![]() Some relatives, once a year at the family reunion is good enough. We all love our family, but some family members, you have to love them from a distance. You've got to be selective in how you spend your time. If you're spending that energy thinking about how you can pay somebody back, calling a friend, "Can you believe what they said"? You're not going to have the energy you need for your own dreams. You only have so much emotional energy each day. You're not supposed to engage in every battle. No, if that battle is not between you and your God-given destiny, it is simply a distraction. "Well, Joel, they said something about me. I've learned, if you'll please God, he'll take care of your critics. ![]() You'll either have a few people upset with you, or you'll have God upset with you. You cannot please every person and please God at the same time. You don't have time to go over in the shallow waters for all that pettiness. Your friends may not celebrate your success. Everybody is not going to understand you. When you're in the deep waters, you're not wasting your time trying to convince everyone to like you, win over all your critics, prove to your family members that you really are okay.Įverybody is not going to like you. The good news is we serve he can get you to where you're supposed to be. Because you're an extraordinary person, you will face extraordinary challenges. He wouldn't bother you if you didn't have something amazing in your future. The enemy would leave you alone if you weren't a major threat. It's because you're a major person, and you have a major destiny. "Every time I try to move forward, I face major challenges". "Well, why are these people talking about me at work? Why are they trying to make me look bad"? Listen, they don't talk about average people. ![]() He's destined you to leave your mark on this generation. If you were an average person, then you would have average problems, but here's the key: you're not average. No, you realize, when you have big dreams, you're going to have big challenges. When you're in these deep "God, please don't let me face anything big". If you're going to do anything great in life, there will be opposition, setbacks, delays, critics, and a lot of people get discouraged and think, "Why is this happening to me"? It's because you're taking new ground, because you're making progress and the scripture says, "They that go down to the sea to do business in deep waters, they will see the wonders of God". I want to talk to you today about "Doing business in deep waters".
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