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How Can You Trust God With What You Save—and What You Can’t? · Becoming Financially Confident

• 0:37
  Guess
• 0:37
  what?
• 0:38
  Savings
• 0:38
  is
• 0:38
  wise.
• 0:39
  But
• 0:40
  let
• 0:40
  me
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  tell
• 0:40
  you
• 0:40
  something
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  right
• 0:41
  now,
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  savings
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  can't
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  save
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  you
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  because
• 0:43
  you
• 0:43
  can
• 0:43
  have
• 0:44
  money
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  sitting
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  in
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  the
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  bank
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  and
• 0:45
  your
• 0:45
  heart
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  can
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  still
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  feel
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  afraid.
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  You
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  can
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  have
• 0:48
  a
• 0:48
  plan
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  and
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  still
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  feel
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  uncertain.
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  And
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  you
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  can
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  be
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  doing
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  everything
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  right
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  and
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  still
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  realize
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  something
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  you
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  can't
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  control
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  tomorrow.
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  And
• 0:59
  that's
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  where
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  this
• 0:59
  gets
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  real
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  today.
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  Because
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  sometimes
• 1:01
  the
• 1:01
  problem
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  isn't
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  your
• 1:02
  budget.
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  Sometimes
• 1:04
  the
• 1:04
  problem
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  is
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  what
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  you're
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  asking
• 1:05
  your
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  budget
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  to
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  do.
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  And,
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  friend,
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  if
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  you've
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  been
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  asking
• 1:08
  savings
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  to
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  carry
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  your
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  fear,
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  I
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  want
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  you
• 1:10
  to
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  know
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  something
• 1:11
  right
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  now.
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  You're
• 1:12
  not
• 1:13
  crazy.
• 1:13
  You're
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  not
• 1:14
  weak.
• 1:14
  You're
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  just
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  human.
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  So
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  here's
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  the
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  question
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  that
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  you
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  and
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  I
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  are
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  answering
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  today.
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  How
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  can
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  you
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  trust
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  God
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  with
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  what
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  you
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  save
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  and
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  what
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  you
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  can't?
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  And
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  I
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  want
• 1:24
  to
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  help
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  you
• 1:24
  to
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  hold
• 1:24
  savings
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  in
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  its
• 1:25
  proper
• 1:25
  place
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  as
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  a
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  tool,
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  not
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  a
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  source
• 1:28
  of
• 1:28
  security.
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  Because,
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  friend,
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  you
• 1:29
  can
• 1:29
  save
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  wisely
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  and
• 1:31
  still
• 1:31
  live
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  with
• 1:32
  peace.
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  Hey,
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  friend.
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  Ralph
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  Estep
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  Jr.
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  Here.
• 1:56
  Welcome
• 1:56
  to
• 1:56
  Financially
• 1:57
  Confident
• 1:57
  Christian,
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  where
• 1:58
  we
• 1:58
  learn
• 1:59
  how
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  to
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  walk
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  through
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  life
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  and
• 2:00
  money
• 2:00
  with
• 2:00
  wisdom,
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  with
• 2:01
  peace,
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  and
• 2:02
  with
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  a
• 2:03
  heart
• 2:03
  anchored
• 2:03
  in
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  God's
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  truth.
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  My
• 2:05
  mission
• 2:05
  every
• 2:05
  day
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  is
• 2:06
  simple.
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  To
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  help
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  you
• 2:07
  break
• 2:07
  that
• 2:08
  cycle
• 2:08
  of
• 2:08
  financial
• 2:09
  shame
• 2:09
  that
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  so
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  many
• 2:09
  of
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  us
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  find
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  ourselves
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  in
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  and
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  build
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  those
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  steady
• 2:12
  habits
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  which
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  are
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  rooted
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  in
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  faith
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  and
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  truly
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  become
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  a
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  financially
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  confident
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  Christian.
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  That's
• 2:17
  why
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  we're
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  here.
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  And
• 2:18
  I'm
• 2:19
  really
• 2:19
  glad
• 2:19
  that
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  you're
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  here
• 2:20
  today.
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  And
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  yes,
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  this
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  is
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  still
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  part
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  of
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  your
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  savings
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  rhythm.
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  That's
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  what
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  we've
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  been
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  talking
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  about
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  the
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  last
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  few
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  days.
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  Yesterday,
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  you
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  and
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  I
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  talked
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  about
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  savings
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  for
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  those
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  big
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  goals
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  without
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  burning
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  out.
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  We
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  talked
• 2:30
  about
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  breaking
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  into
• 2:31
  milestones,
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  celebrating
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  progress,
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  but
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  most
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  of
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  all
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  about
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  adjusting
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  pace
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  when
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  life
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  shifts.
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  Because
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  like
• 2:37
  we
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  said
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  yesterday,
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  life
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  is
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  going
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  to
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  shift.
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  But
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  today
• 2:40
  we're
• 2:40
  going
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  to
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  zoom
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  out
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  quite
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  a
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  bit.
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  Because
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  even
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  when
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  you
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  save
• 2:43
  wisely,
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  there's
• 2:44
  this
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  deeper
• 2:45
  question
• 2:45
  underneath.
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  Where
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  is
• 2:47
  your
• 2:47
  trust
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  anchored?
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  Because
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  savings
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  can
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  give
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  you
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  stability.
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  It
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  can,
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  but
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  it
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  can
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  never
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  give
• 2:52
  you
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  ultimate
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  security.
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  Only
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  God
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  can
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  do
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  that.
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  And,
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  friend,
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  if
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  you've
• 2:57
  been
• 2:57
  saving
• 2:57
  but
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  you're
• 2:58
  still
• 2:58
  feeling
• 2:59
  anxious,
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  that
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  doesn't
• 3:00
  mean
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  you're
• 3:01
  doing
• 3:01
  it
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  wrong.
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  It
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  means
• 3:02
  your
• 3:02
  heart
• 3:02
  is
• 3:03
  asking
• 3:03
  a
• 3:03
  deeper
• 3:04
  question.
• 3:05
  So
• 3:06
  here's
• 3:06
  today's
• 3:06
  listener
• 3:07
  question.
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  Ralph,
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  I'm
• 3:08
  trying
• 3:09
  to
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  save,
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  and
• 3:10
  I
• 3:10
  know
• 3:10
  it's
• 3:10
  the
• 3:11
  right
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  thing
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  to
• 3:11
  do.
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  But
• 3:12
  I
• 3:12
  also
• 3:12
  notice
• 3:13
  something
• 3:13
  in
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  me.
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  I
• 3:14
  feel
• 3:14
  calmer
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  when
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  my
• 3:15
  savings
• 3:15
  is
• 3:16
  up,
• 3:16
  but,
• 3:16
  man,
• 3:16
  I
• 3:16
  panic
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  when
• 3:17
  it's
• 3:17
  down.
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  It's
• 3:18
  like
• 3:18
  my
• 3:19
  faith
• 3:19
  rises
• 3:20
  and
• 3:20
  falls
• 3:20
  with
• 3:20
  my
• 3:20
  bank
• 3:21
  balance.
• 3:22
  So,
• 3:22
  Ralph,
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  how
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  do
• 3:23
  I
• 3:23
  save
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  Wisely,
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  without
• 3:24
  trusting
• 3:25
  money
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  too
• 3:25
  much.
• 3:27
  Matt,
• 3:27
  right
• 3:27
  now,
• 3:28
  when
• 3:28
  I
• 3:28
  got
• 3:28
  that
• 3:28
  question,
• 3:28
  I
• 3:29
  thought,
• 3:29
  wow,
• 3:29
  that
• 3:29
  is
• 3:29
  brutally
• 3:30
  honest.
• 3:31
  And
• 3:31
  if
• 3:32
  you're
• 3:32
  feeling
• 3:32
  that
• 3:32
  today,
• 3:33
  I
• 3:33
  am
• 3:33
  grateful
• 3:34
  you
• 3:34
  can
• 3:34
  say
• 3:35
  that
• 3:35
  out
• 3:35
  loud
• 3:36
  because
• 3:36
  naming
• 3:37
  it
• 3:37
  is
• 3:37
  the
• 3:37
  first
• 3:37
  step
• 3:38
  towards
• 3:38
  freedom.
• 3:39
  So
• 3:40
  if
• 3:40
  you've
• 3:40
  ever
• 3:40
  felt
• 3:41
  that,
• 3:41
  I
• 3:41
  want
• 3:41
  to
• 3:41
  tell
• 3:41
  you
• 3:41
  right
• 3:41
  now,
• 3:42
  I
• 3:42
  want
• 3:42
  to
• 3:42
  reassure
• 3:42
  you
• 3:42
  about
• 3:43
  something.
• 3:43
  You're
• 3:43
  not
• 3:44
  a
• 3:44
  bad
• 3:44
  Christian.
• 3:45
  You're
• 3:46
  not
• 3:46
  a
• 3:46
  bad
• 3:47
  Christian.
• 3:47
  You're
• 3:48
  just
• 3:48
  human
• 3:49
  who
• 3:49
  wants
• 3:49
  to
• 3:50
  feel
• 3:50
  safe.
• 3:50
  We
• 3:50
  all
• 3:51
  want
• 3:51
  to
• 3:51
  feel
• 3:51
  safe.
• 3:52
  And
• 3:53
  we
• 3:53
  were
• 3:53
  taught
• 3:53
  at
• 3:54
  a
• 3:54
  young
• 3:54
  age
• 3:54
  that
• 3:55
  money
• 3:55
  feels
• 3:55
  like
• 3:55
  safety
• 3:56
  because
• 3:57
  it
• 3:57
  solves
• 3:57
  so
• 3:57
  many
• 3:58
  of
• 3:58
  our
• 3:58
  problems.
• 3:59
  Sure,
• 3:59
  money
• 3:59
  pays
• 4:00
  our
• 4:00
  bills.
• 4:00
  It
• 4:01
  does,
• 4:01
  right?
• 4:01
  It
• 4:02
  handles
• 4:02
  those
• 4:02
  surprises.
• 4:03
  It
• 4:03
  gives
• 4:03
  us
• 4:04
  options.
• 4:05
  So
• 4:06
  it
• 4:06
  makes
• 4:06
  sense
• 4:06
  that
• 4:06
  your
• 4:07
  heart
• 4:07
  drifts
• 4:07
  towards
• 4:08
  that.
• 4:09
  But
• 4:09
  here's
• 4:10
  the
• 4:10
  danger.
• 4:11
  When
• 4:11
  money
• 4:11
  becomes
• 4:12
  your
• 4:12
  comfort,
• 4:13
  it
• 4:13
  starts
• 4:14
  acting
• 4:14
  like
• 4:14
  a
• 4:14
  God.
• 4:16
  And
• 4:16
  that's
• 4:16
  where
• 4:16
  it
• 4:16
  becomes
• 4:17
  a
• 4:17
  problem.
• 4:17
  Not
• 4:18
  because
• 4:18
  you
• 4:18
  say
• 4:18
  it
• 4:18
  out
• 4:18
  loud,
• 4:19
  but
• 4:19
  because
• 4:19
  you
• 4:19
  lean
• 4:20
  on
• 4:20
  it
• 4:20
  for
• 4:21
  what
• 4:21
  God
• 4:21
  can
• 4:22
  only
• 4:22
  give
• 4:22
  you.
• 4:23
  And
• 4:24
  friend,
• 4:24
  if
• 4:24
  you've
• 4:24
  ever
• 4:24
  felt
• 4:25
  that
• 4:25
  pull,
• 4:26
  you're
• 4:26
  not
• 4:26
  alone
• 4:27
  in
• 4:27
  feeling
• 4:27
  it.
• 4:28
  Savings
• 4:29
  is
• 4:29
  not
• 4:30
  wrong.
• 4:30
  Saving
• 4:31
  is
• 4:31
  wisdom.
• 4:32
  Saving
• 4:33
  is
• 4:33
  preparation.
• 4:34
  And
• 4:34
  yes,
• 4:35
  saving
• 4:35
  is
• 4:35
  stewardship.
• 4:37
  But
• 4:37
  savings
• 4:38
  is
• 4:38
  also
• 4:38
  limited.
• 4:39
  You
• 4:40
  need
• 4:40
  to
• 4:40
  hear
• 4:40
  this.
• 4:40
  It
• 4:41
  can't
• 4:41
  guarantee
• 4:41
  your
• 4:42
  health.
• 4:42
  I
• 4:42
  don't
• 4:42
  care
• 4:42
  how
• 4:42
  much
• 4:43
  you
• 4:43
  save.
• 4:43
  It
• 4:44
  will
• 4:44
  not
• 4:44
  guarantee
• 4:45
  your
• 4:45
  health.
• 4:46
  It
• 4:46
  can't
• 4:47
  guarantee
• 4:47
  your
• 4:47
  peace.
• 4:48
  Yes,
• 4:48
  savings
• 4:49
  will
• 4:49
  help
• 4:49
  you
• 4:49
  find
• 4:49
  some
• 4:50
  peace,
• 4:50
  but
• 4:50
  it
• 4:50
  doesn't
• 4:51
  guarantee
• 4:51
  it,
• 4:51
  and
• 4:52
  it
• 4:52
  will
• 4:52
  never
• 4:53
  guarantee
• 4:53
  tomorrow.
• 4:55
  And
• 4:55
  when
• 4:56
  you
• 4:56
  treat
• 4:56
  savings
• 4:57
  like
• 4:57
  the
• 4:57
  thing
• 4:57
  that
• 4:57
  will
• 4:58
  finally
• 4:58
  calm
• 4:59
  you,
• 4:59
  you
• 5:00
  end
• 5:00
  up
• 5:00
  anxious
• 5:01
  either
• 5:01
  way,
• 5:03
  because
• 5:03
  then
• 5:03
  you're
• 5:03
  always
• 5:04
  thinking,
• 5:04
  do
• 5:05
  I
• 5:05
  have
• 5:05
  enough?
• 5:06
  What
• 5:06
  if
• 5:06
  it
• 5:06
  runs
• 5:07
  out?
• 5:07
  What
• 5:07
  if
• 5:08
  something
• 5:08
  happens?
• 5:10
  So
• 5:10
  the
• 5:10
  goal
• 5:10
  today
• 5:11
  isn't
• 5:11
  to
• 5:11
  stop
• 5:11
  saving.
• 5:12
  I
• 5:12
  will
• 5:12
  never
• 5:12
  say
• 5:13
  that
• 5:13
  to
• 5:13
  you.
• 5:13
  The
• 5:13
  goal
• 5:14
  is
• 5:14
  to
• 5:14
  put
• 5:14
  savings
• 5:14
  in
• 5:15
  its
• 5:15
  rightful
• 5:15
  place
• 5:16
  so
• 5:16
  that
• 5:16
  you
• 5:16
  can
• 5:16
  breathe
• 5:17
  again.
• 5:19
  I'm
• 5:19
  Ralph
• 5:19
  Eastep
• 5:20
  Jr.
• 5:20
  I'm
• 5:20
  an
• 5:20
  accountant,
• 5:21
  and
• 5:21
  I've
• 5:21
  watched
• 5:22
  both
• 5:22
  sides
• 5:22
  of
• 5:22
  this.
• 5:23
  I've
• 5:23
  seen
• 5:23
  people
• 5:24
  with
• 5:24
  very
• 5:24
  little
• 5:24
  money
• 5:25
  who
• 5:25
  still
• 5:25
  have
• 5:25
  deep
• 5:26
  peace.
• 5:26
  Yes,
• 5:26
  they
• 5:26
  do
• 5:27
  exist
• 5:27
  out
• 5:27
  there.
• 5:27
  And
• 5:28
  I've
• 5:28
  seen
• 5:28
  people
• 5:28
  with
• 5:29
  a
• 5:29
  lot
• 5:29
  of
• 5:29
  money,
• 5:29
  I'm
• 5:30
  talking
• 5:30
  about
• 5:30
  a
• 5:30
  ton
• 5:31
  of
• 5:31
  money,
• 5:32
  who
• 5:32
  still
• 5:33
  can't
• 5:33
  sleep
• 5:33
  at
• 5:34
  night.
• 5:34
  There's
• 5:34
  no
• 5:34
  peace
• 5:34
  in
• 5:35
  their
• 5:35
  lives.
• 5:36
  Because
• 5:36
  the
• 5:37
  truth
• 5:37
  is,
• 5:37
  peace
• 5:37
  isn't
• 5:38
  a
• 5:38
  number.
• 5:38
  Peace.
• 5:39
  Peace
• 5:39
  is
• 5:39
  an
• 5:40
  anchor.
• 5:41
  And
• 5:41
  friend.
• 5:41
  That
• 5:41
  anchor
• 5:42
  has
• 5:43
  a
• 5:43
  name.
• 5:44
  And
• 5:44
  I
• 5:44
  thought
• 5:45
  about,
• 5:45
  as
• 5:45
  I
• 5:45
  was
• 5:45
  preparing
• 5:46
  for
• 5:46
  today,
• 5:46
  so
• 5:47
  many
• 5:47
  moments
• 5:47
  in
• 5:48
  my
• 5:48
  own
• 5:48
  life
• 5:49
  when
• 5:49
  I
• 5:49
  thought
• 5:49
  this.
• 5:49
  If
• 5:50
  I
• 5:50
  can
• 5:50
  just
• 5:50
  get
• 5:51
  this
• 5:51
  account
• 5:51
  higher,
• 5:52
  man,
• 5:52
  if
• 5:52
  I
• 5:52
  could
• 5:52
  just
• 5:53
  get
• 5:53
  to
• 5:53
  this
• 5:53
  point,
• 5:53
  then
• 5:54
  I
• 5:54
  can
• 5:54
  finally
• 5:54
  realize
• 5:55
  I
• 5:55
  can
• 5:55
  sit
• 5:55
  back
• 5:55
  a
• 5:56
  little
• 5:56
  bit.
• 5:57
  But
• 5:57
  what
• 5:57
  I
• 5:58
  learned
• 5:58
  is
• 5:58
  this.
• 5:59
  The
• 5:59
  finish
• 6:00
  line
• 6:00
  just
• 6:00
  keeps
• 6:00
  moving
• 6:01
  forward.
• 6:02
  Because
• 6:02
  here's
• 6:02
  the
• 6:03
  truth.
• 6:03
  Fear
• 6:03
  doesn't
• 6:04
  get
• 6:04
  healed
• 6:04
  by
• 6:04
  money.
• 6:06
  Fear
• 6:06
  gets
• 6:06
  healed
• 6:06
  by
• 6:07
  trust.
• 6:08
  Now,
• 6:09
  savings
• 6:09
  helps
• 6:09
  you
• 6:09
  prepare,
• 6:10
  but
• 6:10
  trusting
• 6:11
  God
• 6:11
  actually
• 6:12
  helps
• 6:12
  you
• 6:12
  breathe.
• 6:13
  And,
• 6:13
  friend,
• 6:14
  you
• 6:14
  deserve
• 6:15
  to
• 6:15
  breathe
• 6:15
  today.
• 6:16
  So
• 6:17
  here's
• 6:17
  the
• 6:17
  central
• 6:17
  question
• 6:18
  today.
• 6:19
  How
• 6:19
  do
• 6:19
  you
• 6:19
  practice
• 6:20
  why
• 6:20
  savings
• 6:21
  without
• 6:21
  making
• 6:22
  savings
• 6:22
  your
• 6:22
  savior?
• 6:23
  See,
• 6:23
  that's
• 6:23
  the
• 6:23
  problem.
• 6:24
  So
• 6:24
  many
• 6:24
  of
• 6:24
  us
• 6:24
  make
• 6:25
  savings
• 6:25
  our
• 6:25
  savior.
• 6:26
  How
• 6:27
  do
• 6:27
  you
• 6:27
  keep
• 6:27
  the
• 6:27
  tool
• 6:28
  without
• 6:28
  worshiping
• 6:29
  the
• 6:29
  tool?
• 6:31
  Well,
• 6:31
  here's
• 6:31
  what
• 6:31
  you
• 6:32
  got
• 6:32
  to
• 6:32
  do
• 6:32
  to
• 6:32
  get
• 6:32
  started.
• 6:33
  You
• 6:33
  have
• 6:33
  to
• 6:33
  name
• 6:33
  what
• 6:34
  you're
• 6:34
  asking
• 6:34
  savings
• 6:35
  to
• 6:35
  do.
• 6:36
  Friend,
• 6:37
  savings
• 6:37
  is
• 6:37
  meant
• 6:38
  to
• 6:38
  help
• 6:38
  you.
• 6:39
  But
• 6:39
  if
• 6:39
  you're
• 6:39
  secretly
• 6:40
  asking
• 6:40
  it
• 6:40
  to
• 6:40
  do
• 6:40
  this,
• 6:41
  if
• 6:41
  you're
• 6:41
  asking
• 6:41
  it
• 6:41
  to
• 6:41
  make
• 6:42
  me
• 6:42
  feel
• 6:42
  safe,
• 6:42
  like,
• 6:42
  if
• 6:43
  I
• 6:43
  save,
• 6:43
  I'm
• 6:43
  going
• 6:43
  to
• 6:43
  feel
• 6:44
  safe.
• 6:44
  Or
• 6:44
  if
• 6:45
  you
• 6:45
  said,
• 6:45
  hey,
• 6:45
  it's
• 6:46
  going
• 6:46
  to
• 6:46
  make
• 6:46
  me
• 6:46
  feel
• 6:47
  secure,
• 6:47
  or
• 6:47
  it's
• 6:47
  going
• 6:48
  to
• 6:48
  make
• 6:48
  me
• 6:48
  feel
• 6:48
  like
• 6:48
  nothing
• 6:49
  bad
• 6:49
  can
• 6:49
  happen
• 6:51
  that's
• 6:51
  too
• 6:51
  heavy
• 6:52
  for
• 6:52
  money.
• 6:53
  Savings
• 6:54
  is
• 6:54
  a
• 6:54
  tool.
• 6:54
  It's
• 6:55
  kind
• 6:55
  of
• 6:55
  like
• 6:55
  a
• 6:55
  hammer
• 6:55
  in
• 6:55
  a
• 6:56
  toolbox.
• 6:57
  If
• 6:57
  you
• 6:57
  need
• 6:57
  a
• 6:58
  hammer,
• 6:58
  it's
• 6:58
  helpful,
• 6:59
  it's
• 6:59
  useful,
• 7:00
  it's
• 7:00
  wise.
• 7:02
  But
• 7:02
  it's
• 7:02
  a
• 7:02
  terrible
• 7:03
  king.
• 7:03
  You
• 7:03
  don't
• 7:03
  want
• 7:03
  to
• 7:04
  worship
• 7:04
  a
• 7:04
  hammer,
• 7:04
  do
• 7:05
  you?
• 7:05
  And,
• 7:05
  friend,
• 7:06
  you
• 7:06
  don't
• 7:06
  need
• 7:06
  a
• 7:06
  king
• 7:07
  made
• 7:07
  of
• 7:07
  numbers.
• 7:08
  And
• 7:08
  I
• 7:08
  want
• 7:08
  you
• 7:08
  to
• 7:09
  hear
• 7:09
  this.
• 7:09
  You
• 7:09
  can
• 7:09
  be
• 7:09
  a
• 7:10
  good
• 7:10
  steward
• 7:10
  and
• 7:10
  still
• 7:11
  trust
• 7:11
  God
• 7:11
  more.
• 7:12
  Yes,
• 7:12
  you
• 7:12
  can
• 7:12
  do
• 7:13
  all
• 7:13
  the
• 7:13
  things.
• 7:13
  See,
• 7:13
  sometimes
• 7:14
  people
• 7:14
  think
• 7:14
  faith
• 7:15
  means,
• 7:15
  oh,
• 7:15
  Ralph,
• 7:16
  I
• 7:16
  don't
• 7:16
  need
• 7:16
  to
• 7:16
  save.
• 7:17
  God's
• 7:18
  got
• 7:18
  this.
• 7:18
  I'm
• 7:19
  faithful.
• 7:19
  I'm
• 7:20
  determined
• 7:20
  that
• 7:21
  God's
• 7:21
  going
• 7:21
  to
• 7:21
  handle
• 7:21
  this.
• 7:22
  But,
• 7:23
  see,
• 7:23
  biblical
• 7:23
  wisdom
• 7:24
  says
• 7:24
  something
• 7:24
  contradictory
• 7:25
  to
• 7:25
  that.
• 7:25
  It
• 7:25
  says,
• 7:26
  prepare
• 7:26
  when
• 7:26
  you
• 7:26
  can.
• 7:27
  It
• 7:27
  says,
• 7:27
  be
• 7:27
  diligent.
• 7:28
  It
• 7:28
  says,
• 7:29
  be
• 7:29
  thoughtful.
• 7:30
  But
• 7:30
  at
• 7:30
  the
• 7:31
  very
• 7:31
  same
• 7:31
  time,
• 7:31
  it
• 7:32
  says
• 7:32
  this.
• 7:32
  Trust
• 7:33
  God.
• 7:33
  More
• 7:33
  than
• 7:34
  that,
• 7:34
  preparation.
• 7:35
  More
• 7:35
  than
• 7:35
  that,
• 7:35
  diligence,
• 7:36
  more
• 7:36
  than
• 7:36
  those
• 7:37
  plans.
• 7:37
  And
• 7:37
  more
• 7:38
  than
• 7:38
  that,
• 7:38
  thoughtfulness.
• 7:40
  See,
• 7:40
  savings
• 7:41
  is
• 7:41
  not
• 7:41
  a
• 7:41
  lack
• 7:42
  of
• 7:42
  faith.
• 7:42
  Savings
• 7:43
  is
• 7:43
  stewardship.
• 7:44
  But
• 7:44
  your
• 7:44
  hope
• 7:44
  still
• 7:45
  belongs
• 7:45
  to
• 7:45
  God.
• 7:46
  See,
• 7:46
  friend,
• 7:47
  you
• 7:47
  can
• 7:47
  save
• 7:48
  responsibly
• 7:49
  and
• 7:49
  still
• 7:49
  live
• 7:50
  surrendered.
• 7:51
  That's
• 7:51
  called
• 7:51
  maturity.
• 7:52
  But
• 7:53
  you've
• 7:53
  got
• 7:53
  to
• 7:53
  remember
• 7:54
  something.
• 7:54
  Your
• 7:54
  bank
• 7:55
  balance
• 7:55
  is
• 7:55
  information,
• 7:56
  not
• 7:57
  identity.
• 7:57
  I
• 7:57
  meet
• 7:58
  so
• 7:58
  many
• 7:58
  people,
• 7:59
  especially
• 8:00
  in
• 8:00
  the
• 8:00
  financial
• 8:01
  realm.
• 8:01
  I
• 8:01
  got
• 8:02
  this
• 8:02
  much
• 8:02
  in
• 8:02
  my
• 8:02
  savings.
• 8:03
  I
• 8:03
  got
• 8:03
  this
• 8:03
  much
• 8:03
  in
• 8:04
  my
• 8:04
  retirement.
• 8:04
  And
• 8:05
  that's
• 8:05
  their
• 8:05
  identity.
• 8:06
  But
• 8:06
  the
• 8:06
  problem
• 8:07
  is,
• 8:07
  when
• 8:07
  that's
• 8:07
  your
• 8:07
  identity,
• 8:08
  what
• 8:08
  happens?
• 8:08
  When
• 8:08
  savings
• 8:09
  is
• 8:09
  low,
• 8:10
  you
• 8:10
  feel
• 8:10
  like
• 8:11
  you're
• 8:11
  failing,
• 8:11
  but
• 8:12
  that's
• 8:12
  not
• 8:12
  the
• 8:12
  case.
• 8:13
  And
• 8:13
  when
• 8:13
  your
• 8:13
  savings
• 8:13
  are
• 8:14
  high,
• 8:14
  it
• 8:14
  doesn't
• 8:14
  mean
• 8:14
  you're
• 8:15
  invincible.
• 8:15
  I've
• 8:16
  met
• 8:16
  people
• 8:16
  with
• 8:16
  a
• 8:16
  ton
• 8:16
  of
• 8:16
  Savings,
• 8:17
  a
• 8:17
  of
• 8:17
  ton,
• 8:17
  a
• 8:17
  ton
• 8:17
  of
• 8:18
  retirement
• 8:18
  and
• 8:18
  something
• 8:18
  happened
• 8:19
  in
• 8:19
  their
• 8:19
  life.
• 8:19
  It
• 8:20
  was
• 8:20
  worthless
• 8:20
  to
• 8:21
  them.
• 8:21
  That's
• 8:22
  just
• 8:22
  information.
• 8:23
  That's
• 8:23
  not
• 8:23
  your
• 8:24
  identity.
• 8:25
  See,
• 8:25
  money
• 8:25
  makes
• 8:26
  a
• 8:26
  great
• 8:26
  servant,
• 8:27
  but
• 8:27
  it
• 8:27
  makes
• 8:27
  a
• 8:27
  cruel
• 8:28
  narrator
• 8:28
  to
• 8:28
  our
• 8:28
  lives.
• 8:29
  Don't
• 8:30
  let
• 8:30
  it
• 8:30
  tell
• 8:30
  you
• 8:30
  who
• 8:30
  you
• 8:31
  are.
• 8:31
  Because
• 8:31
  your
• 8:31
  worth
• 8:32
  was
• 8:32
  settled
• 8:33
  long
• 8:33
  before
• 8:33
  your
• 8:33
  balance
• 8:34
  was
• 8:34
  settled.
• 8:34
  And
• 8:35
  you've
• 8:35
  got
• 8:35
  to
• 8:35
  know
• 8:35
  this.
• 8:36
  Your
• 8:36
  security
• 8:36
  is
• 8:37
  found
• 8:37
  in
• 8:38
  God's
• 8:38
  character,
• 8:38
  not
• 8:39
  what's
• 8:39
  in
• 8:39
  your
• 8:39
  bank
• 8:40
  account.
• 8:41
  See,
• 8:41
  peace
• 8:42
  actually
• 8:42
  comes
• 8:42
  from
• 8:42
  this.
• 8:43
  God
• 8:43
  is
• 8:44
  faithful,
• 8:46
  God
• 8:46
  is
• 8:47
  present.
• 8:47
  God
• 8:48
  is
• 8:48
  the
• 8:49
  provider.
• 8:50
  Even
• 8:51
  in
• 8:51
  lean
• 8:52
  seasons,
• 8:53
  even
• 8:53
  in
• 8:54
  uncertainty,
• 8:55
  even
• 8:55
  when
• 8:55
  the
• 8:55
  numbers
• 8:56
  don't
• 8:56
  look
• 8:56
  like
• 8:56
  you
• 8:56
  hope.
• 8:57
  Listen,
• 8:57
  my
• 8:57
  life,
• 8:58
  there
• 8:59
  have
• 8:59
  been
• 8:59
  times
• 8:59
  when
• 9:00
  the
• 9:00
  numbers
• 9:00
  didn't
• 9:01
  look
• 9:01
  good.
• 9:02
  Those
• 9:02
  are
• 9:02
  my
• 9:02
  lean
• 9:03
  seasons.
• 9:03
  But
• 9:03
  guess
• 9:03
  what?
• 9:04
  God
• 9:04
  was
• 9:04
  still
• 9:04
  there.
• 9:05
  Because
• 9:06
  the
• 9:06
  truth
• 9:06
  is,
• 9:06
  savings
• 9:07
  can
• 9:07
  run
• 9:07
  out.
• 9:08
  But
• 9:08
  God
• 9:08
  will
• 9:09
  never
• 9:09
  run
• 9:09
  out
• 9:10
  on
• 9:10
  you.
• 9:11
  And
• 9:11
  if,
• 9:12
  friend,
• 9:12
  if
• 9:12
  that
• 9:12
  sentence
• 9:13
  feels
• 9:13
  hard
• 9:13
  to
• 9:13
  believe,
• 9:14
  that
• 9:14
  doesn't
• 9:15
  mean
• 9:15
  you
• 9:15
  have
• 9:15
  faith.
• 9:16
  It
• 9:16
  just
• 9:16
  means
• 9:16
  you
• 9:16
  need
• 9:16
  to
• 9:17
  practice
• 9:17
  placing
• 9:18
  it
• 9:18
  one
• 9:18
  day
• 9:19
  at
• 9:19
  a
• 9:19
  time.
• 9:19
  Because,
• 9:20
  see,
• 9:20
  you
• 9:20
  need
• 9:20
  to
• 9:20
  prepare
• 9:21
  with
• 9:21
  open
• 9:21
  hands.
• 9:22
  A
• 9:22
  lot
• 9:22
  of
• 9:22
  people
• 9:22
  say,
• 9:22
  what
• 9:22
  do
• 9:22
  you
• 9:22
  mean
• 9:22
  by
• 9:22
  open
• 9:23
  hands?
• 9:23
  Let
• 9:23
  me
• 9:23
  explain.
• 9:24
  You
• 9:24
  save,
• 9:25
  you
• 9:25
  plan,
• 9:26
  you
• 9:26
  do
• 9:26
  what
• 9:26
  you
• 9:27
  can
• 9:27
  do.
• 9:28
  But
• 9:28
  you
• 9:28
  also
• 9:29
  say,
• 9:29
  lord,
• 9:29
  you
• 9:30
  are
• 9:30
  the
• 9:30
  one
• 9:30
  I'm
• 9:31
  trusting.
• 9:32
  Because
• 9:32
  that
• 9:32
  control
• 9:33
  is
• 9:33
  heavy.
• 9:34
  But
• 9:34
  surrender,
• 9:35
  my
• 9:35
  friends,
• 9:35
  is
• 9:36
  so
• 9:36
  much
• 9:36
  later.
• 9:37
  See,
• 9:37
  friend,
• 9:38
  you
• 9:38
  can
• 9:38
  prepare
• 9:39
  responsibly
• 9:40
  and
• 9:40
  still
• 9:40
  live
• 9:40
  with
• 9:41
  peace
• 9:41
  when
• 9:41
  your
• 9:41
  hands
• 9:42
  are
• 9:42
  open.
• 9:42
  Because
• 9:43
  open
• 9:43
  hands
• 9:43
  say,
• 9:43
  this
• 9:44
  I'll
• 9:44
  be
• 9:44
  wise,
• 9:46
  but
• 9:46
  I
• 9:46
  won't
• 9:46
  worship
• 9:47
  that
• 9:47
  saving.
• 9:48
  Let's
• 9:49
  get
• 9:49
  right
• 9:49
  to
• 9:49
  our
• 9:49
  scriptures
• 9:50
  from
• 9:50
  the
• 9:50
  Book
• 9:50
  of
• 9:51
  Matthew,
• 9:51
  chapter
• 9:51
  6,
• 9:52
  verses
• 9:52
  19
• 9:53
  and
• 9:53
  20.
• 9:53
  And
• 9:54
  I
• 9:54
  love
• 9:54
  this
• 9:54
  scripture.
• 9:55
  Do
• 9:55
  not
• 9:55
  store
• 9:56
  up
• 9:56
  for
• 9:56
  yourselves
• 9:56
  treasures
• 9:57
  on
• 9:57
  earth
• 9:57
  where
• 9:57
  moth
• 9:58
  and
• 9:58
  vermin
• 9:58
  destroy
• 9:59
  and
• 9:59
  where
• 10:00
  thieves
• 10:00
  break
• 10:00
  in
• 10:00
  and
• 10:01
  steal,
• 10:02
  but
• 10:02
  store
• 10:02
  up
• 10:02
  for
• 10:02
  yourselves
• 10:03
  treasures
• 10:03
  in
• 10:03
  heaven.
• 10:05
  See,
• 10:06
  that
• 10:06
  passage
• 10:06
  isn't
• 10:07
  about
• 10:07
  not
• 10:07
  saving.
• 10:08
  People
• 10:08
  say,
• 10:08
  well,
• 10:09
  that's
• 10:09
  anti
• 10:09
  saving.
• 10:10
  No,
• 10:10
  it's
• 10:10
  not.
• 10:10
  It's
• 10:11
  anti
• 10:11
  idolatry.
• 10:13
  Because
• 10:13
  it's
• 10:13
  reminding
• 10:14
  you
• 10:14
  of
• 10:14
  something
• 10:14
  very
• 10:15
  bold.
• 10:15
  Your
• 10:15
  ultimate
• 10:16
  security
• 10:16
  is
• 10:17
  not
• 10:17
  stored
• 10:17
  in
• 10:17
  a
• 10:17
  bank
• 10:18
  account.
• 10:19
  It's
• 10:19
  stored
• 10:19
  in
• 10:20
  heaven.
• 10:20
  So,
• 10:20
  yes,
• 10:21
  save.
• 10:21
  But
• 10:21
  don't
• 10:22
  ask
• 10:22
  savings
• 10:22
  to
• 10:23
  carry
• 10:23
  what
• 10:23
  only
• 10:23
  God
• 10:24
  can
• 10:24
  carry
• 10:24
  today.
• 10:25
  So
• 10:26
  here's
• 10:26
  your
• 10:26
  action
• 10:26
  step
• 10:27
  for
• 10:27
  today.
• 10:27
  I
• 10:27
  want
• 10:27
  you
• 10:27
  to
• 10:28
  pray
• 10:28
  this
• 10:28
  today
• 10:28
  out
• 10:29
  loud
• 10:29
  if
• 10:29
  you
• 10:30
  can.
• 10:30
  Lord,
• 10:30
  I
• 10:31
  trust
• 10:31
  with
• 10:32
  with
• 10:32
  what
• 10:32
  I
• 10:32
  save
• 10:33
  and
• 10:33
  what
• 10:33
  I
• 10:34
  cannot.
• 10:35
  And
• 10:36
  if
• 10:36
  you
• 10:36
  want
• 10:36
  to
• 10:36
  go
• 10:36
  one
• 10:36
  step
• 10:37
  deeper,
• 10:37
  look
• 10:38
  at
• 10:38
  your
• 10:38
  saving
• 10:38
  as
• 10:38
  goal
• 10:39
  and
• 10:39
  say
• 10:39
  to
• 10:39
  God,
• 10:40
  thank
• 10:40
  you
• 10:40
  for
• 10:41
  what's
• 10:41
  here,
• 10:41
  Lord.
• 10:42
  And
• 10:42
  I
• 10:42
  release
• 10:42
  to
• 10:43
  you
• 10:43
  what
• 10:43
  I
• 10:43
  can't
• 10:43
  control.
• 10:45
  Because,
• 10:45
  friend,
• 10:45
  that's
• 10:46
  where
• 10:46
  peace
• 10:46
  begins.
• 10:47
  Not
• 10:47
  when
• 10:47
  the
• 10:47
  number
• 10:47
  is
• 10:48
  perfect,
• 10:48
  but
• 10:49
  when
• 10:49
  Your
• 10:49
  trust
• 10:49
  is
• 10:50
  anchored
• 10:50
  in
• 10:51
  Christ.
• 10:52
  Lord,
• 10:53
  we
• 10:53
  thank
• 10:53
  you
• 10:53
  for
• 10:53
  provision.
• 10:54
  Help
• 10:55
  us
• 10:55
  save
• 10:55
  with
• 10:55
  wisdom,
• 10:56
  but
• 10:56
  trust
• 10:56
  you
• 10:57
  completely
• 10:57
  in
• 10:57
  all
• 10:57
  the
• 10:58
  things
• 10:58
  that
• 10:58
  we
• 10:58
  do.
• 10:59
  Keep
• 10:59
  our
• 10:59
  hearts
• 10:59
  fixed
• 11:00
  on
• 11:00
  heaven,
• 11:00
  Lord,
• 11:01
  and
• 11:01
  when
• 11:02
  fear
• 11:02
  rises
• 11:02
  and
• 11:03
  we
• 11:03
  know
• 11:03
  it
• 11:03
  will
• 11:03
  grow
• 11:04
  us
• 11:04
  back
• 11:04
  to
• 11:04
  you
• 11:05
  and
• 11:06
  friend,
• 11:06
  for
• 11:06
  the
• 11:06
  person
• 11:07
  listening
• 11:07
  right
• 11:07
  now,
• 11:08
  the
• 11:08
  one
• 11:08
  who
• 11:08
  keeps
• 11:09
  rising
• 11:09
  and
• 11:10
  falling
• 11:10
  with
• 11:10
  their
• 11:10
  bank
• 11:11
  balance,
• 11:12
  Lord,
• 11:12
  I
• 11:12
  ask
• 11:12
  that
• 11:12
  you
• 11:13
  would
• 11:13
  meet
• 11:13
  them
• 11:13
  right
• 11:13
  there.
• 11:14
  Remind
• 11:14
  them
• 11:14
  they're
• 11:15
  not
• 11:15
  failing,
• 11:15
  they're
• 11:16
  learning
• 11:16
  trust.
• 11:18
  And
• 11:18
  you
• 11:18
  are
• 11:18
  patient
• 11:19
  with
• 11:19
  them,
• 11:19
  Lord,
• 11:19
  as
• 11:19
  you're
• 11:20
  patient
• 11:20
  with
• 11:20
  us.
• 11:20
  And
• 11:20
  we
• 11:20
  ask
• 11:21
  this
• 11:21
  in
• 11:21
  Jesus
• 11:22
  name.
• 11:23
  Amen.
• 11:24
  Friend,
• 11:25
  if
• 11:25
  money
• 11:25
  has
• 11:25
  felt
• 11:26
  heavy
• 11:26
  and
• 11:27
  you
• 11:27
  want
• 11:27
  a
• 11:27
  place
• 11:27
  that
• 11:27
  feels
• 11:28
  safe,
• 11:28
  I
• 11:28
  want
• 11:28
  to
• 11:28
  invite
• 11:28
  you
• 11:29
  to
• 11:29
  join
• 11:29
  our
• 11:29
  community.
• 11:30
  It's
• 11:30
  super
• 11:30
  simple.
• 11:31
  Go
• 11:31
  to
• 11:31
  financiallyconfidentchristian.com/join
• 11:35
  again.
• 11:35
  That's
• 11:35
  financiallyconfidentchristian.com/Join.
• 11:39
  That's
• 11:39
  where
• 11:39
  you'll
• 11:40
  find
• 11:40
  encouragement
• 11:40
  to
• 11:41
  walk
• 11:41
  in
• 11:41
  wisdom
• 11:42
  without
• 11:42
  shame
• 11:43
  and
• 11:43
  with
• 11:43
  your
• 11:43
  heart
• 11:44
  truly
• 11:44
  anchored
• 11:44
  in
• 11:45
  God.
• 11:45
  Because
• 11:46
  friend,
• 11:46
  you
• 11:47
  don't
• 11:47
  have
• 11:47
  to
• 11:47
  carry
• 11:47
  this
• 11:48
  alone.
• 11:49
  Remember
• 11:49
  this.
• 11:50
  Savings
• 11:51
  is
• 11:51
  a
• 11:51
  gift,
• 11:52
  but
• 11:52
  God
• 11:52
  is
• 11:53
  your
• 11:53
  source.
• 11:53
  So
• 11:54
  keep
• 11:54
  building
• 11:54
  wise
• 11:55
  habits
• 11:55
  and
• 11:55
  keep
• 11:56
  your
• 11:56
  trust
• 11:56
  even
• 11:56
  deeper
• 11:57
  than
• 11:57
  the
• 11:57
  habit.
• 11:58
  Because
• 11:58
  friend,
• 11:58
  you
• 11:58
  can
• 11:59
  save
• 12:00
  and
• 12:00
  you
• 12:00
  can
• 12:00
  surrender.
• 12:01
  You
• 12:01
  can
• 12:01
  plan
• 12:02
  and
• 12:02
  you
• 12:02
  can
• 12:03
  still
• 12:03
  rest.
• 12:04
  And
• 12:04
  that's
• 12:04
  what
• 12:04
  we're
• 12:05
  going
• 12:05
  to
• 12:05
  talk
• 12:05
  about
• 12:05
  tomorrow.
• 12:05
  We're
• 12:05
  going
• 12:06
  to
• 12:06
  shift
• 12:06
  a
• 12:06
  little
• 12:06
  bit.
• 12:06
  We're
• 12:06
  going
• 12:06
  to
• 12:07
  talk
• 12:07
  about
• 12:07
  when
• 12:07
  mindset
• 12:07
  shifts.
• 12:08
  Unlock
• 12:09
  financial
• 12:09
  freedom.
• 12:11
  So
• 12:11
  friend,
• 12:11
  I
• 12:11
  want
• 12:11
  to
• 12:12
  encourage
• 12:12
  you
• 12:12
  today,
• 12:12
  share
• 12:13
  the
• 12:13
  show
• 12:13
  with
• 12:13
  someone
• 12:14
  who's
• 12:14
  relying
• 12:14
  too
• 12:15
  much
• 12:15
  on
• 12:15
  money
• 12:15
  right
• 12:16
  now
• 12:16
  and
• 12:16
  show
• 12:17
  them
• 12:17
  who
• 12:17
  their
• 12:17
  anchor
• 12:18
  should
• 12:18
  be.
• 12:19
  Because
• 12:19
  this
• 12:19
  show
• 12:19
  isn't
• 12:19
  about
• 12:20
  financial
• 12:20
  shame.
• 12:21
  It's
• 12:21
  about
• 12:21
  walking
• 12:22
  in
• 12:22
  wisdom,
• 12:22
  staying
• 12:23
  financially
• 12:23
  savvy,
• 12:24
  and
• 12:24
  truly
• 12:25
  working
• 12:25
  to
• 12:25
  become
• 12:26
  a
• 12:26
  financially
• 12:27
  confident
• 12:27
  Christian.
• 12:27
  So
• 12:28
  God
• 12:28
  bless
• 12:28
  you
• 12:28
  and
• 12:29
  you
• 12:29
  have
• 12:29
  a
• 12:29
  great
• 12:29
  day
• 12:29
  today.