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- 0:37Hey,
- 0:37if
- 0:37you're
- 0:38like
- 0:38so
- 0:38many
- 0:38of
- 0:38us,
- 0:38you
- 0:39work
- 0:39hard,
- 0:39you
- 0:40sacrifice,
- 0:41and
- 0:41you
- 0:41finally
- 0:42get
- 0:42out
- 0:42of
- 0:42debt.
- 0:43And
- 0:43when
- 0:43you
- 0:43do
- 0:43that,
- 0:44you
- 0:44feel
- 0:44this
- 0:44huge
- 0:45sigh
- 0:45of
- 0:45relief.
- 0:46It's
- 0:46a
- 0:47level
- 0:47of
- 0:47freedom.
- 0:48But
- 0:49then
- 0:49somehow,
- 0:49maybe
- 0:50just
- 0:50a
- 0:50few
- 0:50months
- 0:51later,
- 0:52you
- 0:52find
- 0:52yourself
- 0:52back
- 0:53in
- 0:53debt
- 0:53again.
- 0:54But
- 0:55what
- 0:55if
- 0:55that
- 0:55frustrating
- 0:56cycle
- 0:56could
- 0:56finally
- 0:57be
- 0:57broken
- 0:57for
- 0:57good?
- 0:58Well,
- 0:59I've
- 0:59got
- 0:59some
- 0:59answers
- 1:00and
- 1:00I'm
- 1:00going
- 1:00to
- 1:00share
- 1:00them
- 1:01with
- 1:01you
- 1:01on
- 1:01today's
- 1:02show.
- 1:03This
- 1:04is
- 1:04Financially
- 1:05Confident
- 1:05Christian,
- 1:06your
- 1:06daily
- 1:06dose
- 1:07of
- 1:07gospel,
- 1:07grounded
- 1:08insight
- 1:08and
- 1:08faith
- 1:09driven
- 1:09tips
- 1:10to
- 1:10help
- 1:10you
- 1:10break
- 1:10the
- 1:11cycle
- 1:11of
- 1:11financial
- 1:12shame
- 1:12with
- 1:12confidence.
- 1:16Hey
- 1:16there.
- 1:16Welcome
- 1:17back.
- 1:17My
- 1:17name
- 1:17is
- 1:18Ralph.
- 1:18This
- 1:18is
- 1:18Financially
- 1:19Confident
- 1:19Christian.
- 1:20Before
- 1:20I
- 1:20even
- 1:20get
- 1:20started
- 1:21today,
- 1:21I've
- 1:21got
- 1:22a
- 1:22very
- 1:22special
- 1:22thing
- 1:23I
- 1:23want
- 1:23to
- 1:23bring
- 1:23to
- 1:23everyone's
- 1:24attention.
- 1:24Today
- 1:25is
- 1:25my
- 1:2525th
- 1:26wedding
- 1:26anniversary.
- 1:27Yes.
- 1:2725
- 1:28years.
- 1:29My
- 1:29wife
- 1:29has
- 1:30gotten
- 1:30her
- 1:31angel
- 1:31wings
- 1:32to
- 1:32put
- 1:32up
- 1:32with
- 1:32me
- 1:32every
- 1:32day.
- 1:33She
- 1:33has
- 1:34done
- 1:34that.
- 1:34So
- 1:34I
- 1:34just
- 1:34want
- 1:35to
- 1:35wish
- 1:35her
- 1:35a
- 1:35very
- 1:36happy
- 1:36anniversary
- 1:37and
- 1:37tell
- 1:37her
- 1:38I
- 1:38appreciate
- 1:38you
- 1:39sticking
- 1:39along
- 1:39with
- 1:39me
- 1:39for
- 1:40this
- 1:40ride
- 1:40and
- 1:40I
- 1:41just
- 1:41want
- 1:41to
- 1:41thank
- 1:41God
- 1:41for
- 1:42helping
- 1:42us
- 1:42stay
- 1:43together.
- 1:43We've
- 1:43been
- 1:43through
- 1:44some
- 1:44trials
- 1:44and
- 1:44tribulations
- 1:45and
- 1:45if
- 1:45you're
- 1:45married,
- 1:46you
- 1:46know
- 1:46exactly
- 1:47what
- 1:47I'm
- 1:47talking
- 1:47about.
- 1:48But
- 1:48sweetheart,
- 1:49I
- 1:49just
- 1:49want
- 1:49to
- 1:49wish
- 1:50you
- 1:50a
- 1:50very
- 1:50happy
- 1:51anniversary
- 1:51today.
- 1:52It
- 1:52also
- 1:52happens
- 1:52to
- 1:52be
- 1:52my
- 1:53birthday
- 1:53and
- 1:54I'm
- 1:54ticking
- 1:54up
- 1:55there
- 1:55in
- 1:55the
- 1:5550s.
- 1:55I'm
- 1:55going
- 1:56to
- 1:56tell
- 1:56you
- 1:56how
- 1:56old
- 1:56I
- 1:56am.
- 1:57But
- 1:57I
- 1:57got
- 1:58married
- 1:58on
- 1:58my
- 1:59birthday,
- 1:59so
- 2:00I
- 2:00never
- 2:00forget
- 2:00my
- 2:00anniversary.
- 2:01So
- 2:01quick
- 2:02tip,
- 2:02don't
- 2:02forget
- 2:03your
- 2:03anniversary.
- 2:04All
- 2:04right,
- 2:04well,
- 2:04let's
- 2:04get
- 2:05back
- 2:05to
- 2:05the
- 2:05show.
- 2:05Today
- 2:05we're
- 2:06continuing
- 2:06in
- 2:06our
- 2:06series
- 2:07Breaking
- 2:08Financial
- 2:08Change.
- 2:08We're
- 2:08studying
- 2:09those
- 2:0930
- 2:10things
- 2:10that
- 2:10make
- 2:10people
- 2:11just
- 2:11suffer
- 2:12financially.
- 2:13And
- 2:13if
- 2:13you
- 2:13missed
- 2:13yesterday's
- 2:14show,
- 2:14we
- 2:15talked
- 2:15about
- 2:15unexpected
- 2:16expenses
- 2:16and
- 2:16how
- 2:17they
- 2:17can
- 2:17destroy
- 2:17our
- 2:18budget.
- 2:18Hey,
- 2:18we
- 2:19talked
- 2:19about
- 2:19how
- 2:19unexpected.
- 2:20Yes.
- 2:21We
- 2:21kind
- 2:21of
- 2:22expected
- 2:22they're
- 2:22going
- 2:22to
- 2:22happen
- 2:23from
- 2:23time
- 2:23to
- 2:23time.
- 2:23So
- 2:23if
- 2:23you
- 2:24missed
- 2:24the
- 2:24show,
- 2:24I'm
- 2:24going
- 2:24to
- 2:25encourage
- 2:25you
- 2:25to
- 2:25go
- 2:25check
- 2:25it
- 2:25out.
- 2:26You
- 2:26can
- 2:26find
- 2:26all
- 2:26of
- 2:26our
- 2:27episodes@financially
- 2:28confidentchristian.com
- 2:31today
- 2:31we're
- 2:31going
- 2:31to
- 2:31talk
- 2:31about
- 2:32something
- 2:32that
- 2:32so
- 2:33many
- 2:33people
- 2:33struggle
- 2:34with.
- 2:35I've
- 2:35had
- 2:35so
- 2:35many
- 2:36people
- 2:36say
- 2:36to
- 2:37me,
- 2:37I've
- 2:37do
- 2:37live
- 2:37shows.
- 2:38I've
- 2:38had
- 2:38people
- 2:38come
- 2:38in
- 2:39for
- 2:39counseling
- 2:39and
- 2:39they
- 2:39say,
- 2:40ralph,
- 2:40it
- 2:40seems
- 2:40like
- 2:40I
- 2:41finally
- 2:41get
- 2:41my
- 2:42debts
- 2:42paid
- 2:42off
- 2:43and
- 2:43then
- 2:43they
- 2:43start
- 2:44creeping
- 2:44right
- 2:44back
- 2:45in.
- 2:45Just
- 2:45it
- 2:45seems
- 2:46like
- 2:46a
- 2:46month
- 2:46or
- 2:46two
- 2:47after
- 2:47I've
- 2:47paid
- 2:47them
- 2:48off.
- 2:48And
- 2:48I
- 2:48can
- 2:48remember
- 2:48this
- 2:49myself.
- 2:49May
- 2:49tell
- 2:49you
- 2:49a
- 2:50personal
- 2:50story.
- 2:50I
- 2:51can
- 2:51remember
- 2:51it
- 2:51like
- 2:51it
- 2:52was
- 2:52yesterday.
- 2:53It's
- 2:53about
- 2:5321
- 2:54years
- 2:54old.
- 2:54I
- 2:54was
- 2:54on
- 2:54my
- 2:55way
- 2:55to
- 2:55college
- 2:55one
- 2:55morning.
- 2:56I
- 2:56was
- 2:56a
- 2:56Pontiac
- 2:57Firebird.
- 2:58And
- 2:58my
- 2:59dad
- 2:59had
- 2:59gotten
- 2:59me
- 2:59this
- 2:59for
- 3:00my
- 3:0017th
- 3:00birthday.
- 3:01But
- 3:01it
- 3:01was
- 3:01sort
- 3:01of
- 3:01my
- 3:02responsibility
- 3:02to
- 3:02take
- 3:03care
- 3:03of
- 3:03it.
- 3:03And
- 3:04I'll
- 3:04never
- 3:04forget,
- 3:04I
- 3:04went
- 3:05down
- 3:05the
- 3:05driveway,
- 3:05a
- 3:05long
- 3:06driveway,
- 3:06top
- 3:07of
- 3:07a
- 3:07hill
- 3:07we
- 3:07were
- 3:07going
- 3:07down.
- 3:08And
- 3:08I
- 3:08got
- 3:08to
- 3:08the
- 3:08road
- 3:09to
- 3:09Pueblo,
- 3:09on
- 3:09the
- 3:09road,
- 3:09and
- 3:10my
- 3:10car
- 3:10started
- 3:11puttering,
- 3:11and
- 3:11just
- 3:12all
- 3:12of
- 3:12a
- 3:12sudden,
- 3:12it
- 3:12just
- 3:13died.
- 3:13And
- 3:14off
- 3:14to
- 3:14the
- 3:14side
- 3:14of
- 3:15the
- 3:15road
- 3:15it
- 3:15went.
- 3:16Well,
- 3:16unfortunately
- 3:17for
- 3:17me,
- 3:17guess
- 3:17what?
- 3:18The
- 3:18engine
- 3:19had
- 3:19seized.
- 3:19Well,
- 3:19guess
- 3:19what
- 3:20I
- 3:20shouldn't
- 3:20have
- 3:20done.
- 3:20I
- 3:21shouldn't
- 3:21have
- 3:21neglected
- 3:22doing
- 3:22those
- 3:22oil
- 3:23changes.
- 3:23Well,
- 3:23guess
- 3:24what?
- 3:24My
- 3:24dad
- 3:25hit
- 3:25the
- 3:25roof.
- 3:26So
- 3:26he
- 3:26comes
- 3:26to
- 3:27me,
- 3:27says,
- 3:27son,
- 3:27he
- 3:27says,
- 3:27we
- 3:27got
- 3:28to
- 3:28get
- 3:28this
- 3:28car
- 3:28fixed.
- 3:28He
- 3:29said,
- 3:29how
- 3:29do
- 3:29you
- 3:29intend
- 3:29to
- 3:29pay
- 3:30for
- 3:30it?
- 3:30And
- 3:31I
- 3:31said,
- 3:31well,
- 3:31honestly,
- 3:33I'm
- 3:33kind
- 3:33of
- 3:33tapped
- 3:34out,
- 3:34dad.
- 3:34He
- 3:34says,
- 3:34what
- 3:34do
- 3:34you
- 3:35mean
- 3:35you're
- 3:35tapped
- 3:35out?
- 3:36He
- 3:36says,
- 3:36I
- 3:37know
- 3:37you've
- 3:37got
- 3:37a
- 3:37couple
- 3:37credit
- 3:38cards.
- 3:38I
- 3:38said,
- 3:38yeah,
- 3:38you
- 3:39know,
- 3:39dad,
- 3:39I'm
- 3:39tapped
- 3:39out.
- 3:40I've
- 3:40got
- 3:40those
- 3:40credit
- 3:40cards
- 3:41up
- 3:41to
- 3:41the
- 3:41max,
- 3:42and
- 3:42I'll
- 3:43forget
- 3:43it.
- 3:43My
- 3:43dad
- 3:43did
- 3:43me
- 3:43a
- 3:44huge
- 3:44service.
- 3:44He
- 3:44bailed
- 3:45me
- 3:45out
- 3:45of
- 3:45my
- 3:45credit
- 3:45card
- 3:46debt.
- 3:46And
- 3:46I
- 3:46said
- 3:46to
- 3:46myself,
- 3:46hey,
- 3:47I'm
- 3:47never
- 3:47going
- 3:47to
- 3:47do
- 3:47that
- 3:47again.
- 3:48I
- 3:48am
- 3:48never
- 3:48going
- 3:49to
- 3:49find
- 3:49myself
- 3:50in
- 3:50debt
- 3:51again.
- 3:51Let
- 3:51me
- 3:51just
- 3:52tell
- 3:52you,
- 3:52that's
- 3:52happened
- 3:53a
- 3:53couple
- 3:53times
- 3:53in
- 3:53my
- 3:53life.
- 3:53And
- 3:54if
- 3:54you're
- 3:54listening
- 3:54right
- 3:54now,
- 3:54you're
- 3:55probably
- 3:55saying,
- 3:55ralph,
- 3:55it's
- 3:56happened
- 3:56to
- 3:56me,
- 3:56too.
- 3:57Because,
- 3:57look,
- 3:57things
- 3:57happen.
- 3:58Like
- 3:58me.
- 3:59The
- 3:59car
- 3:59breaks
- 3:59down,
- 4:00you
- 4:00don't
- 4:01plan
- 4:01for
- 4:01holiday
- 4:02spending,
- 4:02and
- 4:02you
- 4:02overspend.
- 4:04Or
- 4:04maybe
- 4:04you
- 4:04just
- 4:04overspend
- 4:05in
- 4:05general.
- 4:06You
- 4:06swipe
- 4:06that
- 4:07card
- 4:07and
- 4:07you
- 4:07say
- 4:07to
- 4:07yourself,
- 4:08oh,
- 4:08just
- 4:08one
- 4:08more
- 4:09time,
- 4:09I'm
- 4:09going
- 4:09to
- 4:09swipe
- 4:10that
- 4:10credit
- 4:11card.
- 4:11If
- 4:12you're
- 4:12not
- 4:12careful,
- 4:13suddenly,
- 4:13over
- 4:13a
- 4:13little
- 4:14bit
- 4:14of
- 4:14time,
- 4:14those
- 4:15balances
- 4:15start
- 4:16to
- 4:16go
- 4:16back
- 4:16up.
- 4:16And
- 4:17I
- 4:17had
- 4:17a
- 4:17listener
- 4:17say
- 4:17to
- 4:18me,
- 4:18she
- 4:18says,
- 4:18ralph,
- 4:19why
- 4:19do
- 4:19I
- 4:19feel
- 4:19like
- 4:20I'm
- 4:20doomed
- 4:20in
- 4:20this
- 4:21cycle
- 4:21forever?
- 4:23I
- 4:23feel.
- 4:23I
- 4:23sense
- 4:24that
- 4:24struggle.
- 4:24I've
- 4:24been
- 4:25that
- 4:25several
- 4:25times
- 4:25in
- 4:26my
- 4:26life.
- 4:27But
- 4:27today,
- 4:27I
- 4:27want
- 4:27to
- 4:27start
- 4:28by
- 4:28encouraging
- 4:28you
- 4:28to
- 4:29do
- 4:29something.
- 4:30And
- 4:30I
- 4:30want
- 4:30you
- 4:30to
- 4:30really
- 4:31change
- 4:31your
- 4:31mindset.
- 4:32See,
- 4:32paying
- 4:33off
- 4:33debt,
- 4:33that's
- 4:34the
- 4:34first
- 4:34step,
- 4:35but
- 4:35it's
- 4:35not
- 4:35the
- 4:36finish
- 4:36line.
- 4:36So
- 4:36many
- 4:36people
- 4:36think,
- 4:37oh,
- 4:37I'm
- 4:37going
- 4:37to
- 4:37get
- 4:37that
- 4:37debt
- 4:38paid
- 4:38off,
- 4:38and
- 4:38I've
- 4:38crossed
- 4:39the
- 4:39finish
- 4:39line.
- 4:40That's
- 4:40only
- 4:40the
- 4:41first
- 4:41step.
- 4:41Because
- 4:42here's
- 4:42the
- 4:42real
- 4:42problem.
- 4:42It's
- 4:42Kind
- 4:43of
- 4:43like
- 4:43a
- 4:43diet.
- 4:43If
- 4:44you
- 4:44don't
- 4:44change
- 4:45your
- 4:45eating
- 4:45patterns,
- 4:46you're
- 4:47going
- 4:47to
- 4:47find
- 4:47yourself
- 4:47going
- 4:48back
- 4:48into
- 4:48being
- 4:48overweight
- 4:49again.
- 4:49I've
- 4:49been
- 4:50there
- 4:50several
- 4:50times
- 4:50in
- 4:50my
- 4:51life.
- 4:51What
- 4:52kind
- 4:52of
- 4:52works
- 4:52the
- 4:52same
- 4:52way
- 4:52with
- 4:53your
- 4:53spending
- 4:53habits.
- 4:54If
- 4:54you
- 4:55don't
- 4:55change
- 4:55your
- 4:55spending
- 4:56habits,
- 4:57guess
- 4:57what's
- 4:57going
- 4:57to
- 4:57happen?
- 4:58Debts
- 4:58are
- 4:59going
- 4:59to
- 4:59return.
- 4:59Because
- 4:59debt
- 5:00freedom
- 5:00isn't
- 5:00just
- 5:01math.
- 5:01I
- 5:02wish
- 5:02I
- 5:02could
- 5:02say
- 5:02to
- 5:02you,
- 5:03hey,
- 5:03it's
- 5:03this
- 5:03simple.
- 5:04Go
- 5:04pay
- 5:04these
- 5:04debts
- 5:04off
- 5:05and
- 5:05you're
- 5:05going
- 5:05to
- 5:05be
- 5:05done
- 5:05for.
- 5:05Life
- 5:06doesn't
- 5:06work
- 5:06that
- 5:06way.
- 5:07It's
- 5:07a
- 5:07mindset.
- 5:08And
- 5:09bigger
- 5:09than
- 5:09that,
- 5:09it's
- 5:10a
- 5:10discipline.
- 5:10Well,
- 5:10as
- 5:11we're
- 5:11talking
- 5:11about
- 5:11discipline,
- 5:12let's
- 5:12jump
- 5:12right
- 5:13into
- 5:13the
- 5:13biggest
- 5:14discipline
- 5:14book
- 5:14in
- 5:14the
- 5:15world.
- 5:15And,
- 5:15and
- 5:15that's
- 5:15the
- 5:16Bible.
- 5:16I've
- 5:16got
- 5:16a
- 5:16great
- 5:17Bible
- 5:17verse
- 5:17today,
- 5:18and
- 5:18this
- 5:18one
- 5:19comes
- 5:19to
- 5:19us
- 5:19from
- 5:19the
- 5:19book
- 5:19of
- 5:20Galatians.
- 5:20This
- 5:21is
- 5:21chapter
- 5:21five,
- 5:22verse
- 5:22one.
- 5:22It
- 5:23says
- 5:23this.
- 5:24It
- 5:24is
- 5:24for
- 5:24freedom
- 5:25that
- 5:25Christ
- 5:26has
- 5:26set
- 5:26us
- 5:26free.
- 5:27Stand
- 5:28firm
- 5:28then,
- 5:29and
- 5:29do
- 5:29not
- 5:29let
- 5:29yourselves
- 5:30be
- 5:30burdened
- 5:31again
- 5:31by
- 5:31a
- 5:31yoke
- 5:32of
- 5:32slavery.
- 5:33That
- 5:34is
- 5:34a
- 5:34really
- 5:34powerful
- 5:35verse,
- 5:35isn't
- 5:35it?
- 5:36And
- 5:36I
- 5:36can
- 5:36see
- 5:36you
- 5:37right
- 5:37now,
- 5:37you're
- 5:37thinking,
- 5:38man,
- 5:38those
- 5:39debts,
- 5:39they
- 5:39are
- 5:40a
- 5:40yoke
- 5:40of
- 5:40slavery.
- 5:41I
- 5:42see.
- 5:42Just
- 5:42like
- 5:42spiritual
- 5:43freedom,
- 5:44we
- 5:44have
- 5:44spiritual
- 5:45freedom.
- 5:45If
- 5:45you
- 5:45know
- 5:45Christ,
- 5:45you've
- 5:46got
- 5:46spiritual
- 5:46freedom.
- 5:47You
- 5:47had
- 5:47that
- 5:47right
- 5:48to
- 5:48make
- 5:48that
- 5:48decision.
- 5:50But
- 5:50to
- 5:50be
- 5:51spiritually
- 5:51free,
- 5:52you
- 5:52got
- 5:52to
- 5:52stay
- 5:52vigilant.
- 5:53Guess
- 5:54what?
- 5:54You've
- 5:54also
- 5:54got
- 5:54to
- 5:54stay
- 5:55vigilant
- 5:55to
- 5:56maintain
- 5:56your
- 5:56financial
- 5:57freedom.
- 5:58Because
- 5:58here's
- 5:59the
- 5:59truth,
- 5:59and
- 5:59I'm
- 5:59going
- 5:59to
- 5:59say
- 5:59this
- 6:00is
- 6:00kind
- 6:00of
- 6:00bold.
- 6:01A
- 6:01lot
- 6:01of
- 6:01people
- 6:01might
- 6:02not
- 6:02go
- 6:02here,
- 6:02but
- 6:02my
- 6:03honest
- 6:03goodness
- 6:04truth
- 6:04is
- 6:05this
- 6:05debt
- 6:06is
- 6:06the
- 6:07modern
- 6:07yoke
- 6:07of
- 6:08slavery.
- 6:08Now
- 6:08I
- 6:08know
- 6:09slavery's
- 6:09a
- 6:09big
- 6:10word
- 6:10to
- 6:10use.
- 6:10A
- 6:10lot
- 6:10of
- 6:11people
- 6:11may
- 6:11be
- 6:11offended
- 6:11by
- 6:11that.
- 6:12I
- 6:12don't
- 6:12mean
- 6:12any
- 6:12offense
- 6:13by
- 6:13that.
- 6:14But
- 6:14if
- 6:14you
- 6:14continue
- 6:15to
- 6:15put
- 6:15money
- 6:15on
- 6:16credit
- 6:16cards,
- 6:16you
- 6:16will
- 6:17continue
- 6:17to
- 6:17be
- 6:18in
- 6:18this
- 6:18yoke
- 6:19of
- 6:19debt
- 6:20slavery.
- 6:21I'm
- 6:22gonna
- 6:22encourage
- 6:22you
- 6:22right
- 6:22now,
- 6:23if
- 6:23you
- 6:23really
- 6:23want
- 6:23to
- 6:24get
- 6:24past
- 6:24this,
- 6:24the
- 6:24main
- 6:25thing
- 6:25you've
- 6:25got
- 6:25to
- 6:25do
- 6:26is
- 6:26you've
- 6:26got
- 6:26to
- 6:27stand
- 6:27firm
- 6:27and
- 6:28you've
- 6:28got
- 6:28to
- 6:28protect
- 6:29your
- 6:29hard
- 6:29won
- 6:30progress.
- 6:31For
- 6:31example,
- 6:32so
- 6:32many
- 6:32people
- 6:33I
- 6:33know,
- 6:33they
- 6:33pay
- 6:33off
- 6:33that
- 6:34credit
- 6:34card.
- 6:34Listen
- 6:34to
- 6:34this
- 6:34one.
- 6:35It's
- 6:35a
- 6:35crazy
- 6:35story.
- 6:36I
- 6:36had
- 6:36a
- 6:36client
- 6:36tell
- 6:37me
- 6:37this.
- 6:37They
- 6:38had
- 6:38worked
- 6:38so
- 6:38hard
- 6:39to
- 6:39pay
- 6:39off
- 6:39this
- 6:39credit
- 6:40card
- 6:40and
- 6:40they
- 6:40wanted
- 6:40to
- 6:41celebrate.
- 6:41So
- 6:41what
- 6:41do
- 6:41they
- 6:41do?
- 6:42They
- 6:42went
- 6:42and
- 6:43charged
- 6:43up
- 6:43their
- 6:43credit
- 6:44card
- 6:44in
- 6:44celebration.
- 6:45Totally
- 6:45wiped
- 6:46out
- 6:46their
- 6:46progress.
- 6:47I
- 6:47have
- 6:47another
- 6:48friend,
- 6:48she
- 6:49had
- 6:49paid
- 6:49off
- 6:49all
- 6:49of
- 6:50her
- 6:50credit
- 6:50cards.
- 6:51She
- 6:51paid
- 6:51off
- 6:51a
- 6:51furniture
- 6:52loan
- 6:52that
- 6:52she
- 6:52had.
- 6:53Next
- 6:53thing
- 6:53you
- 6:54know,
- 6:54she's
- 6:54out
- 6:54shopping.
- 6:55Oh,
- 6:55I'm
- 6:55gonna
- 6:55get
- 6:55a
- 6:55new
- 6:55refrigerator.
- 6:56What
- 6:56did
- 6:57she
- 6:57do?
- 6:57The
- 6:57clerk
- 6:58at
- 6:58the
- 6:58front
- 6:58checkout
- 6:59at
- 6:59the
- 6:59Lowe's,
- 7:00I
- 7:00think
- 7:00it
- 7:00was
- 7:00a
- 7:00local
- 7:01home
- 7:01repair
- 7:01store,
- 7:02said,
- 7:02hey,
- 7:02you
- 7:02know
- 7:02what?
- 7:03We've
- 7:03got
- 7:03one
- 7:03year,
- 7:04same
- 7:04as
- 7:04cash.
- 7:04I've
- 7:05done
- 7:05many
- 7:05shows
- 7:05on
- 7:05that.
- 7:05Don't
- 7:06fall
- 7:06for
- 7:06that
- 7:06trap.
- 7:07Now,
- 7:07you
- 7:07can
- 7:07do
- 7:07it
- 7:08if
- 7:08you're
- 7:08going
- 7:08to
- 7:08be
- 7:08vigilant
- 7:09about
- 7:09it.
- 7:09But
- 7:09next
- 7:10thing
- 7:10you
- 7:10know,
- 7:10she's
- 7:10in
- 7:10debt
- 7:11again.
- 7:12And
- 7:12she
- 7:12finally
- 7:12said
- 7:13to
- 7:13me,
- 7:13she
- 7:13said,
- 7:13ralph,
- 7:13you
- 7:14know
- 7:14what
- 7:14it
- 7:14took?
- 7:14It
- 7:14finally
- 7:15took
- 7:15me
- 7:15understanding
- 7:16that
- 7:16I
- 7:16broke
- 7:17the
- 7:17cycle
- 7:18of
- 7:18debt
- 7:18when
- 7:19I
- 7:19stopped
- 7:19relying
- 7:20on
- 7:20credit
- 7:20completely.
- 7:21See,
- 7:21that's
- 7:21the
- 7:21key
- 7:22to
- 7:22this
- 7:22whole
- 7:22thing.
- 7:23If
- 7:23you're
- 7:23going
- 7:23to
- 7:23rely
- 7:24on
- 7:24credit
- 7:25to
- 7:25fund
- 7:25your
- 7:25life,
- 7:26you
- 7:27are
- 7:27going
- 7:27to
- 7:27be
- 7:27stuck
- 7:28in
- 7:28this
- 7:29constant
- 7:29cycle
- 7:30of
- 7:30debt.
- 7:31So
- 7:32here's
- 7:32my
- 7:32practical
- 7:32solution
- 7:33today.
- 7:33You
- 7:33got
- 7:33to
- 7:33shift
- 7:34your
- 7:34focus
- 7:34from
- 7:34payoff
- 7:35to
- 7:35protection.
- 7:36And
- 7:36you've
- 7:36got
- 7:36to
- 7:37build
- 7:37some
- 7:37guardrails
- 7:38to
- 7:38keep
- 7:38yourself
- 7:39from
- 7:39sliding
- 7:39back.
- 7:40So
- 7:40here's
- 7:40my
- 7:41one
- 7:41action
- 7:41step
- 7:41for
- 7:42today
- 7:42to
- 7:42really
- 7:42help
- 7:43you
- 7:43break
- 7:44that
- 7:44yoke
- 7:44of
- 7:45debt
- 7:45slavery.
- 7:46I'm
- 7:46going
- 7:46to
- 7:46tell
- 7:46you
- 7:46right
- 7:46now,
- 7:47and
- 7:47it's
- 7:47going
- 7:47to
- 7:47be
- 7:47a
- 7:47little
- 7:47bit
- 7:48bold.
- 7:48Cut
- 7:48those
- 7:48credit
- 7:49cards
- 7:49up
- 7:49if
- 7:49you
- 7:49have
- 7:50to.
- 7:50I've
- 7:50had
- 7:51people
- 7:51to
- 7:51tell
- 7:51me,
- 7:51ralph,
- 7:51you
- 7:51know,
- 7:52I
- 7:52did.
- 7:52I
- 7:52took
- 7:52and
- 7:52I
- 7:53froze
- 7:53my
- 7:53credit
- 7:53cards
- 7:54in
- 7:54a
- 7:54block
- 7:54of
- 7:54ice,
- 7:55Talking
- 7:55about
- 7:55removing
- 7:56that
- 7:56easy
- 7:56temptation.
- 7:57We
- 7:58talked
- 7:58yesterday
- 7:58about
- 7:59building
- 7:59that
- 7:59emergency
- 8:00fund
- 8:00that
- 8:00can
- 8:01be
- 8:01huge
- 8:01to
- 8:01help
- 8:01you
- 8:02break
- 8:02out
- 8:02of
- 8:02debt.
- 8:03You
- 8:03build
- 8:03that
- 8:03buffer
- 8:04against
- 8:04those
- 8:05surprise
- 8:05expenses.
- 8:07When
- 8:07you
- 8:07do
- 8:07that
- 8:08budget,
- 8:08what
- 8:08I'll
- 8:08call
- 8:09intentional
- 8:09spending
- 8:10plan,
- 8:11make
- 8:11sure
- 8:11you
- 8:11do
- 8:12it
- 8:12with
- 8:12reality
- 8:13in
- 8:13mind.
- 8:13So
- 8:13many
- 8:14people
- 8:14build
- 8:14a
- 8:14budget,
- 8:14they
- 8:15build
- 8:15their
- 8:15pie
- 8:16in
- 8:16the
- 8:16sky,
- 8:16but
- 8:16it
- 8:16doesn't
- 8:17reflect
- 8:17the
- 8:17reality
- 8:17of
- 8:17their
- 8:18lives.
- 8:18It
- 8:18doesn't
- 8:18consider
- 8:19holidays.
- 8:20It
- 8:20doesn't
- 8:20consider
- 8:21birthdays
- 8:21or
- 8:21those
- 8:22unexpected
- 8:23car
- 8:23repairs.
- 8:24So
- 8:24if
- 8:24you're
- 8:25going
- 8:25to
- 8:25take
- 8:25the
- 8:25time
- 8:26to
- 8:26build
- 8:26that
- 8:27intentional
- 8:28spending
- 8:28plan,
- 8:29make
- 8:29sure
- 8:29you
- 8:29do
- 8:30it
- 8:30with
- 8:30a
- 8:30dose
- 8:30of
- 8:30reality.
- 8:31Look
- 8:31at
- 8:31where
- 8:31you're
- 8:31really
- 8:31spending
- 8:32your
- 8:32money.
- 8:33It's
- 8:33probably
- 8:33the
- 8:33biggest
- 8:34struggle
- 8:34I
- 8:34see
- 8:34people
- 8:35falling
- 8:35into
- 8:36that
- 8:36debt
- 8:36cycle
- 8:37is
- 8:37they
- 8:37didn't
- 8:38budget
- 8:38in
- 8:39reality.
- 8:39And
- 8:40one
- 8:40more
- 8:40final
- 8:40thing
- 8:40I'm
- 8:40going
- 8:41to
- 8:41encourage
- 8:41you
- 8:41to
- 8:41do
- 8:41is
- 8:42find
- 8:42an
- 8:42accountability
- 8:43partner.
- 8:43Find
- 8:44somebody
- 8:44to
- 8:44check
- 8:44in
- 8:44with,
- 8:45because
- 8:45that
- 8:45can
- 8:45truly
- 8:46help
- 8:46you
- 8:46break
- 8:47this
- 8:47cycle.
- 8:48Because
- 8:48here's
- 8:48the
- 8:48truth.
- 8:49Freedom
- 8:49isn't
- 8:50one
- 8:50time.
- 8:51It's
- 8:52not
- 8:52one
- 8:52time.
- 8:52It's
- 8:52just
- 8:52like
- 8:52A
- 8:53diet.
- 8:53I've
- 8:53lost
- 8:53a
- 8:54ton
- 8:54of
- 8:54weight
- 8:54over
- 8:54the
- 8:54past
- 8:55few
- 8:55years.
- 8:56It's
- 8:56not
- 8:56today
- 8:57I'm
- 8:57going
- 8:57to
- 8:57decide.
- 8:58It's
- 8:58a
- 8:58day
- 8:58in
- 8:59and
- 8:59day
- 8:59out.
- 8:59What
- 8:59that
- 9:00is.
- 9:00It's
- 9:00a
- 9:00lifestyle.
- 9:01How
- 9:01about
- 9:02we
- 9:02pray
- 9:02together?
- 9:03Lord,
- 9:03we
- 9:03just
- 9:03thank
- 9:04you
- 9:04today
- 9:04for
- 9:04freedom.
- 9:05We
- 9:06thank
- 9:06you
- 9:06for
- 9:06freedom
- 9:06both
- 9:07spiritually
- 9:07and
- 9:08financially,
- 9:08Lord.
- 9:09But
- 9:09you
- 9:10know,
- 9:10we
- 9:10struggle
- 9:10with
- 9:10this,
- 9:11Lord.
- 9:11We're
- 9:11humans.
- 9:11We're
- 9:12flesh.
- 9:12And
- 9:13we
- 9:13just
- 9:13need
- 9:13you.
- 9:13We
- 9:13ask
- 9:14that
- 9:14you
- 9:14would
- 9:14grant
- 9:14us
- 9:15strength,
- 9:15Lord,
- 9:15to
- 9:16resist
- 9:16sliding
- 9:17back
- 9:17into
- 9:17those
- 9:18cycles
- 9:19of
- 9:19debt,
- 9:19Lord.
- 9:20Help
- 9:20us
- 9:20to
- 9:20be
- 9:20intentional
- 9:21in
- 9:21our
- 9:21spending,
- 9:22Lord.
- 9:22Help
- 9:23us
- 9:23to
- 9:23not
- 9:23live
- 9:24on
- 9:24that
- 9:24debt
- 9:24cycle.
- 9:25We
- 9:26ask
- 9:26you
- 9:26for
- 9:26your
- 9:27wisdom,
- 9:27Lord,
- 9:27to
- 9:28help
- 9:28us
- 9:28build
- 9:28new
- 9:29habits.
- 9:29And.
- 9:30And
- 9:30we
- 9:30ask
- 9:30this
- 9:30in
- 9:30confidence
- 9:31in
- 9:31the
- 9:31name
- 9:31of
- 9:31Jesus,
- 9:33Amen.
- 9:34You
- 9:34don't
- 9:34have
- 9:34to
- 9:34live
- 9:34in
- 9:35that
- 9:35cycle
- 9:35anymore.
- 9:35If
- 9:36you
- 9:36hear
- 9:36nothing
- 9:36else
- 9:37I
- 9:37say
- 9:37today,
- 9:37you
- 9:38can
- 9:38break
- 9:38out
- 9:39of
- 9:39this
- 9:39cycle.
- 9:40What
- 9:40you
- 9:40need
- 9:40to
- 9:40do
- 9:41is
- 9:41you
- 9:41need
- 9:41to
- 9:41stand
- 9:41firm
- 9:42and
- 9:42you
- 9:42need
- 9:42to
- 9:43protect
- 9:43the
- 9:43freedom
- 9:43that
- 9:43you've
- 9:44worked
- 9:44so
- 9:44hard
- 9:44for.
- 9:45Don't
- 9:45backslide
- 9:45now.
- 9:46And
- 9:47while
- 9:47we're
- 9:47here,
- 9:47I
- 9:47want
- 9:47to
- 9:47ask
- 9:47you
- 9:47to
- 9:48do
- 9:48me
- 9:48a
- 9:48favor.
- 9:48If
- 9:49this
- 9:49show
- 9:49is
- 9:49impacting
- 9:50you,
- 9:50if
- 9:50it's
- 9:51making
- 9:51an
- 9:51impact
- 9:52on
- 9:52your
- 9:52life,
- 9:52I
- 9:53want
- 9:53to
- 9:53encourage
- 9:53you
- 9:53to
- 9:53share
- 9:53it
- 9:54with
- 9:54somebody.
- 9:54There's
- 9:55so
- 9:55many
- 9:55people
- 9:56that
- 9:56are
- 9:56stuck
- 9:56in.
- 9:57In
- 9:57that
- 9:57slavery
- 9:58to
- 9:58debt
- 9:58who
- 9:59could
- 9:59listen
- 9:59to
- 9:59the
- 9:59show
- 9:59and
- 10:00maybe
- 10:00they
- 10:00would
- 10:00get
- 10:01some
- 10:01impact
- 10:01from
- 10:01it.
- 10:01So
- 10:02I'm
- 10:02gonna
- 10:02encourage
- 10:02you
- 10:02right
- 10:02now
- 10:02to
- 10:03share
- 10:03the
- 10:03show
- 10:03with
- 10:03them.
- 10:04Just
- 10:04send
- 10:04them
- 10:04a
- 10:05text,
- 10:05send
- 10:05them
- 10:05an
- 10:05email,
- 10:06just
- 10:06point
- 10:06them
- 10:06right
- 10:06to
- 10:06our
- 10:07website.
- 10:07That's
- 10:08financiallyconfidentchristian.com.
- 10:10and
- 10:10here's
- 10:10another
- 10:10special
- 10:11thing
- 10:11that
- 10:11you
- 10:11can
- 10:11tell
- 10:11them.
- 10:12Hey,
- 10:12right
- 10:12now
- 10:13I'm
- 10:13giving
- 10:13away
- 10:13a
- 10:13copy
- 10:14of
- 10:14my
- 10:14book.
- 10:14I
- 10:14just
- 10:14finished
- 10:15writing
- 10:15my
- 10:15third
- 10:16book.
- 10:16It's
- 10:16called
- 10:17Becoming
- 10:18a
- 10:18Financially
- 10:18Confident
- 10:19Christian.
- 10:19I'm
- 10:19going
- 10:19to
- 10:19give
- 10:19you
- 10:20a
- 10:20free
- 10:20copy
- 10:20of
- 10:20it.
- 10:20Send
- 10:20it
- 10:20to
- 10:21your
- 10:21friends
- 10:21and
- 10:21get
- 10:21a
- 10:21free
- 10:21copy,
- 10:22too.
- 10:23Absolutely
- 10:23no
- 10:23strings
- 10:24attached.
- 10:24Just
- 10:24go
- 10:25to
- 10:25the
- 10:25website
- 10:25financiallyconfidentchristian.com/becoming
- 10:29again,
- 10:29that's
- 10:30financiallyconfidentchristian.com/becoming.
- 10:34Help
- 10:34them
- 10:34to
- 10:34see
- 10:35the
- 10:35light
- 10:35at
- 10:35the
- 10:36end
- 10:36of
- 10:36the
- 10:36tunnel.
- 10:36Help
- 10:37them
- 10:37to
- 10:37break
- 10:37free
- 10:38of
- 10:38that
- 10:38yoke
- 10:39of
- 10:39debt.
- 10:40I
- 10:40just
- 10:40want
- 10:40to
- 10:41close
- 10:41with
- 10:41this
- 10:41today.
- 10:42I
- 10:42firmly
- 10:43believe
- 10:43you
- 10:43can
- 10:43do
- 10:43this.
- 10:43You
- 10:44can
- 10:44break
- 10:44free
- 10:44of
- 10:44this.
- 10:45I
- 10:46believe
- 10:46in
- 10:46you.
- 10:46Believe
- 10:47in
- 10:47yourself.
- 10:47Now
- 10:48go
- 10:48live
- 10:48as
- 10:48a
- 10:49financially
- 10:49confident
- 10:49Christian.
- 10:50God
- 10:50bless
- 10:51you.
- 10:51And
- 10:51you
- 10:52have
- 10:52a
- 10:52great
- 10:52day
- 10:52today.