1 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:09,320 City Post. Howdy. 2 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:12,920 We back and I'm here with. Pastor Ricky, what's up 3 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:14,800 everybody? Hope you guys are doing great, 4 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:18,280 enjoying your summer getting that tan for. 5 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:20,920 Real. You know, I'm trying to get my 6 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:23,880 skin brown again like you bring that brown is back. 7 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:27,800 You know I need that caramel so. Well, welcome back to another 8 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:31,560 episode of Build Equips In. Not only is it the title of the 9 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:35,080 podcast, but most importantly, it's the mission of the church. 10 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:38,480 That's right, man. And I just got to start with 11 00:00:38,480 --> 00:00:42,720 saying Bro Sunday. Yeah, took me back. 12 00:00:43,480 --> 00:00:46,200 Like I love the way you set it up with take it back to the 13 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:47,720 water hose. I don't remember the last. 14 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:51,080 Like to be completely. Real I don't remember the last 15 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:55,160 time I did that, but something that really took me back as I 16 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:59,840 was sitting there and it's like it kind of just it was wild to 17 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:03,920 to like what I was hearing. It took me back to us at Nash. 18 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:07,880 But the CA here in the building, bro yeah, it's just like man, 19 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:10,160 bro. It was one of those were. 20 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:14,880 I'm just going to be honest, I think that's where Eric's voice 21 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:18,400 really shines. Yeah, he has a his voice is 22 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:20,080 strong. Like you don't really need much 23 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:23,000 of a mic, you know, And then the way that the building is set up, 24 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,560 it echoes like it carries. You don't need too much. 25 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:28,960 So, yeah, man, I don't know. There was something special 26 00:01:28,960 --> 00:01:31,720 about Sunday. I know that that the Lord is 27 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:34,040 involved in all things. He's in charge of all things. 28 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:37,240 For you guys that don't know, man, like Saturday, something 29 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:41,640 happened with electronically man, I, I don't even know some 30 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:45,600 of these explanations, but you know, I was here at Sunday 31 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:50,040 morning about by 8 at Spectrum here trying to figure out these 32 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:55,240 wires running around. Had everybody give me like their 33 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:58,160 $0.18 and I was like, y'all ain't professionals, leave me 34 00:01:58,160 --> 00:01:59,720 alone. Like, you know, I'm just joking. 35 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:01,760 People just wanted to help out man. 36 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:05,520 And but it was cool man. Our worship team just really 37 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:07,800 came through. They, they, they were flexible. 38 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:09,720 I said, hey man, let's just work on Plan B. 39 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:12,960 And Kayla got on that piano. You know, I think she was low 40 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:14,160 key. I think she might have been the 41 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:16,440 one to Jack it all up because she wanted to play that piano 42 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:18,360 because she played that thing, man. 43 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:23,400 It was, it was great. Raul man on the Cajon and I sent 44 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:26,600 a text to Alondra afterward and I was like the violin just 45 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:30,400 sounded wonderful, like it just it was different. 46 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:33,760 Everything, man, even the guitar with Joseph and the way that 47 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:37,960 everybody came around, came together, made it happen. 48 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:41,760 It was like it was planned the whole time and and the Lord was, 49 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:44,680 was glorified through it all, which was important, which was 50 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:47,960 the purpose. So yeah, it was, I don't know, 51 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:49,120 man. It was a special Sunday. 52 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:52,280 Yeah, man, into what you're saying, like the Lord being in 53 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:56,760 control and it being his plan. I was talking with Eric a little 54 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:59,480 bit after the service. He's like, man, that was a God 55 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:01,400 thing, bro, 'cause we practice that all week. 56 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:04,160 Like in the new space they practice that's right on what 57 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:07,360 they were doing all week. So this is like the Lord is just 58 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:09,600 so intentional. Bro, no, it's, it's crazy. 59 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:13,600 And yeah, we, we wanted to create like a, like a practice 60 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:18,120 space. And really the purpose is in the 61 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:20,720 summer, you don't want to save a little bit on our electricity 62 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:25,640 bill because a lot of people don't realize how high things 63 00:03:25,640 --> 00:03:28,240 get in the summer. But I think that creating an 64 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:32,680 environment like that, just you have more space to be creative 65 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:36,960 and and try new things and people could learn and you're 66 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:41,200 not hiding behind the stage and the in ears and like, you could 67 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:43,280 actually hear each other a lot better. 68 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:45,960 And yeah, like Eric said, man, it was like, we've been 69 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:49,280 practicing like this all week. So it all, it all played out 70 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:51,200 Incredible. So it was good. 71 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:52,840 Yeah. My only thing was, man, I 72 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:55,400 haven't held a microphone to preach in a long time. 73 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:59,320 And I was, I was lost. No, but it, it still worked out, 74 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:01,800 man, it was good. But yeah, you get used to it. 75 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:04,320 Yeah, it's definitely one of those things where where like 76 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:07,400 I'm saying, it was a throwback all the way around from the 77 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:09,000 manga reference. That's right, I didn't. 78 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:13,120 Even think about that, yeah. To the City Post going back to 79 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:17,079 his roots, like unplugged worship to to you back there 80 00:04:17,079 --> 00:04:19,760 with a corded mic, bro, Like, yeah, definitely kind of a 81 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:21,600 throwback, which was dope to experience. 82 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:23,360 That's right. Especially in the new space. 83 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:24,680 Yeah, man. I agree. 84 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:26,480 I agree. But how much of that do you 85 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:28,280 think is like spiritual? Warfare. 86 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:30,320 You know what's coming up when city. 87 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:32,640 Post about to go. Listen across the world to 88 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:35,720 spread the gospel, bro. We're leaving on a mission trip 89 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:40,720 and today is 13 days like it's it's here man. 90 00:04:40,840 --> 00:04:45,840 So man, I'll be honest, man, like I, I was up here Thursday 91 00:04:45,840 --> 00:04:48,040 and Friday we were working on some things. 92 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:53,040 Everything worked perfectly. Saturday I came up here, so I 93 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:55,820 was like, man, I think something Wi-Fi is up, something's up to 94 00:04:55,820 --> 00:04:58,560 Wi-Fi. And that's when I noticed like 95 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:01,120 stuff was down, but everything else still worked. 96 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:05,880 Sunday morning I turned it all on and it's all sorts of noises. 97 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:10,800 Like I think like our, our board had evil spirits in it. 98 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:14,400 Like, I mean, it was just making all sorts of sounds and noises. 99 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:16,800 Like I was like, what is going on? 100 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:24,080 But I, I think sometimes you have to understand spiritual 101 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:31,080 warfare, it's not always about, I want to make the person 102 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:33,760 stumble. I want to make the person fall. 103 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:35,720 I want to, I'm attacking somebody. 104 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:40,160 I think spiritual warfare also is Satan trying to stop the move 105 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:41,760 of God. And the way you stop the move of 106 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:44,520 God is by going after the people of God. 107 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:48,600 So it's like if God's up to something, something is coming, 108 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:52,000 something is going to be like, like the Lord is working. 109 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:58,040 So anything to stop that morale, you know, that that move and get 110 00:05:58,040 --> 00:05:59,880 people discouraged, it's going to happen. 111 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:03,480 So we got to get prayed up, our hearts got to be right. 112 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:06,680 We got to have our armor on and, and recognize like when 113 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:10,040 something like this happens, I think #1 God is all sovereign. 114 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:13,640 And God knows this ain't taking God by surprise. 115 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:17,760 And remember, like in our Live in our Suffer Well series, Satan 116 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:21,680 has to ask the Lord permission to do anything to us. 117 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:28,600 So, so God knows what's going on at all times, but I do. 118 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:32,560 Sunday morning when all this went down, I was like, Yep, we 119 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:36,000 going on a mission trip. So this, this is not catching me 120 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:37,640 off guard, which is kind of scary. 121 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:40,120 But for me, I was, I was just like, we should roll with it. 122 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:43,640 Yeah. But I, I just think man, like, 123 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,360 and, and remember, we learned about like how God sometimes 124 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:50,960 uses Satan to humble us. Yeah. 125 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:54,320 Yeah, yeah, man, that's another conversation. 126 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:56,440 Yeah, man. But even like you're saying in 127 00:06:56,440 --> 00:07:00,040 that aspect is he's going to get the glory on the other side of 128 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:03,640 it even through US stumbling, even through US being humbled, 129 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:09,120 even through the board tripping, even through the Wi-Fi tripping, 130 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,360 even through, you know, everything. 131 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:13,480 Like he's just so sovereign in that man. 132 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:17,880 And I've just learned, I mean, even OK, so the live stream is 133 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:22,240 down, We'll put it up in a few hours, you know what I mean? 134 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:27,120 Like, there's always a solution. It's just we just take things 135 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:31,840 worst common scenario or you know, and it's like, Nah, dude, 136 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:34,400 it'll be fine. The word's still going to get 137 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:35,360 out. Important. 138 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:39,200 Yeah, man, the the mission doesn't change. 139 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:41,880 No, it doesn't. And I, and I think say, like 140 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:46,480 when we talk about spiritual warfare, a lot of times we think 141 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:49,840 of like sex, drugs, rock'n'roll, you know, like alcoholism, 142 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:52,000 addictions, like we think of the worst. 143 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:57,440 But I think sometimes Satan uses something as small as busyness 144 00:07:57,520 --> 00:08:00,120 to, to come at us all of a sudden. 145 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:01,800 That's like your workload double S. 146 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:04,360 I'm trying to go on a mission trip in, in a week. 147 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:09,800 And we, we have to look at that and be like, OK, Lord, I got to 148 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:11,920 stay focused. We got to stay focused. 149 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:15,240 We got to stay focused. My day, my my schedule might 150 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:16,840 change. I might have to work a little 151 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:18,160 bit more. I might have to sleep a little 152 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:20,320 bit less. But we got to stay focused. 153 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:25,160 So, man, yeah. That's good bro. 154 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:28,440 Yeah, but I'll be be honest man, especially with the mission 155 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:34,240 coming, this being my first time going out the country, I don't 156 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:36,159 really count Mexico out the country because like. 157 00:08:36,159 --> 00:08:37,720 They're down the street. That's like South Side, yeah. 158 00:08:38,039 --> 00:08:39,760 For real. Like just the South s s, South 159 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:41,559 side, the South side of the South side. 160 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:45,960 But my first time going overseas, my first time, like 161 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:49,680 using my passport, my first time on this long of a flight, like 162 00:08:49,680 --> 00:08:54,160 right, my first time going and sharing the gospel. 163 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:56,680 Yeah, and I'm just like, bro, like why me? 164 00:08:56,680 --> 00:08:59,520 I'm not nowhere near qualified for this. 165 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:02,520 Like, yeah, man. And kind of like some imposter 166 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:06,000 syndrome kind of kicks in. This is like we're doubt, we're 167 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:08,600 fear, we're worry. We're things like that starts to 168 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:11,000 creep in, man. But like you're saying, even 169 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:13,920 through, you know, the the board trip and the Wi-Fi trip and 170 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:17,120 like, God still don't get the glory on the other side of it 171 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:19,080 because the mission still doesn't change. 172 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:21,560 Like, it's got to go through it, you know? 173 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:24,800 Yeah. And I think can you explain like 174 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:27,480 imposter syndrome for people that don't really understand 175 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:30,880 like in layman's terms? And for me specifically, 176 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:36,560 imposter syndrome. As far as going to India for 177 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:39,400 spreading of the gospel with City Post Church, I ain't got no 178 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:41,920 business, bro. Like, by Hector's will, by 179 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:46,000 Hector's flaws, by all the capabilities that I possess as a 180 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:48,840 human being, by no means am I qualified to do this. 181 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:51,480 Yeah. So it's like, Nah, like I'm, I'm 182 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:53,040 not qualified to do it. That's to me. 183 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:55,120 That's what imposter syndrome. Feels like to me, no. 184 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:58,120 Yeah. But I love that because the the 185 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:00,160 attitude that you have is the right attitude. 186 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:06,440 I think that the Lord can use somebody like that and their 187 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:10,840 humbleness instead of somebody that's like, oh, I can't wait to 188 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:11,960 go. I'm going to save the whole 189 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:14,560 world. People don't love me or wait 190 00:10:14,560 --> 00:10:18,520 till they hear me preach, Wait till they hear me sing like 191 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:22,240 dude, these photos that I'm about to post on Instagram fire 192 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:24,200 like they're going to see me with all these kids. 193 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:26,560 I'm going to be a hero. It's going to go on my like 194 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:30,280 people like that. I think the Lord, the Lord 195 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:33,600 humbles the proud. We saw that scripture. 196 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:37,600 But when we get to a place where like, man, Lord, I don't know 197 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:41,200 how, I don't know why, but I know you called me. 198 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:46,760 And I think God uses that like the Holy Spirit uses that 199 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:50,000 vessel. Yeah. 200 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:53,160 And, and I think also like we talked about imposter syndrome. 201 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:59,480 We, we tend because of social media, you know, like there's 202 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:01,960 some things that we see and we're like, oh, that's what 203 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:05,920 missions looks like, you know, like, oh, that's what preaching 204 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:08,960 looks like. And we try to mimic what we see 205 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:10,920 because we think that's successful. 206 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:13,280 And God's not calling you to be that person. 207 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:17,120 He's calling you to be you and, and that might work in that 208 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:20,840 season and in that area and and the Holy Spirit's working there, 209 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:23,640 but it's not going to work here. And I think, bro, I'm just be 210 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:25,040 real, man. Like that's ministry. 211 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:27,920 I think, I think everybody in ministry goes through that. 212 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:31,160 So it's like, man, what should I sing? 213 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:34,200 Hmm, let me learn some songs from tick. 214 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:35,280 What? What's hot right now? 215 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:37,720 And and that's not the right attitude. 216 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:39,600 The right attitude is like, Lord, what are you showing me 217 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:42,360 that part? Yeah, what am I like, Lord, what 218 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:44,240 songs are you putting in my heart? 219 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:47,920 Same thing with preaching. It's like I I don't get on 220 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:51,560 YouTube and be like, hmm, who has some good examples? 221 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:55,520 You know, like, Nah, it's first of all, I learned that the hard 222 00:11:55,520 --> 00:12:00,400 way early on, right? You know, that was not doesn't 223 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:04,600 work well, right. But it's like Lord, like 224 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:08,680 spending time in the word meditating and you just being 225 00:12:08,680 --> 00:12:10,560 you, right? You know, I think that's 226 00:12:10,560 --> 00:12:14,160 important. So, but yeah, dude, I think 227 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:16,320 it's, I think it's a good place for you to be. 228 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:20,760 Yeah, man, it's it's taken a while to get here and that 229 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:28,440 that's part of like my, I guess, hesitation with going and just 230 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:30,080 to be I'm just going to be honest, bro. 231 00:12:30,080 --> 00:12:34,640 We're finally being obedient bro because since I first heard 232 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:40,440 about city post going to India and Charles Nash Elementary like 233 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:41,960 gym I remember. That, yeah. 234 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:45,160 Like the Lord is like I'm calling you there, I'm calling 235 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:48,480 you there, I'm calling you there and I'm just like, Nah, I'm I'm 236 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:50,280 scared Nah for. Me, I don't want. 237 00:12:50,280 --> 00:12:51,320 To go over there. Nah. 238 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:55,880 And finally, finally in this season, for whatever reason, 239 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:59,840 like, yeah, the Lord's like, you finally gonna be obedient or no, 240 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:03,640 Yeah, you know, so, so finally being obedient to that is just 241 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:07,080 like, bro, it's been so humbling in so many ways. 242 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:12,200 Man, I love like Proverbs 16 three, commit yourself, commit 243 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:15,040 your work to the Lord and your plans will be established. 244 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:18,520 You know, like there's all these you look at the book of 245 00:13:18,520 --> 00:13:21,480 Proverbs, man, there's all these passages about trusting God, 246 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:25,920 about making sure that you you submit your plans to him and 247 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:28,760 he's going to direct your paths and he's going to take care of 248 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:31,120 you. Proverbs 1620. 249 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:34,320 You know, whoever gives thought to the word will discover good 250 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:37,440 and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord. 251 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:41,360 You know, so it's this whole thing about trusting. 252 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:45,680 And then when we look at Scripture like Abraham, like go 253 00:13:45,680 --> 00:13:49,680 old school, go back to the, you know, like, yeah, man, we didn't 254 00:13:49,680 --> 00:13:51,920 even have the Bible. Like they just had a word and 255 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:54,080 that was it. He said, I want you to go like, 256 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:55,720 where? Don't worry about it. 257 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:57,720 Just go like, what? Yeah. 258 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:01,880 But you know, we, I've had people like, just to be honest, 259 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:04,360 I've had people look at me and be like, why India? 260 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:06,720 And then they'll look at me like, you know what would be 261 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:11,240 better, Rick, if you took all the money that you used to get 262 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:13,720 people over there and just send them a check. 263 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:17,240 But, you know, money doesn't buy relationships. 264 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:20,640 It doesn't buy, like, impact. Impact. 265 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:22,320 Yeah. Like there needs to be human 266 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:24,520 interaction. Like, these are people. 267 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:26,680 They're not robots, not projects. 268 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:30,720 Like, these are human beings, you know, that need the Lord and 269 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:34,280 that God loves them. And I think they're worthy of us 270 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:40,000 travelling 20 some hours to go give them a hug, you know, Like, 271 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:43,720 that sounds insane, but that's the truth. 272 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:49,040 It's like we have to have that mentality of like, Lord, I trust 273 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:51,640 you. I'll throw one more out there, 274 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:55,080 man. Isaiah 12 Two, behold God, my 275 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:58,640 salvation. I will Trust and will not be 276 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:02,240 afraid. And for the Lord God is my 277 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:07,080 strength and my song. And something I always see in 278 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:13,720 Scripture, whenever the authors write about trust, it's always 279 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:19,240 followed with and don't be afraid 'cause they know it's 280 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:24,000 scary to walk in faith, but there's always this, this like 281 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:29,120 encouragement of don't be afraid, just trust God. 282 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:32,200 I know it's scary, but don't be afraid, yeah? 283 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:37,440 Yeah, man, I think that's, that is a perfect example of how when 284 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:41,240 people, you know, a few months ago were like heard that I was 285 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:43,320 going, yeah, like, how do you feel about it? 286 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:46,280 Was like bro like nervously excited. 287 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:49,640 That's right, like. Just so nervous like 1 like man, 288 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:52,320 I don't know how we'll raise all this money to go. 289 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:56,840 I don't know, like how I'm going to make it through this trip. 290 00:15:56,840 --> 00:15:58,560 I don't know how people are going to put up with my snoring 291 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:01,600 on this plane. I don't know, like just straight 292 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:03,640 up bro. Like, I just like, I don't know 293 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:07,680 how this is going to work, but I'm excited to, to again, like 294 00:16:07,680 --> 00:16:12,200 to go back to finally be being obedient to where the Lord is 295 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:15,400 calling me, bro, because he's been calling me there for years. 296 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:16,920 And I've just been too scared to go. 297 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:20,280 I've been too scared to go, too scared because of who we're 298 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:22,880 going to serve and the kids. And, you know, just the stigma 299 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:26,600 that that comes with HIV, with going to the other side of the 300 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:28,640 planet. Like I'm a kid from the South 301 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:31,360 side that until a couple years ago was never on a plane, you 302 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:34,440 know what I mean? Like, yeah, like that just, it's 303 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:36,560 scary, bro. It's been scary. 304 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:42,080 But I think through my experience and here as of late 305 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:45,080 and God just showing me how faithful he is. 306 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:48,080 It's like bro, like I've gotten to a point where I'm just 307 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:49,240 excited. Yes. 308 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:52,160 I'm just excited to go. I'm excited to to see what the 309 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:54,160 Lord's going to do. I don't know what he's going to 310 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:55,760 do, but I know he's up to something. 311 00:16:55,880 --> 00:16:56,840 That's true. You know what I mean? 312 00:16:56,840 --> 00:16:58,240 So. I agree with you on that one. 313 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:01,160 This has been like, bro, yeah, stop tripping. 314 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:03,680 Get out your own way. That's that's been the 315 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:07,359 conversation with myself lately. Yes, I think that's great, dude. 316 00:17:08,359 --> 00:17:10,599 And talking about like, spiritual warfare, like 317 00:17:11,119 --> 00:17:13,920 something I always tell people I've seen it just through my 318 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:17,599 years of experience, The most dangerous part of the trip is 319 00:17:17,599 --> 00:17:20,160 coming home. You know, if you think about 320 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:24,640 Mount Everest, what's the most dangerous part of Mount Everest 321 00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:27,319 is the descent. It's it's when when you you've 322 00:17:27,319 --> 00:17:31,760 made it to the top, you're like celebrate right now coming. 323 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:34,640 You can get disease, You can get like your bones are 324 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:37,400 deteriorating, like there's not enough oxygen. 325 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:40,560 You most people that go to Everest die on the way back. 326 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:45,560 And in my experience, I've seen most people that decide not to 327 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:50,080 go back on missions is on the trip back home because it's like 328 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:52,520 you're exhausted. You are tired. 329 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:56,640 You could have a bad travel experience on the way home and 330 00:17:56,640 --> 00:18:01,720 forget about everything that you saw the whole week just because 331 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:05,880 you didn't like the food or just because like somebody was asleep 332 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:11,160 on your shoulder or like just a few hours of discomfort will 333 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:14,320 throw the whole trip away. I've seen it and and that's why 334 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:17,280 we got to stay prayed up and also have the right heart all 335 00:18:17,280 --> 00:18:19,280 the way to the time we get back home. 336 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:22,680 You ready to go home and your bags are delayed. 337 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:27,480 That happened to us two years like last year, like we're all 338 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:30,560 there waiting and and dude, I don't know if they were just 339 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:33,800 searching, but it was like Mike's bag and somebody else's 340 00:18:33,800 --> 00:18:36,960 bag took so and people were like, I want to go home. 341 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:39,320 There's the door. And I was like, Nah, like we got 342 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:40,920 to we, we're going to leave as a team. 343 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:43,480 Like we started together. Let's end together. 344 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:46,960 But man, that temptation of like all right y'all, let's just go. 345 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:50,040 Good luck guys, hope your bags come in. 346 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:53,440 I remember you sharing that in a sermon. 347 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:57,400 Too. Yeah it was bad dude, but you 348 00:18:57,400 --> 00:18:59,960 have to like little things like that bro. 349 00:18:59,960 --> 00:19:04,920 Could could just stop you and really, if you let it affect 350 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:08,760 affect you, I think Satan uses that little tiny stuff man, to 351 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:14,080 ruin your whole experience and cause you to forget the goodness 352 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:17,840 of God. So we got to stay prayed up, 353 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:19,440 man, got to. Right. 354 00:19:20,840 --> 00:19:24,800 I mean, I'll be honest with my perspective and my struggle, 355 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:26,880 bro. Like I haven't really been 356 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:28,920 praying as much as I have previously. 357 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:31,440 Like I haven't been in the scriptures as much as I have 358 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:33,440 previously. And that kind of ties into the 359 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:36,800 imposter syndrome from earlier. It's just like broadband. 360 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:39,880 I don't know if it's distracted. I don't know if it's frustrated. 361 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:42,560 I don't know if it what like a mix of all of them. 362 00:19:42,840 --> 00:19:46,160 If it's been terrible decision making, like I don't know bro, 363 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:50,440 but man, when you say we got to stay prayed up like that, just 364 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:52,640 that just reminded me that's like, bro, you've been tripping 365 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:54,960 low key. Like you're not fitting to go to 366 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:58,520 war in this spirit. On the world, Yeah. 367 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:02,120 And I think, I mean, you're making a perfect cocktail of a 368 00:20:02,120 --> 00:20:03,840 disaster. Like it's like. 369 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:06,320 Like, like you said, like, and it happens with me too. 370 00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:08,880 Like all these things start hitting like busyness and 371 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:12,360 schedules and then there's like conflicts in the church and 372 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:16,480 drama with people. And, and then you then you 373 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:20,000 sprinkle a little bit like 2 ounces of busyness, then put 374 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:23,400 that bad boy in a shaker, you know, and then serve it up cold 375 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:27,480 and you just drink it up like it, it's and it impacts you. 376 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:31,680 So like we just got to be aware and we got to pay attention, you 377 00:20:31,680 --> 00:20:34,160 know, and I think that's where is impactful. 378 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:38,560 But also like other people praying for you, like that's to 379 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:41,120 remind people, man, just keep praying for us. 380 00:20:41,120 --> 00:20:45,040 Like, you know, something I do on these mission trips is I'll 381 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:49,120 update the church on our days. Like I'll post pictures. 382 00:20:49,120 --> 00:20:50,960 I'll be like, hey, day one, we did this. 383 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:54,520 And it's not just a show. A lot of it, too, is just to 384 00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:57,040 encourage the church to keep praying for us. 385 00:20:57,040 --> 00:20:58,520 Like, look at all that God's doing, man. 386 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:01,440 We, we just love for you to just keep us in your mind, you know, 387 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:03,720 and in your hearts. So that that's a good way to do 388 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:04,720 that. Yeah. 389 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:07,200 That's awesome, bro. Yeah, man. 390 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:13,280 So how? How can our city post family 391 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:16,120 here hold it down while we on the other side of the planet? 392 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:20,560 Bro that's a great. Great segue because I was 393 00:21:20,560 --> 00:21:24,080 thinking about that like what you talked about like OK, so we 394 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:27,000 talked about trust, you know trusting out the finances and by 395 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:33,360 the way you raised all the money in like 3 months almost there 396 00:21:33,360 --> 00:21:35,880 almost the vast majority of. We still. 397 00:21:35,880 --> 00:21:38,440 Got Chuck E Cheese like I feel like Chuck E Cheese going to 398 00:21:38,440 --> 00:21:39,600 hook it up. I think so too. 399 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:42,720 You know we got E JS birthday going to be there like the kids 400 00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:45,720 are excited about it. I'm hoping people just drop a 401 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:48,040 bunch of cash and you get a percentage, right? 402 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:52,400 But you know, like that trust with the finances, trust with 403 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:54,960 the travel. You're going to India. 404 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:57,600 Like you started out late, so you got to give yourself some 405 00:21:57,600 --> 00:22:00,320 grace here. Fundraising late and it wasn't 406 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:02,320 your fault. All these things. 407 00:22:02,360 --> 00:22:07,480 And on top of that, bro, there was a terrorist attack of 408 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:12,680 Pakistan going to Kashmir. Like there's, there's, there's 409 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:15,440 global conflict. And I was just thinking like 410 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:21,520 man, like God is big enough right to move global. 411 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:25,160 Conflict. Economic, whatever it is, it's 412 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:27,000 just like, man, that's the God we serve. 413 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:30,960 So that way a group of six people from Fort Worth, TX, you 414 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:33,800 know, can, can go and love on these kids, man. 415 00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:37,680 And yeah, like God is just so big. 416 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:40,640 And then we haven't even talked about the food. 417 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:43,760 Like, bro, you're you're going to experience new sights, new 418 00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:45,800 smells. You know, the food might smell 419 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:48,920 good, but do it smell like Bo, you know, like you're going to 420 00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:50,680 experience some things. That's thanks. 421 00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:52,560 I think. Yeah, your stomach might too. 422 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:54,600 Yeah. But like, not letting that 423 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:56,640 hinder you. So like, you're trusting, you 424 00:22:56,640 --> 00:22:59,360 know? But I think the two ways I think 425 00:22:59,360 --> 00:23:02,280 that our church could be in support number one is through 426 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:04,560 prayer. Like keep praying for us. 427 00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:08,440 Pray for us individually, pray for us while we're there, like 428 00:23:08,440 --> 00:23:11,840 just just pray for us all the time that the Lord keep us from 429 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:15,080 the evil one, that he protects us, that that we're impactful 430 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:17,920 for the gospel. But yeah, but #2 is man hold 431 00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:21,760 down the Fort at home. Like we're gone, but like God's 432 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:25,480 work keeps going and and knowing that the that things are good at 433 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:30,240 home brings a peace overseas. You know, like like. 434 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:33,960 Knowing that your family's taken care of, you're able to focus 435 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:38,000 better on what's happening. Yeah. 436 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:41,840 So hold it down. That's all. 437 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:43,120 I got bro. I don't know if you got any 438 00:23:43,120 --> 00:23:45,680 closing thoughts, prayers, anything else you want to no 439 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:47,600 man. Honestly, I'm pumped for the 440 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:50,280 trip, man. I'm looking forward to it. 441 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:54,640 I'm excited to see how you guys react to the environment and all 442 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:56,680 these kids. Like it's, it's a beautiful 443 00:23:56,680 --> 00:24:00,400 chaos, man. Like for you to hang out Uma and 444 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:03,280 his kids, like, you know, his younger son is going to go to 445 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:07,680 Aaron's going to be there. Like, it's just, I don't know, 446 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:09,120 man. I, I just think it's going to be 447 00:24:09,120 --> 00:24:12,040 a special time. And then culturally too, like 448 00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:14,880 there's going to be stuff you experience that's never seen or 449 00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:17,040 done before. Things you're going to eat. 450 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:20,080 You never eat before. Boom, say this. 451 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:24,200 Is fork this is yeah. Spoon, fork, eat your hands. 452 00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:25,800 Like it's all. I love it. 453 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:27,480 I'm all for it. I want all the smoke. 454 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:30,920 Yeah, like even, I tell people even walking like through an 455 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:36,640 airport where you see like stuff on TV, like the women covered 456 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:41,000 head to toe, you know, people walk in and like like outfits, 457 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:44,320 turbans, like it don't look like Fort Worth, you know, So it's 458 00:24:44,360 --> 00:24:47,840 just like the environment, like just seeing what the world looks 459 00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:50,880 like. Like Dubai is like the whole 460 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:54,640 world goes through Dubai. So you see people from all over 461 00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:58,400 the world in like 1 place. But I also think it's it's going 462 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:01,120 to make you uncomfortable, like your personal space is going to 463 00:25:01,120 --> 00:25:05,360 disappear and there's a lot of hurry up and wait, hurry up. 464 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:07,320 And wait is crazy. Yeah, man. 465 00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:11,400 So, but I think the Lord's going to use all of these pieces, man, 466 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:13,640 and he's going to do some incredible work in your life. 467 00:25:14,120 --> 00:25:16,080 It's going to be good. Yeah, man, I'm excited. 468 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:19,960 Yeah, so AM. I yeah, yeah. 469 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:21,920 And like I said, you're either going to be like, I can't wait 470 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:24,800 to go back or like, I'm good. Like, I got it. 471 00:25:24,800 --> 00:25:27,800 I'm done, right? Nah, man, those kids, you're 472 00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:29,360 going to want to adopt those kids. 473 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:31,480 But that's all I got too, man. Sure. 474 00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:33,600 Sweet. We let y'all we out. 475 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:34,120 Peace.