Determined to Enjoy Your Life

0:00:00.800 --> 0:00:02.440 Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. 0:00:02.640 --> 0:00:05.160 Thanks for listening to the podcast, and we want to 0:00:05.160 --> 0:00:07.520 tell you how much we love you. 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So thanks so much for tuning 0:00:39.440 --> 0:00:41.000 in today and come out and see us. You'll love 0:00:41.040 --> 0:00:43.440 our new facility. We'll make you feel right at home. 0:00:43.840 --> 0:00:45.600 If I like to get started each week with something 0:00:45.680 --> 0:00:47.320 kind of funny, so let me tell you this joke. 0:00:47.400 --> 0:00:49.000 Somebody told me a. 0:00:48.960 --> 0:00:52.959 Hindu priest, a Jewish rabbi, and a televangelist we're all 0:00:52.960 --> 0:00:56.480 traveling together. They stopped at this farmhouse for lodging, and 0:00:56.720 --> 0:00:58.440 the farmers said that'd be fine, but I only have 0:00:58.560 --> 0:01:00.800 room for two of you have to stay out in 0:01:00.880 --> 0:01:03.360 the barn. The Hindu priest said okay, I'll do it, 0:01:03.400 --> 0:01:05.440 and he went out there, and a few minutes later 0:01:05.480 --> 0:01:06.560 there was a knock on the door. 0:01:06.840 --> 0:01:08.240 He said, I can't stay out there. 0:01:08.400 --> 0:01:11.759 There's a cow and that cow is sacred in our religion. 0:01:12.360 --> 0:01:14.520 The Jewish priest said, okay, well, i'll go. He went 0:01:14.600 --> 0:01:16.640 out there. A few minutes later, there was a knock 0:01:16.680 --> 0:01:18.360 on the door. He said, I can't stay out there. 0:01:18.480 --> 0:01:21.880 There's a pig and that wouldn't be kosher. Finally, the 0:01:21.880 --> 0:01:24.600 televangelist said, okay, I'll go, and he went out there. 0:01:24.600 --> 0:01:26.440 A few minutes later there was a knock on the door. 0:01:26.760 --> 0:01:28.080 It was the cow and the pig. 0:01:30.880 --> 0:01:32.760 All right, hold. 0:01:32.560 --> 0:01:34.360 Your bibles out and say it like you me in it. 0:01:34.440 --> 0:01:37.840 Ready, this is my Bible. I am what it says 0:01:37.840 --> 0:01:40.960 I am. I have what it says I have. I 0:01:41.000 --> 0:01:43.880 can do what it says I can do. Today all 0:01:43.920 --> 0:01:47.240 will be taught the word of God. I boldly confess. 0:01:47.720 --> 0:01:51.520 My mind is alert, my heart is receptive. I will 0:01:51.560 --> 0:01:55.480 never be the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. 0:01:56.520 --> 0:01:59.440 I want to talk to you today about being determined 0:01:59.600 --> 0:02:02.760 to en enjoy your life. And Jesus said there in 0:02:02.840 --> 0:02:06.640 John chapter ten, verse ten, that he came that we 0:02:06.760 --> 0:02:07.840 might live life. 0:02:07.680 --> 0:02:09.960 To the full till it overflows. 0:02:10.600 --> 0:02:13.040 Now I can tell you with confidence that God wants 0:02:13.080 --> 0:02:13.920 you to be happy. 0:02:14.320 --> 0:02:16.400 He wants you to enjoy your life. 0:02:16.680 --> 0:02:20.280 Not just the week ends, not just vacations, not just 0:02:20.320 --> 0:02:21.720 when everything's going your way. 0:02:22.320 --> 0:02:24.800 God wants you to enjoy every single day. 0:02:25.440 --> 0:02:28.760 And we should enjoy getting up in the morning, enjoy 0:02:28.880 --> 0:02:33.799 going to work, Enjoy our family, enjoy the outdoors, enjoy 0:02:33.880 --> 0:02:35.119 every part of our day. 0:02:35.320 --> 0:02:36.320 That's God's dream. 0:02:37.120 --> 0:02:39.640 But I know too many people that are just dragging 0:02:39.680 --> 0:02:43.160 through life. They don't like their job, they can't stand 0:02:43.240 --> 0:02:46.880 the traffic, they don't enjoy their spouse. They're just going 0:02:46.919 --> 0:02:49.720 through the motions of life, getting up, going to work, 0:02:49.800 --> 0:02:50.400 coming home. 0:02:51.080 --> 0:02:52.840 No joy, no enthusiasm. 0:02:53.480 --> 0:02:56.280 But friends, it doesn't bring any glory to God for 0:02:56.400 --> 0:03:00.799 us to drag around with a long face, negative discoura tired, 0:03:00.919 --> 0:03:03.920 worn out. How you doing, brother, Well, I'm just trying 0:03:03.919 --> 0:03:07.320 to hold on. Got so many problems. No, God doesn't 0:03:07.360 --> 0:03:08.280 want us to hold on. 0:03:08.600 --> 0:03:10.720 We need to change our approach to life. 0:03:11.240 --> 0:03:13.920 We need to get up every morning and say with David, 0:03:14.320 --> 0:03:16.960 this is the day the Lord has made, and I'm 0:03:17.040 --> 0:03:21.600 going to enjoy it. We need to make that declaration. 0:03:21.800 --> 0:03:22.520 Right at the. 0:03:22.400 --> 0:03:25.799 Start of the day, David was saying, in effect, I'm 0:03:25.800 --> 0:03:28.720 not gonna focus on what's wrong today. I'm gonna focus 0:03:28.760 --> 0:03:31.280 on what's right. I'm not gonna dwell on what I 0:03:31.280 --> 0:03:33.079 don't have. I'm gonna thank God for what. 0:03:33.040 --> 0:03:33.520 I do have. 0:03:34.520 --> 0:03:37.600 You can enjoy every day of your life if you 0:03:37.640 --> 0:03:41.200 want to, badly enough, some of you complain the whole 0:03:41.240 --> 0:03:43.960 time you're driving to work. I can't stand this job. 0:03:44.040 --> 0:03:47.160 I can't stand this traffic. Now, why don't you change 0:03:47.200 --> 0:03:49.920 your approach? Why don't you be grateful that at least 0:03:49.920 --> 0:03:52.280 you have a job. You could be in an unemployment 0:03:52.360 --> 0:03:53.200 line somewhere. 0:03:53.960 --> 0:03:55.200 Well, Joel, I got this. 0:03:55.120 --> 0:03:58.160 Old beat up car. It hardly even runs. Now, why 0:03:58.160 --> 0:04:00.360 don't you be grateful that you have a car? I 0:04:00.400 --> 0:04:03.640 know people that love to have your automobile. Well, Joey, 0:04:03.720 --> 0:04:06.840 it's my husband. That's why I'm not happy. He's not affectionate, 0:04:06.920 --> 0:04:08.240 he's not this, he's not that. 0:04:08.760 --> 0:04:10.640 No, be grateful that you have a husband. 0:04:11.040 --> 0:04:13.600 This may surprise you, but some ladies would love to 0:04:13.640 --> 0:04:18.480 have that. Man. I know some of you are thinking, 0:04:18.640 --> 0:04:22.600 can I give you a number? But I want to 0:04:22.720 --> 0:04:27.880 challenge you today to retrain yourself to enjoy everything you do, 0:04:28.160 --> 0:04:31.200 not just the fun things, not just the exciting things. 0:04:31.440 --> 0:04:35.120 You can enjoy driving to work, enjoy mowing your lawn, 0:04:35.560 --> 0:04:38.400 Enjoy the people God's put in your life. They may 0:04:38.440 --> 0:04:41.120 not be perfect, or your job may not be the 0:04:41.160 --> 0:04:44.279 exact one that you'd always had hoped for, but don't 0:04:44.400 --> 0:04:46.839 use that as an excuse to live your life sour. 0:04:47.520 --> 0:04:50.720 I cannot think of anything worse, after all God's done 0:04:50.800 --> 0:04:53.440 for us than to go through life and not really 0:04:53.560 --> 0:04:56.360 enjoy it. And yet that's what so many people are 0:04:56.360 --> 0:05:00.400 doing today. There's so much pressure in our society. There's 0:05:00.440 --> 0:05:03.400 so much stress. It's easy to get pulled into where 0:05:03.400 --> 0:05:05.240 you're just rushing here and you're rushing there. 0:05:05.760 --> 0:05:07.640 You're so busy, you're so stressed out. 0:05:07.920 --> 0:05:11.960 We end up enduring our lives but not really enjoying them. 0:05:12.720 --> 0:05:15.560 And some of you today you love your children, but 0:05:15.640 --> 0:05:18.839 you can't say that you really enjoy them. You're so 0:05:19.000 --> 0:05:23.480 busy working for and cooking, cleaning, getting them to ball practice. No, 0:05:23.640 --> 0:05:26.880 you need to make some adjustments, take time to enjoy 0:05:26.920 --> 0:05:30.080 your children. They're not always going to be there. And 0:05:30.120 --> 0:05:34.200 I know people that rush through breakfast and they get aggravated. 0:05:33.680 --> 0:05:34.360 In the traffic. 0:05:34.720 --> 0:05:38.560 They don't like their job, come home stressed out and uptight. No, 0:05:38.720 --> 0:05:42.279 you simply need to retrain yourself. Don't make the mistake 0:05:42.400 --> 0:05:46.600 of living for five o'clock. You should enjoy your job, 0:05:46.760 --> 0:05:49.760 learn to enjoy the people you work with, Enjoy the 0:05:49.839 --> 0:05:53.599 drive home. I really believe that we can enjoy every 0:05:53.760 --> 0:05:55.480 aspect of our lives. 0:05:55.200 --> 0:05:56.840 If we just approach it in the right way. 0:05:57.680 --> 0:05:59.520 I know in my own life, I used to kind 0:05:59.520 --> 0:06:01.760 of get from when I'd get stuck in traffic. 0:06:02.240 --> 0:06:03.520 I think, Man, I'm in a hurry. 0:06:03.720 --> 0:06:05.359 I've got a lot to do. This is getting me 0:06:05.400 --> 0:06:09.360 off course. But one day I realized, I can't change this. 0:06:10.040 --> 0:06:12.240 I can't make it go any faster, no matter how 0:06:12.320 --> 0:06:15.159 upset I get. And so I can either get stressed 0:06:15.160 --> 0:06:18.599 out every time it happens for the next thirty years, or. 0:06:18.560 --> 0:06:19.800 I can change my approach. 0:06:20.400 --> 0:06:22.599 And that day I made a decision that I was 0:06:22.640 --> 0:06:26.000 just going to relax and use that extra time to 0:06:26.080 --> 0:06:27.919 thank God for all he had done in my life. 0:06:28.360 --> 0:06:31.360 I just started looking out the window and enjoying his creations. 0:06:31.400 --> 0:06:34.400 And I can tell you today that that traffic doesn't 0:06:34.400 --> 0:06:38.760 bother me one bit anymore. I retrained myself to enjoy it, 0:06:39.000 --> 0:06:39.960 not just endure it. 0:06:40.560 --> 0:06:41.680 You can do the same thing. 0:06:42.400 --> 0:06:44.880 And some of you don't like your job, and you 0:06:44.920 --> 0:06:47.360 don't like the house you're living in, you dread having 0:06:47.440 --> 0:06:48.960 to mow the lawn every week. 0:06:49.480 --> 0:06:51.920 All that is is a bad habit that you've developed. 0:06:52.440 --> 0:06:54.479 And you can either go the rest of your lifetime 0:06:54.520 --> 0:06:57.039 and let that steal your joy, or you can do 0:06:57.080 --> 0:07:01.680 what I did and just retrain yourself. Understand anything you 0:07:01.760 --> 0:07:06.120 do negative and sour, you're not only cheating yourself, but 0:07:06.200 --> 0:07:09.240 you're not bringing glory to God. And you go to 0:07:09.240 --> 0:07:12.240 mow the lawn, do it with a good attitude, and 0:07:12.280 --> 0:07:13.480 you'll not only feel. 0:07:13.280 --> 0:07:15.960 Better, but you bring glory to God. And you have 0:07:16.080 --> 0:07:19.080 to do the dishes. Don't dread it, don't complain about it. 0:07:19.120 --> 0:07:21.760 Put a smile on your face, Be grateful that you 0:07:21.800 --> 0:07:23.800 have a place to live, be grateful that you had 0:07:23.800 --> 0:07:24.559 something to eat. 0:07:24.840 --> 0:07:27.480 When you do it that way, you're bringing glory to God. 0:07:28.160 --> 0:07:31.160 And after all, many of those things, although they're small, 0:07:31.360 --> 0:07:34.520 we're gonna be doing our whole lifetime. What a shame 0:07:34.880 --> 0:07:37.760 to allow them to steal our joy and keep us 0:07:37.760 --> 0:07:39.840 from really living life to the full. 0:07:40.360 --> 0:07:42.160 And some of you today you're already. 0:07:41.800 --> 0:07:45.080 Dreading to drive home, You're dreading to traffic, You're dreading 0:07:45.080 --> 0:07:47.520 what you've got to do this afternoon, dreading what you gotta. 0:07:47.360 --> 0:07:47.920 Do at work. 0:07:48.440 --> 0:07:50.280 But my message to you is you don't have to 0:07:50.360 --> 0:07:53.120 dread part of your life and enjoy the other. Why 0:07:53.120 --> 0:07:55.720 don't you make a decision with me that from now 0:07:55.760 --> 0:07:58.240 on you're gonna enjoy everything you do from sun up 0:07:58.280 --> 0:08:01.840 to sundown. You're gonna bring God glory by being happy 0:08:01.960 --> 0:08:06.200 and having a good attitude wherever you are. And I 0:08:06.240 --> 0:08:09.760 know some things are not as enjoyable as others, but 0:08:09.840 --> 0:08:12.440 I really believe if we have the right attitude, if 0:08:12.440 --> 0:08:15.040 we approach it right, over time, they can become more 0:08:15.080 --> 0:08:18.880 and more enjoyable. I know my most challenging day is 0:08:18.920 --> 0:08:22.760 on Thursday. That's when I write my messages, And up 0:08:22.800 --> 0:08:25.120 to just a couple of years ago, I used to 0:08:25.200 --> 0:08:28.160 dread every Thursday. I think, man, what am I gonna 0:08:28.200 --> 0:08:29.000 say this week? 0:08:29.040 --> 0:08:30.680 And is it going to be any good? 0:08:30.760 --> 0:08:33.400 And Wednesday night would roll around and I could feel 0:08:33.440 --> 0:08:36.320 myself getting pressured and uptight, and I'd just dig my 0:08:36.360 --> 0:08:39.320 heels in on Thursdays and I'd push through it. I 0:08:39.320 --> 0:08:42.000 would endure it, but I can't say that I enjoyed it. 0:08:42.679 --> 0:08:44.480 But one day it dawned on me that. 0:08:44.960 --> 0:08:47.679 Practically every Thursday, for the rest of my life, I'm 0:08:47.679 --> 0:08:51.040 gonna be preparing my message. And I thought, I am 0:08:51.120 --> 0:08:53.719 not going to live my life miserable every Thursday. I'm 0:08:53.720 --> 0:08:55.360 not gonna have one day a week that I don't 0:08:55.440 --> 0:08:59.040 enjoy from here on out. And I simply changed my approach. 0:08:59.120 --> 0:09:01.560 Wasn't anything big. I just change my attitude. 0:09:02.040 --> 0:09:05.040 I started thinking about the opportunity that God had given me. 0:09:05.640 --> 0:09:08.160 Instead of getting all pressured, I'd say, Father, thank you 0:09:08.240 --> 0:09:11.200 for the privilege to stand up before your people, thank 0:09:11.240 --> 0:09:13.880 you for choosing me. And I can tell you today, 0:09:14.720 --> 0:09:17.840 I don't dread Thursdays anymore. Really, I look forward to 0:09:17.880 --> 0:09:20.560 it now. But see, I've made up my mind. I'm 0:09:20.559 --> 0:09:23.920 gonna enjoy everything I do, not just because I want 0:09:23.960 --> 0:09:25.320 to be happy, but I want to. 0:09:25.320 --> 0:09:26.360 Bring glory to God. 0:09:27.360 --> 0:09:31.480 We have to understand every day is a gift from God. 0:09:32.040 --> 0:09:33.520 We're not always going to be here. 0:09:33.960 --> 0:09:37.280 The scripture says our lives are like a mist We're 0:09:37.320 --> 0:09:39.760 here for a moment and then we're gone. 0:09:39.800 --> 0:09:41.280 And every day that we live. 0:09:41.280 --> 0:09:45.360 Negative and discouraged and depressed, that's a day that we've wasted. 0:09:46.040 --> 0:09:47.559 Don't make the mistake of. 0:09:47.559 --> 0:09:50.200 Going around upset because you didn't get the job you wanted, 0:09:50.800 --> 0:09:53.920 or discouraged because your plans didn't work out, or uptight 0:09:53.960 --> 0:09:57.480 because you've got to clean the house later today. Now 0:09:57.520 --> 0:10:00.440 look on the bright side. At least you're alive, at 0:10:00.520 --> 0:10:03.760 least you're breathing. Most of you have your health. Most 0:10:03.800 --> 0:10:05.720 of you walked in here on your own two feet. 0:10:06.000 --> 0:10:08.200 You can see, you can hear, most of you have 0:10:08.280 --> 0:10:09.640 good friends and good family. 0:10:10.000 --> 0:10:10.680 Why don't you. 0:10:10.920 --> 0:10:15.679 Change your attitude? Why don't you make the most of 0:10:15.760 --> 0:10:19.000 this day? You can never get this day back. 0:10:19.120 --> 0:10:20.600 Are you really living it to the full? 0:10:21.480 --> 0:10:25.079 I was reading about these people that had near death experiences. 0:10:25.360 --> 0:10:27.880 They were in some kind of accident where they almost 0:10:27.880 --> 0:10:31.400 lost their lives and miraculously they pulled through it. And 0:10:31.440 --> 0:10:35.000 when they interviewed them, they all had the same common themes. 0:10:35.440 --> 0:10:38.120 They talked about how they don't take each day for 0:10:38.240 --> 0:10:41.160 granted anymore. They get up in the morning and they 0:10:41.160 --> 0:10:44.319 take time to hug their kids. They make sure every 0:10:44.400 --> 0:10:47.040 day they tell their spouse how much they love him 0:10:47.160 --> 0:10:50.440 or her, and they enjoy the simple things in life, 0:10:50.720 --> 0:10:52.600 like going out and getting the paper in the morning, 0:10:53.160 --> 0:10:56.640 listening to the birds, seeing picking up their children from school. 0:10:57.520 --> 0:11:00.199 They talked about how they didn't get upset so easily, 0:11:00.320 --> 0:11:03.400 they didn't live life so stressed out. This one man 0:11:03.440 --> 0:11:06.880 in particular told how in the past he couldn't stand 0:11:06.920 --> 0:11:09.000 the drive to work, he couldn't stand the traffic. 0:11:09.480 --> 0:11:12.199 But after his accident, after he nearly. 0:11:11.960 --> 0:11:15.800 Lost his life, he told how now he cherished every 0:11:15.840 --> 0:11:19.080 moment sitting in the traffic, he smiled at every car 0:11:19.240 --> 0:11:21.079 that went by, practically. 0:11:20.600 --> 0:11:21.600 Blew them kisses. 0:11:22.800 --> 0:11:25.920 I mean, it's amazing how things change when we put 0:11:25.920 --> 0:11:28.920 it in the right perspective, and we should live every 0:11:29.000 --> 0:11:32.080 day like it could be our last. We should get 0:11:32.160 --> 0:11:35.480 up every morning with a grateful attitude. As I said, 0:11:35.520 --> 0:11:38.360 instead of complaining about going to work, be thankful that 0:11:38.400 --> 0:11:40.880 you have a job. Instead of complaining about all I 0:11:40.920 --> 0:11:43.640 got to clean up after these kids. Let's be thankful 0:11:43.679 --> 0:11:46.560 that God has blessed us with our children. Let me 0:11:46.559 --> 0:11:50.120 put it to you this way, how different would you 0:11:50.240 --> 0:11:53.160 live this week if all of a sudden you discovered 0:11:53.160 --> 0:11:55.880 this was going to be your last week? How many 0:11:55.880 --> 0:11:59.280 times would you get upset and frustrated? How long would 0:11:59.280 --> 0:12:01.400 you stay a finish if you knew you only had 0:12:01.400 --> 0:12:03.880 a week or two to live. Now, I'm challenging you 0:12:04.080 --> 0:12:06.600 to make the most of this day. Live it like 0:12:06.640 --> 0:12:10.559 it could be your last. Don't go around negative and discouraged. 0:12:11.000 --> 0:12:14.360 Don't go around with bitterness and unforgiveness in your heart. 0:12:14.800 --> 0:12:18.400 Don't allow little things to steal your joy. Life is 0:12:18.520 --> 0:12:21.960 way too short for that. Take time to enjoy this day. 0:12:22.440 --> 0:12:26.360 Take time to spend with your family. Learn to give 0:12:26.400 --> 0:12:30.360 flowers to people while they're still living. By that, I mean, 0:12:30.480 --> 0:12:33.200 how many funerals have I gone to where I've heard 0:12:33.240 --> 0:12:36.079 someone say, if I only had one more chance, if 0:12:36.120 --> 0:12:39.079 I could just really tell them how much I loved them. No, 0:12:39.240 --> 0:12:42.360 don't make that mistake. Spend time with your family. We're 0:12:42.400 --> 0:12:44.720 all busy these days, We've all got a lot of 0:12:44.720 --> 0:12:47.160 things to do, but we need to just slow down 0:12:47.400 --> 0:12:50.800 and enjoy life's journey. Take time for the important things 0:12:50.840 --> 0:12:53.680 in your own life. See, God has given you your 0:12:53.720 --> 0:12:57.880 family to enjoy, not just to provide for them. He's 0:12:57.920 --> 0:13:01.440 given us our children to enjoy, not just to raise them, 0:13:01.520 --> 0:13:03.920 not just to correct them. And some of you are 0:13:03.960 --> 0:13:06.840 so busy making a living, but you really need to 0:13:06.840 --> 0:13:10.080 take time to make a life. Your family needs more 0:13:10.120 --> 0:13:13.000 than your money. They need your time. They need your love, 0:13:13.040 --> 0:13:17.280 they need your attention, they need your smile. If something 0:13:17.360 --> 0:13:20.760 happened to you tomorrow, would you be pleased at how 0:13:20.800 --> 0:13:24.480 you've lived today? Can you say, I'm at peace with God, 0:13:25.120 --> 0:13:28.520 I'm at peace with myself. I've got my priorities in order, 0:13:28.600 --> 0:13:31.199 I'm living each day to the full. Or would you 0:13:31.280 --> 0:13:34.280 have to say, Man, Joel, I'm so upted, I'm stressed out, 0:13:34.320 --> 0:13:38.240 I'm overworked. You know, make some changes, take time to 0:13:38.280 --> 0:13:42.240 smell the roses, learn to laugh more, smile more, enjoy 0:13:42.320 --> 0:13:45.040 the simple things in your life. I know some of 0:13:45.080 --> 0:13:48.040 you today you have people in your life that are 0:13:48.160 --> 0:13:49.480 very difficult. 0:13:49.160 --> 0:13:50.040 To get along with. 0:13:50.559 --> 0:13:54.439 Maybe it's even a spouse, or a teenager or a coworker. 0:13:54.960 --> 0:13:57.760 If you're not careful, they could very easily steal your joy. 0:13:58.400 --> 0:14:01.160 How many people have told me, Joel, if my husband 0:14:01.160 --> 0:14:03.760 would treat me better than I'd be happy, Or if 0:14:03.760 --> 0:14:06.560 my teenager would straighten up, if my boss would do 0:14:06.640 --> 0:14:08.839 what's right, then I wouldn't be so sour. 0:14:09.640 --> 0:14:09.800 Now. 0:14:09.840 --> 0:14:13.160 I challenge you, don't allow other people to keep you 0:14:13.200 --> 0:14:18.320 from being happy. Your personal happiness is nobody's responsibility except 0:14:18.320 --> 0:14:21.440 your own. And I know you love your spouse, you 0:14:21.520 --> 0:14:23.800 love your child, of course you do, but you cannot 0:14:23.920 --> 0:14:27.600 make somebody do what's right. Only God can. You should 0:14:27.680 --> 0:14:30.640 not allow other people to steal your joy. I heard 0:14:30.680 --> 0:14:34.800 somebody say you are responsible to them, but you're not 0:14:34.920 --> 0:14:39.080 responsible for them. In other words, you should treat them 0:14:39.080 --> 0:14:41.840 with respect, do your best to make things work out, 0:14:42.280 --> 0:14:45.880 but you're not responsible for their actions. You should not 0:14:45.960 --> 0:14:48.720 allow somebody to burden you down and keep you all 0:14:48.840 --> 0:14:52.160 upset month after month because they refuse to make good 0:14:52.240 --> 0:14:55.080 choices and they refuse to do what's right. Now, do 0:14:55.160 --> 0:14:57.720 your best and then turn the situation over to God. 0:14:58.440 --> 0:15:00.000 But if you take on a false. 0:14:59.760 --> 0:15:02.480 Sense of responsibility, you'll feel like you got to keep 0:15:02.520 --> 0:15:04.160 them happy, you got to make them do right. 0:15:04.680 --> 0:15:05.360 You can't do that. 0:15:05.400 --> 0:15:07.560 All that's going to do is still your own happiness. 0:15:07.960 --> 0:15:10.960 And I've discovered some people don't really want to be happy. 0:15:11.360 --> 0:15:14.960 They like the attention it brings, and if you're not careful. 0:15:14.680 --> 0:15:16.400 They'll use that to manipulate you. 0:15:17.160 --> 0:15:19.240 I talked to a mother the other day and her 0:15:19.280 --> 0:15:22.480 son was doing just this. He wasn't making very good choices, 0:15:22.520 --> 0:15:25.360 and she was so upset, and she told how the 0:15:25.440 --> 0:15:28.640 last three years she had struggled with this, and he 0:15:28.840 --> 0:15:32.920 just totally drained her emotionally and physically. She had no joy, 0:15:33.040 --> 0:15:36.480 no enthusiasm. I told her what I'm telling you today. 0:15:37.040 --> 0:15:39.960 Do your best, love him, encourage him, but then turn 0:15:40.040 --> 0:15:42.640 him over to God. Don't let him steal your joy. 0:15:43.280 --> 0:15:46.040 You've got to be happy in spite of him. A 0:15:46.080 --> 0:15:48.840 lot of people like that that are negative and discourage 0:15:48.920 --> 0:15:51.560 not doing right. They would love to pull you down. 0:15:52.200 --> 0:15:54.200 But I just challenge you. Don't get into the pit 0:15:54.320 --> 0:15:57.120 with them. I found if they can't give you what 0:15:57.240 --> 0:16:00.920 they've got, if they can't make your life miserable, eventually 0:16:01.000 --> 0:16:03.720 they're gonna want what you have. Eventually, God will use 0:16:03.760 --> 0:16:05.560 you to turn their life around. But you've got to 0:16:05.640 --> 0:16:09.720 remain consistent, stay happy in spite of them. And really, 0:16:09.920 --> 0:16:13.480 almost every day we can find some excuse to not 0:16:13.760 --> 0:16:16.920 enjoy it. Well, my back's hurting, or I got stuck 0:16:16.960 --> 0:16:19.200 in traffic, or I had to work late, or somebody 0:16:19.320 --> 0:16:20.000 was rude to me. 0:16:20.720 --> 0:16:23.080 But no, we cannot control every person. 0:16:23.320 --> 0:16:26.720 We can't control every circumstance, but we can control how 0:16:26.720 --> 0:16:27.400 we respond. 0:16:28.160 --> 0:16:30.640 You may not get everything you want today. I hope 0:16:30.640 --> 0:16:30.840 you do. 0:16:31.720 --> 0:16:35.000 You may have some disappointments, but that should not change 0:16:35.040 --> 0:16:37.760 the fact that you are going to enjoy this day. 0:16:37.960 --> 0:16:40.360 It is the day the Lord has made, and. 0:16:40.320 --> 0:16:44.240 Our attitude should be as long as I am drawing breath, 0:16:44.680 --> 0:16:47.440 as long as I'm alive, I am gonna be happy 0:16:47.480 --> 0:16:50.480 and enjoy this day. Well, Joel, I don't see how 0:16:50.520 --> 0:16:52.680 you can do that. That's just impossible. What if you're sick, 0:16:52.720 --> 0:16:55.280 what if you're in the hospital. Listen, I've been up 0:16:55.280 --> 0:16:57.720 to visit people in the hospital that were on their 0:16:57.840 --> 0:17:00.760 last leg, and yet they were happy than I was. 0:17:00.880 --> 0:17:04.240 They were full of joy. And really, anybody can be 0:17:04.320 --> 0:17:07.000 happy in the good times. That's easy, but we need 0:17:07.040 --> 0:17:09.280 to dig our heels in and learn to be happy 0:17:09.320 --> 0:17:12.600 in the tough times. Don't let the enemy steal your joy. 0:17:12.760 --> 0:17:15.400 If he can't get your joy, he can't get your strength. 0:17:15.800 --> 0:17:18.840 When you have joy, you are strong. When you have joy, 0:17:18.880 --> 0:17:21.399 you can fight the good fight of faith. And some 0:17:21.480 --> 0:17:23.560 of you today you need to draw the line in 0:17:23.600 --> 0:17:27.119 the sand and say enough is enough. I am done 0:17:27.160 --> 0:17:31.080 with living negative, depressed, dreading things. I'm gonna start tapping 0:17:31.119 --> 0:17:33.480 into the joy on the inside. I'm gonna start living 0:17:33.520 --> 0:17:34.120 my life to. 0:17:34.080 --> 0:17:36.160 The fore. 0:17:36.880 --> 0:17:39.760 See, each one of you has a well of joy 0:17:40.000 --> 0:17:42.800 right down in here. God put it there, but you 0:17:42.880 --> 0:17:45.880 have to do your part and tap into it. Some 0:17:45.960 --> 0:17:48.560 of you, that well has been clogged up with years 0:17:48.640 --> 0:17:53.000 of sadness, years of discouragement. You never smile, you never laugh. 0:17:53.280 --> 0:17:57.280 Everything's a burden. But no, you need to unclog that well. 0:17:57.720 --> 0:18:00.560 Quit living with that heaviness. Quit looking at what's wrong 0:18:00.680 --> 0:18:03.560 and everything that you don't have. Learn to lighten up 0:18:03.560 --> 0:18:07.160 and start enjoying your life. When things don't go your way, 0:18:07.400 --> 0:18:09.639 don't let it get you down. God's in control of 0:18:09.680 --> 0:18:13.399 your life. He's directing every one of your steps. And 0:18:13.440 --> 0:18:16.000 he never said that every day would be easy and 0:18:16.080 --> 0:18:18.719 every person would treat us right and things will always 0:18:18.760 --> 0:18:19.760 just fall into place. 0:18:20.560 --> 0:18:21.960 Now, Jesus said, in life. 0:18:21.800 --> 0:18:24.800 You're gonna have difficulties, you're gonna have unfair things happen. 0:18:25.280 --> 0:18:27.520 But he said, here's the key, be of good cheer. 0:18:28.119 --> 0:18:30.440 In other words, he was saying, no matter what comes 0:18:30.520 --> 0:18:32.960 your way, put a smile on your face and be 0:18:33.040 --> 0:18:35.680 determined to enjoy that day when. 0:18:35.520 --> 0:18:36.320 Times get tough. 0:18:36.560 --> 0:18:38.840 Really, one of the best ways to show God that 0:18:38.840 --> 0:18:41.639 we're trusting him is not by how much we pray, 0:18:41.760 --> 0:18:44.440 not by how many scriptures we quote, but simply by 0:18:44.440 --> 0:18:46.840 putting a smile on our face and a spring in 0:18:46.880 --> 0:18:47.359 our step. 0:18:48.000 --> 0:18:50.240 Why don't you start tapping into that joy. 0:18:50.720 --> 0:18:54.159 The more you smile, the more you have a good attitude, 0:18:54.200 --> 0:18:55.560 the more you laugh, the more you. 0:18:55.560 --> 0:18:57.520 Enjoy your life. The freer that. 0:18:57.480 --> 0:19:00.399 Joy is gonna flow, the stronger you're gonna be, and 0:19:00.400 --> 0:19:03.800 the more victory that you're going to see. Says in Proverbs, 0:19:03.960 --> 0:19:07.119 a merry heart is like taking a good medicine, but 0:19:07.200 --> 0:19:09.600 a broken spirit is going to dry up the bones. 0:19:10.480 --> 0:19:13.119 I believe that much of the sickness in our society 0:19:13.160 --> 0:19:17.200 today is a result of a lack of joy. We 0:19:17.240 --> 0:19:22.480 open ourselves up to disease through sadness, depression, discouragement. Our 0:19:22.520 --> 0:19:25.040 bodies weren't made to live like that. It weakens our 0:19:25.080 --> 0:19:28.840 immune system. You may have a problem today, you may 0:19:28.880 --> 0:19:31.720 be facing difficulties, but you've got to learn to turn 0:19:31.760 --> 0:19:33.359 that situation over to God. 0:19:33.960 --> 0:19:37.040 Quit worrying about it. He is in control, and. 0:19:37.240 --> 0:19:39.920 He's promised if you will keep your trust in him, 0:19:40.320 --> 0:19:42.720 no matter what comes against you, he will turn. 0:19:42.560 --> 0:19:44.680 It around and use it to your advantage. 0:19:45.080 --> 0:19:47.000 And some of you need to shake yourself out of 0:19:47.040 --> 0:19:51.959 that old, negative, defeated mentality. Quit dreading going to work tomorrow. 0:19:52.320 --> 0:19:55.600 Quit being depressed because you haven't gotten marriage yet. Quit 0:19:55.640 --> 0:19:58.119 getting all upset because your plans didn't work out. 0:19:58.440 --> 0:20:00.040 Focus on what you have, not what you do I 0:20:00.040 --> 0:20:00.359 don't have. 0:20:01.359 --> 0:20:04.840 I heard somebody say, give this day your very best, 0:20:05.200 --> 0:20:08.320 because there may not be a tomorrow. In other words, 0:20:08.400 --> 0:20:12.440 change your attitude. Put a smile on your face. Me say, Joe, 0:20:12.480 --> 0:20:14.080 I don't feel like it, do it anyway. 0:20:14.160 --> 0:20:15.200 Smile by faith. 0:20:15.840 --> 0:20:18.480 When you smile, you send a message to your whole 0:20:18.520 --> 0:20:24.439 body that everything's okay. That smile sets the tone for 0:20:24.520 --> 0:20:27.560 your life. Oh Joel, that's easy for you. You smile 0:20:27.560 --> 0:20:28.919 all the time. You're always happy. 0:20:29.600 --> 0:20:30.080 Oh listen. 0:20:30.359 --> 0:20:32.480 I get up each morning just like you, and a 0:20:32.480 --> 0:20:34.240 lot of times I don't feel like being in a 0:20:34.240 --> 0:20:37.680 good mood. I don't feel like smiling when I get 0:20:37.680 --> 0:20:38.120 out of bed. 0:20:38.200 --> 0:20:39.600 I make a choice, I say, Joel. 0:20:39.720 --> 0:20:42.880 You can either go through this day happy, enjoy it 0:20:42.920 --> 0:20:46.120 with a positive outlook, or you can go around negative 0:20:46.119 --> 0:20:49.080 and sour, focused on your problems. And one thing I'm 0:20:49.200 --> 0:20:51.560 very good at is I choose to be happy. I 0:20:51.640 --> 0:20:55.040 choose at the very start to enjoy that day. Well, 0:20:55.119 --> 0:20:58.359 you say, Joel, if I had your life, i'd be 0:20:58.440 --> 0:21:02.160 happy too. If I was married to Victoria, sure i'd 0:21:02.240 --> 0:21:04.600 be happier, had a big. 0:21:04.480 --> 0:21:05.040 Church like you. 0:21:05.119 --> 0:21:08.560 Yeah, I enjoy my life. No, every person faces their 0:21:08.600 --> 0:21:11.400 own challenges. You probably have to pay your house note 0:21:11.400 --> 0:21:14.320 each month. Well, this place costs ninety five million dollars 0:21:14.359 --> 0:21:18.359 to renovate, and I'm responsible for that. That alone is 0:21:18.480 --> 0:21:23.200 enough to make me go back to bed each morning. No, 0:21:24.119 --> 0:21:26.800 I get up and say God, I know you're in control. 0:21:26.920 --> 0:21:29.600 I know you've led us here, and I know those. 0:21:29.440 --> 0:21:37.000 People are rich out there, and I say God, I. 0:21:37.000 --> 0:21:39.160 Know you're going to make a way. See, I've learned 0:21:39.160 --> 0:21:42.639 to magnify God and not my problems. I could worry 0:21:42.640 --> 0:21:45.199 about that all day long, but I just choose to 0:21:45.240 --> 0:21:48.040 turn it over to God. I choose to enjoy my 0:21:48.160 --> 0:21:51.160 life while God is in the process of working things out. 0:21:51.640 --> 0:21:53.960 And really that's the key. You may be in a 0:21:54.000 --> 0:21:58.760 difficult situation today in your marriage or your health, your finances, 0:21:59.320 --> 0:22:02.000 but don't make that mistake of waiting for everything to 0:22:02.040 --> 0:22:05.000 get better before you decide to start enjoying your life. 0:22:05.440 --> 0:22:07.720 Your attitude should be this is where. 0:22:07.520 --> 0:22:09.800 God has me right now, and I'm want to be 0:22:09.880 --> 0:22:13.240 happy in spite of what's come against me. In other words, 0:22:13.359 --> 0:22:16.320 this job may be difficult, or these people may not 0:22:16.400 --> 0:22:18.639 be treating me right, but I'm not going to allow 0:22:18.720 --> 0:22:19.600 them to steal my joy. 0:22:19.600 --> 0:22:20.720 I will be happy anyway. 0:22:21.720 --> 0:22:25.920 See, learn to enjoy whatever season you're in. Some seasons 0:22:25.960 --> 0:22:29.200 are more exciting. They're growing seasons where you see all 0:22:29.280 --> 0:22:31.960 kinds of great things happening. But then there are other 0:22:32.040 --> 0:22:36.280 seasons that are maintaining seasons, or even pruning seasons where 0:22:36.280 --> 0:22:39.440 it doesn't look like anything good's taking place. And maybe 0:22:39.480 --> 0:22:42.040 you've been hoping and praying for a long time for 0:22:42.080 --> 0:22:45.280 something to change in your life a spouse or a 0:22:45.320 --> 0:22:48.600 situation at work month after month has gone by, maybe 0:22:48.600 --> 0:22:51.200 even year after year, and you don't see anything getting better. 0:22:51.560 --> 0:22:54.399 You're so tempted to just get all discouraged. You know, 0:22:54.520 --> 0:22:57.000 the whole key is you need to just keep enjoy 0:22:57.000 --> 0:22:59.600 in your life right where you are, knowing that God 0:22:59.680 --> 0:23:02.360 is work behind the scenes and he's in the process 0:23:02.400 --> 0:23:05.760 of changing things. And as I said, you can't change people, 0:23:05.800 --> 0:23:08.960 only God can. You can't make the situation work out, 0:23:09.200 --> 0:23:12.760 only God can. So while you're waiting, there's no use 0:23:12.760 --> 0:23:15.919 getting all discouraged. You need to just enter into God's rest. 0:23:16.400 --> 0:23:18.720 That means you turn it over to God. You quit 0:23:18.800 --> 0:23:21.440 worrying about it, and in the meantime you start living 0:23:21.440 --> 0:23:24.400 your life happy. When I say happy, I don't mean 0:23:24.440 --> 0:23:27.240 we're laughing all the time, giggling all day long. 0:23:27.560 --> 0:23:29.400 No, it just means that we're content. 0:23:30.280 --> 0:23:34.719 In fact, one definition of joy is calm delight. In 0:23:34.760 --> 0:23:37.840 other words, you're at peace about where you are. It 0:23:37.880 --> 0:23:41.119 may be difficult, you may be waiting for things to 0:23:41.160 --> 0:23:43.719 get better, but deep down on the inside, you know 0:23:43.800 --> 0:23:45.840 that you know that everything's going to be all right. 0:23:46.080 --> 0:23:49.240 You know that God is in complete control of your life. 0:23:50.200 --> 0:23:52.119 When you say, Joel, I'd be a lot happier if 0:23:52.160 --> 0:23:53.320 I had a better job. 0:23:53.800 --> 0:23:55.760 I don't like the people I work around. 0:23:56.400 --> 0:23:58.320 They don't treat me good. It's not a very good 0:23:58.400 --> 0:24:03.240 Environmenture says in Ecclesiastes that God has given us the 0:24:03.359 --> 0:24:06.440 power to enjoy our work, and you. 0:24:06.359 --> 0:24:09.479 Should not endure your job. You should learn to enjoy it. 0:24:10.080 --> 0:24:11.920 Don't get up in the morning and drive to work 0:24:11.960 --> 0:24:14.640 thinking I can't stand this place. I cannot wait till 0:24:14.680 --> 0:24:17.800 five o'clock. No change your attitude. God's given you the 0:24:17.880 --> 0:24:21.200 power to enjoy that place. That means no matter what 0:24:21.280 --> 0:24:24.000 you do, no matter what kind of environment it may be, 0:24:24.560 --> 0:24:26.920 if you choose to, you can be happy right where 0:24:26.960 --> 0:24:30.200 you are. And what a shame to spend forty hours 0:24:30.200 --> 0:24:33.399 of your week somewhere and not really enjoy it. Why 0:24:33.440 --> 0:24:36.520 don't you make a decision from today on out. You're 0:24:36.560 --> 0:24:38.800 not gonna focus on the negative at your job. You're 0:24:38.800 --> 0:24:40.400 not gonna complain about it every day. 0:24:40.560 --> 0:24:42.680 You're gonna do your best to enjoy it. 0:24:42.680 --> 0:24:46.600 Says in Firs Peter that wives are to enjoy their husbands. 0:24:47.440 --> 0:24:50.000 Some of you today you don't really enjoy your spouse. 0:24:50.640 --> 0:24:55.280 You live together, but there's no real friendship, there's no relationship, 0:24:55.320 --> 0:24:56.120 no communication. 0:24:57.000 --> 0:25:00.280 Now you need to make every effort to enjoy what 0:25:00.320 --> 0:25:01.160 God has given you. 0:25:01.840 --> 0:25:05.720 Enjoy spending time together, enjoy each other's personality. 0:25:06.400 --> 0:25:08.520 Hey, you say, Joey, you don't know my husband. I 0:25:08.560 --> 0:25:09.520 can't enjoy him. 0:25:09.359 --> 0:25:12.960 And he gets on my nerves. No quit dwelling on 0:25:13.040 --> 0:25:16.760 his faults. Quit magnifying what you don't like about him, 0:25:17.000 --> 0:25:20.160 and instead, if you'll start magnifying the good and being 0:25:20.200 --> 0:25:23.520 an encourager and being fun to be around, you'll be 0:25:23.560 --> 0:25:26.680 amazed at how that man will begin to change. See, 0:25:26.680 --> 0:25:28.800 you got to bring the best out in each other. 0:25:29.440 --> 0:25:32.240 That's what I love about Victoria. She doesn't drag me down, 0:25:32.320 --> 0:25:35.359 she builds me up. I enjoy being around her. She's 0:25:35.400 --> 0:25:37.920 my best friend. And I know men that spend all 0:25:38.000 --> 0:25:39.080 their time away. 0:25:38.800 --> 0:25:42.480 From their house, really they're missing out. Victoria and I 0:25:42.520 --> 0:25:43.000 we've been. 0:25:42.880 --> 0:25:45.320 Married for eighteen years and we enjoy each other more 0:25:45.400 --> 0:25:46.480 now than we ever have. 0:25:47.119 --> 0:25:49.720 But she's fun to be around. She's an encourager. 0:25:50.119 --> 0:25:51.720 If I have the choice to spend time with a 0:25:51.760 --> 0:25:53.800 bunch of guys or spend time with her, I choose 0:25:53.800 --> 0:25:57.280 her any day. Do you know if I want to 0:25:57.359 --> 0:25:59.199 spend time with her, I gotta be willing to go 0:25:59.240 --> 0:26:04.400 to the mall. Let me ask you today, are there 0:26:04.440 --> 0:26:07.120 areas in your life that you're not really enjoying? 0:26:07.640 --> 0:26:09.600 If so, make some changes. 0:26:10.160 --> 0:26:12.840 Life is too short to go through it dreading things 0:26:13.200 --> 0:26:15.680 and not enjoying your family and being upset because you 0:26:15.720 --> 0:26:18.480 didn't get your way. No, make the most of this day. 0:26:19.000 --> 0:26:21.760 You can never get it back. Times may be tough, 0:26:21.760 --> 0:26:24.040 but don't use that as an excuse to live. 0:26:23.840 --> 0:26:25.920 Your life sour. God is in control. 0:26:26.480 --> 0:26:28.639 You need to get up every morning and say, with David, 0:26:28.840 --> 0:26:30.360 this is the day the Lord has made. 0:26:30.400 --> 0:26:31.440 I want to be happy. 0:26:32.119 --> 0:26:34.640 If you will stay full of joy, you'll not only 0:26:34.680 --> 0:26:37.880 bring glory to God, but you will feel better. You'll 0:26:37.920 --> 0:26:41.320 be healthier, and you'll live longer. So I challenge you again, 0:26:41.760 --> 0:26:45.520 enjoy every day. Don't focus on the negative, don't dread things, 0:26:45.760 --> 0:26:46.880 choose to be happy. 0:26:47.240 --> 0:26:48.440 If you do that, God. 0:26:48.280 --> 0:26:50.800 Promises you're going to live life to the full. He'll 0:26:50.800 --> 0:26:54.520 pour out his blessings and his favor. You'll be strong, healthy, happy, 0:26:54.560 --> 0:26:57.879 and you'll experience that abundant life that Jesus talked about 0:26:58.160 --> 0:27:01.000 in John chapter ten. Amen, if you receive it today, 0:27:01.320 --> 0:27:05.040 when I know you do, we never like to close 0:27:05.040 --> 0:27:07.960 our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to. 0:27:07.920 --> 0:27:10.760 Make Jesus the lord of your life. Would you pray 0:27:10.800 --> 0:27:11.080 with me? 0:27:11.680 --> 0:27:15.600 Just say, Lord, Jesus, I repent of my sins. 0:27:16.840 --> 0:27:20.560 Come into my heart. I'll make you my lord and savior. 0:27:21.840 --> 0:27:24.200 Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you 0:27:24.280 --> 0:27:27.400 got born again, get in a good Bible based church, 0:27:27.680 --> 0:27:28.879 keep God first place. 0:27:29.119 --> 0:27:31.399 He's going to take you places you've never dreamed of. 0:27:32.119 --> 0:27:34.720 Do you have a dream that's waiting to happen, but 0:27:34.800 --> 0:27:37.760 it often feels like you'll never get there? 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