Hi, this is Joel in 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 great to be with you today.

And I hope you'll stay connected with us throughout the week. We have a daily

podcast that you can download. You can go to our YouTube channel, watch the messages anytime,

or of course you can follow us on social media. I promise you this, we'll keep you encouraged and

inspired. Thanks for tuning in. Thanks again for coming out in person. I like to start with something funny and I heard about this reporter

He was visiting churches across the nation while in the Northeast

He saw a gold phone on the wall with a sign that said calls

$10,000 per minute. He asked the pastor what it meant. The pastor explained that it was a direct

line to heaven. If you were willing to pay the price, you could talk directly to God. He continued

visiting different churches, seeing the same gold phone, same sign. When he finally made it to Texas,

he saw the phone, but the sign said calls 25 cents per minute. Intriged, he asked the

pastor why it was so much cheaper. The pastor said, you're in Texas. Now it's a local call.

And all the Texans said, amen. Here we go, y'all. 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 staying positive toward yourself.

The most important relationship you have is the relationship with yourself.

Too many people don't like who they are.

They focus on their faults and weaknesses.

They relive their mistakes and failures.

They wish they were different.

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