Was running a lot.

I, I was healthy, I was fit on the outside, everything, no sign of, of ill health.

And then suddenly I started to get tightness in my throat when I'd run.

And they looked into my heart, gave me an angiogram, and they told me, "You need open heart surgery." And in that moment, didn't know what to hold onto.

God put this verse on my heart earlier that year, "But in every situation," including heart surgery, "by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your heart and your mind in Christ Jesus." And I had a revelation in that moment.

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But we were overseeing, um, one of our campuses, um, in Wollongong, a great city, uh, just south of Sydney, and, uh, loving it.

In a world full of negative news headlines, in a world that, I don't know about you, but it's pretty easy to get, um, a little bit overwhelmed by some of the challenges that our society faces these days.

In a world like that, we can either be depressed about that, or we can be encouraged because when the world gets darker, the light becomes brighter.

I- in a world that we're living in today, you don't have to have the most Instagram followers.

You don't have to have the biggest profile or the biggest talent.

You can simply be a light, and you can make a serious difference in the world.

And now, let's get into today's episode.

I'm excited for God's word tonight.

I believe it's gonna speak to you.