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S4 47. Get Real Rod – I’m Growing/Podcast Update · Millennial Mustard Seed

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  Hello, folks, this is Princess, you are listening to the
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  millennial Mustard Seed, pod casts.
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  Thanks for listening. Don't forget to share with your
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  friends. I stopped wearing Adam, very
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  tough spot. I think that what we're doing
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  right now is a great benefit and virtue because it's an
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  end-around between this whole corrupt informational system
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  media system. So, March 20th marks for years
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  of the millennial Mustard Seed podcast.
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  It's been quite a journey. I must say there's been some ups
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  and downs, but it's been priceless.
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  I remember when the wild thought popped into my head about
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  starting a podcast And I've never said on air before what
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  the name of the first show was, but it was not of this world was
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  the very first podcast and it was just my way of taking a step
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  of Faith. Personally, I hate the way, my
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  voice sounds, so it was hard for me to listen to myself and I was
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  computer illiterate when this whole thing began.
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  We all have a story and things that we have went through and
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  there's dreams and desires that we pursue while trying to
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  balance out life. I wanted to take this time just
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  to clear up the air and to share with you guys what the future of
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  the show will look like and to make some confessions I was not
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  raised in the church but I did give my heart to Jesus Christ in
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  a courtroom over nine years ago. I know that God works in
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  mysterious ways and he definitely has thoughts that are
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  much higher than our own. My life changed when I came to
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  him and it continues to change. I have struggled my whole life
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  with anger lust, lack of confidence, not knowing where I
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  belong and what my abilities were trying to sit in the
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  background quietly and observe everything around me.
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  Not really knowing when it was my turn to step up or to speak
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  and when people looked at me, I would have trouble looking them
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  in the eyes. I had a good childhood.
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  It also came with some traumas and the reason I bring all this
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  up is first and foremost. I've made plenty of mistakes and
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  that's why my faith in Christ is so important to me.
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  Now, as a man, sitting here, recording this for you guys, to
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  try to get a deeper understanding of who I am, as a
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  host, as a man, as a father, as a son, as a neighbor.
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  I repent. The frustrations, the lost, the
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  anger, the fear. I know there's a calling on my
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  life. And I have been growing.
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  The purpose of the show was to capture that journey.
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  I just had no idea. How much I would grow.
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  I've been taking time recently to really work on my
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  communication. With God, first and foremost,
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  and with my wife, and to really work out some bugs in my life,
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  trying to get a deeper understanding of what God gave
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  me and how I can offer it, how I can apply the visions that God
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  has given me about what I feel called to do and how to do it in
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  a genuine way, being true to the condition of my heart before him
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  because we can't hide anything from him.
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  And I see now how he has used this pod casting, process to
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  grow, me and challenge me, and to have me committed to a hobby
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  turned Ministry. I never called it a Ministry but
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  other people started to call it a Ministry and after reading
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  messages and emails, I started to understand the significance
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  of taking a journey into the unknown.
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  I believe love creates ample room for courage.
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  And I know perfect. Love cast out fear.
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  So, as I record this year, today still wondering what the future
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  is going to look like for my life.
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  And for the podcast, I want you guys as the listeners to know
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  this podcast will continue to be a place where love exists.
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  Disagreements can be done. Cordially respectfully and where
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  stories can be told I want this to be a place.
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  Unlike the world. Where truth can reside without
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  judgment Without Anger without biased?
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  A place where we can come together and reason and talk
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  about everything that is uncommon and common normal and
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  not normal depending on who you're talking to.
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  And I wanted to be a place where you can feel respected and safe
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  to share whatever is on your heart if you would like to be a
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  guest on this show. So I'm thankful to God for not
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  leaving me in the ditch for not leaving me in the gutter of my
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  mind and my heart. Heart my bad decisions, but I
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  know that it is not of myself. I'm not of this world.
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  I am simply passing through. I'd like to be bold and humble,
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  and honest. As I asked you guys, as
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  listeners to plant seeds into this ministry, that God has
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  given me. To continue to grow this
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  podcast. So it can become so much more
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  than just a podcast. I'd like to continue to open up
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  my home for home Church to be able to travel to other people's
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  homes for Fellowship. I like to be able to attend
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  conferences to grow the podcast, the equipment to continue to
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  work and study to show myself, well, approved as I limp along
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  and learn in this temporary life.
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  So, I asked you guys, if you have gotten value from this
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  podcast, from the last four seasons, I'd ask you to put
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  value back into the show. Help Me Grow this then It's for
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  all of us. This is not just for me.
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  I believe in what I'm doing. And I hope that you guys believe
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  and what God has called you to do.
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  If this podcast is made you laugh or cry consider giving a
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  dollar a month, four dollars a month, ten dollars a month that
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  would help tremendously. I'd like to give a shout out and
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  thank you to the two people who are donating to the podcast
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  monthly. That means a lot.
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  I know that there's great cost in equipment and services and I
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  don't consider my time doing this worthy of pay.
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  I'm doing it as a servant. Not looking to be in first place
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  in the race. I'm the only looking to finish
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  this race. Keeping my integrity and my
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  faith walking upright, as a man should in the confusing days we
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  live in and to be a voice of encouragement and confidence and
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  safety for my family and friends and listeners all around the
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  world. so, please consider I believe I have not because I ask
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  not. And I've thought long and hard
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  about this. So here I am asking something.
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  I thought I would never do but it's necessary, it's humbling
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  and I need you to partner with me as we move forward, clinging
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  to the word of God and working out our salvation with fear and
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  trembling and I'm excited because there's so many things.
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  I wish I could tell you guys all about, there's just not enough
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  time in the day. So I wanted to make this short
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  speak peace here for you. You pun intended.
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  Just to share my heart. I see this thing growing.
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  I feel personally, the growth and I'm happy that you guys are
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  a part of it and that you listen to the show.
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  Thank you for everybody who has left.
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  Five star reviews on Spotify on Apple.
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  Earning those reviews the old school way.
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  Letting time go by learning as I go editing and producing.
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  Creating what I believe is, genuine original content and I
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  hope to be doing this in 4 years from now God willing.
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  It blows me away. How far this this humble little
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  podcast is come already, we've gotten downloads and all 50
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  states, and over 64 countries. So, I know it's helping some of
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  you, as it is, clearly. Helping me last year, Spotify
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  gave me some statistics and the podcast was in the top 10
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  percent most shared globally. It was mainly through text
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  message, which I thought was so dope.
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  Hope it's so cool. And the show is in the top 5%
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  globally. Out of the few million podcast.
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  I'd say we're in the top hundred thousand give or take.
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  I never thought there would be listeners but that's changed.
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  You guys have shown me that you listen that you're there that
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  you're sharing this and encouraging me.
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  And for those of you who are praying for me, Thank you.
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  I'm going to do my best to keep this thing going, and we'll let
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  God do the rest. This is my confession to you
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  guys. My need of help and my
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  acknowledgement of how far I know I still need to go.
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  I lack in many areas, but I want to be honest.
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  And transparent with you guys when I say that, I'm repenting
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  of the things that are not right in my life, the way that I
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  thought about things, the rabbit trails and content that I spent
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  too much time diving into that wasn't actually helpful to my
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  calling, but I don't regret any of it.
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  I only look to increase and godliness and to be a man and a
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  voice for our Generation the millennial generation and every
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  generation. That's willing to listen.
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  Thank you for listening to this podcast and please leave that
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  five-star rating and review of your own Apple.
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  You guys write me a review that really helps your own Spotify.
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  Leave me that five star rating. If you guys want to find me on
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  Instagram or the YouTube channel, which is I just kind of
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  started playing around with its the millennial Mustard Seed and
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  that's all I got. This is your host Rod coming to
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  you from Southeastern Pennsylvania.
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  I'll catch you on the next episode.
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  God Bless America. Goodbye.