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00:00:01 --> 00:00:04 As humans, we cycle through so many moods and feelings.

00:00:05 --> 00:00:08 Thankfully, we serve a God who understands this well.

00:00:09 --> 00:00:09 Tune in.

00:00:13 --> 00:00:21 Hello, and welcome to Momo 634, the daily podcast chock full of faith-filled inspiration and motivation.

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00:00:25 --> 00:00:29 Momo 634, motivational moments just for today.

00:00:44 --> 00:00:46 I have two favorite psalms.

00:00:47 --> 00:00:48 Well, probably more.

00:00:49 --> 00:00:52 But there are two I go to often, for different reasons.

00:00:53 --> 00:00:57 One is my happy place, found in Psalm 15.

00:00:57 --> 00:01:02 It's a wonderful psalm, extolling the virtues we should all strive for.

00:01:03 --> 00:01:07 It also talks about dwelling with God for eternity, pointing us forward.

00:01:09 --> 00:01:13 The other is Psalm 73, and it's my reality check.

00:01:14 --> 00:01:18 In the episode, I Gotta Be Me, I shared one of my fatal flaws.

00:01:19 --> 00:01:26 I can't seem to wrap my mind around how people don't reciprocate my tokens of affection.

00:01:27 --> 00:01:28 I love hard,

00:01:29 --> 00:01:30 and I am a loyal friend,

00:01:31 --> 00:01:34 even when people don't particularly like me,

00:01:34 --> 00:01:35 as in the episode,

00:01:36 --> 00:01:37 When You Aren't Everyone's Cup of Tea.

00:01:38 --> 00:01:40 I still try to take the high road.

00:01:42 --> 00:01:42 In fact,

00:01:42 --> 00:01:43 just this week,

00:01:44 --> 00:01:49 I reached out to a former co-worker from one of the toxic work environments I fled.

00:01:50 --> 00:01:56 Because I tried to exit with grace, I was able to ask for a favor and receive it.

00:01:58 --> 00:02:05 Recently, I've uncovered some ugliness, let's say, by a person I once held in esteem.

00:02:06 --> 00:02:11 It's not accidental ugliness either, and it hit me in a different way.

00:02:12 --> 00:02:14 Not that I hold people on pedestals,

00:02:15 --> 00:02:20 but I expect common decency because it's the currency I try to deal in.

00:02:21 --> 00:02:24 and I honestly get befuddled when it's not extended back.

00:02:25 --> 00:02:26 I'm not naive.

00:02:27 --> 00:02:32 I really think it's the OCD, because OCD is rigid around rules.

00:02:33 --> 00:02:38 So when someone doesn't play by the rules, it's like I'm lost in a fog.

00:02:39 --> 00:02:43 Enter Psalm 73, and I'm so thankful for it.

00:02:44 --> 00:02:46 God doesn't just show us perfect people.

00:02:47 --> 00:02:51 He shows us real people with real flaws.

00:02:52 --> 00:02:56 Many overcome them, showing us that hope is not lost.

00:02:58 --> 00:03:03 Yet it also shows us the end of those who succumb to their poor choices and offer

00:03:03 --> 00:03:07 dire warnings so that we may avoid their fates.

00:03:08 --> 00:03:09 Earlier this week,

00:03:09 --> 00:03:11 I talked about being really real,

00:03:12 --> 00:03:16 and if there was ever a psalm that fell under that category,

00:03:17 --> 00:03:19 Psalm 73 is it.

00:03:20 --> 00:03:24 It even describes my inability to grasp this behavior.

00:03:25 --> 00:03:28 Verses 16 and 17 describe this state perfectly.

00:03:30 --> 00:03:37 When I tried to understand all this, it was troublesome in my sight until I entered God's sanctuary.

00:03:38 --> 00:03:40 Then I discerned their end.

00:03:42 --> 00:03:45 And in verses 21 and 22,

00:03:45 --> 00:03:48 when my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,

00:03:48 --> 00:03:51 I was senseless and ignorant.

00:03:52 --> 00:03:54 I was a brute beast before you.

00:03:55 --> 00:03:59 Once again, I reiterate what has been a mantra of late.

00:04:00 --> 00:04:01 Be kind.

00:04:02 --> 00:04:07 When Jesus admonishes us to do unto others as you would have them do unto you in

00:04:08 --> 00:04:10 Luke 6 31,

00:04:10 --> 00:04:13 it is the wise person who takes it to heart.

00:04:15 --> 00:04:21 Our meme for today says, being a decent human being never goes out of style.

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