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Today's Word 05-13-26 Walking in Purpose · The Early Morning Praise Party w/ Sherry Mackey

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  Speaker 1: Nobody does it like your early morning praise party. I
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  Speaker 1: am Sherry Mackie at it's time, right now for today's word,
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  Speaker 1: Walking in Purpose. Walking in Purpose Romans twelve and two says,
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  Speaker 1: don't let the world around you squeeze you into its
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  Speaker 1: own mold, but let God remake you so that your
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  Speaker 1: whole attitude of mind is changed. You know, every generation wrestles.
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  Speaker 1: We wrestle with pressure for using young adults. Today, that
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  Speaker 1: pressure is constant social media comparisons, cultural expectations, pure influence,
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  Speaker 1: and the quiet fear of not measuring up. And I know, y'all,
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  Speaker 1: I hear, y'all, I hear y'all. It ain't just the youth.
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  Speaker 1: I know. It can start to feel like you have
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  Speaker 1: to perform to fit in, or to shrink yourself just
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  Speaker 1: to belong. But here's the truth. You were never created
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  Speaker 1: to be a copy of your environment. You were created
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  Speaker 1: to be a reflection of God's purpose. It's easy to
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  Speaker 1: look around and think, maybe I should just lend in,
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  Speaker 1: but blending in often comes at the cost of becoming
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  Speaker 1: who you were meant to be. The world will always
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  Speaker 1: try to define you by trends, by titles, by likes,
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  Speaker 1: or labels. God defines you by identity, by calling, and
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  Speaker 1: by purpose. Think about a seed planet in the ground.
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  Speaker 1: It doesn't look impressive at first. In fact, buried and hidden,
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  Speaker 1: it might look like nothing is happening, But inside that
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  Speaker 1: seed is changing everything. Everything happens to become something greater.
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  Speaker 1: The environment doesn't determine the potential, the design does. See
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  Speaker 1: The same is true for me and you. You may
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  Speaker 1: be in environments that don't reflect your values. You may
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  Speaker 1: face voices that minimize your dreams or try to box
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  Speaker 1: you to expectations that feel too small. But what you
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  Speaker 1: must God is not just your surroundings, it's your thinking.
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  Speaker 1: Because what you allow to shape your mind will eventually
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  Speaker 1: shape your life. God is not trying to make you
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  Speaker 1: fit in. He's shaping you to stand out, not for
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  Speaker 1: attention but for impact, not to be famous, but to
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  Speaker 1: be faithful, not to allow every voice but to follow his,
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  Speaker 1: and growth takes time. There will be seasons where you
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  Speaker 1: feel unseen, where you feel misunderstood, or you're still in process.
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  Speaker 1: But being in process does not mean that you're behind.
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  Speaker 1: It means you're being prepared. So today, choose alignment over approval,
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  Speaker 1: Choose purpose over pressure, choose what God says about you
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  Speaker 1: over what the world expects from you. You're not random,
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  Speaker 1: you're not average, You're not an accident. You are built
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  Speaker 1: for more. Fully, help us not to be shaped by pressure,
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  Speaker 1: by comparison or culture. Remind us God of who we
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  Speaker 1: renew our minds and strengthen our identity, and you give
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  Speaker 1: us the courage to live differently, to think differently, and
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  Speaker 1: to walk in purpose even when it's not popular. Align
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  Speaker 1: our lives with your will and remind us God that
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  Speaker 1: we were created for more in Jesus' name. Hey, now
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  Speaker 1: that's your word for it today. Take it applied to
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  Speaker 1: your everyday life, and you countee to be encouraged and inspired.
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  Speaker 1: It is yourly morning praise party. I am Sherry Nacky