When strivers like me and you, if we want to know rest, we have to start with who is God?

Because if we believe that God is God and we are not, that's the only time you can actually, one, physically rest, mentally rest, spiritually rest because Jesus actually paid the penalty for our sin that we can actually rest from striving to get ourselves

good enough for God.

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So I didn't know it when we got married.

I should have known it.

I should have seen this. The secrets are coming out. Well, I mean, I just didn't know it when we got married. I should have known it. I should have seen this.

The secrets are coming out.

Well, I mean, I just didn't know how you strive.

I mean, in one sense, it was one of the most attractive things ever.

You don't do anything halfway.

You give everything you got, you pushed me.

I remember I was in the weight room after rehabbing my knee,

and I'm thinking, you know, that's my third knee surgery, maybe I'm done.

And you're like, get over there and get on the way.

I'm like, wow, no girlfriend's ever told me that around.

Like, why do you play football?

It seems stupid.

And you are like, you're going to do something. I'm waiting for the shooter drive because you said, in one sense, I mean, that's the beauty.

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