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Hey Forever GodGirl, I'm your host, Iz and welcome

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or welcome back to the Forever GodGirl podcast

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in today's episode We're gonna talk about dealing

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with pressure part two But last week we talked

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about just pressure that we give ourselves or

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the pressure that we get externally that kind

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of hurts us But today we're gonna be talking

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about the pressure that the Lord uses to bring

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us towards himself. You sound like you're contradicting

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yourself What do you mean there's good pressure?

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When I say pressure that the Lord uses, I mean

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that God doesn't want us to become comfortable,

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so he'll put us in uncomfortable situations and

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seasons so that we can only rely on him. Godly

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pressure is when we are tested and taught by

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God in our lives. In James chapter 1 verse 3,

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NLT version, it says, So what are we getting

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from the scripture and how does it relate to

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this topic? Well, it's a dangerous thing to not

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grow in our walk with Jesus. Because we have

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to grow. The Holy Spirit should be transforming

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us and renewing our minds every single day. but

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if we're not then that means we're stuck in a

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mode of complacency but i thought that means

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that we're just in a good spot in life and we

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have no reason to change no complacency means

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that we're just stuck ever heard the saying you

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always learn something new every day well we

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should always be growing every single day because

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growth and progress don't just plateau or stop

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they expand and then we can expound on them the

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bible always talks about the secrets of the kingdom

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of heaven or the secrets of God, which are exclusive

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and we can only tap into them when we allow the

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Holy Spirit to teach us new things. Remember

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what God says, my thoughts are higher than your

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thoughts and my ways are higher than your ways.

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And that is a reason why God strategically orchestrates

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situations so that we can see God in the mundane

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things and we can learn about God so that he

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can stretch us and grow us. In 1 Peter chapter

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1 verses 6 and 7 it says, in this you greatly

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rejoiced even though now for a little while As

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we have observed, Whenever God allows us to go

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through trials, it's for the strengthening of

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our faith. He can see the bigger picture and

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knows how it will benefit us. And I guess it

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helps us trust in the Lord more as well. Yeah,

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when we go through various trials and hard times

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and pressure, it proves to us that God is dependable

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and trustworthy. And you know what else? Whenever

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we face pressure that is strategically orchestrated

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by God or tests or trials, they show us the level

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of our faith. Not that God needs to know. how

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strong our faith is because he already knows,

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but it shows us what he's pruning and working

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on in us. Nice, but I have a question. How can

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I be able to tell when the pressure is coming

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from God to grow me and prune me versus when

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the pressure is coming from the enemy to stress

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me? First of all, when it's coming from God,

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even when the pressure is uncomfortable, there's

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still a peace with it. But when it's coming from

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Satan, he will make us think that our peace is

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taken by creating chaos and confusion in our

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minds. And we know that God is not the author

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of confusion. Secondly, when the pressure is

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coming from God, he is going to prepare us for

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that pressure. He never just throws us into something

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because he's gracious and he knows that as humans,

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we need to be prepared for whatever is coming

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next. Oh my gosh, that's so relieving. And lastly,

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godly pressure is always to do something good.

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For instance, you pray for God to make you a

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more patient person. Well, the next day, you

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might have to stand in a really long line when

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you have other things to do. But that's growing

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and producing patience. One last scripture I

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want to take us to is James chapter 1 verse 12

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in the NLT version which says, God blesses those

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who patiently endure testing. Afterward, they

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will receive the crown of life that God has promised

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to those who love him. Now it's time for our

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special segment. In today's special segment,

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you know it, hot takes. Today, once again, we

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have not one but three hot takes. The first one

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being, the best book of the Bible for new believers

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to read is, 88 % of you said the Gospels, and

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12 % said Proverbs, learn how to live right,

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and 0 % said Genesis, start from the beginning.

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Next hot take, does music actually influence

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us? 0 % said nope, purely entertainment. 89 %

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said yes, subconsciously without even realizing.

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And 11 % said not really, only if you let it.

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Now we have a whole episode about this specific

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topic in season two, so if you wanna hear us

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elaborate on it, then go back to that episode.

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The last hot take is, should Christians watch

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rated R movies? Now let's see what you guys had

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to say on this one. So nobody picked option one,

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which was sure, God doesn't care about movies.

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Nor did anyone pick option two, which is yeah,

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just skip through the bad scenes. But 71 % said

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no, honor God with what we watch. And 29 % said,

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I'll make exceptions, violence, et cetera. But

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I wanna know, what is your hot take on these

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topics? If you didn't get a chance to vote, make

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sure you're following us on Instagram at forever.

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So if you have a personal relationship with Jesus

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Christ, then this message will help you. But

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if you don't have a personal relationship with

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Jesus Christ, I invite you to give your heart

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to the Lord today. to receive him into your heart.

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Go to Romans 10, nine through 10. It says, if

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you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and

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believe in your heart that God has raised him

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from the dead, you will be saved. For with the

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heart one believes unto righteousness, and with

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the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

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If you said this prayer with sincerity, you are

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saved and now have eternal life with Jesus. You

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are saved from all your sins. present and future

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sins you may commit. This truth is not a free

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pass to sin anytime. Instead, Jesus gives you

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power over all wrong choices and empowers you

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to spread the gospel to others. You are saved

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forever and your name is written in the book

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of life. Did you just give your life to Jesus?

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Because if you did, give yourself a pat on the

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back. We are so godly proud of you. Thank you

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so much for listening to this podcast episode.

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I trust that it helped you and that you learned

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something. And remember, when God uses pressure

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to mold us, he's not being mean. In Hebrews 12,

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11 it says, we don't enjoy discipline when we

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get it. It is painful. But later after we learned

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our lesson, we will enjoy the peace that comes

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from doing what is right. Hey, Forever GodGirl,

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