Trauma-Responsive Pulpit Series: What kind of church are you?

Hello there, welcome. Welcome to today's teaching. It's great to see everybody just. Sorry, removing. Sorry about that. I was having some technical difficulties and now we are back and moving. Had to remove something from the stream that was not working out. So anyway, here we are. I'm Tammy Toney-Butler with Reflective Spaces Ministry, and I wanted to do a teaching today. The Holy Spirit had put on my heart a teaching this morning, and he did the same yesterday. And please go back and listen to yesterday's message. And it is the second message in our trauma responsive pulpit series. And it is our goal that we have a trauma responsive system within the churches today to help to minister to the diverse populations. that are experiencing all forms of trauma as we find ourselves living in a nation that has a pandemic of trauma, even a world. And so these messages and teachings are geared towards ministering to individuals looking through a trauma-focused lens and from that perspective. as I am a survivor of child sex trafficking, and I lost my dad to suicide when I was a teenager. And Christ set me free. I've been on his mission ever since. And so let's dive into the teaching that he has today. Thank you to everyone who is able to tune in and listen to us all around the world. And let's see what he has for you today. I'm going to pull up my PowerPoint. that I have. Let me back up here. I had gotten through, looked at it to make sure that it was okay. And now we're going to start from the beginning. Okay. It is titled, What Kind of Church Are You? And subtitled, Waiting for the Lord. Holy Spirit, Just come and have your way in this time that we have together. Let them see you and not me. Let you speak through me to deliver the words that I need to deliver to them and into their hearts. For I'm merely a vessel, a vessel that you use, oh God, to speak your truth through. I am nothing but filthy rags, Father. You get all the glory. I'm a sinner that you washed clean, purified, and set me to do this for you today. And Lord Jesus, we just call forth your grace and your peace and your strength. And for any veils to be lifted off so that eyes can see and ears can hear and experience the spiritual truth. and wisdom, and understanding as we dive into the scriptures, into your word. Let it resonate in our hearts. Let our minds be quiet and still so that we can listen and glean the knowledge that you want us to glean during this time that we have together. Thank you, Father. Strengthen me and give me the courage to speak boldly for you in your words of truth. Speak through me, Father. In the precious name of our Lord Jesus. Amen. What kind of church are you? Wait for the Lord. Again, I'm Tammy Toni Butler. And today's scriptural references that we will be using are Psalm 27, Revelation 3, Proverbs 4, and Matthew 11. And I'm giving you those in the order in which the Holy Spirit downloaded them to me this morning for me to review and find the hidden truths and the connection between these. And what is the revelation knowledge that he wants you to glean from these books and chapters? Psalm 27 of David. Help for today and hope for the future. And I'll be reading out of the new application book. The Life Application Study Bible, the New International Reader's Version. The Lord is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid? When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh, when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble and fall. Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear. Though war break out against me, even then will I be confident. One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek. that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. For in the day of trouble, he will keep me safe in his dwelling. He will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle and set me high upon a rock. Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me. At his tabernacle will I sacrifice with shouts of joy. I will sing and make music to the Lord. Hear my voice when I call, O Lord. Be merciful to me and answer me. My heart says of you, seek his face. Your face, Lord, will I seek. Do not hide your face from me. Do not turn your servant away in anger. You have been my helper. Do not reject me or forsake me. O God, my Savior, though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me. Teach me your way, O Lord. Lead me in a straight path. Because of my oppressors, do not turn me over to the desire of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence. I am still confident of this. I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord. Be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. That's yummy, yummy, yummy, yummy. Some of the themes of Psalm 27, and as we read this, it's an unwavering confidence in God that in God is our cure for fear and loneliness. And the temple of the Lord, that can also be the presence of the Lord. Remember that we are his bride. We are his temple. He's in us, living and breathing. And his presence is with us when we accept him as our Lord and Savior. And we can be glory carriers as we grow in relationship with him and seek him above everything else. When I was looking at this, something kind of stuck out at me. And it was around 2710 when it said, though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me. Many have had the sad experience of being forsaken by their father or mother. Broken homes, differences of belief, addiction to drugs or alcohol, even psychological isolation can leave children crippled by this loss. Even as adults, the pain may linger. God can take that place in our life, fill that void and heal that hurt. He can direct us to adults who may take that role of father or mother for us. His love is sufficient for all our needs. And another thing is waiting on God is not easy, but we don't do it in our own strength. We do it in His. And I know it was hard for me because my mother would have been considered to be my trafficker, but my mom had her own trauma, which she parented in survival mode and opened me up to being victimized. So it can be difficult. So I can relate with this passage as many of you can. Our greatest desire as believers should be to live in God's presence each day. How do we do this? By having a relationship with him and not just religious traditions. Now I'm going to read Revelation 3. And again, I'm going to be reading out of the Life Application Study Bible, the New International Readers Version. And this is where we are having the letters to the churches. This one starts, with the church in Sardis. To the angel of the church in Sardis write, these are the words of him who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds. You have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up, strengthen what remains and is about to die. For I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of my God. Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard, obey it and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief and you will not know all. You will not know at what time I will come to you. Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes. They will walk with me dressed in white for they are worthy. He who overcomes will like them be dressed in white. I will never blot out his name from the book of life, but will acknowledge his name before my father and his angels. He who has an ear, let him hear what the spirit says to the churches. next to the church in Philadelphia. To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, these are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens, no one can shut, and what he shuts, no one can open. I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. I will make those who are the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews, though they are not, but are liars. I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you. Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole world to test those who live on the earth. I'm coming soon. Hold on to what you have so that no one will take your crown. Him who overcomes, I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will he leave it. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God. And I will also write on him my new name. He who is an ear, let him hear what the spirit says to the churches. Now to the church in Laodicea. To the angel of the church in Laodicea, write, These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God's creation. I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other. So because you are lukewarm, neither hot, neither cold, Neither hot nor cold. I am about to spit you out of my mouth. You say I am rich. I've acquired wealth and do not need a thing. But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire so you can become rich and white clothes to wear so you can cover your shameful nakedness and salve to put on your eyes so you can see. Those whom I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent. Here I am. I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him and he with me. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne. Just as I overcame and sat down with my father on his throne. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. Wow. Wow. Wow. In this section and the sections before, we talk about the names of Jesus. And the names of Jesus are scattered throughout the book of Revelation. Everything he is, is in his name. Each name speaks of Jesus' character and an aspect of his role within God's redemptive plan. These are his names, the Alpha and the Omega, Lord God, the Almighty, Son of Man, the First and the Last, the Living One, Son of God, Witness, Creator, Lion of the Tribe of Judah. Root of David, Lamb, Shepherd, Christ, Faithful and True, Word of God, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, and the Morning Star. The Morning Star is a star that appears just before dawn when it is cold and dark out. Look to Revelations 2.28 there. Remember, when the world is at its darkest and bleakest point, Christ will be revealed. His light of truth will expose the evil. Darkness cannot exist where light dwells. Then we have and look a little bit more at the letters to the seven churches. These letters to the seven churches show us the attributes our churches should strive for and those they should avoid. And then there were the rebukes and they should avoid these. And remember we are his bride, we are his church. So we need to be avoiding these. They forsake their first love, compromise with sin, immorality, superficial or lukewarm. You need to be bold and be sold out for Jesus in this hour. Attributes, actions. Seek these. Perseverance. Hard work. Realize you may suffer. Realize you may experience poverty or seasons of lack. True to the faith. Effective. Faithful, loving service. Repent. Be earnest. No fear. Because there's no fear in perfect love. And you want a relationship versus religious love. Now we will look at Proverbs 4, which is the next one he gave me in the order in which he gave it to me. So I will turn over to that. And again, I'm reading out of the Life Application Study Bible, the New International Reader's Version. And it's titled, Wisdom is Supreme. Listen, my sons, to a father's instruction. Pay attention and gain understanding. I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching. When I was a boy in my father's house, still tender and an only child of my mother, He taught me and said, lay hold of my words with all your heart. Keep my commands and you will live. Get wisdom, get understanding. Do not forget my words or swerve from them. Do not forsake wisdom and she will protect you. Love her and she will watch over you. Wisdom is supreme. Therefore, get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding. Esteem her and she will exalt you. Embrace her and she will honor you. She will set a garland of grace on your head and present you with a crown of splendor. Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many. I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths. When you walk, your steps will not be hampered. When you run, you will not stumble. Hold on to instruction. Do not let it go. Guard it well, for it is your life. Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evil men. Avoid it. Do not travel on it. Turn from it and go on your way, for they cannot sleep till they do evil. They are robbed of slumber till they make someone fall. They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence. The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining even brighter till the full light of the day. But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness. They do not know what makes them stumble. My son, pay attention to what I say. Listen closely to my words. Do not let them out of your sight to keep them within your heart, for they are life to those who find them and help to a man's whole body. Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. Put away perversity from your mouth. Keep corrupt talk from your lips. Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you. Make level paths for your feet and take only ways that are firm. Do not swerve to the right or the left. Keep your foot from evil. Wow. Kind of a lot to unpack there. Something that that kind of stuck out with me. And we will look at it a little bit more with this. And as we dive in a little bit in Proverbs 4, God's wisdom is the beginning of abundant life. God's word can be your guide, a roadmap to wisdom. Parents and caregivers teach their children to look to the word of God as a guide for living an abundant whole life. But then when we look at it from a different perspective and bring in our trauma responsive pulpit, recognize many of us had no parents to guide us or teach us God's way to abundant whole life. Instead, they opened us up to victimization, abuse and addictive tendencies as coping mechanisms. Some of us were failed by spiritual mothers and fathers. Members of the church have hurt us. Spiritual abuse is rampant. So it's difficult for us to look through this perspective. But remember, we live in a fallen world. My mother had a choice. She chose to marry a man and stay with him. despite knowing what he was doing to her children. And again, she was parenting in survival mode. I just don't know what other choice she could have made, and I forgave her. But these are difficult things that face us today as we minister to others. We have to understand that trauma plays a role. I had to forgive my mom and I had to forgive myself. And I think a lot of you, you need to forgive yourself. We forget to do that because we blame ourselves. We blame ourselves for that sexual assault. We blame ourselves. Maybe I shouldn't have wore that outfit. Maybe I shouldn't have gone into that room. All these things. Maybe I shouldn't. have served at church, shouldn't have been an altar boy? Do you have the right to do those things? You should not have been victimized. I personally want to apologize to everyone that hurt you. And I also want you to understand that Christ loves you. It kind of gets a bad rap. I remember I used to sit huddled in the bathroom with my Bible, reading it and wondering where God was because I had to go out of that bathroom and do all these unspeakable things. And I begged God to save me and he didn't come. I would wait for the Lord during difficult seasons and times, but he didn't save me. But again, Remember, he tells people to turn, to repent. I know he spoke to my mom, but she ignored his prompting. She ignored that knowing, that inner knowledge, that gut check. I know that he tried to prevent me from being victimized. But again, she was looking through a clouded lens. She had been raised in a womb of trauma, shaped and molded, and made choices in survival mode and coped through addiction. I used to cope through addiction until Christ set me free. So again, difficult choices. But remember, the word of God is there. God's word can be your loving and compassionate mother or father, and it'll never leave you nor forsake you. He will never fail you. He is your steadfast anchor in any storm, giving you a roadmap and a guide to wholeness and abundant life that you can pass on to multiple generations, creating a legacy of wisdom anchored in the scriptures of truth, Seeking kingdom living, kingdom wisdom and understanding can be a complex daily process of transformation and renewal. You must follow Christ's example of love and humility daily. Say no to the world's value system. You must make a choice. Do I take the pathway of wickedness and sin, which leads to death? Or do I choose the righteous path, which leads to abundant life? Which path will you take? again let's look let's look through the lens of trauma as I step up to the trauma responsive pulpit And remember, things aren't black and white. They aren't as simple as we'd like to believe. And we need to meet individuals where they are and understand that individuals who've suffered trauma can often act out through behaviors and responses that we wouldn't necessarily agree with. But that's what they learn to do to adapt. And we need to understand that. As a trauma survivor who made choices based on fear and survival, that statement can be challenging to obtain. You will not do it in your strength, but in Christ. It's a layered process that takes time. So cut yourself some slack, guys. It's going to take you a little while. It's taken me a long time. I mean, layers and layers of healing and the Lord working with me with something. And then I'm repenting and turning and doing something else. And, you know, he's so good to me. And he just continues to show me the junk in my trunk. And he'll continue to work with you. He'll help you parent. He'll help you do it all. You just have to pray and have a relationship with him. Talk to him like I talk to you now. That's what I do. I say, Father, Abba, Father, come and help me. And he does. Remember, he made Adam so he'd have a friend to walk in the garden. He wants to walk with us. He's always out in the pasture with me or helping me garden or when he sends me to put a fence post up or do something that I would rather not do, but I have to obey and I go do it. And he's teaching me throughout the process. You can learn a lot when you follow him, but you have to surrender. Not your will, but his. And that can be difficult for those of us that have been victimized, especially if it's a member of the church. But I can tell you, he's not who failed you. He's not. People failed you. And remember, we don't wrestle against flesh. Look at Ephesians. But principalities, powers. So you really have to understand. And look through that lens of forgiveness. Forgiving yourself, forgiving others. Because all unforgiveness does and bitterness, it destroys you and it blocks your blessings and the flow of the spirit. And you can feel depleted because the flow is blocked. Because it's sin and it can separate us from the fullness that God has for us in that abundant life. Jesus came to give us life. And by his stripes you were healed. It didn't heal. We just have to let go and let God. Now let's see what else. Matthew 11, kingdom living. Let's go to Matthew 11. Jesus teaches about the kingdom. And here Jesus is easing John's doubt. Talking about John the Baptist. After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in the towns of Galilee. When John heard in prison what Christ was doing, he sent his disciples to ask him, Are you the one who was to come, or should we expect someone else? Jesus replied, Go back and report to John what you hear and see. The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor. Blessed is the man who does not fall away on account of me. As John's disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John. What did you go out into the desert to see? A reed swayed by the wind? If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who wear fine clothes are in king's palaces. Then what did you go to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is the one about whom it is written. I will send my messenger ahead of you who will prepare your way before you. I tell you the truth. Among those born of women, there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist. Yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing and forceful men lay hold of it. For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. And if you're willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come. He who his ears let him hear. To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others. We played the flute for you and you did not dance. We sang a dirge and you did not mourn. For John came neither eating nor drinking and they say he has a demon. The son of man came eating and drinking and they say here is a glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners. but wisdom is proved right by her actions. That's our Jesus sitting with sinners. Jesus promises rest for the soul. That's a promise from Jesus. You get to enter into rest. Oh, I think that was the greatest thing when he set me free and took the icky away. All of that was I slept like a baby. It was amazing when the Holy Spirit came inside of me and I stopped trying to force my own will and I finally surrendered. And I walked in the uncomfortable comfortableness of, I can't say that word, of, you know, letting go of my victim because I realized I had to let go of my victim because she had defined me, that little girl. So I had to let her go because the shame, the guilt, the fear, the regret and all that was attached to her. So Jesus helped me let go of her. And so I was reborn and fresh and made new and, Oh my gosh, it was amazing. Just a transformation. I changed life and that's why I'm sold out for Jesus. And I want everybody to experience the healing that he brought to me. Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of his miracles had been performed because they did not repent. Woe to you, Chorazin. Woe to you, Bethesda. Some of these words I can't say. If the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to the skies? No, you will go down to the depths. If the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you. At that time, Jesus said, I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure. All things have been committed to me by my father. No one knows the son except the father, and no one knows the father except the son, and those to whom the son chooses to reveal him. Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls, for my yoke is easy. and my burden is light. These cities were destroyed because of evil. Wow. Again, I was reading out of Matthew 11, the Life Application Study Bible, the New International Reading Version. Do not doubt Christ in times of adversity. Kingdom living requires courage, unwavering faith, determination, endurance, and patience. Repent, turn from evil and sin. God destroyed Tyre, Sodom, and Sodom for their long-standing wickedness, their evil. Nations and cities with churches on every corner and Bibles in most homes will have no excuse on Judgment Day if they do not repent and believe. Churches and pastoral leaders have a role to play in winning people to Christ. What kind of church are you? Are you a lukewarm church? Compromising church? Do you practice and condone immorality in your church? Have you forsaken your first love? Just take a moment to reflect and look inward. It is time to look inward. Look inward. Again, I want to stress with you the prophetic word that I received on the 7th and the Lord wanted me to, the Holy Spirit wanted me to put it in today's as well. All that I am is because of him and I obey and speak his truth as he gives it to me. And as he gave me these scriptures and the wisdom with them, I gave it to you. Thus saith the Lord. They must turn from evil. The scales have tipped. The time is now. Repent and turn. I am a God of love and mercy, but also judgment. They openly sin and blasphemy me. Thus saith the Lord. Repent and turn back to me before my judgment is certain. Turn back to me. Turn back to me. Woe to the one that does not heed this word. Thus saith the Lord. And that is what he had for you today. That message. Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit, just continue to fill up their spiritual tanks. There are people that are watching this right now that are ministering to others. They're actually ministering, even though they're facing their own drought, their season of lack, their trials. They have their own tribulation to deal with, but they're sowing seeds of love into others, and it's difficult to pour from an empty cup. Fill them up with fresh oil today. Oh, Holy Spirit, fill them up. Strengthen them, oh mighty God. Let them see and know your love that your peace that surpasses all understanding. Let them see you as I see you and draw from your wellspring of living water as we strive to be that pure bride that he's coming for. With pure hearts, pure minds, what kind of church are you? Those are the questions that we have to ask ourselves. Why are we loving others as we love ourselves? I'm sorry, are we loving others as we love ourselves? Are we loving as Jesus loved? Or are we judging? Are we accepting the widow and the orphan, the alien? Opening up our hearts of love? Or are we looking through lenses of hate and judgment skewed by a past of childhood adversity and trauma? I used to be very angry. I said things that would hurt others and did. But I knew inside that wasn't who I was. I was broken. And I knew that I was one way and then I was different the moment that I call him the boogeyman, came to my door. Several boogeymen. And I thought, what was the one thing? And it was the trauma. It was that that changed me. And it wasn't my fault. I was a kid. So then I thought, well, Christ can heal me. And he did. And he can heal you. And he can restore you. i like to say that innocence because some of us believe that we weren't we aren't innocent anymore and even in that passage when it's talking about childlike faith and you know it's that expected faith I mean every day I'm so excited to get alone with my father and and see what words of truth he has for me and he reveals himself in nature so much and there's no coincidences in the kingdom I'm telling you, when you follow the Holy Spirit around, wow, you just get amazed. And you realize it's all about timing and when you're in seasons of waiting. God is very strategic. He's all-knowing. He's everywhere. He's yummy. And he wants you to have a relationship with him. He's my father I didn't have. He's everything to me. And he wants to be that for you. And he can help you. Some of you are trying to parent and you never had a parent. So you don't really know what to do. I mean, goodness, I just learned how to balance. I make a balance sheet and start learning how to budget. And, you know, that's what happens. I mean, there were things that I had not done because I had lived in survival mode and existed. And now on this side of it and as I'm thriving and I've shed my food addiction and sex addiction and all these other things. I'm learning who I'm supposed to be before trauma visited my door and evil. Now I get to walk in his light and love, compassion and mercy and try to help you find the pathway to wholeness and healing. Some things that helped me was Pete Walker's book, Surviving and Thriving. That's a really good book. It talks about trauma, explains things. You can also grab my book. It's not mine. Holy Spirit downloaded it to me. I just put it out. He named it. When you know that you know that you know there is a God. I think I might have missed some of it. When you know that you know that you know there is a God. And it's on Amazon. And it's on Kindle. And there's a workbook. version or the other version. It's my memoir is, but you can't believe the direction he took with that and me healing. And it's like poetry. I can't describe it. I don't write that way. I'm telling you, you guys got to read it because Holy Spirit downloaded it. If you do, please rate it on Amazon. I hear that's a thing to move it up. Our goal is just to get it out there everywhere. But again, it's not my strength. It's in God's right. It's not my timing. It's in his. I just have to show up and obey as he wanted me to do now and come live and share this time with you guys as you're commuting home or getting your kids ready, your husbands to eat dinner, you're juggling mini balls, trying to survive and make it, trying to decide, do I pay my rent this week or the light bill? How am I going to get groceries? How am I going to put gas in my car? I mean, come on. This is the world we live in. He sees you. He hasn't forgotten you. He knows what you need before you ask and he'll give you the desires of your heart. But you got to trust him and you got to invite him into your mess. And like the man with the withered hand, you got to stretch it out for healing. He's a God, a good God. He's kind and he will not force himself upon you. He lets us have free will. We get to choose. But eventually, Judgment will come if we don't put him first and turn back to our first love. I want you to know him like I know him and experience his presence, his glory. Wow, one moment his presence changes everything. Holy Spirit, is there anything else you'd have for them today before I sign off of here? There's a woman who's watching with an aching in her foot. And Christ is healing you now. By his stripes, you were healed. You are healed. No more gout. Be healed in the name of Jesus. Just believe it and receive it. Just believe it and receive it. Oh, there's someone watching this that's struggling with a pregnancy. He sees you. He has your baby tucked in the palm of his hand. He's watching over your womb in that pregnancy. And you will deliver a healthy baby. Nothing will stop it. For it's his will. Nothing stops his will. Nothing. Just bask in that peaceful moment of stillness in that presence. Unwind from your crazy day. Let him just fill you up with his goodness and fresh oil so that you can war another day. Victory is ours. Draw from the wellspring of living water and draw that strength and just drink it up. I just believe that's everything he has for us today. And wow, thank you all so much for watching. Let me look at the comments real quick. Oh, wow. Thank you so much. That's very kind. It says, if God's light through you is seen, if he is behind everything you plan, regardless of how tough things have been, he'll deliver you the way no one else can. God protect you in Jesus's name. Amen. Oh, look at that. And this is from a church in Uganda. Thank you so much for watching us. Blessings to you guys. Blessings, blessings for everyone out there that's watching us. I don't even know what time it is there, but thank you for tuning in. I guess I'll have to wake up at 3 a.m. and put one of these out. Of course, you never know when you follow the Lord. Anyway, thank you guys so much for listening, watching. I hope you like this new format with the PowerPoints and I will post these videos. You're welcome to use them to teach from on our YouTube channel and podcast format. And, uh, so follow reflective spaces ministry on YouTube podcast format. You can go to our website and we put out newsletters and things, um, but the videos will be there and you're welcome to, you know, to use the PowerPoints and stuff to present by. And then there's, um, If you go to reflective hour, that's podcast, YouTube channel and subscribe and like those as well. We need followers reflective hour with Tammy, Toni Butler. And if you start from the very first season and the very first episode, it's my story of being a survivor of child sex trafficking, losing my dad to suicide and all those things. And then just follow it because the Holy spirit just gave those to me in that order. And you'll just see him through that. You're not to see me. You're to see him. And trust me, you will see him. And you will be delivered and set free. And even though they left Egypt, Egypt was still in them. So it's time to get Egypt out of you. Be set free. Be victorious. Walk in abundant life with wisdom and understanding. Thank you all so much. God bless you and keep you. He loves you and I love you. Have a great day, evening. Bye.