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I love my hand brews when it comes to coffee, but there are many people who are not willing to go through the drawn out process for their coffee. They want it fast and they want it easy. Instant gratification is a huge thing for us today. Well...while that's not always a bad thing, it's a very bad thing when it spills over into our spiritual life. Instead of waiting on the Lord (who waits for us), we expect him to act now. We must learn to be like King David, who lived a life full of waiting, and grow in our patience while we serve our Savior. 

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My wife visited a tree in South Carolina.  That's right, a tree. But it's not just any tree, it's the Angel Oak Tree that covers 17,000 square feet with it's branches. It is absolutely enormous! How do the branches, that extend up to almost 190 feet long, keep from breaking? Well, it has incredibly deep roots for starters. But secondly, each branch has been tethered to another. It literally holds itself up. Well...what is holding you up? Scripture teaches us that it can only be one thing: when we are rooted and bound to one another in love. 

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I love watching the big games when comes time, but I have never paid for the big sport packages. I usually watch it at a friend's house who does, or I sign up for one of those "free trial" offers to watch the game and then cancel before I am charged. I'm a cheapskate fan, I want all the benefits of watching the big games without any of the costs. Well...sometimes we can be like that in our faith. Jesus warned about this in the parable of the sower when he addressed the rocky ground. We are all on board with following Jesus or being a part of a church until things get hard. That's not real faith. Don't be a free trial Christian. 

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My wife is off enjoying South Carolina, and they stopped in at a very special coffee shop that employees primarily those with disabilities. Having two children with down syndrome of their own, they are on a wonderful mission to change the way our society and others view people with disabilities, and I applaud them!  Because well...God doesn't make junk. Every single person has been fearfully and wonderfully made, and your life has immense worth! Reject the way the world rejects others, and proudly declare the value of every person who is a masterpiece of God. 

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My wife is off on a girls trip only, so I am hope playing Mr. Mom to my two wonderful children through next Monday. My wife is the sweetest - she was worried about going and leaving me with the kids all by myself, but mostly she felt like she didn't deserve this trip and this break. But nothing could be further from the truth. She works so hard, and I need to show her my gratitude. Well...the Bible teaches that a worthy woman is just that, worthy. Our wives are worthy of our praise, our support, our help, our love. They do more than we ever could, and we need to ensure that we show them our gratitude and their great value. 

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My daughter has this tiny but functional digital camera she recently received that she loves to take pictures on. Last night I started to scroll through them, all 900 of them. What was most amazing was getting to see what kind of things were important to her, important enough to take pictures. It was like seeing the world through her eyes. Well...that's called empathy, and it's an important part of unity in the church. If we want to put the needs and interests of others first, that happens not by assuming what they need or want, but actually learning what they need and want. We need to learn to see things through the eyes of others in order to better serve and love them. 

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People will believe the craziest things. We talked this morning at a Bible study about people who run catfish accounts, and how gullible people are fooled into sending money to people who are manipulating them. I remember a viral episode of Dr. Phil back in 2015 about a woman who was swindled out of 1.4 million dollars. Well...there are catfish preachers too. False teachers that twist truth to manipulate their listeners for dishonest gain. We must test the spirits, and not be spiritually gullible. Search the Scriptures, and learn for yourself. 

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Steve from Blue's Clues is back! Yes, you read that right - for the 25th anniversary of the show, Steve came back to share a message with the world, and it's powerful! I embedded the audio into the podcast so you can listen to yourself, but ultimately he had a lot to say about how none of us would be where we are today without each other then. He's talking about investing in people. Well...that's also called discipleship. We invest our time, energy, and love into others to help them grow. You might not ever see the fruit of your labor, but it doesn't mean you've never made a lasting difference. 

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I was listening to music this morning when it started playing a suggested track from a band I had never heard before called LANY. The sound was nice, but the words had a terrible message behind them. Essentially, the song was him telling his fiancé or wife, "I'll never say forever, I'll just love you until I don't." You've got to be kidding me. No wonder we have so many failed marriages today. Well...the greatest commandment is to love God & love others, we understand that love is a choice. You do not "fall out of love", at some point when that happens it's because you made the choice to no longer love and rather be selfish. We must choose love.  

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I am a heavy sleeper, and really struggle to wake up. Sometimes Kylie literally has to shake me to wake up. So when I was supposed to link up with the guys to go golfing on Labor Day at 5:45, I made sure to set extra alarms. However, I woke up to the sound of someone pounding on my window at 8:30 to check on me. Yikes. Well...so many are walking around today while they are asleep spiritually. No matter how many times Jesus calls to try and wake us up, we continue in our stubborn ways. What will it take to wake you up?

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