: a sword like an eagle. And you don't have to 305 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 2: make some big announcement. Go tell them, Hey, man, I'm 306 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:30,159 Speaker 2: cutting you off, Joel said, to get rid of you. No, 307 00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 2: do me a favor and leave my name out of this. 308 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:38,440 Speaker 2: But you can just gradually spend less and less time 309 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 2: with them. Well, Joel, what if I hurt their feelings? 310 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:45,240 Speaker 2: What if they keep you from your destiny. I heard 311 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:48,879 Speaker 2: about a lady that was reevaluating her friendships. Her answering 312 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:52,359 Speaker 2: machine said, I'm sorry I missed your call. I'm making 313 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:55,200 Speaker 2: some changes in my life now. If I don't call 314 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:58,200 Speaker 2: you back, please know you were one of those changes. 315 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:02,320 Speaker 2: I'm thinking about all the people that hadn't called me back. 316 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:06,200 Speaker 2: But here's the key. If you don't let go of 317 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:10,480 Speaker 2: the wrong people, you'll never meet the right people. Sometimes 318 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 2: we can outgrow a friendship. It was good at one time. 319 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:16,960 Speaker 2: For a few years, you were fulfilled, but now you've 320 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 2: grown more than they have. You're running at a different pace. 321 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:23,159 Speaker 2: Your gifts are coming out in a greater way. That 322 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:26,680 Speaker 2: doesn't make them a bad person. It's just a new season. 323 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 2: Human nature likes to hold on to the old. We 324 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:32,960 Speaker 2: like to keep everything the same. But the truth is 325 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:36,879 Speaker 2: it's healthy for seasons to change. It doesn't mean you 326 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:39,879 Speaker 2: can't still be their friend. You just know you cannot 327 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 2: spend as much time with them and become all you 328 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:46,720 Speaker 2: were created to be. There are people that come into 329 00:19:46,760 --> 00:19:50,440 Speaker 2: our life that are like scaffolding. They're designed to be 330 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:53,200 Speaker 2: there for a period of time. Now, I'm not talking 331 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:56,879 Speaker 2: about a marriage situation. I'm talking about friendships these people, 332 00:19:57,440 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 2: and some of you thought you got your word from 333 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:04,600 Speaker 2: the Lord today. But these people, for a period of time, 334 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:08,479 Speaker 2: they help us grow, They inspire us, they motivate us. 335 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:12,159 Speaker 2: But like that scaffolding, at some point, it's got to 336 00:20:12,240 --> 00:20:14,960 Speaker 2: come off the building. If the scaffolding stayed up, the 337 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:17,000 Speaker 2: building would never be what it was meant to be. 338 00:20:17,600 --> 00:20:21,200 Speaker 2: Appreciate the people that have helped you. Always honor them, 339 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 2: but be big enough to recognize when their part in 340 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:28,840 Speaker 2: your story is over. On a regular basis, you need 341 00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:32,320 Speaker 2: to reevaluate your friendships. The people you choose to spend 342 00:20:32,359 --> 00:20:35,399 Speaker 2: time with. Are they in the right position? Has the 343 00:20:35,520 --> 00:20:38,840 Speaker 2: position changed? Perhaps? Could it be that it's a new season. 344 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:42,280 Speaker 2: When Jesus was on the earth, he was very selective 345 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 2: with his friendships. Everyone, of course, wanted to be close 346 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:49,440 Speaker 2: to him, but he chose only twelve men to spend 347 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:53,080 Speaker 2: most of his time with the Disciples. Out of those twelve, 348 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:57,960 Speaker 2: three were his close friends, Peter, James, and John. One 349 00:20:58,040 --> 00:21:01,880 Speaker 2: could be considered his best friend. John, He was described 350 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:05,680 Speaker 2: as the disciple whom Jesus loved. You may know a 351 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:08,960 Speaker 2: lot of people have a bunch of acquaintances but you 352 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:12,879 Speaker 2: have to be careful who you allow in your inner circle. 353 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:17,440 Speaker 2: You can't have twenty best friends. The higher you go, 354 00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:21,720 Speaker 2: the more successful you are, the tighter your circle needs 355 00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:25,000 Speaker 2: to become. You may have twenty people you call friends, 356 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:28,160 Speaker 2: and that's great, but the two or three you choose 357 00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:30,560 Speaker 2: to be close to you, you need to make sure 358 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:34,440 Speaker 2: they are one hundred percent for you. They believe in you, 359 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:37,480 Speaker 2: they stick up for you. They're with you through thick 360 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:42,199 Speaker 2: and thin. It could be that you're not seeing God's 361 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:46,720 Speaker 2: best because your team is weak. You're investing valuable time 362 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:49,640 Speaker 2: in people that were never supposed to be a part 363 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:53,880 Speaker 2: of your inner circle. You have to evaluate your friendships, 364 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:57,359 Speaker 2: get the right people in the right positions. If your 365 00:21:57,440 --> 00:22:01,560 Speaker 2: team is weak, you're going to be weak. March chapter five, 366 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:04,879 Speaker 2: Jesus was traveling to another city to pray for a 367 00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:08,320 Speaker 2: little girl that had died. When he arrived at the home, 368 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:12,159 Speaker 2: the scripture says Jesus didn't allow anyone to go in 369 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:16,600 Speaker 2: with him except Peter, James, and John, his inner circle. 370 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:20,800 Speaker 2: Why Jesus knew when he got in that room where 371 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:24,320 Speaker 2: the little girl was dead, he needed people that wouldn't 372 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:27,760 Speaker 2: question who he was, people that wouldn't say, hey, are 373 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:30,119 Speaker 2: you sure you're the son of God? What if she 374 00:22:30,280 --> 00:22:33,399 Speaker 2: doesn't get healed? Do you have a backup plan? No. 375 00:22:33,480 --> 00:22:35,480 Speaker 2: When you're in the heat of the battle, when you 376 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:38,280 Speaker 2: need God's favor, you need a breakthrough, You need a 377 00:22:38,359 --> 00:22:41,879 Speaker 2: legal situation to turn around. You cannot afford to have 378 00:22:42,080 --> 00:22:45,440 Speaker 2: people in your inner circle saying, do you really think 379 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:48,480 Speaker 2: you're gonna get well? My grandmother died of that same thing. 380 00:22:49,119 --> 00:22:50,800 Speaker 2: Do you really think you're gonna get out of debt? 381 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 2: Business is so slow? No, you need people that are 382 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:56,720 Speaker 2: joined in spirit with you, people that will say, hey, 383 00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 2: if you're bold enough to believe it, on me, I'm 384 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:04,680 Speaker 2: bold enough to agree with you. If you believe you 385 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:07,639 Speaker 2: can great that addiction, then I'm not going to tell 386 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:09,960 Speaker 2: you ten reasons why you can't. My report is you 387 00:23:10,040 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 2: are well able. If you believe you can get your degree, 388 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:16,920 Speaker 2: you can start that business, you can see your marriage restored. 389 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:19,720 Speaker 2: Then count on me. I'm on board. I'm all for you. 390 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:23,119 Speaker 2: You need people that will join faith with you and 391 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:26,120 Speaker 2: not try to talk you out of it. Jesus got 392 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:29,199 Speaker 2: to the home and everyone was so distraught. You can 393 00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:33,920 Speaker 2: imagine the crying, weeping, sorrowing, Jesus looked at them and said, 394 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:38,600 Speaker 2: don't be upset. She's not dead. She's only asleep. Their 395 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:42,879 Speaker 2: sorrow turned to mocking, ridiculely, making fun. What do you 396 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:46,679 Speaker 2: mean she's not dead? Of course she's dead. What Jesus 397 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:50,600 Speaker 2: did next is very significant. It's a key to living 398 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:54,960 Speaker 2: in victory. Verse forty says they mocked and jeered at him, 399 00:23:55,560 --> 00:23:59,840 Speaker 2: but Jesus put them out notice the son of God 400 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:03,200 Speaker 2: and asked them to leave. He showed them the door. 401 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:07,720 Speaker 2: Jesus knew the importance of having people around him that 402 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 2: understood his destiny. His attitude was, Hey, I don't need 403 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:14,520 Speaker 2: your doubt. I don't need you telling me what I 404 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:17,960 Speaker 2: can't do. I'm going to surround myself with believers, with 405 00:24:18,119 --> 00:24:22,920 Speaker 2: people of faith, with people that understand my assignment. If 406 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:25,920 Speaker 2: you have people close to you that are constantly pulling 407 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:28,960 Speaker 2: you down, telling you what you can't do, how you'll 408 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:33,680 Speaker 2: never accomplish your dreams. Understand it is scriptural to show 409 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:37,240 Speaker 2: them the door. It may be difficult, but you have 410 00:24:37,359 --> 00:24:41,040 Speaker 2: to have the attitude. I cannot fulfill my destiny with 411 00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:44,280 Speaker 2: your critical spirit in my life. I can't become who 412 00:24:44,359 --> 00:24:46,960 Speaker 2: I was created to be with you dragging me down. 413 00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:49,920 Speaker 2: I love you, but I can't allow you in my 414 00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:52,480 Speaker 2: inner circle. I'm going to love you from a distance. 415 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:57,040 Speaker 2: This is what Jesus did. He only took the girl's 416 00:24:57,160 --> 00:25:01,440 Speaker 2: parents and Peter, James and John into the little girl's room. 417 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:04,320 Speaker 2: He spoke to that girl and she came back to life. 418 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:08,119 Speaker 2: But think of this, Jesus could have healed her in 419 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:12,240 Speaker 2: front of the whole crowd, laughing, mocking, ridiculing. He's God, 420 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:15,680 Speaker 2: he can do anything. He was showing us this principle. 421 00:25:16,080 --> 00:25:20,040 Speaker 2: Who you have in your inner circle is extremely important. 422 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:23,480 Speaker 2: If Jesus went to the trouble to ask the wrong 423 00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:26,240 Speaker 2: people to leave, if he took the time to weed 424 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:29,480 Speaker 2: out the doubters, the naysayers, the people that didn't believe 425 00:25:29,520 --> 00:25:33,280 Speaker 2: in him, he was that concerned about his inner circle. 426 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:36,879 Speaker 2: How much more concerned should we be with who's in 427 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:40,679 Speaker 2: our inner circle. You need to pay attention to who's 428 00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:44,479 Speaker 2: on your team, who's speaking into your life. Who are 429 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:48,320 Speaker 2: you giving your time and attention to more practical who 430 00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:50,480 Speaker 2: are you eating lunch with every day at the office. 431 00:25:50,920 --> 00:25:52,760 Speaker 2: Who are you talking to on the phone so much? 432 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:56,560 Speaker 2: Are they building you up or tearing you down? Are 433 00:25:56,640 --> 00:25:59,760 Speaker 2: they pushing you toward your destiny or are they telling 434 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:04,840 Speaker 2: you what you can't do? Are they modeling excellence, integrity, character, godliness? 435 00:26:05,359 --> 00:26:09,440 Speaker 2: Or they lazy, sloppy, undisciplined. Now you have a responsibility 436 00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:13,320 Speaker 2: to redeem your time. Don't waste it with people that 437 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:17,720 Speaker 2: don't sharpen you. If you don't politely show them the door, 438 00:26:18,200 --> 00:26:21,560 Speaker 2: that can keep you from your destiny. And sometimes we 439 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:23,960 Speaker 2: know a person's not good for us, we know they're 440 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:26,800 Speaker 2: dragging us down, but we think if I let them go, 441 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:30,720 Speaker 2: I'm going to be lonely. Yes, you may be lonely 442 00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:33,879 Speaker 2: for a season, but you'll never give up something for 443 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:37,560 Speaker 2: God without him giving you something better back in return. 444 00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:41,720 Speaker 2: God will not only give you new friends, he'll give 445 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:46,080 Speaker 2: you better friends, people that inspire you, people that celebrate you, 446 00:26:46,520 --> 00:26:49,680 Speaker 2: people that push you forward. Now, this may mean that 447 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:52,479 Speaker 2: you have to change who you eat lunch with at 448 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:56,880 Speaker 2: the office every day. That person is always finding fault, critical, 449 00:26:57,200 --> 00:27:00,159 Speaker 2: bad mouthing the boss. You don't need that poison in 450 00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:03,760 Speaker 2: your life. That's not redeeming the time. You may have 451 00:27:03,920 --> 00:27:07,840 Speaker 2: to change hanging out with that neighbor that's always depressed, defeated, 452 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:10,480 Speaker 2: has a sad song. If you stay there, you're going 453 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:13,760 Speaker 2: to end up defeated. It's better to make the change 454 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:17,600 Speaker 2: and be lonely for a season than to be poisoned 455 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:20,359 Speaker 2: for a lifetime. When we come to the end of 456 00:27:20,440 --> 00:27:23,320 Speaker 2: our days, God is going to ask us, what did 457 00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:27,080 Speaker 2: you do with the time I entrusted you with? Did 458 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:30,879 Speaker 2: you develop your gifts and talents? Did you accomplish your assignment? 459 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:34,440 Speaker 2: How did you spend your life? It's not going to 460 00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:37,360 Speaker 2: be a good excuse to say, God, I got distracted, 461 00:27:37,760 --> 00:27:40,880 Speaker 2: but my friend got me off course. God, I live bitter, 462 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:44,399 Speaker 2: but somebody did me wrong. God I was negative, but 463 00:27:44,520 --> 00:27:47,840 Speaker 2: my company let me go. Well, I'm asking you to 464 00:27:48,280 --> 00:27:52,800 Speaker 2: quit making excuses and start redeeming the time. We're not 465 00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:55,920 Speaker 2: always going to be here, the scripture says, our life 466 00:27:56,119 --> 00:27:58,800 Speaker 2: is like a mist We're here for a moment, then 467 00:27:58,880 --> 00:28:02,320 Speaker 2: we're gone. Make this decision that you're going to be 468 00:28:02,440 --> 00:28:07,320 Speaker 2: an on purpose person. Set your goals and be disciplined 469 00:28:07,359 --> 00:28:10,920 Speaker 2: to stick with it. Don't waste any more days prone 470 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:13,560 Speaker 2: off those relationships that are not adding to your life. 471 00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:17,879 Speaker 2: Don't go to bed at night with any kind of defeat, bitterness, 472 00:28:18,040 --> 00:28:21,480 Speaker 2: negativity still in your mind. This day is a gift. 473 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:25,600 Speaker 2: Make sure you're investing your time and not wasting it. 474 00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:30,000 Speaker 2: If you do this, I believe and declare the seeds 475 00:28:30,080 --> 00:28:33,080 Speaker 2: of greatness on the inside are going to take root 476 00:28:33,200 --> 00:28:37,520 Speaker 2: and begin to flourish. You will rise higher, overcome every obstacle, 477 00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:41,160 Speaker 2: and become everything that God's created you to be. In 478 00:28:41,360 --> 00:28:44,080 Speaker 2: Jesus's name, if you receive it, can you say him 479 00:28:44,120 --> 00:28:48,480 Speaker 2: in today? Well, we never like to close our broadcast 480 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:51,760 Speaker 2: without giving you an opportunity to make Jesus the lord 481 00:28:51,800 --> 00:28:56,120 Speaker 2: of your life. Would you pray with me? Just say, Lord, Jesus, 482 00:28:57,360 --> 00:29:02,080 Speaker 2: I repent of my sins. 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