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One of the foundational concepts for understanding who you are is understanding who God is…

… and that entails grasping hold of what Jesus actually came to do.

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Four big ideas to listen for in this talk—

👉 No one had seen God, until Jesus came.

Some of the heroes of the faith encountered God throughout history in radical ways.

In Jesus, rather than remaining “unseen” or being seen “in disguise” or through a mediator, God was present as a human. He was one of us.

👉 Jesus isn’t just taking us to a place; He also takes us to a person.

Even after all the time the disciples spent with Jesus, they still had difficulty comprehending that Jesus and the Father were “One.”

Yes, it’s true that Jesus takes us to Heaven, but our destiny is not just connection to a place but to a Person.

👉 Whenever we see Jesus, we see an accurate expression of the Father.

Jesus revealed the Father through His words and His deeds, that is, through both His message and His ministry.

Jesus shows us what God is actually like.

Jesus is perfect theology.

👉 Jesus was intentionally sent to provide us with this description, this accurate representation of God.

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Paul encouraged us to not stray from the simplicity that is found in Christ (2 Corinthians 11:13-15).

His thought was, well… we tend to make things infinitely more complex. We tend to move towards complex religious systems.

Jesus, on the other hand, came to make things easy.

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Moses received the Law- ten commandments which, in Hebrew, were expressed using only ten words (they have a far more economical language than we do).

613 more laws were then added to explain what those ten words meant. They had moral laws, civil laws, and religious laws.

You’d think that would be enough, but no… well intended leaders created the Mishnah, the oral tradition built around the laws, to explain what each one meant…

That wasn’t enough, either. Enter, the Talmud.

Then the legal comments added by scribes and lawyers (and their “fences” and “hedges” around the law).

Notice….

People went from—

👉 10 words

👉 to 613 laws to explain those 10 words

👉 to the Talmud, an oral tradition AROUND those laws

👉 to the Mishnah, written legal comments to explain the traditions

👉 to rabbinical explanations of “binding” (forbidding) and “loosing” (allowing) things

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Jesus drops into this tradition of the rabbis, and picks up some of their practices- So, we see Jesus do things like:

✅ Binding and loosing (and passing the same power to His disciples)

✅ “You’ve heard it said… but I say…” (the “go to” formula rabbis used to compare and contrast their positions on matters

✅ Fulfilling Torah, that is, showing the essence / heart of it (Matthew 5:17-20)

A rabbi’s system of thought was known as a “yoke.”

Jesus came with a simple, though (read Matthew 11:28-30) NOT a yoke that bound people with a heavy burden (see Matthew 23:4).

(He told them that whatever they bound would be bound and whatever they loosed would be loosed— in Matthew 16:19.)

We see His disciples make the yoke lighter in Acts 15 (see 15:8-11,28-29) and in Galatians (see 5:1).

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Even during one of His first miracle stints, the people used the “Sabbath” to keep people away from God, who— oddly enough— stood right before them.

This is why, even after He healed Peter’s mother-in-law, the people stayed in their homes until sundown (Matthew 8:16).

Obviously, from His story, the Sabbath— then word they turned into 613 which morphed into so much more— wasn’t a barrier for Jesus…

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If religion is weighing you down, it’s not the yoke of Jesus, for sure… because Jesus came to make it simple, easy (Matthew 11:28-30)…

Life is tough.

We’re promised that in this world we’ll have trouble (John 16:33).

That’s why we need to bear one another’s burdens and make it easier….

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Today I step back and talk about one of the big takeaways from the recent Oolapalooza. Namely, we’ve got to—

👉 Dream big, then

👉 Step small

We often get these two backwards.

We overestimate what we can achieve in a day, yet we underestimate the power of our dreams— and the greatness that’s been placed inside of us.

So, here, we talk about what the dreams SHOULD be like…

… and how they should effect each area of your life…

… and how to set SMART goals…

(The goals are your milestones along the path of your dreams…)

What are SMART goals?

S = Specific

M = Measurable

A = Accountable

R = Realistic

T = Time-bound

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Oh, I talk about the small hotel room in this episode, as well, in addition to the how all that worked out for sleeping on the floor, etc…

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Most of your visible success will come from the things you do no one else sees. Just like the seeds you sow. Most of the process of a plant’s growth happens beneath the surface, hidden in a place no one sees.

Success— which we’ve defined as living up to your God-given potential in every area of life— is largely like that. Most of the factors that create visible success are invisible. They’re real and measurable, but most people don’t see them. 

Because of that, problems arise when we compare our daily grind to someone else’s moment on the stage— or their highlight reel. We often don't see the myriad of factors contributing to that highlight reel. 

Again… 

Most of the actions which create visible success are unseen.

"You only see 10% of the iceberg," the saying goes. "90% of the iceberg exists beneath the surface."

The preacher from whom I first heard that stat used the metaphor of the iceberg to describe character flaws beneath the surface of our lives. Unseen things we hide. Things that left unchecked can bring things as big as the Titanic down in a night. 

We’ve all watched it unfold numerous times…

You could add more things to the list. We've both watched it play out in real time. Multiple times. 

Speaking about unseen things we should AVOID is NOT the purpose of this talk. Rather, I'd like to call your attention to the UNSEEN THINGS we should NOT avoid. The UNSEEN things we should do every day. It's these UNSEEN THINGS that create greatness. And it's those same things that give us the platform to encourage others to the greatness within them. 

What are the “underwater” activities? 

Things like:

You’ll eventually “walk on water.” To succeed, though, you’ve got to grow comfortable swimming beneath the surface first. Everyone who walks on water first swims under water! 

Of course, not all swimming is negative. The biggest part of “the swim” is being consistent— of working the hours required, of continuing the good habits, of pressing forward even when no one else is… even when you don’t seem to be making much progress. After all, that’s when the biggest breakthroughs are generally just around the corner.

Here’s something I’ve learned about success and dreams:

If it’s your dream,  you’ll invest the time it takes to succeed. Even when no one sees. If not, you won’t. 

(That doesn’t mean you’re a “bad person,” by the way. It just means that, well… this isn’t your dream. Something else is.)

For a season I had a list of wannabe business builders on our home-based biz team who consistently missed training opportunities and big events— even though those are two of the factors which successful builders always attribute to their success. In other words, these efforts are part of the success recipe. Implement those and you’re closer to your "cake."

“I can’t miss this _______________” (fill in the blank of whatever the “thing of the month” they opted to attend instead), they regularly reported. Then, the promise— “I’ll get to the next event that I’m able to squeeze into my schedule.”

No problem. Missing one opportunity isn't the end of the world. Life is full of trade-offs. But, if you miss every single opportunity, you need to step back and be honest with yourself. 

In some instances, they need to admit the truth. This business isn’t their dream. 

Or, if it is their dream, they haven't come to terms with the actual cost. It’s something that’s a good idea, but if they’re not willing to invest the time and energy… if there not willing to move this from a MISSION to a VISION… from a WHAT to a HOW… then, really, it’s not theirs… 

They don’t own it. 

Or they want to own it yet work so little at it, that they CAN’T SUCCEED because they’re not willing to invest the time + energy that successful people invest in it. Remember, success is a recipe. That means you need the same ingredients and the same time (20 minutes for a chocolate cake and a whole lot more time for big life dreams) to generate success. Anything less and you’re fooling yourself— even if unintentionally.

Let’s apply this concept to other dreams, because this principle is is true in every area of life: 

This sort of honest evaluation forces us to consider whether or not the dream, in fact, really is ours. Remember, success isn’t just a matter of doing the right things (effort), it’s a matter of doing the right things consistently over the long haul (time). Both are important. A little time doing the right things is as ineffective as a lot of time doing the wrong things!

Success doesn’t exist without the journey.

Everyone who is successful “fast” generally comes to the game with YEARS of previous experience, numerous invaluable relationships, and an immense amount of SKILL that they’ve already developed. In other words, their starting line usually isn’t the starting line that you see. They’ve already been working the dream (sometimes even unbeknownst to themselves) for years. Sometimes even decades. 

And remember,  even the most successful people… well, even after they can “walk on water” they still swim underneath it MOST OF THE TIME. 

It also means this— some people, quite frankly, aren't swimming. They're drowning. Or treading water at best. 

I'm more open to seeing it now, because I spent my own long season treading water... 

A few years ago I subbed for my wife at a local BNI (Business Networking International) meeting. The organization has chapters throughout the world where like-minded professionals meet once a week to learn about each other, their businesses, and help each other succeed through strategic connections. They probably have a chapter meeting in your neighborhood, in fact. 

You're only allowed a few absences a year, so you're encouraged to find a sub when you must miss a meeting. That way, your sub can learn what others' needs are, they can present your own, and they can continue the dynamic conversation of everyone moving forward together. Then, they can report back to you. 

We lived a few blocks from where the local chapter met. I visited a few times with my wife, got to know the group, and regularly got phoned to sub when someone needed to miss the meeting since I knew the members.

“I'm the group's professional stand-in,” I told them. "I enjoy riding with my wife to the meetings, and I'm cheap— I work for the free coffee you serve each Thursday morning."

One day I actually subbed for my wife. That was rare. Usually, I subbed for others. In fact, I only stood in for her that one time.

I arrived early to help greet people as they arrived— a volunteer job she typically performed each week. 

There were just two or three people there setting up when one of the members approached me and asked, "Hey, who are you subbing for today...?"

I told him, “My wife. I'm actually filling in for her..."

He asked if she was sick. 

In that moment, I made a decision. I could say, “Yes”— and lie. Or, I could tell him the truth. Normally one to hide, I opted to reveal what was happening. You see, we were swimming underwater. One of our dreams had taken a huge toll on us.

"No. She's tired. Emotionally, we're threadbare. It's been a long year. I told her she should sleep in and rest... I would cover for her."

I could see, sense, and feel that my friend was listening. Somehow, the words I was speaking were serving life and breath to him...

I continued, "In these meetings, everyone hi-fives and fist-bumps. We talk about how great things are. How business is growing. How excited we are. Things like that. The truth, though, is that most people are hurting... they're tired. Drained. They need a hug— not a handshake."

Or— to use the analogy from earlier— we stand on top of the iceberg. We don't reveal that hard work it's taken us to get there. And the work it takes to remain there. Or that there are painful, gut-wrenching things under the surface of life, too...

He looked at me. He paused. Cleared his throat. Then— "It's been a hard year for us, too... I thought it was just us..."

Turns out, it's not just them. It's us. And everyone else in the room. Probably you, too. All of us. 

Couldn't we just own that, share a big group hug, and start stepping forward together? 

Encourage each other...? 

Call forth the greatness within each other— and point to the destiny that was just ahead...?

Would it really be OK if someone walked into church this Sunday, mascara running down their face...? 

Would we think someone was crazy if they said they were really, really struggling... and didn't have words for how, why, or what for... but that they were just overwhelmed...?

On the surface— that 10% above water— this leader in BNI looked incredible. Well dressed. Nice looking. Amazing family. A few kids + a wife + a house. 

And, I'd say that under the surface, his character is solid. He's incredible there, too. That 90% is NOT going to implode like I talked about earlier in this chapter. In other words, he's swimming underwater not because of character flaws that he's hiding but because— let’s just be real— life is beautiful but life is also hard.

Dreams are difficult, too. Especially the ones that matter most. The ones like thriving marriages. And heart connections with kids. And deep friendships. Especially when there’s so much other stuff weighing you down. 

Yes, he's swimming underwater most of the time. At least 90% of it.

I am, too.

And so are you. 

What would it be like if we realized that, yes, despite how bad things are right now, they will get better? 

And, that all success is proceeded by effort and time— swimming underwater? 

And what would it mean to the people with whom we come in contact every day if we treated them as if they've been holding their breath for a long time...? 

If we took the moments not just to chit-chat or fist-bump, but to infuse life and hope into them... to acknowledge their diligence... to honor, even, their struggle... to assume that they might be barely holding themselves above water, treading the wake through their tiredness...?

What if instead of starting on top of the iceberg we all approached each other beneath the surface?

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I've learned that you can’t “cram" a harvest, and you can't microwave the results of your catalytic actions. I'd love to see the "dominos" fall in real life as quickly as the wooden props I’ve created topple onstage. The reality is, well, they don’t. Most precious things require time to mature. 

Sowing and reaping is a principle implemented on the 3rd day of Creation when God spoke forth the power of seed bearing plants (Genesis 1:11). You know the principle: “like begets like” based on something already inside the first of the “likes.”

Somehow, we've just assumed that “seed” only works in biology. However, “seed” is a principle of creation which works in every area of life.

(Yes, principle has been abused by some church people. But, that doesn't mean that we can't find some sweet nuggets of truth in it. People abuse sex, alcohol, and money regularly. My guess is that you're OK with at least two of those— maybe all three. So, let's extend the same open-mindedness to this concept, too. Just because someone has misused it doesn’t mean it's taboo, that we can’t find a healthy expression of the concept or thing.)

This sowing and reaping relationship is likely what Moses meant when he taught “Whatever you put your hand to prospers” (Deuteronomy 15:10).  If you engage in life-giving behaviors, you're going to reap life. If you engage in other activities... well… you know how that rolls.

4 principles of sowing & reaping explain exactly how the Law of the Harvest works. And, remember, this is a law— as consistent as the Law of Gravity— rooted in the fabric of Creation. It’s how life automatically flows.

Let’s discuss the four principles:

1. Reap WHAT you sow 

The first principle of reaping and sowing is that you receive back exactly what you place in the ground. Farmers all understand this. Kindergartners do, too.

If you plant corn, you reap corn— not tomatoes. If you plant squash, you don’t harvest bacon. 

It sounds odd, I know, but many people erroneously believe… 

How many times have you heard people at church say something like “I tithe my time instead of my money”?

How many times have you seen businessmen say “I don’t know why my wife and kids don’t know I love them… I work hard to provide all these nice things…”?

How many times have you heard people say, “Well, I really desired ____________ to happen…”? 

You see, in the same way we reap what we sow when we plant it in a field, we also reap what we sow when we “plant” something in life. In order to reap relationship with your family, you must sow relationship. In order to reap results, you must reap actions— thoughts simply reap more thoughts.

Sowing and reaping is a principle of Creation— it works in every area of life. Nurture the seed long enough, and you will reap a harvest of the same thing you sow. 

Notice “sowing and reaping” works in the following three areas— 

#1 = Grace— people who plant grace and extend mercy to others receive a harvest of it!

#2 = Giving— people who give generously are entrusted with more resources!

#3 = Goodness— we're promised that if we continue doing good, we will reap a harvest of goodness in time. This is why Paul encourages the Church to continue dispensing goodness.

Because it’s a principle of Creation, this sowing and reaping relationship works when we “mess up," too. I've learned firsthand that sin issues eventually catch up with us.  You probably have, too.

Moreover, it's not just the sin itself that's the issue; it's the sin we refuse to deal with and move away from.  

Hidden sin always takes us further down the road than we want to travel, it extracts a higher price than we want to pay, and it usually boomerangs back with compounded interest. To use language from chapter 2, that’s where the road goes.

Eventually, “what goes around comes around…” 

Here are a few verses highlighting this reality: 

2. Reap WHERE you sow 

Farmers also know that you reap in the same field where you sowed the seed. You don't sow in this field and reap in the garage. Or in the field two streets over. 

This works in the Kingdom as well. Whenever you sow somewhere, you reap in that location. 

This is one of the greatest arguments for sowing into your local church rather than sowing elsewhere. For a loonnggggggg season (emphasis on the long),  I felt disconnected and disenchanted with our church.  

Let me be clear: I hated going. I only went because my wife liked it, and I felt my kids needed to attend somewhere rather than sleeping in.

Part of my frustration with that church was I’d been burned by churches before. A few times. And I was coming fresh off the biggest misuse of spiritual authority I’d ever experienced.

Part of my frustration was this, though— and I only learned it in hindsight, after getting it “right.” For over seven months I didn’t give a dime to that church. You read that right. I didn’t support them financially at all. Furthermore, I even lied to my wife about it, telling her I was giving.

One day Jesus explained to a crowd that “Where your treasure is, there is your heart” (Matthew 6:21).

Or— “Your heart follows your treasure.”

My heart followed mine for sure. No treasure at the church meant no heart at the church. My heart was elsewhere. 

Here’s what’s interesting. At some point (a long story I promise to tell you another time in some other venue besides this book), I got it right. I began investing my treasure in that church. When I did an amazing thing happened: my passion for the people in that place ignited. 

Why? 

Because you not only reap WHAT you sow, you also reap WHERE you sow.

This is a great argument for sowing time and energy in your marriage, with your kids, or with any other part of your life you value. 

Remember, Moses told the Children of Israel, “Whatever you put your hand to prospers” (see Deuteronomy 15:10). 

Think about that promise. It’s another statement that’s misused and abused. I've heard dozens of people reference this verse to denote that “worldly” success is automatic for the believer who decrees and declares it. 

However, at the basic level the verse is profoundly, simply true: 

Again, anything you put your hand to prospers. You must insure you put your hand to the things you actually want to prosper, that you push the plow in the direction which aligns with your dreams.

Or, to summarize— “To reap a harvest, sow what you want and sow it where you want it.”

3. Reap MORE than you sow 

The seed is the most important aspect of the entire sowing and reaping process. Seeds exponentially multiply by their very nature. 

Would you rather have a semi truck full of seedless apples (yes, they've created them in a lab!) or just one regular apple?  

Most apples contain 50-60 seeds. The exact number depends on the harvest conditions, as well as the species of the apple. 

However, each individual seed represents an entire tree— a tree which can bear fruit each year (of more apples, all of which have seeds, each also representing an infinite number of trees). That is, each seed carries potential orchards inside it.

In the same way, each seed you plant (be it finances, an act of kindness, prayer, time, etc.) carries exponential output. 

That's how the exponential output of the seed works. 

Why does it work this way? 

There’s no way to explain it other than acknowledging that it’s a principle woven throughout the created order.

4. Reap AFTER you sow

There’s a Chinese Proverb I learned from one of my friends. It goes like this: When is the best time to plant a tree?

The answer: Fifty years ago. 

Alright, so we can’t go back in time. Shoot, if we went back 50 years some of us wouldn’t even be here yet. However, each passing day we don’t sow represents a day of harvest we simply forfeit forever.  

In order to harvest something related to your dream three months from today, you’ve got to plant something NOW…

And, of course, you've got to continue tending the field where you sow. No farmer invests time + effort sowing only to simply to walk away, wait a few months, then return expecting a harvest. 

And no farmer expects to plant today and see a full-blown plant tomorrow. Somehow, we think dreams should be like that, though, that dreams simply manifest overnight. Such thinking represents the “lottery mentality” and not the “recipe mentality.”

A few years ago I made a goal of losing at least 40 pounds. I discussed it in chapters 4, 6, and 8. I began exercising and eating right every single day. No cheat days.

I’d love to tell you that I got immediate results, but I didn’t.

The first day I lost a single pound— mostly water weight from sweating. 

By the end of the first week, I was down about 2.5 pounds. I felt tired, sore, and a bit sluggish. My muscles felt more tone to me, but no one else could see any measurable progress at all. In fact, no one noticed for another five or six weeks— except my wife. 

By the end of month three, though, I reached my goal. People I hadn’t seen in a few years didn’t even recognize me on multiple occasions. 

That’s how sowing and reaping often works. You must commit— and continue persisting— even when you don’t see the results. You must trust the process, leaning on the plan you created to serve you and your dream. 

Paul said to persist. You WILL eventually reap a harvest (Galatians 6:9). 

Amos encouraged people that one day the harvest would come so bountifully that the reapers would overtake the sowers (Amos 9:13). That is, you’ll grow in your skill and supernatural favor kicks in as you continue.

By the way, all farmers know they are NOT in control of the harvest. They can do certain actions that facilitate it (so much so that a harvest is impossible without their activity), but the harvest requires Providence. On some level, then, sowing and reaping requires trust. You do what you can do, giving it your best, and then you walk away… and wait.

Dreams you don’t take action on remain possibilities, untapped potential.

The same is true for dreams you don’t cultivate. They, too, remain opportunities— storehouses of “what might have been.”

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Issues arise when we attach our hearts, for any reason, to the wrong place. When we do, bad fruit always emerges. When we connect our hearts in the right way to the right things, beauty emerges.

(This is the third type of soul wound we discuss in this series— go back to lessons 3 & 4 for Triggers / PTSD and Guilt + Shame / Moral Injury.)

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Here are three main ideas to listen for…

1. The “fruit” we see in our lives is a result of the unseen “roots.” To grow better fruit you must nurture better roots.

2. Addiction happens when we attach our hearts—

❌To the wrong things, or

❌To the right things for wrong reasons

And, note: we can find ourselves “addicted” to many things. In fact, over 2/3 of the people who seek addiction help do not have a chemical dependency.

3. The cure for bad “roots” = knowing and walking in your true identity. When we get this healthy, good fruit emerges.

Dealing with soul ties is about walking in freedom— so that nothing hinders us from embracing who we’re designed to be.

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This talks leads us to the second of three types of soul wounds we discuss in this bonus podcast series, guilt and shame.

They’re a nasty tag-time that thrives in the dark— and, unfortunately, get lots of help from unhealthy people who spew at other people…

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Here’s this duo works—

We’re born with a moral compass— an internal rudder of right and wrong. When we violate our personal conscience, soul wounds can occur. Moral Injury, a soul wound akin to PTSD, is often the result. Rather than eliciting a fight or flight response, MI creates feelings of guilt and shame.

Here are the main ideas to listen for-- 

1. “Moral Injury” occurs when we violate our code of morality, that is, of right and wrong. The result... is guilt & shame.

2. The uncommon cure for Moral Injury— for guilt & shame— is mature love.

3. In relationships you can choose intimacy or control, as well as transparency or hiding... but not both.

Furthermore…

True love expels fear with great intensity, creating space where people own who they are and move forward to who they’re designed to be. The all-too-uncommon cure for guilt & shame is receiving forgiveness— unconditional love— from someone the wounded person believes has the moral authority to grant that forgiveness.

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You don’t make it to adulthood without some baggage.

And, no, not all baggage is bad. Some of it’s just… well, baggage. Just like at the airport. Just stuff we carry around.

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Here's where the issue with bagage comes in, though...

We often mis-read events in the present through the lenses of the past. Triggers often create a response which would actually be appropriate in a different time and place. The un-health manifests when we react to a safe present as if it is an unsafe past.

Here are the main ideas:

1. Perception is not always reality.

2. Four signs & two responses show us when our expressions get unhealthy.

The signs are:

❌ Always on (i.e., “hyper-vigilance”)

❌ Re-experiencing feelings when certain senses kick in

❌ Avoiding certain things

❌ Negative feelings

❌ Fight

❌ Flight

Here’s the issue, though— we create certain responses (see above) for various reasons— some healthy, some unhealthy.

👉 Functional rules = friends = help us (don’t touch a hot stove, fear of heights, walking down dark alley)

👉 Dysfunctional = foes = hinder us (lack of trust in relationships, fear of failure, etc.)

(You’re not flawed, btw— many times your response is totally in line with your past experience. The issues arise when you react to a safe present as if it’s the unsafe past.)

3. We eventually get more of what we expect, creating a “flywheel” of momentum.

In other words, if we don’t work through the “triggers” we’ll find ourselves constantly living from “soul memory,” something much like muscle memory.

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Everybody hurts.

I think the band REM actually sang it first, but we’ve all FELT it…

Some of us have even said it.

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Another bonus episode of the podcast…

The truth is that many of us face challenges, hard times...

In the same way we pause when we encounter physical pain, we should also stop when we experience emotional pain. This requires us to recognize that some wounds and scars aren’t visible— they’re invisible. Even though they remain unseen, they’re just as real.

Here are three points to listen for:

1. Life is beautiful, and life is hard.

2. There are four ways (at least) to deal with the “hard.”

3. We won’t progress— as a person— beyond our ability to deal with “hard.”

Rather than minimizing our hurts and pushing forward, we acknowledge them and slow down. We rest, we recharge.

We may find we’re still wounded, but at that point we’re able to move forward with better perspective as we step back into the rhythm we were designed to live.

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In this bonus episode of the podcast we introduce the Freedom March 5-Week Intensive… 

… and we do so by talking about the difference between the Spirit (the part of us totally connected to God) and the soul (the part that causes all of our “issues”).

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Here’s what to listen for in the talk: 

We each have a body, a soul, and a spirit. It’s easy to confuse the soul and the spirit, but distinguishing each from the other is essential to walk in total health.

Here are the three main points in this lesson:

1. There are two unseen parts of us, the spirit and the soul, and they are different.

2. God intends to redeem all of you, that is, gift you with total wholeness.

3. You reap the benefits from the part of you into which you lean the most fully (meaning we want to live from the spirit), yet each part is important (so we also want to take care of our bodies and move towards soul wholeness).

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