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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Welcome to the Lion Within Us, a podcast serving
Christian men who are hungry tobe the leaders God intends you
to be.
I'm your host, chris Granger.
Let's jump in.
All right, fellas, this isspiritual kickoff time.
I'm excited to be here with you.
Let's go, okay.
So the scripture we're going todive into this week is 1
Corinthians 7, chapter 26, verse.
Okay, because of the presentcrisis, I think that it is good
(00:24):
for a man to remain as he is.
So now let's see how we cansimplify and apply this to our
life.
And, as a reminder, we do thisMonday through Friday within the
line within us.
We don't put it anywhere else.
Exclusive content just for youguys.
So head over to the linewithinus.
It's all free.
By the way, we give thespiritual kickoff away because
we just love serving.
(00:45):
It's a great way to connectwith us.
So head over to thelinewithinus, all right.
So now, how do we simplify andapply this?
Well, first thing you need toknow is where is first
Corinthians?
We got to know this stuff,fellas, this is New Testament.
Okay, so it is not your OldTestament, it's your New
Testament.
You'll find it after the bookof Romans.
So the apostle Paul wrote thisone, and this was a word for all
(01:05):
of us here to think about forsome challenging times that we
live in.
We'll be talking a lot aboutsingleness for this particular
week in particular, and when theapostle Paul wrote this to the
church at Corinth, he wasn'tcondemning marriage here.
That really wasn't where it was.
Paul was honored the covenantof marriage and he recognized
(01:29):
that covenant is holy.
It's good.
But in this particular sectionof 1 Corinthians 7, he addresses
a specific reality, becausethere was a present crisis, lots
of persecution, lots ofsocietal instability and Paul,
again inspired by the HolySpirit, urged believers to
(01:50):
consider the benefits of stayingsingle if they were in that
season already.
Ok, this wasn't a call toloneliness or to resign from
current relationships.
It was more of a call to focusand to be ready and to
understand your purpose, becausetoo often when we start
(02:11):
thinking about our journeys,particularly when we were single
, single guys are made to feel Iremember feeling this way
straight up like I'm justwaiting, I'm in the lobby of,
like I'm in the lobby of lifeand I'm just waiting.
I'm in the lobby of life andI'm just waiting and I'm just
waiting my time until I canfinally get married and start my
story, but Paul reframes that,he flips it, because he says you
(02:35):
know what, boys, singleness,right here, where you're at, for
this season, is an advantage,and we start thinking about why
would that be an advantage?
Well, first of all, becauseyou're more available, you're
more focused, you definitelyhave less things tying you down.
It makes you more agile, right,and the world needs men who are
(02:58):
fully surrendered to God and,at the same time, able and free
to act boldly.
Okay, so, this isn't a sentence.
It's a strategic season.
So what we have to work through,though, is recognizing if you
are single.
You're single in a culturethat's obsessed with
(03:18):
relationships.
It's obsessed with sex, right,and that isn't easy, and the
enemy wants to twist it.
The enemy wants us to thinkthat we're falling behind, that
we're not desirable, thatsomething's wrong with us, but
Scripture tells us that we'recomplete in Christ.
We know that, out of Colossians, that we have everything that
we need for godliness Petertells us that and that we're
chosen, appointed and equipped.
(03:38):
John tells us that.
So this is not a mark ofincompleteness.
That's wrong.
This is a divine invitation towalk fully in what God has
identified us to do withoutdistraction.
So, if you're single.
This is not a mistake.
It may be for a time, but itmay be for a lifetime.
Ok, so some guys are called tothat, but whatever it is, it's
(04:01):
for a purpose.
I can guarantee you that,because this could be a season
that God uses you to deepen yourrelationship with him, because
you have a great chance to learn, to train for your leadership
and spiritual maturity, to sendout and do ministry work and
mentorship or service withoutrestraint.
Like for me.
To go out is ridiculously hard.
We have a farm, we have fourkids, there's lots of dynamics.
(04:24):
For me to miss a week Are youkidding me?
It would cause so much stress.
People who are single don'thave that.
And it's also a great time foryou to prepare for your marriage
and prepare for theopportunities that you're going
to have to influence others.
So instead of asking, bro, isthis guy ever going to meet
anybody, instead say you knowwhat?
How can I glorify God witheverything you've given me right
(04:46):
now?
And I just want to try to giveyou a couple of just
encouragements.
If you're a single guy out thereand you're listening, you are
not in a holding pattern.
You're not in a holding pattern, bro.
You're in a launch zone.
So use this as time to trainand to love and to do what he's
called you to do.
Second, recognize this God isnot punishing you.
(05:06):
He ain't punishing you, he'spreparing you for whatever that
is.
It's going to be bigger, it'sgoing to be deeper, it's going
to be different than what youexpect.
So he's recognized, he's notpunishing you.
And I recognize the third thingLoneliness is real, but it's
not a curse.
Maybe you need community.
You have community here at theLion, within Us.
You have community at yourchurch, whatever it is.
(05:27):
But I would encourage you, bevulnerable, but that brotherhood
is absolutely vital.
If you don't have thosebrothers in Christ, you're going
to struggle here.
Purity, the fourth point.
Purity still matters.
Don't compromise this, bro.
Don't Fight for this, holiness.
It's going to take a lot offight, a lot of grit, a lot of
grace.
And remember you are notforgotten.
(05:57):
God sees you, he delights inyou, and that your faithfulness,
right here, man, that mattersso much.
So Paul, right here, in 1Corinthians 7, he's not just
giving us advice, he's giving uswords of empowerment.
Remain as you are, not becauseyou're stuck, but because you're
strategically placed.
And God doesn't waste time.
Remember that, fellas, hedoesn't waste seasons of our
(06:18):
life.
So take the time, whereveryou're at.
If you're in this season ofsingleness right now, stand tall
with it.
This is not a setback.
This could be preparing you forthe next thing.
We all have to think and wrestlethrough this.
How can we glorify God withwhat we have right now?
I'm married with four kids twolittles, two teenagers.
There's lots of dynamics.
My restraints are differentthan a single person.
(06:40):
My restraints are differentfrom a man who's got his kids
out of the house and he's now inthat empty nest season of life.
But whatever those restraintsare, wherever the seasons that
we have lean into it, how can weglorify God Now?
We're not going to glorify himat all if we don't know him, and
that's why it's so importantthat we surrender our life to
the Lordship of Jesus Christ andwe recognize that we cannot do
(07:03):
this without him, because theworld's going to try to tell us
that we can do it on our own,and I'm just here to tell you
that's just not it, because thefact of the matter is at the
very beginning, god had aperfect design for this world,
and we ain't living in it rightnow, bro, if you think this
world is perfect.
I can't help you Find anotherpodcast.
There's nothing here that'sgoing to be able to encourage
you.
This world is broken.
(07:26):
Sin broke that.
That perfect relationship Again, the perfect relationship that
Adam had, the first man, withGod, was broken when sin entered
the world.
That fractured that.
That separated us from him.
We were separated, we weretaken out of the world.
That fractured that.
That separated us from them,from him rather.
And we were separated, we weretaken out of the garden.
So God is holy.
We are not, and we have thisbig chasm between us, and we try
(07:47):
to do good and do good, and dogood Never closes the gap,
though.
Never does, because we'retrying to earn our way to a
right standing with God and itjust doesn't work that way.
I wish I could feed a bearer ofbetter news for you and tell
you there's another path, butit's just not.
There's nothing we can do toearn that salvation.
So if we can't earn it, what dowe need?
(08:10):
We need someone to step in anddo for us what we can't do for
ourselves.
That's where Jesus comes intoplay.
So we don't need a coach tomake us better.
We need a Savior to come in anddo for us what we can't do.
Jesus fulfills that and he leftheaven on that rescue mission
(08:31):
for you, for me, for the entireworld.
And he was born of diversion.
He fulfilled all the prophecies.
He did all the teachings,performed all the miracles and
then did the ultimate.
Ultimate by going to the crossand paying for the penalty for
our sins.
And they hung him right thereon the cross, nailed him right
up and he didn't pass out, hedidn't faint, he didn't go to
sleep.
Jesus died on the cross.
(08:51):
So they took him and they laidhim in a tomb and it's like well
, bro, if Jesus died, what'd youguys so happy for?
A bunch of Christians are weird.
Like, yeah, you're right, you,jesus died.
What'd you guys so happy for?
A bunch of Christians are weird, like, yeah, you're right,
you're right, because if hestayed dead, that would be weird
.
Like we wouldn't be showing upto church every Sunday, like
we're going to a funeral.
Everybody be somber, I'd bewearing black and my heads would
be down and be tearful.
But that's not what happened,because death couldn't hold him.
(09:14):
Three days after he died, herose and walked out of that tomb
and I know, buddy, the tomb isempty and we can take that to
the bank.
There's been so many accountsand firsthand testimony of the
risen Savior.
And I don't know about you, I'mnot going to die for a lie, I'm
(09:38):
not going to do it.
I'm not going to die for a lie,I'm not going to do it.
But every one of his disciplessuffered tragic deaths because
they would not remove themselvesfrom the fact that he is the
Messiah.
So this comes to a tipping andan inflection point for us as
people.
(09:58):
What are we going to do withthis information?
Right, because we recognizethat Jesus is the Messiah, the
Son of God, we recognize wecan't work our way to a right
standing with him.
So how do we close that?
Well, we have to confess him asLord.
We have to first recognize thefaults that we have, that sin,
right the sin, admit that wehave this sin nature running
(10:21):
through us, every single one ofus.
We have to believe that Jesusis the Son of God.
We've got to confess him asLord and Savior of our life, and
not just on Sunday.
It's easy to want Jesus to beyour Lord on Sunday, where
everybody's all prayed up andfeeling good at church.
I'm talking about on Monday,tuesday, wednesday, thursday,
every day of the week, at alltimes, when you're at your
(10:42):
darkest point in life.
Maybe that's late on a Fridaynight, you've had a couple too
many cocktails, maybe you'relooking at things you shouldn't
be looking at.
Those are the moments.
Are you going to, is Jesusgoing to be Lord over those
moments?
Because, if that's the point,if you're ready to make that
confession, that's when thingsstart changing, because once you
confess him as Lord and Savior,the Holy Spirit comes in and
(11:04):
dwells.
So the scales fall off.
You don't have this brand new,awesome opportunity to serve God
, but it starts with confessionand really just completely
submitting to him, to hisLordship, and inviting him in.
If you've never done that,we're going to do it together
right now, and I pray that youtake the time to confess Lord
(11:27):
Jesus as Lord and Savior of yourlife.
So, father, for that onelistener who recognizes they've
gone too far, they've gone toolong without you in their life,
god, I just pray you just justbe with them right now.
Encourage them, give them hope,give them the peace that passes
all understanding, and just putsome people in their life,
father, that are going to comealongside, encourage them and
help them in their newdiscipleship journey.
(11:48):
It's in your name.
We pray Amen.
So if you just confess Christas Lord and Savior, touchdown,
let's go.
I want to hear from you, though.
Ok, chris, at the Lionel 10 dot.
Us, just shoot me an email.
Ok, I want to hear from you.
I'm going to try to hook you upwith some free resources.
I got a bunch of discipleshiptools to get you started, so
send them over to you, get youstarted with that and also find
(12:09):
out where you're located in thecountry, if you are in the US,
and, if you are, see if we canget you plugged into a good
gospel believing Bible, biblebelieving gospel, preaching
church fellows that's what it'sall about, because you're going
to need that and then just be anencouragement to you.
So, just want to hear from you.
So, again, shoot me an emailthere, all right.
So, guys, come on back onWednesday.
We'll have a really goodepisode, particularly if you are
single, okay, and if you're notsingle, don't check out,
(12:32):
because you probably know guysthat are Okay.
We all, all of us do.
Bro, if I can look at my phone,I got tons of dudes in my phone
that are just not married.
The message is going to beencouraging, it's going to be
hopeful.
The message is going to beencouraging, it's going to be
hopeful and it's going to be agood reframe.
That I really man.
If I could just go back Likeman.
I've made a lot of differentdecisions, but they all were
(12:54):
learning.
But if anything, I wish I wouldhave heard a message like
what's going to come out onWednesday on our next episode,
when I was single, because Iprobably could have made better
decisions.
Well, not probably.
I definitely would have madebetter decisions and been in a
better position to be thehusband and father that I am now
.
So if you're single or know theguys that are, you're going to
(13:16):
enjoy this one.
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Welcome to the Lion Within Us, a podcast serving
Christian men who are hungry tobe the leaders God intends you
to be.
I'm your host, chris Granger.
Let's jump in.
All right, fellas, this isspiritual kickoff time.
I'm excited to be here with you.
Let's go, okay.
So the scripture we're going todive into this week is 1
Corinthians 7, chapter 26, verse.
Okay, because of the presentcrisis, I think that it is good
(00:24):
for a man to remain as he is.
So now let's see how we cansimplify and apply this to our
life.
And, as a reminder, we do thisMonday through Friday within the
line within us.
We don't put it anywhere else.
Exclusive content just for youguys.
So head over to the linewithinus.
It's all free.
By the way, we give thespiritual kickoff away because
we just love serving.
(00:45):
It's a great way to connectwith us.
So head over to thelinewithinus, all right.
So now, how do we simplify andapply this?
Well, first thing you need toknow is where is first
Corinthians?
We got to know this stuff,fellas, this is New Testament.
Okay, so it is not your OldTestament, it's your New
Testament.
You'll find it after the bookof Romans.
So the apostle Paul wrote thisone, and this was a word for all
(01:05):
of us here to think about forsome challenging times that we
live in.
We'll be talking a lot aboutsingleness for this particular
week in particular, and when theapostle Paul wrote this to the
church at Corinth, he wasn'tcondemning marriage here.
That really wasn't where it was.
Paul was honored the covenantof marriage and he recognized
(01:29):
that covenant is holy.
It's good.
But in this particular sectionof 1 Corinthians 7, he addresses
a specific reality, becausethere was a present crisis, lots
of persecution, lots ofsocietal instability and Paul,
again inspired by the HolySpirit, urged believers to
(01:50):
consider the benefits of stayingsingle if they were in that
season already.
Ok, this wasn't a call toloneliness or to resign from
current relationships.
It was more of a call to focusand to be ready and to
understand your purpose, becausetoo often when we start
(02:11):
thinking about our journeys,particularly when we were single
, single guys are made to feel Iremember feeling this way
straight up like I'm justwaiting, I'm in the lobby of,
like I'm in the lobby of lifeand I'm just waiting.
I'm in the lobby of life andI'm just waiting and I'm just
waiting my time until I canfinally get married and start my
story, but Paul reframes that,he flips it, because he says you
(02:35):
know what, boys, singleness,right here, where you're at, for
this season, is an advantage,and we start thinking about why
would that be an advantage?
Well, first of all, becauseyou're more available, you're
more focused, you definitelyhave less things tying you down.
It makes you more agile, right,and the world needs men who are
(02:58):
fully surrendered to God and,at the same time, able and free
to act boldly.
Okay, so, this isn't a sentence.
It's a strategic season.
So what we have to work through,though, is recognizing if you
are single.
You're single in a culturethat's obsessed with
(03:18):
relationships.
It's obsessed with sex, right,and that isn't easy, and the
enemy wants to twist it.
The enemy wants us to thinkthat we're falling behind, that
we're not desirable, thatsomething's wrong with us, but
Scripture tells us that we'recomplete in Christ.
We know that, out of Colossians, that we have everything that
we need for godliness Petertells us that and that we're
chosen, appointed and equipped.
(03:38):
John tells us that.
So this is not a mark ofincompleteness.
That's wrong.
This is a divine invitation towalk fully in what God has
identified us to do withoutdistraction.
So, if you're single.
This is not a mistake.
It may be for a time, but itmay be for a lifetime.
Ok, so some guys are called tothat, but whatever it is, it's
(04:01):
for a purpose.
I can guarantee you that,because this could be a season
that God uses you to deepen yourrelationship with him, because
you have a great chance to learn, to train for your leadership
and spiritual maturity, to sendout and do ministry work and
mentorship or service withoutrestraint.
Like for me.
To go out is ridiculously hard.
We have a farm, we have fourkids, there's lots of dynamics.
(04:24):
For me to miss a week Are youkidding me?
It would cause so much stress.
People who are single don'thave that.
And it's also a great time foryou to prepare for your marriage
and prepare for theopportunities that you're going
to have to influence others.
So instead of asking, bro, isthis guy ever going to meet
anybody, instead say you knowwhat?
How can I glorify God witheverything you've given me right
(04:46):
now?
And I just want to try to giveyou a couple of just
encouragements.
If you're a single guy out thereand you're listening, you are
not in a holding pattern.
You're not in a holding pattern, bro.
You're in a launch zone.
So use this as time to trainand to love and to do what he's
called you to do.
Second, recognize this God isnot punishing you.
(05:06):
He ain't punishing you, he'spreparing you for whatever that
is.
It's going to be bigger, it'sgoing to be deeper, it's going
to be different than what youexpect.
So he's recognized, he's notpunishing you.
And I recognize the third thingLoneliness is real, but it's
not a curse.
Maybe you need community.
You have community here at theLion, within Us.
You have community at yourchurch, whatever it is.
(05:27):
But I would encourage you, bevulnerable, but that brotherhood
is absolutely vital.
If you don't have thosebrothers in Christ, you're going
to struggle here.
Purity, the fourth point.
Purity still matters.
Don't compromise this, bro.
Don't Fight for this, holiness.
It's going to take a lot offight, a lot of grit, a lot of
grace.
And remember you are notforgotten.
(05:57):
God sees you, he delights inyou, and that your faithfulness,
right here, man, that mattersso much.
So Paul, right here, in 1Corinthians 7, he's not just
giving us advice, he's giving uswords of empowerment.
Remain as you are, not becauseyou're stuck, but because you're
strategically placed.
And God doesn't waste time.
Remember that, fellas, hedoesn't waste seasons of our
(06:18):
life.
So take the time, whereveryou're at.
If you're in this season ofsingleness right now, stand tall
with it.
This is not a setback.
This could be preparing you forthe next thing.
We all have to think and wrestlethrough this.
How can we glorify God withwhat we have right now?
I'm married with four kids twolittles, two teenagers.
There's lots of dynamics.
My restraints are differentthan a single person.
(06:40):
My restraints are differentfrom a man who's got his kids
out of the house and he's now inthat empty nest season of life.
But whatever those restraintsare, wherever the seasons that
we have lean into it, how can weglorify God Now?
We're not going to glorify himat all if we don't know him, and
that's why it's so importantthat we surrender our life to
the Lordship of Jesus Christ andwe recognize that we cannot do
(07:03):
this without him, because theworld's going to try to tell us
that we can do it on our own,and I'm just here to tell you
that's just not it, because thefact of the matter is at the
very beginning, god had aperfect design for this world,
and we ain't living in it rightnow, bro, if you think this
world is perfect.
I can't help you Find anotherpodcast.
There's nothing here that'sgoing to be able to encourage
you.
This world is broken.
(07:26):
Sin broke that.
That perfect relationship Again, the perfect relationship that
Adam had, the first man, withGod, was broken when sin entered
the world.
That fractured that.
That separated us from him.
We were separated, we weretaken out of the world.
That fractured that.
That separated us from them,from him rather.
And we were separated, we weretaken out of the garden.
So God is holy.
We are not, and we have thisbig chasm between us, and we try
(07:47):
to do good and do good, and dogood Never closes the gap,
though.
Never does, because we'retrying to earn our way to a
right standing with God and itjust doesn't work that way.
I wish I could feed a bearer ofbetter news for you and tell
you there's another path, butit's just not.
There's nothing we can do toearn that salvation.
So if we can't earn it, what dowe need?
(08:10):
We need someone to step in anddo for us what we can't do for
ourselves.
That's where Jesus comes intoplay.
So we don't need a coach tomake us better.
We need a Savior to come in anddo for us what we can't do.
Jesus fulfills that and he leftheaven on that rescue mission
(08:31):
for you, for me, for the entireworld.
And he was born of diversion.
He fulfilled all the prophecies.
He did all the teachings,performed all the miracles and
then did the ultimate.
Ultimate by going to the crossand paying for the penalty for
our sins.
And they hung him right thereon the cross, nailed him right
up and he didn't pass out, hedidn't faint, he didn't go to
sleep.
Jesus died on the cross.
(08:51):
So they took him and they laidhim in a tomb and it's like well
, bro, if Jesus died, what'd youguys so happy for?
A bunch of Christians are weird.
Like, yeah, you're right, you,jesus died.
What'd you guys so happy for?
A bunch of Christians are weird, like, yeah, you're right,
you're right, because if hestayed dead, that would be weird
.
Like we wouldn't be showing upto church every Sunday, like
we're going to a funeral.
Everybody be somber, I'd bewearing black and my heads would
be down and be tearful.
But that's not what happened,because death couldn't hold him.
(09:14):
Three days after he died, herose and walked out of that tomb
and I know, buddy, the tomb isempty and we can take that to
the bank.
There's been so many accountsand firsthand testimony of the
risen Savior.
And I don't know about you, I'mnot going to die for a lie, I'm
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not going to do it.
I'm not going to die for a lie,I'm not going to do it.
But every one of his disciplessuffered tragic deaths because
they would not remove themselvesfrom the fact that he is the
Messiah.
So this comes to a tipping andan inflection point for us as
people.
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What are we going to do withthis information?
Right, because we recognizethat Jesus is the Messiah, the
Son of God, we recognize wecan't work our way to a right
standing with him.
So how do we close that?
Well, we have to confess him asLord.
We have to first recognize thefaults that we have, that sin,
right the sin, admit that wehave this sin nature running
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through us, every single one ofus.
We have to believe that Jesusis the Son of God.
We've got to confess him asLord and Savior of our life, and
not just on Sunday.
It's easy to want Jesus to beyour Lord on Sunday, where
everybody's all prayed up andfeeling good at church.
I'm talking about on Monday,tuesday, wednesday, thursday,
every day of the week, at alltimes, when you're at your
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darkest point in life.
Maybe that's late on a Fridaynight, you've had a couple too
many cocktails, maybe you'relooking at things you shouldn't
be looking at.
Those are the moments.
Are you going to, is Jesusgoing to be Lord over those
moments?
Because, if that's the point,if you're ready to make that
confession, that's when thingsstart changing, because once you
confess him as Lord and Savior,the Holy Spirit comes in and
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dwells.
So the scales fall off.
You don't have this brand new,awesome opportunity to serve God
, but it starts with confessionand really just completely
submitting to him, to hisLordship, and inviting him in.
If you've never done that,we're going to do it together
right now, and I pray that youtake the time to confess Lord
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Jesus as Lord and Savior of yourlife.
So, father, for that onelistener who recognizes they've
gone too far, they've gone toolong without you in their life,
god, I just pray you just justbe with them right now.
Encourage them, give them hope,give them the peace that passes
all understanding, and just putsome people in their life,
father, that are going to comealongside, encourage them and
help them in their newdiscipleship journey.
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It's in your name.
We pray Amen.
So if you just confess Christas Lord and Savior, touchdown,
let's go.
I want to hear from you, though.
Ok, chris, at the Lionel 10 dot.
Us, just shoot me an email.
Ok, I want to hear from you.
I'm going to try to hook you upwith some free resources.
I got a bunch of discipleshiptools to get you started, so
send them over to you, get youstarted with that and also find
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out where you're located in thecountry, if you are in the US,
and, if you are, see if we canget you plugged into a good
gospel believing Bible, biblebelieving gospel, preaching
church fellows that's what it'sall about, because you're going
to need that and then just be anencouragement to you.
So, just want to hear from you.
So, again, shoot me an emailthere, all right.
So, guys, come on back onWednesday.
We'll have a really goodepisode, particularly if you are
single, okay, and if you're notsingle, don't check out,
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because you probably know guysthat are Okay.
We all, all of us do.
Bro, if I can look at my phone,I got tons of dudes in my phone
that are just not married.
The message is going to beencouraging, it's going to be
hopeful.
The message is going to beencouraging, it's going to be
hopeful and it's going to be agood reframe.
That I really man.
If I could just go back Likeman.
I've made a lot of differentdecisions, but they all were
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learning.
But if anything, I wish I wouldhave heard a message like
what's going to come out onWednesday on our next episode,
when I was single, because Iprobably could have made better
decisions.
Well, not probably.
I definitely would have madebetter decisions and been in a
better position to be thehusband and father that I am now
.
So if you're single or know theguys that are, you're going to
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enjoy this one.
All right, guys, we'll see younext time.
Thank you for hanging out.
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All right, guys, have a greatday, get after it.
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