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<v SPEAKER_00>What's up guys?

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<v SPEAKER_00>Welcome back to 21 Days of Prayer.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Mike here, and we are on day six of 21 Days of Prayer.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Today we are talking about making room by quitting.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And we're gonna start by reading out of Philippians 3 verses 13 and 14.

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<v SPEAKER_00>It says this Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own, but one thing I do, forgetting what lies behind and straining towards what lies ahead, I press on towards the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Now you've probably heard it said that quitters never win and winners never quit.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And that's true in so many areas of life.

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<v SPEAKER_00>If you're trying to gain muscle, you can't get muscle by quitting the gym.

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<v SPEAKER_00>You gotta go to the gym.

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<v SPEAKER_00>If you're trying to climb a mountain, you can't stop in the middle.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And if you're trying to run a 5K, don't expect a gold medal only by running the first two and a half K and then going to Wendy's.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Like you get the point.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Even though a baconator sounds pretty good right now.

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<v SPEAKER_00>But hear me out.

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<v SPEAKER_00>What if quitting is an essential key to living the lives that God has called us to?

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<v SPEAKER_00>We just have to quit the right things.

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<v SPEAKER_00>One of my favorite authors, Bob Goff, talks about how he quit something every Thursday.

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<v SPEAKER_00>It sounds pretty crazy, right?

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<v SPEAKER_00>But if I was him, I would be tempted to do things like quitting broccoli or quitting uh changing the oil in my car, just not doing the annoying things in life.

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<v SPEAKER_00>But that's not what he's talking about.

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<v SPEAKER_00>In our attempts to be more like Jesus, there can be so many things that weigh us down and hold us back from the fullness in life that Jesus promises.

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<v SPEAKER_00>What if we quit those things?

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<v SPEAKER_00>What if we quit the bad habits?

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<v SPEAKER_00>What if we quit distractions?

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<v SPEAKER_00>What if we quit the unforgiveness we have towards someone?

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<v SPEAKER_00>What if we quit believing the lies that have been spoken over us or that we tell ourselves?

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<v SPEAKER_00>What if we quit reliving our worst mistakes?

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<v SPEAKER_00>What if we quit believing that we have to be perfect all the time?

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<v SPEAKER_00>This list could go on and on forever.

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<v SPEAKER_00>If we're going to make room for what God has for us, we need to be the best kind of quitters.

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<v SPEAKER_00>In Philippians, Paul talks about how he's quitting the stuff that's in the past, he's letting it go, and he's pressing on towards the goal that God has for him.

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<v SPEAKER_00>So let's do that together.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Quit what lies behind and press towards our goal, our goal to be more like Jesus.

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<v SPEAKER_00>So, in closing today, let's think about this.

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<v SPEAKER_00>What's something that you can quit today to make more room for what God has for you?

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<v SPEAKER_00>I'm praying that you quit the right things and that you press towards everything that God has for you.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Thanks for joining us today, guys.

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<v SPEAKER_00>I can't wait for tomorrow as we continue 21 days of prayer.