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Finding Light in Darkness: A Journey of Faith during the hoidays · HAVE FAITH LET IT BEGIN®

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  Have faith. Let it begin. When it starts right now.
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  Welcome to Have Faith. Let it begin. Here's your host, Angel Santana.
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  Ariel, can you say, have faith? Let it begin. Let it begin? Let it begin. Say, have faith.
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  Let it begin. Let it begin. No. No. No? Okay. Hi, Noah. Noah! Noah!
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  Happy birthday, Noah! Hey, then. Oh, baby. You just got to go with it.
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  Oh, Noah. This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it smile.
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  This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it smile. This little light of...
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  I'm gonna let it smile. Let it smile.
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  Let it smile. Let it smile. Yeah!
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  Daddy, I'm so excited, but I have one question. What's your question?
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  I'm going to be a pastor or a minister.
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  Good question. I don't know, but it is all in God's hands. Good morning.
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  You're listening to Have Faith, Let It Begin, and it starts right now.
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  Have faith. Hello, everyone, and welcome to Have Faith, Let It Begin. I am back.
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  It is December 12th, 2024. Yes, we are back and live here at 7.30 a.m.
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  Eastern Standard Time. We had taken a little break, but now we are back.
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  That's right. I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and,
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  of course, a Happy New Year coming up.
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  We have been so busy on the back end getting ready for the holiday season here
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  at Have Faith Let It Begin.
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  For example, don't forget, we have our annual tradition, the story of the candy
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  cane hosted by Santa Claus and yours truly.
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  So I'm excited about that. I hope you are. And we're getting ready to embark
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  on a new journey, a new chapter. But here's a quick programming note.
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  Welcoming in to Podbean, the one and only Dr.
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  Ian Ellie with his podcast, Citizens Reunited to Overcome Cancer,
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  otherwise known as the Crock Podcast. That's right.
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  They're on Podbean now. So make sure you switch over, you get onto Podbean app,
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  and you follow him immediately.
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  I'm telling you, we don't want to miss that.
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  Well, today's episode is very simple. We pray for those that are in the hospital,
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  pray for family members that are in the hospital.
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  It is a futuristic, why do I say futuristic? I don't even know. It is a futuristic.
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  An issue that always comes up.
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  Family members during the holiday season or some of us will encounter sadness
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  during the holiday season.
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  I know what that feels like, guys. I'm not saying that just to say it. I do.
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  So I'm only going to speak from my point of view because I'm not going to begin
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  to try to understand what you're going through.
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  But in 2001 to 2002, I would say two,
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  maybe even three I went through a two-year depression
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  and during that depression when the holidays came in
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  it made things worse I made myself feel
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  unworthy I I say I made myself feel because I did I didn't allow others in I
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  did that to myself again I'm only speaking about my own personal experience
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  I'm not even trying to compare yours to mine I'm just saying that for me I didn't allow others in.
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  And I wish I would have because it would have made the holiday season better.
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  I chose not to go home for the holidays. I spent it alone, which made things worse.
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  And once I got out slowly of the depression, I got myself understanding that you do need friends.
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  You do need loved ones. You do need the Holy Spirit and the Heavenly Father
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  to be there and to guide you. And I was lost.
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  I didn't go to church during those times, maybe once or twice,
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  but not as much as I should have.
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  I didn't seek out the Lord. I think I prayed more of anger.
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  And what I realized was my life wasn't over. My life was just beginning. It just started.
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  And, you know, for myself, I said, wow, I can do so many things.
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  I can help so many others by sharing in my misfortunes and explaining all the
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  things that happened to me, like not being able to pay rent.
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  Well, that's a lie. I did pay rent, but I was living paycheck to paycheck,
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  almost feeling like I couldn't pay rent. I knew, I knew that I had bills to pay. I had four jobs.
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  I was a janitor. I was full-time manager, assistant branch manager for Dial America Marketing.
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  I was, excuse me, I was a, well, I think it's called now the,
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  I don't know what it's called now, but back then it was, it was for CVS and
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  I was, I was a pharmaceutical assistant.
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  There we go. And I don't know if they have to change the names now,
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  but I, you had to take a test and all that.
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  Pharmaceutical assistant And then, of course, I worked at TGIF Fridays as a server.
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  So I had four jobs all at once just to make sure I made all ends meet.
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  We made things even worse.
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  Yeah, it kept me going and it kept me sidetracked at times. But all in all,
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  it made me realize that I was down.
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  And it wasn't until I met a very, very special person during the holiday season.
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  I don't want to say her name because I haven't got permission.
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  But all I will say is that she was from Kentucky. So she knows who she is.
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  And she showed me and explained to me that I was worthy.
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  She was the first one that told me that I was a handsome young man,
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  that I was able to give so much for anyone, and anyone that would be interested
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  in me would be the most happiest woman ever.
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  And slowly but surely, I got out of that depression.
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  And then, of course, I'll never forget, crying in my bed, my little dog,
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  Buster B, little miniature pincher, he slowly creeped up,
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  He went right up to my face, and all of a sudden he went.
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  Which he never did. And then he licked my face, and I realized he didn't want me to cry anymore.
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  And that's when things just changed. I went to church that Sunday.
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  I prayed to God, and I learned to thank God for the good days and the bad days.
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  So during this holiday season, I want each and every one of you to remember this.
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  You're not alone. You never will be. You never have been.
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  You are special. God loves you.
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  God believes in you. God trusts in you. And God will never, ever, ever leave your side.
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  Remember that today and every day.
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  Because God knows who you are.
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  God wants to be a part of your life. And all he's asking you to do is to believe and trust in him.
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  On behalf of all of us here at Half Faith, let it begin. If you're feeling that
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  way, if you're feeling down now, reach out to me and I'd be more than happy to speak with you.
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  Go to havefaithletitbegin.com, scroll all the way to the bottom,
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  write to me. It goes right directly to my email and I will reach out to you.
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  May God be with you. May he shine his light upon you and grant each and every
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  single one of you peace on earth.
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  And never, ever forget to have faith, let it begin. We pray for Foy.
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  He is a recovering person that dealt with heart complications.
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  He had so many things. We continue to pray for Clinton and his family.
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  By the way, that is coming back more than you'll think.
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  It's going to be on fire, personal testimonies. We pray for my brother,
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  Art. We pray for every single family member.
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  And we ask you this in your precious name. In the name of the Father,
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  the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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  And never forget, have faith, let it begin. Take care, guys.
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  Thank you for listening to Have Faith, Let It Begin. We'll be back tomorrow.