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Unlearned Wisdom by Johnny Chang

0:00Welcome back to another main stage. This 0:02is where I talk directly with my 0:03community. I tell personal stories, deep 0:06biblical learnings, and I answer 0:07questions directly from the chat. These 0:10episodes are audio only, so thank you 0:12guys for listening and tuning in. And 0:13you can join my Discord to catch the 0:15next main stage live. Okay, let's get 0:18started. Good evening, everybody. How 0:20you guys doing good? Muy bien e tu. Good 0:24evening, guys. After this, I might do a 0:26a live 0:28maybe like an hour after something. So,0:30if you guys know main stage is is 0:32usually where we just kind of answer 0:34questions and just provide 0:36lots of lots of love.0:39So,0:40yeah, maybe ask you guys this questions 0:43and I'll try to answer them as best of 0:46my capability and ability. Right now, my 0:49heart is heavy. Facing my boyfriend 0:52was unfaithful and prior was deployed 0:54for 4 months. We are still apart because 0:58he's with his sons. I forgave him when 1:00he told me about the infidelity, but 1:02when forgiving someone, how do you know 1:03whether you stay or go? Wow. Okay, so 1:06that's very deep. Thank you for being 1:08honest and that's obviously 1:11really really heart disheartening,1:13right? And I'm glad you reached out 1:15because 1:16what it sounds like you're carrying is 1:18like grief, it's, you know, anger, it's 1:21fear, but also there's love and there's 1:24also hope, right? All of this at one 1:26time and it becomes very like convoluted 1:30and and it actually makes sense to 1:32though.1:33Uh betrayal has a has a 1:35has a power of doing that, right? Where 1:37it makes things 1:39grieving and shocking and ang- anger and 1:42like, you know, fear, but also it's like 1:44love and it's hope, right? And so, I 1:47think forgiveness, which you've you've 1:49already tried, which is really good, but 1:52forgiveness isn't just for that person,1:54it's always for for you, right? And you 1:57have to kind of ask yourself like, am I 1:59going to forgive? And if I do, do I need 2:03to carry this bitterness with me, right?2:05And then you have to kind of think,2:06right? Is this relationship safe enough 2:08and maybe truthful enough to like 2:10rebuild, right? So, what forgiveness 2:14actually is is you releasing like 2:17revenge,2:18you refusing to, you know, poison 2:21yourself with hatred and you know,2:23mental reels of the past and things like 2:26that. And then you trusting that 2:29vengeance and justice is belongs to God,2:32right? And then you don't like keep 2:33score of everything, right? Now,2:35forgiveness does not mean you instantly 2:38trust him again, you instantly restore 2:40access. So, it's good that you kind of 2:42kept a distance. That's good.2:45Right? And you don't have to stay to 2:47like prove grace, right? That's not 2:49where where forgiveness is. That grace 2:50is proven by God, right? And then you 2:52don't have to pretend either that things 2:53didn't change. They did change.2:55Obviously, infidelity ruins and uproots 2:57a lot of trust, right? Makes sense? Now,3:00Jesus, he's a very good example, right?3:02He forgave freely and he forgave 3:04everybody, but he did not entrust 3:06himself to everybody, right? When you 3:08look at John 2:24, it speaks about this,3:10right? I would say 3:12wisdom has 3:13>> [clears throat]3:13>> what I what I help other people with,3:15you know, God has given me wisdom to to 3:18to to make decisions not impulsively or 3:22even in the in the phase of like pain.3:26When you're making decisions based off 3:27of pain, that means your brain is still 3:30processing the trauma, right? So, I 3:33don't think you need to decide anything 3:35right now. I think sometimes just 3:36waiting a little bit after you've 3:38processed this kind of acute pain, then 3:40it kind of protects you from, you know,3:43attachment and and self-doubt and like 3:47hypervigilance, right? Right?3:49So, clarity usually comes from 3:53time. The more time you kind of sit with 3:56it, the more time that's allotted and 3:58like you kind of let pass, then 4:02you know, it'll come, it'll bear fruit,4:04it'll it'll it'll come from not urgency,4:07but from time essentially, from 4:08patience, right? Right? So, I don't 4:10think the the right question is is not,4:12you know, do you still love him, right?4:14Love can exist and something still be 4:16like unsafe, right?4:18I think the better question is, is there 4:20genuine repentance? Not just like 4:23remorse and feeling bad. He may feel 4:25bad, right? But that's but that's 4:27remorseful.4:28Judas felt bad. He saw and he was 4:31remorse and he was grieved, yes, but 4:34he also kind of like paid for his own 4:36debt, right?4:38So, genuine repentance, remember, is to 4:40turn away from their thoughts and 4:41feelings and trust in God again. So,4:44it's full on being honest, yes, but 4:46they're not minimizing your pain.4:47They're recognizing, hey, I messed up,4:49yes, and and I take whatever decision 4:51you make. That's like real repentance.4:54There is no true defensiveness, like 4:56he's not going to defend himself, he 4:57messed up.4:58So, that's also, right? Hey, I I trusted 5:01myself and you have free reign to say 5:03whatever you want to me because I messed 5:05up. I'm not going to defend myself,5:06right? And then he takes ownership for 5:08it, but also not ownership in a way that 5:10he's condemning himself, but he's not 5:12going to blame you, he's not going to 5:13like,5:14you know, utilize things like, oh, it 5:17was deployment that messed me up. Oh, it 5:19was loneliness that messed me up. Oh,5:21you know, we had distance, so I had to 5:22go and cheat. Like, he's not going to 5:23say those types of things, right? He's 5:25going to show you truth, right? And then 5:27the last thing I think is he has to have 5:29patience with your your your timeline on 5:32on on healing. So, you have to heal at 5:34your own pace because you don't you want 5:36to heal right away. He probably wants 5:38you to heal right away, but that 5:39timeline belongs to God. Healing comes 5:41from God, not from self, right? And so,5:43this is kind of the pattern of what real 5:45repentance looks like, right? So, yeah.5:48If, you know, you you'll notice when 5:49someone is truly repented is when they 5:51they offer transparency without you 5:53without without you having to ask them 5:55for it. They'll say like, hey, you know,5:58they'll just be honest with you.6:00They'll be accountable. They won't scare 6:02of accountability. And then, you know,6:04don't feel like pressure to move on 6:07quickly cuz you you can't. The the 6:09healing takes time. Just like it you 6:11know, betrayal is like a cancer, right?6:13It has to be cut out. It has to be like 6:15searched deep and then removed in all 6:17parts of the body. That doesn't take 6:20that that doesn't happen overnight. That 6:21takes time. So, it's okay to take time,6:23right? Makes sense? So, you know, yeah,6:26I would say those are the things that 6:28that that would be wise. So, slow down.6:31Obviously, keep your boundaries. Allow 6:33yourself to feel pain and feel sad and 6:35process the pain cuz it is traumatic.6:38And you can ask yourself and you can,6:39you know, ask these questions. Don't 6:41condemn yourself, but bring that pain to 6:43God, right?6:44So, if I were you, I would tell him,6:46hey, I forgive you, like you said, but I 6:48need time to see if I can trust you 6:50again. That's that's wisdom,6:53right? And then that that gives him the 6:54understanding of like, oh, at least 6:56she's trying to like rebuild the trust.6:58And if she can't, then she's she's at 7:00least tried. And he shouldn't be mad 7:02about that cuz most people would be 7:03like, peace, deuces, see you later,7:05right? And then you have to you have to 7:07kind of two questions I would give you 7:09for maybe your homework is, if you stay,7:12are you trying to to to do it from peace 7:15or are you doing it because of loss of 7:17abandonment abandonment or like fear of 7:19loss or, you know, are you doing it from 7:21peace or from fear? That's what you have 7:24to ask yourself. You don't have to 7:25answer right now. You have to sit with 7:26this kind of 7:27until the clarity comes out, right?7:28Until it emerges. And then also you have 7:30to ask yourself, if you leave. So, one 7:32of them is if you stay, are you doing it 7:34from peace or are you doing it from 7:36fear? But if you do leave, are you doing 7:38it from clarity or are you doing it to 7:40avoid pain? Understand what I'm saying?7:42So, that's kind of what it comes down 7:43to. And if I were you, I would pray, you 7:45know, Father God, my heart is broken 7:47and I'm confused as to why these things 7:49happened, but also don't want bitterness 7:51and I don't want, you know, betrayal or 7:53tolerate betrayal or even a 7:55self-betrayal.7:56Please God, give me a wisdom that leads 7:58to to peace. Give me lead Give me wisdom 8:02that leads to reconciliation and 8:04trusting you again, not bitterness and 8:06anger and frustration and confusion,8:08right? I think you did a really good 8:10fantastic job at forgiving somebody,8:12but then forgiveness has to be wise as 8:15well, right? So, you're the door is kind 8:17of open to healing, sure, but 8:19you have to be able to then rebuild 8:21trust to see if that person can walk 8:23through that door and enter you again 8:25because he can also, you know, enter 8:27your life and give you pain again all 8:28over again. Are you going to just be 8:29living in this kind of up and down 8:31thing, right? So, I I would say like,8:34yeah, you know, you went through a lot 8:36and and it's it's it's a good learning 8:39kind of thing for for for learning,8:41right? So, yeah, thank you for an 8:43amazing library. Thank you, sister.8:44Appreciate you. Dallas retreat was so 8:46good. Yeah, I know it was, right? Yeah,8:48yeah.8:49It was really really good.8:51What is your best advice for a godly 8:53relationship? Very very good question. A 8:56godly relationship is not, you know, I 9:01would say a godly relationship is two 9:02people walking towards God, not one 9:04dragging the other or one dragging the 9:06other one away.9:07There is no dragging, it's more just 9:09walking, right? Amos chapter chapter 9:11Habakkuk talks about this. Amos talks 9:13about this, right? Can two people walk 9:16together unless they be agreed, right?9:18Unless they come into alignment. So,9:21most people think a godly relationship 9:22is like two perfect Christians. There's 9:25constant peace, there's no conflict 9:27whatsoever, there's intense, immense,9:29you know, chemistry,9:31right? And then staying no matter what,9:33you know, thick and thin, like, you 9:35know, and then ignoring red flags and 9:38and and these patterns and, right?9:40Because you guys pray together. That 9:42godliness is not intensity, guys, it's 9:44alignment, right? So, if one person is 9:47pursuing truth like God and the other 9:49one is resisting it, then confusion and 9:51like things become convoluted. It arises 9:53after this. Amen. So, I would prioritize 9:57character over chemistry differences.10:00Chemistry is powerful. Absolutely, you 10:02need it, guys. Obviously, you can't just 10:03get with somebody and be like, "Oh my 10:04gosh, this guy's dull. This guy's 10:06freaking Buzz Killington."10:07>> [laughter]10:08>> You know?10:09But, chemistry is not a discernment 10:11alone.10:12You have to ask them, what is their 10:13character? Do they take responsibility 10:15when they're wrong? Are they honest even 10:18when it costs them things? Do they 10:20actually repent and like trust the word 10:23of God or they just keep apologizing and 10:25following their thoughts?10:27Do they grow over time or are they like 10:29continuously just repeating a cycle and 10:32then praying about it and saying, "I'm 10:33good. God forgave me." Right?10:35Do their actions match up to their words 10:37essentially? So, attraction and 10:39chemistry will always start a 10:40relationship. But, the character of 10:42somebody will sustain that relationship.10:45Do you guys understand what I'm saying?10:46Right? Understand? So, God's God is 10:49always about He He's the king of peace,10:51right? He His son is the prince of 10:53peace. So, what does that tell you?10:55God's guidance is always led by peace,10:57not by fear or, you know, ultimatums or,11:02right? Because a lot of people 11:05are in a relationship due to fear. Fear 11:07of what? Fear of losing them, fear of 11:08losing themselves, fear of, you know,11:11being too old and not and being alone,11:13fear of judgment from others because of 11:14that, right?11:16A lot of people are also in a 11:17relationship and relationships are 11:18driven by like like deadlines. Oh,11:22I got to have a baby, so I guess I'll 11:23just be with this person. Like, I don't 11:24want to be alone.11:26Right? Oh, it's I'm 37. Like, what the 11:28heck, dude? Like, I'm I'm past my Like,11:30what am I going to do? 50 years be 50 11:32years old and be a a single? Like,11:34that's weird, right? They'll they'll do 11:35this. These are deadlines. A lot of 11:37relationships are, you know, driven by 11:39emotional ultimatums.11:41Right? They're they're driven by 11:42confusion. But, that's not from God,11:45right? Scripture is very clear, let the 11:46peace of God rule in your hearts. Peace 11:49doesn't mean, you know,11:51fear. It means being settled, right?11:53Being anchored to God essentially,11:55right?11:57Amen. So, yeah, I would say this is what 11:59wisdom is according to God and what a 12:01godly relationship entails, right? Amen.12:04So, yeah.12:05I would say that's kind of And in godly 12:08relationships, they make room for like 12:10truth and hard conversations and 12:13disagreements and boundaries and saying 12:15not yet. Amen. A lot of people get 12:18married, for example, or come into 12:19commitment because they're lustful or 12:22they're prideful or they have emotional 12:24immaturity or they have broken trust or 12:26they have dishonesty.12:28No, no, no.12:29Clarity has to come before commitment,12:31not after this commitment. So, you 12:33shouldn't get married if you just want 12:34to have sex, right? Obviously,12:36temptation Everyone has temptation, but 12:39the question is, are you hiding 12:41behind marriage 12:43and not confronting that temptation? Are 12:45you blaming? Are you, you know,12:47minimizing? Are you,12:49you know, are you Are you stuck in the 12:51same pattern? Like, you you got to kind 12:52of think about these things.12:54Right? Amen. So, yeah, I would say this 12:57is kind of important, right? Godly 12:59relationships, I believe, will always 13:00add to your life. Now, not in the way 13:02you think. It can make It could possibly 13:04frustrate you, sure, but then that 13:05frustration can lead you back to God.13:07And a godly relationship will never 13:09replace God. It will always point you 13:11towards God, right? Amen. So, if you're 13:14in a relationship or if you 13:16are prone to kind of be in relationships 13:18and then every time you lose a 13:19relationship, it feels like you're 13:20losing yourself or your identity, then 13:22clearly that's not a relationship from 13:24God, right? So, you have to ask You have 13:26to ask yourself, do these relationships 13:28that I'm in and I'm pursuing,13:30do they do they move me consistently 13:32more closer to God or do they move me 13:34further away from God? That's something 13:36we have to always think about, right?13:38Amen.13:39Yeah. God will not give you a 13:41relationship that excites you, but then 13:43costs you your peace, right? It doesn't 13:45It isn't He's He's never going to do 13:47that. God never, you know, subtracts 13:49without multiplying, right?13:51So, if it if it takes away your peace 13:54genuinely, right?13:56Now, peace obviously is subjective,13:58okay? And it's relative, right?14:00You will argue and fight. Like, my mom 14:02and my dad, they fought a lot, but 14:04believe it or not, that's what kept my 14:06mom close to God was the fighting and 14:08the arguing and the constant releasing,14:10"Hey, Lord, my husband has done this to 14:12me. I don't want to leave. I I I believe 14:15in the promise." And then he she didn't 14:16leave.14:17So, a godly relationship is not about,14:19you know, finding someone who needs you.14:21It's about kind of walking alongside 14:23with someone who honors boundaries, who 14:27respects you, but, you know, even if 14:28they struggle, are they willing to grow?14:30Are they willing to lead? Because 14:32in a lot of ways, my father led my mom,14:34too.14:36Led her straight to Christ.14:38Maybe just not in the way that we think,14:40but he did. He would try to like have 14:42conversations with her, but, you know,14:43end up putting his hands on her. He 14:44would try and do those things, which is 14:46not right. But, what I'm saying is my 14:47mom never saw it as like, "Oh, he's 14:50pulling me away." Literally because of 14:52that, sh- sh- she went closer to God.14:55That is the God honest truth. So much so 14:57that my dad was like, "Dang, I I really 15:00did mess up." And that's what changed my 15:02father, as you guys can see. Amen. Yeah,15:04so, I think that's that's important,15:06right?15:07I I also think the most important thing 15:09is growth.15:10Both people should be growing, not just 15:12believing, right? Being a Christian is 15:14not the same as being spiritually 15:16mature. Right? So,15:18you have to ask, right? Is this person 15:20that you're with, are they teachable?15:21Are they becoming more or less humble?15:23Are they, you know, more loving over 15:26time? Do they take faith seriously,15:28right?15:29You have to look for the trajectory and 15:31the path of a person.15:33So, yes, my dad, believe it or not,15:35although he was stubborn, he was 15:36teachable in a lot of ways.15:38Because when my mom did come to Christ,15:40she he would he would like like chastise 15:43her. Like, "Why do you believe in this 15:44stupid God?" And my mom would tell him 15:46like, "Because all my life I've been 15:48empty, like having you." And he's like,15:50"Well, yeah, even though I'm empty,15:51though, it doesn't mean like I have to 15:52turn to God." So, he was teachable in 15:55that he heard and he acknowledged that 15:56he was empty.15:58Versus him saying, "You're stupid, you 15:59know, you're I'm not empty. Only you're 16:01empty. You're a weirdo." Like, he never 16:02said that. He was actually more like,16:03"Yeah, I'm empty, but even though I'm 16:05empty, what's going to God going to do?"16:07That's ignorance, not arrogance.16:09Understand? He didn't know what God 16:10could do, so he can only answer in that 16:12way.16:13Were they becoming more humble? Yeah. I 16:14mean, my dad would get angry at times,16:16but he would still be like, "Hey, okay,16:18fine. You can go to church. Just don't 16:19make me go to church."16:21Right? You can go to church. Don't make 16:22me go to church. He started to kind of 16:23shift. Did he become more loving over 16:25time? Yes, not in the way that she 16:27thought, but in the way that it was 16:29like, "Yes, I still think that all 16:30churches are liars. I still think that 16:32all pastors are scam artists, yes. But,16:34hey, if that makes you happy, just don't 16:36make me go. You be happy, you go home,16:38you chill, you relax, that's on you. I'm 16:40not going to go. Just don't Just respect 16:42my boundary and I'm not going to go."16:43And my mom did. My mom didn't ask him to 16:45go to church, right?16:47Amen. And my mom could see that my dad 16:50was looking for something. My dad 16:51obviously was. He was trying to change.16:54He just didn't know how. That was the 16:56one thing. He didn't know how.16:58Right? So, struggling, guys, is 17:00different than actual actual arrogance.17:03Right? If a person is struggling, you 17:05should stay with them.17:06You shouldn't actually be like, "Oh,17:08you're struggling? See you later. Like,17:10you're dumb. You're weak. You're less 17:12than." Like, that's not the smart thing 17:14to do. That's actually opposite of 17:15obedience to God.17:17Right? Struggling is, "Hey, I'm stronger 17:19than you in this predicament. I'll help 17:21you." You know,17:22I'm that type of person where like I 17:24help people where they struggle and I 17:26struggle in certain places. But, in my 17:28life, I I've noticed 17:30when when 17:31when someone else is struggling, I full 17:33on help them, right? Cuz God has given 17:35me the grace. But, I notice when I 17:37struggle in my life, especially in my 17:39relationships, no one helps me. Like,17:41it's it's just like, "Oh, yeah, like,17:44you know, you're supposed to be strong,17:46so like,17:47take care." You know what I mean? It's 17:48like, "Bye-bye." You know? So, in this 17:50way, it's like I understand how that 17:52feels when someone is like 17:55strong in one thing, it's a compromise,17:57right? It's like, "Okay, I'm strong in 17:59this. I I can help you with this. You're 18:01weak in this. I'm strong in this. My job 18:03is to help you. That's what a 18:04relationship is."18:05It's not, "Oh, you know what? Like,18:07you're strong and I'm weak and I'm only 18:09going to give you a set amount deadline,18:11like a timeline, that if you don't 18:13finish by this time, I'm going to get 18:14frustrated with you and I'm going to 18:15leave or I'm going to allow you to leave 18:17or I'm going to do something to 18:18sabotage." A lot of you guys, right?18:19I've been talking to someone recently 18:21who, you know, when I was mentoring that 18:22person, that it was a guy, he would just 18:25sabotage his relationship. Like, he 18:27would get angry and he would, you know,18:28get frustrated and because he was the 18:30stronger person. He was very grounded 18:32and the the woman he was dating was a ex 18:35only fans girl with a lot of trauma. And 18:37so, he would just literally just call 18:39her mean names and stuff, you know, just 18:40to sabotage her. And in the end,18:42obviously, she left. And he didn't chase 18:44after her because that was his plan. So,18:46for him, I kind of expressed to him that 18:47that was wrong and, you know, things 18:49like that.18:50You understand what I'm saying? So,18:51yeah. I I would say these are the 18:54things, right, that you have to ask when 18:55it comes to a godly relationship. Is it 18:57bringing you closer to God? Are you 18:59still listening to that person? Are you 19:00able to at least hear them? Are they 19:02doing something for you that's pushing 19:04you closer to God? Then that is a godly 19:05relationship, not just, you know,19:07peaches and cream.19:09Understand what I'm saying? A lot of you 19:10guys will let people walk out of your 19:11lives or walk away from people who have 19:1490% there and 10% there they're not 19:16there. And then you ultimately settle 19:17with somebody who has 50% and 50%. I've 19:20seen it happen so much so much, guys. So 19:23much, you know? So, it's really sad.19:25But, yeah.19:26Hey, if you're enjoying this episode, I 19:28have a whole other video episode on all 19:30platforms, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram,19:33all that. Every single Monday. Each 19:35episode is a gospel-centered lesson that 19:37you could apply to your life today. So,19:40this is more conversational. You guys 19:41know my team, Jeremy and Aaron. We just 19:43have a lot of fun. We joke around, but 19:45we get serious. We get vulnerable. It's 19:48just very very different and it's 19:50beautiful. I hope you guys can tune in 19:52and we made this for you guys, so please 19:54enjoy.19:56All right, good question. Let me keep 19:58going. Webo said, "What should I do when 20:01I wake up feeling anxious? It just feels 20:03overwhelming all of a sudden." Okay, so 20:05first and foremost, waking up anxious 20:07doesn't mean something is wrong with 20:08you. It also doesn't mean that you lack 20:10faith and it doesn't mean that you're 20:12doomed in any way. Okay, so when you 20:14wake up anxious, nine times out of 10 20:17it's a stress thing, not a spiritual 20:19thing. So cortisol is all it's a it's a 20:21stress hormone. I learned this from my 20:24naturopathic doctor that cortisol 20:25actually spikes and peaks in the morning 20:28time, right? So your brain will 20:30naturally come online before your 20:32emotional before your emotions do,20:34right? So when you wake up stress is 20:36usually in the brain, right? And then it 20:38bleeds into the body. But emotional 20:41regulation comes from the heart and it 20:42comes from the brain as well. So your 20:44brain will come online and then your 20:46body's still kind of like regulating it,20:49right? And sometimes it can be stress 20:51from yesterday or from the past that has 20:53not fully been processed yet, right?20:55Your mind what's really good about our 20:57our brain what's really horrible about 20:59our brain is that it scans for like 21:02negative things and like threat and 21:04harmful things before like before it 21:06scans for like positive things. It's 21:08always like that. I don't know why, but 21:09it just is. It's just naturally our 21:10default setting, right? So in the 21:12morning, I think what what you can do is 21:15I've woken I've you know, woken up 21:17anxious before. You don't ask like why 21:19am I anxious right away.21:21Right there, you start to analyze cuz 21:23that's a question where when you ask why 21:25you have to now analyze the why and then 21:28analysis fuels paralysis and it fuels 21:31anxiety. It fuels depression. The more 21:33you think, the more if you notice,21:35right? The more you think about things,21:37the more it becomes powerful. The more 21:39you start to become conscious of those 21:41things and then it becomes something 21:43that was really small becomes humongous.21:45So instead, I think you should start 21:47with regulation instead of 21:48interpretation, right? So when you wake 21:51up anxious,21:52I've learned to ground my body because 21:55guys, I've done a lot of things in my 21:56past and sometimes I wake up from a bad 21:58dream of like me doing the things in my 22:00past 22:01and it really messes with me. So I have 22:03I used to wake up with extreme crippling 22:05anxiety like for real, right? So what I 22:07what I would do is I would literally 22:09like just sit up, not get out of bed,22:11but just sit up, put my feet on the 22:13floor, and I'll push my hands onto my 22:15thighs like onto my quads and I would 22:18grab I would feel grounded in this way.22:20And then I would take 22:22five, right? Breaths, but very slow 22:25breaths like five seconds like, right?22:28And then I would breathe out five 22:30seconds.22:31Right? It's not just breath work, but 22:32God has given us the breath to kind of 22:34calm us. It's kind of like activating 22:36the Holy Spirit and I would do this like 22:38five times. And then 22:40instead of hyper cuz when you're 22:42anxious, you guys, right? You do this,22:43right? That's hyperventilating. So to to 22:46So to counter that, I've learned longer 22:49exhales, longer breaths tell your 22:51nervous system, "Hey, chill. I'm good.22:53I'm good."22:55Understand? And then you guys know I 22:57teach this, but you have to 22:59kind of call it out, right? "I'm feeling 23:01anxious right now." You don't say, "I 23:03have anxiety." Because now you're taking 23:06on the identity.23:07So you don't say, "I have anxiety." You 23:09say, "I feel anxious right now." Yes,23:11it's uncomfortable, but I'm safe.23:14The only thing that's uncomfortable is 23:15that I don't have control of it. Other 23:17than that though, I'm alive. I'm not 23:18going to die. Yes, I can have a panic 23:20attack, but I'm not going to die from 23:21it, right? I've had multiple panic 23:23attacks and never died from it. It may 23:24feel like you're dying, but that's not 23:26true, okay? That's just not true, right?23:28So anxiety always lies to us because 23:31Satan uses anxiety through feelings. So 23:34he'll say, right? This feeling that 23:37you're feeling means that something bad 23:38is happening or is about to happen to 23:41you. That's where anxiety like stems 23:43from fear and feelings. Two F's, right?23:46But feelings you have to treat them like 23:48the weather. It cannot be sunshine all 23:50the time and it cannot be raining all 23:52the time either. The it has to let up.23:54You That is the God honest truth.23:56Understand what I'm saying, right? So 23:58yeah, for me like I I kind of also 24:00anchor my mind like, "Okay, let me look 24:02here like this is this is real. I'm I'm 24:05in I'm in a I'm in a room right now,24:07right? I'm you know, if it's your 24:08blanket like you you hold your blanket,24:11you know, it's warm, right? You stretch,24:13you take a shower and when you take a 24:15shower, you feel the water. Like these 24:17things help your brain kind of 24:18reconnect.24:20And then it grounds you not only 24:21physically, emotionally, mentally, but 24:23also spiritually. And you obviously 24:25pray, "Father God, you're with me. I 24:26know you are because the Bible says I'm 24:28with you till the ends of the earth. The 24:29Bible says I will never leave you nor 24:31forsake you. The Bible says I never 24:33sleep nor slumber. Like you're with me."24:36Understand?24:37And you don't need to feel okay to be 24:38okay.24:39That's what I've learned. The biggest 24:41lesson here is you don't need to feel 24:43okay to be okay. You're okay because God 24:45is with you and he's hold on holding on 24:47to you. You don't have to feel okay. Do 24:49you understand what I'm saying, brothers 24:51and sisters, right? Amen. So as long as 24:53we realize that, right? Then you're able 24:55to kind of learn and and kind of grow in 24:57this way, okay?24:58All right. I just want to say thank you 25:00for the Bible class on Numbers 11. This 25:02chapter was actually been talked about 25:04by my pastor in the service, but it was 25:05out of context. Amen. Because he says to 25:07not bear it alone, to give to other 25:09people, something like that. Oh, my 25:10English. Yes, yes, very good, very good.25:12No, that's great. It's great. I'm glad 25:14that you're able to see that the Bible 25:16class is very helpful and so very 25:17helpful for you.25:19That's important. Good to realize, good 25:21to see. All right, let's continue. Hi 25:23pastor, I had a motorcycle accident back 25:26in January of 2024.25:29So the 2-year anniversary is coming up 25:30soon and while I became paralyzed 25:32because of it, lately I've been feeling 25:34this heavy feeling and I've been 25:36catching myself looking at old pictures 25:37and reminiscing on my life when I was 25:38walking and I truly miss it. I didn't 25:42but I didn't have God like I did now.25:43Can you say this is the enemy attacking 25:45me? Very good question. First and 25:47foremost, I appreciate you obviously 25:49sharing this cuz it's very tender,25:52right?25:53It's it's it's a deep subject. I don't 25:55think however what you're experiencing 25:57is a spiritual attack. I think it's just 25:59grief. Now grief itself guys is not 26:01sinful. It's not weakness. It's not even 26:03lack of faith, right? Anniversaries are 26:05deadlines, guys and you had a traumatic 26:09anniversary. It's trauma. It's it's 26:12strong. As the 2-year mark is 26:14approaching, right? Your body and your 26:15heart are What are they doing? They're 26:17remembering. Even if your mind is 26:19subconsciously or even consciously, it's 26:21not trying to do it. It's just doing it 26:22naturally, right? So you lost so many 26:25things. Look,26:26you lost walking, the ability to walk.26:29You lost your old body. You lost your 26:31former almost your former identity, I 26:33would say, your your independence,26:35right? You lost a version of your life 26:36that 26:37you never actually got to say goodbye 26:39to. And so I'm sorry about that.26:42Obviously, this is normal, right?26:45When you look at old photos, it's not 26:46like you're rebelling against God.26:48You're just like you're being human,26:50right? You're saying that that life 26:51mattered to me. Sister, I I I I commend 26:54you for that. You know, you're human.26:55It's okay. Is this the enemy? This is 26:57how the enemy works, okay? The enemy 26:59always accuses.27:01He always shames. He always isolates.27:03Now grief will remember, it will ache 27:06and it might long for something.27:08But I don't think you're condemned. I 27:10don't feel like you feel condemned. I 27:12don't feel like you're tempted towards 27:13despair. I don't think you hate God.27:15None of what you said at least and and 27:17scripture's not popping up for me at 27:18least. And you're not rejecting your 27:20present life. I think you've 27:21acknowledged actually, "Hey, I wasn't as 27:23close to God as I am now."27:25That's so beautiful, sis, for real. I'm 27:27not even saying this to like fluff your 27:29feathers. That's beautiful. You're 27:31you're a stronger person than me.27:33Cuz I would have been like, "What? Why?"27:35And I'm sure you went through that, but 27:36it seems like you've overcame, right?27:38You're you're just your sorrow is just 27:40mixing with your memory and I don't 27:41think that's a problem.27:43That's not the enemy attacking you. I 27:45think your heart is wounded and it's 27:46just processing the loss in a way that 27:49you've you know, it just comes up here 27:51and there, so it's it's okay. It's okay 27:53to feel like that. Amen, right? So what 27:55you're facing 28:01what you've lost.28:03So that's kind of difficult, right?28:05Because you you're thankful that wow,28:06I'm close to God, but you also have this 28:08grief of like dang, I lost my ability to 28:10walk and I lost like my former life,28:11right? So gratitude obviously doesn't 28:14right away erase the grief cuz you're 28:16human. It's normal and what you went 28:18through was extremely traumatic, right?28:21But also, grief, it doesn't cancel the 28:25growth either.28:26And your grief doesn't cancel gratitude.28:28You can be grieving and still be 28:29grateful, right? So I would say you 28:31actually grew a lot. For you to even be 28:33able to say, "I lost my life. Is this 28:35the enemy attacking me?" Is is, you 28:37know, amazing, right? Cuz you're worried 28:40more about the enemy attacking you than 28:41you are losing your your your previous 28:43life, which is again, I commend you. You 28:45may not know this, but I see it because 28:47I'm a I'm a minister. I can see the 28:48heart posture. Most people can't do what 28:50you're doing and I'm not saying this for 28:52you to get high-hearted. I'm just 28:53commending that because I haven't seen 28:54this type of faith in a minute.28:56Honestly, it's very very faithful. It's 28:59pretty pretty deep, right? So good job 29:01on that, but God has given you the grace 29:03for that. So 29:04how do you know then if it is the enemy?29:06For everyone here, the enemy will always 29:09say things like your life is over,29:11right? Or or this is all you'll ever be.29:13But I've heard you, sister. You've said 29:15many times, "No, I believe that God will 29:16heal me through this." So you you there 29:18is no your life is over. There is still 29:20hope.29:21You know, there is no this is the the 29:22the the finish line. I'm done. You you 29:24don't say those things. Amen. Amen. And 29:26you don't say things like, you know, God 29:28took something from me and he didn't 29:29give me enough back. No, you're like 29:31literally saying, "I wasn't even close 29:33to God. He gave me greater." So that's 29:35how I know it's not the enemy. Are you 29:36following me, sis? The enemy's just 29:38trying to tell you that it's the enemy,29:39but it's not, right? And you don't say 29:42like, "Oh, I'm ungrateful for feeling 29:43like this," right? That's what the enemy 29:45will Oh, "You're ungrateful for feeling.29:46You should feel grateful. You still have 29:47life. Like, he doesn't tell you that.29:49You know that already. So, it's good.29:51I would say, so what you shared to me 29:55sounds like, you know, you loved who you 29:57were and you miss it. And you're 29:59learning how to cope with that in real 30:02time. You're learning who you are now.30:05That's not spiritual warfare. That's 30:07actually spiritual growth.30:09That's what I That's what I genuinely 30:10believe, honestly.30:12Genuinely believe.30:14Right? So, no. No, I don't I don't I 30:16don't agree with I don't think that that 30:17that's the enemy attacking you. Amen?30:19Right? So, that's kind of what it comes 30:21down to. Beautiful, right? Guys, that's 30:23why you have to confirm with other 30:25people who understand the Bible.30:27Right? Because it helps so much, right?30:29Okay. I'm I'm getting through it, guys.30:30You guys have a lot of questions, so I'm 30:32going to try and answer most, but all of 30:33these things should have answered a lot 30:35of you guys's questions, right? Gospel 30:37Bot is officially live. 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This person doesn't even 32:07come to my mind, but I just thought it 32:09was very weird.32:11I think Okay, so we have to separate 32:13something here. Having dreams about 32:15someone from your past does not mean you 32:17secretly want them, okay? And it also 32:19doesn't mean that there's something 32:20spiritually wrong, okay?32:22So, dreams, number one, are not desires,32:25different D's, okay?32:27So, you have to realize that. Dreams are 32:29not your conscious will, but actually 32:31your subconscious and even unconscious,32:34right? Your brain is processing things 32:37that were stored like kind of in that 32:39mental subconscious or or even 32:41unconscious. That's just what it is.32:44And obviously, the enemy will also do 32:45that, too. He will work in that way,32:47right? So, I dream at times about people 32:50that I don't love or people that I 32:52haven't thought about in years and 32:53people that I would never even want them 32:55in my life again. That happens time to 32:57time, right? So, so that doesn't mean 32:59that, you know, it's a it's a bad or a 33:01good thing. It's just a thing, right?33:03So, yeah, I would say that's not 33:05something you have to stick like super 33:06focus on.33:08But I don't It becomes a problem when 33:10you're like, oh, I got it's a sign for 33:12me to reach out. Oh, it's God telling me 33:14to go back. Now, these are assumptions.33:17Oh, it's, you know, temptation and, you 33:20know, it's the enemy pulling me 33:21backwards and oh, no. I would say dreams 33:25are just another form of processing 33:27things internally.33:29That's all, right? You can literally 33:30just say this one sentence, that was 33:33just a dream. That's it. You don't need 33:35to overanalyze the dream. You don't 33:37remember it, right? Analysis feeds 33:38anxiety, as I say, right? You don't need 33:40to do all of that.33:41You're just overanalyzing, right? Amen?33:44So, yeah. That's kind of what it comes 33:46down to at the end of the day, right?33:48So, yeah. I I mean, just comes down to 33:51that. All right. Hi, my dad cheated on 33:54my mom 5 years ago. He's now bankrupt 33:57and he left the other woman and 33:59we forgave him and welcomed him into our 34:00home. He was trying to get with my mom 34:03and 2 weeks ago cheated again with the 34:04same woman. So, that seems like he 34:06didn't repent at all. What should my mom 34:08do? She's afraid of staying alone and I 34:10don't know what to do as a daughter.34:11Number one, you have to pray for him.34:13Obviously, you know, your dad, you know,34:16is is repeating these patterns and and I 34:19think this is a cycle for your dad and 34:23for most men. Most men I I know struggle 34:25with cheating, right? So,34:28I think he just doesn't have salvation 34:30and so that's why it's more difficult 34:31for him to be anchored in God instead of 34:34himself. I don't think your mom is weak 34:36for being afraid of being alone, right?34:39I think that's very human of her,34:41especially after years of betrayal,34:43right? I think your mom just is in 34:45survival mode, though.34:47If she chooses to stay with someone who 34:48repeatedly violates this,34:51you know, covenantal love out of fear,34:55then it's survival. It's not faith,34:56right? So, she's just trying to protect 34:58her heart and I think she's allowed to 35:00do so.35:01She is allowed to say, okay, I can't I'm 35:03not going to give you more access 35:04anymore. She is, but if she chooses to 35:06do what she does, what can you do to 35:08help her? To be honest, nothing. You can 35:11only go to war for her and pray for her.35:13I would say don't judge your mom because 35:15just like your dad struggles with 35:16certain things, your mom is also 35:18struggling with certain things. She's 35:20struggling with codependency. She's 35:21struggling with fear and most of us do 35:23the same. So, Romans chapter 7 is very 35:26clear. It says, right? If we do the 35:29things we don't want to do, it is no 35:30longer us who do it, but the sin that 35:32dwells in us. So, that's why I teach 35:34about salvation because that's what's 35:35going to cast out all of these things.35:37Amen? Understand? So, the Bible is not 35:39going to commend her for staying, but 35:41it's also not going to commend her for 35:42leaving. It's just what God is going to 35:44allow. It's our choice, right? She could 35:47separate and have boundaries. She could,35:49you know, love from a distance. She can 35:50do all of those things. But again, if 35:52she's driven by that fear 35:55and survival mode, there's nothing you 35:57can tell her because everything is going 35:58to be a threat to her survival mode.36:00It's going to be a threat to her 36:01survival. So, this isn't about finding 36:03the right words to tell somebody.36:06It's just solely about, hey Lord, please 36:09show my mom what's right and give my mom 36:11the strength to overcome because I know 36:13what it feels like to codependent. And 36:16I'm pretty sure you do, too, sister.36:18Understand? It's difficult. It's 36:20difficult to break those ties in that 36:21bondage because you're you have this 36:24comfortability now with people. Amen?36:26You guys got that? So, I'm going to 36:27scroll down a little bit because there's 36:29just a lot of questions. I'm pretty sure 36:31I answered a lot of things 36:32foundationally. Amen? But,36:35yeah, let's let's kind of let's kind of 36:37keep going here. How do we How would you 36:39explain the fruits of the spirit,36:41pastor? Some Christians think we should 36:43go in order to show others No. So, it 36:45doesn't say fruits, plural, it says 36:48fruit of the spirit, singular. So, we 36:50have to look at that exegetically. The 36:52fruit of the spirit, which is in 36:53Galatians 5 that you mentioned, 22 to 36:5523,36:57it's singular, right? But the fruit of 36:59the spirit, not fruits, but fruit of the 37:01spirit is and spirit is capital S, is 37:04love, joy, peace, long-suffering,37:06gentleness, faith, meek meek, right?37:08Meekness, all of that, right? Against 37:10such there is no law.37:12So, the fruit of the spirit, right? Most 37:15Most Christians think that if I produce 37:17the fruit, then people will see Jesus.37:20That sounds great and humble, but that's 37:22actually the reversal of the gospel.37:24Because now,37:25your focus is is now actionable things.37:28Like, oh, I need to be more patient. Oh,37:31I need to be more loving and more 37:33peaceful and I have to suffer through 37:34and help people. Then, what happens now 37:36is fruit becomes the focus. Behavior 37:38becomes the focus, right? Jesus becomes 37:41kind of this implied thing versus this 37:43central thing. Understand what I'm 37:45saying, right? So, who is the actual 37:47fruit? When you look at John 15:5,37:51it says, I am the vine, you are the 37:52branches. He that abideth in me and I in 37:55him, the same bringeth forth much fruit.37:58So, what is the fruit? It's Jesus. And 38:00it says, for without me, you can do 38:02nothing.38:04So, branches, they don't focus on fruit.38:06They don't strain. They don't do 38:07anything. They just stay connected.38:09Fruit is a result. Understand?38:11So, the fruit of the spirit is not about 38:14traits or like, you know,38:16those types of things. It's about a 38:18person.38:19The fruit that hung on the cross, which 38:21is Jesus Christ.38:23Right?38:24The fruit that hung on the tree. So, the 38:26spirit's job is to reveal and reproduce 38:29that gospel of Christ inside of us. So,38:33when you have love, it has to be 38:34Christ's love. When you have joy, it has 38:36to be joy that comes from Christ. When 38:38you have peace, it has to be from the 38:39prince of peace. When you have patience,38:41it's the patience of Jesus. When you 38:42have gentleness, it's the Jesus's 38:44gentleness. When you have goodness, it's 38:46Jesus's goodness, not your own goodness 38:48cuz there's no good, no one that's 38:49righteous.38:51When it's faith, it it's your borrowing 38:53Jesus's faithfulness. When it's 38:54meekness, it's Jesus's meekness, his 38:56humility. When it's self-control, it's 38:59not self-control, it's savior control.39:00It's Jesus's restraint, right? So,39:02people think they're doing the fruit.39:04No, we bear the fruit. Not We don't do 39:07the fruit. We bear the fruit. We We 39:09don't produce the fruit. Understand what 39:11I'm saying? You just abide in the one 39:12who's fruitful, Jesus, and then all of 39:14that comes out of you cuz you're the 39:15branch. Understand what I'm saying? So,39:17fruit only grows when you trust in 39:20Jesus. You don't try to replace him by 39:21your works and your efforts. Understand?39:24Right? So, people do not meet Jesus 39:26through your perfection and your 39:27actions. They meet him through your 39:29authenticity and your dependency.39:32What does that mean? Do you guys know 39:34what that means?39:35It means that your realness,39:38right? And who you depend on is going to 39:40show your fruits.39:42That's what it means, right? Cuz a gang 39:44member like me, being raw and real,39:47isn't just going to cut it.39:48Me being raw and real and then only 39:50pointing to Jesus, that's what you guys 39:52are going to go, "Whoa, this is 39:53different. This can't be Pastor Johnny.39:55This is somebody different." You 39:57understand what I'm saying, right? Makes 39:59sense? So, yeah, that's kind of what it 40:01comes down to at the end of the day.40:02Amen. Makes sense? So, yeah. It's a 40:05very, very beautiful question, but it 40:08takes a lot of explanation. Amen. How 40:10come KP asked, "How come Jesus could not 40:12have died a simple death if the wages of 40:14sin is just death? Is there something 40:16deeper to the immense suffering?" Wow.40:20Bro got his thinking cap on. Bro got his 40:23thinking cap on. Good question. That's 40:25very deep and it's a very holy question,40:27right? So, first and foremost, Jesus 40:29didn't just come to die. He came to bear 40:33the full weight of sin. Understand?40:35There's a legal sin, there's a 40:37relational sin, there's a cosmic sin,40:39there's a humanistic sin. And that all 40:41of that stuff required more than a 40:44simple death.40:45So, when you're what you're quoting, KP,40:47good, is Romans 6:23. For the wages of 40:49sin is death.40:51But the gift of God is everlasting life,40:53right? So, many people read this and 40:55they go, "Okay, there's a spirit,40:56there's a physical death here."40:58But biblically, death is separation. So,41:00what does sin produce? It produces 41:02separation from God. It produces shame,41:05curse, suffering, corruption, judgment,41:08isolation, all that, right? So, if Jesus 41:11were to only die physically, let's say,41:14how could he be addressing the full 41:16consequences of these things?41:18Because sin is not just separation, it's 41:20shame, curse, suffering, all these 41:21things, right? So, Jesus, if he just 41:24died a simple death,41:25then it would be it would he would have 41:27paid just a simple price. But God 41:29doesn't ask you to pay a simple price.41:30He asks you to pay a full-blown debt,41:33right? Jesus doesn't require a simple 41:36cuz simple usually means cheap, right?41:38So, he doesn't require a cheap death, he 41:40requires a sufficient death, right?41:43So, what did Jesus have to do? He had to 41:44bear everybody's sin, not just his own,41:47but everybody's sin. He didn't have his 41:48own, but bear everybody's sin.41:51He had to absorb 41:53all of the curse from sin. He had to 41:55absorb all of the darkness. He had to 41:57take everybody's judgment. He had to 41:59feel the separation. So, that's why it 42:02was excessive because 42:04it's thorough,42:06right? Amen.42:07Remember,42:09Galatians 3:30 seen, right? Christ has 42:10redeemed us from the curse of the law,42:12being made a curse for us, where it is 42:14written, "Cursed is everyone that 42:15hangeth on a tree," right? Crucifixion 42:17isn't just execution. It is literally 42:20bearing publicly the curse. Cursed is 42:23everyone that hangs on a tree, publicly,42:25right? So, what did he do? He didn't die 42:27privately, he died publicly. He was 42:29stripped, he was mocked, he was shamed,42:31he was rejected, he was exposed. Why?42:33Why? Because sin doesn't just kill 42:35people, it humiliates people, it 42:37fractures people, it dehumanizes people,42:40right? It does so many things to people.42:42And Jesus had to go through all of that.42:45Do you understand what I'm saying? Makes 42:46sense, KP? You understand? So, Jesus had 42:49to go through all of the human suffering 42:51because that's what sin produces is 42:52human suffering. He had to enter, right?42:55So that no more suffering. He had to 42:57flip that on its face. Amen. So, we know 42:59this in Isaiah 53, a man of many 43:01sorrows, acquainted with grief. And he 43:03bore our griefs, he carried our sorrows.43:05That's what it comes down to. That's why 43:08it's so deep. It's not just, "Oh, yeah,43:10just die." No, no, no, no.43:13He didn't just die for sin, he suffered 43:15with humanity under sin. Sheesh. That's 43:18how we know he was 100% man and 100%43:20God. Cuz if he would just die, that's a 43:22cop-out.43:23Do you understand what I'm saying? He 43:25wouldn't then feel or relate to us. He 43:27wouldn't be able to see all of the pain 43:29we felt, all the sadness and grief we 43:31bore, all of the shame and the guilt and 43:33the misery and the temptation. All of 43:35that, it would just be too cheap. Yeah,43:38I'll just die for you, it's cool. And he 43:39wouldn't have relation with us. Do you 43:41understand now, KPZ? Meet the big brain 43:43man. You so the big brain man.43:46Understand? I'm just kidding.43:48But genuinely, right? genuinely, right?43:50What did Jesus suffer the most? Can I 43:52tell you guys what Jesus suffered the 43:54most on?43:56Matthew 27:46. What does he suffer the 43:58most from? Being shamed? No.44:01I'll show you, okay?44:03Matthew 7's Matthew 27:46.44:07Very, very good scripture. And I'll read 44:09it in Aramaic for you, okay? I'll read 44:12it in Aramaic for you, okay? Especially 44:14this last part. He says, "About the 44:16ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud 44:18voice." He cried with the loud voice,44:21"God, why did you curse me?" Is that 44:23what he says?44:24"God, why did you make me die?" What 44:26does he say? Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani.44:31That is to say, "My God, my God, why 44:35hast thou forsaken me?"44:39What is the biggest pain? Being forsaken 44:42by God.44:43Not nails, not blood, not The deepest 44:47suffering that he felt was separation.44:50Do you understand?44:51What does sin create, brothers and 44:53sisters? Sisters? The forsakenness of 44:56God. Do you understand? A simple death 44:58cannot accomplish that. A simple death 45:01No way. Being completely forsaken by God 45:05is super, super heavy, brothers and 45:09sisters. Extremely heavy. And why did he 45:12do this? Why did he experience this for 45:14the first and only time by being 45:17forsaken? Because of what sin creates.45:20Godly forsakenness, right? You get 45:22forsaken by God. He did this so that you 45:24never have to. Sheesh. How can you not 45:27love God? I don't know. For me, I I I 45:29just I realized that, right? So, Jesus,45:33if he died simply, would not understand 45:35the unjust suffering that we all go 45:37through.45:38He would not understand the agony that 45:39feels, you know, excessive. He would not 45:42understand the pain that we feel, right?45:46Do you understand what I'm saying? He 45:47would not understand his prayers not 45:49being answered.45:50He prayed for the cup to be moved, and 45:54God didn't answer him that way. Sheesh.45:56So, he would not be able to relate to 45:57us.45:59Do you understand what I'm saying? He 46:00felt everything we felt. Man. And you 46:03know what's the difference? We deserve 46:05that, but he didn't deserve that. That's 46:07why I love him. Okay, we deserve it. Me 46:10and you, we deserve it. But But Jesus 46:12doesn't deserve that. My heart breaks 46:13even talking about this. But it's also 46:15thankful 46:17because dang, like he Are you serious,46:19God? Like you did that for me?46:22Why? There is no depth of human pain 46:26that Jesus did not enter.46:28He's entered every single pain,46:30everything you've ever felt. I promise 46:32you,46:33I promise you he's felt it. In this way,46:36KP, that's why he can't just die simply.46:38And we felt a lot of pain, but he's felt 46:41every single pain, I believe, in the 46:43world. He had to. He has to. And you 46:46know what's the saddest part, but also 46:49the most precious part? He didn't have 46:51to.46:52He didn't deserve it. He willingly 46:55stepped into it for me and you because 46:58you guys are worth it to him. We are 47:01worth it to him. Do you understand? Do 47:03you understand? Jesus suffered deeply 47:06because sin damages so deeply. That's 47:09why. Same wage,47:11same intensity.47:13Do you guys understand? That's my heart 47:15towards God. Yeah, I have my blemishes 47:16and all that, but 47:18he washed all of that. Very, very good 47:20question. Death in scripture is not just 47:22dying, it's spiritual separation, it's 47:25spiritual curse, it's spiritual 47:26judgment, spiritual pain, spiritual 47:29grief, spiritual shame, spiritual 47:31alienation, isolation, all of that he 47:34has to die 47:36because of that. Do you understand what 47:37I'm saying? Do you guys understand?47:39Amen.47:40And a lot of people aren't teaching 47:41this.47:43>> [laughter]47:43[snorts]47:43>> Makes sense? And because Jesus went 47:45through all that suffering,47:47there is no suffering that he doesn't 47:49understand. And so, that's why we can go 47:52to him, right?47:53I'll be honest, most people do not 47:55understand 47:57or can even fully grasp the pain that 48:00Jesus went through for us.48:03We complain about the small things,48:06but our pain is like a splinter to God.48:08Genuinely, genuinely. I'm not trying to 48:11be mean.48:12Genuinely. Amen. But I'm so thankful 48:14that even though it's a splinter, God 48:17also works. This splinter hurts, right?48:20Amen. This splinter hurts, but 48:23Lord, you know, you bore the whole 48:25cross. Amen. That's why when I see 48:27Jesus, I don't know about y'all, I have 48:28to hug him. Daily devotions are back and 48:31they're in your email. Every single day 48:32I start with the word of God and I share 48:34that with you guys so that you can also 48:36have the same peace, hope, and happiness 48:38that I move forward throughout the day.48:40Every morning I send you a piece of 48:41scripture and an explanation to help you 48:43with your spiritual walk. There's 48:44nothing more powerful than starting your 48:46day with the word of God. This quick 2 48:48minutes each morning will set you up for 48:50the rest of your day. These are 100%48:52free, so if you want to sign up for the 48:53emails, link in the description.48:56You guys, without these main stages,48:58genuinely, with without, you know, the 49:00servants sharing these hearts, right? We 49:02don't even sit back to reflect on this.49:04Would you agree? You reflect on what?49:06Oh, I have stress today. What about my 49:08career? Oh, I fall into lust again. We 49:11don't even We don't even think about 49:13Jesus like that. Feel me? That's why 49:15these are so life-giving.49:18Main stages are beautiful in this way,49:19hey? You think it's Johnny Chang?49:22You're foolish if you think that this 49:23isn't the Holy Spirit leading all of us.49:26Genuinely, there's no way. Understand? I 49:29can't even think about him.49:31So, you need to be here. And I will 49:33[snorts] never permit access from you 49:34guys.49:35Understand what I'm saying? Because 49:37genuinely we need nurturing.49:39We need realignment.49:40Okay? That in itself, guys, should 49:43destroy every single argument in your 49:47heart.49:48Every single thing that you're {quote}49:50dealing with. I always answer 49:53specifically, foundationally. Do you 49:55understand, brothers and sisters? Is 49:57that good?49:58You guys get it, right?50:00The pain that you feel, be prideful in 50:02that. Prideful. Take pride in that.50:05What? Why?50:07Because you're tasting 0.000001%50:12of what Jesus went through. Amen? You 50:15get to know Jesus' heart this way. Wow,50:18God. How did you bear this much pain and 50:21still choose us? That makes you not want 50:24to sin. That makes you not want to be 50:26like problematic. That makes you not 50:28want to live however you want. That 50:31makes you only want to live for God.50:33You're welcome, brothers and sisters.50:35You're welcome. Cuz we don't even think 50:37like that. The servant, us, we always 50:40have to align you guys.50:42Do you understand? I'm very thankful to 50:44God. Amen?50:45Suddenly your problems don't feel like 50:47problems, huh? That's what we do. Amen?50:49That's what we do, right? Makes sense.50:51Amen? How can I share this type of 50:53thankfulness? By 50:55always thinking about Jesus. It says in 50:58the Bible, rejoice always. And I say 51:00unto you again, rejoice. Why? Because 51:02when you think about Jesus, then you 51:04become happy. Amen? Don't feel stupid.51:07Don't feel discouraged, okay?51:09Don't feel like, oh, I'm so bad for not 51:11even thinking about him. That's not what 51:13I'm saying, brothers and sisters. That's 51:14what you're assuming. If you assume what 51:17I say, I cannot help you. Do you 51:19understand? If you respond to what you 51:21assume I said versus what I say, I can't 51:25help you then.51:26One has to be right, either what I say 51:28or what you assume. And I can guarantee 51:30you what I'm saying is not what you're 51:32assuming is, right? And so, a lot of 51:34people listen to assumptions in their 51:36mind based off of what they think you're 51:38saying, not what you're actually saying.51:41Amen?51:42God is beautiful. And so are you guys.51:45And that beautiful God died for me and 51:47you. He gave you children. He gave you a 51:50wife. He gave you a husband. He gave you 51:52a house. But more importantly than 51:54anything, do you know what he gave you?51:55He gave you Jesus. Which is worth more 51:57than, I'm sorry to say, your kids, your 51:59wife, your spouse, your house,52:01and everything else. That's really 52:03priceless. Amen? Amen? That's why I'm 52:05here for you guys. Okay? I'm here for 52:08you guys, right? Here to realign you 52:11so that you don't have to worry about 52:13narcissism and all these things. None of 52:15that matters. How do you deal with 52:17narcissism?52:19By Jesus being the boundary. How did 52:21Jesus deal with narcissists? With 52:23Pharisees.52:24He loved them from afar. Did not allow 52:26unlimited access. Forgave them and gave 52:29them up to his father to judge. It's 52:32that simple. It's that simple, guys.52:34Amen? You guys got that? Um, so we focus 52:36on these things. We start to be free. I 52:38was watching one of your lives. I got 52:39confused when you told a person, what do 52:41you mean you don't sin however you want?52:42You were born a sinner. If I eat orange 52:44chicken and change my accent, am I less 52:47Chinese? So does that mean we can't stop 52:48being sinners? No, it means you can 52:51never stop being a sinner solely by 52:54changing your behavior. The context here 52:57is born sinner means that you're 53:01naturally born into sin. What you are by 53:04birth. What you operate from. Your 53:06default setting. So no, Christians don't 53:10do not become better sinners. They were 53:12asking to become better sinners. And no,53:15stopping sinful behavior does not mean 53:17you're less human or less fallen by 53:20nature. And yes, apart from Christ, our 53:22nature does not reform itself into 53:25righteousness. Do you understand? Right?53:27If someone stops eating orange chicken 53:29and changes their accent, they don't 53:30stop being Chinese. They've changed 53:32behaviors, not identity. So what I was 53:34trying to highlight was we need identity 53:36shift, not behavioral transformation. We 53:39need identity transformation, not 53:40behavioral modification. In the same 53:43way, stopping certain sins doesn't 53:44change your spiritual nature.53:46And behavioral modification 53:49does not equate to righteousness. That 53:51was the point I was I was making. So 53:53does that mean we can't stop sinning?53:55No.53:57Sin is categorized by nature. Right?54:00Humanity humanity is fallen. You're born 54:03as a sinner. You're independent from God 54:04at first, right? You don't have us, you 54:07know, you don't stop having a fallen 54:08nature by trying harder. That's why 54:11reform and self-reformation doesn't save 54:14you, right? And yes, behaviors can 54:16change. People can stop certain sins.54:18They can clean up habits. They can grow 54:19in discipline and even become more 54:21outwardly sinless, I guess. Unbelievers 54:24do this all the time. Just speak to a 54:26philanthropist. Speak to Buddhist. Speak 54:28to just people who are atheists who just 54:30are nice. They can naturally behavior 54:33changes, sure.54:34But that doesn't change your spiritual 54:36status, though. That's why I used the 54:38analogy. Your spiritual status, your 54:41spiritual nature has to be changed.54:43Identity is in Christ. That's the 54:45missing piece. Christianity doesn't say 54:47try to stop being a sinner. It says be 54:49born again and die to your sin. You have 54:52to die in order to be born again. You 54:55don't be born again if you still have 54:56life. You have to lose your life in 54:58order to gain his life, right? That's 55:00the new nature I'm talking about. That's 55:02the whole point of the gospel.55:04So what actually changes a Christian?55:07When someone comes to Christ, they die 55:09to self, meaning die to all of their 55:11thoughts, feelings, and emotions.55:13And they are declared righteous through 55:15Jesus. They are given a new identity in 55:17Jesus. They are no longer defined by the 55:19Adamic bloodline, Adam. They are no 55:21longer under condemnation. If any man be 55:24in Christ, 2 Corinthians says, he is a 55:26new creature. Righteousness is credited 55:30to us. It's not achieved by us.55:33But what's the first thing that has to 55:34change? Identity, belief systems, and 55:37then behavior follows. People are trying 55:39to change behavior and then 55:41latch their identity onto that behavior.55:43That's why I used the analogy. Just cuz 55:45I eat less orange chicken and if I eat 55:47more tacos, I don't suddenly become 55:49Mexican or Hispanic. So then why do 55:51Christians still sin? Because the body 55:54is still mortal.55:56It's not done away with yet. The mind is 55:58still being renewed. That's why he says 55:59renew your mind daily. And habits,56:02obviously we're creatures of habit. They 56:04don't disappear overnight. The world is 56:06a fallen world right now. And we live in 56:09it. So of course we can't produce 56:11{quote} perfection outwardly yet. But 56:13inwardly we are perfected. And even 56:15outwardly we're perfected through Jesus 56:17cuz he does he's not confined to time,56:19space, and place. Understand?56:21Christians, they don't sin from 56:24identity. They sin against identity. Do 56:26you know what that means? Their issue is 56:29not sinning because they have issues 56:33with their identity. They have issues 56:35about their identity. They don't think 56:38and believe that they're righteous. So 56:39they're sinning against that word which 56:41God has given us the identity of, right?56:44>> [snorts]56:44>> Makes sense? So if you believe, I stop 56:47sinning therefore I'm righteous, then 56:49that's performative.56:51That's not good. That leads to 56:53condemnation when you do fail. You have 56:55That's why I've stopped sinning, right?56:58Make sense? So you don't stop being a 57:00sinner 57:01and then you become, you know, by being 57:03more righteous. You become righteous in 57:06Christ and then sin loses its authority 57:08over you.57:09That's what I'm saying. Does that make 57:11sense? Okay? It's very clear. Being born 57:14a sinner refers always to your nature,57:16not your constant behavior. People con 57:19It's convoluted. They mix the two. Oh,57:22I'm a sinner because of my behavior. No,57:24you're a sinner because of your nature.57:26I'm Chinese not because of my behavior 57:28and I act like Chinese. No, I am a 57:31sinner because I'm born Chinese. I'm 57:33born that way.57:34Right? So you don't you don't change to 57:36be accepted. You're accepted and that's 57:38why you change. Make sense? You could 57:40steal that one, guys. Okay? And put it 57:43on your little Instagram bio if you want 57:44to. We don't change to be accepted.57:46We're accepted and that's why we change.57:48Okay? I know a lot of you guys be doing 57:49that to me and give me zero credit.57:53Sheesh.57:54Cheddar's. Cheddar's.57:57Right? Sheesh. People be like, dang,57:59that's bar. They be in the comment 58:01section. You guys are so funny. Y'all be 58:03in the comment section and you guys will 58:05literally put some You know, if you're 58:07in your if you're not in your word,58:08you're in your feelings. You'll get like 58:09hundreds of likes on it and people be 58:10like, that's bars. And you'll be like,58:12yep. Amen. Glory to God. What the heck?58:15What about glory to Johnny who you stole 58:17it from? Just kidding. Just kidding.58:19Just kidding, right? Like there's no 58:20glory whatsoever. It's just 58:22Right? It's it's okay, though. On God,58:24though. Right?58:26Amen. But but to adjust that, too, I 58:27don't want you guys to just quote bars.58:30I want you to live bars. Oh my gosh,58:32you're going to steal that, too, huh?58:33Don't just quote scripture. Live 58:34scripture. Amen? Steal that one, too.58:37Understand? Right? You guys are quoting 58:39bars, but you don't live the bars, hey?58:41Amen? Right? Okay. Amen. Hallelujah. You 58:44know, Paul calls us not sinners anymore.58:48Paul calls us saints. Did you guys know 58:51that? Did you know that?58:52He believe He calls believers hagios.58:56The same root word for hagiomenos,58:59right? Hagios means holy, set apart,59:02consecrated, belonging to God. It 59:04doesn't mean morally flawless or never 59:07struggling.59:08So saint is about status, not 59:10performance. Sheesh. Right?59:14Don't believe me? Here, I'll post it,59:16okay? First Corinth Where does he call 59:18us saints?59:19I'll show you. Okay, the people. Okay,59:23honey. I show you, baby. First 59:25Corinthians 1:2. Ready? Unto the church 59:28of God which is at Corinth to them that 59:31are sanctified, Remember, not a process 59:34in Christ called to be saints 59:37with all that in every place call upon 59:39the name of the Jesus Christ our Lord 59:41both theirs and ours. Wow. What does he 59:43say? Remember, Church of Corinth, this 59:46is the first chapter. Watch, right?59:49First Corinthians 1. Later on, what do 59:51they go? They go on to do idol worship,59:53they right? Notice how he calls them he 59:57opens with you guys are saints not after 1:00:00they fixed themselves, not after they 1:00:02mature, but as they are. Did you catch 1:00:04that? Ayayay, Dios mio. And same thing,1:00:08Church of Ephesus,1:00:10Philippi, Rome, Colossae, right? That's 1:00:13the Ephesians, Philippians, Romans,1:00:16Colossians. These are books, right? He 1:00:19calls saints all of them while he's 1:00:21still correcting them. Like Church of 1:00:24Ephesus and Galatia. Oh ye foolish 1:00:26Galatians. He doesn't call them sinners.1:00:29He calls them saints.1:00:33So, Paul is amazing. I love Paul cuz he 1:00:35never waits for behavior to improve 1:00:37before affirming identity, right? I'm 1:00:39born Chinese. I'm not 36 and then I've 1:00:43eaten enough fried rice, now I'm 1:00:44Chinese. But that's how people 1:00:47treat scripture and that's how people 1:00:49treat spiritual life.1:00:51Oh, I'm not I'm not sanctified yet. I've 1:00:53done enough sanctification things where 1:00:55I prayed and I fasted, now I'm 1:00:56sanctified. What? No. Paul is so goated.1:01:01He understands that that there's a 1:01:03gospel given identity.1:01:05He understands that identity, right?1:01:07Creates behavior.1:01:09Right? If I if I identify as a gang 1:01:12member, how am I going to act, guys?1:01:14Like a gang member. If I identify as a 1:01:16minister, how am I going to act as a 1:01:18minister? If I identify as LGBTQ, how am 1:01:21I going to act? Like Jeremy. Just 1:01:23kidding, guys. Don't say that to him. Oh 1:01:24my gosh, bro. Bro caught a stray for 1:01:26real. Sorry.1:01:27I'm sorry. [laughter]1:01:29You guys don't tell them that, okay?1:01:31Don't tell them that, okay?1:01:32That's hilarious, bro. All right?1:01:35All right?1:01:36It's funny as heck. Sorry, guys. Hey,1:01:38sometimes I got to clown. You know what 1:01:39time it is. On the set.1:01:42On the wah. All right? [laughter] So, if 1:01:44you identify as those things,1:01:46then you will become those things.1:01:48You understand?1:01:50Right? He doesn't say become holy then 1:01:51God will accept you. He says you're holy 1:01:54in Christ. Now, that's what you need to 1:01:56live in alignment with and that's why 1:01:58you're accepted because of Christ.1:02:00Understand? So, you're a saint 1:02:02positionally, not by progressionally.1:02:05Right? Saints by position, not by 1:02:07progress, essentially. Amen?1:02:09So, I love Paul's theology 1:02:12because it rests on identity and 1:02:15justification, not in gradual, you know,1:02:18morality or moral achievement. That's 1:02:21what I love about Paul. You don't 1:02:23gradually get better and then become 1:02:24justified. He says believers are already 1:02:27justified, they're accepted, they're 1:02:28sanctified, and they're complete. That's 1:02:30gangster. So, yes, Paul can call people 1:02:32saints and still correct them because 1:02:34correction doesn't revoke your identity.1:02:36Right? Like a parent corrects their 1:02:38children, does that mean that when the 1:02:39children messes up they don't become 1:02:41identified as children of the parent?1:02:43No. You could be the worst kid, even if 1:02:46you're a person who killed your father 1:02:47or your parents, you're still their son 1:02:49though.1:02:50Do you understand what I'm saying,1:02:51brothers and sisters?1:02:53Right? So, that's what God is saying.1:02:55Understand what I'm saying, right? So,1:02:57calling believers saints, it removes the 1:02:59condemnation number one. It removes a 1:03:02fear-based transactional obedience. Most 1:03:06of you guys, be honest here.1:03:08Okay, maybe not all of you, but some of 1:03:09you. When you use when you were under 1:03:12the law, you guys would only obey out of 1:03:15fear, not out of love. Sheesh, palabra 1:03:19de Dios, dude. Oh, I better pray because 1:03:22if I don't I'm going to go to hell. Like 1:03:23this is fear-based. It's not love-based.1:03:25You're not doing things because you love 1:03:27him, you're doing it because you fear 1:03:29him. Do you understand? So, what he's 1:03:31doing is 1:03:33it's not he's he's addressing this fact 1:03:35that when you become a saint you don't 1:03:36just sin freely, you become free from 1:03:39sin. Barsies. And when you call a person 1:03:42a saint, they can be honest now and then 1:03:44they they they're now able to repent out 1:03:46of true love, not out of fear. You don't 1:03:49clean up to become a saint. You repent 1:03:51because you're already a saint. Do you 1:03:53understand what I'm saying? You distrust 1:03:54your thoughts, you follow the word of 1:03:55God, you realign, right? That's why he 1:03:57doesn't say you're almost saints or 1:03:59you're sinners saved by grace or you're 1:04:00recovering sinners or you're future 1:04:02saints. No, he never there's no verbiage 1:04:05like this.1:04:06He says straight up you're a saint,1:04:08you're righteous. Amen. So, if you see 1:04:11yourself as a sinner trying not to sin,1:04:14then what you're going to do is you're 1:04:15going to live trying 1:04:17and striving instead of thriving. You'll 1:04:19live in fear, you'll live in guilt,1:04:21you'll live in cycles of failure, that 1:04:23up and down lifestyle that I say. But if 1:04:24you see yourself as hey, I'm a saint and 1:04:26I'm learning to walk in that truth, then 1:04:29you live with humility, you live with 1:04:31honesty, you live with growth, and you 1:04:32live with 1:04:33repentance, basically.1:04:35Identity shapes behavior.1:04:38Understand? And identity will always 1:04:40shape behavior more than rules and 1:04:42commandments could ever. Gosh, Holy 1:04:45Spirit is going tonight, huh? Huh?1:04:47Identity shapes behavior more than rules 1:04:49could ever 1:04:50you know, rules ever could, right? Or 1:04:52rules could ever. Genuinely, rules will 1:04:55give you bumper, you know, like a bumper 1:04:57cars and they'll protect you, sure, but 1:04:59they're never going to you're never 1:05:00going to do it out of love, you're just 1:05:01going to do it out of fear, out of 1:05:03monitoring yourself, out of guilt.1:05:05You're not going to do it out of honesty 1:05:07and humility and love. Amen, right?1:05:09That's why he calls you saints and our 1:05:11job is to stop living beneath who we 1:05:13really are cuz we're really saints.1:05:16Amen, guys. Amen, right? He's anchoring 1:05:19us in grace, essentially, in our true 1:05:21identity. So, remember God names you by 1:05:23your calls you by your name, Satan calls 1:05:25you by your sin. So, God names us by who 1:05:27we are in Christ, okay? Not by what we 1:05:30struggle with. Oh, Johnny the lustful 1:05:32one. Oh, Johnny the gangster. He does he 1:05:35never says that. He says my son in 1:05:37Christ, my daughter in Christ. Do you 1:05:39understand? Understand? That's what he 1:05:41says. Amen. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy?1:05:43Your notebook full now?1:05:45Is your notebook full now, guys? The 1:05:47notebook that you never go back to? You 1:05:50just write and stack? Is that what 1:05:52that's what you do? Guys, submit your 1:05:53notebooks, too. Legit, like I'm going to 1:05:56find a way so we can do it so I can 1:05:57annotate the Bible. You guys can help me 1:05:59with that, right? Yeah.1:06:01I'm going to annotate the Bible very 1:06:03soon, by the way. It's coming. You know 1:06:04how fast I move with the Bible, guys.1:06:07Quick. Amen. Pretty cool. So, imagine 1:06:09reading a Bible and it's all like 1:06:12annotated notes and scripturally like 1:06:14sound doctrine.1:06:16Oh my goodness, right? Isn't that wild?1:06:19Oh, this is what it actually means.1:06:22Guys, we have an app coming out. Oh my 1:06:24gosh, I'm so happy. We moved to a new 1:06:27place. Oh, we're hitting milestones 1:06:29crazy by the grace of God. The app is 1:06:31progressing [clears throat]1:06:32so much faster because God wants that to 1:06:34come out. It'll help you, you know, it's 1:06:36it's there to help you guys in your walk 1:06:39with spiritual life.1:06:40And obviously spiritual life is not 1:06:41measurable 1:06:43but except by the Bible and the biblical 1:06:45terms and standards, right? Right?1:06:47Yes, physical Johnny KJV Study Bible,1:06:49yes. Not even Johnny Corela Heart, okay?1:06:52All right. It'll be really cool.1:06:54Anyways, all these things are coming out 1:06:56so you guys can learn.1:06:58The app has all these features that are 1:06:59just poof.1:07:01Oh my gosh, dude.1:07:03I showed some of you I showed I showed I 1:07:05think it was JT just I have it in test 1:07:08flight just a little bit. Boy was doing 1:07:10backflips. I didn't even know JT could 1:07:12do backflips. Boy did a double backflip.1:07:14It was like bastard.1:07:16He was like screaming. Bro did a 1:07:18quadruple 360 no scope. I'm just 1:07:21kidding. I don't even know what that is.1:07:22Just kidding, right? Just kidding. All 1:07:24righty. There will be parts that are 1:07:26free, not everything. So, you would be 1:07:28able to potentially take notes and 1:07:31things like that, but 1:07:33it's not going to be fully free,1:07:35obviously, because we're dropping 200k 1:07:37into it and would like to at least have 1:07:40something to to sustain it. We're going 1:07:41to do monthly updates, you know,1:07:43versions and things like that. So, these 1:07:45are this is a real app, guys.1:07:47We're sharing the same space with Meta,1:07:50with Instagram and all that with their 1:07:52app spaces in terms of their clouds 1:07:54because we we I have faith that one day 1:07:57this will get to 100,000 members.1:07:59You know, I I don't I don't see it as if 1:08:02I can do a million people and a million 1:08:04followers in United States, then and 1:08:07then we're already going ham in in you 1:08:09guys see Johnny Cheng Espanol page has 1:08:11been going crazy.1:08:12And if we go to Sweden and Amsterdam and 1:08:15Europe and China and all these different 1:08:16places, I don't see why we wouldn't be 1:08:18able to get a million or even 100,000 1:08:22people to like download the app, which 1:08:24is pretty crazy.1:08:26And the app will be international.1:08:28We had to go to King James Version 1:08:30people, KJV people, because in Europe 1:08:33they actually even though it's for 1:08:34public domain,1:08:36they actually own the rights to KJV. I 1:08:38don't know if you guys know that. So, we 1:08:40had to go and we had to talk to these 1:08:42people. That is 1:08:43solely by the grace of God cuz we 1:08:45couldn't even use KJV in Europe,1:08:47basically, and that was a problem for 1:08:48me. I'm like, ah, we got to figure it 1:08:50out. So, we've been talking for months 1:08:52back and forth with these people and 1:08:55finally, I must say, yeah,1:08:57that we are now fully King James 1:09:00Version, yeah.1:09:02Right? Isn't it it's amazing. Now we can 1:09:04distribute that. And we had to pay hell 1:09:06of money to these people cuz you know 1:09:07money talks, BS walks, right? I can't 1:09:09just go to them and go, "Hi, guys. My 1:09:11name is Johnny Cheng and I like the King 1:09:12James Version. I like to use it on my 1:09:14app and distribute it to you guys."1:09:17They're going to be like, "Give me my 1:09:18money. Give me my money." Amen, right?1:09:21And I'm like, "Dang, how much?" Now we 1:09:23got to negotiate then we got to do this 1:09:24and And got to put the the the policies 1:09:27and the discrepancies and all the 1:09:28contingencies and oh my gosh, bro. All 1:09:30the C's was in there. Discrepancies,1:09:32contingencies, all the C's was in there,1:09:34right? I'm like, "Dang. All for who?"1:09:37But at the for you guys cuz we work 1:09:39hard. Amen, right?1:09:42So, yeah. Just for Europe to go and and 1:09:44do all that, right? So, it was 1:09:46difficult, but we got it. Woo. It took 1:09:49months, guys. It took like 6 months 1:09:52to get all the paperwork back and forth.1:09:53I had to send it to my lawyers. I had to 1:09:54redline that. We had to then find 1:09:56another lawyer. We had to do all the 1:09:57It's just so much. They had to then go 1:09:59to their lawyers. They had to do this.1:10:01I'm like, "Oh my gosh, just give me KGB,1:10:03bro. The Bible is free, bro, right? I 1:10:05want to hear that guy go in the 1:10:06beginning in the God." Wait, I want to I 1:10:09want that. Why can't I hear that? It's 1:10:11soothing, right?1:10:13Johnny Cheng the third, yeah.1:10:15Anyways, like I was saying though,1:10:18brothers and sisters,1:10:19we do a lot here so that you guys can 1:10:21grow 1:10:22and 1:10:23ultimately, right?1:10:25Be crazy. In a year from now, COG will 1:10:28be astronomical. Mark my words. It's 1:10:30just how it is.1:10:31You guys saw even in Dallas retreat, I 1:10:34would I went there. I wasn't supposed to 1:10:35speak. Pastors and we're like in front 1:10:37of 7,000 people, by the way. They're 1:10:39like, "Go up there and speak." I'm like,1:10:40"What? I'm okay."1:10:43No, thanks. I came here to chill.1:10:46Okay, well, it's Christmas. You got to 1:10:47work. Oh,1:10:49okay.1:10:50Well,1:10:51I guess that's life for you. Ha.1:10:53On Christmas, I had to go up there and 1:10:55give my testimony in front of 7,000 1:10:56people in front of the founder of our 1:10:58whole mission, which is crazy.1:11:01Understand?1:11:02That's like you guys having to give a 1:11:03testimony in front of me. There's 1:11:05pressure there.1:11:06Oh, what if Johnny thinks Oh, what if I 1:11:08say the wrong things? What if Do you 1:11:09understand? It's a lot of pressure.1:11:11I had to, but it was really cool and it 1:11:13was really great.1:11:15And you guys who were there, thank you 1:11:16guys for supporting. You guys roared,1:11:18like shook the building with your 1:11:19cheers. I was shocked. Even one of the 1:11:21pastors was like, "Dang,1:11:23bro, it was like an earthquake, right?"1:11:26And we have Johnny Cheng, raw. They like 1:11:28roared. I was like, "Oh my gosh."1:11:29Sheesh, that was wild.1:11:32You know, so it was really really 1:11:33amazing. I heard 20 to 30% of that was 1:11:36COG.1:11:37Like 7,000 people out of that many was 1:11:39like so many COG members.1:11:42That's beautiful. It used to be just 1:11:44that our church. Now, it's like a mix of 1:11:47people. Anyways, as I had mentioned, I 1:11:49believe that, you know, God is moving in 1:11:52so many ways, right? And he will work 1:11:54through this, guys. Your boy got 1:11:56blemishes. Yes, your leader, me, got 1:11:58blemishes, got shortcomings, got 1:12:00lacking. Yes, yes.1:12:02But again, that's why we grow in faith,1:12:04guys. If I didn't have any blemishes, I 1:12:06would be Jesus.1:12:08Amen. And so would you.1:12:10But the fact that we're growing is okay.1:12:12It's okay. Time to time, we will, you 1:12:14know, adjust. We will fix and God will 1:12:16give us the heart posture.1:12:18And we grow in face faith and grace,1:12:20right?1:12:21That's just what it is, guys. Okay?1:12:24Your struggling is not an issue. It's 1:12:26only an issue to you because you want it 1:12:27to be on your timeline, but struggling 1:12:30is you're exactly where you need to be.1:12:32If you didn't learn anything from this 1:12:33main stage, the number one thing I want 1:12:34you guys, especially the listeners to to 1:12:36hear is you're exactly where you need to 1:12:38be. If you accept that, then that's true 1:12:41humility and you let God bless your 1:12:42timeline versus you try to control your 1:12:44timeline. Let God bless your timeline.1:12:47Don't try to control your timeline.1:12:49You can steal that one, too. Just give 1:12:50me credit, okay? Just a little bit,1:12:52please.1:12:53You know me, I like attention. Just 1:12:54kidding. Totally kidding. You don't have 1:12:56to give me that those those those 1:12:59flowers.1:13:00Okay?1:13:01All right, guys. Appreciate you.1:13:03Take care. Love you all very much. I'll 1:13:05see you guys when I see you. Peace,1:13:07everybody. Later.

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