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Why Doesn’t ‘More’ Ever Satisfy? · Becoming Financially Confident

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  Have
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  you
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  ever
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  noticed
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  this?
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  You
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  finally
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  get
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  that
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  raise.
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  Or
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  maybe
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  it's
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  that
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  bonus,
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  or
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  it's
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  that
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  new
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  client.
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  And
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  for
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  a
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  minute,
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  you
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  feel
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  relief.
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  You're
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  like,
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  oh,
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  this
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  has
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  worked.
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  Think,
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  okay,
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  can
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  breathe
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  again.
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  But
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  then
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  that
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  feeling
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  fades,
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  doesn't
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  it?
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  And
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  your
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  mind
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  starts
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  whispering
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  again.
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  Okay,
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  now
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  I
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  just
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  need
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  a
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  little
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  bit
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  more.
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  Maybe
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  for
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  you
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  it's
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  a
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  little
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  more
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  money
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  or
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  a
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  little
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  more
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  margin
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  or
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  maybe
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  just
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  a
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  little
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  more
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  security.
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  But,
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  friend,
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  that
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  little
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  more
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  is
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  a
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  lie.
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  And
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  it
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  never
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  ends.
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  And
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  it
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  doesn't
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  bring
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  you
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  peace.
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  So
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  if
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  you've
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  been
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  feeling
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  that
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  pressure,
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  I
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  want
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  you
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  to
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  hear
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  this
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  right
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  now.
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  Nothing
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  is
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  wrong
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  with
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  you.
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  You're
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  not
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  greedy.
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  You're
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  not
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  broken.
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  You've
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  just
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  been
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  trained
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  by
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  a
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  loud
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  world.
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  So
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  here's
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  the
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  question
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  you
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  and
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  I
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  are
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  answering
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  today.
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  Why
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  doesn't
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  more
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  ever
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  satisfy
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  us?
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  And
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  I
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  want
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  to
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  gently
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  expose
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  what
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  lie
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  does
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  to
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  your
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  heart
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  and
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  how
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  God
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  leads
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  you
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  into
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  real
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  contentment.
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  Because,
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  friend,
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  you.
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  You
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  were
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  not
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  created
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  to
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  chase
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  a
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  finish
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  line
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  that
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  keeps
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  moving.
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  You
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  were
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  created
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  for
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  peace.
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  Hey,
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  friend.
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  Ralph
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  Estep
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  Jr.
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  Here.
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  Welcome
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  to
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  Financially
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  Confident
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  Christian,
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  where
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  we
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  learn
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  how
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  to
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  walk
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  through
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  life
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  and
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  money
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  with
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  wisdom,
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  with
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  peace,
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  and
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  with
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  a
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  heart
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  anchored
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  in
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  God's
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  truth.
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  My
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  mission
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  is
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  simple.
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  I
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  want
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  to
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  help
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  you
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  break
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  that
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  cycle
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  of
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  financial
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  shame
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  and
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  build
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  steady
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  habits
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  rooted
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  in
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  faith,
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  and
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  truly
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  become
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  a
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  financially
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  confident
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  Christian.
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  And
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  I'm
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  so
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  glad
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  you're
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  here
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  today.
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  Yesterday,
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  you
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  and
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  I
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  talked
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  about
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  scarcity
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  versus
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  abundance
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  and
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  how
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  that
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  mindset
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  truly
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  shapes
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  your
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  money
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  habits.
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  Today,
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  we're
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  going
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  to
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  go
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  one
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  layer
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  even
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  deeper.
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  Yes,
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  believe
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  it
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  or
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  not,
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  we
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  can
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  even
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  go
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  deeper.
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  Because
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  one
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  of
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  the
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  biggest
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  mindset
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  traps
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  in
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  our
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  culture
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  is
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  this.
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  Happiness
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  equals
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  more.
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  Think
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  about
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  what
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  culture
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  says
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  to
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  us.
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  More
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  money.
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  It'll
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  make
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  you
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  happy.
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  More
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  stuff
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  we're
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  all
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  guilty
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  of
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  that
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  make
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  you
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  happy.
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  More
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  upgrades.
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  More.
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  Finally,
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  I've
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  made
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  it.
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  And
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  the
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  problem
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  is,
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  this
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  is
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  the
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  scary
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  part.
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  It
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  doesn't
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  just
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  affect
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  what
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  you
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  buy.
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  It
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  affects
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  what
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  you
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  believe.
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  It'd
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  be
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  all
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  right
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  if
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  it
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  just
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  affected
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  what
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  you
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  bought,
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  but
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  it
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  affects
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  what
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  you
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  believe.
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  It
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  can
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  teach
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  you
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  to
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  think
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  terrible
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  things.
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  Like,
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  I
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  can't
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  relax
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  yet.
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  Can't
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  be
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  okay
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  yet.
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  I
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  can't
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  feel
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  peace
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  yet.
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  So,
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  friend,
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  if
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  that's
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  been
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  you,
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  I
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  am
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  so
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  glad
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  you're
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  here
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  today.
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  Here's
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  today's
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  listener
• 3:18
  question.
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  Ralph,
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  why
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  do
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  I
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  always
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  feel
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  like
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  I'm
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  just
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  one
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  step
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  away
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  from
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  being
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  okay?
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  Like,
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  if
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  I
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  just
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  had
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  a
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  little
• 3:25
  more,
• 3:25
  made
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  a
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  little
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  bit
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  more
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  money,
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  or
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  got
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  A
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  little
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  more
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  saved,
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  then
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  I'd
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  finally
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  be
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  able
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  to
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  relax.
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  But
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  I
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  never
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  do.
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  Ralph,
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  what's
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  wrong
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  with
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  me?
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  And
• 3:35
  that
• 3:35
  broke
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  my
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  heart
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  when
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  I
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  read
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  that.
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  Because
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  first
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  of
• 3:38
  all,
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  friend,
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  nothing
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  is
• 3:39
  wrong
• 3:39
  with
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  you.
• 3:40
  You've
• 3:41
  just
• 3:41
  been
• 3:41
  trained
• 3:41
  by
• 3:42
  a
• 3:42
  loud
• 3:42
  world
• 3:42
  that
• 3:42
  keeps
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  shouting
• 3:43
  lies
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  at
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  you.
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  And
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  the
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  world
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  is
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  really
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  good
• 3:46
  at
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  keeping
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  you
• 3:46
  chasing.
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  That's
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  the
• 3:47
  whole
• 3:47
  point
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  of
• 3:48
  it.
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  But
• 3:49
  God
• 3:49
  is
• 3:50
  really
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  good
• 3:50
  at
• 3:50
  teaching
• 3:50
  you
• 3:51
  to
• 3:51
  rest.
• 3:52
  So
• 3:52
  if
• 3:53
  you've
• 3:53
  been
• 3:53
  living
• 3:53
  under
• 3:53
  that
• 3:54
  pressure,
• 3:54
  it
• 3:55
  can
• 3:55
  feel
• 3:55
  like
• 3:55
  you're
• 3:55
  chasing
• 3:56
  a
• 3:56
  finish
• 3:56
  line.
• 3:56
  It
• 3:56
  just
• 3:57
  keeps
• 3:57
  moving.
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  You
• 3:58
  hit
• 3:58
  that
• 3:58
  goal
• 3:59
  and
• 3:59
  immediately
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  moves
• 4:00
  forward
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  again.
• 4:01
  You
• 4:01
  start
• 4:01
  feeling
• 4:02
  behind
• 4:02
  again.
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  Maybe
• 4:03
  it's
• 4:03
  in
• 4:03
  debt.
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  You
• 4:04
  pay
• 4:04
  something
• 4:04
  off
• 4:04
  and
• 4:05
  something
• 4:05
  else
• 4:05
  takes
• 4:06
  its
• 4:06
  place.
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  Or
• 4:07
  you
• 4:07
  buy
• 4:07
  that
• 4:07
  thing,
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  oh,
• 4:08
  this
• 4:08
  was
• 4:08
  going
• 4:08
  to
• 4:08
  solve
• 4:09
  everything.
• 4:09
  I
• 4:09
  was
• 4:10
  going
• 4:10
  to
• 4:10
  feel
• 4:10
  so
• 4:10
  great.
• 4:12
  But
• 4:12
  then
• 4:12
  you
• 4:12
  feel
• 4:12
  that
• 4:13
  emptiness
• 4:13
  afterwards.
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  And
• 4:15
  the
• 4:16
  worst
• 4:16
  part
• 4:16
  is
• 4:16
  this,
• 4:18
  you
• 4:18
  start
• 4:18
  believing
• 4:19
  a
• 4:19
  lie
• 4:19
  that
• 4:19
  peace
• 4:20
  is
• 4:20
  always
• 4:20
  later.
• 4:21
  Yeah,
• 4:22
  I
• 4:22
  have
• 4:22
  peace
• 4:22
  when
• 4:22
  I
• 4:23
  earn
• 4:23
  more.
• 4:23
  I
• 4:24
  have
• 4:24
  peace
• 4:24
  when
• 4:24
  I
• 4:24
  save
• 4:25
  more
• 4:25
  or
• 4:25
  when
• 4:26
  life
• 4:26
  is
• 4:26
  easier.
• 4:27
  Life
• 4:28
  doesn't
• 4:28
  get
• 4:28
  any
• 4:28
  easier.
• 4:30
  But
• 4:30
  friend,
• 4:30
  hear
• 4:30
  this
• 4:31
  on
• 4:31
  this.
• 4:31
  Peace
• 4:32
  isn't
• 4:32
  a
• 4:33
  number.
• 4:33
  Peace
• 4:34
  is
• 4:34
  a
• 4:34
  person.
• 4:35
  And
• 4:36
  you
• 4:36
  don't
• 4:36
  have
• 4:36
  to
• 4:36
  wait
• 4:36
  until
• 4:37
  everything
• 4:37
  is
• 4:37
  perfect
• 4:38
  to
• 4:38
  truly
• 4:38
  experience
• 4:39
  it.
• 4:40
  Let's
• 4:40
  talk
• 4:40
  about
• 4:40
  what
• 4:41
  culture
• 4:41
  says.
• 4:41
  Culture
• 4:42
  tells
• 4:42
  us
• 4:42
  this
• 4:43
  lie.
• 4:43
  If
• 4:43
  you
• 4:43
  get
• 4:44
  more,
• 4:44
  you're
• 4:44
  going
• 4:44
  to
• 4:45
  be
• 4:45
  happier.
• 4:46
  All
• 4:46
  around
• 4:47
  us,
• 4:47
  social
• 4:47
  media,
• 4:48
  everything
• 4:48
  we
• 4:48
  say
• 4:48
  get
• 4:49
  more.
• 4:49
  Get
• 4:49
  this
• 4:49
  stuff.
• 4:50
  You
• 4:50
  got
• 4:50
  to
• 4:50
  have
• 4:50
  this.
• 4:50
  It'll
• 4:50
  make
• 4:51
  you
• 4:51
  feel
• 4:51
  fantastic.
• 4:51
  Big
• 4:52
  smiles
• 4:52
  on
• 4:52
  everybody's
• 4:53
  faces
• 4:53
  as
• 4:53
  they're
• 4:54
  buying
• 4:54
  stuff
• 4:54
  they
• 4:54
  don't
• 4:55
  want
• 4:55
  or
• 4:55
  need.
• 4:56
  But
• 4:57
  reality
• 4:57
  says
• 4:58
  something
• 4:58
  different.
• 5:00
  Enough
• 5:00
  never
• 5:01
  feels
• 5:01
  like
• 5:01
  enough
• 5:01
  when
• 5:02
  your
• 5:02
  heart
• 5:02
  is
• 5:02
  hungry
• 5:03
  for
• 5:03
  security.
• 5:05
  We
• 5:05
  mentioned
• 5:05
  this
• 5:06
  yesterday.
• 5:06
  Money
• 5:06
  can
• 5:07
  solve
• 5:07
  problems.
• 5:08
  Yes,
• 5:08
  it
• 5:08
  can
• 5:09
  make
• 5:09
  you
• 5:09
  feel
• 5:09
  comfortable,
• 5:10
  but
• 5:10
  it
• 5:10
  will
• 5:11
  never
• 5:11
  satisfy
• 5:12
  your
• 5:12
  soul.
• 5:13
  Yeah,
• 5:13
  money
• 5:14
  can
• 5:14
  buy
• 5:14
  comfort,
• 5:15
  but
• 5:15
  it
• 5:16
  can't
• 5:16
  buy
• 5:16
  contentment.
• 5:17
  Money
• 5:18
  can
• 5:18
  buy
• 5:18
  distraction.
• 5:19
  How
• 5:19
  many
• 5:19
  of
• 5:19
  us
• 5:19
  spend
• 5:20
  our
• 5:20
  lives
• 5:21
  buying
• 5:21
  distraction.
• 5:23
  But
• 5:23
  it
• 5:23
  can't
• 5:24
  buy
• 5:24
  you
• 5:24
  peace.
• 5:25
  And
• 5:26
  that's
• 5:26
  why
• 5:26
  you
• 5:26
  can
• 5:26
  have
• 5:26
  plenty
• 5:27
  and
• 5:27
  still
• 5:27
  feel
• 5:27
  empty.
• 5:28
  Let
• 5:28
  me
• 5:28
  tell
• 5:28
  you
• 5:28
  a
• 5:28
  personal
• 5:29
  story.
• 5:30
  I've
• 5:30
  lived
• 5:30
  in
• 5:31
  seasons
• 5:31
  of
• 5:31
  plenty,
• 5:32
  and
• 5:33
  I
• 5:33
  felt
• 5:33
  emptier
• 5:34
  than
• 5:34
  ever.
• 5:35
  See,
• 5:35
  you
• 5:35
  can
• 5:36
  still
• 5:36
  have
• 5:36
  little
• 5:37
  and
• 5:37
  still
• 5:38
  have
• 5:38
  joy.
• 5:38
  That's
• 5:38
  the
• 5:38
  other
• 5:39
  side
• 5:39
  of
• 5:39
  this.
• 5:40
  The
• 5:40
  difference
• 5:40
  isn't
• 5:41
  the
• 5:41
  amount.
• 5:41
  It's
• 5:42
  what
• 5:42
  you're
• 5:42
  trusting.
• 5:44
  And,
• 5:44
  friend,
• 5:44
  today
• 5:45
  you
• 5:45
  can
• 5:45
  shift
• 5:45
  that
• 5:46
  trust.
• 5:48
  I'm
• 5:48
  Ralph
• 5:48
  Estepp
• 5:49
  Jr.
• 5:49
  I'm
• 5:49
  an
• 5:49
  accountant.
• 5:49
  I
• 5:50
  deal
• 5:50
  with
• 5:50
  numbers
• 5:50
  and
• 5:51
  money
• 5:51
  all
• 5:51
  day
• 5:52
  long.
• 5:52
  So
• 5:52
  I've
• 5:53
  watched
• 5:53
  this
• 5:53
  from
• 5:53
  the
• 5:54
  front
• 5:54
  row.
• 5:54
  I've
• 5:55
  seen
• 5:55
  people
• 5:55
  climb
• 5:55
  income
• 5:56
  ladders.
• 5:56
  They
• 5:57
  that
• 5:57
  were
• 5:57
  amazing.
• 5:57
  You're
• 5:58
  like
• 5:58
  Ralph,
• 5:58
  they've
• 5:58
  arrived.
• 5:59
  They
• 5:59
  had
• 5:59
  it
• 5:59
  all.
• 6:01
  I
• 6:01
  was
• 6:02
  one
• 6:02
  of
• 6:02
  those
• 6:02
  people,
• 6:03
  but
• 6:04
  guess
• 6:04
  what?
• 6:04
  I
• 6:04
  still
• 6:05
  felt
• 6:05
  anxious.
• 6:07
  But
• 6:07
  at
• 6:07
  the
• 6:07
  same
• 6:07
  time,
• 6:08
  I've
• 6:08
  seen
• 6:09
  simple
• 6:09
  people
• 6:10
  who
• 6:10
  just
• 6:10
  have
• 6:11
  a
• 6:11
  little
• 6:11
  bit.
• 6:11
  And,
• 6:12
  man,
• 6:12
  they
• 6:12
  live
• 6:12
  lives
• 6:13
  that
• 6:13
  are
• 6:13
  incredible.
• 6:14
  They
• 6:14
  sleep
• 6:14
  deeply.
• 6:15
  They
• 6:15
  have
• 6:15
  peace
• 6:15
  in
• 6:16
  their
• 6:16
  lives.
• 6:17
  Because
• 6:17
  here's
• 6:17
  the
• 6:18
  culture
• 6:18
  lie.
• 6:18
  I
• 6:18
  want
• 6:18
  to
• 6:18
  turn
• 6:19
  on
• 6:19
  its
• 6:19
  head
• 6:19
  right
• 6:19
  now.
• 6:19
  More
• 6:20
  doesn't
• 6:20
  quiet
• 6:21
  the
• 6:21
  fear.
• 6:21
  Only
• 6:22
  trust
• 6:22
  does.
• 6:22
  And.
• 6:23
  And,
• 6:23
  friend,
• 6:23
  trust
• 6:24
  is
• 6:24
  something
• 6:24
  you
• 6:24
  can
• 6:24
  learn.
• 6:25
  Yes,
• 6:25
  you
• 6:25
  heard
• 6:25
  me
• 6:25
  right.
• 6:26
  You
• 6:26
  can
• 6:26
  learn
• 6:27
  to
• 6:27
  trust.
• 6:29
  I've
• 6:29
  had
• 6:29
  people
• 6:29
  tell
• 6:30
  me
• 6:30
  this,
• 6:30
  Ralph.
• 6:30
  When
• 6:30
  I
• 6:31
  hit
• 6:31
  this
• 6:31
  number,
• 6:31
  then
• 6:32
  I'm
• 6:32
  finally
• 6:32
  going
• 6:32
  to
• 6:33
  feel
• 6:33
  okay.
• 6:34
  And
• 6:34
  then
• 6:34
  they
• 6:35
  reach
• 6:35
  that
• 6:35
  number,
• 6:36
  and
• 6:36
  for
• 6:37
  a
• 6:37
  moment,
• 6:37
  like
• 6:37
  they
• 6:38
  do
• 6:38
  feel
• 6:38
  okay.
• 6:39
  But
• 6:40
  then
• 6:40
  something
• 6:40
  happens.
• 6:41
  They
• 6:41
  go
• 6:41
  on
• 6:42
  social
• 6:42
  media,
• 6:42
  and
• 6:42
  it's
• 6:42
  a
• 6:42
  new
• 6:43
  comparison.
• 6:43
  Look
• 6:43
  at
• 6:43
  this
• 6:43
  new
• 6:44
  car.
• 6:44
  I
• 6:44
  got
• 6:44
  to
• 6:44
  get
• 6:44
  this.
• 6:45
  Or
• 6:46
  it's
• 6:46
  a
• 6:46
  new
• 6:46
  expense.
• 6:46
  It's
• 6:47
  a
• 6:47
  subscription
• 6:47
  they
• 6:48
  got
• 6:48
  to
• 6:48
  have.
• 6:49
  Or
• 6:50
  maybe
• 6:50
  it's
• 6:50
  a
• 6:50
  health
• 6:50
  worry,
• 6:51
  something
• 6:51
  weren't
• 6:52
  expecting
• 6:53
  for
• 6:54
  so
• 6:54
  many
• 6:54
  of
• 6:54
  us,
• 6:55
  it's
• 6:55
  just
• 6:55
  a
• 6:55
  new
• 6:55
  goalpost.
• 6:57
  We
• 6:57
  saw
• 6:57
  that
• 6:57
  finish
• 6:58
  line,
• 6:58
  and
• 6:58
  then
• 6:58
  it
• 6:58
  moved
• 6:59
  forward.
• 7:00
  And
• 7:00
  then
• 7:00
  they
• 7:01
  realized
• 7:01
  something.
• 7:02
  The
• 7:03
  problem
• 7:03
  wasn't
• 7:03
  the
• 7:03
  number.
• 7:05
  The
• 7:05
  problem
• 7:05
  was
• 7:05
  expecting
• 7:06
  the
• 7:06
  number
• 7:06
  to
• 7:07
  do
• 7:07
  what
• 7:07
  only
• 7:07
  God
• 7:08
  can
• 7:08
  do.
• 7:10
  Friend,
• 7:10
  if
• 7:10
  you've
• 7:10
  done
• 7:11
  that,
• 7:12
  you're
• 7:12
  not
• 7:12
  dumb.
• 7:13
  You're
• 7:13
  just
• 7:13
  hungry
• 7:14
  for
• 7:14
  peace.
• 7:14
  All
• 7:15
  of
• 7:15
  us
• 7:15
  are
• 7:15
  hungry
• 7:15
  for
• 7:15
  peace.
• 7:16
  And
• 7:16
  God
• 7:16
  doesn't
• 7:17
  want
• 7:17
  to
• 7:17
  shame
• 7:17
  you
• 7:17
  for
• 7:17
  that.
• 7:18
  He
• 7:18
  just
• 7:18
  invites
• 7:19
  you
• 7:19
  to
• 7:19
  come
• 7:19
  closer.
• 7:21
  So
• 7:22
  here's
• 7:22
  the
• 7:22
  real
• 7:22
  question
• 7:23
  today.
• 7:24
  What
• 7:25
  are
• 7:25
  you
• 7:25
  expecting
• 7:26
  money
• 7:26
  to
• 7:26
  give
• 7:26
  you
• 7:27
  that
• 7:27
  it
• 7:27
  was
• 7:27
  never
• 7:28
  designed
• 7:28
  to
• 7:28
  give?
• 7:30
  And
• 7:30
  what
• 7:30
  if
• 7:30
  the
• 7:30
  thing
• 7:31
  you're
• 7:31
  chasing
• 7:31
  is
• 7:32
  actually
• 7:32
  found
• 7:33
  somewhere
• 7:33
  else
• 7:33
  completely?
• 7:35
  But
• 7:35
  we
• 7:35
  got
• 7:36
  to
• 7:36
  start
• 7:36
  by
• 7:36
  acknowledging
• 7:37
  the
• 7:37
  more
• 7:37
  a
• 7:38
  lie
• 7:38
  keeps
• 7:38
  moving
• 7:38
  the
• 7:39
  target
• 7:39
  on
• 7:39
  you.
• 7:41
  See,
• 7:41
  more
• 7:42
  never
• 7:42
  has
• 7:42
  a
• 7:42
  finish
• 7:43
  line.
• 7:43
  More
• 7:43
  doesn't
• 7:43
  have
• 7:43
  an
• 7:44
  end
• 7:44
  point,
• 7:45
  because
• 7:45
  the
• 7:46
  moment
• 7:46
  you
• 7:46
  get
• 7:46
  it,
• 7:46
  guess
• 7:47
  what
• 7:47
  happens?
• 7:47
  Your
• 7:47
  mind
• 7:47
  adjusts.
• 7:48
  That's
• 7:48
  what
• 7:48
  we
• 7:48
  do
• 7:48
  as
• 7:48
  human
• 7:49
  beings.
• 7:49
  We're
• 7:49
  flesh.
• 7:50
  And
• 7:51
  that
• 7:51
  more
• 7:51
  becomes
• 7:52
  your
• 7:52
  new
• 7:52
  normal.
• 7:53
  And
• 7:53
  then
• 7:54
  the
• 7:54
  more
• 7:54
  becomes
• 7:54
  more,
• 7:55
  and
• 7:55
  the
• 7:55
  more
• 7:55
  and
• 7:55
  the
• 7:56
  more
• 7:56
  and
• 7:56
  the
• 7:56
  more.
• 7:57
  And
• 7:57
  then
• 7:57
  that
• 7:58
  normal
• 7:59
  doesn't
• 7:59
  feel
• 7:59
  exciting
• 8:00
  anymore.
• 8:01
  So
• 8:01
  what
• 8:01
  happens?
• 8:01
  You
• 8:01
  start
• 8:02
  chasing
• 8:02
  again.
• 8:03
  So,
• 8:03
  friend,
• 8:04
  if
• 8:04
  you've
• 8:04
  ever
• 8:04
  felt
• 8:04
  that
• 8:05
  treadmill,
• 8:05
  it's
• 8:06
  not
• 8:06
  because
• 8:06
  you
• 8:06
  lack
• 8:06
  gratitude.
• 8:07
  A
• 8:07
  lot
• 8:07
  of
• 8:07
  people
• 8:07
  say,
• 8:07
  well,
• 8:08
  you're
• 8:08
  just
• 8:08
  not
• 8:08
  grateful.
• 8:08
  I
• 8:09
  hear
• 8:09
  knuckleheads
• 8:09
  in
• 8:09
  church
• 8:10
  say
• 8:10
  this
• 8:10
  all
• 8:10
  the
• 8:10
  time.
• 8:10
  You're
• 8:10
  just
• 8:11
  not
• 8:11
  grateful
• 8:11
  enough.
• 8:13
  No,
• 8:13
  it's
• 8:13
  because
• 8:13
  more
• 8:14
  is
• 8:14
  designed
• 8:14
  to
• 8:14
  keep
• 8:15
  you
• 8:15
  running.
• 8:16
  That's
• 8:16
  what
• 8:17
  culture's
• 8:17
  trying
• 8:17
  to
• 8:17
  do,
• 8:17
  trying
• 8:18
  to
• 8:18
  keep
• 8:18
  you
• 8:18
  on
• 8:18
  that
• 8:18
  treadmill,
• 8:19
  running
• 8:19
  and
• 8:19
  running.
• 8:20
  And
• 8:20
  you've
• 8:20
  got
• 8:20
  to
• 8:20
  hear
• 8:21
  this,
• 8:21
  the
• 8:21
  more
• 8:22
  lie
• 8:22
  is
• 8:22
  fueled
• 8:23
  by
• 8:23
  comparison.
• 8:24
  I
• 8:24
  talk
• 8:24
  about
• 8:24
  this
• 8:24
  on
• 8:24
  the
• 8:24
  show
• 8:25
  all
• 8:25
  the
• 8:25
  time.
• 8:25
  Comparison
• 8:26
  is
• 8:27
  gasoline
• 8:27
  on
• 8:28
  dissatisfaction.
• 8:29
  You
• 8:30
  don't
• 8:30
  even
• 8:30
  want
• 8:30
  that
• 8:31
  thing
• 8:31
  until
• 8:31
  you
• 8:32
  saw
• 8:32
  someone
• 8:32
  else
• 8:32
  with
• 8:32
  it.
• 8:33
  You
• 8:33
  were
• 8:33
  on
• 8:33
  Facebook
• 8:34
  or
• 8:34
  Instagram
• 8:35
  or
• 8:35
  TikTok.
• 8:35
  Oh,
• 8:36
  I
• 8:36
  got
• 8:36
  to
• 8:36
  have
• 8:36
  this.
• 8:36
  You
• 8:37
  had
• 8:37
  no
• 8:37
  idea
• 8:37
  what
• 8:37
  it
• 8:37
  was
• 8:38
  before
• 8:38
  you
• 8:38
  saw
• 8:38
  the
• 8:38
  stupid
• 8:39
  thing.
• 8:40
  You
• 8:40
  were
• 8:40
  content,
• 8:40
  then
• 8:41
  you
• 8:41
  scrolled
• 8:42
  and
• 8:42
  suddenly
• 8:43
  you
• 8:43
  feel
• 8:43
  your
• 8:44
  life
• 8:44
  feels
• 8:44
  smaller
• 8:45
  even
• 8:45
  though
• 8:45
  nothing
• 8:46
  has
• 8:46
  changed.
• 8:47
  Friend,
• 8:47
  that's
• 8:48
  not
• 8:48
  wisdom,
• 8:48
  that's
• 8:49
  noise.
• 8:49
  That's
• 8:49
  the
• 8:49
  noise
• 8:50
  I'm
• 8:50
  talking
• 8:50
  about.
• 8:51
  But
• 8:51
  you
• 8:51
  don't
• 8:51
  have
• 8:51
  to
• 8:52
  let
• 8:52
  that
• 8:52
  noise
• 8:52
  break
• 8:53
  the
• 8:53
  story
• 8:53
  for
• 8:53
  the
• 8:53
  rest
• 8:54
  of
• 8:54
  your
• 8:54
  life.
• 8:55
  And
• 8:55
  of
• 8:55
  course,
• 8:56
  more
• 8:56
  money
• 8:56
  can
• 8:56
  increase
• 8:57
  your
• 8:57
  options.
• 8:57
  I'd
• 8:58
  be
• 8:58
  lying
• 8:58
  to
• 8:58
  you
• 8:58
  if
• 8:58
  I
• 8:59
  told
• 8:59
  you
• 8:59
  it
• 8:59
  couldn't.
• 9:00
  But
• 9:00
  more
• 9:00
  money
• 9:01
  is
• 9:01
  never
• 9:01
  going
• 9:01
  to
• 9:01
  give
• 9:02
  you
• 9:02
  peace.
• 9:03
  Yes,
• 9:03
  money
• 9:04
  can
• 9:04
  increase
• 9:04
  your
• 9:04
  choices.
• 9:05
  It
• 9:05
  gives
• 9:05
  you
• 9:06
  options.
• 9:06
  It
• 9:07
  can
• 9:07
  create
• 9:07
  flexibility.
• 9:08
  It
• 9:08
  can
• 9:08
  remove
• 9:09
  some
• 9:09
  day
• 9:09
  to
• 9:09
  day
• 9:09
  stress.
• 9:11
  But
• 9:11
  it
• 9:12
  can
• 9:12
  never
• 9:12
  remove
• 9:12
  the
• 9:13
  deepest
• 9:13
  fear
• 9:13
  of
• 9:14
  all
• 9:14
  human
• 9:14
  beings.
• 9:16
  What
• 9:16
  if
• 9:16
  I'm
• 9:16
  not
• 9:17
  safe?
• 9:18
  Because
• 9:18
  safety
• 9:19
  isn't
• 9:19
  found
• 9:19
  in
• 9:19
  what
• 9:20
  you
• 9:20
  can
• 9:20
  control.
• 9:21
  It's
• 9:22
  found
• 9:22
  in
• 9:22
  who
• 9:22
  holds
• 9:23
  you.
• 9:23
  And
• 9:24
  friend,
• 9:25
  God
• 9:25
  holds
• 9:26
  you.
• 9:26
  God
• 9:27
  holds
• 9:27
  you
• 9:27
  even
• 9:27
  when
• 9:28
  the
• 9:28
  numbers
• 9:28
  feel
• 9:28
  tight,
• 9:29
  Even
• 9:29
  when
• 9:29
  the
• 9:29
  future
• 9:30
  feels
• 9:30
  unclear.
• 9:31
  Hear
• 9:31
  me
• 9:31
  on
• 9:32
  this.
• 9:33
  Enough
• 9:33
  isn't
• 9:34
  a
• 9:34
  number.
• 9:35
  It's
• 9:35
  a
• 9:35
  decision
• 9:35
  that
• 9:36
  you
• 9:36
  get
• 9:36
  to
• 9:36
  make.
• 9:38
  And
• 9:38
  this
• 9:38
  is
• 9:38
  big.
• 9:38
  You
• 9:39
  don't
• 9:39
  stumble
• 9:39
  into
• 9:40
  contentment.
• 9:40
  You
• 9:41
  choose
• 9:41
  it.
• 9:41
  See,
• 9:42
  a
• 9:42
  lot
• 9:42
  of
• 9:42
  people
• 9:42
  think,
• 9:42
  well,
• 9:42
  I'm
• 9:43
  going
• 9:43
  to
• 9:43
  get
• 9:43
  to
• 9:43
  contentment.
• 9:43
  I'm
• 9:43
  going
• 9:44
  to
• 9:44
  arrive
• 9:44
  there.
• 9:44
  No,
• 9:44
  guess
• 9:45
  what?
• 9:45
  You've
• 9:46
  been
• 9:46
  lied
• 9:46
  to.
• 9:46
  You
• 9:47
  choose
• 9:47
  contentment.
• 9:49
  See,
• 9:49
  contentment
• 9:50
  says
• 9:50
  this.
• 9:50
  I
• 9:50
  will
• 9:50
  be
• 9:51
  grateful
• 9:51
  here
• 9:52
  while
• 9:52
  I
• 9:53
  grow
• 9:53
  that.
• 9:54
  This
• 9:54
  isn't
• 9:54
  about
• 9:54
  being
• 9:55
  complacent.
• 9:55
  It's
• 9:56
  not
• 9:56
  about
• 9:56
  being
• 9:56
  lazy.
• 9:57
  It's
• 9:57
  just
• 9:57
  being
• 9:58
  grounded.
• 9:58
  So
• 9:59
  you
• 9:59
  can
• 9:59
  pursue
• 9:59
  goals
• 10:00
  without
• 10:00
  being
• 10:01
  owned
• 10:01
  by
• 10:01
  those
• 10:01
  goals.
• 10:03
  And
• 10:03
  friend,
• 10:03
  you
• 10:04
  can
• 10:04
  grow
• 10:04
  without
• 10:04
  grinding
• 10:05
  your
• 10:05
  soul
• 10:06
  down.
• 10:07
  Just
• 10:07
  remember,
• 10:08
  contentment
• 10:09
  doesn't
• 10:09
  mean
• 10:09
  you
• 10:09
  don't
• 10:09
  want
• 10:09
  things.
• 10:10
  It's
• 10:10
  okay
• 10:11
  to
• 10:11
  want
• 10:11
  things.
• 10:13
  Contentment
• 10:14
  doesn't
• 10:14
  mean
• 10:14
  you
• 10:15
  never
• 10:15
  desire.
• 10:15
  Guess
• 10:15
  what?
• 10:16
  You're
• 10:16
  going
• 10:16
  to
• 10:16
  desire
• 10:17
  things.
• 10:18
  But
• 10:18
  what
• 10:18
  it
• 10:18
  does
• 10:18
  mean
• 10:19
  is
• 10:19
  you
• 10:19
  don't
• 10:19
  demand
• 10:20
  those
• 10:20
  things.
• 10:20
  It
• 10:21
  means
• 10:21
  you
• 10:21
  don't
• 10:21
  say,
• 10:22
  I
• 10:22
  can't
• 10:22
  have
• 10:22
  peace
• 10:23
  until
• 10:23
  I
• 10:23
  have
• 10:23
  those
• 10:24
  things.
• 10:25
  You
• 10:25
  can
• 10:26
  want
• 10:26
  more
• 10:26
  margin.
• 10:27
  You
• 10:27
  can
• 10:27
  want
• 10:27
  to
• 10:27
  grow
• 10:28
  your
• 10:28
  income,
• 10:28
  you
• 10:28
  can
• 10:29
  want
• 10:29
  to
• 10:29
  grow
• 10:29
  your
• 10:29
  balance.
• 10:31
  But
• 10:31
  you
• 10:31
  don't
• 10:31
  attach
• 10:32
  your
• 10:32
  worth
• 10:32
  to
• 10:32
  the
• 10:32
  outcome.
• 10:34
  Because,
• 10:34
  friend,
• 10:34
  your
• 10:34
  worth
• 10:35
  has
• 10:35
  already
• 10:35
  been
• 10:35
  settled.
• 10:37
  Because
• 10:37
  here's
• 10:37
  the
• 10:38
  truth.
• 10:38
  True
• 10:38
  contentment
• 10:39
  is
• 10:39
  rooted
• 10:40
  in
• 10:40
  Christ
• 10:40
  alone.
• 10:41
  See,
• 10:41
  that's
• 10:41
  the
• 10:41
  heart
• 10:42
  of
• 10:42
  it.
• 10:42
  If
• 10:42
  your
• 10:42
  heart
• 10:43
  is
• 10:43
  trying
• 10:43
  to
• 10:43
  be
• 10:43
  filled
• 10:44
  by
• 10:44
  money,
• 10:44
  you
• 10:44
  are
• 10:45
  always
• 10:45
  going
• 10:45
  to
• 10:45
  come
• 10:46
  up
• 10:46
  empty.
• 10:46
  If
• 10:46
  that's
• 10:47
  what
• 10:47
  your
• 10:47
  goal
• 10:47
  is.
• 10:47
  You
• 10:47
  will
• 10:48
  always
• 10:48
  be
• 10:48
  empty.
• 10:50
  But
• 10:50
  when
• 10:50
  Christ
• 10:50
  is
• 10:51
  your
• 10:51
  anchor,
• 10:52
  money
• 10:52
  becomes
• 10:52
  a
• 10:53
  tool
• 10:53
  and
• 10:53
  not
• 10:54
  a
• 10:54
  master.
• 10:55
  And
• 10:55
  see,
• 10:55
  our
• 10:55
  tools
• 10:56
  don't
• 10:56
  control
• 10:56
  us.
• 10:56
  They
• 10:57
  don't
• 10:57
  control
• 10:57
  you.
• 10:58
  Don't
• 10:58
  they
• 10:58
  serve
• 10:58
  you?
• 10:59
  Because,
• 11:00
  friend,
• 11:00
  God
• 11:00
  wants
• 11:01
  you
• 11:01
  to
• 11:01
  be
• 11:01
  free.
• 11:02
  He
• 11:02
  truly
• 11:03
  does.
• 11:03
  He
• 11:03
  doesn't
• 11:03
  want
• 11:03
  you
• 11:04
  obsessed.
• 11:04
  He
• 11:04
  doesn't
• 11:05
  want
• 11:05
  you
• 11:05
  anxious.
• 11:06
  And
• 11:06
  he
• 11:06
  doesn't
• 11:06
  want
• 11:07
  you
• 11:07
  chasing.
• 11:07
  He
• 11:08
  wants
• 11:08
  you
• 11:08
  free.
• 11:09
  Let's
• 11:09
  look
• 11:09
  at
• 11:09
  first
• 11:09
  Timothy
• 11:10
  6.
• 11:10
  6.
• 11:11
  But
• 11:11
  godliness
• 11:12
  with
• 11:12
  contentment
• 11:12
  is
• 11:13
  great
• 11:14
  gain.
• 11:14
  What
• 11:14
  are
• 11:14
  we
• 11:14
  talking
• 11:15
  about
• 11:15
  here?
• 11:16
  It's
• 11:16
  a
• 11:16
  different
• 11:17
  scoreboard.
• 11:18
  The
• 11:18
  world
• 11:19
  calls
• 11:19
  gain.
• 11:19
  More
• 11:20
  money,
• 11:20
  more
• 11:20
  stuff,
• 11:21
  more
• 11:21
  status,
• 11:22
  more
• 11:22
  comparison
• 11:23
  garbage.
• 11:24
  But
• 11:25
  what
• 11:25
  does
• 11:25
  God
• 11:25
  call
• 11:25
  gain?
• 11:27
  A
• 11:27
  heart
• 11:28
  at
• 11:28
  rest.
• 11:29
  A
• 11:30
  heart
• 11:30
  that
• 11:30
  can
• 11:30
  breathe.
• 11:31
  A
• 11:31
  heart
• 11:31
  that
• 11:31
  can
• 11:31
  say,
• 11:32
  I
• 11:32
  have
• 11:32
  enough.
• 11:32
  Because
• 11:33
  guess
• 11:33
  what?
• 11:34
  I
• 11:34
  have
• 11:35
  him.
• 11:35
  And
• 11:36
  friend,
• 11:36
  you
• 11:36
  can
• 11:36
  live
• 11:36
  from
• 11:37
  that
• 11:37
  place
• 11:37
  today.
• 11:39
  So
• 11:39
  here's
• 11:39
  your
• 11:39
  action
• 11:39
  step.
• 11:40
  I
• 11:40
  want
• 11:40
  you
• 11:40
  to
• 11:40
  write
• 11:41
  down
• 11:41
  one
• 11:41
  area
• 11:42
  where
• 11:42
  you
• 11:42
  will
• 11:42
  practice
• 11:43
  contentment
• 11:43
  this
• 11:43
  very
• 11:44
  week.
• 11:44
  Just
• 11:44
  one.
• 11:45
  Doesn't
• 11:45
  have
• 11:46
  to
• 11:46
  be
• 11:46
  this
• 11:46
  big,
• 11:46
  long
• 11:46
  list.
• 11:47
  Maybe
• 11:47
  it's
• 11:47
  this
• 11:48
  contentment
• 11:48
  with
• 11:48
  your
• 11:48
  car.
• 11:49
  I
• 11:49
  hate
• 11:49
  this
• 11:49
  car.
• 11:50
  This
• 11:50
  car
• 11:50
  is
• 11:50
  a
• 11:51
  piece
• 11:51
  of
• 11:51
  garbage.
• 11:51
  It's
• 11:52
  always
• 11:52
  got
• 11:52
  problems
• 11:52
  with
• 11:53
  it.
• 11:53
  But
• 11:53
  you
• 11:53
  know
• 11:53
  what?
• 11:53
  I'm
• 11:54
  going
• 11:54
  to
• 11:54
  make
• 11:54
  a
• 11:54
  decision.
• 11:54
  I
• 11:55
  am
• 11:55
  going
• 11:55
  to
• 11:55
  have
• 11:55
  contentment
• 11:56
  with
• 11:56
  my
• 11:56
  car.
• 11:57
  Or
• 11:57
  maybe
• 11:58
  for
• 11:58
  you,
• 11:58
  it's
• 11:58
  your
• 11:58
  home.
• 11:58
  This
• 11:59
  home
• 11:59
  is
• 11:59
  too
• 11:59
  small.
• 12:00
  It's
• 12:00
  too
• 12:00
  old.
• 12:01
  It
• 12:01
  needs
• 12:01
  this,
• 12:01
  it
• 12:02
  needs
• 12:02
  that.
• 12:02
  But
• 12:02
  today
• 12:02
  I'm
• 12:03
  going
• 12:03
  to
• 12:03
  make
• 12:03
  a
• 12:03
  decision.
• 12:04
  I'm
• 12:04
  going
• 12:04
  to
• 12:04
  live
• 12:04
  in
• 12:05
  contentment
• 12:05
  with
• 12:05
  my
• 12:05
  home.
• 12:06
  Here's
• 12:07
  a
• 12:07
  great
• 12:07
  one.
• 12:08
  Maybe
• 12:08
  you
• 12:08
  need
• 12:08
  to
• 12:08
  make
• 12:09
  a
• 12:09
  decision
• 12:09
  to
• 12:09
  live
• 12:09
  in
• 12:10
  contentment
• 12:10
  with
• 12:10
  your
• 12:10
  income
• 12:11
  right
• 12:11
  now.
• 12:11
  That
• 12:11
  doesn't
• 12:12
  mean
• 12:12
  you
• 12:12
  never
• 12:12
  aspire
• 12:13
  for
• 12:13
  more.
• 12:14
  It
• 12:14
  doesn't
• 12:14
  mean
• 12:14
  you
• 12:15
  don't
• 12:15
  work
• 12:15
  towards
• 12:15
  that.
• 12:15
  But
• 12:16
  right
• 12:16
  now,
• 12:17
  I'm
• 12:17
  going
• 12:17
  to
• 12:17
  live
• 12:17
  in
• 12:17
  a
• 12:17
  peace
• 12:18
  that
• 12:18
  says
• 12:19
  my
• 12:19
  income
• 12:20
  right
• 12:20
  now
• 12:20
  is
• 12:21
  okay.
• 12:22
  And
• 12:23
  maybe
• 12:23
  for
• 12:23
  you,
• 12:23
  it's
• 12:24
  contentment
• 12:24
  with
• 12:24
  your
• 12:24
  pace.
• 12:25
  Maybe
• 12:26
  you
• 12:26
  feel
• 12:26
  like,
• 12:26
  you
• 12:26
  know,
• 12:27
  I'm
• 12:27
  just
• 12:27
  not
• 12:27
  getting
• 12:27
  anywhere,
• 12:27
  Ralph.
• 12:28
  I
• 12:28
  feel
• 12:28
  like
• 12:28
  I
• 12:28
  should
• 12:29
  be
• 12:29
  farther
• 12:29
  along.
• 12:30
  But
• 12:30
  you
• 12:30
  know
• 12:30
  what?
• 12:31
  Today
• 12:31
  I'm
• 12:31
  going
• 12:31
  to
• 12:31
  make
• 12:31
  a
• 12:31
  decision.
• 12:32
  I'm
• 12:33
  going
• 12:33
  to
• 12:33
  live
• 12:33
  in
• 12:33
  contentment
• 12:34
  with
• 12:34
  the
• 12:34
  pace
• 12:35
  that
• 12:35
  I'm
• 12:35
  in.
• 12:36
  And
• 12:36
  then
• 12:37
  say
• 12:37
  this
• 12:37
  simple
• 12:37
  sentence.
• 12:38
  Lord,
• 12:39
  help
• 12:39
  me
• 12:39
  be
• 12:39
  grateful
• 12:40
  here
• 12:41
  while
• 12:41
  I
• 12:41
  grow.
• 12:42
  See,
• 12:42
  this
• 12:43
  is
• 12:43
  contentment
• 12:44
  with
• 12:44
  movement.
• 12:44
  This
• 12:45
  is
• 12:45
  you
• 12:45
  growing
• 12:45
  without
• 12:46
  being
• 12:46
  driven
• 12:46
  by
• 12:47
  fear.
• 12:48
  Let's
• 12:49
  pray
• 12:49
  together.
• 12:50
  Lord,
• 12:50
  thank
• 12:50
  you
• 12:51
  for
• 12:51
  teaching
• 12:51
  us
• 12:51
  true
• 12:52
  contentment.
• 12:53
  Help
• 12:53
  us
• 12:53
  reject
• 12:54
  that
• 12:54
  lie
• 12:54
  of
• 12:54
  more
• 12:55
  that's
• 12:55
  all
• 12:55
  around
• 12:55
  us,
• 12:55
  that
• 12:56
  noise
• 12:56
  of
• 12:56
  culture
• 12:56
  all
• 12:57
  around
• 12:57
  us
• 12:57
  and
• 12:57
  give
• 12:58
  us
• 12:58
  joy
• 12:58
  in
• 12:58
  what
• 12:59
  we
• 12:59
  have
• 12:59
  and
• 12:59
  peace
• 13:00
  in
• 13:00
  your
• 13:00
  provision.
• 13:01
  Teach
• 13:02
  us
• 13:02
  to
• 13:02
  hold
• 13:02
  goals
• 13:03
  with
• 13:03
  open
• 13:03
  hands
• 13:04
  and
• 13:04
  keep
• 13:04
  our
• 13:05
  hearts
• 13:05
  deeply
• 13:06
  anchored
• 13:06
  in
• 13:06
  you.
• 13:06
  And
• 13:07
  we
• 13:07
  ask
• 13:07
  this
• 13:07
  in
• 13:07
  Jesus
• 13:08
  name.
• 13:09
  Amen.
• 13:10
  Friend,
• 13:10
  if
• 13:11
  you've
• 13:11
  been
• 13:11
  living
• 13:11
  under
• 13:12
  pressure,
• 13:12
  if
• 13:13
  you've
• 13:13
  been
• 13:13
  living
• 13:13
  always
• 13:13
  to
• 13:14
  chase
• 13:14
  more,
• 13:15
  you
• 13:15
  don't
• 13:15
  have
• 13:15
  to
• 13:15
  carry
• 13:16
  that
• 13:16
  alone
• 13:16
  anymore.
• 13:16
  I
• 13:16
  want
• 13:17
  you
• 13:17
  to
• 13:17
  join
• 13:17
  us
• 13:18
  in
• 13:18
  our
• 13:18
  community
• 13:19
  at
• 13:19
  financiallyconfidentchristian.com/join
• 13:22
  again.
• 13:23
  That's
• 13:23
  financiallyconfidentchristian.com/join.
• 13:26
  This
• 13:26
  is
• 13:27
  a
• 13:27
  place
• 13:27
  where
• 13:27
  you
• 13:27
  can
• 13:27
  learn
• 13:28
  to
• 13:28
  walk
• 13:28
  in
• 13:28
  wisdom,
• 13:29
  walk
• 13:29
  without
• 13:29
  shame,
• 13:30
  and
• 13:30
  walk
• 13:30
  with
• 13:31
  a
• 13:31
  heart
• 13:31
  anchored
• 13:31
  in
• 13:32
  God's
• 13:32
  truth.
• 13:32
  And
• 13:32
  friend,
• 13:33
  you
• 13:33
  belong
• 13:34
  with
• 13:34
  us.
• 13:35
  See,
• 13:35
  more
• 13:36
  doesn't
• 13:36
  always
• 13:36
  mean
• 13:37
  better.
• 13:37
  Just
• 13:37
  want
• 13:37
  you
• 13:37
  to
• 13:37
  hear
• 13:38
  that
• 13:38
  loud
• 13:38
  and
• 13:38
  clear.
• 13:38
  More
• 13:39
  does
• 13:39
  not
• 13:39
  always
• 13:40
  mean
• 13:40
  better.
• 13:40
  And
• 13:41
  just
• 13:41
  a
• 13:41
  little
• 13:41
  more
• 13:42
  will
• 13:42
  never
• 13:43
  finally
• 13:44
  be
• 13:44
  enough.
• 13:45
  But
• 13:46
  true
• 13:46
  contentment
• 13:47
  in
• 13:47
  Christ,
• 13:48
  that's
• 13:48
  a
• 13:48
  kind
• 13:48
  of
• 13:48
  wealth
• 13:49
  that
• 13:49
  nobody
• 13:49
  could
• 13:49
  ever
• 13:50
  take
• 13:50
  away
• 13:50
  from
• 13:50
  you.
• 13:51
  Now,
• 13:51
  tomorrow,
• 13:52
  we're
• 13:52
  going
• 13:52
  to
• 13:52
  talk
• 13:52
  about
• 13:52
  how
• 13:53
  you
• 13:53
  can
• 13:53
  break
• 13:53
  the
• 13:53
  cycle
• 13:54
  of
• 13:54
  financial
• 13:54
  fear
• 13:54
  once
• 13:55
  and
• 13:55
  for
• 13:55
  all.
• 13:55
  Yes,
• 13:55
  we're
• 13:55
  leading
• 13:56
  up
• 13:56
  to
• 13:56
  something,
• 13:56
  aren't
• 13:56
  we?
• 13:57
  So,
• 13:58
  friend,
• 13:58
  if
• 13:58
  today's
• 13:59
  show
• 13:59
  has
• 13:59
  made
• 14:00
  you
• 14:00
  think
• 14:00
  about
• 14:00
  somebody
• 14:01
  who,
• 14:01
  you
• 14:01
  know
• 14:01
  who
• 14:01
  is
• 14:01
  chasing
• 14:02
  more
• 14:02
  right
• 14:02
  now,
• 14:03
  I
• 14:03
  want
• 14:03
  to
• 14:03
  encourage
• 14:03
  you,
• 14:04
  share
• 14:04
  this
• 14:04
  show
• 14:04
  with
• 14:05
  them.
• 14:05
  Help
• 14:05
  them
• 14:05
  understand
• 14:06
  that
• 14:06
  there's
• 14:06
  something
• 14:07
  bigger
• 14:07
  and
• 14:08
  deeper
• 14:08
  and
• 14:08
  better
• 14:09
  than
• 14:09
  that.
• 14:10
  Because
• 14:10
  this
• 14:10
  show
• 14:10
  is
• 14:10
  not
• 14:11
  about
• 14:11
  financial
• 14:11
  shame.
• 14:12
  It's
• 14:12
  about
• 14:12
  walking
• 14:13
  in
• 14:13
  wisdom
• 14:13
  and
• 14:14
  staying
• 14:14
  financially
• 14:15
  savvy.
• 14:16
  So
• 14:16
  as
• 14:16
  I
• 14:16
  close
• 14:16
  today,
• 14:17
  go
• 14:17
  out
• 14:17
  there
• 14:17
  today
• 14:17
  and
• 14:18
  be
• 14:18
  a
• 14:18
  financially
• 14:19
  confident
• 14:19
  Christian.
• 14:20
  You
• 14:20
  can
• 14:20
  do
• 14:20
  this.
• 14:21
  I
• 14:21
  have
• 14:21
  confidence
• 14:22
  in
• 14:22
  you.
• 14:22
  God
• 14:22
  bless
• 14:23
  you.
• 14:23
  And
• 14:23
  you
• 14:23
  have
• 14:23
  a
• 14:23
  great
• 14:24
  day
• 14:24
  today.