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Running on Empty Ep 2168 · HAVE FAITH LET IT BEGIN®

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  Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Have Faith, Let It Begin.
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  I'm your host, Angel Santana.
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  And today's episode is for those of you who are tired, running on fumes,
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  just trying to make it through the day.
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  If that's you, this one is for you. And I can relate.
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  You ever hit a point where you just say, Lord, I can't do this anymore?
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  Where life feels heavier than usual, your patience is thin, and your spirit feels dry.
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  Oh, that's where I'm at today.
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  You're showing up, but you're empty, right?
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  Psalms 23, verse 3, it says, He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths
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  of righteousness for His namesake.
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  That verse reminds me, it's okay to be tired, even when Jesus took time to rest.
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  And if the Son of God needed to recharge, then friends, so do we.
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  I remember a time when I was burning the candle at both ends.
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  I was doing ministry, working, I should say ministry school.
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  Working, taking care of my family, trying to pour into everyone else.
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  And one morning I woke up feeling completely drained.
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  It was the one of those moments where even
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  prayer felt like an effort and I'll
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  never forget as I sat quietly God
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  reminded me of something simple you can't pour out what you don't let me pour
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  in and that hit me hard I was trying to serve from an empty tank but God doesn't
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  need my performance He wants my presence He doesn't ask me to do all,
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  no, sorry,
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  I just, for some reason I'm reliving a moment but yeah he doesn't ask me to
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  do it all he asked me to rest he asked me to rest in him.
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  In Matthew 11, verse 28, Jesus says,
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  Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
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  Notice he didn't say, or doesn't even say, work harder or figure it out. No, he says, come to me.
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  Rest isn't lazy. It's not laziness.
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  It's an act of trust. It's saying, God, I believe you can handle this even while I rest.
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  Sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is slow down, take a walk,
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  walk the dog, pray quietly, turn off the noise, let your soul breathe again.
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  Maybe today you're running on empty, emotionally, physically, spiritually.
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  Maybe you've been carrying everything, I feel like you're even carrying everyone
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  else's needs and forgot that God cares about yours too.
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  Let this be your reminder. It was mine. You don't have to hold it all together.
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  God's got you. He's your strength when you're weak, your peace in chaos,
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  your rest when you're weary.
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  Let him refill your heart today.
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  You don't have to earn his rest.
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  It's already yours in him. Let's pray.
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  Heavenly Father, thank you for being our rest and our refuge.
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  For the ones who are running on empty today, refill them.
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  Lord, remind them that they're not alone, not forgotten, not meant to do this on their own.
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  Help us to slow down and rest in your presence, restore our souls,
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  renew our minds, and strengthen our hearts.
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  In your precious name, in Jesus' name, amen.
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  Half-a-family, you don't have to be strong all the time.
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  You don't have to have all the answers. You just have to come to the one who
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  restores, refills, and refreshes you. So breathe today.
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  Let go and let God fill your cup again.
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  Because you matter.
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  And never forget, have faith, let it begin.
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  Don't forget, November 16th, I'm back in the pew.
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  And I'll be doing a sermon called, God's Not Done With You Yet.
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  Talk to you tomorrow have a great day.