Joel Osteen

Christmas With The Osteens

December 25, 2025 | 29:55

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Joel Osteen | Christmas With The Osteens | December 25, 2025

>joel osteen: merry
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>joel osteen: merry christmas to you and your
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Christmas to you and your family. we are so blessed
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Family. we are so blessed to come into your homes
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To come into your homes on this christmas day.
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On this christmas day. hope you're having a great
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Hope you're having a great christmas season.
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Christmas season. i have something a little
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Bit different on the
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Bit different on the program today.
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Program today. i have some of my family
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I have some of my family with me.
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With me. my beautiful wife,
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My beautiful wife, victoria, my mom's here,
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Victoria, my mom's here, my sister april,
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My sister april, my brother, dr. paul,
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My brother, dr. paul, my sister, lisa,
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My sister, lisa, my sister, tamra.
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My sister, tamra. so we thought we would
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So we thought we would just share some holiday
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Just share some holiday memories, maybe some things
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Memories, maybe some things that will encourage and
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That will encourage and inspire you.
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Inspire you. we're going to have
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We're going to have a good time together.
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A good time together. thanks for joining us.
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Thanks for joining us. >victoria osteen: we just
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>victoria osteen: we just wish you and your family a
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Wish you and your family a very merry christmas and
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Very merry christmas and a happy new year.
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A happy new year. we want to thank you for
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We want to thank you for always being a part of
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Always being a part of this ministry. it means
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This ministry. it means so much to us. know that
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So much to us. know that we're praying for you
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We're praying for you and we know god's best
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And we know god's best is still in store.
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Is still in store. >joel osteen: we believe
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>joel osteen: we believe that, hey, well it was 41
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That, hey, well it was 41 years ago christmas time
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Years ago christmas time that we got the news that
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That we got the news that my mother wasn't healthy.
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My mother wasn't healthy. you probably heard me tell
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You probably heard me tell the story many times if you
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The story many times if you watch, but mama, i remember
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Watch, but mama, i remember that so clearly because my
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That so clearly because my brother paul called me.
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Brother paul called me. i was in college and he
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I was in college and he said, "joel mother's
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Said, "joel mother's sick." and i'd never
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Sick." and i'd never seen my mother sick a
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Seen my mother sick a day in her life.
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Day in her life. come to find out you
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Come to find out you were diagnosed with
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Were diagnosed with terminal cancer.
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Terminal cancer. that was a difficult
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That was a difficult time.
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Time. >dodie osteen: it was,
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>dodie osteen: it was, right at christmas time
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Right at christmas time especially. i was in the
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Especially. i was in the hospital till just a few
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Hospital till just a few days, till christmas time.
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Days, till christmas time. but then i just remember
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But then i just remember god's word works.
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God's word works. it never fails joel, but
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It never fails joel, but daddy and i laid on the
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Daddy and i laid on the floor of the foot of our
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Floor of the foot of our bed and prayed that jesus
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Bed and prayed that jesus would touch and heal me.
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Would touch and heal me. and do you know what he did?
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And do you know what he did? it's been 41 years now.
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It's been 41 years now. i got some scriptures, i
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I got some scriptures, i have them on my phone.
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Have them on my phone. i read them every day.
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I read them every day. and then i put scriptures
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And then i put scriptures in the house and pictures
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In the house and pictures of me like wanting to ride
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Of me like wanting to ride a horse that i rode 25
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A horse that i rode 25 years ago.
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Years ago. and i did that.
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And i did that. and you know what?
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And you know what? jesus was so good and so
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Jesus was so good and so merciful.
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Merciful. and joel, if it had not
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And joel, if it had not been for that, maybe i
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Been for that, maybe i wouldn't be praying for the
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Wouldn't be praying for the sick today.
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Sick today. but 41 years later, jesus
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But 41 years later, jesus gave me my life back and he
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Gave me my life back and he can do it for you.
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Can do it for you. he doesn't love me anymore
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He doesn't love me anymore than he loves anybody else.
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Than he loves anybody else. so he can do that for
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So he can do that for anybody.
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Anybody. joel osteen: that's amazing.
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Joel osteen: that's amazing. paul, i remember paul,
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Paul, i remember paul, you're a medical doctor
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You're a medical doctor when you called and it
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When you called and it wasn't good news.
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Wasn't good news. dr. paul osteen: no, joel,
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Dr. paul osteen: no, joel, the biopsies were clear.
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The biopsies were clear. she had metastatic
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She had metastatic adenocarcinoma to her
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Adenocarcinoma to her liver, which means that a
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Liver, which means that a tumor had spread to her
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Tumor had spread to her liver, multiple areas, at
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Liver, multiple areas, at that time.
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That time. and even now there's not
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And even now there's not really good treatment for
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Really good treatment for it.
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It. so when they said she had a
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So when they said she had a few weeks to live, that was
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Few weeks to live, that was right.
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Right. her prognosis was just
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Her prognosis was just very, very grim.
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Very, very grim. joel osteen: and it didn't
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Joel osteen: and it didn't happen overnight, mama.
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Happen overnight, mama. but you fought the good
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But you fought the good fight of faith.
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Fight of faith. you stayed in that attitude
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You stayed in that attitude of faith.
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Of faith. you didn't go back to bed
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You didn't go back to bed except at normal times.
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Except at normal times. and i remember i'd hear my
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And i remember i'd hear my mom walking through the
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Mom walking through the house quoting scriptures, i
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House quoting scriptures, i will live and not die and
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Will live and not die and god's restoring health back
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God's restoring health back unto me.
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Unto me. but i believe that it's
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But i believe that it's easy to give into the
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Easy to give into the defeat and let negative
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Defeat and let negative words spoken over us, limit
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Words spoken over us, limit our life.
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Our life. and paul, you're a doctor.
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And paul, you're a doctor. we believe in doctors and
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We believe in doctors and medicine, but sometimes
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Medicine, but sometimes they come to the end of
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They come to the end of what they can do.
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What they can do. and so when you believe all
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And so when you believe all things are possible and
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Things are possible and that, that's what we saw
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That, that's what we saw our mother do, and like we
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Our mother do, and like we said many, many years
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Said many, many years later, 89 years old is
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Later, 89 years old is still healthy and strong.
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Still healthy and strong. dodie osteen: thank god.
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Dodie osteen: thank god. i remember one thing, joel,
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I remember one thing, joel, that i did one night when
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That i did one night when daddy was sleeping.
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Daddy was sleeping. i got up in the middle of
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I got up in the middle of the night about 12:30 or
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The night about 12:30 or something like that, went
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Something like that, went into his office and i wrote
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Into his office and i wrote some notes apologizing to
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Some notes apologizing to people that maybe i hadn't
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People that maybe i hadn't even done anything to.
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Even done anything to. but i felt in my heart that
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But i felt in my heart that it was so important to ask
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It was so important to ask god to forgive us, ask
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God to forgive us, ask jesus to forgive me, things
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Jesus to forgive me, things that i'd done wrong.
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That i'd done wrong. and i wrote all the
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And i wrote all the children and i'm sure all
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Children and i'm sure all of you had something that i
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Of you had something that i had done wrong through the
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Had done wrong through the years.
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Years. but i asked them to forgive
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But i asked them to forgive me.
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Me. i asked daddy to, i asked
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I asked daddy to, i asked my mother and daddy to and
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My mother and daddy to and then i asked a man who was
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Then i asked a man who was a pastor was a good friend
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A pastor was a good friend and he didn't even know
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And he didn't even know what i was talking about.
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What i was talking about. but i got those off in the
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But i got those off in the mail and i felt so good
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Mail and i felt so good because i felt like i'd
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Because i felt like i'd forgiven everybody that i'd
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Forgiven everybody that i'd done anything to and asked
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Done anything to and asked them to forgive me.
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Them to forgive me. i think for unforgiveness
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I think for unforgiveness is one of the hindrances,
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Is one of the hindrances, although i'm not a
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Although i'm not a specialist on this, i just
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Specialist on this, i just think it's so important to
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Think it's so important to forgive people.
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Forgive people. and so i did and i just
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And so i did and i just felt good about it.
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Felt good about it. joel osteen: that's so good.
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Joel osteen: that's so good. that's a key to healing i
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That's a key to healing i believe and to living a
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Believe and to living a healthy and fulfilled life.
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Healthy and fulfilled life. lisa, you know, you bought
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Lisa, you know, you bought mom those dishes during
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Mom those dishes during that time, that christmas
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That time, that christmas season.
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Season. tell that story.
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Tell that story. lisa comes: yeah, it was
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Lisa comes: yeah, it was really interesting because
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Really interesting because even though it was a real
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Even though it was a real sad time for all of us, i
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Sad time for all of us, i remember how daddy
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Remember how daddy especially and mama sort of
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Especially and mama sort of set the tone for the whole
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Set the tone for the whole environment and atmosphere.
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Environment and atmosphere. i mean from the beginning
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I mean from the beginning daddy said, we're going to
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Daddy said, we're going to get a miracle.
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Get a miracle. we believe that god's word
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We believe that god's word is true and that healing
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Is true and that healing comes from god.
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Comes from god. and so after they prayed
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And so after they prayed for healing, it was in my
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For healing, it was in my mind's eye as a young
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Mind's eye as a young person, it was like she's
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Person, it was like she's going to get her miracle.
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Going to get her miracle. and just in the home there
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And just in the home there was just this atmosphere of
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Was just this atmosphere of faith and expectancy and
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Faith and expectancy and miracles.
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Miracles. and so when we went to buy
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And so when we went to buy a gift, it was a 12 piece
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A gift, it was a 12 piece set of china because mama
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Set of china because mama likes to collect china and
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Likes to collect china and it was so pretty and they
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It was so pretty and they didn't have the full 12
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Didn't have the full 12 piece setting.
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Piece setting. and so they said, but
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And so they said, but within five or six weeks
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Within five or six weeks the other will come.
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The other will come. so we took what we had, we
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So we took what we had, we wrapped it up.
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Wrapped it up. and i'll never forget, i
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And i'll never forget, i didn't think anything about
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Didn't think anything about that because i thought my
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That because i thought my mother is going to live.
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Mother is going to live. she's not going to die.
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She's not going to die. she's going to declare the
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She's going to declare the glory of the lord. and so
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Glory of the lord. and so when we gave it to her, i
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When we gave it to her, i remember how she teared up
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Remember how she teared up when i told her that the
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When i told her that the rest wouldn't come in the
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Rest wouldn't come in the next few weeks.
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Next few weeks. and i think that it's
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And i think that it's because my mom and dad,
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Because my mom and dad, they knew the word of god,
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They knew the word of god, they knew the faithfulness
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They knew the faithfulness of god.
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Of god. and instead of just going
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And instead of just going down that road of
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Down that road of depression and
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Depression and hopelessness, they just set
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Hopelessness, they just set that tone of faith and
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That tone of faith and expectancy.
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Expectancy. and we knew jesus is our
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And we knew jesus is our hope.
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Hope. and if jesus is all we
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And if jesus is all we have, jesus is all we need.
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Have, jesus is all we need. dodie osteen: that's right.
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Dodie osteen: that's right. lisa comes: and so she got
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Lisa comes: and so she got to enjoy that china and she
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To enjoy that china and she still has it to this day.
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Still has it to this day. and it's a testament of
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And it's a testament of god's faithfulness.
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God's faithfulness. victoria i█e been married
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Victoria i█e been married to for 35 years.
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To for 35 years. we've had 35 great
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We've had 35 great christmases, but...
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Christmases, but... victoria osteen: yeah, some
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Victoria osteen: yeah, some of the christmases, we've
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Of the christmases, we've had great christmases.
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Had great christmases. but one of the things that
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But one of the things that really sticks in my mind is
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Really sticks in my mind is with our own children.
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With our own children. and through the years we
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And through the years we did this as a tradition, we
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Did this as a tradition, we would make clues.
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Would make clues. we called it a scavenger
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We called it a scavenger hunt.
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Hunt. we would put little clues
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We would put little clues all around the house to
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All around the house to where their gift was.
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Where their gift was. and so each clue would lead
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And so each clue would lead them closer to their gift.
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Them closer to their gift. and we have so many home
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And we have so many home videos because we did it
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Videos because we did it year after year after year.
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Year after year after year. they would find those clues
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They would find those clues and they would get their
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And they would get their gift. but the interesting
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Gift. but the interesting thing about that is not
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Thing about that is not long ago, our kids are
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Long ago, our kids are grown now they're in their
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Grown now they're in their twenties.
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Twenties. they made clues for us to
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They made clues for us to find our gifts.
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Find our gifts. dodie osteen: that's sweet.
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Dodie osteen: that's sweet. victoria osteen: and so
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Victoria osteen: and so we're running through the
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We're running through the house trying to find our
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House trying to find our gifts.
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Gifts. the thing about that is,
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The thing about that is, you know, it's interesting
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You know, it's interesting that you can pass things
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That you can pass things down, traditions, you can
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Down, traditions, you can pass things down to your
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Pass things down to your children.
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In fact, the bible talks
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In fact, the bible talks about how we're to talk
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About how we're to talk about the lord, how we're
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About the lord, how we're to sit and talk about the
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To sit and talk about the lord, how our life should
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Lord, how our life should be passing things down to
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Be passing things down to them. and so just like the
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Them. and so just like the tradition of christmas, we
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Tradition of christmas, we can also pass attitudes
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Can also pass attitudes down.
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Down. we can pass fear down, we
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We can pass fear down, we can pass anger down.
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Can pass anger down. so it's a matter of do we
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So it's a matter of do we want to pass the good
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Want to pass the good things down or do we want
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Things down or do we want to pass the not so good
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To pass the not so good things down?
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Things down? and so i think this
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And so i think this christmas season we ought
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Christmas season we ought to realize that we are such
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To realize that we are such examples to our family and
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Examples to our family and we can set new standards.
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We can set new standards. we can change old ways and
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We can change old ways and old mindsets by just living
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Old mindsets by just living this out.
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This out. and i think about the story
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And i think about the story we were just talking about,
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We were just talking about, dodie, about you being ill.
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Dodie, about you being ill. i believe that taught the
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I believe that taught the whole family that we can
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Whole family that we can pray and we can believe.
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Pray and we can believe. one quick memory from me
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One quick memory from me and then i'll get to you
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And then i'll get to you guys.
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Guys. alexandra's going to sing
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Alexandra's going to sing in a moment, our daughter,
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In a moment, our daughter, with lakewood music.
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With lakewood music. but i remember one time
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But i remember one time daddy was going to buy
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Daddy was going to buy april a gift and he's going
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April a gift and he's going to buy you bicycle.
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To buy you bicycle. and so we went up to the
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And so we went up to the hardware store, wherever
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Hardware store, wherever you bought them during
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You bought them during those days, and we picked
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Those days, and we picked out this bike.
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Out this bike. i got to pick out your bike
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I got to pick out your bike april, and i picked out the
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April, and i picked out the one i wanted.
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One i wanted. got you what i wanted.
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Got you what i wanted. so, we picked out this bike
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So, we picked out this bike and so we brought it home.
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And so we brought it home. well, he came back and got
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Well, he came back and got it but i picked it out and
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It but i picked it out and he wrapped it in a big
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He wrapped it in a big sheet on the patio.
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Sheet on the patio. and this was two weeks
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And this was two weeks before christmas.
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Before christmas. and so i was like eight
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And so i was like eight years old.
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Years old. and so, every day i wanted
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And so, every day i wanted to go out there and look at
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To go out there and look at it and i said, daddy, can i
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It and i said, daddy, can i go look at the bike?
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Go look at the bike? it was covered.
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It was covered. he said, no, no, you can't
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He said, no, no, you can't look at it.
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Look at it. i said, why?
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I said, why? i've already seen it.
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I've already seen it. i want to see the bike.
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I want to see the bike. i was curious.
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I was curious. it just was kind of bugging
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It just was kind of bugging me that it was out there,
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Me that it was out there, and i couldn't see it.
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And i couldn't see it. well, he never let me see
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Well, he never let me see the bike.
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The bike. well christmas morning we
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Well christmas morning we get up at six or seven, we
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Get up at six or seven, we all slept in the den, and i
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All slept in the den, and i ran out there when it was
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Time and we pulled theand i
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Time and we pulled theand i sheet off.ere when it was
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Sheet off.ere when it was the reason why is had two
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The reason why is had two bikes under it, one for me
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Bikes under it, one for me and one for her.
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And one for her. what he hadn't told me is
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What he hadn't told me is he wanted to see what bike
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He wanted to see what bike i really wanted.
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I really wanted. and i liken that sometimes.
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And i liken that sometimes. well, you know what?
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Well, you know what? my dad was generous and my
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My dad was generous and my mom and all, but i liken it
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Mom and all, but i liken it sometimes in life,
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Sometimes in life, sometimes god kind of feels
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Sometimes god kind of feels like he's withholding or
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Like he's withholding or why can't i do this now?
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Why can't i do this now? why is it, why do i have to
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Why is it, why do i have to wait?
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Wait? it's because he has
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It's because he has something better in store.
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Something better in store. it's because he's in
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It's because he's in control.
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Control. he's guiding your life.
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He's guiding your life. and so i think just being
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And so i think just being patient, trusting god's
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Patient, trusting god's timing, know that you're
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Timing, know that you're having to wait is because
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Having to wait is because something better is coming.
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Something better is coming. hope you're enjoying the
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Hope you're enjoying the program today with my
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Program today with my family.
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Family. take a listen to our
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Take a listen to our daughter alexandra and
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Daughter alexandra and lakewood music, great
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Lakewood music, great music group.
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Music group. you're going to enjoy this
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You're going to enjoy this "hark! the herald angels
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"hark! the herald angels sing."
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Sing." [alexandra osteen,
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[alexandra osteen, lakewood music group]
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Lakewood music group] ♪ hark! the herald,
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♪ hark! the herald, ♪ angels sing.
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♪ angels sing. ♪ glory to the newborn
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♪ glory to the newborn ♪ king.
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♪ king. ♪ peace on earth and mercy
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♪ peace on earth and mercy ♪ mild, god and sinners
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♪ mild, god and sinners ♪ reconciled.
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♪ reconciled. ♪ joyful all ye nations
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♪ joyful all ye nations ♪ rise. join the triumph
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♪ rise. join the triumph ♪ of the skies.
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♪ of the skies. ♪ with angelic host
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♪ with angelic host ♪ proclaim, christ is
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♪ proclaim, christ is ♪ born in bethlehem.
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♪ born in bethlehem. ♪ hark! the herald
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♪ hark! the herald ♪ angels sing.
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♪ angels sing. ♪ glory to the newborn
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♪ glory to the newborn ♪ king.
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♪ king. ♪ (musical interlude)
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♪ (musical interlude) ♪ hail the heaven-born
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♪ hail the heaven-born ♪ prince of peace!
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♪ prince of peace! ♪ hail the son of
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♪ hail the son of ♪ righteousness!
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♪ righteousness! ♪ light and life to
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♪ light and life to ♪ all he brings.
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♪ all he brings. ♪ risen with healing
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♪ risen with healing ♪ in his wings.
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♪ in his wings. ♪ mild he lays his glory
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♪ mild he lays his glory ♪ by. born that man no
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♪ by. born that man no ♪ more may die.
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♪ more may die. ♪ born to raise the sons
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♪ born to raise the sons ♪ of earth.
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♪ of earth. ♪ born to give them
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♪ born to give them ♪ second birth.
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♪ second birth. ♪ hark! the herald
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♪ hark! the herald ♪ angels sing.
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♪ angels sing. ♪ glory to the newborn
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♪ glory to the newborn ♪ king.
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♪ king. ♪ (music interlude)
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♪ (music interlude) ♪ hope has come for all
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♪ hope has come for all ♪ to see.
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♪ to see. ♪ glory to the newborn
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♪ glory to the newborn ♪ king.
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♪ king. ♪ angels we have heard
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♪ angels we have heard ♪ on high,
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♪ on high, ♪ sweetly singing o'er
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♪ sweetly singing o'er ♪ the plains
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♪ the plains ♪ and the mountains
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♪ and the mountains ♪ in reply,
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♪ in reply, ♪ echoing their joyous
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♪ echoing their joyous ♪ strains.
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♪ strains. ♪ gloria, in excelsis deo.
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♪ gloria, in excelsis deo. ♪ gloria, in excelsis deo.
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♪ gloria, in excelsis deo. ♪ in excelsis deo.
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♪ in excelsis deo. ♪ in excelsis deo.
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♪ in excelsis deo. ♪ hope has come for all
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♪ hope has come for all ♪ to see.
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♪ to see. ♪ glory to the newborn
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♪ glory to the newborn ♪ king.
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♪ king. ♪ hope has come for all
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♪ hope has come for all ♪ to see.
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♪ to see. ♪ glory to the newborn
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♪ glory to the newborn ♪ king.
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♪ king. joel osteen: so beautiful
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Joel osteen: so beautiful and so great having you
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And so great having you with us today.
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With us today. merry christmas again from
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Merry christmas again from our family to yours.
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Our family to yours. my sister tamara, her
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My sister tamara, her husband jim, they pastor
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Husband jim, they pastor faith family church in
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Faith family church in victoria, texas.
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Victoria, texas. and tamra, i'm always
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And tamra, i'm always blessed to have you.
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Blessed to have you. tamra graff: hey, just
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Tamra graff: hey, just thanks.
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Thanks. we█e talking about
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We█e talking about memories, one of the things
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Memories, one of the things that i have that's special
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That i have that's special that i remember is our
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That i remember is our grandparents and how they
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Grandparents and how they were with us always on the
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Were with us always on the holidays, grandma, and
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Holidays, grandma, and granddaddy.
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Granddaddy. and we loved them. and we
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And we loved them. and we were, mama, you were an
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Were, mama, you were an only child.
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Only child. so, we were all they had.
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So, we were all they had. and i think they kind of
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And i think they kind of spoiled us at times, but
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Spoiled us at times, but they were always so good to
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They were always so good to us.
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Us. i remember grandma would
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I remember grandma would come in and cooking her
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Come in and cooking her coconut pie and cornbread
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Coconut pie and cornbread dressing, whatever she
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Dressing, whatever she cooked.
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Cooked. it was always good.
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It was always good. but one time you reminded
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But one time you reminded us the other day that she
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Us the other day that she came from baytown one time
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Came from baytown one time for a holiday and forgot
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For a holiday and forgot the turkey.
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The turkey. so, i know, i know that
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So, i know, i know that probably wasn't, she
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Probably wasn't, she probably wasn't too happy
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Probably wasn't too happy about that.
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About that. but i just remember how
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But i just remember how good they were to us in
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Good they were to us in life and just their
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Life and just their consistency, their
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Consistency, their simplicity.
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They never forgot our
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They never forgot our birthdays, our christmases,
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Birthdays, our christmases, they gave us a car.
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They gave us a car. paul, you had a car.
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Paul, you had a car. i had a car.
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I had a car. i had to sit on a pillow to
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I had to sit on a pillow to reach the pedal.
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Reach the pedal. but they were always so
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But they were always so good.
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Good. and i just, it's made me,
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And i just, it's made me, now that i have grandkids
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Now that i have grandkids and some of you have
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And some of you have grandkids, you think about
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Grandkids, you think about the mark you make and
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The mark you make and really the investment in
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Really the investment in their life.
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Their life. and because they had a
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And because they had a great investment.
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Great investment. and the bible says in the
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And the bible says in the proverbs that a good man
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Proverbs that a good man leaves an inheritance to
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Leaves an inheritance to his children's children.
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His children's children. so, it's not just money but
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So, it's not just money but it's memories.
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It's memories. and they left memories of
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And they left memories of loving us well and so they
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Loving us well and so they were a great, great example
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Were a great, great example for us.
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For us. and that's what i remember
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And that's what i remember about christmas.
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About christmas. joel osteen: that's so
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Joel osteen: that's so good, tamra.
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Good, tamra. i love grandma and
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I love grandma and granddaddy.
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Granddaddy. granddad who retired early,
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Granddad who retired early, 55.
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55. this is, we're talking
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This is, we're talking about my mom's parents.
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About my mom's parents. and he would come down to
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And he would come down to the church and work, i'd
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The church and work, i'd see him under the buildings.
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See him under the buildings. the old buildings were up
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The old buildings were up on blocks, and he'd be
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On blocks, and he'd be under there doing plumbing
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Under there doing plumbing and things like that.
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And things like that. joel osteen: my little
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Joel osteen: my little sister, april, she's
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Sister, april, she's probably taller than me,
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Probably taller than me, but my little sister, april.
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But my little sister, april. april goes around speaking,
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April goes around speaking, we'll talk about your book
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We'll talk about your book a little later, april,
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A little later, april, █etter every day .
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█etter every day . april simons: or better
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April simons: or better than ever .
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Than ever . joel osteen: better than
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Joel osteen: better than ever█
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Ever█ i gave her a better title.
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I gave her a better title. but april, how about a
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But april, how about a christmas memory?
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Christmas memory? april simons: i can think
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April simons: i can think about one time it was near
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About one time it was near christmas and we were going
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Christmas and we were going to go christmas shopping.
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To go christmas shopping. and i got sick, and i had a
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And i got sick, and i had a fever, and i was in bed.
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Fever, and i was in bed. i was about seven years
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I was about seven years old, and i was so used to
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Old, and i was so used to mom and daddy just praying
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Mom and daddy just praying over me.
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Over me. and we had grown up in
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And we had grown up in miracles, seeing miracles
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Miracles, seeing miracles growing up with kind of
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Growing up with kind of that faith and heard daddy
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That faith and heard daddy come home, i don't know
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Come home, i don't know where you were, but i heard
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Where you were, but i heard daddy come home, i'm sure
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Daddy come home, i'm sure you were there.
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You were there. and i thought, good, he can
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And i thought, good, he can come pray for me.
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Come pray for me. cause i was wanting to go
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Cause i was wanting to go shop.
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Shop. that started young.
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And he came back there, and
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And he came back there, and i'll never forget what he
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I'll never forget what he said, he kind of felt my
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Said, he kind of felt my head and he said, april,
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Head and he said, april, agree with you that you're
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Agree with you that you're going to be healed.
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Going to be healed. and i thought, that doesn't
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And i thought, that doesn't sound just right, but go
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Sound just right, but go ahead and pray.
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Ahead and pray. so, he didn't pray for me.
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So, he didn't pray for me. he said it again, i agree
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He said it again, i agree with you that you're going
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With you that you're going to be healed.
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To be healed. and he walked out, and i
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And he walked out, and i thought, what in the world
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Thought, what in the world is wrong with him?
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Is wrong with him? and so, i realized what he
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And so, i realized what he was trying to do is to
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Was trying to do is to teach me how to pray.
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Teach me how to pray. and although i thought i
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And although i thought i should call someone, i just
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Should call someone, i just said a simple prayer.
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Said a simple prayer. i said, god, i don't feel
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I said, god, i don't feel good.
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Good. just heal me.
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Just heal me. and i got healed.
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And i got healed. i mean my fever went away.
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I mean my fever went away. i don't know how long it
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I don't know how long it was, but i felt good.
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Was, but i felt good. and i realized that day, i
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And i realized that day, i remember it very well in my
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Remember it very well in my canopy bed, that it wasn't
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Canopy bed, that it wasn't just about the god of mama
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Just about the god of mama and daddy.
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And daddy. it wasn't about their faith.
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It wasn't about their faith. but daddy through that
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But daddy through that little bit of what i
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Little bit of what i thought he was not being
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Thought he was not being very kind to me, taught me
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Very kind to me, taught me that it's my god, it's my
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That it's my god, it's my faith.
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Faith. and god hears and he
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And god hears and he answers my prayers.
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Answers my prayers. and that's just something
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And that's just something that made a mark on me.
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That made a mark on me. and i take to this day.
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And i take to this day. joel osteen: that's so good.
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Joel osteen: that's so good. april, i love that.
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April, i love that. victoria osteen: we grew up
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Victoria osteen: we grew up going to my grandmother's
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Going to my grandmother's house in columbus, georgia
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House in columbus, georgia every christmas.
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Every christmas. and all of our cousins were
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And all of our cousins were there, and we slept under
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There, and we slept under the christmas tree waiting
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The christmas tree waiting for the next morning so we
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For the next morning so we could get up.
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Could get up. but i have an interesting
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But i have an interesting story about that is i did
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Story about that is i did that all growing up.
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That all growing up. i mean it's some of my best
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I mean it's some of my best memories being with my
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Memories being with my cousins at my grandmother's
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Cousins at my grandmother's big old house.
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Big old house. and one year i went back
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And one year i went back with one of my cousins and
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With one of my cousins and we went to the old house
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We went to the old house where my grandmother was,
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Where my grandmother was, and they had turned that
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And they had turned that house into a church.
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House into a church. someone had bought it.
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Someone had bought it. and so, we went into the
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And so, we went into the church service, and we were
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Church service, and we were sitting in the big room
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Sitting in the big room with the fireplace.
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With the fireplace. we knew where the christmas
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We knew where the christmas tree was.
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Tree was. we're sitting in the back;
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We're sitting in the back; they had set up chairs and
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They had set up chairs and we're sitting in the back
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We're sitting in the back and we're just crying.
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And we're just crying. and after the service, some
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And after the service, some of the minister and some of
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Of the minister and some of them came up to us and they
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Them came up to us and they said, are you okay?
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Said, are you okay? can we pray with you?
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Can we pray with you? can we help you?
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Can we help you? and we were just a mess
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And we were just a mess because we had just thought
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Because we had just thought about all those christmases
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About all those christmases that we had spent there
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That we had spent there with my grandmother.
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With my grandmother. they would cut a tree down
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They would cut a tree down and bring it in. and we
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And bring it in. and we just told the man, we said,
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Just told the man, we said, you know what we're, we're
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You know what we're, we're fine.
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Fine. we love the lord. we serve
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We love the lord. we serve the lord. but this was my
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The lord. but this was my grandmother's house and how
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Grandmother's house and how it could be turned into a
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It could be turned into a church is unbelievable.
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Church is unbelievable. and he said, when my wife
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And he said, when my wife and i came to see this.
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And i came to see this. house, he said, my wife
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House, he said, my wife said there's peace in this
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Said there's peace in this house and this is a house
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House and this is a house of prayer.
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Of prayer. and they bought that house
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And they bought that house and had church service in
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And had church service in it.
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It. so, it was just remarkable
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So, it was just remarkable to us sitting in there
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To us sitting in there thinking about all the
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Thinking about all the christmases we all laid on
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Christmases we all laid on that floor in our little
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That floor in our little pallets and all the joy we
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Pallets and all the joy we had in that house.
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Had in that house. so, it's another just
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So, it's another just tribute to god's
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Tribute to god's faithfulness and the fact
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Faithfulness and the fact what is passed down from
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What is passed down from generation to generation.
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Generation to generation. and i think to myself, it
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And i think to myself, it was my grandmother's
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Was my grandmother's prayers and maybe hers
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Prayers and maybe hers before that, that have
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Before that, that have gotten me even to where i
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Gotten me even to where i am now.
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Am now. dodie osteen: amen.
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Dodie osteen: amen. joel osteen: that's amazing
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Joel osteen: that's amazing victoria.
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Victoria. it's funny, we were in my
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It's funny, we were in my office about a year or two
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Office about a year or two ago and i was cleaning out
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Ago and i was cleaning out some things and i keep my
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Some things and i keep my old bibles and i had one of
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Old bibles and i had one of victoria's old bible.
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Victoria's old bible. anyway, i'm flipping
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Anyway, i'm flipping through this in the first
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Through this in the first bible that i got was on
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Bible that i got was on december the 25th, 1969.
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December the 25th, 1969. it was my red bible, and we
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It was my red bible, and we wrote all in it and had all
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Wrote all in it and had all those funny notes.
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Those funny notes. well, and it was given to
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Well, and it was given to me by my mom and daddy.
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Me by my mom and daddy. i came across victoria's
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I came across victoria's bible, and i looked at the
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Bible, and i looked at the date, it was december the
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Date, it was december the 25th, 1969.
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25th, 1969. same day from your mom and
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Same day from your mom and dad.
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Dad. victoria osteen: that's
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Victoria osteen: that's crazy.
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Crazy. that's god's divine destiny.
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That's god's divine destiny. i think about that.
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I think about that. how he makes things cross
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How he makes things cross our paths that we don't
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Our paths that we don't even realize.
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Even realize. and that i love the story
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And that i love the story about what paul said
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About what paul said because god will give you
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Because god will give you the desires of your heart
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The desires of your heart when you submit to him and
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When you submit to him and when you ask him, i know
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When you ask him, i know i've heard so many times,
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I've heard so many times, people say, well i don't
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People say, well i don't know what god wants me to
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Know what god wants me to do.
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Do. i don't have a dream for my
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I don't have a dream for my life.
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Life. but it's as simple as
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But it's as simple as asking god to place his
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Asking god to place his desire in your heart and to
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Desire in your heart and to really receive that desire
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Really receive that desire and believe that if it
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And believe that if it doesn't come immediately,
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Doesn't come immediately, that god is going to direct
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That god is going to direct your path, not to worry.
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Your path, not to worry. don't lean on your own
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Don't lean on your own understanding, but really
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Understanding, but really in all your ways
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In all your ways acknowledge him. and he'll
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Acknowledge him. and he'll direct your path.
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Direct your path. life is full of ups and
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Life is full of ups and downs.
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Downs. it's not always a straight
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It's not always a straight course.
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Course. there are all kinds of
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There are all kinds of winding roads.
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Winding roads. sometimes you're down,
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Sometimes you're down, sometimes you're up.
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Sometimes you're up. but god's always faithful.
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But god's always faithful. joel osteen: that's so good.
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Joel osteen: that's so good. i think about when i worked
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I think about when i worked behind the scenes at the
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Behind the scenes at the church doing the television
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Church doing the television production, i never had any
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Production, i never had any desire to be in front of
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Desire to be in front of people.
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People. but when daddy would speak
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But when daddy would speak a message, he'd speak maybe
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A message, he'd speak maybe 40 minutes and we'd have to
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40 minutes and we'd have to cut it down to like 25
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Cut it down to like 25 minutes for the tv program.
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Minutes for the tv program. so, i would have to listen
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So, i would have to listen to that message three or
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To that message three or four, maybe five times to
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Four, maybe five times to think what should i cut out?
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Think what should i cut out? cause i thought, i want to
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Cause i thought, i want to make sure it makes sense
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Make sure it makes sense and try to hear all those
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And try to hear all those stories.
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Stories. i'd hear all those
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I'd hear all those scriptures never realizing
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Scriptures never realizing that god was getting me
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That god was getting me prepared for what i'm doing
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Prepared for what i'm doing now.
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Now. so, paul, it's just god
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So, paul, it's just god knows how to connect the
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Knows how to connect the dots in our lives.t god
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Dots in our lives.t god one thing i've learned, i
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One thing i've learned, i should have learned it
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Should have learned it earlier, but this, trust
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Earlier, but this, trust god's timing and trust his
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God's timing and trust his ways.
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Ways. it may not always happen
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It may not always happen your way, but i've learned
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Your way, but i've learned god's ways are better.
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God's ways are better. god has the right time.
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God has the right time. i found if there's a right
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I found if there's a right time, then any other time
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Time, then any other time is the wrong time.
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Is the wrong time. and that's hard for us to
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And that's hard for us to swallow because i'm sure
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Swallow because i'm sure you're like me.
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You're like me. you want it right now and
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You want it right now and god, come on, make it
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God, come on, make it happen.
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Happen. but you know what?
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But you know what? god knows what he's doing.
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God knows what he's doing. and i think in the meantime
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And i think in the meantime when it's not happening, i
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When it's not happening, i think a real key is to be
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Think a real key is to be your best where you are, to
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Your best where you are, to honor god.
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Honor god. you're not at the job you
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You're not at the job you want, you're not in the
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Want, you're not in the relationship you want, or
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Relationship you want, or you got some difficulties.
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You got some difficulties. but i think, i like to
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But i think, i like to think of it like this.
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Think of it like this. if you're not faithful in
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If you're not faithful in the wilderness, how can god
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The wilderness, how can god take you into the promised
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Take you into the promised land?
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Land? that's good.
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That's good. so i'd encourage you to be
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So i'd encourage you to be faithful where you are.
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Faithful where you are. i hope it's a great
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I hope it's a great christmas and a fun
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Christmas and a fun christmas.
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Christmas. but even if there's some
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But even if there's some difficulties in your life,
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Difficulties in your life, just know that god's still
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Just know that god's still ordering your steps.
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Ordering your steps. we had that christmas 1981.
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We had that christmas 1981. that was a difficult
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That was a difficult christmas.
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Christmas. we planned to come home and
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We planned to come home and celebrate and have fun and
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Celebrate and have fun and goof off.
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Goof off. but it was a somber
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But it was a somber christmas when your mom's
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Christmas when your mom's just been told she has a
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Just been told she has a few weeks to live.
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Few weeks to live. but you know what?
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But you know what? you keep moving forward and
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You keep moving forward and you come into other
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You come into other chapters.
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Chapters. you know, don't get stuck
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You know, don't get stuck on a chapter.
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On a chapter. you keep turning that page
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You keep turning that page and you watch what god will
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And you watch what god will do.
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Do. victoria osteen: i thinkill
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Victoria osteen: i thinkill too, part of that vision
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Too, part of that vision can be the people that you
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Can be the people that you surround yourself with.
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Surround yourself with. and the people you get
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And the people you get around.
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Around. and sometimes it's
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And sometimes it's difficult if you are in a
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Difficult if you are in a situation where you are
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Situation where you are with people who are
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With people who are defeated and they have so
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Defeated and they have so much doubt and they don't
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Much doubt and they don't speak victory, but you
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Speak victory, but you decide where you go, you
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Decide where you go, you decide the environment you
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Decide the environment you put yourself in. whether
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Put yourself in. whether it's going to a community
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It's going to a community where people have faith and
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Where people have faith and they can speak vision over
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They can speak vision over you, they can teach you to
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You, they can teach you to pray.
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Pray. they can teach you how to
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They can teach you how to read the bible.
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Read the bible. because i think all of us
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Because i think all of us would say here today,
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Would say here today, spending time with god has
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Spending time with god has totally changed our lives.
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Totally changed our lives. getting in the word of god.
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Getting in the word of god. when we feel defeated, when
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When we feel defeated, when we have setbacks, we can
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We have setbacks, we can pull a promise out and it
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Pull a promise out and it helps us change our
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Helps us change our perspective.
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Perspective. because if god said it,
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Because if god said it, he'll do it.
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He'll do it. and it may not be the way
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And it may not be the way we see him do it, but if we
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We see him do it, but if we can hold onto that promise,
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Can hold onto that promise, god can bring that promise
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God can bring that promise to pass in his way.
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To pass in his way. so today there is hope.
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So today there is hope. and i love these stories of
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And i love these stories of victory and i love these
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Victory and i love these memories because we need to
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Memories because we need to put this hope in us because
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Put this hope in us because we need to rise above the
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We need to rise above the status quo.
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Status quo. and what the world would
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And what the world would like to tell us that this
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Like to tell us that this is a terrible world.
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Is a terrible world. we are the lights of the
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We are the lights of the world.
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World. i think about, have you
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I think about, have you ever been in a room or a
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Ever been in a room or a hotel room and that one
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Hotel room and that one little light, the little
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Little light, the little green light that's shining
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Green light that's shining or the little light that's
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Or the little light that's on the wall?
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On the wall? your eye goes straight to
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Your eye goes straight to that light.
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That light. the room can be dark, but
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The room can be dark, but your eye goes straight to
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Your eye goes straight to that light.
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That light. and that's how we are in
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And that's how we are in the world.
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The world. when we carry hope and we
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When we carry hope and we carry christ, people's eye
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Carry christ, people's eye goes to that light.
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Goes to that light. it doesn't matter how dark
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It doesn't matter how dark it is, the smallest light
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It is, the smallest light can shine and change things.
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Can shine and change things. so that's what i would say
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So that's what i would say this christmas season, know
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This christmas season, know that you got a light on the
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That you got a light on the inside of you that shines
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Inside of you that shines brightly, and that people
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Brightly, and that people see that light and it's
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See that light and it's making a difference.
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Making a difference. you may not feel like it
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You may not feel like it is, but you have to have
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Is, but you have to have the confidence and the
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The confidence and the reassurance in god that
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Reassurance in god that your light is shining
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Your light is shining brightly.
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Brightly. and it's making a
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And it's making a difference not only for
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Difference not only for you, but for your family
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You, but for your family and the people around you.
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And the people around you. joel osteen: it's so
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Joel osteen: it's so awesome being with you
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Awesome being with you today.
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Today. we believe that you're
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We believe that you're going to finish 2022
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Going to finish 2022 strong, but here's what we
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Strong, but here's what we declare over you and your
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Declare over you and your family.
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Family. that 2023 will even be
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That 2023 will even be better.
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Better. i love that scripture.
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I love that scripture. it says, god's taken us
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It says, god's taken us from glory to glory.
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From glory to glory. so, let's keep our hopes up.
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So, let's keep our hopes up. know that god's in control.
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Know that god's in control. he's got you in the palm of
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He's got you in the palm of his hand.
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His hand. you wouldn't be alive
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You wouldn't be alive unless god had something
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Unless god had something amazing up in front of you.
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Amazing up in front of you. i shared the other day on
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I shared the other day on the scripture in romans 12
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The scripture in romans 12 that says, be glad for all
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That says, be glad for all that god is planning for
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That god is planning for you.
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You. lisa said, let's get our
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Lisa said, let's get our hopes up for 2023.
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Hopes up for 2023. let's start dreaming again,
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Let's start dreaming again, believing again, hoping
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Believing again, hoping again. i believe when you
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Again. i believe when you do that, you're getting in
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Do that, you're getting in agreement with god.
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Agreement with god. that's not just being
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That's not just being positive, that's releasing
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Positive, that's releasing your faith for the awesome
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Your faith for the awesome future that he has in store.
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Future that he has in store. we love you.
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We love you. we're going to keep praying
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We're going to keep praying for you.
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For you. merry christmas to you and
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Merry christmas to you and your family.
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Your family. may it be a blessed one.
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What if every plan you set,
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What if every plan you set, every habit you formed,
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Every habit you formed, and every decision you made
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And every decision you made became a pathway
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Became a pathway to see god move in your life?
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To see god move in your life? we all have hopes and dreams;
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We all have hopes and dreams; things we're believing for.
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Things we're believing for. when you start the year
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When you start the year in faith,
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In faith, expecting god's goodness,
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Expecting god's goodness, you are setting the tone
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You are setting the tone for a blessed new year.
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We'd love to send you our 2026
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We'd love to send you our 2026 faith for today planner.
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Faith for today planner. you can write down your dreams
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You can write down your dreams and goals,
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And goals, plus use it for your everyday
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Plus use it for your everyday activities and reminders.
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Activities and reminders. it's important
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It's important to feed your faith
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To feed your faith on a daily basis.
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On a daily basis. this planner, it's
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This planner, it's not just a calendar,
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Not just a calendar, it's filled with scriptures
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It's filled with scriptures and inspiration
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And inspiration to help you stay encouraged
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To help you stay encouraged and keep believing
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And keep believing for what god
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For what god has put in your heart.
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Has put in your heart. 2026 is your year
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2026 is your year to see the goodness of god
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To see the goodness of god in greater ways.
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In greater ways. let go of what
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Let go of what didn't work out and get ready
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Didn't work out and get ready for the new things
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For the new things god has in store.
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God has in store. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of the 2026
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A copy of the 2026 faith for today planner.
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Faith for today planner. each month features
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Each month features a fresh theme of encouragement,
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A fresh theme of encouragement, a guiding scripture
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A guiding scripture to stand on.
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To stand on. room to write your goals,
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Room to write your goals, prayers, and vision.
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Prayers, and vision. space for faith steps,
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Space for faith steps, because faith isn't passive,
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Because faith isn't passive, it's active.
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It's active. a monthly qr code
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A monthly qr code linking to a message or video
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Linking to a message or video to keep your spirit lifted.
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To keep your spirit lifted. with the 2026
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With the 2026 faith for today planner,
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Faith for today planner, you'll be reminded
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You'll be reminded that living by faith
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That living by faith makes room for god to do
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Makes room for god to do what only he can do.
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What only he can do. breakthrough in your business.
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Breakthrough in your business. god's healing touch.
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God's healing touch. loved ones returning to faith.
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Loved ones returning to faith. request your copy of the planner
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Request your copy of the planner and step into the new year
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And step into the new year with bold faith, fresh hope,
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With bold faith, fresh hope, and daily encouragement
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And daily encouragement to strengthen your spirit
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To strengthen your spirit and face every challenge
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And face every challenge with confidence.
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With confidence. no matter what's happening
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No matter what's happening around you,
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Around you, faith can rise up in you.
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Faith can rise up in you. keep believing
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Keep believing and expecting a blessed 2026.
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And expecting a blessed 2026. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. thank you so much
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Thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Is helping people around the world.
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Around the world. as we finish this year,
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As we finish this year, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider making a special year-end gift
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Making a special year-end gift to help
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To help keep the ministry strong.
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Keep the ministry strong. we so appreciate
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We so appreciate all the champion
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All the champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly support.
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For your monthly support. we wish you and your family
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We wish you and your family a very merry christmas.
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A very merry christmas. till we see you next time,
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Till we see you next time, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to request
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Be sure to request your copy of the 2026
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Your copy of the 2026 faith for today planner.
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Faith for today planner. visit joelosteen.com
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Visit joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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Or call 888-567-joel. we are also offering the
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We are also offering the faith to share bundle.
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Faith to share bundle. keep one. give one.
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Keep one. give one. give the gift of faith,
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Give the gift of faith, focus, and fresh hope
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Focus, and fresh hope for someone
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For someone special in your life.
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Special in your life. you can also request the god's
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You can also request the god's word work study collection.
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Word work study collection. this empowering collection
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This empowering collection includes the niv
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Includes the niv the message parallel bible,
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The message parallel bible, a beautifully crafted
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A beautifully crafted leather bookmark and pen,
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Leather bookmark and pen, and how to read your bible
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And how to read your bible and enjoy it,
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And enjoy it, along with two planners.
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Along with two planners. for a special year-end gift
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For a special year-end gift this month,
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This month, you can request these
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You can request these inspiring resources
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Christmas With The Osteens

December 25, 2025 | 29:55

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