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Well, on today's show, we're starting the first of two parts where we're going to be looking at some of your questions around well-being, mental health and those sorts of issues. And as ever, Tom, we're going to be looking at some of your questions around well-being, mental health,

and those sorts of issues. And as ever, Tom, we're going to begin with a disclaimer, which is that

while we do, you know, want to try and help people with their pastoral questions on the show,

we're certainly not the first place you should turn for these sorts of questions. And we always

encourage anyone who's going through difficult times to obviously seek out wise

Pastoral Council perhaps from someone they know and trust

Who can who can help them through these things but but with that having been said

We've got a number of questions here from people like Doug in Arkansas Tom in Australia

Randall in Los Angeles.

And next time we're going to kind of be concentrating on issues around medication and mental

health as well.

But for now, we've got a number of questions about how we develop good habits of discipleship,

how we strive against some of the natural tendencies we have towards addiction

and that sort of thing. So let's start with Doug in Arkansas who says, I'm a person who loves

intellectual pursuits. I read a lot and am reasonably well informed about matters of faith.

I can even teach pretty well when asked, but when it comes to self-discipline and habit

formation, I feel paralyzed. Although I know what I should do, I struggle to find the physical

motivation and consistency needed for growth in spiritual disciplines. I've been a believer for years,

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