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The Momentum of Goodness · Brain Spa

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  There is a certain kind of blessing that doesn't show up
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  when you focus on you. It shows up when you decide I'm
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  still going to be good even while life is happening.
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  The next scripture is coming from Galatians chapter #6 verse
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  10. And this is the NIV and it
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  reads. Therefore, as we have
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  opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially those who
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  belong to the family of believers.
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  Let's talk about it. Doing good sounds simple until
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  you are the one who is tired. It is easy to be generous when
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  everything is going your way. It's easy to be kind when you
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  feel seen. It's easy to show up when you're
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  not carrying anything but Joseph.
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  Let's look at his life. Joseph spent 13 years doing the
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  right thing in environments that did not feel right.
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  He was faithful in Potiphar's house, faithful in prison,
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  faithful when he was overlooked, and faithful when it wasn't
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  fair. And while everybody else was
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  focused on what Joseph didn't have, God was focused on what
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  Joseph refused. Tools.
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  His character, his consistency, his heart.
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  That's why promotion didn't just happen to him, it responded to
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  him. Sometimes a breakthrough you are
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  looking for is hidden inside the impact you're making for someone
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  else. Not because you're ignoring your
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  own life, not because you are pretending you don't need help,
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  but because goodness has a strange way of building
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  momentum. When you help somebody else,
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  breathe again. It does something to your own
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  spirit. When you encourage someone else
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  while you are figuring it out, it strengthens your own spine.
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  When you pray for someone else's healing, it reminds you that
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  hope is still real. And no, we are not doing good so
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  we can earn something. We are doing good because that
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  is who we are. We are people who don't let
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  hardships turn us hard. We don't let pressure make us
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  petty. We don't let disappointments
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  make us disappear. We stay open, generous, and
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  human. And what you can't see in the
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  moment is your goodness is being recorded not as a performance,
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  but as proof of who you have decided to be.
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  Think about this today. Who can I bless this week
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  without overthinking it? Where have I been waiting for
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  help when I could be someone else's help?
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  What kind of person do I want to be while I am becoming?
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  Repeat this after me. I do good without needing
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  credit. I stay generous without
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  shrinking myself. I keep my heart open even in
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  hard seasons. What I give comes back
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  multiplied in ways I can't predict.
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  And here's Lay's prayer. God, thank you for giving us
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  opportunities to do good. Thank you that we have something
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  to give even while we're still grow.
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  Help us to keep our eyes open for the people we are meant to
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  serve, encourage and uplift. Give us discernment and bless
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  without burnout. Give us wisdom to show love
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  without losing ourselves. And give us joy and knowing that
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  our kindness is never wasted. We choose to be good on purpose
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  and we choose to be a blessing on purpose.
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  And we trust that as we pour out, we are being replenished.
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  And we thank you for making sure that we are whole and complete
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  with nothing missing, broken or lacking.
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  And thank you for covering our kids, our loved ones, and
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  everyone who is near and dear to our heart.
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  Thank you for all these sins. And we state all these things in
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  the matchless name of Jesus the Christ our King.
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  We do prayer. Amen.
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  God bless y'all. I love you and I hope you have a
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  fantastic day today, y'all, take care.
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  One last thought, when you bless with your hands, life finds a
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  way to bless you back. And before you go, do one act of
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  service today that no one else will know about.