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What Do I Do When Comparison Makes Me Spend Money I Don't Have? · Becoming Financially Confident

• 1:20
  Comparison
• 1:21
  is
• 1:21
  a
• 1:21
  thief
• 1:21
  of
• 1:21
  joy,
• 1:22
  but
• 1:23
  it's
• 1:23
  also
• 1:23
  the
• 1:24
  primary
• 1:24
  driver
• 1:25
  of
• 1:25
  debt.
• 1:26
  And
• 1:26
  if
• 1:26
  you're
• 1:27
  checking
• 1:27
  your
• 1:27
  social
• 1:27
  media
• 1:28
  feed
• 1:28
  and
• 1:28
  then
• 1:28
  checking
• 1:29
  your
• 1:29
  bank
• 1:29
  account
• 1:29
  to
• 1:30
  see
• 1:30
  if
• 1:30
  you
• 1:30
  can
• 1:30
  afford
• 1:31
  to
• 1:31
  keep
• 1:31
  up,
• 1:32
  you're
• 1:32
  fighting
• 1:32
  a
• 1:32
  battle
• 1:33
  that
• 1:33
  you're
• 1:33
  never
• 1:33
  going
• 1:34
  to
• 1:34
  win.
• 1:35
  So
• 1:35
  today
• 1:36
  we're
• 1:36
  talking
• 1:36
  about
• 1:36
  how
• 1:36
  to
• 1:37
  break
• 1:37
  the
• 1:37
  comparison
• 1:38
  spiral
• 1:39
  and
• 1:39
  find
• 1:39
  a
• 1:39
  contentment
• 1:40
  that
• 1:40
  doesn't
• 1:41
  come
• 1:41
  with
• 1:41
  a
• 1:41
  monthly
• 1:42
  payment.
• 2:04
  Hello,
• 2:05
  friend,
• 2:05
  Ralph
• 2:06
  Estep
• 2:06
  Jr.
• 2:07
  Here.
• 2:07
  Welcome
• 2:07
  to
• 2:08
  Financially
• 2:08
  Confident
• 2:09
  Christian,
• 2:10
  where
• 2:10
  we're
• 2:10
  breaking
• 2:10
  the
• 2:11
  cycle
• 2:11
  of
• 2:11
  financial
• 2:12
  shame
• 2:12
  and
• 2:12
  helping
• 2:12
  you
• 2:13
  find
• 2:13
  financial
• 2:14
  confidence.
• 2:15
  And
• 2:15
  today's
• 2:16
  topic
• 2:16
  hits
• 2:17
  so
• 2:17
  many
• 2:17
  of
• 2:17
  us
• 2:18
  and
• 2:18
  it's
• 2:19
  how
• 2:19
  to
• 2:19
  stop
• 2:19
  the
• 2:19
  comparison,
• 2:20
  spend
• 2:21
  and
• 2:21
  find
• 2:22
  real
• 2:22
  contentment.
• 2:23
  Let's
• 2:24
  get
• 2:24
  right
• 2:24
  to
• 2:24
  today's
• 2:24
  listener
• 2:25
  question.
• 2:26
  Listener
• 2:26
  question
• 2:26
  wrote
• 2:27
  this
• 2:27
  Ralph
• 2:28
  Every
• 2:28
  time
• 2:29
  I
• 2:29
  see
• 2:29
  what
• 2:29
  others
• 2:29
  have,
• 2:30
  I
• 2:31
  feel
• 2:31
  inadequate
• 2:32
  and
• 2:32
  behind.
• 2:33
  Then
• 2:33
  I
• 2:33
  spend
• 2:34
  money
• 2:34
  trying
• 2:34
  to
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  catch
• 2:35
  up
• 2:35
  or
• 2:35
  prove
• 2:36
  I'm
• 2:36
  doing
• 2:36
  okay.
• 2:37
  And
• 2:38
  it
• 2:38
  just
• 2:38
  makes
• 2:38
  things
• 2:39
  even
• 2:39
  worse.
• 2:40
  More
• 2:41
  debt,
• 2:42
  more
• 2:42
  stress,
• 2:43
  more
• 2:43
  shame,
• 2:43
  more
• 2:44
  I'm
• 2:45
  caught
• 2:45
  in
• 2:45
  this
• 2:45
  spiral
• 2:46
  and
• 2:47
  I
• 2:47
  can't
• 2:47
  seem
• 2:47
  to
• 2:47
  get
• 2:48
  out.
• 2:49
  How
• 2:49
  do
• 2:49
  I
• 2:50
  stop
• 2:50
  comparing
• 2:51
  myself
• 2:51
  and
• 2:51
  find
• 2:52
  real
• 2:52
  contentment
• 2:53
  instead
• 2:54
  of
• 2:54
  this
• 2:54
  fake
• 2:55
  version
• 2:55
  I'm
• 2:56
  buying
• 2:56
  that
• 2:56
  only
• 2:57
  leaves
• 2:57
  me
• 2:58
  feeling
• 2:58
  emptier?
• 3:01
  I'm
• 3:01
  going
• 3:01
  to
• 3:01
  say
• 3:01
  this.
• 3:02
  First
• 3:02
  of
• 3:02
  all,
• 3:02
  thank
• 3:02
  you
• 3:03
  so
• 3:03
  much
• 3:03
  for
• 3:03
  your
• 3:03
  question.
• 3:04
  Your
• 3:05
  question
• 3:05
  tells
• 3:06
  me
• 3:06
  that
• 3:06
  you
• 3:06
  know
• 3:06
  there's
• 3:07
  a
• 3:07
  problem.
• 3:07
  And
• 3:07
  you
• 3:08
  know,
• 3:08
  I've
• 3:08
  been
• 3:08
  taught
• 3:09
  to
• 3:09
  believe
• 3:10
  when
• 3:10
  you
• 3:10
  recognize
• 3:11
  the
• 3:11
  problem,
• 3:12
  you're
• 3:12
  that
• 3:12
  much
• 3:12
  closer
• 3:13
  to
• 3:13
  resolving
• 3:13
  it
• 3:14
  because
• 3:15
  you've
• 3:15
  come
• 3:15
  up
• 3:15
  with
• 3:15
  an
• 3:15
  idea
• 3:16
  here.
• 3:17
  You
• 3:17
  can't
• 3:18
  build
• 3:18
  your
• 3:18
  own
• 3:19
  financial
• 3:19
  house
• 3:19
  if
• 3:20
  you're
• 3:20
  constantly
• 3:21
  staring
• 3:21
  at
• 3:21
  your
• 3:21
  neighbor's
• 3:22
  blueprints.
• 3:23
  It
• 3:23
  won't
• 3:23
  work.
• 3:24
  What
• 3:25
  they've
• 3:25
  built
• 3:25
  for
• 3:26
  them
• 3:26
  doesn't
• 3:26
  work
• 3:27
  for
• 3:27
  you.
• 3:28
  But
• 3:29
  now
• 3:29
  you're
• 3:29
  thinking,
• 3:29
  okay,
• 3:29
  well,
• 3:30
  how
• 3:30
  do
• 3:30
  I
• 3:30
  change
• 3:30
  this
• 3:31
  dynamic?
• 3:31
  How
• 3:31
  do
• 3:31
  I
• 3:32
  change
• 3:32
  my
• 3:32
  mindset?
• 3:34
  The
• 3:34
  first
• 3:34
  thing
• 3:35
  you've
• 3:35
  got
• 3:35
  to
• 3:36
  do
• 3:36
  is,
• 3:36
  is
• 3:36
  identify
• 3:37
  your
• 3:38
  triggers.
• 3:40
  Pay
• 3:40
  attention
• 3:41
  when
• 3:41
  that
• 3:42
  need
• 3:42
  to
• 3:42
  spend
• 3:43
  arises.
• 3:44
  So
• 3:44
  many
• 3:45
  of
• 3:45
  us
• 3:45
  don't
• 3:45
  understand
• 3:46
  the
• 3:46
  triggers.
• 3:47
  And
• 3:48
  if
• 3:48
  you
• 3:48
  think
• 3:48
  about
• 3:48
  when
• 3:49
  you
• 3:49
  start
• 3:49
  to
• 3:49
  feel
• 3:49
  that
• 3:50
  need,
• 3:50
  maybe
• 3:51
  it's
• 3:51
  if
• 3:51
  you're
• 3:51
  scrolling
• 3:52
  Instagram
• 3:52
  and
• 3:53
  you
• 3:53
  see
• 3:53
  somebody
• 3:53
  say,
• 3:54
  oh,
• 3:54
  I've
• 3:54
  got
• 3:54
  to
• 3:54
  have
• 3:54
  that.
• 3:55
  I've
• 3:55
  got
• 3:55
  to
• 3:55
  do
• 3:55
  that
• 3:56
  vacation.
• 3:56
  Look
• 3:57
  at
• 3:57
  that
• 3:57
  purse
• 3:57
  that
• 3:57
  person
• 3:58
  has.
• 3:58
  I
• 3:58
  got
• 3:58
  to
• 3:58
  have
• 3:59
  that
• 3:59
  one.
• 4:00
  Or
• 4:00
  maybe
• 4:00
  it's
• 4:01
  after
• 4:01
  visiting
• 4:01
  a
• 4:02
  certain
• 4:02
  friend.
• 4:03
  You
• 4:04
  go
• 4:04
  to
• 4:04
  a
• 4:04
  friend's
• 4:04
  house
• 4:05
  and
• 4:05
  you
• 4:05
  see
• 4:05
  what
• 4:05
  they've
• 4:06
  got.
• 4:06
  And
• 4:07
  the
• 4:07
  thing
• 4:07
  is,
• 4:07
  you
• 4:08
  don't
• 4:08
  realize
• 4:08
  what's
• 4:09
  going
• 4:09
  on
• 4:09
  behind
• 4:09
  the
• 4:09
  scenes
• 4:10
  there.
• 4:10
  You
• 4:10
  only
• 4:10
  see
• 4:10
  the
• 4:11
  stuff
• 4:11
  that's
• 4:11
  spit
• 4:11
  and
• 4:11
  polished
• 4:12
  on
• 4:12
  the
• 4:12
  front,
• 4:13
  but
• 4:14
  that's
• 4:14
  where
• 4:14
  it
• 4:14
  starts.
• 4:15
  Identify
• 4:16
  your
• 4:16
  triggers,
• 4:17
  identify
• 4:17
  the
• 4:18
  source
• 4:19
  so
• 4:19
  you
• 4:20
  can
• 4:20
  guard
• 4:20
  the
• 4:20
  gate.
• 4:21
  Because
• 4:21
  that's
• 4:21
  really
• 4:21
  the
• 4:21
  beginning
• 4:22
  of
• 4:22
  where
• 4:22
  you're
• 4:22
  going
• 4:22
  to
• 4:23
  find
• 4:23
  success
• 4:23
  in
• 4:23
  this,
• 4:24
  is
• 4:24
  guarding
• 4:25
  the
• 4:25
  gate.
• 4:26
  Here's
• 4:27
  the
• 4:27
  second
• 4:27
  thing
• 4:27
  I'm
• 4:27
  going
• 4:27
  to
• 4:27
  encourage
• 4:28
  you
• 4:28
  to
• 4:28
  do.
• 4:29
  Recognize
• 4:30
  the
• 4:30
  filtered
• 4:31
  reality.
• 4:32
  As
• 4:33
  I
• 4:33
  said
• 4:33
  a
• 4:33
  minute
• 4:33
  ago,
• 4:35
  you're
• 4:35
  comparing
• 4:36
  your
• 4:36
  behind
• 4:36
  the
• 4:37
  scenes
• 4:37
  with
• 4:37
  everyone
• 4:37
  else's
• 4:38
  highlight
• 4:38
  reel.
• 4:40
  What
• 4:40
  you
• 4:40
  see
• 4:40
  is
• 4:41
  what
• 4:41
  they
• 4:41
  want
• 4:41
  you
• 4:41
  to
• 4:42
  see.
• 4:43
  You
• 4:43
  see
• 4:43
  their
• 4:43
  new
• 4:44
  car,
• 4:44
  you
• 4:45
  see
• 4:45
  that
• 4:45
  new
• 4:45
  house,
• 4:46
  that
• 4:46
  vacation,
• 4:47
  all
• 4:48
  that
• 4:48
  bling
• 4:48
  bling
• 4:49
  and
• 4:49
  all
• 4:49
  that
• 4:49
  other
• 4:49
  stuff.
• 4:51
  What
• 4:51
  you
• 4:51
  don't
• 4:51
  see
• 4:52
  is
• 4:52
  the
• 4:52
  high
• 4:52
  interest,
• 4:53
  credit
• 4:53
  card
• 4:53
  debt,
• 4:54
  or
• 4:54
  the
• 4:54
  loans
• 4:54
  behind
• 4:55
  that,
• 4:56
  or
• 4:56
  as
• 4:56
  we
• 4:56
  talked
• 4:57
  about,
• 4:57
  the
• 4:58
  marital
• 4:58
  stress
• 4:59
  behind
• 4:59
  it.
• 5:00
  You
• 5:00
  only
• 5:00
  see
• 5:01
  the
• 5:01
  highlight
• 5:01
  reel.
• 5:01
  It's
• 5:02
  the
• 5:02
  snapshots,
• 5:02
  it's
• 5:03
  the
• 5:03
  winning
• 5:04
  film.
• 5:05
  But
• 5:05
  you
• 5:06
  don't
• 5:06
  know
• 5:06
  what's
• 5:06
  behind
• 5:06
  the
• 5:07
  scenes.
• 5:09
  Next
• 5:09
  thing
• 5:09
  you've
• 5:09
  got
• 5:09
  to
• 5:10
  do
• 5:10
  is
• 5:10
  you've
• 5:10
  got
• 5:10
  to
• 5:11
  curate
• 5:11
  your
• 5:11
  environment.
• 5:13
  It's
• 5:14
  a
• 5:14
  fancy
• 5:14
  way
• 5:14
  of
• 5:15
  saying,
• 5:15
  if
• 5:15
  your
• 5:15
  social
• 5:16
  media
• 5:16
  is
• 5:16
  the
• 5:17
  fuel
• 5:17
  for
• 5:18
  your
• 5:18
  comparison
• 5:18
  fire,
• 5:20
  it's
• 5:20
  time
• 5:20
  to
• 5:20
  take
• 5:21
  a
• 5:21
  digital
• 5:21
  rest.
• 5:23
  You're
• 5:23
  probably
• 5:23
  saying,
• 5:24
  ralph,
• 5:24
  all
• 5:24
  you
• 5:24
  talk
• 5:24
  about
• 5:25
  is
• 5:25
  how
• 5:25
  terrible
• 5:26
  social
• 5:26
  media
• 5:26
  is.
• 5:28
  I
• 5:28
  do
• 5:28
  that
• 5:29
  and
• 5:29
  I'll
• 5:29
  tell
• 5:29
  you
• 5:29
  why.
• 5:30
  I
• 5:31
  see
• 5:31
  what
• 5:31
  it
• 5:31
  does
• 5:32
  to
• 5:32
  people.
• 5:33
  I
• 5:33
  see
• 5:34
  what
• 5:34
  it
• 5:34
  does
• 5:34
  to
• 5:35
  marriages,
• 5:35
  I
• 5:36
  see
• 5:36
  what
• 5:36
  it
• 5:36
  does
• 5:36
  to
• 5:36
  relationships.
• 5:38
  It
• 5:39
  creates
• 5:39
  this
• 5:39
  constant
• 5:40
  feeling
• 5:40
  of
• 5:40
  inadequacy.
• 5:42
  And
• 5:42
  then
• 5:43
  you
• 5:43
  follow
• 5:43
  these
• 5:44
  things
• 5:44
  to
• 5:44
  make
• 5:45
  yourself
• 5:45
  feel
• 5:45
  better,
• 5:46
  but
• 5:46
  all
• 5:46
  it
• 5:46
  does
• 5:46
  is
• 5:47
  make
• 5:47
  you
• 5:47
  feel
• 5:47
  worse.
• 5:48
  That's
• 5:48
  exactly
• 5:48
  what
• 5:48
  you're
• 5:49
  saying
• 5:49
  in
• 5:49
  today's
• 5:49
  Listener
• 5:50
  Question.
• 5:51
  What
• 5:51
  does
• 5:51
  it
• 5:51
  say
• 5:51
  here?
• 5:52
  You
• 5:52
  said,
• 5:52
  how
• 5:52
  do
• 5:53
  I
• 5:53
  stop
• 5:53
  comparing
• 5:54
  myself?
• 5:54
  How
• 5:55
  do
• 5:55
  I
• 5:55
  stop
• 5:55
  trying
• 5:56
  to
• 5:56
  catch
• 5:56
  up?
• 5:56
  How
• 5:57
  do
• 5:57
  I
• 5:57
  stop
• 5:58
  proving
• 5:58
  I'm
• 5:58
  okay?
• 6:00
  Well,
• 6:00
  the
• 6:01
  only
• 6:01
  way
• 6:01
  you're
• 6:01
  going
• 6:01
  to
• 6:01
  do
• 6:02
  that
• 6:02
  is
• 6:02
  if
• 6:02
  you
• 6:02
  start
• 6:03
  to
• 6:03
  curate
• 6:04
  the
• 6:04
  environment
• 6:05
  that
• 6:05
  you
• 6:05
  put
• 6:05
  yourself
• 6:06
  in.
• 6:07
  And
• 6:07
  this
• 6:07
  isn't
• 6:08
  an
• 6:08
  easy
• 6:08
  thing
• 6:08
  to
• 6:08
  do,
• 6:08
  but
• 6:09
  it's
• 6:09
  a
• 6:09
  necessary
• 6:10
  thing
• 6:10
  to
• 6:10
  do.
• 6:11
  We
• 6:11
  talked
• 6:12
  at
• 6:12
  the
• 6:12
  beginning
• 6:12
  about
• 6:12
  triggers.
• 6:13
  If
• 6:13
  there
• 6:13
  are
• 6:14
  accounts
• 6:14
  that
• 6:14
  trigger
• 6:15
  you.
• 6:16
  If
• 6:16
  there
• 6:16
  are
• 6:16
  things
• 6:16
  that
• 6:16
  make
• 6:17
  you
• 6:17
  feel
• 6:17
  inadequate,
• 6:19
  stop
• 6:19
  putting
• 6:20
  those
• 6:20
  in
• 6:20
  your
• 6:20
  life.
• 6:22
  Instead,
• 6:23
  find
• 6:23
  things
• 6:23
  that
• 6:24
  promote
• 6:24
  you.
• 6:25
  Find
• 6:25
  things
• 6:25
  that
• 6:25
  promote
• 6:26
  stewardship,
• 6:27
  find
• 6:27
  things
• 6:28
  that
• 6:28
  promote
• 6:28
  gratitude,
• 6:29
  things
• 6:29
  that
• 6:29
  make
• 6:29
  you
• 6:30
  feel
• 6:30
  better
• 6:30
  about
• 6:30
  yourself.
• 6:31
  I,
• 6:32
  for
• 6:32
  the
• 6:32
  life
• 6:32
  of
• 6:32
  me
• 6:33
  don't
• 6:33
  understand
• 6:34
  why
• 6:34
  we
• 6:34
  live
• 6:35
  in
• 6:35
  this
• 6:36
  constant
• 6:36
  state
• 6:37
  of
• 6:37
  not
• 6:37
  having
• 6:38
  enough.
• 6:39
  When,
• 6:39
  let
• 6:39
  me
• 6:39
  tell
• 6:39
  you
• 6:39
  right
• 6:40
  now,
• 6:40
  if
• 6:40
  you're
• 6:40
  listening
• 6:40
  to
• 6:40
  my
• 6:41
  voice
• 6:41
  or
• 6:41
  you're
• 6:41
  watching
• 6:42
  me,
• 6:43
  you
• 6:43
  are
• 6:43
  in
• 6:43
  a
• 6:43
  very
• 6:44
  great
• 6:44
  place.
• 6:45
  So
• 6:46
  curate
• 6:46
  what
• 6:46
  you
• 6:47
  put
• 6:47
  around
• 6:47
  you.
• 6:48
  Which
• 6:48
  leads
• 6:49
  me
• 6:49
  to
• 6:49
  the
• 6:49
  next
• 6:49
  thing.
• 6:50
  You've
• 6:51
  got
• 6:51
  to
• 6:51
  practice
• 6:52
  active
• 6:52
  gratitude.
• 6:54
  What
• 6:54
  I
• 6:54
  have
• 6:54
  found
• 6:55
  in
• 6:55
  my
• 6:55
  own
• 6:55
  life
• 6:56
  is
• 6:57
  it
• 6:57
  is
• 6:57
  impossible
• 6:58
  to
• 6:58
  be
• 6:58
  jealous
• 6:58
  and
• 6:59
  grateful
• 6:59
  at
• 6:59
  the
• 6:59
  same
• 6:59
  time.
• 7:00
  Try
• 7:00
  it.
• 7:01
  It
• 7:01
  won't
• 7:01
  work.
• 7:03
  You
• 7:03
  just
• 7:03
  can't
• 7:03
  do
• 7:04
  it.
• 7:05
  But
• 7:05
  you
• 7:05
  got
• 7:05
  to
• 7:06
  practice
• 7:06
  this.
• 7:06
  It's
• 7:06
  not
• 7:07
  something
• 7:07
  that
• 7:07
  comes
• 7:07
  naturally
• 7:08
  to
• 7:08
  most
• 7:08
  people.
• 7:09
  We're
• 7:09
  fleshly
• 7:09
  people.
• 7:11
  We
• 7:11
  don't
• 7:11
  understand
• 7:12
  it
• 7:12
  at
• 7:12
  first.
• 7:14
  So
• 7:14
  plan
• 7:15
  it
• 7:15
  ahead
• 7:15
  of
• 7:15
  time.
• 7:15
  Every
• 7:16
  morning,
• 7:17
  before
• 7:17
  your
• 7:18
  feet
• 7:18
  hit
• 7:18
  the
• 7:18
  floor,
• 7:20
  list
• 7:20
  three
• 7:20
  financial
• 7:21
  or
• 7:22
  material
• 7:23
  blessings
• 7:23
  that
• 7:23
  you
• 7:23
  have.
• 7:25
  Because
• 7:25
  when
• 7:26
  you
• 7:26
  think
• 7:26
  about
• 7:26
  it,
• 7:27
  you
• 7:27
  already
• 7:28
  have
• 7:28
  so
• 7:28
  much.
• 7:29
  You
• 7:30
  have
• 7:30
  things
• 7:30
  that
• 7:30
  you
• 7:30
  didn't
• 7:31
  earn
• 7:31
  or
• 7:31
  things
• 7:31
  that
• 7:32
  you
• 7:32
  didn't
• 7:32
  deserve.
• 7:32
  Now
• 7:33
  I
• 7:33
  can
• 7:33
  already
• 7:33
  hear
• 7:33
  people
• 7:34
  saying,
• 7:34
  well,
• 7:34
  wait
• 7:34
  a
• 7:34
  minute,
• 7:34
  Ralph,
• 7:35
  I
• 7:35
  work
• 7:35
  hard
• 7:35
  for
• 7:35
  what
• 7:35
  I
• 7:36
  have.
• 7:37
  Yes,
• 7:37
  that's
• 7:37
  fine.
• 7:38
  But
• 7:39
  the
• 7:39
  Lord
• 7:39
  gives
• 7:40
  you
• 7:40
  a
• 7:40
  mental
• 7:41
  ability.
• 7:41
  The
• 7:41
  Lord
• 7:41
  gives
• 7:42
  you
• 7:42
  resources
• 7:43
  to
• 7:43
  do
• 7:43
  that.
• 7:44
  So
• 7:45
  start
• 7:45
  with
• 7:45
  that
• 7:46
  gratitude
• 7:47
  from
• 7:47
  the
• 7:47
  very
• 7:47
  beginning.
• 7:49
  And
• 7:49
  finally
• 7:50
  this,
• 7:50
  and
• 7:50
  I've
• 7:50
  mentioned
• 7:51
  this
• 7:51
  on
• 7:51
  the
• 7:51
  show
• 7:51
  many
• 7:51
  times,
• 7:53
  you
• 7:53
  gotta
• 7:54
  run
• 7:54
  your
• 7:54
  own
• 7:54
  race.
• 7:56
  I
• 7:56
  think
• 7:56
  so
• 7:56
  many
• 7:57
  times
• 7:57
  we
• 7:57
  feel
• 7:57
  like
• 7:57
  we've
• 7:58
  gotta
• 7:58
  run
• 7:58
  the
• 7:58
  race
• 7:58
  that
• 7:59
  everyone
• 7:59
  else
• 7:59
  is
• 7:59
  running.
• 8:00
  We
• 8:01
  look
• 8:01
  at
• 8:01
  our
• 8:01
  neighbor's
• 8:02
  house,
• 8:02
  we
• 8:02
  think
• 8:02
  about,
• 8:02
  oh,
• 8:03
  it
• 8:03
  would
• 8:03
  look,
• 8:03
  I
• 8:03
  wonder
• 8:04
  if
• 8:04
  we
• 8:04
  could
• 8:04
  get
• 8:04
  a
• 8:04
  pool
• 8:05
  or
• 8:05
  I
• 8:05
  wonder
• 8:05
  if
• 8:05
  I
• 8:06
  could
• 8:06
  get
• 8:06
  a
• 8:06
  flashy
• 8:07
  sports
• 8:07
  car
• 8:07
  like
• 8:08
  that.
• 8:09
  But
• 8:09
  that
• 8:10
  may
• 8:10
  not
• 8:10
  be
• 8:10
  your
• 8:10
  race.
• 8:12
  God
• 8:13
  has
• 8:13
  a
• 8:13
  specific
• 8:13
  plan
• 8:14
  for
• 8:14
  you
• 8:15
  and
• 8:15
  your
• 8:16
  family
• 8:16
  and
• 8:17
  your
• 8:17
  finances.
• 8:19
  It
• 8:19
  may
• 8:19
  not
• 8:19
  be
• 8:20
  the
• 8:20
  same
• 8:20
  plan
• 8:20
  that
• 8:20
  your
• 8:21
  friend
• 8:21
  Sally
• 8:22
  has.
• 8:23
  And
• 8:23
  when
• 8:24
  you
• 8:24
  spend
• 8:24
  to
• 8:24
  keep
• 8:25
  up
• 8:25
  with
• 8:25
  others,
• 8:26
  you're
• 8:27
  literally
• 8:27
  spending
• 8:28
  away
• 8:28
  the
• 8:28
  resources
• 8:29
  that
• 8:30
  God
• 8:30
  gave
• 8:30
  you
• 8:30
  for
• 8:30
  your
• 8:31
  own
• 8:31
  specific
• 8:31
  mission.
• 8:33
  God
• 8:33
  has
• 8:34
  given
• 8:34
  you
• 8:34
  things
• 8:34
  for
• 8:35
  your
• 8:35
  mission.
• 8:37
  Don't
• 8:37
  squander
• 8:37
  them
• 8:38
  on
• 8:38
  someone
• 8:38
  else's
• 8:39
  mission.
• 8:41
  Here's
• 8:41
  the
• 8:41
  thing
• 8:41
  I
• 8:42
  want
• 8:42
  you
• 8:42
  to
• 8:42
  walk
• 8:42
  away
• 8:42
  with
• 8:43
  today.
• 8:44
  Your
• 8:45
  value
• 8:45
  is
• 8:45
  found
• 8:46
  in
• 8:46
  whose
• 8:47
  you
• 8:47
  are.
• 8:49
  Not
• 8:49
  in
• 8:49
  what
• 8:50
  you
• 8:50
  own,
• 8:50
  not
• 8:50
  in
• 8:51
  what
• 8:51
  you
• 8:51
  have.
• 8:51
  Not
• 8:52
  the
• 8:52
  balance
• 8:52
  of
• 8:53
  your
• 8:53
  bank
• 8:53
  account
• 8:53
  or
• 8:54
  the
• 8:54
  car
• 8:54
  or
• 8:54
  the
• 8:54
  house
• 8:55
  you
• 8:55
  have.
• 8:57
  It's
• 8:57
  found
• 8:57
  in
• 8:58
  who
• 8:58
  you
• 8:58
  are.
• 9:00
  So
• 9:01
  here's
• 9:01
  your
• 9:01
  win
• 9:01
  for
• 9:02
  today.
• 9:03
  I
• 9:03
  want
• 9:04
  you
• 9:04
  to
• 9:04
  take
• 9:04
  a
• 9:04
  24
• 9:05
  hour
• 9:05
  comparison
• 9:06
  fast.
• 9:07
  Here's
• 9:08
  what
• 9:08
  it
• 9:08
  looks
• 9:08
  like.
• 9:09
  For
• 9:10
  the
• 9:10
  next
• 9:10
  24
• 9:11
  hours.
• 9:12
  I
• 9:12
  want
• 9:12
  you
• 9:12
  to
• 9:12
  stay
• 9:13
  off
• 9:13
  social
• 9:13
  media
• 9:14
  and
• 9:14
  refrain
• 9:15
  from
• 9:15
  browsing
• 9:15
  any
• 9:16
  online
• 9:16
  shops.
• 9:17
  Listen,
• 9:17
  just
• 9:17
  24
• 9:18
  hours.
• 9:20
  Make
• 9:20
  a
• 9:20
  mental
• 9:21
  decision
• 9:21
  to
• 9:21
  do
• 9:22
  this.
• 9:23
  And
• 9:23
  instead
• 9:24
  of
• 9:24
  doing
• 9:25
  that
• 9:25
  browsing
• 9:25
  or
• 9:26
  looking
• 9:26
  at
• 9:26
  social
• 9:27
  media,
• 9:27
  I
• 9:28
  want
• 9:28
  you
• 9:28
  to
• 9:28
  write
• 9:28
  down
• 9:28
  three
• 9:29
  things
• 9:29
  that
• 9:29
  you
• 9:29
  currently
• 9:30
  own
• 9:30
  that
• 9:30
  once
• 9:31
  felt
• 9:31
  like
• 9:31
  a
• 9:31
  dream
• 9:32
  purchase.
• 9:33
  All
• 9:33
  of
• 9:34
  us
• 9:34
  can
• 9:34
  find
• 9:34
  those
• 9:34
  things.
• 9:35
  I
• 9:35
  was
• 9:35
  thinking
• 9:35
  about
• 9:36
  it
• 9:36
  today
• 9:36
  as
• 9:36
  I
• 9:36
  was
• 9:36
  riding
• 9:37
  over
• 9:37
  to
• 9:37
  the
• 9:37
  office.
• 9:39
  There
• 9:39
  was
• 9:39
  a
• 9:39
  time
• 9:40
  when
• 9:40
  I
• 9:40
  never
• 9:40
  thought
• 9:40
  I'd
• 9:41
  have
• 9:41
  a
• 9:41
  farm.
• 9:42
  Never
• 9:42
  thought
• 9:43
  I'd
• 9:43
  have
• 9:43
  an
• 9:43
  office
• 9:44
  right
• 9:44
  here
• 9:44
  at
• 9:45
  my
• 9:45
  house
• 9:46
  and
• 9:47
  I
• 9:47
  could
• 9:47
  have
• 9:47
  spent
• 9:47
  that
• 9:48
  time
• 9:48
  scrolling
• 9:49
  social
• 9:49
  media
• 9:49
  and
• 9:50
  look
• 9:50
  at
• 9:50
  what
• 9:50
  everybody
• 9:50
  else
• 9:51
  has.
• 9:53
  But
• 9:53
  I
• 9:53
  want
• 9:53
  to
• 9:53
  write
• 9:53
  down.
• 9:54
  I
• 9:54
  want
• 9:54
  you
• 9:54
  to
• 9:54
  write
• 9:54
  down
• 9:55
  three
• 9:55
  things
• 9:55
  that
• 9:55
  you
• 9:56
  have
• 9:56
  that
• 9:56
  were
• 9:56
  a
• 9:57
  dream
• 9:57
  before.
• 9:59
  Because
• 9:59
  when
• 9:59
  you
• 9:59
  do
• 10:00
  that,
• 10:01
  you're
• 10:01
  going
• 10:01
  to
• 10:01
  realize
• 10:02
  you
• 10:03
  already
• 10:03
  have
• 10:03
  enough.
• 10:04
  You
• 10:04
  already
• 10:04
  have
• 10:05
  so
• 10:05
  much.
• 10:06
  Let's
• 10:06
  get
• 10:07
  right
• 10:07
  into
• 10:07
  the
• 10:07
  Word
• 10:07
  of
• 10:08
  God.
• 10:08
  Today's
• 10:09
  verse
• 10:09
  comes
• 10:09
  from
• 10:10
  First
• 10:10
  Timothy,
• 10:11
  chapter
• 10:11
  6,
• 10:12
  verses
• 10:12
  6
• 10:13
  to
• 10:13
  8.
• 10:15
  But
• 10:15
  godliness
• 10:16
  with
• 10:16
  contentment
• 10:17
  is
• 10:17
  great
• 10:17
  gain,
• 10:19
  for
• 10:19
  we
• 10:19
  brought
• 10:20
  nothing
• 10:20
  into
• 10:20
  the
• 10:21
  world
• 10:22
  and
• 10:22
  we
• 10:22
  take
• 10:23
  nothing
• 10:23
  out
• 10:23
  of
• 10:23
  it.
• 10:25
  But
• 10:25
  if
• 10:25
  we
• 10:26
  have
• 10:26
  food
• 10:27
  and
• 10:27
  clothing,
• 10:28
  we
• 10:29
  will
• 10:29
  be
• 10:29
  content
• 10:30
  with
• 10:30
  that.
• 10:33
  See,
• 10:33
  Paul
• 10:33
  reminds
• 10:34
  us
• 10:34
  that
• 10:34
  the
• 10:34
  only
• 10:35
  prophet
• 10:35
  that
• 10:36
  truly
• 10:36
  matters
• 10:37
  is
• 10:38
  a
• 10:38
  soul
• 10:38
  that
• 10:38
  is
• 10:39
  content
• 10:39
  in
• 10:39
  God.
• 10:41
  Because
• 10:41
  the
• 10:42
  truth
• 10:42
  is,
• 10:42
  friends,
• 10:42
  our
• 10:43
  possessions
• 10:43
  are
• 10:43
  temporary,
• 10:45
  but
• 10:45
  our
• 10:45
  peace
• 10:46
  with
• 10:46
  the
• 10:46
  Lord
• 10:47
  is
• 10:47
  eternal.
• 10:49
  How
• 10:49
  about
• 10:50
  we
• 10:50
  pray
• 10:50
  together?
• 10:51
  Heavenly
• 10:52
  Father,
• 10:53
  we
• 10:53
  confess
• 10:54
  right
• 10:54
  now
• 10:55
  that
• 10:55
  our
• 10:55
  hearts
• 10:55
  often
• 10:56
  wander
• 10:56
  towards
• 10:57
  what
• 10:57
  others
• 10:57
  have.
• 10:59
  We
• 10:59
  get
• 10:59
  caught
• 11:00
  up
• 11:00
  in
• 11:00
  that
• 11:00
  more
• 11:01
  and
• 11:01
  the
• 11:01
  better.
• 11:03
  And
• 11:03
  we
• 11:03
  forget
• 11:04
  about
• 11:04
  the
• 11:04
  abundance
• 11:04
  you've
• 11:05
  already
• 11:05
  provided
• 11:06
  to
• 11:06
  each
• 11:06
  of
• 11:06
  us.
• 11:08
  So
• 11:08
  Lord,
• 11:08
  right
• 11:09
  now
• 11:09
  I
• 11:09
  ask
• 11:09
  that
• 11:09
  you
• 11:09
  would
• 11:10
  heal
• 11:10
  those
• 11:10
  feelings
• 11:11
  of
• 11:11
  inadequacy
• 11:12
  in
• 11:12
  the
• 11:12
  heart
• 11:12
  of
• 11:13
  the
• 11:13
  person
• 11:13
  listening
• 11:14
  and
• 11:14
  in
• 11:14
  my
• 11:15
  heart
• 11:15
  too.
• 11:15
  Lord,
• 11:17
  help
• 11:17
  us
• 11:17
  to
• 11:17
  see
• 11:17
  our
• 11:18
  finances
• 11:18
  through
• 11:19
  your
• 11:19
  eyes.
• 11:20
  Give
• 11:21
  us
• 11:21
  a
• 11:21
  spirit
• 11:21
  of
• 11:22
  contentment
• 11:22
  that
• 11:22
  isn't
• 11:23
  shaken
• 11:23
  by
• 11:23
  a
• 11:23
  neighbor's
• 11:24
  new
• 11:24
  car
• 11:24
  or
• 11:25
  a
• 11:25
  friend's
• 11:26
  vacation
• 11:26
  that
• 11:26
  highlight
• 11:27
  real
• 11:28
  and
• 11:29
  teach
• 11:29
  us
• 11:29
  to
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