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habits,<00:24:31.299><c> my</c><00:24:31.519><c> spiritual</c>

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have<00:24:38.579><c> one</c><00:24:39.279><c> shout</c><00:24:39.819><c> out</c><00:24:40.019><c> for</c>

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last<00:24:43.660><c> Sunday</c><00:24:44.039><c> said,</c><00:24:44.480><c> Jim's</c><00:24:44.900><c> favorite</c><00:24:45.279><c> verse</c>

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all<00:24:50.099><c> things</c><00:24:50.259><c> through</c><00:24:50.460><c> Christ</c><00:24:50.700><c> who</c><00:24:50.859><c> strengthens</c><00:24:51.200><c> me.</c>

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So<00:24:52.099><c> Jim,</c><00:24:52.500><c> that's</c><00:24:52.940><c> my</c><00:24:53.299><c> shirt</c><00:24:53.559><c> tonight.</c><00:24:53.980><c> Team</c><00:24:54.160><c> 4</c><00:24:54.480><c>.13.</c><00:24:55.579><c> Now</c><00:24:55.740><c> here,</c>

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get<00:25:10.160><c> you</c><00:25:10.279><c> one</c><00:25:10.380><c> maybe.</c>

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Okay,<00:25:12.279><c> so</c><00:25:12.759><c> I</c><00:25:13.339><c> like</c><00:25:13.720><c> lists.</c><00:25:14.819><c> I</c><00:25:15.059><c> like</c><00:25:15.359><c> lists,</c><00:25:15.660><c> so</c><00:25:15.960><c> I</c><00:25:16.039><c> try</c><00:25:16.259><c> and</c><00:25:16.380><c> come</c><00:25:16.579><c> up</c>

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praising<00:25:38.079><c> God</c><00:25:38.539><c> regardless</c><00:25:39.039><c> of</c><00:25:39.220><c> the</c><00:25:39.480><c> circumstances,</c>

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and<00:25:46.180><c> serving</c><00:25:46.700><c> others.</c><00:25:48.599><c> So</c><00:25:48.859><c> on</c><00:25:49.039><c> a</c><00:25:49.220><c> scale</c><00:25:49.400><c> of</c><00:25:49.640><c> zero</c><00:25:49.920><c> to</c><00:25:50.119><c> ten,</c><00:25:51.099><c> some</c><00:25:51.339><c> of</c>

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a<00:25:54.700><c> few</c><00:25:54.839><c> of</c><00:25:54.980><c> them</c><00:25:55.099><c> maybe</c><00:25:55.519><c> eight</c><00:25:55.880><c> or</c><00:25:55.980><c> nine</c><00:25:56.299><c> level.</c><00:25:56.559><c> I</c><00:25:56.640><c> don't</c><00:25:56.819><c> think</c><00:25:56.960><c> I'm</c>

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dig<00:27:44.059><c> deeply</c><00:27:44.460><c> into</c><00:27:44.700><c> David</c>

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know,<00:27:51.480><c> continually</c><00:27:51.920><c> throughout</c>

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scripture,<00:27:53.339><c> throughout</c><00:27:53.599><c> the</c><00:27:53.900><c> Psalms</c><00:27:54.220><c> especially,</c><00:27:55.380><c> it</c><00:27:55.619><c> talks</c>

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about<00:27:56.220><c> his</c><00:27:56.559><c> consistency,</c><00:27:57.279><c> his</c><00:27:57.519><c> dedication</c><00:27:58.019><c> to</c>

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in<00:28:11.599><c> dedicating</c><00:28:12.019><c> himself</c><00:28:12.420><c> to</c><00:28:12.660><c> prayer</c><00:28:12.859><c> and</c><00:28:13.140><c> talking</c><00:28:13.380><c> to</c><00:28:13.579><c> God.</c>

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there's<00:28:29.400><c> a</c><00:28:29.539><c> lot</c><00:28:29.619><c> to</c><00:28:29.839><c> do.</c><00:28:31.339><c> But</c>

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it's<00:28:32.000><c> just,</c><00:28:32.500><c> it's</c><00:28:32.960><c> important,</c><00:28:33.400><c> I</c><00:28:33.640><c> think,</c><00:28:33.940><c> to</c><00:28:34.180><c> rest.</c><00:28:34.380><c> And</c><00:28:34.539><c> I</c><00:28:34.579><c> have</c><00:28:34.740><c> to</c>

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remind<00:28:35.099><c> myself</c><00:28:35.500><c> of</c><00:28:35.680><c> this.</c><00:28:36.740><c> I</c><00:28:36.940><c> look</c><00:28:37.099><c> at</c><00:28:37.259><c> Jesus</c>

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away<00:28:42.400><c> to</c><00:28:42.519><c> the</c><00:28:42.740><c> wilderness</c>

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and<00:28:43.660><c> pray.</c><00:28:44.799><c> You</c><00:28:44.900><c> know,</c><00:28:44.960><c> this</c><00:28:45.099><c> goes</c><00:28:45.299><c> back</c><00:28:45.519><c> to</c><00:28:45.660><c> that</c><00:28:45.859><c> consistency</c><00:28:46.359><c> and</c><00:28:46.579><c> dedication</c><00:28:47.000><c> in</c><00:28:47.819><c> prayer.</c><00:28:48.940><c> But,</c><00:28:49.140><c> you</c>

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know,<00:28:49.480><c> Jesus,</c><00:28:49.940><c> here's</c><00:28:50.259><c> Jesus</c><00:28:50.640><c> with</c><00:28:50.839><c> the</c><00:28:51.119><c> weight</c><00:28:51.339><c> of</c><00:28:51.539><c> the</c><00:28:51.819><c> world</c><00:28:52.039><c> on</c>

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number<00:31:20.539><c> one,</c>

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time<00:31:57.059><c> and</c><00:31:57.180><c> they</c><00:31:57.279><c> said,</c>

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all<00:32:02.200><c> times,</c><00:32:02.859><c> you</c><00:32:03.019><c> praise</c><00:32:03.279><c> God</c><00:32:03.460><c> at</c><00:32:03.660><c> all</c><00:32:03.839><c> times,</c><00:32:06.160><c> so</c>

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of<00:36:26.679><c> my</c><00:36:26.780><c> favorite</c><00:36:27.039><c> verses,</c>

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time.<00:36:37.280><c> Think</c><00:36:37.880><c> about</c><00:36:38.579><c> just</c><00:36:39.079><c> making</c><00:36:39.480><c> good</c><00:36:39.920><c> choices</c><00:36:40.699><c> every</c><00:36:41.920><c> time,</c><00:36:43.340><c> every</c><00:36:44.260><c> time.</c><00:36:45.280><c> So</c><00:36:45.699><c> I'm</c><00:36:46.139><c> not</c><00:36:46.380><c> going</c><00:36:46.500><c> to</c><00:36:46.579><c> ask</c><00:36:46.760><c> for</c><00:36:46.880><c> a</c>

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love<00:37:04.360><c> Joseph</c><00:37:04.719><c> because</c><00:37:05.059><c> he</c><00:37:05.360><c> made</c>

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evil,<00:37:17.719><c> when</c><00:37:17.820><c> we're</c><00:37:17.980><c> tempted</c><00:37:18.239><c> from</c><00:37:18.559><c> sin.</c><00:37:19.559><c> But</c><00:37:19.860><c> even</c><00:37:20.119><c> with</c><00:37:20.780><c> Joseph</c><00:37:21.519><c> and</c>

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his<00:37:22.039><c> brothers,</c><00:37:22.539><c> you</c><00:37:22.780><c> know,</c><00:37:23.420><c> what</c><00:37:23.619><c> they</c><00:37:23.840><c> did</c>

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around<00:37:28.340><c> what</c><00:37:28.500><c> they</c><00:37:28.719><c> did.</c><00:37:30.019><c> But</c><00:37:30.159><c> he</c><00:37:30.260><c> was</c><00:37:30.519><c> betrayed</c><00:37:30.920><c> by</c><00:37:31.159><c> his</c>

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brothers,<00:37:31.760><c> he</c><00:37:31.820><c> was</c><00:37:32.719><c> sold</c><00:37:32.840><c> into</c><00:37:33.139><c> slavery.</c><00:37:33.960><c> All</c><00:37:34.280><c> the</c><00:37:35.619><c> setbacks</c>

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and<00:37:36.440><c> the</c><00:37:36.760><c> struggles</c><00:37:37.239><c> that</c><00:37:37.519><c> he</c><00:37:37.840><c> experienced,</c>

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Joseph<00:37:39.800><c> could</c><00:37:40.039><c> have</c><00:37:40.260><c> easily</c><00:37:40.800><c> chosen</c><00:37:41.340><c> and</c><00:37:41.579><c> made</c><00:37:41.760><c> a</c><00:37:41.960><c> choice</c><00:37:42.219><c> to</c>

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God.<00:37:50.420><c> He</c><00:37:50.699><c> honored</c><00:37:50.940><c> God.</c><00:37:51.739><c> So</c><00:37:52.039><c> I</c><00:37:52.300><c> want</c><00:37:52.460><c> to</c><00:37:52.559><c> be</c>

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this<00:38:22.920><c> about</c><00:38:23.260><c> this</c><00:38:24.039><c> serving</c><00:38:24.519><c> others,</c>

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glorified<00:38:54.500><c> through</c><00:38:55.079><c> Jesus</c><00:38:55.559><c> Christ.</c>

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Okay,<00:38:56.559><c> there's</c><00:38:56.960><c> another</c><00:38:57.360><c> why.</c><00:38:58.019><c> Why</c><00:38:58.340><c> do</c><00:38:58.519><c> we</c><00:38:58.599><c> do</c><00:38:58.780><c> it?</c><00:38:59.539><c> To</c><00:39:00.059><c> bring</c>

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verse<00:39:06.559><c> that</c><00:39:06.699><c> is</c><00:39:06.880><c> about</c><00:39:07.059><c> serving.</c>

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opportunity<00:39:12.840><c> for</c><00:39:13.099><c> the</c><00:39:13.360><c> flesh,</c><00:39:14.039><c> but</c><00:39:14.179><c> serve</c><00:39:14.420><c> one</c><00:39:14.679><c> another</c><00:39:15.099><c> through</c><00:39:15.579><c> love.</c><00:39:18.019><c> So</c>

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those<00:39:18.900><c> are</c><00:39:19.159><c> my</c><00:39:19.579><c> list</c><00:39:19.960><c> of</c><00:39:20.179><c> seven</c><00:39:20.460><c> items</c>

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doing?<00:39:23.900><c> I'm</c><00:39:24.079><c> going</c><00:39:24.179><c> to</c><00:39:24.260><c> rate</c><00:39:24.380><c> myself</c><00:39:25.199><c> 0</c><00:39:25.659><c> to</c><00:39:25.760><c> 10</c>

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least.<00:39:31.099><c> And,</c><00:39:31.099><c> you</c><00:39:31.219><c> know,</c><00:39:31.480><c> and</c><00:39:31.800><c> actually</c>

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hey<00:39:36.519><c> Steve,</c><00:39:36.800><c> how</c><00:39:36.920><c> do</c><00:39:37.059><c> you</c><00:39:37.119><c> think</c><00:39:37.260><c> I'm</c><00:39:37.460><c> doing</c><00:39:37.619><c> in</c><00:39:37.840><c> these?</c><00:39:38.480><c> You</c>

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know,<00:39:38.920><c> or</c><00:39:39.099><c> hey</c><00:39:39.280><c> Jim,</c><00:39:39.559><c> or</c><00:39:39.699><c> hey</c><00:39:39.900><c> Rich,</c><00:39:40.099><c> what</c><00:39:40.260><c> do</c><00:39:40.320><c> you</c><00:39:40.480><c> think?</c>

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How<00:39:40.760><c> am</c><00:39:40.920><c> I</c><00:39:40.960><c> doing?</c><00:39:41.260><c> Hey</c><00:39:41.420><c> Richard,</c><00:39:42.300><c> you</c><00:39:42.380><c> know,</c><00:39:42.400><c> am</c><00:39:42.500><c> I</c><00:39:42.559><c> doing</c><00:39:42.699><c> better</c><00:39:43.019><c> in</c>

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serving<00:39:43.579><c> others?</c><00:39:43.980><c> Am</c><00:39:44.059><c> I</c><00:39:44.179><c> doing</c><00:39:44.340><c> better</c><00:39:44.659><c> in</c>

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whatever?<00:39:46.000><c> Just</c><00:39:46.480><c> check</c><00:39:46.840><c> in.</c><00:39:47.199><c> Touch</c><00:39:47.460><c> base.</c><00:39:50.480><c> So</c><00:39:50.960><c> how</c><00:39:52.239><c> do</c><00:39:52.460><c> we</c><00:39:52.619><c> do</c>

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that?<00:39:53.300><c> I</c><00:39:53.440><c> think</c><00:39:53.599><c> there's</c><00:39:53.860><c> three</c><00:39:54.260><c> simple</c><00:39:55.019><c> points.</c>

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Three<00:39:56.059><c> simple</c><00:39:56.320><c> points</c><00:39:56.559><c> I</c><00:39:56.739><c> want</c><00:39:56.840><c> to</c><00:39:57.000><c> make.</c><00:39:58.340><c> How</c><00:39:58.579><c> to</c><00:39:58.760><c> practice?</c>

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You<00:40:00.000><c> get</c><00:40:00.280><c> started.</c><00:40:01.300><c> You</c><00:40:01.639><c> get</c><00:40:01.880><c> started</c>

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and<00:40:03.400><c> pray</c><00:40:03.679><c> about</c><00:40:03.940><c> it.</c><00:40:06.159><c> Oh,</c><00:40:06.760><c> I</c><00:40:07.360><c> hate</c><00:40:07.619><c> to</c><00:40:07.800><c> do</c><00:40:07.920><c> it,</c><00:40:08.159><c> Steve,</c><00:40:08.320><c> and</c><00:40:08.460><c> I'm</c><00:40:08.679><c> sorry.</c><00:40:08.940><c> I'm</c><00:40:09.139><c> going</c><00:40:09.199><c> to</c>

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bring<00:40:09.400><c> up</c><00:40:09.579><c> running</c>

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one<00:40:10.019><c> more</c><00:40:10.280><c> time.</c><00:40:11.599><c> And</c><00:40:11.760><c> I</c><00:40:12.039><c> think</c><00:40:12.320><c> I</c><00:40:12.460><c> brought</c><00:40:12.619><c> this</c><00:40:12.840><c> up</c><00:40:12.960><c> last</c><00:40:13.239><c> time.</c><00:40:13.840><c> April</c><00:40:14.059><c> 1st,</c><00:40:14.719><c> 2000.</c><00:40:15.940><c> I</c><00:40:16.280><c> went</c><00:40:16.380><c> out</c><00:40:16.599><c> for</c><00:40:16.820><c> a</c><00:40:16.920><c> run,</c>

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just<00:40:17.719><c> out</c><00:40:18.320><c> southwest</c><00:40:19.019><c> of</c><00:40:19.719><c> town.</c><00:40:20.679><c> Had</c><00:40:20.760><c> no</c><00:40:20.920><c> idea</c><00:40:21.099><c> how</c><00:40:21.300><c> far</c><00:40:21.500><c> I</c><00:40:21.619><c> was</c>

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running.<00:40:22.599><c> Thought</c><00:40:22.840><c> I</c><00:40:23.000><c> was</c><00:40:23.199><c> going</c><00:40:23.380><c> to</c><00:40:23.619><c> die.</c>

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Checked<00:40:24.920><c> out</c><00:40:25.059><c> the</c><00:40:25.219><c> mileage</c><00:40:25.480><c> later.</c><00:40:25.860><c> It's</c><00:40:26.019><c> three</c><00:40:26.260><c> miles,</c><00:40:27.340><c> you</c>

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know,<00:40:27.900><c> and</c><00:40:28.079><c> now</c><00:40:28.280><c> I</c><00:40:28.400><c> run</c><00:40:28.500><c> a</c><00:40:28.699><c> marathon.</c><00:40:29.179><c> It's</c><00:40:29.300><c> like</c><00:40:29.480><c> three</c>

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miles.<00:40:30.019><c> You're</c><00:40:30.159><c> just</c><00:40:30.320><c> sort</c><00:40:30.460><c> of</c><00:40:30.719><c> starting</c><00:40:30.980><c> to</c><00:40:31.340><c> get</c><00:40:31.440><c> into</c><00:40:33.079><c> a</c><00:40:33.480><c> habit.</c><00:40:34.719><c> But</c>

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I<00:40:35.659><c> just</c><00:40:35.980><c> said</c><00:40:36.099><c> that</c><00:40:36.360><c> day,</c><00:40:36.539><c> I</c><00:40:36.639><c> remember</c>

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saying,<00:40:37.219><c> well,</c><00:40:37.280><c> I</c><00:40:37.400><c> just</c><00:40:37.599><c> need</c><00:40:37.719><c> to</c><00:40:37.739><c> go</c><00:40:37.900><c> out</c><00:40:38.099><c> and</c><00:40:38.159><c> do</c><00:40:38.260><c> it.</c><00:40:38.719><c> I</c><00:40:38.940><c> just</c>

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need<00:40:39.260><c> to</c><00:40:39.500><c> start.</c><00:40:40.679><c> And</c><00:40:41.119><c> why</c><00:40:41.679><c> not</c><00:40:41.880><c> do</c><00:40:42.079><c> that</c><00:40:42.300><c> with</c><00:40:42.440><c> our</c>

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spiritual<00:40:43.119><c> practices?</c><00:40:44.519><c> With</c><00:40:44.739><c> our</c><00:40:45.039><c> say,</c><00:40:45.260><c> you</c><00:40:45.400><c> know,</c><00:40:45.519><c> I'm</c><00:40:45.719><c> going</c><00:40:45.780><c> to</c>

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told<00:41:40.800><c> myself</c><00:41:41.440><c> out</c><00:41:42.039><c> loud,</c><00:41:42.920><c> there's</c><00:41:43.079><c> 53</c><00:41:43.440><c>,000</c><00:41:43.900><c> runners,</c><00:41:44.219><c> so</c><00:41:44.400><c> talking</c><00:41:44.659><c> to</c><00:41:44.780><c> yourself</c><00:41:45.059><c> isn't</c><00:41:45.260><c> a</c>

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big<00:41:45.519><c> deal</c><00:41:45.659><c> because</c>

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walk.<00:41:52.159><c> And</c><00:41:52.579><c> what</c><00:41:53.300><c> did</c><00:41:53.559><c> I</c><00:41:53.599><c> do?</c><00:41:54.360><c> I</c><00:41:54.380><c> stopped</c><00:41:54.579><c> and</c><00:41:54.840><c> walked.</c><00:41:55.519><c> And</c><00:41:55.679><c> I</c>

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like<00:41:55.980><c> to</c><00:41:56.219><c> sign</c><00:41:56.440><c> somebody's</c><00:41:57.599><c> hat</c><00:41:57.699><c> during</c><00:41:57.920><c> the</c><00:41:58.099><c> marathon,</c>

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It's<00:42:06.039><c> like,</c><00:42:06.239><c> yeah,</c><00:42:06.400><c> that's</c><00:42:06.619><c> what</c><00:42:06.719><c> needs</c><00:42:06.860><c> to</c><00:42:07.039><c> happen.</c><00:42:07.199><c> I</c><00:42:07.260><c> just</c>

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need<00:42:07.539><c> to</c><00:42:07.900><c> tell</c><00:42:08.019><c> my</c><00:42:08.219><c> brain</c><00:42:08.360><c> to</c><00:42:08.539><c> shut</c><00:42:08.639><c> up</c><00:42:08.780><c> and</c><00:42:08.940><c> just</c>

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probably<00:42:20.639><c> know</c><00:42:20.980><c> the</c><00:42:21.179><c> story</c><00:42:21.400><c> of</c><00:42:21.619><c> Corrie</c><00:42:21.960><c> Tenboom</c>

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quote.<00:42:29.000><c> She</c><00:42:29.000><c> said,</c>

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don't<00:42:29.940><c> pray</c><00:42:30.239><c> when</c><00:42:30.420><c> you</c><00:42:30.679><c> feel</c><00:42:30.920><c> like</c><00:42:31.239><c> it.</c><00:42:31.739><c> Have</c><00:42:31.920><c> an</c><00:42:32.199><c> appointment</c>

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with<00:42:32.800><c> the</c><00:42:32.980><c> Lord</c><00:42:33.280><c> and</c><00:42:33.579><c> keep</c><00:42:33.739><c> it.</c>

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I<00:42:38.380><c> look</c><00:42:38.500><c> at</c><00:42:38.760><c> her</c><00:42:39.420><c> positive</c><00:42:39.920><c> outlook</c><00:42:40.500><c> and</c><00:42:41.239><c> her</c>

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spirit<00:42:42.340><c> and</c><00:42:42.639><c> her</c><00:42:42.800><c> attitude.</c><00:42:43.059><c> Have</c><00:42:43.300><c> an</c><00:42:43.500><c> appointment</c><00:42:43.820><c> with</c><00:42:44.019><c> the</c>

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Lord<00:42:44.320><c> and</c><00:42:44.539><c> keep</c><00:42:44.679><c> it.</c><00:42:44.780><c> Just</c><00:42:44.980><c> don't</c><00:42:45.159><c> do</c><00:42:45.280><c> it</c><00:42:45.360><c> when</c>

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you<00:42:45.619><c> feel</c><00:42:45.780><c> like</c><00:42:46.019><c> it.</c><00:42:47.380><c> Because</c><00:42:47.780><c> there</c><00:42:48.019><c> are</c><00:42:48.199><c> days</c><00:42:48.519><c> I</c><00:42:48.760><c> get</c><00:42:48.940><c> up</c><00:42:49.099><c> right</c><00:42:49.280><c> now</c>

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and<00:42:49.539><c> I</c><00:42:49.699><c> just</c><00:42:49.840><c> don't</c><00:42:50.039><c> feel</c><00:42:50.199><c> like</c><00:42:50.380><c> running.</c>

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I<00:42:51.360><c> don't</c><00:42:51.519><c> feel</c><00:42:51.699><c> like</c><00:42:51.860><c> doing</c><00:42:52.000><c> my</c><00:42:52.179><c> Bible</c><00:42:52.420><c> readings.</c><00:42:53.039><c> I</c><00:42:53.260><c> don't</c><00:42:53.500><c> feel</c><00:42:53.619><c> like</c><00:42:53.840><c> working</c><00:42:54.019><c> on</c>

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Bible<00:42:54.519><c> class.</c>

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And<00:42:55.420><c> I</c><00:42:55.579><c> say,</c><00:42:55.840><c> I</c><00:42:56.019><c> just</c><00:42:56.559><c> need</c><00:42:56.900><c> to</c><00:42:57.079><c> do</c><00:42:57.239><c> it.</c><00:42:58.300><c> And</c><00:42:58.699><c> everybody</c><00:42:58.960><c> knows</c>

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once<00:42:59.800><c> you've</c><00:43:00.079><c> done</c><00:43:00.179><c> it,</c><00:43:00.340><c> you</c><00:43:00.420><c> say,</c><00:43:01.219><c> oh,</c>

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that<00:43:01.639><c> was</c><00:43:01.780><c> good.</c><00:43:02.460><c> That</c><00:43:02.820><c> was</c><00:43:03.019><c> a</c><00:43:03.159><c> good</c><00:43:03.280><c> thing.</c><00:43:05.079><c> So</c><00:43:05.480><c> I</c><00:43:05.719><c> have</c><00:43:05.920><c> this</c><00:43:06.480><c> thought,</c>

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um,<00:43:09.380><c> as</c><00:43:10.820><c> we</c><00:43:11.079><c> conclude.</c>

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I<00:43:17.940><c> just,</c><00:43:18.159><c> I</c><00:43:18.300><c> just</c><00:43:18.460><c> want</c><00:43:18.579><c> to</c><00:43:18.699><c> read</c><00:43:18.800><c> this</c><00:43:19.039><c> to</c><00:43:19.159><c> you.</c><00:43:20.420><c> Our</c><00:43:21.119><c> patterns</c>

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and<00:43:22.099><c> behavior</c><00:43:22.639><c> will</c><00:43:23.039><c> set</c><00:43:23.320><c> into</c><00:43:23.619><c> motion</c>

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the<00:43:24.280><c> direction</c><00:43:24.699><c> of</c><00:43:24.920><c> our</c><00:43:25.119><c> lives.</c><00:43:26.199><c> The</c><00:43:26.519><c> way</c><00:43:26.719><c> we</c><00:43:27.059><c> pray</c><00:43:27.380><c> and</c><00:43:27.679><c> prioritize</c><00:43:28.360><c> our</c>

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spiritual<00:43:29.139><c> life,</c><00:43:30.019><c> the</c><00:43:30.280><c> way</c><00:43:30.460><c> we</c><00:43:30.860><c> speak,</c>

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the<00:43:31.739><c> way</c><00:43:31.960><c> we</c><00:43:32.280><c> love,</c><00:43:33.199><c> the</c><00:43:33.300><c> way</c><00:43:33.500><c> we</c><00:43:33.880><c> respond</c><00:43:34.300><c> to</c><00:43:34.699><c> conflict,</c><00:43:35.900><c> all</c>

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have<00:43:36.480><c> been</c><00:43:36.800><c> consciously</c><00:43:37.440><c> or</c><00:43:37.900><c> unconsciously</c>

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practiced<00:43:39.380><c> over</c><00:43:40.000><c> the</c><00:43:40.219><c> years</c><00:43:40.619><c> and</c><00:43:41.059><c> have</c><00:43:41.340><c> become</c><00:43:41.699><c> a</c><00:43:42.019><c> permanent</c>

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part<00:43:43.059><c> of</c><00:43:43.280><c> our</c><00:43:43.480><c> life.</c>

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So<00:43:46.840><c> I</c><00:43:47.239><c> just,</c><00:43:48.199><c> I</c><00:43:48.659><c> think</c><00:43:48.840><c> there's</c><00:43:49.099><c> a</c><00:43:49.199><c> lot</c><00:43:49.480><c> of</c><00:43:50.199><c> meat</c><00:43:50.539><c> in</c><00:43:51.760><c> those</c><00:43:52.219><c> one,</c><00:43:52.880><c> two,</c><00:43:54.300><c> three</c><00:43:54.639><c> sentences,</c><00:43:55.059><c> two</c><00:43:55.260><c> sentences.</c>

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You<00:43:57.519><c> know,</c><00:43:58.300><c> so</c><00:43:58.579><c> often</c><00:43:59.000><c> we're</c><00:44:00.019><c> practicing,</c><00:44:00.699><c> we</c><00:44:00.800><c> find</c><00:44:01.019><c> ourselves</c><00:44:01.380><c> practicing</c><00:44:02.000><c> what</c><00:44:02.320><c> the</c>

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world<00:44:02.980><c> tells</c><00:44:03.320><c> us</c>

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our<00:46:21.539><c> Lord</c><00:46:21.820><c> and</c><00:46:22.099><c> Savior</c><00:46:22.340><c> Jesus</c><00:46:22.719><c> Christ</c>

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