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Joel Osteen - The Best Is Next

January 14, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - The Best Is Next | January 14, 2026

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> (music playing) > joel: well, god bless
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> joel: well, god bless you! it's great to come
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You! it's great to come into your homes.
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Into your homes. i hope you'll stay connected
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I hope you'll stay connected with us throughout the week.
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With us throughout the week. we have a daily podcast that
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We have a daily podcast that you can download, or you can
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You can download, or you can go to our youtube channel
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Go to our youtube channel and watch the messages
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And watch the messages anytime; or, of course,
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Anytime; or, of course, you can follow us on
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You can follow us on social media.
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Social media. thanks for tuning in today.
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Thanks for tuning in today. we're going to do our best
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We're going to do our best to keep you inspired and
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To keep you inspired and encouraged.
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Encouraged. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. i heard about these three
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I heard about these three pastors that were in a boat
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Pastors that were in a boat on a lake fishing together.
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On a lake fishing together. one of them said, "we never
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One of them said, "we never get to let our hair down.
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Get to let our hair down. let's each tell the area
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Let's each tell the area that we struggle in the
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That we struggle in the most, our greatest sin, so
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Most, our greatest sin, so we can pray for each other."
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We can pray for each other." the first pastor said,
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The first pastor said, "i hate to admit this,
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"i hate to admit this, but i have a problem with
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But i have a problem with gambling. sometimes i
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Gambling. sometimes i sneak out at night and
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Sneak out at night and gamble."
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Gamble." the second pastor said,
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The second pastor said, "i'm ashamed to admit this,
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"i'm ashamed to admit this, but i have a problem with
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But i have a problem with cheating, i hardly ever
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Cheating, i hardly ever pay my taxes."
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Pay my taxes." the third pastor sat there
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The third pastor sat there silently. they waited and
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Silently. they waited and waited. he wouldn't budge.
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Waited. he wouldn't budge. they said, "we are not
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They said, "we are not leaving until you tell
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Leaving until you tell us your greatest sin."
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Us your greatest sin." he said, "alright, my
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He said, "alright, my greatest sin is gossiping
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Greatest sin is gossiping and i can't wait to get
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And i can't wait to get off this boat."
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Off this boat." say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says
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I can do what it says i can do.
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I can do. today, i will be taught
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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The word of god. i boldly confess:
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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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 "the best is next".
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About "the best is next". it's easy to get satisfied
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It's easy to get satisfied where we are.
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Where we are. when we've seen blessing and
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When we've seen blessing and favor, god's protected us,
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Favor, god's protected us, promoted us, opened doors,
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Promoted us, opened doors, we can start thinking that
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We can start thinking that we've seen our best days.
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We've seen our best days. but god never does his
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But god never does his greatest feats in your
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Greatest feats in your yesterdays, they are always
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Yesterdays, they are always in your future.
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In your future. the scripture says, "the
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The scripture says, "the path of the righteous gets
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Path of the righteous gets brighter and brighter."
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Brighter and brighter." what god has in front of you
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What god has in front of you is more fulfilling, more
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Is more fulfilling, more rewarding than anything
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Rewarding than anything you've seen in the past.
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You've seen in the past. but sometimes before it gets
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But sometimes before it gets brighter, it gets darker.
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Brighter, it gets darker. before we see more than
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Before we see more than enough, we go through a
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Enough, we go through a season of not enough.
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Season of not enough. there are times the good has
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There are times the good has to come to an end, to make
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To come to an end, to make room for the best.
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Room for the best. it doesn't make sense to us.
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It doesn't make sense to us. "why did my business slow
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"why did my business slow down, why did this person
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Down, why did this person walk away, why did this
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Walk away, why did this door close?"
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Door close?" it's all a part of god's
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It's all a part of god's plan. he's shaking things
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Plan. he's shaking things up to move you out of
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Up to move you out of the good into the best.
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The good into the best. if he didn't close those
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If he didn't close those doors you wouldn't see the
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Doors you wouldn't see the fullness of your destiny.
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Fullness of your destiny. we may not like the process,
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We may not like the process, it's uncomfortable, we're
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It's uncomfortable, we're doing the right thing,
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Doing the right thing, but the wrong thing is
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But the wrong thing is happening.
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Happening. we're working hard but not
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We're working hard but not seeing increase.
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Seeing increase. thoughts will tell you,
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Thoughts will tell you, "it's never going to get
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"it's never going to get better."
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Better." don't believe those lies.
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Don't believe those lies. that disappointment, the
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That disappointment, the breakup, the slow season
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Breakup, the slow season didn't stop what god has
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Didn't stop what god has for you. it's getting you
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For you. it's getting you in position for favor
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In position for favor that you've never seen.
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That you've never seen. your relationship didn't
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Your relationship didn't work out, god knew it was
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Work out, god knew it was going to happen.
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Going to happen. that didn't catch him off
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That didn't catch him off guard, he's already lined
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Guard, he's already lined up someone better than
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Up someone better than you can imagine.
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You can imagine. your business has slowed
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Your business has slowed down, the contract didn't
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Down, the contract didn't work out.
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Work out. that setback is not stopping
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That setback is not stopping you, it's setting you up for
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You, it's setting you up for new levels.
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New levels. you're going to come out,
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You're going to come out, not like you were before,
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Not like you were before, but healthier, stronger,
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But healthier, stronger, promoted, increased.
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Promoted, increased. in john 2 jesus was at a
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In john 2 jesus was at a wedding in galilee.
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Wedding in galilee. it was a big celebration
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It was a big celebration with hundreds of people.
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With hundreds of people. everything was going great
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Everything was going great until they ran out of wine.
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Until they ran out of wine. his mother came and told
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His mother came and told him about the problem.
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Him about the problem. jesus had not performed
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Jesus had not performed any miracles in public up
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Any miracles in public up to this point, but she knew
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To this point, but she knew something about jesus that
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Something about jesus that others didn't know.
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Others didn't know. she told the staff to do
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She told the staff to do whatever he asked them
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Whatever he asked them to do.
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To do. there were six large water
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There were six large water pots over to the side.
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Pots over to the side. they held thirty gallons
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They held thirty gallons each.
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Each. jesus told the men to go
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Jesus told the men to go fill them with water.
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Fill them with water. i can imagine them thinking,
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I can imagine them thinking, "what good is that going
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"what good is that going to do?"
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To do?" instead of talking
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Instead of talking themselves out of it, they
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Themselves out of it, they filled the containers and
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Filled the containers and brought them back to jesus.
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Brought them back to jesus. he said, "now dip some out
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He said, "now dip some out and take it to the host of
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And take it to the host of the wedding, to the man
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The wedding, to the man that's in charge."
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That's in charge." verse 9 says, "when the host
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Verse 9 says, "when the host tasted the water that was
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Tasted the water that was now wine, he called the
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Now wine, he called the groom over and said,
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Groom over and said, "usually a host serves the
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"usually a host serves the best wine first, then when
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Best wine first, then when everyone is full and doesn't
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Everyone is full and doesn't know any better, he brings
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Know any better, he brings out the less expensive
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Out the less expensive wines, but you have saved
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Wines, but you have saved the best until now."
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The best until now." notice how god works, if
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Notice how god works, if the wine had not run out,
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The wine had not run out, if they had not come to
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If they had not come to the end of what they were
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The end of what they were used to, they would have
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Used to, they would have never seen the best wine.
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Never seen the best wine. god saves the best for next.
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God saves the best for next. you may feel like you're
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You may feel like you're coming to an end.
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Coming to an end. you're running out of
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You're running out of opportunity, doors are
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Opportunity, doors are closing.
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Closing. running out of favor, what
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Running out of favor, what used to work is not working.
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Used to work is not working. running out of resources,
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Running out of resources, having a hard time making
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Having a hard time making ends meet.
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Ends meet. maybe you're running out of
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Maybe you're running out of strength, you're weary,
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Strength, you're weary, you can't take it anymore.
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You can't take it anymore. this may sound odd but
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This may sound odd but you're in a good place.
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You're in a good place. when you come to the end,
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When you come to the end, that's when god steps in
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That's when god steps in and not just helps you get
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And not just helps you get through it, but he says,
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Through it, but he says, "i've saved the best for
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"i've saved the best for next."
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Next." the best position, the best
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The best position, the best relationships, the best in
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Relationships, the best in your finances, you have more
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Your finances, you have more than you've ever had.
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Than you've ever had. the best in your health, you
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The best in your health, you feel better than you've ever
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Feel better than you've ever felt.
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Felt. the best in your family,
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The best in your family, you're happier than you've
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You're happier than you've ever been.
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Ever been. the fact that things are
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The fact that things are running out doesn't mean god
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Running out doesn't mean god has forgotten about you, you
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Has forgotten about you, you must have run out of favor,
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Must have run out of favor, you must have done something
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You must have done something wrong.
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Wrong. it's a sign that god is
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It's a sign that god is about to do something that
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About to do something that you've never seen.
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You've never seen. one translation says, "she
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One translation says, "she said to jesus, 'we have no
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Said to jesus, 'we have no more wine.'" sometimes we
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More wine.'" sometimes we feel like we have no more,
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Feel like we have no more, no more strength, no more
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No more strength, no more vision, no more health.
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Vision, no more health. that's okay.
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That's okay. there are seasons where you
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There are seasons where you come to an end, you run out
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Come to an end, you run out of a good thing.
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Of a good thing. the first wine the people
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The first wine the people had was fine.
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Had was fine. nobody complained, they were
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Nobody complained, they were blessed, having a great
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Blessed, having a great celebration but the wine
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Celebration but the wine was supposed to run out.
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Was supposed to run out. it was a part of god's plan.
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It was a part of god's plan. if it didn't run out, they
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If it didn't run out, they would have never seen the
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Would have never seen the best wine.
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Best wine. what runs out in your life
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What runs out in your life is not a surprise to god.
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Is not a surprise to god. the relationship that didn't
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The relationship that didn't make it, the company that
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Make it, the company that let you go, the loved one
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Let you go, the loved one you lost, the health that
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You lost, the health that went down.
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Went down. that doesn't mean you've
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That doesn't mean you've seen you best days, just
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Seen you best days, just sit back and endure it.
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Sit back and endure it. it means that new levels
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It means that new levels of favor are coming, new
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Of favor are coming, new levels of your destiny.
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Levels of your destiny. better health, better
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Better health, better opportunities, better
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Opportunities, better relationships.
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Relationships. god doesn't bring you
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God doesn't bring you out the same.
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Out the same. you're going to look back
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You're going to look back and say like that host,
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And say like that host, "you've saved the best
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"you've saved the best for now."
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For now." that person that walked
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That person that walked away, don't get bitter,
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Away, don't get bitter, they had to go so the best
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They had to go so the best could show up.
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Could show up. when you see what god does,
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When you see what god does, who he brings, you'll say,
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Who he brings, you'll say, "i'm glad that old wine
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"i'm glad that old wine ran out. i'm glad the
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Ran out. i'm glad the old goat left; i mean that
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Old goat left; i mean that old boyfriend left.
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Old boyfriend left. look what the lord has
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Look what the lord has done."
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Done." those coworkers that played
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Those coworkers that played politics and kept you from
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Politics and kept you from the promotion, made you
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The promotion, made you look bad.
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Look bad. you thought you ran out
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You thought you ran out of favor, that god had
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Of favor, that god had forgotten about you.
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Forgotten about you. that had to happen.
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That had to happen. when you see the new door
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When you see the new door god opens and how he
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God opens and how he promotes you in the presence
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Promotes you in the presence of your enemies and how he
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Of your enemies and how he gives you influence and
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Gives you influence and favor that you've never
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Favor that you've never seen, you'll say, "lord
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Seen, you'll say, "lord thank you, you saved the
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Thank you, you saved the best for now. you took
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Best for now. you took me where i couldn't go
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Me where i couldn't go on my own."
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On my own." don't be discouraged when
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Don't be discouraged when something doesn't work out,
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Something doesn't work out, something runs out, you feel
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Something runs out, you feel like you're at the end.
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Like you're at the end. you've studied your
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You've studied your situation; you've tried to
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Situation; you've tried to come up with a solution, but
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Come up with a solution, but you've run out of options.
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You've run out of options. you don't see how your
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You don't see how your business came make it, how
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Business came make it, how your marriage will last, how
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Your marriage will last, how your health will turn
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Your health will turn around.
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Around. when you come to the end,
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When you come to the end, it's a good place.
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It's a good place. when you can't figure out a
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When you can't figure out a solution, that's when god
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Solution, that's when god steps in.
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Steps in. you had to run out of wine
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You had to run out of wine before you could see the
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Before you could see the best wine.
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Best wine. you had to come to an end so
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You had to come to an end so god can take you to a new
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God can take you to a new level, so he can open doors
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Level, so he can open doors bigger than you've imagined,
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Bigger than you've imagined, so he can give you health,
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So he can give you health, strength, peace, joy like
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Strength, peace, joy like you've never seen.
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You've never seen. the best is not behind you,
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The best is not behind you, the best is next.
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The best is next. now it may look just the
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Now it may look just the opposite.
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Opposite. when you're running low,
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When you're running low, when you've come to an end,
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When you've come to an end, thoughts will tell you,
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Thoughts will tell you, "it's all downhill from
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"it's all downhill from here.
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Here. you're running out of time;
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You're running out of time; you can't accomplish your
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You can't accomplish your dream.
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Dream. you're running out of favor;
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You're running out of favor; business is slow.
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Business is slow. you're running out of
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You're running out of strength; this pandemic is
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Strength; this pandemic is going to sink you."
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Going to sink you." the only reason you're
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The only reason you're running out is because god
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Running out is because god saved the best for next.
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Saved the best for next. keep the right perspective,
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Keep the right perspective, "father this looks like the
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"father this looks like the end, but i know it's sign
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End, but i know it's sign that you're about to show
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That you're about to show out in my life."
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Out in my life." weddings during that time
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Weddings during that time would go on for several
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Would go on for several days.
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Days. when jesus showed up, they
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When jesus showed up, they could have been there
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Could have been there enjoying the first wine for
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Enjoying the first wine for days.
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Days. they were happy, the first
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They were happy, the first wine was good, no one was
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Wine was good, no one was complaining.
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Complaining. but if that good wine had
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But if that good wine had not run out, they wouldn't
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Not run out, they wouldn't have seen the best wine.
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Have seen the best wine. when life is good for us,
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When life is good for us, we're happy, our children
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We're happy, our children are blessed, we're seeing
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Are blessed, we're seeing favor, we have no complaints
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Favor, we have no complaints but sometimes things change.
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But sometimes things change. we're facing an illness, a
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We're facing an illness, a child gets off course, a
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Child gets off course, a friend we were counting on
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Friend we were counting on walks away.
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Walks away. it's easy to live
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It's easy to live discouraged, feel like we're
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Discouraged, feel like we're going backwards, running out
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Going backwards, running out of favor, running out of
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Of favor, running out of health, but there's only one
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Health, but there's only one reason you're running out,
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Reason you're running out, the good is about to give
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The good is about to give way to the best.
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Way to the best. god loves you too much to
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God loves you too much to leave you just with the good
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Leave you just with the good wine.
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Wine. that's fine for a season,
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That's fine for a season, but at some point, you'll
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But at some point, you'll come to the end so he can
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Come to the end so he can show out in your life in a
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Show out in your life in a much greater way.
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Much greater way. it's significant that god
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It's significant that god could have given them the
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Could have given them the same wine.
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Same wine. that would have been a great
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That would have been a great miracle.
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Miracle. we would be telling that
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We would be telling that story, that god can restore,
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Story, that god can restore, when you run out, he can
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When you run out, he can give you more.
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Give you more. that's good but god is so
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That's good but god is so loving, so merciful he
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Loving, so merciful he doesn't bring you out the
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Doesn't bring you out the same.
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Same. he gives you the best wine.
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He gives you the best wine. the best is simply something
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The best is simply something that you've never seen.
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That you've never seen. favor that you've never
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Favor that you've never seen, health that you've
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Seen, health that you've never seen, opportunity,
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Never seen, opportunity, finances, influence.
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Finances, influence. the best is in front of you.
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The best is in front of you. after you see that best then
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After you see that best then god will give you something
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God will give you something better, a new best.
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Better, a new best. that what it means he's
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That what it means he's taking you from glory to
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Taking you from glory to glory.
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Glory. in between those glory's
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In between those glory's there will be these seasons
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There will be these seasons where you feel like you have
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Where you feel like you have no more.
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No more. nothing more to give, no
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Nothing more to give, no more creativity, no more
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More creativity, no more resources, no more options.
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Resources, no more options. there's nothing wrong with
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There's nothing wrong with saying, "god, i have no
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Saying, "god, i have no more, i'm running out of
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More, i'm running out of wine so to speak."
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Wine so to speak." a friend of mine played
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A friend of mine played professional football for
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Professional football for many years.
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Many years. he was a great player, very
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He was a great player, very popular and well liked.
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Popular and well liked. when he retired, he was
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When he retired, he was hired by his team to help
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Hired by his team to help develop the players and keep
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Develop the players and keep them motivated.
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Them motivated. for years he was very
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For years he was very successful, the team, the
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Successful, the team, the coaches, the players, they
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Coaches, the players, they all loved him.
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All loved him. you couldn't find a more
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You couldn't find a more talented, kind, loyal
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Talented, kind, loyal person.
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Person. life was good.
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Life was good. he was seeing favor,
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He was seeing favor, increase, blessing.
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Increase, blessing. but one day this team hired
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But one day this team hired a new manager, he didn't
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A new manager, he didn't like my friend.
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Like my friend. he saw how popular he was
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He saw how popular he was and he started poisoning the
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And he started poisoning the staff, spreading things that
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Staff, spreading things that weren't true.
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Weren't true. eventually he fired my
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Eventually he fired my friend.
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Friend. it was very unfair, very
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It was very unfair, very hurtful.
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Hurtful. i called him to encourage
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I called him to encourage him, he was disappointed,
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Him, he was disappointed, but he wasn't discouraged.
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But he wasn't discouraged. he understood this
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He understood this principle.
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Principle. that when the old wine runs
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That when the old wine runs out, that means the best
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Out, that means the best wine is coming, something
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Wine is coming, something that you've never seen.
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That you've never seen. that's why you shouldn't
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That's why you shouldn't fight every closed door,
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Fight every closed door, people that do you wrong,
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People that do you wrong, seasons that slow down,
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Seasons that slow down, you're not seeing the favor
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You're not seeing the favor that you once did.
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That you once did. these things have to happen
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These things have to happen for you to see the best
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For you to see the best wine, for you to see greater
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Wine, for you to see greater favor and greater influence.
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Favor and greater influence. as much as we don't like it,
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As much as we don't like it, the people that do us wrong,
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The people that do us wrong, the bad breaks, the
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The bad breaks, the betrayals, the
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Betrayals, the disappointments, they are
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Disappointments, they are all a part of god's plan.
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All a part of god's plan. god is not only ordering
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God is not only ordering your steps, he's ordering
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Your steps, he's ordering the steps of those you need
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The steps of those you need to fulfill your destiny.
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To fulfill your destiny. we know god ordered jesus'
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We know god ordered jesus' steps, but he also ordered
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Steps, but he also ordered judas' steps.
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Judas' steps. without judas betraying
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Without judas betraying jesus, we wouldn't have
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Jesus, we wouldn't have salvation.
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Salvation. without goliath coming
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Without goliath coming against david, david would
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Against david, david would have never taken the throne.
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Have never taken the throne. without my father going to
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Without my father going to be with the lord, something
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Be with the lord, something that i didn't like, i would
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That i didn't like, i would have never stepped up to
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Have never stepped up to pastor the church.
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Pastor the church. when things run out in your
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When things run out in your life, instead of
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Life, instead of complaining, being bitter,
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Complaining, being bitter, keep the right perspective.
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Keep the right perspective. it had to run out so you can
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It had to run out so you can see the best wine, so you
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See the best wine, so you can step up to who you were
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Can step up to who you were created to be.
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Created to be. my friend stayed on the high
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My friend stayed on the high road.
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Road. the whole time his
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The whole time his supervisor was trying to
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Supervisor was trying to make him look bad, engage
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Make him look bad, engage him in conflict, he wouldn't
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Him in conflict, he wouldn't take the bait.
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Take the bait. he moved someone into his
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He moved someone into his office without asking him,
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Office without asking him, my friend didn't say a word.
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My friend didn't say a word. he left resumes on my
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He left resumes on my friend's desk, for his same
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Friend's desk, for his same position, trying to
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Position, trying to intimidate him, my friend
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Intimidate him, my friend ignored it.
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Ignored it. when he was fired, he
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When he was fired, he wouldn't talk to the press.
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Wouldn't talk to the press. he didn't make the man look
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He didn't make the man look bad.
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Bad. he let god fight his
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He let god fight his battles.
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Battles. he knew god was his
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He knew god was his vindicator.
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Vindicator. he sent me a list of
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He sent me a list of declarations he made every
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Declarations he made every day.
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Day. "no weapon formed against me
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"no weapon formed against me will prosper.
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Will prosper. i will look in triumph at
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I will look in triumph at those that have hated me.
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Those that have hated me. what was meant for harm, god
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What was meant for harm, god is turning to my advantage."
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Is turning to my advantage." what you're doing in the
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What you're doing in the running out seasons, is very
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Running out seasons, is very important.
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Important. if you go around bitter,
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If you go around bitter, discouraged, trying to get
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Discouraged, trying to get even.
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Even. that's going to keep you
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That's going to keep you where you are.
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Where you are. about six months after he
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About six months after he was fired, he received a
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Was fired, he received a phone call from the nfl
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Phone call from the nfl offering him a position,
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Offering him a position, doing the same thing, not
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Doing the same thing, not for one team, but for
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For one team, but for multiple teams, over a whole
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Multiple teams, over a whole region.
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Region. now the nfl, the biggest
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Now the nfl, the biggest sports league in the world,
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Sports league in the world, is behind him.
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Is behind him. he has incredible influence
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He has incredible influence and favor.
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And favor. this would have never
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This would have never happened if the old wine had
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Happened if the old wine had not run out.
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Not run out. when doors close, when
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When doors close, when things slow down, when
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Things slow down, when people turn on you, stay in
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People turn on you, stay in peace.
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Peace. god knows what he's doing.
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God knows what he's doing. you're coming to an end, not
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You're coming to an end, not because it's over, but
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Because it's over, but because the best is next.
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Because the best is next. favor that you haven't seen,
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Favor that you haven't seen, opportunity that you didn't
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Opportunity that you didn't expect, increase, strength,
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Expect, increase, strength, creativity, good health,
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Creativity, good health, more than you've imagined.
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More than you've imagined. when the wine ran out at the
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When the wine ran out at the wedding, jesus asked them to
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Wedding, jesus asked them to fill the pots with water.
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Fill the pots with water. that seemed odd.
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That seemed odd. they needed wine not water.
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They needed wine not water. sometimes god will ask you
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Sometimes god will ask you to do things you don't
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To do things you don't understand.
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Understand. he has the best wine ready;
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He has the best wine ready; he has something that you
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He has something that you haven't seen, but it's
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Haven't seen, but it's dependent on your obedience.
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Dependent on your obedience. will you do what he's asking
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Will you do what he's asking you to do?
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You to do? it may be to forgive someone
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It may be to forgive someone that did you wrong.
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That did you wrong. that doesn't make sense.
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That doesn't make sense. they hurt you.
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They hurt you. you have a right to be
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You have a right to be bitter.
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Bitter. that will keep you from the
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That will keep you from the best wine.
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Best wine. it may be to step out in
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It may be to step out in faith when you don't feel
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Faith when you don't feel qualified, to teach the
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Qualified, to teach the class, to start the
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Class, to start the business, to mentor that
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Business, to mentor that young person.
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Young person. or maybe like my friend,
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Or maybe like my friend, it's to keep a good attitude
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It's to keep a good attitude when you're not being
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When you're not being treated right.
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Treated right. to stay on the high road, to
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To stay on the high road, to let god fight your battles.
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Let god fight your battles. it's easy to try to pay
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It's easy to try to pay people back, make them look
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People back, make them look bad, do to them what they're
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Bad, do to them what they're doing to you.
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Doing to you. trust god to be your
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Trust god to be your vindicator.
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Vindicator. he can vindicate you better
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He can vindicate you better than you can vindicate
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Than you can vindicate yourself.
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Yourself. this man that was so against
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This man that was so against my friend, so dishonest, not
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My friend, so dishonest, not long ago he was fired by the
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Long ago he was fired by the team in a very public way.
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Team in a very public way. everything he had been
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Everything he had been doing, the schemes, the
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Doing, the schemes, the backbiting, the jealousy,
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Backbiting, the jealousy, that all came to light.
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That all came to light. now he's out and my friend
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Now he's out and my friend is in, not in the same
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Is in, not in the same position but in something
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Position but in something much better.
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Much better. there was a widow in the old
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There was a widow in the old testament, her husband had
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Testament, her husband had died.
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Died. now she was living alone
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Now she was living alone with her son.
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With her son. they did fine for a while,
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They did fine for a while, going along, no problems,
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Going along, no problems, then a drought came.
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Then a drought came. their crops dried up; their
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Their crops dried up; their income went down.
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Income went down. she used the funds her
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She used the funds her husband had left, now those
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Husband had left, now those funds had run out.
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Funds had run out. it was a perfect storm.
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It was a perfect storm. she had no income, no
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She had no income, no savings, no food, no
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Savings, no food, no groceries.
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Groceries. everything came to an end.
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Everything came to an end. she was preparing her last
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She was preparing her last meal.
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Meal. she and her son were going
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She and her son were going to eat it, they had already
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To eat it, they had already accepted the fact that this
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Accepted the fact that this would be it.
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Would be it. the prophet elijah saw her
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The prophet elijah saw her out picking up sticks to
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Out picking up sticks to make a fire.
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Make a fire. he said, "do me a favor, i'm
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He said, "do me a favor, i'm hungry, will you make me
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Hungry, will you make me something to eat?"
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Something to eat?" i'm sure she thought,
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I'm sure she thought, "you've got to be kidding."
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"you've got to be kidding." she said, "elijah, i promise
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She said, "elijah, i promise you all i have is a little
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You all i have is a little flour, a little oil, we've
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Flour, a little oil, we've exhausted all of our
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Exhausted all of our resources, we just have just
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Resources, we just have just enough for my son and
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Enough for my son and myself.
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Myself. once i cook this, we're
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Once i cook this, we're done."
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Done." elijah asked her to do
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Elijah asked her to do something that seemed
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Something that seemed selfish.
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Selfish. he said, "go ahead and make
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He said, "go ahead and make that last meal but make me a
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That last meal but make me a little loaf of bread first."
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Little loaf of bread first." she could have thought,
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She could have thought, "we're about to starve to
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"we're about to starve to death and you want me to
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Death and you want me to feed you before i feed
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Feed you before i feed myself and my son?
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Myself and my son? i'm not going to do that."
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I'm not going to do that." instead, she took a step of
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Instead, she took a step of faith and cooked him a meal
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Faith and cooked him a meal first.
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First. elijah ate that meal and
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Elijah ate that meal and said, "the lord god of
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Said, "the lord god of israel says, there will
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Israel says, there will always be plenty of flour
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Always be plenty of flour and plenty of oil in your
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And plenty of oil in your cabinets, until the time the
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Cabinets, until the time the lord sends rain and the
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Lord sends rain and the crops began to produce
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Crops began to produce again."
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Again." from that day forward, week
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From that day forward, week after week, month after
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After week, month after month, for three and a half
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Month, for three and a half years, the oil never ran
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Years, the oil never ran out, the flour container was
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Out, the flour container was never empty.
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Never empty. she had supernatural
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She had supernatural provision.
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Provision. she went from running out,
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She went from running out, to running over.
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To running over. the running out is a sign
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The running out is a sign that running over is coming.
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That running over is coming. you may feel like you're
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You may feel like you're running out of strength
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Running out of strength today, you're weary from
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Today, you're weary from everything that's going on.
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Everything that's going on. get ready, running over
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Get ready, running over strength is coming.
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Strength is coming. strength that you've never
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Strength that you've never felt, energy like you've
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Felt, energy like you've never seen.
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Never seen. you're running out of
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You're running out of resources; business has
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Resources; business has slowed down.
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Slowed down. get ready, running over
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Get ready, running over resources are headed your
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Resources are headed your way.
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Way. you're running out of favor,
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You're running out of favor, not getting any good breaks,
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Not getting any good breaks, stuck in your career,
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Stuck in your career, because you honor god,
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Because you honor god, running over favor is
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Running over favor is coming, running over
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Coming, running over blessing, running over
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Blessing, running over opportunities.
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Opportunities. that means you have so many
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That means you have so many opportunities you can't take
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Opportunities you can't take them all.
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Them all. you have to choose which
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You have to choose which ones you want.
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Ones you want. elijah said, "make me a meal
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Elijah said, "make me a meal first."
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First." god is saying, "keep me
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God is saying, "keep me first place in your life."
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First place in your life." when you wake up in the
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When you wake up in the morning, don't meet with
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Morning, don't meet with anyone until you first meet
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Anyone until you first meet with god.
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With god. take time to thank him for
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Take time to thank him for the day, thank him for who
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The day, thank him for who he is, thank him that he's
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He is, thank him that he's the giver of all good
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The giver of all good things, your protector, your
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Things, your protector, your provider, your healer, your
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Provider, your healer, your way maker.
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Way maker. all through day, under your
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All through day, under your breath, you can talk to god,
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Breath, you can talk to god, "lord, thank you for
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"lord, thank you for watching over my children;
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Watching over my children; lord, help me to do good at
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Lord, help me to do good at work today; lord, thank you
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Work today; lord, thank you for giving me wisdom."
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For giving me wisdom." the scripture says, "if
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The scripture says, "if you'll acknowledge god in
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You'll acknowledge god in all your ways, he'll crown
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All your ways, he'll crown your efforts with success."
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Your efforts with success." every time god asks you to
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Every time god asks you to do a hard thing, that means
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Do a hard thing, that means there's a big blessing
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There's a big blessing coming.
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Coming. it was a sacrifice for this
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It was a sacrifice for this lady to make elijah a meal
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Lady to make elijah a meal first.
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First. it took trust, courage,
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It took trust, courage, faith.
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Faith. it wasn't easy for the
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It wasn't easy for the workers to go fill the water
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Workers to go fill the water pots with water.
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Pots with water. thoughts were telling them,
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Thoughts were telling them, "you're wasting your time."
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"you're wasting your time." they had to fight off doubt,
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They had to fight off doubt, fight off negative thoughts.
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Fight off negative thoughts. but when you choose to obey,
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But when you choose to obey, when you do the right thing
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When you do the right thing when it's hard, you're
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When it's hard, you're setting yourself up for god
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Setting yourself up for god to show out in your life, to
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To show out in your life, to see supernatural favor,
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See supernatural favor, supernatural healing,
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Supernatural healing, supernatural provision.
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Supernatural provision. can i tell you?
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Can i tell you? you haven't seen your best
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You haven't seen your best days.
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Days. you may feel stuck, doors
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You may feel stuck, doors have closed, the wine has
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Have closed, the wine has run out.
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Run out. that all happened for a
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That all happened for a reason.
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Reason. it had to run out so you
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It had to run out so you could see the best wine.
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Could see the best wine. the best part of your life
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The best part of your life is not behind you, the best
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Is not behind you, the best part of your life is the
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Part of your life is the next part of your life.
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Next part of your life. you haven't seen heard or
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You haven't seen heard or imagined what god has in
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Imagined what god has in store.
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Store. you wouldn't be discouraged
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You wouldn't be discouraged over that door that closed,
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Over that door that closed, if you knew what god was
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If you knew what god was about to open.
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About to open. you wouldn't be stressed
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You wouldn't be stressed over that deal that fell
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Over that deal that fell through, if you knew your
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Through, if you knew your compaq center was up ahead.
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Compaq center was up ahead. you would put god first
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You would put god first place with no problem, you
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Place with no problem, you would make that prophet a
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Would make that prophet a meal, you would obey, if you
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Meal, you would obey, if you knew supernatural provision
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Knew supernatural provision is coming.
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Is coming. sometimes we think that
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Sometimes we think that we're running out of time.
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We're running out of time. "it's too late to accomplish
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"it's too late to accomplish my dream, i missed my
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My dream, i missed my chance, joel, i made too
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Chance, joel, i made too many mistakes, i'm too old."
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Many mistakes, i'm too old." that's the way caleb
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That's the way caleb probably felt.
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Probably felt. he was one of the spies that
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He was one of the spies that came back from the promised
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Came back from the promised land and told moses that
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Land and told moses that they were well able to take
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They were well able to take the land, that they should
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The land, that they should go in at once.
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Go in at once. but the negative report from
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But the negative report from the other ten spies caused
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The other ten spies caused everyone to get discouraged,
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Everyone to get discouraged, they turned around and went
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They turned around and went back into the desert.
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Back into the desert. caleb was forty years old at
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Caleb was forty years old at the time.
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The time. for forty years, he wandered
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For forty years, he wandered in the desert.
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In the desert. the interesting thing is it
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The interesting thing is it wasn't his fault.
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Wasn't his fault. he had faith, he was
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He had faith, he was courageous, he was obedient.
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Courageous, he was obedient. it looked like other people
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It looked like other people stopped his dream.
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Stopped his dream. their negative report kept
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Their negative report kept him from his destiny.
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Him from his destiny. the good news is what god
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The good news is what god started he's going to
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Started he's going to finish.
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Finish. what he promised, he's going
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What he promised, he's going to bring to pass.
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To bring to pass. at eighty-five years old,
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At eighty-five years old, god said, "caleb, i haven't
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God said, "caleb, i haven't forgotten about you.
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Forgotten about you. i said you'd go into the
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I said you'd go into the promised land, you're still
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Promised land, you're still going to go in."
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Going to go in." there were three giants
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There were three giants living on that land.
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Living on that land. caleb could have said, "god
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Caleb could have said, "god give me another place, those
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Give me another place, those people are too big.
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People are too big. i'm too old now."
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I'm too old now." no don't settle for a
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No don't settle for a watered-down version of your
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Watered-down version of your dream.
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Dream. at eighty-five, caleb said,
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At eighty-five, caleb said, "god, i still want that
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"god, i still want that mountain."
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Mountain." he went out and defeated
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He went out and defeated those giants and made it
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Those giants and made it into the promised land.
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Into the promised land. it's not too late for you to
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It's not too late for you to become all you were created
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Become all you were created to be.
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To be. god has not forgotten about
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God has not forgotten about the dreams he put in your
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The dreams he put in your heart.
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Heart. you're not running out of
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You're not running out of time; you're running into
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Time; you're running into time.
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Time. god is ordering your steps.
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God is ordering your steps. opportunities that didn't
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Opportunities that didn't happen years earlier, you
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Happen years earlier, you didn't miss it, it wasn't
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Didn't miss it, it wasn't the right time.
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The right time. the door had to close, the
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The door had to close, the people had to be against
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People had to be against you, the business had to not
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You, the business had to not make it.
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Make it. it was all setting you up
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It was all setting you up for the best wine.
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For the best wine. god saves the best for next.
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God saves the best for next. i believe and declare you're
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I believe and declare you're about to come in to some
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About to come in to some best, best opportunity, best
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Best, best opportunity, best relationship, best health,
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Relationship, best health, best resources.
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Best resources. like that widow woman,
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Like that widow woman, because you keep god first
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Because you keep god first place, you're going to go
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Place, you're going to go from running out, to running
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From running out, to running over, from not enough to
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Over, from not enough to more than enough.
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More than enough. your latter days will be
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Your latter days will be better than your former
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Better than your former days.
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Days. get ready, the best is next,
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Get ready, the best is next, in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen?
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It's a new year.
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It's a new year. time to see the impossible
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Time to see the impossible become possible.
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Become possible. it's a new year.
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It's a new year. life's setbacks are about
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Life's setbacks are about to become god's setups
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To become god's setups for new opportunity.
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For new opportunity. it's a new year.
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It's a new year. cherished dreams
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Cherished dreams will become unexpected reality.
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Will become unexpected reality. the start of the new year
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The start of the new year is the perfect time
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Is the perfect time to reset your focus,
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To reset your focus, release disappointments
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Release disappointments of the past,
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Of the past, and get ready for
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And get ready for the new things
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The new things god has in store.
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Every january,
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Every january, we create
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We create a new 365-day
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A new 365-day devotional calendar.
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Devotional calendar. i'd love to send it to you.
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I'd love to send it to you. each day is filled
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Each day is filled with inspiration,
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With inspiration, scripture, and uplifting
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Scripture, and uplifting declarations
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Declarations to fuel your faith.
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To fuel your faith. when you begin the day thanking
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When you begin the day thanking god for what he's done,
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God for what he's done, speaking victory
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Speaking victory over your future,
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Over your future, you're positioning yourself
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You're positioning yourself for a blessed,
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For a blessed, favor-filled year.
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Favor-filled year. amazing things happen
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Amazing things happen when you keep god first place.
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When you keep god first place. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this first month of the year,
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This first month of the year, we would like to send you
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A copy
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Aof our brand new 365-day, 2026
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Aof our brand new 365-day, 2026 devotional calendar.
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Devotional calendar. do you want to overcome
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Do you want to overcome your most pressing
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Your most pressing challenges in 2026?
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Challenges in 2026? do you want to see your life
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Do you want to see your life take off in new directions
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Take off in new directions of influence,
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Of influence, favor and provision
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Favor and provision in the year ahead?
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In the year ahead? with this daily encouragement,
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With this daily encouragement, you'll not only smile
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You'll not only smile at your day,
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At your day, you'll be reminded
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You'll be reminded that god is smiling
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That god is smiling on your entire life.
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On your entire life. each day
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Each day will be a fresh new day.
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Will be a fresh new day. turn discouragement
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Turn discouragement to encouragement.
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To encouragement. frustration to fulfillment.
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Frustration to fulfillment. anxiety to overcoming.
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Anxiety to overcoming. using this devotional calendar
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Using this devotional calendar is as easy as one, two, three.
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Is as easy as one, two, three. one: wake up with an expectancy
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One: wake up with an expectancy in your heart.
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In your heart. two: reflect
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Two: reflect on the daily scripture verse
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On the daily scripture verse and devotional from joel.
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And devotional from joel. three:
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Three: capture the lord's
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Capture the lord's promises to you
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Promises to you on journaling lines
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On journaling lines for writing and reflection.
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For writing and reflection. 2026 is going to be
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2026 is going to be one of your best years ever.
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One of your best years ever. we're going to help you
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We're going to help you stay in faith
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So you can see
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The goodness of god
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The goodness of god in new ways.
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In new ways. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day
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You and your family every day and we want to
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And we want to thank you for your prayer
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Thank you for your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity is impacting
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Your generosity is impacting lives around the world.
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Lives around the world. a special
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A special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online live
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Online live every sunday morning.
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Every sunday morning. download our daily podcast,
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Download our daily podcast, watch on youtube
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Watch on youtube or the new joel osteen network
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Or the new joel osteen network 24 hours a day.
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24 hours a day. of course,
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Of course, listen live on sirius
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Listen live on sirius xm as well.
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Xm as well. but until we meet again,
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But until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. request your copy of the 2026
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Request your copy of the 2026 devotional calendar today
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Devotional calendar today with your gift of any amount.
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With your gift of any amount. also, no matter what season
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Also, no matter what season you're in,
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You're in, god wants to speak into each
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God wants to speak into each and every moment.
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And every moment. god's word for
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God's word for every season is a guided
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Every season is a guided journal series
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Journal series designed to help you slow down,
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Designed to help you slow down, write out
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Write out scripture, and reflect
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Scripture, and reflect on its truth,
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On its truth, one verse at a time.
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One verse at a time. as you engage with his word,
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As you engage with his word, you'll discover fresh strength,
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You'll discover fresh strength, deeper peace,
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Deeper peace, and timely encouragement
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And timely encouragement for every step of your journey.
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Joel Osteen - The Best Is Next

January 14, 2026 | 27:29

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