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July 19 2026 - 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Reflections - Protect your purpose. Protect your talents
Jul 17, 2026
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Reflections - Daily Dose of Motivation, Inspiration and Encouragement.
Message: God planted purpose in you. Do not let weeds kill it before the harvest. Protect your purpose. Protect your calling. Protect the good seed God planted in you.
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What if the problem is not that God
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planted nothing in you,
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but that weeds are growing around what
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he planted?
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In this Sunday's gospel,
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Jesus speaks about the wheat and the
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weeds,
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the mustard seed, and the yeast.
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He shows us that the kingdom of God may
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begin small, hidden, and quiet, but it
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grows with power when it is protected.
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But he also warns us that the enemy
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plants weeds.
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Today's message is very clear that God
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planted purpose in you. Do not let weeds
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kill it before the harvest.
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My good people, welcome to this Sunday's
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daily dose of motivation, uh inspiration
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and encouragement. This is the 16th
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Sunday in ordinary time year A. You can
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get these Catholic Sunday Mass readings
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at our website, catholicreadings.org,
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and the link is in the description.
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Now,
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uh in in the Sunday's gospel, Matthew
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chapter 13, verse 24 to 43, Jesus gives
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us three powerful parables,
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the wheat and the weeds, the mustard
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seeds, and the yeast. And each one
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speaks directly to your life, to your
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faith, and your to your God-given
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purpose.
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First,
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Jesus speaks about a man who sows good
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seed in his field.
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But while everyone is asleep, the enemy
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comes and plants weeds among the wheat.
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That is how life is.
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God plants faith in you. God plants
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talent in you.
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God plants discipline, wisdom,
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creativity, compassion, courage, and
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purpose in you. But the enemy tries to
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plant weeds around, weeds of fear,
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laziness, pride, sins, bitterness,
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comparison, confusion, distraction, and
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discouragement.
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And I noticed something powerful here.
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That the wheat and the weeds grow
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together for a time.
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That means your purpose can be growing
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even when you battle around things in
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your life.
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Your calling can real can be real, but
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the temptations can be near. Your faith
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can be alive,
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but you still continue fighting.
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Isn't that eye-opening?
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Isn't it? So, do not give up just
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because weeds are present.
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Do not say, "My life is finished."
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just because you're struggling.
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The presence of weeds does not mean
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your wheat is dead. It means you must
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stay rooted in God.
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Secondly,
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Jesus gives us the parable of the
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mustard seed.
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It is one of the smallest seeds,
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but when it grows, it becomes a large
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plant where birds can rest.
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That means never despise small
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beginnings in your life.
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Maybe your prayer life is small. Maybe
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your ministry is small.
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Maybe your business is small.
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Maybe your YouTube channel is small.
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Maybe your gift is still hidden
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somewhere in your in you. Maybe your
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purpose is still in the beginning stage.
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Do not mock what God is growing in you.
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Some of the greatest missions begin
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quietly.
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A small habit of prayer can become a
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life of holiness.
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A small act of service can become a
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ministry.
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A small talent, when developed carefully
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and faithfully,
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can become a blessings
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a blessing to thousands.
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Third,
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Jesus speaks about yeast mixed into
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flour
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until the whole dough rises.
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Yeast works quietly, but its effects
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spreads everywhere.
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That is how your purpose should work.
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You may not always be seen, but your
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faithfulness is changing something in
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the world. Your honesty at work matters.
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Your kindness at home matters.
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Your discipline in private matters.
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Your courage do to do the right thing
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also matters.
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Not every powerful life is loud. You can
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change the world quietly by being
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faithful where God has placed you.
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Then, Jesus explains to us the parable
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of the weeds. He says,
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"The field is the world.
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The good seed are the children of the
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kingdom.
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The weeds are the children of the evil
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one.
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The enemy is the devil, and the harvest
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is the end of age.
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And the harvesters are the angels."
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Now,
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this is serious. This is getting
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serious.
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Jesus is reminding us several things
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that life is moving towards a harvest.
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But one day, God will separate wheat
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from weeds. One day, what is hidden will
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be revealed.
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One day, every life will show what it
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truly became.
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At the end of your life, God will come
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to see what you did with your talents,
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with your skills, and the knowledge that
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he gave you.
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So, the question is,
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are you allowing God to grow wheat in
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you? Or are you allowing the enemy's
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weeds to take over?
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>> [snorts]
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>> God did not create you to live like a
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weed.
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God created you
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as a good seed. He created you with
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purpose, with gifts, talents, passions,
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skills, knowledge, and opportunities.
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But, you must protect what he planted.
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Because
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before you can serve effectively
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and serve God, you first have to
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identify your God-given talents and your
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purpose.
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And it's only after doing that that can
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you that you can be able to serve God
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with your talents, skills, and
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knowledge.
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Because if you do not know your purpose,
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weeds will easily distract you.
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You will waste time copying others.
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You will chase applause. You will live
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for comparison. You will work hard, but
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still feel empty.
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You will be busy, but not fruitful.
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But, when you know why God created you,
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your life becomes focused.
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You begin to remove weeds from your
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life. You begin to protect your prayer
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life. You begin to develop your talents.
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You begin to serve with intention.
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Maybe
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your weed is procrastination.
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Maybe your weed is fear of criticism.
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Maybe your weed is too much social
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media.
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Maybe your weed is bad company.
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Maybe your weed is pride.
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Maybe it's the sin you keep accusing.
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Maybe it is your weed of saying, "I will
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start later."
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Today, Jesus is saying,
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"Protect the wheat.
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Protect your faith.
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Protect your purpose.
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Protect your calling.
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Protect the good seed God planted in
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you."
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And maybe you may be listening and
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saying
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I know God created me for something, but
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I do not know what it is.
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You say I have gifts, but I need some
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clarity.
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Don't worry.
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I can help you identify those God-given
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talents in you.
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Just DM me
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to book for a session.
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Yeah, in that DM just write, "I want to
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discover my God-given purpose." And I'll
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get back to you.
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Because God planted good seed in you, do
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not let weeds kill it. Stay rooted.
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Start small. Grow faithfully. Influence
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silently and serve boldly.
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And when And when the harvest comes,
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maybe your life may be fruitful, maybe
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found fruitful before God.
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My good people,
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before the end of this day,
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make sure that you have done your work
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so well that somebody one person says,
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"Thank you." And may the God you worship
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be praised and glorified.
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And work with excellence. Work with
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humility. Speak with kindness. Carry
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your responsibilities
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with faith.
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Let your life become a testimony that
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God is real. God is good. And God is at
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work in you.
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And never say, "I made it by myself."
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Say it, "It is by the strength, grace,
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and providence that God gives me."
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My good people, if this message has
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blessed you,
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like, comment, share, and subscribe to
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inspiration, and encouragement.
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God bless.
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