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Faith Gets you Stronger and You get Wiser Dr. E is Back! · HAVE FAITH LET IT BEGIN®

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  Why is it that every single time we get together, we say to ourselves, well, I can hack it.
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  I know I can do this. I know I can do that. But when it's all said and done, we get a little older.
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  And as we get a little older, we realize we're just not younger anymore. So here's the question.
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  You wake up and you realize you're just not as strong as you used to be.
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  But you know what's stronger than it's ever been? Your faith.
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  And that's what we're going to talk about today. Because Dr.
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  E is back. It's Monday, and Have Faith, Let It Begin starts right now.
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  It's Monday, and you know what that means. Welcome to Have Faith, Let It Begin.
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  Podcast of inspiration. It's a podcast of hope.
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  It's a podcast of faith, and it's a podcast of friendship.
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  Here is your host, Angel Santana, and special co-host, Dr. E.
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  We're a three-packed ass time. That's it, man. Let's rock and roll in three, two, one.
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  Hello, everyone. It's a Monday. Do not worry about a thing. Dr. E is back.
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  We're not getting, listen, we age like fine wine, but we are going to talk about
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  the one thing that creeps up, and that is the aches and pains,
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  the things that make us feel a little bit older.
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  But you know what? When it's all said and done, Dr. E and I actually don't feel
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  like we're, you know, in our our ages. We just feel like we've just gotten better
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  throughout the ages. My friend, it's good to see you. You've been gone for like two years, I feel like.
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  Dude, it's been forever. I took a month off everybody from podcasting.
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  I took a flight to the Himalayas and I put on a robe and I went into the mountains
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  and I started to chant and I started to meditate and I started to pray.
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  And after a month, the chief monk kicked me out of the monastery for eating
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  too much rice. I ate all of the rice. I drank all of their tea.
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  I said curse words. I brought girls in. It was a disaster. I ate meat.
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  It was a total, total disaster. They put me on a plane back to New York.
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  And here I am after four weeks of missing the Have Faith, Let It Begin. So I missed you guys.
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  And of course, that journey was really not true, but let's pretend it was.
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  You know, in some places they call that a sabbatical.
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  So first things first, we are, of course, recording this after the 4th of July.
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  So let's start with that.
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  How was your 4th of July? And did you get a chance to really rest though?
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  I know that you say you took a month off, but did you really take your rest?
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  I did. It was a fantastic month. I took time off from, from my podcast,
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  from the croc podcast, from have faith and just needed to kind of put some things,
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  put some ducks in a row. And, you know, 4th of July means a lot,
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  something much different to me this year than it did in the past.
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  The recognition that your dad's birthday was on July 4th. So really being born
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  on the 4th of July, your dad, who was a, um, you know, a lifetime veteran,
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  you know, veteran of the armed services who committed his life to, to serving our country.
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  That 4th of July, you know, really inspired me. Your dad inspired me.
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  I know he's had some challenges over the last year or two, and he's a great
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  man and he's your role model.
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  And just wanted to say 4th of July will never be the same for me because of
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  Mr. Santana. So I wanted to give props to your dad.
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  I agree. Here, here, 82 years old and proud of your dad. He had a great time.
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  We brought up the six foot high, 40 foot long shark water slide,
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  which by the way, my mom at 79 years old went down that slide.
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  I got to send you the video. It's hysterical. So yeah, it was like,
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  I can't believe it. But you know, we talk about age. And by the way,
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  while you were gone, we had Professor Nick on and he did an episode about aging.
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  And that's what spun this because I said, you know we're going to talk to Dr. E about it.
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  And Dr. E is going to have some homework to do. We've just got off this huge 10 part series.
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  First time ever on Have Faith, Let It Begin, a 10 part series.
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  And it's about hope and faith in today's world.
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  And we did stuff about AI, technology, et cetera. But then I said,
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  you know what? I'm going to take it a step further.
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  I want to talk about when we age, not actually what we feel like when we age.
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  I think more of mentally, just like what you said, you took a time, you took time off.
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  We need to find time for ourselves to take a mental break.
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  And I think that depending on your profession and depending on your lifestyle,
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  we all need to take that mental break. Wouldn't you agree?
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  Yeah. And, you know, perfect timing for, you know, it, the month off actually did renew my faith.
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  It did let me take a, you know, a closer walk.
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  With God, with our creator. And I think this month I might've listened to the
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  song Day by Day from Godspell about 3 trillion times to see thee more clearly,
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  to love thee more dearly, and to follow thee more nearly.
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  They were in my mind. Now, if I could only get through tomorrow without forgetting
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  that and going back to my old ways, that would be positive.
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  I don't know why we backslide angel. I don't know why we lose that momentum.
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  You know, I think we think we're all that in a bag of chips until something
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  bad happens. And then we need God and we come back close and then we stray and we come back.
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  It's almost like we're little children that need to be put on a leash. It's really terrible.
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  But this time, as we always say, this time is different.
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  This time it's going to be different. This time I'm going to change.
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  Let's see if I could make it till Tuesday.
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  Well, it's funny you say that because when I took many retreats,
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  we did this treat called Tres Diaz, which means three days. And the big thing
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  that we talk about is the fourth day. What is the fourth day?
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  The day that you go back to reality.
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  So back to work. So I can answer this question for you. You are going to be
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  tested. You're going to be challenged.
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  And that is something you need to look forward to in a negative,
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  not a negative way, in a positive way.
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  So when you go out there, and this is for everybody, not just for Dr. E.
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  When you go out there after you've had your sabbatical, your time off and your
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  new walk with faith, that fourth day, we'll call it, is the day that you will
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  be challenged. And the challenge is going to be your patience.
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  So always remember that you are going to be tested. You're going to be against the wall.
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  It will get busy. It'll be chaotic. And you'll say, oh, you see,
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  this is what happens. No, stop
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  right there and say, I can do all things because I have him in my corner.
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  You say that, and I guarantee you, one way or another, you will feel that Holy
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  Spirit come into your heart, into your mind, and it will bring you back at ease.
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  Is it gonna be a perfect day? Probably not.
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  Will it be an easier day? Probably not, but it will be a lot smoother and something
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  you can tolerate knowing he is beside you.
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  So. Awesome, angel. That was beautiful.
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  Why don't you lead us in prayer, brother? Absolutely, let's do that.
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  Heavenly Father, we thank you for today. We thank you for sabbaticals.
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  We thank you for time off. We thank you for mental health because mental health is real.
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  And one of the things we have to remember is that there are many people that
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  deal with things in a different way.
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  Some have God, some have different religions, some have different ways of how
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  they motivate each other. But you know what we do have in common? Love.
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  Love is what's going to get us through our day. If you're a prayer warrior,
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  a day without prayer is a day without power. Enjoy your day.
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  We are going to pray that each and every one of you goes out today and tomorrow,
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  and face the world in a different light.
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  We ask this of you in your precious name and all of God's people said, amen.
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  Programming note, Professor Nick will be on. He'll be having his special that we're doing.
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  Dr. E is back. We're going to be back in full effect. We're going to record
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  next week. So he's going to be on again.
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  And I will be back at church on July 12th and the 26th doing services.
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  And we'll be live on the air as well. Can't wait to see that.
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  Folks, God bless you. God be with you. And never forget two things.
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  Kroc podcast every Sunday, 9 a.m. You don't want to miss the latest episode.
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  It's a 4th of July special.
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  And it was phenomenal. I was there for it. And I'm telling you, it's inspirational.
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  It's one for the whole family and number two never forget have faith let it begin baby.