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Letting Go Of Pain To Build Legacy Dream
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We were meant to have vision and build legacy!
It can be so easy to focus on now, BUT we are a part of something bigger! We are all interwoven and connected to the generations before, and have inheritance to receive from them. And we are also called to leave a legacy for those coming behind us.
In this episode, Margaux share's an intense, but very helpful dream exposing the enemy's tactic to use pain to keep her from moving forward.
The interpretaion from this dream will be a message to many of you and a timely encouragement as we enter into the New Year and are seeking vision and clarity for a path forward!
The past is not allowed to dictate your legacy!
God has given you family, inheritance and land!
Some prompts from the episode:
- What is the inheritance left to me by past generations?
- Is there anywhere the enemy is trying to keep me from moving forward?
- Is there anything hindering me from what I’m called to build?
- What legacy am I created to leave behind?
There’s already a path set before you whether you’re aware of it or not! Be Encouraged!
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Transcript
Introduction to Seeking Divine Wisdom
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We were designed to hunger for the deep things of God, to thrive on faith and wonder, to seek out divine wisdom that defies human logic. We were designed to unlock the mysteries of God.
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This is Breathing Underwater.
Welcoming Listeners and New Year Reflections
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hello underwater breathers. Welcome back to the pod. It's Margo and it is January, 2026. Whew.
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That's real. That happened. I'd love to to hear how many of you have just jumped right into the new year. How many of you are a little bit still in denial that we have crossed into a new year? I'm kind of somewhere in between. It's still trying to really just process and sit with my heart and sit with God over all of the things that he's speaking about. It's such a fun opportunity in a new season to kind of rethink what are my goals? What do I want my life to look like? It's very much a time of recalibrating, reestablishing vision, maybe some course correction.
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Because of that, and because of what we are doing with ah Permission to Rain, which is the overarching mother company that Breathing Underwater is underneath, we have been rolling out on Instagram, we've been rolling out some of the pillars of Permission to Rain. In December, we were talking about beauty and the importance of beauty and how we can connect to God through beauty and how it isn't wasteful to love beautiful things and to actually let beauty nurture us and speak to us and how that is absolutely a part of who God is and how he expresses himself. He's the ultimate creator of beauty.
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And now in January, we're talking about vision as another pillar. And of course, that's appropriate because it is January. But in lieu of that, really emphasizing this angle of, you know, what is what is your
Connecting Vision with Heritage and Legacy
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vision for your life? What is God's vision for your life? But how even more so do we tie our heritage and the legacy to come after us into that vision?
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It can be easy to get really focused on the now and forget that we're actually part of something.
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that came before us and that we will be leaving something once we're not on this earth anymore for for people to be a part of. It's like ah one huge tapestry that God has been sewing together, creating since the beginning of time, really. We are all interwoven and connected to the generations before us. And that's been something that God has really spoken to me about in my life that I have come to value in such a bigger way. wasn't something I really thought about when I was growing up or when I was younger. You know, you're not really thinking about leaving a legacy or really where you came from. But especially spiritually, we inherit so much from the generations before us. Some of it not so good. Some of it that we really need to get some freedom from and we get to partner with God to overcome. And others other stuff is awesome. The blessings that go to a thousand generations, the generational blessings and callings that God has meant for us to inherit.
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And that's a little bit of what I want to talk about today with vision is heritage, inheritance, really, what we are receiving from those before us and legacy, what we're going to leave for those
Personal Journey from Warfare to Peace
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behind us. And this is pretty personal to me because that is ah a part of the season God has named for me since last January. I've been in a building lately. season. And he very clearly delineated, we are coming out of David's reign into Solomon's reign, where David was all in the warfare, but Solomon came into a time of peace and building could actually begin. So that's what I've kind of been sitting in with God since last January.
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But again, now, like this is continuing. He's continuing to speak about it. And I thought that I would bring you guys a dream. This is one that he gave me last year that really solidified this topic and really ah shed some light on some things in my own life, some things the enemy was trying to bring against me and and a part of what God was really emphasizing for me to press into, dig into, focus on.
Symbolic Dream and Its Analysis
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So what I'm going to do here In just a minute, I'm going to read you the dream that I had. It's a little bit graphic, which, you know, dreams can be sometimes, and it's going to feel a little goofy. But after that, I am going to break down my interpretation of it, and I'm going to talk through some of the symbols, and we're going interpret, I guess, together. but through this, I'm going to release some revelation that I think might be relevant to you as well, and then we're going to ask some questions for you to just ask yourself going forward with God.
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Okay, here we go with my dream. I called it chic Scandinavian grandpa with green glasses and a path and property I hadn't seen before in my backyard.
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You're welcome. Okay. So that's not a very great title. That was me, you know, just waking up trying to give it a quick title. When I ask you guys to think about titles, you can actually take a little bit more time to think through, okay, what, what would I call this if it were a movie? I don't think I would call it Chic Scandinavian Grandpa with Green Glasses in a Path and Property I hadn't seen before in my backyard. That's probably not what I would call it if it was a movie. Okay. But that's what we'll do together. After I give you the interpretation, we'll rename it, okay? I had this um November 2nd, actually 2024, which is interesting. I thought it was 25, but it's just been over a year that I had this. And I actually had to have help interpreting this one for sure. I brought in some friends that really, really helped break break this open.
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Okay, I'm going to jump in and I'm just going to give another disclosure here that this is kind of graphic, but I'm not going to dumb anything down because this is how dreams are. And I'm not going to shy away from that because many of you are having graphic dreams too. And I think it's really important that we're all on the same page here.
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Okay, so somehow in the dream, the Purselings were visiting and the Purselings were really close family friends of ours when I was growing up. I went to sleep in my bedroom and Carrie and my sister was there as well, kind of like when we were growing up.
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Then someone entered our backyard and when I woke up in the dream, We all realized that most of that family who was visiting had been murdered really brutally in the backyard.
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We were all shocked, obviously stunned and intensely grieving. I could actually still feel it when I grow up, when I woke up. The shock and agony and the confusion and even fear of what had happened. At one point, I heard someone mention that the murderer was a local guy who was connected to the Masonic.
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There was a pathway that I saw up a big hill in and my backyard that I had never seen before leading up to another property. Like my yard was way bigger and more beautiful than I had seen before, but a path was actually already there.
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At one point, my sister and I realized that I had been sleeping on a raw ground beef pillow. And my sister was like, gross, get rid of this.
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While out front of the house, I was processing and in shock and with my family, we stood in front of my dad's old blue truck from my childhood. And then all of a sudden, my grandfather walked up. He didn't look like him in real life, but I knew that it was him, like a greatg great, great grandfather. He was a little bit on the younger side and looked very fashionable and modern and Scandinavian because my family's Norwegian.
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And he had on a big, on big black trendy glasses that were on his face and also had a pair of lime green ones that I asked if I could try on because they were just very chic.
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He was a little annoyed with me, but he let me. Then I took a picture of him and he hurried off to do some other things. Like he was a very important guy. I was wearing large clear glasses that whole time.
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The rest of the dream were basically just details of the grief and the shock and my gratitude for the fact that my sister and my parents were unharmed. But the trauma around what had happened was intense and I was going to have to text someone for prayer.
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When I woke up, I was so relieved that it was a dream, but obviously my heart was still in a lot of pain. Okay, so I'm just going to go through with you now the main symbols that were highlighted. They're probably the same ones that stood out to you.
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And it started with my family friends that were there. And of course the murder, um the backyard stood out. The fact that there was extra land with a path that was already paved on it. And another structure on that land, like way bigger than I had seen before.
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The ground beef pillow majorly stood out to me. the car my dad's ah blue truck from growing up. And then of course the grandfather, great grandfather, ancestor guy with the green glasses and just his whole kind of way and mannerism.
Overcoming Generational Issues through Dreams
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Also, I think I'll just add that little piece where the the guy who was the murderer was Masonic and he was in the backyard. So those are all the things that stood out to me. So we're going to break them down a little bit here. And then I'm going to give you the big picture interpretation. And then we're going to move forward. I'll also give you my friend's interpretation. I just love the way that she actually ah worded what she sent me.
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Okay, so what do we know about backyards? Backyards and front yards are common symbols. Now I'm always very careful to interpret a symbol a common way, just in case the context actually lends to a different interpretation. But backyards often are talking about the past, and I think that's accurate in this dream. The fact that it was friends from the past. It was kind of how my sister and I grew up. It was also um the murder happened in the backyard. And then my dad's truck from when I was younger, as well as my ancestor from the past. So there's definitely a lot rooted in the past, but it's speaking about my life currently, because there's parts of that that are very current and future.
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Because it's about building. So the backyard is definitely speaking to things of the past. The fact that the murder happened in my backyard has to do with stuff that happened in my generational line, but also things that have happened in my past. And the guy, the murderer, was a part of the Masonic. And I know that's actually been something in my generations, specifically even the same line as the grandfather that showed up in this dream and my dad. Something that I have done a lot of inner healing around and a lot of ah deliverance around that over the past years. So that made sense to me. So the fact that there had been these deaths that were caused by this past kind of generational issues, sins, the Masonic involved, but it's obviously the enemy because he comes to kill, steal, and destroy And because it was speaking to the deaths of people that were like family to me, people that were very close to me, deaths of those relationships and the pain that that caused, that felt very significant because that is something that I have experienced and in my life in a lot of ways where the enemy has stolen from very precious, very intimate relationships in my life. And it has caused a ton of pain. There's been a lot of theft and um a lot of just death around that. So the actual intensity of the emotion that happened in the dream, while it seems extreme the way that I described it and the way that imagery-wise it was played out, it feels very accurate to the depth of the loss and some of the just the death that I've experienced.
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Then the meat pillow. I mean, the ground beef pillow was such a huge symbol to me that I did not understand at first. But when I brought it to a friend, she helped me ah uncover what God was talking about. And it really has to do with raw pain and the raw pain that was caused by all of this loss in my past, but even recent past, the pain um that I had been resting my head on, this pain that I'd been leaning on, this pain that had been a part of even my night seasons because I was sleeping on it, that gets stirred up in my dreams oftentimes, which is absolutely true. It's that raw, raw pain from the loss and all the years of injustice.
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Now, the backyard having so much more space and having a path that's already paved was very indicative of land that is coming from my generational line because it's in my backyard and there's all these other symbols. My dad's in there and then my great grandfather's in there, right? So this is land where there has already been a path paved. this is speaking to my heritage and my inheritance, something that's already been prepared for me that I don't actually have to pioneer myself.
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This theme continues when my dad's truck shows up. We know that trucks and cars, vehicles have to do with ministry. And the fact that it was my dad's truck from when I grew up reminds me of his vocation growing up. He's been ah in construction. He's been a builder. That's been his main vocation.
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And that is something that my grandfather, his father, and I know my great grandfather were all a part of. So it's already, here's this theme of inheritance and what's been passed to me and ministry and callings.
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And then of course, my great great great grandfather, my ancestor who shows up in his chic outfit with his amazing glasses and his little attitude. And I immediately knew that there was he was a designer, like there was a ah a creativity on him, whether it was interior design or architecture or or what exactly that he was a designer. And I could tell that just by the way he was dressed and his glasses. The fact that they were green kind of stumped me at the beginning because a lot of what I associate green with didn't feel like it was really landing with the interpretation. But when my friend my friend sent me her interpretation, green to her always has to do with the prophetic gift. And so that clicked into place for me.
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I said, ah, that makes sense. So this generational gift calling mantle, if you will, that he was showing me my dad as a builder and then my great great grandfather as a designer, as a builder, as a prophetic creative. It just felt a business. It was in that too when I was feeling it, but it really has to do with that prophetic gift and how it was used through design, through building.
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So at the end of it all, really, the interpretation for this dream has to do with how the enemy has tried to thwart me through pain to keep me from actually building, being in a building season, building what God has put in front of me.
Considering Personal Legacy and Inheritance
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I don't think he has stopped me, but that has been a part of the assignment with all this pain was to actually keep me focused there and not able to move forward. And I'll tell you what, that absolutely feels true because i I still wrestle with that pain. It's something I still wake up with, stuff that still gets stirred up in dreams. It's better than it was, but it's still absolutely there. And what I love about the imagery of the raw,
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beef, ground beef pillow, is that only God can show you stuff like that, right? Like that is just, that is so bizarre. But it is exactly what I needed to see because I had been seeking Him on what, what is this? Like, I feel this, this pain that's so intense. And it gets stirred up when I'm sleeping or during my dreams oftentimes. But it it also just feels like it's hindering me and I don't i don't really know what to name it.
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You know, dreams are so great at giving us imagery for that. And that really helped to name it for me.
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So the reason that I'm bringing this up, and I'm going to read my friend's interpretation in just a moment, is because I want you to place yourself in this in this story too. Maybe not the exact specifics of my dream, but you also are have been given an inheritance and have a legacy to leave. And you are also called to build something in your lifetime. It might look entirely different. than what I am called to build. It might look like building a family and having babies. And that's kind of the the beginning and the end of it. And that is fantastic and massive and important. It might look like something completely different. But us tapping into the vision of God for our lives, what we want to see for our lives, coming from our own desires and longings and the promises God has given us, what he has spoken to us, but also how that fits within what we've inherited and what we are meant to leave.
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I want you to just, even as I read this and this interpretation that my friend gave me, just to see if any of this even resonates with you. And then I'm going to ask a couple questions and give you a little ah correlation into scripture. And then I'm going to leave you for today.
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Okay, so this is what she sent me after I had sent over my dream. She said to me, Margo, i think this is so interesting. It is about family inheritance and the land that God has given you.
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it is bigger and more beautiful than you yet know. The enemy sees your authority and is trying to intimidate you by killing your friends and people that are like family and dear to your heart.
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He always comes to kill, steal, and destroy, and he wants to intimidate and hurt you and your family on a personal level. so that you will sit or lay your head on or dwell on the raw pain and not move forward.
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Do not listen to him. God has given you land. Your sphere of influence is bigger than you think. Then she asked, what's your family's inheritance? What are the gifts on your Norwegian side of the family and that grandpa? You were taking a picture to memorize and remember your family inheritance. Your dad's car is a clear indication for ministry and calling that's been passed on from the generations.
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And the gifts and callings of God are irrevocable. Even if there had been wrong turns in your past with the Masonic in your family, there is also good inheritance. The old is not allowed to affect you and your mission and family anymore. You are covered by the blood of Jesus. There already is a path you don't have to pioneer everything. God has given you clear glasses to see clearly.
00:19:42
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That's right. I forgot it that I was wearing glasses. I think also connected is your prophetic gift because those green glasses to me is the prophetic. There it is Such a beautiful interpretation.
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And I wanted to just tie this in briefly with scripture because I felt prompted today when I was thinking about
Parallels with Nehemiah's Rebuilding Story
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this. I don't know how many of you know the story of Nehemiah, but he has a book all his own. He was a prophet that had gone into exile after Jerusalem was destroyed and taken over. And the king of Persia, under you know God's great favor, He released Nehemiah the prophet to go back to Jerusalem and rebuild the wall around Jerusalem, which has to do with protection and re really the beginning of reestablishing the city. So Nehemiah was sent to go and rebuild this wall. He was a builder and it was supposed to take years and years and years. He ended up doing it in 52 days, which of course is such a sign of the grace and favor of God that was on this project. But the point of this is his assignment was to rebuild the wall. And the amount of opposition that he faced to actually rebuild it was immense. He was being heckled and naysayed by the people around. They'd come up to the wall and start just speaking badly to him and about him. Even people from his own community would come and send accusations about what he was doing and why he was doing it. There were temptations where people would call headshots. hey, come down from building that wall and come and do this thing. There was so much that was thrown at him to distract him, to thwart him, to tempt him from actually finishing what he was mandated to build by God. And I just thought that was a really interesting picture.
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One of the aggressors in that story of Nehemiah, and I do highly recommend you go listen to it yourself, is Sanballat. Sanballat is the name of one of the men that is absolutely an adversary and is trying to persuade him to come down from the wall. Interestingly, I've had dreams with Sanballat in them before. So obviously this is a theme.
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But where I want to leave you today is with this question for yourself. ask Ask God, ask your heart, sit with us and say, God, will is there anywhere that that what has happened to me or the adverse circumstances or lies of the enemy is actually trying to keep me from moving forward?
God's Vision and Personal Inheritance
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Is there anything that is hindering me from actually building what you have called me to build? What season am I in? Maybe you're not in a building season. I think many of us are, but not maybe not everyone.
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And maybe some of you don't even know what you would build. You don't have that vision yet from God of of what you've inherited and what you're meant to leave behind. So that would be a great place to start. God, will you show me the inheritance that I'm receiving from my generations?
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Show me what I'm inheriting in a good way that's come down from them, that's already been built. There's already a path so I can actually just continue on this path. Even if you didn't come from a Christian background, even if your family isn't saved yet, there is there is inheritance, good inheritance. that God has put in your family line, callings, anointings, mantles, all of that. maybe Maybe your family members hadn't actually operated in that, but it's still something that God has wanted to gift your family with.
00:23:20
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But I would sit with him and ask him, God, what is the vision for my life? How does it connect to what I'm inheriting? And how does it connect to what I'm leaving as a legacy? And then is there anything that's getting in the way?
00:23:35
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Vision is so very important for each of us, knowing our purpose, keeping that vision set in front of us for our lives, especially during the hard seasons. It is absolutely a part of what keeps us on track. Even in Proverbs 28, 28 or 29, it says that without vision, the people perish. And I know you've probably experienced that when you kind of feel like you're lacking vision or purpose. Why am I doing this? It's easy to get really stuck in the mundane and to kind of go in circles and feel like what you're doing isn't important.
00:24:07
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But vision is the most important thing that we can have with God because we need to hold onto that vision, onto those prophetic words. We war with those prophetic words. They keep clearly in front of us what we are meant to keep in front of us.
00:24:21
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Even Jesus, even talking about Jesus, the joy that was set before him actually allowed him to endure the cross. And that joy that was set before him was the promise on the other side that our sins would be forgiven, that we would be fully reconciled.
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So that's what
Concluding Thoughts on Perseverance and Vision
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vision gives us. When God shows us what we're building, what the purpose is, why we were were made, it actually keeps us in that joy when the seasons get hard. It keeps us on track. It becomes that blueprint for our lives.
00:24:54
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Okay, just before we close, i I told you that we would rename this dream. So let's do that now. If it were a movie... I think that I would call it turning from pain to build legacy.
00:25:11
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Turning from pain to build legacy. Yep. We're going to call it that. It works for now. That's definitely encompassing what I feel like the message was ah from God to me. So I'm going to leave it there. i hope that you were encouraged today. I really look forward to hearing from you on what God has shown you, any feedback that you might have. And I'm really looking forward to this new year with all of you.