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Welcome back to this week's episode of Unlocked. It's been a really just tough week. Last week was extremely tough. I it feels really weird to just wake up and go on about normal everyday life because that's just not how life works. I'm normally pretty good about getting up, putting a face on, and doing what I need to do, but it's taken a lot to get there. Last week, Charlie Kirk obviously lost his life. And when the news came out, someone sent me a video and said, oh my God, Charlie just got shot. And honestly in my mind I thought, okay, this is going to be like a President Trump thing. You know, Like I was waiting for him to stand up. I was waiting. I will tell you, I was not prepared to see the video that I saw. And if you haven't seen it yet, don't go and watch. I saw it and I literally dropped my phone and I don't think any human being is prepared to see footage like that. And I hope and pray X, Facebook, Instagram, Tick Tock, all these social media platforms, I hope and pray they take the video Charlie's assassination down because that doesn't belong on the Internet. It doesn't belong on the Internet for anyone to see, especially Charlie's family and wife Erica, his two children. I just hope these platforms do the right thing and take it down. Secondly, I I've been trying to process the loss of Charlie. Obviously, I had just started getting to know Charlie. They brought me into the Turning Point family and Charlie gave me a voice to share my story and I will forever be grateful for that. When you're in that Turning Point family, you truly feel like you're part of a family you're with people who love and care about you and want to challenge you and have healthy debates. And I'm just heartbroken. I'm heartbroken because Charlie was 31 years old. He had two kids at home, a wife, Erica, who in her first speech, that I was in shock. It was like a Jackie Kennedy moment. She was so poised and so full of God's love and grace. And I honestly don't know how she did it. I don't know how she stood up there and spoke the praises of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ when her husband just got assassinated in front of the world. I don't. I honestly don't think I would be strong enough to do that. But Charlie's legacy that he left behind was one of faith and freedom and a true American patriot. It's who he was, in and out. I would challenge you guys to not believe everything you read. Don't believe the hateful rhetoric. Go back and listen to his videos. Go back and listen to where he said he doesn't hate any person. He doesn't hate any group of people. It is possible to not believe in someone's life choices. We have family members to where we don't believe in the choices they make every day. But that doesn't mean that you don't love them. That doesn't mean that you don't care about them. It just means you don't agree. And that's what makes living in the United States of America so amazing, is we all have our right to believe what we believe. But that doesn't mean that you meet a discussion with violence. That doesn't mean that if we disagree, we use violence to settle the agreement or disagreement to see what happened to Charlie because he was outspoken and spoke about Jesus and freedom and our Second Amendment rights, just our country as a whole. He was murdered for that. And I was supposed to be with Charlie on, I think it was almost every weekend in October at these colleges. I was supposed to be opening for him and spending time with him, getting to know him better, getting to feel his love for people, me, everyone around him. I. That's a tough one to know. I'm not going to get to do that. But I think with where you see our world going today, Charlie would be so insanely proud because this is our turning point. It's not the turning point that the turning point family had hoped for or could have even fathomed, but it is a turning point. It's a turning point in our country. I went to church yesterday and I hate to admit it, but it was the first time I've gone in a long time. And Charlie's the reason I went. Charlie and Erica. Watching Erica stand up there and praise Jesus during the hardest time of her life, it challenged me. It challenged me to get back into my faith and to truly take it seriously. Because we are going to leave this world one day. And I want to go out with a legacy like Charlie did. Charlie's legacy is one of a good and faithful servant. I want to be walking into the arms of Jesus and him saying, well done, my friend. You are a good and faithful servant. And that doesn't mean you have to be perfect. It just means you've got to love people. You've got to love people well. You have to show up in this world and do right by what God gave us. Again, it's not about left or right, right or wrong. What we're going through in this world right now is a battle between good and evil. And the evil that I'm seeing is truly heartbreaking. I mean, it's awful. I see how people are rejoicing in the death of Charlie. And all I can say is, if that's you, look in the mirror. This is a human life that was lost. Take away politics. This was a son, a husband, a father, a friend to many that. It's not about politics. So I would challenge you. I would also challenge you that if you have friends who are speaking negatively of this, call them out. Being silent is being complicit. So I would just encourage you to. I would encourage you to call those out that you love. If you see them praising the assassination of Charlie Kirk, if you feel that their rhetoric is full of hate, because that's not who Charlie was. Charlie believed in healthy debate and out. Your job on this earth is to lead people and lead people well. And your leadership, or lack thereof, is what's going to shape the nation that we leave for our children. And do you want that nation to be one that is praising the death of a father? I. I don't think so. So I would just encourage you, especially young adults who are listening to this. Leadership is everything. And it. And it is our job to shape the nation that we are living in. It's our job to be role models and to be voices for the voiceless and to just show up and love. So if you don't know where to turn, I would say turn to your church, turn to your leaders, turn to your turning point chapters. If you're in college or high school, and if there isn't a Turning Point chapter. Reach out to Turning Point and create your own chapter. Because it is up to us to shape the world that our kids are going to grow up in. So all that I would say is it's tough. I really don't know how to move forward. I have had tears, just days full of tears. I can't help but think of Erica and the kids. And I text Erica when everything happened and I saw a text that she had sent me after I had spoken at a Turning Point conference. And her text is just the epitome of a God fearing, loving person, woman, mother. And she said, I just. This was back in June, one of the texts that she sent me. I just wanted to say how proud I am of you. I told your mom backstage you have a massive anointing on your life. Great job tonight. Just wanted to share these super sweet photos with you. God bless you. Continue to fix your eyes on Jesus. I'm very proud of you. If you need anything, don't ever hesitate to reach out. I don't know about you guys, but that's the type of woman that I want to be. And Lord knows I'm falling short. But Charlie's death has lit a fire in me. To be a better person to. To show up in this world in a better way, to stand in my convictions no matter what, no matter who turns against me. Stand up for what you believe in. And I hope and pray that it's maybe done the same for you. So if you follow me on social media, you've seen that I have definitely called people out. I've called people out for spewing hatred and lies when it comes to Charlie. And there is no place for that. There is no place for praising death and there's no place for that in the workforce either. So if you're listening and you are the boss of a teacher, a doctor, someone working at your establishment, and you see them praising the assassination of Charlie Kirk, step in. Be a true leader. Let them know that this behavior is not acceptable. So I guess from here we figure out how to move forward. It's hard. I will be going to the celebration of Life for Charlie in Phoenix and I encourage you guys to come too. There is a link that we can post and that's where you guys go and rsvp. There will be tons of security and we're not going to. We're not going to be silent. We're not going to let hateful, demonic individuals silence us. It's just not going to happen. If anything, we're going to be louder. And boy, did this kid get it wrong when he thought taking Charlie's life was going to end his movement because he created millions of Charlie Kirk's millions. So stand strong in your conviction, stand strong in your faith, stand strong in your beliefs and who you are, and let's carry it forward. Because change doesn't happen overnight, and change definitely doesn't happen when you're complicit or when you're silent. So, like I said, I didn't feel right releasing just a normal, everyday podcast without acknowledging Charlie Kirk's life and what he meant to millions and millions and millions of people, what he meant to me and how he paved the way for me in the world of politics and giving me a voice. And I'll. I'll forever be indebted to him for doing all of those things. But above all else, he's shown me what you want in a husband, a father, a friend. And I would encourage you guys to go back and look at all of his moments because, boy, will you take lessons from them. So all I can say is we're gonna get back in the groove of things, but it's gonna take some time. And it just felt wrong releasing a Happy Lucky podcast. It just didn't feel like the time. So my hearts are with Charlie, Erica, the kids. I just. When Erica spoke about her three year old daughter asking where Daddy was and she had to tell her that he was on a work trip with Jesus so that he could afford her blueberry budget, I was sobbing, sobbing. No parent should ever have to look their child in the face and try to explain why Daddy's not home or why Mommy's not home. The violence has gone too far, so please remember that. Meet Erica. With grace and love and compassion, she's going through more than any human being should ever have to go through. So this is my reminder to love people, love people. Well, use your voice, be loud, be respectful, have healthy debate. Not everything has to be a fight or an argument. So until next week, God bless you. Remember, it only takes one person to make a difference in this world. Charlie will go down in history as a world changer. So just remember one person, you can make a difference. And all I can say is God bless. And there's light at the end of the tunnel.
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