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Today's Word 10-20-26 Protect Your Circle, Protect Your Destiny · The Early Morning Praise Party w/ Sherry Mackey

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  Speaker 1: It's your early morning praise party. I am Sherri Mackie
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  Speaker 1: and it's time right now for today's word. Protect your circle.
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  Speaker 1: Protect your destiny. Protect your circle. Protect your destiny. Psalms
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  Speaker 1: 101 and 5 in the New Living Translation says, I
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  Speaker 1: will not tolerate people who slander their neighbors. I will
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  Speaker 1: not endure conceit and pride. Let me ask you something today.
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  Speaker 1: Are the people you spend the most time with helping
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  Speaker 1: you become better? Or are they pulling you into conversations
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  Speaker 1: and behaviors that can make you worse? We need to
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  Speaker 1: understand that everybody who has access to us doesn't deserve
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  Speaker 1: influence over us. The people around us can affect our attitudes,
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  Speaker 1: our decisions, our peace, and even how we see other people.
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  Speaker 1: You know those conversations that start with, girl, did you
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  Speaker 1: hear about what happened? Before you know it, you're listening
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  Speaker 1: to somebody else's business, discussing somebody else's mistakes, and passing
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  Speaker 1: judgment on a situation you may not know anything about.
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  Speaker 1: And let's be honest, gossip can be entertaining until you
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  Speaker 1: realize you've become a part of the problem. See, Psalms
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  Speaker 1: 101 and 5 reminds us that we should not tolerate
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  Speaker 1: slander or pride. David understood the importance of being intentional
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  Speaker 1: about the people he allowed into his circle. He wasn't
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  Speaker 1: willing to make room for people who use their words
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  Speaker 1: to tear other people down. Here's the danger. What you
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  Speaker 1: continually entertain can eventually influence what you tolerate, what you repeat,
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  Speaker 1: and how you behave. See, if you're constantly surrounded by
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  Speaker 1: people who complain, who criticize, who spread rumors and find
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  Speaker 1: fault with everybody else, you may eventually find yourself doing
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  Speaker 1: the same thing. You know, birds of a feather. Negativity
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  Speaker 1: can become so familiar that you stop recognizing how it's
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  Speaker 1: affecting you. And remember this. If someone feels comfortable tearing
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  Speaker 1: other people down in your presence, don't you dare assume
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  Speaker 1: your name will never become the subject of their next conversation.
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  Speaker 1: Come on now. See, your time is too valuable, your
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  Speaker 1: peace is too precious, and your God-given purpose is too
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  Speaker 1: important to spend your days caught up in unnecessary drama.
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  Speaker 1: You have dreams to pursue, character to develop, relationships to nurture,
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  Speaker 1: and work to do. Now, this doesn't mean you should
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  Speaker 1: look down on people or treat them unkindly. It means
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  Speaker 1: you can love people without participating in every conversation. You
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  Speaker 1: can be respectful without giving everyone unlimited access to your life. See,
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  Speaker 1: sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is change
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  Speaker 1: the subject, walk away, or establish a healthy boundary. Choose
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  Speaker 1: people who challenge you to grow, encourage you to do
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  Speaker 1: what's right, celebrate your progress, and remind you of who
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  Speaker 1: God has called you to be. And while you're being
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  Speaker 1: selective about your circle, examine your own heart too. Make
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  Speaker 1: sure you're the kind of person who speaks life, protects confidences,
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  Speaker 1: and encourages others instead of tearing them down. Don't just
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  Speaker 1: pray for the right people to enter your life. Ask
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  Speaker 1: God to help you become the right person in somebody
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  Speaker 1: else's life. Come on, Jesus. Father, thank you for giving
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  Speaker 1: us wisdom to recognize the influence of the people around us.
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  Speaker 1: Help us establish healthy boundaries without bitterness or pride. And
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  Speaker 1: give us the courage to walk away from gossip, negativity,
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  Speaker 1: and conversations that don't honor you. Guard our hearts, guard
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  Speaker 1: our relationships, and surround us with people who encourage our growth,
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  Speaker 1: strengthen our faith. And Father, let our own words bring healing, hope,
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  Speaker 1: and encouragement to everybody else in Jesus' name. Hey, now,
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  Speaker 1: that's your word for today. Take it, apply it to
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  Speaker 1: your everyday life, and you continue to be encouraged and inspired.
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  Speaker 1: It is your early morning praise party. I am Sherri Mackey.