Here I am. Not a simple statement of location, but a statement of presence.

It would be like a roll call. Someone said, your teacher saying your name and you going present.

To be present and accounted for. What would happen if we were completely present?

What would happen if we just let God be God over everything

else that we cannot control? What would happen if we just let God be God over everything else that we cannot control?

What would happen if we did not?

Now, I'm not, don't feel weird about this because some of you have a babysitter with some kids

and you're needing to stay.

Don't feel weird about what I'm about to say.

I'm just simply saying, what if we stayed focused?

What if we didn't check TikTok during Bible lesson?

You understand what I'm saying?

What if we didn't post right in the middle of Bible study or worship?

What if we just gave ourselves to it, then I'm going to tell you what I believe I can say based on the word of God, you are not going to miss the Lord.

He's got you here for a reason, and he's got me here for a reason.

And I'm going to tell you something, if you'll show up,

and I mean show up with everything in you,

with your whole being, with every bit of your junk

that you bring to the mix, every bit of it,

every bit of the condition you're in,

you drag every single bit of it in here

and go, I'm here present and accounted for. I'm focused.

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