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in Psalm 27, verse one,

the Lord is the stronghold of my life.

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Close quote and also

the Bible tells us in the Old Testament

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in Daniel chapter 11 verse 32, it

says, quote, the people who know

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their God shall stand firm

and take action.

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Did you catch that?

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The Bible doesn't call us to weakness.

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It calls us to be courageous

and have fortitude.

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Number six, here's another one.

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Why should I allow Satan

to have supremacy over my life?

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When the Bible says this, here's a promise

in first John four for the Bible says,

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he who is in you, that's Jesus.

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He who is in you.

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Jesus is greater than he

who is in the world.

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Satan. Did you catch that?

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Christ in you

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is greater

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than the one who lives

and controls this world.

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Satan.

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When we pray, we speak to God.

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When we read the Holy Bible,

God speaks to us.

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Let me share a couple of Bible verses

with you

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on the importance of reading God's Word,

especially for us as Catholic Christians,

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which is the church that Jesus Christ

established, and the Catholic Church

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is a church that put the Bible together

and gave the Bible to the world.

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Here's a few.

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Psalm 119.

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Verse 42.

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For I trust in thy word.

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Psalm 119, verse 44

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I will keep thy law continually, forever

and ever.

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And I shall walk at liberty.

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For I have sought thy precepts.

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I will also speak of thy testimonies

before kings.

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For I will find my delight

and thy commandments, which I love.

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I Revere thy commandments, which I love.

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Psalm 119, verse 72.

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The law of thy mouth is better to me

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than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

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Psalm 119, verse 89.

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Forever, O Lord,

thy word is firmly fixed in the heavens.

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Psalm 119 105.

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Thy word is a lamp to my feet

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and a light to my path.

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As Catholic Christians,

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we should make it a habit of reading

the Holy Bible every single day.

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This is absolutely critical.

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One of the great church

fathers says ignorance of Scripture

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is ignorance of Jesus Christ.

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And so as Catholics,

let's try to make it a point

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where we're at least

reading the daily mass readings.

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And I'll tell you why.

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Reading the Bible is a good way

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to get rid of unhealthy thought habits.

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What do I mean by that?

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You got to become aware

of this internal dialog that we have.

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Sometimes you find

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yourself engaging in negative thinking.

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The Bible calmly directs

your thoughts to something positive

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when you think about God and heaven

and the afterlife.

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For example, if you find yourself

reliving a negative experience,

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maybe you're a victim of a crime

and you're discounting your successes.

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At the end of the day.

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Put a positive spin on it.

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Count on your successes

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and let the negative go,

especially if you can't change it.

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Count your blessings.

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Look at stress

is a necessary part of our life.

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Stress.

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It keeps us alert, safe,

and sometimes excited.

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But each of us has our own limits on

how much stress we can handle.

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So again, one of the best ways

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to relieve the symptoms of stress

is by not only talking to friends

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and family about what's on your mind,

but talking to God in prayer

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and having God

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talk to you by reading His word.

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So often,

just talking about your stressors

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and your fears

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makes them feel a lot much smaller,

especially when you talk to God about them

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and they feel a lot,

a lot less significant

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than what

you have been creating in your mind.

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Let me give you

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20 Bible verses to renew your mind.

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I know sometimes you say, oh, I can't.

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I can't stop with those four letter words.

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What I should say is I can

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I can do all things through Christ

who strengthens me.

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Philippians 413.

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Quit saying I can't stop that

four letter word.

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The Bible says I can do all things

through Christ who strengthens me.

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Here's another one.

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Why should I despair?

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The sin

of Judas led him to commit suicide.

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Why should I despair?

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When the Bible says in Philippians

chapter 419,

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the Bible says, My God will supply

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every need of yours

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according to his riches in glory

in Christ Jesus.

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Close quote.

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Did you catch that?

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God will supply everything you need

according to his riches,

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his glory, his plan

according to Christ Jesus.

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God will supply not what you want,

but what you need.

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Here's a third one.

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Why should I fear when the Bible says over

300 times?

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Do not be afraid. He's one of many.

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Second Timothy chapter one, verse seven.

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The Bible says

God did not give us a spirit of fear,

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but a spirit of power

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Second Timothy chapter one, verse seven.

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Here's

the fourth verse to renew your mind.

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Why should I doubt or lack faith,

knowing that quote

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God tells us that he has given

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each of us a measure of faith.

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Romans 12 three God has given

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each one of us a measure of faith.

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Romans 12 three

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but we've got to cultivate and nurture

that faith.

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Just like you got to cultivate your garden

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with water and sunlight, fertilizer,

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you got to cultivate that faith by prayer

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through the sacraments, and through a life

of obedience to the gospel.

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Number five

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the why should I be weak?

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When the Bible says in Psalm 27,

verse one,

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the Lord is the stronghold of my life.

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Close quote and also

the Bible tells us in the Old Testament

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in Daniel chapter 11 verse 32, it

says, quote,

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the people who know their God shall

stand firm and take action.

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Did you catch that?

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The Bible doesn't call us to weakness.

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It calls us to be courageous

and have fortitude.

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Number six, here's another one.

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Why should I allow Satan

to have supremacy over my life?

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When the Bible says this, here's a promise

in first John four for the Bible says,

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he who is in you, that's Jesus.

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He who is in you.

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Jesus is greater than he

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Satan. Did you catch that?

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Christ in you

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is greater than the one who lives

and controls this world.

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Satan.

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Here's another one.

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Number seven why should I accept defeat?

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When the Bible says in Second Corinthians

chapter two,

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verse 14, the Bible says, quote,

but thanks be to God,

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who in Christ

Jesus always leads us in triumph,

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and through us spreads the

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fragrance of the knowledge of him

everywhere.

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Wow. God is like the pacesetter.

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He's like the point man

in a military platoon.

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And the Bible says he leads us.

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Christ leads us in triumph in this life

called spiritual warfare.

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And the Bible also says that he spreads.

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And we also help spread the fragrance

of the knowledge of Jesus everywhere.

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What's that?

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Evangelization.

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Sharing your faith and living your faith

and wearing your faith on your sleeve.

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Number eight

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why should I lack wisdom?

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When the Bible says

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very clearly, said number nine.

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Excuse me,

you already went to number eight.

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Number nine.

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Why should I fear sickness?

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When the Bible says in Matthew chapter

eight, verse 17, quote,

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Jesus took our infirmities

and bore our diseases.

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Close quote.

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And the Bible says in Isaiah chapter 53,

verse five about the Lord Jesus Christ.

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It says, for with his stripes

these are Jesus Christ.

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Stripes we are healed.

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And remember the ultimate healing

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is death.

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If we live and die in a state of grace,

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and we shed ourselves for this body

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that's full of infirmities.

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That's the ultimate healing is death.

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The soul being in the presence

of God forever in the arms of God.

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And one day God will restore that body

to those that live

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and die in a state of grace

and that body will be made new.

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Brand new.

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Because Jesus says in revelation

chapter 21 verse

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five, behold, I make all things new.

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Even that broken body of yours at 90

years old one day will be made brand new.

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Number ten.

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Why should I worry and fret?

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When the Bible says in first Peter chapter

five verse seven, it says,

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cast all your anxieties on Jesus,

for he cares about you.

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Offer everything to Jesus,

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all your pains, joys, sufferings

when you go to bed at night.

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Just give him the entire day.

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Consecrate yourself to him in the evening.

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You're going to go to sleep.

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Jesus is going to be all.

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He's going to be up all night anyhow.

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Just give all your anxieties to him.

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Number 11.

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Why should I ever be in bondage?

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When the Bible says in Second Corinthians

chapter five, verse 17,

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where the spirit of the Lord is

there is freedom.

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Did you hear that?

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Where were the spirit of the Lord?

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There is freedom.

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And the Bible also says in Galatians

five one quote

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for freedom Christ has set us free.

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Set us free from what?

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From the bondage of sin and Satan,

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and from eternal damnation.

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Number 12 why should I feel condemned

when the Bible says

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in Romans chapter eight, verse one,

there is there.

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There is therefore now no condemnation

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for those who are in Christ Jesus.

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Romans chapter eight, verse one.

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If you live and die in a state of grace,

guess what?

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There is no condemnation.

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The only thing you'll receive

is mercy and salvation.

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Number 13

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why should I ever feel alone?

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When Jesus said in Matthew chapter

28, verse 20, I am with

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you always until the end of time.

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Did you hear that?

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You're never by yourself.

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I don't care

if you're in a prison cell right now.

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Somewhere on death row.

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I don't care if you're a prisoner to

a terrorist organization across the pond

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when you're with Jesus

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and Jesus is with you as he promises,

you're never alone.

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You and Jesus are an army of one.

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Number 14 why should I feel accursed

or the victim of bad luck?

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When the Bible says in Galatians chapter

three, verses 13 to 14, it says,

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Christ redeemed us

from the curse of the law,

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having become a curse

for us, that in Christ

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Jesus the blessing of Abraham

might come upon the Gentiles.

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That's us,

that we might receive the promise

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of the spirit through faith.

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What does that mean?

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Jesus Christ died for our sins.

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He had to do that and go to heaven

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at the right hand of his father,

and Him and His father.

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Send the Holy Spirit to us.

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Christ bore our curse on the cross

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so that

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he can send His Spirit

to all the baptized.

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Number 15 why should I feel worthless

when the Bible says

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in second Corinthians 521 for our sake

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he made him to be sin

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who knew no sin, so that in him Jesus

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we might become the righteousness of God

the Father.

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Notice

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Jesus Christ bore

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our sins on his shoulders on that cross,

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Jesus Christ, who was perfect and sinless

and knew no sin,

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became a sin offering for us,

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so that now

he can give us his righteousness,

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infuse that righteousness,

and make us holy from the inside out.

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Number 16 why should I be sad when,

like Saint Paul, the Bible says in

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Philippians 411, quote, I have learned

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in whatever state I am to be content.

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Be happy.

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Life is short. Death is for sure.

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Sin is the problem, and Jesus is the cure.

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And remember,

Jesus is coming back one day.

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Number 17 why should I ever have

a persecution complex?

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The Bible says in Romans 831,

If God is for us, who can be against us?

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Don't have a persecution complex.

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If God is for you, who can be against you?

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Remember you and God and our army of 118.

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Why should I be confused?

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The Bible says in first Corinthians 1433

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that God is not a God of confusion,

but of peace.

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God wants to fill you with peace.

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Peace of soul, serenity of conscience.

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And the Bible also tells us

in first Corinthians chapter two, verse

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12, quote, we have not received

the spirit of the world,

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but the spirit that is from God,

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so that we may understand

the things freely given us by God.

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We don't have the world spirit.

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The world spirit celebrates sin and death.

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We have the Spirit of God which celebrates

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life and goodness and beauty and truth.

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Number 19.

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Why should I feel like a failure

when the Bible says in Romans chapter

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eight, verse 37,

it says, no, in all these things

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we are more than conquerors through him.

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Jesus who loved us.

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We are more than conquerors.

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Some translations say

we are more than victors.

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Through Christ who loved us. Yes,

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Jesus is the good Shepherd.

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Jesus says, my sheep hear my voice.

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I know them, and they follow me.

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And he takes you and me,

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and he puts us on a

big, broad divine shoulders,

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and he's carrying us across

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the chaos of this world into eternal life.

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But we must be faithful to the gospel

of Jesus Christ

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and walk in the obedience of faith

and be faithful, practicing Catholics.

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Number 20.

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Why should I feel the pressures of life?

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And why should I let the pressures of life

bother me?

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When Jesus said in John 1633,

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he says, in the world

you will have trouble,

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but take courage.

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I have conquered the world.

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John 1633.

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Family.

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Remember,

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we have been one by one.

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That's God, we have been one and purchased

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by the one.

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God was father, son, and Holy Spirit.

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The next time the devil reminds you

of your past, remind him of his future.

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He's going to hell.

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And with calm and confidence.

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Let's submit

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ourselves into the hands of a holy God

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who holds the world

in the palm of his hands.

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And remember, pray

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as if everything depends on God

and act as if everything depends on you.

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So says Saint Augustine.

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And I'll give Saint Augustine

the last word.

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If you pray well, you will live well.

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If you live well, you will die well.

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If you die well, all will be well.

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God bless you.

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Family. Keep the faith.