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- Jo Watson: Welcome back to Unfiltered Faith. I'm Joe Watson and it's time to breathe. Time to slow down. Time to let your shoulders drop and time to step into the sanctuary. Not the sanctuary that we're all so familiar with, but the one that God is building inside you. We've been reading a lot of stories over the past few weeks, but today I want to do something a little different. Because today I feel the weight of God's presence resting on this moment. Many of us are walking through storms that feel unending. Some of us are carrying questions we haven't said out loud. Some of us are wondering if God is real, if God is still listening, if he still sees us, or if he still care. But right here, Right now, I want to declare something over your life with tenderness and truth. That God is real and God is faithful. Jesus is present, and the one who carried you before will carry you again. So before we go any further, I want you to lean in. Because what I'm about to say is not just encouragement. It is a reminder for your spirit, a reminder that the same God who parted the Red Sea, the same Jesus who calmed the storm with a single word, the same spirit who raised Christ from the dead is the God who is standing with you in your silence. He is the same God who is standing with you in your confusion. He is the same God who is standing with you in your waiting, and he is the same God who is standing with you in your weariness. So today, I want to invite you, yes, you, to begin dropping testimonies in the comments. Tell us who God has been to you. Tell us how He showed up. Tell us how he made a way when you thought there was no way, because your testimony is not just your story, it is someone else's lifeline. Revelation twelve verse eleven says they overcame him by the blood of the lamb and by the word of their testimony. So your testimony carries power. Your testimony carries. carries deliverance and your testimony carries light for someone who is sitting in the dark right now. You see the Spirit is saying, Hold on. I have not forgotten you. I am working in the places you cannot see. Some of us feel like God is silence, but silence is not absence. Silence is often The sound of God building something behind the scenes. Psalms chapter forty-six verse 10 declares, Be still and know that I am God. Not guess that he is God, not hope that he is God, not wish that he is God, but know deep in your bones that he is God. And Jesus. Jesus, the one who sits at the right hand of the Father, the one who intercedes for you, the one who said in Hebrews 13, verse 5, I will never leave or forsake you. That Jesus, he is closer than your next breath. So today, I speak strength into your spirit, not a strength that demands perfection. But a strength that steadies you in the places where you feel fragile. A strength that reminds you that God is your refuge and fortress, just like it says in Psalm 91, verse 2. And that even when you feel like you're running on empty, His power is made perfect in your weakness. I speak clarity into your mind. Divine clarity that cuts through confusion, anxiety, and the noise of the storm. Clarity that reminds you that the Lord is your shepherd and that he leads you beside still waters, just like it says in Psalms 23, verse 2. I speak and pray for clarity that helps you see what God is doing even when the path feels dimly lit. And I speak. Peace and to your home, the kind of peace Jesus promised when he said, My peace I give you, not as the world gives, the peace he spoke about in John fourteen, verse twenty-seven. Peace that settles the atmosphere, peace that silences the chaos, peace that reminds every room in your house that God dwells with you. And that no weapon formed against you will prosper. And I speak courage, courage into your calling, courage to step forward, courage to trust God's timing, courage to believe that what He placed inside you is holy, necessary, and right on schedule. And I declare with authority that you will not break. But that you will break through. Because the God who began a good work in you will be faithful to complete it. Just like it says in Philippians one, verse six. So know that you are rising, you are strengthening, and you are stepping into the fullness of what God has prepared for you. Right now I want to stop. And take a moment to pray with everyone listening this morning. Father, we come before you with open hearts and trembling hands. Some of us are tired, some of us are confused, some of us are holding on by a thread. But we declare in the name of Jesus that you are still God, you are still good, you are still faithful, and you are still present. Lord, remind your sons and daughters that you have never abandoned them. Wrap them in your peace that surpasses all understanding. Strengthen their faith, renew their hope, restore their joy, and let every testimony shared today become a spark of healing for someone else. Lord, let this community be a sanctuary where your voice is. Heard, where your presence is felt, and where your goodness is revealed. In Christ Jesus' name, amen. Family, you are stepping into a season where God's goodness will not just be seen. It will be undeniable. Doors that were stuck will open. Strength that was fading will return. Peace that felt distant will settle on you like the morning dew. Because we serve a God who says, I am the God who finishes what I start. So hold on because I am not done with you. So, family, as we close today, I want you to remember this: God is and has always been faithful. Jesus is and has always been present. And the Holy Spirit is and has always been your keeper. So hold on. Stay anchored, stay expectant, and keep sharing your testimonies because someone's breakthrough is tied to your story. And if you're carrying a weight that feels too heavy to hold, please remember that this podcast is not a substitution for professional therapy or pastoral care. Reach out, get the support you need. You deserve that kind of care. And if you would like to send in a question or share a story with Unfiltered Faith, you can reach us at Joe at UnfilteredFaithpod.com. We would love to hear from you. Your testimonies and your experiences matter. They help others grow. They encourage weary hearts, and they draw people closer to Jesus. Until next time, family unfiltered faith, God is moving, so stay ready and to God be the glory.