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Unfiltered Christian Podcast
Ep 18 - Benefits of being a Christian
This episode delves into the transformative benefits of being a Christian, highlighting the profound peace that comes from faith, the importance of vulnerability, and the strength found within faith communities. Listeners are encouraged to explore their relationships with God and the unique support provided by fellow believers, fostering a deeper understanding of their spiritual journeys.
• Discussing the peace found in a relationship with God
• Exploring vulnerability as a strength in faith
• Importance of Christian community as a support system
• The role of testimonies in sharing faith
• Navigating interpersonal challenges within faith communities
• Emphasising prayer and the importance of listening to God
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Welcome to the Unfiltered Christian podcast with Cece and Shea.
Speaker 2:Come and join us on an authentic journey through the highs and lows of our Christian faith where nothing but the truth is spoken. Hey guys, welcome to Unfiltered Christian. I'm Shea.
Speaker 1:And I'm Cece.
Speaker 2:So this week is my week, so my question for you, cece.
Speaker 1:Oh, before you start, we have a new listener and they are coming from United States of USA, honey.
Speaker 2:Oh, I believe it's Illinois.
Speaker 1:Illinois. How do you say? It Illinois, yeah, so whenever I see a new place, a new city or country that is new. We'll be shouting you out and thank you for listening shout out to you listener welcome, welcome, welcome.
Speaker 2:We pray that you will be blessed and remember, you can go back from the beginning and listen to our previous um episodes as well, so let's get straight into it. My question for you today cc um, what do you think? Okay? Hmm, what do you think are the benefits of being a christian?
Speaker 1:um, um. This is kind of a hard question, I think not hard in a sense of. I think I'll answer it differently. I think I would answer it as like um instead of benefits. I will maybe change, I don't know what I would change it to. So I get why you're saying how to answer this. The, the good, the goodness of being a christian, I think for me I'm like what, but yeah, go on roll with it.
Speaker 1:Um, I couldn't find a way to phrase it. So this is yeah, but I know what you mean, but I don't want people to feel like it's transactional. So I think no, it isn't it isn't.
Speaker 2:Yeah, yeah, that's a disclaimer, it's not transactional for me um the most important thing I would say is peace.
Speaker 1:I think, no matter what you're going through, sometimes, um, you could look for things in other things, whether it be like people or objects. You might, you know, be a spender and buy stuff, and that you know, as I say, money buys happiness, but then still you don't have that happiness at the end of your purchase, or you might be a workaholic, or you might be doing, you're trying to find something that is void and I think, for me, like having a relationship with Yahweh brings me peace, like it literally brings me peace. That's one thing. Um, having a father that I could speak to and that doesn't judge me and that forgives me and, in return, he gives me many blessings, yeah, I love that.
Speaker 2:That is like that's not the answer expected at all. I don't know I expected, but it's a very good answer. I don't I never have an expectation of what the answer will be, but it is a very good answer. I would say, definitely that's like that is. That is up there. That is definitely up there with one of the answers I would have given as well the. The peace that you do receive being a christian, being a believer in your way. It's like it is beyond anything you can imagine. Um, and that piece grows. And when I say that, I mean it's like things become a bit more easier to manage, so challenges become easier to manage, so you walk in more peace with those challenging situations, more than you would have like at the beginning of your journey.
Speaker 2:Like the way you would be so stressed out and like you'll be angry for days and all this kind of stuff. That starts to diminish over time and you walk in peace quicker. So even I'm not saying the situation might not still be going on, but the peace that you'll be walking in will like you, you will tap into that much quicker. You're like do you know what? Like I believe the lord is going to sort this out like why am I stressing about it? And you know I mean you go into that piece much quicker. So I feel like that's definitely an excellent answer.
Speaker 1:Another example I would give, sorry. Another example is we spoke about it last, last week, but whenever this podcast comes, out yeah but, um, the piece that you get, that I get sorry, is having a relationship with Yahweh.
Speaker 1:Like I was frustrated about something that happened and I got Shay to pray for me and all that time I was feeling annoyed, I was feeling angry, you know you, you just feel to do everything. That last week's episode, like the envy, the malice, you know, you're feeling all of these things. And when she prayed for me and she said amen, like I didn't even realize that I forgot all about it, that my feelings was now settled and I just felt at peace. And don't get me wrong, we're human. Like sometimes, like it could be like two weeks from now, like someone might bring it up, because we shouldn't rely on our feelings and we have feelings. It may come up, but it won't, it won't stay with you.
Speaker 1:Like how outraged you were. You might think of it and be like, oh yeah, that person did me wrong or whatever, but it'll just go over you and that's just like with humans. But it's just that peace that you wouldn't get. You know, like sometimes people be like, oh, this person had such a bad temper but now they're so calm and it's like because they are covered in the grace of the lord, because they now have peace, they know that they can pass their burden on to yahweh. So yeah, yeah that's excellent.
Speaker 2:I hear you for that one for sure. Um, I think the other thing for me is it's knowing that you have someone to give up all your problems to, like you can be the most vulnerable with, without any judgment. Um, there's no like, why are you doing that? Um, like God will never come for you. Basically, like it's not like that, like you can be the most vulnerable, like you know, like some people say, like oh my gosh, like I trust this person with my life and I'm like, do you really like? There's like that figure of speech that people use and it's like, but you'd be surprised, like that person, even if they don't intend to, will hurt you, like no matter who it is your child, your mom, your dad, your cat, your dog, whoever, like do you know what I mean? They will do something that will upset you in some shape or form, whereas with yahweh, like, if you're upset with him, that's your business, because it's not, he's not trying to upset you. Um, it's just that it might not go in your favor or whatever. It is like the way you want it to be, but he would never, ever like he's just there and you can be the most vulnerable.
Speaker 2:I think for me is the vulnerability that's huge. There's no one in this world that you can be that vulnerable with. Come on, like be honest with yourself like everybody, like I never thought about that before my walk, like when I thought about being vulnerable with people and always like getting hurt or someone throwing it back in your face, or like you know, you have such an expectation, such a high expectation for others, for human beings, and it's like we give people too much power. But there's someone that you can give that to and it's and you can trust it, that you can trust that you can give him everything. You can be the most vulnerable, you can be the most most. You don't have to be cute every time. Like you don't have to be cute. You don't have to be smelling good all the time like I don't know, like you know I'm trying to say like you can be the ugliest ever, like side of you with him and there is no judgment. Like you can do the most ugly, cry and scream and shout, and like there is just no one you can do that with but him.
Speaker 2:And I feel like that for me is just beyond. It's beyond. It's beyond like powerful and knowing that I have that and I feel like that's something I've been working on building because I am preparing my mind for, like, receiving a spouse. So it's like I want to make sure that Yahweh is always the one I turn to first, um, and it gives me that I'm starting to have that secure feeling more now every day, like do you know what? Know what? No matter who upsets me, no matter what happens, I can always go to him, I can always tell him about it and he will help me, he will listen, he's there for me and through those darkest moments, through whatever, it is one o'clock, two o'clock in the morning, when I'm just like feeling whatever I'm feeling he's there and I feel like that is one positives or quote-unquote benefit of the, the Christian walk or being a believer.
Speaker 2:Um, yeah, I had another one, but if you wanted to add, you know.
Speaker 1:I want to add two other things. I'm sorry if you can hear drilling, my neighbor's drilling.
Speaker 1:If it does come through, if it doesn't, praises, be um it came through that I thought about and that is um be having an additional family. Um is another like goodness of being a christian, like when you get, when you attend um a building, because not everybody the reason why I say a building not everybody has a church to go to, um due to the times that we're living in, it could be people rent in a hall or going to somebody's house, but wherever the place of worship is, you gain a family people, an additional family, um. So you now have brothers and sisters in Christ, which is important. That can help you of your spiritual journey as well.
Speaker 1:And one thing that I would I can say that I love with having a relationship with him, which is also a benefit, is when you have a testimony, and a testimony is for those people who don't know is something that you've probably been praying for. It could be out of a situation getting a job, pregnancy, like trying to conceive, you know um, trying to pass your driving test, I think. When you've been praying for it and then you put in the work, because faith without works is dead, need to find that bible verse um. When you put in the work and the lord answers and you pass that driving test, you have that baby, you are out of that bad relationship.
Speaker 1:The, the praise and worship hits differently. It hits so different and I think, since being a Christian like you know, like when I passed my driving test, you'd be like, oh yeah, I passed. But when you've been praying and you've been petitioning that lord take over and he opens that door, it's a whole different feeling and that's, I think, that's one of my highlight not only having a relationship but having been able to testify like wow, do you know what my father did? That you know like yes, um, I love that.
Speaker 2:Sorry, I was looking for the scripture. Um, I love what you said. I love both of those points. The first point I was actually going to make that point in regards to, um, in regards to like the family, I was to more say, who was I going to say? I was going to more say, like having someone. I was going to also talk about having like a prayer partner or like a person that you can also confine in and be vulnerable with as well, that will pray for you with no judgment. I think we did touch on that on our previous episode as well. Um, so that's also something I was going to talk about. But, yes, definitely, having an extended family in Christ is, um, a great, great benefit.
Speaker 2:Um, I feel, um, sometimes this can come across as being a negative. Um, I do hear people speak about, you know, like the church is this and the church is that and all that jazz, but it's the same way. You can go to work and people at work are not perfect and they can rub you the wrong way, and your family can rub you the wrong way. Your kids can rub you the wrong way, your spouse can rub you the wrong way, like that's everywhere you go, but it's like you still have a family there. And I feel like that's the mindset that needs to be changed going through your walk with Christ, because sometimes you just feel like, like, everyone at church has to be perfect, but you are walking into that building as a sinner, right, and those people that has been in that church or that building or, yeah, been into that building, are also coming in there as sinners, so you're all the same. It's just that they may have been on that journey a bit longer. That's it, that's the only difference. And sometimes you will think like, yeah, they should know better, like why don't you know better? Um, but we're all sinners. It's plain and simple as that. Um and there's.
Speaker 2:It doesn't mean you can't have a relationship with those people. It doesn't mean that you can't, you know, do whatever, because you'll be with people outside of your that environment that is way more toxic, and you'll still choose to continue a relationship with them, um. So I'm not saying don't protect yourself. I'm not saying that you have to still be the closest with every single person within that building, because if they do hurt you and stuff and they continue to hurt you, that's different. But don't let your mind be turned off because of I'm thinking that you can't have Christian friends or whatever, because either they seem too holy than thou or they they seem fake or whatever. You know like, oh, judgment, yeah, you know, don't, don't reject, don't reject it based on that. I just wanted to throw that in there because I know that that that's. I get it because I used to be there.
Speaker 1:So I I do understand and that's why I'm saying that um, but that's also another benefit, because the people who has hurt you, whether it be judgmental, whether they're holier than doubt, you can also pray for them, and praying for them, only y'all can move them from where they are, and sometimes people don't even know what they're doing. Um, and even if you haven't addressed it, try addressing it. Um, and if you have addressed it and there's still no outcome, pray for them. Um, because we too, sometimes we're stuck in our ways with certain stuff. We, we all have that kind of mini stubbornness where we think, no, I I know better, or I know this better, or I have this knowledge, or whatever, whatever, do you know what I mean? So, um, may people pray for us while you pray for them and when you see the lord move.
Speaker 1:um, it's amazing. It's like, um, yes, like yesterday my mom and her friend was watching a Nigerian movie about mother-in-laws and, um, the husband, the sorry, the husband's mother didn't like the daughter-in-law, but her mother was just like, may we continue to pray? And they prayed for four years that one day something happened because I was in and out because I had clients, so I was in and out of watching it and when I came back the mother-in-law was loving and everybody was shocked because they forgot that they'd been praying about this thing.
Speaker 1:And now she's like doing the most and inviting them and even apologizing, and love came. But that couldn't have been done without prayer, and I'm even speaking to myself. But again, that's another benefit of being a Christian, because only he can move and work within people um.
Speaker 2:So I'm gonna pause here and add in that scripture. It's from james, chapter 2, verses 20, and it says but do you, do you want to know, oh foolish man, that faith without works is dead? Um, when I did look for this scripture, it kind of recommended reading a chunk from james, chapter 2, verses 14 to 26. So maybe that will give you a bit more of a context on that specific verse. But that's where Cece was speaking of when she spoke about that little snippet there from the verse. But that's an excellent, excellent, excellent example of what you're talking about. It's funny enough. I had a conversation with someone this week that did speak about that, because I was telling them about something and they were explaining to me about um. They were talking about how small our faith can be in regards to believing in things the way we believe, um, I just go how do I describe what I'm trying to say without telling what it was about um? But they were basically just giving me testimonies of miracles, um, and how like, of testimonies from other people, basically just testimonies and miracles that God has done in their lives. And I was thinking to myself knowing good and well, like you know, like what you were saying, right, knowing good and well, that I've prayed about things and I've seen God do miracles. And then I'm sitting there thinking, like, once again questioning, like, would he really do that for this situation? Like, yeah, he did it for that, but he wouldn't do it for that um, but he actually really can um, and it's still a battle. You know in your walk, like you do go through that, but he wouldn't do it for that um, but he actually really can um, and it's still a battle. You know in your walk, like you do go through that, but you will um. Why am I forgetting what you just said? I feel like I lost my train of thought because I feel like this was similar to what you were just saying in regards to the movie. But, yeah, you can forget that. You know, like Yahweh did, he did do that miracle. Like he did answer that um in regards to, like, even my housing and seeing how he's moved over the years, and like seeing that he did that miracle.
Speaker 2:And I wanted to touch on the part where you were talking about testimonies, the the thing I love about giving a testimony. As a believer, you can always, when I say prove, I'm going to say quote, unquote, prove, because it's not about proving anything. But you're always able to share a testimony that you know only Yahweh did. Your testimony will always point back to him. It will never seem coincidental. I think that is what I love love, love, love about giving the testimony, because you can always see where he moved.
Speaker 2:Now there is some that people are like oh yeah, like that was just by chance or whatever it is, whatever people want to believe in. But trust me, like my testimony, when I give my testimony about my housing, it's like I know for a fact, like even one of my friends I told that testimony to that wasn't necessarily on that path at that time. He now is, but he wasn't at that time and even he was just like, yeah, that was that was the Lord. Like he just you know there's nothing you could say. And I love being able to share testimonies like that, because you don't have to be necessarily there preaching to people, but you can just tell this story and just be like, yes, my Lord did that, you know, my Savior did that, and that brings you joy as well, being able to share that Now in the midst of the hardship. Gosh, no, you're not thinking about giving a testimony. You're really not, but, in adding, that's a molding time as well.
Speaker 2:So I, over the last 12 months, has had a. I've seen Yahweh work on my characteristics. I've seen him change things in me that I couldn't see myself changing. I've seen him remove things. I've seen him do things like when I actually think about it now and I'm talking about the bigger things, I'm not even talking about the other things that he did, um, and I can list so many of those things um, that also comes. That refining that you get through, being able to get to the end, to give that testimony and give the praises that cc was talking about, that it's just, it's just, oh, it's just a burst of joy that you could not explain. Um, it's not easy that refining, but it is so worth it, it completely makes sense.
Speaker 2:Whereas, like being in the world and when you get things because you didn't have to work for it or because you didn't actually feel anything, having to go through being able to receive that great thing, it doesn't mean as much no-transcript, being a believer. Through giving it to him, through praying to him, through talking to him, it means much, much more and you cherish it more and you cherish him more, you love him more. Your love will grow, not because he gave you something, but through the process of him taking you through that to give you that thing, taking him through taking you through that to give you that thing. It is just mind blowing, even others seeing how you changed, how you've changed as well, and seeing how you've you know how you've grown. That's even beautiful as well to hear people say that to you like, oh my gosh, like I love the way you've grown, I love the way you've changed, and you know it's only through the powers of the Lord and that's also very powerful as well.
Speaker 2:Um, yeah, I feel so excited talking about this, like I just feel like this.
Speaker 2:You know, there's that feeling once again, like the way I'm speaking as well, that comes from him, that's not even me, that's not in my own powers. And that excitement to be able to share with you guys and talk about this as well, I want, I really really want you all to to receive that. I really do. If you have not, I want you to receive it, and if you have, I want you to receive it again and again. And that's why I'm sharing what I'm sharing in such humility, but feeling so much joy as I'm speaking and I'm smiling so much because I would love you all to also feel what I feel and gain what I gain from being a believer and following Christ like it is just. It's just indescribable at times, um, at times, and yeah, I really do pray that through your journey that you can just start to see more and more why it was worth taking that step or why it will be worth taking that step Wherever you are in your walk right now.
Speaker 1:Trust me.
Speaker 2:It's worth it so yeah, oh, my god oh, that was the Holy Spirit.
Speaker 2:Did not see that coming. That was not me speaking, you know. But for real, you know it's just. I want to see everyone in that number on that day, you know when Yahweh chooses to come back for us. And you know it's just, it's just yeah. You can't, you can't, you can't regret. There's no way you can regret taking that step. There's no way, like, no matter what I've been through in all these years, I do not regret taking that step because it wasn't a negative thing, it wasn't a bad thing that I chose to do.
Speaker 2:So when people say try Jesus, it's like, yeah, for real, try him. Like what's going to be, what's going gonna be the bad thing that happens. You know what? What is it? What are you gonna lose from trying him? I guarantee you're not gonna lose anything. The only thing you're gonna lose is the past, negative things and all the negative stuff, all the bad things. That's what you will lose. You'll strip, those will be stripped away, but there's no way you're gonna lose anything else that benefits your life. There's no way. But yeah, come on, cc, my preaching don't stop now you've literally said anything.
Speaker 1:Um, the only thing that I would just like to add that I know, depending where you are in your walk, you could be new in your walk, you could have had backslidden, or sometimes you're strong in your walk but you're lost. And those are the times where we hold on to him. I think that's another benefit, as Shay was saying in the beginning, but I just want to touch on that. Sometimes, like you feel lonely, or another thing that there's two points I want to put. There's times where you feel lonely, whatever you're going through whether you're overworked at work, whether you're overworked at work, single parent, having challenges for your marriage, challenges for your family, whatever you're going through sometimes you feel alone and nobody else gets you. Like you could be talking to somebody and they're just not getting it. And those are the times where you can literally have a conversation, the way how we're talking right now about our experience. You can literally talk to your heavenly father and be as plain as day, like he created you in his image. He knows how many hairs are on your head, like you are his child. Do you know what I mean? He knew the sex you were going to be before the ultrasound came. Do you know what I mean? He knew the sex you were going to be before the ultrasound came about. Do you know what I mean? Like that's your father up above, and when you just take that time, because sometimes you're saying, like you know he's not responding, or we're so used to you talking to somebody and they having a response, or we're so used to you talking to somebody and they having a response, but then when you're on your knees, you don't hear that direct response via talking. However, it will come in different ways, and that's another thing that when you're feeling lonely or when you're in a dark place, you could just go on your knees and pray, because nobody else gets it. But he gets it, he understands you. And then this is where it goes to my part two. Sometimes, again, if you're backslidden, you're lost. You've been praying and praying, but you just feel like he's deserted you. He hasn't.
Speaker 1:You gotta remember that we're in a world of sin and sometimes we're so wrapped up in our own ways, in our own understanding, we're not taking that moment to just um, as jl was saying in our previous podcast, that when we pray, sometimes we should just wait there and like listen, because many of us just pray and then just get up. But when we take that time to just dedicate, like how we could talk to our friends, our partner, for two or three hours, but with the Lord we're just rushing. When you start to build a relationship with him, he will hear you, he will listen. But it's for us to just pause, remove self self from my head, have a clear head, and that's not easy. That's not easy depending on what environment you're in, wherever you have that quiet time to just talk, whether you're on your way to work, whether you're in the car, could be even in a shopping center and there's music playing. It might be difficult to hear, but the more and more you talk to him, the more and more you reveal your situation, your loneliness, wherever you're going through it. Could you might think, oh, but I spoke about it yesterday, it doesn't matter, keep talking to him, build a relationship.
Speaker 1:It's the same way how we can complain about our kids over and over again. Like you know, he or she is still not listening. You know we don't have an issue saying that. But talk to your maker with what you're struggling and let me tell you. You will see. Do not give up and think you know, I've been praying for a month.
Speaker 1:I've been praying for how? How many days, like the Israelites didn't listen and they were wandering for 40 years, but they still got there. Do you know what I mean? They still got there. So it just shows that our stubbornness and our self gets in the way. Just say, lord, make me anew, help me to listen, tell him, be honest, I'm stubborn or I'm stuck in my ways. Undo me, help me. It's like one of my prayers that I've been praying for and I'm going to be open is an unfiltered Christian podcast. I've been praying to the Lord to help me understand that my husband is above me, like I ain't next to him, and it's hard. It's a hard prayer but I'm praying it because that's what he says for me to be, and other people might not get what I'm saying, but the bible never changes. We change the bible, we change what he says to be able to fit our world, and that's where a lot of issues come.
Speaker 1:Whatever the Lord is saying to you and another thing that I would like to say say, for example, use my example. You could go to church or go to somebody who's God-fearing and say do you know what I'm trying to pray, that my husband is the head of my household, my husband is the head of me, and you might get somebody be like, well, well, that was back in the day. Or you know the world that we're living in now. Your two heads are better than one. Yes, you are one, but you know, this is why men don't learn, because women are always there correcting so they can't do what they need to do, because we're always.
Speaker 1:There's nothing wrong with saying, with having your opinion and having their say, but whatever the final say is, is the the final saying. That's my prayer, but you might have people that will defer you. Then you think, actually, let me go back. But the Lord spoke to you. He said my child, do X, y, z. But because somebody else has put in a narrative, you now change your thought process and if it's not aligned with what the Lord has said to you, ignore it, because you know when somebody says you know what? Yes, we're always like that's not what I wanted to hear, because sometimes you talk to people so you could hear the things that you don't want to hear. So you can go left, but stay on the right track.
Speaker 1:The narrow path is not easy, but let me tell you, the benefits of being a Christian are so much bigger. Yes, we have trials, yes, we have tribulations, but we also have so much testimony, so much joy. It's just such an amazing thing to be like. You know what? I have a father up in heaven that I can come to 24 seven, any time any day of the week and look how many millions and billions or trillions of people are in the earth and he's answering all of us all at one time. We could be all on our knees now asking for different things, and he's answering each and every one of us like that's how magnificent our father is and it's just amazing and I hope that your journey can start today.
Speaker 1:No matter where you are in your life, he will never leave you nor forsake you. That's another bible verse that she can look up and um, because I'm all about the bible verses, honey, I'm all about the bible verses. The bible says he will never leave you nor forsake you, and when I mean that is so true, it's only satan that will just, you know, get in the way, change up his words. The same way how he deceived Eve with the apple, like the Lord didn't want Eve to know the knowledge of good and evil, because she should surely die. But then Satan is just like you're not going to die, you're still going to live. But she didn't know the implications of what was coming. And that's what he does. He comes in and he mixes and he turns things and he sends people to say anything. And don't cast those people that may be leading you astray, because the again look for this bible verse as well.
Speaker 1:We fight against spirits and principalities. I got a search in today spirits and principalities. That's another bible verse that um, and we should even do. You know what? I'm not even going to talk too much. We're going to do a podcast on this spirits and principalities, because we talk about this all the time and that is going to be. I'm going to leave it there.
Speaker 2:That is my two pence okay, this girl's got me typing guys like so I'm a person trying to find these scriptures so which one are you looking for?
Speaker 1:and I can find the other one um, do the spirits and principalities.
Speaker 2:One I'm doing the. He will never leave you or forsake you. One um I don't know if I'm looking for the right thing.
Speaker 1:Okay, so mine is Ephesians 6, verses 12. It says for we do not wrestle Against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of Darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness In heavenly places.
Speaker 2:I think it's in two places. Right, give me a second. This is going to be Deuteronomy. There we go. I think it's Right, guys. It's Deuteronomy 31, verses 6. Is that correct?
Speaker 1:Yeah.
Speaker 2:Yeah, yeah, deuteronomy 31, verses 6. Be strong and of good courage, do not fear, nor be afraid of them, for the Lord, your God, he is the one who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you. That's a gem right there, god. I love that one. Yeah, that was, that was lovely. That was so well said. I definitely love how this question just like spiraled sorry. I love how this just brought out more and more and more um gems and so much more. Yeah, information and scriptures, and this has been beautiful. Um, yeah, so definitely make note of those scriptures and meditate on them. Um, yeah, I'm not sure if I have anything else to add.
Speaker 1:Um, no, we've. We've come to it and you, you know I keep forgetting our email address. We do have a question, so we're going to answer that in our next podcast. Ah, okay, let me find the email address. I should always have this.
Speaker 2:Oh, we have a question. Guys keep selling free. You know, I should always have this question again guys keep selling free.
Speaker 1:You know unfilteredchristian1 at gmailcom, that's unfilteredchristian1 at gmailcom perfect, perfect.
Speaker 2:Yeah, send us questions through. We can always try our best to answer those. It's weird to know that people are asking us questions. I'm like wow us Really, yeah.
Speaker 1:Yeah, thank you, that's lovely, but yeah, I think we've definitely covered everything. There's lots of nuggets in this little episode and share, share, share. People like you know, don't just keep the podcast to yourself, share along. We're on all platforms we're on Spotify, we're on iTunes, we're on YouTube, for those who just have a YouTube account, we're on Amazon Music. The list goes on.
Speaker 2:I can't think of where, in all these places, I found us on youtube the other day.
Speaker 1:I was like, oh, look at us um yeah yeah, so I I understand that not everybody has. Um, we're even on prime as well yeah, we are. We're on amazon as well yeah, so I understand, not everybody can afford these things, so we're on youtube. You won't be seeing us, unfortunately, but you'll be.
Speaker 2:You can listen you can listen and you can have us on your tv or your phone and listen. So you will just literally type in unfiltered christian podcast and we should um pop up so do you share to people, so they can learn too yeah, definitely, um, yeah, share, share, share, um, yeah, bless someone else, find an episode that you think that may relate to somebody that they might want to hear, or just share the whole, the whole show. So are we, you good?
Speaker 1:You want to add anything else? No, I, I'm finito.
Speaker 2:Okay, I'm going to say a little prayer as we end. So, dear, precious, holy and wonderful father, we give you praises and thanksgiving, lord, for bringing us together. Lord in heaven, for this episode. We just pray, heavenly father Lord, for whoever's listening right now, that they have been blessed by what they've heard. Just pray, heavenly Father Lord, that they have been able to take away at least one thing away from this episode. Just pray, heavenly Father Lord, that they're also able to share what they have heard and what they have learned today and they can go forth in maybe studying or meditating on these scriptures that we have spoken about or any other parts of the Bible that may be calling to them.
Speaker 2:And please just help those on their path with you, heavenly Father Lord, whether they're struggling, whether they're trying to find their way, like whatever may be happening, father Lord, be with each person, lord, right now, whose heads are bowed and who are listening. Lord in heaven, help them on their journey, help them on their walk and, father God, I pray that they may really draw closer to you. Holy Father and Lord, for those that may be battling whether they should take that step with you, father, lord, I just pray, lord in heaven that they will choose. They will choose you, Lord, and they will never regret their decision. Lord in heaven, that they will choose you, lord, and they will never regret their decision. Lord, we love you and we thank you for what you're doing in our lives and we just pray, lord, that you may please hear our prayer In your blessed son's name, now and always.
Speaker 1:Amen, amen and we'll see you guys in the next fortnight.
Speaker 2:See you on the other side Toodles Bye.