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How Can My Investments Fund My God-Given Calling? · Becoming Financially Confident

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  You've
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  been
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  listening
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  to
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  this
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  series
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  on
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  investments,
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  but
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  maybe
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  you're
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  thinking
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  like
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  so
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  many
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  people,
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  is
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  this
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  all
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  about
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  greed?
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  Is
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  this
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  all
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  about
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  making
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  money?
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  But
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  what
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  if
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  investments
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  could
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  fuel
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  your
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  Christian
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  values?
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  What
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  if
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  your
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  investments
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  could
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  give
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  you
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  freedom
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  to
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  actually
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  live
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  out
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  your
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  true
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  calling
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  and
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  live
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  out
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  that
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  calling
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  right
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  now,
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  not
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  in
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  30
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  years.
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  And
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  I
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  love
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  this
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  quote
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  from
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  U
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  D
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  Smith,
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  and
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  that's
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  what
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  he
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  said.
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  He
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  said,
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  I'm
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  showing
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  you
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  a
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  real
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  investment
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  to
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  make.
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  Put
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  your
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  life,
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  your
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  time,
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  your
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  money,
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  your
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  talent,
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  put
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  everything
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  you've
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  got
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  in
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  Christ.
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  Well,
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  that's
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  a
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  challenge,
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  isn't
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  it?
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  Which
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  leads
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  us
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  today's
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  listener
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  question.
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  And
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  I
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  got
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  this
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  one.
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  I
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  said,
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  this
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  is
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  perfect.
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  Ralph,
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  I've
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  been
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  investing
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  for
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  years,
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  but
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  I
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  wonder,
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  could
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  investments
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  actually
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  help
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  me
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  live
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  out
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  my
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  calling,
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  not
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  just
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  fund
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  retirement?
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  What
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  a
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  great
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  question.
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  So
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  let
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  me
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  ask
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  you,
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  what
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  if
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  your
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  investments
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  weren't
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  just
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  numbers
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  on
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  a
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  statement,
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  but
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  the
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  key
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  God
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  wants
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  to
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  use
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  to
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  unlock
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  your
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  calling
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  today,
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  not
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  30
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  years
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  from
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  now?
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  See,
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  retirement
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  planning
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  is
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  about
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  security
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  someday,
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  but
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  kingdom
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  investing
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  is
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  about
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  freedom
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  today.
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  Because
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  most
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  people,
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  and
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  I've
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  seen
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  this
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  in
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  my
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  own
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  life,
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  wait
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  30
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  years
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  to
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  enjoy
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  their
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  investments.
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  But
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  let
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  me
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  ask
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  you
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  this,
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  what
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  if
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  God
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  is
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  asking
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  you
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  to
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  use
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  them
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  right
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  now,
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  to
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  step
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  into
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  your
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  calling
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  today?
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  Are
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  you
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  ready
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  to
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  live
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  out
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  your
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  kingdom
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  purpose?
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  That's
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  what
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  we're
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  going
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  to
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  talk
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  about
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  on
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  today's
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  show.
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  This
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  is
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  Financially
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  Confident
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  Christian,
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  your
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  daily
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  dose
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  of
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  gospel,
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  grounded
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  insight
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  and
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  faith
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  driven
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  tips
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  to
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  help
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  you
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  break
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  the
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  cycle
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  of
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  financial
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  shame
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  with
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  confidence.
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  Welcome
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  to
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  the
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  show.
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  I'm
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  Ralph
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  and
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  I
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  want
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  to
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  share
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  with
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  you
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  how
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  to
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  use
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  your
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  investment
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  study
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  to
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  find
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  freedom.
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  Maybe
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  for
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  you
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  freedom
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  is
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  a
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  way
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  to
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  pursue
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  your
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  God
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  given
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  talents
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  and
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  really
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  live
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  in
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  his
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  purpose
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  for
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  your
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  life.
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  I
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  want
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  to
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  dispel
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  a
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  rumor
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  right
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  now.
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  Money
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  isn't
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  only
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  for
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  later.
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  So
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  many
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  people
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  think,
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  well,
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  in
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  30
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  years,
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  Ralph,
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  then
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  I
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  can
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  live
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  my
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  life.
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  But
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  let
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  me
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  tell
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  you
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  right
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  now,
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  it
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  can
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  be
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  a
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  tool
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  for
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  God's
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  purpose
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  in
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  your
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  life
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  today.
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  And
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  listen,
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  I've
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  seen
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  investments
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  fuel
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  amazing
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  projects
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  for
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  those
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  who
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  have
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  found
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  their
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  true
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  calling
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  in
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  life.
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  I've
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  been
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  doing
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  this
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  for
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  30
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  years.
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  I've
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  been
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  working,
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  helping
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  people
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  align
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  money
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  with
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  their
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  meaning.
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  And
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  I'm
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  going
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  to
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  tell
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  you
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  right
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  now,
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  personally,
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  I've
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  experienced
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  many
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  times
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  how
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  financial
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  freedom
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  creates
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  space.
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  And
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  when
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  you
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  have
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  that
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  space,
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  then
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  you
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  can
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  finally
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  focus
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  on
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  your
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  calling
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  and
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  hey,
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  maybe
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  even
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  focus
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  more
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  on
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  your
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  family.
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  And
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  I'll
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  tell
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  you
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  a
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  story.
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  I
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  had
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  a
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  client
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  once,
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  he
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  dreamed
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  about
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  starting
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  this
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  ministry
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  project.
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  And
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  he
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  realized
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  eventually.
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  He
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  said,
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  ralph,
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  you
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  know,
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  I
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  could
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  use
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  my
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  investments
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  to
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  give
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  me
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  a
• 3:12
  way
• 3:12
  to
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  start
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  this
• 3:13
  project.
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  And,
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  and
• 3:14
  he
• 3:14
  said,
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  listen,
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  I've
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  got
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  to
• 3:15
  get
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  some
• 3:15
  margin
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  in
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  my
• 3:16
  life.
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  We
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  worked
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  with
• 3:18
  him
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  and
• 3:18
  I
• 3:18
  showed
• 3:18
  him
• 3:18
  how
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  to
• 3:19
  get
• 3:19
  some
• 3:19
  freedom
• 3:19
  to
• 3:20
  reduce
• 3:20
  his
• 3:20
  work
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  hours.
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  Now
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  this
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  is
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  something
• 3:21
  he'd
• 3:22
  be,
• 3:22
  he'd
• 3:22
  been
• 3:23
  praying
• 3:23
  about
• 3:23
  for
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  years.
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  And
• 3:25
  I'll
• 3:25
  never
• 3:25
  forget
• 3:25
  when
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  he
• 3:26
  told
• 3:26
  me
• 3:26
  this,
• 3:26
  he
• 3:26
  said,
• 3:26
  ralph,
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  for
• 3:27
  the
• 3:27
  first
• 3:28
  time
• 3:28
  in
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  years,
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  I
• 3:29
  don't
• 3:29
  feel
• 3:29
  chained
• 3:30
  to
• 3:30
  my
• 3:30
  job.
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  I
• 3:31
  finally
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  have
• 3:32
  space
• 3:32
  to
• 3:32
  serve
• 3:33
  where
• 3:33
  God
• 3:33
  is
• 3:33
  calling
• 3:34
  me.
• 3:34
  And
• 3:34
  I'll
• 3:35
  tell
• 3:35
  you
• 3:35
  what,
• 3:35
  that
• 3:35
  was
• 3:35
  a
• 3:35
  humbling
• 3:36
  experience
• 3:36
  for
• 3:36
  me
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  because
• 3:37
  it
• 3:37
  wasn't
• 3:37
  just
• 3:37
  about
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  numbers.
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  It
• 3:39
  was
• 3:39
  about
• 3:39
  a
• 3:40
  life
• 3:40
  set
• 3:40
  free.
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  Now
• 3:41
  you
• 3:41
  might
• 3:42
  know
• 3:42
  the
• 3:42
  comedian
• 3:42
  Chris
• 3:42
  Rock,
• 3:43
  and
• 3:43
  Chris
• 3:43
  Rock
• 3:43
  said
• 3:44
  this,
• 3:44
  and
• 3:44
  I
• 3:44
  think
• 3:44
  this
• 3:44
  is
• 3:45
  perfect.
• 3:45
  He
• 3:45
  said,
• 3:45
  wealth
• 3:46
  is
• 3:46
  not
• 3:46
  about
• 3:47
  having
• 3:47
  a
• 3:47
  lot
• 3:47
  of
• 3:47
  money.
• 3:48
  It's
• 3:48
  about
• 3:48
  having
• 3:49
  a
• 3:49
  lot
• 3:49
  of
• 3:49
  options.
• 3:50
  Well,
• 3:51
  let's
• 3:51
  talk
• 3:51
  about
• 3:51
  building
• 3:51
  some
• 3:52
  options.
• 3:53
  Take
• 3:53
  a
• 3:53
  moment
• 3:54
  right
• 3:54
  now.
• 3:54
  I
• 3:54
  want
• 3:54
  you
• 3:54
  to
• 3:54
  think
• 3:55
  about
• 3:55
  this.
• 3:56
  What
• 3:56
  if
• 3:56
  you
• 3:56
  didn't
• 3:56
  have
• 3:56
  to
• 3:57
  work
• 3:57
  anymore?
• 3:58
  What
• 3:59
  if
• 3:59
  tomorrow
• 3:59
  you
• 3:59
  could
• 4:00
  actually
• 4:00
  live
• 4:00
  out
• 4:01
  your
• 4:01
  dreams?
• 4:02
  What
• 4:03
  would
• 4:03
  you
• 4:03
  do
• 4:03
  with
• 4:03
  your
• 4:03
  time?
• 4:05
  If
• 4:05
  you've
• 4:05
  ever
• 4:06
  considered
• 4:06
  living
• 4:06
  in
• 4:07
  your
• 4:07
  calling,
• 4:08
  then
• 4:08
  how
• 4:08
  would
• 4:08
  your
• 4:09
  life
• 4:09
  be
• 4:09
  different?
• 4:11
  Now,
• 4:11
  if
• 4:11
  you
• 4:12
  feel
• 4:12
  like
• 4:12
  compelled
• 4:13
  to
• 4:13
  do
• 4:13
  this,
• 4:13
  how
• 4:14
  do
• 4:14
  we
• 4:14
  make
• 4:14
  that
• 4:14
  happen?
• 4:16
  Well,
• 4:16
  this
• 4:16
  investment
• 4:16
  series
• 4:17
  gives
• 4:17
  you
• 4:17
  one
• 4:17
  of
• 4:17
  the
• 4:17
  tools.
• 4:18
  See,
• 4:18
  by
• 4:18
  investing,
• 4:19
  by
• 4:20
  building
• 4:20
  that
• 4:20
  passive
• 4:21
  income
• 4:21
  we've
• 4:21
  been
• 4:22
  chatting
• 4:22
  about.
• 4:22
  Here's
• 4:23
  how
• 4:23
  you
• 4:23
  can
• 4:23
  do
• 4:23
  that.
• 4:23
  Here's
• 4:24
  why
• 4:24
  this
• 4:24
  is
• 4:24
  so
• 4:24
  important.
• 4:25
  Number
• 4:25
  one,
• 4:26
  financial
• 4:26
  freedom.
• 4:27
  When
• 4:27
  you
• 4:28
  build
• 4:28
  this
• 4:28
  passive
• 4:29
  investments,
• 4:29
  when
• 4:29
  you
• 4:29
  build
• 4:30
  this
• 4:30
  income,
• 4:30
  it
• 4:31
  helps
• 4:31
  you
• 4:31
  explore
• 4:31
  your
• 4:32
  calling.
• 4:32
  Because
• 4:32
  listen,
• 4:33
  you're
• 4:33
  no
• 4:33
  longer
• 4:33
  stressed
• 4:34
  by
• 4:34
  money
• 4:34
  stress.
• 4:35
  You're
• 4:35
  not
• 4:35
  chained
• 4:35
  to
• 4:36
  that
• 4:36
  9
• 4:36
  to
• 4:36
  5
• 4:37
  job
• 4:37
  anymore.
• 4:37
  You're
• 4:38
  not
• 4:38
  worried
• 4:38
  about
• 4:38
  how
• 4:38
  to
• 4:38
  pay
• 4:39
  this
• 4:39
  week's
• 4:39
  bills.
• 4:40
  And
• 4:40
  when
• 4:40
  you're
• 4:41
  able
• 4:41
  to
• 4:41
  break
• 4:41
  free
• 4:41
  of
• 4:41
  that,
• 4:42
  you
• 4:42
  can
• 4:42
  listen
• 4:42
  to
• 4:42
  God's
• 4:42
  leading
• 4:43
  more
• 4:43
  clearly.
• 4:44
  Second
• 4:44
  thing,
• 4:45
  it
• 4:45
  does
• 4:45
  investments
• 4:46
  give
• 4:46
  you
• 4:47
  margin.
• 4:47
  What
• 4:47
  I'm
• 4:48
  talking
• 4:48
  about
• 4:48
  here
• 4:48
  is
• 4:48
  they
• 4:48
  can
• 4:49
  give
• 4:49
  you
• 4:49
  more
• 4:49
  free
• 4:49
  time.
• 4:50
  Like
• 4:50
  my
• 4:50
  client
• 4:51
  learned
• 4:51
  she
• 4:51
  was
• 4:52
  able
• 4:52
  to
• 4:52
  have
• 4:52
  more
• 4:52
  free
• 4:53
  time
• 4:53
  and
• 4:53
  actually
• 4:54
  lean
• 4:54
  into
• 4:55
  her
• 4:55
  calling.
• 4:55
  It
• 4:55
  helps
• 4:56
  you
• 4:56
  work
• 4:56
  less,
• 4:56
  helps
• 4:57
  you
• 4:57
  fund
• 4:57
  a
• 4:57
  dream
• 4:58
  that
• 4:58
  God
• 4:58
  has
• 4:58
  placed
• 4:59
  in
• 4:59
  your
• 4:59
  heart.
• 5:00
  But
• 5:00
  here's
• 5:00
  the
• 5:01
  problem.
• 5:02
  Too
• 5:02
  many
• 5:02
  people
• 5:02
  focus
• 5:03
  on
• 5:03
  long
• 5:03
  term
• 5:03
  retirement.
• 5:04
  We
• 5:05
  need
• 5:05
  to
• 5:05
  focus
• 5:05
  on
• 5:05
  God's
• 5:06
  calling
• 5:06
  now
• 5:07
  because
• 5:07
  so
• 5:07
  many
• 5:08
  people
• 5:08
  think,
• 5:08
  well,
• 5:08
  investments,
• 5:09
  Ralph,
• 5:09
  that's
• 5:09
  for
• 5:10
  decades
• 5:10
  later,
• 5:11
  what
• 5:12
  if
• 5:12
  I
• 5:12
  told
• 5:12
  you
• 5:12
  right
• 5:13
  now
• 5:13
  that
• 5:13
  God
• 5:13
  could
• 5:13
  be
• 5:13
  using
• 5:14
  them
• 5:14
  to
• 5:14
  open
• 5:14
  doors
• 5:15
  today?
• 5:16
  Which
• 5:16
  leads
• 5:17
  me
• 5:17
  to
• 5:17
  this
• 5:17
  point,
• 5:18
  it
• 5:19
  allows
• 5:19
  you
• 5:19
  to
• 5:19
  align
• 5:20
  with
• 5:20
  your
• 5:20
  mission.
• 5:21
  See,
• 5:21
  I
• 5:21
  truly
• 5:22
  believe
• 5:22
  in
• 5:22
  life.
• 5:22
  God
• 5:23
  gave
• 5:23
  us
• 5:23
  all
• 5:23
  gifts
• 5:24
  and
• 5:24
  he
• 5:24
  gave
• 5:24
  us
• 5:24
  a
• 5:24
  calling.
• 5:25
  And
• 5:26
  if
• 5:26
  we're
• 5:26
  really
• 5:26
  going
• 5:26
  to
• 5:27
  live
• 5:27
  out
• 5:27
  what
• 5:27
  God
• 5:27
  wants
• 5:28
  for
• 5:28
  our
• 5:28
  lives,
• 5:28
  I
• 5:28
  pray
• 5:28
  about
• 5:28
  this
• 5:29
  every
• 5:29
  day.
• 5:29
  God,
• 5:29
  what
• 5:29
  will
• 5:30
  your
• 5:30
  will
• 5:30
  be
• 5:30
  for
• 5:30
  me
• 5:31
  today?
• 5:32
  Well,
• 5:32
  your
• 5:32
  money
• 5:32
  should
• 5:32
  serve
• 5:33
  those
• 5:33
  things,
• 5:33
  not
• 5:33
  the
• 5:34
  other
• 5:34
  way
• 5:34
  around.
• 5:34
  So
• 5:34
  many
• 5:34
  of
• 5:34
  us
• 5:35
  feel
• 5:35
  like
• 5:35
  we
• 5:35
  serve
• 5:36
  money
• 5:36
  when
• 5:36
  money
• 5:37
  should
• 5:37
  be
• 5:37
  serving
• 5:37
  us.
• 5:38
  So
• 5:38
  let
• 5:38
  me
• 5:38
  ask
• 5:38
  you
• 5:38
  this
• 5:39
  question.
• 5:40
  Are
• 5:40
  you
• 5:40
  living
• 5:41
  out
• 5:41
  your
• 5:41
  calling
• 5:41
  today?
• 5:43
  Well,
• 5:43
  let's
• 5:43
  get
• 5:43
  right
• 5:43
  into
• 5:44
  the
• 5:44
  Bible.
• 5:44
  I
• 5:44
  found
• 5:44
  this
• 5:45
  verse
• 5:45
  from
• 5:45
  the
• 5:46
  book
• 5:46
  of
• 5:46
  Ephesians,
• 5:47
  chapter
• 5:47
  2,
• 5:47
  verse
• 5:48
  10.
• 5:49
  It
• 5:49
  says
• 5:49
  this.
• 5:50
  For
• 5:50
  we
• 5:50
  are
• 5:50
  God's
• 5:51
  handiwork,
• 5:52
  created
• 5:52
  in
• 5:52
  Christ
• 5:53
  Jesus.
• 5:53
  Do
• 5:53
  good
• 5:54
  works
• 5:54
  which
• 5:55
  God
• 5:55
  prepared
• 5:56
  in
• 5:56
  advance
• 5:56
  for
• 5:56
  us
• 5:56
  to
• 5:57
  do.
• 5:57
  I
• 5:58
  just
• 5:58
  want
• 5:58
  to
• 5:58
  unwind
• 5:58
  that
• 5:58
  a
• 5:59
  bit.
• 5:59
  First
• 5:59
  thing
• 5:59
  we
• 5:59
  see
• 6:00
  here
• 6:00
  is
• 6:00
  our
• 6:00
  identity
• 6:01
  in
• 6:01
  Christ.
• 6:02
  You're
• 6:02
  God's
• 6:03
  handiwork.
• 6:03
  Those
• 6:04
  skills,
• 6:04
  that
• 6:05
  creativity
• 6:05
  and
• 6:06
  those
• 6:06
  resources
• 6:07
  are
• 6:07
  all
• 6:07
  part
• 6:07
  of
• 6:07
  his
• 6:07
  plan.
• 6:08
  Well,
• 6:08
  guess
• 6:08
  what?
• 6:09
  Your
• 6:09
  financial
• 6:09
  life
• 6:10
  is
• 6:10
  part
• 6:10
  of
• 6:10
  that
• 6:10
  design.
• 6:11
  It's
• 6:11
  a
• 6:12
  tool
• 6:12
  to
• 6:12
  help
• 6:12
  you
• 6:12
  fulfill
• 6:12
  your
• 6:13
  calling.
• 6:13
  Another
• 6:14
  thing
• 6:14
  the
• 6:14
  scripture
• 6:15
  talk
• 6:15
  about
• 6:15
  is
• 6:15
  the
• 6:16
  purpose
• 6:16
  of
• 6:16
  wealth.
• 6:16
  See,
• 6:17
  money
• 6:17
  is
• 6:17
  not
• 6:17
  the
• 6:17
  end
• 6:18
  goal.
• 6:18
  So
• 6:18
  many
• 6:18
  people
• 6:18
  get
• 6:19
  stuck
• 6:19
  on
• 6:19
  that.
• 6:20
  It's
• 6:20
  not
• 6:20
  the
• 6:20
  end
• 6:21
  goal.
• 6:21
  It's
• 6:21
  a
• 6:22
  means
• 6:22
  to
• 6:22
  an
• 6:22
  end.
• 6:22
  It's
• 6:23
  a
• 6:23
  way
• 6:23
  to
• 6:23
  fuel
• 6:23
  those
• 6:24
  good
• 6:24
  works
• 6:24
  that
• 6:25
  God
• 6:25
  prepared
• 6:25
  in
• 6:26
  advance
• 6:26
  for
• 6:26
  you.
• 6:27
  And
• 6:27
  this
• 6:27
  investment
• 6:28
  series,
• 6:28
  that
• 6:28
  passive
• 6:29
  income
• 6:29
  frees
• 6:30
  you
• 6:30
  up
• 6:30
  from
• 6:30
  being
• 6:30
  chained
• 6:31
  to
• 6:31
  that
• 6:31
  constant
• 6:31
  labor
• 6:32
  so
• 6:32
  that
• 6:32
  you
• 6:32
  can
• 6:33
  actually
• 6:33
  focus
• 6:33
  on
• 6:34
  eternal
• 6:34
  impact.
• 6:36
  What
• 6:36
  else
• 6:36
  does
• 6:36
  the
• 6:36
  verse
• 6:37
  tell
• 6:37
  us?
• 6:37
  It
• 6:37
  talks
• 6:37
  about
• 6:38
  stewardship
• 6:38
  and
• 6:39
  multiplication,
• 6:39
  like
• 6:39
  the
• 6:40
  parable
• 6:40
  of
• 6:40
  the
• 6:40
  talents.
• 6:40
  I've
• 6:41
  talked
• 6:41
  about
• 6:41
  that
• 6:41
  on
• 6:41
  the
• 6:41
  show.
• 6:42
  Investments
• 6:43
  allow
• 6:43
  what
• 6:43
  God
• 6:44
  has
• 6:44
  entrusted
• 6:44
  to
• 6:44
  grow
• 6:45
  and
• 6:45
  to
• 6:45
  multiply.
• 6:46
  And
• 6:46
  that
• 6:47
  passive
• 6:47
  income
• 6:48
  means
• 6:48
  your
• 6:48
  resources
• 6:49
  can
• 6:49
  keep
• 6:49
  working
• 6:50
  for
• 6:50
  you
• 6:50
  for
• 6:51
  kingdom
• 6:51
  purposes,
• 6:52
  even
• 6:52
  when
• 6:52
  you're
• 6:53
  asleep
• 6:53
  at
• 6:53
  night.
• 6:54
  And
• 6:55
  last
• 6:55
  but
• 6:55
  not
• 6:55
  least,
• 6:56
  it
• 6:56
  builds
• 6:57
  margin
• 6:57
  for
• 6:57
  that
• 6:57
  mission.
• 6:58
  Like
• 6:58
  my
• 6:58
  client
• 6:58
  learned,
• 6:59
  financial
• 6:59
  freedom
• 7:00
  creates
• 7:00
  space.
• 7:01
  It
• 7:01
  creates
• 7:02
  time
• 7:02
  and
• 7:02
  energy
• 7:03
  and
• 7:03
  flexibility
• 7:04
  so
• 7:04
  that
• 7:04
  you
• 7:04
  can
• 7:05
  serve,
• 7:05
  give
• 7:05
  and
• 7:06
  lead
• 7:06
  without
• 7:06
  being
• 7:06
  drained
• 7:07
  by
• 7:07
  those
• 7:07
  financial
• 7:08
  pressures.
• 7:09
  That
• 7:09
  passive
• 7:10
  income
• 7:10
  provides
• 7:10
  margin
• 7:11
  to
• 7:11
  say
• 7:11
  yes
• 7:11
  to
• 7:12
  opportunities
• 7:12
  that
• 7:13
  God
• 7:13
  puts
• 7:13
  in
• 7:14
  front
• 7:14
  of
• 7:14
  you.
• 7:15
  And
• 7:15
  it
• 7:15
  all
• 7:15
  leads
• 7:16
  to
• 7:16
  eternal
• 7:16
  impact.
• 7:17
  See,
• 7:17
  good
• 7:18
  works
• 7:18
  are
• 7:18
  not
• 7:19
  just
• 7:19
  about
• 7:19
  generosity
• 7:20
  today.
• 7:21
  Think
• 7:21
  about
• 7:21
  that
• 7:21
  for
• 7:22
  a
• 7:22
  second.
• 7:22
  They
• 7:22
  create
• 7:23
  ripple
• 7:23
  effects
• 7:23
  that
• 7:24
  outlast
• 7:24
  your
• 7:24
  lifetime.
• 7:25
  Things
• 7:25
  that
• 7:25
  you
• 7:25
  do
• 7:26
  now,
• 7:26
  the
• 7:27
  ministries
• 7:27
  that
• 7:27
  you
• 7:28
  start,
• 7:28
  the
• 7:28
  things
• 7:29
  that
• 7:29
  you
• 7:29
  give
• 7:29
  back
• 7:29
  are
• 7:30
  going
• 7:30
  to
• 7:30
  ripple
• 7:30
  for
• 7:30
  generations.
• 7:32
  And
• 7:32
  when
• 7:32
  you
• 7:32
  align
• 7:33
  your
• 7:33
  investments
• 7:33
  with
• 7:34
  God
• 7:34
  purposes,
• 7:35
  you
• 7:35
  can
• 7:35
  shift
• 7:35
  from
• 7:36
  building
• 7:36
  wealth
• 7:36
  for
• 7:37
  comfort
• 7:37
  to
• 7:38
  building
• 7:38
  wealth
• 7:38
  for
• 7:38
  kingdom
• 7:39
  significance.
• 7:40
  How
• 7:40
  about
• 7:40
  we
• 7:40
  pray
• 7:41
  together?
• 7:42
  Father,
• 7:42
  we
• 7:42
  just
• 7:42
  come
• 7:43
  to
• 7:43
  you
• 7:43
  right
• 7:43
  now.
• 7:43
  We
• 7:43
  just
• 7:44
  are
• 7:44
  so
• 7:44
  grateful
• 7:45
  for
• 7:45
  the
• 7:45
  opportunities
• 7:46
  that
• 7:46
  you
• 7:46
  give
• 7:46
  us,
• 7:46
  Lord.
• 7:47
  And
• 7:47
  we
• 7:47
  ask
• 7:48
  you
• 7:48
  right
• 7:48
  now
• 7:48
  to
• 7:48
  show
• 7:49
  us
• 7:49
  how
• 7:49
  our
• 7:49
  money
• 7:49
  can
• 7:50
  fuel
• 7:50
  the
• 7:50
  mission
• 7:50
  that
• 7:50
  you
• 7:51
  have
• 7:51
  for
• 7:51
  our
• 7:51
  lives,
• 7:51
  Lord.
• 7:52
  Help
• 7:52
  us
• 7:52
  to
• 7:53
  find
• 7:53
  wisdom,
• 7:53
  to
• 7:53
  use
• 7:54
  investments
• 7:54
  as
• 7:54
  tools,
• 7:55
  Lord,
• 7:55
  and
• 7:55
  not
• 7:56
  idols.
• 7:57
  And
• 7:57
  give
• 7:57
  us
• 7:57
  courage
• 7:58
  to
• 7:58
  step
• 7:58
  into
• 7:58
  your
• 7:59
  calling
• 7:59
  with
• 7:59
  faith,
• 8:00
  even
• 8:00
  though
• 8:00
  the
• 8:00
  world
• 8:01
  tells
• 8:01
  us
• 8:01
  to
• 8:01
  do
• 8:01
  something
• 8:01
  else.
• 8:02
  And
• 8:02
  we
• 8:02
  ask
• 8:02
  all
• 8:02
  of
• 8:02
  this
• 8:03
  courageously
• 8:04
  in
• 8:04
  the
• 8:04
  name
• 8:04
  of
• 8:05
  Jesus.
• 8:06
  Amen.
• 8:07
  Well,
• 8:07
  here's
• 8:07
  your
• 8:07
  one
• 8:08
  action
• 8:08
  step
• 8:08
  for
• 8:08
  today.
• 8:09
  I
• 8:09
  want
• 8:09
  you
• 8:09
  to
• 8:09
  write
• 8:09
  down
• 8:10
  one
• 8:10
  specific
• 8:10
  dream.
• 8:11
  We
• 8:11
  talked
• 8:11
  about
• 8:11
  that
• 8:11
  a
• 8:11
  few
• 8:12
  minutes
• 8:12
  ago.
• 8:12
  If
• 8:12
  you
• 8:13
  didn't
• 8:13
  have
• 8:13
  to
• 8:13
  work
• 8:13
  anymore,
• 8:14
  what
• 8:14
  would
• 8:15
  you
• 8:15
  dream?
• 8:15
  What
• 8:15
  would
• 8:16
  your
• 8:16
  dream
• 8:16
  be?
• 8:17
  See,
• 8:17
  your
• 8:17
  investments
• 8:18
  could
• 8:18
  give
• 8:18
  you
• 8:18
  space
• 8:19
  to
• 8:19
  live
• 8:19
  out
• 8:19
  your
• 8:19
  calling.
• 8:20
  Right
• 8:20
  now.
• 8:21
  Maybe
• 8:21
  it's
• 8:21
  taking
• 8:22
  a
• 8:22
  day
• 8:22
  off
• 8:22
  each
• 8:22
  week
• 8:22
  for
• 8:23
  ministry.
• 8:23
  Maybe
• 8:24
  it's
• 8:24
  funding
• 8:24
  a
• 8:24
  family
• 8:25
  mission,
• 8:25
  trips.
• 8:25
  Whatever
• 8:26
  it
• 8:26
  is,
• 8:26
  I
• 8:27
  want
• 8:27
  you
• 8:27
  to
• 8:27
  put
• 8:27
  it
• 8:27
  on
• 8:27
  paper.
• 8:28
  Because
• 8:29
  if
• 8:29
  you
• 8:29
  don't
• 8:29
  define
• 8:30
  it,
• 8:30
  your
• 8:30
  money
• 8:31
  will
• 8:31
  never
• 8:31
  serve
• 8:32
  it.
• 8:32
  So
• 8:32
  that's
• 8:32
  my
• 8:32
  action
• 8:32
  step
• 8:33
  for
• 8:33
  today.
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  more
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  I
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  to
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  do
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  you
• 8:40
  can
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  you
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  can
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  share
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  this
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  episode
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  with
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  a
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  friend.
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  might
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  be
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  what
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  they
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  need
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  to
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  hear
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  this
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  week.
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  Friend,
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  money
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  is
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  not
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  your
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  master,
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  it's
• 8:54
  your
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  servant.
• 8:54
  I
• 8:54
  want
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  to
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  repeat
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  that
• 8:55
  because
• 8:55
  it's
• 8:55
  so
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  important
• 8:56
  that
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  you
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  understand
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  that
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  so
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  many
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  people
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  get
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  hung
• 8:58
  up
• 8:58
  on
• 8:58
  that.
• 8:59
  Money
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  is
• 8:59
  not
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  your
• 9:00
  master,
• 9:00
  it's
• 9:01
  your
• 9:01
  servant.
• 9:02
  And
• 9:02
  when
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  you
• 9:02
  align
• 9:03
  your
• 9:03
  investments
• 9:03
  with
• 9:04
  God's
• 9:04
  callings,
• 9:05
  you're
• 9:05
  not
• 9:05
  just
• 9:05
  building
• 9:06
  wealth,
• 9:07
  you're
• 9:07
  building
• 9:07
  Kingdom
• 9:08
  Impact,
• 9:08
  and
• 9:09
  you're
• 9:09
  doing
• 9:09
  it
• 9:09
  today.
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  So
• 9:10
  let's
• 9:10
  build
• 9:11
  on
• 9:11
  those
• 9:11
  dreams
• 9:12
  today.
• 9:12
  Let's
• 9:12
  all
• 9:12
  go
• 9:13
  out
• 9:13
  there
• 9:13
  and
• 9:13
  be
• 9:14
  financially
• 9:14
  confident
• 9:15
  Christians.
• 9:15
  I
• 9:16
  want
• 9:16
  to
• 9:16
  encourage
• 9:16
  you
• 9:16
  stay
• 9:17
  financially
• 9:17
  savvy.
• 9:18
  God
• 9:18
  bless
• 9:18
  you,
• 9:19
  and
• 9:19
  I'll
• 9:19
  talk
• 9:19
  to
• 9:19
  you
• 9:19
  again
• 9:20
  tomorrow.