Hi, I'm Susie Larson.

Thanks for listening to this podcast from Susie Larson Live.

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Always so honored to get to spend this time with you.

In fact, I look forward to bringing you conversations every single day that hopefully inspire you in your faith walk, that deep in your understanding of God's word and that heightens your awareness of his very

real presence in your life. While I can hardly believe whom my guest is today, are you ready?

Kirk Cousins joins me to talk football, family, and faith. Kirk Cousins is a quarterback for the

Atlanta Falcons. He played college football at Michigan State and was drafted by the Washington

commanders in the 2012 NFL draft. At the beginning of the 2015 season, Kirk was named as the

starting quarterback for Washington and remained the team starter until 2017. He was named

of the 2017 Pro Bowl. In March 2018, he signed with the Minnesota Vikings.

In 2019, Kirk led the Vikings to a wildcard victory of the New Orleans Saints,

the first overtime playoff win in team history.

Kirk was named to the 2020 and 2022 NFC Pro Bowl teams.

In 2024, he signed with the Atlanta Falcons. Kirk, welcome to the show. It's such an honor to have you on the show. I have been a fan for a long time. So thanks for making time for me. Oh, the feelings are mutual. I used to listen to Sports Talk Radio growing up, and people would call in and say first time, long time, meaning they were a first time caller, but a long time listener. And I feel like saying that to you because I've listened to your show for a long time, but this is my first time calling in. Wow, I love that. Well, that's amazing. Well, then you know, this first question I ask every day is more personal in nature. It's just really about your faith journey. As you've been spending time with the Lord these days, what's he been most impressing upon your heart?

Yeah, I was just at church on Sunday, and our pastor has been doing a series on the fruits of the

spirit, and he was wrapping it up with self-control, which, as Galatians listed, is the final

fruit. And it was just really interesting the way he, you know,

talked about how self-control really kind of ties all the fruits of the spirit together

and how, you know, so much in society we want self-control,

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