WEBVTT 00:00:00.200 --> 00:00:03.020 All of that is not that coincidence it is God 00:00:03.020 --> 00:00:05.620 ordained and when you start seeing your conversations 00:00:05.620 --> 00:00:08.560 as ordained by the Lord with Everyone you come 00:00:08.560 --> 00:00:11.099 in contact with you will look at those conversations 00:00:11.099 --> 00:00:13.519 differently You will be more intentional and 00:00:13.519 --> 00:00:18.300 more present and who you're talking to it Hey 00:00:18.300 --> 00:00:21.179 there, welcome to the gods goodness podcast We 00:00:21.179 --> 00:00:23.739 are your host Josh and Shelly Hankins and we're 00:00:23.739 --> 00:00:26.679 here to share real stories of God's power stories 00:00:26.679 --> 00:00:29.539 of hope, healing, and miracles that will strengthen 00:00:29.539 --> 00:00:32.179 your faith. No matter what you're walking through, 00:00:32.359 --> 00:00:34.780 we want to remind you that God is good and he's 00:00:34.780 --> 00:00:43.159 still moving today. Let's dive in. Today's episode 00:00:43.159 --> 00:00:46.100 is a divine continuation of a powerful story. 00:00:46.659 --> 00:00:49.200 When Michael Price first joined us back in March, 00:00:49.340 --> 00:00:52.240 he opened up about his MS diagnosis with boldness 00:00:52.240 --> 00:00:55.240 and faith. After we wrapped up that conversation, 00:00:55.579 --> 00:00:57.420 I felt prompted to share something I believed 00:00:57.420 --> 00:01:01.479 could help, LifeWave's X39 patches. Since then, 00:01:01.740 --> 00:01:04.939 Michael has experienced real, tangible breakthroughs, 00:01:04.980 --> 00:01:07.140 sleeping through the night again, walking long 00:01:07.140 --> 00:01:10.379 distances without a cane, and stepping into God 00:01:10.379 --> 00:01:12.920 -orchestrated opportunities that no man could 00:01:12.920 --> 00:01:16.620 create. But today, we're not just welcoming Michael 00:01:16.620 --> 00:01:19.540 back, we're honored to be joined by his incredible 00:01:19.540 --> 00:01:22.750 wife, Elise. Together, they're sharing how God 00:01:22.750 --> 00:01:25.230 has been moving in their lives, guiding their 00:01:25.230 --> 00:01:28.590 steps, and showing up in miraculous ways. This 00:01:28.590 --> 00:01:31.989 is a testimony of healing, obedience, and divine 00:01:31.989 --> 00:01:34.150 alignment, and we're so excited to share it with 00:01:34.150 --> 00:01:37.150 you. Let's welcome back Michael Price, and for 00:01:37.150 --> 00:01:42.549 the first time, Elise Price. Hey, glad to be 00:01:42.549 --> 00:01:45.969 back. Good morning. So before we get started, 00:01:46.209 --> 00:01:49.250 Elise, will you? Start us off with an opening 00:01:49.250 --> 00:01:52.530 prayer and then we'll get into it. Yes. Thank 00:01:52.530 --> 00:01:55.090 you. Father, Lord, we just thank you, Father, 00:01:55.129 --> 00:01:57.349 for all the things that you do for us. We praise 00:01:57.349 --> 00:01:59.790 you and we worship you because you're the God 00:01:59.790 --> 00:02:02.370 of our hearts who loves us and seeks us out. 00:02:03.109 --> 00:02:05.329 Lord, we just give this time to you now. We thank 00:02:05.329 --> 00:02:07.810 you for what you're going to do. Be with us and 00:02:07.810 --> 00:02:09.750 we just pray, Father, that we would bring you 00:02:09.750 --> 00:02:12.270 honor and glory and praise. It's in your precious, 00:02:12.289 --> 00:02:16.009 holy name that we pray. Amen. Amen. Thank you, 00:02:16.050 --> 00:02:20.020 Elise. Mm -hmm. Sure. So life has taken some 00:02:20.020 --> 00:02:24.259 turns, twists and turns for the good. And so 00:02:24.259 --> 00:02:26.280 where would you like to start that off, Michael? 00:02:27.139 --> 00:02:28.719 So I think this is where we'll start. I'm gonna 00:02:28.719 --> 00:02:30.719 tell a little story because, you know, the last 00:02:30.719 --> 00:02:33.680 time, you know, we talked a lot about adversities. 00:02:33.879 --> 00:02:35.599 We talked a little bit about the victories. You 00:02:35.599 --> 00:02:37.659 know, we talked about miracles, of course. But 00:02:37.659 --> 00:02:40.479 I think the demeanor of this show is gonna be 00:02:40.479 --> 00:02:42.539 a little different. I'll start it out this way. 00:02:42.979 --> 00:02:46.259 So the last time after you sent over the recording, 00:02:46.520 --> 00:02:49.919 I had Elise listen to it, and there was some 00:02:49.919 --> 00:02:52.120 tears shed in that recording. You know, I was 00:02:52.120 --> 00:02:54.879 very emotional, you know, and talking about some 00:02:54.879 --> 00:02:57.120 of the things that are going on in my past. And 00:02:57.120 --> 00:03:00.539 I'm sitting there one night at the recording, 00:03:00.819 --> 00:03:04.000 and I looked over, and Lisa's listening to it, 00:03:04.000 --> 00:03:08.039 and she's laughing. And I said, wow, I'm not 00:03:08.039 --> 00:03:10.659 sure what I said to make her laugh, because I'm 00:03:10.659 --> 00:03:14.039 pretty sure I cried during that recording. It's 00:03:14.039 --> 00:03:18.389 very disconcerting. So I stopped her and I said, 00:03:19.169 --> 00:03:20.909 I just want to know what you were listening to. 00:03:20.969 --> 00:03:24.389 And she said, well, you had just mentioned that 00:03:24.389 --> 00:03:26.969 you had your second heart attack and you had 00:03:26.969 --> 00:03:29.729 been experiencing the pain all day long. And 00:03:29.729 --> 00:03:33.030 you decided not to call EMS until one o 'clock 00:03:33.030 --> 00:03:35.430 in the morning. And Josh said, we want to thank 00:03:35.430 --> 00:03:38.009 you for that because we like being up all day 00:03:38.009 --> 00:03:39.889 long and then getting called when we go to bed. 00:03:40.909 --> 00:03:43.150 It never fails. And it's always like three days 00:03:43.150 --> 00:03:46.830 later. Yeah. This show's going to be a little 00:03:46.830 --> 00:03:48.969 different. I do want to talk about the victories. 00:03:49.090 --> 00:03:52.129 You mentioned in the opening there that, you 00:03:52.129 --> 00:03:54.870 know, I opened up a lot about my MS and some 00:03:54.870 --> 00:03:57.490 of the struggles I was having for the last couple 00:03:57.490 --> 00:03:59.849 years, really the last 12 years, but really the 00:03:59.849 --> 00:04:02.550 last couple years because I've been diagnosed. 00:04:03.569 --> 00:04:06.400 And pain, pain was one of those. would have a 00:04:06.400 --> 00:04:08.819 lot of pain at the end of every night and just 00:04:08.819 --> 00:04:11.300 would not be able to get comfortable. I was walking 00:04:11.300 --> 00:04:13.240 each day because when you have MS, unfortunately, 00:04:13.280 --> 00:04:16.560 you just say moving, but it was difficult. Anything 00:04:16.560 --> 00:04:19.980 over, you know, I just said it a quarter mile, 00:04:20.019 --> 00:04:22.459 I was using a cane. I was using a walking stick. 00:04:23.019 --> 00:04:26.000 And after we completed recording the last show 00:04:26.000 --> 00:04:29.420 I was on, so Josh and Shelley and I had a conversation 00:04:29.420 --> 00:04:31.740 and we brought Elise into it. And I was introduced 00:04:31.740 --> 00:04:37.660 to the X -39 patch from Lifeway. So I went out 00:04:37.660 --> 00:04:41.060 and ordered it, and that very day, and it came 00:04:41.060 --> 00:04:44.120 in a couple days later, and I will tell you, 00:04:44.480 --> 00:04:48.300 I started wearing the patch, and I'm probably 00:04:48.300 --> 00:04:50.839 one of the biggest skeptics out there, but on 00:04:50.839 --> 00:04:53.579 the fourth day, we were sitting like we always 00:04:53.579 --> 00:04:55.279 do in our upstairs living room, and I looked 00:04:55.279 --> 00:04:58.139 over the lease and I said, you know what's strange? 00:04:58.220 --> 00:05:00.480 I said, I don't have any pain right now. You 00:05:00.480 --> 00:05:02.839 know, I'd forgotten for a moment that I was wearing 00:05:02.839 --> 00:05:06.430 the patch. And she looked at me and, you know, 00:05:06.569 --> 00:05:08.269 she didn't give me that look, but she gave me 00:05:08.269 --> 00:05:11.189 a happy look, a joyful look. And I said, you 00:05:11.189 --> 00:05:14.350 know, it's really, there's no pain. And I remember 00:05:14.350 --> 00:05:17.410 I was wearing the patch. So we went on for a 00:05:17.410 --> 00:05:20.829 couple more days, and here we are two months 00:05:20.829 --> 00:05:22.410 later, two and a half months later, however long 00:05:22.410 --> 00:05:24.470 it's been since we recorded that last show, there's 00:05:24.470 --> 00:05:27.589 no pain. I was able to stop using the cane, so 00:05:27.589 --> 00:05:31.180 the balance issues are gone. My memory, my recall 00:05:31.180 --> 00:05:34.240 is much better than it was. I have tons of energy. 00:05:34.399 --> 00:05:36.120 I sleep at night. I was only sleeping two to 00:05:36.120 --> 00:05:38.879 three hours a night for the longest time. Now 00:05:38.879 --> 00:05:42.300 I sleep. I had to have an alarm wake me up and 00:05:42.300 --> 00:05:44.439 I sleep throughout the night. So I mean, it's 00:05:44.439 --> 00:05:47.139 the turnaround has been just, I mean, it's all 00:05:47.139 --> 00:05:52.699 God, you know, in the tool he's used is the patch, 00:05:52.699 --> 00:05:55.819 the S39 from LifeWave, you know, that was created 00:05:55.819 --> 00:05:58.970 by a Christian focused organization. That I was 00:05:58.970 --> 00:06:01.129 introduced through a podcast I was doing from 00:06:01.129 --> 00:06:03.930 for Shelly and Josh. None of this is coincidence 00:06:03.930 --> 00:06:06.949 All god links. No, no, absolutely not. I actually 00:06:06.949 --> 00:06:09.089 distinctly remember at the end of that podcast 00:06:09.089 --> 00:06:11.569 Whether it was part of the podcast or or if it 00:06:11.569 --> 00:06:13.490 was us offline praying for you and saying that 00:06:13.490 --> 00:06:15.990 I knew that you would be Relieved of this that 00:06:15.990 --> 00:06:21.629 this would be gone I remember that Yep, and here 00:06:21.629 --> 00:06:24.230 we are talking about that release talking about 00:06:24.230 --> 00:06:26.629 a victory. Yeah, first of these that i've been 00:06:26.629 --> 00:06:30.819 doing So what kinds of changes have come about 00:06:30.819 --> 00:06:34.519 from being more clear thinking and having better 00:06:34.519 --> 00:06:36.720 sleep? I'm sure there's been other improvements 00:06:36.720 --> 00:06:40.860 in your life because of your body doing what 00:06:40.860 --> 00:06:43.899 it's supposed to do. Oh, my goodness. I would 00:06:43.899 --> 00:06:45.879 at least speak to some of this, but I will tell 00:06:45.879 --> 00:06:49.279 you that I'm a different person. I can tell you 00:06:49.279 --> 00:06:53.100 I used to just I wasn't thriving. I was just 00:06:53.100 --> 00:06:56.220 trying to survive and trying to just get by each 00:06:56.220 --> 00:07:00.319 day. But now, I mean, I talk to every single 00:07:00.319 --> 00:07:03.660 person I come in contact with. I'm very intentional 00:07:03.660 --> 00:07:07.339 and present in every meeting that I'm in at work, 00:07:07.560 --> 00:07:11.240 every time I have some type of interaction with 00:07:11.240 --> 00:07:14.680 family members, friends. I'm just more focused 00:07:14.680 --> 00:07:18.019 on what I'm doing. I have a lot of energy. And, 00:07:18.019 --> 00:07:22.439 you know, I'm up at 5, 5 .30 each morning now. 00:07:22.649 --> 00:07:25.189 You know getting my my print time my reading 00:07:25.189 --> 00:07:29.189 time in preparing for the day And uh just you 00:07:29.189 --> 00:07:31.889 know, I mean life has just changed so much more 00:07:31.889 --> 00:07:34.509 for the positive Well, and you just spoke on 00:07:34.509 --> 00:07:36.990 that too. I was gonna say I clearly see you have 00:07:36.990 --> 00:07:40.129 more energy. I do see you're more focused and 00:07:40.129 --> 00:07:45.490 not so confused and Not fatigued. I mean usually 00:07:45.490 --> 00:07:46.970 during the day, even though he's standing on 00:07:46.970 --> 00:07:50.230 his feet. I could just see him tired and fatigued, 00:07:50.230 --> 00:07:53.540 but that's I see clear eyes and clear head. It's 00:07:53.540 --> 00:07:56.100 just been amazing to change. What a blessing. 00:07:56.620 --> 00:08:00.019 Elise, how hard was it? I know it was difficult 00:08:00.019 --> 00:08:03.600 for Mike, but how hard was it for you? Not a 00:08:03.600 --> 00:08:05.540 lot of people, I guess, consider the struggles 00:08:05.540 --> 00:08:07.680 of the spouse who's going through the person 00:08:07.680 --> 00:08:10.860 who has a horrible ailment. How hard was it for 00:08:10.860 --> 00:08:14.360 you to cope with it, to live with it, to help 00:08:14.360 --> 00:08:16.860 him with it, seeing the man that you saw as a 00:08:16.860 --> 00:08:20.889 strong person succumbing to this illness? And 00:08:20.889 --> 00:08:25.389 are you fearful at all that there might be signs 00:08:25.389 --> 00:08:29.610 or symptoms of it coming back anytime soon? Well, 00:08:29.610 --> 00:08:33.870 I'll say this. It has been an adjustment because, 00:08:33.870 --> 00:08:36.789 you know, Michael handled everything, you know, 00:08:36.789 --> 00:08:40.210 and when I ask him to do something or he just 00:08:40.210 --> 00:08:42.950 takes charge or he just leads our family and 00:08:42.950 --> 00:08:46.269 then one day he just doesn't or can't. It's a 00:08:46.269 --> 00:08:49.629 wake up call. But to say I'm fearful, I'll share. 00:08:50.220 --> 00:08:55.019 A while ago, probably back in 2009 or 10, we 00:08:55.019 --> 00:08:57.879 had only been in Pinellas County for a short 00:08:57.879 --> 00:09:01.019 time. I was already seeing the signs that he 00:09:01.019 --> 00:09:03.299 was gonna, he's had high blood pressure, he had 00:09:03.299 --> 00:09:06.840 high cholesterol. I just knew he was gonna have 00:09:06.840 --> 00:09:09.659 a heart attack any time now. Didn't exercise 00:09:09.659 --> 00:09:12.480 and I just laid there in bed one morning. Kind 00:09:12.480 --> 00:09:14.519 of like 3 .30, 4 .30 in the morning, you're kind 00:09:14.519 --> 00:09:19.549 of half awake, half asleep. I remember just saying, 00:09:19.570 --> 00:09:23.230 Lord, what's going to be our future? I mean, 00:09:23.370 --> 00:09:27.429 am I going to be a widow? And that didn't get 00:09:27.429 --> 00:09:30.210 answered right away. But I'm like, what about 00:09:30.210 --> 00:09:33.570 the kids in school? We wanted to send them to 00:09:33.570 --> 00:09:35.950 a Christian school up to a, you know, I homeschooled 00:09:35.950 --> 00:09:38.190 for them up till middle school. And we knew we 00:09:38.190 --> 00:09:39.850 were going to send them to high school. I'm like, 00:09:39.889 --> 00:09:42.070 what about their school tuition? And he said, 00:09:42.289 --> 00:09:45.330 I got it. I'll take care of it. And then I was 00:09:45.330 --> 00:09:47.590 like, well, what if something happens to them? 00:09:47.639 --> 00:09:51.120 He said I got you. It'll be okay. Like what about 00:09:51.120 --> 00:09:53.379 the house? What about the cars? What do I do? 00:09:53.600 --> 00:09:58.960 He said I have it So that time on I wasn't fearful 00:09:58.960 --> 00:10:01.639 because I knew my god would take care of me because 00:10:01.639 --> 00:10:04.919 he loves me I guess, you know, I mean it's he 00:10:04.919 --> 00:10:06.720 says unless you're like these little children 00:10:06.720 --> 00:10:09.360 You can't inherit the kingdom of heaven and that's 00:10:09.360 --> 00:10:12.379 what it's like to be a child is not knowing Where 00:10:12.379 --> 00:10:15.279 your security is coming from specifically just 00:10:15.279 --> 00:10:18.659 know who is the security bringer? Right. So I 00:10:18.659 --> 00:10:21.759 take it all to him. I Initially it's like okay, 00:10:21.919 --> 00:10:24.840 you know little inconveniences in the daily life 00:10:24.840 --> 00:10:28.059 disrupts me big things and crises I'm like, okay 00:10:28.059 --> 00:10:33.100 right away. I know God's got it Same I can get 00:10:33.100 --> 00:10:35.240 derailed over the smallest thing but the biggest 00:10:35.240 --> 00:10:42.259 things I'm like solid Yep So I know he's got 00:10:42.259 --> 00:10:45.039 it I know he's got the answers and I know One 00:10:45.039 --> 00:10:46.659 day we're all going to be in heaven, so I don't 00:10:46.659 --> 00:10:50.720 really need to fear anything. Wonderful answer. 00:10:51.840 --> 00:10:55.360 That's so true. Hey friends, real quick talk. 00:10:55.940 --> 00:10:58.299 Not long ago, I had a brutal four -day headache. 00:10:58.879 --> 00:11:01.519 My podcast coach, Genele Samuel, messaged, I 00:11:01.519 --> 00:11:03.580 wish I could put one of these patches on you. 00:11:03.899 --> 00:11:07.120 I asked, what patches? She sent me an episode 00:11:07.120 --> 00:11:11.419 on LifeWaves X39, non -transdermal patches that 00:11:11.419 --> 00:11:15.049 use light to support the body. No drugs, no chemicals, 00:11:15.409 --> 00:11:18.649 just light. Wildly enough, chemical men once 00:11:18.649 --> 00:11:20.370 prophesied healing would come through light. 00:11:21.110 --> 00:11:23.230 Since trying them, I've had better sleep and 00:11:23.230 --> 00:11:26.049 more energy. And Josh, he's even been pain free 00:11:26.049 --> 00:11:28.710 when he wears them. And the stories we're hearing, 00:11:29.009 --> 00:11:31.870 they truly sound like God moving. I'm not saying 00:11:31.870 --> 00:11:34.509 patches replace faith, but if you've been praying 00:11:34.509 --> 00:11:36.929 for breakthrough, maybe this is part of the answer. 00:11:37.549 --> 00:11:40.450 Curious? Tap the LifeWave link in my About section. 00:11:40.879 --> 00:11:43.240 Of course, they're not meant to treat or diagnose 00:11:43.240 --> 00:11:46.740 anything. But wow, the testimonies are powerful. 00:11:47.440 --> 00:11:49.740 Now, back to more of God's goodness on the show. 00:12:06.860 --> 00:12:09.779 for what we get engaged in these days, because 00:12:09.779 --> 00:12:14.539 we wanna add value to whatever, we feel like 00:12:14.539 --> 00:12:16.200 whatever the Lord's gonna have us do is gonna 00:12:16.200 --> 00:12:18.399 add value. It's gonna be for kingdom building. 00:12:18.899 --> 00:12:21.600 So we're actually coaching. So we do some coaching 00:12:21.600 --> 00:12:26.179 these days, mainly around leadership. I come 00:12:26.179 --> 00:12:28.980 from the healthcare executive world. I'm leading 00:12:28.980 --> 00:12:30.799 C -suite for Christ here locally in Charlotte, 00:12:30.840 --> 00:12:33.159 working with a lot of business leaders and owners. 00:12:34.459 --> 00:12:38.460 And I see them going through some of the same 00:12:38.460 --> 00:12:40.679 issues and it's finished in some of the same 00:12:40.679 --> 00:12:44.159 pitfalls that I did. So I try to, I give a lot 00:12:44.159 --> 00:12:46.419 of unsolicited advice. If my kids ever listen 00:12:46.419 --> 00:12:48.679 to this, they will know I love giving unsolicited 00:12:48.679 --> 00:12:53.399 advice. And so I do that. The Lord's really emboldened 00:12:53.399 --> 00:12:58.259 me and taking away any fear for what others may 00:12:58.259 --> 00:13:01.129 say or things or whatever the case may be. So 00:13:01.129 --> 00:13:03.850 we we do some coaching because there's some important 00:13:03.850 --> 00:13:06.750 aspects that people need to consider when they're 00:13:06.750 --> 00:13:09.649 out there and leading larger organizations or 00:13:09.649 --> 00:13:11.450 their entrepreneurs starting their own business 00:13:11.450 --> 00:13:15.149 or things of that nature and you know, there's 00:13:15.149 --> 00:13:17.450 You know, we we call it, you know the well -being 00:13:17.450 --> 00:13:20.090 of a leader and you need to make sure that your 00:13:20.090 --> 00:13:23.490 mind body spirit Relationships are in order and 00:13:23.490 --> 00:13:27.289 you focus on them. Mine mindset is key I mean 00:13:27.289 --> 00:13:31.700 when I was struggling at my most and I couldn't, 00:13:31.919 --> 00:13:35.000 the recall and the memory issues were at their 00:13:35.000 --> 00:13:38.600 worst. I mean, my whole confidence was just, 00:13:38.879 --> 00:13:41.379 was not where it needed to be. I mean, I was 00:13:41.379 --> 00:13:42.980 severely struggling, not just physically, but 00:13:42.980 --> 00:13:46.360 mentally. So mindset is key. And then your body, 00:13:46.519 --> 00:13:49.360 you got to exercise, you got to eat right. You 00:13:49.360 --> 00:13:51.379 know, so that's your mind, that's your body, 00:13:51.580 --> 00:13:53.960 your spirit, your relationship with Christ. In 00:13:53.960 --> 00:13:57.279 order to be a selfless or a servant leader, okay, 00:13:57.500 --> 00:13:59.259 in order to be selfless or a servant leader, 00:13:59.500 --> 00:14:02.120 You have to be selfish about your relationship 00:14:02.120 --> 00:14:05.919 with Christ you have to Otherwise, you're no 00:14:05.919 --> 00:14:08.639 good to anyone. Your cup is empty. You have nothing 00:14:08.639 --> 00:14:11.440 left to pour out and then relationships Your 00:14:11.440 --> 00:14:13.580 relationships have to be with people you trust 00:14:13.580 --> 00:14:16.100 people that build you up that are positive in 00:14:16.100 --> 00:14:18.960 your life And that hold you accountable that 00:14:18.960 --> 00:14:21.279 you allow them to hold you accountable I mean, 00:14:21.379 --> 00:14:23.519 so those are really four key areas in your life 00:14:23.519 --> 00:14:26.440 mind body spirit relationships You have to focus 00:14:26.440 --> 00:14:28.600 in on And you have to be selfish about these 00:14:28.600 --> 00:14:30.460 areas. Otherwise, you can't be the selfish or 00:14:30.460 --> 00:14:32.840 stubborn leader that you strive to be. Right. 00:14:32.899 --> 00:14:35.759 You can't pour from an empty cup. You cannot. 00:14:37.759 --> 00:14:40.940 But as we carry that a little further, we go 00:14:40.940 --> 00:14:44.539 into what we call the four pillars of well -being. 00:14:45.399 --> 00:14:47.779 They all begin with the letter R. I am a pastor, 00:14:47.919 --> 00:14:49.440 you know, so we have to begin everything in the 00:14:49.440 --> 00:14:51.679 same letter. Kind of make it easier for people. 00:14:52.779 --> 00:14:56.360 Yes, right. Rest, refocus, recharge, or recommit, 00:14:56.460 --> 00:14:59.740 okay? And rest does not sleep. Psalm 46 10 says, 00:15:00.059 --> 00:15:02.399 be still and know that I am God. He wants us 00:15:02.399 --> 00:15:05.620 to stop. He wants us to pause. You know, the 00:15:05.620 --> 00:15:07.419 same way he told the Israelites when they were 00:15:07.419 --> 00:15:09.039 standing at the Red Sea, he told Moses, tell 00:15:09.039 --> 00:15:12.879 them to stand still, not to do anything, okay? 00:15:12.879 --> 00:15:15.320 He wants us to stop. He wants us to be still. 00:15:15.759 --> 00:15:18.059 And the society today just says, go, go, go. 00:15:18.440 --> 00:15:20.360 You know, you have to drive through mentality. 00:15:20.720 --> 00:15:24.539 you know we have to take moments for ourselves 00:15:24.539 --> 00:15:28.279 to be able to stop and understand what's going 00:15:28.279 --> 00:15:31.019 on hit that pause button not the snooze button 00:15:31.019 --> 00:15:33.820 the pause button and listen to your body because 00:15:33.820 --> 00:15:35.879 you're the only one that can hear what your body's 00:15:35.879 --> 00:15:38.720 saying no one else can people may be able to 00:15:38.720 --> 00:15:41.120 see it but they can't listen and hear what your 00:15:41.120 --> 00:15:42.820 body's telling you believe it or not your body 00:15:42.820 --> 00:15:45.019 will talk to you your body will tell you things 00:15:45.019 --> 00:15:48.200 that caffeine's telling you something that quiver 00:15:48.200 --> 00:15:50.200 in your fingers telling you something that headache 00:15:50.320 --> 00:15:52.340 is saying something to you. Josh, you know what 00:15:52.340 --> 00:15:57.080 I'm talking about. I do. Men specifically do 00:15:57.080 --> 00:15:59.919 not listen to their bodies. I mean, we have so 00:15:59.919 --> 00:16:02.899 many aches and pains from chores and doing manly 00:16:02.899 --> 00:16:05.879 deeds like lifting lawn mowers up over walls 00:16:05.879 --> 00:16:09.700 or whatever that we just ignore littler pains 00:16:09.700 --> 00:16:12.559 because we experience so much in our life that 00:16:12.559 --> 00:16:15.659 we don't take seriously enough, especially as 00:16:15.659 --> 00:16:18.570 we get older, that there could be. Ramifications 00:16:18.570 --> 00:16:20.629 behind those pains that we don't know anything 00:16:20.629 --> 00:16:22.929 about because we just assume it's just a little 00:16:22.929 --> 00:16:25.029 worse than what we had before It's just a little 00:16:25.029 --> 00:16:27.509 indigestion and you know, we're getting older 00:16:27.509 --> 00:16:29.750 so we dismiss it instead of seeing a primary 00:16:29.750 --> 00:16:33.610 care physician We're very foolish that way Some 00:16:33.610 --> 00:16:35.509 women are like that too. They have to keep going 00:16:35.509 --> 00:16:37.330 because their families depend on them They've 00:16:37.330 --> 00:16:39.750 always been the one that everyone relies on so 00:16:39.750 --> 00:16:42.730 if they slow down, you know, it's like oh, you 00:16:42.730 --> 00:16:46.470 know That's absolutely true. We just Keep going. 00:16:47.389 --> 00:16:49.210 Someone's got to get it done. The next thing 00:16:49.210 --> 00:16:51.690 to do, you just don't stop. And that's why the 00:16:51.690 --> 00:16:54.210 devil doesn't like marriage is because when one 00:16:54.210 --> 00:16:56.210 person is down, the other one can come in and 00:16:56.210 --> 00:17:00.409 say, I got this, you know, teamwork. Yes. Yeah. 00:17:00.669 --> 00:17:03.090 And we just celebrated our 26th anniversary a 00:17:03.090 --> 00:17:05.569 couple of days ago. Congratulations. Congratulations. 00:17:05.809 --> 00:17:08.250 Your picture was so cute on Facebook. They had 00:17:08.250 --> 00:17:12.509 matching pink outfits. It was cute. That we did. 00:17:13.960 --> 00:17:17.180 So yes, so rest we have to get we have to listen 00:17:17.180 --> 00:17:20.059 to our bodies We have to listen to what the Lord 00:17:20.059 --> 00:17:22.599 is telling us to do You know because you know, 00:17:22.599 --> 00:17:24.460 it's just like our prayer life so many times 00:17:24.460 --> 00:17:26.980 We'll sit down and we'll say thank you lord for 00:17:26.980 --> 00:17:29.420 what what you've given us and we just move on 00:17:29.420 --> 00:17:32.500 You have to stop you have to listen. You cannot 00:17:32.500 --> 00:17:35.339 have a relationship if all you ever do is talk 00:17:35.339 --> 00:17:37.640 You have to stop and listen. So that's the rest 00:17:37.640 --> 00:17:41.380 focus the refocus is that mindset shift that 00:17:41.380 --> 00:17:44.240 really ties into that spirit relationship that 00:17:44.240 --> 00:17:46.980 we just talked about a minute ago, getting, you 00:17:46.980 --> 00:17:50.259 know, really becoming selfish about your relationship 00:17:50.259 --> 00:17:53.940 with the Lord. He desires to have that relationship 00:17:53.940 --> 00:17:57.220 with us. Otherwise, in John, he would never have 00:17:57.220 --> 00:18:00.079 called us friend. You know, he calls us child, 00:18:00.299 --> 00:18:03.400 adopted children, but Jesus says, I call you 00:18:03.400 --> 00:18:06.839 friend. You know, so he wants that relationship. 00:18:07.220 --> 00:18:10.619 And our God is a jealous God. He wants a relationship 00:18:10.619 --> 00:18:15.059 with us and we resist it so much. So you can't 00:18:15.059 --> 00:18:18.180 have that mindset shift if you don't have that 00:18:18.180 --> 00:18:21.180 focus on the Lord. If you're not selfish about 00:18:21.180 --> 00:18:23.539 that relationship, getting up every morning, 00:18:23.680 --> 00:18:26.099 giving him your first fruits, doing the reading, 00:18:26.619 --> 00:18:29.180 having that prayer life, having that prayer life 00:18:29.180 --> 00:18:32.119 without ceasing. You know, the word tells us 00:18:32.119 --> 00:18:36.029 to pray without ceasing. And listen, we don't 00:18:36.029 --> 00:18:39.690 have because we struggle in our fate, we doubt. 00:18:40.289 --> 00:18:44.289 So getting your mindset shift right and refocusing, 00:18:44.670 --> 00:18:47.349 you know, so there's a couple of, so I give examples 00:18:47.349 --> 00:18:50.430 when I'm coaching to people. So on that rest, 00:18:50.809 --> 00:18:54.250 the way I handle that rest is I literally will 00:18:54.250 --> 00:18:57.170 remove myself or whatever that situation is that's 00:18:57.170 --> 00:18:59.329 causing me that stress. For me here, we got a 00:18:59.329 --> 00:19:01.430 lot of property, so I'd go outside. If I'm not 00:19:01.430 --> 00:19:03.990 on my property, I'll find a way to get outside 00:19:03.990 --> 00:19:06.670 and just be amongst nature, be amongst creation. 00:19:07.329 --> 00:19:09.009 You know, and that gives me that moment to be 00:19:09.009 --> 00:19:11.230 able to pause because I removed myself from the 00:19:11.230 --> 00:19:14.089 situation. And the refocus is that mindset shift. 00:19:14.390 --> 00:19:17.730 For some people, you know, it's a prayer, it's 00:19:17.730 --> 00:19:19.829 meditation. For some people, it's reading. You 00:19:19.829 --> 00:19:23.410 know, pick up the Bible and read. You know, it 00:19:23.410 --> 00:19:25.569 may be just going for a short walk. You know, 00:19:25.750 --> 00:19:28.400 find... whatever that refocus is for you so we 00:19:28.400 --> 00:19:32.000 rest we refocus and then we recharge you know 00:19:32.000 --> 00:19:34.980 and recharge and again we're not talking this 00:19:34.980 --> 00:19:39.519 is so these four pillars are so simple but i 00:19:39.519 --> 00:19:41.880 would ask the question why aren't you doing them 00:19:41.880 --> 00:19:45.059 you know and it's because we live in a society 00:19:45.059 --> 00:19:48.700 that is so fast paced and it's so selfish and 00:19:48.700 --> 00:19:51.799 stubborn it wants everything for ourselves So 00:19:51.799 --> 00:19:54.119 when we rest, we refocus, we start to recharge 00:19:54.119 --> 00:19:57.200 and that recharge is Walt Reed hobbies, time 00:19:57.200 --> 00:20:00.220 with your family, shopping, dining, coffee for 00:20:00.220 --> 00:20:03.380 my lovely bride sitting beside me. It is her 00:20:03.380 --> 00:20:06.539 choice of recharging. It's funny because she'll 00:20:06.539 --> 00:20:08.539 use it to recharge, but she'll also use it to 00:20:08.539 --> 00:20:10.660 drink just before she goes to bed. So it's really 00:20:10.660 --> 00:20:13.599 weird for me. I just thought I would throw that 00:20:13.599 --> 00:20:18.390 out there. So we recharge, but you need to figure 00:20:18.390 --> 00:20:21.369 out what that recharge is for you. And then the 00:20:21.369 --> 00:20:25.549 last R is recommitment. Something has to change. 00:20:25.690 --> 00:20:27.950 Remember, rest, we removed ourself from that 00:20:27.950 --> 00:20:30.549 situation. Okay, we're not talking about fleeing. 00:20:30.890 --> 00:20:34.309 We refocus, we recharge. Your recommitment has 00:20:34.309 --> 00:20:38.170 to involve some type of change before you put 00:20:38.170 --> 00:20:41.089 yourself right back in the same situation. Otherwise, 00:20:41.150 --> 00:20:43.430 you'll be back in the same place. You'll be back 00:20:43.430 --> 00:20:46.579 to being stressed. For example, so many people 00:20:46.579 --> 00:20:50.160 think, especially leaders, my calendar has to 00:20:50.160 --> 00:20:52.940 be full. I can't have any white space on my calendar. 00:20:53.500 --> 00:20:55.759 I can't put time on there for myself. I'm here 00:20:55.759 --> 00:20:59.119 to tell you, your calendar will let you put time 00:20:59.119 --> 00:21:01.140 on there for yourself. And if you don't have 00:21:01.140 --> 00:21:04.359 time each day and each week, you're going to 00:21:04.359 --> 00:21:06.940 have problems. The beginning of this year, really 00:21:06.940 --> 00:21:09.900 right around the time we recorded the first podcast, 00:21:10.579 --> 00:21:12.160 I sat down with Elise and I said, we need to 00:21:12.160 --> 00:21:15.009 put lots of time on my calendar. So we have lots 00:21:15.009 --> 00:21:17.230 of time on my calendar. Thursday is my only late 00:21:17.230 --> 00:21:21.190 day. I'm not saying that I'm perfect in this, 00:21:21.190 --> 00:21:23.009 but that's what I try to keep it to. If someone 00:21:23.009 --> 00:21:25.390 wants to have a meeting out in California, I'm 00:21:25.390 --> 00:21:26.869 going to say, well, Thursday is your day because 00:21:26.869 --> 00:21:29.309 I can't work till 7 or 8 o 'clock because she's 00:21:29.309 --> 00:21:31.789 spending time with her mom, you know, and she 00:21:31.789 --> 00:21:34.390 spends time with her mom late on Thursday. So 00:21:34.390 --> 00:21:37.829 we align our schedules. I try to put break times 00:21:37.829 --> 00:21:41.230 each day. Now they'll differ because things will, 00:21:41.289 --> 00:21:42.710 meetings will run over and things don't make 00:21:42.710 --> 00:21:45.640 sure. But the point is, you're trying and you're 00:21:45.640 --> 00:21:48.519 attempting to put time for yourself for your 00:21:48.519 --> 00:21:51.339 own well -being and guess what guys you can take 00:21:51.339 --> 00:21:53.500 lunch each day no matter what you think you can 00:21:53.500 --> 00:21:55.740 take lunch and guess what you can also take vacations 00:21:55.740 --> 00:21:58.480 every year i didn't take a vacation for 12 years 00:21:58.480 --> 00:22:00.940 even though when we would be on vacations i wasn't 00:22:00.940 --> 00:22:04.700 on vacation yeah and she'll she'll tell you right 00:22:04.700 --> 00:22:08.200 now that i wasn't present yeah so hey friend 00:22:08.569 --> 00:22:11.569 Sometimes all it takes is a good, honest conversation 00:22:11.569 --> 00:22:14.390 to find clarity. That's why we're now offering 00:22:14.390 --> 00:22:16.970 affordable, one -on -one coaching and mentorship 00:22:16.970 --> 00:22:20.210 sessions. 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Never 00:22:54.299 --> 00:22:56.099 look forward to it. I was like, when do I relax? 00:22:56.160 --> 00:22:58.759 And then Shelly has, you know, like agendas, 00:22:58.960 --> 00:23:00.420 like this is what I want to do. Boom, boom, boom, 00:23:00.480 --> 00:23:02.220 boom. And I'm like, well, I don't want to do 00:23:02.220 --> 00:23:04.890 any of that. I want I just want to I just want 00:23:04.890 --> 00:23:07.730 to somewhere else or or sit in and look over 00:23:07.730 --> 00:23:10.769 a lake or something and just Sit and vegetate. 00:23:10.890 --> 00:23:12.930 Yeah, we are not alike in what we think the kitchens 00:23:12.930 --> 00:23:19.490 are That would be interesting Honestly, I mean 00:23:19.490 --> 00:23:21.309 I could probably take a weekend by myself and 00:23:21.309 --> 00:23:25.579 just go camping and I'd be okay I wouldn't need 00:23:25.579 --> 00:23:27.140 a whole week. I wouldn't need a lot of things 00:23:27.140 --> 00:23:28.900 but that's because you're not protecting anybody 00:23:28.900 --> 00:23:31.920 Just me. Yeah, that's and I can trust God for 00:23:31.920 --> 00:23:35.200 that So rest refocus recharge and recommitment 00:23:35.200 --> 00:23:37.440 and as you were saying that things kept popping 00:23:37.440 --> 00:23:40.240 in my head of what that looked like to me And 00:23:40.240 --> 00:23:43.180 I think in rest, you know, what is it really 00:23:43.180 --> 00:23:45.420 about? It's pretty much how much do you trust 00:23:45.420 --> 00:23:49.240 God? Right. I can't rest unless I trust him. 00:23:49.940 --> 00:23:52.599 I Can't relax unless I really trust him and it's 00:23:52.599 --> 00:23:55.279 God saying hey don't do this How much do you 00:23:55.279 --> 00:23:58.680 trust me to just be still? How much do you trust 00:23:58.680 --> 00:24:01.039 me not to do this plan that you have and just 00:24:01.039 --> 00:24:04.799 wait for me? And I'm thinking, you know, when 00:24:04.799 --> 00:24:08.920 you refocus is God's asking you, who do you think 00:24:08.920 --> 00:24:12.380 I am? You know, what do you believe is true about 00:24:12.380 --> 00:24:16.460 me? If I think I have to do something that God's 00:24:16.460 --> 00:24:18.380 telling me to be still, what am I not believing 00:24:18.380 --> 00:24:23.130 about God that I need to refocus on? And recharging, 00:24:23.329 --> 00:24:27.589 I just liken it to renewing your thinking so 00:24:27.589 --> 00:24:30.069 that you can have correct alignment with what 00:24:30.069 --> 00:24:33.130 God is telling you through these steps. And then 00:24:33.130 --> 00:24:35.250 the recommitment is obviously walking the path 00:24:35.250 --> 00:24:37.750 that is revealed to you by those previous three. 00:24:38.269 --> 00:24:39.869 And as you were saying, I had to write it down 00:24:39.869 --> 00:24:42.289 because it was just coming to me that way, and 00:24:42.289 --> 00:24:44.450 I didn't want to forget it. And I think that's 00:24:44.450 --> 00:24:48.190 a very powerful, very powerful R's to go with, 00:24:48.269 --> 00:24:52.420 to think and ponder about. And you have to really 00:24:52.420 --> 00:24:55.460 be disciplined with it. It's a discipline to 00:24:55.460 --> 00:24:58.220 be learned. You have to keep practicing it for 00:24:58.220 --> 00:25:00.500 it to be better and better. Just like soccer 00:25:00.500 --> 00:25:03.819 players, dancers, they have to practice, practice, 00:25:03.940 --> 00:25:07.579 practice. And sometimes being still before the 00:25:07.579 --> 00:25:09.619 Lord, it was a discipline for me because my mind 00:25:09.619 --> 00:25:14.019 goes a hundred miles each way all the time. That's 00:25:14.019 --> 00:25:16.920 a good way for a collision. I write it down so 00:25:16.920 --> 00:25:18.980 I can get it out of my head. Then I just keep 00:25:18.980 --> 00:25:21.380 going. And it's gotten a lot easier. over the 00:25:21.380 --> 00:25:25.779 years and i'm only probably 40 50 where i need 00:25:25.779 --> 00:25:29.240 to be right now but i was at zero before so made 00:25:29.240 --> 00:25:31.579 great strides but but just to your point i mean 00:25:31.579 --> 00:25:34.339 it the point there is it looks different for 00:25:34.339 --> 00:25:38.700 everyone but but only you can take the first 00:25:38.700 --> 00:25:41.660 step you know it's the same thing the lord's 00:25:41.660 --> 00:25:43.500 telling us to do in our relationship just take 00:25:43.500 --> 00:25:47.140 that first step just accept the gift man i got 00:25:47.140 --> 00:25:49.599 you You know, it's the same thing Elise was just 00:25:49.599 --> 00:25:52.440 saying when you know back in 2009 2010 when she 00:25:52.440 --> 00:25:55.119 was worried about my health and worried about 00:25:55.119 --> 00:25:57.119 things that were going on my wife The Lord said 00:25:57.119 --> 00:25:59.980 I I got you and that's that's literal. I mean 00:25:59.980 --> 00:26:03.259 he literally does he has carried us Through these 00:26:03.259 --> 00:26:06.960 past 26 years together and before that me, you 00:26:06.960 --> 00:26:10.880 know for for years Because I can't do this on 00:26:10.880 --> 00:26:14.500 my own and listen as we tied this back to leadership 00:26:14.730 --> 00:26:17.470 If you're seeking or you're stating that you're 00:26:17.470 --> 00:26:19.089 a servant leader, the only way I want you to, 00:26:19.329 --> 00:26:22.230 I want you to hear me. The only way to be a servant 00:26:22.230 --> 00:26:24.289 leader, a true servant leader is to have that 00:26:24.289 --> 00:26:27.569 relationship with Christ. He was the first and 00:26:27.569 --> 00:26:30.309 the greatest example of servant leadership, especially 00:26:30.309 --> 00:26:33.670 how, you know, he, he led so many here, but he 00:26:33.670 --> 00:26:36.349 really focused on those 12, you know, and there's 00:26:36.349 --> 00:26:39.410 really five key areas that he focused on. You 00:26:39.410 --> 00:26:42.049 know, he put others first above himself, you 00:26:42.049 --> 00:26:45.000 know, Empowerment and development. He empowered 00:26:45.000 --> 00:26:48.460 his disciples and he developed his disciples 00:26:48.460 --> 00:26:51.980 And he shared the power in decision -making with 00:26:51.980 --> 00:26:54.000 them He didn't say it's my way or the highway 00:26:54.000 --> 00:26:56.759 even though he's the creator and he was God and 00:26:56.759 --> 00:26:59.119 he is God He didn't say it's my way or the highway, 00:26:59.680 --> 00:27:01.579 you know, he shared that power in that decision 00:27:01.579 --> 00:27:05.180 -making He allowed them, you know, he was humble 00:27:05.180 --> 00:27:08.980 in spirit in us and had that servants attitude 00:27:08.980 --> 00:27:12.730 you know to serve it and Do we even need to talk 00:27:12.730 --> 00:27:15.430 about behavior and integrity? I mean, we don't 00:27:15.430 --> 00:27:17.750 have to mention that. But those are five key 00:27:17.750 --> 00:27:20.910 areas. You know, you know, several leaders prioritize 00:27:20.910 --> 00:27:23.049 the needs and well -being of their team members 00:27:23.049 --> 00:27:25.049 and their stakeholders and their organization 00:27:25.049 --> 00:27:28.309 and those around them. That's why it's so important 00:27:28.309 --> 00:27:32.069 that you become selfish as a leader because you 00:27:32.069 --> 00:27:36.109 put everyone else first. You have to become selfish 00:27:36.109 --> 00:27:37.730 about your well -being and your relationship 00:27:37.730 --> 00:27:40.690 with Christ in order to have that selfless attitude. 00:27:40.779 --> 00:27:43.380 Mm -hmm. Otherwise you're going to fail. You 00:27:43.380 --> 00:27:45.720 will not sustain it. It shows you said you can't 00:27:45.720 --> 00:27:48.220 pour from an empty cup. You can't. There's a 00:27:48.220 --> 00:27:50.160 reason why the Shema is written the way it is 00:27:50.160 --> 00:27:51.980 to love the Lord your God with all your strength 00:27:51.980 --> 00:27:54.400 mind soul and might and then the love your neighbor 00:27:54.400 --> 00:27:57.500 as you love yourself. Yep. There's this particular 00:27:57.500 --> 00:28:00.819 reason why you love God first and then it's love 00:28:00.819 --> 00:28:03.319 your neighbor as yourself. And I think we might 00:28:03.319 --> 00:28:05.460 have mentioned the last time that it's very hard 00:28:05.460 --> 00:28:08.319 for people to love their neighbor, especially 00:28:08.319 --> 00:28:11.980 in today's climate. primarily because they don't 00:28:11.980 --> 00:28:14.400 have relationship with God, and secondarily, 00:28:14.640 --> 00:28:19.660 they don't love themselves. Oh, yeah. We're seeing 00:28:19.660 --> 00:28:22.759 the fruits of that ill labor in our country, 00:28:23.259 --> 00:28:25.599 and other countries, in the news, in places, 00:28:26.380 --> 00:28:29.640 that when we had more people grounded in Christianity 00:28:29.640 --> 00:28:31.680 in this country, we did not see these things. 00:28:32.079 --> 00:28:35.519 And now that we are drifted away from a Christ 00:28:35.519 --> 00:28:39.339 -centered everything that we did, We're seeing 00:28:39.339 --> 00:28:41.680 huge problems in places that we had not seen 00:28:41.680 --> 00:28:45.539 before. I think of the laws of nature, which 00:28:45.539 --> 00:28:48.740 of course God created. And nature abhors a vacuum. 00:28:48.960 --> 00:28:51.200 So if you take God out of schools, what's going 00:28:51.200 --> 00:28:53.900 to go into the school? You take good out of something, 00:28:54.019 --> 00:28:56.779 what's going to replace it? And we're seeing 00:28:56.779 --> 00:28:59.480 the fruit of that. We're seeing what happens 00:28:59.480 --> 00:29:03.359 when people reject God all over the place. And 00:29:03.359 --> 00:29:05.799 I'm so glad that we have people like you that 00:29:05.799 --> 00:29:08.519 are. Speaking about the miracles that God is 00:29:08.519 --> 00:29:11.579 still performing So that we can still keep people 00:29:11.579 --> 00:29:13.940 focused that God has not abandoned us that we 00:29:13.940 --> 00:29:18.400 are a people that has abandoned God Exactly Yeah, 00:29:18.400 --> 00:29:20.779 I mean the miracles are not just in the Bible 00:29:20.779 --> 00:29:24.400 the miracles happen around us every single day 00:29:24.400 --> 00:29:28.539 The fact that I woke up this morning is a miracle 00:29:28.539 --> 00:29:30.799 the fact that I have life in this body and breath 00:29:30.799 --> 00:29:34.400 in these lungs is a miracle When you don't put 00:29:34.400 --> 00:29:37.910 God first I mean and you try to do it on your 00:29:37.910 --> 00:29:39.769 own. I mean you're on dangerous grounds I want 00:29:39.769 --> 00:29:41.730 to read I want to read these verses real quick 00:29:41.730 --> 00:29:43.789 because this just popped me in and These are 00:29:43.789 --> 00:29:46.089 some of my favorite verses in all the Bible and 00:29:46.089 --> 00:29:48.769 I love to tie them back to Psalm 23 But it's 00:29:48.769 --> 00:29:51.150 John 10. I'll read from the NID where it says 00:29:51.150 --> 00:29:53.589 very truly I tell you Pharisees anyone who does 00:29:53.589 --> 00:29:56.730 not enter the sheep pen by the gate But climbs 00:29:56.730 --> 00:29:59.609 in by some other way is a thief and a robber. 00:29:59.609 --> 00:30:02.349 That's our enemy You know the one who enters 00:30:02.349 --> 00:30:05.220 by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep the 00:30:05.220 --> 00:30:07.539 gatekeeper opens the gate for him and the sheep 00:30:07.539 --> 00:30:11.819 listen to his voice he calls his own sheep by 00:30:11.819 --> 00:30:15.859 name and leads them out when he has brought out 00:30:15.859 --> 00:30:19.559 all of his own he goes on ahead of them and his 00:30:19.559 --> 00:30:22.519 sheep follow him because they know his voice 00:30:22.519 --> 00:30:26.240 he's there's some keep there's so much you can 00:30:26.240 --> 00:30:28.960 pull out of from there but but what i'll say 00:30:28.960 --> 00:30:32.960 is he goes ahead of us he is out in front of 00:30:32.960 --> 00:30:37.809 us leading us His sheep know his voice and they 00:30:37.809 --> 00:30:40.250 will never follow a stranger. In fact, they will 00:30:40.250 --> 00:30:42.410 run away from him because they do not recognize 00:30:42.410 --> 00:30:46.890 a stranger's voice. We, without being selfish 00:30:46.890 --> 00:30:50.569 and having that relationship, you will not know 00:30:50.569 --> 00:30:54.269 his voice. So when he speaks to you, because 00:30:54.269 --> 00:30:57.509 we have a very cunning enemy that wants to speak 00:30:57.509 --> 00:31:00.230 the same way and use the same words and just 00:31:00.230 --> 00:31:03.720 put small little tweaks on them. Just like he 00:31:03.720 --> 00:31:07.279 did in the garden with Eve It's no different. 00:31:07.279 --> 00:31:09.339 He's very cunning. He's very good at what he 00:31:09.339 --> 00:31:13.119 does So we have to read we have to pray we have 00:31:13.119 --> 00:31:15.500 to be selfish about that relationship and we 00:31:15.500 --> 00:31:17.599 know his voice so then when you tie back and 00:31:17.599 --> 00:31:20.980 you read Psalm 23 and he says and it says My 00:31:20.980 --> 00:31:24.400 shepherd. I mean it becomes very personal to 00:31:24.400 --> 00:31:27.920 you when you read those verses I love tying those 00:31:27.920 --> 00:31:30.900 those chapters back and forth between each other 00:31:32.240 --> 00:31:34.859 And we're so arrogant to think sometimes we don't 00:31:34.859 --> 00:31:38.799 need them that we do for everything. Oh, yes 00:31:38.799 --> 00:31:42.779 You know, I had heard a pastor a long time ago 00:31:42.779 --> 00:31:45.400 He said something that I vehemently disagreed 00:31:45.400 --> 00:31:48.799 with he was an internet pastor and he said that 00:31:48.799 --> 00:31:51.220 Something to the effect that the devil is prowling 00:31:51.220 --> 00:31:53.819 around like a lion seeking who's gonna confuse 00:31:53.819 --> 00:31:57.319 or to consume But I can see his leash, right? 00:31:57.740 --> 00:32:00.420 Because God's got a lot of leash and I thought 00:32:00.420 --> 00:32:03.500 how foolish of you Right if he's on a 15 -foot 00:32:03.500 --> 00:32:05.160 leash, you don't think the devil's pacing at 00:32:05.160 --> 00:32:07.779 13 feet away and wearing a line in so you think 00:32:07.779 --> 00:32:11.579 he's That's the limit to where he can get Like 00:32:11.579 --> 00:32:13.440 why would you flirt with that? Why would you 00:32:13.440 --> 00:32:17.740 tempt that? No rain Because if I was a clever 00:32:17.740 --> 00:32:20.079 enemy, I would pull you in close as easy as I 00:32:20.079 --> 00:32:23.740 could Yeah, well, you have to keep your mind 00:32:23.740 --> 00:32:26.920 dwelling on the things of the lord. I mean just 00:32:26.920 --> 00:32:30.650 recently I was you know, we're doing something 00:32:30.650 --> 00:32:32.750 here at home and we're really excited about it 00:32:32.750 --> 00:32:37.349 and get ready to do some stuff and My mind keeps 00:32:37.349 --> 00:32:39.109 dwelling on how exciting and what it's gonna 00:32:39.109 --> 00:32:41.069 look like and what we're gonna do and I'm then 00:32:41.069 --> 00:32:45.009 I caught myself one day thinking Wow with that 00:32:45.009 --> 00:32:47.210 same excitement and your mind is always dwelling 00:32:47.210 --> 00:32:49.710 there I should be dwelling on the Lord the very 00:32:49.710 --> 00:32:53.369 same way and Do I do that? Do I keep scripture 00:32:53.369 --> 00:32:56.069 in my head? Do I keep my mind dwelling on him? 00:32:56.980 --> 00:32:59.759 And sadly, I was convicted that I have to do 00:32:59.759 --> 00:33:05.980 a better job with that. And that keeps us on 00:33:05.980 --> 00:33:09.119 pace when we stay with the Lord. Yeah, I used 00:33:09.119 --> 00:33:11.339 to think I didn't pray enough to him until he 00:33:11.339 --> 00:33:14.720 revealed that because of my ADHD, I pray from 00:33:14.720 --> 00:33:17.519 when I wake up till I go to bed and I just pick 00:33:17.519 --> 00:33:21.099 it up in different places and continue the conversation 00:33:21.099 --> 00:33:24.819 when I'm off of whatever distracted my focus. 00:33:26.319 --> 00:33:29.380 You know, it's a continual prayer for the entire 00:33:29.380 --> 00:33:33.640 day, but he has convicted me to read more. Yeah, 00:33:33.940 --> 00:33:36.339 I'm with you on that one too. I always think 00:33:36.339 --> 00:33:38.140 I don't pray enough either, but I do talk to 00:33:38.140 --> 00:33:41.519 him throughout the whole day. Yeah, and that's 00:33:41.519 --> 00:33:43.240 important. I mean, the Bible is very clear about 00:33:43.240 --> 00:33:46.339 playing without ceasing. You know, I don't share 00:33:46.339 --> 00:33:48.839 just anything on this podcast, but when I came 00:33:48.839 --> 00:33:51.380 across LiveGood, I knew I had to tell you about 00:33:51.380 --> 00:33:54.480 it. It's a wellness company founded by a Christian 00:33:54.480 --> 00:33:57.160 CEO, and it's helping people take better care 00:33:57.160 --> 00:33:59.940 of their bodies and their bank accounts with 00:33:59.940 --> 00:34:02.839 high quality supplements at honest prices and 00:34:02.839 --> 00:34:05.519 a powerful system that's blessing so many families 00:34:05.519 --> 00:34:09.199 financially. It's rooted in integrity and is 00:34:09.199 --> 00:34:12.260 changing lives. If you've been praying for something 00:34:12.260 --> 00:34:16.400 more, more health, more provision, more purpose, 00:34:17.099 --> 00:34:19.699 this might be your open door. Click the link 00:34:19.699 --> 00:34:22.059 in our about section and see what it's all about. 00:34:22.820 --> 00:34:24.559 I truly believe it could be someone's answer 00:34:24.559 --> 00:34:30.559 to prayer now back to the show But you know as 00:34:30.559 --> 00:34:33.219 um as we shift gears for a minute so so C -suite 00:34:33.219 --> 00:34:36.880 for Christ, you know, we had just launched C 00:34:36.880 --> 00:34:40.559 -suite for Christ whenever we recorded the first 00:34:40.559 --> 00:34:45.179 episode we did and Since then, I mean we just 00:34:45.179 --> 00:34:48.480 continue to make And I say we, when I say we, 00:34:48.619 --> 00:34:50.920 I'm including what the Lord's doing. It's different, 00:34:51.079 --> 00:34:55.460 not just me or Elise, but he has just, man, he 00:34:55.460 --> 00:35:01.280 has just overwhelmed us with what an impact we're 00:35:01.280 --> 00:35:03.440 going to be able to have in the Charlotte community 00:35:03.440 --> 00:35:07.179 and beyond with C -Suite for Christ. You know, 00:35:07.179 --> 00:35:10.199 our first monthly gathering or monthly worship 00:35:10.199 --> 00:35:13.559 experience is coming up on May the 22nd. And, 00:35:13.559 --> 00:35:16.500 you know, when I came into this, I knew that 00:35:16.489 --> 00:35:18.090 you know we were going to have these gatherings 00:35:18.090 --> 00:35:20.170 and my first thought is okay man how am i going 00:35:20.170 --> 00:35:22.030 to find a place how we're going to you know we 00:35:22.030 --> 00:35:23.489 serve breakfast who's going to be my speaker 00:35:23.489 --> 00:35:26.690 i'm going to find a worship leader well i forget 00:35:26.690 --> 00:35:29.809 sometimes so easily that the lord created the 00:35:29.809 --> 00:35:31.929 earth and knows every single thing that's going 00:35:31.929 --> 00:35:35.690 to happen and you know so we fast forward to 00:35:35.690 --> 00:35:37.969 today and i just sent out a note to my leadership 00:35:37.969 --> 00:35:41.469 team and i said hey i just want to confirm we 00:35:41.469 --> 00:35:46.440 have a great speaker coming in on the 22nd We've 00:35:46.440 --> 00:35:49.440 got a great worship leader. We have breakfast 00:35:49.440 --> 00:35:51.780 already confirmed. We have a location that we've 00:35:51.780 --> 00:35:55.400 confirmed. We have all the live stream equipment 00:35:55.400 --> 00:35:58.199 purchase. We have someone that's running all 00:35:58.199 --> 00:36:01.099 of that equipment for us. You know, we've got 00:36:01.099 --> 00:36:04.019 31 people. Actually, I think it's closer to 40 00:36:04.019 --> 00:36:07.659 now already confirmed to come. We sent out more 00:36:07.659 --> 00:36:10.239 invitations, more people just registered today, 00:36:10.239 --> 00:36:13.920 and it just continues to amaze me. The little 00:36:13.920 --> 00:36:18.179 things that I was worried about. I need to learn 00:36:18.179 --> 00:36:23.619 better that the Lord already has this. We're 00:36:23.619 --> 00:36:25.980 continuing to make a big impact. We're working 00:36:25.980 --> 00:36:28.639 with a lot of nonprofit organizations. We're 00:36:28.639 --> 00:36:31.340 doing a lot of work with veterans. We're helping 00:36:31.340 --> 00:36:34.380 with some nonprofits from a marketing perspective. 00:36:34.900 --> 00:36:38.159 We've stood up pilot mentorship programs. Like 00:36:38.159 --> 00:36:41.000 I said, we're helping veterans get jobs, transition 00:36:41.000 --> 00:36:43.360 out of the military into civilian life. helping 00:36:43.360 --> 00:36:46.599 them with homelessness and homes and the social 00:36:46.599 --> 00:36:48.880 aspect of things they have to deal with post 00:36:48.880 --> 00:36:53.380 -military. I mean, in eight weeks, it is amazing 00:36:53.380 --> 00:36:57.119 the work that we're doing through C -suite for 00:36:57.119 --> 00:36:59.340 Christ. You know, and when I originally came 00:36:59.340 --> 00:37:01.300 into this, I said, okay, you know, I'll probably, 00:37:01.400 --> 00:37:03.360 you know, I've got the leadership experience 00:37:03.360 --> 00:37:05.320 from healthcare, and, you know, I'll be able 00:37:05.320 --> 00:37:07.719 to use that. I'm also a pastor, and I didn't 00:37:07.719 --> 00:37:10.280 think I would use the skills or the gifts the 00:37:10.280 --> 00:37:12.559 Lord had given me through that. I will tell you, 00:37:12.750 --> 00:37:15.570 The people that I'm encountering, these leaders, 00:37:16.050 --> 00:37:17.789 that everybody looks at and says, wow, they got 00:37:17.789 --> 00:37:21.750 it all in their control, they don't. They're 00:37:21.750 --> 00:37:23.929 suffering walls just the same way you and I are 00:37:23.929 --> 00:37:26.869 and everyone else around them are. They've lost 00:37:26.869 --> 00:37:29.610 their parents, their loved ones, they're going 00:37:29.610 --> 00:37:32.409 through divorce, they've lost jobs. I keep running 00:37:32.409 --> 00:37:34.489 into people that are struggling with MS or their 00:37:34.489 --> 00:37:37.090 family members are struggling with MS. They need 00:37:37.090 --> 00:37:40.710 prayer. That's what I'm dealing with and that's 00:37:40.710 --> 00:37:44.159 why we're here. We are here to cover the world 00:37:44.159 --> 00:37:47.139 in Christ. We are here to partner with leaderships 00:37:47.139 --> 00:37:49.940 out in the marketplace, but we are here to make 00:37:49.940 --> 00:37:53.639 disciples. Matthew 20 and 19 make disciples. 00:37:54.300 --> 00:37:56.320 You know, and we're doing it through the workplace 00:37:56.320 --> 00:37:59.400 because the ripple effects can be so far reaching. 00:37:59.880 --> 00:38:02.179 You work with these leaders and we have a marriage 00:38:02.179 --> 00:38:03.940 ministry that we work with their marriage as 00:38:03.940 --> 00:38:06.920 well, but the ripple effects. from what we can 00:38:06.920 --> 00:38:09.000 influence them to do in their workplace, their 00:38:09.000 --> 00:38:11.320 organization, their teams, their customers, their 00:38:11.320 --> 00:38:15.239 community, is so far -reaching. So far -reaching. 00:38:16.460 --> 00:38:19.579 Incredible. Sometimes we forget when God tasked 00:38:19.579 --> 00:38:22.059 us to do something, we just have to be obedient 00:38:22.059 --> 00:38:24.260 to walk with it, and He's going to supply all 00:38:24.260 --> 00:38:26.119 the results and everything we need to go with 00:38:26.119 --> 00:38:30.079 it. Yeah. Yeah, for some of us, He doesn't even 00:38:30.079 --> 00:38:31.900 bother telling us or tasking us with things. 00:38:31.900 --> 00:38:35.010 He just puts people in our way. that we get to 00:38:35.010 --> 00:38:37.789 talk to. And I mean, that's just how he does 00:38:37.789 --> 00:38:40.269 it for me. When he does it for Shelly, he knows 00:38:40.269 --> 00:38:42.170 that I'm on board because I do whatever she wants 00:38:42.170 --> 00:38:44.889 me to do. I like the podcast. He didn't reveal 00:38:44.889 --> 00:38:47.090 that he wanted to do the podcast. And I mean, 00:38:47.150 --> 00:38:49.690 at first, I didn't like it because I'm very introverted. 00:38:49.949 --> 00:38:53.030 I hated the idea. I would tell guests that I'm 00:38:53.030 --> 00:38:55.110 just doing it for my wife until she told me that 00:38:55.110 --> 00:38:57.559 bothered her. And then I reflected on it and 00:38:57.559 --> 00:38:59.519 I asked God about it, and he revealed to me that 00:38:59.519 --> 00:39:01.960 we're married, right? Two flesh became one. That 00:39:01.960 --> 00:39:03.800 he did tell me to do the podcast, but he just 00:39:03.800 --> 00:39:05.139 told the part of me that wasn't going to listen 00:39:05.139 --> 00:39:08.460 and do it. And as far as, you know, I get to, 00:39:08.519 --> 00:39:11.039 I meet random strangers in the silliest places, 00:39:11.179 --> 00:39:13.500 not just in their houses while they're sick, 00:39:14.039 --> 00:39:16.820 but in the gas station picking up a drink. People 00:39:16.820 --> 00:39:19.159 just open up and talk to me and tell me things. 00:39:20.019 --> 00:39:22.960 It's wild how many people come up and talk to 00:39:22.960 --> 00:39:25.940 me. How many weird people. I literally had somebody 00:39:25.940 --> 00:39:29.500 in a Taco Bell the other night wearing a onesie 00:39:29.500 --> 00:39:33.579 and a diaper. Probably a 25 -ish year old man 00:39:33.579 --> 00:39:37.519 who just started talking to me and we started 00:39:37.519 --> 00:39:40.780 a conversation. And I would never talk to this 00:39:40.780 --> 00:39:45.219 person on my own. I'm a big fan of, hey, you 00:39:45.219 --> 00:39:46.900 do you and I'll do me. You stay over there and 00:39:46.900 --> 00:39:49.320 I'll stay over here. It's fine. But then he started 00:39:49.320 --> 00:39:52.099 a conversation with me. And so, you know, while 00:39:52.099 --> 00:39:54.099 I was waiting for food, which took way longer 00:39:54.099 --> 00:39:56.820 than it should have, we had a really good discussion. 00:39:57.539 --> 00:40:00.519 And this is things that God brings into my life. 00:40:00.960 --> 00:40:03.239 And I think he gets a chuckle because he knows 00:40:03.239 --> 00:40:05.019 I'm introverted and he knows that I don't like 00:40:05.019 --> 00:40:07.039 it. And he knows that I won't tell him no when 00:40:07.039 --> 00:40:09.739 I'm faced with it. And so I think he gets a good 00:40:09.739 --> 00:40:14.099 chuckle out of that. Yeah. Isn't it that I love 00:40:14.099 --> 00:40:16.719 that story, but isn't it amazing how we'll read 00:40:16.719 --> 00:40:19.679 the stories of how And the Lord told Moses he 00:40:19.679 --> 00:40:21.599 was going to speak to people. And Moses said, 00:40:21.980 --> 00:40:24.119 well, I can't speak. You know, I don't have the 00:40:24.119 --> 00:40:26.119 gift of speech. And the Lord said, well, I got 00:40:26.119 --> 00:40:27.800 it. I'll take care of it. OK, here's your brother. 00:40:28.039 --> 00:40:29.820 He's a great speaker. I'm going to give it. And 00:40:29.820 --> 00:40:32.000 we look at that film. We say, oh, yes, but Moses 00:40:32.000 --> 00:40:34.440 needs to get over it. When it comes to our own 00:40:34.440 --> 00:40:37.420 lives, we're saying, no, I can't do that. Oh, 00:40:37.420 --> 00:40:40.039 yeah, yeah. The Lord's saying, remember what 00:40:40.039 --> 00:40:42.400 I did for Moses. Remember what I did for Noah. 00:40:42.500 --> 00:40:44.820 Remember what I did for Paul and everyone that 00:40:44.820 --> 00:40:47.579 we read about the Bible. We're no different. 00:40:47.659 --> 00:40:49.619 We're in a different time, but we're no different. 00:40:49.840 --> 00:40:52.420 If we allow the Lord to lead and guide us, He 00:40:52.420 --> 00:40:55.320 will give us the gifts that we need at the right 00:40:55.320 --> 00:40:58.340 time that we need them. I'm with you, Josh. I'm 00:40:58.340 --> 00:41:01.380 an introvert by nature, but now, you know, the 00:41:01.380 --> 00:41:03.460 Lord has put me out there on these podcasts and 00:41:03.460 --> 00:41:05.719 all these meetings and meeting all these people. 00:41:06.159 --> 00:41:08.480 I will tell you, yesterday I was sitting at a 00:41:08.480 --> 00:41:12.719 table at a place that I should never be sitting. 00:41:13.130 --> 00:41:15.510 Amongst people that everyone on this call would 00:41:15.510 --> 00:41:18.650 know and listeners would know and I sat at this 00:41:18.650 --> 00:41:21.769 table with these Leaders and these well -known 00:41:21.769 --> 00:41:25.750 people and they were talking about You know struggles 00:41:25.750 --> 00:41:29.050 and people that they are helping in the name 00:41:29.050 --> 00:41:33.510 of Jesus You know and how how we can more color 00:41:33.510 --> 00:41:36.590 better collaborate together to get the message 00:41:36.590 --> 00:41:40.050 out better Not just in Charlotte, but all over 00:41:40.050 --> 00:41:43.460 this country in this world And I love the fact 00:41:43.460 --> 00:41:45.539 that and i'm just gonna say this because I know 00:41:45.539 --> 00:41:47.780 we're probably coming to the end I love the fact 00:41:47.780 --> 00:41:49.760 that we got on this podcast and some people may 00:41:49.760 --> 00:41:51.860 think we have scripts and we're readings or something 00:41:51.860 --> 00:41:56.000 We don't have scripts. This conversation is 100 00:41:56.000 --> 00:41:59.059 led by the spirit and the conversation has gone 00:41:59.059 --> 00:42:02.420 where the lord wants it to go So we're not reading 00:42:02.420 --> 00:42:05.000 from anything, you know, and I love the fact 00:42:05.000 --> 00:42:06.739 that that you know verses pop in our head We 00:42:06.739 --> 00:42:09.380 say them, you know the conversation leads, you 00:42:09.380 --> 00:42:12.219 know, we're going back and forth, you know And 00:42:12.219 --> 00:42:14.219 we're not close together, you know, we're not 00:42:14.219 --> 00:42:16.599 sick of the studio together We're just allowing 00:42:16.599 --> 00:42:19.519 this conversation to float and we know that for 00:42:19.519 --> 00:42:21.320 some of the listeners that are listening right 00:42:21.320 --> 00:42:25.719 now or later or years from now Someone needs 00:42:25.719 --> 00:42:31.139 to hear what we're saying today. Mm -hmm Yeah, 00:42:32.579 --> 00:42:35.059 the only thing scripted here was the intro we 00:42:35.059 --> 00:42:39.199 want to work in excellence And do it justice 00:42:39.719 --> 00:42:42.519 God has amazing ways how he speaks through this 00:42:42.519 --> 00:42:44.940 podcast and the connections because I'm able 00:42:44.940 --> 00:42:49.719 to connect past guests. And it's just really 00:42:49.719 --> 00:42:52.340 neat how he's working through everyone's life. 00:42:52.400 --> 00:42:55.679 And it's all because when we share our needs 00:42:55.679 --> 00:42:57.940 and our concerns, you know, there's somebody 00:42:58.219 --> 00:43:00.320 You know that person you're speaking to can think 00:43:00.320 --> 00:43:02.539 of and say hey You might be interested in this 00:43:02.539 --> 00:43:05.380 or whatnot because then it could lead to miracles 00:43:05.380 --> 00:43:08.239 like those patches You know, so when we do share 00:43:08.239 --> 00:43:11.059 with others and do come out of ourselves, you 00:43:11.059 --> 00:43:14.579 know You never know what god can do with that 00:43:14.579 --> 00:43:18.059 Oh, it's amazing. I mean one of my closest friends 00:43:18.059 --> 00:43:19.619 now i'm going to give a shout out to my brother 00:43:19.619 --> 00:43:24.320 ben in He's a former guest on here And uh, we've 00:43:24.320 --> 00:43:28.650 really connected And he writes all my daily devotions 00:43:28.650 --> 00:43:31.989 now for all the members here in Charlotte for 00:43:31.989 --> 00:43:34.210 C -Suite for Christ. They go out at 6 a .m. every 00:43:34.210 --> 00:43:37.170 morning, and they are touching people's lives. 00:43:37.449 --> 00:43:39.489 And he's heavily involved in the work we're doing 00:43:39.489 --> 00:43:44.489 here. And that came out of me being obedient 00:43:44.489 --> 00:43:47.610 to join C -Suite. You know, did he introduce 00:43:47.610 --> 00:43:51.789 me to Shelly and Josh on here? And Ben and I 00:43:51.789 --> 00:43:55.309 got closer. He had a tragedy a couple weeks ago 00:43:55.309 --> 00:43:57.210 where a tree fell into his house. So Elise and 00:43:57.210 --> 00:43:59.610 I, you know, sent some things to his kids to 00:43:59.610 --> 00:44:02.110 make him feel better this weekend. He's he's 00:44:02.110 --> 00:44:05.010 a keynote speaker and an event. I mean, so I 00:44:05.010 --> 00:44:07.730 mean, all of that is not coincident. It is God 00:44:07.730 --> 00:44:10.309 ordained. And when you start seeing your conversations 00:44:10.309 --> 00:44:13.309 as ordained by the Lord with everyone you come 00:44:13.309 --> 00:44:15.829 in contact with, you will look at those conversations 00:44:15.829 --> 00:44:18.230 differently. You will be more intentional and 00:44:18.230 --> 00:44:20.070 more present in who you're talking to. And I 00:44:20.070 --> 00:44:22.429 think Elise had something to say. Well, no, I 00:44:22.429 --> 00:44:24.489 was just I was thinking in my head at the same 00:44:24.489 --> 00:44:28.389 time as we do like together too, you know things 00:44:28.389 --> 00:44:32.309 happen like that catastrophe that he had but 00:44:32.309 --> 00:44:35.369 We're also here for each other to lift each other 00:44:35.369 --> 00:44:38.130 up as well because there's no telling you know 00:44:38.130 --> 00:44:41.949 who we might encounter as a Fellow Christian 00:44:41.949 --> 00:44:45.050 that's been down and we need to help lift them 00:44:45.050 --> 00:44:50.170 up Yeah, sure. I've been saying that for Over 00:44:50.170 --> 00:44:52.469 a decade that one of the greatest gifts that 00:44:52.469 --> 00:44:56.429 God has given us is each other Yes, and the church 00:44:56.429 --> 00:44:59.630 and some people just you know It's hard for them 00:44:59.630 --> 00:45:02.289 to accept that that because they're so at odds 00:45:02.289 --> 00:45:04.650 with each other. We need to be united We need 00:45:04.650 --> 00:45:08.010 to have the same mind and we all need each other 00:45:08.280 --> 00:45:11.139 For sure. Right. And it's about receiving the 00:45:11.139 --> 00:45:13.639 gift that he gives us. And if people are a gift, 00:45:13.659 --> 00:45:15.599 we need to receive that gift. We need to receive 00:45:15.599 --> 00:45:18.079 that help. We can't be the man in the middle 00:45:18.079 --> 00:45:19.739 of the night saying, no, this is nothing. I'm 00:45:19.739 --> 00:45:22.460 not calling the hospital. Right. We need to say, 00:45:22.599 --> 00:45:24.659 yeah, you know what? I will take this help. I 00:45:24.659 --> 00:45:27.199 do need help. You know what? Maybe I can do this, 00:45:27.239 --> 00:45:30.659 but I can do it faster with help. Right. And 00:45:30.659 --> 00:45:33.079 the gift isn't yours until you take it. Correct. 00:45:35.139 --> 00:45:40.440 Wow. That's powerful. Yeah, I think it's a thing 00:45:40.440 --> 00:45:42.820 a lot of us have a hard time receiving and I 00:45:42.820 --> 00:45:45.079 think most of it is because we don't love ourselves 00:45:45.079 --> 00:45:47.739 And we don't believe that worth receiving gifts 00:45:47.739 --> 00:45:50.820 and I think that is very limiting for believers 00:45:50.820 --> 00:45:53.699 that have received Christ Because I feel that 00:45:53.699 --> 00:45:56.440 they haven't fully received him, right? They 00:45:56.440 --> 00:45:58.260 said yeah, I receive you and then they live their 00:45:58.260 --> 00:46:02.030 life the way they do Without receiving any other 00:46:02.030 --> 00:46:03.889 gifts from God because they don't think they're 00:46:03.889 --> 00:46:06.010 worthy And I would just like to encourage you 00:46:06.010 --> 00:46:08.929 right now that I would not send my son to die 00:46:08.929 --> 00:46:11.829 for someone if they weren't worthy And so if 00:46:11.829 --> 00:46:14.150 God being the supreme being would send his son 00:46:14.150 --> 00:46:17.150 to die for us that you are worthy No matter how 00:46:17.150 --> 00:46:19.289 wicked you were no matter how much you sin that 00:46:19.289 --> 00:46:21.650 you are worthy of love you are worthy of redemption 00:46:21.650 --> 00:46:23.889 You were worthy to be restored by the king of 00:46:23.889 --> 00:46:29.639 glory Just ask him into your heart Exactly. That's 00:46:29.639 --> 00:46:31.400 powerful words right there. And then you take 00:46:31.400 --> 00:46:33.739 him wherever you go and let him be the first 00:46:33.739 --> 00:46:37.000 thought of your mind every day. And then invite 00:46:37.000 --> 00:46:39.679 him to every single activity you're a part of 00:46:39.679 --> 00:46:42.739 that day and make sure he's there with you. Yeah, 00:46:43.280 --> 00:46:44.920 I like to pray when I pray and invite him in 00:46:44.920 --> 00:46:46.599 the space I'm in, even though I know he's there, 00:46:46.699 --> 00:46:50.019 just so he knows that I know. And that he's invited, 00:46:50.159 --> 00:46:52.079 that you can have a seat. Yeah, he's the gentleman. 00:46:53.840 --> 00:46:56.019 Because sometimes we need to be reminded that 00:46:56.019 --> 00:46:59.760 even just through the prayer. Mm -hmm Yeah, I 00:46:59.760 --> 00:47:04.739 I like to When I start my prayer is to thank 00:47:04.739 --> 00:47:07.119 him for allowing us to humbly come before his 00:47:07.119 --> 00:47:11.420 throne because he doesn't have to know And we're 00:47:11.420 --> 00:47:17.480 so unworthy So yeah, wow what a great conversation 00:47:17.480 --> 00:47:22.449 yeah, I mean so as we sum this up, I mean The 00:47:22.449 --> 00:47:26.110 Lord is still working miracles today. You know, 00:47:26.210 --> 00:47:30.710 He is the same God today that you read about 00:47:30.710 --> 00:47:35.409 in the Bible. He is very much alive, and He wants 00:47:35.409 --> 00:47:37.969 to have that relationship with you. He doesn't 00:47:37.969 --> 00:47:39.550 want you just to accept the gift there and go 00:47:39.550 --> 00:47:41.789 out and try to do everything on your own. He 00:47:41.789 --> 00:47:45.909 wants a relationship with you. He wants to be 00:47:45.909 --> 00:47:49.289 right there with you. And remember, when we are 00:47:49.289 --> 00:47:51.780 weak and we are weak vessels, His strength is 00:47:51.780 --> 00:47:58.300 made perfect. Amen. I got to share something 00:47:58.300 --> 00:48:01.300 before we wrap up. It's just been on my heart, 00:48:01.340 --> 00:48:03.219 but I didn't know a good spot to put it. So we're 00:48:03.219 --> 00:48:05.920 going to stick it at the end. And then just the 00:48:05.920 --> 00:48:10.300 Holy Spirit can be at peace. And one of my favorite 00:48:10.300 --> 00:48:14.530 verses the last couple of years. But seek first 00:48:14.530 --> 00:48:17.510 the kingdom of God and His righteousness and 00:48:17.510 --> 00:48:20.050 all these things shall be added to you. It's 00:48:20.050 --> 00:48:26.530 Matthew 6 33 so seek God first and See what he 00:48:26.530 --> 00:48:30.389 does Absolutely, that's the first step for sure 00:48:30.389 --> 00:48:33.250 that ties in perfectly You know, I've mentioned 00:48:33.250 --> 00:48:36.329 it in another podcast that oftentimes we don't 00:48:36.329 --> 00:48:38.789 hear what God has to say to us because we've 00:48:38.789 --> 00:48:40.550 already made up our minds of what he's going 00:48:40.550 --> 00:48:44.710 to say And so I think, you know, our listeners 00:48:44.710 --> 00:48:47.070 can take a step back and instead of knowing what 00:48:47.070 --> 00:48:49.829 you have to do, listening to what God tells you 00:48:49.829 --> 00:48:51.510 what you have to do, because what if you don't 00:48:51.510 --> 00:48:55.090 know? You just think you know. So, you know, 00:48:55.250 --> 00:48:58.050 rest, be still and know, and listen to what the 00:48:58.050 --> 00:49:00.809 Word has to say. I want to thank you both, Elise 00:49:00.809 --> 00:49:04.550 and Mike, for being on our show. Love repeat 00:49:04.550 --> 00:49:06.690 guests and I love when you bring your wife on 00:49:06.690 --> 00:49:10.389 and getting the unique perspective from her her 00:49:10.389 --> 00:49:14.289 side of this the other bed, you know of your 00:49:14.289 --> 00:49:17.730 suffering of your journeys of your Accomplishments 00:49:17.730 --> 00:49:19.670 and that that they could not have been done without 00:49:19.670 --> 00:49:23.190 her as well, right? I'm very thankful that you 00:49:23.190 --> 00:49:25.820 guys are both God -fearing and that you love 00:49:25.820 --> 00:49:29.260 him and that you are willing to share despite 00:49:29.260 --> 00:49:32.780 your introverted beginnings. I'm very pleased 00:49:32.780 --> 00:49:37.059 and touched to have you on the show. Well, thank 00:49:37.059 --> 00:49:40.880 you. Thank you for having us. Yeah, and you know, 00:49:40.940 --> 00:49:43.860 this podcast is helping people. It's bringing 00:49:43.860 --> 00:49:46.800 people together, it's making connections, and 00:49:46.800 --> 00:49:49.139 it's got the message that people need to hear 00:49:49.139 --> 00:49:52.139 going out. So thank you for being obedient because 00:49:52.139 --> 00:49:54.760 that is a word our society does not like. to 00:49:54.760 --> 00:50:00.039 hear. No, yeah, absolutely not. Well, if this 00:50:00.039 --> 00:50:02.480 has been a blessing to you, we ask that you pass 00:50:02.480 --> 00:50:05.380 it along so that someone else can be blessed 00:50:05.380 --> 00:50:09.019 and we will talk to you next week. Thanks for 00:50:09.019 --> 00:50:12.139 tuning in to today's episode. Listen, let's stay 00:50:12.139 --> 00:50:15.019 connected. 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