Good morning to our weekend warriors and welcome back to the messy masterpiece podcast

with Chad and my sweet wife.

This is a special episode because not only are we doing our devotional per the norm, but

we're also following up to our YouTube relationship Q&A where we're going to be answering maybe

10 additional questions that we didn't answer in that YouTube video.

And so without further ado, let's just jump into it.

Let's just jump into the devotional you guys today.

We are in the Thrive Bible, no surprise.

And we're reading out of Deuteronomy 14 to and the devotional is titled set apart.

It says, you have been set apart as holy to the Lord your God and he has chosen you from

all the nations of the earth to be his own special treasure.

The love letter from God says, beloved child, I love you unconditionally.

I have chosen you to live above and beyond the normal.

I don't want you to settle for mediocrity because you have been called by me to live

as my royal child.

You represent my name and will wear the crown of life.

I love you no matter what choice you make because my love for you never changes.

The life I offer you is so much better than anything you could ever give yourself.

Because you are set apart, you don't have to settle for second best.

Choose me as I have chosen you.

Choose to live for me and people will see that I live in you.

Then and only then will you begin to feel like the royalty you really are.

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