Aug. 1, 2025
Deployment: From Training to Field Action
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In this episode of Metaphysical Boot Camp, we delve into the concept of deployment, emphasizing that the training and preparation you've undergone is not an end but a beginning. You're called to be the light in the world, strategically placed where your pain has met preparation. This episode encourages you to move beyond the comfort of training and into the field where your unique experiences and healing can illuminate others. The discussion highlights the importance of being present, carrying peace, and consistently showing up in various aspects of life, from family to community and creativity.
We also explore Protocol 10, focusing on the critical skill of discernment. In a world filled with deception, discernment is not just a gift but a necessary discipline for survival. The episode provides practical exercises to sharpen your spiritual senses, helping you distinguish truth from lies and align your actions with divine guidance. Through biblical examples and strategic insights, you're equipped to navigate the complexities of life with clarity and purpose. As you step into your mission, remember that discernment is your compass, guiding you through every challenge and decision.
00:01 - The Final Formation: Embracing Deployment
05:10 - Field Directives: Living with Purpose
06:05 - Protocol 10: The Discipline of Discernment
16:01 - Your Mission: Embodying Light in the World
21:01 - Joseph's Story: Lessons in Patience and Action
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This is it!
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The final formation,
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the final field report.
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Not the end, but the beginning of everything you were trained for.
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Welcome back, soldier!
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You've trained your mind. You've armored your essence. You've faced your pain.
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You've drawn your line.
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Now it's time to move.
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Deployment.
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Because light wasn't meant to stay in camp.
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It was meant to go.
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Boot camp was never the goal.
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Matthew five fourteen through 16,
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you are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
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You don't train soldiers to keep them in the gym.
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You train them to be sent.
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This world doesn't need more opinions.
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It needs more embodied light, and that light is you.
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But, here's the shift.
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Deployment is not about noise or show. It's about strategic
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presence.
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Your mission
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is where your pain
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met preparation.
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Your deployment field isn't random.
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It's where your wounds
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become wisdom,
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where your discipline unlocked
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discernment,
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where your darkness
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was replaced with fire.
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Second Corinthians four:seven.
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We have this treasure in jars of days.
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You're cracked
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on purpose
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so that the light gets through.
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Wherever God has refined you,
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that's where he now sends you.
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Healed from addiction,
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you're light in recovery spaces,
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Battled anxiety.
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You carry peace into chaotic rooms.
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Walk through grief.
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You now offer sacred presence to others.
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Deployment requires
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movement.
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Isaiah six eight,
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here I am,
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send me.
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That's the call,
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not just to believe,
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not just to stay safe,
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but to go.
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Deployment might look like
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starting that prayer circle,
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riding the thing you've been hiding,
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reconciling with that person,
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saying no to comfort,
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saying yes to presence in hard places.
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Boot camp taught you to stand.
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Now,
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you step.
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Barriers to movement.
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You might feel,
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I'm not ready.
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Who am I to do this?
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What if I mess it up?
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But hear this,
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God doesn't send the flawless,
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he sends the form.
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You don't go out perfect,
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You go out prepared.
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And if you're listening now,
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you are.
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Philosophical
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echo.
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Kierkegaard said,
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to dare is to lose one's footing
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momentarily.
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To not dare
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is to lose oneself.
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Deployment
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feels risky,
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but hesitation
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is where identity
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dies.
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You were formed to be sent,
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not safe.
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Plato's cave
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reminds us,
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once you've seen the light,
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your job is to go back into the cave and call others out,
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Not argue,
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illuminate.
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Field directives for deployment.
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Let's give you some tactical clarity.
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In our field protocols,
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we focus on carrying the right mission,
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mindset, and movement into every area of life.
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With family, the mission is to be fully present,
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choosing to listen
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more than we speak so that the connection runs deep.
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In our work, we carry peace into every task,
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refusing to engage in gossip and committing instead to bring excellence
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in all we do.
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Within our community,
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consistency
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is the mission.
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Starting small,
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but showing up week after week to make a steady impact.
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When it comes to creativity,
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the call is to be brave,
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to create,
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to post, to share, and to obey the prompting to put your work
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into the world.
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And, in times of conflict,
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the mission is to be alight,
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responding rather than reacting,
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and holding on the peace as our steady ground.
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Each mission,
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mindset, and a movement
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shapes the way we live with purpose and integrity.
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You don't need a platform.
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You just need presence.
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Final Commission, John twenty twenty one
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As the Father has sent me,
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I am sending you.
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This is your deployment order.
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You trained in the quiet.
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You stood through the fire.
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You said no to shadows.
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You said yes to light.
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Now, go
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into your job,
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your family, your city, your calling,
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not as one who needs validation,
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but as the one who carries
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light with precision.
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The war is ongoing,
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but you, you're ready.
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This has been Metaphysical Boot Camp.
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And now,
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this is your field.
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Live the light.
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Train with truth.
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Go
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with fire.
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Deployment begins now.
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Now, on to protocol
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10,
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the discipline of discernment.
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This world is saturated with deception,
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both subtle and overt.
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Discernment is not merely a gift, but a critical
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spiritual muscle.
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Protocol 10 trains us to sharpen our spiritual
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senses
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to distinguish
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truth from lies and light from darkness.
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Field command briefing.
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In a world where lies are dressed in truth and darkness often masquerades
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as light,
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your survival as a recruit in this boot camp hinges on one ability,
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discernment.
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This isn't just about knowledge.
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It's about
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clarity.
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It's about being able to sense
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when something is off,
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to see through spiritual fog, and to recognize
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whose voice is speaking.
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God's,
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your own, or the adversary's?
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You're in a cosmic battlefield of information,
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ideology,
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and spiritual noise.
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Protocol 10 teaches you how to tune your inner frequency
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to truth.
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Hebrews five fourteen,
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but solid food is for the mature,
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who by constant use
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have trained themselves to distinguish
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good from evil.
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Discernment is
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a discipline
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developed over time,
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not handed overnight.
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First John four one,
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Beloved,
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do not believe every spirit,
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but test the spirits to see
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whether they're from God.
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Every influence has a spiritual root.
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Your job?
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Test it.
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Proverbs three five through six.
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Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.
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Discernment isn't intellectual
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skepticism.
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It's
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spiritual
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alignment.
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Core training objectives.
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Perceptual tuning.
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Train your mind to observe spiritual patterns,
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not just surface data.
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Voice identification.
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Learn to distinguish between the voice of God,
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the enemy, and your own internal chatter.
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Cultural resistance.
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Strengthen your resolve to say no
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to what is culturally
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applauded
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but spiritually
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corrupt.
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Intuitive calibration.
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Hone your conscious to be more responsible
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to spiritual truths
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even before the intellect catches up.
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Exercises.
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One.
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Daily
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discernment drill.
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Choose one message
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you consume each day.
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News,
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social posts, or just conversation.
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Ask, what is the underlying spirit here?
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Truth,
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fear,
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pride,
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manipulation,
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love?
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Practice identifying spiritual tones behind natural content.
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Two,
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test the spirit. Practice.
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Before making a decision,
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pause and ask,
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who benefits from this choice?
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What fruit does it bear?
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Peace, anxiety, urgency,
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vanity?
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Does this align with scripture
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or simply emotion?
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Three,
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Silence protocol.
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Dedicate ten minutes a day to absolute stillness.
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Listen inwardly.
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Identify whose voice emerges.
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Is it God,
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your fear, or a past wound?
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Journal your findings.
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Learn the sound of each voice.
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Here are the deception red flags.
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Urgency without peace,
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pleasure without alignment,
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charisma
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without character,
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promises without fruit,
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consensus
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without truth.
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Discernment is not judgment.
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It's survival.
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To follow Christ is to carry a sword of truth,
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but before you swing it outward, you must use it inward.
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Only when your heart is divided no longer can you perceive
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clearly the lines between the kingdom
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and the counterfeit.
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To discern is to survive.
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To sharpen your spirit is to guard your soul.
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Your next phase of training will depend on this.
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Without discernment,
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even love can be misdirected.
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Even faith can be exploited.
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Sharpen your senses.
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Test everything.
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Choose wisely.
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In this war for the soul, the enemy rarely kicks down the front door.
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More often, he slips in through a side window,
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wearing robes of flattery,
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speaking with spiritual sounding vocabulary
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and echoing half proofs
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laced with poison.
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That's why discernment
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isn't optional.
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It's your internal compass,
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your spiritual sonar,
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that lets you know when something is off,
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even when everything looks right.
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Discernment doesn't mean suspicion.
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It means sensitivity
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to the truth.
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Solomon, when offered anything in the world,
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didn't ask for riches or long life. He asked for a discerning heart to lead well.
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And, that's where your training begins,
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in humility,
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recognizing that every voice is God's voice and not every open door is divinely
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appointed.
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Joseph showed discernment
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in Pharaoh's court,
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not only interpreting dreams,
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but crafting
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solutions.
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He saw ahead,
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not just within.
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Jesus walked in constant discernment,
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seeing right through the Pharisees' flattery
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and Judas' loyalty mask.
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He even knew when a demonized girl was preaching truth with a corrupted spirit.
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Paul picked it up too and shut her down.
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Sometimes the enemy echoes scripture
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just to twist it.
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Jesus meant that head on in the wilderness.
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It is written, he said, not just quoting verses,
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but discerning their rightful
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contact.
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Discernment whispers for deception shouts.
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Samuel learned as a boy to listen,
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not to Eli's voice, but to God's.
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Elisha saw that Gehazi did in secret, and Peter knew that Ananias and Sapphira were hiding before they ever spoke.
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Discernment is pulled by proximity,
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smiles, or good intention.
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It looks at the fruit.
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Deborah knew when to ride.
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Esther knew when to wave.
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Discernment times your words with wisdom.
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It isn't always dramatic either.
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The Barians in Acts quietly checked Paul's teachings against scripture.
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They weren't doubters.
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They were disciplined
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thinkers.
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Job, under pressure, didn't blindly agree with religious friends.
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He wrestled until he heard God himself.
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Discernment doesn't flinch in the face of popular opinion.
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Sometimes, it arrives as a warning in a dream, like Pilate's wife.
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Other times, it shows up in preparation,
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like the wise virgins who brought oil.
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They weren't praised for knowing the time,
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but for being ready
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regardless of it. And when Jesus looked into the eyes of the rich young ruler,
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he didn't respond to the question.
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He responded to the idol.
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Discernment is like a sword that's been sharpened,
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not flashy,
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but effective.
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It cuts between spirit and soul,
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appearance and intention,
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flattery and truth.
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It's not just a gift. It's a muscle
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you train by walking with God,
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saturating in scripture,
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and listening
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more than you speak.
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And so,
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soldier of light, this is your challenge.
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Test the spirit.
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Weigh every influence.
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Ask,
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what's the fruit?
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What's the motive?
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Who stands to benefit?
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If it brings confusion,
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fear,
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pride, or urgency without peace,
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it's not from your King.
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Let your spirit grow sensitive to the whisper of God.
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Not all that glitters is good,
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and not all that feels right
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is righteous.
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Discernment is survival.
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Clarity is your weapon, and truth soldier is the only side worth fighting for.
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You've made it. The next step is not a retreat.
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It's your mission,
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your deployment.
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All the training,
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the discipline,
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the pain, the clarity,
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they've been building you for this moment.
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The world needs light, and now it's your time to shine.
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Boot camp was never the goal. The goal was always to prepare you to enter the world as a carrier of that light,
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to be sent into the places where darkness is waiting to be exposed
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and replaced.
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Your mission is clear, soldier.
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It's not about comfort or safety.
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It's about moving with purpose,
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strategically placed in the very fields where you were refined.
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And here's the truth,
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you are ready.
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You've been trained, and now you're deployed.
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The world won't be transformed by more words,
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but by embodied
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truth,
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real light that cannot be hidden.
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The war continues,
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but you, you're already equipped.
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Today,
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getting ready for deployment.
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But as you move forward, there's one critical tool you must carry with you, discernment.
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You've been trained in clarity,
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in light,
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in resistance to darkness.
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Now it's your time to sharpen your senses,
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to discern what's true,
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what's right, and what's a counterfeit.
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You are entering a world where deception
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is rampant,
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where light and darkness
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often mask themselves as one.
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Discernment
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is not just a gift. It's a discipline
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that will protect your soul and guide your steps.
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Protocol 10 equips you with the ability to test every voice,
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every spirit,
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every message.
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Because in this battle,
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you need to know not just what's right,
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but who's speaking.
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Without discernment,
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even your best intentions can be exploited.
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That's why sharpening this skill is critical.
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It's a muscle that needs constant use.
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Only when your spirit is attuned to God's truth can you stand firm in the storm of lies.
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So here's your challenge.
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Start today by practicing discernment.
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Begin by evaluating everything you consume, whether it's the news, conversations,
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social media, or entertainment.
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Ask yourself,
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what is the underlying spirit here?
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Is it truth,
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fear,
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manipulation,
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or love?
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Next, take the time to test your decisions.
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Before you act, pause and ask, who stands to benefit from this choice?
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Is the fruit peace or anxiety?
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Does it align with God's Word or gist of my emotions?
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And finally,
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make time for stillness.
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Ten minutes each day, absolute silence.
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In that space,
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listen.
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Whose voice are you hearing? Is it God, your fear, or the past?
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Writing down. Let that practice sharpen your spirit.
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Because in the battlefield of life,
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discernment
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is survival,
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and clarity
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is your weapon.
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Next time, we'll get into the art of living out discernment in the real world, and how to use this newfound wisdom to navigate the challenges ahead.
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Until that time,
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stay sharp,
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hold your ground,
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walk with light, and deploy
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with truth.
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Now that you've been equipped and deployed, it's time to live out your mission. The world is waiting for you to step into your unique calling and carry that light
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into dark places.
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But, before you go, remember this:
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discernment
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is your compass.
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It will guide you through every challenge, every decision, and every battlefield ahead.
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I challenge you today
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to start practicing what you've learned.
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Test the spirits
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around you. Ask yourself,
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what is the underlying truth? And, when you're faced with decisions, pause and let your discernment sharpen your choices.
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The war continues, but now you are equipped.
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Go into your world with purpose.
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Let your presence be a beacon of truth.
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Live with light, train with truth, and deploy with fire.
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Now, if you haven't already subscribed,
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hit the notification bell and join me in the next episode,
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as we get deeper into how to walk with the sermon in every area of life. Until then, stay sharp and keep walking in your divine calling.
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The world needs you
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to be the light it's waiting for.
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This is Metaphysical Boot Camp.
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Let's go.
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I'm Merrill, and this is Battlegram for Genesis 40 from the Legacy Standard Bible. Stay tuned.
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Joseph interprets the official's dreams.
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Now it happened that after these things,
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the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt offended their lord, the king of Egypt.
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And Pharaoh was furious with his two officials, the chief cupbearer
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and the chief baker.
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So he put them in confinement in the house of the captain of the bodyguard,
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in the jail, the same place where Joseph was imprisoned.
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And the captain of the bodyguard appointed Joseph as overseer over them,
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and he attended to them, and they were in confinement for some time.
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Then the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt, who were confined in jail,
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both had a dream the same night,
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each man with his own dream, and each dream with his own interpretation.
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Now Joseph came to them in the morning, and saw them and, behold,
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they were dejected.
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So he asked Sparrow's officials
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who were with him in confinement in his master's house,
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saying,
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why are your faces so sad today?
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Then they said to him, we have had a dream, and there is no one to interpret it.
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Then Joseph said to them,
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do not interpretations
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belong to God?
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Recount it to me, please.
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So the chief cupbearer
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recounted his dream to Joseph and said to him,
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in my dream, behold, there was a vine in front of me, and on the vine were three branches.
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And as it was budding,
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its blossoms came out, and its clusters produced ripe grapes.
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Now Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, so I took the grapes and squeezed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I put the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
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Then Joseph said to him, this is the interpretation of it. The three branches are three days.
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Within three more days, Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your office,
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and you will put Pharaoh's cup into his hand according to your former custom when you were his cupbearer.
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Only remember me when it goes well with you.
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And please show me lovingkindness
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by remembering me to Pharaoh and getting me out of this house.
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For I was, in fact, stolen from the land of the Hebrews.
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And even here I have done nothing that they should have put me into the pit.
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And the chief baker saw that he had interpreted favorably.
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So he said to Joseph,
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I also saw in my dream, and behold, there were three baskets of white bread in my head, and in the top basket
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there was some of all sorts of baked food for Pharaoh.
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And the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.
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Then Joseph answered and said,
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this is the interpretation.
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The three baskets are three days. Within three more days,
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Pharaoh will lift up your head off of you and will hang you on a tree, and the birds will eat your flesh off of you.
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Thus it happened on the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants. And he lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer,
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and the head of the chief baker among his servants.
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And he restored the chief cupbearer to his office, and he put up the cup into Pharaoh's hand,
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the chief baker,
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just as Joseph had interpreted to them.
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Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph,
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but forgot him.
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Genesis 40
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powerful picture of patience,
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humility, and strategic action in the middle of uncertainty.
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Joseph is unjustly imprisoned,
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yet
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faithful in the small things.
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Others well,
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notices when they're troubled,
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and takes the initiative to help by interpreting their dreams.
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From this, we learn our
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be excellent
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where you are, even if it's not where you want to be.
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This mindset solves the problem of discouragement.
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Instead of shutting down,
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Joseph stays engaged,
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indispensable
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in his environment.
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The second concept is pay attention to people and their needs.
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Joseph noticed the
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and the baker were downcast.
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Daily lives. This is a problem solving technique.
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By noticing subtle changes in people's behavior,
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we can step in with encouragement,
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solutions,
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or timely
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that strengthens
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relationships.
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The third concept is
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clarity and communication.
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Joseph listens,
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interprets dreams clearly,
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and gives
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answers.
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In problem solving,
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clear communication
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confusion and builds trust.
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The fourth is strategic positioning.
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Just
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just interpret the dreams.
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He asked the cupbearer
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can be for pharaoh.
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This shows us the value of taking action when an opportunity presents us.
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It solves the problem of passivity.
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Faith doesn't
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doing nothing.
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It means acting wisely
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at the right time.
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Finally, Genesis
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is patience
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in delay.
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Even when Joseph
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he doesn't lose hope.
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For us, this is a reminder that delays are not denial.
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Patience helps solve the problem of frustration,
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keeping
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until the right door opens.
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Genesis 40 is more than a prison story.
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It's a blueprint for
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faithful,
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staying sharp, and moving forward even when life
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hold.
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Until next time. I'm Merrill, and this is Battlegram.
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Click here to go back to
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The final formation,
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the final field report.
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Not the end, but the beginning of everything you were trained for.
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Welcome back, soldier!
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You've trained your mind. You've armored your essence. You've faced your pain.
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You've drawn your line.
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Now it's time to move.
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Deployment.
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Because light wasn't meant to stay in camp.
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It was meant to go.
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Boot camp was never the goal.
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Matthew five fourteen through 16,
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you are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
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You don't train soldiers to keep them in the gym.
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You train them to be sent.
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This world doesn't need more opinions.
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It needs more embodied light, and that light is you.
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But, here's the shift.
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Deployment is not about noise or show. It's about strategic
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presence.
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Your mission
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is where your pain
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met preparation.
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Your deployment field isn't random.
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It's where your wounds
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become wisdom,
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where your discipline unlocked
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discernment,
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where your darkness
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was replaced with fire.
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Second Corinthians four:seven.
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We have this treasure in jars of days.
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You're cracked
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on purpose
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so that the light gets through.
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Wherever God has refined you,
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that's where he now sends you.
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Healed from addiction,
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you're light in recovery spaces,
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Battled anxiety.
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You carry peace into chaotic rooms.
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Walk through grief.
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You now offer sacred presence to others.
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Deployment requires
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movement.
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Isaiah six eight,
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here I am,
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send me.
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That's the call,
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not just to believe,
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not just to stay safe,
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but to go.
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Deployment might look like
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starting that prayer circle,
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riding the thing you've been hiding,
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reconciling with that person,
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saying no to comfort,
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saying yes to presence in hard places.
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Boot camp taught you to stand.
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Now,
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you step.
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Barriers to movement.
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You might feel,
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I'm not ready.
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Who am I to do this?
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What if I mess it up?
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But hear this,
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God doesn't send the flawless,
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he sends the form.
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You don't go out perfect,
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You go out prepared.
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And if you're listening now,
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you are.
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Philosophical
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echo.
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Kierkegaard said,
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to dare is to lose one's footing
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momentarily.
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To not dare
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is to lose oneself.
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Deployment
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feels risky,
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but hesitation
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is where identity
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dies.
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You were formed to be sent,
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not safe.
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Plato's cave
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reminds us,
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once you've seen the light,
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your job is to go back into the cave and call others out,
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Not argue,
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illuminate.
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Field directives for deployment.
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Let's give you some tactical clarity.
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In our field protocols,
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we focus on carrying the right mission,
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mindset, and movement into every area of life.
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With family, the mission is to be fully present,
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choosing to listen
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more than we speak so that the connection runs deep.
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In our work, we carry peace into every task,
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refusing to engage in gossip and committing instead to bring excellence
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in all we do.
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Within our community,
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consistency
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is the mission.
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Starting small,
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but showing up week after week to make a steady impact.
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When it comes to creativity,
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the call is to be brave,
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to create,
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to post, to share, and to obey the prompting to put your work
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into the world.
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And, in times of conflict,
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the mission is to be alight,
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responding rather than reacting,
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and holding on the peace as our steady ground.
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Each mission,
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mindset, and a movement
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shapes the way we live with purpose and integrity.
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You don't need a platform.
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You just need presence.
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Final Commission, John twenty twenty one
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As the Father has sent me,
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I am sending you.
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This is your deployment order.
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You trained in the quiet.
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You stood through the fire.
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You said no to shadows.
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You said yes to light.
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Now, go
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into your job,
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your family, your city, your calling,
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not as one who needs validation,
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but as the one who carries
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light with precision.
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The war is ongoing,
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but you, you're ready.
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This has been Metaphysical Boot Camp.
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And now,
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this is your field.
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Live the light.
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Train with truth.
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Go
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with fire.
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Deployment begins now.
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Now, on to protocol
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10,
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the discipline of discernment.
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This world is saturated with deception,
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both subtle and overt.
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Discernment is not merely a gift, but a critical
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spiritual muscle.
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Protocol 10 trains us to sharpen our spiritual
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senses
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to distinguish
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truth from lies and light from darkness.
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Field command briefing.
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In a world where lies are dressed in truth and darkness often masquerades
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as light,
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your survival as a recruit in this boot camp hinges on one ability,
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discernment.
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This isn't just about knowledge.
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It's about
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clarity.
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It's about being able to sense
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when something is off,
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to see through spiritual fog, and to recognize
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whose voice is speaking.
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God's,
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your own, or the adversary's?
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You're in a cosmic battlefield of information,
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ideology,
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and spiritual noise.
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Protocol 10 teaches you how to tune your inner frequency
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to truth.
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Hebrews five fourteen,
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but solid food is for the mature,
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who by constant use
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have trained themselves to distinguish
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good from evil.
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Discernment is
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a discipline
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developed over time,
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not handed overnight.
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First John four one,
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Beloved,
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do not believe every spirit,
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but test the spirits to see
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whether they're from God.
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Every influence has a spiritual root.
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Your job?
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Test it.
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Proverbs three five through six.
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Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.
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Discernment isn't intellectual
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skepticism.
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It's
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spiritual
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alignment.
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Core training objectives.
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Perceptual tuning.
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Train your mind to observe spiritual patterns,
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not just surface data.
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Voice identification.
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Learn to distinguish between the voice of God,
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the enemy, and your own internal chatter.
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Cultural resistance.
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Strengthen your resolve to say no
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to what is culturally
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applauded
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but spiritually
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corrupt.
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Intuitive calibration.
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Hone your conscious to be more responsible
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to spiritual truths
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even before the intellect catches up.
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Exercises.
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One.
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Daily
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discernment drill.
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Choose one message
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you consume each day.
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News,
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social posts, or just conversation.
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Ask, what is the underlying spirit here?
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Truth,
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fear,
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pride,
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manipulation,
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love?
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Practice identifying spiritual tones behind natural content.
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Two,
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test the spirit. Practice.
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Before making a decision,
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pause and ask,
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who benefits from this choice?
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What fruit does it bear?
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Peace, anxiety, urgency,
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vanity?
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Does this align with scripture
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or simply emotion?
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Three,
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Silence protocol.
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Dedicate ten minutes a day to absolute stillness.
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Listen inwardly.
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Identify whose voice emerges.
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Is it God,
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your fear, or a past wound?
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Journal your findings.
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Learn the sound of each voice.
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Here are the deception red flags.
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Urgency without peace,
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pleasure without alignment,
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charisma
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without character,
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promises without fruit,
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consensus
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without truth.
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Discernment is not judgment.
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It's survival.
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To follow Christ is to carry a sword of truth,
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but before you swing it outward, you must use it inward.
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Only when your heart is divided no longer can you perceive
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clearly the lines between the kingdom
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and the counterfeit.
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To discern is to survive.
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To sharpen your spirit is to guard your soul.
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Your next phase of training will depend on this.
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Without discernment,
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even love can be misdirected.
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Even faith can be exploited.
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Sharpen your senses.
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Test everything.
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Choose wisely.
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In this war for the soul, the enemy rarely kicks down the front door.
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More often, he slips in through a side window,
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wearing robes of flattery,
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speaking with spiritual sounding vocabulary
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and echoing half proofs
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laced with poison.
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That's why discernment
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isn't optional.
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It's your internal compass,
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your spiritual sonar,
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that lets you know when something is off,
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even when everything looks right.
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Discernment doesn't mean suspicion.
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It means sensitivity
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to the truth.
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Solomon, when offered anything in the world,
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didn't ask for riches or long life. He asked for a discerning heart to lead well.
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And, that's where your training begins,
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in humility,
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recognizing that every voice is God's voice and not every open door is divinely
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appointed.
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Joseph showed discernment
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in Pharaoh's court,
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not only interpreting dreams,
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but crafting
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solutions.
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He saw ahead,
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not just within.
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Jesus walked in constant discernment,
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seeing right through the Pharisees' flattery
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and Judas' loyalty mask.
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He even knew when a demonized girl was preaching truth with a corrupted spirit.
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Paul picked it up too and shut her down.
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Sometimes the enemy echoes scripture
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just to twist it.
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Jesus meant that head on in the wilderness.
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It is written, he said, not just quoting verses,
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but discerning their rightful
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contact.
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Discernment whispers for deception shouts.
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Samuel learned as a boy to listen,
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not to Eli's voice, but to God's.
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Elisha saw that Gehazi did in secret, and Peter knew that Ananias and Sapphira were hiding before they ever spoke.
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Discernment is pulled by proximity,
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smiles, or good intention.
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It looks at the fruit.
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Deborah knew when to ride.
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Esther knew when to wave.
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Discernment times your words with wisdom.
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It isn't always dramatic either.
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The Barians in Acts quietly checked Paul's teachings against scripture.
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They weren't doubters.
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They were disciplined
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thinkers.
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Job, under pressure, didn't blindly agree with religious friends.
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He wrestled until he heard God himself.
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Discernment doesn't flinch in the face of popular opinion.
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Sometimes, it arrives as a warning in a dream, like Pilate's wife.
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Other times, it shows up in preparation,
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like the wise virgins who brought oil.
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They weren't praised for knowing the time,
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but for being ready
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regardless of it. And when Jesus looked into the eyes of the rich young ruler,
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he didn't respond to the question.
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He responded to the idol.
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Discernment is like a sword that's been sharpened,
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not flashy,
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but effective.
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It cuts between spirit and soul,
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appearance and intention,
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flattery and truth.
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It's not just a gift. It's a muscle
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you train by walking with God,
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saturating in scripture,
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and listening
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more than you speak.
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And so,
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soldier of light, this is your challenge.
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Test the spirit.
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Weigh every influence.
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Ask,
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what's the fruit?
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What's the motive?
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Who stands to benefit?
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If it brings confusion,
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fear,
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pride, or urgency without peace,
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it's not from your King.
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Let your spirit grow sensitive to the whisper of God.
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Not all that glitters is good,
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and not all that feels right
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is righteous.
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Discernment is survival.
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Clarity is your weapon, and truth soldier is the only side worth fighting for.
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You've made it. The next step is not a retreat.
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It's your mission,
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your deployment.
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All the training,
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the discipline,
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the pain, the clarity,
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they've been building you for this moment.
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The world needs light, and now it's your time to shine.
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Boot camp was never the goal. The goal was always to prepare you to enter the world as a carrier of that light,
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to be sent into the places where darkness is waiting to be exposed
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and replaced.
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Your mission is clear, soldier.
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It's not about comfort or safety.
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It's about moving with purpose,
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strategically placed in the very fields where you were refined.
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And here's the truth,
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you are ready.
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You've been trained, and now you're deployed.
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The world won't be transformed by more words,
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but by embodied
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truth,
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real light that cannot be hidden.
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The war continues,
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but you, you're already equipped.
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Today,
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getting ready for deployment.
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But as you move forward, there's one critical tool you must carry with you, discernment.
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You've been trained in clarity,
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in light,
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in resistance to darkness.
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Now it's your time to sharpen your senses,
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to discern what's true,
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what's right, and what's a counterfeit.
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You are entering a world where deception
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is rampant,
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where light and darkness
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often mask themselves as one.
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Discernment
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is not just a gift. It's a discipline
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that will protect your soul and guide your steps.
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Protocol 10 equips you with the ability to test every voice,
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every spirit,
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every message.
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Because in this battle,
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you need to know not just what's right,
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but who's speaking.
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Without discernment,
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even your best intentions can be exploited.
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That's why sharpening this skill is critical.
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It's a muscle that needs constant use.
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Only when your spirit is attuned to God's truth can you stand firm in the storm of lies.
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So here's your challenge.
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Start today by practicing discernment.
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Begin by evaluating everything you consume, whether it's the news, conversations,
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social media, or entertainment.
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Ask yourself,
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what is the underlying spirit here?
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Is it truth,
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fear,
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manipulation,
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or love?
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Next, take the time to test your decisions.
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Before you act, pause and ask, who stands to benefit from this choice?
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Is the fruit peace or anxiety?
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Does it align with God's Word or gist of my emotions?
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And finally,
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make time for stillness.
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Ten minutes each day, absolute silence.
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In that space,
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listen.
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Whose voice are you hearing? Is it God, your fear, or the past?
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Writing down. Let that practice sharpen your spirit.
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Because in the battlefield of life,
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discernment
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is survival,
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and clarity
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is your weapon.
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Next time, we'll get into the art of living out discernment in the real world, and how to use this newfound wisdom to navigate the challenges ahead.
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Until that time,
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stay sharp,
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hold your ground,
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walk with light, and deploy
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with truth.
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Now that you've been equipped and deployed, it's time to live out your mission. The world is waiting for you to step into your unique calling and carry that light
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into dark places.
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But, before you go, remember this:
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discernment
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is your compass.
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It will guide you through every challenge, every decision, and every battlefield ahead.
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I challenge you today
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to start practicing what you've learned.
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Test the spirits
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around you. Ask yourself,
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what is the underlying truth? And, when you're faced with decisions, pause and let your discernment sharpen your choices.
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The war continues, but now you are equipped.
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Go into your world with purpose.
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Let your presence be a beacon of truth.
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Live with light, train with truth, and deploy with fire.
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Now, if you haven't already subscribed,
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hit the notification bell and join me in the next episode,
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as we get deeper into how to walk with the sermon in every area of life. Until then, stay sharp and keep walking in your divine calling.
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The world needs you
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to be the light it's waiting for.
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This is Metaphysical Boot Camp.
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Let's go.
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I'm Merrill, and this is Battlegram for Genesis 40 from the Legacy Standard Bible. Stay tuned.
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Joseph interprets the official's dreams.
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Now it happened that after these things,
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the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt offended their lord, the king of Egypt.
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And Pharaoh was furious with his two officials, the chief cupbearer
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and the chief baker.
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So he put them in confinement in the house of the captain of the bodyguard,
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in the jail, the same place where Joseph was imprisoned.
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And the captain of the bodyguard appointed Joseph as overseer over them,
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and he attended to them, and they were in confinement for some time.
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Then the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt, who were confined in jail,
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both had a dream the same night,
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each man with his own dream, and each dream with his own interpretation.
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Now Joseph came to them in the morning, and saw them and, behold,
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they were dejected.
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So he asked Sparrow's officials
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who were with him in confinement in his master's house,
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saying,
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why are your faces so sad today?
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Then they said to him, we have had a dream, and there is no one to interpret it.
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Then Joseph said to them,
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do not interpretations
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belong to God?
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Recount it to me, please.
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So the chief cupbearer
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recounted his dream to Joseph and said to him,
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in my dream, behold, there was a vine in front of me, and on the vine were three branches.
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And as it was budding,
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its blossoms came out, and its clusters produced ripe grapes.
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Now Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, so I took the grapes and squeezed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I put the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
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Then Joseph said to him, this is the interpretation of it. The three branches are three days.
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Within three more days, Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your office,
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and you will put Pharaoh's cup into his hand according to your former custom when you were his cupbearer.
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Only remember me when it goes well with you.
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And please show me lovingkindness
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by remembering me to Pharaoh and getting me out of this house.
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For I was, in fact, stolen from the land of the Hebrews.
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And even here I have done nothing that they should have put me into the pit.
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And the chief baker saw that he had interpreted favorably.
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So he said to Joseph,
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I also saw in my dream, and behold, there were three baskets of white bread in my head, and in the top basket
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there was some of all sorts of baked food for Pharaoh.
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And the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.
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Then Joseph answered and said,
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this is the interpretation.
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The three baskets are three days. Within three more days,
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Pharaoh will lift up your head off of you and will hang you on a tree, and the birds will eat your flesh off of you.
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Thus it happened on the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants. And he lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer,
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and the head of the chief baker among his servants.
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And he restored the chief cupbearer to his office, and he put up the cup into Pharaoh's hand,
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the chief baker,
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just as Joseph had interpreted to them.
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Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph,
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but forgot him.
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Genesis 40
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powerful picture of patience,
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humility, and strategic action in the middle of uncertainty.
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Joseph is unjustly imprisoned,
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yet
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faithful in the small things.
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Others well,
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notices when they're troubled,
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and takes the initiative to help by interpreting their dreams.
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From this, we learn our
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be excellent
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where you are, even if it's not where you want to be.
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This mindset solves the problem of discouragement.
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Instead of shutting down,
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Joseph stays engaged,
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indispensable
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in his environment.
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The second concept is pay attention to people and their needs.
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Joseph noticed the
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and the baker were downcast.
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Daily lives. This is a problem solving technique.
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By noticing subtle changes in people's behavior,
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we can step in with encouragement,
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solutions,
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or timely
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that strengthens
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relationships.
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The third concept is
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clarity and communication.
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Joseph listens,
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interprets dreams clearly,
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and gives
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answers.
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In problem solving,
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clear communication
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confusion and builds trust.
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The fourth is strategic positioning.
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Just
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just interpret the dreams.
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He asked the cupbearer
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can be for pharaoh.
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This shows us the value of taking action when an opportunity presents us.
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It solves the problem of passivity.
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Faith doesn't
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doing nothing.
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It means acting wisely
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at the right time.
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Finally, Genesis
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is patience
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in delay.
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Even when Joseph
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he doesn't lose hope.
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For us, this is a reminder that delays are not denial.
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Patience helps solve the problem of frustration,
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keeping
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until the right door opens.
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Genesis 40 is more than a prison story.
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It's a blueprint for
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faithful,
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staying sharp, and moving forward even when life
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hold.
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Until next time. I'm Merrill, and this is Battlegram.
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