"Demolishing Strongholds"

100:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,840.200:00:03,880 --> 00:00:06,880Don't get down when you're seeing the worst300:00:06,900 --> 00:00:09,480cause the last will be the first400:00:09,500 --> 00:00:12,140what a day I'm telling you500:00:12,180 --> 00:00:14,540all things will be new600:00:14,580 --> 00:00:17,480living up in a down world700:00:17,500 --> 00:00:20,140yeah we're living, yeah we're living800:00:20,180 --> 00:00:24,380living up in a down world900:00:24,400 --> 00:00:25,740Oh1000:00:25,780 --> 00:00:28,080This is Jimmy Nanette and we are1100:00:28,080 --> 00:00:33,080Living Up and a Down World, show number 53.1200:00:33,080 --> 00:00:36,160We want to welcome you today to Living Up and a Down World.1300:00:36,160 --> 00:00:37,860And if you're listening in for the first time,1400:00:37,860 --> 00:00:39,600my name is Jimmy and this is...1500:00:39,600 --> 00:00:40,420Annette.1600:00:40,420 --> 00:00:43,560My amazing wife who's having the best day ever.1700:00:43,560 --> 00:00:44,660It's been a crazy day.1800:00:44,660 --> 00:00:45,600She's having a day.1900:00:45,600 --> 00:00:46,440What time is it?2000:00:46,440 --> 00:00:47,260We all have a day.2100:00:47,260 --> 00:00:49,80011.30 in the morning and I'm ready to go to bed.2200:00:50,800 --> 00:00:52,940I am living up and a down world though.2300:00:52,940 --> 00:00:54,640You're right in the middle of it.2400:00:54,640 --> 00:00:57,280We've just had things at the office.2500:00:57,280 --> 00:00:59,980Technical things, just accounting things2600:00:59,980 --> 00:01:01,040that have nothing to do with us.2700:01:01,040 --> 00:01:03,120It's the companies we contract with2800:01:03,120 --> 00:01:08,120and just weird stuff that just feels like a domino effect.2900:01:08,120 --> 00:01:09,620And then I went to get coffee3000:01:09,620 --> 00:01:11,660and I hit my hand on the microwave.3100:01:11,660 --> 00:01:13,300I know you have like a literal bruise.3200:01:13,300 --> 00:01:16,000It literally burst a blood vessel.3300:01:16,000 --> 00:01:17,000Yuck.3400:01:17,000 --> 00:01:19,300I know, that's what I see when I see old people.3500:01:19,300 --> 00:01:21,660I'm like, I hope I don't ever get that.3600:01:21,660 --> 00:01:23,000Well, it'll go away, sweetie.3700:01:23,000 --> 00:01:23,840I hope so.3800:01:23,840 --> 00:01:24,680We'll cover it with something.3900:01:24,680 --> 00:01:25,500So weird.4000:01:25,500 --> 00:01:26,340What a day.4100:01:26,340 --> 00:01:27,600We're just having a day.4200:01:27,600 --> 00:01:29,940And you know what I love though about you Annette4300:01:29,940 --> 00:01:32,140and appreciate is that even though you're having4400:01:32,140 --> 00:01:35,340one of those days, you were like, let's do the podcast.4500:01:35,340 --> 00:01:36,180Let's do it.4600:01:36,180 --> 00:01:37,260Let's jump into it.4700:01:37,260 --> 00:01:38,760Thank you for doing that.4800:01:38,760 --> 00:01:40,480Cause in the back of my mind,4900:01:40,480 --> 00:01:42,280I thought she's gonna bail.5000:01:42,280 --> 00:01:44,260She's gonna say, I don't feel good.5100:01:44,260 --> 00:01:46,260I'm not up for this.5200:01:46,260 --> 00:01:47,100I'm in a mood.5300:01:47,100 --> 00:01:48,560I mean, I did think about that.5400:01:48,560 --> 00:01:50,500It crossed your mind.5500:01:50,500 --> 00:01:51,340It crossed my mind.5600:01:51,340 --> 00:01:53,300But here's why I'm glad you did it5700:01:53,300 --> 00:01:55,440and why I think it's important is that5800:01:55,440 --> 00:01:57,340people need to listen to us5900:01:57,340 --> 00:01:59,340and people who listen to us regularly6000:01:59,340 --> 00:02:02,000may think that every day is Friday for us.6100:02:02,000 --> 00:02:04,880That we're living our best life every day.6200:02:04,880 --> 00:02:08,380Living up in a down world is an ideal we all aspire to.6300:02:08,380 --> 00:02:11,380It's not necessarily a reality every day6400:02:11,380 --> 00:02:14,120because things happen, life happens, things break.6500:02:14,120 --> 00:02:16,560But we don't let it take us so far down6600:02:16,560 --> 00:02:18,420that we don't wanna live anymore.6700:02:18,420 --> 00:02:21,300But we still gotta be, I mean, it's okay to not be okay.6800:02:21,300 --> 00:02:23,000It's okay to have a moment.6900:02:23,000 --> 00:02:23,940A down moment.7000:02:23,940 --> 00:02:25,360Yeah, or down.7100:02:25,360 --> 00:02:26,560That's why I'm wanting.7200:02:26,560 --> 00:02:28,500And doing the podcast took my mind off7300:02:28,500 --> 00:02:29,700of all the business stuff.7400:02:29,700 --> 00:02:30,540Beautiful.7500:02:30,540 --> 00:02:32,280And then I just brought it all back up.7600:02:32,280 --> 00:02:33,440Well, it's all right.7700:02:33,440 --> 00:02:34,280It's all right.7800:02:34,280 --> 00:02:36,140But it's only to say because people need to know7900:02:36,140 --> 00:02:37,480that we're pastors.8000:02:37,480 --> 00:02:40,080We pastor Bridge Church in Fredericksburg, Texas.8100:02:40,080 --> 00:02:41,420We love what we do.8200:02:41,420 --> 00:02:44,460We get to do this is our motto.8300:02:44,460 --> 00:02:46,780But the reality is is that life happens8400:02:46,780 --> 00:02:50,060and sometimes things break and things don't go your way.8500:02:50,060 --> 00:02:51,800Things don't work out like you hoped8600:02:51,800 --> 00:02:53,000and you gotta deal with it.8700:02:53,000 --> 00:02:55,100And we're just like anybody else.8800:02:55,100 --> 00:02:56,360We don't get a free pass.8900:02:56,360 --> 00:02:59,000It's funny because sometimes people think pastors9000:02:59,000 --> 00:03:00,740have the red phone to God.9100:03:00,740 --> 00:03:02,540Well, and I think all you do is sit around9200:03:02,540 --> 00:03:05,540and just drink coffee and pray and read your Bible.9300:03:05,540 --> 00:03:07,140And smile and laugh.9400:03:07,140 --> 00:03:09,040We have a business to run too.9500:03:09,040 --> 00:03:10,440There's a business side of what we do9600:03:10,440 --> 00:03:12,980because what people don't realize is there's HR,9700:03:12,980 --> 00:03:14,320risk management.9800:03:14,320 --> 00:03:15,480There's hiring and firing.9900:03:15,480 --> 00:03:17,020There's dealing with people.10000:03:17,020 --> 00:03:19,260And then we work with a volunteer army.10100:03:19,260 --> 00:03:22,020We don't have positional leverage on anybody.10200:03:22,020 --> 00:03:24,100We have to get people and motivate people to go10300:03:24,100 --> 00:03:26,500and inspire and we gotta pay bills.10400:03:26,500 --> 00:03:29,840I mean, we have a large, large facility10500:03:29,840 --> 00:03:32,100and we've been adding to it and doing a lot.10600:03:32,100 --> 00:03:35,600So there's that side and we wanna do it with excellence.10700:03:35,600 --> 00:03:39,100We wanna be better than any business out there in the world.10800:03:39,100 --> 00:03:41,880We wanna do it with excellence to the glory of God.10900:03:41,880 --> 00:03:43,180Exactly.11000:03:43,180 --> 00:03:44,280So there's a lot of moving parts here11100:03:44,280 --> 00:03:46,180and it's not just preaching on Sunday morning11200:03:46,180 --> 00:03:47,720or playing guitar on a worship day.11300:03:47,720 --> 00:03:48,680Because we have overhead11400:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,120and we have people's lives at stake.11500:03:51,120 --> 00:03:53,280That's what keeps me focused.11600:03:53,280 --> 00:03:56,020My why is bigger than the why nots.11700:03:56,020 --> 00:03:58,500And so I'm always focused on the bigger thing.11800:03:58,500 --> 00:04:01,360Even though these things like got you frustrated11900:04:01,360 --> 00:04:03,900with a certain organization, I'm not gonna mention.12000:04:03,900 --> 00:04:04,740I guess I could.12100:04:04,740 --> 00:04:05,560No, don't.12200:04:05,560 --> 00:04:06,400Okay, don't?12300:04:06,400 --> 00:04:07,240No, no.12400:04:07,240 --> 00:04:09,600So a certain organization that we work with12500:04:09,600 --> 00:04:12,540on their end is having some serious breakdowns12600:04:12,540 --> 00:04:15,680and it's creating havoc for us.12700:04:15,680 --> 00:04:17,880But we could either just swim in that12800:04:17,880 --> 00:04:20,920and be frustrated and angry, which it's okay for a bit.12900:04:20,920 --> 00:04:23,120You gotta give yourself permission to be real,13000:04:23,120 --> 00:04:24,380to be human.13100:04:24,380 --> 00:04:25,580But then we have to back up and go,13200:04:25,580 --> 00:04:27,660wait a minute, what's the bigger thing here?13300:04:27,660 --> 00:04:29,260The bigger thing is I'm gonna be talking13400:04:29,260 --> 00:04:32,660to somebody later today or probably tomorrow morning13500:04:32,660 --> 00:04:36,120whose wife is passing away from cancer.13600:04:36,120 --> 00:04:38,960And it's a heartbreaking and heart-rending situation.13700:04:38,960 --> 00:04:40,460She's in her 50s, I believe.13800:04:40,460 --> 00:04:41,30060s.13900:04:41,300 --> 00:04:42,140She's 60s?14000:04:42,140 --> 00:04:43,740Well, that's what I was told.14100:04:43,740 --> 00:04:47,580Okay, so right around our age then, which is young.14200:04:47,580 --> 00:04:50,440And I mean, really, there's no reason why,14300:04:50,440 --> 00:04:52,080if you live a healthy life,14400:04:52,080 --> 00:04:54,080you shouldn't live to be 80, 90, 100 years old.14500:04:54,080 --> 00:04:58,520So anyway, just to be at the bedside of this14600:04:58,520 --> 00:05:01,160and be in this situation is heartbreaking.14700:05:01,160 --> 00:05:01,980It is.14800:05:01,980 --> 00:05:04,360And that's what keeps me focused on14900:05:04,360 --> 00:05:07,660and not just dwelling and swimming in the waters15000:05:07,660 --> 00:05:11,400of what we have to deal with on the admin side of things.15100:05:11,400 --> 00:05:13,800So I'm super proud of you.15200:05:13,800 --> 00:05:16,800And by the way, you're gorgeous and you make me happy.15300:05:16,800 --> 00:05:18,800Oh, there you go again.15400:05:18,800 --> 00:05:21,240You know this week is Valentine's week.15500:05:21,240 --> 00:05:22,080What'd you say?15600:05:22,080 --> 00:05:23,940It's Valentine's week.15700:05:23,940 --> 00:05:25,180It is Valentine's week.15800:05:25,180 --> 00:05:26,240Can you believe it?15900:05:26,240 --> 00:05:27,080It's Valentine's.16000:05:27,080 --> 00:05:27,920I know, I have to keep it.16100:05:27,920 --> 00:05:28,740It's Valentine's.16200:05:28,740 --> 00:05:30,080We went to HIV yesterday16300:05:30,080 --> 00:05:33,980and I don't think I've ever seen so many heart balloons.16400:05:33,980 --> 00:05:36,060They had chocolate-covered strawberries16500:05:36,060 --> 00:05:37,720all over the front of the produce.16600:05:37,720 --> 00:05:38,960They're out of control.16700:05:38,960 --> 00:05:40,120I mean, the minute you walk in,16800:05:40,120 --> 00:05:42,360you're bombarded with Valentine's flowers.16900:05:42,360 --> 00:05:43,600Did you see all that stuff?17000:05:43,600 --> 00:05:45,440All the chocolate-covered strawberries.17100:05:45,440 --> 00:05:46,640Yes, that's what I just said.17200:05:46,640 --> 00:05:47,640I know, that's what I'm saying.17300:05:47,640 --> 00:05:49,200No, no, no, I heard you, baby.17400:05:49,200 --> 00:05:52,040I'm jumping off of your platform.17500:05:52,040 --> 00:05:54,300I've never seen them do that.17600:05:54,300 --> 00:05:55,480But what I was gonna say about,17700:05:55,480 --> 00:05:57,180I know I haven't either, not like that.17800:05:57,180 --> 00:05:58,000Never.17900:05:58,000 --> 00:05:59,080But what I was gonna say about it18000:05:59,080 --> 00:06:01,080is I walked by it and it didn't even tempt me.18100:06:01,080 --> 00:06:02,220I was like, ugh.18200:06:02,220 --> 00:06:04,020No, I was thinking about those strawberries.18300:06:04,020 --> 00:06:08,160If you eat, wait till Wednesday and this was Monday.18400:06:08,160 --> 00:06:09,760They might be a little on the soft side.18500:06:09,760 --> 00:06:10,580They're gonna be yuck.18600:06:10,580 --> 00:06:12,820So I just, yeah.18700:06:12,820 --> 00:06:13,820It didn't appeal to me.18800:06:13,820 --> 00:06:16,500That stuff doesn't faze me anymore.18900:06:16,500 --> 00:06:18,900Yeah, carnivore life's been good to us.19000:06:18,900 --> 00:06:19,740It has.19100:06:19,740 --> 00:06:23,560225 days, nearly eight months,19200:06:23,560 --> 00:06:25,540of carnivore. we've been on this journey.19300:06:25,540 --> 00:06:26,840And we're having a blast with it.19400:06:26,840 --> 00:06:28,100People think we're weird.19500:06:28,100 --> 00:06:29,640We've become social pariahs19600:06:29,640 --> 00:06:31,380because nobody wants to go out and eat with us.19700:06:31,380 --> 00:06:33,280Like, oh, they can only eat meat.19800:06:33,280 --> 00:06:34,640Well, everybody has meat.19900:06:34,640 --> 00:06:36,480They're afraid that if they eat in front of us.20000:06:36,480 --> 00:06:37,920That's a real issue.20100:06:37,920 --> 00:06:38,740That doesn't bother me.20200:06:38,740 --> 00:06:39,580It doesn't bother us at all.20300:06:39,580 --> 00:06:41,080We're not judging anyone.20400:06:41,080 --> 00:06:41,920No.20500:06:41,920 --> 00:06:43,320But people feel self-conscious.20600:06:43,320 --> 00:06:45,660And so it seems like the invitations to go out20700:06:45,660 --> 00:06:48,500have been a little fear than normal.20800:06:48,500 --> 00:06:51,260Well, we are going out for a very nice dinner tomorrow night.20900:06:51,260 --> 00:06:52,360I'm looking forward to it.21000:06:52,360 --> 00:06:54,260And it's not all carnivore,21100:06:54,260 --> 00:06:56,160but we're going to have a little treat,21200:06:56,160 --> 00:06:58,640just treat meal, little bit.21300:06:58,640 --> 00:06:59,600You more than me.21400:06:59,600 --> 00:07:00,440Right.21500:07:00,440 --> 00:07:03,300Just because it's Valentine's and it's once a year.21600:07:03,300 --> 00:07:04,440Yeah.21700:07:04,440 --> 00:07:06,640We really didn't do much of that over the holidays at all.21800:07:06,640 --> 00:07:07,480So.21900:07:07,480 --> 00:07:08,740I'm looking forward to this.22000:07:08,740 --> 00:07:11,520You and me going to a really cool place called Sage22100:07:11,520 --> 00:07:12,340here in our town.22200:07:12,340 --> 00:07:15,120It's a beautiful, stunning place.22300:07:15,120 --> 00:07:16,360And we've heard really good things about it.22400:07:16,360 --> 00:07:17,880But you have to get dressed up.22500:07:17,880 --> 00:07:18,760Hey, I'm all good with that.22600:07:18,760 --> 00:07:20,220I dressed up today.22700:07:20,220 --> 00:07:21,060Wait, wait.22800:07:21,060 --> 00:07:21,900I'm wearing a nice shirt today.22900:07:21,900 --> 00:07:24,600Okay, I'm talking nice pants and jacket.23000:07:24,600 --> 00:07:25,420The whole works.23100:07:25,420 --> 00:07:26,320Oh wait, really?23200:07:26,320 --> 00:07:30,040Not a suit, but just dressed up a little bit more23300:07:30,040 --> 00:07:31,660than what you do for church, please.23400:07:31,660 --> 00:07:32,860Okay, I can do that.23500:07:32,860 --> 00:07:34,500It's one night for me.23600:07:34,500 --> 00:07:35,680I'm super excited.23700:07:35,680 --> 00:07:39,100If you were presenting me with an engagement ring23800:07:39,100 --> 00:07:41,680on Valentine's, which that would have been nice.23900:07:41,680 --> 00:07:43,080I got your back.24000:07:43,080 --> 00:07:46,220Then yeah, you would have been all dressed up.24100:07:46,220 --> 00:07:47,040Let's do this.24200:07:47,040 --> 00:07:48,080We get to do this.24300:07:48,080 --> 00:07:48,920Right.24400:07:48,920 --> 00:07:49,760Let's do it.24500:07:49,760 --> 00:07:50,580We do.24600:07:52,080 --> 00:07:53,960Just had a sip of my black raffle coffee.24700:07:53,960 --> 00:07:54,780So I'm good to go.24800:07:54,780 --> 00:07:57,200Me too, I'm on my third cup.24900:07:57,200 --> 00:07:59,220Today you're like, I don't care.25000:07:59,220 --> 00:08:00,200I'll show them.25100:08:00,200 --> 00:08:01,020I'm gonna have another cup of coffee.25200:08:01,020 --> 00:08:01,860But it's all decaf.25300:08:01,860 --> 00:08:02,700It's all decaf.25400:08:02,700 --> 00:08:04,560I know, it's kinda like, yours is.25500:08:04,560 --> 00:08:08,160Mine's the real deal, but I'm sipping very slowly.25600:08:08,160 --> 00:08:09,840Hey, welcome to Living Up in a Down World25700:08:09,840 --> 00:08:13,800where today I'm living up and Ness working on it.25800:08:13,800 --> 00:08:14,640She's getting there.25900:08:14,640 --> 00:08:15,480I'm working on it.26000:08:15,480 --> 00:08:17,020I'm super proud of you though, like I said before.26100:08:17,020 --> 00:08:19,480So this is the reality of where people live26200:08:19,480 --> 00:08:20,320and where we live.26300:08:20,320 --> 00:08:22,760And we wanna invite you to do something.26400:08:22,760 --> 00:08:23,680Go to our website.26500:08:23,680 --> 00:08:28,160It's livingupinadownworld.com and subscribe.26600:08:28,160 --> 00:08:29,600You can hit the subscribe button26700:08:29,600 --> 00:08:32,120and just all you're doing is leaving your email.26800:08:32,120 --> 00:08:33,000That'll get to me.26900:08:33,000 --> 00:08:34,360I'll put you on our email list27000:08:34,360 --> 00:08:37,200and then you'll get an email before we do the next show.27100:08:37,200 --> 00:08:40,200Typically the email go out sometime on Tuesday,27200:08:40,200 --> 00:08:41,280sometimes Wednesday morning,27300:08:41,280 --> 00:08:44,200but we don't try not to make it too hard and fast.27400:08:44,200 --> 00:08:45,760But we'll send you an email that says,27500:08:45,760 --> 00:08:47,560hey, they're about to drop a new show.27600:08:47,560 --> 00:08:49,400So be ready to be looking for that.27700:08:49,400 --> 00:08:50,380So do sign up.27800:08:50,380 --> 00:08:52,760You can also go to bridgefbg.com.27900:08:52,760 --> 00:08:55,160This is where we pastor, the church we pastor.28000:08:55,160 --> 00:08:56,680We've been here for eight years.28100:08:56,680 --> 00:08:58,960And you can watch messages.28200:08:58,960 --> 00:09:00,840We're doing a series called Mind Wars,28300:09:00,840 --> 00:09:02,640dealing with the battle of the mind,28400:09:02,640 --> 00:09:04,400winning the battle of the mind.28500:09:04,400 --> 00:09:05,840And it's been really helpful for people.28600:09:05,840 --> 00:09:06,960I do have to say this.28700:09:06,960 --> 00:09:08,400Go ahead.28800:09:08,400 --> 00:09:10,320As we're going through this,28900:09:10,320 --> 00:09:14,000I think my mind is more bombarded than ever before.29000:09:14,000 --> 00:09:14,840No doubt.29100:09:14,840 --> 00:09:19,040So that needs to be communicated to the body,29200:09:19,040 --> 00:09:21,400to the church as you're preaching that,29300:09:21,400 --> 00:09:23,920because I think it gets worse,29400:09:23,920 --> 00:09:28,400because you're more aware of what is going on in your mind.29500:09:28,400 --> 00:09:31,100The phrase that really we've pulled out of this29600:09:31,100 --> 00:09:32,760and that I keep saying over and over29700:09:32,760 --> 00:09:35,200is we have to start thinking about29800:09:35,200 --> 00:09:36,840what we're thinking about.29900:09:36,840 --> 00:09:41,440In fact, Adam Curry wrote me, Adam, my bestie,30000:09:41,440 --> 00:09:42,480he wrote me a note.30100:09:42,480 --> 00:09:44,680He wrote us, he did a striper boost.30200:09:44,680 --> 00:09:47,520So go ahead and throw that in there.30300:09:47,520 --> 00:09:52,40077,777 sats, satoshis on value for value.30400:09:52,400 --> 00:09:56,480And he wrote this, think about what you think about.30500:09:56,480 --> 00:09:57,760He put that in quotes.30600:09:57,760 --> 00:09:59,800Thank you for another great tool in our belt30700:09:59,800 --> 00:10:01,160in the mind wars.30800:10:01,160 --> 00:10:02,960Bless you both and all the uppers.30900:10:02,960 --> 00:10:04,000So thank you.31000:10:04,000 --> 00:10:05,340Thank you, Adam, my bro.31100:10:06,240 --> 00:10:07,360But that statement there,31200:10:07,360 --> 00:10:09,960you have to start thinking about what you're thinking about.31300:10:09,960 --> 00:10:12,140Now, when you start doing that,31400:10:12,140 --> 00:10:14,980it's like things that have happened, for example,31500:10:14,980 --> 00:10:18,320this whole back and forth you're having to do31600:10:18,320 --> 00:10:21,740to try to get this situation fixed on their end,31700:10:23,000 --> 00:10:26,120your mind's just going because you're frustrated.31800:10:26,120 --> 00:10:27,560You're like, why is this happening?31900:10:27,560 --> 00:10:29,280You're like, I don't have time for this.32000:10:29,280 --> 00:10:32,400This is a waste of my time, but yet I gotta do it.32100:10:32,400 --> 00:10:34,400Help them fix their issue.32200:10:34,400 --> 00:10:36,400And it can take you out.32300:10:36,400 --> 00:10:38,120It can spin you up.32400:10:38,120 --> 00:10:41,400But now you're really thinking32500:10:41,400 --> 00:10:43,200about what you're thinking about.32600:10:43,200 --> 00:10:44,960And it's almost like when you tell yourself32700:10:44,960 --> 00:10:46,840to stop listening to a clock ticking32800:10:46,840 --> 00:10:49,000in the middle of the night when you can't sleep,32900:10:49,000 --> 00:10:51,760the more you say, don't listen to it, the louder it gets.33000:10:51,760 --> 00:10:53,560It's just weird how that happens.33100:10:53,560 --> 00:10:54,400That's true.33200:10:54,400 --> 00:10:56,700But because it shifts your filter.33300:10:56,700 --> 00:10:58,960I also think there's a spiritual component here.33400:10:58,960 --> 00:11:01,320The enemy hates this.33500:11:01,320 --> 00:11:04,080He hates that we're actually beginning to lean in33600:11:04,080 --> 00:11:06,760and become the gatekeepers of our mind33700:11:06,760 --> 00:11:07,880where we're saying, no,33800:11:07,880 --> 00:11:09,960I'm not gonna let that stay in my head.33900:11:09,960 --> 00:11:11,280I'm not gonna let that dwell there.34000:11:11,280 --> 00:11:12,680I'm not gonna let that be there.34100:11:12,680 --> 00:11:14,000He hates that.34200:11:14,000 --> 00:11:16,760And I love, Pastor Brian got to preach this Sunday.34300:11:16,760 --> 00:11:17,600Oh, he killed it.34400:11:17,600 --> 00:11:18,840It was fantastic.34500:11:18,840 --> 00:11:21,840He just kind of started where you left off on Sunday.34600:11:21,840 --> 00:11:23,760And I love how he ended34700:11:23,760 --> 00:11:27,400with us declaring the word of God over our lives34800:11:27,400 --> 00:11:30,720because that's the way to bombard and demolish34900:11:30,720 --> 00:11:35,040these strongholds in our life, especially in the mind,35000:11:35,040 --> 00:11:38,960is by speaking out loud what the Bible says about us.35100:11:38,960 --> 00:11:39,880And I love that.35200:11:39,880 --> 00:11:41,800That was so on point.35300:11:41,800 --> 00:11:43,400He made the point that we have35400:11:43,400 --> 00:11:46,200that the power of our words and declarations.35500:11:46,200 --> 00:11:50,720What's interesting is we served together for years35600:11:50,720 --> 00:11:52,960in Abilene, Texas at Grace Point Church.35700:11:52,960 --> 00:11:55,320And so we've all been together for years35800:11:55,320 --> 00:11:56,960and we have a lot of the same DNA35900:11:56,960 --> 00:12:00,720and we have the same spiritual theological DNA.36000:12:00,720 --> 00:12:03,240So a lot of things I'll say, he'll say and vice versa.36100:12:03,240 --> 00:12:06,400And so that's another thing I'm really strong about36200:12:06,400 --> 00:12:09,360is the power of our words, the power of declaration.36300:12:09,360 --> 00:12:10,600For those of you that are listening,36400:12:10,600 --> 00:12:12,920there are times when just your back's against the wall36500:12:12,920 --> 00:12:14,560and you're like, I don't know what to do.36600:12:14,560 --> 00:12:16,680And one of the best things you can do36700:12:16,680 --> 00:12:18,600if you wanna demolish the strongholds36800:12:18,600 --> 00:12:20,520that the enemy puts into your life,36900:12:20,520 --> 00:12:22,840which we've defined stronghold as anything37000:12:22,840 --> 00:12:25,440that has a stronghold on you, anything.37100:12:25,440 --> 00:12:26,360Now it can be a good thing.37200:12:26,360 --> 00:12:27,760God can have a stronghold on you.37300:12:27,760 --> 00:12:29,000That's a good thing.37400:12:29,000 --> 00:12:32,240But oftentimes it's something that's malevolent and dark.37500:12:32,240 --> 00:12:33,560Could be trauma issues.37600:12:33,560 --> 00:12:36,160It could be triggers from the past.37700:12:36,160 --> 00:12:38,560It could be something very spiritual37800:12:38,560 --> 00:12:41,280and dark and demonic or satanic37900:12:41,280 --> 00:12:43,760and where you're under attack.38000:12:43,760 --> 00:12:48,760And we have the ability through speaking the truth.38100:12:48,880 --> 00:12:50,080The truth is light.38200:12:50,080 --> 00:12:52,800I mean, we know that and God says he's light.38300:12:52,800 --> 00:12:54,960He says we're salt and light too.38400:12:54,960 --> 00:12:58,520So when we speak light, when we speak truth,38500:12:58,520 --> 00:13:02,520it drives out darkness and eradicates the lies.38600:13:02,520 --> 00:13:03,440Does that make sense?38700:13:03,440 --> 00:13:04,280It does.38800:13:04,280 --> 00:13:05,560So how many, he led us through what?38900:13:05,560 --> 00:13:09,32022 Bible scripture declarations.39000:13:09,320 --> 00:13:11,520When he said 22 at first, I was like, what?39100:13:11,520 --> 00:13:12,960We'll never get, we gotta go.39200:13:12,960 --> 00:13:14,880Two minutes, two minutes he did it.39300:13:14,880 --> 00:13:15,720Oh my gosh.39400:13:15,720 --> 00:13:16,560It was really good.39500:13:16,560 --> 00:13:19,560It was rapid fire, powerful.39600:13:19,560 --> 00:13:22,680By the second one, I was like standing up taller39700:13:22,680 --> 00:13:24,920because he had everybody stand up and do this together.39800:13:24,920 --> 00:13:27,800And started off kind of quiet and awkward at first.39900:13:27,800 --> 00:13:30,240By the time we got to the end of it, people were shouting.40000:13:30,240 --> 00:13:33,320It was like just declaring God's word,40100:13:33,320 --> 00:13:35,200declaring the power of God's word.40200:13:35,200 --> 00:13:37,320Super, super powerful.40300:13:37,320 --> 00:13:39,120And so I wanna encourage you40400:13:39,120 --> 00:13:41,000when your back is up against the wall40500:13:41,000 --> 00:13:42,640and you don't know what to do,40600:13:42,640 --> 00:13:45,520take God's word and speak it out loud.40700:13:45,520 --> 00:13:48,120Say things like, I can do all things40800:13:48,120 --> 00:13:50,080through Christ who strengthens me.40900:13:51,840 --> 00:13:53,920I have been given a future and a hope.41000:13:53,920 --> 00:13:55,560God's not here to take me out.41100:13:55,560 --> 00:13:56,620He's here to bring me in.41200:13:56,620 --> 00:13:59,240I mean, speak God's word.41300:13:59,240 --> 00:14:00,880God's blessing is on my life.41400:14:00,880 --> 00:14:03,320I'm blessed coming in, I'm blessed going out.41500:14:03,320 --> 00:14:05,520I mean, you can take the word of God41600:14:05,520 --> 00:14:08,560and turn it and speak it and declare it.41700:14:08,560 --> 00:14:10,800And the question is, who are you declaring it to?41800:14:10,800 --> 00:14:13,360But let me say this, for our new listeners41900:14:13,360 --> 00:14:16,320or our listeners who are new to the faith,42000:14:16,320 --> 00:14:21,320there's a book that really helped us in our darkest times.42100:14:22,400 --> 00:14:25,280I remember when we were trying to sell a house42200:14:25,280 --> 00:14:27,960and we needed it to sell really within,42300:14:27,960 --> 00:14:30,320I think we talked about it within 30 days42400:14:30,320 --> 00:14:31,840so that we could move.42500:14:31,840 --> 00:14:34,320And it was at a time in our life42600:14:34,320 --> 00:14:37,360where houses in this area in Southern California42700:14:37,360 --> 00:14:38,740were not selling.42800:14:38,740 --> 00:14:41,400I mean, the average time was two years42900:14:42,400 --> 00:14:44,480because of the economy at the time.43000:14:44,480 --> 00:14:47,900And I remember we went to a conference43100:14:47,900 --> 00:14:51,800and the speaker had everybody turn around43200:14:51,800 --> 00:14:53,400and pray for one another.43300:14:53,400 --> 00:14:56,000And he said, I've never done this before.43400:14:56,000 --> 00:14:57,320That was huge, that was in Anaheim.43500:14:57,320 --> 00:14:58,160Anaheim.43600:14:58,160 --> 00:14:59,000That was huge.43700:14:59,000 --> 00:15:01,040And he said, but I feel like people43800:15:01,040 --> 00:15:04,240are supposed to turn around and pray for the one behind him.43900:15:04,240 --> 00:15:07,160And this couple prayed for us44000:15:07,160 --> 00:15:10,200and he asked us what we wanted in prayer.44100:15:10,200 --> 00:15:12,080And we said, we need a house to sell.44200:15:12,080 --> 00:15:13,840We've got to move in 30 days.44300:15:13,840 --> 00:15:15,840And I don't know how this is gonna happen.44400:15:15,840 --> 00:15:17,960And he said, oh my goodness,44500:15:17,960 --> 00:15:20,280of all the people God put me with,44600:15:20,280 --> 00:15:23,320that is where I shine the most.44700:15:23,320 --> 00:15:27,200I've needed to sell a house many times44800:15:27,200 --> 00:15:29,920and know other people who have.44900:15:29,920 --> 00:15:32,640And I've prayed and God has come through.45000:15:32,640 --> 00:15:34,880Well, for one thing, that built our faith up,45100:15:34,880 --> 00:15:36,440just hearing that.45200:15:36,440 --> 00:15:39,560But then we were told about a book by Jermaine Copeland.45300:15:39,560 --> 00:15:42,160And I believe we've talked about it on this podcast before.45400:15:42,160 --> 00:15:43,000It's worth saying again.45500:15:43,000 --> 00:15:45,920But a lot of people, they don't know how to pray45600:15:45,920 --> 00:15:48,400or where to go for a scripture.45700:15:48,400 --> 00:15:52,160This book has many chapters in it.45800:15:52,160 --> 00:15:55,040And what it is, is you can look at a chapter45900:15:55,040 --> 00:15:57,720on needing to sell property46000:15:57,720 --> 00:16:00,160or wanting to adopt a child46100:16:00,160 --> 00:16:03,520or how to deal with a child with ADHD46200:16:03,520 --> 00:16:05,120or autism or whatever,46300:16:05,120 --> 00:16:07,960whatever situation you find yourself in.46400:16:07,960 --> 00:16:12,160And you can go to that chapter46500:16:12,160 --> 00:16:14,120and you can read the scriptures.46600:16:14,120 --> 00:16:19,120It's a prayer form that's scriptural.46700:16:19,120 --> 00:16:20,200It's all scripture.46800:16:20,200 --> 00:16:21,920So when you're saying it,46900:16:21,920 --> 00:16:23,520and it's usually just one page,47000:16:23,520 --> 00:16:25,560it's really short.47100:16:25,560 --> 00:16:30,000And you speak that scripture over that situation.47200:16:30,000 --> 00:16:31,720It is empowering.47300:16:31,720 --> 00:16:34,800And I remember us looking at that47400:16:34,800 --> 00:16:36,880for about on selling our home.47500:16:36,880 --> 00:16:38,720And we began to quote that.47600:16:38,720 --> 00:16:41,040And we would declare that every day47700:16:41,040 --> 00:16:43,080while our house ended up selling.47800:16:43,080 --> 00:16:47,08023 days in an economy in Southern California.47900:16:47,080 --> 00:16:48,280It was a miracle.48000:16:48,280 --> 00:16:51,680And during this massive depression,48100:16:51,680 --> 00:16:52,520it was terrible.48200:16:52,520 --> 00:16:53,360It was unbelievable.48300:16:53,360 --> 00:16:55,040Houses were sitting for years.48400:16:55,040 --> 00:16:58,120We even had people on our staff at that church saying,48500:16:58,120 --> 00:16:58,960there's no way.48600:16:58,960 --> 00:16:59,800I hate to say this,48700:16:59,800 --> 00:17:01,120but man, the chances y'all sell.48800:17:01,120 --> 00:17:03,840And we're like, we have a supernatural God.48900:17:03,840 --> 00:17:05,200They thought we were young and dumb.49000:17:05,200 --> 00:17:07,760And then when we moved to Brownwood,49100:17:07,760 --> 00:17:10,440because we were moving there to plant a church,49200:17:10,440 --> 00:17:13,640it looked like it was falling through after 30 days.49300:17:13,640 --> 00:17:14,480I remember that.49400:17:14,480 --> 00:17:16,640It was like, whoa, not gonna happen.49500:17:16,640 --> 00:17:17,480We'd already moved.49600:17:17,480 --> 00:17:19,480Because something happened with the owner's funds.49700:17:19,480 --> 00:17:23,440And I remember just being like, really God?49800:17:23,440 --> 00:17:24,640We've prayed.49900:17:24,640 --> 00:17:25,920We've contended.50000:17:25,920 --> 00:17:27,640We've already moved.50100:17:27,640 --> 00:17:30,680We moved by faith, left our house empty,50200:17:30,680 --> 00:17:33,560left it in the hands of the real estate agent.50300:17:33,560 --> 00:17:38,000And then miraculously, within two weeks,50400:17:38,000 --> 00:17:40,280this back and everything broke.50500:17:40,280 --> 00:17:41,640And we sold.50600:17:41,640 --> 00:17:44,800And it was, but I'll never forget that book.50700:17:44,800 --> 00:17:47,840And then the time when we wanted to adopt a child50800:17:47,840 --> 00:17:49,320and we were desperate to,50900:17:49,320 --> 00:17:51,520because we knew we didn't have the money to adopt.51000:17:51,520 --> 00:17:54,120It wasn't like we can go to an adoption agency51100:17:54,120 --> 00:17:56,000and throw down, you know.51200:17:56,000 --> 00:17:57,680$80,000 or a hundred.51300:17:57,680 --> 00:18:01,000Yes, we knew we desired a child.51400:18:01,000 --> 00:18:04,560And we asked the Lord to bring it in a supernatural way.51500:18:04,560 --> 00:18:06,720Only He can do that.51600:18:06,720 --> 00:18:11,720And we began declaring the scriptures from that chapter.51700:18:11,840 --> 00:18:13,440I'll never forget that.51800:18:13,440 --> 00:18:15,040And then God ended up.51900:18:15,040 --> 00:18:17,640It was a game changer because what happens52000:18:17,640 --> 00:18:20,280when you begin to pray the word,52100:18:20,280 --> 00:18:22,120declare the word of God,52200:18:22,120 --> 00:18:24,640is something rises up inside of you.52300:18:24,640 --> 00:18:26,920It stirs your faith.52400:18:26,920 --> 00:18:29,560It builds you up on your most holy faith.52500:18:29,560 --> 00:18:31,840It does something inside of you where,52600:18:31,840 --> 00:18:32,920I've said it this way,52700:18:32,920 --> 00:18:34,720you become larger on the inside52800:18:34,720 --> 00:18:36,800than you are on the outside.52900:18:36,800 --> 00:18:40,200Something happens spiritually where your inner person,53000:18:40,200 --> 00:18:41,760that inside person that's in you,53100:18:41,760 --> 00:18:44,560is bigger than the person that we see on the outside.53200:18:44,560 --> 00:18:45,640So I may look at you and say,53300:18:45,640 --> 00:18:48,360yeah, you're this tall, you're this size, you're this shape.53400:18:48,360 --> 00:18:50,560But spiritually, you're a giant.53500:18:50,560 --> 00:18:51,840You're a rock star.53600:18:51,840 --> 00:18:55,440And you can do that because the word of God does that to us.53700:18:55,440 --> 00:18:56,560It builds us up.53800:18:56,560 --> 00:18:57,400It does.53900:18:57,400 --> 00:18:58,520I'm gonna put on our,54000:18:58,520 --> 00:19:00,600I'm gonna send out our newsletter after the show.54100:19:00,600 --> 00:19:02,280I'm gonna do that this afternoon,54200:19:02,280 --> 00:19:04,080which means I can put that,54300:19:04,080 --> 00:19:06,640I'll put a link to the website,54400:19:06,640 --> 00:19:07,720Prayers That Avail Much.54500:19:07,720 --> 00:19:10,360You can click on that link right out of our.54600:19:10,360 --> 00:19:13,840You can look at it online too and get the book.54700:19:13,840 --> 00:19:15,640Exactly, that's what I was gonna say.54800:19:15,640 --> 00:19:17,040You can click on that link.54900:19:17,040 --> 00:19:18,880You can put in the search feature and it'll,55000:19:18,880 --> 00:19:19,700you can actually,55100:19:19,700 --> 00:19:21,480what is the topic you need to pray about?55200:19:21,480 --> 00:19:22,960And it'll take you to prayers55300:19:22,960 --> 00:19:24,800or it'll show you a list of those.55400:19:24,800 --> 00:19:25,880Or you can get the book.55500:19:25,880 --> 00:19:28,360So I'll put the book in there.55600:19:28,360 --> 00:19:29,960I'll put the link to the website.55700:19:29,960 --> 00:19:33,120And that way you can right now, today or tomorrow,55800:19:33,120 --> 00:19:34,960when you get that email tonight.55900:19:35,800 --> 00:19:38,280So go to livingupinadowndworld.com,56000:19:38,280 --> 00:19:40,440subscribe to our email list.56100:19:40,440 --> 00:19:42,600You'll get that email.56200:19:42,600 --> 00:19:44,680And in that email, we'll have this resource.56300:19:44,680 --> 00:19:46,440We wanna do what we can to help you.56400:19:46,440 --> 00:19:47,760Thank you for bringing that up.56500:19:47,760 --> 00:19:51,560Well, I just remember it being so powerful in our life.56600:19:51,560 --> 00:19:55,400And there's so many circumstances that come up in our life.56700:19:55,400 --> 00:19:57,280And we need to be,56800:19:57,280 --> 00:20:00,280it's running to that book is like running to the Bible56900:20:00,280 --> 00:20:02,240because it's all scripture.57000:20:02,240 --> 00:20:03,960She doesn't embellish.57100:20:03,960 --> 00:20:05,060It's just scripture.57200:20:05,060 --> 00:20:06,800You're just praying the word of God.57300:20:06,800 --> 00:20:07,880I wish I had it sitting in front of me.57400:20:07,880 --> 00:20:08,920I'd read one to you.57500:20:08,920 --> 00:20:09,880I know. I could put one up online.57600:20:09,880 --> 00:20:10,720We probably have one here.57700:20:10,720 --> 00:20:12,240No, I'm going up online actually.57800:20:12,240 --> 00:20:13,400Another part of the church.57900:20:13,400 --> 00:20:14,720I've got my computer here.58000:20:14,720 --> 00:20:16,600I love that book.58100:20:16,600 --> 00:20:17,600It was life-changing.58200:20:17,600 --> 00:20:21,800I bought that book for Tina.58300:20:21,800 --> 00:20:24,480I bought it for Tina when she was going through.58400:20:24,480 --> 00:20:25,760Oh, right.58500:20:25,760 --> 00:20:27,220She was about to go on her trip.58600:20:27,220 --> 00:20:30,880And I said, here's a book of prayers for you.58700:20:30,880 --> 00:20:32,960I hope she's in it.58800:20:32,960 --> 00:20:35,200A lot of times we'll get into something58900:20:35,200 --> 00:20:36,760then we'll put it down for a while.59000:20:36,760 --> 00:20:38,720And then we just gotta pick it back up.59100:20:38,720 --> 00:20:40,120And I think this is the season59200:20:40,120 --> 00:20:43,200that we need to start picking it back up.59300:20:43,200 --> 00:20:48,040There's so many topics in that book that are so helpful.59400:20:48,040 --> 00:20:51,120So the website is prayers.org.59500:20:51,120 --> 00:20:52,120That's pretty simple.59600:20:52,120 --> 00:20:53,120Oh, wow.59700:20:53,120 --> 00:20:55,320prayers.org, prayers that avail much.59800:20:55,320 --> 00:20:58,120And you go to that website and then you can find...59900:20:58,120 --> 00:20:59,120Find a prayer.60000:20:59,120 --> 00:21:00,120Okay, yeah.60100:21:00,120 --> 00:21:01,120There's resources.60200:21:01,120 --> 00:21:02,120Let me see.60300:21:02,120 --> 00:21:03,120What's a good topic?60400:21:03,120 --> 00:21:05,120Well, let me...60500:21:05,120 --> 00:21:08,000Here's the top three requested prayers.60600:21:08,000 --> 00:21:09,000Prayer for a teenager.60700:21:09,000 --> 00:21:11,520If you're a parent, oh my gosh.60800:21:11,520 --> 00:21:12,880That will teach you how to pray.60900:21:12,880 --> 00:21:15,240Pleading the blood of Christ.61000:21:15,240 --> 00:21:16,240Beginning each day.61100:21:16,240 --> 00:21:18,280So let me just go to that beginning each day.61200:21:18,280 --> 00:21:22,240I think that'll be a way to kind of teach you how that works.61300:21:22,240 --> 00:21:26,720So the way it works is it says, father as the blank, the owner, president, chairman,61400:21:26,720 --> 00:21:28,040manager of...61500:21:28,040 --> 00:21:31,960This is like beginning of day of a business or work.61600:21:31,960 --> 00:21:36,720Father as the blank of whatever your company or whatever...61700:21:36,720 --> 00:21:41,280I come before you rejoicing for this is the day which you have made and I will be glad61800:21:41,280 --> 00:21:42,280in it.61900:21:42,280 --> 00:21:45,140I'm even a boss praying that over his employees.62000:21:45,140 --> 00:21:46,960To obey is better than sacrifice.62100:21:46,960 --> 00:21:52,440So I'm making a decision to submit to your will today that my plans and purposes may62200:21:52,440 --> 00:21:56,480be conducted in a manner that will bring honor and glory to you.62300:21:56,480 --> 00:22:00,640Cause me to be spiritually and mentally alert in this time of meditation and prayer.62400:22:00,640 --> 00:22:04,840Now I'm gonna skip down to the last part of it because just so you hear how it ends.62500:22:04,840 --> 00:22:08,680I especially thank you for the co-labors with whom I will be interacting today.62600:22:08,680 --> 00:22:10,860Now you're praying for the people around you.62700:22:10,860 --> 00:22:16,080Give me words of wisdom, words of grace that I might encourage them and build them up.62800:22:16,080 --> 00:22:19,920Father I kneel before you from whom your whole family in heaven and on earth derives its62900:22:19,920 --> 00:22:20,920name.63000:22:20,920 --> 00:22:25,280I pray that out of your glorious riches you may strengthen each one with power through63100:22:25,280 --> 00:22:30,520your spirit in the inner man so that Christ may dwell in each heart through faith.63200:22:30,520 --> 00:22:31,800Here's the last one.63300:22:31,800 --> 00:22:37,280Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine according63400:22:37,280 --> 00:22:43,360to his power that is at work within us to him be the glory in this company and in Christ63500:22:43,360 --> 00:22:48,040Jesus throughout all generations forever and ever in Jesus name I pray amen.63600:22:48,040 --> 00:22:50,080So it's just taking the word of God.63700:22:50,080 --> 00:22:53,960All those were scriptures and at the end of each of these prayers it gives you all the63800:22:53,960 --> 00:22:54,960scripture references.63900:22:54,960 --> 00:22:57,280So you know where that's coming from.64000:22:57,280 --> 00:23:03,680So again that is called prayers.org and the website's prayers that avail much.64100:23:03,680 --> 00:23:09,560And I encourage you to jump in that that will demolish the strongholds.64200:23:09,560 --> 00:23:11,200That's 2 Corinthians 10.64300:23:11,200 --> 00:23:15,640The strongholds that come against you and have a stronghold on your life.64400:23:15,640 --> 00:23:16,640Absolutely.64500:23:16,640 --> 00:23:17,640So glad you brought that up.64600:23:17,640 --> 00:23:21,920It just well it dawned on me because that's the way he ended his message on Sunday was64700:23:21,920 --> 00:23:29,840with declaring the word and really that's the only way to demolish these strongholds64800:23:29,840 --> 00:23:35,240in our mind is we've got to replace those thoughts that come into our mind that tell64900:23:35,240 --> 00:23:42,600us that we're failures that we're no good that we're ugly that we're whatever the enemies65000:23:42,600 --> 00:23:46,880telling you at that time and we've got to demolish them by speaking what God's Word65100:23:46,880 --> 00:23:47,880says.65200:23:47,880 --> 00:23:52,280Listen to this passage it says for though we walk in the flesh we do not wage war according65300:23:52,280 --> 00:23:53,280to the flesh.65400:23:53,280 --> 00:23:58,040You don't do hand-to-hand combat with the devil for the weapons of our warfare are not65500:23:58,040 --> 00:24:03,400of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds.65600:24:03,400 --> 00:24:07,080So we've been given divine power by God's not our power it's God's power.65700:24:07,080 --> 00:24:10,120God's word God's word working through us.65800:24:10,120 --> 00:24:12,160Here's how I say it.65900:24:12,160 --> 00:24:16,920The word works but you have to learn to work the word.66000:24:16,920 --> 00:24:19,480Read the Bible but make sure the Bible is reading you.66100:24:19,480 --> 00:24:22,520It has to become a revelation in your heart.66200:24:22,520 --> 00:24:28,240I can say things all I want but if I don't have a revelation of his word that I'm not66300:24:28,240 --> 00:24:33,520going to believe the truth and a lot of times you'll get a revelation by repetition.66400:24:33,520 --> 00:24:38,240So the more you say the word the more you'll believe it.66500:24:38,240 --> 00:24:41,080Beautifully said as though I said that myself.66600:24:41,080 --> 00:24:42,080You probably have.66700:24:42,080 --> 00:24:44,080I'm probably repeating you.66800:24:44,080 --> 00:24:48,520Yeah but you're right I mean and I have said that many times when I'm preaching and teaching66900:24:48,520 --> 00:24:53,600of course that God's not just trying to get information to us or content.67000:24:53,600 --> 00:24:57,080It's not about information it's about revelation.67100:24:57,080 --> 00:25:00,520Revelation is a higher level of knowledge a higher level of understanding.67200:25:00,520 --> 00:25:05,560The word revelation means to reveal as though to peel back layer by layer so you're actually67300:25:05,560 --> 00:25:07,720seeing deeper into something.67400:25:07,720 --> 00:25:11,160And so when we're learning about spiritual matters and how to fight the good fight of67500:25:11,160 --> 00:25:18,200faith how to how to demolish these strongholds or this in this translation the ESV it's actually67600:25:18,200 --> 00:25:20,160destroy strongholds.67700:25:20,160 --> 00:25:26,360It says we destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God67800:25:26,360 --> 00:25:29,720and take every thought captive to obey Christ.67900:25:29,720 --> 00:25:31,080I mean that's what we do.68000:25:31,080 --> 00:25:35,120This is what we are gifted to do but you got to have a revelation and understanding about68100:25:35,120 --> 00:25:38,200that and the only way you can do that is to spend time.68200:25:38,200 --> 00:25:43,160You spend time reading the Bible and then spend time letting the Bible read you.68300:25:43,160 --> 00:25:49,040And to me the best way to read the Bible is to is to read it in prayer form like that.68400:25:49,040 --> 00:25:50,040Absolutely.68500:25:50,040 --> 00:25:54,600It's a great way especially for new believers to get started in the Word of God and to begin68600:25:54,600 --> 00:26:04,920to understand the Word of God but also be able to repeat it back and just remember it.68700:26:04,920 --> 00:26:10,880And for old believers like us to use that term we have returned to this to this beautiful68800:26:10,880 --> 00:26:12,160prayer book.68900:26:12,160 --> 00:26:16,440We've got the actual book because I like it because you can just look these up as opposed69000:26:16,440 --> 00:26:21,320to just doing it online but we've returned to it many times when things come up in our69100:26:21,320 --> 00:26:25,480lives because it's listed topic by topic and that's really helpful.69200:26:25,480 --> 00:26:29,080So again can't recommend it enough because what we're recommending to you is the Word69300:26:29,080 --> 00:26:31,560of God put in prayer form.69400:26:31,560 --> 00:26:32,560Stormy O.69500:26:32,560 --> 00:26:35,800Martin has a series of books that does the same thing.69600:26:35,800 --> 00:26:39,520Prayers of a Praying Wife, Prayers of a Praying Husband, Prayers of a Praying Teenager.69700:26:39,520 --> 00:26:45,600I mean she's got a whole series of these books that by the way Pastor Brian who we just brought69800:26:45,600 --> 00:26:49,800from Tennessee and on her staff his wife still works for Stormy O. Martin.69900:26:49,800 --> 00:26:53,920She's her kind of managers and assists her even from a distance.70000:26:53,920 --> 00:26:56,960She did it when she lived in Nashville and now she does it still doing it since she's70100:26:56,960 --> 00:27:01,960here so but that's another series of books that does the same thing and is listed by70200:27:01,960 --> 00:27:02,960topic.70300:27:02,960 --> 00:27:08,560So there's lots of resources just because you don't have the Bible memorized who does?70400:27:08,560 --> 00:27:09,560Exactly.70500:27:09,560 --> 00:27:10,560Yeah.70600:27:10,560 --> 00:27:16,720So we need a resource that helps us and it's no less powerful to read a prayer if you mean70700:27:16,720 --> 00:27:19,480it if you lean into it and that's what I do.70800:27:19,480 --> 00:27:25,040I want to stand on what I'm reading so when I even when I was reading that from the website70900:27:25,040 --> 00:27:26,920it started to build you up.71000:27:26,920 --> 00:27:28,400It stirred something inside of me.71100:27:28,400 --> 00:27:33,680It got me excited and also gave me better perspective on the stuff we're dealing with71200:27:33,680 --> 00:27:39,040with this company to go okay don't get spun up about that.71300:27:39,040 --> 00:27:40,040God's got this.71400:27:40,040 --> 00:27:43,440We need to pray that God will expedite all of this.71500:27:43,440 --> 00:27:44,440Absolutely.71600:27:44,440 --> 00:27:50,560So that we can get on with our business because our mind is being corrupted by thoughts of71700:27:50,560 --> 00:27:53,000I can't even tell you.71800:27:53,000 --> 00:27:54,560Yeah it can take you down.71900:27:54,560 --> 00:27:59,160And listen the reason why we have massive compassion for you that are listening about72000:27:59,160 --> 00:28:03,160the stuff that you're dealing with in your life because we deal with the same stuff.72100:28:03,160 --> 00:28:07,720Just because we're pastors and have jobs that are maybe different from yours the dynamics72200:28:07,720 --> 00:28:10,600of living this life is the same for everyone.72300:28:10,600 --> 00:28:12,060Nobody gets a pass.72400:28:12,060 --> 00:28:13,320Nobody gets a free pass.72500:28:13,320 --> 00:28:19,160Nobody gets a you know a shorter trip to the destination or a you know you can't hop or72600:28:19,160 --> 00:28:20,560space to wherever you're going.72700:28:20,560 --> 00:28:25,800You literally have to go through and so we do and we have our whole lives but we've been72800:28:25,800 --> 00:28:30,720given and we've learned some tools along the way that hopefully you can take those same72900:28:30,720 --> 00:28:32,380tools and they can help you.73000:28:32,380 --> 00:28:34,000That's why we do the podcast right?73100:28:34,000 --> 00:28:35,000Absolutely.73200:28:35,000 --> 00:28:36,280Yeah we want to help people.73300:28:36,280 --> 00:28:37,360That's it.73400:28:37,360 --> 00:28:39,280And so anyway thank you for bringing it up.73500:28:39,280 --> 00:28:40,880I think that's powerful.73600:28:40,880 --> 00:28:42,440I think it's helpful.73700:28:42,440 --> 00:28:48,240And so do go to livingupandadoworld.com and hit that subscribe button.73800:28:48,240 --> 00:28:54,080If you'll do that now soon as well it's going to come after it just dawned on me.73900:28:54,080 --> 00:28:58,680That'll come after but it'll be there and you can and we'll put it in subsequent.74000:28:58,680 --> 00:29:01,000We want to make sure you get that resource.74100:29:01,000 --> 00:29:02,640But do subscribe.74200:29:02,640 --> 00:29:06,480Living Up and Down World put in your email address subscribe and then we'll get that74300:29:06,480 --> 00:29:11,600to you because we want you to have the tools you need to live up and down world right?74400:29:11,600 --> 00:29:13,960All right let's thank a couple people.74500:29:13,960 --> 00:29:14,960Already read Adams.74600:29:14,960 --> 00:29:18,480Oh by the way we had a wonderful dinner.74700:29:18,480 --> 00:29:22,600I won't go into detail about this but again we got some hang time twice.74800:29:22,600 --> 00:29:23,600Yeah twice in one week.74900:29:23,600 --> 00:29:24,600With the Currys this week.75000:29:24,600 --> 00:29:25,600I know that's like a new record.75100:29:25,600 --> 00:29:26,600And she says I'm too busy.75200:29:26,600 --> 00:29:27,600It's never enough.75300:29:27,600 --> 00:29:31,600I beg to differ with that.75400:29:31,600 --> 00:29:34,920I think she's busy during the day.75500:29:34,920 --> 00:29:36,120She's busy at night.75600:29:36,120 --> 00:29:37,200We're all busy.75700:29:37,200 --> 00:29:39,240Life is happening in real time.75800:29:39,240 --> 00:29:41,960But it's always a blessing when we get time with Currys.75900:29:41,960 --> 00:29:42,960Absolutely.76000:29:42,960 --> 00:29:45,080So we got to and also some friends.76100:29:45,080 --> 00:29:47,240One new friend Timothy.76200:29:47,240 --> 00:29:48,960Man I really enjoy getting to know Tim.76300:29:48,960 --> 00:29:51,280Tim's from Chicago.76400:29:51,280 --> 00:29:52,320What a great guy.76500:29:52,320 --> 00:29:55,280In his retirement he did banking his whole life.76600:29:55,280 --> 00:29:58,360But in his retirement he worked for the Chicago Cubs.76700:29:58,360 --> 00:29:59,360He's like a host.76800:29:59,360 --> 00:30:00,360Dream job.76900:30:00,360 --> 00:30:01,360It is.77000:30:01,360 --> 00:30:02,360He grew up right there next to the ballpark.77100:30:02,360 --> 00:30:05,680So I mean he grew up a Chicago kid and a big fan.77200:30:05,680 --> 00:30:09,640So now he gets to do in his retirement he does this for fun.77300:30:09,640 --> 00:30:10,880What a cool job.77400:30:10,880 --> 00:30:15,000But he's invited us to Michigan in 2025.77500:30:15,000 --> 00:30:17,520He's got a ranch or like a farm because of the farmhouse.77600:30:17,520 --> 00:30:20,000I would think that's gonna be a long way off.77700:30:20,000 --> 00:30:22,440But the way everything is going.77800:30:22,440 --> 00:30:23,820It's gonna be here before we know it.77900:30:23,820 --> 00:30:25,880So I've been riding Peggy and I've been riding.78000:30:25,880 --> 00:30:27,000So Peggy was with us.78100:30:27,000 --> 00:30:28,920Peggy Layden another dear friend of ours.78200:30:28,920 --> 00:30:29,920We love her.78300:30:29,920 --> 00:30:35,200We all got to hang out together and we've been going back and forth even this morning.78400:30:35,200 --> 00:30:40,720But I've been hashtag Michigan 2025.78500:30:40,720 --> 00:30:42,120We're gonna go and hang out with these guys.78600:30:42,120 --> 00:30:48,760But anyways a beautiful time of just spending time together and doing life with some folks78700:30:48,760 --> 00:30:51,320that aren't in our life all the time.78800:30:51,320 --> 00:30:55,720But now Tim's a new friend and then of course Peggy's just a dear miss become a dear dear78900:30:55,720 --> 00:30:56,720friend.79000:30:56,720 --> 00:30:57,980But anyway wonderful time.79100:30:57,980 --> 00:31:02,440Love these guys and just thankful for good people around our lives.79200:31:02,440 --> 00:31:04,220We are so blessed.79300:31:04,220 --> 00:31:05,880So survived with...79400:31:05,880 --> 00:31:12,840We have to talk about Jason Carter.79500:31:12,840 --> 00:31:14,960Our new friend from San Antonio.79600:31:14,960 --> 00:31:15,960Yes.79700:31:15,960 --> 00:31:16,960Oh Jason.79800:31:16,960 --> 00:31:17,960Thank you.79900:31:17,960 --> 00:31:18,960Sorry man.80000:31:18,960 --> 00:31:22,680Because he's gonna start listening to our podcast and I want to bring him in.80100:31:22,680 --> 00:31:23,680So yeah.80200:31:23,680 --> 00:31:26,320So I got my wife a new car.80300:31:26,320 --> 00:31:27,320New to us.80400:31:27,320 --> 00:31:28,320I'll say that.80500:31:28,320 --> 00:31:30,480New to us car.80600:31:30,480 --> 00:31:34,040And I got rid of my car which was getting a lot of miles and some issues with it.80700:31:34,040 --> 00:31:38,680So we went ahead and got rid of that and got an SUV.80800:31:38,680 --> 00:31:42,040But in the middle of all of that, for those of you who've ever bought a car, it can be80900:31:42,040 --> 00:31:43,040traumatic.81000:31:43,040 --> 00:31:48,920And first of all, I'd rather go to the dentist, which I don't like to do either, than to81100:31:48,920 --> 00:31:49,920go buy a car.81200:31:49,920 --> 00:31:54,040It's like selling your life.81300:31:54,040 --> 00:31:57,220It's almost worse than a house.81400:31:57,220 --> 00:32:00,480Every time I walk away, most every time I drive away from a car lot, I feel like there's81500:32:00,480 --> 00:32:02,440a group of guys over in a corner laughing.81600:32:02,440 --> 00:32:05,360Like, oh man, another sucker.81700:32:05,360 --> 00:32:07,440Suckers born every day just walk in.81800:32:07,440 --> 00:32:10,000And yet I'm a pretty discerning guy.81900:32:10,000 --> 00:32:13,760But we didn't feel that at all at this dealership.82000:32:13,760 --> 00:32:16,040It was a wonderful experience.82100:32:16,040 --> 00:32:19,240And Jason was delightful.82200:32:19,240 --> 00:32:20,240He was fantastic.82300:32:20,240 --> 00:32:22,240I loved visiting with him.82400:32:22,240 --> 00:32:25,320Humble, open, transparent.82500:32:25,320 --> 00:32:26,320He's a podcaster.82600:32:26,320 --> 00:32:31,720He and his wife did some podcasts during COVID and he does some stuff.82700:32:31,720 --> 00:32:38,240He's written a book called To Hell I Ride, which is a testimony of how he found Jesus82800:32:38,240 --> 00:32:40,240in Telluride, California.82900:32:40,240 --> 00:32:41,240California?83000:32:41,240 --> 00:32:42,240No, Colorado.83100:32:42,240 --> 00:32:43,240Colorado.83200:32:43,240 --> 00:32:44,240Telluride.83300:32:44,240 --> 00:32:45,240To Hell I Ride.83400:32:45,240 --> 00:32:49,040And man, he is a phenomenal writer.83500:32:49,040 --> 00:32:51,240I was just reading the back cover going, oh my gosh.83600:32:51,240 --> 00:32:52,240I know.83700:32:52,240 --> 00:32:53,240He's got chops.83800:32:53,240 --> 00:32:57,000I'm really looking forward to when we have some downtime to be able to read that.83900:32:57,000 --> 00:33:00,200So he and his wife are going to come hang out at the bridge.84000:33:00,200 --> 00:33:01,680His family loves Jesus.84100:33:01,680 --> 00:33:06,640He had a massive come to Jesus and was completely healed of alcoholism.84200:33:06,640 --> 00:33:10,080I mean, he was delivered and set free.84300:33:10,080 --> 00:33:11,360That stronghold got demolished.84400:33:11,360 --> 00:33:13,480It got torn down in his life.84500:33:13,480 --> 00:33:16,760And he's one of those now forever grateful guys.84600:33:16,760 --> 00:33:18,120We just hit it off.84700:33:18,120 --> 00:33:24,760And man, even though we were stuck at a dealership for four or five hours, it was a great experience.84800:33:24,760 --> 00:33:27,840It was like God ordained the time for that.84900:33:27,840 --> 00:33:28,840Yeah, absolutely.85000:33:28,840 --> 00:33:30,520It was just, it was beautiful.85100:33:30,520 --> 00:33:33,840I feel like I have a new friend, a new brother in Christ.85200:33:33,840 --> 00:33:38,440Even the sales manager there, the general manager.85300:33:38,440 --> 00:33:44,000We felt when we walked out of there, like we had bought a Maserati somewhere.85400:33:44,000 --> 00:33:48,040That's the way they made us feel, even though our car wasn't anything like that.85500:33:48,040 --> 00:33:49,480Well, we made a good decision.85600:33:49,480 --> 00:33:50,960We went to a Know-How-Go-Car dealership.85700:33:50,960 --> 00:33:54,560So you're not like going in and throwing numbers back and forth.85800:33:54,560 --> 00:33:55,560I had to test it.85900:33:55,560 --> 00:33:56,560Oh, I did too.86000:33:56,560 --> 00:34:00,120You either go in, you buy the car you like or you don't.86100:34:00,120 --> 00:34:04,480And what they have at price as well as price that it was fair.86200:34:04,480 --> 00:34:05,640We agreed and we did it.86300:34:05,640 --> 00:34:09,960So we didn't feel that, I didn't feel that angst that I normally feel, other than it86400:34:09,960 --> 00:34:12,280just taking still forever.86500:34:12,280 --> 00:34:17,240Even though we walked in pre-approved, pre-ready to go, we brought our own paperwork in.86600:34:17,240 --> 00:34:19,240They were like, you're like the best customers ever.86700:34:19,240 --> 00:34:20,240I took pictures of our drivers license.86800:34:20,240 --> 00:34:21,240We even photocopied our license.86900:34:21,240 --> 00:34:22,240Everything.87000:34:22,240 --> 00:34:23,240They were like, nobody does this.87100:34:23,240 --> 00:34:24,240I said, well, we've done this a lot.87200:34:24,240 --> 00:34:25,240This is get it done.87300:34:25,240 --> 00:34:30,040But anyway, Jason, man, what a cool guy.87400:34:30,040 --> 00:34:31,040Give him a shout out.87500:34:31,040 --> 00:34:32,040He says he's going to listen to the show.87600:34:32,040 --> 00:34:35,360So Jason, if you're listening to the show, bro, you are a blessing.87700:34:35,360 --> 00:34:38,720And really it was a pleasure to meet you and looking forward to meeting your wife and maybe87800:34:38,720 --> 00:34:39,720some of your family.87900:34:39,720 --> 00:34:40,720Come see us at the bridge.88000:34:40,720 --> 00:34:41,720We're just down the street.88100:34:41,720 --> 00:34:43,960So anyway, thanks for bringing that up.88200:34:43,960 --> 00:34:46,480That was a great, great experience.88300:34:46,480 --> 00:34:48,540Sir Brian with an I, love Sir Brian.88400:34:48,540 --> 00:34:51,800He's a big no agenda guy and a big Korean, the keeper guy.88500:34:51,800 --> 00:34:55,360And then he's gotten to know us and he's been to our church a couple of times.88600:34:55,360 --> 00:34:56,360Great guy.88700:34:56,360 --> 00:35:01,040He says, I love the last episode so much that when I reached the end, I slid the slider88800:35:01,040 --> 00:35:04,800back to the start and listened to the whole thing again.88900:35:04,800 --> 00:35:08,640I wanted to make sure everything stuck so much insight.89000:35:08,640 --> 00:35:11,800Also, Damon net has great taste in music.89100:35:11,800 --> 00:35:16,840The first piece of music I ever owned was deaf leopard hysteria on cassette tape.89200:35:16,840 --> 00:35:17,840Love you both so much.89300:35:17,840 --> 00:35:23,040I slack on showing up to church in person, but thank you for helping fill my bucket through89400:35:23,040 --> 00:35:25,320podcasting and live stream.89500:35:25,320 --> 00:35:38,200K Y B O y'all.89600:35:38,200 --> 00:35:41,520Even Pastor Brian talked about buckets.89700:35:41,520 --> 00:35:47,600I know that whole idea of getting your buckets filled and overflowing is just really taken89800:35:47,600 --> 00:35:48,600off.89900:35:48,600 --> 00:35:49,840We also got a boost from John McPain.90000:35:49,840 --> 00:35:53,000I didn't get a note with that, but Hey John, thanks for listening to the show.90100:35:53,000 --> 00:35:56,160It was on a, it wasn't on, on fountain like we usually get.90200:35:56,160 --> 00:36:00,720So we're super thankful again, living up in a down world.com, write us with questions,90300:36:00,720 --> 00:36:03,400comments, sign up for a newsletter, share it with your friends.90400:36:03,400 --> 00:36:07,040That's a huge thing you can do time, talents and treasure.90500:36:07,040 --> 00:36:12,200And we'd love to hear from you and bridge FBG.com for any messages, mind wars, look90600:36:12,200 --> 00:36:13,200it up.90700:36:13,200 --> 00:36:14,200These will be helpful.90800:36:14,200 --> 00:36:18,480It's very practical and it will, it will help get the word in you.90900:36:18,480 --> 00:36:19,480God bless you.91000:36:19,480 --> 00:36:20,480We love you.91100:36:20,480 --> 00:36:22,720We're thrilled to be hanging out with you.91200:36:22,720 --> 00:36:26,360Have an amazing week on purpose and keep living up in a down world.91300:36:52,720 --> 00:36:53,720God bless you.91400:36:53,720 --> 00:37:22,100Thank you.