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Jealous or Grateful this Christmas? · Becoming Financially Confident

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  Hey,
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  I
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  thought
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  I'd
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  start
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  today's
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  show
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  with
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  a
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  quote
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  from
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  Pastor
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  Steven
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  Furtick.
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  He's
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  the
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  pastor
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  of
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  Elevation
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  Church.
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  You
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  might
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  have
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  seen
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  him
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  online.
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  Really
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  passionate
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  pastor.
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  But
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  he
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  said
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  this.
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  He
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  said
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  the
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  reason
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  we
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  struggle
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  with
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  insecurity
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  is
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  because
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  we
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  compare
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  our
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  behind
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  the
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  scenes
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  with
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  everyone
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  else's
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  highlight
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  reel.
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  I'll
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  tell
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  you
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  what,
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  Stephen,
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  home
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  run
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  on
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  that
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  one.
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  Dude,
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  I
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  agree
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  with
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  you
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  100%.
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  Which
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  leads
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  me
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  to
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  today's
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  listener
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  question.
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  Ralph,
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  I
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  love
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  seeing
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  family
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  and
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  friends
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  during
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  the
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  holidays,
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  but
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  it's
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  hard
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  not
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  to
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  compare
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  what
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  I
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  have
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  to
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  what
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  others
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  do.
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  And
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  here's
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  the
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  big
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  part
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  of
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  their
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  question,
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  Ralph.
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  How
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  can
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  I
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  stay
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  content
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  and
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  not
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  feel
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  like
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  I'm
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  falling
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  behind?
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  What
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  a
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  great
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  question
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  today.
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  And
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  here's
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  where
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  I
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  want
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  to
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  start.
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  That,
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  with
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  comparison
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  steals
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  the
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  joy
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  that
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  God
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  meant
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  for
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  you.
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  I
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  want
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  you
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  to
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  hear
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  that.
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  I
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  want
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  you
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  to
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  embrace
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  that
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  right
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  now.
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  Because
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  the
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  moment
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  you
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  measure
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  your
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  blessing
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  against
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  someone
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  else's,
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  you're
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  forgetting
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  something
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  big.
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  You're
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  forgetting
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  who
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  gave
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  them
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  to
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  you
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  in
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  the
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  first
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  place.
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  So
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  let's
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  talk
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  about
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  staying
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  content
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  during
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  the
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  holidays.
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  On
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  today's
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  show.
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  This
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  is
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  Financially
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  Confident
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  Christian,
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  your
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  daily
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  dose
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  of
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  gospel,
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  grounded
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  insight
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  and
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  faith
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  driven
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  tips
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  to
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  help
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  you
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  break
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  the
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  cycle
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  of
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  financial
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  shame
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  with
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  confidence.
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  Welcome
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  to
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  the
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  show.
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  I'm
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  Ralph.
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  I'm
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  so
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  happy
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  you
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  chose
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  to
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  join
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  me
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  today
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  as
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  we
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  continue
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  our
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  series
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  of
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  finding
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  joy
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  without
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  going
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  broke
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  during
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  the
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  holiday
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  season.
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  My
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  goal
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  every
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  day
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  on
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  the
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  show,
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  and
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  I
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  hope
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  I'm
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  meeting
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  that
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  goal
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  for
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  you,
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  is
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  helping
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  you
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  break
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  that
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  cycle
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  of
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  financial
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  shame
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  and
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  do
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  it
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  with
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  confidence.
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  Listen,
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  I've
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  been
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  coaching
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  families
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  for
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  years
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  more
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  than
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  I
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  want
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  to
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  admit.
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  And
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  during
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  that
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  time
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  I've
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  seen
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  how
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  comparison
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  just
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  completely
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  drains
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  gratitude
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  and
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  it
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  leaves
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  people
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  empty.
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  But
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  I've
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  also
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  seen
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  how
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  you
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  can
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  replace
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  that
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  with
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  peace
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  and
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  it
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  just
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  completely
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  removes
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  that
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  pressure.
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  And
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  listen,
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  I'm
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  faced
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  with
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  the
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  same
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  temptations
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  that
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  you
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  are.
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  So
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  easy
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  to
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  look
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  at
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  what
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  others
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  have.
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  Social
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  media
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  allows
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  us
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  to
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  do
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  that.
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  I
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  want
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  to
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  get
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  on
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  a
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  rant,
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  but
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  I
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  might
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  a
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  little
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  bit
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  later
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  in
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  the
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  show.
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  But
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  we're
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  constantly
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  looking
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  at
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  what
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  other
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  people
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  have.
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  We
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  forget
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  to
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  thank
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  God
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  for
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  what
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  we've
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  already
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  got
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  ready
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  in
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  front
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  of
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  us.
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  And
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  I'll
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  never
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  forget
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  one
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  Christmas.
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  I'll
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  never
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  forget
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  this.
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  It
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  was
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  late
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  in
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  the
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  night
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  at
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  Christmas
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  time.
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  My
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  wife
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  and
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  I,
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  we
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  are
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  both
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  worn
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  out.
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  We're
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  just
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  sitting
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  on
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  the
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  couch,
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  just
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  kind
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  of
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  what
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  they
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  call
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  the
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  doom
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  scrolling
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  on
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  our
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  phones.
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  And
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  I'm
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  looking
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  through
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  Social
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  media.
• 2:50
  I
• 2:50
  call
• 2:50
  it
• 2:51
  social
• 2:51
  media,
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  like
• 2:51
  the
• 2:51
  highlight
• 2:52
  reel.
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  And
• 2:53
  I'm
• 2:53
  looking
• 2:53
  at,
• 2:54
  oh,
• 2:54
  look
• 2:54
  at
• 2:54
  Tay
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  dad
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  going
• 2:55
  on.
• 2:55
  Look
• 2:55
  at
• 2:55
  these
• 2:55
  people
• 2:56
  hanging
• 2:56
  on.
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  And
• 2:56
  I
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  started
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  having
• 2:57
  this
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  feeling
• 2:57
  like
• 2:58
  everyone
• 2:58
  else
• 2:58
  had
• 2:58
  it
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  better
• 2:59
  than
• 2:59
  me.
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  I
• 3:01
  was
• 3:01
  really
• 3:01
  leaning
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  into
• 3:02
  that.
• 3:02
  I
• 3:02
  was
• 3:02
  like,
• 3:02
  man,
• 3:02
  look
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  what
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  they
• 3:03
  got.
• 3:03
  Look
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  at
• 3:04
  that
• 3:04
  beautiful
• 3:04
  new
• 3:05
  home.
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  Wow,
• 3:05
  look
• 3:06
  at
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  this.
• 3:06
  They
• 3:06
  got
• 3:06
  family.
• 3:07
  They're
• 3:07
  traveling.
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  My
• 3:09
  wife
• 3:09
  said,
• 3:09
  what
• 3:10
  is
• 3:10
  wrong
• 3:10
  with
• 3:10
  you?
• 3:11
  And
• 3:11
  she
• 3:11
  nudged
• 3:11
  me
• 3:12
  over
• 3:12
  to
• 3:12
  the
• 3:12
  side
• 3:12
  and
• 3:12
  she
• 3:13
  says
• 3:13
  she
• 3:14
  reminded
• 3:14
  me
• 3:14
  of
• 3:14
  this.
• 3:14
  She
• 3:15
  said,
• 3:15
  ralph,
• 3:15
  what?
• 3:15
  You
• 3:16
  can't
• 3:16
  see
• 3:16
  the
• 3:16
  debt
• 3:16
  behind
• 3:17
  their
• 3:17
  decorations.
• 3:19
  And
• 3:19
  they'll
• 3:20
  tell
• 3:20
  you,
• 3:20
  right?
• 3:20
  That
• 3:20
  line
• 3:21
  stuck
• 3:21
  with
• 3:21
  me
• 3:21
  because
• 3:21
  I
• 3:22
  could
• 3:22
  see
• 3:22
  the
• 3:22
  decorations,
• 3:23
  I
• 3:23
  could
• 3:23
  see
• 3:24
  all
• 3:24
  the
• 3:24
  trimmings.
• 3:25
  I
• 3:25
  could
• 3:25
  see
• 3:25
  all
• 3:25
  the
• 3:25
  beautiful
• 3:26
  lights
• 3:26
  on
• 3:26
  the
• 3:26
  Christmas
• 3:27
  tree.
• 3:27
  But
• 3:28
  what
• 3:28
  I
• 3:28
  couldn't
• 3:28
  see
• 3:28
  is
• 3:29
  the
• 3:29
  debt
• 3:29
  behind
• 3:29
  that,
• 3:30
  the
• 3:30
  stress
• 3:30
  behind
• 3:30
  that,
• 3:31
  the
• 3:31
  anxiety
• 3:31
  behind
• 3:32
  that.
• 3:32
  And
• 3:33
  I
• 3:33
  love
• 3:33
  what
• 3:33
  former
• 3:34
  President
• 3:34
  Theodore
• 3:35
  Roosevelt
• 3:35
  said.
• 3:35
  He
• 3:36
  said
• 3:36
  it
• 3:36
  best.
• 3:37
  He
• 3:37
  said,
• 3:37
  comparison
• 3:38
  is
• 3:38
  the
• 3:39
  thief
• 3:39
  of
• 3:39
  joy,
• 3:41
  and
• 3:41
  it
• 3:41
  truly
• 3:41
  is.
• 3:42
  So
• 3:42
  today's
• 3:42
  question
• 3:42
  is
• 3:43
  this.
• 3:43
  How
• 3:43
  do
• 3:43
  I
• 3:43
  battle
• 3:44
  comparison
• 3:44
  this
• 3:45
  Christmas?
• 3:45
  Man,
• 3:45
  we
• 3:46
  got
• 3:46
  to
• 3:46
  understand
• 3:46
  this.
• 3:47
  First
• 3:47
  thing
• 3:47
  I
• 3:47
  want
• 3:47
  you
• 3:48
  to
• 3:48
  recognize
• 3:49
  is
• 3:49
  comparison
• 3:50
  kills
• 3:50
  gratitude.
• 3:51
  Let's
• 3:52
  say
• 3:52
  something
• 3:52
  bold
• 3:53
  here.
• 3:53
  When
• 3:54
  you
• 3:54
  look
• 3:54
  sideways,
• 3:55
  you
• 3:55
  stop
• 3:55
  looking
• 3:56
  upward,
• 3:57
  and
• 3:57
  the
• 3:57
  answer's
• 3:58
  upward,
• 3:58
  isn't
• 3:59
  it?
• 3:59
  Because
• 3:59
  thankfulness
• 4:00
  dies
• 4:00
  when
• 4:01
  comparison
• 4:02
  lives.
• 4:03
  It's
• 4:03
  all
• 4:03
  about
• 4:03
  that
• 4:04
  mindset.
• 4:04
  Are
• 4:05
  you
• 4:05
  looking
• 4:05
  to
• 4:05
  the
• 4:05
  side?
• 4:06
  Are
• 4:06
  you
• 4:06
  looking
• 4:06
  upward?
• 4:07
  And
• 4:08
  now
• 4:08
  I'm
• 4:08
  going
• 4:08
  to
• 4:08
  get
• 4:08
  on
• 4:08
  my.
• 4:08
  My
• 4:09
  soapbox
• 4:09
  a
• 4:09
  little
• 4:09
  bit.
• 4:10
  Social
• 4:11
  media
• 4:11
  lies
• 4:12
  to
• 4:12
  us.
• 4:13
  Social
• 4:13
  media
• 4:14
  posts
• 4:14
  people's
• 4:14
  highlight
• 4:15
  reel.
• 4:15
  It's
• 4:16
  like
• 4:16
  the
• 4:16
  top
• 4:16
  thing.
• 4:17
  Here's
• 4:17
  all
• 4:17
  the
• 4:17
  great
• 4:17
  things
• 4:18
  that
• 4:18
  happen.
• 4:18
  But
• 4:18
  what
• 4:18
  it
• 4:19
  doesn't
• 4:19
  post
• 4:19
  is
• 4:19
  their
• 4:20
  hardship.
• 4:21
  It
• 4:21
  doesn't
• 4:21
  show
• 4:21
  you
• 4:21
  when
• 4:22
  that
• 4:22
  credit
• 4:22
  card
• 4:22
  bill
• 4:23
  comes
• 4:23
  in
• 4:23
  January.
• 4:24
  It
• 4:24
  doesn't
• 4:25
  show
• 4:25
  you
• 4:25
  when
• 4:25
  they're
• 4:26
  still
• 4:26
  paying
• 4:26
  that
• 4:26
  credit
• 4:26
  card
• 4:27
  in
• 4:27
  June
• 4:27
  next
• 4:28
  summer.
• 4:29
  It
• 4:29
  shows
• 4:29
  you
• 4:29
  the
• 4:30
  highlights.
• 4:30
  Oh,
• 4:30
  look
• 4:30
  at
• 4:30
  all
• 4:30
  this
• 4:31
  fancy
• 4:31
  stuff.
• 4:31
  Look
• 4:31
  at
• 4:31
  the
• 4:32
  cool.
• 4:32
  The
• 4:32
  decorations,
• 4:33
  and
• 4:33
  look
• 4:33
  at
• 4:33
  the
• 4:34
  vacation
• 4:34
  we're
• 4:34
  on.
• 4:35
  It's
• 4:35
  that
• 4:35
  perfect
• 4:36
  photo.
• 4:37
  But
• 4:38
  what
• 4:38
  you're
• 4:38
  not
• 4:38
  seeing
• 4:38
  is
• 4:38
  that
• 4:39
  deep
• 4:39
  struggle.
• 4:39
  You're
• 4:40
  not
• 4:40
  seeing
• 4:40
  relationships
• 4:41
  that
• 4:41
  are
• 4:41
  severed
• 4:42
  or
• 4:42
  that
• 4:43
  are
• 4:43
  breaking
• 4:43
  apart
• 4:43
  because
• 4:44
  of
• 4:44
  financial
• 4:44
  stress.
• 4:46
  And.
• 4:46
  And
• 4:46
  here's
• 4:46
  the
• 4:47
  sinister
• 4:47
  part.
• 4:47
  And
• 4:47
  I
• 4:48
  don't
• 4:48
  want
• 4:48
  to
• 4:48
  rant
• 4:48
  about
• 4:49
  social
• 4:49
  media
• 4:49
  too
• 4:50
  long,
• 4:50
  but,
• 4:50
  man,
• 4:50
  it
• 4:51
  makes
• 4:51
  us
• 4:51
  feel
• 4:51
  less
• 4:52
  than,
• 4:52
  doesn't
• 4:52
  it?
• 4:53
  We
• 4:54
  look
• 4:54
  around
• 4:54
  and
• 4:54
  we're
• 4:54
  like,
• 4:54
  oh,
• 4:55
  man,
• 4:55
  I
• 4:55
  wish
• 4:55
  I
• 4:55
  had
• 4:55
  that.
• 4:57
  Pay
• 4:57
  attention
• 4:57
  to
• 4:58
  where
• 4:58
  your
• 4:58
  social
• 4:58
  media
• 4:59
  is.
• 5:00
  And
• 5:00
  we
• 5:00
  got
• 5:00
  to
• 5:01
  focus
• 5:01
  on
• 5:01
  the
• 5:01
  eternal.
• 5:02
  See,
• 5:02
  it's
• 5:02
  so
• 5:02
  easy
• 5:03
  to
• 5:03
  focus
• 5:03
  on
• 5:03
  those
• 5:03
  gifts.
• 5:04
  What's
• 5:04
  under
• 5:04
  the
• 5:04
  tree,
• 5:04
  what
• 5:05
  we
• 5:05
  Open
• 5:05
  up.
• 5:06
  But
• 5:06
  gifts
• 5:07
  are
• 5:07
  going
• 5:07
  to
• 5:07
  fade.
• 5:07
  You're
• 5:07
  not
• 5:08
  going
• 5:08
  to
• 5:08
  remember
• 5:08
  gifts
• 5:09
  years
• 5:09
  from
• 5:09
  now.
• 5:10
  But
• 5:10
  what
• 5:10
  you
• 5:10
  will
• 5:10
  remember
• 5:11
  is
• 5:11
  relationships,
• 5:13
  that
• 5:13
  faith.
• 5:14
  That
• 5:14
  faith
• 5:15
  will
• 5:15
  last
• 5:15
  forever.
• 5:15
  So
• 5:16
  focus
• 5:16
  right
• 5:16
  now
• 5:16
  on
• 5:17
  what
• 5:17
  really
• 5:17
  matters.
• 5:18
  Well,
• 5:19
  how
• 5:19
  do
• 5:19
  you
• 5:19
  do
• 5:19
  that?
• 5:19
  One
• 5:19
  of
• 5:20
  the
• 5:20
  ways
• 5:20
  you
• 5:20
  can
• 5:20
  do
• 5:20
  that
• 5:21
  is
• 5:21
  to
• 5:21
  practice
• 5:22
  gratitude.
• 5:22
  I
• 5:22
  know
• 5:23
  I
• 5:23
  say
• 5:23
  that
• 5:23
  on
• 5:23
  the
• 5:23
  show
• 5:23
  all
• 5:23
  the
• 5:24
  time,
• 5:24
  but
• 5:24
  listen,
• 5:24
  I'm
• 5:24
  a
• 5:25
  true
• 5:25
  believer
• 5:25
  in
• 5:25
  this.
• 5:26
  Write
• 5:27
  down
• 5:27
  five
• 5:27
  blessings
• 5:28
  each
• 5:28
  morning.
• 5:28
  Listen,
• 5:29
  before
• 5:29
  you
• 5:29
  even
• 5:29
  get
• 5:30
  out
• 5:30
  of
• 5:30
  bed,
• 5:31
  I
• 5:31
  started
• 5:32
  to
• 5:32
  do
• 5:32
  this.
• 5:33
  List
• 5:33
  five
• 5:34
  things
• 5:34
  you're
• 5:34
  grateful
• 5:35
  for.
• 5:35
  Start
• 5:36
  your
• 5:36
  day
• 5:36
  with
• 5:36
  gratefulness.
• 5:37
  Because,
• 5:37
  listen,
• 5:38
  you
• 5:38
  should
• 5:39
  be
• 5:39
  grateful.
• 5:40
  You
• 5:40
  should
• 5:40
  be
• 5:41
  grateful
• 5:41
  that
• 5:41
  you
• 5:41
  have
• 5:41
  the
• 5:42
  ability
• 5:42
  to
• 5:42
  get
• 5:42
  out
• 5:42
  of
• 5:43
  bed.
• 5:43
  Like,
• 5:43
  you're
• 5:43
  not
• 5:43
  in
• 5:44
  a
• 5:44
  coma.
• 5:44
  You're
• 5:45
  not
• 5:45
  suffering
• 5:45
  some
• 5:46
  major
• 5:46
  illness.
• 5:47
  And
• 5:47
  maybe
• 5:47
  you
• 5:47
  are.
• 5:47
  Maybe
• 5:48
  right
• 5:48
  now
• 5:48
  you're
• 5:49
  in
• 5:49
  a
• 5:49
  battle.
• 5:50
  So
• 5:51
  many
• 5:51
  of
• 5:51
  us
• 5:51
  are
• 5:51
  in
• 5:51
  battles.
• 5:52
  But
• 5:52
  guess
• 5:52
  what?
• 5:53
  You're
• 5:53
  still
• 5:53
  loved
• 5:54
  by
• 5:54
  the
• 5:54
  creator
• 5:54
  of
• 5:54
  the
• 5:55
  world.
• 5:55
  And
• 5:55
  he
• 5:56
  still
• 5:56
  got
• 5:56
  his
• 5:56
  hands
• 5:56
  out
• 5:56
  to
• 5:57
  grab
• 5:57
  you
• 5:57
  and
• 5:57
  take
• 5:57
  hold
• 5:58
  of
• 5:58
  you.
• 5:59
  And
• 5:59
  finally,
• 6:00
  we
• 6:00
  can
• 6:01
  find
• 6:01
  joy
• 6:01
  through
• 6:01
  contentment.
• 6:04
  See,
• 6:04
  the
• 6:04
  more
• 6:04
  you
• 6:04
  appreciate
• 6:05
  what
• 6:05
  you
• 6:05
  have,
• 6:05
  and
• 6:06
  I
• 6:06
  need
• 6:06
  to
• 6:06
  say
• 6:06
  this
• 6:06
  to
• 6:06
  myself
• 6:07
  sometimes,
• 6:08
  the
• 6:09
  more
• 6:09
  you
• 6:09
  appreciate
• 6:09
  what
• 6:10
  you
• 6:10
  have,
• 6:11
  the
• 6:12
  less
• 6:12
  you
• 6:12
  crave
• 6:12
  what
• 6:13
  you
• 6:13
  don't
• 6:13
  have.
• 6:14
  Appreciate
• 6:15
  what
• 6:15
  you
• 6:15
  have.
• 6:15
  Let's
• 6:15
  get
• 6:16
  to
• 6:16
  our
• 6:16
  Bible
• 6:16
  verses
• 6:16
  today.
• 6:17
  Again.
• 6:17
  I
• 6:17
  got
• 6:17
  two
• 6:17
  of
• 6:17
  them.
• 6:18
  First,
• 6:18
  one
• 6:18
  comes
• 6:18
  from
• 6:19
  the
• 6:19
  book
• 6:19
  of
• 6:19
  Galatians,
• 6:20
  chapter
• 6:20
  6,
• 6:21
  verse
• 6:21
  4.
• 6:22
  And
• 6:23
  it
• 6:23
  says
• 6:23
  this.
• 6:23
  Each
• 6:24
  one
• 6:24
  should
• 6:24
  test
• 6:24
  their
• 6:25
  own
• 6:25
  actions,
• 6:26
  that
• 6:26
  they
• 6:26
  can
• 6:26
  take
• 6:27
  pride
• 6:27
  in
• 6:27
  themselves
• 6:28
  alone
• 6:28
  without
• 6:28
  comparing
• 6:29
  themselves
• 6:29
  to
• 6:29
  someone
• 6:30
  else.
• 6:30
  Listen,
• 6:30
  what
• 6:31
  is
• 6:31
  it
• 6:31
  saying
• 6:31
  there's
• 6:33
  comparison
• 6:33
  is
• 6:34
  a
• 6:34
  thief
• 6:34
  of
• 6:34
  joy.
• 6:35
  The
• 6:35
  Bible
• 6:35
  saying
• 6:35
  it
• 6:36
  to
• 6:36
  us.
• 6:37
  Test
• 6:37
  your
• 6:37
  own
• 6:38
  actions.
• 6:38
  Take
• 6:39
  pride
• 6:39
  in
• 6:39
  yourselves.
• 6:40
  Stop
• 6:40
  comparing
• 6:40
  yourself
• 6:41
  to
• 6:41
  someone
• 6:41
  else.
• 6:42
  It's
• 6:43
  just
• 6:43
  making
• 6:43
  you
• 6:43
  live
• 6:44
  in
• 6:44
  constant
• 6:44
  anxiety.
• 6:45
  It's
• 6:46
  making
• 6:46
  you
• 6:46
  feel
• 6:46
  discontented.
• 6:48
  Listen,
• 6:48
  it's
• 6:48
  not
• 6:49
  their
• 6:49
  race
• 6:49
  that
• 6:49
  you're
• 6:50
  running.
• 6:50
  It's
• 6:50
  your
• 6:50
  race.
• 6:51
  Let's
• 6:52
  get
• 6:52
  to
• 6:52
  our
• 6:52
  second
• 6:52
  Bible
• 6:53
  verse.
• 6:53
  That's
• 6:53
  Philippians,
• 6:54
  chapter
• 6:54
  4,
• 6:54
  verse
• 6:54
  12.
• 6:55
  It
• 6:55
  says,
• 6:55
  I
• 6:55
  know
• 6:55
  what
• 6:56
  it
• 6:56
  is
• 6:56
  to
• 6:56
  be
• 6:56
  in
• 6:56
  need,
• 6:58
  and
• 6:58
  I
• 6:58
  know
• 6:58
  what
• 6:58
  it
• 6:58
  is
• 6:58
  to
• 6:59
  have
• 6:59
  plenty.
• 6:59
  I've
• 7:00
  learned
• 7:00
  the
• 7:00
  secret
• 7:00
  of
• 7:00
  being
• 7:00
  content
• 7:01
  in
• 7:01
  any
• 7:01
  and
• 7:02
  every
• 7:02
  situation.
• 7:02
  I
• 7:02
  want
• 7:02
  to
• 7:03
  give
• 7:03
  you
• 7:03
  a
• 7:03
  little
• 7:03
  context
• 7:03
  here,
• 7:03
  because
• 7:04
  you
• 7:04
  need
• 7:04
  to
• 7:04
  understand
• 7:04
  this.
• 7:05
  That's
• 7:06
  Paul
• 7:06
  writing
• 7:06
  that
• 7:07
  from
• 7:07
  prison.
• 7:09
  From
• 7:10
  prison.
• 7:11
  He
• 7:12
  knows
• 7:12
  what
• 7:12
  it
• 7:12
  needs
• 7:12
  to
• 7:12
  be
• 7:13
  in
• 7:13
  need.
• 7:13
  And
• 7:13
  I
• 7:13
  know
• 7:13
  it
• 7:13
  has
• 7:14
  that
• 7:14
  plenty.
• 7:14
  I've
• 7:14
  learned
• 7:14
  the
• 7:14
  secret
• 7:15
  of
• 7:15
  being
• 7:15
  content
• 7:15
  in
• 7:15
  any
• 7:15
  and
• 7:16
  every
• 7:16
  situation.
• 7:16
  Man.
• 7:16
  That
• 7:17
  is
• 7:17
  the
• 7:17
  secret
• 7:17
  sauce
• 7:17
  to
• 7:18
  the
• 7:18
  whole
• 7:18
  thing.
• 7:18
  How
• 7:19
  about
• 7:19
  we
• 7:19
  pray
• 7:19
  together?
• 7:20
  And,
• 7:20
  Lord,
• 7:21
  we
• 7:21
  come
• 7:21
  to
• 7:21
  you
• 7:21
  right
• 7:21
  now?
• 7:22
  We
• 7:22
  want
• 7:22
  to
• 7:22
  understand
• 7:22
  contentment.
• 7:23
  We
• 7:23
  want
• 7:23
  to
• 7:24
  be
• 7:24
  grateful
• 7:24
  for
• 7:24
  the
• 7:24
  things
• 7:25
  you've
• 7:25
  given
• 7:25
  us,
• 7:25
  Lord.
• 7:26
  We
• 7:26
  don't
• 7:26
  want
• 7:26
  to
• 7:26
  constantly
• 7:27
  live
• 7:27
  in
• 7:27
  that
• 7:27
  comparison
• 7:28
  trap.
• 7:28
  So,
• 7:28
  Lord,
• 7:28
  I.
• 7:29
  Help
• 7:29
  me
• 7:29
  to
• 7:29
  stop
• 7:29
  comparing
• 7:30
  my
• 7:30
  life
• 7:30
  to
• 7:30
  other
• 7:31
  people.
• 7:31
  Let
• 7:31
  me
• 7:32
  understand
• 7:32
  that
• 7:32
  that's
• 7:32
  their
• 7:33
  race,
• 7:33
  and
• 7:33
  you've
• 7:33
  given
• 7:33
  me
• 7:34
  a
• 7:34
  different
• 7:34
  race,
• 7:34
  Lord.
• 7:35
  Teach
• 7:35
  me
• 7:35
  to
• 7:35
  see
• 7:36
  the
• 7:36
  blessings
• 7:36
  that
• 7:36
  you've
• 7:36
  already
• 7:37
  given
• 7:37
  me,
• 7:37
  all
• 7:37
  the
• 7:38
  beautiful,
• 7:38
  abundant
• 7:39
  things
• 7:39
  you've
• 7:39
  already
• 7:39
  given
• 7:39
  me,
• 7:40
  Lord,
• 7:40
  and
• 7:40
  help
• 7:40
  me
• 7:40
  to
• 7:41
  grow
• 7:41
  my
• 7:41
  joy
• 7:41
  through
• 7:42
  gratitude
• 7:42
  and
• 7:43
  contentment,
• 7:44
  not
• 7:44
  comparison
• 7:45
  and
• 7:45
  jealousy
• 7:46
  and
• 7:46
  envy.
• 7:46
  And
• 7:46
  I
• 7:47
  ask
• 7:47
  this
• 7:47
  in
• 7:48
  the
• 7:48
  name
• 7:48
  of
• 7:48
  Jesus.
• 7:49
  Amen.
• 7:50
  All
• 7:50
  right,
• 7:50
  so
• 7:50
  you
• 7:51
  ready
• 7:51
  for
• 7:51
  your
• 7:51
  one
• 7:51
  action
• 7:51
  item
• 7:52
  today?
• 7:52
  I'm
• 7:53
  going
• 7:53
  to
• 7:53
  get
• 7:53
  back
• 7:53
  on
• 7:53
  social
• 7:53
  media
• 7:54
  for
• 7:54
  a
• 7:54
  second.
• 7:55
  I
• 7:55
  want
• 7:55
  you
• 7:55
  to
• 7:55
  take
• 7:55
  what
• 7:56
  I'm
• 7:56
  going
• 7:56
  to
• 7:56
  call
• 7:56
  a
• 7:56
  comparison
• 7:57
  fast
• 7:57
  this
• 7:57
  week.
• 7:58
  You're
• 7:59
  like,
• 7:59
  what
• 7:59
  are
• 7:59
  you
• 7:59
  talking
• 8:00
  about,
• 8:00
  Ralph?
• 8:00
  I
• 8:00
  want
• 8:00
  you
• 8:01
  to
• 8:01
  skip
• 8:01
  social
• 8:01
  media
• 8:02
  for
• 8:02
  24
• 8:02
  hours,
• 8:03
  and
• 8:03
  instead
• 8:04
  of
• 8:04
  scrolling,
• 8:04
  just
• 8:05
  sit
• 8:05
  there
• 8:05
  and
• 8:05
  write
• 8:06
  down
• 8:06
  10
• 8:06
  blessings
• 8:07
  that
• 8:07
  you
• 8:07
  already
• 8:07
  have.
• 8:07
  We'll
• 8:08
  call
• 8:08
  it
• 8:08
  the
• 8:08
  social
• 8:08
  media
• 8:09
  fast.
• 8:10
  What
• 8:10
  we're
• 8:10
  really
• 8:11
  doing
• 8:11
  is
• 8:11
  we're
• 8:11
  leaning
• 8:12
  into
• 8:12
  contentment
• 8:13
  and
• 8:13
  we're
• 8:13
  leaning
• 8:14
  into
• 8:14
  gratitude.
• 8:15
  And
• 8:16
  while
• 8:16
  we're
• 8:16
  talking
• 8:16
  about
• 8:16
  gratitude,
• 8:17
  I
• 8:17
  want
• 8:17
  to
• 8:17
  ask
• 8:17
  you
• 8:18
  for
• 8:18
  a
• 8:18
  favor.
• 8:19
  If
• 8:19
  this
• 8:19
  episode,
• 8:20
  if
• 8:20
  this
• 8:20
  show
• 8:20
  has
• 8:20
  helped
• 8:21
  you,
• 8:21
  if
• 8:21
  you're
• 8:21
  learning
• 8:21
  from
• 8:22
  it,
• 8:22
  it
• 8:23
  would
• 8:23
  be
• 8:23
  great
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• 8:23
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• 8:26
  see,
• 8:27
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  Ralph's
• 8:27
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• 8:27
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  People
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  understanding,
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  People
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  are
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  growing,
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  made
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  it
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  super
• 8:31
  simple
• 8:31
  to
• 8:31
  do
• 8:31
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• 8:35
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• 8:41
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• 8:41
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• 8:42
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• 8:43
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• 8:43
  people.
• 8:44
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• 8:44
  that's
• 8:44
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• 8:45
  want
• 8:45
  to
• 8:45
  do.
• 8:45
  I
• 8:45
  want
• 8:45
  to
• 8:45
  bring
• 8:46
  more
• 8:46
  hope.
• 8:46
  I
• 8:47
  want
• 8:47
  to
• 8:47
  bring
• 8:47
  more
• 8:47
  joy
• 8:48
  and
• 8:48
  contentment
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• 8:49
  gratitude
• 8:50
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• 8:50
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• 8:51
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• 8:52
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• 8:52
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• 8:52
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• 8:53
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• 8:53
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• 8:53
  it's
• 8:54
  at
• 8:55
  financiallyconfidentchristian.com/review.
• 8:56
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• 8:57
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• 8:57
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• 8:57
  to
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  grow
• 8:57
  reviews.
• 8:58
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• 8:58
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• 8:58
  listen
• 8:59
  to
• 8:59
  other
• 8:59
  podcast
• 9:00
  players,
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• 9:00
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• 9:01
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• 9:01
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• 9:01
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• 9:01
  well.
• 9:01
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• 9:01
  I
• 9:02
  would
• 9:02
  really
• 9:02
  love
• 9:02
  it
• 9:02
  if
• 9:02
  you
• 9:03
  would
• 9:03
  do
• 9:03
  that.
• 9:04
  And
• 9:04
  here's
• 9:04
  what
• 9:04
  I
• 9:05
  want
• 9:05
  you
• 9:05
  to
• 9:05
  take
• 9:05
  away
• 9:05
  today.
• 9:06
  Gratitude
• 9:07
  and
• 9:07
  comparison
• 9:07
  can't
• 9:08
  live
• 9:08
  in
• 9:08
  the
• 9:08
  same
• 9:08
  heart.
• 9:09
  I'm
• 9:10
  sorry
• 9:10
  to
• 9:10
  tell
• 9:10
  you
• 9:10
  that
• 9:10
  it
• 9:11
  can't
• 9:11
  happen.
• 9:11
  You
• 9:12
  can't
• 9:12
  live
• 9:12
  in
• 9:13
  both
• 9:13
  ways.
• 9:13
  Your
• 9:13
  heart
• 9:14
  will
• 9:14
  break.
• 9:15
  And
• 9:15
  so
• 9:15
  many
• 9:15
  of
• 9:15
  you
• 9:15
  listening
• 9:16
  right
• 9:16
  now
• 9:16
  have
• 9:16
  a
• 9:17
  broken
• 9:17
  heart
• 9:17
  because
• 9:17
  you're
• 9:18
  trying
• 9:18
  to
• 9:18
  do
• 9:18
  that
• 9:19
  and
• 9:19
  it
• 9:19
  doesn't
• 9:19
  work.
• 9:20
  And
• 9:20
  see,
• 9:20
  remember
• 9:21
  this,
• 9:21
  joy
• 9:22
  isn't
• 9:22
  about
• 9:22
  having
• 9:23
  more.
• 9:24
  A
• 9:24
  lot
• 9:24
  of
• 9:24
  people
• 9:24
  say,
• 9:24
  well,
• 9:25
  Ralph,
• 9:25
  I'd
• 9:25
  be
• 9:25
  more
• 9:25
  joyous
• 9:26
  if
• 9:26
  I
• 9:26
  had
• 9:26
  more
• 9:27
  stuff.
• 9:29
  It's
• 9:29
  about
• 9:29
  seeing
• 9:29
  what's
• 9:30
  already
• 9:30
  yours.
• 9:31
  And
• 9:31
  listen,
• 9:31
  if
• 9:31
  you're
• 9:31
  listening
• 9:32
  to
• 9:32
  me,
• 9:32
  if
• 9:32
  you're
• 9:32
  watching
• 9:32
  me
• 9:33
  right
• 9:33
  now,
• 9:33
  you
• 9:34
  have
• 9:34
  so
• 9:34
  much.
• 9:35
  And
• 9:36
  peace
• 9:36
  can
• 9:36
  begin
• 9:37
  the
• 9:38
  moment
• 9:38
  you
• 9:38
  stop
• 9:38
  keeping
• 9:39
  score.
• 9:39
  We're
• 9:40
  not
• 9:40
  intended
• 9:40
  to
• 9:40
  keep
• 9:40
  score.
• 9:42
  I
• 9:42
  hope
• 9:42
  that
• 9:42
  reached
• 9:43
  you
• 9:43
  today.
• 9:44
  So
• 9:44
  today,
• 9:44
  I
• 9:45
  want
• 9:45
  to
• 9:45
  encourage
• 9:45
  you
• 9:45
  to
• 9:46
  go
• 9:46
  out
• 9:46
  there
• 9:46
  and
• 9:46
  be
• 9:47
  a
• 9:47
  financially
• 9:47
  confident
• 9:48
  Christian.
• 9:48
  You
• 9:48
  have
• 9:48
  the
• 9:48
  ability
• 9:49
  to
• 9:49
  do
• 9:49
  that.
• 9:49
  You
• 9:50
  have
• 9:50
  a
• 9:50
  lord
• 9:50
  that
• 9:50
  loves
• 9:50
  you
• 9:51
  and
• 9:51
  he
• 9:51
  wants
• 9:51
  to
• 9:52
  help
• 9:52
  you.
• 9:52
  He
• 9:52
  wants
• 9:52
  you
• 9:52
  to
• 9:53
  break
• 9:53
  that
• 9:53
  cycle
• 9:54
  of
• 9:54
  financial
• 9:54
  shame
• 9:55
  and
• 9:55
  live
• 9:55
  in
• 9:56
  confidence.
• 9:56
  So
• 9:56
  stay
• 9:56
  financially
• 9:57
  savvy.
• 9:57
  God
• 9:58
  bless
• 9:58
  you,
• 9:58
  and
• 9:59
  I
• 9:59
  hope
• 9:59
  you
• 9:59
  have
• 9:59
  a
• 9:59
  great
• 9:59
  day
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  today.