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I'd like to start with something funny, and I heard about this little girl.

She was sitting on her grandfather's lap, and she noticed how wrinkled his face was.

As she contemplated the difference between his and hers, she said, granddaddy, did God make you?

He kind of laughed and said, yes, honey, he made me a long time ago.

She then asked, did God make me?

He said, yes, he made you just a little while ago. She thought about it a minute,

said Granddaddy, God's getting better, isn't he? All right, y'all, say it like you mean it. This is my

Bible. I am what it says I am. I have what it says I have. I can do what it says I can do. Today I will be taught the word of God.

I boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive. I will never be the same. In Jesus

name. God bless you. I want to talk to you today about building yourself up. It's good to have people that cheer us on and speak faith into our life, a spouse that compliments us, a neighbor with an uplifting word, a friend that's always there to encourage. It's healthy when you have people that make you feel valued and appreciated, but it becomes

unhealthy if you start depending on them to keep you cheered out. If they don't compliment you,

you don't feel good about who you are. If they're not there to encourage you, you don't have

the passion. That coworker doesn't tell you you did good on your

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