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Speaker 1: Life Audio.

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Speaker 2: From the Salvation Army Welcome to Heartbeat.

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Speaker 1: Have you ever felt left out of a social situation

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Speaker 1: because of your faith? Maybe your friends were doing something

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Speaker 1: you knew wasn't right. Maybe you skipped an event, a conversation,

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Speaker 1: or even a relationship because you wanted to honor God.

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Speaker 1: And if we're honest, that can hurt. Nobody likes feeling excluded,

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Speaker 1: especially when we're young. The pressure to fit in and

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Speaker 1: the fear of missing out can feel overwhelming. But Jesus

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Speaker 1: never promised that following him would always be popular. In fact,

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Speaker 1: he said in John fifteen nineteen, if you belong to

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Speaker 1: the world, it would love you as its own. As

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Speaker 1: it is, you do not belong to the world, but

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Speaker 1: I have chosen you out of the world. When following

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Speaker 1: Christ makes you feel left out, remember this, You're never

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Speaker 1: left out of God's family. His acceptance is greater than

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Speaker 1: the approval of any crowd.

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Speaker 2: For more episodes of Heartbeat, visit Salvation Army Radio dot org.

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Speaker 2: Thank you so much for listening to Heartbeat. We want

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Speaker 2: to thank the team at Life Audio for their partnership

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Speaker 2: with us on the show. Visit Lifeaudio dot com or

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Speaker 2: you'll find dozens of other faith centered podcasts in their network.

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Speaker 2: They have shows about prayer, Bible studying, parenting, and more.

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Speaker 2: Thanks again for listening, we'll see you next time.