BrokenGPS

00:06Welcome

[Narrator] Let's welcome Dr. Gian!

00:14Often people feel lost and displaced

Often people feel lost and displaced, unsure why they are alive. It is sad. God gave us all unique gifts, yet losing focus blinds us to our future.

00:56"Great, I'm totally lost"

[Video clip] No, no, no! What's happening? This can't be happening right now! Great, I'm totally lost. You are, huh? Why is that? Oh, I get it.

01:09Your GPS is broken

Your GPS is broken. Is that true? Okay, let's take a look from this other angle. [Video clip] No, no, no! What's happening? This can't be happening right now! Great, I'm totally lost. Yes, she is lost. And why is that?

01:32Hard to break free when you are lost

Because her GPS is broken. Whenever we get lost in our thoughts or in life, it becomes incredibly hard to break free from that place.

01:45Do we need a GPS for our lives?

Do we need a GPS for our own lives, my friends? Of course, we need a true GPS.

01:55God Provides the Solution

That's: God Provides the Solution. And we will talk today about this. How can we restore our focus?

02:06How did you get lost?

How did you get lost, my friend? Well, it's because poor maintenance, distraction, lack of discipline, lack of appreciation, and more importantly, because the lack of fear of God. You were not doing your job, your own homework on a daily basis. You get distracted. Suddenly, that lack of discipline led you to start getting entertained with wrong things without appreciating the Lord God, and more importantly, without the fear of the Lord God. So like we see here. Just like that, the GPS is broken. [Video clip] Great, I'm totally lost. No, no, no, what's happening?

02:54When you don't know what to do

What's happening is that you don't even know what to do now. In your life, that happens periodically, you know, my friend?

03:03If you feel lost, you may lack the fear of God

If you feel lost, more likely you lack fear for God. So we need to restore that.

03:11"I don't care"

Some people openly show insolence by taking pleasure in destroying a gift, declaring, I don't care. Mainly you see that with children. Kids are just like that. They get upset about something and they are insolent. And they say to the parents something like that.

03:33Treasure the grace of God

That is what happens when an adult, especially a believer, begins to get distracted and doesn't have any fear for the Lord. The grace of God has been in your life always, but you must treasure it, my friend. You must treasure the grace of God.

03:55Love God or fear God?

There is a question all the time in the air. What do I need to love God more than that I fear God? And even some people used to say, well, I trust in the grace of God. Well, of course, we trust in the grace of God, but why? Some people put the emphasis on trusting in the grace of God. Well, because they are doing what is wrong. When they are doing what is wrong, they say, I need to trust in the grace of God.

04:28Grace makes you appreciative

But the thing is, the grace of God is such a gift that you need to treasure it. And as a result of the grace of God, you are going to become more and more appreciative of what He does.

04:42The message you send to heaven

Not appreciating the grace of God sends a message to heaven. What is that message? God, I don't care about you. You mean nothing to me. Shh, that is a horrible message. And some people deliver that message constantly.

05:02"So what?"

And in fact, sometimes you hear expressions that are awful, like the expression, so what? This is the ultimate expression of passive-aggressive rebellion, the indifferent phrase: "So what?"

05:21"What can you possibly do to me?"

Imagine a person saying to God, what can you possibly do to me? And that happens, you know that.

05:33"Fix it if you care"

People sometimes even say, well, you gave me my life, right? But you know what? It's not mine. Fix it if you care. Fix my life, God, if you care. Ah ha, sounds like a kid, right? Sounds like this kid.

05:51"I don't want to lose my privileges"

[Video clip] I hate you, I despise you, but I don't want to lose my privileges. Of course you don't want to lose your privileges, right? No. You want to have the Wi-Fi, the phone, food, TV, etc. But you hate your mother.

06:14A believer who disrespects God

It is like someone that is a believer, but disrespects God, doesn't do what the Lord says, but they say, but I don't want to lose my privileges. I want to go to heaven one day. That doesn't make any sense.

06:32"Leave me alone, it's my life"

Or imagine this other scenario. [Video clip] I am lazy, so what? So don't give me what I want and just leave me alone. That's my life. Ha ha ha. Okay, you are not going to give me what I want? Well, just leave me alone. It's my life. Does that sound familiar to your own thinking sometimes? Well, God, you don't give me what I want, so leave me alone. It's my life.

07:03Not accountable to anyone

Very childish behavior. Someone saying, "I don't want to be accountable to you or anyone." Just like that.

07:14Proverbs 19:3: angry with the Lord

You know, my friend, the Bible tells us the answer about this predicament. Proverbs 19:3: "Some people do bad things, and so they destroy themselves. Then they get angry with the Lord." Explain that.

07:32It's easier to blame God

Well, because it's easier to blame even God for your own mistakes.

07:39Two messages to watch

There are two lessons that I would like you to consider to watch. These messages that I delivered this year, one has to do when you feel unappreciated, and it happens from time to time. I want you to go to that message, the QR code here. You can search for the WS489, feeling unappreciated. Why do we feel that way? And then you restore your view about yourself and how can you reconnect with the Lord God. The other message is "Limes and Lemons," which is the classic story of what can you do with what you have. I encourage you to watch that.

08:28If your GPS is broken, you are broken

If your GPS is broken, it is because you are broken, my friend. You don't believe in God and you don't believe in His promises. That's a problem.

08:39When a believer stops believing

If your GPS is broken, how can someone operate in life when in the past this person was a believer, was reading the Bible, was singing the songs and saying the prayers but suddenly don't believe anymore? Oof, that's a tough place to be, but there is still hope.

09:03"Nothing really matters"

Unfortunately, when people are like that, they behave like this kid, you know, this kid that just feels sorry for himself and expects that people will feel sorry for him. And even if he has this constant message, all is for nothing. We all are going to die anyways.

09:25A very immature approach

Nothing really matters. Well, that's getting there today. Depression, right? Suicidal even. Nothing really matters. Excuse me, young fella, and what is what happened to you? Why are you like this? Your mother gave you everything, your family, you received what you needed to do something, but you refused to do what is right. And when you fail, now you blame everybody and you are even saying it's better for me to die. That is just a very immature approach to the problem.

10:05Job's friends

There is a passage on the scripture in the book of Job that I want to put here on the screen for you. Sebastian, please do it in a moment. This passage, my friends, talks about precisely when friends are looking at someone going through a big tribulation. Let's read it. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, please Lord guide us. Amen.

10:32Job 2:11-13: seven days in silence

When Job's three friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar heard about all this adversity that had happened to Job, each of them came and met together to go and sympathize with him and comfort him. When they looked from a distance, they could barely recognize him. They wept aloud. And each man tore his robe and threw dust into the air and on his head. Then they sat on the ground with him seven days and nights. But no one spoke a word to him because they saw that his suffering was very intense.

11:17It's up to you to get out of the hole

Of course it's real. When people get frustrated, when people are upset, disappointed, the suffering is real. And there are friends that get there. But the truth is that people can approach you, but it's up to you to get out of the hole. It's your decision.

11:44The lost son

This reminds me another story. The Lord Jesus told us this story. There were two sons. They had a wealthy father. And one of them said, "I want my inheritance." Let's read what happens here, okay?

12:00Luke 15:14-20: he came to his senses

Please watch on full screen. Luke 15:14 through 20. After this guy had spent everything, a severe famine struck the country and he had nothing. Then he went to work for one of the citizens of that country who sent him into his fields to feed pigs. He longed to eat his fill from the food that the pigs were eating. But no one would give him anything when he came to his senses. Let me read that again. When he came to his senses, he said, "How many of my father's hired workers have more than enough food? And here I am dying of hunger. I'll get up, go to my father and say to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired workers.'" So he got up and went to his father. When? When he was able to come back to his senses.

13:13Come back to your senses

If your GPS is broken, if you feel lost and confused and you don't know what is the north, south, you don't know what to do with your life. First of all, you need to come back to your senses acknowledging your sins before the Lord God.

13:29He went all the way to his father

But this man, he did the right thing. He went all the way to see his father. Some people, you know, when they are troubled, I don't know if that's your case, but if you are troubled and you are in big need, don't you think that a simple text message that, "Sorry, that fixes the problem." You need to go and visit.

13:52Not a post on social media

Some people think that just by posting on social media, Facebook or Instagram, anything that kind of sends the message of repentance, that is the way to have everybody coming to him and say, "Oh, you are so humble to acknowledge your sins, so we will help you out." And not my friend. No.

14:18The father was waiting and praying

You know what this guy did? He walked all the way to find his father. The father was waiting for him. The father was praying for him and the father believed that the power of God will come upon him, so he will come back to his senses.

14:36Why we keep reaching out

Precisely for that reason is that we need to continue reaching out. Are you one of those persons that right now without any anticipation, without any notice, simply click on this video and you are watching? Is it possible that you are one of those viewers that eventually you see a thumbnail and you say to yourself, "What is this thing all about?" Is it possible?

15:07Broadcasting 24/7

You know that we are broadcasting 24-7. We have a wonderful platform on our own website, vchurch.us, the QR code is here. And we are broadcasting on Facebook, Twitch, Rumble and YouTube 24-7. But we also have four TV apps, Roku, Apple, Samsung and Amazon for those who have smart TVs.

15:32For the one who is about to give up

The reason why we work hard to provide this service for you is because we never know who is the person, the one that is about to kill himself, the one that is without food, feeding the pigs, coming to senses and says, "You know what? Maybe I should come back to church. Maybe I should come back to my family. Maybe I should listen to God's Word." And if you are doing it for that reason, I am happy to hear that. So you came in the perfect time.

16:06A little humor: time consuming

Speaking about time, I will tell you something interesting. One day a guy said, "I am so hungry I could eat my watch," he says, "but that would be time consuming." Okay, okay, okay. So forgive me for that. Here's another one. Maybe. Maybe that will make it for you. What does a clock do when it's hungry? Well, it goes back for seconds. Cute!

16:42Come back to God, family and church

My friend, the whole point is we need to come back to our senses. We need to come back to God. We need to come back to our loving, godly family. Some of you, you need to come back to church. Some of you, you need to come back to your pastor.

16:59Daily discipline and accountability

Some relationships are broken and sometimes you just can't come back to the previous ones. Well, if you are connecting with us, feel free to continue visiting with us. My friend, God will restore you the day you believe again and return to daily discipline and accountability. Daily discipline and accountability.

17:22Mentors don't fix your life

There are a few mentors willing to fix your GPS. Absolutely there are some. Just remember that. Mentors don't fix your life. They will teach you how you can do it. The job of a mentor is to lead you, but at the end it is your life. You make the decisions, you know?

17:45Stop being miserable and begin to work

And one thing you need to do is stop being miserable and begin to work. Stop that misery. It doesn't help anybody, you know?

17:57The GPS works when you pray, read, write...

The GPS works when you pray, read, write, speak, plan, sing, eat, work, repent and repeat. What did we say GPS stands for? God provides the solution. And that will work when you begin to pray. You pray the right way.

18:19Every morning on your knees

I encourage you to do this. Get up in the morning, every morning, do whatever you need to do, bathroom, coffee, tea, whatever, brush your teeth, put water on your face. And then on your knees, put a pillow there, be on your knees, grab your Bible and a notebook and say a prayer. Say, "Lord God, please talk to me." You pray, you talk, you speak the words to the Lord God. Thank you for this day.

18:46Read, write, speak

Here is how the GPS will work again. When you start to pray and speak, when you begin to read the Bible. And you read something and then you write it. Your notebook is important because you're going to write important notes and then you're going to start talking about it.

19:03Plan, sing, repent, repeat

You will speak what you just read, begin to memorize and then begin to plan what you're going to do. And while you are doing your work, you are going to be singing, singing to the Lord. I don't know how to sing. I don't know what to sing. Just say, "Thank you Lord." Thank you Lord. Thank you Lord. You like certain genre? Well, look for Christian artists singing that. You will find a song that you will like. You don't like singers. You like instrumental. Play it back. You know, Johann Sebastian Bach, my favorite composer, beautiful music. Play it. It will inspire you. He was a believer, devoted believer. And whenever you are going through your day, you're going to sing like everybody else, like I do. Unfortunately, we are imperfect people and when we sing, we repent. And what is what we do then again? Repeat. Pray, read, write, speak, plan, sing, eat, work, repent, etc. Again and again, my friend.

20:07Run from the poisons

You need to escape and run from the poisons that I am pointing out here right now on the screen. Number one, sexual sins. Run away from that. Sexual sins is a poison. It's going to kill you. Second, addictions. Alcohol and drugs that will kill you. Run. Escape. You don't need that in your life.

20:33John 1:12: children of God

You know, the Gospel of John chapter 1 verse 12 tells us something beautiful. "Those who did accept Jesus and believe in Him, He gave them the right to become children of God." Open your heart and say with me: I believe Jesus is the Son of God. Amen.

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21:25A little humor: two hunters

Okay, guys, I have something very, very interesting to tell you. Here is the case of two hunters. They are out deep in the woods and suddenly one of them collapses. Boom. Boom. So the other guy calls 911. You know. Ring, ring, ring. So 911. What is your emergency? My friend is dead. He died. Calm down, sir. First, let's make sure he is dead. Okay, hold on. Okay, now what?

Transcribed from the video and lightly corrected. Spoken words are kept as Dr. Gian said them.