Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Anchored To Hope

September 18, 2025 | 30:0

Joel and Victoria Osteen's message of unconditional love and unending hope reaches everyone across the world.

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Anchored To Hope | September 18, 2025

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(applause) joel osteen: well god bless
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Joel osteen: well god bless you. it's a joy to come into
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You. it's a joy to come into your homes and if you're
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Your homes and if you're ever in our area, please
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Ever in our area, please stop by and be a part of
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Stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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One of our services. i promise you we'll make
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home.
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You feel right at home. .
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. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny. i heard
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Something funny. i heard about this new police recruit.
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About this new police recruit. he was taking his final exam
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He was taking his final exam and he was in front of a
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And he was in front of a large classroom. the
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Large classroom. the sergeant asked him, "what
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Sergeant asked him, "what would you do if you had
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Would you do if you had to arrest your own
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To arrest your own mother-in-law?" without
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Mother-in-law?" without missing a beat he said,
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Missing a beat he said, "call for back up".
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"call for back up". (laughter)
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(laughter) say it like you mean it:
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Say it like you mean it: this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i
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I can do what it says i can do.
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Can do. today i will be taught the
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Today i will be taught the word of god.
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Word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert, my heart is receptive,
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Alert, my heart is receptive, i will never be the same. in
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I will never be the same. in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Jesus' name. god bless you. .
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. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about anchored to hope.
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About anchored to hope. an anchor is something that
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An anchor is something that holds a boat in place.
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Holds a boat in place. once the captain arrives at
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Once the captain arrives at his destination, he puts the
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His destination, he puts the anchor down.
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Anchor down. that way he won't drift and
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That way he won't drift and end up in places that he
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End up in places that he doesn't want to be.
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Doesn't want to be. when the boat is anchored,
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When the boat is anchored, it may move a little bit
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It may move a little bit with the waves, the wind,
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With the waves, the wind, but the captain is not
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But the captain is not worried. he can relax,
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Worried. he can relax, he knows the anchor is down.
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He knows the anchor is down. the scripture tells us,
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The scripture tells us, "hope is the anchor of our
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"hope is the anchor of our soul."
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Soul." what's going to keep your
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What's going to keep your soul in the right place?
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Soul in the right place? what's going to cause you to
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What's going to cause you to overcome obstacles, reach
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Overcome obstacles, reach your dreams is when you are
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Your dreams is when you are anchored to hope. that means
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Anchored to hope. that means no matter what you face,
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No matter what you face, no matter how big the
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No matter how big the difficulty, no matter how
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Difficulty, no matter how long it's taking, you know
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Long it's taking, you know god is still on the throne.
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God is still on the throne. you know his plans for you
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You know his plans for you are for good, that he's
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Are for good, that he's bigger than any challenge.
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Bigger than any challenge. when you are anchored to
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When you are anchored to this hope, nothing moves
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This hope, nothing moves you. the winds, the waves,
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You. the winds, the waves, the storms may come, you're
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The storms may come, you're not worried, you have your
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Not worried, you have your anchor down.
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Anchor down. you receive a bad medical
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You receive a bad medical report, a lot of people
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Report, a lot of people would be upset, negative,
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Would be upset, negative, not you. you're anchored
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Not you. you're anchored to hope.
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To hope. "i know god is restoring
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"i know god is restoring health back unto me."
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Health back unto me." you go through a loss,
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You go through a loss, a disappointment. your
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A disappointment. your emotions are pulling you
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Emotions are pulling you toward discouragement,
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Toward discouragement, toward bitterness. but
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Toward bitterness. but something's holding you
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Something's holding you back. you can't explain it,
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Back. you can't explain it, but down in here you hear a
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But down in here you hear a voice saying, "everything's
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Voice saying, "everything's going to be alright, god has
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Going to be alright, god has beauty for these ashes."
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Beauty for these ashes." that's the anchor of hope.
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That's the anchor of hope. or maybe your dream looks
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Or maybe your dream looks impossible, every voice
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Impossible, every voice tells you, "it's not going
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Tells you, "it's not going to work out. forget it,
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To work out. forget it, you're wasting your time."
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You're wasting your time." most people would throw
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Most people would throw in the towel. but your
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In the towel. but your attitude is, "i may not see
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Attitude is, "i may not see a way but i know god has a
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A way but i know god has a way. i know he's opening
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Way. i know he's opening doors no man can shut."
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Doors no man can shut." when you're anchored to hope,
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When you're anchored to hope, god will make things happen
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God will make things happen that you could never make
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That you could never make happen.
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Happen. but i've learned there's
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But i've learned there's always something trying to
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Always something trying to convince us to pull up our
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Convince us to pull up our anchor. delays,
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Anchor. delays, disappointments, bad breaks.
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Disappointments, bad breaks. in the tough times, when life
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In the tough times, when life doesn't seem fair, when your
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Doesn't seem fair, when your prayers weren't answered,
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Prayers weren't answered, when it's taking longer
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When it's taking longer than you thought, you have
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Than you thought, you have to make sure to keep your
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To make sure to keep your anchor down. if you pull it
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Anchor down. if you pull it up, you'll drift into
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Up, you'll drift into bitterness, discouragement,
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Bitterness, discouragement, self pity. when you're
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Self pity. when you're anchored to hope, it's like
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Anchored to hope, it's like you're tied to it. you can't
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You're tied to it. you can't go very far. you may have
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Go very far. you may have some negative thoughts,
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Some negative thoughts, thoughts of doubt saying,
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Thoughts of doubt saying, "well, it's never going to
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"well, it's never going to work out." but your faith
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Work out." but your faith will kick in. "no, i know
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Will kick in. "no, i know the answer is on the way."
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The answer is on the way." on paper, it looks like it
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On paper, it looks like it will take thirty years to get
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Will take thirty years to get out of debt.
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Out of debt. you could accept it but
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You could accept it but because you're anchored to
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Because you're anchored to hope, something in you says,
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Hope, something in you says, "no, i know god can
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"no, i know god can accelerate it.
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Accelerate it. i know he has explosive
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I know he has explosive blessings coming my way."
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Blessings coming my way." or perhaps your children are
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Or perhaps your children are off course, it doesn't look
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Off course, it doesn't look like they'll ever change.
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Like they'll ever change. you should be discouraged but
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You should be discouraged but you're tied to hope.
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You're tied to hope. every time those negative
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Every time those negative thoughts come, trying to pull
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Thoughts come, trying to pull you away, your anchor kicks
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You away, your anchor kicks in.
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In. "as for me and my house, we
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"as for me and my house, we will serve the lord."
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Will serve the lord." my question today is do you
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My question today is do you have your anchor down?
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Have your anchor down? do you have this hope, this
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Do you have this hope, this expectancy that you're going
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Expectancy that you're going to accomplish your dreams,
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To accomplish your dreams, that you're going to break
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That you're going to break the addiction, that you're
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The addiction, that you're going to see your family
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Going to see your family restored?
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Restored? or have you pulled up your
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Or have you pulled up your anchor and drifted into
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Anchor and drifted into doubt, mediocrity, not
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Doubt, mediocrity, not expecting anything good.
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Expecting anything good. i'm asking you to put your
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I'm asking you to put your anchor back down.
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Anchor back down. the scripture says, "faith is
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The scripture says, "faith is the substance of things hoped
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The substance of things hoped for."
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For." you can't have faith if you
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You can't have faith if you don't first have hope.
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Don't first have hope. one time, david had a lot
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One time, david had a lot coming against him.
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Coming against him. he was down and discouraged.
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He was down and discouraged. he felt overwhelmed by life.
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He felt overwhelmed by life. he'd given up on his dreams.
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He'd given up on his dreams. everything kept getting worse
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Everything kept getting worse and worse.
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And worse. he finally said to himself,
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He finally said to himself, "why are you cast down, oh my
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"why are you cast down, oh my soul?
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Soul? hope in the lord."
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Hope in the lord." he recognized he'd let his
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He recognized he'd let his circumstances convince him to
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Circumstances convince him to pull up his anchor.
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Pull up his anchor. he said in effect, "i'm going
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He said in effect, "i'm going to put my anchor back down.
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To put my anchor back down. i'm going to hope in the
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I'm going to hope in the lord."
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Lord." you may not have any reason
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You may not have any reason in the natural to be hopeful.
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In the natural to be hopeful. it doesn't look like you'll
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It doesn't look like you'll get well, or meet the right
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Get well, or meet the right person, start your business.
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Person, start your business. you have to do like david and
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You have to do like david and hope in the lord.
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Hope in the lord. don't put your hope in your
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Don't put your hope in your circumstances, they may not
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Circumstances, they may not turn out the way you thought.
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Turn out the way you thought. don't put your hope in
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Don't put your hope in people, they may let you
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People, they may let you down.
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Down. don't put your hope in your
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Don't put your hope in your career, things may change.
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Career, things may change. put your hope in the lord, in
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Put your hope in the lord, in the god who spoke worlds into
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The god who spoke worlds into existence, in the god who
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Existence, in the god who flung starts into space.
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Flung starts into space. when you have your hope in
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When you have your hope in him, the scripture says
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Him, the scripture says you'll never be disappointed.
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You'll never be disappointed. and sure, you may go through
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And sure, you may go through some temporary setbacks, life
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Some temporary setbacks, life will happen, but when it's
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Will happen, but when it's all said and done you'll come
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All said and done you'll come out better than you were
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Out better than you were before.
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Before. this is what joseph did.
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This is what joseph did. he had plenty of
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He had plenty of opportunities to pull up his
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Opportunities to pull up his anchor.
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Anchor. he was betrayed by his
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He was betrayed by his brothers, thrown into a pit.
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Brothers, thrown into a pit. he could have become
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He could have become negative, angry, "that's not
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Negative, angry, "that's not right, my own family did me
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Right, my own family did me wrong."
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Wrong." but he kept his anchor down.
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But he kept his anchor down. they sold him into slavery,
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They sold him into slavery, he was falsely accused, put
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He was falsely accused, put in prison.
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In prison. it was unfair, he had a good
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It was unfair, he had a good reason to be sour, nobody
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Reason to be sour, nobody would have faulted him, but
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Would have faulted him, but through all the trouble,
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Through all the trouble, through all the things that
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Through all the things that didn't make sense he didn't
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Didn't make sense he didn't pull his anchor up.
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Pull his anchor up. his attitude was, "god, you
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His attitude was, "god, you have the final say, people
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Have the final say, people don't determine my destiny, a
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Don't determine my destiny, a bad break can't keep me from
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Bad break can't keep me from my purpose, all the forces of
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My purpose, all the forces of darkness cannot stop your
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Darkness cannot stop your plan for my life."
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Plan for my life." because he was anchored to
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Because he was anchored to hope, he didn't stay
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Hope, he didn't stay disappointed.
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Disappointed. he was vindicated, promoted,
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He was vindicated, promoted, put in charge of the whole
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Put in charge of the whole nation.
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Nation. zechariah puts it this way,
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Zechariah puts it this way, "if you'll be a prisoner of
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"if you'll be a prisoner of hope, god will restore back
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Hope, god will restore back to you double what you lost."
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To you double what you lost." prisoner of hope means you
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Prisoner of hope means you can't get away from it.
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Can't get away from it. you're anchored to it.
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You're anchored to it. you should be discouraged,
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You should be discouraged, but you can't help it,
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But you can't help it, despite all that's come
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Despite all that's come against you, like joseph, you
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Against you, like joseph, you still believe you're going to
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Still believe you're going to accomplish your dreams.
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Accomplish your dreams. you should be overwhelmed,
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You should be overwhelmed, the obstacle looks bigger.
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The obstacle looks bigger. goliath looks stronger, more
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Powerful, but like david you
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Powerful, but like david you have your hope in the lord.
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Have your hope in the lord. you know if god be for you,
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You know if god be for you, who dare be against you.
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That sickness may seem like
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That sickness may seem like it's going to be the end of
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It's going to be the end of you.
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You. you could live worried,
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You could live worried, stressed out, but you know
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Stressed out, but you know nothing can snatch you out of
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Nothing can snatch you out of god's hand.
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God's hand. your hope is not in the
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Your hope is not in the medicine, not in the
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Medicine, not in the treatment, not in the
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Treatment, not in the professionals, even though
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Professionals, even though all those things are good and
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All those things are good and we're grateful for them, your
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We're grateful for them, your hope is in the lord, in the
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Hope is in the lord, in the god who breathed life into
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God who breathed life into you.
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You. in the god who makes blind
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In the god who makes blind eyes to see, in the god who
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Eyes to see, in the god who took joseph from the pit to
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Took joseph from the pit to the palace, in the god who
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The palace, in the god who caused david, a teenaged
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Caused david, a teenaged shepherd boy to defeat a huge
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Shepherd boy to defeat a huge giant, in the god who healed
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Giant, in the god who healed my mother from terminal
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My mother from terminal cancer.
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Cancer. i'm asking you to keep your
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I'm asking you to keep your anchor down.
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Anchor down. keep your hope in the lord.
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Keep your hope in the lord. when you find yourself
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When you find yourself negative, worried, not
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Negative, worried, not thinking it's going to work
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Thinking it's going to work out.
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Out. recognize what's happened.
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Recognize what's happened. you've pulled your anchor up.
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You've pulled your anchor up. the good news is you can put
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The good news is you can put it back down.
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It back down. instead of dwelling on those
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Instead of dwelling on those negative thoughts, "you'll
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Negative thoughts, "you'll never get well, never break
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Never get well, never break the addiction, never meet the
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The addiction, never meet the right person."
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Right person." turn it around.
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Turn it around. "father, thank you that the
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"father, thank you that the answer is already on the way.
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Answer is already on the way. thank you that healing is
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Thank you that healing is coming, promotion is coming,
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Coming, promotion is coming, the right people are coming.
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The right people are coming. thank you that favor is in my
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Thank you that favor is in my future."
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Future." that's how you stay anchored
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That's how you stay anchored to hope.
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To hope. this is what abraham did.
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This is what abraham did. god gave him the promise that
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God gave him the promise that he and his wife sarah were
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He and his wife sarah were going to have a baby but they
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Going to have a baby but they were eighty years old.
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Were eighty years old. it was impossible.
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It was impossible. it had never happened before.
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It had never happened before. abraham could have dismissed
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Abraham could have dismissed it, thought, "i must have
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It, thought, "i must have heard god wrong."
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Heard god wrong." i'm sure his friends said,
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I'm sure his friends said, "abraham, you really think
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"abraham, you really think you're going to have a baby?
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You're going to have a baby? you're an old man."
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You're an old man." he could have talked himself
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He could have talked himself out of it but it says in
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Out of it but it says in romans 4, "all human reason
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Romans 4, "all human reason for hope being gone, abraham
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For hope being gone, abraham hoped on in faith."
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Hoped on in faith." sometimes there's no logical
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Sometimes there's no logical reason to have hope.
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Reason to have hope. the medical report said my
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The medical report said my mother would never get well
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Mother would never get well in 1981.
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In 1981. it was terminal cancer.
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It was terminal cancer. all the experts told us we
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All the experts told us we would never get this
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Would never get this facility.
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Facility. our opponents were too big,
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Our opponents were too big, they had more resources.
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They had more resources. you may have plenty of
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You may have plenty of reasons why your situation is
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Reasons why your situation is not going to work out.
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Not going to work out. but you have to do like
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But you have to do like abraham, against all hope,
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Abraham, against all hope, hope on in faith.
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Hope on in faith. keep your anchor down, don't
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Keep your anchor down, don't talk yourself out of it.
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Talk yourself out of it. god is not limited by the
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God is not limited by the natural.
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Natural. he's a supernatural god.
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He's a supernatural god. at nearly a hundred years of
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At nearly a hundred years of age, sarah gave birth to a
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Age, sarah gave birth to a baby.
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Baby. the promise came to pass.
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The promise came to pass. it didn't happen overnight.
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It didn't happen overnight. they waited some twenty
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They waited some twenty years.
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Years. there were plenty of times
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There were plenty of times they were tempted to think,
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They were tempted to think, "it's never going to happen,
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"it's never going to happen, we're too old, been too
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We're too old, been too long."
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Long." if they would have believed
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If they would have believed those lies, pulled up their
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Those lies, pulled up their anchor of hope, they would
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Anchor of hope, they would have drifted into doubt,
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Have drifted into doubt, discouragement, never saw the
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Discouragement, never saw the promise come to pass.
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Promise come to pass. are you drifting today?
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Are you drifting today? worried, negative, in
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Worried, negative, in self-pity?
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Self-pity? why don't you put your
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Why don't you put your anchor back down.
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Anchor back down. why don't you get your
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Why don't you get your hopes back up.
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Hopes back up. just because the promise
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Just because the promise hasn't happened yet, doesn't
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Hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it's not going to
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Mean it's not going to happen.
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Happen. you may have had some bad
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You may have had some bad breaks like joseph, that
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Breaks like joseph, that doesn't mean you're not going
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Doesn't mean you're not going to fulfill your purpose.
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To fulfill your purpose. god wouldn't have allowed it
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God wouldn't have allowed it if he wasn't going to use it
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If he wasn't going to use it for your good.
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For your good. shake off the discouragement,
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Shake off the discouragement, the self pity.
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The self pity. what god started in your
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What god started in your life, he's still going to
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Life, he's still going to bring to pass.
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When i was a young boy, our
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When i was a young boy, our family used to go to
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Family used to go to galveston a lot.
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Galveston a lot. i couldn't wait to get in the
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I couldn't wait to get in the water and play in the waves.
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Water and play in the waves. we'd find a place there on
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We'd find a place there on the beach for our shoes and
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The beach for our shoes and our towels and put them up on
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Our towels and put them up on the sand, then we'd take off
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The sand, then we'd take off and start having fun in the
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And start having fun in the water.
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Water. then in a couple of hours,
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Then in a couple of hours, when we were ready to take a
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When we were ready to take a break, we would look up and
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Break, we would look up and realize we were way down the
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Realize we were way down the beach from where we started.
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Beach from where we started. our towels were a couple
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Our towels were a couple hundred yards away.
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Hundred yards away. we didn't know it, but that
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We didn't know it, but that whole time we had been slowly
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Whole time we had been slowly drifting.
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Drifting. the scripture describes hope
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The scripture describes hope as the anchor of our soul.
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As the anchor of our soul. it wouldn't use the word
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It wouldn't use the word anchor unless there was a
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Anchor unless there was a possibility of drifting.
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Possibility of drifting. this is what happens in life.
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This is what happens in life. if you don't keep your anchor
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If you don't keep your anchor down, if you don't stay
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Down, if you don't stay filled with hope, little by
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Filled with hope, little by little, you'll start
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Little, you'll start drifting, getting a little
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Drifting, getting a little negative, discouraged.
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Negative, discouraged. "i'll never have the baby,
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"i'll never have the baby, joel.
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Joel. it's been so long.
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It's been so long. i'll never get well, never
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I'll never get well, never meet the right person."
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Meet the right person." the problem is you don't have
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The problem is you don't have your anchor down.
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Your anchor down. when you're anchored to
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When you're anchored to hope, you may have negative
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Hope, you may have negative circumstances, but you're not
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Circumstances, but you're not worried, you know god is
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Worried, you know god is fighting your battles.
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Fighting your battles. you may not see how your
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You may not see how your dream can come to pass, but
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Dream can come to pass, but you don't give up.
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You don't give up. you know god is behind the
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You know god is behind the scenes, arranging things in
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Scenes, arranging things in your favor.
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Your favor. you may go through a bad
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You may go through a bad break, a loss, but you don't
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Break, a loss, but you don't get bitter, you know weeping
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Get bitter, you know weeping endures for a night but joy
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Endures for a night but joy is coming in the morning.
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Is coming in the morning. here's what i'm saying, when
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Here's what i'm saying, when you're anchored to hope
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You're anchored to hope doesn't mean you won't have
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Doesn't mean you won't have difficulties, it means when
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Difficulties, it means when those difficulties come you
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Those difficulties come you won't drift.
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Won't drift. nothing will move you.
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Nothing will move you. the storms, the waves, the
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The storms, the waves, the tides, they may change, but
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Tides, they may change, but you're consistent, your hope
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You're consistent, your hope is in the lord.
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Is in the lord. what's interesting is when
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What's interesting is when we were at the beach in the
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We were at the beach in the water, it wasn't a big storm
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Water, it wasn't a big storm that caused us to drift, it
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That caused us to drift, it wasn't a hurricane, a flood,
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Wasn't a hurricane, a flood, a tornado, it was just the
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A tornado, it was just the normal movement of the ocean.
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If you don't have your anchor
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If you don't have your anchor down, the normal currents of
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Down, the normal currents of life will pull you off
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Life will pull you off course.
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Course. not a major sickness, a
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Not a major sickness, a divorce, a layoff, just
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Divorce, a layoff, just everyday life.
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Everyday life. perhaps you don't realize
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Perhaps you don't realize that you've drifted into
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That you've drifted into doubt, you're not believing
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Doubt, you're not believing for your dreams anymore, you
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For your dreams anymore, you used to be excited about it,
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Used to be excited about it, it's been a long time, now
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It's been a long time, now you've lost your passion.
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You've lost your passion. have you drifted into
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Have you drifted into self-pity, you had a bad
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Self-pity, you had a bad break, somebody did you
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Break, somebody did you wrong, you used to be loving,
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Wrong, you used to be loving, kind, fun, now you're more
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Kind, fun, now you're more sour, hard to get along with.
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Sour, hard to get along with. maybe you've drifted into
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Maybe you've drifted into worry.
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Worry. you used to believe that god
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You used to believe that god was in control, that he's
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Was in control, that he's taking care of you, but you
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Taking care of you, but you pulled up your anchor.
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Pulled up your anchor. you're living stressed out.
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You're living stressed out. you can get back to where
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You can get back to where you're supposed to be.
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You're supposed to be. you can put your anchor of
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You can put your anchor of hope down today.
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Hope down today. start believing again, start
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Start believing again, start expecting again.
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Expecting again. life is too short to go
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Life is too short to go through it drifting,
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Through it drifting, negative, worried, no
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Negative, worried, no passion.
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Passion. if you don't have this hope
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If you don't have this hope that something good is
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That something good is coming, it will limit what
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Coming, it will limit what god can do.
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God can do. that's why paul told timothy
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That's why paul told timothy stir up your gifts.
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Stir up your gifts. you have to stir up your
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You have to stir up your hope.
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Hope. otherwise you'll drift toward
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Otherwise you'll drift toward the negative.
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The negative. "well, joel if god was so
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"well, joel if god was so good, why haven't my dreams
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Good, why haven't my dreams come to pass?
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Come to pass? why did i have these bad
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Why did i have these bad breaks?"
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Breaks?" it's because there is an
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It's because there is an enemy of your soul that's
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Enemy of your soul that's trying to keep you from your
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Trying to keep you from your destiny.
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Destiny. the good news is, the forces
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The good news is, the forces that are for you are greater
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That are for you are greater than the forces that are
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Than the forces that are against you.
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Against you. don't let what happens in
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Don't let what happens in life, big or small, convince
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Life, big or small, convince you to pull up your anchor.
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You to pull up your anchor. this is not about just being
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This is not about just being positive, being hopeful.
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Positive, being hopeful. this is about keeping your
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This is about keeping your soul anchored to the right
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Soul anchored to the right thing.
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Thing. because i've learned if you
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Because i've learned if you don't stay anchored to hope
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Don't stay anchored to hope overtime you'll become
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Overtime you'll become anchored to something else.
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Anchored to something else. you can become anchored to
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You can become anchored to discouragement, where that's
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Discouragement, where that's your default setting.
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Your default setting. you wake up in the morning
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You wake up in the morning discouraged.
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Discouraged. you see everything through a
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You see everything through a tainted perspective.
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Tainted perspective. everything is sour.
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Everything is sour. it's because you're anchored
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It's because you're anchored to the wrong thing.
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To the wrong thing. i know people who are
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I know people who are anchored to bitterness.
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Anchored to bitterness. they're so focused on the bad
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They're so focused on the bad breaks, on who hurt them, now
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Breaks, on who hurt them, now that bitterness is poisoning
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That bitterness is poisoning their life.
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Their life. you may have a good reason to
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You may have a good reason to feel that way, i'm simply
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Feel that way, i'm simply saying staying anchored to
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Saying staying anchored to those things will keep you
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Those things will keep you from your destiny.
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From your destiny. it will cause you to miss
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It will cause you to miss your purpose.
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Your purpose. it's time to cut those
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It's time to cut those anchors and come over into
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Anchors and come over into hope.
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Hope. god didn't breathe his life
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God didn't breathe his life into you, crown you with
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Into you, crown you with favor, give you a royal robe
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Favor, give you a royal robe so you could go around
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So you could go around anchored to bitterness,
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Anchored to bitterness, anchored to doubt, anchored
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Anchored to doubt, anchored to worry.
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To worry. he created you to be anchored
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He created you to be anchored to hope, to go out each day
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To hope, to go out each day expecting his goodness,
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Expecting his goodness, knowing that the days ahead
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Knowing that the days ahead are greater than the days we
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Are greater than the days we leave.
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Leave. and when you face
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And when you face difficulties, and we all do,
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Difficulties, and we all do, keep the right perspective.
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Keep the right perspective. if david would have looked at
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If david would have looked at goliath and thought, "oh man,
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Goliath and thought, "oh man, i'll never defeat him, he's
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I'll never defeat him, he's twice my size, i don't have
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Twice my size, i don't have a chance."
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A chance." if he would have pulled up
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If he would have pulled up his anchor of hope, we
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His anchor of hope, we wouldn't be talking about him
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Wouldn't be talking about him today.
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Today. goliath wasn't sent to defeat
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Goliath wasn't sent to defeat david, he was sent to promote
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David, he was sent to promote david.
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David. what you're facing is not
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What you're facing is not meant to stop you, it's meant
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Meant to stop you, it's meant to move you toward your
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To move you toward your divine destiny.
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Divine destiny. instead of being negative,
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"why is this happening to me?
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"why is this happening to me? how is it ever going to work
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How is it ever going to work out?"
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Out?" no, turn it around.
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No, turn it around. "lord, i don't see a way, but
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"lord, i don't see a way, but my hope is in you.
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My hope is in you. i know you have it figured
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I know you have it figured out.
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Out. you'll get me to where i'm
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You'll get me to where i'm supposed to be."
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Supposed to be." proverbs says, "hope
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Proverbs says, "hope deferred makes the heart
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Deferred makes the heart sick."
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Sick." if you don't have the hope
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If you don't have the hope that the problem's going to
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That the problem's going to turn around, the hope that
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Turn around, the hope that the baby is on the way, that
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The baby is on the way, that the new house is in your
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The new house is in your future, then your heart, that
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Future, then your heart, that means your spirit will be
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Means your spirit will be sick.
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Sick. when we're not hopeful,
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When we're not hopeful, something is wrong on the
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Something is wrong on the inside.
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Inside. even physically, when we're
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Even physically, when we're stressed, run down, worried,
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Stressed, run down, worried, that weakens our immune
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That weakens our immune system, doesn't fight off
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System, doesn't fight off disease like it should.
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Disease like it should. for your health's sake, keep
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Your anchor of hope down.
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Your anchor of hope down. we all go through seasons in
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We all go through seasons in life where it's not real
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Life where it's not real exciting.
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Exciting. it's easy to have the blahs,
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It's easy to have the blahs, lose our enthusiasm.
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Lose our enthusiasm. those are the normal currents
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Those are the normal currents of life.
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Of life. nobody lives on cloud nine
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Nobody lives on cloud nine where it's exciting all the
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Where it's exciting all the time.
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Time. part of the good fight of
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Part of the good fight of faith is to stay hopeful in
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Faith is to stay hopeful in the dry seasons.
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The dry seasons. when you don't see anything
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When you don't see anything happening, when it's taking a
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Happening, when it's taking a long time, keep a smile on
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Long time, keep a smile on your face, all through the
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Your face, all through the day, "lord, thank you that
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Day, "lord, thank you that something good is coming my
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Something good is coming my way."
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Way." "well joel, what if do that
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"well joel, what if do that and nothing happens?"
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And nothing happens?" what if you do it and
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What if you do it and something does happen?
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Something does happen? i'd rather go through life
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I'd rather go through life anchored to hope than
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Anchored to fear, anchored to
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Anchored to fear, anchored to worry, anchored to
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Worry, anchored to bitterness.
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Bitterness. that's going to draw in more
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That's going to draw in more defeat.
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Defeat. one time in high school, a
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One time in high school, a friend of mine invited me to
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Friend of mine invited me to go fishing with him.
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Go fishing with him. we drove about an hour out in
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We drove about an hour out in his boat off the coast and we
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His boat off the coast and we fished for most of the
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Fished for most of the morning.
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Morning. when we were finished, he
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When we were finished, he asked me to pull up the
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Asked me to pull up the anchor.
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Anchor. i pulled and pulled all of my
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I pulled and pulled all of my strength, i couldn't get it
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Strength, i couldn't get it up.
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Up. his father came over and we
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His father came over and we pulled together, it still
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Pulled together, it still wouldn't budge.
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Wouldn't budge. my friend cranked up the
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My friend cranked up the engine, it was a big powerful
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Engine, it was a big powerful motor and he started pulling
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Motor and he started pulling away real slowly, hoping that
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Away real slowly, hoping that we would dislodge it and make
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We would dislodge it and make it come loose.
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It come loose. but that anchor must have
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But that anchor must have been caught under a big rock
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Been caught under a big rock or a big tree because when he
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Or a big tree because when he pulled forward, it pulled the
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Pulled forward, it pulled the boat backwards, we started to
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Boat backwards, we started to tip over.
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Tip over. he stopped and circled
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He stopped and circled around, tried pulling in
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Around, tried pulling in different directions, but
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Different directions, but same thing.
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Same thing. it wouldn't come loose.
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It wouldn't come loose. finally his dad got a big
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Finally his dad got a big knife out and said, "well,
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Knife out and said, "well, this is all we can do."
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This is all we can do." he cut the line.
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He cut the line. we left the anchor there in
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We left the anchor there in the ocean.
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The ocean. sometimes we're anchored to
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Sometimes we're anchored to things that don't come off
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Things that don't come off easily.
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Easily. if you've been anchored to
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If you've been anchored to doubt, feaer, discouragement,
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Doubt, feaer, discouragement, for a long time, you're gonna
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For a long time, you're gonna have to do like my friend and
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Have to do like my friend and cut those lines.
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Cut those lines. let me tell ya, the enemy
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Let me tell ya, the enemy doesn't want you to be free.
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Doesn't want you to be free. he doesn't want you to go
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He doesn't want you to go through life anchored to
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Through life anchored to hope.
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Hope. he wants you to go around
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He wants you to go around depressed, bitter, angry.
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Depressed, bitter, angry. it's time to cut some lines,
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It's time to cut some lines, it's time to say, "this is a
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It's time to say, "this is a new day, i've been anchored
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New day, i've been anchored to that junk long enough, i'm
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To that junk long enough, i'm done living bitter,
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Done living bitter, depressed, no passion.
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Depressed, no passion. i'm cutting those lines.
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I'm cutting those lines. i'm anchoring myself to
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I'm anchoring myself to hope."
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Hope." keep the right perspective.
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Keep the right perspective. that sickness can't defeat
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That sickness can't defeat you.
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You. that addiction is temporary.
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That addiction is temporary. the right breaks are already
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The right breaks are already in your future.
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In your future. you may have had some
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You may have had some disappointments, life threw
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Disappointments, life threw you a curve.
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You a curve. that cannot stop your
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That cannot stop your destiny.
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Destiny. the odds may be against you,
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The odds may be against you, but the most high god is for
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But the most high god is for you.
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You. when you stay anchored to
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When you stay anchored to hope, he'll show out in your
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Hope, he'll show out in your life in ways you've never
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Life in ways you've never imagined.
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Imagined. there's a young man that
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There's a young man that attends here with his family
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Attends here with his family named owen.
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Named owen. he's fifteen years old.
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He's fifteen years old. one of his favorite things to
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One of his favorite things to do was play basketball.
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Do was play basketball. he was always one of the best
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He was always one of the best players on his teams.
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Players on his teams. six o'clock in the morning,
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Six o'clock in the morning, he would be out practicing.
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He would be out practicing. his dream was to get a
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His dream was to get a scholarship to play in
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Scholarship to play in college.
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College. a couple of years earlier,
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A couple of years earlier, owen and his father were
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Owen and his father were watching the nba draft on
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Watching the nba draft on television.
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Television. there was a standout player
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There was a standout player from baylor named isaiah
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From baylor named isaiah austin.
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Austin. he was projected to go in the
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He was projected to go in the first round but a few weeks
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First round but a few weeks earlier learned that he had a
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Earlier learned that he had a life threatening disease
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Life threatening disease called marfan syndrome.
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Called marfan syndrome. it's a genetic disorder that
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It's a genetic disorder that weakens the connective tissue
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Weakens the connective tissue of the body, tissue that
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Of the body, tissue that holds the heart, the blood
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Holds the heart, the blood vessels, muscles together so
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Vessels, muscles together so you can grow and develop.
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You can grow and develop. if not treated, it can easily
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If not treated, it can easily be fatal.
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Be fatal. it's very dangerous to play
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It's very dangerous to play any high energy sports.
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Any high energy sports. isaiah, since he couldn't
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Isaiah, since he couldn't play anymore, was given a
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Play anymore, was given a ceremonial draft pick.
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Ceremonial draft pick. they told all about his
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They told all about his disease there on television.
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Disease there on television. owen's father recognized all
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Owen's father recognized all the same symptoms in owen.
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The same symptoms in owen. he took him to the doctor the
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He took him to the doctor the next day and owen was
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Next day and owen was diagnosed with marfan
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Diagnosed with marfan syndrome, told he could never
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Syndrome, told he could never play basketball again.
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Play basketball again. his body couldn't support it.
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His body couldn't support it. owen could have pulled up his
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Owen could have pulled up his anchor of hope, been angry,
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Anchor of hope, been angry, bitter, 'god, why did this
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Bitter, 'god, why did this happen to me?' but he knew
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Happen to me?' but he knew that that disappointment
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That that disappointment wasn't a surprise to god.
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Wasn't a surprise to god. his father said, when heard
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His father said, when heard the news, he cried for about
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The news, he cried for about thirty seconds, then said,
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Thirty seconds, then said, "dad, i'm only thirteen, i
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"dad, i'm only thirteen, i can still become a coach, a
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Can still become a coach, a referee or maybe even work
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Referee or maybe even work for the nba." for the nba." owen had a desire to help
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Owen had a desire to help other people who had marfan
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Other people who had marfan syndrome.
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Syndrome. he started holding
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He started holding fundraisers.
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Fundraisers. this last february he raised
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This last february he raised over a hundred and forty
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Over a hundred and forty thousand dollars.
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Thousand dollars. he needs to come work for us.
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Owen says, "you can make it
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Owen says, "you can make it your excuse, or you can make
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Your excuse, or you can make it your purpose."
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Recently, owen had to have
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Recently, owen had to have open heart surgery, a very
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Open heart surgery, a very serious procedure, to correct
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Serious procedure, to correct the valves in his heart.
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The valves in his heart. they were much too large.
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They were much too large. if they continued growing,
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If they continued growing, like a balloon, they would
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Like a balloon, they would burst and cause instant
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Burst and cause instant death.
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Death. one of the best surgeons in
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One of the best surgeons in the world for marfan syndrome
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The world for marfan syndrome right here in houston
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Right here in houston operated on him.
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Operated on him. twenty-four hours after the
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Twenty-four hours after the operation, he was out of the
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Operation, he was out of the intensive care, one week
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Intensive care, one week later he was out of the
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Later he was out of the hospital.
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Hospital. four weeks later he was back
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Four weeks later he was back at lakewood.
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At lakewood. that was last week and today
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That was last week and today owen and his family are right
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Owen and his family are right here with us on the front
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Here with us on the front row.
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Row. a mighty man of faith!
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A mighty man of faith! (applause)
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(applause) what am i saying?
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What am i saying? a bad break can't stop you, a
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A bad break can't stop you, a disappointment, a divorce, a
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Disappointment, a divorce, a sickness.
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Sickness. when life throws you a curve,
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When life throws you a curve, don't you dare pull up your
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Don't you dare pull up your anchor.
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Anchor. do like owen and keep hoping
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Do like owen and keep hoping on in faith.
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On in faith. god has you in the palm of
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God has you in the palm of his hand.
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His hand. it may have been meant for
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It may have been meant for your harm, god's going to
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Your harm, god's going to turn it for your good.
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Turn it for your good. have you drifted into doubt?
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Have you drifted into doubt? discouragement?
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Discouragement? worry?
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Worry? self-pity?
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Self-pity? i'm asking you to put your
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I'm asking you to put your anchor of hope back down
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Anchor of hope back down today.
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Today. if you'll do this, i believe
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If you'll do this, i believe and declare what is now your
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And declare what is now your test, will soon become your
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Test, will soon become your testimony.
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Testimony. like owen, you will rise
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Like owen, you will rise above every challenge,
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Above every challenge, accomplish every dream and
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Accomplish every dream and become everything you were
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Become everything you were created you to be, in jesus
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Created you to be, in jesus name.
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Name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen today?
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God's healing isn't earned,
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God's healing isn't earned, it's received,
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It's received, and you can discover
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And you can discover how in the next 31 days.
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How in the next 31 days. life has a way of
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Life has a way of wearing us down
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Wearing us down physically, mentally,
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Physically, mentally, emotionally.
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Emotionally. but god didn't create us
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But god didn't create us to just survive, but to thrive.
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To just survive, but to thrive. i'm excited about
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I'm excited about our new devotional,
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Happy, healthy, and free.
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Happy, healthy, and free. for 31 days,
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For 31 days, i'll take you
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I'll take you on a wellness journey
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On a wellness journey for your spirit, body,
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And soul.
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It's filled with daily
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It's filled with daily declarations,
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Declarations, scriptures, encouragement.
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Scriptures, encouragement. as you get your mind in tune
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As you get your mind in tune with what god says,
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With what god says, you'll experience a refreshing,
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A revitalization.
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Ayou were created to be strong,
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Ayou were created to be strong, to be passionate,
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To be passionate, to live happy,
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To live happy, healthy, and free.
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Healthy, and free. when you contact us today,
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When you contact us today, we'll send you
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We'll send you happy, healthy, and free:
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Happy, healthy, and free: a 31-day wellness journey
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A 31-day wellness journey 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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Promises, and receive the healing he's
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The healing he's already made available to you.
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Your spirit,ansform mind, and body in just 31 days.
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God is going to restore what the enemy tried to steal.
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Your joy, your peace, your health.
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Your peace, your health. 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. thanks so much for your prayer
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Thanks so much for your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity
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Your generosity is bringing hope to people
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Around the world.
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Special thank you to our
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Special thank you to our champion of hope partners
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Encouraged and inspired. until we see you next time,
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Joel Osteen - Anchored To Hope

September 18, 2025 | 30:0

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