1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,880 Our nation has been hit with a health pandemic, 2 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:05,000 but maybe the most undetected pandemic 3 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:06,760 is a loss of authentic identity. 4 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:09,800 If we're honest with ourselves, we often feel insecure. 5 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:12,440 And those who hide it best often feel it most. 6 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:15,000 But what if our insecurity is an invitation from God 7 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,120 to escape the danger of false beliefs about who we are? 8 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:19,800 What if the fear of insignificance 9 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:22,920 is wrongly causing us to plant our identity flag 10 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:25,520 on the top of our achievements, followers, tribe, 11 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:27,520 or affiliation instead of our maker? 12 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:29,040 In this episode of Keeper 100, 13 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:31,720 we continue this impactful discussion 14 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:34,600 plus a bonus conversation with Chris Durso. 15 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:38,880 Welcome to Keeper 100 podcast 16 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:40,280 with Sean and Christa Smith. 17 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:43,280 Join us in this space where we take on real issues 18 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:45,720 with real insight and real inspiration. 19 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:49,940 This podcast is for those not looking for temporary relief 20 00:00:49,940 --> 00:00:51,220 to change circumstance, 21 00:00:51,220 --> 00:00:53,600 but revelation to forever change lives. 22 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:56,800 All right, all right, what's going on everybody? 23 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:59,520 Welcome to the Keeper 100 podcast with Christa 24 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:01,240 and Sean Smith. 25 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:03,000 Yeah, welcome to the party y'all. 26 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:06,820 We are so turned up about this episode 27 00:01:06,820 --> 00:01:10,100 and you're gonna be snatched by the Chris Durso interview. 28 00:01:10,100 --> 00:01:11,440 So you need to stay tuned. 29 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:13,520 You know, Christa, there was an online article 30 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:15,360 entitled, What Were We Thinking? 31 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:18,000 Whackiest Fads Over the Past 30 Years. 32 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:19,280 Okay, I'm ready for it, bring it. 33 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:22,440 All right, number one on that list was hacky sack. 34 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:25,240 I remember that, I totally remember that. 35 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:27,760 I just remember seeing these guys on my campus 36 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:31,160 at a university kicking hacky sack for like hours 37 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:32,600 in between classes. 38 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:34,760 And I just thought, man, at that time, 39 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:36,400 my thought was what a waste of time. 40 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:38,720 You know, it's really funny the fact you brought it up. 41 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:41,600 It makes me go, does, do people not do that anymore? 42 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:42,440 Right? 43 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:44,800 All right, tell me, what else? 44 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:47,320 Another wacky fat was garbage pail kids. 45 00:01:47,320 --> 00:01:48,440 Oh, I remember those. 46 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:50,320 My friends had like trading cards 47 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:51,540 and I wasn't allowed to have them 48 00:01:51,540 --> 00:01:52,760 because they were like kind of like, 49 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:54,240 they were just kind of gross. 50 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:55,800 And I just remember like, me, 51 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:57,320 you know, my parents, there's no way. 52 00:01:57,320 --> 00:01:58,640 Garbage pail kids were like, 53 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:00,920 the demon possessed cabbage patch kid. 54 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:02,400 It looked like Chucky, you know, 55 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:03,760 up that horrible. They did. 56 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:06,320 Another thing they listed was jelly shoes. 57 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:07,840 Oh, I wanted those. 58 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:09,200 I never had a pair. 59 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:10,200 I remember those plastic shoes. 60 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:11,400 I remember, I'm not exaggerating. 61 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:12,880 I remember one time in high school, 62 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:15,720 a girl's jelly shoes melted on her feet. 63 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:16,560 Stop it. 64 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:18,800 She must've got like the knockoff version 65 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:20,800 that they went and made out of good plastic. 66 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:22,760 If your shoes melt because of heat, 67 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:24,600 I'm going to go ahead and guarantee 68 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:26,000 that you don't have the best brand. 69 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:26,840 Right? 70 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:27,680 Oh my gosh, that's bad. 71 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:28,520 I mean, come on. 72 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:29,600 All right. How about this one, 73 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:31,120 MySpace.com 74 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:31,960 Oh my gosh. 75 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:34,640 Do you remember how they had like the favorites 76 00:02:34,640 --> 00:02:36,080 and like people's feelings got hurt 77 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:37,360 because they weren't like included 78 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:38,680 in people's best friends list. 79 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:39,600 And they were, you were like, 80 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:40,680 hey, I put you in mine, 81 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:41,920 but you didn't put me in yours. 82 00:02:41,920 --> 00:02:43,200 Are we not friends anymore? 83 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:44,040 I remember that. 84 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:45,720 I don't even think I ever closed my account. 85 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:46,880 I wonder if it's still there. 86 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:48,200 That is straight comedy. 87 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:49,080 All right, here's another one. 88 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:49,920 Okay. 89 00:02:49,920 --> 00:02:51,400 They talked about Bond Dutch trucking hats. 90 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:53,040 I remember those. 91 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:54,080 When I lived down Australia, 92 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,360 those were like super popular. 93 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:58,840 Oh my, I remember Ashton Kutcher 94 00:02:58,840 --> 00:02:59,680 Oh yeah, I see. 95 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:01,720 And Paris Hilton was both rocking them. 96 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:03,360 And so I don't know who Bond Dutch was, 97 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:06,960 but that brother collected some cash during that season. 98 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:07,800 So funny. 99 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:09,160 You know, speaking of that, 100 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:11,240 it kind of reminds me too, Christa, 101 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:13,120 that all of us grew up with friends 102 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:15,240 who were always into the latest fads. 103 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:16,080 So true. 104 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:16,920 In some instances, 105 00:03:16,920 --> 00:03:19,560 they were trying to be something that they're not. 106 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:22,600 But some of us looking back in these instances, 107 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:24,680 there may have been some identity issues 108 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:26,920 with some of these people that always felt like 109 00:03:26,920 --> 00:03:30,320 they had to be cool and be on the latest thing 110 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:31,760 so they could feel relevant. 111 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:34,480 And a couple of things that I've learned about identity. 112 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:37,520 Identity gives confidence to action 113 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:40,960 and identity reveals our deeper purpose. 114 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:43,000 You know, as we kind of just continue to dive 115 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:45,360 into the conversation about identity, 116 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:48,680 I think that what's so important is we really understand 117 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,520 when someone isn't walking in their full identity, 118 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:53,160 what you just mentioned, Sean, 119 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:54,600 there's really some clear signs 120 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:56,000 that begin to happen in our lives 121 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,040 when we're lacking identity. 122 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:00,720 One of the signs, especially as a follower of Christ, 123 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:02,720 is you really start dipping in the area 124 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:05,240 of radical affection and your resolve for Christ. 125 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:06,840 If you don't know who you are in Christ 126 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:08,200 when the storms of life come, 127 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:12,160 and we can say 2020 has kind of been an ongoing tsunami storm. 128 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:13,960 It has been one thing after another. 129 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:17,920 And the unfortunate part of storms, 130 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:20,520 there's, you actually said this in your sermon. 131 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:23,600 You said the enemy brings storms to shake you, 132 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:26,320 but the Lord uses storms to shape you. 133 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:29,200 And what I think is so profound about that 134 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:30,880 is if you allow the storms of life, 135 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:32,800 we've all been in storms this year 136 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:34,920 that are out of our control and out of our hands. 137 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:36,600 And it's in these storms, 138 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:39,280 we actually see what's in us on an identity level. 139 00:04:39,280 --> 00:04:41,040 And if you don't know who you are, 140 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:44,280 I've seen so many people that once had a radical affection 141 00:04:44,280 --> 00:04:47,080 and a resolve for Christ begin to wane in that 142 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:48,480 because there's been a despair, 143 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:50,960 there's been a disillusionment and a disappointment. 144 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:53,080 And when despair sets in, 145 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:55,240 often a radical zeal and affection 146 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:58,760 and resolve pursuit of God begins to wane as well. 147 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:01,000 The second sign that you lose on your identity 148 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:02,960 is you start altering your beliefs 149 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:06,440 to accommodate the world's culture and values. 150 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:07,840 And what happens in the midst of this 151 00:05:07,840 --> 00:05:10,520 is you're trying to be politically correct 152 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:12,000 rather than biblically correct. 153 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:13,120 And when you do that, 154 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:14,760 you start moving it to a place 155 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:18,280 that you start being a reflection of your culture. 156 00:05:18,280 --> 00:05:21,200 And that hurts you because we're called to be a contrast. 157 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:22,760 And I reminded me of a story 158 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:25,480 when I was growing up in West Oakland, California, 159 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:28,240 West Oakland as elementary school kid, 160 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:31,080 we went on one field trip on my entire years 161 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:34,040 in elementary school, my school was ghetto, y'all. 162 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:35,600 And I don't know the state of California 163 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:37,120 must not have had a lot of money. 164 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:38,920 So they sent us to the Oakland Zoo. 165 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:39,960 Now, in all fairness, 166 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:42,200 I've been to the Oakland Zoo for a while. 167 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:44,160 So right now it could be an awesome zoo, 168 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:46,400 but back in the day, I'm just gonna straight tell you, 169 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:47,920 it was hood, y'all. 170 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:49,560 We pulled up in a bus 171 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:51,960 and we took public transportation. 172 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:53,480 We didn't have a school bus, right? 173 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:54,320 Stop it. 174 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:55,640 Seriously, we took public transportation. 175 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:56,560 We went to Oakland Zoo. 176 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:58,240 Now you go to zoos, right? 177 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:01,200 Okay, you think of crabs, elephants, 178 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:04,440 zebras, monkeys, orangutans, right? 179 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:06,040 We went to Oakland Zoo. 180 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:07,760 But the first thing I remember is, 181 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:08,800 okay, y'all ready for this? 182 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:11,480 I'm not exaggerating, this is not comedic license. 183 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:13,320 They had a dog in a cage. 184 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:14,320 Stop it right now. 185 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:15,200 Seriously, they had a dog. 186 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:18,320 They said it was a dingo dog from Africa, 187 00:06:18,320 --> 00:06:20,200 but I think it was on loan from Sacramento, man. 188 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:21,640 Oh my, no. 189 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:23,600 It was not even on loan from Sacramento. 190 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:26,280 You and I both know a dingo looks like a mutt. 191 00:06:26,280 --> 00:06:28,480 I mean, it doesn't even look like a specific breed. 192 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:30,480 They could have taken that from the rescue 193 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:32,360 in like downtown Oakland. 194 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:34,240 Okay, that's hilarious. 195 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:35,680 A dog. 196 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:37,320 The zoo has a dog. 197 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:39,800 That is, that's, you can't even make this up. 198 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:40,640 That's so funny. 199 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:42,720 Okay, then we went to the next exhibit. 200 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:45,200 They had raccoons in a cage. 201 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:46,560 Stop it right now. 202 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:47,400 Seriously. 203 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:48,240 Are you actually serious right now? 204 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:49,080 I'm totally serious. 205 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:49,920 People listening. 206 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:52,320 They took, they basically, that raccoon 207 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:54,640 was trying to get its trash and they took him to the zoo. 208 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:55,480 That's what happened. 209 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:56,680 Went to the third exhibit. 210 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,000 They had deers behind cages. 211 00:06:59,000 --> 00:06:59,840 Stop it. 212 00:06:59,840 --> 00:07:00,680 They had deers. 213 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:02,080 I can't even believe this is a true story. 214 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:03,600 And the deers were all lethargic. 215 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:05,360 I mean, usually deers are like running. 216 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:06,320 And that's the other thing. 217 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:07,560 They like tranquilize them. 218 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:08,960 They have deers, right? 219 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:10,760 They have deers in Oakland Hills. 220 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:13,160 Like, what are you doing in a zoo? 221 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:15,360 Let me just say, the animals in your zoo 222 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:17,240 shouldn't be animals that you would see. 223 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:21,600 Okay, that's like honestly the worst field trip ever. 224 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:22,440 It was. 225 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:23,280 Like ever. 226 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:24,120 Can I tell you my highlight though? 227 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:24,960 Yeah. 228 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:27,600 This woman came out with like a greenish glove. 229 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:29,080 And when she came out with this greenish glove, 230 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:30,640 she had a lizard on her hands. 231 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:32,960 So I'm like, okay, we got a lizard at the zoo. 232 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:35,760 Wait, but this lizard was a chameleon. 233 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:38,000 And so as she brought it on the glove, 234 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:41,640 the lizard turned green on her glove. 235 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:44,720 And then she put it back on its natural habitat. 236 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:47,040 She had like a brown, like little branch. 237 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:48,520 And she put it on the branch. 238 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:50,320 We're losing it right now, y'all. 239 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:53,880 She put this lizard on a branch and it turned brown. 240 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:56,120 So then she was telling us, because you gotta remember, 241 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:58,360 we didn't have Animal Planet on a cable channel 242 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:00,200 back in the day, 24 hours, right? 243 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:04,760 So she told us that the chameleon is able to adapt itself 244 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:06,840 and turn towards the colors 245 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:08,520 of whatever it's placed upon. 246 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:10,800 And she said it was a defense mechanism. 247 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:12,160 So I was a little kid, I was a little kid. 248 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:14,800 I'm in the superheroes and I'm still in the superheroes. 249 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:18,520 Now shout out to the MCU Marvel Cinematic Universe. 250 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,240 But I started thinking, now be cool to be chameleon, man. 251 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:22,960 Like you can just chameleon, man. 252 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:25,160 You can just poop and then turn invisible 253 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:26,840 because you can just blend it to the wall. 254 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:29,000 So you could be listening on people's conversation. 255 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:29,840 That part's awesome. 256 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:31,280 Right, you can sneak into places 257 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:33,120 and kind of be there and people wouldn't know it. 258 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:35,520 But as I got older, I began to realize 259 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:38,160 that being a chameleon is not a superhero quality 260 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:41,080 because they're forced to reflect their environment. 261 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:43,720 They're forced to change their colors 262 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:45,680 to the hue and the pigmentation. 263 00:08:45,680 --> 00:08:46,520 That's good. 264 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:47,520 And whatever it is you place them on. 265 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:48,360 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 266 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:50,960 And I began to realize that instead of having Christians 267 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:52,880 that are contrasted with the world, 268 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:56,000 we got chameleon Christians that are blending in 269 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:59,080 and a chameleon isn't a strength, it's a weakness. 270 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:01,720 Ooh, hilarious as a story as that is. 271 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:03,760 And genuinely one of the funniest zoo stories 272 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:05,160 I've heard in my entire life. 273 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:07,560 The point that you're pulling out about a chameleon 274 00:09:07,560 --> 00:09:10,320 is super profound and so accurate 275 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:14,600 because a chameleon just literally absorbs their environment 276 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:15,680 and becomes just like it. 277 00:09:15,680 --> 00:09:16,520 There's no contrast. 278 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:18,400 You and I are called to be salt and light. 279 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:21,240 So there could be nothing opposite of identity in Christ 280 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:22,320 when you just blend. 281 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:24,000 And I think there's such a pressure. 282 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:26,120 There's such a peer pressure right now. 283 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:29,000 Political correctness, saying this or that, right? 284 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:32,800 And the reality is we have to break that man-pleasing spirit 285 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:36,640 and have within us a resolve as long as we honor God. 286 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:38,720 That is what our identity is rooted in, grounded in. 287 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:41,600 And there's really no place for chameleon in that. 288 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:45,400 And that's what's difficult and yet is so vital 289 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:47,560 to us walking in our identity. 290 00:09:47,560 --> 00:09:49,680 You know, we're talking about what it is 291 00:09:49,680 --> 00:09:52,240 to lose your identity. 292 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:55,000 And really one of the last things I wanna bring to this table, 293 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:57,120 a part of this part of the conversation is, 294 00:09:57,120 --> 00:10:00,120 you know, you commence a lifestyle of settling 295 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:02,880 and being in safe mode, hiding in the backgrounds 296 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:04,880 and not going on the battlegrounds. 297 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:06,120 And really here's the truth 298 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:08,200 that it kind of just continues what I just said. 299 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:10,680 And that is you're going limp in areas 300 00:10:10,680 --> 00:10:12,360 where you need to go lethal. 301 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:14,920 And I believe you and I are called to walk 302 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:17,880 in an authority and an identity of who we are. 303 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:20,400 But that only comes when we have a clear understanding 304 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:24,120 of our divine identity, our spiritual DNA. 305 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:27,440 And that's what allows us to manifest God's dominion 306 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:28,280 on the earth. 307 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:29,600 You and I are called to walk in the earth. 308 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:32,080 We're called to be atmosphere shifters. 309 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:36,040 And that happens when we know who we are in Christ Jesus 310 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:37,960 and we stop playing it safe. 311 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:40,280 That is so true and so accurate. 312 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:42,320 I love what you're saying on that. 313 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:43,360 Keep it 100 tribe. 314 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:44,200 I'm excited. 315 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:46,880 We're going to right now introduce a new segment 316 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:48,840 that we call the Hondo P segment, 317 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:52,200 which let me explain Hondo P is short for 100%. 318 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:54,200 And it's in these segments that Christa and I, 319 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:56,760 we just wanna share some thoughts on some things. 320 00:10:56,760 --> 00:10:58,400 Kind of some free flow conversation. 321 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:01,000 So the topic of discussion is this whole concept 322 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:03,160 that your perception is your reality, 323 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:04,880 but it's not always God's reality. 324 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:06,920 Ooh, man, have I walked that out? 325 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:10,200 I mean, I think so many of us growing up, you know, 326 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:12,480 and the part of it's just natural maturity. 327 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:15,480 And then I would say a lot of it is just coming 328 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:18,000 into the fullness of your identity in the Lord. 329 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:21,720 And we're all born into families of thinking systems 330 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:23,920 and the perceptions of who we are. 331 00:11:23,920 --> 00:11:27,360 And so much of our identity and worth is modeled 332 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:31,440 within our community, our caregivers, our siblings, 333 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:32,280 our family unit. 334 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:35,800 And so I think for me, I really discovered 335 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:38,960 that I had a lot of thoughts that were negative 336 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:41,800 about myself, but because everyone around me 337 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:44,600 kind of thought like me, my friends thought like me, 338 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:46,280 my friends sounded like me. 339 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:49,960 And I realized in time, as a daughter of God, 340 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:52,600 I shouldn't sound like people that don't have 341 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:54,120 a covenant relationship with them. 342 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:56,760 And for that matter, I don't want them to sound like that. 343 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:59,360 You know, I want people, no matter where they're at 344 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:01,600 in their journey to have a revelation of their worth 345 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:04,920 and their value, but I found myself really hard 346 00:12:04,920 --> 00:12:08,680 on myself in life where if I didn't measure up 347 00:12:08,680 --> 00:12:11,240 in what I estimated measuring up, if I didn't, 348 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:14,000 if I wasn't successful in what I measured as success, 349 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:17,000 I was privately very, very hard on myself 350 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:20,720 and I was constantly in my estimation coming up short. 351 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:23,440 And the Lord really took me through a process 352 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:27,200 of really pursuing my heart as my father 353 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:29,200 and really showing me the approval 354 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:30,480 and the affirmation on the father, 355 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:34,600 not by what I did for him, but simply because I was his. 356 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:38,000 I'm such a natural doer and achiever. 357 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:40,560 Like I get Martha and the story of Mary and Martha, 358 00:12:40,560 --> 00:12:43,520 I get Martha because I'm like, okay, what do we need to do? 359 00:12:43,520 --> 00:12:44,360 What do we need to do? 360 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:46,360 I find fulfillment and achievement, 361 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:49,920 which isn't a bad thing, but it is when you find 362 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:51,560 your identity in what you do. 363 00:12:51,560 --> 00:12:53,160 There's the clutch for that. 364 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:57,720 And for me, my perception of my reality was not always God's 365 00:12:57,720 --> 00:13:00,520 because I was in this distortion of who I was 366 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:02,840 as based on what I did and nothing could be farther 367 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:03,680 from the truth. 368 00:13:03,680 --> 00:13:05,920 Who you are is not based on what you do for God. 369 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:08,360 Who you are in God is based on the fact 370 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:09,840 that your his kidney loves you. 371 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:10,880 That's so on point. 372 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:12,040 You know, as you're talking about that, 373 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:15,160 I just began to realize it didn't really dawn on me 374 00:13:15,160 --> 00:13:18,040 Christian until later on, then not every thought in my head 375 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:19,640 didn't come from my own logic. 376 00:13:19,640 --> 00:13:21,840 In other words, that I didn't evaluate 377 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:24,000 everything going on and if the thought is in my head, 378 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:27,440 it's mine and it's my thought, then it must be true of me. 379 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:28,280 True. 380 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:29,360 That took me a while to figure out too. 381 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:32,640 And the devil, the Bible calls it the adversary of our souls. 382 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:34,960 You know, he's able to project thoughts. 383 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:37,760 And I just remember struggling so long 384 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:39,040 as it relates to identity. 385 00:13:39,040 --> 00:13:41,280 I mean, that was probably my characteristic battle. 386 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:43,520 I just remember just struggling and just beginning 387 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:48,400 to make conclusions based on my past and not realizing, 388 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:50,960 hey, those thoughts are my reality, 389 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:53,880 but when I came to Christ, God's got a whole other reality. 390 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:56,560 He has a whole book full of positive thoughts 391 00:13:56,560 --> 00:13:57,960 that he has about our life. 392 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:00,920 And it's so important that the closer you get to God, 393 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:03,880 you begin to recognize those are negative perceptions, 394 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:04,720 not accurate. 395 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:06,520 You know, you've said just a key thing. 396 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:09,680 So many of us in our walk with God, 397 00:14:09,680 --> 00:14:12,120 our rear reamir is still really big 398 00:14:12,120 --> 00:14:13,400 instead of our windshield. 399 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:16,560 Meaning how we look back, sure we learn from our past, 400 00:14:16,560 --> 00:14:18,800 we grow from our past, we mature from our past, 401 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:21,120 but if you're sitting there always looking 402 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:23,560 and your greatest vantage point is behind you, 403 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:26,520 not ahead of you, it's often a distorted view 404 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:29,000 of who we are because it never gives you room 405 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:32,520 to mature or grow or transform for that matter 406 00:14:32,520 --> 00:14:34,000 in your identity in God. 407 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,080 And the enemy, that's where I feel like the enemy 408 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:38,280 really kind of can go nuts on you. 409 00:14:38,280 --> 00:14:39,120 100. 410 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:43,560 Is getting you so locked into seeing your past failures 411 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:46,320 and disappointments and pain and gets you locked 412 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:49,480 in this space where you don't ever evolve 413 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:51,920 from your perception of who you are today 414 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:53,640 and moving forward in what's possible. 415 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:57,680 When God intervenes and you encounter the healer 416 00:14:57,680 --> 00:14:59,640 and the restore of Jesus, 417 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:02,760 because he can heal any trauma, he can heal any pain. 418 00:15:02,760 --> 00:15:05,680 And when we actually encounter God as our healer, 419 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:08,120 as our restore, as our redeemer, 420 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:10,120 he can redeem all things. 421 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:13,000 And we actually allow the weak part of the places, 422 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:14,960 the places that used to be shame, 423 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:18,200 actually become these beautiful displays 424 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:19,880 of the redemption of God. 425 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:23,960 And we begin to testify, even the hard parts of our story, 426 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:26,200 it actually solidifies our identity 427 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:28,960 that I'm a new creation in Christ Jesus, 428 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:32,660 that every one of us is a brand new creation. 429 00:15:32,660 --> 00:15:35,400 But that revelation of our new creation 430 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:38,680 that we are fully forgiven in Christ Jesus 431 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:42,880 can only happen when we actually allow the windshield 432 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:43,920 to become big. 433 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:46,720 You know, I just said just a moment ago, our new creation. 434 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:48,240 I think a lot of people are limited 435 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:49,840 in that revelation of new creation 436 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:52,600 because they have not fully forgiven themselves. 437 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:55,080 And I think that is something just, you know, 438 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:58,400 pastoring people for years and, you know, 439 00:15:58,400 --> 00:16:01,600 just walking alongside people in discipleship situations 440 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:03,440 in schools and ministry where I was director. 441 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:05,360 So many people had asked for forgiveness, 442 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:07,240 so therefore God had forgiven them. 443 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:08,960 They had even asked for forgiveness 444 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:10,040 from people that wronged them 445 00:16:10,040 --> 00:16:12,920 or had asked for forgiveness for who they wronged 446 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:15,320 and forgiven those that wronged them, 447 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:18,120 but they had never forgiven themselves. 448 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:19,080 Wow. 449 00:16:19,080 --> 00:16:21,000 And when we don't forgive ourselves, 450 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:24,440 we're holding ourselves hostage to the wrong identity. 451 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:25,280 Isn't that true? 452 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:26,040 That's so good. 453 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:28,040 You know, it's funny because as you were saying about that 454 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:30,480 and you talk about the enemy planning thoughts, 455 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:32,880 I started thinking, you know, before the devil's the devil, 456 00:16:32,880 --> 00:16:35,360 he was Lucifer and he was the angel in charge of worship. 457 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:36,200 Right. 458 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:38,960 But all of a sudden, instead of bringing glory to the Father, 459 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:40,480 he started getting ideas 460 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:42,040 that he wanted to bring glory to himself. 461 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:42,880 Right. 462 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:43,720 And I really want to get technical. 463 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:47,440 The first identity crisis was in heaven by Lucifer. 464 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:49,480 And then all of a sudden, when that happened, 465 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:52,760 God had the archangel Michael kick him out of heaven, 466 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:55,120 slap any eviction notice on his behind 467 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:56,440 and he fell down to earth. 468 00:16:56,440 --> 00:16:59,960 And so I've convinced today that Satan is in your ear 469 00:16:59,960 --> 00:17:01,800 because he no longer has gods. 470 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:05,040 And if God isn't giving them space, then neither should you. 471 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:08,480 And I know that they're so often that I can go awhile 472 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:10,720 and you've helped me with this, boo, a lot of times, 473 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:12,800 is that you stop and go, wait, I break that off. 474 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:13,720 I come against that. 475 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:14,680 You know, we got a joke. 476 00:17:14,680 --> 00:17:16,240 I cancel that, I cancel that. 477 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:17,080 We do. 478 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:20,080 But it's in that you begin to be reminded, wait a second, 479 00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:23,360 there's a war for my identity. 480 00:17:23,360 --> 00:17:25,440 And therefore there's a war over my mind. 481 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:26,280 Yes, there is. 482 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:27,840 And I've got to recognize, you look at it differently 483 00:17:27,840 --> 00:17:29,280 when you're in a battle like that. 484 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:32,200 And you know, a lot of times, modern terminology, 485 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:33,400 we talk about FOMO. 486 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:34,960 FOMO is the fear of missing out. 487 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:36,840 But I just want to throw in the mix, Jomo. 488 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:38,160 There's a joy of missing out. 489 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:39,000 That's awesome. 490 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:41,320 I don't want to miss out on certain things that God has, 491 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:44,040 but I got the joy of missing out on the thoughts of the enemy 492 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:46,960 that brings anxiety, that brings depression, 493 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:49,680 that brings suicide, they bring addictive, 494 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:50,960 codependent behavior. 495 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:52,800 There's a joy in missing out on that. 496 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:56,760 And I miss out on that when I allow God's thoughts 497 00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:58,080 to become my reality. 498 00:17:58,080 --> 00:17:59,000 Keep it going, Hunter Tribe. 499 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:01,000 I want you to really dial into this moment 500 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:02,640 because even as Sean and I were just talking, 501 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:04,560 I just felt like Holy Spirit was saying, 502 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:06,360 there's some people that are going to listen to this 503 00:18:06,360 --> 00:18:09,040 and a couple of things in just even this segment 504 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:10,600 that we're talking about right now, 505 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:12,800 that not every thought that's in your head is of God. 506 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:14,680 And for you to really take inventory 507 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:17,440 of what you're allowing to be your internal dialogue 508 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:21,440 and what you're actually allowing to be the narrative, 509 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:23,560 there's things that are a loop in all of our minds, 510 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:25,480 but are they things that bring you closer to Jesus? 511 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:26,920 Are they things that are the fruit? 512 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:28,880 You know, the enemy has a job description 513 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:30,120 to kill, still and destroy. 514 00:18:30,120 --> 00:18:31,280 So let's not get that twisted. 515 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:33,440 Let's understand that there is a real devil 516 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:34,720 that wants to take you out. 517 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:36,440 And that's not from a place of fear. 518 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:37,960 It's from a place of understanding 519 00:18:37,960 --> 00:18:40,160 you have authority over the enemy 520 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:42,120 and then you do not in any way, shape or form, 521 00:18:42,120 --> 00:18:43,520 have to accept any thought. 522 00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:45,200 So, you know, the word talks about taking 523 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:48,360 every thought captive and taking a thought captive 524 00:18:48,360 --> 00:18:49,920 is cleaning the blood of Jesus over it. 525 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:51,680 Taking a thought captive is putting it 526 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:53,040 under the feet of Jesus. 527 00:18:53,040 --> 00:18:54,880 And so when I take thoughts captive, 528 00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:57,080 I actually see a picture of Jesus' feet 529 00:18:57,080 --> 00:19:01,160 and I see that thought going underneath his feet physically 530 00:19:01,160 --> 00:19:04,080 and him standing on it and then they disappear 531 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:07,040 because his authority, his blood, who he is 532 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:09,080 can break every word curse. 533 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:11,960 And another thing that I feel like I just talked about, 534 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:13,480 but again, I feel like the Lord's highlighting 535 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:16,480 for a listener right now is really forgiving yourself. 536 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:19,120 You are not hostage to the sins you've been forgiven of 537 00:19:19,120 --> 00:19:20,760 and the enemy wants to keep you hostage, 538 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:23,320 but I want to declare the freedom of the Lord over you 539 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:25,120 for you to walk in your full identity. 540 00:19:25,120 --> 00:19:26,960 Wherever you're listening to this podcast right now, 541 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:29,960 I want you to take a moment and forgive yourself. 542 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:31,120 God has forgiven you. 543 00:19:31,120 --> 00:19:32,680 It's time you forgive yourself. 544 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:36,380 You are not hostage to the past decisions, 545 00:19:36,380 --> 00:19:40,120 the past sin and the past lifestyle you were living. 546 00:19:40,120 --> 00:19:41,760 You are covered by the blood of the lamb, 547 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:43,200 which means you are a bloodbought 548 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:46,000 and you are a covenant child with God. 549 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:49,080 Therefore, it's time you access the fullness 550 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:50,880 of who he created you to be 551 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:52,800 and shame is no longer your friend. 552 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:54,960 So we break that off just like Sean and I do 553 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:55,880 in our own lives. 554 00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:57,160 We break that off of you 555 00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:59,000 because you're called to walk in freedom. 556 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:00,800 Bible, which is another way now of saying, 557 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:03,520 I think the Kardashians have made that saying popular, 558 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:06,280 meaning that's the real truth right there. 559 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:07,840 Bible, they keep your 100. 560 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:09,760 We have a special surprise for you. 561 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:13,440 Our next guest on this next segment is an influencer 562 00:20:13,440 --> 00:20:14,520 from NYC. 563 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:19,700 He has literally led a movement on the East Coast 564 00:20:19,700 --> 00:20:23,040 and he literally saw an awakening breakout amongst 565 00:20:23,040 --> 00:20:25,400 his youth group called Misfits NYC. 566 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:26,540 He actually sent me some gear. 567 00:20:26,540 --> 00:20:27,480 They even have gear y'all 568 00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:28,800 when y'all get gear, you're serious. 569 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:31,160 And since that time, he and his wife, Jai, 570 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:34,800 have become the lead pastors of saints church NYC. 571 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:36,400 So welcome to the mic. 572 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:38,880 My good friend, Chris Dursow. 573 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:41,380 ["Misfits NYC"] 574 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:50,080 Hey, keep your 100 tribe. 575 00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:52,960 We have leader of saints church, 576 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:54,320 the author of the heist, 577 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:56,800 how grace robs us of our shame. 578 00:20:56,800 --> 00:21:00,120 My friend, Chris Dursow, what's going on, bro? 579 00:21:00,120 --> 00:21:01,400 Man, I am so well. 580 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:02,760 It's so good to hear you. 581 00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:04,660 I'm so happy to be on this podcast with you. 582 00:21:04,660 --> 00:21:06,480 Thank you so much for having me. 583 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:07,720 Oh, absolutely, man. 584 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:11,560 There was no one that I would rather have on this episode 585 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:13,080 of what we're talking about in terms of 586 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:15,880 uncontestable identity. 587 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:18,960 So Chris, just tell me, man, you're on the East Coast, man. 588 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:19,920 What's it like right now? 589 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:21,240 What you seeing right now? 590 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:23,560 Yeah, I mean, it's tough right now in New York. 591 00:21:23,560 --> 00:21:26,520 I mean, just like it has been for the whole world, 592 00:21:26,520 --> 00:21:29,160 you know, COVID hit us, COVID hit us tough. 593 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:32,000 We had at least over two dozen people pass 594 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:34,480 in this season due to the pandemic. 595 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:37,480 How to do the funeral for my best friend's mother. 596 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:40,160 And just a tough season, a tough season, 597 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:41,880 but like it is all around the world. 598 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:44,200 But like you, we're believing that our best days 599 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:45,040 are in front of us. 600 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:46,560 We know that God has great plans. 601 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:50,000 We believe that revival is about to break out 602 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:51,660 in churches all over the world. 603 00:21:51,660 --> 00:21:53,080 And it's gonna be special. 604 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:54,040 And I'm so excited for it. 605 00:21:54,040 --> 00:21:56,080 I can feel the stirring in my spirit, 606 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:57,400 even now as I say to you. 607 00:21:57,400 --> 00:21:58,600 I absolutely agree with you, man. 608 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:02,480 I so feel, Lord's has been dealing with me at Isaiah 53. 609 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:05,480 I usually go there for the, he took up our infirmities, 610 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:08,920 bore sickness by Jesus stripes and made a Isaiah 53, four. 611 00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:10,360 But I believe it's verse two. 612 00:22:10,360 --> 00:22:13,560 It says like a tender shoot out of dry ground. 613 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:15,360 And my whole premise that Lord's been dealing with me 614 00:22:15,360 --> 00:22:19,680 is that you deem dry ground the wrong nutrients 615 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:22,880 and the wrong circumstance for a tender blade of grass 616 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:23,720 to break through. 617 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:26,000 But it's because you judged it by the outside. 618 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:27,720 You saw how hard America is. 619 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:29,340 You saw how hard hearts are. 620 00:22:29,340 --> 00:22:31,440 But God has a tender blade of grass, 621 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:34,560 which is the context that's Jesus, the great revival 622 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:36,240 that he often breaks through. 623 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:39,080 So the whole thought of that, when I show that thought is 624 00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:42,320 revivals are most likely when they're least likely 625 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:45,720 because part ground is neither the proper nutrients 626 00:22:45,720 --> 00:22:46,840 or the optimal circumstances. 627 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:48,640 So I 100% agree with you. 628 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:50,280 So Chris, man, you wrote this book 629 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:52,440 and I highly recommend you go out and get this book, 630 00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:55,240 The Heist, How Grace Robges of Our Shame. 631 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:58,200 I read this thing seriously in a night 632 00:22:58,200 --> 00:22:59,640 and the next day plane ride, 633 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:01,520 I was just so impacted by it. 634 00:23:01,520 --> 00:23:03,240 It came from such a deep place, Chris. 635 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:05,000 That's why we're blessed to have you 636 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:07,160 because of your heart for God. 637 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:09,360 And we can probably talk about some other things, 638 00:23:09,360 --> 00:23:10,520 but let's jump in in this one. 639 00:23:10,520 --> 00:23:13,280 How did you become solidified, 640 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:15,760 confident in your identity in Christ? 641 00:23:15,760 --> 00:23:17,500 That's a big question. 642 00:23:17,500 --> 00:23:19,160 The irony of that question, 643 00:23:19,160 --> 00:23:21,360 and you don't even realize this or know this, 644 00:23:21,360 --> 00:23:24,720 but I am actually sitting in my parents' house right now, 645 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:27,520 recording this podcast coincidentally. 646 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:29,680 I am sitting in the same spot 647 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:31,360 that when I was seven years old, 648 00:23:31,360 --> 00:23:33,760 Pastor Jim Symbola prophesied over me 649 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:36,560 and he said to me in front of my parents, 650 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:38,100 I had a learning disability. 651 00:23:38,100 --> 00:23:39,720 I was doing bad in school. 652 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:42,280 I was a troublemaker and he told my parents 653 00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:43,520 not to worry about me. 654 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:45,320 He said that God's hand was on me 655 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:48,080 and that the God was gonna use me to be a pastor. 656 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:50,560 And I mean, tears are coming to my eyes as I'm saying it 657 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:53,440 because I didn't even realize until you just asked me 658 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:56,400 that question and I'm realizing where I'm sitting right now 659 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:58,360 as I'm having this conversation with you. 660 00:23:58,360 --> 00:23:59,640 Well, when I was seven years old, 661 00:23:59,640 --> 00:24:01,480 I knew from that point forward 662 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:02,820 that I was gonna be a pastor. 663 00:24:02,820 --> 00:24:05,280 I spent a good amount of my life running from it. 664 00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:08,160 My testimony was I did not want to be a pastor. 665 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:09,660 I grew up in a pastor's home, 666 00:24:09,660 --> 00:24:11,520 but I spent a good amount of my life running from it. 667 00:24:11,520 --> 00:24:12,880 But the moment that my wife, 668 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:14,300 who was my girlfriend at the time, 669 00:24:14,300 --> 00:24:17,200 she said, why do you keep running from the very thing 670 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:19,400 we all know that you're called to do? 671 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:21,960 And it just, it hit me in that moment. 672 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:25,040 It hit me when she said, and I said, why am I running? 673 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:28,960 Why am I trying to avoid what God has called me to do? 674 00:24:28,960 --> 00:24:30,760 And the reason why I frame it that way 675 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:33,640 is because purpose is tied into identity. 676 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:36,800 Your identity, I am not what I do, right? 677 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:38,920 But I am who I am called to be by Christ. 678 00:24:38,920 --> 00:24:40,320 And that's a very big difference. 679 00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:41,320 I'm not just a pastor. 680 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:42,560 No, I'm a man of God, 681 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:44,580 but I'm a man of God with an assignment. 682 00:24:44,580 --> 00:24:46,680 And I have an assignment to be a pastor. 683 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:48,360 I have an assignment to be a father. 684 00:24:48,360 --> 00:24:50,320 I have an assignment to be a husband. 685 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:52,000 I have an assignment to be a friend. 686 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:53,540 These are my assignments. 687 00:24:53,540 --> 00:24:55,480 And I would encourage every listener 688 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:57,720 that is listening right now to ask God 689 00:24:57,720 --> 00:25:00,120 to show you what your assignment is. 690 00:25:00,120 --> 00:25:01,360 Because here's the truth. 691 00:25:01,360 --> 00:25:04,120 You do not get to be saved and not assigned. 692 00:25:04,120 --> 00:25:06,820 You are saved and you are assigned. 693 00:25:06,820 --> 00:25:10,460 And the goodness of grace is not only does he forgive you 694 00:25:10,460 --> 00:25:13,160 of sins and save you and make you safe in him, 695 00:25:13,160 --> 00:25:16,000 but then he purposes you so that you could go out 696 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:18,160 and tell others, but you don't get to just sit 697 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:20,080 in his good graces. 698 00:25:20,080 --> 00:25:21,840 He said, no, now that you know, 699 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:23,120 and now that you've experienced me, 700 00:25:23,120 --> 00:25:25,000 I need you to go out and tell others. 701 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:27,120 I could do it, but I'm commissioning you 702 00:25:27,120 --> 00:25:29,040 because that's what brings me glorious God. 703 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:30,560 Man, that is so good. 704 00:25:30,560 --> 00:25:31,800 You know, it's very interesting 705 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:33,200 because I read that in your book 706 00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:34,520 and the way you're describing it 707 00:25:34,520 --> 00:25:36,360 and the fact that you're sitting in the very spot. 708 00:25:36,360 --> 00:25:37,200 Man, I had chills. 709 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:38,520 That's so prophetic. 710 00:25:38,520 --> 00:25:39,640 Jim Symbol is Word. 711 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:42,000 And I think about Chris the power, the prophetic, 712 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:43,160 and there's so many different things, 713 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:45,720 but when a true prophetic word comes, 714 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:48,880 it is obviously a declaration of divine intent, 715 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:52,200 but it carries a grace in that immediate moment 716 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:54,520 to upgrade you from wherever you're at 717 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:56,080 into the reality of the word. 718 00:25:56,080 --> 00:26:00,520 And so I so love that that word begin to brand you 719 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:02,960 towards that thing that God has for you. 720 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:04,800 And you're such a man of the word 721 00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:07,240 in what ways maybe early on, 722 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:09,840 we're grabbing hold of the truths of God's word 723 00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:12,400 as well as knowing your purpose. 724 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:15,160 How crucial was that into stepping in your identity 725 00:26:15,160 --> 00:26:17,800 because you walk in a confidence, Chris, 726 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:19,920 those of us that know you see you preach, man, 727 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:21,720 you walk in a confidence 728 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:23,600 and it's a humility, it's a confidence, 729 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:24,800 it's not an arrogance, 730 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:26,640 but if people don't know who they are, 731 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:28,400 then they're either walking, 732 00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:30,800 they're either strutting in pride 733 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:34,920 or they're languishing in this false humility, negativity 734 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:36,320 and not acknowledging who they are. 735 00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:38,880 So how did you cross over in terms of 736 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:40,960 the word of God speaking to you? 737 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:43,520 Yeah, I think my personality, my personality, 738 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:45,560 I'm at Enneagram 8, Wing 9, 739 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:46,880 I don't know if you're into all that, 740 00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:49,680 but it just means I'm a really strong personality 741 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:52,840 and I have no problem with confrontation 742 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:55,480 and I have no problem taking the bull by the horn. 743 00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:57,880 However, I'm only able to do that 744 00:26:57,880 --> 00:26:59,320 when I know what I'm dealing with. 745 00:26:59,320 --> 00:27:02,840 So for me, if I know the word of God 746 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:04,960 and I believe the word of God, 747 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:07,000 then I'm gonna move forward with the word of God 748 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:09,200 and I'm not gonna pay attention to any other words. 749 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:11,160 That's how God designed me, 750 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:12,120 but from an early age, 751 00:27:12,120 --> 00:27:13,640 because I grew up in a pastor's home 752 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:16,440 and I grew up around Christians and prayer meetings 753 00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:19,360 and services and all night prayer meetings and all of that. 754 00:27:19,360 --> 00:27:22,600 And experiencing and seeing it, but not understanding it, 755 00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:24,920 I thought, well, I've had enough of the experience, 756 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:26,080 but what does the Bible say? 757 00:27:26,080 --> 00:27:27,360 What does the word say? 758 00:27:27,360 --> 00:27:29,040 And because I had a learning disability, 759 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:30,480 I had to read it for myself. 760 00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:32,320 I could listen to preachers preach, 761 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:35,760 but as a kid, I didn't get it, I didn't make the connection. 762 00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:37,960 So I would read the Bible for myself. 763 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:39,640 And then when I became a teenager, 764 00:27:39,640 --> 00:27:41,560 I would have moments, I was on and off, 765 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:43,280 but I would have moments when I was on, 766 00:27:43,280 --> 00:27:45,000 I was in that word and I was studying it 767 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:46,920 and I was chewing it and I wasn't hanging out 768 00:27:46,920 --> 00:27:48,440 and I was just in the presence of God 769 00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:51,320 and the same thing just followed all the way through. 770 00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:53,840 And then when I learned about something called soap 771 00:27:53,840 --> 00:27:56,120 and the Bible reading plan that came with soap, 772 00:27:56,120 --> 00:27:57,920 I didn't even know there were Bible reading plans. 773 00:27:57,920 --> 00:27:59,680 And the more I started to learn 774 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:01,480 about the word of God and theology, 775 00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:04,320 it just solidified why I would step forward. 776 00:28:04,320 --> 00:28:07,320 And I think the thing that so often happens 777 00:28:07,320 --> 00:28:08,480 with believers and Christians, 778 00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:10,320 especially those that are willing to step out, 779 00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:13,000 they receive the calling and God will do that for you. 780 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:15,400 But just because you receive a calling or assignment 781 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:17,520 that does not mean you've arrived, 782 00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:19,280 you have to fill up your tank 783 00:28:19,280 --> 00:28:21,280 and you have to keep growing as you go. 784 00:28:21,280 --> 00:28:23,400 The whole reason why we are disciples, 785 00:28:23,400 --> 00:28:24,240 what's a disciple? 786 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:25,600 It's a student teacher, 787 00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:27,800 which means that we learn and we teach 788 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:30,200 and we teach and we learn and we learn and we teach. 789 00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:31,920 We can't ever break that pivot. 790 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:35,280 So we as believers, we always have to be in that position 791 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:38,040 that we're learning as we're going. 792 00:28:38,040 --> 00:28:40,080 There's the perfectionist that will listen to this 793 00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:43,160 and say, well, I'm not going until I know it all. 794 00:28:43,160 --> 00:28:45,560 And God's saying, but that's not how I operate. 795 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:47,520 I've called you, drop your nets, follow me. 796 00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:49,960 This is why somebody could go from being a fisherman 797 00:28:49,960 --> 00:28:51,440 to a disciple just like that. 798 00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:52,920 He said, because I go with you. 799 00:28:52,920 --> 00:28:54,400 And that's how God gets his pleasure. 800 00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:56,680 When I think about identity, I think about Paul. 801 00:28:56,680 --> 00:28:58,680 Paul is my favorite in the Bible. 802 00:28:58,680 --> 00:29:00,520 You know, after Jesus, Paul is my favorite. 803 00:29:00,520 --> 00:29:03,080 And what I love about Paul is that Paul would start off 804 00:29:03,080 --> 00:29:06,720 his letters by saying, Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ. 805 00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:10,240 He never pivoted any other way. 806 00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:12,920 He'd let you know who he was. 807 00:29:12,920 --> 00:29:14,000 This is who I am. 808 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:16,400 And I remember reading that going from the beginning. 809 00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:17,960 If you were to read any of these letters, 810 00:29:17,960 --> 00:29:19,440 you don't have to guess who Paul is. 811 00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:21,560 You know that he's an apostle. 812 00:29:21,560 --> 00:29:23,640 You know that he is saved by grace. 813 00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:26,000 You know that his name is Paul 814 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:28,000 and that he's not who he used to be. 815 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:30,600 He's Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ. 816 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:34,640 He has no problem identifying his identity. 817 00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:36,240 And somebody might hear that and go, 818 00:29:36,240 --> 00:29:38,120 oh, I got to change my bio right now. 819 00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:39,880 No, I'm not talking about going around 820 00:29:39,880 --> 00:29:42,160 and switching up your LinkedIn profile 821 00:29:42,160 --> 00:29:43,440 and putting all your title. 822 00:29:43,440 --> 00:29:45,760 We don't need anybody else with any more titles. 823 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:48,440 But what I love about Paul is that he's confident 824 00:29:48,440 --> 00:29:50,520 in knowing that he used to be Saul, 825 00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:53,320 but man, now he's Paul and God has called him 826 00:29:53,320 --> 00:29:57,280 to a Timothy or to this land or this region to preach. 827 00:29:57,280 --> 00:29:59,600 And I think if we pay attention to those, 828 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:01,080 even those beginning verses, 829 00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:03,440 we learn, man, there's so much there about identity. 830 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:05,640 Bro, that is so profound. 831 00:30:05,640 --> 00:30:06,840 That's off the chart. 832 00:30:06,840 --> 00:30:10,160 That whole idea that God uses your identity 833 00:30:10,160 --> 00:30:12,920 is fuel towards where he's wanting to take you. 834 00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:14,760 And then the whole understanding what he's saying, 835 00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:16,520 I love this, Chris, I'm hearing you say too, 836 00:30:16,520 --> 00:30:20,880 is oftentimes God gives us a designation 837 00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:22,480 before it's our realization. 838 00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:25,160 And the way that we realize is that we have to accept it. 839 00:30:25,160 --> 00:30:27,680 So he calls us the righteousness of God 840 00:30:27,680 --> 00:30:29,360 when we don't look very righteous. 841 00:30:29,360 --> 00:30:31,560 He's saying to Gideon, you're a mighty man of valor 842 00:30:31,560 --> 00:30:33,360 and you're beating wheat in the wine press 843 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:35,600 like practicing your golf swing in the closet. 844 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:37,280 He calls us something. 845 00:30:37,280 --> 00:30:38,960 And so he gives us an identification. 846 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:42,080 So our behavior matches it rather than waiting for 847 00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:43,880 our behavior to come to a certain level. 848 00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:45,440 Then he gives us that title. 849 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:48,400 And Paul also identifies it's always by the will of God. 850 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:51,080 In other words, I didn't call me, God called me. 851 00:30:51,080 --> 00:30:53,520 And if God called me and if he's God, 852 00:30:53,520 --> 00:30:57,280 then if I can't grab confidence from that, 853 00:30:57,280 --> 00:30:58,680 what are we even talking about? 854 00:30:58,680 --> 00:30:59,640 I didn't call me. 855 00:30:59,640 --> 00:31:01,080 At any time I've had a moment 856 00:31:01,080 --> 00:31:02,840 where I've gotten nervous about something, 857 00:31:02,840 --> 00:31:03,880 maybe it was about preaching, 858 00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:04,840 maybe it was about leading, 859 00:31:04,840 --> 00:31:06,760 maybe it was stepping into a new season. 860 00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:07,960 And then I realized, wait a minute, 861 00:31:07,960 --> 00:31:09,880 I didn't kick down any door to be here. 862 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:12,840 God called me and God's not gonna call me and leave me. 863 00:31:12,840 --> 00:31:14,880 No, God's gonna call me and grace me. 864 00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:16,200 And that's some encouragement. 865 00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:17,960 If God calls you, he equips you. 866 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:20,040 He sustains you with the grace 867 00:31:20,040 --> 00:31:22,560 and goes with you as your obedient. 868 00:31:22,560 --> 00:31:24,440 Man, I love that so good. 869 00:31:24,440 --> 00:31:26,880 Chris, another question I wanted to ask you. 870 00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:30,080 What are some of the battles in this generation 871 00:31:30,080 --> 00:31:33,160 that you see as it relates to identity? 872 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:35,040 The battle, so I was just talking to someone 873 00:31:35,040 --> 00:31:37,320 about this yesterday and they were saying, 874 00:31:37,320 --> 00:31:41,040 you know, this generation is all purpose driven. 875 00:31:41,040 --> 00:31:43,320 And I thought to myself, it's true, 876 00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:45,600 but that's what they were. 877 00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:47,280 They're still purpose driven, 878 00:31:47,280 --> 00:31:49,320 but it's a different type of purpose driven. 879 00:31:49,320 --> 00:31:51,960 Like there was a time where everybody was buying 880 00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:54,680 certain shoes or they were putting on certain outfits 881 00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:56,640 because they wanted to fit the part 882 00:31:56,640 --> 00:31:58,360 of looking purpose driven. 883 00:31:58,360 --> 00:32:00,360 But when I think of this generation, 884 00:32:00,360 --> 00:32:02,640 I think about the fact that what they really want 885 00:32:02,640 --> 00:32:03,640 is authenticity. 886 00:32:03,640 --> 00:32:05,600 They want honesty. 887 00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:06,960 They want to keep it 100. 888 00:32:06,960 --> 00:32:08,480 Real recognize real. 889 00:32:08,480 --> 00:32:10,520 And if they get it that way, 890 00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:12,280 just tell me what I'm supposed to do. 891 00:32:12,280 --> 00:32:13,640 Tell me what I'm supposed to be. 892 00:32:13,640 --> 00:32:17,240 Hey, just cut the fluff and let's get to it. 893 00:32:17,240 --> 00:32:19,040 And then the moment we get through that, 894 00:32:19,040 --> 00:32:20,640 I'll go do whatever. 895 00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:21,880 That's what I'm supposed to do. 896 00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:23,680 Yeah, I'll operate in purpose. 897 00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:26,240 But because of all of the reality television 898 00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:29,080 and because of all the social media and the filters, 899 00:32:29,080 --> 00:32:31,680 this generation is done with fake. 900 00:32:31,680 --> 00:32:34,160 Like think about the moment where we found out 901 00:32:34,160 --> 00:32:36,840 that reality television was staged 902 00:32:36,840 --> 00:32:39,680 and it wasn't what we thought it was. 903 00:32:39,680 --> 00:32:41,880 So this generation is so beyond that. 904 00:32:41,880 --> 00:32:44,520 And because of the pace and how culture moves, 905 00:32:44,520 --> 00:32:46,640 it has just only got them there quicker. 906 00:32:46,640 --> 00:32:48,520 And the reason why even the entertainment industry 907 00:32:48,520 --> 00:32:50,840 is gonna find themselves in such a debacle 908 00:32:50,840 --> 00:32:54,360 is because you're not gonna be able to produce authenticity 909 00:32:54,360 --> 00:32:57,280 because authenticity is authenticity. 910 00:32:57,280 --> 00:32:59,480 It has to happen organically. 911 00:32:59,480 --> 00:33:01,520 The other day I was talking to my wife 912 00:33:01,520 --> 00:33:04,680 and we had gotten some bad news earlier that week 913 00:33:04,680 --> 00:33:07,520 and it was just a really tough moment for us. 914 00:33:07,520 --> 00:33:09,960 And I felt like I had just a hard time thinking 915 00:33:09,960 --> 00:33:11,920 and I wrote an intro for the sermon 916 00:33:11,920 --> 00:33:13,320 and had a preach the next day. 917 00:33:13,320 --> 00:33:15,920 And I said, you know, honey, let me just read this to you. 918 00:33:15,920 --> 00:33:18,120 And as I read it to my wife, 919 00:33:18,120 --> 00:33:20,760 my daughter's there, my 10 year old daughter, Chloe. 920 00:33:20,760 --> 00:33:23,320 And I said, you know, does this come off too harsh 921 00:33:23,320 --> 00:33:24,200 or too direct? 922 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:26,880 And I already know that I kind of like go for it 923 00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:27,720 when I preach. 924 00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:29,800 So if I'm asking about my own stuff, 925 00:33:29,800 --> 00:33:31,840 I'm thinking this might be too harsh. 926 00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:33,560 And my daughter, Chloe goes, 927 00:33:33,560 --> 00:33:35,680 dad, it's not too harsh. 928 00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:38,400 It's good because you're getting to the point. 929 00:33:38,400 --> 00:33:42,200 And then she says, I just hate when I hear preachers preach 930 00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:44,000 and they're just talking all this other stuff, 931 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:45,760 like get to the point already. 932 00:33:45,760 --> 00:33:47,200 And then she said, dad, 933 00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:49,240 the fact that you get to the point that quick 934 00:33:49,240 --> 00:33:51,000 will give you more time 935 00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:53,360 to tell us what the scripture actually means. 936 00:33:53,360 --> 00:33:56,480 Me and my wife looked at each other and we looked at her 937 00:33:56,480 --> 00:33:58,720 because I wasn't thinking like that at 10 years old. 938 00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:01,360 But this is how 10 year olds are thinking now 939 00:34:01,360 --> 00:34:04,120 because of social media and YouTube 940 00:34:04,120 --> 00:34:06,200 and everything they've experienced. 941 00:34:06,200 --> 00:34:08,520 They are craving for 100. 942 00:34:08,520 --> 00:34:10,240 It's no surprise to me, Sean, 943 00:34:10,240 --> 00:34:12,920 that your podcast is doing as well as it's doing. 944 00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:15,520 It's this idea of let's be honest. 945 00:34:15,520 --> 00:34:19,600 Let's throw out all this other jargon, all this other talk 946 00:34:19,600 --> 00:34:21,480 and let's just be real. 947 00:34:21,480 --> 00:34:23,520 And that is what a generation is craving. 948 00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:25,480 That's what this world is craving. 949 00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:26,400 You know, it's so true. 950 00:34:26,400 --> 00:34:28,720 And I think we kind of came out of an era 951 00:34:28,720 --> 00:34:30,440 where it was about the show. 952 00:34:30,440 --> 00:34:32,400 It was about you put on kind of like, you know, 953 00:34:32,400 --> 00:34:35,920 them little memes that will come out on people's profile pics. 954 00:34:35,920 --> 00:34:38,360 They would crop it and do all kinds of stuff. 955 00:34:38,360 --> 00:34:40,440 They would photoshop it and get this. 956 00:34:40,440 --> 00:34:42,200 But now you saw even on the gram, 957 00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:44,720 you just see this shift where you see a lot of people, 958 00:34:44,720 --> 00:34:46,080 I'm gonna just show you no makeup. 959 00:34:46,080 --> 00:34:47,520 I'm gonna show you how I really look. 960 00:34:47,520 --> 00:34:48,560 I'm gonna show you how I do. 961 00:34:48,560 --> 00:34:50,200 I'm gonna uncover stuff. 962 00:34:50,200 --> 00:34:52,840 And I think it's so coincides with aspect 963 00:34:52,840 --> 00:34:54,560 of when you're strong in your identity, 964 00:34:54,560 --> 00:34:55,840 you can really be you. 965 00:34:55,840 --> 00:34:58,280 You don't have to try to be something you're not. 966 00:34:58,280 --> 00:34:59,760 It's codependent. 967 00:34:59,760 --> 00:35:01,320 Like we think a codependency is somebody, 968 00:35:01,320 --> 00:35:03,080 I'm gonna be in this relationship 969 00:35:03,080 --> 00:35:04,400 and I'm gonna enable this person 970 00:35:04,400 --> 00:35:07,240 because it really allows me to feel secure or whatever. 971 00:35:07,240 --> 00:35:09,960 But I think the simple definition of codependency 972 00:35:09,960 --> 00:35:11,480 is that I'm living my life in a way 973 00:35:11,480 --> 00:35:13,360 that I have to have your validation 974 00:35:13,360 --> 00:35:15,560 in order for me to feel good about yourself. 975 00:35:15,560 --> 00:35:18,280 And I feel like the message of identity Christ 976 00:35:18,280 --> 00:35:21,280 delivers a person from codependency 977 00:35:21,280 --> 00:35:22,480 in its classic definition 978 00:35:22,480 --> 00:35:24,800 or even codependent Christianity 979 00:35:24,800 --> 00:35:27,280 that we need the world to validate us. 980 00:35:27,280 --> 00:35:28,760 When we already have a father in heaven, 981 00:35:28,760 --> 00:35:30,120 he says, this is my son, 982 00:35:30,120 --> 00:35:32,920 this is my daughter in whom I'm well pleased. 983 00:35:32,920 --> 00:35:35,080 And when you start at that point, 984 00:35:35,080 --> 00:35:37,320 all of a sudden you just think of all the opinions 985 00:35:37,320 --> 00:35:40,240 of all men of all time or equal absolutely zero 986 00:35:40,240 --> 00:35:41,360 at the end of the day. 987 00:35:41,360 --> 00:35:43,760 So only gonna be the thumbs up from the master. 988 00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:45,560 And so if I can get up every day 989 00:35:45,560 --> 00:35:47,040 and live my life like that, 990 00:35:47,040 --> 00:35:50,440 I'm not gonna have this image or distorted identity. 991 00:35:50,440 --> 00:35:52,920 I can walk in the revealed identity 992 00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:55,320 because here's the thing I'm learning is blowing me away is 993 00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:57,200 our identity really is Jesus. 994 00:35:57,200 --> 00:36:00,440 So if we could see it in Jesus, we could see it in us. 995 00:36:00,440 --> 00:36:03,840 So in other words, the clearer we see the father, 996 00:36:03,840 --> 00:36:05,800 the clearer you understand ourselves. 997 00:36:05,800 --> 00:36:08,240 We were never meant to develop identity 998 00:36:08,240 --> 00:36:10,040 outside of knowing our maker. 999 00:36:10,040 --> 00:36:13,360 When my Mac goes down, I don't take it to Samsung. 1000 00:36:13,360 --> 00:36:15,680 I take my Mac to Apple because they made it. 1001 00:36:15,680 --> 00:36:17,080 They're the manufacturer. 1002 00:36:17,080 --> 00:36:19,360 And so man, that's so profound. 1003 00:36:19,360 --> 00:36:23,640 And I do, I see a generation and I believe that we're more 1004 00:36:23,640 --> 00:36:25,120 in terms of emerging generation, 1005 00:36:25,120 --> 00:36:26,400 it's more about the tribe. 1006 00:36:26,400 --> 00:36:28,480 It's more about the people you're hanging with. 1007 00:36:28,480 --> 00:36:31,000 It's more about who you identify with. 1008 00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:34,520 But at the same time, we want that authenticity. 1009 00:36:34,520 --> 00:36:36,200 And so I just love the way you phrase it. 1010 00:36:36,200 --> 00:36:38,880 Here's the third final question for you, Chris. 1011 00:36:38,880 --> 00:36:40,640 How does knowing your identity 1012 00:36:40,640 --> 00:36:42,440 make you impactful for the kingdom? 1013 00:36:42,440 --> 00:36:45,200 When somebody walks in the room and they're confident, 1014 00:36:45,200 --> 00:36:47,880 whether everyone talks to them, they notice them. 1015 00:36:47,880 --> 00:36:50,920 When you are confident, people look to you 1016 00:36:50,920 --> 00:36:54,600 and want to learn what you have, who you are, 1017 00:36:54,600 --> 00:36:55,600 and how you got there. 1018 00:36:55,600 --> 00:36:56,720 Let me learn your rhythm. 1019 00:36:56,720 --> 00:36:57,920 What do you do in the morning? 1020 00:36:57,920 --> 00:36:59,160 What books are you reading? 1021 00:36:59,160 --> 00:37:03,200 You become a magnet to point people to the answer. 1022 00:37:03,200 --> 00:37:05,240 When we get everything that you just said, 1023 00:37:05,240 --> 00:37:06,920 I could not agree with you more. 1024 00:37:06,920 --> 00:37:10,160 My identity comes from Christ. 1025 00:37:10,160 --> 00:37:14,240 I am no one else but a child of God. 1026 00:37:14,240 --> 00:37:18,800 And if I attempt to live outside of the original version 1027 00:37:18,800 --> 00:37:21,360 that God created me to be, it is the equivalent 1028 00:37:21,360 --> 00:37:25,120 of trying to bring my MacBook Pro to Samsung 1029 00:37:25,120 --> 00:37:25,960 to fix it. 1030 00:37:25,960 --> 00:37:30,200 And where I do believe Great Revival is going to come 1031 00:37:30,200 --> 00:37:33,320 is because so many people are so done 1032 00:37:33,320 --> 00:37:36,000 and they've realized that there's a dead end 1033 00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:38,560 to all these other lifestyles, fame. 1034 00:37:38,560 --> 00:37:42,720 Think about how one season, fame was so far off 1035 00:37:42,720 --> 00:37:46,520 for so many people, but now it's so tangible and easy. 1036 00:37:46,520 --> 00:37:48,480 And I really believe the silver lining 1037 00:37:48,480 --> 00:37:50,840 in the exposure of that is people are realizing, 1038 00:37:50,840 --> 00:37:52,400 oh, I don't need to live for fame. 1039 00:37:52,400 --> 00:37:54,360 It's not gonna do it for me. 1040 00:37:54,360 --> 00:37:56,560 So if fame is not gonna do it for me, 1041 00:37:56,560 --> 00:37:59,080 and that's what I thought I needed my entire life, 1042 00:37:59,080 --> 00:38:01,680 now there has to be something. 1043 00:38:01,680 --> 00:38:03,960 And if there's something and you're walking 1044 00:38:03,960 --> 00:38:06,600 in your confidence and you are showing people Jesus, 1045 00:38:06,600 --> 00:38:09,000 and they will look to you and they will say, 1046 00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:13,080 show me what it is that you do when you are operating 1047 00:38:13,080 --> 00:38:15,480 in your identity as a believer, as a saint, 1048 00:38:15,480 --> 00:38:18,840 as a Christian, knowing that this is not my doing, 1049 00:38:18,840 --> 00:38:22,440 but God's will, that allows me to be obedient 1050 00:38:22,440 --> 00:38:24,880 to do whatever it is that God calls me to do, 1051 00:38:24,880 --> 00:38:26,480 no matter how crazy it sounds, 1052 00:38:26,480 --> 00:38:28,400 no matter how ridiculous it sounds, 1053 00:38:28,400 --> 00:38:30,560 no matter how over the top it sounds. 1054 00:38:30,560 --> 00:38:32,240 So if he says, go play in the church, 1055 00:38:32,240 --> 00:38:34,480 if he says, go pray for that person for healing, 1056 00:38:34,480 --> 00:38:36,520 if he says, open up your mouth 1057 00:38:36,520 --> 00:38:38,640 and gives them this word of knowledge, 1058 00:38:38,640 --> 00:38:40,880 call them right now in the middle of the night, 1059 00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:42,480 and then you're now spot on 1060 00:38:42,480 --> 00:38:44,320 because you're able to hit those things. 1061 00:38:44,320 --> 00:38:46,280 You start to realize, oh my goodness, 1062 00:38:46,280 --> 00:38:48,880 that voice that I'm listening to is the Holy Spirit. 1063 00:38:48,880 --> 00:38:51,360 That's the voice I should have been listening to 1064 00:38:51,360 --> 00:38:54,480 the whole time, not my insecurity, not celebrity, 1065 00:38:54,480 --> 00:38:58,120 not culture, that's who I need to be relying on. 1066 00:38:58,120 --> 00:39:00,240 And because I realized I could be confident 1067 00:39:00,240 --> 00:39:02,440 because it's not me, it's God. 1068 00:39:02,440 --> 00:39:06,000 And it gives me a voice that allows me to hear 1069 00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:07,560 where it is that I need to go. 1070 00:39:07,560 --> 00:39:08,520 Man, it's so powerful. 1071 00:39:08,520 --> 00:39:09,720 I was just thinking too, Chris, 1072 00:39:09,720 --> 00:39:10,760 right along with what you're saying, 1073 00:39:10,760 --> 00:39:12,440 I mean, you nailed it, bro. 1074 00:39:12,440 --> 00:39:14,680 But the Bible talks about, 1075 00:39:14,680 --> 00:39:16,920 I believe it's one of the major prophets, 1076 00:39:16,920 --> 00:39:19,680 says, let not the mighty man boast in his might, 1077 00:39:19,680 --> 00:39:21,800 let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, 1078 00:39:21,800 --> 00:39:25,360 let not the rich man boast in his accruediments, 1079 00:39:25,360 --> 00:39:27,520 but let the him who boasts, boasts in his head, 1080 00:39:27,520 --> 00:39:29,840 he understands and knows me, said the Lord. 1081 00:39:29,840 --> 00:39:30,960 And I was thinking about, 1082 00:39:30,960 --> 00:39:33,800 what if we're talking about identity leading to impact, 1083 00:39:33,800 --> 00:39:36,360 what if that day in Jerusalem, Peter and John 1084 00:39:36,360 --> 00:39:38,760 are being asked by the beggar, hey, can I have some money? 1085 00:39:38,760 --> 00:39:41,680 If their identity was in their IRA, 1086 00:39:41,680 --> 00:39:43,680 was in their investment in Google, 1087 00:39:43,680 --> 00:39:46,040 was in how much money they got, 1088 00:39:46,040 --> 00:39:47,920 how they were running, what they were wearing, 1089 00:39:47,920 --> 00:39:49,760 he would probably would have given them some money. 1090 00:39:49,760 --> 00:39:52,640 But the fact is, he said, silver gold, I have not, 1091 00:39:52,640 --> 00:39:54,120 I'm not defined by that. 1092 00:39:54,120 --> 00:39:57,040 He says, but such as I have, I give to you, 1093 00:39:57,040 --> 00:39:59,880 because I think when you know you have identity, 1094 00:39:59,880 --> 00:40:01,920 you know you've got the resources of heaven, 1095 00:40:01,920 --> 00:40:03,960 you're not limited to the resources of earth. 1096 00:40:03,960 --> 00:40:05,320 And particularly at a time like this, 1097 00:40:05,320 --> 00:40:06,560 like you were mentioned earlier, 1098 00:40:06,560 --> 00:40:08,080 you know, in a time of pandemic, 1099 00:40:08,080 --> 00:40:10,080 people of economies are affected. 1100 00:40:10,080 --> 00:40:13,920 But the thing is, is if our identity is not based on that, 1101 00:40:13,920 --> 00:40:14,960 because here's the thing, 1102 00:40:14,960 --> 00:40:18,920 I think God wants our identity to be a conviction in us, 1103 00:40:18,920 --> 00:40:21,080 because conviction in us must be greater 1104 00:40:21,080 --> 00:40:23,160 than the circumstances that surround us. 1105 00:40:23,160 --> 00:40:25,680 And that's what I hear you saying, man. 1106 00:40:25,680 --> 00:40:28,720 You know, as it relates to having an impact, man, 1107 00:40:28,720 --> 00:40:30,080 tell us something you're doing. 1108 00:40:30,080 --> 00:40:32,760 I know you got Saints Church, you're over in the East Coast, 1109 00:40:32,760 --> 00:40:36,400 and just let us know, Chris, how we could follow you. 1110 00:40:36,400 --> 00:40:38,080 Yeah, you know, in this season, 1111 00:40:38,080 --> 00:40:41,080 because we're all virtual and we're not able to open. 1112 00:40:41,080 --> 00:40:43,320 So you could follow me, Chris Dersoe, 1113 00:40:43,320 --> 00:40:46,880 on Instagram and Twitter, or Saints Church, 1114 00:40:46,880 --> 00:40:49,240 Saints Church, NYC on YouTube. 1115 00:40:49,240 --> 00:40:52,120 And we just wanna help encourage and bless the body. 1116 00:40:52,120 --> 00:40:53,320 That's the goal. 1117 00:40:53,320 --> 00:40:54,920 I mean, let's make disciples. 1118 00:40:54,920 --> 00:40:58,000 That's why I am so grateful for a podcast like this one, 1119 00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:00,200 because it goes out into all the world 1120 00:41:00,200 --> 00:41:02,840 and people get to listen to it from wherever they're at, 1121 00:41:02,840 --> 00:41:04,560 and then they get to grow where they are. 1122 00:41:04,560 --> 00:41:06,320 That's the beauty of this whole thing. 1123 00:41:06,320 --> 00:41:07,920 You don't have to go somewhere else. 1124 00:41:07,920 --> 00:41:09,520 You need to be planted where you are, 1125 00:41:09,520 --> 00:41:12,040 and be that man, be that woman that God has called you to be. 1126 00:41:12,040 --> 00:41:14,240 So let us encourage you as you're there. 1127 00:41:14,240 --> 00:41:16,080 That is so awesome, Chris. 1128 00:41:16,080 --> 00:41:19,080 Hey, we're so blessed to have you up, man, 1129 00:41:19,080 --> 00:41:21,720 and be on the show, man, give Jai and the kids a big hug, 1130 00:41:21,720 --> 00:41:22,920 man, Chris and I love you. 1131 00:41:22,920 --> 00:41:25,080 Can't wait till we're together in person again. 1132 00:41:25,080 --> 00:41:25,920 Can not wait. 1133 00:41:25,920 --> 00:41:26,760 Love you, thank you. 1134 00:41:26,760 --> 00:41:27,880 Oh my goodness. 1135 00:41:27,880 --> 00:41:31,440 Chris Dersoe is a man of wisdom. 1136 00:41:31,440 --> 00:41:33,640 I love, he is just a straight shooter. 1137 00:41:33,640 --> 00:41:36,640 He's vulnerable, he's honest, he tells it like it is, 1138 00:41:36,640 --> 00:41:40,040 but I hope that the Keep It 100 Tribe really grabbed a hold 1139 00:41:40,040 --> 00:41:41,360 of everything he just shared. 1140 00:41:41,360 --> 00:41:42,880 That was incredible. 1141 00:41:42,880 --> 00:41:44,000 That was mighty. 1142 00:41:44,000 --> 00:41:44,840 You know what? 1143 00:41:44,840 --> 00:41:45,920 I think we need to have him back. 1144 00:41:45,920 --> 00:41:47,320 I would love it. 1145 00:41:47,320 --> 00:41:48,520 I just love his voice. 1146 00:41:48,520 --> 00:41:49,680 I love his perspective. 1147 00:41:49,680 --> 00:41:52,200 We definitely have to have him on some future episodes. 1148 00:41:52,200 --> 00:41:53,440 Keep it 100 Tribe. 1149 00:41:53,440 --> 00:41:56,880 As always, we have our Keep It 100 takeaways. 1150 00:41:56,880 --> 00:41:59,720 And this episode, we're talking about keys 1151 00:41:59,720 --> 00:42:01,000 of confident identity. 1152 00:42:01,000 --> 00:42:03,520 First thing we wanna give you is you need to have a revelation 1153 00:42:03,520 --> 00:42:07,360 of your significance and being convinced of your design. 1154 00:42:07,360 --> 00:42:09,360 In the Bible, Jesus tells the parable 1155 00:42:09,360 --> 00:42:11,040 of the pearl of great price. 1156 00:42:11,040 --> 00:42:13,920 And to us, the pearl of great price is the kingdom 1157 00:42:13,920 --> 00:42:17,240 that we are to by all means give up everything we can 1158 00:42:17,240 --> 00:42:19,480 that we can receive the pearl of eternal life 1159 00:42:19,480 --> 00:42:21,560 and be children of the king 1160 00:42:21,560 --> 00:42:23,160 and walk in kingdom lifestyle. 1161 00:42:23,160 --> 00:42:24,600 But to God, you have to understand, 1162 00:42:24,600 --> 00:42:26,240 you're the pearl of great price 1163 00:42:26,240 --> 00:42:29,080 because God was willing to bankrupt all of glory 1164 00:42:29,080 --> 00:42:31,480 by sending his son, Jesus, to die for you. 1165 00:42:31,480 --> 00:42:33,720 I believe the devil looked up an utter shock 1166 00:42:33,720 --> 00:42:37,040 to recognize that God himself would take the sins 1167 00:42:37,040 --> 00:42:40,120 of all man of all mankind upon his life 1168 00:42:40,120 --> 00:42:42,200 just so he could redeem us and purchase us. 1169 00:42:42,200 --> 00:42:44,040 But you have to understand the value of anything 1170 00:42:44,040 --> 00:42:46,720 is really based on the price someone is willing to pay for it. 1171 00:42:46,720 --> 00:42:48,960 And God sent his son for you. 1172 00:42:48,960 --> 00:42:53,120 You always need to keep in mind of your significance. 1173 00:42:53,120 --> 00:42:55,720 You need to be convinced of your design. 1174 00:42:55,720 --> 00:42:57,880 See, self-esteem is how you see yourself, 1175 00:42:57,880 --> 00:43:00,200 but self-worth is how you value yourself. 1176 00:43:00,200 --> 00:43:03,160 And so I believe that the most important thing 1177 00:43:03,160 --> 00:43:06,400 is understanding that you are significant, 1178 00:43:06,400 --> 00:43:10,080 that you're not an accident in terms of how you were born. 1179 00:43:10,080 --> 00:43:13,080 That you're not a person that no one values. 1180 00:43:13,080 --> 00:43:15,000 It doesn't matter where you find yourself in life. 1181 00:43:15,000 --> 00:43:17,120 There's a God in heaven that looks down on you 1182 00:43:17,120 --> 00:43:19,880 and he sees value and he sees gold inside of you. 1183 00:43:19,880 --> 00:43:21,840 I think what happens is if you're not convinced 1184 00:43:21,840 --> 00:43:25,160 of your design, so often we make excuses for, 1185 00:43:25,160 --> 00:43:27,360 as we talked about earlier, false identities. 1186 00:43:27,360 --> 00:43:30,040 And you hear people saying, I can't help it. 1187 00:43:30,040 --> 00:43:32,520 You hear people saying, I was born this way. 1188 00:43:32,520 --> 00:43:34,360 Or I was raised this way. 1189 00:43:34,360 --> 00:43:37,200 Or this is what I became after this person 1190 00:43:37,200 --> 00:43:40,680 did this thing to me after that terrible accident. 1191 00:43:40,680 --> 00:43:42,960 But let me tell you, you may have been born that way, 1192 00:43:42,960 --> 00:43:46,840 but the good news is you can be born again this way. 1193 00:43:46,840 --> 00:43:49,240 And what I mean by this way, now you can walk in freedom. 1194 00:43:49,240 --> 00:43:50,640 Now you can walk in victory. 1195 00:43:50,640 --> 00:43:52,880 Now you can experience fulfillment, joy, 1196 00:43:52,880 --> 00:43:57,120 and a life with the most amazing person ever, Jesus. 1197 00:43:57,120 --> 00:43:59,840 So understand that a key to confident identity 1198 00:43:59,840 --> 00:44:01,400 is a revelation of your significance 1199 00:44:01,400 --> 00:44:02,840 and being convinced of your design. 1200 00:44:02,840 --> 00:44:03,920 I love that. 1201 00:44:03,920 --> 00:44:06,640 Come on, that is so good. 1202 00:44:06,640 --> 00:44:10,000 You know, the second key for a confident identity 1203 00:44:10,000 --> 00:44:11,720 is your devotion to God. 1204 00:44:11,720 --> 00:44:13,080 That might sound simple. 1205 00:44:13,080 --> 00:44:15,960 It might sound obvious, but friends, you and I know, 1206 00:44:15,960 --> 00:44:18,240 we have to have an ever-deepening, 1207 00:44:18,240 --> 00:44:20,280 intimate connection with Jesus. 1208 00:44:20,280 --> 00:44:22,440 You have to guard it at all costs. 1209 00:44:22,440 --> 00:44:23,260 Say that. 1210 00:44:23,260 --> 00:44:25,360 You wanna recognize when your relationship with God 1211 00:44:25,360 --> 00:44:27,240 becomes polluted or diluted, 1212 00:44:27,240 --> 00:44:29,960 you and I know there is a disconnect 1213 00:44:29,960 --> 00:44:34,400 and there is a opening for other things to come in 1214 00:44:34,400 --> 00:44:36,800 to pull you away from God. 1215 00:44:36,800 --> 00:44:39,320 There can never be anything more important 1216 00:44:39,320 --> 00:44:41,120 than your relationship with Jesus, 1217 00:44:41,120 --> 00:44:43,720 your ability to connect and engage 1218 00:44:43,720 --> 00:44:46,000 and really hear His voice. 1219 00:44:46,000 --> 00:44:48,120 It's never been more important 1220 00:44:48,120 --> 00:44:50,280 than I believe that it is in this hour. 1221 00:44:50,280 --> 00:44:53,400 And I believe you have to relentlessly weed out, 1222 00:44:53,400 --> 00:44:55,600 consistently go through this process 1223 00:44:55,600 --> 00:44:57,760 of whatever is blocking your connection. 1224 00:44:57,760 --> 00:45:00,800 You're being really intentional to keep your flow 1225 00:45:00,800 --> 00:45:03,760 and your heart clear and connected with God. 1226 00:45:03,760 --> 00:45:06,140 We can all agree, moving away from God 1227 00:45:06,140 --> 00:45:08,600 will not move you towards healing. 1228 00:45:08,600 --> 00:45:10,560 You want healing, you want breakthrough, 1229 00:45:10,560 --> 00:45:13,560 you have to lean into God, not away from God. 1230 00:45:13,560 --> 00:45:14,920 Right, that's so true. 1231 00:45:14,920 --> 00:45:17,960 Come on, last takeaway for having a keys 1232 00:45:17,960 --> 00:45:20,880 to confident identity is having an understanding 1233 00:45:20,880 --> 00:45:24,000 that your identity is what weaponizes your life. 1234 00:45:24,000 --> 00:45:25,000 I love this. 1235 00:45:25,000 --> 00:45:27,160 With this revelation, you are not passive, 1236 00:45:27,160 --> 00:45:29,240 you're not on the sidelines, but you're active. 1237 00:45:29,240 --> 00:45:30,800 You're in the battlefield. 1238 00:45:30,800 --> 00:45:33,160 Just like Apostle Paul, 1239 00:45:33,160 --> 00:45:35,400 you resist and you rebuke like Jesus. 1240 00:45:35,400 --> 00:45:38,360 Like Apostle Paul, you're an agent of change. 1241 00:45:38,360 --> 00:45:40,120 You're not drifting, you're detonating, 1242 00:45:40,120 --> 00:45:42,400 you're not conforming, you're transforming. 1243 00:45:42,400 --> 00:45:44,760 You're not a spiritual survivalist, 1244 00:45:44,760 --> 00:45:47,280 you're a supernatural revivalist. 1245 00:45:47,280 --> 00:45:50,280 And I love that, because this is about being the head 1246 00:45:50,280 --> 00:45:51,400 and not the tail. 1247 00:45:51,400 --> 00:45:53,960 It's about being victorious and not a victim. 1248 00:45:53,960 --> 00:45:56,120 It's about one that's walking in the confidence 1249 00:45:56,120 --> 00:45:57,480 knowing who you are. 1250 00:45:57,480 --> 00:45:58,800 I believe it's some listeners' day 1251 00:45:58,800 --> 00:46:00,200 that are gonna rise up and be like, 1252 00:46:00,200 --> 00:46:02,560 why the heck am I putting up with this or that? 1253 00:46:02,560 --> 00:46:06,120 When I'm called to be a weapon for the things of God. 1254 00:46:06,120 --> 00:46:07,120 100. 1255 00:46:07,120 --> 00:46:08,480 Keep it 100, tribe. 1256 00:46:08,480 --> 00:46:10,280 As we close out this episode, 1257 00:46:10,280 --> 00:46:12,960 we want you to not only take away the truth 1258 00:46:12,960 --> 00:46:14,880 in which we released, 1259 00:46:14,880 --> 00:46:17,680 and I believe can really change and transform your life, 1260 00:46:17,680 --> 00:46:19,800 but I want you to take some time with God today. 1261 00:46:19,800 --> 00:46:22,240 I wanna challenge you to inquire with the Lord 1262 00:46:22,240 --> 00:46:23,720 and say, Lord, are there things 1263 00:46:23,720 --> 00:46:25,680 that I'm listening to in my life? 1264 00:46:25,680 --> 00:46:28,160 Are there voices or narratives 1265 00:46:28,160 --> 00:46:32,240 that do not align up with your word and who you say I am? 1266 00:46:32,240 --> 00:46:34,240 You know, don't just rush through this moment, 1267 00:46:34,240 --> 00:46:37,000 but allow God to transform your mind 1268 00:46:37,000 --> 00:46:38,760 and ultimately transform your identity. 1269 00:46:38,760 --> 00:46:41,200 Friends, you have one life to live. 1270 00:46:41,200 --> 00:46:42,600 That's it, one life. 1271 00:46:42,600 --> 00:46:44,960 I believe you and I have the privilege 1272 00:46:44,960 --> 00:46:47,040 to live that life in full freedom 1273 00:46:47,040 --> 00:46:48,880 and full confidence who we are. 1274 00:46:48,880 --> 00:46:51,440 It's time that we stop living 1275 00:46:51,440 --> 00:46:54,000 in a sense of just tolerating who we are, 1276 00:46:54,000 --> 00:46:57,680 but living in the celebration of who we're called to be. 1277 00:46:57,680 --> 00:46:59,560 You and I are not an accident. 1278 00:46:59,560 --> 00:47:02,280 You are born with a plan and a purpose. 1279 00:47:02,280 --> 00:47:04,560 God designed you from the womb, 1280 00:47:04,560 --> 00:47:06,560 so don't let the enemy have one more day. 1281 00:47:06,560 --> 00:47:08,800 Don't give him any more airtime in your mind 1282 00:47:08,800 --> 00:47:10,400 and don't give him any more real estate 1283 00:47:10,400 --> 00:47:12,120 in your emotional capacity. 1284 00:47:12,120 --> 00:47:15,920 From this day forward, together as a Keep It 100 Tribe, 1285 00:47:15,920 --> 00:47:17,760 let's move forward in the fullness 1286 00:47:17,760 --> 00:47:19,280 of who God's called us to be. 1287 00:47:19,280 --> 00:47:20,920 Thanks so much, tuning in, 1288 00:47:20,920 --> 00:47:23,880 and for taking the time to download another episode 1289 00:47:23,880 --> 00:47:24,800 of Keep It 100. 1290 00:47:24,800 --> 00:47:27,440 Please make sure and subscribe so that you're alerted 1291 00:47:27,440 --> 00:47:29,540 as soon as new episodes drop, 1292 00:47:29,540 --> 00:47:32,800 we also ask that you would rate, review, and 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core values. 1306 00:48:04,800 --> 00:48:07,480 Sean and I are talking about the topic of gratitude 1307 00:48:07,480 --> 00:48:10,800 because we believe gratitude is so gangster. 1308 00:48:10,800 --> 00:48:13,600 This is the truth that will revolutionize your life. 1309 00:48:13,600 --> 00:48:16,520 And remember, relief may change your circumstance, 1310 00:48:16,520 --> 00:48:18,680 but a revelation will change you. 1311 00:48:18,680 --> 00:48:29,600 We hope you enjoyed today's episode of the Keep It 100 1312 00:48:29,600 --> 00:48:31,600 podcast with Sean and Christosmith. 1313 00:48:31,600 --> 00:48:33,600 Keep up with us on Facebook and Instagram 1314 00:48:33,600 --> 00:48:36,600 and SeanandChristasmith.com where you can discover more resources. 1315 00:48:36,600 --> 00:48:39,600 If this podcast has impacted you, please subscribe and review 1316 00:48:39,600 --> 00:48:41,600 wherever you listen to your podcast.