Stephanie Ike - Know thy Heart

So we're going to go right into the text. There's a few things that we need to cover. And today's message is titled Know Thy Heart. It sounds very like King Jamesish, you know, thy thou, but it's called Know Thy Heart. And we're just going to jump right into it. So let's go into Jeremiah 17 verse 9 to 10.

Now the passage says the heart is deceitful above all things. Now it's interesting because when it talks about the heart being deceitful it doesn't mean that you know the heart is, it's not trying to tell you that your heart is just deceptive. But that word also carries the meaning of polluted. And so as a result of the heart being polluted it could mislead you. And it says and it is desperately wicked.

Now again it's not talking about, it's not saying that your heart is wicked. A lot of times we use this to say you know these you know men are just wicked people because the heart is desperately wicked. But that word is just talking about when you when you break down the word what it means is that as a result of its illness it is desperate for something. And so because the heart understands that it is polluted it is in need, it is desperate because it understands the state of its illness. And then it says who can know it. And this is God talking. And then he says I the Lord search the heart. I understand, I know the areas that are polluted in your heart.

Then he says I test the mind. I examine your mind even to give every man according to his ways. This is so fascinating because we see that even when it talks about giving every man according to his ways it talks about God appointing you in certain places. And so as a result of your ways, as a result not even just of your ways, as a result of what is going on in your heart it signals what positions you can go for, how far you can go in life. And he says according to the fruit of his doing. So obviously according to the the your you know the things that you produce by your actions.

So we we hear that the heart is in desperate need of something and if it is God that knows the heart then the heart is in desperate need of him. Now what's interesting about life is that the moment we are able to comprehend what this life is about life has happened to us. And what I mean by that is the very same process because how many of you know we all go through processes. The very same process that strengthened you, the very same process that molded you, the very same process that brought you to where you are right now. It first broke you. And what we what we often get disconnected from is that when you are broken and then healed it leaves a scar. And scars to me are quite ironic.

You see like I have a scar right here. Now this scar is a is you know symbolizes that something was healed. But the memory of how this scar came about could bring pain. And so a lot of times it is the memories of our scars that causes pollution in the heart because there are memories that we have not surrendered to God. And why it becomes crazy is because rarely do we realize that we are functioning through the memories of our scars. Because again we don't even know our hearts, God does. So if we're not coming before the Lord in prayer seeking for his insights about our insides we're going to be walking blindly. And this often leads us to the moment that we we start asking why do I do this is when the fruit that you have produced from your actions because fruit is what people can see. Right. So now you you produce something from your actions that are dysfunctional and other people start seeing it and start pointing things out to you. Then you start asking yourself why like why do I actually do that. But the why has always been in God.

He knows there are things that we have gone through that scarred us in ways that polluted our hearts. And when God gave me this message what he what kind of like the one of the images he showed me was his blood running through and impurities coming out. And we're going to we're going to go into it. So just stay with me. And before we actually go thank you Jesus. Before we go into the main text we're going to do a very short prayer again. Just close your eyes. Father God we thank you. Holy Spirit in the course of this message reveal to us the places in our hearts that have been polluted. Reveal to us what memories of scars that we are holding on to that requires us to surrender. Thank you God. Amen. Okay let's go. The main text we're looking at is in 2 Samuel 11:1-5. Now this is a familiar passage but we're going to look into some things here. Now it says It happened. Oh it's right there. You know what I'm back in. It happened in the spring of the year at the time when kings go out to battle that David sent Joab and his servants with him and all Israel and they destroyed the people of Ammon and besieged Rabbah but David remained at Jerusalem.

Now this is very interesting because David as we know is a man that likes war. I mean from a shepherd boy he's fighting with lions and bears. David has always been engaged in battles. Why is it that at this time he stays in Jerusalem while his people are going out to fight. You see what I when I start studying what happened prior to this. So the people of Ammon first of all when it talks about in the in the spring of the year weather played a huge role in warfare or the I mean the seasons rather. How many of you watch Game of Thrones like winter is coming you know but winter you know winter came in those times it affected how they do warfare because of camping and all that stuff. So weather played a huge role. So spring was a good time for battle. So now when it talks about so the the Israelites are fined against the people of Ammon which is the the the am the Ammonites. Now what happened prior to this passage is the Ammonites you know kind of declared war against the Israelites due to some misunderstanding. So they're like okay they're going to fight them. They hire some Syrian army people to go against the Israelites.

They're in battle. David is present at that battle. And when you have time if you're taking notes just write 2 Samuel verse 10 so you can study this also. David is present in that battle. The Israelites defeat the Syrian army that the Ammonites hired to fight against them. When they defeated them the Syrians said You know what. We cannot join you in this battle because clearly we're not going anywhere. So now it's only the Ammonites that are coming again to fight against the Israelites. So it's very clear that if they needed help in the beginning they were aware that their army wasn't strong enough to defeat the Israelites. So for them to come again there is already kind of an assurance of victory because the battle isn't isn't finished. So they have to finish it out. So could it be that David stayed at home because he got comfortable in the win that he was already in the know that look this is this is child's play okay so you guys can go I'mma stay back he got comfortable somewhere around the way.

Now the dangerous thing with being comfortable is that the moment you get in a place of comfort your guards are down. You're no longer watchful about your ways. You see when in a job when you get comfortable all of a sudden you start coming late you know you take like two hour breaks because you know the boss you're like Hey you know what's up. But you're no longer watchful that even though you know you guys are cool and it's still work and then you get surprised when you get fired. David got comfortable. We even see this even with our friendships. Sometimes when we get too comfortable with people we become disrespectful. We start speaking about them in any way because oh that's just the homie or whatever rich homie Quan you know when we get comfortable the point is when we get comfortable our guards are down. And David got comfortable and his guards were down. And the enemy took note of that. And now the enemy is about to swoop in on him through a memory of David's own scars. And we're going to look at this. It's very interesting. And now it says let's go to the next verse. And now it says Then it happened one evening. You see then it happened right. Then it happened one evening that David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king's house.

I find it so fascinating. First of all because it tells us that the bed is David's bed the house is the king's house. Why not And went on the roof of his house right. But you see at the before you know the house that David is staying in obviously when he took over the kingdom when he took over Israel he takes over you know the house of the king. But that house first belonged to Saul. And that's very important to know. And I'm going to tell you why in a little bit. So he's on the roof of the late king Saul's former you know kingdom or house and from the roof he saw a woman bathing and the woman was very beautiful to behold.

Now as we go into this you see the enemy only has three ways that he uses to attack us. There are three ways he always uses to tempt us. It never changes the same way he used with Eve the same way he used with Jesus the same way he's using with David because it is the way of the world that would distract you from your purpose. And it's three things the lust of the eyes the lust of the flesh and the pride of life. And he uses these same three things against David. And the location is very important because he does it when David is on the rooftop of the former king's house. And I'm going to tell you why this is important in a little bit. So it says he saw the woman and she was very beautiful to behold. So the lust of the eyes he saw her. You know she looks good. All right. Now I'm sure David has seen a lot of beautiful people in his in his life. I mean what is it about this one. But come on. And then it says it says So David sent and inquired about the woman and someone said Is this not Bathsheba. Check this out. They're like Is this not. Hold up David. And he says The daughter of Eliam. He's trying to get real personal like David you know whose daughter she is. And then he says The wife of Uriah the Hittite.

The person is responding to David in a manner that David this is a no-go area because Uriah Uriah was one of David's noble armymen. So when the guy is giving David all this information he's like yo look I know she fine though but I don't think you want to go there. Right. So the guy he's telling David this she's not the one. You know how people be like I am not the one. You know he's like she is not the one to mess with. David ignores all of that because now the lust of the flesh he desires her. He wants to have her. He ignores everything. And then let's go to the next one. And it says then David sent messengers and took her. The pride of life. He's king he's in a position of authority. He could abuse his position to do things that he's not supposed to do. And so it says Then David sent messages and took her and she came to him and he lay with her for she was cleansed from impurity.

Now when it talks about cleanse from impurity in those um those times if a woman is on her menstrual cycle and I'm sure we all know menstrual cycle men you have sisters mothers you know if a woman is on her menstrual cycle it was known as menstrual impurity and so she cannot be intimately involved with a man until you know it's over and there's a whole cleansing process. So they're telling us that you know she wasn't impure even though it what they were doing was very impure. You know I don't know why that needed to be highlighted but um but anyway let's go on. And then it says And she returned to the house right. And the woman conceived. Something was born out of this incident and the woman conceived and so she sent and told David and said I am with child. Now why I'd say that the location of this is very significant because you see there was a time in David's life the same process that strengthened David the same process that molded him that made him you know the man that he is that man that he was was the same process that also broke him and what I mean by that David's first wife was the daughter of the king Saul.

David had to abandon his wife because her father wanted to kill him. He leaves the wife. He cuz he's on the run. Later on word goes out that the king had given David's wife to another man. You see when the enemy tempts you the enemy can only tempt you with what you desire. But desire is a very interesting thing. Because to desire something is to have a strong wish for something. For example I cannot desire to have water right now I can I would like to have if I want to have some water that is right here. Why would I desire something that I have access to. And so David went through a period where he desired to have his wife but he could not access her because of the king Saul. And now David is in a position where he's all grown up. He's now the king. He's standing on the roof of the man who denied him access to his wife and you're telling him he cannot have access to another woman. This is where the enemy starts manipulating you with the memories of your scars. He didn't look for any other location to get David. He got him in the place of his pain.

You see a lot of times we are the things that we do in life are a result of you know for example let's say you were in high school you were not the one you know anyone the the person you liked always dated your best friend you know for example and so you went through a period of time of just rejection like Oh my gosh I love him. And he's with your best friend right. So you go through this period where it's like man and then all of a sudden you become hot stuff right. Everybody wants you. But but now you begin to dishonor yourself because you're trying to feed a dead thing. So you find yourself in relationships after relationships that don't serve you in any way because you're functioning from a place of the memories of your scars. And so this is happening to David. And the crazy thing about this is that when pain becomes louder than purpose you become disconnected from what you're even doing. You have no it's it's almost like you see with David all of this happened and even if you and I would advise you to read further from this passage just read you know from the to the end right. All this happens to David. Now the woman has a child. David is trying to set up a way you know that okay this is going to be hidden type of thing. We need to hide the problem.

So he sends for her husband to her house to you know to you know like if I get him to sleep with her then you know he is the father not me. You know where's Joyce Springer in this scene right. But David's plan fails. The man was so honorable. He's like Look we're in a time of war my focus is not my woman right now. It's about the war. So he didn't even get he didn't even sleep with his wife. So David is like Okay you know we got to cover this problem. So David plans does this whole plot that would have the man killed. So the man is killed. David sends for the woman to his house you know but all this is happening God is watching. And now the man is killed. It was a very you know God was not cool with that at all because remember David is the man that God promoted because of his heart posture. And so this is happening God calls a man a pro his name the prophet Nathan. He sends him to David to you know give David some news.

Now what is interesting I'm just I'm not going to read this just for the sake of time but I want you to study this when you can. What is interesting is that the prophet Nathan is using a parable to describe David about what he had done. David was so disconnected from his actions that he was angered at the thought of such a person. And he's like Such a person should die. And Prophet Nathan says You are the man I'm talking about. And David is like Hold up wait a minute. But David is now like Oh my gosh. Right. And now he catches himself. The whole time David is so he was so disconnected that he was the one who did that because the pain of his life when he encountered a situation that reminded him without knowing it was louder than the purpose of God and he did not even realize that he was a man that could do such a thing. You see sometimes even even there are things I realize about myself that I'll be like that would be never be me. No. And then God shows you that ah you know you are functioning from a little place of dysfunction. And so the prophet tells him this but there's something I want to highlight in their conversation and that is in 2 Samuel 12 13-14. We have that. Boom.

You see and it says so David said to Nathan so David recognizes that look I have I messed up right. So David says I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David the Lord also has put away your sin. Look at God. You shall not die. However because by the deed by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme the child also who is born to you shall surely die.

Now what's going on here is that when God appoints a person when God promotes you because promotion even happens due to the state of your heart really. But there are some parts of this that maybe we're going to just continue that maybe next week. We'll see how the Lord does it. But when God promotes you in a position God is ultimately saying through you I want my name to be glorified on the earth right. Because God is not going to come down by himself and you know glorify himself. It happens through people. And so God is saying that David your actions matter in the sense that your actions would influence how people perceive me. Because David is known to be the man chosen and anointed by God to rule Israel. His actions will reflect well if you know okay God you anointed you know him. All right. Now and he's killing folks to have their babies. You know that just seems a little funny. So God is saying David what you have produced is a dishonor to my name. And he says to the enemies of the Lord they so the enemies of the Lord will now blaspheme. So the very people that should be getting on the Lord's side would have further cause to say Nah I'm good.

You see when God seeks to have the glory through our lives everything about us has to be submitted to him. Because how we live and how we move and how we function impacts how people see him. And then it tells us that you know the child that will be born to him shall surely die. Now God is not into killing children okay. But the child represented what. The result of a dead thing. You see sometimes in order for God to heal you to truly heal you he has to strip you away of the dead things in your life. He has to strip you to your core so that you can see yourself and he can truly heal you. You see even when I use the example of relationships some you know one thing God showed me was almost like you know and in a way it's like you know you feel bad for the person but no not really. But he was showing me how there were there were there were different people going through like heartbreaks you know kind of like you just you know maybe your boyfriend left or your girlfriend left or somebody left you know but there was a lot of heartbreaks going on. But what he showed me is that the relationship in the beginning was feeding a dead thing. And if you think about how the how it how it you know broke it didn't even make any sense how you guys separated. It didn't make sense that if you really think about it it must have been divine. And so and so there's a lot of things that we have attached to oursel that God says Look for me to truly heal you I have to remove these things from your life.

Some of the jobs that we have lost is not because God doesn't want you to you know be financially stable but that job in itself is representing you functioning from the memories of your scars. And so if he's going to heal you he has to take it away from you. It's not that you're not going to get something back. You're not he's not going to restore you but first he has to heal you. Because even to David and even to Bathsheba he restored them. The child that they had was named Solomon who we know was the one chosen to be the next king. So God will restore you but he first has to heal you. Because if we don't if if we just keep functioning if we keep feeding dead things in our lives we're not going to grow because dead things don't grow. And so if we stay attached to all this dead weight we're not going anywhere. And God wants to heal. And it's so interesting because it's from this place the moment that prophet Nathan had spoken to David. It's from this place that Psalms 51 was written. And there's one particular thing I want to highlight and that's in Psalm 51:10. And this is David after this conversation he had he says this Create in me a clean heart oh God and renew a steadfast spirit within me. David had come to the understanding that there are things that have actually polluted my heart.

He had come to the awareness that I might not be as okay as I think. You see when when God was even revealing like we're s we're in an atmosphere of surrender and I believe that's also connected to this because sometimes you know when the the Bible says trust in the Lord in all your ways and lean not on your own understanding. Sometimes we have we think that we have not gotten we have gotten over certain things that really we have not gotten over. Yeah we think that no you know that's in the past I'm good I've I've grown from it. It's all good. Yes you have. But it also created scars. And have you surrendered those memories to God. So David comes to a place where he's not relying on his own understanding. He's not relying on the fact that yeah I went through all these things but I'm in a place that God has brought me and all this great stuff. He says God create in me a clean heart. I don't even know my heart but you do. And you showed it to me. So cleanse me Lord. And it's from this place that the vision of what what appear to be the blood of Jesus running through our hearts with impurities coming out. There are some of you that God has already revealed to you certain things that have still affected you. Certain things that have still influenced how you move and how you do things in life. And he's going to wash that away as we surrender it to him. He's going to wash that away. When David says Renew a steadfast spirit within me he's like Strengthen my spirit. I'm not trying when the Bible says we have not received the spirit of the world I'm not trying to function I'm not trying to be played I'm not trying to be manipulated by the enemy to function in his ways. Strengthen the spirit that you gave me. Wow.

You see family I believe that why God is revealing these things is because contamination only thrives when it's undetected. When you can detect where it is the healing process begins. So stand with me. When God gave me this word first it hit me in a way that I I didn't even realize but literally I saw three types of people and it was almost like I could hear what you were saying. So the first part he shows me three types of people. The first there there was there were a group of people that what you said was I'm coming back to God. It was just that simple. It's like God I'm coming back to you. And what I understood about that is God had already made it aware to you that although yes you are with him you know you come to church all these great things and all that stuff but you are more of of an observer than a receiver. Yes you come you come to the house of God but the word of God has not even transformed your life because you're coming more to observe like oh you know you're waiting for your person to sing or the person that shouldn't sing or the person that should sing together or what she said what he said. You're more of an observer than a receiver. It hasn't hit you yet.

And he showed me that one of the one of the issues that you you you that maybe that hadn't hit your attention was there were times in your life that you felt as though God if that was you why did this happen. And it's quite confusing because you're in here today because you're very you're you are aware that the hand of God is in your life is on your life. But at the same time you're scared to open up yourself to God because you don't want to be disappointed. But he made certain things aware to you and he touched your heart even before you came here today. And your words were God I'm coming back to you. I've been living a reckless life. I haven't really been doing the things because of the purpose of it but just because I know your hand is on me but I'm scared. And he's been speaking to you. If that's you come down. If that is you come down. Amen. The second group of people and just keep coming down. Don't be don't be shy or anything like that. The second group of people I saw you had been so caught up in the temptations of life that you were so disconnected from even being convicted by the Holy Spirit. Now there's a difference between conviction and condemnation. Conviction shows you a way. Condemnation keeps you confined. Condemnation is of the enemy. He wants you confined in a space of guilt shame and all that stuff. Conviction is when the Holy Spirit says Well you know this is wrong but there's a let me show you the way out of it. Right.

But you've been so you've been you've been so caught up. You weren't even aware that you've been functioning through memories of the things that scarred you. And as the message was going on you became aware that God the Holy Spirit's there revealing to you certain things. If that's you come down. Come down. It's time to surrender those things. Praise God. Praise God. Amen. Come on. Amen.

Now the third group of people I saw I literally saw addictions. There are things that you became addicted to and knowingly or unknowingly it was as a source to cover the thing the memories that you're running away from. But God says a cover thing doesn't make it go away. It's still there. But he wants to cleanse that thing and I saw addictions and and there's just there's some. And don't be ashamed of whatever your addiction is because that spirit of addiction is going to break off you. It's going to break off you. Amen. I see you. I see you. Amen. Amen. Amen. You see the crazy thing some of you. Amen. Just keep coming. Don't be ashamed of whatever it is. Whatever it is don't be ashamed. Thank you Jesus. Thank you Jesus. You see some of you have been in this mindset that in order for me to get free from whatever addiction this is you know I need to like fall on the Holy Spirit like whoa you know but it's all it's it's faith. Now there are certain things that literally the taste is going to dry out from you. You're going to try it again cuz you're just stubborn. But it's you're not even going to have the taste for it. It's going to literally become nasty. But there are some of you because God is wants to strengthen you in your faith. It's not going to happen that way.

What he wants you to understand is that the same way we receive healing is the same way we can break off an addiction. Are we willing to believe. Amen. Because sometimes we make ourselves victims to a thing. But God wants you to understand that no no no. You you're never a victim. You're in me. How can you be a victim. It's simply to believe God. You led captivity captive Jesus how can I be captive to something that you already took captive. For some of you it's just an it's just I'm I'm walking away from this thing because I can. God wants to reveal to some of you the strength that you carry in yourself that addiction it does not have a hold on you the way you think it does. It does not. Some of you still need to come down. Jesus. Some of you still need to come down. So. Amen. Amen. Thank you God. Thank you God. Amen. I see you. I see you. Thank you Jesus. Thank you Jesus. God does not condemn you. He's not saying like Boy what you shooting up. He's not saying that. He's saying that no you can be free from it. God is truth. The truth is not afraid of the problem. The truth does not run away from the problem. It runs to it. God does not turn away from you because of whatever you are doing. He says No you're free. You just need to know you're free. Praise God.

There was a lady and I don't know if you're you're here there was something God showed me and if even if your daughter you're in the pews or you're watching there's a lady that you were abandoned by your mom and that has haunted you for a very long time. You were abandoned by your mom and you can never understand why would my mother abandon me and God's love is filling your heart in a way that I can't even describe. If you are here calm down. If you are here come down. Praise God. Praise God. Praise God. Thank you Jesus. Thank you Jesus. Wow. Thank you God.

You see one thing that Amen. Come down. Look at God. One thing that God would always want you to know is that he chooses your parents for you. Come down. Thank you God. And why I say that you see it's different when you if you chose a mother that abandoned you is different. You're going to be like you know what I just missed it. Now I need to try again. But when God chooses your parents for you he's saying that I know what would happen in the course of your life. But this is the way that I have ordained for what is in you to be birthed through you. And so what the enemy wants to do is try to you know manipulate your mind because you start looking at other people like But God she has a mom. Mothers mothers should love their children. She carried me. I mean why would she abandon me. You fought with that for so long. And he revealed it because he wants to heal it. You know even just everyone here no matter what it is that no matter disagreements that goes on with your families understand that God chose your family for you. Sometimes your family is like the the buffer to your life. They're the ones that will sharpen you for your purpose. If you can deal with them you can deal with the world. Praise God. Praise God.

Is that someone here with a heart condition. Is that you. Praise God. Praise God. You see even as we talk about the heart anytime God reveals a thing he's healing it. He's healing it. You see we serve God is so good because he touches everything. He's not going to just talk about the heart from a spiritual perspective but also from a physical perspective. And he brought you here for you to know that he's healing that. Praise God. Thank you Jesus. Thank you Jesus. Thank you God. Thank you God. Just come down. Look at God waiting on you. I could sing a song about that. Come on down. Come on down. Just come on down. Come on down. If there's something you know you need to surrender come down. Praise God. I don't know what what is Lord who are you waiting on. Amen. Amen. Amen. Is there someone here that with your brother. It's almost like you've been praying for something to be res like for God to restore the like your relationship with your brother. Come down in Jesus. Amen. Who who else is here. Your brother brothers. Amen. God is even there's a lot of things that's going to be reconciled in the name of Jesus. In the name of Jesus. Amen. Amen. You see when God is dealing even as God is dealing with the heart there are things that he has to point out because in in the healing process there's some reconciliation that's going to take place. Amen. Come down. Praise God. Somebody give Jesus some praise. Amen. Praise God. Thank you Jesus. Can we pray God. Come on somebody. Who is in the crowd that we are waiting on. Praise the Lord. We can pray. Hey thank you Jesus. Family let's close our eyes. Thank you God.

Take a moment and just speak to God. Take a moment and just worship him from your heart that God I lay these things down before you. Lord I thank you for my healing. Lord I thank you for reconciliation. He wants to hear your words to agree with what has been said. Take a moment and speak to your father. Thank you Jesus. Who is like you God. Thank you God. Yes God. Yes God. Yes God. Thank you God. Lord we worship you. We adore you God. We thank you because even in this moment of our hearts being cleansed. There are so many things we we are in a we're in a season. We're in a time. It's time for the next. But what signals the next is the posture of our hearts. And so there are things that you needed to bring to our attention. And Lord we worship you. Where can we go Father God. Where can we go if not to you. Lord give us a desire to always not just seek you for the external factors of life but to always check with what is going on in our insides that we may always come to you and say Search my heart oh Lord. If there is anything in me that is not of you reveal it Father God and cleanse me from it.

Lord I thank you that as we lay down the memories of our scars on the altar we are not picking it back up ever again. In the name of Jesus. Lord I thank you for reconciliation. I thank you that you chose our families because from this place of understanding we would not we would love them despite what is being received because there is something about them that is required for who we are. There is something about them that is required for the revealing of who we are. I thank you Lord God for reconciliation. You have given us a ministry of reconciliation. So I thank you that it's going to happen in us and then through us we will also bring other people together. God You are so good. I thank you Lord that we would never feel like we lacked something because of a parent that we did not have in our lives because we always had you. We always have you. You've been with us even before we became. Have your way in our lives Lord Jesus. Have your way in our lives. Thank you for healing us. Thank you for healing every broken thing. Thank you for releasing us from dead things even though we cried over it. Thank you for releasing us for we know that you have better in our future. Thank you that even when we didn't understand even when it hurt us but you understood Lord God because you would never take anything that truly belonged to us.

You would never you would never it was never your intention to take Isaac because he belonged to Abraham. May we know that we would never lose what is ours. Hallelujah. May this truth go down to the depths of our hearts. Thank you God for the healing that took place in this house Etern you know in our hearts in our souls in our bodies. May we focus on how things are getting better. Thank you for the addictions that are broken off in the name of Jesus. Lord God thank you Father God. Thank you for the courage that your children will come down not ashamed but they know that you are the way. Thank you that even cuz you know you got some stubborn kids. Thank you Lord that even when they try to go back to it they will not have the taste for it. Thank you Lord that you're building our faith to know that we can walk away from something. That you're building our faith to know that it does not have a hold on me like I thought because I'm in Christ. Have your way God. We commit ourselves to you. We love you Father. We love you Lord in the name of Jesus. Amen. Amen.