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 older lady. She came to church one Sunday morning.

A friendly usher met her at the back door. He said, man, where would you like to sit? She said, I want to sit on the very first row.

He said, oh, no, man, you don't want to do that. Our pastor is very boring. He'll put you to sleep. Let me see you somewhere else.

She looked appalled. He said, sir, do you know who I am? He said, no, man. She said, I am the pastor's mother.

He hung his head in embarrassment. He finally looked up and said, man, do you know who I am? She said, no, he said, thank God.

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, yes, is coming. Sometimes we've gone through so many knows that we get discouraged and give up on our dreams.

Maybe the loan didn't go through. You didn't get the promotion. You tried to break the addiction, but you couldn't do it.

Young couple told me how they've had four miscarriages haven't been able to have a baby. You may have had a lot of knows in the past.

Your dreams haven't come true yet. I believe God is saying this is going to be a year of yes. Yes to the healing. Yes to the promotion. Yes to the breakthrough.

Yes to having that baby. What hasn't worked out in the past is suddenly going to fall into place. Doors you thought were closed are suddenly going to open.

Dreams you've given up on. Promises you've let go of. Thought there's no way. God is about to make away.

In this year of yes, God is going to reverse the knows. The times you've been denied, turned down, told no thanks. That's not the end. It just wasn't the right time. Yes is coming.

Yes to the dream you quit pursuing. Yes to the child getting back on the right course. Yes to the business you've been wanting to start.

Now people may tell you know you can't get well. Look at the medical report. No sorry. You don't have the experience we need. No you're not talented enough. No that idea is not going to work for us.

There no doesn't cancel out. God yes. Don't let them talk you out of your dreams. God has the final say. He's saying get ready for yes. Yes to increase. Yes to freedom from the addiction.

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