Hey there, I'm Christine, and I'm so excited to welcome you to the Equipment in Power

podcast.

Now, my prayer is that our time together each week encourages you, awakens you to the

purposes of God in your life, and activates you to follow Jesus wholeheartedly as you live

on mission for him.

Hey podcast listeners, Christine's new book Don't Look Back.

It's coming soon, and at the end of today's episode, you can hear a snippet of that

audiobook.

So stay tuned at the end of the teaching to hear Christine share just how much God loves

and cares about you, yes, you as his child.

I know it will encourage you.

Okay, let's dive in to today's message.

I'm not able to join me today, I know that God has a word for you.

You know, I've got to tell you that two weeks before my 33rd birthday, I've got a phone

call from my brother, George, and our George is two years older than me, and I have a

younger brother, Andrew, that is three years younger than me.

But when George called me, he called me and told me that he had gotten these letters from

the government.

Well, it's actually a series of documents.

And in those documents, they said that he had been adopted, so it's like Chris.

I got this letter from the government and I've been adopted.

Now, you know, I thought he was joking when he said that to me, you know, when you're

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