glitzy
it is your coming to your home safely we love you we know God has great things in
store for you
we believe in this is going to be the best year of your life so far
so I hope you're in agreement with that as well but sole agent Indian
I like to get started this week was something kinda funny I heard about this
pastor he was known for preaching long sermons
nobody had the nerve to talk to my batting but one sunday
about an hour and a half into his message the head they can got up in
Waltham
the pastor was a little irritated by it he found him afterwards and said
why'd you leave in the middle my sermon they can said
because I had to go get a haircut at the pastor was even more aggravated he said
why did you get a haircut before you came
the Deacon said because I didn't need one cone of the above all say it like
you mean it
this is my bible I am what is says I am
I have what it says I have I can do what it says I can do
today I will beat all the Word of God I boldly confessed
my mind is a large my heart is receptive
I will never be the same in Jesus name
god bless you i wanna talk to you today
about how to start your day off a lot many times the way we start our day
will determine what kinda day we're going to head if we start the day in a
hurry
Russian around stressed out very often
that whole day will be up tight in own age
we start the day off focused on our problems
complaining dwelling on what's wrong most likely
will go to the day negative discourage no joy
is so important what we do right at the very beginning
that sets the tone for the entire day if we're going to be our best
and really live each day to the fall we need to get in the habit
have giving the first part have our day to guard
before the stress in business comes
before you read the newspaper a four-year
think about all you have to do you need to have a tan
to where you get quiet and spend a few minutes
thanking God for His goodness reading the scriptures
meditating on his promises speaking words a victory over your life when you
do this
you're building up your inner me just like the physical body
gets refreshed in restore when you sleep at night
when you get up in the mornin you need to get your inner man
refreshed and refuel the way you do this
is by spending time with God and sometimes
will take 45 minutes to get out a man ready
getting dressed taking a shower ladies putting on makeup
but we don't take anytime together in remain prepared for the day
when we wonder why we get stressed out so easily and
why do we have any energy and why we
can overcome bad habits it's because we're not taking the time
to keep what you mean strong alter the scripture
we can see how God requires the for Sprint's
we know if we'll give him the first part about income
in the West about finances will be blessed missus same way with our time
if you give God the first part have your day
than the rest have your day will be blessed when you honor God
by getting quiet in the morning telling him how much you love him and you
thanking for all that he's done not only
is your main gonna be stronger the GAO cause you
to have a more productive day you'll get more done
you'll be more creative you'll get better brakes
all because he gave gone the first part of your day
90 some %uh view our night people
you like to read the Scripture and have quiet time in the evening
of course that's fun but I would encourage it
to take at least a few minutes every morning before you leave the house
to stay gone i lucky I need you thank you for this day
when you do that you're so wanna see
for the whole day to go back there something special
about the morning David said early in the morning
my song will rise to you will use a jewel
I'm so busy in the morning get my kids ready for school making breakfast fixing
luncheons
is so hectic and stressful I just don't have time to get quite know willy
you doing yourself a disservice you need to take time
to feed your inner man every day how do you keep it strong how do you keep it
nourished
not just by coming to church although
this is good but you're not going to be spiritually fit
living off a one meal a week every day
purportedly in the mornin you need to feed you know me how do you do that
reading the scripture is spiritual food getting quiet and thanking God for His
goodness
is spiritual food declaring his promises over your life
that's making your in remained stronger more spiritual food
I know some mornings I get up and feel kinda blah
no enthusiasm no joy kinda thinking this day is going to be a drag but I've
learned
I'll have to give in to those negative thoughts just go through the day all
discourage
I know more than ever I've got to get to my quiet place
and get my in a main fate so I'll get a loan
and start faking got that on the line and i think im that I'm healthy
i think im from my family thank him for my children now spend a few minutes
reading the scripture meditating on his promises
things like father thank you the path for the light just gets brighter and
brighter
no good thing you withhold because I walk upright
goodness and mercy will always follow me all the sudden
I begin to feel things change I start to get my joy back
start to get piece back get a new attitude before long
I'm ready to face the day with excitement enthusiast
what happened I got my in a man strong I got built up
on the inside now have learned not to leave the house now
until I feel foale down here
do you know just like you can feel full physically after a good meal
you can feel full spiritually you can get to the point where you know
alright and fall in other words I'm positive
am hopeful I'm ready for this day I know great things are in store
some mornings it just takes me a few minutes to feel for spiritually
other mornings I'm a spin up to an hour just meditating on God's promises
reading a devotional I may take a long walk and just think about the goodness
of God
specially after Robin traveling right after a busy week in robin giving out
and giving out
I know I've got to get myself replenished
I've got to get healed up on the inside now I need not only
physical rest but I have to spend time
nourishing my in a man somebody have very busy schedules
especially the mothers raising children there are 1000 things today
if you're not careful you take care of everyone accept yourself
now you have to make yourself a priority
to keep your inner man strong few always
run down not just physically but mentally your time
emotionally the smallest things bother you
you get a sour attitude you don't feel like you're husband or wife loves you
now you need to get back in balance take time to get quite
don't start your day off in a hurry yelling at you kid rushing out the door
now I'm asking you to get up a few minutes earlier
and start the day off in peace stock today in God's presence
honor him a given him the first part of your day
I know something you think you may enjoy it how can I fit this into my schedule
not plates already for now I'll never get everything done
know it's just the opposite you get more done if you'll give God the first part a
few day
him multiply your time back that's why you shouldn't say well I gotta go spend
20 minutes
now you're not spending the time and you're investing the time
you so wanna see I found you never give God something
without him given you so much more back in return
even the fact you guys took time to come today he took time to watch
some people take him a new waste in a coupla hours going after like cool
you could be at home relaxing you could be getting a lot of other stuff done
now you gotta know gone is gonna multiply this time back to you
God can cause you to have one idea it saves you half a day's work
he calls you to get one phone call that will meet your sales goal for the whole
week
he can keep you from one delay that will save you hour after hour
God is in control if you give him the first party your day
not only will you in a min be stronger but you have a more productive day
will get more done in less time the scripture says an efficient 610
be strong in the Lord he empowered
through your reunion with him one translation says
require God as a vital necessity
that means we can have the attitude well I'll do this if I can just
find the time no we're not going to be empowered
for the day that way we're not going to be our best
if we're not making God a vital part a bar everyday life
you think about that word vital that means you can't live without
I remember when my father toward the into his life
he was on dialysis three times a week
he had to be up at the clinic to be dialers I never once heard my father say
Joe I don't feel like going to die I think I'll just stay home and watch the
ball game
I do little walk around the office maybe I'll do it next time
no that was never a question why because it was by
everything was arranged the when getting him up to the clinic
three times a week his life depended on it
that's the way we need to look at spending time with God all
not all do this to pop the lock it I wake up early
or Joe soon as this busy season it works over they don't get my quiet time back
no take it more serious than that you may not have an hour in the morning
but I bet every one of us could find fifteen minutes
we have to realize the way we're going to stay strong
the way we get empowered for the day is to our union with him
you know unionism marriage what makes a good marriage
spending time together I've never once said
well I gotta go spend time with Victoria guess I better go talk to her pay my
dues I'm married
now how wanna talk to her I want to spend time with her
that's why we need to look at it when it comes to guard not all man I gotta get
up go try out heard what you're saying Sunday
any drag myself in a hurry to get it over with no
he is the creator of the universe he's inviting us to come to him each morning
to receive this free for the day wisdom for our decisions
mercy for our mistakes all we have to do is take the time to come
way said you all I want to I'm so busy and
aside when I get up in the morning I'm so tired me give you some practical
suggestions
go to bed 30 minutes sorry turn the TV off a little bit sooner
or maybe you need to rearrange your schedule eliminate things that are not
producing good fruit in your life
so you can make this a priority it may be a sacrifice
i cant a it'll be well worth the scripture says
in God's presence is fullness a joint
I believe there's fullness up whatever you need
the reason some people today live stressed out they don't really have any
joy
because they're not getting into God's presence on a regular basis
I mean even hear you can't be here without feeling joy
it's because God's presence is here but you know this doesn't last for ever
during the week their stress there's traffic on the freeway
kids that need attention challenges at work
all these things drain spring from your inner me
some %uh view only feeding your spirit may once or twice a week
that's not enough to stay strong you need to get into God's presence
on a daily basis if you really going to be empowered
and don't be surprised when you make a decision to do this
everything in the world doesn't try to stop he
the moment you decide to take 15 minutes
to pray and read your Bible the phone will ring off the wall
you kids will have an emergency somebody'll knock on the front door
woodpeckers will pick on your house
all hands up distractions let me put it will plain and simple
the enemy does not want you to spend time with God
it's bad enough to him that you came today it's bad enough that you watchin
but he sure didn't want you to do this at home he didn't like the fact
that I speak blessings in favor over your life every week
that's bad enough he sure doesn't want you to start doing it every day
he sure doesn't want you to get up in the morning and start declaring
I am blessed I am anointed I have the favor of God
my children will be Maddie in the earth I and the hit on never be the tail
see it's bad enough that we sing praises in here he's terrified to think
you might get up in the morning and start singin' I am a friend of God
but I worship you because I who you are and save it you can move mountains
is it any wonder why he tries everything in the world
to keep us from having our time was gone you gotta be
determine you may have to set the alarm a half hour earlier
you may have to turn that TV offer rearrange a few things
to make this a priority in your life
I remember my father his detail every time he went to play
seem like the phone with just inevitably wing
one day he was fed up with he made up his mind he was gonna spend 15 minutes
and play himself
he wanted his office and shut the door he wasn't there for
two or three minutes until the phone started ringing it raining in laying in
right
he did his best to ignore it but it just kept on going in his mind he was
fighting the good fight a fight
10 I'm not gonna internet phone I'm not gonna be interrupted I'm not gonna be
distracted
this is much time with God well the phone just kept only
he told how these thoughts started coming to his man
telling him at twenty your children at school you that I am sure they need your
help
that somebody if the officer having a big problem they need you
he just kept ignoring the phone but this time had been laying in like five
minutes consistently
finally the thought came to his mind telling him that is the president %uh
the United States
he needs your help if you don't answer that you're gonna miss a big
opportunity not a good thing that he was convinced he
busted out of that room and in their answer the phone said hello mister
president how can I help you
come to find out it was a wrong number call when you go to have this quiet time
it's funny how everything will try to come against you
all the sudden your teenage son won't know how to put a piece a bread in the
toaster to make his practice
your husband won't be able to find his socks that are in the same drawer
they've been in for 22 years
you get a set some boundaries tell your family members somebody calls
Telemann not available tell your children you have an emergency
call 911 clue what works best
you to make it yourself are fast
tell your husband if you can't find your socks where my hoes but may be alone
I'm just kidding Paul
what i'm saying is make this a priority
see it is vital in other words if I don't get my quiet time
I know I'm not going to get my inner man phantom knuckle get it built up
and so I'm not gonna be my best today not only is that a disservice to me
as a disservice to my family the people around me when you really
getting to have to do in this you won't leave the house
until you feel full on the inside just like when we're hungry
physically we don't have to think about we just go get something to eat it's
natural to us
was the same thing spiritually when I get up in the morning now
I'm hungry for my spiritual food jesus said I am the bread
apply he said I am The Living Water
if you drink a mi you never thirst again my question to you is today
is are you drinkin up the living water each day that's taken time to play
praise Thanksgiving reading God's Word even during the day when he gets
stressful and things come against you
he attempted to get upset lose your cool
we need to just take a five-minute break and go drink
up the living water that means God I need you
I'm asking for your peace I'm asking for your strength
when you do that you just took a drink you street singer in a man
the boss is giving you a hard time just look at him tell 'em I need to go get a
drink
talking about the living water now but it's so important that we do this
first thing in the morning if not its easy to get distracted
we end up putting it off and how many more times have we gotten up with good
intentions
we want to go get quiet we want to go play but we think well
and we make this one phone call real quick know how does one thing leads to
another
well I better make the kids breakfast really I need to get to the grocery
store before it gets busy
says I'm out let me swing by and pick up the cleaning before long the whole day
is gone
you've missed your quiet time no make this a priority
this was gonna help your day to go much much better
I have been doing this since I was a little boy all
from the time I was probably eight or nine years old my parents taught me
to read a chapter in my Baba each morning I didn't always understand what
I was reading
still don't today and the pastor but I believe
because of honor dog by giving him the first part of Monday
got his honor me some mornings now
especially when I'm traveling I don't have but maybe five minutes
I'll take that time to say God I love you and need you
thank you for this day just a few minutes to get my in a man a little
stronger you get my mind going in the right direction
positive and hopeful I remember growing up seen my parents do this
every morning sitting in a chair reading their Bibles
I hear my father back in his room play in worshiping God
didn't help well they weighs five children all of us are in the ministry
today
we all turned out pretty good now I'm training
our children to do the same thing is being passed a in the morning
our little daughter Alexandra she's a he came in and got in bed with us
she said that a ft get through play in today
will you come out and play with me I thought to myself she see in the same
thing model
that ass all grown up that same to her God
is important in her family he is vital to our last
not know some people tell me what dole you know I don't know how to have quiet
time I don't know how to play
not a religious person I grew up in charge like you
but no here's the key player is just talking to go
sometimes religion makes things too complicated
makes us think we have to play in a fancy languages in these these in the
house
but no pray in your everyday language if your country
the good news is got talks country if you're from New York
got talks new york he understands it we don't but he does
but when you pray don't get all
fifteen go off and do some painting language talk to God like you talk into
your bestfriends
tell a new concerns the areas that you're struggling in
asking for his help Indian always take time and
to thank God for what he's already done out plays should always outweigh
a petition don't spend your whole quiet time
telling got your needs he already knows you need
take time to thank you some people use prayer as a complaint in session
got I don't understand why didn't get that promotion
when am I going to get married got my back's been home for three weeks
so I don't know about you but we must children complained
tell me what's wrong and what they don't have I don't want to do anything for
them at all
in fact I want to get as far away from them as I possibly can
but on the other hand when they come to me inside a
I love you you the best dad in the world I'm so glad you're my father
well they might as well go get the car keys were going to Toys R Us
I believe God is the same way
you get up in the morning and you take time to say God I love you
you thank him for what he's already done in your life
that's when God will do more than you can even ask or say
mean you're quiet time when you read the Scripture don't get bogged down with
things that you don't understand
as I said I've read passages before and thought I have no idea what that's
talking about
but I've learned to just read it and move on
see the Holy Spirit is called out teacher
if you'll stay open he'll make sure you understand exactly what you need to
understand
some scriptures their plain and simple
don't complain love your enemies by grace were say
if you believe all things are possible there's a lot we can all understand
we need to realize God's Word is like a seed
once you put it in your it never dies you may not understand it now
but at the right time when you need it God will cause it to come alive
my father used to say put God's Word in yet we don't need
and it'll be there when you do need lot of people today
and I don't mean this critically but they never play they never read a
scripture
in lesser have been a major crisis there's nothing wrong with that God
wants to help us
but the point I'm making is there is so much more benefit
if we make spending time with God apart about everyday life
heard about this young man he was raised in a home that
didn't have any spiritual emphasis his parents they were fine people but
they didn't have much to do with God they might play over the food once or
twice a year dinnertime
that's about it and one day when he was eight years old
all of his friends were going to a summer camp put on by the local church
he really wanted to go and so his mother made the arrangements
when he got there he noticed up on the platform there was this large trophy
this young man was very competitive rate in sports great in academics
he made up his mind right then and there he was gonna do whatever it took to win
that trophy
come to find out the trophy was going to be given to the person
that had memorized the most scripture verses
this young man never been to church never basically read his Bible
but he was so determined over the next two days
he memorized over 30 passages of Scripture and won the trophy
he was so excited well fifteen years later
he was a college all-american football player had a dream a plane in the NFL
but one day after practice had a terrible pain in his chest
got so bad he finally passed out long story short 23 years old
he had a massive heart attack woke up in the emergency room
with tubes coming out to him everywhere scared to death didn't know what to do
then he told how all the sudden from way down here
those scriptures that he had numerous hatched started coming up once again
here he hadn't thought about them in over 15 years
but see God's Word is like to see it's alive in for the power on the inside
and when you need it it'll take root this from the spring for
he started calling the scripture over and over again
things like though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I will fear no evil for you are with me he told how all the fear left
and he felt this incredible piece the doctors didn't think you would like it
but today that young man's as healthy as can be he goes all over the world
visiting high schools cheering his message of hope
with other young people but it all started back when he put the CD in hand
you may not understand everything you read in fact some orange of a man I'm
wasting my time I could be sleeping
no please realize this CD is going into you
and when you need it God will make sure becomes a lot
really we all have those towns will read the scriptures five minutes later we can
remember what we read
we must've been daydreaming we take time to pry we don't feel anything
we don't think the prior went past the ceiling but he even in the dry season
even when you don't feel anything know this God sees the effort that you make
he sees you getting up early he sees you taking the time
this not so much what we feel or even what we learn what we remember
it's the fact that you took time to honor God you made a sacrifice
to give got the first part in your day you do that that gets got attention
that's when you're going to be empowered for the day that means
you gonna have the strength the favor the peace the wisdom
you'll get them like you need to live that day in victory
friends what I'm asking us to do today is not hard
but it's one of the most important habits we could ever fall
if you don't have a way to get a quiet time make a decision to start
if you do be determined to stick with it don't think it is not doing any good
it's not only keeping your inner man strong but it's setting the tone for the
entire day
you gotta get filled up before you go out some %uh view
this is the only thing that's holding you back you love god you're dedicated
you're talented
but you're not taking time to get empowered each day
you're not getting your inner man refueled in reenergized
on to make these changes get up every morning and spend time with God
draw strength from receive His wisdom received his pace
if you'll start the day off right I know your ass higher and higher
go to pour out His blessings and favor and will live the life a victory
he has in store a man he received it today
we have a lot to close all broadcast without giving you an opportunity
to make Jesus the Lord your life would you play with me
just say Lord Jesus I repent my sins
come into my heart I make you my lord insane
points if you quite that simple prayer we believe you got born-again
getting a good Bible base church keep God first place in your life
to take you places that you've never even dreamed