Hi this is Joel in Victoria thanks for listening to our podcast and thanks for

supporting the ministry. If you enjoyed today's message why don't you be a

blessing and share it with a friend. We appreciate you and pray for God's very best

in your life. God bless you it's great to be with you today and I hope you'll

stay connected with us during the week through our daily podcast, our YouTube

channel, social media and you can come visit us in person. We'd love to have

you be a part of one of our services. I'd like to start with something funny and

I heard about this elderly woman. She was at the store and accidentally locked

her keys in the car and she had a coat hanger and she was trying and trying but

she couldn't get it open. She prayed and asked God to help her. About that time

this guy pulls up on a motorcycle, very rough looking, dressed in leather and

tattoos, a skull cap, 15 seconds later he had the car open. She hugged him and said

Lord thank you for sending me such a nice man. He said lady I'm not a nice man. I

just got out of prison for theft. She hugged him again and said Lord thank you.

You even sent me a professional. Say it like you mean it. This is my Bible. I am

what it says I am. I have what it says I have. I can do what it says I can do.

Today I will be taught the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind is alert. My heart

is receptive. I will never be the same in Jesus' name. God bless you. I want to

talk to you today about a masterpiece in the making. It's easy to get down on

ourselves because we're not as far along as we want to be. We focus on our

flaws, our shortcomings, why am I not more disciplined? I'm still struggling

with this addiction, being impatient, saying things I know I shouldn't say. Some

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