What do you get a kick out of? Do you know what that phrase means? I get a kick out of blank. Today at the radio backyard fence, we are going to define and embody what it means to get a kick out of something or someone. What they say or do. It's a get to know you Friday Friday edition of the program. This is Chris Fabry live and there is spiritual import to this topic. I believe today it's just you and me. I need your help to describe what gives you a kick. Maybe this is just a regionalism from my neck of the woods. We also use the word tickled to mean the same kind of thing. When I saw that it liked to tickle me to death, I get a kick out of blank. I want to hear from you today as we launch into the sea of confabulation. You can answer on Facebook, as some have already done, thanks to our team. Ryan McConaughey doing all things technical. Tricia fish is our producer. Diabetes in the chair today. And since it's Friday. That's right, friend, it's time for the fabulous favorite Friday side. Here's what it does one. We oxygenate your blood. Two, we get your endorphins going. Three, we raise your serotonin level. Four we promote lymphatic drainage. And five we stimulate your parasympathetic system. That's why we call it the five love languages. We also stimulate your vagus nerve. We help you release acetylcholine. And don't forget what it does to cortisol dissipation. Take in four seconds of air through your nose right now. Hold it for seconds, and then as you release that air through your mouth, push on the left side of your rib cage to get rid of all that bad carbon dioxide. Today, let's give a sigh for all the things you get a kick out of. Things you notice that make you smile, that make you stop someone at work and say, I got to tell you about something. I got a kick out of something. Said something. Seen I got a kick out of something someone wrote when they gave a gift to this program the other day. Just a couple of sentences, and it did something inside and I thought I got a kick out of that. I need to tell somebody. And then I thought, wait, let's hear what friends at the back fence get a kick out of. That's the plan today. And remember the fabulous fabric Friday size brought to you by this station, Moody Radio, and the team of Ron and Robert who are enjoying this internal exercise right now. Void where kicks are prohibited. Ron answered the question on Facebook. What do you get a kick out of? And he said, and I quote the fabulous fabric Friday. Sigh. He got it all in there. All fabulous. He's got to get f-f-f sigh. Yes, I'm in the car listening. I'm doing it. He said if I'm in the car listening. To which Robert responded, I'll stop my delivery truck for two minutes for the FS every Friday. Robert, you got to put another F in. There is three F's. Fabulous fabric. Friday sock. I could just see Robert. whatever color truck you're in by the side of the road and you're just breathing and people are looking and wondering what in the world. And Robert, it's it's not two minutes. It's one minute and 19 seconds. That's how long the theme is. A service of your friends at Chris Fabry Live. Hey, before we get started, I want you to do me a favor. If you're not driving, if you're like Robert and you're pulled over, you can do this. And you have a phone that has a camera on it. I want you to take it out. I want you to snap a picture of your face close up, get painfully close so you can see all the wrinkles and the light in your eyes. And take that picture. I'll wait. It's now getting close, you know. Open it. You got to find the little thing that takes a picture. You push it. I want to just a great big picture of your face from ear to ear. So turn. Turn the camera around. Down at the bottom. There's the red button. You push that and when you've done that, put your phone away and we'll come back to that picture a little bit later. I was looking at messages left on our dashboard. When somebody gives a gift to this program. They can leave a prayer request or they can leave a message. And at 11 p.m. on Wednesday of this week, Carolyn gave a gift and left these words, Chris Fabry live is like having a big brother who encourages you at every turn. So real, so kind, always pointing us back to Christ. And it made me smile because first of all, I've always seen myself as kind of the goofy younger brother. I had two older brothers, so I've never been an older brother to anybody, and I thought my first thought was, boy, I got a kick out of that. That was such a kick. A big brother who encourages that kind of captures what we try to do. And I also wondered immediately. I wonder how other people would respond if I asked them that question. Hence the conversation today. But I have to. For those of you who don't know what that means, we turn now to the free dictionary. Get a kick out of someone or something to get a sense of enjoyment, amusement or excitement from someone or something. Example. Even as an adult, I still get a kick out of building sandcastles at the beach. She she really she really gets a kick out of doing wheelies on her motorcycle in front of an audience. I get a kick out of Janine. She's really hilarious. And then it says to derive pleasurable excitement from this 20th century American expression, achieved immortality in Cole Porter's song I Get a Kick Out of You from Anything goes. 1934. Hum. Dare I? This was written during the depression and it was covered by Sinatra and Ella and others. But this is the original one and only Ethel Merman. Can you see the 33 and a third long playing album spinning on the turntable? I get a kick out of that. I wonder if this is where that phrase caught hold when Cole Porter wrote these words.

What do you get a kick out of? Do you know what that phrase means? I get a kick out of blank. Today at the radio backyard fence, we are going to define and embody what it means to get a kick out of something or someone. What they say or do. It's a get to know you Friday Friday edition of the program. This is Chris Fabry live and there is spiritual import to this topic. I believe today it's just you and me. I need your help to describe what gives you a kick. Maybe this is just a regionalism from my neck of the woods. We also use the word tickled to mean the same kind of thing. When I saw that it liked to tickle me to death, I get a kick out of blank. I want to hear from you today as we launch into the sea of confabulation. You can answer on Facebook, as some have already done, thanks to our team. Ryan McConaughey doing all things technical. Tricia fish is our producer. Diabetes in the chair today. And since it's Friday. That's right, friend, it's time for the fabulous favorite Friday side. Here's what it does one. We oxygenate your blood. Two, we get your endorphins going. Three, we raise your serotonin level. Four we promote lymphatic drainage. And five we stimulate your parasympathetic system. That's why we call it the five love languages. We also stimulate your vagus nerve. We help you release acetylcholine. And don't forget what it does to cortisol dissipation. Take in four seconds of air through your nose right now. Hold it for seconds, and then as you release that air through your mouth, push on the left side of your rib cage to get rid of all that bad carbon dioxide. Today, let's give a sigh for all the things you get a kick out of. Things you notice that make you smile, that make you stop someone at work and say, I got to tell you about something. I got a kick out of something. Said something. Seen I got a kick out of something someone wrote when they gave a gift to this program the other day. Just a couple of sentences, and it did something inside and I thought I got a kick out of that. I need to tell somebody. And then I thought, wait, let's hear what friends at the back fence get a kick out of. That's the plan today. And remember the fabulous fabric Friday size brought to you by this station, Moody Radio, and the team of Ron and Robert who are enjoying this internal exercise right now. Void where kicks are prohibited. Ron answered the question on Facebook. What do you get a kick out of? And he said, and I quote the fabulous fabric Friday. Sigh. He got it all in there. All fabulous. He's got to get f-f-f sigh. Yes, I'm in the car listening. I'm doing it. He said if I'm in the car listening. To which Robert responded, I'll stop my delivery truck for two minutes for the FS every Friday. Robert, you got to put another F in. There is three F's. Fabulous fabric. Friday sock. I could just see Robert. whatever color truck you're in by the side of the road and you're just breathing and people are looking and wondering what in the world. And Robert, it's it's not two minutes. It's one minute and 19 seconds. That's how long the theme is. A service of your friends at Chris Fabry Live. Hey, before we get started, I want you to do me a favor. If you're not driving, if you're like Robert and you're pulled over, you can do this. And you have a phone that has a camera on it. I want you to take it out. I want you to snap a picture of your face close up, get painfully close so you can see all the wrinkles and the light in your eyes. And take that picture. I'll wait. It's now getting close, you know. Open it. You got to find the little thing that takes a picture. You push it. I want to just a great big picture of your face from ear to ear. So turn. Turn the camera around. Down at the bottom. There's the red button. You push that and when you've done that, put your phone away and we'll come back to that picture a little bit later. I was looking at messages left on our dashboard. When somebody gives a gift to this program. They can leave a prayer request or they can leave a message. And at 11 p.m. on Wednesday of this week, Carolyn gave a gift and left these words, Chris Fabry live is like having a big brother who encourages you at every turn. So real, so kind, always pointing us back to Christ. And it made me smile because first of all, I've always seen myself as kind of the goofy younger brother. I had two older brothers, so I've never been an older brother to anybody, and I thought my first thought was, boy, I got a kick out of that. That was such a kick. A big brother who encourages that kind of captures what we try to do. And I also wondered immediately. I wonder how other people would respond if I asked them that question. Hence the conversation today. But I have to. For those of you who don't know what that means, we turn now to the free dictionary. Get a kick out of someone or something to get a sense of enjoyment, amusement or excitement from someone or something. Example. Even as an adult, I still get a kick out of building sandcastles at the beach. She she really she really gets a kick out of doing wheelies on her motorcycle in front of an audience. I get a kick out of Janine. She's really hilarious. And then it says to derive pleasurable excitement from this 20th century American expression, achieved immortality in Cole Porter's song I Get a Kick Out of You from Anything goes. 1934. Hum. Dare I? This was written during the depression and it was covered by Sinatra and Ella and others. But this is the original one and only Ethel Merman. Can you see the 33 and a third long playing album spinning on the turntable? I get a kick out of that. I wonder if this is where that phrase caught hold when Cole Porter wrote these words.

I get no kick in a plane.

I get no kick in a plane.

Flying too high with.

Flying too high with.

Some guy in the sky is my idea of nothing to do yet I get a kick out of you.

Some guy in the sky is my idea of nothing to do yet I get a kick out of you.

Oh, Ethel. Oh, we can't play much else of that song because there's other stuff that they put in there. But isn't that as somebody said, uh, under underneath the the music? It said she never needed a microphone. She just had this voice that projected, I get a kick out of you, Kimberly said on Facebook. I get really tickled. There it is. Tickled. I get really tickled watching someone else's laughter. And other people say the same thing. Sandra. I get a kick out of other people's laughs, a giggle, a burst out loud laugh. It makes me laugh, Amy said. I love kids laughter, usually over the silliest of things, Cheryl said. Watching people having a new experience we have. We had friends from New Mexico visit and they acted like children when they saw fireflies for the very first time in their lives. Can you imagine what it would be like if you'd never seen a firefly, and you see them rising from the earth like prayers? Sara. Our friend Sara says, my granddaughter asked me to count her cartwheels. I can't. I counted up to 50 and had to stop because she was making me dizzy. She kept going. She does a one handed cartwheel while carrying drinks in her hand. I just smile and shake my head. She gets a kick out of her granddaughter. Another person says goosebumps. And that's that's kind of the same thing, Rose says. I was having so much fun playing hide and seek with my grandkids. After many rounds, I finally stopped and said I needed to rest a while because I was out of breath. My granddaughter came up to me as she breathed into her hand and said, here you can have some of my breath. I get a kick out of hearing those stories. What about you? What do you what do you get a kick out of? What gives you goosebumps? What makes you smile? What makes you tickled? Has there been something that somebody said to you that somebody did that you observed? I've got an audio. If it gets really slow and nobody calls today, I've got an audio of my dog Tebow and what he did when he thought there was nobody in the house. You got to hear this. All right. Let me interrupt myself right now. What you just heard was the first 9.5 minutes of a conversation we had last January, the 26th, on getting a kick out of blank. You got to hear this. Not only do you have to hear Tebow's howl, you have to hear what happened on the program that day. I think it's going to encourage you. I think it's a great Friday here in the new year of 2025. Let's see what happens. This is Chris Fabry live on Moody Radio. Happy Friday to you and yours. The very first Friday of 2025 Chris Fabry here. This is Chris Fabry live at the radio backyard fence. Having a little fun getting back into a conversation we had in January of 2024, when there are a number of people who called. And just in this innocuous conversation we had, what do you get a kick out of? And they made some really good points and observations. And I think that's one of the common denominators here. What you get a kick out of it makes you stop. It makes you observe something in front of you, something about your life. It causes you to listen, you know, listen a little more closely. And in in some way, it jolts you awake. And so that's what you're going to hear today. And sorry, you can't call in live. But keep listening. I think this is going to be an encouragement to you. Go to the website Chris Fabry live. Org you can see more about us right there. Support the program and a whole lot more here from last January is Linda in Florida. Linda, what do you get a kick out of?

Oh, Ethel. Oh, we can't play much else of that song because there's other stuff that they put in there. But isn't that as somebody said, uh, under underneath the the music? It said she never needed a microphone. She just had this voice that projected, I get a kick out of you, Kimberly said on Facebook. I get really tickled. There it is. Tickled. I get really tickled watching someone else's laughter. And other people say the same thing. Sandra. I get a kick out of other people's laughs, a giggle, a burst out loud laugh. It makes me laugh, Amy said. I love kids laughter, usually over the silliest of things, Cheryl said. Watching people having a new experience we have. We had friends from New Mexico visit and they acted like children when they saw fireflies for the very first time in their lives. Can you imagine what it would be like if you'd never seen a firefly, and you see them rising from the earth like prayers? Sara. Our friend Sara says, my granddaughter asked me to count her cartwheels. I can't. I counted up to 50 and had to stop because she was making me dizzy. She kept going. She does a one handed cartwheel while carrying drinks in her hand. I just smile and shake my head. She gets a kick out of her granddaughter. Another person says goosebumps. And that's that's kind of the same thing, Rose says. I was having so much fun playing hide and seek with my grandkids. After many rounds, I finally stopped and said I needed to rest a while because I was out of breath. My granddaughter came up to me as she breathed into her hand and said, here you can have some of my breath. I get a kick out of hearing those stories. What about you? What do you what do you get a kick out of? What gives you goosebumps? What makes you smile? What makes you tickled? Has there been something that somebody said to you that somebody did that you observed? I've got an audio. If it gets really slow and nobody calls today, I've got an audio of my dog Tebow and what he did when he thought there was nobody in the house. You got to hear this. All right. Let me interrupt myself right now. What you just heard was the first 9.5 minutes of a conversation we had last January, the 26th, on getting a kick out of blank. You got to hear this. Not only do you have to hear Tebow's howl, you have to hear what happened on the program that day. I think it's going to encourage you. I think it's a great Friday here in the new year of 2025. Let's see what happens. This is Chris Fabry live on Moody Radio. Happy Friday to you and yours. The very first Friday of 2025 Chris Fabry here. This is Chris Fabry live at the radio backyard fence. Having a little fun getting back into a conversation we had in January of 2024, when there are a number of people who called. And just in this innocuous conversation we had, what do you get a kick out of? And they made some really good points and observations. And I think that's one of the common denominators here. What you get a kick out of it makes you stop. It makes you observe something in front of you, something about your life. It causes you to listen, you know, listen a little more closely. And in in some way, it jolts you awake. And so that's what you're going to hear today. And sorry, you can't call in live. But keep listening. I think this is going to be an encouragement to you. Go to the website Chris Fabry live. Org you can see more about us right there. Support the program and a whole lot more here from last January is Linda in Florida. Linda, what do you get a kick out of?

Okay. Two things. One, when my husband goes for walks with me, we've been married 20 years and we're in our 60s. And when he goes for a walk with me and we hold hands, it just makes my heart feel like there's butterflies in it. I love that. And the second thing is, after I've been out all day and I come home and my dog sees me and he smiles and he shows his teeth and it's so funny. I get a kick out of those two things.

Okay. Two things. One, when my husband goes for walks with me, we've been married 20 years and we're in our 60s. And when he goes for a walk with me and we hold hands, it just makes my heart feel like there's butterflies in it. I love that. And the second thing is, after I've been out all day and I come home and my dog sees me and he smiles and he shows his teeth and it's so funny. I get a kick out of those two things.

Your husband walking with you, which, to be honest with me, which gives you more butterflies. Your husband or your dog.

Your husband walking with you, which, to be honest with me, which gives you more butterflies. Your husband or your dog.

It's a close one. I don't know, it's really a close one.

It's a close one. I don't know, it's really a close one.

Well, your dog is probably going to be with you. Not as long as your husband is. Let's hope you know your dog's life is shorter, so. But that's another way to describe it. What gives you? You have butterflies in in your stomach and inside of you. Something is is taking flight with delight, right?

Well, your dog is probably going to be with you. Not as long as your husband is. Let's hope you know your dog's life is shorter, so. But that's another way to describe it. What gives you? You have butterflies in in your stomach and inside of you. Something is is taking flight with delight, right?

Yes, definitely.

Yes, definitely.

That's almost poetry right there. Taking flight with delight. I have a dog story too, Linda. I'm going to save that because I want to give other people a chance. Thanks for your call. Let's go to Davenport, Iowa. Marianne. Marianne, I get a kick out of blank. What?

That's almost poetry right there. Taking flight with delight. I have a dog story too, Linda. I'm going to save that because I want to give other people a chance. Thanks for your call. Let's go to Davenport, Iowa. Marianne. Marianne, I get a kick out of blank. What?

I get a kick out of seeing dogs in cars with when the windows are rolled down and they're sniffing the breezes, they're looking around. They're just the happiest things. And you just you just see the delight in life. And, um, it just, I don't know, it just brings me back every single time. It just. I just get a kick out of it.

I get a kick out of seeing dogs in cars with when the windows are rolled down and they're sniffing the breezes, they're looking around. They're just the happiest things. And you just you just see the delight in life. And, um, it just, I don't know, it just brings me back every single time. It just. I just get a kick out of it.

What is it? Why is it the. Well, I guess more people have dogs riding with them in the car than a cat or a, you know, some other animal. Um, but was that something that in your childhood, do you think that you you had a dog that rode in the car with you, or. Why do you notice that, do you think?

What is it? Why is it the. Well, I guess more people have dogs riding with them in the car than a cat or a, you know, some other animal. Um, but was that something that in your childhood, do you think that you you had a dog that rode in the car with you, or. Why do you notice that, do you think?

You know.

You know.

I don't know what it is. I guess I like animals just to begin with, but I do. It does bring back memories. Now that you mention it about, our dog would stick his head out the window or her head out the window and her ears would flap in the breeze. And I just thought that was so funny. And, um, yeah, but I definitely Don't don't enjoy bringing the cats in the car with me for life.

I don't know what it is. I guess I like animals just to begin with, but I do. It does bring back memories. Now that you mention it about, our dog would stick his head out the window or her head out the window and her ears would flap in the breeze. And I just thought that was so funny. And, um, yeah, but I definitely Don't don't enjoy bringing the cats in the car with me for life.

You said that the four letter word that is so important, it just reminds you of life. I think that's really good. Yeah. So? So there's another common denominator. It's something that stops you. It makes you stop. It's something that signifies life. You know. And what did Jesus say? I came to give life and give it abundantly. Uh, Gloria is in New Hampshire. Gloria, why did you call today?

You said that the four letter word that is so important, it just reminds you of life. I think that's really good. Yeah. So? So there's another common denominator. It's something that stops you. It makes you stop. It's something that signifies life. You know. And what did Jesus say? I came to give life and give it abundantly. Uh, Gloria is in New Hampshire. Gloria, why did you call today?

Hi. Well, I get such a kick. I just love it. Um, out of funny interactions with strangers. Um, I was in my car at a red light, and I gave this huge yawn, you know, mouth wide open. I wasn't covering it. And I turned to my right, and the man in the car next to me was looking at me like, What? His eyes were big, his mouth was wide open and we both started laughing and. And the light turned green.

Hi. Well, I get such a kick. I just love it. Um, out of funny interactions with strangers. Um, I was in my car at a red light, and I gave this huge yawn, you know, mouth wide open. I wasn't covering it. And I turned to my right, and the man in the car next to me was looking at me like, What? His eyes were big, his mouth was wide open and we both started laughing and. And the light turned green.

Don't you love it when you make a connection with somebody that you don't know, and you probably will never see again? You know, driving down the road and and you make that it's humanity. Okay, so there's the life thing, and it's a human thing. You shared this human thing together, right?

Don't you love it when you make a connection with somebody that you don't know, and you probably will never see again? You know, driving down the road and and you make that it's humanity. Okay, so there's the life thing, and it's a human thing. You shared this human thing together, right?

Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Terrific.

Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Terrific.

That's happened to me.

That's happened to me.

In life.

In life.

Today. You know, I was at the store. I think this was back before. Yeah, it was back before Christmas. And at the end of the aisle there were they had the, you know, the soda and all this water and then energy drinks at the end of the aisle. And there was this little kid who was in a, you know, it was December. And he had I mean, you're in Arizona, but still it's kind of chilly. He had a short sleeved shirt on and sweatpants. And he was just tall enough that he could reach his hand up to the very top row of those energy drinks, and just reached the bottom of one that had two in a row. You know, two big cans in a row. And I'm rolling down the aisle, you know, important stuff I got to do and find. And I see that. And I just kind of stop and look over. And so I wheeled a little closer to him and I said, need a little help. And he goes, and he didn't even say a word. He just he just kind of nodded and looked kind of scared, actually. Just kind of nodded. And I said, is this the one you want? And he goes and he nodded again and I grabbed it and I said, do you want two or just one? And he said, just one. So I handed them that and zoom. He was off going down the aisle, and I thought, you know, what a human little moment I could see myself in his, you know, in his life. And later on, when I got up to the checkout, he was trying to check out alone. And I thought, you know what? He was buying somebody in his family this energy drink that they like. This is what I surmise, buying it as a present. And he didn't want anybody to know it. And so the fact that he needed help in order to get that, I mean, I'm sure that he would have figured out a way to step on something to get it. But the fact that he was doing this incognito made me remember my own childhood in trying to do the same kind of thing. So it was this human connection that you made that was just this, you know, nobody else in the store saw it or or noticed it, but it made me stop in my tracks. And that's the same thing that happens to you, isn't it?

Today. You know, I was at the store. I think this was back before. Yeah, it was back before Christmas. And at the end of the aisle there were they had the, you know, the soda and all this water and then energy drinks at the end of the aisle. And there was this little kid who was in a, you know, it was December. And he had I mean, you're in Arizona, but still it's kind of chilly. He had a short sleeved shirt on and sweatpants. And he was just tall enough that he could reach his hand up to the very top row of those energy drinks, and just reached the bottom of one that had two in a row. You know, two big cans in a row. And I'm rolling down the aisle, you know, important stuff I got to do and find. And I see that. And I just kind of stop and look over. And so I wheeled a little closer to him and I said, need a little help. And he goes, and he didn't even say a word. He just he just kind of nodded and looked kind of scared, actually. Just kind of nodded. And I said, is this the one you want? And he goes and he nodded again and I grabbed it and I said, do you want two or just one? And he said, just one. So I handed them that and zoom. He was off going down the aisle, and I thought, you know, what a human little moment I could see myself in his, you know, in his life. And later on, when I got up to the checkout, he was trying to check out alone. And I thought, you know what? He was buying somebody in his family this energy drink that they like. This is what I surmise, buying it as a present. And he didn't want anybody to know it. And so the fact that he needed help in order to get that, I mean, I'm sure that he would have figured out a way to step on something to get it. But the fact that he was doing this incognito made me remember my own childhood in trying to do the same kind of thing. So it was this human connection that you made that was just this, you know, nobody else in the store saw it or or noticed it, but it made me stop in my tracks. And that's the same thing that happens to you, isn't it?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. And it's really great when it's the child. Yeah. You know, because they, they especially if you make them laugh because.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. And it's really great when it's the child. Yeah. You know, because they, they especially if you make them laugh because.

They.

They.

Realize, oh, you know, not all adults are grumpy and, you know, silent.

Realize, oh, you know, not all adults are grumpy and, you know, silent.

Right?

Right?

Gloria, I'm so glad that you called today, Judy posted on Facebook. My five year old granddaughter has been learning about the fruits of the spirit. Is it fruits or fruit? Isn't fruit plural? I always get mixed up. Galatians 522 and 23. The other day she told me I need more of the fruit of self-control because I laugh at her all the time when she gets hurt. Yikes. Okay, we'll take it. You know, from the mouths of babes. Uh, here in Florida, there is a one day break in our cold weather. Claudia writes, and I am dragging my 70 year old Lyme surviving body to this city swimming pool to grab some exercise and sun pulling on the speedo. Go lymph drainage. Cold water is God's healing environment. Claudia, I get it. Uh, here's another Judy, but in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Hi, Judy. Go right ahead.

Gloria, I'm so glad that you called today, Judy posted on Facebook. My five year old granddaughter has been learning about the fruits of the spirit. Is it fruits or fruit? Isn't fruit plural? I always get mixed up. Galatians 522 and 23. The other day she told me I need more of the fruit of self-control because I laugh at her all the time when she gets hurt. Yikes. Okay, we'll take it. You know, from the mouths of babes. Uh, here in Florida, there is a one day break in our cold weather. Claudia writes, and I am dragging my 70 year old Lyme surviving body to this city swimming pool to grab some exercise and sun pulling on the speedo. Go lymph drainage. Cold water is God's healing environment. Claudia, I get it. Uh, here's another Judy, but in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Hi, Judy. Go right ahead.

Hi. Um, I just real quick wanted to make a connection with the what Gloria just said. Because I actually had a situation similar where somebody who had the same exact car as me was, like, very excited and, like, did the peace sign to me. And I thought that was so funny because I sometimes do that, like, just, um, slightly to somebody that has the same car as me. But this person was very enthusiastic and it made me laugh for about 30 minutes straight. So that that stranger interaction was really nice. Um, but what I came to say originally was, I really love when I see, um, beautiful skies, especially when it's like a gloomy day, and then you see a little piece of blue in the sky. I live for those little pieces of blue in the sky. I will pull my car over and just see it until it blends away with the rest of the white sky.

Hi. Um, I just real quick wanted to make a connection with the what Gloria just said. Because I actually had a situation similar where somebody who had the same exact car as me was, like, very excited and, like, did the peace sign to me. And I thought that was so funny because I sometimes do that, like, just, um, slightly to somebody that has the same car as me. But this person was very enthusiastic and it made me laugh for about 30 minutes straight. So that that stranger interaction was really nice. Um, but what I came to say originally was, I really love when I see, um, beautiful skies, especially when it's like a gloomy day, and then you see a little piece of blue in the sky. I live for those little pieces of blue in the sky. I will pull my car over and just see it until it blends away with the rest of the white sky.

Wow. Oh, that is so good. The color. I said that to my wife the other day. I said, do you see the the color outside? It's all it was a very gray clouds, you know, that were kind of enveloping us with the middle open of the sky. And it just had this blue tint to everything. And I thought, there's some Werner Herzog or somebody, you know, some big cinematographer would love to, to shoot at my backyard because it's just gorgeous.

Wow. Oh, that is so good. The color. I said that to my wife the other day. I said, do you see the the color outside? It's all it was a very gray clouds, you know, that were kind of enveloping us with the middle open of the sky. And it just had this blue tint to everything. And I thought, there's some Werner Herzog or somebody, you know, some big cinematographer would love to, to shoot at my backyard because it's just gorgeous.

Yeah. I really love when I see little breakthroughs of the sun trying to come out when it's, um, cold winter days. Like these.

Yeah. I really love when I see little breakthroughs of the sun trying to come out when it's, um, cold winter days. Like these.

Yeah, little pieces of blue. I'm going to write that down. That's going to Judy. Thank you. God bless you, friend. Uh, there's just so many. Okay. Sandy says my grandchildren and their sense of humor, they always bring joy into our day. And our corgi puppy, Kaya. And how excited she gets when my husband or daughter arrive home. She hears the car pull up in the driveway, and she turns into a bundle of joy, leaping at them when they come through the door because she's so excited to see them. They love being greeted by her and instantaneously drop to the floor to wrap her up in their arms. So. All right. The common denominator is it makes you stop. It's about life. It's about humanity, and you respond to it. Um, in this case, you have to get down on the you have to get down on the dog's level in order to fully experience that is just not just looking at the wagging tail. You got to be. It's a participatory thing, okay? You participate in to to fully embody this thing that you get a kick out of, you participate in it somehow. You are you are not a passive observer of it. Only there's some way, like the yawn in the car or like Judy just said, the peace sign. You make that connection. What else is there in here? (877) 548-3675 in Idaho. Margaret is on the line. Hi, Margaret.

Yeah, little pieces of blue. I'm going to write that down. That's going to Judy. Thank you. God bless you, friend. Uh, there's just so many. Okay. Sandy says my grandchildren and their sense of humor, they always bring joy into our day. And our corgi puppy, Kaya. And how excited she gets when my husband or daughter arrive home. She hears the car pull up in the driveway, and she turns into a bundle of joy, leaping at them when they come through the door because she's so excited to see them. They love being greeted by her and instantaneously drop to the floor to wrap her up in their arms. So. All right. The common denominator is it makes you stop. It's about life. It's about humanity, and you respond to it. Um, in this case, you have to get down on the you have to get down on the dog's level in order to fully experience that is just not just looking at the wagging tail. You got to be. It's a participatory thing, okay? You participate in to to fully embody this thing that you get a kick out of, you participate in it somehow. You are you are not a passive observer of it. Only there's some way, like the yawn in the car or like Judy just said, the peace sign. You make that connection. What else is there in here? (877) 548-3675 in Idaho. Margaret is on the line. Hi, Margaret.

Hey. Hi, Chris. I just was thinking about things that just make me happy. And also, in the springtime, I look out my back window into our backyard, and the mother deer walks through the backyard. And then right behind her are her two little fawns. And they just quite often the fawns just run around and chase each other and have such a wonderful time. And they're eating the cherries off of my cherry tree. And I just my mouth just opens up and I thank God for just bringing me that happy moment to see these creatures out in nature.

Hey. Hi, Chris. I just was thinking about things that just make me happy. And also, in the springtime, I look out my back window into our backyard, and the mother deer walks through the backyard. And then right behind her are her two little fawns. And they just quite often the fawns just run around and chase each other and have such a wonderful time. And they're eating the cherries off of my cherry tree. And I just my mouth just opens up and I thank God for just bringing me that happy moment to see these creatures out in nature.

So the response then is just kind of you. You do a little gasp and you stop and you just say, look at that.

So the response then is just kind of you. You do a little gasp and you stop and you just say, look at that.

Yes, I do actually. Sometimes I ask, God, can you just bring me something? You know, in my backyard, some birds or just something that that tell me that you're alive and that I'm seeing living creatures that, um, you know, will brighten up my day. And I appreciate it. And I thank God, um.

Yes, I do actually. Sometimes I ask, God, can you just bring me something? You know, in my backyard, some birds or just something that that tell me that you're alive and that I'm seeing living creatures that, um, you know, will brighten up my day. And I appreciate it. And I thank God, um.

You know what that does to Margaret? It connects you with his heart and and his creation and the longing that you have. Instead of looking at a screen or being guided by a text or, you know, as fast as the internet goes, you're looking at what is real out there. Out the. Out the window or in your backyard. You're looking at something that is flesh and blood and bone and the grass and it and it's not something that is virtual. It is real and tactile. You can you grab the grass and throw it and let the, let the deer eat it if they, if they wanted to or weren't scared of you. Right.

You know what that does to Margaret? It connects you with his heart and and his creation and the longing that you have. Instead of looking at a screen or being guided by a text or, you know, as fast as the internet goes, you're looking at what is real out there. Out the. Out the window or in your backyard. You're looking at something that is flesh and blood and bone and the grass and it and it's not something that is virtual. It is real and tactile. You can you grab the grass and throw it and let the, let the deer eat it if they, if they wanted to or weren't scared of you. Right.

That's true. Chris, I am basically bedridden most of the time, so I'm not up and around and looking and those things brighten my day. And they, you know, God just is speaking to me when I see when you look out your backyard and there's deer out there. I mean, it's a really it's a really wonderful thing to see the creatures in our, in our area and that are just walking around and they're enjoying their freedom also. And that's a really blessing.

That's true. Chris, I am basically bedridden most of the time, so I'm not up and around and looking and those things brighten my day. And they, you know, God just is speaking to me when I see when you look out your backyard and there's deer out there. I mean, it's a really it's a really wonderful thing to see the creatures in our, in our area and that are just walking around and they're enjoying their freedom also. And that's a really blessing.

Freedom, freedom. There it is. Why, Margaret, how long has this been going on that you've been bedridden?

Freedom, freedom. There it is. Why, Margaret, how long has this been going on that you've been bedridden?

Oh, it's been a while, Chris. Yeah.

Oh, it's been a while, Chris. Yeah.

We're talking.

We're talking.

Years. Talking years?

Years. Talking years?

Well, actually, it's only been the last three years that I've been actually bedridden. Before that, I was in a wheelchair. I could get up and around or whatever, but, um, about three years ago, I went to stand up and my legs just collapsed, and it said, you're not standing up anymore. So it's something I've really had to adjust to. And, um, you know. Yeah, but look at me.

Well, actually, it's only been the last three years that I've been actually bedridden. Before that, I was in a wheelchair. I could get up and around or whatever, but, um, about three years ago, I went to stand up and my legs just collapsed, and it said, you're not standing up anymore. So it's something I've really had to adjust to. And, um, you know. Yeah, but look at me.

Look, Margaret.

Look, Margaret.

Look at what you did today. You know, here you are. You have every reason to complain and every reason to say, woe is me. And you called here today to help us open our eyes to what is real out there that a lot of times you can't see because of your vantage point, but you're calling us to that. You've done a great job of being faithful. You've been a good steward of the pain that God has given you. Thank you. Hang on. I want to talk with you in the break. This is Chris Fabry live on Moody Radio. I was talking with Margaret in the break. Um, I read Psalm 123, and part of it says this is one of those Psalms of ascent. As they're nearing Jerusalem, they're singing these songs to you. I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens. Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master as the eyes of a maid servant look to the hand of her mistress. So our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he has mercy on us. And I was thinking of Margaret because the the devotional after that, one of the sentences that I've underlined, it says, the psalmist, sees the Lord graciously overseeing all that washes into his life, the good and the bad. At least what we think is good and bad, all of it. There is a sovereign God who is overseeing all of that. And I told her that somebody's going to write me about her call, because it's going to give you some extra oomph for your day because of Margaret in her situation, being able to see those things out the window, get getting a kick out of things. Speaking of getting a kick, Karen, our friends over there cannot get a kick out of seeing pictures of babies that they have helped since 2008. Carnet has been part of saving the lives of more than wait for it a million babies. And this month, Carnet has put together Sanctity of Life Sunday materials for you and your church. If you're a pastor, listen up. If you're not a pastor and you know somebody on the pastoral staff, let them know what carnet has done. There is a free Sanctity of Human Life Sunday Kit January 19th that you can download for free. Just go to Chris Fabry Live or click the green Carnet button and you'll find out more about it right there. I highly recommend it if you don't have plans for January 19th, or even if you do, go to Chris Fabry live.org, click the green Carnet button right there. Janie Janey is in Tennessee. Janey, you're going to answer my question. What? What do you get a kick out of?

Look at what you did today. You know, here you are. You have every reason to complain and every reason to say, woe is me. And you called here today to help us open our eyes to what is real out there that a lot of times you can't see because of your vantage point, but you're calling us to that. You've done a great job of being faithful. You've been a good steward of the pain that God has given you. Thank you. Hang on. I want to talk with you in the break. This is Chris Fabry live on Moody Radio. I was talking with Margaret in the break. Um, I read Psalm 123, and part of it says this is one of those Psalms of ascent. As they're nearing Jerusalem, they're singing these songs to you. I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens. Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master as the eyes of a maid servant look to the hand of her mistress. So our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he has mercy on us. And I was thinking of Margaret because the the devotional after that, one of the sentences that I've underlined, it says, the psalmist, sees the Lord graciously overseeing all that washes into his life, the good and the bad. At least what we think is good and bad, all of it. There is a sovereign God who is overseeing all of that. And I told her that somebody's going to write me about her call, because it's going to give you some extra oomph for your day because of Margaret in her situation, being able to see those things out the window, get getting a kick out of things. Speaking of getting a kick, Karen, our friends over there cannot get a kick out of seeing pictures of babies that they have helped since 2008. Carnet has been part of saving the lives of more than wait for it a million babies. And this month, Carnet has put together Sanctity of Life Sunday materials for you and your church. If you're a pastor, listen up. If you're not a pastor and you know somebody on the pastoral staff, let them know what carnet has done. There is a free Sanctity of Human Life Sunday Kit January 19th that you can download for free. Just go to Chris Fabry Live or click the green Carnet button and you'll find out more about it right there. I highly recommend it if you don't have plans for January 19th, or even if you do, go to Chris Fabry live.org, click the green Carnet button right there. Janie Janey is in Tennessee. Janey, you're going to answer my question. What? What do you get a kick out of?

Well, Chris, the first thing. Lots of things came to mind. But the first thing that popped into my mind was, as I teach God's word from time to time to small groups of women. Occasionally I will hear the wow after some statement, you know, following, you know, the Word of God being proclaimed or read. And then a little insight is given and then someone will say, wow, that that thrills my soul, that just that makes my day to hear somebody say that. And in, in like fashion, when, when I'm sitting in a group and listening to the word being proclaimed and I hear something that maybe I've studied that passage before, but all of a sudden something new comes to mind. It's just a few. It's it's almost overwhelming.

Well, Chris, the first thing. Lots of things came to mind. But the first thing that popped into my mind was, as I teach God's word from time to time to small groups of women. Occasionally I will hear the wow after some statement, you know, following, you know, the Word of God being proclaimed or read. And then a little insight is given and then someone will say, wow, that that thrills my soul, that just that makes my day to hear somebody say that. And in, in like fashion, when, when I'm sitting in a group and listening to the word being proclaimed and I hear something that maybe I've studied that passage before, but all of a sudden something new comes to mind. It's just a few. It's it's almost overwhelming.

Takes your breath away, doesn't it? Yes. Yes it does. Yes, it really does.

Takes your breath away, doesn't it? Yes. Yes it does. Yes, it really does.

Here's the other thing that if you're in a group of people and someone brings up, you know, have you ever thought about, you know, and and they'll just bring this little perspective thing. It's like, I never in a million years would have thought of that. But you brought it up here, you know, and it does the same thing, doesn't it?

Here's the other thing that if you're in a group of people and someone brings up, you know, have you ever thought about, you know, and and they'll just bring this little perspective thing. It's like, I never in a million years would have thought of that. But you brought it up here, you know, and it does the same thing, doesn't it?

Exactly, exactly.

Exactly, exactly.

And I just love it.

And I just love it.

That's a big blessing.

That's a big blessing.

A big blessing.

A big blessing.

Indeed. Kick out of it. You sure.

Indeed. Kick out of it. You sure.

Do. And you helped us get a kick out of it. Thank you. Vicky says I'm watching, supporting my young 40 year old pastor, coaches, kids, basketball team. I get a kick out of that, Vicky says, um, Lisa says my ten year old granddaughter calling me to tell me the latest fifth grade drama at her school, and there are people who agree with that. Oh, the drama in fifth grade, um, everyday life with my husband. Barb says. We make each other laugh every day. Life would be so boring without him. How about you, Patrick? In West Palm Beach, Florida. Hi, Patrick. Go right ahead.

Do. And you helped us get a kick out of it. Thank you. Vicky says I'm watching, supporting my young 40 year old pastor, coaches, kids, basketball team. I get a kick out of that, Vicky says, um, Lisa says my ten year old granddaughter calling me to tell me the latest fifth grade drama at her school, and there are people who agree with that. Oh, the drama in fifth grade, um, everyday life with my husband. Barb says. We make each other laugh every day. Life would be so boring without him. How about you, Patrick? In West Palm Beach, Florida. Hi, Patrick. Go right ahead.

Hey, Chris.

Hey, Chris.

Three things, uh, smell, sight and sound for me. I'm sitting on my back porch. I live in South Florida. I got pine trees all over the place. These pine trees. Now, they're not young. They're. They got to be almost 100 years old. They've got to be every bit of 75, 80ft tall. Now, here's the thing. The South Florida rain that comes in is the first thing that I'm sitting out there, and I smell the rain coming in, buddy. It's just so refreshing after the. And it's just like a sun shower. And then the rain comes in and wets down all the pine needles, and then the sun comes through. This is where the visual side comes, the sun comes through and the pine needles light up like they're electrified, you know, like they got electric in them and that just takes my breath away. And then the last thing is when the wind comes through, buddy, this is where it all comes together. It's like an orchestra of sound through the. I know I'm getting a little bit philosophical, but it's just awesome. But when the wind comes through, it's like an orchestra of the trees playing their music for me. And I've experienced that. I've been in my home now 31 years and and I delivered my last two girls in this home. So it's a very special place. And when I'm sitting on my back porch and I hear that sound coming through, first with that smell, then the visual and then the sound. Chris it's buddy. The only thing that could add to it is maybe a fresh cup of coffee, I don't know.

Three things, uh, smell, sight and sound for me. I'm sitting on my back porch. I live in South Florida. I got pine trees all over the place. These pine trees. Now, they're not young. They're. They got to be almost 100 years old. They've got to be every bit of 75, 80ft tall. Now, here's the thing. The South Florida rain that comes in is the first thing that I'm sitting out there, and I smell the rain coming in, buddy. It's just so refreshing after the. And it's just like a sun shower. And then the rain comes in and wets down all the pine needles, and then the sun comes through. This is where the visual side comes, the sun comes through and the pine needles light up like they're electrified, you know, like they got electric in them and that just takes my breath away. And then the last thing is when the wind comes through, buddy, this is where it all comes together. It's like an orchestra of sound through the. I know I'm getting a little bit philosophical, but it's just awesome. But when the wind comes through, it's like an orchestra of the trees playing their music for me. And I've experienced that. I've been in my home now 31 years and and I delivered my last two girls in this home. So it's a very special place. And when I'm sitting on my back porch and I hear that sound coming through, first with that smell, then the visual and then the sound. Chris it's buddy. The only thing that could add to it is maybe a fresh cup of coffee, I don't know.

Okay, you did it three.

Okay, you did it three.

Times there, Patrick. Something that I get a kick out of. And that's when you call me buddy. Anybody who calls me buddy, uh, or or pal. Usually they don't use the word pal. Pal is more of a kind of a distancing thing. Hey, pal. You know, kind of like that. But buddy, buddy, you can't call somebody. Well, I guess you can do a listen here, buddy. You could do it that way. But the way you say, buddy, is, it reminds me of, you know, at at home, you know, where I grew up and the buddies that I had. So just you saying that was enough for me. But then you bring in the rain and the sparkle of the the raindrops and then the wind, knocking those raindrops off and hitting the pine needles on, you know, down there there's just like you say. It's an orchestra, isn't it?

Times there, Patrick. Something that I get a kick out of. And that's when you call me buddy. Anybody who calls me buddy, uh, or or pal. Usually they don't use the word pal. Pal is more of a kind of a distancing thing. Hey, pal. You know, kind of like that. But buddy, buddy, you can't call somebody. Well, I guess you can do a listen here, buddy. You could do it that way. But the way you say, buddy, is, it reminds me of, you know, at at home, you know, where I grew up and the buddies that I had. So just you saying that was enough for me. But then you bring in the rain and the sparkle of the the raindrops and then the wind, knocking those raindrops off and hitting the pine needles on, you know, down there there's just like you say. It's an orchestra, isn't it?

It's a it's a God gift. No kidding. My, my my two favorite trees in the world for me now is the Florida pine. The old guys, and then the Florida oak. Oh my gosh. The oak tree is just magnificent. Just like there's a bunch of other beautiful trees out there. But me, I'm a Florida cracker by birth. And, uh. And, man, count me in on those two trees.

It's a it's a God gift. No kidding. My, my my two favorite trees in the world for me now is the Florida pine. The old guys, and then the Florida oak. Oh my gosh. The oak tree is just magnificent. Just like there's a bunch of other beautiful trees out there. But me, I'm a Florida cracker by birth. And, uh. And, man, count me in on those two trees.

All right, buddy, you're in. Thank you for calling today. And think about think of how many things that we're talking about here that aren't on your phone or aren't on the internet. I mean, you can find these pictures on the internet. Sure. And there are memes of kids laughing. I've had a few of them sent to me, but there's there's something about the reality of really seeing it, which is what Jim shared. Jim says watching our son and daughter in law be first time parents. They are scheduled planners type a organized spreadsheet, people. It's been fun to watch them do a great job. They're doing it with humor. I got a kick out of this picture and what she wrote at the bottom, his daughter in law wrote. And it's her holding a the the child, and it looks like she has her robe on and it looks like it's early in the morning and she writes this covered in coffee and breast milk. It's somehow 3:00 pm. Haven't brushed my teeth. Where do the hours go? Motherhood. Man, what a journey. And Jim says I got a kick out of that. And then. And then here's the other thing about getting a kick out of something. It leaks over to other people. Jim, this gave me goosebumps. Tracy says. What an awesome mom. She's being so proud as she should be. Now if this if you think that this is just about, you know, this is a great little program you did there. And remember when people called about what they got a kick out of? There's more to it than just what you can smell and see and hear and touch and taste. There's something deeper that's going on here, and I wonder if you can guess what it is. Um, before we take a break, let me get Melinda in here from Indiana. Melinda, what did you want to say?

All right, buddy, you're in. Thank you for calling today. And think about think of how many things that we're talking about here that aren't on your phone or aren't on the internet. I mean, you can find these pictures on the internet. Sure. And there are memes of kids laughing. I've had a few of them sent to me, but there's there's something about the reality of really seeing it, which is what Jim shared. Jim says watching our son and daughter in law be first time parents. They are scheduled planners type a organized spreadsheet, people. It's been fun to watch them do a great job. They're doing it with humor. I got a kick out of this picture and what she wrote at the bottom, his daughter in law wrote. And it's her holding a the the child, and it looks like she has her robe on and it looks like it's early in the morning and she writes this covered in coffee and breast milk. It's somehow 3:00 pm. Haven't brushed my teeth. Where do the hours go? Motherhood. Man, what a journey. And Jim says I got a kick out of that. And then. And then here's the other thing about getting a kick out of something. It leaks over to other people. Jim, this gave me goosebumps. Tracy says. What an awesome mom. She's being so proud as she should be. Now if this if you think that this is just about, you know, this is a great little program you did there. And remember when people called about what they got a kick out of? There's more to it than just what you can smell and see and hear and touch and taste. There's something deeper that's going on here, and I wonder if you can guess what it is. Um, before we take a break, let me get Melinda in here from Indiana. Melinda, what did you want to say?

Little kids. I just feel like the heart of Jesus is in every little smile and giggle. I. No matter what I'm doing, they just light my day. I lock eyes with them and I stop in my tracks. They just crack me up. You never know what they're going to do or say next. It just always stops me in my tracks. I just love little kids.

Little kids. I just feel like the heart of Jesus is in every little smile and giggle. I. No matter what I'm doing, they just light my day. I lock eyes with them and I stop in my tracks. They just crack me up. You never know what they're going to do or say next. It just always stops me in my tracks. I just love little kids.

There it is.

There it is.

Stop you in your tracks. It makes you it. You can't not pause for that. To see that and to take it all in. Right?

Stop you in your tracks. It makes you it. You can't not pause for that. To see that and to take it all in. Right?

That's right. And I lock eyes with them and smile. And they sometimes giggle, sometimes shy away, but usually they just are so excited that an adult paid attention to them that they just. People think I'm crazy because I just get so engrossed in these little kids. But they just. There's just something about it that touches my spirit. I can't help it.

That's right. And I lock eyes with them and smile. And they sometimes giggle, sometimes shy away, but usually they just are so excited that an adult paid attention to them that they just. People think I'm crazy because I just get so engrossed in these little kids. But they just. There's just something about it that touches my spirit. I can't help it.

Yes.

Yes.

No. There's something. There's something really good about that. And even Jesus talked about, you know, let the little children come to me. Unless you become like a little child. There's so much in there. Bonnie in Spring Grove, Illinois. Bonnie, what did you want to say?

No. There's something. There's something really good about that. And even Jesus talked about, you know, let the little children come to me. Unless you become like a little child. There's so much in there. Bonnie in Spring Grove, Illinois. Bonnie, what did you want to say?

Yes. Hi. My husband and I opened a Celebrate recovery a year and a half ago, and we have had spiritual warfare ever since. And my husband lost his job a few months later of 28 years. Wow. But what keeps me grounded and knowing God's near, even though all these things are happening, is all his. God winks. And yesterday I mean, I had three in the last two days, but yesterday I was listening to Chris Brooks and he was saying that Psalm 34 really helped him when his son died. And I went, gee, I kind of think that's a Psalm I was reading yesterday. So I waited till this morning when I was doing my Bible reading, and I was on that same psalm, and I just get a kick out of every time God gives me a God wink. And I tell all my ladies at Celebrate Recovery and they just can't believe my face, and that I'm not more pulling my hair out because my husband doesn't have a job. So it's it's just wonderful how God lets me know that he's close.

Yes. Hi. My husband and I opened a Celebrate recovery a year and a half ago, and we have had spiritual warfare ever since. And my husband lost his job a few months later of 28 years. Wow. But what keeps me grounded and knowing God's near, even though all these things are happening, is all his. God winks. And yesterday I mean, I had three in the last two days, but yesterday I was listening to Chris Brooks and he was saying that Psalm 34 really helped him when his son died. And I went, gee, I kind of think that's a Psalm I was reading yesterday. So I waited till this morning when I was doing my Bible reading, and I was on that same psalm, and I just get a kick out of every time God gives me a God wink. And I tell all my ladies at Celebrate Recovery and they just can't believe my face, and that I'm not more pulling my hair out because my husband doesn't have a job. So it's it's just wonderful how God lets me know that he's close.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Well you are what you're doing is you're putting feet to your faith and you're fully trusting in him, and you're not allowing the enemy to hold you back from doing the good that you that you want to do and that you can do and the other people's lives, and allowing him to just allowing God to do just what he wants to do through you. And I pray in in God's timing that this whole thing about the the job, the employment especially, you know, for 28 years to invest your life and then to be told, no, you know, we don't need you anymore. That's got to that's got to really hit at his identity and worth and all of that. But I think what we're going to talk about in the next segment is going to help him and you and anybody listening who looks at their face in the mirror and they say, I don't could God love somebody like this? Psalm 34 I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the Lord that the humble hear and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. What do you get a kick out of? We're having that conversation today. I've held this long enough now. When we had this program in January of last year, I played a clip of Tebow, the Wonder Dog, who is a little morkie. I went outside my office door. He thought he was all alone. I went out there because he was doing this. It was the funniest thing. Do your pets do that? Okay, that's enough of that. Thank you. Tebow. Um, here's here's what I want to tell you before we get back into the calls. And that is your support of the back fence is so important. And this month we have what I am so excited about. I would say this is the best thing we've ever given, but we've given an awful lot of great books and music and more. Tim Challies. Pilgrim prayers. We're going to have Tim back on with us next week, I think. Pilgrim prayers, devotional poems that awaken your heart to the goodness, greatness, and glory of God. It's our featured resource this month. It's our. Thank you. If you go to Chris Fabry live.org, give a gift of any size. We'll send you a copy. Or you can call us at 86695. Fabry. Get this this this will be. This is a game changer. It's a life changer. Pilgrim prayers. Don't miss it. Call 86695 Fabbri or go to Chris Fabry live.org. Our other callers here are talking about earthworms in their lawn. When my cat comes to me, I get a kick out of my great nephew and there are so many more really, really good ones. But I want to talk to you. Before it was like, uh, like there's a little boy about three leaving the doctor's office, waved his hand at me and said, hi, grandma. And then Jane posted this. I was helping my sweet friend from church with her new spa, which opens tomorrow, and our 81 year old pastor stopped by to pray with her. He ended up being her first impromptu client and thoroughly enjoyed getting his haircut. It made our day and his two. We were so blessed. I want to hear about the earthworms though. Ardelle. You'll be our final call today. What did you want to say?

Well you are what you're doing is you're putting feet to your faith and you're fully trusting in him, and you're not allowing the enemy to hold you back from doing the good that you that you want to do and that you can do and the other people's lives, and allowing him to just allowing God to do just what he wants to do through you. And I pray in in God's timing that this whole thing about the the job, the employment especially, you know, for 28 years to invest your life and then to be told, no, you know, we don't need you anymore. That's got to that's got to really hit at his identity and worth and all of that. But I think what we're going to talk about in the next segment is going to help him and you and anybody listening who looks at their face in the mirror and they say, I don't could God love somebody like this? Psalm 34 I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the Lord that the humble hear and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. What do you get a kick out of? We're having that conversation today. I've held this long enough now. When we had this program in January of last year, I played a clip of Tebow, the Wonder Dog, who is a little morkie. I went outside my office door. He thought he was all alone. I went out there because he was doing this. It was the funniest thing. Do your pets do that? Okay, that's enough of that. Thank you. Tebow. Um, here's here's what I want to tell you before we get back into the calls. And that is your support of the back fence is so important. And this month we have what I am so excited about. I would say this is the best thing we've ever given, but we've given an awful lot of great books and music and more. Tim Challies. Pilgrim prayers. We're going to have Tim back on with us next week, I think. Pilgrim prayers, devotional poems that awaken your heart to the goodness, greatness, and glory of God. It's our featured resource this month. It's our. Thank you. If you go to Chris Fabry live.org, give a gift of any size. We'll send you a copy. Or you can call us at 86695. Fabry. Get this this this will be. This is a game changer. It's a life changer. Pilgrim prayers. Don't miss it. Call 86695 Fabbri or go to Chris Fabry live.org. Our other callers here are talking about earthworms in their lawn. When my cat comes to me, I get a kick out of my great nephew and there are so many more really, really good ones. But I want to talk to you. Before it was like, uh, like there's a little boy about three leaving the doctor's office, waved his hand at me and said, hi, grandma. And then Jane posted this. I was helping my sweet friend from church with her new spa, which opens tomorrow, and our 81 year old pastor stopped by to pray with her. He ended up being her first impromptu client and thoroughly enjoyed getting his haircut. It made our day and his two. We were so blessed. I want to hear about the earthworms though. Ardelle. You'll be our final call today. What did you want to say?

Okay. Hi, Chris. Um, we would take our dog or let our dog go out in the yard. And in the winter in particular, this is in the evening and in in the winter. I take a flashlight out. She's a small. She was a small dog. She's passed away now, but, um, a few years ago, we went out in the yard and I saw a movement in the grass and all kinds of movement all over my yard, and I flashed the flashlight around in the yard, and all of a sudden the earthworms, I didn't know what they were at first, would disappear. And I have come to find out that the earthworms crawling all over my lawn are kind of, um, portend the beginning of spring.

Okay. Hi, Chris. Um, we would take our dog or let our dog go out in the yard. And in the winter in particular, this is in the evening and in in the winter. I take a flashlight out. She's a small. She was a small dog. She's passed away now, but, um, a few years ago, we went out in the yard and I saw a movement in the grass and all kinds of movement all over my yard, and I flashed the flashlight around in the yard, and all of a sudden the earthworms, I didn't know what they were at first, would disappear. And I have come to find out that the earthworms crawling all over my lawn are kind of, um, portend the beginning of spring.

Yes.

Yes.

And so now I look forward to seeing these thousands, just thousands of them in my yard.

And so now I look forward to seeing these thousands, just thousands of them in my yard.

Life.

Life.

Life. And you know what those earthworms do? They provide whatever earthworms provide, you know, food for those who. The things that eat the earthworms, but also the soil in what it is doing there. I love it. Ardelle, I'm so glad you called. I want to end today with that. Um, with that picture on your phone, though. If you took a picture earlier of your face, I asked you to take a picture of your own face. Close up. I did this earlier myself, and it kind of scared me. I'm a lot older looking than I feel. Can I get a witness? So I want you to look at that picture of yourself. What do you see? Wrinkles. Graying hair. What's your first reaction to seeing your face? This is what I want to leave with you today. The enemy of your soul wants you to look at that face. And he wants you to turn away. He wants you to be critical of that person. He wants you to see the flaws, the imperfections, the negative. He wants you when you look at that face, to see all the mistakes you've made, all the things you're ashamed of, all the things that you did or said or thought. And he wants you to find by that he wants you to find by the job you lost. He doesn't want you to see who you really are. So I want you to look at that face from your father's perspective. That face that you see is one he delights in, as hard as that may be for you to believe. Today that face is made in his image. And if you're in Christ, if you're following Jesus, when God sees you, he sees the righteousness of His Son in whom he is well pleased. If I might be so bold, God gets a kick out of you, just like the parents and the grandparents. Talk about the fun things they see about their kids or their grandkids. We do that. We recognize that. We see that because it is a reflection of God Himself. It is in his nature to delight in his creation. And you know what happens when you get that perspective of the face that you're looking at? You begin to take delight in others. Just like God takes delight in you. It spills over. It has to. And you don't just see the flaws in the blemishes of the people around you, you begin to see them the way he sees them, the love he has poured out on you begins to overflow on them. So why don't you do this tomorrow, Saturday morning, when you open your eyes? Let that thought take over for just a second or two. When you open your eyes in the morning, think about that. God gets a kick out of you. You have no idea the depth of the love and the mercy that has been extended.

Life. And you know what those earthworms do? They provide whatever earthworms provide, you know, food for those who. The things that eat the earthworms, but also the soil in what it is doing there. I love it. Ardelle, I'm so glad you called. I want to end today with that. Um, with that picture on your phone, though. If you took a picture earlier of your face, I asked you to take a picture of your own face. Close up. I did this earlier myself, and it kind of scared me. I'm a lot older looking than I feel. Can I get a witness? So I want you to look at that picture of yourself. What do you see? Wrinkles. Graying hair. What's your first reaction to seeing your face? This is what I want to leave with you today. The enemy of your soul wants you to look at that face. And he wants you to turn away. He wants you to be critical of that person. He wants you to see the flaws, the imperfections, the negative. He wants you when you look at that face, to see all the mistakes you've made, all the things you're ashamed of, all the things that you did or said or thought. And he wants you to find by that he wants you to find by the job you lost. He doesn't want you to see who you really are. So I want you to look at that face from your father's perspective. That face that you see is one he delights in, as hard as that may be for you to believe. Today that face is made in his image. And if you're in Christ, if you're following Jesus, when God sees you, he sees the righteousness of His Son in whom he is well pleased. If I might be so bold, God gets a kick out of you, just like the parents and the grandparents. Talk about the fun things they see about their kids or their grandkids. We do that. We recognize that. We see that because it is a reflection of God Himself. It is in his nature to delight in his creation. And you know what happens when you get that perspective of the face that you're looking at? You begin to take delight in others. Just like God takes delight in you. It spills over. It has to. And you don't just see the flaws in the blemishes of the people around you, you begin to see them the way he sees them, the love he has poured out on you begins to overflow on them. So why don't you do this tomorrow, Saturday morning, when you open your eyes? Let that thought take over for just a second or two. When you open your eyes in the morning, think about that. God gets a kick out of you. You have no idea the depth of the love and the mercy that has been extended.

To.

To.

You by God himself. So drink that in. Taste it, smell it, feel it. Receive it. His love, his forgiveness, his acceptance. He is devoted to you. His loving kindness is toward you. You're not defined by your mistakes or your sin or your past. He made you believe what he says about you, what he sees when he looks in your face. He who began a good work in you will be faithful to complete it. The psalmist says, he brought me out into a broad place. He rescued me because he delighted in me. Say that with the psalmist and come on back next Monday. For Chris Fabry Live, a production of Moody Radio, a ministry of Moody Bible Institute.