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Angel vs. the Woodchuck, Part 2: The Hole Strikes Back · HAVE FAITH LET IT BEGIN®

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  In a quiet neighborhood, where peace once lived, something has returned.
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  At first, it was just a hole.
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  Some unnoticed, but not for long.
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  One man One house
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  And an unexpected enemy Hiding Just
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  beneath the surface He thought
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  it was over He thought He had it sealed But The ground had other plans Concrete
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  was poured Confidence was high But somewhere A woodchuck Was just getting started it.
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  This is not just a story about a hole.
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  This is a battle. It's a battle of patience, persistence, and property lines.
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  The war has just begun. Half-Faith, let it begin.
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  Angel vs. the Woodchuck, Part 1, starts right now.
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  Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Have Faith, Let It Begin.
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  All right, so you know now that we're in part two.
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  And if you heard part one, you already know I thought I won.
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  I patched the hole. I got the concrete. I filled it. I stepped back.
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  Like, yeah, this is it. We're done here. I'm walking back inside like a champion,
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  feeling good, like I've just defended my home.
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  Well, the next day, there's another hole.
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  Not the same hole. No, no, no, no, no. This one is on the other side of the house.
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  Now, at this point, I'm not even confused anymore. I'm offended.
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  I'm offended because now it feels like this is not random. This is targeted.
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  So I go outside and I'm looking at this new hole. And I'm trying to process what just happened.
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  And out of nowhere, this little head just pops out. Just peeks.
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  And I'm standing there like, did he just look at me? And then,
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  I'm not even kidding, he dips back down and pops back up again.
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  Like we're playing a game of peekaboo.
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  At this point, I'm taking offense and I'm talking to him. Oh, we are playing now, huh?
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  And that's what we're doing? Because the confidence, the confidence this woodchuck has.
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  He wasn't scared and he wasn't nervous. He looked like he owned the place.
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  And I'm standing there thinking, this woodchuck...
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  This woodchuck knows exactly how to push my buttons. And it's funny as this
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  is happening and this is, there's something real in this too, okay?
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  So I'm like, okay, I'm dealing with this. I know I'm running an episode about
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  it, but then I thought about this.
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  There's a message here because sometimes in life, the thing that you thought
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  you fixed comes back in a different way.
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  And it tests your patience. It tests your reaction.
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  It tests how you handle it. the second time around.
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  And that's where faith comes in, not just in big moments, but even in the small
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  ones, even the ones that make you laugh and shake your head at the same time.
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  So all I could do at this point is just pray. And that's what we're going to
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  do together. Let's pray. Heavenly Father, thank you for the moments.
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  Thank you for the moments that remind us to slow down, to laugh,
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  and to not let frustration take over.
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  So I kindly ask you, Lord, to give us patience, wisdom, and maybe,
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  oh boy, just maybe a strategy for dealing with this unexpected situation.
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  In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
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  So I put salt from my water softener down this hole.
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  I figured, well, if the concrete is on one side, let's try some salt.
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  I'll let you know how that goes.
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  Next episode will be on Wednesday, and I thought it had it under control.
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  Everything was sealed, salted, everything was quiet, and then the biggest hole yet shows up at the shed.
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  Yeah, this is definitely not over. Part three, coming up.
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  Have faith, let it begin. Boy, is my blood pressure up.