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good evening
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family I want to talk to you about a
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mindset a mentality a determination that
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can shift not just your day but the very
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course of your destiny it's the 4 a.m.
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mentality I want you to picture it
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picture it in your mind imagine you're
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waking up at 4:00 a.m. while the world
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is still asleep while the house is quiet
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the streets are empty and there's still
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a coolness in the air that promises the
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start of something
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new what happens at 4 a.m. why does that
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hour have so much weight let me tell you
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it's not about the
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clock it's not about the hour of the day
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it's about the heart posture you adopt
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when everyone else is still resting when
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the distractions haven't yet come when
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you have the Stillness to yourself and
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you choose to do something with it at
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400 a.m. the only thing that matters is
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focus the only thing that matters is
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Clarity at that hour there are no
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excuses there are no interruptions there
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are no Allstar tomorrow moments there is
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only
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intentionality what happens at 4:00 a.m.
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is that you decide that you are not
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going to wait for motivation to show up
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you are not going to wait for the stars
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to align you're not going to wait for
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the perfect opportunity or the ideal
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circumstances you are going to make the
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most of what's in front of you
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regardless of how you feel you are going
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to show up even when no one else is
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watching because the truth is there are
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things that are born in the Silence of
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early mornings that cannot be cultivated
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in the noise of
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midday in the Bible we see time and time
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again that the Great didn't wait for the
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perfect time they didn't wait until
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everything was comfortable or until the
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conditions were just right they woke up
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early they got up when the world was
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still dark the scripture tells us about
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David he was a Shepherd in the field in
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the quiet of the night with no audience
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but the Stars he was being prepared for
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a king's crown in the Silence of his
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Solitude what did he do in that space he
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cultivated Vision he cultivated
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discipline he cultivated character he
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poured out his heart in prayer and
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worship before God he wasn't chasing the
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crown at that point he was chasing the
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heart of God and that was enough because
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what you do at 400 a.m. when nobody else
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is around matters it matters more than
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you
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realize the 4 a. mentality doesn't just
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speak to waking up early it speaks to a
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mindset of Readiness it speaks to a
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mentality of
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commitment a mentality that says I may
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not see the fruit today but I will plant
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the seed I will water it I will nurture
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it and in due time God will bring the
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increase but here's what I need you to
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understand this isn't just about
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physical activity this isn't just about
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being up about while the world sleeps
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this is about your spiritual posture
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when you wake up at 4 a.m. when you wake
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up before the sun rises and you push
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past the temptation to stay in bed or
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press lose you're not just waking your
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body you're waking your spirit you're
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aligning yourself with the purposes of
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God you're aligning your life with his
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vision for you in the Bible it says in
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Matthew 6:33 seek first the kingdom of
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God and his righteousness and all these
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things will be added to you what does
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that look like in real life it looks
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like getting up before the world comes
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rushing in and saying I will prioritize
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what matters I will prioritize God's
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will his word his plans I will put first
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things first and trust that everything
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else will fall into
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place this 4 a mentality requires a
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sacrifice yes but the kind of sacrifice
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that leads to growth to progress and
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ultimately to purpose it's the kind of
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mentality that won't let you settle for
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the mundane it's the kind of mentality
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that knows that your purpose is too
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great to wait for a better time to start
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if you wait for the perfect conditions
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you'll never move if you wait for the
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perfect moment it'll never come but when
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you adopt the 400 a mentality you make
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today the perfect time to
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begin now let me be clear this is not
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about striving this is not about trying
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to earn God's love or approval we know
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that God's grace is sufficient for us
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and his love is unchanging but what it
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is about is taking hold of the
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opportunities he gives us in storting
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them well it's about being faithful with
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the Small Things trusting that God sees
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the work done in sec and will reward it
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in his
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time that 4 a.m. mentality it's a
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mentality of
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ownership it's a mentality that says I'm
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not going to waste the gifts the time
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the breath in my lungs I'm not going to
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waste the purpose I was created for
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family I believe with all my heart that
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we are on the edge of something
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extraordinary but it's going to take the
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4 a.m. mentality to step into it you
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have a calling you have a purpose you
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have a destiny to fulfill but it won't
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happen by accident it will take
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commitment it will take discipline it
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will take faithfulness in The Quiet
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Moments before the sun
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rises so I ask you today are you willing
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to wake up at 4:00 a.m. not just
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physically but spiritually emotionally
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mentally are you willing to do what
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others won't do to see the things you've
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prayed for come to pass are you willing
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to invest in your future your purpose
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even when no one is
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watching because I believe that when you
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adopt this mentality when you decide
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that no task is too small no moment is
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too insignificant you will see that God
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is doing something big something
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powerful something that will echo
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through
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generations let's adopt the 4 a.m.
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mentality together let's rise early
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focus on his will and trust him with the
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results because at 4 a.m. anything is
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possible do I the quiet of early
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mornings when the world is still there
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is a unique opportunity to align
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yourself with God's purposes for your
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life this is the power of prioritizing
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the quiet it's not just about waking up
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early it's about using a sacred time to
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be intentional and to seek God without
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the distractions of the day the noise of
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the world the business of our routines
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the endless demands on our time and
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attention all of that Fades into the
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background when we make space for
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Stillness it's in that space that we can
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hear the gentle Whispers of God's
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Direction his peace and his
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presence when you wake up
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early before the rest of the world stirs
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there is a sense of focus and Clarity
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that can only be found in that moment of
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Solitude it's a time to breathe deeply
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to Center your heart and mind and to set
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the tone for the day ahead you're not
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rushing into the day with a frantic
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Spirit but you're intentionally
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preparing yourself for what God has in
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store the world is not yet intruded on
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your thoughts and you have the freedom
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to reflect to pray and to meditate on
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his
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word this is where the power of the
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quiet comes in it's not just a time to
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catch up on sleep or check off tasks on
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a Todo list it's a time to be to be
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present with God to be fully aware of
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his presence and to open yourself to
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receive his guidance the morning hours
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are a blank canvas waiting for you to
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paint your intentions your prayers and
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your thoughts on it when you
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intentionally seek God in those moments
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you create a foundation for your day
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that is built on purpose Clarity and
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direction in those early hours there's a
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vulnerability that allows you to connect
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with God in ways that may not be
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possible when the world is bustling
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there are no meetings to rush to no
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phones ringing no distractions pulling
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your attention in a million directions
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you can simply sit in his presence
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reflect on his goodness and tune into
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the still small voice of the holy spirit
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this quiet time opens up a space for
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personal reflection for the Holy Spirit
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to illuminate areas of your life that
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need attention and for you to hear God's
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heart for your day your season and your
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future when you prioritize the quiet
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you're not just giving God your time
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you're giving him your attention in a
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world that thrives on constant
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stimulation and noise The Quiet Moments
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become sacred because they are
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deliberate choice to focus on what truly
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matters it's a decision to filter out
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the chaos and to Center your yourself on
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the one who holds all things together
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this is where spiritual growth happens
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it's in these quiet intentional moments
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that you are able to listen deeply
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receive wisdom and gain the strength
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needed to navigate whatever challenges
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the day may
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bring it's also in the quiet of early
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mornings that we often receive fresh
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perspective when everything is still you
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can see things with greater
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Clarity your thoughts are less cluttered
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and you can hear the Holy Spirit
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speaking to you in ways that are often
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drowned out by the noise of the day you
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might receive new ideas insight into
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your circumstance or direction for a
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specific challenge you're facing God
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often speaks most clearly when we take
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the time to quiet our hearts and
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listen moreover the quiet in the morning
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is an opportunity to cultivate gratitude
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in the silence you can reflect on God's
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faithfulness his provision and his love
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it's a time to align your heart with his
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and to remember the many ways he has
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worked in your life it's a powerful
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practice that shifts your focus from
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what's missing or what's wrong to what
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is good true and praiseworthy when you
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begin your day in gratitude the rest of
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the day tends to follow that same
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pattern you find yourself more aware of
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God's presence more attuned to his
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guidance and more open to the blessings
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he has for
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you prioritizing the quiet is an act of
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discipline and intentionality it's a
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decision to slow down in a world that
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constantly pushes for Speed and
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productivity but in that quiet God does
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his best work in us he refines us
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strengthens us and prepares us for the
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tasks ahead the quiet is not wasted time
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it's sacred time that positions us to to
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walk in Greater alignment with God's
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will for our lives it's a time to
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receive what we need to face the
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challenges ahead and to be reminded that
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God is with us guiding us guiding us for
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the journey the 4 a.m mentality is not
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just about waking up early it's about
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understanding that every step in the
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journey requires a level of sacrifice
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sacrifice isn't always easy in fact it
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can often feel like a cost we're not
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sure where we're willing to pay but
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sacrifice is at the heart of true growth
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it's what separates the dreamers from
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the doers the wishers from the achiever
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every great accomplishment whether in
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the natural or spiritual realm comes
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with a price and that price is not just
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paid in time or effort it's often paid
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in discomfort in choosing what is best
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over what is easiest in laying down your
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own desires to serve a higher
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purpose when we talk about sacrifice in
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the context of the 4 AM mentality we're
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not just talking about the physical act
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of waking up early or pushing through
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the resistance of comfort it's a
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mentality that understands that for
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every opportunity that is seized
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something else must be let go it's about
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recognizing that growth progress and
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success require us to make intentional
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choices even when those choices don't
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feel easy or convenient when you wake up
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at 4 a.m. to pray to study or to work
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you are choosing to sacrifice your rest
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your comfort or the temptation to Simply
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Coast through life you're choosing
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discipline over indulgence purpose over
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pleasure and this is where the power
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lies sacrifice makes room for something
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greater to take its place this principle
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is is true in every area of life if you
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want to grow spiritually you must be
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willing to sacrifice time to give up
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distractions and to make space for God
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to speak to you if you want to achieve
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your goals whether they are personal
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academic or professional you must be
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willing to sacrifice theant ratification
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of leisure or distractions for the
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long-term reward of achievement and
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progress sacrific is the currency we pay
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to experience growth transformation and
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success it is the seed we plant knowing
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that it will yield a harvest in its time
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in the Bible we see countless examples
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of sacrifice leading to Greater purpose
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and reward Abraham sacrificed his only
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son Isaac in obedience to God's command
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and because of his faithfulness God made
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a covenant with him that changed the
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course of history Moses sacrificed the
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comfort and security of his life in
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Pharaoh's Palace to answer the call of
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God leading a nation out of bondage
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Jesus himself sacrificed his life on the
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cross for the Salvation of the world in
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each of these instances the sacrifice
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wasn't easy but the outcome was worth it
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far beyond what they could have imagined
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their will willingness to sacrifice set
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the stage for divine intervention and
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Supernatural results this is the pattern
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we see throughout scripture sacrifice is
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a prerequisite for receiving the
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blessings and calling of
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God but sacrifice isn't just about
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giving something up it's about what
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we're gaining in the process it's about
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the growth that happens in the moments
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of discomfort the 4 am. mentality RIS us
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to embrace the discomfort that comes
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with giving up certain Comforts and
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embracing the challenge this is not the
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kind of sacrifice that leaves us
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depleted or broken it's the kind of
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sacrifice that strengthens us refines us
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and prepares us for what's ahead it's
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about realizing that the temporary
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discomfort is a small price to pay for
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the Eternal rewards that come from
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living out our Purpose with
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intention sacrifice also teaches us
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discipline discipline is about making
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choices based on what is best for us in
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the long run not what feels easiest in
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the moment it's about building habits
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that serve our greater Vision even when
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those habits require us to give up
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what's comfortable the 4 a.m mentality
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is all about consistency in the midst of
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sacrifice it's about waking up early
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committing to prayer study or work even
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when it's hard because you know that
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what you're doing now will reap rewards
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later sacrifice is the key that unlocks
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your potential and discipline is what
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ensures that you remain faithful to the
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path God has set before
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you moreover sacrifice is an act of
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trust when we sacrifice we are saying
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that we trust God enough to give up what
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we think we need in order to receive
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what he has for us it's an act of faith
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knowing that God will honor our
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sacrifice and that he will provide
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everything we need in due time the
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willingness to sacrifice is a testament
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to our belief that God is good and that
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he knows what's best for us even when it
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doesn't make sense in the
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moment the 4 a.m. mentality calls us to
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sacrifice not just our time but our
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comfort our convenience and sometimes
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our own plans to align ourselves with
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God's greater purpose every moment of
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sacrifice whether it's the time spent in
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prayer the extra work put into a project
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or the discipline to stay focused moves
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us closer to the person God created us
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to be and the destiny he has prepared
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for us it is through sacrifice that we
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grow that we are refined and that we
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become who God has called us to be
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discipline is the bridge between dreams
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and reality and the commitment to
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consistency is the key to unlocking that
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bridge in a world that often thrives on
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instant gratification and quick results
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it can be easy to fall into the Trap of
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waiting for motivation to strike or for
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the perfect moment to begin but the
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truth is the path to success and
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spiritual growth is not paved with
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fleeting bursts of motivation it's built
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on the small consistent steps we take
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every day even when we don't feel like
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it even when it seems like progress is
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slow when we commit to consistency we
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are choosing a mindset that values
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perseverance over Perfection discipline
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over ease and faithfulness over
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frustration it's about showing up even
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on the days when motivation is nowhere
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to be found there will be mornings when
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you don't feel like getting out of bed
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when you'd rather hit snoo and pretend
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the world can wait but the 4 a.m
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mentality reminds us that success
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doesn't come from waiting for
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inspiration to hit it comes from making
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the decision to take action even when
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it's hard it comes from trusting that
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each small faithful step compounds over
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time and leads to significant lasting
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change consistency is not always
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glamorous it's not the instant reward or
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the dramatic transformation we often
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hope for but it is the foundation that
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steady long-term success is built upon
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whether it's your spirit spiritual life
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your personal goals or your professional
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Endeavors the key is doing the work day
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in and day out even when the results
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aren't immediately visible it's in these
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quiet seemingly insignificant moments of
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obedience and effort that the character
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is forges and the fruit is eventually
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born when we make a commitment to
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consistency we make a commitment to
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trust the process to keep going even
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when it feels like nothing is changing
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knowing that growth is happening beneath
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the surface in a culture that is
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constantly looking for short Cuts
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consistency requires a shift in mindset
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it's easy to fall into the Trap of
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thinking that if we don't see immediate
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results we're wasting our time but real
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lasting change doesn't happen overnight
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it's the slow deliberate process of
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building habits routines and practices
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that over time create something
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substantial think about a seed planted
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in the ground it doesn't Sprout up
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instantly it takes time it needs care
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nurturing and patience the growth is
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happening but it's often hidden beneath
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the soil consistency in our actions is
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like watering that seed trusting that
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eventually it will break through and
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Bloom but without that daily care that
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consistent effort it would never have
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the opportunity to grow the 4 a.m.
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mentality is a commitment to that kind
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of consistency it's not about making a
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grand gesture or doing something flashy
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it's about the quiet faithfulness of
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showing up even when no one is watching
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it's about doing the hard things that no
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one else sees knowing that it matters
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and it matters because the little things
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we do consistently shape who we are and
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who we will become our character our
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spiritual depth and our Effectiveness in
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the world are all shaped by the everyday
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choices we make every prayer
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prayed every moment of silence Been In
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God's Presence every action taken to
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move closer to our purpose contributes
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to the person we are
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becoming this is also where the power of
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discipline comes into play discipline is
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the strength to keep going even when
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it's difficult it's the willingness to
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make choices that align with your
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long-term goals even when the immediate
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temptation is to take the easy route
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discipline is what keeps us grounded
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when our emotions fluctuate when life
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throws us curveballs or when we Face
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setbacks it's the ability to remain
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committed to our purpose despite the
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challenges it's not about perfection
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it's about
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persistence ultimately consistency is
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about trusting in the
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process it's about realizing that
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Success is Not defined by one big moment
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but by a thousand small ones that build
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upon each other whether it's your
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spiritual life your career or your
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personal growth the power lies in those
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consistent intentional choices you make
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day after day the commitment to show up
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to keep pressing forward even when the
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Finish Line feels far off is what sets
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you apart it's what builds
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momentum it's what leads to
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breakthroughs the key is not to look for
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the big dramatic moments instead it's
00:17:44
about making the decision to be faithful
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in the small things and trusting that
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God will use that consistency to bring
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about the results he has
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promised you said in life it's easy to
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get caught up in the idea of instant
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results or fast success but the true
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journey of growth both spiritually and
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personally is one of patience
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persistence and Trust in the process
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focusing on the process means committing
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to the journey embracing the small
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sometimes hidden steps along the way and
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allowing God to shape Us in the waiting
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when we focus on the process we are not
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merely aiming for an end goal we are
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trusting that God is doing something
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deeper within us as we walk each step
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the truth is transformation often occurs
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not in the destination but in the
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moments of preparation growth and
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development that happen along the way
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focusing on the process is about
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recognizing that the work God is doing
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in you today is as important as the work
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he will do through you tomorrow this
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perspective allows us to embrace every
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moment even the seemingly mundane ones
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as an opportunity for growth when we
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learn to focus on the process we stop
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rushing through life and instead begin
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to pay attention to what God is teaching
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Us in each season too often we want to
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skip the hard parts or jump ahead to the
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results but the process the day-to-day
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steps of obedience and learning is where
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God refines our character and prepares
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us for greater things
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it's easy to get discouraged when we
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don't see immediate progress especially
00:19:03
when we feel we've been working hard or
00:19:04
waiting for a breakthrough but when we
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focus on the process we shift our
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mindset from being goal oriented to
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being purpose-- driven we begin to see
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that the growth we're experiencing may
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not always look like what we imagined it
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would but it's still valuable and
00:19:18
essential sometimes the fruit that comes
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from our efforts isn't visible
00:19:21
immediately and we may even question if
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anything is changing at all yet the
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process is happening whether we see it
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or not God is working beneath the
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surface preparing us in ways we cannot
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always understand or appreciate in the
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moment God often uses the process to
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teach us perseverance he uses the small
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steps to build our endurance and
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character Romans 5:34 says we rejoice in
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our sufferings knowing that suffering
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produces endurance and endurance
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produces character and character
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produces hope it's in those moments
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where we feel like giving up that God is
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strengthening us it's in the quiet times
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of faithfulness when we're doing the
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same thing over and over again that he
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is refining us this is where true
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spiritual maturity happens when we stop
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focusing solely on the outcome and start
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embracing the journey knowing that God's
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work in US is just as significant as his
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work through us one of the most
00:20:09
challenging parts of focusing on the
00:20:11
process is learning to trust God's
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timing we want things to happen quickly
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and we often feel that the longer the
00:20:16
process takes the less likely it is that
00:20:18
something will happen but God's timing
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is perfect he knows exactly what he's
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doing even when we can't see the bigger
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picture when we embrace the process we
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learn to rest in the fact that God's
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timing is not just about when things
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happen but about preparing us for what
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is ahead he uses the waiting periods to
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align our hearts with his will to help
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us grow in wisdom and to equip us for
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the future tasks he's preparing us
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for the key to focusing on the process
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is maintaining faith and trust even when
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the results are not immediately clear we
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must remember that progress is often
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slow and God's work in our lives is
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often gradual it's not about reaching a
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particular destination it's about being
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faithful with what he's given us in the
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the moment every prayer we pray every
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Act of obedience every time we show up
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and do the work even when it feels like
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nothing is happening builds the
00:21:07
foundation for something much greater in
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our future when we focus on the process
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we stop measuring success by external
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markers alone we begin to understand
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that the real work is happening inside
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of us as we grow in patience in
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understanding and in faith we begin to
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realize that the outcome will come in
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due time but the process has already
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been worth it it's shaping us refining
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us and preparing us for what God has
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planned for us
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focusing on the process is not about
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settling for mediocrity or accepting
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delay as defeat it's about trusting that
00:21:34
God is using every moment every
00:21:36
challenge every step to make us into who
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he has created us to be
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