Kim Crabill: Your Story Matters | Life Today

December 23, 2025 | 27:29

The television host and author of “Always Remember” shares the painful and meaningful points in her life to show how all of us have a powerful story to tell.

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>> the most amazing thing happened in my life.
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It was the pivotal point in my life
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That i want every listener to hear today.
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Because in my need to be okay,
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In my desire to be okay,
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In my heart to be everything that god wanted me to be,
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I heard the most profound voice.
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I know it to be the voice of the lord.
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Award-winning tv host, kim crabill shares
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Her journey to healing from childhood wounds.
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Next on life today!
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Randy: welcome to life today!
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Randy: welcome to life today! i'm randy robison.
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Randy: welcome to life today! i'm randy robison. tammy's with me.
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I'm randy robison. tammy's with me. tammy: hello!
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Tammy's with me. tammy: hello! randy: you like to head me?
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Tammy: hello! randy: you like to head me? tammy: i saw it
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Randy: you like to head me? tammy: i saw it in the monitor.
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Tammy: i saw it in the monitor. randy: we like to have fun.
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There's a lot of people
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There's a lot of people that i've talked to online,
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There's a lot of people that i've talked to online, and i know you have too.
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That i've talked to online, and i know you have too. every once in a while
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And i know you have too. every once in a while i find somebody that i go,
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Every once in a while i find somebody that i go, our broadcast audience needs
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I find somebody that i go, our broadcast audience needs to meet this guest.
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Our broadcast audience needs to meet this guest. well, i found out most of
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To meet this guest. well, i found out most of our broadcast audience
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Well, i found out most of our broadcast audience has seen today's guest,
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Our broadcast audience has seen today's guest, because kim crabill
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Has seen today's guest, because kim crabill is our guest, and she hosts
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Because kim crabill is our guest, and she hosts a show called
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Is our guest, and she hosts a show called "coffee with kim."
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A show called "coffee with kim." so many of you know her.
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"coffee with kim." so many of you know her. you've seen her on different
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So many of you know her. you've seen her on different broadcasts interviewing
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You've seen her on different broadcasts interviewing people like this.
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Broadcasts interviewing people like this. but today, you're going
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People like this. but today, you're going to get to hear
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But today, you're going to get to hear a little bit about her.
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To get to hear a little bit about her. she has a new book.
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A little bit about her. she has a new book. it is called always remember,
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She has a new book. it is called always remember, and we'll tell you how
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It is called always remember, and we'll tell you how you can get it, because
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And we'll tell you how you can get it, because it's a wonderful devotional,
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You can get it, because it's a wonderful devotional, daily devotional,
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It's a wonderful devotional, daily devotional, and reminder of
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Daily devotional, and reminder of god's love for us.
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And reminder of god's love for us. but would you welcome
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God's love for us. but would you welcome kim crabill to life today ?
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But would you welcome kim crabill to life today ? kim: thank you.
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Kim crabill to life today ? kim: thank you. thank you so much
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Kim: thank you. thank you so much for inviting me.
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Thank you so much for inviting me. this is a true joy
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For inviting me. this is a true joy to be here.
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This is a true joy to be here. randy: how are you doing
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To be here. randy: how are you doing on that side where you're
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Randy: how are you doing on that side where you're being interviewed,
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On that side where you're being interviewed, not doing the interview?
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Being interviewed, not doing the interview? kim: i don't know. we'll see.
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Not doing the interview? kim: i don't know. we'll see. i may have a question or two.
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Kim: i don't know. we'll see. i may have a question or two. how about that?
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I may have a question or two. how about that? randy: i know.
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How about that? randy: i know. it's always real awkward.
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Randy: i know. it's always real awkward. we appreciate you being here.
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It's always real awkward. we appreciate you being here. you just met kim recently.
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We appreciate you being here. you just met kim recently. tammy: i adore you!
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You just met kim recently. tammy: i adore you! we got to share a ride
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Tammy: i adore you! we got to share a ride over here from the hotel.
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We got to share a ride over here from the hotel. and i always cherish
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Over here from the hotel. and i always cherish those moments,
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And i always cherish those moments, to be honest with you.
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Those moments, to be honest with you. it gives me a chance
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To be honest with you. it gives me a chance to already begin
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It gives me a chance to already begin to connect with somebody.
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To already begin to connect with somebody. but just sitting there
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To connect with somebody. but just sitting there sharing that ride, you know,
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But just sitting there sharing that ride, you know, there's a kindred spirit.
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Sharing that ride, you know, there's a kindred spirit. i feel like i was already
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There's a kindred spirit. i feel like i was already leaning in going, you have
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I feel like i was already leaning in going, you have so much to say to impart
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Leaning in going, you have so much to say to impart into my life
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So much to say to impart into my life and into their life today.
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Into my life and into their life today. i think it needs to start out
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And into their life today. i think it needs to start out with, like, where we always
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I think it needs to start out with, like, where we always feel like, what gives you
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With, like, where we always feel like, what gives you the authority to speak
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Feel like, what gives you the authority to speak into someone's life?
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The authority to speak into someone's life? what gives you --
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Into someone's life? what gives you -- what have you journeyed
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What gives you -- what have you journeyed that could actually deposit
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What have you journeyed that could actually deposit into my life?
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That could actually deposit into my life? so i think it starts with
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Into my life? so i think it starts with taking us back to your life.
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So i think it starts with taking us back to your life. what have you been through?
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Taking us back to your life. what have you been through? when did life
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What have you been through? when did life really begin for you?
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When did life really begin for you? i think in this book,
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Really begin for you? i think in this book, always remember, as i was
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I think in this book, always remember, as i was learning more about you,
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Always remember, as i was learning more about you, it takes you back
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Learning more about you, it takes you back to those early, early years
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It takes you back to those early, early years with your grandfather.
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To those early, early years with your grandfather. i wanted to know more
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With your grandfather. i wanted to know more about that story.
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I wanted to know more about that story. i think people will want
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About that story. i think people will want to know, too, because
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I think people will want to know, too, because it sets the tone
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To know, too, because it sets the tone for your whole life and what
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Kim: yeah, it really does.
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Kim: yeah, it really does. one of the things that
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One of the things that i think that we can do in life
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I think that we can do in life is to really find
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Is to really find the power in our stories.
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Look at our lives
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Look at our lives and they'll think, well,
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Look at our lives and they'll think, well, my story doesn't matter.
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And they'll think, well, my story doesn't matter. my life is tragic,
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My story doesn't matter. my life is tragic, or it's filled with pain,
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My life is tragic, or it's filled with pain, or loss, or something.
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Or it's filled with pain, or loss, or something. and so we're silenced by
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Or loss, or something. and so we're silenced by the fact that we think, well,
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And so we're silenced by the fact that we think, well, that doesn't really matter.
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The fact that we think, well, that doesn't really matter. it does matter!
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That doesn't really matter. it does matter! that's what i love to do.
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It does matter! that's what i love to do. that's my heart
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That's what i love to do. that's my heart and my passion because
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That's my heart and my passion because for so many years,
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And my passion because for so many years, i didn't think my story
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For so many years, i didn't think my story mattered because it was
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I didn't think my story mattered because it was filled with some tragedy,
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Mattered because it was filled with some tragedy, but everyone's is. right?
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Filled with some tragedy, but everyone's is. right? but with always remember ,
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But everyone's is. right? but with always remember , it actually began because
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But with always remember , it actually began because i remember as a counselor,
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It actually began because i remember as a counselor, my husband said,
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I remember as a counselor, my husband said, "kim, so many times when
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My husband said, "kim, so many times when i hear you talking to people,"
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"kim, so many times when i hear you talking to people," when i'm following up
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I hear you talking to people," when i'm following up with phone calls,
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When i'm following up with phone calls, he'll say, "you'll end things
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With phone calls, he'll say, "you'll end things by saying, 'always remember.'
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He'll say, "you'll end things by saying, 'always remember.' where did that come from?"
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By saying, 'always remember.' where did that come from?" i had to think about that,
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Where did that come from?" i had to think about that, and it took me all the way
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I had to think about that, and it took me all the way back to my grandfather.
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And it took me all the way back to my grandfather. i had my first four years
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Back to my grandfather. i had my first four years with him, and he knew that
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I had my first four years with him, and he knew that i would not be with him
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With him, and he knew that i would not be with him forever, so he was
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I would not be with him forever, so he was immediately speaking
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Forever, so he was immediately speaking god's word into me.
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Immediately speaking god's word into me. not happy little mantras,
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God's word into me. not happy little mantras, not happy little sayings but
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Not happy little mantras, not happy little sayings but he was literally speaking
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Not happy little sayings but he was literally speaking god's word into
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He was literally speaking god's word into a four-year-old as he could.
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God's word into a four-year-old as he could. then he would say,
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A four-year-old as he could. then he would say, "now always remember."
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Then he would say, "now always remember." when we do that,
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"now always remember." when we do that, when we speak god's word
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When we do that, when we speak god's word into someone, it stays
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When we speak god's word into someone, it stays in there because god's word
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Into someone, it stays in there because god's word is alive and active.
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In there because god's word is alive and active. but that was just
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Is alive and active. but that was just very important to me because
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But that was just very important to me because as i grew up through school
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Very important to me because as i grew up through school and a young mom, those words
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As i grew up through school and a young mom, those words meant a lot because when
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And a young mom, those words meant a lot because when i came to a place in life,
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Meant a lot because when i came to a place in life, you see, when we're
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I came to a place in life, you see, when we're struggling through life,
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You see, when we're struggling through life, many times we don't know
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Struggling through life, many times we don't know what to do.
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Many times we don't know what to do. and so we remember them,
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What to do. and so we remember them, but we don't know
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And so we remember them, but we don't know how to act them out.
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But we don't know how to act them out. we don't know how
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How to act them out. we don't know how to activate god's word.
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We don't know how to activate god's word. so in my life, i got to
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To activate god's word. so in my life, i got to the place to where i wanted
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So in my life, i got to the place to where i wanted to go back and remember
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The place to where i wanted to go back and remember all the things he said, but
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To go back and remember all the things he said, but i wanted to live them out.
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All the things he said, but i wanted to live them out. but i wasn't sure
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I wanted to live them out. but i wasn't sure how to do that.
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But i wasn't sure how to do that. which really represents
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How to do that. which really represents 80% of the women
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Which really represents 80% of the women in church today.
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80% of the women in church today. but mine came through,
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In church today. but mine came through, a point, tammy, where i got
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But mine came through, a point, tammy, where i got so tired of not being
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A point, tammy, where i got so tired of not being who god wanted me to be.
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So tired of not being who god wanted me to be. and so, it threw me
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Who god wanted me to be. and so, it threw me into a place of isolation,
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And so, it threw me into a place of isolation, loneliness, and really trying
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Into a place of isolation, loneliness, and really trying to reach out and find myself.
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Loneliness, and really trying to reach out and find myself. tammy: so can i ask you
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To reach out and find myself. tammy: so can i ask you if we delve
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Tammy: so can i ask you if we delve a little bit deeper,
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If we delve a little bit deeper, the four years you're with
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A little bit deeper, the four years you're with your grandfather,
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You've talked about
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You've talked about and you've said the things
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And you've said the things that i picked up on,
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That i picked up on, trauma, abuse.
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Trauma, abuse. and so i kind of wonder,
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And so i kind of wonder, are you okay sharing that?
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Are you okay sharing that? like what was that for you
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As a little girl that
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As a little girl that actually puts you in the arms
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As a little girl that actually puts you in the arms of your grandfather
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Actually puts you in the arms of your grandfather rather than your parents?
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Of your grandfather rather than your parents? kim: yeah, absolutely.
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Rather than your parents? kim: yeah, absolutely. well, my mom chose to have me
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Kim: yeah, absolutely. well, my mom chose to have me at the age of 16,
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Well, my mom chose to have me at the age of 16, which she could have
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At the age of 16, which she could have chosen something else.
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Which she could have chosen something else. making the right choices
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Chosen something else. making the right choices does not mean that life
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Making the right choices does not mean that life is always going to be easy.
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Does not mean that life is always going to be easy. many times, even for those
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Is always going to be easy. many times, even for those for whom you've made
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Many times, even for those for whom you've made the right choice for.
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For whom you've made the right choice for. in my story, i didn't
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The right choice for. in my story, i didn't understand why i had
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I didn't understand
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I didn't understand all the trauma.
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All the trauma. we went from one environment
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We went from one environment to another.
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To another. so i think that's what
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So i think that's what caused the --
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Caused the -- i wasn't emotionally
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There were so many things
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There were so many things that the little girl
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There were so many things that the little girl had to pack up.
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That the little girl had to pack up. this is the story of
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Had to pack up. this is the story of so many people in our churches
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This is the story of so many people in our churches today or in life today.
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So many people in our churches today or in life today. but what i did was i grew up
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Today or in life today. but what i did was i grew up trying to become who
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But what i did was i grew up trying to become who everyone needed me to be,
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Trying to become who everyone needed me to be, who i so desperately
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Everyone needed me to be, who i so desperately wanted to be.
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Who i so desperately wanted to be. so i began to pack the hurt
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Wanted to be. so i began to pack the hurt and the pain, the shame
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So i began to pack the hurt and the pain, the shame and the guilt of different
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And the pain, the shame and the guilt of different parts of my life
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And the guilt of different parts of my life into this heart.
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Parts of my life into this heart. it just kept suppressing
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Into this heart. it just kept suppressing until one day, you all -=
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It just kept suppressing until one day, you all -= but i had a heart for god.
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Until one day, you all -= but i had a heart for god. i had accepted him at
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But i had a heart for god. i had accepted him at the young age of nine,
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I had accepted him at the young age of nine, so i knew the lord.
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The young age of nine, so i knew the lord. i just didn't know
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So i knew the lord. i just didn't know what to do with him.
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I just didn't know what to do with him. and i didn't know
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What to do with him. and i didn't know if he loved me.
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And i didn't know if he loved me. i had heard he did.
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If he loved me. i had heard he did. but tammy, i was checking
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I had heard he did. but tammy, i was checking all the boxes.
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But tammy, i was checking all the boxes. randy, i was doing everything
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All the boxes. randy, i was doing everything that i thought i was supposed
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Randy, i was doing everything that i thought i was supposed to be doing, but i didn't
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That i thought i was supposed to be doing, but i didn't feel a connection.
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To be doing, but i didn't feel a connection. i remember one event after
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Feel a connection. i remember one event after i had -- i was a women's
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I remember one event after i had -- i was a women's ministry director of
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I had -- i was a women's ministry director of a large mega-church
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Ministry director of a large mega-church in the south, and i remember
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A large mega-church in the south, and i remember we had finished this
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In the south, and i remember we had finished this great, great event.
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We had finished this great, great event. i watched everyone leaving,
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Great, great event. i watched everyone leaving, and they were so happy,
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I watched everyone leaving, and they were so happy, and they were so overjoyed.
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And they were so happy, and they were so overjoyed. i was thinking,
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And they were so overjoyed. i was thinking, why can't i feel that?
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I was thinking, why can't i feel that? i want to feel that!
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Why can't i feel that? i want to feel that! well, i went on to
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To pick up some things,
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To pick up some things, and a lady walked over to me
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And a lady walked over to me and she stopped, tammy.
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And she stopped, tammy. she did something that's
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She did something that's so important
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So important in our world today.
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In our world today. she stopped.
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She touched me. she said,
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She touched me. she said, "how are you doing really?"
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She touched me. she said, "how are you doing really?" she stopped for an answer,
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"how are you doing really?" she stopped for an answer, randy.
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She stopped for an answer, randy. so i didn't know.
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Randy. so i didn't know. i felt at that moment
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So i didn't know. i felt at that moment that i had been exposed.
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I felt at that moment that i had been exposed. i thought, oh my gosh,
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That i had been exposed. i thought, oh my gosh, this woman can see me,
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I thought, oh my gosh, this woman can see me, the real me.
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This woman can see me, the real me. she's hearing the words
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The real me. she's hearing the words of condemnation i'm walking
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She's hearing the words of condemnation i'm walking around with in my mind.
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Of condemnation i'm walking around with in my mind. i did not know what to do.
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Around with in my mind. i did not know what to do. so i parked my buggy
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I did not know what to do. so i parked my buggy and i said, "i am so great!
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So i parked my buggy and i said, "i am so great! praise the lord,
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And i said, "i am so great! praise the lord, everything is good."
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Praise the lord, everything is good." and i started scooting
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Everything is good." and i started scooting out of there.
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And i started scooting out of there. as i was going from that
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Out of there. as i was going from that moment to my parked vehicle
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As i was going from that moment to my parked vehicle outside, i felt like i was
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Moment to my parked vehicle outside, i felt like i was walking, running through
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Outside, i felt like i was walking, running through the years of my life,
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Walking, running through the years of my life, being stripped away of all
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The years of my life, being stripped away of all these christian cliches
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Being stripped away of all these christian cliches that we carry that we feel
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These christian cliches that we carry that we feel like that we must live up to
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That we carry that we feel like that we must live up to until i got into my car.
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Like that we must live up to until i got into my car. when i got in my car, randy,
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Until i got into my car. when i got in my car, randy, i allowed myself to do
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When i got in my car, randy, i allowed myself to do something that i had not done
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I allowed myself to do something that i had not done since i was four years old.
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Something that i had not done since i was four years old. i allowed myself to cry.
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Since i was four years old. i allowed myself to cry. and i began crying because
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I allowed myself to cry. and i began crying because tammy, i'd always felt like
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And i began crying because tammy, i'd always felt like if i ever stop crying,
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Tammy, i'd always felt like if i ever stop crying, i may not -- if i ever start,
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If i ever stop crying, i may not -- if i ever start, i may not stop.
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I may not -- if i ever start, i may not stop. so i just began to cry.
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I may not stop. so i just began to cry. then i did what we always do.
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So i just began to cry. then i did what we always do. i started shaking it off,
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Then i did what we always do. i started shaking it off, going, i'm okay.
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I started shaking it off, going, i'm okay. be a big girl!
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Going, i'm okay. be a big girl! i was told as a little girl
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Be a big girl! i was told as a little girl to be a big girl.
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I was told as a little girl to be a big girl. be a big girl!
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To be a big girl. be a big girl! and as i was shaking it
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Be a big girl! and as i was shaking it and trying to be okay,
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And as i was shaking it and trying to be okay, the most amazing thing
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And trying to be okay, the most amazing thing happened in my life.
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The most amazing thing happened in my life. it was the pivotal point
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Happened in my life. it was the pivotal point in my life that i want
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It was the pivotal point in my life that i want every listener to hear today.
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In my life that i want every listener to hear today. because in my need
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To be okay, in my heart,
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To be okay, in my heart, to be everything that
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To be everything that god wanted me to be, i heard
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God wanted me to be, i heard the most profound voice,
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The most profound voice, and i know it to be
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As i was saying, i'm okay,
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As i was saying, i'm okay, i'm okay, from that darkness,
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As i was saying, i'm okay, i'm okay, from that darkness, from my tears i heard,
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I'm okay, from that darkness, from my tears i heard, kim, you are not okay.
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From my tears i heard, kim, you are not okay. but you can be.
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Kim, you are not okay. but you can be. but you can be.
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But you can be. but you can be. and that's the message today.
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But you can be. and that's the message today. we have so much hurt.
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And that's the message today. we have so much hurt. we have so much pain.
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We have so much hurt. we have so much pain. we have so many people
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We have so much pain. we have so many people sitting in the pews
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We have so many people sitting in the pews of our church,
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Sitting in the pews of our church, and they are good people
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Of our church, and they are good people with good hearts.
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And they are good people with good hearts. they have so much to say,
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With good hearts. they have so much to say, but they're being silenced
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They have so much to say, but they're being silenced by shame, guilt, and regret
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But they're being silenced by shame, guilt, and regret from their past.
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By shame, guilt, and regret from their past. jesus is saying,
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From their past. jesus is saying, i know where you are.
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Jesus is saying, i know where you are. people say to me so often,
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I know where you are. people say to me so often, why was that such
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People say to me so often, why was that such a good, pivotal moment?
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Why was that such a good, pivotal moment? i said, because for
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A good, pivotal moment? i said, because for the first time in my life
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I said, because for the first time in my life i felt like god was there.
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The first time in my life i felt like god was there. he saw me as i was,
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I felt like god was there. he saw me as i was, in my pain, in my hurt,
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He saw me as i was, in my pain, in my hurt, and he wasn't disgusted
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In my pain, in my hurt, and he wasn't disgusted by it, tammy.
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And he wasn't disgusted by it, tammy. he was going, matthew 11:28,
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By it, tammy. he was going, matthew 11:28, "come to me, you're weary
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He was going, matthew 11:28, "come to me, you're weary and your burdened,
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"come to me, you're weary and your burdened, and i will give you rest."
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And your burdened, and i will give you rest." that's my first book,
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And i will give you rest." that's my first book, burdens to blessings .
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That's my first book, burdens to blessings . when jesus said,
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Burdens to blessings . when jesus said, "come to me, you're weary
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When jesus said, "come to me, you're weary and your burdened,
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"come to me, you're weary and your burdened, and i will give you rest."
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And your burdened, and i will give you rest." rest there in the greek
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And i will give you rest." rest there in the greek means reversal.
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Rest there in the greek means reversal. burden in the greek means
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Means reversal. burden in the greek means a task, and waiting.
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Burden in the greek means a task, and waiting. and to me that means bring me
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A task, and waiting. and to me that means bring me -- see, the reason i wasn't
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And to me that means bring me -- see, the reason i wasn't making the connection
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-- see, the reason i wasn't making the connection is because i was trying
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Making the connection is because i was trying to bring all the good things.
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Is because i was trying to bring all the good things. oh, look i can organize.
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To bring all the good things. oh, look i can organize. oh, look i can do
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Oh, look i can organize. oh, look i can do this great event.
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Oh, look i can do this great event. all along jesus was saying
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This great event. all along jesus was saying bring me the burden.
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All along jesus was saying bring me the burden. bring me the hurt.
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Bring me the burden. bring me the hurt. tammy: what was the burden?
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Bring me the hurt. tammy: what was the burden? what was the hurt for you?
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Tammy: what was the burden? what was the hurt for you? i think if i'm understanding
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What was the hurt for you? i think if i'm understanding your story a little bit, too,
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I think if i'm understanding your story a little bit, too, i mean, everything you went
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Your story a little bit, too, i mean, everything you went through with your parents,
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I mean, everything you went through with your parents, your grandfather, it would
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Through with your parents, your grandfather, it would be having to move away
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Your grandfather, it would be having to move away from your grandfather now,
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That consistency
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That consistency as a little girl,
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As a little girl, that all the trauma,
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That all the trauma, the triggers, the stuff,
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The triggers, the stuff, and even being told,
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And even being told, am i correct,
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Am i correct, that you were a mistake?
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In your whole life?
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In your whole life? did it come down to that
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In your whole life? did it come down to that moment in the car
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Did it come down to that moment in the car like i'm not okay?
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Moment in the car like i'm not okay? kim: oh, it was the most
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Like i'm not okay? kim: oh, it was the most unbelievable moment that
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Kim: oh, it was the most unbelievable moment that i want every woman --
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Unbelievable moment that i want every woman -- this is why i travel
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I want every woman -- this is why i travel the nation teaching this.
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This is why i travel the nation teaching this. because i want every woman
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The nation teaching this. because i want every woman and man to know this freedom.
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Because i want every woman and man to know this freedom. that christ said when
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And man to know this freedom. that christ said when he died, he has left us free.
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That christ said when he died, he has left us free. the truth will set us free.
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He died, he has left us free. the truth will set us free. says live as free people.
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The truth will set us free. says live as free people. i was living under
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Says live as free people. i was living under this horrid oppression
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I was living under this horrid oppression of my life thinking
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But when i heard through
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But when i heard through that door, "oh, my gosh!
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That door, "oh, my gosh! if it weren't for
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If it weren't for this mistake, we wouldn't
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This mistake, we wouldn't be in this mess,"
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Be in this mess," i went from being
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I went from being my grandfather's princess
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In that moment.
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In that moment. from that moment on
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In that moment. from that moment on i thought, oh, no one will
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From that moment on i thought, oh, no one will ever think i'm a mistake.
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I thought, oh, no one will ever think i'm a mistake. and not that i was treated
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Ever think i'm a mistake. and not that i was treated that way, but i thought that.
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And not that i was treated that way, but i thought that. you see, it's what
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That way, but i thought that. you see, it's what we think about ourselves.
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You see, it's what we think about ourselves. we have to get to the point
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We think about ourselves. we have to get to the point to where we believe in jesus,
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We have to get to the point to where we believe in jesus, but then we have to take that
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To where we believe in jesus, but then we have to take that big leap to believe him,
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But then we have to take that big leap to believe him, believe who we are in christ,
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Big leap to believe him, believe who we are in christ, pick up that identity again,
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Believe who we are in christ, pick up that identity again, understand that he comes
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Pick up that identity again, understand that he comes to rescue, restore us,
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Understand that he comes to rescue, restore us, and to make us
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To rescue, restore us, and to make us his royal priesthood.
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And to make us his royal priesthood. and to really be able to say,
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His royal priesthood. and to really be able to say, okay, this is not
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And to really be able to say, okay, this is not what i expected.
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Okay, this is not what i expected. this is not the life
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What i expected. this is not the life i planned.
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This is not the life i planned. but this is the life
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I planned. but this is the life that god entrusted me with.
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But this is the life that god entrusted me with. i can take it, and i can
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That god entrusted me with. i can take it, and i can start to have the mindset
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I can take it, and i can start to have the mindset of christ and be able
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Start to have the mindset of christ and be able to quit fighting my past
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Of christ and be able to quit fighting my past and turn and start fighting
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To quit fighting my past and turn and start fighting for my future.
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And turn and start fighting for my future. because if we're fighting
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For my future. because if we're fighting for our past, it's a battle
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Because if we're fighting for our past, it's a battle we can never win.
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For our past, it's a battle we can never win. we can't change it.
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We can never win. we can't change it. but if we take that
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We can't change it. but if we take that and start fighting for
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But if we take that and start fighting for our future, it's literally
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And start fighting for our future, it's literally a battle we cannot lose
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Our future, it's literally a battle we cannot lose because we are more
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A battle we cannot lose because we are more than conquerors in christ.
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Because we are more than conquerors in christ. so why not take what we have
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Than conquerors in christ. so why not take what we have lived and allow god to,
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So why not take what we have lived and allow god to, and allow one another?
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Lived and allow god to, and allow one another? because remember, my story
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And allow one another? because remember, my story began with another woman
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Because remember, my story began with another woman who said to me,
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Began with another woman who said to me, "how are you doing?"
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Who said to me, "how are you doing?" we have to see one another.
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"how are you doing?" we have to see one another. we have to make connection
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We have to see one another. we have to make connection with one another.
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We have to make connection with one another. we have to stop in the midst
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With one another. we have to stop in the midst of this crazy world
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We have to stop in the midst of this crazy world and really be able to see
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Of this crazy world and really be able to see one another.
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And really be able to see one another. tammy: so what if somebody
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One another. tammy: so what if somebody finds themselves, kim, later
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Tammy: so what if somebody finds themselves, kim, later today at the grocery store.
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Finds themselves, kim, later today at the grocery store. nobody sees them.
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Today at the grocery store. nobody sees them. they make their way
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Nobody sees them. they make their way out to the car.
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They make their way out to the car. they're sitting in the car
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Out to the car. they're sitting in the car just gripping the steering
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They're sitting in the car just gripping the steering wheel, and they're saying,
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Just gripping the steering wheel, and they're saying, i'm not okay.
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Wheel, and they're saying, i'm not okay. i don't feel okay.
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I'm not okay. i don't feel okay. but they hear the voice
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I don't feel okay. but they hear the voice of god that says,
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But they hear the voice of god that says, but you can be.
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Of god that says, but you can be. what does that next step
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But you can be. what does that next step then look like for them
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What does that next step then look like for them when they feel like,
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Then look like for them when they feel like, but okay, i can be okay,
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When they feel like, but okay, i can be okay, but how do i get there?
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But okay, i can be okay, but how do i get there? what's a practical step
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Take today to move
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Take today to move into freedom in their life?
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Into freedom in their life? kim: such a great,
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Kim: such a great, great, great question.
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Great, great question. the first thing i did
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The first thing i did was i opened my bible.
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Then i made that commitment.
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Then i made that commitment. god, if i can be okay,
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Then i made that commitment. god, if i can be okay, i will.
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God, if i can be okay, i will. tell me what to do.
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I will. tell me what to do. i believe the next thing
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Tell me what to do. i believe the next thing you do is find someone
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I believe the next thing you do is find someone to talk to.
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You do is find someone to talk to. people go, i don't know
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To talk to. people go, i don't know what to say.
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People go, i don't know what to say. it may not look right.
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What to say. it may not look right. people are not looking
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It may not look right. people are not looking for perfection, they're
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People are not looking for perfection, they're looking for connection.
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For perfection, they're looking for connection. if you call someone and say,
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Looking for connection. if you call someone and say, i need someone to talk to,
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If you call someone and say, i need someone to talk to, we think we're bothering
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I need someone to talk to, we think we're bothering other people, but that's
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We think we're bothering other people, but that's the greatest honor that
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Other people, but that's the greatest honor that we can give to someone,
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The greatest honor that we can give to someone, to be ourselves,
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We can give to someone, to be ourselves, to be our most authentic self.
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To be ourselves, to be our most authentic self. that's really how i began.
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To be our most authentic self. that's really how i began. i invited seven women into
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That's really how i began. i invited seven women into my home, and i said,
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I invited seven women into my home, and i said, "i need you to not only
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My home, and i said, "i need you to not only see the things that
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"i need you to not only see the things that you have been seeing in me,
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See the things that you have been seeing in me, maybe the good things
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You have been seeing in me, maybe the good things that you might see.
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Maybe the good things that you might see. i need you to see all of me."
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That you might see. i need you to see all of me." so i began sharing my story.
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I need you to see all of me." so i began sharing my story. when you begin to share
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So i began sharing my story. when you begin to share your story, those things
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When you begin to share your story, those things of shame, guilt, and regret
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Your story, those things of shame, guilt, and regret began to fall off.
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Of shame, guilt, and regret began to fall off. all those things.
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Began to fall off. all those things. all of a sudden, the things
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All those things. all of a sudden, the things that you were trying to hide
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All of a sudden, the things that you were trying to hide for so many years, you begin
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That you were trying to hide for so many years, you begin to understand, that is
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For so many years, you begin to understand, that is your personal ministry.
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To understand, that is your personal ministry. you all have stories
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Your personal ministry. you all have stories after stories after stories
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You all have stories after stories after stories of people who really caught
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After stories after stories of people who really caught the glimpse of who they are
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Of people who really caught the glimpse of who they are in christ, and how
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The glimpse of who they are in christ, and how their stories really have
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In christ, and how their stories really have the power to help others.
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By the way, if you're
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By the way, if you're watching right now
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Watching right now and you're like, i don't
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And you're like, i don't have anybody to talk to,
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Have anybody to talk to, but you want
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But you want to talk to someone,
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To talk to someone, there's someone who will
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There's someone who will pray with you right now.
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Pray with you right now. just pick up the phone.
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Just pick up the phone. yes, it's a stranger,
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Yes, it's a stranger, but it's another person
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But it's another person who loves jesus and who wants
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Who loves jesus and who wants to pray with you, who wants
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To pray with you, who wants to hear you, who will listen
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To hear you, who will listen to you and lift up
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To you and lift up your concern to the lord.
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Your concern to the lord. so take advantage of that.
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So take advantage of that. kim, i so appreciate
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I have a question for you.
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I have a question for you. i'm of the age where
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I have a question for you. i'm of the age where i'm getting lots of things
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I'm of the age where i'm getting lots of things in the mail for retirement,
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I'm getting lots of things in the mail for retirement, related to retirement.
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In the mail for retirement, related to retirement. tammy: congratulations!
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Related to retirement. tammy: congratulations! randy: i know!
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But you're talking about
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But you're talking about a purpose.
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A purpose. you're talking about
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You're talking about coming to healing.
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Coming to healing. if you haven't, you know,
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If you haven't, you know, or at least getting on
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Or at least getting on the path to healing, do you
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The path to healing, do you ever retire from this?
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Ever retire from this? kim: no, no, no, no!
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Kim: no, no, no, no! i would never even think --
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I would never even think -- i love this!
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I love this! this is what -- when you see
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I'm speaking, i can literally
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I'm speaking, i can literally look across the audience
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I'm speaking, i can literally look across the audience and i can see where
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Look across the audience and i can see where god is freeing people.
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And i can see where god is freeing people. i can see the hope
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God is freeing people. i can see the hope being restored.
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I can see the hope being restored. no, i would never.
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Being restored. no, i would never. i'm telling you,
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No, i would never. i'm telling you, i will probably --
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I'm telling you, i will probably -- they'll have to tell me
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I will probably -- they'll have to tell me when i get to heaven
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They'll have to tell me when i get to heaven i have to stop.
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When i get to heaven i have to stop. randy: i think that's true
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I have to stop. randy: i think that's true for all of us.
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Randy: i think that's true for all of us. because i know the older
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For all of us. because i know the older we get, the more we feel
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Because i know the older we get, the more we feel like maybe, let the
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We get, the more we feel like maybe, let the younger kids take over, but
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Like maybe, let the younger kids take over, but what i hear you saying is,
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Younger kids take over, but what i hear you saying is, hey, wherever god has you,
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What i hear you saying is, hey, wherever god has you, wherever you're ministering
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Hey, wherever god has you, wherever you're ministering right in front of you,
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Wherever you're ministering right in front of you, you never quit.
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Right in front of you, you never quit. you always have something
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You never quit. you always have something to offer.
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You always have something to offer. kim: well, exactly.
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To offer. kim: well, exactly. you think about
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Kim: well, exactly. you think about what we have to offer.
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You think about what we have to offer. the most genuine thing
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What we have to offer. the most genuine thing we have to offer
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The most genuine thing we have to offer is ourselves and our story.
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We have to offer is ourselves and our story. when we share our story
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Is ourselves and our story. when we share our story we're glorifying god,
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When we share our story we're glorifying god, and we're encouraging others.
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We're glorifying god, and we're encouraging others. to heal, we need one thing,
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And we're encouraging others. to heal, we need one thing, and that's to be able
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To heal, we need one thing, and that's to be able to speak.
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And that's to be able to speak. i need to be able to speak
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To speak. i need to be able to speak my heart and i need
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I need to be able to speak my heart and i need someone to receive it.
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My heart and i need someone to receive it. so we're all, we all have
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Someone to receive it. so we're all, we all have such a powerful ministry
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So we're all, we all have such a powerful ministry and mission.
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Such a powerful ministry and mission. and for those people who are
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And mission. and for those people who are sitting in church thinking
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And for those people who are sitting in church thinking that, oh, i don't have
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Sitting in church thinking that, oh, i don't have anything to offer,
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That, oh, i don't have anything to offer, you have yourself to offer.
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Anything to offer, you have yourself to offer. you have your story of
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You have yourself to offer. you have your story of what god has given to you,
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You have your story of what god has given to you, and every bit of it matters.
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What god has given to you, and every bit of it matters. revelations 12:11,
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And every bit of it matters. revelations 12:11, "by the blood of the lamb
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Revelations 12:11, "by the blood of the lamb and by the telling
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"by the blood of the lamb and by the telling of your story,
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And by the telling of your story, this will overcome."
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Of your story, this will overcome." it's a powerful,
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This will overcome." it's a powerful, powerful promise.
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It's a powerful, powerful promise. tammy: i love what
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Powerful promise. tammy: i love what you've offered us.
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Tammy: i love what you've offered us. this devotion is so good.
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You've offered us. this devotion is so good. you've got like over
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This devotion is so good. you've got like over 40 different contributors,
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You've got like over 40 different contributors, which i love.
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40 different contributors, which i love. at the end result for this,
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Which i love. at the end result for this, what was your hope?
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At the end result for this, what was your hope? i use the word hope because
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What was your hope? i use the word hope because i always feel like when
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I use the word hope because i always feel like when we're writing,
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I always feel like when we're writing, even as authors, my goal
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We're writing, even as authors, my goal is always to bring life
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Even as authors, my goal is always to bring life and to bring hope
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Is always to bring life and to bring hope and to bring purpose
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And to bring hope and to bring purpose and to bring truth.
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And to bring purpose and to bring truth. what was your goal when
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And to bring truth. what was your goal when you wrote the devotion?
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What was your goal when you wrote the devotion? kim: to speak into
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You wrote the devotion? kim: to speak into the next generation.
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Kim: to speak into the next generation. psalms 145:4 says that
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The next generation. psalms 145:4 says that we are to command his ways
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Psalms 145:4 says that we are to command his ways and his mighty works
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We are to command his ways and his mighty works into the next generation.
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And his mighty works into the next generation. that's what my grandfather
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Into the next generation. that's what my grandfather did to me.
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That's what my grandfather did to me. he spoke into me his words
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Did to me. he spoke into me his words because he spoke the word
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He spoke into me his words because he spoke the word of god, live beyond his life.
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Because he spoke the word of god, live beyond his life. he's still with me because
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Of god, live beyond his life. he's still with me because he gave that to me.
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He's still with me because he gave that to me. that's something that we can
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He gave that to me. that's something that we can do every day, and we should
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That's something that we can do every day, and we should be doing every day.
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Do every day, and we should be doing every day. it would behoove us
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Be doing every day. it would behoove us as believers to speak
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It would behoove us as believers to speak what god is doing,
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As believers to speak what god is doing, the purity of his word,
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What god is doing, the purity of his word, the purity of his promises
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The purity of his word, the purity of his promises into other people
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The purity of his promises into other people so the value of who
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Into other people so the value of who he has been to us is not
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So the value of who he has been to us is not even a question to those
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He has been to us is not even a question to those who come behind us.
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Even a question to those who come behind us. tammy: yeah, it's such
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Who come behind us. tammy: yeah, it's such a good word.
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Tammy: yeah, it's such a good word. it's such a great devotion,
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A good word. it's such a great devotion, randy.
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It's such a great devotion, randy. i think we should get this
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Randy. i think we should get this in the hands of as many people
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I think we should get this in the hands of as many people that want it today.
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In the hands of as many people that want it today. randy: i would love it.
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That want it today. randy: i would love it. i would love for you
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Randy: i would love it. i would love for you to support our outreach
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I would love for you to support our outreach and get always remember.
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To support our outreach and get always remember. request it whenever.
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And get always remember. request it whenever. and this is wonderful.
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Request it whenever. and this is wonderful. obviously, this will help
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And this is wonderful. obviously, this will help feed you spiritually
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Obviously, this will help feed you spiritually every day for the next year.
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Feed you spiritually every day for the next year. but tammy, there are those
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Tammy: desperately.
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Tammy: desperately. that not only need
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That not only need to be seen, need to be heard,
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To be seen, need to be heard, need hope, need life,
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Need hope, need life, and there is a way that
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And there is a way that we can come alongside them
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We can come alongside them and bring that to them today.
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I don't want to forget
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These people that are
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So desperate for something
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So simple that i have
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Access to every single day.
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So what can i do?
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What can you do?
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We can't just sit back
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And hope that the next person
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Will catch the vision.
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I'm praying that you catch
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The vision with us today,
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It's so simple!
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We, right now, are feeding
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Over 350,000 people every day.
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It's incredible.
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I love when i get to tell
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A complete stranger
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What we get to do.
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But there are so many more
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That are dying right now
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Because they don't have
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The program that we are
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Longing to offer them.
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We need the funds to do it.
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So how can you be a part
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Of that today?
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Randy, there's a simple way
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That everybody can get
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Involved, and it's critical
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Right now as this is
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Our last week on this
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Campaign to focus on this.
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Randy: whatever the situation,
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I hope that you'll say,
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You know what?
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I'm going to reach out
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To mothers just like that.
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There's so many of them.
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They're waiting for
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Their prayers to be answered.
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They're asking god
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To send help, and
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You're the answer to that.
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You're the help.
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That's the beauty of it!
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Will you do something?
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$30 will help feed
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Three children for
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The next several months.
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$50 will help feed
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Five children for
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The next several months.
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$100, ten children.
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$1,000, 100 children.
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$10,000, you know, it's not
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As much about the dollar,
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We need the dollars
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To do these things
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To meet these needs,
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It's about us stepping up
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And being the hands
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And feet of jesus.
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Tammy, we can make
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A big difference.
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Tammy: we can make
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A huge difference.
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Not just big,
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But a huge difference.
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But we need you today.
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Go online, make a call,
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And give the best gift that
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You can give to start
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Changing the lives
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Of so many people today.
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Right now, across the continent of africa,
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Children are suffering, facing severe malnutrition
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And even death.
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With food reserves critically depleted
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And many areas experiencing devastating famine,
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We urgently need to replenish supplies
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To keep feeding the 350,000 children
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Who are counting on us every single day.
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Through life's mission feeding outreach,
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Your gift of love can be an answer
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To a prayer for a hurting and hungry child
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In their time of need.
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Call now with your lifesaving gift
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Of $30, $50, or $100
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To help feed and care for three, five or ten children
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For three full months.
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With your gift, we'll send you
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“happy, healthy and free.”
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A powerful 31-day journey to help you embrace
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God's promises for healing, wholeness,
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Restoration, peace, and joy.
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Step into the abundant life god has prepared for you.
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With your gift of $100 or more, please request
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The beautiful and soft “perfect peace” blanket
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Bearing the words of isaiah 26:3
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As a meaningful reminder that those
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Who trust in the lord are never alone.
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Finally, this is the last opportunity to request
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Our 2025 majestic bronze sculpture, “lion of judah”
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With your gift of $1,000 or more,
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Which will help feed
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100 children in desperate need.
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This is the last week!
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Please call, write, or make your gift online.
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Randy: this is the last week
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Randy: this is the last week we'll be talking about
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Randy: this is the last week we'll be talking about mission feeding during
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We'll be talking about mission feeding during this particular campaign.
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Mission feeding during this particular campaign. but the need
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This particular campaign. but the need is every single day.
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But the need is every single day. we can only do
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Is every single day. we can only do what you enable us to do.
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We can only do what you enable us to do. so i really do hope
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What you enable us to do. so i really do hope that you'll do something
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So i really do hope that you'll do something and do something good
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That you'll do something and do something good because it's a good work.
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And do something good because it's a good work. thank you for being here.
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Because it's a good work. thank you for being here. when you do support mission
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Thank you for being here. when you do support mission feeding, request,
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When you do support mission feeding, request, always remember
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Feeding, request, always remember by kim crabill.
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Always remember by kim crabill. i think they'll be blessed.
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By kim crabill. i think they'll be blessed. tammy: they will be blessed,
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I think they'll be blessed. tammy: they will be blessed, and that's the great thing.
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Tammy: they will be blessed, and that's the great thing. when you give, we give.
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And that's the great thing. when you give, we give. it's kind of a give and take,
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When you give, we give. it's kind of a give and take, and we bless so many people.
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It's kind of a give and take, and we bless so many people. we want to get this
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And we bless so many people. we want to get this in your hands today.
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We want to get this in your hands today. request it.
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In your hands today. request it. give us a call.
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Request it. give us a call. kim, i have loved my time
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Give us a call. kim, i have loved my time with you.
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Kim, i have loved my time with you. extra time in the car.
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With you. extra time in the car. you're a blessing and
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Extra time in the car. you're a blessing and you are speaking into my life.
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You're a blessing and you are speaking into my life. that next generation
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You are speaking into my life. that next generation of always remember the words.
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That next generation of always remember the words. words are important.
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Of always remember the words. words are important. they will change your life,
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Words are important. they will change your life, and that's exactly
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They will change your life, and that's exactly what you're doing.
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And that's exactly what you're doing. we love you
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What you're doing. we love you and we appreciate you.
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We love you and we appreciate you. we'll see you next time
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And we appreciate you. we'll see you next time on life today .
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We'll see you next time on life today . bye-bye.
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Colby: turn it over to him.
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Colby: turn it over to him. there's a powerful shift
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Colby: turn it over to him. there's a powerful shift that happens when we stop
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There's a powerful shift that happens when we stop trying to control everything
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That happens when we stop trying to control everything and start trusting god
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Trying to control everything and start trusting god completely.
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Ezra benson once said,
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Ezra benson once said, "men and women who turn
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Ezra benson once said, "men and women who turn their lives over to god
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"men and women who turn their lives over to god will discover that he can make
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Their lives over to god will discover that he can make a lot more of their lives
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Will discover that he can make a lot more of their lives than they can.
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A lot more of their lives than they can. he can deepen their joys,
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Than they can. he can deepen their joys, expand their vision,
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He can deepen their joys, expand their vision, quicken their minds,
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Expand their vision, quicken their minds, strengthen their muscles,
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Quicken their minds, strengthen their muscles, lift their spirits,
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Strengthen their muscles, lift their spirits, multiply their blessings,
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Lift their spirits, multiply their blessings, increase their opportunities,
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Multiply their blessings, increase their opportunities, comfort their souls,
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Increase their opportunities, comfort their souls, and pour out peace."
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Comfort their souls, and pour out peace." this isn't just poetic,
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And pour out peace." this isn't just poetic, it's a promise.
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This isn't just poetic, it's a promise. it's a promise that we see
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It's a promise. it's a promise that we see all throughout scripture.
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It's a promise that we see all throughout scripture. when you look at the lives
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All throughout scripture. when you look at the lives of people god used,
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When you look at the lives of people god used, moses, david, esther, mary,
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Of people god used, moses, david, esther, mary, none of them were qualified
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Moses, david, esther, mary, none of them were qualified by the world's standards.
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None of them were qualified by the world's standards. but the moment that they turn
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By the world's standards. but the moment that they turn their lives over to god,
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But the moment that they turn their lives over to god, everything changes.
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Their lives over to god, everything changes. god took ordinary people
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Everything changes. god took ordinary people and did extraordinary things
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God took ordinary people and did extraordinary things through them.
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And did extraordinary things through them. that's not ancient history,
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Through them. that's not ancient history, that's how
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That's not ancient history, that's how god still works today.
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That's how god still works today. when we yield our will
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God still works today. when we yield our will to god, he doesn't diminish
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When we yield our will to god, he doesn't diminish who we are, he amplifies it.
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To god, he doesn't diminish who we are, he amplifies it. he doesn't take away
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Who we are, he amplifies it. he doesn't take away our identity; he shows us
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He doesn't take away our identity; he shows us who we really are.
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Our identity; he shows us who we really are. when we cling to control,
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Who we really are. when we cling to control, we limit what god can do.
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When we cling to control, we limit what god can do. but when we let go
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We limit what god can do. but when we let go and let god, when we turn it
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Over to him, we open up
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Over to him, we open up the door for his power
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Over to him, we open up the door for his power to move in ways
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The door for his power to move in ways we never imagined.
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To move in ways we never imagined. sometimes, surrender
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We never imagined. sometimes, surrender seems scary;
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Sometimes, surrender seems scary; it feels like weakness,
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But in the kingdom of god,
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But in the kingdom of god, surrender is strength.
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But in the kingdom of god, surrender is strength. it's where
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Surrender is strength. it's where transformation begins.
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It's where transformation begins. and the truth is, god is not
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Transformation begins. and the truth is, god is not asking you to have it
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And the truth is, god is not asking you to have it all figured out;
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Asking you to have it all figured out; he's asking you to trust
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All figured out; he's asking you to trust that he already has.
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He's asking you to trust that he already has. he's not asking for
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That he already has. he's not asking for perfection; he's asking
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He's not asking for perfection; he's asking for your surrender.
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Perfection; he's asking for your surrender. so trust him.
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For your surrender. so trust him. turn it over to him.
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So trust him. turn it over to him. and you'll be amazed
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Turn it over to him. and you'll be amazed at what he can do
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And you'll be amazed at what he can do with a heart that
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At what he can do with a heart that is fully surrendered to him.
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With a heart that is fully surrendered to him. jesus says in mark 12,
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Is fully surrendered to him. jesus says in mark 12, verse 30, "and thou shalt
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Jesus says in mark 12, verse 30, "and thou shalt love the lord thy god
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Verse 30, "and thou shalt love the lord thy god with all thy heart,
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Love the lord thy god with all thy heart, with all thy soul,
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With all thy heart, with all thy soul, with all thy mind
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With all thy soul, with all thy mind and with all thy strength.
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With all thy mind and with all thy strength. this is the first
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And with all thy strength. this is the first commandment."
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This is the first commandment." that's not just a command,
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Commandment." that's not just a command, it is also an invitation.
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That's not just a command, it is also an invitation. an invitation to stop
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It is also an invitation. an invitation to stop striving and start abiding.
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An invitation to stop striving and start abiding. to stop gripping
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Striving and start abiding. to stop gripping and start trusting.
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To stop gripping and start trusting. to stop carrying it
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And start trusting. to stop carrying it all yourself
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To stop carrying it all yourself and let him carry you.
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All yourself and let him carry you. so today, whatever
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And let him carry you. so today, whatever you're facing,
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So today, whatever you're facing, whatever you've been trying
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You're facing, whatever you've been trying to hold together on your own,
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Whatever you've been trying to hold together on your own, turn it over to him
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To hold together on your own, turn it over to him because he's not done
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Turn it over to him because he's not done writing your story.
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Because he's not done writing your story. he's just getting started.
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You can chart a purposeful path
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Creating a legacy of love and hope
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For future generations.
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Visit life planning services today!
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Lee strobel weighs the evidence to distinguish
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Myth from truth about what happened
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In bethlehem in the case for christmas.
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Tomorrow!
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Kim Crabill: Your Story Matters | Life Today

December 23, 2025 | 27:29

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