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. Well, God bless you. It's always a joy to come into your homes.

We love you and we know God has great things

in store. If you're ever in our area, please stop by and be a part of one of our services. I promise

you, we'll make you feel right at home. These are the finest people in all of Houston, Texas,

right here at Lakewood. So come on out and see you sometime. Thank you for being a part of our

services today. And I like to start with something funny each week. And I heard about this

85-year-old woman that went on a blind date with a 90-year-old man. She returned to our

daughter's home later that evening and seemed upset. The daughter said, mom, what's wrong?

She said, I had to slap him three times. She said, you mean he's tried to get fresh? She said, no,

I thought he was dead. Hold up your Bible. 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 how God has grace for every

season of our life. Too many people worry about their future. They live stressed out, wondering what's

going to happen if I get laid off. How am I going to handle it if my loved one doesn't make it?

Or my parents are getting older, how can I take care of them and my own family as well?

Here's the answer. God's grace is going to be there at every stage of your life to help you do what

you need to do. His grace is not just to save us,

it's an enabling power. God's grace will give you the strength, the wisdom, the favor to

accomplish what you could not normally accomplish on your own. If you're in a difficult

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