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[698.72 --> 699.80] and wanted to restore gently,
[700.32 --> 702.36] and it's not an easy process,
[702.62 --> 704.58] and you're going to want to bail out sometime
[704.58 --> 707.06] because the cost is going to be too high.
[707.06 --> 714.98] It starts with a heart that's being filled with the Spirit of God,
[715.20 --> 717.02] and out of that comes that fruit.
[717.44 --> 719.64] Things like, and I want to highlight this one,
[719.92 --> 721.98] things like kindness.
[725.60 --> 727.54] I think we, oh, kindness.
[727.94 --> 730.86] You know, I think kindness, it's a spiritual gift.
[730.86 --> 734.48] When you say things, do you say them kindly?
[737.78 --> 741.46] When you approach people, do you do so with kindness?
[743.46 --> 746.86] And that's restoring, part of restoring gently.
[746.86 --> 751.90] So this comes when I'm in touch with the Spirit.
[753.10 --> 754.96] And then I know how to keep going.
[755.04 --> 755.20] Why?
[755.30 --> 756.48] Well, I have forbearance.
[756.52 --> 757.56] This is one of the spiritual gifts.
[757.94 --> 759.44] When you're a mess,
[760.02 --> 761.86] I don't bail on you.
[761.86 --> 767.30] I have forbearance.
[770.14 --> 771.28] Paul goes on to say,
[771.82 --> 773.02] bear with one another.
[773.18 --> 774.02] Bear one another.
[774.42 --> 776.84] I'm not going to let you carry that alone.
[780.08 --> 781.92] Yeah, you know, I get it.
[782.24 --> 784.06] When I step into that with you,
[784.20 --> 785.86] that's going to weigh me down.
[786.10 --> 787.20] But that's okay,
[787.46 --> 789.50] because love is about serving.
[789.82 --> 791.20] Freedom is about serving.
[791.86 --> 794.10] I'm free in Christ to help you,
[794.32 --> 795.88] because he saved me,
[796.20 --> 797.84] he unburdens me.
[800.96 --> 804.44] Love is about a willingness to help carry a burden.
[805.26 --> 806.92] I'll take some of that weight
[806.92 --> 808.46] so you can walk a little bit easier.
[808.78 --> 811.24] Is your problem going to now be automatically solved?
[811.36 --> 812.12] Probably not.
[812.30 --> 813.92] But you're walking a little bit lighter,
[814.20 --> 816.78] and then maybe you have time to get healthier again
[816.78 --> 817.90] and seek some help
[817.90 --> 819.40] and get a little bit more support
[819.40 --> 821.54] so you can start walking more on your own,
[821.60 --> 822.52] which is what we want.
[826.52 --> 828.88] And at least you're not alone with that burden.
[828.88 --> 833.86] I'm always surprised, you know,
[833.90 --> 834.90] when I talk to people
[834.90 --> 837.10] and they share a little bit of their lives.
[839.78 --> 841.08] You know, on the one hand,
[841.18 --> 841.74] you feel, okay,
[842.20 --> 843.96] you took on a wee bit of burden.
[844.50 --> 845.08] But on the other hand,
[845.12 --> 845.84] what a blessing.
[846.26 --> 848.06] And somehow it builds you,
[848.22 --> 850.54] and hopefully it supports the other person, right?
[850.54 --> 853.64] It just makes life richer.
[856.06 --> 859.58] And this isn't about you feeling good about yourself.
[859.66 --> 860.92] That's not the main point here.
[861.32 --> 862.88] You aren't the point.
[865.00 --> 866.08] That's what Paul's trying to say here.
[866.44 --> 867.34] Restore gently.
[867.72 --> 868.40] Bear the burden.
[868.70 --> 870.18] The other is the focus
[870.18 --> 871.56] because you know what it's like
[871.56 --> 872.92] to feel burdened and overwhelmed,
[873.10 --> 874.52] and then have Christ show up
[874.52 --> 876.90] and fill your life with his spirit,
[877.10 --> 878.54] and then you become unburdened.
[878.54 --> 879.10] Unburdened.
[879.24 --> 880.52] Do all the problems go away?
[880.58 --> 880.78] No.
[881.00 --> 882.84] But somehow you're unburdened.
[886.78 --> 888.94] And often Christ shows up for others
[888.94 --> 891.68] with and through someone else too.
[892.38 --> 893.64] People stepping into your lives,
[893.68 --> 894.78] and Christ works through those people.
[898.44 --> 902.98] You know, when Paul's talking about in verse 3,
[903.08 --> 903.16] he says,
[903.40 --> 905.30] if someone thinks they're something and they're not,
[905.36 --> 906.52] they deceive themselves, right?
[906.52 --> 908.20] You know, again, saying,
[908.20 --> 911.26] don't forget to stay humble.
[913.60 --> 914.64] The second you're saying,
[914.86 --> 918.02] well, you're pretty impressed with yourself.
[919.46 --> 921.12] Well, you're on the wrong track here.
[921.70 --> 922.78] We're something, right?
[923.00 --> 924.22] Look at me and what I'm doing.
[925.10 --> 925.92] He keeps saying it.
[926.12 --> 927.44] Test your work.
[928.76 --> 930.18] Keep an eye on your motives.
[930.50 --> 931.92] This is about serving Jesus
[931.92 --> 933.34] by serving those around you.
[933.34 --> 936.42] Or is this about you and your empty ego?
[940.02 --> 941.96] And then there's this stress here.
[942.34 --> 944.46] Keep testing yourself.
[945.36 --> 948.02] Because it's so easy to stray into self-righteousness
[948.02 --> 949.12] than fall into temptation.
[949.62 --> 951.02] Keep your eyes on Christ.
[951.10 --> 952.84] One of my favorite verses, Hebrews 12.