"Jobless, Homeless, and Broken, But Still Grateful"

100:00:00,000 --> 00:00:29,660This is Jimmy and Annette and we are Sands200:00:29,660 --> 00:00:59,640Mr. Chevy. I know that means he's not with us. No. Why? Where is Mr. Chevy? I don't know if we can. I don't think I can do the show. I need to talk to my director. It is kind of odd because he's not in my lap. I need to talk to my manager. You know, we talked about last week. I think it was last week how sick he got the last time we right boarded him at the vet, right? And a friend of ours, Jennifer Marshall, who was listening to our show. Thank you, Jennifer. I'm just saying it up front right now. And she300:00:59,660 --> 00:01:29,640she text me and said, Let me take care of Chevy. And so I was like, Are you sure? I mean, you know, this is a lot of work. It's a week. He's not a lot of work, but he is because he's he's like a toddler. It's like having a toddler. But he's he's really pretty low maintenance. He is. He's smart. But she didn't know him. She's never spent time with him. But we felt comfortable enough to say, You know what? This is this is probably a good thing. That way we can come back and he won't be sick. And so we took him over to her house.400:01:29,660 --> 00:01:47,640Today and he just he became super comfortable immediately. She sent us a picture of him standing up standing up doing his gopher. He does his signature go from up like a gopher sits on his haunches. Is that what you call it? Yeah, his song is hilarious.500:01:47,640 --> 00:02:17,620He looks like a gopher. Maybe you could put it in our newsletter next week. That picture. I can. It is so hilarious. And she's she's like, Well, he's comfy here. And I'm like, Oh, yeah, yeah, he's very if he's already doing the popping a wheelie thing and popping a wheelie. Yeah, yeah, he's totally comfortable. So we feel great. Thank you, Jennifer. You're amazing for doing this. And we literally just got home from Austin. It's been a long day with like four.600:02:17,640 --> 00:02:45,620For O's long with four. We had a memorial service. We had to be at first we had to take Mr. Shavey to Jennifer's and drop him off and get him acclimated. And here we are. And I'm in a suit here. And we're both decked out, ready to go this funeral that I'm leading that you're leading. So my mind's kind of there thinking that through. And then and then she had a new puppy that she just got. And we didn't know that. And so we're like, Wait, Jennifer, Jennifer, you're taking me home.700:02:47,640 --> 00:03:06,160I'm taking care of a brand new dog. And now you want a brand new puppy in the mix. But it was the cutest. It was really cute. But she is in for it. That puppy's like a real baby. Yeah, like taking care of somebody else's dog is like having a baby but to have your own new baby. Oh, but it was so800:03:06,160 --> 00:03:36,000cute. A little girl and absolutely stunner. I've never seen a Jack Russell like that. Yeah, tiny Jack Russell terrier. How big will it get? I don't know. But right now it's like a teacup. Looks like a little rat. Now that's not the bad word. I just think of small. Okay, rats can be cute. So so cute. And Chevy was cool. He was like, Yeah, whatever. You know, there's another dog here. I don't care. So we went to the memorial service. Yes, we did that. That was a beautiful,900:03:36,000 --> 00:04:03,840beautiful time. And always, I'm weird, because you're weird. I'm weird. I'm weird in that. It's not like I enjoy funerals, but I don't I don't dread them. No, because you're so good with families and helping them through crosses. And this family had already just buried their mom and now they're1000:04:03,840 --> 00:04:17,920burying their dad a year ago to the day to the day. And so you're so good. And it was great. I got to spend a lot of time talking to the family, which usually I know precious, wonderful family. And it was just and now they're wanting to move to1100:04:17,920 --> 00:04:36,120Fredericksburg because they don't live here. And I was really, I hate that I get to know people at a funeral instead of, you know, in other areas of life, because it's, you know, it's a sad time, but most family reunions are around funerals. That's true. They really1200:04:36,120 --> 00:05:06,080are. The reason, one of the reasons why I'm tender towards funerals is because of that. It's pulls people back together that have forgot to call or haven't visited as much as they should. That's all of us. Well, they haven't seen them in so long. Yeah, that could be all of us, right? And so that a funeral is a ground leveler pulls them all back together. And then they're tender to Jesus, they're tender to God, and they're they're open. And that that's powerful to me. And so anyway, it to me, it's always an honor. I consider1300:05:06,080 --> 00:05:34,600it sacred ground that I get to walk on. And the beauty in this one is the precious man that passed Alan Smith, I got to spend a good bit of time with him on the day just before he passed away. And so that was a huge blessing to me. One of the things I wish you would have brought up though, I meant to tell you this, and we were driving to Austin is you didn't bring up the widow dinner. Do you remember we did?1400:05:34,600 --> 00:06:02,760Yes. Yeah, I wish I would have remembered that. We had so many people pass, we did a widow widower dinner when we've talked about this on our podcast. But he literally got up and he said, I never speak in public. But I just want to share about this church and what y'all have done for me. Right. And it was so beautiful. And I thought, when you started to talk, I thought, oh, good, he's gonna share about that. And you didn't. I was like, he forgot you forgot.1500:06:02,760 --> 00:06:32,720Yeah, I know. It's, it's one of those things where, when you're in these moments, it's hard to boy, there's so many thoughts going on. I can't even imagine. I've never done a funeral. So I wouldn't I wouldn't know. But it was a sweet time, a beautiful time. I'm honored to participate and be able to just share from my heart a little bit just to encourage but anyway, so that that was that was all morning. So we're already like kind of I was already tired. And then it's like, okay, we're gonna run over to Adam and Tina's and we're gonna jump in the car.1600:06:33,720 --> 00:06:38,240I mean, and I had a quick change. I had to change in their bathroom. I kept the lid down.1700:06:38,280 --> 00:06:44,760Oh, of course. Wait, you gotta play your keep the lid down. Oh, yeah. Oh, yes. Yes. Keep the lid down.1800:06:44,760 --> 00:07:13,760There it is. Adam Curry special. So it was down when I got there, which was good. So I didn't have to bust Adam like I did once before. But anyway, so I had to do a super quick change and changing out of a suit is no small task. And there's like layers of clothes and a tie. And so I did all that through on new clothes. And then man, we just jumped out the door and drove late for our own party. Not too late. We got there in pretty good time.1900:07:14,760 --> 00:07:19,760Yeah, it wasn't bad. And then we we did a meetup. And so explain what a meetup is.2000:07:19,760 --> 00:07:49,680Well, a meetup is when you know, you're for us, it was three different it was for no agenda, all the listeners that are in the area of Austin that listen to no agenda living up in a down world and curry and the keeper. And so they all come together at a restaurant and we were at an outdoor restaurant that was indoor outdoor. And you just they just want to talk to you and they just want to get to know you and spend time with you. And, and it was a lot of fun. It was2100:07:49,760 --> 00:08:19,680it really was great just meeting people who love living up in a down world but love no agenda love curry and the keeper got to meet all different people from all different walks of life. It's beautiful. And people that came over and said, you know, your podcast, I've listened to every one of them. That blew me away means so much to me. And it's something that's building my faith. And of course, that's what I need to hear. It's building your faith. Yes, because if this is just us just yacking.2200:08:19,840 --> 00:08:34,640I know yacking my dad used to use that word quite a bit. To me, it's it's got to be it's got to be more meaningful. And so I that that meant a lot to me to hear that. And yeah, Rhonda was so sweet. She walked over to us and said, I've listened to every one of your.2300:08:34,640 --> 00:08:56,400Thank you. Adam another Adam that just we just met so many cool people. So many wonderful people. And like you said, from all walks of life, which makes it fun. That's I thrive in an environment like that. I mean, just talking to people and engaging people.2400:08:56,400 --> 00:09:12,880Yeah, any tiredness you had from us because we were we're packing to because we're leaving early in the morning. Yes. And we're doing this podcast is what 830. By the way, this is number 45. Yes. Up and down world. Yeah, we're chugging along. But yeah, you're right. I mean, you were tonight.2500:09:12,880 --> 00:09:28,880Yes. But is it your you got your energy back very quick when you get around people. You used to be the kind of person that got around people and it drained you. Now it energize. I don't even know you. Who am I? Who are you? Maybe I'm not who you think I am. After 31 years.2600:09:28,880 --> 00:09:49,440Speaking of 31 years, we have an anniversary. Yay. 31 years of while I'm just so excited. There you go. So we're going away to Pagosa Springs in the morning. So excited. Oh, just for a week of just nothing. No plans.2700:09:49,440 --> 00:10:03,840Speaking of no agenda. We have no agenda about you know, we were talking about. Excuse me, I'm going to move my mic a little bit. It's a little someone asked me about packing and and I said, yeah, I've got everything in cubes because we bought those are awesome.2800:10:03,840 --> 00:10:33,600And they said, well, are you do you do it like what you're going to wear that day? What are you going to wear? And I said, no, because we have no agenda. We may not wear anything. I know this is not a this is a piece of a cheese show. You know what I mean? We're not we don't if we don't want to get dressed. I see what you're saying. We don't have to we can wear our pajamas. We can wear our sweats. I have no agenda do not want an agenda. Although we do have some people gave us some gift cards to some places to eat.2900:10:33,600 --> 00:10:50,480Very blessed some cash so that we could go do something if we wanted to go do something fun. Thank you. I don't even know what I want to do. Thank you, Todd and Debbie. And Mark blessing and Mark Crane. Yes, Pastor Mark Crane, a blessing who lived in Pagosa Springs for 4040 years.3000:10:50,480 --> 00:11:20,160Probably most he lived there for years, but he was a pastor there on staff at a church for 30 years. So he knows the town knows the lay of the land. He sat down with us this week and told us what to and where to eat everything out. Oh, it's beautiful. Beautiful. Got some food waiting for you. Totally totally blessed us. Yeah. So we're looking forward to that. Very excited. So yeah, so I jumped off the meetup. But yeah, what a blessing there for the meetup. So we got home and we're like, fried.3100:11:20,160 --> 00:11:49,520Now we're like, okay, we got to do a podcast show. The reason we're doing our show tonight is because we fly out and we didn't want to haul take our equipment because we didn't even know if the Wi Fi is any good there. Yeah, because of where we're staying. Yeah, we're staying at a cabin in the mountains outside of Pagosa. And it's a campground like praying for snow. Well, supposedly tomorrow night and I want to see. I can't go to Colorado and not see snow and inch accumulation tomorrow evening. I'm hoping. Oh, yeah.3200:11:49,520 --> 00:12:19,520We're gonna need that great time. This is gonna be we're gonna have a wonderful time. But that's why we're doing the show tonight. So this is Saturday night and we're gonna go ahead and release it and get it out there. And then we're gonna just go and breathe and kind of have a like a little refresher sabbatical mindset. That's what I've been thinking about. This is a sabbatical week sabbatical mindset. Not that we need it or anything. But you know what? What we're pointing we came back and we hit the ground running and oh, I have never3300:12:19,520 --> 00:12:49,520I mean, because we've had all this energy, we're running so I mean, I just can't believe what we're what we're doing because we have a podcast we're doing every week. Two services. January 7th, we're going to three services growing 830 1011 30. Yeah, it's wild. Back to back. And we started our own YouTube channel. What are we what we're crazy is what we are. You know, so that's why we needed the sabbatical to give us3400:12:49,520 --> 00:13:19,520the energy at our age, most people starting to think about landing the plane, you know, shooting your approach on retirement, not us. We're thinking, what's the best way to get the gospel out? And it's through podcasts. It's through YouTube. Yeah, it's through our church. Yeah, we're gonna be transparent like we always are. But we're gonna share our good stories are bad stories, the good bad the ugly as you say, real relevant. But one of the reasons why3500:13:19,520 --> 00:13:38,440we wanted to do the show today is with Thanksgiving coming up on Thursday, I can't believe it's already gonna be here. And then Christmas is going to be here before you know it. I really felt like we needed to talk about gratitude, which not the song which I love the song.3600:13:38,440 --> 00:14:07,840Brandon Lake song is so amazing. But I feel so compelled to to bring up the fact that we need to live a life of gratitude daily. And as I was sharing earlier with you, most of the time, I mean, we don't really grasp gratitude without the challenges in life. If you3700:14:09,200 --> 00:14:19,200have challenges in life, and then things begin to go well, you can you can walk in gratitude, because you know where you've been. You know what I'm saying?3800:14:19,240 --> 00:14:29,360Yeah, I was gonna ask you so because we were mentioning this earlier, and I was like, Oh, it's so true. What about people who seem to kind of have it easy?3900:14:29,360 --> 00:14:49,360They don't they those types of people that have it so easy don't understand. It's not like I know anyone like that. Because everybody I know, been through a lot. It's rare that there are people that don't need God. They're just going through life. Maybe they've got a lot of money in the bank. Things are going pretty well.4000:14:49,360 --> 00:15:18,360Business is going good. You tend to not have the gratitude unless you really have the challenges. And you know, I've had a lot of challenges. You've had a lot of challenges in this lifetime. And I with the last probably the last 10 years of our life have produced more gratitude in our life than we've ever had. And I live a life of gratitude. I wake up thanking God, I go to sleep thanking God. Not that I'm going to be able to do that.4100:15:19,360 --> 00:15:43,360It's not that things are always going well. No, but you know what, I think you can be thankful when they're not going. You can because you can be thankful that they will go well because he's in the details. He's in those challenges. And he's going to get you through it because those are his promises. And it may not be the way we want it or the way we perceive it to look like. But he's still going to get us through and he always has.4200:15:43,360 --> 00:16:03,360I none of the things we've gone through. Did I ever expect it to go come out the way it has always had in my mind. It would be, you know, a whole different story. But God writes his own story. And we just have to be ready to be on board with his story, not try to get God on board with our story.4300:16:03,360 --> 00:16:15,320You just nailed that. You know, our dreams at the end of the day don't matter. It's not that God's trying to fulfill our dreams. We're trying to fulfill God's dreams. What are God's dreams?4400:16:15,320 --> 00:16:16,320And he gives us dreams.4500:16:16,320 --> 00:16:20,320He does, exactly. His dreams. That's what I mean. They're not ours, but they're his.4600:16:20,320 --> 00:16:21,320Yes.4700:16:21,320 --> 00:16:30,320And there's such a difference there because one of them is me centered and the other is God centered. And gratitude puts God in the center. That's what it does.4800:16:30,320 --> 00:16:37,320It repositions him. Can you imagine being thankful but not having anyone to say thanks to?4900:16:37,320 --> 00:16:38,320Right.5000:16:38,320 --> 00:16:49,320I mean, it's like, what does an atheist do? Who do they thank? Oh man, this is so good. Oh, I don't have anybody to thank. You know, the Christians going, thank you Jesus. Thank you God. Thank you Holy Spirit.5100:16:49,320 --> 00:16:51,320They just think they thank themselves.5200:16:51,320 --> 00:16:52,320Yeah, I'm not putting down.5300:16:52,320 --> 00:16:53,320The universe.5400:16:53,320 --> 00:17:04,320And by the way, I'm not putting anybody down because man, you don't know what you don't know. There's a lot of people who just don't know. So I don't want to come off caustic or rude or anything like that.5500:17:04,320 --> 00:17:16,320But it does make you wonder. I mean, I have somebody to say thanks to every day, even when it's not going good, even when things are not working out. Listen to the scripture. I have a scripture.5600:17:16,320 --> 00:17:17,320Oh, of course you do.5700:17:17,320 --> 00:17:18,320Believe it or not. As you're talking.5800:17:18,320 --> 00:17:20,320Pastor Bruitt.5900:17:20,320 --> 00:17:25,320It's not like I'm a walking concordance. I look it up. So Philippians 4 6.6000:17:25,320 --> 00:17:41,320Do not be anxious about anything. Now listen to this, but in every situation by prayer and petition with Thanksgiving, present your requests to God by prayer, every situation, all things in everything.6100:17:41,320 --> 00:17:54,320That means even when things aren't going great. In fact, it takes a lot of courage to say, God, I don't get it. I don't know why I am where I am or why I'm in the storm, but I'm going to praise you in the storm.6200:17:54,320 --> 00:18:06,320I'm going to praise you in this thing. I'm going to say thank you anyway because I know you and I know your heart for me and I know you're going to turn it for good because that's your character, your nature.6300:18:06,320 --> 00:18:13,320And so I love that. Don't be anxious about anything, but in every situation with Thanksgiving, present your requests to God.6400:18:13,320 --> 00:18:22,320We have history in God. When you have history in God, then you know what the outcome is going to be. You know what I'm saying?6500:18:22,320 --> 00:18:23,320Absolutely.6600:18:23,320 --> 00:18:38,320Like I said, there are things that have happened in our life that I wouldn't wish upon anybody. I wouldn't wish upon anybody. But then when we get through them, we're like, how did I get through that?6700:18:38,320 --> 00:18:47,320And how am I better? And what did we learn from it? And then you go, if I didn't go through that, I wouldn't be the person I am today.6800:18:47,320 --> 00:19:03,320So again, we've talked about this in the past. I don't have regrets because every challenge takes us to a new place, a new level of new growth period in our life. And we need it. We need growth.6900:19:03,320 --> 00:19:12,320We do. I remember we talked about us being without work, that we got let go of a church in an unrighteous way.7000:19:12,320 --> 00:19:23,320And it just, man, it was like, took the wind out of ourselves, took our legs out. And we ended up in Nashville, Tennessee, living in a 10 by 10 bedroom.7100:19:23,320 --> 00:19:32,320And it was one of those things where we had choices to make. We could just be so angry about everything. We could be bitter about it.7200:19:32,320 --> 00:19:42,320We could just think that we have the worst luck in the world. It's just terrible. It's just horrible. And we had those moments where we were.7300:19:42,320 --> 00:19:45,320There were a lot of crying moments. There were. It's like, what's wrong with us?7400:19:45,320 --> 00:19:50,320There were pitch and fit moments. Yeah. Is there something defective in us? Is there something innately defective?7500:19:50,320 --> 00:20:03,320But in the middle of that, I just remember having moments of gratitude, you know, of saying, you know what, thank you, Brian and Naomi Mandel for letting us live in your guest room.7600:20:03,320 --> 00:20:08,320Exactly. All three of us in a 10 by 10 room. With our two year old in the next room.7700:20:08,320 --> 00:20:16,320Exactly. And yet we did and we made the best of it. But the only reason we could make the best of it is because we were thankful.7800:20:16,320 --> 00:20:25,320I remember getting up and going into the dining room, kind of the unused dining table in the mornings and the sun was streaming in through the window.7900:20:25,320 --> 00:20:38,320And I remember the sun hitting this wood table and had my journal out and I was seeking God. I was writing in my journal and I was just like, all I know to do is say thank you, Lord, that we had a place to sleep last night.8000:20:38,320 --> 00:20:49,320There are people who don't, especially in our situation. Not that we were homeless, like out on the street or destitute, but we did have no place to call our own.8100:20:49,320 --> 00:20:55,320We were caught in between. Because we didn't know where we were going to land and we didn't have the income coming in.8200:20:55,320 --> 00:21:07,320And we, I mean, literally, honestly, I thought we would get something really quick. Even one of the pastors that was involved in all this said, you're going to land on your feet real quick.8300:21:07,320 --> 00:21:17,320And it took a year. It didn't happen. 11 months. If you'll remember, I mean, it got to the point where I finally said, I've got to do something.8400:21:17,320 --> 00:21:29,320So I applied for Frito-Lay. I remember $15 an hour. $15 an hour, baby. And I was going to be loading chips, sorting and loading chips into the back of semi-trailers.8500:21:29,320 --> 00:21:40,320But it was a job. And it was... My mentality was, you know what, I'll be thankful to have it. Exactly. So I went and I had to drive into downtown Nashville in the industrial area, which is, looks like a gulag or something.8600:21:40,320 --> 00:21:51,320I mean, it looks like it's just dark and dank and all old tin metal buildings. And I went down there and I went through the training. I was with this group of people.8700:21:51,320 --> 00:22:02,320And the supervisor kept saying, now, why are you doing this? And then when I explained what happened, he said, you're not going to be here long. He said, you're a good guy.8800:22:02,320 --> 00:22:14,320I just... And he was a guitar player too. So we hit it off immediately. He was like, you're going to be okay. He goes, I'm not going to... I'm going to hire you because you need a job.8900:22:14,320 --> 00:22:24,320I want to help you. He said, but hey, man, I know when it comes time, don't feel bad about it. I know this. He was so gracious to me. I just felt favor in that.9000:22:24,320 --> 00:22:32,320So I went through all the training. I was on the computer, you know, the HR training and risk management and all that stuff. And, you know, if you cut your finger off, this is what you do.9100:22:32,320 --> 00:22:41,320You know, just all that kind of stuff. And of course, did the whole tour of the building. This is what you're going to be doing. And then he called and said, hey, got the job.9200:22:41,320 --> 00:22:52,320And so I want you to come in. And so I was scheduled to go in. In the meantime, I was interviewing with Ramsey Solutions, Dave Ramsey's organization.9300:22:52,320 --> 00:22:59,320And that was a job I was praying for because the church is just nothing was opening up in the church world.9400:22:59,320 --> 00:23:07,320But this was something where I felt like I could still be a part of a faith based organization, a ministry, and yet make a difference, you know, in people's lives.9500:23:07,320 --> 00:23:11,320And so I interviewed. Do you remember how many interviews I have?9600:23:11,320 --> 00:23:17,320Did you have six in one day? No, I had seven interviews, three in one day. Okay.9700:23:17,320 --> 00:23:24,320Back to back to back to back. No, it was three in one day. Okay. The last interview, they interviewed you.9800:23:24,320 --> 00:23:28,320Well, I remember that. It was they took us out to eat and we thought this would be nice and friendly.9900:23:28,320 --> 00:23:37,320And man, it was like the wives, the wives were interviewing interviewed you. Yes, that was like, whoa, I've never seen this before.10000:23:37,320 --> 00:23:41,320Remember, I think I got in the car and said, did they work there?10100:23:41,320 --> 00:23:49,320Why were they interviewing me? But they they wanted to make sure the whole family, I mean, when they hire you, they hire everybody.10200:23:49,320 --> 00:23:53,320I wouldn't be in hired. It's kind of an all in thing. It's a family. It really is.10300:23:53,320 --> 00:23:58,320And they have a they have a very defined culture at Dave Ramsey's place.10400:23:58,320 --> 00:24:05,320So but if you remember, though, through the other interviews that I would go through and then I would call you when I walked out the door.10500:24:05,320 --> 00:24:10,320There's no way no way on God's green earth that they're going to hire me.10600:24:10,320 --> 00:24:17,320Really, I should have applied for that job. I was more suited for I was more suited for the type of job.10700:24:17,320 --> 00:24:22,320But you were more suited for what the job ended up being, which was more of a chaplain.10800:24:22,320 --> 00:24:25,320It really was. And and I fit the culture. Yes, you did.10900:24:25,320 --> 00:24:32,320So anyway, so the job I was going to go to Frito Lay and and I was trying to be excited about it.11000:24:32,320 --> 00:24:35,320But in my heart, I was like, I can't believe I'm doing this.11100:24:35,320 --> 00:24:38,320Now, I wasn't embarrassed about the job. I was glad. But it's just not me.11200:24:38,320 --> 00:24:41,320This is not you've been a preacher for years and years and years.11300:24:41,320 --> 00:24:46,320I'd pastor churches and planted churches and done ministry all over the world.11400:24:46,320 --> 00:24:51,320And I'm going to go to work at Frito Lay at some weird schedule to God honored that.11500:24:51,320 --> 00:25:04,320He honored your desire to work and your and your courage to go wherever it takes you and not just set, not go to, you know, it has to be this.11600:25:04,320 --> 00:25:09,320Yeah, I wasn't prideful at all. It was just like, OK, we didn't take any unemployment or anything.11700:25:09,320 --> 00:25:13,320I have no idea what I deal with this is going to do, but I need to work.11800:25:13,320 --> 00:25:19,320And so what was interesting is when I when I said yes, and I got the job and he offered the job.11900:25:19,320 --> 00:25:22,320And then talk about Frito Lay and I said, yeah, thank you so much.12000:25:22,320 --> 00:25:27,320I'll see you tomorrow. Night. Neek. So I was scheduled to come in the next day.12100:25:27,320 --> 00:25:32,320Six o'clock rolls around the night before and the phone rings.12200:25:32,320 --> 00:25:40,320My phone rings and it's one of its Ramsey Solutions offering you the job saying we are proud to offer you the job.12300:25:40,320 --> 00:25:44,320And you're like, what? And I mean, I was blown away.12400:25:44,320 --> 00:25:47,320You were because you said there's no way they're going to hire.12500:25:47,320 --> 00:25:53,320I was shocked. Absolutely. You got to call Frito Lay and say I'm so I called him the next morning.12600:25:53,320 --> 00:25:57,320They can go into like 11 or 12 and I called him the next morning and say, you're not going to believe this.12700:25:57,320 --> 00:26:01,320And they said, yeah, we do. He said, yeah, he said, no, this totally cool.12800:26:01,320 --> 00:26:05,320I'm happy for you. Good luck with all that. I mean, it's just a cool thing.12900:26:05,320 --> 00:26:08,320But just it was a kind of a ram in the thicket thing.13000:26:08,320 --> 00:26:14,320I thought I was going to have to do this thing. And it was like, no, God, God's got something else.13100:26:14,320 --> 00:26:20,320I was jealous because you ended up working there a couple of years and you had the most fun job.13200:26:20,320 --> 00:26:27,320Every day you would come home with gratitude and thanksgiving. Didn't make any money hardly.13300:26:27,320 --> 00:26:32,320No, I wasn't making money. But you had fun. It was a healing place.13400:26:32,320 --> 00:26:40,320It was. And I think God was just saying, you know, and that's going to take care of us, which I had to.13500:26:40,320 --> 00:26:51,320And you need to rest and you need to enjoy and you need to just relax and let me just let you soak in this culture.13600:26:51,320 --> 00:26:56,320Yeah, that job was that culture and the job was therapeutic for me because I did get to do a lot of ministry.13700:26:56,320 --> 00:27:01,320I mean, a lot of ministry. Yes, just in the relationships I built there.13800:27:01,320 --> 00:27:09,320And then the floor supervisor called me to his office not long before I resigned two years later to go back into the ministry and churches.13900:27:09,320 --> 00:27:17,320But he called me and he said, you know, his name is Brent. He said, you know, Jimmy, the reality of it is you're a pastor.14000:27:17,320 --> 00:27:21,320I thought he's about to fire me. He goes, so what I'm going to do, I'm going to make it official.14100:27:21,320 --> 00:27:25,320You're now the church department chaplain. There you go.14200:27:25,320 --> 00:27:28,320We've never had one of those, but I'm just going to do it because it's already happening.14300:27:28,320 --> 00:27:35,320He said, we're going to put a chair by your cubicle. We had cubicles, 50 plus employees on that floor.14400:27:35,320 --> 00:27:40,320He said, we're just going to put an extra chair there because people keep dragging Erwin's chair over somebody else.14500:27:40,320 --> 00:27:44,320We're going to put a chair and leave it there because people are coming to counsel with you.14600:27:44,320 --> 00:27:46,320Well, how am I going to get paid if I'm doing that?14700:27:46,320 --> 00:27:53,320No, I didn't say that. That's what you said. I did. I was honored because what God was doing was reaffirming my call to ministry.14800:27:53,320 --> 00:27:57,320And building relationships that are lasting forever.14900:27:57,320 --> 00:28:05,320Your boss ended up becoming a board member for us. Before that, he became my best friend.15000:28:05,320 --> 00:28:11,320Exactly. Now he is one of my board members and a best friend. So he's still kind of my boss.15100:28:11,320 --> 00:28:16,320He was my boss. That's not the relationship we have. It's just beautiful.15200:28:16,320 --> 00:28:24,320It is beautiful. But here's what happened. Coming out of that, you remember when I got to jobbing, immediately what flushed up in us?15300:28:24,320 --> 00:28:32,320Gratitude. Thank you, God. I was thankful for the Frito-Lay job. I was. I was willing to do it.15400:28:32,320 --> 00:28:41,320But this was a whole other thing because it was actually a place where I had had a kind of a foresight that I might work there someday.15500:28:41,320 --> 00:28:45,320Because we decided to visit there one time. It's like a year or two before that.15600:28:45,320 --> 00:28:48,320Yeah, we were visiting Nashville. A year and a half.15700:28:48,320 --> 00:28:53,320And we said, let's go check out Dave Ramsey's place. Yeah, we've heard about Dave Ramsey. Let's go check it out.15800:28:53,320 --> 00:28:57,320Remember they had the granny, I don't remember what it was. Martha's Place.15900:28:57,320 --> 00:29:03,320Martha's Place. And they would make cookies. Cappuccinos. Cappuccinos. It was all free.16000:29:03,320 --> 00:29:07,320And give it to the visitors who would come in. I said, we ought to go over there. And the employees.16100:29:07,320 --> 00:29:16,320And the employees, yes. But I wasn't an employee. But when we walked in, I remember looking around, seeing all these hipster Nashville kids working up there.16200:29:16,320 --> 00:29:22,320And you saw yourself working there. And I literally said, I could work at a place like. There was something.16300:29:22,320 --> 00:29:29,320You have to be careful what you say because God says, hmm, okay. Let me rearrange his life and produce this.16400:29:29,320 --> 00:29:32,320Was it about a year and a half later that I was there? I think it was.16500:29:32,320 --> 00:29:37,320And I remember sitting in one of those rooms because there were these big glass conference rooms.16600:29:37,320 --> 00:29:41,320Sitting there with Irwin and Brian and all these guys. After you went on with the job.16700:29:41,320 --> 00:29:48,320During lunch, we'd do these Bible studies at lunch. And I remember looking around going, this is exactly what I was seeing.16800:29:48,320 --> 00:29:53,320It's like God gave you a vision. He gave me a total vision of it. So same way with Fredericksburg, Texas.16900:29:53,320 --> 00:29:59,320So I had a vision to come into Fredericksburg. You did. 25, 28 years before we got here.17000:29:59,320 --> 00:30:03,320Oh no. 30 plus years. Oh yeah. Because it was before we were.17100:30:03,320 --> 00:30:08,320And because I'm older than I think sometimes. So anyway, all this comes back to gratitude though.17200:30:08,320 --> 00:30:14,320Because I remember walking in for my first day of work. I was going to shadow Irwin Gunnels and he'd been there a while.17300:30:14,320 --> 00:30:21,320And so I just walked in. I'm so full of gratitude. They could have told me, okay, for your first job, you're going to clean all the restrooms in the building.17400:30:21,320 --> 00:30:26,320And you would have been happy to do it. And I would have done it in a heartbeat. Why? Gratitude.17500:30:26,320 --> 00:30:31,320Because when you've been at the bottom, or at least you feel like you're at the bottom. It was your bottom.17600:30:31,320 --> 00:30:38,320It was my bottom. And when you've lost what you feel was everything you've worked hard for and then it's gone and evaporates.17700:30:38,320 --> 00:30:45,320Then at that point, everything's up. And so you're grateful for everything.17800:30:45,320 --> 00:30:53,320Every single thing. And it made everything sweeter. Sweeter. Every victory. Every cordial. Every connection.17900:30:53,320 --> 00:30:59,320Every nice thing somebody did for us. We were just grateful. Just grateful.18000:30:59,320 --> 00:31:03,320And we look back a lot. Oh, we talk about it all the time.18100:31:03,320 --> 00:31:07,320Not like Lot's wife who looked back and shouldn't have. Right. Not like that.18200:31:07,320 --> 00:31:15,320But we look back with gratitude and say, God, look what you've done. He's restored everything.18300:31:15,320 --> 00:31:21,320Double what we could have ever. I mean, easily. Easily. What we lost.18400:31:21,320 --> 00:31:29,320And double for your trouble. Double for your trouble. And we love living out here in the Fredericksburg area. Love it.18500:31:29,320 --> 00:31:34,320Love our church. Don't want to move. No. Lord, never want to move again. Please leave us here.18600:31:34,320 --> 00:31:38,320I see myself, Lord, working anywhere again other than here. Yes.18700:31:38,320 --> 00:31:43,320Because we love our people. I mean, even today doing the funeral and just seeing our people.18800:31:43,320 --> 00:31:51,320I get giddy when I see people that we're doing life with. I'm thankful. I am too.18900:31:51,320 --> 00:31:59,320And that's what Thanksgiving is about. But really it's what a Christian life should be about.19000:31:59,320 --> 00:32:07,320Good point. Thanksgiving is a moment. It's a time for you to gather with family and friends and be thankful.19100:32:07,320 --> 00:32:15,320But every day your life should reflect gratitude for what he's done, especially as Christians.19200:32:15,320 --> 00:32:24,320If we don't have gratitude, how can we really truly love God? Because everything comes from God.19300:32:24,320 --> 00:32:33,320Every good and perfect gift comes from above. I think I have that verse. I know I saw that verse a minute ago.19400:32:33,320 --> 00:32:39,320I don't remember the scripture reference, but I love that verse. Everything here is so good.19500:32:39,320 --> 00:32:42,320Listen to this. I've got more Biblical Bible verses. Of course you do.19600:32:42,320 --> 00:32:50,3201 Timothy 4, 4, and 5. For everything God created is good. And nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.19700:32:50,320 --> 00:32:57,320There you go. Because it is consecrated by the Word of God in prayer. To receive it with thanksgiving.19800:32:57,320 --> 00:33:02,320I received the job at Frito-Lay with thanksgiving, having no idea what I was about to get into.19900:33:02,320 --> 00:33:08,320But I was thankful. I was thankful to Brian and Naomi because they opened their home to us.20000:33:08,320 --> 00:33:14,320In a 10 by 10 room with three of us in that room, we were still just thankful.20100:33:14,320 --> 00:33:17,320And we cleaned their house. We took care of their house.20200:33:17,320 --> 00:33:21,320I think when we left they were depressed because we took care of them.20300:33:21,320 --> 00:33:24,320But we did everything we could to help them out because they were helping us.20400:33:24,320 --> 00:33:28,320Value for value, right? That's exactly what we were doing.20500:33:28,320 --> 00:33:35,320I've got another verse. Colossians 4, 2. Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.20600:33:35,320 --> 00:33:40,320You know, so like we were talking, you were mentioning this a minute ago about thanksgiving.20700:33:40,320 --> 00:33:46,320It's a day. It's a day that we commemorate. Of course there are historical references to the pilgrims and all that.20800:33:46,320 --> 00:33:52,320But really I'm in agreement with you. We should live a grateful life.20900:33:52,320 --> 00:33:55,320Not just have a grateful day, but a grateful life.21000:33:55,320 --> 00:34:01,320You know, we traveled to Austin with the Curies today. We came back.21100:34:01,320 --> 00:34:06,320All I can say to them is thank you. And they're saying thank you for going with us.21200:34:06,320 --> 00:34:08,320It's always more fun when we do it together.21300:34:08,320 --> 00:34:09,320We're like thank you for inviting us.21400:34:09,320 --> 00:34:12,320We're like thank you. And I'm thinking, wow, we just did about 15 thank yous in a row.21500:34:12,320 --> 00:34:16,320Because we're all living grateful lives.21600:34:16,320 --> 00:34:20,320And believers should be the most grateful people on the planet.21700:34:20,320 --> 00:34:24,320Because of where we were before we were saved and where we are now.21800:34:24,320 --> 00:34:26,320Or where we would be if we weren't saved.21900:34:26,320 --> 00:34:29,320Oh my goodness. I can't even imagine where I would be.22000:34:29,320 --> 00:34:36,320I can't imagine living a life apart from God. I can't even comprehend it.22100:34:36,320 --> 00:34:38,320It doesn't register, does it?22200:34:38,320 --> 00:34:41,320No. And I was the first one in my family to get saved.22300:34:41,320 --> 00:34:48,320I was 10 years of age when I was introduced to Jesus and began to walk with him.22400:34:48,320 --> 00:34:52,320And I can't imagine, you know, I fell off for a little while, you know,22500:34:52,320 --> 00:34:57,320like a lot of us do when we become teenagers and so forth.22600:34:57,320 --> 00:35:02,320But I look back and I'm like, Lord, thank you for drawing me back to you.22700:35:02,320 --> 00:35:05,320I can't even imagine my life.22800:35:05,320 --> 00:35:08,320Because my dad was miserable. Miserable.22900:35:08,320 --> 00:35:17,320I never saw my dad happy unless he won a golf game or won some money gambling.23000:35:17,320 --> 00:35:21,320Or he buys a new puppy dog and he's playing with it.23100:35:21,320 --> 00:35:23,320That was always fun.23200:35:23,320 --> 00:35:27,320But literally he didn't live a life like that.23300:35:27,320 --> 00:35:31,320Yeah, there wasn't a quality of life. There wasn't a vibrance or a vitality.23400:35:31,320 --> 00:35:34,320Jesus said this in John 10.10. I say this all the time.23500:35:34,320 --> 00:35:36,320It is.23600:35:36,320 --> 00:35:40,320He says the thief comes only except to steal, kill, and destroy.23700:35:40,320 --> 00:35:42,320And then Jesus flips the script.23800:35:42,320 --> 00:35:45,320But I came that you might have life and have it more abundantly.23900:35:45,320 --> 00:35:47,320And that's why he came.24000:35:47,320 --> 00:35:51,320Abundant life didn't always mean like more money or bigger stuff.24100:35:51,320 --> 00:35:54,320And it might sometimes for some but not for everyone.24200:35:54,320 --> 00:35:58,320But it's much, much further. It's way beyond finances.24300:35:58,320 --> 00:36:01,320It's way beyond resources.24400:36:01,320 --> 00:36:08,320There's a vibrance of life, a vitality that a believer who's living a grateful life24500:36:08,320 --> 00:36:14,320and is received and their face is radiant because we look to him, the Scripture says,24600:36:14,320 --> 00:36:17,320those are the people I want to be around.24700:36:17,320 --> 00:36:21,320I don't know about you, but when I get around people who are ungrateful,24800:36:21,320 --> 00:36:23,320it is like toxic to me.24900:36:23,320 --> 00:36:26,320It is. It just pulls you down.25000:36:26,320 --> 00:36:27,320It's poison.25100:36:27,320 --> 00:36:29,320It is. It's poison.25200:36:29,320 --> 00:36:35,320It doesn't happen often, but occasionally you run into people who you've been around25300:36:35,320 --> 00:36:40,320them a little bit and you notice one day they never say thank you for anything.25400:36:40,320 --> 00:36:42,320I'm an over thinker.25500:36:42,320 --> 00:36:45,320I just I want to appreciate people.25600:36:45,320 --> 00:36:47,320I want to extend value.25700:36:47,320 --> 00:36:49,320I want value for value.25800:36:49,320 --> 00:36:51,320Then if they're breathing, they've brought value to me.25900:36:51,320 --> 00:36:53,320They mean something to me.26000:36:53,320 --> 00:36:55,320And so I tend to just say, just thank people.26100:36:55,320 --> 00:36:57,320I walk through the church.26200:36:57,320 --> 00:37:00,320It wears me out because I'm saying thank you for serving.26300:37:00,320 --> 00:37:02,320Thank you for what you're doing.26400:37:02,320 --> 00:37:03,320Thank you for being on the host team.26500:37:03,320 --> 00:37:05,320Thank you for being on the worship team.26600:37:05,320 --> 00:37:07,320Thank you for being on production.26700:37:07,320 --> 00:37:09,320I can't stop saying thank you.26800:37:09,320 --> 00:37:15,320And I think it's because we have gone through some hard, hard seasons in our life.26900:37:15,320 --> 00:37:19,320And it makes us all the more grateful.27000:37:19,320 --> 00:37:23,320And so I always wonder about people who aren't grateful.27100:37:23,320 --> 00:37:27,320Is it that they haven't gone through anything or is it that they're just jaded?27200:37:27,320 --> 00:37:29,320I think they're jaded.27300:37:29,320 --> 00:37:31,320I think they're really jaded.27400:37:31,320 --> 00:37:38,320Or I've met people who are very entitled and they don't say thank you because they think they deserve what they're getting.27500:37:38,320 --> 00:37:39,320Oh, gosh.27600:37:39,320 --> 00:37:40,320And those are the people.27700:37:40,320 --> 00:37:41,320I don't deserve anything.27800:37:41,320 --> 00:37:43,320That's hard for me.27900:37:43,320 --> 00:37:45,320I don't do well around people like that.28000:37:45,320 --> 00:37:47,320Not for an extended period of time.28100:37:47,320 --> 00:37:52,320I mean, not more than 10 minutes because thankful people want to be around thankful people.28200:37:52,320 --> 00:37:56,320There's something that gratitude begets gratitude.28300:37:56,320 --> 00:37:57,320Honor begets honor.28400:37:57,320 --> 00:37:59,320Love begets love.28500:37:59,320 --> 00:38:03,320You know, these are things that beget something else or beget something else.28600:38:03,320 --> 00:38:10,320And so to me, gratitude, when you're a grateful person, other people who are grateful are attracted to that.28700:38:10,320 --> 00:38:11,320Right.28800:38:11,320 --> 00:38:14,320The friends that I have in my life that I consider close.28900:38:14,320 --> 00:38:15,320And there's not a lot.29000:38:15,320 --> 00:38:17,320I mean, I love everybody.29100:38:17,320 --> 00:38:21,320But in terms of those inner circle friends, there's not that many.29200:38:21,320 --> 00:38:24,320But the ones that are are grateful people.29300:38:24,320 --> 00:38:25,320Right.29400:38:25,320 --> 00:38:28,320I don't think I could have anybody in my inner circle that wasn't.29500:38:28,320 --> 00:38:29,320No, you couldn't.29600:38:29,320 --> 00:38:30,320It just doesn't work.29700:38:30,320 --> 00:38:31,320No.29800:38:31,320 --> 00:38:40,320I think the amount of life we've lived and the things that we've gone through, we have to be around grateful people.29900:38:40,320 --> 00:38:44,320We have to be around people who are living up in a down world.30000:38:44,320 --> 00:38:45,320Yeah, absolutely.30100:38:45,320 --> 00:38:51,320And if they're living down, then I feel like it's our job to help them know how to live up.30200:38:51,320 --> 00:38:52,320Amen.30300:38:52,320 --> 00:38:53,320Yeah.30400:38:53,320 --> 00:38:54,320I feel like.30500:38:54,320 --> 00:38:57,320Do you remember, did you ever watch the Wide World of Sports here in Grosvenor on Saturdays and Sundays?30600:38:57,320 --> 00:38:58,320Oh, yes, of course.30700:38:58,320 --> 00:38:59,320What's the same?30800:38:59,320 --> 00:39:01,320I can't remember the dude.30900:39:01,320 --> 00:39:02,320But I always remember the.31000:39:02,320 --> 00:39:03,320Oh, Kosel.31100:39:03,320 --> 00:39:04,320Howard Kosel.31200:39:04,320 --> 00:39:05,320Howard Kosel.31300:39:05,320 --> 00:39:06,320How do I remember that?31400:39:06,320 --> 00:39:07,320And I'm not even into sports.31500:39:07,320 --> 00:39:08,320That's so crazy.31600:39:08,320 --> 00:39:09,320OK.31700:39:09,320 --> 00:39:10,320Back to my story.31800:39:10,320 --> 00:39:11,320OK, sorry.31900:39:11,320 --> 00:39:12,320OK.32000:39:12,320 --> 00:39:14,320I get excited that I can remember something at my age, you know.32100:39:14,320 --> 00:39:15,320Hello.32200:39:15,320 --> 00:39:16,320So.32300:39:16,320 --> 00:39:22,840So the roll in for that, you know, the bumper commercial, you know, it's it's that guy coming32400:39:22,840 --> 00:39:23,840off a ski slope.32500:39:23,840 --> 00:39:28,280You remember that he's going to do a ski jump and he crashes and burns and it says the thrill32600:39:28,280 --> 00:39:32,360of victory and the agony of defeat.32700:39:32,360 --> 00:39:34,400That is our life.32800:39:34,400 --> 00:39:39,200We have we have experienced the thrill of victory, but we have also experienced the32900:39:39,200 --> 00:39:40,360agony of defeat.33000:39:40,360 --> 00:39:41,720Well, it reminds me.33100:39:41,720 --> 00:39:43,120That's what produces gratitude.33200:39:43,120 --> 00:39:49,280It reminds me of the movie Father of the Bride and the and the mother or the grandmother33300:39:49,280 --> 00:39:53,120said, oh, yeah, life is a roller coaster.33400:39:53,120 --> 00:39:58,240So I don't remember movie lines very much, but I'll never forget that beautiful moment33500:39:58,240 --> 00:40:01,180because it is a roller coaster.33600:40:01,180 --> 00:40:03,100It's up and down.33700:40:03,100 --> 00:40:04,960And she said what did she say?33800:40:04,960 --> 00:40:07,400Like I like roller coasters.33900:40:07,400 --> 00:40:08,960I love that.34000:40:08,960 --> 00:40:10,520I love that.34100:40:10,520 --> 00:40:13,080Yeah, that's that captures the heart of it.34200:40:13,080 --> 00:40:14,080Doesn't it?34300:40:14,080 --> 00:40:15,080It really does.34400:40:15,080 --> 00:40:17,480I am looking forward to getting away with you.34500:40:17,480 --> 00:40:19,240Oh, I'm so excited.34600:40:19,240 --> 00:40:24,280Thank you for for allowing us to take some time away again.34700:40:24,280 --> 00:40:29,360I know seems like we're gone a lot right now, but we're really gearing up to work so hard34800:40:29,360 --> 00:40:30,360with three services.34900:40:30,360 --> 00:40:35,240We really are with everything that we're doing in our offices are closed.35000:40:35,240 --> 00:40:36,240Our offices are closed.35100:40:36,240 --> 00:40:40,040We close and we give all of our staff the week off.35200:40:40,040 --> 00:40:43,760And they just have to make sure that this stuff gets done to be prepared for following35300:40:43,760 --> 00:40:44,760week.35400:40:44,760 --> 00:40:50,280But we always do this because and we give time off at Christmas because we we want to35500:40:50,280 --> 00:40:56,320be generous to our staff and we want we're grateful for our staff and we want to give35600:40:56,320 --> 00:41:00,440them time off other than the time off they want to take off.35700:41:00,440 --> 00:41:06,080We're very generous people because we're grateful people and we're grateful for them in order35800:41:06,080 --> 00:41:07,520to be a blessing.35900:41:07,520 --> 00:41:08,520Exactly.36000:41:08,520 --> 00:41:14,240Thank you for saying yes and that we're going to be able to go get away by ourselves.36100:41:14,240 --> 00:41:16,440I'm so happy.36200:41:16,440 --> 00:41:20,080The only weird part about it is that we're flying out on Sunday morning.36300:41:20,080 --> 00:41:21,080I know that is bizarre.36400:41:21,080 --> 00:41:22,080Oh, it is.36500:41:22,080 --> 00:41:24,560So this week I didn't prepare a sermon.36600:41:24,560 --> 00:41:28,000I did get to prepare a little bit just to talk about then at the funeral service.36700:41:28,000 --> 00:41:29,880That's totally that's different.36800:41:29,880 --> 00:41:34,480So it was really weird not doing my typical and we had had someone scheduled and they36900:41:34,480 --> 00:41:37,440got sick just today.37000:41:37,440 --> 00:41:41,000So Pastor Russ, our worship leader is awesome.37100:41:41,000 --> 00:41:42,000Guess who's preaching?37200:41:42,000 --> 00:41:43,520I didn't say it like that.37300:41:43,520 --> 00:41:44,520How did you say it?37400:41:44,520 --> 00:41:51,800I said so I said we're need somebody to pinch hit somebody's have to step up and he he looked37500:41:51,800 --> 00:41:53,800at me said I'll do what needs to be done.37600:41:53,800 --> 00:41:55,360And he said, OK, then it's you.37700:41:55,360 --> 00:41:56,360You're the man.37800:41:56,360 --> 00:41:57,960He's never preached at our church.37900:41:57,960 --> 00:41:58,960Not our church.38000:41:58,960 --> 00:42:02,560He's done some things where he speaks here and there and he's always does a great.38100:42:02,560 --> 00:42:03,560He's comfortable.38200:42:03,560 --> 00:42:04,560Never preached a sermon.38300:42:04,560 --> 00:42:05,560Comfortable with a mic.38400:42:05,560 --> 00:42:06,560He will do fantastic.38500:42:06,560 --> 00:42:09,800I'm nervous for him because I know excited for it.38600:42:09,800 --> 00:42:16,000Well, I am too, but I know how nerve wracking it is because there was a time.38700:42:16,000 --> 00:42:21,440Do you remember when we were living in Abilene and we had Wednesday night services?38800:42:21,440 --> 00:42:22,440Oh, yeah, I do.38900:42:22,440 --> 00:42:23,440I do.39000:42:23,440 --> 00:42:26,080And we were about to leave.39100:42:26,080 --> 00:42:30,920We had about 30 minutes before we were about to walk out the door to drive to the church.39200:42:30,920 --> 00:42:33,540We had about a 20 minute drive.39300:42:33,540 --> 00:42:36,480And you said, Oh, yeah, I'm sick.39400:42:36,480 --> 00:42:39,160And I was like, what?39500:42:39,160 --> 00:42:41,760You said here, you have to preach my message.39600:42:41,760 --> 00:42:43,720I'm like, I got so sick.39700:42:43,720 --> 00:42:44,720Yes.39800:42:44,720 --> 00:42:45,720And I was like, wait a minute.39900:42:45,720 --> 00:42:49,200No, no, no, I'm not preaching the series.40000:42:49,200 --> 00:42:54,720The series you were always fasting, which was the thing that I have the hardest time40100:42:54,720 --> 00:42:55,720with.40200:42:55,720 --> 00:42:57,440And I said, I cannot preach this.40300:42:57,440 --> 00:42:58,440This is not my heart.40400:42:58,440 --> 00:42:59,740And you said you have to.40500:42:59,740 --> 00:43:01,960You have to go preach this.40600:43:01,960 --> 00:43:09,240And I remember reading over the notes and I remember driving going, I cannot believe40700:43:09,240 --> 00:43:10,240I'm going to do this.40800:43:10,240 --> 00:43:13,840And I remember praying and saying, Lord, I can't do this.40900:43:13,840 --> 00:43:19,880And I don't want to preach what you have written, which you only had scriptures and a few bullet41000:43:19,880 --> 00:43:20,880points.41100:43:20,880 --> 00:43:23,640I said, Lord, you got to make it mine.41200:43:23,640 --> 00:43:24,920I can't do it.41300:43:24,920 --> 00:43:32,040And I remember I'll never, ever forget getting up to teach.41400:43:32,040 --> 00:43:33,640And I don't even remember what I said.41500:43:33,640 --> 00:43:36,400I just remember people came up to me.41600:43:36,400 --> 00:43:40,400It was elders even said that was one of the best messages I've ever heard.41700:43:40,400 --> 00:43:42,520I can't believe that you could preach.41800:43:42,520 --> 00:43:44,160And I said, well, it wasn't me.41900:43:44,160 --> 00:43:51,280It was all God because I was put on the spot at the last minute and by my husband.42000:43:51,280 --> 00:43:52,720And so I think that's what's going to happen.42100:43:52,720 --> 00:43:55,400I think Russ is going to hit it out of the park.42200:43:55,400 --> 00:43:56,400I have no concerns.42300:43:56,400 --> 00:43:59,240Because when it's in your own strength, it's not that great.42400:43:59,240 --> 00:44:02,360But when God anoints you.42500:44:02,360 --> 00:44:06,880He's such a brilliant guy and he is deep, deep in his walk with Jesus.42600:44:06,880 --> 00:44:08,480So I have no worries.42700:44:08,480 --> 00:44:09,480I'm excited to hear it.42800:44:09,480 --> 00:44:10,480It'll be fun.42900:44:10,480 --> 00:44:11,480We won't be able to hear it until it's over.43000:44:11,480 --> 00:44:14,200We'll be in real time, but we'll get to hear it later.43100:44:14,200 --> 00:44:17,240So we fly to Pagosia tomorrow.43200:44:17,240 --> 00:44:19,280And do we fly to Durango?43300:44:19,280 --> 00:44:20,280Durango.43400:44:20,280 --> 00:44:21,280So we landed in Durango.43500:44:21,280 --> 00:44:25,840It's a little over an hour, I think, and supposed to be snowing and icy, rainy.43600:44:25,840 --> 00:44:26,840Not icy, but rainy.43700:44:26,840 --> 00:44:27,840No.43800:44:27,840 --> 00:44:28,840Yeah.43900:44:28,840 --> 00:44:29,840No ice.44000:44:29,840 --> 00:44:30,840Looking forward to that.44100:44:30,840 --> 00:44:31,840And we're packing light because there's washing machines in the cabin.44200:44:31,840 --> 00:44:32,840I'm so excited about that.44300:44:32,840 --> 00:44:36,400So we get to kind of pack light, not feel like we're dragging around.44400:44:36,400 --> 00:44:38,000You know, we're moving.44500:44:38,000 --> 00:44:41,600So yeah, I'm just excited about getting this week with you.44600:44:41,600 --> 00:44:44,040That means so much to me.44700:44:44,040 --> 00:44:52,280The church needs to know how much we adore each other and how much we love spending every44800:44:52,280 --> 00:44:58,040moment of our life together because that's the strength we have as a couple.44900:44:58,040 --> 00:44:59,040No doubt.45000:44:59,040 --> 00:45:00,040Yes.45100:45:00,040 --> 00:45:03,560And pastors of the church is we enjoy spending time together.45200:45:03,560 --> 00:45:04,720That's why we love working together.45300:45:04,720 --> 00:45:05,720We do everything.45400:45:05,720 --> 00:45:06,720We work together.45500:45:06,720 --> 00:45:07,720We diet together.45600:45:07,720 --> 00:45:11,720I mean, we were doing the carnivore lifestyle journey together.45700:45:11,720 --> 00:45:15,600By the way, speaking of that, just one quick note.45800:45:15,600 --> 00:45:20,560I told Adam Lacey of Carnivore Today, he has a YouTube channel and I did an interview with45900:45:20,560 --> 00:45:21,560him.46000:45:21,560 --> 00:45:22,560I think we met and mentioned it last week.46100:45:22,560 --> 00:45:23,560Yeah.46200:45:23,560 --> 00:45:24,560That thing went over 10,000 views.46300:45:24,560 --> 00:45:25,560Views.46400:45:25,560 --> 00:45:26,560Views.46500:45:26,560 --> 00:45:30,920So I mean, it blew up his channel and God just was all over that interview.46600:45:30,920 --> 00:45:31,920And so you should check it out.46700:45:31,920 --> 00:45:35,000If you hadn't listened to it or watched it, you can go.46800:45:35,000 --> 00:45:36,640Just look up Carnivore Today.46900:45:36,640 --> 00:45:37,880That's his channel.47000:45:37,880 --> 00:45:42,560And you'll see me and Annette on the cover and it says Carnivore and Faith.47100:45:42,560 --> 00:45:43,840That's what it's about.47200:45:43,840 --> 00:45:48,720And we just spent an hour, he and I, on video talking, doing a little split screen thing.47300:45:48,720 --> 00:45:49,720You were excellent.47400:45:49,720 --> 00:45:50,720Oh, well, thank you.47500:45:50,720 --> 00:45:55,880And I love, I think the reason why he's getting so many views is because faith.47600:45:55,880 --> 00:46:03,000We're mixing carnivore with faith and that people are hungry for God.47700:46:03,000 --> 00:46:04,000Yes.47800:46:04,000 --> 00:46:05,420It's not just hungry for me.47900:46:05,420 --> 00:46:06,420They're hungry for God.48000:46:06,420 --> 00:46:07,420Amen.48100:46:07,420 --> 00:46:12,080And that's the whole reason why you wanted to do that show with him.48200:46:12,080 --> 00:46:13,080It is.48300:46:13,080 --> 00:46:16,280And that's the only reason why I decided it's time to start a YouTube channel.48400:46:16,280 --> 00:46:17,280So we did that as well.48500:46:17,280 --> 00:46:19,920I've only got one introductory video on there.48600:46:19,920 --> 00:46:20,920Very short.48700:46:20,920 --> 00:46:21,920It's short.48800:46:21,920 --> 00:46:26,200It's just 10 minutes long, but it's called Meet, Pray, Love.48900:46:26,200 --> 00:46:27,200Check it out.49000:46:27,200 --> 00:46:31,340And it's just a short introductory to our lifestyle.49100:46:31,340 --> 00:46:34,360What we're doing, we're doing mind, body, and spirits, total life wellness.49200:46:34,360 --> 00:46:40,280So we're going to talk about our carnivore way of eating, but we're also going to bring49300:46:40,280 --> 00:46:41,280faith into that.49400:46:41,280 --> 00:46:43,360Yeah, it's a biblical worldview.49500:46:43,360 --> 00:46:47,600And so yeah, it's been a wild week with all that because that's just sort of created a49600:46:47,600 --> 00:46:50,960new avenue for us to share life and share hope.49700:46:50,960 --> 00:46:56,280And we have how many new subscribers that listened to you on that interview and now49800:46:56,280 --> 00:46:57,280they're listening to the show.49900:46:57,280 --> 00:47:01,640Yeah, I think I put in 25 new subscribers to Living Up and Down World just because of50000:47:01,640 --> 00:47:02,640that.50100:47:02,640 --> 00:47:04,120So now they're listening to us here, which is great.50200:47:04,120 --> 00:47:05,120It's exciting.50300:47:05,120 --> 00:47:10,160So we're ordering gear and equipment and we are building out a studio and a church in50400:47:10,160 --> 00:47:11,160my office.50500:47:11,160 --> 00:47:12,160Yes.50600:47:12,160 --> 00:47:15,160And turning that into a studio where we're going to be able to really have a nice setup50700:47:15,160 --> 00:47:17,700and a good, nice presentation.50800:47:17,700 --> 00:47:20,600And the sound will be better than what you're hearing right now.50900:47:20,600 --> 00:47:25,560And then when we're going to do video, so the lighting will be better.51000:47:25,560 --> 00:47:26,840It's just going to be better all the way around.51100:47:26,840 --> 00:47:30,780I'll no longer have to put a big blanket over my glass doors here just to...51200:47:30,780 --> 00:47:31,780Because of the sound.51300:47:31,780 --> 00:47:32,780...down reflection.51400:47:32,780 --> 00:47:33,780I can't wait.51500:47:33,780 --> 00:47:35,640And then we'll be ready in probably 30 days.51600:47:35,640 --> 00:47:36,640Yeah.51700:47:36,640 --> 00:47:37,640Oh yeah, easily.51800:47:37,640 --> 00:47:38,640Easily.51900:47:38,640 --> 00:47:39,640At least when we make the turn...52000:47:39,640 --> 00:47:40,640We may not leave the church.52100:47:40,640 --> 00:47:41,640We just need to put a shower in there.52200:47:41,640 --> 00:47:42,640We got a lot going.52300:47:42,640 --> 00:47:46,480And we're going to do a lot of church videos there also in the studio with our team.52400:47:46,480 --> 00:47:47,480We've got some plans.52500:47:47,480 --> 00:47:48,480We have plans.52600:47:48,480 --> 00:47:49,720We have visions.52700:47:49,720 --> 00:47:52,880And so super excited about what God's up to.52800:47:52,880 --> 00:47:55,160And we're just thankful.52900:47:55,160 --> 00:47:56,200So one little challenge.53000:47:56,200 --> 00:47:57,200This isn't a challenge.53100:47:57,200 --> 00:48:00,520It's just I want to ask you to do something.53200:48:00,520 --> 00:48:06,400When was the last time you took maybe a journal or just on your computer on a document and53300:48:06,400 --> 00:48:08,720just listed out, made a gratitude list?53400:48:08,720 --> 00:48:09,720Oh, I love that.53500:48:09,720 --> 00:48:10,800I would encourage you.53600:48:10,800 --> 00:48:11,900This is Saturday night.53700:48:11,900 --> 00:48:13,880We have a few days up until Thanksgiving.53800:48:13,880 --> 00:48:18,400But I'm going to invite you to just in a loving challenge.53900:48:18,400 --> 00:48:20,340It's more of an invitation.54000:48:20,340 --> 00:48:27,040For every day from now, this is Saturday until Thursday, make a gratitude list.54100:48:27,040 --> 00:48:28,800Just make a document or your journal.54200:48:28,800 --> 00:48:30,840Just put Monday or tomorrow Sunday.54300:48:30,840 --> 00:48:34,240Just put Sunday, I am grateful for dot, dot, dot.54400:48:34,240 --> 00:48:36,960And then just do bullet points.54500:48:36,960 --> 00:48:38,480And nothing is too simple.54600:48:38,480 --> 00:48:40,880In fact, sometimes the simple things are what?54700:48:40,880 --> 00:48:42,480That's the spice of life, right?54800:48:42,480 --> 00:48:46,400You know, it's funny that you're saying this because when I was a school teacher back in54900:48:46,400 --> 00:48:54,680the 90s, mid 90s, every day I had our kids, they were junior high kids, write a journal.55000:48:54,680 --> 00:48:58,320And they every day they had to write the one thing they were thankful for from the day55100:48:58,320 --> 00:48:59,320before.55200:48:59,320 --> 00:49:05,080I for the whole school year, we did that because I wanted them to start their day off with55300:49:05,080 --> 00:49:07,880Thanksgiving and it was powerful.55400:49:07,880 --> 00:49:08,880I'll never forget it.55500:49:08,880 --> 00:49:09,880It's powerful.55600:49:09,880 --> 00:49:14,440But also I would like our listeners to if you've never had a Thanksgiving where you55700:49:14,440 --> 00:49:20,880truly sat around the table with your family and friends and talked about what you're thankful55800:49:20,880 --> 00:49:25,280for, you just kind of maybe you just are like a lot of people and we just can't wait to55900:49:25,280 --> 00:49:26,280eat the turkey.56000:49:26,280 --> 00:49:33,560And so we just say a real quick prayer and you know, make this Thanksgiving more meaningful.56100:49:33,560 --> 00:49:37,120As if this was the last day on your earth.56200:49:37,120 --> 00:49:38,120So I'm going to do something.56300:49:38,120 --> 00:49:39,680I'm challenging myself to do this.56400:49:39,680 --> 00:49:44,000When we get to the go, so every waiter or waitress that waits us on us, I'm going to56500:49:44,000 --> 00:49:45,000say happy Thanksgiving.56600:49:45,000 --> 00:49:47,240And by the way, what are you thankful for today?56700:49:47,240 --> 00:49:48,240There you go.56800:49:48,240 --> 00:49:52,240Just a simple boy that provides that provides lift for people.56900:49:52,240 --> 00:49:55,720They get a chance to say, and then they're probably gonna look at you like, what?57000:49:55,720 --> 00:49:58,920You know, it's Thanksgiving week.57100:49:58,920 --> 00:50:01,320So, so keep me accountable on that.57200:50:01,320 --> 00:50:02,600Let's do that together.57300:50:02,600 --> 00:50:05,600Let's tag team and just, this is like some candles.57400:50:05,600 --> 00:50:07,480Let's just turn on some lights.57500:50:07,480 --> 00:50:12,560I want I'm hoping for our listeners that this will be a Thanksgiving that they will always57600:50:12,560 --> 00:50:13,560remember.57700:50:13,560 --> 00:50:22,320Yeah, maybe better than they've ever had because I feel like I said, such gratitude and I just,57800:50:22,320 --> 00:50:30,560I want to live that life daily, moment by moment, always thankful even when things aren't57900:50:30,560 --> 00:50:31,560going well.58000:50:31,560 --> 00:50:32,560It's amazing.58100:50:32,560 --> 00:50:38,320The lift that can happen to your spirit when you bring God into everything.58200:50:38,320 --> 00:50:39,320Beautiful.58300:50:39,320 --> 00:50:43,760Let me just, I'm applauding for you.58400:50:43,760 --> 00:50:46,560So let's thank some people.58500:50:46,560 --> 00:50:47,560Okay.58600:50:47,560 --> 00:50:49,520So I'm going to start with this.58700:50:49,520 --> 00:50:53,440I'm just kind of, I've just jotted these things down with some beautiful things come in this58800:50:53,440 --> 00:50:54,440week.58900:50:54,440 --> 00:50:58,680So from a Sats perspective, this is poem 435.59000:50:58,680 --> 00:51:00,920So I didn't put a name or anything.59100:51:00,920 --> 00:51:01,920So that's all it is.59200:51:01,920 --> 00:51:07,120It says, sent to my brother, sent the podcast last week to my brother who is frustrated59300:51:07,120 --> 00:51:12,120with his ministry with a homeless and disappointed with people he's recently worked with.59400:51:12,120 --> 00:51:16,800I've been here before too, he says, and the message you shared in this episode really59500:51:16,800 --> 00:51:18,200resonated with me.59600:51:18,200 --> 00:51:20,280Thank you and God bless you.59700:51:20,280 --> 00:51:23,160Well thank you for saying thanks poem 435.59800:51:23,160 --> 00:51:24,160We appreciate it.59900:51:24,160 --> 00:51:25,160Sorry, that was a bump.60000:51:25,160 --> 00:51:26,160I know I bumped my hand.60100:51:26,160 --> 00:51:27,160He bumped the microphone.60200:51:27,160 --> 00:51:34,800So he, that was with 3,333 Sats, which is part of value for value.60300:51:34,800 --> 00:51:39,320And you're on podcast 2.0 platform like fountain or castamatic.60400:51:39,320 --> 00:51:42,680You can actually boost a grandmas and that's what some of these are.60500:51:42,680 --> 00:51:44,680Adam, the pod father, Curry.60600:51:44,680 --> 00:51:45,680Wow.60700:51:45,680 --> 00:51:48,680I wonder how much you gave.60800:51:48,680 --> 00:51:49,680777 Sats.60900:51:49,680 --> 00:51:50,680Wow.61000:51:50,680 --> 00:51:53,080That's called a striper boost right there.61100:51:53,080 --> 00:51:55,720He wrote this another dynamite episode.61200:51:55,720 --> 00:51:57,040Y'all were on fire.61300:51:57,040 --> 00:51:58,040We were a little bit energized.61400:51:58,040 --> 00:51:59,040I had so much energy.61500:51:59,040 --> 00:52:04,080I had to tell someone, you might not want to listen to last week because I love the61600:52:04,080 --> 00:52:05,080energy.61700:52:05,080 --> 00:52:07,540I feel like I was on speed or something.61800:52:07,540 --> 00:52:10,600We were really excited about our topic.61900:52:10,600 --> 00:52:11,960I wouldn't know what that was.62000:52:11,960 --> 00:52:12,960Well, I wouldn't either.62100:52:12,960 --> 00:52:17,400I'm just like, wow, I was a little embarrassed.62200:52:17,400 --> 00:52:19,920When I heard it, I'm like, oh my gosh.62300:52:19,920 --> 00:52:21,760Honey, that's the joy.62400:52:21,760 --> 00:52:24,600We're on, it's because we're alive.62500:52:24,600 --> 00:52:25,600We're a lot more comfortable.62600:52:25,600 --> 00:52:27,320We're super comfortable here now.62700:52:27,320 --> 00:52:34,160So and then another 7777 Sats from the Balderdash boys.62800:52:34,160 --> 00:52:35,160What a good word.62900:52:35,160 --> 00:52:37,400I love that Jesus never quits on me.63000:52:37,400 --> 00:52:40,240Even though there have been times I don't consider him.63100:52:40,240 --> 00:52:47,200I was quote on fire early too and grew quickly, then grew weary and then stopped attending63200:52:47,200 --> 00:52:53,720church and he had kept on me to keep pursuing him as he continues to pursue me.63300:52:53,720 --> 00:52:57,440I am thankful for the patience and grace of God.63400:52:57,440 --> 00:52:59,560Blessings to you both, Sir West.63500:52:59,560 --> 00:53:00,560That's beautiful.63600:53:00,560 --> 00:53:02,440Sir West, thank you for saying thanks.63700:53:02,440 --> 00:53:04,520We want to just say you're a blessing.63800:53:04,520 --> 00:53:06,000We've all been there.63900:53:06,000 --> 00:53:08,360Oh brother, brother, brother.64000:53:08,360 --> 00:53:09,880Sir West, we have been there.64100:53:09,880 --> 00:53:13,360Just Damonette and Pastor Jimmy have been there, done that.64200:53:13,360 --> 00:53:15,280We got the t-shirt to prove it.64300:53:15,280 --> 00:53:16,960So man, blessings to you.64400:53:16,960 --> 00:53:20,520Thanks for being honest and opening with us.64500:53:20,520 --> 00:53:22,480We got from David Wicker.64600:53:22,480 --> 00:53:24,480Man, I love David Wicker.64700:53:24,480 --> 00:53:26,480Sir, what's it?64800:53:26,480 --> 00:53:28,280Sir, any a sir?64900:53:28,280 --> 00:53:29,280He is.65000:53:29,280 --> 00:53:31,280Oh my gosh, you can't remember.65100:53:31,280 --> 00:53:32,280All right, David.65200:53:32,280 --> 00:53:33,280We met so many people today.65300:53:33,280 --> 00:53:34,840Oh my gosh, David, you're going to have to write.65400:53:34,840 --> 00:53:36,320How many people did we meet at?65500:53:36,320 --> 00:53:37,320It's not sir.65600:53:37,320 --> 00:53:40,240Oh, that's Brian.65700:53:40,240 --> 00:53:41,240It's oh my gosh.65800:53:41,240 --> 00:53:42,240You're getting it mixed up.65900:53:42,240 --> 00:53:43,240Yep.66000:53:43,240 --> 00:53:44,240I can't remember.66100:53:44,240 --> 00:53:46,200David Wicker, thank you for the PayPal donation.66200:53:46,200 --> 00:53:47,200You are a blessing, my friend.66300:53:47,200 --> 00:53:48,200Yes, thank you.66400:53:48,200 --> 00:53:49,200And thank you for the emails.66500:53:49,200 --> 00:53:53,600Man, he sends these encouragements from Charles Stanley.66600:53:53,600 --> 00:53:56,800These little clips, little 30 second clips, really powerful.66700:53:56,800 --> 00:53:57,800So thank you, David.66800:53:57,800 --> 00:53:58,800You're a blessing.66900:53:58,800 --> 00:54:01,120And then also Nancy Johnson also.67000:54:01,120 --> 00:54:02,120Oh, today.67100:54:02,120 --> 00:54:05,400Yeah, she blessed us and she said, not sure what to say.67200:54:05,400 --> 00:54:06,520So thank you.67300:54:06,520 --> 00:54:07,520That's enough.67400:54:07,520 --> 00:54:09,280Thank you is the best thing you can say.67500:54:09,280 --> 00:54:13,200She says, I am an avid listener and believe in value for value.67600:54:13,200 --> 00:54:14,960Well, we do too, Nancy.67700:54:14,960 --> 00:54:17,480So thank you for extending value to us.67800:54:17,480 --> 00:54:21,720Just those of you that are listening, listen, go to our websites, livingupandadownworld.com67900:54:21,720 --> 00:54:23,660and hit the subscribe button.68000:54:23,660 --> 00:54:26,760Go ahead and subscribe and we'll put you on the list.68100:54:26,760 --> 00:54:31,560We usually we just send out one email a week and all it is is a general reminder of what's68200:54:31,560 --> 00:54:36,000coming up next and when the next podcast is so that you won't forget and you can just68300:54:36,000 --> 00:54:37,000mark a calendar.68400:54:37,000 --> 00:54:38,440So check it out.68500:54:38,440 --> 00:54:41,240We do little updates and always try to throw pictures in there.68600:54:41,240 --> 00:54:43,600So about our life and what we're up to.68700:54:43,600 --> 00:54:47,120So anyway, hit the subscribe button and you can always do a review.68800:54:47,120 --> 00:54:49,560In fact, I've got a review here.68900:54:49,560 --> 00:54:52,340This is a review from quote a fan.69000:54:52,340 --> 00:54:54,000So we have a fan.69100:54:54,000 --> 00:54:55,000We have a fan.69200:54:55,000 --> 00:54:56,000Oh my gosh.69300:54:56,000 --> 00:54:57,000What is that like?69400:54:57,000 --> 00:54:58,000Like a celebrity or something.69500:54:58,000 --> 00:54:59,000Right?69600:54:59,000 --> 00:55:00,000No, that's funny.69700:55:00,000 --> 00:55:01,000I know.69800:55:01,000 --> 00:55:03,000But we have a fan and here's what they wrote.69900:55:03,000 --> 00:55:05,280It says the real deal.70000:55:05,280 --> 00:55:06,280Yes.70100:55:06,280 --> 00:55:07,280Isn't that sweet?70200:55:07,280 --> 00:55:08,280Already I'm happy.70300:55:08,280 --> 00:55:12,240If you are wondering whether pastors Jimmy and Annette are for real, they are.70400:55:12,240 --> 00:55:16,640Some folks have an on air personality, but what you hear is what you would hear if you70500:55:16,640 --> 00:55:21,400sat down with them for a big 16 ounce sirloin medium rare of course.70600:55:21,400 --> 00:55:24,120It's got to be someone we know, but they won't tell us.70700:55:24,120 --> 00:55:25,120I think that's awesome.70800:55:25,120 --> 00:55:27,200And it says, can you trust them?70900:55:27,200 --> 00:55:28,280Yes, you can.71000:55:28,280 --> 00:55:30,660It's all about Jesus.71100:55:30,660 --> 00:55:31,660Thank you so much.71200:55:31,660 --> 00:55:32,660Whoever did that?71300:55:32,660 --> 00:55:34,640I wish they would let us know.71400:55:34,640 --> 00:55:35,640I know it's going to be a secret.71500:55:35,640 --> 00:55:37,240We almost cried when we read that.71600:55:37,240 --> 00:55:38,240I know.71700:55:38,240 --> 00:55:39,240When I read that I was blown away.71800:55:39,240 --> 00:55:42,240And they knew that I love sirloins.71900:55:42,240 --> 00:55:44,920And 16 ounce whole pound medium rare.72000:55:44,920 --> 00:55:45,920Oh my gosh.72100:55:45,920 --> 00:55:46,920New York strip.72200:55:46,920 --> 00:55:47,920Okay, stop.72300:55:47,920 --> 00:55:48,920Okay, I'm getting hungry.72400:55:48,920 --> 00:55:49,920Okay.72500:55:49,920 --> 00:55:50,920Thank you.72600:55:50,920 --> 00:55:51,920Thank you.72700:55:51,920 --> 00:55:52,920Thank you for doing that.72800:55:52,920 --> 00:55:53,920And thank you for doing a review because that goes right on our website.72900:55:53,920 --> 00:55:54,920It's such a blessing.73000:55:54,920 --> 00:55:57,960And then our dear friend from our church, George Kirchner.73100:55:57,960 --> 00:55:59,400What a great brother in Christ.73200:55:59,400 --> 00:56:00,400I love this guy.73300:56:00,400 --> 00:56:01,400You know what?73400:56:01,400 --> 00:56:04,440The whole time I was doing this podcast, he was in my head.73500:56:04,440 --> 00:56:05,440Really?73600:56:05,440 --> 00:56:06,440Yes.73700:56:06,440 --> 00:56:07,440George, did you hear that?73800:56:07,440 --> 00:56:08,440I know.73900:56:08,440 --> 00:56:09,440George.74000:56:09,440 --> 00:56:10,440Miss Annette's thinking about you.74100:56:10,440 --> 00:56:12,680He's an older gentleman, wise gentleman.74200:56:12,680 --> 00:56:13,920Sharp, yes.74300:56:13,920 --> 00:56:17,960And I just appreciate that he wants to listen to us.74400:56:17,960 --> 00:56:18,960I know.74500:56:18,960 --> 00:56:19,960Us kids.74600:56:19,960 --> 00:56:20,960Us kids.74700:56:20,960 --> 00:56:21,960Yeah.74800:56:21,960 --> 00:56:22,960It's just, yeah, that makes me happy.74900:56:22,960 --> 00:56:23,960He's a blessing.75000:56:23,960 --> 00:56:24,960So.75100:56:24,960 --> 00:56:25,960He wrote this.75200:56:25,960 --> 00:56:29,080He says, Hi Jimmy and Annette, just finished listening to number 44 and pairing with number75300:56:29,080 --> 00:56:32,00043 where you bared your inner selves.75400:56:32,000 --> 00:56:33,000We do that, don't we?75500:56:33,000 --> 00:56:34,000We do.75600:56:34,000 --> 00:56:35,000We do.75700:56:35,000 --> 00:56:36,000Show up and throw up.75800:56:36,000 --> 00:56:37,000I know you don't always say that, but it's true.75900:56:37,000 --> 00:56:38,000No, I don't want to say that.76000:56:38,000 --> 00:56:41,000Bared your inner selves and shared your heartaches with us.76100:56:41,000 --> 00:56:45,760I just wanted to let you know that from my perspective, you did a masterful job of showing76200:56:45,760 --> 00:56:50,480us how important it is to know the why and the who we believe in.76300:56:50,480 --> 00:56:55,600We cannot overcome what the world throws our way on our own, but through Christ who strengthens76400:56:55,600 --> 00:56:57,920us, thank you.76500:56:57,920 --> 00:56:58,920Preach it.76600:56:58,920 --> 00:56:59,920George, you're on fire, brother.76700:56:59,920 --> 00:57:00,920That was good.76800:57:00,920 --> 00:57:01,920That's beautiful.76900:57:01,920 --> 00:57:05,840You were reminding us of last week's show where we talked about the why and getting77000:57:05,840 --> 00:57:07,280your why clarified.77100:57:07,280 --> 00:57:09,800That has come up all week long.77200:57:09,800 --> 00:57:12,800I have a feeling this is going to become a central theme.77300:57:12,800 --> 00:57:16,360A lot of arenas because you got to know your why and everything in life.77400:57:16,360 --> 00:57:17,360Everything you're doing.77500:57:17,360 --> 00:57:19,240You know, your why behind your what?77600:57:19,240 --> 00:57:20,360What is your what?77700:57:20,360 --> 00:57:25,000Your what may be your faith, your what may be your health, your what may be your mental77800:57:25,000 --> 00:57:27,120health or relationships.77900:57:27,120 --> 00:57:29,920You can go on down the list, your job and career.78000:57:29,920 --> 00:57:31,600You need to know the why behind.78100:57:31,600 --> 00:57:33,840The why is behind your what.78200:57:33,840 --> 00:57:37,560So with that, hey, let's go to bed.78300:57:37,560 --> 00:57:39,120It's bedtime for us old people.78400:57:39,120 --> 00:57:40,120Oh my gosh.78500:57:40,120 --> 00:57:41,120No, that's wrong.78600:57:41,120 --> 00:57:42,120I never turn that clock back.78700:57:42,120 --> 00:57:43,600It is actually 9, 11 p.m.78800:57:43,600 --> 00:57:44,600Okay.78900:57:44,600 --> 00:57:45,600It is past our bedtime.79000:57:45,600 --> 00:57:46,600We have to get up early.79100:57:46,600 --> 00:57:47,600Early what?79200:57:47,600 --> 00:57:48,600430, 445.79300:57:48,600 --> 00:57:50,720Get ready to get out on the flight.79400:57:50,720 --> 00:57:52,800So hey guys, we love you guys.79500:57:52,800 --> 00:57:56,600We are thrilled that we get to do this life with you.79600:57:56,600 --> 00:57:59,120And I'm Jimmy and you are Annette.79700:57:59,120 --> 00:58:01,520And Mr. Chevy will be with us the next time.79800:58:01,520 --> 00:58:02,520Only.79900:58:02,520 --> 00:58:06,200Well, probably the next couple of weeks and then we are not going to bring him to the80000:58:06,200 --> 00:58:07,200church.80100:58:07,200 --> 00:58:08,200We are not going to bring him.80200:58:08,200 --> 00:58:09,200Oh, that's right.80300:58:09,200 --> 00:58:10,200We are just posting pictures or something.80400:58:10,200 --> 00:58:11,200Yes.80500:58:11,200 --> 00:58:12,200Alright, love you guys.80600:58:12,200 --> 00:58:13,520Hey, have a grateful week.80700:58:13,520 --> 00:58:17,920Hey, do that gratitude journal and ask every waiter and waitress, hey, what do you thankful80800:58:17,920 --> 00:58:18,920for?80900:58:18,920 --> 00:58:19,920God bless you.81000:58:19,920 --> 00:58:34,360I wish you the best of luck.