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Today's Word 12-01-25 Refuse the Rise · The Early Morning Praise Party w/ Sherry Mackey

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  Speaker 1: Nobody, and I do mean nobody. Does it like your
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  Speaker 1: early morning praise party. I am Sherry Mackie. It is
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  Speaker 1: time right now for today's word. Refuse the rise. Refuse
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  Speaker 1: the rise. Ephesians four twenty six says, and don't sin
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  Speaker 1: by letting anger control you. Don't let the sun go
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  Speaker 1: down while you're still angry. Life will always present moments
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  Speaker 1: to stir up anger, frustration, disappointment, and discouragement. Those feelings
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  Speaker 1: are real, and God is not asking us to pretend
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  Speaker 1: that those feelings don't exist. What he is asking is
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  Speaker 1: that we don't let those emotions take the driver's seat
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  Speaker 1: in our lives. You can't stop the train of negative
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  Speaker 1: feelings from pulling into the station, but you can choose
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  Speaker 1: whether you get on board. Imagine yourself standing at a
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  Speaker 1: train platform. In your spirit, emotions are rolling in one
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  Speaker 1: after another, now boarding the anger express, final destination, resentment,
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  Speaker 1: now boarding the worry line, stopping at anxiety, sleepless nights,
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  Speaker 1: and fear, now boarding the self pity train, connecting to bitterness, hopelessness,
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  Speaker 1: and isolation. Many times, without even thinking, we hand over
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  Speaker 1: our ticket and we just climb on board. But God
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  Speaker 1: is challenging you today You don't have to ride every
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  Speaker 1: train that pulls into your life. Yes, anger may knock,
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  Speaker 1: but you don't have to invite it in. Worry may
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  Speaker 1: wave at you, but you can wave back and keep walking.
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  Speaker 1: A fence may try to pick you up, but you
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  Speaker 1: can decline the ride. When those emotions call out all aboard,
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  Speaker 1: you can boldly say no, thank you, I'm not traveling
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  Speaker 1: to that desertation. Instead, choose a different route, the joy life,
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  Speaker 1: the peace route, the gratitude train, the victory Express. Come on, Jesus.
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  Speaker 1: Choose not to board the wrong train, and choosing not
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  Speaker 1: to do that doesn't mean you deny your feelings. It
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  Speaker 1: means you refuse to live by them. You decide, I'm
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  Speaker 1: going deeper than how I feel today. I choose faith
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  Speaker 1: over frustration, gratitude over grumbling, in peace over panic. Every
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  Speaker 1: day presents new opportunities to be offended, up set, angry,
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  Speaker 1: and discouraged. But every day also presents the opportunity to
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  Speaker 1: rise above those emotions and choose God's way instead. When
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  Speaker 1: you make that choice consistently, your emotions stop ruling you
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  Speaker 1: and you start ruling them. Oh Father, God, thank you
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  Speaker 1: that even though we can't control everything, that happens around us.
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  Speaker 1: We can control what we all into our hearts. Thank
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  Speaker 1: you that we don't have to get on board with anger, worry,
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  Speaker 1: or discouragement. Help us to guard our spirit, choose joy,
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  Speaker 1: release offense, and walk in peace. Oh God, we declare
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  Speaker 1: that our emotions will not rule us. We will be
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  Speaker 1: ruled by your spirit. In Jesus' name. That's your word
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  Speaker 1: for today. Take it applied to your everyday life and
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  Speaker 1: you continue to be encouraged and inspired. It's your earnybody.
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  Speaker 1: Praise party ah with me, your girl. Sherry Macki