Coming Up Higher

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Start your comeback at Purdueglobal dot edu. 0:01:31.240 --> 0:01:33.920 Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. Thanks for listening to 0:01:34.000 --> 0:01:37.080 our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. If you 0:01:37.240 --> 0:01:39.800 enjoy today's message, why don't you be a blessing and 0:01:39.920 --> 0:01:40.759 share it with a friend. 0:01:41.160 --> 0:01:43.800 We appreciate you and pray for God's very best in 0:01:43.920 --> 0:01:57.880 your life. Well, God bless you. It is always our 0:01:58.040 --> 0:02:00.320 joy to come into your homes. We may not know 0:02:00.400 --> 0:02:02.400 you by name, but we believe you're a part of 0:02:02.440 --> 0:02:05.240 our extended family. We're believing that this is going to 0:02:05.280 --> 0:02:06.520 be the best year of your life. 0:02:06.840 --> 0:02:09.480 I know that God rewards the people that seek after him, 0:02:09.720 --> 0:02:11.919 and that's you, or you wouldn't be watching today. And 0:02:11.960 --> 0:02:13.639 if you're ever in our area yet, you got to 0:02:13.680 --> 0:02:15.679 stop by and see us. We'd love to have you 0:02:15.760 --> 0:02:17.760 be a part of one of our services. I tell 0:02:17.800 --> 0:02:20.320 you often, these are the finest people in all of Houston, 0:02:20.440 --> 0:02:22.160 right here at Lakewood, So come out and see us 0:02:22.160 --> 0:02:22.600 some power. 0:02:24.320 --> 0:02:26.400 I like to get started each week with something kind 0:02:26.440 --> 0:02:29.160 of funny. And one day Adam was talking to God 0:02:29.240 --> 0:02:32.200 and he said, God, why did you make Eve so beautiful? 0:02:32.680 --> 0:02:35.160 God said, so you would love her? He said, why 0:02:35.200 --> 0:02:38.160 did you give her such long flowing hair? Same thing, 0:02:38.360 --> 0:02:40.280 so you would love her? Why did you give her 0:02:40.320 --> 0:02:43.040 such a great figure? Said it again, so you would 0:02:43.080 --> 0:02:45.000 love her. He said, all right, God, tell me this. 0:02:45.120 --> 0:02:47.679 You made her so beautiful, so attractive. Why did you 0:02:47.720 --> 0:02:48.600 make her so dumb? 0:02:49.880 --> 0:02:52.359 God said, that's easy, Adam, so she would love you. 0:02:55.000 --> 0:02:58.480 All right, hold of your Bibles. Say it like you 0:02:58.639 --> 0:02:58.880 mean it. 0:02:59.440 --> 0:03:02.400 This is my I am what it says I am. 0:03:03.120 --> 0:03:05.600 I have what it says I have. I can do 0:03:05.800 --> 0:03:08.400 what it says I can do. Today I will be 0:03:08.520 --> 0:03:09.800 taught the word of God. 0:03:10.360 --> 0:03:15.240 I boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive. 0:03:15.720 --> 0:03:17.120 I will never be the same. 0:03:17.760 --> 0:03:23.160 I am about to receive the incorruptible, indestructible, ever living 0:03:23.520 --> 0:03:26.480 seed of the Word of God. I will never be 0:03:26.639 --> 0:03:30.560 the same. Never, never, never, I'll never be the same. 0:03:31.080 --> 0:03:35.280 In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want to talk 0:03:35.320 --> 0:03:38.040 to you today about not getting stuck in a rut 0:03:38.600 --> 0:03:41.040 and becoming all that God's created you to be. 0:03:42.000 --> 0:03:43.920 God has a great plan for each of. 0:03:43.960 --> 0:03:47.560 Our lives, and his dream is that we continually be 0:03:47.760 --> 0:03:51.160 rising to new levels. But how high we go in 0:03:51.320 --> 0:03:54.480 life and how much of God's favor and blessings we 0:03:54.640 --> 0:03:59.280 experience will be directly related to how obedient we are. 0:04:00.200 --> 0:04:02.240 And one of the ways that God leads us is 0:04:02.320 --> 0:04:06.040 through our conscience. Right down in here. All of a sudden, 0:04:06.360 --> 0:04:10.400 you feel a prompting, a suggestion. You know you should 0:04:10.400 --> 0:04:13.800 do something, or maybe you're about to make a decision. 0:04:14.360 --> 0:04:17.039 An alarm goes off on the inside. You feel an 0:04:17.200 --> 0:04:21.240 unrest and uneasiness. Something says, hey, hold off, don't do that. 0:04:22.160 --> 0:04:25.560 That's God talking to us. He's trying to lead us 0:04:25.760 --> 0:04:28.440 and guide us, and it's up to each one of 0:04:28.560 --> 0:04:31.680 us to be quick to obey and not ignore that 0:04:31.880 --> 0:04:34.640 still small voice. God's trying to keep us on the 0:04:34.680 --> 0:04:38.160 best path. And throughout life, God will deal with us 0:04:38.880 --> 0:04:41.680 and bring areas to light that we need to improve in. 0:04:42.480 --> 0:04:44.960 He knows the things that are holding us back. He 0:04:45.080 --> 0:04:48.120 knows our faults, our weaknesses, the things that we keep 0:04:48.200 --> 0:04:51.039 sweeping under the rug, and he will bring these things 0:04:51.120 --> 0:04:54.640 to our attention. And if we're going to continue to increase, 0:04:55.200 --> 0:04:57.559 we have to be willing to face the truth about 0:04:57.600 --> 0:05:01.000 ourselves and deal with these things. A lot of people 0:05:01.040 --> 0:05:04.479 don't realize the reason they're stuck, the reason they can't 0:05:04.520 --> 0:05:07.560 break out of that rut in their marriage, their finance, 0:05:07.680 --> 0:05:11.120 is their career. It's because they're not dealing with the 0:05:11.240 --> 0:05:15.160 issues that God keeps bringing up, things like a bad attitude, 0:05:15.839 --> 0:05:19.839 how they treat people, the friends, they choose, what they want, 0:05:20.400 --> 0:05:23.719 the unforgiveness in their heart, they just sweep it under 0:05:23.720 --> 0:05:25.880 the rug and go against their conscience. 0:05:26.360 --> 0:05:29.760 They ignore the still small voice, and that's keeping them 0:05:30.040 --> 0:05:32.640 right where they are. And sometimes we think, well, Joel, 0:05:32.720 --> 0:05:33.200 it's hard. 0:05:33.480 --> 0:05:36.520 I know I should forgive, but they hurt me so badly, 0:05:37.000 --> 0:05:38.640 Or I know I need to get in shape, but 0:05:38.760 --> 0:05:41.000 I don't really have the time. I know I need 0:05:41.040 --> 0:05:43.119 to quit working so much, but I need the extra 0:05:43.240 --> 0:05:47.680 money now. If we could just understand, everything God tells 0:05:47.839 --> 0:05:51.040 us is for our good. God is never trying to 0:05:51.120 --> 0:05:54.039 hold us back. He's never trying to make our lives 0:05:54.120 --> 0:05:57.720 more difficult. He's trying to release more of his favor. 0:05:58.240 --> 0:06:00.480 He's trying to release more of his blath blessings. 0:06:01.080 --> 0:06:02.000 And I'm asking us. 0:06:02.000 --> 0:06:06.240 Today to look inside. Are there things in your life 0:06:06.320 --> 0:06:08.800 that God's been dealing with you about that you keep 0:06:08.839 --> 0:06:12.480 putting off? You keep ignoring, getting your finances in order, 0:06:13.080 --> 0:06:17.400 being less judgmental, keeping strife out of the home, making 0:06:17.520 --> 0:06:18.520 peace with somebody. 0:06:19.120 --> 0:06:21.480 Search your heart and pay attention. 0:06:21.240 --> 0:06:23.640 To what God is saying to you some of you. 0:06:23.800 --> 0:06:26.560 God's been dealing with you for years. About your friends, 0:06:27.160 --> 0:06:30.200 the people you're choosing to hang around. You know they're 0:06:30.240 --> 0:06:32.800 not a good influence, you know they're pulling you down, 0:06:33.400 --> 0:06:36.160 but you keep making excuses. Joel, I don't want to 0:06:36.240 --> 0:06:39.160 hurt their feelings. If I don't hang around them, I 0:06:39.279 --> 0:06:42.240 may be lonely, I may not have any friends. But 0:06:42.360 --> 0:06:45.640 the fact is, if you'll make the right changes and 0:06:45.760 --> 0:06:47.480 do what you feel good about down in here. 0:06:48.160 --> 0:06:49.560 God will give you new friends. 0:06:50.040 --> 0:06:53.120 Not only that, he'll give you better friends, people that 0:06:53.279 --> 0:06:56.520 pull you up and don't drag you down. And yes, 0:06:57.000 --> 0:07:00.200 we may go through a season of being lonely. I'd 0:07:00.279 --> 0:07:02.760 rather be lonely for a little while knowing that I'm 0:07:02.839 --> 0:07:05.880 rising higher, knowing that I'm going to fulfill my destiny. 0:07:06.320 --> 0:07:09.440 I'd rather do that than let people pollute me and 0:07:09.560 --> 0:07:11.560 keep me from being all God's created me to be. 0:07:12.680 --> 0:07:15.680 Any time you obey, there is a blessing that will follow. 0:07:16.320 --> 0:07:19.080 Every time you're obedient, you're sowing a seed. 0:07:18.920 --> 0:07:19.720 To come up higher. 0:07:20.440 --> 0:07:23.600 It may not happen overnight, but at some point, in 0:07:23.720 --> 0:07:25.200 some way, shape or form. 0:07:25.320 --> 0:07:27.360 You will see God's goodness in a greater way. 0:07:28.320 --> 0:07:31.200 And I wonder how many people today are stuck somewhere 0:07:31.240 --> 0:07:35.440 in life simply because they're still hanging around with people 0:07:35.760 --> 0:07:38.120 that they know years ago they should have gotten away 0:07:38.160 --> 0:07:41.000 from at the office, sitting at lunch every day with 0:07:41.080 --> 0:07:45.560 people that gossip, criticize, talk about people, bad mouth the company. 0:07:46.080 --> 0:07:47.120 When Joel, I can't help. 0:07:47.160 --> 0:07:49.560 If they're in the lunch room, Yes, you can go 0:07:49.720 --> 0:07:52.440 find somewhere else to eat lunch. Don't allow them to 0:07:52.520 --> 0:07:56.240 poison you do you know, if you hang around negative 0:07:56.480 --> 0:08:00.000 and critical people before long, most likely you will become 0:08:00.160 --> 0:08:04.000 negative and critical. If you hang around jealous fault finding people, 0:08:04.320 --> 0:08:07.040 I'm telling you that old jealous fault finding spirit is 0:08:07.080 --> 0:08:07.920 going to rub off on you. 0:08:09.160 --> 0:08:10.520 You want to know what you're going to be like 0:08:10.600 --> 0:08:12.640 in the future, just take a look at your friends. 0:08:13.640 --> 0:08:16.840 Says in Proverbs, if you walk with wise men, you 0:08:16.920 --> 0:08:20.840 will become wise. In other words, we will become exactly 0:08:20.960 --> 0:08:24.080 like the people that we're hanging around. And really, there 0:08:24.120 --> 0:08:25.920 are a lot of things in life that we can 0:08:26.000 --> 0:08:29.840 get away with. But my question today is how high 0:08:29.960 --> 0:08:32.480 do you want to go? Do you want to continue 0:08:32.520 --> 0:08:34.920 to increase? Do you want to see more of God's 0:08:34.960 --> 0:08:39.679 blessings in favor? If so, the higher we go, the 0:08:39.800 --> 0:08:43.240 lower our flesh has to go. That means the more 0:08:43.320 --> 0:08:46.199 disciplined we have to be, the quicker we have to 0:08:46.280 --> 0:08:49.920 learn to obey. If you're hanging around people that compromise, 0:08:50.280 --> 0:08:53.600 cheat on their spouse, have no integrity, you're just asking 0:08:53.720 --> 0:08:56.679 for trouble. Well, Joel, I do that doesn't bother me, 0:08:56.840 --> 0:08:59.400 doesn't seem to hurt me one bit. No, you don't 0:08:59.440 --> 0:09:01.200 know how that's holding you back. 0:09:01.679 --> 0:09:04.520 You don't know what God wants to release, but he 0:09:04.640 --> 0:09:05.319 cannot do that. 0:09:06.160 --> 0:09:09.280 If you just get away from the negative influences and 0:09:09.440 --> 0:09:12.040 do what you feel good about down in here, you 0:09:12.080 --> 0:09:14.440 would see God's favor in a new way. You would 0:09:14.520 --> 0:09:18.199 rise to a higher level and understand. The longer we 0:09:18.360 --> 0:09:21.280 put something off, the more difficult it is to do 0:09:21.400 --> 0:09:25.320 later on, and many times, the more problems it causes us. 0:09:25.440 --> 0:09:28.720 Right now, it's much better to learn to be quick 0:09:28.800 --> 0:09:32.280 to obey the moment you feel the uneasiness, the moment 0:09:32.360 --> 0:09:34.040 the alarm goes off and something says. 0:09:33.840 --> 0:09:35.079 Hey, this is right. Don't do it. 0:09:35.840 --> 0:09:39.719 Don't go day after day, month after month, year after year, No, 0:09:40.000 --> 0:09:43.360 do it right then that's God talking to you, trying 0:09:43.400 --> 0:09:45.199 to keep you on his very best path. 0:09:45.880 --> 0:09:46.560 And here's the thing. 0:09:47.120 --> 0:09:50.360 God has given us all our own free will. God 0:09:50.440 --> 0:09:53.079 will not force us to do what's right. He won't 0:09:53.160 --> 0:09:54.720 force us to make good decisions. 0:09:55.360 --> 0:09:58.559 It's up to each one of us individually to pay 0:09:58.600 --> 0:10:01.520 attention to that still small voice and not get so 0:10:01.760 --> 0:10:05.040 busy and so caught up in our way that we 0:10:05.200 --> 0:10:08.199 miss what God is trying to tell us. Even right now. 0:10:08.320 --> 0:10:11.440 Most likely God is speaking something to every one of us. 0:10:11.720 --> 0:10:14.320 Deep down in here. We know of a few things 0:10:14.400 --> 0:10:16.520 we should be doing, but we keep putting off. 0:10:17.040 --> 0:10:17.240 Hell. 0:10:17.320 --> 0:10:19.640 I know I need to spend more time with my family. 0:10:20.080 --> 0:10:21.920 I know I need to get my finances in order. 0:10:22.240 --> 0:10:24.160 I know I need to quit drinking so many colors. 0:10:24.200 --> 0:10:26.680 I know I need to get back in shape. See 0:10:26.720 --> 0:10:29.439 God deals with us with very practical things. 0:10:29.600 --> 0:10:30.520 Learn to act on it. 0:10:31.280 --> 0:10:33.640 In fact, I was talking to a lady the other day. 0:10:34.120 --> 0:10:36.520 She told me how all of a sudden she felt 0:10:36.559 --> 0:10:38.480 this strong urge right down. 0:10:38.400 --> 0:10:41.400 In here to go get a checka to get a physical. 0:10:41.880 --> 0:10:44.720 And here she is a very young woman, looked as 0:10:44.760 --> 0:10:50.040 healthy as can be, active, energetic exercises regularly normally, that's 0:10:50.120 --> 0:10:52.880 the furthest thing from our mind. But she just kept 0:10:52.960 --> 0:10:55.599 having that feeling right here, Go see the doctor, go 0:10:55.760 --> 0:10:59.120 get a check of the still small voice. And for 0:10:59.240 --> 0:11:02.120 several weeks he just ignored it, put it off. Oh man, 0:11:02.200 --> 0:11:04.600 I'm fine, that's not for me. But she couldn't get 0:11:04.600 --> 0:11:05.199 away from it. 0:11:05.600 --> 0:11:07.880 A couple of months later, she finally went to the 0:11:07.960 --> 0:11:10.640 doctor and at the checkup he found a small cyst 0:11:10.800 --> 0:11:13.800 in her body. Come to find out, it was malignant. 0:11:14.360 --> 0:11:17.360 Long story short, He was able to completely remove it, 0:11:17.800 --> 0:11:20.199 and because it hadn't spread, she didn't have to have 0:11:20.320 --> 0:11:23.719 any further treatment. Afterwards, the doctor told her, it's a 0:11:23.880 --> 0:11:26.120 very good thing you came in when you did, because 0:11:26.120 --> 0:11:28.360 a couple of years later and this would have been 0:11:28.400 --> 0:11:32.079 a major problem, could have even been a life threatening situation. 0:11:32.880 --> 0:11:34.160 And she was so grateful. 0:11:34.240 --> 0:11:36.960 She said, Joel, I know that was God. I would 0:11:37.000 --> 0:11:40.160 have never normally gone to the doctor. And I don't 0:11:40.200 --> 0:11:42.600 say that to bring fear, simply to make the point 0:11:42.960 --> 0:11:45.600 that we need to listen to the sill small voice. 0:11:45.840 --> 0:11:48.880 God knows what's best for us and some of you today. 0:11:49.320 --> 0:11:52.319 If you don't start obeying what you know is right 0:11:52.760 --> 0:11:55.840 concerning how you treat people, concerning how you treat your mate, 0:11:56.559 --> 0:11:59.800 that relationship is not going to last. This can save 0:11:59.840 --> 0:12:02.760 you so much heartache and pain. I've had people come 0:12:02.840 --> 0:12:05.200 to me with tears in their eyes, they said, Joel, 0:12:05.640 --> 0:12:07.520 I knew I should have kept the strife out of 0:12:07.600 --> 0:12:10.120 my family. I knew I should have spent more time 0:12:10.240 --> 0:12:12.520 with them. I knew I shouldn't have been so hard 0:12:12.559 --> 0:12:13.199 to get along with. 0:12:14.040 --> 0:12:17.679 Don't let that be. You be obedient now so you 0:12:17.760 --> 0:12:19.120 don't have regrets later on. 0:12:19.880 --> 0:12:22.719 Victoria and I were married in nineteen eighty seven, and 0:12:22.800 --> 0:12:25.600 for the first couple of years, like any young couple, 0:12:25.640 --> 0:12:28.440 I guess, we were trying to learn to become one. 0:12:29.120 --> 0:12:31.800 The problem was she wasn't learning the way I wanted 0:12:31.840 --> 0:12:35.599 her to. Now, we didn't have any major. 0:12:35.440 --> 0:12:38.920 Problems, just little things, arguing over things that didn't matter. 0:12:39.600 --> 0:12:42.720 Always wanted to have my way, not being willing to compromise. 0:12:43.360 --> 0:12:45.320 And I'll never forget. God spoke to me. 0:12:45.400 --> 0:12:47.800 Back then, not out loud, just like I'm talking about 0:12:47.880 --> 0:12:50.640 right down in here. He said, Joel, if you don't 0:12:50.720 --> 0:12:53.800 make changes and do your part to keep the peace 0:12:53.880 --> 0:12:56.679 in the family, you're not only going to change the 0:12:56.720 --> 0:13:00.520 beautiful girl you married, but it's gonna cause you problems 0:13:00.559 --> 0:13:03.920 in the future. And thank god I was smart enough 0:13:03.960 --> 0:13:07.120 to heed that warning, and we quit arguing over little things, 0:13:07.240 --> 0:13:10.360 and we were willing to make compromises and adjustments to 0:13:10.440 --> 0:13:13.000 make our marriage work out the day, we're as happy 0:13:13.040 --> 0:13:13.520 as can be. 0:13:13.960 --> 0:13:18.240 We have a great relationship most of the time when 0:13:18.320 --> 0:13:19.040 she's obedient. 0:13:21.600 --> 0:13:24.400 But you too, if you would just do what you 0:13:24.640 --> 0:13:29.000 know down in here is right overlooking some things, biting 0:13:29.080 --> 0:13:31.840 your tongue when you want to argue being the bigger 0:13:31.880 --> 0:13:33.079 person to keep the peace. 0:13:33.480 --> 0:13:35.800 That would save you so much heartache. And I know 0:13:35.960 --> 0:13:38.920 some couples they just live to push each other's buttons. 0:13:39.320 --> 0:13:43.560 They're always had odds with each other. No joy, no peace. Listen, 0:13:43.600 --> 0:13:47.680 you've got to come up higher. You got to make changes. Well, Joel, 0:13:47.720 --> 0:13:49.679 I'm waiting for him to do it. I'm waiting for 0:13:49.760 --> 0:13:50.280 her to do it. 0:13:50.800 --> 0:13:52.880 Now, do you know who the bigger person is, the 0:13:52.960 --> 0:13:56.480 one that makes the first move, The most mature person is. 0:13:56.520 --> 0:13:58.880 The one that takes the high road to keep the peace. 0:14:00.000 --> 0:14:02.760 God's dealing with some of you about your mouth, not 0:14:02.960 --> 0:14:05.440 saying so many hurtful, critical things. 0:14:05.679 --> 0:14:08.400 You've developed a bad habit, you know down in here 0:14:08.520 --> 0:14:10.120 it's destroying the relationship. 0:14:10.880 --> 0:14:12.200 Well, don't be hard headed. 0:14:12.720 --> 0:14:15.360 Don't have to have twenty five alarms go off before 0:14:15.440 --> 0:14:18.960 you do something about it. After all, most of the time, 0:14:19.360 --> 0:14:21.000 God's not going to hit us over the head with 0:14:21.080 --> 0:14:22.640 a ball bat and say. 0:14:22.520 --> 0:14:24.640 Hey, come on your ruin in your marriage. You're going 0:14:24.720 --> 0:14:28.080 to end up hurting lonely. No, he just whispers it. 0:14:28.520 --> 0:14:30.560 It's the still small voice. 0:14:30.920 --> 0:14:34.280 We have to be sensitive, pay attention, and do whatever 0:14:34.360 --> 0:14:37.600 it takes to keep your family together. Too often we 0:14:37.680 --> 0:14:40.920 make excuses. Well, I know I should treat my spouse better. 0:14:41.440 --> 0:14:44.520 I know I'm kind of disrespectful, Joel, but they're disrespectful 0:14:44.560 --> 0:14:47.480 to me. Or I know I shouldn't watch this junk 0:14:47.520 --> 0:14:50.480 on television, but everybody else is doing it. I know 0:14:50.560 --> 0:14:52.040 I kind of got a chip on my shoulder. I 0:14:52.120 --> 0:14:54.000 know I'm hard to get along with, but I've been 0:14:54.080 --> 0:14:54.920 through a lot in life. 0:14:54.960 --> 0:14:58.680 It's just not fair. No excuses. Keep us right where 0:14:58.720 --> 0:15:01.360 we are, learn to deal with things. 0:15:01.680 --> 0:15:03.680 I don't know about you, but I don't want to 0:15:03.720 --> 0:15:05.720 be at this same place next year as I am 0:15:05.840 --> 0:15:06.200 right now. 0:15:06.600 --> 0:15:08.800 I want to be more mature. I want to have 0:15:08.880 --> 0:15:10.880 a better attitude. I want to be a better father, 0:15:11.440 --> 0:15:12.360 a better husband. 0:15:13.440 --> 0:15:16.120 The only way that's going to happen is for us 0:15:16.200 --> 0:15:19.200 to stay open and deal with the issues God brings 0:15:19.240 --> 0:15:22.440 to light. It may be something as simple as how 0:15:22.520 --> 0:15:26.360 you talk to your spouse, your tone of voice, your 0:15:26.440 --> 0:15:29.320 body language, your facial expressions. 0:15:29.720 --> 0:15:31.760 Well, Joel, I'm nice. I don't say things wrong. 0:15:32.560 --> 0:15:35.400 Maybe not, But if you talk like that, if you're harsh, 0:15:35.840 --> 0:15:38.400 if you're short, if you're just always matter of fact, 0:15:39.280 --> 0:15:41.880 if you listen right down in here, you'll feel that conviction, 0:15:42.280 --> 0:15:44.800 something says that's not right. You can do better, you 0:15:44.880 --> 0:15:48.600 can be kinder, and if you will make those simple adjustments, 0:15:49.120 --> 0:15:51.400 you will see the relationship go to a new level. 0:15:52.320 --> 0:15:54.480 Most of the time, it is not the big things 0:15:54.520 --> 0:15:57.120 that are holding us back, it's just the small things. 0:15:58.000 --> 0:16:01.280 I know people that are jealous see somebody that's blessed, 0:16:01.560 --> 0:16:04.760 somebody that's prospering. Instead of being happy for them and 0:16:04.920 --> 0:16:08.000 rejoicing with them, they go around talking about them. 0:16:08.400 --> 0:16:10.840 Finding fault, being critical, being judgmental. 0:16:11.440 --> 0:16:14.720 And what's interesting is most of the time that person 0:16:14.920 --> 0:16:18.600 could have the same success, the same joy, the same fulfillment. 0:16:19.120 --> 0:16:21.960 The problem was they weren't willing to pay the price. 0:16:22.720 --> 0:16:25.520 They weren't willing to make the sacrifices the other person 0:16:25.640 --> 0:16:27.200 made to get to where they are. 0:16:27.880 --> 0:16:29.320 In other words, they. 0:16:29.280 --> 0:16:32.600 Weren't disciplined to listen to the still small voice. They 0:16:32.640 --> 0:16:36.320 weren't disciplined to obey their conscience. And yes, we all 0:16:36.400 --> 0:16:38.840 have different gifts and talents, but what I'm saying is 0:16:39.000 --> 0:16:40.320 any one of us can. 0:16:40.360 --> 0:16:42.560 Rise higher and higher and higher. 0:16:42.880 --> 0:16:44.920 There is no limit to what God will do in 0:16:45.000 --> 0:16:47.320 your life. If you will learn to be quick to 0:16:47.440 --> 0:16:50.440 obey and deal with the issues. He brings to light, 0:16:50.880 --> 0:16:54.120 even small things. I know the other day I was 0:16:54.160 --> 0:16:56.920 watching a minister on television, and he's a fine man, 0:16:57.000 --> 0:16:59.720 he's got a great ministry. But as I was watching, 0:17:00.120 --> 0:17:03.800 I begin to critique the production of the program. Most 0:17:03.840 --> 0:17:06.040 of you know, that's my background television production. So I 0:17:06.160 --> 0:17:09.920 was sitting there, not even really paying attention, thinking why'd they. 0:17:09.920 --> 0:17:10.840 Put the camera there? 0:17:11.320 --> 0:17:13.840 That background doesn't look good, and he shouldn't be wearing that, 0:17:14.000 --> 0:17:16.720 and that light's not adjusted. Right before you knew it, 0:17:17.240 --> 0:17:20.160 I'd found a dozen things I would have done differently, 0:17:20.800 --> 0:17:23.960 and all of a sudden, I felt that still small 0:17:24.040 --> 0:17:26.400 voice say, Joel, don't be critical. 0:17:26.880 --> 0:17:29.480 Look for the good. Look at what they're doing right, 0:17:29.800 --> 0:17:32.040 look at all the people that they're helping. I felt 0:17:32.119 --> 0:17:32.720 that conviction. 0:17:33.520 --> 0:17:36.359 I could have easily blown it, all, could have ignored it, 0:17:36.480 --> 0:17:39.800 nobody would have known. But no, I've learned to just 0:17:40.200 --> 0:17:44.480 quickly say, Father, forgive me, help me to never be critical, 0:17:44.600 --> 0:17:47.000 help me to do better, help me to always see 0:17:47.040 --> 0:17:50.920 the good. See that was an opportunity for me to 0:17:51.080 --> 0:17:54.879 come up higher. God showed me something, although small, that 0:17:54.960 --> 0:17:57.399 it would keep me from being my very very best, 0:17:57.840 --> 0:17:59.840 And no I'm not perfect, but I've learned to do 0:18:00.200 --> 0:18:03.040 with things like that. I've learned to stay open and 0:18:03.200 --> 0:18:05.880 look for ways that I can improve. I don't want 0:18:05.920 --> 0:18:08.480 to get stuck in life, and I want to stir 0:18:08.680 --> 0:18:11.920 you to action. Don't keep putting things off. Make a 0:18:12.000 --> 0:18:14.359 decision with me that you're going to do what you 0:18:14.520 --> 0:18:17.160 know you should be doing. And as I said, there's 0:18:17.240 --> 0:18:19.560 a lot we can do in life and get away with. 0:18:20.040 --> 0:18:22.000 We can run with the wrong crowd and still. 0:18:21.840 --> 0:18:22.399 Get to heaven. 0:18:22.800 --> 0:18:25.840 We can treat people disrespectfully. We can be sloppy in 0:18:25.920 --> 0:18:30.040 our business affairs. But I'm talking about rising higher. I'm 0:18:30.080 --> 0:18:32.679 talking about being the very best that you convent. 0:18:33.480 --> 0:18:35.240 And I know some of you. God's dealing with you 0:18:35.400 --> 0:18:36.520 about your finances. 0:18:37.119 --> 0:18:40.680 You're living above your means, spending more than you can afford, 0:18:41.200 --> 0:18:44.520 charging everything on the credit card, paying eighteen twenty twenty 0:18:44.560 --> 0:18:47.800 four percent interest, and the same time praying for God 0:18:47.880 --> 0:18:48.840 to help you financially. 0:18:49.160 --> 0:18:50.360 God help me get out of debt. 0:18:50.640 --> 0:18:53.159 And of course God does want to help us, but 0:18:53.280 --> 0:18:55.920 we have to do our part most of the time. 0:18:56.040 --> 0:18:59.400 If we're really honest. What's happened is way back here, 0:19:00.320 --> 0:19:02.400 we made a purchase that we didn't feel good about. 0:19:03.040 --> 0:19:05.679 We bought the car, the house, the boat. The alarm 0:19:05.880 --> 0:19:07.760 was going off, we just ignored it. 0:19:08.280 --> 0:19:10.960 And now we're in this bund and it's much better 0:19:11.080 --> 0:19:14.359 to learn to obey all along the way. Then we 0:19:14.400 --> 0:19:17.080 don't have to deal with many of these issues. And 0:19:17.160 --> 0:19:19.879 I'm not trying to make anybody feel bad, but rather to. 0:19:20.040 --> 0:19:21.600 Challenge us to obey. 0:19:22.080 --> 0:19:25.480 Right now, this is one of the most important principles 0:19:25.520 --> 0:19:29.800 we will ever learn. Fall a peace, listen to your conscience, 0:19:30.320 --> 0:19:33.040 deal with the issues God brings to light. Don't put 0:19:33.080 --> 0:19:35.560 it off. The longer you put it off, the more 0:19:35.640 --> 0:19:38.320 difficult it's going to be. And as I said, God 0:19:38.440 --> 0:19:42.480 deals with us about very practical things. Maybe he's dealing 0:19:42.560 --> 0:19:45.720 with you today about how you spend your time. You 0:19:45.880 --> 0:19:49.800 know you need to be more organized, more efficient, more focused. 0:19:50.240 --> 0:19:53.119 Well, don't put that off. Maybe it's something as simple 0:19:53.400 --> 0:19:55.160 as you need to get to work on time. You're 0:19:55.240 --> 0:19:57.159 always running late and you keep ignoring it. 0:19:57.720 --> 0:19:59.520 Hell, Juel, I know I need to get up earlier. 0:20:00.000 --> 0:20:01.600 I know I need to be more disciplined. 0:20:01.960 --> 0:20:03.720 Well, don't put it off any longer. 0:20:04.000 --> 0:20:07.200 Come up higher in that area. Some of you know 0:20:07.560 --> 0:20:10.320 you need to make peace with somebody. You're at odds 0:20:10.359 --> 0:20:14.200 with a family member, you're at strife between you and 0:20:14.280 --> 0:20:17.200 a business associate, between you and a neighbor, and you 0:20:17.359 --> 0:20:18.200 keep putting it off. 0:20:18.640 --> 0:20:19.760 It's not my fault, Joel. 0:20:19.800 --> 0:20:23.240 They started this fight. They brought it on themselves. Now 0:20:23.400 --> 0:20:26.200 you have to be the bigger person. Swallow your pride 0:20:26.320 --> 0:20:29.399 and keep the peace. I know people that spend years 0:20:29.480 --> 0:20:32.440 and years of their life with unforgiveness on the inside. 0:20:33.000 --> 0:20:35.879 Somebody did them wrong, somebody hurt them. They know they 0:20:35.960 --> 0:20:39.399 need to let it go, it bothers their contents, but 0:20:39.480 --> 0:20:42.399 they just won't do it. And now the bitterness is 0:20:42.520 --> 0:20:47.040 poisoning their life, poisoning their attitude. You cannot just sweep 0:20:47.160 --> 0:20:49.920 things like that under the rug and think, oh, it 0:20:50.000 --> 0:20:53.000 doesn't matter, it's not hurting me. Maybe I'll deal with 0:20:53.119 --> 0:20:55.440 it one day. No, you need to deal with it now. 0:20:55.920 --> 0:20:58.960 That's going to keep you right where you are. That's 0:20:59.040 --> 0:21:01.760 a wait that will hold you back from being your 0:21:01.920 --> 0:21:05.119 very best. And too many people today are stuck in 0:21:05.160 --> 0:21:06.920 a rug simply. 0:21:06.720 --> 0:21:09.160 Because they refuse to deal with things. 0:21:09.440 --> 0:21:11.960 They sweep it under the rug, and then they wonder 0:21:12.040 --> 0:21:14.919 why they're not happy, why they're not increasing, why they 0:21:14.960 --> 0:21:15.800 can't sleep. 0:21:15.560 --> 0:21:16.120 Well at night. 0:21:16.840 --> 0:21:21.040 It's because their conscience is not clear. We cannot bury 0:21:21.200 --> 0:21:22.439 things and expect to. 0:21:22.480 --> 0:21:26.200 Rise higher and have God's very best. I think about David. 0:21:26.600 --> 0:21:29.160 You remember when he committed adultery with Bathsheba. 0:21:29.800 --> 0:21:31.600 On top of that, he tried to cover it up 0:21:31.800 --> 0:21:34.119 and he had her husband killed, send him out to 0:21:34.200 --> 0:21:37.000 the front lines of the battle. And for one year, 0:21:37.280 --> 0:21:40.240 David just swept that under the rug. He didn't repent, 0:21:41.080 --> 0:21:43.800 he didn't feel sorry. He just ignored it and went 0:21:43.840 --> 0:21:47.200 about his business. He thought, if I don't deal with it, 0:21:47.560 --> 0:21:49.520 if I ignore it, it won't bother me, it won't 0:21:49.520 --> 0:21:52.399 affect me. But do you know, that was one of 0:21:52.440 --> 0:21:54.080 the worst years of David's life. 0:21:54.280 --> 0:21:55.120 He was miserable. 0:21:55.600 --> 0:21:59.240 The scripture says he was weak, he was sick, He 0:21:59.320 --> 0:22:02.560 had all kinds of problems. And that's what happens to us. 0:22:02.840 --> 0:22:07.440 When we refuse to deal with issues, it drags us down. Really, 0:22:07.680 --> 0:22:11.120 we step out of God's protection and favor. It's very 0:22:11.280 --> 0:22:13.840 costly to just sweep things under the rug. We go 0:22:13.960 --> 0:22:17.679 around with that guilty conscience. We don't feel good about ourselves. 0:22:17.880 --> 0:22:19.240 We take it out on other people. 0:22:19.920 --> 0:22:23.960 Many times, just like David, we're weak, defeated in mediocrity. 0:22:24.320 --> 0:22:27.560 It's because of the poison on the inside. But friends, 0:22:27.960 --> 0:22:30.840 there's no reason for any of us to live that way. 0:22:31.280 --> 0:22:34.680 Our God is a forgiving God. Our God is a 0:22:34.920 --> 0:22:37.639 merciful God. When you make mistakes, you don't have to 0:22:37.720 --> 0:22:40.720 hide it. When you do wrong, don't run away from God. 0:22:41.119 --> 0:22:44.360 Run to God. The scripture says here in first John one, 0:22:44.440 --> 0:22:44.880 verse nine. 0:22:45.680 --> 0:22:50.000 If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just 0:22:50.320 --> 0:22:52.880 to forgive us when we make mistakes. 0:22:53.280 --> 0:22:55.600 When we do wrong, there are three things that we 0:22:55.680 --> 0:22:59.840 should do. Number one, admit it, don't try to justify it. 0:23:00.280 --> 0:23:02.000 Well, I did wrong, Joel, but I was under a 0:23:02.040 --> 0:23:04.920 lot of pressure. I was dishonest, but everybody else was 0:23:05.000 --> 0:23:09.040 doing it. No, don't make excuses, don't beat around the bush. 0:23:09.160 --> 0:23:10.760 Just call it what it is. I was wrong. 0:23:11.760 --> 0:23:14.879 Number two, we need to confess our sins. It's not 0:23:15.080 --> 0:23:17.320 enough to just think about it. We need to get 0:23:17.320 --> 0:23:20.360 along with God and in a quiet moment, just say God, 0:23:20.680 --> 0:23:21.240 I'm sorry. 0:23:21.760 --> 0:23:22.359 I did wrong. 0:23:22.600 --> 0:23:25.280 I made a bad choice, I hurt somebody. I'm asking 0:23:25.359 --> 0:23:28.400 for your forgiveness. I'm asking for your mercy. The third 0:23:28.480 --> 0:23:32.200 thing very important. We need to repent repent means we 0:23:32.320 --> 0:23:33.280 turn around. 0:23:33.280 --> 0:23:35.639 And we don't do it again. It means we go 0:23:35.800 --> 0:23:37.160 off in a different direction. 0:23:37.680 --> 0:23:39.879 We cannot go to God and say I'm sorry and 0:23:39.920 --> 0:23:42.160 then keep doing the same thing again and again. 0:23:42.760 --> 0:23:45.400 We need to change our ways, change our behavior. 0:23:46.200 --> 0:23:48.600 A lot of people are sorry they did wrong, They're 0:23:48.680 --> 0:23:52.280 sorry they hurt somebody, but they're not sincere enough to 0:23:52.400 --> 0:23:53.960 turn away and not do it again. 0:23:54.760 --> 0:23:56.200 We got to learn to do like David. 0:23:56.480 --> 0:23:59.320 After that year, he finally got it out into the open, 0:23:59.760 --> 0:24:03.200 said God, I'm sorry forgive me, creating me a clean heart, 0:24:03.680 --> 0:24:07.080 restore the joy of my salvation. When he did that, 0:24:07.840 --> 0:24:10.280 that's when God restored him. That's when he got his 0:24:10.440 --> 0:24:13.200 joy back, his peace back, his victory back. He went 0:24:13.240 --> 0:24:15.920 on to do great things. But you think about it, 0:24:16.359 --> 0:24:19.480 David could have got stuck right there in defeat, in 0:24:19.640 --> 0:24:21.679 mediocrity for the rest of his life. 0:24:21.960 --> 0:24:23.679 Had he refused to deal with that issue. 0:24:24.240 --> 0:24:27.080 Now, I'm asking us today, are there things in your 0:24:27.160 --> 0:24:29.879 life that you keep sweeping under the rug, things that 0:24:29.960 --> 0:24:32.240 you're burying, things that you're refusing to deal with. 0:24:32.800 --> 0:24:34.920 If so, why don't you get it out in the 0:24:35.000 --> 0:24:38.960 open today when you ask for forgiveness. Just like David. 0:24:39.200 --> 0:24:41.680 God can restore you. That's when he'll put you on 0:24:41.800 --> 0:24:44.640 your best path. That's when he'll give you a new beginning. 0:24:45.480 --> 0:24:47.879 As long as we have things buried, it's going to 0:24:48.000 --> 0:24:50.840 keep us right where we are. And God deals with 0:24:50.960 --> 0:24:54.240 each one of us individually. We're all at different levels, 0:24:54.680 --> 0:24:57.480 and we should never compare ourselves because when we do that, 0:24:57.760 --> 0:25:00.639 we end up making excuses. For instance, since maybe all 0:25:00.680 --> 0:25:03.200 your friends are going to see a movie and you 0:25:03.320 --> 0:25:05.720 read the review and right down in here you don't 0:25:05.720 --> 0:25:06.480 feel good about it. 0:25:07.080 --> 0:25:08.960 You know it would not be God's. 0:25:08.720 --> 0:25:11.960 Best for you, and the alarm goes off. Your conscience 0:25:12.000 --> 0:25:15.360 tells you, hey, don't do that. Well, there's an opportunity 0:25:15.560 --> 0:25:17.960 for you to come up higher. The easy thing to 0:25:18.040 --> 0:25:20.400 do is just blow it off and say, oh, it's 0:25:20.440 --> 0:25:21.119 not going to hurt me. 0:25:21.240 --> 0:25:21.800 I'm strong. 0:25:22.440 --> 0:25:25.480 Besides, all my friends they love God, they come to church, 0:25:25.560 --> 0:25:28.879 they're good people. Now you don't know that God didn't 0:25:28.920 --> 0:25:31.760 deal with them and they ignored it. Maybe they're at 0:25:31.760 --> 0:25:34.760 a different level in their spiritual walk, or maybe they'd 0:25:34.800 --> 0:25:36.720 be a whole lot more blessed if they would quit 0:25:36.800 --> 0:25:39.440 giving in. You've got to do what you feel good 0:25:39.480 --> 0:25:42.600 about in your own heart. It may cost you a 0:25:42.680 --> 0:25:46.440 few friendships, it may mean you have a few nights lonely. 0:25:46.920 --> 0:25:49.560 Maybe you can't play on that ball team that parties. 0:25:49.280 --> 0:25:50.040 After every game. 0:25:50.760 --> 0:25:54.320 But remember, anything God asks you to do is for 0:25:54.720 --> 0:25:58.480 your benefit. It's so He can ultimately release more. 0:25:58.359 --> 0:26:03.080 Of his favor into your life. And too often we're shortsighted. Hell, 0:26:03.119 --> 0:26:05.320 I hear what he's saying. I got to start getting 0:26:05.359 --> 0:26:07.119 up early and getting to work on time. That's going 0:26:07.160 --> 0:26:09.320 to be a pain. I know I need to get 0:26:09.359 --> 0:26:11.359 back in shape. I've heard those messages. I got to 0:26:11.440 --> 0:26:14.120 eat right. No, it may be a little. 0:26:13.920 --> 0:26:17.440 Difficult at the beginning, may be a little uncomfortable early on, 0:26:18.080 --> 0:26:22.040 but later on, when you get that promotion later on, 0:26:22.200 --> 0:26:25.040 when you feel better later on, when you have better relationships, 0:26:25.560 --> 0:26:28.280 you'll be very happy you were willing to pay the price. 0:26:28.800 --> 0:26:31.680 Do what's right now so you don't have these regrets 0:26:31.800 --> 0:26:32.119 later on. 0:26:33.040 --> 0:26:37.000 And understand, anything God asks us to do, he always 0:26:37.080 --> 0:26:39.760 gives us the grace to do it. If God asks 0:26:39.760 --> 0:26:42.440 you to forgive somebody, you may not think you can, 0:26:43.040 --> 0:26:45.080 but if you will take that step of faith, the 0:26:45.160 --> 0:26:46.440 grace will be there to help you. 0:26:47.000 --> 0:26:49.160 But you don't get the grace unless you step out. 0:26:49.320 --> 0:26:51.800 You have to make the first move. Some of you 0:26:51.880 --> 0:26:53.399 don't think you could ever get out of that. 0:26:53.480 --> 0:26:58.000 Habit of being critical, sarcastic, saying hurtful things. But if 0:26:58.040 --> 0:27:00.639 you would just have the desire, if you would just 0:27:00.720 --> 0:27:03.080 be disciplined to bite your tongue and walk away a 0:27:03.119 --> 0:27:06.280 couple times, God would see that stuff of faith and 0:27:06.400 --> 0:27:11.040 he'd give you a supernatural strength to help you overcome. Friends, 0:27:11.119 --> 0:27:14.000 God has so many great things in store for every 0:27:14.040 --> 0:27:16.720 one of you. Don't you dare get stuck in a runt. 0:27:16.800 --> 0:27:21.439 Don't you dare settle for mediocrity with bad habits, bad attitudes. 0:27:21.760 --> 0:27:24.520 Pay attention to the still small voice on the inside. 0:27:25.040 --> 0:27:28.040 Deal with the issues God brings to light. Learn to 0:27:28.160 --> 0:27:29.199 be quick to obey. 0:27:29.840 --> 0:27:32.600 Remember how high we go in life is going. 0:27:32.520 --> 0:27:35.320 To be directly related to how obedient we are. And 0:27:35.400 --> 0:27:38.080 I know sometimes you see your friends out doing things 0:27:38.160 --> 0:27:39.000 and you just. 0:27:39.040 --> 0:27:41.640 Can't feel good about it and seems kind of unfair. 0:27:42.160 --> 0:27:45.440 But the scripture says to whom much is given, much 0:27:45.520 --> 0:27:48.760 is required. That simply means God's getting you prepared for 0:27:48.880 --> 0:27:51.240 greater things. He's going to take you further than you 0:27:51.320 --> 0:27:56.359 thought possible. So I just challenge you again, do your best. 0:27:57.119 --> 0:27:59.920 Look inside, don't ever ignore your CONDI. 0:28:00.560 --> 0:28:03.640 If you will live this obedient life, you will rise 0:28:03.840 --> 0:28:06.840 higher and higher. God has promised he'll pour out more 0:28:06.840 --> 0:28:09.760 of his blessings in favor. And I know God will 0:28:09.800 --> 0:28:11.560 do for you what he's done for me. He'll take 0:28:11.600 --> 0:28:13.520 you places that you've never even dreamed of. 0:28:13.680 --> 0:28:15.080 Amen, do you receive it today? 0:28:16.520 --> 0:28:19.280 We never like to close on broadcast without giving you 0:28:19.320 --> 0:28:22.200 an opportunity to make Jesus the lord of your life. 0:28:22.480 --> 0:28:23.399 Would you pray with me? 0:28:24.080 --> 0:28:27.959 Just say, Lord Jesus, I'll repent of my sins. 0:28:29.359 --> 0:28:33.160 Come into my heart. I make you my Lord and savior. 0:28:34.480 --> 0:28:36.920 Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you 0:28:37.000 --> 0:28:39.760 got born again. 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