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Today's Word 05-01-26 Living by a Higher Standard · The Early Morning Praise Party w/ Sherry Mackey

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  Speaker 1: I am a Sherry Mackie. It is time for today's word,
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  Speaker 1: living by a higher standard. Romans twelve and two in
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  Speaker 1: the message translation says, don't become so well adjusted to
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  Speaker 1: your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead,
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  Speaker 1: fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the
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  Speaker 1: inside out. Radially recognize what He wants from you, and
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  Speaker 1: quickly respond to it. That's Romans twelve and two and
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  Speaker 1: the message translation. You know, so often we allow our environment,
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  Speaker 1: our upbringing, in other people's expectation to quietly define the
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  Speaker 1: limits of our lives. Without even realizing that. We begin
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  Speaker 1: to adapt to what's around us. We think like the
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  Speaker 1: people we are around, we talk like them, and over
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  Speaker 1: time we start to believe that where we are is
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  Speaker 1: as far as we can go. It's like planning an
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  Speaker 1: oak tree in a small two foot pot. That seed
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  Speaker 1: has everything it needs within it to become a massive,
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  Speaker 1: towering tree. There's nothing wrong with the seed. It carries strength,
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  Speaker 1: it carries potential, and it carries longevity. But if it
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  Speaker 1: stays confined to that small spot, it will never grow
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  Speaker 1: into what is created to be, not because it lacks ability,
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  Speaker 1: but because this environment is limiting its expansion. Come on
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  Speaker 1: Jesus in the same way. There's nothing lacking on the
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  Speaker 1: inside of you. God has placed seeds of greatness and
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  Speaker 1: purpose and potential on the inside of you. But if
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  Speaker 1: you allow your surroundings to define your thinking, you may
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  Speaker 1: never fully step into who you were created to become.
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  Speaker 1: It's easy to fall into the trap of just fitting in,
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  Speaker 1: doing what's normal, staying comfortable, and not pushing beyond what's familiar.
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  Speaker 1: You are not created to blend in. You were created
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  Speaker 1: to stand out, to rise above, and to leave a
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  Speaker 1: meaningful mark on your generation. That may mean going further
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  Speaker 1: than those who came before you. That may mean breaking cycles,
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  Speaker 1: changing patterns, and choosing a different path. You might be
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  Speaker 1: surrounded by negativity, low self esteem, addiction, or lack and
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  Speaker 1: while you may not be able to immediately change your environment,
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  Speaker 1: you can absolutely change what you believe. See that's the key.
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  Speaker 1: Don't let your surroundings become your standard. If you accept
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  Speaker 1: those limitations as your identity, they will quietly keep you
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  Speaker 1: from your destiny. But if you choose to think higher,
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  Speaker 1: believe bigger, and align your mindset with who God says
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  Speaker 1: you are, you'll begin to outgrow every limitation. That once
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  Speaker 1: tried to hold you back. You are not defined by
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  Speaker 1: where you come from. You are defined by what God
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  Speaker 1: place within you. Oh Father God, thank you, Thank you
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  Speaker 1: that we don't have to let society squeeze us into
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  Speaker 1: a mold. Thank you that our lives can stand out
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  Speaker 1: as uncommon for you. Ah God, We're not going to
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  Speaker 1: be pressured into compromises that we're not going to live
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  Speaker 1: life everyone else. God, We're going to live by a
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  Speaker 1: higher standard than Jesus' name. Now that's your word for today.
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  Speaker 1: I want you to take that apply to your everyday
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  Speaker 1: life and you continue to be encouraged and inspire. It
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  Speaker 1: is your early body praise party. I am Sherry Mackie.