Everybody, what is going on? You know what time it is. You're listening to join the Journey podcast with your host, Emma, daughter. Thanks for joining. I am back in the podcast studio with the one and only, faithful watermark member, Mr. Cecil Blanton. Howdy, Emma?

Cecil, I'm so glad you're here. You've been tracking with Join the Journey for a while.

You came in with your journal.

I love to see it.

But before we jump in, we've got a contest going, right?

Yes, I've heard about it.

Yes, you have.

Yes.

So we would like to know how you guys listening are joining the journey, whether that's just the podcast or you like Cecil have a journal or

you're doing it with your kids, the app, the website. If you snap a photo, share the episode,

post on social media, and tag Watermark Church. In April, we're going to sort through all of those

entries you can post every single day if you want. Every post is an entry and select a winner, maybe even a couple, honestly, to come sit in on a recording session, get a behind the scenes look at all things, join the journey, and then go to lunch with the team afterward. And if you don't have social media, that's okay. Totally respect that decision. It's a great one. You can submit your entries to join the journey at

watermarked.org via email. I'm very excited to see who the winner is. I mean, me too. And to

see all the ways people are joining. Absolutely. See, so we've crossed paths a few times,

quite a few times. But I'd love to get to know you a little bit better. Tell me,

tell me about you. Absolutely, Emma. First of all, I want to say that I am honored and flattered that you invited me to be on the podcast today because I have been listening since the inception

in 2020. Really? Yes. And I was joking with you guys earlier. It's joined the journey podcast, but the last few days I feel like it's been joined the Sagan podcast because she's been on a lot and that's been great.

But today I pray the Holy Spirit will walk through me as he has everyone else that's been a guest because you've had a lot of great guests. And I've really enjoyed listening to them rather.

So just to give you a little bit snapshot, I've been a member of Watermark for the last 10 years, and even me saying that is

crazy because I grew up in a very conservative church that was very workspaced, and I never really truly understood the meaning of the gospel.

And I definitely didn't understand what it meant to have a relationship with Christ.

As a matter of fact, much of my life, I really thought God hated me because of my sin struggles.

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