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Are you entering a new season in your life?

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Do you feel like you're in a season of change?

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Well, I've got some short, quick, to-the-point things that might help you navigate this new

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season.

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My name is Leanne Friesman, and this is Restoring Word.

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You know, sometimes in this walk with Jesus, things are going to change, and we can't always

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control them.

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But I've got good news for you.

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There are things that you can do that are very practical that will help you navigate

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these seasons and keep you at peace and keep you productive.

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Number one, you've got to stay connected to Jesus.

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I love the verses out of John 15 where Jesus says, I am the vine and you are the branches.

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You know, if we stay connected to the source of life, we're going to survive.

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We're going to make it.

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We're going to come through strong.

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We won't be one of those branches that dies on the vine that doesn't produce much fruit.

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We want to stay connected to Jesus because he is the source of all life.

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Secondly, take care of yourself.

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You need to eat.

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You need to sleep.

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You need to exercise.

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You need to do some self-care as you're walking through the season of waiting or the season

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of learning the new thing or the season of enormous frustration.

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Cut yourself some slack.

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Lighten up a little bit, okay?

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Sleep, rest, eat, and preserve yourself because you're the only one that can walk through

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this successfully, get to the other side, and be victorious, and that's what you need

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to do.

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Number three is kind of a feed off of number two, rest, but it's more than just rest.

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It's really a state of faith.

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Matthew 11, 28, come to me, all of you who are weary laden, and I will give rest for

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your souls.

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Your soul is your mind, your will, and your emotions, and you know, sometimes getting

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your mind to shut down when you're exhausted is really tough, especially if you're a multitasker,

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you go 100 miles an hour, you have a million things that you're doing, and then all of

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a sudden at night, you know, it's three o'clock in the morning and your brain is on overdrive.

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Been there, done that, okay?

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You need to rest mentally as well.

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You need to be able to just cast all of your cares upon Christ because he cares for you.

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Let him carry it.

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Number four, set some boundaries.

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You know, you can have the best intentions of the world and love people and care for

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others, but there are times you've just got to say, no, can't do it, I'm tired, or I really

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have a project due this weekend, I can't come to this social event, or whatever it is.

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You are, you steward your life and your gift, and my scripture for that really is 1 Corinthians

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4, 1 and 2.

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It is required of stewards that they be found faithful.

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You've got to faithfully guard what God has given you, and that means there are times

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you can't be there for everybody, you can't volunteer for everything under the sun because

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you have to maintain and guard yourself, but more so when you're in a season of transition.

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Five, ask for help.

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You know, Ecclesiastes 4, 9 and 10, it's better than one, two are better than one because

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they have a good return for their labor.

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If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.

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I thank God every day for my principal, for the teachers on my team, for the people who

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help me in my life when I am just at my wits end, or I've gone through something very difficult

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and I need help.

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I just can't do it by myself.

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I need someone to carry it, and I recommend that you just be, you know, vulnerable and

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approach someone who you know could maybe simplify something for you, and get that help

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that you need.

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Six, work hard, play hard.

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You know, it is so important that when you achieve a goal, or when you get to the other

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side of that transition, or you've been through a very hard season, that you have that time

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of rest where you rejuvenate.

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You have to guard yourself and take care of yourself.

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I had an opportunity to go swim with dolphins with my niece in January, and water is my

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happy place.

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It's where I rest.

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It's where I'm at peace. It's where I play and I need my water time. I need to

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sit by a lake and just watch the rain come in off the lake. I need that time

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to let my brain quiet down and shut down and and to reward myself. Seven, keep a

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journal and make a notes of everything that you're thankful for. You know the

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one thing about going through a transition season is when you come out

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of it often it's going to be your testimony that's going to help someone

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else in their transition. Having been there, having done that, I can tell you

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it's wonderful to get to the other side of that transition but boy it's

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miserable going through it. It's where your character is really truly developed

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and it's where you learn to just you know give it all to Jesus because you

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can't carry it. You just can't carry it. You can look back and be thankful and

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grateful for all the amazing things that Jesus walked you through. It's going to

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happen. You're going to get to the other side. You're going to get the

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breakthrough. You're going to get the promotion. You're going to have the new

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season. It's going to be exciting. Just be thankful. Have a great day. Thank you

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for liking and subscribing. I'm almost to a hundred subscribers. It's going to help

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once I cross that 100. Currently across all of my social platforms I've got over

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27,000 listeners. I am amazed. Wow God has done a good thing. Thank you for

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listening. Thank you for sharing and have an amazing day.