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There was one employee at my work.

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He was missing a lot of work, and

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he was struggling and he came to me

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and said I struggle with alcohol And I

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I don't know how to take this habit,

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and I said you know what God is

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there He wants to help you through that

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and so I just started giving him the

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hope of the Lord and when you never

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back down Don't back down from the enemy.

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I said you can do it.

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God's empowered you.

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He's in you Welcome to the Ignite with

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Barry Meguiar podcast where Barry's book and passion

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for spreading God's love are Guaranteed to ignite

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your life now listen in and prepare to

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have your life ignited Carmen you have an

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interesting story because you were brought up in

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the traditional churchy You have all this joy

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the joy of the Lord, but you came

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from a kind of a dark background I

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did and I just want to say that

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the Lord he Set me free from drugs

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and alcohol.

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I was a user for 10 years and

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in all of that.

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I was just Took my kids along for

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that ride and didn't care about anyone or

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anything and your husband as well my husband

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also, I mean he was just as bad

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if not worse and An abuser in all

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of that you know and so he brought

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us out of a dark place for 15

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years We were in that you would think

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that there was no way out of the

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life that you had none at all I

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was without hope and it was really dark,

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but God but God But God did his

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wonderful Wonderful call where he saved us and

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he took us out of a pit that

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we couldn't get out of But his grace

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and his mercy found us where we were

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at so exciting, you know I it's there

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for everyone, you know, all we have to

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do is trust him in that I Can't

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say that I'm like somebody that knows everything

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but I do know what he's done for

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me I do know what he brought me

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out of and I do know there's hope

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for others There's not just for me But

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like everyday people everyday people at the store

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everyday people at your work it even in

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your family There's there's hope everybody's hurting today

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Yes, everybody's hurting and you could ignore it

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being focused on your own world, which most

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of us do Or you have your intent

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up and and realize they need help and

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the opportunities there they're everywhere you look people

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are hurting Had need to be closer to

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the Lord and there is there was There

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was one employee at my work he was

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missing a lot of work and he was

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struggling and he came to me and says

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I struggle with alcohol and I I don't

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know how to kick this habit and I

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said, you know what God is there He

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wants to help you through that.

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And so I just started giving him the

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hope of the Lord and I'm gonna tell

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you eventually, you know he was from gang

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related and and so I have a background

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in that also because that's what I used

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to do also in my Addictions and so

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anyways, I told him look You know how

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you're in the world and you never back

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down from a fight as a gangster Because

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he was he was a backslidden Christian I

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go just the same way I said when

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you never back down Don't back down from

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the enemy.

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I said you can do it.

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God's empowered you he's in you He's giving

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you that already.

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And so, you know at the end of

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the day, I'm just gonna tell you I

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spoke to him like At least twice per

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week and just poured into this this young

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man I ended up having to let him

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go and I was sad to do that

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But you know, I still have to maintain

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like my responsibilities.

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So I'm gonna tell you five months later

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He actually sent me a text and told

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me that he had went to teen challenge

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And I'm gonna tell you because you have

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impacted my life and you have given me

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hope when I was down And I just

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wanted to tell you that all those words

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didn't go in vain and it wasn't me

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It was just my obedience and sharing what

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God has done for me and sharing it

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and pouring it in to his life And

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so that's just like his that's God.

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We don't know What we're when we say

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God gets the increase, you know, and so

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it's just like everyday Life living, you know,

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just being compassionate and being sensitive to the

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Holy Spirit good and you know what?

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Let me tell you He ended up Because

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he sent me the text I felt I

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really I didn't stop praying But every time

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the Lord placed him on my heart, I

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would just pray for him But I ended

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up bringing him back And giving him a

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chance because we people deserve second chances And

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it was it was because I felt like

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the Lord said just give him a second

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chance and it's that good Because I would

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want a second chance.

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I wouldn't want my sons and daughters to

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have a second chance, you know Yeah, he

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God gives us second chances and thirds and

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fourths and fifths I love your joy.

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Let me sure.

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I wish we had all day we hang

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out together Thank you for sharing that incredible

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