TO THE LORD OR CLOSER TO HIS KINGDOM, THEN IT'S NOT
SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO BE FOCUSED ON.
>> HEY GUYS, WELCOME BACK TO THE PODCAST. I'M REBECCA WEISS.
I'M JOINED WITH MY HUSBAND, JONATHAN WEISS. AND BEFORE WE
GET TALKING, I REALIZED THAT WHEN I WATCH OTHER YOUTUBE
VIDEOS, PODCAST EPISODES, THEY ALWAYS SAY IN THE BEGINNING,
LIKE, COMMENT, SUBSCRIBE. AND I NEVER DO THAT. AND I REALIZE I
NEED TO START DOING THAT. SO PLEASE.
>> THREE YEARS IN. >> I KNOW LIKE FOUR YEARS.
>> IN, FOUR YEARS IN. >> SO PLEASE LIKE, COMMENT,
SUBSCRIBE. >> BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
BECAUSE IT REALLY DOES HELP OUR. >> CHANNEL.
>> AND HIT THE NOTIFICATION BELL. THAT WAY YOU GET ALERTED.
>> I FORGOT ABOUT THAT ONE. >> BUT IT REALLY DOES HELP OUR
CHANNEL. AND YOU KNOW WE WANT TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT. WE WANT
MORE PEOPLE WATCHING THIS CONTENT BECAUSE THIS PODCAST IS
TO HELP EDIFY. >> WHAT ELSE IS IT FOR? WHY DID
YOU START THIS? ORIGINALLY. >> I STARTED IT ORIGINALLY OUT
OF A DESIRE. JUST. I FELT LIKE GOD HAD SHOWN ME SO MANY THINGS,
AND I JUST WANTED TO LIKE EVERYTHING THAT I HAD FELT LIKE
GOD PUT ON THE INSIDE OF ME. I WANTED TO START LETTING IT OUT
AND START JUST SHARING. AND I FEEL LIKE THIS. WELL, NO, I
DON'T FEEL. I KNOW THIS PODCAST WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED IF YOU
WEREN'T BEHIND ME PUSHING ME BECAUSE I WAS SO TIMID IN THE
BEGINNING. AND NOW, YOU KNOW, WE'RE THREE, THREE PLUS YEARS
IN AND I FEEL SUPER COMFORTABLE NOW. AND SO I THINK MY WORD OF
ENCOURAGEMENT TO ANYONE IS JUST START. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE
EVERYTHING FIGURED OUT IN THE BEGINNING. YOU JUST NEED TO
START AND YOU WILL FIGURE. >> IT OUT ALONG.
>> THE WAY. WHEN I ASKED YOUR DAD FOR PERMISSION TO
ASK YOU, TO ASK YOU TO MARRY ME, HE SAID, WE
TALKED FOR LIKE 45 MINUTES. SO THERE'S A LOT.
>> OF THINGS. >> I SAID, YEAH, BUT ONE OF
THE THINGS HE SAID IS, YOU KNOW, REBECCA HAS A CALLING
TO TEACH AND SHE'S A GREAT SCHOLAR OF THE BIBLE. AND
AS HER HUSBAND, YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO HELP COACH
AND GUIDE AND SUPPORT HER IN THAT. AND I REMEMBER,
LIKE, REALLY RESONATED WITH ME AT THE TIME BECAUSE I
WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, I JUST LOVED YOU. AND WE HAD SUCH
GREAT CHEMISTRY AND THERE WERE SO MANY THINGS, VALUES
WISE AND WHAT WE WANTED OUT OF LIFE THAT ALIGNED. BUT
THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT I REALLY THOUGHT, LIKE
IT REALLY RESONATED WITH ME. AND I WAS LIKE, YEAH,
THAT'S TRUE. SO I REMEMBER BACK WHEN WE STARTED THIS
ORIGINALLY, I FELT LIKE I WAS ANSWERING WHAT HE HAD
ASKED ME TO DO. YOU KNOW, ALMOST SEVEN YEARS AGO OR SEVEN
YEARS AGO. >> MAKES ME EMOTIONAL.
>> OH. >> NO, NO, IT'S A GOOD.
>> NO, IT'S NOT BAD. IT'S GOOD. AND I FEEL LIKE I WANT TO SAY
THAT YOU HAVE DONE THAT AND SO MUCH MORE. AND THANK YOU FOR
HOW YOU'VE LED ME, OUR FAMILY. AND ALSO I LOVE HEARING THAT
NOW, BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE NEVER GUESSED THAT I WOULD HAVE LOST
MY DAD AT THE AGE OF 31. AND IT WAS HORRIBLE. AND I HATE IT,
BUT I'M SO THANKFUL THAT I HAVE THOSE MOMENTS TO REMEMBER. I
WISH THAT CONVERSATION HAD BEEN RECORDED. I WISH IT COULD HAVE
BEEN A FLY ON THE WALL. I GO. >> BACK AND YOU'RE LIKE, I WISH
WE COULD HAVE RECORDED SO MANY DIFFERENT MOMENTS BECAUSE IT
GOES SO FAST. THAT'S WHY, YOU KNOW, WITH YOUR MOM. AND THEN
MY PARENTS WOULD TRY AND BE SO INTENTIONAL BECAUSE YOU REALLY
NEVER KNOW HOW LONG PEOPLE ARE HERE FOR. IT'S SUCH A QUICK
MOMENT IN TIME. >> NO, YOU REALLY DON'T. I
THINK SOMETIMES WE GET COMFORTABLE WITH LIFE AND WE
JUST THINK THIS IS THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING TO BE. AND
WHAT I'VE LEARNED IS LIFE CHANGES AND NOTHING. THE ONLY
THING THAT IS CONSTANT IS JESUS. AND IT TALKS ABOUT IN HEBREWS
THAT WE RECEIVE AN UNSHAKABLE KINGDOM. SO THE KINGDOM OF GOD
IS CONSTANT. IT'S FOREVER. HE IS FOREVER. BUT THIS LIFE AND
EVERYTHING IN THIS LIFE IS GOING TO PASS AWAY. IT'S ONLY
PEOPLE THAT WILL GO ON THOSE SOULS FOR ETERNITY. AND SO AND
WHAT WE DO IN THIS LIFE, THE THINGS THAT MATTER THAT GOES ON.
BUT THE STUFF THAT WE DID THAT DIDN'T MATTER. IT JUST FADES
AWAY. >> YEAH. I THINK THAT'S THE
THING THAT GOD'S BEEN REALLY DRILLING INTO ME THE LAST TWO
YEARS, OVER AND OVER AGAIN, IS WHAT WE DO IN THIS LIFE IS
PREPARATION FOR ETERNITY AND THIS LIFE SOMETIMES,
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THREE KIDS AND SO SOMETIMES THE
DAYS FEEL REALLY LONG. BUT REALLY OVERALL IT'S VERY
FAST, VERY QUICK. AND EVEN NOW WHEN WE REFLECT BACK
JUST TO LIKE SEVEN YEARS AGO, HOW MUCH TIME THAT'S
BEEN, BUT HOW QUICKLY IT'S GONE BY.
>> SO I SAW THIS VIDEO OF BOAZ THAT I HAD IN MY PHONE AND.
>> OUR THREE YEAR OLD. >> OUR THREE YEAR OLD, AND IT
WAS HIM, LIKE AT ONE. AND I WAS IT WAS THE CUTEST VIDEO EVER. I
NEED TO SHOW IT TO YOU. I KIND OF WANT TO SHOW IT TO YOU RIGHT
NOW. >> NO, LITTLE KID.
>> NO, YOU'RE GONNA CRY. >> I KNOW.
>> SO YOU DON'T WANT TO CRY ON ON THE PODCAST.
>> I'LL SHOW IT TO YOU LATER. >> THANKS FOR MENTIONING THAT,
THOUGH. >> WELL, THEY CAN EDIT IT OUT.
NEVER UNCOVER YOUR SPOUSE. >> EDIT THAT OUT. EDIT THAT
LITTLE SEGMENT OUT. >> NO, I'M EXECUTIVE PRODUCER.
LEAVE IT ALL IN. REALLY? YEAH. >> WELL, I.
>> REALLY I DON'T EVER WANT TO SAY ANYTHING TO PUT YOU ON THE
SPOT. ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT? YEAH. OKAY. WELL,
IT'S A VERY SWEET VIDEO, AND I WATCHED IT AND I WAS TOUCHED.
AND I WAS ALSO KIND OF MAD BECAUSE I WAS LIKE, WHO SAID
THIS LITTLE CUTIE COULD GROW UP? >> I KNOW.
>> BUT THEY DO. >> AND EVEN ASHER ABOUT TO BE
SIX, AND I'M THROWING HIM AROUND IN THE POOL YESTERDAY
AND I'M LIKE, GEEZ, HE'S GETTING BIG. LIKE, I THINK I
ONLY HAVE LIKE MAYBE 1 OR 2 MORE SUMMERS. I'LL BE ABLE TO
TOSS THEM AROUND LIKE THAT AT THIS RATE. I MEAN, HE'S GETTING
SO BIG. >> I KNOW MAYBE ONE. HE'S
REALLY HE'S BIG FOR HIS AGE. HE'S REALLY TALL. BUT YEAH, I
THINK THAT BOTH YOU AND I ARE CONVICTION HAS BEEN WE NEED TO
LIVE OUR LIVES FOR ETERNITY, NOT FOR THE MOMENT. AND THAT'S
ACTUALLY REALLY HARD. I THINK, LIKE YOU SAID, WHEN YOU HAVE
SMALL KIDS AND YOUR LIFE IS FULL OF ALL OF THESE TASKS AND
YOU HAVE ALL THESE DAILY THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO, YOU KNOW,
THAT YOU'RE REQUIRED TO DO AND KEEP STEWARDSHIP OF. BUT WHAT
ONE OF MY CONVICTIONS LATELY HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, THE BIBLE
SAYS, WHATSOEVER IS GOOD, WHATSOEVER IS TRUE, YOU KNOW,
THINK UPON THESE THINGS. THE BIBLE ALSO SAYS TO SET YOUR
MIND ON HEAVEN, ON THE THINGS ABOVE. IT SAYS THAT IN
COLOSSIANS THREE. AND YOU KNOW, I'VE MEDITATED ON THOSE VERSES
FOR YEARS, BUT IT JUST HIT ME BECAUSE WE HAVE A MENTOR WHO
TELLS US WHERE OUR FOCUS IS. THAT'S WHERE ENERGY FLOWS. SO
WHATEVER YOU'RE FOCUSED ON, THAT'S WHAT YOUR ENERGY IS
GOING TO GO INTO. AND WE HAVE TO STEWARD EVEN OUR ENERGY. WE
STEWARD OUR TIME, OUR TASKS, EVEN OUR ENERGY THAT GOD GIVES
US. AND I REALIZE THAT MY MIND WAS FOCUSED ON THINGS THAT
DIDN'T NEED TO BE FOCUSED ON. AND I THINK THERE IS A FIGHT,
THERE IS A BATTLE FOR OUR ATTENTION, AND I THINK THE
ENEMY WANTS TO FILL UP OUR MINDS WITH THINGS THAT DON'T
MATTER, WITH THINGS THAT WE DON'T NEED TO BE WORRIED ABOUT.
BUT HE WANTS TO KIND OF BE LIKE NANNY, NANNY BOO BOO, LIKE,
FOCUS ON THIS AND TRY TO LIKE, MAGNIFY OUR STRUGGLES. AND OUR
STRUGGLES IN THE EYES OF GOD ARE NOTHING. HE WE HAVE VICTORY
IN HIM AND HE'S GOING TO WORK EVERYTHING OUT. AND SO I'VE HAD
TO LEARN THE DISCIPLINE OF WHERE MY FOCUS GOES. AND THAT
IS SO HARD. LIKE SOME DAYS I'M BETTER THAN OTHERS. SOME DAYS I
DON'T KNOW, BLAME IT ON THE ADHD. YOU KNOW, SOME.
>> DAYS I FEEL. >> LIKE I'M MORE LIKE DIALED IN
AND THEN OTHER DAYS I FEEL LIKE MY MIND CAN JUST WANDER AND I'M
REALLY TRYING TO MAKE THE MOST OF MY TIME AND MY ENERGY. AND I
REALLY THINK IT'S LIKE I DON'T NEED TO BE FOCUSED ON MY
PROBLEMS AND MY WORRIES. I NEED TO BE FOCUSED ON WHAT GOD HAS
ME DOING RIGHT NOW. >> YEAH. AND I WOULD SAY IT'S A
CONSISTENT OR CONSTANT SURRENDERING.
>> YOU'RE SO GOOD AT IT, THOUGH. >> I WOULD SAY THAT.
>> LIKE, I'M TRYING TO LEARN. >> TEACH ME YOUR WAYS. YOU'RE
JUST LIKE, YOU'RE JUST KNOCK OUT.
>> YOUR GOALS. I'M GONNA GET THERE. YEAH, YOU HEARD IT HERE,
FOLKS. I'M GONNA GET LET'S DO THIS PODCAST IN A YEAR, AND
THEN WE CAN SEE IF I'VE. >> IMPROVED ANYTHING WE CAN
MEASURE. THAT'S HOW WE. >> MEASURABLE GOALS. I LOVE
THAT SOMEONE KEEPS COMING IN AND OUT OF THE STUDIO. AND I
HEAR WHERE. >> YOU WANT TO BE. WHERE DO YOU
WANT TO BE IN A YEAR FROM NOW? YOU WANT TO HAVE MORE
INTENTIONALITY AROUND THE DISCIPLINE OF.
>> I WANT TO BE DISCIPLINED IN SO MANY AREAS. I KNOW
EVERYTHING THAT GOD'S CALLED ME TO DO. AND IN MY MIND SOMETIMES
YOU'RE LIKE, OH, THIS IS TOO MUCH. BUT I'M LIKE, ACTUALLY,
IT'S NOT TOO MUCH. I NEED HIS GRACE, BUT I ALSO NEED TO
STEWARD MY TIME WELL BECAUSE I ACTUALLY HAVE THE TIME TO DO
THIS. BUT I HAVE TO CUT OUT ALL THE UNNECESSARY, ALL THE NOISE,
ALL THE FLUFF, THE STUFF THAT SHOULDN'T BE GETTING MY TIME.
AND IT JUST. >> NOISE ISN'T JUST SOCIAL
MEDIA OR NETFLIX OR THE THINGS OF THIS WORLD. IT'S NOT JUST
THAT THE NOISE IS ALSO YOUR THOUGHTS YOU HAVE TO TAKE. NO.
>> I THINK IT'S MY. >> THOUGHTS IN GENERAL. NOT
JUST YOU, REBECCA, BUT YOU, ANYONE, ME. WE ALL HAVE TO TAKE
EVERY THOUGHT CAPTIVE. BECAUSE IF IT'S NOT BRINGING US CLOSER
TO THE LORD OR CLOSER TO HIS KINGDOM, THEN IT'S NOT
SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO BE FOCUSED ON. AND SO WHEN YOU
START TO LIVE THROUGH THAT FRAMEWORK, WHAT I'VE FOUND IS
HE PROVIDES THE PEACE THAT PASSES UNDERSTANDING BECAUSE
OUR THOUGHTS CAN GET AWAY FROM US SO QUICKLY, AND YOU START
RUNNING SCENARIOS OR WHAT'S, YOU KNOW, THIS IS HAPPENING IN
THE WORLD OR THIS IS HAPPENING IN MY LIFE AND IT CAN BE
OVERWHELMING. AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO SURRENDER DAILY, CAST
OUR CARES UPON HIM DAILY. AND THOSE THINGS IS REALLY WHAT IF
YOU JUST CONTINUE TO DO THAT? HE HE MAKES A WAY FOR US, YOU
KNOW, WHAT'S THAT VERSE IN JAMES? THAT A RIGHTEOUS MAN
STEPS ARE ORDERED UNTO THE LORD. >> THAT'S PSALMS 37. OKAY.
THAT'S THE PSALMS THAT GOD GAVE US.
>> NO. ISN'T IT JAMES TWO? >> IN JAMES THERE'S A VERSE
THAT SAYS THE PRAYERS OF A RIGHTEOUS MAN. AVAILETH MUCH.
THAT'S THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK.
>> OF, THAT ONE THAT WE HAD ON THE PLAQUE IN OUR ROOM.
>> OH, THAT'S JAMES, THAT'S JAMES ONE.
>> WHAT DOES IT SAY? >> LET'S LOOK IT UP. BUT I WANT
TO TALK ABOUT PSALMS. >> 37.
>> BECAUSE GOD GAVE US THAT. >> YEAH. IT WAS STUDYING IT
AGAIN TODAY. >> IT'S SO GOOD. YEAH. SO WE
DID HAVE JAMES ONE. DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS, WHEN
TROUBLES OF ANY KIND COME YOUR WAY, CONSIDER IT AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR GREAT JOY. FOR YOU KNOW, WHEN YOUR FAITH IS TESTED, YOUR
ENDURANCE HAS TO GROW. SO LET IT GROW. FOR WHEN YOUR
ENDURANCE IS FULLY DEVELOPED, YOU WILL BE PERFECT AND
COMPLETE, NEEDING NOTHING. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE THINKING OF?
>> NO, BUT THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S GREAT. ABOUT THE BIBLE, YOU CAN
REFERENCE THE WRONG THING. ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT.
>> A RIGHTEOUS? >> THIS IS HILARIOUS. ARE YOU
THINKING ABOUT A RIGHTEOUS MAN? >> STEPS ARE ORDERED BY THE
LORD. YEAH, THAT'S PSALMS 37. >> WELL THANK YOU. AND YOU KNOW
ONE THING. IF I EVER GET A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK IN
HOW MUCH I CARRY, I'D LOVE TO GO TO BIBLE SCHOOL
BECAUSE. >> I WANT TO GO BACK.
>> LET'S DO IT. LET'S DO IT TOGETHER. I WANT TO STUDY.
>> WHEN WE'RE EMPTY NESTERS, I GUESS, BECAUSE THAT'S THE
ONLY TIME I COULD SEE. YOU KNOW. IT'S CRAZY 20 YEARS
FROM NOW. >> WHEN I WENT TO BIBLE
SCHOOL, BECAUSE WHEN I WENT, THEY HAD JUST LAUNCHED THE
CAMPUS IN DFW. AND SO IN THE BEGINNING, WE WERE SO SMALL
THAT WE ACTUALLY THERE WERE SOME, NOT ALL OF THE CLASSES,
BUT THERE WERE SOME CLASSES THAT UNDERGRADUATE WHICH WHAT
THAT'S WHAT I WAS IN GRADUATE, WHICH WAS MASTER'S. WE WERE IN
THE SAME CLASSES TOGETHER AND THEY JUST HAD A HEAVIER
WORKLOAD, HEAVIER WORKLOAD, AND A LOT OF THEM WERE LIKE PEOPLE
OUR AGE WITH KIDS. AND I LOOK BACK ON THAT AND I'M LIKE, HOW
DID YOU GET YOUR MASTER'S SINGLE?
>> LIKE. >> YEAH, I'M LIKE IN SHOCK. I'M
LIKE, HOW DID Y'ALL DO THIS? I DON'T EVEN KNOW. BUT MAYBE ONE
DAY. >> BUT THE POINT IS THAT GOD
DOES MAKE A WAY FOR US WHEN WE STAY ALIGNED WITH HIM. AND
THAT'S THE THING THAT I'M ALWAYS ENCOURAGING YOU TO,
TO DO AT HOME, YOU KNOW, IS, IS THIS ACTUALLY WORTH YOUR
ATTENTION OR IS IT JUST A DISTRACTION?
>> WELL, MY PERSONALITY TYPE IS I TEND TO OVERTHINK
THINGS, AND I THINK IT'S JUST REALLY EASY TO THINK ABOUT
THINGS THAT MATTER. BUT THEY SHOULDN'T BE OUR FOCUS, RIGHT?
YOU KNOW. >> THEY EVEN MATTER TO THE LORD.
>> YEAH, BUT IT'S LIKE, STOP WASTING YOUR TIME RUMINATING ON
IT. STOP DOING IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER.
>> LET HIM BE ON THE THRONE OF YOUR LIFE.
>> EXACTLY. LAY IT DOWN RIGHT AND FOCUS, BECAUSE THERE'S SO
MUCH IN FRONT OF ME THAT I NEED TO GET DONE. AND ON THE DAYS
THAT I HAVE THE DISCIPLINE, THE DAYS WHERE I FEEL LIKE I'VE
STEWARD MY FAMILY WELL, I'VE STEWARD, STEWARD MY, OUR, YOU
KNOW, OUR CALLING, WELL, YOU KNOW, DID MY WORK, ALL THAT
KIND OF STUFF. THAT'S WHERE I FEEL THE BEST. BUT I'VE NOTICED
IN SOME DAYS, SOME DAYS I'M BETTER THAN OTHERS. AND, YOU
KNOW, IT'S OKAY TO REST. BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE IDLE IN ANY
WAY. I ALWAYS WANT TO MAXIMIZE. I THINK THAT'S HOW WE CAN WE
OKAY. IN A YEAR, I WANT TO BE MORE DISCIPLINED. I ALSO WANT
TO TAKE STRENGTH FINDERS BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, BECAUSE I
THINK I MIGHT. >> HAVE TWO THINGS.
>> I THINK JUST THOSE TWO, BECAUSE I THINK I HAVE
MAXIMIZER, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WHEN I DON'T MAXIMIZE THE
SITUATION, I DO FEEL KIND OF ODD. YOU KNOW.
>> THAT'S GREAT. THAT COULD BE A REALLY AWESOME TOOL FOR YOU.
>> IT'S GOT TO GET FOCUSED. >> CORRECT. IF THAT'S TRULY IN
YOU, BECAUSE YOU COULD. IT'S A SUPERPOWER. YOU KNOW, YOU'VE
LEARNED HOW TO GET YOUR STRENGTHS.
>> YOU'VE LEARNED HOW TO GET FOCUS. YOU GOT ANY TIPS?
>> YOU KNOW, I LEARNED SOMETHING ALL THE WAY BACK
IN BUSINESS SCHOOL THAT I'VE ALWAYS CARRIED THROUGH.
IT'S A STRANGE PHRASE CALLED EAT THE FROG.
>> REALLY. >> WHAT IT MEANS IS YOU DO.
I ALWAYS MAKE AN END OF THE DAY WHAT I NEED TO FINISH,
WHAT I NEED TO DO THE NEXT DAY. SO IT'S A LIST. IT'S
VERY SIMPLE. SOMETIMES IT'S TWO THINGS, SOMETIMES IT'S
12. BUT EAT THE FROG. THE WHOLE CONCEPT BEHIND IT IS
YOU DO THE HARDEST THING FIRST. YOU DON'T. YOU DON'T
PUSH THAT OFF. CORRECT. BECAUSE THAT EASILY CAN
SLIDE INTO THE NEXT DAY. SO THAT'S A PRACTICAL TIP THAT
HAS SERVED ME WELL FOR MANY YEARS. AND YOU KNOW, I
ENCOURAGE YOU OR ANYONE TO USE THAT. IT'S JUST
WHATEVER'S THE BIGGEST THING, THE MOST DIFFICULT
THING, THE THING YOU DON'T WANT TO DO, DO THAT FIRST
BECAUSE. >> YOU HAVE THE MOST ENERGY IN
THE BEGINNING OF THE DAY. >> YOUR MIND'S FRESHEST, YOU
KNOW. AND IT ALSO THAT SETS THE THE MOMENTUM AND THE TONE FOR
THE REST OF THE DAY, BECAUSE THEN WHAT YOU'LL END UP DOING
IS ACHIEVING THAT AND THEN GETTING THROUGH THE LIST A LOT
QUICKER. >> HOW DO YOU, AS A HUSBAND,
HOW DO YOU ALLOW THE LORD TO GIVE YOU WISDOM AND HOW? WHAT
IS YOUR FRAMEWORK ON LEADING OUR FAMILY? BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN
DOING A REALLY AMAZING JOB AND I FEEL LIKE THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT I DON'T FEEL LIKE PEOPLE REALLY TALK ABOUT.
>> THAT SCALE OF 1 TO 10, WHAT WOULD YOU RATE IT? TEN YOU'RE
JUST SAYING THAT BECAUSE. >> YOU'RE NO, I'M NOT. YOU'RE
DOING A REALLY AMAZING JOB. I FEEL LIKE I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF
PEOPLE COULD LEARN A LOT FROM YOU. SO I HAVE YOU ACROSS FROM
ME. SO I'M GOING TO ASK YOU THE QUESTIONS.
>> IT JUST COMES DOWN TO, IF I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER
INTUITIVELY SEEKING THE LORD IN PRAYER. SO THE WHOLE THING, THE
INTUITION REALLY IS IT'S THE HOLY SPIRIT. SO IT'S BASICALLY
NOT ME. IT'S JUST ME ENGAGING WITH THE HOLY
SPIRIT THAT'S IN ME THAT WE ALL GET TO RECEIVE ONCE WE
BELIEVE IN JESUS, AND FROM THERE COMES EVERYTHING.
FROM THERE COMES THE ANSWERS, THE GUIDANCE. YOU
KNOW, THE PERSPECTIVE. AND EVEN WHEN I GET OUT OF LINE
IN THE LORD'S EYES, LIKE IF I OVERSTEP IN A WAY, OR IF
I TALK TO YOU IN A WAY THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE, I OFTEN FEEL
HIM GUIDING ME. SO IT'S ALMOST LIKE A SENSITIVITY THAT YOU'RE
THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU LEARN TO CULTIVATE OVER TIME. THAT I
BELIEVE ALL OF US HAVE ACCESS TO. IT'S NOT UNIQUE TO ONE
INDIVIDUAL. NO, BUT IT DOES TAKE INTENTIONALITY TO LEAN
INTO IT. >> YEP.
>> AND SOMETIMES IT'S THE HARDER PATH, YOU KNOW, THAN
YOU'D LIKE. OR YOU MIGHT SEE SOMETHING IN THE CARNAL MIND
THAT YOU FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY TO TO ADDRESS THE
SITUATION. BUT WHEN YOU ENGAGE THE LORD IN PRAYER OR YOU'RE
TALKING TO THE HOLY SPIRIT THROUGH IT, WHICH I DO THOSE
THINGS. YOU GET GUIDED IN THE OTHER DIRECTION, AND THEN IT'S
JUST A MATTER OF LISTENING AND OBEYING. IT'S LIKE WE TEACH OUR
KIDS WHEN WE JUST TALK, OBEY THE FIRST TIME. YEAH, IT'S.
>> OBEDIENCE THE FIRST TIME. >> YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE HAVING
KIDS IS SO FUNNY BECAUSE YOU REALLY START TO SEE WHAT, LIKE,
GOD'S PERSPECTIVE IS ON US AS HIS CHILDREN. YEAH. AND LIKE
BECAUSE WE BOTH LOVE OUR KIDS UNCONDITIONALLY. AND YOU WOULD
LAY DOWN YOUR LIFE FOR THEM AND WE SERVE THEM ENDLESSLY. AND
ALL OF THAT LOVE THAT POURS OUT OF US IS THOUSAND TIMES WHAT
GOD HAS FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US. I MEAN, HE LAID DOWN HIS
SON SO THAT WE COULD BE IN RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM.
>> YEAH. AND I THINK KNOWING THE FATHER'S HEART, I THINK
WHEN YOU KNOW THE HEART OF THE FATHER, IT'S EASIER FOR YOU TO
TRUST HIM AND SURRENDER YOUR LIFE BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT HE
WANTS WHAT'S BEST. AND I THINK MY OTHER YOU KNOW, YOU SAID
SOMETHING. YOU SAID SOMETHING SO IMPORTANT, WHICH IS THERE
HAS TO BE LIKE A SENSITIVITY TO THE HOLY SPIRIT. AND, YOU KNOW,
YOU ARE A STRONG MAN, YOU'RE A LEADER. AND YET YOU MODELED
THIS HUMILITY IN THIS SUBMISSIVENESS TO GOD. AND I
FEEL LIKE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I FEEL LIKE THAT'S A BALANCE
THAT A LOT OF, I THINK WOULD BENEFIT A LOT OF MEN IF THEY
WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT THEY CAN BE THE STRONG LEADER, BUT THEY
HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED TO GOD'S LEADING. HOW DID YOU HOW DID
YOU TAKE THE STRENGTH AND THE LEADERSHIP? BECAUSE I KNOW THE
WAY YOU'RE WIRED AND BRING YOURSELF TO A PLACE OF
COMPLETELY SUBMITTING TO GOD. >> A LOT OF HARD LESSONS. I
WISH I HAD A REALLY COOL ANSWER. IT WAS LIKE THIS EPIPHANY EARLY
IN MY LIFE AND I JUST, YOU KNOW, BUT NO, I THINK A LOT OF
BUMPING INTO THE WRONG WAY OF DOING THINGS OVER TIME AND NOT
GETTING OFFENDED OR JADED OR HARDENING OF MY HEART TO THE
LORD, BUT REALLY FEELING CHASTENED BY HIM AND KNOWING I
KNEW EARLY, WITHIN A FEW MONTHS AFTER I CAME BACK TO THE LORD,
I HEARD HIM CALL ME INTO MINISTRY. BUT HE ALSO HAD A
PLACE FOR ME IN BUSINESS, AND HE SPOKE THIS WHOLE THING
TO ME VERY CLEARLY IN ISRAEL IN 2012. SO I NEVER
REALLY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE, WHICH I
UNDERSTAND HOW HE ONLY GIVES US A PIECE OF THE
PICTURE OR A PIECE OF THE PUZZLE AT A TIME.
>> BECAUSE IT'S A WALK OF FAITH.
>> EXACTLY. THAT'S RIGHT. YOU WALK BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT.
>> YOU DON'T WANT TO IDOLIZE THE VISION. YOU WANT TO FOLLOW
HIM. >> RIGHT? SO I WOULD SAY A LOT
OF LESSONS LEARNED A LOT OF YEARS.
>> A LOT OF YEARS DOING A LOT OF DIFFICULT SITUATIONS.
>> DOING BOTH, YOU KNOW, MINISTRY ROLES, BUSINESS ROLES
AND A LOT OF REFINEMENT, YOU KNOW? YEAH. GOING THROUGH
DIFFICULT TIMES ISN'T DOESN'T ALWAYS FEEL NICE, BUT IT'S
ALWAYS PREPARATION FOR SOME TYPE OF PROMOTION, WHATEVER
IT IS. I'M NOT SAYING IN THE NATURAL WORLD, BUT
SPIRITUALLY AS WELL. LIKE WHEN YOU'RE IN A SEASON
THAT FEELS LIKE A DESERT OR A VALLEY, JUST KNOW THAT
GOD'S PREPARING YOU FOR SOMETHING AND TO LEAN INTO
IT AND TO ASK HIM, WHAT IS HE SHOWING? WHAT IS HE
SHOWING ME IN THIS TIME? WHAT ARE YOU SHOWING ME
THIS IN THIS TIME? HOW DO YOU WANT ME TO RESPOND TO
THIS? BECAUSE HE WILL. HE'S NOT. HE'S NOT JUST LETTING
US, LIKE, YOU KNOW, FLAIL AROUND. HE ACTUALLY IS VERY
INTENTIONAL. HE'S OUTSIDE OF SPACE AND TIME. WE ARE
HIS SONS AND DAUGHTERS. HE HAS A PLAN, UNIQUE PURPOSE
FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US. AND WHAT HE ASKS US TO
DO IS SURRENDER TO HIM OUR PURPOSE AND OUR CALLING,
AND LET HIM SHOW US THE WAY. >> YEAH, THAT'S SO GOOD.
AND I THINK, TOO, ONE OF THE THINGS, ANOTHER THING
THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IS YOU SAID, LIKE WHEN YOU
SPEAK TO ME IN A WAY THAT MAYBE IT WASN'T THE BEST WAY OF
SAYING SOMETHING, WHICH YOU REALLY DON'T DO THAT A LOT. YOU
REALLY DO. I FEEL LIKE CARRY YOURSELF WELL, BUT IF YOU DO,
YOU SAY THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL CONVICT ME. AND THIS IS
SOMETHING I HAD TO LEARN BECAUSE EARLY ON IN OUR
MARRIAGE, I WOULD LIKE NAG ABOUT THINGS, AND I WOULD TRY
TO COME TO YOU AND BE LIKE, I DON'T LIKE THIS, OR, YOU KNOW,
WHATEVER IT IS, AND IT WOULD JUST MAKE PROBLEMS WORSE. AND
IF I COULD TELL WIVES ANYTHING, IT'S JUST DON'T TRY TO DON'T
CORRECT YOUR HUSBAND'S. I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO GO OVER
WELL, BUT I DON'T EVEN KNOW. I THINK YOU CAN TALK ABOUT HOW
YOU FEEL. MAYBE. BUT I JUST REALLY THINK THE BEST THING YOU
COULD DO. AND, I MEAN, YOU CAN CHIME IN. I THINK THE BEST
THING YOU CAN DO IS JUST FORGIVE AND JUST SAY, LIKE GOD,
SPEAK TO HIM. AND, YOU KNOW, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU MARRY
SOMEONE THAT IS SUBMITTED TO GOD AND HAS A HEART THAT'S
LISTENING TO THE LORD. BECAUSE THAT WON'T WORK IF YOU HAVE A
HUSBAND THAT'S HARDHEADED. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY IN
THAT SITUATION. >> BUT AND I THINK EARLIER ON,
LIKE MY PERSPECTIVE EVEN TO, TO YOUR POINT, WAS THAT WE BOTH DO,
YOU KNOW, 50% TO, TO GET TO 100%. AND WHAT ENDS UP
HAPPENING WHEN BOTH PARTNERS, WHEN PARTNERS ARE
COMING TOGETHER AND LIKE I'M DOING HALF AND YOU'RE
DOING HALF, WHAT ENDS UP HAPPENING IS EACH ONE
THINKS THE OTHER ONE'S NOT DOING ENOUGH. AND THE FACT IS,
THAT'S TRUE. AND SO WHAT I THINK WE'VE SWITCHED INTO IN
THE YEARS OF MARRIAGE IS BOTH BRINGING 100%. AND WHEN BOTH
ARE STRIVING TO BRING 100%, THEN YOU'RE FILLING THE GAPS
WITH LOVE. YOU'RE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE OTHER ONE IS DOING THE
BEST THEY CAN, AND THEN IT BECOMES LESS ABOUT THESE, THIS
SMALL LITTLE THINGS IN BOTH COMING TO A PLACE OF LIKE, WE
ARE A UNIT, WE ARE A TEAM, WE ARE ONE. WE'RE BOTH GIVING IT
OUR ALL. AND WHEN YOU BOTH HAVE THAT PERSPECTIVE ABOUT ONE
ANOTHER, THERE'S LESS ROOM FOR THE ENEMY TO COME IN AND SOW
DIVISION. BECAUSE THE DEVIL HATES MARRIAGE, HATES FAMILY,
HATES UNITY. ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT GOD LOVES AND CALLS
US TO BE. AND SO YOU JUST HAVE TO KEEP LIKE THAT AS A CENTER
POINT, KEEP TOUCH POINTS. YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS TAKE THINGS TO A
PRACTICAL PLACE, BUT LIKE KEEP TOUCH POINTS WITHIN THE
MARRIAGE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU START HAVING CHILDREN, YOU KNOW,
YOU AND I GO ON A WEEKLY DATE AND IT'S NOT ALWAYS LONG.
SOMETIMES IT'S ONLY TWO HOURS. IT'S NOT ALWAYS OUT TO DINNER,
SOMETIMES IT'S TO THE GYM OR TO THE GROCERY STORE. BUT WE TAKE
TIME AWAY FROM KIDS AND WORK AND THE BUSYNESS OF LIFE.
>> TO MAKE TIME FOR EACH OTHER. >> TO CONNECT. BECAUSE I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT, BECAUSE IN THOSE MOMENTS YOU CAN ADDRESS
SOME OF THE HARDEST THINGS. AND I THINK WE HAD TO LEARN
THROUGH TRIAL AND ERROR THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO
ADDRESS BIGGER OR HARD FAMILY OR, YOU KNOW,
MARRIAGE TOPICS IN THE MIDDLE OF A, IN THE MIDDLE
OF A BATTLEFIELD OR IN THE MIDDLE OF, YOU KNOW, THE
BUSYNESS OF LIFE, YOU WANT TO DO THAT OFFLINE WHEN
YOU'RE ABLE TO REALLY CONNECT TO, LIKE, A HEART
LEVEL. >> YEAH. AND WHERE YOU'RE LIKE,
NOT STRESSED OR YOU HAVE OTHER THINGS TRYING TO GET YOUR
ATTENTION, YOU NEED TO BE LIKE BOTH FOCUSED ON EACH OTHER AND
IN A CALM STATE. AND I THINK WHAT YOU TAPPED ON WAS SO HUGE.
I FEEL LIKE FOR SO MANY YEARS, I WAS CAUGHT UP IN THE 5,050%.
I DON'T BELIEVE IN THAT AT ALL ANYMORE. AND I FEEL LIKE IF YOU
WANT LIKE RESENTMENT IN YOUR MARRIAGE, TRY.
>> GOING, YEAH. >> THAT WE WOULD ALWAYS I WOULD
ALWAYS LIKE FIGHT OVER THAT. IT WAS SO STUPID AND I WASN'T EVEN
RIGHT. BECAUSE REALLY YOU PROBABLY I HONESTLY, YOU WERE
DOING MORE. I JUST WASN'T AWARE OF HOW MUCH YOU WERE DOING.
LET'S JUST BE HONEST. AND I JUST THINK, LIKE, THIS WEIRD
THING THAT'S IN LIKE, SOCIETY TODAY IS LIKE, WOMEN ARE LIKE
MEN BECAUSE A LOT OF HOUSEHOLDS, MEN AND WOMEN ARE BOTH WORKING.
AND SO THEN THE WOMEN ARE LIKE, MEN NEED TO DO HALF OF THE
CHILDCARE. AND IT'S LIKE, I JUST FEEL LIKE YOU'RE JUST
GOING TO GET YOURSELF INTO, LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER IT IS,
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BREED RESENTMENT. AND I THINK YOU'RE
100% RIGHT. I THINK MY MENTALITY IS LIKE, YOU AND I
ARE ON THE SAME TEAM, AND WE BOTH ARE ON THE SAME PAGE OF
WHAT OUR GOALS ARE. AND I FEEL LIKE WHATEVER I CAN DO TO HELP
HIM REACH HIS GOALS, AND I FEEL THAT SUPPORT FROM ME AS WELL.
AND LIKE IT'S NOT ABOUT IT'S MY MENTALITY HAS GONE FROM
FOCUSING ON YOU AND AS IF HE'S DOING ENOUGH, WHICH YOU ARE,
BUT IT'S SHIFTED TO WHAT ARE MY RESPONSIBILITIES AND WHAT DO I
NEED TO DO AND HOW CAN I SERVE HIM. AND IF YOU CAN MAKE THAT
SWITCH, IT IS GOING TO TOTALLY CHANGE THE TONE AND THE
CONDITION IN YOUR MARRIAGE BECAUSE AND IT'S JUST GOING TO
HELP YOU BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S LIKE, I'M NOT
LIKE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU, LIKE YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOURSELF.
I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR MYSELF. IF I DIDN'T DO MY PART, THAT'S MY
FAULT, YOU KNOW? AND I IT'S NOT I, IT'S NOT MY JOB TO
MICROMANAGE YOU OR NAG YOU OR ASK YOU TO DO MORE. ALL I CAN
DO IS PRAY FOR YOU AS A WIFE, AND I SHOULD BE PRAYING FOR YOU.
THAT WAS SOMETHING GOD EVEN PUT ON MY HEART RECENTLY IS I NEED
TO BE LIKE DECLARING BLESSINGS OVER YOU AND SCRIPTURES OVER
YOU. AND SO YES, LORD. AND YOU KNOW, I THINK THE LONGER YOU
WALK WITH GOD AND YOU DO MARRIAGE, GOD AND MORE ABOUT
HOW IT WORKS AND HOW YOU CAN SERVE ONE ANOTHER BETTER AND
THE ROLES AND I ALSO THINK, TOO, YOU AND I REALLY HAVE FOUND
ROLES LIKE AS OUR LIVES HAVE BECOME MORE BUSY, IT'S LIKE,
OKAY, THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE DOING, THIS IS WHAT I'M DOING. AND I
DO THINK IT JUST BRINGS MORE CLARITY BECAUSE THERE'S NOT
LIKE, I THINK ANYTHING THAT'S THE HARD PART WITH THE TEAM IS
LIKE, WHEN YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN, YOU'RE LIKE, OKAY, WELL, ALL OF
THIS IS MINE. WELL, IF YOU'RE ON A TEAM, YOU'RE WORKING
TOGETHER. SO I THINK IF YOU CAN CLEARLY DEFINE YOU DO THIS AND
I DO THAT, IT SAVES LIKE YOU FROM CONFUSION.
>> YEAH. IT'S IT'S IT'S KIND OF BUSINESS 101 EVERY
TIME WE INITIATE A NEW PROJECT IN MY IT DEPARTMENT,
WE ALWAYS CREATE A PROJECT CHARTER. PROJECT CHARTER
HAS, YOU KNOW, THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT, WHAT'S GOING
TO ACHIEVE. BUT RIGHT BELOW IT, THE NEXT THING IS THE
ROSTER. AND THEN ON THE ROSTER IS WHO'S DOING WHAT
THEIR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. BECAUSE
WHEN ALL THOSE THINGS ARE DEFINED, THE WHOLE TEAM
KNOWS, OKAY, THIS IS MY PART TO PLAY. THIS IS MY
PART. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE
ACHIEVING. AND THIS IS THE DATE THAT WE'RE GOING TO
FINISH IT BY. AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO OPERATE IN
THAT TYPE OF CLARITY BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH
GOING ON AND EVERYTHING IS GETTING FASTER. IT FEELS
LIKE EVERYTHING IS GETTING FASTER AND QUICKER WITH
TECHNOLOGY AND CONTENT AND ALL OF THAT, AND IT'S JUST
THE NOISE IS GOING TO GET LOUDER AND LOUDER AS WE
CONTINUE TO WALK THIS WALK. SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP
THE MAIN THING, THE MAIN THING. THE OTHER THING I
DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL IS CONDEMNATION. IF THEY'RE
NOT DOING THESE THINGS BECAUSE GOD'S GIVEN US MULTIPLE
RESET POINTS. AND WHAT I LOVE IS THERE'S A PRACTICAL ONE THAT
WE CAN ENGAGE WITH EVERY SINGLE WEEK, WHICH IS SHABBAT. ON
SHABBAT, IT'S THE HUSBAND, BLESSES THE WIFE BLESSES THE
HUSBAND, THE WIFE BLESSES THE HUSBAND. AND THIS IS MY
THAT WE ACTUALLY DO THAT. WE'RE FAVORITE WEEKS OF THE WEEKS
NOT PERFECT, OF COURSE, BUT THE WEEKS THAT WE TAKE THAT TIME,
PUT AWAY THE PHONES, WORSHIP THE LORD TOGETHER, AND TAKE A
MOMENT TO ACTUALLY BLESS ONE ANOTHER IN FRONT OF OUR KIDS TO.
IT'S REALLY TO ME, I BELIEVE IT SETS THE TONE FOR THE HOME AND
FOR THE MARRIAGE AND FOR YOUR FAMILY. AND IT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE
TO THE KIDS TO SEE THOSE INTERACTIONS. WOULDN'T YOU
AGREE? >> OH, COMPLETELY. AND FOR ME,
WELL, OKAY, SO FOR SHABBAT, I WOULD SAY I LOVE SHABBAT
BECAUSE I FEEL GOD'S PRESENCE AND I FEEL LIKE IT'S A TOUCH
POINT TO LIKE WELCOMING GOD'S PRESENCE INTO YOUR HOME. AND
IT'S LIKE SETS THE TONE FOR YOUR FAMILY, FOR YOUR CHILDREN,
FOR YOUR MARRIAGE. AND SO I COMPLETELY AGREE. I THINK
SHABBAT IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF WHAT WE'VE WHAT WE'VE MADE
IT. YOU KNOW, IT'S A TIME REALLY FOR US TO BE
INTENTIONALLY ENCOUNTERING THE LORD AND SAYING, GOD, WE ARE
YOURS AND THIS HOME IS YOURS, OR THIS FAMILY'S YOURS. AND
THEN WE BLESS ONE ANOTHER AND IT REALLY SHIFTS THE HEART
POSTURE ONCE AGAIN TO SERVING ONE ANOTHER.
>> AND CALLING THE OTHER PERSON AS THE LORD SEES THEM, INSTEAD
OF LIKE, OH, WHERE THEY ARE THINGS.
>> THAT WHERE THEY COULD BE. >> YEAH, EXACTLY. THESE ARE THE
THINGS THAT THEY. THIS PERSON OR MY PARTNER OR
REBECCA. THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT SHE DIDN'T DO.
WELL, NO. INSTEAD OF DOING THAT, READ THE SCRIPTURE,
READ THE HANDBOOK THAT GOD GAVE US OVER, PROVERBS 31.
THESE ARE ALL THE THINGS THAT SHE IS. AND YOU SEE,
YOU START SEEING THE PERSON THROUGH THE EYES OF THE
LORD. AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS? THEY BECOME THOSE THINGS.
YEP. SO THAT'S WHY WHEN YOU'RE LIKE, I'M GOING TO
START DECLARING SCRIPTURE DECLARATIONS OVER YOU, I'M
LIKE, YES, BECAUSE I KNOW THE POWER THAT YOU CARRY,
AS YOU KNOW, MY PARTNER. AND IF YOU YOU KNOW, WHEN
YOU AS YOU CONTINUE TO DO THAT, START DOING THAT,
IT'S GOING TO REALLY HELP. >> YEAH. AND I THINK
THERE'S SUCH A POWER LIKE PROVERBS 31 FOR ME, YOU KNOW, A
COUPLE YEARS AGO WAS LIKE THIS HUGE BURDEN OF LIKE THIS, LIKE
WOMAN WHO'S LIKE, INSANE, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE SHE GETS UP
BEFORE DAWN. NOW, I ACTUALLY REALLY DO GET UP VERY EARLY,
YOU KNOW, AND SHE, LIKE, DOES ALL THESE THINGS. TAKES CARE OF
HER FAMILY, TAKES CARE OF HER HOME. THEN SHE DOES BUSINESS.
AND I LOOK AT PSALMS 30, I MEAN PSALMS, PROVERBS 31 SO
DIFFERENTLY NOW, WHICH IS LIKE BY THE GRACE OF GOD, THESE ARE
ALL THE THINGS THAT I CAN DO THROUGH HIM. I DON'T LOOK AT IT
AS LIKE A BURDEN. I LOOK AT IT AS LIKE A GOAL, LIKE A VISION,
LIKE IT'S SOMETHING TO AIM FOR AND KNOWING LIKE, OKAY, THIS IS
AWESOME. LOOK AT ALL THAT A WOMAN CAN DO. YOU KNOW, LIKE A
WOMAN CAN BE IN THE HOME AND DO BUSINESS. I LOVE THAT ABOUT
PROVERBS 31. I LOVE THAT SHE'S, YOU KNOW, CAPABLE AND IS
ACCOMPLISHING ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS. AND I DON'T
LOOK AT IT. I SEE IT A JOY IN IT NOW, YOU KNOW, NOT A BURDEN.
AND IT I LOVE IT. AND WHEN YOU DECLARE IT OVER ME, IT'S LIKE,
YEAH, MY HUSBAND SEES THIS IN ME TOO, YOU KNOW? AND I JUST
THINK THAT'S THE POWER OF BELIEF AND THE POWER OF
IDENTITY. AND I REALLY, GOD HAS REALLY DOWNLOADED TO ME SO MUCH
IDENTITY LATELY. AND THERE'S A REAL POWER SHIFT WHEN YOU BEGIN
TO SEE YOURSELF THE WAY GOD SEES YOU, IT'S LIKE YOU CARRY
YOURSELF DIFFERENT. AND I REALLY THINK WHEN YOU START TO
BELIEVE, LIKE, OKAY, THIS IS POSSIBLE WITH GOD AND YOU START
PUSHING OFF YOUR LIMITING BELIEFS, IT'S A HUGE GAME
CHANGER. AND GOD'S REALLY BEEN DOING THAT IN ME. AND WHEN I
USED TO GET OVERWHELMED, I USED TO WITH WITH SITUATIONS AND OR
TASKS, I WOULD BE LIKE, I CAN'T DO THIS, YOU KNOW? AND NOW I
JUST TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND I'M LIKE, I CAN DO THIS BECAUSE
GOD'S WITH ME, YOU KNOW? AND I'M JUST GONNA ONE STEP AT A
TIME. BUT WHEN YOU EVEN SHIFT YOUR THINKING TO, OKAY, I CAN
DO THIS. AND, I MEAN, I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH YOU ABOUT
THAT, BUT THE HOLY SPIRIT WAS CONVICTING ME ON MY THOUGHT
LIFE. AND HE WAS LIKE, YOU HAVE A LOT OF NEGATIVE THOUGHT
PATTERNS. AND, REBECCA, YOUR THOUGHTS HELP SHAPE YOUR
REALITY. AND YOU, WE NEED TO HAVE DISCIPLINE IN OUR MINDS.
AND YOU NEED TO START BELIEVING MY WORD AND BELIEVING THE BEST.
BECAUSE THIS IS THE WAY I SEE THINGS. AND I REMEMBER SHARING
IT WITH YOU. AND I WAS LIKE, DO YOU THINK THIS IS ACCURATE? AND
YOU'RE LIKE 100%? BUT ALL THAT BEING SAID, I REALIZE THAT A
LOT OF MY NEGATIVE THOUGHT PATTERNS WERE ACTUALLY COMING
FROM A PLACE OF LIKE FEAR. AND WE CANNOT BE PEOPLE OF FEAR. WE
HAVE TO BE PEOPLE OF FAITH, YOU KNOW? AND SO I THINK WHEN YOU
REALLY TAKE THE TIME AND BE LIKE, OKAY, WELL, WHERE IS THIS
COMING FROM? A LOT OF PEOPLE, THEIR NEGATIVE THOUGHT THOUGHTS
ARE ROOTED IN PAST TRAUMA OR PAST FEARS OR PAST PAIN. AND
YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT LIVING FROM A
PLACE OF FEAR. WE'RE LIVING FROM A PLACE OF HOPE AND TRUST
IN GOD. AND WHEN WE THROW OFF OUR LIMITING BELIEFS AND
REALIZE GOD WITH YOU, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. IT WILL CHANGE HOW
YOU HANDLE SITUATIONS. IT WILL CHANGE HOW YOU CARRY YOURSELF.
IT WILL CHANGE EVEN WHAT YOU ACCOMPLISH, BECAUSE YOU REALIZE
SO MUCH MORE IS CAPABLE THAN WHAT YOU THINK. BUT YOU CAN'T
BE LIMITED IN YOUR MIND. >> WELL, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO
WRAP UP HERE. DO WE? YEAH. BUT I WANT TO SAY IN THE COMMENTS.
DO LET US KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR REBECCA TEACH ABOUT IN THE
COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE
CREATING MORE TEACHING CONTENT. I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM AUDIENCE
WHAT ARE SUBJECTS OR TOPICS THAT THEY LIKE TO HEAR YOU
SHARE ON? >> OH, I LOVE THAT. THINGS THAT
I CAN TEACH ON AND MAYBE EVEN LIKE IF THEY HAVE LIKE A GUEST
OR SOMEONE THEY WANT TO RECOMMEND. COMMENT THAT DOWN
BELOW TO YOU, BECAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO FIND NEW
PEOPLE AS WELL. AND I GUESS WE DO HAVE TO WRAP. SO THANKS FOR
DOING THIS PODCAST WITH ME. >> OF COURSE.