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Hello, this is Ken, your podcast preacher.
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Welcome back to my podcast Deep Waters.
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This podcast is brought to you by Applied Strengths Ministry, where we believe working together on our strengths is the effect of working out the will and calling of God and into our lives.
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I'm reducing the prayer time within these messages so that we can get right to the message.
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This adjustment is made due to some feedback.
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I will continue to pray for my listeners offline, so to speak, so that you will still be covered.
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Thanks for joining me.
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Let's open up in prayer.
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God, we thank you for today and for the opportunity to grow.
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We pray that you would give us a revelation within this message that you intend on us receiving with the understanding.
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In Jesus' name we pray, amen.
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The title of this message is Weighty Obstacles, Right as an Axe Head, and Itchy Testimonies.
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I like to share these stories because getting the results that I get go beyond any human understanding or expectation.
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Well, except for those who believe all things are possible.
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Mark 9 23.
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Jesus said to him, If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.
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There are only two, so this will be a shorty sporty, but hopefully encouraging.
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The first testimony came about by the fact that, at night, when I would try and be sleeping, my armpits would go crazy with itching.
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No, really, I mean like crazy.
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And so this has been happening off and off for almost all of my life.
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And yes, I thought it was my deodorant, so my son recommended the one that seemed to work for him, and so I tried it, and it worked for about a year or so, and then midnight craziness.
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So in this portion of the message, we are going to get a little academic, which has little to do with how itching stopped, but I think it would be useful for those who also struggle with midnight itching, and I haven't yet tapped into the process of how to get that itching to stop that I use.
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You might want to put on some deodorant, and this will take a minute, and you might break a sweat listening to it.
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Underarm itching and irritation are very common reactions to deodorant and antiperspirant ingredients, because underarm skin is thin, frequently shaved, and prone to friction.
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And no, I don't shave.
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It is uniquely sensitive to chemical disruption.
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The specific ingredients most likely to cause irritating underarm itching generally fall into five categories: fragrance and essential oils.
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Fragrance is a leading cause of allergic contact, dermatitis, and personal care products.
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Synthetic fragrances, listed simply as parfum or fragrance.
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These can contain dozens of hidden chemical compounds that trigger itching and redness.
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Specific fragrance, allergens.
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Keep an eye out for individual components like lemonine, linalul, and hydrocytonella.
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Essential oils, many natural deodorants use highly concentrated plant oils like tea tree, lavender, or citrus oils for scent, which can cause severe skin irritation and burning.
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Natural deodorant alternatives.
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Many people switch to natural deodorant to avoid chemicals, only to find their underarms itchy more than before.
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Sodium bicarbonate, we know it is baking soda.
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Baked soda is highly alkaline, pH around 8 to 9, whereas your underarm skin is naturally slightly acidic, pH around 5.5.
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Daily application breaks down the skin barrier, leading to a signature, rough, red, and intensely itchy rash.
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Sweat blocking additives, aluminum salts, ingredients like aluminum, chlorohydrate, or aluminum zirconium plug sweat ducts to stop perspiration.
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It doesn't sound healthy.
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They can easily irritate sensitive skin, causing localized itching, redness, or painful little pumps.
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High percentages of aluminum usually correlate with a higher risk of irritation.
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Preservatives and antimicrobials.
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Parabens used to prevent bacterial growth, parabens likely methparabin or propiparabin are known contact allergens that can cause itchy, flaky skin.
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Triclosin, an antibacterial agent that can cause irritation, redness, and disrupt the microbiome of your underarm skin.
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Texturizers, solvents, and emulants.
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Propylene glycol, this petroleum-based substance, gives sticks their slick, smooth glide.
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It acts as a penetration enhancer and is a well-documented skin irritant capable of triggering burning and itching.
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Drying alcohols, ingredients like SD alcohol 40 or denatured alcohol help the product to dry quickly but to strip the skin of moisture, causing severe stinging and itching, especially if applied right after shaving.
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Again, I don't shave.
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And finally, glanoline a deep wool derived a moment used for texture that acts as a frequent allergen for sensitive skin type.
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That is more than you ever did want to know about our arms.
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But I thought it would be helpful.
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But my solution can be considered more of a supernatural solution rather than an all-natural solution.
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After an intense amount of easinesses, I got irritated and focused on the fact that this little problem can also be coming from the devil.
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So therefore I resist you, Satan, and command you to flee.
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Bing bang boom, no more itching thing.
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And no, I still use the deodorant to cause the itching.
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But not to test God, because I think it would be a greater test of God if he could smell me from his throne, had I not chosen to continue using this stuff.
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The scriptures involved with my request are as follows, which as I have stated before, they represent the animal for my spiritual gun, which is my podcast preacher says read your Bible and load up with gratitude.
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Romans 8 37.
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Yet in all things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
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Philippians 4 13.
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I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
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First John 4 4.
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You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
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Second Corinthians 5 20.
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Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us.
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We implore you on Christ's behalf to be reconciled to God.
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Revelation 1 6, and has made us kings and priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever, amen.
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First John 3 1.
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Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God.
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Therefore the world does not know us because it did not know him.
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James 4 7.
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Therefore, submit to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
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Is it a big deal testimony?
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Yes, because God loves us and knows that there are a lot of things that we use that do not keep their promise.
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Surprise, right?
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How many medicines can result in death as a side effect, and yet they are still marketed as a marketable and usable product?
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The key is to try to see if God can help you in specific situations, no matter how crazy it might sound.
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So the second testimony begins with my wife asking me a question.
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Have you seen my epilady?
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My wife asking me as if I would ever want to have used such a small machine to jerk out body hair, especially on my sensitive areas such as my knees and elbows.
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I replied with, no doubt, a funny look on my face, and we began to work through our minds as to where she might have last used it or simply saw it.
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After a serious look around on her part to no avail, I was reminded of a scripture that we have prayed in these times where we had lost something and couldn't find it, with a high degree of success.
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Yes, we have even taught some of our Christian friends to pray the scripture, of which I will provide in a minute, and they too found the item that they had lost.
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We have heard of diamond settings that broke off rings, diamonds themselves, lost tools, books, and a variety of other items being found after this prayer.
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The scripture we use, which, if applied or spoken in faith, can end the lost and found program all across America.
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2 Kings 6, 5-7.
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But as one was cutting down a tree, the iron axe head fell into the water, and he cried out and said, Alas, master, or it was borrowed.
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So the man of God, the prophet Elijah, the teacher, asked, Where did it fall?
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And he showed him the place.
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So he cut off a stick and threw it in there, and he made that iron float.
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Therefore he said, Pick it up for yourself.
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So he reached out his hand and took it.
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So as ridiculous as it sounds, and by the way, if you are a Christian, ridiculous should be the norm as you diligently run for and with the Lord.
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This prayer works.
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It is that simple.
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I prayed for the epilady to float to the top of our visibility, and in less than five minutes my wife came to me and said she found it.
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We as Christians daily get to tap into many benefits in our relationship with God.
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Get ridiculous when you need to itching to stop or to locate an epilady or whatever it is in your life and see if this works for you.
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You have my word that if asked in faith, it will work.
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John 14, 14.
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If you ask me for anything in my name, I will do it.
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John 15, 7.
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If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
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John 16, 23.
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My Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.
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1 John 5.14.
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This is the confidence we have in approaching God, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
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Watch out for the subjective people that will try to keep you from asking God for silly little things like this.
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Least you two, like them, never enter into all that God has for you.
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They say God isn't interested in such trivial things to which I have disclosed He is.
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Well that's it for today.
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Remember it's not what you find wrong or disagree with regarding these messages, but what you can take away from it.
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Together we can do more to impact the kingdom than if we work alone.
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Let's flip the script and still kill and destroy the works of the enemy and create space for the light of life to shine through in people's lives.
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