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Not only to start with something funny and heard about this man named Bubba.

He lived way out in the country and there was this stray dog that kept showing up at his house.

His wife said Bubba, you have to put the dog in the truck and take him out to the woods and drop him off. That's where he lives.

Bubba drove him a mile down the road, dropped him off. When he came back home, the dog was walking up the driveway.

Practically beat him back. He did the same thing, it happened again.

His wife said Bubba, you have to take him way out. Drive him around in circles. Get him all mixed up.

Bubba drove him an hour away. Chris Cross Country Road, he had never driven down before and dropped the dog off.

Two hours later, Bubba called his wife from the truck and said, did that dog make it back home?

She said, yeah, here he comes walking up. He said, do me a favor, put him on the line. I need directions.

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 you have a defender.

We all have people that come against us, make negative comments, trying to discredit us or belittle us.

Human nature is to get in there and try to straighten them out, prove to them how they are wrong.

We think we have to defend ourselves. After all, that is our reputation.

But the problem with this approach is as soon as you get one person straightened out, three more will pop up.

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