1 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:10,600 What's up guys? My name is Alexis, your host of 2 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:14,040 Praises in the Pot, and I am so excited to have my mom here with 3 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:15,760 us today. We are going to be talking about 4 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:18,200 seeking God and what that looks like. 5 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:20,680 That's actually my mom's life first, but we're going to jump 6 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:22,600 right into that after we start off in prayer. 7 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:32,560 So here we go. Lord, Heavenly Father, thank you 8 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:34,280 for today. Thank you for all your many 9 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:37,000 blessings. Dear God, thank you for allowing 10 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:39,960 me and mom to come on here and talk about your goodness and 11 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:42,520 your faithfulness and what all you've done in our lives. 12 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:46,600 Lord, thank you for revealing yourself to us more and more 13 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:50,160 each and every day. Lord God, we pray that you speak 14 00:00:50,160 --> 00:00:53,920 to us and through us on this podcast and we ultimately pray 15 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:57,640 that this glorifies you. In Jesus name I pray, Amen, 16 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:00,440 Amen. All right, right. 17 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:03,280 Well, let's just jump right in. So you're like I said. 18 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:09,920 Let's go with it. Yeah, like I said, when your 19 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:13,320 your life first is Matthew. Well, you have multiples. 20 00:01:13,320 --> 00:01:17,360 Yes, but Matthew 633 is what I live by today. 21 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:20,880 Yes, first seek the Kingdom. Seek first the Kingdom and his 22 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:23,640 righteousness and all these things will be added to you as 23 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:25,040 well. Yes, yes. 24 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:28,720 So like anytime I tell people that like that's just what, 25 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:30,720 that's one of the verses I always tell people, you know, 26 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:32,840 seek first. I've heard you tell people seek 27 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:36,680 1st and like even on here me and Abby always talk about seeking 28 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:40,560 first but I'm like do people know how to seek first? 29 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:44,520 What that looks? Like, well, for years and years 30 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:46,440 I did not know what that looked like. 31 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:49,280 I could say I got saved, but that's all I could say. 32 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:54,320 So when I really started digging into God's Word, that's when I 33 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:57,640 realized that means that intimate relationship with your 34 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:00,200 Lord and Savior. Yeah, that means spending time 35 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:02,200 I'm with him every single morning. 36 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:04,400 Your first part of your mornings. 37 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:07,920 Now some people do the afternoon, some people do nights 38 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:11,240 and stuff, but like for you it had like you give your first 39 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:12,920 hour. Yes, most definitely. 40 00:02:12,920 --> 00:02:16,480 Yeah. Well, it it really dictates my 41 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:17,160 day. Yeah. 42 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:21,400 If I don't give it to the Lord and ask Him to guide every step, 43 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:27,040 then I'm doing it on my own. It becomes self, yeah, you know, 44 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:28,600 and then I can go back and do it. 45 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:31,440 But I would rather just give it to Him and say, Lord, this is 46 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:34,480 your day, you walk. With me, yeah, one of the things 47 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:37,600 like I tried to do the morning and I just feel like I'm rushed 48 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:40,760 in the morning, like I'm not actually giving him my full 49 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:43,960 attention, which I know that that is like a thing that like 50 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:47,040 that comes down to discipline, a spiritual discipline. 51 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:50,280 But I know that some people do like to do it in the afternoon. 52 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:52,800 That doesn't mean that like, I don't wake up and spend. 53 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:55,720 I'm with the Lord in prayer. I'm just not jumping into His 54 00:02:55,720 --> 00:03:02,320 word first thing in the morning. Well, it also is a sacrifice, so 55 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:07,000 when you get up extra early so you don't feel rushed, God sees 56 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:07,560 that. Yeah. 57 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:11,960 And so he honors that as a sacrifice that you're doing for 58 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:13,560 him. So yeah. 59 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:16,920 So instead of saying I would love to do it in the mornings 60 00:03:16,920 --> 00:03:19,240 but I'm so rushed, we'll get up earlier. 61 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:21,600 Well, period. You don't care to attack me? 62 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:24,400 Ross No, no, I'm just. That's just like, that's the 63 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:27,520 Holy Spirit saying she's speaking to you, yes. 64 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:32,120 Because we want to put God off. You know, it's easy to say, oh, 65 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:33,880 I just don't have time in the mornings. 66 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:35,600 I'll just have to do it in the evenings. 67 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,520 And I understand some people have to do that. 68 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:45,640 But when for us, me and you that we work for the church, we could 69 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:47,320 do that. We can get up early. 70 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:49,840 We sort of make our schedule of when we go in. 71 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:54,960 So for, you know, and Miss Cherie, I don't want to continue 72 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:58,680 and continue to talk about her the whole time, but she says if 73 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:02,240 you don't start your day with God, then you know, it is of 74 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:04,360 self. And then things happen. 75 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:08,000 Like she talks about spilling the whole canister of sugar 76 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:11,160 because she was in a rush and got in the kitchen to make 77 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:13,280 coffee. She said if she would have spent 78 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:17,120 time with the Lord, not saying that, you know, that happened 79 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:21,360 because she didn't spend time, but she would have been slower, 80 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:27,040 she would have been at more peace and she could have done 81 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:28,640 what she's supposed to do that morning. 82 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:33,320 Yeah, yeah, Cuz I mean, if you do like slow down and like you 83 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:35,240 would have took that time, then you wouldn't have been in a 84 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:37,960 rush. You would have just been at ease 85 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:40,280 for that day because he was your line leader. 86 00:04:40,280 --> 00:04:43,040 And I've learned that from you. Like you say, like be my line 87 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:45,040 leader. He's eager for us to say go in 88 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:47,200 front of me and walk in front of me today. 89 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:48,320 Yes. Yes. 90 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:49,720 And that is so true. Yeah. 91 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:51,560 He's waiting for us to invite him in. 92 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:54,960 So like, you're in a room, I used to always say at the 93 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:57,800 Potter's house, this is how I could always think about God 94 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:02,360 waiting for me to invite him in is I would wait at the privilege 95 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:06,240 doors because you couldn't just enter a girl's room without them 96 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:09,120 inviting you when you made it to the privilege rooms. 97 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:12,280 So I would stand there and want to talk to him, but I was 98 00:05:12,280 --> 00:05:13,840 waiting for them to invite me in. 99 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:18,120 And so it just reminded me how Jesus is every morning just 100 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:21,120 waiting. And so, yeah. 101 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:24,360 And I always use the line leader because we do need to yield to 102 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:29,480 that and let him lead the line. You know, we're so anxious all 103 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:32,120 the time. And a lot of times it is all 104 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:35,680 flesh, you know, when we're not asking him to guide us. 105 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:39,400 Yeah, this morning I woke up, I was on day 5 and I was trying to 106 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:43,880 finish the how to seek first the Kingdom on the Bible app and I 107 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:45,840 wanted to go ahead and finish that before we started. 108 00:05:45,840 --> 00:05:49,240 But I was like, you know what, Like what is like the definition 109 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:52,120 for seek? And that was to look, to search 110 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:54,280 and discover. And then we always talk about 111 00:05:54,280 --> 00:05:58,240 God's righteousness and him being righteous and all this. 112 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:00,120 And I'm like, but what is righteous? 113 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:05,360 And the definition for that is right, virtuous, justifiable, 114 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:08,320 and excellent. And so I'm like, how does that 115 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:12,320 fall into seek first, seek first, the Kingdom and all of 116 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:14,600 his righteousness and all those things will be added to you as 117 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:16,240 well. Like how does those two fit in? 118 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:23,480 So if we're seeking first his excellent plans for us and I was 119 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:27,800 like, wow, like that opened up a different look or an outlook on 120 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:31,400 to that scripture because like it's not just seek first the 121 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:35,240 Kingdom like and I'm still going to live by my will, like I'm 122 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:38,640 still going to, you know, try to have what I want happen. 123 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:43,960 It's no surrendering what we want to have his right plan for 124 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:48,000 us. His right and virtuous plan will 125 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:51,320 like all of that. And I was like, man, that really 126 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:55,880 opens up a whole new perspective of we, we need to deny ourselves 127 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:58,720 like. So many times when we say we're 128 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:03,320 seeking the Kingdom, that's seeking God's will, that is not 129 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:07,880 my will, yours be done. But so many times we go to him 130 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:11,280 and we have our own plan and we're trying to convince him 131 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:14,520 that our plan is good and come on God, this is it. 132 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:19,800 But when we really seek God's will for our lives, we're saying 133 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:23,520 whatever that looks like. So if that looks like give up 134 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:27,400 this, give up that, walk a different way, don't hang out 135 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:29,080 with these people, don't go there. 136 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:31,080 That is what that we yield to. Yeah. 137 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:34,720 So it truly means seek, not just look for. 138 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:36,960 OK, I I love the Lord. Yeah. 139 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:41,960 It means I'm really going to pray for his will and everything 140 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:43,560 he's got for us is good. Yeah. 141 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:49,040 But it's a scary step to go. I'm going to deny myself and 142 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:51,600 take up the cross. Well, because we think that our 143 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:55,320 will is so much better. Like we have this perfect plan 144 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:57,800 in our lives. Thinking like if, if we get this 145 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:00,360 job, if we get in this relationship, if we do this, 146 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:02,840 like this is what he's wanting from us. 147 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:06,160 And in reality, most of the time, like it's completely far 148 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:08,360 off. But once you get in line with 149 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:11,320 him, you start to see what his will is for you. 150 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:15,120 Like you're at ease and at peace with things because you know 151 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:20,400 that you're in His will. A lot of times I go back and sit 152 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:25,480 in my quiet time and I thank Him for all the times that my prayer 153 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:26,920 was not answered. Absolutely. 154 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:32,679 Because now I, on this side of it, I see that it was just self, 155 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:36,559 it was just a fleshly desire that I was begging God for. 156 00:08:37,039 --> 00:08:40,919 And at the moment and at the time I was praying that and I 157 00:08:40,919 --> 00:08:44,480 didn't get what I wanted. You know, I just always would 158 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:48,600 say, you know, God's just not hearing me or maybe I'm not as 159 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:51,840 close as I should be to him. But what what he was doing is 160 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:57,400 lead me out of self, you know, and so, so many times you can 161 00:08:57,400 --> 00:09:01,760 get caught up thinking that this is the right thing, you know? 162 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:07,000 And so when again, when you pray, hey, I seek you first God, 163 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:11,880 then you know, it shows that I'm giving up, giving up my fleshly 164 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:18,160 desires for whatever he's got. And so, so often the Jabez 165 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:22,800 prayer is what I've been praying since January 1st and it says, 166 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:26,760 Lord, bless me indeed and expand my horizons. 167 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:32,000 And so it took a long time for me to pray that because I 168 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:33,640 thought that was a selfish prayer. 169 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:37,320 You know, bless me indeed. But when you look at it and you 170 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:41,480 dig deep, once again, you're asking that God use you in a 171 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:46,360 mighty way in ministry. Bless me indeed means not 172 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:51,040 material things. Bless me God when I seek you. 173 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:54,080 So when you seek him first, you're asking for his blessings, 174 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:57,640 which is his will. And when you're asking to expand 175 00:09:57,640 --> 00:10:03,640 your horizon, that is asking God to use you in a mighty way more 176 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:08,640 than just normal, like step out of your your comfort zone. 177 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:12,160 And so that is seeking God first. 178 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:15,080 You know, you're always putting him first. 179 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:16,280 And he will show you. Yeah. 180 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:20,080 So many times when we pray for God's will and we're seeking 181 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:24,880 God, he leads us in a direction that we sometimes don't want to 182 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:28,560 go. So last year I've made a really 183 00:10:28,560 --> 00:10:32,960 big decision in my life to change some things. 184 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:36,800 I knew that it was God's lead me to do this. 185 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:39,240 Was it easy? No, it wasn't. 186 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:41,440 But I know that. I know that. 187 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:44,080 I know that it was God's plan for my life. 188 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:49,800 And when you are praying to seek God and He gives you direction, 189 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:53,760 you know it is. It is very hard to be obedient 190 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:56,240 in something that you don't want to do. 191 00:10:56,960 --> 00:11:02,200 So I do know that what that when it talks about in the Scripture, 192 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:06,120 seek God with everything that is not just what you want to do. 193 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:10,000 Yeah, that is God. You see my life, search my 194 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:12,400 heart. You show me the areas that I 195 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:16,880 need to change and help me. And the biggest thing is to tell 196 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:20,840 God to help you to change and help you to make that decision 197 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:25,120 that He's telling you. Because a lot of times when you 198 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:30,840 are seeking him like that is it, it is a big, big choice you have 199 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:33,160 to make. I think it comes down to like 200 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:36,160 the here I am, Lord send me kind of thing. 201 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:39,560 Like it's not just send me where I want to go. 202 00:11:39,560 --> 00:11:45,080 Like he's going to call us out to go places that he we never 203 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:46,360 expected to go. Never. 204 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:49,400 And so like it's like when he calls us to do those things, 205 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:51,240 it's not like, oh, I didn't mean that. 206 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:54,800 Like I didn't know. No, no, no, like you want me to 207 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:56,560 go to pray for someone on aisle 3? 208 00:11:56,560 --> 00:11:59,840 Like, no, no, no, I meant like somewhere in that church I'll go 209 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:01,720 talk to. Like he's going to call us out 210 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:05,200 of our comfort zones and make things make us grow. 211 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:12,240 What's it called? Like the and release, no 212 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:15,160 stretching and releasing, like or not releasing, but 213 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:17,680 stretching. I don't know. 214 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:20,800 I heard it recently and it's like he's going to stretch us to 215 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:24,560 grow us in our faith, grow us in our relationship with him. 216 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:28,000 And when He calls us to be obedient and do those things, 217 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:31,520 like we have to surrender to that because delayed obedience, 218 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:35,880 even if we do eventually do it, delayed obedience is still 219 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:37,240 disobedient. It is it. 220 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:41,320 Is so when you hear from the Holy Spirit to, you know, call 221 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:44,560 you into doing something or making this life change and 222 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:47,800 stepping out of your comfort zone, like you know that without 223 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:50,120 a shadow of doubt, that's what he's calling you to do, but you 224 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:51,920 don't do it, That's disobedience. 225 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:55,320 If you wait months and months to do it and then finally do it, 226 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:59,200 that's disobedience. Like you have to be willing to 227 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:02,400 sacrifice right then and there, especially when you're seeking 228 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:05,320 it and He gives you the answer even when it's not the answer 229 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:08,040 you're looking for. You know, you have to be 230 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:10,320 willing. To step to. 231 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:11,720 Step it out. Step out. 232 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:16,080 I always say that it is so easy for us to talk to other 233 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:17,040 Christians. Yeah. 234 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:20,000 So all day long I can talk about God. 235 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,520 It's so easy because we're in that environment. 236 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:27,480 But when I pray and seek Him and ask Him to help me to be bold, 237 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:32,400 that is when I'm pumping gas and I see a person at the other pump 238 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:35,080 that looks like they're in a bad way. 239 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:38,120 You know they're down and out. You can just tell the stress 240 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:41,280 over them. That's when I'm supposed to be 241 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:46,080 stepping outgoing over there, even if it's just a kind word of 242 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:49,720 encouragement or if it's just a compliment. 243 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:53,400 Hey, I love that sweater. That is what God's calling us 244 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:55,520 out to do. But we don't do that. 245 00:13:55,520 --> 00:13:58,880 We would rather stay where the environment is all God. 246 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:02,760 And I think like 2, I saw a video recently and they were 247 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:06,960 talking about like, this lady was working at the post office 248 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:09,480 and she was having a conversation with this person 249 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:12,720 and she was like, you know, I would love to go in ministry. 250 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:15,160 And they were like, oh, why don't you quit your job and like 251 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:18,000 go work in full time ministry like at a church or something 252 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:19,960 like that. And she was like, well, if I 253 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:22,400 left here, who's going to do the ministry at the post office? 254 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:25,080 Exactly. And you know, so many times we 255 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:27,720 get so caught up. I mean, me, me included, I was 256 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:31,360 so ready to get out of the hair world to work at the church and 257 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:33,720 just do ministry. But like I was already in a 258 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:37,240 ministry where I was and I was meeting all these people and 259 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:39,200 doing all these things. Like, I could have been just as 260 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:43,760 bold walking into each and every hairstyle salon as I am now, you 261 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:47,160 know, like even just talking on here and talking on there, like 262 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:48,920 doing all this stuff. Like I could have done that at 263 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:52,000 the hair salon too. So wherever your feet are at, 264 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:55,120 that is your ministry. Yes, it is, but people don't 265 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:58,440 realize that they want it. They think it's got to be at the 266 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:03,080 church, a small group or a life group or like for me, the 267 00:15:03,080 --> 00:15:06,720 landing, but it is not. It is everywhere that I go. 268 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:09,280 Yeah, that is my ministry. Everyone you encounter. 269 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:11,520 Yes, yeah. And that is what God is calling 270 00:15:11,520 --> 00:15:13,720 us to do. It's not to just talk to the 271 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:16,560 people that already know him. He already has those. 272 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:20,520 Yeah, He is wanting us to step out and that is hard. 273 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:23,120 Yeah. That is where you really have to 274 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:27,080 be obedient to the to the calling. 275 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:32,000 Yeah, in one of my like groups that I'm doing, it's called 276 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:34,640 leading others and it's basically trying to learn how to 277 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:38,560 disciple others and teach others about Jesus and going getting 278 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:42,400 out of your comfort zone and just being more confident. 279 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:44,240 And one of the things that we went around the table and 280 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:49,880 discussed was like, what is one thing that hinders you from, you 281 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:53,000 know, spreading the gospel or going out of your way to talk to 282 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:56,160 someone and all this stuff. And a lot of people said the 283 00:15:56,160 --> 00:16:00,400 lack of knowledge, the lack of confidence and just like not 284 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:05,000 feeling like you know enough or like not feeling worthy enough 285 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:09,080 to say like what God has done and all this stuff, like you're 286 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:12,080 not living completely right, like all this. 287 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:15,360 And you, you just don't feel worthy to go talk. 288 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:18,640 And so that made me start thinking, it's like, but the 289 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:22,160 Holy Spirit does live inside of you and he is the ultimate of 290 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:25,440 all of those things. So if you were just obedient and 291 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:28,960 you deny your flesh, the Holy Spirit will speak to you. 292 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:33,320 And through you, he will make those things happen and have 293 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:36,680 those conversations. And it won't be like some 294 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:38,960 stressful moment, right, when you walk up and you don't know 295 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:41,400 what to say and you feel awkward, like he will speak to 296 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:43,520 you and through you to those people. 297 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:47,880 Yeah, and we don't have to know every scripture, and you know 298 00:16:47,880 --> 00:16:52,200 that that hinders so many Christians because the enemy 299 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:54,640 will distract us with that. Well, what are you going to go 300 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:56,320 up and say? You don't even know that 301 00:16:56,320 --> 00:16:58,800 scripture? Well, I just say what I feel 302 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:01,800 like. You know, I don't know exactly 303 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:04,680 where it's at, but I know what God has spoke to me through that 304 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:08,640 Scripture so I can tell them. And like, I have a really good 305 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:12,599 friend that doesn't know any scripture, but you see God all 306 00:17:12,599 --> 00:17:13,599 over her. Absolutely. 307 00:17:13,839 --> 00:17:17,400 And so I tell her all the time because she feels so less than 308 00:17:17,839 --> 00:17:20,800 that. Her ministry is her, her 309 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:26,680 encouragement, her who she is, you know, And so that is where 310 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:29,840 the Holy Spirit takes over. You know, she don't have to walk 311 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:34,080 down a hall and say a scripture. She can just walk and smile and 312 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:36,000 call them, you know, by their name. 313 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:39,240 And you know they love her. Well, because like I've been 314 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:41,800 seeing how these other churches and I actually want to do this 315 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:44,400 for our social media is, you know, like we always call 316 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:48,040 worship, you know, the music portion of church most of the 317 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:50,400 time. But worship is everything that 318 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:55,360 we do that's glorifying God. So walking down a hall and 319 00:17:55,360 --> 00:17:58,240 showing the light of Jesus and being kind to people and giving 320 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:00,680 those compliments and stuff, that's a form of worship because 321 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:04,920 we're trying to radiate God's love through US, you know, 322 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:10,040 leading a 12 step, leading a group of teenagers doing all 323 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:13,720 this to glorify God and lead people closer to him. 324 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:17,160 That is worship and sometimes sometimes we get so, you know, 325 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:22,080 confused or we not confused, but like we don't look at the things 326 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:26,640 that we're doing as a form of worship, you know, So I think 327 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:31,240 once we change our mindset with that and realize that what we're 328 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:35,640 doing is to glorify him that that that's better than just 329 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:38,040 knowing scripture because anybody can know scripture. 330 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:41,840 Anybody can remember what it says in Genesis all the way to 331 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:44,920 Revelation. But living that out, even if you 332 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:47,920 don't know anything, just living it out and seeking him. 333 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:52,360 Yeah, and I was just reading this morning about holy the Holy 334 00:18:52,360 --> 00:18:56,720 Spirit's names. And so one part of it is people 335 00:18:56,720 --> 00:19:00,520 know us by our fruit. So that doesn't mean you have to 336 00:19:00,520 --> 00:19:02,800 walk around quoting scripture all day long. 337 00:19:03,120 --> 00:19:07,360 I can tell a person by their fruit if they if they are child 338 00:19:07,360 --> 00:19:11,720 of God, if they do yield to the Spirit, if they do try to be a 339 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:13,760 better person than they were yesterday. 340 00:19:14,120 --> 00:19:16,080 You know, you noticed that in somebody. 341 00:19:16,360 --> 00:19:19,120 So that doesn't mean that somebody's going to know be know 342 00:19:19,120 --> 00:19:23,440 me by my fruit because I can tell you 30 Scriptures, you 343 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:25,440 know, it's what does your life look like? 344 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:28,960 Yes, you know, And again, that is from seeking God. 345 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:32,680 And when you seek God and you ask him to search your heart, he 346 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:37,520 gets rid of all that. It's called pruning, but it gets 347 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:39,600 rid of all that stuff that does not belong. 348 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:42,160 Yeah. And so, yeah, you start walking 349 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:44,200 in confidence because the fruits there. 350 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:47,760 Me and Abby recently talked about like, you know, a cookie 351 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:51,560 mold is like God is the perfect cookie mold. 352 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:55,760 And then we're putting our life in that and you cut off 353 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:58,520 everything that does not fit that mold. 354 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:03,040 So, you know, like the drinking, the smoking, the cussing, the, 355 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:06,480 you know, doing all these things that God wouldn't do. 356 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:08,920 We need to be cutting out of our life that even might be, you 357 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:11,280 know, friendships, relationships, all this stuff, 358 00:20:11,600 --> 00:20:15,960 being willing to take that stuff out of our life so we can fit 359 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:19,840 the mold and we can grow. And that is just like at the 360 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:22,760 Potter's house, you know, the wheel, the Potter's wheel. 361 00:20:23,040 --> 00:20:26,680 I mean, he mashes that clay. He takes out everything that is 362 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:30,520 not of him. And he starts and he takes out 363 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:34,680 everything completely, not just what is not of him. 364 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:37,640 And he puts us on the wheel and he starts molding. 365 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:42,440 But as we grow, he adds the stuff that he wants back in. 366 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:45,120 And that is sometimes family members. 367 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:48,680 But at this moment, you don't need them all you. 368 00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:52,160 And so when he starts molding and there's a lot of stuff that 369 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:56,680 don't go back in, but there is a lot of stuff that does that is 370 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:59,480 good stuff, but it's not perfect timing. 371 00:20:59,480 --> 00:21:02,160 Yeah. So again, that's just like the 372 00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:04,040 cookie mold. He gets rid of it. 373 00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:05,800 Yeah. There's so many times that 374 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:09,080 people have asked me like how do you like, you know when you're 375 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:10,880 seeking God? How do you know you're hearing 376 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:13,320 from him? Or like, I just feel like I 377 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:17,040 maybe am not hearing from him. Or how do you discern what he's 378 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:19,120 saying? And there's there's something 379 00:21:19,120 --> 00:21:21,280 that I always think about that you said that Miss Cherie taught 380 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:24,360 you was about an Ant. So can you kind of tell us about 381 00:21:24,360 --> 00:21:25,680 this Ant? Yes. 382 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:31,000 So Miss Cherie taught us that one day she was sitting in the 383 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:36,200 yard, and she just laid her hand flat down, and some ants crawled 384 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:38,560 on her hand. And she was just watching how, 385 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:41,480 you know, each aunt has a purpose. 386 00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:45,320 They're all doing something. But she wanted to be able to 387 00:21:45,320 --> 00:21:48,000 tell that aunt that she loved it. 388 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:54,320 And so she was like, how would that aunt ever hear me or know 389 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:58,680 that I'm telling it, that I love it when I'm just huge to it? 390 00:21:59,120 --> 00:22:01,880 You know, you think of a little aunt, You're like, hey, little 391 00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:02,680 aunt. Yeah. 392 00:22:02,840 --> 00:22:04,560 And so she said she would do that. 393 00:22:04,560 --> 00:22:06,360 Like I love you. Little aunt and. 394 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:14,400 And so she thought, Lord, you know, how would I ever let this 395 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:19,640 Ant know how much I love it? And she said she felt the Lord 396 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:24,920 speak in her spirit, You have to become that Ant because the Ant 397 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:28,800 will never know what you're saying until you become an Ant. 398 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:33,720 And so that just spoke volumes to me, you know, because you 399 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:38,600 have to be on God's frequency for for you to hear from God. 400 00:22:38,600 --> 00:22:42,160 Yeah, you know well. That spoke to me even in a 401 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:45,560 different way than what I was planning for it to speak to me 402 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:49,320 as like, you know, he came down to get on our frequency. 403 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:50,880 Exactly. So that. 404 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:55,640 He could live a perfect sinless life so that he can show us the 405 00:22:55,640 --> 00:22:59,760 mold, find the mold and be like I did it and I need y'all to 406 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:03,000 live in my righteousness. Y'all need to be seeking my 407 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,120 righteousness. So he came to be on our 408 00:23:05,120 --> 00:23:08,080 frequency so that we could have that connection with him. 409 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:10,720 Yeah, because we. Is he's huge, Yeah. 410 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:14,360 Like, you know, And so we don't ever feel like, oh, does he 411 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:17,280 really hear me? So yeah, he had to come to Earth 412 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:19,040 and walk with us. Yeah, but. 413 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:21,760 Yes, with the Ant. And so the longer that we do 414 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:25,160 walk with him, the more that we spend time with him, we do get 415 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:27,840 on his frequency. We do start hearing from him and 416 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:31,560 having that discernment that we know that what was that we felt 417 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:35,760 that we've that we heard or that we read or that that that was 418 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:38,360 from him. Yes, when we spend more time and 419 00:23:38,360 --> 00:23:42,000 we continue to seek Him, that's when we know what He has called 420 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:45,760 for us and if we're leaving in his will and two. 421 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:51,120 We don't have to try so hard to tune into his frequency. 422 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:54,440 The longer we walk with him, we are in tune with him. 423 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:55,480 Absolutely. Yeah. 424 00:23:55,560 --> 00:23:58,400 And so we don't question the longer you walk. 425 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:01,640 And still I question. I, you know, I still got a long 426 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:04,920 ways to go. But today, when I know that, I 427 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:06,920 know that. I know that I read something in 428 00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:08,400 it. There was something in my spirit 429 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:10,920 that clicked. I don't question it. 430 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:14,320 I know it's God. And I don't want to bring up the 431 00:24:14,320 --> 00:24:19,040 beach trip again. But also when that moment when I 432 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:21,240 looked down, that was no question. 433 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:24,000 At the moment, that was no question. 434 00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:27,840 But say what happens is you walk off and then the enemy has time 435 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:32,200 to get in and then he makes you question because if you can 436 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:37,720 doubt God, that's it, you know, so that's all he ever wants to 437 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:40,240 do. So again, you know, when you 438 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:44,720 when you the longer you walk with him, the more in line you 439 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:49,360 are with him and there's not so many questions of was that God 440 00:24:49,360 --> 00:24:50,880 or was that self? Yeah. 441 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:53,920 Or was that the enemy? You know, it's like which one? 442 00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:56,000 Well, because I've talked. About this on here too, like the 443 00:24:56,000 --> 00:25:00,200 enemy will disguise a a plan that's completely wrong for your 444 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:01,800 life. Like if you're at a pitch in a 445 00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:05,720 road, like a fork in a road and this is God's will and this is, 446 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:09,840 you know, something that looks so similar to God's will, but 447 00:25:09,840 --> 00:25:12,360 the enemy will disguise that. So you'll take this path and 448 00:25:12,360 --> 00:25:14,880 leave this one. Oh, yeah, He will make you 449 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:17,640 completely think this is the right will for your life. 450 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:20,080 But it looks so similar to this that you can't discern. 451 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:24,640 But when you're walking closely with God and you're in his Word 452 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:28,360 and you're seeking Him and you're seeking his and his will, 453 00:25:28,360 --> 00:25:31,600 his ultimate will, and you'll know without a shadow of a doubt 454 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:34,840 that this is the way instead of this, because the enemy is going 455 00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:39,040 to disguise it so closely and make you think that this is 456 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:40,760 right for you when it's totally not. 457 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:41,640 Yeah. And. 458 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:43,760 That goes back to, are you studying God? 459 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:47,640 Are you seeking God? Because when you're seeking God, 460 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:49,680 you can tell that that's a copycat. 461 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:52,520 You know, it's too good to be true, you know? 462 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:56,400 And so that's when you start determining, Oh my gosh, you 463 00:25:56,400 --> 00:26:00,200 know, the enemy is he, he is out to kill, steal and destroy. 464 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:03,680 So yeah, you have to. The longer you walk it out, the 465 00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:07,560 more you study, the more you dig in, the more you get in life 466 00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:10,560 groups, the more you get discipled, the more you 467 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:12,880 recognize the plan. And I mean. 468 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:14,520 It doesn't just happen overnight. 469 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:18,520 Nobody's just jumps in line and instantly knows exactly 470 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:21,000 everything or whatever. Like it's the longer you walk. 471 00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:24,360 So like right at the beginning when you first feel like you are 472 00:26:24,360 --> 00:26:28,800 just lost, you don't really know how to seek Kim or what to do. 473 00:26:28,960 --> 00:26:31,760 Just start reading his word and he will lead and guide you. 474 00:26:32,040 --> 00:26:35,200 He will show you how to get more plugged in. 475 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:40,600 You just have to be willing. When he gives those calls and 476 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:43,200 he, like asks you to do these things, you have to be willing 477 00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:44,880 to do those. And that's the difference 478 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:48,000 between just going to church and getting plugged in and becoming 479 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:50,640 the church, yes. Yes, yes, because. 480 00:26:50,840 --> 00:26:55,040 We can go to the four walls once a week or whatever, but we're 481 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:58,000 we're supposed to be the church when we leave those four walls. 482 00:26:58,080 --> 00:26:59,640 Yes, we. Are the church? 483 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:03,240 Yes, that's corporate worship. Yes, That's where we go to, you 484 00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:05,600 know, to gather. And yeah, yeah. 485 00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:10,240 But church is US. Well, he says, you know, he's 486 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:12,920 coming back for the church. That means he's coming back for 487 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:13,720 us. Yes. 488 00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:16,920 He's not coming back for those four walls on House and Lake or 489 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:21,000 wherever you go to church like he's coming back for us and 490 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:23,080 then. And he's looking to see what 491 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:24,920 you've done for the Kingdom also. 492 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:29,640 And that takes us back to being bold in your faith and, and, and 493 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:32,040 reaching out. You know, I always make the 494 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:36,000 comment, Lord, when I stand in front of him, what does my 495 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:38,200 playing field look like behind me? 496 00:27:38,600 --> 00:27:45,720 Meaning how many people have I touched that he's led me to, you 497 00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:48,800 know, because there's only certain people that I can touch 498 00:27:49,040 --> 00:27:53,160 that no one else can. So that is that is being 499 00:27:53,160 --> 00:27:56,160 obedient. And so one day I want to look 500 00:27:56,160 --> 00:28:00,120 back and have a whole field full of people that not being 501 00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:04,520 arrogant or prideful, like I've done that, but I allowed him to 502 00:28:04,520 --> 00:28:07,920 work through me. And that that comes from seeking 503 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:11,440 him and, you know, building the Kingdom because just like. 504 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:14,200 You said there's some people that you can touch, no one else 505 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:16,800 can touch, but there's other people that are in your life 506 00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:19,360 that you can't touch. But it's going to take someone 507 00:28:19,360 --> 00:28:22,120 else to come in and be that person. 508 00:28:22,120 --> 00:28:24,640 Because we can witness the people and we can be a light in 509 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:28,320 people's life, but they don't interpret it or they don't see 510 00:28:28,320 --> 00:28:30,920 God in that light. They need it from someone else. 511 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:33,520 Yes, so. What we're doing is we're 512 00:28:33,520 --> 00:28:36,480 planting a seed, yes. Or we're, you know, we, we, you 513 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:39,760 know, I always make the joke. We don't have to till the land, 514 00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:42,320 plant the seed, water it, weed it, harvest it. 515 00:28:42,360 --> 00:28:45,520 You know, that's not our job, but one of those is our job. 516 00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:50,760 One of those steps, maybe it's the original seed planting, like 517 00:28:50,760 --> 00:28:53,720 just dropping and being that light, that, that kindness that 518 00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:57,360 you said, or the compliment, the random act, you know, whatever. 519 00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:00,480 And, or maybe the next person, they're doing the same thing, 520 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:03,920 but they're kind of saying why they they're doing this. 521 00:29:03,920 --> 00:29:06,640 Like maybe we said this and now they're saying the same thing, 522 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:09,320 but they're like, you know, God told me to tell you this. 523 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:13,240 And then the next person maybe is like, Oh, in this scripture, 524 00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:17,960 God saying this, this and this. So it's like a stepping stone of 525 00:29:17,960 --> 00:29:21,040 getting closer and winning that soul for the Kingdom. 526 00:29:21,400 --> 00:29:24,560 One thing that I did read this morning that I'm like, I've 527 00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:28,920 heard it before, but it just kind of, you know, sat different 528 00:29:29,320 --> 00:29:34,680 or I, I received it differently for where your treasury is 529 00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:36,600 there, your heart will be awesome. 530 00:29:37,040 --> 00:29:42,400 And so like when we think about that, if, if the Lord is our 531 00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:44,960 treasure, that's where our heart will lie. 532 00:29:45,240 --> 00:29:49,560 You know, so when we're only seeking money and materialistic 533 00:29:49,560 --> 00:29:52,120 things and stuff like that, that's what our heart is going 534 00:29:52,120 --> 00:29:54,880 to show. But when you're truly seeking 535 00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:59,840 the Lord and you're truly trying to surrender to His will, your 536 00:29:59,840 --> 00:30:02,960 heart shows that it softens towards things. 537 00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:06,120 It softens towards the world and people and you will be able to 538 00:30:06,120 --> 00:30:11,520 show love and be able to, you know, radiate him because that's 539 00:30:11,520 --> 00:30:14,400 where our heart will lie. You will see the intentions that 540 00:30:14,400 --> 00:30:18,760 we have if we're doing it for the good works or are we doing 541 00:30:18,760 --> 00:30:20,760 it for what he's done? Yes. 542 00:30:21,280 --> 00:30:23,240 And again, that's where your fruits show. 543 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:27,800 Yeah, you know, And so I like what you said, where you said 544 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:31,840 when you read this Scripture, you received it differently. 545 00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:35,120 I love God's Word because it is a living word. 546 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:40,560 So at any moment I can go back. So James is one of my favorite 547 00:30:40,560 --> 00:30:44,280 books in the Bible. But, and I started reading that 548 00:30:44,280 --> 00:30:49,720 probably back in I'd say 2009. It's always been my favorite. 549 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:54,200 It's 5 chapters, very short, but it talks about you speak life or 550 00:30:54,200 --> 00:30:58,120 death in the tongue. And so, but I can read James. 551 00:30:58,120 --> 00:31:02,400 I've probably read it, I don't know, 100 times, but I can go 552 00:31:02,400 --> 00:31:06,040 back and read it today and it speaks so much different you. 553 00:31:06,040 --> 00:31:08,360 Know. Because God needs me to get 554 00:31:08,360 --> 00:31:12,800 something different every time. Or not every time, but a new 555 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:17,040 season in my life, the word changes for me. 556 00:31:17,200 --> 00:31:18,720 He needs me to get something else. 557 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:23,800 So that's why it's so important to stay in God's Word, because 558 00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:25,480 he's, oh, well, I've read the Bible. 559 00:31:25,520 --> 00:31:28,080 Well, no, because he's going to speak differently. 560 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:29,600 And so. Yeah. 561 00:31:29,680 --> 00:31:32,400 And two, where your treasures are, that's where your heart is. 562 00:31:32,880 --> 00:31:40,000 And so it's very important to to be intentional about loving the 563 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:41,760 Lord. Reaching. 564 00:31:41,760 --> 00:31:46,000 Out trying to show people who are hurting I mean it is that 565 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:49,480 you know that is what we're supposed to do so and that is 566 00:31:49,480 --> 00:31:50,280 being. Obedient. 567 00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:53,960 Yeah, which I've watched you actually, when you're going 568 00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:56,560 through like the Bible app, like when we're in church and you 569 00:31:56,560 --> 00:31:58,520 highlight, you know, different things. 570 00:31:58,520 --> 00:32:00,240 Every time we're reading something, you highlight 571 00:32:00,240 --> 00:32:04,560 something different. And so it's like each time, like 572 00:32:04,560 --> 00:32:07,440 you've read that, but now you're highlighting a whole different 573 00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:11,720 scripture because that stood out to you differently than what 574 00:32:11,720 --> 00:32:14,040 stood out to you the first time. Maybe it's not even the same 575 00:32:14,040 --> 00:32:16,360 scripture that you got the first time, but it's a whole different 576 00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:21,120 13 above that, you know, or like in that first time you read it, 577 00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:23,600 you completely just read it and you, you know. 578 00:32:23,640 --> 00:32:25,400 Nothing. Was there, you know, but then 579 00:32:25,400 --> 00:32:29,080 the next time you read it and you're like, wow, he actually is 580 00:32:29,080 --> 00:32:33,400 saying this and reveals like taking a scale off another time 581 00:32:33,520 --> 00:32:36,320 and revealing himself to you even more than what he's done 582 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:37,880 before. Yes, Yeah. 583 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:41,200 And that that's why it's so important to stay in God's word 584 00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:44,160 because it is living instructions. 585 00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:49,120 It is your instructions of life. And it if it was true that we 586 00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:51,080 could read through it one time and we got it. 587 00:32:51,080 --> 00:32:53,800 You know, I say this all the time is we wouldn't need a 588 00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:57,720 savior because we got it together, but we are going to 589 00:32:57,720 --> 00:33:01,120 fall. We are going to need a different 590 00:33:01,120 --> 00:33:04,160 fresh, a new fresh word from him. 591 00:33:04,440 --> 00:33:08,440 And so that's why you stay in your word and you know, it is so 592 00:33:08,440 --> 00:33:11,720 important, so important. And I, you know, I say it again, 593 00:33:12,280 --> 00:33:15,680 give him your first. I mean when your eyes are open, 594 00:33:15,680 --> 00:33:19,640 get up earlier, get up, you know, say here God because he 595 00:33:19,640 --> 00:33:23,520 speaks in the wee hours of the morning when the dews on the 596 00:33:23,520 --> 00:33:27,720 ground, when it's quiet, whether there's no chaos, there's no 597 00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:31,120 chatter in your mind is when you can hear God the most. 598 00:33:31,160 --> 00:33:35,360 And I feel for me, not everybody that's about 5:00 in the 599 00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:39,760 morning. Yeah, I know that's early, but, 600 00:33:39,760 --> 00:33:44,040 you know, I just feel like that's my time with God, and he 601 00:33:44,040 --> 00:33:46,440 knows it. Like, and I feel like he's 602 00:33:46,440 --> 00:33:50,120 waiting. And so I never want him to just 603 00:33:50,120 --> 00:33:55,400 stand there and I go on about my day and I don't even acknowledge 604 00:33:55,400 --> 00:33:58,120 him, you know, I know that would hurt him. 605 00:33:58,120 --> 00:34:00,760 And so to hurt him, that would hurt me. 606 00:34:01,640 --> 00:34:04,160 Another thing too is like when you're thinking about being in 607 00:34:04,160 --> 00:34:09,480 God's Word, how and if you're seeking him, but you're not in 608 00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:13,000 God's Word, how do you expect to hear from him? 609 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:15,280 How do you expect to let him speak? 610 00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:17,800 I mean, I know he speaks in other ways, like he can speak 611 00:34:17,800 --> 00:34:19,520 through people and speak through the Spirit. 612 00:34:19,719 --> 00:34:24,199 He can speak through different things, but music and worship in 613 00:34:24,199 --> 00:34:29,040 any capacity, but at the same time, that is his word. 614 00:34:29,280 --> 00:34:33,480 He wrote that. And so so when we're looking for 615 00:34:33,480 --> 00:34:37,520 answers and searching for where to go, what to do, that's the 616 00:34:37,520 --> 00:34:41,800 instruction manual. That is truly where you find 617 00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:44,199 what he's calling us to do. And I brought this up more 618 00:34:44,199 --> 00:34:46,600 recently, but I think I might have actually cut it from the 619 00:34:46,600 --> 00:34:48,360 episode. You said this before. 620 00:34:48,360 --> 00:34:51,600 And it's like if I got to the end of the finish line and there 621 00:34:51,600 --> 00:34:57,560 really wasn't a God, like I still lived a great life serving 622 00:34:57,560 --> 00:35:01,840 others, that there's nothing that I regret in my life because 623 00:35:02,120 --> 00:35:08,720 like in I yeah, well, I do say. That for people that are like, 624 00:35:08,760 --> 00:35:11,000 oh, I mean, why would I get saved? 625 00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:14,800 I mean, well, first of all, you know, get why wouldn't you? 626 00:35:14,800 --> 00:35:18,120 Yeah, why wouldn't you? It's a beautiful life, you know 627 00:35:18,120 --> 00:35:21,680 it everything is you learn to love you. 628 00:35:21,680 --> 00:35:25,760 You learn to just walk in grace and mercy and you show that 629 00:35:26,040 --> 00:35:30,200 because you've received that. So when people like, I mean, 630 00:35:30,200 --> 00:35:33,240 what, what does it matter? Well, I would hate to know at 631 00:35:33,240 --> 00:35:36,520 the very end and that bus come by that you're supposed to have 632 00:35:36,520 --> 00:35:41,000 that ticket and you've rejected him all your life because you 633 00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:42,560 didn't believe in heaven and hell. 634 00:35:42,760 --> 00:35:45,440 And there you stand and that light went by you. 635 00:35:45,840 --> 00:35:51,160 You know, it's so important to to walk out what Christ has done 636 00:35:51,160 --> 00:35:55,520 for you and be that person so that people want want what you 637 00:35:55,520 --> 00:36:01,320 got, you know, and so, you know, for the years I've always, you 638 00:36:01,320 --> 00:36:05,160 know, walk in, in God's grace and mercy. 639 00:36:05,520 --> 00:36:08,440 And when you tell people what he's done for you in your life, 640 00:36:08,480 --> 00:36:12,960 it you want to attract people to that because then if they're 641 00:36:12,960 --> 00:36:16,200 attracted to the change that's happened in your life, that's 642 00:36:16,200 --> 00:36:17,360 when they become. Curious. 643 00:36:17,360 --> 00:36:21,280 Yes, And that's when. God, it opens a door for God to 644 00:36:21,360 --> 00:36:25,160 get in, you know, so I, you know, it's very important to 645 00:36:25,440 --> 00:36:28,800 always walk in God's grace and mercy. 646 00:36:29,840 --> 00:36:31,400 That's good. That's good stuff. 647 00:36:31,400 --> 00:36:32,760 Right there, good stuff. Right there. 648 00:36:33,280 --> 00:36:35,320 Well, as I. Guess we begin to close, like 649 00:36:35,320 --> 00:36:37,720 what if something maybe that God's revealed to you more 650 00:36:37,720 --> 00:36:41,920 recently or, you know, maybe what did you get anything this 651 00:36:41,920 --> 00:36:43,720 morning, like in your quiet time? 652 00:36:43,720 --> 00:36:47,440 Because, you know, like you read at 5:00 AM and I know that was 653 00:36:47,560 --> 00:36:51,440 hours and hours and hours, Yeah, but, well, some I've. 654 00:36:51,440 --> 00:36:54,560 Been studying the power of the Holy Spirit name, and it's just 655 00:36:54,560 --> 00:37:01,000 been speaking so clearly to me how no unwholesome talk should 656 00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:03,320 come out of your mouth. No joking. 657 00:37:03,480 --> 00:37:06,760 Anything that is not of God should not come out of your 658 00:37:06,760 --> 00:37:10,120 mouth because the Holy Spirit lives within you. 659 00:37:10,160 --> 00:37:12,720 And when you're doing that, it has nowhere to go. 660 00:37:12,720 --> 00:37:17,920 Yeah, it's stuck in there. And so that just spoke to me so 661 00:37:17,920 --> 00:37:21,200 big that because sometimes I do, I'm not perfect. 662 00:37:21,880 --> 00:37:26,040 I know that surprises you, Alexis, but I am not perfect. 663 00:37:26,080 --> 00:37:30,920 And so sometimes, and you hear me, something will slip out and 664 00:37:30,920 --> 00:37:35,640 I'm like, well, God knows me. Well, yes, he knows me, but he 665 00:37:35,640 --> 00:37:39,000 expects better. He expects me to be better. 666 00:37:39,360 --> 00:37:43,000 And so when I read that about that when you when you have 667 00:37:43,080 --> 00:37:46,960 unwholesome talk and the Holy Spirit doesn't have anywhere to 668 00:37:46,960 --> 00:37:51,040 go because it dwells in you, it just it really spoke to me 669 00:37:51,200 --> 00:37:55,640 about, yeah, God does know me and he knows I have a sense of 670 00:37:55,640 --> 00:37:59,080 humor and I try to joke everything off, but also he 671 00:37:59,080 --> 00:38:04,320 wants me to grow. And so that again, once again, 672 00:38:04,320 --> 00:38:08,320 while comes back to the fruit of the Spirit, like what am I 673 00:38:08,320 --> 00:38:12,240 showing? And to also lead? 674 00:38:12,600 --> 00:38:17,600 So I pray every morning and I thank him for choosing me to 675 00:38:17,600 --> 00:38:22,040 lead other women and to start a place to help women. 676 00:38:22,280 --> 00:38:25,240 And so I want to be above reproach. 677 00:38:25,480 --> 00:38:31,040 You know, you have to be because now I'm guiding and leading 678 00:38:31,040 --> 00:38:33,240 women. I don't want to stand in front 679 00:38:33,240 --> 00:38:37,960 of God and him say, why did you do this or why did you joke like 680 00:38:37,960 --> 00:38:42,440 this to these women? Because I'm supposed to be set 681 00:38:42,440 --> 00:38:45,720 apart, set apart once again, holy set apart. 682 00:38:46,400 --> 00:38:50,360 So anyway, I, you know, that's something that I've been really, 683 00:38:50,440 --> 00:38:55,960 God has really been pressing on me to be above standard, you 684 00:38:55,960 --> 00:38:59,240 know, to when you're leading people, you have to be because 685 00:38:59,240 --> 00:39:00,680 you never want to lead them wrong. 686 00:39:01,280 --> 00:39:04,000 You know, you're going to be accountable at the very end for 687 00:39:04,000 --> 00:39:05,640 that. Nobody else, nobody else. 688 00:39:05,680 --> 00:39:07,920 So you know. There's two things that I got 689 00:39:07,920 --> 00:39:10,520 from that. What that you just said was 690 00:39:11,560 --> 00:39:14,080 there's nowhere for the Holy Spirit to go when you're living 691 00:39:14,080 --> 00:39:16,640 that way or speaking that way or anything like that. 692 00:39:16,640 --> 00:39:21,320 And and then I thought it's constricting the growth like. 693 00:39:21,440 --> 00:39:24,200 In you. And your spiritual walk, it's, 694 00:39:24,240 --> 00:39:28,240 it's constricting your growth where you can't grow closer with 695 00:39:28,240 --> 00:39:29,960 him because he can't grow in you. 696 00:39:29,960 --> 00:39:32,120 Most definitely. And then two. 697 00:39:32,120 --> 00:39:34,920 You said about depressing. And anytime I hear, you know, 698 00:39:34,920 --> 00:39:38,360 the pressing, I think about those times where like you're in 699 00:39:38,360 --> 00:39:41,600 those seasons where you're having to be stretched, that's 700 00:39:41,600 --> 00:39:44,440 you're having to be pressed. But what comes from that new 701 00:39:44,440 --> 00:39:47,600 wine? The new wine comes from that. 702 00:39:47,600 --> 00:39:53,760 And, and we can become new when we allow that pressing and use 703 00:39:53,760 --> 00:39:57,720 those seasons of maybe like loneliness or isolation where we 704 00:39:57,720 --> 00:40:01,440 feel like we're in that, but God's there and he's pressing us 705 00:40:01,440 --> 00:40:04,000 to bring us to higher levels. Yeah. 706 00:40:04,680 --> 00:40:08,560 That is so good because in the next chapter to the book is new. 707 00:40:09,240 --> 00:40:11,560 Oh my gosh, let's go. That's what I'm talking about. 708 00:40:11,560 --> 00:40:13,720 The Holy Spirit knew what you were trying to say, and it 709 00:40:13,720 --> 00:40:16,400 ignited in me that that's where I was going. 710 00:40:16,440 --> 00:40:20,040 Like the new one? Because again, when you talk 711 00:40:20,040 --> 00:40:24,960 about crushing and pressing, yes, you know, so it has to 712 00:40:24,960 --> 00:40:26,720 happen, you know? No. 713 00:40:26,720 --> 00:40:28,360 Do we like it? Do we want it? 714 00:40:28,360 --> 00:40:32,480 I went through a season last year in May where I stayed on my 715 00:40:32,480 --> 00:40:36,720 face crying to the Lord and begging. 716 00:40:36,720 --> 00:40:41,360 One thing was begging for forgiveness that once again I 717 00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:47,400 had an idol over him, you know, and so I that was crushing and 718 00:40:47,400 --> 00:40:50,840 that was pressing. But it does produce new wine. 719 00:40:51,280 --> 00:40:55,440 And I tell the girls all the time, like, do you always want 720 00:40:55,440 --> 00:40:58,200 to be a grape? Do you just want to be a grape 721 00:40:58,280 --> 00:41:02,120 hanging on a vine? I mean, or do you want a grape 722 00:41:02,200 --> 00:41:05,880 goes through all that, the crushing and the pressing 723 00:41:06,400 --> 00:41:12,080 because look what it makes. And so if you're willing to to 724 00:41:12,080 --> 00:41:16,160 withstand that crushing and pressing God's got such a big 725 00:41:16,160 --> 00:41:20,720 plan while we're remaining steadfast, yes, Yep, you have to 726 00:41:20,720 --> 00:41:23,360 remain. I think that's good. 727 00:41:23,440 --> 00:41:24,880 Yeah. I think we're going on that note 728 00:41:24,880 --> 00:41:26,440 because that was a good note right there. 729 00:41:26,520 --> 00:41:28,000 That was a good note. That was a good note. 730 00:41:28,000 --> 00:41:29,640 OK. All right, guys. 731 00:41:29,640 --> 00:41:32,280 Well, I hope that you enjoyed this as much as we did. 732 00:41:32,280 --> 00:41:34,840 We're going to have to get my mom on here some more. 733 00:41:34,960 --> 00:41:37,960 She was a little nervous from the from the beginning, but you 734 00:41:37,960 --> 00:41:40,080 would have never known it. You did a really great job. 735 00:41:40,280 --> 00:41:42,600 Well, thank you. Very much I enjoy doing it. 736 00:41:42,680 --> 00:41:44,360 And are you coming back? I'm. 737 00:41:44,360 --> 00:41:47,320 Coming back. All right, all right, guys, stay 738 00:41:47,320 --> 00:41:49,760 tuned, Stay blessed and we'll see you guys next week. 739 00:41:50,240 --> 00:41:50,320 Bye.