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2 | Prepare to Dwell : Why the Dwelling Place Can Be A Guide For Christian Moms · Dwelling Place: The Bible for Moms

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  welcome
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  to
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  the
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  Dwelling
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  Place
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  Bible
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  Plan
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  for
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  Busy
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  Moms
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  from
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  Entrusted
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  Ministries.
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  I'm
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  Stephanie
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  Hickox
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  and
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  I
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  am
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  thrilled
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  that
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  you're
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  here
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  for
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  this
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  Prepare
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  to
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  Dwell
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  episode
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  where
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  I
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  explain
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  why
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  I've
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  chosen
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  the
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  name,
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  the
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  Dwelling
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  Place.
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  We
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  are
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  getting
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  ready
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  for
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  our
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  January
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  1st
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  launch,
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  and
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  if
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  you
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  are
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  looking
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  to
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  be
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  faithful
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  in
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  the
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  word
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  of
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  God
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  and
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  have
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  the
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  words
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  of
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  scripture
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  prayed
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  over
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  you
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  and
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  your
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  family,
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  you
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  are
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  in
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  the
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  right
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  place.
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  There
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  are
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  so
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  many
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  messages
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  of
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  culture
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  and
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  abundant
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  things
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  vying
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  for
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  our
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  time
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  at
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  the
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  end
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  of
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  2026.
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  What
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  didn't
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  you
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  love
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  to
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  say?
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  That
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  you
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  are
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  faithful
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  to
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  God's
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  word
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  and
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  that
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  you
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  sought
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  to
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  dwell
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  with
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  a
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  God
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  that
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  has
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  always
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  desired
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  to
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  dwell
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  and
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  abide
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  with
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  you.
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  Me
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  too.
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  In
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  this
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  episode,
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  I'm
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  gonna
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  talk
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  to
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  you
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  a
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  little
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  bit
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  about
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  why
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  I
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  chose
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  this
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  theme
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  dwelling
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  place
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  and
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  who
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  I
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  am,
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  and
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  I'll
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  start
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  with
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  a
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  story
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  about
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  my
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  childhood.
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  From
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  quite
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  early
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  on,
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  I
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  had
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  a
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  dream
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  of
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  being
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  a
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  singer.
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  I
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  begged
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  for
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  voice
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  lessons
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  and
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  piano
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  lessons,
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  but
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  money
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  was
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  tight
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  and
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  it
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  wasn't
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  able
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  to
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  happen.
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  But
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  I
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  would
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  watch
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  with
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  admiration,
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  the
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  talented
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  ladies
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  get
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  up
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  at
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  my
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  church
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  and
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  sing.
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  Or
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  maybe
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  the
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  people
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  trying
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  out
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  on
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  star
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  search,
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  and
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  I
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  wanted
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  that
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  to
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  be
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  how
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  I
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  serve
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  the
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  Lord.
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  And
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  I
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  definitely
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  asked
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  for
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  a
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  karaoke
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  machine
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  for
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  my
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  third
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  grade
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  Christmas.
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  One
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  day
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  in
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  fourth
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  grade,
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  my
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  dad
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  came
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  home
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  and
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  said,
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  Stephanie,
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  I
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  have
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  a
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  surprise
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  for
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  you.
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  Come
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  over
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  here.
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  He
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  pulled
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  me
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  over
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  to
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  our
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  large
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  dining
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  room
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  window,
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  which
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  faced
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  the
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  front
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  of
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  our
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  home,
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  and
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  as
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  I
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  looked
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  out,
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  I
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  saw
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  a
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  truck
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  pull
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  onto
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  our
• 1:20
  street
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  in
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  front
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  of
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  my
• 1:22
  house
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  and
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  in
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  the
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  truck
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  bed
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  I
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  saw
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  a
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  huge
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  piano.
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  I
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  looked
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  at
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  my
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  dad
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  wondering,
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  could
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  this
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  be
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  real?
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  Am
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  I
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  getting
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  a
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  piano?
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  At
• 1:30
  that
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  exact
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  moment,
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  I
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  watched
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  the
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  piano
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  crash
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  out
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  of
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  the
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  back
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  of
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  the
• 1:33
  truck
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  and
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  smash
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  into
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  a
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  thousand
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  pieces
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  on
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  the
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  road.
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  I
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  tried
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  to
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  tone
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  down
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  my
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  devastation
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  because
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  clearly
• 1:39
  my
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  dad
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  had
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  worked
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  hard
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  to
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  get
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  this
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  piano
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  to
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  our
• 1:41
  home,
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  but
• 1:42
  my
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  hopes
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  were
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  literally
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  shattered
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  that
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  day.
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  I
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  know
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  there
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  are
• 1:45
  many
• 1:46
  people
• 1:46
  that
• 1:46
  are
• 1:46
  natural
• 1:47
  musical
• 1:47
  talents,
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  but
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  I
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  just
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  wasn't
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  one
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  of
• 1:49
  'em.
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  And
• 1:50
  I
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  found
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  as
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  I
• 1:51
  look
• 1:51
  back
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  That
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  this
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  was
• 1:52
  a
• 1:52
  door,
• 1:52
  that
• 1:52
  the
• 1:52
  Lord
• 1:53
  seemed
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  to
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  keep
• 1:53
  closing
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  on
• 1:54
  my
• 1:54
  life,
• 1:54
  but
• 1:54
  now
• 1:55
  I
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  understand
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  that
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  it
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  was
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  actually
• 1:56
  his
• 1:56
  kindness
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  and
• 1:57
  directing
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  me
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  a
• 1:57
  different
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  way
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  instead
• 1:59
  of
• 1:59
  focusing
• 1:59
  on
• 1:59
  my
• 1:59
  singing
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  abilities.
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  I've
• 2:01
  spent
• 2:01
  a
• 2:01
  lot
• 2:02
  of
• 2:02
  time
• 2:02
  digging
• 2:02
  into
• 2:02
  the
• 2:03
  pages
• 2:03
  of
• 2:03
  scripture
• 2:04
  and
• 2:04
  it's
• 2:04
  become
• 2:05
  my
• 2:05
  absolute
• 2:05
  delight.
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  And
• 2:06
  one
• 2:06
  of
• 2:06
  my
• 2:06
  favorite
• 2:07
  ways
• 2:07
  to
• 2:07
  worship
• 2:07
  the
• 2:08
  Lord,
• 2:08
  although
• 2:09
  there
• 2:09
  are
• 2:09
  definitely
• 2:10
  a
• 2:10
  lot
• 2:10
  of
• 2:10
  areas
• 2:11
  that
• 2:11
  I
• 2:11
  need
• 2:11
  to
• 2:11
  get
• 2:11
  it
• 2:12
  together.
• 2:12
  Nearly
• 2:13
  every
• 2:13
  time
• 2:13
  I'm
• 2:13
  talking
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  to
• 2:14
  someone,
• 2:14
  I
• 2:14
  can
• 2:15
  think
• 2:15
  of
• 2:15
  a
• 2:15
  scripture
• 2:16
  that
• 2:16
  would
• 2:16
  apply
• 2:16
  to
• 2:17
  their
• 2:17
  situation,
• 2:18
  and
• 2:18
  it's
• 2:18
  the
• 2:18
  way
• 2:18
  I
• 2:18
  continually
• 2:19
  administered
• 2:19
  to
• 2:20
  my
• 2:20
  own
• 2:20
  heart.
• 2:20
  When
• 2:21
  I'm
• 2:21
  struggling
• 2:21
  with
• 2:21
  different
• 2:22
  circumstances,
• 2:23
  I've
• 2:23
  learned
• 2:23
  to
• 2:23
  rely
• 2:24
  on
• 2:24
  the
• 2:24
  word
• 2:24
  of
• 2:24
  God
• 2:24
  to
• 2:24
  get
• 2:24
  me
• 2:25
  through.
• 2:25
  And
• 2:25
  I
• 2:26
  bet
• 2:26
  the
• 2:26
  word
• 2:26
  of
• 2:26
  God
• 2:27
  has
• 2:27
  helped
• 2:27
  you
• 2:27
  before
• 2:28
  too.
• 2:28
  I
• 2:28
  think
• 2:29
  that's
• 2:29
  how
• 2:29
  we
• 2:29
  become
• 2:30
  the
• 2:30
  mothers
• 2:30
  God
• 2:30
  wants
• 2:30
  us
• 2:31
  to
• 2:31
  be.
• 2:31
  Not
• 2:32
  that
• 2:32
  we're
• 2:32
  doing
• 2:32
  it
• 2:32
  perfectly,
• 2:33
  but
• 2:33
  that
• 2:33
  we
• 2:33
  have
• 2:33
  a
• 2:33
  reliance
• 2:34
  upon
• 2:34
  the
• 2:34
  Lord.
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  And
• 2:35
  that
• 2:35
  leads
• 2:36
  me
• 2:36
  to
• 2:36
  why
• 2:36
  I've
• 2:36
  chosen
• 2:36
  this
• 2:36
  name
• 2:37
  and
• 2:37
  why
• 2:37
  the
• 2:37
  dwelling
• 2:38
  place
• 2:38
  is
• 2:38
  so
• 2:39
  important
• 2:39
  for
• 2:39
  me.
• 2:40
  Years
• 2:40
  ago
• 2:40
  I
• 2:40
  was
• 2:41
  pregnant
• 2:41
  with
• 2:41
  my
• 2:41
  fourth
• 2:41
  child
• 2:42
  and
• 2:42
  I
• 2:42
  was
• 2:43
  having
• 2:43
  a
• 2:43
  rough
• 2:44
  pregnancy.
• 2:45
  I
• 2:45
  would've
• 2:45
  kept
• 2:45
  going
• 2:45
  and
• 2:45
  had
• 2:46
  as
• 2:46
  many
• 2:46
  kids
• 2:46
  as
• 2:46
  possible,
• 2:47
  but
• 2:47
  my
• 2:47
  husband
• 2:48
  was
• 2:48
  maxed
• 2:48
  out
• 2:49
  and
• 2:49
  it
• 2:49
  seems
• 2:49
  that
• 2:50
  the
• 2:50
  Lord
• 2:50
  gave
• 2:50
  me
• 2:50
  a
• 2:50
  really
• 2:51
  miserable
• 2:51
  pregnancy
• 2:52
  to
• 2:53
  make
• 2:53
  sure
• 2:53
  that
• 2:53
  we
• 2:54
  had
• 2:54
  unity
• 2:54
  in
• 2:54
  our
• 2:54
  marriage
• 2:55
  and
• 2:55
  that
• 2:55
  that
• 2:56
  was
• 2:56
  our
• 2:56
  last
• 2:56
  baby.
• 2:57
  I
• 2:57
  can
• 2:57
  remember
• 2:58
  wrestling
• 2:58
  and
• 2:59
  praying
• 2:59
  with
• 2:59
  the
• 2:59
  circumstances
• 3:00
  of
• 3:00
  this
• 3:00
  pregnancy
• 3:01
  when
• 3:01
  one
• 3:01
  day
• 3:02
  the
• 3:02
  Lord
• 3:02
  brought
• 3:02
  me
• 3:02
  to
• 3:02
  a
• 3:03
  Psalm
• 3:03
  that
• 3:04
  I
• 3:04
  had
• 3:04
  read
• 3:04
  many
• 3:04
  times
• 3:05
  before,
• 3:06
  and
• 3:06
  as
• 3:06
  I
• 3:06
  read
• 3:06
  it.
• 3:07
  Perhaps
• 3:07
  old
• 3:08
  school
• 3:08
  worship
• 3:08
  songs
• 3:08
  are
• 3:08
  gonna
• 3:09
  pop
• 3:09
  into
• 3:09
  your
• 3:09
  head.
• 3:10
  But
• 3:10
  there
• 3:10
  was
• 3:10
  a
• 3:10
  verse
• 3:11
  right
• 3:11
  toward
• 3:11
  the
• 3:11
  beginning
• 3:12
  that
• 3:12
  I
• 3:12
  had
• 3:12
  never
• 3:13
  heard
• 3:13
  before.
• 3:14
  Psalm
• 3:14
  84
• 3:15
  says,
• 3:15
  how
• 3:16
  lovely
• 3:16
  is
• 3:16
  your
• 3:16
  dwelling
• 3:17
  place?
• 3:17
  Oh
• 3:17
  Lord
• 3:17
  of
• 3:18
  hosts.
• 3:18
  My
• 3:19
  soul
• 3:19
  longs
• 3:20
  yes
• 3:20
  faints
• 3:20
  for
• 3:20
  the
• 3:21
  courts
• 3:21
  of
• 3:21
  the
• 3:21
  Lord.
• 3:22
  My
• 3:22
  heart
• 3:22
  and
• 3:22
  flesh
• 3:23
  sing
• 3:23
  for
• 3:23
  joy
• 3:23
  to
• 3:23
  the
• 3:23
  living
• 3:24
  God.
• 3:24
  And
• 3:25
  here's
• 3:25
  the
• 3:25
  verse.
• 3:26
  Even
• 3:26
  the
• 3:26
  sparrow
• 3:26
  finds
• 3:27
  a
• 3:27
  home
• 3:27
  and
• 3:28
  the
• 3:28
  swallow
• 3:28
  a
• 3:28
  nest
• 3:29
  for
• 3:29
  herself
• 3:30
  where
• 3:30
  she
• 3:30
  may
• 3:30
  lay
• 3:30
  her
• 3:30
  young
• 3:31
  at
• 3:31
  your
• 3:31
  altars.
• 3:32
  Oh
• 3:32
  Lord
• 3:32
  of
• 3:32
  hosts
• 3:32
  my
• 3:32
  king
• 3:33
  and
• 3:33
  my
• 3:33
  God.
• 3:34
  Blessed
• 3:34
  are
• 3:34
  those
• 3:35
  who
• 3:35
  dwell
• 3:35
  in
• 3:35
  your
• 3:35
  house,
• 3:36
  ever
• 3:36
  singing
• 3:36
  your
• 3:36
  praise.
• 3:37
  If
• 3:38
  I
• 3:38
  were
• 3:38
  to
• 3:38
  continue
• 3:38
  to
• 3:38
  read
• 3:39
  this
• 3:39
  chapter,
• 3:40
  you
• 3:40
  would
• 3:40
  hear
• 3:40
  that
• 3:41
  the
• 3:41
  activity
• 3:41
  that
• 3:42
  keeps
• 3:42
  happening
• 3:43
  is
• 3:43
  the
• 3:43
  worship
• 3:43
  and
• 3:43
  praise
• 3:44
  of
• 3:44
  God,
• 3:44
  but
• 3:45
  talked.
• 3:45
  Here
• 3:45
  we
• 3:45
  see
• 3:46
  a
• 3:46
  mother
• 3:46
  that's
• 3:46
  laying
• 3:47
  her
• 3:47
  young
• 3:47
  at
• 3:47
  the
• 3:47
  altar
• 3:48
  of
• 3:48
  the
• 3:48
  Lord.
• 3:49
  If
• 3:49
  I'm
• 3:49
  honest,
• 3:50
  surrendering
• 3:50
  my
• 3:50
  children
• 3:51
  over
• 3:51
  and
• 3:51
  over
• 3:52
  has
• 3:52
  been
• 3:52
  something
• 3:52
  I've
• 3:53
  needed
• 3:53
  to
• 3:53
  do
• 3:53
  regularly
• 3:54
  with
• 3:54
  the
• 3:54
  Lord.
• 3:55
  I
• 3:55
  think
• 3:55
  I've
• 3:55
  done
• 3:56
  it
• 3:56
  completely
• 3:56
  and
• 3:56
  then
• 3:57
  something
• 3:57
  new
• 3:57
  happens
• 3:58
  and
• 3:58
  I
• 3:58
  realize
• 3:58
  there's
• 3:59
  a
• 3:59
  new
• 3:59
  layer
• 4:00
  that
• 4:00
  I
• 4:00
  need
• 4:00
  to
• 4:00
  give
• 4:00
  over.
• 4:01
  Maybe
• 4:02
  an
• 4:02
  unseen
• 4:02
  hope
• 4:03
  or
• 4:03
  expectation
• 4:04
  I
• 4:04
  had
• 4:04
  and
• 4:05
  I
• 4:05
  need
• 4:05
  to
• 4:05
  wrestle
• 4:05
  with.
• 4:06
  Is
• 4:06
  this
• 4:06
  a
• 4:07
  desire
• 4:07
  God
• 4:07
  has
• 4:07
  for
• 4:08
  them
• 4:08
  or
• 4:08
  was
• 4:08
  just
• 4:09
  this
• 4:09
  something
• 4:09
  in
• 4:09
  my
• 4:09
  heart?
• 4:10
  And
• 4:10
  I
• 4:10
  need
• 4:11
  to
• 4:11
  remind
• 4:11
  myself
• 4:11
  of
• 4:11
  God's
• 4:12
  goodness
• 4:12
  and
• 4:12
  his
• 4:13
  trustworthiness,
• 4:14
  how
• 4:14
  he
• 4:14
  loves
• 4:15
  my
• 4:15
  kids
• 4:15
  even
• 4:15
  more
• 4:15
  than
• 4:16
  I
• 4:16
  do,
• 4:16
  that
• 4:17
  he
• 4:17
  created
• 4:17
  them
• 4:17
  and
• 4:17
  has
• 4:18
  a
• 4:18
  good
• 4:18
  plan
• 4:18
  for
• 4:18
  them.
• 4:19
  But
• 4:19
  I
• 4:19
  must
• 4:20
  come
• 4:20
  back
• 4:20
  to
• 4:20
  his
• 4:20
  presence
• 4:21
  and
• 4:21
  to
• 4:21
  dwell
• 4:21
  with
• 4:21
  him
• 4:22
  laying
• 4:22
  my
• 4:23
  children
• 4:23
  before
• 4:23
  him,
• 4:24
  worshiping
• 4:24
  him
• 4:25
  and
• 4:25
  seeking
• 4:25
  him
• 4:26
  for
• 4:26
  myself
• 4:27
  before
• 4:27
  I
• 4:27
  ever
• 4:28
  try
• 4:28
  to
• 4:28
  pass
• 4:28
  on
• 4:29
  my
• 4:29
  faith
• 4:29
  to
• 4:29
  them.
• 4:30
  The
• 4:30
  Psalm
• 4:30
  goes
• 4:31
  on
• 4:31
  to
• 4:31
  say,
• 4:31
  blessed
• 4:32
  are
• 4:32
  those
• 4:32
  whose
• 4:33
  strength
• 4:33
  is
• 4:33
  in
• 4:33
  you
• 4:34
  and
• 4:34
  in
• 4:34
  whose
• 4:34
  heart
• 4:35
  are
• 4:35
  pathways
• 4:35
  to
• 4:35
  Zion.
• 4:36
  As
• 4:36
  they
• 4:36
  go
• 4:37
  through
• 4:37
  the
• 4:37
  valley
• 4:37
  of
• 4:37
  Bacca,
• 4:38
  they
• 4:38
  make
• 4:38
  it
• 4:38
  a
• 4:39
  place
• 4:39
  of
• 4:39
  springs.
• 4:40
  The
• 4:40
  early
• 4:40
  rain
• 4:41
  also
• 4:41
  covers
• 4:41
  it
• 4:41
  with
• 4:42
  pools.
• 4:43
  They
• 4:43
  go
• 4:43
  from
• 4:43
  strength
• 4:44
  to
• 4:44
  strength.
• 4:45
  Each
• 4:45
  one
• 4:46
  appears
• 4:46
  before
• 4:46
  God
• 4:47
  and
• 4:47
  Zion.
• 4:48
  I
• 4:48
  so
• 4:48
  want
• 4:49
  this
• 4:49
  to
• 4:49
  be
• 4:49
  true
• 4:49
  of
• 4:49
  me,
• 4:50
  that
• 4:50
  when
• 4:50
  I
• 4:51
  go
• 4:51
  through
• 4:51
  these
• 4:51
  bitter
• 4:52
  places
• 4:52
  that
• 4:53
  here
• 4:53
  are
• 4:53
  represented
• 4:54
  by
• 4:54
  the
• 4:54
  Valley
• 4:54
  of
• 4:54
  Bacca,
• 4:55
  I
• 4:55
  wanna
• 4:55
  make
• 4:56
  them
• 4:56
  a
• 4:56
  place
• 4:56
  of
• 4:56
  springs.
• 4:57
  I
• 4:57
  wanna
• 4:57
  bring
• 4:58
  joy
• 4:58
  and
• 4:58
  hope
• 4:58
  as
• 4:59
  I
• 4:59
  minister
• 4:59
  to
• 4:59
  others
• 5:00
  in
• 5:00
  my
• 5:00
  trials,
• 5:01
  but
• 5:01
  I
• 5:01
  have
• 5:01
  to
• 5:01
  confess
• 5:02
  that
• 5:02
  without
• 5:03
  returning
• 5:03
  to
• 5:03
  God's
• 5:03
  presence
• 5:04
  over
• 5:04
  and
• 5:04
  over,
• 5:04
  this
• 5:05
  is
• 5:05
  naturally
• 5:05
  not
• 5:06
  what
• 5:06
  comes
• 5:06
  out
• 5:06
  of
• 5:06
  me.
• 5:07
  The
• 5:07
  Psalm
• 5:08
  continues.
• 5:08
  Oh
• 5:08
  Lord
• 5:08
  of
• 5:09
  hosts,
• 5:09
  hear
• 5:09
  my
• 5:09
  prayer.
• 5:10
  Give
• 5:10
  ear,
• 5:11
  oh
• 5:11
  God,
• 5:11
  of
• 5:11
  Jacob.
• 5:12
  Behold
• 5:13
  our
• 5:13
  shield,
• 5:13
  oh
• 5:13
  God,
• 5:14
  look
• 5:14
  on
• 5:15
  the
• 5:15
  face
• 5:15
  of
• 5:15
  your
• 5:15
  anointed
• 5:16
  for
• 5:16
  a
• 5:16
  day
• 5:17
  in
• 5:17
  your
• 5:17
  courts
• 5:17
  is
• 5:18
  better
• 5:18
  than
• 5:18
  a
• 5:18
  thousand
• 5:19
  elsewhere.
• 5:19
  I
• 5:20
  would
• 5:20
  rather
• 5:20
  be
• 5:21
  a
• 5:21
  doorkeeper
• 5:21
  in
• 5:22
  the
• 5:22
  house
• 5:22
  of
• 5:22
  my
• 5:22
  God
• 5:23
  than
• 5:23
  dwell
• 5:23
  in
• 5:24
  the
• 5:24
  tense
• 5:24
  of
• 5:24
  wickedness
• 5:25
  for
• 5:25
  the
• 5:25
  Lord,
• 5:26
  God
• 5:26
  is
• 5:26
  a
• 5:26
  son
• 5:27
  and
• 5:27
  shield
• 5:28
  the
• 5:28
  Lord
• 5:28
  bestows
• 5:29
  favor
• 5:29
  and
• 5:29
  honor.
• 5:30
  No
• 5:30
  good
• 5:31
  thing
• 5:31
  does
• 5:31
  He
• 5:31
  withhold
• 5:32
  from
• 5:32
  those
• 5:32
  who
• 5:32
  walk
• 5:33
  up
• 5:33
  rightly.
• 5:33
  A
• 5:33
  Lord
• 5:34
  of
• 5:34
  hosts
• 5:34
  blessed
• 5:35
  is
• 5:35
  the
• 5:35
  one
• 5:35
  who
• 5:35
  trusts
• 5:35
  in
• 5:35
  you.
• 5:36
  As
• 5:36
  I've
• 5:37
  grown
• 5:37
  in
• 5:37
  the
• 5:37
  Lord
• 5:37
  and
• 5:38
  looked
• 5:38
  on
• 5:38
  what
• 5:38
  the
• 5:38
  world
• 5:39
  has
• 5:39
  to
• 5:39
  offer,
• 5:39
  I
• 5:39
  can
• 5:39
  say
• 5:40
  amen.
• 5:41
  Though
• 5:41
  my
• 5:41
  heart
• 5:41
  breaks
• 5:41
  for
• 5:42
  the
• 5:42
  lost.
• 5:42
  I
• 5:42
  would
• 5:42
  absolutely
• 5:43
  rather
• 5:43
  be
• 5:44
  a
• 5:44
  doorkeeper
• 5:44
  in
• 5:44
  the
• 5:44
  house
• 5:45
  of
• 5:45
  God
• 5:45
  and
• 5:46
  the
• 5:46
  fact
• 5:46
  that
• 5:46
  it
• 5:46
  says
• 5:47
  God
• 5:47
  is
• 5:47
  a
• 5:47
  son
• 5:47
  and
• 5:47
  shield
• 5:48
  and
• 5:48
  bestows
• 5:49
  favor
• 5:49
  and
• 5:49
  honor
• 5:50
  not
• 5:50
  withholding
• 5:51
  good
• 5:51
  from
• 5:51
  us
• 5:51
  when
• 5:51
  we
• 5:51
  walk
• 5:52
  uprightly,
• 5:53
  even
• 5:53
  if
• 5:53
  imperfectly,
• 5:54
  of
• 5:54
  course,
• 5:55
  it's
• 5:55
  such
• 5:56
  a
• 5:56
  good
• 5:56
  reminder
• 5:57
  that
• 5:57
  God
• 5:57
  often
• 5:58
  protects
• 5:58
  us,
• 5:58
  but
• 5:58
  he's
• 5:59
  also
• 5:59
  a
• 5:59
  God
• 5:59
  that
• 5:59
  bestows
• 6:00
  blessing.
• 6:01
  He
• 6:01
  has
• 6:01
  good
• 6:01
  things
• 6:01
  for
• 6:01
  us
• 6:02
  and
• 6:02
  we
• 6:02
  know
• 6:02
  he's
• 6:02
  working
• 6:03
  all
• 6:03
  things
• 6:04
  for
• 6:04
  the
• 6:04
  good
• 6:04
  of
• 6:04
  those
• 6:04
  who
• 6:04
  love
• 6:05
  him
• 6:05
  as
• 6:05
  he
• 6:05
  transforms
• 6:06
  us
• 6:06
  into
• 6:06
  the
• 6:06
  image
• 6:07
  of
• 6:07
  Jesus
• 6:07
  Christ,
• 6:08
  his
• 6:08
  son.
• 6:09
  This
• 6:09
  psalm
• 6:09
  has
• 6:09
  meant
• 6:10
  so
• 6:10
  much
• 6:10
  to
• 6:10
  me
• 6:11
  when
• 6:11
  I
• 6:11
  press
• 6:11
  in
• 6:12
  and
• 6:12
  think
• 6:12
  about
• 6:12
  how
• 6:12
  I
• 6:12
  can
• 6:13
  surrender
• 6:13
  my
• 6:13
  children
• 6:14
  to
• 6:14
  a
• 6:14
  good
• 6:14
  sovereign
• 6:15
  God.
• 6:15
  Perhaps
• 6:16
  you
• 6:16
  heard
• 6:16
  me
• 6:16
  say
• 6:16
  the
• 6:17
  name
• 6:17
  of
• 6:17
  God,
• 6:18
  oh
• 6:18
  Lord
• 6:18
  of
• 6:18
  hosts
• 6:19
  multiple
• 6:19
  times.
• 6:20
  And
• 6:20
  as
• 6:20
  I
• 6:20
  studied,
• 6:21
  I
• 6:21
  found
• 6:22
  that
• 6:22
  the
• 6:22
  first
• 6:22
  time
• 6:23
  this
• 6:23
  name
• 6:23
  is
• 6:24
  used
• 6:24
  in
• 6:24
  scripture.
• 6:25
  Is
• 6:25
  when
• 6:25
  Hannah
• 6:26
  was
• 6:26
  praying
• 6:27
  to
• 6:27
  the
• 6:27
  Lord
• 6:27
  to
• 6:27
  give
• 6:27
  her
• 6:27
  child,
• 6:28
  and
• 6:28
  when
• 6:28
  she
• 6:28
  surrendered
• 6:29
  her
• 6:29
  son
• 6:29
  Samuel
• 6:30
  to
• 6:30
  serve
• 6:30
  in
• 6:30
  the
• 6:30
  house
• 6:30
  of
• 6:30
  God.
• 6:31
  What
• 6:31
  a
• 6:32
  cool
• 6:32
  thing
• 6:33
  that
• 6:33
  these
• 6:33
  two
• 6:33
  passages
• 6:34
  talking
• 6:34
  about
• 6:35
  mothers
• 6:35
  surrendering
• 6:35
  their
• 6:36
  kids
• 6:36
  to
• 6:36
  the
• 6:36
  Lord
• 6:37
  and
• 6:37
  trusting
• 6:37
  in
• 6:37
  him.
• 6:38
  Show
• 6:38
  this
• 6:38
  powerful
• 6:39
  title
• 6:39
  of
• 6:39
  God,
• 6:40
  oh
• 6:40
  Lord
• 6:40
  of
• 6:41
  hosts
• 6:41
  this
• 6:42
  name.
• 6:43
  Denotes
• 6:43
  power
• 6:44
  and
• 6:44
  protection
• 6:44
  and
• 6:44
  it's
• 6:45
  used
• 6:45
  250
• 6:46
  times
• 6:46
  in
• 6:46
  scripture.
• 6:47
  This
• 6:47
  is
• 6:47
  the
• 6:48
  God
• 6:48
  that
• 6:48
  commands
• 6:48
  the
• 6:48
  armies
• 6:49
  of
• 6:49
  heaven
• 6:49
  in
• 6:49
  the
• 6:49
  entire
• 6:50
  universe,
• 6:50
  and
• 6:50
  it's
• 6:51
  the
• 6:51
  God
• 6:51
  we
• 6:51
  can
• 6:51
  surrender
• 6:52
  to.
• 6:52
  I
• 6:52
  hope
• 6:53
  you're
• 6:53
  realizing
• 6:54
  that
• 6:54
  the
• 6:54
  word
• 6:54
  of
• 6:54
  God
• 6:55
  has
• 6:55
  so
• 6:55
  much
• 6:55
  to
• 6:55
  say
• 6:55
  about
• 6:56
  motherhood.
• 6:56
  Again,
• 6:57
  we're
• 6:57
  not
• 6:57
  trying
• 6:58
  to
• 6:58
  look
• 6:58
  to
• 6:58
  the
• 6:58
  pages
• 6:58
  of
• 6:58
  scripture
• 6:59
  and
• 6:59
  make
• 6:59
  them
• 6:59
  about
• 7:00
  our
• 7:00
  lives,
• 7:01
  but
• 7:01
  we're
• 7:01
  longing
• 7:01
  to
• 7:01
  make
• 7:02
  our
• 7:02
  homes
• 7:02
  centered
• 7:03
  on
• 7:03
  Jesus
• 7:03
  Christ.
• 7:04
  When
• 7:04
  I
• 7:04
  look
• 7:04
  to
• 7:04
  the
• 7:05
  model
• 7:05
  of
• 7:05
  Hannah
• 7:05
  and
• 7:06
  also
• 7:06
  to
• 7:06
  the
• 7:06
  sparrow
• 7:06
  in
• 7:07
  the
• 7:07
  temple,
• 7:07
  I
• 7:07
  can
• 7:08
  say,
• 7:08
  yes,
• 7:08
  Lord,
• 7:09
  help
• 7:09
  me
• 7:09
  point
• 7:09
  my
• 7:09
  children
• 7:10
  to
• 7:10
  you.
• 7:11
  Help
• 7:11
  me
• 7:11
  to
• 7:11
  surrender
• 7:12
  them
• 7:12
  to
• 7:12
  you.
• 7:12
  But
• 7:12
  first
• 7:13
  of
• 7:13
  all,
• 7:13
  make
• 7:14
  me
• 7:14
  a
• 7:14
  mother
• 7:14
  that
• 7:14
  is
• 7:14
  worshiping
• 7:15
  at
• 7:15
  your
• 7:15
  feet.
• 7:16
  And
• 7:16
  then
• 7:16
  just
• 7:16
  when
• 7:17
  I
• 7:17
  thought
• 7:17
  I
• 7:17
  had
• 7:17
  gotten
• 7:18
  every
• 7:18
  ounce
• 7:18
  of
• 7:18
  goodness
• 7:19
  outta
• 7:19
  the
• 7:19
  psalm,
• 7:20
  I
• 7:20
  read
• 7:20
  Charles
• 7:21
  Spurgeon
• 7:21
  commentary
• 7:22
  on
• 7:22
  the
• 7:22
  Psalms
• 7:22
  and
• 7:23
  found
• 7:23
  that
• 7:23
  the
• 7:23
  focus
• 7:24
  of
• 7:24
  the
• 7:24
  psalm
• 7:25
  is
• 7:25
  about
• 7:25
  the
• 7:25
  pilgrimage
• 7:26
  to
• 7:26
  Jerusalem
• 7:27
  that
• 7:27
  the
• 7:28
  people
• 7:28
  would've
• 7:28
  made
• 7:29
  to
• 7:29
  go
• 7:29
  and
• 7:29
  celebrate
• 7:30
  in
• 7:30
  the
• 7:30
  temple.
• 7:31
  It's
• 7:31
  describing
• 7:32
  their
• 7:32
  path,
• 7:33
  and
• 7:33
  this
• 7:33
  makes
• 7:33
  me
• 7:33
  think
• 7:34
  about
• 7:34
  how
• 7:34
  there's
• 7:35
  a
• 7:35
  communal
• 7:35
  element
• 7:36
  to
• 7:36
  this,
• 7:37
  and
• 7:37
  that
• 7:37
  so
• 7:37
  applies
• 7:37
  to
• 7:38
  motherhood.
• 7:38
  Some
• 7:39
  of
• 7:39
  the
• 7:39
  wisest
• 7:39
  words
• 7:39
  I've
• 7:40
  ever
• 7:40
  received
• 7:40
  about
• 7:41
  my
• 7:41
  parenting
• 7:41
  have
• 7:42
  come
• 7:42
  from
• 7:42
  other
• 7:42
  moms
• 7:43
  that
• 7:43
  are
• 7:43
  in
• 7:43
  the
• 7:43
  trenches
• 7:44
  with
• 7:44
  me,
• 7:44
  encouraging
• 7:45
  me
• 7:45
  to
• 7:45
  be
• 7:45
  faithful.
• 7:46
  And
• 7:46
  that's
• 7:46
  why
• 7:46
  I
• 7:46
  wanna
• 7:47
  do
• 7:47
  this
• 7:47
  together
• 7:47
  with
• 7:48
  you.
• 7:48
  God
• 7:48
  didn't
• 7:49
  intend
• 7:49
  for
• 7:49
  us
• 7:49
  to
• 7:49
  live
• 7:50
  the
• 7:50
  Christian
• 7:50
  life
• 7:50
  on
• 7:50
  our
• 7:50
  own.
• 7:51
  Let's
• 7:52
  stop
• 7:52
  trying
• 7:52
  to
• 7:52
  do
• 7:52
  it
• 7:53
  in
• 7:53
  our
• 7:53
  own
• 7:53
  strength.
• 7:53
  Let's
• 7:53
  do
• 7:54
  it
• 7:54
  together
• 7:54
  and
• 7:54
  hold
• 7:54
  each
• 7:55
  other
• 7:55
  accountable.
• 7:56
  We
• 7:56
  can
• 7:56
  admit
• 7:57
  we're
• 7:57
  not
• 7:57
  gonna
• 7:58
  do
• 7:58
  this
• 7:58
  perfectly,
• 7:58
  but
• 7:59
  let's
• 7:59
  be
• 7:59
  intentional
• 8:00
  and
• 8:00
  set
• 8:00
  goals
• 8:00
  through
• 8:01
  the
• 8:01
  spirit
• 8:02
  that
• 8:02
  we
• 8:02
  can
• 8:02
  say
• 8:02
  at
• 8:02
  the
• 8:03
  end
• 8:03
  of
• 8:03
  the
• 8:03
  year
• 8:03
  that
• 8:03
  we
• 8:03
  really
• 8:04
  pressed
• 8:04
  into
• 8:04
  the
• 8:04
  heart
• 8:05
  of
• 8:05
  God
• 8:06
  to
• 8:06
  help
• 8:06
  us
• 8:06
  understand
• 8:07
  what
• 8:07
  he
• 8:07
  calls
• 8:08
  us
• 8:08
  to
• 8:08
  in
• 8:08
  our
• 8:08
  homes
• 8:09
  and
• 8:09
  to
• 8:09
  be
• 8:09
  transformed
• 8:10
  by
• 8:10
  his
• 8:11
  spirit.
• 8:11
  I
• 8:12
  hope
• 8:12
  this
• 8:12
  is
• 8:12
  sounding
• 8:12
  like
• 8:12
  something
• 8:13
  you'd
• 8:13
  wanna
• 8:13
  commit
• 8:13
  to.
• 8:14
  We
• 8:14
  know
• 8:14
  there's
• 8:15
  going
• 8:15
  to
• 8:15
  be
• 8:15
  resistance
• 8:16
  and
• 8:16
  busyness
• 8:16
  in
• 8:16
  our
• 8:16
  families,
• 8:17
  but
• 8:17
  that's
• 8:18
  a
• 8:18
  reason
• 8:18
  to
• 8:18
  press
• 8:18
  into
• 8:19
  the
• 8:19
  Lord
• 8:19
  instead
• 8:19
  of
• 8:20
  throwing
• 8:20
  in
• 8:20
  the
• 8:20
  towel.
• 8:21
  Listen
• 8:22
  to
• 8:22
  the
• 8:22
  other
• 8:22
  Prepare
• 8:22
  to
• 8:23
  Dwell
• 8:23
  episodes
• 8:24
  so
• 8:24
  you
• 8:24
  can
• 8:24
  really
• 8:24
  be
• 8:24
  set
• 8:25
  up
• 8:25
  for
• 8:25
  success.
• 8:26
  To
• 8:26
  be
• 8:26
  intentional.
• 8:27
  in
• 8:27
  episode
• 8:28
  three.
• 8:28
  We'll
• 8:28
  plot
• 8:28
  out
• 8:29
  this
• 8:29
  a
• 8:29
  little
• 8:29
  bit
• 8:29
  more,
• 8:30
  and
• 8:30
  I
• 8:30
  am
• 8:30
  gonna
• 8:30
  explain
• 8:30
  the
• 8:30
  printable
• 8:31
  options
• 8:31
  I
• 8:31
  have
• 8:32
  for
• 8:32
  you,
• 8:32
  because
• 8:32
  if
• 8:32
  you're
• 8:32
  like
• 8:33
  me,
• 8:33
  you're
• 8:33
  gonna
• 8:34
  wanna
• 8:34
  cross
• 8:34
  something
• 8:34
  off
• 8:35
  a
• 8:35
  list
• 8:36
  you
• 8:36
  may
• 8:36
  have
• 8:36
  committed
• 8:36
  to
• 8:36
  Bible
• 8:37
  reading
• 8:37
  plans
• 8:37
  before
• 8:38
  and
• 8:38
  then
• 8:38
  dropped
• 8:38
  off,
• 8:38
  and
• 8:39
  that's
• 8:39
  okay.
• 8:39
  You
• 8:40
  are
• 8:40
  still
• 8:40
  in
• 8:40
  the
• 8:40
  right
• 8:41
  place.
• 8:41
  We're
• 8:42
  gonna
• 8:42
  be
• 8:42
  wise
• 8:42
  about
• 8:42
  how
• 8:43
  we
• 8:43
  kick
• 8:43
  this
• 8:43
  off,
• 8:44
  and
• 8:44
  by
• 8:44
  the
• 8:44
  grace
• 8:45
  of
• 8:45
  God
• 8:45
  may
• 8:46
  this
• 8:46
  year
• 8:46
  be
• 8:46
  different.