The Things That No One Sees That Lead To The Results Everyone Wants

WEBVTT100:00:00.120 --> 00:00:05.839That sounds like something I wanted todo. Sign me up. So probably200:00:05.879 --> 00:00:11.439we're going to lose some volunteers overmaking this point, but the best counselors300:00:11.439 --> 00:00:16.320are the ones that just say,no matter what, three of the most400:00:16.359 --> 00:00:21.719scary words on earth. Yeah,I will do it, no matter what.500:00:22.600 --> 00:00:27.879I Am Yours, I am yours, I am yours, and me600:00:28.160 --> 00:00:33.880Lord, I am yours, Iam yours. I'm welcome to the Gospel700:00:33.920 --> 00:00:39.560Center Pro Life Podcast, a podcastdesigned to equip, encourage and challenge you800:00:39.560 --> 00:00:43.399in pro life ministry, and alwayswith a focus on the Gospel. Stay900:00:43.439 --> 00:00:57.600tuned. I felt show passish touchsyour home. Use Me. Hey there1000:00:57.640 --> 00:01:02.719everyone, welcome to the Gospel centeredpro life podcast. I'm Vicky Kazier and1100:01:02.799 --> 00:01:07.680I'm here with Daniel Parks. We'rehere in Charlotte and we are and we1200:01:08.319 --> 00:01:17.599try to equip and encourage people interestedor currently doing sidewalk outreach. Like many1300:01:17.680 --> 00:01:21.159of the podcasts we've done in thepast. We've been doing this about two1400:01:21.280 --> 00:01:23.959years, I guess, maybe alittle longer now, and like many of1500:01:23.959 --> 00:01:29.760these these podcast are they they comeout of real life situations that we faced1600:01:30.840 --> 00:01:34.120or questions that people working on thesidewalk have asked. This one came out1700:01:34.159 --> 00:01:38.879of a little bit of a differentsource, but I it is being applied1800:01:38.920 --> 00:01:44.359to sidewalk counseling. But it wasfrom a podcast I listened to on leadership.1900:01:44.439 --> 00:01:47.599Yeah, and it was I don'tremember the woman's lame name, but2000:01:47.719 --> 00:01:57.200someone that was interviewed and asked aboutsome of her things that she's learned as2100:01:57.239 --> 00:02:01.879she became a billionaire. Yeah,when she sold a small business that she2200:02:02.000 --> 00:02:07.439started that grew into a huge businessand she sold it to Lori l I2300:02:07.439 --> 00:02:13.280think, for a billion dollars.So this episode is going to help encourage2400:02:13.319 --> 00:02:19.879you guys to be billionaires. Sohow I wish so. That definitely means2500:02:19.919 --> 00:02:23.280that you guys need to share thispodcast with people and you need to leave2600:02:23.360 --> 00:02:27.800us a review. We often begyou guys to do leave us a review.2700:02:28.560 --> 00:02:31.199But with this episode, as withsome of our others, we're going2800:02:31.240 --> 00:02:36.960to be talking more kind of ina philosophical realm, I guess, and2900:02:37.120 --> 00:02:39.479some of our podcast episodes were speakingmore in the practical realm, like how3000:02:39.520 --> 00:02:45.560to do certain things. This ismore behind the scenes, more of like3100:02:45.599 --> 00:02:50.759our mentality, things like that,and the title of this episode's The things3200:02:50.800 --> 00:02:54.120that no one sees that lead towhat everyone wants. So, in her3300:02:54.159 --> 00:02:58.319case, everyone wants to be abillionaire, right, yeah, and I'm3400:02:58.319 --> 00:03:01.479sure you guys are listening want tobe billionaires as well. But unfortunately,3500:03:02.280 --> 00:03:07.039allowed to you earlier, we arenot going to teach how to be billionaires.3600:03:07.039 --> 00:03:08.159We but if we could, wewould, if we could. But3700:03:08.199 --> 00:03:13.199what we do know is we doknow how to effectively reach out out abortion3800:03:13.240 --> 00:03:15.719centers and see baby saved. Right, we've seen baby saved over the years.3900:03:15.759 --> 00:03:21.159We've seen, I mean at thispoint, thousands, maybe five or4000:03:21.199 --> 00:03:23.800six thousand babies that have been saved, yeah, through what was previously cities4100:03:23.800 --> 00:03:29.879for life and then now love life. And that's what everyone wants in this4200:03:29.919 --> 00:03:32.360ministry, Right. We want tosee baby saved, we want to see4300:03:32.479 --> 00:03:37.159souls saved, want to see peoplecome into God's family, we want to4400:03:37.159 --> 00:03:39.360see abortion workers quit. We wantto see an impact. You want to4500:03:39.360 --> 00:03:46.039see fruit, visible fruit that comesas a result of our activities at the4600:03:46.080 --> 00:03:49.280abortion centers. Right, that's correct, and what correct? Yes, but4700:03:49.400 --> 00:03:53.919there are things that no one seesbehind the scenes, things going on in4800:03:53.919 --> 00:03:59.840our own lives, sacrifices that wemake, that that lead to those results.4900:03:59.919 --> 00:04:03.800Right, and those those things areagain the things that no one sees5000:04:04.199 --> 00:04:08.919but there are necessary in order toget the results that you want. That's5100:04:08.960 --> 00:04:12.479correct. That's a great summary ofwhat this is about, and I will5200:04:12.479 --> 00:04:15.839say that the things no one seesare usually not easy. Yeah, they're5300:04:15.879 --> 00:04:23.319used. They almost always involve immensepersonal sacrifice. Yeah, so we wanted5400:04:23.360 --> 00:04:29.160to go through some of that.On the sidewalk again, you said it's5500:04:29.240 --> 00:04:34.720those tangent results everybody wants, andwe also see that people quit very quickly5600:04:34.800 --> 00:04:41.920if they don't see those tangible resultsthat they think show success. That would5700:04:41.920 --> 00:04:48.839be baby saved, workers quitting,whatever salvations. So I wanted to talk5800:04:48.879 --> 00:04:57.160about this, about about the thingsthat are going on prior to becoming a5900:04:57.279 --> 00:05:03.480and I'm putting this in air quotes, successful sidewalk counselor what's going on and6000:05:03.600 --> 00:05:09.240what has led to that? Yeah, because in many cases it's not what6100:05:09.319 --> 00:05:13.040you would think. Right now,I do want to say something that we've6200:05:13.040 --> 00:05:16.759said often. I'm going to echothat in this episode, that the victory6300:05:16.839 --> 00:05:24.560is in obedience and every scenario isdifferent, like what we have going on6400:05:24.600 --> 00:05:27.720here at the latrobe abortion center isquite a bit different than what goes on6500:05:27.720 --> 00:05:30.120at the window of abortion center threemiles down the road or less, right,6600:05:30.120 --> 00:05:33.600and that's quite a bit different thanwhat happens at the plan parenthood that's,6700:05:33.639 --> 00:05:38.720you know, five or six milesdown the road. So scenarios are6800:05:38.720 --> 00:05:45.399different and some scenarios lend themselves moreinteractions and things like that. But also6900:05:45.480 --> 00:05:48.639want to say that this is this, this has to do with the motive7000:05:48.759 --> 00:05:53.800and the attitudes of our hearts,because the victory is in obedience, not7100:05:53.879 --> 00:05:56.720with the interactions that we have,not with the babies that are saved,7200:05:56.759 --> 00:06:00.759and we glory in that and that'svisible fruit that God graciously lets us see.7300:06:00.000 --> 00:06:02.639But we do have to come withthe mentality, and we talked about7400:06:02.720 --> 00:06:06.759this some months ago in another episode. We talked about the motive for what7500:06:06.800 --> 00:06:11.560we do. We have to comewith the right motive, and the right7600:06:11.600 --> 00:06:14.959motive is not glory to me.Look at me saving babies right. That's7700:06:15.000 --> 00:06:17.959not the right motive. The rightmotive is not it's fun to go out7800:06:18.000 --> 00:06:21.279and interact with these people like itcan be joyful and praise God that we7900:06:21.319 --> 00:06:25.199get to see a baby saving allthat stuff, but our motive, first8000:06:25.279 --> 00:06:29.879and foremost has to be that wewant to glorify Jesus, that we're out8100:06:29.920 --> 00:06:32.800there in obedience to him, andwhen we do that, that's where the8200:06:32.839 --> 00:06:40.879victory is. Right, Jesus wasvictorious in his apparent defeat. Right on8300:06:40.920 --> 00:06:45.600the cross. Jesus won the victoryon a behalf of all of those who8400:06:45.639 --> 00:06:48.720put their trust in him. It'samazing. Right, Jesus wins this eternal8500:06:48.800 --> 00:06:53.319victory on the cross and, ofcourse, through his resurrection. But it8600:06:53.360 --> 00:06:57.040looked like a defeat. Why wasthat a victory? It's because it was8700:06:57.160 --> 00:07:00.639obedience to the father. That's whythat was victory. It was obedience.8800:07:00.759 --> 00:07:04.040So the victory is in obedience.When you step out on that sidewalk,8900:07:04.040 --> 00:07:09.519in obedience to God, you arevictorious. Right, even if you don't9000:07:09.560 --> 00:07:12.920see Babysave, that's right. Butthat out there, that to and in9100:07:12.959 --> 00:07:17.199fact it's the last point what youjust said that actually didn't write in the9200:07:17.240 --> 00:07:23.879article, which is reframe the meaningof success. Yeah, that's a a9300:07:24.000 --> 00:07:29.600big part of being a success isredefine what success means when you're at on9400:07:29.600 --> 00:07:31.439the side book, but you saidthat really well. But the so the9500:07:31.439 --> 00:07:38.800first thing that's going on that leadsto the victory you want. Yeah,9600:07:38.959 --> 00:07:43.040specific commitment. Yeah, be there. Be there and don't just say I'll9700:07:43.040 --> 00:07:46.480show up when I feel like it, because you'll feel like it maybe once9800:07:46.519 --> 00:07:49.240a year, maybe not even that. Yeah, so be have a specific9900:07:49.360 --> 00:07:56.040day time and honor it. Yeah, there are some sidewalk counsels that I10000:07:56.040 --> 00:07:58.920work with the I would say,you know, the best ones. They10100:07:58.920 --> 00:08:05.040will even schedule vacation time around theirsidewalk commitment, right, because they recognize10200:08:05.160 --> 00:08:09.879just what you said. It's forGod, it's an obedience to God,10300:08:11.199 --> 00:08:15.720and therefore they will do whatever ittakes to show up there. And the10400:08:15.839 --> 00:08:22.519victory in thinking about redefining victory andsuccess that the victory is showing up when10500:08:22.560 --> 00:08:26.920you said you would show up.Yeah, yeah, life happens, stuff10600:08:26.959 --> 00:08:31.360happens. Yeah, a lot ofour volunteers are either stay at home moms10700:08:31.519 --> 00:08:33.799or you have other things going onin their lives. We understand all of10800:08:33.840 --> 00:08:39.559that. Yeah, but this pointis very important. Bible says each man10900:08:39.600 --> 00:08:43.840will proclaim his own goodness, buta faithful man who can find faithfulness means11000:08:43.879 --> 00:08:48.759a lot to the Lord. Andfaithfulness is doing what you said you would11100:08:48.799 --> 00:08:52.120do, whether you feel like it. Or Not right, and this is11200:08:52.120 --> 00:08:54.240what I would encourage. I've hadbrand new people, I know you have11300:08:54.279 --> 00:08:58.000to Vicki brand new people that comeout to shadow and they're excited about this11400:08:58.000 --> 00:09:00.000ministry and they're like, well,I want to come out here everyday,11500:09:00.080 --> 00:09:03.120I'm going to come out here everyday next week and we say hold on11600:09:03.159 --> 00:09:07.120a second. That's appreciate the zeal, appreciate the desire, but I would11700:09:07.240 --> 00:09:13.159much prefer that you pick one dayto come out for three to four hours11800:09:13.200 --> 00:09:16.559and be faithful in that one dayfor six months or for a year or11900:09:16.559 --> 00:09:20.759for some of our our counselors five, you know, six, seven,12000:09:20.799 --> 00:09:24.159eight years. They've been out hereon a regular basis, right on that12100:09:24.240 --> 00:09:28.879same day, consistent. I'd rathersee that then you come out for five12200:09:28.960 --> 00:09:31.879days for the next two weeks andthen you just burn out and you find12300:09:31.919 --> 00:09:35.039out it's not maybe what you thoughtit would be. Right. It's better12400:09:35.159 --> 00:09:39.799for you, and this is foryou guys who are leading sidewalk ministries,12500:09:39.840 --> 00:09:43.399but also if you guys that arevolunteering, it's better for you as a12600:09:43.480 --> 00:09:46.320volunteer to put one day on yourcalendar, to be faithful to that day12700:09:46.399 --> 00:09:50.000and maybe build around that day.Maybe you can come other days, but12800:09:50.080 --> 00:09:52.840you really need to have one dayon your calendar that you're committed to come12900:09:52.879 --> 00:09:58.039and come consistently, barring some otherthing that absolutely you have to go to.13000:10:00.200 --> 00:10:05.120And then again, build a maybe, maybe commit to Monday and in13100:10:05.320 --> 00:10:07.200the Lord leads and you come outon Wednesday. But you don't want to13200:10:07.279 --> 00:10:13.279forsake that what you've committed to atthe you know, don't want to do13300:10:13.360 --> 00:10:20.240extra things and forsake that commitment becauseyou want to be faithful on that particular13400:10:20.320 --> 00:10:24.240day. Yeah, but consistently andand like I would say, every single13500:10:24.279 --> 00:10:28.559one of the main points that we'regoing to go over, not only will13600:10:28.639 --> 00:10:31.960help you to become the best sidewalkcounselor that you can be, but the13700:10:33.000 --> 00:10:37.519best person that you can be.If we honor commitments in every area of13800:10:37.639 --> 00:10:43.440life, we will definitely be honoringGod. Yeah, more consistently in every13900:10:43.480 --> 00:10:48.799area of life. Commitment is abig deal. It's very important. Yeah,14000:10:48.840 --> 00:10:54.000I know in our kind of modernAmerican mindset, even the kind of14100:10:54.039 --> 00:10:56.279the church hopping mindset, you seethat with people that church hop right,14200:10:56.360 --> 00:11:00.840they won't commit to one specific church. They go from this Church of that14300:11:00.919 --> 00:11:03.679Church of that church. And whydo they do that? Well, a14400:11:03.679 --> 00:11:07.000lot of times because they don't wantto submit to authority. They want to14500:11:07.039 --> 00:11:09.000kind of do their own thing andpeople will spiritualize it. I have had14600:11:09.039 --> 00:11:11.919people do this in sidewalk ministry whenyou try to pin them down, will14700:11:11.919 --> 00:11:16.720you volunteer on a particular day soI know that I can, I can14800:11:16.759 --> 00:11:18.879rely on you to be there thatday. That's I want to be led14900:11:18.879 --> 00:11:24.919by the Holy Spirit. Your spiritualizingreally carnality. You just don't want to15000:11:24.919 --> 00:11:31.240submit to leadership and you God ordaineddirection. Yeah, and yeah, don't15100:11:31.240 --> 00:11:33.279do that. God doesn't do that. Honor that, don't do that.15200:11:33.320 --> 00:11:37.320I've started coming, I guess,because I'm getting old at this. I've15300:11:37.360 --> 00:11:39.879done this for a long time.or I will just outright say if you15400:11:39.919 --> 00:11:45.360can't make a specific commitment, itreally doesn't help us. Yeah, I've15500:11:45.360 --> 00:11:48.360been really honest about that, becauseit doesn't. If I can look at15600:11:48.399 --> 00:11:50.120the calendar and not know that wehave enough people, I have to still15700:11:50.159 --> 00:11:54.720scramble and get enough people and ifthey show up then anyway, well,15800:11:54.759 --> 00:11:58.679Gosh, we're grateful to have you, but I still had to do double15900:11:58.720 --> 00:12:03.679the work. Right. So,honor your commitments species and make a specific16000:12:03.720 --> 00:12:09.919commitment. Yeah, the second onedaily sacrificial preparation. And one of the16100:12:09.919 --> 00:12:13.240points made in this podcast that,of course, I liked because I already16200:12:13.240 --> 00:12:18.440do this, is every great leaderand every high achiever seems to have a16300:12:18.440 --> 00:12:24.240common theme that there's someone who getsup early. Yeah, now, not16400:12:24.279 --> 00:12:26.519that getting up early in and ofitself is is a wonderful thing, but16500:12:26.559 --> 00:12:31.519what that shows is, and thisis why I do it, when I16600:12:31.559 --> 00:12:35.480get up early, I've got allthis quiet time. I've made a commitment16700:12:35.759 --> 00:12:41.159to give this quiet focus time topreparing for what's going to happen on the16800:12:41.159 --> 00:12:46.879sidewalk. It's when I do myBible study it, it's when I do16900:12:46.960 --> 00:12:50.679prayer time, it's when I walkthe dog, but during that during that17000:12:50.799 --> 00:12:54.639quiet dark time, it's when I'mable to really think about all the things17100:12:54.639 --> 00:13:00.960that might happen on the sidewalk andmentally and emotionally and spiritually be prepared for17200:13:01.000 --> 00:13:09.039them. And according to this podcast, people who are highly successful high achievers17300:13:09.080 --> 00:13:13.639in their field seem to have thiscommon thread in their life. Yeah,17400:13:13.639 --> 00:13:20.000so it shows a willingness to sacrifice, but it shows an understanding of intentional17500:13:20.039 --> 00:13:26.840preparation. Yeah, and as apart of that, you you really change17600:13:26.879 --> 00:13:31.279your whole life because you have toback Chanean. And what I mean by17700:13:31.320 --> 00:13:35.000that is it for me to getup at five every morning, I need17800:13:35.080 --> 00:13:37.679to be in bed latest by nine. Yeah, or I'm going to be17900:13:37.720 --> 00:13:43.879exhausted the next day. Right.So that affects how I conduct myself at18000:13:43.960 --> 00:13:48.159night. What's going to happen atnight when I get to bed? My18100:13:48.200 --> 00:13:52.320whole life becomes affected by that choice. Yeah, and for me, honestly,18200:13:52.440 --> 00:13:56.039to be honest, it's not muchof a sacrifice because I like getting18300:13:56.159 --> 00:14:00.840up early. For some people thiswould be an enormous sacrifice. But it18400:14:01.039 --> 00:14:05.720again, it goes back to thatcommitment. Yeah, are you committed to18500:14:05.799 --> 00:14:11.799doing what it takes in order tobe excellent in whatever field? But we're18600:14:11.799 --> 00:14:15.200talking about sidewalk counseling. Well,if you want to be an excellent sidewalk18700:14:15.240 --> 00:14:20.919counselor, then you really need tobe in the word and you really need18800:14:20.000 --> 00:14:26.000to have targeted time in the word, targeted time and prayer and and time18900:14:26.000 --> 00:14:31.960when you're really focusing on working throughwhat's going to happen out there. Yeah,19000:14:31.120 --> 00:14:35.440so I'll translate with Vicki saying intoif you want to be as good19100:14:35.519 --> 00:14:39.399as Vicky, then you have toget up at five o'clock in the morning19200:14:39.519 --> 00:14:43.879or earlier, or earlier. Rightnow, sometimes I get up at a19300:14:43.960 --> 00:14:48.039quarter of five. Yeah, yeah, the obviously that's not going to work19400:14:48.039 --> 00:14:52.960out for me. Seven o'clock isearly for me. Okay, but you19500:14:52.960 --> 00:14:56.320can read define early in the sameway you read define success. So a19600:14:56.440 --> 00:15:01.080man. Amen. The point hereis, though, Guinea up and enough19700:15:01.159 --> 00:15:05.440time to prepare your mind and yourheart for ministry, because if you just19800:15:05.480 --> 00:15:09.919get out of the bed, combyour hair and hopping the car and head19900:15:09.919 --> 00:15:13.240off to the abortion center, yeah, you're not. You don't have enough20000:15:13.240 --> 00:15:16.879time to prepare your heart. Now, maybe your drive to the abortion center20100:15:16.919 --> 00:15:20.080is a little longer, and certainlyI would encourage you on your drive there20200:15:20.080 --> 00:15:24.919to be preparing your heart, tobe praying, but to have some quiet,20300:15:24.919 --> 00:15:28.720peaceful time before the Lord to prepareyour thoughts, to compare your mind,20400:15:28.840 --> 00:15:31.639especially if you're in a leadership role, is really crucial because in that20500:15:31.679 --> 00:15:35.360leadership role, whether you're a teamlead for one of the days at the20600:15:35.399 --> 00:15:39.600abortion center, whether you lead theministry at an abortion center and you oversee20700:15:39.639 --> 00:15:45.480some some other leaders, some teamleads or volunteers. Your outreach has to20800:15:45.519 --> 00:15:48.440do with reaching the MOMS going in, for sure, but it also has20900:15:48.480 --> 00:15:54.840to do with training people, overseeing, people relating to people that you're overseeing,21000:15:54.919 --> 00:15:56.799and you have to prepare your mindfor that stuff even thinking through.21100:15:56.840 --> 00:16:00.360I mean, I would encourage youguys, especially if you're a leader,21200:16:00.399 --> 00:16:03.679to be praying for each of yourvolunteers, maybe for that day when you21300:16:03.720 --> 00:16:10.679get up Monday morning. Pray foryour Monday team leads and volunteers, of21400:16:10.679 --> 00:16:14.120course, pray for the MOMS.This is an opportunity to kind of get21500:16:14.159 --> 00:16:17.440all the stuff in your head outbefore the Lord and give it to him21600:16:17.440 --> 00:16:22.000in prayer and to be thinking througheven various scenarios that you're going to encounter21700:16:22.039 --> 00:16:23.919through the day to prepare your heartfor those things. Now, the more21800:16:23.960 --> 00:16:27.159you do this, the more itbecomes second nature to you in the easier21900:16:27.200 --> 00:16:36.440it becomes. What a life ofproductivity is a life of discipline. That22000:16:36.519 --> 00:16:40.480is the reality. It is,it is and that's actually what we call22100:16:40.639 --> 00:16:47.240what we labeled us. The thirdunseen preparation is discipline, selfdiscipline. Again,22200:16:47.440 --> 00:16:52.080I think, in short, supplyoften in modern times. Yeah,22300:16:52.159 --> 00:16:55.679said, yeah, you know,it's all about do what you want,22400:16:55.720 --> 00:17:00.639when you want, what makes youhappy, instead of be disciplined so that22500:17:00.720 --> 00:17:06.759what God wants is evident and andthat you're prepared and ready for it.22600:17:04.680 --> 00:17:11.559It does not appear miraculously selfdiscipline.Like I I think you can think of22700:17:11.559 --> 00:17:17.400many of these things as almost likemuscles and if you don't do these things,22800:17:17.400 --> 00:17:22.240those muscles will become weak flappy.If you do them, the more22900:17:22.279 --> 00:17:26.160you do them, the more youare selfdisciplined, the easier it is to23000:17:26.240 --> 00:17:33.400be selfdisciplined. Yeah, but itrelates directly to some of the other things23100:17:33.440 --> 00:17:40.880that that we already talked about,that you're training yourself to do the things23200:17:40.920 --> 00:17:42.559that it takes. Yeah, eventhough they're not fun, right, and23300:17:42.599 --> 00:17:47.920they're often not fun. Yeah,often times when we put our flesh into23400:17:47.920 --> 00:17:52.039subjection, it's not fun, right, but God is glorified through it.23500:17:52.119 --> 00:17:56.119Our flesh. A lot of times, our flesh Lee desires are what gets23600:17:56.200 --> 00:18:00.200in the way of God's glory inGod using US insignificant get ways. If23700:18:00.240 --> 00:18:04.920you look throughout church history to menand women of God that made an impact,23800:18:06.119 --> 00:18:11.200these people were disciplined, people hadas a pattern of their lives.23900:18:11.319 --> 00:18:17.319Regular Times in prayer, regular timesin fasting, regular times in the word.24000:18:17.359 --> 00:18:19.279Often Times they had a regular patternto when they got up and when24100:18:19.279 --> 00:18:25.440they went to bed. An abidinglife, Jesus said, if you abide24200:18:25.480 --> 00:18:29.319in me and my words, abidein you. This is in John Chapter24300:18:29.319 --> 00:18:33.319Fifteen. We's talking about bearing fruit, abiding in the vine. An abiding24400:18:33.319 --> 00:18:37.039life is a disciplined life. Yeah, that does it mean that everything's regimented24500:18:37.319 --> 00:18:42.720and everything's there's no like flexibility andany of that stuff. So I'm not24600:18:42.759 --> 00:18:47.880trying to squeeze joy out of yourlives, but if you want to have24700:18:47.920 --> 00:18:52.039a life that abides in Christ anda life that's disciplined or a life that24800:18:52.079 --> 00:18:55.880bears fruits and fruit and you're goingto have to have a disciplined life,24900:18:55.960 --> 00:18:59.519not just flying by the Sea ofyour pants and just winging it right.25000:18:59.599 --> 00:19:03.880Yeah, I agree, and Ido a lot of checklist and the reason25100:19:04.000 --> 00:19:08.200I do that is not, assome people believe, so that I can25200:19:08.279 --> 00:19:14.680check it off and feel accomplished.Not at all. The checklist. I'm25300:19:14.720 --> 00:19:18.839serious. I do checklist. Feelso good to check it out, feels25400:19:18.920 --> 00:19:22.119good to check some stuff off,but also do it to help. You25500:19:22.119 --> 00:19:25.400know, discipline myself. It's howI organized my life. It's how,25600:19:25.400 --> 00:19:30.240if something is important enough that itthat I write it down, put a25700:19:30.279 --> 00:19:33.160little checkbox next to it and makesure at the end of the day that25800:19:33.200 --> 00:19:38.759I have done that it reflects myvalues. This is important, I need25900:19:38.839 --> 00:19:41.759to do this and I'm going todo whatever it takes to help me to26000:19:42.279 --> 00:19:48.160do that. So the fourth unseensacrifice of a great sidewalk counselor is a26100:19:48.160 --> 00:19:56.319willingness to serve without seeing results.This is so important. Yeah, and26200:19:56.400 --> 00:20:03.799so difficult, and so difficult itis. But we have to remember where26300:20:03.799 --> 00:20:07.640we started, what you talked about. Yeah, the the victory is in26400:20:07.759 --> 00:20:11.319showing up, in the obedience tothe Lord. So when you've showed up,26500:20:11.359 --> 00:20:15.039God has has received the victory andyou've had the victory. Yeah,26600:20:15.279 --> 00:20:22.160and God will not always give usthe results. We will not always see26700:20:22.200 --> 00:20:25.400them. I do want to tella story at this is perfect time.26800:20:25.519 --> 00:20:27.920There was a God story today thatI didn't tell Daniel because I thought it26900:20:29.000 --> 00:20:33.839might work in this is it worksperfectly in this. So there was a27000:20:33.880 --> 00:20:37.960woman walking down the street today.I just came from the sidewalk and I27100:20:37.960 --> 00:20:42.200could tell she came from the neighborhoodbehind the abortion center, very very dangerous27200:20:42.200 --> 00:20:48.400neighborhood, very low income, andshe was not nice to me initially.27300:20:48.640 --> 00:20:51.680You know, I tried to giveher my information and said, are you27400:20:51.720 --> 00:20:53.640coming from the woman center? Iwasn't positive. I guess I was up27500:20:53.680 --> 00:20:59.799the street little ways and she saidno, I'm coming from this neighborhood and27600:21:00.279 --> 00:21:02.200and I tried to give her theinformation. You said, no, I27700:21:02.720 --> 00:21:04.640already have one. I said howdo you have one, because I had27800:21:04.680 --> 00:21:08.119seen our cyber consolars. No onehad given her one, and she said27900:21:08.160 --> 00:21:11.160I got it a week ago,and then I said, oh well,28000:21:11.200 --> 00:21:15.960let me tell you why we givethese two people and I started telling her28100:21:15.960 --> 00:21:18.920about our mendership program how we helpthe women, how we put our name28200:21:18.000 --> 00:21:25.680on there, how even this pamphletalone can change someone's heart from abortion to28300:21:25.839 --> 00:21:29.960life. Yeah, and she saidI know, and I said, Oh,28400:21:29.960 --> 00:21:34.160how do you know? And shesaid because I took it. I28500:21:34.160 --> 00:21:40.000brought it home that night. Mysister found out she was pregnant. She28600:21:40.039 --> 00:21:44.240wanted to have an abortion and Igave her this pamphlet. Wow, and28700:21:44.319 --> 00:21:48.559she chose life. It's amazing andand I just was overcome. Yeah,28800:21:48.599 --> 00:21:55.119I was overcome because we never sawthat result of that faithfulness of whoever it28900:21:55.279 --> 00:21:59.799was that it handed her that pamphletand I just said, Oh, I29000:21:59.839 --> 00:22:03.559just wanna. I did and sheshe hugged me because she knew I wanted29100:22:03.599 --> 00:22:06.720to hug her, but in theday of Covid we just don't do that.29200:22:06.759 --> 00:22:11.599But she hugged me and I saidwill you take another one? You29300:22:11.720 --> 00:22:15.519might, you might save another life. By now she's beaming and I gave29400:22:15.519 --> 00:22:18.880her my name and number again,not just my google phone number but my29500:22:19.039 --> 00:22:22.279actual phone number, and and saidplease, have your sister call us.29600:22:22.359 --> 00:22:27.160We will give her a baby shower. That will that will give two full29700:22:27.240 --> 00:22:30.640years of what you'll need in thiswoman. I saw her texting right away.29800:22:30.680 --> 00:22:33.799I know she was texting her sister, yeah, telling her so this29900:22:33.920 --> 00:22:38.599is we didn't see that the personthat handed that that pamphlet to her,30000:22:38.599 --> 00:22:41.799whoever that was, that it wasa week ago. I don't know who30100:22:41.799 --> 00:22:45.880gave it to her. Yeah,and and the results they we would never30200:22:45.880 --> 00:22:48.480have known them, especially because othercouncilors tried to stop her down the street30300:22:48.480 --> 00:22:52.480but she was so nasty they kindof just let her go, which I30400:22:52.519 --> 00:22:55.720don't blame them. I mean oftentimes, since that is best, right,30500:22:56.920 --> 00:23:00.759God just gave us this, thislittle glimpse into be selts. It's30600:23:00.799 --> 00:23:03.000pretty amazing that the Lord even withthe woman being a nasty I kind of30700:23:03.000 --> 00:23:08.359wonder why she was nasty. Wonderif because after you had shared with her30800:23:08.480 --> 00:23:12.839or she'd shared with you that opportunity, or how God used her in that30900:23:12.920 --> 00:23:18.160in that particular situation. She seemedto be beaming. I wonder if she31000:23:18.279 --> 00:23:21.400was maybe conflating us with the proabortion people or something like that, because31100:23:21.440 --> 00:23:23.799people that come they're pretty confused.I don't know. Either way, like31200:23:23.880 --> 00:23:27.680God use that. Yeah, andthat is a result of faithfulness and right31300:23:27.799 --> 00:23:33.519handing out literature, whether you seeresults or not. Step principle of sewing31400:23:33.640 --> 00:23:37.400and watering. You know, sewingseeds were watering seeds. God gives the31500:23:37.440 --> 00:23:41.720increase. Yeah, and that situationGod very graciously gave the increase. Yeah,31600:23:41.759 --> 00:23:47.200and also let us hear about thefruit. Right, and we do31700:23:47.240 --> 00:23:52.440what we do for God's glory.We do what we do in obedience to31800:23:52.599 --> 00:23:56.400him. We leave the results upto him and you know, we don't31900:23:56.400 --> 00:24:00.440always get to hear about the results, but sometimes he graciously, let's US32000:24:00.440 --> 00:24:03.319hear about those results. Yeah,yeah, it was. It was pretty32100:24:03.359 --> 00:24:07.519awesome. And and I know thatthere are many facilities where you serve on32200:24:07.559 --> 00:24:12.599the sidewalk that are harder than othersand results really are harder to see.32300:24:12.640 --> 00:24:17.480There's a couple here in Charlotte wesee the most results at, at the32400:24:17.480 --> 00:24:21.799one I mostly serve at latrobe.Well, there's the most abortions there and32500:24:21.839 --> 00:24:25.000that's all they do there. It. Of course we're going to see more32600:24:25.079 --> 00:24:29.559visible results then at a plan parenthood, which is smaller, maybe in our32700:24:29.559 --> 00:24:33.079city, and where they do otherthings. Right. So we just want32800:24:33.119 --> 00:24:41.839to encourage you that this unseen sacrificeof serving willingly joyfully, even when you32900:24:41.839 --> 00:24:48.039don't see results, is really valuable. Yeah, and ultimately you will see33000:24:48.039 --> 00:24:52.440the results. One day you'll bestanding beside the Lord and he will say33100:24:52.440 --> 00:24:55.559well done, good and faithful servant. Yeah, and all those babies that33200:24:55.599 --> 00:24:57.839were saved for I have this pictureof them all come running, yeah,33300:24:57.839 --> 00:25:02.680out out to to hug you.Yeah, there's a scripture that comes to33400:25:02.720 --> 00:25:07.160mind. And again, God letsus graciously see baby saved on a regular33500:25:07.160 --> 00:25:11.400basis here at La Trobe. Yeah, of course, keeping in mind sometimes33600:25:11.480 --> 00:25:15.799there's forty, fifty people inside ofthat building to kill their child a regular33700:25:15.839 --> 00:25:18.279basis. Like twenty five people comingin there to kill her baby. Right.33800:25:18.279 --> 00:25:22.319So we see a massive loss oflife as well on some pretty awful33900:25:22.480 --> 00:25:26.559resistance from pro abortion people. Right. So God graciously lets us see that34000:25:27.160 --> 00:25:32.480descripture that comes to mind is atbelieve is in the gospel of John where34100:25:32.559 --> 00:25:37.039Jesus reveals himself after his resurrection tohis disciples, and I think it's the34200:25:37.039 --> 00:25:41.039situation. I'm kind of going offthe cuff here with the scripture, so34300:25:41.200 --> 00:25:42.759don't quote me on exactly. I'mnot going to quote it exactly. Just34400:25:42.799 --> 00:25:45.680give us the gist to the story. Give you the justest of it.34500:25:45.720 --> 00:25:49.680Jesus reveals himself to his disciples.Believe that's the situation. When Thomas Jesus34600:25:49.720 --> 00:25:53.079says put your fingers here in thenail, prince, right here's my side.34700:25:53.160 --> 00:25:56.119You know. He says, myLord of my God, and he34800:25:56.160 --> 00:26:02.279says you are blessed because you seeand believe, but even more blessed are34900:26:02.319 --> 00:26:06.559those who believe and yet have notseen. Yes, and so I think35000:26:06.640 --> 00:26:10.960you guys who are ministering at thesevery difficult mission fields at these very difficult35100:26:10.960 --> 00:26:15.039abortion centers were you don't see alot of out result. Just take an35200:26:15.119 --> 00:26:18.079encouragement from the Lord, like you'restill standing in faith, even though you're35300:26:18.119 --> 00:26:22.880not seeing on a regular basis thefruit of what you're doing, and God's35400:26:22.920 --> 00:26:27.000honoring that. If you're doing thatin faithfulness to him, God's gonna Bless35500:26:27.039 --> 00:26:30.920and God's going to honor that,and I it's I guarantee you. Babies35600:26:30.960 --> 00:26:33.960are being saved behind the scenes thatyou don't find out about, and you35700:26:34.000 --> 00:26:37.640won't find out about maybe until youstand before the Lord, but God's using35800:26:37.720 --> 00:26:42.920you, guys. Yeah, Ilove that verse. I have never applied35900:26:44.000 --> 00:26:48.160that to sidewalk counseling, but itis perfect. Yeah, because it is36000:26:48.240 --> 00:26:53.960so much our story. We don'tsee the a lot of fruit often times.36100:26:55.079 --> 00:26:59.920The fifth component is the willingness tosuffer. Just know you're going to36200:27:00.119 --> 00:27:03.119suffer. Yeah, who wants tosign on to something where they we tell36300:27:03.200 --> 00:27:07.160you up front, be prepared.Right, you're going to suffer. You're36400:27:07.200 --> 00:27:11.240going to suffer big time. Yeah, you're going to be out there in36500:27:11.279 --> 00:27:14.559horrible weather, people are going toTaunt, to make fun of you,36600:27:14.640 --> 00:27:18.400even threaten you. Yeah, fellowChristians will even drive by and say you36700:27:18.400 --> 00:27:22.920shouldn't be out here, you area shameful human being. Yeah, you're36800:27:22.920 --> 00:27:27.079going to be a miserable weather andand you're often not going to see food.36900:27:27.079 --> 00:27:32.160Now that sounds like something I wantedto do. Sign me up.37000:27:32.440 --> 00:27:37.759So probably we're going to lose somevolunteers over making this point, but the37100:27:37.799 --> 00:27:44.119best counselors are the ones that justsay, no matter what, three of37200:27:44.200 --> 00:27:48.039the most scary words on earth.Yeah, I will do it, no37300:27:48.039 --> 00:27:53.000matter what. Yeah, and becauseI guarantee you will suffer. Jesus tells37400:27:53.079 --> 00:27:56.480us we're going to suffer in thisworld, we will have troubles, but37500:27:56.480 --> 00:28:00.039he also reminds us take heart,I have overcome the world. Yeah,37600:28:00.160 --> 00:28:07.279keep your focus on him. Yeah, you're gonna be misunderstood. Yeah,37700:28:07.319 --> 00:28:10.559you're going to be misunderstood by thepeople that are come to the abortion center,37800:28:10.599 --> 00:28:12.960of course, about pro abortion people, but even by family and friends.37900:28:14.160 --> 00:28:19.599Be Ready to be misunderstood and underappreciated and not appreciate it. But38000:28:19.640 --> 00:28:23.799again, Dude, and faithfulness tothe Lord, and God will honor it.38100:28:23.880 --> 00:28:27.160Tell you the Lord who honor it. Look at our MOTTEL. I38200:28:27.160 --> 00:28:34.680mean Jesus was the absolute picture ofsomeone willing to suffer for the greater good.38300:28:34.880 --> 00:28:40.279Yeah, and so remember that everytime you step out there with that38400:28:40.400 --> 00:28:47.359willingness to suffer, you are youare being reflecting the image of your Safre38500:28:47.640 --> 00:28:51.319if, your Lord and Savior.I think that's that's really powerful. But38600:28:52.240 --> 00:28:56.039we already talked about the six componenta little bit, which is intentionally abiding38700:28:56.079 --> 00:29:00.240in the Lord. Yeah, soI don't think we need to go too38800:29:00.359 --> 00:29:03.200much more into that because we don'twant to go over time. The last38900:29:03.240 --> 00:29:08.319one, and I thought this wasreally good from this was right from that39000:29:08.359 --> 00:29:17.920podcast I listened to, reframe rejection. Yeah, rejection is a huge part39100:29:17.960 --> 00:29:21.839of sidewalk counseling. Like you justsaid, you are going to face it.39200:29:21.920 --> 00:29:25.839You will be rejected pretty much byeveryone. Yeah, except for there39300:29:25.839 --> 00:29:29.160will be the rare woman that willI would I was rejected this morning by39400:29:29.160 --> 00:29:33.559the woman walking down the street.Ultimately she changed towards me. But we39500:29:34.079 --> 00:29:38.720get slapped, metaphorically, slapped inthe face. Yeah, all the time.39600:29:40.039 --> 00:29:44.000Yeah, rejection hurts. None ofus want it, it's going to39700:29:44.079 --> 00:29:48.079happen. It is a given ifyou're involved in sidewalk counseling. Yeah,39800:29:48.119 --> 00:29:56.319but what if you look through rejectionthrough a new lens and instead of looking39900:29:56.359 --> 00:30:02.720at it as a personal insult andtaking it like, believing it that that40000:30:02.799 --> 00:30:07.240defines who you are, with thosewho are rejecting you have said you are40100:30:07.319 --> 00:30:11.279what? Instead, if you lookat it as a badge of honor,40200:30:11.480 --> 00:30:18.359yeah, I am rejected because Iam speaking the truth that they don't want40300:30:18.440 --> 00:30:25.400to hear. In again, modelingmy Lord and Savior Again, who was40400:30:25.480 --> 00:30:30.079more rejected than Jesus himself? Yeah, so I loved that. That made40500:30:30.160 --> 00:30:34.839me feel like, Oh, Iam something else. I have been rejected40600:30:34.920 --> 00:30:40.680today. Yeah, if you rejectedbecause you're acting, you know, like40700:30:40.720 --> 00:30:44.640a fool or whatever, that's different. Peter Talks about that. If you're40800:30:44.680 --> 00:30:48.000persecuted because of your own sin,leave Peter. Paul talks about that and40900:30:48.079 --> 00:30:55.640one of the epistles. Yeah,but if you're rejected for Christ's sake,41000:30:55.680 --> 00:30:59.839then you're identified with him. Yeah, and so it's just awesome encouragement.41100:30:59.839 --> 00:31:04.440We can be identified with Jesus becauseof the rejection that that comes from US41200:31:04.480 --> 00:31:08.319speaking the truth. And I'll say, if you aren't being rejected, you're41300:31:08.359 --> 00:31:14.759probably not hitting the truth hard enough. Yeah, honestly, possibly. Yeah.41400:31:14.880 --> 00:31:18.279So, guys. We hope thiswas an encouragement, even though there41500:31:18.279 --> 00:31:21.920were some things that were a challengefor you. Guess God challenges us very41600:31:21.920 --> 00:31:25.079graciously to help us to grow tobe more like Jesus. That's the goal.41700:31:25.160 --> 00:31:29.799After all, to be a discipleis to be disciplined. That's the41800:31:30.240 --> 00:31:32.880root word of the word disciple,to be a disciple of Jesus, to41900:31:32.880 --> 00:31:34.720be disciplined in the ways of Jesus. I never thought of that. That's42000:31:34.759 --> 00:31:37.240it's good. Yep, that's whatit is, and so we hope that42100:31:37.279 --> 00:31:41.640this helped you guys to be moredisciplined and what God's called you to.42200:31:41.880 --> 00:31:45.400Hope this has been an encouragement challengefor you, guys. We'd love for42300:31:45.440 --> 00:31:48.119you to reach out. You canreach me, Daniel at Love Life Dot42400:31:48.200 --> 00:31:52.000Org. You can reach Vicky,Vicky with a why, at Love Life42500:31:52.079 --> 00:31:53.279Dot Org. We'd love to hearfrom you, guys. We'd love to42600:31:53.279 --> 00:31:59.240hear some feedback on this podcast orother episodes, ideas for other podcast episodes,42700:31:59.920 --> 00:32:02.559and please leave us a review.We'd love to hear from you on42800:32:02.599 --> 00:32:07.160the reviews and just get our ratingsup a little bit more than what they42900:32:07.200 --> 00:32:09.440are. If you can do thatwith the be a trim, tremendous blessing43000:32:09.519 --> 00:32:19.359to us. But until next time, God bless God bless you all our43100:32:19.720 --> 00:32:30.960love for love. Give me ourlove for gratitude. I know it will43200:32:31.079 --> 00:32:46.640cost me my life. Nothing's tooprecious in some you