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Why Does Gratitude Feel So Hard Now? · Becoming Financially Confident

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  I
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  want
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  to
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  start
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  with
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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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  by
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  the
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  end
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  of
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  the
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  holiday
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  season,
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  I
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  usually
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  feel
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  tired
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  and
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  distracted.
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  How
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  can
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  I
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  refocus
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  on
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  gratitude
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  and
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  finish
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  the
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  month
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  with
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  the
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  right
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  mindset?
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  What
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  a
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  great
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  question
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  today.
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  And
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  listen,
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  we
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  found
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  this
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  recent
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  article
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  in
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  the
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  Gazette
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  reminds
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  us
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  that
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  practicing
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  gratitude
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  doesn't
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  just
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  feel
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  good.
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  Wait
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  to
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  hear
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  this.
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  It
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  literally
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  rewires
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  our
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  brain.
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  They
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  found
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  that
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  it
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  lowers
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  stress
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  hormones,
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  it
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  improves
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  sleep,
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  and
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  it
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  strengthens
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  relationships.
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  Well,
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  I
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  don't
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  know
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  about
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  you,
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  but
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  that
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  sounds
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  pretty
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  good,
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  doesn't
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  it?
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  So
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  if
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  you're
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  feeling
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  drained
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  or
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  distracted
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  as
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  we
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  close
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  out
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  the
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  month,
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  today's
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  your
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  invitation
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  to
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  hit
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  the
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  reset
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  button
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  with
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  gratitude.
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  Because
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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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  want
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  you
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  to
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  know.
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  Gratitude
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  doesn't
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  come
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  naturally
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  when
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  we're
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  exhausted.
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  When
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  we're
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  tired,
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  it's
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  hard
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  to
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  find
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  it.
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  But
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  it's
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  the
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  key
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  that
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  really
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  unlocks
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  peace.
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  Because
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  here's
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  the
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  truth.
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  A
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  grateful
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  heart
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  resets
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  everything.
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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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  refocus
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  on
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  gratitude.
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  Let's
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  cover
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  that
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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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  everyone.
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  I'm
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  Ralph.
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  My
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  goal
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  every
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  day
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  as
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  I
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  record
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  this
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  show
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  is
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  to
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  help
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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
• 1:48
  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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  we're
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  continuing
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  on
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  our
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  series
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  of
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  finding
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  joy
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  without
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  going
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  broke
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  over
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  the
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  holidays.
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  And
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  I
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  hope
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  you've
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  been
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  listening.
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  If
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  you
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  missed
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  any
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  of
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  the
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  episodes,
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  you
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  can
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  check
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  them
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  all
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  out
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  at
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  our
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  website.
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  That's
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  financiallyconfidentchristian.com
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  and
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  listen,
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  I've
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  been
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  doing
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  this
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  for
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  a
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  long
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  time
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  and
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  I've
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  seen
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  people
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  in
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  my
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  own
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  life
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  when
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  they
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  live
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  in
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  gratitude,
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  it
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  completely
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  breaks
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  that
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  anxiety.
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  I'm
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  telling
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  you
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  right
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  now,
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  personally,
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  gratitude
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  has
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  carried
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  me
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  when
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  money
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  was
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  tight
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  and
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  life
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  felt
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  so
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  heavy.
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  It
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  was
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  so
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  much,
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  so
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  much
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  going
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  on.
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  But
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  man,
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  when
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  I
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  re
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  challenged
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  myself,
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  this
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  is
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  what
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  I
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  did.
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  I
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  challenged
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  myself.
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  I
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  said,
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  you
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  know
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  what,
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  Ralph?
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  I
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  remember
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  going
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  through
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  a
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  particular
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  tough
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  season
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  of
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  my
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  life.
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  Felt
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  like
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  everything
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  was
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  going
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  wrong.
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  And
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  I
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  started
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  to
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  think,
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  you
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  know
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  what,
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  I
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  got
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  to
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  change
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  my
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  mind.
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  I'm
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  going
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  to
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  talk
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  a
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  lot
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  about
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  mindset
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  change
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  today.
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  But
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  I
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  said,
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  I'm
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  going
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  to
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  do
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  something
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  different.
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  I
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  decided
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  to
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  do
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  is
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  I'm
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  going
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  to
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  write
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  down
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  three
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  blessings
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  every
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  day
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  for
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  a
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  month.
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  That
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  was
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  my
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  goal.
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  Every
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  day
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  when
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  I
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  get
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  up,
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  out,
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  before
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  my
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  feet
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  even
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  hit
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  the
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  floor
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  in
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  the
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  morning,
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  I
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  had
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  a
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  little
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  pad
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  of
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  paper
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  next
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  to
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  my
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  bed,
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  and
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  I
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  wrote
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  down
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  three
• 2:45
  blessings
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  that
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  I
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  was
• 2:46
  grateful
• 2:46
  for
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  every
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  day.
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  And
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  I
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  got
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  to
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  be
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  honest,
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  when
• 2:48
  I
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  first
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  started,
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  I
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  was
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  like,
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  well,
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  this
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  is
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  a
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  silly
• 2:50
  exercise,
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  but,
• 2:51
  man,
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  I
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  noticed
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  my
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  heart
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  started
• 2:54
  to
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  change.
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  Listen,
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  my
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  bank
• 2:55
  account
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  hadn't
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  changed.
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  It
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  wasn't
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  about
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  finances,
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  but
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  everything
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  in
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  my
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  heart
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  had
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  changed.
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  Which
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  is
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  why
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  I
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  love
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  this
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  quote
• 3:02
  from
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  Pastor
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  Charles
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  Stanley.
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  He
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  said,
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  thanksgiving
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  is
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  not
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  a
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  day.
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  It's
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  a
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  way
• 3:07
  of
• 3:07
  life.
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  And
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  that's
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  something
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  I
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  think
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  we
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  all
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  can
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  embrace
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  today.
• 3:10
  We
• 3:10
  all
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  think
• 3:10
  about
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  Thanksgiving
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  or
• 3:12
  the
• 3:12
  beautiful
• 3:12
  turkey
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  and
• 3:13
  the
• 3:13
  family,
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  but
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  that's
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  just
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  a
• 3:15
  day.
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  But
• 3:16
  living
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  truly
• 3:17
  in
• 3:17
  Thanksgiving
• 3:19
  is
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  a
• 3:19
  way
• 3:19
  of
• 3:19
  life.
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  And
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  that's
• 3:20
  what
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  we
• 3:20
  really
• 3:20
  want
• 3:20
  to
• 3:20
  focus
• 3:21
  on
• 3:21
  today.
• 3:21
  So
• 3:21
  let's
• 3:21
  answer
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  this
• 3:22
  question
• 3:22
  today
• 3:23
  right
• 3:23
  from
• 3:23
  the
• 3:23
  listener.
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  How
• 3:24
  can
• 3:24
  I
• 3:25
  refocus
• 3:25
  on
• 3:25
  gratitude
• 3:26
  and
• 3:26
  finish
• 3:27
  the
• 3:27
  month
• 3:27
  with
• 3:27
  the
• 3:28
  right
• 3:28
  mindset?
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  First
• 3:29
  thing,
• 3:29
  I'm
• 3:30
  going
• 3:30
  to
• 3:30
  encourage
• 3:30
  you
• 3:30
  to
• 3:30
  do
• 3:31
  like
• 3:31
  I
• 3:31
  did.
• 3:31
  It's
• 3:32
  all
• 3:32
  about
• 3:32
  changing
• 3:32
  your
• 3:33
  perspective.
• 3:33
  See,
• 3:34
  gratitude
• 3:34
  redirects
• 3:35
  your
• 3:35
  attention,
• 3:37
  what
• 3:37
  you
• 3:37
  lack
• 3:38
  to
• 3:38
  what
• 3:38
  God's
• 3:39
  already
• 3:39
  provided.
• 3:39
  Think
• 3:39
  of
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  all
• 3:40
  we
• 3:40
  already
• 3:40
  have.
• 3:41
  We
• 3:41
  are
• 3:41
  one
• 3:42
  of
• 3:42
  the
• 3:42
  most
• 3:42
  abundant
• 3:43
  times
• 3:43
  in
• 3:44
  culture
• 3:44
  and
• 3:44
  times
• 3:45
  in
• 3:45
  history.
• 3:45
  Right
• 3:45
  now
• 3:46
  we
• 3:47
  have
• 3:47
  so
• 3:47
  much,
• 3:48
  and
• 3:48
  there's
• 3:48
  so
• 3:49
  much
• 3:49
  for
• 3:49
  us
• 3:49
  to
• 3:49
  be
• 3:49
  grateful
• 3:50
  for
• 3:50
  in
• 3:50
  his
• 3:50
  provision.
• 3:51
  Now,
• 3:51
  listen,
• 3:51
  God
• 3:51
  never
• 3:51
  said
• 3:51
  he's
• 3:52
  going
• 3:52
  to
• 3:52
  make
• 3:52
  us
• 3:52
  comfortable,
• 3:53
  but
• 3:53
  what
• 3:54
  he
• 3:54
  did
• 3:54
  say
• 3:54
  is
• 3:55
  he
• 3:55
  would
• 3:55
  give
• 3:55
  us
• 3:56
  provision.
• 3:57
  So
• 3:57
  here's
• 3:57
  the
• 3:57
  thing
• 3:57
  I'm
• 3:58
  going
• 3:58
  to
• 3:58
  tell
• 3:58
  you.
• 3:58
  Stop
• 3:58
  comparing
• 3:59
  yourself
• 3:59
  on
• 3:59
  social
• 4:00
  media.
• 4:00
  Like,
• 4:00
  here
• 4:00
  goes
• 4:00
  Ralph
• 4:01
  again,
• 4:01
  ranting
• 4:02
  about
• 4:02
  social
• 4:02
  media.
• 4:03
  But
• 4:04
  it
• 4:04
  puts
• 4:04
  you
• 4:04
  in
• 4:04
  the
• 4:05
  wrong
• 4:05
  perspective.
• 4:05
  I
• 4:06
  found
• 4:06
  myself
• 4:06
  in
• 4:06
  that
• 4:07
  same
• 4:07
  perspective
• 4:07
  just
• 4:08
  this
• 4:08
  week,
• 4:08
  and
• 4:08
  I
• 4:08
  was
• 4:09
  scrolling
• 4:09
  through,
• 4:09
  I
• 4:10
  think
• 4:10
  it
• 4:10
  was
• 4:10
  TikTok.
• 4:11
  And
• 4:11
  then
• 4:11
  I
• 4:11
  started
• 4:11
  comparing
• 4:12
  myself
• 4:12
  again.
• 4:13
  I'm
• 4:13
  like,
• 4:13
  wait
• 4:14
  a
• 4:14
  second,
• 4:14
  Ralph,
• 4:14
  that's
• 4:15
  not
• 4:15
  living
• 4:15
  in
• 4:15
  gratitude.
• 4:16
  Look
• 4:16
  at
• 4:16
  all
• 4:17
  the
• 4:17
  Lord
• 4:17
  has
• 4:17
  already
• 4:17
  given
• 4:18
  me.
• 4:18
  I
• 4:18
  don't
• 4:19
  need
• 4:19
  those
• 4:19
  other
• 4:19
  things.
• 4:19
  That.
• 4:20
  That's
• 4:20
  not
• 4:20
  my
• 4:20
  race.
• 4:21
  That's
• 4:21
  not
• 4:21
  my
• 4:21
  lane.
• 4:22
  So
• 4:22
  start
• 4:22
  there.
• 4:23
  Shift
• 4:23
  your
• 4:23
  perspective.
• 4:25
  Second
• 4:25
  thing
• 4:25
  I'm
• 4:25
  going
• 4:26
  to
• 4:26
  encourage
• 4:26
  you
• 4:26
  to
• 4:26
  do
• 4:27
  is
• 4:27
  live
• 4:27
  in
• 4:28
  praise
• 4:28
  over
• 4:28
  pressure.
• 4:29
  Start
• 4:30
  every
• 4:30
  day
• 4:30
  with
• 4:31
  thanks.
• 4:31
  Because,
• 4:31
  listen,
• 4:32
  when
• 4:32
  that
• 4:32
  pressure
• 4:33
  loses
• 4:33
  its
• 4:33
  power,
• 4:34
  that's
• 4:34
  when
• 4:35
  you'll
• 4:35
  really
• 4:35
  see
• 4:35
  a
• 4:35
  change
• 4:36
  in
• 4:36
  this.
• 4:36
  You
• 4:36
  got
• 4:36
  to
• 4:36
  remember
• 4:37
  who's
• 4:37
  in
• 4:37
  control,
• 4:39
  rewiring
• 4:39
  your
• 4:40
  brain.
• 4:40
  Like
• 4:40
  the
• 4:40
  news
• 4:40
  article
• 4:41
  said,
• 4:41
  when
• 4:42
  we
• 4:42
  lived
• 4:42
  in
• 4:42
  that
• 4:42
  thankfulness,
• 4:43
  when
• 4:43
  we
• 4:43
  lived
• 4:43
  in
• 4:43
  that
• 4:43
  gratitude,
• 4:44
  what
• 4:44
  do
• 4:44
  we
• 4:44
  do?
• 4:44
  We
• 4:45
  slept
• 4:45
  better.
• 4:46
  We
• 4:46
  got
• 4:46
  more
• 4:46
  rest.
• 4:47
  We
• 4:48
  built
• 4:48
  stronger
• 4:48
  relationships,
• 4:50
  we
• 4:50
  had
• 4:50
  less
• 4:51
  anxiety,
• 4:51
  less
• 4:52
  depression.
• 4:53
  When
• 4:53
  we
• 4:53
  really
• 4:54
  focused
• 4:54
  on
• 4:54
  praise
• 4:55
  and
• 4:55
  let
• 4:55
  that
• 4:56
  pressure
• 4:56
  just
• 4:56
  go.
• 4:57
  Remember
• 4:57
  as
• 4:57
  a
• 4:57
  kid,
• 4:58
  my
• 4:58
  Grandmother
• 4:58
  used
• 4:58
  to
• 4:58
  cook
• 4:59
  with
• 4:59
  a
• 4:59
  pressure
• 4:59
  cooker.
• 4:59
  I
• 5:00
  don't
• 5:00
  know
• 5:00
  if
• 5:00
  anybody
• 5:00
  ever
• 5:01
  used
• 5:01
  one
• 5:01
  of
• 5:01
  those.
• 5:02
  And
• 5:02
  I
• 5:02
  remember
• 5:03
  she
• 5:03
  used
• 5:03
  to
• 5:03
  make
• 5:03
  these
• 5:04
  string
• 5:04
  beans.
• 5:04
  And
• 5:04
  string
• 5:05
  beans
• 5:05
  were
• 5:05
  great.
• 5:06
  But
• 5:06
  she
• 5:06
  would
• 5:06
  take
• 5:06
  this
• 5:07
  pressure
• 5:07
  cooker
• 5:07
  and
• 5:07
  she
• 5:07
  would
• 5:08
  seal
• 5:08
  it
• 5:08
  super
• 5:08
  tight.
• 5:09
  And,
• 5:09
  man,
• 5:09
  I'll
• 5:10
  tell
• 5:10
  you
• 5:10
  what,
• 5:10
  when
• 5:10
  she
• 5:10
  finally
• 5:11
  reduced
• 5:11
  that
• 5:11
  pressure,
• 5:12
  man,
• 5:12
  it
• 5:12
  was.
• 5:12
  Was
• 5:13
  a
• 5:13
  relief.
• 5:13
  I'm
• 5:14
  encourage
• 5:14
  you
• 5:14
  to
• 5:14
  do
• 5:15
  the
• 5:15
  same
• 5:15
  thing.
• 5:15
  Let
• 5:15
  that
• 5:15
  pressure
• 5:16
  go.
• 5:17
  Third
• 5:17
  thing
• 5:18
  I'm
• 5:18
  going
• 5:18
  to
• 5:18
  encourage
• 5:18
  you
• 5:18
  to
• 5:19
  do
• 5:19
  is
• 5:20
  have
• 5:20
  a
• 5:20
  blessings
• 5:21
  list
• 5:21
  like
• 5:21
  I
• 5:21
  did.
• 5:22
  Just
• 5:22
  small
• 5:22
  daily
• 5:23
  practices.
• 5:24
  They
• 5:24
  help
• 5:24
  you
• 5:24
  slow
• 5:25
  down
• 5:25
  and
• 5:25
  reframe
• 5:25
  your
• 5:26
  mindset
• 5:26
  before
• 5:26
  the
• 5:26
  date
• 5:27
  runs
• 5:27
  away.
• 5:27
  Because
• 5:27
  it's
• 5:27
  so
• 5:27
  easy
• 5:28
  for
• 5:28
  the
• 5:29
  day
• 5:29
  to
• 5:29
  get
• 5:29
  away
• 5:30
  from
• 5:30
  this.
• 5:31
  But
• 5:31
  when
• 5:31
  you
• 5:31
  live
• 5:32
  in
• 5:32
  that
• 5:32
  daily
• 5:32
  practice
• 5:33
  of
• 5:33
  that
• 5:33
  blessings
• 5:34
  list,
• 5:34
  because,
• 5:34
  listen,
• 5:34
  here's
• 5:34
  what.
• 5:35
  Here's
• 5:35
  the
• 5:35
  truth.
• 5:35
  I
• 5:36
  say
• 5:36
  this
• 5:36
  on
• 5:36
  my
• 5:36
  show
• 5:36
  all
• 5:37
  the
• 5:37
  time.
• 5:37
  What
• 5:37
  gets
• 5:38
  measured
• 5:38
  gets
• 5:38
  done.
• 5:39
  So
• 5:39
  if
• 5:40
  you
• 5:40
  write
• 5:40
  those
• 5:40
  things
• 5:40
  down,
• 5:41
  if
• 5:41
  you
• 5:41
  put
• 5:41
  it
• 5:41
  in
• 5:41
  black
• 5:41
  and
• 5:41
  white
• 5:42
  and
• 5:42
  just
• 5:42
  visit
• 5:43
  that.
• 5:43
  Listen,
• 5:44
  sometimes
• 5:44
  you
• 5:44
  got
• 5:44
  to
• 5:45
  visit
• 5:45
  several
• 5:45
  times
• 5:45
  a
• 5:45
  day
• 5:46
  because
• 5:46
  you
• 5:46
  get
• 5:46
  into
• 5:46
  one
• 5:46
  of
• 5:46
  those
• 5:47
  days.
• 5:47
  And
• 5:47
  I
• 5:47
  have
• 5:47
  those
• 5:47
  days,
• 5:48
  I'm
• 5:48
  sure
• 5:48
  you
• 5:48
  do
• 5:48
  too,
• 5:49
  where
• 5:49
  it's
• 5:49
  like,
• 5:49
  man,
• 5:50
  everything
• 5:50
  is
• 5:50
  going
• 5:51
  wrong.
• 5:51
  Everything
• 5:52
  is
• 5:52
  a
• 5:52
  disaster,
• 5:53
  everything
• 5:53
  is
• 5:53
  a
• 5:53
  mess.
• 5:54
  Well,
• 5:55
  that's
• 5:55
  when
• 5:55
  you
• 5:55
  get
• 5:55
  out
• 5:55
  that
• 5:56
  blessing
• 5:56
  list.
• 5:56
  You
• 5:56
  start
• 5:56
  reading
• 5:57
  about,
• 5:57
  oh,
• 5:58
  I
• 5:58
  can
• 5:58
  get
• 5:59
  out
• 5:59
  of
• 5:59
  bed.
• 5:59
  I
• 6:00
  don't
• 6:00
  have
• 6:00
  cancer.
• 6:01
  I
• 6:01
  don't
• 6:01
  have
• 6:01
  chronic
• 6:02
  illness.
• 6:02
  I
• 6:03
  have
• 6:03
  a
• 6:03
  loving
• 6:03
  wife.
• 6:04
  I
• 6:04
  have
• 6:04
  a
• 6:04
  loving
• 6:04
  family.
• 6:05
  Family.
• 6:05
  I
• 6:05
  have
• 6:05
  all
• 6:05
  these
• 6:06
  things.
• 6:06
  I
• 6:06
  have
• 6:06
  a
• 6:06
  job,
• 6:07
  I
• 6:07
  have
• 6:07
  a
• 6:07
  place
• 6:07
  to
• 6:07
  live.
• 6:08
  When
• 6:08
  you
• 6:09
  start
• 6:09
  to
• 6:09
  do
• 6:09
  that,
• 6:09
  you
• 6:09
  start
• 6:10
  to
• 6:10
  say,
• 6:10
  wait
• 6:10
  a
• 6:10
  minute,
• 6:11
  I
• 6:11
  don't
• 6:11
  have
• 6:12
  to
• 6:12
  live
• 6:12
  in
• 6:12
  that
• 6:12
  mindset.
• 6:13
  Because
• 6:14
  here's
• 6:14
  the
• 6:14
  truth.
• 6:14
  Thankfulness
• 6:15
  will
• 6:15
  fight
• 6:16
  the
• 6:16
  worry.
• 6:16
  Because
• 6:17
  here's
• 6:17
  the
• 6:17
  truth.
• 6:17
  You
• 6:17
  can't
• 6:18
  stay
• 6:18
  anxious
• 6:18
  and
• 6:19
  at
• 6:19
  the
• 6:19
  same
• 6:19
  time
• 6:19
  give
• 6:20
  thanks.
• 6:20
  One
• 6:20
  emotion
• 6:21
  cancels
• 6:21
  the
• 6:21
  other.
• 6:22
  And
• 6:22
  we
• 6:23
  live
• 6:23
  in
• 6:23
  a
• 6:23
  culture
• 6:23
  where
• 6:23
  it's
• 6:24
  so
• 6:24
  easy
• 6:24
  to
• 6:24
  live
• 6:25
  in
• 6:25
  fear.
• 6:25
  It's
• 6:26
  so
• 6:26
  easy
• 6:26
  to
• 6:26
  be
• 6:26
  worried
• 6:27
  about
• 6:27
  what's
• 6:27
  going
• 6:27
  to
• 6:27
  happen
• 6:28
  next.
• 6:28
  If
• 6:28
  you
• 6:28
  listen
• 6:28
  to
• 6:28
  the
• 6:29
  news,
• 6:29
  you're
• 6:29
  going
• 6:29
  to
• 6:30
  constantly
• 6:30
  be
• 6:30
  living
• 6:30
  in
• 6:30
  fear.
• 6:32
  But
• 6:32
  that's
• 6:32
  hard
• 6:32
  to
• 6:32
  feel
• 6:33
  when
• 6:33
  we're
• 6:33
  thankful.
• 6:34
  When
• 6:34
  we
• 6:34
  start
• 6:34
  off
• 6:35
  with
• 6:35
  that
• 6:35
  gratitude,
• 6:36
  we
• 6:36
  start
• 6:36
  off
• 6:36
  with
• 6:36
  that
• 6:36
  thanks.
• 6:37
  And
• 6:37
  here's
• 6:38
  something
• 6:38
  else
• 6:38
  I
• 6:38
  wanted
• 6:38
  you
• 6:38
  to
• 6:39
  take
• 6:39
  away
• 6:39
  for
• 6:39
  today.
• 6:40
  You
• 6:40
  can
• 6:40
  honor
• 6:41
  God
• 6:41
  through
• 6:41
  thanks,
• 6:42
  because
• 6:42
  here's
• 6:43
  a
• 6:43
  bold
• 6:43
  statement,
• 6:43
  but
• 6:44
  I
• 6:44
  want
• 6:44
  you
• 6:44
  to
• 6:44
  hear
• 6:44
  this.
• 6:45
  Gratitude
• 6:45
  is
• 6:46
  worship.
• 6:46
  I
• 6:47
  want
• 6:47
  to
• 6:47
  say
• 6:47
  that
• 6:47
  again
• 6:47
  because
• 6:48
  a
• 6:48
  lot
• 6:48
  of
• 6:48
  people
• 6:48
  don't
• 6:48
  get
• 6:48
  it.
• 6:49
  But
• 6:49
  being
• 6:50
  grateful
• 6:50
  is
• 6:51
  a
• 6:51
  sense
• 6:51
  of
• 6:52
  worship
• 6:53
  because
• 6:53
  it
• 6:53
  shows
• 6:53
  God
• 6:54
  this.
• 6:54
  It
• 6:54
  shows
• 6:54
  him
• 6:54
  that
• 6:54
  you
• 6:55
  trust
• 6:55
  him
• 6:56
  both
• 6:56
  through
• 6:56
  the
• 6:56
  good
• 6:57
  times
• 6:57
  and
• 6:57
  let's
• 6:57
  call
• 6:57
  them
• 6:58
  the
• 6:58
  not
• 6:58
  so
• 6:58
  good
• 6:58
  times
• 6:58
  or
• 6:59
  those
• 6:59
  difficult
• 6:59
  times.
• 7:00
  He's
• 7:00
  like
• 7:01
  that
• 7:01
  true
• 7:01
  friend.
• 7:01
  If
• 7:01
  you
• 7:01
  ever
• 7:02
  have
• 7:02
  that
• 7:02
  true
• 7:02
  friend
• 7:02
  the
• 7:03
  Bible
• 7:03
  talks
• 7:03
  about,
• 7:04
  if
• 7:04
  you
• 7:04
  find
• 7:04
  one
• 7:04
  true
• 7:05
  friend,
• 7:05
  man,
• 7:05
  you've
• 7:05
  gotten
• 7:06
  it.
• 7:06
  But
• 7:06
  think
• 7:06
  about
• 7:06
  that
• 7:07
  true
• 7:07
  friend
• 7:07
  you
• 7:07
  have.
• 7:08
  No
• 7:08
  matters
• 7:08
  what's
• 7:09
  going
• 7:09
  on.
• 7:09
  They're
• 7:10
  there
• 7:10
  for
• 7:10
  you
• 7:10
  during
• 7:10
  the
• 7:11
  good
• 7:11
  and
• 7:11
  the
• 7:11
  bad
• 7:12
  and
• 7:12
  the
• 7:12
  ugly.
• 7:13
  Well,
• 7:13
  that's
• 7:13
  what
• 7:13
  God
• 7:14
  is
• 7:14
  to
• 7:14
  us.
• 7:14
  That's
• 7:14
  what
• 7:14
  Christ
• 7:14
  is
• 7:15
  to
• 7:15
  us.
• 7:15
  He's
• 7:16
  our
• 7:16
  true
• 7:16
  friend
• 7:17
  through
• 7:17
  good
• 7:17
  and
• 7:18
  bad.
• 7:18
  And
• 7:18
  when
• 7:18
  you
• 7:19
  are
• 7:19
  grateful,
• 7:21
  that's
• 7:21
  worship.
• 7:22
  Let's
• 7:22
  get
• 7:22
  to
• 7:22
  our
• 7:22
  Bible
• 7:22
  verse.
• 7:23
  Actually
• 7:23
  have
• 7:23
  two
• 7:23
  Bible
• 7:23
  verses
• 7:24
  today.
• 7:24
  It's
• 7:24
  a
• 7:24
  two
• 7:24
  for
• 7:25
  Tuesday,
• 7:25
  as
• 7:25
  they
• 7:26
  say.
• 7:26
  The
• 7:26
  first
• 7:27
  one
• 7:27
  comes
• 7:27
  to
• 7:27
  us
• 7:27
  from
• 7:27
  1st
• 7:28
  Thessalonians,
• 7:29
  chapter
• 7:29
  5,
• 7:30
  verse
• 7:30
  18.
• 7:31
  It
• 7:31
  says
• 7:31
  this.
• 7:31
  Give
• 7:32
  thanks
• 7:32
  in
• 7:32
  all
• 7:33
  circumstances,
• 7:34
  for
• 7:34
  this
• 7:34
  is
• 7:35
  God's
• 7:35
  will
• 7:35
  for
• 7:35
  you
• 7:36
  in
• 7:36
  Christ
• 7:36
  Jesus.
• 7:37
  What
• 7:37
  is
• 7:37
  it?
• 7:37
  What
• 7:37
  is
• 7:37
  he
• 7:37
  telling
• 7:38
  us?
• 7:38
  Give
• 7:38
  thanks
• 7:39
  in
• 7:39
  all
• 7:39
  circumstances.
• 7:40
  Starts
• 7:41
  there.
• 7:41
  And
• 7:41
  Psalm,
• 7:42
  chapter
• 7:43
  100,
• 7:43
  verse
• 7:44
  4.
• 7:44
  Enter
• 7:44
  his
• 7:45
  gates
• 7:45
  with
• 7:45
  thanksgiving
• 7:46
  and
• 7:46
  his
• 7:46
  courts
• 7:47
  with
• 7:47
  praise.
• 7:47
  Give
• 7:48
  thanks
• 7:48
  to
• 7:48
  him
• 7:48
  and
• 7:49
  praise
• 7:49
  his
• 7:49
  name.
• 7:50
  Listen,
• 7:50
  I
• 7:51
  can't
• 7:51
  say
• 7:51
  any
• 7:51
  better
• 7:51
  than
• 7:51
  the
• 7:52
  Scriptures
• 7:52
  do.
• 7:53
  Enter
• 7:53
  his
• 7:53
  gates
• 7:54
  with
• 7:54
  thanksgiving
• 7:55
  and
• 7:55
  his
• 7:55
  courts
• 7:55
  with
• 7:56
  praise.
• 7:56
  I
• 7:56
  just
• 7:56
  picture
• 7:56
  that
• 7:56
  in
• 7:57
  my
• 7:57
  mind.
• 7:58
  Just
• 7:58
  that
• 7:58
  grateful
• 7:59
  heart,
• 7:59
  that
• 7:59
  grateful,
• 8:00
  that
• 8:01
  praise
• 8:01
  of
• 8:01
  him.
• 8:01
  Hey,
• 8:02
  listen,
• 8:02
  right
• 8:03
  now,
• 8:03
  that's
• 8:03
  what
• 8:03
  heaven's
• 8:04
  going
• 8:04
  to
• 8:04
  be
• 8:04
  like,
• 8:04
  my
• 8:04
  friend.
• 8:05
  It's
• 8:05
  going
• 8:05
  to
• 8:05
  be
• 8:05
  constant
• 8:06
  days
• 8:06
  of
• 8:07
  praise
• 8:07
  and
• 8:08
  thanksgiving.
• 8:08
  Well,
• 8:09
  how
• 8:09
  about
• 8:09
  we
• 8:09
  pray
• 8:09
  right
• 8:09
  now,
• 8:10
  Lord,
• 8:10
  we
• 8:10
  come
• 8:10
  to
• 8:11
  you
• 8:11
  right
• 8:11
  now.
• 8:11
  And
• 8:11
  we
• 8:11
  may
• 8:12
  not
• 8:12
  be
• 8:12
  feeling
• 8:13
  so
• 8:13
  grateful.
• 8:13
  We
• 8:13
  may
• 8:14
  not
• 8:14
  be
• 8:14
  feeling
• 8:14
  that
• 8:14
  thankfulness
• 8:15
  that
• 8:15
  we
• 8:15
  need
• 8:16
  to
• 8:16
  feel,
• 8:16
  Lord.
• 8:16
  So
• 8:17
  help
• 8:17
  us
• 8:17
  to
• 8:17
  have
• 8:17
  that
• 8:17
  grateful
• 8:18
  heart
• 8:18
  and
• 8:18
  really
• 8:19
  end
• 8:19
  this
• 8:19
  month
• 8:19
  strong.
• 8:20
  Teach
• 8:21
  me
• 8:21
  to
• 8:21
  see
• 8:21
  the
• 8:21
  blessings,
• 8:22
  Lord,
• 8:22
  and
• 8:22
  help
• 8:23
  me
• 8:23
  to
• 8:23
  see
• 8:23
  the
• 8:23
  challenges
• 8:24
  that
• 8:24
  you're
• 8:24
  there
• 8:25
  to
• 8:25
  help
• 8:25
  me
• 8:25
  provide
• 8:25
  for,
• 8:26
  Lord,
• 8:26
  and.
• 8:26
  And
• 8:26
  let
• 8:27
  that
• 8:27
  thankfulness
• 8:27
  overflow
• 8:28
  into
• 8:29
  a
• 8:29
  state
• 8:29
  of
• 8:29
  peace
• 8:30
  and
• 8:30
  to
• 8:30
  a
• 8:30
  state
• 8:31
  of
• 8:31
  generosity.
• 8:32
  Help
• 8:32
  us
• 8:32
  to
• 8:32
  squash
• 8:33
  all
• 8:33
  that
• 8:33
  noise
• 8:33
  and
• 8:34
  that
• 8:34
  feeling
• 8:34
  of
• 8:34
  not
• 8:35
  having
• 8:35
  enough,
• 8:35
  Lord,
• 8:36
  and
• 8:36
  help
• 8:36
  us
• 8:36
  to
• 8:36
  just
• 8:37
  focus
• 8:37
  on
• 8:37
  what
• 8:37
  you've
• 8:38
  already
• 8:38
  given
• 8:38
  us.
• 8:39
  Help
• 8:39
  us
• 8:39
  to
• 8:39
  grateful
• 8:40
  in
• 8:40
  that.
• 8:40
  And
• 8:40
  I
• 8:40
  ask
• 8:41
  this
• 8:41
  in
• 8:41
  the
• 8:41
  name
• 8:41
  of
• 8:42
  Jesus.
• 8:43
  Amen.
• 8:43
  All
• 8:43
  right,
• 8:44
  so
• 8:44
  here's
• 8:44
  your
• 8:44
  action
• 8:45
  item
• 8:45
  for
• 8:45
  today.
• 8:46
  Just
• 8:46
  like
• 8:46
  I
• 8:46
  did,
• 8:46
  I
• 8:47
  want
• 8:47
  you
• 8:47
  to
• 8:47
  write
• 8:47
  down
• 8:47
  three
• 8:48
  things
• 8:48
  that
• 8:48
  you're
• 8:49
  thankful
• 8:49
  for
• 8:50
  each
• 8:50
  day
• 8:50
  this
• 8:50
  week.
• 8:50
  I'm
• 8:50
  not
• 8:50
  asking
• 8:51
  you
• 8:51
  for
• 8:51
  a
• 8:51
  month,
• 8:52
  just
• 8:52
  this
• 8:52
  week.
• 8:53
  Just
• 8:53
  write
• 8:53
  down
• 8:53
  three
• 8:54
  things
• 8:54
  that
• 8:54
  you're
• 8:54
  grateful
• 8:55
  for
• 8:55
  every
• 8:55
  day.
• 8:55
  I
• 8:56
  don't
• 8:56
  care
• 8:56
  if
• 8:56
  they're
• 8:56
  big,
• 8:56
  I
• 8:57
  don't
• 8:57
  care
• 8:57
  if
• 8:57
  they're
• 8:57
  small,
• 8:58
  but
• 8:58
  make
• 8:58
  it
• 8:59
  a
• 8:59
  habit.
• 9:00
  Make
• 9:00
  it
• 9:00
  A
• 9:00
  habit
• 9:00
  of
• 9:00
  praise
• 9:01
  versus
• 9:02
  that
• 9:02
  pressure.
• 9:02
  Because
• 9:02
  let
• 9:03
  me
• 9:03
  tell
• 9:03
  you
• 9:03
  right
• 9:03
  now,
• 9:04
  at
• 9:04
  the
• 9:04
  end
• 9:04
  of
• 9:05
  that
• 9:05
  week,
• 9:05
  your
• 9:06
  mindset
• 9:06
  will
• 9:07
  be
• 9:07
  changed.
• 9:07
  Now,
• 9:08
  before
• 9:08
  we
• 9:08
  wrap
• 9:08
  up
• 9:08
  today,
• 9:09
  I
• 9:09
  want
• 9:09
  to
• 9:09
  invite
• 9:10
  you
• 9:10
  to
• 9:10
  be
• 9:10
  part
• 9:10
  of
• 9:10
  something
• 9:11
  special.
• 9:11
  We
• 9:11
  just
• 9:11
  launched
• 9:12
  what
• 9:12
  we're
• 9:12
  calling
• 9:12
  the
• 9:12
  Financially
• 9:13
  Confident
• 9:13
  Christian
• 9:14
  Community.
• 9:14
  Now,
• 9:14
  this
• 9:15
  is
• 9:15
  a
• 9:15
  place
• 9:15
  where
• 9:15
  believers
• 9:16
  just
• 9:16
  like
• 9:16
  you
• 9:17
  can
• 9:17
  grow
• 9:17
  together.
• 9:18
  We
• 9:18
  can
• 9:18
  share
• 9:18
  encouragement,
• 9:19
  we
• 9:19
  can
• 9:19
  share
• 9:19
  those
• 9:20
  challenges
• 9:20
  that
• 9:20
  we're
• 9:20
  facing,
• 9:21
  and
• 9:21
  we
• 9:21
  can
• 9:21
  help
• 9:21
  spread
• 9:22
  God's
• 9:22
  truth
• 9:22
  about
• 9:23
  money
• 9:23
  and
• 9:23
  all
• 9:24
  the
• 9:24
  spiritual
• 9:24
  things
• 9:24
  we
• 9:25
  want
• 9:25
  to.
• 9:25
  And
• 9:25
  listen,
• 9:25
  when
• 9:25
  you
• 9:26
  join
• 9:26
  us,
• 9:26
  and
• 9:26
  you
• 9:27
  could
• 9:27
  do
• 9:27
  it
• 9:27
  real
• 9:27
  simply,
• 9:27
  I
• 9:28
  made
• 9:28
  it
• 9:28
  super
• 9:28
  simple
• 9:28
  here.
• 9:29
  Just
• 9:29
  go
• 9:29
  to
• 9:29
  financially
• 9:30
  confidentchristian.com
• 9:32
  join.
• 9:33
  And
• 9:33
  when
• 9:33
  you
• 9:33
  go
• 9:34
  there,
• 9:34
  you're
• 9:34
  not
• 9:34
  just
• 9:34
  supporting
• 9:34
  the
• 9:35
  show.
• 9:35
  You're
• 9:35
  helping
• 9:36
  build
• 9:36
  a
• 9:36
  community
• 9:36
  of
• 9:36
  faith
• 9:37
  and
• 9:37
  a
• 9:37
  community
• 9:38
  of
• 9:38
  freedom
• 9:38
  that
• 9:38
  reaches
• 9:39
  people
• 9:39
  all
• 9:39
  over
• 9:39
  the
• 9:40
  world.
• 9:40
  So
• 9:40
  I'm
• 9:40
  going
• 9:40
  to
• 9:40
  encourage
• 9:40
  you
• 9:40
  right
• 9:41
  now.
• 9:41
  Come
• 9:41
  be
• 9:42
  part
• 9:42
  of
• 9:42
  what
• 9:42
  God
• 9:42
  is
• 9:43
  doing
• 9:43
  through
• 9:43
  this
• 9:43
  mission.
• 9:44
  You.
• 9:44
  You
• 9:44
  get
• 9:44
  to
• 9:44
  that
• 9:44
  by
• 9:45
  going
• 9:45
  to
• 9:45
  financiallyconfidentchristian.com/join.
• 9:48
  Listen,
• 9:48
  it's
• 9:48
  absolutely
• 9:49
  free.
• 9:49
  There
• 9:49
  are
• 9:50
  some
• 9:50
  membership
• 9:50
  options
• 9:51
  if
• 9:51
  you're
• 9:51
  interested
• 9:51
  in
• 9:51
  supporting
• 9:52
  the
• 9:52
  show.
• 9:52
  But
• 9:53
  please
• 9:53
  go
• 9:53
  there
• 9:53
  today
• 9:53
  and
• 9:54
  join
• 9:54
  us.
• 9:54
  That's
• 9:55
  at
• 9:56
  financiallyconfidentchristian.com/join.
• 9:58
  Remember
• 9:58
  this,
• 9:59
  gratitude
• 10:00
  changes
• 10:00
  how
• 10:01
  you
• 10:01
  see
• 10:01
  everything.
• 10:02
  And
• 10:02
  the
• 10:02
  more
• 10:03
  you
• 10:03
  thank
• 10:03
  God,
• 10:03
  the
• 10:03
  more
• 10:04
  peace
• 10:04
  you're
• 10:04
  going
• 10:04
  to
• 10:04
  find.
• 10:04
  And
• 10:05
  so
• 10:05
  let's
• 10:05
  end
• 10:05
  November
• 10:06
  with
• 10:06
  praise
• 10:07
  because
• 10:07
  it's
• 10:07
  going
• 10:08
  to
• 10:08
  set
• 10:08
  the
• 10:08
  tone
• 10:08
  for
• 10:08
  December's
• 10:09
  joy.
• 10:09
  So
• 10:09
  go
• 10:09
  out
• 10:09
  there
• 10:10
  today
• 10:10
  and
• 10:10
  be
• 10:11
  a
• 10:11
  financially
• 10:12
  confident
• 10:12
  Christian.
• 10:12
  Have
• 10:13
  confidence
• 10:13
  in
• 10:13
  you
• 10:13
  and
• 10:14
  the
• 10:14
  Lord
• 10:14
  is
• 10:14
  cheering
• 10:15
  you
• 10:15
  right
• 10:15
  on
• 10:15
  as
• 10:15
  well.
• 10:16
  Stay
• 10:16
  financially
• 10:17
  savvy
• 10:17
  today.
• 10:17
  God
• 10:18
  bless
• 10:18
  you.
• 10:18
  And
• 10:18
  you
• 10:19
  have
• 10:19
  a
• 10:19
  great
• 10:19
  day
• 10:19
  today.