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What should you do when your God-given purpose attracts criticism and rejection?
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What do you do when serving God attracts
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criticism, rejection, misunderstanding,
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and pressure?
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What do you do when doing the right
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thing makes life very, very hard for
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you? In today's gospel, Jesus does not
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sugarcoat the mission. He tells his
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disciples, I am sending you like sheep
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in the midst of wolves. In other words,
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you are going into a world that may not
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always understand you, that may not
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support you or welcome you. Yeah. But he
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also gives them power, wisdom, and
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courage. And he tells them, "Do not
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worry about what to say. The spirit of
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your father will speak through you."
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Uh today's message is not is very very
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clear. Do not quit because God sent you.
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My good people, welcome to today's daily
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dose of motivation,
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inspiration and encouragement. Today is
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the Friday of the 14th week in ordinary
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time. You can get today's uh daily mass
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So my good people in today's gospel
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Matthew chapter 10 16-23
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Jesus prepares his disciples for the
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reality of mission. He tells them behold
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I'm sending you like sheep in the midst
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of wolves. So be shrewd as serpents and
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simple as doves.
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That sentence is very very very
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powerful. Why? Because Jesus is saying
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yes I'm sending you but do not be naive.
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Do not think everybody will clap for
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your calling. Do not think everybody
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will celebrate your faith. Do not think
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everybody will understand your values.
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Be wise. Be alert. Be prayerful. Be
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humble. Be innocent. But do not be weak.
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This gospel is about courage under
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pressure. It's about faith in the middle
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of opposition. It's about continuing
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your God-given mission even when life
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becomes uncomfortable.
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My good people,
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this message is very very real today
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because um right now we live in a world
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where people can be mocked for trying to
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live faithfully. You refuse corruption
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and people call you foolish. You choose
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honesty and people say you are not smart
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enough for the real world. You protect
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dignity and people laugh at you.
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You choose prayer, discipline and
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purpose. And some people say to you, you
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are taking life so seriously.
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But you know what? Jesus already warned
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us. The mission will not always be easy.
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This is why purpose matters.
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Yeah. Because when you do not know why
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God created you, every criticism can
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stop you, every delay can discourage
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you, every rejection can break you,
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every difficult season can make you
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think God has abandoned you.
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But you know
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when you know your purpose, you become
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stable. You become focused.
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You stop living for applause. You stop
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being controlled by people's opinions.
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You stop quitting every time the road
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becomes rough.
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You begin to say, "God created me for
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something. God placed gifts in me for a
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reason. God woke me up today because my
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assignment is not yet finished."
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Yeah. This is why I keep insisting
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before you can effectively serve God,
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you must first identify and know your
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God created talents and purpose. Only
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after discovering that can you be able
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to serve God with those specific
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talents, passions, skills and knowledge.
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Yeah. Because
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your purpose is not random. Yeah. Your
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talent is not an accident. Your passion
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is not useless. Your skill is not just
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for survival. Your knowledge is not just
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for making money. Your experience, even
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the most painful one, can become part of
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your mission.
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U some people are created to teach, some
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are created to encourage, some are
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created to build, some are created to
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lead. Some are created to heal. Some are
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created to write, sing, mentor,
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organize, create, design, to farm, to to
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counel, or to solve problems that other
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people cannot solve. But here is the
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key. You must discover your lane.
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Because if you do not know your
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assignment, you may spend your entire
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life coping other people instead of
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serving God with what he gave you. In
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today's gospel, Jesus also tells his
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disciples,
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do not worry
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when they he told them not to worry when
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they are brought before powerful people.
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And he tells them do not worry about how
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you are to speak or what you are to say
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because at that moment what you'll say
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will be given to you. And this is not an
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excuse to be lazy. It is a promise that
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when you're truly walking in God's
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mission, you are not alone.
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Yeah.
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The Holy Spirit will guide you.
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Yeah. And when you need courage,
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God will give you courage. When you need
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wisdom, God will give you wisdom. When
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you need words, God will give words.
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When you need endurance, God will give
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you endurance. So stop saying I cannot
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do it.
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Maybe by yourself you cannot but with
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God you can also stop saying I am not
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qualified.
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Yeah because God does not always call
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the most polished people. Sometimes he
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calls the available,
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the humble, the teachable and the
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willing.
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Also stop saying people will reject me.
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Yes, some may reject you, but rejection
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is not always a sign that you are wrong.
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Sometimes rejection is proof that you
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are walking a road that requires
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courage.
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And Jesus says, "Whoever endures to the
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end will be saved."
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That means faithfulness matters,
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endurance matters, consistency matters.
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Do not quit because the beginning is
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hard. Do not quit because the results
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are slow. Do not be quit because people
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do not understand you yet. Do not be
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quit because your purpose is still
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growing silently like a seed under the
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soil.
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Keep praying, keep working, keep
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learning, keep serving, keep improving
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and keep trusting God. And maybe you are
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uh you are listening to this and saying,
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"Uh, Laban, I know I have something
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inside me, but I do not know what it is.
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I feel called to do more, but I do not
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know where to begin."
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Listen to this. I can help you to
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identify your God-given talents. You can
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book a session with me to discover your
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true purpose. Just send me a direct
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message today to book for a session.
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Yeah, in the DM just write, I want to
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discover my God-given purpose and I will
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get back to you. Because once you
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understand your God, why God created
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you, you stop drifting, you stop wasting
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your gifts, you stop living only to
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impress people. You begin to serve
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intentionally.
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You work excellently and you walk
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boldly.
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Uh today Jesus is still sending people.
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Yeah.
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He is sending you into your family, into
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your workplace, into your business, into
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your school, into your church, into your
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local community, into your social media,
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into places where faith, courage,
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wisdom, and love are desperately needed.
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Yes. The world may be tough, but the
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mission may be demanding.
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Yeah. Yes. There may be wolves in the in
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in your in your life, but do not forget
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this. The one who sends you also goes
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with you. So be wise as a serpent. Be
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innocent as a dove. Be courageous as a
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disciple. Be faithful to the end.
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And do not quit because God sent you.
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God sent you. My good people, like
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always, I will never stop insisting that
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before the end of every day. Yeah. Even
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if even if my clarion call becomes a
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cliche, I will never stop saying this
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that before the end of every day, make
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sure you do your work so well that at
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least one person you encounter can say
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to you, thank you. And may God you
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worship be praised and glorified.
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Do your work so well, so excellently.
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Serve with humility. Speak with kindness
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to people. Carry your responsibilities
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with life, with love and faith. Let your
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life become a testimony that God is
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real, that God is good, and God is at
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work in you. And never forget to
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attribute all your success to God. Never
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say, "I made it by myself."
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But see, it is by the strength, grace,
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and providence that God gives me.
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