Making the Most of What You Have, Part 8 (cont'd)

Asking you what you don't have anything what you have in the way of treasure what you have in the way of time what talent that's what I want to use for my glory. That's what I want to use the bless others and you will find that that is the key for your blessings as well. In the kingdom of God. The only ability you need is availability hello and welcome to this Monday edition of Destin for victory with pastor Paul Shepherd, senior pastor, destiny Christian Fellowship in Fremont, California. Thanks so much for tuning in. Sometimes we focus so much what we don't have that we talk ourselves out of using what we do have today you be reminded that you don't have to be rich to be generous don't have to be an evangelist to lead someone to Jesus. God is giving you everything you need to carry out his will and when you do the life you bless most will be your own.

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It's bona fide at Apple podcast or wherever you go to get podcast now with today's Destin for victory message making the most of what you have is pastor Paul what you have in the way of talent that's what I want to use for my glory. That's what I want to use the bless others and you will find that that is the key for your blessings as well so focus on what you have, not what you lack those first two servants focused on what they had and gave God a full return on that. But did you notice what happened with the third servant servant was given one talent and God was not expecting him to come back with four or 5.just want to return. On the one look carefully at what happened. The man who had the one talent. Verse 24 Matthew 25 he said Master.

I knew that you are a hard man when people are given a return on his investment that focused on something other than doing his will look at what this man says hold off on the master stupid is that Wesley knew that your heart may knew that you harvest where you know you haven't even sold. I noticed some of the stuff you're doing. So cool as well. Logical, he said.

And so that's why I was afraid and I went and hid your talent in the ground seeing here is what belongs to you. In other words he said all the goal was to make sure this didn't get stolen or lost.

So I hear it is in other words, the master gave him a clean talent to give them back a dirty talent and some of us have been doing the same thing. So God has sent the series along to say listen, it's time for you to be about your father's business. God gave you money that he wants use for his glory. God gave you time God gave you talent and he wants a return on that and thankfully the master hasn't returned yet.

So you and I still have time. We have time to begin to say okay Lord from moving forward. I'm going to give you a return on your investment in my life and God is giving us time to do it.

So focus on what you have.

Don't focus on what you lack want to wrap it up by saying God will reward your faithfulness. I want to let somebody know before I let you go that God is going to reward your faithfulness pays to serve God that it pays to serve God and God is not burdensome. The Bible says it is not burdensome is not a heavy burden to serve God and to serve Jesus because when you saw the Lord, you have a way of turning around and blessing you on the backside of your obedience.

Now you don't obey him just to get the reward, but you do obey him knowing that he rewards you can the Bible says the reward that we have includes promises for this life and the life to come. First Timothy 48 says physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things watch this holding promise for both the present life and the like to come. That's first Timothy 48 what that tells you that if you will serve God and give God a return on investments in your life of treasure time and talent. The Bible says that as a result of that God will bless you in this life, as well as the like to come you'll be able will see that God will reward you paperless and not all of it is in the Sweet by and by. Some of us will be in the right here and now serve a God who says I will bless you in ways that you haven't thought about. If you will be faithful to me that was the miracle that took place in the life of the shooter might woman who I referred to from time to time in second Kings chapter 4 the woman who was well-to-do and she was barren.

She was a married woman who was barren and that was at this price for married woman not to have children and not to give her husband an air so sad because in those cultures. They put all responsibility and all the shame on the woman that could've been the brothers problem are we there only tracking we got a mixed audience. I don't want to go. I don't have to go don't really okay where all their could've been the brothers problem he could've been the one need to go get checked out. But Annette called today put it all on the woman and CB the despised one. So here is a woman who has all the marriage never been able to give her husband a child even though he may have had the problem and as a result of her culture she despised. But I love the fact that this woman didn't focus on the reputation of the women at the grocery stores and God is judging her audit had been married and having a child is some sin in my life somewhere. I went over there whispering about her what the Bible says, she focused on what she had not what she lacked what she had was money Bible caller well-to-do when you see in the script of a woman called well-to-do. She didn't marry money. She had single when she got married, that's what that means she had the money when brothers Sheila met her.

I don't know the names I did call about what a live when brothers Mike met. She already had money to be glad to sign a prenup. She already had the money the better. When he said in their bows and on his toes and thank you Jesus. You know you about to be have a baby all the years of their marriage THAT SHE SAID, LORD, WHAT CAN I DO IT. WHAT I HAVE WHAT I HAVE IS I HAVE CASH IN THIS MAN OF GOD ELISHA COME THROUGH TOWN EVERY NOW AND THEN AND I WANT HIM TO BE BLESSED AND I NOTICED THAT WE CAN HAVE ANYWHERE TO STAY.

SO SHE SAID I WANT TO BE A BLESSING TO THIS MAN OF GOD TO GO TO SPENT ALL HER LIFE TALKING ABOUT HOW SHE COULD HAVE A JOB. SHE COULD'VE BEEN BETTER BUT INSTEAD, SHE FOCUSED ON WHAT CAN I DO.

SO SHE GOT YOU VERBALLY TELL THE STORY. SHE GOT HER HUSBAND TO AGREE LET THIS PROPHET COME AND HAVE DINNER WITH THEM. SO HOPING TO GET TO KNOW THEM AND BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THEM AND IT WAS THE THREATENING KIND OF SITUATION AND WHAT SHE SAW HER HUSBAND WAS COMFORTABLE WHEN SHE SAID HONEY BUILD AN EXTENSION ON THE HOUSE AT THIS MAN OF GOD CAN HAVE SOMEWHERE TO STAY WHEN HE COMES IN THE TECH AND SHE BUILT THAT EXTENSION ON A HOUSE AND SHE WAS A BLESSING TO HIM AND WHAT TIMES WHEN ELISHA WAS THERE STAYING IN HIS ROOM.

THE LORD PUT IT ON HIS HEART. HE TOLD HIS SERVANT, DON'T CALL THAT WOMAN AND ASK HER NOW.

WHAT CAN BE DONE FOR YOU. THERE ARE SOME BLESSINGS YOU WILL RECEIVE WHEN YOU DON'T NEED HIM. HERE'S WHAT I MEAN. THE WOMAN WAS CONTENT TO JUST HAVE BEEN A BLESSING THAT I BUILT THIS ROOM FOR YOU SEE, SOME OF US MISS OUR BLESSING BECAUSE WE'RE LEAVING ON FOLK TRYING TO GET HIM TO GIVE US THE REWARDS THAT LOOK IN THE GOD I DO WHAT I DO FOR GOD I'M LOOKING FOR REWARD FROM YOU GUYS WANT PEOPLE TO ONE ANOTHER IN RESPECT AND YOU WILL BE GRATEFUL WHEN GOD USES SOMEBODY IN YOUR LIFE APPROPRIATE WAYS IN WHICH YOU THINK THAT'S OKAY. BUT THE POINT IS WHAT YOU'RE DOING BECAUSE THE LORD IS PLEASED WITH IT. WHEN YOU START A MINISTRY GET ALL MAD BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T GIVE YOU A PLAQUE FOR 18 MONTHS AND NOBODY READ THE CHURCH AND TALKED ABOUT WHAT I DO OR MAYBE A MINISTRY HAVE LITTLE APPRECIATION TIME IS SOMEBODY INADVERTENTLY LEFT YOUR NAME ALL IS FINE FOR YOU TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE LEADER SAY I KNOW YOU GOT A MINUTE BUT MY NAME SHOULD BE ON HERE ON PART OF HIS MINISTRY TEAM. ALSO, SORRY TO MAKE SURE TO ADD TO WHAT ALL I'VE SEEN PEOPLE TO BELIEVE BUT OVER THAT THEY DIDN'T EVEN RECOGNIZE THE BEEN THERE LONGER THAN SOMETHING PEOPLE STANDING UP AND APOLOGIZED AGAIN TO MAKE IT RIGHT WHAT YOUR REWARDS COMING FROM THE LORD WHO SEES YOU IN SECRET WILL REWARD YOU OPENLY AND SO THIS WOMAN DIDN'T NEED ANY BLESSING, SHE WAS DISCONTENTED TO BE BLESSED. BUT THE LORD WHO SAUL WHAT SHE DID FOR HIS PROPHET. HE SAID IN HIS OWN TIME AND WILL BLESS THAT WOMAN GOES AND SAYS THE PROPHET WANTS TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE FOR YOU AND SHE SAID I HAVE A HOME OF MY PEOPLE RESPONSE MEANT I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING THAT I WANT DONE. NO FAVOR THAT I WANT HIM TO DO FOR ME. NOW THAT'S A MIRACULOUS STATEMENT. IT SHOWS YOU THAT SHE HASN'T FIXATED ON THIS BARRENNESS THAT SHE'S BEEN PLAGUED WITH ALL THESE YOU JUST FIXATED ON IT AS SOON AS WE CAN JUMP IN WHAT I REQUEST, YET ALONE DOWN IN THAT MOMENT SHE COULD. I HAVE A HOME AMONG MY PEOPLE IS ALL GOOD AS THE ONE THAT WENT BACK TO ELISHA, AND SAID WHAT SHE SAID YOU CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING BUT I KNOW THAT SHE DOESN'T HAVE A CHILD AND HER HUSBAND. THE PROBLEM OF NEXT THE REST OF TODAY'S DESTINED FOR VICTORY MESSAGE WITH PASTOR PAUL SHEPPARD.

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A LITTLE IS ALWAYS MORE THAN ENOUGH.

THIS PASTOR PAUL WITH THE REST OF TODAY'S MESSAGE MAKING THE MOST OF WHAT YOU HAVE SEEN IT ALL COME UP WITH ANYTHING NOW GOT A REAL SITUATION BECAUSE HE'S ALL THERE IS NO GOD WE SERVE A GOD WHO IS ABUNDANTLY ABOVE ALL THAT WE CAN EVEN IMAGINE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING AND BRING IT UP AS I BROUGHT IT UP. HE SAID WILL GO TELL HER THAT THIS TIME NEXT YEAR SHE WILL BE BOUNCING A BABY BOY AND HAYES. I WENT BACK AND TOLD HER ADDED CENTER ALMOST INTO A PANIC.

SHE SAID ALL PLEASE PLEASE DON'T DON'T GET MY HOPES UP. DON'T BLOW SMOKE. DON'T TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK I WANT TO HEAR. THAT MEANT TOO MUCH TO ME. GOD YEARS AGO THAT YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO TELL ME SOMETHING, DON'T GIVE ME POSSIBLE, BUT IT WASN'T FALSE HOPE. IT WAS A WORD FROM GOD MISSING GOD BLESS YOU SOMETIME WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT BECAUSE YOU BEEN FOCUSED ON JUST BEING FAITHFUL AND THE BLESSING SNEAKS UP ON YOU FROM BEHIND WHAT HAPPENED WHEN RUTH IN THE BOOK, NAMED AFTER HER. WHEN THIS WOMAN HAD A SENSE THAT ALTHOUGH MY HUSBAND AND MY MOTHER-IN-LAW'S HUSBAND IS BAD. I FEEL CONNECTED AND ALTHOUGH I'VE NEVER LIVED THERE. NEVER BEEN THERE.

GOING BACK TO BED WITH HER GOALS. AMONG THE PEOPLE OF GOD.

SHE'S A FOREIGNER, BUT SHE SAYS I'M GOING TO LIVE HERE.

THIS IS GOING TO BE MY NEW LIFE AND SHINGLES OUT BLEEDING IN THE FIELD TO TAKE CARE OF HERSELF AND HER MOTHER-IN-LAW LOOKING FOR ANGLESEY LOOKING TO DO WHAT IS IN HER HEART AND THE BIBLE SAYS WHILE SHE WAS GLEAMING IN THE FIELD. IT JUST SO HAPPENED THAT THE FIELD SHE WILL THEN BELONG TO, BUT AWAY AND BOAZ CAME HOME FROM A TRIP AND SAW HER OUT THERE AND HE SAID WAS THAT YOUNG WOMAN IN THE SERVICE AND ALL SHE CAME BACK TO TOWN WITH NAOMI AND TOLD THE STORY OF HOW DEDICATED SHE IS TO HER MOTHER-IN-LAW. EVEN THOUGH BOTH OF THEIR HUSBANDS ARE DECEASED, AND HOW SHE'S A MOABITE WOMAN, BUT NOW SHE WANTS TO SERVE THE GOD OF THE ISRAELITES AND HOW FAITHFUL SHE WAS AND HOW DILIGENT SHE WAS AND IT WAS IN THAT CONTEXT, SHE DIDN'T KNOW IT BUT GOD WILL SET SOME OF OUR SWEAT AND SOME SINGLE DANCE WHEN WE GET MARRIED.

WELL YOU WILL BE ABOUT YOUR FATHER'S BUSINESS.

SO THE LORD WITH GLADNESS. DO WHAT YOU CAN LIVE YOUR LIFE AND LIVE. DON'T WAIT FOR SOMEBODY TO COME ALIVE SO THAT WEDDINGS BACK DECADES AGO. YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE ALL GONE WITH GOD WILL JUST NEED SOMEBODY THAT TO TELL ME LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU. YOU WILL BE STRONG TO TAKE ME ON A TRIP WITH A SINGLE SINGLE SPOT WOULD YOU COMMENT AND WILL MINISTRY WITH US ON THE CRUISE WILL PAY FOR YOUR CABINETS.

I BELIEVE I HEAR GOD SAYING GO ABOUT GETTING WATER IN THE BREEZE BLOWING YET. WE WILL GET YOU. GOD IS SENDING ME ALL NO SINGLE THAN JOHN HIMSELF NOT GOING TO KNOW WHY. SO WHEN YOU WANT TO KNOW THAT YOU GET WHEN YOU WILL YOU KNOW ATLANTIC CITY I WENT TO VEGAS WANTS NO ALL THEIR LOVE GRAND CAYMAN WAGON JOE DRAG ME ABOUT YOUR FATHER'S BUSINESS WAS IN THE CONTEXT SAW HER AND THEN ONE DAY AFTER THEY HAD THE MEETING AND THEY WERE PRAISING GOD THAT THE NEW BOAZ POLICE SHOWED FAVOR RUTH AND NAOMI.

THAT WAS THE SET UP FOR THE NEXT STEP NOW MAY ONLY COMES ONE DAY AND SAYS YOU KNOW HE'S A RELATIVE AND SO HE COULD BE OUR KINSMAN REDEEMER, WHY DON'T YOU GO AND I'LL MAKE THE REQUEST AND SHE TOLD HER HOW TO DO IT. BE RESPECTFUL AND ALL OF THAT AND GOD SET IT UP IN THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW, IS MARRIED TO THIS MAN OF GOD, AND IT WAS A DIVINE APPOINTMENT.

LET ME TELL YOU, THERE ARE SOME BLESSINGS AHEAD OF YOU, THAT YOU'RE NOT EVEN AWARE OF SOME PROVISIONS GOD HAS FOR YOU THAT YOU'RE NOT EVEN AWARE OF.

GOD WILL GIVE YOU FAVOR IN WAYS YOU ARE NOT EVEN AWARE OF THIS LIFE YOU GET TO HEAVEN SOME THINGS COMING IN THIS LIFE BECAUSE NOTICE THE MASTER SAID YOU BEEN A FEW THINGS I'M GOING TO LET YOU COME ON AND JOIN MY HAPPINESS AND I CONTEND THAT THAT BEGINS HERE AND NOW THIS SOMETHING GOD WANTS TO DO IN YOUR LIFE BLESS YOU RIGHT HERE AND NOW. AND CERTAINLY WHEN THIS LIFE IS OVER.

THERE'S A GREAT REWARD. PAUL SAID IN SECOND TO THE LAST LETTER HE WROTE IN SECOND TIMOTHY CHAPTER 4 HE'S WRITING THIS SOMETHING. THE LAST TIME AND HE TELLS HIM HE SAYS LISTEN I WANT YOU TO WORK HARD AND MINISTRY. I WANT YOU TO PREACH THE WORD. BE INSTANT IN SEASON AND OUT OF SEASON, REBUKE, AND EXHORT WITH ALL LONG-SUFFERING AND DOCTRINE.

THE DAY IS COMING WHEN PEOPLE WILL WANT TO HEAR PREACHING ANYWAY. HE SAID FOR ME THE TIME OF MY DEPARTURE IS AT HAND. AND I LOVE WHAT HE SAID. HE SAYS I FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT. MY COURSE KEPT THE FAITH.

HE SAYS THAT WAS LAID UP FOR ME A CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND ALL OF US WORKING FOR THAT CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.

ONE DAY THE LORD WILL REWARD US WHO HAVE BEEN FAITHFUL HERE ON EARTH WILL STARVING HIM WANTING HIS NAME COMING, THAT THE WORLD CAN'T GIVE YOU IN THE WORLD WON'T BE ABLE TO TAKE AWAY AND I'M HERE TO TELL YOU IT'S TIME FOR US TO COMMIT TO GOD TO BE FAITHFUL TO YOU TO GIVE YOU A RETURN ON YOUR INVESTMENT IN MY LIFE TO GIVE YOUR RETURN ON MY TREASURE. IT BELONGS TO YOU. I'M NOT GOING TO FIGHT WITH YOU, LORD, YOU ARE MY PROVIDER. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A TIE THAN ANYTHING ELSE OF THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES THAT YOU REQUIRE OF ME AND I'M GOING TO TRUST YOU THAT YOU WILL OPEN DOORS AND MAKE WAYS THAT YOU WILL HELP ME TO GET OUT OF MY DEBT THAT YOU WILL HELP ME TO GET MY LIFE IN THE NATURAL ORDER. I BELIEVE GOD WANTS TO RAISE UP IN THIS DAY SOME MORE PEOPLE WE CAN TRUST WHEN WELL BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF WELL-TO-DO THE KINGDOM WORK WERE CALLED TO DO IN OUR GENERATION AS A PASTOR AND SOME OF THOSE FAITHFUL PEOPLE BEING WHAT THEY HAVE NOW BLESSING TO BE MILLIONAIRES SO THAT THEY CAN BLESS THESE MINISTRIES AND WE CAN GET MORE DONE FOR YOU TO BE TO BE A RECIPIENT THAT YOU HAVE TO BE FAITHFUL RIGHT WE NEED TO BE FAITHFUL OVER TIME AND SAY LORD I'M GOING TO GIVE MY TIME TO YOU. I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE TIME FOR SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT FOR MINISTRY TO TRUST YOU THAT WITH WHAT REMAINS ARE GOING TO BLESS THE WORK OF MY HANDS ARE BLESSED ME ON MY JOB, EVEN IN THESE HARD ECONOMIC TIMES AND GAS PRICES GOING THROUGH THE ROOF. I BELIEVE IN YOU THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BLESS I BELIEVE IN YOU THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ME THROUGH THIS FAMINE. MY TREASURES IN MY TALENTS AND MY ABILITY TO FOCUS ON WHAT I DON'T HAVE WHAT I DO HAVE A TRUSTING THAT YOU WORE MY RETURN ON THIS WELL. THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR TODAY'S SUGGESTION FOR VICTORY MESSAGE TAKING THE MOST OF WHAT YOU HAVE PASTOR PAUL JOYCE. WE KNOW FROM HIS STUDIO AND TODAY WE CONCLUDED OUR MESSAGE SERIES. OF COURSE PASTOR THAT YOU THINK ABOUT THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS OF MESSAGES. WHAT ARE ONE OR TWO THINGS YOU HOPE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER FROM THE SERIES.

I HOPE THE SERIES HAS DEPOSITED THE BASIC TRUTH THAT OUR TIME ARE TALENT AND OUR TREASURES ARE GIVEN TO US AS INVESTMENTS. THEY ARE NOT THE END THEY ARE THE SEED THAT IS TO PRODUCE A CERTAIN HARVEST TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND THE DAY IS COMING WHEN EACH OF US ARE GOING TO GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF WHAT WE DID.

YOU KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY OLD BOY JUDGMENT DAY IS COMING. WELL I THINK FOR THE BELIEVER JUDGMENT DAY.

IN A LOT OF WAYS HAS BEEN PREDETERMINED BECAUSE OF WHAT CHRIST DID ON CALVARY AND HIM I HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, BUT GOD DOES WANT ME TO GIVE HIM A RETURN AND I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SAY LORD I'VE DONE EVERYTHING YOU CALLED ME TO DO IN THE LIFE YOU GAVE ME AND SO I HOPE THAT PEOPLE HAVE WALKED AWAY FROM THIS SERIES WITH A SENSE OF HOW TO BE SURE TO GIVE GOD A GOOD RETURN WHEN IT COMES TO OUR TIME ARE TALENT AND TREASURE OUR TIME ARE TALENT ARE TREASURE BUT NOT REALLY OURS THERE HIS TRUST TO DO US SO THAT WE WILL SERVE GOD AND BLESS THOSE AROUND US. THANK YOU PASTOR PAUL WHAT TODAY WOULD LIKE TO SEND A BLESSING YOUR WAY, A NEW BOOKLET FROM PASTOR PAUL SHEPPARD CALLED HE'S ALIVE THIS GREAT RESOURCE GIVES YOU FOUR COMPELLING REASONS WHY THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST IS TRUE IS OUR GIFT TO YOU THIS MONTH BY REQUEST FOR YOUR GENEROUS GIFT TO DESTIN FOR VICTORY. CALL 855-339-5500 OR VISIT PASTOR PAUL.NET TO MAKE A SAFE AND SECURE DONATION ONLINE. YOU CAN MAIL YOUR GIFT TO DESTIN FOR VICTORY PO BOX 1767, FREMONT, CA 94538. AGAIN, OUR ADDRESS IS DESTIN FOR VICTORY.

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