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Proverbs twenty four fifteen, do not lurk like a thief
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near the house of the righteous, Do not plunder their
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dwelling place. Today's episode, stop Lurking. In May of two thousand,
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Curtis Jackson, better known as fifty Cent, was sitting in
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a car outside his grandmother's house in Queen's when a
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gunman approached. Nine shots one hit him in the face.
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He survived. Three years later, the world heard him rapping
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about that experience in many men. I've heard that song
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one hundred times, but one detail stopped me. It didn't
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happen at a club. It didn't happen backstage. It happened
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at his grandmother's house, a dwelling place. Listen to Proverbs
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twenty four fifteen. Do not lurk like a thief near
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the house of the righteous, Do not plunder their dwelling place. Now,
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notice who Solomon is talking to, not the person inside.
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He doesn't say, be afraid it's crazy out there. Build
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a taller fence. He earns toward whoever is outside and
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addresses the voyeur. Do not lurk. Solomon looks into the
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shadows and says, I see you now before you picture
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somebody hiding in bushes with the weapon come closer. Most
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of us have never lurked outside somebody's house, but we've
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lurked on somebody's page, watching, scrolling. Somebody's doing well. Their
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marriage looks happy, their career is moving, their ministry is growing,
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and something inside us is just available, waiting for the crash.
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I ain't gonna lie. That's a creepy type of lurking.
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I'm not here to scold you. I've caught myself doing
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it too. Just notice it. Sometimes envy doesn't attack, it watches.
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Sometimes jealousy doesn't speak, it waits. But here's what comforts me.
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The person inside the house doesn't even have to know
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they're being watched. Wisdom sees the shadows, and before the
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righteous person is told to be afraid, the lurker is
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told to leave. Maybe that's God's mercy working both directions,
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protecting the house and calling the lurker back into the light.
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Hold up, wait, there's a bar in there somewhere. God's
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Mercy's be working while these lurkers be lurking. These urchins
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better step back before it's closed curtains. What is this
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freestyle Friday anyway? Maybe mercy really does work like that,
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guarding the house while still calling people out of the shadows.
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Remember you don't have to fall for somebody else to rise.
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Prayer Lord, guard our homes and keep me from the shadows.
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Today's challenge think of one person doing well whom you've quietly,
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maybe even secretly, expected to stumble reverse the lurk. Send
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them something kind today, Encourage them, celebrate them. Bless the
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house instead of waiting for it to fall. Proverbs Daily
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is a reader and listener supported program. Every post is free,
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but if you'd like to help spread the message and
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make the sacred positively contagious, tap subscribe or upgrade and
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join us. Thank you in advance for your support. About
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the author, Fred Lynch is a creative communicator, author, and
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Christian hip hop pioneer. To connect everywhere, hit me at
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Hey Fred Lynch on all the socials and we'll connect.
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Want daily wisdom on your phone, Go to Proverbsdaily dot org.
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Thanks again, and please like plus share to help someone
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walk in wisdom. Be wise, be well, Peace,
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Proverbs twenty four fifteen, do not lurk like a thief
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near the house of the righteous, Do not plunder their
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dwelling place. Today's episode, stop Lurking. In May of two thousand,
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00:00:11.919 --> 00:00:15.000
Curtis Jackson, better known as fifty Cent, was sitting in
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00:00:15.000 --> 00:00:17.839
a car outside his grandmother's house in Queen's when a
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00:00:17.879 --> 00:00:22.000
gunman approached. Nine shots one hit him in the face.
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He survived. Three years later, the world heard him rapping
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00:00:26.399 --> 00:00:30.039
about that experience in many men. I've heard that song
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one hundred times, but one detail stopped me. It didn't
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happen at a club. It didn't happen backstage. It happened
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at his grandmother's house, a dwelling place. Listen to Proverbs
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twenty four fifteen. Do not lurk like a thief near
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the house of the righteous, Do not plunder their dwelling place. Now,
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notice who Solomon is talking to, not the person inside.
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He doesn't say, be afraid it's crazy out there. Build
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a taller fence. He earns toward whoever is outside and
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addresses the voyeur. Do not lurk. Solomon looks into the
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shadows and says, I see you now before you picture
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somebody hiding in bushes with the weapon come closer. Most
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of us have never lurked outside somebody's house, but we've
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lurked on somebody's page, watching, scrolling. Somebody's doing well. Their
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marriage looks happy, their career is moving, their ministry is growing,
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and something inside us is just available, waiting for the crash.
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I ain't gonna lie. That's a creepy type of lurking.
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I'm not here to scold you. I've caught myself doing
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it too. Just notice it. Sometimes envy doesn't attack, it watches.
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Sometimes jealousy doesn't speak, it waits. But here's what comforts me.
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The person inside the house doesn't even have to know
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they're being watched. Wisdom sees the shadows, and before the
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righteous person is told to be afraid, the lurker is
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told to leave. Maybe that's God's mercy working both directions,
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protecting the house and calling the lurker back into the light.
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Hold up, wait, there's a bar in there somewhere. God's
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Mercy's be working while these lurkers be lurking. These urchins
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better step back before it's closed curtains. What is this
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00:02:13.080 --> 00:02:17.520
freestyle Friday anyway? Maybe mercy really does work like that,
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00:02:17.919 --> 00:02:21.199
guarding the house while still calling people out of the shadows.
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Remember you don't have to fall for somebody else to rise.
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Prayer Lord, guard our homes and keep me from the shadows.
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Today's challenge think of one person doing well whom you've quietly,
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maybe even secretly, expected to stumble reverse the lurk. Send
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00:02:38.639 --> 00:02:43.000
them something kind today, Encourage them, celebrate them. Bless the
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00:02:43.039 --> 00:02:46.199
house instead of waiting for it to fall. Proverbs Daily
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00:02:46.479 --> 00:02:50.560
is a reader and listener supported program. Every post is free,
45
00:02:50.759 --> 00:02:53.000
but if you'd like to help spread the message and
46
00:02:53.080 --> 00:02:58.759
make the sacred positively contagious, tap subscribe or upgrade and
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00:02:58.879 --> 00:03:03.240
join us. Thank you in advance for your support. About
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the author, Fred Lynch is a creative communicator, author, and
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Christian hip hop pioneer. To connect everywhere, hit me at
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00:03:10.039 --> 00:03:12.800
Hey Fred Lynch on all the socials and we'll connect.
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Want daily wisdom on your phone, Go to Proverbsdaily dot org.
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Thanks again, and please like plus share to help someone
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walk in wisdom. Be wise, be well, Peace,
