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- 0:37Let's
- 0:38be
- 0:38really
- 0:38honest
- 0:38with
- 0:38ourselves.
- 0:39How
- 0:39many
- 0:39times
- 0:39during
- 0:40a
- 0:40day
- 0:40does
- 0:40our
- 0:40phone
- 0:40buzz?
- 0:41How
- 0:41many
- 0:42times
- 0:42a
- 0:42day
- 0:42does
- 0:42our
- 0:42screen
- 0:43light
- 0:43up?
- 0:43It's
- 0:43another
- 0:44ad,
- 0:44another
- 0:44must
- 0:45have
- 0:45thing.
- 0:46That
- 0:47little
- 0:47whispering
- 0:48that
- 0:48you
- 0:48hear
- 0:48in
- 0:48your
- 0:49ear.
- 0:50You're
- 0:50just
- 0:50not
- 0:51enough
- 0:51unless
- 0:51you
- 0:51buy
- 0:52this.
- 0:53So
- 0:53today's
- 0:54show
- 0:54is
- 0:54all
- 0:54about
- 0:54why
- 0:54do
- 0:55ads
- 0:55make
- 0:55me
- 0:55feel
- 0:55like
- 0:56I
- 0:56need
- 0:56more
- 0:56stuff?
- 0:58And
- 0:58here's
- 0:58the
- 0:58answer.
- 0:59What
- 0:59if
- 1:00you
- 1:00could
- 1:00silence
- 1:00the
- 1:00noise
- 1:01and
- 1:01reclaim
- 1:01both
- 1:02contentment
- 1:02and
- 1:03cash?
- 1:03That's
- 1:03exactly
- 1:04what
- 1:04I'm
- 1:04going
- 1:04to
- 1:04cover
- 1:05on
- 1:05today's
- 1:05show.
- 1:07This
- 1:07is
- 1:07Financially
- 1:08Confident
- 1:09Christian,
- 1:09your
- 1:10daily
- 1:10dose
- 1:10of
- 1:10gospel,
- 1:11grounded
- 1:11insight
- 1:12and
- 1:12faith
- 1:12driven
- 1:13tips
- 1:13to
- 1:13help
- 1:14you
- 1:14break
- 1:14the
- 1:14cycle
- 1:14of
- 1:15financial
- 1:15shame
- 1:15with
- 1:16confidence.
- 1:18Welcome
- 1:19back
- 1:19to
- 1:19Financially
- 1:20Confident
- 1:20Christian.
- 1:20I'm
- 1:21Ralph.
- 1:21I'm
- 1:21so
- 1:21happy
- 1:21that
- 1:22you've
- 1:22chosen
- 1:22to
- 1:22give
- 1:22me
- 1:22just
- 1:23a
- 1:23little
- 1:23bit
- 1:23of
- 1:23your
- 1:23time
- 1:23today.
- 1:24Yesterday
- 1:25we
- 1:25talked
- 1:25about
- 1:25stepping
- 1:26off
- 1:26the
- 1:26Keeping
- 1:26up
- 1:27with
- 1:27the
- 1:27Jones
- 1:27as
- 1:27a
- 1:27treadmill.
- 1:28If
- 1:28you
- 1:28missed
- 1:28yesterday's
- 1:29show,
- 1:29I'm
- 1:29encourage
- 1:30you
- 1:30to
- 1:30check
- 1:30it
- 1:30out.
- 1:30You
- 1:30can
- 1:31find
- 1:31all
- 1:31of
- 1:31our
- 1:31shows
- 1:32at
- 1:33financiallyconfidentchristian.com
- 1:35because,
- 1:35hey,
- 1:35this
- 1:35is
- 1:35the
- 1:36show
- 1:36where
- 1:36every
- 1:36day
- 1:37we
- 1:37try
- 1:37to
- 1:37become
- 1:38a
- 1:38more
- 1:38financially
- 1:39confident
- 1:39Christian.
- 1:40And
- 1:40today
- 1:41we're
- 1:41going
- 1:41to
- 1:41get
- 1:41into
- 1:41the
- 1:42constant
- 1:42pressure
- 1:43of
- 1:43advertising.
- 1:43As
- 1:44I
- 1:44was
- 1:44planning
- 1:44for
- 1:45today's
- 1:45show,
- 1:45I'm
- 1:46thinking
- 1:46about
- 1:46how
- 1:47often
- 1:47during
- 1:47the
- 1:47day
- 1:48am
- 1:48I
- 1:48interrupted
- 1:48with
- 1:49advertisements.
- 1:49I
- 1:50open
- 1:50up
- 1:50my
- 1:50email,
- 1:50there's
- 1:51a
- 1:51bunch
- 1:51of
- 1:51them
- 1:51there.
- 1:52I
- 1:52look
- 1:52at
- 1:52social
- 1:53media,
- 1:53it's
- 1:53ad
- 1:54after
- 1:54ad
- 1:54after
- 1:55ad.
- 1:55They're
- 1:56everywhere.
- 1:56We
- 1:57see
- 1:57them
- 1:57on
- 1:57television,
- 1:58we
- 1:59see
- 1:59them
- 1:59on
- 1:59our
- 1:59phones,
- 1:59we
- 2:00see
- 2:00them
- 2:00in
- 2:00our
- 2:00email,
- 2:01any
- 2:01of
- 2:01our
- 2:02social
- 2:02feeds.
- 2:02Hey,
- 2:02we
- 2:03get
- 2:03in
- 2:03a
- 2:03car
- 2:03and
- 2:03drive
- 2:03down
- 2:04the
- 2:04road.
- 2:04We
- 2:04see
- 2:04them
- 2:05on
- 2:05billboards,
- 2:05they're
- 2:06just
- 2:06all
- 2:06around
- 2:07us.
- 2:08And
- 2:08here's
- 2:08the
- 2:08big
- 2:09problem,
- 2:09here's
- 2:09the
- 2:09most
- 2:09sinister
- 2:10part
- 2:10of
- 2:10this.
- 2:11A
- 2:11lot
- 2:11of
- 2:11people
- 2:11say,
- 2:12well,
- 2:12we're
- 2:12out
- 2:12there
- 2:12just
- 2:12selling
- 2:13stuff,
- 2:13they're
- 2:13just
- 2:13selling
- 2:14products.
- 2:15But
- 2:15that's
- 2:15not
- 2:15really
- 2:16what
- 2:16they're
- 2:16selling.
- 2:16See,
- 2:17when
- 2:17we
- 2:17open
- 2:17the
- 2:17hood
- 2:17of
- 2:18this,
- 2:18we
- 2:18peel
- 2:18back
- 2:19the
- 2:19outside
- 2:19of
- 2:20that.
- 2:20What
- 2:21they're
- 2:21really
- 2:21selling
- 2:22us
- 2:22feelings,
- 2:23they're
- 2:23selling
- 2:24us
- 2:24emotions,
- 2:25they're
- 2:25selling
- 2:25us
- 2:25status,
- 2:26they're
- 2:26selling
- 2:27us
- 2:27a
- 2:27lifestyle.
- 2:29And
- 2:29the
- 2:29bad
- 2:30part
- 2:30of
- 2:30that
- 2:31is
- 2:31they're
- 2:32selling
- 2:32us
- 2:33a
- 2:33discontentment
- 2:34with
- 2:34our
- 2:35lives.
- 2:36They
- 2:36want
- 2:36us
- 2:36to
- 2:36be
- 2:36discontented.
- 2:37Why?
- 2:38So
- 2:38we
- 2:38buy
- 2:38more
- 2:39stuff.
- 2:39That's
- 2:39the
- 2:39truth.
- 2:40And
- 2:41somebody
- 2:41sent
- 2:41me
- 2:42an
- 2:42email
- 2:42the
- 2:42other
- 2:42day,
- 2:42they
- 2:43said,
- 2:43ralph,
- 2:43why
- 2:43do
- 2:43I
- 2:44always
- 2:44feel
- 2:44like
- 2:44I
- 2:45have
- 2:45isn't
- 2:45enough?
- 2:47You
- 2:47might
- 2:47be
- 2:47feeling
- 2:48that
- 2:48right
- 2:48now.
- 2:48I
- 2:48know
- 2:48I
- 2:49felt
- 2:49that
- 2:49many
- 2:49times.
- 2:49Maybe
- 2:50you're
- 2:50sitting
- 2:50there,
- 2:50you're
- 2:50listening
- 2:51right
- 2:51now,
- 2:51or
- 2:51you're
- 2:51watching
- 2:52this
- 2:52and
- 2:52you're
- 2:52going,
- 2:52ralph,
- 2:53man,
- 2:53I'm
- 2:53right
- 2:54there.
- 2:54I
- 2:55do
- 2:55always
- 2:55feel
- 2:55like
- 2:56what
- 2:56I
- 2:56have
- 2:56isn't
- 2:57enough.
- 2:58And
- 2:58see,
- 2:58that's
- 2:59the
- 2:59problem.
- 2:59See,
- 2:59these
- 2:59ads
- 3:00are
- 3:00designed
- 3:00to
- 3:01keep
- 3:01us
- 3:01in
- 3:01this
- 3:01feeling
- 3:02of
- 3:02lack.
- 3:03This
- 3:03feeling
- 3:03of
- 3:04we
- 3:04don't
- 3:04have
- 3:04enough.
- 3:05Because
- 3:06those
- 3:06ads
- 3:06always
- 3:07designed
- 3:07to
- 3:07sell
- 3:08us
- 3:08a
- 3:08fix.
- 3:09Oh,
- 3:09here's
- 3:09your
- 3:09solution.
- 3:10I've
- 3:11got
- 3:11this
- 3:11product,
- 3:11I've
- 3:12got
- 3:12this
- 3:12service.
- 3:13It's
- 3:13going
- 3:13to
- 3:14fix
- 3:14your
- 3:14problem.
- 3:14You're
- 3:15not
- 3:15going
- 3:15to
- 3:15feel
- 3:15that
- 3:15lack
- 3:16anymore.
- 3:17But
- 3:18this
- 3:18shows
- 3:18all
- 3:18about
- 3:18tying
- 3:19faith
- 3:19and
- 3:19finance.
- 3:20And
- 3:20see,
- 3:20God
- 3:20warns
- 3:21us
- 3:21against
- 3:22conforming
- 3:22to
- 3:23this
- 3:23world's
- 3:23pool,
- 3:24this
- 3:24constant
- 3:25pool
- 3:25of
- 3:25more
- 3:25stuff.
- 3:26So
- 3:27I
- 3:27want
- 3:27to
- 3:27get
- 3:27right
- 3:27into
- 3:28the
- 3:28word
- 3:28of
- 3:28God
- 3:28right
- 3:28now.
- 3:28Let's
- 3:29go
- 3:29back
- 3:29to
- 3:29the
- 3:29book
- 3:30of
- 3:30Romans,
- 3:30my
- 3:31favorite
- 3:31book
- 3:31of
- 3:31the
- 3:31Bible.
- 3:31If
- 3:32you
- 3:32listen
- 3:32to
- 3:32the
- 3:32show,
- 3:32I
- 3:32know
- 3:32I
- 3:32talk
- 3:33about
- 3:33Romans
- 3:33all
- 3:33the
- 3:33time.
- 3:33I
- 3:33love
- 3:34the
- 3:34book
- 3:34of
- 3:34Romans.
- 3:35This
- 3:35is
- 3:35from
- 3:36the
- 3:36book
- 3:36of
- 3:36Romans,
- 3:37chapter
- 3:3712,
- 3:37verse
- 3:382.
- 3:38And
- 3:39it
- 3:39gets
- 3:39right
- 3:39to
- 3:40the
- 3:40point
- 3:40of
- 3:40today's
- 3:41show.
- 3:41This
- 3:41is
- 3:42what
- 3:42it
- 3:42says,
- 3:42Romans
- 3:4212,
- 3:432.
- 3:44Do
- 3:44not
- 3:44conform
- 3:45to
- 3:45the
- 3:45pattern
- 3:45of
- 3:45this
- 3:46world,
- 3:46but
- 3:46be
- 3:46transformed
- 3:47by
- 3:48the
- 3:48renewing
- 3:48of
- 3:48your
- 3:49mind.
- 3:50And
- 3:50I
- 3:50love
- 3:51this
- 3:51verse
- 3:51because
- 3:51what
- 3:51is
- 3:52it
- 3:52saying
- 3:52to
- 3:52us?
- 3:53Don't
- 3:53be
- 3:54conformed
- 3:54to
- 3:54the
- 3:54pattern.
- 3:55I
- 3:55don't
- 3:56know
- 3:56about
- 3:56you,
- 3:56but
- 3:56sometimes
- 3:57I
- 3:57feel
- 3:57like
- 3:57I'm
- 3:57on
- 3:57this
- 3:58conveyor
- 3:58belt
- 3:59and
- 3:59I'm
- 3:59just
- 3:59taking
- 4:00all
- 4:00in
- 4:00what
- 4:00the
- 4:00world
- 4:00is
- 4:01feeding
- 4:01me.
- 4:02But
- 4:02the
- 4:02Bible's
- 4:03telling
- 4:03me
- 4:03to
- 4:03do
- 4:03something
- 4:03completely
- 4:04different.
- 4:04It's
- 4:05time
- 4:05to
- 4:05be
- 4:05transformed.
- 4:07How
- 4:07am
- 4:07I
- 4:07transformed?
- 4:08Not
- 4:08by
- 4:08buying
- 4:09stuff,
- 4:10not
- 4:10by
- 4:10getting
- 4:10more
- 4:11experiences.
- 4:12I'm
- 4:13transformed
- 4:13by
- 4:14renewing
- 4:14my
- 4:14mind.
- 4:14I'll
- 4:15tell
- 4:15you
- 4:15about
- 4:15how
- 4:15to
- 4:15do
- 4:15that
- 4:15in
- 4:16just
- 4:16a
- 4:16few
- 4:16minutes,
- 4:16but
- 4:16let's
- 4:17get
- 4:17to
- 4:17one
- 4:17more
- 4:18book
- 4:18of
- 4:18the
- 4:18Bible.
- 4:19This
- 4:19is
- 4:19from
- 4:19First
- 4:20John,
- 4:20chapter
- 4:212,
- 4:21verse
- 4:2116.
- 4:23For
- 4:23everything
- 4:23in
- 4:23the
- 4:24world,
- 4:25the
- 4:25lust
- 4:25of
- 4:25the
- 4:25flesh,
- 4:26the
- 4:27lust
- 4:27of
- 4:27the
- 4:27eyes
- 4:28and
- 4:29the
- 4:29pride
- 4:29of
- 4:29life
- 4:30comes
- 4:31not
- 4:31from
- 4:31the
- 4:31father,
- 4:33but
- 4:33from
- 4:33the
- 4:33world.
- 4:35Wow,
- 4:35that's
- 4:36strong,
- 4:36isn't
- 4:36it?
- 4:37The
- 4:37lust
- 4:38of
- 4:38the
- 4:38flesh,
- 4:39the
- 4:39things
- 4:39that
- 4:40we
- 4:40got
- 4:40to
- 4:40have,
- 4:40those
- 4:40things
- 4:41we
- 4:41want
- 4:41to
- 4:41reach
- 4:41out
- 4:41and
- 4:41grab,
- 4:42we
- 4:42got
- 4:42to
- 4:42have
- 4:42those
- 4:42comparison
- 4:43traps
- 4:43that
- 4:43we
- 4:43talked
- 4:44about
- 4:44yesterday.
- 4:45The
- 4:45lust
- 4:45of
- 4:45the
- 4:45eyes,
- 4:46everything
- 4:46we
- 4:46see
- 4:46around
- 4:47us
- 4:47talked
- 4:48yesterday
- 4:48about
- 4:48coveting
- 4:49the
- 4:49neighbors,
- 4:49the
- 4:50stuff
- 4:51the
- 4:51neighbor's
- 4:51ox
- 4:52and
- 4:52a
- 4:52donkey.
- 4:52We
- 4:52talked
- 4:53about
- 4:53all
- 4:53those
- 4:53things
- 4:54and
- 4:55the
- 4:55pride
- 4:55of
- 4:55life.
- 4:57And
- 4:57what's
- 4:57the
- 4:57Bible
- 4:58telling
- 4:58us?
- 4:58That's
- 4:58not
- 4:58coming
- 4:59from
- 4:59God.
- 5:00It's
- 5:00coming
- 5:01from
- 5:01the
- 5:01world.
- 5:01And
- 5:01we
- 5:02got
- 5:02to
- 5:02be
- 5:02constantly
- 5:03fighting
- 5:03against
- 5:04that.
- 5:05Because
- 5:05here's
- 5:06the
- 5:06truth
- 5:06today.
- 5:07The
- 5:08ads
- 5:08that
- 5:08we
- 5:08see
- 5:08all
- 5:09around
- 5:09us.
- 5:09You
- 5:09might
- 5:09say
- 5:10Ralph's
- 5:10getting
- 5:10a
- 5:10little
- 5:10bit
- 5:10crazy
- 5:11today.
- 5:11Well,
- 5:11I'm
- 5:11going
- 5:11to
- 5:11get
- 5:11a
- 5:11little
- 5:11crazy
- 5:12today.
- 5:13But
- 5:13the
- 5:13ads
- 5:14all
- 5:14around
- 5:14us
- 5:15prey
- 5:15on
- 5:16these
- 5:16things.
- 5:16They
- 5:16prey
- 5:17on
- 5:17lust.
- 5:18They
- 5:18play
- 5:19on
- 5:19flesh.
- 5:19They
- 5:19pray
- 5:20on
- 5:20what
- 5:20our
- 5:20eyes
- 5:21see.
- 5:21They
- 5:21prey
- 5:22on
- 5:22pride.
- 5:23But
- 5:24that's
- 5:24not
- 5:24where
- 5:24true
- 5:24contentment
- 5:25is
- 5:25found.
- 5:25It's
- 5:26going
- 5:26to
- 5:26tell
- 5:26you
- 5:26that.
- 5:26That's
- 5:26where
- 5:26true
- 5:27contentment
- 5:27is
- 5:27found.
- 5:27Go
- 5:28buy
- 5:28that
- 5:28Corvette
- 5:29I
- 5:29talked
- 5:29about
- 5:29yesterday.
- 5:30Go
- 5:30buy
- 5:30that
- 5:30purse.
- 5:31Go
- 5:31buy
- 5:31that
- 5:31fancy
- 5:32watch.
- 5:32I've
- 5:32done
- 5:32that,
- 5:32too.
- 5:33Listen,
- 5:33I've
- 5:34made
- 5:34all
- 5:34these
- 5:34mistakes.
- 5:35You
- 5:35come
- 5:35listening
- 5:36to
- 5:36me.
- 5:36You
- 5:36know
- 5:36one
- 5:36thing
- 5:37about
- 5:37me,
- 5:37I'm
- 5:38like,
- 5:38swish.
- 5:38T's.
- 5:38I'm
- 5:39covered
- 5:39with
- 5:39holes.
- 5:39I've
- 5:39made
- 5:40all
- 5:40these
- 5:40mistakes.
- 5:41But
- 5:42that's
- 5:42what
- 5:42ads
- 5:43are
- 5:43preying
- 5:43on.
- 5:43They're
- 5:44preying
- 5:44on
- 5:44the
- 5:44lust
- 5:45of
- 5:45the
- 5:45flesh.
- 5:45They're
- 5:46playing
- 5:46on
- 5:46the
- 5:46lust
- 5:47of
- 5:47the
- 5:47eyes,
- 5:48and
- 5:48they're
- 5:48preying
- 5:49on
- 5:49that
- 5:49pride
- 5:49of
- 5:50life.
- 5:51But
- 5:51that's
- 5:51not
- 5:51what
- 5:51God
- 5:52wants
- 5:52from
- 5:52us.
- 5:52Our
- 5:53liberation
- 5:54is
- 5:55to
- 5:55learn
- 5:55that
- 5:56we
- 5:56can
- 5:56have
- 5:56all
- 5:57things
- 5:57in
- 5:57Christ.
- 5:59And
- 5:59maybe
- 5:59you
- 5:59found
- 6:00yourself
- 6:00buying
- 6:00something
- 6:01because
- 6:01an
- 6:01ad
- 6:01made
- 6:02you
- 6:02feel
- 6:02like
- 6:02it's
- 6:03the
- 6:03missing
- 6:03piece.
- 6:05I
- 6:05know
- 6:05so
- 6:05many
- 6:05times
- 6:06as
- 6:06a
- 6:06kid
- 6:06growing
- 6:06up,
- 6:07we
- 6:07would
- 6:07watch
- 6:07TV
- 6:08and
- 6:08we'd
- 6:08go
- 6:08running
- 6:09up
- 6:09the
- 6:09stairs.
- 6:09Mom,
- 6:09hey,
- 6:09Mom.
- 6:10Mom,
- 6:10we
- 6:10gotta
- 6:10have
- 6:11this.
- 6:12Everybody
- 6:12else
- 6:12is
- 6:12getting
- 6:13this.
- 6:13Mom.
- 6:13This
- 6:13toy
- 6:14or
- 6:14this
- 6:14whatever
- 6:14that
- 6:14is
- 6:15at
- 6:15the
- 6:15time.
- 6:16And
- 6:16my
- 6:17mom
- 6:17used
- 6:17to
- 6:17comfortly
- 6:18say
- 6:18this.
- 6:18And
- 6:18now
- 6:18listen,
- 6:18I'll
- 6:19be
- 6:19honest
- 6:19with
- 6:19you.
- 6:19If
- 6:19you
- 6:19listen
- 6:20to
- 6:20the
- 6:20show,
- 6:20you
- 6:20know,
- 6:20I
- 6:20talk
- 6:20about
- 6:20my
- 6:21mom
- 6:21all
- 6:21the
- 6:21time,
- 6:22my
- 6:22big
- 6:22role
- 6:22model
- 6:23in
- 6:23my
- 6:23life,
- 6:23and
- 6:23I
- 6:24miss
- 6:24her
- 6:24dearly.
- 6:24She's
- 6:24been
- 6:25gone
- 6:25for
- 6:25almost
- 6:25two
- 6:25and
- 6:25a
- 6:26half
- 6:26years
- 6:26now.
- 6:26I
- 6:26was
- 6:26thinking
- 6:26about
- 6:26that
- 6:27the
- 6:27other
- 6:27day.
- 6:28But
- 6:28if
- 6:28you're
- 6:29a
- 6:29mom
- 6:29or
- 6:29you're
- 6:30a
- 6:30dad,
- 6:30and
- 6:30you're
- 6:30sitting
- 6:30there
- 6:31right
- 6:31now
- 6:31and
- 6:31your
- 6:31kids
- 6:31are
- 6:32running
- 6:32up
- 6:32to
- 6:32you,
- 6:32and
- 6:33maybe
- 6:33you're
- 6:33feeling
- 6:33this
- 6:34comparison
- 6:34things
- 6:34yourself.
- 6:36My
- 6:36mom
- 6:37always
- 6:37said
- 6:37that.
- 6:37She
- 6:37said,
- 6:37we
- 6:38already
- 6:38have
- 6:38enough.
- 6:40And
- 6:40see,
- 6:40that's
- 6:40where
- 6:40true
- 6:41contentment
- 6:41really
- 6:42resides.
- 6:43Because
- 6:43here's
- 6:44the
- 6:44thing,
- 6:44and
- 6:44this
- 6:44is
- 6:44the
- 6:44big
- 6:45takeaway
- 6:45from
- 6:45today.
- 6:46And
- 6:46I
- 6:46want
- 6:46you
- 6:46to
- 6:46hear
- 6:46this
- 6:46loud
- 6:47and
- 6:47clear.
- 6:47If
- 6:47you
- 6:47got
- 6:47to
- 6:47write
- 6:47this
- 6:48down,
- 6:48write
- 6:48it
- 6:48down.
- 6:49Contentment
- 6:49isn't
- 6:50bought.
- 6:51So
- 6:51many
- 6:52people
- 6:52think
- 6:52you
- 6:52can
- 6:52go
- 6:52buy
- 6:53contentment.
- 6:53I
- 6:53can
- 6:53go
- 6:54buy
- 6:54happiness.
- 6:55I
- 6:55can
- 6:55go
- 6:55buy
- 6:55love.
- 6:56I
- 6:56can
- 6:56go
- 6:56by
- 6:56this
- 6:57feeling
- 6:57of
- 6:57euphoria.
- 6:58I'm
- 6:58so
- 6:58happy,
- 6:59Ralph.
- 7:00But
- 7:00that's
- 7:01not
- 7:01true
- 7:01contentment.
- 7:03True
- 7:03contentment
- 7:04is
- 7:04practiced.
- 7:05It's
- 7:06a
- 7:06daily
- 7:06decision
- 7:07to
- 7:07understand
- 7:08the
- 7:08grace
- 7:08that
- 7:08you've
- 7:09been
- 7:09given
- 7:09to
- 7:10appreciate
- 7:10what
- 7:10God
- 7:10has
- 7:11given
- 7:11you.
- 7:12See
- 7:12now
- 7:12maybe
- 7:12saying,
- 7:13Ralph,
- 7:13how
- 7:13do
- 7:13I
- 7:13get
- 7:13to
- 7:13this
- 7:14point?
- 7:14I
- 7:14get
- 7:14it,
- 7:14man.
- 7:15I'm
- 7:15stuck
- 7:15on
- 7:15this
- 7:15cultural
- 7:16treadmill
- 7:17as
- 7:17well.
- 7:17I'm
- 7:17on
- 7:18that
- 7:18escalator
- 7:18of
- 7:19just
- 7:19the
- 7:19world
- 7:19is
- 7:20coming
- 7:20at
- 7:20me
- 7:20from
- 7:20all
- 7:21sides.
- 7:22Things
- 7:23I'm
- 7:23going
- 7:23to
- 7:23encourage
- 7:23you
- 7:23to
- 7:23do
- 7:24right
- 7:24now
- 7:24is
- 7:24to
- 7:24create
- 7:25some
- 7:25ad
- 7:25free
- 7:26zones
- 7:26for
- 7:26yourself.
- 7:26Hey,
- 7:27listen,
- 7:27it's
- 7:27all
- 7:28around
- 7:28you.
- 7:28The
- 7:29only
- 7:29way
- 7:29to
- 7:29get
- 7:29out
- 7:30of
- 7:30it
- 7:30is
- 7:30to
- 7:31stop
- 7:31getting
- 7:31involved
- 7:32in
- 7:32it.
- 7:32Reduce
- 7:33your
- 7:33exposure.
- 7:34It's
- 7:34all
- 7:34about
- 7:35reducing
- 7:35that
- 7:35temptation
- 7:37and,
- 7:37and
- 7:37start
- 7:37to
- 7:37replace
- 7:38those
- 7:38ads
- 7:39with
- 7:39gratitude.
- 7:39So
- 7:40here's
- 7:40your
- 7:40one
- 7:40action
- 7:41step
- 7:41for
- 7:41today
- 7:41to
- 7:42really
- 7:42help
- 7:42you
- 7:42break
- 7:43that
- 7:43down.
- 7:44Identify
- 7:45those
- 7:45top
- 7:46ad
- 7:46zones
- 7:46in
- 7:46your
- 7:47life.
- 7:47We
- 7:47kind
- 7:47of
- 7:48talked
- 7:48about
- 7:48this
- 7:48yesterday
- 7:48when
- 7:49we
- 7:49talked
- 7:49about
- 7:49that
- 7:49comparison
- 7:50trap.
- 7:51Today's
- 7:51the
- 7:51same
- 7:52idea.
- 7:52Identify
- 7:53those
- 7:53top
- 7:53ad
- 7:54zones.
- 7:54Is
- 7:54it
- 7:54social
- 7:55media?
- 7:55Hey,
- 7:55if
- 7:56it's
- 7:56social
- 7:56media,
- 7:56limit
- 7:57your
- 7:57exposure
- 7:58to
- 7:58it.
- 7:58Don't
- 7:59become.
- 7:59Listen.
- 7:59If
- 7:59you're
- 8:00just
- 8:00going
- 8:00to
- 8:00put
- 8:00yourself
- 8:00in
- 8:01this
- 8:01constant
- 8:02state
- 8:02of
- 8:02temptation,
- 8:04you're
- 8:04just
- 8:04asking
- 8:04for
- 8:05it
- 8:05because
- 8:06listen,
- 8:06as
- 8:06a
- 8:06person,
- 8:07as
- 8:08flesh,
- 8:09what
- 8:09does
- 8:10the
- 8:10Bible
- 8:10say?
- 8:10You're
- 8:11going
- 8:11to
- 8:11have
- 8:11lust
- 8:11in
- 8:11your
- 8:12heart,
- 8:12you're
- 8:12going
- 8:12to
- 8:12have
- 8:12lust
- 8:12in
- 8:12your
- 8:13eyes.
- 8:14Well,
- 8:14why
- 8:14put
- 8:14yourself
- 8:15in
- 8:15that
- 8:15position?
- 8:15If
- 8:16it's
- 8:16your
- 8:16email,
- 8:17then
- 8:17start
- 8:17to
- 8:18filter
- 8:18your
- 8:18email.
- 8:18Here's
- 8:19one
- 8:19of
- 8:19the
- 8:19biggest
- 8:19things,
- 8:19and
- 8:20I'm
- 8:20guilty
- 8:20of
- 8:20this
- 8:20myself.
- 8:21I
- 8:21was
- 8:22talking
- 8:22about
- 8:22this
- 8:22on
- 8:22yesterday's
- 8:23show.
- 8:23I
- 8:23get
- 8:24these
- 8:24emails
- 8:24constantly,
- 8:25all
- 8:25day
- 8:25long.
- 8:25You
- 8:25got
- 8:25to
- 8:25buy
- 8:26this.
- 8:26Well,
- 8:26why
- 8:26am
- 8:26I
- 8:26getting
- 8:26them?
- 8:27Because
- 8:27I
- 8:27signed
- 8:28up
- 8:28for
- 8:28that
- 8:28nonsense.
- 8:30So
- 8:30start
- 8:30to
- 8:31unsubscribe
- 8:32from
- 8:32those
- 8:32things.
- 8:33It's
- 8:33really
- 8:34that
- 8:34simple.
- 8:34But
- 8:34we
- 8:34want
- 8:34to
- 8:35stay
- 8:35involved
- 8:35in
- 8:35that
- 8:35because
- 8:36here's
- 8:36a
- 8:36sinister
- 8:36truth.
- 8:37We
- 8:37don't
- 8:37want
- 8:37to
- 8:37miss
- 8:38out.
- 8:38We
- 8:38got
- 8:38that
- 8:38fear
- 8:38of
- 8:39missing
- 8:39out.
- 8:40And
- 8:40if
- 8:40stores
- 8:41do
- 8:41it
- 8:41to
- 8:41you,
- 8:41stay
- 8:41out
- 8:42of
- 8:42those
- 8:42stores.
- 8:42Don't
- 8:42go
- 8:42to
- 8:43those
- 8:43stores
- 8:44and
- 8:45maybe
- 8:45put
- 8:45some
- 8:45filters
- 8:46in
- 8:46place.
- 8:46Like
- 8:46I
- 8:46said,
- 8:46unsubscribe,
- 8:47mute
- 8:48those
- 8:48things,
- 8:48avoid
- 8:49them
- 8:49all
- 8:49together.
- 8:50Replace
- 8:51that
- 8:51scroll
- 8:51time
- 8:52so
- 8:52many
- 8:52of
- 8:52us
- 8:52waste.
- 8:52I've
- 8:53been
- 8:53really
- 8:53focusing
- 8:53on
- 8:53this
- 8:54the
- 8:54last
- 8:54week
- 8:55I,
- 8:55I
- 8:55really
- 8:55sat
- 8:55there
- 8:56and
- 8:56thought
- 8:56about
- 8:56how
- 8:56much
- 8:57time
- 8:57do
- 8:57I
- 8:57spend
- 8:58scrolling.
- 8:59I
- 8:59scroll
- 8:59Instagram
- 9:00or
- 9:00I
- 9:00scroll
- 9:01Facebook
- 9:01or
- 9:01I'm
- 9:02getting
- 9:02addicted
- 9:02to
- 9:02this
- 9:03TikTok
- 9:03stuff
- 9:03all
- 9:04the
- 9:04time
- 9:04now,
- 9:04these
- 9:04short
- 9:04little
- 9:05videos.
- 9:06But
- 9:06when
- 9:07we
- 9:07really
- 9:07study
- 9:07is
- 9:07what
- 9:08is
- 9:08it
- 9:08doing?
- 9:08It's
- 9:08all
- 9:08about
- 9:09ads.
- 9:09It's
- 9:09all
- 9:09about
- 9:09comparison.
- 9:10Because
- 9:10guess
- 9:11what?
- 9:11Those
- 9:11things
- 9:12exist
- 9:12to
- 9:13sell
- 9:13advertisement
- 9:14to
- 9:14advertisers
- 9:15because
- 9:15they
- 9:15know
- 9:15you're
- 9:16going
- 9:16to
- 9:16sit
- 9:16there
- 9:16and
- 9:16watch
- 9:16them
- 9:17and
- 9:17buy
- 9:17the
- 9:18stuff.
- 9:18You're
- 9:18going
- 9:18to
- 9:19buy
- 9:19the
- 9:19stuff
- 9:19because
- 9:19you
- 9:20feel
- 9:20less
- 9:20than.
- 9:21So
- 9:21replace
- 9:22that
- 9:22scroll
- 9:22time
- 9:22with
- 9:23gratitude
- 9:23time.
- 9:23Instead
- 9:24of
- 9:24scrolling,
- 9:24just
- 9:25drop
- 9:25to
- 9:25your
- 9:25knees.
- 9:25Say,
- 9:26lord,
- 9:26hey,
- 9:26listen,
- 9:26I
- 9:27know
- 9:27I've
- 9:27already
- 9:27got
- 9:27enough,
- 9:27and
- 9:28help
- 9:28me
- 9:28to
- 9:28understand
- 9:29that.
- 9:30And
- 9:30then
- 9:30as
- 9:31you
- 9:31stop
- 9:31trying
- 9:32to
- 9:32spend
- 9:33money
- 9:33on
- 9:33everything,
- 9:34start
- 9:34redirecting
- 9:35some
- 9:35of
- 9:35that
- 9:35money
- 9:36you
- 9:36save
- 9:36to
- 9:36that
- 9:37debt
- 9:37service.
- 9:37Maybe
- 9:38as
- 9:38I
- 9:38talked
- 9:38about
- 9:38the
- 9:38other
- 9:38day,
- 9:39you
- 9:39need
- 9:39to
- 9:39work
- 9:39on
- 9:39building
- 9:39that
- 9:40emergency
- 9:40fund
- 9:40so
- 9:40you've
- 9:41got
- 9:41that
- 9:41buffer.
- 9:42You're
- 9:42not
- 9:42constantly
- 9:43in
- 9:43that
- 9:43state
- 9:43of
- 9:44financial
- 9:44anxiety.
- 9:44And
- 9:45I
- 9:45know
- 9:45today's
- 9:45been
- 9:46a
- 9:46little
- 9:46rough.
- 9:46But
- 9:46listen,
- 9:48don't
- 9:48continue
- 9:48to
- 9:49put
- 9:49yourself
- 9:49in
- 9:50that
- 9:50temptation
- 9:51playground
- 9:52because
- 9:53you're
- 9:53going
- 9:53to
- 9:53get
- 9:53burned.
- 9:54Why
- 9:54about
- 9:55we
- 9:55pray
- 9:55together
- 9:55right
- 9:56now,
- 9:56Lord?
- 9:57We
- 9:57just
- 9:57thank
- 9:57you
- 9:58right
- 9:58now
- 9:58for
- 9:58the
- 9:58provision
- 9:59you've
- 9:59already
- 9:59given
- 9:59us,
- 9:59Lord.
- 10:00And
- 10:00we
- 10:01have
- 10:01to
- 10:01confess
- 10:01to
- 10:01you
- 10:01right
- 10:02now
- 10:02that
- 10:02these
- 10:02ads,
- 10:03they
- 10:03tug
- 10:03at
- 10:03our
- 10:03hearts,
- 10:04Lord,
- 10:04because
- 10:04they
- 10:04show
- 10:05us
- 10:05the
- 10:05world.
- 10:06They
- 10:06show
- 10:06us
- 10:06the
- 10:06flesh
- 10:07of
- 10:07our
- 10:07hearts.
- 10:07And
- 10:07you
- 10:08warned
- 10:08us
- 10:08in
- 10:08scripture
- 10:08about
- 10:09this,
- 10:09the
- 10:09lust
- 10:10of
- 10:10our
- 10:10eyes,
- 10:10Lord,
- 10:12we
- 10:12just
- 10:12ask
- 10:12that
- 10:13you
- 10:13would
- 10:13right
- 10:13now
- 10:13accept
- 10:14our
- 10:14confession
- 10:15of
- 10:15that
- 10:15and
- 10:15accept
- 10:16our
- 10:16forgiveness
- 10:16for
- 10:16that,
- 10:17Lord.
- 10:18And
- 10:18help
- 10:18us
- 10:18to
- 10:18be
- 10:18discerning,
- 10:19Lord.
- 10:19Help
- 10:20us
- 10:20to
- 10:20have
- 10:20the
- 10:20strength
- 10:21to
- 10:21resist
- 10:21this
- 10:22constant
- 10:22pressure
- 10:23all
- 10:23around
- 10:23us.
- 10:24Help
- 10:25us
- 10:25to
- 10:25limit
- 10:25our
- 10:25exposure
- 10:26to
- 10:26those
- 10:26things,
- 10:27Lord,
- 10:27and
- 10:27help
- 10:27us
- 10:28to
- 10:28really
- 10:28find
- 10:28true
- 10:28contentment
- 10:29in
- 10:29you.
- 10:30We
- 10:30just
- 10:30pray
- 10:31right
- 10:31now
- 10:31for
- 10:31contentment.
- 10:32And
- 10:32we
- 10:32pray
- 10:33for
- 10:33a
- 10:33stronger
- 10:34relationship
- 10:34with
- 10:34you,
- 10:34Christ,
- 10:35in
- 10:35all
- 10:35of
- 10:35our
- 10:36lives.
- 10:36And
- 10:36we
- 10:36ask
- 10:36this
- 10:37with
- 10:37complete
- 10:37confidence
- 10:38in
- 10:39the
- 10:39only
- 10:39name
- 10:39that
- 10:39matters,
- 10:40in
- 10:40the
- 10:40name
- 10:40of
- 10:40Jesus
- 10:41himself.
- 10:41Amen.
- 10:43Blocking
- 10:43ads
- 10:44isn't
- 10:44just
- 10:44about
- 10:44saving
- 10:45money.
- 10:46That's
- 10:46a
- 10:46big
- 10:46part
- 10:47of
- 10:47it,
- 10:47but
- 10:47it's
- 10:48about
- 10:48guarding
- 10:48your
- 10:48heart.
- 10:49That's
- 10:49what
- 10:49really
- 10:49the
- 10:49big
- 10:49takeaway
- 10:50from
- 10:50today
- 10:50is.
- 10:50You've
- 10:51got
- 10:51to
- 10:51guard
- 10:51your
- 10:52heart.
- 10:53So
- 10:53take
- 10:53that
- 10:53one
- 10:53step
- 10:54today
- 10:54to
- 10:54quiet
- 10:55the
- 10:55noise.
- 10:55Just
- 10:56stop
- 10:56putting
- 10:56yourself
- 10:57into
- 10:57that
- 10:57constant
- 10:58state
- 10:58of
- 10:58temptation.
- 11:00And
- 11:00maybe
- 11:00you're
- 11:01thinking
- 11:01of
- 11:01somebody
- 11:01as
- 11:01you're
- 11:01listening
- 11:02right
- 11:02now.
- 11:03Oh,
- 11:03you
- 11:03know
- 11:03what,
- 11:03Ralph?
- 11:03I
- 11:04know
- 11:04somebody
- 11:04that
- 11:04needs
- 11:05to
- 11:05hear
- 11:05this
- 11:05message.
- 11:06So
- 11:06many
- 11:07of
- 11:07what
- 11:07things
- 11:07we
- 11:07cover
- 11:08on
- 11:08the
- 11:08show
- 11:08are
- 11:09things
- 11:09that
- 11:09other
- 11:09people
- 11:10can
- 11:10benefit
- 11:10from.
- 11:11So
- 11:11again
- 11:11today,
- 11:11I
- 11:11want
- 11:12to
- 11:12ask
- 11:12you
- 11:12to
- 11:12share
- 11:12the
- 11:12show
- 11:13with
- 11:13somebody
- 11:13that
- 11:13can
- 11:13be
- 11:14impacted
- 11:14by
- 11:15this.
- 11:15Send
- 11:15them
- 11:15an
- 11:16email,
- 11:16send
- 11:16them
- 11:16a
- 11:16text
- 11:17and
- 11:17say,
- 11:17hey,
- 11:17listen.
- 11:17Listen
- 11:18to
- 11:18this
- 11:18guy,
- 11:18Ralph.
- 11:19And
- 11:19man,
- 11:19he
- 11:20nailed
- 11:20it
- 11:20today.
- 11:21You're
- 11:21constantly
- 11:22telling
- 11:22me
- 11:22that
- 11:22you
- 11:23need
- 11:23this,
- 11:23you
- 11:23need
- 11:23that.
- 11:23Well,
- 11:24go
- 11:24listen
- 11:24to
- 11:24his
- 11:24show.
- 11:24Just
- 11:24send
- 11:25them
- 11:25to
- 11:25financiallyconfidentchristian.com
- 11:28because,
- 11:28hey,
- 11:28this
- 11:28can
- 11:28have
- 11:29an
- 11:29impact
- 11:29on
- 11:29them.
- 11:30And
- 11:30while
- 11:30they're
- 11:30there,
- 11:31tell
- 11:31them,
- 11:31hey,
- 11:31you
- 11:31know
- 11:31what
- 11:32else?
- 11:32They
- 11:32get
- 11:32a
- 11:32free
- 11:32copy
- 11:33of
- 11:33my
- 11:33book,
- 11:33becoming
- 11:34a
- 11:34financially
- 11:34confident
- 11:35Christian.
- 11:35You,
- 11:36your
- 11:36friends,
- 11:36whoever
- 11:36wants
- 11:37to
- 11:37get
- 11:37it,
- 11:37they
- 11:37can
- 11:37go
- 11:37right
- 11:38to
- 11:38the
- 11:38website,
- 11:38get
- 11:38a
- 11:39free
- 11:39download
- 11:39of
- 11:39that,
- 11:40no
- 11:40strings
- 11:40attached,
- 11:41no
- 11:41questions
- 11:41asked.
- 11:41Just
- 11:42go
- 11:42to
- 11:42financiallyconfidentchristian.com/becoming
- 11:46and
- 11:46get
- 11:46a
- 11:46copy
- 11:47of
- 11:47your
- 11:47book.
- 11:47Now,
- 11:47tomorrow
- 11:48we're
- 11:48going
- 11:48to
- 11:48change
- 11:49the
- 11:49subject
- 11:49a
- 11:49little
- 11:49bit.
- 11:50We're
- 11:50going
- 11:50to
- 11:50talk
- 11:50about
- 11:50family
- 11:51time
- 11:51and
- 11:52we're
- 11:52going
- 11:52to
- 11:52talk
- 11:52about
- 11:52why
- 11:52money
- 11:53talks
- 11:53with
- 11:53family
- 11:54can
- 11:54be
- 11:54so
- 11:54awkward.
- 11:55So
- 11:55many
- 11:55people
- 11:56don't
- 11:56want
- 11:56to
- 11:56do
- 11:56this.
- 11:56I
- 11:56hear
- 11:57about
- 11:57this
- 11:57all
- 11:57the
- 11:57time
- 11:58when
- 11:58I'm
- 11:58working
- 11:58with
- 11:58people.
- 11:59But
- 11:59I'm
- 11:59going
- 11:59to
- 11:59tell
- 11:59you
- 12:00tomorrow
- 12:00how
- 12:00to
- 12:00turn
- 12:01them
- 12:01into
- 12:01strength
- 12:02instead
- 12:02of
- 12:02stress.
- 12:03That's
- 12:03going
- 12:03to
- 12:03be
- 12:03an
- 12:03episode
- 12:04you
- 12:04don't
- 12:04want
- 12:04to
- 12:04miss.
- 12:05And
- 12:05as
- 12:05I
- 12:06close
- 12:06today,
- 12:06I
- 12:06just
- 12:06want
- 12:07to
- 12:07remind
- 12:07you,
- 12:07you
- 12:07can
- 12:07do
- 12:08this.
- 12:08You
- 12:08can
- 12:09battle
- 12:09back
- 12:10against
- 12:10these
- 12:10ads
- 12:11that
- 12:11are
- 12:11constantly
- 12:11bombarding
- 12:12your
- 12:12mind.
- 12:14I
- 12:14believe
- 12:14in
- 12:14you.
- 12:15Have
- 12:15some
- 12:15confidence
- 12:15in
- 12:16yourself
- 12:16because
- 12:16I
- 12:16truly
- 12:17have
- 12:17confidence
- 12:17in
- 12:17you.
- 12:17I
- 12:17just
- 12:18want
- 12:18to
- 12:18thank
- 12:18you
- 12:18again
- 12:18for
- 12:18joining
- 12:19me.
- 12:19And
- 12:19I
- 12:19want
- 12:20you
- 12:20to
- 12:20right
- 12:20now
- 12:21go
- 12:21live
- 12:21as
- 12:22a
- 12:22financially
- 12:22confident
- 12:23Christian.
- 12:24God
- 12:24bless
- 12:24you.
- 12:25And
- 12:25you
- 12:25have
- 12:25a
- 12:25great
- 12:25day
- 12:26today.