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Flying Through the Turbulence: Overcoming Self-Doubt by Living the Gospel of Jesus Christ · ToddTalks--Spirit By Design: Your Weekly Survival Guide

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  SPEAKER_00: Welcome back to Podcast, Spirit by Design, where I help you design your life in such a way that you can feel and recognize the Spirit of the Lord in your own life.
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  SPEAKER_00: Own your spirituality.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Gospel of Jesus isn't just a belief system, it's a design system for the human soul.
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  SPEAKER_00: A divine architecture, if you will.
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  SPEAKER_00: Given to us in a turbulent world, we can have peace in our lives, even though, even through the chaos of the moment.
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  SPEAKER_00: Life is pain.
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  SPEAKER_00: Chaos.
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  SPEAKER_00: Remember in Princess Bright they say that?
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  SPEAKER_00: Life is pain.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's chaos, regret, stress, challenge.
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  SPEAKER_00: And it is also joy, happiness, beauty, freedom, peace.
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  SPEAKER_00: Even during the aforementioned adjectives.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today I'm talking about something that every single one of us faces, especially in the recesses of our minds.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's self-doubt.
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  SPEAKER_00: That quiet voice that whispers, you're not enough, you're not good enough, you won't last.
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  SPEAKER_00: You suck.
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  SPEAKER_00: You're not ready.
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  SPEAKER_00: You're the worst, you're terrible, you'll never be better.
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  SPEAKER_00: The truth is, self-doubt doesn't always come during the storms we expect.
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  SPEAKER_00: Self-doubt lingers and comes out of the blue.
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  SPEAKER_00: Self-doubt can strike at any moment.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sometimes it comes when everything looks calm.
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  SPEAKER_00: Just like something that we pilots like to call clear air turbulence.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's gonna be our analogy today.
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  SPEAKER_00: You see, imagine yourself.
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  SPEAKER_00: You're flying at 35,000 feet, the sky is clear, the sun is shining, you're flying above the clouds in a metal tube with 150 of your closest friends?
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  SPEAKER_00: Suddenly the plane drops.
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  SPEAKER_00: It jolts, it rocks you side the sky, it spills the drink in your hand.
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  SPEAKER_00: Your stomach flips.
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  SPEAKER_00: No warning, no storm, no visible threat.
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  SPEAKER_00: You're above the clouds.
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  SPEAKER_00: We call this clear air turbulence.
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  SPEAKER_00: It happens when invisible air currents collide.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can't see it on radar, you can't predict it easily.
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  SPEAKER_00: You often don't know it's coming until you're already in it.
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  SPEAKER_00: It can be mild, like chalk that happens, or downright nasty, throwing flight attendants and unbuckled passengers into the ceiling, where there have been people that have gotten severely injured.
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  SPEAKER_00: Life works the same way.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sometimes the biggest hits to our confidence come without warning.
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  SPEAKER_00: A failure you didn't expect, promotion you didn't receive, a negative word, a criticism that cuts deep, a relationship that falls apart, a prayer that feels unanswered.
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  SPEAKER_00: You lose the game.
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  SPEAKER_00: Suddenly your mind begins asking dangerous questions.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe I'm not strong enough.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe I'm not good enough.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe I'm not meant to succeed.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe I just suck.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe I'm not spiritual enough.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe I'm too far gone.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe God doesn't love me, doesn't need me.
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  SPEAKER_00: But turbulence is self-doubt.
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  SPEAKER_00: But here's the powerful truth of the gospel.
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  SPEAKER_00: Self-doubt is turbulence, not the destination.
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  SPEAKER_00: And turbulence doesn't knock planes out of the sky.
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  SPEAKER_00: We, just like airplanes, are designed to withstand turbulence.
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  SPEAKER_00: And you're not alone.
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  SPEAKER_00: Even prophets fell for it.
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  SPEAKER_00: One of the great myths of faith is that spiritual people never doubt themselves.
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  SPEAKER_00: But the spirit, the scriptures, tell a different story.
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  SPEAKER_00: Consider Moses.
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  SPEAKER_00: When the Lord called him to deliver Israel, he was 80 years old.
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  SPEAKER_00: Moses responded with deep insecurity.
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  SPEAKER_00: Who am I that I should go into Pharaoh?
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  SPEAKER_00: He thought, I'm a wonderful man there.
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  SPEAKER_00: Moses basically said, God, I uh I think you got the wrong guy.
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  SPEAKER_00: But notice the Lord's answer.
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  SPEAKER_00: He didn't argue about Moses' abilities, gave a promise.
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  SPEAKER_00: He said in Exodus 3.12, certainly I will be with thee.
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  SPEAKER_00: The gospel doesn't eliminate our weaknesses.
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  SPEAKER_00: It makes us strong in spite of our weaknesses.
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  SPEAKER_00: It replaces our pale self-reliance with God reliance.
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  SPEAKER_00: Self-doubt says, I can't.
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  SPEAKER_00: Faith says, maybe I can't alone, but with Christ, he can help me, and I can.
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  SPEAKER_00: You see, the adversary's favorite strategy is self-doubt.
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  SPEAKER_00: Self-doubt isn't just psychological, often it's spiritual.
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  SPEAKER_00: In the Book of Mormon, we learn something powerful about how the adversary operates.
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  SPEAKER_00: Merli 7.17, it says, He persuadeth no man to do good, no, not one, neither do his angels.
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  SPEAKER_00: You see, Satan is miserable and desires that all mankind be miserable like he is.
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  SPEAKER_00: Think about that.
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  SPEAKER_00: One of Satan's most effective tactics is discouragement.
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  SPEAKER_00: If he can convince you that you are too flawed, too weak, too broken, too inconsistent, too late, and he doesn't even have to stop you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Just stop yourself, or you won't even start.
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  SPEAKER_00: Self-doubt becomes spiritual paralysis.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that's why living the gospel matters so much.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because the gospel doesn't just teach truth, it rewires your identity.
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  SPEAKER_00: The world teaches identity through performance.
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  SPEAKER_00: The gospel teaches identity through a relationship with God, our Heavenly Father.
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  SPEAKER_00: The world says, You are what you accomplish.
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  SPEAKER_00: Christ says, You are a child of God.
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  SPEAKER_00: The world says you're only as good as your last success.
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  SPEAKER_00: Christ says, My grace is sufficient for thee, for my strength is made perfect in weakness.
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  SPEAKER_00: Notice that phrase, strength in weakness.
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  SPEAKER_00: Not after weakness, in it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Meaning, the very place where you feel inadequate is often where God chooses to do his greatest work.
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  SPEAKER_00: We are God's greatest work.
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  SPEAKER_00: He says, My work and my glory is to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.
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  SPEAKER_00: We are his work.
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  SPEAKER_00: So let's talk practical.
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  SPEAKER_00: How can the gospel, living the gospel, help destroy self-doubt?
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  SPEAKER_00: How does it reduce self-doubt?
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  SPEAKER_00: It does it not magically, but gradually.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's the daily small things, the micro movements, like stabilizers on an aircraft.
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  SPEAKER_00: First, prayer reconnects you to the pilot.
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  SPEAKER_00: When turbulence hits, passengers panic.
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  SPEAKER_00: I know.
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  SPEAKER_00: But pilots, we stay calm because we understand the sky and we understand the airplane.
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  SPEAKER_00: To be perfectly honest, I actually love turbulence.
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  SPEAKER_00: It makes it fun, it keeps life enjoyable.
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  SPEAKER_00: Passengers don't like it, but think about turbulence in life.
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  SPEAKER_00: If there was no turbulence in life, it could be quite boring.
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  SPEAKER_00: Prayer reconnects you with the Master Pilot.
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  SPEAKER_00: Jesus said, Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you, not as the world giveth, give I unto you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
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  SPEAKER_00: John 14, 27.
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  SPEAKER_00: See, prayer reminds us that God sees the air currents we can't.
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  SPEAKER_00: I speak often about learning to recognize the personal revelation it sends you in order to navigate and act on it through this troubled world.
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  SPEAKER_00: Prayer is the lifeline that connects you to that power.
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  SPEAKER_00: Second, scriptures can help calibrate recalibrate your mind.
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  SPEAKER_00: Self-doubt thrives on the false narrative.
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  SPEAKER_00: Scripture correct them.
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  SPEAKER_00: When Nephi was overwhelmed by weakness, he cried, Oh wretched man that I am, but he recalibrated his thinking.
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  SPEAKER_00: Nevertheless, I know in whom I have trusted.
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  SPEAKER_00: Notice the shift from self-focus to God focus.
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  SPEAKER_00: Scripture does that.
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  SPEAKER_00: We can find help in soulless and calm in turbulent waters by reconnecting and reading our scriptures.
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  SPEAKER_00: Doing so stabilizes spiritual attitude, spiritual altitude.
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  SPEAKER_00: Not only that, but you can find answers.
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  SPEAKER_00: After you pray, you find answers in the scriptures.
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  SPEAKER_00: It may be through a story, through an event, through a verse that touches your soul and triggers something in your mind.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's how God works.
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  SPEAKER_00: Third, self-doubt grows in isolation.
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  SPEAKER_00: Usually in the isolation of our mind.
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  SPEAKER_00: So get out of your head.
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  SPEAKER_00: Get out of your mind.
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  SPEAKER_00: Easier said than done, I know.
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  SPEAKER_00: But what's one thing you can do to get out of your head?
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  SPEAKER_00: Get out of the house.
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  SPEAKER_00: You'll help someone.
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  SPEAKER_00: Service reconnects us to purpose.
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  SPEAKER_00: When you bless others, you begin to see evidence that God can use you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Even imperfectly, and often especially imperfectly.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because the Savior's work has always been done with flawed people.
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  SPEAKER_00: The best medicine you can have for self-doubt is to go help someone else in their troubles.
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  SPEAKER_00: You may be the answer to the prayer that they think is being unanswered.
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  SPEAKER_00: I want to say that again.
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  SPEAKER_00: You may be the answer to somebody's prayer that they think is being unanswered because you have an actor to help.
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  SPEAKER_00: Christ calms the air.
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  SPEAKER_00: One of the most beautiful moments in the New Testament happens during the middle of a storm.
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  SPEAKER_00: A literal storm.
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  SPEAKER_00: What was Christ doing?
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  SPEAKER_00: He's sleeping.
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  SPEAKER_00: They wake him up and they cry out to him.
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  SPEAKER_00: He stands and says, Peace, be still.
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  SPEAKER_00: And the storm stops.
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  SPEAKER_00: But notice something interesting.
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  SPEAKER_00: Before calming the storm outside them, Jesus calms the storm inside them and he asks, Why are you so afraid?
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  SPEAKER_00: How is it that you have no faith?
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  SPEAKER_00: The Savior was teaching something profound.
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  SPEAKER_00: Faith doesn't mean the sky is always calm.
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  SPEAKER_00: Faith means you trust the one who commands the sky.
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  SPEAKER_00: During tumultuous times, during turbulent events, we need to turn to Christ and let his peace be in our soul.
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  SPEAKER_00: Remember, you are a child of God.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that makes you great, regardless of the negative Nancy in your head.
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  SPEAKER_00: Apologies to all the Nancies.
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  SPEAKER_00: My final thought is stay in the seat.
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  SPEAKER_00: When an airplane hits turbulence, fly the tennis and give one simple instruction.
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  SPEAKER_00: Stay seated.
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  SPEAKER_00: Please keep your seatbelt fastened.
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  SPEAKER_00: They don't tell you to jump out of the airplane.
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  SPEAKER_00: They don't tell you to take control of the cockpit and storm the place.
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  SPEAKER_00: They say stay in your seat.
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  SPEAKER_00: Spiritually speaking, that's what living the gospel does.
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  SPEAKER_00: Prayer, scripture, service, repentance, taking the sacrament to renew covenants you've made at baptism.
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  SPEAKER_00: Making and living your covenants.
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  SPEAKER_00: What is a covenant?
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  SPEAKER_00: It's a two-way promise between you and God.
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  SPEAKER_00: Those are the seat belts of discipleship.
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  SPEAKER_00: They keep you anchored while life shakes.
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  SPEAKER_00: And the promise of Christ is clear.
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  SPEAKER_00: In the world you shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer.
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  SPEAKER_00: I have overcome the world.
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  SPEAKER_00: John 16, 33.
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  SPEAKER_00: And because he has overcome the world, he can help us overcome self-doubt.
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  SPEAKER_00: So, if you're feeling turbulence in your life right now, which you probably are, if self-doubt is rattling around inside your mind, remember this the sky isn't falling.
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  SPEAKER_00: You're just flying through invisible currents.
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  SPEAKER_00: And the Savior, who designed your spirit, knows exactly how to guide you through them.
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  SPEAKER_00: Turn to him and all will be well.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is Todd Talk's Spirit by Design.
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  SPEAKER_00: And until next time, keep seeking truth, keep strengthening your faith, and remember, your spirit was designed for flight, and you can choose to design the spiritual life that you desire.
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  SPEAKER_00: Till next time.