WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.320 --> 00:00:07.960 You're listening to KFI A six on demand. James, Welcome 2 00:00:07.960 --> 00:00:08.960 to the Jesus Christ Show. 3 00:00:09.640 --> 00:00:11.000 Thank you, How can I help you? 4 00:00:11.080 --> 00:00:12.000 James? 5 00:00:13.279 --> 00:00:16.199 We in reference to a close friend that you would 6 00:00:16.199 --> 00:00:19.800 tell them if they had something in their teeth. It 7 00:00:19.839 --> 00:00:23.440 made me think of I have a close friend. In fact, 8 00:00:23.480 --> 00:00:28.920 she's my wife, and whenever I bring something up that 9 00:00:29.480 --> 00:00:32.359 you know she's doing that it's not acceptable in God's sight, 10 00:00:33.520 --> 00:00:38.119 like using God's name in vain. She gets defensive or 11 00:00:38.439 --> 00:00:42.880 excuse my French, that kind of stuff, and I just 12 00:00:42.960 --> 00:00:44.759 don't know how to handle it. It just makes me 13 00:00:44.880 --> 00:00:48.240 not want to even it shuts down our communication, is 14 00:00:48.280 --> 00:00:48.840 what it does. 15 00:00:51.079 --> 00:00:54.759 Well, if you know that that deep down that she 16 00:00:55.079 --> 00:00:56.920 do you feel that she's a good person and this 17 00:00:57.039 --> 00:00:59.560 is just one of those things that she's working through, 18 00:01:00.119 --> 00:01:03.679 or do you feel that she you know that maybe 19 00:01:04.079 --> 00:01:06.159 coming from you, she might be rejecting it, but she 20 00:01:06.280 --> 00:01:09.120 hears it, so on the outside she's rejecting it, but 21 00:01:09.200 --> 00:01:11.920 really it's something she's working on and wants to be 22 00:01:12.000 --> 00:01:16.480 left alone about it because there could be a difference. 23 00:01:16.519 --> 00:01:18.120 It's like if you know someone's telling you to take 24 00:01:18.120 --> 00:01:19.959 out the trash, take out the trash, take out the trash. 25 00:01:19.959 --> 00:01:22.159 It's human nature to not want to take out the 26 00:01:22.200 --> 00:01:25.400 trash until you know no one's around. You laugh because 27 00:01:25.400 --> 00:01:27.799 you're a man and you've done that. So it's like 28 00:01:28.239 --> 00:01:32.400 there's just there's that kind of you. There's two ways 29 00:01:32.439 --> 00:01:34.480 of doing that. It doesn't mean that she's not hearing 30 00:01:34.519 --> 00:01:37.239 it or that she doesn't agree with you. It just 31 00:01:37.280 --> 00:01:40.840 means maybe the way it's being presented to her might 32 00:01:40.920 --> 00:01:45.079 put her off, because do you really think that she 33 00:01:45.120 --> 00:01:46.120 wants to offend God? 34 00:01:47.640 --> 00:01:49.560 No, I really don't think she wants to turn guy. 35 00:01:49.840 --> 00:01:52.439 Okay, then it's something that she's probably working on and 36 00:01:53.079 --> 00:01:57.079 is aware of at this point, and so maybe it's 37 00:01:57.120 --> 00:01:59.879 something that you guys can slowly work on by way 38 00:02:00.120 --> 00:02:04.040 of You know, I love you, but every time I 39 00:02:04.079 --> 00:02:05.840 hear it makes me cringe. And I know that you 40 00:02:06.120 --> 00:02:07.680 that you love God and that you're not trying to 41 00:02:07.719 --> 00:02:10.439 offend God, and that's not my concern. I know you're 42 00:02:10.479 --> 00:02:12.400 not trying to do that, but it starts to offend 43 00:02:12.439 --> 00:02:15.120 me and then I hear it because I work it hard. 44 00:02:15.199 --> 00:02:18.800 I work hard not to say those things. So may 45 00:02:18.840 --> 00:02:20.680 I ask for you not to do it in front 46 00:02:20.719 --> 00:02:20.879 of me? 47 00:02:20.960 --> 00:02:21.199 Only? 48 00:02:21.639 --> 00:02:26.719 That's all I ask and that way it becomes different. 49 00:02:27.000 --> 00:02:30.919 You know, it's very hard to take correction, even the 50 00:02:30.960 --> 00:02:33.360 best correction is hard to take. And maybe she might 51 00:02:33.400 --> 00:02:37.280 come around and say eventually, you know, thank you, thank 52 00:02:37.319 --> 00:02:39.400 you for that. I just it's hard for me and 53 00:02:39.439 --> 00:02:41.000 I get embarrassed and when you point it out then 54 00:02:41.039 --> 00:02:43.039 it makes me feel less then and then I have 55 00:02:43.080 --> 00:02:45.319 all these insecurity issues that come up about whether you 56 00:02:45.360 --> 00:02:48.879 care about me or and all of these things that 57 00:02:48.879 --> 00:02:51.039 she's dealing with, and it becomes something that it's not. 58 00:02:53.280 --> 00:02:56.240 But really to break it down and kind of work 59 00:02:56.360 --> 00:03:00.439 through it and look at it a little different, so 60 00:03:00.479 --> 00:03:03.360 it's not a you know, I'm of this and you're that, 61 00:03:03.599 --> 00:03:05.360 or I'm a have you're a have not, or any 62 00:03:05.400 --> 00:03:08.039 of those things. You can simply ask her why why 63 00:03:08.080 --> 00:03:10.599 she does it, and that you're curious because you know 64 00:03:10.639 --> 00:03:12.599 how much she loves God or where her heart is 65 00:03:12.639 --> 00:03:17.439 and where it comes from. You know, my producer Neil 66 00:03:18.199 --> 00:03:21.719 has a mouth and a half on him, and eventually 67 00:03:22.280 --> 00:03:25.000 he steps in it with things he says and people 68 00:03:25.000 --> 00:03:28.479 point it out, and sometimes he reacts poorly, and sometimes 69 00:03:28.479 --> 00:03:32.000 he takes a deep breath and thinks, Okay, that was right, 70 00:03:32.120 --> 00:03:34.199 and I need to work on that. I think most 71 00:03:34.240 --> 00:03:38.759 people fall into that category. I find if somebody accepts 72 00:03:38.759 --> 00:03:41.400 it too soon, they probably didn't really hear it or 73 00:03:41.400 --> 00:03:44.319 consume it properly. And if somebody keeps pushing it off 74 00:03:44.360 --> 00:03:46.680 there dealing with some other issues there. But if you 75 00:03:46.759 --> 00:03:49.159 hit somewhere in the middle and they go, Okay, I'm 76 00:03:49.159 --> 00:03:51.240 gonna work on. I'm gonna do a little couple of steps, 77 00:03:51.639 --> 00:03:53.879 and then you check yourself and make sure you don't 78 00:03:53.879 --> 00:03:57.080 do these things and make sure you're not putting her 79 00:03:57.080 --> 00:03:59.159 in a position to want to say those things, then 80 00:03:59.159 --> 00:04:01.520 I think everything and work out in the long run. 81 00:04:02.240 --> 00:04:03.400 Does that seem fair? 82 00:04:04.319 --> 00:04:06.280 Yes very much, so, thank you very much. 83 00:04:06.520 --> 00:04:09.039 You're welcome, and I pray that works out for you. 84 00:04:09.400 --> 00:04:14.120 Communication is, you know, coming from the word commune to 85 00:04:14.159 --> 00:04:20.560 come together, to fellowship, to spend time together is incredibly important. 86 00:04:21.160 --> 00:04:24.519 And unfortunately we learn words and we think and can 87 00:04:24.560 --> 00:04:29.519 build sentences and we think we know how to communicate, right, well, 88 00:04:29.560 --> 00:04:35.600 you don't. Communication is in addition to words and syntax 89 00:04:35.879 --> 00:04:39.319 and sentences and all of these things, it's about going 90 00:04:39.360 --> 00:04:44.199 on and speaking to somebody in a language that they understand. 91 00:04:45.959 --> 00:04:53.720 And movies, books, comedians, chefs, the ones that everybody thinks 92 00:04:53.759 --> 00:04:56.120 are so great are the ones that speak to the 93 00:04:56.160 --> 00:04:59.800 masses that for some ways, for some reason, they're gifted 94 00:04:59.800 --> 00:05:04.079 with ability as an artist, as a human being to 95 00:05:05.040 --> 00:05:09.040 do something with that medium that speaks to the most 96 00:05:09.079 --> 00:05:13.839 amount of people in the brightest and most vibrant ways. 97 00:05:14.240 --> 00:05:17.680 And that's a that's a gift. So when when you 98 00:05:17.839 --> 00:05:21.000 want to say something to someone, most of the time 99 00:05:21.040 --> 00:05:24.879 it's fairly benign. So it's you know, I need a pencil, 100 00:05:25.000 --> 00:05:27.639 or I need this, or pardon me, I need to 101 00:05:27.680 --> 00:05:29.720 get through here, whatever it is that you kind of 102 00:05:29.759 --> 00:05:32.439 just say it. But think about things that are important 103 00:05:32.480 --> 00:05:34.839 to you, are important to not that you're going to 104 00:05:34.879 --> 00:05:37.160 tell someone, are important enough for you to sit down 105 00:05:37.720 --> 00:05:41.079 kind of wade through them and see, Okay, how should 106 00:05:41.079 --> 00:05:44.279 I present this? Isn't it funny? How if your boss 107 00:05:44.399 --> 00:05:45.879 or someone said, you know, I need you to do 108 00:05:45.920 --> 00:05:48.120 a presentation, or I need you to pitch this to someone, 109 00:05:48.519 --> 00:05:51.079 or you're selling a car, or you're doing something, you 110 00:05:51.120 --> 00:05:54.199 will go to the ends of the earth to practice, 111 00:05:54.240 --> 00:05:57.199 to prepare, to research, to do notes, to do whatever 112 00:05:57.240 --> 00:06:01.160 it is. But the love of your life, your the people, 113 00:06:01.519 --> 00:06:04.120 your family, the people that are the closest to you, 114 00:06:04.120 --> 00:06:06.040 you just throw it out there like it doesn't matter, 115 00:06:06.879 --> 00:06:09.519 partly because well, they love you and they're going to 116 00:06:09.600 --> 00:06:11.319 understand hopefully regardless. 117 00:06:11.399 --> 00:06:11.600 Right. 118 00:06:12.399 --> 00:06:15.040 But if you're trying to be persuasive, or if you're 119 00:06:15.079 --> 00:06:17.560 trying to be productive and you want to move something along, 120 00:06:17.879 --> 00:06:20.199 then you want to do your best to articulate the needs, 121 00:06:20.240 --> 00:06:23.639 the concerns, and how they're affecting the people in the family. 122 00:06:24.879 --> 00:06:27.319 But you have to make that person feel safe, because 123 00:06:27.920 --> 00:06:32.240 on the edge of every conversation in life is the 124 00:06:32.399 --> 00:06:36.639 enemy trying to tell everyone that they're unworthy of having 125 00:06:36.680 --> 00:06:41.319 any relationships at all, that they're going to be rejected 126 00:06:41.600 --> 00:06:44.040 should they not do this, or maybe if they do 127 00:06:44.160 --> 00:06:46.759 this thing, they'll appear to be different in the eyes 128 00:06:46.800 --> 00:06:48.879 of their loved one and they'll be rejected then too. 129 00:06:50.319 --> 00:06:53.639 There's all these ugly things that come, you know, swimming 130 00:06:53.720 --> 00:06:56.879 up to the surface looking for a way out, and 131 00:06:57.079 --> 00:07:01.759 people get freaked out. Plus, honest, who really likes to 132 00:07:01.800 --> 00:07:05.240 be told what to do? I have a wonderful book, 133 00:07:05.560 --> 00:07:09.839 wonderful book for you called the Bible. Maybe you've heard 134 00:07:09.879 --> 00:07:14.839 of it. It's over sixty five books written over a 135 00:07:14.879 --> 00:07:20.680 span of about fourteen hundred years by around forty authors, 136 00:07:21.680 --> 00:07:25.160 three different continents, three different language, is written in times 137 00:07:25.160 --> 00:07:29.800 of peace in times of war by kings and peasants alike, 138 00:07:29.959 --> 00:07:33.680 all pointing towards one thing. A beautiful love letter to 139 00:07:33.759 --> 00:07:35.279 tell you about the things that you should do and 140 00:07:35.319 --> 00:07:38.959 you shouldn't do, not because I'm some dictator in the sky, 141 00:07:39.040 --> 00:07:43.120 but because they are beneficial to you, and still you 142 00:07:43.240 --> 00:07:46.560 reject them at times. You know why, because people don't 143 00:07:46.560 --> 00:07:48.839 like being told what to do, even when it's right. 144 00:07:49.720 --> 00:07:54.000 Even when it's right. You can watch children and the 145 00:07:54.360 --> 00:07:57.160 only reason why children are so bold about it and 146 00:07:57.240 --> 00:07:59.800 adults aren't is because they're children and adults. But the 147 00:08:00.000 --> 00:08:03.279 adult still wants to do the exact same thing that 148 00:08:03.480 --> 00:08:07.759 the child does. My buddy Ron Pearson, whom some of 149 00:08:07.800 --> 00:08:12.000 you know, comedian Ron Pearson, who does shows with us 150 00:08:12.160 --> 00:08:15.639 from time to time, clean comedy shows, has a bit 151 00:08:15.680 --> 00:08:19.480 where he talks about his children saying I don't wanna, 152 00:08:20.879 --> 00:08:25.120 I don't wanna, and quite frankly, let's be honest, most 153 00:08:25.199 --> 00:08:27.680 adults want to do the same thing about whatever, whether 154 00:08:27.720 --> 00:08:30.120 it deals with work, whether it deals with going on 155 00:08:30.199 --> 00:08:32.440 vacation to a place they didn't want to go, taking 156 00:08:32.480 --> 00:08:35.519 out the trash, doing the dishes. Whatever. Parents would love, 157 00:08:35.559 --> 00:08:38.559 adults would love to drop to the floor kicking and screaming, 158 00:08:38.600 --> 00:08:42.039 saying I don't want to but if you don't do 159 00:08:42.200 --> 00:08:44.600 these things, and you don't learn these things, then we 160 00:08:44.639 --> 00:08:47.279 can't move forward. There's much to be learned, much to 161 00:08:47.320 --> 00:08:50.679 be gained, but also how to communicate it properly to 162 00:08:50.759 --> 00:08:58.279 the person that needs it. Pete, Welcome to the Jesus 163 00:08:58.360 --> 00:09:03.480 Christ Show. Hello, Hi, Pete, Hi, how can I help you? 164 00:09:03.519 --> 00:09:04.759 I hope you're having a good day. 165 00:09:04.960 --> 00:09:06.440 I am having a wonderful day. Thank you. 166 00:09:07.519 --> 00:09:10.919 I have a friend who believes in this doctrine that 167 00:09:10.960 --> 00:09:13.759 you must be that passed in the name of Jesus 168 00:09:13.879 --> 00:09:17.480 Christ rather than Father's son and holy Ghost. And my 169 00:09:17.559 --> 00:09:22.720 initial thoult was because I had many Messianic Jewish friends. 170 00:09:23.039 --> 00:09:26.840 His original name was just Shuah, which is Joshua. And 171 00:09:26.919 --> 00:09:32.000 my question is who changed it from Joshua to Jesus 172 00:09:32.039 --> 00:09:32.559 and why? 173 00:09:33.279 --> 00:09:36.320 Well, it's quite simple. I mean, it's a literary device, 174 00:09:36.639 --> 00:09:39.759 is really what it is. It's there are other Joshuas 175 00:09:39.759 --> 00:09:43.399 in scripture, and if it was left as is, you 176 00:09:43.440 --> 00:09:45.200 know how like when you see a movie or painting, 177 00:09:45.559 --> 00:09:48.840 they always portray me as blonde, you know, blonde, blue eyed, 178 00:09:49.440 --> 00:09:53.440 light skinned, all of those things. Well, that's that's not 179 00:09:53.679 --> 00:09:59.919 the it's not the truth. No, that's just your middle Yes. 180 00:10:00.000 --> 00:10:02.120 So when you look at movies, the purpose of them 181 00:10:02.159 --> 00:10:05.200 doing it in film is so that that we don't 182 00:10:05.200 --> 00:10:08.320 all blend, so that you know, you know, people will assume. 183 00:10:08.600 --> 00:10:11.120 You know, when you meet somebody, there's something powerful about 184 00:10:11.440 --> 00:10:14.120 looking into their eyes and you can see things about 185 00:10:14.120 --> 00:10:17.080 them in their eyes. So people that do film and 186 00:10:17.559 --> 00:10:19.480 painting and stuff, no, well that's going to be a 187 00:10:19.480 --> 00:10:23.080 powerful point, So let's do something about the eyes. And 188 00:10:23.200 --> 00:10:25.759 oftentimes one of the most striking types of eyes, or 189 00:10:25.799 --> 00:10:29.919 the lighter eyes, more rare, more striking, So they do 190 00:10:29.960 --> 00:10:34.480 things like that. Well, similarly for sake of understanding, just 191 00:10:34.559 --> 00:10:40.639 like you know, the original scripture, when you go through 192 00:10:40.960 --> 00:10:43.440 in the original language, it's not like there my words 193 00:10:43.480 --> 00:10:48.200 are in red. It's that's a that's a device to help. 194 00:10:48.600 --> 00:10:51.080 And there's also not chapter and verse in the same way, 195 00:10:51.919 --> 00:10:54.279 so that was broken down to make it easier to read. 196 00:10:54.639 --> 00:10:54.919 Well. 197 00:10:55.320 --> 00:11:01.200 Likewise, the name Yeshia, depending on the language, could be 198 00:11:01.720 --> 00:11:06.480 different things. Just like your name petros uh is Peter 199 00:11:06.679 --> 00:11:11.360 or pete and has many different same meaning, but many 200 00:11:11.399 --> 00:11:17.279 different usage. Petra petros can be used depending on what 201 00:11:17.360 --> 00:11:19.600 language it is. So there's a lot of times that 202 00:11:20.559 --> 00:11:25.360 even though your name is not an American English name, 203 00:11:26.360 --> 00:11:32.399 it has been anglicized to Peter. So likewise, in scripture, 204 00:11:32.480 --> 00:11:36.480 Peter's name isn't really Peter, but it's anglicized. Well, that's 205 00:11:36.480 --> 00:11:39.639 what they've done to my name as well. But instead 206 00:11:39.639 --> 00:11:44.200 of going to the normal sized version, which would be Joshua, 207 00:11:44.679 --> 00:11:49.000 they have to differentiate me from other Joshuas, and so 208 00:11:49.159 --> 00:11:52.519 they make it Jesus, which is based on you know, 209 00:11:52.639 --> 00:11:57.039 Greek renditions and Latin renditions of the name, bringing it 210 00:11:57.120 --> 00:12:01.600 to you know what you see to day Jesus. So 211 00:12:01.799 --> 00:12:04.879 that's why. And and when they say the name Pete, 212 00:12:04.960 --> 00:12:06.519 when they say to do it in the name of 213 00:12:06.840 --> 00:12:08.960 think of it more like the old film that says 214 00:12:08.960 --> 00:12:11.399 stop it in the name of the law. It's not 215 00:12:11.519 --> 00:12:15.759 about the consonants and vowel vowels of L A W. 216 00:12:16.840 --> 00:12:18.679 That's not what they're saying. They say stop in the 217 00:12:18.759 --> 00:12:21.559 name of the law, and then they go, oh, no, 218 00:12:21.679 --> 00:12:25.759 the kappas see, So it's not about dealing with the 219 00:12:26.480 --> 00:12:29.840 name L A w It's about the power and authority 220 00:12:29.960 --> 00:12:33.759 that's behind them, with the principalities or the government or 221 00:12:33.799 --> 00:12:36.279 whatever gave them the authority and the badge and the baton. 222 00:12:36.799 --> 00:12:39.519 So likewise, when you're when you're praying in the name 223 00:12:39.679 --> 00:12:42.639 of or in the power of or any of those things, 224 00:12:42.720 --> 00:12:44.720 it's not about the vowels and the consonants. It's the 225 00:12:44.840 --> 00:12:54.559 power and authority of Glenn. Welcome to the Jesus Christ. 226 00:12:55.000 --> 00:12:55.480 How are you. 227 00:12:56.120 --> 00:13:00.279 Oh, I'm blessed, but I'm struggling with drug addiction and 228 00:12:59.799 --> 00:13:04.120 i was baptized in ninety six and I've been backsliding 229 00:13:04.159 --> 00:13:06.360 and veteran, I'm disabled, and. 230 00:13:06.960 --> 00:13:08.679 Wow, you got a host of stuff coming at you, 231 00:13:08.759 --> 00:13:09.080 don't you. 232 00:13:09.720 --> 00:13:12.799 Boy, Divorced, depression, and a lot of things that just 233 00:13:12.919 --> 00:13:15.960 kind of overwhelmed me and thought, maybe I want to say, 234 00:13:16.000 --> 00:13:18.960 I enjoy your show. I look forward to listening to it. 235 00:13:19.039 --> 00:13:23.200 I'm retired, I'm fifty six years old. I like to 236 00:13:23.200 --> 00:13:25.159 say to my mom, Beverly, and thank your for all 237 00:13:25.240 --> 00:13:29.360 are and encouragement and support in my issues and apologize 238 00:13:29.360 --> 00:13:31.639 for my selfishness with my addiction. 239 00:13:32.200 --> 00:13:34.879 Oh well, we send Beverly big hugs as well. 240 00:13:35.480 --> 00:13:36.480 Oh, thank you so much. 241 00:13:36.639 --> 00:13:38.600 I'll tell you. The first thing you said, Glenn, the 242 00:13:38.639 --> 00:13:41.120 first thing you said is that you're struggling with Oh, 243 00:13:41.480 --> 00:13:44.080 praise God. That what a wonderful term, because that means 244 00:13:44.080 --> 00:13:47.519 you haven't lost, right. Yes, if you're still in the 245 00:13:47.559 --> 00:13:51.559 battle and you're still taking your licks, then you're still 246 00:13:51.600 --> 00:13:53.240 alive to do so, and that's a good thing. 247 00:13:54.399 --> 00:13:55.519 And that as well. 248 00:13:55.679 --> 00:13:57.879 Yeah, and this is you know, you've been through war, 249 00:13:58.799 --> 00:14:00.919 as they say, you've seen so things, haven't you. 250 00:14:01.759 --> 00:14:04.320 Yeah, I've been through some things, and I've been very 251 00:14:04.320 --> 00:14:06.720 fortunate and blessed you in my life. And I have 252 00:14:06.840 --> 00:14:09.480 no complaints. I don't need no crying out, and I'm 253 00:14:09.559 --> 00:14:12.879 very grateful. I'm just going through some issues for the 254 00:14:12.960 --> 00:14:16.759 last ten years and I've just been struggling. I know 255 00:14:16.840 --> 00:14:21.679 that it's me walking away and moving away from God. 256 00:14:22.320 --> 00:14:24.879 I used to be on fire. I got a gift 257 00:14:24.919 --> 00:14:26.799 to gab. I'm not a real intelligent, but I got 258 00:14:26.799 --> 00:14:27.720 a little common sense. 259 00:14:28.279 --> 00:14:30.759 That's all you need, my friend, And those are all 260 00:14:30.759 --> 00:14:33.559 good traits. You say this in the past tense. 261 00:14:34.720 --> 00:14:39.879 Just you know what, I guess depression. I've let depression 262 00:14:39.960 --> 00:14:42.440 get him and Satan Elly, I call him Satan ellis 263 00:14:42.480 --> 00:14:45.120 kind of Assistan says, it looks like Satan's having a field, 264 00:14:45.120 --> 00:14:48.039 and I think I've made poor choices of using drugs 265 00:14:48.200 --> 00:14:50.799 and shame and you know, and a lot of those issues. 266 00:14:50.799 --> 00:14:56.840 I'm really really hungry to get back there. And I 267 00:14:56.919 --> 00:14:59.080 was gonna go this weekend. This is my first day 268 00:15:00.080 --> 00:15:01.799 being sober, and I'm going to commit to give it 269 00:15:01.840 --> 00:15:05.200 all to God. I was hoping, brother, that you might 270 00:15:05.200 --> 00:15:07.399 be able to help me with a couple verses or 271 00:15:07.480 --> 00:15:12.039 chapters in the Bible that might be encouraging her knowledgeable 272 00:15:12.080 --> 00:15:17.200 for me and help me with my future choices. 273 00:15:16.919 --> 00:15:20.600 And sure in my life. You know, I want to 274 00:15:20.639 --> 00:15:22.080 tell you, and we give this out every once in 275 00:15:22.080 --> 00:15:26.320 a while, but to go to Ephesian six and to 276 00:15:28.919 --> 00:15:31.600 read through and to understand the armor of God is 277 00:15:31.639 --> 00:15:34.799 a good thing. To understand the armor of God and 278 00:15:34.799 --> 00:15:37.200 that you're putting these things on as a daily basis, 279 00:15:37.279 --> 00:15:40.039 from a daily basis is a good thing. And I 280 00:15:40.120 --> 00:15:43.120 start with that to go into this and one Corinthians 281 00:15:43.120 --> 00:15:46.440 sixteen thirteen says be on your guard. And as I 282 00:15:46.480 --> 00:15:48.399 give that to you, I'm thinking being on your guard, 283 00:15:48.759 --> 00:15:51.519 as you know, I see Ephesians and that ability to 284 00:15:51.559 --> 00:15:55.360 put on your breastplate of righteousness and all these things, 285 00:15:55.440 --> 00:15:58.679 and you're building yourself up to prepare. But it says, 286 00:15:58.720 --> 00:16:02.879 be on your guard, stand firm in the faith, be 287 00:16:03.000 --> 00:16:06.720 men of courage, be strong. So essentially, being on your 288 00:16:06.720 --> 00:16:08.919 guard means you know what those things are. You know 289 00:16:09.000 --> 00:16:11.399 are the things that trip you up in life. You 290 00:16:11.440 --> 00:16:13.840 know the things that distract you and take your eyes 291 00:16:13.879 --> 00:16:16.399 and your gaze away from God. So be on your guard, 292 00:16:16.480 --> 00:16:18.440 stand firm in the faith. So make sure that you're 293 00:16:18.519 --> 00:16:21.759 checking to make sure what is of God, and be 294 00:16:21.840 --> 00:16:24.360 a man of courage and be strong. That's number one. 295 00:16:24.840 --> 00:16:27.840 The second one comes from First Chronicles twenty two thirteen, 296 00:16:28.799 --> 00:16:34.600 and I love this because it ties into standing firm 297 00:16:34.600 --> 00:16:37.000 in the faith that last verse. So now you look 298 00:16:37.039 --> 00:16:41.000 at then you will have success if you are careful 299 00:16:41.039 --> 00:16:44.519 to observe the decrees and laws that the Lord gave 300 00:16:44.759 --> 00:16:48.039 Moses for Israel, so referring to the ten commandments. So 301 00:16:48.120 --> 00:16:51.879 if you're observing the ten commandments, be strong and courageous, 302 00:16:51.919 --> 00:16:54.919 do not be afraid or discouraged. These two verses go 303 00:16:55.000 --> 00:16:58.200 well together because they're telling you to one, be on 304 00:16:58.279 --> 00:17:02.039 your guard. Second, stand firm of faith. What faith well? 305 00:17:02.120 --> 00:17:05.440 The faith based on the observance and the decrees of 306 00:17:05.480 --> 00:17:08.319 the laws that the Lord gave to Moses for Israel. 307 00:17:09.079 --> 00:17:11.400 Then it says again, be strong and courageous. So you 308 00:17:11.480 --> 00:17:13.640 put these together and they kind of have that same 309 00:17:14.319 --> 00:17:17.839 attitude of one find yourself in the word of God. Glenn, 310 00:17:18.039 --> 00:17:19.839 you've got to get yourself in the word of God. 311 00:17:20.319 --> 00:17:22.799 You've got to let that be your backbone. And you've 312 00:17:22.799 --> 00:17:25.359 got to get into a good church again. You know, 313 00:17:25.519 --> 00:17:27.960 opportunity to get into a place where you know you 314 00:17:28.000 --> 00:17:32.519 will be loved and taken care of. And you know 315 00:17:32.599 --> 00:17:35.880 that the enemy wants to plan fears. And you've played 316 00:17:35.880 --> 00:17:40.240 this in real life back when you were in the 317 00:17:40.279 --> 00:17:47.920 military and you're fighting for this country. The enemy that 318 00:17:48.200 --> 00:17:52.680 was underestimated was one that used the concept of fear 319 00:17:52.880 --> 00:17:57.400 very well to you know, really try to distract you 320 00:17:57.599 --> 00:18:00.279 and the other men and women that were fighting to 321 00:18:00.279 --> 00:18:03.240 get you into a state of fear. Fear is a 322 00:18:03.599 --> 00:18:06.920 is a great equalizer because that fear can can make 323 00:18:07.000 --> 00:18:10.000 you drop to your knees and not think straight. And 324 00:18:10.440 --> 00:18:13.440 terrorism does this. Everything does this. And the enemy is 325 00:18:13.480 --> 00:18:17.559 the greatest terrorist of all the devil, and he wants 326 00:18:17.599 --> 00:18:20.519 you to be fearful. And John One John four eighteen 327 00:18:20.599 --> 00:18:25.359 says there is no fear in love, but perfect love 328 00:18:25.799 --> 00:18:29.400 casts out fear. So the things that I want you 329 00:18:29.440 --> 00:18:30.920 to do and what I want you to leave with 330 00:18:30.960 --> 00:18:34.119 today is one to think about building the armor of 331 00:18:34.160 --> 00:18:37.640 God and putting that on every day. You know, and 332 00:18:37.720 --> 00:18:39.200 are you working a program at all? 333 00:18:40.279 --> 00:18:43.000 I completed a program and then I went out and 334 00:18:43.160 --> 00:18:45.720 made poor decisions and bachelated back into the drugs. 335 00:18:45.960 --> 00:18:47.079 It's time to get back in that. 336 00:18:48.680 --> 00:18:49.559 Veterans hospital. 337 00:18:49.720 --> 00:18:51.640 Okay, it's time to get back into a program. Have 338 00:18:51.720 --> 00:18:54.920 you ever worked with AA. 339 00:18:55.599 --> 00:18:59.759 I've been with AA and A with a couple of 340 00:19:00.519 --> 00:19:03.200 Kaiser graduated. But it seems like once I get out 341 00:19:03.240 --> 00:19:07.119 of there, my mind starts drifting away from what I 342 00:19:07.160 --> 00:19:09.519 know I should do. Because if my conscious tell me 343 00:19:10.000 --> 00:19:10.599 you're doing. 344 00:19:10.440 --> 00:19:12.960 Wrong, you're scrolling, Okay, well that's good. That's a start. 345 00:19:13.920 --> 00:19:17.000 And then and what the good thing about a program is, 346 00:19:17.160 --> 00:19:19.720 like a twelve step program or these things, is that 347 00:19:19.759 --> 00:19:21.720 they're good reminders. And that's one of the reasons why 348 00:19:21.720 --> 00:19:23.799 I want to know direct you to Ephesians in the 349 00:19:23.920 --> 00:19:25.920 Armor of God is because I want you to have 350 00:19:26.000 --> 00:19:28.839 something each day when you get up, not late later. 351 00:19:28.880 --> 00:19:32.119 But the moment you get up is your mind. It 352 00:19:32.160 --> 00:19:34.880 takes on all of the water of the day and 353 00:19:34.920 --> 00:19:37.240 all the thoughts of yesterday, and everything comes rushing in 354 00:19:37.559 --> 00:19:39.599 that You control that a little bit by putting on 355 00:19:40.119 --> 00:19:42.799 and doing something regimented that reminds you of what you're doing, 356 00:19:43.400 --> 00:19:47.000 and going through the ten commandments and reminding you of 357 00:19:47.039 --> 00:19:50.000 the law of God, and footing yourself in these things, 358 00:19:50.240 --> 00:19:53.680 embracing yourself in these things prior to and deciding what 359 00:19:53.720 --> 00:19:55.599 you're going to do that day, having plans for what 360 00:19:55.640 --> 00:19:58.640 you're going to do, not leaving open opportunity, getting into 361 00:19:58.720 --> 00:20:00.880 a program where you're going to meet, where you're meeting 362 00:20:00.920 --> 00:20:05.960 others in similar situations, and focus on that healing because 363 00:20:05.960 --> 00:20:09.000 it is going to be a day by day thing, 364 00:20:09.559 --> 00:20:12.720 and you just got it. You just got to win today, Glenn. 365 00:20:12.759 --> 00:20:15.240 All I'm asking for you is not to drink today. 366 00:20:16.279 --> 00:20:18.599 I hear you, And then tomorrow I'm going to ask 367 00:20:18.640 --> 00:20:22.640 you the same thing. Just don't drink then. And you 368 00:20:22.680 --> 00:20:26.759 got to start that day and not consume those things. 369 00:20:27.200 --> 00:20:30.039 And each day pushing yourself along a little bit at 370 00:20:30.079 --> 00:20:32.839 a time. And you've got to get surrounded by good people. 371 00:20:33.079 --> 00:20:38.000 We've talked countless times today about being surrounded by yes men. 372 00:20:38.400 --> 00:20:40.839 And when you have yes people around you that are 373 00:20:40.839 --> 00:20:42.319 just telling you what you want to hear when you 374 00:20:42.359 --> 00:20:45.720 want to hear it, just like those drugs, it'll pull 375 00:20:45.759 --> 00:20:50.559 you down. And you need to be around strong people 376 00:20:50.799 --> 00:20:55.480 and be around pure, good situations where you won't be 377 00:20:55.559 --> 00:20:59.559 tempted for now to get as strong underpinning as you 378 00:20:59.599 --> 00:21:04.119 can as you continue to build yourself up. But you've 379 00:21:04.119 --> 00:21:08.000 done this before, over and over again. You've built yourself up, 380 00:21:08.519 --> 00:21:12.680 strengthened yourself even for war, for your job, for whatever 381 00:21:12.839 --> 00:21:16.559 needs come your way. And now the need is you 382 00:21:17.480 --> 00:21:18.599 don't let yourself down. 383 00:21:20.400 --> 00:21:22.200 Need have learned how to love myself. 384 00:21:22.640 --> 00:21:23.680 It's not a bad start. 385 00:21:23.920 --> 00:21:25.880 God, God wants me to love myself. 386 00:21:26.240 --> 00:21:28.160 Yeah. It says in scripture that you are to love 387 00:21:28.160 --> 00:21:30.319 your neighbor as you love yourself, which means you first 388 00:21:30.359 --> 00:21:33.759 have to have an understanding of who you are. And 389 00:21:33.799 --> 00:21:36.519 I'm fascinating. And it's not about this weird creepy pop 390 00:21:36.559 --> 00:21:42.240 psychology self love or even self esteem. You know, serial 391 00:21:42.319 --> 00:21:44.799 murderers have some of the best self esteem. It's not 392 00:21:45.039 --> 00:21:47.720 just about that. What it is is a proper understanding 393 00:21:47.759 --> 00:21:50.559 that you are a child of God. And that God 394 00:21:50.599 --> 00:21:54.200 created you with a purpose in mind and has things 395 00:21:54.240 --> 00:21:57.119 that he wants to do with you, and that sin 396 00:21:57.240 --> 00:22:00.160 is merely missing that mark that He has set for you, 397 00:22:00.440 --> 00:22:02.079 and that He wants you to be on that path 398 00:22:02.079 --> 00:22:03.680 that He wants you to be on. And every time 399 00:22:03.759 --> 00:22:08.039 you get go astray, Glenn, he is yearning for you 400 00:22:08.119 --> 00:22:11.759 to come back. Today, you're back. There's no excuse today. 401 00:22:12.200 --> 00:22:14.240