July 30, 2025
Tactical Compassion: Love as a Weapon in Spiritual Warfare
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In this episode of "Battle Ground," we delve into the transformative power of pain and suffering, exploring how these experiences are not signs of failure but rather calls to deeper purpose. Drawing on biblical references, we discuss how pressure reveals the true condition of the soul, burns away falsehoods, and builds authority. Pain is portrayed as a sacred training ground, where enduring trials with faith intact can lead to spiritual growth and empowerment. The episode encourages listeners to engage with their pain, asking what virtues are being developed and what lies are being exposed, ultimately transforming suffering into a source of strength and authority.
We also explore the concept of love as a strategic weapon in spiritual warfare, emphasizing the importance of forgiveness and humility. Protocol eight, "Tactical Compassion," challenges listeners to use love not as a sentiment but as a strategy, encouraging them to pray for those they resent and to bless them silently. The episode concludes with a discussion on the importance of submission to divine order, highlighting how spiritual authority flows through obedience and alignment with God's hierarchy. Through biblical examples, we learn that true power comes from submission, not rebellion, and that honoring authority leads to empowerment and clarity. Join us as we navigate the metaphysical boot camp, transforming pain into purpose and love into a weapon of light.
00:00 - The Purpose of Pain
02:07 - Pressure as a Purifying Force
05:01 - Training in Trials
09:01 - Protocol Eight: Tactical Compassion
15:43 - Submission and Spiritual Authority
19:18 - Judah and Tamar: Lessons in Responsibility
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Pain. Some of you know it well,
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too well.
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And maybe no one's told you this yet.
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But in this boot camp,
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pain isn't a sign you failed.
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It's a sign you've been called.
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I'm not speaking about physical pain. I'm speaking about mental pain,
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anguish, stress,
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hurt, that kind of pain.
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Welcome back, warrior.
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Today's lesson is hard, but it's holy
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because nothing trains a soul like pressure.
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The reality of suffering. Let's be clear.
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Pain isn't the opposite of purpose.
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Pain reveals purpose.
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Romans five three four,
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suffering produces perseverance,
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perseverance character,
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and character hope.
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This is not poetic fluff.
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This is war language.
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This is how soldiers are forged.
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No pressure, no formation, no suffering, no weight behind your words.
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Jesus was trained this way.
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Hebrews five eight. Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered.
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Even Jesus, the commander himself,
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trained through pain.
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So what makes us think we can be formed without the fire?
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Isaiah fifty three three, a man of sorrows
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acquainted with grief.
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Pain was his field, and it will be yours.
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But here's the good news.
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In God's kingdom,
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pain never gets wasted.
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Pressure does three things. One,
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it reveals your structure.
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When life squeezes you out,
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what spills
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out? Fear,
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anger, or worship.
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Pressure exposes the real condition of your soul.
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Two,
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it burns off what's fake.
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Malachi three three.
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It will sit as a refiner of silver.
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You're not being destroyed.
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You're being purified.
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Fake motives,
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shallow faith, ego based beliefs,
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they burn in the fire.
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Three,
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it builds authority.
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You can't speak freedom into someone else's pain if you've never walked through your own.
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Second Corinthians one four, we comfort others with the comfort we ourselves have received.
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Pain is what gives your voice
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weight,
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your presence
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gravitas.
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You want to be dangerous to the darkness?
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Walk through fire with your faith intact.
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How to train inside the trial?
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Here's where it gets practical.
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Don't just endure pain.
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Engage it.
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Ask these questions.
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What is this pressure trying to form in me?
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What lie is this suffering exposing?
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Where can I offer this pain as sacrifice,
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not complaint?
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Psalms fifty one seventeen.
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The sacrifices of God
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are a broken
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spirit.
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Pain is not weakness.
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Pain is a sacrifice
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that trains your soul.
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Scripture in the fire.
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Let the training manual speak.
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James one two through four.
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Consider it pure joy when you face trials
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because the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
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First Peter one six through seven.
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Now though for a little while you may suffer grief,
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these have come so that your faith may result in praise and glory.
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This isn't suffering for suffering sakes.
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This is surgical
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hardship,
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targeted training
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from a loving commander.
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Philosophical
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echoes.
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Viktor Frankl.
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Suffering ceases to be suffering
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at the moment it finds meaning.
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Kierkegaard said,
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anxiety is a dizziness of freedom.
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Even the thinkers knew.
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Suffering unlocks
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something eternal.
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When surrendered,
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it becomes
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sacred.
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Field briefing.
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Training in the trial.
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Take thirty seconds. What are you currently walking through?
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Name the pressure.
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Now I ask, what muscle is this trial building in me?
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What virtue is being stretched?
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Who am I becoming under this weight?
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This is not a detour.
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This is the training.
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You are not weak for suffering.
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You are not cursed. You are not forgotten.
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You are in field training.
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And when the flames die down, when the dust settles,
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you won't just survive.
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You'll be proven.
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Romans eight eighteen.
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The present sufferings are not worth comparing to the glory that will be revealed in us.
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Until that day, let the fire train you.
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Let the pain purify you. Let the pressure shape you into a weapon of light.
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Next time, we talk about command structure in action,
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not just submission,
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but spiritual
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authority.
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Until then, hold your ground.
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Train in the tension. Let the pain make you holy.
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This is metaphysical
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boot camp.
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Now on to protocol eight,
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tactical
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compassion.
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The greatest weapon isn't a sword.
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It's a sacrifice.
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The world has taught us that power means scroll,
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that love is softness,
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nativity,
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a luxury.
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But in the boot camp of eternity,
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love is warfare,
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and the battlefield
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is your pride.
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Forgiveness isn't weakness.
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It's a tactical strike against bitterness,
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a severing of your enemy's grip
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on you.
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You don't need to feel it to wield it. Remember that.
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You don't need to feel it to wield it.
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You just have to aim it.
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Objective.
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Use love not as a sentiment, but as a strategy.
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Exercise.
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Identify someone you resent.
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Pray for their healing. Bless them privately for seven days.
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Don't tell them. Just train.
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The weapon is love. The target is the part of you that wants revenge.
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Bless them. Heal them. Free me.
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Loving in silence is the training ground for spiritual power.
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Ask who do I still carry like a toxin in my blood?
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Who have I refused to free because punishing them
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feels safer than healing me?
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What does it cost me to withhold love?
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Who could I become
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if I forgive them?
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If your enemy is hungry,
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feed him. If he is thirsty,
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give him something to drink. Romans twelve twenty.
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Choose one person you resent.
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Pray for their peace for seven days. No posting. No telling. Just soul training.
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Journal how your spirit responds.
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Read Romans 12.
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In this war,
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vengeance feels like firepower,
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but love
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love disarms darkness
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at its root.
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Train quietly.
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Strike gently.
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Fight with love.
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Living protocol eight in the real world,
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honor the chain of command.
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In the modern world, we're told to be your own boss,
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question everything,
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and follow the truth.
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While there's wisdom in self awareness,
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there's a hidden danger. We begin to resist any form of hierarchy,
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even sacred ones.
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Protocol eight reminds us that in the kingdom of God,
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power doesn't flow from personal autonomy.
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It flows through submission
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to divine order.
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Spiritual authority isn't about control. It's about
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alignment.
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When you live out of order,
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things get distorted.
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Your emotions run the house. Your impulses lead decisions.
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You stop hearing God
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because you've promoted yourself to
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CEO of your soul.
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But when you honor the chain of command,
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starting with God at the top, then his spirit within, then wise mentors and scripture,
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you don't lose power. You gain clarity.
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You gain covering.
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Think of how this looks in daily life. You're about to lash out in an argument, but you pause remembering,
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I am not my highest authority.
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So you wait,
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pray, and choose peace, or
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you feel lost in a decision, but instead of rushing or googling your way through it, you seek counsel from someone
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spiritually grounded.
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Or you're tempted to act on a craving, but instead you ask,
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does this serve the mission I was born for, or does it serve the flesh I'm supposed to train?
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Every act of submission to divine order is a defiance
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of chaos.
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It's a declaration.
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I serve something higher than my appetite,
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my ego, or my timeline.
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That's not weakness.
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That's war strategy.
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Protocol eight, honor the chain of command, is deeply rooted in the biblical thing of divine hierarchy.
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The understanding that spiritual power flows not from rebellion
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or self promotion, but through obedience and order.
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From angels to prophets to kings and Christ himself.
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The Bible shows over and over
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the submission
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is strength.
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Here are 20 biblical
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examples that embody this protocol.
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Jesus admits to the father's will. John six thirty eight. Luke twenty two forty two.
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Not my will, but yours be done.
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Even Christ, equal to God, chooses submission,
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ultimate
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authority through ultimate
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obedience.
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The Roman centurion
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understands authority.
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Matthew eight five to 13.
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I too am a man under authority.
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His faith is praised because he grasped divine
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chain of command.
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Moses submits to God's voice at the burning bush,
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Exodus three four.
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Moses resists,
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but ultimately accepts divine command
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and becomes the conduit for deliverance.
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Aaron is high priest under Moses. Exodus 28.
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Aaron operates with spiritual authority, but always
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under Moses who receives direct revelation.
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David refuses to kill Saul. First Samuel twenty four six.
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Even though Saul is trying to kill him,
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David honors him as the Lord's anointed.
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Respect for order over revenge.
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Jesus washes the disciples feet as a servant and leader.
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John thirteen twelve through 17.
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Leadership in God's order is rooted in humility,
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not dominance.
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Paul and Timothy's discipleship relationship,
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Philippians two nineteen to 22.
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Paul nurtures and leads Timothy as a spiritual father,
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pain of wisdom, not control.
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The Levites serve under the priests,
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numbers three five through 10.
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Different roles shared purpose.
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The Levitical order reflects divine
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delegation.
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Joshua learns under Moses before leading Israel. Exodus twenty four thirteen. Joshua one one through two.
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Joshua doesn't rise up randomly.
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He is
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trained under authority before stepping into his own.
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Angels do not rebuke Satan on their own,
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Jude one nine.
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Even the archangel
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Michael says, the lord rebuke you,
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modeling submission to divine hierarchy.
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Jesus teaches the greatest must be servant of all, Matthew twenty three eleven.
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Greatness in the kingdom flips worldly
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hierarchy.
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Obedience becomes power.
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King Saul loosed the throne for disobedience.
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First Samuel fifteen twenty two, 23.
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To obey is better than sacrifice.
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Saul tries to act outside the divine order
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and loses everything.
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Deborah as a prophet under God's command,
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Judges four five.
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Though she leads Israel,
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Deborah functions in humility
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and obedience to god's word,
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not personal ambition.
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Children are instructed to obey parents, Ephesians six one,
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a reflection of respect for divine order, training the young to honor structure early.
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Jesus tells Pilate, you have no power except what's given.
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John nineteen eleven.
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Even unjust leaders operate under God's allowance.
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Authority is always delegated.
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Aza dies for touching the ark outside of protocol.
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Second Samuel six six seven.
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His intentions may have been good, but he bypassed divine instruction.
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Even sincerity
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doesn't override
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structure.
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Elijah trains Elisha
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through succession.
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Second Kings two, Elisha inherits the mantle,
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but only after submission and servant.
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Jesus submits to human parents in his youth. Luke two fifty one. The son of god lives under earthly authority as a child. Sacred humility.
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The early church appoints deacons to manage order.
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Act six one through six.
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Spiritual authority is distributed
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according to need,
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calling, and structure,
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not chaos.
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Hebrews thirteen seventeen.
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Obey your spiritual leaders.
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They keep watch over your souls as those who must give an account.
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Leadership is a sacred burden,
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not a paragraph,
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and honor keeps the chain strong.
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Submission is not inferiority.
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It's strategic
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alignment.
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God flows power through order,
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not rebellion.
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Honoring authority,
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even imperfect, builds discipline and protection.
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Disorder leads to disconnection.
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Order leads to empowerment.
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As we close out today's field training session, remember this.
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Pain is not your enemy.
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It's the proving ground where your soul is forged.
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In this boot camp, suffering isn't a sign that you've been abandoned.
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It's a sign that you've been called
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deeper into your purpose.
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Pressure doesn't destroy you.
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It reveals what's truly inside of you.
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Jesus didn't shy away from the fire.
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He walked through it. And as his warriors, neither can we.
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The trials you face today, the mental anguish, the stress, the hurt
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are not accidents.
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They are your training ground.
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You're not just enduring pain. You're engaging with it.
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And each time you do, it purifies you, forms you, and prepares you for something greater.
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Pressure reveals your structure.
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It burns off the fake layers,
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and it builds authority in you,
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an authority that comes from surviving the fire with your faith intact.
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So what is the pressure revealing in you today?
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What is it building?
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What lies are being exposed?
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Take those questions with you because
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this is the heart of field training.
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You're not just learning to endure suffering.
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You're learning to
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transmute it into power.
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The greatest weapon in your spiritual arsenal isn't a sword. It's sacrifice.
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It's the willingness to wield love in the most difficult places
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where the world expects you to lash out, but God calls you to forgive,
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to bless, to heal in silence.
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And here's the challenge for you.
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Where does your pride still stand in the way of healing?
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Who are you holding on to in bitterness or resentment?
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Because punishing them feels safer than healing yourself.
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That's the battlefield.
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Victory isn't in vengeance.
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It's in love.
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In this boot camp, we don't just learn to fight.
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We learn to fight with love.
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Here's your challenge for the week. Identify one person you resent,
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not just someone who hurt you, but someone you've held onto in your heart,
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unwilling to forgive
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because of your pride.
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Over the next seven days,
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pray for their peace.
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Bless them in silence,
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and see how your heart begins to shift.
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No announcements.
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No post. Just you,
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God, and your heart training in love.
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Because here's the truth.
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You will never be a weapon of light
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until you've learned to wield love as your strongest weapon.
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So what are you waiting for? Don't just listen to these words. Live them.
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Take this into your day and allow the fire of your trials to refine you.
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Don't just survive.
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Be proven.
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Next time, we'll discuss command structure and how to walk in spiritual authority.
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It's time to not just submit, but to understand the true power of that submission.
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Until then, hold your ground.
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Train in the tension.
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Let the pain make you holy.
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This is metaphysical boot camp.
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I'm Merrill, and this is Battle Ground.
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Those of you that want today's scripture, stay tuned
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from the Legacy Standard Bible, Genesis 38.
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I'll be trying to add a chapter at the end of each episode.
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If scripture isn't you're failing,
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then you can leave before then.
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But if you
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have scripture
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as one of your
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hardest things to be consistent,
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I'll add it at the end so that you'll have it available
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without having to go
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to your own bible at home, just when you're listening.
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Judah and Tamar.
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Now it happened at that time that Judah went down from his brothers and turned aside to a certain
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a Dolaamite,
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whose name was Hera.
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And Judah saw that there was a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah, and he took her and went into her.
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So she conceived and bore a son, and he named him heir. Then she conceived again and bore a son, and she named him Onan. And she bore still another son, and she named Ashela.
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And it was
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at Hissive
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that she bore him. Then Judah took a wife for heir, his firstborn,
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and her name was Tamar.
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But Aer, Judah's firstborn, was evil in the sight of Yahweh. So Yahweh put him to death. Then Judah said to Onan,
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Go in to your brother's wife and perform your duty as a brother-in-law to her, and raise up a seed for your brother. And Aaron knew that the seed would not be his. And it happened that when he went into his brother's wife, he wasted it on the ground in order not to give seed to his brother.
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But what he did was displeasing in the sight of Yahweh,
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so he put him to death also.
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Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law,
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Tamar,
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live as a widow in your father's house until my son Shelah grows up. For he thought, I am afraid, lest he also die like his brothers.
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So Tamar went and lived in her father's house. And after considerable time, Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died.
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Then Judah was
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and he went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah,
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he and his friend Hera
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the Edomite. Then it was told to Tamar,
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behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.
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So she removed her widow's garments from herself and covered herself with a veil and wrapped herself.
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And she sat at the entrance of Enam, which is on the road to Timnah,
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for she saw that Shelah had grown up, and she had not been given to him as a wife.
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Then Judah saw her, and he thought she was a harlot,
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for she had covered her face.
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So he turned aside to her by the road and said, here now, let me come in to you. For he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law.
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And she said, what will you give me that you may come into me? He said, therefore, I will send you a young goat from the flock.
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She said, moreover,
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will you give a pledge until you send it? Then he said,
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what pledge shall I give you?
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And she said, your signet and your cord and your staff that is in your hand.
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So he gave them to her and went into her, and she conceived by him. Then she arose and went, and she removed her veil from herself and put on her widow's garments.
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Then Judah sent the young goat by his friend, the Adamite, to take the pledge from the woman's hand, but he did not find her. So he asked the men of her place, saying, where is the cult prostitute who was by the road at Enom?
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And they said,
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there has been no cult prostitute here.
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So he returned to Judah and said, I did not find her. And furthermore,
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the men of the place said, there has been no cult prostitute here. Then Judah said, let her keep them, lest we become a laughingstock.
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Behold, I sent this young goat, but you did not find her. Now it happened about three months later that he was told to Judah saying, your daughter-in-law,
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Tamar, has played the harlot,
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and behold, he is also with child by harlotry.
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Then Judah said, bring her out and let her be burned.
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It was while she was being brought out that she sent to her father-in-law
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saying, I am with child by the man to whom these things belong.
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And she said, please recognize this and see whose signet ring and cords and staff are these?
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And Judah recognized them and said,
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she is more than righteous than I, inasmuch as I did not give her to my son, Shelah.
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And he did not know her again. Now it happened at the time she was giving birth, but behold, there were twins in her womb. And it happened while she was giving birth, one put out a hand, and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread on his hand, saying, this one came out first,
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and then it happened. As she drew back his hand, that behold, his brother came out.
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So she said, what a breach you have made for yourself.
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So he was named Perez.
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Afterward, his brother came out who had the scarlet thread on his hand, and he was named Zarah.
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Genesis 38 takes us into a story that's often overlooked,
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but one that carries deep insights into personal responsibility,
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accountability,
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and moral integrity.
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This chapter centers on Judah, one of the 12 sons of Jacob,
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and his interaction with Tamar, his daughter-in-law.
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Judah, after the death of his two sons,
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heir and Onan, fails to fulfill his responsibility
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to Tamar.
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He doesn't give her his third son, Shelah,
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as promised.
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In the midst of this neglect,
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Tamar, who has been left in a vulnerable position,
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takes matters into her own hands
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in an unexpected and bold way.
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Disguising herself as a prostitute,
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she seduces Judah,
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resulting in the birth of the twins.
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When Judah learns of her pregnancy,
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he initially condemns her unaware of his own involvement.
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But when the truth comes to light, Judah admits his wrongs and acknowledges
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her righteousness.
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What can we learn from this story?
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There are several concepts embedded in this narrative.
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First,
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concepts to learn. One, personal responsibility is key.
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Judith's failure to honor his promises to her leads to a series of unfortunate events.
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It reminds us that keeping our word and being responsible for our commitments is essential to maintaining trust and integrity in relationships.
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Two,
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the power of courage and initiative.
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Her actions,
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while unconventional,
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show immense courage.
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When left in a vulnerable position, she doesn't wait passively for someone else to fix her situation.
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He takes initiative
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and acts decisively
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to secure a future.
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Three, facing the consequences of our actions.
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Judah's quick judgment of her actions is reversed when he learns of his own involvement.
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This moment teaches us the importance of self reflection and their willingness to admit when we've been wrong.
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Four,
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redemption
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through accountability.
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In the end,
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Judah acknowledges her righteousness.
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This openness to correction leads to a form of redemption.
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Growth comes from acknowledging faults and learning from them.
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Now some problem solving techniques that we can apply to these lessons.
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Own your own commitments.
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If you've made promises, whether in your personal or professional life, follow through on them. If circumstances
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change, communicate and adjust.
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Don't leave others in limbo due to neglect or avoidance.
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Be proactive in tough situation.
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Like Tamar,
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when life doesn't go as expect
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take proactive steps to shape your future.
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Don't wait for someone else to fix your situation.
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Take responsibility
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for your own outcomes.
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Practice self reflection and humility.
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Due to shift from condemnation
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to admission
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shows the value of self examination.
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When things go wrong, pause, assess your role in the situation,
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and be willing to admit mistakes.
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It's through this process of reflection and honesty
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that we grow.
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Don't shy away from tough conversations.
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Judah had the uncomfortable task of facing the truth.
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Sometimes we avoid addressing tough truths, but it's only by confronting them that we move forward and create healthier resolutions.
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In our own lives, we face moments whether we must take responsibility
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for our own actions
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or turn a blind eye.
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Judith's story is a reminder that our choices impact not just us, but those around us.
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Responsibility,
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courage, accountability,
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these are the keys that unlock growth and lead to a path of redemption
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even in the most difficult of circumstances.
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I'm Merrill, and this is Battlegram.
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Every bit of watch time sure helps.
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too well.
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And maybe no one's told you this yet.
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But in this boot camp,
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pain isn't a sign you failed.
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It's a sign you've been called.
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I'm not speaking about physical pain. I'm speaking about mental pain,
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anguish, stress,
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hurt, that kind of pain.
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Welcome back, warrior.
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Today's lesson is hard, but it's holy
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because nothing trains a soul like pressure.
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The reality of suffering. Let's be clear.
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Pain isn't the opposite of purpose.
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Pain reveals purpose.
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Romans five three four,
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suffering produces perseverance,
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perseverance character,
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and character hope.
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This is not poetic fluff.
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This is war language.
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This is how soldiers are forged.
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No pressure, no formation, no suffering, no weight behind your words.
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Jesus was trained this way.
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Hebrews five eight. Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered.
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Even Jesus, the commander himself,
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trained through pain.
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So what makes us think we can be formed without the fire?
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Isaiah fifty three three, a man of sorrows
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acquainted with grief.
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Pain was his field, and it will be yours.
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But here's the good news.
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In God's kingdom,
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pain never gets wasted.
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Pressure does three things. One,
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it reveals your structure.
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When life squeezes you out,
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what spills
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out? Fear,
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anger, or worship.
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Pressure exposes the real condition of your soul.
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Two,
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it burns off what's fake.
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Malachi three three.
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It will sit as a refiner of silver.
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You're not being destroyed.
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You're being purified.
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Fake motives,
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shallow faith, ego based beliefs,
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they burn in the fire.
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Three,
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it builds authority.
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You can't speak freedom into someone else's pain if you've never walked through your own.
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Second Corinthians one four, we comfort others with the comfort we ourselves have received.
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Pain is what gives your voice
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weight,
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your presence
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gravitas.
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You want to be dangerous to the darkness?
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Walk through fire with your faith intact.
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How to train inside the trial?
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Here's where it gets practical.
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Don't just endure pain.
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Engage it.
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Ask these questions.
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What is this pressure trying to form in me?
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What lie is this suffering exposing?
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Where can I offer this pain as sacrifice,
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not complaint?
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Psalms fifty one seventeen.
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The sacrifices of God
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are a broken
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spirit.
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Pain is not weakness.
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Pain is a sacrifice
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that trains your soul.
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Scripture in the fire.
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Let the training manual speak.
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James one two through four.
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Consider it pure joy when you face trials
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because the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
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First Peter one six through seven.
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Now though for a little while you may suffer grief,
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these have come so that your faith may result in praise and glory.
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This isn't suffering for suffering sakes.
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This is surgical
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hardship,
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targeted training
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from a loving commander.
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Philosophical
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echoes.
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Viktor Frankl.
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Suffering ceases to be suffering
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at the moment it finds meaning.
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Kierkegaard said,
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anxiety is a dizziness of freedom.
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Even the thinkers knew.
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Suffering unlocks
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something eternal.
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When surrendered,
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it becomes
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sacred.
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Field briefing.
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Training in the trial.
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Take thirty seconds. What are you currently walking through?
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Name the pressure.
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Now I ask, what muscle is this trial building in me?
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What virtue is being stretched?
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Who am I becoming under this weight?
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This is not a detour.
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This is the training.
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You are not weak for suffering.
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You are not cursed. You are not forgotten.
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You are in field training.
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And when the flames die down, when the dust settles,
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you won't just survive.
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You'll be proven.
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Romans eight eighteen.
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The present sufferings are not worth comparing to the glory that will be revealed in us.
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Until that day, let the fire train you.
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Let the pain purify you. Let the pressure shape you into a weapon of light.
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Next time, we talk about command structure in action,
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not just submission,
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but spiritual
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authority.
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Until then, hold your ground.
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Train in the tension. Let the pain make you holy.
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This is metaphysical
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boot camp.
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Now on to protocol eight,
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tactical
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compassion.
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The greatest weapon isn't a sword.
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It's a sacrifice.
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The world has taught us that power means scroll,
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that love is softness,
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nativity,
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a luxury.
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But in the boot camp of eternity,
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love is warfare,
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and the battlefield
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is your pride.
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Forgiveness isn't weakness.
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It's a tactical strike against bitterness,
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a severing of your enemy's grip
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on you.
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You don't need to feel it to wield it. Remember that.
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You don't need to feel it to wield it.
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You just have to aim it.
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Objective.
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Use love not as a sentiment, but as a strategy.
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Exercise.
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Identify someone you resent.
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Pray for their healing. Bless them privately for seven days.
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Don't tell them. Just train.
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The weapon is love. The target is the part of you that wants revenge.
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Bless them. Heal them. Free me.
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Loving in silence is the training ground for spiritual power.
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Ask who do I still carry like a toxin in my blood?
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Who have I refused to free because punishing them
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feels safer than healing me?
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What does it cost me to withhold love?
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Who could I become
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if I forgive them?
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If your enemy is hungry,
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feed him. If he is thirsty,
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give him something to drink. Romans twelve twenty.
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Choose one person you resent.
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Pray for their peace for seven days. No posting. No telling. Just soul training.
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Journal how your spirit responds.
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Read Romans 12.
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In this war,
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vengeance feels like firepower,
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but love
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love disarms darkness
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at its root.
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Train quietly.
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Strike gently.
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Fight with love.
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Living protocol eight in the real world,
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honor the chain of command.
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In the modern world, we're told to be your own boss,
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question everything,
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and follow the truth.
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While there's wisdom in self awareness,
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there's a hidden danger. We begin to resist any form of hierarchy,
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even sacred ones.
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Protocol eight reminds us that in the kingdom of God,
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power doesn't flow from personal autonomy.
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It flows through submission
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to divine order.
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Spiritual authority isn't about control. It's about
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alignment.
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When you live out of order,
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things get distorted.
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Your emotions run the house. Your impulses lead decisions.
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You stop hearing God
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because you've promoted yourself to
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CEO of your soul.
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But when you honor the chain of command,
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starting with God at the top, then his spirit within, then wise mentors and scripture,
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you don't lose power. You gain clarity.
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You gain covering.
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Think of how this looks in daily life. You're about to lash out in an argument, but you pause remembering,
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I am not my highest authority.
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So you wait,
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pray, and choose peace, or
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you feel lost in a decision, but instead of rushing or googling your way through it, you seek counsel from someone
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spiritually grounded.
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Or you're tempted to act on a craving, but instead you ask,
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does this serve the mission I was born for, or does it serve the flesh I'm supposed to train?
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Every act of submission to divine order is a defiance
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of chaos.
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It's a declaration.
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I serve something higher than my appetite,
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my ego, or my timeline.
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That's not weakness.
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That's war strategy.
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Protocol eight, honor the chain of command, is deeply rooted in the biblical thing of divine hierarchy.
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The understanding that spiritual power flows not from rebellion
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or self promotion, but through obedience and order.
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From angels to prophets to kings and Christ himself.
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The Bible shows over and over
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the submission
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is strength.
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Here are 20 biblical
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examples that embody this protocol.
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Jesus admits to the father's will. John six thirty eight. Luke twenty two forty two.
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Not my will, but yours be done.
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Even Christ, equal to God, chooses submission,
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ultimate
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authority through ultimate
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obedience.
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The Roman centurion
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understands authority.
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Matthew eight five to 13.
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I too am a man under authority.
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His faith is praised because he grasped divine
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chain of command.
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Moses submits to God's voice at the burning bush,
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Exodus three four.
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Moses resists,
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but ultimately accepts divine command
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and becomes the conduit for deliverance.
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Aaron is high priest under Moses. Exodus 28.
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Aaron operates with spiritual authority, but always
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under Moses who receives direct revelation.
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David refuses to kill Saul. First Samuel twenty four six.
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Even though Saul is trying to kill him,
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David honors him as the Lord's anointed.
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Respect for order over revenge.
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Jesus washes the disciples feet as a servant and leader.
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John thirteen twelve through 17.
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Leadership in God's order is rooted in humility,
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not dominance.
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Paul and Timothy's discipleship relationship,
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Philippians two nineteen to 22.
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Paul nurtures and leads Timothy as a spiritual father,
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pain of wisdom, not control.
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The Levites serve under the priests,
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numbers three five through 10.
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Different roles shared purpose.
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The Levitical order reflects divine
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delegation.
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Joshua learns under Moses before leading Israel. Exodus twenty four thirteen. Joshua one one through two.
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Joshua doesn't rise up randomly.
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He is
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trained under authority before stepping into his own.
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Angels do not rebuke Satan on their own,
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Jude one nine.
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Even the archangel
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Michael says, the lord rebuke you,
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modeling submission to divine hierarchy.
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Jesus teaches the greatest must be servant of all, Matthew twenty three eleven.
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Greatness in the kingdom flips worldly
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hierarchy.
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Obedience becomes power.
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King Saul loosed the throne for disobedience.
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First Samuel fifteen twenty two, 23.
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To obey is better than sacrifice.
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Saul tries to act outside the divine order
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and loses everything.
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Deborah as a prophet under God's command,
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Judges four five.
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Though she leads Israel,
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Deborah functions in humility
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and obedience to god's word,
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not personal ambition.
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Children are instructed to obey parents, Ephesians six one,
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a reflection of respect for divine order, training the young to honor structure early.
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Jesus tells Pilate, you have no power except what's given.
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John nineteen eleven.
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Even unjust leaders operate under God's allowance.
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Authority is always delegated.
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Aza dies for touching the ark outside of protocol.
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Second Samuel six six seven.
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His intentions may have been good, but he bypassed divine instruction.
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Even sincerity
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doesn't override
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structure.
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Elijah trains Elisha
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through succession.
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Second Kings two, Elisha inherits the mantle,
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but only after submission and servant.
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Jesus submits to human parents in his youth. Luke two fifty one. The son of god lives under earthly authority as a child. Sacred humility.
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The early church appoints deacons to manage order.
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Act six one through six.
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Spiritual authority is distributed
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according to need,
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calling, and structure,
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not chaos.
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Hebrews thirteen seventeen.
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Obey your spiritual leaders.
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They keep watch over your souls as those who must give an account.
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Leadership is a sacred burden,
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not a paragraph,
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and honor keeps the chain strong.
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Submission is not inferiority.
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It's strategic
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alignment.
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God flows power through order,
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not rebellion.
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Honoring authority,
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even imperfect, builds discipline and protection.
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Disorder leads to disconnection.
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Order leads to empowerment.
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As we close out today's field training session, remember this.
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Pain is not your enemy.
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It's the proving ground where your soul is forged.
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In this boot camp, suffering isn't a sign that you've been abandoned.
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It's a sign that you've been called
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deeper into your purpose.
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Pressure doesn't destroy you.
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It reveals what's truly inside of you.
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Jesus didn't shy away from the fire.
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He walked through it. And as his warriors, neither can we.
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The trials you face today, the mental anguish, the stress, the hurt
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are not accidents.
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They are your training ground.
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You're not just enduring pain. You're engaging with it.
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And each time you do, it purifies you, forms you, and prepares you for something greater.
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Pressure reveals your structure.
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It burns off the fake layers,
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and it builds authority in you,
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an authority that comes from surviving the fire with your faith intact.
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So what is the pressure revealing in you today?
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What is it building?
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What lies are being exposed?
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Take those questions with you because
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this is the heart of field training.
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You're not just learning to endure suffering.
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You're learning to
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transmute it into power.
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The greatest weapon in your spiritual arsenal isn't a sword. It's sacrifice.
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It's the willingness to wield love in the most difficult places
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where the world expects you to lash out, but God calls you to forgive,
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to bless, to heal in silence.
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And here's the challenge for you.
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Where does your pride still stand in the way of healing?
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Who are you holding on to in bitterness or resentment?
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Because punishing them feels safer than healing yourself.
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That's the battlefield.
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Victory isn't in vengeance.
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It's in love.
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In this boot camp, we don't just learn to fight.
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We learn to fight with love.
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Here's your challenge for the week. Identify one person you resent,
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not just someone who hurt you, but someone you've held onto in your heart,
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unwilling to forgive
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because of your pride.
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Over the next seven days,
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pray for their peace.
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Bless them in silence,
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and see how your heart begins to shift.
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No announcements.
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No post. Just you,
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God, and your heart training in love.
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Because here's the truth.
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You will never be a weapon of light
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until you've learned to wield love as your strongest weapon.
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So what are you waiting for? Don't just listen to these words. Live them.
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Take this into your day and allow the fire of your trials to refine you.
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Don't just survive.
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Be proven.
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Next time, we'll discuss command structure and how to walk in spiritual authority.
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It's time to not just submit, but to understand the true power of that submission.
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Until then, hold your ground.
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Train in the tension.
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Let the pain make you holy.
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This is metaphysical boot camp.
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I'm Merrill, and this is Battle Ground.
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Those of you that want today's scripture, stay tuned
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from the Legacy Standard Bible, Genesis 38.
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I'll be trying to add a chapter at the end of each episode.
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If scripture isn't you're failing,
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then you can leave before then.
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But if you
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have scripture
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as one of your
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hardest things to be consistent,
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I'll add it at the end so that you'll have it available
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without having to go
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to your own bible at home, just when you're listening.
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Judah and Tamar.
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Now it happened at that time that Judah went down from his brothers and turned aside to a certain
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a Dolaamite,
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whose name was Hera.
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And Judah saw that there was a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah, and he took her and went into her.
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So she conceived and bore a son, and he named him heir. Then she conceived again and bore a son, and she named him Onan. And she bore still another son, and she named Ashela.
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And it was
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at Hissive
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that she bore him. Then Judah took a wife for heir, his firstborn,
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and her name was Tamar.
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But Aer, Judah's firstborn, was evil in the sight of Yahweh. So Yahweh put him to death. Then Judah said to Onan,
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Go in to your brother's wife and perform your duty as a brother-in-law to her, and raise up a seed for your brother. And Aaron knew that the seed would not be his. And it happened that when he went into his brother's wife, he wasted it on the ground in order not to give seed to his brother.
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But what he did was displeasing in the sight of Yahweh,
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so he put him to death also.
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Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law,
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Tamar,
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live as a widow in your father's house until my son Shelah grows up. For he thought, I am afraid, lest he also die like his brothers.
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So Tamar went and lived in her father's house. And after considerable time, Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died.
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Then Judah was
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and he went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah,
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he and his friend Hera
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the Edomite. Then it was told to Tamar,
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behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.
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So she removed her widow's garments from herself and covered herself with a veil and wrapped herself.
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And she sat at the entrance of Enam, which is on the road to Timnah,
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for she saw that Shelah had grown up, and she had not been given to him as a wife.
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Then Judah saw her, and he thought she was a harlot,
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for she had covered her face.
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So he turned aside to her by the road and said, here now, let me come in to you. For he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law.
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And she said, what will you give me that you may come into me? He said, therefore, I will send you a young goat from the flock.
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She said, moreover,
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will you give a pledge until you send it? Then he said,
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what pledge shall I give you?
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And she said, your signet and your cord and your staff that is in your hand.
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So he gave them to her and went into her, and she conceived by him. Then she arose and went, and she removed her veil from herself and put on her widow's garments.
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Then Judah sent the young goat by his friend, the Adamite, to take the pledge from the woman's hand, but he did not find her. So he asked the men of her place, saying, where is the cult prostitute who was by the road at Enom?
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And they said,
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there has been no cult prostitute here.
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So he returned to Judah and said, I did not find her. And furthermore,
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the men of the place said, there has been no cult prostitute here. Then Judah said, let her keep them, lest we become a laughingstock.
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Behold, I sent this young goat, but you did not find her. Now it happened about three months later that he was told to Judah saying, your daughter-in-law,
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Tamar, has played the harlot,
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and behold, he is also with child by harlotry.
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Then Judah said, bring her out and let her be burned.
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It was while she was being brought out that she sent to her father-in-law
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saying, I am with child by the man to whom these things belong.
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And she said, please recognize this and see whose signet ring and cords and staff are these?
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And Judah recognized them and said,
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she is more than righteous than I, inasmuch as I did not give her to my son, Shelah.
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And he did not know her again. Now it happened at the time she was giving birth, but behold, there were twins in her womb. And it happened while she was giving birth, one put out a hand, and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread on his hand, saying, this one came out first,
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and then it happened. As she drew back his hand, that behold, his brother came out.
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So she said, what a breach you have made for yourself.
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So he was named Perez.
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Afterward, his brother came out who had the scarlet thread on his hand, and he was named Zarah.
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Genesis 38 takes us into a story that's often overlooked,
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but one that carries deep insights into personal responsibility,
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accountability,
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and moral integrity.
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This chapter centers on Judah, one of the 12 sons of Jacob,
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and his interaction with Tamar, his daughter-in-law.
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Judah, after the death of his two sons,
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heir and Onan, fails to fulfill his responsibility
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to Tamar.
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He doesn't give her his third son, Shelah,
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as promised.
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In the midst of this neglect,
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Tamar, who has been left in a vulnerable position,
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takes matters into her own hands
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in an unexpected and bold way.
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Disguising herself as a prostitute,
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she seduces Judah,
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resulting in the birth of the twins.
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When Judah learns of her pregnancy,
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he initially condemns her unaware of his own involvement.
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But when the truth comes to light, Judah admits his wrongs and acknowledges
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her righteousness.
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What can we learn from this story?
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There are several concepts embedded in this narrative.
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First,
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concepts to learn. One, personal responsibility is key.
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Judith's failure to honor his promises to her leads to a series of unfortunate events.
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It reminds us that keeping our word and being responsible for our commitments is essential to maintaining trust and integrity in relationships.
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Two,
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the power of courage and initiative.
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Her actions,
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while unconventional,
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show immense courage.
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When left in a vulnerable position, she doesn't wait passively for someone else to fix her situation.
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He takes initiative
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and acts decisively
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to secure a future.
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Three, facing the consequences of our actions.
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Judah's quick judgment of her actions is reversed when he learns of his own involvement.
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This moment teaches us the importance of self reflection and their willingness to admit when we've been wrong.
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Four,
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redemption
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through accountability.
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In the end,
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Judah acknowledges her righteousness.
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This openness to correction leads to a form of redemption.
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Growth comes from acknowledging faults and learning from them.
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Now some problem solving techniques that we can apply to these lessons.
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Own your own commitments.
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If you've made promises, whether in your personal or professional life, follow through on them. If circumstances
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change, communicate and adjust.
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Don't leave others in limbo due to neglect or avoidance.
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Be proactive in tough situation.
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Like Tamar,
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when life doesn't go as expect
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take proactive steps to shape your future.
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Don't wait for someone else to fix your situation.
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Take responsibility
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for your own outcomes.
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Practice self reflection and humility.
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Due to shift from condemnation
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to admission
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shows the value of self examination.
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When things go wrong, pause, assess your role in the situation,
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and be willing to admit mistakes.
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It's through this process of reflection and honesty
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that we grow.
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Don't shy away from tough conversations.
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Judah had the uncomfortable task of facing the truth.
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Sometimes we avoid addressing tough truths, but it's only by confronting them that we move forward and create healthier resolutions.
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In our own lives, we face moments whether we must take responsibility
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for our own actions
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or turn a blind eye.
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Judith's story is a reminder that our choices impact not just us, but those around us.
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Responsibility,
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courage, accountability,
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these are the keys that unlock growth and lead to a path of redemption
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even in the most difficult of circumstances.
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I'm Merrill, and this is Battlegram.
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