The Comeback Kid: Inspiring Stories of Overcoming Odds in Sports and Faith

Ever wondered what it feels like to pull off the greatest comeback in sports history? Revisit the exhilarating Super Bowl 51 showdown where Tom Brady and the New England Patriots defied the odds against the Atlanta Falcons. Relive the pivotal moments, the emotional rollercoaster, and the inspiring belief of Julian Edelman that kept hope alive. We also take a trip down memory lane to highlight other iconic sports moments, from the unforgettable helmet catch to the Yankees' clutch performances in the late '90s, capturing the essence of anticipation, hope, and perseverance that make these stories so legendary.

Faith, like sports, often involves overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds. We discuss everyday comeback stories that reflect the powerful narrative of God's grace and faithfulness. Reflect on the comforting yet humbling journey of flawed heroes like Peter and modern-day redemption tales. Anchor yourself in personal anecdotes and scriptural references, understanding the struggles of self-doubt and the enemy's attempts to shake our confidence in God's grace. Discover the importance of daily comebacks and the profound impact of drawing closer to God, celebrating the new mercies available to us every day.

Embrace the beauty of small victories and the power of nurturing dreams, whether through the lens of rom-com movies or the simple act of gardening. Share in the emotional journey of growing a tomato only to have it ruined by a bird, and find parallels to the surprise twists in life. Reflect on the happy endings in films like "La La Land" and how they mirror our real-life experiences. Finally, join us as we build a community of authentic engagement. Let's grow together in finding grace and hope in the everyday moments.

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:08

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Speaker 2: 0:14

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Hello everyone. They call me the maestro and we are back in the foxhole where we actively pursue belonging, accountability and growth through authentic relationships. No masks, no agendas, just iron sharpening. Iron. Mark and Steve are in the foxhole watching ESPN highlights. Don't worry, I'm sure it's prep work for the podcast. Well, get your phone finger out and open your favorite notes app. We got seats in the front row. Baby, we start in three two.

Speaker 2: 1:00

Hey, welcome back to Foxhole Symphony Podcast. I'm Sarge here with Mark.

Speaker 1: 1:04

No laughing during the introduction.

Speaker 3: 1:07

Praise God.

Speaker 1: 1:11

We are raring to go, baby. Oh it is, it's another good day.

Speaker 2: 1:17

It is, it is and, yeah, it's an interesting time of year for us sports fans. I mean, we're in June, thick of baseball season. It's interesting we had the NFL draft. Thinking about, yeah, just plants the seeds. Gets me excited about the fall and it'll be here before you know it. And has us thinking about the, the just comeback stories, glory days glory days right?

Speaker 1: 1:51

yeah, thank you, bruce.

Speaker 2: 1:51

Shout out to mr springsteen for glory days and um yeah and so, yeah, we were talking about one story, not my favorite team no, but a heck of a story.

Speaker 1: 2:05

Yeah, I mean right, who doesn't like a good comeback story? Well, the losers, yeah, but I right, let's, let's.

Speaker 2: 2:16

But I'm with you, not that I'm with you if you don't, especially if you don't really have a rooting interest, like we didn't right in in the the game you're about to talk about right the super bowl 51.

Speaker 1: 2:27

Yep. Right tb12 down 28 to 3. So all right, back up. New england versus atlanta yep, atlanta's kicking the bejesus is that a word, bejesus?

Speaker 2: 2:41

I don't know.

Speaker 1: 2:41

They are kicking, yes, but exactly 28 to 3 in the third quarter and I think it's not like 14 minutes to go, it was like 10, 11 minutes to go. So you got a quarter and two thirds to figure out what's going to happen and Tom and Julian and the gang just decide right, with no name, I mean running back. James White wins that game. Who's James White? Where's James White today? Don't know Exactly exactly. I didn't know him before that game and I don't know him after that game. But that comeback story is. I mean I remember sitting there watching it. Oh yeah, is that the game? You were here and you left at halftime and we were on the phone. I think it might've been that was that game?

Speaker 1: 3:25

I think it might've been.

Speaker 2: 3:26

You went to bed and I left, joyful that the Patriots were going to lose.

Speaker 1: 3:30

Right it was 21 to three at halftime, yep. And then the Falcons come out and score, that's right. And you're thinking, oh gosh, I'm like good night, honey. Reheat the wings, reheat the wings, seriously, yep. And and that comeback in sports. You mentioned the helmet. Catch David Tyree, which I put in a different category. But in hindsight, what Eli did? Eli Manning, folks, quarterback of the giants, right, one of the greats. He better get in the hall of fame. Pal, first year is all I got to tell you. How do you feel about that?

Speaker 2: 4:03

Oh, absolutely, okay, good you were twinkling but I didn't see it. No, because I was picturing him. I'm looking up because I was remembering the scramble Right.

Speaker 1: 4:12

Even Troy Aikman. Do you remember what he said? He?

Speaker 2: 4:14

goes.

Speaker 1: 4:14

I thought he was down, yeah, so did everybody?

Speaker 3: 4:16

Somebody grabbed?

Speaker 1: 4:17

his shirt, shoulder pad, face mask, everything he flings. Yeah right, so and and and. So sports it's easy. Just I would ask listeners, ninth inning baseball game you're down three to two, there's two outs, but you've got a man on second, man on third and bernie williams is up to bat. Burn baby, burn right, or g is up to bat. In those days, paul, you know just the guys that we learned to count on in 96, 97, whatever those years. I just remember 96 because I was at game six.

Speaker 2: 4:49

Yeah.

Speaker 1: 4:51

And you're sitting there thinking there were times in your life where you had no chance, right, but something happened, something magical, right? And you had anticipation. You sat there and it wasn't over in your mind. You was always a chance. Well, you, you had anticipation, you sat there and it wasn't over in your mind.

Speaker 2: 5:05

You were always a chance. Well, you know, yes, and it's interesting. Going back to that game, you mentioned Edelman-Justin. I remember the story. Justin Edelman is on the sidelines, they're down 28-3, and he was like, oh, we can absolutely win this. Going around telling everybody he said it's going to be a great story, this is going to be a great story.

Speaker 1: 5:23

That was his line, julian.

Speaker 2: 5:24

Edelman. Yeah, yep, he had hope, he had hope.

Speaker 1: 5:29

And I'm sure everybody didn't. Well, when he greeted I know this because I've watched that game and what happened and I've watched Julian talk about what he said they recorded him saying it's going to be a hell of a story, yep. And when he greeted TB Tom Brady after the game, he put his head on his head. He goes. I told you it was going to be a great story, yep, and there it was right, they made a little ESPN 30, 30 for 30 or whatever.

Speaker 2: 5:53

So for those that don't know, they tie it up in the fourth quarter, goes into overtime and they marched down the field 75 yards. First drive touchdown Is it James White? Justin White?

Speaker 1: 6:04

Gatorade.

Speaker 2: 6:06

Reaches the ball over the goal line. Touchdown win the Super Bowl. I mean unbelievable, and the Falcon 11 men stood paralyzed.

Speaker 1: 6:14

Oh my gosh. And look, I'm not a Tom Brady fan. No, I've come to appreciate Tom Brady the person 100%, just because of how much I've gotten to see the quarterback show.

Speaker 2: 6:26

Sure, it's much easier to like him. Once he left the Patriots Correct, he went to the Bucs. I'm like I actually like this guy.

Speaker 1: 6:33

Right, and I take great solace in the fact that our guy, eli Manning, kicked his ass twice, kept him from going 18-0. Exactly Right. I them from going 18 and 0 exactly right. I mean, could it be any better? No, so. So the the theme for today is about comebacks and there are sports. Comebacks are easy for you and we're wired that way, but emotional comebacks, yeah. It's a wonderful life just popped into my head. Can't you see jimmy stewart on the bridge in the fake snow?

Speaker 2: 7:02

you love to reference jimmy stewart I'm just gonna yeah, I don't know if you realized that really, because you seemed surprised that it popped into your head, but it pretty much does weekly.

Speaker 1: 7:10

Yeah. So Jimmy, on the bridge right and he's praying to God Lord save me. And all of a sudden it's not snowing. And if you watch the movie 7,000 times, like I have, all of a sudden it starts snowing. Reclamation, white snow, purity. And the cop drives up behind him. George, is that you, that, the comeback story, jimmy, running down Bedford Falls main main drag going? Merry Christmas, mr Bonner right.

Speaker 1: 7:44

And, and you sit there and you want to see that movie again. You want to experience that. And Jimmy takes you there, tom Brady takes you there, burn Baby Burn takes you there. You're nostalgic for that. Let's quickly juxtapose to the Bible. There are some incredible comeback stories in the Bible.

Speaker 2: 8:04

Oh my gosh, are you kidding me? Got one, got one? There's a laundry list. There's a laundry list. I mean, when you look at the heroes you know of the faith boy, is it comforting? I mean you start to look through the lens, you know, you look at your own life and you look at, you know who these heroes are, know who these heroes are right, and you're like, wow, they were a disaster. I mean you're talking, you know murderous, you know, I mean just, the list goes on and on. And then there's, you know a little bit less. So you know the disciples, um, I should say less extreme, but more of this. You know sort of over-promise and under-deliver. You know we're, we're, we're with you. Lord, peter, right, peter. And then, and then deny, deny, deny.

Speaker 1: 8:58

Cephas. Simon, I don't care what we call you. Yeah, you were the king of over-commit and under-deliver. I'm with you.

Speaker 2: 9:06

Yeah, so they could never drag me away from you, I don't know you, and yet, and yet, jesus is like it's all good, it's all good.

Speaker 1: 9:20

Come on, come back with me, stop fishing, yeah Right. I mean, come on the Peter story. I, as I've admitted here before, I see Peter and many of them in the chosen that's. That's who. I see now when I read the story. But after Peter denies Jesus three times crucified, died, buried, resurrected Jesus shows up on the beach and Peter's in the boat.

Speaker 2: 9:46

Yeah.

Speaker 1: 9:46

He's like come here, come here, come over here, come here you. Yeah, jesus to Peter. Peter is head down between his knees, right, right.

Speaker 2: 9:56

Right.

Speaker 1: 9:56

Can you see it?

Speaker 2: 9:57

Yeah.

Speaker 1: 9:57

And he's like, don't worry about it, yeah, I got you.

Speaker 2: 10:00

Yeah.

Speaker 1: 10:01

You don't have you, I have you.

Speaker 2: 10:03

Yeah, and can't you just breathe a little bit easier knowing that Every day, right, I think about more of the extreme stories you know. I think about even just faith stories, testimonies, people's lives, people we know, our own lives, you know like sort of rags to riches. Comeback stories that you know lead to righteousness, holiness, just a, a, a devotion to Jesus. You know from the streets, you know from lives of crime, I mean, you look, you know, you look at, you know death row stories You've got.

Speaker 2: 10:46

You know addiction to recovery stories, our brother Pete, so beautiful, about a story of someone's life who came to know Jesus early on in their life and, and, and you know their veering from the Lord was so subtle. You know they, they remained faithful for the most part throughout their lives, not that they were sinless, but they remained faithful. And those are stories we tend not to celebrate because it's not the comeback story that we all love, which is tragic. At the same time, there's something very significant in here for us that we need to acknowledge in our daily lives, that we is an encouragement, hopefully, to us. You know it's a story of God's grace and his faithfulness, even when we are not faithful.

Speaker 2: 11:59

Well that's the key. That's really it. He's there, we veer, we come back and you know, listen, some of us have a tendency to beat the snot out of ourselves and the enemy has a field day. You're not good enough, you not. You know god. You know the enemy will do anything and everything to invalidate the grace of god in our minds right oh, I was just that, thank you in our minds yeah, you can't invalidate it, but but it our perspective, in our minds, and sometimes succeeds.

Speaker 1: 12:38

Yeah, episode 15 was One Inch Closer and I remember having that conversation with you and others about One Inch Closer, and I was stuck there for a year because I felt like each day One Inch Closer to God was a great goal, being goal-oriented, and it reminded me that my God never moves. It was me. I didn't need to draw the Holy Spirit closer to me. He's there.

Speaker 2: 13:08

Yeah, I was just going to say the comeback, the daily comeback that is available to us, the comeback story of a lifetime, every day, every hour, every moment, falling into Jesus' arms, falling to our knees at the foot of the cross, that is available to us. It's accessible to us.

Speaker 1: 13:30

He's calling us to that Come back Lamentations, talks about new mercies every day. Do you believe it?

Speaker 2: 13:36

Yes.

Speaker 1: 13:37

I do. Me too. I need it. It's I take some supplements every day.

Speaker 2: 13:44

That's one of the supplements I have to take. I will. I'll say this I believe it, but I forget it. I forget it.

Speaker 1: 13:59

You know, some days it's like you know I can jump on the pity party bus.

Speaker 2: 14:02

Yeah, and you know, lose sight of who God is and all he's done for me. I can, I don't want to, and you know it's sometimes for me. The comeback it's it's in the moment goes back to our conversation which just just came to mind, ray Ryder, back episode 24, um, you know about the, just the, the battle in our minds and you know, taking captive every thought and and and say, like you know, self-leadership and that that's a big part of this. You know, for me, you know I got some. I got some news this week and it wasn't devastating news, but it's troubling, it's challenging, it's it can easily take me to pity, pity town. You know like this is never going to work out. This is horrible. This is so much worse than maybe it even ever, and I don't know. I sit here right now. You know the situation. I don't know how it's going to turn out and I'm totally stressed out about it. I think it's a bunch of crap, but here's the thing.

Speaker 1: 15:08

Sorry, pun intended, here's the thing Pun intended Couldn't yeah, here's the thing.

Speaker 2: 15:15

The other day, it was yesterday I'm with, I'm with my yeah. A day is like a thousand years.

Speaker 1: 15:20

A thousand years is like a day. No one knows why I'm laughing about that. That's perfect for you. That was great.

Speaker 2: 15:24

We're not editing that out the other day, like five weeks ago oh wait, a minute, that was yesterday afternoon. I was, I'm driving, driving with my wife, we're running an errand, and she was like you're, you're, you're like incredibly optimistic and at peace about this situation, like you've been great, and she's like, but you almost went there, didn't you like? I heard you on the phone talking to somebody and and you, you started to go there and you actually pulled yourself back and I'm like I said you know you are so right and like thank you for acknowledging that.

Speaker 2: 16:01

I don't know that I did that, um, intentionally, but it is what I did and I'm so grateful that's that's. That's hard for me to do, but, like midstream, I was like no, no, no, no, no, like I need to. I don't have the data or the context that I need to make a decision as to how stressed out I'm going to be. I don't have it yet, I have to wait and I'm going to be patient in that waiting and I'm going to. I'm going to trust God that he's got this and whatever will come will come and I'll deal with the data once I have it. But it's in the not knowing that I tend to spin out of control, of course, but this is like I'm learning and this has been a year of a lot of practice and it's some of what God has done in my heart and in my mind. I'm so grateful for that and my wife is incredibly grateful for that.

Speaker 1: 16:58

Well, I want to say hallelujah that God put that on Christina's heart. To say something to you about it the acknowledgement Praise God. I can just see the look on your face how beautiful is that?

Speaker 2: 17:11

But even, yes, it is beautiful, but I didn't again, I didn't even recognize it right and she did and she did.

Speaker 2: 17:18

and I'm like, wow, you know, you're right. Like I stopped myself and was like, listen, I don't have all the data yet, I gotta just let this play out and then take some next steps. I'm not getting ahead of this. And that's a man like, whew, that's new, yeah, that's new, but it's, it's the comeback. It's the comeback in the moment. That was easy In the come. It's a comeback in the moment and they're beautiful.

Speaker 1: 17:48

It happens, I know some, sometimes in the morning, but I don't know why. When I read Lamentations and it speaks to new mercies because your mercies are new every day, for some reason, there's a refreshing starting point of that, so I tend to pray about that during my devotional time. I'm thanking God often in prayer in the morning about I'm glad yesterday is yesterday. Yeah, right, right, and I do get to start over, and that's not just hyperbole and noise, it's the word says I can come back today. Yeah, I can come back. A lot. I think of our brother, brother Pete. I think he's the only guy who's ever been on here twice, right, pete Gatto.

Speaker 2: 18:35

Our Hub.

Speaker 1: 18:36

Two times. Anyone else been on two times? Wow, yeah, you might be, Chris Zeklaski was his own episode, plus he came with V2G once, but I think Pete. I think you're right. Yeah, so in any case, brother Pete Gatto, from Recovery Hub, our hub is here, and as soon as you said that rags to riches story, I want to make note there are riches to riches stories also that have comebacks in them. It's just turning from a worldly riches to a spiritual riches.

Speaker 1: 19:11

But let me stay with Pete for a second. That's the story I think of when he tells his testimony of literally lying in the gutter drunk and crying out to God. That's his story and I don't want to tell it for him. He's told it enough times. We've heard it. But let me just quickly pivot Pivot, Thank you. I want to pivot over to riches, to riches.

Speaker 2: 19:36

Yeah.

Speaker 1: 19:38

I'm thinking out loud about the times in my day where I'm working in my own strength, patting myself on the back, almost dislocating my shoulder. I'm patting so hard and it occurs to me that God is in the middle of what I'm doing and I need to stop myself and get on my knees and humble myself and say thank you for being present in my life and giving me that moment. What happened to you about having a little equanimity and just relaxing?

Speaker 2: 20:05

Yeah.

Speaker 1: 20:05

You know, and Christina going, you're pretty.

Speaker 2: 20:08

This is new.

Speaker 1: 20:09

Yeah, yeah, right, that acknowledgement. That's riches I don't want. Let's be honest, I have a wonderful life. Jimmy Stewart, I just know that for me it is so often my mercies that are new for the day. My comeback in the day is turning from the potential defeat of being selfish and self-centered and the enemy patting me down the back going. Good job, mark Boy. Has everybody acknowledged how well you've done here Versus slowing down and being fully present for my family, maybe in this instance, and saying, lord, thank you, I'm turning. I'm just I'm going to get one inch closer today just by turning a few degrees. We call it a change of phase at work. Few degrees to God and thankful to him for what's happened in my life. So and I? There are so many riches to riches stories out there. Do you know any any? Any?

Speaker 2: 21:13

so yeah I mean, I guess, I guess I think of it much the same right, like whether it's a rags to riches or riches to riches. I think of just the.

Speaker 2: 21:23

You know, it's still a radical transformation, right like absolutely, yeah, so so, and I think I, I, I could probably think of some examples, but I'm thinking more about, like, why we love those stories so much. Like you know, why does that sort of fill our tanks? You know, why do we love comeback stories? What is it? And part of it is like, I think it's we're at least I speak for myself I'm, I'm in awe and amazement, you know, it's almost, it's miraculous, it's like and it's maybe just a even a little glimpse into who God is. Like you know. So, regardless of where we are, I mean, there's just that there's this longing to see more of that movement of God.

Speaker 1: 22:24

Every soul saved that victory Right. We love that Right. It doesn't matter if they were in the rags or they had riches and, by the way, I want to clarify that for you because I have a vision in my head of the difference in rags to riches isn't really important. Part A listener, I just want you to know you don't have to be falling down drunk in the gutter to turn to God. You could be chug, chug, chugging along in your beautiful car and your beautiful house and your beautiful wife, but be missing a really key that have you given your heart to God.

Speaker 2: 22:56

Quite frankly, those stories are even more amazing to me because there's a there's a sense of self-sufficiency that there's not.

Speaker 2: 23:04

You know, if you're in the gutter, you're at the bottom of the you, you, you know, and you you've lost all hope, you've lost everything. There's no, you know, you're much more apt to turn to God and say, okay, if you exist, right, and but if, if you know there's, there's a, there's a sense of again not needing, right, you know, if you are self-sufficient, you sort of don't have those needs, well, that's a major miracle. That's not me To turn a heart toward God where you know that obvious need is not there. Correct, right, yeah. But again, I think you know the thing about comebacks, right, is like wow, look, look, look, what happened there. And I'm not suggesting God was in the midst of, you know, tb12's comeback story against the Falcons. But I'm saying that there's something in innate in each of us that's longing to see, to sense that movement of God.

Speaker 1: 24:10

Perhaps Absolutely that we get excited about those comebacks that movement of God, perhaps Absolutely, that we get excited about those comebacks. Yeah, let me grab that. I think the reason I love that story so much is because I want to feel good, that's it. It's that simple. There's so much dark crap going on around me. I listen to the news and it pounds me down. I try not to listen, often ignoring some significant world issues, because I feel beaten down.

Speaker 2: 24:37

It's hope, it's hope, that's it. No matter how bad it gets, there's still hope, right.

Speaker 1: 24:43

Right, so and this sounds silly my hope is in the Lord you know that. But because of Maria's movie interests, it's rom-com mania. We, I watch a lot of rom-coms. Okay, hey, at the end of it I want the, the guy to the Prince to rescue his, his damsel. You know, and sure, Right, A woman to rescue a mountain to climb. You know, like, yeah, I do, and some of them and now it's like they didn't get together Like La La Land, have you seen La La Land?

Speaker 2: 25:18

Yes, yes.

Speaker 1: 25:18

They didn't wind up together at the end. But she sees him playing yeah, right, yes, in the blues club and I'm sitting there going oh, go up, go go. I forget her name, right, go, go, go, leave the guy, leave your husband and go. And Maria's like she can't leave her husband. So I digress. I want that hope. That hope is important to me. Yeah, and if I can get it from TB12 and Julian Edelman and David Tyree, fine. If I can get it from Bernie, cool. I'll take a cause. It's just a little momentary dropper of oh yeah, you know, and it's because I need it.

Speaker 2: 25:57

Yeah.

Speaker 1: 25:58

And part of it shows my brokenness because somebody might be listening now going. Well, you don't need it from sports, so shallow. Jesus, that's so shallow. Right, I do. The truth is, in my normal life, you know, when I plant a seed or a seedling out in the garden and go back a month later, I have prayed that it grows. I nurture it, I water it, I fertilize it. I do all I want it to grow.

Speaker 2: 26:22

Yeah.

Speaker 1: 26:23

I'm hopeful, yeah, and when I see it and sit there and I eat the fruit from that, yeah, you can see me holding that tomato in my hand right now and I'm making bruschetta and I'm thinking I planted that sucker.

Speaker 2: 26:36

That feels good to me, and here's the other thing.

Speaker 1: 26:38

That's a happy ending.

Speaker 2: 26:39

Right, and the truth is most often it's not. Oh. So when it is you're like, oh, thank God, right, I mean, how many comeback stories could have been comeback stories that were just blowouts? Most of them, it's true.

Speaker 1: 26:57

Right. That's why we don't forget the comebacks. That's right. This is what I'm saying.

Speaker 2: 27:01

They're indelibly etched in our mind Like I don't know about you. I plant plenty of seeds. It doesn't grow. I don't know what I'm doing.

Speaker 1: 27:08

No, can I give you a garden, a metaphorical garden. Story Sure.

Speaker 2: 27:12

You plant. I would expect nothing less from you by the way, thank you.

Speaker 1: 27:22

It's that time too. We're like cultivating the dirt. But I've ordered my tomato plants to make tomato sauce this year and we're switching varieties. But I've already got the holes in my head. I know what I'm doing, it's all going to work, but every year there's a tomato that I adopt. It's that perfect tomato. It has the right shape, you can tell it's on a good branch, it's not going anywhere and you watch it and you know you can't pick it too early. Ripen on the shelf I don't buy so much. I like it to ripen on the plant.

Speaker 1: 27:51

It's okay, but there it is, it's getting there a little bigger, a little bigger, and all of a sudden you know it's within two three days of being ready for the picking and the eating.

Speaker 1: 28:02

And you go out and you see it and there it is. But then you walk around the other side of it and a bird has pecked a hole in the back of it and seeds are dripping out onto the ground and it's starting to wrinkle on the other side. Yeah, and I, I, I am forlorn. Yeah, because that was my tomato and it reminds me. Now I am telling this this this is great. I look at it and just I ignore the tomato, I just leave it there to die.

Speaker 2: 28:37

You're like, you were my favorite, now you're just dead to me. You're bird food so so you don't take it, pick it, cut it in half and eat the good half? Don't, Cause I don't cause.

Speaker 1: 28:50

I imagine that a skanky bird, you know, had a beak in there, yeah, and how do I know?

Speaker 2: 28:56

I might get the bird flu. Yeah, exactly yeah, some kind of Right.

Speaker 1: 29:01

So I say that, to say there are those moments, those beautiful moments. I'm ready for the victory, I'm ready for the hopeful story and it just, it totally out of my control, it just dies.

Speaker 2: 29:14

See, I would have gotten a prophylactic antibiotic. Cut that tomato. And quite frankly, our fathers and grandfathers forget about it. They would have eaten the whole thing like an apple. Kiss it up to God Done. Oh, my goodness, yeah, yeah, plenty of that.

Speaker 1: 29:38

Yes.

Speaker 2: 29:38

Plenty of that.

Speaker 1: 29:40

So God's in the tomatoes and he's in whatever you cherish and covet listeners. I know he's in this problem that you're having, that you find some it's messy. Yeah, no pun intended, I mean that's two of them.

Speaker 1: 29:56

But God is in the midst of All of it, all of it, and he wants you to understand the value of grace. He wants me to realize that grace given to me. That's what we prayed about before we started today. Is that that grace that we get, that grace that we get each day, comes in massive quantities enough for us to share? Yeah, it's not just ours, that's right. It's given to us along with all the fruits of the Spirit that we could pass along.

Speaker 2: 30:30

Amen.

Speaker 1: 30:31

There's hope Every day.

Speaker 2: 30:33

Every day, yeah. So he says come on back.

Speaker 1: 30:44

And we do, yeah, we do, hey. Thanks, come back, kid. This was fun, I know your comeback story. Let's, uh, let's, let's just leave it on the football field for today and say thank you, jesus, amen, peace, peace.

Speaker 3: 30:53

I love the reminder from Mark and Steve about how God's word says. His steadfast love never ceases. His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning. Great is his faithfulness. That, my friends, is the beginning of everyone's comeback story. Whether it's your first or your 31st, god is the game changer and he calls you and me his son. So, regardless of how deep your valley is or how wide that raging river in front of you is, we walk with the great I am, and if he is for us, I ask you this who can be against us? Lord, please continue to use this podcast to impact the lives of all who listen. I ask that you would bring hope and healing to each and every one of them. Meet them right where they are and reveal yourself to them like only you can do, in Jesus' mighty name, amen.

Speaker 2: 32:01

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