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- 0:37What
- 0:37if
- 0:37I
- 0:38told
- 0:38you
- 0:38your
- 0:38sleepless
- 0:39nights
- 0:39aren't
- 0:39about
- 0:39money?
- 0:40They're
- 0:41not
- 0:41about
- 0:41your
- 0:41bank
- 0:41account?
- 0:43The
- 0:43truth
- 0:43is,
- 0:43you
- 0:43can
- 0:44hustle
- 0:44harder,
- 0:44you
- 0:44can
- 0:45work
- 0:45longer,
- 0:45and
- 0:45you
- 0:46can
- 0:46stress
- 0:46more
- 0:47and
- 0:47still
- 0:48end
- 0:48up
- 0:48empty.
- 0:50But
- 0:50today,
- 0:50I'm
- 0:50going
- 0:50to
- 0:50show
- 0:51you
- 0:51why
- 0:51financial
- 0:51confidence
- 0:52only
- 0:52comes
- 0:53when
- 0:53God
- 0:53becomes
- 0:54your
- 0:54builder,
- 0:55not
- 0:55your
- 0:55backup
- 0:56plan.
- 0:56Hi
- 0:57there
- 0:57and
- 0:57welcome
- 0:57to
- 0:57Financially
- 0:58Confident
- 0:58Christian.
- 0:59I'm
- 0:59Ralph,
- 0:59and
- 1:00I'm
- 1:00glad
- 1:00you
- 1:00chose
- 1:00to
- 1:01join
- 1:01for
- 1:01just
- 1:01a
- 1:01few
- 1:01minutes.
- 1:02This
- 1:02is
- 1:02a
- 1:02bit
- 1:02of
- 1:02a
- 1:02bonus
- 1:03episode.
- 1:03Today.
- 1:04I
- 1:04got
- 1:05an
- 1:05email
- 1:05from
- 1:05a
- 1:05listener
- 1:06that
- 1:06I
- 1:06had
- 1:06to
- 1:06share
- 1:06because
- 1:07my
- 1:07heart
- 1:07really
- 1:08broke
- 1:08when
- 1:08I
- 1:08got
- 1:08this
- 1:09email.
- 1:09Let
- 1:09me
- 1:09read
- 1:09it
- 1:09to
- 1:09you
- 1:10right
- 1:10now.
- 1:10Said
- 1:10this,
- 1:11ralph,
- 1:12I'm
- 1:12exhausted.
- 1:13I
- 1:13work
- 1:14two
- 1:14jobs.
- 1:14I
- 1:15barely
- 1:15sleep,
- 1:16and
- 1:16no
- 1:16matter
- 1:17how
- 1:17much
- 1:17I
- 1:17try,
- 1:18my
- 1:19finances
- 1:19never
- 1:19seem
- 1:19to
- 1:20get
- 1:20ahead.
- 1:21And
- 1:21then
- 1:21she
- 1:21ended
- 1:22with
- 1:22this
- 1:22question,
- 1:22and
- 1:23this
- 1:23was
- 1:23the
- 1:23heartbreaking
- 1:23part.
- 1:25She
- 1:25said,
- 1:25why
- 1:25does
- 1:26it
- 1:26feel
- 1:26like
- 1:26I'm
- 1:26building
- 1:27and
- 1:27building,
- 1:28but
- 1:29nothing
- 1:29lasts?
- 1:31When
- 1:31I
- 1:31got
- 1:31that
- 1:32email,
- 1:33I
- 1:33thought
- 1:33about
- 1:34all
- 1:34the
- 1:34people
- 1:34that
- 1:34listen
- 1:35to
- 1:35my
- 1:35show
- 1:35every
- 1:36day,
- 1:37and
- 1:37I
- 1:37thought
- 1:37about
- 1:37the
- 1:38struggles
- 1:38that
- 1:38I've
- 1:38had
- 1:39in
- 1:39my
- 1:39own
- 1:39life
- 1:40and
- 1:41those
- 1:41times
- 1:41when
- 1:42I
- 1:42was
- 1:42exhausted.
- 1:43I
- 1:43remember
- 1:44working
- 1:44two,
- 1:44three
- 1:45jobs.
- 1:45I
- 1:45wasn't
- 1:46sleeping.
- 1:46No
- 1:46matter
- 1:46how
- 1:47much
- 1:47I
- 1:47put
- 1:47into
- 1:47it,
- 1:48how
- 1:48much
- 1:48I
- 1:48tried,
- 1:49it
- 1:50seemed
- 1:50like
- 1:50I
- 1:50could
- 1:50never
- 1:51get
- 1:51ahead.
- 1:51There
- 1:51was
- 1:51always
- 1:51something
- 1:52that
- 1:52would
- 1:52pop
- 1:52up,
- 1:52an
- 1:53emergency
- 1:53expense,
- 1:54an
- 1:54unexpected
- 1:55bill,
- 1:56something
- 1:57with
- 1:57the
- 1:57young
- 1:57kids
- 1:57that
- 1:58we
- 1:58had
- 1:58at
- 1:58the
- 1:58time.
- 1:59No
- 2:00matter
- 2:00what
- 2:00we
- 2:00did,
- 2:00no
- 2:01matter
- 2:01how
- 2:01hard
- 2:01we
- 2:02worked,
- 2:03nothing
- 2:03seemed
- 2:04to
- 2:04last.
- 2:05And
- 2:05I
- 2:05was
- 2:06praying
- 2:06about
- 2:06this,
- 2:06and
- 2:06the
- 2:07Lord
- 2:07spoke
- 2:07to
- 2:07me
- 2:07and
- 2:07said,
- 2:08ralph,
- 2:08talk
- 2:08about
- 2:09Psalm
- 2:09127.
- 2:10I
- 2:10want
- 2:10to
- 2:10read
- 2:10that
- 2:10to
- 2:11you
- 2:11right
- 2:11now
- 2:12because
- 2:13honestly,
- 2:13this
- 2:13is
- 2:14the
- 2:14answer
- 2:14to
- 2:15the
- 2:15question.
- 2:16And
- 2:16again,
- 2:16this
- 2:17is
- 2:17Psalm
- 2:17127
- 2:19says
- 2:19this.
- 2:20Unless
- 2:21the
- 2:21Lord
- 2:21builds
- 2:21the
- 2:22house,
- 2:23those
- 2:24who
- 2:24build
- 2:24it
- 2:25labor
- 2:25in
- 2:25vain.
- 2:26Unless
- 2:27the
- 2:27Lord
- 2:27watches
- 2:28over
- 2:28the
- 2:28city,
- 2:29the
- 2:30watchman
- 2:30stays
- 2:31awake
- 2:31in
- 2:31vain.
- 2:33Think
- 2:33about
- 2:33it
- 2:33for
- 2:33a
- 2:33second.
- 2:35What
- 2:35I
- 2:35hear
- 2:35this
- 2:36email
- 2:36listener
- 2:37asking
- 2:38is,
- 2:38ralph,
- 2:39I'm
- 2:39working
- 2:39hard.
- 2:40I'm
- 2:40working
- 2:40two
- 2:40jobs.
- 2:41I'm
- 2:41doing
- 2:41everything
- 2:41I
- 2:41know
- 2:42to
- 2:42do.
- 2:43And
- 2:44this
- 2:44might
- 2:44seem
- 2:44like
- 2:44I'm
- 2:45being
- 2:45judgmental,
- 2:45but
- 2:45I
- 2:46don't
- 2:46mean
- 2:46to
- 2:46be
- 2:46judgmental.
- 2:47But
- 2:48is
- 2:48the
- 2:48Lord
- 2:48at
- 2:48the
- 2:49center
- 2:49of
- 2:49that?
- 2:50Is
- 2:50the
- 2:51Lord
- 2:51the
- 2:51foundation
- 2:52of
- 2:52that?
- 2:53Because
- 2:54here's
- 2:54the
- 2:54truth
- 2:54that
- 2:54you
- 2:55need
- 2:55to
- 2:55hear
- 2:55today.
- 2:55And
- 2:56I
- 2:56say
- 2:56this
- 2:56out
- 2:56of
- 2:56love.
- 2:57I
- 2:57mean
- 2:57it
- 2:57every
- 2:57day
- 2:58when
- 2:58I
- 2:58do
- 2:58this
- 2:58show.
- 2:59My
- 2:59goal
- 2:59is
- 3:00to
- 3:00help
- 3:00you
- 3:00break
- 3:00that
- 3:01cycle
- 3:01of
- 3:01financial
- 3:02shame
- 3:02and
- 3:02do
- 3:02it
- 3:02with
- 3:02confidence.
- 3:03And
- 3:03I
- 3:03have
- 3:03to
- 3:03say
- 3:03this
- 3:04out
- 3:04of
- 3:04love
- 3:04today.
- 3:06Hard
- 3:06work,
- 3:08extra
- 3:08Effort
- 3:09is
- 3:10not
- 3:10going
- 3:10to
- 3:10take
- 3:11you
- 3:11to
- 3:11a
- 3:12financial
- 3:12success
- 3:13that
- 3:13lasts.
- 3:15Because
- 3:15here's
- 3:15the
- 3:16truth
- 3:16you
- 3:16got
- 3:16to
- 3:16hear.
- 3:17Hard
- 3:17work
- 3:17without
- 3:18God's
- 3:18foundation,
- 3:20without
- 3:20God
- 3:21being
- 3:21at
- 3:21the
- 3:21center,
- 3:22at
- 3:22the
- 3:22core
- 3:22of
- 3:22that,
- 3:24is
- 3:24only
- 3:24going
- 3:25to
- 3:25lead
- 3:25to
- 3:25emptiness.
- 3:27Nobody's
- 3:27saying,
- 3:28wait
- 3:28a
- 3:28second,
- 3:28Ralph,
- 3:29I'm
- 3:29working
- 3:29hard.
- 3:30I'm
- 3:30working
- 3:30two
- 3:30jobs.
- 3:31I'm
- 3:31doing
- 3:31everything
- 3:32I
- 3:32know
- 3:32to
- 3:32do
- 3:33to
- 3:33break
- 3:33free
- 3:34and
- 3:34to
- 3:34finally
- 3:35find
- 3:35financial
- 3:35peace.
- 3:37But
- 3:37here's
- 3:38the
- 3:38honest
- 3:38to
- 3:38goodness
- 3:39truth.
- 3:40And
- 3:40I
- 3:40want
- 3:40you
- 3:41to
- 3:41hear
- 3:41this
- 3:41because
- 3:41so
- 3:42many
- 3:42people
- 3:42don't
- 3:43get
- 3:43it.
- 3:44We
- 3:44can't
- 3:45hustle
- 3:45our
- 3:45way
- 3:46to
- 3:46peace.
- 3:47There's
- 3:48no
- 3:48amount
- 3:48of
- 3:48work
- 3:48we
- 3:49can
- 3:49do.
- 3:49There's
- 3:50no
- 3:50saving,
- 3:50there's
- 3:50no
- 3:51scrimping.
- 3:51There's
- 3:51nothing
- 3:52we
- 3:52can
- 3:52do
- 3:52if
- 3:53we
- 3:53don't
- 3:53put
- 3:53God
- 3:54at
- 3:54the
- 3:54center
- 3:55of
- 3:55it.
- 3:56And
- 3:56I
- 3:56say
- 3:56that
- 3:57out
- 3:57of
- 3:57love
- 3:57today.
- 3:59Let's
- 3:59go
- 3:59on
- 3:59to
- 3:59the
- 3:59second
- 4:00verse
- 4:00of
- 4:00Psalm
- 4:01127.
- 4:02It
- 4:03is
- 4:03in
- 4:03vain
- 4:03that
- 4:03you
- 4:04rise
- 4:04up
- 4:04early
- 4:04and
- 4:05go
- 4:05late
- 4:05to
- 4:05rest,
- 4:07eating
- 4:07the
- 4:07bread
- 4:08of
- 4:08anxious
- 4:08toil.
- 4:10For
- 4:10he
- 4:10gives
- 4:11to
- 4:11his
- 4:11beloved
- 4:11sleep.
- 4:12Another
- 4:12great
- 4:12piece
- 4:13of
- 4:13scripture.
- 4:14What
- 4:14is
- 4:14it
- 4:15saying
- 4:15here?
- 4:16It's
- 4:16purely
- 4:17vain.
- 4:17You
- 4:17rise
- 4:17up
- 4:18early.
- 4:18Yes.
- 4:18Maybe
- 4:18you're
- 4:18getting
- 4:19up
- 4:19early.
- 4:19Maybe
- 4:19you're
- 4:19working
- 4:19that
- 4:20second
- 4:20job
- 4:22and
- 4:22you're
- 4:22working
- 4:22late.
- 4:23You
- 4:23go
- 4:23late
- 4:23to
- 4:23rest.
- 4:25And
- 4:25what
- 4:25is
- 4:25the
- 4:25scripture
- 4:26telling
- 4:26us?
- 4:26You're
- 4:26just
- 4:26eating
- 4:27the
- 4:27bread
- 4:27of
- 4:27anxious
- 4:28toil.
- 4:28Think
- 4:28about
- 4:29that
- 4:29for
- 4:29a
- 4:29second.
- 4:30Anxious
- 4:31toil,
- 4:32that's
- 4:33piercing,
- 4:33isn't
- 4:34it?
- 4:35But
- 4:35what
- 4:35does
- 4:35it
- 4:35end
- 4:35with?
- 4:36It
- 4:36ends
- 4:36with
- 4:36the
- 4:36greatest
- 4:37promise
- 4:37you
- 4:37can
- 4:37ever
- 4:37imagine.
- 4:38What
- 4:38does
- 4:38it
- 4:38say?
- 4:38He
- 4:39gives
- 4:39to
- 4:39his
- 4:39beloved
- 4:41sleep.
- 4:42And
- 4:43so
- 4:43what
- 4:43I
- 4:43want
- 4:43you
- 4:43to
- 4:43hear
- 4:44today
- 4:44is
- 4:44anxiety
- 4:46and
- 4:46sleepless
- 4:47nights
- 4:48are
- 4:48not
- 4:49God's
- 4:49plan
- 4:49for
- 4:50your
- 4:50life.
- 4:51And
- 4:51this
- 4:52is
- 4:52a
- 4:52controversial
- 4:52thing
- 4:53to
- 4:53say.
- 4:53And
- 4:53a
- 4:53lot
- 4:53of
- 4:53people
- 4:53say,
- 4:54ralph,
- 4:54you
- 4:54shouldn't
- 4:54go
- 4:54there.
- 4:54But
- 4:55I'm
- 4:55going
- 4:55to
- 4:55go
- 4:55there.
- 4:56God
- 4:57wants
- 4:57you
- 4:57to
- 4:57be
- 4:58financially
- 4:59at
- 4:59peace,
- 5:01but
- 5:01he
- 5:01wants
- 5:01you
- 5:01to
- 5:01trust
- 5:02him
- 5:02for
- 5:02that.
- 5:03See,
- 5:04financial
- 5:04confidence
- 5:05means
- 5:05trusting
- 5:06God's
- 5:06provision.
- 5:08It
- 5:08means
- 5:08reaching
- 5:09to
- 5:09him
- 5:10instead
- 5:10of
- 5:10striving
- 5:11to
- 5:11do
- 5:11it
- 5:11on
- 5:12your
- 5:12own.
- 5:13I
- 5:13know
- 5:13a
- 5:13lot
- 5:14of
- 5:14people
- 5:14say,
- 5:14Ralph,
- 5:14but
- 5:14I'm
- 5:15a
- 5:15hard
- 5:15working
- 5:15guy.
- 5:16I
- 5:16work
- 5:16for
- 5:16this.
- 5:18And
- 5:18I
- 5:18say
- 5:18this
- 5:19almost
- 5:19once
- 5:20a
- 5:20week
- 5:20on
- 5:20my
- 5:20show.
- 5:21You
- 5:22got
- 5:22to
- 5:22start
- 5:22with
- 5:22this
- 5:23basic
- 5:23belief.
- 5:23It's
- 5:24not
- 5:24yours
- 5:24in
- 5:24the
- 5:25first
- 5:25place.
- 5:26And
- 5:26that's
- 5:26a
- 5:27hard
- 5:27pill
- 5:27to
- 5:27swallow
- 5:27for
- 5:27a
- 5:28lot
- 5:28of
- 5:28people.
- 5:29They
- 5:29don't
- 5:29understand
- 5:30that.
- 5:30They
- 5:30don't
- 5:30get
- 5:31it.
- 5:32It's
- 5:32not
- 5:32yours
- 5:33in
- 5:33the
- 5:33first
- 5:33place.
- 5:34God
- 5:34has
- 5:34provided
- 5:35that
- 5:35to
- 5:35you.
- 5:36It's
- 5:36not
- 5:36your
- 5:36own
- 5:37striving.
- 5:37Yes,
- 5:37you
- 5:38might
- 5:38be
- 5:38working
- 5:38hard.
- 5:39You
- 5:39may
- 5:39be
- 5:39at
- 5:39toil.
- 5:40You
- 5:40may
- 5:40be
- 5:40that
- 5:40anxious
- 5:41toil
- 5:41it
- 5:41talks
- 5:42about
- 5:42in
- 5:42the
- 5:42scripture.
- 5:44But
- 5:44God
- 5:44provided
- 5:45that
- 5:45to
- 5:45you
- 5:45because
- 5:45what
- 5:45does
- 5:46it
- 5:46says
- 5:46he
- 5:46gives
- 5:46to
- 5:47his
- 5:47beloved?
- 5:47Sleep
- 5:48well.
- 5:48He
- 5:48gives
- 5:48you
- 5:48your
- 5:49provision
- 5:49as
- 5:49well.
- 5:51Let's
- 5:51go
- 5:51on
- 5:51to
- 5:52verses
- 5:52three
- 5:52to
- 5:52five.
- 5:54Behold,
- 5:54children
- 5:55are
- 5:55a
- 5:55heritage
- 5:56from
- 5:56the
- 5:56Lord,
- 5:56the
- 5:56fruit
- 5:57of
- 5:57the
- 5:57womb,
- 5:57a
- 5:58reward
- 5:59like
- 6:00arrows
- 6:00in
- 6:00the
- 6:00hand
- 6:01of
- 6:01a
- 6:01warrior
- 6:02are
- 6:02the
- 6:02children
- 6:02of
- 6:03one's
- 6:03youth.
- 6:04And
- 6:04this
- 6:04is
- 6:05the
- 6:05big
- 6:05takeaway
- 6:05today.
- 6:07This
- 6:07is
- 6:07the
- 6:07key
- 6:07point
- 6:08of
- 6:08what
- 6:08I
- 6:08really
- 6:08want
- 6:09to
- 6:09cover
- 6:09today
- 6:09in
- 6:10today's
- 6:10show.
- 6:11Because
- 6:12so
- 6:12many
- 6:12people
- 6:12get
- 6:12hung
- 6:13up
- 6:13on
- 6:13the
- 6:13hustle,
- 6:14so
- 6:14many
- 6:14people
- 6:14get
- 6:15hung
- 6:15up
- 6:15on
- 6:15the
- 6:16bank
- 6:16account.
- 6:17But
- 6:17the
- 6:18truth
- 6:18is,
- 6:18you
- 6:18got
- 6:18to
- 6:18start
- 6:19looking
- 6:19beyond
- 6:19that
- 6:21because
- 6:21what
- 6:21you're
- 6:21really
- 6:21building
- 6:22is
- 6:22a
- 6:22legacy.
- 6:24And
- 6:24when
- 6:24you
- 6:24can
- 6:24stop
- 6:25hustling
- 6:26today,
- 6:27you'll
- 6:27come
- 6:27to
- 6:28this
- 6:28belief
- 6:28and
- 6:28it's
- 6:29truly
- 6:29this
- 6:29will
- 6:29set
- 6:30you
- 6:30free
- 6:30from
- 6:30the
- 6:31things
- 6:31that
- 6:31are
- 6:31bothering
- 6:32you.
- 6:33True
- 6:33wealth.
- 6:34If
- 6:34you
- 6:34really
- 6:34want
- 6:35to
- 6:35develop
- 6:35true
- 6:35wealth.
- 6:35And
- 6:35that's
- 6:36what
- 6:36so
- 6:36many
- 6:36people
- 6:37are
- 6:37hustling,
- 6:37so
- 6:37many
- 6:38people
- 6:38are
- 6:38striving.
- 6:39When
- 6:39people
- 6:39say
- 6:39to
- 6:39me,
- 6:40I
- 6:40just
- 6:40can't
- 6:40get
- 6:41ahead,
- 6:41what
- 6:41they're
- 6:41really
- 6:41saying
- 6:42to
- 6:42me
- 6:43is,
- 6:43ralph,
- 6:44I'm
- 6:44trying
- 6:44to
- 6:44build
- 6:45true
- 6:45wealth,
- 6:47but
- 6:47they're
- 6:47looking
- 6:47for
- 6:47the
- 6:47wrong
- 6:48things.
- 6:49Because
- 6:49true
- 6:50wealth
- 6:50is
- 6:50not
- 6:50how
- 6:51much
- 6:51is
- 6:51in
- 6:51your
- 6:51bank
- 6:51account.
- 6:52True
- 6:53wealth
- 6:53is
- 6:53not
- 6:53how
- 6:54much
- 6:54is
- 6:54in
- 6:54your
- 6:54401k.
- 6:55True
- 6:56wealth
- 6:56is
- 6:56not
- 6:56how
- 6:56many
- 6:57homes
- 6:57you
- 6:57own.
- 6:57True
- 6:58wealth
- 6:58is
- 6:58not
- 6:58how
- 6:58many
- 6:59cars
- 6:59you
- 6:59have.
- 6:59True
- 7:00wealth
- 7:00is
- 7:00not
- 7:00the
- 7:01stuff.
- 7:02True
- 7:03wealth
- 7:04is
- 7:04leaving
- 7:04faith,
- 7:05it's
- 7:05leaving
- 7:06wisdom,
- 7:06and
- 7:07it's
- 7:07leaving
- 7:07stewardship
- 7:08to
- 7:08the
- 7:08next
- 7:09generation.
- 7:10I
- 7:11was
- 7:11working
- 7:11with
- 7:11a
- 7:11family
- 7:12about
- 7:12six
- 7:12months
- 7:12ago,
- 7:14and
- 7:14they
- 7:14were
- 7:14right
- 7:14where
- 7:15this
- 7:15listener
- 7:15was
- 7:16working
- 7:16hard.
- 7:17The
- 7:17husband
- 7:17was
- 7:17working
- 7:18two
- 7:18jobs,
- 7:18the
- 7:18wife
- 7:19was
- 7:19doing
- 7:19extra
- 7:19stuff
- 7:20to
- 7:20make
- 7:20extra
- 7:20money
- 7:21around
- 7:21the
- 7:21house,
- 7:21some
- 7:22homework,
- 7:23but
- 7:23they
- 7:23were
- 7:24still
- 7:24living
- 7:24paycheck
- 7:25to
- 7:25paycheck.
- 7:26And
- 7:26they
- 7:27came
- 7:27in
- 7:27and
- 7:27sat
- 7:27with
- 7:27me.
- 7:27They
- 7:28had
- 7:28seen
- 7:28something
- 7:28I
- 7:28had
- 7:29posted
- 7:29on
- 7:29one
- 7:30of
- 7:30my
- 7:30social
- 7:30media
- 7:31sites.
- 7:32And
- 7:32they
- 7:32said,
- 7:33ralph,
- 7:33we
- 7:33need
- 7:33help.
- 7:34No
- 7:34matter
- 7:34what
- 7:35we
- 7:35do,
- 7:35it
- 7:35seems
- 7:35like
- 7:35we
- 7:36can't
- 7:36get
- 7:36ahead.
- 7:37And
- 7:38I
- 7:38sat
- 7:38down
- 7:38with
- 7:38them,
- 7:39I
- 7:39tried
- 7:39to
- 7:39understand
- 7:40what
- 7:40they
- 7:40were
- 7:40going
- 7:40through,
- 7:41and
- 7:41I
- 7:41felt
- 7:41for
- 7:41them.
- 7:41They
- 7:42were
- 7:42working
- 7:42hard,
- 7:42they
- 7:42were
- 7:43budgeting,
- 7:43they
- 7:43were
- 7:44working
- 7:44hard,
- 7:44they
- 7:44were
- 7:45saving,
- 7:45they
- 7:45were
- 7:45watching
- 7:46where
- 7:46their
- 7:46money
- 7:46goes,
- 7:48but
- 7:48they
- 7:48were
- 7:49still
- 7:49striving
- 7:49and
- 7:50not
- 7:50getting
- 7:50where
- 7:50they
- 7:50wanted
- 7:51to
- 7:51go.
- 7:52And
- 7:52I
- 7:52said
- 7:52something
- 7:52radical
- 7:53to
- 7:53them.
- 7:53I
- 7:53remember
- 7:53the
- 7:53husband
- 7:54said,
- 7:54are
- 7:54you
- 7:54serious?
- 7:55Do
- 7:55you
- 7:55really
- 7:55think
- 7:55that's
- 7:55going
- 7:56to
- 7:56work?
- 7:56Ralph,
- 7:56I
- 7:56said,
- 7:56here's
- 7:57what
- 7:57I
- 7:57want
- 7:57you
- 7:57to
- 7:57do.
- 7:57Just
- 7:58bear
- 7:58with
- 7:58me
- 7:58for
- 7:58one
- 7:59second.
- 8:00When
- 8:00you
- 8:00get
- 8:00home
- 8:01tonight,
- 8:02I
- 8:02want
- 8:02you
- 8:02and
- 8:02your
- 8:03wife
- 8:03to
- 8:03kneel
- 8:03down
- 8:04at
- 8:04your
- 8:04bedside,
- 8:06and
- 8:06I
- 8:06want
- 8:06you
- 8:06to
- 8:06start
- 8:07praying
- 8:07about
- 8:08your
- 8:08finances.
- 8:09And
- 8:09they
- 8:09said,
- 8:09wait
- 8:09a
- 8:09minute,
- 8:09Ralph.
- 8:10We
- 8:10were
- 8:10always
- 8:10taught
- 8:10that
- 8:11you.
- 8:11You
- 8:11don't
- 8:11talk
- 8:11about
- 8:12finances
- 8:12to
- 8:13God.
- 8:14I
- 8:14said,
- 8:15just
- 8:15bear
- 8:15with
- 8:15me
- 8:15here,
- 8:16just
- 8:16try
- 8:16this.
- 8:17I
- 8:18said,
- 8:18I
- 8:18want
- 8:18you
- 8:18to
- 8:18do
- 8:18a
- 8:19couple
- 8:19things.
- 8:19I
- 8:19want
- 8:19you
- 8:19to
- 8:19start
- 8:19praying
- 8:20about
- 8:20your
- 8:20finances.
- 8:21I
- 8:21want
- 8:21you
- 8:21to
- 8:22start
- 8:22practicing
- 8:23Sabbath
- 8:23rest,
- 8:25and
- 8:25I
- 8:25want
- 8:25you
- 8:25to
- 8:26start
- 8:26teaching
- 8:26your
- 8:26kids
- 8:27generosity.
- 8:28Kind
- 8:29of
- 8:29looked
- 8:29at
- 8:29me
- 8:29like,
- 8:29ralph.
- 8:30Okay,
- 8:30all
- 8:30right,
- 8:31fine.
- 8:31If
- 8:31that's
- 8:31what
- 8:31you
- 8:31think
- 8:31is
- 8:32going
- 8:32to
- 8:32work.
- 8:33And
- 8:34here's
- 8:34the
- 8:34thing
- 8:35I'm
- 8:35going
- 8:36to
- 8:36tell
- 8:36you
- 8:36right
- 8:36now.
- 8:36Their
- 8:36income
- 8:37didn't
- 8:37triple
- 8:37overnight.
- 8:38If
- 8:38you're
- 8:38thinking,
- 8:38oh,
- 8:38Ralph's
- 8:38got
- 8:39this
- 8:39miraculous
- 8:39story
- 8:39about
- 8:40these
- 8:40people
- 8:40met
- 8:40with
- 8:40him
- 8:41and
- 8:41the
- 8:41next
- 8:41day
- 8:41they
- 8:42woke
- 8:42up
- 8:42and
- 8:43everything
- 8:43was
- 8:43solved.
- 8:43Their
- 8:44money
- 8:44was
- 8:44tripled,
- 8:45everything
- 8:45was
- 8:46fantastic.
- 8:47That
- 8:48didn't
- 8:48happen.
- 8:49And
- 8:49guess
- 8:50what?
- 8:50It's
- 8:50probably
- 8:50not
- 8:51going
- 8:51to
- 8:51happen
- 8:51to
- 8:51you
- 8:51either.
- 8:53But
- 8:53what
- 8:53did
- 8:53happen
- 8:54is
- 8:55every
- 8:55day,
- 8:56day
- 8:56after
- 8:56day,
- 8:57something
- 8:58started
- 8:58to
- 8:58build.
- 8:58And
- 8:59it
- 8:59wasn't
- 8:59their
- 8:59bank
- 8:59account.
- 9:00It
- 9:00wasn't
- 9:00their
- 9:01retirement
- 9:01account.
- 9:02What
- 9:02was
- 9:02building
- 9:03was
- 9:03their
- 9:03confidence.
- 9:05See,
- 9:06in
- 9:06so
- 9:06many
- 9:06ways,
- 9:08the.
- 9:08The
- 9:08listener
- 9:09is
- 9:09saying
- 9:10she
- 9:10lacks
- 9:10confidence.
- 9:12So
- 9:12how
- 9:13do
- 9:13we
- 9:13get
- 9:13to
- 9:13that
- 9:13confidence?
- 9:13I
- 9:14want
- 9:14to
- 9:14give
- 9:14you
- 9:14some
- 9:14practical
- 9:15applications
- 9:15that
- 9:16you
- 9:16can
- 9:16start
- 9:16with
- 9:17right
- 9:17now,
- 9:17right
- 9:18where
- 9:18you
- 9:18are.
- 9:19The
- 9:20first
- 9:20one
- 9:20is
- 9:20this,
- 9:22and
- 9:22I
- 9:22hope
- 9:22you
- 9:22heard
- 9:23this
- 9:23loud
- 9:23and
- 9:23clear
- 9:23today.
- 9:23It
- 9:24was
- 9:24my
- 9:24overarching
- 9:25goal,
- 9:25build
- 9:25with
- 9:26God
- 9:26at
- 9:26the
- 9:26center.
- 9:27So
- 9:28many
- 9:28people
- 9:28miss
- 9:29out
- 9:29on
- 9:29that
- 9:29piece.
- 9:30What
- 9:30was
- 9:30God
- 9:30asking
- 9:31or
- 9:31commanding
- 9:31us
- 9:32to
- 9:32do
- 9:32in
- 9:33the
- 9:33Psalms?
- 9:33What
- 9:33is
- 9:34he
- 9:34saying?
- 9:35If
- 9:35you're
- 9:35doing
- 9:35it
- 9:36without
- 9:36me
- 9:36at
- 9:36the
- 9:36center,
- 9:37you
- 9:37are
- 9:37doing
- 9:37it
- 9:38in
- 9:38vain.
- 9:38You
- 9:38are
- 9:39doing
- 9:39it
- 9:39in
- 9:39toil.
- 9:40So
- 9:40pray
- 9:41about
- 9:41your
- 9:41financial
- 9:41decisions,
- 9:43every
- 9:44single
- 9:44one
- 9:44of
- 9:44them,
- 9:45big,
- 9:45small,
- 9:45whatever
- 9:46those
- 9:46things
- 9:46are.
- 9:47Ask
- 9:47this
- 9:47question,
- 9:48is
- 9:48the
- 9:48Lord
- 9:49in
- 9:49this
- 9:50plan?
- 9:51Every
- 9:52single
- 9:52financial
- 9:52decision,
- 9:53ask
- 9:53yourself,
- 9:54is
- 9:54the
- 9:54Lord
- 9:55in
- 9:55this
- 9:56plan?
- 9:57And
- 9:57then
- 9:57once
- 9:57you
- 9:58do
- 9:58that,
- 9:59I
- 9:59want
- 9:59you
- 10:00to
- 10:00rest
- 10:00in
- 10:00his
- 10:01provision.
- 10:02What
- 10:02did
- 10:02the
- 10:03Psalmist
- 10:03say?
- 10:04You've
- 10:05got
- 10:05that
- 10:05anxious
- 10:05toil,
- 10:06and
- 10:06I
- 10:06just
- 10:06want
- 10:06you
- 10:06to
- 10:07replace
- 10:07that
- 10:08anxious
- 10:08toil
- 10:08with
- 10:09trust.
- 10:10I
- 10:10mentioned
- 10:11a
- 10:11few
- 10:11minutes
- 10:11ago
- 10:11what
- 10:11I
- 10:12called
- 10:12that
- 10:12financial
- 10:13Sabbath.
- 10:14It's
- 10:15time
- 10:15to
- 10:15take
- 10:15a
- 10:16break
- 10:16from
- 10:16worry.
- 10:17I
- 10:18did
- 10:18a
- 10:18show
- 10:18about
- 10:18a
- 10:18week
- 10:19ago.
- 10:20I
- 10:20said,
- 10:20is
- 10:20anxiety
- 10:21a
- 10:21sin?
- 10:23A
- 10:23lot
- 10:23of
- 10:23people
- 10:23wrote
- 10:24to
- 10:24me.
- 10:24They
- 10:24said,
- 10:24ralph,
- 10:24man,
- 10:24that's
- 10:25really
- 10:25harsh
- 10:25thing
- 10:25to
- 10:25say.
- 10:26But
- 10:26I
- 10:26still
- 10:26stand
- 10:26by
- 10:26what
- 10:27I
- 10:27said.
- 10:28Anxiety
- 10:28is
- 10:28a
- 10:28sin
- 10:29because
- 10:29the
- 10:29Lord
- 10:30has
- 10:30said
- 10:30he
- 10:30will
- 10:30provide
- 10:31to
- 10:31you.
- 10:32So
- 10:32that's
- 10:33the
- 10:33second
- 10:33thing.
- 10:33Rest
- 10:34in
- 10:34his
- 10:34provision.
- 10:34And
- 10:35finally,
- 10:36biggest
- 10:37takeaway
- 10:37of
- 10:38today,
- 10:39start
- 10:39to
- 10:39think
- 10:40about
- 10:40legacy.
- 10:42Look
- 10:42at
- 10:42your
- 10:42children,
- 10:42look
- 10:43at
- 10:43your
- 10:43grandchildren,
- 10:44look
- 10:44at
- 10:44the
- 10:44people
- 10:45around
- 10:45you
- 10:46and
- 10:47start
- 10:47to
- 10:47model
- 10:47stewardship
- 10:48and
- 10:49model
- 10:49generosity
- 10:50for
- 10:50your
- 10:50family.
- 10:52Your
- 10:52legacy
- 10:53will
- 10:53always
- 10:54be
- 10:54greater
- 10:54than
- 10:54your
- 10:55paycheck.
- 10:56That's
- 10:57what
- 10:57matters.
- 10:59When
- 10:59you
- 10:59finally
- 10:59rest
- 11:00in
- 11:00Jesus
- 11:00at
- 11:00the
- 11:01end
- 11:01of
- 11:01your
- 11:01life,
- 11:01and
- 11:01I
- 11:01pray
- 11:02that
- 11:02you
- 11:02will
- 11:02find
- 11:02that
- 11:03peace.
- 11:04What
- 11:04will
- 11:05matter
- 11:05at
- 11:05that
- 11:06point
- 11:06will
- 11:06not
- 11:06be
- 11:06your
- 11:07paycheck.
- 11:08It'll
- 11:08be
- 11:08the
- 11:09legacy
- 11:09that
- 11:09you
- 11:10leave
- 11:10for
- 11:11your
- 11:11children,
- 11:11your
- 11:12grandchildren,
- 11:12and
- 11:13the
- 11:13people
- 11:13that
- 11:13you're
- 11:13leaving
- 11:14behind.
- 11:15I
- 11:15just
- 11:16want
- 11:16to
- 11:16leave
- 11:16you
- 11:16with
- 11:16this
- 11:18right
- 11:18back
- 11:18to
- 11:18the
- 11:18verse,
- 11:19Psalm
- 11:19127:1.
- 11:21Unless
- 11:22the
- 11:22Lord
- 11:22builds
- 11:22the
- 11:23house,
- 11:24financial
- 11:25confidence
- 11:25comes
- 11:25when
- 11:26God
- 11:26is
- 11:26the
- 11:26builder.
- 11:28So
- 11:28tonight,
- 11:29pray
- 11:29over
- 11:30your
- 11:30finances
- 11:30as
- 11:31a
- 11:31family.
- 11:31Ask
- 11:31God
- 11:32to
- 11:32be
- 11:32the
- 11:32builder
- 11:34and
- 11:34just
- 11:34give
- 11:34it
- 11:35to
- 11:35him.
- 11:36And
- 11:36I'm
- 11:36going
- 11:36to
- 11:36encourage
- 11:37you
- 11:37right
- 11:37now.
- 11:37If
- 11:37you
- 11:37were
- 11:38impacted
- 11:38by
- 11:39today's
- 11:39show,
- 11:40I
- 11:40would
- 11:41really
- 11:41appreciate
- 11:41if
- 11:41you'd
- 11:41share
- 11:42it
- 11:42with
- 11:42somebody
- 11:42else.
- 11:43You
- 11:43go
- 11:43right
- 11:44into
- 11:44your
- 11:44podcast
- 11:45app
- 11:45or
- 11:45your
- 11:45YouTube
- 11:45and
- 11:46just
- 11:46share
- 11:46it
- 11:46with
- 11:46somebody
- 11:46else.
- 11:47Or
- 11:47you
- 11:47can
- 11:47send
- 11:47them
- 11:47to
- 11:47our
- 11:47website
- 11:48that's
- 11:48financially
- 11:49connected.
- 11:49Confidentchristian.com
- 11:50because
- 11:51the
- 11:51Lord
- 11:51put
- 11:52on
- 11:52my
- 11:52heart
- 11:52that
- 11:52people
- 11:53need
- 11:53to
- 11:53hear
- 11:53this
- 11:53message
- 11:54today.
- 11:54There
- 11:54are
- 11:54so
- 11:55many
- 11:55people
- 11:55that
- 11:55are
- 11:56struggling.
- 11:56There
- 11:56are
- 11:56so
- 11:57many
- 11:57people
- 11:57who
- 11:57are
- 11:58living
- 11:58in
- 11:58financial
- 11:59anxiety.
- 12:00And
- 12:00the
- 12:00problem
- 12:00is
- 12:01they
- 12:01lost
- 12:01sight
- 12:02of
- 12:02God
- 12:02being
- 12:03at
- 12:03the
- 12:03center
- 12:03of
- 12:03that.
- 12:05Financial
- 12:05confidence
- 12:06comes
- 12:07when
- 12:08God
- 12:08is
- 12:08the
- 12:08builder,
- 12:09when
- 12:09God
- 12:09is
- 12:09at
- 12:09the
- 12:10center
- 12:10of
- 12:10it.
- 12:11And
- 12:11I
- 12:12truly
- 12:12hope
- 12:12that
- 12:12you
- 12:13will
- 12:13find
- 12:13that
- 12:13peace
- 12:14today.
- 12:14How
- 12:14about
- 12:15we
- 12:15pray
- 12:15together
- 12:15real
- 12:15quick?
- 12:16Father
- 12:17God,
- 12:17we
- 12:17come
- 12:17to
- 12:17you
- 12:18right
- 12:18now
- 12:18broken.
- 12:18We
- 12:19come
- 12:19to
- 12:19you
- 12:19right
- 12:19now
- 12:20full
- 12:20of
- 12:20anxiety.
- 12:21Lord,
- 12:21we're
- 12:21working
- 12:22hard.
- 12:22We're
- 12:22doing
- 12:23all
- 12:23the
- 12:23things
- 12:23that
- 12:23we
- 12:24think
- 12:24we
- 12:24can
- 12:24do
- 12:24on
- 12:24our
- 12:24own.
- 12:25But
- 12:25Lord,
- 12:25we've
- 12:25come
- 12:25to
- 12:25the
- 12:26realization
- 12:26that
- 12:27you
- 12:27need
- 12:27to
- 12:27be
- 12:27at
- 12:27the
- 12:28center,
- 12:28Lord.
- 12:28So
- 12:28we
- 12:28ask
- 12:28that
- 12:29you
- 12:29would
- 12:29come
- 12:29into
- 12:30our
- 12:30lives
- 12:30right
- 12:30now
- 12:31and
- 12:31take
- 12:31that
- 12:31center
- 12:32position,
- 12:32Lord.
- 12:33And
- 12:33we
- 12:33trust
- 12:33you
- 12:34for
- 12:34the
- 12:34provision
- 12:34you've
- 12:35promised.
- 12:35Lord,
- 12:36help
- 12:36us
- 12:36to
- 12:36not
- 12:36toil
- 12:37in
- 12:37vain.
- 12:37Help
- 12:37us
- 12:38to
- 12:38not
- 12:38have
- 12:38anxiety,
- 12:39Lord,
- 12:39in
- 12:40all
- 12:40of
- 12:40this.
- 12:40But
- 12:40just
- 12:40let
- 12:41us
- 12:41work
- 12:42with
- 12:42you
- 12:42at
- 12:42the
- 12:42center,
- 12:43Lord.
- 12:43You
- 12:43become
- 12:44the
- 12:44builder
- 12:44of
- 12:44this.
- 12:44And
- 12:45I
- 12:45ask
- 12:45this
- 12:45with
- 12:46confidence
- 12:47in
- 12:47the
- 12:47name
- 12:48of
- 12:48Jesus.
- 12:49Amen.
- 12:51Friend,
- 12:51I
- 12:51hope
- 12:51you
- 12:51have
- 12:52a
- 12:52great
- 12:52day
- 12:52today.
- 12:53God
- 12:53bless
- 12:54you
- 12:54and
- 12:55I'll
- 12:55see
- 12:55you
- 12:55next
- 12:55time
- 12:55on
- 12:55the
- 12:56show.