Ep 83: All the Small Things (w/ Jody Marble)

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Hey, good morning and welcome to
the show.

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I'm Daniel Dalp and this is for
your Sunday Morning drive, the

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short podcast with the goal of
providing some motivation, some

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drive and encouragement on your
way to worship and helping you

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recenter your mind on those
spiritual things on a hectic

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Sunday morning.
If you've looked at the title of

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this episode, you know that we
have a special guest this

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morning, my brother-in-law, Jodi
Marble.

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Jodi lives in Lebanon, TN and is
a member of the Mount Juliet

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Church of Christ.
He has experience serving in

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ministry in both Nashville and
Memphis, and he owns his own

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business, Marble Inspections.
He does great work, so if you're

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in the area and need a home
inspection, check him out.

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I'll make sure to put a link in
the show notes.

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They aren't a sponsor yet.
So Jodi, I guess the ball's in

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your court on that one.
If there's some kind of referral

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bonus, have your people call my
people.

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We'll get it sorted out.
I'm so thankful that Jodi was

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willing to share some thoughts
with us this morning, and I know

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you'll be blessed by them.
Let's go ahead and get the show

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on the road.
This is episode 83, All the

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small things.
Let's go to church.

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Are we there yet?
Sometimes the most devastating

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things are the ones we never
even realized were happening

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until it's too late.
As a home inspector, I get to

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see a lot of different kinds of
houses.

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New houses, old houses, big
houses, small houses, and

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everything in between.
It's always interesting to see

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how buyers react.
They walk through the home and

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they love it, or at least it's
good enough.

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They don't see all the problems,
they just see all the things

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that they like.
They like the lighting, they

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like the colors, they like the
kitchen, they like the location.

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They like all these wonderful
things about the home and things

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are wonderful, but then I show
up.

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I'm not there to admire the
countertops or the wonderful

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paint colors or any of the great
features of the home.

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I'm there to find problems.
That's what I get paid to do.

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That's my job.
And unfortunately for people who

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are selling their homes, but on
the other hand, fortunately for

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the people who are buying homes,
I'm pretty good at my job.

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Now.
When I find something obvious,

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like a cracked window or door
that sticks, nobody's really

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surprised.
Those are the easy problems to

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find.
But what really shocks people

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are the problems that can't
seen.

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The little leak in the crawl
space that's been dripping for

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years, the shingle that blew off
on the back corner of the roof

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that nobody ever looks at, or
maybe the squirrel or raccoon

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that's made a home in the attic.
Those are the things that go

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unnoticed.
They start small because they're

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hidden.
Nobody has to deal with them.

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Nobody sees them on a day-to-day
basis.

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But over time, those small
hidden issues can grow and grow

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and grow.
What could have been fixed for

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$50 turns into a $500 problem.
And then that $500 problem left

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unfixed turns into a 5000
problem, and then a $20,000

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problem, and sometimes more.
By the time anyone realizes

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what's happening, sometimes it's
too late.

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Now the buyer doesn't want to
buy the home, and the seller

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can't sell it.
All because of one small thing

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that went unnoticed for too
long.

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When I think about our faith, I
realize the same thing can

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happen to us as Christians.
From the outside, everything be

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looking great.
We go to church, we smile, we

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say the right things, we do the
right things, and by all

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accounts, we look spiritually
solid.

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But sometimes deep inside where
nobody can see and maybe we're

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not even willing to look
ourselves, there's a small leak

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or slow drip or screw that's
just not quite tight enough.

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Sometimes things are just a
little off.

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Maybe it's a habit.
Maybe it's an attitude.

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Maybe it's something we've been
ignoring because it doesn't

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really seem like that big of a
deal.

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But over time, that small thing
can be really bad.

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In Song of Solomon chapter 2,
verse 15, it says catch for us,

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the little foxes that run the
vineyard.

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It's the small things that sneak
in and start tearing away at

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something that was once healthy
and strong.

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You see, God is a God of detail.
He's not careless or casual with

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his instructions.
He doesn't just say do your

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best, but He gives specific
guidelines, specific steps,

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specific ways to live.
And yes, He does want us to do

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our best, but He also wants our
faithfulness in the small things

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because the small details
matter.

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So as you go into a new week,
don't ignore the small things,

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spiritually speaking.
Check your attic, check your

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crawl space.
Look underneath the surface.

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Look where nobody else is
willing to look.

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Maybe for you, it's paying
attention this morning to the

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opening prayer instead of
letting your mind drift away.

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Maybe it's listening to that
closing song instead of getting

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packed up early.
Maybe it's saying hello to the

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person sitting alone in the
corner of the worship center on

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the far end.
When you always assume someone

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else would talk to, it might
feel small.

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But small things can lead to big
things, and not just in a bad

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way.
A small act of kindness can open

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a big door.
A small step of obedience can

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lead to a huge change in your
heart.

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Don't let the little things go
unnoticed.

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Don't wait until a small, slow
drip becomes a flood.

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You see, God cares about the
little things, God cares about

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the details, and he cares about
the condition of our hearts.

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In Matthew chapter 5 verse 18,
Jesus says, for truly I tell

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you, until heaven and earth pass
away, not the smallest letter,

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not the least stroke of a pen
will by any means disappear from

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the law until everything is
accomplished.

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Even the smallest stroke matters
to God.

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Every detail is intentional and
every word is important.

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So this week, take a moment to
inspect your faith.

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Tighten the screws that are a
little loose, seal the leaks

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that have been ignored, and let
God strengthen the foundation

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beneath.
Because when He does, every

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other part of our life gets
stronger too.

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Jody shared some fantastic
thoughts with us this morning.

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Now it's time to hear yours.
Our discussion questions for

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this week are what are some of
the little things that you need

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to focus on before they become
big spiritual problems?

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Are we self aware enough to
catch these small things or do

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we need the outside perspective
of a friend?

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And what are some of those good
things that we need to focus on

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growing into big strengths?