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

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I like to start with something funny and I heard about this middle-aged woman. She had a heart attack on the operating table. She asked God if this was it. God said, no you have 40 more years.

Upon recovery, she decided to stay in the hospital, have a face lift, tummy tuck, liposuction, and extreme makeover.

Two months later, as she was leaving the hospital, she was hit by a car and killed. She got to heaven and said, God I don't understand. I thought you said I had 40 more years. God said, I'm sorry, I didn't recognize you.

That has no spiritual value, but here we go. 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 the right recording. There's a recording constantly playing in our mind telling us who we are.

The problem for some people is their recording is negative. It's been that way so long they don't realize it. Something is always telling them, you're not attractive, you're not talented, you don't have a good personality, you've made too many mistakes.

They wonder why they don't feel good about themselves, it's because of that recording. Some of this started back in childhood. Somebody told them they weren't smart, they weren't talented, they would never accomplish much.

My senior year in high school, we all went to talk with the counselor to discuss what we wanted to do in life. My friend told him that he wanted to become a medical doctor.

The counselor may have meant well, but he told my friend that he didn't have the skills to do that. He should look for a field where he did more physical work.

My friend came back so deflated, he didn't know any better, he let that play over and over. You don't have the skills, you're not good enough.

Because of those negative words, he never did pursue that dream.

Are you letting what somebody said hold you back? Have you allowed it to become a part of the recording that plays in your mind?

The good news is you control your recording, you don't have to let the negative keep playing. The key is turn off the old recording and put on a new recording.

Here's what should be playing in our mind all through the day. I am valuable, I am attractive, I am talented, I am disciplined, I am favored, I am blessed, I have a good personality.

People like being around me, pay attention to what's playing in your mind, don't go through life being against yourself. Too many people feel wrong on the inside.

There's something always reminding them of what they're not and how they don't measure up.

I say this in humility but I like myself, I feel good about who I am. Here's the key, if you don't love yourself in a healthy way, you're not going to love others.

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