Now here's the reality, folks. You can do all the things we've talked about and you can follow this little progression and set yourself on a path.

You do all of this and you'll still face generational challenges. We're not removed from the arena.

Doesn't mean your family will be perfect and your work environment is always going to be

stable.

We're still going to face the challenges.

That's the nature of the journey.

Jesus had opposition.

All of our heroes had opposition.

The certainty that we have from Scripture, and it's where we started this, is that God

will exalt his name and his word.

He will bring the victory.

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Be blessed.

I want to continue a study.

We started in a previous session under the general theme of lessons and listening. There are very few characteristics in all of Scripture that are more significant.

The one fact, I think a primary identifier of the people of God throughout Scripture from Genesis

to Revelation is that they recognize his voice, that they hear his voice. Jesus said, my sheep know my voice and follow me. But that ability to listen to God, not in some strange, weird, bizarre way, but lessons in listening. I hope you're doing the Bible reading with us. This really started for me with our Bible reading for the week. We've just started in the book of Genesis.

If you didn't begin in January, I want to give you an invitation to join us now. We're beginning the Old Testament. The books of Genesis and Exodus are really good reads. A lot of fun. Hollywood's made a fortune off Genesis and Exodus. I mean, there are a lot of drama, a lot of good stories. It's not a difficult read at all. Now, when you get to Leviticus, I'm going to step back in and help you a little bit with Leviticus. I'm not even sure God reads Levitics. That's not true. I'm sure he does. There's a purpose to it, but Genesis and Exodus, there's a lot of narrative that is truly engaging. About 10 or 15 minutes a day, you can read through your entire Bible in the course of a year, it will change your life. I don't know of another single thing, apart from your relationship with Jesus that has the transformational impact that a consistent reading of your Bible will do. So if you fail to do that for whatever reason, no shame today,

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