Ep. 266 - How to Cultivate a Diligent Life

The Living Waters Podcast

Living Waters

Evangelism, Apologetics, Jesus, Spirituality, Religion, Christianity, Gospel, Creation, Religion & Spirituality, Salvation, Prolife, Faith, Witnessing, Theology

4.9 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Diligence, defined as constant and earnest effort, is increasingly rare today. Ray, E.Z., Mark, and Oscar talk about how past generations exhibited more diligence due to fewer distractions; news came from stagnant newspapers rather than incessant digital media. Modern distractions are leading us into a state of spiritual oblivion, making it crucial to prioritize goals and establish systems to achieve them. Proverbs warns against laziness, underscoring the connection between diligence and frui...

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0:00.0	And about an hour into our trip, I'm like, I'm going to test the autopilots true north with the actual north, the actual one that I had in my hands.
0:10.8	And I checked it and it was off by two degrees. Now you might think
0:14.2	well two degrees not that big of a deal it's only 27 miles the land is
0:18.6	the island is 30 miles wide so you might think well instead of landing at Ismuth's Cove maybe you
0:24.4	land a few coves over but no by two degrees being off we would have missed
0:30.8	the island completely.
0:33.7	That's the thing, your spiritual habits
0:36.5	is a way for you to reorient your heart
0:40.0	towards True North.
0:41.7	And if you're off by just a little bit, we were praying earlier today about small
0:45.6	compromises, if you're off by just a little bit, the long shot of your life will end up being off completely. So reorient your heart
0:55.2	towards the glory of God through your daily spiritual habits.
1:00.3	That's beautiful. What is your name?
1:05.0	Pshh, what is your name?
1:08.0	What is your serial number?
1:12.0	Pshh, pshh, pshh, pshh.
1:14.0	Finish it, Ray.
1:15.0	What is your rank?
1:18.0	And why you keep hitting me when I'm asking you these questions?
1:21.0	That has been one of my all-time favorites. Ray, why do you do stuff like that?
1:28.4	It's a joke that's given me a lot of joy over the years. I've never, never failed to laugh at it. And and you got to build it up this general Nazi was slapping the face.
1:37.0	Is that something from what's that show used to love with that?
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