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Are You Worshipping the God of Entitlement? · Becoming Financially Confident

• 0:37
  You
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  know,
• 0:37
  I
• 0:38
  read
• 0:38
  this
• 0:38
  quote
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  in
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  preparing
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  for
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  today's
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  show.
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  Do
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  you
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  have
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  a
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  spirit
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  of
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  entitlement?
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  Now
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  this
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  was
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  an
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  article
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  by
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  Daniel
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  Henderson.
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  It
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  was
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  from
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  church
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  leaders
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  on
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  August
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  9,
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  2023.
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  And
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  the
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  article
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  states
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  this.
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  Now
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  be
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  ready
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  for
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  this
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  one.
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  A
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  spirit
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  of
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  entitlement
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  is
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  growing
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  like
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  stage
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  four
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  cancer
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  these
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  days.
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  Entitlement
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  places
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  self
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  at
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  the
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  center
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  of
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  one's
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  universe.
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  Now
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  that's
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  deep,
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  isn't
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  it?
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  Which
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  leads
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  me
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  to
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  today's
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  listener
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  question.
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  Ralph,
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  I
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  know
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  Christmas
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  is
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  about
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  Jesus.
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  Well,
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  listen,
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  I'm
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  happy
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  she
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  understands
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  that.
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  But
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  honestly,
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  I
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  feel
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  pressured
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  to
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  buy
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  more,
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  give
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  more
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  and
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  keep
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  up
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  with
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  everyone
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  else.
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  How
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  do
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  I
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  break
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  free
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  from
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  this
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  guilt
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  and
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  sense
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  of
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  what
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  I'm
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  giving
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  is
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  never
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  enough.
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  What
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  we're
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  talking
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  about
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  here
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  is
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  a
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  silent
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  idol
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  and
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  that's
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  that
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  entitlement.
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  It
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  creeps
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  into
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  our
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  homes
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  every
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  December.
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  It's
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  not
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  like
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  the
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  elf
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  on
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  the
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  shelf.
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  It
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  doesn't
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  sit
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  on
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  the
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  shelf
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  or
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  shine
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  with
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  gold.
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  But
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  in
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  so
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  many
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  ways,
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  it
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  demands
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  your
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  attention,
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  it
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  demands
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  your
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  time.
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  And
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  honestly,
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  it
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  demands
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  your
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  money.
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  And
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  that
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  God
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  of
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  entitlement,
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  it's
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  that
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  voice
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  whispering,
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  you
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  deserve
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  more.
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  Your
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  kids
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  deserve
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  more.
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  You're
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  failing
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  if
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  you
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  don't
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  give
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  them
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  everything.
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  But
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  you
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  ready
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  for
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  some
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  truth.
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  This
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  comes
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  out
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  of
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  love.
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  You
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  can't
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  serve
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  both
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  contentment
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  and
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  comparison.
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  So
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  let's
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  find
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  that
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  balance
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  on
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  today's
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  show.
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  This
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  is
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  financially
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  Confident
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  Christian,
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  your
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  daily
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  dose
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  of
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  gospel,
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  grounded
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  insight
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  and
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  faith
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  driven
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  tips
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  to
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  help
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  you
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  break
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  the
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  cycle
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  of
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  financial
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  shame
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  with
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  confidence.
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  Welcome
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  to
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  the
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  show.
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  I'm
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  Ralph.
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  I'm
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  so
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  happy
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  you
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  chose
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  to
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  join
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  me
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  today
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  as
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  I
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  continue
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  on
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  this
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  journey
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  of
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  helping
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  you
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  break
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  that
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  cycle
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  of
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  financial
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  shame
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  and
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  do
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  it
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  with
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  confidence.
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  And
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  over
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  the
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  years,
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  I've
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  counseled
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  hundreds
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  of
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  families
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  who
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  were
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  weighed
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  down
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  by
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  bills.
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  That
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  was
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  part
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  of
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  it,
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  but
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  bigger
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  than
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  that,
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  they
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  were
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  weighed
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  down
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  by
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  guilt.
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  The
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  guilt
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  of
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  not
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  doing
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  enough,
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  the
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  guilt
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  of
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  not
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  spending
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  enough,
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  the
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  guilt
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  of
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  not
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  being
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  enough.
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  And
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  if
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  I'm
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  being
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  honest,
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  and
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  maybe
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  you
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  are
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  going
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  to
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  admit
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  this
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  to,
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  I've
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  lived
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  in
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  that
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  tension
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  as
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  a
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  parent.
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  I
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  wanted
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  to
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  give
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  my
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  kids
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  the
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  world.
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  I
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  wanted
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  to
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  make
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  sure
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  they
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  had
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  everything
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  they
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  could
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  ever
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  want.
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  But
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  there
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  came
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  a
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  point
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  when
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  I
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  realized
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  I
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  was
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  actually
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  robbing
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  them.
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  I
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  was
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  robbing
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  them
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  of
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  gratitude
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  and
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  I
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  was
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  robbing
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  them
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  of
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  peace.
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  You
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  know,
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  a
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  few
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  years
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  ago,
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  this
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  is
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  really
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  honesty.
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  A
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  few
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  years
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  ago
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  I
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  noticed
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  something.
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  I
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  was
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  more
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  focused
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  on
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  what
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  we
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  couldn't
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  afford
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  and
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  less
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  thankful
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  for
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  what
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  we
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  already
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  had.
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  I
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  Remember
• 3:11
  looking
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  back
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  as
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  I
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  was
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  chasing
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  an
• 3:12
  image,
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  this
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  cultural
• 3:14
  image,
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  what
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  the
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  world
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  had
• 3:16
  sold
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  us.
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  Listen,
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  if
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  you
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  have
• 3:18
  these
• 3:18
  things,
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  if
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  you
• 3:19
  can
• 3:19
  give,
• 3:19
  if
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  you
• 3:20
  can
• 3:20
  do
• 3:20
  this,
• 3:20
  if
• 3:20
  you
• 3:20
  can
• 3:21
  do
• 3:21
  that,
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  that
• 3:23
  was
• 3:23
  the
• 3:23
  image
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  I
• 3:24
  was
• 3:24
  chasing.
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  But
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  I
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  had
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  to
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  shift
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  something
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  and
• 3:27
  I
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  shifted
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  to
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  gratitude.
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  And
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  when
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  I
• 3:30
  made
• 3:30
  that
• 3:30
  shift
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  and
• 3:31
  listen,
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  this
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  isn't
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  easy
• 3:32
  and
• 3:32
  I
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  still
• 3:32
  battle
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  this
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  every
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  day.
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  So
• 3:34
  if
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  you're
• 3:35
  still
• 3:35
  battling
• 3:35
  this
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  or
• 3:36
  if
• 3:36
  you're
• 3:36
  like
• 3:36
  Ralph,
• 3:36
  I
• 3:36
  never
• 3:36
  even
• 3:37
  thought
• 3:37
  about
• 3:37
  this.
• 3:37
  This
• 3:37
  is
• 3:37
  not
• 3:38
  easy.
• 3:38
  This
• 3:39
  is
• 3:39
  warfare.
• 3:40
  This
• 3:40
  is
• 3:40
  spiritual
• 3:40
  warfare.
• 3:42
  But
• 3:42
  when
• 3:42
  I
• 3:43
  shifted
• 3:43
  to
• 3:43
  gratitude
• 3:44
  and
• 3:45
  I
• 3:45
  promise
• 3:45
  you
• 3:45
  I'm
• 3:45
  coming
• 3:45
  back
• 3:45
  to
• 3:46
  answer
• 3:46
  your
• 3:46
  question,
• 3:47
  everything
• 3:48
  changed.
• 3:49
  Joy
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  deep
• 3:50
  and
• 3:50
  peace
• 3:50
  returned.
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  And
• 3:51
  I
• 3:51
  love
• 3:51
  what
• 3:51
  Pastor
• 3:52
  Tim
• 3:52
  Keller
• 3:52
  says.
• 3:53
  He
• 3:53
  says
• 3:53
  an
• 3:53
  idol
• 3:54
  is
• 3:54
  anything
• 3:54
  you
• 3:55
  look
• 3:55
  to
• 3:55
  and
• 3:55
  say,
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  if
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  I
• 3:56
  had,
• 3:57
  then
• 3:57
  my
• 3:57
  life
• 3:58
  has
• 3:58
  meaning.
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  Now
• 4:00
  that's
• 4:00
  super
• 4:00
  powerful,
• 4:01
  isn't
• 4:01
  it?
• 4:01
  But
• 4:01
  see,
• 4:02
  that's
• 4:02
  what
• 4:02
  entitlement
• 4:02
  does.
• 4:03
  It
• 4:03
  turns
• 4:03
  more
• 4:04
  into
• 4:04
  our
• 4:04
  measure
• 4:05
  of
• 4:05
  meaning.
• 4:08
  So
• 4:08
  let's
• 4:08
  get
• 4:08
  back
• 4:08
  to
• 4:08
  our
• 4:09
  question
• 4:09
  today.
• 4:10
  How
• 4:10
  do
• 4:10
  I
• 4:10
  break
• 4:11
  free
• 4:11
  from
• 4:11
  this
• 4:11
  guilt
• 4:12
  and
• 4:12
  the
• 4:12
  sense
• 4:12
  of
• 4:12
  that
• 4:13
  what
• 4:13
  I'm
• 4:13
  giving
• 4:14
  is
• 4:14
  never
• 4:14
  enough.
• 4:14
  Man,
• 4:15
  this
• 4:15
  is
• 4:15
  so
• 4:15
  appropriate
• 4:15
  for
• 4:16
  the
• 4:16
  holidays,
• 4:16
  isn't
• 4:16
  it?
• 4:18
  And
• 4:18
  today
• 4:18
  I
• 4:19
  want
• 4:19
  to
• 4:19
  share
• 4:19
  with
• 4:19
  you
• 4:19
  ways
• 4:19
  to
• 4:20
  break
• 4:20
  free
• 4:20
  from
• 4:20
  that
• 4:21
  number
• 4:21
  one
• 4:21
  thing.
• 4:22
  Entitlement
• 4:23
  is
• 4:23
  misplaced
• 4:24
  worship.
• 4:25
  When
• 4:26
  we
• 4:26
  feel
• 4:26
  entitled.
• 4:26
  Now
• 4:26
  I'm
• 4:27
  going
• 4:27
  to
• 4:27
  get
• 4:27
  rather
• 4:27
  strong
• 4:27
  today,
• 4:28
  but
• 4:28
  when
• 4:29
  we
• 4:29
  feel
• 4:29
  entitled,
• 4:29
  we're
• 4:30
  saying
• 4:30
  to
• 4:30
  God,
• 4:30
  what
• 4:30
  you've
• 4:31
  given,
• 4:31
  God
• 4:31
  isn't
• 4:31
  enough.
• 4:32
  Oh,
• 4:32
  I'll
• 4:32
  thank
• 4:33
  you
• 4:33
  very
• 4:33
  much,
• 4:33
  Lord,
• 4:33
  but
• 4:34
  I
• 4:34
  want
• 4:34
  more.
• 4:35
  This
• 4:35
  is
• 4:35
  not
• 4:36
  enough.
• 4:38
  That's
• 4:38
  not
• 4:39
  budgeting.
• 4:40
  That's
• 4:40
  a
• 4:41
  spiritual
• 4:41
  posture.
• 4:42
  It's
• 4:42
  not
• 4:42
  about
• 4:42
  money.
• 4:42
  See,
• 4:43
  it's
• 4:43
  not
• 4:43
  about
• 4:43
  money.
• 4:44
  At
• 4:44
  that
• 4:44
  point,
• 4:44
  we're
• 4:45
  worshiping
• 4:45
  the
• 4:45
  idol
• 4:46
  of
• 4:46
  entitlement
• 4:47
  and
• 4:47
  we're
• 4:47
  basically
• 4:48
  smacking
• 4:48
  God
• 4:48
  across
• 4:48
  the
• 4:49
  face
• 4:49
  and
• 4:49
  say,
• 4:49
  what
• 4:49
  you've
• 4:49
  given
• 4:50
  me
• 4:50
  isn't
• 4:50
  enough,
• 4:50
  Lord.
• 4:52
  But
• 4:52
  that's
• 4:52
  a
• 4:52
  spiritual
• 4:53
  posture.
• 4:53
  So
• 4:53
  it
• 4:53
  starts
• 4:54
  there.
• 4:54
  And
• 4:54
  see,
• 4:54
  guilt
• 4:55
  disguises
• 4:55
  idolatry.
• 4:58
  See,
• 4:58
  guilt
• 4:58
  whispers
• 4:59
  something.
• 4:59
  We
• 4:59
  must
• 4:59
  prove
• 5:00
  love
• 5:00
  through
• 5:00
  possessions.
• 5:01
  How
• 5:01
  many
• 5:01
  people
• 5:01
  have
• 5:02
  lived
• 5:02
  a
• 5:02
  life
• 5:03
  where
• 5:03
  their
• 5:03
  worth
• 5:04
  was
• 5:04
  found
• 5:04
  in
• 5:04
  possessions?
• 5:06
  It's
• 5:07
  so
• 5:07
  easy
• 5:07
  to
• 5:07
  fall
• 5:08
  into
• 5:08
  that
• 5:08
  trap.
• 5:08
  But
• 5:09
  listen,
• 5:09
  love
• 5:10
  doesn't
• 5:10
  need
• 5:10
  proof.
• 5:12
  Listen,
• 5:12
  this
• 5:13
  is
• 5:13
  a
• 5:13
  battle
• 5:13
  that
• 5:13
  I
• 5:13
  still
• 5:14
  fight.
• 5:15
  Christmas
• 5:16
  comes
• 5:16
  around,
• 5:16
  birthdays
• 5:17
  come
• 5:17
  around.
• 5:17
  First
• 5:17
  thing
• 5:17
  I
• 5:18
  think
• 5:18
  of,
• 5:18
  well,
• 5:18
  if
• 5:18
  I
• 5:19
  love
• 5:19
  my
• 5:19
  family
• 5:20
  member,
• 5:20
  if
• 5:20
  I
• 5:20
  love
• 5:20
  my
• 5:21
  wife
• 5:21
  or
• 5:21
  I
• 5:21
  love
• 5:22
  my
• 5:22
  husband,
• 5:22
  whatever
• 5:22
  that
• 5:22
  looks
• 5:22
  like
• 5:23
  for
• 5:23
  you,
• 5:23
  I
• 5:23
  better
• 5:24
  make
• 5:24
  sure
• 5:24
  I
• 5:24
  prove
• 5:24
  it
• 5:25
  by
• 5:25
  buying
• 5:25
  something.
• 5:28
  But
• 5:28
  that's
• 5:28
  a
• 5:28
  bold
• 5:28
  faced
• 5:29
  lie,
• 5:30
  because
• 5:31
  love
• 5:31
  needs
• 5:31
  presence.
• 5:33
  Not
• 5:33
  the
• 5:33
  kind
• 5:34
  you
• 5:34
  put
• 5:34
  under
• 5:34
  the
• 5:34
  tree,
• 5:35
  not
• 5:35
  the
• 5:35
  kind
• 5:35
  you
• 5:35
  Open.
• 5:36
  But
• 5:36
  your
• 5:36
  presence
• 5:38
  and
• 5:38
  I
• 5:38
  know
• 5:38
  that
• 5:38
  seems
• 5:39
  to
• 5:39
  be
• 5:39
  a
• 5:39
  theme
• 5:39
  in
• 5:39
  this
• 5:39
  series.
• 5:40
  Right?
• 5:40
  We
• 5:40
  talked
• 5:40
  a
• 5:40
  lot
• 5:40
  about
• 5:41
  presence
• 5:42
  over
• 5:42
  presence.
• 5:44
  And
• 5:44
  I'm
• 5:44
  going
• 5:44
  to
• 5:44
  harp
• 5:45
  for
• 5:45
  a
• 5:45
  second
• 5:45
  again
• 5:45
  on
• 5:46
  social
• 5:46
  media
• 5:46
  because
• 5:46
  social
• 5:47
  media
• 5:47
  continues
• 5:48
  to
• 5:48
  fuel
• 5:48
  this
• 5:49
  comparison.
• 5:49
  Here
• 5:50
  I
• 5:50
  go
• 5:50
  again.
• 5:51
  But
• 5:51
  every
• 5:52
  post
• 5:52
  tells
• 5:52
  kids
• 5:53
  and
• 5:53
  yourself
• 5:53
  happiness
• 5:54
  is
• 5:54
  bought,
• 5:54
  not
• 5:55
  built.
• 5:56
  It's
• 5:56
  a
• 5:56
  lie.
• 5:58
  And
• 5:58
  what
• 5:59
  are
• 5:59
  we
• 5:59
  modeling?
• 5:59
  I'm
• 5:59
  step
• 5:59
  on
• 6:00
  some
• 6:00
  toes
• 6:00
  right
• 6:00
  now.
• 6:02
  Our
• 6:02
  job
• 6:02
  is
• 6:02
  to
• 6:03
  model
• 6:03
  a
• 6:03
  different
• 6:03
  story
• 6:04
  for
• 6:04
  our
• 6:05
  family,
• 6:05
  for
• 6:05
  our
• 6:05
  children.
• 6:07
  Joy
• 6:07
  is
• 6:08
  found.
• 6:08
  That's
• 6:08
  why
• 6:08
  I'm
• 6:08
  so
• 6:09
  happy.
• 6:09
  What
• 6:09
  the
• 6:09
  listener
• 6:10
  said,
• 6:10
  she
• 6:10
  said,
• 6:10
  I
• 6:11
  believe
• 6:11
  that
• 6:11
  Jesus
• 6:11
  is
• 6:12
  the
• 6:12
  reason
• 6:12
  for
• 6:12
  the
• 6:12
  season.
• 6:12
  Well,
• 6:13
  joy
• 6:13
  is
• 6:13
  found
• 6:13
  in
• 6:14
  Jesus,
• 6:14
  not
• 6:14
  in
• 6:14
  stuff.
• 6:16
  That's
• 6:17
  the
• 6:17
  problem.
• 6:18
  As
• 6:18
  a
• 6:18
  culture,
• 6:18
  we've
• 6:19
  moved
• 6:19
  so
• 6:19
  far
• 6:19
  away
• 6:20
  from
• 6:20
  the
• 6:20
  true
• 6:20
  meaning
• 6:21
  of
• 6:21
  Christmas.
• 6:21
  It's
• 6:22
  not
• 6:22
  about
• 6:22
  Jesus
• 6:22
  anymore.
• 6:23
  It's
• 6:23
  about
• 6:23
  how
• 6:23
  much
• 6:23
  can
• 6:24
  we
• 6:24
  pile
• 6:24
  underneath
• 6:24
  the
• 6:25
  tree
• 6:25
  so
• 6:25
  everybody
• 6:26
  feels
• 6:26
  good.
• 6:26
  Oh,
• 6:26
  you
• 6:27
  feel
• 6:27
  loved
• 6:27
  because
• 6:27
  you
• 6:28
  have
• 6:28
  a
• 6:28
  ton
• 6:28
  of
• 6:28
  presence.
• 6:31
  But
• 6:32
  have
• 6:32
  you
• 6:32
  demonstrated
• 6:33
  this
• 6:33
  to
• 6:33
  your
• 6:33
  kids,
• 6:33
  that
• 6:34
  gratitude,
• 6:34
  that
• 6:35
  daily
• 6:35
  gratitude?
• 6:35
  Because
• 6:36
  here's
• 6:36
  the
• 6:36
  thing,
• 6:36
  kids
• 6:37
  live
• 6:38
  what
• 6:38
  they
• 6:38
  learn.
• 6:40
  And
• 6:40
  that
• 6:40
  gratitude
• 6:41
  that's
• 6:41
  starting
• 6:41
  to
• 6:42
  demonstrate
• 6:42
  and
• 6:42
  model
• 6:43
  that
• 6:43
  gratitude
• 6:43
  breaks
• 6:44
  that
• 6:44
  power
• 6:44
  of
• 6:44
  entitlement.
• 6:46
  And
• 6:46
  when
• 6:47
  you
• 6:47
  thank
• 6:47
  God
• 6:47
  for
• 6:48
  what
• 6:48
  you
• 6:48
  have,
• 6:50
  that
• 6:50
  desire
• 6:50
  for
• 6:51
  more.
• 6:51
  And
• 6:51
  listen,
• 6:51
  I
• 6:51
  truly
• 6:52
  believe
• 6:52
  that
• 6:52
  is
• 6:53
  a
• 6:53
  fleshly
• 6:53
  desire.
• 6:54
  You're
• 6:54
  going
• 6:54
  to
• 6:54
  battle
• 6:55
  that.
• 6:57
  I
• 6:57
  think
• 6:57
  we
• 6:57
  all
• 6:58
  battle
• 6:58
  that.
• 6:59
  But
• 6:59
  when
• 7:00
  you
• 7:00
  thank
• 7:00
  God,
• 7:00
  when
• 7:00
  you
• 7:01
  stop
• 7:01
  there
• 7:01
  and
• 7:01
  say,
• 7:01
  listen,
• 7:02
  Lord,
• 7:02
  I'm
• 7:02
  thankful,
• 7:03
  I'm
• 7:03
  grateful
• 7:03
  for
• 7:03
  what
• 7:03
  I
• 7:03
  have,
• 7:04
  that
• 7:04
  entitlement,
• 7:05
  that
• 7:05
  feeling
• 7:06
  you
• 7:06
  need
• 7:06
  more
• 7:06
  begins
• 7:07
  to
• 7:07
  lose
• 7:07
  its
• 7:07
  grip.
• 7:08
  What
• 7:09
  am
• 7:09
  I
• 7:09
  really
• 7:09
  talking
• 7:10
  about
• 7:10
  here?
• 7:10
  I'm
• 7:10
  talking
• 7:10
  about
• 7:10
  surrender.
• 7:12
  And
• 7:12
  surrender
• 7:13
  brings
• 7:13
  joy.
• 7:14
  It's
• 7:15
  that
• 7:15
  fight
• 7:15
  against
• 7:15
  culture.
• 7:16
  I'm
• 7:16
  going
• 7:16
  to
• 7:16
  talk
• 7:16
  to
• 7:16
  you
• 7:16
  about
• 7:17
  my
• 7:17
  show
• 7:17
  Truth
• 7:17
  Unveiled
• 7:18
  with
• 7:18
  Ralph.
• 7:18
  One
• 7:18
  of
• 7:18
  the
• 7:19
  big
• 7:19
  things
• 7:19
  I
• 7:19
  do
• 7:19
  on
• 7:19
  a
• 7:19
  weekly
• 7:20
  show,
• 7:20
  it's
• 7:20
  called
• 7:20
  Truth
• 7:20
  Unveil
• 7:21
  with
• 7:21
  Ralph.
• 7:21
  You
• 7:21
  can
• 7:21
  get
• 7:21
  to
• 7:22
  it
• 7:22
  by
• 7:22
  going
• 7:22
  to
• 7:22
  truthunveilwithralph.com
• 7:24
  is
• 7:24
  every
• 7:25
  week
• 7:25
  I
• 7:25
  talk
• 7:25
  about
• 7:26
  how
• 7:26
  to
• 7:26
  take
• 7:26
  culture
• 7:27
  and
• 7:27
  we're
• 7:27
  surrounded
• 7:28
  by
• 7:28
  this
• 7:28
  noise
• 7:28
  of
• 7:28
  culture
• 7:30
  and
• 7:30
  how
• 7:30
  to
• 7:30
  compare
• 7:31
  that
• 7:31
  with
• 7:31
  the
• 7:31
  biblical
• 7:32
  truth
• 7:32
  of
• 7:32
  scripture.
• 7:32
  So
• 7:32
  I'm
• 7:33
  encourage
• 7:33
  you
• 7:33
  go
• 7:33
  check
• 7:33
  that
• 7:33
  out.
• 7:33
  If
• 7:34
  you're
• 7:34
  not
• 7:34
  already
• 7:34
  listening
• 7:34
  to
• 7:34
  it,
• 7:35
  you
• 7:35
  can
• 7:35
  sign
• 7:35
  up
• 7:35
  for
• 7:35
  it
• 7:36
  Again,
• 7:36
  that's
• 7:36
  truth
• 7:37
  unveiled
• 7:37
  with
• 7:37
  Ralph.com.
• 7:39
  but
• 7:39
  when
• 7:39
  we
• 7:39
  lay
• 7:40
  down
• 7:40
  those
• 7:40
  cultural
• 7:41
  expectations,
• 7:44
  it's
• 7:44
  active
• 7:45
  work
• 7:45
  to
• 7:45
  do
• 7:45
  this.
• 7:46
  You
• 7:46
  make
• 7:46
  room
• 7:46
  for
• 7:46
  lasting
• 7:47
  peace
• 7:48
  and
• 7:48
  that's
• 7:49
  the
• 7:49
  kind
• 7:49
  of
• 7:49
  gift
• 7:50
  that
• 7:50
  you
• 7:51
  can't
• 7:51
  buy.
• 7:52
  Let's
• 7:53
  get
• 7:53
  to
• 7:53
  our
• 7:53
  Bible
• 7:53
  today.
• 7:54
  We've
• 7:54
  got
• 7:54
  a
• 7:54
  verse
• 7:55
  here
• 7:55
  from
• 7:55
  Colossians,
• 7:55
  chapter
• 7:56
  3,
• 7:56
  verse
• 7:56
  5.
• 7:57
  And
• 7:57
  it
• 7:57
  says
• 7:57
  this,
• 7:58
  put
• 7:58
  to
• 7:58
  death,
• 7:58
  therefore,
• 7:59
  whatever
• 7:59
  belongs
• 8:00
  to
• 8:00
  your
• 8:00
  earthly
• 8:01
  nature,
• 8:01
  greed.
• 8:03
  Here
• 8:03
  we
• 8:03
  go.
• 8:04
  Which
• 8:04
  is
• 8:04
  idolatry.
• 8:07
  Right
• 8:07
  across
• 8:07
  the
• 8:08
  bow
• 8:08
  there,
• 8:08
  my
• 8:08
  friends.
• 8:08
  Right,
• 8:09
  Put
• 8:09
  it
• 8:09
  to
• 8:09
  death,
• 8:10
  therefore,
• 8:10
  whatever
• 8:11
  belongs
• 8:12
  to
• 8:12
  your
• 8:12
  earthly
• 8:12
  nature.
• 8:13
  What's
• 8:14
  the
• 8:14
  Bible
• 8:14
  alluding
• 8:14
  to
• 8:15
  here?
• 8:15
  Greed,
• 8:16
  earthly
• 8:16
  nature,
• 8:17
  flesh.
• 8:19
  But
• 8:19
  put
• 8:19
  that
• 8:19
  to
• 8:19
  death.
• 8:21
  How
• 8:21
  about
• 8:21
  we
• 8:21
  pray
• 8:22
  together,
• 8:22
  Lord,
• 8:23
  we
• 8:23
  hear
• 8:23
  in
• 8:23
  your
• 8:23
  word
• 8:24
  to
• 8:24
  put
• 8:24
  to
• 8:24
  death,
• 8:24
  therefore,
• 8:25
  whatever
• 8:25
  belongs
• 8:25
  to
• 8:26
  your
• 8:26
  earthly
• 8:26
  nature.
• 8:26
  Greed,
• 8:27
  Lord.
• 8:27
  And
• 8:27
  we
• 8:27
  just
• 8:28
  ask
• 8:28
  that
• 8:28
  you
• 8:28
  would
• 8:28
  show
• 8:29
  us
• 8:29
  how
• 8:29
  to
• 8:29
  do
• 8:29
  that.
• 8:31
  Help
• 8:31
  us
• 8:31
  to
• 8:31
  find
• 8:32
  where
• 8:32
  entitlement
• 8:32
  can
• 8:33
  take
• 8:33
  the
• 8:33
  place
• 8:33
  of
• 8:33
  gratitude.
• 8:35
  Help
• 8:36
  us
• 8:36
  to
• 8:36
  really
• 8:36
  lean
• 8:37
  into
• 8:37
  that,
• 8:37
  Lord.
• 8:37
  Help
• 8:38
  us
• 8:38
  to
• 8:38
  find
• 8:38
  gratitude
• 8:39
  and
• 8:40
  separate
• 8:40
  ourselves
• 8:40
  from
• 8:41
  that
• 8:41
  constant
• 8:41
  entitlement.
• 8:42
  Help
• 8:42
  me
• 8:42
  to
• 8:43
  model
• 8:43
  this
• 8:43
  true
• 8:44
  contentment
• 8:44
  for
• 8:44
  my
• 8:44
  children,
• 8:45
  for
• 8:45
  the
• 8:45
  world
• 8:45
  around
• 8:45
  me,
• 8:46
  for
• 8:46
  culture
• 8:47
  around
• 8:47
  me.
• 8:49
  Because,
• 8:49
  Lord,
• 8:49
  we
• 8:49
  live
• 8:49
  in
• 8:49
  a
• 8:50
  world
• 8:50
  that's
• 8:50
  obsessed
• 8:50
  with
• 8:51
  the
• 8:51
  more
• 8:51
  we
• 8:51
  hear
• 8:51
  it
• 8:51
  from
• 8:52
  all
• 8:52
  directions.
• 8:54
  And
• 8:54
  I
• 8:54
  just
• 8:54
  want
• 8:55
  you
• 8:55
  to
• 8:55
  tell
• 8:55
  me,
• 8:55
  Lord,
• 8:56
  help
• 8:56
  me
• 8:56
  to
• 8:56
  say
• 8:56
  no
• 8:57
  when
• 8:57
  it
• 8:57
  honors
• 8:58
  you,
• 8:59
  when
• 8:59
  guilt
• 9:00
  tries
• 9:00
  to
• 9:00
  tell
• 9:00
  us
• 9:00
  otherwise,
• 9:01
  Lord,
• 9:01
  help
• 9:01
  us
• 9:02
  to
• 9:02
  find
• 9:02
  our
• 9:03
  spiritual
• 9:04
  base
• 9:04
  in
• 9:04
  you.
• 9:04
  And
• 9:04
  we
• 9:04
  ask
• 9:05
  this
• 9:05
  in
• 9:06
  the
• 9:06
  name
• 9:06
  of
• 9:06
  Jesus.
• 9:07
  Amen.
• 9:08
  Okay,
• 9:09
  this
• 9:09
  week,
• 9:09
  here's
• 9:10
  your
• 9:10
  action
• 9:10
  item
• 9:10
  for
• 9:10
  today.
• 9:11
  I
• 9:12
  want
• 9:12
  you
• 9:12
  to
• 9:12
  sit
• 9:12
  down
• 9:12
  with
• 9:13
  your
• 9:13
  family
• 9:14
  and
• 9:14
  make
• 9:14
  a
• 9:14
  gratitude
• 9:15
  over
• 9:15
  gifts
• 9:16
  list.
• 9:17
  Just
• 9:17
  three
• 9:17
  blessings.
• 9:18
  Three
• 9:18
  blessings
• 9:18
  that
• 9:18
  money
• 9:19
  can't
• 9:19
  buy.
• 9:20
  Keep
• 9:21
  that
• 9:22
  and
• 9:22
  then
• 9:23
  see
• 9:23
  it
• 9:23
  all
• 9:23
  of
• 9:23
  December.
• 9:24
  We're
• 9:24
  getting
• 9:24
  ready
• 9:24
  to
• 9:24
  get
• 9:24
  into
• 9:24
  the
• 9:25
  holiday
• 9:25
  season.
• 9:26
  This
• 9:27
  will
• 9:27
  help
• 9:27
  you
• 9:28
  remind
• 9:28
  yourself
• 9:29
  of
• 9:29
  what
• 9:29
  truly
• 9:29
  matters.
• 9:31
  Just
• 9:31
  build
• 9:32
  that
• 9:32
  gratitude
• 9:33
  over
• 9:33
  gifts
• 9:33
  list.
• 9:33
  And
• 9:33
  if
• 9:34
  this
• 9:34
  message
• 9:34
  spoke
• 9:34
  to
• 9:34
  your
• 9:34
  heart
• 9:35
  today,
• 9:35
  I'd
• 9:35
  love
• 9:36
  for
• 9:36
  you
• 9:36
  to
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  join
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  our
• 9:36
  new
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  financially
• 9:37
  confident
• 9:37
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• 9:38
  community.
• 9:38
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• 9:38
  way
• 9:39
  more
• 9:39
  than
• 9:39
  just
• 9:39
  a
• 9:40
  way
• 9:40
  to
• 9:40
  support
• 9:40
  the
• 9:40
  show.
• 9:40
  Sure,
• 9:41
  you
• 9:41
  can
• 9:41
  do
• 9:41
  that
• 9:41
  there,
• 9:41
  but
• 9:42
  it's
• 9:42
  a
• 9:42
  space
• 9:42
  where
• 9:42
  we
• 9:43
  can
• 9:43
  grow
• 9:43
  together,
• 9:43
  where
• 9:44
  we
• 9:44
  can
• 9:44
  share
• 9:44
  encouragement,
• 9:45
  we
• 9:45
  can
• 9:45
  live
• 9:46
  out
• 9:46
  God's
• 9:46
  plan
• 9:47
  for
• 9:47
  financial
• 9:47
  freedom.
• 9:48
  And
• 9:48
  you
• 9:48
  can
• 9:48
  join
• 9:49
  and
• 9:49
  learn
• 9:49
  more
• 9:51
  at
• 9:51
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• 9:53
  I
• 9:53
  just
• 9:54
  want
• 9:54
  to
• 9:54
  encourage
• 9:54
  you
• 9:54
  today.
• 9:55
  Help
• 9:55
  me
• 9:56
  and
• 9:56
  help
• 9:56
  others
• 9:57
  find
• 9:57
  peace,
• 9:58
  find
• 9:58
  purpose,
• 9:59
  and
• 9:59
  find
• 9:59
  confidence
• 10:00
  in
• 10:00
  christ.
• 10:00
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• 10:01
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• 10:01
  financiallyconfidentchristian.com/join.
• 10:05
  And
• 10:05
  just
• 10:05
  remember
• 10:05
  this.
• 10:06
  Entitlement
• 10:06
  whispers,
• 10:07
  you
• 10:07
  need
• 10:07
  more.
• 10:08
  But
• 10:08
  the
• 10:09
  answer
• 10:09
  is
• 10:09
  this.
• 10:09
  Gratitude
• 10:10
  answers.
• 10:10
  God,
• 10:11
  you've
• 10:11
  already
• 10:11
  given
• 10:12
  me
• 10:12
  enough.
• 10:12
  When
• 10:13
  you
• 10:13
  trade
• 10:13
  comparison
• 10:14
  for
• 10:14
  contentment,
• 10:15
  guilt
• 10:15
  will
• 10:15
  lose
• 10:15
  its
• 10:16
  grip.
• 10:16
  Hear
• 10:16
  me
• 10:16
  on
• 10:16
  that.
• 10:17
  And
• 10:17
  peace
• 10:17
  takes
• 10:18
  its
• 10:18
  place.
• 10:18
  Because
• 10:19
  freedom
• 10:19
  doesn't
• 10:19
  come
• 10:20
  from
• 10:20
  getting
• 10:20
  everything
• 10:20
  you
• 10:21
  want,
• 10:21
  but
• 10:21
  from
• 10:21
  worshiping
• 10:22
  the
• 10:22
  one
• 10:22
  who
• 10:23
  already
• 10:23
  gave
• 10:23
  you
• 10:23
  everything
• 10:24
  you
• 10:24
  need.
• 10:25
  So
• 10:25
  today,
• 10:25
  go
• 10:26
  out
• 10:26
  there
• 10:26
  and
• 10:26
  be
• 10:27
  a
• 10:27
  financially
• 10:27
  confident
• 10:28
  Christian.
• 10:28
  You
• 10:28
  can
• 10:28
  do
• 10:29
  this.
• 10:29
  I
• 10:30
  have
• 10:30
  confidence
• 10:30
  in
• 10:30
  you.
• 10:30
  The
• 10:31
  Lord
• 10:31
  is
• 10:31
  with
• 10:31
  you.
• 10:32
  Stay
• 10:32
  financially
• 10:32
  savvy.
• 10:33
  God
• 10:33
  bless
• 10:33
  you.
• 10:34
  And
• 10:34
  you
• 10:34
  have
• 10:34
  a
• 10:34
  great
• 10:34
  day
• 10:35
  today.