[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Audience applauding] Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Joel] God bless you Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's great to be with you today and Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope you'll stay connected with us Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,during the week. Our daily podcast, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or YouTube channel, social media, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you can come visit us in person. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We'd love to have you be apart Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of one of our services. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I like to start with something funny and Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I heard about these brothers Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ages 4 and 6. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were spending the night Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at their grandmothers house and Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she told them before they went to bed Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make sure they said their prayers. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They went to their bedroom and Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,got down on their knees and Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the youngest brother started praying Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the top of his lungs. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God, I pray for a new bicycle, pray for a Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,PlayStation. I pray for a puppy . Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His brother stopped and said Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why are you screaming? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God is not deaf. He said I know that. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But grandmother is. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Audience laughing] Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Say it like you mean it. This is my bible Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am what it says I am Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have what it says I have Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can do what it says I can do. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today I will be taught the word of God. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I boldly confess, my mind is alert, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my heart is receptive, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will never be the same. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Jesus name. God bless you. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to talk to you today about Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not getting sidetracked. God has a best Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,track for all of our lives. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A path that leads to our divine purpose. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's filled with opportunity, favor and Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,protection. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But along the way their will be forces Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trying to get us off course. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That will compromise. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hanging around the wrong people, living Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,offended. These are all distractions to Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,keep us from our destiny. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The enemy cannot stop your purpose Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but if he can get you sidetracked, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,entangled, fighting battles that Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't matter. Busy doing good things but Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not the best. Then he can keep you Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from your purpose. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Proverbs 4 says "look straight ahead, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stick to the path and stay safe. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do not get sidetracked." Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God knew there would be all these Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,opportunities to get off course. If your Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going to reach your highest potential Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have to recognize what's a Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,distraction and what's important. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What you should spend your time on, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what's valuable, what's making you better, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,causing you to grow and what's dragging Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you down. Causing you to compromise. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Paul said in Ephesians "To make the most Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of your time, not living vague, but with Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,purpose, in every step." Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Time is one of the most valuable things Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you have. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once we live this day, you can never Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,get it back. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just like you spend your money, you are Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spending your time. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But your time is more valuable than money. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can make more money but you can't Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make more time. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are you investing your time, living with Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,purpose, on course, pursing your dreams Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or are you wasting your time? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Living vague, distracted playing on Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,social media, taking the easy way out. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This day is a gift from God, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have a responsibility to live focused, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wisely, making the most of it. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On a regular basis, you need to evaluate Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how you're spending your time. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are you on that best path? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Honoring God. Doing what he put in your Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,heart. Or have you gotten sidetracked? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Holding a grudge, mad at that Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,family member, jealous of that coworker. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Trying to outperform them. Hanging around Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,friends that bring out the work in you. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fact is we've all gotten of course Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at times. Made mistakes, been distracted. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The good news is that you can get back on Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,course. It's not too late. You haven't Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gotten too far off. You can still become Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who you were created to be. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now you have to do your part and make Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a course correction. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Recognize what is a distraction. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An entanglement, what's got you busy Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spinning wheels, but not going anywhere. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Make the necessary adjustments. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have a destiny to fulfill. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a calling on your life. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An assignment for you to accomplish. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How you spend your time, will determine Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether you fulfill that best plan, see Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God do more than you can imagine or Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether you get stuck and having to settle Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for a life mediocrity. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the scripture, Samson's birth was Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,predicted by the prophets. His mother was Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bearing and an angel appeared. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Said she would bear a son and Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He would leave the Israelites. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That his hair was never to be cut. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Long hair was a sign that he was dedicated Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to God. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She gave birth to Samson and I can imagine Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a little boy. She told him Samson Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is a calling on your life. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An angel appeared to me, you're going Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to do something great. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He'd heard this since he was a child. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One time when he was a young man Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he was walking down a road Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this Lion attacked him Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The scripture says "The spirit of the Lord Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,powerfully took control of him." Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He ripped the Lion apart with his Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bare hands. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was the first time he recognized Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there was something different about him. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He knew he had this incredible calling. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That God had raised him up to save his Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whenever you have a great assignment Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the enemy will always come with Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,distractions, temptations, opportunities Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to compromise. He will bring people Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to try to bait you into conflict. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is not a part of your destiny. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His goal is to get you sidetracked, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of course. Where you're not focusing on Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what your called to do. You're entangled Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in things that don't matter. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You may wonder why people come against you Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you struggle with that same tempation, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you don't feel like being disciplined. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's because there is a great calling on Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your life. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The enemy would leave you alone if he Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,didn't know you were a threat. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's not fighting you for where you are, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he is fighting you for where you are going Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He knows there is greatness in you. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes he can see our potential better Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than we can. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He knows you're a giant killer, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a history maker, your destined to take Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your family to new levels. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, what's his strategy? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Get you distracted, jealous, compromised, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,busy doing things that are not a part Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of your destiny. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You would think Samson that since Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he had this supernatural strength. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He heard about the angel prophesize his Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,birth. He would go out of his way to make Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,good decisions, be responsible with God Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had given him. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He let his guard down, started hanging Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,around the wrong people. He married a Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,girl from the city of Tenma. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She was a philistine. The philistine's Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were the ones oppressing the Israelites. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was supposed to deliver the from Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the philistines instead he's sleeping with Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a philistine. He had this incredible gift Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all this power. What does he do? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He starts telling riddles to the enemy. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He made a bet, if you can figure out Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my riddle. I'll give you 60 white robes Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if not, you give me 60 robes. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Playing games, not focused on the Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,destiny, he was called to. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This led to all kinds of conflict. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He killed 1,000 philistines. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He tore the gates of the city and carried Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,them off. They couldn't figure out how Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to stop him. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He fell in love with another philistine Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,women named Delilah. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She kept asking him about where Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his power came from. He would make up Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,things and tease her. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Would never tell her the secret was his Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,long hair. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she nagged him and nagged him Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and nagged him. A man can only take so Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,much nagging that he finally gave in. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The philistines cut his hair while he was Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sleeping. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They came to capture him. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He stood ready to fight but this time Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there was no supernatural strength. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No power to overcome. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He had lost what God had given him. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can imagine many times along the way Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he heard a still small voice saying Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,come on Samson get back on course, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,quit playing around with your destiny. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Be responsible for what I entrusted Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you with. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God will always give us opportunities Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have a course correction. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He doesn't hold our faults against us Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he doesn't say man you're done, you Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,made too many mistakes. There will come a Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,time where that window of grace Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will close. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where if you're not going to be Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,responsible with the gifts, the favor, the Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,opportunity. God will force things Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to change. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Doesn't mean you're not going to have Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,another chance but he is not going Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to let you stay of course Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and be comfortable. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just ask Jonah, sitting in the belly Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of a whale. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Samson could always count on this Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,supernatural strength. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thinking I can tell riddles, I can Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,compromise, hangout with the enemy, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no big deal. I've got a secret weapon. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But Paul said I do not frustrate the Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,grace of God. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God will never run out of grace, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,never run out of mercy but if you take it Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for granted. It may not be there in the Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,same way. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Samson's story is not in the scripture to Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,depress us. It actually has a good ending. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's there to challenge us, to make Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,course corrections. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pay attention to the still small voice. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That thing that is bother your conscience Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know that friend is not good for you Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or you need to spend more time with Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your children. Less on the computer, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or you need to ignore that coworker that Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gets on your nerves. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not let is upset you everyday. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the enemy trying to get you Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sidetracked. You don't have time for that. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The angel may have not prophesized your Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,birth like Samson but before you were Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,formed in your mother's womb, the most Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,high God knew you and planned out your day Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he has given you gifts, talents, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,opportunities. Are you making the most of Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,each day? Spending your time wisely, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or have you gotten sidetracked? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like Samson playing with the enemy, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,compromising, not serious about your gifts Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is time for course correction. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To get focused, to be on purpose, to make Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,decisions that honor God. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Life is going by so fast it seems like Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just yesterday I graduated from Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,high school. I look up now I'm 39 Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,years old. [Audience laughing] Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't have time to be distracted. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have a purpose to fulfill. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's interesting what Jesus told about the Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,talents. One man had 1, another had 2, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the 3rd had 5. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They all went out and doubled what Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they had. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Expect the man with 1. He was afraid Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and hid his talent. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The owner said take from him the one Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and give to the one who has five. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The scripture says the man who has used Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,well, what has given him. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The point is if you don't use well Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what's been given to you. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eventually it will be taken away. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is what happened to Samson. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He didn't fulfill the best plan. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Having his eyes gouged out, the enemy Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,making fun of him. That was not God's best Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't want us to come to the end of life Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and be like Samson. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Man, I made it but were beat up, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,broke, addicted, lonely. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is not your destiny. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Samson would have had a different story Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if he had not gotten sidetracked. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This should stir us up to stay focused. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To stay on course, to deal with things Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we know are not right. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is no shame in getting of course, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were human, we make mistakes. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is shame in staying off course. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No matter what you've done, how much Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,time you wasted. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can still get back on course. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are in a window of grace today. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have not missed your chance, you Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would not be hearing this if God wasn't Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,giving you the mercy, the grace, and the Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,power to make changes. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's not be a Samson, have all this power Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,favor, anointing, and then get Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sidetracked. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Waste our time, rather than invest it. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you will use well what God has given Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you. You know what will happen? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God will give you more. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When he can trust you to be a good Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,steward of your gifts, time, and Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you stay focused. You get rid of Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,distractions. He will take you further Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than you ever dreamed. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But sometimes it's not the major things, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like way we got way off course like Samson Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can be little things like time Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and energy. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jealous of a coworker, competing with them Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,, trying to prove your worth and prove Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your talent. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you live with that proving mentality, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's like you're on a treadmill that's Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,never going to stop. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because there will always be someone more Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,talented, more attractive, more successful Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's a distraction. You're not running Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their race. The only person you should Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,compete with is yourself. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Have a goal to be better next year, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than you are right now. Be healthier, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,smarter, kinder, more generous, to be Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,closer to God. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You'll never reach your potential if your Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,competing with others, basing your Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,worth and value on how you measure Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,up to them. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Successful people are so focused on what Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their doing, they don't have time to look Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,around at others. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One translation of Proverbs 4 says Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Don't look to the left or to the right, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stay focused on the goal." Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Quit competing, quit comparing, and Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,run your race." Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I talked to a gentleman after service and Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he told how a relationship he was in Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,didn't last. He had given it his best but Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the woman had other ideas and walked Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,away. Broke his heart, so angry and bitter Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I realize that's very painful. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Things happen in life that we Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't understand. There is a time where we Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have to heal and give ourselves grace to Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,get strong again. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can't let a season of mourning Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,turn into a lifetime of mourning. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you don't let it go, it will poison Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your life. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was so upset, I thought it happened Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a mother ago. I asked him when it happened Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said this happened in 1997. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't say anything but I calculated in Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my mind. 2007, 2017, 2020. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was 27 years ago. Yes, we all have Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hurts. Disappointments, bad breaks but at Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some point you have to move on with your Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,life. The enemy would love to use that Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hurt to get you sidetracked. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To where you live bitter, bitter, chip Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on your shoulder, never expecting Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anything good. The problem with not Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,letting it go is that it's going to poison Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the next relationship. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God said he would give you Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,beauty for those ashes. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've learned you have to let go of the Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ashes before you'll see the beauty. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're not making the most of each day Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you're holding on to unforgiveness Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trying to pay people back. They hurt you Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,once, don't let them continue to hurt you. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It takes a lot of emotional energy Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to think about what they did and how Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that wasn't right. You need that energy Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to love the people God had given you now. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To play with your children, to purse your Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dreams. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe the course correction for you is Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to forgive the person who did you wrong. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Forgive your parents for what they Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,did not give you. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Forgive the business partner that cheated Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Life's too short to carry around Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the bitterness. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You'll always have these offences, people Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,saying things that aren't true, somebody Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,walks away. You can't stop that from com- Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ing but you don't have to let it stop you. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don' have to get sidetracked, you can Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stay on the best path and trust God to Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make it up to you. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Years ago, I was driving with a friend Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to his house after we came from the gym. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He invited some of us over and I jumped in Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the car to ride with him. He had a real Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nice sports car. Kept it super clean. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the way to his house, I noticed that Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he took the long way. 3 or 4 miles out of Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the way. I asked him why? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said my ex-girlfriend lives on this Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,street. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I always drive by to make sure she sees Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what she missed out on. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They had been broken up for years but Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he was still driving by every chance Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he got. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Trying to prove he was worthy, successful Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and trying to prove he could make it Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without her. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He couldn't see it but he was distracted. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spending time and energy on something Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that didn't matter. Don't let that be you. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are you using well what God has given you? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or have you gotten sidetracked? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Trying to prove to people who you are Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,jealous of that friend, offended by that Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,coworker. Your time is too valuable for Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The funny thing about my friend is that he Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,found out later that his ex-girlfriend Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had moved to another state. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Audience laughing] Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He had been driving by that house 2 years Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she wasn't even there. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God has a sense of humor. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My prayer is God show us any areas Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we need to have a course correction, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where we don't realize. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Verse Samual 25. David and his 6 men were Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,living out in the countryside. This is Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when Saul was chasing David. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was a wealthy man named Nabel that Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lived right next door. He had thousands Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of sheep and cattle. David and his army Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had been protecting Nabel by just being Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that area. When bandits came and they saw Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,David's forces, they would naturally back Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,down. It was time for sheering the sheep, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the harvest season. David sent Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,messengers to Nabel since they have Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,watched over his property. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nabel what very rude and harsh. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His name means fool and he lived up to it. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said who is this man David? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't even know him. You tell him I am Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not going to give him a penny. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He insulted David. When the men came back Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with report David was furious. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He told his men to pack up their Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,belongings. They were going to go Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,take care of Nabel. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your not supposed to fight every battle. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many of the things that come against us Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are simply distractions. If that battle Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is not between you and your destiny Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you need to ignore it. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the enemy trying to get Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you sidetracked. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Involved in conflict that doesn't matter. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have to ask yourself, are there any Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spoils? If you win is it going to move you Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,towards your purpose? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or is it just going to feed your ego? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Make you feel better. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't have time to respond to every Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,critic. To try to straighten out Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every coworker, make that friend stop Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,saying things that aren't true. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the enemy's favorite tools is Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to bait you into conflict. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Get you stirred up. Don't fall into Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that trap. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're time in valuable, your energy, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your emotions. You have to be selective Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what you give that to. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you make the mistake of fighting Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every battle. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your not going to have the time or Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the emotional energy to reach your purpose Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The scripture says God will silence Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the lying lips. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you ignore it, God will take care of Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your enemies. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,David headed toward Nabel's house Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so upset, full speed ahead. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,About to make a mistake, that would affect Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his destiny. Here's how good God is Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nabel's wife met David on the road with Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all kinds of food and provision. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She bowed down before him. In verse 24 Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she said David, you were called to be the Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,king of Israel. Why would you even fight Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with this fool? Don't let this needless Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,battle be a blemish on your record. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Notice she called it a needless battle. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He knew it was a distraction. David came Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to his senses. He said Abagael the Lord Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God Isreal has sent you to me today Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for you have not kept me from Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,carrying out vengeance, not one of your Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,family members would be alive. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're all going to encounter Nabel's Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in life. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People that are rude, hard to along with, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stir up trouble. I'll ask you what Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Abigail asked David. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why are fighting with a fool? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why are you in conflict with someone Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is not between you and your destiny? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are a distraction. Trying to get you Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,off course. Wasting valuable Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,time and energy that you need to for Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your dreams. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Had Abigail not intervened and kept David Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out of that conflict. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We might not be talking about David Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God will always send you an Abigail Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to warn you when you're about to get Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sidetracked. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe today, I'm that Abigail. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God sent me to remind you not to get Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,baited into conflict. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You could be upset, offended, trying Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to pay them back. All that is going Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to do is get you off course. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and keep you from the great things God Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has in store. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What they say can't stop your purpose. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They may be loud, jealous, noisy. Their Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just a Nabel. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You keep running your race, focused on Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what God's called you to do. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And got will take care of the Nabel's in Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your life. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Audience applauding ] Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Elijah in the scripture had an assistant Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,named Elijah. He left his family business Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a young man to take care of Elijah. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He served him faithfully through the years Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When Elijah was about to pass, he asked Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Elijah what he wanted. Elijah said Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a double portion of his spirt. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is what he received. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are twice as many miracles recorded Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for Elijah than Elijah. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eljah had an assistant name Ghazia. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He served Elijah year after year. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everything was going great. He was next Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in line to do amazing things. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Being mentored by this great prophet. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One day a Capitan of the Syrian Army Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,came to Elijah. He had leprosy. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Elijah told him to go wash in the Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jordan River seven times and he would Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be healed. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When he did, his skin was perfectly normal Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He came back to Elijah so grateful, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so happy. He tried to pay him. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do something to show his gratitude but Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Elijah wouldn't take it. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He knew it was God that healed him Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not him. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Capitan pleaded with him and said Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,please let me leave you some gold Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or silver or something to help you. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Again, Elijah refused. Well, Ghazia Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was there overhearing all this. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Captain and his entourage headed back home Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ghazia snuck out of the camp without Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Elijah knowing. He caught up with him, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they were so surprised and Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,said what's wrong? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said nothing, but we had some Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,unexpected guests show up. Elijah changed Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his mind and would like some of those Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gifts that you offered. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He got the money and headed back to the Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,house. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thinking nobody knew anything but God sees Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everything. He is the one that controls Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the universe. Promotion doesn't come Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from people, it comes from God. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Elijah called him in and said Ghazia Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where have you been? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said nowhere, I've just been here Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hanging out. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The scripture says immediately, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ghazia's skin was filled with leprosy. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What's interesting is you never read Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anything more about Ghazia in Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the scripture. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We hear all about Elijah, how great he was Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Elijah and all the miracles he performed. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ghazia was next in line. He should have Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had 4 times the anointing of Elijah. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But distractions can keep you from your Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,purpose. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Being sidetracked can stop your destiny. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ghazia thought man if I can get a few of Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these gifts, without anybody knowing. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That will put me way ahead. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He didn't realize, God would have blessed Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,him in much greater ways by being a person Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of honor. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Staying on that high road. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My father had a message about Ghazia Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called the man who could've been. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't miss the greatness God put in you Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because you got sidetracked. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Listen to the still small voice, pay Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,attention when your conscience is Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bothering you. Learn to deal with Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those things God brings to life. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're not going to be here forever, let's Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make the most of each day. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well Joel, I think it's too late for me. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm like Ghazia, I think I missed Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my chance. Let me show you Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the beauty of our God. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Samson made mistakes year after year, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wasn't a good steward with what God gave Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,him, ended up lying, in captivity. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The scripture says, the spirt of God Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,came on Samson one more time. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Samson defeated more Philistines in his Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,death than he did his whole life. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what happens when you get back Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on course. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God doesn't hold your mistakes against Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you. Is there any area you need to make Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a course correction? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Holding on to unforgiveness, trying Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to prove your worth. Like Samson Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,playing around with your gift. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't go another week like that, you put Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it off a week. It will turn into a year. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A year into twenty years. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can get back on course today. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God's mercy, his grace is available. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You just have to tap into it. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you do this, I believe and declare Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God's going to help you get back Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the best path for your life. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The favor, the ability, the blessing. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You will fulfill your purpose and Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,become all you were created to be. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Jesus name Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if you receive it, can you say amen Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd like to give you an opportunity to Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make Jesus the Lord of your life. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Would you pray with me? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just say, Lord Jesus I repent of my sins Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,come into my heart, I make you my Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lord and Savior. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you prayed that simple prayer, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we believe you got born again. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We'd love to send you some free Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,information on your new walk with the Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lord. You can text the number on the Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,screen or go to the website. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope you'll get into a good bible Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,based church. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and keep God first place.