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Well, I know you've been getting a lot, a lot, a lot of bad news and I want to give you a lot of good news.

Lately, it seems like all we are getting is bad news and that is bad for your health.

That is bad for your soul. There was a study done and resulted in an article that was

published in 2016 in Forbes magazine, neuropsychologist Dr. Fabian Vandaburg.

If I could summarize what he said, he basically said that bad news causes bad health.

But the more bad news you receive, the more bad health you will experience.

What we are finding is that you and I were custom designed by God to be recipients of good news.

And when we get good news, we get healthy. When we get bad news, our health begins to diminish.

And so I want to take this series and talk about good news and give you some hope,

help and healing for the future. The good doctor says this. He says that bad news increases the risk

for mental illnesses like anxiety and depression. It will shorten your life. It will make you weaker

in general. It can cause a domino effect, shifting the balances in your brain and your entire body.

As you are getting lots of bad news, you need some good news. This is exactly what the wisdom book

of Proverbs says. Proverbs 15, 30 says, the good news refreshes the bones. You want to be strong?

You need good news. In addition, Proverbs 25, 25 says that like cold water to a thirsty soul,

so is good news. I live in minister preach and serve here in the desert. And once you move here,

you learn very quickly, you need to stay hydrated. What Proverbs is saying that as much as your body

needs water for hydration, your soul needs good news so that it too can be nourished and replenished.

Well, I have some really good news for you. While the world is giving you lots of bad news,

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