It’s Done (I Got Hacked)
Summary
TLDRIn this video, the speaker shares a personal account of his Facebook page being hacked, resulting in the loss of control over his social media presence and financial assets. He details the deceptive tactics used by the hackers and the emotional turmoil he experienced. The speaker also imparts valuable lessons learned from the ordeal, emphasizing the importance of faith, vigilance, forgiveness, and recognizing red flags to avoid similar scams. His story concludes with a message of hope, as he eventually regains control of his accounts, underscoring the power of perseverance and trust in God.
Takeaways
- 😔 The speaker was a victim of a hacking scheme that took over their social media accounts and financial access.
- 📧 The scam began with an email invitation to participate in a podcast hosted by a well-known influencer, which turned out to be fraudulent.
- 🤔 The speaker was lured by the promise of a $3,000 compensation, which clouded their judgment and led to the scam.
- 🔒 The hackers gained access by convincing the speaker to add them to the payout account under the guise of facilitating payment for the podcast.
- 🏠 The speaker compares the hacking experience to coming home to find strangers living in your house, illustrating the sense of violation and loss of control.
- 🚨 The speaker emphasizes the importance of recognizing red flags in emails and communications, such as the use of personal email domains instead of official ones.
- 🔑 The loss of control over the social media accounts and bank account highlights the need for vigilance and strong security measures, like two-factor authentication.
- 💔 The emotional impact of the hacking was profound, leading to feelings of anger, frustration, and a loss of faith in one's own judgment.
- 🙏 The speaker learned the importance of forgiveness, both for the hackers and for themselves, to move past the bitterness and regain peace.
- 💼 The incident served as a lesson in putting too much faith in platforms like Facebook for business and personal identity, rather than in God.
- 🔄 The speaker eventually regained control of their accounts after a long struggle, underscoring the importance of perseverance and faith.
Q & A
What was the primary method the hackers used to gain control over the narrator's social media accounts?
-The hackers tricked the narrator into adding them to his Facebook payout account under the guise of facilitating a podcast payment, which inadvertently gave them full control over his social media accounts.
How did the hackers initially contact the narrator?
-The hackers initially contacted the narrator through an email, pretending to be from Lewis House Management, inviting him to participate in an online podcast event.
What was the promised compensation for the narrator's participation in the supposed podcast?
-The promised compensation was $3,000 for participating in the podcast episode.
What was the narrator's profession, and how did this incident affect his faith?
-The narrator is an ordained minister, a seminary graduate, a Christian YouTuber, and he felt ashamed that his faith was weak during this ordeal, realizing that God sometimes strips away what we put our faith in to show that it's always been Him.
What was the analogy used by the narrator to describe his feeling after his accounts were hacked?
-The narrator used the analogy of coming back from vacation to find out his house has been taken over by someone else, and his bank account is no longer under his name, to describe his feeling of violation and loss of control.
What did the hackers do with the narrator's Facebook page after taking control?
-The hackers started running ads on the narrator's Facebook page using his debit card and bank account, and reposting his old videos to siphon ad revenue to their own accounts.
How did the narrator's bank respond to the fraudulent charges on his account?
-Bank of America responded positively, reversing the charges and shutting down the debit card to prevent further unauthorized transactions.
What lesson did the narrator learn about the potential deceptive nature of money?
-The narrator learned that money can be used by the enemy to distract and deceive people from what God wants to do in their lives, and not every monetary opportunity is a blessing from God.
What was the narrator's realization about where his faith and focus should have been during the ordeal?
-The narrator realized that his faith and focus should have been on God, not on Facebook or other people, as God is the ultimate provider and source.
What advice does the narrator give to other creators and influencers to protect themselves from similar scams?
-The narrator advises to be vigilant, use two-factor authentication, avoid opening emails from unverified sources, and strengthen passwords to protect against scams.
How long did it take for the narrator to regain control of his Facebook page after being hacked?
-It took the narrator from January to June, a period of about six months, to regain full control of his Facebook page.
What was the narrator's emotional state during the time he was trying to regain control of his accounts?
-The narrator was angry, frustrated, bitter, and consumed by the situation, which affected his personal life and relationships.
What did the narrator learn about forgiveness during this experience?
-The narrator learned the importance of forgiveness for his own peace and well-being, realizing that holding onto anger and bitterness only harms the person who feels those emotions.
What was the final outcome for the narrator regarding his Facebook page?
-The final outcome was positive; the narrator was able to regain full control of his Facebook page and business manager as of June 16th.
What lesson about faith did the narrator emphasize in his conclusion?
-The narrator emphasized the lesson of maintaining faith and trusting in God, even when faced with seemingly insurmountable obstacles or the advice of others to give up.
Outlines
😔 Loss of Control: The Hacking Experience
The narrator describes a personal experience of being hacked on January 24th, 2024, which resulted in the loss of control over their Facebook groups, ad accounts, pages, and Instagram account. They express deep frustration and a sense of violation, comparing the feeling to coming home to find someone else living in your house. The narrator, an ordained minister and YouTuber, reflects on their faith being tested during this ordeal and the lessons they learned from it.
📧 The Deceptive Podcast Invitation
The narrator recounts receiving an email from an entity claiming to represent a well-known social media influencer, Lewis How, inviting them to participate in a podcast with a promise of $3,000 compensation. The email, which was professionally crafted and persuasive, lured the narrator into a scheme that required them to add the sender to their Facebook payout account, under the guise of facilitating payment for the podcast appearance.
🚨 The Realization of a Scam
After granting the scammers access to their payout account, the narrator quickly finds themselves locked out of their own digital properties. They describe the shock of being removed from their business manager and realizing that the scammers had taken complete control, running ads and making unauthorized transactions using their accounts. The narrator emphasizes the importance of recognizing red flags in such situations.
🤬 The Emotional Toll and Financial Impact
The emotional and financial aftermath of the hacking is detailed, with the narrator expressing anger, frustration, and a sense of betrayal. They describe the scammers' actions, such as reposting old videos to generate ad revenue and transferring funds from their bank account to run ads for unrelated products. The narrator had to take drastic measures, including closing their bank account and opening a new one, to mitigate the damage.
💡 Spiritual Lessons from a Digital Disaster
The narrator shares the spiritual lessons they learned from the ordeal, focusing on the dangers of misplaced faith and the importance of recognizing and heeding red flags. They discuss how the incident revealed a lack of trust in God and an overreliance on digital platforms for success. The narrator emphasizes the need to maintain faith in God, even when faced with significant challenges.
🔒 The Importance of Vigilance and Security
In this paragraph, the narrator discusses the importance of being vigilant and taking security measures to protect oneself from scams and hacking attempts. They mention the use of two-factor authentication and the need to scrutinize emails from unfamiliar sources. The narrator also stresses the importance of having strong, unique passwords for different accounts.
💔 The Struggle with Forgiveness and Letting Go
The narrator describes the emotional journey of dealing with anger and bitterness towards the scammers. They highlight the importance of forgiveness, not for the benefit of the offenders, but for their own peace of mind. The narrator shares how holding onto negative emotions can be detrimental and encourages viewers to let go and find peace.
🛡️ The Battle for Faith and Ultimate Recovery
In the final paragraph, the narrator talks about the struggle to maintain faith during the ordeal and the eventual recovery of their Facebook page on June 16th. They emphasize the importance of perseverance and faith in God, even when faced with the advice to give up from others. The narrator concludes by sharing a message of hope and the importance of not losing faith in one's dreams.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Hacked
💡Faith
💡Red Flags
💡Scam
💡Control
💡Debit Card
💡Bank Account
💡Forgiveness
💡Vigilance
💡Two-Factor Authentication
💡Victory
Highlights
The speaker's Facebook page and associated accounts were hacked, leading to a loss of control over his online presence.
The hacker's initial contact was through an email from a suspicious domain, posing as a well-known influencer's management.
A $3,000 compensation offer for a podcast appearance was the bait used to gain the speaker's trust and access to his accounts.
The hackers used a professional and quick communication style to establish trust before the attack.
The speaker was convinced to add the hackers to his payout account under the guise of facilitating payment for the podcast.
Once access was granted, the hackers took complete control and began running ads from the speaker's account, incurring costs.
The speaker experienced a series of violations, including unauthorized access to his bank account and ad revenue theft.
Bank of America's support helped in reversing charges and securing the speaker's financial accounts.
The speaker had to open a new bank account due to the hackers' access through Facebook's payment system.
Old videos were reposted by the hackers to generate ad revenue, which they directed to their own accounts.
The speaker emphasizes the importance of recognizing and heeding red flags in emails and communication.
The experience led to a period of anger, frustration, and a loss of faith for the speaker.
Lessons learned include the deceitfulness of riches, the importance of faith over worldly platforms, and the need for forgiveness.
The speaker advises vigilance, including two-factor authentication and strong password practices, to protect against such attacks.
A call for forgiveness and letting go of anger and bitterness is made to prevent them from consuming one's life.
The speaker shares the ultimate recovery of control over his Facebook page and the importance of maintaining faith.
A final warning to creators and influencers about the cunning tactics of hackers and the need for caution online.
Transcripts
as soon as I gave them access in my
payouts it was
over it was
over
over
over they took complete control of
my my groups that I manage on Facebook
my ad accounts my
pages my Instagram account a
I'm so ashamed of
myself a minister an ordained licensed
Minister a Seminary graduate a Christian
YouTuber and my faith was weak and God
sometime God will sometime strip away
the things that you and I put all of our
faith in just to show you on the other
side that it was always
him I can talk about this now
after six months
of
frustration
pain anxiety fear doubt
confusion
stress I can finally talk about this
now all right so on January 24th
2024 my Facebook page got hacked all
right and um I'm going to tell you
exactly how this happened to
me because there are some of you
watching this video and your creators
your
influencers but you're just human beings
all right that you get emails all the
time from people asking you different
things and I want you to be aware all
right specifically for some of my
Creator friends out there I need you to
be aware of this scheme so it doesn't
happen to you so you don't have to go
through what I have to go through these
last six months cuz I would not wish
this on my worst enemy all right and
after I go through this and I tell you
how all this stuff went down as always
because I'm a Bible teacher I'm going to
teach you and share with you some very
very valuable lessons that I have
learned and what God has taught me very
valuable lessons that I have learned
that I want to share with you um but
before I explain to you exactly how this
happened let me paint this picture for
you all right let's just say you you own
a house that you have spent years uh
building this house you've got memories
in this house you have uh your children
grew up in this house uh it's your house
you go on vacation you're living your
life you're having a good time and you
come back from your vacation and you try
to get into your house and you realize
to your surprise your keys don't work so
you can't seem to get into your house so
uh then you go to the uh police
department and you say hey I can't get
into my house and saywell what's your
address you give them your address and
they say well that's not your home this
home is registered to somebody else
you're like what I live in this home for
the last 10 years 15 years sorry based
on the records that we see in our system
that house belongs to somebody else and
then as you're there you start seeing
all these notifications on your phone of
money flying out of your account so you
you call your your bank and and you say
hey you know what's going on I I can't
get into my bank and they say well you
know yeah that bank account is not under
your name anymore that bank account's
under somebody else's name you might be
getting the alerts but it's under
somebody else's name and to our
knowledge these are valid uh valid
purchases and you feel totally
violated totally violated somebody else
is up in your house posting on on social
media acting like they're you lating
like it's their house and there's
nothing you can do the people that are
supposed to help you the police
department the bank all this they're not
doing anything to help
you and you feel
violated my brothers and sisters that is
literally how I have felt and that's
exactly what happened to me all right so
I'm going to share with you exactly how
it happened all right exactly how it
happened
okay
so uh I'm going to read an email that I
got and I got this email on January 20th
all right it says now it's coming from
lewish house podcast gmail.com now that
should have been a Red's flag right
there but I'll get to that later on in
this video Dear Allan Parr this is Lewis
house management now if you don't know
who Lewis how is he's a well-known
influencer on social social media I
believe he has over 3.3 million
followers on Facebook so he's a pretty
well-known
influencer we are happy to invite you to
participate in our online podcast event
which is hosted by Lewis how in this
podcast session we will discuss the ups
and downs of Life struggles in life the
best thing about your passion the
captivating narrative spun by authors
and writers the way of success that you
pursued the remarkable journey of
entrepreneurship human rights and social
issues including socialism you can also
talk about your lifestyle thoughts and
personality we have selected our podcast
platform as Facebook it will be live on
Facebook pages we are pleased to offer a
$3,000 compensation for your
participation in the podcast episode we
are sure that you have something
valuable or excuse me Val excuse me
something special to share with our
audience and don't want to miss out on
this opportunity so please join us as a
guest speaker on this unique podcast we
believe that such conversations are
essential and offer the opportunity to
be enlightening and empowering which is
why we are inviting you Alan par to take
part in this event we would be honored
to have you join us for this very
important uh podcast session please feel
free to bring any questions or ideas you
would like to discuss best regards Lewis
Management okay
okay so I get this email and I'm
thinking wow wow somebody who has 3.3
million followers on Facebook somebody
that I'm familiar with by the way and
have followed for a long time wants to
invite me on their podcast to go live on
Facebook and they're going to pay me
$3,000 yeah sign me up I'm cool so
without going into all the emails back
and forth and back and forth I wrote
these guys back and I was like hey you
know um sure I'm in I'm I'm good for
this this sounds great and I tell you
that these guys are great at what they
do they are amazing because the
communication back and forth was quick
it was professional it was insightful um
they were very helpful and they said
okay so yeah no problem uh we need to
get on a zoom call with you so that we
can make sure that your Facebook account
is properly set up for you to go live
with Lewis hows on his podcast because
there's some settings on in your
Facebook account that need to be changed
to make sure that the live stream goes
live on your page and it also goes live
on Lewis's page at the same time and
Lewis is going to make a whole lot of
money off of this uh uh because he's
going to run ads and he's going to give
you a portion of it that's how were able
to pay you I mean they had the whole
thing schemed up the whole
thing the whole thing all right trying
not to get angry all over again so um so
we I got on a zoom call with them and
I'm G show you the another red flag I
have a little bit later okay but I got
on a zoom call with them I was on the
phone with them for an hour these dudes
were helpful I mean they were telling me
all these things I could do with my
Facebook account to get more followers
and more subscribers and earn more
income and tricks on how I can do live
stream I mean they literally bought my
trust within an hour and they said okay
hey um we need you to make some changes
to your Facebook account by this point
I'm like hey cool these guys are cool
and you know no problem and and they
said hey you know um change this change
that and oh oh here's what they said
okay they said in order for here's what
they is they said in order for us to pay
you the
$3,000 we need you to add us to your
payout account and he said don't worry
you're not giving us any control or
anything like that this is just allowing
you excuse me this is just allowing us
to pay
you through Facebook the same way
Facebook pays you every month for your
videos just add us add our name right
here and this will give us permission to
pay you for the podcast in my mind I'm
thinking okay that makes
sense I added them on my payout on
Facebook got off the Zoom call thought
everything was good they said we'll be
in touch Lewis will get back with you
with all these questions to make sure
you're set up in a day day went by
didn't think of it two days went by
didn't know what was going on didn't
hear from
them as soon as I gave them access in my
payouts it was
over it was
over
over over
they took complete control of my
house my groups that I manage on
Facebook my ad accounts my
pages my Instagram
account and at first I didn't realize it
because I got an email that was like Hey
you know uh so and so has just joined
your business manager I'm like okay
that's really strange I really know
because I don't really deal I have a
team of people that do that I don't I
don't deal with that much but then I got
another but then I I went on to Facebook
and I tried to remove him or I tried to
do something and I think they caught
wind that I knew they were on they they
were in there and they shouldn't have
been in there so then I got another
email I think this was on January 28th
that said you have been Allan par you
have been removed from let's equip
business manager you've been removed
from your business
account
whoa I was like whoa okay so now I've
been removed
from my Facebook page I couldn't log in
I couldn't view the page like they
kicked me out of my house I couldn't get
in I couldn't view the I couldn't even
view the page not let alone get in and
control and manage it I couldn't even
view the page they had blocked me from
any and all
access okay let me let me calm down
because the Lord is good the Lord is so
good all right so let me tell you what
they started doing
from that point
forward they started running ads on my
Facebook page using my debit card and
they started running ads to their um uh
their websites and they were really
slick with it because what they did was
they used the titles of my ad campaigns
like the Bible accelerator or the Bible
study road map or whatever things that
we've done in the past so that it
wouldn't trigger anything in Facebook
and Trigger me so I started seeing all
these these uh alerts come through my
phone and uh it's like oh $900 $900 $900
$900 like wow that's really strange man
I still at this point didn't quite
figure out what was going on they were
running ads using my debit card you say
how do my how do they have access to my
debit card because I have to give
Facebook my debit card in order to pay
to run ads to get people to come into
our challenges our webinars our our
programs and all that
stuff once I realized that they were
scamming me and they were using my debit
card well I contacted my bank I said
shut this debit card down right away and
reverse these charges praise the Lord
for Bank of America praise the Lord
their I'm trying to be nice
to uh
okay I'm trying to be nice to the
platform that I got schemed
on but Bank of America's support was
amazing reverse the charges got on I was
able to talk to a human being that
actually cared and and they they helped
me out and all of that okay so so once I
remove my debit card I'm thinking okay
okay at least at least they can't run me
dry and and and and uh use my debit card
to run ads I was
wrong these guys then used my bank
account and they did AC transfers from
my bank account for thousands of
dollars to run ads to their websites car
tail lights for tail gu gates for trucks
and stuff like that you may say well how
would they get access to your bank
account well I have to put my bank
account into Facebook in order for
Facebook to pay me for my videos just
like YouTube pays me and many other
creators for our videos so when I put a
video out of Facebook it earns ad
Revenue I had to put my bank account in
there for Facebook to pay me well they
got access to that and that's a whole
lot more difficult to get back because
it's an a transfer it's not a debit card
as some of you know but that Bank of
America came through so at this point I
had to get a whole new bank account I
had to shut that business bank account
down open up a brand new bank account it
was a hassle all the while I was
frustrated I was angry I was irritable
all this time on I was trying to get on
support with with Facebook was getting
frustrated wasn't getting answers and it
was just it was crazy all right so then
once I got a new bank account and they
realized that they couldn't suck me dry
anymore for running ads then they came
up with another scheme they were like oh
okay cool no problem what we'll do is
we'll repost all of Allen's older videos
so that it can get more ad Revenue but
we'll put our bank account in his
account so that any AD Revenue that
Facebook sees in these videos are
accumulating will just go to our bank
account and not Allen's because remember
I had removed my bank account my bank
account was no longer valid so I started
having friends that had this access to
this channel cuz I didn't I couldn't
access anymore they blocked me out so I
started seeing people uh saying hey man
I seen all these old videos of yours
people popping up they were posting like
five videos of mine a day these are
videos I had already posted from 2019
2020 2021 they had went back and
downloaded them re-uploaded them
re-uploaded them re-uploaded them five
or six a day all my shorts and
everything and they were siphoning all
of that ad Revenue to their own
accounts oh but it gets worse it gets
worse all
right um so yeah so they took over my my
my groups my ad accounts my my Facebook
page my Instagram page and like I said I
couldn't I couldn't get control all
right
guys I was so angry for
months I was angry at
myself because I let this happen
I was angry at Facebook because they
weren't moving fast enough to resolve it
I was angry at the
hackers because I was like what kind
of scum of the earth people would try to
cheat people out of their hard-earned
money I was so angry for
months and um and so this went on and on
and on and on January February March
April May
even into June okay here we are June
19th I'm recording this
video ah
okay I'm trying to think of what else
that they may have done at this
point all kinds of other things that I I
just don't even need to get but let me
let me share with you some of the
lessons I learned from this all right
the the enemy uses the lure of money to
distract us what did Jesus say he said
the deceitfulness of riches can distract
us guys I get a lot of podcast
invitations by the grace of God a lot of
them and most of them I I typically just
say hey you know I I can't make it for a
variety of reasons all right for a
variety of
reasons but this
one got my
attention why because I could possibly
be in front of 3.3 million people and
they were were paying me $3,000 for
maybe an hour's worth of
work guys I confess to you right
now that I was lured away because of
money because quite frankly yes he has
3.3 million followers but if if he
wouldn't have offered the $3,000 I still
don't know if I would have said yes I
still don't
know but the fact that they put the
money in
there it just
lured me away and I got deceived I
confess that I confess that to God I
confess that to
you money often times the enemy can use
money sometimes to get us off course and
to distract us and to deceive us from
doing what God has called us to do
because we think it's a blessing we
thinking oh God must be blessing me with
this no not every monetary thing is a
blessing from God
sometimes the enemy uses money to
distract us from what God wants to do in
our lives all right
so um so that's the first thing is that
just because there's an opportunity
maybe in your life or in my life to make
more money doesn't mean it's always from
God you have to see for yourself whether
that is or is not the case guys the
second thing the second lesson oh my
goodness this is huge
the second lesson that I learned is that
my faith and my focus was not on God but
it was on
Facebook I I wasn't trusting God to get
me my page back for the most part I was
my faith was in everything but God I was
calling my friends I put out posts on
Facebook I'm know some of you all saw
those I um um I was contacting old
students that I taught at the high
school that I used to teach at for 11
years that I knew worked at Facebook or
meta and I was like hey can you get me
inside to talk to somebody can you hook
me up with this I contacted friends who
knew that other people got their Pages
hacked and they got them back I was
trying
everything and I was consumed with this
I was so distracted I was so bitter I
was so
preoccupied and my wife will tell you
when I get my my my grips on something
when I when I want to do something it's
lights out like there's no changing my
mind I'm I'm I'm locked in and so my
faith during these months that was
happening it was all over the place all
right it it was it was
um it it was it was I okay let me say it
this way
we had a a program that we were running
uh for a three-day three-day live
challenge it was called the uh the
master your faith Challenge and and uh
and so we were uh wanting to get as many
people as possible on this three-day
challenge that we were going to do go
live all right
um and and
so what's interesting is in my mind I
was saying I don't know if God is going
to bless this three-day challenge
because we don't have access to
advertise through
Facebook we can't use Facebook to
Leverage The Power of advertising on
Facebook to get people to enroll in this
challenge so therefore God it's probably
not going to be what it could be
oh I'm so ashamed of
myself a minister an ordained licensed
Minister a Seminary graduate a Christian
YouTuber and my faith was
weak I was trusting in Facebook to get
people to show up for my Challenge and I
wasn't trusting in God for God to to to
bring the right people to the challenge
and ultimately the right people that
we're going to enroll in our 90-day
coaching program called Faith School my
my faith wasn't oh God's going to work
it out my faith was we got to get the
Facebook page up we got to get the
Facebook page going so that way we can
Facebook can help us guys sometimes
you're going through your
challenges
and your faith can be in everything and
everyone else except
God and God
sometime God will sometimes strip away
the things that you and I put all of our
faith in just to show you on the other
side that it was always him that he was
always the one that had your back he is
always your source is always your
provider and that's exactly what God did
God got the right people even though we
couldn't really use Facebook and
Instagram to promote our three-day
Challenge and our live 90-day coaching
program God got the right people on this
three-day Challenge and he got the right
people in our 90-day coaching program
and we did not have to use Facebook we
didn't have to use Harley any money
advertising God will sometimes strip
away
what you and I think we need in order to
get by he'll strip away some of the
things that we are putting our faith in
just to show us that he is our ultimate
provider okay that's the second lesson
all right
um
man uh okay so let me see what else can
I what some other lessons I can learn uh
okay a third lesson
pay attention to red
flags this is true for any in life all
right um guys when I look back now like
I was so this was so
obvious we get so many emails all the
time from people trying to do this and
do that with us and we know like what to
do we know what to do our team is
trained look at the email and if the
email does not come from an organization
like
bankofamerica.com or I don't know
uh what's another I don't know um
apple.com or whatever I don't know uh
what would be another example google.com
all right if you see somebody trying to
get in touch with you and they have that
email address you can pretty much Bank
on the fact that it's coming from a
legitimate person but when it comes from
a
Gmail a Gmail like
uh allanar Ministries gmail.com are you
look first of all if you ever get an
email from that email that's not from
us Al let equip at gmail
no when you get an email from us it's
from at let
equip.org or google.com or at
facebook.com that should have been the
first red flag was that when we checked
the email it was Lewis house podcast
atgma ma.com do you think if it was
really Lewis house trying to get me to
come to a podcast he wouldn't have sent
it from lewish
house.com yes but you know what like
many of us in relationships in dating in
business deals in all sorts of things we
are blinded by what we want we're
blinded by what we see and we miss the
red flags we miss the red flags in
relationship people that were dating
different things like that I missed it
here's the second red flag oh this one
should have got me when I got on Zoom
with these hackers they didn't show
their
face they did not have their camera on
for obvious reasons because if I they
had their cameras on then I could record
the screen and then they would be
identifying themselves and I could
possibly use facial recognition or send
it to the government I don't know but
they knew all of that and they didn't
have their cameras on on Zoom super big
red
flag didn't see it didn't see it all
right um so that's the third
lesson what does the Book of James say
that we are LED astray or enticed or
dragged Away by our own lusts because of
our own lust we are enticed and dragged
away and that's exactly what
happened okay I have got three more I
believe the fourth one I'll go I'm going
to wrap this video up the fourth one is
Faith actually you know what I'm going
to I'm going to keep that I'm going to
make that number six the fourth one is
be vigilant all right the Bible says be
alert and of sober mind your enemy the
devil prows around like a roaring lion
for some looking for someone to devour
guys and all my YouTubers all my
influencers out be careful be vigilant
be alert be of sober mind because the
enemy would love to distract you for
months at a time like he did with
me to where you can't even focus I
couldn't even focus on creating content
I was so angry I was so consumed with
getting this page back it consumed
everything all of my time all of my
energy all of my effort didn't even
spend time with my kids a lot of time my
wife I was angry just
angry I'll get to that in a moment but
do whatever you have to do to protect
yourself because the enemy is after us
so things you can do turn on two- Factor
authentication for every important login
that you have I know it's a hassle right
but it's worth it to make sure you are
protected also as I mentioned don't open
anything that's that's appears to be
business doesn't come from business
email and then also finally you probably
need to strengthen some of your
passwords I use a a a vault now called
keeper and I have very strong
passwords and it logs me into everything
I don't even know what most of my
passwords are are anymore cuz they got
like a million symbols and stuff like
that I want to be protected and I want
to be secure and I encourage you to do
the same thing number
five
forgiveness W man God taught me a lot on
forgiveness okay so I told you during
this time I was angry I was bitter I was
frustrated at myself um I was walking in
a spirit of unforgiveness
preoccupied you name it irritable that's
how I was no fun to be around my team
could tell my spirit was
down and I was angry for about about two
and a half three
months and it was my wife who helped me
truly Let It
Go she helped me Let It Go why not
because these people deserved it but for
me
I had to stop walking in anger and by
the way I hadn't gotten my page back
whenever I started I decided to forgive
I said you know what um I'm gonna
forgive these guys now it doesn't mean
that I'm not don't want my page back it
doesn't mean that I'm not hurt about it
it just means that when this situation
comes up I'm no longer bitter about it
and that's what
H I feel for some of you watching this
video because the way I felt for three
months if by list listen as I love you
as your online Pastor one of your one of
your online pastors if you will some of
you have been walking in that spirit of
offense for
years years where you're just angry just
frustrated just bitter about something
to happen and it's hurting you it's
robbing you of peace and joy more than
it is the people that hurt you these
people that scam me they probably only
remember who I am they moved on to
scamming 10 15 30 50 other people since
then and here I am angry and frustrated
and bitter and it's affecting my entire
life we need to be able to let things
go and
forgive the last thing the last lesson
that I I I'll share with you is uh is is
a is a good one and uh that's the lesson
of
Faith well the good news is that um June
as of June 16th
I finally was able to regain full
control uh of my Facebook page and my
business
manager so I have control over my ad
accounts I have control over my page
still working on getting some control
and some other things but the bottom
line is I can log in now to Facebook and
I have full control over everything
now and there was a point where I was
tempted to give up guys we have 114,000
followers on Facebook you know that took
me 8 n years to build that
people would told me hey just create a
new page which we did we did because we
had to have something and quite frankly
I didn't know if we were going to ever
get this page back but I still had Faith
the entire time God is going to do this
God hadn't said no yet God is going to
give me the victory right that's why I
have the shirt on today
Victorious right
Victorious God is going to do this maybe
not in my timing and not in my way but
he's going to do this and I trusted him
and I had faith and for some of you
people okay by the way I looked at other
people who had never gotten their Pages
back I even listened to some people that
said you need to forget it just move on
you're not going to get that page back I
could have listen to them instead I
listened to what my spirit was telling
me was that I think the Lord's going to
do something special and I was able to
regain full
control hopefully I'll maintain full
control and nothing else will happen I
think we're in the clear now but the
point is some of us you've given up on
your dream because you've looked at
other people and maybe they didn't get
what you want and you said well I I
can't I'm not going to get it because um
uh I didn't see this person get it or
people have told me that I should give
up or this isn't going to happen for me
and you've given up instead of trusting
God and having faith until God clearly
says no in your
life that's a lesson of Faith
um all right so uh I'm going to bring
this video to a close guys but I wanted
to share with you all not just something
about me like yeah I got
hacked but it can happen to any of us
and so I want to encourage you to be
careful out here
um the enemy is Crafty your whole world
can get changed and flipped upside down
just from a quick little um a click I
don't want you to be walking in fear in
any way okay I'm not going to be walking
in fear but just be careful because the
enemy is out here especially for all of
my creators out here all of my YouTube
Friends y'all know I love you all of you
even if I don't agree with some of you
all theologically I still know we're all
fighting for the kingdom we're all
sharing the gospel and I want you to be
careful that's why I'm recording this
video I don't want you to get caught up
the same way that I did so be careful
and I hope these lessons that I've
shared in this video will help you in
your Christian Life as well all right I
love you guys thank you for hanging on
to the end of this video and uh I'll see
you again bye for now
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