WOM REBOOT EP 11 ARTIFICIAL VS AUTHENTIC

The hosts of a podcast discuss the difference between authenticity and imitation. They talk about how imitations are cheaper and of lower quality compared to the real thing. They also mention that sometimes people fall for imitations because they trust the opinions of others. They emphasize the importance of paying attention to the authentic and not settling for the artificial. They discuss how difficult it can be to teach someone who is set in their ways and how sometimes the truth may not be accepted. Despite this, they believe it is still important to speak the truth. You couldn't even hear me because I sound so much like you did. Hey, what it do? Welcome to word of mouth podcast with Nate and Shelby the reboot. We are back in the building hanging out, kicking it, just getting ready to give God praise for what he deserves. This is the day that the Lord has made. We shall rejoice and be glad all day. What up, Shel? Not much, sir. How are you? I'm good. How are you? Dandy. Yes, you are. I love that word. Dandy. I'm going to start saying that. Dandy. Delightful. Yes. Blessed and highly thankful. Come on. Let's get it. Listen, this is part two. Now, if you haven't heard last week's podcast, you probably want to go back and hear it. We're going to tap into some things. It may ruffle some feathers. It may allow people to kind of look at some different things for truly what it is because authenticity is genuine. And we have to understand that authenticity is not just about being authentic. It's about being genuine. It's about being authentic. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. It's about being genuine. I want to start here. I want to start here. Have you ever... Have you ever... Okay, knowing your background, Okay, knowing your background, were there ever anything in the stores were there ever anything in the stores that was generic? that was generic? that was generic? I buy generic stuff all the time I buy generic stuff all the time because it's cheaper. because it's cheaper. So I'm starting there for a reason. So I'm starting there for a reason. So I'm starting there for a reason. So I'm starting there for a reason. So I'm starting there for a reason. So I'm starting there for a reason. So I'm starting there for a reason. So I'm starting there for a reason. So I'm starting there for a reason. So you're saying that the actual product cost... So you're saying that the actual product cost... So you're saying that the actual product cost... So you're saying that the actual product cost... So you're saying that the actual product cost... So you're saying that the actual product cost... So you're saying that the actual product cost... So you're saying that the actual product cost... So you're saying that the actual product cost... So you're saying that the actual product cost... So you're saying that the actual product cost... So you're saying that the actual product cost... So you're saying that the actual product cost... So you're saying that the actual product cost... So you're saying that the actual product cost... So you're saying that the actual product cost... So you're saying that the actual product cost... So you're saying that the actual product cost... So teach me here, Shelp. So teach me here, Shelp. So teach me here, Shelp. The imitation is cheap. The imitation is cheap. The imitation is cheap. I'm trying not to, Shelp. I'm trying not to, Shelp. I'm trying not to, Shelp. I'm trying not to, Shelp. So you're telling me that something that imitates So you're telling me that something that imitates So you're telling me that something that imitates So you're telling me that something that imitates So you're telling me that something that imitates or is a counterfeit of something real is cheaper? or is a counterfeit of something real is cheaper? or is a counterfeit of something real is cheaper? or is a counterfeit of something real is cheaper? or is a counterfeit of something real is cheaper? So... So... Less quality. Less quality. Less quality. Less... Is it less... Is it less... I'm going to say less real. I'm going to say less real. More artificial. More artificial. Less authentic. Less authentic. There you go. There you go. So when I buy these things, So when I buy these things, I am expected to pay less, I am expected to pay less, but I do understand that when I purchase it, but I do understand that when I purchase it, but I do understand that when I purchase it, it's not the real thing. it's not the real thing. It's not the real thing. It's not the real thing. It's not the real thing. It's not the real thing. It's not the real thing. It's not the real thing. It's not the real thing. It's not the real thing. It's not the real thing. It's not the real thing. It's not the real thing. It's not the real thing. It's not the real thing. It's not the real thing. It's not the real thing. It's not the real thing. It's not the real thing. It's not the real thing. It's not the real thing. It's not the real thing. It's not the real thing. It's not the real thing. It's not the real thing. It's not the real thing. It's not the real thing. It's not the real thing. It's not the real thing. So I always say it's a cost to pay attention. It's not the generic cost because we have to understand the difference between the price of the generic versus the price of the authentic. Because based upon what you just said, I only bought the generic because it was inexpensive. Right. So when I'm paying attention, do I purchase the generic? Or do I go for the real thing? Let me give scripture behind it. So in the book of Revelation, there's about seven letters that Jesus sent to the churches by way of John. And at the end of each letter, he says, he who has an ear, let him hear what the spirit is saying. So that basically says, if you're listening to the spirit, that means you have to pay attention. Because you can listen to people. And they just talk. Have you ever heard people when they're just talking and you heard nothing? Yeah. OK. Yeah. For the people that know Shelby, don't judge her now. You may have talked to her. She probably wasn't listening. There's time. There are times that we do it, that we do it. So but when the spirit is talking, you have to pay attention. It depends on who it is, too. I'm honest. Oh, OK. I got you. Makes sense. I mean, I ain't going to tell myself. So but when the spirit of the Lord is talking, there's no other choice but to pay attention because that's the authentic thing. Unless you're hearing other things, distractions, chaos and stuff like that. So I want to focus in on the cost of the generic based upon the authentic. And that's what we're discussing today, the artificial. When things are artificial, I think, and I'll have Shelby to read this definition, they're man-made. Right. Yeah. That's the definition. That's what it says. Artificial is made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally. Man-made. Wow. So I can make up something and make it sound like truth and have you to believe it. You mean a lot? Well, since you said it. That's why it's very important for us to understand the difference between artificial and authentic. Or real and fake. Or real and fake. Or truth and lie. Come on. Keep going. This stuff is, like, intense because I think I fell for the, in your words, I fell for the okie doke many, many times. I fell for the fake. And I thought that the fake was authentic. Oh, I think we've all done that at some point. Really? Or we will. Yes. Absolutely. Or we will. That's good. That's good. That's why I think it's important for us to talk about it because if I can encourage my children or the next generation or even just this generation that we're in or this culture that we're in, I think it's important for me to say in a transparent way, I fell for the fake. I made a mistake. I didn't know. I didn't have knowledge on it. I just thought that because mom and them said so or granny and them said, I just went for it. There's a lot of that in life. But why? Well, it depends. I think there's some people in your life that you trust what they tell you. Right? Right. And you would trust that they're not going to lie to you. And I think that when it comes to parental figures or generational history, stuff like that, I don't know that they lied on purpose. They just didn't know. Right. I can understand false doctrine, especially if a person didn't know. I can understand false doctrine. But if you have a chance to really get the truth and you're still settling for false doctrine, that's why I have a problem. I understand that. There was a saying back in the day. Have you ever heard the saying you can't teach an old dog new tricks? Sometimes I think I'm that old dog. Oh, my God. I heard that saying as a kid, and I was like, hmm, what does that mean? And my mom would say sometimes older people, you can't really teach them anything new because they don't want to accept it. They get set in their ways. There's a scripture that Jesus talked about in the Gospels. He said you can't pour new wine in old wineskins. So wouldn't that become the same thing? Yeah. He was telling us then if you're if you're wanting to present something new to someone and they're set in their ways, what do you do? Well, even if you pour into them, it's probably just going to pour out, you know, roll off. Wow. Do we not pour because of that? Do we not speak truth because of that? Because it's just going to run off of them? I don't think so. I don't think that we're called to speak truth regardless. Absolutely. Whether there's discomfort involved or it makes them not like us or it turns them against us or whatever. Truth is truth. Doesn't matter. I'm going to release you up in a minute because truth is truth. And it shouldn't matter. But why are we watering down the truth just so someone can take it? Now, there have been times when children were younger. There have been times where if I wanted them to take some medicine, I had to doctor it up. Yeah. Full of sugar. Yeah, because they wouldn't have taken it. But I knew something that they needed for their health or for their body or something to that sort. So I had to doctor it up. I'm going to go back to scripture. The Bible says when I was a child, I spake and I thought as a child. But when I matured, I put away childish things. So now that we are mature enough to understand that, hey, you've been taught a lie, now I need to tell you the authentic truth. Now it's uncomfortable. It is because we've gotten into that place of being so comfortable. And we don't like prickliness. We don't like discomfort. We don't like a lot of times change. And if it requires change of us, then why would we want to do that when we've been comfortable for so long? But God is a God of change. God is a God of a lot of things. God is a God that you can't put in a box. That part. So he's undefined. So why would we not? Why would we rather choose to stay complacent? And we're talking about everybody like we choose to stay complacent. We choose not to want to change. We choose to stay complacent because we're living in the world instead of living in the spirit. Wow. And we, I think, have a fear of what man can do to us. When the word says, what can mere man do to you? Sorry, I have something in my eye all of a sudden. No, that's so true. Or something to that effect, I'm paraphrasing, but. Well, it is fear. And do we. The only way we can overcome fear is really understanding that there is a difference between truth and a lie or wrong and right or authentic and artificial. We have to understand that there is some truth and truth may hurt. Truth does hurt a lot of the time. Yeah. When I said that, I'm going to stop saying may truth hurts. It does. But it also frees. And it also heals. Oh, Jesus. Come on. And it also edifies and it also builds up and it also does a lot of things that are good. Yes. I mean, the tradeoff is minimal when you really think about it and you weigh the pros and cons. But, yes, we have been programmed once again to milk or to water things down and to be less than authentic. Less than authentic. Wow. And be comfortable in that place. And be comfortable in that place. I just, okay, I'm going to live my life right here. I'll accept whatever. I'll do whatever just to get by just because I'm living in this thing called life. I'm going to stay right here. I'm not going to do anything that requires me to do work. Effort. Thank you. Effort is not valued. Yes. Yes. If it takes effort, I don't want to do it. Right. If it takes truth, I don't want to talk about it. Right. Right. Wow. So then where does that lead our future generation? Oh, my God. Or the future of the body of Christ. Where does that leave us, period? Lost. Deceived. Exactly where the enemy wants us. You know, I've been hearing that word. Separated from God. Yes. I've been hearing that word, deceived, for the last three days. And I can go on record to say that that has been the ultimate weapon that the enemy has used against us, is deception. Yep. On every level. And division. Yes. Those are the top two. Yes. And ultimately, destruction. Because the division is because of the distraction that ultimately leads to destruction. All of it, it's the Ds. I heard a preacher talk about the three Ds. It's the Ds. And the sad part is we're accepting it, making it okay. We'll build a whole house around that, which is complacent and comfortable, and not want to deal with the authentic or the real. Something just struck me, so I have to say it. I think that there's – I think when we talk about, you know, a call to action and we talk about speaking truth and we talk about going forward boldly, which is basically what we're saying, a lot of people are like, that's not me, I'm not cut out for that. Do it in your own home. Do it in your own life. It doesn't mean you have to go out there waving banners and rattling swords. There are some people who will do that. That's what they're called to do. But start small and do what you can do, what you're called to do, whether it's a minimal – what you see as a minimal opportunity or not. If that's what you're called to do, then that's your place. We're not all going to be lions. We're not all going to be out there slaying demons. We're not called to do that necessarily. Right. But as a team and as a body together, we're to work together, and if we do what we're called to do, it will work together. Yes. Because that's God's plan. I agree. I agree. You said it's so much meat in everything that you just said. First of all, we do have to understand our role and what we play. Everybody, if you look at military, everybody can't be on the front line. No. You've got to have some people to stay back. You've got to have a radio person. You've got to have a sergeant, whatever may have you. But you've got to have people to be put in place for their particular purpose. Purposes, yes. Absolutely. And then also you said how powerful this is is starting your home. If you start with yourself, first take on the fight of realizing how authentic am I or have I settled for the artificial? The artificial to me, man, that kind of symbolizes a lot of stuff that we do online, a lot of stuff that we do on these media sites and stuff like that. You present yourself in a way that is contrary or different than who you are. Right. And we have made ourselves believe that we are avatars. Is that what those things are? Like we made ourselves believe that. Like we're cartoons or we're this or we're like start with yourself. That's what I heard you say. We're shapeshifters. Wow. And we've accepted it. Like we don't deal with the real. We've been taught that it's better than the real thing. That's what's happened. They have conned us into this filters and all this are better than the real thing. I'm getting so hyped. And we're buying into it and we're eating it up. Yeah. And I am getting hyped up because this is vitally important. Yes, it is. It's going to get worse. It is. It is. It is. I would rather talk about it more now than when it gets to a point that it's of no return. Too far gone. Yes. It's about there. I'm not going to lie. I notice a lot of different things. And it sounds like we're saying, okay, this person or that person. I'm not even saying people. The generation or the culture in which we live in, it's presented before us. And we're choosing the easier route instead of the truth. I'm not pinpointing a person. We're choosing comfort. Yes. And complacency. Instead of authenticity. And truth. And truth. And real. Because, as you said off mic, truth hurts. A lot of the time it does. People would never understand. They look at who Shelby is today. But they don't know the cuts. They don't see the scars. The purple toe. I broke my toe last week. You did after me. They don't see what you had to go through. But everybody would want to just have that. Or be that. You hear this voice on this mic saying, man, she's a strong woman. She's this and that. You don't know the cuts. I hear the church say all the time, you don't know what I've been through. Right. Same with you. Nobody knows your story. Nobody knows your story. Right. And there's a lot of them. Right. Physical. Yeah. So why would you want to settle for what you see on the outside and you don't know what it took to get to that? I think that's how we're bamboozled now. Because we're seeing the outer. We're seeing the now. And we're not looking at what it had to go through. Yes. Yeah. And that's our testimony, right? But we don't share that. It's embarrassing. It's hurtful. It's shameful for a lot of people to talk about our tests. My God. So how can we live out Scripture? Scripture says in Revelation, we have overcome by the blood of the Lamb. Right. And by the word of our testimony. I just heard this in the spirit. So God is Alpha and he's Omega. Yeah. Right. It doesn't say God is in between. Catch this. It doesn't say God is in between. It says he's Alpha and Omega. So you have a birth date and a death date. In between is what you do. Wow. Yeah. That just hit me. And so everything that we do through the in-between, or if you look at a dash on a headboard. A hyphen. Yes. Everything that we do the in-between is our decisions, is what we have to understand of whatever test that we go through, the trials. It's our journey. It's our process. And that process requires you to understand what's authentic and what's artificial. Maybe it's the process of learning that. Maybe that's the process. Well, I agree. Because there's still a beginning date and there's still an ending date. Right. So the process of in-between, should we make the choice now to say, hey, I'm going to go ahead and choose authentic? Because I don't want to end up or end in artificial. I think that it's the same as a call to action. It is. It really is. Like, we have to learn, we have to start understanding that the effort and the work has to be done. And the comfort situation has to stop. And I'm speaking to my own self. Yes, we are. You know, and it's just like you and I were talking earlier. You know, even in relationships nowadays, like if you're seeking someone, we don't want to have to put the work in. We don't want to have to put the effort in. As soon as something pops up that we don't like, we're like, yep, yep, see ya. So you can call me out on Mike, and that's cool, because that is an area in which I struggle in. And I'll be honest about it, because as I've gotten older and more mature, do I want to deal with that? Do I want to say, hey, you know, because once something looks a little weird, I'm going to cut you off. Do I want to put someone through that? I have to make some decisions and get out of that fear or that comfort. Yes, absolutely. And it's not comfortable. It's not. No. It's really not. I mean, I'm in a relationship, and there are times it's not comfortable. Come on. But am I running? No. We should have to. Do I want to run? No. No. I mean, when it gets to be difficult, it's difficult. There's no way around it. It's difficult. Life is difficult. Yes, relationships are difficult. But they're also really good. Yes. And they're also a real blessing. Beneficial. And God wants us that way. He designed us to be dependent on each other. I agree. So after being Miss Independence for a long time, it's very difficult for me to go, oh, I have to actually put my stubbornness down, damn it. Wow. And that is, as you said, that is uncomfortable. Yes. But you're taking on the task to say, hey, you know what? I don't want to be comfortable. God, I'm going to trust you. Yes. That should be the ultimate. And I'm going to put the effort in. That should be the ultimate answer to just saying, you know what? No, I'm going to pass on that, and I'm going to just chill out here by myself. Okay, Mr. Brown. Hang out. Uh-huh. Y'all do what y'all do. You're going to have to play this back and listen to yourself speak. I am. It's so real. That's the difference between authenticity and artificial. I have created, and I don't mind saying it about myself, I've created an artificial life. Refuge. Of my entire rest of my days. I made it up. It's an assumption. I've assumed that this is going to happen. Oh, wow. That's a big. That's a huge one. That you're figuring that out. Man, and I'm telling on myself. I know you are. So I know that there are people listening. I'd rather tell it and say it out loud for me to dismantle that and say, hey, Nate, trust God. There's some authentic things out here that has your name on it. Yes. Yeah, I know that. I told you that a few months ago. My God. It has your name on it, and just receive it. Get out that fear. Get out that complacency. So, ladies and gentlemen, if I can say it, I can do it. You can, too. Nate's getting hot today. I am. Woo. I'm. Woo. Jesus. But I'd rather pick authentic. I've dealt with artificial, and to be honest, artificial is what put me in fear. Because once it revealed itself, and I figured out that wasn't real. You told me I said in that I said in that thing for years. It wasn't real. Never again. I've been there, done that, too. So it pushed me to that place of fear. It pushed me to a place of fear and complacency. I'm really maybe this is just for me. God almighty. But I would rather encourage others as I walk out that place. You're being authentic. Yes. Yes. Go figure. I think you set me up. But I would rather come out of that place with my hands held high saying, God, I trust you. I don't lean to my own understanding. I acknowledge you, and I know that you would direct my path. And whatever you have for me, it is for me. It is. And we have to be that way even in all aspects of our life, not just relationships. And every day we have to do that. We have to trust that he will give us the boldness we need. If you're a meek, mild person, it's okay to be that way because he designed you to be that way. But there's still boldness in that. There's still a measure of it. So trust in him to provide that to you and walk in it. Oh, gosh. Now I want to pull up the verse. If I can. Let's see. Where was I today? Ephesians. I'm getting better. Come on. Getting better about knowing my addresses. Love this lady here, man. Okay. Let's see. This verse is going to take me forever to pull it up, so y'all just be patient with me. As she's pulling it up. When you begin to look in the mirror at yourself and you see, as I'm doing today, as you see there's some artificial things that resides in your mind or on your physical self, that's the time where you have to be honest and make a decision for you. Shelb said it starts with you first. It starts in your home. I can go out and tell people all day long. I've sat in a position of leadership in the church, the pastoral position, for a very long time. So I can lead people. That's easy. But talking to myself. Oh, gosh. And then receiving? Yeah. Jesus Christ. So the authenticity of me even saying this is so uncomfortable. So uncomfortable. Because. It's exposing yourself. Absolutely. There's vulnerability in it. Yes, it is. Yes, it is. You found it? Yes. Okay. So this is one of them. We've talked about this before. Ephesians 210. For we are his workmanship. Come on. We are created in Christ Jesus for good work, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. That means he's already got stuff out there that he is already prepared for you to do good work out in this world every day that you're living. You just have to walk in them. You just have to walk with him, and it will produce these good works. So when we're talking about boldness and we're talking about truth and we're talking about it, it's just about if you just let him lead. If you just let him sustain you, if you just lean on him, all of this stuff will come into fruition. Whether you're a demon slayer, whether you're a warrior, whether you're a home person, a home body, it doesn't matter. These good works are already designed. Yes. Before you were even here. Because beforehand, before you were even here on this earth. So walk them out. Don't let the enemy confuse you or tell you that you don't have any or you're too weak. That's good. You ain't strong enough to do this. Yeah, you are. He lies all the time. Come on. Through his teeth. Satan's a liar. The Bible says he's a father of liars. We know he lies. Anything that is contrary to the truth, Satan told you. Can I go on record to say it? Anything that is contrary to the word. Satan said it. And that's when you know, yeah, I don't have to believe that. Yeah, and I'll just out myself this morning. I was having a real anxious feeling about stuff this morning, all kinds of stuff rolling through my head. And I was literally like, Lord, what is this about? Take this from me. I rebuke this in the name of Jesus because I don't – when that feeling comes, that is not from God. You know it's not. Yeah, you know it's not. It's from the pit. Come on. And we recognize it now. That's authenticity. I recognize it. And I took authority over it too in the name of Jesus. Because – can you honestly say years ago that you took authority over it? No. I just let it run. Come on. And that's probably, you know, as you and I were talking earlier, where the stronghold started because I just let it keep running and running and running. And it was running me ragged. And still when I take authority over it, it can still come back. Of course. Of course. But I think we have to teach people that these are the things they have to do. They have to rebuke. They have to bind. You know, whatever you bind on earth will be – or bind in heaven will be bound on earth and vice versa. And they have to take authority over things. You have to speak it out loud. You have to get bold. You have to get mad. You have to demand things and command things. Speak it out. Wow. And you have to believe and you have to have faith in that. And faith will come by the works of your doing it, of you speaking it, of you continually stopping and going, wait a second, being aware of it, you know. I didn't used to – like I would just be anxious and just be anxious and walk around all day being anxious. Wow. But now I'm like, no, this is not a feeling that I like. I don't need to deal with this. It's not even part of me. Right. This is unnatural. Yeah. It's artificial. There it is. Right. Once you recognize that it's not who you are, it's artificial. Right. It's artificial. Wow. And I think we have to – a lot of what we're getting at, we're talking about the word, and we're talking about how to walk through life day to day. But a lot of it is about the social media. A lot of it is about media, period, what we're being shown and fed and put in our ears. And the amount of lies that are being spewed and the amount of deception going on in the world is egregious. Yes. It is egregious. And it plays on our mindset. Yes. And it divides. Yes, it does. Can you go to Philippians? It plays on our mindset so much that we'll start to believe it because we're thinking about it way too much. Philippians what? Philippians 4. Look at verse 7. Any time you allow some stuff to play over and over and over, and I just heard you say this, it's not like it's going to go away. It's going to try to come back again. But you have to know what to feed yourself when these things happen to come back up. To counteract it. To counteract it. What does Philippians 4 and 7 say? And the peace of God which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Guard your hearts and what? Minds. And your mind. So if I have peace, the peace that passes. So I don't understand. The peace. The peace that resides in me. When anxiety kicks in and I say, hey, you know what? That's artificial because that's not me. I don't even know how that kind of peace should kick in, but it should kick in because you're trying to understand it. It's going to guard your heart. It's going to guard your mind. The reason why I love scripture so much because it helps in your everyday life. And if you apply it to your life, I get to work for you. You make it work for you. I cannot receive anything that's artificial due to the fact. Do you hear that buzzing? It sounds like a bee. I cannot receive anything artificial due to the fact that it won't sustain. No. I'll give you an example. I was talking to a friend of mine. Well, the guy, friend of mine, his girlfriend got a surgery done. And the surgery was a part of her body that she got enhanced for purposes of just stuff that she wanted to do. And it was artificial. That artificial thing began to have complications. No. Never a good thing. Ladies and gentlemen, hear me. Anything that you accept, and I'm only using that as an analogy. Anything that you accept artificial will come with complications. And you think you have made it. And consequences. Absolutely. You've made yourself believe that it's real, but it's not. And once you realize that it's not because you start seeing complications of it. Now you're saying, okay, I got to get something else to counteract that thing that was artificial. So I got to get something else artificial to help with the artificial thing. I see it now. It's buzzing. I don't know where it came from. I see it. So we now have to keep applying artificial things to help with the artificial thing. It's just like lying. If you lie and you've got to keep up with your lies. And lies are artificial things. And, you know, eventually a liar is going to out themselves because they can't keep up with all the lies. You don't know what you've been told last week. You've got to up that and then make that make sense. And if somebody going to catch it and say, wait a second, do you just tell me. Right. Talking on both sides of your mouth. I get it. I get it. So you might as well go ahead and accept the truth. I think I heard you say earlier. God knew us from the beginning. And if he knew us from the womb, he created us this way. Why are we accepting something that don't even belong to us? He created us from something that was authentic. But we have accepted the artificial just to get by. We were sharing earlier how we depend more on the microwave and not the oven. Why is that? I don't know. I also heard you say. Because we've gotten into the instant gratification. And it's going to get worse as technology grows and we can have things instantly. Whoa. Back that thing up. Did you say instant gratification? My, my, my. Yes. Can we just press break right there? Instant gratification. So are we a generation now that has accepted or we won't just we don't want to wait for anything now? We're just instant gratification people. I don't know that our generation is like that, but I think that we are becoming a culture that is like that. Culture. Yes. Got it. So this culture now don't want to wait for nothing. No. No. So we want it right now. There's a commercial. The way we want it. Facts. Not just how you're going to give it to me, but I want it the way I want it right now. I think that's the slogan for Burger King. Have it your way. Right. Life ain't like that. This culture now is a Burger King culture. Have it your way. That's giving Burger King way too much credit. Right, right, right. Or there's another commercial. I think it's J.G. Wentworth. He says, I want my money and I want it now. I don't want to wait. I want it right now. So we now have accepted the fact that instant gratification is, that's it. We don't want to accept anything else but right now. But now. And it doesn't work like that. I promise you it doesn't work like that. From the beginning, it doesn't work like that. Everything has a process. Everything has a waiting period. And as that bee you're on the right, it's waiting to die. But everything has a waiting period. And even with that waiting period, I think, and this is something that you said earlier, I heard the word consistency or consistent and persistent. Jesus was consistent. And also he was persistent. The consistent means he never changed anything up. Like he was consistent in healing. He was consistent in teaching faith. He was consistent in showing the time that he was here, showing how important it is for us to love one another. Go to Hebrews 13. Look at verse 8. I got you. I got you. Hebrews, I think it's yeah, I think it's 13 verse 8. I hope it's verse 8. This is something that I love about who Jesus was when he was here because he allowed us to take on that character of him. He was consistent. What does it say? Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Period. Period. Point blank. That's it. Period. Drop the mic right away. He was consistent, but also he was persistent. He was persistent in teaching those that were with him how important it is for you to have faith. He was persistent even with knowing that he had to die, but still kept pressing forward. You know that you got to die for the people that hate you. Yep. And you're persistent. Yep. And knowing that these same people that you're hanging out with is going to deny you and betray you. But he also had a human side, and he did pray that this cup would pass from him. You better know it. Because he was like, I don't see what's coming, and I don't want to do this. God, let this cup. Yeah, but Father, if this really is your will for me, then I'll do it. Let it be done. Right. That teaches me, and I know I'm not Jesus, but I thank God that I have an outline that I can follow in his consistency and him being persistent. That's what it teaches me now to not accept the artificial because I'm consistent in knowing that Jesus Christ is saying yesterday, today, and forever. Yeah. Honestly, Shev, I don't want the artificial no more. When I asked you earlier, at the beginning of this podcast, I said, hey, going to different stores, did you ever buy generic? And you said, yes. My question after that was, did it work like the authentic? Was it as good as the thing that was real? Or did it just get you by? I think it depends on what it is. Yeah. So do you think artificial gospel? As it's presented by artificial leaders, I'm sorry, getting a little high. He's getting a little passionate over there. As we present this artificial gospel by artificial leaders, is that just getting us by? Are we just being tickled? Yes, our ears are being tickled. Very much so. And so now we get a feel good instead of the truth. That's why we don't have a call to action. But there is a caveat to that. Tell me. Because I was just thinking about this the other day. Because there are some, you know, newborn believers can't handle anything but milk. And so sometimes I think those. As long as they're preaching truth and they're preaching the word. Whether they sugarcoat it a little bit. Sometimes I think that that does have a little bit of a value because those newborn believers need that in order to get into the face. I agree with that. There are levels. I think that's what you're saying. Exactly. You're saying that from like grades that we did in school. Absolutely. You were taught in first grade one plus one. Right. But should we be teaching one plus one in. 12th grade. When you're a senior getting ready to go on with your life. Should you? No. And yeah, I just I just I totally get what you're saying. And I'm trying to hit it home because it is the same type of deal. As your faith grows, you know, you go from milk to meat. The word says that. Yes. So it's important that you continue to grow your faith by searching the word, by reading the word, by knowing the word, and by being taught the word in truth. Yes. And so I'm going to try to use the same word that you use, caveat. Caveat. I like that. I'm going to look that up. I'm just using it because she said it. So I'm a caveat that with because I'm very stern when it comes to leaders. Leaders, if you're not teaching truth. There is a there is a place for you. A special place. Yes. There is a place. Because now you have newborns and you're not teaching them the adequate things that they need to grow. That is going to be on your hand. You're dumbing it down. But what should we do as those that want to absorb more wisdom and knowledge? But we see the artificial over here and we see the masses of people accepting the artificial because it's instant gratification. What do we do? We pray against it. We pray against it. Sternly, boldly. Yes. We call it out. Sternly and boldly. Come on. This is the call to action. You don't stand idly by. Now, everything can be done with respect, hopefully. But it doesn't have to be sugarcoated and nice. Nice. Nice. Nice. I like it. So. I'm OK with calling it out. And I'm going to call it out. And I'm a little more bolder hanging out with the people in my circle, a little more bolder now than if it ain't truth. I'm not going to agree. There were times where you couldn't put your hands on me. I would go to services and there's different denominations. She wasn't. She didn't grow up in church. So there would be people that would want to lay hands on you and stuff like that, and they want to call out different stuff. And sometimes those hands that's laid on you are not hands that's supposed to be laid on you, and they can apply stuff to you. So I was very careful with people putting hands on me, but I didn't know a lot of truth to disagree with some of the doctrine, the false doctrine that was being preached. And so I would say amen to something that wasn't truth because I didn't know. And as you're talking about now, we're all. I think we're all guilty of that. Yes. My call to action in my Shelby voice is I'm not going to be rude about it, but that's not doctrine. But then you say to yourself, what is doctrine? You go to the book and you read it for yourself. For yourself. Revelation comes with the information that you read. Revelation comes with that. Not the book. Not the book. Yes, the actual thing. I mean, revelation does come with the book, but. Right. The revelation comes with that in which you asking God for. The Bible says if you lack wisdom. Ask like knowledge. Ask for like these are things that you can ask for. But we'll we'll just accept something that will tickle our ears and just say, OK, because they said or mom and them said or so and so said that I'm just going to believe it. No, that's not true. Guilty of that. And my call to action in my Shelby voice says, hey, artificial is different from authentic. And let's just talk about the thing that is authentic. That's going to be uncomfortable for me changing in my life instead of me just receiving an artificial that I keep me in my place and just, you know, I can smooth sail through this thing. But, you know, I have to say when you're when you're talking about calling stuff out, you know, if you and I are together or if we're in a group together, we're at the ministry or whatever, you know, much more of the addresses, you know, much more of the word than I do. So you, because you have that knowledge, have a different responsibility of calling it out than I do. You know what I mean? And as a body. As a family, that's how we work. It's the same thing with with our purpose. You know, because you have more knowledge, there's kind of a greater responsibility on you. And I'm not trying to give people an out. Right. I mean, I get that. But you also said earlier that as a team, there are gifts that are given. Some may sit at home and just pray. Some are warriors in tongue, whatever it is. So we all come together and form that team. You just find out the gifts of those people. Right. But also you test things in the spirit. And if you don't know the word completely, you know, maybe you're new at this. You get a feeling. The Holy Spirit can impart all kinds of feelings to you that will give you knowledge of whether things are fact or not. Absolutely. But you might have to take the time to get quiet and really figure it out. That part. Because there are people that know addresses. Satan did. That are false. Exactly. That are false prophets. Or Satan himself. He said, if you be the son of he's talking to Jesus. You're the son of God. Yeah. So he knew who he was. There are false people that will probably run scripture down from Genesis to Revelation. Sure, because they're imitations. The enemy has imitations all over the place. Absolutely. So the good part about forming a great team of people that are so gifted in the area in which they are gifted in will be more beneficial than to catch each one of us isolated or by ourselves. That's why it's important for all of us to know the difference between artificial and authentic. And I need you more than you can ever imagine. I don't care about the addresses. Because if God's not giving me revelation upon the addresses, then all I know is the address. Well, we all need each other. Yes. The word says that we're created to need each other. Need him first, but need each other. But I want to that's a segue into something that I want to talk about. Thank you. You left it there. I was going to pick it up and run with it. Please. Okay, so we all need to be very careful because there is a large plot out there, I think, that is being put together against the world. And I've seen it myself with my own two eyes. Otherwise, I would never even have considered it or thought about it. But they are creating an AI Jesus in the clouds. And it is to deceive believers and nonbelievers into thinking that the rapture has happened. And that we got left behind. So if that's the case, y'all need real discernment. And so do I. And we need to be sure that we are not being deceived. This is how dastardly this is getting. And this is how deep it's getting. And I wish that I was making it up, but I'm not. And it's a way to get us to believe the lie that we've been left behind. And therefore, we have to fall into the world's system and do what we're told. And I don't know where this is going to happen or when or whatever. But I do know that it's coming down the pike. So this is really important, people. We have got to really get right with God. And we have got to really search for truth. And it's getting—I mean, I never ever would have imagined that they were going this deep into things, but they are. To try and deceive all believers is incredulous to me. And if the plan is that big, then we really are little specks on this earth. Little ants. So please be careful. Please pay attention, as Nate says. It costs to pay attention. It really does. We have to put some effort into knowing truth, guys, so we're not deceived. And we have to put effort into being bold and telling the truth about things. Whether it's uncomfortable, whether it puts us in positions that we don't like, it doesn't matter because of the greater good and because of who we serve. We serve a mighty God. Yes. Thank you, Lord. And he will protect us. We can leave it at prayer now. Jesus. Okay. So, Heavenly Father, we just humble ourselves before you right now, Lord, and we thank you for the revelation knowledge that you give us. We thank you, Lord, for opening our eyes and our ears to truth and silencing the lies of the enemy, silencing the manipulations, not allowing them to even penetrate our minds so that we can't even hold on to them. They just slip off of us, Lord. I pray, Father, that truth would be what we speak. Anything that is not truth would be shunned from the ears of the people listening, Father, because I certainly do not want to be speaking anything that is not your truth. So, Father, I pray that who needs to hear this, hears this, and who doesn't, they won't. Lord, lead us with your Holy Spirit. Guide us. Help us to hear his voice. Help us to know his voice. Help us to discern the enemy's voice and the loop that goes on in our heads, to silence it, to crush it, to bring down the strongholds in our own lives, in our own minds, and to help point out those things to others, too, Lord. Even though it might be uncomfortable, they may not understand it in their own lives. And somebody has to help. We have to help each other. You created us to do that. You created us to love one another. You created us to need each other but to mostly need you and to need your word. And so compel your people, Lord, to know your word. Compel them to read it, Father. And I pray that it would soak down into their bones so that wherever they walk, they carry it with them. We are the church as individuals. We are supposed to be going out into the world as individuals, the individual church that we are, and professing the truth and speaking it boldly and not being afraid. You did not give us a spirit of fear but of power and love and of a sound mind. And I claim that for your people right now. Whoever is listening to this, take hold of that and claim it for yourself. Take authority over the things. I take authority over the things right now that are not of you, Lord. I bind up the lies. I bind up the manipulations. I bind up the fiery darts that are being flung at your people that are deceiving this world. And I bind them and I break them. I rebuke them and I send them back to the pit of hell where they belong. And I pray, Lord, that anything the enemy is plotting against your people will be of no effect, absolutely none, a worthless waste of time for him. Lord, may your will be done. Give us our heart's desires but make our heart desire what you desire for us. Keep your people strong, Lord. Strengthen them with your strength and power because it is not by our own that we can do anything. Equip us, Father, to fight the good fight, whatever part of that fight is our fight. Whether we are warriors, whether we are demon slayers, whether we are prayers, whether we are intercessors, whether we are praisers, whatever we are, Lord. Help us to embrace our purpose and to use it going forward because we know that we're coming into times where we are going to have to do that. And we're going to have to do it with boldness and trust in your strength. Father, I pray that your people will do that, Father. And, Lord, I just thank you for the gifts that we receive every day. I thank you for the blessings that you bestow upon us. I thank you for opening up the heavens, pouring out your blessings upon us, fresh anointings, fresh wind, fresh life, new life, all of these things, Lord. I thank you that you cover the people that I love in your blood every day so that nothing, no weapon formed against them shall prosper. That's your word and we stand on that. Lord, help us to weaponize your word, to know it well enough that we can use it against the wiles of the devil. And to put him where he belongs. We are the head. We are not the tail because of you, not because of us. Lord, we give you glory. We give you honor. We give you praise. And I pray that you would bless these airwaves. I pray you would bless the people listening. I pray that you would stir within them a new strength, a new fierceness. And Father, I just thank you and I praise you for all the gifts and wonderful things you have in store for us. And Lord, we do not have a spirit of fear and we will not walk in fear because that's a lie. But we will walk in boldness and we will walk in strength and we will walk in the things that you already have planned for us. The good works, as your word says. And greater works are we to do than what you did when you were here. Help us to embrace that, Lord, and to do it with boldness. In Jesus' mighty name I pray. Amen. Amen. Amen. Jesus. Yeah. So thank you for tuning in to Word of Mouth podcast with Nate and Shelby the Reboot. We will see you soon. We love you. We love you.