Rooted Before You Rise

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Well, hello, my valued listeners, and welcome to a brand new month of living in your power.
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I'm your host, Dr. Marlene Greenleaf, and I am so grateful that you're here
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as we step into March together.
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Now, this month, we are grounded in a new theme, of course.
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It's entitled Rooted and Resilient, Strength That Endures.
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Now, after resetting in January and leading with heart in February,
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March invites us to go deeper.
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Not wider, not louder, but deeper.
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Because before anything rises, it must first be rooted. And today's episode,
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the first in our March series, is titled Rooted Before You Rise.
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So let's get into it.
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Now we live in a culture that celebrates visibility.
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They celebrate promotion, recognition, expansion, growth. These are all celebrated.
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But what we often don't see is what sustains us.
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Roots grow in the dark. Roots grow unseen. And roots grow before anything else does.
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And if the roots are shallow, the growth won't last.
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Jeremiah 17, 7, 8 reminds us, But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,
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whose confidence is in him.
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They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream.
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It does not fear when heat comes.
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Its leaves are always green.
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It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to be a fruit.
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Do you know something powerful there? It says that the heat still comes.
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The drought still happens, but the tree endures.
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Why?
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Because it is rooted.
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In leadership and life, many people try to rise before they are rooted.
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I mean, we want the opportunity, the influence, the platform,
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the results. We want it all.
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But without rooted identity, success becomes failure.
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Your success becomes fragile. and rooted identity says I know who I am even if outcome fluctuates.
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Reactive identity says I am whatever the results say I am and that difference
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determines resilience.
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In my own journey I've learn that seasons of obscurity are often seasons of strengthening.
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The quick work, the hidden discipline, the refining moments.
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Those are not delays. They are development.
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Psalm 1 echoes this. It says, that person is like a tree planted by streams
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of water which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither,
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whatever they do prospers.
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So in season, not immediately, not impulsively, but in season,
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rooted leaders understand timing.
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Now, if you want resilience that endures, here are three ways to deepen your roots.
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First, anchor your identity in fate, not performance.
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Because performance fluctuates while fate stabilizes.
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So, spend time reinforcing who God says you are and not what circumstances suggest.
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Second, practice consistency over insistency.
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Resilience is not built in dramatic burst. It's built in steady discipline.
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So small daily habits can compound into lasting strength.
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And third, strengthen your inner world.
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What you consume shapes what you become. So guard your thoughts,
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protect your peace, choose influences that nourish growth rather than comparison.
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Because rooted strengthens when nurtured consistently.
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Roots strengthen when nurtured consistently.
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So again, anchor your identity in fate, not performance. Practice consistency
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over intensity and strengthen your inner world.
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Now let's reflect again on Jeremiah's image of the tree planted by the water.
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The drought did not destroy it. The heat did not intimidate it. Why?
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Because its source was deeper than its environment.
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So here's your empowerment prompt for this week. I want you to think on these things.
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Where am I trying to rise before I am rooted?
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What habits or disciplines would strengthen my foundation?
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And what is God developing in me beneath the surface? Again,
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I want you to sit with these questions.
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Think on them. Journal them.
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And remember that you are not behind.
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You are being built. So now in closing, my dear listeners, I want you to remember
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that resilience is not about avoiding difficulty.
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It's about being anchored through it. So this month, we won't rush to rise.
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We will choose to root because strength that endures begins when no one is looking.
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So I want to thank you for joining me today for the first episode in our March
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series, Rooted and Resilient, Strength That Endures.
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Next week, we'll continue with Resilience is Built, Not Borrowed.
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So thank you again for joining me today on this journey on living in your power.
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And until next time, dear listeners, you know the drill.
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I want you to live boldly in your power today. And if it gets tough, just breathe.
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You still got the strength to rise.
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So until next time, I want you to continue to live in your power.