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From Inflation to Inspiration: A New Perspective with Ralph · Becoming Financially Confident

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  Hey
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  there,
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  Financially
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  Confident
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  Christian
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  listeners.
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  Ralph
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  here,
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  and
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  I'm
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  excited
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  to
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  share
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  some
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  big
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  news
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  with
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  you
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  today.
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  As
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  you
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  know,
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  our
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  goal
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  here
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  on
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  Financially
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  Confident
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  Christian
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  is
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  to
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  help
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  you
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  gain
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  financial
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  freedom
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  while
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  growing
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  in
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  your
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  faith.
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  We've
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  tackled
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  everything
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  from
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  budgeting
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  to
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  debt
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  to
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  honoring
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  God
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  with
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  our
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  resources.
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  And
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  I'm
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  so
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  grateful
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  for
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  the
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  journey
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  we've
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  been
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  on
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  together.
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  But
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  lately,
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  God
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  has
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  laid
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  something
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  new
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  on
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  my
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  heart
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  and
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  it's
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  a
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  powerful
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  extension
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  of
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  what
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  we
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  do
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  here.
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  And
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  I'm
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  proud
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  to
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  announce
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  that
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  I'm
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  launching
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  a
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  new
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  show.
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  It's
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  called
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  Truth
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  Unveiled
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  with
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  Ralph.
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  In
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  Truth
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  Unveiled
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  With
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  Ralph,
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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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  deep
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  into
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  current
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  events
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  and
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  the
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  complexities
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  of
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  this
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  world,
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  from
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  global
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  headlines
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  to
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  personal
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  struggles
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  and
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  lay
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  them
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  bare
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  against
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  the
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  unshakable,
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  eternal
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  truth
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  of
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  God's
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  word.
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  It's
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  about
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  discerning
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  what's
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  really
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  going
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  on
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  in
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  our
• 1:22
  culture
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  and
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  learning
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  to
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  live
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  confidently
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  when
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  the
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  world
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  contradicts
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  your
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  Christian
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  faith.
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  Just
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  like
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  with
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  our
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  financial
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  discussions,
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  we'll
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  seek
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  biblical
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  insights
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  for
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  navigating
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  modern
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  dilemmas,
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  for
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  find
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  hope
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  and
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  encouragement
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  to
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  stand
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  firm
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  in
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  Christ
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  and
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  discover
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  actionable
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  steps
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  to
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  empower
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  your
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  faith
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  and
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  your
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  finances.
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  And
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  today,
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  I'm
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  giving
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  you
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  a
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  sneak
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  peek
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  by
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  playing
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  the
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  first
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  full
• 1:43
  episode
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  of
• 1:44
  Truth
• 1:44
  Unveiled
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  with
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  Ralph.
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  I
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  believe
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  it
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  will
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  truly
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  bless
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  you
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  and
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  provide
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  a
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  fresh
• 1:48
  perspective
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  as
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  you
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  continue
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  to
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  navigate
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  your
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  finances
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  and
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  your
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  faith
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  in
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  these
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  times.
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  So
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  without
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  any
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  further
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  ado,
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  let's
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  dive
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  into
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  Truth
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  Unveiled
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  With
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  Ralph.
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  And
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  when
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  you're
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  done
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  listening,
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  please
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  consider
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  following
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  the
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  new
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  show
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  at
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  truth
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  unveiled
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  with
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  Ralph.com
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  that's
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  truthunveiledwithralph.com
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  I
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  can't
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  wait
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  to
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  see
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  you
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  there.
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  Feeling
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  lost
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  in
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  today's
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  headlines,
• 2:10
  seeking
• 2:10
  God's
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  truth
• 2:11
  for
• 2:11
  our
• 2:11
  chaotic
• 2:12
  culture.
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  Welcome
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  to
• 2:14
  Truth
• 2:14
  Unveiled
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  with
• 2:15
  Ralph.
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  We'll
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  cut
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  through
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  the
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  noise
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  guiding
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  you
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  to
• 2:18
  biblical
• 2:19
  discernment
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  for
• 2:19
  your
• 2:20
  faith,
• 2:20
  your
• 2:21
  finances,
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  and
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  your
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  life.
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  Now
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  here's
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  Ralph
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  Estep
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  2.
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  Hello
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  there.
• 2:28
  Welcome
• 2:28
  to
• 2:28
  Truth
• 2:28
  Unveiled
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  with
• 2:29
  Ralph.
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  I'm
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  Ralph,
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  and
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  this
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  is
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  a
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  new
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  podcast
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  from
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  the
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  Ask
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  Ralph
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  Media
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  Network.
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  My
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  main
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  goal
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  with
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  this
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  show
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  is
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  to
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  take
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  the
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  everyday
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  headlines.
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  You
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  know,
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  there's
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  certainly
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  a
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  great
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  deal
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  going
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  on
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  these
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  days
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  and
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  that
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  stuff
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  that
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  can
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  make
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  you
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  scratch
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  your
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  head
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  or
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  even
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  tie
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  your
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  stomach
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  in
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  knots.
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  We're
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  surrounded
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  by
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  so
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  many
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  crazy
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  things
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  going
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  right
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  now
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  and
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  I
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  just
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  want
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  to
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  simply
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  lay
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  it
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  next
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  to
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  the
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  timeless,
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  comforting
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  and
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  the
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  incredible,
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  powerful
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  truth
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  of
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  of
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  God's
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  word.
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  That's
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  what
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  this
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  is
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  all
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  about.
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  We're
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  not
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  just
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  here
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  to
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  learn
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  stuff.
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  We
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  could
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  do
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  that,
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  but
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  it's
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  going
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  to
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  be
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  so
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  much
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  bigger
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  than
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  that.
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  We're
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  here
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  to
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  try
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  to
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  figure
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  things
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  out.
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  We're
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  here
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  to
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  build
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  up
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  our
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  faith
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  and
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  to
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  find
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  a
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  real
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  kind
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  of
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  freedom
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  that
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  really
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  does
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  last.
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  And
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  that
• 3:11
  freedom,
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  not
• 3:11
  just
• 3:11
  in
• 3:11
  our
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  bank
• 3:12
  accounts,
• 3:12
  but
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  deep
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  down
• 3:13
  in
• 3:13
  our
• 3:14
  hearts.
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  We're
• 3:15
  going
• 3:15
  to
• 3:15
  bring
• 3:15
  the
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  worlds
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  of
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  faith
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  and
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  finance
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  and
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  all
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  kinds
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  of
• 3:18
  other
• 3:18
  things,
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  technology,
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  together.
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  And
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  today,
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  I
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  just
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  wanted
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  to
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  start
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  by
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  talking
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  about
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  something
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  I
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  know
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  is
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  probably
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  hitting
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  close
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  to
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  home
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  for
• 3:25
  you
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  right
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  now
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  as
• 3:26
  you're
• 3:26
  listening.
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  Inflation.
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  Think
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  about
• 3:29
  it
• 3:29
  for
• 3:29
  a
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  second.
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  You're
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  standing
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  at
• 3:30
  the
• 3:30
  grocery
• 3:31
  store,
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  right?
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  Most
• 3:32
  of
• 3:32
  us
• 3:32
  can
• 3:32
  relate
• 3:32
  to
• 3:32
  that.
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  We've
• 3:33
  been
• 3:33
  to
• 3:33
  the
• 3:33
  grocery
• 3:33
  store,
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  and
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  you
• 3:34
  go
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  in
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  to
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  grab
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  that
• 3:35
  milk
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  and
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  those
• 3:36
  eggs,
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  and
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  all
• 3:37
  of
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  a
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  sudden
• 3:37
  you
• 3:37
  see
• 3:37
  the
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  price.
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  This
• 3:38
  is
• 3:38
  insane.
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  And
• 3:40
  you
• 3:40
  do
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  a
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  double
• 3:41
  take.
• 3:41
  You
• 3:41
  see
• 3:41
  to
• 3:41
  yourself,
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  they're
• 3:42
  how
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  much?
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  And
• 3:44
  that
• 3:44
  little
• 3:44
  knot
• 3:45
  in
• 3:45
  your
• 3:45
  stomach
• 3:45
  starts
• 3:46
  to
• 3:46
  form.
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  Yeah,
• 3:47
  the
• 3:47
  one,
• 3:47
  you
• 3:47
  know,
• 3:47
  the
• 3:47
  one
• 3:47
  I'm
• 3:48
  talking
• 3:48
  about.
• 3:49
  And
• 3:50
  what
• 3:50
  used
• 3:50
  to
• 3:50
  feel
• 3:51
  normal.
• 3:51
  I'm
• 3:51
  just
• 3:51
  going
• 3:51
  to
• 3:52
  the
• 3:52
  grocery
• 3:52
  store,
• 3:52
  pick
• 3:52
  up
• 3:52
  a
• 3:52
  couple
• 3:52
  things.
• 3:53
  It'd
• 3:53
  be
• 3:53
  a
• 3:53
  little
• 3:53
  bit
• 3:53
  of
• 3:53
  money.
• 3:55
  Now
• 3:55
  it
• 3:55
  just
• 3:55
  feels
• 3:55
  like
• 3:55
  an
• 3:56
  absolute
• 3:56
  punch
• 3:56
  in
• 3:57
  the
• 3:57
  gut.
• 3:58
  Or
• 3:59
  maybe
• 3:59
  your
• 3:59
  favorite
• 3:59
  show.
• 4:00
  You've
• 4:00
  been
• 4:00
  eating
• 4:00
  it
• 4:00
  for
• 4:00
  years.
• 4:02
  You
• 4:02
  look
• 4:02
  at
• 4:02
  that
• 4:02
  box
• 4:03
  and
• 4:03
  it
• 4:03
  just
• 4:03
  feels
• 4:03
  smaller.
• 4:04
  And
• 4:04
  when
• 4:04
  you
• 4:04
  open
• 4:04
  up
• 4:04
  the
• 4:04
  box,
• 4:05
  it
• 4:05
  feels
• 4:05
  like
• 4:05
  there's
• 4:05
  less
• 4:06
  in
• 4:06
  it,
• 4:07
  but
• 4:07
  the
• 4:07
  price
• 4:08
  is
• 4:08
  certainly
• 4:08
  more,
• 4:09
  even
• 4:09
  a
• 4:10
  lot
• 4:10
  more
• 4:10
  in
• 4:10
  some
• 4:10
  cases.
• 4:12
  Or
• 4:13
  maybe
• 4:13
  you're
• 4:13
  listening
• 4:13
  right
• 4:14
  now,
• 4:14
  and
• 4:14
  you
• 4:14
  run
• 4:14
  a
• 4:14
  small
• 4:15
  business,
• 4:15
  and
• 4:15
  every
• 4:16
  time
• 4:16
  you
• 4:16
  open
• 4:16
  up
• 4:16
  a
• 4:16
  bill
• 4:17
  for
• 4:17
  supplies,
• 4:17
  your
• 4:18
  heart
• 4:18
  just
• 4:18
  sinks,
• 4:20
  doesn't
• 4:20
  it?
• 4:21
  Because
• 4:21
  you're
• 4:21
  looking
• 4:21
  at
• 4:22
  the
• 4:22
  numbers
• 4:22
  and
• 4:22
  you're
• 4:22
  thinking,
• 4:23
  hey,
• 4:24
  how
• 4:24
  much
• 4:24
  more
• 4:24
  can
• 4:25
  I
• 4:25
  charge
• 4:25
  my
• 4:26
  customers
• 4:26
  without
• 4:27
  losing
• 4:27
  my
• 4:27
  customers?
• 4:28
  How
• 4:29
  much
• 4:29
  more
• 4:29
  am
• 4:29
  I
• 4:29
  going
• 4:29
  to
• 4:29
  have
• 4:30
  to
• 4:30
  charge
• 4:30
  to
• 4:30
  do
• 4:30
  the
• 4:30
  work
• 4:31
  that
• 4:31
  I've
• 4:31
  been
• 4:31
  doing
• 4:32
  for
• 4:32
  years?
• 4:32
  And
• 4:32
  now
• 4:32
  it
• 4:33
  just
• 4:33
  cost
• 4:33
  more
• 4:33
  and
• 4:34
  more
• 4:34
  and
• 4:35
  more
• 4:35
  to
• 4:36
  offer
• 4:36
  those
• 4:36
  services.
• 4:38
  Or
• 4:38
  you
• 4:39
  might
• 4:39
  be
• 4:39
  saying,
• 4:39
  look,
• 4:39
  I
• 4:39
  can't
• 4:39
  even
• 4:40
  pass
• 4:40
  it
• 4:40
  along
• 4:40
  to
• 4:40
  my
• 4:41
  customers,
• 4:41
  Ralph.
• 4:41
  How
• 4:42
  much
• 4:42
  more
• 4:42
  can
• 4:42
  I
• 4:42
  just
• 4:43
  absorb
• 4:43
  without
• 4:44
  even
• 4:44
  hurting
• 4:44
  my
• 4:44
  own
• 4:45
  family?
• 4:45
  I'm
• 4:46
  already
• 4:46
  barely
• 4:46
  making
• 4:47
  it.
• 4:47
  Now,
• 4:49
  maybe
• 4:49
  you're
• 4:49
  listening
• 4:50
  right
• 4:50
  now,
• 4:50
  and
• 4:50
  you're
• 4:50
  at
• 4:50
  the
• 4:51
  gas
• 4:51
  pump.
• 4:51
  You're
• 4:51
  watching
• 4:52
  those
• 4:52
  numbers
• 4:52
  just
• 4:52
  fly
• 4:53
  by.
• 4:54
  And
• 4:54
  as
• 4:55
  you're
• 4:55
  watching,
• 4:55
  you're
• 4:55
  doing
• 4:55
  the
• 4:55
  quick
• 4:56
  math.
• 4:56
  You
• 4:56
  know,
• 4:56
  there's
• 4:57
  an
• 4:57
  hour.
• 4:57
  Well,
• 4:58
  there's
• 4:58
  another
• 4:58
  hour
• 4:59
  and
• 4:59
  yet
• 4:59
  another
• 5:00
  hour
• 5:00
  of
• 5:01
  money
• 5:01
  just
• 5:01
  to
• 5:01
  fill
• 5:02
  that
• 5:02
  tank
• 5:02
  of
• 5:02
  gas.
• 5:04
  You're
• 5:05
  quietly
• 5:05
  saying
• 5:05
  to
• 5:06
  yourself,
• 5:06
  how
• 5:06
  am
• 5:06
  I
• 5:06
  ever
• 5:07
  going
• 5:07
  to
• 5:07
  save
• 5:07
  for
• 5:07
  that
• 5:08
  vacation?
• 5:08
  Or,
• 5:08
  hey,
• 5:09
  that
• 5:09
  idea
• 5:10
  of
• 5:10
  Retirement,
• 5:11
  that.
• 5:11
  That
• 5:11
  ain't
• 5:11
  gonna
• 5:11
  happen.
• 5:13
  Or
• 5:13
  maybe
• 5:13
  you've
• 5:13
  been
• 5:13
  wanting
• 5:14
  to
• 5:14
  pay
• 5:14
  off
• 5:14
  those
• 5:14
  credit
• 5:14
  cards
• 5:15
  or
• 5:15
  build
• 5:15
  that
• 5:15
  emergency
• 5:16
  fund,
• 5:18
  but
• 5:18
  every
• 5:18
  single
• 5:19
  thing
• 5:19
  around
• 5:19
  you
• 5:20
  just
• 5:20
  keeps
• 5:20
  getting
• 5:20
  more
• 5:21
  and
• 5:21
  more
• 5:22
  expensive.
• 5:24
  And
• 5:24
  if
• 5:24
  you're
• 5:25
  like
• 5:25
  me,
• 5:25
  and
• 5:25
  I
• 5:25
  know
• 5:25
  you
• 5:25
  are,
• 5:26
  you
• 5:26
  work
• 5:26
  so
• 5:26
  hard,
• 5:26
  you
• 5:27
  watch
• 5:27
  every
• 5:27
  penny,
• 5:28
  and
• 5:28
  you
• 5:29
  try
• 5:29
  to
• 5:29
  be
• 5:29
  smart
• 5:29
  with
• 5:29
  your
• 5:30
  money,
• 5:30
  but
• 5:30
  even
• 5:30
  with
• 5:31
  all
• 5:31
  of
• 5:31
  that
• 5:31
  effort,
• 5:32
  even
• 5:32
  when
• 5:32
  you're
• 5:32
  doing
• 5:33
  all
• 5:33
  the
• 5:33
  right
• 5:33
  things,
• 5:34
  you're
• 5:34
  making
• 5:35
  all
• 5:35
  the
• 5:35
  right
• 5:35
  decisions.
• 5:37
  Let
• 5:37
  me
• 5:38
  ask
• 5:38
  you,
• 5:39
  do
• 5:39
  you
• 5:39
  ever
• 5:39
  feel
• 5:39
  like
• 5:39
  you're
• 5:39
  on
• 5:40
  this
• 5:40
  relentless
• 5:40
  treadmill,
• 5:41
  just
• 5:41
  running
• 5:41
  faster
• 5:42
  and
• 5:42
  faster
• 5:43
  and
• 5:43
  faster,
• 5:44
  but
• 5:45
  you're
• 5:45
  only
• 5:45
  falling
• 5:46
  further
• 5:46
  and
• 5:46
  further
• 5:47
  behind?
• 5:48
  It's
• 5:49
  totally
• 5:49
  exhausting,
• 5:49
  isn't
• 5:50
  it?
• 5:51
  And
• 5:51
  it
• 5:51
  can
• 5:51
  feel
• 5:52
  completely
• 5:52
  defeating.
• 5:54
  Maybe
• 5:55
  you're
• 5:55
  listening
• 5:55
  right
• 5:55
  now.
• 5:56
  Are
• 5:56
  you
• 5:56
  feeling
• 5:56
  defeated?
• 5:59
  And
• 5:59
  then
• 5:59
  it
• 5:59
  brings
• 5:59
  a
• 5:59
  sneaky
• 6:00
  worry
• 6:00
  into
• 6:00
  your
• 6:01
  evenings,
• 6:01
  keeps
• 6:01
  you
• 6:01
  up
• 6:02
  at
• 6:02
  night
• 6:02
  as
• 6:02
  you
• 6:02
  wonder,
• 6:03
  what
• 6:03
  will
• 6:03
  I
• 6:03
  ever
• 6:04
  get
• 6:04
  ahead?
• 6:06
  Can
• 6:06
  I
• 6:06
  really
• 6:07
  give
• 6:07
  my
• 6:07
  family
• 6:07
  the
• 6:08
  security
• 6:08
  that
• 6:08
  I
• 6:08
  want
• 6:08
  to
• 6:09
  give
• 6:09
  them
• 6:09
  I
• 6:09
  work
• 6:09
  so
• 6:09
  hard
• 6:10
  for?
• 6:12
  And
• 6:12
  then
• 6:12
  you
• 6:12
  ask
• 6:12
  the
• 6:13
  next
• 6:13
  logical
• 6:13
  question,
• 6:14
  Ralph.
• 6:14
  What
• 6:14
  if
• 6:14
  this
• 6:14
  just
• 6:15
  keeps
• 6:15
  getting
• 6:15
  worse?
• 6:17
  I
• 6:17
  get
• 6:18
  it.
• 6:19
  See,
• 6:20
  this
• 6:20
  feeling
• 6:20
  that
• 6:20
  the
• 6:21
  constant
• 6:21
  pressure,
• 6:23
  this
• 6:23
  sense
• 6:24
  that
• 6:24
  your
• 6:24
  money's
• 6:24
  values
• 6:25
  just
• 6:25
  keep
• 6:25
  slowly
• 6:25
  slipping
• 6:26
  away.
• 6:27
  Well,
• 6:27
  that,
• 6:27
  my
• 6:28
  friend,
• 6:28
  that's
• 6:28
  what
• 6:28
  I
• 6:28
  call
• 6:29
  the
• 6:29
  inflation
• 6:30
  illusion.
• 6:31
  You
• 6:31
  might
• 6:31
  be
• 6:31
  saying,
• 6:31
  oh,
• 6:31
  Ralph
• 6:32
  has
• 6:32
  really
• 6:32
  lost
• 6:32
  his
• 6:33
  mind
• 6:33
  at
• 6:33
  this
• 6:33
  point.
• 6:33
  If
• 6:33
  you
• 6:33
  listen
• 6:34
  to
• 6:34
  my
• 6:34
  daily
• 6:34
  show,
• 6:35
  you
• 6:35
  know,
• 6:35
  I
• 6:35
  talk
• 6:35
  about
• 6:36
  Christian
• 6:36
  faith
• 6:37
  and
• 6:37
  Christian
• 6:38
  finance,
• 6:39
  but
• 6:39
  I
• 6:40
  really
• 6:40
  do
• 6:40
  believe
• 6:40
  that
• 6:41
  this
• 6:41
  inflation
• 6:42
  is
• 6:42
  an
• 6:42
  illusion.
• 6:44
  Is
• 6:44
  it
• 6:44
  real?
• 6:44
  Yes.
• 6:45
  But
• 6:45
  it's
• 6:45
  an
• 6:45
  illusion
• 6:46
  because
• 6:46
  it
• 6:46
  tells
• 6:46
  us
• 6:46
  a
• 6:47
  lie.
• 6:47
  See,
• 6:47
  that's
• 6:48
  what
• 6:48
  this
• 6:48
  show's
• 6:48
  more
• 6:48
  about.
• 6:49
  I'm
• 6:49
  going
• 6:49
  to
• 6:49
  get
• 6:49
  into
• 6:50
  the
• 6:50
  details.
• 6:51
  I'm
• 6:51
  going
• 6:51
  to
• 6:51
  get
• 6:51
  down
• 6:51
  underneath
• 6:52
  of
• 6:52
  the
• 6:52
  surface.
• 6:53
  This
• 6:54
  illusion,
• 6:55
  it's
• 6:55
  because
• 6:55
  it
• 6:55
  tells
• 6:56
  us
• 6:56
  a
• 6:56
  lie.
• 6:56
  It
• 6:56
  tells
• 6:57
  us
• 6:57
  a
• 6:57
  sinister
• 6:57
  lie.
• 6:58
  That
• 6:58
  lie
• 6:58
  is
• 6:58
  this.
• 7:00
  It's
• 7:00
  telling
• 7:00
  us
• 7:00
  that
• 7:00
  our
• 7:01
  real
• 7:01
  security,
• 7:03
  our
• 7:03
  deep
• 7:03
  peace,
• 7:05
  and
• 7:05
  bigger
• 7:06
  than
• 7:06
  that,
• 7:06
  our
• 7:06
  worth,
• 7:08
  are
• 7:08
  all
• 7:08
  somehow
• 7:09
  tied
• 7:09
  to
• 7:09
  how
• 7:09
  much
• 7:09
  money
• 7:10
  we
• 7:10
  have
• 7:10
  or
• 7:10
  what
• 7:11
  that
• 7:11
  money
• 7:11
  can
• 7:12
  buy.
• 7:14
  And
• 7:14
  here's
• 7:15
  the
• 7:15
  truly
• 7:15
  sinister
• 7:16
  part.
• 7:17
  Think
• 7:17
  about
• 7:17
  that
• 7:17
  for
• 7:17
  a
• 7:18
  second.
• 7:18
  So
• 7:19
  if
• 7:19
  it's
• 7:19
  tied
• 7:19
  to
• 7:19
  that,
• 7:21
  if
• 7:22
  money
• 7:22
  loses
• 7:22
  value,
• 7:24
  guess
• 7:24
  what
• 7:25
  it
• 7:25
  tells
• 7:25
  us?
• 7:25
  Our
• 7:25
  hope
• 7:25
  does,
• 7:26
  too.
• 7:26
  Our
• 7:26
  hope
• 7:26
  loses
• 7:27
  value.
• 7:28
  Think
• 7:28
  about
• 7:28
  that
• 7:28
  for
• 7:28
  a
• 7:28
  moment.
• 7:29
  The
• 7:29
  lie,
• 7:31
  if
• 7:31
  it's
• 7:31
  really
• 7:31
  true,
• 7:32
  then
• 7:32
  your
• 7:32
  worth
• 7:32
  is
• 7:32
  connected
• 7:33
  to
• 7:33
  how
• 7:33
  much
• 7:33
  money
• 7:34
  you
• 7:34
  have.
• 7:35
  And
• 7:36
  if
• 7:36
  the
• 7:36
  value
• 7:36
  of
• 7:37
  what
• 7:37
  the
• 7:37
  money
• 7:37
  is
• 7:37
  you
• 7:37
  have,
• 7:38
  it
• 7:38
  goes
• 7:38
  down,
• 7:38
  then
• 7:38
  you're
• 7:38
  basically
• 7:39
  worthless.
• 7:39
  That's
• 7:40
  what
• 7:40
  the
• 7:40
  world
• 7:40
  is
• 7:40
  saying
• 7:41
  to
• 7:41
  you.
• 7:43
  And
• 7:43
  see,
• 7:43
  we
• 7:44
  live
• 7:44
  in
• 7:44
  a
• 7:44
  culture
• 7:44
  right
• 7:44
  now
• 7:45
  that
• 7:45
  screams
• 7:45
  at
• 7:45
  us
• 7:45
  to
• 7:45
  chase
• 7:46
  more,
• 7:46
  to
• 7:46
  pile
• 7:47
  up
• 7:47
  more,
• 7:47
  to
• 7:48
  worry
• 7:48
  Constantly
• 7:49
  when
• 7:49
  the
• 7:49
  numbers
• 7:50
  don't
• 7:50
  add
• 7:51
  up
• 7:51
  to
• 7:51
  that,
• 7:54
  that's
• 7:54
  what
• 7:54
  the
• 7:54
  world
• 7:54
  is
• 7:55
  telling
• 7:55
  us
• 7:55
  it's
• 7:55
  screaming
• 7:56
  at
• 7:56
  to
• 7:56
  us
• 7:57
  pile
• 7:58
  up
• 7:58
  more.
• 7:58
  And
• 7:59
  to
• 7:59
  constantly
• 7:59
  worry
• 8:01
  when
• 8:01
  the
• 8:02
  numbers
• 8:02
  just
• 8:02
  don't
• 8:03
  add
• 8:03
  up.
• 8:05
  And
• 8:06
  it's
• 8:06
  this
• 8:06
  never
• 8:06
  ending
• 8:07
  message
• 8:07
  that
• 8:07
  feeds
• 8:08
  on
• 8:08
  fear
• 8:08
  of
• 8:09
  not
• 8:09
  having
• 8:09
  enough.
• 8:11
  That
• 8:12
  fear
• 8:12
  of
• 8:12
  scarcity,
• 8:13
  a
• 8:13
  constant
• 8:13
  hustle
• 8:14
  that
• 8:14
  just
• 8:14
  at
• 8:14
  the
• 8:14
  end
• 8:15
  of
• 8:15
  the
• 8:15
  day,
• 8:15
  and
• 8:15
  you're
• 8:15
  probably
• 8:15
  feeling
• 8:16
  this
• 8:16
  right
• 8:16
  now,
• 8:17
  it
• 8:17
  just
• 8:18
  leaves
• 8:18
  us
• 8:18
  tired
• 8:21
  and
• 8:21
  just
• 8:21
  plain
• 8:21
  worn
• 8:22
  out.
• 8:23
  But
• 8:24
  now
• 8:24
  we
• 8:24
  have
• 8:24
  to
• 8:24
  pause
• 8:25
  for
• 8:25
  a
• 8:25
  second,
• 8:25
  ask
• 8:25
  is
• 8:26
  that
• 8:26
  really
• 8:26
  the
• 8:26
  truth?
• 8:29
  Is
• 8:29
  our
• 8:29
  hope
• 8:29
  actually
• 8:30
  found
• 8:30
  in
• 8:31
  something
• 8:31
  as
• 8:31
  up
• 8:31
  and
• 8:32
  down
• 8:32
  as
• 8:32
  market
• 8:32
  prices
• 8:33
  or
• 8:33
  the
• 8:34
  value
• 8:34
  of
• 8:34
  a
• 8:34
  dollar?
• 8:35
  Is
• 8:35
  it
• 8:35
  really
• 8:35
  that
• 8:36
  dark
• 8:36
  and
• 8:37
  dire?
• 8:37
  And
• 8:37
  is
• 8:38
  that
• 8:38
  really
• 8:38
  where
• 8:38
  we
• 8:38
  are?
• 8:40
  Because
• 8:41
  this
• 8:41
  is
• 8:41
  the
• 8:41
  question
• 8:41
  you've
• 8:41
  got
• 8:41
  to
• 8:42
  answer
• 8:42
  right
• 8:42
  now
• 8:42
  as
• 8:43
  you're
• 8:43
  listening.
• 8:45
  Is
• 8:45
  that
• 8:45
  really
• 8:46
  the
• 8:46
  truth?
• 8:46
  Is
• 8:46
  that
• 8:47
  illusion
• 8:48
  really
• 8:48
  the
• 8:48
  truth?
• 8:51
  Or
• 8:51
  on
• 8:51
  the
• 8:51
  other
• 8:52
  hand,
• 8:53
  is
• 8:53
  there
• 8:54
  a
• 8:54
  deeper,
• 8:54
  stronger
• 8:55
  truth
• 8:55
  from
• 8:55
  God
• 8:55
  himself?
• 8:58
  Even
• 8:59
  when
• 8:59
  the
• 8:59
  world's
• 8:59
  money
• 9:00
  seems
• 9:00
  so
• 9:00
  unstable?
• 9:02
  My
• 9:03
  friend,
• 9:03
  I
• 9:03
  want
• 9:03
  you
• 9:03
  to
• 9:03
  hear
• 9:04
  this
• 9:04
  loud
• 9:04
  and
• 9:04
  clear.
• 9:06
  The
• 9:06
  answer
• 9:07
  is
• 9:07
  yes,
• 9:08
  there
• 9:08
  is.
• 9:09
  And
• 9:09
  it's
• 9:10
  a
• 9:10
  truth
• 9:10
  that
• 9:10
  can
• 9:10
  set
• 9:11
  you
• 9:11
  free
• 9:11
  from
• 9:11
  this
• 9:11
  heavy
• 9:12
  burden.
• 9:13
  Are
• 9:14
  you
• 9:14
  ready
• 9:14
  to
• 9:14
  be
• 9:14
  set
• 9:14
  free
• 9:15
  today?
• 9:16
  Well,
• 9:16
  let's
• 9:16
  open
• 9:17
  God's
• 9:17
  word
• 9:17
  together,
• 9:18
  the
• 9:18
  best
• 9:18
  place
• 9:18
  to
• 9:18
  find
• 9:19
  real
• 9:19
  stability
• 9:20
  and
• 9:20
  comfort
• 9:20
  and
• 9:21
  hear
• 9:21
  what
• 9:21
  he
• 9:21
  says
• 9:21
  about
• 9:22
  chasing
• 9:22
  money
• 9:23
  and
• 9:23
  finding
• 9:24
  security.
• 9:24
  So
• 9:24
  if
• 9:24
  you've
• 9:24
  got
• 9:25
  a
• 9:25
  Bible,
• 9:25
  I
• 9:25
  want
• 9:26
  to
• 9:26
  encourage
• 9:26
  you
• 9:26
  to
• 9:26
  follow
• 9:26
  along.
• 9:27
  Go
• 9:27
  and
• 9:27
  grab
• 9:27
  your
• 9:28
  Bible
• 9:28
  and
• 9:28
  open
• 9:29
  it
• 9:29
  up
• 9:29
  first
• 9:29
  to
• 9:30
  Proverbs
• 9:30
  chapter
• 9:31
  11,
• 9:31
  verse
• 9:32
  28.
• 9:32
  I
• 9:33
  love
• 9:33
  the
• 9:33
  book
• 9:33
  of
• 9:33
  Proverbs.
• 9:34
  I
• 9:34
  use
• 9:34
  it
• 9:34
  on
• 9:34
  my
• 9:34
  daily
• 9:35
  show
• 9:35
  all
• 9:35
  the
• 9:35
  time
• 9:36
  because
• 9:37
  it's
• 9:37
  really
• 9:37
  God's
• 9:37
  ancient
• 9:38
  and
• 9:38
  true
• 9:38
  wisdom.
• 9:39
  And
• 9:39
  it
• 9:39
  says
• 9:39
  this.
• 9:40
  Proverbs
• 9:41
  11:28
• 9:42
  says
• 9:43
  this.
• 9:44
  Whoever
• 9:44
  trusts
• 9:45
  in
• 9:45
  his
• 9:46
  riches
• 9:46
  will
• 9:47
  fall,
• 9:49
  but
• 9:49
  the
• 9:49
  righteous
• 9:50
  will
• 9:51
  flourish
• 9:51
  like
• 9:51
  a
• 9:52
  green
• 9:52
  leaf.
• 9:54
  Let's
• 9:55
  think
• 9:55
  about
• 9:55
  that
• 9:55
  for
• 9:55
  a
• 9:55
  second.
• 9:56
  Whoever
• 9:57
  trusts
• 9:57
  in
• 9:58
  his
• 9:58
  riches
• 9:58
  will
• 9:59
  fall,
• 10:00
  but
• 10:00
  the
• 10:00
  righteous
• 10:02
  will
• 10:02
  flourish
• 10:03
  like
• 10:03
  a
• 10:03
  green
• 10:03
  leaf.
• 10:05
  See,
• 10:05
  the
• 10:05
  world
• 10:05
  yells,
• 10:06
  trust
• 10:06
  your
• 10:07
  investments,
• 10:08
  trust
• 10:09
  your
• 10:09
  savings.
• 10:09
  Go
• 10:10
  for
• 10:10
  that
• 10:10
  big
• 10:10
  promotion.
• 10:13
  It
• 10:14
  yells
• 10:14
  it
• 10:14
  so
• 10:14
  loud
• 10:15
  sometimes
• 10:15
  it's
• 10:16
  hard
• 10:16
  to
• 10:16
  hear
• 10:16
  God's
• 10:17
  little
• 10:17
  whispering
• 10:17
  voice.
• 10:18
  But
• 10:18
  God's
• 10:18
  wisdom
• 10:19
  says
• 10:19
  something
• 10:19
  different.
• 10:21
  God's
• 10:21
  wisdom
• 10:22
  reminds
• 10:22
  us.
• 10:22
  No,
• 10:23
  no,
• 10:23
  wait
• 10:23
  a
• 10:23
  second.
• 10:24
  No,
• 10:24
  no,
• 10:24
  no.
• 10:26
  Anyone
• 10:26
  who
• 10:27
  trusts
• 10:27
  in
• 10:27
  their
• 10:28
  money,
• 10:29
  no
• 10:30
  matter
• 10:30
  how
• 10:30
  much
• 10:30
  they
• 10:31
  have,
• 10:31
  will
• 10:31
  eventually
• 10:32
  fall.
• 10:32
  It's
• 10:32
  right
• 10:32
  there
• 10:33
  in
• 10:33
  the
• 10:33
  Scripture.
• 10:35
  Whoever
• 10:36
  trusts
• 10:36
  in
• 10:36
  his
• 10:37
  riches
• 10:37
  will
• 10:37
  fall,
• 10:38
  but
• 10:38
  the
• 10:38
  righteous
• 10:39
  will
• 10:39
  flourish
• 10:39
  like
• 10:40
  a
• 10:40
  green
• 10:40
  leaf.
• 10:41
  See,
• 10:42
  that's
• 10:42
  God's
• 10:42
  wisdom.
• 10:45
  But
• 10:46
  take
• 10:46
  it
• 10:46
  to
• 10:46
  the
• 10:46
  next
• 10:46
  level.
• 10:48
  But
• 10:49
  those
• 10:49
  who
• 10:49
  trust
• 10:49
  in
• 10:50
  God,
• 10:51
  see,
• 10:51
  that's
• 10:52
  a
• 10:52
  decision
• 10:53
  to
• 10:53
  trust
• 10:53
  in
• 10:53
  God.
• 10:54
  What
• 10:54
  does
• 10:54
  it
• 10:54
  say?
• 10:54
  They
• 10:54
  will
• 10:55
  thrive
• 10:55
  like
• 10:56
  a
• 10:56
  healthy
• 10:56
  green
• 10:56
  leaf.
• 10:57
  Think
• 10:57
  about
• 10:57
  the
• 10:57
  nicest
• 10:58
  plant
• 10:58
  you've
• 10:58
  ever
• 10:59
  seen.
• 11:00
  Big,
• 11:01
  healthy
• 11:01
  green
• 11:02
  leaves.
• 11:04
  That's
• 11:04
  what
• 11:04
  God
• 11:04
  is
• 11:05
  promising
• 11:05
  us.
• 11:06
  And
• 11:06
  even
• 11:06
  when
• 11:07
  the
• 11:07
  economy
• 11:07
  around
• 11:07
  us
• 11:08
  feels
• 11:08
  dry
• 11:09
  and
• 11:09
  difficult,
• 11:09
  and
• 11:10
  like
• 11:10
  you
• 11:10
  said,
• 11:10
  everything
• 11:11
  just
• 11:11
  costs
• 11:12
  more
• 11:12
  and
• 11:12
  more
• 11:13
  and
• 11:13
  more.
• 11:15
  Scripture
• 11:16
  tells
• 11:16
  us,
• 11:17
  but
• 11:17
  those
• 11:17
  who
• 11:18
  trust
• 11:18
  in
• 11:18
  God,
• 11:20
  they
• 11:20
  will
• 11:20
  thrive
• 11:20
  like
• 11:21
  a
• 11:21
  healthy
• 11:21
  green
• 11:22
  leaf.
• 11:24
  When
• 11:24
  I
• 11:24
  was
• 11:24
  thinking
• 11:25
  about
• 11:25
  this
• 11:26
  from
• 11:26
  Scripture,
• 11:26
  what
• 11:27
  Jesus
• 11:27
  himself,
• 11:28
  our
• 11:28
  Savior,
• 11:28
  said,
• 11:29
  this
• 11:29
  is
• 11:29
  from
• 11:30
  Matthew,
• 11:30
  chapter
• 11:31
  6,
• 11:31
  verses
• 11:31
  19
• 11:32
  to
• 11:32
  21.
• 11:33
  And
• 11:34
  you
• 11:34
  can't
• 11:34
  get
• 11:34
  much
• 11:34
  more
• 11:34
  direct
• 11:35
  than
• 11:35
  this.
• 11:36
  He
• 11:36
  tells
• 11:37
  us
• 11:37
  this
• 11:37
  directly.
• 11:39
  Do
• 11:39
  not
• 11:39
  store
• 11:40
  up
• 11:40
  for
• 11:40
  yourself
• 11:40
  treasures
• 11:41
  on
• 11:41
  earth.
• 11:42
  Why?
• 11:42
  Where
• 11:43
  moth
• 11:43
  and
• 11:43
  rust
• 11:43
  destroy
• 11:44
  and
• 11:45
  where
• 11:45
  thieves
• 11:45
  break
• 11:46
  in
• 11:46
  and
• 11:46
  steal.
• 11:46
  But
• 11:46
  store
• 11:47
  up
• 11:47
  for
• 11:47
  yourselves
• 11:48
  treasures
• 11:48
  in
• 11:49
  heaven,
• 11:50
  where
• 11:51
  neither
• 11:51
  moss
• 11:51
  nor
• 11:52
  rust
• 11:52
  destroys
• 11:52
  and
• 11:52
  where
• 11:53
  thieves
• 11:53
  do
• 11:53
  not
• 11:53
  break
• 11:54
  in
• 11:54
  and
• 11:54
  steal.
• 11:56
  And
• 11:56
  you
• 11:56
  ready
• 11:57
  for
• 11:57
  the
• 11:57
  big
• 11:57
  moment
• 11:57
  of
• 11:58
  this?
• 11:59
  And
• 11:59
  this
• 11:59
  is
• 11:59
  the
• 12:00
  big
• 12:00
  takeaway
• 12:01
  as
• 12:01
  we're
• 12:01
  going
• 12:01
  so
• 12:02
  far.
• 12:02
  For
• 12:02
  where
• 12:03
  your
• 12:03
  treasure
• 12:03
  is,
• 12:05
  there
• 12:05
  your
• 12:06
  heart
• 12:06
  will
• 12:06
  be
• 12:06
  also.
• 12:09
  For
• 12:09
  where
• 12:09
  your
• 12:09
  treasure
• 12:10
  is,
• 12:12
  there
• 12:12
  your
• 12:13
  heart
• 12:13
  will
• 12:13
  be
• 12:13
  also.
• 12:14
  Wow.
• 12:14
  Jesus
• 12:15
  himself
• 12:15
  saying
• 12:15
  to
• 12:16
  us,
• 12:17
  don't
• 12:17
  store
• 12:18
  up
• 12:18
  for
• 12:18
  yourselves
• 12:18
  things
• 12:19
  of
• 12:19
  the
• 12:19
  earth.
• 12:21
  And
• 12:21
  we
• 12:21
  live
• 12:21
  in
• 12:21
  this
• 12:21
  consumerism
• 12:22
  culture
• 12:22
  which,
• 12:23
  oh,
• 12:23
  go
• 12:23
  buy
• 12:23
  this.
• 12:24
  You
• 12:24
  gotta
• 12:24
  have
• 12:24
  this.
• 12:24
  More,
• 12:25
  more,
• 12:25
  more.
• 12:27
  You
• 12:27
  think
• 12:28
  that's
• 12:28
  your
• 12:28
  treasure,
• 12:30
  but
• 12:30
  Jesus
• 12:31
  is
• 12:31
  saying,
• 12:31
  he's
• 12:31
  looking
• 12:32
  right
• 12:32
  in
• 12:32
  the
• 12:32
  face
• 12:32
  and
• 12:32
  going,
• 12:33
  no,
• 12:33
  that's
• 12:33
  not
• 12:33
  where
• 12:33
  your
• 12:33
  treasure
• 12:34
  is.
• 12:35
  Your
• 12:35
  treasure
• 12:36
  is
• 12:36
  in
• 12:36
  heaven.
• 12:37
  Your
• 12:37
  treasure
• 12:38
  is
• 12:38
  where
• 12:38
  your
• 12:38
  heart
• 12:39
  is.
• 12:39
  Where's
• 12:39
  your
• 12:40
  heart?
• 12:41
  And
• 12:41
  see
• 12:41
  if
• 12:42
  you
• 12:42
  can
• 12:42
  embrace
• 12:43
  that.
• 12:44
  You
• 12:44
  can
• 12:44
  feel
• 12:44
  the
• 12:45
  weight
• 12:45
  lift
• 12:45
  off
• 12:46
  of
• 12:46
  you
• 12:46
  as
• 12:46
  you
• 12:46
  hear
• 12:46
  those
• 12:47
  words.
• 12:49
  See,
• 12:49
  Jesus
• 12:49
  doesn't
• 12:50
  say,
• 12:50
  hey,
• 12:50
  go
• 12:50
  try
• 12:51
  to
• 12:51
  beat
• 12:51
  inflation.
• 12:53
  Doesn't
• 12:53
  say
• 12:53
  that.
• 12:55
  What
• 12:56
  he
• 12:56
  says
• 12:56
  instead,
• 12:58
  don't
• 12:59
  even
• 12:59
  try
• 12:59
  to
• 12:59
  put
• 12:59
  your
• 12:59
  ultimate
• 13:00
  security
• 13:00
  here
• 13:00
  on
• 13:01
  Earth.
• 13:02
  This
• 13:03
  isn't
• 13:03
  your
• 13:03
  permanent
• 13:04
  home.
• 13:05
  This
• 13:06
  is
• 13:06
  your
• 13:06
  temporary
• 13:06
  home.
• 13:06
  So
• 13:07
  don't
• 13:07
  even
• 13:07
  try
• 13:07
  to
• 13:07
  put
• 13:07
  your
• 13:08
  ultimate
• 13:08
  security
• 13:09
  here
• 13:09
  on
• 13:09
  Earth.
• 13:12
  Okay,
• 13:13
  Ralph,
• 13:13
  why
• 13:13
  I'm
• 13:13
  here
• 13:13
  on
• 13:14
  Earth?
• 13:14
  The
• 13:14
  God
• 13:15
  of
• 13:15
  the
• 13:15
  universe
• 13:15
  put
• 13:15
  us
• 13:15
  here
• 13:16
  on
• 13:16
  Earth.
• 13:17
  Why
• 13:17
  is
• 13:17
  Jesus
• 13:18
  saying
• 13:18
  to
• 13:18
  us,
• 13:18
  don't
• 13:19
  even
• 13:19
  try
• 13:19
  to
• 13:19
  put
• 13:19
  your
• 13:20
  ultimate
• 13:20
  security
• 13:20
  here
• 13:21
  on
• 13:21
  Earth.
• 13:23
  We
• 13:23
  already
• 13:23
  answered
• 13:23
  the
• 13:24
  question.
• 13:26
  Because
• 13:26
  everything
• 13:27
  on
• 13:27
  Earth
• 13:28
  can
• 13:28
  decay.
• 13:28
  I'm
• 13:29
  going
• 13:29
  to
• 13:29
  go
• 13:29
  a
• 13:29
  little
• 13:29
  steeper
• 13:30
  than
• 13:30
  that.
• 13:31
  Everything
• 13:31
  on
• 13:32
  Earth
• 13:32
  actually
• 13:33
  will
• 13:33
  decay.
• 13:35
  Moths
• 13:35
  are
• 13:35
  going
• 13:35
  to
• 13:35
  eat
• 13:36
  it,
• 13:36
  rust
• 13:36
  is
• 13:36
  going
• 13:37
  to
• 13:37
  take
• 13:37
  over,
• 13:37
  thieves
• 13:38
  are
• 13:38
  going
• 13:38
  to
• 13:38
  steal
• 13:38
  it,
• 13:38
  economies
• 13:39
  are
• 13:39
  going
• 13:39
  to
• 13:39
  crash.
• 13:40
  And
• 13:40
  yes,
• 13:40
  inflation
• 13:41
  keeps
• 13:42
  chipping
• 13:42
  away.
• 13:45
  And
• 13:45
  yes,
• 13:46
  your
• 13:46
  hard
• 13:46
  earned
• 13:46
  dollar
• 13:47
  today
• 13:47
  is
• 13:47
  literally
• 13:48
  worth
• 13:48
  less
• 13:48
  tomorrow.
• 13:49
  Not
• 13:49
  worthless,
• 13:50
  but
• 13:50
  worth
• 13:50
  less
• 13:51
  tomorrow.
• 13:53
  Here's
• 13:53
  a
• 13:53
  truth,
• 13:54
  Mom.
• 13:54
  Your
• 13:54
  investments
• 13:55
  can
• 13:55
  go
• 13:55
  up
• 13:55
  and
• 13:55
  down
• 13:56
  like
• 13:56
  a
• 13:56
  roller
• 13:56
  coaster.
• 13:58
  They
• 13:59
  can,
• 13:59
  they
• 13:59
  will.
• 14:00
  It's
• 14:00
  going
• 14:01
  to
• 14:01
  happen.
• 14:04
  But
• 14:04
  the
• 14:04
  treasures
• 14:05
  you
• 14:05
  store
• 14:05
  up
• 14:05
  in
• 14:06
  heaven.
• 14:06
  Hey,
• 14:07
  let
• 14:07
  me
• 14:07
  just
• 14:07
  tell
• 14:07
  you
• 14:07
  right
• 14:08
  now,
• 14:08
  you
• 14:08
  don't
• 14:08
  need
• 14:08
  a
• 14:08
  FDI
• 14:09
  insurance
• 14:09
  in
• 14:09
  heaven.
• 14:10
  FDIC
• 14:10
  insurance
• 14:11
  in
• 14:11
  heaven.
• 14:11
  You
• 14:11
  don't
• 14:11
  need
• 14:11
  it.
• 14:13
  Because
• 14:13
  the
• 14:13
  treasures
• 14:13
  you
• 14:14
  store
• 14:14
  up
• 14:14
  there,
• 14:14
  they
• 14:14
  are
• 14:15
  totally
• 14:15
  safe,
• 14:15
  untouched
• 14:16
  by
• 14:16
  any
• 14:16
  earthly
• 14:17
  problem,
• 14:17
  completely
• 14:18
  immune
• 14:18
  to
• 14:19
  inflation.
• 14:21
  Think
• 14:21
  about
• 14:22
  that
• 14:22
  for
• 14:22
  a
• 14:22
  second.
• 14:24
  And
• 14:24
  here's
• 14:25
  the
• 14:25
  real
• 14:25
  kicker.
• 14:27
  Wherever
• 14:28
  you
• 14:28
  put
• 14:28
  your
• 14:29
  treasure,
• 14:31
  that's
• 14:31
  where
• 14:31
  your
• 14:32
  heart
• 14:32
  will
• 14:32
  be.
• 14:34
  Yeah,
• 14:34
  that
• 14:35
  hurts,
• 14:35
  doesn't
• 14:35
  it?
• 14:35
  When
• 14:35
  you
• 14:35
  think
• 14:36
  about
• 14:36
  it,
• 14:36
  ask
• 14:36
  yourself
• 14:37
  right
• 14:37
  now,
• 14:38
  just
• 14:38
  pause
• 14:38
  for
• 14:39
  a
• 14:39
  second.
• 14:39
  Where's
• 14:39
  your
• 14:39
  treasure?
• 14:42
  That's
• 14:42
  piercing,
• 14:43
  isn't
• 14:43
  it?
• 14:43
  Because
• 14:43
  if
• 14:44
  your
• 14:44
  treasure
• 14:44
  is
• 14:45
  in
• 14:45
  this
• 14:45
  shaky
• 14:46
  world,
• 14:46
  guess
• 14:47
  what?
• 14:47
  Your
• 14:48
  heart
• 14:48
  will
• 14:48
  feel
• 14:48
  shaky
• 14:49
  too.
• 14:50
  Always
• 14:51
  looking
• 14:51
  for
• 14:51
  a
• 14:52
  stability
• 14:52
  that
• 14:52
  just
• 14:53
  isn't
• 14:53
  there.
• 14:53
  The
• 14:54
  Lord
• 14:54
  himself
• 14:54
  said
• 14:54
  it.
• 14:55
  It's
• 14:55
  not
• 14:55
  here.
• 14:57
  And
• 14:57
  listen
• 14:57
  to
• 14:58
  another
• 14:58
  clear
• 14:58
  message
• 14:59
  from
• 14:59
  Jesus.
• 14:59
  Look
• 14:59
  at
• 14:59
  the
• 15:00
  book
• 15:00
  of
• 15:00
  Luke,
• 15:00
  chapter
• 15:01
  12,
• 15:01
  verse
• 15:02
  15.
• 15:02
  He
• 15:02
  warns
• 15:03
  us
• 15:03
  personally,
• 15:06
  be
• 15:06
  careful
• 15:08
  and
• 15:08
  guard
• 15:08
  against
• 15:09
  all
• 15:09
  greed,
• 15:09
  for
• 15:10
  one's
• 15:10
  life
• 15:10
  does
• 15:10
  not
• 15:11
  consist
• 15:11
  in
• 15:11
  the
• 15:11
  abundance
• 15:12
  of
• 15:12
  his
• 15:13
  possessions.
• 15:15
  Be
• 15:15
  careful,
• 15:16
  guard
• 15:17
  against
• 15:19
  does
• 15:20
  not
• 15:20
  consist
• 15:20
  in
• 15:20
  the
• 15:21
  abundance
• 15:21
  of
• 15:22
  his
• 15:22
  possessions.
• 15:24
  Gets
• 15:24
  right
• 15:24
  to
• 15:24
  the
• 15:25
  point,
• 15:25
  doesn't
• 15:25
  it?
• 15:26
  See,
• 15:26
  it's
• 15:27
  that
• 15:27
  feeling
• 15:27
  like
• 15:27
  you
• 15:27
  need
• 15:27
  just
• 15:28
  a
• 15:28
  little
• 15:28
  more
• 15:29
  to
• 15:29
  feel
• 15:29
  safe.
• 15:30
  Oh,
• 15:30
  I
• 15:31
  just
• 15:31
  need
• 15:31
  a
• 15:31
  little
• 15:31
  bit
• 15:31
  more
• 15:31
  in
• 15:32
  my
• 15:32
  savings
• 15:32
  account.
• 15:32
  I
• 15:33
  need
• 15:33
  a
• 15:33
  little
• 15:33
  bit
• 15:33
  more
• 15:34
  stuff.
• 15:34
  I
• 15:35
  need
• 15:35
  a
• 15:35
  little
• 15:35
  bit
• 15:35
  more
• 15:35
  in
• 15:35
  my
• 15:36
  retirement
• 15:36
  account.
• 15:36
  I
• 15:37
  need
• 15:37
  a
• 15:37
  little
• 15:37
  bit
• 15:37
  more
• 15:38
  house.
• 15:38
  I
• 15:38
  need
• 15:38
  a
• 15:38
  little
• 15:39
  bit
• 15:39
  more
• 15:39
  of
• 15:39
  this.
• 15:39
  I
• 15:39
  need.
• 15:41
  You
• 15:41
  just
• 15:41
  need
• 15:42
  a
• 15:42
  little
• 15:42
  more
• 15:42
  to
• 15:42
  feel
• 15:42
  safe,
• 15:43
  to
• 15:43
  feel
• 15:43
  good
• 15:43
  enough
• 15:43
  to
• 15:44
  keep
• 15:44
  up.
• 15:47
  But
• 15:47
  Jesus
• 15:48
  says
• 15:48
  something
• 15:48
  very
• 15:48
  different.
• 15:49
  And
• 15:49
  he
• 15:49
  says,
• 15:49
  watch
• 15:50
  out
• 15:50
  for
• 15:50
  that.
• 15:51
  Be
• 15:51
  on
• 15:52
  guard.
• 15:52
  Your
• 15:53
  life,
• 15:53
  your
• 15:53
  true
• 15:54
  value,
• 15:54
  your
• 15:54
  deep
• 15:55
  security,
• 15:55
  is
• 15:56
  not
• 15:56
  found
• 15:56
  in
• 15:57
  how
• 15:57
  much
• 15:57
  stuff
• 15:57
  you
• 15:58
  own.
• 15:58
  Hear
• 15:58
  me
• 15:59
  on
• 15:59
  this.
• 15:59
  It's
• 16:00
  not
• 16:00
  found
• 16:00
  in
• 16:00
  your
• 16:00
  bank
• 16:01
  account
• 16:01
  size.
• 16:01
  It's
• 16:02
  not
• 16:02
  found
• 16:02
  in
• 16:03
  your
• 16:03
  car.
• 16:03
  It's
• 16:03
  not
• 16:04
  found
• 16:04
  in
• 16:04
  your
• 16:04
  house.
• 16:06
  See,
• 16:06
  because
• 16:06
  that's
• 16:07
  what
• 16:07
  the
• 16:07
  world
• 16:07
  defines
• 16:08
  as
• 16:08
  life.
• 16:09
  But
• 16:09
  it's
• 16:10
  absolutely,
• 16:11
  unequivocally
• 16:12
  not
• 16:12
  God's
• 16:13
  definition.
• 16:15
  Let's
• 16:15
  finally
• 16:15
  take
• 16:15
  a
• 16:16
  look
• 16:16
  at
• 16:16
  this
• 16:16
  powerful
• 16:16
  truth
• 16:17
  from
• 16:17
  First
• 16:17
  Timothy,
• 16:18
  chapter
• 16:18
  6,
• 16:19
  verses
• 16:19
  6
• 16:19
  to
• 16:20
  10,
• 16:22
  because
• 16:22
  this
• 16:22
  cuts
• 16:23
  right
• 16:23
  to
• 16:24
  says
• 16:25
  this.
• 16:25
  But
• 16:25
  godliness
• 16:25
  with
• 16:26
  contentment
• 16:26
  is
• 16:27
  great
• 16:27
  gain.
• 16:30
  For
• 16:30
  we
• 16:30
  brought
• 16:31
  nothing
• 16:31
  into
• 16:31
  this
• 16:32
  world.
• 16:32
  We
• 16:32
  brought
• 16:33
  nothing
• 16:33
  into
• 16:33
  this
• 16:34
  world.
• 16:36
  And
• 16:36
  we
• 16:36
  cannot
• 16:37
  take
• 16:37
  anything
• 16:37
  out
• 16:38
  of
• 16:38
  this
• 16:38
  world.
• 16:40
  But
• 16:40
  if
• 16:41
  we
• 16:41
  have
• 16:41
  food
• 16:41
  and
• 16:42
  clothing
• 16:43
  with
• 16:44
  these
• 16:44
  we
• 16:45
  will
• 16:45
  be
• 16:45
  content.
• 16:48
  But
• 16:48
  those
• 16:48
  who
• 16:49
  desire
• 16:49
  to
• 16:49
  be
• 16:49
  rich
• 16:50
  fall
• 16:50
  into
• 16:51
  temptation,
• 16:52
  into
• 16:52
  a
• 16:52
  snare,
• 16:53
  into
• 16:53
  many
• 16:53
  foolish
• 16:54
  and
• 16:54
  harmful
• 16:54
  desires
• 16:55
  that
• 16:55
  plunge
• 16:56
  people
• 16:56
  into
• 16:56
  ruin
• 16:57
  and
• 16:57
  destruction.
• 17:00
  For
• 17:01
  the
• 17:01
  love
• 17:01
  of
• 17:01
  money
• 17:02
  is
• 17:02
  a
• 17:02
  root
• 17:03
  of
• 17:03
  all
• 17:03
  kinds
• 17:03
  of
• 17:04
  evil.
• 17:05
  It
• 17:06
  is
• 17:06
  through
• 17:06
  this
• 17:06
  craving
• 17:07
  that
• 17:07
  some
• 17:07
  have
• 17:07
  Wandered
• 17:08
  away
• 17:08
  from
• 17:08
  the
• 17:08
  faith
• 17:09
  and
• 17:09
  pierced
• 17:10
  themselves
• 17:11
  with
• 17:12
  many
• 17:12
  sorrows.
• 17:16
  Think
• 17:16
  about
• 17:16
  the
• 17:17
  power
• 17:17
  in
• 17:18
  that
• 17:18
  verse
• 17:18
  of
• 17:19
  the
• 17:19
  Bible,
• 17:19
  those
• 17:19
  verses
• 17:20
  of
• 17:20
  the
• 17:20
  Bible.
• 17:23
  For
• 17:23
  those
• 17:23
  who
• 17:24
  desire
• 17:24
  to
• 17:24
  be
• 17:24
  rich
• 17:25
  fall
• 17:25
  into
• 17:25
  temptation.
• 17:26
  It's
• 17:26
  a
• 17:26
  snare,
• 17:26
  it's
• 17:27
  a
• 17:27
  trick,
• 17:28
  it's
• 17:28
  an
• 17:28
  illusion.
• 17:32
  Many
• 17:32
  foolish
• 17:33
  and
• 17:33
  harmful
• 17:33
  desires
• 17:33
  that
• 17:34
  plunge
• 17:34
  people
• 17:34
  into
• 17:35
  ruin
• 17:35
  and
• 17:35
  destruction.
• 17:36
  Hey,
• 17:36
  I
• 17:37
  don't
• 17:37
  know
• 17:37
  how
• 17:37
  much
• 17:37
  clearer
• 17:38
  you
• 17:38
  can
• 17:38
  say
• 17:38
  it.
• 17:38
  For
• 17:39
  the
• 17:39
  love
• 17:39
  of
• 17:39
  money.
• 17:39
  Now,
• 17:40
  he's
• 17:40
  not
• 17:40
  saying.
• 17:41
  In
• 17:41
  my
• 17:41
  opinion,
• 17:41
  he's
• 17:42
  not
• 17:42
  saying
• 17:42
  you
• 17:42
  can't
• 17:43
  have
• 17:43
  money.
• 17:44
  But
• 17:44
  the
• 17:44
  love
• 17:45
  of
• 17:45
  it.
• 17:45
  Is
• 17:45
  that
• 17:46
  where
• 17:46
  your
• 17:46
  heart
• 17:46
  is?
• 17:47
  See?
• 17:48
  Cause
• 17:48
  that's
• 17:48
  a
• 17:48
  lot
• 17:49
  of
• 17:49
  people
• 17:49
  talk
• 17:49
  about,
• 17:49
  oh,
• 17:49
  money
• 17:50
  is
• 17:50
  the
• 17:50
  root
• 17:50
  of
• 17:50
  all.
• 17:50
  It's
• 17:51
  not
• 17:51
  what
• 17:51
  it
• 17:51
  says.
• 17:52
  It
• 17:53
  says
• 17:53
  the
• 17:53
  love
• 17:54
  of
• 17:54
  money
• 17:55
  is
• 17:55
  the
• 17:55
  root
• 17:55
  of
• 17:55
  all
• 17:56
  kinds
• 17:56
  of
• 17:56
  evil
• 17:56
  because
• 17:56
  that's
• 17:56
  where
• 17:56
  your
• 17:57
  heart
• 17:57
  is.
• 17:57
  And
• 17:57
  if
• 17:57
  your
• 17:58
  heart
• 17:58
  is
• 17:58
  in
• 17:58
  this
• 17:58
  earth,
• 17:59
  guess
• 17:59
  where
• 17:59
  it's
• 17:59
  not?
• 17:59
  It's
• 18:00
  not
• 18:00
  in
• 18:00
  heaven.
• 18:02
  And
• 18:02
  that
• 18:03
  craving
• 18:03
  that
• 18:04
  we
• 18:04
  all
• 18:04
  are
• 18:04
  surrounded
• 18:05
  with,
• 18:05
  that
• 18:05
  craving
• 18:06
  have
• 18:06
  led
• 18:07
  people
• 18:07
  to
• 18:07
  wander
• 18:07
  away
• 18:08
  from
• 18:08
  their
• 18:08
  faith.
• 18:08
  And
• 18:09
  look
• 18:09
  at.
• 18:09
  I
• 18:09
  love
• 18:10
  this
• 18:10
  part
• 18:10
  of
• 18:10
  it.
• 18:13
  And
• 18:13
  pierced
• 18:14
  themselves.
• 18:16
  The
• 18:16
  world
• 18:16
  didn't
• 18:17
  pierce
• 18:17
  them.
• 18:17
  Catch
• 18:18
  that?
• 18:18
  It's
• 18:18
  a
• 18:18
  very
• 18:18
  important
• 18:19
  distinction
• 18:19
  here.
• 18:21
  And
• 18:21
  pierce
• 18:21
  themselves
• 18:23
  with
• 18:24
  many
• 18:24
  sorrows.
• 18:27
  See,
• 18:28
  my
• 18:28
  friend,
• 18:28
  this
• 18:28
  is
• 18:28
  a
• 18:29
  total
• 18:29
  game
• 18:29
  changer.
• 18:31
  It's
• 18:31
  completely
• 18:31
  opposite
• 18:32
  what
• 18:32
  culture
• 18:32
  tells
• 18:33
  us.
• 18:34
  And
• 18:34
  that
• 18:35
  right
• 18:35
  there
• 18:35
  can
• 18:35
  set
• 18:36
  you
• 18:36
  and
• 18:36
  set
• 18:37
  your
• 18:37
  soul
• 18:37
  free.
• 18:39
  Because
• 18:40
  the
• 18:40
  world
• 18:40
  again
• 18:40
  yells,
• 18:41
  more
• 18:41
  money,
• 18:42
  more
• 18:42
  happiness.
• 18:43
  More
• 18:43
  stuff.
• 18:43
  More
• 18:44
  happiness,
• 18:44
  more
• 18:45
  this,
• 18:45
  more
• 18:45
  that,
• 18:46
  more
• 18:46
  happiness.
• 18:47
  Get,
• 18:47
  get,
• 18:48
  get.
• 18:50
  And
• 18:50
  it's
• 18:51
  loud,
• 18:51
  it's
• 18:51
  noisy,
• 18:52
  it's
• 18:52
  going
• 18:53
  on
• 18:53
  all
• 18:53
  around
• 18:53
  you.
• 18:54
  And
• 18:54
  everything
• 18:54
  that
• 18:55
  you
• 18:55
  ingest
• 18:56
  into
• 18:56
  your
• 18:56
  body,
• 18:57
  into
• 18:57
  your
• 18:57
  ears,
• 18:58
  into
• 18:58
  your
• 18:58
  mind,
• 18:58
  into
• 18:59
  your
• 18:59
  eyes.
• 19:02
  But
• 19:02
  then
• 19:03
  God
• 19:03
  through
• 19:03
  his
• 19:03
  word
• 19:04
  is
• 19:04
  just
• 19:04
  gently
• 19:05
  whispering.
• 19:07
  And
• 19:07
  see,
• 19:07
  I
• 19:07
  say
• 19:08
  this
• 19:08
  to
• 19:08
  people
• 19:08
  all
• 19:08
  the
• 19:08
  time.
• 19:09
  Sometimes
• 19:09
  we
• 19:09
  gotta
• 19:10
  shut
• 19:10
  up
• 19:10
  long
• 19:10
  enough
• 19:10
  to
• 19:10
  hear
• 19:11
  God
• 19:11
  talking
• 19:11
  to
• 19:11
  us.
• 19:13
  But
• 19:13
  God,
• 19:14
  through
• 19:14
  his
• 19:14
  Word,
• 19:14
  whispers,
• 19:15
  this
• 19:15
  godliness
• 19:16
  with
• 19:16
  contentment
• 19:18
  is
• 19:18
  great
• 19:19
  gain.
• 19:21
  Godliness
• 19:23
  with
• 19:23
  contentment
• 19:25
  is
• 19:25
  great
• 19:25
  gain.
• 19:26
  See,
• 19:26
  real
• 19:26
  wealth
• 19:27
  isn't
• 19:27
  just
• 19:27
  piling
• 19:28
  up
• 19:28
  stuff.
• 19:30
  You're
• 19:30
  never
• 19:31
  gonna
• 19:31
  have
• 19:31
  enough
• 19:31
  stuff.
• 19:31
  There's
• 19:32
  always
• 19:32
  gonna
• 19:32
  be
• 19:32
  something
• 19:33
  else.
• 19:33
  Somebody
• 19:33
  else
• 19:34
  has
• 19:34
  this
• 19:34
  somebody,
• 19:34
  oh,
• 19:35
  they
• 19:35
  got
• 19:35
  a
• 19:35
  nicer
• 19:35
  car,
• 19:35
  they
• 19:36
  got
• 19:36
  a
• 19:36
  nicer
• 19:36
  house.
• 19:38
  Real
• 19:38
  wealth
• 19:39
  isn't
• 19:39
  piling
• 19:39
  up
• 19:39
  stuff.
• 19:40
  It's
• 19:40
  a
• 19:40
  deep,
• 19:41
  settled
• 19:41
  peace.
• 19:42
  See,
• 19:42
  that's
• 19:42
  what
• 19:42
  real
• 19:43
  wealth
• 19:43
  is.
• 19:43
  Real
• 19:44
  wealth
• 19:44
  is
• 19:44
  peace.
• 19:46
  And
• 19:46
  that
• 19:47
  peace
• 19:47
  comes
• 19:47
  from
• 19:47
  being
• 19:48
  right
• 19:48
  with
• 19:48
  God,
• 19:49
  no
• 19:49
  matter
• 19:49
  how
• 19:50
  much
• 19:50
  you
• 19:50
  have
• 19:51
  materially.
• 19:54
  See,
• 19:54
  that's
• 19:54
  countercultural.
• 19:57
  The
• 19:58
  world
• 19:58
  will
• 19:58
  say,
• 19:58
  oh,
• 19:58
  no,
• 19:58
  you
• 19:58
  got
• 19:59
  to
• 19:59
  have
• 19:59
  material
• 19:59
  stuff.
• 20:00
  You
• 20:00
  got
• 20:00
  to
• 20:00
  have
• 20:00
  that,
• 20:00
  because
• 20:01
  that
• 20:01
  shows
• 20:02
  you
• 20:02
  what
• 20:02
  your
• 20:02
  worth
• 20:02
  is.
• 20:05
  But
• 20:05
  that's
• 20:05
  not
• 20:05
  peace.
• 20:06
  That's
• 20:06
  not
• 20:06
  peace
• 20:06
  with
• 20:07
  God.
• 20:09
  And
• 20:09
  it's
• 20:10
  realizing
• 20:10
  that
• 20:10
  true
• 20:11
  treasure,
• 20:13
  true
• 20:13
  treasure
• 20:15
  isn't
• 20:16
  what
• 20:16
  you
• 20:16
  hold
• 20:16
  in
• 20:16
  your
• 20:17
  hand.
• 20:19
  You
• 20:19
  can't
• 20:19
  hold
• 20:20
  this
• 20:20
  in
• 20:20
  your
• 20:21
  hand,
• 20:21
  but
• 20:21
  rather
• 20:22
  it's
• 20:22
  who
• 20:22
  you
• 20:22
  are
• 20:23
  in
• 20:23
  Christ.
• 20:25
  But
• 20:25
  bigger
• 20:25
  than
• 20:26
  that,
• 20:26
  the
• 20:27
  most
• 20:27
  beautiful
• 20:27
  part
• 20:28
  of
• 20:28
  this
• 20:30
  and
• 20:30
  whose
• 20:31
  you
• 20:31
  are.
• 20:32
  And
• 20:33
  I
• 20:33
  want
• 20:33
  you
• 20:33
  to
• 20:33
  hear
• 20:33
  me
• 20:33
  loud
• 20:34
  and
• 20:34
  clear
• 20:34
  on
• 20:34
  this,
• 20:34
  because
• 20:34
  this
• 20:35
  doesn't
• 20:35
  mean
• 20:35
  we
• 20:36
  shouldn't
• 20:36
  try
• 20:36
  to
• 20:36
  be
• 20:36
  good
• 20:36
  with
• 20:37
  our
• 20:37
  money
• 20:37
  or
• 20:38
  manage
• 20:38
  our
• 20:38
  resources
• 20:39
  wisely.
• 20:39
  So
• 20:39
  many
• 20:39
  people
• 20:40
  say,
• 20:40
  okay,
• 20:40
  Ralph,
• 20:40
  what
• 20:41
  you're
• 20:41
  saying
• 20:41
  then
• 20:41
  is,
• 20:42
  oh,
• 20:42
  it's
• 20:42
  all
• 20:42
  up
• 20:42
  to
• 20:42
  the
• 20:42
  Lord.
• 20:43
  The
• 20:43
  Lord
• 20:43
  will
• 20:43
  provide.
• 20:44
  I'm
• 20:44
  just
• 20:44
  going
• 20:44
  to
• 20:44
  sit
• 20:44
  on
• 20:44
  my
• 20:44
  hands
• 20:45
  and
• 20:45
  do
• 20:45
  nothing?
• 20:45
  No,
• 20:46
  that's
• 20:46
  not
• 20:46
  what
• 20:46
  I'm
• 20:47
  saying
• 20:47
  at
• 20:47
  all.
• 20:47
  I'm
• 20:48
  exactly
• 20:48
  saying
• 20:48
  the
• 20:49
  opposite
• 20:49
  of
• 20:49
  that.
• 20:51
  You've
• 20:51
  got
• 20:51
  to
• 20:52
  manage
• 20:52
  your
• 20:52
  money.
• 20:52
  You've
• 20:53
  got
• 20:53
  to
• 20:53
  steward
• 20:53
  your
• 20:54
  money.
• 20:56
  But
• 20:56
  it
• 20:56
  does
• 20:57
  totally
• 20:57
  reset
• 20:57
  our
• 20:58
  hearts.
• 20:58
  When
• 20:58
  we
• 20:58
  embrace
• 20:59
  this,
• 20:59
  it
• 20:59
  changes
• 21:00
  everything.
• 21:03
  And
• 21:04
  it
• 21:04
  all
• 21:04
  starts
• 21:04
  with
• 21:05
  putting
• 21:05
  our
• 21:05
  faith
• 21:06
  and
• 21:06
  trust
• 21:06
  in
• 21:07
  God
• 21:08
  himself.
• 21:11
  Well,
• 21:11
  now
• 21:11
  let's
• 21:11
  really
• 21:11
  talk
• 21:12
  about
• 21:12
  the
• 21:12
  difference
• 21:12
  between
• 21:13
  what
• 21:13
  culture
• 21:13
  pushes
• 21:14
  and
• 21:14
  the
• 21:15
  way,
• 21:15
  the
• 21:16
  better
• 21:16
  way.
• 21:16
  I'll
• 21:16
  say
• 21:17
  that
• 21:18
  Christ
• 21:18
  lovingly
• 21:19
  shows
• 21:19
  us,
• 21:19
  especially
• 21:20
  when
• 21:20
  we're
• 21:20
  dealing
• 21:21
  with
• 21:21
  something
• 21:21
  like
• 21:21
  inflation.
• 21:22
  And
• 21:22
  I'm
• 21:23
  going
• 21:23
  to
• 21:23
  get
• 21:23
  to
• 21:23
  call
• 21:23
  it
• 21:23
  the
• 21:24
  inflation
• 21:24
  illusion.
• 21:25
  Yes,
• 21:25
  it's
• 21:25
  real.
• 21:26
  But
• 21:26
  let's
• 21:27
  start
• 21:27
  by
• 21:27
  looking
• 21:27
  at
• 21:27
  culture's
• 21:28
  way.
• 21:29
  See,
• 21:29
  with
• 21:29
  culture,
• 21:30
  when
• 21:30
  inflation
• 21:30
  hits,
• 21:31
  it
• 21:31
  tells
• 21:31
  us
• 21:31
  our
• 21:31
  problem
• 21:32
  is
• 21:32
  simple.
• 21:32
  I
• 21:33
  don't
• 21:33
  have
• 21:33
  enough
• 21:34
  money
• 21:35
  or
• 21:35
  my
• 21:35
  money
• 21:35
  isn't
• 21:36
  worth
• 21:36
  as
• 21:36
  much.
• 21:39
  That's
• 21:39
  what
• 21:39
  the
• 21:40
  world
• 21:40
  is.
• 21:40
  That's
• 21:40
  what
• 21:40
  culture
• 21:41
  is
• 21:41
  saying.
• 21:43
  What
• 21:43
  does
• 21:43
  that
• 21:43
  do?
• 21:44
  It
• 21:44
  makes
• 21:44
  us
• 21:44
  frantically
• 21:45
  try
• 21:45
  to
• 21:45
  get
• 21:45
  more
• 21:46
  and
• 21:47
  compare
• 21:47
  ourselves
• 21:47
  to
• 21:48
  our
• 21:48
  neighbors,
• 21:48
  compare
• 21:48
  ourselves
• 21:49
  to
• 21:49
  others,
• 21:49
  to
• 21:49
  live
• 21:50
  with
• 21:50
  this
• 21:50
  constant
• 21:51
  fear
• 21:51
  of
• 21:51
  not
• 21:52
  having
• 21:52
  enough.
• 21:54
  Culture
• 21:55
  is
• 21:55
  telling
• 21:55
  you
• 21:55
  to
• 21:55
  live
• 21:55
  in
• 21:56
  fear.
• 21:56
  And
• 21:56
  that
• 21:57
  broken
• 21:57
  path
• 21:57
  often
• 21:58
  leads
• 21:58
  to
• 21:58
  worry.
• 21:59
  It
• 21:59
  leads
• 21:59
  to
• 21:59
  greed,
• 22:00
  and
• 22:00
  it
• 22:00
  leads
• 22:01
  to
• 22:01
  feeling
• 22:01
  defeated
• 22:04
  because
• 22:04
  we're
• 22:05
  always
• 22:05
  chasing
• 22:05
  something
• 22:06
  that
• 22:06
  just
• 22:06
  keeps
• 22:07
  moving
• 22:07
  farther
• 22:08
  and
• 22:08
  farther
• 22:08
  away.
• 22:09
  It's
• 22:09
  like
• 22:09
  you're
• 22:09
  running
• 22:10
  for
• 22:10
  a
• 22:10
  touchdown
• 22:11
  and
• 22:11
  you
• 22:11
  see
• 22:12
  the
• 22:12
  goal
• 22:12
  line
• 22:13
  in
• 22:13
  front
• 22:13
  of
• 22:13
  you,
• 22:13
  but
• 22:13
  yet
• 22:14
  you
• 22:14
  continue
• 22:14
  running
• 22:15
  and
• 22:15
  the
• 22:15
  goal
• 22:15
  line
• 22:15
  just
• 22:16
  moving
• 22:16
  farther
• 22:16
  and
• 22:17
  farther
• 22:17
  away.
• 22:20
  And
• 22:20
  that
• 22:21
  cultural,
• 22:21
  worldly
• 22:22
  wisdom
• 22:22
  pushes
• 22:23
  us
• 22:23
  to
• 22:23
  trust
• 22:23
  only
• 22:23
  in
• 22:24
  ourselves.
• 22:27
  Just
• 22:27
  trusting
• 22:27
  yourself,
• 22:28
  earn
• 22:28
  more,
• 22:28
  invest
• 22:28
  better.
• 22:30
  You
• 22:30
  can
• 22:30
  do
• 22:31
  this.
• 22:31
  It's
• 22:31
  all
• 22:31
  about
• 22:31
  you.
• 22:32
  Hey,
• 22:32
  be
• 22:32
  the
• 22:32
  best
• 22:33
  person
• 22:33
  you
• 22:33
  can
• 22:33
  be.
• 22:34
  That's
• 22:35
  what
• 22:35
  culture
• 22:35
  says.
• 22:35
  It
• 22:36
  promises
• 22:36
  security.
• 22:37
  There's
• 22:38
  no
• 22:38
  security,
• 22:38
  but
• 22:38
  only
• 22:39
  gives
• 22:39
  us
• 22:39
  endless
• 22:39
  tiring
• 22:40
  struggles.
• 22:43
  That's
• 22:44
  worldly
• 22:44
  wisdom.
• 22:45
  That's
• 22:45
  what
• 22:45
  worldly
• 22:46
  wisdom
• 22:46
  is
• 22:46
  leading
• 22:47
  us
• 22:47
  to.
• 22:49
  But,
• 22:49
  my
• 22:49
  friend,
• 22:49
  we've
• 22:50
  got
• 22:50
  something
• 22:50
  far
• 22:51
  better.
• 22:51
  We've
• 22:51
  got
• 22:51
  God's
• 22:52
  way,
• 22:52
  or
• 22:52
  what
• 22:52
  I'll
• 22:52
  call
• 22:53
  biblical
• 22:53
  truth.
• 22:57
  See,
• 22:57
  when
• 22:57
  you
• 22:57
  have
• 22:57
  that
• 22:58
  feeling,
• 22:58
  when
• 22:59
  you're
• 22:59
  living
• 22:59
  in
• 22:59
  biblical
• 23:00
  truth,
• 23:02
  we
• 23:02
  have
• 23:02
  this
• 23:02
  view.
• 23:04
  We
• 23:04
  have
• 23:05
  a
• 23:05
  view
• 23:05
  when
• 23:05
  inflation
• 23:05
  hits,
• 23:06
  God
• 23:06
  understands
• 23:07
  the
• 23:07
  real
• 23:07
  financial
• 23:08
  pressure
• 23:08
  that
• 23:09
  we're
• 23:09
  feeling.
• 23:10
  He
• 23:10
  gets
• 23:11
  it.
• 23:11
  God
• 23:11
  understands
• 23:12
  it,
• 23:15
  he's
• 23:15
  not
• 23:15
  ignoring
• 23:16
  it.
• 23:17
  But
• 23:18
  then
• 23:19
  when
• 23:20
  you
• 23:20
  feel
• 23:20
  that
• 23:20
  pressure
• 23:21
  gently
• 23:22
  and
• 23:22
  lovingly,
• 23:23
  it
• 23:23
  points
• 23:23
  you
• 23:23
  inside
• 23:24
  and
• 23:24
  up
• 23:24
  to
• 23:25
  him
• 23:25
  because
• 23:25
  you
• 23:25
  say,
• 23:25
  look,
• 23:27
  I
• 23:27
  know
• 23:27
  I
• 23:28
  can't
• 23:28
  do
• 23:28
  this
• 23:28
  myself.
• 23:29
  It
• 23:29
  says
• 23:29
  this.
• 23:29
  It
• 23:29
  says
• 23:30
  your
• 23:30
  ultimate
• 23:30
  security,
• 23:31
  your
• 23:32
  deepest
• 23:32
  peace,
• 23:33
  your
• 23:33
  true
• 23:33
  joy,
• 23:34
  and
• 23:34
  what
• 23:35
  wealth
• 23:35
  really
• 23:36
  means
• 23:36
  for
• 23:36
  you.
• 23:38
  See,
• 23:39
  nothing,
• 23:39
  none
• 23:40
  of
• 23:40
  that
• 23:40
  can
• 23:40
  be
• 23:40
  based
• 23:41
  on
• 23:41
  something
• 23:41
  as
• 23:42
  weak
• 23:42
  and
• 23:42
  as
• 23:42
  fleeting
• 23:43
  as
• 23:43
  earthly
• 23:44
  money
• 23:44
  or
• 23:44
  unstable
• 23:45
  markets.
• 23:46
  There
• 23:46
  is
• 23:47
  no
• 23:47
  stock
• 23:47
  market
• 23:48
  that
• 23:48
  compare
• 23:48
  to
• 23:49
  the
• 23:49
  market
• 23:49
  that
• 23:49
  God
• 23:50
  has
• 23:50
  given
• 23:50
  us
• 23:51
  and
• 23:51
  God
• 23:51
  has
• 23:51
  promised
• 23:52
  us.
• 23:52
  Now
• 23:52
  that's
• 23:53
  a
• 23:53
  radical,
• 23:53
  beautiful
• 23:54
  invitation
• 23:54
  to
• 23:54
  trust
• 23:55
  in
• 23:55
  God
• 23:55
  who
• 23:56
  never
• 23:56
  changes.
• 23:59
  God's
• 24:00
  promises
• 24:00
  are
• 24:00
  never
• 24:01
  affected
• 24:01
  by
• 24:01
  inflation.
• 24:05
  And
• 24:05
  he
• 24:05
  will
• 24:05
  care
• 24:06
  for
• 24:06
  you
• 24:07
  endlessly
• 24:08
  and
• 24:09
  forever.
• 24:10
  And
• 24:11
  that
• 24:11
  path
• 24:11
  right
• 24:12
  there,
• 24:12
  that
• 24:13
  path
• 24:13
  brings
• 24:13
  deep
• 24:14
  contentment,
• 24:15
  generous
• 24:15
  giving
• 24:16
  and
• 24:16
  a
• 24:16
  hope
• 24:16
  that
• 24:17
  nothing
• 24:17
  can
• 24:18
  shake.
• 24:20
  You
• 24:20
  can't
• 24:20
  shake
• 24:21
  that.
• 24:21
  Why?
• 24:22
  Because
• 24:22
  it
• 24:22
  rests
• 24:22
  on
• 24:23
  the
• 24:23
  solid,
• 24:23
  unchanging
• 24:24
  foundation
• 24:25
  of
• 24:25
  God's
• 24:25
  perfect
• 24:26
  character,
• 24:27
  not
• 24:27
  the
• 24:27
  shifting
• 24:27
  sands
• 24:28
  of
• 24:28
  the
• 24:28
  world's
• 24:29
  economy.
• 24:31
  This
• 24:32
  truth,
• 24:34
  this
• 24:34
  truth,
• 24:34
  my
• 24:34
  friend,
• 24:35
  frees
• 24:35
  you
• 24:35
  from
• 24:35
  that
• 24:36
  never
• 24:36
  ending
• 24:36
  chase
• 24:37
  for
• 24:37
  more
• 24:37
  money
• 24:38
  and
• 24:38
  helps
• 24:38
  you
• 24:38
  live
• 24:38
  for
• 24:39
  what
• 24:39
  truly
• 24:39
  lasts.
• 24:40
  See,
• 24:41
  the
• 24:41
  inflation
• 24:42
  illusion
• 24:42
  wants
• 24:43
  you
• 24:43
  to
• 24:43
  be
• 24:43
  scared.
• 24:43
  It
• 24:44
  wants
• 24:44
  you
• 24:44
  to
• 24:44
  live
• 24:44
  in
• 24:45
  fear
• 24:45
  and
• 24:45
  to
• 24:46
  use
• 24:46
  all
• 24:46
  your
• 24:46
  energy
• 24:47
  chasing
• 24:47
  after
• 24:47
  things
• 24:48
  that
• 24:48
  break
• 24:48
  down,
• 24:49
  they
• 24:49
  lose
• 24:49
  value.
• 24:50
  And
• 24:50
  yes,
• 24:51
  it
• 24:51
  says
• 24:51
  it
• 24:51
  in
• 24:51
  the
• 24:52
  scripture,
• 24:52
  and
• 24:53
  finally
• 24:53
  fail,
• 24:54
  they
• 24:54
  fall.
• 24:57
  That's
• 24:58
  what
• 24:58
  the
• 24:58
  illusion
• 24:58
  wants
• 24:59
  you
• 24:59
  to
• 24:59
  do.
• 24:59
  It
• 24:59
  wants
• 24:59
  you
• 24:59
  to
• 25:00
  be
• 25:00
  scared,
• 25:00
  live
• 25:00
  in
• 25:00
  fear
• 25:01
  and
• 25:01
  chase
• 25:01
  and
• 25:02
  chase
• 25:02
  and
• 25:02
  chase
• 25:02
  and
• 25:03
  just
• 25:03
  wear
• 25:03
  yourself
• 25:04
  out
• 25:04
  till
• 25:04
  you
• 25:05
  break
• 25:05
  down
• 25:05
  and
• 25:05
  fall.
• 25:08
  But
• 25:09
  God's
• 25:09
  truth
• 25:09
  is
• 25:10
  something
• 25:10
  so
• 25:10
  much
• 25:11
  bigger.
• 25:11
  God
• 25:11
  is
• 25:11
  inviting
• 25:12
  you
• 25:12
  to
• 25:12
  unshakable
• 25:13
  peace,
• 25:14
  a
• 25:14
  deep
• 25:14
  contentment
• 25:15
  and
• 25:15
  a
• 25:16
  totally
• 25:16
  different
• 25:16
  kind
• 25:16
  of
• 25:17
  investment.
• 25:18
  But
• 25:19
  that
• 25:19
  investment
• 25:20
  brings
• 25:21
  eternal
• 25:21
  joy.
• 25:23
  And
• 25:23
  again,
• 25:24
  I
• 25:24
  said
• 25:24
  it
• 25:24
  earlier,
• 25:25
  this
• 25:25
  doesn't
• 25:25
  mean
• 25:25
  that
• 25:26
  we
• 25:26
  ignore
• 25:26
  our
• 25:26
  money
• 25:27
  or
• 25:27
  act
• 25:27
  carelessly.
• 25:28
  So
• 25:28
  many
• 25:29
  people
• 25:29
  don't
• 25:29
  understand
• 25:30
  that
• 25:30
  as
• 25:31
  good
• 25:31
  managers
• 25:32
  of
• 25:32
  God's
• 25:32
  gifts.
• 25:33
  And
• 25:33
  that's
• 25:33
  what
• 25:33
  they
• 25:33
  are,
• 25:34
  they're
• 25:34
  not
• 25:34
  ours.
• 25:35
  God
• 25:35
  has
• 25:35
  given
• 25:36
  them
• 25:36
  to
• 25:36
  us.
• 25:36
  But
• 25:37
  we
• 25:37
  are
• 25:37
  absolutely
• 25:37
  called
• 25:38
  to
• 25:38
  be
• 25:38
  smart
• 25:38
  and
• 25:39
  we're
• 25:39
  called
• 25:39
  to
• 25:39
  be
• 25:40
  careful,
• 25:42
  smart
• 25:42
  and
• 25:42
  careful
• 25:43
  managers.
• 25:46
  But
• 25:47
  it
• 25:47
  does
• 25:47
  mean
• 25:47
  it's
• 25:47
  your
• 25:48
  ultimate
• 25:48
  hope,
• 25:48
  your
• 25:49
  deep
• 25:49
  peace
• 25:49
  and
• 25:50
  the
• 25:50
  real
• 25:50
  security
• 25:53
  and
• 25:54
  what
• 25:54
  truly
• 25:54
  flourishing
• 25:55
  means
• 25:56
  to
• 25:56
  you.
• 25:57
  It's
• 25:58
  got
• 25:58
  to
• 25:58
  be
• 25:58
  rooted
• 25:59
  in
• 25:59
  something
• 25:59
  way
• 26:00
  more
• 26:00
  solid,
• 26:01
  way
• 26:02
  more
• 26:02
  solid
• 26:02
  than
• 26:02
  those
• 26:03
  changing
• 26:03
  interest
• 26:03
  rates
• 26:04
  or
• 26:04
  those
• 26:04
  economic
• 26:05
  reports
• 26:05
  that
• 26:06
  make
• 26:06
  you
• 26:06
  wonder,
• 26:06
  hey,
• 26:07
  do
• 26:07
  I
• 26:07
  Have
• 26:07
  anything
• 26:07
  left
• 26:07
  in
• 26:08
  my
• 26:08
  retirement?
• 26:08
  Is
• 26:09
  there
• 26:09
  anything
• 26:09
  left
• 26:10
  in
• 26:10
  my
• 26:10
  401k?
• 26:14
  Because
• 26:14
  in
• 26:14
  the
• 26:14
  storm,
• 26:16
  your
• 26:17
  anchor,
• 26:18
  your
• 26:19
  security
• 26:20
  is
• 26:21
  in
• 26:21
  God
• 26:21
  himself.
• 26:22
  Because
• 26:22
  he's
• 26:22
  the
• 26:22
  same
• 26:23
  yesterday,
• 26:23
  he's
• 26:24
  the
• 26:24
  same
• 26:24
  today.
• 26:24
  And
• 26:25
  guess
• 26:25
  what?
• 26:25
  He's
• 26:26
  going
• 26:26
  to
• 26:26
  be
• 26:26
  the
• 26:26
  same
• 26:26
  forever.
• 26:27
  And
• 26:27
  his
• 26:28
  kingdom,
• 26:28
  there's
• 26:29
  no
• 26:29
  shaky
• 26:29
  ground
• 26:29
  there.
• 26:30
  It
• 26:30
  is
• 26:30
  totally
• 26:31
  solid.
• 26:31
  It's
• 26:31
  completely
• 26:32
  untouched
• 26:33
  by
• 26:33
  any
• 26:33
  earthly
• 26:34
  inflation
• 26:35
  or
• 26:35
  crisis
• 26:36
  or
• 26:36
  market
• 26:36
  downturn.
• 26:37
  Any.
• 26:37
  It
• 26:37
  is
• 26:38
  completely
• 26:39
  solid.
• 26:39
  And
• 26:39
  you
• 26:39
  can
• 26:40
  trust
• 26:40
  in
• 26:40
  that.
• 26:43
  So
• 26:43
  now
• 26:43
  you're
• 26:43
  asking,
• 26:44
  Ralph,
• 26:44
  how
• 26:44
  do
• 26:44
  we
• 26:45
  actually
• 26:45
  live
• 26:45
  out
• 26:45
  this
• 26:46
  freeing
• 26:46
  truth
• 26:47
  when
• 26:47
  the
• 26:47
  grocery
• 26:48
  bill
• 26:48
  shocks
• 26:48
  us,
• 26:48
  Ralph,
• 26:49
  we
• 26:49
  still
• 26:49
  have
• 26:49
  to
• 26:49
  go
• 26:49
  to
• 26:49
  the
• 26:50
  grocery
• 26:50
  store.
• 26:51
  We
• 26:51
  still
• 26:51
  got
• 26:51
  to
• 26:51
  buy
• 26:51
  the
• 26:52
  milk
• 26:52
  and
• 26:52
  the
• 26:52
  eggs,
• 26:52
  and
• 26:53
  we
• 26:53
  still
• 26:53
  got
• 26:53
  to
• 26:53
  sit
• 26:53
  there
• 26:54
  and
• 26:54
  pay
• 26:54
  for
• 26:54
  this
• 26:54
  stuff,
• 26:55
  Ralph.
• 26:57
  Or
• 26:57
  maybe
• 26:57
  when
• 26:58
  those
• 26:58
  business
• 26:58
  costs
• 26:59
  jump,
• 26:59
  or
• 26:59
  that
• 27:00
  worried
• 27:00
  feeling
• 27:00
  starts
• 27:01
  to
• 27:01
  sneak
• 27:01
  in.
• 27:02
  Listen,
• 27:02
  I've
• 27:02
  been
• 27:02
  there.
• 27:03
  It
• 27:03
  does
• 27:03
  scare
• 27:04
  you.
• 27:05
  You
• 27:05
  might
• 27:05
  be
• 27:06
  listening
• 27:06
  right
• 27:06
  now.
• 27:06
  You're
• 27:06
  trying
• 27:07
  to
• 27:07
  figure
• 27:07
  out,
• 27:07
  how
• 27:07
  am
• 27:07
  I
• 27:08
  going
• 27:08
  to
• 27:08
  pay
• 27:08
  next
• 27:08
  month's
• 27:09
  mortgage
• 27:09
  payment,
• 27:09
  or
• 27:10
  how
• 27:10
  am
• 27:10
  I
• 27:10
  going
• 27:10
  to
• 27:10
  pay
• 27:10
  the
• 27:10
  rent,
• 27:11
  or
• 27:11
  how
• 27:11
  am
• 27:11
  I
• 27:11
  going
• 27:11
  to
• 27:11
  make
• 27:11
  that
• 27:12
  car
• 27:12
  payment?
• 27:12
  How
• 27:12
  am
• 27:12
  I
• 27:13
  going
• 27:13
  to
• 27:13
  find
• 27:13
  money
• 27:14
  for
• 27:14
  my
• 27:14
  kids
• 27:14
  to
• 27:15
  eat?
• 27:16
  And
• 27:17
  I'm
• 27:17
  promising
• 27:17
  you
• 27:17
  this
• 27:18
  hope.
• 27:18
  So
• 27:18
  you're
• 27:18
  asking,
• 27:19
  how
• 27:19
  do
• 27:19
  we
• 27:19
  find
• 27:19
  that
• 27:20
  unshakable
• 27:20
  hope
• 27:21
  and
• 27:21
  actually
• 27:21
  take
• 27:22
  concrete,
• 27:22
  faithful
• 27:23
  action
• 27:23
  when
• 27:24
  the
• 27:24
  world
• 27:24
  feels
• 27:25
  financially
• 27:26
  shaky?
• 27:28
  The
• 27:29
  good
• 27:29
  news
• 27:29
  is
• 27:29
  you're
• 27:30
  recognizing
• 27:30
  that,
• 27:30
  that
• 27:31
  the
• 27:31
  world
• 27:31
  is
• 27:32
  financially
• 27:33
  shaky.
• 27:34
  So
• 27:34
  I
• 27:34
  want
• 27:34
  to
• 27:34
  give
• 27:34
  you
• 27:34
  some
• 27:35
  real
• 27:35
  actionable
• 27:36
  steps
• 27:36
  for
• 27:37
  both
• 27:37
  your
• 27:37
  money
• 27:37
  and
• 27:38
  your
• 27:38
  faith
• 27:38
  to
• 27:38
  help
• 27:39
  you
• 27:39
  see
• 27:39
  past
• 27:39
  that
• 27:40
  illusion
• 27:40
  of
• 27:41
  inflation
• 27:41
  and
• 27:42
  start
• 27:42
  building
• 27:42
  wealth
• 27:43
  that
• 27:43
  truly
• 27:43
  lasts.
• 27:44
  I
• 27:44
  got
• 27:44
  the
• 27:44
  answers
• 27:45
  for
• 27:45
  you
• 27:45
  right
• 27:45
  now.
• 27:46
  And
• 27:46
  that's
• 27:46
  what
• 27:47
  I'm
• 27:47
  going
• 27:47
  to
• 27:47
  talk
• 27:47
  about
• 27:47
  every
• 27:48
  week
• 27:48
  on
• 27:48
  this
• 27:48
  show.
• 27:49
  Let's
• 27:49
  start
• 27:50
  with
• 27:50
  this.
• 27:50
  Let's
• 27:50
  start
• 27:50
  with
• 27:51
  some
• 27:51
  money
• 27:51
  steps.
• 27:52
  These
• 27:52
  are
• 27:52
  some
• 27:52
  financial
• 27:53
  actionable
• 27:54
  steps.
• 27:55
  Number
• 27:55
  one
• 27:56
  thing,
• 27:58
  make
• 27:58
  a
• 27:58
  God
• 27:58
  first
• 27:59
  budget
• 28:00
  and
• 28:01
  stick
• 28:01
  to
• 28:01
  it.
• 28:02
  Now,
• 28:02
  I
• 28:02
  know.
• 28:02
  Budget
• 28:03
  yourself.
• 28:03
  Oh,
• 28:03
  Ralph,
• 28:03
  here
• 28:04
  we
• 28:04
  go
• 28:04
  with
• 28:04
  the
• 28:04
  budget
• 28:04
  things.
• 28:05
  Oh,
• 28:05
  how
• 28:05
  boring
• 28:06
  is
• 28:06
  that?
• 28:06
  A
• 28:06
  bunch
• 28:07
  of
• 28:07
  restrictions,
• 28:10
  but
• 28:10
  it's
• 28:10
  a
• 28:11
  powerful
• 28:11
  way
• 28:11
  to
• 28:11
  live
• 28:12
  out
• 28:12
  your
• 28:12
  faith.
• 28:14
  See,
• 28:15
  that
• 28:15
  budget
• 28:15
  is
• 28:15
  a
• 28:16
  demonstration
• 28:16
  of
• 28:17
  your
• 28:17
  faith,
• 28:18
  your
• 28:18
  trust,
• 28:19
  living
• 28:20
  out
• 28:20
  the
• 28:20
  management
• 28:21
  skills
• 28:22
  that
• 28:22
  God
• 28:22
  is
• 28:23
  asking
• 28:23
  you
• 28:23
  to
• 28:23
  live
• 28:24
  out.
• 28:25
  So
• 28:25
  I'm
• 28:25
  just
• 28:25
  going
• 28:25
  to
• 28:26
  encourage
• 28:26
  you
• 28:26
  this
• 28:26
  week,
• 28:26
  set
• 28:27
  aside
• 28:27
  some
• 28:27
  quiet
• 28:28
  time
• 28:28
  and
• 28:28
  really
• 28:28
  look
• 28:29
  at
• 28:29
  your
• 28:29
  income
• 28:29
  and
• 28:30
  what
• 28:30
  you
• 28:30
  spend.
• 28:32
  Look
• 28:33
  at
• 28:33
  the
• 28:33
  data,
• 28:35
  and
• 28:36
  it's
• 28:36
  easy
• 28:36
  to
• 28:36
  look
• 28:36
  at
• 28:36
  the
• 28:36
  data.
• 28:37
  But
• 28:37
  I'm
• 28:37
  going
• 28:37
  to
• 28:37
  tell
• 28:37
  you
• 28:37
  to
• 28:37
  go
• 28:38
  one
• 28:38
  step
• 28:38
  further,
• 28:40
  because
• 28:40
  when
• 28:40
  you're
• 28:41
  done
• 28:41
  that
• 28:41
  budget.
• 28:41
  Here's
• 28:42
  the
• 28:42
  thing.
• 28:42
  A
• 28:42
  lot
• 28:42
  of
• 28:42
  people
• 28:42
  don't
• 28:43
  want
• 28:43
  to
• 28:43
  talk
• 28:43
  about.
• 28:45
  Your
• 28:45
  budget
• 28:45
  should
• 28:46
  show
• 28:46
  what
• 28:46
  matters
• 28:46
  to
• 28:47
  you
• 28:47
  and
• 28:47
  to
• 28:48
  your
• 28:48
  faith.
• 28:50
  When
• 28:50
  I
• 28:50
  look
• 28:50
  at
• 28:50
  somebody's
• 28:51
  budget,
• 28:51
  I
• 28:51
  look
• 28:51
  at
• 28:51
  the
• 28:51
  first
• 28:52
  thing
• 28:52
  on
• 28:52
  their
• 28:52
  line.
• 28:53
  And
• 28:53
  if
• 28:54
  it
• 28:54
  doesn't
• 28:54
  say
• 28:54
  giving
• 28:55
  tithes,
• 28:55
  offerings
• 28:56
  at
• 28:56
  the
• 28:56
  very
• 28:56
  top,
• 28:57
  I'm
• 28:58
  questioning.
• 28:58
  And
• 28:59
  I'm
• 28:59
  not
• 28:59
  judging.
• 28:59
  Don't
• 29:00
  misunderstand
• 29:00
  me.
• 29:00
  I'm
• 29:01
  not
• 29:01
  judging.
• 29:03
  What
• 29:03
  goes
• 29:03
  at
• 29:03
  the
• 29:03
  top
• 29:04
  is
• 29:04
  what
• 29:04
  matters
• 29:05
  to
• 29:05
  you
• 29:05
  and
• 29:05
  your
• 29:06
  faith.
• 29:06
  So
• 29:07
  I'm
• 29:07
  going
• 29:07
  to
• 29:07
  encourage
• 29:07
  you.
• 29:07
  Put
• 29:08
  giving
• 29:08
  at
• 29:08
  the
• 29:08
  top.
• 29:09
  Start
• 29:09
  it
• 29:09
  at
• 29:09
  the
• 29:10
  very
• 29:10
  top.
• 29:10
  The
• 29:11
  Bible
• 29:11
  talks
• 29:11
  routinely
• 29:12
  about
• 29:12
  giving
• 29:12
  your
• 29:13
  first
• 29:13
  fruits
• 29:13
  back
• 29:14
  to
• 29:14
  God.
• 29:14
  Hey,
• 29:14
  listen,
• 29:15
  I've
• 29:15
  said
• 29:15
  it
• 29:15
  on
• 29:16
  my
• 29:16
  other
• 29:16
  show
• 29:16
  a
• 29:17
  million
• 29:17
  times.
• 29:19
  It's
• 29:19
  not
• 29:19
  yours
• 29:20
  to
• 29:20
  begin
• 29:20
  with.
• 29:21
  You're
• 29:22
  just
• 29:22
  there
• 29:23
  to
• 29:23
  manage
• 29:23
  it.
• 29:24
  Second
• 29:24
  thing,
• 29:25
  put
• 29:26
  savings
• 29:26
  for
• 29:26
  emergency.
• 29:27
  Your
• 29:28
  second
• 29:28
  item,
• 29:30
  giving
• 29:30
  first,
• 29:31
  saving
• 29:31
  for
• 29:31
  emergency
• 29:32
  second,
• 29:32
  and
• 29:33
  paying
• 29:33
  off
• 29:34
  debt
• 29:34
  third.
• 29:37
  You're
• 29:37
  like,
• 29:37
  wait
• 29:37
  a
• 29:37
  minute,
• 29:37
  Ralph,
• 29:38
  how
• 29:38
  do
• 29:38
  I
• 29:38
  get
• 29:38
  to
• 29:38
  my
• 29:38
  everyday
• 29:39
  living
• 29:39
  expenses?
• 29:39
  Yeah,
• 29:39
  that's
• 29:40
  number
• 29:40
  four.
• 29:41
  You're
• 29:41
  like,
• 29:41
  wait
• 29:42
  a
• 29:42
  minute,
• 29:42
  Ralph,
• 29:42
  that
• 29:42
  doesn't
• 29:42
  make
• 29:42
  any
• 29:42
  sense.
• 29:43
  It
• 29:43
  will
• 29:43
  make
• 29:43
  sense,
• 29:43
  trust
• 29:44
  me.
• 29:45
  Giving,
• 29:46
  saving,
• 29:46
  paying
• 29:47
  off
• 29:47
  debt,
• 29:48
  and
• 29:48
  then
• 29:48
  your
• 29:49
  everyday
• 29:49
  living
• 29:49
  expenses,
• 29:52
  you
• 29:53
  might
• 29:53
  be
• 29:53
  okay,
• 29:53
  great,
• 29:54
  that
• 29:54
  sounds
• 29:54
  good,
• 29:54
  Rob.
• 29:54
  But
• 29:54
  a
• 29:55
  budget?
• 29:55
  You
• 29:55
  talk
• 29:55
  about
• 29:55
  budget
• 29:55
  all
• 29:55
  the
• 29:56
  time.
• 29:56
  But
• 29:56
  why
• 29:56
  do
• 29:56
  I
• 29:56
  start
• 29:56
  with
• 29:57
  something
• 29:57
  like
• 29:57
  a
• 29:57
  budget?
• 30:00
  Because
• 30:00
  this
• 30:00
  isn't
• 30:01
  just
• 30:01
  about
• 30:01
  managing
• 30:02
  money.
• 30:03
  That's
• 30:03
  part
• 30:03
  of
• 30:04
  it,
• 30:04
  but
• 30:05
  there's
• 30:05
  a
• 30:05
  much
• 30:06
  deeper,
• 30:07
  more
• 30:07
  important
• 30:08
  part
• 30:08
  of
• 30:08
  it.
• 30:10
  See,
• 30:11
  a
• 30:11
  budget
• 30:12
  is
• 30:12
  about
• 30:12
  telling
• 30:13
  God
• 30:13
  that
• 30:13
  you
• 30:14
  are
• 30:14
  my
• 30:14
  ultimate
• 30:15
  provider.
• 30:16
  Especially
• 30:16
  when
• 30:16
  it
• 30:16
  starts
• 30:17
  with
• 30:17
  giving.
• 30:18
  Think
• 30:18
  about
• 30:18
  that.
• 30:20
  Saving.
• 30:22
  And
• 30:22
  it's
• 30:23
  saying
• 30:23
  to
• 30:23
  God
• 30:23
  that
• 30:23
  your
• 30:24
  kingdom
• 30:24
  comes
• 30:24
  first
• 30:25
  in
• 30:25
  my
• 30:25
  life.
• 30:26
  And
• 30:26
  see,
• 30:26
  when
• 30:27
  you
• 30:27
  honor
• 30:27
  him
• 30:27
  first,
• 30:28
  even
• 30:28
  if
• 30:28
  it
• 30:28
  feels
• 30:29
  a
• 30:29
  bit
• 30:29
  tight.
• 30:29
  And
• 30:29
  trust
• 30:30
  me,
• 30:30
  I've
• 30:30
  been
• 30:30
  there,
• 30:32
  Ralph,
• 30:33
  I'm
• 30:33
  struggling
• 30:34
  to
• 30:34
  pay
• 30:34
  my
• 30:34
  bills,
• 30:35
  dude.
• 30:35
  And
• 30:35
  you're
• 30:35
  saying
• 30:35
  to
• 30:35
  me
• 30:36
  to
• 30:36
  give
• 30:36
  first?
• 30:36
  Yes,
• 30:37
  I'm
• 30:37
  saying
• 30:37
  that
• 30:37
  to
• 30:37
  you.
• 30:39
  It's
• 30:39
  going
• 30:39
  to
• 30:39
  take
• 30:40
  a
• 30:40
  little
• 30:40
  faith.
• 30:42
  But
• 30:42
  when
• 30:43
  you
• 30:43
  do
• 30:43
  that,
• 30:43
  even
• 30:44
  when
• 30:44
  it
• 30:44
  feels
• 30:44
  tight,
• 30:45
  you're
• 30:45
  leaning
• 30:45
  into
• 30:46
  his
• 30:46
  amazing
• 30:46
  promises
• 30:47
  to
• 30:47
  take
• 30:47
  care
• 30:48
  of
• 30:48
  you.
• 30:48
  And
• 30:48
  I'm
• 30:48
  going
• 30:48
  to
• 30:48
  tell
• 30:49
  you
• 30:49
  right
• 30:49
  now,
• 30:49
  you
• 30:49
  will
• 30:50
  never
• 30:50
  out
• 30:50
  give
• 30:50
  God.
• 30:52
  His
• 30:52
  resources
• 30:53
  are
• 30:54
  unimaginable,
• 30:55
  but
• 30:55
  it's
• 30:55
  a
• 30:55
  real
• 30:56
  step
• 30:56
  of
• 30:56
  faith
• 30:56
  that
• 30:57
  breaks,
• 30:57
  and
• 30:58
  it
• 30:58
  breaks
• 30:58
  the
• 30:58
  hold
• 30:58
  of
• 30:59
  that
• 30:59
  inflation
• 31:00
  illusion
• 31:00
  on
• 31:01
  your
• 31:01
  heart.
• 31:02
  See,
• 31:02
  the
• 31:02
  inflation
• 31:03
  illusion
• 31:03
  tells
• 31:03
  you
• 31:04
  scarcity
• 31:04
  is
• 31:04
  real,
• 31:06
  but
• 31:06
  it's
• 31:07
  not
• 31:08
  when
• 31:08
  you
• 31:09
  truly
• 31:09
  put
• 31:09
  God
• 31:10
  first.
• 31:10
  And
• 31:10
  I'm
• 31:10
  listen,
• 31:11
  I'm
• 31:11
  not
• 31:11
  some,
• 31:11
  hey,
• 31:12
  prosperity
• 31:12
  preacher.
• 31:13
  It's
• 31:13
  not
• 31:14
  what
• 31:14
  I'm
• 31:14
  saying.
• 31:14
  You
• 31:14
  never
• 31:15
  heard
• 31:15
  me
• 31:15
  one
• 31:15
  time
• 31:15
  say
• 31:16
  not
• 31:16
  to
• 31:16
  manage
• 31:16
  your
• 31:17
  money.
• 31:18
  But
• 31:18
  I
• 31:18
  did
• 31:18
  say,
• 31:19
  put
• 31:19
  him
• 31:19
  first.
• 31:21
  So
• 31:21
  now
• 31:21
  you're
• 31:22
  saying,
• 31:22
  okay,
• 31:22
  Grof,
• 31:22
  that
• 31:22
  sounds
• 31:23
  good.
• 31:24
  How
• 31:24
  do
• 31:24
  I
• 31:24
  even
• 31:24
  do
• 31:25
  a
• 31:25
  budget.
• 31:25
  I
• 31:25
  don't
• 31:25
  even
• 31:26
  know
• 31:26
  what
• 31:26
  that
• 31:26
  looks
• 31:26
  like.
• 31:27
  And
• 31:28
  I'm
• 31:28
  going
• 31:28
  to
• 31:28
  tell
• 31:28
  you
• 31:28
  right
• 31:28
  now,
• 31:29
  you
• 31:29
  don't
• 31:29
  need
• 31:29
  any
• 31:29
  fancy
• 31:30
  tools.
• 31:31
  You
• 31:31
  don't
• 31:31
  need
• 31:32
  the.
• 31:32
  No
• 31:32
  Excel
• 31:32
  or
• 31:33
  whatever
• 31:33
  number,
• 31:33
  whatever.
• 31:34
  I
• 31:34
  don't
• 31:34
  care
• 31:34
  what
• 31:34
  it
• 31:34
  is.
• 31:36
  Even
• 31:36
  a
• 31:36
  simple
• 31:37
  spreadsheet,
• 31:37
  a
• 31:37
  budgeting
• 31:38
  app,
• 31:38
  or
• 31:38
  listen,
• 31:39
  this
• 31:39
  is
• 31:39
  real
• 31:40
  simple,
• 31:40
  just
• 31:41
  a
• 31:41
  pen
• 31:41
  and
• 31:41
  paper.
• 31:44
  And
• 31:44
  then
• 31:44
  you
• 31:45
  just
• 31:45
  got
• 31:45
  to
• 31:45
  be
• 31:45
  honest
• 31:46
  about
• 31:46
  where
• 31:46
  your
• 31:46
  money
• 31:47
  goes.
• 31:50
  You
• 31:50
  got
• 31:50
  to
• 31:50
  put
• 31:50
  it
• 31:50
  out
• 31:51
  there,
• 31:51
  then
• 31:51
  pray
• 31:51
  it,
• 31:51
  pray
• 31:52
  about
• 31:52
  it
• 31:52
  and
• 31:52
  find
• 31:52
  one
• 31:53
  or
• 31:53
  two
• 31:53
  areas
• 31:53
  where
• 31:53
  you
• 31:54
  can
• 31:54
  intentionally
• 31:55
  cut
• 31:55
  back.
• 31:55
  That's
• 31:56
  the
• 31:56
  way
• 31:56
  that
• 31:57
  you
• 31:57
  start
• 31:57
  to
• 31:57
  put
• 31:58
  God
• 31:58
  first
• 31:58
  in
• 31:59
  your
• 31:59
  budget.
• 32:01
  Maybe
• 32:02
  that
• 32:02
  means
• 32:02
  fewer
• 32:03
  meals,
• 32:03
  eating
• 32:03
  out,
• 32:04
  they're
• 32:04
  expensive,
• 32:04
  or
• 32:05
  canceling
• 32:05
  a
• 32:05
  subscription.
• 32:06
  You
• 32:06
  don't
• 32:06
  really
• 32:07
  use.
• 32:09
  Oh
• 32:09
  to
• 32:09
  free
• 32:10
  up
• 32:10
  money
• 32:10
  for
• 32:10
  giving
• 32:11
  and
• 32:11
  savings.
• 32:13
  And
• 32:14
  see,
• 32:14
  this
• 32:14
  isn't
• 32:14
  about
• 32:14
  going
• 32:15
  without.
• 32:15
  It's
• 32:15
  not
• 32:15
  about
• 32:16
  restriction.
• 32:18
  But
• 32:18
  it
• 32:18
  is
• 32:18
  about
• 32:19
  intentional
• 32:19
  prioritization
• 32:21
  that's
• 32:21
  rooted
• 32:22
  in
• 32:22
  your
• 32:22
  faith.
• 32:23
  And
• 32:23
  guess
• 32:23
  what?
• 32:24
  It's
• 32:24
  designed
• 32:24
  to.
• 32:24
  It's
• 32:25
  designed
• 32:25
  for
• 32:25
  freedom.
• 32:28
  Second
• 32:28
  thing
• 32:29
  I'm
• 32:29
  going
• 32:29
  to
• 32:29
  encourage
• 32:29
  you
• 32:29
  to
• 32:30
  do.
• 32:30
  And
• 32:30
  a
• 32:30
  lot
• 32:30
  of
• 32:30
  people.
• 32:31
  I'm
• 32:31
  going
• 32:31
  to
• 32:31
  lose
• 32:31
  some
• 32:32
  people
• 32:32
  right
• 32:32
  now
• 32:32
  when
• 32:32
  I
• 32:32
  say
• 32:33
  this.
• 32:35
  Look
• 32:35
  at
• 32:35
  your
• 32:35
  investments
• 32:36
  with
• 32:36
  God's
• 32:37
  big
• 32:37
  picture
• 32:37
  in
• 32:38
  mind.
• 32:38
  Now,
• 32:38
  if
• 32:38
  you've
• 32:38
  got
• 32:38
  investments,
• 32:39
  stocks,
• 32:40
  bonds,
• 32:40
  maybe
• 32:41
  you
• 32:41
  own
• 32:41
  a
• 32:41
  small
• 32:41
  business
• 32:42
  or
• 32:42
  you
• 32:42
  own
• 32:42
  some
• 32:42
  property,
• 32:43
  some
• 32:43
  rental
• 32:44
  properties,
• 32:45
  I
• 32:46
  want
• 32:46
  you
• 32:46
  to
• 32:46
  take
• 32:46
  some
• 32:47
  time
• 32:47
  and
• 32:47
  pray
• 32:47
  about
• 32:47
  their
• 32:48
  real
• 32:48
  purpose.
• 32:50
  What
• 32:50
  did
• 32:50
  he
• 32:50
  just
• 32:51
  say?
• 32:51
  Yeah,
• 32:51
  their
• 32:51
  real
• 32:51
  purpose.
• 32:52
  Ask
• 32:52
  yourself
• 32:53
  this.
• 32:54
  And
• 32:54
  again,
• 32:55
  this
• 32:55
  takes
• 32:55
  a
• 32:55
  little
• 32:56
  courage.
• 32:58
  Ask
• 32:59
  yourself,
• 32:59
  are
• 32:59
  they
• 32:59
  just
• 33:00
  for
• 33:00
  me
• 33:00
  to
• 33:00
  get
• 33:00
  richer
• 33:01
  or
• 33:01
  can
• 33:02
  they
• 33:02
  be
• 33:02
  used
• 33:02
  as
• 33:03
  a
• 33:03
  powerful
• 33:03
  tool
• 33:04
  for
• 33:04
  God's
• 33:05
  glory
• 33:05
  and
• 33:05
  his
• 33:06
  work
• 33:06
  in
• 33:06
  the
• 33:06
  world?
• 33:09
  Are
• 33:09
  they
• 33:09
  just
• 33:10
  for
• 33:10
  me
• 33:10
  to
• 33:10
  get
• 33:10
  richer?
• 33:12
  Stocks,
• 33:12
  bonds,
• 33:13
  family
• 33:13
  business,
• 33:14
  small
• 33:14
  business,
• 33:15
  property.
• 33:16
  Are
• 33:16
  they
• 33:17
  just
• 33:17
  there
• 33:17
  for
• 33:17
  me
• 33:17
  to
• 33:18
  get
• 33:18
  richer?
• 33:20
  Or
• 33:20
  is
• 33:20
  God
• 33:20
  giving
• 33:21
  me
• 33:21
  these
• 33:21
  to
• 33:22
  use
• 33:22
  as
• 33:22
  a
• 33:22
  powerful
• 33:23
  tool
• 33:23
  for
• 33:23
  his
• 33:23
  glory
• 33:24
  and
• 33:25
  his
• 33:25
  work
• 33:25
  in
• 33:25
  this
• 33:26
  world?
• 33:27
  You
• 33:28
  might
• 33:28
  be
• 33:28
  saying,
• 33:28
  Ralph,
• 33:28
  why
• 33:28
  are
• 33:28
  you
• 33:29
  asking
• 33:29
  that?
• 33:29
  Well,
• 33:29
  I'm
• 33:29
  asking
• 33:29
  it
• 33:30
  because.
• 33:30
  Look
• 33:30
  at
• 33:30
  Matthew
• 33:30
  6.
• 33:32
  What
• 33:32
  did
• 33:32
  it
• 33:33
  tell
• 33:33
  us
• 33:33
  to
• 33:33
  do?
• 33:33
  It
• 33:33
  reminds
• 33:34
  us
• 33:34
  to
• 33:34
  store
• 33:34
  up
• 33:35
  treasures
• 33:35
  in
• 33:35
  heaven,
• 33:36
  not
• 33:36
  just
• 33:36
  on
• 33:37
  earth.
• 33:38
  And
• 33:38
  listen,
• 33:38
  it's
• 33:39
  good
• 33:39
  idea
• 33:40
  to
• 33:40
  manage
• 33:40
  our
• 33:41
  earthly
• 33:41
  money
• 33:41
  wisely,
• 33:44
  but
• 33:44
  that
• 33:44
  cannot
• 33:45
  be
• 33:45
  our
• 33:46
  main
• 33:46
  investment
• 33:47
  account.
• 33:48
  Our
• 33:49
  main
• 33:49
  investment
• 33:49
  account
• 33:50
  always
• 33:50
  needs
• 33:50
  to
• 33:51
  be
• 33:51
  in
• 33:51
  things
• 33:51
  that
• 33:51
  last
• 33:52
  forever.
• 33:52
  And
• 33:52
  guess
• 33:52
  what?
• 33:53
  This
• 33:53
  world
• 33:54
  is
• 33:54
  going
• 33:54
  to
• 33:54
  pass
• 33:55
  away.
• 33:57
  So
• 33:57
  we've
• 33:58
  got
• 33:58
  to
• 33:58
  be
• 33:58
  putting
• 33:58
  things
• 33:59
  that
• 33:59
  last
• 33:59
  forever,
• 34:00
  things
• 34:00
  that
• 34:00
  make
• 34:01
  an
• 34:01
  eternal
• 34:01
  difference.
• 34:04
  And
• 34:04
  see,
• 34:04
  once
• 34:05
  you
• 34:05
  start
• 34:05
  to
• 34:05
  have
• 34:05
  that
• 34:06
  mindset,
• 34:07
  that
• 34:08
  way
• 34:08
  of
• 34:08
  thinking
• 34:08
  helps
• 34:09
  you
• 34:09
  stop
• 34:09
  just
• 34:09
  trying
• 34:10
  to
• 34:10
  beat
• 34:10
  the
• 34:10
  market
• 34:11
  and
• 34:11
  start
• 34:11
  serving
• 34:12
  a
• 34:12
  bigger,
• 34:13
  more
• 34:13
  important
• 34:14
  purpose.
• 34:17
  And
• 34:17
  now
• 34:17
  you're
• 34:17
  saying,
• 34:17
  okay,
• 34:18
  Ralph,
• 34:18
  that's
• 34:18
  great,
• 34:18
  but
• 34:19
  how
• 34:19
  do
• 34:19
  I
• 34:19
  make
• 34:19
  that
• 34:20
  happen?
• 34:20
  How
• 34:20
  do
• 34:21
  I
• 34:21
  even
• 34:21
  invest
• 34:21
  this
• 34:22
  way?
• 34:24
  One
• 34:24
  of
• 34:24
  the
• 34:24
  things
• 34:25
  you
• 34:25
  gotta
• 34:25
  really
• 34:25
  think
• 34:26
  about
• 34:26
  doing
• 34:26
  is
• 34:26
  maybe
• 34:26
  you
• 34:27
  need
• 34:27
  to
• 34:27
  pray
• 34:27
  about
• 34:28
  how
• 34:28
  to
• 34:29
  use
• 34:29
  your
• 34:29
  profits
• 34:30
  to
• 34:30
  bless
• 34:31
  others,
• 34:33
  go
• 34:33
  back
• 34:33
  to
• 34:34
  that
• 34:34
  budget.
• 34:34
  Are
• 34:34
  you
• 34:35
  giving
• 34:35
  generously?
• 34:36
  Are
• 34:36
  you
• 34:36
  supporting
• 34:37
  ministries,
• 34:37
  doing
• 34:37
  God's
• 34:38
  work?
• 34:40
  Hey,
• 34:40
  maybe
• 34:40
  you're
• 34:40
  not
• 34:41
  even
• 34:41
  researching
• 34:41
  the
• 34:41
  companies
• 34:42
  that
• 34:42
  truly
• 34:43
  line
• 34:43
  up
• 34:43
  the
• 34:43
  biblical
• 34:44
  values
• 34:44
  for
• 34:44
  your
• 34:44
  investments.
• 34:46
  You
• 34:47
  may
• 34:47
  have
• 34:47
  to
• 34:47
  make
• 34:47
  a
• 34:47
  decision
• 34:48
  to
• 34:48
  move
• 34:48
  away
• 34:48
  from
• 34:49
  simply
• 34:49
  looking
• 34:49
  at
• 34:49
  the
• 34:50
  returns.
• 34:50
  Oh,
• 34:50
  oh,
• 34:50
  this
• 34:51
  route,
• 34:51
  this
• 34:51
  guy
• 34:51
  got
• 34:51
  me
• 34:52
  set
• 34:52
  up
• 34:52
  with
• 34:52
  this
• 34:52
  investment,
• 34:52
  it's
• 34:53
  given
• 34:53
  me
• 34:53
  a
• 34:54
  10%
• 34:54
  return
• 34:54
  on
• 34:55
  12%
• 34:55
  return.
• 34:57
  But
• 34:57
  have
• 34:58
  you
• 34:58
  ever
• 34:58
  looked
• 34:58
  at
• 34:58
  their
• 34:59
  values,
• 35:01
  the
• 35:01
  values
• 35:01
  of
• 35:02
  the
• 35:02
  companies
• 35:02
  you're
• 35:02
  investing
• 35:03
  in?
• 35:04
  You
• 35:04
  have
• 35:04
  them
• 35:04
  in
• 35:05
  high
• 35:05
  regard,
• 35:05
  but
• 35:05
  are
• 35:06
  your
• 35:06
  values
• 35:07
  being
• 35:08
  destroyed?
• 35:08
  Let
• 35:09
  me
• 35:09
  be
• 35:09
  frank,
• 35:10
  and
• 35:10
  this
• 35:10
  is
• 35:10
  going
• 35:10
  to
• 35:11
  be
• 35:11
  something
• 35:11
  that's
• 35:11
  a
• 35:11
  bit
• 35:11
  controversial,
• 35:13
  but
• 35:13
  I'm
• 35:13
  going
• 35:13
  to
• 35:13
  say
• 35:14
  something
• 35:14
  bold
• 35:15
  and
• 35:15
  I'm
• 35:15
  going
• 35:15
  to
• 35:15
  say
• 35:16
  it
• 35:16
  straight
• 35:16
  up.
• 35:17
  Now,
• 35:17
  as
• 35:17
  a
• 35:17
  Christian,
• 35:19
  if
• 35:19
  you
• 35:19
  say
• 35:19
  to
• 35:20
  me,
• 35:20
  ralph,
• 35:20
  I
• 35:21
  am
• 35:21
  a
• 35:21
  Christian,
• 35:23
  you
• 35:23
  should
• 35:23
  not
• 35:24
  be
• 35:24
  investing
• 35:25
  in
• 35:25
  companies
• 35:25
  that
• 35:25
  openly
• 35:26
  support
• 35:26
  sin,
• 35:27
  that
• 35:27
  openly
• 35:27
  support
• 35:28
  false
• 35:28
  doctrine
• 35:29
  or
• 35:29
  any
• 35:30
  other
• 35:30
  stand
• 35:31
  which
• 35:31
  is
• 35:31
  clearly
• 35:32
  against
• 35:32
  the
• 35:32
  true
• 35:33
  word
• 35:33
  of
• 35:33
  God.
• 35:35
  Yes,
• 35:36
  that's
• 35:36
  bold.
• 35:38
  But
• 35:38
  these
• 35:38
  times
• 35:39
  call
• 35:39
  for
• 35:39
  bold
• 35:40
  action.
• 35:40
  I
• 35:40
  said
• 35:40
  at
• 35:41
  the
• 35:41
  beginning,
• 35:41
  we're
• 35:41
  surrounded
• 35:42
  by
• 35:42
  all
• 35:42
  kinds
• 35:43
  of
• 35:43
  craziness.
• 35:45
  So
• 35:45
  ask
• 35:46
  yourself,
• 35:46
  are
• 35:46
  you
• 35:47
  investing
• 35:47
  in
• 35:47
  companies
• 35:48
  that
• 35:48
  openly
• 35:48
  support
• 35:49
  sin,
• 35:49
  that
• 35:49
  teach
• 35:50
  false
• 35:50
  doctrine,
• 35:51
  or
• 35:51
  stand
• 35:51
  on
• 35:52
  which
• 35:52
  is
• 35:52
  clearly
• 35:53
  against
• 35:53
  the
• 35:54
  true
• 35:54
  word
• 35:54
  of
• 35:54
  God?
• 35:55
  I
• 35:55
  know
• 35:55
  that's
• 35:55
  bold,
• 35:56
  but
• 35:56
  it
• 35:56
  takes
• 35:57
  boldness
• 35:57
  to
• 35:58
  break
• 35:58
  this
• 35:58
  cycle
• 35:59
  and
• 35:59
  truly
• 36:00
  stand
• 36:00
  with
• 36:00
  the
• 36:00
  good
• 36:01
  Lord
• 36:01
  himself.
• 36:04
  See,
• 36:05
  the
• 36:05
  main
• 36:05
  idea
• 36:05
  here
• 36:05
  is
• 36:06
  to
• 36:06
  hold
• 36:06
  your
• 36:06
  money
• 36:07
  with
• 36:07
  an
• 36:07
  open
• 36:07
  hand.
• 36:09
  You're
• 36:09
  like,
• 36:09
  what
• 36:10
  does
• 36:10
  that
• 36:10
  mean,
• 36:10
  Ralph?
• 36:11
  Well,
• 36:11
  if
• 36:12
  your
• 36:12
  hand
• 36:12
  is
• 36:12
  open,
• 36:12
  you're
• 36:13
  ready
• 36:13
  to
• 36:13
  use
• 36:13
  it
• 36:13
  as
• 36:13
  God
• 36:14
  leads
• 36:14
  you
• 36:15
  instead
• 36:15
  of
• 36:15
  clinging
• 36:16
  to
• 36:16
  it
• 36:16
  out
• 36:16
  of
• 36:16
  fear,
• 36:16
  like
• 36:17
  you're
• 36:17
  so
• 36:17
  afraid
• 36:17
  you're
• 36:17
  going
• 36:18
  to
• 36:18
  lose
• 36:18
  it.
• 36:20
  Because,
• 36:21
  my
• 36:21
  friend,
• 36:21
  what
• 36:21
  you
• 36:21
  can
• 36:21
  do
• 36:22
  is
• 36:22
  you
• 36:22
  can
• 36:22
  let
• 36:22
  your
• 36:22
  investments
• 36:23
  be
• 36:23
  a
• 36:23
  way
• 36:24
  to
• 36:24
  worship
• 36:24
  God.
• 36:26
  Now,
• 36:26
  I
• 36:26
  told
• 36:26
  you
• 36:27
  I'd
• 36:27
  talk
• 36:27
  about
• 36:27
  money.
• 36:27
  Let's
• 36:27
  talk
• 36:28
  about
• 36:28
  things
• 36:28
  that
• 36:28
  aren't
• 36:28
  related
• 36:29
  to
• 36:29
  money.
• 36:29
  Let's
• 36:29
  talk
• 36:30
  about
• 36:30
  some
• 36:30
  faith
• 36:30
  steps.
• 36:31
  Because
• 36:31
  that's
• 36:31
  the
• 36:32
  reason
• 36:32
  I
• 36:32
  really
• 36:32
  wanted
• 36:33
  to
• 36:33
  do
• 36:33
  this
• 36:33
  new
• 36:34
  I
• 36:34
  wanted
• 36:34
  to
• 36:34
  share
• 36:35
  some
• 36:35
  faith
• 36:36
  actionable
• 36:36
  steps.
• 36:37
  And
• 36:37
  I
• 36:37
  want
• 36:37
  to
• 36:37
  encourage
• 36:37
  you.
• 36:38
  Here's
• 36:38
  one
• 36:38
  of
• 36:38
  the
• 36:38
  things
• 36:38
  I'm
• 36:39
  going
• 36:39
  to
• 36:39
  encourage
• 36:39
  you
• 36:39
  to
• 36:39
  do
• 36:39
  right
• 36:40
  away.
• 36:41
  And
• 36:41
  this
• 36:41
  one
• 36:41
  will
• 36:42
  sound
• 36:42
  sort
• 36:42
  of
• 36:43
  counterintuitive
• 36:44
  at
• 36:44
  first,
• 36:44
  but
• 36:44
  I
• 36:45
  want
• 36:45
  you
• 36:45
  to
• 36:45
  make
• 36:45
  a
• 36:45
  daily
• 36:46
  gratitude
• 36:46
  a
• 36:47
  spiritual
• 36:48
  battle
• 36:48
  strategy.
• 36:50
  Make
• 36:50
  daily
• 36:51
  gratitude
• 36:52
  your
• 36:52
  spiritual
• 36:53
  battle
• 36:53
  strategy.
• 36:54
  Because
• 36:54
  this
• 36:54
  is
• 36:55
  powerful,
• 36:55
  friend.
• 36:56
  I
• 36:57
  want
• 36:57
  to
• 36:57
  encourage
• 36:57
  you
• 36:57
  at
• 36:58
  the
• 36:58
  beginning
• 36:58
  of
• 36:58
  each
• 36:58
  day
• 36:59
  and
• 37:00
  at
• 37:00
  the
• 37:00
  start
• 37:00
  of
• 37:00
  each
• 37:00
  day,
• 37:02
  I
• 37:02
  want
• 37:02
  you
• 37:02
  to
• 37:03
  consciously
• 37:04
  out
• 37:04
  loud
• 37:04
  or
• 37:05
  in
• 37:05
  a
• 37:05
  journal.
• 37:05
  Hey,
• 37:05
  I
• 37:06
  even
• 37:06
  better
• 37:06
  go
• 37:06
  shout
• 37:07
  at
• 37:07
  the
• 37:07
  rooftops.
• 37:09
  I
• 37:09
  just
• 37:09
  want
• 37:10
  you
• 37:10
  to
• 37:10
  think
• 37:10
  about
• 37:10
  three,
• 37:10
  four
• 37:11
  or
• 37:11
  five
• 37:11
  things
• 37:11
  that
• 37:12
  you
• 37:12
  are
• 37:12
  genuinely
• 37:13
  thankful
• 37:14
  for.
• 37:16
  Do
• 37:16
  we
• 37:16
  ever
• 37:16
  take
• 37:16
  the
• 37:17
  time
• 37:17
  to
• 37:17
  do
• 37:17
  that
• 37:17
  anymore?
• 37:19
  I
• 37:19
  want
• 37:19
  you
• 37:19
  to
• 37:19
  especially
• 37:20
  focus
• 37:20
  on
• 37:20
  how
• 37:21
  God
• 37:21
  has
• 37:21
  taken
• 37:21
  care
• 37:22
  of
• 37:22
  you,
• 37:24
  no
• 37:24
  matter
• 37:24
  how
• 37:24
  small
• 37:25
  or
• 37:25
  how
• 37:25
  obvious
• 37:26
  it
• 37:26
  seems.
• 37:29
  The
• 37:29
  food
• 37:30
  you
• 37:30
  have,
• 37:32
  the
• 37:32
  roof
• 37:33
  over
• 37:33
  your
• 37:33
  head,
• 37:33
  a
• 37:34
  steady
• 37:34
  job,
• 37:34
  clean
• 37:35
  water,
• 37:35
  your
• 37:35
  family.
• 37:38
  Every
• 37:38
  single
• 37:39
  one
• 37:39
  of
• 37:39
  these
• 37:39
  is
• 37:39
  a
• 37:40
  precious
• 37:40
  gift
• 37:40
  that
• 37:41
  you
• 37:41
  didn't
• 37:41
  earn.
• 37:43
  Wait
• 37:43
  a
• 37:43
  minute,
• 37:43
  Ralph,
• 37:43
  I
• 37:43
  might
• 37:43
  work.
• 37:44
  No,
• 37:44
  you
• 37:44
  didn't
• 37:45
  earn
• 37:45
  it.
• 37:45
  God
• 37:45
  gave
• 37:46
  it
• 37:46
  to
• 37:46
  you.
• 37:48
  And
• 37:48
  now
• 37:48
  you're
• 37:48
  asking,
• 37:48
  Ralph,
• 37:49
  why
• 37:49
  start
• 37:49
  with
• 37:49
  gratitude?
• 37:52
  Because
• 37:52
  this
• 37:52
  is
• 37:52
  a
• 37:52
  superpower.
• 37:54
  See,
• 37:54
  gratitude
• 37:55
  is
• 37:55
  the
• 37:56
  strongest
• 37:56
  weapon
• 37:56
  I
• 37:57
  know
• 37:57
  against
• 37:57
  fear.
• 37:59
  It's
• 38:00
  a
• 38:00
  strong
• 38:01
  weapon
• 38:01
  against
• 38:01
  discontentment.
• 38:03
  It's
• 38:04
  a
• 38:04
  strong
• 38:04
  feeling
• 38:04
  against
• 38:05
  that
• 38:05
  feeling
• 38:05
  of
• 38:06
  not
• 38:06
  enoughness.
• 38:08
  Because
• 38:08
  that's
• 38:08
  what
• 38:08
  the
• 38:09
  inflation
• 38:09
  illusion
• 38:10
  loves
• 38:10
  to
• 38:11
  sell
• 38:11
  you.
• 38:13
  Gratitude
• 38:14
  is
• 38:14
  being
• 38:15
  intentional
• 38:17
  and
• 38:18
  it
• 38:18
  powerfully
• 38:18
  shifts
• 38:19
  your
• 38:19
  focus
• 38:19
  from
• 38:19
  what
• 38:20
  you
• 38:20
  feel
• 38:20
  is
• 38:20
  missing.
• 38:21
  It's
• 38:22
  so
• 38:22
  easy
• 38:22
  to
• 38:22
  talk
• 38:22
  about,
• 38:23
  well,
• 38:23
  I
• 38:23
  don't
• 38:23
  have
• 38:23
  this
• 38:24
  and
• 38:24
  I
• 38:25
  don't
• 38:25
  have
• 38:25
  that,
• 38:25
  and
• 38:26
  this
• 38:26
  one
• 38:26
  has
• 38:26
  this
• 38:27
  and
• 38:27
  this
• 38:27
  one
• 38:27
  has
• 38:28
  that.
• 38:30
  But
• 38:30
  see,
• 38:30
  gratitude,
• 38:33
  it
• 38:33
  shifts
• 38:33
  that
• 38:33
  focus.
• 38:36
  It
• 38:36
  moves
• 38:36
  it
• 38:36
  away
• 38:37
  from
• 38:37
  what
• 38:37
  you're
• 38:37
  missing
• 38:37
  or
• 38:38
  what's
• 38:38
  losing
• 38:39
  value
• 38:40
  to
• 38:41
  what
• 38:41
  God
• 38:41
  has
• 38:41
  already
• 38:42
  faithfully
• 38:43
  and
• 38:43
  amazingly
• 38:44
  provided
• 38:44
  to
• 38:44
  you.
• 38:45
  You
• 38:45
  just
• 38:46
  have
• 38:46
  to
• 38:46
  look
• 38:46
  around
• 38:46
  and
• 38:47
  say,
• 38:47
  thank
• 38:48
  you
• 38:48
  Lord,
• 38:48
  I
• 38:48
  see
• 38:49
  it.
• 38:50
  Thank
• 38:50
  you.
• 38:52
  And
• 38:52
  that,
• 38:52
  my
• 38:52
  friends,
• 38:53
  is
• 38:53
  a
• 38:53
  daily
• 38:53
  choice
• 38:54
  to
• 38:54
  pick
• 38:54
  joy
• 38:54
  over
• 38:55
  worry
• 38:55
  and
• 38:56
  trust
• 38:56
  over
• 38:56
  fear.
• 38:57
  And
• 38:57
  if
• 38:57
  you
• 38:57
  want
• 38:58
  to
• 38:58
  beat
• 38:58
  this,
• 38:58
  this
• 38:59
  is
• 38:59
  critical.
• 39:02
  And
• 39:02
  now
• 39:03
  you're
• 39:03
  saying,
• 39:03
  okay,
• 39:03
  Ralph,
• 39:04
  I
• 39:04
  agree
• 39:04
  with
• 39:04
  you.
• 39:05
  You
• 39:05
  sold
• 39:06
  me,
• 39:06
  I
• 39:06
  want
• 39:06
  to
• 39:07
  buy
• 39:07
  it.
• 39:08
  But
• 39:08
  how
• 39:08
  do
• 39:08
  I
• 39:08
  do
• 39:09
  that?
• 39:11
  And
• 39:11
  that
• 39:11
  really
• 39:11
  is
• 39:12
  a
• 39:12
  great
• 39:12
  question
• 39:12
  because
• 39:13
  I
• 39:13
  want
• 39:13
  to
• 39:13
  encourage
• 39:14
  you
• 39:14
  to
• 39:14
  do
• 39:14
  a
• 39:14
  few
• 39:14
  things.
• 39:14
  I
• 39:14
  think
• 39:15
  one
• 39:15
  of
• 39:15
  the
• 39:15
  things
• 39:15
  that
• 39:15
  you
• 39:15
  can
• 39:16
  definitely
• 39:16
  do
• 39:16
  is
• 39:16
  keep
• 39:16
  a
• 39:16
  small
• 39:17
  notebook
• 39:17
  by
• 39:17
  your
• 39:17
  bed
• 39:18
  or
• 39:18
  in
• 39:18
  your
• 39:18
  kitchen
• 39:18
  or,
• 39:19
  or
• 39:19
  maybe
• 39:19
  call
• 39:19
  it
• 39:19
  your
• 39:20
  gratitude
• 39:20
  journal.
• 39:21
  Maybe
• 39:21
  you've
• 39:22
  always
• 39:22
  got
• 39:22
  your
• 39:22
  phone
• 39:22
  in
• 39:22
  your
• 39:23
  hand.
• 39:23
  Use
• 39:23
  a
• 39:23
  notes
• 39:23
  app
• 39:24
  and
• 39:24
  just
• 39:24
  tend
• 39:25
  a
• 39:25
  few
• 39:25
  quiet
• 39:26
  minutes
• 39:26
  praying
• 39:27
  and
• 39:27
  thanking
• 39:28
  God
• 39:28
  for
• 39:28
  these
• 39:28
  blessings.
• 39:29
  Do
• 39:29
  it
• 39:30
  twice,
• 39:30
  three
• 39:30
  times
• 39:30
  a
• 39:31
  day.
• 39:33
  Because
• 39:33
  I
• 39:34
  will
• 39:34
  assure
• 39:34
  you
• 39:34
  of
• 39:35
  something
• 39:36
  that
• 39:37
  simple
• 39:37
  habit
• 39:37
  can
• 39:38
  totally
• 39:38
  change
• 39:38
  how
• 39:39
  you
• 39:39
  see
• 39:39
  things.
• 39:41
  It
• 39:42
  is
• 39:42
  powerful
• 39:43
  and
• 39:43
  it
• 39:43
  will
• 39:44
  totally
• 39:44
  see
• 39:44
  how
• 39:44
  you
• 39:45
  change
• 39:45
  things
• 39:45
  one
• 39:45
  day
• 39:46
  at
• 39:46
  a
• 39:46
  time.
• 39:48
  Second
• 39:48
  thing,
• 39:49
  as
• 39:49
  it
• 39:49
  relates
• 39:49
  to
• 39:50
  non
• 39:51
  financial
• 39:51
  things,
• 39:53
  I
• 39:54
  want
• 39:54
  to
• 39:54
  ask
• 39:54
  you,
• 39:55
  how
• 39:55
  do
• 39:55
  you
• 39:55
  anchor
• 39:55
  your
• 39:56
  soul?
• 39:58
  How
• 39:59
  do
• 39:59
  you
• 39:59
  anchor
• 39:59
  your
• 39:59
  soul?
• 40:00
  Is
• 40:00
  your
• 40:01
  soul
• 40:01
  anchored
• 40:01
  in
• 40:02
  earth
• 40:02
  or
• 40:03
  Is
• 40:03
  it
• 40:03
  in
• 40:03
  God?
• 40:04
  See,
• 40:04
  because
• 40:04
  God
• 40:05
  has
• 40:05
  an
• 40:05
  unchanging
• 40:06
  character
• 40:06
  and
• 40:06
  promises.
• 40:08
  I
• 40:08
  ask
• 40:09
  you
• 40:09
  again,
• 40:10
  how
• 40:10
  do
• 40:10
  you
• 40:10
  anchor
• 40:11
  your
• 40:11
  soul?
• 40:12
  Okay,
• 40:13
  Ralph,
• 40:13
  what
• 40:13
  does
• 40:13
  that
• 40:13
  mean?
• 40:13
  Well,
• 40:14
  I
• 40:14
  want
• 40:14
  you
• 40:14
  to
• 40:14
  set
• 40:14
  aside
• 40:15
  dedicated
• 40:15
  quiet
• 40:16
  time
• 40:16
  each
• 40:16
  day,
• 40:17
  or
• 40:17
  maybe
• 40:17
  a
• 40:17
  few
• 40:18
  times
• 40:18
  a
• 40:18
  week,
• 40:18
  to
• 40:18
  read
• 40:19
  the
• 40:19
  Scriptures.
• 40:21
  Not
• 40:21
  just
• 40:21
  read
• 40:21
  them
• 40:22
  like,
• 40:22
  oh,
• 40:22
  I
• 40:22
  got
• 40:22
  through
• 40:23
  this
• 40:23
  verse.
• 40:23
  I
• 40:23
  got
• 40:23
  through
• 40:24
  this
• 40:24
  one.
• 40:24
  I
• 40:25
  said
• 40:25
  I
• 40:25
  was
• 40:25
  going
• 40:25
  to
• 40:25
  read
• 40:25
  the
• 40:25
  whole
• 40:25
  chapter.
• 40:26
  But
• 40:26
  not
• 40:27
  just
• 40:27
  read
• 40:27
  it,
• 40:28
  but
• 40:28
  really
• 40:28
  think
• 40:29
  about
• 40:29
  it
• 40:31
  and
• 40:32
  be
• 40:32
  bold.
• 40:32
  Say
• 40:33
  Scriptures
• 40:33
  out
• 40:33
  loud
• 40:34
  to
• 40:34
  talk
• 40:34
  about
• 40:34
  God's
• 40:35
  steady
• 40:35
  faithfulness,
• 40:38
  his
• 40:38
  endless
• 40:38
  ability
• 40:39
  to
• 40:39
  provide
• 40:41
  and
• 40:42
  how
• 40:42
  he
• 40:42
  never,
• 40:43
  ever
• 40:44
  changes.
• 40:45
  And
• 40:46
  now
• 40:46
  you're
• 40:46
  saying,
• 40:46
  ralph,
• 40:46
  why
• 40:47
  do
• 40:47
  I
• 40:47
  do
• 40:47
  this?
• 40:49
  Well,
• 40:49
  here's
• 40:50
  why.
• 40:51
  Because
• 40:51
  when
• 40:51
  the
• 40:52
  world
• 40:52
  feels
• 40:52
  crazy,
• 40:54
  when
• 40:54
  it
• 40:54
  feels
• 40:55
  shaky,
• 40:55
  and
• 40:55
  trust
• 40:55
  me,
• 40:56
  if
• 40:56
  you're
• 40:56
  riding
• 40:57
  along
• 40:57
  the
• 40:57
  same
• 40:57
  bus
• 40:57
  I'm
• 40:58
  on,
• 40:58
  it
• 40:58
  feels
• 40:59
  shaky.
• 41:00
  And
• 41:01
  when
• 41:01
  the
• 41:01
  world
• 41:01
  feels
• 41:02
  financially
• 41:02
  uncertain,
• 41:05
  our
• 41:05
  hearts
• 41:05
  are
• 41:05
  crying
• 41:06
  out
• 41:06
  for
• 41:06
  some
• 41:07
  rock
• 41:07
  solid,
• 41:08
  unmoving
• 41:09
  anchor.
• 41:11
  And
• 41:11
  I
• 41:11
  know
• 41:12
  what
• 41:12
  that
• 41:12
  anchor
• 41:12
  should
• 41:12
  be
• 41:13
  for
• 41:13
  your
• 41:13
  life.
• 41:15
  See,
• 41:15
  God's
• 41:15
  promises
• 41:15
  are
• 41:16
  not
• 41:16
  affected
• 41:16
  by
• 41:17
  inflation.
• 41:18
  God's
• 41:18
  promises
• 41:18
  are
• 41:19
  not
• 41:19
  affected
• 41:19
  by
• 41:19
  bad
• 41:20
  economies
• 41:20
  or
• 41:21
  world
• 41:21
  events.
• 41:21
  Yes,
• 41:22
  they're
• 41:22
  all
• 41:22
  going
• 41:22
  on
• 41:23
  around
• 41:23
  us.
• 41:25
  As
• 41:25
  I
• 41:26
  said
• 41:26
  earlier,
• 41:26
  he's
• 41:26
  the
• 41:27
  same
• 41:27
  yesterday,
• 41:28
  he's
• 41:28
  the
• 41:28
  same
• 41:28
  today,
• 41:29
  and
• 41:29
  he'll
• 41:30
  be
• 41:30
  the
• 41:30
  same
• 41:30
  forever.
• 41:33
  And
• 41:33
  that
• 41:33
  truth
• 41:33
  right
• 41:33
  there
• 41:34
  will
• 41:34
  give
• 41:34
  you
• 41:34
  a
• 41:34
  peace
• 41:35
  that
• 41:35
  cannot
• 41:35
  be
• 41:36
  shaken,
• 41:36
  no
• 41:37
  matter
• 41:37
  what's
• 41:37
  happening
• 41:38
  around
• 41:38
  you.
• 41:40
  Focus
• 41:40
  on
• 41:41
  verses
• 41:41
  like
• 41:41
  the
• 41:41
  23rd
• 41:42
  Psalm,
• 41:42
  the
• 41:42
  Lord
• 41:43
  is
• 41:43
  my
• 41:43
  shepherd,
• 41:43
  I
• 41:43
  shall
• 41:44
  not
• 41:44
  want.
• 41:44
  Or
• 41:45
  Philippians
• 41:45
  4:19,
• 41:46
  and
• 41:46
  my
• 41:47
  God
• 41:47
  will
• 41:47
  supply
• 41:48
  every
• 41:48
  need
• 41:48
  of
• 41:48
  yours
• 41:48
  according
• 41:49
  to
• 41:49
  his
• 41:49
  riches
• 41:50
  in
• 41:50
  glory
• 41:51
  in
• 41:51
  Christ
• 41:51
  Jesus.
• 41:52
  Or
• 41:52
  Lamentations,
• 41:53
  chapter
• 41:54
  3,
• 41:54
  verses
• 41:55
  22
• 41:55
  and
• 41:55
  23.
• 41:56
  The
• 41:56
  steadfast
• 41:57
  love
• 41:57
  of
• 41:57
  the
• 41:57
  Lord
• 41:58
  never
• 41:58
  ceases.
• 41:59
  His
• 41:59
  mercies
• 41:59
  never
• 42:00
  come
• 42:00
  to
• 42:00
  an
• 42:00
  end.
• 42:00
  They
• 42:01
  are
• 42:01
  new
• 42:01
  every
• 42:02
  morning.
• 42:02
  Great
• 42:03
  is
• 42:04
  your
• 42:04
  faithfulness
• 42:05
  now.
• 42:06
  I
• 42:06
  went
• 42:06
  through
• 42:06
  those
• 42:06
  fast.
• 42:06
  I'm
• 42:07
  going
• 42:07
  to
• 42:07
  encourage
• 42:07
  you.
• 42:07
  Don't
• 42:07
  just
• 42:07
  read
• 42:08
  them
• 42:08
  fast.
• 42:08
  Let
• 42:09
  them
• 42:09
  sink
• 42:09
  deep
• 42:10
  into
• 42:10
  your
• 42:10
  spirit,
• 42:11
  deep
• 42:11
  into
• 42:11
  your
• 42:12
  soul,
• 42:12
  especially
• 42:13
  into
• 42:13
  those
• 42:14
  anxious
• 42:14
  part
• 42:14
  of
• 42:15
  your
• 42:15
  heart.
• 42:16
  What
• 42:17
  do
• 42:17
  we
• 42:17
  say?
• 42:17
  Where
• 42:17
  your
• 42:18
  heart
• 42:18
  is,
• 42:19
  where
• 42:19
  your
• 42:20
  treasure
• 42:20
  is.
• 42:22
  Don't
• 42:22
  be
• 42:22
  afraid
• 42:23
  to
• 42:23
  talk
• 42:23
  to
• 42:23
  God
• 42:23
  about
• 42:24
  them.
• 42:24
  Look
• 42:24
  up
• 42:24
  and
• 42:24
  say,
• 42:25
  don't,
• 42:25
  God,
• 42:25
  I'm
• 42:25
  scared.
• 42:26
  Tell
• 42:26
  him
• 42:26
  your
• 42:27
  fears.
• 42:30
  Tell
• 42:30
  them
• 42:31
  your
• 42:31
  fears.
• 42:31
  And
• 42:31
  then
• 42:31
  intentionally
• 42:32
  replace
• 42:32
  those
• 42:32
  fears
• 42:33
  with
• 42:33
  these
• 42:33
  God
• 42:34
  loving
• 42:34
  truths.
• 42:37
  God
• 42:37
  truly
• 42:38
  wants
• 42:38
  to
• 42:38
  hear
• 42:38
  from
• 42:39
  you.
• 42:40
  God
• 42:41
  wants
• 42:41
  to
• 42:41
  bring
• 42:41
  you
• 42:41
  to
• 42:42
  a
• 42:42
  place
• 42:42
  of
• 42:42
  peace.
• 42:45
  And
• 42:45
  he
• 42:45
  wants
• 42:46
  to
• 42:46
  bring
• 42:46
  you
• 42:46
  to
• 42:46
  a
• 42:46
  place
• 42:46
  of
• 42:47
  peace
• 42:47
  where
• 42:47
  all
• 42:47
  your
• 42:48
  trust
• 42:48
  is
• 42:48
  firmly
• 42:49
  placed
• 42:49
  in
• 42:49
  him.
• 42:52
  Listen
• 42:52
  to
• 42:52
  me.
• 42:54
  The
• 42:54
  inflation
• 42:55
  illusion
• 42:55
  is
• 42:55
  a
• 42:56
  real
• 42:56
  heavy
• 42:57
  pressure
• 42:57
  that
• 42:57
  tries
• 42:58
  to
• 42:58
  steal
• 42:58
  your
• 42:58
  peace
• 42:59
  and
• 42:59
  it
• 42:59
  tries
• 43:00
  to
• 43:00
  steal
• 43:00
  your
• 43:00
  hope.
• 43:01
  It
• 43:01
  tells
• 43:01
  you
• 43:01
  to
• 43:01
  measure
• 43:02
  your
• 43:02
  worth
• 43:02
  and
• 43:02
  your
• 43:03
  security
• 43:03
  by
• 43:03
  numbers
• 43:04
  that
• 43:04
  are
• 43:04
  constantly
• 43:04
  changing,
• 43:05
  by
• 43:05
  money
• 43:06
  that
• 43:06
  buys
• 43:06
  less
• 43:06
  and
• 43:07
  less.
• 43:08
  But
• 43:09
  as
• 43:09
  a
• 43:09
  beloved
• 43:10
  child
• 43:10
  of
• 43:10
  God,
• 43:10
  you
• 43:10
  are
• 43:10
  called
• 43:11
  to
• 43:11
  live
• 43:11
  by
• 43:11
  a
• 43:11
  far
• 43:12
  bigger,
• 43:12
  far
• 43:13
  more
• 43:13
  amazing
• 43:13
  truth.
• 43:15
  And
• 43:15
  as
• 43:15
  I
• 43:16
  said
• 43:16
  earlier,
• 43:16
  yes,
• 43:16
  you're
• 43:17
  called
• 43:17
  to
• 43:17
  be
• 43:17
  smart
• 43:17
  with
• 43:18
  your
• 43:18
  money,
• 43:18
  to
• 43:18
  work
• 43:19
  hard
• 43:19
  and
• 43:19
  to
• 43:19
  manage
• 43:20
  it
• 43:20
  wisely.
• 43:20
  But
• 43:21
  most
• 43:21
  importantly,
• 43:22
  hear
• 43:23
  me
• 43:23
  on
• 43:23
  this.
• 43:23
  You're
• 43:24
  called
• 43:24
  to
• 43:24
  put
• 43:24
  your
• 43:24
  complete
• 43:25
  trust
• 43:25
  in
• 43:25
  a
• 43:25
  God
• 43:26
  whose
• 43:26
  wealth
• 43:26
  never
• 43:27
  goes
• 43:27
  down,
• 43:27
  whose
• 43:28
  promises
• 43:28
  are
• 43:28
  never
• 43:29
  affected
• 43:29
  by
• 43:29
  inflation,
• 43:30
  and
• 43:30
  whose
• 43:31
  loving
• 43:31
  presence
• 43:32
  is
• 43:32
  your
• 43:33
  greatest,
• 43:33
  safest,
• 43:34
  and
• 43:34
  most
• 43:34
  abundant
• 43:35
  treasure
• 43:36
  anywhere.
• 43:39
  And
• 43:39
  I
• 43:39
  want
• 43:40
  you
• 43:40
  to
• 43:40
  know
• 43:40
  this.
• 43:42
  You
• 43:42
  are
• 43:43
  absolutely
• 43:43
  not
• 43:43
  alone
• 43:44
  in
• 43:44
  this
• 43:44
  fight.
• 43:46
  God
• 43:47
  sees
• 43:47
  your
• 43:48
  worry.
• 43:50
  God
• 43:50
  sees
• 43:51
  your
• 43:51
  hard
• 43:51
  work.
• 43:51
  And
• 43:51
  he
• 43:52
  knows
• 43:52
  your
• 43:52
  deep
• 43:53
  desire
• 43:53
  to
• 43:53
  take
• 43:53
  care
• 43:54
  of
• 43:54
  your
• 43:54
  family.
• 43:57
  And
• 43:57
  what
• 43:57
  he's
• 43:58
  offering
• 43:58
  you
• 43:58
  is
• 43:58
  not
• 43:58
  some
• 43:59
  quick
• 43:59
  fix,
• 44:00
  quick,
• 44:00
  oh,
• 44:00
  overnight
• 44:01
  success.
• 44:02
  It's
• 44:02
  not
• 44:02
  what
• 44:02
  God's
• 44:02
  offering,
• 44:04
  but
• 44:04
  what
• 44:04
  he
• 44:05
  is
• 44:05
  offering
• 44:05
  is
• 44:05
  a
• 44:05
  hope
• 44:06
  that
• 44:06
  lasts
• 44:06
  forever
• 44:07
  and
• 44:07
  cannot
• 44:07
  be
• 44:08
  shaken.
• 44:08
  He
• 44:08
  offers
• 44:09
  you
• 44:09
  a
• 44:09
  way
• 44:09
  to
• 44:09
  thrive
• 44:10
  like
• 44:10
  that
• 44:10
  healthy
• 44:11
  green
• 44:11
  leaf
• 44:11
  in
• 44:12
  the
• 44:12
  Book
• 44:12
  of
• 44:12
  Proverbs,
• 44:13
  even
• 44:13
  when
• 44:13
  the
• 44:13
  world
• 44:13
  around
• 44:14
  you
• 44:14
  seems
• 44:14
  to
• 44:14
  be
• 44:15
  wilting.
• 44:17
  So
• 44:17
  I
• 44:17
  just
• 44:17
  want
• 44:17
  to
• 44:18
  encourage
• 44:18
  you,
• 44:18
  let's
• 44:18
  choose
• 44:19
  today,
• 44:19
  together,
• 44:20
  to
• 44:20
  see
• 44:20
  past
• 44:20
  this
• 44:21
  illusion.
• 44:21
  Let's
• 44:21
  choose
• 44:22
  contentment
• 44:23
  that
• 44:23
  makes
• 44:23
  no
• 44:23
  sense
• 44:24
  to
• 44:24
  the
• 44:24
  world,
• 44:25
  crazy
• 44:25
  generosity
• 44:26
  that
• 44:26
  shows
• 44:27
  his
• 44:27
  heart,
• 44:28
  and
• 44:28
  a
• 44:28
  steady
• 44:28
  faith
• 44:29
  knowing
• 44:29
  deep
• 44:30
  down
• 44:31
  that
• 44:32
  your
• 44:32
  true
• 44:32
  worth
• 44:34
  and
• 44:34
  your
• 44:34
  true
• 44:35
  wealth
• 44:36
  are
• 44:37
  not
• 44:37
  measured
• 44:37
  by
• 44:37
  a
• 44:38
  dollar
• 44:38
  that
• 44:38
  goes
• 44:38
  up
• 44:39
  and
• 44:39
  down,
• 44:39
  but
• 44:39
  by
• 44:39
  your
• 44:40
  eternal,
• 44:40
  unbreakable
• 44:41
  relationship
• 44:41
  with
• 44:42
  the
• 44:42
  one
• 44:42
  who
• 44:43
  owns
• 44:44
  everything.
• 44:47
  This
• 44:47
  week,
• 44:47
  friend,
• 44:48
  be
• 44:48
  brave.
• 44:49
  I
• 44:50
  encourage
• 44:50
  you.
• 44:50
  Just
• 44:50
  take
• 44:50
  one
• 44:51
  of
• 44:51
  these
• 44:51
  steps.
• 44:51
  Maybe
• 44:51
  it's
• 44:52
  starting
• 44:52
  that
• 44:52
  daily
• 44:53
  Gratitude
• 44:53
  Journal,
• 44:53
  or
• 44:54
  maybe
• 44:54
  it's
• 44:54
  just
• 44:55
  sitting
• 44:55
  down
• 44:55
  and
• 44:56
  truly
• 44:56
  faithfully
• 44:57
  putting
• 44:57
  giving
• 44:58
  first
• 44:58
  in
• 44:58
  your
• 44:58
  budget.
• 45:01
  And
• 45:02
  as
• 45:02
  you
• 45:02
  take
• 45:02
  that
• 45:03
  one
• 45:03
  step
• 45:03
  of
• 45:04
  faith,
• 45:04
  just
• 45:04
  one,
• 45:04
  even
• 45:05
  a
• 45:05
  small
• 45:05
  one,
• 45:06
  I'm
• 45:07
  praying
• 45:07
  that
• 45:07
  you'll
• 45:07
  feel
• 45:07
  a
• 45:08
  huge
• 45:08
  shift
• 45:08
  in
• 45:08
  how
• 45:08
  you
• 45:09
  see
• 45:09
  things,
• 45:09
  and
• 45:10
  you'll
• 45:10
  find
• 45:10
  a
• 45:10
  peace
• 45:11
  that
• 45:11
  goes
• 45:11
  beyond
• 45:11
  the
• 45:11
  headlines
• 45:12
  and
• 45:12
  a
• 45:12
  real
• 45:13
  sign
• 45:13
  of
• 45:13
  God's
• 45:14
  amazing
• 45:14
  faithfulness
• 45:15
  in
• 45:15
  your
• 45:15
  money
• 45:16
  and
• 45:16
  deep
• 45:17
  into
• 45:17
  your
• 45:18
  soul.
• 45:21
  And
• 45:21
  as
• 45:21
  we
• 45:21
  finish
• 45:21
  up
• 45:22
  today,
• 45:22
  friend,
• 45:22
  I
• 45:22
  wanted
• 45:22
  to
• 45:22
  talk
• 45:23
  to
• 45:23
  you
• 45:23
  about
• 45:23
  something
• 45:23
  even
• 45:23
  deeper
• 45:24
  than
• 45:24
  our
• 45:24
  money.
• 45:26
  Something
• 45:26
  that's
• 45:27
  far
• 45:27
  more
• 45:27
  important
• 45:27
  than
• 45:28
  any
• 45:28
  problem
• 45:28
  or
• 45:29
  inflation.
• 45:30
  If
• 45:30
  you've
• 45:31
  been
• 45:31
  listening
• 45:31
  today,
• 45:31
  perhaps
• 45:32
  you're
• 45:32
  feeling
• 45:32
  a
• 45:32
  heavy
• 45:33
  weight
• 45:33
  of
• 45:33
  the
• 45:33
  world
• 45:34
  on
• 45:34
  you.
• 45:35
  You're
• 45:35
  feeling
• 45:35
  that
• 45:36
  emptiness
• 45:36
  deep
• 45:36
  inside
• 45:37
  that
• 45:37
  no
• 45:37
  amount
• 45:38
  of
• 45:38
  money
• 45:38
  or
• 45:39
  trying
• 45:39
  harder
• 45:39
  can
• 45:39
  truly
• 45:40
  fill.
• 45:41
  Maybe,
• 45:42
  just
• 45:42
  maybe,
• 45:42
  your
• 45:43
  heart's
• 45:43
  been
• 45:43
  nudged
• 45:43
  to
• 45:44
  realize
• 45:44
  that
• 45:44
  the
• 45:44
  only
• 45:45
  real,
• 45:45
  lasting
• 45:45
  security
• 45:46
  and
• 45:46
  peace
• 45:47
  comes
• 45:47
  from
• 45:48
  God
• 45:48
  himself.
• 45:51
  And
• 45:51
  right
• 45:51
  now,
• 45:52
  perhaps
• 45:52
  you've
• 45:52
  never
• 45:52
  truly
• 45:53
  given
• 45:53
  your
• 45:53
  whole
• 45:53
  life
• 45:54
  to
• 45:54
  Jesus
• 45:54
  Christ.
• 45:55
  You
• 45:55
  might
• 45:56
  have
• 45:56
  heard
• 45:56
  about
• 45:56
  him,
• 45:56
  but
• 45:57
  haven't
• 45:57
  really
• 45:57
  taken
• 45:57
  that
• 45:58
  step
• 45:58
  of
• 45:58
  trust
• 45:59
  and
• 45:59
  taken
• 46:00
  that
• 46:00
  step
• 46:00
  of
• 46:00
  trusting
• 46:01
  him
• 46:01
  completely.
• 46:02
  Let
• 46:02
  me
• 46:03
  tell
• 46:03
  you
• 46:03
  about
• 46:03
  Christ.
• 46:05
  See,
• 46:05
  he's
• 46:05
  the
• 46:05
  one
• 46:05
  who
• 46:06
  beats
• 46:06
  sin.
• 46:06
  He's
• 46:07
  the
• 46:07
  one
• 46:07
  who
• 46:07
  beat
• 46:07
  death.
• 46:08
  And
• 46:08
  yes,
• 46:08
  he
• 46:09
  even
• 46:09
  beat
• 46:09
  the
• 46:09
  worries
• 46:10
  of
• 46:10
  this
• 46:10
  world.
• 46:13
  And
• 46:13
  he
• 46:13
  offers
• 46:14
  not
• 46:14
  just
• 46:14
  good
• 46:14
  money
• 46:14
  advice,
• 46:17
  but
• 46:17
  eternal
• 46:18
  life
• 46:18
  and
• 46:18
  a
• 46:18
  relationship
• 46:19
  with
• 46:19
  God
• 46:19
  that
• 46:19
  absolutely
• 46:20
  nothing
• 46:20
  can
• 46:20
  shake
• 46:21
  or
• 46:21
  nothing
• 46:22
  can
• 46:22
  steal.
• 46:24
  And
• 46:24
  friend,
• 46:24
  if
• 46:24
  you're
• 46:25
  listening
• 46:25
  right
• 46:25
  now
• 46:25
  and
• 46:25
  you
• 46:25
  feel
• 46:26
  that
• 46:26
  gentle
• 46:26
  push,
• 46:27
  that
• 46:27
  feeling
• 46:27
  in
• 46:27
  your
• 46:28
  heart
• 46:28
  right
• 46:28
  now,
• 46:28
  is
• 46:29
  your
• 46:29
  heart
• 46:29
  saying
• 46:29
  yes,
• 46:31
  I
• 46:31
  want
• 46:31
  to
• 46:31
  invite
• 46:31
  you
• 46:32
  to
• 46:32
  pray
• 46:32
  this
• 46:32
  simple
• 46:33
  prayer
• 46:33
  with
• 46:33
  me
• 46:33
  right
• 46:33
  now
• 46:34
  from
• 46:34
  the
• 46:34
  deepest
• 46:34
  part
• 46:35
  of
• 46:35
  your
• 46:35
  heart.
• 46:35
  Just
• 46:35
  say
• 46:35
  this.
• 46:36
  Dear
• 46:36
  Heavenly
• 46:36
  Father,
• 46:38
  I
• 46:38
  know
• 46:38
  I'm
• 46:39
  a
• 46:39
  sinner
• 46:41
  and
• 46:41
  I
• 46:41
  really
• 46:41
  need
• 46:41
  your
• 46:42
  forgiveness.
• 46:44
  And
• 46:44
  I
• 46:44
  believe
• 46:44
  with
• 46:45
  all
• 46:45
  my
• 46:45
  heart
• 46:45
  that
• 46:45
  Jesus
• 46:46
  Christ
• 46:46
  is
• 46:46
  your
• 46:47
  son,
• 46:47
  that
• 46:47
  he
• 46:47
  died
• 46:48
  on
• 46:48
  the
• 46:48
  cross
• 46:48
  for
• 46:48
  my
• 46:49
  sins
• 46:52
  and
• 46:52
  that
• 46:52
  you
• 46:53
  powerfully
• 46:53
  raised
• 46:53
  him
• 46:54
  from
• 46:54
  the
• 46:54
  dead.
• 46:55
  And
• 46:56
  I
• 46:56
  confess
• 46:56
  my
• 46:56
  sins
• 46:56
  to
• 46:57
  you
• 46:57
  right
• 46:57
  now
• 46:57
  and
• 46:57
  I
• 46:58
  humbly
• 46:58
  ask
• 46:58
  you
• 46:58
  to
• 46:59
  come
• 46:59
  into
• 46:59
  my
• 46:59
  life,
• 47:01
  forgive
• 47:01
  my
• 47:01
  sins.
• 47:02
  I
• 47:02
  give
• 47:02
  my
• 47:02
  life
• 47:02
  to
• 47:03
  you
• 47:03
  today
• 47:03
  completely.
• 47:05
  I
• 47:05
  choose
• 47:06
  to
• 47:06
  follow
• 47:06
  you,
• 47:06
  Jesus,
• 47:07
  as
• 47:08
  my
• 47:08
  Lord
• 47:08
  and
• 47:08
  my
• 47:08
  Savior,
• 47:09
  starting
• 47:09
  now
• 47:09
  and
• 47:10
  forever.
• 47:12
  Thank
• 47:13
  you
• 47:13
  for
• 47:13
  your
• 47:13
  amazing
• 47:14
  love
• 47:14
  and
• 47:14
  for
• 47:14
  the
• 47:14
  precious
• 47:15
  gift
• 47:15
  of
• 47:15
  eternal
• 47:16
  life.
• 47:17
  Amen.
• 47:18
  Wow.
• 47:20
  If
• 47:20
  you
• 47:21
  prayed
• 47:21
  that
• 47:21
  prayer
• 47:21
  or
• 47:21
  even
• 47:22
  if
• 47:22
  you're
• 47:22
  just
• 47:22
  thinking
• 47:22
  about
• 47:23
  it,
• 47:24
  please
• 47:25
  know,
• 47:25
  friend,
• 47:25
  that
• 47:25
  heaven
• 47:26
  is
• 47:26
  celebrating
• 47:26
  your
• 47:26
  decision
• 47:27
  right
• 47:27
  now.
• 47:28
  There
• 47:28
  is
• 47:28
  a
• 47:28
  huge
• 47:29
  party
• 47:29
  going
• 47:29
  over
• 47:30
  in
• 47:30
  heaven
• 47:30
  right
• 47:30
  now
• 47:31
  because
• 47:31
  your
• 47:31
  decision,
• 47:32
  you're
• 47:33
  now
• 47:33
  a
• 47:33
  loved
• 47:33
  child
• 47:34
  of
• 47:34
  God
• 47:34
  and
• 47:34
  your
• 47:34
  real
• 47:34
  wealth
• 47:35
  is
• 47:35
  safe
• 47:35
  with
• 47:36
  him
• 47:36
  and.
• 47:36
  And
• 47:36
  it's
• 47:37
  safe
• 47:37
  with
• 47:37
  him
• 47:37
  forever.
• 47:38
  And
• 47:38
  I
• 47:38
  want
• 47:38
  to
• 47:38
  encourage
• 47:38
  you
• 47:39
  to
• 47:39
  share
• 47:39
  that
• 47:39
  decision
• 47:40
  with
• 47:40
  a
• 47:40
  trusted
• 47:41
  Christian
• 47:41
  friend.
• 47:41
  Maybe
• 47:42
  you've
• 47:42
  got
• 47:42
  a
• 47:42
  friend
• 47:42
  who's
• 47:43
  a
• 47:43
  pastor
• 47:43
  or
• 47:44
  a
• 47:44
  church
• 47:44
  or
• 47:44
  do
• 47:44
  me
• 47:45
  a
• 47:45
  favor,
• 47:45
  you
• 47:45
  can
• 47:45
  also
• 47:45
  reach
• 47:46
  out
• 47:46
  to
• 47:46
  us.
• 47:46
  You
• 47:46
  can
• 47:46
  go
• 47:47
  to
• 47:47
  truth
• 47:47
  unveiled
• 47:48
  with
• 47:48
  Ralph.com
• 47:49
  decision.
• 47:50
  I'd
• 47:50
  love
• 47:50
  to
• 47:50
  hear
• 47:51
  from
• 47:51
  you.
• 47:51
  I
• 47:51
  want
• 47:51
  to
• 47:51
  help
• 47:52
  you
• 47:52
  figure
• 47:52
  out
• 47:52
  your
• 47:52
  next
• 47:53
  steps
• 47:53
  in
• 47:53
  faith
• 47:54
  because
• 47:55
  here's
• 47:55
  the
• 47:55
  truth.
• 47:57
  Finding
• 47:58
  a
• 47:58
  good
• 47:58
  Bible
• 47:59
  believing
• 47:59
  church
• 47:59
  home
• 48:00
  is
• 48:00
  super
• 48:00
  important
• 48:01
  for
• 48:01
  you
• 48:01
  to
• 48:01
  grow
• 48:02
  in
• 48:02
  Christ
• 48:04
  and
• 48:04
  I
• 48:04
  want
• 48:04
  you
• 48:04
  to
• 48:04
  grow
• 48:05
  in
• 48:05
  Christ.
• 48:06
  And
• 48:06
  I
• 48:06
  just
• 48:06
  want
• 48:06
  to
• 48:06
  thank
• 48:07
  you
• 48:07
  for
• 48:07
  joining
• 48:07
  me
• 48:07
  on
• 48:08
  this
• 48:08
  initial
• 48:08
  episode
• 48:09
  of
• 48:09
  Truth
• 48:09
  Unveiled
• 48:10
  with
• 48:10
  Ralph.
• 48:10
  I
• 48:11
  truly
• 48:11
  hope
• 48:11
  it's
• 48:11
  been
• 48:12
  a
• 48:12
  blessing
• 48:12
  for
• 48:12
  you.
• 48:13
  It's
• 48:13
  truly
• 48:13
  been
• 48:13
  a
• 48:14
  blessing
• 48:14
  for
• 48:14
  me
• 48:14
  to
• 48:15
  share
• 48:15
  this
• 48:15
  time
• 48:15
  with
• 48:15
  you.
• 48:17
  May
• 48:17
  God
• 48:17
  richly
• 48:18
  bless
• 48:18
  you.
• 48:19
  May
• 48:19
  he
• 48:20
  richly
• 48:20
  bless
• 48:20
  as
• 48:20
  you
• 48:20
  live
• 48:21
  in.
• 48:21
  Live
• 48:22
  for
• 48:22
  him
• 48:22
  in
• 48:22
  every
• 48:23
  part
• 48:23
  of
• 48:23
  your
• 48:23
  life,
• 48:24
  finding
• 48:24
  your
• 48:24
  peace
• 48:24
  and
• 48:25
  how
• 48:25
  he
• 48:25
  takes
• 48:26
  care
• 48:26
  of
• 48:26
  you
• 48:26
  in
• 48:27
  him.
• 48:28
  And
• 48:28
  I'm
• 48:28
  just
• 48:28
  going
• 48:28
  to
• 48:29
  encourage
• 48:29
  you
• 48:29
  again.
• 48:29
  Join
• 48:30
  me
• 48:30
  next
• 48:30
  week
• 48:30
  as
• 48:30
  we
• 48:30
  keep
• 48:31
  unveiling
• 48:31
  God's
• 48:32
  truth
• 48:32
  in
• 48:32
  a
• 48:32
  world
• 48:32
  full
• 48:33
  of
• 48:33
  questions.
• 48:34
  Until
• 48:34
  then,
• 48:35
  I
• 48:35
  encourage
• 48:35
  you,
• 48:36
  walk
• 48:36
  in
• 48:36
  faith,
• 48:38
  learn
• 48:38
  with
• 48:38
  wisdom
• 48:40
  and
• 48:40
  live
• 48:41
  financially
• 48:41
  confident
• 48:41
  in
• 48:42
  Christ.
• 48:42
  May
• 48:42
  God
• 48:42
  bless
• 48:43
  you.
• 48:44
  God
• 48:44
  bless
• 48:44
  you.