The 6 Tests of Life

Come with y'all got spiritually rusty because you stopped letting the oil flow. You've prayed about that clog in your life for six months. At some point, faith has to pick up the plunger. Oh, somebody's getting free today. Some of y'all keep asking God to fill you while everything He pours in keeps draining right back out, which brings me to my next sermon point. Plug the whole. Stop looking at the other piece of bread on the other side wondering why they popped first. God's got you on a different setting. They say, "Stay in the toaster." You can cover the odor without dealing with what caused it. Church, you don't need more deodorant. You need the shower of God's grace. God has you in a season of intense heat because He's trying to make you crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. You see, Church, you thought you were going in circles, but God says I was making sure every side of you got seasons turned to your neighbor and say, "Let him cook." What it is, what it ain't, is time to put another one in that living in a van down by the river. Tell y'all, we're the tears in my eye. Oh, what it is, what it ain't, panda land, the ladies and gents all over the DOC, right here in the United States of America. Welcome in, welcome in. My name is Trevor. So glad that I had the opportunity to pour into you today, to serve you wherever you are sitting at, wherever you are is finally, finally, in the 50s here in Northeast Florida, praise God, where we have a small church that has a heart to help people champion every season of their life. That's why we call it champion church. You're watching the champion church show right here on your tablet.

So wherever you are. Oh, yeah. So it was a little bit cooler. And so I threw this on, but I'm already sweating sitting in the studio. And yeah, so we, anyhow, back to the church. We're a small church here in Northeast Florida that has a heart to help people champion every season of their life with an amazing DOC family. And I would hope, I really hope that you are part of it and you hit that subscribe button, baby. That's subscribe because here's what that means is everybody is rowing together. I love when I get to go to different places and one of the things we get to talk about is rowing together yesterday, I was down there at CFRC, CFRC, here in Orlando. I think that's what, or CRFC, ABC, one, two, three, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. What am I doing? I don't know. I don't know. But anyhow, yeah, I was down there, got to hang out. Chaplain there is incredible. I can't wait to be back down there. The day before Thanksgiving, I'm due the afternoon and evening service down there. But anyhow, it was awesome. And of course, we always end up talking, just talking with some of the fellows down there of a man just about rowing together and how we all rode together, which is, man, that's the only way all this happens, right? Like, that's the only way when we trend, we all trend, right? It might just be my face on there, but it's all of us together rowing together to shine as much light as we possibly can. And of course, the mission of our church, our show, all of that to help people champion every season of their life. Wherever you're at to champion that season, for sure.

I got, now listen, I got that PRI and me, baby, that prime, that prime. This is my favorite one by far. This one is a glowberry. It is difficult to find. I literally overpaid on Amazon for that, for the case of that. But anyhow, let me tell you where I'm coming to in the next couple of weeks. I'm going to be traveling here the next couple of weeks taking a week off of work and going a few different places, Lancaster, Lancaster right here in Florida. I'll be out there to kick off the week of revival. For sure. We're going to do two services. I don't know exact time. So get with your chaplain there. I talked to him last week on phone just great. I'm really, really looking forward to coming down there. And then literally I fly out the next morning, I'm heading out to Texas, which of course I got my Hook 'em Horn shirt on. looks like a gray dude, but he's not the guy, right? Now, who am I to? You know what I'm saying? Like, who am I? I'm sitting on my couch, right? I'm sitting on my... Actually, I was able to go with some friends and watch him at a restaurant this week. And I was pretty much the only Texas fan in that place. There's a few just bandwagon Texas fans. I can look at them and tell, you know what I'm saying? But, uh, but yeah, I was yelling, hook them. And then Florida did hook them. And it was embarrassing because there's no team. I dislike more. Let me just get off that subject. Um, anyhow, going out of South Texas, going out there to will see units in Raymondville, Texas on November 4th, November 5th, I'll be a segovia out there in Edinburgh. And then November 6th, I'll be in Lopez as well. I think that is in Edinburgh, Edinburgh also. And then I fly home to be with our champion family the next morning. Uh, and then right after Thanksgiving, November 30th, I'll be in Kingman correction a lot there in Arizona. And then like I said, CFR C is where I'm going to be at. Uh, I think that's the right name of that. I'm telling you, Cha, Chaplain Monty was, was incredible yesterday. Yeah. CFR C, I'm saying that right. That old central Florida reception center. Now,

here's what I'm gonna ask you. If you're at CFR C, I understand that's a lot of, um, people are coming in there before they get sent other places. And if you have some guys around you, maybe they don't know the show. They don't have their table yet. Get them to those services. That's going to be the day before Thanksgiving. I think it's November 25th. I'm going to do the 2 p.m. and the 6 p.m. service who get them there. Uh, for that, be like, listen, you need to come to this man. I'm excited to be with you all of y'all and all of these different places. Now you might say, uh, Trevor, I would love for you to come to our place. And here's what I'll tell you. Oh, oh, almost for God. My goodness going out there to Oklahoma where the wind comes, sweeping down the plane. I only know that song because of that clip from Twister. That's the only reason I know that song. Um, because I, you know what I'm saying? Like I'm not a big, I'm not a boomer sooner. I can promise you that. I probably shouldn't say I coming out of Oklahoma. The guys have a horns fan and y'all beat us already. So sometimes the Lord just tries your faith. Ladies and gents, sometimes he just tries your faith. A lot of people ask me to Trevor, why are you a Texas Longhorn fan? Ricky Williams. Ricky Williams back in the day, baby boy and baby girl. Ricky Williams was a beast. [MUSIC] Here's Ricky, breaks that first tackle, great combination of ours against me. Hand off the Williams, up the middle, ten, five, come and come live to the end of the touchdown. Ricky Williams. You wanna be the president's stadium, the C. Ricky Williams, run the football. Ricky Williams. [MUSIC] Goodness. Even when he played for the Dolphins, I loved watching him even there. I mean, they were like smoking Buffalo, right? And also I'm gonna say this Buffalo is probably the worst team I've seen us have in years. Josh Allen's Josh Allen. Um, but anyhow, this isn't a sports podcast. Let's move on from that. Most of y'all like, I don't care. Such a mouth trip. Shut that E. Appa. But anyhow, yeah, I'm coming out of Mac Alfred. I believe it's December 15th. I'll be out in Mac Alfred, but it looks like December 14th. I'm gonna be. Hey, so when I filmed this the other day, I did not know it, but I just confirmed it. Howard McLeod, I'm coming out there to Oklahoma Monday, December 14th. Also coming up later in the show, one of the questions I get a lot

from the guys who've been doing, you know, 20 plus years, maybe with some of the life first that watch. Where do I eat lunch all the time? McDonald's is the number one place I eat. And they're like, Hey, I heard this just the other day and CFRC. Hey, can you, can you do a little taste like a little show talking about food? I'm going to do that later in the show. But I wanted to make sure to tell you how are McLeod. I'm coming out there and Oklahoma December 14th. Maybe see you guys then. But anyhow, let me, let me read to you. I got a few letters. Now, some of this is changing how we're going to do the letters, just FYI. I am now, oh, especially, oh, here's what I was saying. If you want me to come out, sorry, I know I'm all over the place. It was funny. Chaplain yesterday. She's like, I can tell you have ADHD. I was like, I mean, yeah, that's your boy. That's, that's who I, why am I looking like I grabbed on the electricity. Anyhow, oh, if you want me to come out to, so if you're in the state of Florida, if you're in the state of Florida, I am now an official like chapel volunteer with the state of Florida, the DOC. It only took me since I think February and March, but that will change of how I I can respond to letters because some of that now, You still say Trevor, but now it's not gonna be me personally because of being a volunteer Some of that will have to change and I'm just gonna tell you I'm breaking the rules for nobody Okay So I love all of you But I need to abide by that because what happens is it opens the door where I could go different places So if you want me to come out to your place You don't have to pay anything and pay my own way on all that kind of stuff to say to Florida is a little bit easier obviously Because I live here But if there's different places as well that you want me to come out I'll say this three things you're gonna need for me to be able to visit your your jail prison whatever number one You're gonna need the a minute the warden on board number two you need administration on board number three You're gonna need the chaplain on board and the chaplain to reach out to me and can they get me inside right? So I'm a state of Florida volunteer here, right? I've applied in Texas. It still hasn't went through the other places typically get me on on like a permission slip kind of deal Alright, so just so everybody understands how that goes like when I went out to Potosia I'll there to Potosia

Shout out Brandon and Norman for making that happen for sure And when I went to Booneville and stuff like that man boomville so much. I had so much fun that day But you know I haven't said this I mean every worship team like even a maryum when I was out there worship team was incredible Truly incredible, but man I was like the boomville was the first one I had really seen right and they were I mean my goodness I was so bad we could capture that and show that but anyhow I'm rambling because that's what we do on the show if you've never been here This is what we do I ramble and then we're gonna take a ride on something I know how much y'all y'all love the motorcycles all that kind of deal Several people ask you Trevor do you ride? No, I do not I I ride in my truck, you know, that's what that's yeah But anyhow I ride on that PR. I am me baby that prime and yeah, anyhow, let me read some of this Oh, this one man Cody Other and I think I've seen enough go shows on that the KSP baby You wrote me this listen buddy. I'm gonna tell you I'm at my daughter's gymnastic the gymnastics the other day Weeping reading your letter weeping reading this thing. Thank you so much. You're honest in that your ownership in that of the the evil that you literally Man, you did like there's no better way to say it But one thing I do want to say this you said man I don't know if I could ever be forgiven I want to look in this camera right now and tell you just straight to you brother from sitting here in Northeast, Florida To you sitting in that Kentucky state penitentiary or anybody else I might feel like I don't know if I can be forgiven listen in closely Let me tell you something the love of Jesus has no bounds No bounds whatsoever. It is Available even for you one of the things I love that you said in your letters that you owned Like listen these people never may never forgive me I want to try to serve the people that I've hurt and serve the people I've stolen from and that kind of stuff I think that is incredibly honorable as well And I think that's like you trying to do the right thing But know this know this we don't earn any and not not that you're saying this But we don't earn these things this love from God I think your heart is you're doing that is a response already to what he is doing in your heart brother of what he is doing

And you said your full name, but I'm gonna I'm gonna take out your last name Cody. Okay, so you know that but like what? He is doing in your heart is already evident of it. So I would say man just receive the love of God You know receive what he is offering you which is the free gift of salvation That's for you for all of us man is absolutely for all of us that Jesus left heaven It came to earth for us where we don't have to earn it We just have to receive him as the one and true way to the Father. Amen. Okay. Amen. Listen to me That's church talk. What was this other one? Let me see here This is Charles kid Oh Yeah, yeah, yeah, okay. What was the kid wonder said he had a dream or something about that about? 41 my book 41 back there and it was asking about it. So yeah, so that's a book I think you see I'll make sure you see that is that we preached as a series Back in 20 early early 2025 is when we preach that at the church I teach if you go back in the archives. It's like one of the first videos the first second video is called the ultimate 41 I teach the idea of what that whole book is about but it's about this It's and you're gonna hear about this especially going into next year here on the show It's all the different 40s that are in the Bible, right? So the different 40s and 40s represent trials and testing and pruning and process and hardship But what I show in that is the Galatian 6 9 that if you do not give up if you do not grow weary and well-doing That you will reap a harvest that you will get through what you're going through every storm ends every giant will fall Every bad day ends every season that is pushing of difficulty against you. It can end now You might say Trevor, I've never seen that but maybe I'm offering you something is strong enough for you, that yeah, you might be in a season of 40, I'm not minimizing that, you might feel like your life has been in a season of 40, but I wanna tell you this, there is grace, there is truth, there is mercy in Jesus, where the storm can end, the hardship will end. Now that doesn't mean it's all perfect and wonderful

and all everything's just gone, no, but you can walk in a newness of life that is available to everyone who accepts Jesus as are one and true savior, all right? I'm gonna set him amen again, but that is what the whole book 41 is about. It's like tough seasons are for real, they happen, life is always life and but there is always a 41. If you have a family member that wants it, it is available on Amazon for like $10. Let me tell you how much I make on that, you ready, about 14 cent, okay? It's how much I make on that, it's not like I'm making money out here, Amazon literally makes all the other money on that, which is fine. But anyhow, you can pick that up, they can pick that up. It just goes through all the different 40s in the Bible and kind of bite-sized pieces for you to read and feed your heart and all that kind of stuff. You're asking about that, that's what that is. What do we got here, hit these quickly. What, what was the name here? Oh, Jukis, Jukis be cowborn out there in North Kekalake, Drew is this, thank you so much, man, thank you so much. I think too, you said in there like, hey, I don't necessarily believe like you do, but I'm rowing with you, I love that, man.

There's so many people that are like, hey Trevor, I don't believe like that, but you're rowing with us, I'm glad you're here. Genuinely, I'm glad you're here. I'm glad you told somebody about the show. I'm glad you might like the nature. Oh, my brother, I just saw it. Oh, your last name starts with the W, first name starts with the J. I can't remember off the top of my head, but you said, man, listen, I came to watch the nature, I end up finding Jesus. Let's go, man, that is what I'm talking about. Super proud of you for doing that, making that decision to follow Christ. And then this one, last one, and we're gonna jump into today's message. We're talking about the test of life today. Six, I've found six different ones. There might be more, but we're gonna talk about six different tests of life and how to respond to them and how to pass those tests too. And the most significant one that we're gonna look at is the test that God gives us and what does that look like, right? But let me read you this. Just from, I can't really, it got a little bit smudged here. Linder, L-E-A-N-D-E-R, Douglas Adams, the third. All right, so out there in Beville or Beville.

I'm obviously, I'm hooked on phonics, I saw me. Let me just read you this because I think your heart in this is exactly what I tried to do a few episodes ago when I read the letter from Jay and responded directly to this. And I love what he is saying here. Pastor Trevor, it's Friday afternoon, sitting in my cubicle at a max prison in South Texas. South Texas, baby, I'm coming out there. I'm doing a life sentence for a crime that never happened, this letter is not about that. But that information is important. I'm making some stationery and watching champion church. And you just shared Jay's letter. It brought tears, I said a prayer for him and I will continue to do so. He spoke for many of this. I love that many of us. He stood up for many. I love that. I find his knowledge and compassion is far beyond his age. I totally agree. He is not, he's not just rowing. He hooked up a hundred, a 175 Merck to the back of that boat. Absolutely, absolutely agree. I wish there was a way to let him know that people are talking about his letter and I love that. And not in a negative way.

And I hope I communicated that too. It has caused a dialogue to open up that needed to be open. I want to be, I want to thank him and thank you for responding so well to it. Thanks man, that means a lot. I came to prison more than 15 years ago. I'm 61 and I'll see parole at 74. I don't have a quote unquote go home day at one point in my life. I was a preacher and teacher. I know the words so teach it when I can and study a lot. I was raised with Jesus in the house and gave my life to him in the early 80s with all that. I have seasons of where I feel like Jay does. Thank you Trevor for taking the time to answer his letter. It helped many men. I'm sure them ladies too. Thank you for everything you do, not just for the lawns, the ramps and your church does an inspiration of Ray of Hope. But so awesome man, awesome. Thank you, thank you man. And never florida, my church is there. Thank you. Yeah man, I just, I wanted to read that because I wanted to say like, yeah, like, I hope I responded and protected Jay well and that opened the dialogue. It's like a well undo man. Just have conversations with guys. Have conversations with them.

Let's talk about it and all that kind of stuff. All right, this was a long opener. Make sure I'm recording. Long opener, let's jump into it today. We're going a lot of different verses but we're gonna start back in Hebrews chapter 11. the rest of today's episode. [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music]

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It says this, "It was by faith that Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice when God was testing him." Notice that. "When God was testing him," this is why I love this portion of Hebrews 11, because it gives us an opportunity to talk about the test of life, right? So this one specifically is God testing him. I want to say, let me just finish reading. Abraham, who had received God's promise, was ready to sacrifice his only son Isaac, even though God had told him Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted. Even though that's the way the promise would come. That's essentially what that is saying. Now, verse 19, this is what I want to see. Abraham reasoned that if Isaac died, God was able to bring him back to life again, and in a sense, Abraham did receive his son back from the dead. So we're going to talk about the test of life. Think about this. What's the biggest test that you can remember that you've ever had taken? The biggest test you've ever taken. Think about it right now. Think about it right now. Think about it. For me, I can remember 10th grade specifically, right? So 10th grade for me, I think it was midterm exams or something like that. I had two in the same day. I had geometry, and I had Spanish one, okay? Or Spanish Uno. And here is what I learned on that. I remember this so much because I was trying to apply myself at this time, and here is what I learned, okay? Numero Uno, this is what I learned, is that no Abla Espenol L Trevor, okay? Learn that really quick. The second thing I learned in that same day through this test was this was if my life depended on it, if my life depended on it, there was no way I was going to pass geometry, okay? So thank God, my kids are incredibly smarter than I ever was. I praise God for that, for sure. But yeah, so I remember that so much. Also at that time, a drug test was very important to me, but neither that's neither here nor there, okay? So, but here is, here's the thing. This is what I want you to understand about a test. Think about it. Maybe it was for a certification. Maybe as you should, man, if there are programs in your camp or in your prison, in your jail, in your county, whatever, okay? Go and get as much as that you can. Get as many certifications as you can. And you know, at the end of those, you got to take a test, right? You got to take what you have learned and prove that you have learned it and has taken root. I wrote this down. Here's how I would define a test, okay? A test is discovering, revealing, and clarifying what you have learned. A test is discovering, revealing, and clarifying what you have already learned. So if you took, maybe you're getting your GED, you're gonna have to take a test at the end of that. If you're doing some type of seminary, you're gonna have to take a test all throughout that. If you're getting a certification, if you're going to be HVAC or electrician

or any of that kind of stuff, man, like I encourage you, do that if you can. So when you get out, you have these things to help you get back on your feet or you can make an honest, true living, right? And then what you can do there is you can support your family and you can be a blessing to other people. What do you do? You're gonna pick up an oar and you're gonna help rose somewhere, right? So obviously with your family first and then helping other people as well. Maybe a champion, all right? But anyhow, I'm just kidding. But here's the thing I want you to remember is this. Not only do we just have tests through like scholastic stuff and but there's tests in life too. We all know that. We all know that. There's tests in life. Now I wanna make this incredibly clear. Not every test comes from God. Not every test comes from y'all way. Please, please, please, please, please understand that. Not every test comes from him. I'm actually gonna show you out of the six that I have listed, I would say probably two of them would be from him, but one of them directly is the test from God. So let me just read you the different test of life, okay?

It would be the test of trials, the test of spiritual attacks, the test of temptation, the test of friendships and relationships and then the test from God, all right? So that's the six different tests. Let me read them again, especially if you're writing this down. The test of trials, the trials of life, right? So suffering, sickness, disappointment, hardships, those kind of things, right? Then there's the test of spiritual attacks. Listen, evil is real. We all know that, right? I don't think I need to really press that point here. Then there's a test of temptation. There's a test of the temptation to sin, right? Then there's a test of success as well. And here's the thing, success does not necessarily, I'm not talking about, you know, like a bunch of money and all that. That could be it. There's nothing, I've said this a thousand times, I'll say it a thousand and one. There is nothing wrong with having things as long as things do not have you, right? There's nothing wrong with having possessions as long as possessions do not have you. Just the other day in here. I'll say this 'cause I know he'll never watch it.

You're gonna be introduced to a guy named Evan in the coming episodes, probably about a month or month and a half or so down the road. And I'm gonna sit with Evan really literally right over here on this new set that we kind of put together and we've been slowly putting it together. But I'm gonna sit with Evan there. Now what Evan does is he does social media marketing for a living, right? Now some of you are like, I don't even know what that is. Some of you are very familiar with that. But he's gonna sit with me and I'm gonna just talk to him as part of our entrepreneur segments and just talk about, hey, if you're getting out and you're wanting to start one of those businesses, you're wanting to do these different things, here's what to do on the social media side because you want to be in front of people in your local market, all right? That's coming in the next coming weeks, probably a month and a half, two months down the road. Now Evan is in here helping me set up the lighting 'cause I don't, I'm not really, I do all the editing on this but I'm not really good with lighting. I had someone come in and help me with this one. And so we're setting it up and he sees a book that I have on the bookshelf. Now that book I read, I thought it was great and I found a signed copy online a couple months ago, I bought it, right?

Now it didn't, it maybe cost 50 or $60. I don't even know if it costs that much. He saw it, he's like, this is my favorite book by my favorite author. And I said, oh dude, open it up. So he opens it up and it's signed. And he's like, I can't even believe this or whatever. And I just, man, I'm not even saying God told me to do it but I was like, dude, have it. And he's like, no, no, no, I'm like, buddy, who, like, if I was like, oh man, we'll put that back, that possession has me. Does that make sense? Like Jesus tells us to live freely and generously. And I'm not saying that like I'm some great, generous person. I'm not trying to be like that, I'm just saying. That book, as stoked as I was to buy it and when it came in and to put it on that shelf, it was gonna be a main part of what I had on the shelf over here. When I saw his excitement in his face, it was like that moment I was like, man, it doesn't be more blessed to give than it is to receive. That's what Jesus said next chapter 17. And so it was just a cool moment. That book, that possession, didn't have me, right? But man, just let it, man, if I could bless somebody and make their day, that's what we have to understand about possessions. But the test of success, that's what we were talking about,

the test of success, here's what I want you to get. When you get what you pray for and the answer to prayer happens, do you still rely on God? Can I just get personal with you for just a moment? Some of you have found God here in the DOC, in behind those fences, you found God. And that love that you found, desire you have to walk with Jesus as a disciple of Jesus is incredibly real. But pay attention to what I'm about to say because I've seen this already happen just in the 11 months I've been involved in the DOC and I've been involved in those lives. And thank you so much that you would even allow me to do so through this app. But here's what I've seen. They get out and that fire dims down that desire that they had for Jesus sitting behind that fence changed when they got out. Lord, if you would just open, I mean, come on, let's just talk real guys. Ladies and gents, let's just talk real because I love you and I've seen it and I'm not throwing stones. I'm not judging. I'm not doing any of that. I'm just being honest. Can you be just as dependent on God when you get out as you are right now when you're asking Him for favor in that sentencing? Can you be just as dependent on God when you get out as you are right now as you're asking God, Lord, can you come through and get me in this program, get me moved to that camp, make this happen, have that love one reach out, whatever. Can you be just as dependent on God when you get outside? That's a test of success, y'all. That's the test of, man, can I still lean on Him as much now as I did then? I heard it like this long ago. And I don't want to mess it up because I didn't plan on talking about success this much. And success again is just the answered prayer. It's just when you get on the other side, we're talking about 40 to 41 when you're in a 40 season and you finally see you're 41 because to every season of 40, there is always a 41 when you get through that 40 season and you're 41 comes and you're living it in your life. Can you be just as dependent on God as you were in the 40 as when you're walking in the 41 Deuteronomy chapter eight, man, watch, watch this, watch this. This is such

a good, good verse on this. When you have eaten your fill, it says, be sure to praise the Lord your God for the good land He has given you. I love the next part, but that is the time to be careful. Be aware that you're plenty, that in your plenty, you did not forget the Lord your God and disobey His commands, regulations and decrees that I'm giving you today for when you become full and prosperous and have built fine homes to live in. And when your flocks and herds have become very large and your silver and gold have multiplied along with everything else, watch this. Be careful. Do not become proud at that time and forget the Lord your God who rescued you from the slavery and the land of Egypt. What's that mean for us? When you get that answered prayer, when you see God come through, when you get out when that 40 turns to 41, don't forget God in that. They were the greatest things and the desperation of prayer that you might have had in this season, turn that to gratitude and how can I spread your kingdom in this new season? In the 40, God I need you your strength, your goodness, your favor, your mercy, everything. Now turn that to gratitude. All right, Lord, how can number one thank you and how can I spread the light and the love and the salt and the light that you have given me? How can I spread that more even when I'm walking in and that's the test of success? Anyhow, all right. Well, we got that one out of the way. The test of friendships and relationships, can you treat people how you want to be treated? I don't care how much you love Jesus. If you're a jerk, I don't, I do not care. And I didn't say the full thing, but I just believed it out because somebody I'm trying to be kind. If you're a jerk, I don't care how much you love Jesus. If, if, if, if, I mean, come on, man, here's, here's how to pass. Here's how to pass the test of friendships and relationships. Ready? Treat people the way God treats you, extending grace, forgiveness and honor, even when they don't reciprocate, even when they don't give it back. I think I said this on the test of success. Here's how you pass that, continue pursuing and depending on God, just as much after the answer to prayer as you did while you're waiting for it. Then there's a test of trials. And I want to say this really quick. I want to make this incredibly, incredibly clear. God does not inflict sickness. God, God does not inflict pain or evil or temptation. Please hear me. Let's make sure our thinking is right here. God does not inflict any of that. And here is how we know that he cannot give what is not in him. He cannot give what is not in him. Let me give you some verses here, right? Colossians chapter 1 verse 15.

This is what it says. Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and it was supreme over all creation. He's the visible, visible image of the invisible God. Hebrews chapter 1 verse 3 would tell us this as well, that he is the exact expression of God. Jesus is essential. because he said in John 14, "Have you been with me all this time?" Philip's like, "Just show us the Father." And Jesus is like, "Have you been with us all this time? And yet you still don't know who I am." Anyone who has seen me, he has seen the Father is what Jesus says. Anyone see me, Jesus says this, he's seen the Father. You never see Jesus inflicting pain, suffering, sickness, or tempting people. That is not in him. And if it is not in him, it is impossible for him to give it. I'm going to show you that is a test of trials and it will test your faith. But that is not God testing your trust in him. That is just the trials of life that happen, man. Life is always going to be life and always, always, always, always that we live in a broken world. But that is not God inflicting that on you. That is life around you. Now, will it test your faith? Absolutely. Will it test your trust in Jesus? Absolutely it will. But that doesn't mean it's from him. Now, he will use it according to James chapter one to, it says, listen, consider pure joy brothers and sisters

whenever you face trials and many kinds. Because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete and lacking nothing. So he's not giving the test of the sin, the pain, the evil, the temptation, any of that kind of stuff. But when it does test your faith, he'll use it for good because God is really, really, really good at taking what the devil meant for evil and using it for good. At taking what life is thrown at you and using it for good. That Genesis chapter 50 verse 20, by the way. Now, here's the thing, watch this, watch this. Jesus never does that. And so Jesus explains in John 519, I tell you the truth, the son can do nothing by himself. He does only what he sees the father doing. Whatever the father does, the son does also. So if we don't see Jesus doing it, then it's not happening. And you can be like, what about the Old Testament? I probably need to do a whole episode on this, of my stance on all this kind of stuff. The Old Testament is a type and shadow of Jesus is the full expression. Hebrews tells us that, incredibly clear, go read that. We see types and shadows of it. Jesus is the clear expression of it. And if Jesus says, I don't do anything, I don't see the father doing. So if the father wasn't doing it, Jesus wasn't doing it.

If the father was doing it, Jesus was doing it. Does that make sense? I hope it does. Okay, now, last one, first John 1, 5, 1, 5. This message we heard from Jesus and now declared to you, God is light and there is no darkness in him at all. God's not the one testing you of pain and sickness and suffering and all that's not God. That's the trials of life, y'all. Or it could be this, it could be the test of spiritual attacks. We know evil is real. Come on, we know evil is real. We know evil is not okay with light shining in the darkness at all. Spiritual attacks are very real. Then there's the test of temptation as well. Well, let me give you this. First Peter, if I'm gonna give you a lot of scripture, I'm sure I'm super cornea. I know I'm giving you a lot of scripture back this up, but I want you to go see this, right? Stay alert, watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. Stand firm against him and be strong in your faith, remembering that your family of believers all over the world is going through the same kind of suffering for you. So for like this, your family,

let's just use the champion family that's in the DOC all over the United States. They're facing the same stuff. It might be different situations, maybe even different scenarios or different levels of it. But the truth of the matter is there's a lot of people facing the same thing you are. And that's encouraging, meaning that you're not just isolated in it. And the same God that is getting them through it is gonna get you through it as well. The question is where are you gonna put your faith? Test comes to all of us. How do you pass the test of trials where you lean into God's strength and your weakness? Let me say this, there's a lie and it's in not in there, 316 is where you're gonna find it. That God will never give you more than you can handle. That's not true. Life will give you more than you can handle. But Jesus made the promise that he will be strong where you're weak. Paul says, take this thorn away from me. And Jesus says, listen, he prayed it three times. Jesus says, listen, where you're weak, I'm strong. That weakness you have lean into me. So that weakness you have lean into him. That thing you're struggling with, lean into him. That addiction that you can't get over, lean into him. I can't, you might not be able to do it.

That's why I'm telling you. Jesus is strong and 10,000 times stronger than you can even imagine where you are weak, lean into him. That's how you pass the test of trials. The test of spiritual attacks, stand firm in your faith. Put on the whole armor of God. Jesus chapter six, go read about that. And fight back with his word and fight back with worship as well, right? When I say fight back on me. of temptation. The test of temptation. Let me hit this really quick. God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward, they receive a crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. And remember, when we are tempted, do not say God is tempted to me. God has never tempted to do wrong. And he never tempts anyone else. Temptation comes from our own desires, which entices and drags us away. These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death. So don't be misled, my dear brothers and sisters, whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down from God, our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens and watch this last line. He never changes or cast a shifting shadow. So if you're like, well, didn't God change from this book in the Bible to what we see in Jesus? No, I think we just have missing it because Jesus is the exact expression. I know that offends people. Oh, and that's okay. That's okay. Because here's the thing. Jesus said he has revealed the Father. Colossians 1, he is the exact image of the Father. It is not always the bad cop. Jesus is the good cop and the Holy Spirit is just having a grand old time. No, it is Jesus that reveals the Father and they have given us his spirit to carry out his will on the earth today. That is where I stand in that. Amen. Okay. Amen. Listen to me. You probably know not a man. Okay. Watch this. A lot of people say, well, God, God won't give you more you handle or all that kind of stuff. No, you have that mixed up with 1 Corinthians 13. The temptations in your life are no different than what others experience and God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be stronger than you can stand. When you are tempted,

he will show you a way out so that you can endure. So how do you pass the test of temptation? Trust that God's ways are best and take the way out. He provides instead of giving into temptation. And then Hebrews chapter 11. Let's go back to that. Verse 19, the test of God says verse 19, it says Abraham reasoned that even if this happened, God would bring Isaac back to life. That word reason there. If you go look at the original word for that, it would have been concluded or calculated is what that means. So here's what I want you to think. Abraham walked with God all of this time. He walks with God all of this time. And then what happens is Abraham takes all of these things. He's experienced. If you want to go read it starts at the end of Genesis 11. This story would be in Genesis 22 with Abraham and Isaac and Mount Mariah. Everything that Abraham has learned about God through the years of walking with him. He takes all of that and he applies it to what he's facing right now. Now some of you are just starting to walk with Jesus. Some of you today, you know, God is calling you to make the decision to walk with him. Panda makes it incredibly easy. There's a button right below me that will walk you through that of that, that starting that opening prayer into your relationship with Jesus. And then what happens is you take your history of walking with God. You take that and this is what Abraham done. He reasoned that God would bring Isaac back. He reasoned this. So he's literally saying, okay, I'm going to take everything I know about the power and faithfulness of God. And I'm going to apply it to what I'm facing right now. And what is the equation? What that equals is God is faithful. Like that's God's math. I take everything you know about God and what you have walked through him with of his power and his faithfulness. Apply it to what you are facing right now. If you're in a test from God and just know at the end of the day, he's going to be faithful. He has gotten me through this day. He's got me through that day. He's got me through this season. And he got me through that season. And if he got me through all of that, I'm going to apply it to what I'm facing right now. And I know at the end of the day, he's going to be faithful. I just had one of these days the other day. I was in a horrible mood, horrible mood all day long. I was in because I was anxious. I was frustrated. I was worried about certain things are going on honestly with the building of the church. And I'm at work and I'm just trying to do my job and trying to do it decently and as unto the Lord and as best I can. But I'm just aggravated right? And this lady that's she's one of the seasoned ladies in our church, she sends me this text and says, Hey, I just I just want to just encourage you. I'm praying for you that God's faithful. She had no idea what I was going

through. And it reminded me how many times have I seen God faithful? How many times does God come through? How many times does he open doors? I could have never dreamed of like this one right here. Let me apply it to the frustration that I'm facing right now is about building plans is honestly what it's about and permitting. And let me take all of these times God's been faithful and let me apply it to what I'm facing right now and know he will be faithful. You want to pass the test with God? Take your history with him. Apply it to what you're facing right now and just know he will be Faithful. So here's what I'm going to ask. I wrote this question like this, "What have you learned about God and how can you apply it to what you're facing right now? Have you learned that He's strong where you're weak in your test of trials? Have you learned that darkness cannot overcome light? Oftentimes, it's just waiting for light to turn on. Have you learned that you can pass the test of temptation, that you don't have to fall into it, as 1 Corinthians 10 says, that you are actually the God always provides a way about? Can you pass the test of success? Have you learned to still lean on Him, even when He comes through an answers prayer, even when you walk out of that jail, out of that camp, out of that prison, that you're going to lean on Him as much as you are leaning on Him right now. Can you have you seen Him being faithful when you have honored people around you, even if they didn't deserve it, when you've forgiven people, even if they didn't deserve it, when you saw the need and filled in need of somebody and you offered that encouragement to somebody who maybe didn't deserve it, but you are that light into their darkness, that test of relationships and friendships. And what have you learned about God and His power and His faithfulness? Abraham reasoned that even if this happened, God would bring Him back to life. He put everything together. He came to the conclusion. Here's what I love. Nowhere before that was God bringing anybody back from the dead, but Abraham knew something

about his relationship and being a friend of God, that he walked through these seasons. I've seen God's power, I've seen His faithfulness, I'm going to apply it to the season I'm in right now. He will be faithful. My name is Trevor. I hope today has spoken to you, encouraged you, helped you with the test of life. Man, go get in that word, man, get in that B-I-B-L-E. I'm going to get in that P-R-I-M-E. I don't care what you heard about me, that's $0.50, I can't get a dollar out of me. I should can. I would give you whatever. Okay. I'm done. I went longer today. You probably need to go back and listen to this again. Share with somebody you know that's in the test of life right now, man. Share with somebody who's in a season of 40, and they need to know 41 is coming. Share with somebody that's in a test of temptation. Maybe it's an addiction to some like that, and like, listen, just give them, encourage it. God will give them the grace. They don't have to live like that forever. Whatever it might be for whoever it might be, I encourage you to encourage them. Share this with somebody. All those that have picked up an oar with us and rode with us. Some of that, man, the way you rode with us, maybe you got family back home, tell us to check it out. But these kind of episodes as well on our pando app or excuse me, on our YouTube, you'll see there's a, I do a play, it's not all of them. And it's really just a teaching side, but someone, if you're like, hey, go check this

guy out. I put it on YouTube there. It's under like, pando app episodes and it's me just teaching. It's not all the other fun stuff we get to do. But anyhow, let somebody know, row with us, man. If you haven't subscribed, what are you doing with a tear in my eye, living in a van down by the river, baby, what it is, what it is. My name is Trevor. All of you, ladies and gents, I genuinely hope today has helped you champion the season. Let's get to the rest of the episode. [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] Muh-huh. ♪ And again ♪ ♪ Jesus, you're still in love ♪ ♪ Keep me within your love ♪ ♪ My heart will sing your praise of gain ♪ ♪ And again, oh ♪ ♪ Your promise still stays ♪ ♪ Great in your faithfulness ♪ ♪ Your faithfulness ♪ ♪ Still in your hand ♪ ♪ This is my comfort ♪

♪ You'll never fail me, yeah ♪ ♪ No, you'll never fail me, no ♪ ♪ I'll see you move ♪ ♪ You move the mountain ♪ ♪ And I believe ♪ ♪ I'll see you do it again ♪ ♪ You made a way ♪ ♪ With there is no way ♪ ♪ And I believe ♪ ♪ I'll see you do it again ♪ ♪ Still in your love ♪ ♪ You move the mountain ♪ ♪ And I believe ♪ ♪ I'll see you do it again ♪ ♪ You made a way ♪ ♪ With there is no way ♪ ♪ And I believe ♪ ♪ I'll see you do it again ♪ ♪ Oh, I'll see you do it again ♪ ♪ You promised to stay ♪ ♪ Greater your faithfulness ♪ ♪ Your faithfulness ♪ ♪ Still in your hate ♪ ♪ This is my comfort ♪ ♪ You'll never fail me, yeah ♪ ♪ You'll never fail me ♪ ♪ Oh, you'll never fail me ♪ ♪ Oh, you'll never fail me ♪ (gentle music) ♪ Standing here in your presence ♪

♪ In a great story ♪ ♪ In the sight of one ♪ ♪ By perfect love ♪ ♪ Rats within the arms of heaven ♪ ♪ In a peace that lasts forever ♪ ♪ Shifting deep ♪ ♪ In the mercy seat ♪ ♪ I'm wide awake ♪ ♪ Drawing clothes stirred by grace ♪ ♪ And all my heart gives yours ♪ ♪ All fear removes ♪ ♪ I breathe you and I'll even steal your love ♪ ♪ Oh, your love ♪ (gentle music) (gentle music) (gentle music) (upbeat music) ♪ When I lost, you pushed me ♪ ♪ Lift my head to see your glory ♪ ♪ Lord, I'll fall ♪ ♪ So beautiful ♪ ♪ Even you, I find shelter ♪ ♪ Captivated by the splendor of your faith ♪ ♪ My secret place ♪ ♪ I'm wide awake ♪ ♪ Drawing closer by grace ♪ ♪ And all my heart is yours ♪ ♪ Oh, fear removes ♪ ♪ I feed you and I need it to your view ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ And it's you love ♪ ♪ Your love so deep is washing over me ♪ ♪ Your face is all I see ♪ ♪ You are my everything ♪ ♪ Jesus Christ, you are my own desire ♪ ♪ Lord, you are my only Christ ♪ ♪ You know you are my ♪ ♪ Your love so deep is washing over me ♪ ♪ Your face is all I see ♪ ♪ You are my everything ♪ ♪ Jesus Christ, you are my own desire ♪ ♪ Lord, you are my only Christ ♪ ♪ You know you are my line ♪ ♪ Your love so deep is washing over me ♪ ♪ Your face is all I see ♪ ♪ You are my everything ♪ ♪ Jesus Christ, you are my own desire ♪ ♪ Lord, you are my own desire ♪ ♪ You are my only Christ ♪ ♪ You know you are my line ♪ ♪ Your love so deep is washing over me ♪ ♪ Your face is all I see ♪ ♪ You are my everything ♪ ♪ Jesus Christ, you are my own desire ♪ ♪ Lord, you are my only Christ ♪ ♪ You know you are my line ♪ ♪ I could sing of Your love forever ♪ ♪ I could sing of Your love forever ♪ ♪ And I could sing of Your love forever ♪

♪ I could sing of Your love forever ♪ ♪ I could sing of Your love forever ♪ ♪ I could sing of Your love forever ♪ ♪ I could sing of Your love forever ♪ ♪ I could sing of Your love forever ♪ ♪ I could sing of Your love forever ♪ ♪ I could sing of Your love forever ♪ ♪ I could sing of Your love forever ♪ ♪ I could sing of Your love forever ♪ ♪ Oh, I feel like dancing ♪ ♪ It's foolishness, I know ♪ ♪ When the world will see in the light ♪ ♪ They will dance with joy ♪ ♪ Like we're dancing now ♪ ♪ And though I feel like dancing ♪ (upbeat music) They will dance with joy like we're dancing now And I could sing on your love forever I could sing on your love forever I could sing on your love forever I could sing on your love forever I could sing on your love forever I could sing on your love forever I could sing on your love forever I could sing on your love forever I could sing on your love forever I could sing on your love forever Where's the dreams that I've been after? Master, master Promise don't leave lies, laughter, laughter All I hear are tears, laughter, laughter, laughter

Laughing at my cries Make me feel free to take care of you I could sing on your love forever I could sing on your love forever Alright, so I've got a deluxe mix of Christmas Now for some of y'all, you know what I'm saying, like you're in county or something like that You just went in, this ain't nothing to y'all But if y'all been in for a while, it is a different world out here in the fast food So I've got a fish fly, I'm a crispy, and I've got a big mac And then I've got some nuggets here as well Alright, so all of this, we were just talking about this the other day with somebody They said, well how much does that stuff cost? This was $25 for all of this, so this is my favorite This is my favorite thing right here, a fish fillet for McDonald's Now some McDonald's don't make them good, some of them don't make them right But this one does The bun on this is so soft It's got a good amount of tartar, it's fresh I like that one about the one where we live Deluxment crispy, deluxement crispy So, okay, this one looks like Maybe there was a guy named Sam who made this and he was not paying attention through this thing together more than i mean good come on guys come on But the chicken is legit. The chicken is good. And them, the classic. Whoa, whoa, whoa! Big Mac. That's got more lettuce than a farm. I don't even know where to grab this saying. Gosh. If you ain't seen a Big Mac in a minute, this is what it looks like. Kind. There are a lot of lettuce. A lot of lettuce. But that's good. They didn't mean the Big Mac because the patties are so small. And apparently, we put more lettuce than anybody ever showed. And then finally, what do we got here? Them old chicken nugs, baby. Nobody has better chicken

nuggets than McDonald's than Ronald himself. I don't care what anybody says. It's good. It's consistent. Here's my thing. I know something y'all gonna hate that your boy goes McDonald's. And I know, first of all, I'd also the best Coca-Cola in the world is that McDonald's. It also depends on your McDonald's. I'm telling you, I'm a fast food dude, right? I mean, I eat fast food six days a week at least. Probably seven. I mean, that's true. I mean, I don't, that's true. It depends on the store and who's making it. All right? That matters. And if you work at McDonald's, do make it good. Do it as unto the Lord, baby. Do it as unto the Lord, please. Do it good for people out there like me. So that's today's food. Be less all the time. What do I eat? I eat more fast food than ever should. This is kind of what it's like a day. I don't order this much for the record for the record, but these are kind of different ones that I will order. Usually it's a fish fillet and a six-piece nugget is my thing. So let's get back to the episode. Reclaimed Russ to me means that I think an old guitar is sitting there with songs still in it waiting for someone to pick it up and breathe life into it again. So that's what I love. And I've done that with many of these cars. I have seen cars, you know, sitting in a field in Kansas and thinking they've got a story to tell still. And let's bring this thing back to life like a rebirth. You know, I think every human in a way ends up going through a rebirth at some point. There's many ways that I think these cars deserve another chance. James Hatfield, dad husband, I am a singer and guitar player for a band called Metallica. And I am obsessed with cars. I grew up in Southern California. My dad would every once in a while come home with a new project, whether it was a car or a little boat or something. He was always in the garage, tinkering around. So there was always a creative kind of flow in that house that just got me excited that hey, I want to, it's like things happen either in the music room or in the garage. That's where the two places that were exciting for me to be. Growing up being from California, especially Southern California, people were interested in going fast, building hot rods, building the next cool thing, whether it's, you know, build something to take to the salt flats. For me, I was interested in going fast. And then I met through the art world. A few artists that ended up all belonging to the same car club. That's pretty cool. Why this club? And then I got to know one of the guys, Dennis McBale, who he's done designed to feed my tattoos. And he brought me to one of the shows where the beatings were and got to know the guys. And he's, you know, he sponsored me into the club. So I was hanging out with these artists that were,

you know, pretty spectacular. You know, his and Juan Franco, Jack Rudy, a lot of guys, you know, either in the tattoo world or custom culture world. We're pretty well respected. For me, my family history, my dad left when I was 13. My mom passed away when I was 16. So my family kind of disintegrated quickly. Ever since I've kind of been looking for you know, obviously creating my own family, and the car club did that for me. The way cars are created in music, pretty similar in sessions. There's a chapter that's kind of closing for me as far as being able to have create and built some of the coolest cars that I have ever dreamed of, along with Rick Doar. We've gone after our Ultimates, like the Zephyr, the, you know, the 36 Ford, and created new things out of me, the 53 Skylar. I mean, those are cars that are iconic, historic, and we put our own marsh on them. These are show cars, and they are drivable, but they're beautiful to look at, and they're pieces of art. And I got them sitting here in my garage in Northern California. I want more people to see them, as simple as that. I've had my time with them, I've got my life out of them. So, I'd like to, you know, the Peterson Museum, obviously, is the pinnacle of any collection, I would say, of cars in the world, to be a part of that is an honor. And to be able to put these on display, to someone else can get inspired, or some young kid says, "Hey, that's really cool, but I could do better." You know, that's what I would love to see. At one point, we were all youth, and you never know where you're going to get your inspiration from. You know, because for me, watching my dad disappear into the garage, that was an inspiration. What's he doing in there? What's going on? Or, you know, listen to a song, how did they create that? You know, or just having a, you know, a guitar sitting in the corner of the house, and you pick it up, you start goofing around, and all of a sudden, you got a passion and a love and a purpose in life. So being a part of the Peterson makes a complete sense, and I'm super honored to be with me in that family.

All right, can you preach that flying Tesla cars? I don't know if you heard about this, it just came out, they just, or it didn't come out yet, they just debuted it. Also, shout out, thank you for the shirt, it says what it is, what it ain't. Honestly, I can't remember exactly the same of that, but thank you so much for it, rocking it today. But anyhow, anyhow, Tesla just announced they've got a flying car. All right, can you preach that flying car? Well, they talked about this like nine years ago. They've talked, like they said, "Oh, we're going to do this." And it took a long time, which I would imagine so. And honestly, it doesn't fly, it can just kind of go up, and you'll see that kind of stuff or whatever. I mean, it's pretty impressive, don't get me wrong. But, but, but, here's my thing. When things are delayed, it doesn't mean things aren't happening. It's one of my favorite things to remember about God, just because I can't see something happening does not mean there's not things going on that I cannot see. It's just good to remind yourself that God is always working behind the scenes. We talked about this a few episodes ago. God is always working behind the scenes to do exceedingly abundantly more than we could ever ask or imagine. This flying car, I mean, it's cool to see it fly, but you'll see what the zero to 60 years on it is crazy. So, anyhow, that's what I would say, can you preach that? Even when you don't know what's getting worked on, even when you don't see the stuff going on, God is always moving and creating and doing things behind the scenes that are exceedingly abundantly more than we could ever ask or imagine.

The question is this, will you just have faith? Will you just trust Him? The Lord, I can't see it, but I know you're working behind the scenes. So, can you preach that a Tesla Roadster flying car? [Music] [Screaming] [Music] [Music] Whoa! [Music] Flying cars are real. Yeah. Well, you know, afraid of my Peter too, one said that the future promised us flying cars, but instead we got 140 characters. Well, not anymore. Exactly. That's not the last thing you'll see, by the way. [LAUGHTER] To do that, we have a section, a fan-section system on the bottom of the car that can pull up to 2G's in order to make the car go upside down, and then we borrowed some technology from SpaceX to do the rest. So, and it could stick upside down. Now, you might say, like, how often do you want to stick upside down in a car? Maybe not that often. But it actually has this, an actual benefit on the track, or just driving, where the down force of the car means you can corner incredibly well. Like you can corner like it looks like you're breaking physics, because the car sticks to the ground so hard. So acceleration, cornering, it's going to crush every track record that has ever existed. So, I mean, I've seen a lot of things, but I've never seen that before.

Tony Hawk would be proud we call that the kickflip. Yeah. I think we could have cleared more than our whole fleet. Yeah, we can go further. Like, this will be an actual car that's on the roads. Yeah. So, let's turn the fans on for you. You see here we have two modes. We have a high down force mode, and what the car is in now is a low drag mode. And the fan system also has two modes. It can suck the car down at low speed to give us traction when we need it. And at high speed, we'll open up the front and rear parts of the suction system to create even more flow underneath the car. All right, one second. Great. You said one second. Well, I said less than one second. We had a production in 2028, actually. Actually, for real. Anything less than your bag? I think we might have one or a little thing. Should we do it? It's going. Yeah, sure. Yeah. Okay. Let's do the last thing. All right. All right., let's do it. All right.

All right. (upbeat music) - All right, can you preach that drag racing? Drag racing, I know a lot of you asked for this, I think a Marian, when I was there they asked for that, I hadn't been able to get it on there. Got some today. Here's what I was thinking about, can you preach that when I was watching it? Is traction matters. You can have all the speed, all the power in the world, but traction matters. Without that, you'll see it in a few of these. Without that, man, you get off and then you get just a little bit behind and then you can get slippery and sliding and all that good night time on the fun way. And so here's the thing you have to remember, traction matters. So how do you get traction? Discipline, discipline is traction. Character is traction. Learning about God's word is traction. Healthy community is traction. Now I understand some of y'all are sitting in ad-saggering, in isolation or CM or whatever, right? So it's a little bit different. So here's the thing,

try to get it through this lens as much as you can right now. I know it's not the same, I understand that. But when it comes to community, if you can get some community around you, good community is great traction. I think about this, Matthew seven, Jesus talks about the foundation of your life, right? And the foundation of your life is like when life happens and these tests happen that we were just talking about, depending on the foundation of your life is you're gonna make it through. Were you gonna make it through in a healthy way or not? Matthew seven, go read it versus 24 and 25. So the point is this, I think traction, the grip, the thing that's gonna hold you, that foundation matters. I hear my heart on this. It doesn't matter how fast you can go, how strong you are, if you're always slipping back. And all of us do it, all of us have that issue. That's why traction matters to move at the right speed, the right pace and to have that foundation, if you will, to hold what God is doing in and through your life. All right, so can you preach that? I tried. - A wind blowing from the east across the racetrack. (engine revving) - Gordon shakes the tires and Sean lanes it. He goes three 44, three 65, two, and 344 miles an hour.

Oh, the places on their feet, unreal. (engine revving) Oh, Hunter, oh, huge explosion for green. The cars across the racetrack and into the retaining wall and Hunter Green's car backfired with a massive amount of ferocity. He is sideways and he's gonna get the wall again as he comes to a stop. Effectively trailing Alexis Dajoria, man a very difficult weekend for this young man and this race team. - Yeah, and fortunately for both drivers, Alexis Dajoria made an extremely good run, a 388 under power and Hunter Green, he did a nice job. We'll get another look at this and the best part of this whole scenario is he is out of the car right now. You can see him looking. This is just driver instinct. He's assessing the damage on the race car. Hopefully he's more disappointed about that, but to get him out of the car so quick is the best sign and you can see the Hunter Green. I mean, he appears to be in very good shape and wow, there's the explosion. And what it did was you, it took away his line of sight. You could not see when you see the explosion from this car right here as a driver in one of these cars, you cannot see over the injector.

So you're looking at the horizon. When this kind of explosion happens, it lifted that burst panel off of the hood, further impeding his visual. And he just doesn't know where he's at. So it looked like the torque or the explosion is gonna position this car to wanna go to the inside. And again, for Hunter Green, he's just has to feel where he's at and he did the best job. And you could see the big explosion there. (engine roaring) No game's been shipped, they're in. Terry Haddock's going to the second round, 395-9 and 317, nearly matching his career best effort as Cruz Pedrogon's car gives up the ghost, maybe went into some tire shake. He runs 509 and Haddock with the 395 advances to round two. (engine roaring) And they did miss it five times. And they did so, he went red, Austin Brock Redlist, Jordan Vandergriff will advance its chaos, absolute chaos, as it was proc leaving the starting line. where Vanner-Grives car continues to be futile in every direction, but he will advance. Langdon's car begins to move mid-course, Langdon goes 3-68-342.73 miles an hour there, falling out of the sky. Laoprocopio drilled Anji on the starting line. And he's going to hang on, Ronnie Procopio to the semis on a whole shot, with Matt Smith and John Hall ready to go. John Hall with a big starting line advantage on the Outlaw light machine. Matt Smith trying to chase him down.

He didn't get there on a whole shot again. John Hall, unbelievable stuff in Pro Stock motorcycle this round. Crazy town. Hey, we're not going to see it here. Colleta smokes the tires, Langdon goes 3-46, 3-46-95 at 3-66-3. Absolutely shattering performance records, 3-45. Never heard of her. It's going to be Spencer Massey for the first time in 11 years, and he'll do it coasting to a 4-59 at 1-65, a day that just won't quit. This is the day that won't quit. Vandergift's car moving well early. Vandergift's car trying to hang in there, 3-89-5, or 3-89-6 beats a 3-99. This is bonkers, 36-thousands at the finish line, they're going to the final. Troy took a deep breath and rolled it next to his uncle now, both in free stage. Jakescar tries to move to the inside. Troy's making a nice clue. Big move by Jakescar. You're going to throw the parachute out, 6-52-2-10. Jakes was inside of the groove, and when he got past about 1,000 feet, that car got all kinds of sideways. Hard for tears off the starting line, 009 to stand field 30. Will he be able to get down to the end first? He does, 53-51. It's Hartford on a whole shot. That is exactly what we need to see out of this guy, and he showed us. The only time in pro-stock motorcycle history, number 6, has raised number 12 in the final, and a red light start for Ingerson. A result we were hoping we wouldn't see, but one that seemed inevitable for somebody out there. John Hall is now a five-time pro-stock motorcycle winner.

Hall runs 680, again, identical run of what he made last round. Anderson shuts it off early to a 6-86. We see it so often in these situations, it benefits one, and tends to harm the other. Who that will be is anyone's guess, and they still sit in brief stage. I'm focusing on the rear tire. Once you see that tire moving, that means that someone is committed, and that's Troy Jr. Man Hartford was off second by 11,000, says Troy, have an up race car. It is going to be Copland, 6-51, 5, 209 miles an hour be, Hartford's, 6-52, 7, and for Troy Copland Jr. This has been a minute. This corn won't quality tools car. Is it a car of destiny? Yes it is. Jordan Vandergift out of the depths of nowhere goes 385 in the final of 329. Just quit it. Once walked under these grandstands as a small boy, sends his car off. Massey's hanging there. Finish line, Langdon of 346 in the final round, 366, 403, that. I don't care who you are, what you think anybody is the greatest day in top fuel history. All right, can you preach that? Someone asked me if I had seen this. I had not. I literally had to go find it because I had never heard of this. Okay, so my first thing I thought about when I saw this is they need to clean the rafts. Okay, that's the first thing I saw. They need some bleach and water on those things, but I didn't really know how to preach that. But I thought about this.

Once they kind of push off, you're not really controlling the turns anymore. I think sometimes this is what I thought about when you can't, I'm sorry, I'm in the line to pick up my daughter from school. Anyhow, yeah, I got chase a legend over here. Save us up. Anyhow, here's what I was saying. Once you, man, when you give your life to Christ, trust that he's got the next turn. Trust that he's got you. Trust that, hey, he's got me just on this thing. I'm in a row where I can, but he is controlling where I'm going. It's that old thing of like, is an old preacher kind of cheesy cliche, but it's true. I don't know what my future, my whole, but I know who holds my future. And I think that's just a thing. Like once I give my life to Christ, man, I'm trusting. I'll row how I can. I'll do what I can, but I'm trusting that he has got the next turn figured out. And he knows what it's gonna do. So why don't I just enjoy the ride, man? And again, that's easy to say. And can you preach that segment? It's a whole different thing to live. I'm not trying to say that it's not. I'm not just trying to be cheesy cliche,

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(upbeat music) My buddy is the floor plant. He puts on two bolts on a back bumper. Two bolts, every truck, same spot for 12 years. I'm talking about 600 trucks at night. I broke my back. What do you mean by that? You broke back? He's broken. He has no trade skills and today he clears about 1500 bucks a month after work. Most of his mortgage never touches his paycheck and I taught him. I spent 12 years of 30 years in the UAW at the plant up at four and I watched a lot of good men walk out that gate every night and they figured the line was the only place their hands would ever get paid. So today I've got five blue collar side hustles that require zero skills to start. No trade needed at all. And number four I'd hand it to him next week if I could. Tack well that like button for me fellas. Let's get into it. And also guys, about 96% of you don't even subscribe to the channel that watched this. So do me a favor. It really helps the channel grow. Hit that subscribe button. Now let's get into it. 12 years of two bolts isn't no skill. It's the one skill most side hustles run on. Doing the same fix the same way a thousand times a week without getting bored or sloppy or whatever. That's huge. And he's not cutting a corner halfway through his shift. It's the same thing over and over. And trust me, that's harder than it sounds. You don't need a trade. You need one fix you can repeat over and over. And every hustle today passes that test. But first you need to hear how this started. Okay, so his dryer quit on him. It was squealing, thumping and then nothing. So he did what most guys did. He called the guy. The guy came out. He swapped the rollers. He swapped the belt. Took him forever to schedule the guy, but he charged him 250 bucks. Four months later that dryer was thumping again. This time though, he got a little peoed. He pulled up a couple videos on YouTube. Some guy in a basement taking the back panel off the same dryer that he's got. Then he ordered the same parts off Amazon. About 20 bucks was all. He fixed himself in one night. 250 for the repair guy. 20 for him. Same parts. And sitting there with the back panel screwed on, it hit him. If I could fix my own dryer for 20 bucks. He'd probably pay me to do it right. So he started grabbing free dryers on marketplace. The one sitting on the curb on the trash every day. Then he'd haul them home after a shift and put the rollers in a belt on. Sometimes it's a heating element too. And that's another 20 bucks. But then he'd sell them for 200. Maybe 250 a piece. Just run that math real quick guys. Six or seven dryers a month is 1,500 bucks. That's most of the guy's mortgage. Now dryers aren't on today's list, but he's already got that one covered. But his dryers are where my three tests come from. Test one. We can learn it from a couple videos in one night. Doesn't need a license. Or if it needs a license or a school of training of some sort, tech school, or four years under a journeyman, then it's not going to be on the list today fellas. And watch three videos, not one. Skip the guy with the perfect workshop. Find the guy who shows you what he messed up. His mistakes are the ones you're about to make. And it will save you some time. Test two. You can start for under 100 bucks. Most of the tools should already be in your garage. Now test three, it repeats. Same job, same steps every time. Do it 10 times and you get faster than the guy who does it for a living. Do it 20 and you're golden. That's the whole skill right here today guys. So it's got to pass those three things to make this list. Number one, headlight restoration. Walk through the parking lot at your job tomorrow. Count the cars with yellow foggy headlights. You'll quit counting before you get your truck. Those lenses are plastic. Years of sun cooked outside layer until it goes cloudy. You know the ones probably on your truck too. And a cloudy lens throws less light down the road at night. That's a real safety problem. And most folks, they just live with it because they figure the fix is going to be too tough and I don't really know how to do it anyway. And it probably cost a fortune. Well it doesn't. A restoration kit is about 15 to 25 bucks. It'll rileys your auto zone. And here's the job. Tape off the paint around the light. Wet sand the lens with a coarse grip first, then a finer grit. Keep going until the yellow's gone and it looks frosted. Go easy if you use a drill with a polishing pad thing on it. Too much speed and too much pressure and you'll haze the plastic. Let the pad do the work. And don't panic at the frosted part. Everybody panics when they see the frosted part. Just polish it clear. Then put on the UV ceiling. That's the step the toothpaste guy skipped. Skip the ceiling and those lights go yellow again in a few months. Just like that 250 dryer fix, your first pair might take you an hour and a half. But by the 10th pair, you're under 44. taillights too, so when you're standing at that car ask, that's another 20 or 30 bucks for 10 minutes of work, that's it.

And you can charge 75 maybe 100 bucks, every time I do it I charge 100 bucks, get it done right and the customers love it. And that's the best ad you'll ever run and it costs you nothing, just do one headlight on your car and leave the other one yellow at first. Take that picture and post it on Marketplace or Craigslist, that half and half photo sells the job before anybody reads a word and the repeat customers aren't your neighbors, it's a small used car lot guys, so holler at them, the guys flipping cars out of their driveway, they'll need it too. Clean headlights make a 10 year old car look 5 years younger and a lot of owners will hand you 6 cars on a Saturday, same tape, same sandpaper, same sealant just 6 times. Number 2, blind and shades, the installs guys, you'd be surprised so many people buy blinds and never hang them, they order them online or grab them at the store and the box leans against the wall for a month. Why? No drill, no ladder or they don't want to put holes in the wall and mess it up, that's your customer. They already bought the product, you just bring the hands and the job's super simple, first check them out inside the window frame or the outside on the wall, measure twice, mark your brackets, 2 brackets, a level and a few screws is all this takes guys, hit as stud if you can. If you can't just use a sheet rock anchor, stud or anchor, never neither though it's got to be one of those, a blind that rips out the drywall is a callback you don't want, it just costs you money makes you look dumb, clip the blind in, run it up and down a few times, make sure it works and snap the balance on, next window, just like that, charge about 25 to 40 bucks a window, a house with 12 windows is 380 to 480 bucks, that's just one Saturday morning and where's the repeat, new builds where every single window is bare, realtor stage in a house to sell, that's you, leave a business card in the window seal when you're done, same brackets, same level, same 2 screws. Level windows in a row man that's golden and that's the repeat, did you know that guys are taking $50 worth of lumber, spinning a Saturday in the garage and turning it into

$150 to $600 on Facebook marketplace, I'm talking about planter boxes, benches, coffee tables, dressers, nightstands and so much more, stuff people want and will pay big money for, you don't need a fancy shop, you don't need 20 years of experience, you need the plans, the exact cut list, measurements and step-by-step instructions so you're not guessing and wasting wooden screws, that's the whole secret, no waste equals high profits, Ted's word working gives you around 16,000 done for you project plans laid out so a beginner can follow them and a pro can knock them out fast, and they're constantly adding the latest trends in woodworking projects that also sell fast, pick a project, build it, list it and get paid and then just rinse and repeat, it's one of the smartest blue collar side hustles going right now and the barrow to entry is a weekend and a few tools you probably already own, make sure and grab your plans down in the description and start making some money, number three garage disposal swaps, a disposal last somewhere around 8 to 15 years, then one night it just hums at you and that's it, there's no grind, it's just a hum, the homeowner standing over a sink full of nasty water, the plumber's open slot is next Thursday and he's gonna charge you a ton, that's your call, most of the time they buy the new unit at the store so you're not fronting to dime on this one, you can charge 125 to 150 bucks and it takes you about an hour, just make sure and kill the plower, unplug it, loosen the mounting ring and drop the old one out and catch it, it's heavier than it looks and it's full of whatever they've been putting down there, so be careful, you'll probably find a spoon, there's always a spoon, new flange, new ring, hang the new unit and hook up the drain tube, now listen close because this one step is where you guys get the angry phone call, if a dishwasher drains in that disposal then listen up, there's a little plastic knockout plug inside the dishwasher inlet, knock it out with the screwdriver and hammer then fish that plug out of the chamber, forget it and the first time they run the dishwasher, water all over the kitchen floor and they call you at 9 at night, run the water, flashlight on every joint and done, then carry the old unit out with you, that's part of the job, it's half the reason they called you while you're down there by the way, look at the dishwasher drain hose, it should loop up high under the counter before it comes back down or run it to an air gap, if it just sags on the cabinet floor, dirty sink water can run back in the dishwasher guys, so point that out, that's kind of the thing that gets you the next call, now the honest part here,

stick to the units that plug in the outlet under the sink, if it's hardwired into a junction box that's electrician work, I'd leave it for the sparkies, some towns want a license plumber for this too, so make sure and check your local rules and regulations, so where's the repeat business come from, landlords, rentals burned through disposals, tenants put everything down there there is, one property manager with 30 units is a steady call list, it's the same ring, same knockout plug, same spoon every time, now fellas, if you shut a $15 kit, a drill, a screwdriver, that's not nothing, that's a truck payment guys. But I told you number four is the one I'd hand my buddy next week if he asked. And the reason is it's kind of funny, he already knows how to do it, he's been doing it for 12 years. Number four, treadmill and home gym flips. Every January somebody buys a treadmill, by July it's where the laundry hangs, next spring they're moving. Nobody wants to drag a 300 pound treadmill up out of the basement so they post it on marketplace. Free, you haul it, that's the exact dryer playbook I talked about earlier. Free machine, cheap fix, sell it running. Most of these broken treadmills aren't broken, half the time the safety key's just missing. That's the little magnet clip on a cord, no key, no start. And the owner figures the motor's just dead, a new key runs about 10 or 15 bucks online. And the rest of the time when they're broke the belt just slips or walks off to one side, sometimes it just needs silicone treadmill loop underneath the belt, about 10 bucks a bottle. And when that belt drips off the center, you fix it at the back end of the treadmill. With two bolts, one each side of the rear roller, quarter turn at a time, run it, watch the belt and adjust the gain. 12 years of two bolts on the back end of a truck and the back end of a treadmill needs the exact same move. Then make sure and clean it up and a decent brand sells for three to 500 bucks. Now timing matters here, guys, people give them away in summer and they buy them back

in January. So if you've got room in the garage, pick up in June and sell after new years. That's when every guy on marketplace makes a promise to himself he's not going to keep. Same deal on weight benches, cable machines, rowers and spin bikes. They're free to take, easy to clean and easy to sell. When you list it, shoot a short video of it running at full speed. Get somebody walking on it, buyers have all been burned by a dead treadmill that's got a nice picture, so make sure they're walking on it, guys. That 10 second clip sells it faster than any price drop. The honest part, and there's a couple, they're heavy, so bring a buddy and a dolly and look for folding models when you start. Before you ever drive over, ask the seller to plug it in. Have him send you a quick video. If the motor or control board is fried, then just walk away. Trust me, guys, the parts will eat up your whole flip and then plug it before the motor cover comes off. Look for a frayed belt or a cracked deck too. These aren't cheap fixes. Two flips a month, $350 a piece, maybe $25 in parts, that's over $600 for a few evenings. Number five, this is the one that pays you every single week and it almost sounds crazy. Vacant home checks. Think about every house in your town sitting empty right now. Snowbirds who head south of the winter, houses listed for sale after the family already moved. It's states waiting on probate. Second homes are everywhere, guys working a job out of state for six months. Every one of those house has pipes, a water heater, a furnace, and a roof and nobody's walking through it. A slow drip under a sink at an empty house doesn't stay slow. It runs for three weeks until it comes through the ceiling and a lot of insurance policies get picky about damage once a house sits for a while and a lot of insurance policies get

picky about damage once a house sits empty too long so the owner needs somebody checking. That somebody can be you. I know it sounds crazy but here's the visit. Look every room, flashlight under every sink, flesh every toilet, and run every faucet. Check the thermostat, don't forget, and make sure the heat or the air is actually running and look up the ceilings for stains. Check the doors and windows. Grab the flyers off the porch so the place doesn't look empty. Then text the home owner a few photos with the time stamp, 20 to 30 minutes. Same checklist, every house, every week. Keep that checklist on your phone. Same boxes, every house. That's your two bolts on this one. Then there's the extra money on top, letting the cable guy or contractor in, starting the car in the garage so the battery doesn't die. A special trip after a hard freeze or a big storm. Each one is its own charge and an owner 1200 miles away pays it without blinking. 30 to 50 bucks a visit and this is easy money. You'd be surprised how many of these are out there. 20 houses a week at 40 bucks is 800 dollars a week. Now that's a little steep. It'd be tough to find them in your area probably but you never know. Just check on it. It's over three grand a month right there and you can stack them on your drive home. And this is where years count. Even without a trade, I've been around buildings 30 years. I know what a ceiling stain looks like when it's just starting. After a month of running that checklist, so will you. So where do you find the houses? Realtors with listings sitting empty everywhere.

Estate attorneys, property managers. And if you're watching this in the fall, snowbirds are about to leave. Post it in your local 55 plus community groups before they head south. Grab yourself on this one guys, you're holding somebody's keys. So get general liability insurance for sure. It's only 60 to 120 bucks a month. Where I'm at, that's all it costs. You're the eyes, you're not the plumber. Find a leak, shut off the water and call the pro. So think back to my buddy on the line. Two bolts for 12 years. He thought he had no skills. Turns out he had the only one that counts on this list. job's not the enemy. The enemy is the jobs being the only thing paying your bills. You work a full week, pay the bills, and look at scraps most of the time. This costs you a few nights. That's it. And that's the trade. I skip Monday night football every week so I can run side jobs. I catch the highlights next morning with my coffee. And honestly, the highlights are the best part anyway, right? My buddy traded some evenings in his garage for a mortgage. He doesn't sweat anymore. Pick one of these five guys. Learn it this week, then do it again and get good at it. I hope you enjoy the video today. I'm JV. Thanks for checking it out. We'll see you on the next one. [Music] [BLANK_AUDIO]