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Trusting you're going to have a blessed Christmas season with you and your family.

Know that we pray for you every day, just speaking God's blessings and favor.

We love you. We are praying for you, and we hope you have a very merry Christmas.

Enjoy the podcast today. Well, God bless you. It are praying for you and we hope you have a very Merry Christmas. Enjoy the podcast today.

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I like to start with something funny, and I heard about this lady. She was so stressed out,

so overworked. She needed a break, but she knew her boss wouldn't let her off unless she acted crazy.

So she stood on top of her desk, put both hands over her head like a circle. The boss came in,

said, what are you doing? She said, I'm a light bulb. I'm putting off light. He said, you need to go home.

You're not thinking clearly. Get some rest. She walked out. Her co-worker started to follow her. The boss said, where are you going?

She said, I'm going home too. I can't work in the dark. 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 faithful in the routine. There are times in life we feel like we're going

in circles. We're doing the right thing but not making much progress. We don't see anything changing.

It's easy to lose our passion and get discouraged. But one test we all have to pass is being faithful when nothing new is happening.

We're just going to work, raising children, coming home, doing the same thing again.

It's easy to be our best when we're getting good breaks. Things are falling into place.

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