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Transcript of Why God Is Ignoring Your Prayers Right Now | #070 | Unlearned Wisdom

Unlearned Wisdom by Johnny Chang

0:00Why doesn't God just give us what we 0:02want? Why doesn't God just give us a 0:04million dollars? He knows that if he 0:06gives it to you, it may most likely 0:08replace him. Cried many, many nights for 0:11the longest time. Was like, "Man, I 0:13guess I just am going to be a dead beat 0:15and a bum. And I guess I'm just not 0:17going to have anything to my name ever."0:18God was like, "Hold my beer."0:23In today's episode, we're going to be 0:25talking about why God just doesn't give 0:28us what we want. why can't he just give 0:30it to us, right? The thing that you 0:31prayed for, the thing that you're hoping 0:32for, you're asking for. Um, also, we're 0:36going to be going over why God makes us 0:38wait. What's the importance of waiting?0:40And towards the end, we're going to be 0:42talking about why God removes the things 0:45that we ask to keep. Why does God take 0:48away that relationship, take away that 0:50career, take away that family member 0:53even? Why would God do these things? So,0:56welcome back to another episode on the 0:57Unlearned Wisdom podcast with yours 0:59truly, Pastor Johnny Chang, where each 1:01episode is a gospel- centered lesson 1:03that you could apply to your life today.1:06>> Today, should I like, comment, and 1:08subscribe? Download the app and the 1:10audio episode. What app?1:11>> The core of the heart daily app. What's 1:13that for? Why should I download it?1:15>> To grow spiritual life. The last 1:16spiritual app you'll ever need.1:18>> Yeah, [clears throat] figs. I don't 1:20>> Why do you guys say it's the last 1:21spiritual app you'll ever need?1:22>> I don't know. I work at Target. You can 1:24check out all the reasons why on the 1:25website coretheart.com.1:27I had a question. So in the Bible, Paul 1:30says that women should be silent in the 1:32church. Is the Bible misogynistic?1:34>> Dang. Yes, it is. Turn off. Don't read 1:36the Bible. No, I'm just kidding. No,1:37it's not misogynistic. Context, context,1:41context. Right. So, people rip that 1:43verse to pieces and like super butcher 1:46that verse. It's second Timothy. It's 1:48found in second Timothy. Essentially,1:50what it says is women are to keep quiet 1:51in the church, right? There's other uh 1:54verses in Corinthians as well.1:55>> Amen.1:56>> And what do you mean by that?1:57>> Yeah. Yeah. I was trying to add an amen 1:59or like a [laughter]2:01>> So people think women can't pastor,2:03can't teach, can't really um do anything 2:06that holds a man's position. And that's 2:08why they say the Bible is misogynistic 2:10in this way. In fact, it's not their 2:12fault. Uh churches, some churches 2:14actually teach it too, which is kind of 2:16wild, right? They teach that women are 2:19overly emotional or they whatever it is 2:21and that's why they can't hold a 2:23authoritative position which is not 2:25true. When you look at Deborah when you 2:27look at um deacons there are women out 2:29there who are are literally named with 2:32apostles. So is that what he means when 2:35he's saying no? Is he going against 2:37Jesus? Absolutely not. Right? So Paul in 2:40context is writing to the church of 2:42Ephesus uh to Timothy because Timothy is 2:45in Ephesus. Right. And so Ephesus is a 2:49place in Rome that is basically like the 2:52modernday Vegas. It's lost. It's sin 2:55city.2:56>> H 2:56>> what made it sin city?2:57>> So what makes it sin city is it's where 3:00witchcraft is at. It's full of cults,3:04multiple different cults. It's full of 3:06uh protonnosticism, meaning they don't 3:08believe that the deity of Christ. They 3:11believe flesh is evil. Yes, but spirit 3:14is born pure and good. So, there's a lot 3:16of these cults that go up and rise 3:18against Peter's teachings. And the cult 3:20of Aremis is this the peculiar one that 3:23uh Paul is is is fighting with is he's 3:26they challenge the gospel. They say that 3:29women for example are born before men.3:31Like Eve was made before Adam. Uh 3:33there's these stories of Lilith being 3:35the first wife um not actually Eve. And 3:38so you [snorts] know um we we the women 3:41basically do not have to submit or 3:43conform to the Greco Roman cultures 3:45which is a Greece and Roman cultures of 3:47submit to your husband wife submit to 3:49your husband. So it's basically 3:50prefeminism and it's very very it goes 3:54against doctrine. And so because Paul is 3:57a preacher of righteousness and a 3:59preacher of grace he can't just kick 4:02people out the church. So what he does 4:03is he goes tell those church it's not a 4:05universal law. tell those people in that 4:08church, those women who are sleeping 4:10their way to through the pulpit, who are 4:12literally um you know, bringing 4:14witchcraft and doing this, he's going 4:16tell them to stop talking and learn more 4:19cuz they have to learn the the gospel 4:22and then they can teach, right? Cuz 4:23again, he had Deborah, he had all these 4:25people next to him. Apollos watered um 4:27you know, he had people who helped uh 4:29who watered Apollos. It was just really 4:32amazing. So he's he's not saying again 4:34that women cannot teach, women cannot 4:37preach. Um but the enemy loves fighting 4:40over semantics.4:41>> Why do you think that there are very few 4:42women pastors today?4:44>> Because of that. I would say mostly 4:46because of that. It's like it's shunned 4:48upon. Um a lot of people don't really 4:51understand the context and so and it's 4:54not really their fault either because 4:55when no one really teaches this. People 4:57are not teaching context. They go the 4:59Bible says this so just follow that. I 5:01mean, it's clear as day. If it says 5:03women are to keep quiet, keep quiet.5:05Like, they're very rules-based. Rules 5:08are important. Of course, we have to 5:09follow rules, create structure.5:11Structure prevents chaos, you know, and 5:13there's order. Absolutely. But you have 5:15to understand the context of something,5:17right? It's the same as if I sit here 5:19and I talk about tattoos. Oh, Leviticus 5:2119, Leviticus 18, it tells you do not in 5:24Leviticus 29 as well, do not, you know,5:27uh, mark your bodies like they do and 5:29this and that. And then, okay,5:30>> of course you're defending tattoos.5:33>> You're covered in them.5:34>> That's what they think. But we're not 5:35defending tattoos. We're defending 5:37context, right? If the if it was wrong,5:39we wouldn't do it. Obviously, I'm not 5:41wrong. I'm not saying we shouldn't 5:43follow what the Bible says. But it's are 5:45you sure that you understand the context 5:48of what the Bible is actually saying? Or 5:50are you biased and thinking, well, I 5:52feel like that's true and I want to 5:54judge people and the Bible allows me to 5:56judge, so I'm going to just conform to 5:57that. again out of context um not 6:01understanding the actual meaning of that 6:03verse or those verses and so yeah it's 6:05important to to understand context 6:07context context as I say 6:09>> you might as well give the context of 6:10the tattoo things cuz they're carving 6:12their skins for ball 6:13>> exactly wow Jeremy Jeremy Chang 6:15everybody ladies and gentlemen 6:17>> I know I know a little bit of history 6:19>> yeah so was it a universal law then 6:21>> it was not 6:22>> so it was for that time frame 6:24>> yeah it was for that time frame 6:25>> 100% very true so a lot of People don't 6:28know that though they read Levitic 6:29Leviticus which is part of the Mosaic 6:31laws back in the Torah which is the five 6:34books of Moses and it's talking about 6:36that because again the context is who is 6:39it speaking to what is it speaking about 6:41how is it speaking it about it when is 6:43it speaking about it right this is how 6:44you understand context not just for the 6:46Bible but for anything right for 6:48anything. So, what people do, I noticed,6:50is that they read the Bible kind of like 6:52um like imagine reading a note that 6:55literally is is like ripped in half. You 6:59only have half of the note. You'll never 7:01truly understand the content. You could 7:02try to piece it together and sometimes 7:04you can, but for the most part,7:05something like the Bible, it's not just 7:07one book. It's 66 books. It's called 7:10biblios in Greek means a library of 7:12books. You have to understand multiple 7:14books that interconnect to each other.7:16Okay, there is one Bible, but then how 7:18come there's so many different religious 7:20denominations or versions of the Bible?7:22And how come, you know, there's not 7:24really a clear, concise agreement even 7:26within the Christian community? Very,7:28very good. So, if you look at second 7:31Timothy 3:16, it says, "All manner of 7:34scripture, all scripture is inspired by 7:37God, but people argue over doctrine."7:40So, man, we're flawed. We like to argue 7:42over the knick-knack. So God has already 7:44agreed with one universal gospel. But 7:48the way the Bible explains it is people 7:50bring other gospels. So they'll bring 7:52their own interpretations. They'll bring 7:54their own standards. They'll bring their 7:56own beliefs and they'll mix it together 7:58and then say this is what God said.8:00>> When do you think that that shifted 8:02though?8:02>> I think it's like at what version of the 8:04Bible was it like okay this is when it 8:06started to get muddy.8:07>> That in itself is debatable. So 8:09Catholics will say when the Protestants 8:10came like Martin Luther 1500 years 8:13before that it's like but you guys had 8:14the schisms a thousand years before that 8:16too right? So it's like again it just 8:19it's difficult for people to pinpoint it 8:22but it doesn't matter who pin who whose 8:24fault it is. I think it's more important 8:26of this is what happens when mad adds 8:29into it, right? Because even amongst 8:31Catholics, there isn't a Catholic,8:32there's some Catholics that don't 8:34worship Mary or don't venerate through 8:35Mary who just go straight to Jesus. Like 8:38there's also different Orthodox who 8:39don't. There's Eastern Orthodox, uh, you 8:42know, Oriental Orthodox, Ethiopian 8:44Orthodox, they're all different, right?8:45All similar, of course, under one 8:47umbrella, sure, but the main important 8:49thing is in the Bible, it's about Jesus 8:51Christ. You put Jesus at the center of 8:53everything. All of that stuff gets tied 8:55together. But once you remove Jesus,8:58then of course dreams and visions are 9:00more important. Well, Jesus is good, but 9:03then healings came after. So healing is 9:04also important. And now it's like you 9:06again it gets all convoluted.9:08>> Start placing your importance on things 9:10that aren't Jesus.9:11>> Yeah. And all of this honestly is just 9:13because man is trying to understand God.9:16Like if you really think about it,9:17they're just trying to dumb him down.9:19Well, well, this means this to me. So,9:22and if it's from God, that's what it is.9:23And that's why when people what people 9:26don't realize is they're putting 9:27themselves at the center. And when you 9:29put yourself at the center, then some 9:31days you'll feel really passionate about 9:33this and some days you'll be um some 9:35people will feel very passionate about 9:37that. Now, it's no longer about 9:38doctrine. It's about weaving doctrine to 9:41fit my standards and my beliefs and my 9:44bias. And that in itself starts to 9:47create different, you know, offshoots 9:49from the actual gospel which is all 9:51about Jesus Christ. People have to 9:53recognize that the Bible is has one main 9:56central character and that's Jesus 9:57Christ. But they don't want to see that.9:59They want to see tradition or they want 10:01to see, hey, I'm obedient so they make 10:03it about themselves. It's a lot of main 10:05character energy, right? And so it's 10:08just difficult for people to see that 10:10because when you tell them that then 10:13there's thoughts, right? Well, I am the 10:15main character. Jesus died for me. He's 10:16my He blessed me. He loves me. So, why 10:19wouldn't I be the main character? They 10:20they can't even get out of themselves 10:22when it comes to that because they've 10:23they're so good at weaving the 10:25scriptures to to to support their 10:28narrative. Basically,10:29>> it's interesting cuz even in like the 10:31secular world like manifestation is all 10:33about it's all about you as well. It's 10:35like you manifest your your your own 10:37future. You are a god. You channel 10:39energy. You create your own reality. And 10:41then it's like that idea of 10:43individualism starts making people think 10:46that when it's not the way that they see 10:48the world, it's like 10:49>> yeah, it's a challenge.10:50>> It's a challenge. So then that's when 10:52>> the world views collide.10:54>> Yeah. The world views collide and and 10:55and that's why I also think that like 10:57for people to say that 10:59>> 100%.11:00>> It's my truth or whatever it is, it's 11:02like there has to be some line of 11:04objective truth or else or else you turn 11:06out like 11:08[laughter]11:08>> Yeah. Yeah. If there's no line of 11:09objective truth, which is, you know, the 11:12gospel and God, let's say, the Bible,11:14then what happens is it's all really 11:16just preferences, right? It's all just 11:18opinions. Oh, I And how do you find 11:21that? Well, if a majority of people 11:23believe in that, but there's islands 11:25where where there's like the cannibal 11:27cannibalist island or whatever, they 11:29believe in like eating people and a 11:31majority of them believe that. So, does 11:33that mean they're right because the 11:34majority vote got it? It's like, no,11:36there has to be an obser objective 11:37center line, basically. That's that's 11:39that's definitely true.11:41>> What do you think about that, Alfred 11:42Einstein? Okay. Okay. Going back to the 11:44women in church thing really quickly,11:46like what would you say to a woman who's 11:49training to be a pastor right now or 11:51wants to be a pastor?11:52>> Keep it gospel centered. Keep it Jesus 11:54centered. So, what I would say to any 11:56woman that's training to become a pastor 11:59or, you know, following God, it's just 12:01what I would say to anybody, women or 12:03men, focus on the gospel. as 1 12:05Corinthians 2 1 and 2 talks about um 12:09focus on 1 Timothy where it tells us 12:11this is what's good to God that all men 12:13be saved. So your focus should not be 12:17yeah I'm going to show everybody that 12:18I'm a great pastor even if I'm a woman 12:20like that's for self right you have to 12:23keep Jesus the savior at the center not 12:25self at the center not self-centered and 12:28so uh study very very heavily because 12:31bian church in acts tells us they study 12:33day and night second Timothy uh 2:15 12:37tells us to study to show yourself 12:38approved so study study study but keep 12:41everything gospel- centered and you'll 12:43be fine I I mean, there's you don't need 12:44a pulpit. And to be honest, you don't 12:46need to even become a pastor. Like,12:48under God in Hebrews, it says we're 12:51blessed into his royal priesthood. So,12:53the high priest is Jesus. Inside of 12:55that, we're just part of his priesthood.12:57We're all royal priests. So, we all 12:59actually should be studying. We all 13:01like, it doesn't matter if you're a male 13:02or female. It doesn't matter matter if 13:04you're a pastor, brother, or sister.13:06You're supposed to preach the gospel.13:08And I say that to everybody, right?13:11Let's not argue semantics. and and you 13:13know uh what is it and and and identity 13:17and all that. Just focus on Jesus and 13:19you'll be good. Hey guys, if you're 13:20watching this on Spotify, I just 13:22launched my Johnny Chang Spotify page.13:24On that page, you're going to get a 13:26bunch of original content from me.13:27You're going to get sermons, vlogs,13:29documentaries, and more. All you got to 13:31do is search Johnny Chang or you guys 13:33can go to the link in the description.13:35Run up those followers. Thank you.13:38Peace. Would you guys join a church um 13:40with like a pastor who was like 23? Like 13:43how young can a pastor be? Because 13:44you're pretty young and we've met a lot 13:46of pretty young pastors. I mean, Pastor 13:48Daniel was 31.13:49>> None of that matters.13:50>> Yeah. I think if the message hits like 13:52you know when someone's you know when 13:54someone's like knowledgeable and wise 13:55and when they're not.13:57>> Doesn't matter age.13:58>> Doesn't matter if it's a Glock 43, a 14:01Glock 26, a Glock 19. It's once it goes 14:04bang, you're going to be hurting. Same 14:07thing when you're over here preaching 14:08the gospel. Once it goes bang, it's 14:10going to hit you. So, it's that's really 14:12what's more important. It's not the size 14:14of the dog in the fight. It's the size 14:16of the gospel in the dog. Why are all 14:18your examples a little violent?14:20>> It's always about fighting or 14:22>> guns.14:23>> Next question.14:24>> Wait, but you know how like in um 14:26there's like it'll be like careers will 14:29just get younger and younger. It'll be 14:30like the youngest doctor or the youngest 14:32rapper and it's like a 13. It's like the 14:34youngest pastor is like a six-year-old.14:36Remember that one kid? Remember that one 14:38kid and he's like, "And God," [laughter]14:41>> he has like he has the Southern Baptist 14:42like cadence.14:43>> Yeah. Oh, yeah.14:44>> Yeah. Would you go to his church?14:46>> Hey, man. No. [laughter]14:49>> He's trying to give you marriage 14:50counseling.14:51>> No. And God said, "What if he gives fire 14:56marriage advice?" [laughter]14:58>> I mean, sure, but it's like it better be 15:00gospel centered. How do you feel about 15:02that word?15:02>> Christian Bazwell, brother Pipe RC. I 15:04don't know, brother. [laughter]15:07>> I don't know. I feel like is it 15:10biblical? I don't care if 15:11>> is it biblical?15:12>> Anointing is biblical.15:13>> Yeah. So, it's biblical.15:15>> But what do they mean by that though?15:16>> They say, "Hey, Johnny, you're 15:17anointed."15:18>> I'd be like, "You don't know me."15:20>> Why?15:21>> Because you have to go through 15:22scripture. You have to go understand 15:23what an anointing actually means.15:25>> Okay. What is it?15:26>> Someone I don't know.15:28>> No. Tell us. [laughter]15:31An anointing is basically like a 15:33calling, right? So God has anointed you 15:35with fa basically showing you favor.15:37That's another thing that they say.15:38>> That sounds like a pretty good 15:40definition if I just said Johnny Chang,15:42you're anointed. It literally fits your 15:44>> but I'm just studied. I don't think I'm 15:46I mean I'm anointed. Sure. Because 15:48everyone is anointed once you have the 15:49Holy Spirit. That's the anointing. But 15:51the way they use it is like bro 15:56got like had one HP comeback. Like 15:59>> you don't think that's you?16:01>> I don't think so.16:02>> Oh my gosh. Okay, we need a tiebreaker 16:05here. What do you think?16:06>> If Johnny's anointed 16:07>> anointed based on the definition that he 16:09just gave.16:10>> I think he definitely got us. He's on 16:12like his eighth life of nine lives.16:15>> Yeah, [laughter] that's pretty pretty 16:16anointed. It's 16:17>> like the last chance.16:18>> It's pretty anointed. No, anointing 16:20means just basically the Holy Spirit is 16:22on you. It means that but everyone has 16:25that who's who's gospel centered.16:27>> I don't know. But 16:28>> you're anointed technically.16:30>> Yeah.16:31>> You got a special special. [laughter]16:37>> There are people that have God's favor.16:40Everybody has God's favor. But there's 16:42God have special.16:43>> But what is it? Favor. Favor. Like 16:44>> Yeah. Yeah. But come on.16:45>> Explain that. Why? Because they're 16:47>> Do I need to explain your testimony?16:48According to you though, that's your 16:50stand. That's what I'm saying. That's in 16:52real time. People are like, "You're 16:55anointed." Why though? Cuz I think 16:56you're anointed. No. The Bible says 16:58everybody's what? Cuz somebody's 6'5 17:01chiseled. He's anointed and he preaches 17:03the gospel.17:03>> No, no, no, no. You're not 6'5.17:05>> No, but I'm saying I was thinking shout 17:07out Jordan. [laughter]17:09He just tried to give himself four.17:10Okay, then if you're 65 myself.17:13>> No, I'm saying this. I'M SAYING THIS.17:14>> YOU'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT MYSELF. YOUR 17:16LIFE story and what it took for you to 17:18get to where you are to doesn't mean 17:20anything. Everybody got a story.17:22>> How many people came up to me and said,17:23"Dang, bro. I I live just like you.17:25Probably way crazier."17:26>> Exactly. So, they didn't get anointed as 17:28much as they did get anointed. If they 17:30receive salvation if salvation is the 17:33anointing, but people have changed that 17:36to go you have you're like you're gifted 17:39>> special favor from God.17:40>> Yeah. So, there are gifts 100%. But then 17:43those gifts, I don't like that because 17:44they turn into pride. Not everybody,17:47okay? I'm kind of generalizing a little 17:48bit, okay? But there are a lot of people 17:51who are super do favored by God 100%.17:56>> Or they'll talk about their girl like 17:57that. Well, she just she's got favor,18:00you know? It's like we all do, right?18:03Why you Why does it have to be like 18:05that? Oh, I'm not saying that. I'm just 18:07acknowledging God in here, right? Then 18:09acknowledge God for everybody. Don't 18:11just you you guys never see like 18:12>> I literally wish God would anoint him 18:14though. [laughter]18:15>> Oh my god.18:17>> What you were saying reminds me of uh 18:19like the guy in in Sweden when you're 18:22like who's like we can't be perfect.18:25Raise your hand if you think you're 18:26perfect. Like does it do you know anyone 18:27who's perfect? And the guy's like my 18:29wife. [laughter]18:31You're like oh wow that's true wisdom.18:33>> Yeah that's wisdom. I was like wisdom 18:34bro. He went home and was very happy cuz 18:37his happy wife happy life. What do you 18:39think of that phrase?18:40>> Again, anointing is not gosh, like these 18:43buzzwords have kind of ruined so many 18:45things. Seriously. But why did you 18:48flinch? You 18:48>> cuz you went No, it's just hard. It's 18:51like ah there. Who is that guy? He's 18:54super He's super funny. But he literally 18:57went viral for making like hilarious 19:00buzzwords.19:01>> Yes. Pretends to be he pretends to be 19:03like pastor.19:04>> He does the the lip the lip fold is so 19:07true. Or like when he says like that 19:09good, it's called that's good smile.19:11>> Yeah.19:12>> Like someone where they know it's gonna 19:14be a banger and they're like and that's 19:16why God will ruin your plans before he 19:18ruins you. [laughter]19:20And I'm just like that is crazy. And the 19:24puckering like he they'll say something 19:25and they're like Mhm. Mhm. And then 19:29towards the end he's like the slow 19:30transition he's like and that's why God 19:34will give us peace. Let us let us pray.19:37>> [laughter]19:39>> I was like, "Yo, this guy is so freaking 19:42>> spot on."19:43>> Oh my god.19:43>> I've seen his skits. That's so funny.19:45>> Legit though. But that's how church 19:47culture has become.19:48>> What's your least favorite Christian 19:50buzzword?19:51>> There's a I think every single one I 19:53don't like genuinely, right? Step into 19:55your salvation.19:56>> I don't like that one.19:57>> You know, uh uh protect your provision.20:01And you know, it's just like these words 20:02of like they mix S with S, P with P. And 20:05I'm over here like different peas. It's 20:07it's all pride honestly. It's just 20:09hidden ego and pride. It's like I'm just 20:12I'm just fishing for like the banger,20:14you know? It's like versus and that's 20:16fine, right? You can do that. But what 20:18is the overall message about? Is it 20:20about you turning more to Jesus Christ 20:22or is it more about look at how I'm 20:24turned to Jesus Christ and then you guys 20:27got to like see that in me? Right. So 20:29again, putting Jesus first is the most 20:32important thing right now. You know what 20:34I don't like? But don't you like mint 20:36>> season?20:37>> Oh, true.20:38>> It's like we're stepping into a 20:40different season.20:41>> Yeah.20:41>> All I think about is seasonings.20:45>> Like when I see people who are Yeah.20:47When they do that or they'll [laughter]20:49It's one of those skits where the the 20:51the person gets fired, but they're like,20:54"God just put me in a different season,20:56in a different path." It's like, "No,20:58fool. You got fired, homie."21:00>> No. No. God removed that from me about a 21:03year and a half ago,21:04>> man. Dude, that's why what what all 21:05these things do is they skirt 21:07accountability or they make you feel 21:10like super egotistical, like they put 21:12you at the center.21:13>> Well, speaking of God taking things away 21:15and giving us things.21:16>> A lot of people, they ask this question 21:18of why doesn't God just give us what we 21:21want?21:22>> Right. True.21:23>> Have you guys ever thought that? Have 21:24you ever thought that, Jerome? Like, why 21:26doesn't God just give us a million 21:27dollars every however long?21:28>> He's thinking it right now. Look at his 21:30face. [laughter]21:31>> I've never thought that before. I'm 21:33patient. And I'm as patient as it gets.21:35What I have thought about is, yo, God,21:37please challenge me with money to show 21:39that I can handle it. [laughter]21:40>> Uh-huh. I thought that too. God, please 21:42challenge me with women. Trust me, I can 21:44handle it.21:47[laughter]21:48>> Honestly, think that's why God has kept 21:49me broke. So, if God gives us everything 21:51that we want, for example, then we would 21:55probably not go to him, right? So, a lot 21:57of us say that we trust in God, but what 22:00I've noticed, at least with me 22:01personally, is I only trust God until he 22:06challenges my standard or doesn't give 22:08me what I want, right? And a lot of us 22:10struggle with this internally. If you're 22:13not saying it, you definitely felt this 22:14before, like, why can't God just give me 22:16what I want? But if you think about it,22:18God is all knowing. Why would why 22:21couldn't he give it to you? Like, he 22:23could snap his fingers and give it to 22:24you. It's actually mercy because he 22:26knows that if he gives it to you, it may 22:28most likely replace him, right? So God 22:31is not going to give you something 22:33that's going to replace him. So that 22:35relationship that you've been begging 22:36for. I was talking about this with 22:38someone in the Discord, too.22:39[clears throat]22:40They're like, "Oh, I feel so frustrated 22:43and I feel like I'm idolizing my man and 22:45my ex and I don't know why God wouldn't 22:48give him back to me." At the end of the 22:51day, that's why God won't give him back 22:53to you. because you're idolizing and you 22:55know you're idolizing and you're still 22:57asking for that person. So you're asking 22:59God to basically give you an idol. Why 23:01would he give you if he's a god of 23:03blessings? Why would he curse you? A lot 23:05of times we ask God to curse us because 23:07it feels good, right? So um I've seen 23:10that happen with a lot of people where 23:12they're on one right there. We've seen 23:15it in our own church. There was a 23:16brother who was struggling with um 23:18addiction and one of these, you know,23:20addictions. And as soon as he was able 23:22to kind of overcome that, he was on his 23:25way. Like I don't see him anymore. And 23:27it's kind of really sad because these 23:29people were super locked in.23:31>> No, no, sorry. Finish the thought and 23:32then 23:32>> and when God was like, "Okay, I'll give 23:34you the freedom." They then use that 23:36freedom to go and just do whatever they 23:38want and they're just not there anymore.23:39They just don't attend the churches 23:41anymore.23:41>> Well, one, wouldn't God know their true 23:45heart? He knows that they were going to 23:46do that ultimately, right? But he would 23:48still give it to them, right? sometimes 23:51to the expose, right? to expose like 23:54them to you know God wants to also give 23:57sometimes and when he does give even if 23:59it's bad for you to show you like okay 24:01you want it so bad in the Bible it says 24:03I give them up to it right it's called 24:05rep probate so I'm not saying that every 24:07person that receives blessings is 24:08reprobate but what I mean is sometimes 24:12you only want that and God's like okay 24:14similar to when a parent chastises a kid 24:16and it's like I want it I want it I want 24:18it like okay go ahead and then the kid 24:19like jumps on the skateboard and falls 24:21on his butt and it's like, "Oh, I told 24:23you. I told you like this was going to 24:25happen." They're like screaming and 24:26crying, right? And it that's what 24:28happens with us. God is like, "You want 24:30it so bad. You're praying only about 24:32this. You're hyperfocused. You're laser 24:33focused. I've sent people. I've sent 24:36signs. I've sent everything to tell you 24:38you got to let go. You don't want to.24:39All right. Bet. We're going to let it 24:41harden to the point like he did with 24:42Pharaoh. And it's going to like hurt 24:44you, but it's going to heal you." That 24:46hurt sometimes will cause heal. A lot of 24:48us, we we were hurt as well by people,24:51betrayed by people because me 24:53specifically, I put my gang above 24:56everybody, my family, um my people who I 25:00loved, uh above God, definitely above 25:03God. Um cuz I didn't even follow God at 25:05that time. And the result was what?25:08Like, you really think you can find love 25:10outside of me, Johnny? All right, go 25:12ahead and try it. And man, it hurt so 25:15much. It hurt crazy. felt betrayed like 25:18times a million. Felt that man. I felt 25:21stupid. I felt used. I felt abused. I 25:24felt betrayed. And and through all of 25:26that, God was like, "You wanted that 25:29though." And there was and it's really 25:31true when I when I kind of look back at 25:33it. There's nothing that nobody could 25:36have said to me that would say your 25:39friends are going to do this to you.25:41They're going to not support you.25:42They're going to turn their back on you,25:43etc., etc. I would never have believed 25:45that. And in fact, if somebody said that 25:47to me, I would take it as disrespect 25:49even like that's my family member.25:51They'll never do that to me. I I 25:52remember believing that wholeheartedly 25:54only to get basically proven wrong by 25:58God himself, right? So yeah, you ever 26:01wake up in the morning and you want to 26:03read your Bible, but you [music] just 26:04don't know where to start? You love God,26:06you believe in God, but there's this gap 26:07between wanting him and actually showing 26:09up for him every single day. That gap,26:11that's exactly why I created Coral Art 26:12Daily. 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Pour [music] the heart daily.27:33The easiest way to make God a habit in 27:35your life. download free today and be 27:37first in. This question goes to both of 27:39you. Looking back in hindsight, is there 27:41something or an opportunity that you 27:43didn't get that you now look back on and 27:46you're you're like, I'm glad I didn't 27:47get it.27:49You know what I'm saying? Like, like it 27:50could be like, oh, that job. I thought I 27:52really wanted that job. I didn't get 27:53that job and then it turned out this 27:55ended up being what was better for me.27:58>> For me, it was more criminal, but there 28:00was opportunities I was pissed off at 28:02cuz like I could have 28:05did deals with like ghost guns and 28:08things like that. It's like these 28:09ghosties where they had you could build 28:11like 80% of it was built and then you 28:14just had to like build it out. And it 28:15was a huge thing uh in Cali like few 28:18years ago, whatever, 10 years ago. And 28:21when I was thinking like, man, you could 28:24hella make money off of this. And it was 28:26people were making a lot of money 28:27basically trafficing arms. I at that 28:30moment thought like, man, I want to do 28:32this so badly cuz everybody's making 28:34money off of this. And I'm so glad they 28:37didn't because all the homies that that 28:39did do it are now federally indicted.28:42Like all of them got caught up. What you 28:43guys don't know is federal indictments 28:45is 99%. Like they will not prosecute you 28:48unless they know they're going to win.28:50That's how the feds works. It's very 28:52dangerous. Different than state. State 28:54is like, "Okay, you could you could plea 28:55deal." Feds don't even give deals 28:58because they know like I got you 28:59already. Why I got to give you a deal?29:01So, it's very dangerous, you know. But I 29:02was contemplating. I remember like 29:04should I was really really bad. This is 29:06when I was a young buck and and stupid 29:08and didn't wasn't saved. And I'm just 29:11very thankful because yeah, a lot of the 29:12homies are in there for years. Like 29:15you're not getting out basically. You're 29:17going to be in there for a very very 29:18very very long time. When you get out,29:20you're going to be a grandpa. So yeah.29:22>> What about you? Anything that you can 29:24think of? Nothing too crazy, nothing 29:26like that obviously, but just certain 29:28things that and it's hard to ever know 29:30like what would or would or wouldn't 29:32have gone right, but I just know friends 29:34that have gotten into horrible 29:35situations who are either dead or in 29:38prison. And I just I'm happy I never 29:40fell into certain things that were may 29:42have been around me in high school or 29:44opportunities like that. Like 29:47yeah, for the most part, like basically 29:49what you said, but like minus a thousand 29:52times. So there's like times that you're 29:55like, "Oh, I'm I'm glad I didn't do that 29:57job or whatever. I missed that 29:58opportunity." On the flip side, there 30:00are times where I wish I took more 30:03initiative or I did chase that 30:04opportunity. Does that relate to God in 30:06any way?30:07>> I think so. I think as long as it's 30:09again centered around him. So I'll give 30:11you an example. There's times where 30:14[clears throat] I could have did like a 30:16another stop the violence gathering. Um 30:19the first time I did one was uh 30:21Sacramento. There was another one that 30:23we could have done in LA, but I kind of 30:25got into it with one of the pastors 30:26there. And uh I feel kind of sad because 30:31that pastor ended up uh like losing his 30:34life, right? Um he was in the streets.30:36He did all that. And of course, we had 30:38our disagreements, but and he wasn't 30:40part of our church really, but he was 30:42trying to like partner with everyone 30:43around and we were one of the churches.30:45And he ended up Yeah. losing his life.30:48And I I I realize now that he just had 30:52the heart, although he was very 30:53abrasive. Yes, he would tell people like 30:56read their Bibles, whatever, but in his 30:58heart, I could see that he really would 31:00put his neck out on the line. And he 31:02actually died because of that. Like he 31:04died because he challenged somebody who 31:06was a a gang member and the dude lost 31:09his mind, took it as disrespect and like 31:11stabbed him to death, you know? It was 31:13crazy. So when I saw that, it was more 31:16of like I think I could have at least 31:18fought for him rather than fought with 31:20him, right? Like I could have been like,31:22"Hey bro, you do cuz I saw the signs 31:25early." I was like, "This guy is like 31:28me." He took the gang banging energy cuz 31:30he was an exconvict, ex gang member. He 31:32did like 15 years in the pin and he took 31:34it out to the streets and even 31:36[clears throat] the way he would talk,31:37he would talk to gang members very 31:39disrespectfully. But he would then think 31:42it was like cuz I'm I'm keeping it real.31:44I mean, who's to say that I I couldn't 31:46have turned out. I could have 100 I kind 31:48of was going that route, you know, when 31:49I was arguing with people and debating 31:50and apologetics and all that and I was 31:52with the business. Like, I would fight 31:54if if we keep it off camera, you don't 31:56tell my you don't you don't tell Pastor 31:58Kim, I I'll chunk them with you. Like,32:00that's that's how how I was before.32:02Like, I we can just get down right now.32:04Just don't say anything and don't put it 32:06on no little camera. Don't don't snitch 32:08to nobody. we keep it between me and 32:09you. I'll beat the dogish out of you and 32:12then we you know that's it. And that's 32:14how I used to be. So he he was like 32:16that. He had that energy where he was 32:17like you disrespecting me and you 32:19disrespecting my God. Like I remember 32:21him saying that and I looked at the 32:22pastor like yo chill. These guys are not 32:25gospel centered. Like obviously you know 32:27it's different than than they don't 32:29believe and they're making fun of God.32:30Sure. And he's like if you mock my God 32:32I'm going to take it as disrespect. Like 32:34I mean everybody you're going to fight 32:35the whole world if that's the case. But 32:37I there was no one telling him cuz he 32:39didn't have a pastor above him. And what 32:41I realized was I I was very graced with 32:43that where I did have a pastor above me 32:45and a and I did respect the pastor above 32:47me and the pastor would tell me, "Yo,32:49you're messing up. You're going crooked.32:50You're foundationally, you know, flawed 32:52here and and you got to repent."32:54Basically, he was like he went to like 32:57one of those online seminaries and he 32:59like made himself a pastor basically 33:02which is very very dangerous as we can 33:04see. and he he ended up losing his life.33:07He got he got into it with two brothers.33:08He would volunteer his time. Uh it's not 33:12a chaplain, but it's like ah my god it's 33:14not coming to my brain but anyways he 33:16would help like the police department.33:18>> Um when when they like the reserved type 33:21people, right?33:22>> I forget. Anyways, it might be a 33:24chaplain, I think. But but he was real 33:26big on that. He was real big. And so 33:27what he would do is he would do ride 33:29alongs with them. He would do community 33:30service type stuff with them. And that's 33:32where he got he died. It was uh he got 33:36into it with some with these two dudes 33:37and they were uh either brothers or they 33:40were cousins, I forget. And they just 33:42they just they took off on him. They 33:44jumped him and then they they started 33:45poking him and I think Yeah. He died.33:48Yeah. Through that.33:49>> Dang.33:50>> Yeah. So, it's really sad to be like,33:51dang, I wish I didn't just not abandon 33:54him cuz I didn't. I mean, we got into 33:55it, but he just couldn't listen as well.33:59[clears throat] But there could I have 34:00prayed for him more? Absolutely. I 34:02wasn't as mature as I am now, but still,34:04you know, it doesn't matter. Like, I 34:05could have prayed for him more. I could 34:06have uh sent other pastors or even went 34:10to whoever it is to help him, but it was 34:12more of just like this guy's he's had to 34:15learn his lesson. I didn't know that 34:16that was the lesson, right? So, yeah.34:19Yeah, that's tough. It's tough. Yeah,34:21it's tough. Yeah. Being a pastor is it's 34:23not easy, man. number one and I 34:25understand why people would fight 34:27because if you're not studied or you're 34:30very emotional or you have things that 34:31are ingrained in you that's trauma uh 34:34your trauma will speak for you during 34:35those times right and and uh also other 34:39people don't realize that either is like 34:40when I see people challenging street 34:43preachers or challenging foos who who 34:45you know they got to pass I'm like damn 34:48y'all really playing with fire because 34:50the the a person is is only a few steps 34:53away from being crazy, right? Like even 34:55me, Satan is so powerful in a lot of 34:57ways where there are times 34:59[clears throat] where especially early 35:00on in my ministry when I would be 35:02arguing that the enemy would go, "These 35:06people, they disrespect God anyways, so 35:09they deserve whatever is coming to 35:10them." And that's the enemy obviously.35:12But when you're not a mature believer,35:15you can really hurt people like that.35:16Now, a normal person would be like,35:18"What?" Like a Karen would be like,35:20"Whatever, I'm going to report you." And 35:22then they just leave. But a gang member,35:24the way they resort to things is 35:25violence. So when they think with like 35:28gang members make the worst the the the 35:30greatest Pharisees, as they say, because 35:32we can literally sit there and we're 35:34going to be about it. Like we'll see 35:36through to it and we'll execute it,35:37right? And so that's what what's really 35:39scary versus someone who's just like, I 35:41grew up in a nice home and I'm a 35:43Pharisee. Like it's it's different 35:44because we put action behind it. I I see 35:47how some of these people move. They move 35:49like straight gangsters. like, "Yeah,35:50man. That that guy right there, he needs 35:53to repent." And it's like, you're 35:55they're moving as if they're on the 35:56yard. Like, there's no The only 35:58difference is they have church clothes 36:00on and they're in a church building. If 36:02you took them out of that, it you would 36:03see that they're politicking. Straight 36:05up politicking. Hey, that bro that 36:07brother needs to be reprimanded. Why?36:08Cuz he did this, this, and this. All 36:09right, cool. All right, we're going to 36:11have him go over there. We're going to 36:12teach him. We're going to It's like,36:13damn, this this dude's getting 36:15disciplined. And they have that 36:16mentality. And people who don't know 36:18that lifestyle are literally thinking 36:20like, well, oh, they're just very 36:21passionate. It's like, no, they're 36:23actually keeping that energy basically 36:25into ministry, which is very dangerous.36:27It's very dangerous to deal with people 36:28like that, you know. And again, some of 36:30these guys have loose crews. Like I know 36:32people who were ex gang members and then 36:35they lose their mind completely where 36:37they go, I'm serving God. I love God and 36:41uh you know, he's he's blessing me. and 36:44then they're not mature enough to see 36:45that and they're struggling mentally and 36:48it just takes that concoction. I was an 36:50ex gang member, did many, many years in 36:52prison. Um, I'm not really studied. I'm 36:55based off of feelings. And then one day 36:57it's just too much for me. That that's 36:59the straw that breaks the camel's back.37:01And they go and they unal alive 37:02everybody. Like that's h I've seen that 37:04happen. And so it's it's it's like scary 37:06to deal with people like that, right?37:08But people don't understand the 37:10precautions, right? It's like school 37:12shooter energy where it's like, "Oh, I'm 37:14going to just pick on this guy and I I'm 37:16I'm at home chilling and relaxing and 37:18the whole time this dude's over here 37:19plotting something crazy. You come to 37:21school and that's the last day of your 37:22you coming to school, right? It's the 37:24last day on earth." That's why it's 37:25important if you really understand the 37:27Bible and just even not the Bible, just 37:29to be ethical and moral with people that 37:31you don't know what this person is going 37:32through, pastor or not. It's probably 37:35better to just treat them with respect 37:37and really like treat them like they're 37:39your brother or sister because it you 37:41could be that last person that makes 37:43them spiral out of control completely 37:45and lose their complete like I've seen 37:47that happen with homies. I've seen that 37:49with pastors. I've seen that with 37:51everybody. I've seen that in multiple 37:53different I've seen a dentist do that.37:54I've seen a doctor do that. I've seen a 37:56lawyer do that. I've seen people just 37:57go, "It's too much for me and I'm 37:59waiting for that la that last thing."38:01And once it does, it enables them to go 38:03completely crazy. And depending on how 38:05crazy they really are, people either get 38:07hurt or they get hurt or their families 38:09get hurt. And it's it's really sad.38:11>> Continuing on with the topic, why does 38:13God make us wait?38:14>> Two things. To build patience and to 38:17also expose us. So, when you're sitting 38:21there and let's say you God made you 38:23wait for something and you've prayed,38:25you've prayed and you're being a little 38:26patient, but a year goes by, two years 38:29go by, and then you start to feel 38:30frustration. What God is trying to show 38:33us is if you're frustrated, that means 38:34you don't trust him. If you're 38:36frustrated, it also means you're human.38:38But it it's exposing that you want that 38:40more than his timing and his timeline.38:43And so he's going to make us wait 38:45because he doesn't want our hearts to be 38:48interconnected to or connected to that 38:51one thing and want that thing more than 38:53God. So if it's the relationship or the 38:56career, you know, or that the bank 38:58account like whatever it is, God doesn't 39:00want us to place anything above him. So 39:02he will wait and wait and wait and make 39:04us wait it out. And sometimes he'll even 39:06just say no. Like when you look at uh 2 39:09Corinthians chapter 12 um Paul goes to 39:12God and he says he has a thorn on his 39:14side and he goes to God three separate 39:16occasions like God please take this away 39:18it's too much for me and God literally 39:20goes no my grace is sufficient for you.39:23So he says he says no to him basically 39:24and goes this is enough for you. So some 39:26people will pray and be like my cancer 39:29pray it away. It doesn't go away. Well 39:31what is God going to give us? He's 39:33trying to give us him but we want the 39:35solution. We don't want the person who's 39:38solving the problem, right? We want the 39:39problem solved. We don't want the 39:40problem solver, right? And so, in this 39:43way, he's trying to expose that inside 39:45of us. And I I I've seen it in my own 39:48life. I've seen it in pastors. I've seen 39:50it in brothers and sisters. It's just 39:52difficult when you can't see that. And 39:55when the exposure should be actually 39:58mercy and grace, like, hey, you're 40:00you're you're holding on to something 40:01greater than me. But sometimes even when 40:04you expose people, they don't like that 40:06either. They're like, "Well, I what's 40:07wrong? I want to be like that and I'll 40:09stay like that." And that also is what's 40:10getting exposed. They're hardened.40:12They're transactionalizing God. They're 40:13accessorizing God. And they don't even 40:15care. I think that's the worst thing is 40:17when someone goes, "Yeah, so what? Like 40:19I am like that and I and I don't care. I 40:21want God to give me that cuz if not, I 40:23don't want to follow him." But it also 40:26is really beautiful in that when someone 40:28accepts that and acknowledges that, then 40:30you can actually work with that. Okay.40:32So, so I I'll walk people through it.40:34So, if you sit there and you think,40:36right, I had a homie, for example. He 40:37came to church, but he left church. He 40:39literally said, "I just want God to give 40:42me millions and millions of dollars."40:44And I'm like, "Bro, that's accessorizing 40:46God." He's like, "So what? What's wrong 40:48with that? Like, why can't I have it?40:50It's it's well, is God stingy?" He 40:52literally was like, "Is God stingy? If 40:54he made the whole world, he has 40:55trillions of dollars, like infinite 40:57amount of money. Why can't he just drop 40:58a like 10 mil to me? Why not? Right? And 41:02he was obviously this is aggro, but he's 41:04hardened. He's like pissed. And so he 41:07ended up leaving the church because of 41:09that, right? He would talk to Pastor Kim 41:11too. What's wrong with me wanting money?41:12Like there's nothing wrong with that.41:14Like it says a love of money. I don't 41:15love it. I just need it so bad. Pastor's 41:17like, you need 10 million for what? You 41:19know, well, I need this. I want to buy 41:21my parents. How about he's like, so you 41:22want to basically be God for them. You 41:24don't want to trust that God will 41:25provide more than 10 million for them.41:27you want just the 10 million because 41:28that's what in your calculation he got 41:30pissed at pastor you know he's like bro 41:32not everyone's a pastor like I'm not a 41:34pastor like I don't need to live like 41:36that God is supposed to provide for me 41:37and he started just to argue right so 41:40why I bring this up is because there are 41:42people who will harden their hearts and 41:43go so what that's what I want right then 41:47with that brother what kind of got him 41:49to kind of come back to church but he 41:50ended up leaving again was cuz he he 41:52can't break his heart was bro if you 41:54think about it then right you've 41:56acknowledged that you're selfish. Yeah,41:58I'm selfish. You acknowledge that you're 42:00stubborn. Yeah, I'm stubborn. You 42:02acknowledge that you just want money and 42:03you don't care about using God. And he's 42:05like, "Absolutely. I don't care about 42:07that." Right? And I still want my stuff.42:08Too bad. That's my heart. And then I was 42:10like, "Then do you believe someone like 42:12that should be blessed?" Like for 42:14example, if somebody came up to you in a 42:15mirror image of you and they said, "Hey,42:17bro, you need to give me all of your 42:18stuff. Like I want to be happy. You're 42:20my homie, but like that's why you're my 42:21homie. You got to give me everything.42:22And I use you for everything. How would 42:24you feel?" And then he froze. He's like,42:26"Dang, that's how that's what I'm like,42:28that's what you're doing with God,42:29basically." Whereas it's it's easier to 42:32deal with people like that than it is to 42:34go, "No, I love God, though." And like,42:36"Oh, like, but deep down, they're like 42:38the homie, right? Where they're like, I 42:39but I want this, though." But outwardly,42:41they're like, "Oh, this is going to make 42:42me look bad. So, no, I'm I'm waiting on 42:45his provision and I'm I'm practicing 42:47patience." Like, it's better to deal 42:49with people who straight up just go,42:51"That's what I want." Then you can be 42:53like, "Well, you're a piece of garbage 42:54then, right?" Then do piece of garbages 42:56deserve to get blessed? No. Then there 42:59you go. And then it'll either wake them 43:01up or they'll just stay hardened like 43:02they already are. Uh they're not going 43:04to move anywhere. They're just going to 43:05stay like that. So it gives us a chance.43:08What's really hard is when people are 43:10out are faking it. Oh no. Like I trust 43:13in God and I love God and I go to 43:15church, but deep down what it is is you 43:17better give me this and I'm only doing 43:19this because you're going to give me 43:20that. And if you don't then I don't 43:22believe in you and I'm actually mad at 43:24you. But I can't say that because then 43:25I'll look bad in front of people. And uh 43:27it's like this thing is the most 43:28difficult type of person to deal with.43:30Nobody told you that faith would come 43:32with this many unanswered questions. You 43:34pray, you read, you fast, you tithe, and 43:36yet you're still not growing. But there 43:38are things that you're still carrying 43:40that you haven't said out loud to 43:41anybody. Not because the answer doesn't 43:43exist, but because you don't know who to 43:45ask. That's exactly why every Tuesday I 43:47do a group mentorship session. You bring 43:50your questions and whatever you've been 43:51sitting on. Whether it's a decision you 43:53can't make, past trauma you're still 43:55working through, or a relationship 43:56that's draining you, and I answer them 43:58scripturally, foundationally with 44:00biblical truths that meet you exactly 44:02where you are. Even if you're not ready 44:04to ask a question yet, come and listen 44:07in. Because chances are somebody else in 44:09that room is carrying the same weight 44:11you are. It doesn't matter if you're new 44:12in faith or you've been walking with God 44:14for many years. No question is too 44:16small, too messy, or even too 44:18complicated. The group mentorship is an 44:20exclusive benefit for gold members only.44:22To join, download Core the Heart daily 44:24or use the link in the description. I'll 44:26see you guys Tuesday.44:27>> What I wanted to say was like, what do 44:29you say to the Christian that feels or 44:32all that, right? God isn't really 44:33blessing them or whatever, but then 44:34there's all these non-Christians 44:37that are getting blessed.44:39>> Yeah. Well, that's usually why they get 44:41mad, too, is because they're looking at 44:43it and they're going, "These guys don't 44:45even believe in even doing anything."44:47You know, it's like, yeah, but you're 44:49not doing anything either. I mean, I'm 44:51sorry to say that I I would I these 44:54people who get blessed is because 44:55they're just themselves. Like, yeah, I'm 44:57selfish. Yeah, I'm ambitious. Yeah, I 45:00want to better my life. Like, they're 45:01not sitting there going, "Oh, I'm so 45:03humble." But like inside, they're not.45:05You know what I mean? Oh, I love the 45:06gospel. But really, it's about filling 45:08the pews. Like it God wants people to 45:11keep it real. You know, if you like if 45:13you like your sin, say that. You know,45:16if you don't like something and you're 45:17accessor accessorizing God, say that.45:20So, that's what people don't understand 45:21is that they they're they're scared to 45:23say it because they know that it's 45:24wrong. Well, if you know that it's wrong 45:26and you're still doing it, then I mean,45:29that's probably why you're not going to 45:30get blessed. It's not a worksbased 45:32thing, but genuinely, if I continue to 45:34go against God, why then do I like 45:37expect him to bless me? Whereas these 45:39other people, they don't even care about 45:40that. They don't even know. They're just 45:42only focusing on themselves. If we're 45:44truly Christians, we know better. We 45:46should at least understand that, right?45:48So, it's the same as like when it comes 45:50to like charges. When a person does 45:53something accidentally and not knowingly 45:56and like out of ignorance, it's a little 45:58bit less than someone who premeditates 46:00something, right? So, it's the same 46:02thing. Christians know, they know the 46:04game, they understand what's going on,46:05but the issue is they they want to get 46:08blessed in a way that, you know,46:11benefits them. Well, if you put Jesus 46:13and God first, that is the blessing and 46:15that's going to bless you. It's just how 46:17it is. My life is like that. A lot of 46:19I'm not better than anybody, right? But 46:21same thing. There's a lot of gang 46:22members who look at me and also get 46:23covetous and get jealous and be like,46:25"Well, I got a testimony, too." Right?46:27But you don't have the same heart 46:28posture, though, respectfully. You care 46:30only about yourself. You don't know how 46:31it is to go out and fly out and 46:33literally get super super tired and 46:35drained, work constantly to pump out 46:38content while everybody 46:39>> deal with Jeremy 46:40>> to deal with Jerome 46:42>> and his abrasive tone.46:43>> That's a blessing.46:44>> It is crazy what you put yourself 46:46through on the road. It's nuts. It's not 46:48just the live event. You'll go meet a 46:50pastor like an hour away at 6:00 a.m.46:52You'll come back, do a live stream,46:54sometimes even a Bible class, go prepare 46:56for the event. four hour events, meet 46:58and shake hands with every single person 47:00in the whole event, and then we go to 47:02dinner after and there's still 47:03volunteers asking you questions like 47:05from the moment you wake up till the 47:07moment you fall asleep on like 20our 47:09days.47:09>> Yeah.47:10>> Um it's crazy 47:11>> facts though. Figgity facts.47:13>> Has there ever been a time where things 47:15just lined up and you felt like every 47:17prayer was getting answered by God?47:19>> Yeah. Early on, early on I had that. I 47:23was like, "Oh my gosh, unlock after 47:25unlock after unlock." And I remember 47:27Pastor Kim just going, "Just wait."47:30[laughter] I was like, "What do you mean 47:31just wait? This is amazing. This is 47:33great, man. I'm so thankful, pastor."47:35I'm like hugging him. Thank you, pastor.47:37He's like, "Just wait, buddy." And uh 47:41yeah, it went from that emotional like 47:43high to plateauing. And then I was like,47:46"Dang, what the hell happened? Am I not 47:49obedient? Did I not pray enough? I 47:51didn't stop praying. I wake up every 47:53morning to like study and what what the 47:55heck is going on?" And and that's when 47:57he was like so happy. I was like, damn,47:58this guy is happy at my downfall. Like 48:00what the hell, dude? But later, you 48:03know, he was trying to tell me that God 48:05was moving me from feelings to faith.48:07Like you're feel too much, Johnny.48:08You're too passionate about these 48:10things. You need to go to faith, right?48:11It doesn't matter how you feel. The 48:13Bible says it's easy to believe in God 48:15when he's blessing you, right? But when 48:18he takes things away and you feel like 48:19he's cursing you, can you still believe 48:21in him? That's how you know true faith.48:24True faith is when it's tested, not when 48:27everything is aligning and the stars are 48:29aligning and the career is aligning and 48:31the partner is aligning like that.48:33That's easy to go praise God.48:35Hallelujah.48:36>> Move by faith, not by sight.48:38>> Facts though, right? It's like when 48:40things don't go right, can you still go 48:43God's here? When when you lose your job,48:46can you still go, man? Like God is 48:49really removing me. Not like to pacify 48:51yourself, but to go, "God is helping me 48:53with this. He's going to put me in a 48:55better place." And actually mean it. Not 48:57stand in front of people, right? But in 48:59your secret space, go, "Yeah, God, I 49:01trust you." And I've experienced both.49:03I've experienced the both ends of the 49:05spectrum. First end is like, "Why are 49:07you doing this, God? You don't love me."49:08Blah, blah, blah. And then the second 49:10one is like, although I'm getting 49:12removed, like I lost all of this,49:14there's nothing but peace in my life.49:16Like it's strange. I've experienced that 49:18too, right? So on both ends, uh, true 49:21faith is the one that goes, "Wow, God,49:24no matter what, this doesn't shake me."49:26>> You know, it's like things that we would 49:27have wanted with the business like 3 4 49:29months ago, we yippee, now we're here 49:31and everyone's like, you know, cranky.49:33Why is why is that gratitude muscle so 49:36quick to fading?49:37>> Good question. Um,49:38>> espec Why?49:41>> It's not It's because you're looking at 49:42the situation. You're gr You're 49:45grateful, Jerome.49:46>> I'm not talking about myself.49:47>> Sorry. Sorry. I'm very grateful all the 49:49time.49:50>> Genuinely though, like if you're truly h 49:52it's it's just because the enemy is 49:54trying to say that you're not happy,49:56right? A lot of the times when I the way 49:59that Satan attacks me is the same. Like 50:00when things are growing, Satan tells me 50:03too, like how come you're not overly 50:05excited? Like is there something wrong 50:07with you? And I'm just like there is 50:10something wrong with me. How come I'm 50:11not like yippee doing back flips? Did 50:13you not know that you came out of 50:15prison? You should be happy. Why are you 50:17not as happy as it? And like right 50:19there, he's he's basically telling me 50:22that I'm not happy and I'm just 50:23believing the lie, right? So it's it's 50:26not really that the gratitude fades. We 50:29are thankful, but he plays with that.50:31Well, if you're thankful, he starts 50:33putting like certain like standards to 50:35it. He starts to feed it into you that 50:38you're not thankful. And then slowly you 50:40just get deceived. You're like, "Wow,50:41I'm not thankful and I'm not grateful."50:43And it's because you're tying everything 50:45to emotions. Not even that. I guess it's 50:47like, you know, even in my prayer. No,50:49yes, sometimes that. But I'd say that 50:51[laughter]50:52>> the disrespect. He's like, it's not 50:54that. Anyways,50:55>> but it's that exactly.50:56>> No, no, no. What I'm saying is like, you 50:58know, when I pray, the thing that I'll 50:59go for is I'll I'll I'll pray for the 51:01things I'm thankful for. And then I'll 51:03go right into fix it. Like, hey, these 51:05are the things that I, you know, what 51:07whatever. And then I'm like, dang, that 51:08list is like,51:09>> why do you feel like you're not thankful 51:13just because you went and asked for fix 51:14it things? my prayers more more time or 51:17it's just more of like always like 51:18improve improve improve improve.51:20>> Nothing wrong with that. That doesn't 51:21mean you're ungrateful.51:23Like okay, so we've gotten I I I 51:25genuinely think that we're we're in the 51:28thousands of people in heaven for sure.51:30Probably more.51:30>> You think we got a thousands of people?51:32>> I think we got we're in the thousands of 51:34people in heaven.51:35>> I'd be disappointed if it's only a 51:36couple thousands.51:37>> Okay. But let's say we're we're we're 51:39like a million people.51:41>> Yeah.51:41>> Right. Like a million people is good,51:42but to be honest, I want a hundred 51:44million.51:45>> Yeah, it's going to be a 51:46>> Is that bad? Like that's not a bad 51:48thing. It's We should get more people,51:50but I'm also thankful if one goes to 51:52heaven, too. Like genuinely, I'm like,51:53dang. Hey, me.51:55>> Yeah, you went to heaven and Aaron word 51:57is going to heaven, too.51:59>> W 52:00>> Oh gosh.52:01>> What the 52:01>> Aaron's going too?52:02>> Why not?52:03>> Different level, right?52:04>> Going to be like,52:05>> does Aaron have to be in the same like 52:07cloud house as us? I'm going to like 52:09higher heaven, elite heaven than you.52:11>> Elite. [laughter]52:14>> And he's like elite.52:15>> No, I was about to say, [laughter] I 52:17don't know if you saw what I said in the 52:18chat. I was like, Johnny just increased 52:20the heaven population of Latin Americans 52:22by like 50%. [laughter]52:26God's like brushing up on Spanish.52:28>> Oh my gosh. [laughter]52:30>> He's like He's like,52:34"No, no, no." But yeah, like it's it's 52:38we're grateful, but the enemy just 52:40plants standards and then the 52:41expectations is what kind of kills a 52:43gratitude though. I understand what 52:44you're saying, but it's like we there is 52:47an expectation that kills a gratitude,52:49right? If I sit here and and I let's say 52:51I'm dead center on what I just said, 100 52:55million people, yeah, a million's not 52:56enough. Like, no. Like, I've said that a 52:58million's not enough, but I'm not saying 53:00it's not enough because I'm unhappy. I'm 53:03saying it's [snorts] not enough because 53:04God can reach way more than 100 million 53:06people, right? So, it's again, it's just 53:08a a heart posture thing. It can't it 53:10can't just be tied to feelings. So,53:13that's why I was asking you like, how do 53:14you know you're ungrateful? And it 53:17sounds like standards. Well, cuz I pray 53:20more for fix it, which not a problem.53:23Well, I I don't feel it. Then that's 53:25tied to feeling. So, again, it ties back 53:27to like who's telling you you're 53:29ungrateful though, right? That's true.53:32He's super ungrateful. [laughter]53:35>> That's to my standard, though.53:37>> I don't care about my standard.53:38>> Sorry, I was just thinking about 53:39numbers. So, somebody somebody had 53:41leaked Mr. Beast's um YouTube studios.53:45He has half he has a 500 million 53:47subscribers. Half a billion subscribers.53:49And they guess how much revenue he makes 53:51a month.53:52>> Not that much.53:53>> 10 million.53:54>> No, way more than that.53:55>> Way more than that. 100 million.53:56>> Not even that. [clears throat] No, no,53:57no. A month.53:58>> Oh, a month. Oo. maybe like 25 mil.54:01>> He's right on the money. $24 million 54:03really off just his one main channel 54:06YouTube algorithm. So his whole his main 54:09channel alone makes like $300 million.54:11>> Dude, YouTube must be so happy.54:12>> Wow.54:13>> If if if he's making 25 million they're 54:15making 54:16>> How much is 54:17>> No wonder they're Yeah. But either way,54:19I'm like I'm like But but when I think 54:20about getting 100 million people into 54:22heaven, I just think of how long it took 54:24Mr. Beast to get 500 million subscribers 54:26and what he had to do to get that.54:27>> How long did it take Mr. beast 54:29>> 10 years a little longer than that.54:31>> Yeah. But like obviously the the the 54:34effort compounds and 54:36>> do you think if we stay at this for 20 54:39years we'll get to like 10 million 54:41subscribers?54:42>> Yeah. If you make Hey, the last 54:44Christian to take their hand off this 54:45Bible goes to heaven. [laughter]54:48Yeah. You're like we just have to make 54:50the most gimmicky viral videos. But 54:52again, you know what I like to think 54:53about? It's like that's his method. It's 54:55like we have no idea how God will work 54:57on on this business as well. And this 54:59business also is just growing in ways 55:00that we never would have thought.55:03>> We're at 1.7 mil, baby.55:05>> On Instagram alone,55:07>> we're at 7 million across the board.55:10>> More. A little more.55:11>> Dang,55:13guys. Our live events are getting super 55:15packed. We genuinely need some help. So,55:17we're looking for a live events 55:19producer.55:20>> So, I'm going to be completely honest 55:21about this. There's a lot of moving 55:23pieces from booking a church, finding 55:25the vendors, scanning in the people, the 55:27volunteers, the merch. Like, there's so 55:29many moving pieces that I'm just going 55:30to say right now, we're looking for a 55:32professional. We're looking for someone 55:33who has done this before. If you're 55:35watching and you're like, "Oh, I think I 55:36can help their live events." Honestly,55:37you're probably not the pick. But if 55:39you're watching and you're saying, "Oh,55:40I've done this before. I've thrown live 55:41events. I've even maybe worked in a 55:43church space." Please reach out. We're 55:44looking for a killer, someone who can 55:46really coordinate everything. It's a ton 55:48of moving pieces. At the end of the day,55:49it's nothing too hard or complicated,55:51but it's a lot of details, a lot of 55:53moving pieces. And for us to be doing 55:54this every single month, once a month or 55:56even more, it's almost impossible 55:58because we each run different branches 55:59of the business. So, for us to do these 56:01ourselves, it's becoming unscalable. So,56:03if you think, you know, you know, I can 56:04come in, take this over, I'll learn from 56:06them, we'll teach you everything, and 56:08you think I can take the information and 56:10go throw them live events every single 56:12month in a different city for the rest 56:13of the next 10 years. If you're hearing 56:15this and you think that's you, please 56:17reach out. We pay super competitively.56:19We have honestly a really good pay for 56:20you guys because we really want to do 56:21this. Live events are super important to 56:23Johnny and all of us and all of you 56:25guys. So, we want to keep doing them. We 56:26want to keep making them super amazing.56:28And that's why honestly, we're looking 56:29for a killer. Like it. We're not really 56:31going to hire anyone to test them out or 56:33try to train. We're looking for someone 56:34who has done this before and is ready to 56:36do it for us and we're going to pay you 56:38very handsomely for it. So, please reach 56:40out. The best way to do it, there's a 56:41link in the description. There's a job 56:43application that details everything and 56:45the pay. So, please fill it out. Please 56:47pay attention to the instructions.56:48There's a lot of instructions that if 56:49you don't pay attention to them, we're 56:51not even going to look at your 56:52application. So, cutting to the chase,56:54we're looking for a live events killer.56:56If you are that person or if you know 56:57that person, if someone at your church 56:59maybe throws the events, if you want to 57:00recommend it to a friend or a family 57:02member, we want an awesome beast live 57:04events producer. The last thing I'll add 57:07is you're going to be handling 57:08everything from thousand to 5,000 person 57:10live events. We do prison ministry,57:13overseas trips. We want to do we have 57:15big plans to take core of the heart 57:16global and you would be the lynch pin 57:19that controls all of that. So with that 57:21being said again like Aaron said I'm 57:24only harping it again there's a lot of 57:26people that are applying because you 57:27have a heart for the miss mission which 57:29is great but only because of past 57:31experiences. We have a very particular 57:34vision of what this person needs to be.57:36We're also being advised by people that 57:38have done this at extremely high level 57:39who are helping us vet the applications.57:42So, it's going to be a very like select 57:46group of people that are looking at your 57:47application. So, please do not be 57:49offended if we don't pick you. Just 57:50understand we have a lot of input and we 57:53are very specific on what we need. So,57:55we're very appreciative if you try, but 57:57please again understand that we've we've 58:00gone through a lot of ups and downs to 58:01understand what we need [snorts] or 58:02want.58:03>> So, if you want to apply, the link is in 58:05the description. And also for anyone 58:06else still listening, if you want to 58:07come to these awesome live events, text 58:09in after to 323-6133577 58:14for free live events in a city near you 58:16>> or download Core of the Heart daily.58:18>> I genuinely want to thank you guys for 58:20tuning in and just supporting Core of 58:22the Heart. Without you guys, we 58:24obviously we wouldn't be able to go 58:26global and so we are looking for that 58:29that perfect piece, right, to uh take us 58:32global and help us with the live events.58:34So, if that's you, we really do 58:36appreciate you guys for for applying and 58:38um hope to work with you guys soon.58:40>> Why does God take away things that we 58:43prayed to keep? Because it's usually 58:45pulling you away from him.58:47>> How do you know that though?58:48>> I don't know that. He knows that. That's 58:50why he removed it. You big silly goose.58:53Okay. First John 5:21 says, "Little 58:57children, keep yourselves from idols."58:59Amen. Now, a lot of people think that 59:01idols is like a statue. No. A 59:03relationship.59:04>> Pokemon Go.59:05>> Yep. Pokemon.59:06>> You're the one wearing a Pokemon shirt.59:08>> True.59:09>> Well, hey, I just was stating something.59:10It could be Pokemon.59:11>> It could be feet.59:12>> It could be women.59:13>> It could be reals.59:14>> It could be vape.59:15>> Could be everything.59:16>> It could be cats.59:17>> Gym.59:18>> It could be Mewtwo.59:19>> Could be your car mood.59:21>> It could also be a car whose doors open 59:23up differently.59:24>> True. Or cars that drive themselves.59:27>> Yeah. Yeah. Okay. So 59:28>> or cars that scream so loud it makes 59:30other freaking cars scream too.59:34[laughter]59:34>> Literally every time I pass by a car in 59:36my car it's like it goes crazy.59:39>> Why don't you get something responsible 59:41like a Toyota Corolla?59:42>> I do. I had a Toyota Corolla.59:44>> What about a Kia Sarrento?59:46>> Yeah, those are reliable. No key. No 59:49Kia. No. No. No. Hyundai. No.59:53>> Wait. Why? Why? Why do you need a loud 59:55car?59:55>> I don't know. I just that seems like 59:57it's an idol.59:58>> It is. I love my Audi.1:00:00>> So, how do you Yeah. So, how do you draw 1:00:01the line of something? There's material 1:00:03things that I love. There's things that 1:00:04I love. I love Muay Thai. I love my 1:00:06cats.1:00:06>> Sure. Sure. It just doesn't become 1:00:07>> I like my full self-driving auto drive 1:00:10Tesla 2026. Model Y.1:00:13>> It doesn't.1:00:13>> Use my promo. I'll drop it in the 1:00:15description. [laughter] It gives me an 1:00:17extra month of full 1:00:18>> license plate Z13 registered to address.1:00:20>> No. um as long as it doesn't an idol is 1:00:23is it takes up everything you place it 1:00:25it takes precedence over over God 1:00:27basically well if you're praying for 1:00:29something to not be removed right the 1:00:31the the prayer shouldn't be it should be 1:00:33like God of course I wouldn't want it to 1:00:34be removed but like what Jesus said you 1:00:37can pray for removal only if it's 1:00:39aligned to his will like Lord actually 1:00:41remove it if it is if it is something 1:00:43that's drawn me away from you should be 1:00:44praying for that 1:00:45>> remove this if it's drawing me away from 1:00:47him I guess I'm still here.1:00:49>> Hey, got him.1:00:52>> Oh, that's my thorn in my side.1:00:54[laughter]1:00:55>> Oh, okay. Okay. All right. I'll just 1:00:58>> We'll be waiting. You have to wait 1:00:59forever.1:00:59>> Okay. That's my thorn in my side. Just 1:01:01want you to know that you're not a 1:01:02blessing. You'll have to wait. How do 1:01:04you determine what is being removed by 1:01:06God versus what is just the cycle of 1:01:08life? Because there's also things where 1:01:09people again use it to go, "God removed 1:01:12it from me. God removed that job from 1:01:14me." It's like, "No, you just didn't 1:01:15show up."1:01:16>> Right? [laughter]1:01:17So if it puts you at the center, if it 1:01:19puts God at the center. So if somebody 1:01:21is sitting there and they're going, "God 1:01:23removed it." It's because they're 1:01:24protecting their heart, right, with the 1:01:26job situation, it's because they're 1:01:28protecting from themselves from feeling 1:01:30bad. That's not God at the center.1:01:31That's you trying to protect your 1:01:33feelings basically, right? So versus if 1:01:36it's like, "I'm so angry that God 1:01:38removed this from me, but you know what?1:01:40Like I submit that and I surrender that 1:01:42God, you did remove it from me even 1:01:43though I didn't want you to." like that 1:01:46was God removing it and it's for my 1:01:47greater good, right? Versus it's for my 1:01:50greater good, guys. And they're like 1:01:51holding back tears. I love God. I swear 1:01:53it's was really good, but like deep down 1:01:55they don't want to actually admit that,1:01:57right? Or they they don't want to look 1:01:59bad in in front of other people. So it's 1:02:01is it you at the center? Cuz remember 1:02:03idols are not just statues. It could be 1:02:04self too, right? So if God wants to 1:02:07remove things out of yourself so that 1:02:09you don't get worship or you don't 1:02:10worship self, then he will actually do 1:02:12those things for you. But to say I would 1:02:15say if you want to just dumb it down 1:02:17simply 1:02:17>> please he will remove and add you don't 1:02:21have to worry about that like why does 1:02:23it matter right I was just about to say 1:02:25say cuz like for me I think about like 1:02:28what you've always told me like it's not 1:02:30if this or that it's whether you do this 1:02:32whether you do that God will still work 1:02:34and so I think about like I I think 1:02:37about my last business and there was so 1:02:39many things that felt like God and then 1:02:42it also went horribly wrong in a lot of 1:02:44ways,1:02:46but I could have toughed it out and 1:02:47stayed there in a lot of ways. Maybe 1:02:50still and you know, I would have still 1:02:53been Yeah. So, that's what I kind of 1:02:55think about. It's like there's also just 1:02:57decisions where it's like, hey, if you 1:02:58stay in it or not, like,1:03:00>> well, if God really doesn't want you to 1:03:02stay somewhere though, he will move you.1:03:04Like, genuinely, he will, right? I 1:03:06really wanted Johnny's Jajang Mian. I 1:03:09had a Johnny's Jajang Men at one point.1:03:12Genuinely. And I really wanted a 1:03:13restaurant, but I realized still do want 1:03:16one.1:03:16>> I do. But I I realize what it is, okay?1:03:18It's all for self. Like when I wanted a 1:03:21restaurant, it was also so that my 1:03:23homies could come through and be like,1:03:24"Dang, bro, restaurant is popping. It 1:03:27looks dope. There's bies here." Cuz I 1:03:29wasn't saved. Bies and super cool stuff.1:03:33Like, and I thought that, but I realized 1:03:35the margins are very thin when it comes 1:03:38to a restaurant. Um, and when you're 1:03:40working with your family, very very 1:03:42difficult to difficult to very 1:03:44difficult.1:03:45>> Can't work with the Chinese.1:03:46>> Can't work with Chinese people. Can't 1:03:48work with the Korean 1:03:50>> and you're working with the Korean right 1:03:51now. So, what's the difference?1:03:52>> You're not Korean, dude. You're white.1:03:55[laughter]1:03:55>> Jeremy is Jewish.1:03:57>> No way. But yeah, so I mean, God removed 1:04:00those things from me and and it crushed 1:04:02me. Like I I you know how you guys know 1:04:05how it is to like lose something that 1:04:07you super super love and most people do.1:04:10It crushed me, man. I cried many many 1:04:12nights for real. I was really like sad.1:04:14I was like, "Dang." Cuz cuz I had no 1:04:16faith. I had faith genuinely that that 1:04:19was going to be the thing and I was 1:04:20going to be a guy who just opens a 1:04:23string of restaurants and like 1:04:24franchises out and I had this big old 1:04:26dream of doing like genuinely that was 1:04:29my thing. A lot of people don't know 1:04:30that, but at the end of the day, I was 1:04:32like, I thought I was like left out to 1:04:36high and dry. And then now when I look 1:04:38at I'm like, God, thank you so much. No 1:04:40more 16-hour work days and yelling at 1:04:43people and forcing them to come over.1:04:45And then like, yes, you get money, but 1:04:47you can't even spend it because you have 1:04:48to be there to manage it because you 1:04:50don't know systems and processes and 1:04:52organization skills and etc., etc. So,1:04:54I'm just so thankful that God actually 1:04:56helped me and was like, "Johnny, you're 1:04:58let it go." And I wouldn't let it go. I 1:05:01wouldn't let it go. He literally like,1:05:03we're in a good location. We're next to 1:05:05a bar. Like, it was just amazing. But it 1:05:09just didn't work. I was like, "Oh my 1:05:11gosh, why is the margin so slim and I 1:05:13got to split it with three people?" It 1:05:15was just so difficult. And I was so 1:05:17difficult. And I went into it as a sole 1:05:20prop, too. I didn't go into it as LLC.1:05:22So I took out all the loans and whatever 1:05:24and it was all under my my name and then 1:05:27when it folded it ruined my credit. So 1:05:30that also before that I mean I had like 1:05:33close to 800 credit score and then 1:05:35through that I literally dropped to 540 1:05:38and I was like shocked like what and it 1:05:42was sad.1:05:43>> That's like me right now. Yeah. Same at 1:05:46540.1:05:47>> Are you really at 540?1:05:49>> No, I'm a little above that. Hey, any 1:05:51credit repair people? Come on, man.1:05:52>> Yeah. Yeah. Come on. Where are you guys 1:05:54at?1:05:54>> But God is truly a God of restoration.1:05:56He's restored my credit. He's restored 1:05:58my health. He's restored my heart. He 1:06:00restored everything, man. Honestly. And 1:06:02so that God really helped me. And I'm 1:06:04not just saying this like whoa. Like 1:06:06Kumbaya, hallelujah. Genuinely, he I 1:06:09didn't even believe. I I I for the 1:06:11longest time was like, man, I guess I 1:06:14just am gonna be a dead beat and a bum.1:06:17And I guess I'm just not gonna have 1:06:18anything to my name ever. And I guess 1:06:20this and man, God was like, "You think 1:06:22so?" Like, "Hold my beer." Then like,1:06:25you know, worked on my life heavily,1:06:27man. And so I'm just even like thinking 1:06:29about those things time to time, I think 1:06:31I forget. But when I bring it back up,1:06:33it really does make me very thankful 1:06:35inside of my heart. Like, man, God is 1:06:37amazing, dude. I have a really good 1:06:38quote for you.1:06:39>> Don't put a comma. Don't put a period 1:06:42where God puts a comma.1:06:43>> Holy. That's good.1:06:45>> It's good, isn't Wait, did you think of 1:06:46that?1:06:46>> Yes.1:06:47>> That's actually 1:06:48>> Yeah. Yeah. What do you think about that 1:06:49one? Why does Why are you hater energy 1:06:51right now?1:06:52>> That's like copyright infringement 1:06:54>> from who? [laughter]1:06:55>> I feel like you stole that from 1:06:57somebody.1:06:58>> I mean, tall, handsome.1:07:00>> I I get sizzle jawline.1:07:01>> No, I get I get it's really good. So, it 1:07:03feels that way, but trust me, that's 1:07:05>> what was the quote again?1:07:06>> Don't put a period where God puts a 1:07:08comma.1:07:09>> Place a comma.1:07:10>> Either one. Whichever one flows better 1:07:12for you.1:07:13>> Wow. I let people, you know, mix it up.1:07:16>> Don't put a period where God places a 1:07:18comma.1:07:18>> Yeah. Do you like that?1:07:19>> Wow, that's a good one, man. Bad or 1:07:21good, bad or good, man. You so original.1:07:23>> If you ever want to use it, feel free.1:07:24You guys know where where you heard it 1:07:26here first.1:07:27>> You can moas.1:07:28>> Not even. It's free use. You know, I'm 1:07:30I'm a I'm I'm I'm for the people 1:07:32[laughter] always been. Um, you know,1:07:34just to wrap it up here,1:07:37for someone stuck in the middle of an 1:07:38unanswered prayer, what do you want them 1:07:41walking away or believing in after 1:07:44listening to this episode? The point is 1:07:46not to have your prayer answered. I 1:07:48understand that you may be in a dire 1:07:50situation. I'm not trying to say that 1:07:51your pain or the timeline that you have 1:07:54doesn't matter, but you have to look up,1:07:56right? You have to understand that God 1:07:59genuinely cares about the timeline, too.1:08:02and that God knows your needs before you 1:08:04even ask of it as it says in Matthew.1:08:06Right? So, we need more faith to 1:08:08understand that we may not understand.1:08:11As crazy as that sounds, right? We need 1:08:13more faith to recognize that sometimes 1:08:15we're not going to get an answer.1:08:17Sometimes we'll never get that answer.1:08:19But does that then mean that God is not 1:08:21helping you and he doesn't care about 1:08:22you and he doesn't love you? If you guys 1:08:25are questioning God's love, because 1:08:26that's usually what it is. If if the 1:08:28prayer goes unanswered, you feel 1:08:30rejected. You feel like almost as if God 1:08:31neglected you and he doesn't love you.1:08:33If you need help remembering his love,1:08:36just look at the cross. Can this guy 1:08:40God not love you?1:08:44And if so, does he not love you? And if 1:08:47so, why then would this man who doesn't 1:08:49love you send his only begotten son to 1:08:52die for you on the cross? Is it just to 1:08:55like leave you hanging? Right. So, so 1:08:58yeah, you don't have to have your 1:09:00prayers answered because that unanswered 1:09:02prayer if it does become answered but 1:09:04draws you away from God and you never 1:09:06learn God's heart and you never have a 1:09:08relationship with him then basically you 1:09:10also wouldn't want that either right any 1:09:12believer genuine believer is not going 1:09:15to want the blessing without the blesser 1:09:18they in fact they rather throw away the 1:09:20blessing and just hold on to the person 1:09:22who blessed them which is God and Jesus 1:09:24and that's what he's trying to do with 1:09:26us guys he's trying to do that with 1:09:28everybody, right? But the issue is sadly 1:09:31we have this heart from the enemy that 1:09:33we don't care. Sadly that we're 1:09:35hyperfocused on one thing. We spotlight 1:09:38and highlight that one thing in our life 1:09:40while missing all of the blessings. And 1:09:42and practically how you get over an 1:09:44unanswered prayer from God is write down 1:09:48all the prayers he did answer. Oo, and 1:09:50compare them. Compare them, right? I 1:09:54guarantee you it's an overwhelming 1:09:55amount. Did you wake up today? answered.1:09:58Did How about the prayers that you 1:10:00didn't even ask for that he answered?1:10:02The blessings that you didn't ask for 1:10:03that he gave. It's just a perspective 1:10:05shift, right? But Satan is very good at 1:10:07and I understand it, guys. I do the 1:10:09same. Hyperfocus on one. I've been 1:10:11asking for one thing for so long. He's 1:10:13not giving me this one thing, right? But 1:10:15what about all the other things that you 1:10:16didn't ask for that he gave freely by 1:10:18grace because he loves you? That'll 1:10:20change your heart. And if it doesn't,1:10:22ask God to change your heart, too, then.1:10:25Amen. Amen.1:10:27>> Amen. Amen.1:10:29>> Well, that wraps up this episode on the 1:10:32Unlearned Wisdom podcast. Hope it was 1:10:35very, very useful. Name all the prayers 1:10:37that God has answered and name an 1:10:39unanswered prayer that you're currently 1:10:41hoping that he answers.1:10:42>> Oo. List 10 answered prayers from God. I 1:10:46want just lists 1:10:48of answered prayers. [clears throat]1:10:49List five to 10 answered prayers and one 1:10:52unanswered prayer that you're hoping 1:10:54he'll answer.1:10:55>> Also, feel free to leave comments of 1:10:57just questions you want Johnny to answer 1:10:58cuz I'm just going to use a scraper tool 1:11:01>> and I'm just going to scrape them and if 1:11:02there's good ones,1:11:03>> you guys should check out Whisper Flow 1:11:04if you ever want to just leave real 1:11:06comments. Do not spot beep beep beep.1:11:08>> No, no, no. This is this is a free plug.1:11:11Download Whisper Flow. It's basically 1:11:13just voice to text for your computer,1:11:14but it's way better. Like, if you mess 1:11:16up, it won't just like type what you're 1:11:17saying. It'll let you finish thinking 1:11:19and then type the perfect version of 1:11:20what you said, which is really nice. So,1:11:22if you guys want to leave real in-depth 1:11:24comments, all I do is I just go on there 1:11:25and just like hold down the button and 1:11:27you can talk just like this for as long 1:11:28as you want. You can describe things.1:11:30Oh, I like this part for this reason.1:11:31This affected me for why. These are my 1:11:33answered blessings. And it'll just type 1:11:34it all. What was the name of the app?1:11:36Whisper.1:11:37Spell whisper like how Jeremy would 1:11:39spell it. W I SP R. Flow.1:11:43>> All right, let us bow our heads. Thank 1:11:44you, Father God, for allowing us to have 1:11:47this podcast. Lord, you said when two or 1:11:49three are gathered, there you are in the 1:11:50midst of them. Lord, we can see, God,1:11:52that through the Holy Spirit that you 1:11:53want to teach us, Lord, how to wait for 1:11:55you, how to abide, and we call the Holy 1:11:58Spirit the comforter. Father God, please 1:12:00give us comfort, Lord, as we not only 1:12:02watch this this podcast, but also as 1:12:05we're learning, Lord, how to wait upon 1:12:06the Lord, how to accept your thoughts,1:12:09your feelings above our thoughts and our 1:12:11feelings. How to accept your word, Lord,1:12:13specifically about the gospel. Please 1:12:15allow us to also bend our hearts, Father 1:12:17God, and please deal with this gently,1:12:19Lord, because there's so many people who 1:12:21struggle, Father God. They struggle with 1:12:23waiting upon you. They struggle with 1:12:25idolizing things above you and not even 1:12:27feeling it. And a lot of the times they 1:12:28don't even intend to, Lord. They just 1:12:30want that spouse or they want that bank 1:12:32account or they want that house and they 1:12:34want things to just comfort them. But 1:12:36Lord, please don't allow them as the 1:12:38Holy Spirit says to miss the comforter.1:12:40Lord, please don't allow them to miss 1:12:42the blesser for the blessings. Lord, we 1:12:45leave everything in your hands. And in 1:12:46Jesus name we pray. Amen.

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