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should come up brilliant so morning morning morning everyone or actually for some people

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it's afternoon or evening depending on where you are in the world great to see you all and

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i'm super excited about finishing strong this was initially birthed for people who are 80 plus

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to make sure that they are finishing that last space and then i was like ah actually if we so

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there's a i can't remember who it is that talks about a decathlon like getting ready for literally

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being in that where do you want to be when you're 100 and what are the 10 things that you want to be

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able to do when you get to that stage now the earlier that we plan the earlier that we think

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about it the better we're going to be at the end so i was like ah that actually applies to all of

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and the principles that i'm going to share with you and what i'm going to be sharing with you

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are work for somebody when they're 55 or when they're 105 it really doesn't matter so

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i'm going to share with you the best of what i've learned predominantly over the last five years

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and it is going to be faith-based because everyone including and with the first exercise we do

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i do with the lindisfarne boys so they are um they're at an anglican school no actually it's

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a presbyterian school that's the religion that comes from but most of them are non-believers

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they don't even believe god exists and so i get them to do this exercise and they go oh

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oh actually i can hear from god oh okay so what i'm going to do today the first session is actually

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just challenging you to think about who your god is so i'm going to share about my god but it's

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also we're going to challenge some of that thinking we're just going to look in because

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when we tune into the right power source then we're good to go because we're getting the right

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information we're strengthening who we are we we're actually tuning into the creator of who

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actually created us who created the world who brought this all into existence so that's the

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key to today it's like why are we here what are we here for and what what is the purpose so we're

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going to cover a huge amount in the next three days but it's ultimately for each one of you

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and for those watching the replay to be able to really dig into our inside out who am i and what

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why am i on this planet what am i here for and then how am i going to make sure that i get to

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the i've run my race i've had the most amazing life that i could possibly have had live with

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no regrets boom i get to the finish line and i'm like yay i'm ready because there'd be nothing worse

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than getting to the finish line and going oh i wish i'd done this i wish i'd done that i wish

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i'd done whatever because that is seriously unhelpful so let's make sure that you get to do

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what you want to do are there any questions has everyone managed to print off the worksheets or

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download it has everyone got that yes you're all good with that brilliant just get rid of that too

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and here we go we are into finishing strong because that's what we're here for today

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and so today i really want you to connect now so you're going to write there's a bit of blurb

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about me and what we're going to get so this is what we're going to get done we're going to put

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wind back in your sails so if you've got to a stage where you're a bit deflated you're not quite sure

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you're not sure where you're going we're going to put the wind back in your sails and we're

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going to make sure that this second half of your life whatever that is for you and for some of you

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it might be three quarters because angela's quite young um so you know but we're going to make sure

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that the rest of your life is the best of your life or if you actually none of you are in mind

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none of you are as old as i am but for me i'm halfway well maybe jean is almost there um but

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you know i've had 50 years already and that's like my testing it's like i've been learning

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and now i'm getting the real fruit i'm having the fun in this season of my life and that's what i

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want to pay forward to you guys is so that you now live your best life every single day a life

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fulfilled where you're really ready to make a difference so every day i know that i add value

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and funny i've just been i've actually been using my phone to just during my day as opposed to my

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journal for this week randomly um just to write down all the things i'm grateful for all the

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blessings each day or you know what has been oh my goodness thank you for this thank you for that

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being grateful and it's amazing i've got about 60 things and i'm only what wednesday or something

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on there, but you know, where you really make a difference,

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where something really happens.

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And then also thriving in the season that you're in,

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because that's the key.

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You want to know what season you're in,

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because we have four seasons, thank you, God.

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And in those seasons, different things happen.

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And so it's important that if you're in a winter season,

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you're not then trying to reap a harvest,

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because it's not going to work.

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So we're going to be clear,

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that seasons we're going to get into specifically tomorrow,

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but, and having clarity and purpose on the season.

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So that's going to be our key chunks tomorrow.

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And then carving out your unique path,

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full of love and peace and joy.

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So getting that, most of you've coached with me.

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So most of you know what it's like.

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We set this thing and we look ahead

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and this is where I'm going.

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You know, these are the things I want to do.

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And then living your best life every day

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and leaving a legacy.

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We want to make sure that we're passing on to children

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or grandchildren or whatever space that we're in,

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we're passing the good stuff on, not the ugly stuff.

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We want to be able to have fulfilling relationships.

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And thank you for those of you

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who filled in the questionnaire beforehand,

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because that was helpful.

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It's going to help me be clear on my coaching today.

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So we're going to start with a really fun exercise.

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And I'm going to do it too.

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In fact, I can, I'm not going to type it in

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because I don't want to affect what you guys are doing yet.

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I can type it in in a minute,

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but I want you all just to, okay.

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So first things first,

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put a thumbs up, an electronic thumbs up.

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If you can, so for example,

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I'm going to say, if I want to,

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can I say my own name to myself, but just in my head?

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So can you hear,

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if I was to say my own name to myself in my head,

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can I hear that?

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And I'm asking you the same thing.

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So if you were to say your name in your head,

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can you hear it in your head?

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So I want a thumb, electronic thumbs up

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for those of you who can hear your own name in your head.

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Gina can hear hers, that's gold.

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If you were to, Angela can hear hers, that's fantastic.

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So can Diana.

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Amy, can you hear your,

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if you were to say your own name in your head,

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can you hear it?

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And Siham?

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So the whole approach today,

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that is where we're coming from

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in terms of being able to hear the voice.

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So that is how, if you can hear your name in your head,

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that is how I hear God's voice.

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So I want you to ask God what game He wants to play with you

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and whatever game comes first into your head,

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I want you to write it down.

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So right now, ask God what game He wants to play with you.

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So what game is it He wants to play with you?

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I'm going to write that down.

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Got a new game today.

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So whatever game comes into your head,

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type it in or write it down on your form.

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And then the second one is to ask God

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why He wants to play that game with you.

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whatever thoughts come into your head,

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however crazy they are, just write them down.

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And then the third thing is to ask God

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what He wants you to learn from playing this game with you.

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So what is it that He wants you to learn?

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What is it that He wants you to learn from playing this game with you?

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What is it that He wants you to learn from playing this game with you?

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Give us a thumbs up when you have got that,

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if you've got answers to those three questions,

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Sally, I can't do this, or whatever it might be.

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Yes, so I was just wondering what, what, what does game mean.

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Oh, good. That's a good question. So, again, can be anything it could be so for the boys sometimes it's tennis, sometimes it's rugby, sometimes in this morning for me it was chess.

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It could be a puzzle, it could be anything that you play could be cards. So a game is something that you play with somebody so whatever it might be, it could even be hopscotch, or it could be on a cat's cradle, or like anything that is a game.

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Good question. I haven't thought about people not being able to relate to that. So if you think just now just sit quietly and go okay.

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What's the first game what's the first activity that comes into my head.

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Okay, the word game to me is, I'm not a game player.

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Okay, what you're talking about to me is for.

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And I don't think God plays games.

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Okay, so, so I've been playing games but not God. See him.

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I am challenging your thinking in this, I'm not asking you to play a sport if that's not what you do and God won't ask you to do anything that you won't do what I'm doing here is helping you to hear his voice.

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So the next part you'll see in a minute so it'll probably come out and the next part is how you see God.

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But God is not wanting to play unhelpful games God wants you to have fun. He wants you to enjoy life he wants you to embrace things.

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And people will share this morning I'm sure the game that they've got, and why he wants to play the game with them, and what he wants him to learn.

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So, I just would encourage you to just go okay what game comes into my head and no it won't be sport, because that's not your gig.

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But it might be, it might be Sudoku, it might be something that is more in line, it will be something that's more in line with something that you would normally do, although I've got a game I would never play so interesting that he's given me something that I would never play.

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So, for example, this morning, as I asked the question, and he gave me chess, and I'm like, why do you want to play chess with me.

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And he said, because it's strategic.

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And it's the two of us, the two of us get to play the game together because it's just two of us. So he wants to play it because there's just two of us, and because it's strategic.

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And I'm like, okay, so I'm like, oh, so what do you want me to learn from it. And he's like, I want you to win in the game of life so I'm going to show you through chess.

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It's like I want you to win I want you to learn how to win.

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I'm like, oh, okay.

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So it's not this isn't this isn't a win lose this isn't a I'm going to play. It's not a competition, because that's not how God is God wants us to partner he wants a relationship with us he wants to grow us.

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He wants to learn he wants to take us to higher levels. And so what I'm doing here is helping you to hear his voice. And this is just a way it's a tool of helping you to start hear his voice, because he actually wants to partnership with you.

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He wants to have fun with you. He wants to take you to new levels he wants to do new stuff with you. But he can only do that if the pair of you are in relationship so you need to be able to hear hear his voice.

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So just sit and have a think and if you can't right now don't stress, we're going to go on to something in a minute that will help to open that door. Does anybody want to share what God game.

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Anybody wants to play with them this morning. Yeah, go Gina you put your hand up, go for it.

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You have to take yourself off mute though because we can't hear you my lovely.

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It's finding where that thing is. Okay, yeah.

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I'm softball.

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teamwork, strength, coordination and communication.

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And he's telling me trust your team.

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Very good. Love it. Love it. Excellent. Okay, what was his teamwork, what did he say.

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Trust your team work, strength, coordination, communication.

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And, and trust your team and you know like I

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We've got a challenge coming up in September, 9-11, where we are doing the stair climb in

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remembrance of the firefighters who lost their lives at the Sky Tower, and at the moment

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I'm in training for that and I have a team of guys that I'm with, there's four or five

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of us, and that just comes in line with that and, you know, like, trust in myself that

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I can do this and trust in my team that they're going to help me get through it as well, so

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That's amazing.

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Brilliant.

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Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.

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I love it.

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And I hope you get your unstable internet sorted, sorted, I know that Diana's just struggling

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I am?

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Well, it says on the chat, or is it my internet that's unstable?

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Yes, that's done.

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I think that's working now properly.

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Brilliant.

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I love it.

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But is there anyone here who feels confident they want to share how they see God? Because sometimes we see God as a tyrant telling us off. Sometimes we see him as somebody who is far away, as opposed to somebody we can actually chat to.

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That's a cool God. That's a God I want to know. That is amazing. Thank you for sharing. That is beautiful. And how can we go wrong if we've got a God like that who lives in us and with us? That is so cool. Thank you. It's beautiful. Does anybody else want to share or, you know, have a word or share how they see their God?

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Yeah, so, um, well, so the character of my God would be that God elevates me and makes me grow. But I found most revealing for me the third question, the most important part of the body to God, and for me was the one that hurts the most, because God can heal.

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Yeah, he can. We're going to go on to the other two in a minute. But that top one was how do you see God? So who is God to you? How do you, it's all right. It's brilliant. I love the fact that you're like, oh, I'm getting a hit. I like you're getting excited. Go ahead. It's great. But what's that first one? Is there, is it anything? How do you see him? Do you see him as close? Do you see him as a dad? How do you see him?

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I see him through my struggles, but I also see him even more through the joyful moments past my struggles. And God is most, the most holy and he guides me.

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Brilliant. I love it. I love it. And I hope for all of you just by knowing you can now hear his voice, so having that confirmed and just how you see him is this loving father who wants the best for you, who absolutely is holy, who is our guide, who is our peace, who is our joy.

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Okay. So what I would like you to think about is what is the character of your God? So Diane has already gone ahead and had a little bit of a think about that. So she can have a bit more thinking about that. But what's the character of him? You know, is he a tyrant? Is he wanting you to perform well? Is he caring? Is he kind? What is he for you?

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of that is the character of who he is.

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He never ever, you know, goes off on a tangent or whatever, because he's always the same.

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the one that they use a lot for weddings, which is love is patient, love is kind, it

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does not envy, it does not boast, it's not self seeking, because that for me, is who

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Yeah, go Amy, take yourself off mute, hun.

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Yeah, so I've put in loving, forgiving, kind, caring, always there, persistent, patient.

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I love it, forgiving to mind, because that's key, you know, I love that.

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the bolognese, doesn't look at everything that the dog is cleaning off the floor, doesn't

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That's your perspective, Amy.

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good good i love it i love it i love it okay so now we've got our minds in the right space

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about this is a god who loves us who's holy who cares for us who create like he is the perfecter

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of our peace he's like oh my goodness this is so cool and then we've got what is the most important

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part of the body to god and why because he talks about the body and so it's like oh what does that

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mean so i just want you to take a moment to think about what's most important to god and there's

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there's different bits for different spaces but anyone want to share what they think the

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other and follow accordingly i.e. peaceful mind peaceful heart peaceful life

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this before you've even come on the course you are no no I did it now I did it now when I was

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gold. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. That's awesome. Anyone else want to share their body

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part? Go for it, Amy. And then I'll pick on Gina because I haven't really heard from her much.

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things that don't belong to us, it then clouds our judgment, it clouds what we see. So you're

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absolutely right. The heart is. And often, you know, that's that you're right. Often he talks

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about the heart. Excellent. I love that. Thank you, Gina. Yes, I had heart too. And it's because

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your heart is being damaged so much. We have to heal it a little more. You have to open up more

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and love yourself completely. And it is, you know, the world chucks some ugly stuff at us

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hasn't been the way we thought it would be. And and it can really hurt us. And that can come up

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in our hearts for sure. Diana, did you want to share anything? No, you're all good. And.

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the battle is often here. It's often in my head. You know, it's not it's I'm thinking about things

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that can be unhelpful. And I've got to flip that. And most of you, all of you coach with me. So you

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know how important it is to really rethink that stuff and to go, no, this is who I am. No,

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this is where I'm going. That's awesome, team. Great work. We'll do what shoes you're wearing

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tomorrow, because that is part of. Actually, let's we've got time. Are there any questions

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you want? What I really wanted to do today was to just lay the foundations of you being able to hear

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from God, from you having a close personal relationship with him. He is not some eerie,

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eerie, fluffy cloud or living. He's in you. And for those of us who've given our lives to Jesus,

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we have the Holy Spirit that lives in us. So he's with us 24 seven. We can tap into

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his thinking, his ways, his being. And you've just done that by being able to ask what game and what

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and how loving that he wants to grow you. He wants you to learn. He wants you to hang out with him

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and all of the things that you've shared here. If you've got some questions or you want to ask

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something, we can do that now. We've actually got time to do what shoes you're wearing,

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which is another game which sets us up, which means we can do a bit more on seasons tomorrow

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the word that rings in my ear a lot is forgiveness, which demonstrates how all of us need the same.

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thing. Yeah. All of us aspire for the same thing or want the same thing. Yeah. Yeah.

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relationship with him, we get to walk in all of the glory, all of the joy, all of the peace

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every day, regardless of our circumstances. But sadly what's happened is people don't know God.

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who blesses them every day. They don't see it. And then looking, many people are looking

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externally. So they're looking for, oh, when I get married, I'll be happy. Or when I've got this car,

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I'll have the kudos I need. Or when I've bought my house, this is what's going to happen.

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inside out, not outside in. And so that's a very astute awareness, Siham, of all looking for the

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same thing. We're all looking for love. We're all looking to be acknowledged. We're all looking to

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be valued. We're all looking to be respected. We're all looking to be successful. And when we

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do the thing that we're called to do, that's exactly what happens, which is God. Okay. You

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can have a sneak preview. Let's do some of it because we've got a little bit of time. So let's

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use it wisely. Unless anyone's got anything else they want to share. I'm really happy this is time

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for open discussion. It's time for questions if you've got them before. In fact, what I might do

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wants to ask? Is there anything like, oh, I hadn't thought about that? Or gosh, isn't it lovely that

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we all see God the same or whatever it might be? Anything anyone wants to share?

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the communication from what I heard from you girls. So that was something that I heard that

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came out commonly. But for me, I just felt it was a little bit more like towards healing or

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something else. But also, at first, I didn't share the first section, but that was communication

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Yeah, yeah. So what game did you want to play with you? And the game was just

434
00:43:28.080 --> 00:43:34.960
writing. I don't know if that's a game. But yeah, it does. And the thing is, there's no rules.

435
00:43:34.960 --> 00:43:41.680
It's not on everything. I love it. Everything that I'm doing is just it's it's kind of just

436
00:43:41.680 --> 00:43:47.360
giving you a structure to open up. There's no right or wrong answers, because we're all

437
00:43:47.360 --> 00:43:53.040
different. And God speaks to us differently. So if he wants to write with you, that is so. And so

438
00:43:53.040 --> 00:43:57.280
he wants to write with you to tell you a story. Is that what was the second part? So he wants to

439
00:43:57.280 --> 00:44:06.560
write with you a story, but in a way that is maybe healing and that is maybe keeping my head up with

440
00:44:06.560 --> 00:44:11.360
which means not to think necessarily about what others think about me, but only what God thinks

441
00:44:11.360 --> 00:44:20.960
about me and and just being patient with myself through the mistakes that I've made.

442
00:44:21.520 --> 00:44:25.760
Makes me think of the Adele song. What was the last one that is popular?

443
00:44:27.680 --> 00:44:35.040
Go easy on you, baby. Go easy on me, baby, or you anyway, talking about my young self.

444
00:44:37.520 --> 00:44:43.760
I love it. Now, note to selves, you guys have all met each other now. I did create a WhatsApp group.

445
00:44:44.960 --> 00:44:49.360
Have I? I don't know that I've done that. So I need to make sure I will

446
00:44:50.960 --> 00:44:54.640
give you all to the group. It's a little group just for Finishing Strong.

447
00:44:55.920 --> 00:44:59.760
And can you put the link for the Adele song in there?

448
00:45:00.000 --> 00:45:04.880
that can be our joy for the day, is to listen to the Adele song.

449
00:45:04.880 --> 00:45:11.120
They just had it on the TV, it was yesterday or the day before, yesterday.

450
00:45:11.120 --> 00:45:16.320
Yesterday in the morning they were playing it, please go easy on me, that video of it.

451
00:45:17.920 --> 00:45:18.420
Yes.

452
00:45:19.360 --> 00:45:24.320
So I'll make sure I add you all in, so I've obviously not done that part of the thing,

453
00:45:24.320 --> 00:45:28.160
so you can't even introduce yourselves on there, which will be great.

454
00:45:28.160 --> 00:45:30.880
So I'll make sure you all get added, because I've got your numbers,

455
00:45:30.880 --> 00:45:35.360
I think I've got all your numbers from your registration, so I'll be able to do that.

456
00:45:36.320 --> 00:45:38.000
But put that in, that'll be gold.

457
00:45:38.000 --> 00:45:43.280
And then also, if any of you want to put in there, you know, what the game was,

458
00:45:43.280 --> 00:45:46.320
or you know, what you're going to learn, or whatever it might be.

459
00:45:46.320 --> 00:45:50.640
Now I have the blessing of knowing most of you, because you've all coached with me,

460
00:45:50.640 --> 00:45:56.000
and so for me, I'm sitting here going, that is so spot on for Diana.

461
00:45:56.000 --> 00:46:05.040
Like, to do the writing, to hold her head up, to own, like, I'm sitting here almost crying,

462
00:46:05.040 --> 00:46:09.920
because it's, oh, I can feel it, it is so spot on for you, and I love that.

463
00:46:09.920 --> 00:46:14.640
And for, you know, Siham, for doing her coaching, because that's the space that,

464
00:46:14.640 --> 00:46:21.520
and she is about building relationships, and that's God, He knows you intimately,

465
00:46:21.520 --> 00:46:24.080
you know, it's like, wow, you know.

466
00:46:24.640 --> 00:46:27.440
And no one else can know that stuff, you know.

467
00:46:28.080 --> 00:46:33.120
And strategy is where he's taking me in this space, so it's like, bring it on.

468
00:46:33.840 --> 00:46:34.720
Excellent.

469
00:46:34.720 --> 00:46:38.000
Okay, Ian, thank you, thank you, thank you, that's so exciting.

470
00:46:38.000 --> 00:46:42.400
And I've written a big, in fact, I'm going to put my highlighter pen on it, WhatsApp,

471
00:46:42.400 --> 00:46:44.000
make sure I get off this call.

472
00:46:44.000 --> 00:46:47.680
I've actually got four calls back to back to back today, so it might take me an hour

473
00:46:49.120 --> 00:46:52.880
before I get to it to be able to put it on, but I will get you all on the WhatsApp today.

474
00:46:52.880 --> 00:46:54.240
Anything else?

475
00:46:54.240 --> 00:46:59.920
And this allows you guys to chat if there was, or ask questions in that space too.

476
00:46:59.920 --> 00:47:04.160
You know, oh, Sally, I really got stuck on this, or, you know, whatever it is that you

477
00:47:04.160 --> 00:47:07.760
want to ask, and when we get into seasons tomorrow, like, what does it really want to

478
00:47:07.760 --> 00:47:08.400
be looking at?

479
00:47:10.080 --> 00:47:15.760
So anything else that you guys want to ask now, or has it been a fresh revelation for

480
00:47:15.760 --> 00:47:16.080
you?

481
00:47:16.080 --> 00:47:19.920
Like, oh, actually, do you know what, I've never really thought about it.

482
00:47:19.920 --> 00:47:25.440
Or, I really want to encourage you guys today, or tomorrow, in Diana's case, because she

483
00:47:25.440 --> 00:47:26.320
might be going to bed soon.

484
00:47:27.360 --> 00:47:32.080
But, you know, like, what it is to just hang out with God, ask him questions.

485
00:47:32.960 --> 00:47:39.440
This is, this, we don't ask enough, if, okay, so if you had somebody in front of you right

486
00:47:39.440 --> 00:47:46.800
now, who knew all the answers to all of your problems, and all the solutions to everything,

487
00:47:47.760 --> 00:47:51.040
do you think you'd, if they were stood in front of you now, do you think you might ask

488
00:47:51.040 --> 00:47:51.760
them some questions?

489
00:47:53.760 --> 00:47:54.320
Chat with them?

490
00:47:57.120 --> 00:47:57.120


491
00:47:57.120 --> 00:48:02.160
I don't think, I think I would be stunned, I think I would be like, just.

492
00:48:04.400 --> 00:48:07.680
Yes, you are so right.

493
00:48:08.240 --> 00:48:09.200
Most of us would be like.

494
00:48:09.200 --> 00:48:15.200
I think to be, to be just in the, in what you know, you don't want to know what you

495
00:48:15.200 --> 00:48:15.760
don't know.

496
00:48:17.760 --> 00:48:18.960
I don't know, I don't know.

497
00:48:21.840 --> 00:48:25.920
I love your honesty, you don't want to be made to look a fool, like nobody wants to

498
00:48:25.920 --> 00:48:27.440
be made to look an idiot.

499
00:48:28.160 --> 00:48:31.200
And so I totally like, oh, I need to ask the right question.

500
00:48:32.160 --> 00:48:38.160
You know, like all that, but God wants to give us the best gifts, but if we don't ask

501
00:48:38.160 --> 00:48:41.360
for those gifts, he does give freely.

502
00:48:41.360 --> 00:48:44.800
So there is an element of the fact that actually the gifts are given freely.

503
00:48:45.360 --> 00:48:49.280
But what I am learning on my journey, and I journal every day.

504
00:48:49.280 --> 00:48:52.000
In fact, these are now, I'll show you.

505
00:48:52.000 --> 00:48:56.800
These are my journals, gone from one, I've actually got six, but here's four of them.

506
00:48:57.440 --> 00:49:01.920
And one of them is Father Prayers and Testimonials, Habits and Leadership.

507
00:49:02.480 --> 00:49:08.000
Direct learning, direct learning is where, in conversations with the Lord, is where

508
00:49:08.000 --> 00:49:13.760
I'm literally writing down what he gives me, what I ask him about, what I'm talking.

509
00:49:13.840 --> 00:49:16.960
So I'll just flick back one here.

510
00:49:16.960 --> 00:49:23.120
So one of the questions here is, what is the upgrade that is the one thing that I need

511
00:49:23.120 --> 00:49:24.480
to think brilliantly about?

512
00:49:24.480 --> 00:49:26.560
So what's the upgrade you want to give me today, God?

513
00:49:27.360 --> 00:49:30.880
What do I need to be thinking brilliantly or inspiringly about today?

514
00:49:31.440 --> 00:49:34.640
Or it could be, what do you think about this, Lord?

515
00:49:34.640 --> 00:49:36.160
Now, what do you think about this, God?

516
00:49:37.360 --> 00:49:40.080
And just let your pen flow.

517
00:49:41.040 --> 00:49:47.040
Let your thoughts, I have written down stuff in here and I'm like, that was never in my

518
00:49:47.040 --> 00:49:47.600
brain.

519
00:49:47.600 --> 00:49:49.440
That was cleverer than I would ever say.

520
00:49:50.000 --> 00:49:57.360
So I am learning as I'm going, but every day, or, you know, what research do I need

521
00:49:57.360 --> 00:49:58.000
to do?

522
00:49:58.000 --> 00:49:59.440
Or I've got an idea with God.

523
00:50:00.000 --> 00:50:08.960
God or I'm just flicking through to give you some questions here or I've just got a whole heap of

524
00:50:08.960 --> 00:50:15.280
testimonials or thank yous or whatever but there's whatever it is for you and I really encourage you

525
00:50:15.280 --> 00:50:23.680
to write stuff down because we forget we only live in the moment that we're in which is the present

526
00:50:24.560 --> 00:50:31.040
so the present is a gift funny that um and it's the gift of today we only live in today we only

527
00:50:31.040 --> 00:50:36.000
live in the moment because the past is already gone and the future hasn't happened yet but if

528
00:50:36.000 --> 00:50:43.120
we don't write down all the wonderful things of today and then we have a bad day we forget how

529
00:50:43.120 --> 00:50:48.960
good the days were so it's really important and as we're writing it down what we're actually doing

530
00:50:48.960 --> 00:50:56.480
is programming we we're reconfirming we're recommitting to a life full of joy and peace

531
00:50:56.480 --> 00:51:01.040
and love because we're and we're thanking God for all the things that he's done in our day

532
00:51:02.080 --> 00:51:07.520
but I've started instead of just being grateful my next level has been to ask him questions

533
00:51:08.560 --> 00:51:12.880
okay God what do you want me to do today who do you want me to hang out with what do I need to

534
00:51:12.880 --> 00:51:16.400
learn today what do you want to give me today what do you want to show me today

535
00:51:18.240 --> 00:51:27.440
and you'll be amazed at what you learn and how you grow so I encourage you to ask him a question

536
00:51:27.440 --> 00:51:33.120
between today and tomorrow ask him a question and then if you feel brave enough you can share the

537
00:51:33.120 --> 00:51:39.360
answer with us tomorrow and I will do the same I'll ask a question and I will bring whatever

538
00:51:39.360 --> 00:51:43.920
he gives me to the session tomorrow any other questions

539
00:51:48.720 --> 00:51:53.200
how's this been helpful oh Amy are you going to share something I can see you getting your hand

540
00:51:53.200 --> 00:52:02.240
near the unmovable um yeah so um it was interesting I thought how people are speaking about healing

541
00:52:02.320 --> 00:52:10.080
and um it's just like I've been thinking about it and it's like through my own life lately God's

542
00:52:10.080 --> 00:52:16.320
been showing there but also through my daughters um for those who don't know me my daughter gave

543
00:52:16.320 --> 00:52:25.040
her life to God she's nine on Sunday and she has been like 10 times happier since and it's just

544
00:52:25.040 --> 00:52:31.360
been great to see so to me that speaking you know like God will use those around us to

545
00:52:34.000 --> 00:52:39.680
show us also what he wants for us like he wants me to be happy he wants me to go out and have fun

546
00:52:39.680 --> 00:52:44.240
and that's actually what came up in the game for me he wanted me to play banana grams

547
00:52:44.880 --> 00:52:51.440
and that was just to have fun and to spend time and to learn that it's okay to have fun in life

548
00:52:52.320 --> 00:52:59.200
yeah oh yeah I love the fact that it's fun and it's okay to have fun and again thank you for

549
00:52:59.200 --> 00:53:05.200
sharing because that is so true to where you have been and where he wants to take you you know life

550
00:53:05.200 --> 00:53:12.880
has been challenging it's been hard it's been unhelpful at times and you know it has been quite

551
00:53:13.760 --> 00:53:21.520
dark for you but not anymore and he just he wants you to just enjoy what he's blessed you with and

552
00:53:21.520 --> 00:53:27.680
what he's given you and I think yeah I think it's it's very exciting and it is amazing and healing

553
00:53:28.240 --> 00:53:34.480
you know we uh and I'm sure Amy have I got permission to just share a little bit not

554
00:53:34.480 --> 00:53:40.800
the whole thing about Nicole but um so we a friend of mine or ours um I was not getting

555
00:53:40.800 --> 00:53:45.360
some breakthrough for Amy in terms of just some healing on her she her knee was giving her gyp but

556
00:53:45.360 --> 00:53:50.240
it was giving her gyp occasionally it wasn't all the time but when it came it was really painful

557
00:53:50.800 --> 00:53:57.040
and um so I asked a friend of mine who is um she does some ministry in that space and the power of

558
00:53:57.040 --> 00:54:03.200
us prayed for her and that knee has never come back you know so it is it's about like it's been

559
00:54:03.200 --> 00:54:09.760
completely healed and um I'll give a quick testimony just about healing and around God

560
00:54:09.760 --> 00:54:16.160
you know obviously I thought that God was my gig is to heal hearts and minds that's what I do all

561
00:54:16.160 --> 00:54:23.040
of you coach with me you know that my gig that what God helps me with is to help heal your hearts

562
00:54:23.040 --> 00:54:28.720
and heal your minds so you can then go on a brilliant journey of discovery and love you

563
00:54:28.720 --> 00:54:31.840
don't need to be walking with me every day you need to be walking with him every day

564
00:54:32.720 --> 00:54:38.160
so I just get you going I'm a firecracker that gets you going and we went to Australia for a

565
00:54:38.160 --> 00:54:44.000
couple of weeks which is why this is now where it is and the first thing we did was we arrived at

566
00:54:44.000 --> 00:54:49.360
an encounter night at um a friend's church so that we literally got off the plane drove straight to

567
00:54:49.360 --> 00:54:55.120
the encounter night and one of the ladies had a word for me there and she said I see a ruby in

568
00:54:55.120 --> 00:54:59.840
this hand and I see a ruby in this hand and I'm like okay whatever that is so

569
00:55:00.000 --> 00:55:03.560
So, you know, more valuable than rubies is a scripture.

570
00:55:03.560 --> 00:55:04.680
But when I actually looked it up

571
00:55:04.680 --> 00:55:06.080
and did some Googling about it,

572
00:55:06.080 --> 00:55:09.360
what rubies are for healing.

573
00:55:09.360 --> 00:55:11.840
The following day from that,

574
00:55:11.840 --> 00:55:15.040
I met a lady who I'd met online through like this,

575
00:55:15.040 --> 00:55:16.760
you know, met online, hadn't met her in person.

576
00:55:16.760 --> 00:55:17.840
We went out for lunch with her,

577
00:55:17.840 --> 00:55:20.200
went to the botanical gardens and Sydney had a great day,

578
00:55:20.200 --> 00:55:23.240
but she was really struggling with her back.

579
00:55:23.240 --> 00:55:25.360
And she had to have cushions to sit down and whatever.

580
00:55:25.360 --> 00:55:27.880
And I said, do you mind if we pray for your back?

581
00:55:27.880 --> 00:55:30.240
And I asked her a couple of questions about it.

582
00:55:30.240 --> 00:55:33.720
And she'd had excruciating pain for two years

583
00:55:33.720 --> 00:55:36.760
that they had not been able to get rid of.

584
00:55:36.760 --> 00:55:37.680
So she'd been back to the doctor.

585
00:55:37.680 --> 00:55:38.720
She'd had a knee operation

586
00:55:38.720 --> 00:55:42.000
and it left her with excruciating pain in her back.

587
00:55:42.000 --> 00:55:43.240
And she'd been back and they just said,

588
00:55:43.240 --> 00:55:44.480
oh, look, you're old.

589
00:55:44.480 --> 00:55:45.720
There's nothing we can do.

590
00:55:45.720 --> 00:55:47.400
We can't see anything on the scans, whatever,

591
00:55:47.400 --> 00:55:49.080
but she was in pain.

592
00:55:49.080 --> 00:55:53.000
So anyway, we prayed for her, completely healed.

593
00:55:53.000 --> 00:55:54.360
No pain.

594
00:55:54.360 --> 00:55:57.720
Like what the heck was that about?

595
00:55:58.560 --> 00:55:59.480
So laying hands on her.

596
00:55:59.480 --> 00:56:01.280
And I mean, Amy's been witness.

597
00:56:01.280 --> 00:56:03.720
She's part of our home group here

598
00:56:03.720 --> 00:56:07.000
where her dad's neck has been healed.

599
00:56:07.000 --> 00:56:09.720
So I always thought I was just going to be heart and mind,

600
00:56:09.720 --> 00:56:12.000
but actually as believers,

601
00:56:12.000 --> 00:56:14.680
we have hands and feet to do the work.

602
00:56:14.680 --> 00:56:18.560
And so we have capacity to be the conduit

603
00:56:18.560 --> 00:56:21.080
that God uses to heal people.

604
00:56:21.080 --> 00:56:24.440
So those both of you that have picked up on the healing,

605
00:56:24.480 --> 00:56:25.960
that is actually,

606
00:56:25.960 --> 00:56:30.160
he's clearly doing some healing in you in this season,

607
00:56:30.160 --> 00:56:32.200
but it's actually what we're here for too.

608
00:56:32.200 --> 00:56:33.360
So it's both, you know,

609
00:56:33.360 --> 00:56:36.760
it's for us and it's for freely given to freely give,

610
00:56:36.760 --> 00:56:37.680
you know?

611
00:56:37.680 --> 00:56:38.560
So I love that.

612
00:56:38.560 --> 00:56:39.880
So we've got two minutes.

613
00:56:39.880 --> 00:56:42.280
So what I'm going to do, if everyone's okay with that,

614
00:56:42.280 --> 00:56:45.480
I'm going to pray you all out to have an amazing day

615
00:56:45.480 --> 00:56:48.400
or night or 24 hours until I see you all tomorrow.

616
00:56:50.000 --> 00:56:52.080
So Father God, Holy Spirit, Jesus,

617
00:56:52.080 --> 00:56:54.160
thank you for being with us today.

618
00:56:54.880 --> 00:56:58.120
Thank you that you love us to the ends of the earth and back.

619
00:56:58.120 --> 00:56:59.920
Thank you for these beautiful women

620
00:56:59.920 --> 00:57:01.520
that have shown up this morning,

621
00:57:01.520 --> 00:57:04.680
that have been open and honest and vulnerable

622
00:57:04.680 --> 00:57:08.360
and just shared and enriched all of our lives.

623
00:57:08.360 --> 00:57:09.720
I love the games.

624
00:57:09.720 --> 00:57:12.480
They're all different that you want to play with us.

625
00:57:12.480 --> 00:57:15.480
I love the heart that you have for us.

626
00:57:15.480 --> 00:57:19.200
I love that you want us to go out and have fun

627
00:57:19.200 --> 00:57:21.920
and enjoy life and embrace.

628
00:57:21.920 --> 00:57:24.280
And I just say, thank you, thank you, thank you

629
00:57:24.280 --> 00:57:27.560
for all that you are and all that you are doing

630
00:57:27.560 --> 00:57:29.560
in Jesus mighty name.

631
00:57:29.560 --> 00:57:32.520
Bless these ladies, let them have fun,

632
00:57:32.520 --> 00:57:36.160
let them enjoy where they're going to from here

633
00:57:37.400 --> 00:57:41.640
and let them have an amazing, incredible 24 hours

634
00:57:41.640 --> 00:57:45.280
where they hear clearly from who you are

635
00:57:45.280 --> 00:57:47.600
and have some fun, answer their questions,

636
00:57:47.600 --> 00:57:48.760
whatever it is, Lord,

637
00:57:48.760 --> 00:57:51.280
and we'll look forward to hearing them tomorrow

638
00:57:51.280 --> 00:57:53.200
in Jesus name, amen.

639
00:57:55.560 --> 00:57:57.760
I love you all, beautiful ladies,

640
00:57:57.760 --> 00:57:59.960
take yourselves off mute, go love you, bye.

641
00:58:00.920 --> 00:58:03.080
And I'll see you all tomorrow.

642
00:58:03.080 --> 00:58:05.160
And for those of you who are watching the replay,

643
00:58:05.160 --> 00:58:08.360
please come and join us tomorrow, we would love to see you.

644
00:58:08.360 --> 00:58:09.640
God bless, take care.

645
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Bye.