Figuring out your life and your God-given mission does not have to be complicated. Rather, it’s pretty simple. We filter the complicated topics through the simple lens of the Gospel. Hosted by David + Lianna (that’s us!), we seek to equip others to read, study, and know the Bible, learn more of who God is, what He has done, and His mission for us. We go over a variety of topics, like church, family issues, staying pure, divorce, marriage, simple living, finding community, mental health, and ...
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85. Cultivate Each Other’s Faith (marriage series #8)
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With this last tip on having a thriving marriage, we believe this may be one of the most important! The reason why is this goes hand-in-hand with your spiritual relationship with God. When you are married, you are entering into a covenant with a person you vowed to be with for life UNDER God. So, we answer this question: how do you maintain that sp…
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84. Your Spouse Is Not God (marriage series #7)
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Yes we said it- Your spouse is NOT God. If you set expectations on your spouse that you expect from God, then you will get disappointed. In reality, you might actually be placing your spouse above God, as an idol, a god. Honestly we all have experienced this in some sort of way in our marriages. But, we need to get our priorities straight with God …
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83. Don’t Compare Your Spouse To Others – Fight Discontentment (marriage series #6)
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This is a really crucial episode in order to have a thriving marriage. We feel like this is a silent struggle for many married couples, comparing your spouse to others. We would take it even further and say this is more prevalent in women due of social media but also for men as well.The thing is we cannot put the blame on other people for making us…
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82. The Pursuit of Your Spouse Never Stops (marriage series #5)
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You are not at the end of your relationship journey once you're married. For your love and marriage to keep growing and thriving, you have to realize that the pursuit of your spouse never stops.Think about when you first started dating your now-spouse: you pursued them, called them, texted them, stayed in constant communication, went on dates weekl…
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81. Watch Your Mouth & Check Your Heart (marriage series #4)
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This is episode #4 of our thriving marriage series - halfway there!This will be a tougher episode to digest. We all have said or yelled things to our spouse that we regret or wish we can take back. This is an area that only God can help you in. Only He can give you a softened heart and reveal to you on why you say harsh words or yell. It’s what is …
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80. Invest In Your Marriage (marriage series #3)
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Investing in your marriage is the #3 episode of our thriving marriage series and this is a SUPER important one! How do you truly have a thriving marriage? Let's look at marriage like a garden. You have to work and grow it, tend to it, water it, give it sun and shade, and prune the plants. Your marriage can be like a thriving beautiful garden OR it …
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79. The Foundation in Marriage – Submission & Love (marriage series #2)
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This is episode #2 of how to have a thriving marriage series - let's get right to it! But, first, let's start out with a question...What foundation is your marriage founded on?Is it God, the world & the culture, or selfishness…truly think on this. If it is not founded on God, then anything that we say or do to “improve” our marriage will not work b…
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If you are married, we should be enjoying our spouse to the fullest! But, we know that marriages are not perfect, but if both you and your spouse have dedicated your marriage to God and have set Him as your foundation over your lives, then there’s nothing that He cannot do for you, especially within your marriage. Let's go over what God says on how…
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We are so excited for this episode! This is not just a topic we are passionate about but living the lifestyle of Jesus is something we strive to do daily. Even though we aren't perfect, we share what we've learned on how to live like Jesus and the 3 ways to approach this is just a starting place. If Jesus was with us right now, how would he live in…
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76. WE’RE PREGNANT + What We are Surrendering In Our Life (Mid-Year Check)
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We are back after a 9-month hiatus! We have good reason though...we found out we are pregnant and life has changed so much since then. We share updates on our pregnancy so far, when baby is due, our 3-year journey of getting pregnant, & our thoughts on becoming parents.Also, since it is July, it's about the mid-point of the year so let's check in--…
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Today is Halloween Day and we are sharing our thoughts on celebrating Halloween as believers. We share on how we grew up with Halloween, the history behind Halloween, and what we do now according to our personal conviction with the Lord. We bring up scary topics like witchcraft, spiritual realm, and our culture's embrace of darkness. We just want y…
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When you think of real estate investing, do you often think of people like Donald Trump? You might be surprised that ANYONE can start investing in real estate, if they have a plan and have a small amount of savings. This is the episode where we finally share about our investment in real estate even though we are nervous to do so.Going into real est…
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A very important question to ask: should a church encourage kids to transgenderism? That is actually what is going on in a church in Katy, TX.A recent video from being undercover went viral on Twitter, where Taylor Hansen went into the church, asking questions about the church and about the Transparent Closet that they offered as a service to the c…
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Yes, we are talking about dating today! We obviously have not been in the dating world in a long time HOWEVER, we have learned so much since our previous dating era, and we will also share an inside look on one of our dating history lolWe share our thoughts on dating then and now, how to date while pleasing God, and our stance on talking to multipl…
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Sometimes, we can look at people around us and wonder, wow, how come I am not there yet? I feel so behind on what I planned to be at this time: still single when you long to be dating; dating when you long to be married; married but long for kids; in college but long to be done with college and live your life; graduated college but haven’t landed t…
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70. Why we are sharing our thoughts on politics & culture, managing our business & more
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We are back with a new podcast season! We share some life updates in this episode, including changing how we manage our landscaping business.We also have released a new segment on The Simple Mission called “Reacting to…” and whatever topic we react to in under 1 ½ minutes. We share why we have decided to share our thoughts, opinions, & reactions on…
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69. Summertime – How are you spending it? {BONUS}
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Hi there! We missed being on the podcast just chatting with y'all - we are doing a quick episode on our thoughts we have had this summer over "summertime" and spending time with God...Sometimes, we can be so looking forward to summer, mostly to relax, to go on vacations and trips, and just to have the extra time. But how are we truly using and spen…
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We know that hearing the word “intimacy” may make you scared or want to run away. But what about in marriage?? There are many types of intimacy that we found researching this (12?!) and we think that gets way too complicated and mostly unnecessary to have all of them. We go over 3 major types of intimacy - physical, emotional, & spiritual intimacy.…
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67. Spiritual Highs – Staying Consistent In Your Relationship With God
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WE STARTED OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL! We named it David & Lianna Bond since it's more about our lives but it is still a part of The Simple Mission! Head over to watch our first video & be sure to subscribe to be notified for new updates & videos, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_3yOizu0igwA2rlxYhIZGQ Now, onto the the rest of the show notes on Spiritua…
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66. Good Words, Bad Words & Tips On Speaking Good: James 3 Bible Study (Part 2)
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Why is it important to speak good words? To reveal if you are a true believer of Jesus Christ or do not know God at all. And, to bring life, not death, to believers and non-believers. We continue on in our James 3 Bible Study and in Part 2, we share examples of good words and examples of bad words and you can see where your words are at now. This i…
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65. Taming The Tongue: James 3 Bible Study (Part 1)
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Do you all feel like what you say gets you into trouble a lot? Is what you are thinking or commenting online not really the best? We all certainly struggle with our words and the power of our tongue can build up or tear down. Often, our words comes from our thoughts and our thoughts comes from our hearts and where our heart is focused on is where w…
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64. Pastoring in Youth Ministry, The Youth’s Struggles, & Thoughts on Church Hurt (feat. Clayton & Abigail Sullivan)
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We have two special guests on the podcast: Pastor Clayton & Abigail Sullivan. They are youth and young adults pastors at Church of Hope in Corpus Christi, Texas. We have great conversations on the recent struggles of the youth and how we can better relate to the youth, their thoughts on church hurt and how to overcome the hurt, along with encourage…
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63: Un-Forgiveness – The Effects, How to Forgive, & What God Says
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The difficult truth is that there is no perfect forgiveness. We can listen to this episode and do so much better with it, however we are all human and our first instinct is to get angry and hold grudges. That's the truth. Practicing forgiveness is extremely valuable in your life. Not only does Jesus talk about it a whole lot in the Bible, it is men…
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We have heard so many stories and experiences regarding church hurt and it really makes us sad because we know what and how the church should be according to God's Word.The church was designed and built for the lost, to have a safe place to be able to share their experiences and receive the love of Christ in return regarding the denomination or cha…
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61. Chasing Your Dreams Through Passion & Determination (feat. Aaron Gomez, A.G.)
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"The ones who succeed are the ones who don't quit." Those are the words from this podcast episode featuring Aaron Gomez, known also as A.G. who is a RIAA PLATINUM PRODUCER, IS ON 2X #1 ALBUMS & IS A TOP 40 BILLBOARD AWARD WINNER. He has produced songs with Kanye West, Travis Scott, Logic, Andy Mineo and more.We talk with A.G. on how he got started …
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60: Becoming Full-Time Entrepreneurs – Trusting God, mindset shift, routines & more
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At the beginning of 2022, Lianna and I (David) became full-time entrepreneurs. No more benefits, no more punching in the clock. We were punching our own clock now and make our own schedules. This episode is all about the transition, struggles, and the real moments of shifting from full-time to your own time and how God is good through it all.Even t…
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59. Ultimate 2022 Planning – 3 ways to partner with God while planning your schedule, goals, & habits
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This is the ULTIMATE 2022 Planning episode for you, but with a twist. Even though this episode is coming out in February, we refuse to believe that it's too late in the game of creating and going over 2022 goals, habits, and schedule. You can start anytime to do “new years” goals and have a plan because a goal without a plan is just a wish. We shar…
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58. How Living in a Fixer Upper Has Been & January Challenge {BONUS}
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FIRST episode of 2022! We miss y'all! It’s been about almost 2 months since our last podcast episode, wow. We wanted to share all about how it's been moving into and living in a fixer-upper during renovations. (If you didn't know about us moving, it's all here in the previous episode, EP. 57) We are about 90% percent with the inside of the house. W…
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57. Stop Making Excuses (& a FUN Life Update)
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We are ending our season with a little bit of tough love and real truth. What is something that we all do or have done? Make excuses. Making excuses can be very easy, and it can almost be the easy way out. But, what excuses do we make and why do we do it? We share three reasons of why we make excuses and the deeper issues within it. And, then we gi…
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56. Making Friends As An Adult & How To Build Community
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How do you literally make friends as an adult? We share our thoughts on growing up and having friends in school, and our experiences with friendships from then to now.To befriend people involves you to step out of your comfort zone and quit being a kid and just to go out and talk to people and get to know them, no matter who they are, their age, th…
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55. How Anger Can Hold You Back // Overcoming Anger With God’s Word
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There are times when we get angry, but there are also times when we are angry ALL the time. After the last year and a half, it seems like many of us are going to bed mad and are waking up mad. But, that is not the life that God wants for us to live. Living in anger or lashing out in anger constantly will hold us back from pursuing fully in our God-…
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54. What We Wish We Knew Before We Got Married – 10 Important Reflections
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Before you get married, you think you might know everything, did all the research, read all the books, went to pre-marital counseling, and more. But it’s not until you actually step into marriage that you will know and truly experience it and know what it is like to have a spouse and be one together.And, there will be many lessons learned, fights f…
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53. Money (Pt.2)- How Should We Manage It Biblically?
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We are continuing on our conversation on money, but this time, we are going to review how we can manage our money in a biblical way. First, we do a short recap on what we went over from part 1 of how we view money.Then, we bring up a difficult topic before we get into managing money: the love of money. This is a struggle that all types of people ha…
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52. Money (Pt.1)- How Should We View It Biblically?
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Money is important to God. Did you know that? Or did you think money was evil? We want to break down what God says about money, wealth, how to view it, and how to manage. But, first, we have to understand as Christians how we are called to view the money God has given to us. Finances and money in God's eyes is simple and straightforward. But, we wa…
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51. Jealousy & Envy: How to Break Free With Contentment
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Jealousy and envy. We've all dealt with having these ugly feelings, emotions, and thoughts about our life and about other people. As we shared in our introduction, we will be sharing some heavier and lighter examples of dealing with jealousy/envy, like longing for marriage, friends, perfect house, start a family, graduate college, having the right …
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50. How are YOU? // Questions, Online Influence & Trends We’ve Noticed
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We are officially back with season 4! But, we are starting our first episode a bit differently than we've done. We want to have a conversation with YOU. Yes, you, the listeners, and just ask, "How are you?" In the day and age of always being busy, being on our phones, & being on social media constantly, we realize that we hardly put in a practice o…
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49. Relatable Life Struggles – Dealing with Pride & Lack of Prayer {BONUS}
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Are you having a difficult time to pray to God? If so, why? What about dealing with a lot of pride in your heart? How can you combat that?For this one & only bonus episode before we are officially back (which is very soon btw), we wanted to share what we've currently have been struggling with, which could be relatable for you. But, with God, nothin…
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48. Why Setting Boundaries Is Important As A Christian + Quick Tips On How
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Setting the right boundaries in your life can make a massive impact and will get you started off on a good track on your God-given mission. As Christians, we have a more difficult time to set boundaries or even realize we need boundaries. First, we debunk all the lies that you may have believed about setting boundaries.We define what boundaries are…
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47. 6 Popular Bible Verses Often Taken Out Of Context
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Most of us can admit that we have all done this: go to the Bible, attempt to find a specific bible verse that will suit our needs, argument, sin, or lifestyle. But, this is so dangerous and damaging. When the bible is taken out of context or misused, we are pointing to ourselves instead of pointing to the most important thing in our lives: God. We …
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46. Staying Pure Within Marriage – Protect Your Marriage With Purity
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Within the church and among Christians, we hear the message of staying pure and saving sex for marriage over and over again. But, no one really goes over on maintaining godly purity even after you get married. Maintaining purity is stressed so much before marriage, but within marriage, everyone is silent on this topic. Even as David and Lianna are …
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45. Combining Business With A Gospel-Mindset
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We have wanted to talk about business, but never could really grasp what God wanted us to share. So, this episode is all about combining business and the gospel. If you are a business person or want to get into business, the reality is that we are in business, whether you know it or not. But, as Christians, how is business and the gospel so closely…
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44. Do You Have The Evidence – Simple Bible Study
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Even though the fruits of the Holy Spirit are one of the most well-known sections of the Bible, you might surprised that there are much to study and expand on. First, we highlight on what qualities or "fruits" won't get you into heaven, and then we go over each fruit of the Holy Spirit and see if you have the evidence.At the end of the episode, we …
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43. Stand For Truth & Keep Showing Up (feat. Chelsey DeMatteis)
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We are honored to bring you a special guest today, Chelsey DeMatteis! She is a wife, SAHM, devotional writer, and podcast host of the Living With Less Podcast! We asked all about her testimony, standing for the truth, biblical expectations, and how to overcome being overly self-critical. We all have learned so much in this episode and we hope and p…
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42. Life Update – Our Goals, Changes For 2021 & Quick Q&A
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It’s been on our hearts for the past month to do a life update and we added a quick Q&A at the end. We wanted to give y'all a fresh look into our lives as we continue in the journey into 2021.Since we all are on the learning journey called life, we wanted to share what we are learning, the goals we have set for 2021, and changes we’ve made into our…
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41. The Perfect Church Doesn’t Exist – Tips on what to look for in a church, what not to do & why – Church Hunters Series
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We continue on the conversation on Church Hunters, starting from our journey of church-hunting. Today, we are going over why church-hunting is the answer, the difference between church-hopping and church-hunting, and when and how do you know that this church you are in is your church home.We say over and over again in this episode, "There is no per…
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40. How To Get Over Being Intimidated By The Bible (feat. Phylicia Masonheimer)
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Today, you are in for a treat! We are joined with Phylicia Masonheimer, a best-selling author of Stop Calling Me Beautiful, theologian, and hosts her podcast, Verity. We asked her all about how to not get intimidated by the Bible, why reading the Bible is important, and practical and inspiring tips to get started right now. She even encouraged us a…
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39. Looking For A Church Home – Church Hunters Series
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During the year 2020, during the pandemic, we decided to leave the church that we got married in. After visiting two churches later, we are back at the same church. We wanted to share our journey of church-hunting because it is a subject not shared much online for someone that may be going through the same experience and feel alone in the process.D…
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38. Why Read The Bible – Brief Overview of the Bible
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Why read the Bible? Isn't it outdated and written by people who have been dead for centuries? How is it relevant to me today? We first have to understand: what is the Bible? We go over a brief overview on the Bible, like what's in the Old Testament and the New Testament, and why they still matter today. If you live in the United States like us, you…
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37. Introducing Season 3 – The Simple Mission Podcast
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Y'all, we are back! Enjoy this intro episode on what to expect for season 3, updates on our lives, & a new segment we will bring onto the show!Newest thing we're doing: “Submit your question” will be up now for season 3! If you have any good questions, send us one and it may get answered. The link is down below for every episode!Season 3 is all abo…
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36. Follow HIS Calling, Not Your Own {BONUS}
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In this day and age, we feel entitled to have everything we want within our grasp and at the time we want it. We want because we deserve it. We want our dreams to be achieved without ever lifting a finger to put in the hard work. And the worst part is that we think we are following the call of God. In all reality, we are not patient and think we de…
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