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Today's Word 10-29-26 Free from Control · The Early Morning Praise Party w/ Sherry Mackey

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  Speaker 1: It's your early morning praise party. I am Sherri Mackey
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  Speaker 1: and it's time right now for today's word.
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  Speaker 2: Free from control. Free from control.
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  Speaker 1: First Corinthians 919 of the Amplified says, I am free
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  Speaker 1: in every way from anyone's control. Have you ever said
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  Speaker 1: yes to something you really wanted to say no to?
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  Speaker 1: Maybe you were afraid of hurting someone's feeling, disappointing a
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  Speaker 1: friend or being accused of not caring. So you put
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  Speaker 1: your own needs aside to keep somebody else happy. But
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  Speaker 1: let me remind you of something today. You can love
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  Speaker 1: people without surrendering your freedom to them. Some people use
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  Speaker 1: guilt as a tool to get their way. They may say,
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  Speaker 1: if you really loved me, you would do this. Or
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  Speaker 1: after everything I've done for you, this is how you
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  Speaker 1: treat me? Suddenly, you find yourself feeling responsible for their emotions,
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  Speaker 1: their expectations, and their happiness.
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  Speaker 2: But love should not require manipulation.
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  Speaker 1: Healthy relationships make room for honesty, mutual respect, and the
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  Speaker 1: freedom to say no. Someone who truly values you may
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  Speaker 1: not always agree with your decisions, but they should respect
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  Speaker 1: your right to make decisions. The Apostle Paul understood the
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  Speaker 1: importance of freedom. In 1 Corinthians 9, 19, he spoke
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  Speaker 1: about being free from everyone while choosing to serve others
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  Speaker 1: for the sake of the gospel. His example reminds us
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  Speaker 1: that serving people should be a choice guided by purpose,
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  Speaker 1: not a life sentence under their control. Now, setting boundaries
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  Speaker 1: does not mean you're selfish.
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  Speaker 2: Unkind, or difficult.
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  Speaker 1: It means you understand that your time, your energy, your resources,
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  Speaker 1: and your emotional well-being matter too. You can say, I
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  Speaker 1: love you, but I can't do that right now. You
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  Speaker 1: can decline an invitation without giving a lengthy explanation. You
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  Speaker 1: can step away from a conversation that becomes disrespectful and
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  Speaker 1: you can stop accepting responsibility for problems that are not
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  Speaker 1: yours to solve. Remember, you're responsible for communicating your boundaries
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  Speaker 1: and taking reasonable steps to uphold them. You can't control
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  Speaker 1: how someone responds, but you can decide what behavior you're
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  Speaker 1: going to accept in your own life. And if a
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  Speaker 1: relationship involves threats, intimidations, or abuse, setting boundaries may require
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  Speaker 1: support and a safety plan.
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  Speaker 2: You don't have to navigate that alone.
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  Speaker 1: You have spent enough time feeling guilty for choosing what's
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  Speaker 1: healthy for you. You don't have to spend another 20
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  Speaker 1: years trapped in unhealthy patterns simply because you're afraid someone
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  Speaker 1: might be mad at you. You can be compassionate without
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  Speaker 1: being controlled. You can be generous without being used. And
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  Speaker 1: you can walk in love without losing yourself in the process. Today,
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  Speaker 1: give yourself permission to live free. Let your yes be sincere.
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  Speaker 1: Let your no be respected. And let God guide you
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  Speaker 1: in your relationships that honor the person he created you
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  Speaker 1: to be. Oh, Father God, thank you for creating us
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  Speaker 1: to walk in freedom, wisdom, and in love. Give us
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  Speaker 1: the courage to recognize manipulation and the strength to establish
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  Speaker 1: healthy boundaries. Help us to release the guilt of disappointing
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  Speaker 1: people when we have to make a decision that protects
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  Speaker 1: our well-being. Teach us to love others without losing ourselves
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  Speaker 1: and to serve without being exploited and to speak.
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  Speaker 2: The truth with grace.
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  Speaker 1: Surround us, God, with relationships built on mutual respect, honesty,
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  Speaker 1: and genuine love. Oh, today we choose freedom. We choose
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  Speaker 1: peace and healthy relationships in Jesus' name. Hey, now, that's
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  Speaker 1: your word for today. Take and apply it to your
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  Speaker 1: everyday life and you continue to be encouraged and inspired.
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  Speaker 2: It's your early morning praise party.
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  Speaker 1: I am Sherri Mackey.