Ep. 18- Soul Talks part 1

Have you ever felt so overwhelmed by life that you questioned your faith? Those moments when your soul feels downcast and your heart heavy with burdens too great to bear? You're not alone. 

Drawing wisdom from Psalm 42:11, we explore that powerful moment when the psalmist questions his own soul: "Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me?" This biblical writer demonstrates a profound spiritual practice—preaching truth to yourself when emotions threaten to overwhelm you. Sometimes we must become our own spiritual counselors, reminding our hearts who God is and who He's called us to be.

Prayer emerges as our lifeline in these dark moments. When life knocks you down, prayer opens a direct channel to divine intervention. Nothing is off-limits—your anger, disappointment, heartbreak—God invites it all. As John 15:7 reminds us, "If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish and it will be done." This isn't just spiritual theory; it's a practical pathway back to hope.

We also unpack the dangerous reality of being BUSY (Buried Under Satan's Yoke) through the story of Martha and Mary. While Martha frantically prepared meals and played hostess, her sister Mary chose "the better part" by sitting at Jesus' feet. How often do we miss divine encounters because we're distracted by seemingly important tasks? The enemy strategically uses both busyness and emotions to cloud our vision and delay our obedience to God.

Regardless of your age—whether you're in your twenties or fifties—finding your purpose remains a journey rather than a destination. The key is staying connected through prayer, giving God glory in everything, and drawing strength from Christ for each step forward. Share this episode with someone who needs encouragement today, and remember: through Christ, all things are possible.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:15):
Did you know?
Everybody gets down.
Did you know everybody is not?
This world gets us down.
It's not all fun and games,positivity.
Every day you have to get upand face this world.

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Psalms, chapter 12, the authortalks about how he's feeling
down, but in verse 11, hequestions himself why, my soul,
are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?

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Put your hope in God, for Iwill yet praise him, my Savior
and my God.
That's Psalms 42, 11.
I mean, there are times whenyou have to ask yourself the
hard questions why am I angry?
Why am I disappointed?
Why am I heartbroken?

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There are times also when youhave to preach to yourself,
remembering who God is and whohe's called you to be.
He is the God of gods.
It's so easy to forget that onesimple thing that you have to

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actually remind yourself daily.
Food for thought, which bringsme back to this.
Pray, because God hears yourprayers.
Invite him to meet you in themidst of whatever you're dealing
with, whatever problems,whatever trouble, whatever

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downfall you might have in yourlife.
Nothing is off limits to God.
So pray about anything.
John 15, verse 7.
If you remain me and my wordsremain in you, ask whatever you

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wish and it will be done.
That's pretty amazing.
Romans, chapter 1, verse 20.
For since the creation of theworld, god's invisible qualities

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, his eternal power and divinenature have been clearly seen
being understood from what hasbeen made, so that people are
without excuse.
So basically what he's sayinghere, folks, is there is no

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excuse.
You have no excuse.
You have no excuse.
Philippians 4.13 says I can doall things through him, who
strengthened me.
I can do all things through himwho strengthens me.
Philippians 4.13.

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Which means nothing isimpossible for God, and God is
close to anyone who believes inhim.
So all you have to do is take amoment to talk to God and tell
him what's on your mind.
Food for thought.
I want you to repeat after meright now I thank God because,

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even when I deserve nothing, godgave me everything.
How true is that?
How true is that?
How true is that?
Are you breathing life thismorning?
Are you starving?
Probably not.
God bless you.

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And food for thought.
Did you know that you could beso busy that you can miss God's

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blessings?
You can be so wrapped up inthis world, hustling for paper,
whatever it is you might bedoing that you think you should
be doing, that you might miss,be missing God's blessing.
Did you know that?
You know the acronym for busy?

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I'm going to hit y'all realhard right now.
The acronym for busy is buriedunder Satan's yoke.
That's what Satan wants you todo.
God wants you to spend timewith him in his word, in prayer,

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communicating with God.
I'm not saying you got to do itall day, but I'm saying if
you're too busy, buried underSatan's yoke, then you might
miss God's blessing.
Food for thought.
The devil wants you in yourfeelings, because if he can keep

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you in your feelings, he cankeep you out of your purpose.
Yeah, he'll stir the offense up, he'll magnify the fear, which
is false evidence appearing realand real.

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He'll push insecurity, becauseemotions can cloud your vision
and a cloudy vision delaysobedience to God.
You are not called to be led byfeelings.
You are called to be led by thespirit That'll preach Food for
thought.
I want to tell you a story andI want to go back to the acronym

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for busy, buried under Satan'syoke.
There's a story in the Bibleabout two sisters.
Jesus once visited the home ofhis friends, martha and Mary,
the sisters of Lazarus, whileMary busily prepared for the

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meal and played the part of thegood hostess, her sister, mary,
sat at Jesus' feet and listenedto his teaching.
Martha, who was preparing, gotfrustrated and said to Jesus
Lord, don't you care that mysister has left me to do the
work by myself.
Tell her to help me.

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And that's Luke, chapter 10,verse 40.
Martha, martha, the Lordreplied you are worried and
upset about many things, but fewthings are needed, or indeed
only one.
Mary has chosen what is, and itwill not be taken away from her

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.
That's Luke, chapter 10, verse41 and 42.
The Bible says that Martha wasdistracted by her preparations,
which kept her from the mostimportant thing being with Jesus
.
Martha was busy, she was busy.

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Often, in a moment, you feellike you think you've got
yourself focused on the rightthing.
Return that text, replying tothat phone call, chasing that
dollar, chasing that dollar,answering that message, but
guess what?
That's the thing that keeps youfrom the most important thing.

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It's warfare, guys, and it'sreal Food for thought.
Busy, buried under Satan's yoke.
Food for thought.
I love you, god bless, holy,holy, holy Lord, god Almighty.

Speaker 2 (09:36):
Lord, god Almighty.
Lord, god Almighty, yes, youare holy.
Holy Lord, god Almighty.

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Hallelujah to the King of Kings.
Hallelujah to the King of Kings.

Speaker 1 (10:27):
Hey guys, I just want to let you guys know that,
especially you guys that areyoung, in your 20s, trying to
figure life out, trying tofigure out what your purpose in
life is and you don't have to bein your 20s.
You can be my age.

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I'm 50 years old and I stillhave problems every day trying
to figure out my purpose.
All I know is I try to stay inprayer, I try to stay prayed up,
I try to give God all the gloryin everything I do and that's
all I can do.
But I'm 50 years old and Istill have struggled trying to

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figure out my purpose.
I just know that God wins inthis life and you can find
motivation in that, becausethrough Christ you can do all
things.
God bless you no-transcript.