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God created you with value, mission, and purpose; therefore, do not let fear silence what God placed in you.
Do not hide your God-given purpose because someone doesn't understand it.
What fear is stopping you from becoming the person God created you to be?
Fear of criticism? Fear of failure? Fear of being judged? Fear of starting small? Fear that people will misunderstand your faith, your values, your mission, and your purpose?
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What fear is stopping you from becoming
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the person God created you to be?
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Yeah?
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Is it fear of criticism?
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Is it fear of failure?
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Fear of being judged?
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Fear of starting small or fear that
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people will will misunderstand your
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faith or your values or your mission
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and your purpose?
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In today's gospel, Jesus says something
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very, very powerful again and again.
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Do not be afraid.
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He reminds us that even the smallest
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sparrow is not forgotten by God.
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And even the hairs of your head
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are counted.
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That means your life is not random.
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Your mission is not invisible.
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Your struggle is not hidden.
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You know, today's message is clear
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that do not be afraid because God sees
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you.
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My dear friend, welcome to today's daily
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dose of motivation, inspiration, and
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encouragement.
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Today is the Saturday of the 14th week
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in ordinary time. You can get today's
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Catholic daily 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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So, my good people, in today's gospel,
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which is Matthew chapter 10 verse 24 to
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33,
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Jesus speaks directly to the hearts of
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his disciples.
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He knows they will face opposition.
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Yeah?
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And he also knows they will be
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misunderstood.
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He knows some people will insult them.
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He will they will be rejected by people
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and even people will try to silence
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them. But instead of telling them to
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hide, Jesus tells them, "Do not be
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afraid."
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That is the heart of our today's gospel.
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Do not be afraid of people's opinions.
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Do not be afraid of rejection.
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Do not be afraid of darkness.
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Do not be afraid to speak the truth. Do
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not be afraid to stand for God. Do not
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be afraid to live your mission.
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Jesus says that what is hidden will be
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revealed. And what is whispered in
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darkness must be proclaimed in light. In
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other words, God has placed something in
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you that must not remain buried.
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There is a gift in you. There is a
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message in you. There is a mission in
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you.
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There is a purpose in you.
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And fear must not be allowed to silence
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it.
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Look at life today.
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Yeah?
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How many people are gifted but afraid to
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begin? How many people have ideas, but
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they keep postponing?
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How many people know they are called to
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something greater,
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but they are terrified of what others
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will say?
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Yeah?
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You know,
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maybe somebody wants to start a
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ministry. Maybe it's you, but you are
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afraid that people will laugh.
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You are afraid to start a business, but
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you are are afraid of failing. Yeah? You
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You want to go back to school,
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but you are afraid that it's too late.
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Yeah? You are afraid to change your
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life.
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Yeah? Or you want to change your life,
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but you are afraid that
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your past may disqualify you.
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But
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today Jesus says to you,
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"Do not be afraid."
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Fear is one of the biggest enemies of
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purpose.
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Fear can make that talented person
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remain silent.
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Fear can make a gifted person invisible.
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Yeah? Fear can make a hard working
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person settle for less.
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Fear can make that child, yeah, of God
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live like they have no mission, like
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they have no purpose.
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But
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you are not created by God to hide
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forever.
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Yeah? You are created to know him, love
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him, serve him, and use what he placed
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in you for his glory and for the glory
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of others.
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You know, that is why
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this gospel connects so deeply
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with the question, "Why did God create
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me?"
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Yeah? God did not create us just to
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breathe,
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eat, sleep, scroll through your phone,
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and complain about life,
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and repeat the same routine over and
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over again until you die.
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God created each one of us with a
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purpose.
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And when you discover that purpose, your
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life gains direction.
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But let me say this clearly. Before you
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can effectively serve God, you must
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first identify and know your God created
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talent and purpose.
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Only after discovering that can you be
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able to serve God. I repeat this every
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day.
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Use your specific God talents,
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passion, and skills
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that God gave you.
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You cannot fully serve by copying.
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As in you can't fully
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serve God by copying somebody's else's
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assignment.
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Don't become a copycat.
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If God created you
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to teach,
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teach with excellence.
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If God created you to encourage,
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encourage with fire.
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If God created you to lead, lead with
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integrity.
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If God created you to build,
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build with discipline.
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If God created you to write, write the
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truth.
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If God created you to sing, sing with
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faith.
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If God created you to counsel, counsel
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with compassion.
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If God created you to work in business
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or in medicine, farming, media,
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education, technology,
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or ministry,
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do it as a servant of God.
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Your workplace can become your altar of
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service.
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Your skill can become a tool of
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evangelization.
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Your profession can become a channel of
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grace.
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Your discipline can become a testimony.
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But fear will always try to stop you.
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Fear will say,
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"Who are you to do this?"
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But the faith inside you will say,
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"I'm a child of God."
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The fear in you will tell you,
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"People will criticize you."
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But the faith inside you will give a
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reply that God has already counted the
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hairs of my head.
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>> [clears throat]
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>> The same same fear will say to you from
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inside, "You are not important."
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But the faith in you will reply, "God
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cares for me like this the sparrow.
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He surely cares about me."
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Jesus also says that whoever
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acknowledges him before others,
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he will acknowledge before the Father.
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That means that your purpose is not just
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about success.
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It is about witness.
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It's about letting your life speak for
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Christ. So, do not hide your faith at
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work. Do not hide your values in
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business.
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Do not hide your integrity when choosing
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when others are choosing shortcuts.
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Do not hide your kindness because the
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world has become harsh.
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Do not hide your God-given purpose
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because somebody may not understand it.
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And maybe you are And maybe you are
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listening to this and saying,
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"Uh you know, Laban, I know I have
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gifts, but I do not know how to identify
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them. I feel there's something God
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placed in me, but I do not know where to
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begin."
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Don't worry.
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I can help you
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identify those God-given talents.
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The only thing you need to do, go to my
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DM to book a session. Just write there.
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I
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In the in the in the in the in the in my
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DM, just write,
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"I want to discover my purpose." And I
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will get back to you.
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Because
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if
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once you know your God-given purpose,
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the purpose why God created you,
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fear begins to lose its power.
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You stop drifting.
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You stop living for approval by people.
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You stop shrinking yourself to make
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others comfortable.
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You begin to live boldly.
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You begin to serve faithfully
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and work excellently.
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Therefore, today Jesus is saying to you,
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"Do not be afraid.
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God sees you.
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God knows you.
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God values you.
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God created you.
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God sent you. And God will give you the
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grace to fulfill the mission he placed
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in your life."
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My good people, like always,
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like the cliche it is becoming, many
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people are telling me I'm repeating this
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so much, but
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I will not stop saying this because it's
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very important. It's what
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makes God
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bless you more and more. That
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before the end of every day,
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change somebody's life.
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Make that person say to you,
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"Thank you."
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And may the God you worship be praised
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and glorified.
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Yeah? During the day,
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work with excellence. Serve people with
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humility. Speak them with kindness.
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Yeah? Carry your responsibilities with
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faith.
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And let your life be a living testimony
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that God is real,
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God is good, and God is working in you.
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And never forget to attribute all your
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success to God.
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Yeah?
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Never say that you made it by yourself.
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Say you made it because of the strength,
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grace, and providence that God has given
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you.
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My good people,
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if this message has encouraged you,
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share it with somebody who needs
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encouragement today. Yeah?
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Somebody who needs motivation today.
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Thank you.
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