Hey, this is Stephen Fertake. I'm the pastor of Elevation Church and this is our

podcast. I wanted to thank you for joining us today. Hope this inspires you.

Hope it builds your faith. Hope it gives you perspective to see God is moving in your life,

enjoy the message.

I want to get this in your heart as we close this mindset masterclass, not as we close

this process because it is a daily decision that you have to make, which me will I be, which you will you do. You're not done choosing, it's not a one-time event.

I want to give you this last little nugget for the seasons where you're

struggling. It may not even just be one rep, it may not even be just one day, it may not even

be just one month. You may go through long stretches of time, yeah with a

little reprieve, but you might say, this is mostly a struggle, the stage of life

my kids are at right now. This business challenge relative

to my industry, this rhythm of my life that feels completely unsustainable.

And while I don't always think that we should seek out more struggle,

I think we have to know that when we struggle,

God gives strength.

If you can know that in those moments and say to God, the greatest three-word

prayer that I never heard, help me fail. I don't ask God to help me fail. I want him to help me win, help me

succeed, help me crush, help me kill, help me destroy, you know, like, I want to win.

You're saying help me stretch, Help me grow. Help me grow.

You know for those who are like an aversion to fail, but I think it is important that you

realize it. Well I chose the language help me fail because it's inevitable that you are going to feel like you're failing, but maybe you're not.

That's what I think is so interesting about you being a success coach is that some people

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