WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:09.680 The absolute necessity that came when I didn't have an earthly dad anymore, and that seems 2 00:00:09.680 --> 00:00:17.240 to be who a lot of people go to for advice and direction, which is natural. 3 00:00:17.240 --> 00:00:20.520 You would obviously go to your dad, your parents, whatever. 4 00:00:20.520 --> 00:00:21.520 And I didn't have that. 5 00:00:21.520 --> 00:00:27.840 So it forced me to go to my heavenly father, who then, of course, picked me up right where 6 00:00:27.840 --> 00:00:50.000 I was and walked this journey with me and taught me everything that I've learned. 7 00:00:50.000 --> 00:00:54.120 Hi guys, and welcome to another episode of Truth Talk. 8 00:00:54.120 --> 00:01:00.520 Today we are wrapping up Season 1, and I could not be more excited to be on this journey 9 00:01:00.520 --> 00:01:01.520 with you guys. 10 00:01:01.520 --> 00:01:09.640 I really, really have learned so much in the last 10 episodes that I didn't really even 11 00:01:09.640 --> 00:01:10.800 know I didn't know. 12 00:01:10.800 --> 00:01:15.680 It's interesting because they say if you want to learn something, you should teach it. 13 00:01:15.680 --> 00:01:19.520 So I was under the impression you had to know about it before you started teaching. 14 00:01:19.520 --> 00:01:24.280 But God has just been so faithful, and He has taught me so much. 15 00:01:24.280 --> 00:01:29.200 And I really, really just hope that something that I might have said over the last several 16 00:01:29.200 --> 00:01:33.240 weeks has resonated with you as well. 17 00:01:33.240 --> 00:01:40.680 One thing that I will share with you is every week I take this podcast very seriously. 18 00:01:40.680 --> 00:01:46.320 And the content that I feel like the Lord lays on my heart is something that I seek 19 00:01:46.320 --> 00:01:49.840 Him over before I ever film. 20 00:01:49.840 --> 00:01:53.440 And sometimes it's really obvious, and sometimes it's not as obvious. 21 00:01:53.440 --> 00:01:58.120 Sometimes I think I'm going to film on this subject and the day before He changes it to 22 00:01:58.120 --> 00:02:04.720 this subject, which is fine, but I really try to be faithful to what I think He is telling 23 00:02:04.720 --> 00:02:07.400 me that He wants me to share. 24 00:02:07.400 --> 00:02:16.240 And the thing that I love about the Lord is that, and I have learned this because of 25 00:02:16.240 --> 00:02:24.560 the absolute necessity that came when I didn't have an earthly dad anymore. 26 00:02:24.560 --> 00:02:33.680 And that seems to be who a lot of people go to for advice and direction, which is natural. 27 00:02:33.680 --> 00:02:36.960 You would obviously go to your dad, your parents, whatever. 28 00:02:36.960 --> 00:02:37.960 And I didn't have that. 29 00:02:37.960 --> 00:02:44.320 So it forced me to go to my heavenly father, who then of course, picked me up right where 30 00:02:44.320 --> 00:02:51.360 I was and walked this journey with me and taught me everything that I've learned. 31 00:02:51.360 --> 00:02:54.960 And that is exactly what this is. 32 00:02:54.960 --> 00:02:56.520 It's a journey. 33 00:02:56.520 --> 00:03:05.160 I really would have preferred an event to have, okay, I'm healed, I can move on with 34 00:03:05.160 --> 00:03:06.160 my life. 35 00:03:06.360 --> 00:03:08.520 All right, let's move on to the next problem. 36 00:03:08.520 --> 00:03:12.440 But as my husband says, this is the gift that keeps on giving. 37 00:03:12.440 --> 00:03:16.160 Childhood sexual abuse is not something you just get over and move on. 38 00:03:16.160 --> 00:03:23.200 It literally infiltrates the way we view things, the way we see things, the way we hear things. 39 00:03:23.200 --> 00:03:28.400 And when you become a parent, it's like that on steroids because now not only are you trying 40 00:03:28.400 --> 00:03:32.200 to protect yourself, but now you've got these little ones that you're trying to protect 41 00:03:32.200 --> 00:03:34.400 that God's put in your care. 42 00:03:34.400 --> 00:03:37.520 And so it is a journey. 43 00:03:37.520 --> 00:03:41.560 And so that is actually an encouraging thing. 44 00:03:41.560 --> 00:03:42.560 It's kind of like forgiveness. 45 00:03:42.560 --> 00:03:44.880 You know, forgiveness is not an event either. 46 00:03:44.880 --> 00:03:49.200 It's something that you have to do repeatedly over and over and over again. 47 00:03:49.200 --> 00:03:51.880 It just doesn't happen overnight. 48 00:03:51.880 --> 00:03:59.520 And so because it is a journey, sometimes our journey is, you know, we have to do stuff 49 00:03:59.520 --> 00:04:03.680 daily to keep moving forward. 50 00:04:03.680 --> 00:04:04.680 Sometimes it's hourly. 51 00:04:04.680 --> 00:04:09.960 I mean, I've had days that I'm just like, you know, by noon, I'm exhausted because so 52 00:04:09.960 --> 00:04:14.000 much has triggered me just in that morning time. 53 00:04:14.000 --> 00:04:18.120 But the point is to keep moving forward. 54 00:04:18.120 --> 00:04:20.000 You know, it's okay to stop and rest. 55 00:04:20.000 --> 00:04:21.079 We've talked about that. 56 00:04:21.079 --> 00:04:22.079 That's not even optional. 57 00:04:22.079 --> 00:04:28.760 According to the Bible, God wants us to rest, but it's a constant moving forward. 58 00:04:28.760 --> 00:04:36.280 Our journey does not stop because we hit a wall or we have another trigger or whatever 59 00:04:36.280 --> 00:04:37.280 it is. 60 00:04:37.280 --> 00:04:43.080 We just know that this is something else the Lord is doing in our lives and trying to teach 61 00:04:43.080 --> 00:04:44.080 us. 62 00:04:44.080 --> 00:04:47.920 And we may pause for a moment, but we just keep moving forward. 63 00:04:47.920 --> 00:04:49.920 So I just want to encourage you in that. 64 00:04:49.920 --> 00:04:56.840 But I also want to acknowledge the fact that our lives, because of the way we think and 65 00:04:56.840 --> 00:05:00.000 the way we view things and the way we see things, and because we're so... 66 00:05:00.000 --> 00:05:03.340 so protective over ourselves and our children, 67 00:05:03.340 --> 00:05:06.460 a lot of what we deal with is very heavy 68 00:05:06.460 --> 00:05:09.020 and it's very tiring. 69 00:05:09.020 --> 00:05:12.540 So my season may be shorter 70 00:05:12.540 --> 00:05:15.580 than some of the other podcasts that you watch. 71 00:05:15.580 --> 00:05:19.060 We are gonna take a break because I know for me, 72 00:05:19.060 --> 00:05:22.380 if I'm not focused on my own health 73 00:05:22.380 --> 00:05:27.380 and what makes me a good mom and a good wife to my husband, 74 00:05:27.580 --> 00:05:29.460 then I'm not gonna be good for anyone else. 75 00:05:29.460 --> 00:05:31.580 And I wanna keep myself healthy. 76 00:05:31.580 --> 00:05:36.060 And after 10 solid weeks of lots and lots of content, 77 00:05:36.060 --> 00:05:37.500 I'm gonna take a little break 78 00:05:37.500 --> 00:05:40.620 and then we will come back refreshed and ready to go. 79 00:05:40.620 --> 00:05:43.500 So I just want to share that with you, 80 00:05:43.500 --> 00:05:47.520 but I also wanna talk to you about the benefits 81 00:05:47.520 --> 00:05:49.980 that come from suffering. 82 00:05:49.980 --> 00:05:52.120 The Bible's very clear on this. 83 00:05:52.120 --> 00:05:53.780 There are benefits. 84 00:05:53.780 --> 00:05:55.600 It's not just like we suffer 85 00:05:55.600 --> 00:05:58.300 and God allows these things to happen in our life 86 00:05:58.340 --> 00:05:59.580 for no reason. 87 00:05:59.580 --> 00:06:01.420 The Bible is very clear. 88 00:06:01.420 --> 00:06:04.740 And what I wanna do is share a few scriptures with you 89 00:06:04.740 --> 00:06:09.120 that talk about what benefits come from suffering. 90 00:06:09.120 --> 00:06:11.820 The first one that most of you have probably heard 91 00:06:11.820 --> 00:06:14.820 is James 1, two through four. 92 00:06:14.820 --> 00:06:17.440 It says, count it all joy, my brothers, 93 00:06:17.440 --> 00:06:19.780 when you meet trials of various kinds, 94 00:06:19.780 --> 00:06:22.660 for you know that the testing of your faith 95 00:06:22.660 --> 00:06:24.580 produces steadfastness. 96 00:06:24.580 --> 00:06:27.380 And let steadfastness have its full effect 97 00:06:27.380 --> 00:06:31.340 that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. 98 00:06:31.340 --> 00:06:33.360 Okay, so let's just break that down for a minute. 99 00:06:33.360 --> 00:06:36.620 First of all, this is about steadfastness, 100 00:06:36.620 --> 00:06:37.800 which we just talked about. 101 00:06:37.800 --> 00:06:40.340 That's the just continuing to move forward. 102 00:06:40.340 --> 00:06:42.140 Doesn't mean you don't get knocked down. 103 00:06:42.140 --> 00:06:44.460 It just means you keep going. 104 00:06:44.460 --> 00:06:47.740 And that steadfastness has its full effect. 105 00:06:47.740 --> 00:06:51.940 It makes us perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. 106 00:06:51.940 --> 00:06:53.500 That doesn't mean we are perfect. 107 00:06:53.500 --> 00:06:56.180 It means that because we allow the Lord 108 00:06:56.180 --> 00:06:58.820 to meet us where we are and pick us back up 109 00:06:58.820 --> 00:07:02.480 and keep walking with him through this journey, 110 00:07:02.480 --> 00:07:04.880 then there is nothing else that we need. 111 00:07:04.880 --> 00:07:07.500 We are lacking in nothing. 112 00:07:07.500 --> 00:07:10.780 And I love that because there's very little 113 00:07:10.780 --> 00:07:14.700 that we have in common with the Lord. 114 00:07:14.700 --> 00:07:17.980 But one of the things is no one suffered 115 00:07:17.980 --> 00:07:20.180 as much as he did, no one. 116 00:07:20.180 --> 00:07:21.620 When Jesus came to the earth, 117 00:07:21.620 --> 00:07:25.700 he suffered more than any of us ever can or ever will. 118 00:07:26.540 --> 00:07:31.300 Suffering is just a small way of having a little bit 119 00:07:31.300 --> 00:07:35.580 of understanding in what Jesus experienced on the cross. 120 00:07:35.580 --> 00:07:38.180 Nothing compared, I've never been on a cross, 121 00:07:38.180 --> 00:07:41.700 let me tell you, but he understands our suffering, 122 00:07:41.700 --> 00:07:44.540 which is another thing that draws me to him 123 00:07:44.540 --> 00:07:47.700 because he isn't just this God way out there 124 00:07:47.700 --> 00:07:51.620 that doesn't get that I'm sad or I'm feeling rejected 125 00:07:51.620 --> 00:07:54.020 or I'm feeling abandoned. 126 00:07:54.020 --> 00:07:56.620 Because he went through all of that, 127 00:07:56.620 --> 00:07:58.780 all of that when he was on the earth. 128 00:07:58.780 --> 00:08:03.780 Another verse is 2 Corinthians 1, verses three and four. 129 00:08:03.980 --> 00:08:04.820 It says, 130 00:08:04.820 --> 00:08:08.100 blessed be the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 131 00:08:08.100 --> 00:08:11.540 the father of mercies and God of all comfort, 132 00:08:11.540 --> 00:08:14.180 who comforts us in our affliction 133 00:08:14.180 --> 00:08:17.340 so that we may be able to comfort those 134 00:08:17.340 --> 00:08:20.240 who are in any affliction with the comfort 135 00:08:20.240 --> 00:08:24.680 with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 136 00:08:24.680 --> 00:08:27.520 In a nutshell, what that means is, 137 00:08:27.520 --> 00:08:29.800 is that when we suffer, 138 00:08:29.800 --> 00:08:32.720 God comforts us through the Holy Spirit 139 00:08:32.720 --> 00:08:36.159 and that comfort, now we have received comfort 140 00:08:36.159 --> 00:08:38.280 and now we can give that comfort out 141 00:08:38.280 --> 00:08:40.720 because you can't give something out 142 00:08:40.720 --> 00:08:42.440 that you've not received, right? 143 00:08:42.440 --> 00:08:45.720 So like if I have no money, I can't give you $5 144 00:08:45.720 --> 00:08:47.200 because I have no money. 145 00:08:47.200 --> 00:08:50.120 But if I go and I receive $5, 146 00:08:50.960 --> 00:08:51.800 I can give you $5. 147 00:08:51.800 --> 00:08:55.760 So this is talking about how it's through our suffering 148 00:08:55.760 --> 00:08:59.340 and our comfort we receive through the Holy Spirit, 149 00:08:59.340 --> 00:09:03.000 which then allows us to turn around and comfort our friend 150 00:09:03.000 --> 00:09:05.400 or our brother or our sister in Christ 151 00:09:05.400 --> 00:09:09.040 or whoever it is that God sends along your pathway. 152 00:09:09.040 --> 00:09:11.840 So that is very encouraging to know 153 00:09:11.840 --> 00:09:13.640 that your suffering is not in vain. 154 00:09:13.640 --> 00:09:15.520 There is a reason. 155 00:09:15.520 --> 00:09:17.800 And I know in my own personal experience, 156 00:09:17.800 --> 00:09:19.200 I used to have the thought, 157 00:09:19.200 --> 00:09:23.720 what possibly can come out of this 158 00:09:23.720 --> 00:09:27.800 that could be classified as good in any way? 159 00:09:27.800 --> 00:09:29.360 Like I kept it to myself 160 00:09:29.360 --> 00:09:31.080 because I didn't want anybody to know 161 00:09:31.080 --> 00:09:34.280 because I didn't think anything good ever, ever 162 00:09:34.280 --> 00:09:35.640 could come from it. 163 00:09:35.640 --> 00:09:38.960 But I took one little step of faith 164 00:09:38.960 --> 00:09:41.880 in sharing my story with someone 165 00:09:41.880 --> 00:09:44.080 and just one-on-one with someone 166 00:09:44.080 --> 00:09:47.860 and it completely broke her out of her own prison 167 00:09:47.860 --> 00:09:50.520 that she had the same story that I did. 168 00:09:50.520 --> 00:09:55.200 Well, that all of a sudden made me feel so much better 169 00:09:55.200 --> 00:09:59.200 that I had experienced what I had 170 00:09:59.200 --> 00:10:00.040 so that then 171 00:10:00.000 --> 00:10:03.640 I could relate to her and she could relate to me and I could help her because I 172 00:10:03.640 --> 00:10:08.520 was so much further along on my journey than she was and she did not know what 173 00:10:08.520 --> 00:10:10.640 to do. So that was very, 174 00:10:10.680 --> 00:10:15.480 very exciting for me to know that that my suffering did have a 175 00:10:15.480 --> 00:10:18.600 purpose and something good did come out of that. 176 00:10:19.160 --> 00:10:23.280 The last verse I want to share with you is first Peter one seven. 177 00:10:23.320 --> 00:10:28.120 It says so that the tested genuineness of your 178 00:10:28.120 --> 00:10:31.520 faith, more precious than gold that perishes, 179 00:10:31.560 --> 00:10:36.080 though it is tested by fire may be found to result in 180 00:10:36.080 --> 00:10:40.840 praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 181 00:10:41.120 --> 00:10:45.880 So I love that word fire because that is sometimes 182 00:10:45.960 --> 00:10:50.400 how I think it feels like it is so 183 00:10:50.560 --> 00:10:54.640 difficult. The things that we are experiencing, 184 00:10:54.840 --> 00:10:56.600 thinking, you know, 185 00:10:57.520 --> 00:11:02.400 looking back on whatever it is that is triggering us is so 186 00:11:02.400 --> 00:11:06.680 painful. I mean, it's like being in the fire. 187 00:11:06.720 --> 00:11:08.480 It is that much pain. 188 00:11:08.920 --> 00:11:13.280 And I love that word fire because there are times that you 189 00:11:13.280 --> 00:11:17.800 literally feel like you are in the fire, but you know, 190 00:11:17.920 --> 00:11:21.240 gold is purified in fire. 191 00:11:21.480 --> 00:11:24.800 So if we did not go through certain things, 192 00:11:24.840 --> 00:11:29.240 then we are not going to end up in the place that God wants 193 00:11:29.240 --> 00:11:31.600 us to be as he wants us to be. 194 00:11:31.640 --> 00:11:36.480 There are certain things that have to experience that heat in 195 00:11:36.520 --> 00:11:38.800 order to come out on the other side, 196 00:11:38.840 --> 00:11:41.360 the way that it's supposed to be. 197 00:11:41.880 --> 00:11:46.120 And then it says may be found to result in 198 00:11:46.120 --> 00:11:50.840 praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 199 00:11:51.440 --> 00:11:53.600 Everything that, 200 00:11:54.200 --> 00:11:58.400 that we do is for God's glory. 201 00:11:58.800 --> 00:12:03.560 And so if there is something in me that God can 202 00:12:03.560 --> 00:12:06.880 use for his glory, then I don't care what it is. 203 00:12:06.920 --> 00:12:11.600 I want him to use that because that was the sole purpose for me 204 00:12:11.600 --> 00:12:16.240 being created was to bring glory to my father in heaven. 205 00:12:16.600 --> 00:12:20.920 And so if this is what it takes for me on this side of 206 00:12:20.920 --> 00:12:23.600 heaven, then I am really, 207 00:12:23.600 --> 00:12:28.240 really happy to experience whatever it is that he 208 00:12:28.240 --> 00:12:31.720 thinks that I need to experience to bring him glory. 209 00:12:31.920 --> 00:12:35.560 That is not something that I would wish on somebody. 210 00:12:35.560 --> 00:12:37.360 It's not something that, you know, 211 00:12:37.400 --> 00:12:41.400 I long for as far as going through that pain. 212 00:12:41.720 --> 00:12:46.280 But if it is for the purpose of bringing God glory, 213 00:12:46.440 --> 00:12:50.400 then it makes all of it worth it. Every bit of it worth it. Because again, 214 00:12:50.440 --> 00:12:53.520 there's not much that I can give back to the Lord. 215 00:12:53.560 --> 00:12:57.920 There is very little at all that I can offer to him. 216 00:12:58.000 --> 00:13:02.640 And if this is something that I can offer, then I am happy to do that. 217 00:13:03.600 --> 00:13:07.560 Another thing I want to talk to you guys about, because there's so much, 218 00:13:08.560 --> 00:13:13.560 there's so much right now in America that in maybe in the whole world, 219 00:13:15.360 --> 00:13:19.480 I don't know. I don't look at world news. I look at what's going on here. 220 00:13:19.520 --> 00:13:24.320 And I know there is so much fear of man going on 221 00:13:24.320 --> 00:13:28.920 today because there are people being canceled and people being 222 00:13:28.920 --> 00:13:32.280 targeted and people, you know, just all kinds of stuff going on. 223 00:13:32.400 --> 00:13:36.600 So people are being silenced for lots of different reasons. 224 00:13:36.640 --> 00:13:40.640 And it makes me very sad because I want to give you guys 225 00:13:41.600 --> 00:13:44.640 this example that I saw several years ago. 226 00:13:44.640 --> 00:13:47.720 And it was so freeing for me. 227 00:13:48.000 --> 00:13:52.040 I don't know if anyone knows who Louis Giglio is, several you might, 228 00:13:52.520 --> 00:13:57.240 but you've probably all heard of the Hubble telescope, which is, you know, 229 00:13:57.240 --> 00:14:00.280 this telescope that they launched many, many years ago. 230 00:14:00.320 --> 00:14:04.600 And it just keeps going farther and farther and farther in the space. 231 00:14:04.600 --> 00:14:08.960 And then it turns around and takes a picture of the earth every so often. 232 00:14:09.000 --> 00:14:12.720 And then it sends it back to NASA and they, you know, here's the earth. 233 00:14:13.480 --> 00:14:18.080 And that's how they can see how much is out there, 234 00:14:18.120 --> 00:14:20.000 you know, because without somebody going out there, 235 00:14:20.000 --> 00:14:21.480 there's really no other way to find that out. 236 00:14:21.480 --> 00:14:26.320 So he was showing me a video of the Hubble telescope 237 00:14:26.360 --> 00:14:30.840 and he was probably in on a stage with, I don't know, 238 00:14:30.840 --> 00:14:33.360 like a hundred foot screen. It was ginormous. 239 00:14:33.400 --> 00:14:37.320 And when he very first showed this video, the earth was, you know, 240 00:14:37.320 --> 00:14:41.400 really big right in the center of the state of the screen. 241 00:14:41.600 --> 00:14:44.280 And there was a little arrow that says, you live here, you know, 242 00:14:44.280 --> 00:14:47.400 I'm pointing to America. And so then he said, okay. 243 00:14:47.400 --> 00:14:51.120 And then the Hubble kept going and kept going and then turn around, you know, 244 00:14:51.120 --> 00:14:53.360 and then the earth got smaller and it was like, okay, 245 00:14:53.360 --> 00:14:56.800 you live here and you could still see it. And after a while, 246 00:14:57.520 --> 00:15:00.040 the earth was so little. 247 00:15:00.000 --> 00:15:05.780 It was like a dot on the screen like a teeny teeny tiny dot and he still has a little arrow 248 00:15:05.880 --> 00:15:09.480 You live here and I was thinking it was still going 249 00:15:09.480 --> 00:15:09.720 Okay 250 00:15:09.720 --> 00:15:16.560 This telescope is still going but it was like the last one you could see this teeny tiny little dot and I'm thinking myself 251 00:15:16.560 --> 00:15:18.560 I'm looking at this dot 252 00:15:18.680 --> 00:15:20.560 and I'm like I 253 00:15:20.560 --> 00:15:23.520 Live there. Okay, so that is the earth and 254 00:15:24.120 --> 00:15:30.320 I'm somewhere on the earth and I am just a blip on 255 00:15:31.440 --> 00:15:34.760 This little blip on the screen 256 00:15:35.440 --> 00:15:37.440 I'm like nothing 257 00:15:38.120 --> 00:15:43.480 Literally nothing and God just so clearly said to me, honey 258 00:15:44.280 --> 00:15:51.080 Why then do you give a blip about what any of the other blips on that earth? 259 00:15:51.440 --> 00:15:53.040 Think about you 260 00:15:53.040 --> 00:16:00.440 look what I've created and I say you're precious and I say you're valuable and 261 00:16:00.640 --> 00:16:08.000 I say you're worthy not because of anything I've done but because of how God sees me through his son 262 00:16:08.640 --> 00:16:10.640 Jesus and that 263 00:16:11.040 --> 00:16:19.000 Was life-changing for me because so many people who have been rejected and abandoned and broken 264 00:16:19.560 --> 00:16:26.400 Through the events of childhood sexual abuse, especially when it's a family member or somebody they love and trust 265 00:16:27.840 --> 00:16:36.000 We are so fearful of other people and we are so fearful of what they're gonna think about us because the thought of 266 00:16:36.320 --> 00:16:38.320 Being abandoned and rejected 267 00:16:39.200 --> 00:16:45.480 Again is so painful that we cannot wrap our brain around it. But when we realize 268 00:16:46.040 --> 00:16:49.040 They're just a blip on the blip 269 00:16:49.720 --> 00:16:54.520 That is called the earth in comparison to what the Creator 270 00:16:55.440 --> 00:16:56.800 spoke 271 00:16:56.800 --> 00:17:02.080 Into existence and that same Creator that spoke into existence 272 00:17:03.040 --> 00:17:05.040 the little blip we live on 273 00:17:05.720 --> 00:17:08.079 thinks that you are awesome and 274 00:17:08.680 --> 00:17:10.400 he is 275 00:17:10.440 --> 00:17:17.280 Desperate to have a relationship with you so much so that he sent his son Jesus his only 276 00:17:18.319 --> 00:17:22.119 begotten Son to die for you and I 277 00:17:23.560 --> 00:17:25.560 Cannot think of one person 278 00:17:26.200 --> 00:17:31.560 That I would give my son to die for and I love pretty hard 279 00:17:31.680 --> 00:17:37.640 But I could never give my son to die for anyone. So I just have a hard time 280 00:17:38.400 --> 00:17:39.760 fathoming 281 00:17:39.760 --> 00:17:41.640 that kind of love 282 00:17:41.640 --> 00:17:47.560 but I know that it's real because I have him in my life and I've seen what he's done and 283 00:17:48.720 --> 00:17:52.800 Another illustration I want to tell you about real quick and then we're gonna wrap it up 284 00:17:54.120 --> 00:17:57.640 Francis Chan is one of my favorite speakers and he 285 00:17:58.280 --> 00:18:01.200 He's so so much fun to watch and he's just really 286 00:18:01.840 --> 00:18:03.640 animated and funny 287 00:18:03.640 --> 00:18:05.240 But he had this 288 00:18:05.240 --> 00:18:06.280 long 289 00:18:06.800 --> 00:18:11.800 Rope, I mean it was so long as this big, you know auditorium and it was so long 290 00:18:11.800 --> 00:18:15.320 it like went out the door of the of the church and um 291 00:18:15.320 --> 00:18:17.320 And the rope was white 292 00:18:17.480 --> 00:18:22.320 But the little part on the end of the rope was red and it was just you know 293 00:18:22.320 --> 00:18:26.080 Like spray-painted right here and then he was showing the rope and it went way way way out 294 00:18:26.080 --> 00:18:28.560 I mean you can even see the end of it and he said 295 00:18:29.160 --> 00:18:36.520 There are so many people on this planet that are striving so hard for this little red part 296 00:18:36.960 --> 00:18:38.640 this is a 297 00:18:38.640 --> 00:18:40.640 representation of our 298 00:18:40.960 --> 00:18:43.400 70 to 80 to you know 299 00:18:43.400 --> 00:18:48.520 Some people are lucky a hundred years on the earth and all this white part 300 00:18:49.160 --> 00:18:51.160 represents our eternity and 301 00:18:51.920 --> 00:18:57.440 Man, that visual has so stuck with me and we'll put links to both of these in the show notes 302 00:18:57.920 --> 00:19:03.400 If you haven't seen it, you really really should they're just they're just such good visuals for you to remember 303 00:19:03.720 --> 00:19:08.440 When the devil's kicking you and you're already down, you know, because you can remember 304 00:19:09.000 --> 00:19:15.080 What is important? What's important is not what man says what's important is what God says about you? 305 00:19:15.080 --> 00:19:22.400 And what's also not important is what's happening on this earth. I mean, yes, we have to be here, but our 306 00:19:23.400 --> 00:19:24.720 Destination is 307 00:19:24.720 --> 00:19:27.040 Eternity and you have one of two choices 308 00:19:27.360 --> 00:19:33.440 you can you your destiny can be in heaven in God's presence forever or 309 00:19:33.920 --> 00:19:40.920 You can not be in heaven and be separated from him for the rest of eternity and that's called hell 310 00:19:40.920 --> 00:19:46.840 And that is not a place where I think anybody if they were being honest would want to go 311 00:19:47.040 --> 00:19:50.320 So I want to encourage you today like I do every time 312 00:19:50.920 --> 00:19:54.080 If you do not have a relationship with the Lord 313 00:19:54.520 --> 00:20:00.040 please either reach out to us through our email or find a believer because they will be 314 00:20:00.000 --> 00:20:02.000 be willing to talk to you about it. 315 00:20:02.000 --> 00:20:04.420 Some people are just afraid to bring it up. 316 00:20:04.420 --> 00:20:05.660 They don't wanna be rejected. 317 00:20:05.660 --> 00:20:08.160 They don't wanna be made fun of or whatever, 318 00:20:08.160 --> 00:20:11.200 but I promise you any believer who knows the Lord 319 00:20:11.200 --> 00:20:14.420 will want to and be thankful that you ask 320 00:20:14.420 --> 00:20:17.360 and will share Jesus Christ with you. 321 00:20:17.360 --> 00:20:20.040 And one last thing I wanna say that the Lord gave me 322 00:20:20.040 --> 00:20:23.360 just today, just right before we started filming 323 00:20:23.360 --> 00:20:27.200 was there are two ways to live your life. 324 00:20:27.200 --> 00:20:32.160 You can live your life in worry and wonder 325 00:20:32.160 --> 00:20:37.060 and constantly be in that mode of worrying and wondering 326 00:20:37.060 --> 00:20:38.640 what are you gonna do? 327 00:20:38.640 --> 00:20:43.440 Or you can wait on the Lord and watch for his hand. 328 00:20:43.440 --> 00:20:48.440 So you can worry and wonder or watch him wait. 329 00:20:48.720 --> 00:20:50.920 I choose to watch him wait. 330 00:20:50.920 --> 00:20:53.600 Not that we don't ever get concerned about things 331 00:20:53.600 --> 00:20:55.840 or have emergencies in our life, 332 00:20:55.840 --> 00:20:57.040 but how do you handle that? 333 00:20:57.040 --> 00:20:59.280 How do you just marinate on it and worry 334 00:20:59.280 --> 00:21:01.640 and worry yourself sick and wondering 335 00:21:01.640 --> 00:21:04.560 what are we gonna do, what are we gonna do? 336 00:21:04.560 --> 00:21:09.480 And turn it over to the Lord and wait for his hand 337 00:21:09.480 --> 00:21:12.320 and watch what he does in amazement. 338 00:21:12.320 --> 00:21:16.600 I am so excited about what he has done this season 339 00:21:16.600 --> 00:21:20.440 and I'm so excited to see what he has planned for us 340 00:21:20.440 --> 00:21:21.720 for next season. 341 00:21:21.720 --> 00:21:25.520 So until then, thank you guys so much for tuning in 342 00:21:26.240 --> 00:21:27.480 and we look forward to seeing you 343 00:21:27.480 --> 00:21:30.160 on the next episode of Truth Talk.