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and a car payment.

And the next month you'll be asking

for the same thing, Liz.

So the answer is still no.

And what is that smell in here?

I'm putting powder in my shoes.

- Well, can't you do that outside?

- Yes.

Tony, if you won't do it for her,

do it for me.

No.

- You got another bonus?

- Yes, sir.

Dude, I went in the wrong line of work.

Well, I couldn't have been a paramedic.

- You got that right, bro.

- And you too calm to be a salesman.

Yeah. Yeah, but could you imagine

if I got bonuses

every time I saved somebody's life?

Check it out. Heimlich, $200.

Right? CPR, $400.

Right.

Like $1,000, if they're ugly.

Dude, you remember that one lady who had

swallowed that garlic and she choked,

and I had to give her mouth-to-mouth?

- Yeah.

- That should've been a Hawaiian vacation.

- I couldn't have done it.

- Yeah. You could do it.

You're not gonna let somebody die

in front of you while you eat your salad.

I don't do CPR, Mike.

I'd have just called 911.

That's just cold.

You just gonna let somebody die?

What if it was your wife?

Hold on, brother. What? What's that?

- What is that?

- What's what?

Dude, what's up with you and Liz?

Nothing.

Nothing?

Look at you getting all uptight.

You got extra veins popping out

that wasn't even there before.

Mike, I'm just tired of her. Okay?

All right? I said it.

- I'm just tired of her junk.

- Her junk?

Dude, you married her, junk and all.

It's not some sort of buffet where you

get to pick and choose what you want.

You get all of her, bro.

And you better not have somebody

on the side.

So, you're trying to do CPR

on my personal life now?

Okay. Yeah, I'm a paramedic.

But I'm also a Christian,

which means I help people

while I'm helping people.

Mike, look, we've been friends

for a long time,

but some things

are just none of your business.

True, and since we've been friends

a long time,

I'm not just gonna

watch your marriage die.

So if it's bleeding,

I'm not gonna keep eating my salad.

I'll see you in church.

I'd like to see the church in you, bro.

Hey, somebody need to come move this.

This was a treat for me, Elizabeth.

I enjoy coming here.

And your daughter is precious.

She is.

You know, there are days

I wish she had a brother or sister.

We were just too busy

chasing our careers.

I don't know that that was

a wise thing to do.

You don't enjoy your job?

There are days I do. Sold a house

this morning, so that was good.

I'd just rather have a good marriage

than more money.

Mom! Can we go get ice cream?

They sell it right over there.

Ms. Clara, would you like

some ice cream?

I'll tell you what.

If you go get the ice cream

and let your mother walk me to the car,

- I'll pay for it.

- Oh, no, no, no. I'm paying for it.

And rob me of a blessing?

I'm paying, we're all eating.

And I'll take two scoops

of Butter Pecan, please. In a cup.

I'll have one scoop

of Cookies and Cream, okay?

And listen, just stay right there,

'cause we're gonna pull the car around

and pick you up at the entrance.

Okay. Can I have strawberry sherbet with

gummy worms and chocolate syrup on top?

So, what does a normal week

in your life look like?

Well, my son drops in for an hour or two

during the week.

I go grocery shopping,

an occasional doctor's visit,

and my girlfriends and I get together

on Friday afternoons for coffee.

Other than that, I read a lot

and I spend time with Jesus.

I used to spend so much time

with my girlfriends before my job...

Give me your money right now.

Did you hear me?

Both of you, give it to me now.

Okay. Okay, we will.

Just please, put the knife down.

Do it, and do it now!

No.

Now you put that knife down right now

in the name of Jesus.

And you believe he was early 20s?

Yeah. Maybe 25.

So, let me get this straight.

He was pointing a knife at you

and you told him to put it down

in Jesus' name?

Right. Now when you write that down,

don't leave out Jesus.

People always leaving Jesus out.

That's one of the reasons

we're in the mess we in.

Yes, ma'am.

You know, what concerns me

is that you could've easily been killed.

Well, I know a lot of people probably

would've given him their money.

I understand that,

but that's their decision.

Are you not eating

your ice cream, Elizabeth?

No. I'm not hungry anymore.

Well, let me help you with that.

No reason to waste perfectly good ice cream.

Now that's good!

I'm sorry, I just thought

I should call Tony.

I understand.

You'd think he'd be more alarmed.

He just kept saying

that since we were all okay,

I should just calm down.

I'm having trouble calming down myself.

Really? You seemed calm earlier.

Yeah, but I got a huge sugar-rush

from all that ice cream.

I feel like I can run around

the block a few times.

While we on the subject of Tony,

I have something for you to do.

What's that?

I want you to write down everything

that you can think of that he's done wrong.

Ms. Clara, if I did that,

I'd be writing a long time.

Well, then just write

down the highlights.

And I'll be back to check on you

in a little while.

Well, that's almost three pages.

And I could write more, but you'll get

the gist of it when you read it.

Actually, I'm not gonna read it.

My question to you is this.

In light of all these wrongs,

does God still love Tony?

We both know he does.

Do you?

Now, Ms. Clara, you're meddling.

There's love in my heart for Tony,

but it's just buried under a lot of frustration.

- So he needs grace.

- Grace?

I don't know that he deserves grace.

Do you deserve grace?

Ms. Clara, you have a habit of backing me up

in a corner and making me squirm.

I felt the same way.

But the question still remains.

Do you deserve grace?

The Bible says that no one is righteous,

not even one.

For we have all sinned.

So, really, none of us deserve grace.

But we all still want God's forgiveness.

Elizabeth, it comes down to this.

Jesus shed his blood on the cross.

He died for you.

Even when you did not deserve it.

And He rose from the grave

and offers forgiveness and salvation

for anyone who turns to Him.

But the Bible also says

that we can't ask Him to forgive us

while refusing to forgive others.

I know, Ms. Clara.

But that's just so hard to do.

Yes, it is. Yes, it is.

But that's where grace comes in!

He gives us grace!

And He helps us to give it to others,

even when they don't deserve it.

We all deserve judgment.

And that is what a holy God gives us

when we don't repent and believe in His Son.

I had to forgive Leo for some things,

and it wasn't easy.

But it freed me.

Elizabeth, there's not room for you

and God on the throne of your heart.

It's either Him or it's you.

You need to step down.

Now, if you want victory,

you're gonna have to first surrender.

But, Ms. Clara,

do I just back off and choose to forgive

and then just let him walk all over me?

God is a good defense attorney.

Trust it to Him.

And then you can turn your focus

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