Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. Thanks so much for listening to the podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry.

We believe you're going to have an awesome 2024, healthy, productive, and favor filled.

God bless you today and enjoy the message. God bless you. It's great to be with you today.

And I hope you'll stay connected with us throughout the week.

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messages anytime. You can follow us on social media. But I promise you this will keep you inspired

and encouraged. Thanks again for tuning in, though, and thank you all for coming out in person.

I like to start with something funny and I heard about this husband that died. He left his wife

$20,000. After the funeral, his wife told a friend that she was totally broke. The friend said,

what do you mean? I thought you said you had 20,000. She said, I did,

but I spent 5,000 on the funeral and 15,000 on the memorial stone. The friend said, wow,

that must have been some kind of stone. How big was it? She held up her finger and said,

three and a half carrots. 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 can you handle the blessing.

We all love to be blessed, to see new doors opening, our business taking off.

We meet the person of our dreams.

Or we move into that new house. We know that's God taking us where we meet the person of our dreams, or we move into that new house,

we know that's God taking us where we can't go on our own. But here's the key. The blessing

doesn't come by itself. Jesus told his disciples in Mark chapter 10, anything you give up

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