You know, we're talking about discouragement.

I just, I don't even want to do an icebreaker today because this subject is so huge for

people.

There's so many people that fight discouragement and yet, you know, I believe that if

they hear the word of God and they hear what God's promises are to us and they apply them,

we don't have to live in discouragement.

I know one thing we were talking about as we were getting ready to do this podcast.

Sometimes things can happen with us and discouragement tries to come against us, but in reality,

it's actually God positioning us to be effective in building His Kingdom.

And I think something like that just happened with you.

Yes, it did definitely happen.

Okay, so as you all know, John and I travel a lot and I happen to land in a foreign country.

When I got off the plane, I asked them about where my gate of departure was going to be

and what time it would be leaving and they told me that it was leaving it, it'd be boarding

at 10, 24 pm.

And I even said to them, it wasn't supposed to be 8, 24 and they said, no, I said, that's

a really long layover and they said, yeah.

And I said, is there a lounge and they said, yes, but it closes at 9.45.

So John, as you know, I call you, I sit in the lounge till 9.45.

I walked to my gate at 10 o'clock.

It's not, I was early.

I thought it's not even boarding for 24 more minutes.

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