Transforming Self-Talk: Embracing God's Promises and Purpose

1. "The message God gave me today is that you can talk yourself into it just like you've been talking yourself out of it. You can talk yourself into it. One thing I noticed about myself from an early age is that I can be persuasive when I need to be. Sometimes in school, when I would need an extension on a paper, I knew I could usually get one, because I have this way of talking myself." [01:20] (27 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


2. "If you trust God in your finances, it will open your eyes to the supply he has available for you. If you seek him first, it's his kingdom and his righteousness. All these things I'm preaching in my watch, off my wrist. That's how excited I am about the Word of God. Just hold it, Russell. I don't even want it back. I don't even care what time it is. I might preach through lunch, because there are some things in your life you've been talking yourself out of." [01:20] (21 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


3. "When God called Moses, Moses was reluctant to do what God had called him to do. Moses had a million excuses, and so do you. Why you can't be it, why you can't do it, why you can't go forward in it… Come on. How many of you are good at talking yourself out of things? How many of you, by the time I get done preaching sometimes and you've even had your lunch, you have forgotten what the sermon is even about? Shame on you! No, I'm just kidding. It's how it works. We are so quick to talk ourselves… out of things." [03:47] (34 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


4. "Don't let your fear keep you from your future. Don't be discouraged. Don't rebel. If the Lord is pleased with us, he will lead us into the land that is flowing with milk and honey, and he will give it to us. Only do not rebel against the Lord, and do not be afraid of the people of the land, and stop, get down now, for they are ready to tally the You also listen to aательно about the next few ち Graham's letter to Joseph." [05:20] (39 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


5. "Because nobody can talk you into your destiny but you. Touch your neighbor and say, Talk yourself into it. is interesting that when God speaks to Joshua, he tells him what to do. Lead these people to inherit the land. The problem with a lot of us is we have shrunk our lives down to the size of our own personal interest. We don't have anything bigger than us worth fighting for, so it doesn't take much to discourage us." [07:11] (39 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


6. "You have to talk yourself into your purpose. I have a purpose. I don't need to ask God to give me a purpose. I have a purpose. You have a purpose to glorify God, to be transformed into the image of Christ, to be conformed into the image of Christ. don't have a purpose. It's that every time God tries to bring you into it, you talk yourself out of it. So he says, this is not just about you, Joshua. There are people depending on you. Your destiny is connected to something much bigger than you. So go do it and be strong and courageous." [08:40] (45 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


7. "Would you like to know how to keep yourself encouraged? Because you need to know. They aren't always going to text you encouragement when you need it. That's part of being a grown Christian. You need to learn to encourage yourself. I have to tell you, touch your neighbor and say, I can encourage myself. If you encourage me, I appreciate it. If you're nice to me, I appreciate it. If you say kind things to me, that's cool, but I need you to know that even if you don't, if you get too busy or if you forget about me or if you don't know what to say to me, I need you to know I can encourage myself." [11:33] (41 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


8. "Discouragement is a decision I make. Discouragement is a conversation I have with myself. Discouragement is that thing inside of me that says, This is the way it will always be. See, it's not getting any better. See that woman right there? Doesn't like your sermon. Look how she's looking at you, and that guy's asleep. Discouragement is that little voice inside of your head that you listen to. Our problem, Dr. Martin Lloyd-Jones, the great Welch preacher, once said, our problem is that we spend too much time listening to ourselves and not enough time talking to ourselves." [12:53] (38 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


9. "If I wake up in the morning and ask myself how you feel, I'm going to be 50-50 at best. So I'm going to wake up in the morning and tell myself, this will change your life, and tell myself, today we're going to be blessed. Today we're going to be favored. Today we're going to be a blessing. Today we're going to take new ground. Today we're going to encourage somebody else. Today we're going to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living." [15:45] (31 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


10. "Your life will follow the direction of your conversation. Your courage comes from your conversation. So does your fear. So does your discouragement. Not just your conversations with others, but your conversation with yourself. So keep this book of the law on your lips. Not just in your mind. On your lips. The Hebrew word for meditate is haggah, and it means to mutter. There was a Hebrew tradition that while they studied the text and reflected upon it, they would mutter. It's not enough to read the Bible. You have to rehearse the Bible." [17:29] (58 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)