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What if I told you there is a power source you can tap into that would make you unbeatable? Undefeatable? Invincible to the problems that confront you in your daily life?

What if I revealed that "secret power source" to you in this very podcast… Fully and completely… And you were never the same again?

That is my goal for our 52nd episode of the Ray Edwards Show.

Here's what else is up in this week's podcast episode:

• $460 device now available on your iPhone for 99 cents.
• Why your problem – whatever it is – is never about the problem.
• Podcast birthday wishes and surprises.
• Plus, our feature presentation… The Unbeatable You.

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In the Princess Bride, our hero Iniga Montoya faced a big problem. The dread pirate Roberts, aka "Wesley", whose help he desperately needed, was dead. So Inigo turned to the one guy who might have a solution, Miracle Max. When Inigo explained the problem, Max's response was a dramatic shift in perspective (listen to the audio to hear the full story).

Whenever my wife and I are sending one another off to go tackle the day, we sometimes use the same words that Max gave the guys… "Have fun storming the castle!"

Miracle Max saw a completely different problem. But, you might say, that is a movie. What about real life? So here's another example. I used to suffer from something commonly referred to as Seasonal Affective Disorder. At least that is what I told myself. I even had a solution figured out – move! Only the weather wasn't really my problem.

A key strategy to facing difficulties in life-whether those difficulties are with your physical health, your relationships, money, or anything else-is to realize the problem is never really about the problem.

"It's never about the weather." ~ Lynn Edwards

Depression and despair, or joy and happiness are a choice.

A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones. Proverbs 17:22

I do recognize that there are clinical conditions that cause depression and anxiety, as well as other mental disturbances. I am not suggesting that anyone for grow appropriate medical care. I am saying that God providesHealing, even in those situations.

Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. 9 And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses