Episode 14- Austin's Microphone

Testing 1-2. Is it picking me up? Or am I just going to have to hold it? Testing 1-2. Testing. Yeah. Yeah. That's cool. I can hold it. I can just hold it. That's kind of funny. All right. Well, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. 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We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. We're back. And of course we would find fulfillment if we are able to give of ourselves and another gives back. I think that's also so beautifully reflected in the sacrament of marriage. Like a husband who gives himself completely to his wife, a wife who gives herself completely to her husband. What comes from that? Life. Yeah. So. I've really enjoyed diving into this quote when you gave it to me. I like to take it apart a little bit and just breaking it down from top to bottom because it's basically agape if you're going to break it down. The highest form of love is the love of self-giving, giving yourself to others, giving pretty much every part of you that you have to somebody else essentially. And breaking it down, I've got a couple of different topics, side topics that make up this agape. I finally got it down to two. It was self-mastery and learning how to self-love. Because in order to learn how to love yourself, you have to learn how to give yourself to others as well. And in order to master your own senses and grow it in yourself, you have to learn how to give yourself as well. And I kind of broke it down to those two things. And I just thought it was so profound because there's so much that makes up agape. There's so much. And it's not this simple. You have to do this, this, this. It's very complex, but in a sense, it's learning how to love, which is what God's there for. And so throughout our lives, I found learning that giving myself to others isn't always the easiest thing to do. But when I was closest to God, it became easier and easier and easier because I was learning how to love myself and I was learning how to express His love. And once I had learned His gift of giving love to others, I was learning to give that love back to somebody else. And like I said, self-mastering and self-love, I'm learning how to love myself more and love the things about myself and being less fake around other people. And just before we got here, I was listening to Jordan Peterson talk and he said the first step in understanding yourself is to learn that you don't understand yourself. You don't. And to start that off, because you can't start thinking you know yourself because if you think you know yourself, then maybe you really haven't found yourself yet. There's just a very long process and I don't think you'll ever will until the end of your life. And that's in heaven because that's when you're with God, essentially. And so, like Father Mgaga likes to say, what are we searching for? Or who are we searching for? And I think, in essence, we're searching for God through ourselves. And I kind of think that's what our life is about. It's our life goal. Which is why I found it so interesting that you provided it because I feel like this is like your motto. This is your focus missionary motto. And I was like, man, this is so neat. He is practicing your gospel day by day because your goal is to lead others to Christ. That's why you're a missionary. And it's like, wow, this is so neat. I've never heard it broken down this way. I just want to say it's really nice to hear that. Yeah. I guess you can call it the mission statement of focus is to know Christ Jesus and to fulfill the Great Commission. And it is like the order of that is so, so crucial. Like to know Christ Jesus first. That we, as missionaries, would know his love for us first and foremost. I think something really cool that was said to me when a training and has been told to me a couple of times is, yeah, if the only soul that is saved by you being a missionary is your own, then it is worth it. That it has done its job. Because like, yeah, the first thing is to know Christ Jesus and to know his love for me and to like completely give myself to that. Just as he did for like, yeah, me. And then like naturally from that, naturally, like the desire, the zeal for souls is going to come. Absolutely. Absolutely. There's definitely a couple of ways that we could go about this. But one thing that popped in my head that we talked about on our podcast that I got from what you were talking about is, you know, we talked about having, you know, sometimes when we get ready to do this podcast, like in the weeks before, days before, that we have some type of, you know, shame or guilt or a feeling of unworthiness to be able to make this podcast. And in what you're saying about, you know, knowing Christ Jesus as being the first part of the mission and that first part, and that's the most important part before you can even get to the other part. It makes me think of this. And in that moment, when I feel this way and I feel like I'm not worthy for that, that it's a calling from God that I need to dive more into knowing him. To be able to get on this podcast and speak and have that zeal that I want for other people, I need to know his love even deeper. I need to know that, you know, I need to know how much he loves me and that I don't need to feel this shame or this guilt and this unworthiness because that's how much he loves us. And his love is so strong that it is leading us to want to do these things because we've encountered it. And it's very interesting that you brought that up. And I like that. I like that a lot. You know, if we're the only person, we're the only soul that is saved through our mission from knowing Christ, then it's worth it. I like that a lot. Thank you for that. Yeah. It's very funny. This is very much like the Judith Quinn quote we talked about. If I'm the only thing that they read, let the words they read be what you wrote. And so it's kind of like, oh, if I'm the only thing that they're going to see in my life, let the words that I live, let me live through you so they can see that. And even if I don't bring it, at least I'm living through you throughout my life. And it's kind of crazy. I never really thought. We kind of did something on this, but we didn't go as deep as this. And so this is a whole new level. I kind of like three steps that I've broken. I like breaking down. I like charts, you know. So I thought of three steps to help find yourself. Obviously, there's a lot more things you can do. But three that I thought were really neat and I think were good ways to grow is personal prayer, building true relationships, and living authentically. And I think that kind of goes with agape, especially the live authentically one because I think that's the most important out of all three is being real with yourself by being real for others. You can't be fake around other people because then how are you going to find yourself if you're not being who you are? And you see that a lot today, in today's time, especially with people walking around and just not being who they are around other people and then going back and being a completely different person. You're like, how am I supposed to build an authentic relationship with you if this isn't even you? And then you're like, well then who am I? Am I doing the same thing? And then everybody's worried about being authentic. Again, I just feel like this all goes back to being a missionary because I feel like y'all are called towards personal prayer. Y'all are called towards living authentically. And then y'all go to different places and build relationships. And there's just so much depth to this quote and I think it really perfectly encapsulates what it means to be a missionary. I'm not a missionary myself, but just seeing the way you present yourself and when we go to the Catholic Center and hang out with you guys and all the other folks, missionaries, and just seeing your love for Christ and you guys living out these three things, it shows that y'all are giving a God-pay to us and we feel it. It's definitely something that's out there. It doesn't go unnoticed. So I want to thank you for that. It's been really great for me in college because it's built my faith a lot and now I'm proceeding to try to get other kids from my old high school here because I'm like, guys, I promise you there's more to Alabama than just football and big frat parties. I was like, there's a lot. The community here, the Christian faith, it's being built up and I promise you if you live college the way you should and the way you want to to grow in faith, you can do it. It's possible. I'm living it right now and I have people around me that are helping me grow and you're definitely a big part of that. So I just want to say thanks for that. Dude, yeah. It's been like, y'all are freaking awesome, man. It's so cool to be around y'all. I'm like, wow. They're freshmen? I didn't know that. I'm just kidding. No. No. Your words mean a lot. Thank you. I think it was interesting how you said if we were all missionaries, then you wouldn't need to be a missionary. And it kind of goes back to your whole mission, discipleship, that we all are called to be exactly what your goal is as a missionary. We all should be called to be a missionary in our own lives. And for you, that missionary calling has been to come to the University of Alabama and who knows where it's going to go from here. You don't know that for sure. I don't know that at all. Only God knows where you're going to lead. But in different ways, we all have a missionary calling. And as you broke down in your three steps, personal prayer, authenticity, relationships. Dude, you live in solid. Thank you. Okay. So in reality, we all should be doing those three things in our lives, whether we are a focus missionary or we are just a student. But those things are going to lead to being a missionary in our own lives because of everything you guys have said. We don't have to go into that anymore. But the way we are all called to be missionaries in our own ways. And for me, I think one of what I thought of from what you were talking about is the way that the family is how God set the family to be its own version of a missionary and of discipleship in the way that mothers and fathers are supposed to have that missionary feel to them, to their children. You'll think about it as they think about it. I was going to say, I'll move it this way to talk. And we'll turn on it. And it kind of like turns this. And then you go like this. And then you go like this. Yeah. There you go. Okay. Got it. Anyways, but yeah. And just thinking about how that works with the family and how God developed the family to be that area of missionary work where that, you know, when people go to college, you know, they're prepared to be missionaries to maybe other people that didn't have the same, you know, situation that they had growing up. And just thinking a lot about how we all can be missionaries in our own lives. And, you know, you guys are striving to be missionaries, but you're also teaching so many people to be missionaries. And it's so awesome that you get to spread that message. I'm so glad that we were able to come here and encounter you guys and, you know, follow in your missionary footsteps. You know, leading up to this episode, I was like, okay, Austin's on the podcast. Austin's on the podcast. And I just kept replaying the first time we met, you and Carlos was it Rory? Rory. It's Rory. You and Rory. And it was the first time we've ever been, I mean, besides the tour, I went with Alexis Gallegos on a tour before I even came here. He taught me here. So thanks, Alexis. Anyway, I remember meeting you guys for the first time. It was on, what was it called? I believe it was the block party. No, it was before that. It was like the first. The Nacho Bar Night? It was the Nacho Bar Night. It was Nacho Bar Night. Oh, dude, the Nacho Bar. No, we had talked to Chris Marcus, who was with you guys. I remember that. And he looked like a surfer, dude, because his hair was wild. And I was like, oh, this. Because I didn't know at first that y'all were Focus Missionaries. But I was like, man, this is awesome. They're like fired up in their face right now. This feels great. It's like this is a really good fresh breath of air. And y'all are going to Flip Tickle Ball that night or something. And then y'all want to talk to us about the block party the next day. And I was like, OK. They're getting us involved. Let's go. Let's go. Let's just dive into it. And so I just kept replaying that over and over again. I'm like thinking, there's thousands of kids across America that are living this exact same moment with a different missionary, with a different person that's introducing them to something. This mission that they're called towards is so beautiful on so many different levels. And so I just kept replaying that over and over in my mind. I just thought, wow. How honored were we to be one of those kids that got touched by Elvish. And I was like, it's just so neat. I don't know. It's just really cool. I can't think about it. I looked it up to see how many different universities you guys have Focus Missionaries at. And my girlfriend goes to a university that doesn't have Focus Missionaries there. And I don't know if there's a way to put an application for a school. But I would love to do that because not only would I love for my girlfriend to be able to be involved with Focus and all the missionary stuff, all those types of stuff. But just that whole university and just every university needs it. We all need Focus to be there because of everything that we talk about you. We talk about your missionaries around you. You guys do incredible work. And that's why I tried to see if I could get my girlfriend to come down here with all the missionaries down here. But seriously, if there's a way to get more, if we can have a calling for more missionaries, whatever donations we need to fund up here, whatever needs to happen to get this Focus spread onto more campuses would be amazing. Because we've seen at the University of Alabama, obviously there's a lot of people that go here. And it's known for us to talk about football and parties. But we've seen an incredible influx of people come to the Catholic Center because of what Focus has done. And luckily from Nick Saban providing money to just build a nice center for us to hang out. But there's been so many people that have been able to interact with different people, whether they're Catholic or not, that have been able to meet up at the Catholic Center and be able to do all these things. And to not have that at certain universities is sad to hear. And it just gives us more to strive for, more zeal to keep bringing this to different campuses and different people around the world for sure. Yeah, yeah. A lot of Focus's resources are available online on their website and stuff. And so, like, digital outreach. I don't speak on behalf of Focus by any means, like, in any official capacity. But I know that they do digital outreach. So if you want, like, to, yeah, like have a relationship with a missionary, if Focus isn't on your campus, like, there's a way for that to happen. And then you can also, like, petition to, like, your local bishop. And it's like, hey, like we think that this would be really great for, like, our college campus or, like, our diocese. And so, yeah, like, those are just, like, some ways. And, like, all of our discipleship articles, Bible studies, and all that, like, are online for people to use. And, like, something really cool about the Focus Bible studies is there's guides for them. So if you are wanting, like, your own, like, personal formation, you can go. You can look them up. You can read through them. You can read through the discipleship articles. You can, like, read through them with other people. And, yeah, like. Shameless plug right there. Hey, we're not a penchant, though. We love Focus. Y'all have been great. And I want y'all's mission to spread as far as possible. A lot of people need to feel it. And I know a lot of people deserve it, too. So, yeah. You got anything else? I'm trying to think because I'm loving this conversation. I don't really want it to end. It's going pretty well. I'm trying to think of more things to dive into. We are at the 40-minute mark. We are at the 40-minute mark. Austin, if we can think of anything, would you like to keep going? If we can think of anything? I'm down for it. He's game. He's game. All right. I have a question written down, but I'm trying to remember if you've answered it or not. I'm going to ask anyways. So, this quote says that you cannot fully find yourself except through the sincere gift of yourself. What are you finding out about yourself through giving yourself through your missionary work? Tough question. Yeah. Giving other people Jesus is so much better than just giving plainly yourself. I think of St. Paul when he says, It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And what is more authentic? What is more authentic with yourself than to live in the identity as a son or daughter of the Father? To live in the joy of the gospel. So, that's what I'm continuing to learn. I'm continuing to learn that I, in the sincere gift of myself, the sincere gift is Jesus living in me. And so, because of that, everything else that is not of God in me must be destroyed. Which is hard. It's hard. Like, when the Lord prunes and he purifies, it is painful. There is no good Friday without an Easter Sunday. Yeah, it's still Easter, so happy Easter. Yeah. Do you ever find it super challenging to be sincere in your giving of yourself? Oh, yeah. Pride is a huge thing. It's like, you want this desire for people to see you and acknowledge you and all these things. But the beautiful thing is that, yeah, just simply from this quote, is that we do not find ourselves by navel-gazing. By just looking to ourselves and seeking our own interests. But rather, to look at the cross. And I believe that Christ was the most joyful man on the cross. Because on Calvary, he says, like, Father, into your hands. In the Garden, he says, Father, your will be done. He says, Father, forgive them. And so, yeah, it's hard. Self-preservation is a thing. Self-exaltation is a thing. But when that's all we seek, when, like, that's when we get lost in pleasure-seeking and living for the cheap thrills. Anybody who has done that, like, this is myself included, it's pretty empty. Yeah. I have a question. Okay, I got it. So, obviously, missionary, you're trying to reach a lot of people. Obviously, you have a lot of good, but you also have some times when you try to reach out to people and it doesn't go so well. Could you talk about, you know, just how do you – what is your mindset when you reach out to somebody and it just doesn't really go very well? Like, they're very, you know, either they just push you away or just don't respond at all. Just, like, those moments where you're trying to give Jesus to people, but they're just not accepting it. How do you handle those moments? Because I'm sure, you know, they come around a good amount. Yeah, like, there is a temptation, right? It's like, oh, like, that, like, kind of hurts, like, my personal pride. Or why was I, like, not good enough? Why was I not cool enough? But I think the Lord has, in his mercy, has given me, like, a heart for these people. Where it's just like, yeah, my heart breaks because, like, I want so – like, the Lord wants so much for you. I want so much for you. But the hope is – like, we read in scripture the story of the rich young man who – it's like, the teacher, like, what must I do to inherit eternal life? And Jesus goes through, like, you must, like, follow the commandments. Like, I've done these since my youth. And he's like, sell everything you have and come follow me. And he walks away sad. But there's a line – there's a line there that I believe it's in Mark's gospel. But he puts a line in there that says, Jesus, looking at him, loved him. The only person who would have known that, or, like, the way it's been interpreted is, like, the only person who would have known that is the person that Jesus was looking at. And so legend has it is that it was Mark – was it Mark or Luke? I can't remember. Oh, come Holy Spirit. But it was Mark or Luke that, like, that was the rich young man. And you would come back and you would actually write the gospels, like, one of the gospels. And so there's hope. And I, like, when people say no, we say in focus, a no is just a slow yes. And so we continue to pray for them and hope that the Lord will do something. So, yeah. I like that. I like that a lot. Yeah, I got – I don't know. You kind of just asked me the question, so I'm just letting you go. Do you have, you know, just one final message that you would like to give, you know, to us as your fellow podcaster and, you know, to the audience? Just one final message that you would like to give with these final moments that you have. Final message. Yeah, for y'all. Like, this is really cool, like, what y'all are doing. There's a lot of – there's a lot of things on media nowadays. And so it's awesome to see that young people are, yeah, wanting to put good stuff out there that lead people to Jesus. And so, yeah, what a gift. Like, praise God for it. For the audience. I don't know. I feel like we've talked about a lot that they can chew on. But, yeah, anyone who needs to hear it, like, the Lord loves you. He loves you and he seeks you. He's pursuing you. And, like, my prayer for, like, all of our listeners is that, whether in a new or old way, that you can encounter the Lord's love for you in a profound way. That you were made for heaven. And that, yeah, we are an Easter people. Like, he did first what we shall do. And so, yeah, I pray that the joy of the gospel might come alive in your hearts. And, yeah. So that's all I got. We appreciate that. We appreciate you coming on. It's been just a blessing and a blast to have you on this podcast and just have you around and in our lives this past year as the semester comes to a close. And we're so thankful that we were able to get you on here before, you know, this semester ends. We hope that you'll be back next semester as our Focus Missionary. And who knows? Maybe we can, you know, have a part two. Maybe get the other Focus Missionaries on as well. We'd love to have that. Thank you all. Seriously, thank you for everything you've done. Yeah, thanks for having me. All right, guys. So we really enjoyed this episode. We have a surprise guest who will be coming on next week. We won't say his or her name. But be expecting that. It'll be fun. Cool episode. Our bracelet came in finally. If you know us or know anybody else that knows us, we can get it to you. Just send us a message or try to get somebody to pick it up for you. I'll be coming back to St. Bernard in the beginning of May. So I can try to get some of y'all then who are at St. Bernard and Coleman or in that area. Zaria is heading back to Kentucky when? Two weeks. Two weeks. So he can try to get it. Yep, thumbs up to that. He can try to get it to them anytime soon, anytime around there. So just let him know. Other than that, we'll see y'all next week. God bless. Adios. Awesome. Very fun. That was awesome. That was awesome. That was great. That was awesome. Wow, we ended, like, right at 530, guys. Yeah, I was looking at it the entire time. I was like, I don't want him to go over. I don't want him to go over. Because I knew he had somewhere to be, and I didn't want you to be late for it or whatever. It's literally just dinner. Oh, okay. It's simply eating dinner. I kept coming up because I was so scared that it would. I did it. No, I don't want to stop recording yet. How do I do that? That's this way? Okay.