Welcome to the Excel Stillmore podcast. I'm your host, Chris Emerson, and I'm thrilled to introduce once again a great sponsor for the program, Tyler Kane, a close friend and fellow believer. He serves as the senior loan officer at statewide mortgage, based in Louisville, Kentucky.

Statewide mortgage is a company founded by a brother in Christ.

Tyler brings 20 years of expertise to the table, making him a trusted advisor for numerous families navigating the complexities of the mortgage industry.

Whether you're a first-time homebuyer, considering refinancing,

or dreaming about future homeownership goals, Tyler and his team stand ready to assist you

every step of the way. For more information, you can find a link to their website in our show

notes or feel free to reach out directly to Tyler at 813-3-380-8487. And on his behalf and mine, thanks for listening.

Welcome and thank you for listening in today. I appreciate your ongoing support. It's a great

privilege to get to share with you things from the will of God that can help you in your life.

I often say in the beginning of episodes that I have something I'm excited to share with you things from the will of God that can help you in your life. I often say in the beginning of episodes that I have something I'm excited to share with you

and can't wait to show you how it can work in your life.

And there will be some of that today, but I need to be up front with you.

Much of the content today is about pathways we need to avoid.

So it may be more about identifying the way things have been going that have

prevented you from exciting developments and steps forward. I made a commitment to myself before I

hit record about two minutes ago that I would not get preachery today or present a sermon because

the content of today's episode has never been a sermon, and it shouldn't

start being one now. But I do have to tell you, that is what I do. That's my life. I study God's

word and I get a chance to share it with families. I get up every week and try to encourage

families to walk in a way that prioritizes Jesus and makes him central. I'm also raising a family of my own, and we are trying to

accomplish those very same things. But we all need to recognize that the world does not care

about the same things in the same ways that God does and that Christians do, and Satan is

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