Carl Lentz
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So you can call it what you want, but you don't live my life. So my story about my life is that God saved me again. And had he not done that, I definitely wouldn't be sitting in Van Nuys with you today, with a smile on my face and a family at home that is together. health in my in my mind so it's been a journey bro and I some of the pain I didn't have to go through, but I did.
And what you find is that God can use it all. Absolutely. So to spend any time looking back in regret, it's the most fruitless human emotion we have is regret. So I don't look back. There are times I look back and I can feel sad, but I'm able to frame it correctly again, which is, you know, thank God I learned. And there's going to be stuff that's always going to be sad.
And what you find is that God can use it all. Absolutely. So to spend any time looking back in regret, it's the most fruitless human emotion we have is regret. So I don't look back. There are times I look back and I can feel sad, but I'm able to frame it correctly again, which is, you know, thank God I learned. And there's going to be stuff that's always going to be sad.
And what you find is that God can use it all. Absolutely. So to spend any time looking back in regret, it's the most fruitless human emotion we have is regret. So I don't look back. There are times I look back and I can feel sad, but I'm able to frame it correctly again, which is, you know, thank God I learned. And there's going to be stuff that's always going to be sad.
That's the thing about decisions. But Overall, I look at the collective story that God's helping me write about my life. And, you know, it's been an exciting journey.
That's the thing about decisions. But Overall, I look at the collective story that God's helping me write about my life. And, you know, it's been an exciting journey.
That's the thing about decisions. But Overall, I look at the collective story that God's helping me write about my life. And, you know, it's been an exciting journey.
Yeah. We, at that time, man, like Instagram, it just kind of started being Instagram and we didn't have a whole lot of money to market anything. So we were just like, we're just going to do this super hood style. We're going to, we're going to use Instagram and we're going to get the word out, you know, on the streets.
Yeah. We, at that time, man, like Instagram, it just kind of started being Instagram and we didn't have a whole lot of money to market anything. So we were just like, we're just going to do this super hood style. We're going to, we're going to use Instagram and we're going to get the word out, you know, on the streets.
Yeah. We, at that time, man, like Instagram, it just kind of started being Instagram and we didn't have a whole lot of money to market anything. So we were just like, we're just going to do this super hood style. We're going to, we're going to use Instagram and we're going to get the word out, you know, on the streets.
And so it was a, it was a cool time to just use what we had at hand, but yeah, it ended up becoming a lot of the stuff that we were doing. A lot of people kind of, followed and copied and used as a, as a mold. And in some ways it was great because you don't need, you're, you're a great example of that too. If you have, if you have the right stuff here, you'll got to find a way to, to amplify it.
And so it was a, it was a cool time to just use what we had at hand, but yeah, it ended up becoming a lot of the stuff that we were doing. A lot of people kind of, followed and copied and used as a, as a mold. And in some ways it was great because you don't need, you're, you're a great example of that too. If you have, if you have the right stuff here, you'll got to find a way to, to amplify it.
And so it was a, it was a cool time to just use what we had at hand, but yeah, it ended up becoming a lot of the stuff that we were doing. A lot of people kind of, followed and copied and used as a, as a mold. And in some ways it was great because you don't need, you're, you're a great example of that too. If you have, if you have the right stuff here, you'll got to find a way to, to amplify it.
And, uh, but yeah, I mean, it was, uh, it was a, it was a cool time. I think you're, you're really kind and mature for how old are you? 21. So yeah, to look at somebody and say, I see you as my brother, I think what you find as you get older on this journey, a couple things. One, people's response to your story says more about them than you sometimes.
And, uh, but yeah, I mean, it was, uh, it was a, it was a cool time. I think you're, you're really kind and mature for how old are you? 21. So yeah, to look at somebody and say, I see you as my brother, I think what you find as you get older on this journey, a couple things. One, people's response to your story says more about them than you sometimes.
And, uh, but yeah, I mean, it was, uh, it was a, it was a cool time. I think you're, you're really kind and mature for how old are you? 21. So yeah, to look at somebody and say, I see you as my brother, I think what you find as you get older on this journey, a couple things. One, people's response to your story says more about them than you sometimes.
So if you have a story and your reaction is horror, It's like interesting. So if I'm settled in my soul and I'm filled with grace and, you know, I'm steady on my own two feet, you can tell me something today. Hopefully my reaction would show where I'm at, which is, man, I'm here for you. You're not going to scare me. I'm going to run from you. It's not going to. But for me to be.
So if you have a story and your reaction is horror, It's like interesting. So if I'm settled in my soul and I'm filled with grace and, you know, I'm steady on my own two feet, you can tell me something today. Hopefully my reaction would show where I'm at, which is, man, I'm here for you. You're not going to scare me. I'm going to run from you. It's not going to. But for me to be.
So if you have a story and your reaction is horror, It's like interesting. So if I'm settled in my soul and I'm filled with grace and, you know, I'm steady on my own two feet, you can tell me something today. Hopefully my reaction would show where I'm at, which is, man, I'm here for you. You're not going to scare me. I'm going to run from you. It's not going to. But for me to be.
you know, appalled and to shun and to judge, we've learned that often those people are a hiding very similar stuff. They're pointing out in your life. And then two, they just haven't dealt with it. And, and why would my story create this in you? It's a question for that person. So I think it's a, it's a very interesting thing you find for me.