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of one of our services. These are the finest people in all of Houston, Texas, right here at

Lakewood. We'd love to have you come out. But thanks for tuning in, and thank you again for coming

out today. I'd like to start with something funny. And I heard about this husband and wife.

They had been arguing, and now they were giving each other the silent treatment.

The man had to catch a plane early the next day, and he needed his wife to wake him up.

Not wanting to break the silence, he wrote a note and left it on her side of the bed.

It read, please wake me up at 5 a.m. He got up the next morning at 8 o'clock.

He missed his flight. He was so upset. He went in to find out why she didn't wake him up.

He saw a note on his side of the bed. He opened it up. It read, get up. It's 5.

Hold up your Bible. 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 keeping the right perspective. We all face challenges,

but it's not really the size of the problem that's important. It's our perception of the problem.

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