ep 14. overcoming laziness with Jesus

Braxten Mecham
2 Jun 202416:03

Summary

TLDRIn dieser Folge des 'House of Jacob'-Podcasts spricht der Gastgeber Braxton über Faulheit und wie man sie als Christ überwinden kann. Er erklärt, dass Faulheit und Aufschieben Sünden sind, da sie auf der arroganten Annahme basieren, dass Gott einem mehr Zeit geben wird, um das Nötige zu tun. Braxton verweist auf Bibelstellen wie Jakobus 4:13-16 und betont, dass man jeden Tag als Geschenk Gottes betrachten sollte. Die Überwindung von Faulheit erfordert Demut, Dankbarkeit und die weise Nutzung der Zeit. Er beendet die Folge mit einem Gebet für seine Zuschauer.

Takeaways

  • 🙏 Der Podcast beginnt mit einer Vorstellung von Godly, einer Marke für christliche Kleidung, die von Gottes Wort inspiriert ist.
  • 📖 Faulheit hindert Christen daran, in ihrer Beziehung zu Gott zu wachsen, basierend auf Bibelstellen wie Jakobus 4:8 und Jeremia 29:13.
  • 😴 Faulheit wird in der Bibel oft kritisiert, insbesondere in Sprüchen, wo sie als Hindernis für Weisheit und Wachstum dargestellt wird.
  • 🚶‍♂️ Laut dem Sprecher ist Faulheit eine Sünde, weil sie auf der arroganten Annahme basiert, dass Gott immer mehr Zeit geben wird, um Dinge zu erledigen.
  • 💡 Die Bibel, insbesondere Jakobus 4:13-16, warnt davor, auf morgen zu vertrauen. Stattdessen sollten wir sagen 'Wenn der Herr will'.
  • 🐜 Der Sprecher verweist auf Sprüche 6, die die Weisheit der Ameise hervorheben, die ohne Führung arbeitet und Vorräte sammelt.
  • ⏳ Faulheit und Prokrastination sind Sünden, weil sie die Zeit, die Gott als Geschenk gibt, verschwenden.
  • 📅 Paulus betont in Epheser 5:15-16, dass Christen ihre Zeit weise nutzen und jede Gelegenheit ergreifen sollten.
  • 🙇‍♀️ Dankbarkeit und Demut sind laut dem Sprecher der Schlüssel, um Faulheit zu überwinden, da sie uns helfen, die Zeit als ein Geschenk Gottes zu schätzen.
  • ✝️ Der Podcast endet mit einem Gebet, in dem der Sprecher darum bittet, dass Zuhörer ihre Faulheit überwinden und die Zeit, die Gott ihnen gibt, weise nutzen.

Q & A

  • Was ist die Hauptaussage der Episode?

    -Die Hauptaussage der Episode ist, dass Faulheit für Christen ein Hindernis ist, um in ihrer Beziehung zu Gott zu wachsen. Faulheit wird als Sünde dargestellt, die auf Arroganz basiert, weil man annimmt, dass Gott einem mehr Zeit gibt, um Dinge zu tun, die man tun sollte.

  • Wie definiert der Sprecher Faulheit in Bezug auf den christlichen Glauben?

    -Faulheit wird als die Arroganz definiert, anzunehmen, dass Gott einem mehr Zeit gibt, um das zu tun, was man tun muss. Es ist ein Mangel an Bemühung, sich Gott zu nähern und seine Aufgaben zu erfüllen, weil man glaubt, dass es immer ein Morgen gibt.

  • Warum betrachtet der Sprecher Faulheit als Sünde?

    -Der Sprecher betrachtet Faulheit als Sünde, weil sie auf Stolz und Arroganz beruht. Faulheit ist die Annahme, dass man immer mehr Zeit haben wird, um seine Aufgaben zu erledigen, anstatt die gegenwärtige Zeit als Geschenk Gottes zu nutzen.

  • Welche biblischen Verse werden verwendet, um die Botschaft zu untermauern?

    -Der Sprecher verwendet mehrere Bibelverse, darunter Jakobus 4:8 (‚Nähe dich Gott, und er wird sich dir nähern‘), Kolosser 3:23 (‚Was immer ihr tut, arbeitet daran mit eurem ganzen Herzen, als würdet ihr für den Herrn arbeiten und nicht für Menschen‘) und Jakobus 4:13-16 (‚Boast nicht über morgen, denn das ist böse‘).

  • Wie vergleicht der Sprecher Faulheit mit Arroganz?

    -Der Sprecher erklärt, dass Faulheit Arroganz ist, weil man annimmt, dass Gott einem mehr Zeit geben wird, um Dinge zu tun, die man sofort tun sollte. Dies ist eine Form von Stolz, da man davon ausgeht, dass man Anspruch auf mehr Zeit hat.

  • Welche Rolle spielt Dankbarkeit bei der Überwindung von Faulheit?

    -Dankbarkeit spielt eine zentrale Rolle bei der Überwindung von Faulheit, da sie uns daran erinnert, dass jeder Tag und jede Minute, die wir haben, ein Geschenk von Gott ist. Diese Haltung hilft, Zeit weiser und produktiver zu nutzen.

  • Wie schlägt der Sprecher vor, Faulheit zu überwinden?

    -Der Sprecher schlägt vor, Faulheit durch Dankbarkeit, Demut und die weise Nutzung der Zeit zu überwinden. Es geht darum, sich daran zu erinnern, dass die Zeit ein Geschenk Gottes ist und dass wir sie nicht verschwenden sollten.

  • Wie wird die Geschichte vom faulen Diener aus der Bibel verwendet, um Faulheit zu erklären?

    -Der Sprecher bezieht sich auf das Gleichnis von den Talenten, in dem der faule Diener, der sein Talent vergrub, anstatt es zu nutzen, von seinem Herrn verurteilt wurde. Dies zeigt, dass Faulheit und Untätigkeit in den Augen Gottes schlecht sind.

  • Was sind die Hauptpunkte, die über Faulheit in den Sprüchen gesagt werden?

    -In den Sprüchen wird Faulheit häufig erwähnt. Es wird gesagt, dass ein fauler Mensch ‚ein unehrenhafter Sohn‘ ist, und dass Faulheit Armut bringt. Sprüche 6:6-11 ermutigen, von der Ameise zu lernen, die ohne Führung hart arbeitet.

  • Welche praktischen Schritte empfiehlt der Sprecher, um ein fleißigerer Christ zu werden?

    -Der Sprecher empfiehlt, demütig zu sein und zu erkennen, dass jeder Tag ein Geschenk ist. Man sollte jede Gelegenheit nutzen, um Gott zu dienen, hart zu arbeiten, sowohl im Glauben als auch im täglichen Leben, und sich an Gottes Wort halten.

Outlines

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👕 Einführung und Empfehlung für christliche Kleidung

Braxton beginnt die Episode, indem er christliche Kleidung von der Marke Godly empfiehlt, die für Christen entwickelt wurde. Er erklärt, dass das Akronym 'GDLy' für 'grateful', 'diligent', 'loving' und 'yielding' steht, was die christliche Lebensweise widerspiegelt. Braxton ermutigt seine Zuschauer, das Label zu unterstützen, bevor er auf das Thema der Episode übergeht – die Überwindung von Faulheit mithilfe von Gottes Wort.

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🙏 Warum Faulheit das Wachstum als Christ behindert

Braxton erklärt, dass Faulheit im christlichen Leben ein ernstes Problem ist, da sie das persönliche Wachstum und die Beziehung zu Gott verhindert. Er zitiert Bibelstellen wie Jakobus 4:8 und Jeremia 29:13, um zu zeigen, dass Gott uns auffordert, ihn aktiv zu suchen. Wenn wir zu faul sind, dies zu tun, werden wir ihn nicht finden. Faulheit ist ein Hindernis für das geistliche Wachstum und sollte überwunden werden.

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📖 Schriftliche Grundlage zur Faulheit

Braxton geht auf mehrere Bibelstellen ein, die Faulheit thematisieren, darunter Kolosser 3:23, 1. Timotheus 5:8, Sprüche 10:5 und 26:15. Die Bibel betont, dass harte Arbeit wichtig ist und Faulheit zu einem unerfüllten Leben führt. Er kündigt an, später auf Sprüche 24 und 6 zurückzukommen, um das Thema weiter zu vertiefen.

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🐜 Faulheit als sündhafter Stolz

Braxton spricht über eine Erkenntnis, die er im Gebet erhielt: Faulheit ist eine Form von Stolz, da sie die arrogante Annahme beinhaltet, dass Gott uns immer mehr Zeit geben wird, um Dinge zu erledigen. Er warnt davor, dass die Bibel klar sagt, dass der morgige Tag nicht garantiert ist, und dass es sündhaft ist, anzunehmen, dass man morgen tun kann, was heute zu tun ist.

🕰 Faulheit als Arroganz und wie man sie überwindet

Braxton beschreibt Faulheit als Arroganz, indem er ein Beispiel mit einem Arbeitgeber verwendet, der zusätzliche Arbeitszeit gibt, aber die Person dann die Zeit verschwendet. Faulheit und Prokrastination sind laut Braxton Sünden, die aus Stolz resultieren. Er schlägt vor, wie man Faulheit überwinden kann: durch Demut und das Erkennen, dass jede Stunde ein Geschenk von Gott ist.

🐜 Die Weisheit der Ameise: Ein Vorbild für Fleiß

Braxton zitiert Sprüche 6, um auf die Ameise als Beispiel für Fleiß hinzuweisen. Die Ameise arbeitet ständig, auch ohne Aufsicht, und sorgt so für sich. Er ermutigt die Zuschauer, die Ameise nachzuahmen, indem sie hart arbeiten und ihre Zeit klug nutzen.

🎯 Zusammenfassung: Warum Faulheit eine Sünde ist und wie man sie besiegt

Braxton fasst zusammen, dass Faulheit und Prokrastination sündhaft sind, weil sie auf der Annahme basieren, dass Gott immer mehr Zeit gewähren wird. Um Faulheit zu überwinden, empfiehlt er Dankbarkeit und Demut, indem man erkennt, dass jeder Tag ein Geschenk ist. Paulus' Ermahnung aus Epheser 5, jeden Moment weise zu nutzen, dient als Leitlinie.

📖 Das Beispiel der Talente: Verantwortung für die Zeit

Braxton erinnert an das Gleichnis von den Talenten, in dem ein Diener seine Verantwortung vernachlässigt und seine Talente verbirgt, weil er faul und ängstlich ist. Gott gibt jedem von uns Zeit und Fähigkeiten, und wir sollten sie nicht verschwenden, sondern sie für das Reich Gottes einsetzen.

🙌 Überwinde Faulheit mit Dankbarkeit und Demut

Braxton erklärt, dass Dankbarkeit und Demut die Schlüssel zur Überwindung von Faulheit sind. Er ermutigt dazu, jeden Tag als Geschenk zu betrachten und die Zeit weise zu nutzen, indem man Gott dient und fleißig arbeitet. Das Erkennen, dass Gott uns nichts schuldet, sondern uns alles gibt, sollte zu einem verantwortungsvollen Umgang mit der Zeit führen.

🙏 Gebet für Weisheit und Fleiß

Braxton beendet die Episode mit einem Gebet. Er bittet Gott, den Zuschauern zu helfen, ihre Faulheit zu überwinden, indem sie demütig und dankbar für die Zeit sind, die ihnen geschenkt wurde. Er betet für Weisheit und Fleiß, um das Beste aus jeder Gelegenheit zu machen und ein Leben zu führen, das Gott ehrt.

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Keywords

💡Faulheit

Faulheit wird im Video als eine zentrale Sünde betrachtet, die das Wachstum in der Beziehung zu Gott behindert. Es wird erklärt, dass Faulheit ein Hindernis für die spirituelle Entwicklung ist, da sie uns daran hindert, Gott mit ganzem Herzen zu suchen. Faulheit wird auch als arrogant beschrieben, da man annimmt, dass man mehr Zeit haben wird, um das zu tun, was man tun sollte.

💡Demut

Demut ist ein Schlüssel zur Überwindung von Faulheit. Im Video wird betont, dass wir demütig erkennen müssen, dass jeder Tag ein Geschenk Gottes ist und nicht selbstverständlich. Diese Einsicht hilft uns, die Zeit, die uns gegeben wird, weise zu nutzen, anstatt sie zu verschwenden. Die Betonung liegt darauf, wie Demut uns dazu führt, unsere Zeit sinnvoll und im Dienste Gottes zu verwenden.

💡Dankbarkeit

Dankbarkeit wird im Video als weiteres Mittel gegen Faulheit beschrieben. Wenn wir die Zeit als ein Geschenk Gottes betrachten und dafür dankbar sind, werden wir motiviert, sie besser zu nutzen. Der Sprecher betont, dass Dankbarkeit für den neuen Tag uns dazu führt, den Tag produktiv und zu Gottes Ehre zu gestalten.

💡Arroganz

Arroganz wird im Video als Grund für Faulheit und Aufschub beschrieben. Die Annahme, dass man mehr Zeit haben wird, um Dinge zu erledigen, wird als eine Form von Stolz und Arroganz betrachtet. Das Video stellt klar, dass diese Arroganz eine falsche Sicherheit gibt, da die Zukunft ungewiss ist und wir nicht davon ausgehen sollten, dass uns mehr Zeit gegeben wird.

💡Zeit

Zeit ist ein wiederkehrendes Thema im Video, das als kostbares Geschenk Gottes dargestellt wird. Es wird betont, dass Zeit nicht garantiert ist und wir jeden Tag weise nutzen sollten, um Gott zu dienen, anstatt faul zu sein. Die richtige Nutzung der Zeit wird als wesentlicher Bestandteil des christlichen Lebens beschrieben.

💡Bibelstellen

Das Video zitiert mehrere Bibelstellen, um das Thema Faulheit zu untermauern. Beispielsweise wird Jakobus 4:8 erwähnt, um zu zeigen, dass wir zuerst Gott suchen müssen, bevor er uns nahe kommt. Diese Bibelstellen dienen als Anleitung, wie Christen ihre Faulheit überwinden und ein fleißiges Leben führen können.

💡Fauler Diener

Der 'faule Diener' aus dem Gleichnis der Talente wird als Beispiel für die negativen Folgen von Faulheit verwendet. Im Video wird dieses Gleichnis als Metapher dafür verwendet, wie Gott uns Talente und Zeit gibt, die wir weise nutzen sollten. Der faule Diener, der seine Talente vergräbt, anstatt sie zu nutzen, steht als Warnung für die Folgen von Faulheit und mangelnder Initiative.

💡Geistliches Wachstum

Das Video betont, dass Faulheit das geistliche Wachstum eines Christen behindert. Ohne harte Arbeit und die bewusste Entscheidung, Gott zu suchen und seinem Wort zu folgen, kann ein Christ nicht in seiner Beziehung zu Gott wachsen. Geistliches Wachstum erfordert Anstrengung, Gebet und das Studieren der Bibel, was durch Faulheit verhindert wird.

💡Verschwendung

Verschwendung von Zeit und Ressourcen wird im Video stark kritisiert. Es wird betont, dass die Zeit, die Gott uns gibt, ein wertvolles Geschenk ist und wir nicht leichtfertig damit umgehen sollten. Durch Faulheit und Untätigkeit verschwenden wir dieses Geschenk und versäumen es, die uns gegebenen Talente und Möglichkeiten zu nutzen.

💡Prokrastination

Prokrastination, also das Aufschieben von Aufgaben, wird als eine Form der Faulheit dargestellt, die aus Arroganz resultiert. Das Video betont, dass das Aufschieben eine Sünde ist, da es auf der Annahme beruht, dass wir immer mehr Zeit haben werden, um Dinge zu erledigen. Diese falsche Sicherheit führt dazu, dass wir wichtige Aufgaben vernachlässigen.

Highlights

Introduction to the podcast episode, focusing on overcoming laziness as a Christian and promoting a Christian clothing brand (Godly).

Laziness hinders personal growth and spiritual growth in one's relationship with God. James 4:8 is cited, emphasizing the importance of drawing near to God.

Jeremiah 29:13 is used to underline that seeking God with a whole heart is key to finding Him, and laziness can prevent this pursuit.

Laziness is labeled as a sin, and Braxton introduces the idea that it's rooted in arrogance and the assumption that God will give more time to complete tasks.

Discussion of Colossians 3:23, 1 Timothy 5:8, and Proverbs 10:5 as scriptures that highlight the importance of hard work and the consequences of laziness.

A humorous segment where Braxton addresses his YouTube audience about their lack of feedback on whether he should grow a goatee.

Proverbs 26:15 is cited, illustrating the absurdity of laziness through a vivid example of a sluggard being too lazy to feed himself.

Laziness is linked to procrastination, with the analogy of assuming more time will be given as a sign of pride and arrogance.

James 4:13-16 is referenced, emphasizing that tomorrow is not guaranteed and that it is foolish to assume more time will be granted.

The parable of the talents is used as an analogy for time management, showing how laziness and fear can lead to wasted opportunities.

The ant in Proverbs 6:6-11 is highlighted as an example of diligence, encouraging Christians to work hard without needing supervision.

Paul’s message in Ephesians 5:15-16 is discussed, stressing the importance of making the most of every opportunity because the days are evil.

Gratitude and humility are proposed as the two main ways to overcome laziness, recognizing that every day is a gift from God.

Laziness is compared to arrogance and pride, with an emphasis on understanding that God owes nothing and that time is a precious gift.

Closing prayer asking God to help listeners overcome laziness and to use their time wisely, acknowledging God's gifts with humility and gratitude.

Transcripts

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yo welcome back before I get into this

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week's episode on how to overcome

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laziness with God's word and stop being

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a lazy Christian I want to speak to the

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stands for being grateful in your trials

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and struggles that God uses to shape you

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d stands for diligently following and

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working towards what God has shown you L

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stands for loving yourself and others

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along the way and why stands for

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yielding to God's plan completely and

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always so if you want some good

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and Spotify episodes so I definitely

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recommend checking it out and if you

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want to support a smaller Christian

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brand that's kind of getting started

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right now so let's get into the word for

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this week's episode I think one of the

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most annoying things you can be as a

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Christian is lazy and I'll tell you why

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it is nearly impossible to grow as a

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person or grow in your relationship with

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God if you're lazy James 4:8 says draw

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near to God and he'll draw near to you

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so you got to draw near first but if

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you're not Drawing Near because you're

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too lazy you're not going to grow with

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him Jeremiah 2913 God says you will seek

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him and find him when you seek him with

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your whole heart but if you're too lazy

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to seek him with your whole heart you're

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not going to find him see what I'm

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saying laziness ruins us as Christians

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but I think God taught me why laziness

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is a sin and how to overcome laziness so

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welcome back to the house of Jacob

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podcast we in this house we serve the

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Lord I'm your host Braxton now this week

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we've got a we're going to talk about

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laziness and honestly I didn't think I

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was going to talk about laziness on the

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podast for a while to be so honest but I

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got a fire word that God has placed on

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my heart for y'all and I'm going to

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teach it to the lazy Christians you

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little sluggards but yeah um we are

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actually filming where I'm filming this

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right now I'm filming it where I filmed

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I think it was episode three it was

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called breaking the cycle of sin this is

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where that was filmed I was going to go

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to this like beautiful Lake to film but

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there were people fishing there and I

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was like all right whatever I'll come

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here at different time but yeah that's

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what we're talking about today and I

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will say for the YouTube homies for

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those watching this on YouTube you're

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fake I asked lastek

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for those for everyone watching to

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comment if I should grow the goatee or

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not bro guess who

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commented zero yall are all fake y'all

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are all fake so I grew it anyways but

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y'all are all fake still but let's talk

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about laziness today we're going to talk

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about three main things we're going to

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talk about what scripture says about

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laziness we're going to talk about why

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laziness is a sin and then we're going

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to talk about how to overcome laziness

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and I have the most freaking fire word

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for you guys today on this week's

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episode D this might end up being one of

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my favorite episodes so let's let's look

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at what the Bible says about laziness

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Colossians 3:23 Paul says whatever you

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do work at it with all your heart as

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working for the Lord not for human

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Masters 1 Timothy 5'8 Paul says anyone

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who does not provide for their relatives

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and especially for their household has

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denied the faith and is worse than an

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unbeliever Proverbs 10:5 he who gathers

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crops in summer is a prudent Sun but he

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who sleeps during Harvest is a

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disgraceful son Proverbs 26:15 a

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sluggard buries his hand in the dish and

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he is too lazy to bring it back to his

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mouth and then we're going to come back

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to Proverbs 24 and um Proverbs 6 later

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but if you didn't pick up on it already

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Proverbs talks about laziness a lot like

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bro a lot but basically long story short

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the Bible tells us that we should work

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hard on all we do that we should use our

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time wisely that we shouldn't be

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sluggards that we're disgraceful Sons if

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we're sluggards and stuff like that but

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the question is the question is why is

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laziness a sin is that a bug what the

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heck is that what is that what is that o

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o I think it's a moth whatever whatever

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I'm getting distracted guys come on we

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need to get the word um I want to talk

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about why ladies in say a sin I was

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actually I was asking Jesus about this

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maybe a month or two ago and I I think

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he revealed the craziest thing to me you

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know why I think laziness is a sin it's

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arrogance it's the Arrogant assumption

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like laziness and procrastination the

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reason laziness and procrastination are

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sins are because they're the Arrogant

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assumption that God is going to give you

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another time to do what you need to do

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you're too lazy to get in your Bible to

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grow in your relationship with God to

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seek the Lord you're too lazy to go get

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a job and do work you're too lazy to do

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your homework or whatever you're lazy

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because you're arrogantly assuming that

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God is going to give you another time to

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do what you need to do literally you can

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trace any form of laziness back to that

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bride I'm too lazy to go get this work

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done around my house I'm too lazy to do

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this you're lazy because you're

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pridefully assuming God's going to give

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you more time to do what you need to do

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the Bible makes it very clear clear that

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tomorrow is never promised James says in

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the Book of James that every good and

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perfect gift comes from above he also

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says in James 4 to not boast about

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tomorrow and say tomorrow we will go do

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this and this but to rather say if the

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Lord Wills we will go do this and this

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and

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this so you know why I think laziness is

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a sin I think it's the arogant

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assumption that God is going to give you

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more time to do what you need to do and

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James says in James 4:13 to16 to not

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boast about tomorrow to not assume that

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there will be tomorrow to not say

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tomorrow we will go into this town and

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do this and this and this but to rather

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say if the Lord Wills we will go do this

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because James says all such boasting is

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evil we shouldn't boast about tomorrow

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we shouldn't assume we are going to go

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do this tomorrow we should say if the

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Lord Wills I will so I think we must

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remember when it comes to laziness that

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tomorrow is never promised and when we

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procrastinate when we're too lazy to go

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get something done when we're too lazy

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to go seek the Lord to go get a job and

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work when we're too lazy to do our

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homework or do our chores around the

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house or whatever we're too lazy because

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we're arrogant because we're arrogantly

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assuming God will provide more time to

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use I think about this analogy I think

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it's almost like you have this boss that

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you asked to give him some more extra

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hours to work because you need the money

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and he gave them to you but then when

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you went to work you just sat on your

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phone the whole time and you didn't do

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any work that's arrogance you asked your

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boss for more time for more hours and

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when he gave it to you you were like H I

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don't feel like working bro that's

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arrogance genuinely that's pride and I

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think that's I think laziness is the

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same way and I honestly think you can

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trace almost any sin back to laziness

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the only one I can't really see how you

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can trace to laziness as lust but I can

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see almost every sin Trace back to

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laziness in some way genuinely it's so

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easy so I think that's why laziness is a

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sin I also want to look at Proverbs 24

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Proverbs 24 um actually I want to look

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at Proverbs 6 Proverbs 6 6-1 says go to

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the ant you sluggard consider its ways

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and be wise it has no Commander no

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overseer or ruler yet it stores its

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Provisions in summer and gathers its

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food and harvest how long will you lie

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there you Slugger will you get up from

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your sleep a little sleep a little

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Slumber a little folding of the hands to

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rest and poverty will come upon you like

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a thief and scarcity like an armored man

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armed man sorry dude this is why I think

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is so important the writer of this

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proverb says go to the ant you lazy

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person and observe its ways and be wise

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because he says that the ant has no boss

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no ruler no no

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Commander but it's still it just goes

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and stores its Provisions its food in

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the summer and it gathers its food and

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harvest he says look at the ant because

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even the tiny little ant the little

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pointless ant works all the time I mean

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you bro you study ants bro they are

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never not working and the the writer of

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this proverb Solomon is telling us here

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to be like the ants man just always

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working no Commander no ruler no

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overseer they just work and he says

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consider its ways and be wise and I

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think in the same way that's how we

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should be we should consider the ways of

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like an ant and be wise working hard in

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all of we do and I think that actually

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kind of leads me as to how to overcome

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laziness so I want to reflect a little

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bit let's answer the question let's

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answer two questions right now why is

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laziness a sin and how do we overcome

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laziness laziness is a sin laziness

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sorry laziness and procrastination are

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sins because we're arrogantly assuming

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God is going to give us more time to do

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what we need to do now the way we

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overcome this is actually I think Paul

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says in Ephesians 5:15 to16 Paul says be

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be very careful then how you live not as

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unwise but as wise making the most of

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every opportunity because the days are

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evil Paul tells us here to be wise and

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make the most of every

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opportunity I think that's how we live

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as Christians I think that's how we stop

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being lazy we make the most of every

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opportunity every day God gives you 24

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hours a day to do what you need to do to

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get in his word to seek him to tell

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other people about him to apply the word

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to work hard at your job to do things

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around your house to do what you need to

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do he gives you 24 hours to do it there

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is no reason you can't do that he gives

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you 24 hours a day to go do what you

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need to do obviously minus whatever

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amount you sleep so I think that's how

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we overcome laziness I think we stop we

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we stop being unwise and we wisely make

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the most of every opportunity God gives

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us every hour every minute that he gives

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us to seek him to tell others to seek

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Him to guide others to him to work hard

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to provide for our families and

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ourselves I think that's how we overcome

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laziness now we like I said we look at

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laziness and we see that it's a sin

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because we're boasting about tomorrow

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we're assuming we are going to go do

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this tomorrow we're doing what James

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says not to do in James 4:13 to16 we're

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saying ah I'll do it tomorrow that's

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boasting about tomorrow so the way we

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stop procrastinating being laziness is

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we humble ourselves and understand that

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every single time God gives us every 24

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hours is a gift it's not owed to you God

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doesn't owe you another day on this

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Earth not at all God does not owe you

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anything but he provides you everything

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he provides you 24 hours a day to do

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what you need to do to help others to

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love others to love yourself to love him

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to seek Him you've got 24 hours to do

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all of that so that's how we overcome

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laziness we stop being foolish and

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arrogant and unwise and we make the most

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of every opportunity God gives us we

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humble ourselves and put away our

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arrogant pride and remember that every

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day God gives us was not owed to us but

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as James says in the Book of James it

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was a gift it was a gift and when you

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understand it was a gift you're going to

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use it very wisely you're a lot more

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appreciative than a gift of a gift than

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a reward a reward was owed to you God

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doesn't owe you a reward he doesn't owe

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you anything everything is a gift

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including the time that you're using to

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watch this episode right now so I want

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you to hear my words and I want you to

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do what Paul says here I want you to be

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wise I want you to go use the time God

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gives you

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wisely I think this word is something

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that that was so simple but I that that

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Jesus taught me that like

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procrastination is the arrogance that

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he's going to give us more time to do

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what we need to do but I I think that's

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so

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true that it's that it's that arrogance

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that Pride so I think the way we

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overcome laziness is humbling ourselves

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and understanding that every minute we

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have God has given us it's a gift so we

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use it wisely like do you know how arant

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and prideful you have to be for someone

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to provide a gift for you and you

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just you just like don't use it you

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don't do anything with it I think about

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like the the parable of the what is it

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the parable of the talents I think is

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what it is we're like the the boss or

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whatever he was there were like three

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workers and he gave one of them this

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amount of talents one of them this

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amount one of them this amount two of

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them went and they did stuff and they

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invested and doubled the amount of

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talents they had one of them was scared

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and lazy so he hid it until the boss

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came back and the boss cursed that

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servant he said you Wicked and lazy

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servant I think I think about that like

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with us it's the same with us God gives

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us talents or time and some people

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invest that time and they use it wisely

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they use it for the kingdom they bring

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people closer to Christ they bring

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themselves closer to Christ they work

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hard for their family others are like

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the third servant and they're lazy and

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they're scared so they hide their time

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they hide their talents and they don't

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do anything with it they waste it don't

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waste the time God has given you don't

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waste the time God has given you he

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didn't owe it to you but you need

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it don't be prideful don't be arrogant

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be wise in the way you use the time God

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has given you because he didn't owe you

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another day

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and I think that's the second way we

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overcome laziness is gratitude I think

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you gratefully accept and I think that's

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so funny because we're talking about you

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know that was the first thing about this

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company with the G is uh gratitude I

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think that's how we overcome laziness is

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gratitude we're grateful that God has

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given us more time to do what we need to

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do to bring others to Salvation to help

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others to love others to treat ourselves

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and to seek Christ and grow closer to

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God and seek his face you know what I'm

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saying and I think out of that gratitude

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if you're genuinely grateful for that

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you're not lazy you'll be wise in the

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way you use your time cuz you're

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grateful that God even gave you another

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day you roll out of bed and you say oh

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my thank you God for another morning I

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know you didn't owe it to me so I pray

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that I could use today wisely because

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today is a gift every single day is a

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gift this is the day the Lord has made

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so let us rejoice in it that's what I

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think about every day is the Lord has

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made is the day the Lord has made so may

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we rejoice in it that is why we live for

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Jesus every single day that is why we're

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not lazy that's why we work hard in all

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we do because every day is the day the

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Lord has made so let us greatfully and

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diligently rejoice in it so overcome

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your laziness with God's word my friend

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overcome your laziness with humility and

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gratitude so to answer your question to

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sum it up let's sum it up laziness and

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procrastination is a sin because you're

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arrogantly assuming God is going to give

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you more time to do what you need to do

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you're acting like the the third servant

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in the parable of I think it's the

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parable of the talents where he was

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scared and lazy so he buried his talents

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until the boss came back and the boss

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said you Wicked and lazy servant so the

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way we overcome laziness this is how we

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overcome laziness gratitude and humility

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and God's word obviously we're

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gratefully remember that this is the day

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the Lord has made let us rejoice in it

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we gratefully remember that every day is

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the day the Lord has made so we will

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rejoice in it diligently and wisely

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using every moment God has given us

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and then the second way we overcome

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laziness is humility we humble ourselves

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and understand that every day we have

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God has given us it wasn't no to us God

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didn't owe you another 24 hours he

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didn't owe you another minute another

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breath and because of that you

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gratefully and humbly use your time

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wisely to bring others to Salvation to

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provide for your family and yourself to

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work hard in all you do to seek the face

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of God to seek the presence of God to

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get in the word of God you use the time

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God has given you wisely because you

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humbly remember that this is the day the

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Lord has made so I will rejoice in it

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diligently by working hard gratefully

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humbly so that's how you overcome

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laziness with gratitude and humility you

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humbly remember that this is the day the

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Lord gave you he didn't owe it to you he

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just gave you it so use it wisely don't

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be arrogant in the way you use today but

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use it wisely my friend I'll see youall

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next week no we're going to pray

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together dude I keep I forgot to do that

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last week let's pray together Lord we

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thank you for the good word you've put

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ahead of us today we pray that um those

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who struggle in their laziness Lord that

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you would send this episode their way

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that they may learn Lord I just pray you

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help us to overcome laziness with

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humility and gratitude and your word

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Lord help us to be wise in the time

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you've given us and remember that all

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time we have was given to us by you as a

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gift it was not owed to us so let us use

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it wisely let us remember that every day

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is the day the Lord has made so let us

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rejoice in every day and use our time

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wisely Lord I Thank you for the

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beautiful people that are on the other

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side of the screen watching this Lord

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Lord I pray over them even though

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they're not yet here and they will watch

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this episode later I pray over each

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person Lord that you'd bless them keep

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them and help them to overcome any

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laziness in their relationship with you

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or in their life Lord I pray you protect

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them and keep them in good health and

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safety Lord and that you would be with

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them and you continue to bless them with

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your presence your voice and your moving

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hand Lord Lord we thank you for your son

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who saved us and delivered us from our

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sin Lord the one you sent for us to die

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for us and we just thank you for saving

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us Lord Jesus we pray all this in your

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name and your will in Jesus name we pray

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amen I'll see youall next Sunday my

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friends God bless you guys

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