You can’t give what you don’t receive. But if we receive his love, Yeah. then we can become love. We teach what we know, but we reproduce who we are. That’s right. So part of that reproduction is, wow, if God did this in me, he didn’t do it in me just so I could become something. He actually did this in me so that I could help others become what he has done in my life.
Hey guys, welcome to the podcast. Today, fire starters. I am with a genuine fire starter actually back in Pennsylvania. Um he my pastor has been in my life for 18 years in my wife’s life in my kids’ life. Have grown up with this man and he’s an amazing man of God and I want to introduce him to you.
His name is Pastor Don Walab. Genuine genuine pastor. Thanks buddy. 600 calls a day on call 247. But one of the things that I’ve never seen you not is I’ve never seen you not joyful. It’s not my fault. Yeah. Well, it’s it’s kind of crazy because you know it says the joy of the Lord is our strength and I know you know that and you’re deeply rooted in the gospel and every message including today.
Like absolutely astounding just amazing revelation. You take us deeper and deeper and deeper. It’s just so beautiful. But I’m I’ve never ever seen you without joy. And and I know that we’re supposed to be like that, but you you know, you put on Christ and you never took him off. I think that was the plan.
Um there were so many things when I first got born again. Like, yeah, I know that my life was pretty messed up without God. And I fought it for months because I I was raised very traditional in a Catholic church. Uh so we were pretty well taught it was like Catholicism or hell. But I God was dealing with my heart. I had met Lori.
uh she’s now my wife but we were just dating during the time and over and over God was dealing with my heart but I had so much in my head but my heart was saying something completely different in my head so when I gave my full everything to Christ and gave him my life it was such a major transition like I tell people I didn’t get saved I got saved because there’s a difference in and in the midst of that it was like wow but at that point turning back wasn’t even an option it wasn’t even thinking any other way
and And as you start walking this thing out, like you said, the revelation just continues to grow. And as you’re pursuing him, joy comes. And when joy comes, it’s just real. And I tried not being joyful, and I wasn’t any good at it, so I figured I might as well just stay joyful. Yeah.
You know, I’ve uh the deepest honor and respect for you and just the the love that you’ve shown my family and I. And I mean, you’ve been there for me for everything. I mean, for everything, literally. Okay. Like there’s never been something that you haven’t been there. For Jackie, too. I mean, for my kids. And it’s it’s a wonderful place to be.
So, how can you be there like you are for so many people? Cuz it’s not just me. Like, you’re there for people. Like, I’ve been with you. We’ve been hanging out. You go, “Hold on a second.” And you’re on the phone, but you’re there for them. And you’re there for them. What compels you? I know the love of Christ compels us. I know that.
What drives you in this place? I think love has to be that driving force. And I think part of the message, and I know you’ve preached it, I’ve preached it, Dan preaches it. It’s it’s not about just having love. It’s actually becoming love. Because when love’s your DNA, it changes everything. When love becomes the force that keeps you moving forward, gets you out of bed in the morning, you have this incredible opportunity.
