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1,000 Reasons to Keep Growing Together · Becoming Financially Confident

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  Friend,
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  can
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  I
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  just
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  say
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  something?
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  I
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  cannot
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  truly
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  believe
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  that
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  we
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  are
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  here
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  today.
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  1,000
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  episodes.
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  And
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  for
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  me,
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  that
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  means
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  you
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  showed
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  up.
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  That
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  wasn't
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  always
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  perfect.
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  It
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  wasn't
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  always
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  on
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  time.
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  But
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  you
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  kept
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  coming
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  back.
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  And
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  I
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  believe
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  you
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  came
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  back
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  for
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  peace
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  and
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  not
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  pressure,
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  for
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  wisdom
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  and
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  not
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  shame.
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  And
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  today
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  I
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  just
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  want
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  to
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  celebrate
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  this
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  special
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  milestone
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  with
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  you.
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  Because
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  this
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  isn't
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  about
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  a
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  number.
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  It's
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  about
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  the
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  people
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  behind
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  the
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  number.
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  It's
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  about
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  you.
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  So
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  here's
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  the
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  question
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  I
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  want
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  to
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  answer
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  today.
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  What
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  have
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  we
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  learned
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  after
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  1000
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  episodes
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  of
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  faith
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  and
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  Finance?
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  And
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  I
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  want
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  to
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  give
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  you
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  a
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  simple
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  takeaway.
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  And
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  then
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  I
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  want
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  to
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  thank
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  you
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  from
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  the
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  bottom
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  of
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  my.
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  Hey,
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  friend.
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  Ralph
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  Eastep,
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  Jr.
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  Here.
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  Welcome
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  to
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  this
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  special
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  episode
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  of
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  Financially
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  Confident
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  Christian,
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  where
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  we
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  learn
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  how
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  to
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  walk
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  through
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  life
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  and
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  money
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  with
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  wisdom,
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  with
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  peace,
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  and
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  with
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  a
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  heart
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  anchored
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  in
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  God's
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  truth
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  every
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  day.
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  My
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  mission
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  is
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  pretty
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  simple
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  here.
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  I
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  want
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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
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  shame
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  and
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  build
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  steady
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  habits
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  deeply
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  rooted
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  in
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  faith
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  and
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  become
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  the
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  kind
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  of
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  person
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  who
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  handles
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  money
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  with
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  clarity
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  and
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  calm.
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  So
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  just
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  welcome
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  so
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  much
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  for
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  being
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  here
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  today.
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  And
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  I
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  go
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  back
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  to
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  thinking
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  about
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  episode
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  1000.
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  It
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  feels
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  unreal
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  for
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  me
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  to
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  be
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  honest.
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  And
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  before
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  I
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  teach
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  anything
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  today,
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  I
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  just
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  want
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  to
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  say
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  thank
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  you.
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  Thank
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  you
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  for
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  listening.
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  Thank
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  you
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  for
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  trusting
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  me.
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  Thank
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  you
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  for
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  trusting
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  me
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  with
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  something
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  as
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  personal
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  as
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  your
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  money.
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  Thank
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  you
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  for
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  being
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  honest
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  about
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  the
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  stress
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  and
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  honest
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  about
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  the
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  regret
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  and
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  honest
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  about
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  the
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  fear.
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  And
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  despite
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  all
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  those
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  things,
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  thank
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  you
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  for
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  choosing
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  growth.
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  Anyway,
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  and
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  if
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  you
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  were
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  sitting
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  across
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  from
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  me
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  right
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  now,
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  I
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  think
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  you
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  might
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  ask
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  this,
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  Ralph,
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  after
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  all
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  this,
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  what's
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  the
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  biggest
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  thing
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  I
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  need
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  to
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  remember?
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  So
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  today
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  I
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  just
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  want
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  to
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  give
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  you
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  a
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  few
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  things
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  I've
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  learned,
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  and
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  maybe
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  you'll
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  hear
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  one
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  you
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  needed
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  today.
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  Because
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  if
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  we're
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  being
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  real,
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  money
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  is
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  one
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  of
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  those
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  topics
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  that
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  doesn't
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  just
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  live
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  in
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  your
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  wallet.
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  It
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  lives
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  in
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  your
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  chest.
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  It
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  follows
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  you
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  to
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  the
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  grocery
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  store.
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  It
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  shows
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  up
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  in
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  your
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  marriage.
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  It
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  creeps
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  into
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  your
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  sleep
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  or
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  the
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  lack
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  thereof.
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  And
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  sometimes
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  you're
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  not
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  anxious
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  because
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  you're
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  irresponsible,
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  anxious
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  because
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  you've
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  been
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  trying
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  as
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  hard
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  as
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  you
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  can
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  try.
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  So
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  if
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  you've
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  ever
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  felt
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  behind,
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  if
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  you've
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  ever
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  felt
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  embarrassed,
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  if
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  you've
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  ever
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  felt
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  tired.
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  Friend,
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  I
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  want
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  to
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  start
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  by
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  saying
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  today
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  you
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  are
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  not
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  alone.
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  So
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  here's
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  what
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  I've
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  learned
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  along
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  this
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  journey.
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  I'm
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  going
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  to
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  share
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  with
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  you
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  a
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  few
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  lessons.
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  Here's
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  the
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  first
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  thing.
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  Shame
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  never
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  changed
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  anybody
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  Shame
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  doesn't
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  build
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  budgets.
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  Shame
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  doesn't
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  create
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  discipline.
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  Shame
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  just
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  makes
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  you
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  hide.
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  But
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  grace,
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  grace
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  turns
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  a
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  light
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  on
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  without
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  burning
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  you.
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  Here's
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  the
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  second
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  thing.
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  Small
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  steps
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  are
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  never
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  small.
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  One
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  saved
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  dollar
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  one.
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  Honest
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  budget,
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  one.
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  No,
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  you
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  didn't
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  think
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  you
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  could
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  say.
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  That's
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  not
• 4:11
  nothing.
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  That's
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  training
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  and
• 4:14
  that's
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  faithfulness.
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  Here's
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  number
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  three.
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  Peace
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  is
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  a
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  financial
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  goal.
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  Not
• 4:22
  just
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  more
• 4:23
  money,
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  not
• 4:24
  just
• 4:24
  more
• 4:25
  stuff.
• 4:26
  Peace.
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  The
• 4:28
  kind
• 4:28
  of
• 4:28
  peace
• 4:29
  where
• 4:29
  you
• 4:29
  can
• 4:29
  breathe
• 4:29
  again.
• 4:31
  The
• 4:31
  kind
• 4:31
  of
• 4:31
  peace
• 4:32
  where
• 4:32
  you
• 4:32
  can
• 4:32
  give
• 4:32
  again.
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  And
• 4:34
  the
• 4:34
  kind
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  of
• 4:35
  peace
• 4:35
  where
• 4:35
  you
• 4:35
  can
• 4:36
  sleep
• 4:36
  again.
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  Here's
• 4:38
  number
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  four.
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  God
• 4:40
  is
• 4:40
  not
• 4:41
  asking
• 4:41
  for
• 4:41
  perfection.
• 4:43
  He's
• 4:43
  asking
• 4:44
  for
• 4:44
  honesty.
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  He's
• 4:46
  asking
• 4:46
  for
• 4:46
  honesty
• 4:47
  about
• 4:47
  what's
• 4:47
  coming
• 4:48
  in.
• 4:49
  Honesty
• 4:50
  about
• 4:50
  what's
• 4:50
  going
• 4:50
  out
• 4:51
  and
• 4:51
  honesty
• 4:51
  about
• 4:52
  what
• 4:52
  you're
• 4:52
  carrying.
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  And
• 4:54
  when
• 4:54
  you
• 4:54
  bring
• 4:55
  that
• 4:55
  to
• 4:55
  him,
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  he
• 4:57
  doesn't
• 4:57
  shame
• 4:58
  you.
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  He
• 4:59
  helps
• 5:00
  you.
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  And
• 5:01
  number
• 5:02
  five,
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  you
• 5:04
  were
• 5:04
  never
• 5:04
  meant
• 5:04
  to
• 5:04
  do
• 5:05
  this
• 5:05
  alone.
• 5:06
  Community
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  matters.
• 5:09
  Encouragement
• 5:10
  matters.
• 5:12
  A
• 5:12
  plan
• 5:13
  matters.
• 5:14
  A
• 5:15
  steady
• 5:15
  voice
• 5:16
  matters.
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  Sometimes
• 5:18
  you
• 5:19
  don't
• 5:19
  need
• 5:19
  another
• 5:19
  tip.
• 5:21
  You
• 5:21
  need
• 5:21
  a
• 5:21
  reminder
• 5:22
  that
• 5:22
  you
• 5:22
  can
• 5:22
  keep
• 5:22
  going.
• 5:23
  And
• 5:23
  I
• 5:23
  hope
• 5:23
  for
• 5:23
  you
• 5:23
  that's
• 5:24
  what
• 5:24
  this
• 5:24
  show
• 5:24
  has
• 5:24
  become.
• 5:26
  And
• 5:26
  let
• 5:26
  me
• 5:26
  share
• 5:26
  this
• 5:27
  from
• 5:27
  the
• 5:27
  book
• 5:27
  of
• 5:27
  James,
• 5:28
  chapter
• 5:28
  one,
• 5:28
  verse
• 5:29
  five.
• 5:29
  It
• 5:29
  says
• 5:29
  this.
• 5:30
  If
• 5:30
  any
• 5:30
  of
• 5:31
  you
• 5:31
  lacks
• 5:31
  wisdom,
• 5:32
  you
• 5:33
  should
• 5:33
  ask
• 5:33
  God,
• 5:34
  who
• 5:35
  gives
• 5:35
  generously
• 5:35
  to
• 5:35
  all
• 5:36
  without
• 5:36
  finding
• 5:37
  fault.
• 5:38
  Friend,
• 5:40
  listen
• 5:40
  to
• 5:40
  what
• 5:40
  that
• 5:40
  says.
• 5:41
  Without
• 5:42
  finding
• 5:43
  fault.
• 5:44
  That
• 5:45
  means
• 5:45
  God
• 5:45
  isn't
• 5:45
  standing
• 5:46
  there
• 5:46
  with
• 5:46
  a
• 5:46
  clipboard
• 5:47
  keeping
• 5:47
  score.
• 5:49
  He's
• 5:49
  standing
• 5:49
  there
• 5:49
  with
• 5:50
  open
• 5:50
  hands.
• 5:52
  How
• 5:52
  about
• 5:53
  we
• 5:53
  pray
• 5:53
  together?
• 5:54
  Lord,
• 5:55
  thank
• 5:55
  you
• 5:55
  for
• 5:55
  every
• 5:56
  person
• 5:56
  listening
• 5:57
  today.
• 5:58
  Thank
• 5:58
  you
• 5:58
  for
• 5:58
  carrying
• 5:59
  them
• 5:59
  through
• 5:59
  seasons
• 6:00
  of
• 6:00
  stress
• 6:00
  and
• 6:00
  uncertainty.
• 6:02
  Give
• 6:02
  them
• 6:03
  wisdom
• 6:03
  without
• 6:03
  fear,
• 6:04
  Lord.
• 6:04
  Give
• 6:04
  them
• 6:04
  courage
• 6:05
  without
• 6:05
  shame,
• 6:05
  Lord.
• 6:06
  And
• 6:06
  most
• 6:06
  of
• 6:06
  all,
• 6:07
  give
• 6:08
  them
• 6:08
  peace
• 6:08
  that
• 6:09
  steadies
• 6:09
  their
• 6:09
  heart
• 6:10
  and
• 6:10
  strengthens
• 6:11
  their
• 6:11
  home.
• 6:11
  And
• 6:12
  I
• 6:12
  ask
• 6:12
  this
• 6:12
  in
• 6:12
  the
• 6:13
  precious
• 6:13
  name
• 6:13
  of
• 6:13
  Jesus.
• 6:15
  Amen.
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  So
• 6:17
  here's
• 6:17
  your
• 6:18
  small
• 6:18
  step
• 6:18
  for
• 6:18
  today.
• 6:20
  I'd
• 6:20
  love
• 6:20
  it
• 6:20
  if
• 6:20
  you
• 6:20
  would
• 6:21
  share
• 6:21
  this
• 6:21
  show
• 6:21
  with
• 6:21
  just
• 6:22
  one
• 6:22
  person.
• 6:22
  Just
• 6:23
  think
• 6:23
  of
• 6:23
  one
• 6:23
  person
• 6:24
  out
• 6:24
  there
• 6:24
  right
• 6:25
  now.
• 6:26
  Maybe
• 6:26
  you've
• 6:26
  got
• 6:26
  a
• 6:27
  friend
• 6:27
  who's
• 6:27
  stressed
• 6:28
  or
• 6:28
  a
• 6:28
  couple
• 6:28
  trying
• 6:29
  to
• 6:29
  breathe.
• 6:30
  Maybe
• 6:30
  a
• 6:31
  single
• 6:31
  parent
• 6:31
  caring
• 6:32
  too
• 6:32
  much.
• 6:33
  And
• 6:34
  I
• 6:34
  just
• 6:34
  want
• 6:34
  you
• 6:34
  to
• 6:34
  send
• 6:35
  them
• 6:35
  this
• 6:35
  episode
• 6:35
  and
• 6:35
  say,
• 6:36
  something
• 6:36
  like
• 6:36
  this
• 6:36
  helped
• 6:37
  me.
• 6:38
  Maybe
• 6:38
  it'll
• 6:38
  help
• 6:39
  you
• 6:39
  too.
• 6:40
  And
• 6:40
  if
• 6:40
  you've
• 6:40
  never
• 6:41
  left
• 6:41
  a
• 6:41
  review
• 6:41
  for
• 6:41
  this
• 6:42
  show,
• 6:42
  today
• 6:42
  would
• 6:42
  be
• 6:42
  a
• 6:42
  beautiful
• 6:43
  day
• 6:43
  to
• 6:43
  do
• 6:43
  that.
• 6:44
  It
• 6:44
  helps
• 6:44
  more
• 6:44
  people
• 6:45
  find
• 6:45
  a
• 6:45
  shame
• 6:46
  free
• 6:46
  place
• 6:46
  to
• 6:46
  grow.
• 6:48
  So,
• 6:48
  friend,
• 6:49
  I
• 6:49
  don't
• 6:49
  take
• 6:49
  this
• 6:49
  lightly.
• 6:51
  1,000
• 6:52
  episodes
• 6:53
  means
• 6:53
  a
• 6:53
  thousand
• 6:54
  chances
• 6:54
  to
• 6:54
  point
• 6:55
  you
• 6:55
  back
• 6:55
  to
• 6:55
  hope.
• 6:56
  And
• 6:57
  I
• 6:57
  am
• 6:57
  so
• 6:57
  grateful
• 6:58
  you
• 6:58
  let
• 6:58
  me
• 6:58
  be
• 6:59
  a
• 6:59
  voice
• 6:59
  in
• 6:59
  your
• 6:59
  day.
• 7:00
  So
• 7:01
  from
• 7:01
  my
• 7:01
  heart
• 7:01
  to
• 7:01
  you,
• 7:03
  thank
• 7:03
  you
• 7:03
  for
• 7:03
  being
• 7:03
  here.
• 7:05
  And
• 7:05
  friend,
• 7:05
  just
• 7:06
  remember
• 7:06
  this.
• 7:07
  You
• 7:07
  don't
• 7:08
  have
• 7:08
  to
• 7:08
  fix
• 7:08
  everything
• 7:09
  today.
• 7:10
  You
• 7:10
  just
• 7:11
  got
• 7:11
  to
• 7:11
  take
• 7:11
  that
• 7:11
  next
• 7:12
  faithful
• 7:12
  step.
• 7:13
  God
• 7:14
  is
• 7:14
  with
• 7:14
  you.
• 7:15
  And
• 7:15
  I
• 7:15
  can
• 7:16
  say
• 7:16
  this
• 7:16
  in
• 7:16
  confidence.
• 7:17
  You
• 7:17
  are
• 7:17
  becoming
• 7:18
  a
• 7:18
  financially
• 7:19
  confident
• 7:19
  Christian.
• 7:20
  So
• 7:21
  as
• 7:21
  I
• 7:21
  always
• 7:22
  say,
• 7:22
  stay
• 7:22
  financially
• 7:23
  savvy.
• 7:23
  May
• 7:24
  God
• 7:24
  Almighty
• 7:24
  bless
• 7:25
  you
• 7:26
  and
• 7:26
  I'll
• 7:26
  see
• 7:26
  you
• 7:27
  on
• 7:27
  the
• 7:27
  next
• 7:27
  show.