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Welcome to Susie Larson. Welcome to Sissy Larson Live.

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

I look forward to bringing you conversations every single day that hopefully inspire you in your faith walk,

that deepen your understanding of God's word, and that heightens your awareness of his very real presence in your life.

Proverbs 1821 says this.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue.

And those who love it and indulge it will eat its fruit and bear the consequences of their words.

Years ago, when I asked the same famous question I ask every day at the outset of the show, I asked one of my guests, what do you been thinking about these days? What's the Lord impressing upon your heart? And he said this verse. And he said, I did a deep dive study. And what it means is it translates mouth to hand. And he said, in other words, the things you most consistently say are the things you most consistently have to carry in life.

Think about that. It kind of goes back to that whole idea of what you sow, you grow.

We're going to talk about the power of our words. We're going to talk about the power of self-talk.

And even the power of baked in perspectives that weaken us, that we kind of leave there unchallenged.

My friend, author and fitness

professional, Lisa Keaton, will join us in just a moment. But first I want to read an excerpt from my book, waking up to the goodness of God, 40 days towards healing and wholeness, because it sets the stage for our conversation. And it's just a personal story. It's a very vulnerable story for me, but I feel like I got to share it. So I'm just going to read. So you sit back. I'm reading to you now.

We have a large mirror in our exercise. It's a very vulnerable story for me, but I feel like I got to share it. So I'm just going to read.

So you sit back. I'm reading to you now. We have a large mirror in our exercise room. As a former fitness professional, I know how easy it is to fall out of form when exercising. You can hurt yourself if you lift weights incorrectly or do squats without proper technique. You may have years of practice doing things right, but when you're

tired, overworked, or on the verge of a cold, you'll sacrifice your form without realizing it.

While the same is true in life, we carry ourselves differently when we're tired, when we're

disappointed, or hurt. The other day, I picked up some weights. Face the mirror,

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