The following program
discusses sensitive issues
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related to addictive behavior.
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Parents are
cautioned that some material
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may be too candid
for younger children.
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Welcome back.
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You know, this whole
program we're talking about
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how God just
steps into our lives
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and takes us from
one place to the next.
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And literally, some
times that is a huge jump.
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Like, Po, I loved the fact
that you were talking about,
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you know, that God
steps in, changes your life.
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You're even baptized
but it's almost shamed,
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ashamed to come
back to your family
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and say this is who I am.
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I am not
listening to the same music,
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I'm not doing the same
thing, I don't want to celebrate
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weekly birthdays at
the bar and, you know,
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and she's coming to you
now with this whole change.
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You're starting to get
it and I love the fact that
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before the break
you were talking about
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even little things she would do,
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little Bible
studies or handy stuff.
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But you were still
trying to do the Sabbath
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but going to
clubs, what did God do?
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How did He get you to
the place where you are now,
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because now I know that
you're not selling drugs
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and that you're not that guy.
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Right, well, I
just think that the Lord
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continued to just work
on my heart and, you know,
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not that I'm thinking
about it, I think He used to say
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to show me that it
is possible because,
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you know, she
wasn't selling the drugs
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but she was living the
exact same lifestyle I was.
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So when he took her
out of it, you know,
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it just showed me
that it is possible,
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there's nothing wrong with it.
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You know,
people might laugh and,
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you know,
that's just like today.
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But, you know, the Lord
has made her strong enough
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to go through it and, you know,
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at the same time when I
was-- when she was teaching me
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and showing me stuff
in the Bible, you know,
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He was
strengthening me the same way.
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So He was just
giving me the strength
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to be able to go through
everything that I need to go
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through to make that
decision that I made.
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And I--you
know, you talked about
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even in the first
segment about not, you know,
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having someone not
recognize you or know you,
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you're not the guy any more
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you don't have the
same kind of money,
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all of that kind of stuff
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and so what did God
tell you about that?
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Well, you know, God told me that
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I didn't have to be that
man that I was striving to be,
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I can still be
respected as a child of God,
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I didn't have to
reach for negative things,
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I can still be
positive and still be respected
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just by making
the right decision.
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God is amazing, and
I love the fact that
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God has to-- first
of all I want to say
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thank you for
being on the program.
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That's amazing
you got to come back.
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For anybody watching, you know,
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we don't just come off drugs,
we don't just come off alcohol,
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there's whole lifestyle
changes, personality changes.
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God has to reach
in and make us new
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and He promises
that in Corinthians.
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You are new in
Christ, new heart, new mind,
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all of that stuff
and I am so proud of Him
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when He does that and I
see it time and time again.
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Know that if you
are going through
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any kind of changes like that,
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that you have Christ
who is your advocate.
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He knows exactly who you are,
He knows where you came from
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and He can change
every single thing about you.
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Thank you for joining us.
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And till next
time, always remember
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that God is crazy about
you, me too, God bless, bye.
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