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So this week the guys are talking about God's greatest hits. Which in this case is a self-reflection of the things we are grateful for in our life due to our relationship with God. And I'm thinking of the show, and I'm reminded of a time when I was going through a tough period in my life. To say things weren't going the way I intended would be an understatement. I mean, the job I had I didn't care for.
I was broke. Missoula goldfish, I I didn't really have anyone in my life. And to make matters worse, The gym I usually work out at and train in, they didn't want my business anymore. The uh the owner thought I was a waste of time.
Well he called me a tomato. And I still don't know what that means. It was at my lowest point that I was reminded of the book of John. Chapter 6 verse 33. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage.
I have overcome the world.
Now to look at me you wouldn't know that I was a fighter But a fighter I was. with a big opportunity and a test that would change everything for you. A shot at the championship.
Next thing you know, I'm training even harder than before. I'm running through the streets. People are cheering for me. If they didn't know I was a fighter before, they knew now. And on the night of the fight, I have one thing on my mind.
And that was How blessed I am to be a part of the Masculine Journey team. And I thank the Lord for the opportunity to work on these fun intros and on the Joyrod.
Now, be honest. Yeah. I had a feel you going there for a second there, didn't I?
So, we're doing a show on God's greatest hits. And what that is, it's a personal introspective to where you look and just say, okay, God, what are the things that I'm really most grateful for in our relationship in my life? You know, there's some things that you would say are always commonalities for Christians, you know, salvation. you know, we just kind of take that one for granted. You know, but there's other ones that Some people would have opposite sides of the equation.
We're talking before the show, that for some people, family may be the next one that they're most grateful for. For other people, they're like, ah, it's not really near the top of my list anywhere at all, right? I may be coming up from the bottom, you know, kind of thing. And so it just looks and says, okay, where's God been doing the work in your life? And so that's what we're doing.
And so this is apparently our second show on this. But, Robby, you had a great point. Before this, when we said, okay, we're doing a second show about greatest hits. Do you remember that? You could have me like you're lost.
I'll help you there, Papa. Harold's not here. I gotta pick on that. I like that. I totally slipped the old mind of it.
Are you thinking that, you know, like the Eagles? Yeah, yeah. That was me saying he's not the one with the bad memory. It's me. I should say that the thing I'm most grateful for right now is my wife.
We just got married not long ago, and I am grateful for that. But above all that, It wouldn't have been possible without God's healing in my life. Right, and uh When her and I first started dating, I was a pretty broken guy. Hadn't been hurt by others, you know, felt like the world. I had nothing to offer the world that was good.
There was a lot of brokenness in me in relationships. God had already done a lot of healing in other areas for me, but in that area, I kind of just. Held to myself. Right, and in my wrap it up what it really was is fear. this fear of getting hurt again.
I wasn't going to let anyone close enough to hurt me. Right, and as I started To ask God, God, why is it that I really like to watch those romantic comedies when people fall in love? I mean, I know that's a chick-flick, but why does that speak to my heart in ways I can't describe it? You know, you'd say, well, I have that for you. That's what you really want.
And so I had to start asking him some questions. Because I did want that. And over the next few years, God really worked on peeling back layer after layer. of things that I was just fearful for. Right, and I am so grateful for my marriage.
I'm so grateful. For my wife and the relationship that we have already, and we're starting to have even more so. But it would not have been the same if God had not done that healing. And so, when I look at every relationship in my life, it goes back to God's healing.
Alright, 'cause I am a different dad than I was years ago. Part of that's just getting older and I call people Papa when I'm a grandpa, you know, that kind of thing, calling back to the last show. I wasn't going to say anything when you said Taiwan. Yeah, I know. Thank you.
Yeah, I must have the memory issues.
So from The Guides of Masculine Journey, I'm Keith and we'll see you down the road.
