Episode fifteen is here! Short and sweet, just like Jesus' message to us: He is the way, the truth and the life. So, let's ask ourselves, "what do I have to lose if I simply say Yes to Jesus?" Let's unpack all of that in under 10 minutes.

Good morning and happy Monday everyone,

whether on the way to work or school.

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I pray that you have an amazing

day and a great rest of your week.

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My friends, we are officially

in October and it's crazy.

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It's crazy that these are

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already, and time is fleeting.

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It is fleeting, and the speed at

which it is, it's really unforgiving.

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So I wanna ask you, and I'm jumping right

to the chase this morning, like we have

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no time to lose, just like I was saying.

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But I'm going to ask you now,

what are you doing with your time?

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Are you wasting away the precious

days that we've been allotted?

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a person I care about very,

very much reminded me yesterday,

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that time does not belong to us.

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And he is absolutely right.

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Time does not belong to us, and in

this question of what you're doing with

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your time, I also ask this, what do

you have to lose by believing in Jesus?

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What do you have to lose?

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Imagine your life at this very moment.

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Okay?

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Is there something of value, something

that you have that would still not

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let you choose Jesus before that?

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And what is it?

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So really, really try to

think about that for a moment.

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Okay?

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If there is something like

that, what would it be?

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Now, if you're a follower, you know

that there is nothing greater than

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him, but I'm sure that there are

still some people that have things

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of the world that you would still put

first before Jesus, and that's okay.

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It's all in God's timing, right?

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But you know what?

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Maybe it's that home that you just bought.

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you put all that money aside,

all those hours that you put

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in just to buy that home.

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Maybe it's a car, maybe even

something that someone gifted you.

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And I understand that.

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I felt that at one point.

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And yes, those things are

wonderful and they do hold

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value, but only here on Earth.

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but let me be the one to remind you.

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Okay?

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And I know that you've heard this before.

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We leave this beautiful earth

the exact same way that we came.

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We will not be taking anything with us.

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We will not be taking anything with us.

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The only thing that we can eventually

have again, are our loved ones, and

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that is only if they say yes to Jesus.

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Only if they believe and only

if they follow him and believe

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in the promise that only through

him you will have eternal life.

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And so I tell you and just says

how Jesus spoke to his disciples.

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I will use these five words truly.

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I say to you, what do you have to lose?

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It's a big question.

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And.

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Per usual, big questions usually

warrant a lot of rebuttals so I'm

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gonna share a few of the things that

I lost when I said yes to Jesus.

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The first and the only thing that I lost.

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The first and the only thing.

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Is that I lost the want to sin.

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The need to sin the enjoyment of sin,

and sin comes in many, many forms.

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Okay?

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We all sin.

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None of us are exempt from it.

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We are not Jesus.

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We are not perfect, and we each

sin every single day of our

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lives whether we want to or not.

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Sometimes we don't even realize

or know that we're doing that, but

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the truth is that I lost nothing.

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I lost nothing.

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I may have endured a few side-eye

from my family and still maybe but I

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may have endured some harsh comments

and some ridicule from them saying

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that my walk is only transient

and it's not real, but it is real.

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My yes was real, but then again,

the reality is that I didn't

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lose anything that I would miss.

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We're already.

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Over that state of the harsh remarks.

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I'm in a much better place with my family.

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Everyone around me knows I love Jesus.

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I am serving him.

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I am reading the word.

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I'm not shy about proclaiming how

I feel and just wanting to share

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my thoughts from time to time.

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but the best part is that nothing

I endured, none of those moments.

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That made me feel like crap with my

family or with people that I know.

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None of those comments or a single

word is close to what our savior,

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the Lord Jesus endured on his way

to the cross and on the cross.

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Nothing, none of that will ever compare.

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But that aside, I did

gain quite a few things.

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First, I gained a savior.

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I gained a savior, and we can

all have him if we want him.

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That is the truth.

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But I have more hope for my

life now than I ever had before.

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I feel loved and I feel joy every time.

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I think that the one that gave his

life for me, it's a divine guide.

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I gained the Holy Spirit.

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I gained conviction.

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I gained discernment.

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And of the world.

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Honestly, I gained so many amazing souls

and so many friends that also love God.

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Friends that are there when you ask

for help that are always pushing you

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to be better and to stay in Christ.

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Those are the things that I gained

now I know I will never be perfect.

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None of us will be just like

I said a few minutes ago.

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But in this walk with Christ, this,

yes, this decision to believe in him

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and let him continue to author my book,

it has brought the enemy even closer.

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More tests, more hurdles, more questions.

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that's the last thing that we

also gain from our yes to Jesus.

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And so that, you know.

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I did not include that previously with

the other thing that I lost my want to

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sin before and then that need to sin.

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I didn't include that before because

nothing of the enemy, belongs near

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the things that we gain from the Lord.

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In fact, the things that we gain

with our belief in God shouldn't

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even be mentioned or compared.

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To what the an enemy tries.

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And that's just my opinion, you guys.

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This is just me talking.

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I'm not saying anything

right now from the Bible.

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This is just my personal opinion, but let

us not question why things happen to us.

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Let us not question why

things are put in our path.

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We just need to be steadfast and

listen and be obedient and know

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that God is trying to guide us.

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So instead, let's just ask God for

that guidance and for that help.

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And again, what can you lose by

just asking him those questions?

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Honestly, not much.

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There is not much that you will lose,

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but like I said before, if you go out for

a moment and you're not guaranteed to come

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home, so make the most of this fleeting

time and lay your life down for the Lord.

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Philippians chapter three

verses 20 through 21 says.

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But our citizenship is in heaven,

and we eagerly await a savior from

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there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who by

the power that enables him to bring

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everything under his control, will

transform our lowly bodies so that

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they will be like his glorious body.

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If you have some sort of

illness, anxiety, depression,

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money troubles, just let it go.

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Let those things rest on the

Lord because he is not only

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our savior, he is our provider.

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He is our redeemer.

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He will heal, he will restore.

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He will make our lowly bodies

new and there is so much to look

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forward to on our walk with Christ.

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There really is.

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If you are already following him,

if you're already following Jesus,

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then maybe, maybe you had a moment

where you became a little lukewarm.

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Maybe that moment is

right now, I don't know.

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But I encourage you in this very second

that you are listening to me speak.

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Just take a look out your window, or

if you're driving, look out through

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the windshield carefully, of course.

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But look at the sky.

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Look at the color of the sky.

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Look at the clouds.

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Do you feel the heat of

the sun on your hands?

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As you're holding the wheel of

your car, you are here and you

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can feel all of these things.

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You can see all of these things.

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You can hear all of these things around

you, and all of these things around us

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were beautifully made to perfection.

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And the same goes for us.

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And when you understand the love that

Jesus has for us, when you say yes to

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him and to his promise for us, all of

our views of the surroundings change.

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So I pray that you find it within

your heart and that your heart that

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is deceiving you actually, your heart,

that is deceiving you into thinking that

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this world has better things to offer

you than God I pray, and I dare you to

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ask, what do I have to lose with you?

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Jesus.

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His answer will be eternity

with me, so don't lose out.

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Don't lose out on a beautiful

eternity just because the

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things of the world feel good.

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Don't lose out because

things are good right now.

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Those cars and houses, those drugs

that alcohol, those friends that put

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you in sticky situations, none of

those things will fill your cup like

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the love and the spirit of the Lord.

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Say yes and enjoy becoming a new creation.

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Second Corinthians chapter five, verse

17 says, therefore, if anyone is in

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Christ, the new creation has come.

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The old has gone.

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The new is here.

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Truth, you are new in Christ.

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Even today.

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Say goodbye to the old you and

hello to Christ, my friends.

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He was always there.

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And he always will be.

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Thank you guys for joining me today.

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I love you all and I hope that you

have a blessed rest of your week.

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Until next time, take care.