1 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:15,840 Welcome to Young 2 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:19,280 Voices for Christ, a podcast brought to you by a passionate group 3 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:23,280 of young adults from Crofton Park Baptist Church here in South London. 4 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:25,160 Brockley. 5 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:28,200 Here they come together to share their faith, explore life's 6 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:31,440 big questions, and celebrate the journey of following Christ. 7 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:35,240 Join them as they delve into inspiring stories, engage 8 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:38,240 in discussions and heartfelt reflections, all aimed 9 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:41,240 at encouraging and uplifting your walk with God. 10 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:46,040 Whether you're seeking spiritual growth, community or just a dose of inspiration, 11 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:49,560 Young Voices for Christ is here to light your path. 12 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:55,320 Hello everyone! 13 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:57,680 For those who do not know my name. 14 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:01,640 My name is Lemara And so today 15 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:05,040 our topic is based on idolatry. 16 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,840 So I'm going to open it up to the young people. 17 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:13,960 And I would like to ask the question of what do you think? 18 00:01:14,320 --> 00:01:18,120 Idolatry means I guess I'll go first. 19 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:21,120 My name is Opeyemi, and what I believe 20 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:25,920 idolatry means is, in a sense, putting anything, 21 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:30,720 whether it's, physical or otherwise, before God. 22 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:34,560 And this can be done in many, many ways and many different. 23 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:37,720 Factors that, 24 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:43,200 influence, how we should all treat and other things that we do 25 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:47,040 as those, as, young individuals, especially this day and age. 26 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:49,560 But that's what I thought really means to me. 27 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:49,960 Okay. 28 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:54,120 So anything that you put before God, no matter what 29 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:58,080 it may be physical, spiritual, emotional, whatever it may be. 30 00:01:58,320 --> 00:01:59,040 Okay, cool. 31 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:00,360 I like that answer. 32 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:03,360 Anyone else? Maybe. 33 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:05,720 Philippa 34 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:08,720 and I would also agree on that definition. 35 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:14,160 When you hear the word idolatry, you kind of think of the biblical sense 36 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:18,520 where it was like actual, like worshiping of the deities and things. 37 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:22,840 I feel like in this day and age, it took on a different form 38 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:27,360 where there are certain things that take what finally God speaks. 39 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:31,560 If you take up more of our thinking space, more of, like, 40 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:34,680 the more passionate about it in that sense. 41 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:37,760 And I feel like those could also be forms of idolatry, but 42 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:42,880 you have a greater passion for something with just a greater, importance. 43 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:45,840 You place things higher importance about God. 44 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:48,240 Okay, cool. 45 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:49,840 Thank you so much, both of you. 46 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:50,960 You good? 47 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:51,680 Very good. 48 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:54,640 Like technical answers. And one is it is true. 49 00:02:54,640 --> 00:02:57,720 Idolatry is basically anything you put before 50 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:01,400 God and that you play center and I. 51 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:05,800 My meaning was that idolatry is anything you love more than your obedience to God. 52 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:07,280 So all sums up. 53 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:10,280 Basically, I think that whatever you put before God 54 00:03:10,920 --> 00:03:15,840 is basically placed as an idol because you love it more established more, 55 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:19,960 you see it more like, well, sometimes it's 56 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:23,840 very subconscious, but we do place it more higher than God. 57 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:27,840 So then my next question to you both is, 58 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:31,640 what do you idolize me? 59 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:33,640 Okay. So 60 00:03:33,640 --> 00:03:36,000 when I was thinking about it, I was really like, 61 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:39,000 what do I generally generally idolize? 62 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:42,600 For most people in this, like in our generation in this age, 63 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:46,320 is our phones or media or technology. 64 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:49,680 And I was like, why not? I don't idolize it. 65 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:52,360 For example, when I wake up in the morning, 66 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:54,960 which many of us do, which is when you wake up, 67 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:56,880 the first thing you do is your touch your phone, 68 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,880 touch your iPad, touch your tablet, whatever device you got, 69 00:03:59,920 --> 00:04:01,400 you turn on the TV 70 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:03,960 and that's the first thing you do before giving the day to God that 71 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:08,520 I don't really do that because, the first thing I do, I actually wake up, 72 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:12,360 I lay that, and then I pray I have to dedicate my day to God. 73 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:16,680 So I try to think and think and think like, what do I really and truly idolize? 74 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:19,680 And sometimes it can. 75 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:24,400 And then I was realizing that sometimes when you would just be sitting there 76 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:27,000 and you're on your phone, that's also a form of idolatry, 77 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:30,680 especially if you haven't read your Bible today or went to go pray. 78 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:34,680 Another form of idolatry that I also used to suffer with 79 00:04:35,280 --> 00:04:38,280 would be like vanity yourself. 80 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:40,800 I used to be like, oh, like I'm not going to go out the house 81 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:44,160 about my head on, like, or I had to look a certain way. 82 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:45,000 I had to be. 83 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,080 I had to be on point a certain way. 84 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:49,760 Like I didn't want nothing out of place. 85 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:53,400 And that's a form of idolatry, because I put myself before God, 86 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:56,400 and God was like, Ma, I need you to quickly go outside. 87 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:56,840 I'm sorry. 88 00:04:56,840 --> 00:04:58,600 No, no, no. Like I look a mess. 89 00:04:58,600 --> 00:04:59,880 Then that's a hindrance. 90 00:04:59,880 --> 00:05:01,400 Then that's disobedience. 91 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:04,400 And that's me either idolizing myself 92 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:07,920 before what God wants so that my example examples, 93 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:13,800 it could be any examples from eating to friends to ministry to, 94 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:17,520 marriages, to your education, 95 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:21,280 to your work, to to anything, 96 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:24,080 I think I would say, 97 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:27,840 and that is that I probably idolize my interest, 98 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:32,520 get very invested in any sort of media 99 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:36,160 or like book or show I'm reading, like word, 100 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:39,560 and it takes up a lot of my time and like, thoughts. 101 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:43,200 So I feel like in that sense, probably something that 102 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:49,200 I would probably pick up and enjoy more than picking up my Bible 103 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:52,200 and reading a verse or reading a child that day. 104 00:05:52,280 --> 00:05:54,320 And it's not really the first thing that comes to mind. 105 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:56,160 It's like the same way. 106 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:57,400 Phone is an automatic. 107 00:05:57,400 --> 00:05:59,640 The things that I'll reach for in the morning, 108 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:01,800 the Bible automatically isn't either. 109 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:03,880 So there's 110 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:06,880 and I would say as well in. 111 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:07,680 Okay cool. 112 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:12,280 Thank you for your answer and yes, I appreciate both of you for sharing. 113 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:14,640 What you believe, 114 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:18,080 all were your idols and I'd say for me, 115 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:19,680 one thing. 116 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:21,400 When I was much, much younger, I used to just be an 117 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:23,560 idol was gaming and video games. 118 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:26,840 I was a little more obsessed with that when I was much younger 119 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:30,480 and that would be something I revolve myself around 120 00:06:30,840 --> 00:06:36,320 and not be tentative to just reading the Bible or, you know, reading the word. 121 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:41,160 As of now, I'd say similar to, for the, for, 122 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:45,600 if anything is close to idolatry, I'd say it's hobbies and interests, 123 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:49,000 because I like to do a lot of things, whether it's exercise, basketball or, 124 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:52,320 research or whatnot, streaming. 125 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:56,400 Sometimes those things do take precedence, and it's about 126 00:06:56,400 --> 00:07:00,080 being cognizant of the fact that, what am I doing? 127 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:04,000 You know, what are the fourth foremost, you know, 128 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:07,800 on my mind when it comes to activities like is is reading my word? 129 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:08,160 The first thing 130 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:12,360 I'm thinking about when I'm waking up was that what's taking most of my day? 131 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:14,800 Or at least I might devote more time towards that. 132 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:19,600 So for me, definitely, it's, hobbies and interests 133 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:24,000 and sometimes I just, take a bit more effort into remembering. 134 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:24,840 Okay. 135 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:27,960 Have I, you know, opened the word today? 136 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:30,960 I've, I've, I take time aside to actually study that. 137 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:36,200 And, you know, it's very difficult to do when you do have love interests. 138 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:37,840 However, that's not an excuse. 139 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:41,360 So I'd say for me, that's definitely, one of my idols. 140 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:45,000 Okay. Thank you so much for sharing. 141 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,560 And now I have I've got a third question. 142 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:51,520 And that is, why do you think you idolize like, 143 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:55,520 why we don't really call it idolatry in this day and age 144 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:57,800 because I don't literally see, like, 145 00:07:57,800 --> 00:07:59,720 let's say back in the days of the Old Testament, 146 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:01,040 especially the back in the days of Moses 147 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:04,960 as well, but with the Israelites, and how they would make molten images 148 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:08,400 and graven images and all these things just from their jewelry, 149 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:12,120 or for things that they have found and they would fall down and worship. 150 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:15,680 And so we're obviously not bowing down like physically, 151 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:18,960 but dogs, for example, your, your hobbies or your, 152 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:22,880 your wants or like, you're not physically bowed down to food. 153 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:29,160 So like, why do we like as human beings, why do we idolize. 154 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:35,160 I'd say I do these guys in those because, 155 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:38,720 at the core, most of our being were creatures of worship. 156 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:40,480 We'll create some worship. 157 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:44,920 So in that sense, anything we can't help but worship. 158 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:48,720 So have we put, you know what? 159 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:53,080 If we devote our energy to what we are worshiping, and I'd say it's 160 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:57,600 very easy to worship anything, because of that nature. 161 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:01,480 So when it comes down to, you know, worshiping the Lord 162 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:05,760 and worshiping, you know, the things we do, it's just about, 163 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:09,840 other sets, you know, thinking about what are we spending most of our time on. 164 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:12,840 On what, what is occupying our spirit, 165 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:15,960 throughout the day? 166 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:19,520 Yeah, that's why I'd say that's why I believe we 167 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:24,080 idolize is because of that commerce power by nature of being created to worship. 168 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:28,440 So therefore we have our energy towards more because we worship the most. 169 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:31,680 I like that answer. 170 00:09:31,680 --> 00:09:34,560 You see that too? I think especially me. 171 00:09:34,560 --> 00:09:37,560 But certain things that people like start idolize, 172 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:40,800 so like, you can see immediate 173 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:44,200 effects, those things like, exercising. 174 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:47,200 If I'm making, like a meal plan and I spend a lot of time, 175 00:09:47,680 --> 00:09:50,200 like, calculating what I'm going to do for routine, 176 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:55,320 what I'm doing to make myself feel better in my, like, health wise. 177 00:09:55,840 --> 00:10:00,080 I feel like these those results you automatically see, 178 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:04,320 like much easier than you can see, like your spiritual work, you can see, 179 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:09,360 but you and I feel like with those things you can do those things, 180 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:13,200 but you will have to look a lot deeper to see those effects. 181 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:16,280 And things like dope mean when you're on your phone 182 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:20,160 or you're enjoying like a hobby, feel that immediate effect. 183 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:23,640 Unlike with like your spiritual profession, 184 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:27,280 look a bit deeper to feel those effects and see how is benefits of life. 185 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:30,120 Okay, cool. 186 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:33,560 I really like before your answer is like this is like intensive. 187 00:10:33,560 --> 00:10:35,120 I'm, I'm really enjoying it. 188 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:40,440 So so we are creatures who like need 189 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:46,080 or who are designed to worship because our main objective on this 190 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:51,200 or one of our main objective on this earth is to worship 191 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:55,840 is to literally bow down and surrender to a God 192 00:10:56,160 --> 00:11:00,200 who is Jesus Christ, our God, who created the heavens and the earth. 193 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:01,680 Right? 194 00:11:01,680 --> 00:11:04,680 So I love that, I love that, I love that. So 195 00:11:04,720 --> 00:11:06,560 again, a bit more deeper into it. 196 00:11:06,560 --> 00:11:08,480 What do you know? 197 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:10,360 So you say we also have something 198 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:13,920 that we've idolized or or is idolizing. 199 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:18,640 And as we know that we're doing this because 200 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:22,320 because sometimes it's because this can be easy 201 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:25,320 or sometimes because by accident or, 202 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:29,120 or just because it becomes that, you know, these things can become a habit. 203 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:32,400 So not really a question. 204 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:35,080 It's more of like, do you think? 205 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:38,640 How can I wear this? 206 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:42,600 Do you think that through what you're idolizing 207 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:45,920 in your personal life, what do you think you can do 208 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:48,360 in order to stop that? 209 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:51,360 Idolization, if that makes sense. 210 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:53,280 If that doesn't make sense, let me know that. 211 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:56,520 What do you personally think you can do to stop that? 212 00:11:57,200 --> 00:11:59,640 I would say one way 213 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:03,360 to probably tackle that would be even more present, being one 214 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:07,000 tension of what you're doing and what's occupying your mind or your spirit. 215 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:08,280 Okay. 216 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:10,520 As you mentioned, it can be subconscious. 217 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:14,800 We can easily slip into, a habit or something that's occupying online more 218 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:18,480 if we're not aware of, what is occupying our mind 219 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:23,880 and of how we how we can be led to, obsess over something. 220 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:26,880 So I'd say be more intentional with what you do, 221 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:32,040 recognizing certain patterns and, why you're doing something like 222 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:35,680 when you kind of understand why you're doing something you can analyze. 223 00:12:35,680 --> 00:12:38,280 Okay, is this conducive for me? 224 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:39,840 If I'm saying my goal is to grow 225 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:43,320 my walk or to worship God under, that's my directive. 226 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:45,880 Is this actually leading me down that path? 227 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:49,080 Is it something that's a hindrance and naturally, anything that is 228 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:54,120 not advancing you forward in that goal towards that destination is 229 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:55,440 so that I send you back. 230 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:58,440 So I'd say being more intentional is a start. 231 00:12:58,680 --> 00:13:02,680 And hopefully then it's a matter of, you know, definitely something 232 00:13:02,680 --> 00:13:04,320 you pray about, of course. 233 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:07,280 And to take steps to, 234 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:10,320 put more focus, on worshiping God. 235 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:12,720 But yeah, definitely say being more intentional with our time. 236 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:16,320 But how we occupy or spirit is some of the start. 237 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:20,200 Okay, just to quickly add on to what you said, 238 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:23,280 you also said the word obsession. 239 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:26,040 I want you to kind of dive deeper 240 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:29,280 into the word obsession and what you're trying to say. 241 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:31,800 So with 242 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:34,800 obsession, that's what is quite an exchange. 243 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:37,920 But what I mean by that is essentially 244 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:41,120 anything that is 245 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:44,400 occupying our mind to an extent where 246 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:49,200 it's it's something that's very hard to, 247 00:13:49,640 --> 00:13:52,640 dismiss or 248 00:13:53,160 --> 00:13:54,600 compartmentalize. 249 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:57,520 Like it's always the foremost forefront of our mind. 250 00:13:57,520 --> 00:13:58,560 So, for instance, 251 00:13:58,560 --> 00:14:01,680 someone crosses over, you know, as you mentioned earlier on vanities, 252 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:05,880 how we look, you're always concerned about how you look to a point 253 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:07,360 where, you know, you don't feel comfortable enough. 254 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:11,720 So in some way, or, for instance, we constantly are looking ourselves 255 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:17,200 in the mirror, an example then, anything that is at the forefront of our mind, 256 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:20,880 we're finding it difficult to, compartmentalize 257 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:23,880 or to, reduce in terms of importance. 258 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:26,760 That's what I deem as something as obsessive. 259 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:30,920 I think that's a really good point as well. 260 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:35,040 Oh, it's our nature, but it isn't how 261 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:38,320 we should be living in this world. 262 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:41,960 I think especially like these things like bills and health, 263 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:44,920 like do find them important. 264 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:47,920 But we also have to try and remember for All Saints that 265 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:49,800 these are very temporary things. 266 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:53,400 These are things that we can put to do in a sense, 267 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:57,000 not try to put it all on ourselves, because when we put it on ourselves, 268 00:14:57,480 --> 00:15:00,200 then it becomes a kind of obsessive thing, that thing 269 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:03,640 where you're like, oh, I have to do this myself. 270 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:05,080 I have to do this immediately. 271 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:08,640 This is the only thing I can think about is we put these things to God. 272 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:09,640 Then, 273 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:12,120 that weight is 274 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:15,120 kind of lifted, that kind of pressure that we put on ourselves 275 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:20,040 and the thought it would be less like, demanding, like, 276 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:24,320 this thing in my mind kind of cool, because we would have to God in a sense. 277 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:26,280 Yeah. 278 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:28,680 That's a that's an interesting point especially. 279 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:31,680 But you know, just how 280 00:15:31,920 --> 00:15:33,720 it's not in our 281 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:36,800 like design to be obsessive, but it's just how 282 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:39,840 this world is kind of curate us to be more. 283 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:43,480 So it's okay cool cool cool. 284 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:45,720 Thanks for that. 285 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:48,720 Can I go literally be stopped by just going to church? 286 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:53,360 I do this many, many ways 287 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:58,320 to, you know, one of the Lord's. 288 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:02,320 We know that for one, our bodies and our spirits, 289 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:04,200 we have a symbiotic relationship. 290 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:09,760 So I'd say for one, just simply, if you're taking steps to, 291 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:13,160 improve your health in a way, then in a sense, 292 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:16,160 you're looking after your temple, which is a good thing. 293 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:20,040 And with regards to ulcers, any specific actions 294 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:23,560 like specifically 295 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:27,280 such as, you know, praying on of itself 296 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:30,600 or going to church in of itself, they'll stop idolatry. 297 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:33,600 But I would say 298 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:37,360 a really good way, as I mentioned, 299 00:16:37,560 --> 00:16:42,600 I mean, with intentionality is I'd say I start with a desire to. 300 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:46,800 And if you do have the desire to change something, 301 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:51,360 then ultimately you're not going to change it 302 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:54,360 and you're not going to be committed to changing it. 303 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:58,800 So I would say more rambling, but I would say when it comes to, 304 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:03,320 stopping idolatry in and of itself, it has to start with a desire 305 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:06,320 to actually want to change or recognize that there's something that you need to 306 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:09,960 change, like, for instance, you you can't recognize a problem 307 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:12,880 or you can't fix a problem until you recognize that there's a problem. 308 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:17,040 So I do believe that there's to be an intent, 309 00:17:17,320 --> 00:17:21,880 and the intent is something that I believe, obviously the Holy Spirit. 310 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:24,000 But it's not always about self. 311 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:26,640 But there has to be something inside of us 312 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:29,640 that is yearning for that. 313 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:32,840 And with a desire like, as, as, 314 00:17:32,840 --> 00:17:37,080 unconventional obsession is a tool and it can be used 315 00:17:37,360 --> 00:17:40,160 to, you know, strengthen and move us forward. 316 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:42,520 Or it could be used to, 317 00:17:42,520 --> 00:17:46,360 you know, take us away from the Lord with other worldly desires. 318 00:17:46,360 --> 00:17:50,160 So I say, being, potential for obsession is. 319 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:53,160 And that desire, if I'm making sense. 320 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:54,840 Desire. 321 00:17:54,840 --> 00:17:59,280 That is a strong word, especially when it comes to the physical 322 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:00,400 and the spiritual. 323 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:01,360 But we were thoughts on that. 324 00:18:01,360 --> 00:18:04,560 I want to hear from Christopher and also Phillip Patti. 325 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:07,200 But we have to get back to that word desire. 326 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:09,920 But thank you. 327 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:12,040 I don't think we can really get rid 328 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:17,360 of Idolization if it one I think of like replacing it 329 00:18:17,360 --> 00:18:20,640 with something more useful spiritually 330 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:24,480 like this. 331 00:18:26,360 --> 00:18:27,680 Is definitely 332 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:30,680 something everyone struggles with. 333 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:34,000 Like I feel like everyone's heightened in the sense 334 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:38,160 that you're working towards getting rid of idolatry. 335 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:42,120 These things that you idolize from your life, 336 00:18:42,120 --> 00:18:46,400 they're just things where you can work towards making something you know, 337 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:50,680 you idolize in that sense. 338 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:53,160 But then I think, 339 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:56,520 can you entirely remove I don't feel like 340 00:18:56,520 --> 00:18:59,520 I feel like you like. 341 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:03,320 In the same way of worship that if you can 342 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:07,000 make God the most important thing 343 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:10,000 and you have that like will 344 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:14,640 and discipline and you have that drive to make God 345 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:17,640 the most important thing in your life, and then you put everything else 346 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:23,480 in on the sense that you're not getting rid of it from your life completely. 347 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:25,240 Enjoy it. 348 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:28,240 Or you don't like, 349 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:31,400 you don't have it so important in your life 350 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:34,960 that God and you can remove idolatry. 351 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:38,560 It's just you're not removing that thing from your life entirely. 352 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:41,560 Just as opposed to like, 353 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:45,120 okay, I'm going to counter that a little, little, a little bit. 354 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:50,280 So so you so you're saying that can't remove it completely, 355 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:55,200 but for yourself to go to center there like you can work towards it. 356 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:58,800 Do you think us as humans, us on this, 357 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:02,880 being in the flesh, being in human form 358 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:07,680 that we can generally like really that full heartedly 359 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:10,680 put God first? 360 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:13,640 Answer yes. 361 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:18,000 I think you just like, come across people you like from your perspective. 362 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:22,040 But these that they definitely put God first in their life. 363 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:25,800 And you can see how it works for the I mean, you can see how they've 364 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:28,800 accomplished that and you're striving towards that yourself. 365 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:30,400 I feel like you can 366 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:33,600 you can't until you. 367 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:38,680 What is putting God first like give us your opinion or what you think is 368 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:41,440 God first? 369 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:44,280 I feel putting God first 370 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:47,280 is he able to like, 371 00:20:48,360 --> 00:20:52,520 live a life where everything you do is for God 372 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:56,040 and everything you accomplish is because of God and 373 00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:59,200 you're like very, 374 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:01,800 not very vocal about it, but it's very visible. 375 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:04,800 The way you hold yourself back. 376 00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:05,840 The way. 377 00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:08,840 Yes. I you 378 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:10,280 okay. Thank you. 379 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:10,960 I know he's 380 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:12,360 doing a little bit of picking that 381 00:21:12,360 --> 00:21:15,360 but I just wanted to get a whole perspective of it. 382 00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:18,000 Now the other two what do you think. 383 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:21,320 Also speaking about do you think you can really put 384 00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:25,680 God first God center while being in this flesh. 385 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:31,480 I would say just like Philip, we can. And 386 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:35,720 the reason I say that is because, you know, 387 00:21:35,840 --> 00:21:39,240 because of God's grace, we do have the ability 388 00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:42,240 to have, you know, 389 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:44,560 a new spirit in Christ, you know, 390 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:47,560 when in Christ, all things die away. 391 00:21:47,760 --> 00:21:50,760 And with that, we know that, 392 00:21:50,760 --> 00:21:51,760 we're part of a body. 393 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:55,080 So in that sense, even though there are, there is a war 394 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:58,160 between that the flesh, that of the spirit, as we know. 395 00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:01,560 That doesn't mean that desiring, 396 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:06,600 the laws unfolding in me, something that I can't just focus. 397 00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:08,360 But I guess 398 00:22:08,360 --> 00:22:12,520 one thing to be privy of is just the fact that there always is that struggle. 399 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:15,640 But just because it's a struggle doesn't mean that, 400 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:20,720 there isn't a focus, and it doesn't mean that it's impossible 401 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:24,000 because I don't I don't believe that, 402 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:27,000 you know, the Lord told us to do something that we're not able to do. 403 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:27,280 We know that, 404 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:30,320 through to his power. 405 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:34,280 So to answer your question, yeah, I do believe that we can have that focus. 406 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:40,400 It's just that you have to be wary of what can influence us to lose focus. 407 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:43,280 So I see it. 408 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:44,320 Okay, cool. 409 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:45,480 Thank you. 410 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:48,480 Christopher, have you got anything to add on? 411 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:53,040 I do when it comes to putting God first, it's 412 00:22:53,360 --> 00:22:58,200 not really that we as humans, not more like we do not allow him. 413 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:01,320 That's what please find the way to be in our lives. 414 00:23:01,320 --> 00:23:02,080 Whether it's through. 415 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:05,080 Like him doing something you said 416 00:23:05,560 --> 00:23:08,560 in the book, the time. 417 00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:12,280 I think if we really try 418 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:15,280 and allow God in our lives. 419 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:22,200 To. Oh, okay. 420 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:25,200 Cool. So 421 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:27,600 from what you guys were saying, it's. 422 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:30,600 Yes, we can really and truly put 423 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:34,360 God as this center, place him in the middle 424 00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:38,520 and literally live a life according to what he wants. 425 00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:42,400 The to go against what you guys are saying. 426 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:46,000 So there's a bit of like opposite, 427 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:48,000 why don't we do that? 428 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:49,480 We know that God is great. 429 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:52,400 We did everything that he wants for us is righteous. 430 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:55,640 We know that all he wants is for us to be his children, 431 00:23:55,680 --> 00:23:59,040 for us to love him, for us to abide in him and in us. 432 00:23:59,640 --> 00:24:01,280 All he wants is good for us. 433 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:04,320 He was nothing, nothing, nothing bad for us. 434 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:06,360 So why don't we do that? 435 00:24:06,360 --> 00:24:08,320 Why don't we place him center? 436 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:11,120 Why do we end up falling into idolatry? 437 00:24:11,120 --> 00:24:13,520 Why do we? Why do some people end up falling 438 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:16,880 into other religions and other types of idolatry? 439 00:24:17,520 --> 00:24:20,000 Why, if we know that God, 440 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:24,960 the one true living God, is so good for us and was nothing but 441 00:24:25,120 --> 00:24:29,520 grace and mercy over our life was nothing but us to have everlasting life. 442 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:32,760 That's why we fully commit to him. 443 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:34,560 Put him in the center. 444 00:24:34,560 --> 00:24:38,760 That is an open question for whoever is ready to answer. Why? 445 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:45,960 It's a reason as to why we don't do so. 446 00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:49,040 Is it the fact that we as human beings 447 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:54,840 kind of go, so many things to influence little of us, to, 448 00:24:55,000 --> 00:25:00,320 not understand not true and or to actually not believe it. 449 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:05,160 I don't see do you think that if you truly understand that, 450 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:08,520 then you will have that desire to do so? 451 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:11,920 But but ultimately, as I mentioned, we have to be proof to the fact 452 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:13,400 that we're not free of influence. 453 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:16,640 And it's very confusing if you're not focused, 454 00:25:17,080 --> 00:25:20,080 to, 455 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:22,840 have things take away, 456 00:25:22,840 --> 00:25:26,520 that truth or that understanding, should I say of that truth 457 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:31,200 and to fall into, you know, a dark, a dark, you know, spiritual state 458 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:35,440 and what it comes to focus, like focus is, is an active thing. 459 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:37,360 It's not a passive thing. So, 460 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:39,520 if we're not 461 00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:42,520 constantly ensuring that, you know, 462 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:47,760 we will make an object of our focus and doing or actions 463 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:51,720 and honor our spirit to him, then we can easily be set. 464 00:25:51,720 --> 00:25:54,520 Of course, we know that, there's little distractions, 465 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:57,520 misinformation, disinformation, all lot lies. 466 00:25:57,600 --> 00:25:59,360 You know, the when it comes to see it. 467 00:25:59,360 --> 00:26:03,520 And you know, the, the, the message they send 468 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:06,520 you, it's always to do with, 469 00:26:07,360 --> 00:26:10,360 having you doubt your identity in Christ or in the Lord 470 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:15,840 and fostering insecurity, fostering doubt, fostering hate of oneself. 471 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:21,160 So, yeah, we have to be privy of all of the messages being sent our way. 472 00:26:21,360 --> 00:26:24,880 Anything that doesn't align with that, we just have to be cognizant of and, 473 00:26:25,080 --> 00:26:29,840 not draw, not please focus onto those things. 474 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:34,360 But it's something that we have to do and it's it's not done by ourselves. 475 00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:37,040 So it's something we have to really pray about. 476 00:26:37,040 --> 00:26:41,600 And ensure that we we ask for that focus of your attention. 477 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:46,520 And we actually take a steps to, foster that because as we just, 478 00:26:47,120 --> 00:26:50,960 we're that we're putting our energy into it as well focuses. 479 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:54,640 So as I just mentioned, that's a it's just 480 00:26:55,200 --> 00:26:58,680 showing that we're focusing on the truth and what matters. 481 00:26:58,760 --> 00:27:00,680 And you know, trying to, 482 00:27:02,160 --> 00:27:03,280 navigate around a 483 00:27:03,280 --> 00:27:06,280 lot of the influences, being, sent our way. 484 00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:09,280 Okay. Okay. Cool. 485 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:10,480 Thank you very much. 486 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:16,440 So what we are putting our energy into is becoming our focus and free influences. 487 00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:19,440 Maybe that's awesome. Hindering. Okay. 488 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:22,200 I would say 489 00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:25,200 I would say self that I can't do it and that I'm doing. 490 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:31,080 So what I'm what I'm doing is when I wake up, I pray, I read a chapter, 491 00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:33,960 then I go into my phone and do what I need to do, 492 00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:36,960 which is like answer stuff or read my emails and stuff. 493 00:27:37,400 --> 00:27:41,400 And then throughout the day, I have to also Bible study a chapter 494 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:46,640 and also throughout the day, a prep point for each day in a month. 495 00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:49,840 So I also have to pray on that, that that prayer point. 496 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:54,600 And then the same thing when I go to sleep, I've gotten now into the habit of 497 00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:58,880 reading a chapter or two before I go to sleep to calm my mind down, 498 00:27:59,240 --> 00:28:02,640 and then and then pray before I go to sleep for a and, 499 00:28:03,080 --> 00:28:09,200 then things I can do better is will, I think will be more in my prayer book. 500 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:13,080 Thus, personally speaking, that's where my anointing is, is in prayer. 501 00:28:13,440 --> 00:28:17,400 So if I pray more, not just Lord, 502 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:20,600 thank you Lord for everything that and just said, 503 00:28:20,600 --> 00:28:24,960 if I really stand up and stop praying and properly intercede, and I'm also then 504 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:28,680 communicating with God through intercession. 505 00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:30,760 And another thing I could do better would be, 506 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:36,160 communicating with him before I basically I started to do it. 507 00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:38,080 But then because I was at a friend's house, 508 00:28:38,080 --> 00:28:41,280 I started to not do it because I was with someone else. 509 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:44,200 But get into that habit. Oh, before I go to sleep. 510 00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:47,240 Also, I speak to God like a normal conversation 511 00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:49,120 that high God like, how are you? 512 00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:50,760 How's life up in heaven? 513 00:28:50,760 --> 00:28:54,440 Like just really have that friendship bond, 514 00:28:54,440 --> 00:28:56,400 still knowing that you get this respect. 515 00:28:56,400 --> 00:28:58,160 He's the king above king, but the Lord above. 516 00:28:58,160 --> 00:29:02,000 Not that I am his thoughts off, but having that relational 517 00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:07,160 like friendship, but with respect that talk 518 00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:10,680 where like how we would just like normally talk to our friends and our family 519 00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:14,000 have that normal talk a good like just invite him, you know, 520 00:29:14,040 --> 00:29:17,720 come Lord, like lay with me, sit with me and let's just have a deep talk there. 521 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:22,600 Let me just, like, embrace your presence and even know what I'm 522 00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:25,440 talking, talking, talking to. Okay? God is such a good listener. 523 00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:27,520 But then there's times when I need to shut up. 524 00:29:27,520 --> 00:29:31,480 If you like God, like if you need to speak to me, do it like I. 525 00:29:31,560 --> 00:29:33,480 We all know how God speaks to us. 526 00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:34,720 It could be through someone else. 527 00:29:34,720 --> 00:29:36,760 It could be through your mind. It could be free. 528 00:29:36,760 --> 00:29:38,800 The Bible, it could be out on the street. 529 00:29:38,800 --> 00:29:40,200 Could be through nature. 530 00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:42,480 It could be now. 531 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:45,720 So I know that God speaks to me through like my mind. 532 00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:47,280 And the Bible said, 533 00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:51,320 there are those two things I just need to keep looking to God for. 534 00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:54,080 Like God, when you want to speak to me, I'm here. 535 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:55,440 You. I'm quiet. 536 00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:56,920 So that I like. 537 00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:59,160 So it's literally be still and know that I am God. 538 00:29:59,160 --> 00:30:03,800 So be still tomorrow and know that I will speak to you when the time is right. 539 00:30:03,880 --> 00:30:05,400 So that's me personally. 540 00:30:06,360 --> 00:30:09,600 I don't always wake up listening and pick up fighting, 541 00:30:09,640 --> 00:30:13,960 which is something I've been told quite a lot from my dad to start doing. 542 00:30:14,640 --> 00:30:15,840 And I understand why. 543 00:30:15,840 --> 00:30:18,200 Because I feel like when you start the day that way, 544 00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:21,880 you are starting to be correct and you starting in the right mindset. 545 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:26,600 And I feel like I can't just be praying in the mornings, praying in the evenings, 546 00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:29,640 and I feel like I need to start 547 00:30:29,640 --> 00:30:32,640 getting in the habit of reading my Bible, reading what 548 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:36,800 I feel like just being upset that time in the morning. 549 00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:39,960 Like my parents go in prayer walks now, so they wake up in the morning 550 00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:43,600 and they attempt to every day just go out for a walk 551 00:30:44,120 --> 00:30:47,280 20, 30 minutes and pray together. 552 00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:51,400 That's like, that's a really good, mentality to have, especially 553 00:30:52,040 --> 00:30:55,320 when we're trying to start like weeding out small things 554 00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:59,160 that we face in our lives that I feel like if you just start the day 555 00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:02,400 that we entered, the day that we do really good. 556 00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:05,480 Stepping stone. I like not marriage, 557 00:31:07,320 --> 00:31:08,840 I agree, I agree. 558 00:31:08,840 --> 00:31:11,280 Just also add on to what you said it's like. 559 00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:15,000 Then the Lord's Prayer says, give us this day our daily bread. 560 00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:18,640 So when we wake up, it's not our day is technically the Lord's. 561 00:31:18,840 --> 00:31:20,800 Well, it is the Lord's because he's given it to us. 562 00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:24,360 Like just like when we wake up, he's making us up just like that. 563 00:31:24,360 --> 00:31:25,120 When we're breathing, it's 564 00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:28,200 not our breath in our lungs, it's his breath in our lungs. 565 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:30,080 So it's like a borrowed in a way. 566 00:31:30,080 --> 00:31:32,040 So this is like it was the day our daily bread, 567 00:31:32,040 --> 00:31:34,400 that's what first came to mind, was speaking. 568 00:31:34,400 --> 00:31:39,000 It was like, we need to keep daily, come in for that replenishment daily. 569 00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:40,960 Come in for that bread daily. 570 00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:42,480 Come in for the word daily. 571 00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:45,640 Come into prayer daily. Fasting. 572 00:31:45,640 --> 00:31:49,440 Just keep coming to God because we need that refreshment and to keep going. 573 00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:52,640 Like just praying in the morning and praying in the night and keeping it going. 574 00:31:52,640 --> 00:31:54,200 That's not daily bread. 575 00:31:54,200 --> 00:31:56,520 It's just like not even like a ritual. 576 00:31:56,520 --> 00:32:01,760 But it's more of, like a habit that you're just doing it just to do it. 577 00:32:02,040 --> 00:32:04,840 So I like what you said, and I agree 100%. 578 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:09,360 Outside. 579 00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:11,920 Agree with what the mother of Philip talking about say. 580 00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:16,280 Definitely sink time side first thing in the morning. 581 00:32:16,280 --> 00:32:16,600 Church. 582 00:32:16,600 --> 00:32:19,680 Should you read the word stuff the day right? 583 00:32:20,040 --> 00:32:24,480 I guess aligned correctly for the day ahead because as you studies 584 00:32:24,840 --> 00:32:28,560 are you mean to go what have that focus initially and definitely 585 00:32:29,360 --> 00:32:31,560 take more 586 00:32:31,560 --> 00:32:35,640 take more intent to create time for out the day, 587 00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:40,840 whether it be a lunch break or just before bed to really, 588 00:32:41,240 --> 00:32:44,040 have that conversation with Lord, as Lamar has said. 589 00:32:44,040 --> 00:32:47,040 And then read the word, I feel the more 590 00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:50,160 you find more opportunities 591 00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:55,440 to form that connection, strengthen that connection, the more focus you have, 592 00:32:55,480 --> 00:32:59,640 and the less likely you'll be to be influenced by outside factors. 593 00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:02,120 I like that, I like that. 594 00:33:02,120 --> 00:33:04,080 So it's just the voting. 595 00:33:04,080 --> 00:33:05,880 That's what a lot of people, 596 00:33:05,880 --> 00:33:08,880 especially young people, they just need to devote their time, 597 00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:12,920 even if it's a short period of time or even when it's like 598 00:33:12,960 --> 00:33:16,560 when you're in the shower, like just time or even when you're on the street 599 00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:20,360 and you have your headphones on, just if you are like, 600 00:33:20,640 --> 00:33:24,480 if you act like you're talking, people won't know 601 00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:28,800 that you're actually talking to God or to yourself, that you're on the phone. 602 00:33:29,240 --> 00:33:30,120 You get what I mean? 603 00:33:30,120 --> 00:33:32,520 So it's like, I never thought about that. 604 00:33:32,520 --> 00:33:35,520 That's. Yes. Oh yeah. 605 00:33:36,160 --> 00:33:37,360 Because you could genuinely 606 00:33:37,360 --> 00:33:40,320 be talking to yourself and because you have your headphones on 607 00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:43,880 or your earphones or whatever you got in on your ears or on your head, 608 00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:47,160 like people think you're obviously talking to someone, you don't look crazy, 609 00:33:47,320 --> 00:33:50,160 but you could really just be like, hi, God, how are you? 610 00:33:50,160 --> 00:33:52,800 Or be like, Because God's also our father. 611 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:55,000 He's our heavenly father. He can be like that. 612 00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:58,200 Like how a you like this and that is going on in my life. 613 00:33:58,760 --> 00:34:01,560 And who would know that you're talking to God? 614 00:34:01,560 --> 00:34:03,320 Who would actually know? 615 00:34:03,320 --> 00:34:08,040 So it's another thing to do that the more we implement little like scenes 616 00:34:08,040 --> 00:34:12,360 into our life, the way that God, then we can grow it through watering it. 617 00:34:12,360 --> 00:34:13,160 And then before, you know, 618 00:34:13,160 --> 00:34:16,160 we just bear fruit, like we just have the fruit of the spirit in us, 619 00:34:16,320 --> 00:34:18,160 and then we're just thriving spiritually. 620 00:34:18,160 --> 00:34:21,080 And then when we thrive spiritually, you also have physically. 621 00:34:21,080 --> 00:34:23,280 Then before you know, you have that holy glowing, you go. 622 00:34:23,280 --> 00:34:24,520 But I mean, like, 623 00:34:24,520 --> 00:34:28,520 I love what you got to say, Chris, the before let's hear from you. 624 00:34:29,480 --> 00:34:31,680 I like what you said about implementing. 625 00:34:31,680 --> 00:34:35,200 First of all, I do like what I do. 626 00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:39,960 Like if I have kids, if I'm worrying about a test, 627 00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:43,800 I think about God and implement him into my daily life. 628 00:34:43,800 --> 00:34:48,720 And then I live and breathe God like it helps me to 629 00:34:48,720 --> 00:34:52,000 think about what he's done for me and what I can do for him. 630 00:34:52,840 --> 00:34:54,400 Yes, gratitude. 631 00:34:54,400 --> 00:34:56,880 Gratitude is a big, big, big thing. 632 00:34:56,880 --> 00:34:58,240 I will say I agree with that 633 00:34:58,240 --> 00:35:02,800 because it's like whenever we pray, like I personally think I'm from experience. 634 00:35:03,120 --> 00:35:06,480 Like the way we should pray is for 635 00:35:06,680 --> 00:35:10,600 for gratitude first and then going on to whatever you want to say. 636 00:35:10,840 --> 00:35:12,920 So it's like, Lola, thank you for waking me up. 637 00:35:12,920 --> 00:35:14,000 Thank you for that. 638 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:16,320 Think about to share that you're grateful. 639 00:35:16,320 --> 00:35:18,960 And then the blessings will come. 640 00:35:18,960 --> 00:35:23,960 I love me, I love that, I really do love ledger pleasure. 641 00:35:24,120 --> 00:35:26,040 Okay. So thank you everyone. 642 00:35:26,040 --> 00:35:29,040 Firstly for your input on such, 643 00:35:29,440 --> 00:35:32,280 such a weird but needed topic. 644 00:35:32,280 --> 00:35:35,120 I really, really, really do appreciate it. 645 00:35:35,120 --> 00:35:38,040 And I hope that we've all learned something from it. 646 00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:41,800 We've all taken something from it that there's some type of reflection 647 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:45,000 happening so that we can understand, 648 00:35:45,840 --> 00:35:49,080 like, what are we doing that's not glorifying God? 649 00:35:49,080 --> 00:35:50,560 And what do we need to change 650 00:35:50,560 --> 00:35:53,760 in order to do, even if it's small or big, no matter what it is, 651 00:35:53,760 --> 00:35:59,320 keep giving your attention sorry to God and stop your idols and 652 00:36:00,400 --> 00:36:02,240 we'll continue to thrive. 653 00:36:02,240 --> 00:36:04,880 And we'll all be in heaven one day. 654 00:36:04,880 --> 00:36:06,400 Amen, Amen.