The Anointing of Ease

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Come be a part 0:02:08.919 --> 0:02:11.160 of one of our services. If you're ever in the 0:02:11.160 --> 0:02:13.640 Houston area, we'd love to have you. Thanks again, for 0:02:13.720 --> 0:02:16.000 coming out today. And I like to start with something 0:02:16.000 --> 0:02:19.119 funny each week. And I heard about this elderly preacher 0:02:19.440 --> 0:02:22.800 he was dying. He sent word for two of his members, 0:02:23.040 --> 0:02:25.920 an our s agent and a lawyer to come to 0:02:25.960 --> 0:02:28.680 his house. When they got there, he motioned with his 0:02:28.800 --> 0:02:31.840 hands to sit on each side of the bed. The 0:02:31.880 --> 0:02:34.080 men were very moved that they could be there during 0:02:34.120 --> 0:02:37.320 his final moments. The lawyer finally spoke up and said, sir, 0:02:37.560 --> 0:02:40.799 what made you choose both of us. The minister mustered 0:02:40.880 --> 0:02:44.519 up some strength and said, Jesus died between two sinners, 0:02:44.600 --> 0:02:48.280 and that's the way I want to go. Hold up 0:02:48.280 --> 0:02:50.760 your Bible, say it like you mean it. This is 0:02:50.840 --> 0:02:52.960 my Bible. I am what it says. 0:02:53.000 --> 0:02:53.320 I am. 0:02:53.840 --> 0:02:56.240 I have what it says I have. I can do 0:02:56.400 --> 0:02:58.920 what it says I can do. Today I will be 0:02:59.000 --> 0:03:00.000 taught the word of God. 0:03:00.000 --> 0:03:00.320 God. 0:03:00.680 --> 0:03:05.160 I boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive. 0:03:05.520 --> 0:03:09.160 I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, God 0:03:09.200 --> 0:03:12.600 bless you. I want to talk to you today about 0:03:12.600 --> 0:03:16.760 the anointing of ease. We all go through seasons that 0:03:16.800 --> 0:03:20.440 are more difficult than others, seasons where we're working hard 0:03:20.639 --> 0:03:24.520 but not making much progress. Maybe in a relationship, you're 0:03:24.520 --> 0:03:27.840 doing your best, but it still seems stagnant. There are 0:03:27.880 --> 0:03:31.560 seasons in our finances where it's one struggle after another. 0:03:32.000 --> 0:03:35.640 We take one step forward, it seems like two steps backwards, 0:03:36.040 --> 0:03:39.080 and if we're not careful, we'll lose our enthusiasm and 0:03:39.200 --> 0:03:42.280 think this is just the way life is. I'm always 0:03:42.320 --> 0:03:45.320 going to struggle in my marriage, Joel, I'm always going 0:03:45.400 --> 0:03:49.640 to struggle raising this child. Life is just hard. And yes, 0:03:49.720 --> 0:03:53.000 there are seasons that we have to stand strong and 0:03:53.040 --> 0:03:56.400 do the right thing even though it's difficult. But don't 0:03:56.440 --> 0:03:59.720 make the mistake of settling there and thinking that's the 0:03:59.760 --> 0:04:03.600 way it's always going to be. Jesus said, my yoke 0:04:03.720 --> 0:04:07.800 is easy, and my burden is light. There's something called 0:04:07.840 --> 0:04:11.600 the anointing of ease. When you step into this anointing, 0:04:12.160 --> 0:04:16.359 what was difficult all of a sudden becomes easy. Things 0:04:16.400 --> 0:04:19.279 you used to struggle with are not a struggle anymore. 0:04:19.680 --> 0:04:23.919 There's a supernatural grace, a favor that lightens the load 0:04:24.320 --> 0:04:27.919 and takes the pressure off. A gentleman told how he 0:04:27.960 --> 0:04:31.080 had struggled in his business. Month after month. It was 0:04:31.240 --> 0:04:34.320 very slow, and he had been tracking every lead and 0:04:34.600 --> 0:04:38.360 beating down every door with no success. Looked like it 0:04:38.400 --> 0:04:41.640 would go under, look like he wouldn't survive. But at 0:04:41.640 --> 0:04:45.880 the last minute, this new client called him. This company 0:04:45.960 --> 0:04:50.480 actually searched him out. Today, they're his biggest account. Things 0:04:50.520 --> 0:04:54.040 have totally turned around. He's having a banner year in 0:04:54.120 --> 0:04:57.680 spite of the economy. What happened he stepped in to 0:04:57.800 --> 0:05:01.120 that anointing of ease. What he couldn't make happen on 0:05:01.160 --> 0:05:04.920 his own, God made happen for him. That one good 0:05:04.960 --> 0:05:08.400 break took all the pressure off. Some of you, just 0:05:08.560 --> 0:05:11.960 like him, You have struggled in an area year after year. 0:05:12.360 --> 0:05:14.760 But I want to announce today you're about to come 0:05:14.800 --> 0:05:18.839 in to your anointing of ease. God has promised he 0:05:18.920 --> 0:05:22.280 will go before you and make your crooked places straight. 0:05:22.800 --> 0:05:26.240 That means he's gonna smooth things out. He's gonna make 0:05:26.240 --> 0:05:30.159 your life easier. You're coming into a season where things 0:05:30.240 --> 0:05:33.920 are gonna start falling into place. You're gonna get breaks 0:05:34.040 --> 0:05:38.320 that you didn't deserve, Problems that you've struggled with for years, 0:05:38.440 --> 0:05:41.600 all of a sudden are going to resolve. Those promises 0:05:41.600 --> 0:05:44.440 you've been standing on. You're gonna see them begin to 0:05:44.480 --> 0:05:47.000 come to pass. You need to get ready and get 0:05:47.000 --> 0:05:50.400 your fire back. You're coming into a new season. Maybe 0:05:50.400 --> 0:05:52.760 it's in your finances. You've struggled for a long time. 0:05:53.000 --> 0:05:56.320 Let me just declare it. You're gonna see supernatural increase, 0:05:57.000 --> 0:06:02.920 supernatural opportunities, supernatural motion. The economy is not your source. 0:06:03.200 --> 0:06:05.960 God is your source. He is going to open up 0:06:06.000 --> 0:06:10.480 doors that no person can shut. He is going to 0:06:10.520 --> 0:06:14.080 show up and show out in your life in unusual ways. 0:06:14.720 --> 0:06:18.040 And what could have taken you a lifetime to accomplish 0:06:18.320 --> 0:06:22.080 because of His favor, his blessing, his goodness is going 0:06:22.120 --> 0:06:24.880 to happen in a much shorter period of time. You're 0:06:24.920 --> 0:06:27.839 going to look back in amazement and say, how did 0:06:27.880 --> 0:06:30.800 I get to where I am? God has been good 0:06:30.839 --> 0:06:34.120 to me. He has outdone himself in my life. That's 0:06:34.160 --> 0:06:37.159 the anointing of ease. I talked to a lady that 0:06:37.240 --> 0:06:40.800 was having difficulty raising her child. It was one struggle 0:06:40.839 --> 0:06:43.880 after another, and she said, Joel, I'm so frustrated. I 0:06:43.920 --> 0:06:46.760 don't think we'll ever get along now. I told her 0:06:46.839 --> 0:06:51.120 what I'm telling you. God is about to reward your faithfulness. 0:06:51.360 --> 0:06:55.160 You have sown all those seeds you have planted, You 0:06:55.200 --> 0:06:58.800 have watered. Now you're about to come into harvest. That 0:06:58.960 --> 0:07:01.800 situation is going to turn around, not to where you 0:07:01.880 --> 0:07:05.440 just don't argue anymore, but to where you're actually friends, 0:07:05.720 --> 0:07:08.600 where you enjoy each other's company. It's going to be 0:07:08.640 --> 0:07:11.200 a new season. I want you to get your hopes 0:07:11.280 --> 0:07:14.400 up today. There are so many things trying to pull 0:07:14.480 --> 0:07:18.160 us down. Every time you turn around. We're being bombarded 0:07:18.520 --> 0:07:22.240 with bad news from every direction. And I realize that 0:07:22.480 --> 0:07:25.120 life can be difficult. I'm not saying that if you 0:07:25.240 --> 0:07:28.160 stay in faith you'll never have a problem, but there 0:07:28.240 --> 0:07:30.960 is a peace that God can give you in the 0:07:31.000 --> 0:07:34.320 midst of the challenge. To where you say I should 0:07:34.400 --> 0:07:37.960 be upset, I should be losing sleep at night, but 0:07:38.040 --> 0:07:40.760 I'm not the least bit worried. I know God is 0:07:40.840 --> 0:07:43.560 still on the throne. I know he's working this out 0:07:43.560 --> 0:07:46.480 for my good. He has given me the grace to 0:07:46.600 --> 0:07:49.560 handle anything that comes my way. And I am not 0:07:49.800 --> 0:07:53.160 a victim of the bad economy. I'm not a victim 0:07:53.240 --> 0:07:55.440 of this sickness. I'm not a victim of how I 0:07:55.640 --> 0:07:58.960 was raised, a victim of somebody else's bad choice. I 0:07:59.000 --> 0:08:03.200 am a victor and never a victim. When you step 0:08:03.240 --> 0:08:07.480 into this anoying of ease. You don't drag around, discourage, despondent. 0:08:07.680 --> 0:08:11.760 You're in faith, hope, and believe in expecting. That's when 0:08:11.840 --> 0:08:14.520 God will show up and make your crooked places straight. 0:08:15.040 --> 0:08:16.600 That's when you'll look up and say, you know what, 0:08:17.160 --> 0:08:20.160 I don't struggle in this area anymore. God took the 0:08:20.200 --> 0:08:23.880 pressure off. Things are starting to fall into place. You 0:08:23.960 --> 0:08:26.440 may not be there just yet, but every day you 0:08:26.520 --> 0:08:29.360 need to say, Father, thank you that I'm coming into 0:08:29.360 --> 0:08:32.160 that anointing of ease. Thank you that you're fighting my 0:08:32.280 --> 0:08:36.320 battles for me, making my rough places smooth, giving me 0:08:36.559 --> 0:08:39.720 the desires of my heart. This is what David did. 0:08:39.960 --> 0:08:43.560 He declared it in Psalm twenty three, verse five. God 0:08:43.720 --> 0:08:47.920 anoints my head with oil. You know what oil does. 0:08:48.280 --> 0:08:52.800 It makes things flow. Whenever there's friction, something gets stuck, 0:08:53.000 --> 0:08:55.160 you put oil on it to lubricate it, to make 0:08:55.200 --> 0:08:58.040 it more fluid. That's what God is doing for each 0:08:58.040 --> 0:09:01.840 one of you. He anoints your head with oil. When 0:09:01.880 --> 0:09:07.160 he does that, Notice what happens, David said, Because God 0:09:07.200 --> 0:09:12.000 annoys me, because I walk in his favor, surely goodness 0:09:12.240 --> 0:09:16.400 and mercy will follow me everywhere I go. That means 0:09:16.559 --> 0:09:19.559 things are gonna be easier. People are gonna go out 0:09:19.559 --> 0:09:21.880 of their way to be good to you for no reason. 0:09:22.360 --> 0:09:26.640 You're gonna have creativity, wisdom, good ideas. You don't even 0:09:26.720 --> 0:09:29.800 know where it came from. It's because of the oil 0:09:29.920 --> 0:09:33.640 God put on your life. It represents his annoying. When 0:09:33.679 --> 0:09:37.440 you're all oiled up, somebody offends you, it's no big deal. 0:09:37.480 --> 0:09:41.120 It can't stick. It flows right off. That oil will 0:09:41.120 --> 0:09:44.200 help you to flow through the traffic without getting upset. 0:09:44.760 --> 0:09:49.120 Remember that when you leave today, God's annoying on your 0:09:49.160 --> 0:09:52.360 life will cause the right doors to open. It will 0:09:52.360 --> 0:09:55.079 bring the right people across your path. It will make 0:09:55.160 --> 0:09:58.880 things go smoother. Every morning before you leave the house, 0:09:59.440 --> 0:10:02.160 just like some times you put on sunscreen, you need 0:10:02.200 --> 0:10:05.320 to put on the oil of God's goodness. Just say, Father, 0:10:05.440 --> 0:10:08.440 thank you for your favor in my life today. Thank 0:10:08.480 --> 0:10:10.760 you for causing me to be at the right place 0:10:10.880 --> 0:10:13.880 at the right time. Thank you for your wisdom to 0:10:13.960 --> 0:10:18.440 make good decisions, your grace to handle any challenge, your 0:10:18.559 --> 0:10:22.920 strength to overcome any adversity, and your faith to believe 0:10:23.000 --> 0:10:26.319 for big things. When you get in agreement with God 0:10:26.480 --> 0:10:30.640 like that, you start declaring his favor his promises over 0:10:30.679 --> 0:10:33.720 your life. Then you won't drag through the day down 0:10:33.840 --> 0:10:36.920 and defeate it. You won't always be getting the short 0:10:37.000 --> 0:10:41.120 end of the stick. It says your cup will run over. 0:10:41.760 --> 0:10:44.640 That means instead of always being worn out, you'll run 0:10:44.679 --> 0:10:48.720 over with energy, run over with good ideas, run over 0:10:48.800 --> 0:10:52.040 with divine health, run over in your finances, run over 0:10:52.120 --> 0:10:56.000 with joy. You will run over with God's blessings and favor. 0:10:56.480 --> 0:10:59.360 I believe today I am looking at running over people. 0:11:00.160 --> 0:11:02.880 The other day, I was leaving a hotel early in 0:11:02.920 --> 0:11:05.920 the morning, and I was traveling by myself that day. 0:11:05.960 --> 0:11:08.400 I usually travel with the team, but I was all alone, 0:11:08.480 --> 0:11:10.640 and I had a whole lot of luggage to carry. 0:11:10.640 --> 0:11:12.680 I was pulling a bag, and I had my suit 0:11:12.760 --> 0:11:15.559 bag and I had a folder under my arm, plus 0:11:15.600 --> 0:11:18.160 I had my computer bag. I just walked out of 0:11:18.160 --> 0:11:20.600 the hotel room, headed down the hall, and I was 0:11:20.640 --> 0:11:22.199 making it okay, but it was a little bit of 0:11:22.200 --> 0:11:24.599 a struggle to carry all that, And about fifteen or 0:11:24.640 --> 0:11:27.280 twenty steps down the way, a young man came up 0:11:27.320 --> 0:11:29.440 out of nowhere. He worked there, and he said, sir, 0:11:29.559 --> 0:11:32.240 let me get that for you. He didn't take part 0:11:32.280 --> 0:11:34.120 of it he took all of it. He would let 0:11:34.120 --> 0:11:36.880 me carry one bag. We got up about fifty feet 0:11:36.920 --> 0:11:39.560 to the elevators, and it was very crowded. It looked 0:11:39.600 --> 0:11:42.640 like a convention had just let out. He said, follow me. 0:11:43.240 --> 0:11:45.880 He took me to a service elevator. We didn't have 0:11:45.920 --> 0:11:48.760 to wait one minute. I got to the airport and 0:11:48.800 --> 0:11:51.679 the line for security was very long, looked like it 0:11:51.720 --> 0:11:54.000 could easily take twenty or thirty minutes. And I was 0:11:54.040 --> 0:11:57.440 standing there, just minding my own business, and this gentleman 0:11:57.559 --> 0:12:00.640 came up, wearing a badge, and he said, follow me. 0:12:01.679 --> 0:12:05.040 I didn't know if I was in trouble or if 0:12:05.040 --> 0:12:08.520 this was the favor of God. He took my bags 0:12:08.559 --> 0:12:11.800 through security for me. He called a cart and drove 0:12:11.880 --> 0:12:14.520 me to my gate himself. I never asked him to 0:12:14.559 --> 0:12:16.400 do it, didn't even know who he was. I got 0:12:16.400 --> 0:12:19.439 home later that evening, sat down in my favorite green chair. 0:12:19.960 --> 0:12:23.440 About that time, Victoria bought my dinner on a tray. 0:12:25.160 --> 0:12:27.880 I knew at that moment the day of miracles was 0:12:27.920 --> 0:12:34.400 not over. What was that the anoying of these god 0:12:34.440 --> 0:12:38.360 going before me, making crooked places straight, causing people to 0:12:38.480 --> 0:12:41.640 wanna be good to me. I know some people say, oh, Joel, 0:12:41.679 --> 0:12:45.280 God's got bigger things to deal with than me getting 0:12:45.280 --> 0:12:47.840 through the airport. He's got bigger things to deal with 0:12:47.920 --> 0:12:50.480 than somebody helping me with my luggage or me getting 0:12:50.520 --> 0:12:54.120 a good parking spot. You don't understand. You are God's 0:12:54.160 --> 0:12:57.560 biggest deal. You are the apple of his eye. You 0:12:57.640 --> 0:13:02.400 are his most prized possession. Don't tell anybody, but you 0:13:02.520 --> 0:13:07.880 are God's favorite child. The other day, our daughter Alexandra 0:13:08.000 --> 0:13:10.280 came up to me. She's ten years old now, and 0:13:10.320 --> 0:13:12.720 she said, Dad, can I have ten dollars to go 0:13:12.760 --> 0:13:15.240 to the movies? I said yes, get it off my 0:13:15.400 --> 0:13:18.480 dresser in the closet. She said thanks and went in 0:13:18.520 --> 0:13:21.080 the other direction. I said, aren't you going to get it? 0:13:21.360 --> 0:13:27.240 She smiled and said I already did. She said I 0:13:27.360 --> 0:13:30.760 knew you would say yes, and that made me glad. 0:13:30.840 --> 0:13:34.040 I thought, I like her confidence. I love the fact 0:13:34.120 --> 0:13:36.400 that she knows I want to be good to her. 0:13:37.160 --> 0:13:40.520 You may not realize it, but God has already said 0:13:40.640 --> 0:13:44.120 yes to his promises. You don't have to beg God 0:13:44.160 --> 0:13:46.280 to be good to you. You don't have to beg 0:13:46.320 --> 0:13:50.160 God to help you. God wants to help you. The 0:13:50.200 --> 0:13:54.040 scripture says all of His promises are yes and amen. 0:13:54.720 --> 0:13:56.960 You need to go out every day knowing that God 0:13:57.000 --> 0:13:59.920 wants to help you driving through the traffic. He wants 0:13:59.960 --> 0:14:03.560 to help you shopping at the grocery store, raising your children, 0:14:03.800 --> 0:14:07.120 dealing with that problem at work. Start thinking him every 0:14:07.240 --> 0:14:10.640 day for that anointing of ease. I think about a 0:14:10.679 --> 0:14:13.800 young lady in the scripture. Her name was Ruth. She'd 0:14:13.840 --> 0:14:17.040 had a very difficult life. Her husband and brother in 0:14:17.080 --> 0:14:20.080 law were killed on the same day in a battle. 0:14:20.760 --> 0:14:25.480 Ruth was discouraged, forlorn, upset, didn't look like she had 0:14:25.720 --> 0:14:29.120 much of a future. She moved to another country with 0:14:29.240 --> 0:14:32.960 her mother in law, Naomi. Now she was a stranger 0:14:33.080 --> 0:14:36.600 in a foreign land. She was seen there as second class. 0:14:36.680 --> 0:14:40.400 She wasn't really accepted. They had no food, no money. 0:14:40.640 --> 0:14:43.880 Every day was a struggle to survive, and Ruth could 0:14:43.880 --> 0:14:47.640 have easily gotten bitter, gotten discouraged, and thought life is 0:14:47.720 --> 0:14:50.880 not fair. This is so difficult, God, why did this 0:14:50.920 --> 0:14:54.520 happen to me? No, there was something different about Ruth. 0:14:55.040 --> 0:14:58.480 She knew that God was still in control. She knew, 0:14:58.840 --> 0:15:03.320 like little Alexandra, that her heavenly father had already said yes, 0:15:03.560 --> 0:15:07.000 there was still something great in her future, and every 0:15:07.040 --> 0:15:09.960 morning Ruth would go out into the fields and pick 0:15:10.040 --> 0:15:13.720 up the leftover wheat that the reapers had missed. This 0:15:13.760 --> 0:15:17.400 is how she and Naomi survived off the leftovers. It 0:15:17.520 --> 0:15:21.200 was a constant struggle. But one day the owner of 0:15:21.240 --> 0:15:25.080 that field, his name was Boaz. He was the wealthiest 0:15:25.160 --> 0:15:29.080 man in the area. He noticed Ruth. He didn't really 0:15:29.120 --> 0:15:32.000 know much about her, but for some reason he had 0:15:32.040 --> 0:15:35.240 a desire to be good to her. He told his 0:15:35.360 --> 0:15:39.880 workers to leave handfuls of wheat on purpose for Ruth. 0:15:40.560 --> 0:15:43.080 The next morning, when she went out, Ruth had more 0:15:43.120 --> 0:15:46.800 wheat than she could handle. It wasn't a struggle anymore, 0:15:47.400 --> 0:15:49.960 I can imagine. Naomi said, Ruth, how did you get 0:15:50.000 --> 0:15:52.680 back so quickly today? And where did you get all 0:15:52.720 --> 0:15:55.360 this wheat? Ruth said, I don't know. It was just 0:15:55.480 --> 0:15:58.720 laying in my path. I just stumbled across it. What 0:15:58.920 --> 0:16:03.480 happened in to that anointing of ease, she began to 0:16:03.480 --> 0:16:08.120 get unusual blessings. This was favor that she didn't really 0:16:08.120 --> 0:16:11.680 have to work for, favor that she didn't necessarily deserve. 0:16:12.800 --> 0:16:16.520 Just like Ruth in your future, God has left you 0:16:17.120 --> 0:16:21.320 handfuls on purpose. He's already spoken to the right people 0:16:21.360 --> 0:16:24.680 to bless you. He's already talked to your boas is. 0:16:25.200 --> 0:16:28.000 You don't have to worry. Your life is not going 0:16:28.040 --> 0:16:31.760 to be a constant struggle. Yes, there are seasons that 0:16:31.840 --> 0:16:35.800 are difficult, but don't you dare settle there. God has 0:16:35.880 --> 0:16:39.240 already lined up in your future the right breaks, the 0:16:39.320 --> 0:16:43.520 right opportunities, the right people. That winter season will come 0:16:43.560 --> 0:16:47.160 to an end and give way to springtime. One thing 0:16:47.200 --> 0:16:50.280 I love about God is he likes to outdo himself. 0:16:50.760 --> 0:16:53.880 He didn't just meet Ruth's needs. He didn't just make 0:16:53.920 --> 0:16:57.000 her life easier. He did more than she could even 0:16:57.080 --> 0:16:59.600 ask or think. Bo As the man that was in 0:16:59.720 --> 0:17:02.680 charge of it all, one day he and Ruth fell 0:17:02.720 --> 0:17:06.439 in love. They ended up getting married. Now, instead of 0:17:06.440 --> 0:17:09.800 working in the field, Ruth owned the field. Instead of 0:17:09.840 --> 0:17:12.960 going out each day getting the leftovers, she had somebody 0:17:13.000 --> 0:17:16.720 bringing her whik. In other words, she had breakfast in bed, 0:17:17.880 --> 0:17:20.840 and you too. If you'll stay in faith and just 0:17:20.920 --> 0:17:24.160 keep being your best each day, you're gonna come across 0:17:24.440 --> 0:17:28.040 your handfuls on purpose, you gonna look back and say, Wow, 0:17:28.280 --> 0:17:31.040 God's been good to me. I never dreamed I'd go 0:17:31.080 --> 0:17:34.120 from working at this business to owning my own business. 0:17:34.480 --> 0:17:36.960 I never dreamed I'd go from teaching at this school 0:17:37.119 --> 0:17:40.160 to running this school. I never dreamed I'd go from 0:17:40.200 --> 0:17:43.000 being behind the camera to being in front of the camera. 0:17:43.440 --> 0:17:47.440 What was that? A handful on purpose left there by 0:17:47.440 --> 0:17:50.960 the creator of the universe. I remember one time I 0:17:51.040 --> 0:17:53.959 was in a difficult situation. I didn't know how it 0:17:54.040 --> 0:17:56.960 was gonna resolve, and I was in another city, far 0:17:57.040 --> 0:18:00.239 away from home, and I really needed some advice, so 0:18:00.320 --> 0:18:02.680 I called a friend of mine. He said, Joe, you 0:18:02.800 --> 0:18:05.320 really need to talk to one of my associates. He's 0:18:05.359 --> 0:18:07.639 an expert in this field. He'll be able to help you. 0:18:08.080 --> 0:18:10.800 But he's out of town for two weeks. Well, I 0:18:10.800 --> 0:18:13.320 didn't have two weeks. That was like a lifetime to me. 0:18:14.000 --> 0:18:16.440 He asked me where I was, and I told him. 0:18:16.760 --> 0:18:19.280 He said, you've got to be kidding. That man just 0:18:19.400 --> 0:18:22.440 left two or three hours ago, and that's exactly where 0:18:22.480 --> 0:18:25.520 he's heading. When he gave me the address, I found 0:18:25.640 --> 0:18:27.719 he was going to be less than two miles from 0:18:27.760 --> 0:18:30.680 where I was staying. When I heard that, I knew 0:18:30.720 --> 0:18:33.280 God was still on the throne. I knew that was 0:18:33.280 --> 0:18:37.040 a handful on purpose. Here we were both thousands of 0:18:37.080 --> 0:18:40.240 miles from home. We could be anywhere in the world. 0:18:40.680 --> 0:18:43.120 What are the chances that we'd end up less than 0:18:43.160 --> 0:18:46.679 five minutes from each other? What am I saying? God 0:18:46.880 --> 0:18:50.440 is directing every one of your steps. He has already 0:18:50.480 --> 0:18:54.120 lined up solutions to your problems. He has lined up 0:18:54.280 --> 0:18:56.879 the breaks that you need. I want you to go 0:18:56.960 --> 0:19:00.479 out each day knowing that there is favor in your future. 0:19:00.960 --> 0:19:04.359 There is restoration in your future. There is healing in 0:19:04.400 --> 0:19:08.439 your future. There are good breaks right up ahead of you. 0:19:08.440 --> 0:19:12.200 You single people, don't get discouraged. God has another Boaz 0:19:12.280 --> 0:19:16.000 out there. He has the right person He's gonna bring 0:19:16.040 --> 0:19:19.960 across your path at just the right time. Well, you say, Joel, 0:19:20.000 --> 0:19:22.960 I've had a lot of disappointments. I got laid off, 0:19:23.040 --> 0:19:26.439 or my relationship didn't work out, or I started a 0:19:26.480 --> 0:19:29.159 business that didn't make it, and now I'm just trying 0:19:29.200 --> 0:19:33.199 to survive. That's exactly the way Ruth failed. All the 0:19:33.359 --> 0:19:37.359 odds were against her. Life had treated her unfair. But 0:19:37.480 --> 0:19:40.760 if Ruth were standing before you today, she would look 0:19:40.800 --> 0:19:43.960 you in the eyes and say, keep pressing forward. God 0:19:44.040 --> 0:19:47.119 has another victory in your future. You don't know the 0:19:47.240 --> 0:19:51.320 handfuls on purpose that are right up ahead of you. Friends, 0:19:51.480 --> 0:19:54.480 God is gonna take you places you've never even dreamed of. 0:19:55.160 --> 0:19:58.560 You are going to accomplish goals that you never thought possible. 0:19:59.080 --> 0:20:03.560 You're gonna overcome some obstacles that looked insurmountable. You may 0:20:03.600 --> 0:20:05.919 get knocked down every once in a while, but you 0:20:05.960 --> 0:20:09.080 will never get knocked out. You are a child of 0:20:09.119 --> 0:20:12.119 the most High God. He has you in the palm 0:20:12.280 --> 0:20:17.640 of his hand. Right now. I believe God is breathing 0:20:17.760 --> 0:20:22.119 new hope into your dreams. He's breathing new life into 0:20:22.160 --> 0:20:26.360 your heart. He's breathing a bigger vision into your spirit. 0:20:27.200 --> 0:20:30.440 One scripture says, it's not by our might, it's not 0:20:30.560 --> 0:20:34.520 by our power, but it's by the breath of Almighty God. 0:20:34.920 --> 0:20:37.680 And as God breathes on your life, things are gonna 0:20:37.720 --> 0:20:41.960 get easier. Negative situations are gonna turn around. You're gonna 0:20:42.000 --> 0:20:45.560 have wisdom beyond your years. You're gonna have a resolve 0:20:45.720 --> 0:20:49.680 that will not give up, an attitude that refuses to quit. 0:20:50.200 --> 0:20:54.040 Why is that God's breathing on your life. He's making 0:20:54.119 --> 0:20:58.159 things easier everywhere you go. You need to imagine the 0:20:58.200 --> 0:21:02.399 most powerful force in the universe is blowing in your direction. 0:21:03.200 --> 0:21:06.240 I believe some of you, even this week, you're gonna 0:21:06.240 --> 0:21:10.240 come across one of those handfuls on purpose. You're gonna 0:21:10.240 --> 0:21:13.800 sell property that you haven't been able to sell. Somebody's 0:21:13.840 --> 0:21:17.119 gonna offer you a position, a new opportunity that's further 0:21:17.240 --> 0:21:20.760 greater than you ever dreamed of, Or somebody for no reason, 0:21:20.920 --> 0:21:22.600 they're going to go out of their way to be 0:21:22.720 --> 0:21:25.800 good to you. What was it? A handful on purpose 0:21:26.000 --> 0:21:29.639 God breathing in your direction. I talked to a single 0:21:29.680 --> 0:21:32.760 parent mom just recently. She told how it was such 0:21:32.760 --> 0:21:35.320 a struggle to make ends meet, and she was having 0:21:35.359 --> 0:21:38.320 to work long hours and she felt bad that she 0:21:38.320 --> 0:21:40.960 couldn't be there with her children. On top of that, 0:21:41.160 --> 0:21:44.000 she had no free time for herself, no time to 0:21:44.080 --> 0:21:46.600 date or have any kind of social life, and as 0:21:46.680 --> 0:21:48.920 far as she could see, that's the way it would 0:21:48.960 --> 0:21:52.200 always be. She didn't see a sign of anything changing. 0:21:53.000 --> 0:21:55.960 But what she couldn't see was right up around the 0:21:56.040 --> 0:21:59.760 corner was a handful on purpose left there by the 0:21:59.800 --> 0:22:04.320 career of the universe. The reason some people never experienced 0:22:04.400 --> 0:22:08.600 them is because they quit pressing forward. They're always looking back, 0:22:08.920 --> 0:22:12.000 wondering why something happened and why somebody left and why 0:22:12.040 --> 0:22:15.280 they didn't get that break or shake that off. Get 0:22:15.359 --> 0:22:18.520 up every morning, put your oil on. Thank God for 0:22:18.600 --> 0:22:22.240 his favor, thank him that he's directing your steps. That's 0:22:22.240 --> 0:22:24.880 what this young lady began to do. And one day 0:22:25.000 --> 0:22:28.000 a couple that lived down the street, she barely even 0:22:28.040 --> 0:22:31.600 knew them. They bought her a brand new car. She 0:22:31.760 --> 0:22:34.240 was able to sell her old car, pay off some debts. 0:22:34.600 --> 0:22:37.640 Now she doesn't have to work those long hours. That 0:22:37.800 --> 0:22:40.920 one gift took the pressure off, She said, Joe, It's 0:22:40.960 --> 0:22:43.200 just like a load has been lefted off of me. 0:22:43.720 --> 0:22:47.560 What was that? A handful on purpose God causing people 0:22:47.760 --> 0:22:50.480 to make her life easier. And some of you are 0:22:50.480 --> 0:22:53.840 living so worried and so stressed about your future. You 0:22:53.920 --> 0:22:57.000 need to come back to that place of peace. When 0:22:57.040 --> 0:23:01.800 you're in peace, it's a position of power. You're saying, God, 0:23:01.840 --> 0:23:05.040 I trust you. Like Ruth, I may not see away, 0:23:05.320 --> 0:23:07.600 but I know you still have a way. So I'm 0:23:07.600 --> 0:23:11.240 gonna go out each day being my best, being productive 0:23:11.280 --> 0:23:15.560 at work, being a blessing to somebody else, not looking back, 0:23:15.760 --> 0:23:20.080 regretting the past. But I'm pressing forward in faith. When 0:23:20.119 --> 0:23:22.240 you do that, you might as well get ready, you're 0:23:22.240 --> 0:23:26.199 gonna come across your handfuls on purpose. I read a 0:23:26.240 --> 0:23:29.400 story about this little eight year old girl. She overheard 0:23:29.440 --> 0:23:33.040 her parents talking about how her little brother he was 0:23:33.200 --> 0:23:36.920 very sick and in desperate need of an operation. They 0:23:36.920 --> 0:23:39.800 had spent all their funds, so much so they had 0:23:39.800 --> 0:23:42.800 to move out of their house into a small apartment. 0:23:43.240 --> 0:23:46.000 The dad told the mom the only thing that will 0:23:46.000 --> 0:23:49.320 save him now is a miracle. The little girl got 0:23:49.320 --> 0:23:52.359 her piggy bank and emptied all the coins out. She 0:23:52.480 --> 0:23:55.960 counted them carefully, one by one. She had exactly a 0:23:56.119 --> 0:23:59.639 dollar and eleven cents. She went down the street to 0:23:59.680 --> 0:24:03.480 the local pharmacy. Now at the counter, she waited and 0:24:03.520 --> 0:24:07.040 waited for the pharmacist to stop talking to this other man. 0:24:07.440 --> 0:24:10.119 But they talked and talked, and she became more and 0:24:10.200 --> 0:24:13.760 more impatient. She started rattling her coins together and scuffling 0:24:13.760 --> 0:24:17.679 her feet, making more noise. The more she fidgeted, the 0:24:17.720 --> 0:24:21.600 more annoyed the pharmacist got. Finally, he said, young lady, 0:24:21.920 --> 0:24:23.800 I'm going to be with you in just a moment, 0:24:24.160 --> 0:24:27.040 but I'm talking to my brother. I haven't seen him 0:24:27.080 --> 0:24:30.119 in a long time. She said, no, I don't have 0:24:30.200 --> 0:24:33.560 a moment my little brother is sick and I need 0:24:33.600 --> 0:24:36.840 to buy a miracle. He looked kind of puzzled and 0:24:36.840 --> 0:24:39.440 said you need to buy what? She said, I need 0:24:39.480 --> 0:24:42.800 to buy a miracle. My little brother needs an operation. 0:24:43.280 --> 0:24:47.600 How much does a miracle cost? The pharmacist brother stooped 0:24:47.640 --> 0:24:50.679 down and said, honey, what kind of miracle does your 0:24:50.720 --> 0:24:53.840 brother need? She said, I don't know, but daddy doesn't 0:24:53.840 --> 0:24:55.560 have the money to pay for it, so I want 0:24:55.560 --> 0:24:58.240 to use my own. He said, how much do you have? 0:24:58.800 --> 0:25:02.639 She said a dollar and eleven cents. He smiled and said, 0:25:02.640 --> 0:25:05.879 what do you know? That's exactly how much a miracle costs. 0:25:06.400 --> 0:25:08.439 He took her by the hand and said, take me 0:25:08.520 --> 0:25:10.280 to see your parents. I want to talk to them. 0:25:10.840 --> 0:25:15.920 That man was a well known surgeon. He specialized in neurosurgery. 0:25:16.440 --> 0:25:19.359 It just so happened that's the exact type of operation 0:25:19.520 --> 0:25:22.320 the little boy needed. Long story short, He did the 0:25:22.359 --> 0:25:25.840 operation without charge, and it wasn't any time for the 0:25:25.840 --> 0:25:30.480 little boy was doing just fine. The mother asked later, 0:25:30.880 --> 0:25:34.320 I wonder how much this operation would have really cost. 0:25:34.800 --> 0:25:39.119 The little girl knew a dollar and eleven cents plus 0:25:39.160 --> 0:25:43.200 the faith of a little child. What am I saying? God? 0:25:43.320 --> 0:25:46.879 Knows every need you will ever have. He has already 0:25:46.920 --> 0:25:49.639 lined up the right people. He's already lined up the 0:25:49.720 --> 0:25:52.680 right breaks. You don't have to figure it all out, 0:25:53.080 --> 0:25:55.040 how you're gonna get out of debt, how you're gonna 0:25:55.040 --> 0:25:58.720 get well, how you're gonna survive the difficult times. All 0:25:58.800 --> 0:26:01.959 you have to do have the faith of a little child. 0:26:02.760 --> 0:26:06.560 Dare to believe that God is in control. Believe that 0:26:06.600 --> 0:26:09.240 He's got you in the palm of his hand. Believe 0:26:09.320 --> 0:26:13.760 that in your future are handfuls on purpose. Psalm one 0:26:14.280 --> 0:26:18.159 six and the message translation says, it seemed like a 0:26:18.280 --> 0:26:21.800 dream too good to be true when God gave us 0:26:21.800 --> 0:26:25.760 the victory. Now God do it again, so those with 0:26:25.920 --> 0:26:30.800 heavy hearts will come out laughing with armloads of blessings. 0:26:31.320 --> 0:26:34.560 That's God's dreams. When you have a heavy heart, when 0:26:34.600 --> 0:26:38.160 life deals you a difficult blow, God wants to turn 0:26:38.200 --> 0:26:41.720 it around and not only bring you out, but bring 0:26:41.760 --> 0:26:45.400 you out with a smile, better off than you were before, 0:26:45.760 --> 0:26:49.840 with armloads of blessings. That's what He did for this family. 0:26:50.119 --> 0:26:53.359 It was more than they could even ask or think. Now, 0:26:53.359 --> 0:26:55.760 I don't know about you, but I've seen God do 0:26:55.840 --> 0:27:00.640 amazing things. I've experienced firsthand. Some of those are loads 0:27:00.680 --> 0:27:03.879 of blessings. When I look back over my life, I 0:27:03.920 --> 0:27:06.920 can say with the psalmis, it's like a dream too 0:27:06.920 --> 0:27:10.399 good to be true. Now my prayer is for each 0:27:10.480 --> 0:27:13.080 one of you my prayers. God, do it again. Do 0:27:13.160 --> 0:27:17.760 it for my friends. Show them your unprecedented favor, Pour 0:27:17.800 --> 0:27:23.600 out your goodness, your blessings, your mercy, your grace. God, 0:27:23.720 --> 0:27:27.600 let their dreams suddenly come to pass. Know this today. 0:27:27.840 --> 0:27:29.639 If God did it for me, if he did it 0:27:29.640 --> 0:27:32.320 for Ruth, if he did it for that little boy 0:27:32.320 --> 0:27:35.160 that needed an operation, he can certainly do it for you. 0:27:35.760 --> 0:27:39.680 Get up each day with expectancy. Have the attitude God. 0:27:39.800 --> 0:27:43.720 I'm looking for my handfuls on purpose. I'm looking for 0:27:43.760 --> 0:27:47.919 those armloads of blessings that You've already placed in my path. 0:27:48.280 --> 0:27:50.840 When you release your faith like that, it's going to 0:27:50.920 --> 0:27:53.680 lead you to the good things God has in your future. 0:27:54.320 --> 0:27:56.240 Now I know some of you today. I have been 0:27:56.280 --> 0:27:58.840 struggling in a certain area for a long time, but 0:27:59.119 --> 0:28:01.439 I just want to declare it again. This is a 0:28:01.480 --> 0:28:04.840 new day. You are coming into your anointing of ease. 0:28:05.240 --> 0:28:09.560 You're going to feel a supernatural strength. God is going 0:28:09.600 --> 0:28:12.520 to give you a new grace to face. Those challenges 0:28:12.840 --> 0:28:15.240 and things you've struggled with in the past are not 0:28:15.359 --> 0:28:18.760 going to be a struggle anymore. Like Ruth. You're gonna 0:28:18.760 --> 0:28:22.080 get breaks that you did not deserve. Those problems you've 0:28:22.080 --> 0:28:24.720 dealt with for years, suddenly they're going to turn around. 0:28:25.200 --> 0:28:27.239 You might as well get ready because God is not 0:28:27.280 --> 0:28:29.639 going to just bring you out. He's gonna bring you 0:28:29.640 --> 0:28:33.080 out laughing, full of joy, full of faith, full of victory. 0:28:33.280 --> 0:28:36.560 Do you receive it today? 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