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Welcome to Inspired by a Better Cause, where average isn't the goal.
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This is for young men who want to know Jesus Christ, build a real relationship with their Heavenly Father, discover their identity as sons of God, and live with strength, honor, and purpose.
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Live bold.
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Live unashamed.
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Live inspired by a better cause.
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Wake it up.
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You're gonna be late.
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Check your face, Twitter, check it out.
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Hey, your phone's ringing.
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Practice is at four, don't forget it.
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Yeah, the lessons are at 3 30.
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Hey, you got a test tomorrow.
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You need to get to school, you're gonna be late.
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Did you finish your homework?
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Come on, pick it up, hustle.
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School, homework, sports, friends, girls, work, grades, practice, social media, gaming, college, expectations, comparison, FOMO, and then.
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Can you hear him?
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That didn't go anywhere.
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Sometimes our lives get so loud that we can't hear him anymore.
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What's going on, young men?
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Welcome back to Inspired by a Better Cause.
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I'm Brother Richards, and I'm stoked you're here.
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And as school starts back up, I want to kick off a three-part series for you young men.
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We're going to talk about the world you're walking into.
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We're going to talk about the pressure.
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We're going to talk about friends and popularity.
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We're going to talk about doing hard things.
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But we're starting here.
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The enemy loves the noise.
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Because if I were Satan, which I'm obviously not, I don't know that I would spend all my time trying to convince you that God isn't real.
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Or that you should commit big sins right out of the gate.
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Maybe I'd try something much sneakier.
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I'd keep you busy.
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I'd keep you distracted.
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I'd keep you entertained.
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I'd keep you worried.
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I'd keep you comparing yourself to everybody else.
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I'd fill your schedule.
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I'd fill your phone.
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I'd fill your head.
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I'd fill your life with so much noise that you don't have time to stop and hear the voice of God.
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And that's what I want to talk about today.
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Not because everything in your life is bad.
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Actually, that's the point.
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A lot of the noise can be good stuff.
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And that's what makes it so sneaky.
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Let me take you back to when I was your age.
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Loved riding my dirt bike.
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I wanted to ride every day after school, all day long, all the way till dark.
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I wanted to hang out with my friends.
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I wanted to chase cute girls.
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I wanted to have fun.
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And I had FOMO.
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I didn't call it FOMO back then, but I had it.
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I didn't want to miss anything.
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If my friends were doing something, I wanted to be there.
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If there was something fun happening, I didn't want to miss out on that.
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Then as I got older, now I wanted money so I could keep doing the fun things I wanted to do.
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So I got a job.
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And I had more homework.
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I had friends.
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I had activities.
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And when winter came around, I loved snowboarding.
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I snowboarded all the time.
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I even skipped school a ton to go snowboarding, don't tell anybody.
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And eventually my life developed a pattern.
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I'd stay up too late, I'd sleep in, I'd wake up and rush around.
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I'd get to school, I'd do school, I'd go do something fun.
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I'd work, I'd hang out, I'd stay up late, and then I'd do it all again.
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And here's the part that I really didn't notice happening.
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I wasn't waking up one morning thinking, I don't want God in my life anymore.
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That wasn't it.
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I still believed.
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I still loved God.
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I just wasn't making time for him.
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My prayers got pushed aside.
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Scripture study got pushed aside.
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Quiet time got pushed aside.
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I had so much going on that I didn't make room for the things that helped me feel close to God.
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And looking back, I realized something.
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I wasn't necessarily running away from God.
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I was just running so fast in every other direction that I wasn't walking toward him.
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And I think this is one of Satan's greatest strategies.
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We often imagine temptation as something obvious, something terrible, something that screams, this is bad.
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But what if some of Satan's best strategies are much quieter?
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What if it's, yeah, stay up a little later.
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You can pray tomorrow.
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You'll read your scriptures tomorrow.
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You're too busy tonight.
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You don't want to miss out, do you?
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Everybody else is doing it.
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Just check your phone one more time.
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Just watch one more video.
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You need to keep your grades up.
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You need to make the team.
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You need to be popular.
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You need to look a certain way.
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You need to have a girlfriend.
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You need to be better than that guy.
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You don't have time right now.
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And none of those moments necessarily feel like a giant spiritual crisis.
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That's the sneak attack.
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Satan doesn't always have to make you choose something bad.
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Sometimes he just needs to keep you from choosing what matters most.
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Think about that for a minute.
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If Satan can make you so busy that you don't pray, so distracted that you don't read, so exhausted that you don't think, so entertained that you don't reflect, so worried that you forget who you are.
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He doesn't necessarily need you to stop believing in God.
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He just needs you to stop coming closer to God.
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And I want to make something really clear.
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I'm not telling you quit sports, quit your job, stop hanging out with your friends, don't have fun, don't ride your dirt bike, don't go snowboarding, don't play video games, don't chase your dreams.
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That's not the message.
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Those things can be great.
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Sports teach you discipline.
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School can develop your mind.
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Work can teach you responsibility.
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Friends can bring incredible happiness.
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Hobbies can be awesome.
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Goals are good.
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Fun is good.
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Achievement can be good.
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The question isn't whether those things are good.
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The question is what place do they have in your life?
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Because even good things can become dangerous when they take the place of the best things.
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Your schedule can be full and your spirit can be empty.
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You can get straight A's and still be spiritually drifting.
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You can make the team but lose yourself.
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You can have hundreds of followers and feel completely alone.
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You can be busy every second and never stop long enough to ask, Am I becoming the person God wants me to become?
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That's the question.
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So let's make this simple.
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Imagine there are two game plans for you this school year.
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One is Satan's, the other is from Jesus Christ.
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Satan's game plan might look something like this noise, distraction, comparison, fear, doubt, FOMO, busyness, exhaustion, temptation, justification, procrastination.
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And notice something.
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He just wants to keep you off balance.
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Too busy, too distracted, too tired, too worried, too entertained, too focused on everyone else.
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And eventually, you drift.
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Not all at once, a little bit at a time.
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That's how drifting works.
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You don't have to decide, I'm gonna move a hundred miles away from God.
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You just stop paying attention to your direction.
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One degree, then another, then another, and six months later, you're someone you never intended to be.
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Now look at the other plan.
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Jesus Christ offers something completely different peace, purpose, identity, prayer, scripture, service, courage, discipline, repentance, love, revelation, hope.
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Jesus doesn't promise you a life without noise.
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He teaches you how to find peace in the middle of it.
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He doesn't promise that school will be easy.
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He teaches you how to become stronger through hard things.
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He doesn't promise everyone will like you.
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He doesn't promise you won't be tempted.
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He teaches you where to turn when temptation comes.
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He doesn't promise you won't fail.
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He teaches you how to get back up.
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And maybe most importantly, Jesus Christ reminds you that you are not alone.
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So here's where I want to get really practical.
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School has started and your schedule is crazy.
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As you start each day, decide what matters.
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Don't wait until you're exhausted.
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Don't wait until you're overwhelmed.
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Don't wait until you've already drifted.
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Make your plan now.
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Ask yourself, when am I gonna pray?
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Not I'll pray when I have time.
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When?
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When am I gonna read the scriptures?
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Not I'll get to it.
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When?
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When am I gonna put my phone down?
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When am I going to sleep?
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Who are the people I want around me?
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What kind of friend do I want to be?
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What are my standards before temptation shows up?
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What am I willing to say no to?
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What am I trying to become this year?
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And here's one I really want you to think about.
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What do I want God to be able to do with me?
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That's different from what do I want to accomplish?
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Maybe you want to make varsity, maybe you want straight A's, maybe you want to make some money, maybe you want to date somebody cute, maybe you want to get stronger.
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Those are fine goals.
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But what if you added, I want to become more patient, I want to become more courageous, I want to become more disciplined, I want to become someone who serves.
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I want to become someone who can hear the spirit.
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I want to become someone Jesus Christ can trust with more.
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Now we're talking about something bigger.
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There's a reason soldiers train before battle, there's a reason athletes train before the game.
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You don't show up on game day and say, okay, I guess I'll figure out what I'm gonna do.
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You prepare beforehand, and spiritually it's the same.
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The temptation will come, the pressure will come, the party will come, the bad joke will come, the inappropriate pictures will come.
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The friend who wants you to do something you know isn't right will come.
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The test will come, the disappointment will come, the loneliness will come, the comparison will come.
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The girl who breaks your heart will come.
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The coach who makes you angry will come.
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The kid who makes fun of you will come.
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The mistakes will come, because you're gonna make mistakes.
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The day when you don't feel like praying will come.
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Don't wait until that moment to decide who you are.
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Decide now.
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I love the story of the stripling warriors in the Book of Mormon, because they didn't accidentally become prepared.
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They had been taught, they had developed faith.
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They knew what they believed, they had confidence in God, and when the battle came, they were able to act.
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That's the goal, not to become a young man who never has problems.
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Become a young man who is prepared when problems come.
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You don't build faith in the middle of the crisis.
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You build it before the crisis.
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You don't suddenly discover your standards when temptation arrives.
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You establish them beforehand.
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You don't wait until you're spiritually starving to decide that you should probably start eating.
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You build the habits now.
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So here's my challenge for this week.
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Before school gets crazy, sit down for ten minutes.
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Seriously, only ten minutes.
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Get somewhere quiet, put your phone away, put your video games away, put your iPads away, and ask God, what do you want from me this year?
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Then make a simple plan.
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Maybe it's five things.
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Put Jesus Christ first.
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Start your day with him, even if it's five minutes.
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Pray.
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Read.
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Listen.
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Start there.
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Protect your attention.
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Your attention is valuable.
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Your phone wants it, social media wants it, entertainment wants it, advertising wants it, your friends want it, your parents want it.
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Everybody wants your attention.
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Don't give all of it away.
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Protect your sleep.
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Being exhausted makes everything harder.
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Don't make your spiritual life compete with staying up until 1 a.m.
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watching reels and shorts or playing video games.
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Choose your priorities before your schedule chooses them for you.
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School matters.
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Sports matter.
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Friends matter.
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But make room for God.
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Decide who you're becoming.
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Don't just ask, what do I want to do?
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Ask, who do I want to become?
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Because this school year isn't something you have to survive.
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It's an opportunity to become.
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I want you to remember something when school gets crazy.
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You don't have to do everything.
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You don't have to be everywhere.
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You don't have to impress everybody.
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You don't have to chase every opportunity.
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You don't have to respond to every notification.
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You don't have to win every comparison.
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You don't have to live in fear of missing out.
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Because you aren't missing out when you're walking with Jesus Christ.
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You're finding something better.
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The world is going to get loud.
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Your schedule is going to get loud.
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Your phone is going to get loud.
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Your friends are going to get loud.
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Your fears are going to get loud.
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Your doubts might get loud.
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And in the middle of all of it, Jesus Christ is still there.
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Still speaking.
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Still loving you.
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Still inviting you closer.
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Still offering you peace.
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So when the noise gets loud, you get quiet.
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Pray.
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Open the scriptures.
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Take a breath.
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Remember who you are.
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Remember whose you are.
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And remember, Satan may have a game plan for your life, but so does Jesus Christ.
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Choose which one you're going to follow.
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And don't let the noise choose for you.
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I'm excited for you.
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I'm excited for this school year.
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Not because it's going to be easy, but because hard things can make you stronger.
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Pressure can teach you courage.
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Failure can teach you humility.
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Service can teach you love.
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And walking with Jesus Christ through all of it can change who you become.
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So go into school this year with a plan.
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Do great things.
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Do hard things.
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Have fun.
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Love people.
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Work hard.
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Be a light.
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But don't get so busy chasing everything around you that you miss the one who is trying to lead you.
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Your Savior Jesus Christ.
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I hope something you heard today gave you a little more strength, a little more perspective, and helped you see how the gospel of Jesus Christ applies to the battles you are facing in your own life.
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Remember, this is about becoming the kind of men God needs us to be.
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Men of faith, courage, integrity, and purpose.
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Men who choose to live inspired by a better cause.
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If this episode helped you, take a minute to download the episode and share it with someone who might need to hear this message.
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Every share helps this reach another young man who may be searching for direction, strength, or a reason to stand a little taller.
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Keep pushing, keep working, keep choosing Jesus Christ.
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Until next time, brothers, strength and honor.
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I'll see you on the next one.
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Live bold.
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Live unashamed.
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Live inspired by a better cause.
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Welcome to Inspired by a Better Cause, where average isn't the goal.
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This is for young men who want to know Jesus Christ, build a real relationship with their Heavenly Father, discover their identity as sons of God, and live with strength, honor, and purpose.
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Live bold.
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Live unashamed.
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Live inspired by a better cause.
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Wake it up.
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You're gonna be late.
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Check your face, Twitter, check it out.
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Hey, your phone's ringing.
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Practice is at four, don't forget it.
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Yeah, the lessons are at 3 30.
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Hey, you got a test tomorrow.
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You need to get to school, you're gonna be late.
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Did you finish your homework?
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Come on, pick it up, hustle.
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School, homework, sports, friends, girls, work, grades, practice, social media, gaming, college, expectations, comparison, FOMO, and then.
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Can you hear him?
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That didn't go anywhere.
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Sometimes our lives get so loud that we can't hear him anymore.
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What's going on, young men?
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Welcome back to Inspired by a Better Cause.
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I'm Brother Richards, and I'm stoked you're here.
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And as school starts back up, I want to kick off a three-part series for you young men.
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We're going to talk about the world you're walking into.
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We're going to talk about the pressure.
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We're going to talk about friends and popularity.
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We're going to talk about doing hard things.
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But we're starting here.
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The enemy loves the noise.
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Because if I were Satan, which I'm obviously not, I don't know that I would spend all my time trying to convince you that God isn't real.
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Or that you should commit big sins right out of the gate.
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Maybe I'd try something much sneakier.
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I'd keep you busy.
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I'd keep you distracted.
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I'd keep you entertained.
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I'd keep you worried.
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I'd keep you comparing yourself to everybody else.
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I'd fill your schedule.
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I'd fill your phone.
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I'd fill your head.
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I'd fill your life with so much noise that you don't have time to stop and hear the voice of God.
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And that's what I want to talk about today.
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Not because everything in your life is bad.
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Actually, that's the point.
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A lot of the noise can be good stuff.
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And that's what makes it so sneaky.
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Let me take you back to when I was your age.
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Loved riding my dirt bike.
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I wanted to ride every day after school, all day long, all the way till dark.
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I wanted to hang out with my friends.
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I wanted to chase cute girls.
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I wanted to have fun.
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And I had FOMO.
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I didn't call it FOMO back then, but I had it.
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I didn't want to miss anything.
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If my friends were doing something, I wanted to be there.
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If there was something fun happening, I didn't want to miss out on that.
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Then as I got older, now I wanted money so I could keep doing the fun things I wanted to do.
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So I got a job.
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And I had more homework.
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I had friends.
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I had activities.
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And when winter came around, I loved snowboarding.
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I snowboarded all the time.
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I even skipped school a ton to go snowboarding, don't tell anybody.
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And eventually my life developed a pattern.
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I'd stay up too late, I'd sleep in, I'd wake up and rush around.
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I'd get to school, I'd do school, I'd go do something fun.
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I'd work, I'd hang out, I'd stay up late, and then I'd do it all again.
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And here's the part that I really didn't notice happening.
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I wasn't waking up one morning thinking, I don't want God in my life anymore.
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That wasn't it.
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I still believed.
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I still loved God.
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I just wasn't making time for him.
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My prayers got pushed aside.
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Scripture study got pushed aside.
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Quiet time got pushed aside.
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I had so much going on that I didn't make room for the things that helped me feel close to God.
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And looking back, I realized something.
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I wasn't necessarily running away from God.
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I was just running so fast in every other direction that I wasn't walking toward him.
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And I think this is one of Satan's greatest strategies.
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We often imagine temptation as something obvious, something terrible, something that screams, this is bad.
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But what if some of Satan's best strategies are much quieter?
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What if it's, yeah, stay up a little later.
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You can pray tomorrow.
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You'll read your scriptures tomorrow.
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You're too busy tonight.
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You don't want to miss out, do you?
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Everybody else is doing it.
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Just check your phone one more time.
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Just watch one more video.
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You need to keep your grades up.
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You need to make the team.
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You need to be popular.
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You need to look a certain way.
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You need to have a girlfriend.
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You need to be better than that guy.
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You don't have time right now.
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And none of those moments necessarily feel like a giant spiritual crisis.
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That's the sneak attack.
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Satan doesn't always have to make you choose something bad.
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Sometimes he just needs to keep you from choosing what matters most.
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Think about that for a minute.
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If Satan can make you so busy that you don't pray, so distracted that you don't read, so exhausted that you don't think, so entertained that you don't reflect, so worried that you forget who you are.
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He doesn't necessarily need you to stop believing in God.
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He just needs you to stop coming closer to God.
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And I want to make something really clear.
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I'm not telling you quit sports, quit your job, stop hanging out with your friends, don't have fun, don't ride your dirt bike, don't go snowboarding, don't play video games, don't chase your dreams.
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That's not the message.
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Those things can be great.
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Sports teach you discipline.
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School can develop your mind.
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Work can teach you responsibility.
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Friends can bring incredible happiness.
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Hobbies can be awesome.
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Goals are good.
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Fun is good.
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Achievement can be good.
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The question isn't whether those things are good.
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The question is what place do they have in your life?
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Because even good things can become dangerous when they take the place of the best things.
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Your schedule can be full and your spirit can be empty.
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You can get straight A's and still be spiritually drifting.
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You can make the team but lose yourself.
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You can have hundreds of followers and feel completely alone.
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You can be busy every second and never stop long enough to ask, Am I becoming the person God wants me to become?
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That's the question.
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So let's make this simple.
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Imagine there are two game plans for you this school year.
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One is Satan's, the other is from Jesus Christ.
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Satan's game plan might look something like this noise, distraction, comparison, fear, doubt, FOMO, busyness, exhaustion, temptation, justification, procrastination.
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And notice something.
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He just wants to keep you off balance.
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Too busy, too distracted, too tired, too worried, too entertained, too focused on everyone else.
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And eventually, you drift.
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Not all at once, a little bit at a time.
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That's how drifting works.
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You don't have to decide, I'm gonna move a hundred miles away from God.
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You just stop paying attention to your direction.
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One degree, then another, then another, and six months later, you're someone you never intended to be.
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Now look at the other plan.
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Jesus Christ offers something completely different peace, purpose, identity, prayer, scripture, service, courage, discipline, repentance, love, revelation, hope.
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Jesus doesn't promise you a life without noise.
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He teaches you how to find peace in the middle of it.
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He doesn't promise that school will be easy.
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He teaches you how to become stronger through hard things.
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He doesn't promise everyone will like you.
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He doesn't promise you won't be tempted.
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He teaches you where to turn when temptation comes.
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He doesn't promise you won't fail.
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He teaches you how to get back up.
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And maybe most importantly, Jesus Christ reminds you that you are not alone.
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So here's where I want to get really practical.
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School has started and your schedule is crazy.
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As you start each day, decide what matters.
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Don't wait until you're exhausted.
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Don't wait until you're overwhelmed.
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Don't wait until you've already drifted.
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Make your plan now.
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Ask yourself, when am I gonna pray?
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Not I'll pray when I have time.
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When?
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When am I gonna read the scriptures?
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Not I'll get to it.
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When?
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When am I gonna put my phone down?
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When am I going to sleep?
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Who are the people I want around me?
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What kind of friend do I want to be?
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What are my standards before temptation shows up?
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What am I willing to say no to?
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What am I trying to become this year?
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And here's one I really want you to think about.
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What do I want God to be able to do with me?
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That's different from what do I want to accomplish?
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Maybe you want to make varsity, maybe you want straight A's, maybe you want to make some money, maybe you want to date somebody cute, maybe you want to get stronger.
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Those are fine goals.
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But what if you added, I want to become more patient, I want to become more courageous, I want to become more disciplined, I want to become someone who serves.
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I want to become someone who can hear the spirit.
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I want to become someone Jesus Christ can trust with more.
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Now we're talking about something bigger.
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There's a reason soldiers train before battle, there's a reason athletes train before the game.
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You don't show up on game day and say, okay, I guess I'll figure out what I'm gonna do.
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You prepare beforehand, and spiritually it's the same.
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The temptation will come, the pressure will come, the party will come, the bad joke will come, the inappropriate pictures will come.
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The friend who wants you to do something you know isn't right will come.
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The test will come, the disappointment will come, the loneliness will come, the comparison will come.
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The girl who breaks your heart will come.
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The coach who makes you angry will come.
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The kid who makes fun of you will come.
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The mistakes will come, because you're gonna make mistakes.
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The day when you don't feel like praying will come.
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Don't wait until that moment to decide who you are.
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Decide now.
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I love the story of the stripling warriors in the Book of Mormon, because they didn't accidentally become prepared.
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They had been taught, they had developed faith.
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They knew what they believed, they had confidence in God, and when the battle came, they were able to act.
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That's the goal, not to become a young man who never has problems.
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Become a young man who is prepared when problems come.
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You don't build faith in the middle of the crisis.
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You build it before the crisis.
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You don't suddenly discover your standards when temptation arrives.
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You establish them beforehand.
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You don't wait until you're spiritually starving to decide that you should probably start eating.
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You build the habits now.
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So here's my challenge for this week.
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Before school gets crazy, sit down for ten minutes.
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Seriously, only ten minutes.
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Get somewhere quiet, put your phone away, put your video games away, put your iPads away, and ask God, what do you want from me this year?
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Then make a simple plan.
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Maybe it's five things.
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Put Jesus Christ first.
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Start your day with him, even if it's five minutes.
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Pray.
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Read.
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Listen.
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Start there.
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Protect your attention.
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Your attention is valuable.
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Your phone wants it, social media wants it, entertainment wants it, advertising wants it, your friends want it, your parents want it.
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Everybody wants your attention.
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Don't give all of it away.
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Protect your sleep.
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Being exhausted makes everything harder.
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Don't make your spiritual life compete with staying up until 1 a.m.
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watching reels and shorts or playing video games.
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Choose your priorities before your schedule chooses them for you.
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School matters.
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Sports matter.
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Friends matter.
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But make room for God.
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Decide who you're becoming.
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Don't just ask, what do I want to do?
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Ask, who do I want to become?
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Because this school year isn't something you have to survive.
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It's an opportunity to become.
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I want you to remember something when school gets crazy.
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You don't have to do everything.
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You don't have to be everywhere.
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You don't have to impress everybody.
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You don't have to chase every opportunity.
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You don't have to respond to every notification.
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You don't have to win every comparison.
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You don't have to live in fear of missing out.
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Because you aren't missing out when you're walking with Jesus Christ.
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You're finding something better.
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The world is going to get loud.
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Your schedule is going to get loud.
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Your phone is going to get loud.
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Your friends are going to get loud.
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Your fears are going to get loud.
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Your doubts might get loud.
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And in the middle of all of it, Jesus Christ is still there.
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Still speaking.
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Still loving you.
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Still inviting you closer.
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Still offering you peace.
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So when the noise gets loud, you get quiet.
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Pray.
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Open the scriptures.
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Take a breath.
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Remember who you are.
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Remember whose you are.
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And remember, Satan may have a game plan for your life, but so does Jesus Christ.
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Choose which one you're going to follow.
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And don't let the noise choose for you.
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I'm excited for you.
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I'm excited for this school year.
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Not because it's going to be easy, but because hard things can make you stronger.
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Pressure can teach you courage.
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Failure can teach you humility.
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Service can teach you love.
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And walking with Jesus Christ through all of it can change who you become.
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So go into school this year with a plan.
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Do great things.
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Do hard things.
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Have fun.
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Love people.
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Work hard.
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Be a light.
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But don't get so busy chasing everything around you that you miss the one who is trying to lead you.
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Your Savior Jesus Christ.
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I hope something you heard today gave you a little more strength, a little more perspective, and helped you see how the gospel of Jesus Christ applies to the battles you are facing in your own life.
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Remember, this is about becoming the kind of men God needs us to be.
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Men of faith, courage, integrity, and purpose.
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Men who choose to live inspired by a better cause.
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If this episode helped you, take a minute to download the episode and share it with someone who might need to hear this message.
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Every share helps this reach another young man who may be searching for direction, strength, or a reason to stand a little taller.
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Keep pushing, keep working, keep choosing Jesus Christ.
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Until next time, brothers, strength and honor.
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I'll see you on the next one.
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Live bold.
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Live unashamed.
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Live inspired by a better cause.
