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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I love, during the break
Shedria was talking about
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that she ended
up her doctor said,
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you know, you'd
have a natural birth,
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they're gonna deal
with all that kind of stuff
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and she had a natural
birth, had a beautiful baby boy
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and she's pregnant right
now, hopefully with a girl,
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'cause she has two boys at home.
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So that's way cool. Way cool.
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You know, Brad,
we've talked about
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you know, really kind
of sucked in with your fear
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and dealing with
your identity crisis
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and maybe I'm
not a trumpet player
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and if I was gone at least
you can collect the insurance
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but God brought you
from that place to a place
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where you have
your identity in Him
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and so talk
about that for a minute
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and then if you
could pray for anybody
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that's lost there
I would love that.
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Okay. I'd be honored.
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You know, the
journey and not the journey,
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you know, let's say the
journey is 100 mile hike
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I think I'm at
about mile five right now.
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And it's crazy as that sounds
'cause you've been through.
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Well, I'm
getting some hiking shoes
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I'm joining you,
'cause I love you.
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Okay, well,
thank you. Thank you.
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I'd be honored to
have you by my side.
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That part is you
know, it's real interesting
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that sometimes I think we get
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through a
traumatic event or whatever
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I think okay, well, I've
really accomplished something
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and in fact may be now
you're just ready to get started
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that you've been
able to shed some baggage
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or in this case really,
truly to find my identity.
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Is my identity is that
oh, I can do these bike rides
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or that I play the
trumpet or all this stuff.
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It's like God doesn't
see me as any of that.
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He sees me as His child
and you know, is excited
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when I chose to do the things
that He would like me to do
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and stand up and represent Him
and sometimes its crazy this,
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just the fact that
you chose to be healthy
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that you chose to not cause
or do those kinds of things
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is an incredible--
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Love you wife.
Love you wife, yes.
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Is an incredible outreach
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to those around you
depending on environment
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and as I've been surprised
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when I first started teaching
at Boise State University
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and was doing the
jazz band just to have
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one of the
students come up to me
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and he's, oh,
you're trumpet player
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and you don't drink
and you don't swear,
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what's the matter with you?
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You know, it's
just simply sometimes
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we don't know about that
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but the main part I do believe
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that the stuff I'm dealing with
or something I will deal with
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and then till I fall
over and they throw dirt on me
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and so I need you at this point,
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chose to maintain the
choices I'm making to exercise,
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to try and stay in
the word, to love my wife,
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you know, and to emotionally
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connect with my
family to do those things.
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And find your
identity in Christ.
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Oh, absolutely, absolutely.
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I really love what again looking
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at that idea of maintenance
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and again Old
Testament we talked about,
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this is kind of
God maintains us.
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And New Testament where
the word maintenance comes up
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and it's really interesting
but its much more about
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how we are to maintain a
healthy spirit towards God.
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Towards others and to ourselves,
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to those we love.
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And so it's really interesting
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that kind of see the
things that have changed.
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So, I see we have just a
minute left shall we pray?
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Pray, amen.
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Heavenly Father, I so
just want to thank You
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for being the God that You are
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and You're willing to
maintain Your love for us.
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Maintain, help us
to maintain our cause,
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help us to maintain our
interest in seeking You.
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I'm asking right now
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Lord, that You send Your
Holy Spirit out to all those
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that may be wandering
in a place of darkness,
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all those who may
be questioning one
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who they are,
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they may be
having something happen,
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its taken their
natural ability way
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that they've been
able to do this forever
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and suddenly its
gone and at times
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You know fall to their own
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or they find
themselves in a place
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and that You put
Your had on them,
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You give them hope,
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You give them
peace and let them know
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that there is a way
out of their darkness
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and that way is through You.
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In the name of
Your son Jesus, amen.
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Amen, thank you for joining us.
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Until next time, always remember
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that God is crazy about you,
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hold on find your
identity in Christ, me, too.
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Bye, God bless.
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