00:00Hello. Joseph Duggar is calling. This call may be monitored and recorded. Three-way calls are not allowed.
00:14Hey, are you there? I am. Hey, I just wanted to finish this thought real quick. I just want to
00:21say that I encourage you that no matter what crazy trial we're going through, God knows where we are in
00:29it.
00:30And even when we don't feel him speaking to us and we may not feel his presence, he's still there.
00:38So stay encouraged. And the fact that I'm sure you have people telling you this, that, hey, God, stop this.
00:45God will get us through it.
00:46And so I'm encouraging myself. I'm actually probably likely going to focus on the Psalms because I think that is
00:57really the most encouraging thing that I've done.
01:02And Psalm 119 is one that really focuses on, and it's really long, but it really focuses a lot on
01:09God's Word and how, hey, God's Word is a shelter. It's a shield. It's your buckler. It's all those things,
01:16you know.
01:17And so I think that we need to remember that. And it's going to be really hard for you because
01:22you're getting blasted, you know, from every angle.
01:28But remember that. Even when the times are hard, say, hey, God's my shield. God's my buckler. He's going to
01:35get me through it.
01:35And, okay, so just stay focused on, I mean, you have to do a lot of things. You know, we've
01:41got a lot of moving parts right now.
01:43Yeah.
01:44Lean in the people you can, and then, you know, don't go outside that circle.
01:50Yeah.
01:51But I just wanted to finish that thought because I felt like it was important that we kind of have
01:58that realization that, hey, you know, God's going to get you through it.
02:03I'm going to be praying.
02:04I mean, I'm going to, I mean, it's hard to pray still, but I know that it's, I know that
02:10it's what, God's probably got, you know, layers of things.
02:16He's got to, because we live busy lives and we're so distracted that it's hard to hear the still, small
02:23voice.
02:23So I feel like that's kind of the thing that I'm learning is like, okay, I had a lot of,
02:30a lot of moving parts and I busied myself in a lot of ways.
02:35You know, that, you know, that I, you know, I feel like it's, it's, this is, it's going to be
02:41good in the end because God's going to teach us something valuable for this.
02:45Yeah.
02:47Yeah.
02:48Yeah.
02:49Look, I appreciate that.
02:51Yeah.
02:52I know that.
02:53And I appreciate that.
02:54I just, your mama was able to read some, like, verses this morning and we prayed and then I, yeah.
03:04And so I just, I, yeah, and then talking to you, I was anxious to pick up the phone because
03:11I, I just, anyways, but I'm glad I did because I, I know that, I know that, you know, God
03:20is, God is good.
03:24But it's just, it's just like, you know how I am with anxiety and this is like a whole nother
03:29level that I've experienced in my entire life.
03:34And I, it's like, it's a moment to moment battle.
03:40Like, at one moment I could be fine and the next minute I could be, you know, absolutely beside myself.
03:48Actually, your mom, yesterday I was like, I have to talk with you and I was walking around outside before
03:54that and everything.
03:55But I got up really early.
03:56I, um, I go to bed early, I go to bed late and get up early usually, so I'm like,
04:02can you come, you call, I'll probably, I'll have my phone off, I'll probably be awake.
04:07But anyways, I, um, I kind of went up into my bed because I was feeling so weak and I
04:11didn't know what to do or what to say or what to talk about.
04:15And, um, and then your, I was just, I think I was kind of spiraling downhill and thankfully she got,
04:21um, food up to me and stuff and prayed with me and stuff.
04:25So, I think that I, yeah, I think that, um, you know, I, I, I think that I can't be
04:33by myself and for too long and I have to, I can be outside by myself, but it's really, yeah,
04:42that's just where I'm at.
04:44And so, anyways, I'm trying to, when I get reminded of those promises, it's very encouraging to me and very
04:52uplifting.
04:53But, um, it's hard to stay in that mindset, obviously.
04:58Yeah, yes, for sure.
04:59And I don't know how I'm going to get food in today.
05:02Let's see.
05:03I should like to know I'm going to go to the house.
05:05I've been praying specifically that you would get rest, that you would get food in, and that your energy would
05:10be sustained during this.
05:14So, I'm praying those specifically for you.
05:17Thank you, and I'm going to possibly get more IVs.
05:21I got one.
05:22Yeah, IVs are probably good.
05:23Maybe even an, uh, alignment, I don't know.
05:27You might, you might want to.
05:28I don't know.
05:29I don't really want to see anybody.
05:31I thought about it, but I just.
05:33Yeah.
05:33I don't really want to see anybody.
05:34Well, some people might be able to come to you, too, so, you know.
05:40Or, or, I don't know, or, or go to a, you know, a good place, you know, that you can
05:45meet.
05:45Yeah.
05:46But, anyway.
05:47Yeah.
05:48No problem.
05:49Yeah.
05:50I appreciate that, and I just want you to know where I'm at.
05:55Yeah.
05:55Because it's just really hard.
05:57Yes.
05:57Like, I'm in a really hard spot, too.
06:00I know you are, but I just, I feel like I need to be encouraged.
06:04I wish I could be there.
06:05I wish I could be there for you right now, but I know that this is what I can do,
06:10is I
06:10can, I can talk to you for a few minutes, and then I can, I can pray, you know, that
06:15God will, God will give you the strength and ability to do, um, do the right things,
06:21and so.
06:22Okay.
06:23Well, I'm just a good thing about me, then.
06:26Yeah.
06:26That's good.
06:26Oh, you, you don't, you don't leave my thoughts.
06:29Uh, whenever I'm not thinking about you, I'm thinking about Psalms, because I'm trying
06:33to encourage myself in the Lord, so that way I can pray more for you, and so, it's just
06:38kind of a, and then the kids, obviously, I, um, pray a lot for them, too.
06:44Yeah, please do.
06:46Mm-hmm.
06:46They need, they need, they need our prayers.
06:50Yes.
06:51And they are, um, well, I'm sure they're going to be very resilient.
06:55Resilient little things.
06:58That's right.
06:59That's right.
07:00That are going to be.
07:01Well, we've got some, some good, good leaders there, too, so I, I know that's what I'm praying.
07:06I think I will help them to stand up and, uh, be the people He's called them to be, ultimately.
07:13And so, I know, I know they'll, they've, they've been asking some good questions leading up
07:18to this already, so I pray that God will continue those to be realized in their life.
07:25Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, um, they are, yeah, so, yeah, I just, I already talked, like, I've
07:36been making plans in my head of what I, what I feel like I need to do moving forward with
07:41them, um, and probably try to get counseling for them, you know?
07:47Yeah, yeah.
07:48Um, and all the things, because, you know, they're dealing with a lot, so, you know, I'm
07:55looking forward to, to, you know, getting all the things that they need, and I'm just
08:01going to pour into them right now.
08:03Yeah, for sure.
08:04So, yeah, so, yeah, um, yeah, I, uh, yeah.
08:14Okay, well, I'll, uh, I can let you go, um, but I, I know I love you, um, and, um,
08:23I'm
08:23thinking about you all the time, okay?
08:25Just stay strong.
08:27Okay.
08:29Love you.
08:30All right, bye-bye.
08:31Love you, bye.
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