TERRI: Hey, I want to talk to you today about something that
can accelerate your life or absolutely destroy
your life. It is the turning point, the deal-breaker,
the game-changer to experiencing your greatest
breakthroughs. Let's talk about the advantage today.
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TERRI: Hi, I'm Terri Savelle Foy. Thank you so
much for watching. You're watching Live Your Dreams.
I pray that as you invest in yourself today, you're
captivated and you're catapulted to live your dreams. In fact, I
want to talk to you today about something that I learned from my
dad, Jerry Savelle, who learned from Kenneth Copeland, who
learned from Oral Roberts, and I guess he learned from God
himself, I really don't know. But this is something that can
save you years of struggling to get ahead. It can save tons of
money that could be wasted. It can save relationships from
being ruined, and even reputations from being
absolutely destroyed. This gives you what I call the advantage.
You know when others are frustrated, they're struggling,
confused, discouraged, compromising their standards?
You, on the other hand, can be chosen, set apart, favored, and
given preferential treatment. What is it? Well, if you want to
guarantee success, of course, attitude is important, vision,
goals, motivation, persistence, all of that is so important. But
this single attribute has the ability to accelerate or
absolutely destroy your life. And you're probably like, okay,
Terri, I get it. What is it? Well, it's integrity. And of
course, this is not a word that we hear a lot of. Integrity
actually means that what we say and what we do, they match. In
other words, we're the same in front of people as we are when
nobody's looking. Or you could say it's where we follow through
with what we say. We keep our commitments to others, to God,
and even to ourselves. Some people have even defined
integrity as trust. Well, the thing is, we trust people who
demonstrate integrity. It's the trusted leader that people want
to follow, it's a trusted brand that people actually pay more
money for. Integrity is not something, of course, that just
happens overnight. It's acquired through years and years and
years of keeping our word. I love what I heard Steven Furtick
say. He said that what's next is always connected to what's now.
In other words, what you're doing right now and how you're
doing it is the most important thing about what God will give
you next. What I mean by that is when you honor God by living a
life of integrity, you will be prepared for the next level that
God has for you. It'll bring the increase you desire, the
promotion you're believing for, and the breakthrough that you
desperately need. In fact, I love this story I've heard my
dad share, and it was about how years ago he was at this
ministry conference, and he said he just felt strongly in his
heart about making a financial pledge. As he's sitting there
listening to the vision of this other ministry, he said he just
wrote out on his paper that he was gonna pledge $12,000 that
night. He said, "I had the money in a tithe account and I
thought, as soon as I got home, I fully intended to fill out the
check and fulfill my pledge." After he got home, he found out
that that $12,000 that he was counting on, it had been used on
something else while he was out of town. He no longer had the
money, but he still made the pledge, so Dad said he decided
whenever more money comes in, then I'll send the pledge
immediately. He said it seemed like every time he would receive
a little extra money to send, something else would happen and
it would just consume all of his money. This went on and on and
on until finally he said he just decided to give up on it. He
said he even rationalized. "You know what? That minister really
doesn't need my pledge anyway. Besides, I don't have it to give
anymore." Well, you know the Bible says we reap what we sow.
Well, later Dad said that there came a great need in his
ministry, and so he shared his vision with his partners and
they began to pledge towards this project. But, he said, a
very small percentage of the pledges actually came in. I
think it's so funny how Dad says this. He said, "I went to the
Lord in prayer and I just said, 'God, these people pledged. They
said they would send the money in, and they haven't.'" He said,
"This is pitiful." He said God said, "What are you fussing
about?" And dad said, "Those people pledged to do something
in a certain time frame, and they haven't sent anything.
Lord, I can't do what you want me to do without them doing what
they said they would do." Then he said he got really spiritual,
you know, and he just asked the Lord. He said, "Lord, why don't
your people obey you?" I love that. Well, the Lord said, "I'm
wondering the same thing about you." He said, "I remember a
young man who made a pledge of $12,000 at a ministry conference
and never fulfilled his pledge." Dad said, "That's all I needed
to hear." He said he started getting aggressive with his
faith. He started believing God for that $12,000 to come in. He
said as soon as that money came in, he sent it out immediately
before anything else could consume it. I love what Dad
says. He said it was absolutely amazing how fast the money came
for his project when he determined to keep his word. He
said there was a breakthrough in my finances and the favor of God
came. Just from that story, you can see that integrity opens the
door for God's favor and God's blessings on your life like
nothing else. I call it giving you the advantage. So I believe
your level of integrity has a bigger impact on your life than
anything else. Now, the opposite is true. A lack of integrity is
your biggest expense. If you don't believe it, look at
someone like Tiger Woods. I don't even like bringing up the
negative in people, but you know, it's not hidden. Everyone
knows that Tiger Woods, he lost millions of dollars in weeks and
projected to have lost hundreds of millions by now. Or you
remember a few years ago with Penn State. Penn State was
projected to have lost a billion dollars because of a lack of
integrity. I don't know about you, but if you grew up in the
90's and you remember some of the artists that were around,
this is Milli Vanilli. If you've never heard of them, when I was
in college, they were the hottest thing. They're beautiful
guys, and they had the best songs out there. Not only did
they have the best songs; they also won a Grammy for Best New
Artist. Think about it. If you're a singer, that's the
epitome of success, is to win a Grammy. These guys won the
Grammy in 1990 for the Best New Artist. All of a sudden, out of
nowhere, the cover was blown. The lead vocals were not even
them. It was all fake. The whole thing was a fake. It
wasn't even them singing. The Grammy was taken from them. They
were humiliated publicly, everybody was making fun of them
on talk shows, the radio, everyone was making fun of them.
The sad thing is one of the guys actually overdosed on alcohol
and pills. It was a horrible, horrible story. But it was just
the fact that a lack of integrity, it can destroy your
life. Or having integrity can accelerate your
life. How do you practice integrity? There are
three ways that we practice integrity that
leads to our breakthrough. Number one is practice integrity
with God. Practice integrity with God. And that just means
you love what God loves and you hate what God hates. In other
words, we just do our best to be above reproach like the Bible
says, and it doesn't mean that you're perfect, because none of
us are, but we're just doing our best on purpose. As my dad
always says, to shun the appearance of evil. In other
words, my dad used to always say, if it looks wrong, if it
appears wrong, if it feels wrong, he would say, if it's
questionable, just don't do it. And the thing is, you never know
who's watching you, right? And like I said before, it doesn't
mean that you are perfect; it just means that you're mindful
that if this decision doesn't please God, I'm just not gonna
do it. And that's where you just say, "Lord, help me do the right
thing, because I can't do it on my own." So we practice
integrity with God. The second way is practice integrity with
yourself. Did you know that the average person who makes New
Year's goals, New Year's resolutions, doesn't last three
weeks? So within three weeks we've already given up on this
goal we've set for ourselves, and when we do that, we trust
ourselves less because we don't keep our own commitments. In
fact, the statistics say that 93% of New Year's goals are
broken. 30% are broken the first week. Think about that. 80% of
those who join a gym drop out within eight weeks. The reason
I'm even telling you these kind of statistics and numbers is
because when we don't have integrity with ourselves, we
don't keep our word with ourselves, it diminishes our own
confidence. When you don't trust yourself, it lowers your
self-esteem. I love what Kenneth Copeland taught my dad in the
early years when he was learning the Word. He told him, he said,
"Jerry, if you don't keep your word, even in the small things
like showing up on time, you're gonna tend to think that's the
way God operates." He said, "If you don't develop your own
integrity, then you can never develop a trust in God's
integrity." He began to teach him things, like he said,
"People tend to think that God is like them. They don't keep
their word, so they think God doesn't keep his. So the first
lesson in learning how to trust God's integrity is to develop
your own." And then he told him this. He said, "It's a must if
you're gonna enjoy a successful life." Well, I was reading this
story about a guy named David Horsager. He said 18
years ago his mentor began to teach him success, and he said,
"I want you to make a 90-day commitment, a 90-day commitment
to something." He said, "90 days changes things." In his case, he
said, "For 90 days, I want you to go without complaining." He
said, "Don't complain about the weather, the food, how you
slept, not one word of complaint out of your mouth." He said, "It
absolutely changed my life." So I want you to think about. What
could you do, just one thing, consistently, over the next 90
days, that could change your life? It could be showing up on
time everywhere you go for 90 days, or it could be drive a
clean car for 90 days, or pray over your goals for 90 days,
speak positive declarations for 90 days. Do something, choose
something, that you can just say, you know what? I'm gonna
make this commitment and I'm gonna practice integrity with
myself. And then the third is practice integrity before
others. The thing is, you never know who's watching you and
modeling you. In fact, I heard this story about this father who
took his two little boys to go play miniature golf. When he got
there, he asked the guy at the counter, "How much is it for the
three of us?" The guy said, "How old is everybody?" And he said,
"I'm in my 30s, but my oldest is seven years old, the youngest is
three years old." The guy said, "Okay, it's $3 per person, but
if you're under six years old, you get in free." So he said,
"Okay, well, the one little boy is seven, and for me, I guess I
owe you $6." The guy at the counter said, "Mister, did you
just win the lottery or something?" He said, "You could
have saved yourself $3 if you told me the older one was six
years old." He said, "I would have never known the
difference." The dad said, "That may be true, but the kids would
have known the difference." In other words, that father was
modeling integrity before his children, which can affect
their lives forever. So it's practicing integrity in those
little areas of our life, and let me just say this real quick.
Before I actually came up here to tape this broadcast today, I
was praying about it this morning, and I just wanted to
say this real quick because you can hear a message like this and
think, "I want that. I want the advantage. But I've made so many
mistakes, there's no way I can say I've got a life of
integrity. Look at my past." But you know, you look at David in
the Bible. David committed adultery. He committed murder.
In fact, he said he was so miserable inside, finally he
came before the Lord. He repented, he asked the Lord to
forgive him, and do you know later in life the Bible actually
says that God described David as a man after my own heart? That
was after the adultery and the murder. In other words, God can
restore your reputation. He can restore your peace in your mind.
He can restore years that have been stolen from you,
relationships that have been devastated. God is in the
restoration business, so when you cry out, you
get that restoration, you're gonna get the
advantage. Watch this and I'll be right back.
ANNOUNCER: You can prosper and succeed when others
struggle and worry, because you have an advantage.
You can enjoy new opportunities and favor when others are stuck
in a rut because you have an advantage. As a thank you for
your ministry gift of any amount, Terri would like to send
you her vital teaching, the Advantage. You'll discover the
benefits and blessings that come from a life of integrity,
practical ways to develop this advantage in your life, how
success and breakthroughs can be hindered or accelerated, and
much more. Don't go another day limited or confused when God has
so much more for you. Get the Advantage today by calling
toll-free 800-795-5597, or visit us at Terri.com, and with your
ministry donation of any amount, we'll send you this valuable
resource as our thank you for your generous support.
Call or go online today to get the advantage
that brings promotion, rewards, and success.
TERRI: Hey, so we're talking about the advantage, the
single attribute that I believe can bring
promotion, reward, and success. I heard someone say that if you
have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have
integrity, nothing else matters. Well, I believe integrity is
what gives us the advantage, and if we ignore some of these
practical steps to gain that integrity, we could be missing
out on the biggest breakthroughs of our lives. I like to teach
from a very practical point of view, and I want to share with
you three practical steps that you can apply today to gain the
advantage. What is integrity again? It's doing the right
thing when nobody's looking. It's honoring your word. It's
being trustworthy. In other words, what you say and what you
do, they match. You know, every next level that God has for us,
it demands that we come up higher. So don't feel bad about
yourself. Don't feel bad about, well, I haven't lived a lot of
integrity in the past. Trust me, there's a lot of things in my
life I wish so bad I could just push delete on, I could erase
it, I could pretend it didn't happen. But you know what? I
love what John Maxwell says. He says, "It's not where you start,
but whether you start." We can start today to apply these
practical steps so that we can develop that integrity and gain
the advantage. You ready for the first one? The first practical
step to gain the advantage is, number one, keep your
commitment. Keep your commitments. What I mean by that
is whether it's going to the gym every morning, whatever it is,
practice keeping your commitments with yourself. It
could be reading a daily devotional, and you said, I'm
gonna do this every single morning before I head out the
door. Then keep your commitment. It could be journaling your time
with the Lord. Maybe you've started to understand the
importance of practicing hearing God's voice and you think, you
know what? I want to hear God's voice more, so I'm gonna
practice every morning just journaling my time with the
Lord. If you said you're gonna do it, keep your commitment. It
might even be supporting a ministry. You know a lot of
times we sign up to be partners with a ministry, and then we
forget. I've heard statistics where the average partner who
thinks they give every month actually gives nine times out of
the year, but we think we're giving 12. Isn't that crazy?
Even in my life, in order to start practicing integrity with
my partnerships with ministries, I had to sign up for the auto
deduct so that way it goes out every month. It could be taking
your grandma to dinner every Thursday. Whatever it is, if you
said you're gonna do it, keep your commitments. Or going to a
Bible study or maybe a friend, you promised them you'd go to a
conference with them. Like the Icing Conference that's coming
up, and you told someone, "I'm gonna go with you." If you said
it, practice keeping your commitments. The reason why is
because it builds your reputation. It's like Ralph
Waldo Emerson said. He said, "Who you are speaks so loudly, I
can't hear what you're saying." People trust in those who stick
with something. Being a person of integrity, it's not a
two-week experiment. It just becomes a lifestyle. I'm sure
you know people who, every time they say something, you know
they're not reliable, they're not gonna back up what they
said. You can't count on them. When people get into that rut,
that behavior pattern of don't trust what they say, they said
they're gonna be there, I doubt it, that builds a reputation and
it just proves a lack of integrity. We have to just start
practicing integrity by keeping our commitments, so if you say
you're gonna do something, just back it up with action. Number
two is be consistent. You need consistency to have integrity. I
was listening to this guy, he was talking about integrity and
how it means trust. He said, "You know, like McDonald's. This
is why we trust McDonald's. We might not even like McDonald's.
We might not even crave their smashed-up flat hamburgers. The
pickle is the same everywhere you go. It's off-center, it's
flat, it doesn't look that great, but here's the thing.
It's consistent. No matter where you go. In fact, I've had
McDonald's in Jerusalem. I've had McDonald's in Paris. I've
had McDonald's in Crowley, Texas. And you know what? It's
consistent. It tastes the same no matter where you go." It's
the same with being a person of integrity. They say if you want
to be taken seriously, be consistent. Consistent action
brings consistent results, and see, consistency is far greater
than rare moments of greatness. Practicing integrity or keeping
your word, being the same person in front of people as you are
when nobody's looking, the rewards are it brings increase,
favor, blessings, promotion. People get promoted in a company
when they're consistent. It brings open doors in your life
like never before. In fact, I remember one time my dad said
the Lord told him, he said, "Your integrity will speak
louder than your message." Well, when you're consistent, like I
said, people trust you. In fact, I wanted to share this story
with you that I thought was so interesting. This was about a
guy named Ron Chapman, and if you're from the Dallas, Fort
Worth area and you grew up in the same area I did, you would
remember the name Ron Chapman. He was the most prominent DJ on
the radio back in the 80's and, I guess, 70's, 80's, maybe the
early 90's, I don't remember. But it was pretty interesting
how something happened one morning. This was March 31,
1988. Ron Chapman went on the air at six in the morning like
usual. Like I said, the most prominent DJ in Dallas. Well, he
would spend four hours every morning, he'd give cheer and
encouragement to the loyal listeners as they faced another
day. For 20 years they depended on him, they trusted him, he
cheered them up when they were stuck in traffic. He dared them
to dream when they're stalled in rush hour. In return, his loyal
listeners were faithful to him. His fans didn't dare miss a
morning of KVIL, and Ron Chapman had this thing called a chance
of a lifetime. You never knew what he was gonna come up with
it. One year it was a new car a year for life that he gave away,
or a weekend trip to London, a camel race in Egypt, he was
always giving away these amazing chances of a lifetime. On March
31, he did something different. He said, "Send me $20. That's
all I want. No promise, no explanations, nothing in
return." He knew some of them would do it, but he was shocked
when the next morning, 4,000 checks arrived in the mail and
another 5,000 checks on Monday. He went on the air Monday
afternoon to say, "Don't send any more. That's enough." In
spite of his announcement, people kept sending money under
the door, they're begging the janitor to take it. He said it
was like a stampede to give away $20 for no reason at all. Here's
the thing: there was no worthy cause, no feeding orphans, no
relief for victims, but in their hearts, the donors knew if Ron
Chapman asked for the money, I want to be a part of it. In
fact, I read where he received 12,156 checks in the mail,
equaling a quarter of a million. Well, $240,000, almost a quarter
of a million dollars came in in three days. I mean, newspapers
from all over the world, radio came in, People magazine did a
story on him. People were asking him, "Where did you get this
idea and how dare you ask and why did people respond?" Well,
the bottom line is he had demonstrated integrity for 20
years. They could count on him. They trusted him. People support
a person who demonstrates integrity. Well, I want you to
know, you're being watched. But the good news is, your father,
in fact, Matthew 6:4 says this. "Your Father who sees what is
done in secret will reward you in public." God honors a person
of integrity. My third point, and I don't have a lot of time,
but it's just to set some higher standards. Here's the thing:
you're not like everybody else. God's preparing you for
greatness. And one of the ways you can set some higher
standards is by who you surround yourself with. That is vitally
important to going to the next level. In fact, I've heard
people say your success can be determined in part by who you
surround yourself with, but it can also be determined by who
you do not surround yourself with. So one of the things you
can even ask yourself is who are you spending the most time with?
Do their standards challenge you to come up higher, or do they
cause you to compromise your own standards and beliefs? The Bible
says we walk with wise men, we'll be wise. I want you to
enjoy this so much. In fact, for your donation of any amount, I
want to give you the advantage, because I want you to enjoy the
life that God has for you, and you can do that when you
practice a lifestyle of integrity. When you place value
on your commitments, God places value on you, so I really want
you to get this teaching on the advantage. That's why we're
giving it away for a donation of any amount. Here's the thing,
like I said. God is always watching, and he's eagerly
waiting to promote a person of integrity. Just imagine.
Everything you set your hands to prospers and succeeds, why?
Because you have integrity. Or just imagine doors of favor
opening up for you, why? Because people trust you in your word.
They know they can count on you. Or imagine going to sleep with a
clear conscience because you're the same in front of people as
you are when nobody's looking. Or this. Imagine confidence on
the outside because you have integrity on the inside. God's
gonna give you even opportunities that you don't
even feel qualified for, but because he's been watching you
behind the scenes, preparing you for greatness, you're gonna have
the advantage over the average person. I read where that word
"integrity" actually comes from the word "integer." You may
remember that word in math class. That means "whole." So it
means a person of integrity is whole. Their lives are put
together. So when you discover the advantage, when you discover
the power of integrity, when others are frustrated, they're
struggling, they're confused, they're not getting the
promotion, you are gonna be chosen, set apart, favored, and
given preferential treatment. I want you to get this because I
believe you're gonna save years of struggling to get ahead.
You're gonna save money that could be wasted on poor
decisions. You're gonna save relationships from being
destroyed. And like I said before, God can restore
everything that's been stolen from you. When you start
practicing a lifestyle of integrity, God will restore the
years that were stolen. The benefits are huge. In fact,
Psalm 41:12 says this: "As for me, you will uphold me in my
integrity, and you set me in your presence forever." That
means because of integrity, you have permanent access to the
presence of God. In other words, you're gonna hear his voice,
you're gonna have direction for your life. Can you imagine
knowing which job to take, where to live, who to marry, which
investment to make? That's what happens when we practice a
lifestyle of integrity. So it's easy to go online, or you can
call the number that's on the screen, and we will send this
directly to your house as soon as possible. So take advantage
of this, and like I said, if you want result in your life, it's
time to gain the advantage now. And I'd love to close out by
saying, don't look at all the years you've lost. Let's look at
the years you've got left and start practicing a
life of integrity. Why? So you can live your
dreams. Thank you so much for watching.
ANNOUNCER: You can prosper and succeed when others
struggle and worry, because you have an advantage. You can enjoy
new opportunities and favor when others are stuck in a rut
because you have an advantage. As a thank you for your ministry
gift of any amount, Terri would like to send you her vital
teaching, the Advantage. You'll discover the benefits and
blessings that come from a life of integrity, practical ways to
develop this advantage in your life, how success and
breakthroughs can be hindered or accelerated, and much more.
Don't go another day limited or confused when God has so much
more for you. Get the Advantage today by calling toll-free
800-795-5597, or visit us at Terri.com, and with your
ministry donation of any amount, we'll send you this valuable
resource as our thank you for your generous support.
Call or go online today to get the advantage
that brings promotion, rewards, and success.
TERRI: I think it's one thing to have a plan, to
have a dream for your life, but when you discover
God's plan, that's the icing on the cake. ANNOUNCER: This is
more than a women's conference, it is a two-day event that can
propel you into your destiny. Start planning now to join Terri
Savelle Foy and thousands of inspiring women from around the
world at Icing 2017. Don't miss out on this life-changing
weekend filled with empowering purpose-driven worship,
teaching, and fellowship. Besides, who doesn't love free
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and 14th at the Will Rogers Colosseum in Fort
Worth, Texas. For more information, and to register,
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