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00:50 >> Hello and welcome to It Is 00:51 Written Canada. 00:52 Most people in Canada 00:54 experience a sense of freedom 00:56 because they do not find 00:57 themselves in jail in a literal 00:59 prison cell, but the truth is 01:01 that many do find themselves 01:04 imprisoned by internal 01:06 struggles such as anxiety, 01:08 worries, habits, and 01:10 compulsions. 01:11 >> And fears, depression, 01:13 addictions, guilt, shame, and 01:16 false assumptions. 01:18 What kind of internal struggles 01:20 have you experienced and how 01:22 are you able to overcome those 01:24 struggles and experience 01:26 freedom? 01:27 >> Today on It Is Written 01:28 Canada you will meet healthcare 01:30 professionals who will share 01:32 with you practical and 01:33 effective ways to break free 01:36 from these enslaving 01:38 behavioural habits and thought 01:39 patterns to experience more 01:41 freedom in your life. 01:43 >> To begin with, we have 01:45 Dr. Danial Saugh, a Christian 01:47 clinical counselor and pastor 01:50 who currently serves as the 01:52 Canadian Programs Manager for 01:54 ADRA Canada. 01:56 Dr. Saugh is a registered 01:58 psychotherapist and mental 02:00 health professional. 02:02 >> He has served in the 02:03 Canadian Armed Forces 02:04 chaplaincy service as a captain 02:06 and currently as a Senior 02:09 Chaplain Inspector rank with 02:11 the Toronto Police Service. 02:13 His motto is to help people live 02:16 their best life, experience 02:18 holistic health, mind, body, 02:21 and spirit, and live life to 02:24 the maximum. 02:25 Dr. Daniel Saugh, welcome to 02:27 It Is Written Canada. 02:29 >> Thank you, it's a pleasure 02:30 to be here with you all. 02:32 [RENÉ] So, Dr. Saugh, we're 02:33 gonna start by putting you on 02:35 the spot and making you feel 02:38 vulnerable by asking you a 02:41 question. 02:42 What kind of personal internal 02:46 struggles have you experienced 02:48 and how have you been able to 02:50 overcome those struggles and 02:52 experience freedom? 02:54 >> That sounds like a loaded 02:55 question. 02:56 I don't know where to begin, 02:58 but shall I say that I think it 03:00 was all about, you know, being 03:02 real or being transparent, 03:05 discovering your real self. 03:07 You know, today our world is 03:09 all about image management or 03:10 image driven and there's this 03:12 facade people put on, like 03:14 showcase, but I think that was 03:16 perhaps a very important area 03:18 of my life that I was seeking 03:19 to be vulnerable and I think 03:21 where I really came to a 03:24 crossroads was in a training 03:26 that I was taking, clinical 03:27 training, where my supervisor 03:30 drilled me where he told me 03:32 that in order to help people 03:34 with their real issues, you 03:36 have to be real yourself. 03:37 And during that first component 03:40 of the training, I wanted to 03:42 run away because I was facing 03:44 myself, I didn't wanna confront 03:47 what he was telling me, he was 03:48 saying, "Well, you know, your 03:49 parents have a background or 03:51 your grandparents have a 03:52 background, were alcoholics and 03:54 you may have those tendencies. 03:56 You may have a tendency to 03:57 spiritualize things away," and 04:00 it, that first semester was so 04:02 gruelling. 04:03 After that it changed the 04:04 direction of my life and I 04:06 began to embrace who I was. 04:08 I never forget this saying, "We 04:10 cannot change what we refuse to 04:12 confront," and the first person 04:14 we need to be real with is 04:15 ourselves. 04:17 >> So let's talk about 04:17 forgiveness. 04:18 What place does forgiveness 04:21 play in freeing us from maybe 04:24 the imprisonment of our 04:25 emotions or certain thoughts? 04:28 >> Forgiveness is so powerful 04:30 as we can see in many stories 04:32 that we've heard where people 04:34 have forgiven those who've 04:35 committed atrocities, crimes, 04:38 Columbine shooting, the Amish 04:40 Incident, but forgiveness is so 04:42 powerful that it releases an 04:45 energy. 04:45 So when we don't forgive, it 04:47 actually bottles up bitterness 04:50 and resentment and actually can 04:52 be very toxic to us. 04:54 It can have both a 04:55 physiological and psychological 04:56 effect, in fact, when we choose 04:59 to forgive, it actually 05:00 releases certain brain 05:02 chemicals like endorphins 05:04 and dopamine that helps us to 05:06 feel better and actually 05:08 increases our level optimism. 05:12 And we'll talk about that later 05:13 on, but forgiveness sets us 05:15 free from, as you said, Mike, a 05:17 prison house. 05:20 >> Our freedom, I believe, to 05:23 God is one of the most 05:24 important gifts that He's given 05:26 to us, you know, He gives us 05:28 the right to choose whether we 05:30 choose to worship Him 05:32 or reject Him. 05:33 He gives us the right to 05:35 worship how we want to worship, 05:37 but more importantly, He's 05:38 given us parameters to live by. 05:41 So He doesn't just say, "Do 05:42 anything that you would like," 05:44 He gives us parameters and 05:45 they're made out of love. 05:47 >> It is important to Him that 05:49 we exercise our right to choose 05:54 and He does, however, recommend 05:56 that we choose Him and choose 05:58 Him because He is life. 06:01 And not just here in earth as 06:03 we are living our mortal lives, 06:06 but to live with Him in heaven, 06:08 eternally. 06:11 >> Dr. Daniel, how important is 06:14 exercise when it comes to 06:16 experiencing freedom in 06:18 our lives? 06:19 [DANIEL] Wow, that's a great 06:20 question. 06:21 Exercise is critical, exercise 06:23 is engaging our entire being. 06:25 So what that does is it 06:26 increases our circulation of 06:28 blood, blood transport oxygen 06:32 and transports nutrients as 06:33 well and especially to the 06:35 brain so that as we exercise 06:36 there's this micro circulation 06:38 taking place in our brain. 06:40 In fact, there was a book 06:41 written by Dr. John Ratey 06:44 called Spark: The New 06:46 Revolutionary Science on 06:47 Exercise and the Brain and he 06:49 talks about how exercise 06:51 actually decreases brain 06:53 erosion and that has to do 06:55 with, of course, slowing down 06:57 Alzheimer's and mental fog and 07:00 other neurological disorders. 07:03 And so exercise is so critical, 07:05 it's so important because we 07:07 feel good, it actually has a 07:08 way of blocking pain and it-- 07:12 by stimulating the brain to 07:13 release endorphins and other 07:17 neurotransmitters that actually 07:19 help with helping us to feel 07:20 better, it actually mimics the 07:23 effect of morphine and actually 07:25 it also has physiological 07:27 functions such as improved 07:28 respiration, which is 07:30 breathing, circulation, and, of 07:32 course, other metabolic 07:34 functions. 07:37 >> Exercise has so many 07:38 benefits across the board, but 07:40 specifically with freedom, we 07:42 found an amazing study of when 07:45 researchers put rats in a cage 07:47 with morphine and cocaine, they 07:49 became addicted and they 07:50 voluntarily chose to consume it. 07:53 However, when they put the rats 07:56 in a swimming facility and 07:59 cage-- running wheel that they 08:01 could run on, when they were 08:03 taken off, their cravings or 08:06 their reaction to go and take 08:09 the morphine and the cocaine 08:10 was lessened significantly which 08:13 shows how exercise can actually 08:16 bring freedom from various 08:18 addictions that we ourselves 08:19 may have. 08:23 >> Well, you know, exercise is 08:23 really important when it comes 08:25 to chronic diseases. 08:27 So many people, they feel like 08:28 they're chained by the diseases 08:30 that they struggle with, type 2 08:31 diabetes, heart disease, 08:33 arthritis, obesity, those types 08:35 of things and when it comes to 08:36 those things, exercise is 08:38 really, really critical and, in 08:40 fact, there's an individual who 08:41 said, a doctor who said that if 08:43 there was a pill that could do 08:45 all that exercise can do, has 08:47 all the benefits exercise, it 08:49 would be the most prescribed 08:50 pill in the history of mankind 08:52 and I really believe that. 08:54 But, of course, we don't need 08:55 to wait for a pill, we have 08:57 exercise. 08:58 And so for-- to get freedom 09:01 from chronic diseases and to 09:02 experience better health 09:04 overall, exercise is really, 09:06 really critical. 09:09 >> I used to get my students to 09:10 read that book, Spark... 09:11 >> Oh, yeah? 09:12 >> ...'cause it talked about 09:14 having students go for a run, 09:17 do a mile run before they would 09:20 go to school and their grades 09:22 were improving. 09:23 So exercise is really 09:24 important, nutrients that we 09:26 receive are very important and 09:28 we're going to get our friends, 09:30 Cathy and Arlete, and they're 09:32 gonna tell us about juicing and 09:34 how when you make your own 09:35 juices, it can flood your body 09:37 with really amazing nutrients 09:40 that help us to feel better, 09:42 help us to eliminate cravings 09:44 from our diet and free us from 09:47 certain addictions and other 09:49 health issues. 09:50 So let's take a look at Cathy 09:52 and Arlete right now. 09:54 >> Hello, my name is Cathy and 09:55 this is my sister-in-law... 09:57 >> Arlete Susana. 09:59 >> And today's topic is 10:01 freedom. 10:01 >> And what better way to have 10:03 freedom than to have good 10:05 health. 10:05 If you have good health, you 10:06 have the freedom move your body 10:08 and to be a blessing, to do 10:10 many activities, and it's just 10:12 a great guarantee to being free. 10:15 >> And actually, we have here a 10:16 basic juice recipe, we've got 10:19 here beets, beet greens, you 10:21 never throw those away, we have 10:23 a handful of spinach, carrots, 10:26 and a little bit of ginger. 10:29 >> So today what we're gonna do 10:30 with these vegetables is we're 10:31 gonna juice them and when you 10:33 juice your vegetables they're 10:35 very cleansing and they're very 10:36 blood-building and the 10:37 combination that we chose here, 10:40 beets and carrots and any of 10:41 these dark, leafy greens, are 10:43 just gonna be a great way to 10:44 boost your blood so it's like 10:46 giving your body, pretty much, 10:48 a blood transfusion of 10:49 nutrients which is amazing. 10:52 So we're gonna go ahead and 10:54 juice these vegetables and I'll 10:56 talk a little bit more about 10:57 the benefits. 10:59 >> Actually before we do that, 11:00 some people may ask, "Can I 11:02 just eat it, why do I have to 11:03 juice it?" 11:04 [ARLETE] Well, if you juice it, 11:05 that's a great question, if you 11:07 juice your vegetables, you're 11:08 gonna get a lot more volume, 11:09 you're gonna get a lot more 11:12 nutrition in one glass because 11:13 it takes a lot more veggies to 11:15 make a glass of juice than you 11:16 would. 11:17 You probably wouldn't sit and 11:18 eat this entire bowl of 11:19 vegetables in one sitting, but 11:21 you can very easily drink it in 11:22 a glass of juice and everyone 11:25 can enjoy a juice, even people 11:27 who are struggling with health 11:28 issues or things like that so 11:31 that's a great question. 11:32 We're gonna go ahead 11:33 and get started. 11:33 Cathy's going to start up our 11:35 Angel Juicer which is a 11:37 masticating juicer, triturating 11:39 juicer, it doesn't heat 11:40 anything up, it's slow and the 11:43 enzymes of the veggies will be 11:44 preserved which means that 11:46 they're gonna be retaining all 11:48 of the nutrition in them. 11:50 Are you ready? 11:51 >> I'm ready. 11:52 [juicer whirring] 11:53 >> Okay. 11:54 So... 11:55 Actually let me start with 11:56 the carrots. 11:59 [juicer whirring] 12:07 [ARLETE] Now we're gonna add 12:07 the beets. 12:10 And we're alternating between 12:11 the vegetables so that it's not 12:13 going to get-- especially when 12:15 you add the greens like right 12:16 now I'm gonna add the spinach. 12:19 You give it-- you alternate it 12:20 between the hard vegetables and 12:21 the softer, leafies just so 12:23 that it doesn't clog up 12:25 the machine. 12:27 So if take a look at the pulp 12:28 that's coming out of the Angel 12:29 here, it's very dry and it's 12:32 just beautiful, you know that 12:33 it's extracted all the juice 12:35 completely. 12:36 It actually feels like cotton. 12:38 There's no moisture left. 12:39 And a lot of people would ask, 12:41 "What can I do with the pulp?" 12:42 You could use it in soups and 12:44 stews and things like that or 12:46 you can add it to muffins or 12:48 plant-based burgers. 12:51 So let's take a look 12:51 at our juice. 12:52 >> Absolutely and I just happen 12:53 to have glasses here. 12:58 [ARLETE] Nice. 13:00 Look at the beautiful colour. 13:01 [CATHY] Isn't it beautiful? 13:02 [ARLETE] It is. 13:05 [CATHY] Nice. 13:07 Nice. 13:08 [ARLETE] Thank you. 13:09 That looks delicious. 13:10 Take a look at the colour, 13:11 it's nice and deep and red. 13:13 >> Looks like blood. 13:14 >> It does. 13:14 So you know it's blood 13:15 building. 13:16 >> Absolutely. 13:16 [ARLETE] Cheers! 13:17 [CATHY] Cheers! 13:18 [glasses clink] 13:20 [CATHY] Mmm. 13:21 This is good. 13:22 [ARLETE] It's delicious. 13:22 [CATHY] Mm-hmm. 13:24 >> Well, we hope that you 13:25 learned a little bit, something 13:26 about juicing and that you try 13:28 it at home as well so that you 13:29 can get the benefits 13:30 of it as well. 13:32 Cheers to your good health! 13:35 >> One of my favourite authors 13:37 and someone that I admire is 13:39 Dr. Viktor Frankl, you may have 13:41 heard of him. 13:42 He was a brilliant mind, he was 13:44 a neurologist, psychiatrist, 13:47 philosopher, teacher, 13:50 professor, and also a Holocaust 13:53 survivor and in his timeless 13:56 classic masterpiece entitled 13:59 Man's Search for Meaning, he 14:01 talks about freedom and the 14:03 will to live, in fact, he says 14:04 that, "Those who have a why to 14:07 live can bear with almost any 14:11 how." 14:12 That's a quote. 14:13 In other words, one of the 14:14 reasons, primary reasons why he 14:16 survived the Auschwitz 14:19 concentration camp was based on 14:21 his faith because he believed 14:23 that one day he would be free, 14:24 though many people were 14:26 physically imprisoned, in his 14:28 mind, he says, "That was 14:29 greatest prison," and I'm just 14:31 paraphrasing it, and he said 14:33 that it was his will to live to 14:35 realize that they may have 14:36 incarcerated him physically, 14:38 but they could not incarcerate 14:39 him or imprison him mentally 14:41 and emotionally and 14:42 psychologically. 14:43 It was so powerful and he 14:44 further quotes and he says, 14:46 "The greatest freedom we have 14:47 is the freedom to choose our 14:49 attitude." 14:50 And he was a believer so I do 14:52 believe that faith fuels, if 14:55 you-- if it-- as it were, our 14:57 freedom, it actually 14:59 strengthens it, fortifies our 15:00 freedom and I believe that 15:03 without that faith factor, then 15:05 we don't have that strong 15:08 capacity, that foundation that 15:10 actually builds the freedom, 15:13 the freedom to believe in 15:14 something that is beyond 15:16 ourselves. 15:17 >> So, Dr. Saugh, for me the 15:20 opposite of freedom is being in 15:22 bondage and usually when we're 15:25 in bondage, we experience fear. 15:28 So how can we practically move 15:31 from fear to faith? 15:35 >> We have to replace, 15:36 I believe, faith-- fear with 15:40 faith. 15:41 Fear and faith cannot coexist, 15:43 they cannot occupy the same 15:45 place or space. 15:46 One is going to triumph or 15:49 surpass over the other so we 15:51 have to exercise faith. 15:53 Now, how do we do that? 15:54 Well, we have to simply 15:56 believe in God's word. 15:57 There's a wonderful text in 15:58 scripture that says in 16:00 2 Timothy 1, verse 7 that God 16:02 has not given us the spirit of 16:04 fear, but of power and of love 16:06 and of a sound mind. 16:08 And another scriptural 16:09 prescription is found in 16:10 Galatians 5, verse 1, it says, 16:12 "Stand fast and in liberty for 16:14 with Christ has given to us," 16:16 I'm just paraphrasing. 16:17 So we need to claim it, we need 16:19 to embrace it and so it's not 16:21 something that it's a mere 16:23 mental ascent, it's something 16:24 that requires action. 16:26 And so when we exercise faith, 16:29 when we believe in God that is 16:32 beyond ourselves, our human 16:33 limitations, we're relying on a 16:36 power that's greater and beyond 16:37 us and then we can cultivate 16:39 that faith and then faith 16:40 actually automatically replaces 16:42 that fear. 16:43 There is this acronym about fear 16:45 and it goes like this: False 16:46 Evidence Appearing Real. 16:49 So, again, faith overcomes 16:52 fear. 16:54 >> How important are your 16:55 thoughts, you're talking a lot 16:56 about thoughts, to freedom? 17:00 >> What type of thoughts we 17:03 engage in, entertain, generate, 17:05 actually informs our behaviours 17:07 and our actions. 17:08 So I really believe that it is 17:10 important for us to cultivate 17:12 healthy, positive thinking. 17:14 You see, when there is negative 17:16 thinking, when there's 17:17 distorted thinking, it can lead 17:19 to all sorts of adverse 17:21 conditions and disorders and 17:23 that's why today, in today's 17:24 world, there is a plethora of 17:26 mental health issues and 17:30 there's a great need for 17:31 intervention and counselling 17:33 and therapy. 17:34 So it begins with ourselves, 17:36 individually, looking at 17:37 ourselves and saying, you know, 17:39 "Who am I?" those fundamental 17:41 questions, "Why am I here?" 17:44 So essentially, the type of 17:46 thoughts I choose to think, 17:49 entertain, that begins to shape 17:51 not only my thinking patterns, 17:53 but then it subsequently 17:55 translates into my behaviours 17:56 and actions and then it 17:58 constructs who I am, my 18:00 character. 18:01 Many people come with what we 18:02 call "cognitive distortions" 18:04 and they begin to see things 18:06 through a certain lens that is 18:08 skewed and that's the reason 18:09 why we need to think in an 18:11 objective way, in a way that 18:14 is, you know, when we look at 18:15 the glass we often say, some 18:16 people say it's half full or is 18:18 it half empty? 18:19 Again, it's based on one's 18:20 perspective and one's 18:22 perspective is based on their 18:23 perception and their perception 18:25 becomes their reality. 18:26 So we have to ask ourselves, is 18:27 my perception true, is it 18:31 accurate, is it objective or 18:33 has it been-- is it subjective, 18:35 is it skewed by the way I've 18:37 been conditioned in thinking or 18:40 the way I've been socialized in 18:41 thinking, or is it based on 18:44 subscribing to social norms of 18:47 society that's impacting the 18:49 way I think? 18:51 So thinking is such a very 18:54 important process. 18:55 We actually have to pause to 18:56 think, some people just run and 18:59 they think on the fly, but 19:00 thinking is an intentional, 19:04 engaging process. 19:07 Thoughts are so potent and what 19:09 we conceive is important as 19:12 much as how we translate that 19:14 into words. 19:16 There is a text in scripture, 19:17 James chapter 3, verses 3, 4, 19:20 and 5 that mentions that the 19:21 tongue is like a rudder and so 19:24 words are actually fuelled or 19:25 generated by the thoughts 19:27 we think. 19:28 So what we think gets 19:29 translated into our words, but 19:30 also what we think and what we 19:33 say connects that thought and 19:35 actually that thought can 19:36 become a reality. 19:37 Now, if we entertain negative 19:41 thoughts, if we dwell on 19:43 negative thoughts or my 19:45 negative thoughts then that can 19:46 affect us emotionally, 19:49 psychologically, and also 19:50 physiologically. 19:52 There was a great researcher, 19:53 Dr. Norman Cousins, may have 19:54 heard of him, from Harvard 19:56 University. 19:57 In fact, he studied the 20:00 importance of the way we think 20:02 and he referenced this 20:04 wonderful scripture found in 20:06 Proverbs 17, verse 22, "A merry 20:08 heart or a glad countenance, a 20:11 mind, positive mind doeth good 20:13 like medicine, but a broken 20:15 spirit dries the bones." 20:17 And so I grew up listening to 20:18 that text and I could not 20:20 understand it for the life of 20:21 me until I got the science to 20:23 substantiate it. 20:25 All along the scriptures was 20:27 right on point, it was spot on 20:29 and in his research, he simply 20:32 concluded, I'm just gonna share 20:33 the highlights, is that a merry 20:34 heart, a positive person, a 20:36 positive person who thinks 20:38 positively or generates 20:39 positivity actually, the 20:42 science shows that it releases 20:44 these special brain 20:46 neurotransmitters like, we talk 20:49 about endorphins and there's 20:51 dopamine and they actually 20:53 increase one's feeling of 20:55 wellness and happiness, there's 20:57 even oxytocin, there's all 20:59 these different hormones. 21:00 But he says a broken spirit or 21:02 a bitter, and we talked about 21:04 forgiveness earlier in this 21:06 episode, actually dries 21:08 the bone. 21:09 What it does is it is in the-- 21:11 blood is produced in the bone 21:12 marrow, the RBC's, not the bank 21:15 RBC, but the red blood cells 21:17 and, well, of course, it's even 21:19 much more, it can be much more 21:20 richer, but what happens is 21:22 when we worry, when we have a 21:24 bitter spirit, when we maintain 21:28 a unforgiving spirit, it 21:30 actually decreases the 21:32 production of these RBC's and 21:33 it can actually demineralize 21:36 the bones. 21:38 So it is so important to 21:41 cultivate healthy, positive 21:43 thinking and as we reflect upon 21:45 God's grace and goodness, I 21:47 believe that can strongly 21:49 influence the way we think. 21:53 >> All of us have a place where 21:55 we're very comfortable. 21:57 For me, my happy place 21:58 is my bicycle. 21:59 I stated cycling when I was 22:00 probably 5 years old and it's 22:02 been a whole part of my life 22:04 growing up and even as an 22:05 adult, now 63 and I'm, you 22:07 know, still riding my bike, and 22:08 for me it's my meditative 22:09 place, it's a place where the 22:12 noises and all the distractions 22:15 don't exist. 22:16 I'm just there pedaling, turning 22:17 away, and I find that God can 22:19 just get through to me in ways 22:21 that in day-to-day life He 22:23 can't get through to me. 22:25 And so really of the three 22:26 times that I can really know 22:27 when God spoke to me clear in 22:29 my life, two of them were on my 22:30 bicycle or associated with my 22:31 bicycling. 22:32 So, to me, it's a really 22:34 special place for me where I 22:35 can communicate with God and 22:37 just be at peace. 22:40 [DANIEL] When I was a child, 22:41 which was just a few years ago, 22:44 I remember not being the most 22:46 popular one, I was the last to 22:49 be selected on the team, last 22:50 to be picked and mostly picked 22:52 on and I think I overcame that 22:56 over the years, but what it was 22:59 for me then was I had this 23:02 negative feeling, not just 23:04 feeling, but thought of myself 23:06 that I was not good enough, 23:07 that I couldn't make the cut, 23:10 that, you know, I couldn't be 23:11 like the others who were maybe 23:13 high achievers or popular and so 23:16 years passed and I carried this 23:19 thought with me and I would get 23:21 positive reinforcement from 23:23 home, from my mother and father 23:24 and my aunt who was like my 23:26 second mother and especially 23:29 people from church, I had many 23:32 spiritual mothers and fathers 23:34 and that helped to cultivate a 23:36 positive, healthy self-esteem, 23:40 self-worth, and self-image in 23:42 spite of the fact of what my 23:44 friends were telling me or 23:45 calling me, despite what 23:47 society was projecting against 23:48 me, having a healthy 23:51 self-esteem, self-image, 23:52 self-worth, made a big 23:54 difference so that I could 23:55 overcome the negative thoughts 23:58 that were brewing in my mind 24:01 and making me feel that I was 24:02 not good enough. 24:03 When I came around the age of 24:05 12 and I got baptized and I 24:08 began to take my cue, not from 24:11 the world, but from God, 24:13 hearing the truth about myself 24:16 because I found that I was 24:18 telling myself a lie, I was 24:21 believing a lie about myself 24:22 until I knew that God loved me 24:24 unconditionally and so I 24:27 embraced that and believed that 24:28 ever since then, that's changed 24:30 the trajectory and the pathway 24:33 of my life. 24:34 I believe when I look at the 24:35 cross, I see Jesus securing and 24:41 procuring not only my freedom, 24:42 but the freedom for the entire 24:44 world and I believe that 24:45 freedom is the right of every 24:48 sentient being and it's a 24:51 God-given right, it's a human 24:52 right and I love the text in 24:55 John chapter 8, verse 32, "And 24:56 you shall know the truth and 24:58 the truth shall set you free," 25:00 and when I discovered the truth 25:01 about myself, but when I 25:02 discovered the truth about who 25:03 God was and is in my life, that 25:07 was truth that liberated me and 25:09 set me free on a path of 25:12 freedom and unlimited success 25:16 in Him. 25:17 >> That is so different from 25:19 many people's view of God. 25:21 They think He's all powerful so 25:22 therefor He's all controlling, 25:25 but you're say no, He's not all 25:26 controlling, He's actually 25:28 purchasing our freedom so that 25:29 we have the power of choice. 25:32 >> Love is based on freedom, 25:34 well, freedom's actually rooted 25:36 in God's love. 25:37 To experience His love is to 25:38 experience the freedom to 25:40 choose to love because God 25:43 chose to love us in spite of 25:45 ourselves. 25:47 >> So, Dr. Saugh, unfortunately 25:49 we have come to the end of our 25:51 time with you, but before we 25:53 let you go, I wonder if you 25:54 could pray for our viewers, for 25:56 those who may be experiencing 25:59 internal or external struggles, 26:02 that they may instead 26:04 experience freedom. 26:05 [DANIEL] Let's pray together. 26:07 Eternal God and Father of Love 26:10 of us all, we pause for prayer 26:13 this day, we thank You for all 26:15 of our viewing and listening 26:17 friends, we want to ask a 26:19 blessing upon each one. 26:21 In a special way, meet them at 26:23 their point of need and we can 26:25 experience freedom in every 26:28 area and aspect of our lives 26:31 because You gave us that 26:33 freedom at the cross. 26:35 So bless us one and all and we 26:37 thank You for hearing and 26:39 answering our prayer, in Jesus' 26:41 name we pray, amen. 26:43 [MIKE & RENÉ] Amen. 26:44 >> Thank you so much, Daniel, 26:45 for sharing your professional 26:47 thoughts on freedom and how we 26:50 can achieve freedom here on 26:52 It Is Written Canada. 26:54 >> It's a pleasure and you're 26:55 most welcome. 26:57 >> Friends, Dr. Saugh shared 26:58 with us today how many people 27:01 in Canada feel emotionally 27:03 imprisoned. 27:04 >> Thankfully there are 27:05 powerful and effective ways to 27:08 break free from the confines of 27:10 such a mental and emotional 27:12 prison. 27:14 >> Our free offer can help you 27:15 find that freedom. 27:17 It is entitled I Want More 27:19 BLANK In My Life. 27:22 >> So you fill in the blank, I 27:23 want more freedom in my life or 27:25 peace, joy, hope, rest, 27:28 security, connections, you name 27:29 it, this little book can help 27:31 you find what you are 27:33 searching for. 27:35 >> Before you go, we would like 27:36 to invite you to follow us on 27:38 Instagram and Facebook and 27:41 subscribe to our YouTube 27:42 channel and also listen to our 27:45 Podcasts. 27:46 And if you go to our website, 27:49 you can 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