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Why Do I Still Feel Poor When God’s Given Me So Much? · Becoming Financially Confident

• 0:37
  Let's
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  start
• 0:38
  with
• 0:38
  today's
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  listener
• 0:39
  question.
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  Ralph
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  I
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  know
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  God
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  has
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  blessed
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  me
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  in
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  so
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  many
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  ways,
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  but
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  during
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  the
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  holidays
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  I
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  start
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  comparing
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  my
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  life
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  to
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  others
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  and
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  just
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  feel
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  like
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  I'm
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  missing
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  something.
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  Why
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  do
• 0:49
  I
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  still
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  feel
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  poor
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  when
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  I'm
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  actually
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  blessed?
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  Here's
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  something
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  you
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  might
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  not
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  know.
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  Nearly
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  60%
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  of
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  Americans
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  admit
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  they
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  compare
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  their
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  lives
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  to
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  others
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  on
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  social
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  media.
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  60%.
• 1:01
  And
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  listen
• 1:01
  to
• 1:01
  this.
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  During
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  the
• 1:02
  holidays,
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  one
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  in
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  three
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  admit
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  to
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  overspending
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  just
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  to
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  feel
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  like
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  they
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  quote,
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  fit
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  in.
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  See,
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  we
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  live
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  in
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  a
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  culture
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  that
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  screams
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  more
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  and
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  more
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  and
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  more,
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  but
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  it
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  never
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  tells
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  you
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  what
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  you're
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  really
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  missing.
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  And
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  I'm
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  going
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  to
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  tell
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  you
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  right
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  now,
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  what's
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  missing
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  isn't
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  more
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  stuff.
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  It's
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  peace.
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  The
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  kind
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  that
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  comes
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  from
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  gratitude.
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  Because
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  abundance
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  isn't
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  what's
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  in
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  your
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  wallet.
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  We
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  can
• 1:24
  park
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  right
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  there
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  for
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  a
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  second.
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  It's
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  what's
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  already
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  in
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  your
• 1:27
  life.
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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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  how
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  to
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  embrace
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  the
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  abundance
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  we
• 1:30
  already
• 1:30
  have
• 1:30
  on
• 1:31
  today's
• 1:31
  show.
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  This
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  is
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  Financially
• 1:34
  Confident
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  Christian,
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  your
• 1:36
  daily
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  dose
• 1:36
  of
• 1:36
  gospel,
• 1:37
  grounded
• 1:37
  insight
• 1:38
  and
• 1:38
  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
• 1:40
  the
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  cycle
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  of
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  financial
• 1:41
  shame
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  with
• 1:42
  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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  Thank
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  you
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  so
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  much
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  for
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  joining
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  me
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  today
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  as
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  we
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  work
• 1:48
  to
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  break
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  that
• 1:49
  cycle
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  of
• 1:50
  financial
• 1:50
  shame
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  and
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  do
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  it
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  with
• 1:52
  confidence.
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  And
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  in
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  my
• 1:53
  career,
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  I've
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  been
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  doing
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  accounting
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  and
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  tax
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  work
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  for
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  over
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  30
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  years.
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  Makes
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  me
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  feel
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  old
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  when
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  I
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  say
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  that.
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  But
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  here's
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  the
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  thing
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  I
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  will
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  tell
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  you.
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  I've
• 2:01
  seen
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  folks
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  with
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  six
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  figure
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  incomes.
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  You
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  would
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  think,
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  oh,
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  these
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  people
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  have
• 2:04
  arrived.
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  They
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  don't
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  want
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  for
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  anything.
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  But
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  they
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  didn't
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  have
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  peace.
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  They
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  were
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  still
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  anxious,
• 2:10
  they
• 2:10
  were
• 2:11
  still
• 2:11
  striving
• 2:11
  after
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  something.
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  But
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  I've
• 2:13
  also
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  seen
• 2:14
  families
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  with
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  very
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  little
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  I'm
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  talking
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  about,
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  you'd
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  be
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  like,
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  man,
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  those
• 2:17
  folks
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  are
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  poor.
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  But
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  they
• 2:19
  radiated
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  a
• 2:20
  peace
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  that
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  I
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  could
• 2:21
  only
• 2:21
  hope
• 2:21
  to
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  achieve.
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  And
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  it
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  helped
• 2:24
  me
• 2:24
  learn
• 2:24
  something.
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  When
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  I
• 2:25
  focus
• 2:25
  on
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  God's
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  provision
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  and
• 2:28
  this
• 2:28
  is
• 2:28
  what
• 2:28
  I
• 2:28
  want
• 2:28
  you
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  to
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  do
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  today,
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  your
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  heart
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  fills
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  faster
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  than
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  any
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  bank
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  account
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  ever
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  could.
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  And
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  I
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  want
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  to
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  tell
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  you
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  a
• 2:34
  story.
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  Today
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  I
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  work
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  with
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  a
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  young
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  couple.
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  This
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  young
• 2:36
  couple
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  made
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  modest
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  incomes,
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  but
• 2:39
  man,
• 2:39
  they
• 2:39
  were
• 2:39
  stewards
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  of
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  what
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  God
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  had
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  given
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  them.
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  They
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  lived
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  debt
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  free.
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  They
• 2:42
  lived
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  joyfully,
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  they
• 2:43
  lived
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  in
• 2:43
  peace.
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  Never
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  forget,
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  they
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  came
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  in
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  one
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  time
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  for
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  getting
• 2:46
  their
• 2:47
  taxes
• 2:47
  done.
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  And
• 2:47
  I
• 2:47
  said,
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  you
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  folks
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  just
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  have
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  so
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  much
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  peace.
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  They're
• 2:50
  always
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  smiling
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  at
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  each
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  other.
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  You
• 2:51
  could
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  tell
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  this
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  was
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  a
• 2:52
  marriage.
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  There
• 2:53
  was
• 2:53
  love,
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  there
• 2:53
  was,
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  there
• 2:54
  was
• 2:54
  a
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  great
• 2:54
  deal
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  of
• 2:55
  joy
• 2:55
  in
• 2:55
  this.
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  And
• 2:55
  I
• 2:56
  said,
• 2:56
  you
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  know
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  what's
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  your
• 2:57
  secret?
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  And
• 2:59
  the
• 2:59
  wife,
• 2:59
  she
• 3:00
  said,
• 3:00
  ralph,
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  I'll
• 3:00
  tell
• 3:00
  you
• 3:00
  what
• 3:00
  it
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  is.
• 3:01
  She
• 3:01
  said,
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  you're
• 3:01
  never
• 3:01
  going
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  to
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  believe
• 3:02
  it.
• 3:03
  She
• 3:03
  said,
• 3:04
  we
• 3:04
  stopped
• 3:04
  chasing
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  what
• 3:05
  everyone
• 3:05
  else
• 3:05
  had
• 3:07
  and
• 3:07
  started
• 3:07
  counting
• 3:08
  what
• 3:08
  God
• 3:08
  already
• 3:08
  gave
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  us.
• 3:10
  Just
• 3:11
  think
• 3:11
  about
• 3:11
  that
• 3:11
  for
• 3:11
  a
• 3:11
  second.
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  That
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  was
• 3:13
  the
• 3:13
  secret
• 3:13
  sauce.
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  She
• 3:15
  stopped
• 3:15
  chasing
• 3:16
  what
• 3:16
  everyone
• 3:16
  else
• 3:17
  had.
• 3:17
  Are
• 3:18
  you
• 3:18
  chasing
• 3:18
  what
• 3:18
  everyone
• 3:19
  else
• 3:19
  has?
• 3:20
  I
• 3:21
  love
• 3:21
  what
• 3:21
  Pastor
• 3:21
  Andy
• 3:22
  Stanley
• 3:22
  said.
• 3:23
  Contentment
• 3:23
  isn't
• 3:23
  the
• 3:24
  achievement
• 3:24
  of
• 3:24
  all
• 3:24
  you
• 3:25
  want.
• 3:26
  It's
• 3:26
  the
• 3:26
  realization
• 3:27
  of
• 3:27
  all
• 3:27
  you
• 3:27
  already
• 3:28
  have.
• 3:29
  I
• 3:29
  want
• 3:29
  to
• 3:29
  say
• 3:29
  that
• 3:30
  again
• 3:30
  because
• 3:30
  you
• 3:31
  got
• 3:31
  to
• 3:31
  really
• 3:32
  lean
• 3:32
  into
• 3:32
  that.
• 3:32
  Contentment
• 3:33
  isn't
• 3:34
  the
• 3:34
  achievement
• 3:34
  of
• 3:34
  all
• 3:35
  you
• 3:35
  want.
• 3:36
  It's
• 3:37
  the
• 3:37
  realization
• 3:38
  of
• 3:38
  all
• 3:38
  you
• 3:39
  already
• 3:39
  have.
• 3:40
  See,
• 3:40
  I
• 3:40
  could
• 3:40
  stop
• 3:41
  recording
• 3:41
  right
• 3:41
  now
• 3:41
  because
• 3:42
  there's
• 3:42
  the
• 3:42
  answer.
• 3:43
  But
• 3:43
  let's
• 3:44
  get
• 3:44
  back
• 3:44
  to
• 3:44
  the
• 3:44
  question.
• 3:44
  Why
• 3:45
  do
• 3:45
  I
• 3:45
  still
• 3:45
  feel
• 3:46
  poor
• 3:46
  when
• 3:46
  I'm
• 3:46
  actually
• 3:47
  blessed?
• 3:47
  And
• 3:47
  I
• 3:47
  want
• 3:47
  to
• 3:48
  tell
• 3:48
  you
• 3:48
  why
• 3:48
  that
• 3:48
  is.
• 3:49
  But
• 3:49
  better
• 3:49
  than,
• 3:49
  I'm
• 3:50
  going
• 3:50
  to
• 3:50
  tell
• 3:50
  you
• 3:50
  how
• 3:50
  you
• 3:50
  can
• 3:50
  change
• 3:51
  that.
• 3:52
  It
• 3:52
  all
• 3:52
  starts
• 3:53
  with
• 3:53
  gratitude,
• 3:53
  because
• 3:54
  gratitude
• 3:54
  grows
• 3:55
  abundance.
• 3:56
  I'm
• 3:56
  gonna
• 3:56
  encourage
• 3:57
  you
• 3:57
  right
• 3:57
  now,
• 3:57
  pause
• 3:57
  to
• 3:58
  thank
• 3:58
  God.
• 3:59
  Thank
• 3:59
  him
• 3:59
  for
• 3:59
  what's
• 4:00
  already
• 4:00
  in
• 4:00
  your
• 4:00
  hands.
• 4:01
  It's
• 4:01
  real
• 4:01
  easy
• 4:02
  to
• 4:02
  say,
• 4:02
  well,
• 4:02
  Lord,
• 4:03
  I
• 4:03
  don't
• 4:03
  have
• 4:03
  what
• 4:03
  my
• 4:03
  neighbor
• 4:04
  has.
• 4:04
  I
• 4:05
  don't
• 4:05
  have
• 4:05
  what
• 4:05
  my
• 4:05
  friend
• 4:05
  at
• 4:06
  work
• 4:06
  has.
• 4:06
  I
• 4:06
  don't
• 4:06
  have
• 4:06
  that
• 4:07
  shiny
• 4:07
  new
• 4:07
  car.
• 4:08
  I
• 4:08
  don't
• 4:08
  have
• 4:08
  that
• 4:09
  beach
• 4:09
  house.
• 4:09
  I
• 4:10
  don't
• 4:10
  have
• 4:10
  those
• 4:10
  luxurious
• 4:11
  vacations.
• 4:13
  It's
• 4:13
  so
• 4:13
  easy
• 4:14
  not
• 4:14
  to
• 4:14
  say
• 4:14
  God,
• 4:15
  but
• 4:15
  I
• 4:15
  have
• 4:15
  a
• 4:15
  roof
• 4:16
  over
• 4:16
  my
• 4:16
  head.
• 4:17
  I
• 4:17
  have
• 4:18
  loving
• 4:18
  family.
• 4:18
  I
• 4:19
  have
• 4:19
  a
• 4:19
  job,
• 4:19
  my
• 4:20
  health.
• 4:21
  But
• 4:21
  when
• 4:21
  you
• 4:22
  pause
• 4:22
  and
• 4:22
  thank
• 4:22
  God,
• 4:23
  you're
• 4:23
  going
• 4:23
  to
• 4:23
  start
• 4:23
  to
• 4:23
  see
• 4:23
  something.
• 4:24
  You're
• 4:24
  going
• 4:24
  to
• 4:24
  start
• 4:24
  to
• 4:25
  see
• 4:25
  just
• 4:25
  how
• 4:25
  rich
• 4:26
  your
• 4:26
  life
• 4:27
  already
• 4:27
  is.
• 4:29
  And
• 4:29
  if
• 4:29
  you're
• 4:29
  hearing
• 4:30
  my
• 4:30
  voice
• 4:30
  right
• 4:30
  now,
• 4:32
  your
• 4:33
  life
• 4:33
  is
• 4:34
  already
• 4:34
  rich.
• 4:37
  Second
• 4:37
  thing,
• 4:37
  I'm
• 4:38
  going
• 4:38
  to
• 4:38
  encourage
• 4:38
  you
• 4:38
  to
• 4:38
  do
• 4:39
  what
• 4:39
  my
• 4:39
  client
• 4:40
  decided
• 4:40
  to
• 4:40
  do.
• 4:41
  Stop
• 4:41
  comparing.
• 4:42
  The
• 4:43
  comparison
• 4:43
  trap
• 4:43
  is
• 4:44
  destroying
• 4:44
  us.
• 4:45
  60%
• 4:45
  of
• 4:45
  people
• 4:46
  admit
• 4:46
  they
• 4:46
  are
• 4:47
  comparing
• 4:47
  themselves
• 4:47
  with
• 4:48
  others.
• 4:48
  Every
• 4:48
  time
• 4:48
  you
• 4:49
  scroll
• 4:49
  and
• 4:49
  compare,
• 4:50
  guess
• 4:50
  what
• 4:50
  you're
• 4:51
  doing.
• 4:52
  You're
• 4:52
  subtracting
• 4:53
  from
• 4:53
  your
• 4:53
  joy.
• 4:55
  You're
• 4:55
  just
• 4:55
  giving
• 4:56
  it
• 4:56
  up.
• 4:56
  You're
• 4:56
  just
• 4:56
  saying,
• 4:56
  lord,
• 4:57
  I
• 4:57
  got
• 4:57
  to
• 4:57
  go
• 4:57
  find
• 4:57
  something
• 4:58
  else.
• 4:58
  I
• 4:58
  got
• 4:58
  to
• 4:58
  go
• 4:58
  look
• 4:58
  at
• 4:59
  other
• 4:59
  people.
• 5:01
  You
• 5:01
  have
• 5:01
  joy
• 5:02
  in
• 5:02
  your
• 5:02
  own
• 5:02
  blessings.
• 5:03
  Stop
• 5:03
  comparing
• 5:04
  yourself
• 5:04
  to
• 5:04
  everybody
• 5:04
  else.
• 5:04
  Now,
• 5:05
  listen,
• 5:05
  I
• 5:05
  know
• 5:05
  it's
• 5:05
  easy
• 5:06
  for
• 5:06
  me
• 5:06
  to
• 5:06
  say
• 5:06
  that,
• 5:07
  but
• 5:08
  let
• 5:08
  me
• 5:08
  connect
• 5:08
  my
• 5:08
  heart
• 5:09
  to
• 5:09
  you
• 5:09
  right
• 5:09
  now.
• 5:09
  I
• 5:10
  feel
• 5:10
  the
• 5:10
  same
• 5:10
  way
• 5:10
  you
• 5:10
  do
• 5:12
  because
• 5:12
  I
• 5:12
  find
• 5:12
  myself
• 5:13
  doing
• 5:13
  that
• 5:13
  same
• 5:14
  thing.
• 5:14
  I'm
• 5:14
  out
• 5:14
  there
• 5:14
  scrolling
• 5:14
  it.
• 5:15
  Why
• 5:15
  does
• 5:15
  this
• 5:15
  person
• 5:16
  have
• 5:16
  this?
• 5:17
  Why
• 5:17
  do
• 5:17
  they
• 5:17
  have
• 5:17
  this
• 5:18
  boy?
• 5:18
  They
• 5:18
  have
• 5:18
  the
• 5:18
  Perfect
• 5:19
  family.
• 5:19
  My
• 5:19
  family's
• 5:20
  a
• 5:20
  disaster.
• 5:22
  But
• 5:22
  then
• 5:22
  I
• 5:22
  have
• 5:22
  to
• 5:23
  just
• 5:23
  stop
• 5:23
  and
• 5:23
  say,
• 5:23
  wait
• 5:23
  a
• 5:24
  minute,
• 5:25
  that's
• 5:25
  their
• 5:25
  race.
• 5:27
  God's
• 5:28
  given
• 5:28
  me
• 5:28
  joy
• 5:28
  in
• 5:28
  other
• 5:29
  areas
• 5:29
  because
• 5:29
  we
• 5:29
  don't
• 5:30
  know
• 5:30
  what's
• 5:30
  going
• 5:30
  on
• 5:30
  behind
• 5:30
  a
• 5:31
  curtain,
• 5:31
  as
• 5:31
  they
• 5:31
  say.
• 5:32
  Which
• 5:33
  leads
• 5:33
  me
• 5:33
  to
• 5:33
  this.
• 5:33
  You
• 5:34
  got
• 5:34
  to
• 5:34
  stop
• 5:35
  defining
• 5:35
  your
• 5:35
  wealth
• 5:36
  in
• 5:36
  traditional
• 5:38
  cultural
• 5:39
  terms,
• 5:41
  because
• 5:41
  you
• 5:41
  can
• 5:42
  have
• 5:42
  money
• 5:42
  without
• 5:42
  meaning.
• 5:45
  My
• 5:45
  wealthy
• 5:46
  clients,
• 5:46
  a
• 5:47
  lot
• 5:47
  of
• 5:47
  them
• 5:48
  have
• 5:48
  money
• 5:49
  without
• 5:49
  meaning,
• 5:50
  but
• 5:51
  you
• 5:51
  can
• 5:51
  never
• 5:51
  have
• 5:52
  meaning
• 5:52
  without
• 5:52
  gratitude.
• 5:55
  Just
• 5:55
  think
• 5:55
  about
• 5:55
  that
• 5:56
  for
• 5:56
  a
• 5:56
  second.
• 5:56
  You
• 5:56
  can
• 5:57
  have
• 5:57
  all
• 5:57
  the
• 5:57
  world
• 5:58
  will
• 5:58
  ever
• 5:58
  give.
• 5:58
  You
• 5:59
  can
• 5:59
  have
• 5:59
  buckets
• 5:59
  of
• 6:00
  cash,
• 6:00
  you
• 6:00
  can
• 6:00
  have
• 6:01
  bank
• 6:01
  accounts
• 6:01
  full
• 6:02
  to
• 6:02
  the
• 6:02
  brim.
• 6:03
  But
• 6:04
  you'll
• 6:04
  never
• 6:04
  find
• 6:04
  meaning
• 6:05
  if
• 6:05
  you
• 6:06
  don't
• 6:06
  have
• 6:06
  gratitude.
• 6:08
  And
• 6:09
  it
• 6:09
  all
• 6:09
  begins
• 6:10
  with
• 6:10
  stewarding
• 6:11
  what
• 6:11
  the
• 6:11
  Lord
• 6:12
  has
• 6:12
  given
• 6:12
  you,
• 6:12
  because
• 6:13
  God
• 6:13
  has
• 6:13
  entrusted
• 6:13
  you
• 6:13
  with
• 6:14
  resources.
• 6:14
  I
• 6:14
  say
• 6:14
  this
• 6:14
  on
• 6:14
  the
• 6:15
  show
• 6:15
  all
• 6:15
  the
• 6:15
  time.
• 6:15
  What
• 6:15
  you
• 6:15
  have
• 6:15
  is
• 6:16
  not
• 6:16
  yours.
• 6:17
  People
• 6:18
  will
• 6:18
  send
• 6:18
  me
• 6:18
  emails.
• 6:19
  People
• 6:19
  will
• 6:19
  send
• 6:19
  me
• 6:20
  direct
• 6:20
  messages.
• 6:21
  Ralph,
• 6:21
  how
• 6:21
  dare
• 6:21
  you
• 6:22
  say
• 6:22
  that.
• 6:22
  I
• 6:22
  work
• 6:22
  hard
• 6:22
  for
• 6:23
  what
• 6:23
  I
• 6:23
  have.
• 6:24
  Fine.
• 6:25
  You
• 6:25
  work
• 6:25
  hard
• 6:26
  for
• 6:26
  what
• 6:26
  God
• 6:26
  has
• 6:26
  given
• 6:27
  you.
• 6:29
  Work
• 6:29
  hard
• 6:30
  to
• 6:30
  steward
• 6:30
  it.
• 6:31
  Well,
• 6:32
  he's
• 6:33
  teaching
• 6:33
  us
• 6:33
  faithfulness.
• 6:35
  He's
• 6:35
  not
• 6:35
  teaching
• 6:35
  us
• 6:35
  envy.
• 6:36
  That's
• 6:36
  the
• 6:36
  big
• 6:36
  hairy
• 6:37
  takeaway
• 6:37
  right
• 6:38
  now.
• 6:39
  When
• 6:39
  you're
• 6:39
  out
• 6:40
  there
• 6:40
  comparing
• 6:40
  yourself
• 6:41
  to
• 6:41
  other
• 6:41
  people,
• 6:41
  what
• 6:41
  are
• 6:41
  you
• 6:42
  really
• 6:42
  doing?
• 6:43
  You're
• 6:43
  building
• 6:44
  envy.
• 6:45
  The
• 6:45
  Lord
• 6:46
  doesn't
• 6:46
  want
• 6:46
  envy
• 6:46
  for
• 6:47
  you.
• 6:48
  He
• 6:48
  wants
• 6:48
  you
• 6:48
  to
• 6:49
  realize
• 6:49
  that
• 6:49
  he's
• 6:50
  given
• 6:50
  you
• 6:50
  these
• 6:50
  resources.
• 6:51
  He's
• 6:51
  given
• 6:51
  what
• 6:51
  you
• 6:52
  can
• 6:52
  handle.
• 6:53
  Now
• 6:53
  you
• 6:53
  might
• 6:53
  say,
• 6:54
  but,
• 6:54
  Lord,
• 6:54
  I
• 6:54
  want
• 6:54
  more.
• 6:55
  Okay,
• 6:56
  that's
• 6:56
  fine.
• 6:57
  But
• 6:58
  he
• 6:58
  may
• 6:58
  not
• 6:58
  give
• 6:58
  it
• 6:58
  to
• 6:59
  you.
• 6:59
  He's
• 6:59
  promised
• 6:59
  you
• 7:00
  provision,
• 7:00
  not
• 7:00
  comfort.
• 7:02
  But
• 7:02
  recognize
• 7:03
  God's
• 7:03
  abundance.
• 7:04
  Because
• 7:04
  think
• 7:04
  about
• 7:05
  peace.
• 7:06
  What
• 7:06
  peace
• 7:07
  do
• 7:07
  you
• 7:07
  have
• 7:07
  in
• 7:07
  your
• 7:07
  life?
• 7:08
  The
• 7:08
  breath.
• 7:08
  The
• 7:09
  very
• 7:09
  breath
• 7:09
  that
• 7:10
  you
• 7:10
  take
• 7:10
  when
• 7:10
  you
• 7:11
  put
• 7:11
  your
• 7:11
  feet
• 7:11
  on
• 7:11
  the
• 7:11
  floor
• 7:12
  this
• 7:12
  morning.
• 7:13
  The
• 7:14
  family
• 7:14
  that
• 7:14
  surrounds
• 7:15
  you.
• 7:15
  And
• 7:16
  maybe
• 7:16
  you're
• 7:16
  in
• 7:16
  a
• 7:16
  struggle.
• 7:17
  I
• 7:17
  was
• 7:17
  in
• 7:17
  that
• 7:17
  circle
• 7:18
  I
• 7:18
  talked
• 7:18
  about
• 7:18
  on
• 7:18
  yesterday's
• 7:19
  show
• 7:19
  when
• 7:19
  my
• 7:20
  wife
• 7:20
  and
• 7:20
  I
• 7:20
  separated
• 7:21
  and
• 7:21
  family
• 7:21
  felt
• 7:21
  far
• 7:22
  away.
• 7:24
  But
• 7:24
  there
• 7:24
  are
• 7:24
  times
• 7:24
  in
• 7:25
  my
• 7:25
  life
• 7:25
  I
• 7:25
  can
• 7:26
  tell
• 7:26
  you
• 7:26
  right
• 7:26
  now
• 7:27
  that
• 7:27
  maybe
• 7:27
  your
• 7:28
  family
• 7:28
  is
• 7:28
  Jesus
• 7:28
  Christ
• 7:29
  himself.
• 7:30
  And
• 7:30
  that's
• 7:31
  okay.
• 7:31
  He'll
• 7:31
  be
• 7:31
  there
• 7:31
  for
• 7:32
  you.
• 7:32
  He
• 7:32
  gives
• 7:32
  you
• 7:32
  purpose.
• 7:34
  All
• 7:35
  these
• 7:35
  things
• 7:35
  that
• 7:36
  wealth
• 7:36
  can
• 7:37
  never
• 7:37
  buy.
• 7:37
  You'll
• 7:38
  never
• 7:38
  find
• 7:38
  a
• 7:38
  credit
• 7:39
  card
• 7:39
  that
• 7:39
  will
• 7:40
  give
• 7:40
  you
• 7:40
  more
• 7:40
  than
• 7:41
  what
• 7:41
  the
• 7:41
  Lord
• 7:41
  can
• 7:42
  give
• 7:42
  you.
• 7:42
  Let's
• 7:43
  get
• 7:43
  right
• 7:43
  into
• 7:43
  the
• 7:43
  Bible
• 7:44
  today.
• 7:44
  I
• 7:44
  got
• 7:44
  two
• 7:44
  verses
• 7:45
  for
• 7:45
  you
• 7:45
  today.
• 7:45
  The
• 7:45
  first
• 7:45
  one's
• 7:46
  from
• 7:46
  First
• 7:46
  Timothy,
• 7:47
  chapter
• 7:47
  six,
• 7:48
  verse
• 7:48
  six.
• 7:48
  It
• 7:49
  says
• 7:49
  this,
• 7:49
  but
• 7:49
  godliness
• 7:50
  with
• 7:50
  contentment
• 7:52
  is
• 7:52
  great
• 7:52
  gain.
• 7:55
  Godliness
• 7:55
  with
• 7:56
  contentment.
• 7:57
  There's
• 7:58
  that
• 7:58
  word
• 7:58
  again.
• 7:58
  Contentment.
• 8:00
  Gratitude
• 8:01
  and
• 8:02
  Hebrews,
• 8:02
  chapter
• 8:03
  13,
• 8:03
  verse
• 8:03
  5.
• 8:04
  Keep
• 8:04
  your
• 8:04
  lives
• 8:05
  free
• 8:05
  from
• 8:05
  the
• 8:05
  love
• 8:05
  of
• 8:06
  money.
• 8:07
  A
• 8:07
  lot
• 8:07
  of
• 8:07
  people
• 8:08
  misquote
• 8:08
  that.
• 8:09
  Lives
• 8:09
  free
• 8:10
  from
• 8:10
  the
• 8:10
  love
• 8:10
  of
• 8:11
  money.
• 8:11
  Didn't
• 8:11
  say
• 8:11
  away
• 8:12
  from
• 8:12
  money.
• 8:12
  But
• 8:12
  let
• 8:12
  me
• 8:12
  continue
• 8:13
  and
• 8:13
  be
• 8:13
  content
• 8:14
  with
• 8:14
  what
• 8:14
  you
• 8:14
  have,
• 8:14
  because
• 8:15
  God
• 8:15
  has
• 8:16
  said,
• 8:17
  here's
• 8:17
  the
• 8:18
  bedrock
• 8:18
  you
• 8:18
  can
• 8:18
  rest
• 8:19
  your
• 8:19
  life
• 8:19
  on.
• 8:20
  Never
• 8:21
  will
• 8:21
  I
• 8:21
  leave
• 8:21
  you.
• 8:22
  Never
• 8:22
  will
• 8:22
  I
• 8:23
  forsake
• 8:23
  you.
• 8:25
  Listen,
• 8:26
  that's
• 8:26
  a
• 8:26
  savings
• 8:27
  account.
• 8:28
  That's
• 8:29
  a
• 8:29
  high
• 8:29
  yield
• 8:29
  money
• 8:29
  market
• 8:30
  account
• 8:30
  right
• 8:30
  there,
• 8:30
  isn't
• 8:31
  it?
• 8:32
  I
• 8:32
  will
• 8:32
  never
• 8:32
  leave
• 8:33
  you,
• 8:33
  nor
• 8:34
  will
• 8:34
  I
• 8:34
  forsake
• 8:35
  you.
• 8:35
  Let's
• 8:35
  pray
• 8:35
  together,
• 8:36
  Lord,
• 8:37
  as
• 8:37
  we
• 8:37
  come
• 8:37
  right
• 8:37
  now.
• 8:38
  We
• 8:38
  know
• 8:38
  the
• 8:38
  assurance
• 8:39
  you've
• 8:39
  given
• 8:39
  us
• 8:39
  in
• 8:40
  your
• 8:40
  word.
• 8:40
  So
• 8:40
  open
• 8:41
  our
• 8:41
  eyes,
• 8:41
  Lord,
• 8:42
  to
• 8:42
  the
• 8:42
  abundance
• 8:42
  that
• 8:42
  we
• 8:43
  already
• 8:43
  have
• 8:43
  around
• 8:43
  us.
• 8:45
  Help
• 8:45
  us
• 8:45
  to
• 8:45
  find
• 8:45
  joy
• 8:46
  in
• 8:46
  what
• 8:46
  you've
• 8:46
  already
• 8:46
  provided.
• 8:47
  Not
• 8:47
  what
• 8:47
  I
• 8:48
  wish
• 8:48
  I
• 8:48
  had.
• 8:48
  Not
• 8:48
  that
• 8:48
  envy,
• 8:49
  not
• 8:49
  that
• 8:49
  comparison
• 8:50
  trap.
• 8:51
  Help
• 8:52
  me
• 8:52
  to
• 8:52
  understand
• 8:53
  that
• 8:53
  you've
• 8:53
  already
• 8:53
  given
• 8:54
  me
• 8:54
  so
• 8:54
  much,
• 8:55
  Lord,
• 8:55
  and
• 8:55
  I
• 8:55
  am
• 8:55
  truly
• 8:55
  grateful
• 8:56
  for
• 8:56
  those
• 8:56
  things.
• 8:57
  So
• 8:57
  teach
• 8:57
  me
• 8:57
  to
• 8:58
  measure
• 8:58
  wealth
• 8:58
  by
• 8:59
  peace,
• 9:00
  not
• 9:01
  possessions.
• 9:03
  Help
• 9:03
  me
• 9:03
  to
• 9:03
  start
• 9:04
  every
• 9:04
  day
• 9:04
  with
• 9:05
  gratitude.
• 9:05
  And
• 9:05
  I
• 9:05
  ask
• 9:05
  this
• 9:06
  in
• 9:06
  the
• 9:06
  name
• 9:07
  of
• 9:07
  Jesus.
• 9:08
  Amen.
• 9:09
  Okay,
• 9:09
  you
• 9:09
  ready
• 9:10
  for
• 9:10
  your
• 9:10
  action
• 9:10
  item
• 9:10
  for
• 9:10
  today?
• 9:11
  Each
• 9:12
  morning
• 9:12
  this
• 9:12
  week,
• 9:12
  I
• 9:13
  want
• 9:13
  you
• 9:13
  to
• 9:13
  do
• 9:13
  one
• 9:13
  simple
• 9:14
  thing.
• 9:14
  I
• 9:14
  want
• 9:14
  you
• 9:14
  to
• 9:14
  write
• 9:14
  down
• 9:15
  one
• 9:15
  blessing
• 9:15
  that
• 9:16
  you
• 9:16
  overlooked
• 9:16
  yesterday.
• 9:18
  Have
• 9:18
  a
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• 9:18
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• 9:22
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• 9:22
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• 9:23
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• 9:23
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• 9:23
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• 9:23
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• 9:26
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• 9:27
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• 9:27
  loud.
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• 9:31
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• 9:31
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• 9:31
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• 9:32
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• 9:32
  the
• 9:32
  Lord
• 9:32
  has
• 9:32
  already
• 9:33
  blessed
• 9:33
  you
• 9:33
  with.
• 9:35
  Breath,
• 9:35
  peace,
• 9:36
  family,
• 9:37
  a
• 9:37
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• 9:37
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• 9:38
  your
• 9:38
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  a
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  job,
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• 9:42
  people
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• 9:42
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• 9:43
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• 9:43
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• 9:44
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• 9:45
  are
• 9:45
  people
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  right
• 9:46
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• 9:46
  in
• 9:46
  the
• 9:46
  world
• 9:46
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• 9:46
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• 9:46
  struggling
• 9:47
  from
• 9:47
  where
• 9:47
  their
• 9:47
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• 9:48
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• 9:48
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• 9:48
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• 9:48
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• 9:49
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• 9:52
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• 9:52
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• 10:32
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• 10:32
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• 10:32
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• 10:32
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• 10:33
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• 10:33
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• 10:35
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• 10:36
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• 10:39
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• 10:40
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• 10:41
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• 10:50
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