I started hunting. One of the reasons I went hunting is because my husband needs hobbies. He needs something that he can do, so I went hunting with him.

How many of you know that you should be involved in your husband's hobbies? If you're not, somebody else is going to find their way into them.

So I went with him, and we were sitting in the deer stand, and we were waiting for these deer to come out. And we're out there at five o'clock in the morning, and it's the most wonderful feeling because at five or six o'clock in the morning, no one is out there. You just get to enjoy God's creation. And it's so peaceful—after you decide that you can't go back to bed.

So we're out there, and we're waiting for the sun to come up so we can see the deer come up. Now, when you go deer hunting, you can't shoot does. You can only shoot bucks, which are male deer. So, here come some does and here come the little fawns. All you see for the first, maybe 10 or 15 minutes, and it could sometimes be longer, is all these does and the little fawns coming out.

Where are the bucks? These bucks sent their women and their children out to see if they would get shot. So if the does get shot, the buck isn't coming out. So you know that by the time that buck showed his antlers, I was ready to kill him. And I did. And I don't feel bad about killing Bambi's father.

Too bad that isn't legal to do to some men. You've got to pray for them and love them, and pray for them and love them. And if you pray for them, God will take care of them and get them acting right. Amen? Then you won't want them dead.

But that's how some men are, they have does. They have a group of women following them around, and each thinks that that's her man. Real men don't act like that. So you might as well just wait on God, and be confident in God, and trust God and let Him do it.

Let no one defraud you by acting as an umpire and declaring you unworthy and disqualifying you for the prize. That means including you—don't disqualify yourself.

Don't call yourself unworthy. He said, "Let no man." He paid too much of a price for you to let somebody tell you you're unworthy, including yourself. So you made a mistake. Repent. He tells us in 1 John 1:9, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

When you're cleansed from unrighteousness, you're back in right standing with God, which means you are worthy. Stop telling yourself you're not worthy. How are you going to tell God what you don't deserve when he's trying to give it to you?

Now, we're smarter than God, right? "Oh, God, you made a mistake." No, He didn't make a mistake. You made a mistake. See, we let our mouths run too fast.

You are worthy. If you accepted Jesus Christ as Lord, he gave you His worthiness, so you are worthy. Don't let anybody take it from you. Don't let anybody convince you otherwise.

If somebody comes to tell you you're not worthy, or tells you you're an old dirty rag and you aren't deserving, that is not a prophecy from God. God says that He edifies us and exalts us.

So if it doesn't edify you or exalt you, put it on the shelf. Don't start accepting it. Put it on the shelf, go before God, and let God talk to you. And do what He tells you to do.

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