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<v SPEAKER_00>As we get started today, I want you to clear your mind and picture a father carrying his child.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Maybe the child fell asleep in the car and is being carried peacefully to their crib for a nap.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Perhaps the child fell and scraped their knee and ran to the father for help.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Or maybe the child just needed a loving embrace from dad.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Sometimes there are seasons where you simply don't have the strength to keep moving forward on your own.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Maybe today is one of those days.

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<v SPEAKER_00>In those moments, God doesn't demand more from you.

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<v SPEAKER_00>He carries you.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Like a loving father, he lifts you up and walks with you through every step.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Deuteronomy 1.31 says, The Lord your God carried you as a father carries his son.

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<v SPEAKER_00>As you are focused on this idea of a father carrying his child, take 20 seconds and thank God for carrying you through seasons you couldn't handle alone.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Ask him to carry you in this season and to take the pressure off your shoulders.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Invite him to remind you that you don't have to hold everything together.

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<v SPEAKER_00>In the picture, I want you to imagine that Jesus is the one lifting you up.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Amen.