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

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

I like to start with something funny and I heard about this man named Bubba. He lived way out in the country and there was a stray dog that kept showing up at his house.

His wife said, Bubba, you have to put the dog in the truck. Take him out to the woods and drop him off. That's where he lived.

Bubba drove him a mile down the road, dropped him off. When he came home, the dog was walking up the driveway. Practically beating back.

He happened again and again. His wife said, Bubba, you have to take him way out. Drive him around in circles, get him mixed up.

Bubba drove an hour away. Chris Cross Country Road, he had never driven before, dropped him off. Two hours later, he called his wife from the truck.

Said, did the dog come back? She said, yeah, he's walking up the driveway. He said, do me a favor. Put him on the line. I need directions.

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 keep believing for your loved ones. We all have someone that we're hoping will change.

A family member, this off course, a child that's not making good decisions, or a friend that's struggling with an addiction.

We've been praying, believing, but it doesn't look like it's making any difference. It's easy to get frustrated and think that we're wasting our time.

But if they're going to reach their destiny, they need someone who will wait on them. Someone that will keep praying, keep encouraging, keep speaking faith into their future.

Telling them, you may be off course, you may be compromising, but I still believe in you. I know you have seeds of greatness. The hand of God is on your life.

They need someone that will stand in the gap, that will believe for them when they can't believe for themselves.

Someone that will cover them with mercy, not judge them, not find fault, but that will help love them back into wholeness.

We write people all too easily. Where they are now is not where they're going to end up. Don't judge them by the present.

Before the Apostle Paul was a follower of Christ, before he wrote half of the New Testament, his name was Saul, and he hated believers.

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