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THE PEOPLE GOD PLACES IN YOUR LIFE · THIS IS THE LIFE PODCAST

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  Speaker 1: Good morning. Thank you for joining us today here on
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  Speaker 1: our podcast. Getting ready for a little morning moments with
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  Speaker 1: Jesus today. You know, this week, I hope you've been
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  Speaker 1: able to join us as we've been spent the first
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  Speaker 1: couple of days talking about interruptions, whether they're from the
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  Speaker 1: Lord or distractions from the enemy yesterday. We talked about
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  Speaker 1: the importance of not bringing things from yesterday into today,
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  Speaker 1: being present where you are in the moment because the
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  Speaker 1: Lord's mercies are new each morning. Throughout the entirety of
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  Speaker 1: our growth and our walk with the Lord, there are
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  Speaker 1: people that come in and out of our lives for
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  Speaker 1: very specific reasons and sometimes for just a season. And
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  Speaker 1: we're going to talk a little bit about that this
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  Speaker 1: morning in Proverbs chapter 27, verse number 17. It's a
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  Speaker 1: very familiar verse. But it basically says, Iron sharpeneth iron.
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  Speaker 1: And so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
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  Speaker 1: And I began to think about that this morning because
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  Speaker 1: I was thinking about certain people that have come into
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  Speaker 1: my life and I wonder where they are now or
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  Speaker 1: what they're doing. And but. Even though they may not
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  Speaker 1: be present in my life at the moment physically, they
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  Speaker 1: made a profound impact on my life. And so I
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  Speaker 1: began to think about that. And as we do, as
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  Speaker 1: we journey through this life, God will. He'll place different
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  Speaker 1: people along our way. Some walk beside us for many years.
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  Speaker 1: They become part of our story. They share our memories.
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  Speaker 1: They remain with us through all the changing seasons of
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  Speaker 1: our lives. We can just really depend on them. To
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  Speaker 1: basically always be there. But others enter our lives for
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  Speaker 1: only a short time. But yet somehow they leave an
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  Speaker 1: impression on us that remains long after they're gone. Not
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  Speaker 1: every relationship or friendship that we encounter in life is
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  Speaker 1: meant to last forever. But that does not mean it
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  Speaker 1: didn't have meaning. It was without purpose. It had a
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  Speaker 1: very specific purpose. I want you to be blessed with
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  Speaker 1: that this morning because there are people God sends to
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  Speaker 1: encourage us when we're close to giving up. Have you
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  Speaker 1: ever had someone like that? God sent them just in
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  Speaker 1: time to encourage you when you were about to give
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  Speaker 1: up on something or maybe even give up on yourself.
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  Speaker 1: They may speak just a few simple words, but exactly
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  Speaker 1: at the right moment, never realizing how much we needed
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  Speaker 1: to hear them at the time. Others challenge us to grow.
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  Speaker 1: They see something within us that we have yet to
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  Speaker 1: recognize ourselves. And they encourage us to take the next
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  Speaker 1: step forward. I always call these types of people that
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  Speaker 1: come into my life as people that won't always tell
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  Speaker 1: me what I want to hear, but they will always
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  Speaker 1: tell me what I need to hear. And we need
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  Speaker 1: God to send people like that into our lives. There
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  Speaker 1: are also people who teach us things. Teach us through
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  Speaker 1: very difficult experiences. Not all people that come into our
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  Speaker 1: lives bring a positive. Some bring a negative and difficult experiences.
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  Speaker 1: I think we can all testify to that. Not every
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  Speaker 1: relationship is comfortable. Not every person treats us the way
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  Speaker 1: we deserve to be treated. Yet even those experiences, according
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  Speaker 1: to Romans 8, 28, where all things work together for
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  Speaker 1: good to those who love the Lord and are called
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  Speaker 1: according to His purpose, Even those experiences can teach us
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  Speaker 1: about forgiveness, patience, even placing boundaries in our lives and
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  Speaker 1: the importance of depending on God more than we depend
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  Speaker 1: upon people. We may not be grateful for everything that
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  Speaker 1: has happened, but we can be thankful that God taught
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  Speaker 1: us something through what happened. I hope that really sinks
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  Speaker 1: into you this morning because Proverbs is telling us here,
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  Speaker 1: I earned sharpens iron. What does that mean? The sharpening
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  Speaker 1: process has to be done by creating friction. That's not
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  Speaker 1: always easy, but it makes the instrument more useful. And
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  Speaker 1: in the same way, meaningful relationships, they can strengthen our character,
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  Speaker 1: deepen our faith, and help shape us into the people
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  Speaker 1: God has called us to become. You want people in
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  Speaker 1: your life that will tell you the truth. They will
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  Speaker 1: push you to become more than maybe you're wanting to
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  Speaker 1: become yourself because they see it in you. And that's
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  Speaker 1: who God places in our lives. Yeah, the enemy will
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  Speaker 1: try to plant some people too. They will tell you
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  Speaker 1: to quit and give up and try to discourage you.
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  Speaker 1: But we're talking about people this morning that God has
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  Speaker 1: brought into your life for a very specific reason. We
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  Speaker 1: should also remember this, that just as God places people
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  Speaker 1: along the way, He places us Along the path of
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  Speaker 1: other people as well. See we may be the encouragement
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  Speaker 1: someone needs today. Maybe a kind word. A listening ear.
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  Speaker 1: A simple prayer. May become part of another person's testimony.
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  Speaker 1: Praise the Lord. Maybe even this devotion helps you a
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  Speaker 1: little bit. I get comments back sometimes. And it just
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  Speaker 1: blesses my heart so much to know. That just one
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  Speaker 1: little simple word or two. Helped you along your journey.
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  Speaker 1: So this morning take a moment. To think about the
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  Speaker 1: people God has placed in your life. Throughout your life.
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  Speaker 1: Remember those who stayed. Those who helped you for just
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  Speaker 1: a season. And even those who taught you through very
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  Speaker 1: difficult situations. How to act and react. I want you
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  Speaker 1: to thank God for each lesson this morning. Each act
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  Speaker 1: of kindness. And each relationship that helped shape you into
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  Speaker 1: the person that you've become. Not everyone is meant to
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  Speaker 1: travel the entire road with you. Some simply help us
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  Speaker 1: reach the next mile in our life, the next moment
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  Speaker 1: in our life, the next season in our life. But
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  Speaker 1: every person, every person God places along the way can
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  Speaker 1: leave us carrying something we will need for the rest
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  Speaker 1: of our lives. So today you be safe, you be strong,
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  Speaker 1: and you be blessed. You be sure to join us
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  Speaker 1: back here again tomorrow for Front Porch Friday edition. We
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  Speaker 1: read a letter and comments from one of our listeners.
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  Speaker 1: And just have a good time in the Lord. Lord's will,
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  Speaker 1: we'll see you back here again tomorrow. And until then,
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  Speaker 1: I sure hope you have a great day.