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How Belief Shapes Your Direction · Get The Hell Out of Your Life with Ron Meyers

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  Announcer: Welcome to a special edition of Get the Hell Out of Your Life with Ron Myers.
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  Announcer: What you believe about God and what you believe about yourself shapes the way you live.
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  Announcer: But are your beliefs moving you forward or holding you back?
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  Announcer: Today, Ron will encourage you to trust what God says about you, that you are loved, forgiven, accepted, and complete in Christ.
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  Announcer: From that secure identity, you can take your next step with faith, not fear or striving.
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  Announcer: Here's Ron with today's topic: belief.
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  Ron Meyers: Did you know your life will eventually move in the direction of your strongest beliefs?
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  Ron Meyers: So today I want to share one of my signature beliefs.
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  Ron Meyers: When you believe what God wants you to believe, you are destined for success.
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  Ron Meyers: Let's open up the show with this question.
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  Ron Meyers: What are you believing?
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  Ron Meyers: Belief is invisible.
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  Ron Meyers: You cannot touch it.
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  Ron Meyers: You cannot put it on a scale.
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  Ron Meyers: You cannot walk into Walmart and buy a box of it.
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  Ron Meyers: But you can recognize it when somebody has it.
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  Ron Meyers: You hear it in the way they talk about tomorrow.
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  Ron Meyers: You see it in how they respond when the phone rings with bad news, when business struggles, when somebody else tells them no, or when their plans fall apart.
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  Ron Meyers: After all these years, one of my greatest life lessons is this what you believe about yourself, about God, and about your situation will influence what you do next.
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  Ron Meyers: Two people can face the same problem.
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  Ron Meyers: One says, I'm finished.
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  Ron Meyers: The other says, This is hard, but I will find my next step.
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  Ron Meyers: Same problem, different belief.
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  Ron Meyers: Different response, different possibilities.
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  Ron Meyers: You see, belief shapes behavior.
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  Ron Meyers: Behavior creates movement.
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  Ron Meyers: Movement produces experience.
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  Ron Meyers: Experience creates evidence, and evidence strengthens belief.
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  Ron Meyers: That is the road we are going to travel today.
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  Ron Meyers: I am not telling you to pretend your problems are not real.
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  Ron Meyers: And I am certainly not saying that if you think enough happy thoughts, the universe is obligated to give you everything you want.
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  Ron Meyers: No, my confidence is not in the universe.
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  Ron Meyers: My confidence is in the one who created it.
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  Ron Meyers: I call that biblical optimism.
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  Ron Meyers: Biblical optimism says that even when my life is not working according to my plan, God has not stopped working.
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  Ron Meyers: Romans 8 28 tells us that God works all things together for good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.
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  Ron Meyers: It does not say everything that happens is good.
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  Ron Meyers: I have lived long enough, and I'm sure you have too to know better than that.
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  Ron Meyers: Some things hurt, and some things are unfair, and some things will devastate you.
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  Ron Meyers: And some things make absolutely no sense while you are walking through them.
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  Ron Meyers: But please hear me.
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  Ron Meyers: Do not confuse, I cannot see what God is doing with God is not doing anything.
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  Ron Meyers: Those are two entirely different beliefs.
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  Ron Meyers: Faith does not deny the pain.
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  Ron Meyers: Faith refuses to let the pain have the final word.
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  Ron Meyers: That brings me to a story I have never forgotten.
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  Ron Meyers: More than 20 years ago, while I was managing a Christian radio station, I kept a Bible on my desk called the Positive Thinking Bible, inspired by the teaching of Norman Vincent Peel.
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  Ron Meyers: I loved that Bible.
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  Ron Meyers: One day a preacher walked into my office, saw it sitting on my desk, and said, You need to throw that away.
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  Ron Meyers: And I asked him why.
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  Ron Meyers: He said, That is false teaching.
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  Ron Meyers: And I remember sitting there thinking, wait a minute, the Bible is full of hope.
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  Ron Meyers: When we follow what Jesus teaches, that sounds pretty positive to me.
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  Ron Meyers: But there was a problem.
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  Ron Meyers: I was a relatively new believer, and he was the preacher.
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  Ron Meyers: His words got inside my head, and I began wondering, wow, what if he's right?
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  Ron Meyers: What if I am missing God?
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  Ron Meyers: What if I'm doing something wrong?
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  Ron Meyers: I thought about it for days and then I did something I regret.
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  Ron Meyers: I got scared and I threw that Bible away.
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  Ron Meyers: More than 20 years later, my experiences and more importantly, my walk with Jesus have taught me something.
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  Ron Meyers: I do not have to be afraid every time another Christian disagrees with me.
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  Ron Meyers: I can listen, I can pray, I can open scripture, I can seek wise counsel, I can talk with Jesus, and I can use the discernment God gave me.
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  Ron Meyers: Sometimes I can simply say, I appreciate your opinion, but we disagree.
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  Ron Meyers: Not every disagreement has to become a battle.
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  Ron Meyers: Today, when I look back, I realize that preacher had no earthly idea what God was doing.
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  Ron Meyers: And frankly, neither did I.
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  Ron Meyers: And the good news, I got a new copy of that Bible in the mail just a few days ago, and I love it.
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  Ron Meyers: I tell you that story in this message about belief because you've got to be careful about allowing somebody else's fear to become your belief.
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  Ron Meyers: People will tell you that you cannot do that.
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  Ron Meyers: They may even say you are too ambitious, too optimistic, too different, too old, too young, too inexperienced.
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  Ron Meyers: But they do not know about the conversations you have had with Jesus.
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  Ron Meyers: They do not know what he has been placing in your heart, and they do not know where he may be taking you.
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  Ron Meyers: Now don't misunderstand me.
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  Ron Meyers: We all need wise people in our lives.
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  Ron Meyers: Stay teachable, know your Bible, listen to people who love you enough to challenge you.
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  Ron Meyers: But ultimately, your relationship with Jesus cannot be outsourced.
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  Ron Meyers: Your journey is between you and Jesus.
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  Ron Meyers: After all these years of following Jesus, I have discovered that if you want to talk about some positive talk, talk about grace.
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  Ron Meyers: Grace says your worst day does not get the final word.
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  Ron Meyers: Grace says your past does not have to determine your future.
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  Ron Meyers: Grace says you can fall and get back up.
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  Ron Meyers: Grace says you are forgiven.
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  Ron Meyers: Grace says God loves you before you get everything figured out.
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  Ron Meyers: Grace says God can take broken pieces and create something beautiful.
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  Ron Meyers: And Romans 8, verse 1 says there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
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  Ron Meyers: That truth alone puts concrete into your belief system.
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  Ron Meyers: When you know that you are loved, forgiven, and secure in Jesus, you stop spending your life wondering whether one mistake has disqualified you.
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  Ron Meyers: You become free to learn to grow and pursue what God has placed in your heart.
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  Ron Meyers: Positive believing rooted in Jesus is not pretending everything will happen exactly the way Ron wants it.
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  Ron Meyers: Good grief.
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  Ron Meyers: I'm sure glad that's not true because I sure have had some boneheaded ideas.
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  Ron Meyers: I have failed many times, but failure taught me to learn, adjust, and keep plowing.
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  Ron Meyers: Somewhere, sometime and someday, the lesson begins to make sense.
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  Ron Meyers: I believe with my whole heart that this is the greatest time to be a believer.
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  Ron Meyers: Not because the world is perfect, but because God is still moving through ordinary people who are willing to say, Jesus, here I am, use me.
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  Ron Meyers: Now let us make belief practical.
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  Ron Meyers: Each one of us has a story playing inside our head.
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  Ron Meyers: People like me never get ahead.
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  Ron Meyers: I'm too old, I'm too young, I'm not qualified.
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  Ron Meyers: Oh, nothing works for me.
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  Ron Meyers: But then you've got to ask yourself, where did those stories come from?
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  Ron Meyers: Maybe a teacher, a parent, a boss, somebody who hurt you or a failure from years ago.
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  Ron Meyers: You repeated the story so many times that it started sounding like the truth.
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  Ron Meyers: But the voice you hear most often is usually your own.
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  Ron Meyers: If you spend all day telling yourself why you cannot do something, don't be surprised when you stop trying.
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  Ron Meyers: Romans 12 2 tells us to be transformed by the renewing of our minds.
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  Ron Meyers: Maybe somebody listening today needs to fire the narrator who has been telling your story.
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  Ron Meyers: Maybe it is time for a rewrite.
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  Ron Meyers: Instead of saying, nothing ever works for me, say, I do not understand this yet, but God isn't finished.
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  Ron Meyers: Instead of saying, I am a failure, say that attempt did not work.
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  Ron Meyers: What can I learn from it?
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  Ron Meyers: Instead of saying, Well, it's too late, Ron, say, Jesus, what can we do with the time I have today?
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  Ron Meyers: Changing your words is not magic.
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  Ron Meyers: It changes what you notice, what you attempt, and how quickly you get back up.
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  Ron Meyers: The first three years of Ron Myers productions were hard.
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  Ron Meyers: I was ready to quit, throw in the towel, and head to Atlanta for job opportunities.
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  Ron Meyers: But something inside me kept saying, do not quit, keep learning.
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  Ron Meyers: Then I had an idea.
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  Ron Meyers: Instead of wearing myself out trying to produce over 15 events a year, I would slow down and concentrate on three major events each year.
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  Ron Meyers: And that strategy, it changed everything.
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  Ron Meyers: I had more energy, the events improved, the business started making money, but that idea came after many mistakes.
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  Ron Meyers: I was desperate enough to pray, Lord, what do you want me to do?
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  Ron Meyers: I'm sick and tired of being tired.
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  Ron Meyers: I need help.
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  Ron Meyers: And then the help came, not as a suitcase of money falling from heaven, but as an idea and the courage to act upon it.
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  Ron Meyers: That experience taught me something important.
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  Ron Meyers: Belief does not always mean holding tighter to the same plan.
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  Ron Meyers: Sometimes belief means trusting God enough to adjust the strategy without abandoning the purpose.
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  Ron Meyers: You are here on purpose for a purpose, and you are not a copy.
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  Ron Meyers: You are an original.
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  Ron Meyers: Look at your fingerprint.
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  Ron Meyers: How many people have your fingerprint?
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  Ron Meyers: None.
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  Ron Meyers: You are a one of a kind.
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  Ron Meyers: You are one piece of God's enormous puzzle.
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  Ron Meyers: If you refuse to become who God created you to be, the picture is missing something only you can bring.
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  Ron Meyers: Your new story can begin here.
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  Ron Meyers: God has a plan for me, and I am ready to discover it.
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  Ron Meyers: I am destined for success with Jesus at my side.
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  Ron Meyers: Not success as the world defines it.
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  Ron Meyers: Success with God means becoming who He created you to be, using what He gave you, serving the people He puts in front of you, and faithfully taking the next step.
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  Ron Meyers: Somebody may be thinking, Ron, you have to be realistic.
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  Ron Meyers: Sometimes we do.
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  Ron Meyers: If you have $5 in the bank, you don't write a check for $5,000 and call it faith.
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  Ron Meyers: That is not faith.
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  Ron Meyers: That is going to create an interesting conversation with your banker.
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  Ron Meyers: But sometimes when people tell you to be realistic, what they mean is do not expect too much.
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  Ron Meyers: Be careful with that.
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  Ron Meyers: Realism and resignation are not the same thing.
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  Ron Meyers: Realism says this is difficult.
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  Ron Meyers: Resignation says, therefore, it is impossible.
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  Ron Meyers: Realism says, I do not know.
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  Ron Meyers: Belief says, hey, let's find out.
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  Ron Meyers: Realism says there's a mountain.
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  Ron Meyers: Belief says, what is the first step of climbing that mountain?
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  Ron Meyers: That is disciplined optimism.
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  Ron Meyers: It is not denying the darkness.
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  Ron Meyers: It is lighting a candle anyway.
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  Ron Meyers: It is not pretending you are not afraid.
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  Ron Meyers: It is refusing to let fear make your decisions.
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  Ron Meyers: It is not saying everything is wonderful.
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  Ron Meyers: Some days are rotten.
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  Ron Meyers: I've had days when I didn't want to go to work or even leave the house.
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  Ron Meyers: But when I felt down for the count, I knew the bell had rung and Jesus was saying, Ron, get up off the mat, buddy.
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  Ron Meyers: We are not finished.
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  Ron Meyers: And here's where belief becomes movement.
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  Ron Meyers: Action creates evidence.
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  Ron Meyers: You do not have to feel confident before you move.
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  Ron Meyers: We tell ourselves, when I feel confident, I will start.
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  Ron Meyers: When I know enough, I will start.
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  Ron Meyers: When I get enough money, I will start.
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  Ron Meyers: When I am no longer afraid, I will start.
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  Ron Meyers: And 10 years later, we are still standing there waiting.
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  Ron Meyers: My experiences have taught me that readiness is often found on the road, not before you get on it.
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  Ron Meyers: Picture yourself on a road covered in fog.
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  Ron Meyers: You can only see 20 feet ahead.
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  Ron Meyers: You can stand there demanding that God remove all the fog, or you can walk the 20 feet you can see.
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  Ron Meyers: And when you get there, you can usually see the next 20 feet.
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  Ron Meyers: That is how Jesus has led me many times.
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  Ron Meyers: He rarely hands me the entire blueprint.
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  Ron Meyers: Usually he gives me enough light for the next step.
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  Ron Meyers: Then I have to decide: do I trust him enough to take it?
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  Ron Meyers: To make that phone call, send the email, fill out the application, write the first page, start the plan, have the conversation, apologize, forgive, or try again?
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  Ron Meyers: Friend, take the step.
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  Ron Meyers: Action gives you something.
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  Ron Meyers: Sitting still never will.
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  Ron Meyers: New information.
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  Ron Meyers: Maybe it works, maybe it does not.
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  Ron Meyers: Either way, you have learned something.
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  Ron Meyers: You can adjust, you can change direction, you can keep moving.
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  Ron Meyers: You cannot steer a parked car.
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  Ron Meyers: And some of you have decided a door's locked when you have not even turned the handle.
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  Ron Meyers: You assume they will not hire you.
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  Ron Meyers: Nobody will listen.
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  Ron Meyers: The idea will not work.
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  Ron Meyers: You are not qualified.
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  Ron Meyers: Ah, it's too late.
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  Ron Meyers: Do not allow assumption to become a prison.
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  Ron Meyers: Turn the handle, knock, ask, try, believe, explore.
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  Ron Meyers: And if that door does not open, well, you try another one.
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  Ron Meyers: One of my life lessons is that rejection is not always rejection.
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  Ron Meyers: Sometimes it is redirection.
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  Ron Meyers: A closed door does not always mean stop.
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  Ron Meyers: Sometimes Jesus is saying, not this one, keep moving.
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  Ron Meyers: Instead of immediately asking, why is this happening to me?
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  Ron Meyers: Try asking, Jesus, how could you use this?
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  Ron Meyers: What can this teach me, Jesus?
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  Ron Meyers: What can this develop in me?
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  Ron Meyers: Where am I being redirected, Jesus?
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  Ron Meyers: And what if this is not the end of my story?
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  Ron Meyers: Friends, I've looked back all word over my life and seen situations that made no sense while I was living them.
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  Ron Meyers: Later, I saw the connections, the people, the timing, the lessons, the preparation, and unexpected opportunities.
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  Ron Meyers: And I find myself wondering, could some of this have been rigged, not rigged against me, rigged for God's purpose?
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  Ron Meyers: I could not see it then, but God could.
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  Ron Meyers: There is another reason your belief matters.
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  Ron Meyers: Somebody is watching you.
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  Ron Meyers: Your children, grandchildren, employees, coworkers, spouse, friends, they may be quietly wondering, can somebody like me make it?
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  Ron Meyers: Maybe God wants your life to become part of their answer.
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  Ron Meyers: Leadership does not always happen behind a podium.
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  Ron Meyers: Sometimes leadership is somebody watching how you respond when life does not go your way.
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  Ron Meyers: They watch you lose and get back up.
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  Ron Meyers: They watch you face disappointment and you keep believing.
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  Ron Meyers: They watch you make a mistake and you own it.
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  Ron Meyers: They watch you trust Jesus when you do not understand what he is doing.
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  Ron Meyers: One day, somebody may say, I watched you.
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  Ron Meyers: I saw what you went through.
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  Ron Meyers: I saw that you did not quit, and it made me believe that maybe I could keep going also.
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  Ron Meyers: My friends, that is success.
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  Ron Meyers: That is influence, that is purpose.
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  Ron Meyers: You became the evidence somebody else needed.
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  Ron Meyers: That's why I chased stories on get the hell out of your life.
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  Ron Meyers: I have over 300 stories, and they are evidence that people who were down for the count rose again, and now God is using them.
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  Ron Meyers: Let's bring this home.
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  Ron Meyers: Belief shapes behavior.
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  Ron Meyers: Behavior creates movement.
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  Ron Meyers: Movement produces experience.
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  Ron Meyers: Experience creates evidence.
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  Ron Meyers: Evidence strengthens belief.
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  Ron Meyers: When you walk with Jesus long enough, something begins developing inside of you.
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  Ron Meyers: Not arrogance, not wishful thinking, but trust and faith.
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  Ron Meyers: You can say, God has been faithful before, so I can trust him with what's next.
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  Ron Meyers: Or you can say, I do not know what tomorrow holds, but I know who I am talking to today.
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  Ron Meyers: I don't know where this road leads, but I know who I am following.
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  Ron Meyers: I don't know how this problem gets solved, but I will take the next step.
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  Ron Meyers: I cannot see everything God is doing in my life, but I will keep believing and having faith while he does it.
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  Ron Meyers: Here's your next step for this week.
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  Ron Meyers: Identify one belief that is holding you back.
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  Ron Meyers: Just one.
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  Ron Meyers: Write it down.
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  Ron Meyers: Maybe it's I'm too old, I'm not good enough, I've I have failed many times, nobody will give me an opportunity.
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  Ron Meyers: Underneath that statement, write this question.
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  Ron Meyers: What does God say?
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  Ron Meyers: And then find God's truth that answers the lie.
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  Ron Meyers: And then have a conversation with Jesus about it.
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  Ron Meyers: Jesus, this is what I am believing.
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  Ron Meyers: Is it true?
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  Ron Meyers: What do you say about me?
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  Ron Meyers: What do you want me to do next?
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  Ron Meyers: Then ask yourself, if I truly believed God, what would I do next?
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  Ron Meyers: Not next year, not someday, but next.
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  Ron Meyers: One call, one conversation, one decision, one step, then take it.
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  Ron Meyers: Do not wait until you are fearless.
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  Ron Meyers: Do not wait until you are certain.
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  Ron Meyers: We walk by faith, not by sight.
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  Ron Meyers: Let's take a break.
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  Ron Meyers: I will be back in a few minutes to close out today's show.
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  Andrew Farley: Can a Christian stop believing and thereby forfeit their salvation?
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  Andrew Farley: The short answer to that is no.
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  Andrew Farley: We can't, and here's why.
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  Andrew Farley: Salvation is more than getting your sins forgiven.
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  Andrew Farley: It's more than a ticket to heaven.
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  Andrew Farley: God is more than a banker canceling your debt.
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  Andrew Farley: He's more than a travel agent booking you for a new destination.
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  Andrew Farley: He has done something radical and powerful within you at the point of salvation.
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  Andrew Farley: What did he do?
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  Andrew Farley: Well, you were crucified, buried, and raised.
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  Andrew Farley: You became a child of God with a new heart, a new spirit, and God's spirit living in you.
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  Andrew Farley: So are you going to wake up tomorrow and potentially just stop believing?
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  Andrew Farley: No, you're a believer by nature now.
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  Andrew Farley: In fact, Ephesians 6, verse 24 says, you have an undying love for Jesus Christ.
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  Andrew Farley: Can you believe that?
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  Andrew Farley: That tomorrow and next week and next year you will never stop loving Jesus.
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  Andrew Farley: You have an undying love for him because he put it there.
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  Andrew Farley: So I've heard it just as you have.
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  Andrew Farley: Oh, God will never leave you, but what if you leave him?
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  Andrew Farley: The truth is you won't.
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  Andrew Farley: If you're truly born of God, born of his spirit, then you have an incorruptible and undying love within you.
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  Andrew Farley: And that's a beautiful thing.
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  Andrew Farley: God deposited his love, he poured out his love in your heart by faith, so that you would be secure forever and never, ever stop loving him.
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  Andrew Farley: That's the truth.
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  Andrew Farley: And when we realize this, it changes the way we We look at God, but it also changes the way we feel about ourselves, recognizing we are in something that is unshakable and unbreakable.
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  Andrew Farley: I mean, sure, there are people that abandon church.
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  Andrew Farley: There are people that abandon a congregation, they're wounded, they're harmed, maybe even abused by a religious group, and they walk away from that congregation.
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  Andrew Farley: But you know what?
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  Andrew Farley: Even though they walk away from a group of people, they never walk away from Jesus because wherever they go, Christ lives in them forever.
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  Andrew Farley: He says, I'll never leave you, I'll never forsake you.
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  Andrew Farley: And now we can add to that simple truth, Ephesians 6.24.
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  Andrew Farley: You will never stop loving Jesus.
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  Ron Meyers: As we wrap up today's show, I want to remind you, my friend, your life is not shaped only by what happens to you.
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  Ron Meyers: It is also shaped by what you choose to believe about what happens to you.
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  Ron Meyers: If life has taught me anything, it is this.
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  Ron Meyers: Do not let a temporary circumstance become a permanent belief.
• 23:39
  Ron Meyers: Do not let yesterday right tomorrow.
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  Ron Meyers: Do not let somebody else's opinion become your identity.
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  Ron Meyers: Do not let fear convince you a door's locked when you haven't even tried the handle.
• 23:54
  Ron Meyers: And do not confuse God's silence with God's absence.
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  Ron Meyers: He is still there.
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  Ron Meyers: In your story, it isn't finished.
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  Ron Meyers: There are still doors you haven't knocked on, ideas you have not tried, people you have not even met, lessons you have not learned, lives you have not touched, and assignments you have not discovered.
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  Ron Meyers: So believe.
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  Ron Meyers: Move, learn, adjust, and believe again.
• 24:23
  Ron Meyers: And before I go, let me return to where we started.
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  Ron Meyers: Have your conversations with Jesus.
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  Ron Meyers: Make it a daily habit, especially in the morning.
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  Ron Meyers: Before you pick up the phone, before you check the news, and before social media tells you what you're supposed to be angry about.
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  Ron Meyers: Take time.
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  Ron Meyers: Talk to Jesus.
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  Ron Meyers: Tell him what is on your heart.
• 24:47
  Ron Meyers: Tell him what worries you.
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  Ron Meyers: Tell him what excites you.
• 24:51
  Ron Meyers: Ask Jesus, what are we going to do today?
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  Ron Meyers: Who can we encourage, Lord?
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  Ron Meyers: What do you want me to believe today?
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  Ron Meyers: Keep that conversation going as you drive to work, walk through the grocery store, sit at your desk, or lie in bed at night.
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  Ron Meyers: Jesus does not want a five-minute appointment on your calendar.
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  Ron Meyers: He wants a relationship with you.
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  Ron Meyers: And when you do not know what to believe, talk to the one who already knows the whole story.
• 25:22
  Ron Meyers: Friend, if today's message has encouraged you, please share it with somebody who needs to believe again.
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  Ron Meyers: And if God has given you a story that could encourage somebody else, I want to hear it.
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  Ron Meyers: Visit the promoter.org and click share your story.
• 25:37
  Ron Meyers: Your story may be the evidence somebody else needs to keep going.
• 25:42
  Ron Meyers: I have lived these lessons.
• 25:45
  Ron Meyers: I have made mistakes.
• 25:47
  Ron Meyers: I have celebrated victories.
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  Ron Meyers: I have had doors slammed in my face.
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  Ron Meyers: I have been terminated.
• 25:53
  Ron Meyers: I have been bankrupt.
• 25:54
  Ron Meyers: I have been knocked down.
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  Ron Meyers: But I refused to quit.
• 26:00
  Ron Meyers: I got back up and I kept going.
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  Ron Meyers: I lived it, I survived it, I learned from it, and now I'm passing it on to you.
• 26:09
  Ron Meyers: Through all of it, one truth remains: Jesus is faithful when we are faithless.
• 26:17
  Ron Meyers: I will be back next week with another grace-filled episode of Get the Hell Out of Your Life available wherever you listen to podcast.
• 26:27
  Ron Meyers: So keep believing, my friend.
• 26:29
  Ron Meyers: Keep moving, keep having those conversations with Jesus, and above everything else, keep your eyes on him.
• 26:37
  Ron Meyers: Remember, you were created on purpose for purpose by a God who loves you more than you can imagine.
• 26:44
  Ron Meyers: Now go and live like you believe it.
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• 27:09
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