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Live Like It: Make Today Matter — Winning Wednesday with Coach C · R.E.A.L. Talk for REAL L.Y.F.E.

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  Real Talkers, it's Winning Wednesday and Coach C is here in your ear.
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  On Monday, we talked about the last lap.
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  Finding the strength to push, press, pray, and persevere when you're tired,
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  but still have somewhere to go.
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  Today, I want to ask you something. While you're working toward that finish
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  line, how are you living?
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  Because we can become so focused on getting through life that we forget to actually live it.
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  Today's message is simple. Live like it.
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  Like what, Coach C? Like your life is precious. Like your time has value.
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  Like the love you say you believe in has somewhere to show up. Let's talk about it.
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  First, live like your next breath is a gift.
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  Any moment we could take our last breath, that thought should wake us up to
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  the life we have right now.
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  How much of today are you willing to spend rehearsing yesterday's argument?
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  How many more times will you postpone something meaningful because you assume
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  there will always be another opportunity,
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  another day to call, another chance to apologize, another moment to say I love
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  you, another season to finally begin.
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  We make a lot of plans with time we haven't been promised.
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  And listen, responsibilities are real. Everybody can't quit their job and book
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  a flight this afternoon.
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  But you can stop putting every good thing on the other side of a milestone.
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  I'll enjoy myself when I lose the weight. I'll celebrate when I get the promotion.
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  I'll start when everything settles down.
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  Give your present life some of
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  the attention you keep reserving for your future life. Take the picture.
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  Enjoy the meal. Begin the project. Tell somebody what they mean to you.
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  There is something worth living in this day, even while you're working toward a better one.
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  Second, live like you know where your help comes from. Some of us have looked
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  all around for so long that we're dizzy.
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  Who supports me? Who approves me? Who noticed? Who's coming to help?
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  Then, when we don't get the response we wanted, we start looking down.
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  Down on ourselves. Down on our possibilities. Down at everything that seems to be going wrong.
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  Real talkers, lift your eyes. Psalm 121 asks where our help comes from and points
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  us to the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.
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  Before you poll everybody, pause and pray.
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  God, what is mine to do today? Where do I need wisdom?
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  What am I trying to control that I need to place in your hands?
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  You can seek wise counsel and receive support.
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  God can work through people, but let your faith give you somewhere steady to
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  stand while people figure out whether they're showing up.
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  Look up for direction, then take the next faithful step.
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  Third, live like love leads you.
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  We say we believe in love, we post about love, we pray for love,
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  but can people experience that love and how we speak to them?
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  Does it show up when we're frustrated, when we disagree, when somebody needs
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  patience and we're running low?
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  Listen, Coach C has to practice this too, because sometimes the first response
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  in your head needs a little supervision before it comes out of your mouth.
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  You can be honest and thoughtful. You can be firm and respectful.
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  You can say no and still lead with love.
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  Love doesn't require you to abandon your boundaries. It asks you to consider how you carry them.
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  Before you speak, ask, what am I trying to accomplish with these words?
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  Am I trying to help somebody understand or make sure they hurt?
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  That question can change an entire conversation.
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  Now, let's put this message to work.
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  Your Winning Wednesday homework is one moment, one prayer, and one act of love.
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  One moment. Choose something you've been putting off that adds meaning to your life.
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  Give it 10 minutes today. Make the call. Tape the walk.
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  Write the first paragraph. Put an actual time beside it.
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  One prayer. Write down one concern that keeps pulling your attention everywhere.
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  Pray about it. Then identify one step you can responsibly take.
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  Let prayer guide your action.
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  One act of love. Encourage somebody specifically. Offer an apology without attaching an excuse.
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  Or practice a loving boundary. I care about you and I need us to speak respectfully.
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  Tonight, ask yourself, did I make room for life?
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  Did I seek God's direction? Did my words and actions carry love?
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  No perfect score required. Just an honest answer and something to practice tomorrow.
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  Real Talkers, Monday reminded us to finish strong. Today reminds us to live fully along the way.
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  You have breath right now. You have opportunity right now.
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  You have love you can put into action right now. Live like it.
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  This is Coach C reminding you, decide, commit, succeed.
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  And today let the way you live speak as clearly as the words you say,
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  keep learning keep living this is real talk for real life where we're realizing
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  everyone is always learning and you're living your full experience,
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  This is Coach C. I'll see you in the next one.