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Human Beings, Not Human Doings
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Human Beings, Not Human Doings
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But he had already caught the ball, so I was going to tackle him and when I did, my knee went under me, the ground was wet and I tore my acl. And I just remember crawling off the field, I was crying and it was like, oh man, he's in like excruciating pain. But the pain really was like I had it. Like that was the moment I was waiting for. Like, this is my last, last game here.
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We here again.
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Do most of your friends call you Jay?
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Most of them call me jj actually.
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Jj. Okay. What does your mom call you?
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She. She mixes up a little bit and she has her own, you know, mom nicknames and stuff, but for the most part it's just my government name. But if it's my government name, she's mad at you.
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Is it a different name?
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It's government and middle name at that point. So.
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Yeah, yeah, I know sometimes we do that. I was really curious before we get into our conversation today. We were talking earlier about a conference that you were speaking at earlier in the year and it was all about AI. And I know that can be scary for so many of us that we don't, we don't understand. And I would love to hear your perspective on it just from a, from a young perspective of what you think about it.
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Well, mine may be a little different than most people's and I could be completely wrong. But what I do know is we're living in a time that God was 100% aware of. Okay, so AI didn't catch him by surprise. And he's like, oh, wow, what does this mean for the humans that I created? Like, he knew that we would experience AI. And I also think that you have to take its name at face value. It's artificial intelligence. Yeah, it can help us get very, very far along in life. But at the end of the day, AI I don't think will ever be able to develop the human connections and human reasoning that we can. It's artificial intelligence. So when I was speaking at the conference, there was a lot of fear, you know, from, from people in the audience. But I just kind of reminded them. For me, I look at AI as an opportunity to grow and further my career, further my faith. Because if there are going to come tools and artificial people, I've even seen clips now where there are bot chat bots that look like humans and it's just a script and it's this polished person, but they aren't real. And they are talking about the Faith. But I said, if that's the case, then that means I need to go deeper. Because if people can get the same kind of message from an artificial intelligence bot, then that means I have a responsibility as an actual human who has the Holy Spirit to really dive into my faith a little deeper so that people have a sense of trust when they see me show up on camera.
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Yeah. Does an artificial intelligence. It's ultimately learning from us. Right. And then it generates off of us.
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Exactly.
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So my reasoning is if we do dive deeper and we're the ones that are teaching it, we better know what we're teaching them so they actually. So AI gets it. Right.
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Right.
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Is that kind of naive, though, on my part to expect that?
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Well, I mean, it's new, so we
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don't know, but I know there's so many. Do you like. Is it a tool that you use in your daily life? Are there. Do you have boundaries with it? Like, hey, I'll use it for this, but I won't use it for that?
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Yes. Anything that require critical thinking and logical reasoning, I like to do that on my own because I don't ever want to become so dependent on something that I basically have no brain, you know?
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Right.
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So if it comes, if I'm. If I'm writing a script or reading over a contract, I'm not using AI for that. Like, I want to go in and ask the questions and be able to. Even for instance, when I'm creating content, I do that all on my own. I know a lot of people now are going to AI for sermons, and I'm like, but the whole purpose is for you to wrestle with the text. That's what people are coming for. Anybody could just sit at home and chatgpt some stuff or go to Claude and do some things, but I make sure that I do set boundaries because I want to be a person of value and not like, hey, I found a new trick on this app that you could find as well.
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Yeah. Especially when we're guided by the Holy Spirit. Like you said, AI Chat, GBT and Claude are not guided by the Holy Spirit.
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Exactly.
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Right. So, yeah, it's still. It's still. I'm still trying to understand it. I would. I would like to learn a little bit more about it, just to have better context, better understanding, and then create the boundaries that I'm comfortable with. Whether I want to use it, whether I don't use it, I don't know. But I like, I just learned that quad was a thing two weeks ago. I didn't even know that existed.
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Cloud is very good. I will say that it is very good.
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I feel like I just feel old when it comes to AI and I'm learning and asking. That's why I'm just asking you because I'm just curious and gathering little bits of information.
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We'll get you up to speed.
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That's okay. Okay. Well, I know that AI can make people feel uncomfortable, and this is a really terrible transition, but we are talking about being comfortable in your condition and. Or is that just kind of sitting in your weaknesses and your comfort? So we're gonna. We're gonna get into that conversation in a little bit, but I just thought we'd start off with another listener question because I'm enjoying hearing your perspective on these answers. This first one is from Rachel, and she asks, what are your favorite Bible verses when feeling stressed, anxious, or fearful?
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That's a good question.
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Wait, can I try to recite. Let me see if I can do this from memory, because it's. I believe it's Philippians 4, 6, 7, and it's. Don't be anxious about anything, but in everything, with thanksgiving through prayer and petition, present your request to God. For the peace of God will surpass all understanding.
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That's it. That's it. That's it. That's good. That's good. That's. That's obviously one like. I mean, it just. It speaks for itself.
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Yeah.
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But there's one that I also go to that's very uncommon, you know?
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Okay, tell me.
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And it's job one, 22.
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Okay. I love the book of Job. I don't know that verse offhand.
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So, you know, it's. He's going through all of this stuff. He's experiencing the worst of the worst. And verse. Chapter 1, verse 22 says, in all of this, Job did not sin by crediting God with all of his misfortunes. And some people will be like, well, why is that a verse that you go to? Because it shows us that even a person that God considers to be righteous and blameless and upright still went through all the things that most people wouldn't want to go through. And if he didn't blame God for it and he didn't sin, neither should I. So I always think about that as this was a person who had anxiety. He lost his family. He lost everything that he had, and he still praised God even in the midst of all of it. So I always go back to that verse, too.
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That's really good. I like hearing that. Well, I hope that helps you, Rachel. I want to know where your passion comes from for teaching the Bible.
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I would say it's knowing that people are in a place that I was once in and that is looking for somebody to just help you. You have a yearning for the knowledge, but you can't find a person that will teach you. And once I found that person, which was my mentor, I told myself, I will spend the rest of my life doing this for other people because I'm a firm believer. If people really knew what the Bible was saying, you wouldn't have to convince anyone to read it. Like, it is truly a blueprint for how to live life on earth, you know, And a lot of times we think about Jesus as dying for our sins, but he also lived to be our example, you know?
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Yes, he did.
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I use the Bible as a reference and as a guide, and this is what I'm going to form my life on. And though I may not have the exact same experience, I may not be getting crucified and pinned up to a cross, but like we said, there are moments in life that are going to stretch me where I'm going to be uncomfortable. How do I look at the life of Jesus and, you know, handle this situation properly instead of just handling it in the human way? Because, I mean, there are so many situations that I would just. I would rather do the human thing instead of doing a godly thing. And the Bible is what helps me stay on track. And I'm like, I want to do that for other people too, because it's a lot of. It's a lot of. I won't say bad, but harm out there in the world and it could be help.
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Yeah, I think that is. It is just so God given. I just see it in the people around just. I don't know, God gives like an extra dose, like an extra spirit in certain people where you're just like, it's everything. I have to. I have to share this with other people. And I. I guess it's the. The spirit of teaching in that sense that you want to teach other people the Bible. So I love that. I would love for you to share another story that has really shaped you and who you've become today.
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I think back to when I was in high school. I was on a trajectory to the main goal. At that point. I was a freshman in high school. The goal was to be on varsity. Starting as a freshman, that's like the number one goal as a football player. And I started off playing on the junior varsity team. I was performing well, and I had Just had a really, really good game. And my position coach came to me and he said, get ready. This is your last game on jv. I'm calling you up next week. You're going to play with your brother, and you're going to be on varsity. And I'm, like, so excited. It was always my dream to play with my brother and play with some of those guys. So we go out and we're playing against one of my cousins who's at a different school. So we're talking, talking trash. And I remember telling him, man, I'm gonna do this and I'm gonna do that. And I remember my mom walking by, and she asked me, she was like, well, what you gonna do tonight? And I was like, I'm gonna do something. And so we're stretching. I'm making sure I get a good stretch, and I'm ready to play. The second play into the game, one of my teammates, he didn't go out and guard his man. We were on defense. He didn't go out and guard the receiver. And so I picked him up, but he had already caught the ball, so I was going to tackle him. And when I did, my knee went under me, the ground was wet, and I tore my acl. And I just remember crawling off the field, and I was, like, thinking I was crying, and it was like, oh, man, he's in, like, excruciating pain. But the pain really was like, I had it. Like, that was the moment I was waiting for. Like, this is my last, last game here, and I was going to get my dream. I was finally there, and I ended up having to have surgery, obviously. And then I had another surgery. And the reason was because I had scar tissue that had built up, and I didn't have full range of motion of my knee. It didn't hurt. I wasn't in pain, but I was walking with a limp constantly. And I was under the impression that I'm okay, like, I'm fine, like, I don't need the surgery. But they. The. The doctors and the physicians, they were like, you may feel okay, but later in life, this is not going to be okay. And even right now, it's really not okay. So what I would have done if I wouldn't have accepted that second surgery is I would have settled for being okay when being healed was an option, you know? And I think I reflect on that in life, and I'm like, in what areas of my life am I settling? Because I think, well, since I'm not doing as bad as I was Doing. I'm in a good position. Most people probably think that way. But why would you settle for better when best is available, you know?
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Yeah. Yeah, I absolutely know. I mean, a lot of the things. The things that hold us back are. Can be fear, you know?
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Yeah. Yeah.
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And we don't always know if there is something better on the other side, but it's true. When you talk to people that are walking with God, almost all of them will tell you there is something on the other side. There really is. And God will walk through with you hand in hand. How were your. Did you have friends in that process? Like, because you couldn't play anymore, you never got to the varsity game? Right, right. So what did that look like within your friendships and your teammates around you? Did they leave you in the dust or were they supportive?
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They were very supportive. And it was. There were friends who came out of places that I didn't even know existed. You know, I'm a freshman in high school. Seniors are coming to my house and delivering food, and I'm like, wow. I feel very, very seen. Like, I didn't know y' all even knew who I was, though. I went to a small school. The upperclassmen, it just seemed like a different world, you know? So they. They would bring me food and check in and make sure I was okay. But what I did during that time, I didn't realize this until probably, like, two months ago when I was really thinking about it. I had to serve because I didn't get to play the next season. I had to sit out the rest of that season, sit out the entire next season. And then my junior year was the first time I played again. And I had to be the water boy. I had to be the manager. I had to be the cameraman for two seasons before I ever touched the field again.
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Wow.
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And it was like, I bet you
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learned a lot of that.
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Oh, I learned so much. And it's like my career now. You know, all the things that God was training me up to do, that's what I naturally do now for a profession. So I think about that with the story of Jesus. I think it's John, chapter five, when he healed the man at the pool. And you look at the community of people that were there, and you have the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed. So most people read that, and it's just, oh, these are just people who are struggling and they're disabled. But the truth is, those were the only people that were there. It was nobody that was. That was healed in able condition that was around them. So that means that their community was formed around brokenness. And if it's. If you are in a community that is built around brokenness, that isn't real community. That's just people struggling with the same sin or struggling with the same problem. So that story in itself causes me to ask a lot of times, how many people am I calling my friend that really aren't my friend. They're just my cellmates. And if we remove the chain that this sin is attached to, we wouldn't even be near each other anymore. You know, that's what that story makes me reflect on.
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Yeah. So how did you find those friends that you could go deep with that you knew were true friends?
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It was being in deep situations and calling for help, you know, not being afraid to say, I need help in this situation and I need help with this particular thing. Because a lot of times we don't want to expose ourselves to our to or expose ourselves and let others know what we're struggling with. But when you find yourself in a place where I need help, you really don't care where it comes from. That's like the story of the good Samaritan.
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So true.
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The. The Samaritans and the. The Jews did not get along. But when you are in a place of like, I need someone to help me, you really don't care who shows up. That's when you find the people who are there for you instead of what you have. That's how I found my community.
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Yeah, that's great. And I would say the same is true. I have found over the years who my true, true friends are. Because when you go through the really tough stuff and rough stuff, people will tend to leave.
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Yeah.
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They just might not have time for you. The problem's too big. They don't want to get involved. Or they might see it as a problem they don't want to be associated with anymore. You find your true friends real fast.
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Yes.
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And usually, in my experience, you can end up counting them on one hand.
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Absolutely.
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You know, and. But those are the people that you want to hold on so tight to. Those are your ride or dies. Those are the people who will stick with you through thick and thin, even when you make mistakes. Because we're all going to make mistakes, you know, and you need people that will be able to stand by you through those mistakes, but also help pick you up when you're down and out and encourage you to keep taking the next step. What do you think is the greatest challenge for your generation?
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Oh, I would say it's a mix of popularity and acceptance. They kind of go hand in hand.
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Yeah, they do.
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And I've noticed that people my age and in my generation will do almost anything to be seen, even if it's for 15 seconds. So I've even seen people who have associated with the faith do things that jeopardize their relationship with Christ just so they get their five seconds of fame. And once that five seconds is over. I don't ask this because it's. I mean, it's not necessarily my place, but I just. I want to ask, how did it feel like you got what you wanted and ultimately you lost the thing that meant more than anything to you just for this. Now that you got it, how does it feel? You know? So I think it's hard to say that to get someone to understand that all this stuff, you know, the lights and the cameras, it's not everything that is puffed up to be. Because you may think everybody likes you, but in reality, I heard someone say this. This is a great analogy. They said, when you get influence, life changes and it changes drastically. They use this analogy. They said, if a wolf is howling at the moon, nobody is going to pay attention because that's what wolves do. But if the moon starts howling back at the wolf, everybody's going to turn and look. He said, from now on, you have to understand that you are the moon. And if you say anything back to anybody, everybody's going to look at you and they going to have phones out because it's never seen. They've never seen it before. So people usually look at the, wow, I get this and I get that side of having influence, but you don't look at. You can't have a bad day in public and you can't talk to this person like that and you can't comment on this and you can't like that. So popularity can absolutely derail a person if it's not used properly.
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I would say this especially in the space of Christianity. Most people think, if I'm going to get on social media as a Christian, I have to be a Christian influencer. And you don't, you know, you don't have to necessarily be someone who is my, my whole platform is about teaching the Bible or singing worship music. You don't have to do that. But never do anything that jeopardizes your relationship with Christ. And in the same breath, never do anything for money. You know, and it's hard. That's, that's easy to say whenever. Money isn't, isn't something that you need per se. But what I mean is if you do anything for a dollar, everybody that's watching knows, okay, they'll do anything for a dollar. And that means that people can buy you out and they can give you enough money to walk away from the faith. Because ultimately what you're driven by is a dollar. It's not driven by the word, you're driven by a dollar. So just allow your faith and, and keep in step with the spirit. Don't get too far behind, don't get too far ahead, because when you do, you'll be looking around and you know, you'll have to return anyway. So just stay with them if you know you're going to have to make that decision.
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Yeah. Does social media in any way frighten you? Does you ever want to quit it? Do you find it too mean or do you just look at it as a tool? I just know that so many young people, whether they're 14 years old that have their phones and they're starting social media, or 25 year olds, it can be such a big world online and there are wonderful things and they're really difficult things. So I would love to know how that affects you in personal ways and how you view that.
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Well, if I hadn't, if I didn't have the background of being a football player and going through extreme coaching and there was one point where I was about to join the military and become a Marine. I was raised by a Marine, my grandfather. If I didn't have that background, social media would crush me. Because every post you have someone saying something that is brutal, you have comments that are, that are terrible, DMS and emails, death threats. It can absolutely like be petrifying to Open your phone every day.
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Yeah. And destroy your spirit.
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Yeah. But just like we talked about with AI, it can be used for good, and it can also be used for evil. So the way that I use social media, since I didn't necessarily want this as my profession, I simply look at it as. This is just another avenue for me to share the gospel. Of course, sometimes I'll scroll and I have friends that I've made through social media, but I don't look at this as who Jason Jackson is. You know, there's a me that's completely different. Me, off camera, when we talk is completely different than who someone may see on. Or they can't get the full picture of who I am just through social media.
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Yeah. I wouldn't. I don't think you want to say that you're a completely person.
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Right.
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Because you. You are authentic, you have integrity, and you are living out what you're talking about on social media. However, social media doesn't give a full picture or representation of who you are.
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Right.
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Do you. And you don't have to. I'm just asking.
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Yeah.
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Do you set any personal boundaries on social media for yourself or whether that's time limitations or what you allow in the algorithm?
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Now I do because I checked my screen time not too long ago, and I was like, wow, I spent a lot of time. So now I give myself one hour on social media a day, and it just requires me to be more productive. And on the iPhone, you can go in and set time limits for apps. So I do that. And I mean, naturally, just from an image standpoint. There are certain things that I don't like. I'm not liking this. I'm not commenting on that. And honestly, certain people I won't follow, even if we're really good friends. But your page has stuff that contradicts everything that I stand for. I'd rather. Here you could just have my phone number, but I'm not going to.
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Yeah, we'll text. But you don't want to look at the stuff that you don't want.
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Exactly. Yeah. Yeah.
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It's really smart. Well, thanks for sharing that.
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Of course.
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I'm always just curious. We have a couple of questions from our listeners. Our first question today is from a girl who goes by grandma 22.
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Okay.
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She says, I am 18 and I have been catching up on your season with Madison Pruitt Trout. That was a great season. I had a question concerning one of the things you touched on. I struggle sometimes to fully realize that there is nothing I can do to Earn God's love and that God already fully loves me.
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Me.
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Do you have any tips to help me change from the mindset of thinking that when I do what the Bible says and what God says, I have a chance of earning his love? Oh, that is such a good question. I'm so glad that you watched that season, and I'm just going to share right now. I would love to hear what you have to say, Jason, but we just aired a season with Pastor Francis Chan called Beloved, and it is an incredible six episodes. And that's all we talk about, is God's love. And so I would encourage you to go listen to those, if you haven't already, and get Francis Chan's book, Beloved or Beloved. And there are things that I still wrestle with the love and grace of God that is just given without anything that we have to do or earn. And it is magnificent, wonderful. But I still have to think about that and the magnitude of it and the acceptance of it, and it still blows my mind. So go listen to that season and get Francis's book to help you out on that. What do you have to say, Jason?
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I would say God created us to be human beings, not human doings. But so often we are raised in a society where you have to do something in order to get this outcome. And it's hard, like you said, to wrap your mind around the fact that this person loves me so much that they're giving me this freely. And all I have to do is just accept it and believe it. But what I will say on top of that is believing looks like something. So if. If I'm going to say that Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior, my life should reflect what I'm saying. You know, it shouldn't just be, yeah, I believe it and I'm going off and I'm living any other way because your actions. This is actually, I've said this before to one of my friends, and they were like, wow, I said your words. Does your words don't determine what you believe. Your behavior actually determines what you believe.
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A
So I could say that you gotta walk the talk.
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B
Yes, yes.
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A
Can't just talk the talk.
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B
You can say whatever you want, but ultimately, what. What signifies what you believe is the way that you act behind it. So that's what I would say.
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A
Yeah, that's great. Okay, we have another question from Christy, and it says in a previous podcast you mentioned when old feelings come back up, you have a system to fight it. Can you share more about what steps you take? Practical steps to fight the enemy. Okay, so when old feelings. So I'm assuming sin feelings come back up, there is a system to fight it. What are practical steps you take to fight the enemy?
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B
Good question. I'm a big journaler. That's what I do. I like to journal. After I indulge in sinful activity or whatever it is, I make sure that I journal that moment, how I felt like right then and there. How did I feel after this? Because in the moment, you don't feel bad, and it feels like, oh, this is freedom, until you try to escape from it, and then you realize, wow, this is bondage, because freedom wouldn't make me feel like this. So I always journal how I feel, and whenever those feelings come back up, wanting to indulge in sin or whatever it is, I go back to that journal, which requires discipline, because it's one thing to go back to it. It's another thing to know you wrote it and not go read it. So I go to that journal and I say, I would rather be bored or whatever the case may be than feel like this again. So if the question is, should I be bored or be broken, please choose boredom every single time. Yeah. Yeah.
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A
Well, I know I've talked about this type of thing a lot over different seasons of the podcast, so I'm not sure which specific episode Christie's referring to, but I'm imagining that I probably said these words, that I have new tools to fight some old sinful feelings. It might have had to do with my eating disorder past. A lot of times, no matter what that sin up, when sin. When that sin comes up and you're like, I. I don't want to do the thing that I'm about to do. It's that. It's that the Apostle Paul. It's that Romans verse when he's like, why do I do the things that I don't want to do, but I'm doing them? And what I do first is take that thought captive. When I'm thinking about, this thought comes up. I know I shouldn't be doing it, but I want to do it, but I should not be doing it. I have to grab it and say, like, okay, why? What am I feeling? What's going on around me? What do my emotions look like right now? And I kind of try to have therapy with myself and talk myself into understanding, why am I feeling this? Why am I wanting to do that? I mean, maybe it's cigarettes for you. And I'm like, you're trying to quit cigarettes? And you're like, well, what are you feeling anxious? Is something happening that you just want to. So talk yourself through it? And sometimes that's enough. Honestly, I can say, like, yeah, I'm just feeling really emotional right now, and this is my go to. That makes me feel comforted. And then tell yourself, but I have other tools that can make me feel comforted. I don't have to run to that. I can go take a walk. I can get some fresh air. I can take three deep breaths. I can go in a quiet room and meditate and start praying. Like, these are the tools you gather in your pocket that you then have to tell yourself, I have other choices to make. This is not my only choice. And I find that many times that works. Sometimes the sin nature wants to pull a little stronger, and we don't always make that choice. And I understand that. And it happens. And sometimes you need an accountability partner. Maybe it's picking up a phone. I mean, at one time I had a. A nutritionist that said, anytime you're feeling like you're about to do something bad, I need you to text me and just tell me you're having those feelings. And you have a friend that talks you off the ledge. You don't need to do that.
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B
Right.
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A
So those are a few of the practical tips that I would encourage you. Obviously, prayer, like, I'm always gonna say it. Take it to God, Take it to God. But those are some additional things. So I hope that that helped. Jason, I'm so sad that our time is up, but I'm so. I'm just so happy for you. I'm encouraged by you. I am gonna keep watching you online. I'm happy that you are a part of the Candy Rock team and the Candy Rock the Candace podcast. And we have this incredible course that you have provided for people to. To listen to and gain more wisdom from you. And of course, they can find you on Instagram and TikTok. And I just am going to be praying that the position that God has put you in continues to be elevated for his glory.
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B
Thank you.
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A
And I know my prayer. You know, my prayer is that you are going to stay humble in the process, but you are going to be used as a vessel for God for all the days of your life. And you, you're just gonna have such influence. I'm gonna cry because you are gonna have such influence. You are now over all the people that you minister to. So God bless you and bless your life.
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B
Thank you so much.
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A
I'll be here cheering you on.
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B
And if y' all do not know this is her in real life. Candace is like like my entertainment mama. She is really like this all the time. Thank you so much. I appreciate it.
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A
You're welcome. It's just, it's been a blessing. So thank you.
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B
Thank you.
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A
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