Episode 17

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27th Oct 2025

Slow It Down

More rest. More gratitude. More Jesus. A simple but IMPORTANT message.

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Good morning everybody, and

Happy Monday to you all.

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This is episode 17 of I Can't.

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He Can, and I am so, so grateful

that you are here today.

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If you are on your way to work, I wish

you a safe drive and an amazing, amazing

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day, and let us pray for your day.

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Father, thank you so much.

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Thank you so much for waking up.

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Every single person that is listening

to these words right now, thank you

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so much for giving them the want and

the heart to just tune in day in and

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day out whenever they listen to this.

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For the people that come back every

Monday or just for the people that

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are here for the first time, God.

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God, I pray that you use them in some way

today and that you use these words that

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I am about to say God, and that you just.

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Speak to their heart and

speak to their soul Lord.

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I truly just pray that they

can be a blessing to others.

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And so, father, I pray that they make it

safe to work, that they make it safe home,

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and that they can just find rest in you.

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God, I pray all of these things in

your mighty and holy name, Lord.

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Amen.

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All right, my friends.

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So today the episode that I originally

had planned for you was of course an

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amazing busty chat with Brandy, However,

there's just so much that we have to do

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and sometimes other things take priority

and that's okay, and that's okay.

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But we will be here next week with

one of our amazing talks and just

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kind of checking in with each other

and seeing what it is that we've

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been up to in the past few weeks.

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So I can't wait.

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For you guys to hear what we have

for you and what is coming up.

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So stay tuned for that next Monday.

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And with that said, if there was a

recurring theme for me this week that

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was the idea of slowing things down

and by that I mean taking a break,

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listening to your body, knowing when

to just not be busy, and in the process

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trying to listen to God, really taking

that time to just sit back, close your

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eyes, whatever way it is that you pray,

that you talk to the Lord, just kind of

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slowing it down and remember to be in

God's presence And this thing was not

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just something that I did, you know,

it's not that I tried to slow down.

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I actually had a really busy week.

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Um, it was very, very exhausting,

honestly, today, especially after worship.

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I'm going to church.

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For some reason, I'm just

always so, so drained.

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However, I also heard this, the need

to slow down from others around me,

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so this is a friendly reminder to you.

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Slow down, slow down, take it slow.

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Don't always feel the need to

be busy, but like I said before,

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it is the most important thing

to listen to God in the process.

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Now my friend Heidi.

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She actually shared a story on

her Instagram today, and it said

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this, if the devil can't make

you bad, he will make you busy.

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I'm not sure where she got

that from, where she read it,

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but those words spoke to me.

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It was so loud on my

screen, and it's so true.

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It's so true because many, many

times we are wrapped up in a daily

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routine and we forget to even

be grateful to have woken up.

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The devil is a liar.

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The devil is lonely and he wants

whatever company he could get.

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So do not for a minute, drop your guard

and understand that being still praying,

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having a Sabbath or resting are from God.

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Those things are from God, and

you need to understand that.

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You need to always remember

it and keep it close to you.

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Even Jesus rested and prayed alone.

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So can you imagine what would've happened

if, if he didn't do those things?

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Even the devil.

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At one point, the Bible says he tried to

tempt him, but he couldn't be tempted.

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And I'm pretty sure it's because

Jesus, of course, you know he

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is Jesus, but he was locked in.

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He was always locked in to the

Father and he knew his limits.

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He rested when he had to, and he was

always in prayer above all things.

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He was always in prayer.

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Now you guys already know that Matthew

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However, today I'm gonna read a little

bit further from that and as Matthew

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11 verses 28 through 30, it says, come

to me all you who labor and are heavy

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laden and I will give you rest now verses

29 through 30, say, take my yoke upon

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you and learn from me for I am gentle.

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And lowly and heart, and you

will find rest for your soul.

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For my yoke is easy

and my burden is light.

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Not only does Jesus say that he

will give us rest and take away your

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anxieties or problems, whatever it is

that we are feeling, but he says that

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he is lowly of heart, meaning that

he's humble and he's of a submissive

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attitude and he will not burden you.

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Jesus is not there to burden you.

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He is there to help you.

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He is.

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Easy.

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And who doesn't like

something that's easy?

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Honestly, an easy day at work,

an easy day with children.

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I mean, that is that

overall for me, honestly.

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But imagine just the peace and

the calm that you feel when you

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praying, surrender to the Lord.

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That is what he is saying

that he will do for you.

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So I say rest.

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Lay your burdens on him.

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Don't make any plans for the weekend.

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Stay in your bed a little

longer than normal.

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Spend time with your loved ones.

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Pray, worship.

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Read your Bible.

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Your Bible is calling you.

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The word is just yearning to get in

your soul and just be repeated in

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your mind, even if it is to yourself.

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Read your Bibles, even if it's 30 minutes.

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That's all that you

need to give your soul.

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Rest.

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Our souls are calling for it.

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There is nothing in this world that

can give us the rest that we feel

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like prayer time with Jesus and

reading our Bibles, reading the

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word, reading the holy scriptures.

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So if you have that chance,

do that 30 minutes, even 15

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if you don't have 30 minutes.

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I'm sure that you do because we make time

for other things sometimes, but prioritize

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a small portion of your day for the word.

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Now, before I close today, the second part

of my podcast is dedicated to gratitude.

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Gratitude for the little, gratitude

for the much, and even gratitude during

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trials, gratitude during the times

where we really don't know how we're

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going to make it out of that moment.

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But guess what?

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You're listening right now.

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You made it whether you believed

in God or not during that process,

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during that trial, you made it.

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All those years of abuse, all those

years of depression, all those years of

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walking down the right path, all those

years in an unhappy marriage, in a really

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crappy relationship, all those years of

trying to please your friends, people

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that really had no interest in anything

good for you, but just them, them, them.

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You made it.

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You are here.

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And praise God for that.

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All.

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Glory to God for you being

here and being present.

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And if you are present, give him praise.

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I've said just pray, talk to the

Lord, have a relationship with him.

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But even if the first thing you do is

just open your eyes and say, thank you,

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Lord, that means more to him than maybe a

prayer, because he knows that's what you.

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Are going to give him.

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That is from your heart,

and that's all he wants.

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He wants your heart.

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And if that's what you have to

give today, then that's okay.

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But don't forget to have

gratitude for being here.

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And too many times we

forget to be thankful.

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We open our eyes, we put our feet on

the ground, and we brush our teeth

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and we go to the bathroom, we get the

kids ready and we just start our day

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and we don't even say thank you, Lord.

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Just as I said before, we are

consumed by the daily routine, the

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busy life that we live, and we don't

make time for any of those things.

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The thank you lords.

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Lord, thank you for the

little health that I have.

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Some of you may have health issues.

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Some of you may have had an accident.

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Maybe you have a heart condition.

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Maybe you have diabetes, Ms.

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Like me, multiple sclerosis.

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Anything.

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But you know what?

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You can use all of those situations,

any of those health issues, something

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that your family is going through.

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You can use any situation that was

given to you to glorify the Lord.

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And how about a new job, A new

opportunity, let's say thank

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you, Lord, for this entry

position that you awarded me.

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Lord, thank you for this car that gets

me to my crappy job and back home even.

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Lord, thank you for the same old

food that I eat day in and day

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out that I am tired of having

because I can't afford any better.

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My friends, you need to say

thank you for what you have.

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Thank you that you are in this moment.

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And I know that I may sound a little

redundant right now, but this world is

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crazy and it's also crazy expensive.

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And those things are burdens in our

hearts and sometimes those burdens take

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away from what we truly need to see.

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And that's the big picture.

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And the big picture is.

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That God has got us.

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He has our back.

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He is there with us, and if we

are here, he has not not been

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here a single day in our lives.

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We have purpose.

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We have another opportunity to

just continue and push forward.

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So let's be grateful and have

Thanksgiving for all of the things

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that we have in this very moment.

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And you know, there are also some

people who unfortunately have to choose.

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Bills to pay week after week.

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I know that was me a few years ago.

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That was me a few years ago, and

I'm not saying I don't struggle

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now, but you need to stop right now.

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Stop right now and praise the father.

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Father, thank you for your provision

and not just thank you for what he's

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given you, but use what you have

to glorify him and do for others.

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If you have the means,

help those around you.

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Help your neighbor, whatever it is that

you can with whatever means you have, try.

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And if you don't, that's okay.

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I promise you that even.

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When you don't have enough and you still

try to help others, even if it's with a

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word, with a prayer, things don't always

have to be monetary, but the simple

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sharing of your words of gratitude and

your love for God and what he's done

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for you will do more than any amount

of money can ever do your praise and

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your Thanksgiving will plant that seed

in someone else's heart and one day.

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One day when they finally have enough

for themselves to provide for themselves

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because the Lord blessed them, they're

going to think of you, of that person

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who praised the Lord during their

trials, and that person that showed

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gratitude and love for God, even when

they didn't have enough for themselves.

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And if that doesn't speak of Jesus,

I really don't know what does.

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you can pay someone with your kind

words, like I had said before, and with

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love, How, how beautiful is it that

you are able to do that for someone?

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And Jesus did that for us too.

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Jesus didn't have much.

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He came from Nazareth.

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He had a very meek life, and he

didn't have anything other than

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the clothes on his back many times.

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So imagine how beautiful it is that

you can just pay someone back with

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kind words, love and even prayer year.

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this is two Corinthians chapter nine,

verse six through 15, and it says.

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But this, I say, he who sows sparingly

will also reap sparingly, and he who sows

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bountifully will also reap bountifully.

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So let each one give as he purposes

in his heart, not grudgingly or of

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necessity for God loves a cheerful giver.

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And God is able to make all grace

abound toward you, that you always

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having all sufficiency and all things

may have an abundance for every good

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work As it is written, he has dispersed

abroad, he has given to the poor.

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His righteousness endures forever.

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Now me, he who supplies seed to the sower

and bread for food supply and multiply

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the seed you have sown and increase

the fruits of your righteousness while

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you are enriched in everything for all

liberality, which causes thanksgiving

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through us to God for the administration

of this service, not only supplies the

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needs of the saints, but also is abounding

through many Thanksgiving to God.

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While through the proof of this ministry,

they glorify God for the obedience

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of your confession to the Gospel of

Christ and for your liberal sharing

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with them and all men, and by their

prayer for you who long for you because

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of the exceeding grace of God in you.

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Thanks be to God for his

indescribable gift, my friends.

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you can take that literally.

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But in my heart, I just understood that as

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That righteousness, that goodness

that is in you will endure forever.

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Meaning it will make a lasting

impression and it will stay with people.

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You are supplying a seed to the sower.

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A person that can go and take

that seed and do with it something

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different, something more.

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So just imagine.

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Just imagine.

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You know, they always say Be kind.

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Yes, yes.

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Be kind.

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Use your words for good.

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Use your prayers for good.

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Give whatever you can and do it for good.

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Don't do it just to boast

and put it on social media.

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No, do it because you are doing it with

a good heart and good intentions, and

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when it is with a good heart and good

intentions, that will endure forever.

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So my friends, with all these things

that I have discussed, I really

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hope that you take the time to rest.

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the time to pray, and I really, really

hope that you take the time to just be

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grateful for the moment that you are in.

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whatever season of your life

you are dealing with right now.

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I truly hope that you can see the good

in it, even if it's a trial, even if

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you are not in the best financial moment

of your life, if you're struggling,

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find the words to say, thank you, God,

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Time flies and six months from now

you may be in another position,

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but just change your point of

view and say thank you, Lord.

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Give him praise.

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Pray on it.

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Stay in your word.

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And if you seek him, he is going

to listen and he's going to grab

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you by your hand and he is going to

point you in that direction that you

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need to go to get out of that pit.

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So my friends, stay strong.

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Endure.

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Love God the way that he loves you,

and I will see you guys next week.

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I hope that this has blessed you.

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Take care of my friends.

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I'm glad you're here and I hope you stay a while. There is something I need to give back to the world - and to you.

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