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Speaker 1: Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. Thanks for listening to

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Speaker 1: our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry.

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Speaker 2: If you enjoy today's message, why don't you be a

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Speaker 2: blessing and share it with a friend.

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Speaker 1: We appreciate you and pray for God's very best in

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Speaker 1: your life.

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Speaker 3: You may be seated.

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Speaker 2: I just want to encourage all of us today to

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Speaker 2: keep healthy connections with our families. You know, going forward

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Speaker 2: in twenty seventeen, we need to make sure that we're

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Speaker 2: making a personal investment into our family members, that we're

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Speaker 2: building strong blonds, and we're creating trust and security in

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Speaker 2: our families. It's so easy in this culture with everything

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Speaker 2: that we have to do and all the technology that

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Speaker 2: we have to get things done more quickly. We have

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Speaker 2: to make sure that we don't just breeze by one

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Speaker 2: another and not make personal connections. There's so much to do,

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Speaker 2: there's so many people to see. It's up to us

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Speaker 2: to make the choices and priorities to connect with those

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Speaker 2: that we love. You know, Joel and I have to

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Speaker 2: make it a priority to spend personal quality time together.

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Speaker 1: Now.

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Speaker 2: Joel and I are together a lot. We work together.

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Speaker 2: I'm not talking about coexisting in a home. I'm not

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Speaker 2: talking about working in a task together. I'm talking about

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Speaker 2: making investments in the life of people that you love,

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Speaker 2: making personal time to find out what they like, to

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Speaker 2: be a part of what they like, to enjoy their gifts,

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Speaker 2: enjoy their talents. You know, Joel and I, we love

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Speaker 2: to take walks together. We love to ride our bikes.

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Speaker 2: We'll go on a date night every now and then.

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Speaker 3: Sometimes we just get in the car and we drive nowhere.

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Speaker 2: But these are times that we have created to just

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Speaker 2: be together, not to talk about work, not to necessarily

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Speaker 2: talk about a problem or an issue that we're facing,

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Speaker 2: but to just be toga together, maybe not even talk

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Speaker 2: at all, maybe just connecting in the presence of the moment.

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Speaker 2: You See, We've got to take the time and set

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Speaker 2: the priorities and standards in our life to connect with

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Speaker 2: those we love. You See, if Joel and I just

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Speaker 2: work all the time, if we're together but we're just

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Speaker 2: existing and working and under the load of life, we're

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Speaker 2: not gonna mature and nurture a relationship that's going to flourish,

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Speaker 2: that's going to stay connected. See, We've got to join

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Speaker 2: our hearts together and build bridges on those things that

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Speaker 2: we connect with on a personal basis. You see, I

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Speaker 2: know what to expect from Joel because I've spent time

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Speaker 2: quality time connecting with him. He knows what to expect

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Speaker 2: from me. We know what we think. I know when

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Speaker 2: to leave him alone. I know when he wants to

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Speaker 2: sit in his big chair and watch Will of Fortune.

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Speaker 4: I know.

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Speaker 5: The things he likes to do to unplug, and those

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Speaker 5: are at the times I go in with all of

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Speaker 5: the things that I want to talk about. You see,

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Speaker 5: I've learned him so when I have an intimate and

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Speaker 5: personal relationship with him, knowing what he likes, what he dislikes,

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Speaker 5: what I expect of him, what he expects of me,

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Speaker 5: those boundaries.

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Speaker 2: That we like to set in our life. When I

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Speaker 2: know these things, I can work with him better. When

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Speaker 2: you've created something, not just done life together, not just

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Speaker 2: doing life together, but creating a life together, that's when

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Speaker 2: things will change in your life. See, I believe it's

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Speaker 2: the same way with our children. We can't always be

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Speaker 2: on the job raising our children. We've got to enjoy

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Speaker 2: our children. We need to learn to communicate with our children,

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Speaker 2: see their gifts and talents, enjoy their individuality, experience their ideas.

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Speaker 2: You see, we've got to get to a personal relationship

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Speaker 3: We've got to create a.

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Speaker 2: Connection so that our connection will grow and flourish through

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Speaker 3: I enjoy my children as much today as I did

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Speaker 3: when they.

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Speaker 2: as adults in college right now. In fact, I learn

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Speaker 2: from them. I enjoy them. I allow them to have

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Speaker 2: their ideas. Now, I want to tell you, sometimes time

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Speaker 2: seems so short, and we only get a certain time

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Speaker 2: making these moments a lesson in life, a teaching moment.

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Speaker 2: You're spending time with your child and you can see

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Speaker 2: maybe something that could happen or something that you've experienced,

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Speaker 3: I can tell you I am so guilty of that.

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Speaker 2: But I've learned, and you know, my children have helped

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Speaker 2: me learn this, that not every moment has to be

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Speaker 2: a teaching moment. Yes, we want to teach our children,

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Speaker 2: we want to train our children, but we also want

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Speaker 2: to enjoy our children. We want to develop a relationship

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Speaker 2: have opportunity in the future.

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Speaker 3: Now you may have, you.

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Speaker 2: Know, children that are out of your house. That's okay,

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Speaker 2: you can still connect with your children. See, it takes

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Speaker 2: work to form good relationships.

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Speaker 3: They don't just happen. They must be created.

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Speaker 2: We have to sacrifice our personal time to have quality

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Speaker 2: time with those we love. It takes a commitment, It

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Speaker 2: takes an availability. See, if we're going to build strong

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Speaker 2: families and strong relationships, we're gonna have to do our part.

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Speaker 2: You know, sharing meals together is a great way to

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Speaker 2: spend quality time. Maybe dinner doesn't work their soccer practice.

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Speaker 2: Maybe you've got commitments. But can you share breakfast? Can

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Speaker 2: you share lunch? Can you have conversation over a snack?

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Speaker 2: You see, study after study has proven that when you

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Speaker 2: take time to build relationship over a meal, that your

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Speaker 2: children are less likely to experiment with drugs and alcohol.

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Speaker 2: That creating this atmosphere over a meal four to five

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Speaker 2: esteem and character that they're less likely to go off

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Speaker 2: and allow their peers to direct their life. Because you've

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Speaker 2: made an investment in their life. I believe it's our

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Speaker 2: responsibility and it's well worth the time and effort to

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Speaker 2: enjoy our family as a whole. You know, this isn't

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Speaker 2: just a fix. This is a long term investment. See

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Speaker 2: what you plant now, you're gonna reap later. You're gonna

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Speaker 2: enjoy the benefits of your family.

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Speaker 3: So it's well worth it.

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Speaker 2: And single parents, can I tell you that you're more

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Speaker 2: than enough God, and you are a majority.

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Speaker 3: There's nothing that God won't help.

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Speaker 2: You with as you share with your family, as you

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Speaker 2: make some sacrifices, even though it's tough. Maybe your children

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Speaker 2: them up on the phone, invite them over for dinner,

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Speaker 2: they're doing wrong, not to tell them what they can

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Speaker 2: do better, but just to tell them that you're proud

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Speaker 2: of them, to tell them how great they are. You see,

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Speaker 2: sometimes we want to mold our family members into the

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Speaker 2: fix all their problems. But I'm telling you right now,

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Speaker 2: we can't fix their problems.

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Speaker 3: Only God can.

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Speaker 2: All we can do is love them show unconditional love,

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Speaker 2: spend quality time, and make personal investments.

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Speaker 3: Just take time to have.

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Speaker 2: Fun with your family. Maybe you want to go to

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Speaker 2: the movies, play some games. Whatever you do, just make

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Speaker 2: sure that you're laughing, that you're having fun, that life

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Speaker 2: is not so serious and such a struggle that you

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Speaker 2: forget the joys of life, making memories and laughing. You know,

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Speaker 2: laughter is a medicine. The Bible talks about a Mary

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Speaker 2: Hart is like a medicine. I'm telling you, it will

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Speaker 2: fix a lot of things. I was reading in the

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Speaker 2: Bible about Sarah and Abraham, and many of you know

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Speaker 2: the story. God had made a promise to Abraham and

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Speaker 2: Sarah that they would have a child. And years and

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Speaker 3: I'm sure it was weary.

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Speaker 2: I'm sure from some of the mistakes they had made.

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Speaker 2: They were burning down. One day, God showed up at

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Speaker 3: Abraham laughed.

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Speaker 2: Now, the Bible doesn't tell us why he laughed, but

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Speaker 2: you know why, I believe he laughed.

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Speaker 3: I believe he laughed because he needed a stress reliever.

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Speaker 3: He needed to just say, oh God, okay.

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Speaker 2: You know the Bible talks about you know, when you

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Speaker 2: look into your future, you have to be able to laugh.

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Speaker 2: You have to be able to trust God with your future.

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Speaker 2: Laugh at those things to come. Laughter helps. When Sarah

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Speaker 2: She let out a giggle herself. You see that stress reliever.

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Speaker 2: But the great thing about it is that time next

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Speaker 3: I can't help to believe that.

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Speaker 2: Laughter is a medicine.

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Speaker 3: Laughter lightens the load. Listen, let there be laughter, Let

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Speaker 3: there be fun. Nothing is that serious that we can't create.

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Speaker 2: This atmosphere of laughter. See, we have to set our

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Speaker 2: And again, when you face those challenges, you've got bridges

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Speaker 3: You've got each other. You're linked.

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Speaker 2: See, we all love to have the people in our

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Speaker 3: We love to be taken care of. It just warms

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Speaker 2: So we have to remember if it's good for us,

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Speaker 2: it's good for them. Listen, let's create unity in our home.

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Speaker 2: The Bible says where there is unity, there's a commanded blessing.

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Speaker 2: Every one of your family members can walk in blessing.

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Speaker 3: You've got the.

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Speaker 3: Has the spice of life.

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Speaker 2: Nothing is that serious. Create laughter and know that where

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Speaker 2: there is community, God has commanded the blessing. I want

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Speaker 2: to pray for your family right now. Lift your hand

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Speaker 2: right now. If you represent family, if you have a family,

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Speaker 2: if you want God to intervene in your family, because see,

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Speaker 2: I think he sees your hands. And you may not

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Speaker 2: be connected to some of those family members. You may

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Speaker 2: be saying, God.

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Speaker 3: I want this connection. Can I have that that?

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Speaker 1: Well?

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Speaker 2: Can I tell you one of the greatest ways you

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Speaker 2: can be connected and is in prayer.

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Speaker 3: You see, there's no distance in prayer.

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Speaker 2: You may not be able to be in the presence

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Speaker 2: can I tell you this, God's in their presence And

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Speaker 2: if you're praying to God, God will do the work.

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Speaker 3: Because see, if.

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Speaker 2: We pray and we don't give up, God will honor

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Speaker 2: our prayer. God works by faith, He works by perseverance.

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Speaker 2: So no, when you pray, the moment you pray, the

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Speaker 2: tide of the battle is beginning to turn. God is

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Speaker 2: on your side. He wants that unity in your home.

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Speaker 2: I believe all we have to have is a willing heart,

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