Well, God bless you. Always a joy to come into your home. We love you, and we're believing for God's very, very best for your life. If you're ever in our area, stop by and be a part of one of our services. We would love to have you. But thanks for tuning in today. Thanks for coming out. I like to get started each week with

something kind of funny. And I heard about this husband and wife. They were driving down the road

and they saw this sign that said, Nacadoches, 40 miles ahead. They begin to argue over how to

correctly pronounce the name Nacadochus. The husband got so upset, he finally said, when we get there,

I'm going to stop and prove to you that I was right. They drove silently for the next 30 minutes.

When he got to the town, he pulled into the first little fast food restaurant. They both marched

up to the counter. He said to the young lady working behind it, my wife and I have been arguing for the last

30 minutes, would you please very slowly and very clearly tell us how to pronounce the name of

this place? The young lady's eyes got real big. She leaned over the counter and said,

Burger King. All right. 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 living a resurrected life. Every person goes through adversities. We've all had unfair things

happen. We didn't get a promotion we deserve. We lose a loved one. A friend betrayed us. Or maybe a

marriage didn't last. And it's easy to get negative and bitter and lose our enthusiasm for life.

And so many people are living in the past, focused on who hurt them and how unfair it was.

They go around with a victim mentality, always blaming somebody else.

But understand, you are not defined by your past.

You are prepared by your past.

Every challenge you've been through, every adversity you faced, God deposited something on the inside.

Your character was being developed. Strength was being increased. Vision was being enlarged. With every difficulty, you can experience a new level

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