 As John prayed, God said, we may prosper and be in health, prosper in all things and be in health, just as our soul prospers, and Lord, I pray this, God saying that Lord, may we prosper, may I prosper in all things, may we prosper in all things, and be in health, even as our soul prospers, and Lord, we thank you that this is your plan and purpose this is your will, this is your desire, and Lord, we pray that you would teach us, Lord, and to really do what it takes in order to keep our mind, Lord, renewed, and our imagination sanctified, Lord, in the thoughts of the God, focused on the things of the Spirit and things that are good and virtuous and right, and Lord, we will flourish in that area, we will thrive and prosper in that area of God, and may it affect all other areas of our lives, Father God, may it affect our health, Lord, in a positive manner, may it affect our action, our speech, and everything that is tied to our soul prospering, Lord, at each area of God, just receive life, Father God, receive life of Father God, Lord, I just pray that those things that are God, that we seem to be really suffering, and we seem to be our God, like things that are really struggling, Father God, and I just pray that we're not able to find out what it is, and Lord, we pray right now, Lord, even as our soul prospers, Lord, even as your cause, even as your word causes our soul to really thrive and prosper, and as we meditate on your word, God, I pray that, Lord, it will just cover each and every other area tied to it as well, Lord. We thank you. We give you all the praise and all the glory at this time, God. In Jesus' matchless name, we pray. Amen. Amen. Okay. So this is key for all other areas of our lives, like, can get really impacted as we've been looking at it, in a positive way or in a negative way, as our soul is impacted. So let's pick up from where we left off last class. We were looking at spirit, soul, and body, and the areas of our minds, and we were looking at what causes life's problems and linking that to the problems in the soul. And so one of the things being affected being behaviors and choices. And when our behavior is compulsive and addictive and so on, we see that it is, well, yes, it is related to the soul. Can you just give me one minute, please? It's just one minute. Sorry. There was a doho that kept banging. I had to start it. Okay. So we were looking at, you know, the problem areas that which are behavior, which is linked to the soul, and we were looking at some of those things like compulsive, addictive behavior, something that is impulsive, and everything related to our thoughts and, you know, things that are not going right in that area. And the second area which gets affected is our emotional well-being. Like, if there is a problem in our thoughts, if there's a problem in what we are dwelling on, our emotional well-being gets affected. So there's a lot of fear, anxiety, you know, there's a lot of sadness, hopelessness, a feeling of being victimized and being rejected, all that, our emotional well-being also gets affected. Now, this obviously affects our daily functioning, right? We might be able to function to a certain degree, but in some cases, when it comes to maybe handling things that are, you know, pressure filled and maybe challenging situations and so on, we feel that we're not able to really, you know, do our best. We are pulled back because of this. Our emotional well-being is affected and therefore, certain tasks we're not able to do to the fullest degree possible. And it's also, if there is a problem in the soul, it also reflects in our relational well-being, relational being able to relate to people. Relationships gets affected. Why? Because there could be, you know, we're not able to really maintain that relationship, right? There is maybe anger, maybe there's some kind of, you know, some kind of conflict that is happening and conflict that we're not really able to resolve, right? It's conflict and because of conflict, there's alienation, you know, withdrawal from that relationship, not wanting to really make amends, not wanting to work at a relationship, right? Or it could even be inner relationship, it could even be, you know, like a dominating, very dominating being manipulative, all these negative things which are not really conducive, helpful in a relationship. And when I'm saying relationship, we're not talking about, you know, just husband and wife, you know, we're talking about all kinds of relationships. It could be business, it could be, you know, maybe you're a colleague and a boss, it could be, you know, peer, it could be friends, all kinds of human interactions that we can think of different degrees of relationship, like formal, informal, close, you know, business, etc. All these get affected when there is a problem in the soul realm, right? Which is not set right, okay? Then also, there are certain challenges in in life, what we can call as life experiences, like maybe there's failure, maybe there's inability to handle finances because of overspending or, you know, there's debt and borrowing and also infidelity, meaning that you're not being faithful. So all kinds of complexities that come with it, right? Which challenge or which are challenges in life itself. And like we saw earlier, it affects our physical health, right? Physical health, the mind, what goes on in our mind affects our body, affects our emotions, affects relationships, affects the way we work things. So we see it's, it's, it's all connected, it's interconnected. And it's, it's important. The reason John is praying that prayer is that, you know, there's a key that we get there, that, that let it thrive, let it flourish, and let it affect all areas of our lives. There even Romans chapter 12 and verse one and two, when we see that Paul writes, you know, let your life be transformed by the renewing of your mind. That when your thoughts are made new, when are, you know, what we are dwelling on in our imaginations, everything is renovated, then there is a change and not just a, you know, not just a simple change, but it's a drastic change. And the word he uses there is metamorpho, right? From which we get metamorphosis, which is a change, like in science when we study, like it's a change from how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly. And there's no recognition of, you know, the, the beginning stage and the end stage. So there's a drastic transformation that happens. So that kind of a transformation can happen in our lives. For the better, if this area is sorted, you know, is the, it is, it is strengthened, it is made new and renewed. So it's very important. Looking at a couple of scriptures here, you know, I would talk about how the, you know, the soul realm affects all other areas. Proverbs 15 and verse 13 says, a merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of the heart, the spirit is broken. Okay. Proverbs 17 verse 22, a merry heart does good like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones. So the first verse talks about emotion and talks about, you know, our, our mood, our drive, our motivation. The verse, Proverbs 17 and verse 22 talks about how physically also, you know, there is an impact, like a merry heart does good like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones. Literally, you know, there is no health, there is no strength. So that, that happens. Okay. So, so it's a very important key that we, that we get, we understand this. And we realize that, okay, as a believer, you know, if we are struggling, right? If you're struggling in certain areas, and if you're, if you're struggling, then we realize that, okay, if this is something that I've not dealt with, okay, if this is an area that needs to be dealt with, if I've been neglecting this area and I've been pushing for change, I've been pushing for behavior modification, right? I've been trying to change our behavior and it's short lived, then comes back, right? It is because that this area has untouched the realm of our thoughts, you know, where our thoughts go, where our imaginations lie and what we dwell on constantly, that has been, there's been very little change, probably. So if that has changed, then it will definitely result in transformation, right, of behavior. Okay. So let's look at some of the causes of these problems. Okay. So we're going to be looking at a lot of negative things, okay? So what causes the problems that we face? And obviously, we start off with the main thing, which is wrong thinking. Every thought results in action. It could be conscious action. It could be, you know, subconscious. It need not be something that we are very conscious of, but then it could be a reflex action even. But it is because of a thought. The origin is a thought. And sometimes we want to do certain things. Then we think, plan, we are intentional, we reach out, we act. But sometimes it's just a spontaneous, reflex response. We didn't even think about it, but in a split section it happened. But behind that split second response or action also is a thought. So if it's wrong thinking, if it's a wrong pattern of thinking or a wrong attitude and mindset that you've fixed on, if it is wrong believing, then definitely the way we live our life and how our emotions are, our emotional well-being, everything is definitely affected. Right? Just think about it. If one whole day, if you sat, if you just locked yourself indoors and you thought every negative thing possible about your life, okay, everything that could go wrong about your life, maybe physically, every negative thing if you think about it. End of the day, you know, you're not going to feel cheerful. Right? You're not going to feel, you know, like going out and doing something positive. You feel defeated and you don't want to do anything. You just want to curl up and stay and you're feeling so negative about everything. It's because of our wrong thinking. So we're going to look at how our thinking can change, how our thinking can be impacted for the better. Because many times, I mean, the very overpowering thing that we believe is that our thoughts cannot be controlled. Right? Or our thoughts control us, but we can't have any influence over our thoughts. That's the thing. And many times, that's our experience. Right? And so we come to that conclusion that yes, our thoughts, well, they seem to have life of their own. Our mind seems to have its life of its own. So I cannot influence it in any way. I am always under the influence of my thoughts and imaginations. I can't seem to break free or have any kind of control over this whole thing. Right? That's something that would normally believe in. But the fact is that that can change. Right? That can change. If we believe right, if we believe that, yes, I can, God has given me the choice. I can choose to think on these lines. I can choose to dwell on these thoughts. I can choose not to. I just have to make up my mind. It's like how we make bed in the morning. We got up, we just put everything right. We set it. We arrange the pillow, arrange the sheets and everything. And it's something like that. Where we choose to, where we decide, where we make up our mind. Okay? So wrong thoughts lead to wrong emotions. And it either, you know, it captivates or captures, ensnares our soul. And it leads to wrong behavior. So thoughts, emotions. And there's always a ensnaring and action. But the thing, a good thing is this, if there are good thoughts result in good emotions, which lead to an ensnaring of the soul in a positive way. Right? And leading to good behavior or right behavior. Right? So, if it's a lie, then it leads to deception and wrong behavior. You know, for example, a thought that God does not love me or people do not love me, very soon could lead to emotions and feelings of rejection. There's nobody there, nobody cares. God does not care. Neither do people. Right? We can come to that conclusion. And, you know, we can actually withdraw from people, withdraw from God, distance ourselves from God and do all that. And then we look back when you actually rewind the whole thing. Why is a person like this? Why does this person come to this place in life? We, most often we see, you know, this is what they believed in. Certain things happened in their lives. And the cause of that, they came to this conclusion. Right? And it was in the mind. And they came to the conclusion. They made a choice. They made a decision. This is how things are. Right? And we see that Satan goes about, either he goes about lying, either he goes about intimidating, causing fear, accusing. And he also, like, intimidates and he accuses. He lies. He also attempts. Right? He invites people and puts people or causes, makes it to a very strong argument for people to turn away from righteousness and to turn towards unrighteousness. Right? Makes a very strong case, like a very strong appeal, emotional appeal. And he's the tempter. He's called the tempter. Right? He's called the father of lies or the deceiver. So, you know, lying originates, you know, he's a source of all lies. He's the father of lies. He's the deceiver. He's also the accuser, which means he accuses people. There's a, you know, lot of things that we accuse ourselves of. We accuse others of. And, you know, the whole thing of accusation comes from, from Satan. Right? And he also goes about tempting. And therefore, he's called the tempter. If you look at these scriptures, you know, let's talk about that, you know, let's just, let's look at a few. Well, it's important for us to understand where these things are coming from. So, if you would know, you know, Satan is a source of lies, so why should I believe lies? Right? Why should I believe in a lie or a statement that is, that is opposite of the truth, as stated in the word. Right? As stated by God. So, why should I, when I know the source, why should I actually even consider these things? Why should I even reason with these things? Right? Revelation 12 and verse, verse nine. And I think, yeah. So, a great dragon was cast out. The serpent of old called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world. He was cast out to the earth and his angels were cast out with him. So, he deceives the whole world. Verse 10 talks about salvation and strength and kingdom of our God and the power of his Christ have come for the accuser of our brethren who accuse them before our God day and night has been cast down. So, he's also called the accuser of the brethren. Right? And if you look at Matthew chapter four and verse three, he's the one who tempts Matthew chapter four. Let's look at that verse, Matthew four and verse three. Okay. Now when the tempter came to him, he said, if you are the son of God, command that these stones become bread. The tempter immediately just goes about, goes about his job, puts his skills to use. And he is talking about the temptation of where the Lord was tempted. And Satan is called the tempter. So lies, deceptions, accusations, temptations come from Satan. So, these things when we believe or when we buy in, when we even consider and reason and entertain these lies, entertain these accusations, we are actually put in a prison. Right? Our actions, our thoughts result in, when we go through with those suggestions, result in fear, result in some kind of deception, result in, you know, in prison, we being imprisoned. It's not a physical prison, but an emotional prison, right? Where we are limited, we are unable to do what we are called to do. Like the opposite of it is, is this that it's so powerful that where the spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom, there is liberty, right? And the, the Lord Jesus says, you will know the truth and the truth will set you free, right? So there is a setting free, there is a liberty that comes from the spirit of life. Whereas the opposing spirit, which is the lying and deceptive spirit, causes imprisonment, causes ensnare as people, like to live far below the potential, okay? So wrong thinking, okay? So we, we will look at what we need to do, but then, you know, right off, we can just say, okay, if I identify something in my life as a lie, a lie, we need to, we need to understand, am I believing a lie? It could be about ourselves. It could be about our circumstance. It could be about, you know, the, our future. We need to take an inventory and say, you know, am I believing a lie? Am I believing a lie? Am I being fearful because of the lie? Am I being intimidated because of the lie? Am I accusing myself, right? Okay, you know, we've confessed, maybe we, we fell, you know, we did wrong, and maybe you've, you know, corrected yourself and, and still there is that voice of accusation that comes over and over again, even after, you know, we, we, we was probably set right things with God or with people, you know, there is this voice of accusation. So what, what should you do? Right? What should we really do with that? What should we do with, with lies which, which keep coming? What should we, what should we do with these things? Right? Should we entertain them? Should we reason with them? Should we think on them? Right? The answer is no. Right? Because these result in problems for us. Right? So the best thing is not to do that. Practice recognizing and discarding these things. Okay, so wrong thinking. The second one, which affects our lives, you know, which causes problems. The second one is wrong speaking, wrong words. When we, you know, it could be either other speaking to us, wrong words or wrong ideas. They are declaring or it could be just ourselves. Right? We speaking over our own lives, we speaking over our own, well, circumstances and situations. When we speak the wrong words, we are not speaking as God would speak. Right? We see things and we're not seeing it as God would see it. We're not speaking it as God would speak over them. Then it results in a problem. Right? Because words have power. Because words are thoughts. Words are ideas. Words are communicating something and when we receive them, it affects, influences our thoughts. Right? So let's say you look at Psalm 64 and verse three. Okay? Who sharpened their tongue like a sword and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, bitter words. Proverbs 12 and verse 18, there is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword. Okay? There's one who speaks like the piercings of the sword, which means it's not a physical thing, but it's something that you hear that affects you. You know, like, like how a sword would actually impact us in the, in the natural. Now, these words are actually affecting us either in our emotions or in our, you know, in our, in our minds. Right? Can you just give me a minute, please? Just one second. Sorry, once again. Let's, let's continue. So words, right? So we see that in the emotional realm when we use words, it's like the piercing of a sword. Okay? Now, the second part of that was, it says, but the tongue of the wise promotes health. The tongue of the wise promotes health, just opposite of the one who actually speaks like the piercings of the sword. Okay? Another verse, Proverbs 16, verse 24, pleasant words are like a honeycomb. Okay? What does it result sweetness to the soul, though referring to the emotions and everything, and health to the bones. It has a physical impact. It has an impact in our, you know, in our body. Right? It says, pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul, and health to the bones. So the, if people have spoken words over us, okay? And if they are wrong ideas or wrong words, and we have received them, we have believed, we have received, and we've just taken ownership, internalized it, and it can, it can result in wrong thinking, it can result in wrong action. Right? For example, I was a child, like when it came to, let's say, serving things and all that at home, and we used to have these get-togethers and grandfather, and uncles, and as you get together. And I remember once, I think I dropped, I dropped a glass, I dropped a few plates or something, and broke them. And so my grandfather always said, you know, hey, don't give it to this guy. This guy is butterfingers. Right? Don't give it to him. Don't give anything for him to carry. He'll drop it. So any gathering, it was like that, hey, this guy is a butterfinger. So butterfingers, so he will slip. He will not, so they, they never, you know, gave me that responsibility of carrying things or putting things, especially when it came to things that are like fragile, breakable stuff. So I, for some time, I just believe that, you know, say, oh, butterfingers, please don't give it to me. I can't, I can't carry it. I don't want to. I might drop it. I might break it. For some time, I just, I just believe that. And I don't know how that change happens. And I just believe that, hey, this is not right. I can do it. I can be careful with things. It's just that I just need to be careful with it. I just need to consciously think of what I'm doing. I can't be preoccupied with something else. So I don't know how that shift happened, but really, I literally had to tell myself, yeah, I can handle responsibility. So it actually was resulting in a lot of other things in life, where, you know, if it was an area of responsibility, which required, it's a critical area of responsibility. And then let's say it was handling money, handling, you know, accounting and things like that, then I would pull back, I would hold back because I, what if I did something wrong, butterfingers, the thing would come over and over again because I had actually received those. So I had to really take a conscious effort and say, no, I am not that. Right. So people may have spoken words. And unfortunately, you know, it happens where as we are growing up, maybe in school, maybe with, you know, the kids whom we played with, they make, you know, it happens, right? We make fun of them. They have, you know, physical appearance. They make fun of us, physical appearance, and some of these things can actually stay with us for years, right, about our physical appearance. And we end up, you know, maybe it's about our complexion, maybe it's about, you know, our hair or, you know, nose or whatever, right? I'm sure we have called names, right? And the people have also called us names. And some of these things actually, as if we are not careful, if we have not let go of these things, these actually would, you know, kind of impact us emotionally, right? And emotionally, let's say somebody has spoken something negative about our physical appearance, right? So what happens is it, as we grow over the years, we always have a lack of confidence about our physical appearance, right? And we, so we don't want to appear in public because we lack confidence. I know this could be, I'm just taking an example, right? We could do this. We could shrink away from appearing in public and say, you know, I don't want to do that. I don't want to meet this person. I don't want to, and the actual reason is maybe somebody just made fun saying you are like this, called you, you know, XYZ names, you know, maybe you're fat, you're thin, you're whatever. And we do not want to be called that again. Our confidence has been shaken. So you see words. These are simple words, but they were spoken. We received them. And it has stayed affecting our emotions, affecting us in all these ways, right? So again, how do we, how do we counteract it? We're going to look at it in a detailed way, but the basic thing is to counteract it with what would God say, right? Someone, someone said, you know, for every negative thing that has been spoken and perceived by us, it takes 10 positive things to counteract it, like 10 things to be spoken, to destroy, to really take away that negative thing that was absorbed by us. So we need to counteract and say, okay, this is, this is not something that, that's for me, I'm not going to accept this. I'm going to reject it. I'm not going to take it in. I'm just going to reject it. Okay, you'll have to just excuse me once, once again, just a minute, please. Really apologize for all these interruptions today. I'm really sorry. Okay. So, so we just need to recognize it and then, you know, overcome. It can be overcome, right? So look into our own lives and see what is it that's really bothering, troubling us and, and something that's so repeatedly over and over again. You tried our best, but it's, you know, we tried our best to change our behavior and it's not helped because behavior change is rooted to something else, wrong thinking, wrong speaking, right? And maybe we continue to speak, you know, that person has spoken, that person is not in the scene, moved away, but we are continuing to speak that over our lives. That happens. I am like this. I'm Butterfinger. I'm a Butterfinger. I cannot handle this. I'm not, you can't trust me with things. I'm Butterfinger. So I can tend to speak that long after that person has spoken and gone and that many times that person also is not part of your life anymore, right? That person is maybe, is, is, it's not alive even, but we, we keep speaking that over us. Maybe it was someone whom we esteemed, maybe someone who was close to us, right? Someone whom we respected. Either ways, you know, we, we esteem those words or we tolerated those words and those words seem to have, you know, made an impact where we are speaking that over and over and over again over our lives. We need to stop that, right? We need to stop that. And the minute we stop that, we will see change, right? The minute we stop that and then not just leave a vacuum, but actually take the word of God, Lord, what are you saying, God? I don't feel that now, but I'm going to speak that now, right? Because many times we wait for emotions. I want to feel like I'm victorious before I can say I'm victorious. I want to feel like, yes, you know, the joy of the Lord, I feel the joy of the Lord before I can say the joy of the Lord is my strength. I want to feel that all that before I can act. Oh, I want to see it in my life before I can declare it, before I can speak it. But it's actually the other way around, right? We speak it first, because that's the truth, irrespective of our feelings. Emotions will come later. Emotions will change. But we need to, you know, what is it? Watch what we are speaking over our lives. What is it that we are speaking over our lives? Okay, so then the third one, where we are, where we could have problems per reason, is because of continued sin. Okay, continued, repetitive, serious, habitual sin. Okay, now it's dangerous, right? Because it opens the door for demonic influence. Because we are continually placing ourselves outside of, you know, God's protection. And we just, we are doing that, right? We are placing ourselves and we are opening the door, right? And we see that, well, scripture says, when we read in, James talks about that, that, you know, he talks about just selfish ambition. And he says that every evil thing is there, when it, when it, when these things are there, or every evil thing is there. So, you know, don't have it, don't entertain it, right? Like James chapter three and verse 14, right? If you have bitter envy and self seeking in your heart, do not boast and lie against the truth. This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. And listen to verse 16, for where envy and self seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. So how did this confusion and every evil thing end up there? What opened the door? What gave the invitation and the permission to come, right? He's writing to the church, the believers. Who gave the permission? How dare these things come into our lives? But it says here, if you have bitter envy and self seeking in your hearts, or, you know, where there is envy and self seeking, confusion and every evil thing are there. So these are works of the flesh. So like this, if there is continual, deep seated habitual sin, we can be sure that, yes, we are opening our doors for Satan to step in. Maybe this continued rage, maybe this continued, you know, putting down of people, continued words, being spoken in anger every day. It's a habitual thing. And other things, things of the lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes. And if it's a continual thing, then we see that, yes, we are actually hurting ourselves. We are opening the door to the enemy. Okay. First Peter 2, verse 11. First Peter 2 and verse 11. Peter writes and he says, Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul. Okay. Saying abstain from fleshly lusts. Okay. So appetites, desires, strong desires, fleshly lusts. You know, when we said flesh, we studied that. We said, wait, this refers to the appetite of the body. And, yeah, it's an appetite of the body to actually satisfy, you know, it's a drawing, it's a desire to satisfy that appetite in ways that God has not ordained. Okay. So that's, it's a negative thing when we say, okay, fleshly lust. So our body has appetites. And it's not, you know, now this desire is to, this fleshly lust is to satisfy the desire in ways that God has not ordained. Okay. So it's saying, you know, these fleshly lusts war against the soul. Okay. So it's actually a war, it's a conflict, it's a fight. And it's against ourselves, against our thoughts, against our imaginations, against the functioning, the proper functioning of our mind. Right. Our thinking, our analysis, our reasoning, our creativity, everything, it is actually against, so our thinking gets perverted, our thinking gets crooked, our imagination, you know, everything gets perverted. And it's, the fleshly lust is capable of doing that. It's a war, it's a conflict, it's a serious thing. Right. So that's why he says, no, don't, don't tolerate, abstain, don't give in, don't be drawn into these things because it's a war against the soul, your own soul. Right. Which means that if it's a war against our soul, it's, it's going to affect our body, it's going to affect our emotions, the whole thing. Right. Everything, our actions, our speech, everything changes over time because of giving into this fleshly lust. Okay. So, yeah, so we see that. So it hurts us, it hurts our soul, it's an attack on our soul. Right. And it also opens up our life to the demonic influence. Like, just like we saw in James, we can, we can look at, you know, Ephesians 4, 26 as well. Like Ephesians 4 and verse 26, be angry and do not sin. Do not let the sun go down on your wrath nor give place to the devil. Okay. That's verse 27. So, nor give place, meaning a foothold or a dwelling place for the devil. Don't give access to the devil. Right. So he's saying, be angry. So what causes, what gives the access to the devil? But we angry and we sin in anger. Right. When that is not resolved, saying don't let the sun go down on your wrath. You know, don't continue to stay angry with that person because it's going to result in unforgiveness. It's going to result in you being offended and carrying an offense. And as a result of it, a lot of things we are going to do a lot of things, like speak a lot of things, maybe take some action, withdraw from people, withdraw from, but all these things and give place to the enemy, give place to the devil. Right. Give access to the devil. So saying, you know, don't do this. Be angry. Do not sin. Do not let that time pass. Right. Do not let that time be extended. You deal with it. Don't let the sun go down on your wrath. Okay. So this continual deep seated sin again affects us. Okay. I guess that's all we have time for today. So we'll stop here and we'll continue with other things that affect our soul, which cause damage to our soul and a few more things. And then of course, you can, there are additional readings. You can read an APC book, Breaking Personal and Generational Bondages. You can read that as well. That is helpful. We're going to look at a few more things. Okay. In our next class. Okay. So, so the thing is, whatever we have seen today, you know, maybe we can do an inventory and see, okay, what is it that I need to, do I need to drop something of my life? Do I need to stop, you know, thinking these things? Do I want to, what am I believing about myself? Or that maybe people have said, people have spoken many years ago that I'm still believing that. And I just ask the Holy Spirit, right? And he will show, you don't have to get paranoid. It can be a very joyous thing. It can be an exercise of Shalom, right? Because we are called to let the peace of God reign in our lives. So just ask the Lord, have a conversation with the Lord, let him show certain things, and then we act on it, right? And see this, see our life change, see our thoughts change and everything else that flows from it, change as well, right? Okay. So we'll stop here. God bless you. Have a great weekend. We'll meet again next week. God bless. Thank you. Bye. Bye. See you. Goodbye. Bye.