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<v Speaker 6>Hi, this is Victoria. Thank you so much for downloading

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<v Speaker 6>this podcast. I believe God has got amazing things in

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<v Speaker 6>your future. I hope you enjoy this message.

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<v Speaker 6>I just want to encourage all of us today with

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<v Speaker 6>the scripture that's found in Romans. Romans twelve, and this

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<v Speaker 6>is Paul talking to the Romans, and he's encouraging them

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<v Speaker 6>and urging them with great fervor to change their minds

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<v Speaker 6>to be more like God. And he says this. He says,

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<v Speaker 6>do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed

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<v Speaker 6>by the renewing of your minds.

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<v Speaker 4>See, he knew.

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<v Speaker 6>That God wanted to do something in his people, but

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<v Speaker 6>they couldn't keep thinking the old way and have the

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<v Speaker 6>new things that God.

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<v Speaker 4>Wants to do. You've heard it said like this.

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<v Speaker 6>They couldn't put new wine in old wine skins. They

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<v Speaker 6>had to change their mind. And you know what, that's

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<v Speaker 6>the same with us today. We can't be conformed to

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<v Speaker 6>this world's culture. We can't be conformed to the wrong

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<v Speaker 6>types of thinking. We have to be transformed by the

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<v Speaker 6>renewing of our mind. You see, our salvation on this

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<v Speaker 6>earth starts in our mind. If you're born again today,

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<v Speaker 6>if you've given Jesus your life, you're a new creature

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<v Speaker 6>in Christ Jesus. And so your spirit has been made new.

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<v Speaker 6>It has come alive in Christ Jesus. The problem is

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<v Speaker 6>our mind needs to catch up with what's going on

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<v Speaker 6>in our spirit.

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<v Speaker 4>All right, But we can do that by.

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<v Speaker 6>Not conforming to our old thinking, but submitting ourself to

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<v Speaker 6>the word of God, to the teachings of God. You see,

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<v Speaker 6>we are so blessed because we can get the Word

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<v Speaker 6>of God at our fingertips. We can google the Word

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<v Speaker 6>of God. We can take our phone and get our

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<v Speaker 6>Bible apps. We can listen to podcasts. We can turn

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<v Speaker 6>on the internet, we can turn on the TV listen.

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<v Speaker 6>We can put our music on our Christian faithful music

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<v Speaker 6>that declares the goodness of God.

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<v Speaker 4>We are so blessed. We have to submit and stay.

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<v Speaker 6>Under this word of God so that it can change

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<v Speaker 6>our thinking. You see, some people may not have been

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<v Speaker 6>brought up in church. I was brought up in church,

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<v Speaker 6>but you may not be have been so you maybe

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<v Speaker 6>you have some things that are contrary to what God

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<v Speaker 6>wants you to think today.

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<v Speaker 4>Some of you have addictions.

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<v Speaker 6>It's contrary to what God has for you today.

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<v Speaker 4>You see.

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<v Speaker 6>God is saying, don't be conformed by a habit, don't

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<v Speaker 6>be conformed by an addiction, don't be conformed by the

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<v Speaker 6>cultures of this world, the way this world thinks, but

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<v Speaker 6>be transformed.

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<v Speaker 4>By the renewing of your mind.

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<v Speaker 6>You have the choice of what you listen to, of

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<v Speaker 6>what you put yourself under.

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<v Speaker 4>And God is.

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<v Speaker 6>Saying, renew your mind, change your mind in to what I.

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<v Speaker 4>Have for you. You see.

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<v Speaker 6>I talk to people all the time who have an addiction,

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<v Speaker 6>and they are struggling to break the addiction. And what

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<v Speaker 6>I tell them is just don't stay down, get back up,

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<v Speaker 6>put yourself.

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<v Speaker 4>Under the word of God.

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<v Speaker 6>And those strongholds, those things that are trying to hold

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<v Speaker 6>you back, they can't stand up against the word of God.

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<v Speaker 6>It's only a matter of time before your mind catches

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<v Speaker 6>up with what the spirit is doing. In Ephesians, the

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<v Speaker 6>Bible says, to him who is able to do exceedingly,

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<v Speaker 6>abundantly above all we can ask, think or imagine. I

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<v Speaker 6>love that God can do anything. But listen to the

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<v Speaker 6>second part. According to the power that works in us. See,

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<v Speaker 6>God is saying, when you transform your mind, you line

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<v Speaker 6>your mind up with the power that's in you. See,

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<v Speaker 6>there's power in a made up mind. There's power in

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<v Speaker 6>a mind that says, no, I'm not staying here. I'm

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<v Speaker 6>on my way to greater places. I'm on my way

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<v Speaker 6>to god destination. I'm not gonna be held down by

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<v Speaker 6>always and old patterns of thinking. You see, I think

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<v Speaker 6>about the apostle Paul, and he was so passionate to

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<v Speaker 6>let them know by the mercies of God, by the

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<v Speaker 6>grace of God, this can happen for you. You see,

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<v Speaker 6>people they drink drinks to detox their body. Have you

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<v Speaker 6>ever heard somebody say, you know drink this for five

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<v Speaker 6>days and it'll get all the junk out of your body.

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<v Speaker 7>You know.

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<v Speaker 6>They say that the stuff we eat, even the water

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<v Speaker 6>we drink, you know, has toxins in it. So people

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<v Speaker 6>want to be healthy, they want to detox their body. Listen,

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<v Speaker 6>when you read the Word of God and put yourself

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<v Speaker 6>under the word of God, you're.

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<v Speaker 4>Detoxing your mind.

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<v Speaker 6>You're dislodging strongholds, your weakening their grip on you. Listen,

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<v Speaker 6>you're in a battle. You're in a battle, and it's

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<v Speaker 6>time to stand up and fight. It's time to say,

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<v Speaker 6>I'm not gonna let the wrong words come out of

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<v Speaker 6>my mouth. I'm not gonna let my way of thinking

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<v Speaker 6>stop me. I've heard people who are fighting illnesses and

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<v Speaker 6>they listen to the Word of God constantly. They've constantly

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<v Speaker 6>got it going. Whether they have the Word of God,

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<v Speaker 6>whether they have a good teaching, whether they have Joel,

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<v Speaker 6>whether they have praise, they are constantly bathing and sanctifying

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<v Speaker 6>their mind in the word of God. See, we're justified

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<v Speaker 6>in our spirit, but we have to be sanctified in

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<v Speaker 6>our mind. That means we have to set our mind

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<v Speaker 6>apart from the way of doing and being and we

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<v Speaker 6>have to get in God's way of doing and being.

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<v Speaker 6>You See, if we want to know God's will, We're

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<v Speaker 6>gonna have to know God's way. Now, he was telling them,

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<v Speaker 6>don't be conformed, but be transformed. And he was saying,

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<v Speaker 6>this is a process. Don't get down on yourself. It's

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<v Speaker 6>a process. And then he went on to say this.

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<v Speaker 6>He says, do not be conformed to this world, but

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<v Speaker 6>be transformed by the renewing of your mind. That by

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<v Speaker 6>testing you may be able to discern the will of

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<v Speaker 6>God for your life. What is pleasing, right and acceptable?

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<v Speaker 6>How many of you want to know the will of

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<v Speaker 6>God for your life. I want to know the will

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<v Speaker 6>of God for my life. I want to know the

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<v Speaker 6>will of God for my life. And God is saying,

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<v Speaker 6>through this transformation, through this new way of thinking, you

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<v Speaker 6>can take all these choices and you can put them

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<v Speaker 6>under the scrutiny of what you know. You can test

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<v Speaker 6>it and see shall I make it or shall I not?

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<v Speaker 6>Shall I choose it, or shall I go the other way? See,

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<v Speaker 6>you can put the choices you make every day under

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<v Speaker 6>the scrutiny of the word of God.

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<v Speaker 7>See.

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<v Speaker 6>God wants us to walk in confidence before him. He

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<v Speaker 6>wants us to know what his will is so we'll

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<v Speaker 6>know what way to go. It's kind of like taking

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<v Speaker 6>a test. Have you ever gone in when you're in

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<v Speaker 6>school to take a test or for your job. The

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<v Speaker 6>better you knew the material, the more confident you were,

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<v Speaker 6>the more answers.

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<v Speaker 4>You got right. It's kind of like that God is.

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<v Speaker 6>Saying, this transformation comes little by little, but keep gain

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<v Speaker 6>and knowledge, keep testing your choices.

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<v Speaker 4>By what you know to be right. You know, we make.

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<v Speaker 6>Choices every single day, and those choices make us so

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<v Speaker 6>it's so important that we put our choices under God's authority.

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<v Speaker 4>Now, you know, sometimes we don't want to put.

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<v Speaker 6>Every choice under God's authority because some choices we just.

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<v Speaker 4>Want they look so good. God, I can fix this

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<v Speaker 4>with you later. Let me go ahead and make this choice,

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<v Speaker 4>you know what. And God knows that.

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, we've all been there, We've all done that.

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<v Speaker 6>And the good thing about God he can take our

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<v Speaker 6>bad choices and bring him glory and us good.

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<v Speaker 4>All right, he can.

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<v Speaker 6>He's a good God, and he loves us, and I

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<v Speaker 6>love the fact that he's not judging us.

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<v Speaker 4>The point is is that.

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<v Speaker 6>We need to not be afraid to take our attitudes,

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<v Speaker 6>our unforgiveness, our habits, everything about us, and put it

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<v Speaker 6>under the submission of God. See Paul was saying, be

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<v Speaker 6>a living sacrifice. Is how he started at be a

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<v Speaker 6>living sacrifice. What he was saying, he was going.

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<v Speaker 4>Go all in, Go all in.

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<v Speaker 6>Don't hold back certain areas of your life. You have

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<v Speaker 6>a bad habit, put it under God's authority. Don't hold

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<v Speaker 6>on to it and say, God, I'll fix it. As

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<v Speaker 6>soon as I fix it, then I'll come over here

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<v Speaker 6>and give.

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<v Speaker 4>It to you.

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<v Speaker 6>God is saying, give it all to me, the good,

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<v Speaker 6>the bad, the ugly. Put it under my word. Let

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<v Speaker 6>me break those things off of your life. See Jesus

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<v Speaker 6>came as the living Word. The Bible says he came

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<v Speaker 6>as the Word made incarnate, man made flesh, and he

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<v Speaker 6>walked among them. And do you know that when you

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<v Speaker 6>read the word of God, you get good teaching. You're

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<v Speaker 6>walking with g Jesus. And he's still doing what he

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<v Speaker 6>did those days in the Bible. He's still healing, he's

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<v Speaker 6>still delivering, he's still setting free, he's still restoring.

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<v Speaker 4>Take his hand and put all of it under his authority.

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<v Speaker 6>We can't be afraid and listen. You know, we have

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<v Speaker 6>big decisions that we have to make in our life.

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<v Speaker 6>I've heard people say, I want to know the will

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<v Speaker 6>of God. Should I take this job, should I start

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<v Speaker 6>this business? Should I go back to college? Is this

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<v Speaker 6>the person I should marry? And those are all very

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<v Speaker 6>important decisions. But we need to put every decision under

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<v Speaker 6>the will of God, because the better choices we make,

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<v Speaker 6>the closer we are to those better decisions on those

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<v Speaker 6>big issues of our life. When I was a young girl,

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<v Speaker 6>I remember my heart. I would just say to God, God,

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<v Speaker 6>when I get married someday, all I know is this,

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<v Speaker 6>I want a man who loves you more than I do.

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<v Speaker 6>You see, my heart said this, God. I don't want

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<v Speaker 6>to be dragging anybody up. I don't want to be

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<v Speaker 6>constantly pushing them up. God, I don't want them to

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<v Speaker 6>sharpen me. I want us to be better together. I

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<v Speaker 6>want us to do great things for you. Now, girls,

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<v Speaker 6>I just want to tell you this. Don't say this part,

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<v Speaker 6>but this is literally what I said, because if I

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<v Speaker 6>was you, I would find a man with a job.

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<v Speaker 6>But I said, I said, God, he doesn't have to

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<v Speaker 6>have a lot of money.

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<v Speaker 4>You know what, he didn't have to be rich.

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<v Speaker 6>God, I just want him to love you, because my

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<v Speaker 6>heart was like this, God, you can do anything in

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<v Speaker 6>our life.

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<v Speaker 4>If we serve you, we can rise higher. We can

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<v Speaker 4>do anything.

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<v Speaker 6>But the bottom line is my gold standard is that

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<v Speaker 6>he loves you a lot. So when I met Joel,

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<v Speaker 6>he looked good on the outside and back from the outside,

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<v Speaker 6>and he looked like he was perfect. But you know what,

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<v Speaker 6>I didn't want to just judge him from the outside.

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<v Speaker 6>I wanted to judge my who I was gonna marry

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<v Speaker 6>by the word of God. And although he looked good,

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<v Speaker 6>he seemed to have the right credential, you know what,

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<v Speaker 6>that wasn't good enough.

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<v Speaker 4>I watched him, I studied him. I saw if his

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<v Speaker 4>beliefs lined up with his actions.

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<v Speaker 6>I watched how he treated his family, what he said

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<v Speaker 6>about his friends, his generosity towards others. See, I let

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<v Speaker 6>that character line itself up with the word of God.

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<v Speaker 4>Then I could make an.

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<v Speaker 6>Educated, godly decision. You said, God wants us to be

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<v Speaker 6>confident in our decisions. As our minds are gaining more

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<v Speaker 6>knowledge and being transformed, then we can test our choices

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<v Speaker 6>and make the right decisions. Well, I had the peace

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<v Speaker 6>of God. He asked me to marry, so I did.

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<v Speaker 6>Thirty years later. It's been a wonderful decision. It's been

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<v Speaker 6>a great decision. Can I tell you girls, don't judge

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<v Speaker 6>from the outside, make sure their character lines up. You're

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<v Speaker 6>far too valuable to get together with someone who doesn't

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<v Speaker 6>appreciate you and know how to bring out the best

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<v Speaker 6>in you, who doesn't serve the living God.

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<v Speaker 4>You see, I made my decision.

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<v Speaker 6>I'd rather be home with a peanut butter and jelly

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<v Speaker 6>sanwich than with a man that wasn't good enough for

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<v Speaker 6>me and God.

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<v Speaker 4>All right, it's not worth it.

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<v Speaker 6>Every decision you make, use the word of God as

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<v Speaker 6>your goal standard. Keep conforming to God's word in his likeness.

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<v Speaker 6>Don't conform to the world, don't conform to habits. You

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<v Speaker 6>may be fighting something right now, and I just want

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<v Speaker 6>to encourage you to get yourself, submit yourself under the

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<v Speaker 6>word of God. Don't let anything come out of your

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<v Speaker 6>mouth that doesn't line up with what you want. Listen,

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<v Speaker 6>when you're in a fight, you got to fight to

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<v Speaker 6>the end. You got to be serious about where you're going.

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<v Speaker 6>God's work will renew you, strengthen you, and refresh you.

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<v Speaker 6>It'll detox all those old ways and I'll bring you

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<v Speaker 6>into the new ways of God. We love you so much.

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<v Speaker 6>You're awesome. God is a good God.

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