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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to The Bible Guys, a podcast where a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of friends talk about the Bible in fun and

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<v Speaker 1>practical ways. Well, hey, everybody. Happy Monday.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And today, me and Wesley are The Bible Guys together.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's because Jeff is around the world doing great

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<v Speaker 1>things like Marco Polo.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, he is doing a lot of traveling. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. So Wesley, this is what is commonly now known

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<v Speaker 1>as the Platinum Edition, thanks to your nickname.

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<v Speaker 2>I actually had someone come up to me and say,

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<v Speaker 2>Platinum Edition.

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<v Speaker 1>Yep, yep, yep. That's right. You just kind of came

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<v Speaker 1>off the cuff with that one time.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we did.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's really fun. So hey, this week we are

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<v Speaker 1>the Bible Guys, and we are in the middle of

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<v Speaker 1>a series. Actually, we're in the third week of a

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<v Speaker 1>series called Dangerous Prayers. And this week has a theme,

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<v Speaker 1>and this whole week is our Prayers of Calling. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>easy for me to say. I can't talk yet today.

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<v Speaker 1>Prayers of calling. In other words, like God calling us

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<v Speaker 1>out and calling our voice and And so when we

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<v Speaker 1>feel like God calls us to something, that's the vein

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<v Speaker 1>that these are all in today, right?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, this is going to be good.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. So before we jump into that, we have a

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<v Speaker 1>great segment today. Jeff would always say we scour the

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<v Speaker 1>internet for all the best sources of news.

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<v Speaker 2>High quality only.

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<v Speaker 1>High quality only for our people. But the reality is,

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<v Speaker 1>is that actually it's really just segments of the Babylon Beat.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes.

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<v Speaker 1>Which is a satire news source podcast. And so anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>we gave this to Wesley to read because Wesley has

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<v Speaker 1>a sickness with this topic.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, this is very near and dear to my heart.

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<v Speaker 2>I love the Waffle House. If you know me, I

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<v Speaker 2>love waffles. Actually, I'm a waffle snob.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you really?

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<v Speaker 2>You got to get the ingredients right. You got to

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<v Speaker 2>have the right mix. You got to do all of that.

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<v Speaker 2>I even looked at buying a Waffle House iron.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>And when I saw the price of it and what

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<v Speaker 2>you had to do to hook it up in your house,

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<v Speaker 2>I quickly changed my mind.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>They are expensive.

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<v Speaker 1>Are they really?

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<v Speaker 2>Like, yeah, a brand new one is like over a thousand.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, for a brand new waffle iron. Yeah, it could

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<v Speaker 2>be like 1200 bucks.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm like, you know what? I think the $ 20

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<v Speaker 2>Black & Decker is okay.

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<v Speaker 1>Right. And by the way, you and I share that

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<v Speaker 1>in common because I lived in Atlanta for 10 years.

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<v Speaker 1>And I was- It's the birthplace. The birthplace. And I

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<v Speaker 1>was and- Still am a Waffle House huge, huge fan. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Huge fan. In fact, every time we go to Youngstown, Ohio,

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<v Speaker 1>there's one in Youngstown.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And I have to go there.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Because there are none in Michigan, right?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I have frequently gone to Toledo or Perrysburg, Ohio

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<v Speaker 2>to the Waffle House.

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<v Speaker 1>That's hilarious. All right.

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<v Speaker 2>So this is the title. Waffle House unveils successful brand strategy.

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<v Speaker 2>of just keeping everything the same forever.

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<v Speaker 1>That is the best title ever. That is the best

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<v Speaker 1>title ever.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. And again, this is from the Babylon Bee. It says,

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<v Speaker 2>following the public relations disaster Cracker Barrel experience this week

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<v Speaker 2>after it introduced its new logo, popular restaurant chain Waffle

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<v Speaker 2>House unveiled a successful strategy of just keeping everything the

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<v Speaker 2>same forever. The 24-hour breakfast chain sought to avoid the

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<v Speaker 2>same backlash Cracker Barrel suffered by simply not ever changing

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<v Speaker 2>any of its branding, products, or decor, and instead maintaining

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<v Speaker 2>everything exactly as it has been since 1955. If you've

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<v Speaker 2>ever been to the Waffle House, it's exactly that way.

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<v Speaker 2>We're never going to be different, said Waffle House CEO

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<v Speaker 2>Joe Rogers III. Other restaurants may feel pressure to change

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<v Speaker 2>the way they look, come up with new logos or

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<v Speaker 2>occasionally wipe crumbs and grease off the tables. But at

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<v Speaker 2>Waffle House, we pledge that our customers will never have

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<v Speaker 2>to deal with that type of jarring change. While many

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<v Speaker 2>popular brands have fallen to the temptation to update their

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<v Speaker 2>looks and products to keep pace with the modern world,

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<v Speaker 2>Waffle House expressed its commitment to providing the same environment

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<v Speaker 2>and services that its customers have always known. There's no

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<v Speaker 2>reason to try to reinvent the wheel here, Rogers continued.

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<v Speaker 2>We know what we are. Our customers know what we are.

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<v Speaker 2>When you want to eat a stack of pancakes, a

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<v Speaker 2>pile of bacon and some grits at 2 a.m. while

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<v Speaker 2>watching a live fight between some transients who wandered over

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<v Speaker 2>from the truck stop, Waffle House has been and always

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<v Speaker 2>will be the place to go. At publishing time, Waffle

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<v Speaker 2>House had issued a follow-up statement promising that even the

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<v Speaker 2>oil used in the fryers of its locations would never,

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<v Speaker 2>ever be changed.

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<v Speaker 1>Ever, ever.

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<v Speaker 2>That is hilarious.

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<v Speaker 1>That is really good. Ever, ever.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. That place is a classic.

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<v Speaker 1>I will bet you they keep that promise.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, they are amazing. So when I go into Waffle House,

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<v Speaker 1>one of the things I do, and I know not

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<v Speaker 1>many people do it. Yeah. Which is why I do it. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>But there's no music in Waffle House.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. So at least the ones in Ohio. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>just silent and they basically, it's almost like they punish

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<v Speaker 1>people and they force you to spend the money at

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<v Speaker 1>the jukebox. Yeah. So there's a big jukebox there. And

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<v Speaker 1>so the first thing we do is we get in

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<v Speaker 1>there and I make sure I have to have dollar

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<v Speaker 1>bills or a five or at least, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>a while.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And then I just have fun taking, so it's part

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<v Speaker 1>of the experience for us now. Yeah. And so my

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<v Speaker 1>son and I have been going to Waffle House, gosh,

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<v Speaker 1>since he was three years old, two years old together. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Sort of our thing. And one of the things we

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<v Speaker 1>always do is go up there and say, okay, son,

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<v Speaker 1>let's go. And anyway, there's a song on every Waffle

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<v Speaker 1>House playlist that is called the Waffle House Thank You Song.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, I don't know that one. Yeah, yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's actually by Waffle House. Yeah. And it's like,

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<v Speaker 1>Waffle House says thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>And they're thanking you for coming to Waffle House. And

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, every once in a while, I mean, not recently,

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<v Speaker 1>but like when we were kids, especially when he was

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<v Speaker 1>a kid, we always would play the.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you song. Yeah, the thank you song. That is hilarious.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's hilarious.

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<v Speaker 2>Now I'm going to have to do that the next

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<v Speaker 2>time I go to Ohio.

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<v Speaker 1>For sure. For sure. Yeah, and then you'll be sitting

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<v Speaker 1>there eating your waffles going, really? This is what they did?

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<v Speaker 2>Like, I paid for this?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, yeah. But it's great. Yeah. But there's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of pressure, by the way, when you choose the music.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Because there's a diverse crowd in there. Yeah. It's like

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<v Speaker 1>you have like your, you know, sort of like your

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<v Speaker 1>cowboy country kind of folks, right? You know, kind of like, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>welcome to Waffle House. Yeah. You kind of have that crowd.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Which, by the way, that's true whether they have accents

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<v Speaker 1>or not.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And everybody knows what I'm saying, right? And then you

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<v Speaker 1>sort of have your urban crowd.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And then you have like people, like super lame people

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<v Speaker 1>like me who want to hear like, you know, you know, Freebird.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Things like that, right? It's like, it's like you have,

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<v Speaker 1>so you have to like, like, what are you going

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<v Speaker 1>to do?

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<v Speaker 2>Pick the right song.

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<v Speaker 1>So honestly, I, I feel pressure to pick songs that,

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<v Speaker 1>that nobody can argue with. Because some people are just like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to do top 40 hits or whatever. Rick

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<v Speaker 1>Dees or Casey Kasem.

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<v Speaker 2>Whatever it is.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm like, no, no, I'm going to try to

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<v Speaker 1>pick literally living on a prayer or things like that.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't stop believing. Because I don't think the world can

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<v Speaker 1>much argue with it regardless of who you like.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what I mean? So that's what I do. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I try to pick super big classics.

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<v Speaker 2>Chris has a strategy. So that's the Waffle House strategy

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<v Speaker 2>right there.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. I want everybody to go, oh, thank you, sir. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, thank you for doing that as opposed to, ugh.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Right. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Have you ever done that? Have you ever been in

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<v Speaker 1>a place where somebody plays their genre and you're like,

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<v Speaker 1>let me leave right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Or it's like the song that has been played over

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<v Speaker 2>and over and over again.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>And you're like, just stop it.

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<v Speaker 1>Right. Right. Well, okay. Well, Hey, that was a very

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<v Speaker 1>fun segment.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And, uh, and, and, and honestly it, it caught me

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<v Speaker 1>by surprise. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>You can never go wrong with the Waffle House.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Hey, by the way, you know what else was

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<v Speaker 1>a surprise?

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<v Speaker 2>What was that?

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<v Speaker 1>God calling Samuel.

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<v Speaker 2>That was a good transition.

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<v Speaker 1>That was good. It was terrible. I made it up. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Because that sent me, it wasn't a surprise.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>But anyway, yeah, that's what we're talking about today. So

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<v Speaker 1>in 1 Samuel 3, verses 1 through 10. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>So are you going to read? I can read.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah. Sorry, we never covered that. Yeah. Well, Jeff's

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<v Speaker 1>the reader.

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<v Speaker 2>I will be reading.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>So again, 1 Samuel 3, verses 1 through 10, it says, Meanwhile,

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<v Speaker 2>the boy Samuel served the Lord by assisting Eli. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>in those days, messages from the Lord were very rare

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<v Speaker 2>and visions were quite uncommon. Verse 2. One night, Eli,

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<v Speaker 2>who was almost blind by now, had gone to bed.

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<v Speaker 2>the Lord called out, Samuel. Yes, Samuel replied. What is it?

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<v Speaker 2>He got up and ran to Eli. Here I am.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you call me? I didn't call you, Eli replied.

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<v Speaker 2>Go back to bed. So he did. Then the Lord

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<v Speaker 2>up and went to Eli. Here I am. Did you

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<v Speaker 2>and lie down again. And if someone calls again, say, speak, Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>your servant is listening. So Samuel went back to bed.

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<v Speaker 2>And the Lord came and called as before, Samuel, Samuel.

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<v Speaker 2>And Samuel replied, Speak, your servant is listening.

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<v Speaker 1>That's it. We're stopping there, huh?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it stops right there. That's pretty good.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, yeah, I mean, I guess the dangerous prayer is speaking. okay, God,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to listen to whatever you're saying. So God

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<v Speaker 1>calls and do we dare to say, okay, God, what

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<v Speaker 1>do you have to say?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that can be a very tough thing, Chris, especially

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<v Speaker 1>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's a little different from the context here in

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<v Speaker 2>this scripture, but it's easy when it's something you want

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<v Speaker 2>preach on this coming Sunday. Well, you normally speak. That's

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<v Speaker 2>what if God says, go forgive that uncle? Right. Who

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<v Speaker 1>Ain't nobody got time for that. And nobody wants to

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<v Speaker 2>So that's the question. Will you be obedient when it's

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<v Speaker 2>pose that to the listeners. What is the thing right

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<v Speaker 2>now that God is calling you to do that you

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<v Speaker 1>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>What is that thing?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Are you willing to have the response of Samuel

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<v Speaker 1>in the story? which is God calls and he's clearly

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<v Speaker 1>calling you to do something. And in this case, again,

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<v Speaker 1>we've not yet gotten to the story, at least in

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<v Speaker 1>our reading, we've not yet gotten to what God wants

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<v Speaker 1>Samuel to do, but that part doesn't matter. So the

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<v Speaker 1>application though is the same. If God says, hey, I

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<v Speaker 1>God's voice. There has to be a moment where you're like, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to acknowledge God.

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<v Speaker 2>Speaking, right?

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<v Speaker 1>Because, because isn't it true? There are times where we'll

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<v Speaker 1>go to like, let's just say like church, for instance,

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<v Speaker 1>we could do this almost anywhere, but, but church is

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<v Speaker 1>a good example. You walk into church, you hear a

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<v Speaker 1>sermon and you feel convicted. You feel like God is

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<v Speaker 1>nudging you or encouraging you or challenging you something very specific.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's like, you feel like, oh, I really need

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<v Speaker 1>to do that. Whether it is forgiving somebody or giving

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<v Speaker 1>your money to something or, or giving of your time or,

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<v Speaker 1>or just whatever it is, or changing a bad habit

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<v Speaker 1>or ending a bad relationship. And we say to ourselves,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to ignore that. And then God just nudges

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<v Speaker 1>us again. And you're like, nope, I'm going to ignore that.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's funny how we ignore things that are holy.

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<v Speaker 1>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what I mean? It's not like we're ignoring

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<v Speaker 2>bad things. We're Who else is going to tell you

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<v Speaker 2>to do something that is good or that is helpful

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<v Speaker 2>or that is holy? You know what I mean? We

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<v Speaker 2>want to ignore those things because we don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>Well, it's very much like a parent, isn't it? Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like, I'm going to ask you to do something

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<v Speaker 1>you don't want to do, but it's for your betterment.

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<v Speaker 1>It's for the good of everybody. Trust me. You'll thank

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Right? It's one of those things, you know, especially when

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<v Speaker 1>it's delayed gratification. you know, hey, put money in your

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<v Speaker 1>savings account. I don't want to. It's like, you'll thank

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<v Speaker 1>me one day.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, you'll thank me in about 20 years.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and so it's one of those things where, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>when God speaks, we have to learn not to ignore it. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>in this particular case, for those of you who know

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<v Speaker 1>the story, the thing that God asked Samuel to do

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<v Speaker 1>was actually quite bad. It was something Samuel, I'm sure,

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<v Speaker 1>did not want to do. Samuel was a young man. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And what he was basically saying is, he was basically saying, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to bring out all of my threats, all

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<v Speaker 1>of my threats that I've given to Eli, who, by

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<v Speaker 1>the way, you're working for, the old man who you're

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<v Speaker 1>supposed to respect. He's the high priest that's assigned to

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<v Speaker 1>the temple. He's your authority. I'm just going to let

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Samuel, as a young man, that I'm carrying

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<v Speaker 1>out my threats against him because of all the different,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, wicked things that he's done. And that's a

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<v Speaker 1>whole nother topic altogether. But Eli was not obeying the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord at the time. And even though that he was

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<v Speaker 1>the high priest in the temple, And so Samuel was

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<v Speaker 1>hearing news that he did not want to hear. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And then he had to go back and Eli said, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>what did he say? And can you imagine this young man?

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<v Speaker 1>Right? It's like what young man would have the courage

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<v Speaker 1>to say, well, actually, Eli, it was about you.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Right?

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<v Speaker 1>Even though I'm like a young teenager, maybe not even

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<v Speaker 1>a teenager yet even, maybe like 12 years old or whatever,

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<v Speaker 1>however Samuel was. And he's speaking to this very old

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<v Speaker 1>and has been in charge for decades. And he has

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<v Speaker 1>to tell him, actually, God's carrying out negative things against you.

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<v Speaker 1>But anyway, all that to say, I just think that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, that there are times in our lives where

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<v Speaker 1>this is a really great parallel because you and I,

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<v Speaker 1>we may know what God has to say, whether it's

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<v Speaker 1>good or bad. And we're just like, God, I, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>just going to pretend like I didn't hear it. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to pretend like I wasn't inspired. I wasn't moved emotionally.

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<v Speaker 1>I wasn't convicted. And if I just ignored long enough,

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<v Speaker 1>I can go back to doing what I want to

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<v Speaker 1>do and not doing what I don't want to do.

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<v Speaker 2>As if God's going to stop because you don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to do it. You know, we kind of think if

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<v Speaker 2>we ignore God long enough, maybe he'll forget. And I'll

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<v Speaker 2>share a personal story. And I think I've shared this

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<v Speaker 2>on the Bible Guys before. When I was in college

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<v Speaker 2>and I was saving up money for a car, and

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<v Speaker 2>it saved up almost $ 1, 000. I don't know why I

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<v Speaker 2>had the money on me at that time, but I

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<v Speaker 2>went to a Friday night church service. I will never

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<v Speaker 2>forget it. It wasn't my church. It was a church

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<v Speaker 2>in Detroit on the west side of Detroit, not far

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<v Speaker 2>from Grand River, a really big church. So I go there,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sitting in service, and I get this feeling to

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<v Speaker 2>put all of the money in the offering plate.

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<v Speaker 1>Ooh.

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<v Speaker 2>And I said to myself..

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<v Speaker 1>And back then, a thousand bucks might as well have

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<v Speaker 1>been 5,000. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>And I said to myself, no, I am not putting

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<v Speaker 2>my hard-earned car money in this offering plate. Then it

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<v Speaker 2>came to me again, put the money in the offering plate.

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<v Speaker 1>And the implications of losing that money are huge.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to set the stage. I'm in college. You

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<v Speaker 2>on a minimum wage job. And minimum wage back then,

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<v Speaker 2>like when I was in college, minimum wage might have been,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know what it was, like seven? It was

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<v Speaker 2>like seven, I think, something when I was... So I

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<v Speaker 2>thing that I... Didn't want to release or relinquish. God

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<v Speaker 2>I am not giving that. I don't want to. But

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<v Speaker 2>eventually after I'm sitting in my seat, arguing with myself

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<v Speaker 2>for a while, I decided, you know what, God, if

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<v Speaker 2>in there. So I put the money in the offering plate.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>Did the sky open up?

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<v Speaker 1>No.

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<v Speaker 2>Was there an earthquake or anything like that? Nope. But

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<v Speaker 2>something did happen, though. Within 30 days, my boss came

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<v Speaker 2>to me and said, hey, Wesley, you're traveling back and forth.

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<v Speaker 2>At the time, I was going to eastern Michigan. You're

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<v Speaker 2>traveling back and forth to eastern Michigan. You're doing this

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<v Speaker 2>crazy catch a cab from the Renaissance. to DTW the

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<v Speaker 2>airport and then you're going from the airport via it

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<v Speaker 2>was a crazy commute I had he said why don't

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<v Speaker 2>we just give you a free company car you just

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<v Speaker 2>have to put gas in it and you can use

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<v Speaker 2>that to go back and forth to school wow why

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<v Speaker 2>do I believe I got the vehicle because I was

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<v Speaker 2>obedient to God with the money. God didn't need my money.

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<v Speaker 2>God's not poor. But me doing that was an act

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<v Speaker 2>of obedience and God blessed me as a result of

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<v Speaker 2>that act of obedience.

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<v Speaker 1>And God used you to do what God was going

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<v Speaker 1>to do anyway.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes.

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<v Speaker 1>Right. And so, but you got to be the one

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<v Speaker 1>thousand dollars for whatever that church was trying to accomplish. Yeah. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And so, yeah. And then you got to witness God

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<v Speaker 1>in action.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>So you got to see a side of God that

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<v Speaker 1>you perhaps would have missed out on, right? So here

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<v Speaker 1>we are, how many years later, you're still telling the story. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what's so great about it? You said a

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<v Speaker 1>are some things where God will not stop prodding us

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<v Speaker 1>and nudging us.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>But in that case, God would have stopped. because you

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<v Speaker 1>would have missed out on that opportunity because that opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>was limited. Yes. Right. It was a, it was a

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. The offering period was only so long.

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<v Speaker 1>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. It was only a few minutes. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And so, and so, so in that case, God would

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<v Speaker 1>have stopped because, uh, because, uh, it's like, Hey, Wesley,

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<v Speaker 1>here's an opportunity to experience me in a richer way

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<v Speaker 1>to develop your faith, to grow in faith, to, you know, just, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>have a better relationship with me to understand that, my dependability,

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<v Speaker 1>my promises, you know, everything else. Here's a chance to

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<v Speaker 1>be a blessing and receive blessings. And it's this window.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>You have five minutes. Yes.

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<v Speaker 2>Or less.

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<v Speaker 1>And go click. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Right.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, from the time you probably thought about it

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<v Speaker 1>to the time you gave was probably like a couple minutes.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Right.

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<v Speaker 1>So, yeah, there are things where, you know, when God asks,

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<v Speaker 1>we have to understand that it is a limited window

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<v Speaker 1>of opportunity to either miss out on or experience God's blessings.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, Chris, I got to throw this in because I

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<v Speaker 2>know someone is listening and they're thinking, all of this

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<v Speaker 2>sounds nice and the story Wesley shared, that was good. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>But how does God speak? I'm going to pose that question.

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<v Speaker 2>How does God speak to us? How does he communicate

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<v Speaker 2>to us? Is it... Is it going to be via

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<v Speaker 2>a dream? Is it going to be a gentle nudge?

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<v Speaker 2>Will it be a voice? Make this super practical for

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<v Speaker 2>people in terms of exactly how God will communicate with

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<v Speaker 2>them to do what he wants to do.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. And, you know, this is such a great question for,

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<v Speaker 1>you know.

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<v Speaker 2>This is probably a bigger question that we have time for.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, but that's OK. But I think there is

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<v Speaker 1>a quick and a long answer.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>So the quick answer, I think, which is not super quick,

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<v Speaker 1>is honestly, I think that it is a feeling more

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<v Speaker 1>than an audible voice. So in other words, like, but

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<v Speaker 1>it has clarity to it. Yeah. Right? So an audible

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<v Speaker 1>voice is clear most of the time, right? Yeah. An

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<v Speaker 1>audible voice is like- Chris, do this.

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<v Speaker 2>Chris, do this.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's pretty clear.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes feelings are unclear. So what I'm saying is I

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<v Speaker 1>think God's voice is a combination of really, really powerful

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<v Speaker 1>feelings with crystal clarity. And I think that one of

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<v Speaker 1>the sure ways to understand that it's from God is

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<v Speaker 1>is when it comes out of the blue and it

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<v Speaker 1>has nothing to do with anything you would have ever

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<v Speaker 1>thought of by yourself. So for instance, you could be

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<v Speaker 1>reading the Bible, you could be praying, you could be

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<v Speaker 1>talking with another believer, you could be sitting in meditation

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<v Speaker 1>by yourself. Honestly, you could be doing just about anything.

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<v Speaker 1>And then the power of the Holy Spirit speaks to us.

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<v Speaker 1>And when it speaks to us, now sometimes, sometimes it

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<v Speaker 1>could feel like an audible voice, right? And some people

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<v Speaker 1>would even say they've heard audible voices. And some people

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<v Speaker 1>would say that God speaks through dreams. And I believe

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<v Speaker 1>that is true, by the way. I believe God can

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<v Speaker 1>use dreams to speak. Although interpreting dreams is a tricky

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<v Speaker 1>little thing, which is why it's so important to seek

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<v Speaker 1>godly counsel. We don't just take obscure things like dreams

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<v Speaker 1>and say, I know exactly what that means.

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<v Speaker 2>We have to line it up with the Bible. I

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<v Speaker 2>think that's the key. It must align with the Bible.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're receiving something that you think you're receiving, and

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<v Speaker 2>is that God? If it's against the Bible, no, it

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<v Speaker 2>is not God.

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<v Speaker 1>Because people can justify anything. I know God wants me

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<v Speaker 1>to divorce her. It's like, well, wait a minute, let's

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<v Speaker 1>talk about this because I think you're just trying to,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, so God wants me to be happy, doesn't he? Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>let's talk about this, right? So you could actually go

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<v Speaker 1>down that road pretty quickly, but If you actually seek

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<v Speaker 1>godly counsel and you line it up with God's word,

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<v Speaker 1>that's the best way to understand that God's never going

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<v Speaker 1>to give you advice that goes against himself or his

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<v Speaker 1>will or his ways. Yeah. And so anyway, the bottom

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<v Speaker 1>line is, I think that through the power of the

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<v Speaker 1>Holy Spirit, there's an impression and sometimes it comes out

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<v Speaker 1>of the blue. It's like, wow, what a random thing.

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<v Speaker 1>And then the longer you become or the longer you

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<v Speaker 1>are a Christian, then the more you learn to recognize

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<v Speaker 1>what is from God and what is not.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Right. Wouldn't you agree with that?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I agree. This just happened to my wife and I,

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<v Speaker 2>we were downtown at a new restaurant right off of

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<v Speaker 2>Gratiot and we're sitting there, we're eating and minding our

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<v Speaker 2>own business. And just as we're about to pay, I

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<v Speaker 2>just felt that we should pay for the older lady

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<v Speaker 2>who was eating by herself like one table away from

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<v Speaker 2>us just to pay for it. And it was out

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<v Speaker 2>of the blue. Like it wasn't like my wife and

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<v Speaker 2>I were like, should we pay for that lady's food?

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<v Speaker 2>It was literally like, huh, ma'am, can we, can we

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<v Speaker 2>pay for her food over there?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>So it wasn't even a thought I was thinking of.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. That's awesome.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. And, uh, and did she end up knowing that

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<v Speaker 1>it was you?

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<v Speaker 2>Here is the funny part about that and how God works.

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<v Speaker 2>The other table, there was a group on the other side.

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<v Speaker 2>They said the same thing. Wow.

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<v Speaker 1>So they got to her first.

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<v Speaker 2>They said, we felt led to pay for her food too.

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<v Speaker 2>So I just thought that was very interesting how everyone

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<v Speaker 2>just was kind of like, you know what? I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>to pay. No, I'm going to pay.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Just as a cool little thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. That's awesome. That's very, very cool. Well, hey, so

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<v Speaker 1>let's summarize by just saying that in this particular case,

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<v Speaker 1>Samuel does not recognize the voices from God. God's clearly

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<v Speaker 1>calling Samuel to do something. Yes. And then Samuel, in essence,

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<v Speaker 1>ignores the fact that God is calling because he doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>quite understand. So he's doing it out of ignorance. Yeah. Right?

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<v Speaker 1>So for the believers out there who are learning to

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<v Speaker 1>recognize God's voice, A very appropriate discussion, right?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's learn to lean in toward God's voice, listen for it,

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<v Speaker 1>and then say, God, speak, your servant is listening. And

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<v Speaker 1>then for the Christians who know God's speaking and want

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<v Speaker 1>to ignore God's voice, that is another direct application to this.

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<v Speaker 1>And so we need to learn to stop brushing off

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<v Speaker 1>God's leading and finally to sigh and release and just say, God, speak,

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<v Speaker 1>for your servant is listening.

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<v Speaker 2>And he will always speak to you through his word.

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<v Speaker 1>That's right.

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<v Speaker 2>So if there's ever a lack of clarity, he will

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<v Speaker 2>always speak through his word to us.

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<v Speaker 1>That's awesome.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, hey, that's a great place to end. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>our time. So hopefully we will see you tomorrow on

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<v Speaker 1>The Bible Guys.