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Can Being Honest About Our Struggles Actually Strengthen Our Faith? · Daily Bible Refresh

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  me
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  off
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  evidence
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  of
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  right
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  forever.
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  glory
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  you,
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  my
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  son,
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  Timothy.
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  The
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  prophetic
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  word
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  was
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  directed
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  to
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  you
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  prepared
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  keeping
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  on
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  yourself.
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  After
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  all,
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  this
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  fight
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  we're
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  in.
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  some,
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  you
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  know
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  who
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  by
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  relaxing
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  their
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  grip
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  and
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  thinking
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  anything
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  goes,
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  have
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  made
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  a
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  thorough
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  mess
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  of
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  their
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  faith.
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  Hymenaeus
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  and
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  Alexander
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  are
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  two
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  of
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  them.
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  Let
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  them
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  wander
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  off
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  to
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  Satan
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  to
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  be
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  taught
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  a
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  lesson
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  or
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  two
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  about
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  not
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  blaspheming.
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  That's
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  the
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  end
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  of
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  the
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  reading.
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  Let's
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  talk
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  here
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  about
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  finding
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  grace
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  in
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  the
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  struggle.
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  This
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  is
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  a
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  heart
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  to
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  heart
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  conversation
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  about
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  faith
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  here
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  just
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  to
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  share
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  with
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  you
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  about
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  some
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  things
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  that
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  are
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  on
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  my
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  heart.
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  Recently
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  my
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  wife
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  and
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  I
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  were
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  walking
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  in
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  the
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  woods
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  in
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  one
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  of
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  our
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  favorite
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  wood
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  parks
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  and
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  we're
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  coming
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  up
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  on
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  our
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  34th
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  anniversary
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  and
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  we're
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  talking
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  a
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  little
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  bit
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  about
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  how
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  there's
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  ups
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  and
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  downs
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  and
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  there's
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  highs
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  and
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  lows
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  in
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  that,
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  but
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  we
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  choose
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  to
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  go
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  through
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  the
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  struggles
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  and
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  the
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  delights
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  together.
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  Today's
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  passage
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  from
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  First
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  Timothy
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  speaks
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  to
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  this
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  idea
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  of
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  struggle
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  and
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  grace
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  in
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  A
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  powerful
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  way.
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  Paul's
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  writing
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  to
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  Timothy
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  about
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  faith
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  and
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  mercy
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  and
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  what
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  it
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  means
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  to
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  stay
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  true
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  to
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  our
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  beliefs
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  even
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  when
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  things
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  get
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  tough.
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  So
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  let's
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  talk
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  about
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  three
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  points
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  to
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  ponder
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  about
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  this
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  passage.
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  Number
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  one
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  is
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  grace
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  starts
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  with
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  honesty.
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  You
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  know,
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  Paul
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  calls
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  himself,
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  quote,
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  public
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  center
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  number
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  one.
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  And
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  there's
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  something
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  beautiful
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  about
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  that
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  honesty.
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  It
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  reminds
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  me
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  of
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  some
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  conversations
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  we
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  have
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  in
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  the
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  cancer
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  groups
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  that
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  I'm
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  a
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  part
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  of.
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  We
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  have
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  to
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  be
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  real
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  about
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  our
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  struggles,
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  about
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  the
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  daunting
• 3:29
  situation
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  before
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  us.
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  And
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  that's
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  when
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  healing
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  begins,
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  is
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  when
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  you
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  face
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  up
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  to
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  the
• 3:34
  reality
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  of
• 3:35
  what
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  you're
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  dealing
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  with.
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  Being
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  authentic
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  in
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  our
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  imperfections
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  isn't
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  weakness,
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  it's
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  the
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  foundation
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  of
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  transformation.
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  The
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  second
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  point
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  to
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  ponder
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  is
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  that
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  mercy
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  isn't
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  a
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  one
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  time
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  thing.
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  Paul
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  talks
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  about
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  endless
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  patience
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  and
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  that
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  hits
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  home
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  for
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  me.
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  I've
• 3:53
  watched
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  my
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  three
• 3:54
  children
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  grow
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  up
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  and
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  become
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  wonderful
• 3:55
  adults
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  and
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  they
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  each
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  have
• 3:57
  taken
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  their
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  own
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  unique
• 3:58
  path
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  in
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  life.
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  And
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  God's
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  patience
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  with
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  me
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  and
• 4:02
  my
• 4:02
  wife
• 4:02
  hasn't
• 4:02
  been
• 4:03
  a
• 4:03
  kind
• 4:03
  of
• 4:03
  one
• 4:03
  size
• 4:04
  fits
• 4:04
  all
• 4:04
  deal.
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  It
• 4:05
  has
• 4:05
  to
• 4:05
  be
• 4:06
  individual,
• 4:06
  has
• 4:06
  to
• 4:06
  be
• 4:07
  ongoing
• 4:08
  and
• 4:08
  persistent
• 4:09
  and
• 4:09
  directed
• 4:10
  towards
• 4:10
  that
• 4:11
  individual
• 4:12
  person
• 4:12
  when
• 4:12
  it
• 4:12
  has
• 4:12
  to
• 4:13
  always
• 4:13
  be
• 4:13
  available.
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  Even
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  when
• 4:15
  we've
• 4:16
  messed
• 4:16
  up
• 4:16
  or
• 4:17
  maybe
• 4:17
  they've
• 4:17
  messed
• 4:17
  up,
• 4:18
  it
• 4:18
  has
• 4:18
  to
• 4:18
  always
• 4:19
  be
• 4:19
  available.
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  Another
• 4:21
  point
• 4:21
  to
• 4:21
  ponder
• 4:22
  is
• 4:22
  faith
• 4:22
  in
• 4:22
  action,
• 4:23
  not
• 4:23
  passive.
• 4:25
  This
• 4:25
  passage
• 4:26
  here
• 4:26
  talks
• 4:26
  about
• 4:27
  having
• 4:27
  a
• 4:28
  firm
• 4:28
  grip
• 4:29
  on
• 4:29
  faith.
• 4:30
  This.
• 4:30
  This
• 4:31
  isn't
• 4:31
  about
• 4:31
  sitting
• 4:31
  back
• 4:31
  and
• 4:32
  just
• 4:32
  believing.
• 4:33
  It's
• 4:34
  about
• 4:34
  engaging
• 4:35
  with
• 4:36
  our
• 4:36
  faith.
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  I
• 4:37
  like
• 4:38
  to
• 4:38
  watch
• 4:38
  my
• 4:38
  favorite
• 4:39
  teams,
• 4:39
  the
• 4:39
  Pacers
• 4:40
  and
• 4:40
  the
• 4:40
  Colts
• 4:40
  and
• 4:41
  the
• 4:41
  Fever.
• 4:41
  And
• 4:42
  being
• 4:42
  a
• 4:42
  fan
• 4:43
  means
• 4:44
  showing
• 4:45
  up
• 4:45
  and
• 4:45
  being
• 4:45
  engaged,
• 4:47
  even
• 4:47
  when
• 4:47
  the
• 4:48
  season
• 4:48
  gets
• 4:48
  tough.
• 4:49
  And
• 4:49
  it
• 4:49
  does.
• 4:50
  Here's
• 4:51
  your
• 4:51
  action
• 4:51
  step
• 4:51
  for
• 4:52
  today.
• 4:53
  Choose
• 4:54
  one
• 4:54
  area
• 4:54
  of
• 4:54
  life
• 4:55
  where
• 4:55
  you've
• 4:55
  been
• 4:55
  hard
• 4:55
  on
• 4:56
  yourself
• 4:56
  or
• 4:56
  others
• 4:57
  and
• 4:57
  practice
• 4:58
  intentional
• 4:59
  grace.
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  Maybe
• 5:01
  it's
• 5:01
  forgiving
• 5:01
  yourself
• 5:01
  for
• 5:02
  a
• 5:02
  past
• 5:02
  mistake
• 5:02
  or
• 5:03
  extending
• 5:04
  understanding
• 5:04
  to
• 5:04
  someone
• 5:05
  who
• 5:05
  sees
• 5:05
  things
• 5:06
  differently.
• 5:07
  Write
• 5:07
  it
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