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See terms and conditions at UNEs dot co. 33 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:33,040 Speaker 6: Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. 34 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 7: Thanks for listening to our podcast and thanks for supporting 35 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 7: the ministry. 36 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 5: If you enjoy today's message, why don't you be a 37 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 5: blessing and share it with a friend. 38 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 7: We appreciate you and pray for God's very best in 39 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 7: your life. Oh God bless you. It's always a joy 40 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 7: to come into your homes. We know God has great 41 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 7: things in store for each one of you. And if 42 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 7: you're ever in our area, please stop by and be 43 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 7: a part of one of our services. I promise you 44 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 7: we'll make you feel right at home. But thanks so 45 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 7: much for tuning in, and thank you again for coming 46 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 7: out today. And I like to start with something funny. 47 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:18,639 Speaker 7: And I heard about this elderly couple. They were having 48 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 7: a terrible time with their memory. They went to the 49 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:25,359 Speaker 7: doctor and he instructed them to start writing down everything 50 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 7: they'd been forgetting. The next night, they were watching television. 51 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 7: The wife said, I sure would like a bowl of 52 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 7: ice cream. The husband said, I'll go get it for you. 53 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 7: She said, honey, you remember what the doctor said. You 54 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 7: better write it down. He said, I'm just going to 55 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:41,639 Speaker 7: the kitchen. I'm not going to forget it. He came 56 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 7: back a few minutes later and handed her a plate 57 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 7: of bacon and eggs. She shook her head and said, 58 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:51,919 Speaker 7: I should have known it. You forgot my toast. Hold 59 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 7: up your Bible. Say it like you mean it. This 60 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:57,079 Speaker 7: is my Bible. I am what it says I am. 61 00:02:57,520 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 7: I have what it says I have. 62 00:02:59,360 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 6: I can do. 63 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:02,359 Speaker 7: That's what it says I can do. Today I will 64 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 7: be taught the word of God. I boldly confess. My 65 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:09,639 Speaker 7: mind is alert, my heart is receptive. I will never 66 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 7: be the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. I 67 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 7: want to talk to you today about blessing people with 68 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 7: your words. Our words have the power to lift people 69 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 7: up or to push people down. We can say something 70 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:28,639 Speaker 7: to make them feel better about themselves or to make 71 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 7: them feel worse. And it's amazing what a simple compliment 72 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 7: will do. 73 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 6: When you tell someone. 74 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 7: You look nice today, a great job on that presentation 75 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 7: at the office, or I really enjoy working with you, 76 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 7: those simple words will put a spring in their step. 77 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 6: It will brighten their day. 78 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 7: It didn't take much time, it didn't cost you anything. 79 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 7: Yet with your words, you just bless their life. That's 80 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 7: the power God has given each one of us. Every 81 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 7: day we should have a goal of finding at least 82 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 7: one person that we can encourage. Be free with your compliments, 83 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 7: point out what somebody's doing right, not what they're doing wrong. 84 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 7: There's already enough pushing people down. Let's make it our 85 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 7: business to lift people up, to brighten their day, to 86 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 7: make them feel better about themselves. I met a young 87 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 7: lady in Nashville. She used to attend church when she 88 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:28,599 Speaker 7: lived here. She told how she was going through a 89 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:32,479 Speaker 7: very difficult time. Her marriage was breaking apart. She was 90 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:36,719 Speaker 7: very depressed, she felt so unattractive, and at one of 91 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 7: her lowest moments, she was leaving church on a Sunday 92 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 7: walking down the corridor with hundreds of other people, and 93 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 7: just so happened, Victoria came walking the other direction. Victoria 94 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:51,280 Speaker 7: had never seen her, never met her before, but as 95 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:55,280 Speaker 7: she passed by, Victoria stopped her, looked her in the eyes, 96 00:04:55,360 --> 00:05:00,080 Speaker 7: and said, you are so beautiful. Just five seconds she moved. 97 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:01,280 Speaker 6: On to Victoria. 98 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:04,239 Speaker 7: It was no big deal, she was just being friendly, 99 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:08,039 Speaker 7: being free with her compliments. But that young lady told me, 100 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 7: Victoria will never know what she did for me that day, 101 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:16,359 Speaker 7: when I felt the most unattractive, the most unwanted, she 102 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 7: breathed new life back into my spirit. Week after week, 103 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 7: all through the day, she would play that phrase over 104 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 7: and over, You're so beautiful. That's what helped her to 105 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:31,839 Speaker 7: stay encouraged. And Proverbs eighteen four says, your words can 106 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 7: be like life giving water. 107 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 6: Friends. People are thirsty everywhere we go. People are lonely. 108 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 6: They're hurting. 109 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:46,599 Speaker 7: They've been through disappointments, they've suffered heartache and pain. God 110 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 7: has given us something to offer them. We have life 111 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 7: giving water. With our words, we can bring healing with 112 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 7: our words. 113 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:57,240 Speaker 6: We can lift them out of depression. 114 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:01,599 Speaker 7: With our words, we can tell them you're beautiful, You're amazing, 115 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 7: You're talented. God's got a bright future in front of you. 116 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:09,160 Speaker 7: Those life giving words will break the chains of depression. 117 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 7: They'll break the chains of low self esteem. When you 118 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:16,280 Speaker 7: go through the day speaking encouragement, telling people what they 119 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:21,159 Speaker 7: can become, giving compliments, you are living life as a healer. 120 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:26,040 Speaker 7: Your kind words are like pouring warm oil on the wounds. 121 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:29,799 Speaker 7: And you may not know all that's happening, but God 122 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 7: can take one compliment, one encouraging word, and use that 123 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 7: to begin the healing process and set that person on 124 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 7: a brand new course. When I was in my early twenties, 125 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:43,839 Speaker 7: a young man came up to the gym that we 126 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 7: didn't know and started playing basketball with us. He was 127 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 7: a loner. You couldn't get to know him. He never talked. 128 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 7: Even during the games. He would not interact. Most of 129 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 7: the guys just ignored him because he was so unfriendly. 130 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 7: But something down in here told me to reach out 131 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 7: to him and make sure that he felt welcome. I 132 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:07,040 Speaker 7: found out that his name was Bo. When he would 133 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 7: come in to the gym, I would always go over 134 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 7: and say, hey, Bo, great to see you today. He'd 135 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 7: never respond, very cold, very stoic. All he would do 136 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:21,040 Speaker 7: was hit his chest twice and walk away. I didn't 137 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 7: really know what that meant, but I hit my chest 138 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 7: twice and walked away too. This went on for a 139 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:29,239 Speaker 7: couple of years. I saw him four or five times 140 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 7: a week. 141 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 6: Hey, Bo, great to see you today. 142 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 7: Eventually I stopped playing ball at that gym and didn't 143 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 7: see him for over twenty five years. About six months ago, 144 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 7: Bo walked into church. When I saw him, I thought, 145 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 7: where do I know him from? He looked so familiar, 146 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 7: I just couldn't place him. He came up afterwards and said, 147 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 7: my name is Bo. We used to play basketball together. 148 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 7: That's the most I'd ever heard him speak his whole lifetime. 149 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 7: He went on to tell how he was raised in 150 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 7: the projects. Fourteen years old, he started living on his own. 151 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 7: Nobody wanted him. He felt no love, no acceptance. He 152 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 7: said something that I'll never forget. He said, the main 153 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 7: reason I would come to the Jim Joel was to 154 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 7: hear you say great to see you. Because nobody had 155 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 7: ever told me they were glad to see me. 156 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 6: What was Bo's problem? He was thirsty. 157 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 7: Those words were like life giving water, and every one 158 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 7: of you can bring healing with your kind words. You 159 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 7: can restore with a compliment. You can lift somebody up 160 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 7: by just taking time to say, hey, great to see you. 161 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 6: You don't know. 162 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 7: That could be the spark that pushes the person forward. 163 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 7: But what is shame to have this healing power and 164 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:51,960 Speaker 7: never use it. Be free with your compliments. Take time 165 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 7: to encourage people at every opportunity. Build somebody up, Tell 166 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 7: them I'm praying for you. 167 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 6: I believe in you. You've got a bright few. They 168 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 6: may seem like small, insignificant words. 169 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 7: You could easily talk yourself out of it and think 170 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 7: I'm not gonna go out of my way to say hello, 171 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:10,839 Speaker 7: they're so unfriendly. 172 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:13,800 Speaker 6: No, you don't know what that person's going through. 173 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 7: You don't know why God has brought them across your path. 174 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:20,720 Speaker 7: When you feel that prompting to be kind to someone, 175 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:23,840 Speaker 7: or the thought comes into your mind to give a compliment, 176 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:26,680 Speaker 7: those are not just random thoughts. 177 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:30,280 Speaker 6: That's God leading you. That's God wanting to use your 178 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:33,240 Speaker 6: words to bring hope, healing, restoration. 179 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 7: Friends, the only voice God has on this earth is 180 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:41,319 Speaker 7: our voice. The only words God can use to bring 181 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 7: healing and life giving water is our words. When you 182 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:49,720 Speaker 7: reach out to someone you're kind, you speak encouragement. You 183 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 7: tell them that their best days are up ahead. God's 184 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 7: voice is blended with your voice. Your words become his words. 185 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:02,439 Speaker 7: The natural takes on a supernatural. That's why you can 186 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 7: say something ordinary, something simple, like you're beautiful, and to 187 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:11,040 Speaker 7: the other person it's life changing. You can say great 188 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 7: to see you today, and to you it's nothing. But 189 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:18,160 Speaker 7: when God takes your natural and puts his super with it, 190 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 7: it can impact that person's destiny. A few years ago, 191 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:25,240 Speaker 7: Victoria and I were going through a difficult time. Some 192 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 7: circumstances and people had come against us. We knew we 193 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:32,320 Speaker 7: had not done anything wrong. We were in the process 194 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:34,960 Speaker 7: of getting it straightened out. It was going to take 195 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:38,440 Speaker 7: a couple of weeks, and it was happening downtown and 196 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:41,320 Speaker 7: every day I would walk to lunch with some of 197 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:44,640 Speaker 7: the people that were helping us out. It was very stressful, 198 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:48,600 Speaker 7: very tempting to get discouraged. But as I was walking, 199 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 7: person after person, people I didn't even know, would come 200 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:53,920 Speaker 7: up and encourage me. 201 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 6: I'll never forget. 202 00:10:55,679 --> 00:10:59,560 Speaker 7: A city bus driver pulled his bus over with all 203 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 7: these people in it, rolled down the window and said, Joel, 204 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:06,960 Speaker 7: I'm praying for you. Another car honked or horn we 205 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:10,800 Speaker 7: love you, Joel. I walked by a homeless man had 206 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 7: his big grocery card. He gave me a high five 207 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 7: and said, Joe, you got the victory. Sounded like he's 208 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 7: been coming to Lakewood. Everywhere I went, people spoke faith 209 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:25,839 Speaker 7: into me. They didn't really know what they were doing. 210 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 7: They didn't realize they were breathing new life into my spirit. 211 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:32,240 Speaker 6: Because on the outside I had. 212 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:35,439 Speaker 7: A smile, I didn't show it, but on the inside 213 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:39,960 Speaker 7: I was dry. It was stressful, tension, pressure, and here 214 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:44,000 Speaker 7: I'm usually the one giving encouragement. Now people I didn't 215 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:49,520 Speaker 7: even know complete strangers were pouring life giving water into 216 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 7: a dry, thirsty saw. 217 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 6: Two points. Number one, what you sew you will always reap. 218 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:56,920 Speaker 6: If you sow. 219 00:11:56,880 --> 00:12:00,480 Speaker 7: Encouragement, God will have the right people there to keep 220 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 7: you encouraged. If you give compliments, you'll receive compliments. If 221 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 7: you help lift people up in your time of need, 222 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 7: somebody will be there to help lift you up. Number Two, 223 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:17,120 Speaker 7: you can be the right person for somebody else. You 224 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 7: don't know what they're going through. They may look fine 225 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:24,240 Speaker 7: on the outside, but on the inside they're discouraged. When 226 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:28,160 Speaker 7: you tell them I'm praying for you. I'm standing with you. 227 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 7: You've got what it takes. 228 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 6: Keep on keeping on. 229 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 7: Those simple words of encouragement are like life giving water. 230 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:39,680 Speaker 7: Every opportunity we can find, we should use our words 231 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 7: to lift, to bless to heal, to restore. I've learned 232 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:48,679 Speaker 7: in difficult times the power of a compliment, the power 233 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:54,360 Speaker 7: of an encouraging word, is greatly magnified. I've heard many times, 234 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 7: y'r we love you, we're praying for you, and I 235 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 7: appreciate that that means a lot. But in the heat 236 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:02,920 Speaker 7: of battle, those words took on a whole new meaning. 237 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:07,360 Speaker 7: I'm sure that young lady had heard you're beautiful plenty 238 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:10,720 Speaker 7: of times before, but in the middle of a divorce, 239 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 7: to hear your beautiful, those words carried much more weight. 240 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:19,679 Speaker 7: When you see somebody that's struggling, a coworker that's discouraged, 241 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:23,240 Speaker 7: a friend that's not up to par, more than ever, 242 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:26,600 Speaker 7: you need to let the encouragement flow. Tell them how 243 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 7: much you love them, how you value them, how they're talented, 244 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 7: how they're beautiful, how they're creative. Your words can be 245 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:37,400 Speaker 7: what keeps them going. Your compliment can put the spring 246 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 7: back in their step. You pulling the bus over so 247 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 7: to speak you honking the horn and saying, hey, I 248 00:13:43,240 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 7: love you, I'm praying for you, I believe in you. 249 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:50,040 Speaker 7: That can be what keeps them from sinking into depression. Friends, 250 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 7: we carry life giving water, we carry hope, healing, encouragement, 251 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 7: new beginnings. 252 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 6: It's in our words. Now I'm asking you to pour 253 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 6: out that wall everywhere you go. 254 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 7: Speak encouragement, speak victory, speak faith. Don't tell people what 255 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:09,200 Speaker 7: they're doing wrong. Don't be critical and point out all 256 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:13,560 Speaker 7: their faults. There are already enough critical, judgmental people in 257 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:17,880 Speaker 7: the world. Let's be lifters, be a healer, be a restorer. 258 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:21,520 Speaker 6: Let's make people feel. 259 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:26,120 Speaker 7: Better about themselves. Proverbs twelve twenty five says, a word 260 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 7: of encouragement does wonders. When my mom was a child, 261 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:33,440 Speaker 7: she had polliovened. She had to wear a brace on 262 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 7: her leg. Today, one of her legs is much smaller 263 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:39,880 Speaker 7: than the other one. When she buys shoes, she has 264 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 7: to buy two pair of the same shoe because her 265 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 7: feet are different sizes. And for many years my mother 266 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 7: was very self conscious about her legs, and she would 267 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 7: always try to hide them and buy clothes that would 268 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:55,560 Speaker 7: cover them up. But when she was in her early thirties. 269 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:59,240 Speaker 7: Not long after she had married my father, a minister 270 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:01,040 Speaker 7: friend came to speak for the church. 271 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 6: His name is T. L. Osborn. He's a great evangelist that's. 272 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:08,120 Speaker 7: Known all over the world, and Brother Osborne's always building 273 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:11,280 Speaker 7: people up and speaking faith into them. He and my 274 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 7: dad were walking side by side, and my mother was 275 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:17,400 Speaker 7: a few feet in front of them. Brother Osborne said 276 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 7: loud enough so my mother could hear it. 277 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 6: John, look at Dodie. She walks like a princess. 278 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:27,920 Speaker 7: Up to that point, nobody had ever said anything good 279 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 7: about how my mother walked. They had told her your beautiful, 280 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 7: your kind, your friendly, you got a good looking son, 281 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:41,680 Speaker 7: but never I actually wasn't even born, but they would 282 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 7: have if I would have been. But they never said 283 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:46,360 Speaker 7: anything about how she walked. 284 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:50,400 Speaker 6: The truth is she has a limp. She doesn't walk perfectly. 285 00:15:50,760 --> 00:15:53,600 Speaker 7: But to Brother Osborne, he saw it in a whole 286 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 7: new light. 287 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:57,200 Speaker 6: To him, she walked like she was royalty. 288 00:15:57,480 --> 00:16:00,560 Speaker 7: And here's the key. He was bold enough to tell her. 289 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:04,560 Speaker 7: When my mother heard that, it changed her whole attitude. 290 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 7: Instead of being embarrassed by it, she put her shoulders back, 291 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:10,760 Speaker 7: she held her head up high, and started walking like 292 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 7: a princess. Today she doesn't. She doesn't try to cover 293 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:19,040 Speaker 7: her legs anymore. In fact, she tries to show them off. 294 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:23,920 Speaker 7: We have to keep her under control. The amazing thing 295 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:28,200 Speaker 7: is he said that over forty years ago, but she 296 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 7: still remembers it like it was yesterday. What's my point? 297 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:35,880 Speaker 7: One compliment can affect a whole lifetime. 298 00:16:36,440 --> 00:16:38,359 Speaker 6: Simple words. You're beautiful. 299 00:16:38,640 --> 00:16:41,520 Speaker 7: That young lady changed her life. Great to see you, 300 00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:44,600 Speaker 7: That young man rose out of defeat. You walk like 301 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:48,360 Speaker 7: a princess. And here, more than forty years later, my 302 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:52,600 Speaker 7: mom's still carrying herself like royalty. All because people were 303 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:56,640 Speaker 7: willing to speak life giving words for in somebody needs 304 00:16:56,640 --> 00:16:59,080 Speaker 7: you to tell them they walk like a princess, or 305 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:02,200 Speaker 7: they're beautiful, a they're talented, or they've got what it takes. 306 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:05,360 Speaker 6: When you speak encouragement, it does wonders. 307 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:08,320 Speaker 7: One of our staff members asked me to sign a 308 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:10,120 Speaker 7: book for a friend of theirs that. 309 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:11,280 Speaker 6: Watches by television. 310 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:13,959 Speaker 7: This young couple had been trying to have a baby 311 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 7: for many years. She had gotten pregnant several times, but 312 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:20,880 Speaker 7: wasn't able to carry the baby, had gone through all 313 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:24,040 Speaker 7: the fertility treatments they had spent a lot of time 314 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 7: and money, but the doctors told them that they could 315 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:30,120 Speaker 7: try one last time and she was able to get pregnant. 316 00:17:30,359 --> 00:17:31,520 Speaker 6: They were so excited. 317 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:34,720 Speaker 7: Everything was going great the first month, the second month, 318 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:37,320 Speaker 7: the third month, and they were doing their best to 319 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 7: stay in faith. But in the back of their mind 320 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:43,160 Speaker 7: those thoughts of fear and doubt would try to creep in, 321 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:46,359 Speaker 7: telling them that this pregnancy is going to end like 322 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 7: the other ones, the child's never going to be born. 323 00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:51,959 Speaker 7: They got far enough along to where they knew it 324 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:54,359 Speaker 7: was going to be a baby girl. They had already 325 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 7: chosen the name Abigail, and when Craig our staff member 326 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 7: asked me to sign the book, he didn't give me 327 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:04,080 Speaker 7: any details. He just said, this is for a young 328 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:06,280 Speaker 7: couple's new baby named Abigail. 329 00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:09,840 Speaker 6: So I signed it to Abigail, We love you. 330 00:18:10,760 --> 00:18:13,440 Speaker 7: If I had known the baby was not born yet, 331 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:15,280 Speaker 7: I probably wouldn't have signed it that way. 332 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:17,680 Speaker 6: I would have probably made it out to the parents. 333 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:20,640 Speaker 6: But God knows what he's doing. And when this mother 334 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:24,200 Speaker 6: to be got the book that said we love you, Abigail, 335 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:27,639 Speaker 6: faith leaped in her heart. At that moment. 336 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:30,280 Speaker 7: Right then and there, she knew that her baby would 337 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 7: be born, And sure enough, a few months later, little 338 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:39,560 Speaker 7: Abigail showed up beautiful song healthy. They're with us today, 339 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 7: right here on the front. Their dreams came to pass. 340 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:47,920 Speaker 6: Beautiful. She told Craig and Samantha. 341 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:51,840 Speaker 7: That book was the greatest gift that I'd ever received. Now, 342 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:53,880 Speaker 7: I would like to think that my books are really 343 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:57,680 Speaker 7: that great, But I know what made it so special 344 00:18:58,119 --> 00:19:01,119 Speaker 7: was the words of faith that I spoke over their daughter. 345 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 6: That's what the scripture means. A word of encouragement works, wonders. 346 00:19:06,119 --> 00:19:09,679 Speaker 7: When she saw we love you, Abigail, something ignited on 347 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 7: the inside. Friends, you have this same ability to speak 348 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:17,760 Speaker 7: life giving words. The message is not complicated. You don't 349 00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:19,800 Speaker 7: have to be deep theological. 350 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:20,600 Speaker 6: You don't have to. 351 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:23,560 Speaker 7: Figure it all out. Just tell somebody you walk like 352 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 7: a princess. 353 00:19:24,359 --> 00:19:27,680 Speaker 6: We love you, Abigail. Great to see you today. When 354 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:29,680 Speaker 6: you speak words of faith. 355 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:33,680 Speaker 7: God's voice is mixed with your voice. That's when supernatural 356 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:37,440 Speaker 7: things begin to happen. A while back, my brother in law, Dawn, 357 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 7: came over after the service. He told me it was 358 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 7: a great message and made some other comments. Then he said, 359 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:47,040 Speaker 7: but Joel, I still remember your very first sermon. 360 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:49,480 Speaker 6: You were great from the very beginning. 361 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 7: When he said that something ignited on the inside, it 362 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:57,120 Speaker 7: was like a stronghold was broken in my mind. See, 363 00:19:57,119 --> 00:19:59,960 Speaker 7: I used to look back when I first started ministering, 364 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:02,960 Speaker 7: when I didn't know how I thought. Man, those were 365 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:06,280 Speaker 7: some bad messages. I wish I would have said that differently. 366 00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:08,760 Speaker 7: I could have said that so much better. We tend 367 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:11,960 Speaker 7: to remember the negative, and we go around feeling wrong 368 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:13,120 Speaker 7: on the inside. 369 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:14,280 Speaker 6: But God can. 370 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:18,720 Speaker 7: Use your words to break strongholds and set people free. Now, 371 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 7: when that condemnation tries to come back, I just shake 372 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:25,960 Speaker 7: it off, and I hear Don's voice saying you were 373 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:27,280 Speaker 7: great from the very beginning. 374 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:29,480 Speaker 6: That was God's voice. 375 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:31,800 Speaker 7: Being mixed with Don's voice. 376 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:35,760 Speaker 6: That's what happens when you speak faith. You speak encouragement, 377 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:36,920 Speaker 6: You give compliments. 378 00:20:37,040 --> 00:20:40,200 Speaker 7: You tell people what they're doing right, not what they're 379 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:44,959 Speaker 7: doing wrong. Listen, most people feel badly enough already about themselves. 380 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:47,760 Speaker 6: They're already beaten down enough by life. 381 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:51,600 Speaker 7: Let's be healers, be restorers, Let's push people forward. 382 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:54,639 Speaker 6: That's why I speak faith over you every week. 383 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 7: I know when I tell you that you're anointed, you're talented, 384 00:20:59,080 --> 00:21:03,080 Speaker 7: you're creative, you're blessed. You're strong, you're confident, You're secure. 385 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 7: I know when I speak life that God's words are 386 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 7: mixed with my words, and strongholds are broken, chains are broken. 387 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:16,280 Speaker 7: God will cause the right phrase to jump out and 388 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:20,119 Speaker 7: break negative mindsets. That's what happened when Victoria told that 389 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:23,760 Speaker 7: young lady, you're beautiful. She didn't really hear Victoria's voice. 390 00:21:23,880 --> 00:21:27,440 Speaker 7: She heard God's voice, and that's what broke that depression. 391 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:33,679 Speaker 7: Back in the nineteen sixties, my father's sister, my aunt Mary, 392 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:37,440 Speaker 7: became very sick. She got so bad she couldn't even 393 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:41,440 Speaker 7: get out of bed. She couldn't walk, couldn't talk, didn't 394 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:45,480 Speaker 7: recognize people. She was basically sent home given up to die. 395 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 7: When my father heard how bad she was, he drove 396 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:52,480 Speaker 7: to Fort Worth, where they lived. He walked in Mary's room, 397 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 7: was dark and depressing, and he said hello to her, 398 00:21:56,080 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 7: and Mary was not coherent, didn't even recognize her own brother. 399 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 7: A holy anger came over my father. He went to 400 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:06,880 Speaker 7: the window and opened up the curtains and said, God 401 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:10,240 Speaker 7: is light, Let light in this room. He said to 402 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:13,720 Speaker 7: the man with him, don't tell me God did this 403 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:16,439 Speaker 7: to my sister. Then he went over to Mary and 404 00:22:16,480 --> 00:22:21,040 Speaker 7: he took her by the hand and he said, very strongly, Mary, rise. 405 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:21,760 Speaker 6: Up and walk. 406 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:25,680 Speaker 7: It was like something catapulted Mary up out of that bed. 407 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:29,160 Speaker 7: She didn't get up slowly. She basically leaped up out 408 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:32,840 Speaker 7: of the bed. Her mind was clear. That day, she walked, 409 00:22:32,920 --> 00:22:34,760 Speaker 7: that day, she talked, She fed herself. 410 00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:36,160 Speaker 6: It was an amazing miracle. 411 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:41,600 Speaker 7: My father asked her later, Mary, why did you jump 412 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 7: out of the bed so suddenly? She said, John, I 413 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:48,520 Speaker 7: heard God tell me to rise up and walk. My 414 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:50,440 Speaker 7: dad said, no, Mary, that wasn't God. 415 00:22:50,520 --> 00:22:51,040 Speaker 3: That was me. 416 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:54,639 Speaker 7: She said, no, John, I heard God tell me Mary 417 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 7: rise up and walk. Daddy said, no, Mary, it was me. 418 00:22:57,680 --> 00:22:59,639 Speaker 7: I was standing right there. I'm the one that said it. 419 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:02,440 Speaker 7: She got in his face and said, listen here, John, 420 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:04,639 Speaker 7: I heard the creator of the universe. 421 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:09,280 Speaker 6: I heard the most time God tell me to rise 422 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:10,200 Speaker 6: up and walk. 423 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:13,639 Speaker 7: And when he said it, life shot into my bodies. 424 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:17,480 Speaker 7: Strength came back into me, My mind became clear, I 425 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:18,359 Speaker 7: could see again. 426 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:19,720 Speaker 6: I was perfectly well. 427 00:23:20,560 --> 00:23:24,120 Speaker 7: Friends, when you speak life giving words, you may say them, 428 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:27,480 Speaker 7: but God will cause other people to hear his voice. 429 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 7: When that bus driver told me he was praying for me, 430 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 7: I felt the seed of the ever Living God breathe 431 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:37,880 Speaker 7: faith into my spirit. They may be simple, ordinary words, 432 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:41,240 Speaker 7: but when God's voice is mixed with your voice, they 433 00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:44,720 Speaker 7: carry supernatural power. You don't know what it means when 434 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 7: you tell somebody I'm praying for you, I believe in you. 435 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:51,439 Speaker 6: You've got what it takes. Great days are up ahead. 436 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:56,400 Speaker 7: God's voice becomes intermingled with your voice, and dreams come 437 00:23:56,440 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 7: back to life, Healing springs forth, strongholds are broken. 438 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:04,240 Speaker 6: I know this young lady. She's very creative. 439 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:08,920 Speaker 7: She puts on big programs for different organizations to empower women, 440 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:12,440 Speaker 7: and she's known for being very innovative and always being 441 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:15,560 Speaker 7: on the cutting edge. But she told how for many 442 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:19,080 Speaker 7: years she never thought that she was creative. She worked 443 00:24:19,119 --> 00:24:21,720 Speaker 7: as a secretary and she thought that's what she would 444 00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:23,000 Speaker 7: do the rest of her life. 445 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 6: But one day the management. 446 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:27,800 Speaker 7: Asked her to head up the Christmas program that they'd 447 00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:29,960 Speaker 7: put on for the company, and she did that. 448 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:32,520 Speaker 6: It was very successful. Everyone loved it. 449 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 7: Afterwards, a longtime friend came up and said, you are 450 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:41,359 Speaker 7: so creative. You are amazing at what you do. Later, 451 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:44,560 Speaker 7: she told that friend, you were the first person to 452 00:24:44,680 --> 00:24:47,800 Speaker 7: ever tell me that I was creative, and when you 453 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:52,439 Speaker 7: said that, something ignited on the inside. To the friend, 454 00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:55,479 Speaker 7: it was a simple compliment. But to this young lady, 455 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:58,800 Speaker 7: it was a supernatural moment. That was God calling out 456 00:24:58,800 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 7: those seeds of greatness. But it all started when somebody 457 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:06,440 Speaker 7: was willing to speak life giving words. I'm asking you 458 00:25:06,840 --> 00:25:10,560 Speaker 7: to be free with your compliments. When you see someone 459 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 7: doing a good job, don't just think, wow, they're really talented. No, 460 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:18,520 Speaker 7: your thoughts don't bless anybody. If that friend would have 461 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:20,800 Speaker 7: just thought, wow, she's creative. 462 00:25:20,359 --> 00:25:22,640 Speaker 6: It wouldn't have done her any good. Here's the key. 463 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:27,160 Speaker 7: A blessing is not a blessing until it's spoken all 464 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:33,399 Speaker 7: around you. People are thirsty. People need encouragement. People need approval. 465 00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:35,960 Speaker 7: They need to hear you say I. 466 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:37,440 Speaker 6: Believe in you. 467 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:40,480 Speaker 7: You've got an amazing gift. You are great at what 468 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:40,879 Speaker 7: you do. 469 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:42,040 Speaker 6: I'm proud of you. 470 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:45,520 Speaker 7: When people know you believe in them and you go 471 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:49,119 Speaker 7: around speaking faith into their destiny, it does something on 472 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:53,880 Speaker 7: the inside. It's amazing how sometimes just one compliment, one 473 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:57,960 Speaker 7: encouraging word, one hey, you're so creative, that can be 474 00:25:58,040 --> 00:26:01,200 Speaker 7: the spark that will push that person and toward. 475 00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:01,960 Speaker 6: Their divine destiny. 476 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:05,240 Speaker 7: The other day, I was driving home about to turn 477 00:26:05,320 --> 00:26:08,400 Speaker 7: left under the freeway. There was a homeless man at 478 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:12,040 Speaker 7: the intersection asking for money, and I really wanted to 479 00:26:12,080 --> 00:26:15,200 Speaker 7: make the light because I never carry any cash and 480 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:16,760 Speaker 7: I didn't want him to come up to me and 481 00:26:17,040 --> 00:26:19,560 Speaker 7: not have anything to give him. But you know, as 482 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:22,360 Speaker 7: it worked out, I not only didn't make the light. 483 00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:25,280 Speaker 6: But I was the very first one that meant he 484 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:26,439 Speaker 6: was right next to me. 485 00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:28,800 Speaker 7: So I got my cell phone started acting like I 486 00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:30,680 Speaker 7: was on the phone, trying to be preoccupied. 487 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:34,320 Speaker 6: It didn't matter. He came right up to me and 488 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:36,160 Speaker 6: was staring at me. It's very awkward. 489 00:26:36,760 --> 00:26:40,119 Speaker 7: Finally it dawned on me, I don't have any money 490 00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:42,240 Speaker 7: to give him, but I have something better. 491 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:44,919 Speaker 6: I can give him a word of encouragement. 492 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:48,520 Speaker 7: I felt like in the scripture when somebody asked Peter 493 00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:49,879 Speaker 7: for money, he said. 494 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:52,080 Speaker 6: Silver and gold. Have I none, but here's what I'm 495 00:26:52,080 --> 00:26:54,120 Speaker 6: gonna give you. And I rolled down that. 496 00:26:54,040 --> 00:26:57,679 Speaker 7: Window and he was a young man, looked very depressed, 497 00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:00,920 Speaker 7: very dejected. I told him, I'm sorry, but I don't 498 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:03,560 Speaker 7: have any money. But can I tell you God has 499 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:06,440 Speaker 7: an amazing future in front of you. He's got you 500 00:27:06,600 --> 00:27:09,359 Speaker 7: in the palm of his hand. You've got a destiny 501 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:10,040 Speaker 7: to fulfill. 502 00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:11,320 Speaker 6: He lit up. 503 00:27:11,600 --> 00:27:14,000 Speaker 7: It's like he came back to life. He said, Wow, 504 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:17,280 Speaker 7: my grandfather was a minister. He used to tell me 505 00:27:17,359 --> 00:27:20,439 Speaker 7: that same thing all the time. I asked him if 506 00:27:20,480 --> 00:27:22,399 Speaker 7: he'd come to church, if we sent somebody by to 507 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:23,000 Speaker 7: pick him up. 508 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:23,760 Speaker 6: He agreed. 509 00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:26,639 Speaker 7: Every week a couple from Lakewood would go to the 510 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:29,600 Speaker 7: shelter and bring him by, and we would speak faith 511 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:33,560 Speaker 7: into him, victory and favor and new beginnings. Today he 512 00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:35,760 Speaker 7: not only has his own place to live, not only 513 00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:39,720 Speaker 7: has a great job, but he's excited about his future. 514 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:42,280 Speaker 7: He's on his way to fulfilling his destiny. 515 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:43,800 Speaker 6: See I had more. 516 00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:50,840 Speaker 7: I had something better to give him than money. I 517 00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:55,359 Speaker 7: gave him words of life. I spelt faith into his destiny. 518 00:27:55,920 --> 00:27:59,480 Speaker 7: Didn't take long, didn't cost me anything. Every one of 519 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:04,600 Speaker 7: us can be healers, restoreres, dream releasers. As you go 520 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:07,520 Speaker 7: through the week, be on the lookout for who you 521 00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:12,520 Speaker 7: can bless with your words. Call out people's seeds of greatness. 522 00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:16,680 Speaker 7: Be free with your compliments. You're carrying life giving water. 523 00:28:17,240 --> 00:28:19,680 Speaker 7: You have the ability to put somebody back on their 524 00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:23,400 Speaker 7: feet this week. You can make them feel better about themselves. 525 00:28:23,560 --> 00:28:26,600 Speaker 7: Who knows you could even be the spark that pushes 526 00:28:26,680 --> 00:28:31,240 Speaker 7: them into their divine destiny. When you develop this habit 527 00:28:31,320 --> 00:28:33,560 Speaker 7: of blessing people with your words, let me tell you 528 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:36,840 Speaker 7: God will always bless you because when you help others 529 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:39,720 Speaker 7: come up higher, God will make sure you come up higher. 530 00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:43,280 Speaker 7: You will overcome your obstacles, you will accomplish your dreams, 531 00:28:43,320 --> 00:28:46,600 Speaker 7: and I believe in declare you will become everything that 532 00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:47,720 Speaker 7: God's created you to be. 533 00:28:47,840 --> 00:28:51,800 Speaker 6: Amen. Do you receive it today? Well, we never like 534 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:52,600 Speaker 6: to close our. 535 00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:55,840 Speaker 7: Broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make Jesus the 536 00:28:55,840 --> 00:28:56,760 Speaker 7: lord of your life. 537 00:28:57,000 --> 00:29:00,120 Speaker 6: Would you pray with me? Just say Lord Jesus, yes, 538 00:29:01,040 --> 00:29:05,560 Speaker 6: I'll repent of my sins. Come into my heart. I 539 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:07,240 Speaker 6: make you my Lord and savior. 540 00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:10,800 Speaker 7: Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you 541 00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:13,680 Speaker 7: got born again. Get in a good Bible based church, 542 00:29:13,840 --> 00:29:14,960 Speaker 7: keep God first place. 543 00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:17,600 Speaker 6: He's going to take your places that you've never dreamed of. 544 00:29:18,320 --> 00:29:21,760 Speaker 4: Thank you for listening to the Joel Oustine podcast. 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