Hi, this is Joel and Victoria.

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Well, God bless you. It's great to be with you today.

And I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week through our daily podcast, our YouTube

channel, social media, and you can come visit us in person. We'd love to have you be a part

of one of our services. I'd like to start with something funny, and I heard about this mother.

She had two young boys that were known for their mischievous behavior. Anytime trouble occurred,

they were certain to be a part of it. She decided to take them to see their pastor one at a time.

The pastor said to the first boy, son, where is God? He sat there silently. He asked again,

where is God? Still no reply. The third time he asked, the boy bolted out the door,

ran home and told his brother, God is missing and they think we did it. 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 who's in your ear. It's so important who we're taking advice from.

We're listening to their counsel, following their suggestions, doing what they say. We all have

people that are influencing us, people that are in our ear. The question is, are they the right people?

You shouldn't take advice from everyone.

You shouldn't be swayed by every opinion. You need to look at their track record. Where are they in life? Have they made good decisions? Do they honor God? Do they have your best interest at heart?

You have to be careful who's in your ear.

If you have wrong voices, you're going to make wrong choices. If you hang around friends that

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