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Coming up, after losing
her sister at an early age,
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and recently
losing her father,
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Ann Voskamp
clung to Jesus
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by adding up her gifts
and gratitudes.
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>> And to say,
do I really believe that God
is good now in this --
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it is like lightning
has struck your family twice
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in such
a traumatic way.
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But realizing
that grief actually is a fuel
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for so much
gratitude.
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Grief is a sign
that you're missing someone
that you lost.
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RANDY: Welcome to LIFE Today!
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I'm Randy Robison.
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Tammy is with me.
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We're excited because
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Ann Voskamp is back with us.
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We're talking a little bit
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about her new journal.
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It is called
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Gifts and Gratitudes.
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It is based on her year
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of One Thousand Gifts, which
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I know so many of you love.
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So you're going to want
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to pick up this.
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But I'm thrilled
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to have Ann back.
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She is so much fun to talk to.
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TAMMY: I love her
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and I've gotten to do
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one women's event,
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which I can't believe
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it's only been one.
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But I just fell crazy,
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crazy for you;
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for the way
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that you teach the word,
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for your love for Jesus.
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It was infectious.
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So, I'm going to start
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up at the top for those
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who might not know you
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like I know you.
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Can you paint a canvas for us
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of all the different
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life-altering events
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that have shaped you
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and made you
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who you are today?
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ANN: Well, first of all,
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you feel like
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a long-lost soul sister to me
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from the moment,
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I mean we just really
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deeply connected.
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Maybe when you've gone
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through valleys
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you connect with people
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who have gone through
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their valleys of suffering.
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For me, as I opened up
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One Thousand Gifts,
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my first memory is
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I was four years old
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standing at the kitchen sink
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on a chair washing dishes
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beside my mama.
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Out our kitchen window,
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in a farmyard, a service truck
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came into the yard,
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and didn't see
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my 18-month-old baby sister
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toddling after a stray cat.
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Amy was struck and killed
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in front of Mama and I.
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When you're four years old
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and you see something
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so horrific,
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it is deeply formational.
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So by the time I was seven,
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I was diagnosed with ulcers.
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And by the time
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I was in my teens,
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I was cutting
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trying to release the pain.
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By the time
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I was in university,
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I was diagnosed
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with agoraphobia
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and full-blown panic attacks.
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So, fear had formed me
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in so many ways.
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And then I --
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I was saved as a teen
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but sometimes you understand
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the love of God
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only at a cerebral level,
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and it hasn't migrated down
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into the marrow of your bones
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so that you trust him;
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that he is a God of love
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and he is for you
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and he is good
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and he is holding you.
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And then someone dared me
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to pick up a pen.
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She actually told me
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to write down 100 things
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I loved.
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I'm the kind of girl
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that is going to --
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I just write out the things
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I thought I loved.
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What I was doing was
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I was counting all the ways
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that God loves me.
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TAMMY: Did that happen
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right away?
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ANN: No,
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it was in the process
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of writing it down.
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I'm like, wait a second.
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I wrote down the things
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I love but actually,
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these are not things
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that I have conjured up
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on my own,
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these are gifts
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that I'm actually counting.
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I'm counting all the ways
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that God loves me.
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Like scripture tells us,
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perfect love
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casts out all fear.
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Perfect love kicks fear
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to the curb.
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As I started to write down
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the things I was grateful for,
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counting all the ways
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God loves me,
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these one thousand gifts,
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I started to see that
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I was stepping over fear
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and starting to relax
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into the expansiveness
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of God's love
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that was all around me
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everywhere.
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TAMMY: So you felt the shift
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even as you were writing?
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ANN: Not only did I feel
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the shift dramatically,
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but my husband
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felt the shift in me.
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Because I moved
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from living very anxiously --
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actually,
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I moved from living --
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agoraphobia is being afraid
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of being in public spaces
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that you can't escape from.
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I really didn't leave
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the house very much at all.
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When I started to write down
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all the things,
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it was very much like what
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we see the Israelites do
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in the Old Testament
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when they start to remember
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all the ways
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that God loved them
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in the past,
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all the ways
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God's been Jehovah-Jireh
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and provided for them.
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That actually grows
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and builds trust in this God
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who is going to give
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provisions and grace
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and gifts in the future.
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So I actually started
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to pen down the things
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that I was grateful for,
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was growing my trust in God.
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I didn't have to be afraid.
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Fear is this sense that
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I'm going to end up somewhere
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beyond the love of God.
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When you start to count
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all the ways God loves you,
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you realize,
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God's love is infinite.
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I may not end up
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where I expected to be.
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The story might not look
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the way I want it to be,
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but Jehovah-Jireh,
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his presence is going
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to be with me regardless.
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His grace is going
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to carry me through.
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I can relax into his love.
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And really, the answer
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to so much of our anxiousness
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is the adoration of Christ.
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RANDY: It's interesting
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that you said you were formed
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in fear out of the grief,
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the trauma.
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And yet, here you are,
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writing books and journals
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on gratitude.
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ANN: Not my default, Randy.
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RANDY: That's my question.
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Because so many people
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get stuck in that grief
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and disappointment
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a lot of times.
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They can't get
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to the gratitude.
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They will give it lip service
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but not live there.
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What do you say to someone
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who is still
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sort of stuck in that mode?
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ANN: First of all,
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I'm so grateful
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that God is Emanuel,
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that God who is with us,
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and he is El Roi,
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the God who sees us.
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He gives us withness
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and witness
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in the midst of our grief.
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When we look
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at the book of Psalms,
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David is pouring his heart out
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to the Lord
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and he is honest
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about his lament.
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Scripture doesn't go ahead
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and show us David
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kind of putting on a mask
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or a smiley face.
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He howls to God,
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very vulnerably.
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And honestly, he was thinking,
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oh, can you say those things
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out loud to God?
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So God wants us to come
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with our honest lament.
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When we are a people
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of gratitude,
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it is not toxic positivity.
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We come not with complaints.
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Complaints are:
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here, God, I'm so angry
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and you're not a good God,
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and all this.
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Lament comes and says
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I'm in grief, I'm in pain,
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yet you are a good God
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in spite of this.
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The valley I'm in
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is the valley
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of your cupped hands.
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When we give thanks
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we're not saying
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everything is good
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in our lives,
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we are picking up a megaphone
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and declaring God's goodness
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in spite of what's happening
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in our lives.
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It really is.
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So someone in the midst
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of grief,
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God carries a bottle
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to catch every tear.
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Just as we write down
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our gifts to God,
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God also is keeping a count
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and record
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of all of our tears.
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So, we can be honest
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with God
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with all of our laments
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and all of our griefs.
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And grief isn't something
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we get through
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and then move to gratitude.
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We don't compartmentalize
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the two.
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Actually,
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I have found in 2021,
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I lost my father
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in the same farmyard,
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the same way
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my sister was killed,
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crushed, and killed
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underneath a vehicle.
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And to say,
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oh, do I really believe
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that God is good now
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when it feels like lightning
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has struck a family twice,
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in such a traumatic way?
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But realizing that grief
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actually is a fuel
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for so much gratitude.
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Grief is a sign
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that you're missing someone
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that you love.
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Grief is a sign
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that I was so grateful
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for their presence.
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So, grief actually fuels
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the gratitude.
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We're not trying
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to push the grief away
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but to sit with the grief
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and comfort
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by picking up a pen
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and saying, I'm going
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to sit with the grief
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and remember all of the things
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I was grateful for
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about this person
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or this particular situation.
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So grief doesn't ask us --
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gratitude doesn't ask us
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to whitewash away the grief,
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but grief and gratitude
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get to sit together
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before the face of God
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and find healing
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in his presence.
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RANDY: Was this
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a conscious recognition?
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The difference between saying
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oh, everything is good,
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versus, no,
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everything is not good
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but God is good
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and his presence is there
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in the tragedy.
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Because that's a very
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significant difference.
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ANN: It is, and I think
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when we walk alongside David
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in Psalms,
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and we live in the Psalms.
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Scriptures tell us that
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sometimes we don't even know
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how to pray,
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that our spirit just groans.
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We don't have words
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and we're howling.
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There have been not just days,
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but whole seasons
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that I have felt
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a heart howl to the Lord.
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To sit with the Psalms,
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and let those Psalms
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give you words
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for your prayers
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and you're pounding
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on God's chest.
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You see,
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David gives us words
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to go ahead.
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You can be honest about
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how long O Lord, how long?
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Have you abandoned me?
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Have you forsaken me?
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David gives us those words
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and yet Psalm after Psalm
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after Psalm he concludes
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that the steadfast love
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of the Lord
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endures forever.
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And he comes back
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to the position of
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I can give thanks to the Lord.
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God is always good
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and I'm always loved.
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And in his presence
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is fullness of joy.
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Sometimes we want deliverance
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out of our circumstances.
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And what gratitude does is
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it delivers us
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into his presence,
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enter into his presence
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with thanksgiving.
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The ultimate deliverance
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comes from being delivered
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out of the depths of despair
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into his very presence,
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and there is healing.
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So no, it is a process
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for all of us.
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I always think
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it is like layers of an onion.
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Okay, like I've got this.
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Okay, now we go
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to another layer.
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But I think when we live
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in His Word
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and steep in His Word,
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especially the Psalms,
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gives us language for grief
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and gratitude
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before the heart of God.
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RANDY: Yeah.
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There is always that pain
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he expresses,
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and then the word "but,"
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or "and yet"
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and then the promise.
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ANN: I think in the heart
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of all people
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who are wholeheartedly living,
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those two chambers,
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it is grief and gratitude
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together.
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It is joy and pain together.
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That is the wholeness of life
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in a broken world.
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And we trust
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that because of the cross,
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Jesus is ushering in
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the kingdom of God
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that is making
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all the sad things
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come untrue.
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He is redeeming all things
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in his time and in his way
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and I can trust him.
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TAMMY: I think
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one of the gifts
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that you give to me
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in this conversation
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is also realizing
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the gift of journaling
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and being able to write down
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what you're feeling,
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being honest about it,
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and bringing it
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before the Lord.
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And then also,
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maybe mirror that with okay,
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here is my suffering,
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here is what I'm dealing with
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today.
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But then find something
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to be grateful for even in it.
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In it, in the moment.
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So how do we --
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or is that a good way
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for us to find God
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in the moments of our stories?
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ANN: I think it is John Piper,
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he has this little poem
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I think of so many times
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when I pick up a pen
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after I've read scripture
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in the morning.
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He says, "I do not know
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how the light is shed
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or to understand this lens,
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I only know
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that there are eyes
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in pencils and in pens."
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TAMMY: Ooh! I love that.
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ANN: When you pick up a pen
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and I start to write,
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you start to see
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things differently
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which makes sense.
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We are made by the word.
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We're not just made up
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of atoms.
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We're made by the word,
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you are made for words.
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We're made to steep
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in His Word
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and then we pick up a pen
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and start to write down
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where our hearts intersect
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with God's heart.
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So, when you pick up a pen
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and you open up
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a gratitude journal,
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and the reason I love this
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particular gratitude journal
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is that it is formatted
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such that --
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TAMMY: Tell us about this.
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ANN: It is exciting.
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It is formatted so that this
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is the sixth of the month.
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You would write down
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the three things
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you're grateful for
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on January 6th.
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And then you're going to go
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through this entire journal
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and then circle back
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so that on February the 6th
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you are on the same page.
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So each day
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when you write down
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you're saying
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what am I grateful for
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on this day of the month,
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from the previous month?
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It is a built-in way
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of remembering
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the goodness of God.
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When you pick up
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a gratitude journal
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and you're just
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writing down the things
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you're grateful for,
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it is not a built-in format
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to review and recount
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and recollect.
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I love it when I write down,
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oh these are things
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I'm grateful for.
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Oh! Where was I in September?
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Where was I back in August?
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God is writing a good
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and faithful story in my life.
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When I recount
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all of the ways
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God has been faithful
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in the past,
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I'm growing my trust and --
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count on in the future.
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So something really beautiful
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and sacred and holy to say,
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oh! I'm grateful
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for this today.
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Actually,
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I was thinking of Branson
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and I'm realizing,
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oh I'm grateful being here.
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Branson must, oh my goodness,
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the Lord has had me
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in the same place
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four months ago.
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Oh look, God is writing
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a redemptive story
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because sometimes in our lives
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I don't see the hand of God.
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But that's why when you see
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all the way through scripture
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the Israelites,
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they go ahead and recount,
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they remember.
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Because in the midst
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of remembering
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the goodness of God,
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on this day of the month
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and all the previous months,
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when we are being
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literally re-membered,
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put back together
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in the midst
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of our brokenness.
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We see all --
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God is picking up
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all the pieces and
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writing a redemptive story.
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So there is something
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very, very powerful
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to be a people of remembrance.
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Do we have a rhythm of life
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and a way of life that
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allows us to keep remembering
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the goodness of God,
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which re-members, and puts
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back our broken hearts?
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TAMMY: That's important
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for me.
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I don't know, Randy,
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if you feel the same.
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But I think
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what I hear you saying
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and what resonates with me is
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if I happen to hit a bump
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in the road,
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and today is a hard day,
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and something has just
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punched me in the gut,
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I've lost my breath
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and I'm on my knees
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and I'm asking God,
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where are you today?
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And I can't find you.
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I can't find you.
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I don't know where you are
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and I can't hear you.
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I think people get
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into those places.
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So I think
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what this would mean
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to my spirit
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is that I could say even,
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if I don't feel God right now,
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I'm numb.
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Let me go back.
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Let me go back --
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ANN: To this day.
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I have a pen.
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TAMMY: Yes,
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and see and read.
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ANN: On this day
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the sixth day of December,
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the sixth day of November,
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the sixth day of October,
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look at how God came through.
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TAMMY: God has come through
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and God is good.
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So he will come through today.
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But just stay
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and remain faithful,
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and trust God
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with the pieces of your heart
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because he holds them
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so close.
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And he's always been good,
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even if life
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has not been good.
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ANN: And what I love too,
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on each day it has
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all these scripture verses.
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When you can't remember
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anything to thank God for,
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can I just copy out the verse?
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Can I copy out
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the promises of God?
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His promises are yes and amen.
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Or at the back,
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we have a little pocket
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that you can go ahead
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and stick your pictures in.
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TAMMY: I did not see that!
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ANN: Yes, so I carry
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the pictures around of things
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that I'm grateful for.
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So when I can't remember,
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I have all these pictures
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or ticket stubs or something.
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Look, God has been so good,
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and so faithful.
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He will continue
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to write a good story
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for my healing
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and his ultimate glory.
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TAMMY: You look like,
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it seems like,
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you found the way
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to live life fully.
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Do you feel
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like you're there?
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ANN: Oh, I think
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we're all on a journey
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all of the time.
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But I think --
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the people of God are Jewish,
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that come from Judah.
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Judah is related
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to the Hebrew word
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for thanksgiving, "todah."
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"Todah" and "Judah"
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come from the same root.
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The people of God,
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the Jewish people
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are meant to be
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a people of thanksgiving.
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When we know we are on
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the way, do we have
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a practice and a way of life
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that keeps us giving thanks?
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Because we ultimately
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don't give thanks
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for the things
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we've been given,
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we give thanks
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because we get to be
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in the presence of God.
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Enter into his courts
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with thanksgiving.
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And the message says,
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the password,
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enter with the password:
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Thanksgiving.
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Thanks.
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So when we go ahead,
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a lot of things
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can be messy in our lives
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but there is always,
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always, always something
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to be grateful for,
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ultimately, the cross.
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If we can't think of anything
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in our lives circumstantially,
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turn our eyes back to Jesus
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and write down
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all of the riches
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we have in Christ.
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And when we live
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in a posture of thanksgiving,
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we get more of Jesus himself.
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RANDY: What's interesting
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is the Israelites
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were commanded to build
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those Ebenezer stones.
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Right?
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That was a visual,
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physical reminder
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because we do forget.
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And God was like --
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ANN: We are a people
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who are constantly forgetting.
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RANDY: Take the time,
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build something
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so you'll remember.
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There is nothing sacred
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about the stones,
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it is about the remembering
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of who is behind them.
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To me it says
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that gratefulness doesn't
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necessarily just arrive,
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it has to be cultivated.
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ANN: Yes!
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With an intentionality,
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with a rhythm.
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Because
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what we ultimately need
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is a gratitude muscle
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so that when the crises hit,
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we remember, oh!
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I know what to do
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in a stressful situation.
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I pick up a pen
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and start seeing, looking,
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and turning my eyes,
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it's eye practice again.
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Training what
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I'm going to look for.
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Looking for the gifts
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and the graces of God
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so that I know what to do
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in the midst of the crisis.
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I will continue to give thanks
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to the Lord
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and look for his goodness.
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Because ultimately,
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when we lead with gratitude,
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we have this attitude
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that everything comes after
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the goodness of God first.
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RANDY: So good! So good.
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You may not be there
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right now.
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If you want
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to pick up the phone
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and call somebody
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who will pray with you
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and encourage you,
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do that right now.
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We have a telephone number.
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We have Christians,
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people who love God,
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that will pray with you,
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that will help you
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turn your eyes,
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help you start
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to cultivate gratitude.
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Look, it is a journey.
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You're not just going to --
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you don't just go,
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okay, I'm there.
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And you know what?
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We're here for each other.
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That's why we have this.
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We can also pick up the book,
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Gifts and Gratitudes.
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And Tammy, we can get that
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in people's hands today.
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TAMMY: Oh! I would love
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to be able to do that.
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I think, Randy,
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just as growing our faith,
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I think it is the practice
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of even journaling.
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My father has been a journaler
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since I was a little kid;
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thousands and thousands
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and thousands of books.
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He will tell you
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how many squirrels
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he hunted today.
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How many fish he caught,
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very specific.
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But I love that.
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It's been
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a great example to me.
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There's so much life
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that comes from writing down
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what's going on in your life,
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and you will find
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the absolute lover
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of your soul.
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I think you'll be able
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to work through that.
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I would love, we would all
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love to get you this book.
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So if you're able to come
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alongside us and help us
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with this fantastic mission
00:19:34.039 --> 00:19:35.107 align:start line:63% position:10% size:43%
that we're doing,
00:19:35.173 --> 00:19:36.275 align:start line:63% position:10% size:63%
we're going to get it out
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to you right away.
00:19:37.476 --> 00:19:38.544 align:start line:63% position:10% size:25%
But first,
00:19:38.610 --> 00:19:39.711 align:start line:85% position:10% size:73%
take a minute and watch this.
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We'll come out on the other
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side and I'll tell you how
00:19:42.214 --> 00:19:44.216 align:start line:85% position:10% size:65%
you can pick up this book.
00:19:45.884 --> 00:19:48.820 align:start line:79% position:15% size:70%
>> When I experienced
what we have seen this week,
00:19:48.887 --> 00:19:51.557 align:center line:79% position:50% size:28%
my heart
was broken.
00:20:05.037 --> 00:20:08.040 align:start line:58% position:15% size:68%
>> The major cause of death
from sicknesses
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have been
the issue of water.
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JOHN: Hawa, do you know
personally of someone
00:20:33.932 --> 00:20:37.536 align:center line:10% position:50% size:58%
who has lost their life
to this water?
00:20:50.148 --> 00:20:52.084 align:start line:79% position:33% size:33%
JOHN:
I'm so sorry.
00:20:52.150 --> 00:20:55.520 align:start line:79% position:18% size:63%
I'm so sorry for
the loss of your children
00:20:55.587 --> 00:20:58.757 align:center line:79% position:50% size:45%
because I know
that in most cases
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it's like we're all
losing our children here.
00:21:01.927 --> 00:21:05.731 align:start line:79% position:20% size:60%
The village children
are all of our children.
00:21:05.797 --> 00:21:07.733 align:start line:79% position:30% size:38%
So, you've been
watching us
00:21:07.799 --> 00:21:09.868 align:center line:79% position:50% size:63%
as we're sitting here
next to this water source
00:21:09.935 --> 00:21:11.870 align:center line:79% position:50% size:33%
that you can
obviously see
00:21:11.937 --> 00:21:15.240 align:center line:79% position:50% size:48%
as just absolutely
tainted and deadly.
00:21:15.307 --> 00:21:17.242 align:start line:79% position:33% size:35%
It is a tragic
problem.
00:21:17.309 --> 00:21:19.244 align:start line:79% position:33% size:33%
But we know
the solution.
00:21:19.311 --> 00:21:21.246 align:start line:79% position:18% size:63%
With your help,
we can make a difference.
00:21:21.313 --> 00:21:23.248 align:start line:79% position:25% size:50%
With your help
with Water for LIFE,
00:21:23.315 --> 00:21:25.250 align:center line:79% position:50% size:33%
we can assure
this village
00:21:25.317 --> 00:21:27.252 align:center line:79% position:50% size:63%
will not have to worry
about waterborne illness.
00:21:27.319 --> 00:21:29.254 align:start line:79% position:28% size:45%
They can have
fresh clean water,
00:21:29.321 --> 00:21:32.090 align:center line:85% position:50% size:48%
the Water for LIFE.
00:21:38.630 --> 00:21:40.432 align:start line:85% position:10% size:63%
TAMMY: Just as John said,
00:21:40.499 --> 00:21:42.367 align:start line:85% position:10% size:38%
I feel the same
00:21:42.434 --> 00:21:44.870 align:start line:85% position:10% size:75%
every time I go into a village
00:21:44.936 --> 00:21:46.138 align:start line:85% position:10% size:45%
that is suffering,
00:21:46.204 --> 00:21:47.372 align:start line:85% position:10% size:48%
that is struggling,
00:21:47.439 --> 00:21:48.707 align:start line:85% position:10% size:65%
where there has been death
00:21:48.774 --> 00:21:50.208 align:start line:85% position:10% size:75%
because of their water source.
00:21:50.275 --> 00:21:52.411 align:start line:85% position:10% size:25%
I'm sorry.
00:21:52.477 --> 00:21:55.480 align:start line:85% position:10% size:33%
I'm so sorry.
00:21:55.547 --> 00:21:56.748 align:start line:85% position:10% size:45%
And then I realize
00:21:56.815 --> 00:21:58.116 align:start line:85% position:10% size:48%
before I leave that
00:21:58.183 --> 00:22:00.852 align:start line:85% position:10% size:73%
I have to be more than sorry,
00:22:00.919 --> 00:22:03.021 align:start line:85% position:10% size:58%
I have to do something,
00:22:03.088 --> 00:22:04.256 align:start line:85% position:10% size:33%
especially if
00:22:04.322 --> 00:22:05.390 align:start line:85% position:10% size:63%
it's been presented to me
00:22:05.457 --> 00:22:08.026 align:start line:85% position:10% size:68%
and now I know the problem.
00:22:08.093 --> 00:22:10.328 align:start line:85% position:10% size:45%
As a child of God,
00:22:10.395 --> 00:22:12.264 align:start line:85% position:10% size:60%
I feel like he shows me,
00:22:12.330 --> 00:22:13.699 align:start line:85% position:10% size:53%
he gives me pictures,
00:22:13.765 --> 00:22:15.367 align:start line:85% position:10% size:60%
and he gives me glimpses
00:22:15.434 --> 00:22:16.935 align:start line:85% position:10% size:58%
of needs all around me.
00:22:17.002 --> 00:22:18.236 align:start line:85% position:10% size:45%
This is one today.
00:22:18.303 --> 00:22:19.538 align:start line:85% position:10% size:55%
That is the first time
00:22:19.604 --> 00:22:21.573 align:start line:85% position:10% size:75%
I've seen that along with you.
00:22:21.640 --> 00:22:23.408 align:start line:85% position:10% size:38%
So I've seen it
00:22:23.475 --> 00:22:24.843 align:start line:85% position:10% size:40%
and I have to be
00:22:24.910 --> 00:22:26.211 align:start line:85% position:10% size:40%
more than sorry.
00:22:26.278 --> 00:22:27.713 align:start line:85% position:10% size:58%
I have to do something.
00:22:27.779 --> 00:22:29.081 align:start line:85% position:10% size:73%
Here's the beauty of the hope
00:22:29.147 --> 00:22:30.816 align:start line:85% position:10% size:30%
that I feel.
00:22:30.882 --> 00:22:32.217 align:start line:85% position:10% size:50%
I've also been there
00:22:32.284 --> 00:22:33.385 align:start line:85% position:10% size:55%
when we have been able
00:22:33.452 --> 00:22:34.553 align:start line:85% position:10% size:40%
to do something.
00:22:34.619 --> 00:22:35.854 align:start line:85% position:10% size:58%
Just as you saw with me
00:22:35.921 --> 00:22:37.155 align:start line:85% position:10% size:30%
right there,
00:22:37.222 --> 00:22:39.224 align:start line:58% position:10% size:63%
we can do something today
00:22:39.291 --> 00:22:40.659 align:start line:58% position:10% size:23%
right now
00:22:40.726 --> 00:22:42.094 align:start line:58% position:10% size:65%
for more than one village.
00:22:42.160 --> 00:22:44.262 align:start line:58% position:10% size:60%
We can do many villages.
00:22:44.329 --> 00:22:45.397 align:start line:58% position:10% size:65%
Do you know there are more
00:22:45.464 --> 00:22:47.265 align:start line:58% position:10% size:58%
than 800 million people
00:22:47.332 --> 00:22:48.834 align:start line:58% position:10% size:35%
without access
00:22:48.900 --> 00:22:50.335 align:start line:58% position:10% size:60%
to clean drinking water?
00:22:50.402 --> 00:22:51.870 align:start line:58% position:10% size:25%
That seems
00:22:51.937 --> 00:22:53.538 align:start line:58% position:10% size:68%
like a humanitarian crisis.
00:22:53.605 --> 00:22:55.173 align:start line:58% position:10% size:33%
RANDY: It is.
00:22:55.240 --> 00:22:56.475 align:start line:58% position:10% size:58%
It doesn't matter where
00:22:56.541 --> 00:22:58.343 align:start line:58% position:10% size:70%
we've gone over decades now,
00:22:58.410 --> 00:22:59.411 align:start line:58% position:10% size:50%
we've been out there
00:22:59.478 --> 00:23:00.712 align:start line:58% position:10% size:58%
in different countries,
00:23:00.779 --> 00:23:02.080 align:start line:58% position:10% size:65%
and we hear these stories,
00:23:02.147 --> 00:23:03.582 align:start line:58% position:10% size:73%
the same thing over and over.
00:23:03.648 --> 00:23:07.219 align:start line:58% position:10% size:75%
And the solution is so simple!
00:23:07.285 --> 00:23:08.386 align:start line:58% position:10% size:35%
So many of you
00:23:08.453 --> 00:23:10.689 align:start line:58% position:10% size:73%
have joined us over the years
00:23:10.756 --> 00:23:12.357 align:start line:58% position:10% size:55%
in providing that well
00:23:12.424 --> 00:23:13.725 align:start line:58% position:10% size:38%
where we go in.
00:23:13.792 --> 00:23:14.893 align:start line:58% position:10% size:33%
We drill deep
00:23:14.960 --> 00:23:16.495 align:start line:58% position:10% size:60%
down to the clean water,
00:23:16.561 --> 00:23:17.996 align:start line:58% position:10% size:23%
the water
00:23:18.063 --> 00:23:19.397 align:start line:58% position:10% size:60%
that will give them life
00:23:19.464 --> 00:23:21.967 align:start line:58% position:10% size:75%
instead of taking their lives.
00:23:22.033 --> 00:23:23.235 align:start line:58% position:10% size:40%
We put in a well
00:23:23.301 --> 00:23:24.603 align:start line:58% position:10% size:53%
that is going to last
00:23:24.669 --> 00:23:25.904 align:start line:58% position:10% size:55%
typically, a lifetime,
00:23:25.971 --> 00:23:28.106 align:start line:58% position:10% size:73%
about seven years on average.
00:23:28.173 --> 00:23:29.407 align:start line:58% position:10% size:45%
And we've seen it.
00:23:29.474 --> 00:23:30.509 align:start line:58% position:10% size:40%
We've been there
00:23:30.575 --> 00:23:31.676 align:start line:58% position:10% size:43%
with the children
00:23:31.743 --> 00:23:32.811 align:start line:58% position:10% size:40%
when they dance,
00:23:32.878 --> 00:23:33.979 align:start line:58% position:10% size:50%
when they celebrate,
00:23:34.045 --> 00:23:35.247 align:start line:58% position:10% size:50%
and what a beautiful
00:23:35.313 --> 00:23:36.515 align:start line:58% position:10% size:45%
celebration it is!
00:23:36.581 --> 00:23:38.583 align:start line:58% position:10% size:58%
You make that possible.
00:23:38.650 --> 00:23:40.285 align:start line:58% position:10% size:60%
But as you've just seen,
00:23:40.352 --> 00:23:41.720 align:start line:58% position:10% size:55%
and as Tammy has seen,
00:23:41.787 --> 00:23:43.321 align:start line:58% position:10% size:58%
as all of us have seen,
00:23:43.388 --> 00:23:46.992 align:start line:58% position:10% size:60%
there is still a crisis.
00:23:47.058 --> 00:23:49.094 align:start line:58% position:10% size:55%
There is still a need.
00:23:49.161 --> 00:23:50.862 align:start line:58% position:10% size:38%
But guess what?
00:23:50.929 --> 00:23:53.665 align:start line:58% position:10% size:63%
You are still the answer.
00:23:53.732 --> 00:23:54.833 align:start line:58% position:10% size:43%
It's very simple.
00:23:54.900 --> 00:23:56.902 align:start line:58% position:10% size:73%
Let me break it down for you.
00:23:57.235 --> 00:23:58.303 align:start line:10% position:10% size:58%
A gift of $48 right now
00:23:58.370 --> 00:24:00.639 align:start line:10% position:10% size:58%
will provide ten people
00:24:00.705 --> 00:24:01.840 align:start line:10% position:10% size:63%
with clean drinking water
00:24:01.907 --> 00:24:03.141 align:start line:10% position:10% size:38%
for a lifetime.
00:24:03.208 --> 00:24:04.409 align:start line:10% position:10% size:30%
That's based
00:24:04.476 --> 00:24:05.644 align:start line:10% position:10% size:48%
on the average cost
00:24:05.710 --> 00:24:06.945 align:start line:10% position:10% size:45%
of a complete well
00:24:07.012 --> 00:24:08.146 align:start line:10% position:10% size:45%
being about $4800.
00:24:08.213 --> 00:24:09.347 align:start line:10% position:10% size:48%
When we look around
00:24:09.414 --> 00:24:10.482 align:start line:10% position:10% size:50%
the various nations,
00:24:10.549 --> 00:24:12.751 align:start line:10% position:10% size:55%
350 wells are the goal
00:24:12.818 --> 00:24:13.952 align:start line:10% position:10% size:35%
for this year.
00:24:14.019 --> 00:24:15.187 align:start line:10% position:10% size:28%
By the way,
00:24:15.253 --> 00:24:16.288 align:start line:10% position:10% size:60%
I'd love to exceed that.
00:24:16.354 --> 00:24:17.455 align:start line:10% position:10% size:50%
But we're looking at
00:24:17.522 --> 00:24:18.590 align:start line:10% position:10% size:25%
350 wells,
00:24:18.657 --> 00:24:19.758 align:start line:10% position:10% size:55%
an average $4800 cost.
00:24:19.825 --> 00:24:20.892 align:start line:10% position:10% size:53%
Some of you can drill
00:24:20.959 --> 00:24:22.027 align:start line:10% position:10% size:63%
a whole well, by the way,
00:24:22.093 --> 00:24:23.195 align:start line:10% position:10% size:48%
if you can do that,
00:24:23.261 --> 00:24:24.696 align:start line:10% position:10% size:70%
I would highly encourage it.
00:24:24.763 --> 00:24:26.031 align:start line:10% position:10% size:38%
You will change
00:24:26.097 --> 00:24:27.232 align:start line:10% position:10% size:38%
a whole village
00:24:27.299 --> 00:24:28.633 align:start line:10% position:10% size:38%
for a lifetime.
00:24:28.700 --> 00:24:29.835 align:start line:10% position:10% size:50%
You won't be hearing
00:24:29.901 --> 00:24:30.902 align:start line:10% position:10% size:28%
the stories
00:24:30.969 --> 00:24:32.037 align:start line:10% position:10% size:50%
like you heard today
00:24:32.103 --> 00:24:33.271 align:start line:10% position:10% size:50%
out of those places.
00:24:33.338 --> 00:24:34.406 align:start line:10% position:10% size:75%
But maybe with a gift of $144,
00:24:34.472 --> 00:24:35.674 align:start line:10% position:10% size:50%
you'll provide water
00:24:35.740 --> 00:24:36.808 align:start line:10% position:10% size:35%
for 30 people.
00:24:36.875 --> 00:24:38.210 align:start line:10% position:10% size:50%
Whatever you can do,
00:24:38.276 --> 00:24:41.646 align:start line:10% position:10% size:55%
join us in giving life
00:24:41.713 --> 00:24:42.914 align:start line:10% position:10% size:23%
to others
00:24:42.981 --> 00:24:44.382 align:start line:10% position:10% size:58%
through Water for LIFE.
00:24:44.449 --> 00:24:47.686 align:start line:10% position:10% size:63%
Your gift today right now
00:24:47.752 --> 00:24:49.221 align:start line:10% position:10% size:58%
will make a difference.
00:24:49.287 --> 00:24:51.156 align:start line:10% position:10% size:53%
It will go a long way
00:24:51.223 --> 00:24:53.425 align:start line:10% position:10% size:40%
to saving lives.
00:24:53.491 --> 00:24:55.060 align:start line:10% position:10% size:70%
So please pick up the phone,
00:24:55.126 --> 00:24:56.361 align:start line:10% position:10% size:48%
go online, and make
00:24:56.428 --> 00:24:58.463 align:start line:10% position:10% size:55%
the best gift you can.
00:24:59.497 --> 00:25:01.766 align:start line:10% position:25% size:50%
Every day, thousands
of lives are lost
00:25:01.833 --> 00:25:03.768 align:center line:10% position:50% size:55%
to waterborne disease,
00:25:03.835 --> 00:25:05.770 align:center line:10% position:50% size:60%
and nearly half of those
are children
00:25:05.837 --> 00:25:07.772 align:center line:10% position:50% size:33%
under the age
of five.
00:25:07.839 --> 00:25:09.774 align:start line:10% position:30% size:40%
Through Mission:
Water for LIFE
00:25:09.841 --> 00:25:12.477 align:center line:10% position:50% size:63%
you can give mothers hope
and children a future
00:25:12.544 --> 00:25:14.713 align:center line:10% position:50% size:50%
as we provide clean,
life-giving water
00:25:14.779 --> 00:25:17.015 align:center line:10% position:50% size:63%
for thousands of children
and their families
00:25:17.082 --> 00:25:19.784 align:center line:10% position:50% size:53%
before it's too late.
00:25:19.851 --> 00:25:22.387 align:start line:10% position:23% size:53%
With your gift today,
you can help drill
00:25:22.454 --> 00:25:25.023 align:center line:10% position:50% size:65%
and establish
350 water wells this year.
00:25:25.090 --> 00:25:27.025 align:center line:10% position:30% size:40%
Your gift of $24
00:25:27.092 --> 00:25:29.094 align:center line:10% position:50% size:73%
will help provide clean water
for five children.
00:25:29.160 --> 00:25:31.696 align:start line:10% position:10% size:65%
A gift of $48
will help provide for ten.
00:25:31.763 --> 00:25:34.099 align:center line:10% position:33% size:43%
And $144
will help provide
00:25:34.165 --> 00:25:36.234 align:center line:10% position:33% size:43%
life-giving water
for 30 people
00:25:36.301 --> 00:25:38.370 align:center line:10% position:30% size:38%
for a lifetime.
00:25:38.436 --> 00:25:40.372 align:start line:10% position:23% size:35%
With a gift
of any amount,
00:25:40.438 --> 00:25:42.374 align:center line:10% position:50% size:65%
we'll send you
Dr. Don Colbert's new book
00:25:42.440 --> 00:25:44.376 align:center line:10% position:38% size:55%
Spiritual Health Zone.
00:25:44.442 --> 00:25:46.378 align:start line:10% position:18% size:65%
Discover the key to living
in divine health
00:25:46.444 --> 00:25:48.380 align:center line:10% position:50% size:28%
as you find
a roadmap
00:25:48.446 --> 00:25:51.683 align:center line:10% position:50% size:58%
to adding joy, peace,
and years to your life.
00:25:51.750 --> 00:25:54.252 align:center line:10% position:30% size:40%
With your gift
of $100 or more,
00:25:54.319 --> 00:25:56.254 align:center line:10% position:35% size:48%
you may request the
00:25:56.321 --> 00:25:58.390 align:center line:10% position:38% size:53%
"He Restores My Soul"
candle set.
00:25:58.456 --> 00:26:00.392 align:start line:58% position:10% size:55%
This decorative candle
and match set
00:26:00.458 --> 00:26:02.394 align:center line:58% position:38% size:40%
will inspire you
to remember
00:26:02.460 --> 00:26:04.696 align:center line:58% position:38% size:55%
the restoring presence
of Jesus,
00:26:04.763 --> 00:26:07.499 align:center line:58% position:33% size:35%
the true light
of the world.
00:26:07.565 --> 00:26:10.302 align:start line:10% position:20% size:60%
Finally, please consider
a gift of $1200
00:26:10.368 --> 00:26:13.138 align:center line:10% position:50% size:53%
to help provide water
for 250 people
00:26:13.204 --> 00:26:15.273 align:center line:10% position:50% size:45%
or a gift of $4800
00:26:15.340 --> 00:26:17.309 align:center line:10% position:45% size:40%
to help sponsor
a complete well,
00:26:17.375 --> 00:26:19.311 align:center line:10% position:40% size:48%
and request our new
bronze sculpture,
00:26:19.377 --> 00:26:21.313 align:center line:10% position:40% size:38%
"Lion of Judah"
00:26:21.379 --> 00:26:23.882 align:center line:10% position:38% size:38%
inspired by
Revelation 5:5.
00:26:23.949 --> 00:26:28.353 align:start line:10% position:15% size:68%
Please call, write, or make
your gift online today!
00:26:29.421 --> 00:26:30.622 align:start line:10% position:10% size:53%
RANDY: I hope you are
00:26:30.689 --> 00:26:31.756 align:start line:10% position:10% size:43%
able to go online
00:26:31.823 --> 00:26:32.857 align:start line:10% position:10% size:48%
or go to the phone.
00:26:32.924 --> 00:26:33.992 align:start line:10% position:10% size:68%
Make the best gift you can.
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You can make
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such a difference.
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Let me tell you,
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those people
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who receive the blessings,
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the gifts that you give,
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they are grateful.
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We could cultivate gratitude
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in so many people.
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You can cultivate it
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in your heart today
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when you request
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Ann Voskamp's book
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with your gift.
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What a blessing!
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TAMMY: I love it.
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Gifts and Gratitudes:
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"A year of a thousand gifts."
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I can't imagine
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getting a thousand gifts.
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That seems fun!
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You seem fun!
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I love you, sister.
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Thank you so much
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for being here.
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Will you come back?
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ANN: Oh, my goodness! Yes!
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TAMMY: Count me as a gift
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on your list?
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ANN: Yes! A thousand times.
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TAMMY: Sounds good!
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We'll do another show.
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We'll see you next time
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on Life Today!
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♪
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♪
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>> We can find
a place of hope
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even within the hurt
and begin to heal.
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Finding Treasures
in the Dark. Tomorrow!
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LIFE Today is made
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Your gift will be used
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