Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Balanced Books

July 10, 2025 | 30:0

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Balanced Books | July 10, 2025

>> joel osteen: may god bless
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>> joel osteen: may god bless you.
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You. it's a joy to come into your
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It's a joy to come into your homes.
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Homes. and if you're ever in our
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And if you're ever in our area, please stop by and be a
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Area, please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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Part of one of our services. i promise you we'll make you
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home.
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Feel right at home. but i like to start with
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But i like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. and i heard about this
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And i heard about this 84-year-old woman.
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84-year-old woman. she went on a blind date with
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She went on a blind date with a 93-year-old man.
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A 93-year-old man. when she returned home to her
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When she returned home to her daughter's house, she seemed
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Daughter's house, she seemed kind of upset.
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Kind of upset. and her daughter asked her
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And her daughter asked her what was wrong, and she said,
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What was wrong, and she said, "i had to slap him three
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"i had to slap him three times."
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Times." she said, "you mean he tried
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She said, "you mean he tried to get fresh?"
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To get fresh?" she said, "no, i thought he
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She said, "no, i thought he was dead."
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Was dead." say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible, i am what
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This is my bible, i am what it says i am, i have what it
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It says i am, i have what it says i have, i can do what it
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Says i have, i can do what it says i can do.
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Says i 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.
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I will never be the same. in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about "balanced books."
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About "balanced books." this is an accounting term.
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This is an accounting term. it means "to make up for
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It means "to make up for loss."
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Loss." when an account is low, or
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When an account is low, or when there's a deficit, when
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When there's a deficit, when you balance the books, you
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You balance the books, you add revenue to equal it out.
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Add revenue to equal it out. and you have to first
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And you have to first determine how much the
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Determine how much the account is behind.
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Account is behind. you take all the losses, all
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You take all the losses, all the deficits, total them up,
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The deficits, total them up, then you know how much you
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Then you know how much you need to add.
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Need to add. and when the books are
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And when the books are properly balanced, no one can
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Properly balanced, no one can tell there's ever been a
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Tell there's ever been a loss.
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Loss. there is no deficit.
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There is no deficit. in the same way, god has
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In the same way, god has promised he will balance the
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Promised he will balance the books in our lives.
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Books in our lives. and we all go through things
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And we all go through things that put us at a deficit: an
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That put us at a deficit: an unfair situation, a rough
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Unfair situation, a rough childhood, a friend betrayed
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Childhood, a friend betrayed us, we lost a loved one.
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Us, we lost a loved one. if nothing changed, we would
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If nothing changed, we would be out of balance.
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Be out of balance. we would go through life with
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We would go through life with more loss, thinking, "man, i
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More loss, thinking, "man, i must have got the short end
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Must have got the short end of the stick.
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Of the stick. god must not have had a good
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God must not have had a good plan for my life."
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Plan for my life." god knows what you're owed.
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God knows what you're owed. you are not going to live in
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You are not going to live in a deficit mode.
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A deficit mode. you may go through seasons
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You may go through seasons where you're out of balance,
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Where you're out of balance, a loss, a disappointment,
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A loss, a disappointment, something doesn't make sense.
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Something doesn't make sense. but don't worry, your time is
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But don't worry, your time is coming.
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Coming. god is going to settle your
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God is going to settle your case.
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Case. he's seen every tear you've
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He's seen every tear you've shed, every person that's
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Shed, every person that's done you wrong, every
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Done you wrong, every injustice.
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Injustice. nobody else may know, but god
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Nobody else may know, but god knows, and he is not going to
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Knows, and he is not going to leave you out of balance.
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Leave you out of balance. you are not going to end up
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You are not going to end up in the red: lonely,
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In the red: lonely, disappointed, at a
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Disappointed, at a disadvantage.
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Disadvantage. that's all temporary.
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That's all temporary. the creator of the universe
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The creator of the universe is adding up all the
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Is adding up all the deficits.
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Deficits. and you may have gone through
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And you may have gone through things you don't understand,
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Things you don't understand, and you could easily live
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And you could easily live discouraged, with a chip on
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Discouraged, with a chip on your shoulder.
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Your shoulder. no, get your passion back.
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No, get your passion back. god is saying, "i'm about to
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God is saying, "i'm about to balance your books.
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Balance your books. compensation is coming.
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Compensation is coming. healing is coming.
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Healing is coming. vindication is coming.
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Vindication is coming. promotion is headed your
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Promotion is headed your way."
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Way." there are people in your
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There are people in your family line, they kept doing
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Family line, they kept doing the right thing when the
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The right thing when the wrong thing was happening.
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Wrong thing was happening. they gave, they served, they
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They gave, they served, they honored god, but they never
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Honored god, but they never saw total justice.
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Saw total justice. well, get ready.
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Well, get ready. like with me, god is going to
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Like with me, god is going to bless you to make up for what
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Bless you to make up for what should have been there.
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Should have been there. god is not going to leave
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God is not going to leave your family out of balance.
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Your family out of balance. you're going to come into
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You're going to come into blessings that you didn't
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Blessings that you didn't work for, for good breaks
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Work for, for good breaks that you didn't deserve.
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That you didn't deserve. doors will open that should
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Doors will open that should have never opened.
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Have never opened. it wasn't because of anything
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It wasn't because of anything you did.
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You did. that's god paying your family
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That's god paying your family back for what they were owed.
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Back for what they were owed. this is what happened with
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This is what happened with the israelites.
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The israelites. they had been in slavery for
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They had been in slavery for ten generations.
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Ten generations. they were mistreated, taken
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They were mistreated, taken advantage of, forced to work
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Advantage of, forced to work long hours, given these
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Long hours, given these quotas that were impossible
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Quotas that were impossible to meet.
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To meet. and after 430 years, god
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And after 430 years, god brought them out of slavery.
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Brought them out of slavery. they could have left and that
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They could have left and that in itself would have been a
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In itself would have been a great miracle.
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Great miracle. they were finally free.
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They were finally free. but they didn't leave empty
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But they didn't leave empty handed, with their heads down
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Handed, with their heads down in shame.
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In shame. they had worked 430 years
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They had worked 430 years without pay.
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Without pay. they were owed a whole lot.
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They were owed a whole lot. and god said, "all right,
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And god said, "all right, it's time to balance the
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It's time to balance the books."
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Books." on their way out, god caused
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On their way out, god caused them to have favor with their
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Them to have favor with their captors.
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Captors. the same people that had
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The same people that had mistreated them for years,
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Mistreated them for years, the same ones that had looked
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The same ones that had looked down on them, made their
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Down on them, made their lives miserable, suddenly
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Lives miserable, suddenly they had a change of heart
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They had a change of heart and they gave the israelites
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And they gave the israelites their gold, their silver,
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Their gold, their silver, their clothing.
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Their clothing. the israelites left there
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The israelites left there pushing wheelbarrows full of
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Pushing wheelbarrows full of treasures.
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Treasures. that was god balancing the
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That was god balancing the books, paying them back for
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Books, paying them back for those 430 years.
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Those 430 years. god sees every deficit.
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God sees every deficit. he sees every wrong done to
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He sees every wrong done to you and your family.
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You and your family. he knows what you're owed.
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He knows what you're owed. and there will be a day, like
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And there will be a day, like with the israelites, god
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With the israelites, god says, "enough is enough.
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Says, "enough is enough. it's time to balance your
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It's time to balance your books."
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Books." he's promised he will
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He's promised he will compensate you.
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Compensate you. now quit worrying about what
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Now quit worrying about what you lost, who did you wrong,
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You lost, who did you wrong, who put you at a
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Who put you at a disadvantage, who's not
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Disadvantage, who's not giving you the credit.
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Giving you the credit. god saw what happened and
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God saw what happened and he's saying, "it's payback
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He's saying, "it's payback time.
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Time. you're coming out not empty
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You're coming out not empty handed, not looked down on,
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Handed, not looked down on, not seen as second class.
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Not seen as second class. you're coming out promoted,
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You're coming out promoted, vindicated, respected with
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Vindicated, respected with abundance.
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Abundance. favor that you didn't
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Favor that you didn't deserve.
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Deserve. blessings chasing you down."
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Blessings chasing you down." that's the god of justice
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That's the god of justice paying you back for what you
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Paying you back for what you were owed.
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Were owed. a young man told me recently
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A young man told me recently how he was raised in a very
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How he was raised in a very negative environment.
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Negative environment. his father wasn't in his
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His father wasn't in his life, and his mother was
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Life, and his mother was never around.
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Never around. she had a lot of issues of
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She had a lot of issues of her own.
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Her own. and he couldn't understand
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And he couldn't understand why he'd been dealt that
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Why he'd been dealt that hand, and why he was put at
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Hand, and why he was put at such a disadvantage.
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Such a disadvantage. i told him what i'm telling
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I told him what i'm telling you.
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You. life may not be fair, but god
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Life may not be fair, but god saw what happened and he's
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Saw what happened and he's going to make it up to you.
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Going to make it up to you. here's the whole key: you
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Here's the whole key: you can't go around with a chip
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Can't go around with a chip on your shoulder, thinking
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On your shoulder, thinking about what momma didn't give
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About what momma didn't give you and what daddy didn't
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You and what daddy didn't give you.
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Give you. god knew what your parents
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God knew what your parents weren't going to be able to
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Weren't going to be able to give you.
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Give you. it didn't stop his plan.
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It didn't stop his plan. and if you will stay in
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And if you will stay in faith, god will balance your
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Faith, god will balance your books.
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Books. if you didn't get as much in
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If you didn't get as much in one area, he is a god of
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One area, he is a god of justice.
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Justice. he'll give you more in
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He'll give you more in another area to make up for
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Another area to make up for it.
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It. and you may feel like you got
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And you may feel like you got shortchanged in life, you
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Shortchanged in life, you didn't have a good childhood,
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Didn't have a good childhood, or you're dealing with an
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Or you're dealing with an illness, or your boss doesn't
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Illness, or your boss doesn't give you any credit.
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Give you any credit. don't worry, god sees what
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Don't worry, god sees what you're owed.
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You're owed. he's keeping the records.
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He's keeping the records. and he may not be able to
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And he may not be able to give you another childhood,
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Give you another childhood, he may not be able to bring a
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He may not be able to bring a loved one back that you lost,
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Loved one back that you lost, but he can make the rest of
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But he can make the rest of your life so rewarding, so
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Your life so rewarding, so fulfilling, you don't even
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Fulfilling, you don't even think about what you didn't
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Think about what you didn't get.
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Get. balanced books means you're
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Balanced books means you're not living from a place of
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Not living from a place of deficit, you're not living
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Deficit, you're not living from a place of loss, always
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From a place of loss, always thinking about what you're
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Thinking about what you're lacking.
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Lacking. when my dad went to be with
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When my dad went to be with the lord in 1999, i lost one
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The lord in 1999, i lost one of my best friends.
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Of my best friends. i'd worked with him for 17
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I'd worked with him for 17 years, and we'd traveled the
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Years, and we'd traveled the world together.
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World together. but today even though i miss
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But today even though i miss my father, even though i
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My father, even though i would love for him to be
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Would love for him to be here, god has blessed me in
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Here, god has blessed me in so many other areas, i'm not
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So many other areas, i'm not living from a place of
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Living from a place of deficit.
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Deficit. well, sure that first year
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Well, sure that first year the loss was extra heavy, and
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The loss was extra heavy, and i was a little out of
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I was a little out of balance.
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Balance. but then god began to bring
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But then god began to bring new gifts out of me, and open
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New gifts out of me, and open new doors, and cause things
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New doors, and cause things to fall into place.
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To fall into place. what was happening?
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What was happening? he was balancing my books.
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He was balancing my books. maybe somebody walked out of
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Maybe somebody walked out of a relationship and broke your
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A relationship and broke your heart.
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Heart. don't live bitter.
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Don't live bitter. don't give up on life.
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Don't give up on life. that is not the end.
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That is not the end. you may be out of balance
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You may be out of balance right now, that loss is extra
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Right now, that loss is extra heavy, but god saw the hurt.
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Heavy, but god saw the hurt. he saw the betrayal.
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He saw the betrayal. and like with me, god is
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And like with me, god is going to pay you back.
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Going to pay you back. he's going to bring somebody
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He's going to bring somebody better into your life than
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Better into your life than you've ever even imagined.
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You've ever even imagined. or, maybe a dream didn't work
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Or, maybe a dream didn't work out, you didn't get the
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Out, you didn't get the scholarship, the medical
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Scholarship, the medical report wasn't good and now
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Report wasn't good and now you have to take a whole
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You have to take a whole nother round of treatment.
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Nother round of treatment. in these tough times, when
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In these tough times, when life doesn't seem fair, you
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Life doesn't seem fair, you have to keep reminding
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Have to keep reminding yourself that he is a just
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Yourself that he is a just god.
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God. he sees what you're going
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He sees what you're going through, and you are not
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Through, and you are not going to live from a place of
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Going to live from a place of deficit.
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Deficit. all through the day, "lord, i
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All through the day, "lord, i want to thank you that you're
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Want to thank you that you're balancing my books.
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Balancing my books. lord, i believe that payback
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Lord, i believe that payback is coming, healing is coming,
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Is coming, healing is coming, vindication is on the way."
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Vindication is on the way." this is what allows god to
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This is what allows god to pay you back for what you are
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Pay you back for what you are owed.
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Owed. not going around discouraged,
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Not going around discouraged, blaming others, in self-pity.
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Blaming others, in self-pity. the hand you've been dealt
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The hand you've been dealt may not have been fair, but
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May not have been fair, but it is not a surprise to god.
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It is not a surprise to god. he already has a way to
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He already has a way to settle your case.
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Settle your case. and every time you're tempted
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And every time you're tempted to worry, just turn it around
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To worry, just turn it around and thank him that payback is
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And thank him that payback is on the way.
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On the way. thank him that you too are
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Thank him that you too are going to live from a place of
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Going to live from a place of no loss.
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No loss. i talked to a lady recently,
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I talked to a lady recently, and she had been married for
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And she had been married for 14 years and has beautiful
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14 years and has beautiful children.
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Children. life was good.
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Life was good. but one day, out of the blue,
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But one day, out of the blue, her husband informed her he
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Her husband informed her he was leaving for another
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Was leaving for another woman.
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Woman. she was totally blindsided,
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She was totally blindsided, didn't see it coming, and
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Didn't see it coming, and very devastated.
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Very devastated. she'd been a stay-at-home mom
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She'd been a stay-at-home mom and hadn't been in the
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And hadn't been in the workforce for over 10 years,
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Workforce for over 10 years, and she didn't know what she
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And she didn't know what she was going to do, and how she
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Was going to do, and how she would be able to raise her
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Would be able to raise her children.
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Children. two weeks later, while she
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Two weeks later, while she was still numb, still trying
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Was still numb, still trying to take it in, an old
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To take it in, an old girlfriend from high school
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Girlfriend from high school contacted her.
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Contacted her. they hadn't talked in 20
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They hadn't talked in 20 years.
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Years. this girlfriend said, "i'm
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This girlfriend said, "i'm starting a new business, and
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Starting a new business, and out of nowhere your name came
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Out of nowhere your name came to mind.
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To mind. i'm wondering if you'd be
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I'm wondering if you'd be interested in being my
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Interested in being my business partner."
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Business partner." and this lady told how she's
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And this lady told how she's going through divorce, and
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Going through divorce, and she didn't have extra funds
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She didn't have extra funds to invest into her business.
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To invest into her business. her girlfriend said, "i don't
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Her girlfriend said, "i don't need any funds.
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Need any funds. i have all the money.
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I have all the money. i just want you to work with
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I just want you to work with me in this business."
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Me in this business." that company totally took
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That company totally took off.
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Off. today this lady is extremely
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Today this lady is extremely blessed.
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Blessed. she has more than enough to
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She has more than enough to take care of her family.
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Take care of her family. friends, god knows how to
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Friends, god knows how to balance your books.
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Balance your books. he didn't promise that unfair
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He didn't promise that unfair things would never happen,
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Things would never happen, but he did promise he will
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But he did promise he will compensate you for what
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Compensate you for what you're owed.
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You're owed. he's already lined up the
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He's already lined up the right people to search you
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Right people to search you out.
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Out. he can make things happen
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He can make things happen that you could never make
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That you could never make happen.
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Happen. you may have gone through a
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You may have gone through a disappointment, a bad break,
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Disappointment, a bad break, somebody did you wrong.
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Somebody did you wrong. get ready, payback is coming.
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Get ready, payback is coming. vindication is on the way.
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Vindication is on the way. there was a young lady in the
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There was a young lady in the scripture named leah.
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Scripture named leah. she and her sister, rachel,
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She and her sister, rachel, were both married to jacob.
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Were both married to jacob. rachel was much more
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Rachel was much more beautiful, so jacob didn't
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Beautiful, so jacob didn't give leah much time or
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Give leah much time or attention.
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Attention. i'm sure leah felt inferior,
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I'm sure leah felt inferior, not good enough, at a
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Not good enough, at a disadvantage.
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Disadvantage. but the scripture says
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But the scripture says because leah was unloved, god
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Because leah was unloved, god let her have a baby while
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Let her have a baby while rachel was still childless.
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Rachel was still childless. leah went on to have four
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Leah went on to have four sons before rachel had one
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Sons before rachel had one baby.
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Baby. and back in those days having
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And back in those days having a son was a big deal.
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A son was a big deal. god was saying, "leah, since
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God was saying, "leah, since your husband is not treating
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Your husband is not treating you right, since you didn't
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You right, since you didn't get the beautiful looks like
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Get the beautiful looks like your sister, i'm going to
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Your sister, i'm going to balance your books and give
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Balance your books and give you something that will cause
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You something that will cause jacob to notice you.
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Jacob to notice you. i'm going to let you have
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I'm going to let you have children before your sister."
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Children before your sister." what am i saying?
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What am i saying? god shows special favor to
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God shows special favor to people that are seen as
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People that are seen as having a disadvantage.
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Having a disadvantage. you may think somebody else
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You may think somebody else got all the good breaks, good
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Got all the good breaks, good childhood, good looks, good
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Childhood, good looks, good personality.
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Personality. don't worry, your time is
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Don't worry, your time is coming.
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Coming. god has some advantages for
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God has some advantages for you that are going to cause
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You that are going to cause you to stand out.
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You to stand out. you are not going to live
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You are not going to live always being in the shadow of
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Always being in the shadow of somebody more beautiful, more
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Somebody more beautiful, more talented, more successful.
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Talented, more successful. god's going to cause you to
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God's going to cause you to shine.
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Shine. you're going to excel.
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You're going to excel. you're going to be known.
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You're going to be known. you're going to leave your
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You're going to leave your mark.
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Mark. and what you think you didn't
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And what you think you didn't get in looks, in personality,
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Get in looks, in personality, in your upbringing, god is
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In your upbringing, god is going to make it up for you.
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Going to make it up for you. he's going to balance your
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He's going to balance your books.
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Books. and like with leah, those
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And like with leah, those times when people try to make
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Times when people try to make you feel inferior, or make
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You feel inferior, or make you feel small, try to
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You feel small, try to discredit you, that does not
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Discredit you, that does not go unnoticed.
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Go unnoticed. god sees every injustice.
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God sees every injustice. he hears every negative
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He hears every negative comment.
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Comment. he sees every tear.
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He sees every tear. the scripture says a little
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The scripture says a little bird, a sparrow, cannot fall
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Bird, a sparrow, cannot fall to the ground without god
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To the ground without god knowing about it.
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Knowing about it. how much more does god see
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How much more does god see everything that happens to
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Everything that happens to you?
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You? you're his child, his most
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You're his child, his most prized possession.
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Prized possession. when somebody does you wrong,
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When somebody does you wrong, god takes it personally.
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God takes it personally. he doesn't sit back and
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He doesn't sit back and think, "well, i wish they
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Think, "well, i wish they wouldn't do that."
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Wouldn't do that." no, that's when god gets up
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No, that's when god gets up and goes to work.
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And goes to work. just like as parents.
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Just like as parents. if we see somebody mistreat
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If we see somebody mistreat our children, we go overboard
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Our children, we go overboard to make things right.
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To make things right. one time when our daughter
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One time when our daughter alexandra was about 4 years
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Alexandra was about 4 years old, just a little girl, i
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Old, just a little girl, i had just bought her an
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Had just bought her an ice cream cone.
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Ice cream cone. and we walked out of the shop
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And we walked out of the shop and there were some friend's
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And there were some friend's there that we stopped to talk
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There that we stopped to talk to.
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To. and there were a bunch of
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And there were a bunch of little children playing there
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Little children playing there on the sidewalk, running,
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On the sidewalk, running, having fun as they were
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Having fun as they were eating their ice cream cones.
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Eating their ice cream cones. and as i was talking to my
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And as i was talking to my friends, i noticed out of the
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Friends, i noticed out of the corner of my eye this one
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Corner of my eye this one little boy, about 10 years
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Little boy, about 10 years old, he was playing very
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Old, he was playing very rough.
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Rough. and i thought to myself, "he
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And i thought to myself, "he needs to be careful, because
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Needs to be careful, because that's my little girl over
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That's my little girl over there, and i don't want her
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There, and i don't want her to get hurt."
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To get hurt." and he didn't mean to, but
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And he didn't mean to, but accidentally he bumped into
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Accidentally he bumped into alexandra really hard, caused
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Alexandra really hard, caused her to drop her ice cream
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Her to drop her ice cream cone on the ground.
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Cone on the ground. and, you know, that was okay,
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And, you know, that was okay, until he started making fun
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Until he started making fun of her and teasing her, and
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Of her and teasing her, and saying, "ha-ha, now you don't
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Saying, "ha-ha, now you don't have any ice cream."
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Have any ice cream." alexandria came right over to
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Alexandria came right over to me.
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Me. she knew daddy would make
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She knew daddy would make things right.
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Things right. and we went back into the ice
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And we went back into the ice cream store.
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Cream store. and normally i would get her
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And normally i would get her one scoop, she was 4 years
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One scoop, she was 4 years old, but i said, "this time
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Old, but i said, "this time we're going to get you three
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We're going to get you three scoops, so you're going to
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Scoops, so you're going to have more than anybody else."
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Have more than anybody else." it was so funny.
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It was so funny. she went out of that store,
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She went out of that store, found that little boy and
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Found that little boy and started waving that ice cream
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Started waving that ice cream just like that.
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Just like that. she got that from victoria,
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She got that from victoria, i'm telling you that.
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I'm telling you that. it's just like she was
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It's just like she was saying, "look what you did.
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Saying, "look what you did. you caused me to get three
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You caused me to get three times what i had before."
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Times what i had before." see, that little boy, he may
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See, that little boy, he may have meant it for harm, but
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Have meant it for harm, but as her father i meant it for
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As her father i meant it for good.
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Good. that's the way your heavenly
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That's the way your heavenly father is.
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Father is. somebody does you wrong, you
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Somebody does you wrong, you go through an unfair
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Go through an unfair situation, god sees it.
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Situation, god sees it. and here's the beauty: god
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And here's the beauty: god never brings you out the
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Never brings you out the same.
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Same. he'll always bring you out
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He'll always bring you out better.
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Better. isaiah said, "because you got
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Isaiah said, "because you got a double dose of trouble,
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A double dose of trouble, your inheritance in the land
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Your inheritance in the land will be double, and your joy
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Will be double, and your joy will go on forever."
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Will go on forever." don't complain about the
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Don't complain about the disappointment, it put you in
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Disappointment, it put you in position to receive double.
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Position to receive double. that setback, that bad break.
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That setback, that bad break. it may look like a setback,
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It may look like a setback, but really it is a setup for
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But really it is a setup for god to show out in a greater
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God to show out in a greater way.
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Way. god is about to balance your
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God is about to balance your books.
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Books. people that have been against
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People that have been against you, some of them for years
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You, some of them for years tried to push you down, treat
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Tried to push you down, treat you condescending, things are
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You condescending, things are about to change.
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About to change. they're going to see god's
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They're going to see god's favor on your life.
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Favor on your life. they're going to treat you
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They're going to treat you with the respect and the
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With the respect and the honor that you deserve.
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Honor that you deserve. when the israelites were in
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When the israelites were in slavery, moses told pharaoh
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Slavery, moses told pharaoh again and again to let the
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Again and again to let the people go, but pharaoh
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People go, but pharaoh wouldn't listen.
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Wouldn't listen. he didn't respect moses.
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He didn't respect moses. he thought, "who are you,
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He thought, "who are you, moses, to tell me what to do?
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Moses, to tell me what to do? i'm the pharaoh.
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I'm the pharaoh. i'm the leader around here.
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I'm the leader around here. i'm wearing this royal robe.
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I'm wearing this royal robe. i live in the palace.
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I live in the palace. moses, you're a shepherd.
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Moses, you're a shepherd. you don't have any
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You don't have any credentials.
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Credentials. you're not successful.
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You're not successful. you live out in the desert.
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You live out in the desert. you've been wearing those
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You've been wearing those same clothes for 40 years.
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Same clothes for 40 years. you're nothing compared to
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You're nothing compared to me."
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Me." he dismissed moses, saw him
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He dismissed moses, saw him as secondary.
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As secondary. this happened over and over.
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This happened over and over. and every time moses went
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And every time moses went back to tell him that another
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Back to tell him that another plague was coming, pharaoh
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Plague was coming, pharaoh didn't even give him the time
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Didn't even give him the time of day.
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Of day. he thought, "oh, man, here
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He thought, "oh, man, here comes that crazy guy, moses,
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Comes that crazy guy, moses, again, trying to tell me what
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Again, trying to tell me what to do."
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To do." what's interesting is after
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What's interesting is after the last plague, when pharaoh
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The last plague, when pharaoh finally decided to let the
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Finally decided to let the people go, they not only gave
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People go, they not only gave the israelites their gold and
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The israelites their gold and silver, pharaoh said in
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Silver, pharaoh said in exodus chapter 12, "moses,
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Exodus chapter 12, "moses, take your flocks, your herds,
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Take your flocks, your herds, all your people, you can
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All your people, you can leave.
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Leave. but one thing, give me your
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But one thing, give me your blessing before you go."
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Blessing before you go." now instead of looking down
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Now instead of looking down on moses, instead of seeing
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On moses, instead of seeing him as second class, he
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Him as second class, he recognizes god's hand on
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Recognizes god's hand on moses' life.
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Moses' life. he sees the honor, the
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He sees the honor, the influence, the anointing, so
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Influence, the anointing, so much so he asked moses to
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Much so he asked moses to bless him.
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Bless him. and part of god balancing
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And part of god balancing your books is people that
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Your books is people that don't respect you, people
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Don't respect you, people that discredit, try to push
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That discredit, try to push you down, they're going to
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You down, they're going to have a change of heart and
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Have a change of heart and see god's hand of blessing
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See god's hand of blessing and favor on your life.
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And favor on your life. they're going to ask for your
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They're going to ask for your blessing.
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Blessing. the scripture says god can
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The scripture says god can turn the heart of a king.
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Turn the heart of a king. god knows how to change
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God knows how to change people.
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People. you don't have to play up to
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You don't have to play up to someone, try to convince them
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Someone, try to convince them to like you, let them control
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To like you, let them control you and manipulate you.
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You and manipulate you. just keep running your race,
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Just keep running your race, begin your best, walking in
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Begin your best, walking in your anointing, honoring god,
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Your anointing, honoring god, and god will turn the hearts
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And god will turn the hearts of those that are against
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Of those that are against you.
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You. it may not happen overnight.
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It may not happen overnight. it may take years, but god
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It may take years, but god will balance your books.
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Will balance your books. there will be a day, like
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There will be a day, like with moses, when he saw the
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With moses, when he saw the person that disrespected him
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Person that disrespected him the most, the pharaoh that
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The most, the pharaoh that wouldn't even look him in the
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Wouldn't even look him in the eyes is now asking for his
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Eyes is now asking for his blessing.
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Blessing. it says in proverbs when you
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It says in proverbs when you honor god, he'll make even
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Honor god, he'll make even your enemies be at peace with
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Your enemies be at peace with you.
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You. don't be upset when people do
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Don't be upset when people do you wrong, you go through an
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You wrong, you go through an unfair situation.
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Unfair situation. just keep honoring god and
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Just keep honoring god and one day they'll ask for your
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One day they'll ask for your blessing.
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Blessing. one translation says your
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One translation says your enemies will end up shaking
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Enemies will end up shaking your hand.
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Your hand. i met a man in the lobby a
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I met a man in the lobby a while back, and he was a
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While back, and he was a pastor in another state.
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Pastor in another state. and he told how he was our
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And he told how he was our biggest critic.
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Biggest critic. he used to tell his
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He used to tell his congregation not to watch.
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Congregation not to watch. he wrote articles against us,
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He wrote articles against us, very outspoken.
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Very outspoken. but a couple of years ago, he
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But a couple of years ago, he went through a major health
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Went through a major health crisis.
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Crisis. he had to resign from his
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He had to resign from his church and didn't know if he
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Church and didn't know if he was going to make it.
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Was going to make it. and one night flipping
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And one night flipping through the channels he came
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Through the channels he came across our program.
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Across our program. he watched us for the first
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He watched us for the first time.
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Time. he said, "joel, i haven't
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He said, "joel, i haven't turned you off since.
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Turned you off since. now i'm your biggest
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Now i'm your biggest supporter, and i tell
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Supporter, and i tell everybody to watch you.
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Everybody to watch you. you helped me make it through
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You helped me make it through the most difficult time of my
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The most difficult time of my life."
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Life." he gave me a big hug, and
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He gave me a big hug, and said, "will you pray for me?"
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Said, "will you pray for me?" i had to think about it for a
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I had to think about it for a little while.
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Little while. but this is what the
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But this is what the scripture says, when you
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Scripture says, when you honor god, he'll balance your
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Honor god, he'll balance your books.
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Books. he'll cause your enemies to
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He'll cause your enemies to shake your hand.
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Shake your hand. instead of criticizing you,
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Instead of criticizing you, they'll end up celebrating
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They'll end up celebrating you.
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You. in the new testament, no one
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In the new testament, no one was more opposed to the
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Was more opposed to the church than saul.
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Church than saul. saul was having believers
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Saul was having believers arrested and put in prison.
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Arrested and put in prison. when stephen was stoned to
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When stephen was stoned to death for being a follower of
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Death for being a follower of christ, saul was right there
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Christ, saul was right there giving his approval.
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Giving his approval. and one day saul was on the
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And one day saul was on the road to damascus, with
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Road to damascus, with letters in hand to arrest
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Letters in hand to arrest believers.
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Believers. but in the middle of his
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But in the middle of his journey, a bright light shined
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Journey, a bright light shined down from heaven and knocked
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Down from heaven and knocked him flat on his back.
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Him flat on his back. he became blind.
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He became blind. he couldn't see, and they had
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He couldn't see, and they had to lead him into damascus.
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To lead him into damascus. for 3 days, he was so
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For 3 days, he was so distraught he went without
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Distraught he went without food and water.
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Food and water. and one night he saw a vision
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And one night he saw a vision of a man named ananias
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Of a man named ananias praying for him, and once
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Praying for him, and once again his eyes became open.
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Again his eyes became open. he could see.
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He could see. well, ananias was one of the
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Well, ananias was one of the main believers.
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Main believers. think about what god did.
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Think about what god did. saul is sitting there blind,
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Saul is sitting there blind, the one who has the answer to
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The one who has the answer to his prayer is the one he came
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His prayer is the one he came to arrest.
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To arrest. he was ananias's biggest
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He was ananias's biggest critic, now he needs what
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Critic, now he needs what ananias has.
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Ananias has. instead of wanting to
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Instead of wanting to persecute ananias, he's
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Persecute ananias, he's saying, "please, go see if
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Saying, "please, go see if ananias will come pray for
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Ananias will come pray for me."
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Me." you may have people like saul
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You may have people like saul in your life, they've been
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In your life, they've been against you for years.
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Against you for years. maybe not that vocal, but
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Maybe not that vocal, but they're condescending.
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They're condescending. they try to push you down.
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They try to push you down. don't worry, payback is
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Don't worry, payback is coming.
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Coming. god is your vindicator.
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God is your vindicator. you keep taking the high
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You keep taking the high road, keep doing the right
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Road, keep doing the right thing, and one day god will
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Thing, and one day god will cause them to need what you
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Cause them to need what you have.
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Have. they'll come to you asking
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They'll come to you asking for your help, your blessing,
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For your help, your blessing, your favor.
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Your favor. ananias said, "god, i'm not
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Ananias said, "god, i'm not going to go pray for saul.
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Going to go pray for saul. that man is killing people.
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That man is killing people. this is a setup.
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This is a setup. they're going to arrest me."
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They're going to arrest me." god said, "no, ananias, it's
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God said, "no, ananias, it's not what you think.
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Not what you think. i've changed things.
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I've changed things. saul, i'm going to use him in
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Saul, i'm going to use him in a great way."
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A great way." ananias went and prayed for
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Ananias went and prayed for his greatest enemy.
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His greatest enemy. he did good to someone who
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He did good to someone who had spent years doing bad to
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Had spent years doing bad to him.
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Him. this is a test we all must
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This is a test we all must pass.
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Pass. will you be good to the sauls
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Will you be good to the sauls in your life when you have
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In your life when you have what they need?
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What they need? will you show them favor,
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Will you show them favor, even though they've been
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Even though they've been mistreating you?
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Mistreating you? if you want god to balance
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If you want god to balance your books, you have to be
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Your books, you have to be the bigger person and bless
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The bigger person and bless those who have cursed you.
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Those who have cursed you. in their time of need don't
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In their time of need don't withhold what you have.
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Withhold what you have. don't say, "well, too bad,
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Don't say, "well, too bad, saul.
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Saul. i'm glad you're blind.
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I'm glad you're blind. now maybe you'll leave me
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Now maybe you'll leave me alone."
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Alone." no, do good to those that
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No, do good to those that persecute you.
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Persecute you. ananias went over and prayed
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Ananias went over and prayed for saul.
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For saul. after he did, his eyes were
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After he did, his eyes were opened, and of course saul
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Opened, and of course saul became the apostle paul who
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Became the apostle paul who wrote over half of the new
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Wrote over half of the new testament.
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Testament. but when people come against
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But when people come against us, unfair situations happen,
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Us, unfair situations happen, it's easy to get upset and
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It's easy to get upset and try to pay somebody back, or
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Try to pay somebody back, or prove to them who we are.
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Prove to them who we are. no, don't waste your
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No, don't waste your emotional energy on the sauls
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Emotional energy on the sauls in your life.
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In your life. wait for god to do it his
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Wait for god to do it his way.
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Way. god sees every injustice.
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God sees every injustice. he hears every negative
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He hears every negative comment.
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Comment. he's adding up all of the
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He's adding up all of the deficits, all the wrongs, and
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Deficits, all the wrongs, and at the right time god will
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At the right time god will make things happen you could
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Make things happen you could never make happen.
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Never make happen. he'll cause people to need
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He'll cause people to need what you have.
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What you have. friends, your time is coming.
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Friends, your time is coming. you are not going to live in
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You are not going to live in a deficit mode.
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A deficit mode. like isaiah said, you may
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Like isaiah said, you may have gone through a double
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Have gone through a double dose of trouble, but get
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Dose of trouble, but get ready for a double dose of
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Ready for a double dose of blessing.
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Blessing. the god of justice is saying,
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The god of justice is saying, "it's payback time."
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"it's payback time." and i believe and declare god
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And i believe and declare god is about to balance your
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Is about to balance your books.
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Books. promotion is coming.
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Promotion is coming. healing is coming.
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Healing is coming. vindication is coming.
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Vindication is coming. because you honor god, even
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Because you honor god, even your enemies are going to be
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Your enemies are going to be at peace with you.
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At peace with you. in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. and if you receive it, can
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And if you receive it, can you say amen today.
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You say amen today. and we never like to close
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And we never like to close our broadcast without giving
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Our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make
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You an opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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Jesus the lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, lord jesus, i
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Just say, lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Repent of my sins. come into my heart, i make
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Come into my heart, i make you my lord and savior.
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You my lord and savior. friends, if you prayed that
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you
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Simple prayer, we believe you got born again.
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Got born again. get in a good bible-based
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Get in a good bible-based church.
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Church. keep god first place.
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Keep god first place. he's going to take you places
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He's going to take you places that you've never dreamed.
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Sometimes in life,
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Sometimes in life, people don't choose us.
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People don't choose us. we've all felt overlooked
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We've all felt overlooked and like we're not good enough.
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And like we're not good enough. it's easy to live inferior,
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It's easy to live inferior, thinking we don't measure up.
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Thinking we don't measure up. people may have left you out.
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People may have left you out. the good news is
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The good news is god has chosen you.
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God has chosen you. he's the one that matters.
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And in my new book, chosen:
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And in my new book, chosen: your life is marked
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Your life is marked for distinction,
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For distinction, you'll discover,
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You'll discover, before you were born,
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Before you were born, god not only knew you,
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God not only knew you, but he handpicked you
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But he handpicked you and placed
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And placed a calling on your life.
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A calling on your life. you are equipped and empowered
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You are equipped and empowered to fulfill your destiny.
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To fulfill your destiny. when you understand
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When you understand that you're chosen,
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That you're chosen, fear and doubt can't stay,
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Fear and doubt can't stay, you'll live
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You'll live with the boldness
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With the boldness to step into the greatness
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To step into the greatness god put in you.
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God put in you. i'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you my new book, chosen,
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Jesus encouraged us by saying, "you didn't choose me.
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You have a calling, a purpose,
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A purpose, a destiny still
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Your next days are going to be your best days.
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Are going to be your best days. you're not average.
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You're not ordinary. you've been chosen
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You've been chosen by almighty god.
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By almighty god. victoria and i want you to know
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Victoria and i want you to know how much we love you.
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How much we love you. we pray for
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We pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. and thanks so much
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Until we see you next time, may the lord bless you
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Joel Osteen - Balanced Books

July 10, 2025 | 30:0

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