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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Come on you. Uh huh, I sure will. Good morning everybody,
y'all listening to the voice? Come on dig me now,
one and only Steve Harvey got a radio show. Yeah,
I do. Took me when I said, but I do,
like I say always, it just is a constant reminder
(00:21):
of how good God has been. So my question to
you is what's stopping you from having the life that
you want? What's stopping you from having the life that
you want? I know a lot of people who have
given up on achieving the life of their dreams, but
(00:43):
I know they'd still want them if they could get
to them. But they just allowed to settle for so
many reasons. So who I'm talking to is you today?
What's really at the core of stopping you? What is that?
Is it your friends or your associates. Is it the
fear of what you think somebody else will think of
(01:06):
you if you decide to change. Is it what I
used to call the call of the while? Is it
the fact that you keep thinking that the thing that
you're doing that's providing you these momentary moments of pleasure
that really ain't really good or healthy for you. You don't
want to stop doing that because you've got just a
little bit more something else you want to do. I
(01:28):
call that the call of the while. You know it's
just out there. Them streets is calling you, Them lights
is calling you. You know, them girls is calling you.
Them guys that's on the wrong side keep calling you.
You can't seem to make a decision about the right guy.
You keep picking the wrong guy all the time. What
is it that's stopping you from having the life that
you really want to have? So whatever the reason you're choosing,
(01:52):
that's the reason that's stopping you from having the life
that you want to have. It's no good because at
the end of to day, here's the real deal. See,
God is available, and God is available for all of us,
and God has a plan for all of us, and
God wants the very best for all of us. That's
the truth of the matter. So now what we're gonna
(02:15):
do to get started having that life? First of all,
if it's your friends, I want you to understand something.
Your friends can't save you. A lot of your friends
offer no real help for you. Most of your friends
don't have the answer themselves. I mean, it's just a
wide range of reasons and misery. Love company so usually
(02:36):
when your friends are in a bad position, they kind
of like company in that bad position. Your friends ain't
going to church, You're gonna be their friend. They don't
really want you to go to church. You know your
friends don't pray, so why would they offer up prayer
as a solution to you. You know, your friends don't
really really get the fact that if you treat people better,
(03:00):
people would treat you better. So what's that? So your
friends are a lot of times the reasons, you know,
to peer pressure of what and then the thought in
your mind of what they gonna think once they find
out I don't do what they do anymore. Who cares
what they think other than you? I mean, really, you
(03:20):
can't let what somebody thinks of you stop you from
having the best life you wanted to have. If I
went by that theory right there, I wouldn't I wouldn't
even be on this mic this morning. I would have
never become a stand up I would had I listened
to the people around me who clearly told me when
I quit my job to pursue this, boy, don't you
(03:42):
quit your job? You got a family. Boy, don't you
do this? You ain't got no bit that ain't no
security in that. Get yourself a job. Go down here,
and what's your brothers? Go to work over here? Go
to I heard all of that. I didn't let that
stop me from pursuing this. Why would you allow that
to stop you from pursuing your relationship with God so
(04:02):
you can have the best life you could possibly have?
You gang bang because they've convinced you that this is
the family situation and love that you don't have, and
they've convinced you that this is your only way, your
only source of getting over. And then you drum up
these ignorant reasons mans for staying with it. But they
(04:24):
sound so good when you listening to everybody else you're
surrounded by telling you why we gang banging? Why we
holding this block down? Why we slanging this thing here
right here? Why we letting it go like this here?
You keep listening to them when all in your heart
of hearts you know this's ain't right, You already know,
(04:44):
but you allow that form of the call of the
wile that wanting to be accepted by a group of
people who trying to get you to accept the way
so you can further. They progress to even prove that
you're worthy to be around them, You got to commit
some type of crime to even prove that you're worthy
to be around them. Then when you get busted on
(05:06):
the crime, what happens to that where your family are
Now they don't come down there to see you because
guess what, they can't turn in They idea to desk
at a law enforcement center. So now your homies can't
come visit you. And then you know your family back
out here, they ain't taking care of your family because
it's all about them. Then you learn that what is
(05:26):
it that's stopping you from having the life that you
always wanted to have? What is it? Why are you
a repeat offender? Why do you keep checking yourself back
into that institution? Why? Man, why won't you get it together?
Why won't you give God a try? Why won't you
disassociate yourself? Why would you continue to be a part
(05:49):
of a revolving door system and becoming a farm system
for these institutions that ain't got nothing for you? But
you keep going back in there. And then every time
you go in there, and then your little hoies or
your gang bangy, little little silly little friends try to
make you think that's a badge of honor. There ain't
no badge of honor. Man, that's one mold. What's one
more scratch on that record, that's one mode. That's one
(06:12):
more nail in that coffin. That's one step closer to
that third strike where you ain't gonna ever get out.
It's one step closer to that graveyard. You keep on.
Why would you not give God a try? Why would
you not go and see what your life could really be?
What is it that's stopping you? Because see, I got
news for you. That's nothing like waking up free. I
(06:35):
don't care who you are. There's nothing like waking up
with the joy in your heart. Now, if you ain't
gonna be free, get the joy in your heart, the
satisfaction of knowing that you're accomplishing something with your life.
Help somebody behind them balls, get in the program. Show
these young cats when they come in a better way.
But don't you dash sit there, man and just ride
(06:58):
it out, and man, just go and get the fullest
life that you can have. What you know what it
feels like to wake up and be on your way
somewhere knowing that you have something to accomplish that you
can change somebody that you can stop somebody from going
down the roads you went down. It's a whole lot
of ways to make your life better, But why would
you not go and have the best life you can have?
(07:20):
What is it that's stopping you? Really? Really? So, you
think that Satan really has your best interest at heart,
That the other thing your mama kept telling you about
praying you wasn't listening was you. But you know, it
ain't ever too late to get back to that. It
ain't ever too late to turn around, it ain't ever
too late to get your life together, it ain't ever
(07:42):
too late to seek God, and it ain't ever too
late to pray. Don't forget to pray, don't be ashamed
to pray, and don't be too proud to pray, because
prayer changes things. Prayer change people too. I'm a witness
to that. You're listening to the Steve Harvey Morning Show.
Come on you. Uh huh, I sure will. Good morning everybody,
y'all listening to the voice? Come on dig me now,
one and only Steve Harvey got a radio show. Yeah,
I do. Took me when I said, but I do,
like I say always, it just is a constant reminder
(00:21):
of how good God has been. So my question to
you is what's stopping you from having the life that
you want? What's stopping you from having the life that
you want? I know a lot of people who have
given up on achieving the life of their dreams, but
(00:43):
I know they'd still want them if they could get
to them. But they just allowed to settle for so
many reasons. So who I'm talking to is you today?
What's really at the core of stopping you? What is that?
Is it your friends or your associates. Is it the
fear of what you think somebody else will think of
(01:06):
you if you decide to change. Is it what I
used to call the call of the while? Is it
the fact that you keep thinking that the thing that
you're doing that's providing you these momentary moments of pleasure
that really ain't really good or healthy for you. You don't
want to stop doing that because you've got just a
little bit more something else you want to do. I
(01:28):
call that the call of the while. You know it's
just out there. Them streets is calling you, Them lights
is calling you. You know, them girls is calling you.
Them guys that's on the wrong side keep calling you.
You can't seem to make a decision about the right guy.
You keep picking the wrong guy all the time. What
is it that's stopping you from having the life that
you really want to have? So whatever the reason you're choosing,
(01:52):
that's the reason that's stopping you from having the life
that you want to have. It's no good because at
the end of to day, here's the real deal. See,
God is available, and God is available for all of us,
and God has a plan for all of us, and
God wants the very best for all of us. That's
the truth of the matter. So now what we're gonna
(02:15):
do to get started having that life? First of all,
if it's your friends, I want you to understand something.
Your friends can't save you. A lot of your friends
offer no real help for you. Most of your friends
don't have the answer themselves. I mean, it's just a
wide range of reasons and misery. Love company so usually
(02:36):
when your friends are in a bad position, they kind
of like company in that bad position. Your friends ain't
going to church, You're gonna be their friend. They don't
really want you to go to church. You know your
friends don't pray, so why would they offer up prayer
as a solution to you. You know, your friends don't
really really get the fact that if you treat people better,
(03:00):
people would treat you better. So what's that? So your
friends are a lot of times the reasons, you know,
to peer pressure of what and then the thought in
your mind of what they gonna think once they find
out I don't do what they do anymore. Who cares
what they think other than you? I mean, really, you
(03:20):
can't let what somebody thinks of you stop you from
having the best life you wanted to have. If I
went by that theory right there, I wouldn't I wouldn't
even be on this mic this morning. I would have
never become a stand up I would had I listened
to the people around me who clearly told me when
I quit my job to pursue this, boy, don't you
(03:42):
quit your job? You got a family. Boy, don't you
do this? You ain't got no bit that ain't no
security in that. Get yourself a job. Go down here,
and what's your brothers? Go to work over here? Go
to I heard all of that. I didn't let that
stop me from pursuing this. Why would you allow that
to stop you from pursuing your relationship with God so
(04:02):
you can have the best life you could possibly have?
You gang bang because they've convinced you that this is
the family situation and love that you don't have, and
they've convinced you that this is your only way, your
only source of getting over. And then you drum up
these ignorant reasons mans for staying with it. But they
(04:24):
sound so good when you listening to everybody else you're
surrounded by telling you why we gang banging? Why we
holding this block down? Why we slanging this thing here
right here? Why we letting it go like this here?
You keep listening to them when all in your heart
of hearts you know this's ain't right, You already know,
(04:44):
but you allow that form of the call of the
wile that wanting to be accepted by a group of
people who trying to get you to accept the way
so you can further. They progress to even prove that
you're worthy to be around them, You got to commit
some type of crime to even prove that you're worthy
to be around them. Then when you get busted on
(05:06):
the crime, what happens to that where your family are
Now they don't come down there to see you because
guess what, they can't turn in They idea to desk
at a law enforcement center. So now your homies can't
come visit you. And then you know your family back
out here, they ain't taking care of your family because
it's all about them. Then you learn that what is
(05:26):
it that's stopping you from having the life that you
always wanted to have? What is it? Why are you
a repeat offender? Why do you keep checking yourself back
into that institution? Why? Man, why won't you get it together?
Why won't you give God a try? Why won't you
disassociate yourself? Why would you continue to be a part
(05:49):
of a revolving door system and becoming a farm system
for these institutions that ain't got nothing for you? But
you keep going back in there. And then every time
you go in there, and then your little hoies or
your gang bangy, little little silly little friends try to
make you think that's a badge of honor. There ain't
no badge of honor. Man, that's one mold. What's one
more scratch on that record, that's one mode. That's one
(06:12):
more nail in that coffin. That's one step closer to
that third strike where you ain't gonna ever get out.
It's one step closer to that graveyard. You keep on.
Why would you not give God a try? Why would
you not go and see what your life could really be?
What is it that's stopping you? Because see, I got
news for you. That's nothing like waking up free. I
(06:35):
don't care who you are. There's nothing like waking up
with the joy in your heart. Now, if you ain't
gonna be free, get the joy in your heart, the
satisfaction of knowing that you're accomplishing something with your life.
Help somebody behind them balls, get in the program. Show
these young cats when they come in a better way.
But don't you dash sit there, man and just ride
(06:58):
it out, and man, just go and get the fullest
life that you can have. What you know what it
feels like to wake up and be on your way
somewhere knowing that you have something to accomplish that you
can change somebody that you can stop somebody from going
down the roads you went down. It's a whole lot
of ways to make your life better, But why would
you not go and have the best life you can have?
(07:20):
What is it that's stopping you? Really? Really? So, you
think that Satan really has your best interest at heart,
That the other thing your mama kept telling you about
praying you wasn't listening was you. But you know, it
ain't ever too late to get back to that. It
ain't ever too late to turn around, it ain't ever
too late to get your life together, it ain't ever
(07:42):
too late to seek God, and it ain't ever too
late to pray. Don't forget to pray, don't be ashamed
to pray, and don't be too proud to pray, because
prayer changes things. Prayer change people too. I'm a witness
to that. You're listening to the Steve Harvey Morning Show.
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