Autoshop Ministries Episode 9- Ask With Vision: What Do You Really Want from God?

0:01Good morning, friends and family. Happy Sunday. This is another episode of Auto Shop Ministries. I'm Joe Adams. This is episode— man, we got to be up in the double digits now— with Pastor Devonte Tidwell. How are you doing this Sunday, Devonte? I'm doing great. You know, my coffee is good, so, you know, I'm doing, I'm doing great, man. It's— and it's a great day to be alive.

0:23It's a great day to be active, you know, but it's a great day to be talking to everybody who is committed to listening to what we got to talk about every single week. So shouts out to everybody who has been all double-digit number of episodes. If you've listened to every single one, kudos to you. Pat yourself on the back before we even get started because you are the reason we keep going.

0:42So let's go. All right, man. I'm ready to get after it. I'm ready to learn something. So what do you got for us this week? Yeah, man. So I want to talk today about people asking for something and not really clear on what it is. So I want to ask them a question. Before we even get started is, do you know what you're asking for?

1:00Like, do you, do you know what it is that you really need from God? And consequently, if you can't articulate what it is you really need from God, I would bet that you couldn't articulate what you need from the people around you either. So I want to read a passage of scripture. You know, I don't want to read just one scripture. I want to read a story.

1:19And this is Mark chapter number 10. And I'm going to be in the 46th verse. It says this. Then they came to Jericho. And as He was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, son of Timaeus, was sitting by the road. And when he heard it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!

1:42Many were sternly telling him to be quiet, but he kept on crying out all the more, Son of David, have mercy on me! And Jesus stopped and said to him, said, call him here. So they called the blind man, saying to him, take courage, stand up, he is calling for you. Throwing aside his cloak, he jumped up and came to Jesus. And answering him, Jesus said, what do you want me to do for you?

2:07And the blind man said, Rabboni, I want to regain my sight. And Jesus said, go, your faith has made you well. And immediately he gained his sight. And began following Him on the road. That's a brilliant and beautiful story about Jesus healing the blind. And we've, we've heard a lot about Jesus. If you spent any amount of time in church or around Jesus, you've heard about like, oh, He's opened blind eyes and opened deaf ears and, you know, brought the dead back to life and all these healings and miracles.

2:36But I thought there's something very interesting in here. Jesus asked the blind man a question. And we know that Jesus is fully God and fully man, Joe. But so since that's the case, we know that he knows everything. So why would he ask the blind man a question as if he didn't know what he needed when he came up there? It's like, right, you're Jesus.

2:56But I think every time that I've seen in the Bible, and the theory and the belief that I have, and a lot of other scholars agree, is that every time God is asking a question, it's not because he doesn't know the answer, it's because we need the awareness. And so this was not a test. This was not to tease the blind man.

3:13It was a measure for the blind man to basically say, hey, this is what's important in my heart. Because he could have asked for anything. He's like, hey, I heard Jesus was in town. Like, I'm a blind beggar. That means that he also was poor. He could have asked for money. Like, he could have asked for all these other things. He said, I want sight.

3:31I want to be able to see more than I want to be able to stop begging on the side of the road. But it's like, what's the priority in your heart? And he said, I want to, I want to regain my sight. And Jesus said, good, go. And I want to challenge us with a question that's reframed a little bit differently is, do we know what we're asking for?

3:47If Jesus came to us and said, what do you want me to do for you? Would we know what to tell him? We're saying, oh God, grow my business. And he looks at us and says, how? Would we know how to answer that question? Like, what does grow your business mean? Do you want More tech? Do you need more service advisors? Do you want more revenue?

4:05Do you want more reach? Did you want more marketing? Did you want more people to hear about you in the community? What about impact? Did you want to make more charitable donations? Did you want to make more impact in the school districts? Like, what is— what does growth mean? And then we kind of get to a place where we say, uh, uh, uh, uh, well, just kind of like growth, God.

4:24But what if the challenge is, what's number one priority? Can you articulate it? And I want to challenge people today to get to this point. Because Jesus asking this question, and the man answering it shows us that he's willing to give whatever we articulate. But what are we articulating? And is it actually the necessary thing? Because let's just spin the story a little bit.

4:51What if Bartimaeus would have asked for money so he could stop begging instead of being blind? So then he would have had money that he wouldn't have been able to fully account for. But because Bartimaeus asked for his sight, he's like, listen, if I can see, I can find opportunities to make more money, I can find opportunities to get into a home, I can find opportunities to get off the side of this road or to not beg anymore.

5:14That's because he knew what the deeper need was. So the challenge today is, do you know what the deepest need is? Do you know what the one is underneath the one? Do you want business to grow because you want to to help people? Or do you want business to grow because you're trying to fill an insecurity within yourself? See, it's like, can we articulate what it is that we truly need?

5:35And if we're clear on what we're asking for, we can also be clear when we get the answer. That's what I want to open up in a conversation today. Does that make sense, Joe? Yeah, it's— I probably said this in a previous podcast. But one way I try to live my life when I'm praying is, you know, Tim Keller, rest in peace, shout out.

5:55He was a legendary teacher of the word. He's like, you know, God tells us how to pray. He's like, everyone asks for their daily bread first. Uh, you know, give me something, give me something, Lord, I want things. Um, but really what you should be praying for is, uh, for his will to be done, you know. And so the order, the order of the Lord's Prayer is like You know, thy will be done, uh, thy kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread.

6:24And so it's like most people are just like, man, God, grow my business. And it's like, is that what you want? Or do you want God to do a work in your life because you're following what he wants you to do, which is being a servant or, uh, or showing up for your team? Or, you know, and so I don't know if that's the direction you're going, but that's the way I, I don't actually know.

6:42You know, like it says another part of the Bible, you know, this, that they got— they used to pray in groanings of the Spirit because you don't even know what you actually need, right? You know, like, you don't, you don't actually— it's like a kid, it's like a young kid being like, I want the cookie, and it's like your father's like, no, you actually need this, you know?

7:00So is that kind of where you're getting at, like just trying to learn what you, what you should be asking for? Yeah, 1 million percent. And I'm huge on this because I do believe, um, that language is the thing that helps us heal. Language is the thing that helps us get to from where we are to where we're going. Language is the thing that helps us get from what we need to what we want or what we, what we're being provided.

7:21Like, I think being able to articulate this is huge. Like you talk about the kids or a dad, like I love when my kids request stuff. I got 2 toddlers. I love when they request stuff. But when they're specific in their request versus saying I'm hungry, are you truly hungry? Because I can get you food. Or do you just want more fruit snacks?

7:38Because you see them in there, right? That helps, that helps dad fulfill their specific request. But it also helps them get clear on their specific request. Because I'm hungry is a lot different from I just want a snack. But if you cannot articulate these things, I'm not saying God wouldn't know them. I'm just giving everybody the example of how powerful being able to articulate it is.

8:03Then the difference is everybody who's around you, say your business does grow, well, you've done everything forever. You haven't diversified the top of your company. Like, your management suite is you, you, you, you, and an admin you've had for 20 years, right? Like, so then if you want to grow your business, when things have to get diversified, and you need a CEO and a CMO and a CFO and a CPO, and you need all of these different people in a C-suite because you've grown to this point, can you articulate and communicate to everybody there so that the needs still get met, not your ego, right?

8:38So when my kids give me specific requests, That helps Daddy be efficient, but it also helps them be efficient in the way that they ask. You know, like you did talk about is Romans 8, when it says that, man, we don't know what we ought to pray. But the Spirit within us gives us groanings because we don't know. But that doesn't mean that we should stick with not knowing.

8:58We should be clear. We should sharpen our ability to understand. I love Bartimaeus, that he was an example. When Jesus asked him on the spot. I think a lot of us, if we had a conversation with Jesus face to face, I don't know if I would have the level of fortitude to be able to just see— I'm like, number one, I'm talking to Jesus.

9:17Like, he asked me a question. Like, like, I don't know if I would be able to be calm enough to say, man, I have a need. But it also shows me that Bartimaeus's need was so deep that even when this same Jesus he was literally screaming for, over the tone of people telling him to shut up, When he finally arrived, and they said, yeah, he's here.

9:38He's like, I still have a need that's so deep that I know that only you can help. I want to be that clear on what it is that I'm asking for. I want to be that clear on what it means when I ask for a specific thing. Okay, God, you know what, make me more influential. Okay, are you okay with losing some of your privacy?

9:55Because influence typically comes with a loss of anonymity. Like people know who you are when you go to the store, right? Okay, God, Hey, I want, I want to be married. Okay, great. Are you cool now with putting some boundaries in place with other people? Because you being married doesn't mean that you get to jump on and go do all the different things and be out all times of the night anymore, right?

10:16Like, so are we clear on what we're asking for and the why we're asking? I think that's very important, Joe, not only in life, but in leadership. You know, I wrote this down on my notes. It says this, that a lot of what we're asking God for is a seat. Platforms, rooms, titles. But God wants to give us sight. Because without the sight, you can't even hold the seat.

10:39Without the proper vision, you won't hold the seat the right way. If you don't have vision, Joe, it doesn't matter what your title is. It's only a matter of time before you're mismanaging the title. It's like putting a kid— if I gave my 5-year-old son a title, He could have the title. Sure. If I put him in a big office chair, he'll probably just spin around in it.

11:02He won't make any decisions. It's like, you can have the title, but without the vision, without sight, without clarity on being able to identify what it is you need, what you're asking for, what it means when you ask for those things, then the title, the platform, and the rooms don't mean anything. So we have to ask for what it is that we need.

11:24God, give me vision. God, let me be clear on what it is that I'm asking for. I'm asking for more growth. Okay, that means more work. I'm asking for a relationship. Okay, that means more boundaries. I'm asking God, like, I'm tired of being lonely. I'm tired of doing things the same way. Okay, that means being more disciplined and getting a gym membership with the same money you would spend on a case of beer.

11:48Like, that's, that's where some of the things have to shift. So do we even know what we're asking for? Because when Jesus is asking us a question, it's not for him to know, it's for us to know. So we don't need to say, all right, Jesus, I want to enlighten you. We want to be in a place where, God, I am enlightened enough on my own to see the need, to see the need in my man.

12:10Lord, I really am praying for one of my techs, man. They're having some issues in their family. Like, God, just be with them. Okay, what does be with them mean? You know what, God? No, give them comfort. And I pray that their marriage would be restored. That gets a lot more specific, but it also makes you a lot more compassionate. You know what I mean?

12:28It also makes you say, hey, I know what I'm asking for now. And because I know what I'm asking for, I get to, I get to go back and say, oh, I saw the miracle. I saw the answer. So now I get to give God credit because I know that I asked him for it, right? I know I, there's no other way anybody could have known that I was praying for that text marriage to be healed.

12:48I know it was God. And now guess what? It becomes a testimony. And now you don't get to take credit. You get to say, hey, man, man, I've been praying for you in my office. For the last 2 weeks, man, that your marriage would get better, that you would get rest, and things just seem to be different. And now you get to open up a conversation like, listen, I was praying for that.

13:03Do you know Jesus? Like that? Because that's the very reason that I was able to have compassion on you and your situation. That's, that's what I'm trying to get people. I'm using different examples. But I hope that people can sharpen what it is that they are asking for, what it is that you need. Because if you can't ask God clearly, chances are you're not asking your coworkers.

13:24You're not asking your leadership. You're not asking your relationships. You're not even asking yourself. It's like, I'm just tired. Okay, are you tired? Or are you stressed? Right? Because you were just putting these blanket statements and these blanket terms on things because, you know, we, we like to be on autopilot. I said this before in a talk, you know, somewhere else, I said that fine is not really how we're feeling for real.

13:49Joe. When people say, man, how you doing? Oh, I'm fine. That's just the default answer to cover up that we really don't know. It's like, are you fine? You're like, are you— you're fine? So like, if I don't ask you any more questions, you're good for the rest of the day? Or are you fine because you don't want to have to deal with what it is you're truly feeling?

14:09If you can articulate things clearly, you can get your answers needed. You can get your needs met a lot better. It's like going to the doctor and saying, ow. It's like, okay, what? Ow, what? You know, or it's like going to your wife and saying, man, everything sucks. It's like, well, what? Now she's spiraling and like, oh, well, what is it? Like, what do you mean?

14:29Is it your job? And it's like, no, I just didn't like the spaghetti. Like, you know, so now you've blown up something that could have been, you know, a fire that could have been put out if you were clear. That's the power of clarity. Does that make sense? So do you think most people just aren't really introspective enough or they just don't really like, you know, I think in the modern world there's just noise 24/7.

14:49You're listening to a podcast, you're listening to music, you're listening to, you know, you're just at work all the time. You've got dopamine on your phone. Like you go to the bathroom, you can't even sit in silence. You know, you're just getting intrusive push notifications 24/7. And I think it overwhelms me and gets me like, not depressed, but sometimes I get so like anxious.

15:09And I think it's literally just dopamine maxing from my phone constantly intruding my brain. Um, do you think people just don't really know what they need and, and they just need to spend more time like quietly like with the Lord and be like, just think about like what truly what motivates them and what they need to be asking for? Is that kind of what you're getting at, or help me understand?

15:29Sure. And Joe, that's actually a brilliant question that I think a lot of people who again are struggling to articulate may not have been able to ask. And I think what a lot of people are actually dealing with is they were never taught language in the first place. They were never taught to say, I need help. They're just taught, you know, it's just like, like being a boy, right?

15:49It's like, hey, boys don't cry, toughen up, you know, man up, you'll deal with it. And it's like, well, no. What if grief is not a man up issue? What if grief is an emotional issue that I really need to process? Like, I miss my mom, right? I miss my dad. I miss my grandparents. Like, I miss the school that I was moved out of.

16:09I missed the community. I miss the reality that I used to have. That's not a man up or toughen up issue. That's an emotional one. So I think a lot of times, yes, it's a mix of the noise. There is a lot of things that are fighting for our attention right now, Joe. There's a lot of things that make it very difficult to be focused and very easy to be distracted.

16:28But I also think, and I'm going to read a scripture that talks to this, talks about this. But I also think that some people just unfortunately were never taught the right words. They were never taught how. And so I hope that this talk today starts a journey for them to sit quietly with the Lord, to start journaling, to start maybe go to therapy, to maybe have conversations with your spouse and your friends on, man, how do you see me?

16:52When am I at my best? When am I at my worst? Like, man, you're at your worst, man, when you, you know, when it's at the end of the month and all the bills are due. It's like, okay, that gives me information to explore, right? What I'll talk about it with John 5, because there is a story in John 5 about the healing at the Pool of Bethesda.

17:15And every time that this, you know, there was like one person that would be able to go down into the pool. And, you know, it's 17 verses, so, you know, I won't read all of it, um, but I'll read a few. And it said, after these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem, the Sheep Gate, a pool which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having 5 porticos.

17:36And in these lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, and withered, waiting for the Lord to move on the waters. For an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool and stirred the water. And whoever then first, after the stirring, stepped in was made well from whatever disease that they had. And a man who was there who had been ill for 38 years— 38— when Jesus saw him lying there and knew already that he had been there a long time in that condition, right?

18:02There's that Jesus knows it all already. He said to him, do you want to get well? Yes. The answer is yes. Yes. The answer is yes. But here's what the answer was from him. He said, I have no man to put me in the pool when the water is stirred up. But while I'm coming, somebody else steps in before me. Then he tells him to get up, pick up his pallet and walk.

18:22And immediately he was made well. The answer was yes, right, Joe? Why couldn't he say yes? Instead of just saying yes, instead of being clear and articulating, he started to complain about logistics. Right. And this is where I think we see the grace of God because he still gave him the same, uh, result that Bartimaeus got. They still immediately got well. But the difference with Bartimaeus is the response.

18:49It said immediately take up your mat and walk. Bartimaeus said, man, go, your faith has made you well. It was like an acknowledgment. He got a revelation. He got an understanding of like, wow, man, you knew what you wanted and you knew that I was the one to be able to do it. The difference in these 2 stories, Joe, is Bartimaeus reached out to Jesus.

19:08Right? Jesus came across this man at the pool after 38 years. Jesus said he knew that he had been in that condition a long time. He didn't seek out Jesus. He didn't call out. He didn't scream. Bartimaeus was so clear, so laser-focused. I heard Jesus is in town. I'm going to reach out because the moment he gets here, I'm going to articulate what I want, what I need.

19:30That's the kind of focus that I need. It's interesting that the man at by the pool was lame, but he could see and still had no vision. But Bartimaeus was blind and knew exactly what he wanted to see. That's brilliant to me, that he couldn't see physically, but in his heart, in his spirit, he saw that I have a need. And I heard that Jesus was in town.

19:52And I connected the dots that I want that man to be the one to come and heal me. This one, Jesus kind of came across. Bartimaeus made sure Jesus found him. What do you have to say about, you know, and hopefully this isn't too big of a change of subject, what do you have to say about people who maybe they feel like they are very articulate in what they want and what they need from Jesus and he's just not opening the door, or they feel that he's not answering their prayers and that he keeps kind of stonewalling them?

20:22Or because I've had that happen in the past in my spiritual journey where I was like, I prayed for something for so long And it never happened. And then like years go by and I kind of like am grateful that it didn't happen, uh, right? Yeah, you know, or like I had no idea that like XYZ was in store for me. Um, anyway, give me your thoughts on that.

20:41I love that. I love that question. So let me answer it like this. Um, I never like to use for people that God doesn't answer prayer. I believe God always answers prayer. I just think that we don't always like what he answers with, right? You know what I mean? Because no is an answer. If he's like, oh, you know what, God, like you know, make this happen, and I want it to happen this year.

20:59And he's like, no, like, you're not ready for that. Like, if about in 10 years, like, good luck. Yeah, yeah, let's make sure that you get your discipline together first. Yeah, you're not ready, dude. Yeah, no. So God always answers prayer. I just think that sometimes we don't like the answer we get. And I mean, you see this man at the pool, 38 years was the time.

21:2038. Now I hope that everything you're praying for doesn't take 38 years. Why? If you're listening, right? But also, I trust God enough to know that his understanding of timing and when we can handle things is a lot better than ours. Like, I wanted to put it like this, like being in the gym, like we talked about sports. So let's talk about fitness a little bit.

21:39Imagine if you walked in the gym and you had never lifted weights before and put 315 pounds on the bar and said, all right, go bench press this, and I'm going to spot you. And I'm going to get it in your hands. And then I'm going to take my hands away. Like you're going to drop it on your clavicle, bro. Like, you know what I mean?

21:54Hey, man, what are you talking about, man? I put 3 plates up all the time. What are you talking about? Not you, Joe. Not you. 315 on each side, right? Right, right, right. You know what I mean? But like, imagine if you had never done that and I said, all right, bro, I got you. All right, here you go. Ready? 1, 2, 3.

22:11Like, you're going to tear your rotator cuff. Like, you're going to drop the bar on your neck. Like, hopefully you stay alive to even tell the story, right? But I think we're asking God for those things. We're asking for the finished result. And he's like, but there's a process I got to take you through. Like, you're not ready for that. I would argue, Joe, I would argue that the story we just read in John 5, that this man by the pool maybe wasn't ready for it either.

22:36But the grace of God gave it to him. Like, he didn't say yes. When Jesus asked him a question, he didn't say yes. He started saying, well, I got nobody to put me in there. And everybody else goes first. And oh man, like, they always skip me in line. And, you know, it's just not fair. Like, But what I do know is that his timing is perfect, even when we don't think it is.

22:56So what I would say to people is you have to trust him. Because I don't know if there's ever been a time where God told me no, that I didn't end up being grateful for the no. Yeah, for sure. Like, I'm like, man, God, thank you that you didn't let me move to that city. Thank you that you didn't let me make that investment.

23:11Thank you that you didn't let me date that person. Thank you that you didn't. Because like, man, I look now and I'm like, I don't regret the nos. Like, I'm grateful for the yeses, and we celebrate the yeses as soon as we get them. But the nos are typically just redirection for our protection. They're not because God wants to reject us and make us feel bad, or like we did something wrong.

23:32And this is a punishment for you. This is like, hey, no, son, daughter, I love you enough to guard you from that. So I'm gonna tell you no, you can't handle 315 right now. So let's get back to the bar. Let's put some 10s on both sides. And let's work on that for 3 months. And then let's work on, you know, moving up to $135,000 for 2 months.

23:51And then let's move up to $185,000 after that. So let's have the conversation about $315,000, 24 to 36 months from now, right? That's a lot. That doesn't sound good. But it's for your protection. Dude, this is so crazy. So the— I think the closest— it just dawned on me really what you're saying. And there's gonna be some shop owners who hopefully listen to this.

24:12And I'm talking to you, if you know, you know, you're You know who I'm talking to. So a lot of times people come up to me and they're like, and so I'm switching to business here, this is less spiritual. And they're like, man, I'm ready to open my second store, or man, I'm ready to open another store. And it's like, why? Like, I always ask them, I'm like, why do you wanna open a second store?

24:34And they're like, well, this, this, and this. I'm like, no. I'm like, you don't. Like, time and time again, there are some times when it's okay to open a second store, but 90, 8% of the time, people that come through our training are not ready. They have not gotten the maximum out of their main store yet. And man, opening a second one, you're gonna take resources from your first one, it's not perfected yet, and the first one's gonna crater and the second one's gonna take all your money.

25:01And it's brutal. And so like, what are you actually asking for? You are asking God for an ego boost, you know, like you are, you know, like really like, oh, I'm a multi-unit operator, I have So when I— because I felt this, I felt this when I was 23, 24, 25. It's like, oh yeah, like we, we own multiple locations. It's like more impressive.

25:25It's like more, uh, more status. It's like, oh yeah, we have it, we have a chain of auto shops. Like we're not just mechanics, we're not just auto repair people. So it's like, what do you actually want? And I try to get them to the bottom line. I'm like, you, you want more profit. Like you want to make more money. You don't actually want status, ego, more headaches, more overhead, more liability, more employees, more— like, you want— like, what you should be asking for is a healthier and more profitable business, and you're not even close to ready for this location yet.

26:01And I think God tells us that in our everyday life. Like, even with me and our company, it's like there have been locations that Todd in his experience, he's kind of our, our father figure in the, in the business. He's like, no, we're not ready. We're not ready. Or, or so on and so forth. So, you know, trying to get to the bottom of like, what are you actually asking for?

26:20Like, you're asking for a more successful business. And you think that you're going to get there by opening a second location. But you're really only doing that second location because you think it'll satisfy these other things that are not good for you. It's only going to bring problems and headaches. So I'll pause there. Give me your thoughts on that. Yeah, no, that's brilliant.

26:38I think that you hit the nail on the head. And I think so many, many people don't know what they're asking for or why they're asking it because they have a, they have a twisted view of what success is, right? They have a twisted view of what they think this would make them look like, or the status or the name, right? Again, like we talked about it, like a lot of people are asking for a seat, like a platform, another business, another title, multi-unit operator, right?

27:06And it's like, no, actually, whatever you want, you want all the titles and all the letters and all the stuff. You can have more degrees than a thermometer. You can have more letters behind your name than the alphabet. Like, listen, if you don't have vision, the seat, the title, the letters, the locations will not matter because the vision is going to make things plummet.

27:28The Bible says without vision, my people perish. In other words, do you have sight? Can you see what it is you're asking for? Because the alternative would be, God, how do I make what I have the best it possibly can be? And that makes you more profitable. Like, nobody is looking down on you if you say, yeah, our profit margin is like Amex and we're 51% in the black.

27:52Like, you know what I mean? If it's at one location, it's like, oh bro, you're doing pretty good for yourself. Like, yeah, oh, but you would be, you would be well respected if you had 2 locations. Like, no, it's like, no, I got vision. And I'm going to do this and be singularly focused as long as God tells me to be that way.

28:09Right? So are you clear on what you're asking for? Because I believe that Jesus is going to push back the same way you do, Joe. When we ask him for stuff, he's gonna say, okay, you're asking for that, why? And then we get disappointed at God. It's like, he didn't answer my prayer. And it's like, no, he's actually protecting you from you, buddy.

28:28You know what I mean? He's guarding you from— because if I gave you what you asked for right now, it will crush you, right? The weights— if I gave you 315 today and you've never bench pressed in your life, it might do damage where you could never bench press again, let alone hit 315 in a few years. Like, let alone be able to— if I, if I put you out there and put you on and ran a marathon and you've never done endurance training, your heart might explode and you might you know, like, by the time you get to mile 3, like, you don't know any idea of pace training and breathing techniques, and you're

29:06getting shin splints, and you can't walk and you can't breathe. Like, it would crush you if I gave you everything you asked for. So you need to be clear on what you're asking for. Again, Jesus is never asking us a question, Joe, because he doesn't know the answer. It's typically because we need the awareness. And listen, man, listen to your Creator when he's telling you something.

29:26Don't just try to keep pushing down the door asking for you think you want. It's like, right, listen, man, read that, read that, read that scripture. Listen in your quiet time. Turn the music off in the car. Yeah. Um, man, I love it. That's a good word this week. So anyway, Devonte, I think we're up on time. That's it. We're ready to rock and roll and have a super Sunday at our locations.

29:47Anyone who's listening to this, we're gonna rock and roll. Um, you want to pray us out as we go into this week? Yeah, absolutely. Father, in the name of Jesus, thank you for making us clear. God, you said write the vision and make it plain so that the people that follow it can run. God, I thank you that we won't perish because of a lack of vision.

30:05God, make us sharper this week. When we know what we're asking for, God, we also can then come back to you with a testimony because we'll give you credit for giving us the answer, for giving us the blessing, for giving us the miracle, for giving us connection to you. So Father, I pray that as we get clear, God, that we would also get clear on hearing from you.

30:24Be with them this week. Let this week be the best week that they've had this year. In Jesus' name, amen. All right, Super Sunday superstars, let's make it a great week. Go in peace. May the Lord bless you and keep you, and we'll see y'all next Sunday. For more information, reach out to Todd Westerland at 925-980-8012 or visit autoshopanswers.com. You can get more information about Key to Key to Callbacks, uh, Courtside.

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