Don’t allow old wounds to limit your future. If you’ll let go of the hurt, God will restore everything you’ve lost.

>> VICTORIA: HALLELUJAH, AND

WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR BEING IN THE

HOUSE OF THE LORD THIS

MORNING.

YOU MAY BE SEATED.

YOU GUYS NOT ONLY SOUND GOOD,

BUT YOU LOOK AMAZING.

YOU LOOK LIKE CHAMPIONS.

MY FRIEND HAD FOOT SURGERY,

AND THE DOCTOR TOLD HER THAT

SHE WOULD HAVE TO STAY OFF OF

HER FOOT FOR ABOUT A MONTH.

SO, AFTER A MONTH OF

RECOVERY, I SAW HER, AND

IMMEDIATELY, I WANTED TO

KNOW, “HOW IS YOUR FOOT?”

SHE SAID TO ME, “I’M NOW

GOING TO PHYSICAL THERAPY,”

AND THEN SHE BEGAN TO TELL ME

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HER

PHYSICAL THERAPY SESSIONS,

AND SHE SAID TO ME, “WHEN I

FIRST GOT TO PHYSICAL

THERAPY, MY THERAPIST SAID

THIS: ‘DOES YOUR FOOT HURT

RIGHT NOW?'”

AND SHE STOPPED

AND SAID, “NO, I’M NOT IN ANY

PAIN RIGHT NOW,” AND SHE

SAID, “SHE LOOKED RIGHT AT ME

AND SAID, ‘IF YOU’RE NOT IN

PAIN, WHY ARE YOU LIMPING?'”

IT KIND OF TOOK HER ABACK FOR

A MINUTE, AND SHE SAID,

“WELL, I’M TRYING TO PROTECT

MY FOOT.

I DON’T WANT TO HURT IT

AGAIN.

I DON’T WANT TO DO ANYTHING

THAT’LL CAUSE ME ANY MORE

PAIN.”

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THAT LINE

OF THINKING TODAY?

I CERTAINLY CAN.

YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU’RE IN

PAIN, THE LAST THING YOU WANT

TO DO IS START ACTING LIKE

YOU NORMALLY DID.

THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO

IS STEP OUT IN BOLDNESS.

THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO

IS GO OUT ON A LIMB BECAUSE

YOU CERTAINLY DON’T WANT TO

HURT YOURSELF AGAIN.

THAT PHYSICAL THERAPIST

LOOKED AT HER, AND SHE SAID,

“I NEED YOU TO QUIT LIMPING.”

SHE SAID, “IF YOU DON’T BEGIN

TO DO AND WALK LIKE YOU

NORMALLY DO, YOUR FOOT WILL

NOT STRENGTHEN.

THOSE LIGAMENTS WILL NOT GO

BACK IN PLACE, AND YOU WON’T

BE ABLE TO DO WHAT YOU WANT

TO DO.

YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO WALK

LIKE YOU DID BEFORE.

YOU’LL ALWAYS WALK WITH A

LIMP.”

I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE

EVERY ONE OF US TO NOT ALLOW

PAIN, HURTS, DISCOURAGEMENT

TO CAUSE US TO WALK WITH AN

EMOTIONAL LIMP.

PAIN COMES TO ALL OF US.

DISCOURAGEMENT IS A PART OF

LIFE, BUT WE HAVE TO

UNDERSTAND THAT GOD IS BIGGER

THAN ALL OF THOSE THINGS

COMBINED.

YOU SEE, MY FRIEND DIDN’T

EVEN RECOGNIZE THAT SHE WAS

WALKING WITH A LIMP.

SHE HAD TO HAVE HER THERAPIST

TELL HER.

YOU SEE, WHAT SHE HAD DONE IS

SHE HAD FORMED WHAT THE BIBLE

CALLS, “A STRONGHOLD,” IN HER

MIND, A WRONG WAY

OF THINKING.

SHE WAS ON THE THINKING

PATTERN THAT SHE COULD NEVER

WALK ON HER FOOT THE WAY SHE

USED TO, THAT IT WOULD ALWAYS

BE LESS THAN, THAT THIS FOOT

WOULD ALWAYS BE WEAKER THAN

THE OTHER FOOT.

SHE HAD TO UNDERSTAND THAT

SHE COULD BE STRONG AGAIN.

THEN SHE HAD TO WORK THROUGH

THE PROCESS.

SHE HAD TO BEGIN TO BELIEVE.

SHE HAD TO BEGIN TO DO THE

WORK.

SHE HAD TO BEGIN TO STEP OUT

AND WATCH THINGS CHANGE.

YOU SEE, NOW SHE IS WELL ON

HER WAY TO RECOVERY BECAUSE

SHE MADE THE CHOICE TO WALK

THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND

RECOGNIZE SHE COULD BE

STRONG, AND YOU KNOW WHAT?

WE ALL HAVE TO BREAK THOSE

BARRIERS OF THE PAST.

WE HAVE TO BREAK THOSE

MINDSETS THAT SAYS, “IT’LL

NEVER BE GOOD AGAIN.

YOU’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER

HUSBAND.

THE ONE YOU HAD LEFT YOU.”

THOSE WOUNDS, THEY HURT,

THEY’RE REAL, BUT THEY’RE

A LIE.

THEY’RE A LIE.

YOU’VE GOT TO BELIEVE THAT

YOU CAN BE STRONG AGAIN.

IF YOU FEEL YOURSELF

SHRINKING BACK IN FEAR,

SHRINKING BACK BECAUSE YOU’VE

BEEN HURT, AFRAID TO TRY

AGAIN, YOU CAN PRETTY MUCH

REALIZE THAT IS THE ENEMY

LYING TO YOU BECAUSE GOD

NEVER DECREASES.

HE ALWAYS INCREASES.

GOD IS THE GOD OF INCREASE.

BUT IT TAKES COURAGE.

IT TAKES DETERMINATION, AND

SOMETIMES WE NEED TO CHECK

OUR SELF TO MAKE SURE WE’RE

NOT WALKING WITH A LIMP.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT

THAT RESPONSE WASN’T OUT OF

PAIN, THAT RESPONSE WASN’T

OUT OF DEFENSE, THAT THAT

RESPONSE WAS OUT OF STRENGTH,

CONFIDENCE, AND LOVE, SO THAT

WE CAN KEEP WALKING THIS WALK

OF FAITH.

LISTEN, DON’T ALLOW YOUR PAST

TO DEFINE YOUR FUTURE.

IT DOESN’T HAVE TO SET THE

PACE FOR YOUR FUTURE.

A FRIEND OF MINE WAS TELLING

ME ABOUT HER YOUNG

DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, AND HOW SHE

HAD JUST FOUND OUT THAT SHE

WAS PREGNANT.

THE WHOLE FAMILY WAS SO

EXCITED.

HER SON WAS JUST THRILLED.

THE YOUNG GIRL HAD WANTED A

CHILD, SO IT WAS JUST THE

BEST NEWS SHE COULD EVER

THINK OF.

AS EVERYONE WAS CELEBRATING

AND ALL HAPPY, IT WAS ONLY A

SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE

SHE REALIZED SHE MISCARRIED

THE BABY.

YOU SEE, SHE WAS DEVASTATED.

HER CELEBRATION TURNED INTO

HURT AND PAIN.

SHE BEGAN TO QUESTION GOD.

SHE BEGAN TO DOUBT HERSELF.

SHE BEGAN TO THINK, “AM I

EVER GOING TO HAVE A BABY?

MAYBE I’M NOT CAPABLE OF

HAVING A BABY.”

SHE TOLD HER HUSBAND, SHE

SAID, “I DON’T WANT TO TRY

AGAIN.”

SHE SAID, “I DON’T WANT TO GO

THERE.

I’M AFRAID THAT I CAN’T MAKE

IT THROUGH ANOTHER PAINFUL

SITUATION LIKE THAT.”

YOU SEE, SHE BEGAN LIMPING.

SHE BEGAN LIMPING.

SHE SHRUNK BACK.

SHE DIDN’T ACT LIKE HERSELF.

SHE WASN’T THE LIVELY,

VIBRANT WOMAN THAT SHE ONCE

WAS.

IT BEGAN TO AFFECT THE ENTIRE

FAMILY.

YOU SEE, SHE WAS LIMPING

BECAUSE OF A PAIN THAT SHE

HAD FELT.

IT WASN’T LONG AFTER THAT,

SHE FOUND SIRIUS XM 128, AND

SHE BEGAN TO LISTEN TO THE

MESSAGES OF HOPE, OF A

FAITHFUL GOD, OF A LOVING

GOD, A GOD OF STRENGTH, A GOD

OF PURPOSE.

DAY AFTER DAY, SHE LISTENED

TO THESE MESSAGES, AND IT

BEGAN TO BREAK DOWN THAT

WRONG PATTERN OF THINKING.

IT BEGAN TO BUILD COURAGE IN

HER AND DETERMINATION.

SHE BEGAN TO THINK, “CAN I DO

THIS AGAIN?”

IN FACT, THE DEFEAT AND THE

DOUBT TURNED INTO HOPE,

FAITH, AND VICTORY.

SHE TOLD HER HUSBAND, “I WANT

TO TRY AGAIN TO HAVE A CHILD.

I BELIEVE THAT GOD LOVES ME.

I BELIEVE THAT I CAN DO IT

AGAIN,” AND DO YOU KNOW,

RECENTLY, KRISTY AND HER

HUSBAND, JOSH, JUST GAVE

BIRTH TO A BEAUTIFUL BABY

NAMED MIA?

SHE FOUGHT THROUGH THAT

BARRIER THAT WOULD TRY TO

STOP HER, THAT WOULD TRY TO

DEFEAT HER, THAT WOULD TRY TO

CHANGE THE COURSE OF HER

DESTINY, HER RELATIONSHIP

WITH HER HUSBAND,

AND HER FAMILY LINE.

LISTEN, SHE HAD TO MAKE THE

CHOICE TO WALK THROUGH THE

PROCESS.

PAIN IS REAL, AND IT HURTS,

BUT LET ME TELL YOU, GOD IS

THE MENDER OF BROKEN HEARTS.

HE CAN HEAL WHAT HURTS.

HE CAN MAKE YOU STRONGER THAN

YOU’VE EVER BEEN BEFORE.

YOU CAN’T ALLOW A BAD

EXPERIENCE TO TRICK YOU INTO

THINKING YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE

A BAD LIFE.

YOU’VE GOT TO RISE UP IN THE

STRENGTH OF ALMIGHTY GOD AND

RECOGNIZE, “HEY, THIS IS A

LIMP.

I WASN’T DESIGNED TO LIMP.

I WAS DESIGNED TO RUN.

I WAS DESIGNED TO MOVE.

I WAS DESIGNED TO MOVE

FORWARD IN THE THINGS OF GOD.

MY LITTLE NEPHEW CHRISTOPHER,

HE’S A BIG OLD KID.

I’M TELLING YOU, THAT BOY IS

SO BIG.

HE PLAYS HIGH SCHOOL

FOOTBALL, AND WHEN HE

STARTED, HE PLAYED THE

DEFENSE, AND THAT’S A REALLY

ROUGH, TOUGH SPOT TO PLAY,

AND WHEN HE WOULD COME HOME,

THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES,

HE’D REALIZE THE NEXT DAY

HE’D HAVE BRUISES ON HIM,

AND HE’D THINK, “OH, MAN,

THESE BRUISES.”

BUT HE’D GO BACK OUT THERE

AGAIN.

HE’D COME HOME.

HE’D SAY, “I GOT THESE

BRUISES, BUT I DID MY BEST.

I DID GOOD.”

THE NEXT DAY, HE’D GO BACK

OUT THERE.

HE’D COME HOME.

HE’D SAY, “I DON’T CARE ABOUT

THESE BRUISES.

WE WON, WE WON.”

YOU SEE, HE REALIZED FROM

EXPERIENCE THAT THOSE BRUISES

DIDN’T HAVE TO STOP HIM.

THOSE BRUISES MAY BE PART OF

THE GAME, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

HE’S ON THE WINNING TEAM, AND

I WANT YOU TO KNOW TODAY,

THERE MAY BE BUMPS.

THERE MAY BE BRUISES.

THEY COME TO ALL OF US.

BUT LISTEN, YOU’VE GOT ONE

MORE POWERFUL ON YOUR SIDE.

YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF

GOD, THE WINNING SIDE OF GOD.

YOU’VE GOT TO SAY, “THESE

BRUISES DON’T MATTER.

THEY’RE NOT STOPPING ME,

BECAUSE I AM GOING TO WIN.

I’M GOING TO COME THROUGH.

I’M GOING TO BREAK THROUGH

THE BARRIERS THAT ARE TRYING

TO HOLD ME DOWN.”

DO YOU KNOW, GOD SAID, “I

HAVEN’T GIVEN YOU A SPIRIT OF

FEAR”?

EVERY SETBACK RELEASES FEAR,

EVERY PAST HURT PROMOTES

FEAR.

FEAR IS NOT OF GOD.

EVERYTHING THAT YOU WON’T DO

COMES FROM FEAR.

EVERY EXCUSE YOU MAKE COMES

FROM FEAR, FEAR OF BEING

TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF, FEAR OF

BEING LAUGHED AT, FEAR OF

BEING HURT AGAIN.

IT’S A ROOT OF FEAR, AND GOD

SAID, “I HAVEN’T GIVEN YOU

FEAR.”

SO WHEN YOU FEEL FEAR, YOU’VE

GOT TO UNDERSTAND, THAT’S THE

ENEMY TRYING TO MAKE YOU

LIMP.

HE’S TRYING TO MAKE YOU NOT

REACH THE FULLNESS OF YOUR

DESTINY.

GOD SAID, “I’VE GIVEN YOU

POWER.”

YOU’VE GOT THE POWER OF THE

MOST HIGH GOD ON THE INSIDE

OF YOU.

YOU GO THROUGH THE PROCESS.

HE SAID, “I’VE GIVEN YOU

LOVE.”

CAN I TELL YOU THAT HIS LOVE

BROKE THE CURSE OF SIN AND

DEATH, THAT HIS LOVE IS THE

ONE THAT BREAKS THE CHAINS?

THERE’S NOTHING GREATER THAT

YOU CAN HAVE THAN THE LOVE OF

ALMIGHTY GOD.

HE SAID, “I’VE GIVEN YOU A

SOUND MIND, A BALANCED MIND,

A MIND THAT IS ABLE TO

DISCERN TRUTH FROM A LIE,

TRUTH FROM A LIE, FEAR FROM

FAITH.”

TODAY, YOU HAVE THE POWER TO

DISCERN FEAR AND FAITH, AND I

BELIEVE THAT YOU’RE GOING TO

WALK IN FAITH.

SOMETIMES WE JUST NEED A

REMINDER THAT WE CAN BE

STRONG AGAIN.

LISTEN, DON’T LIMP THROUGH

THIS LIFE, NOT WHEN YOU CAN

RUN THROUGH THIS LIFE, NOT

WHEN YOU’VE GOT THE FORCE OF

THE MOST HIGH BEHIND YOU.

YOU ARE ON THE WINNING TEAM,

AMEN?

AMEN.

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