Ron Carpenter;Hope Carpenter - Necessity Of An Enemy

December 10, 2024 | S

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Life Today with James Robison | Ron Carpenter;Hope Carpenter - Necessity Of An Enemy | December 10, 2024

>> and if god can do above and beyond
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What i could ask or imagine,
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Let me begin to imagine a tomorrow that is so great
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That it will pull me out of the pain of my yesterday.
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We went out that day in some nowhere place
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In colorado, and i just know it was cold,
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And we dreamed all day;
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That was a turning point.
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Ron and hope carpenter help you
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Turn your challenging circumstance
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Into a steppingstone for breakthrough. next!
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Randy: welcome to life today !
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Randy: welcome to life today ! i'm randy robison.
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Randy: welcome to life today ! i'm randy robison. i'm solo because
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I'm randy robison. i'm solo because tammy is overseas
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I'm solo because tammy is overseas on a mission outreach.
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Tammy is overseas on a mission outreach. we look forward to some
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On a mission outreach. we look forward to some wonderful reports from her
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When she gets back.
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When she gets back. but today, we're here
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When she gets back. but today, we're here to offer you some hope
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But today, we're here to offer you some hope and encouragement
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To offer you some hope and encouragement with hope and ron.
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And encouragement with hope and ron. my guests,
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With hope and ron. my guests, ron and hope carpenter.
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My guests, ron and hope carpenter. listen. if you missed
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Ron and hope carpenter. listen. if you missed the last program with them
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Listen. if you missed the last program with them where they really got into
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The last program with them where they really got into some tough stories,
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Where they really got into some tough stories, some heartbreaking
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Some tough stories, some heartbreaking difficulties
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Some heartbreaking difficulties that they've been through,
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Go to lifetoday.org
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Go to lifetoday.org and watch that program.
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Go to lifetoday.org and watch that program. today, we're going to get
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And watch that program. today, we're going to get to a little more
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Today, we're going to get to a little more of the good stuff.
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The things they learned
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The things they learned through the hardship
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The things they learned through the hardship in the way that
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Through the hardship in the way that god has gloriously
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In the way that god has gloriously brought them back together,
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God has gloriously brought them back together, restored them.
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Brought them back together, restored them. it is a wonderful story.
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Restored them. it is a wonderful story. ron does have a book
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It is a wonderful story. ron does have a book that he talks about,
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Ron does have a book that he talks about, the necessity of an enemy
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That he talks about, the necessity of an enemy because i think a lot
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The necessity of an enemy because i think a lot of times, we face
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Because i think a lot of times, we face these situations and go,
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Of times, we face these situations and go, god, why do i have
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These situations and go, god, why do i have to go through that?
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God, why do i have to go through that? why suffering?
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To go through that? why suffering? nobody likes suffering.
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Why suffering? nobody likes suffering. but yet, it is a path
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Nobody likes suffering. but yet, it is a path to some beautiful things.
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But yet, it is a path to some beautiful things. so, hang on.
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To some beautiful things. so, hang on. you're going
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So, hang on. you're going to grow spiritually.
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You're going to grow spiritually. ron, hope, welcome back.
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To grow spiritually. ron, hope, welcome back. great to have you.
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Ron, hope, welcome back. great to have you. ron: great to be here.
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Great to have you. ron: great to be here. randy: let me just say
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Ron: great to be here. randy: let me just say thank you for sharing
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Randy: let me just say thank you for sharing so openly and honestly.
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Thank you for sharing so openly and honestly. i know when you're a pastor
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So openly and honestly. i know when you're a pastor you've got a congregation,
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I know when you're a pastor you've got a congregation, you have an image to uphold.
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You've got a congregation, you have an image to uphold. you're on
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You have an image to uphold. you're on christian television.
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You're on christian television. sometimes, we can want
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Christian television. sometimes, we can want to protect "the ministry"
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Sometimes, we can want to protect "the ministry" when god is like, i'm more
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To protect "the ministry" when god is like, i'm more interested in you guys.
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When god is like, i'm more interested in you guys. i don't want to rehash
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Interested in you guys. i don't want to rehash the whole program, but
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I don't want to rehash the whole program, but you guys were at a point
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The whole program, but you guys were at a point where your marriage
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You guys were at a point where your marriage was basically done and
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Where your marriage was basically done and it was affecting your church
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Was basically done and it was affecting your church and your family,
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It was affecting your church and your family, your children.
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And your family, your children. to go through the hard work,
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Your children. to go through the hard work, the sacrificial hard work
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To go through the hard work, the sacrificial hard work on your part,
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The sacrificial hard work on your part, and honesty on your part,
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On your part, and honesty on your part, what were some of the lessons
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And honesty on your part, what were some of the lessons you learned in fighting
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What were some of the lessons you learned in fighting for your message
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You learned in fighting for your message and standing up to this enemy
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For your message and standing up to this enemy of trauma, of pain,
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And standing up to this enemy of trauma, of pain, of betrayal,
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Of trauma, of pain, of betrayal, and unfaithfulness?
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Of betrayal, and unfaithfulness? hope: i think for me,
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Eye-opening.
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Eye-opening. and this sounds so silly
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And this sounds so silly because we know why
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Because we know why jesus had to come.
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Jesus had to come. he had to come because
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He had to come because we were sinful
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But the eye-opening revelation
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But the eye-opening revelation that we're all broken,
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But the eye-opening revelation that we're all broken, and we really
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That we're all broken, and we really do need a savior.
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And we really do need a savior. for some reason,
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Do need a savior. for some reason, when we get saved, we feel
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For some reason, when we get saved, we feel like nothing is supposed
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When we get saved, we feel like nothing is supposed to be wrong in our lives.
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Like nothing is supposed to be wrong in our lives. or we're not supposed
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To be wrong in our lives. or we're not supposed to fight anything.
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Or we're not supposed to fight anything. so, i think when that starts
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To fight anything. so, i think when that starts hitting our lives,
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So, i think when that starts hitting our lives, we feel like
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Hitting our lives, we feel like second-class citizens,
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We feel like second-class citizens, second-class christians.
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Second-class citizens, second-class christians. we're not good enough.
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Second-class christians. we're not good enough. we're not holy enough.
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We're not good enough. we're not holy enough. we don't read
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We're not holy enough. we don't read our bible enough.
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We don't read our bible enough. so, we have a tendency
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Our bible enough. so, we have a tendency to stuff it, and we have
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So, we have a tendency to stuff it, and we have a tendency to not talk
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To stuff it, and we have a tendency to not talk about it or admit it
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A tendency to not talk about it or admit it or get help for it.
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About it or admit it or get help for it. so, for me, it was just
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Or get help for it. so, for me, it was just like the weight was
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So, for me, it was just like the weight was lifted off of me to realize,
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Like the weight was lifted off of me to realize, we're on a journey
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Lifted off of me to realize, we're on a journey to become more like jesus.
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We're on a journey to become more like jesus. that doesn't happen overnight
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To become more like jesus. that doesn't happen overnight when we say yes to jesus
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That doesn't happen overnight when we say yes to jesus and get saved.
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When we say yes to jesus and get saved. and it is okay
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And get saved. and it is okay that we stumble.
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And it is okay that we stumble. but the goal is
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That we stumble. but the goal is to get back up.
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But the goal is to get back up. so, i think for me
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To get back up. so, i think for me personally, it was just
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So, i think for me personally, it was just the weight lifted off.
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Personally, it was just the weight lifted off. that yes, there is going
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The weight lifted off. that yes, there is going to be an adversary;
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That yes, there is going to be an adversary; you have an adversary.
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To be an adversary; you have an adversary. you have your own issues.
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You have an adversary. you have your own issues. you have your own past.
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You have your own issues. you have your own past. you have your own
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You have your own past. you have your own unrenewed mind that
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You have your own unrenewed mind that you're having to renew
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Unrenewed mind that you're having to renew on a daily basis.
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You're having to renew on a daily basis. and it is a journey,
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On a daily basis. and it is a journey, but you can't stop.
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And it is a journey, but you can't stop. it's a journey till you
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But you can't stop. it's a journey till you get to the finish line.
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It's a journey till you get to the finish line. and the finish line is when
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Get to the finish line. and the finish line is when you're six feet under,
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Randy: i think there are
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Randy: i think there are certain -- you guys are
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Certain -- you guys are experiencing some things
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Experiencing some things that you had to journey
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That you had to journey toward that are good.
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Toward that are good. that is an interesting
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That is an interesting parallel because when
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In egypt, god miraculously
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In egypt, god miraculously delivered them and had
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In egypt, god miraculously delivered them and had for them a promised land
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Delivered them and had for them a promised land of milk and honey.
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For them a promised land of milk and honey. it is a place of abundance,
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Of milk and honey. it is a place of abundance, a place of security.
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It is a place of abundance, a place of security. but in-between,
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A place of security. but in-between, there is this desert,
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But in-between, there is this desert, and they had to fight.
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There is this desert, and they had to fight. the interesting thing
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And they had to fight. the interesting thing is the reason that
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The interesting thing is the reason that a whole generation wandered
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Is the reason that a whole generation wandered in the desert was because
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A whole generation wandered in the desert was because they didn't believe the report
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In the desert was because they didn't believe the report that if they fought,
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They didn't believe the report that if they fought, they would win.
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That if they fought, they would win. they believed the 12 spies,
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They would win. they believed the 12 spies, two of them said,
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They believed the 12 spies, two of them said, "they're giants but
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Two of them said, "they're giants but we can beat them."
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"they're giants but we can beat them." ten of them say,
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We can beat them." ten of them say, "no, we can't win.
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Ten of them say, "no, we can't win. it's too much."
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"no, we can't win. it's too much." they went with the odds
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It's too much." they went with the odds on that.
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They went with the odds on that. and here's what i see.
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On that. and here's what i see. a lot of people in the church
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And here's what i see. a lot of people in the church are stuck between
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A lot of people in the church are stuck between their deliverance
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Are stuck between their deliverance and their destiny,
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Their deliverance and their destiny, and it is a desert.
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And their destiny, and it is a desert. so, ron, for you,
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And it is a desert. so, ron, for you, what made you realize
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So, ron, for you, what made you realize that yeah, i can fight?
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What made you realize that yeah, i can fight? i have to fight,
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Ron: you know egypt
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Ron: you know egypt is full of external enemies
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Is full of external enemies so god fought those enemies
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So god fought those enemies because you can't fight them.
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Because you can't fight them. the wilderness,
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The wilderness, you have to fight
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You have to fight the internal enemies and
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You have to fight them
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You have to fight them yourself.
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You have to fight them yourself. that's why a whole generation
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Yourself. that's why a whole generation didn't make it.
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That's why a whole generation didn't make it. i wrote that book
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Didn't make it. i wrote that book in the middle of all this,
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I wrote that book in the middle of all this, not really knowing
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In the middle of all this, not really knowing what was going on.
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Not really knowing what was going on. i wrote that book.
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What was going on. i wrote that book. that was during
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I wrote that book. that was during the recession.
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That was during the recession. pastored in the bible belt,
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The recession. pastored in the bible belt, a very blue-collar area.
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Pastored in the bible belt, a very blue-collar area. during the recession,
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A very blue-collar area. during the recession, i lost 42% of my operating
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During the recession, i lost 42% of my operating income in one year.
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I lost 42% of my operating income in one year. i remember one day
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Income in one year. i remember one day i had to lay off
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I remember one day i had to lay off 17 single mothers.
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I had to lay off 17 single mothers. i came home and laid
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17 single mothers. i came home and laid in my lap and cried.
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I came home and laid in my lap and cried. i felt like i wasn't
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In my lap and cried. i felt like i wasn't even saved.
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I felt like i wasn't even saved. our oldest son was gone
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Even saved. our oldest son was gone on drugs somewhere.
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Our oldest son was gone on drugs somewhere. i didn't know where he was.
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On drugs somewhere. i didn't know where he was. my marriage was --
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I didn't know where he was. my marriage was -- i didn't know what
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My marriage was -- i didn't know what was going on,
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I didn't know what was going on, but it was crumbling,
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Was going on, but it was crumbling, and the church was
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But it was crumbling, and the church was in bankruptcy,
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And the church was in bankruptcy, and i was under an f.b.i.
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In bankruptcy, and i was under an f.b.i. investigation.
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And i was under an f.b.i. investigation. randy: oh!
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Investigation. randy: oh! ron: our church did a lot
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Randy: oh! ron: our church did a lot of community efforts,
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Ron: our church did a lot of community efforts, a lot of partnerships
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Of community efforts, a lot of partnerships with the state
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A lot of partnerships with the state and local governments.
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With the state and local governments. we were building
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And local governments. we were building a subdivision
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We were building a subdivision for single moms.
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A subdivision for single moms. had a lot of success
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For single moms. had a lot of success of people who never had
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Had a lot of success of people who never had a chance of ever owning
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Of people who never had a chance of ever owning property and we were
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A chance of ever owning property and we were putting them in property.
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Property and we were putting them in property. we did a lot of things
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Putting them in property. we did a lot of things like that.
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We did a lot of things like that. this is just one.
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Like that. this is just one. we had a lot of things
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This is just one. we had a lot of things we did like that.
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We had a lot of things we did like that. but i had a company
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We did like that. but i had a company i worked with where
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But i had a company i worked with where the president of that company
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I worked with where the president of that company was doing some unethical
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The president of that company was doing some unethical things with investments.
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Was doing some unethical things with investments. and so, the 250 some people
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Things with investments. and so, the 250 some people involved took out
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And so, the 250 some people involved took out a class action lawsuit on me
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Involved took out a class action lawsuit on me for hiring him because
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A class action lawsuit on me for hiring him because that's where the lawyers
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For hiring him because that's where the lawyers told them to go after,
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That's where the lawyers told them to go after, go after the preacher.
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Told them to go after, go after the preacher. then the fbi got involved.
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Go after the preacher. then the fbi got involved. so, i've got a son on drugs,
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Then the fbi got involved. so, i've got a son on drugs, a marriage falling apart,
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So, i've got a son on drugs, a marriage falling apart, a church on the verge
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A marriage falling apart, a church on the verge of bankruptcy,
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A church on the verge of bankruptcy, and the fbi breathing down
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Of bankruptcy, and the fbi breathing down my neck every day
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And the fbi breathing down my neck every day going on at the same time.
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My neck every day going on at the same time. i'm a country boy
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Going on at the same time. i'm a country boy from possum kingdom,
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I'm a country boy from possum kingdom, south carolina.
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From possum kingdom, south carolina. [laughing]
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South carolina. [laughing] hope: we just wanted
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[laughing] hope: we just wanted to get some people saved.
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Hope: we just wanted to get some people saved. ron: i just wanted to help
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To get some people saved. ron: i just wanted to help some people get saved.
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Ron: i just wanted to help some people get saved. i'm like, what am i doing
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Some people get saved. i'm like, what am i doing here?
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I'm like, what am i doing here? what in the world?
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Here? what in the world? that was really
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What in the world? that was really a revelation to me because
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That was really a revelation to me because the bible says
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A revelation to me because the bible says first corinthians 16:9,
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The bible says first corinthians 16:9, "there is a great
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First corinthians 16:9, "there is a great and effective door open for me
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"there is a great and effective door open for me but there are
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And effective door open for me but there are many adversaries."
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But there are many adversaries." adversaries and doors
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Many adversaries." adversaries and doors go together.
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Adversaries and doors go together. opportunities always come
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Go together. opportunities always come with adversaries.
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Opportunities always come with adversaries. god gave me that book.
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With adversaries. god gave me that book. that book was the cry
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God gave me that book. that book was the cry of my heart, really trying
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That book was the cry of my heart, really trying to understand an enemy
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Of my heart, really trying to understand an enemy is a lot less lethal
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To understand an enemy is a lot less lethal if you know what
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Is a lot less lethal if you know what you're fighting.
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If you know what you're fighting. but man, when you don't know
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You're fighting. but man, when you don't know what you're fighting,
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But man, when you don't know what you're fighting, they're lethal.
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What you're fighting, they're lethal. and so, i began to go
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They're lethal. and so, i began to go through the bible, really,
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And so, i began to go through the bible, really, for my own survival.
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Through the bible, really, for my own survival. i didn't say man,
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For my own survival. i didn't say man, this will be a good book.
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I didn't say man, this will be a good book. i was going through
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This will be a good book. i was going through the bible to try to figure out
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I was going through the bible to try to figure out how to make it
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The bible to try to figure out how to make it and keep my sanity.
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How to make it and keep my sanity. i realized that you would
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And keep my sanity. i realized that you would have never even heard of
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I realized that you would have never even heard of a david if it wasn't
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Have never even heard of a david if it wasn't for goliath.
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A david if it wasn't for goliath. wouldn't have even
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For goliath. wouldn't have even heard of him.
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Wouldn't have even heard of him. you wouldn't never know
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Heard of him. you wouldn't never know about moses if
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You wouldn't never know about moses if there wasn't a pharaoh.
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About moses if there wasn't a pharaoh. the fact is, i realized
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There wasn't a pharaoh. the fact is, i realized the hope the enemy gave me
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The fact is, i realized the hope the enemy gave me because the enemy arising
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The hope the enemy gave me because the enemy arising in my life is a sign
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Because the enemy arising in my life is a sign that there is a door
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In my life is a sign that there is a door arising in my life.
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That there is a door arising in my life. and you've got to take
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Arising in my life. and you've got to take the enemy to be able
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And you've got to take the enemy to be able to access the door.
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The enemy to be able to access the door. so, usually the next seasons
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To access the door. so, usually the next seasons are introduced with an enemy.
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So, usually the next seasons are introduced with an enemy. there is a great
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But there is an adversary.
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But there is an adversary. so, i just learned
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So, i just learned that all these battles
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That all these battles i'm fighting must be
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I'm fighting must be an entrance to something
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An entrance to something greater in my life.
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The fuel like i said,
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The fuel like i said, to stand up to these battles
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The fuel like i said, to stand up to these battles because they were draining
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To stand up to these battles because they were draining financially, they were
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Because they were draining financially, they were draining emotionally,
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Financially, they were draining emotionally, and in every which way,
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Draining emotionally, and in every which way, being hit from every side.
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And in every which way, being hit from every side. i really think it was
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Being hit from every side. i really think it was that small timespan of
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I really think it was that small timespan of about 2010 to 2013,
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That small timespan of about 2010 to 2013, i think the enemy wanted
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About 2010 to 2013, i think the enemy wanted to take ron carpenter out.
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I think the enemy wanted to take ron carpenter out. i don't think he wanted
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To take ron carpenter out. i don't think he wanted to hurt him or inhibit him;
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I don't think he wanted to hurt him or inhibit him; i think he wanted
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To hurt him or inhibit him; i think he wanted to take him out.
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I think he wanted to take him out. because honestly,
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To take him out. because honestly, any one of these three would
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Because honestly, any one of these three would take a lot of people out --
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Any one of these three would take a lot of people out -- any one of them.
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Take a lot of people out -- any one of them. the fbi thing went on
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Any one of them. the fbi thing went on for three years.
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The fbi thing went on for three years. that was horrible because
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For three years. that was horrible because you're fighting someone
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That was horrible because you're fighting someone with unlimited resources.
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You're fighting someone with unlimited resources. i was declared
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With unlimited resources. i was declared totally clean.
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I was declared totally clean. it was ridiculous but
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Have got to fight it.
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Have got to fight it. randy: let me ask you
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Randy: let me ask you this tough question though
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This tough question though because it is easy to go,
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Because it is easy to go, oh, i'm a victim.
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Oh, i'm a victim. or the enemy is
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Or the enemy is out to get me!
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And self-examination
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And self-examination required during that time?
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And self-examination required during that time? ron: totally.
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Required during that time? ron: totally. i'm not the same man i was
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Ron: totally. i'm not the same man i was then because when --
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I'm not the same man i was then because when -- when you're succeeding,
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Then because when -- when you're succeeding, you tend to be oblivious
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When you're succeeding, you tend to be oblivious to things.
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You tend to be oblivious to things. but when everything starts
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To things. but when everything starts falling apart around you,
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But when everything starts falling apart around you, you start assessing
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Falling apart around you, you start assessing everything.
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You start assessing everything. i think that was me.
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Everything. i think that was me. i don't know if i could
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I think that was me. i don't know if i could answer for her during
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I don't know if i could answer for her during that time, but yeah, i was
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Answer for her during that time, but yeah, i was doing a lot of
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That time, but yeah, i was doing a lot of how did i get here?
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Doing a lot of how did i get here? what decisions did i make?
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How did i get here? what decisions did i make? who was influencing me
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What decisions did i make? who was influencing me when i made these decisions?
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Who was influencing me when i made these decisions? i started asking questions
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When i made these decisions? i started asking questions about everything.
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I started asking questions about everything. probably from 2010 to 2020,
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About everything. probably from 2010 to 2020, i probably went through
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Probably from 2010 to 2020, i probably went through my own personal revolution
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I probably went through my own personal revolution with just assessing
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My own personal revolution with just assessing the kind of father i was
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With just assessing the kind of father i was and the kind of husband i was
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The kind of father i was and the kind of husband i was and the kind of pastor i was.
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And the kind of husband i was and the kind of pastor i was. let's go back to the
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And the kind of pastor i was. let's go back to the kind of man i wanted to be.
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Let's go back to the kind of man i wanted to be. so yeah, there was a lot
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Kind of man i wanted to be. so yeah, there was a lot of self-reflection
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So yeah, there was a lot of self-reflection and a lot of what i found out
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Of self-reflection and a lot of what i found out about myself i didn't like.
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And a lot of what i found out about myself i didn't like. randy: i get that.
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About myself i didn't like. randy: i get that. you know what's
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Randy: i get that. you know what's interesting though?
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You know what's interesting though? because we think, okay,
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Interesting though? because we think, okay, we need to save the church!
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Because we think, okay, we need to save the church! or we need to save
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We need to save the church! or we need to save our marriage.
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Or we need to save our marriage. both good things.
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Our marriage. both good things. but when you look
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Both good things. but when you look at scripture it tells you
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But when you look at scripture it tells you that god's desire is
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At scripture it tells you that god's desire is to conform us
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That god's desire is to conform us to the image of christ.
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To conform us to the image of christ. we like things like hope
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To the image of christ. we like things like hope and faithfulness
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We like things like hope and faithfulness and perseverance,
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And faithfulness and perseverance, but scripture tells us
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And perseverance, but scripture tells us that starts with suffering.
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But scripture tells us that starts with suffering. we don't like suffering.
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That starts with suffering. we don't like suffering. we call it the enemy --
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We don't like suffering. we call it the enemy -- the enemy component there.
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We call it the enemy -- the enemy component there. or we pray against it.
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The enemy component there. or we pray against it. or we think, well,
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Or we pray against it. or we think, well, that person is suffering,
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Or we think, well, that person is suffering, they must have done
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That person is suffering, they must have done something wrong.
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They must have done something wrong. what have you learned
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Something wrong. what have you learned through your suffering?
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What have you learned through your suffering? ron: what i've learned
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Through your suffering? ron: what i've learned is to press through.
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Ron: what i've learned is to press through. we say that
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Is to press through. we say that tongue-in-cheek, but
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We say that tongue-in-cheek, but i'm concerned that we are
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Tongue-in-cheek, but i'm concerned that we are raising up a generation now
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I'm concerned that we are raising up a generation now that has not learned
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Raising up a generation now that has not learned to press through.
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That has not learned to press through. because there are a whole
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To press through. because there are a whole lot of quick quitters
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Because there are a whole lot of quick quitters in the younger generation.
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Lot of quick quitters in the younger generation. what we learned was --
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In the younger generation. what we learned was -- there is an old saying,
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What we learned was -- there is an old saying, it is not an original
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There is an old saying, it is not an original with me.
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It is not an original with me. i don't know who
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With me. i don't know who said it first.
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I don't know who said it first. my mom and dad's generation,
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Said it first. my mom and dad's generation, their mom and dad's
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My mom and dad's generation, their mom and dad's generation, when something
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Their mom and dad's generation, when something was broken, you don't
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Generation, when something was broken, you don't throw it away, you fix it.
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Was broken, you don't throw it away, you fix it. we took the road
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Throw it away, you fix it. we took the road less traveled,
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We took the road less traveled, and it was not an easy road.
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Less traveled, and it was not an easy road. but now, on the other side
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And it was not an easy road. but now, on the other side of it, and we're skipping
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But now, on the other side of it, and we're skipping a whole lot of time
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On the other side of it,
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On the other side of it, i wouldn't trade places
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I wouldn't trade places with anybody in the world.
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With anybody in the world. because one of the things
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Because one of the things i'm so glad i didn't do
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Her healing and somebody else
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Her healing and somebody else get to enjoy it.
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Her healing and somebody else get to enjoy it. and i dealt with the one
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Get to enjoy it. and i dealt with the one that was painful but never
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And i dealt with the one that was painful but never dealt with the one
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That was painful but never dealt with the one who god had restored.
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Dealt with the one who god had restored. if i'm going to walk with
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Who god had restored. if i'm going to walk with the hope that was broken,
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If i'm going to walk with the hope that was broken, i want to hang around
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The hope that was broken, i want to hang around and wait for the hope
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I want to hang around and wait for the hope that gets restored.
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And wait for the hope that gets restored. and i'm so glad that i did.
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That gets restored. and i'm so glad that i did. randy: that required
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And i'm so glad that i did. randy: that required sacrifice on your side.
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Randy: that required sacrifice on your side. ron: yes, it did.
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Sacrifice on your side. ron: yes, it did. can i tell you one thing
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Ron: yes, it did. can i tell you one thing that helped me?
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Can i tell you one thing that helped me? counseling, counseling,
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That helped me? counseling, counseling, counseling --
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Counseling, counseling, counseling -- i'm not doing away with it,
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Counseling -- i'm not doing away with it, i'm so grateful for it but
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I'm not doing away with it, i'm so grateful for it but we went through so much.
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I'm so grateful for it but we went through so much. we had friends,
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We went through so much. we had friends, "y'all need to go here
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We had friends, "y'all need to go here for a week."
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"y'all need to go here for a week." and we'd go there
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For a week." and we'd go there for a week.
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And we'd go there for a week. "y'all need to stay here."
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For a week. "y'all need to stay here." she had been here at this
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"y'all need to stay here." she had been here at this place seven months
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She had been here at this place seven months and it was just go
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Place seven months and it was just go and regurgitate it again and
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And it was just go and regurgitate it again and go and regurgitate it again.
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And regurgitate it again and go and regurgitate it again. this was now about six months
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Go and regurgitate it again. this was now about six months into us trying
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This was now about six months into us trying to patch it together.
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Into us trying to patch it together. we went to another place
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To patch it together. we went to another place that at that time was
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We went to another place that at that time was in colorado,
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That at that time was in colorado, called blessings ranch.
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In colorado, called blessings ranch. wonderful people.
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Called blessings ranch. wonderful people. very intelligent.
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Wonderful people. very intelligent. and we started it all again.
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Very intelligent. and we started it all again. because we're just trying,
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And we started it all again. because we're just trying, whatever it is, to get it out
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Because we're just trying, whatever it is, to get it out and help us put things
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Whatever it is, to get it out and help us put things back together.
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And help us put things back together. i'm sitting there,
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Back together. i'm sitting there, and it was the second day,
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I'm sitting there, and it was the second day, and i just looked at
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And it was the second day, and i just looked at that therapist and i said,
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And i just looked at that therapist and i said, "i can't do this no more.
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And keep talking about this."
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And keep talking about this." and god took me to psalms 126,
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And god took me to psalms 126, where it said, "when we came
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We were like those
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We were like those who dreamed again."
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We were like those who dreamed again." i told the therapist,
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Who dreamed again." i told the therapist, i said, "with all due respect,
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I told the therapist, i said, "with all due respect, y'all are amazing.
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I said, "with all due respect, y'all are amazing. but i'm not going
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Y'all are amazing. but i'm not going to be coming back."
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But i'm not going to be coming back." i said, "i've got to get
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To be coming back." i said, "i've got to get my wife, i've got to get
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I said, "i've got to get my wife, i've got to get out of here, and i've got
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My wife, i've got to get out of here, and i've got to go dream again.
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Out of here, and i've got to go dream again. i've got to put my mind
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To go dream again. i've got to put my mind somewhere else."
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I've got to put my mind somewhere else." hope: we've got to quit
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Somewhere else." hope: we've got to quit talking about the past.
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Hope: we've got to quit talking about the past. ron: other than
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Talking about the past. ron: other than what i've been through.
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Ron: other than what i've been through. i said, "i've got
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What i've been through. i said, "i've got to dream again."
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I said, "i've got to dream again." why? because a lot of
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To dream again." why? because a lot of our dreams were broken.
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Why? because a lot of our dreams were broken. but a lot of our dreams
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Our dreams were broken. but a lot of our dreams were not broken,
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But a lot of our dreams were not broken, we let them go.
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Were not broken, we let them go. we went out that day,
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We let them go. we went out that day, another landmark day,
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We went out that day, another landmark day, this is one of those
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Another landmark day, this is one of those god encounters, we went out
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This is one of those god encounters, we went out to someplace in the middle
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God encounters, we went out to someplace in the middle of nowhere colorado.
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To someplace in the middle of nowhere colorado. it was freezing.
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Of nowhere colorado. it was freezing. it was cold!
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It was freezing. it was cold! and i remember we started
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It was cold! and i remember we started talking about things
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And i remember we started talking about things we wanted to do
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Talking about things we wanted to do that we hadn't done.
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We wanted to do that we hadn't done. we started talking about
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That we hadn't done. we started talking about trips we wanted to take,
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We started talking about trips we wanted to take, and places we wanted to go
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Trips we wanted to take, and places we wanted to go and things we wanted
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And places we wanted to go and things we wanted to accomplish, and books
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And things we wanted to accomplish, and books that we wanted to write.
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To accomplish, and books that we wanted to write. hope: and how could
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That we wanted to write. hope: and how could god use this to help
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Hope: and how could god use this to help other people?
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God use this to help other people? ron: that's another one
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Other people? ron: that's another one of those days that helped
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Ron: that's another one of those days that helped save my life because
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Of those days that helped save my life because your mind does two things,
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Save my life because your mind does two things, it remembers,
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Your mind does two things, it remembers, and it imagines.
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It remembers, and it imagines. it is programmed that
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And it imagines. it is programmed that if you don't give it
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It is programmed that if you don't give it anything to imagine,
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If you don't give it anything to imagine, it retreats to memory.
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Anything to imagine, it retreats to memory. i was tired of having
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It retreats to memory. i was tired of having all of my focus --
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I was tired of having all of my focus -- the pain having
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All of my focus -- the pain having all of my focus.
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The pain having all of my focus. and if god can do above
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All of my focus. and if god can do above and beyond of what i could
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And if god can do above and beyond of what i could ask or imagine,
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And beyond of what i could ask or imagine, let me begin to imagine
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Ask or imagine, let me begin to imagine a tomorrow that is so great
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Let me begin to imagine a tomorrow that is so great that it will pull me out
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A tomorrow that is so great that it will pull me out of the pain of my yesterday.
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That it will pull me out of the pain of my yesterday. and we went out that day
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Of the pain of my yesterday. and we went out that day in some nowhere place
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And we went out that day in some nowhere place in colorado, and i just know
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In some nowhere place in colorado, and i just know it was cold,
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In colorado, and i just know it was cold, and we dreamed all day.
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It was cold, and we dreamed all day. and that was a turning point.
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And we dreamed all day. and that was a turning point. hope: it was!
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You'd done a lot of work.
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You'd done a lot of work. so, what i hear, and tell me
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So, what i hear, and tell me if this is what you're saying,
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If this is what you're saying, is that yeah,
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Is that yeah, you need to get honest.
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You've got to push through
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You've got to push through the pain, which is
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You've got to push through the pain, which is the suffering part of it.
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The pain, which is the suffering part of it. but if you endure,
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The suffering part of it. but if you endure, you can get to a place where
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But if you endure, you can get to a place where you don't live in the past,
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You can get to a place where you don't live in the past, but you hope and dream again.
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You don't live in the past, but you hope and dream again. hope: the wonderful scripture
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But you hope and dream again. hope: the wonderful scripture in hebrews 12 that tells us
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But do it with endurance.
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But do it with endurance. so, it is happening
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So, it is happening at the same time.
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At the same time. you're running forward
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You're running forward towards your future
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With endurance.
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With endurance. that means you're having
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With endurance. that means you're having to run against something.
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That means you're having to run against something. but you keep running.
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To run against something. but you keep running. that pain is what makes you
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But you keep running. that pain is what makes you stronger to go faster.
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That pain is what makes you stronger to go faster. randy: it is interesting
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Stronger to go faster. randy: it is interesting because it also talks
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Randy: it is interesting because it also talks about a race where it says,
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Because it also talks about a race where it says, to lay aside the sin
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About a race where it says, to lay aside the sin that so easily entangles us.
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To lay aside the sin that so easily entangles us. not only don't do the thing
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That so easily entangles us. not only don't do the thing that is easier to do, right?
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Not only don't do the thing that is easier to do, right? that's easier, but at
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That is easier to do, right? that's easier, but at some point, you laid aside
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That's easier, but at some point, you laid aside all the sin in your past
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Some point, you laid aside all the sin in your past and you just ran that race.
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All the sin in your past and you just ran that race. how are you guys now?
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And you just ran that race. how are you guys now? ron: the bible says --
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How are you guys now? ron: the bible says -- hope: he is more in love
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Ron: the bible says -- hope: he is more in love with me than he's ever been.
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Hope: he is more in love with me than he's ever been. and i'm more in love with him!
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With me than he's ever been. and i'm more in love with him! ron: and that's true.
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And i'm more in love with him! ron: and that's true. we are in some of
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Ron: and that's true. we are in some of the bliss stages.
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We are in some of the bliss stages. you know after you come
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The bliss stages. you know after you come out of the hell stage
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You know after you come out of the hell stage you need to have
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Out of the hell stage you need to have some bliss stage.
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You need to have some bliss stage. the bible says,
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Some bliss stage. the bible says, "forgetting those things
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The bible says, "forgetting those things that are behind, i press
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"forgetting those things that are behind, i press for the high calling
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That are behind, i press for the high calling of god in christ jesus."
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For the high calling of god in christ jesus." that "forget" doesn't mean
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Of god in christ jesus." that "forget" doesn't mean selective amnesia.
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That "forget" doesn't mean selective amnesia. you can't unknow
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Selective amnesia. you can't unknow what you know.
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You can't unknow what you know. so, i really honed in on that.
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What you know. so, i really honed in on that. because this, you know,
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So, i really honed in on that. because this, you know, was no longer a sermon.
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Because this, you know, was no longer a sermon. this was me surviving.
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Was no longer a sermon. this was me surviving. this is not preaching,
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This was me surviving. this is not preaching, this is life.
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This is not preaching, this is life. god how? it's in there.
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This is life. god how? it's in there. and i looked at that.
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God how? it's in there. and i looked at that. in the greek, that word
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And i looked at that. in the greek, that word forgetting don't mean
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In the greek, that word forgetting don't mean that you forget it.
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Forgetting don't mean that you forget it. it means to willfully
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That you forget it. it means to willfully unnotice.
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It means to willfully unnotice. so, in other words,
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Unnotice. so, in other words, you look on the timeline
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So, in other words, you look on the timeline of your life and when you get
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You look on the timeline of your life and when you get to those painful moments,
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Of your life and when you get to those painful moments, you get to it and you --
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To those painful moments, you get to it and you -- in other words, it's there
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You get to it and you -- in other words, it's there but it does not
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In other words, it's there but it does not retain your focus.
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But it does not retain your focus. i can't stop every random
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Retain your focus. i can't stop every random thought that the enemy
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I can't stop every random thought that the enemy wants to throw through
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Of my focus
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Of my focus and my meditations.
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And my meditations. and my pain does not
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And my pain does not get my meditations,
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Get my meditations, my victories get me
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Randy: so, all these things
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Randy: so, all these things that you talk about,
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Randy: so, all these things that you talk about, we would call "enemies,"
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That you talk about, we would call "enemies," is that why you can say
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We would call "enemies," is that why you can say that the enemy can be
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Is that why you can say that the enemy can be an opportunity, and we have
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That the enemy can be an opportunity, and we have to have those in life?
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An opportunity, and we have to have those in life? ron: everything.
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To have those in life? ron: everything. the bible says that
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Ron: everything. the bible says that he makes his enemies
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The bible says that he makes his enemies his footstool.
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He makes his enemies his footstool. i just end with this thought.
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His footstool. i just end with this thought. my grandmother,
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I just end with this thought. my grandmother, we were raised on a farm.
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My grandmother, we were raised on a farm. all my family were farmers.
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We were raised on a farm. all my family were farmers. and my grandma was
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All my family were farmers. and my grandma was a tiny woman,
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And my grandma was a tiny woman, just a tiny little --
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A tiny woman, just a tiny little -- she might have been
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Just a tiny little -- she might have been five-foot tall,
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She might have been five-foot tall, i don't know.
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Five-foot tall, i don't know. but she would can
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I don't know. but she would can all these vegetables.
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But she would can all these vegetables. she had a high rack
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All these vegetables. she had a high rack she'd can them on.
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She had a high rack she'd can them on. she would always tell me,
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She'd can them on. she would always tell me, "ron junior, hand me
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She would always tell me, "ron junior, hand me that stool."
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"ron junior, hand me that stool." so, i knew she was wanting
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That stool." so, i knew she was wanting to get something high.
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So, i knew she was wanting to get something high. so, i had this little stool
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To get something high. so, i had this little stool that i would bring
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So, i had this little stool that i would bring into the pantry where
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That i would bring into the pantry where she would can
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Into the pantry where she would can all those vegetables.
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She would can all those vegetables. and i remember back to
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All those vegetables. and i remember back to her stepping up and i am like,
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And i remember back to her stepping up and i am like, what is a footstool?
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Her stepping up and i am like, what is a footstool? a footstool is to help you
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What is a footstool? a footstool is to help you reach a level that
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A footstool is to help you reach a level that without it you would never
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Reach a level that without it you would never have been able to reach.
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Without it you would never have been able to reach. god said, "i'll make
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Have been able to reach. god said, "i'll make your enemies cause you
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God said, "i'll make your enemies cause you to reach levels that had
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Your enemies cause you to reach levels that had that enemy not been there,
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To reach levels that had that enemy not been there, you never would
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That enemy not been there, you never would have reached it."
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You never would have reached it." randy: aah!
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Have reached it." randy: aah! you just opened up the eyes
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Randy: aah! you just opened up the eyes of some viewers today.
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You just opened up the eyes of some viewers today. some of you heard that and
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Of some viewers today. some of you heard that and you went, i can see it now.
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Some of you heard that and you went, i can see it now. that in me that i've been
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You went, i can see it now. that in me that i've been fighting, it's going
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Do you want somebody
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Do you want somebody to pray with you
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To pray with you and agree with you in that?
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And agree with you in that? just pick up the phone.
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Just pick up the phone. we've got people that
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We've got people that are waiting to pray with you.
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Are waiting to pray with you. we just love to hear
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We just love to hear from you guys.
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From you guys. the viewers of this program
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The viewers of this program have meant so much to us
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Have meant so much to us through the years.
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Through the years. we want to lift you up.
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We want to lift you up. we want to believe
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We want to believe for that victory
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For that victory and encourage you to fight.
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And encourage you to fight. go through the hard things.
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Go through the hard things. you may be suffering but
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You may be suffering but it will produce perseverance
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It will produce perseverance if you just abide in christ
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If you just abide in christ through that.
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Through that. we ask you to join us
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We ask you to join us in another fight
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In another fight and that is the fight
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And that is the fight against malnutrition,
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Against malnutrition, the fight against hunger,
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The fight against hunger, oftentimes,
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Oftentimes, the fight against death.
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The fight against death. we have partners in place
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We have partners in place right now around the world
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Right now around the world to help us in this fight,
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To help us in this fight, right now,
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Right now, the situation is critical.
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The situation is critical. children are dying in clinics,
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Children are dying in clinics, and they don't need to.
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And they don't need to. we need to reach them
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We need to reach them before they get to that point,
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Before they get to that point, before they get to the clinic.
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Before they get to the clinic. we do it
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We do it through your participation.
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Through your participation. we do it through $30
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We do it through $30 that helps feed three children
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That helps feed three children for the next three months.
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For the next three months. a gift of $50 feeds five.
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A gift of $50 feeds five. $100 will help feed ten.
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$100 will help feed ten. maybe you can give $1,000
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Maybe you can give $1,000 and help feed 100 children
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And help feed 100 children just for the next few months.
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Just for the next few months. whatever god has
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Whatever god has enabled you to do,
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Enabled you to do, whatever he's put
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Whatever he's put on your heart to do,
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On your heart to do, i pray you'll do it right now.
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I pray you'll do it right now. over 350,000 children
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Over 350,000 children every single day on average
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Every single day on average receive that bowl
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Receive that bowl of nutritious soup,
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Of nutritious soup, and that is just to get them
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And that is just to get them through the day.
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Through the day. oftentimes, it is in areas
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Oftentimes, it is in areas where there has been a crisis,
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Where there has been a crisis, perhaps a famine,
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Perhaps a famine, perhaps a flood,
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Perhaps a flood, perhaps displacement
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Perhaps displacement from civil unrest.
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From civil unrest. whatever the situation,
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Whatever the situation, we go in and hold them over
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We go in and hold them over until they can get back
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Until they can get back on their feet
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On their feet and can continue to build
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And can continue to build for their future.
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For their future. now that's a great thing,
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Now that's a great thing, i think.
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I think. a lot of organizations
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A lot of organizations will do this.
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Will do this. but let me tell you
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But let me tell you a key difference.
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A key difference. we do it
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We do it in the name of jesus christ.
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In the name of jesus christ. that's what we're inviting you
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That's what we're inviting you to be a part of,
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To be a part of, to be the hands and feet
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To be the hands and feet of jesus,
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Of jesus, to be the gospel
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To be the gospel in word and deed.
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In word and deed. not just to tell people
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Not just to tell people about christ
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About christ or tell them about his love
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Or tell them about his love but to show it
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But to show it to the people in need.
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To the people in need. pick up the phone
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Pick up the phone or go online,
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Or go online, however you prefer.
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However you prefer. make the best gift you can
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Make the best gift you can towards mission feeding.
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Towards mission feeding. know that it will save lives.
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Know that it will save lives. it will give them hope.
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It will give them hope. it will give them a future.
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It will give them a future. and it will be done
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And it will be done in the name of jesus christ.
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Right now across the continent of africa,
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Children are suffering,
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Facing severe malnutrition and even death.
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Extreme drought and famine
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Putting at risk thousands of lives
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Means we must replenish food supplies immediately
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To keep feeding the 350,000 children
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And help reach more people in desperate need.
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Through life's mission feeding outreach,
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Your gift of love can be an answer to prayer
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For a hurting and hungry child in their time of need.
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Call now with your life-saving gift
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Of $30, $50, or $100
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To help feed and care for
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Three, five, or ten children
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For three full months.
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With your gift of any amount,
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We'll send the daily life devotional calendar.
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This perpetual calendar has 365 days' worth of scriptures
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And inspirational thoughts to remind you
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Of the rest you can find in god's loving arms.
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With your gift of $100 or more,
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You may request the "the light of life" desk lamp.
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Find comfort and encouragement
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From jesus' words in john 8:12
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Displayed on this stand-alone acrylic gas lamp,
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Perfect for home or office décor
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As a reminder that jesus is the light of the world.
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Finally, with your gift of $1,000 or more
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To help feed and care for 100 children,
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Be sure to request our inspiring
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Bronze sculpture, "a cup of water."
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Please call, write, or make your gift online today.
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Randy: i do hope
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Randy: i do hope you're going online
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Randy: i do hope you're going online or going to the phone.
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You're going online or going to the phone. make the best gift you can.
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Or going to the phone. make the best gift you can. let's defeat this enemy
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Make the best gift you can. let's defeat this enemy of malnutrition,
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Let's defeat this enemy of malnutrition, hunger and death.
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Of malnutrition, hunger and death. you can do it.
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Hunger and death. you can do it. if you want ron's book,
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You can do it. if you want ron's book, the necessity of an enemy ,
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If you want ron's book, the necessity of an enemy , he is going to challenge you
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The necessity of an enemy , he is going to challenge you a little bit but
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He is going to challenge you a little bit but he's going to give you
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A little bit but he's going to give you encouragement and hope
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He's going to give you encouragement and hope through the process.
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Encouragement and hope through the process. request that with any gift
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Through the process. request that with any gift today and we'd love
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Request that with any gift today and we'd love to send it to you
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Today and we'd love to send it to you just to lift you up.
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To send it to you just to lift you up. ron, hope, thank you so much.
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Just to lift you up. ron, hope, thank you so much. hope: thank you.
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Ron, hope, thank you so much. hope: thank you. ron: it's been a blessing.
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Hope: thank you. ron: it's been a blessing. randy: you keep giving hope
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Ron: it's been a blessing. randy: you keep giving hope and being that example.
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Randy: you keep giving hope and being that example. it is really neat that
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And being that example. it is really neat that you're just a witness.
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It is really neat that you're just a witness. you're not worried about
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You're just a witness. you're not worried about what people think
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You're not worried about what people think or your reputation
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What people think or your reputation or the past,
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Or your reputation or the past, you're just a witness.
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Or the past, you're just a witness. hope: trying to help people.
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You're just a witness. hope: trying to help people. randy: yeah! you really are.
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Hope: trying to help people. randy: yeah! you really are. i appreciate you guys
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Randy: yeah! you really are. i appreciate you guys helping people today.
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I appreciate you guys helping people today. appreciate all of you guys
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Helping people today. appreciate all of you guys watching.
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Appreciate all of you guys watching. don't miss an episode.
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If you miss any, go to lifetoday.org. you can watch them all there.
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Go to lifetoday.org. you can watch them all there. we'll see you next time.
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Christine: hi, my name
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Christine: hi, my name is chris caine
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Is chris caine and i've discovered life has
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And i've discovered life has a lot to do with choices.
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A lot to do with choices. the book of deuteronomy says
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The book of deuteronomy says that i call heaven and earth
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That i call heaven and earth to witness before you today.
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Life and death,
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Life and death, blessing and cursing
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Life and death, blessing and cursing therefore choose life,
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Blessing and cursing therefore choose life, the scripture says.
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Therefore choose life, the scripture says. a lot of us, we live in fear
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The scripture says. a lot of us, we live in fear and doubt and insecurity and
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A lot of us, we live in fear and doubt and insecurity and we think i can't do anything
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And doubt and insecurity and we think i can't do anything to change my circumstances
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We think i can't do anything to change my circumstances but i've discovered that
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To change my circumstances but i've discovered that you and i, we're set apart
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But i've discovered that you and i, we're set apart from the animals by one
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You and i, we're set apart from the animals by one very powerful force and that
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From the animals by one very powerful force and that is the power of choice.
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Very powerful force and that is the power of choice. you don't have to just accept
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Is the power of choice. you don't have to just accept the current situation
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You don't have to just accept the current situation that you're in.
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The current situation that you're in. you don't have to just accept,
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That you're in. you don't have to just accept, this is what it's always been
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You don't have to just accept, this is what it's always been like in our family,
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This is what it's always been like in our family, we've always had addiction,
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Like in our family, we've always had addiction, we've always struggled
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We've always had addiction, we've always struggled with this,
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We've always struggled with this, we've always lived in poverty.
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Of the word of god, you can
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Of the word of god, you can step up out of your present
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Step up out of your present circumstances into
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Circumstances into the promise of his future.
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The promise of his future. the word of god is full
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The word of god is full of the promise of god
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Of the promise of god but you and i need to go in
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We might inherit the promises
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We might inherit the promises that god has for us.
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We might inherit the promises that god has for us. don't just settle for
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That god has for us. don't just settle for a barely-get-by life.
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Don't just settle for a barely-get-by life. don't just settle for
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A barely-get-by life. don't just settle for an existence and say
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Don't just settle for an existence and say well, i'm a victim of my past.
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An existence and say well, i'm a victim of my past. today you can make choices
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Well, i'm a victim of my past. today you can make choices that will change the future.
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Today you can make choices that will change the future. i had a past where i didn't
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That will change the future. i had a past where i didn't start too good but i made
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I had a past where i didn't start too good but i made some choices that i was going
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Start too good but i made some choices that i was going to overcome the adversity
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Some choices that i was going to overcome the adversity of my past, the abuse,
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To overcome the adversity of my past, the abuse, and the adoption and i was
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Of my past, the abuse, and the adoption and i was going to make choices
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And the adoption and i was going to make choices to appropriate the truth
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Going to make choices to appropriate the truth of the word of god
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To appropriate the truth of the word of god and the power
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Of the word of god and the power of choosing life over death
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And the power of choosing life over death has not only changed my life
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Of choosing life over death has not only changed my life but it will change the life
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Has not only changed my life but it will change the life of my two daughters
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But it will change the life of my two daughters and our family
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Of my two daughters and our family for generations to come.
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And our family for generations to come. the choices you make today
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For generations to come. the choices you make today won't just affect your future
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The choices you make today won't just affect your future but the future
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Won't just affect your future but the future of the generations.
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But the future of the generations. choose life today!
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For over 60 years, life outreach international
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Has shared the transforming truth of god's love
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In both word and deed.
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We are forever grateful to everyone who has joined us
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In our mission of providing water to the thirsty,
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Food to the hungry, shelter to the orphan,
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And meeting the various needs of those who are struggling.
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Our ministry to the lost and hurting
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Is only made possible because of the prayers
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And generous gifts of our friends and partners
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Who provide consistent, faithful support.
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Become a friend for life partner
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With your recurring financial gifts.
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We'll send you our monthly newsletter,
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Along with encouraging spiritual resources
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To uplift and inspire you in your daily christian walk.
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Best of all, you will be blessed to know
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That your ongoing gift is helping make possible
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The outreaches of life.
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Your monthly support will help us continue
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To bring god's love, hope, and healing
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To a world in need one life at a time.
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Kenza haddock joins wellness wednesdays
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To help you identify subtle attacks
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On your mental health
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And take proactive steps toward healing.
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Life today is made possible by the supporters of life outreach international.
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Your gift will be used exclusively for the exempt purposes of life.
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The ministry features specific outreaches
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As examples of the programs it supports and conducts.
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Gifts are considered to be without restriction
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As to use unless explicitly stipulated by the donor.
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The ministry is a member of the ecfa.
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Ron Carpenter;Hope Carpenter - Necessity Of An Enemy

December 10, 2024 | S

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