Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - The Blessing and The Burden

August 14, 2025 | S25 E226 | 30:0

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - The Blessing and The Burden | August 14, 2025

>> joel osteen: god bless you
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>> joel osteen: god bless you and welcome.
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And welcome. thanks for letting us come
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Thanks for letting us come into your homes.
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Into your homes. and if you're ever in this
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And if you're ever in this area, please stop by and be a
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Area, please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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Part of one of our services. i promise you we'll make you
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home, but
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Feel right at home, but thanks so much for tuning in.
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Thanks so much for tuning in. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. and i heard about this
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And i heard about this husband and wife, they'd been
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Husband and wife, they'd been arguing.
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Arguing. now, they were giving each
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Now, they were giving each other the silent treatment.
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Other the silent treatment. the man had to get up early
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The man had to get up early the next day and catch a
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The next day and catch a flight, and he needed his
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Flight, and he needed his wife to wake him up.
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Wife to wake him up. not wanting to break the
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Not wanting to break the silence, he left a note on
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Silence, he left a note on her bed that said, "please
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Her bed that said, "please wake me up at 5 am."
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Wake me up at 5 am." the next day, he got up at 8
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The next day, he got up at 8 o'clock, missed his flight.
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O'clock, missed his flight. he was so upset and thought,
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He was so upset and thought, "i'm going to go and find out
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"i'm going to go and find out why she didn't wake me up."
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Why she didn't wake me up." there was a note on his side
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There was a note on his side of the bed, it said, "wake
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Of the bed, it said, "wake up, it's five."
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Up, it's five." hold up your bible, say it
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Hold up your bible, say it like you mean it.
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Like you mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can
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I can do what it says i can do.
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Do. today, i will be taught the
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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Word of god. i boldly confess my mind is
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I boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive.
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Alert, my heart is receptive. i will never be the same, in
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I will never be the same, in jesus' name.
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Jesus' name. god bless you.
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I want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about the blessing and the
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About the blessing and the burden.
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Burden. we all love when a dream
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We all love when a dream comes to pass.
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Comes to pass. we get the promotion, we move
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We get the promotion, we move into the new house, we meet
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Into the new house, we meet the right person.
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The right person. we know that's the favor of
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We know that's the favor of god.
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God. but with every blessing comes
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But with every blessing comes a burden.
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A burden. life is full of
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Life is full of contradictions.
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Contradictions. it's a blessing to move into
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It's a blessing to move into that bigger house.
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That bigger house. it's a burden to have more to
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It's a burden to have more to clean.
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Clean. it's a blessing to have that
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It's a blessing to have that baby.
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Baby. it's a burden to get up in
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It's a burden to get up in the middle of the night.
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The middle of the night. it's a blessing to marry that
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It's a blessing to marry that beautiful girl.
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Beautiful girl. it's a burden to not have any
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It's a burden to not have any more money.
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More money. god blessed me with a large
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God blessed me with a large ministry, with opportunity,
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Ministry, with opportunity, with influence.
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With influence. but with this big blessing
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But with this big blessing came big burdens: more
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Came big burdens: more critics, more opposition,
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Critics, more opposition, more funds to raise, more
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More funds to raise, more responsibility.
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Responsibility. the mistake we make is we
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The mistake we make is we want the blessing without the
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Want the blessing without the burden.
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Burden. that's not reality.
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That's not reality. they come as a package.
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They come as a package. the key is to learnt to enjoy
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The key is to learnt to enjoy the blessing while the burden
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The blessing while the burden is still there.
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Is still there. some burdens are not going to
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Some burdens are not going to go away.
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Go away. not being negative, but
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Not being negative, but you'll never get to a place
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You'll never get to a place where you're problem-free.
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Where you're problem-free. nobody's talking about you,
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Nobody's talking about you, no conflict, no traffic, no
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No conflict, no traffic, no bills.
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Bills. if you're always trying to
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If you're always trying to pray away the burdens, you'll
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Pray away the burdens, you'll be frustrated.
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Be frustrated. god wouldn't have given you
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God wouldn't have given you the blessing if you couldn't
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The blessing if you couldn't handle the burden.
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Handle the burden. it all boils down to what are
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It all boils down to what are we focusing on.
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We focusing on. "well, joel, when my baby
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"well, joel, when my baby gets out of diapers, when
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Gets out of diapers, when they're not so much work,
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They're not so much work, then i'll be happy again."
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Then i'll be happy again." that child is a gift from
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That child is a gift from god.
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God. some people would give
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Some people would give anything to have a baby like
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Anything to have a baby like yours.
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Yours. don't stay focused on the
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Don't stay focused on the burden and miss the blessing.
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Burden and miss the blessing. "well, when these people stop
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"well, when these people stop talking about me, then i
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Talking about me, then i won't be upset."
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Won't be upset." the reason they're talking
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The reason they're talking about you is because you're
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About you is because you're making a difference.
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Making a difference. god has blessed you with
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God has blessed you with influence.
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Influence. with that blessing comes
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With that blessing comes opposition.
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Opposition. it's a part of the package.
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It's a part of the package. don't be frustrated by it.
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Don't be frustrated by it. "if i didn't have to deal
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"if i didn't have to deal with these coworkers, take
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With these coworkers, take all my time and energy, then
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All my time and energy, then i wouldn't be stressed out."
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I wouldn't be stressed out." you prayed for a promotion.
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You prayed for a promotion. god answered your prayer,
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God answered your prayer, gave you a management
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Gave you a management position.
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Position. don't pray for a bigger
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Don't pray for a bigger blessing if you're going to
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Blessing if you're going to complain about a bigger
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Complain about a bigger burden.
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Burden. the problem is you're focused
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The problem is you're focused on the burden.
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On the burden. you need to change your
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You need to change your perspective, start looking
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Perspective, start looking for what's right, seeing
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For what's right, seeing what's good.
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What's good. you have the grace to be
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You have the grace to be where you are with a good
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Where you are with a good attitude.
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Attitude. not sour, discouraged, "why
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Not sour, discouraged, "why is this taking so long?"
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Is this taking so long?" no, enjoy where you are on
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No, enjoy where you are on the way to where you're
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The way to where you're going.
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Going. life is a journey.
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Life is a journey. after you accomplish this
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After you accomplish this goal, there will be another
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Goal, there will be another mountain to climb, another
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Mountain to climb, another set of burdens to deal with.
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Set of burdens to deal with. don't get so caught up in
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Don't get so caught up in where you're going that you
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Where you're going that you miss the beauty of this
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Miss the beauty of this moment.
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Moment. enjoy the season that you're
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Enjoy the season that you're in.
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In. if we're not careful, we
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If we're not careful, we won't enjoy our teens.
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Won't enjoy our teens. we're in a hurry to get out
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We're in a hurry to get out of school.
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Of school. we won't enjoy our 20s.
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We won't enjoy our 20s. we're stressed out trying to
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We're stressed out trying to find a job, trying to meet
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Find a job, trying to meet the right person.
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The right person. we won't enjoy our 30s.
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We won't enjoy our 30s. we're pressured raising these
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We're pressured raising these kids, trying to be good
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Kids, trying to be good parents.
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Parents. we won't enjoy our 40s.
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We won't enjoy our 40s. we're trying to get into
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We're trying to get into management, get that
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Management, get that promotion, make sure we have
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Promotion, make sure we have savings.
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Savings. at some point, you have to
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At some point, you have to put your foot down and say,
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Put your foot down and say, "this is the day the lord has
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"this is the day the lord has made. i'm going to enjoy
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Made. i'm going to enjoy where i am right now. i may
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Where i am right now. i may have a few burdens, but i
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Have a few burdens, but i know it's because i have big
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Know it's because i have big blessings. it's because god
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Blessings. it's because god has been good to me."
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Has been good to me." see, you could be in one of
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See, you could be in one of the best seasons of your life
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The best seasons of your life and not realize it because
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And not realize it because you're focused on what you
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You're focused on what you don't like, on how long it's
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Don't like, on how long it's taking, on somebody that's
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Taking, on somebody that's not doing right.
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Not doing right. instead of enjoying the
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Instead of enjoying the blessing, you're letting the
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Blessing, you're letting the burdens weigh you down.
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Burdens weigh you down. my brother paul was the chief
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My brother paul was the chief of surgery in a hospital in
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Of surgery in a hospital in little rock for many years.
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Little rock for many years. at one point, he and his
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At one point, he and his wife jennifer had three
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Wife jennifer had three children under the age of
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Children under the age of six.
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Six. and paul was working 80 hours
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And paul was working 80 hours a week at the hospital, and
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A week at the hospital, and then he'd come home and have
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Then he'd come home and have babies to deal with, diapers
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Babies to deal with, diapers to change and kids waking up
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To change and kids waking up in the middle of the night.
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In the middle of the night. he was very stressed out.
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He was very stressed out. and one day, an elderly
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And one day, an elderly patient that he had known for
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Patient that he had known for many years came in for a
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Many years came in for a check-up.
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Check-up. and she had recently lost her
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And she had recently lost her husband of over 50 years.
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Husband of over 50 years. paul was in a hurry that
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Paul was in a hurry that day, as usual, running late
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Day, as usual, running late to the next appointment.
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To the next appointment. he rushed through her exam,
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He rushed through her exam, trying to make up for lost
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Trying to make up for lost time.
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Time. just as he was about to
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Just as he was about to leave, she asked if she could
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Leave, she asked if she could speak to him for a moment.
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Speak to him for a moment. he thought it was going to be
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He thought it was going to be a medical question, some big
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A medical question, some big health issue.
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Health issue. but she said, "dr.
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But she said, "dr. paul, i just want to know,
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Paul, i just want to know, how are you doing?"
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How are you doing?" paul was kind of taken
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Paul was kind of taken aback, and he apologized for
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Aback, and he apologized for being in such a hurry, and
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Being in such a hurry, and explained how things were
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Explained how things were very hectic at home with the
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Very hectic at home with the little babies, and how he'd
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Little babies, and how he'd been swamped at the office.
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Been swamped at the office. he said, "i'm just a little
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He said, "i'm just a little frustrated right now. it's a
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Frustrated right now. it's a very difficult season. i wish
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Very difficult season. i wish i had more time. i can't wait
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I had more time. i can't wait to get through it."
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To get through it." he knew she had lost her
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He knew she had lost her husband.
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Husband. and being polite, he asked
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And being polite, he asked her how she was doing and if
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Her how she was doing and if there was anything she wished
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There was anything she wished for.
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For. her eyes lit up, she said,
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Her eyes lit up, she said, "oh, dr. paul, i'd give
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"oh, dr. paul, i'd give anything to be where you are
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Anything to be where you are as a young parent. i'd give
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As a young parent. i'd give anything to hear the
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Anything to hear the pitter-patter of my children
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Pitter-patter of my children running through the house
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Running through the house again. i'd love to be able to
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Again. i'd love to be able to change a diaper, to rock them
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Change a diaper, to rock them back to sleep. how i long for
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Back to sleep. how i long for those days."
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Those days." she looked paul in the eyes
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She looked paul in the eyes and said, "one day, you're
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And said, "one day, you're going to miss the very thing
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Going to miss the very thing you're trying to hurry
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You're trying to hurry through."
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Through." and paul left that day with a
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And paul left that day with a new perspective.
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New perspective. he couldn't wait to get home
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He couldn't wait to get home to change a diaper.
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To change a diaper. he looked forward to getting
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He looked forward to getting up in the middle of the night
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Up in the middle of the night and rocking his children back
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And rocking his children back to sleep.
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To sleep. are you trying to hurry
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Are you trying to hurry through a season, focused on
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Through a season, focused on what you don't like, upset,
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What you don't like, upset, frustrated?
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Frustrated? there's a blessing in that
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There's a blessing in that season.
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Season. god wouldn't have you there
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God wouldn't have you there if there wasn't something
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If there wasn't something good.
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Good. if you would do like paul and
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If you would do like paul and change your perspective,
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Change your perspective, instead of focusing on the
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Instead of focusing on the burdens, start focusing on
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Burdens, start focusing on the blessing, then you'll
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The blessing, then you'll enjoy your life and not just
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Endure it.
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Endure it. i heard about this college
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I heard about this college student, she wrote her
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Student, she wrote her parents a letter.
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Parents a letter. it said, "dear mom and dad,
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It said, "dear mom and dad, there was a riot on campus.
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There was a riot on campus. and from the smoke i inhaled,
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And from the smoke i inhaled, i developed a
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I developed a life-threatening lung
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Life-threatening lung disease. and at the hospital,
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Disease. and at the hospital, i met a parking lot
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I met a parking lot attendant, and we fell in
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Attendant, and we fell in love. our baby is on the way.
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Love. our baby is on the way. and after one month, when he
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And after one month, when he gets off of probation, i'm
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Gets off of probation, i'm going to drop out of college,
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Going to drop out of college, we're going to move to
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We're going to move to alaska, and get married.
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Alaska, and get married. signed, your loving
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Signed, your loving daughter."
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Daughter." at the bottom, there was a
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At the bottom, there was a ps.
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Ps. it said, "none of this is
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It said, "none of this is true, but i did fail
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True, but i did fail chemistry."
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Chemistry." she wanted to make sure her
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She wanted to make sure her parents had the right
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Parents had the right perspective.
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Perspective. could it be the things that
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Could it be the things that are bothering you, stealing
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Are bothering you, stealing your joy, in the big picture
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Your joy, in the big picture it's not as bad as you think?
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It's not as bad as you think? you've magnified it, made it
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You've magnified it, made it bigger than it really is?
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Bigger than it really is? you need to shift your focus
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You need to shift your focus from the burdens to the
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From the burdens to the blessing, from what you don't
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Blessing, from what you don't have to what you do have,
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Have to what you do have, from what's wrong in your
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From what's wrong in your life to what's right in your
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Life to what's right in your life.
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Life. maybe you're at a challenging
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Maybe you're at a challenging time at work.
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Time at work. instead of complaining,
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Instead of complaining, focusing on the burden, the
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Focusing on the burden, the right attitude is, "lord, i'm
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Right attitude is, "lord, i'm grateful to have this job.
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Grateful to have this job. i know people that are
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I know people that are unemployed. father, thank you
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Unemployed. father, thank you for blessing me with this
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For blessing me with this opportunity."
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Opportunity." instead of complaining about
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Instead of complaining about your spouse, focusing on what
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Your spouse, focusing on what you don't like, "lord, thank
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You don't like, "lord, thank you for blessing me with my
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You for blessing me with my spouse. they're not perfect,
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Spouse. they're not perfect, they have some flaws, so do
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They have some flaws, so do i. but lord, i'm grateful
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I. but lord, i'm grateful that i have somebody in my
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That i have somebody in my life to love."
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Life to love." if you stay focused on the
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If you stay focused on the burdens, on what you don't
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Burdens, on what you don't like, over time, it's going
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Like, over time, it's going to sour your relationship.
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To sour your relationship. a mature person knows how to
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A mature person knows how to enjoy the blessing while the
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Enjoy the blessing while the burden is still there.
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Burden is still there. don't put your life on hold
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Don't put your life on hold waiting for everything to be
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Waiting for everything to be perfect, then you're going to
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Perfect, then you're going to be happy, then you're going
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Be happy, then you're going to start being your best.
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To start being your best. the way to pass the test is
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The way to pass the test is to be your best right where
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To be your best right where you are, in the midst of the
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You are, in the midst of the difficult, when you're not
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Difficult, when you're not being treated right, when the
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Being treated right, when the medical report wasn't good.
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Medical report wasn't good. friends, life is flying by.
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Friends, life is flying by. we have no guarantee that
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We have no guarantee that we're going to be here
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We're going to be here tomorrow.
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Tomorrow. make the most of this day.
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Make the most of this day. there will always be
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There will always be something to deal with,
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Something to deal with, something to worry about:
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Something to worry about: people, traffic, opposition,
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People, traffic, opposition, health issues.
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Health issues. if you stay focused on your
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If you stay focused on your burdens, you won't enjoy your
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Burdens, you won't enjoy your blessings.
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Blessings. in the book of luke, an angel
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In the book of luke, an angel appeared to a young lady
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Appeared to a young lady named mary.
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Named mary. he said, "mary, you are
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He said, "mary, you are highly favored of god. you're
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Highly favored of god. you're going to have a baby without
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Going to have a baby without knowing a man. he will be the
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Knowing a man. he will be the messiah."
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Messiah." you couldn't get any more
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You couldn't get any more favored.
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Favored. you've just been told you're
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You've just been told you're going to give birth to the
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Going to give birth to the savior of the world.
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Savior of the world. mary was blessed.
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Mary was blessed. but with that blessing came a
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But with that blessing came a burden, a contradiction.
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Burden, a contradiction. she was favored but
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She was favored but misunderstood, favored and
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Misunderstood, favored and controversial, favored but
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Controversial, favored but talked about.
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Talked about. everywhere she went, people
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Everywhere she went, people whispered, "there's that
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Whispered, "there's that young lady. she says she's
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Young lady. she says she's having a baby without a man.
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Having a baby without a man. yeah right, we've heard that
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Yeah right, we've heard that before."
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Before." on one hand, she was excited,
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On one hand, she was excited, couldn't believe it was
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Couldn't believe it was happening.
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Happening. on the other, her life was
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On the other, her life was much more complicated.
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Much more complicated. she had to tell her fiance
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She had to tell her fiance what happened.
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What happened. i can imagine she said,
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I can imagine she said, "joseph, honey, when you have
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"joseph, honey, when you have a moment, we need to talk."
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A moment, we need to talk." he says, "fine, let's talk
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He says, "fine, let's talk right now."
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Right now." and she said, "well, i don't
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And she said, "well, i don't really know how to tell you
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Really know how to tell you this, but somebody stopped by
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This, but somebody stopped by the house the other day, and
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The house the other day, and now i'm pregnant. it's not
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Now i'm pregnant. it's not what you think. it's all
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What you think. it's all good, i'm faithful, but i'm
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Good, i'm faithful, but i'm going to have a baby."
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Going to have a baby." and after she picked joseph
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And after she picked joseph up off the floor, he said,
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Up off the floor, he said, "i'll tell you what. we'll
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"i'll tell you what. we'll just call off the wedding.
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Just call off the wedding. i won't tell anybody. i won't
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I won't tell anybody. i won't embarrass you. let's just go
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Embarrass you. let's just go our separate ways."
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Our separate ways." here's my point.
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Here's my point. you can be favored and have
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You can be favored and have complicated situations,
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Complicated situations, favored but talked about,
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Favored but talked about, favored but frustrated.
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Favored but frustrated. don't let the fact that you
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Don't let the fact that you have difficulties,
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Have difficulties, opposition, things you don't
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Opposition, things you don't understand make you think
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Understand make you think that you don't have god's
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That you don't have god's blessing.
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Blessing. it's just the opposite.
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It's just the opposite. the fact that those things
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The fact that those things are coming against you is a
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Are coming against you is a sign that you are favored,
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Sign that you are favored, you are blessed.
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You are blessed. that's why you have some
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That's why you have some burdens.
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Burdens. it's a part of the package.
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It's a part of the package. now, mary could have stayed
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Now, mary could have stayed focused on the burden and
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Focused on the burden and tried to prove to people that
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Tried to prove to people that she was faithful, tried to
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She was faithful, tried to protect her reputation, live
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Protect her reputation, live stressed out.
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Stressed out. she didn't do that.
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She didn't do that. she accepted the burden as a
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She accepted the burden as a part of god's plan.
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Part of god's plan. she knew with this big burden
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She knew with this big burden comes a big blessing.
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Comes a big blessing. and here's the whole key.
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And here's the whole key. she was okay with it.
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She was okay with it. she didn't get upset.
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She didn't get upset. she didn't live worried.
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She didn't live worried. she stayed in peace, kept
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She stayed in peace, kept doing the right thing,
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Doing the right thing, running her race, and god
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Running her race, and god brought the promise to pass.
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Brought the promise to pass. but mary's life would have
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But mary's life would have been a lot easier if the
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Been a lot easier if the angel had not appeared to
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Angel had not appeared to her.
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Her. she wouldn't have had to deal
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She wouldn't have had to deal with the opposition, the
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With the opposition, the ridicule, the stress.
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Ridicule, the stress. but she would have never
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But she would have never reached the fullness of her
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Reached the fullness of her destiny.
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Destiny. and sometimes, god will ask
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And sometimes, god will ask us to do things that are
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Us to do things that are difficult.
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Difficult. it's much easier to stay in
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It's much easier to stay in our comfort zone and, you
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Our comfort zone and, you know, play it safe.
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Know, play it safe. but god loves you too much to
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But god loves you too much to let you miss your destiny.
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Let you miss your destiny. he's saying today, "you are
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He's saying today, "you are highly favored. i'm going to
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Highly favored. i'm going to take you further than you can
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Take you further than you can imagine. i'm going to open
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Imagine. i'm going to open doors that no man can shut."
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Doors that no man can shut." now, you can handle the
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Now, you can handle the blessing, that's easy.
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Blessing, that's easy. the question is, can you
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The question is, can you handle the burden?
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Handle the burden? will you do like mary and
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Will you do like mary and keep a good attitude, knowing
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Keep a good attitude, knowing that that difficulty is a
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That that difficulty is a part of the package?
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Part of the package? will you keep yourself
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Will you keep yourself encouraged and not be
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Encouraged and not be frustrated by the process?
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Frustrated by the process? what's interesting is mary
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What's interesting is mary never asked to have this
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Never asked to have this baby.
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Baby. she never prayed that she
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She never prayed that she would be the one to carry
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Would be the one to carry jesus.
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Jesus. she was not looking for fame,
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She was not looking for fame, for notoriety.
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For notoriety. she was happy with who she
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She was happy with who she was.
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Was. she was about to get married,
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She was about to get married, making wedding plans, calling
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Making wedding plans, calling her girlfriends.
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Her girlfriends. it was one of the most
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It was one of the most exciting times of her life.
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Exciting times of her life. right in the middle, she was
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Right in the middle, she was interrupted.
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Interrupted. her plans were put on hold.
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Her plans were put on hold. now, she has to tell friends
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Now, she has to tell friends and family member,
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And family member, "something's come up.
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"something's come up. the wedding is off."
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The wedding is off." it went from being a very
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It went from being a very celebratory, exciting time to
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Celebratory, exciting time to being a very stressful,
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Being a very stressful, discouraging time.
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Discouraging time. but you never read where mary
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But you never read where mary complained.
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Complained. she never said, "god, why is
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She never said, "god, why is this happening to me?"
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This happening to me?" at one point, it almost
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At one point, it almost seemed like the burden was
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Seemed like the burden was bigger than the blessing.
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Bigger than the blessing. she's having a baby, but
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She's having a baby, but nobody knows whose the child
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Nobody knows whose the child is.
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Is. they didn't hear the angel.
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They didn't hear the angel. all they know is this young
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All they know is this young girl is supposed to be a
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Girl is supposed to be a virgin, but now she's
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Virgin, but now she's pregnant, she's about to have
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Pregnant, she's about to have a child.
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A child. that said one thing to them:
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That said one thing to them: she's not telling the truth,
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She's not telling the truth, she hasn't been faithful.
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It was a heavy burden to
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It was a heavy burden to carry, having your reputation
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Carry, having your reputation tarnished, having your
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Tarnished, having your wedding called off, having to
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Wedding called off, having to make excuses to family,
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Make excuses to family, friends, your fiance.
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Friends, your fiance. it was embarrassing,
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It was embarrassing, humiliating.
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Humiliating. it would have been different
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It would have been different if mary would have prayed,
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If mary would have prayed, "god, please let me have this
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"god, please let me have this baby," but she didn't do
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Baby," but she didn't do that.
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That. the reason god chose mary is
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The reason god chose mary is because he knew he could
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Because he knew he could trust her.
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Trust her. he knew she would carry that
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He knew she would carry that burden with a good attitude,
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Burden with a good attitude, without complaining, without
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Without complaining, without having a chip on her
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Having a chip on her shoulder.
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Shoulder. as god was searching for who
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As god was searching for who it would be, no doubt he came
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It would be, no doubt he came across other ladies in this
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Across other ladies in this one and this one.
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One and this one. but when he came to mary, he
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But when he came to mary, he said, "there's somebody i can
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Said, "there's somebody i can count on to be uncomfortable
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Count on to be uncomfortable for a season to carry out my
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For a season to carry out my purpose. there's somebody i
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Purpose. there's somebody i can trust to not understand
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Can trust to not understand what i'm doing, to have her
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What i'm doing, to have her plans interrupted, to have
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Plans interrupted, to have her life not make sense
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Her life not make sense temporarily so i can bring
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Temporarily so i can bring about the messiah."
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About the messiah." and we talk a lot about us
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And we talk a lot about us trusting god and believing
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Trusting god and believing that he's in control.
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That he's in control. that's important.
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That's important. but my question today is, can
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But my question today is, can god trust you?
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God trust you? can he count on you to be
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Can he count on you to be uncomfortable for a season,
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Uncomfortable for a season, to go through things you
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To go through things you don't understand, to have it
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Don't understand, to have it take longer than you thought,
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Take longer than you thought, yet, you still have an
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Yet, you still have an attitude of faith, you still
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Attitude of faith, you still have a smile on your face,
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Have a smile on your face, you still come to church,
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You still come to church, you're still good to other
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You're still good to other people?
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People? like job, your attitude is,
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Like job, your attitude is, "though he slay me, yet will
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"though he slay me, yet will i trust him."
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I trust him." and the burdens you have to
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And the burdens you have to carry, the child that's
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Carry, the child that's difficult to raise, the
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Difficult to raise, the trouble at work, when god
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Trouble at work, when god laid out the plan for
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Laid out the plan for mankind, he passed over this
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Mankind, he passed over this one, and another, and
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One, and another, and another.
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Another. when he came to you, he said,
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When he came to you, he said, like mary, "i can trust them.
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Like mary, "i can trust them. i know what they're made of.
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I know what they're made of. they're not weak, they're not
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They're not weak, they're not complainers. they don't try
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Complainers. they don't try to figure everything out.
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To figure everything out. i can count on them to bring
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I can count on them to bring about my purpose."
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About my purpose." and when you face
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And when you face difficulties, the burden
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Difficulties, the burden seems heavy, you didn't ask
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Seems heavy, you didn't ask for it, keep the right
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For it, keep the right perspective.
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Perspective. it's because god can trust
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You.
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You. "well, joel, why am i having
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"well, joel, why am i having to raise this child that's
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To raise this child that's hard? this is not what i had
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Hard? this is not what i had planned in life."
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Planned in life." do you know how many people
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Do you know how many people god passed over before he got
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God passed over before he got to you?
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To you? he chose you because you can
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He chose you because you can handle it.
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Handle it. you're strong, you're
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You're strong, you're tenacious.
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Tenacious. you're filled with can-do
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You're filled with can-do power.
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Power. other people would have given
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Other people would have given up.
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Up. complainers would have gotten
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Complainers would have gotten bitter.
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Bitter. some would have a chip on
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Some would have a chip on their shoulder.
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Their shoulder. but god looked at you and
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But god looked at you and said, "i can count on them."
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Said, "i can count on them." put your shoulders back, hold
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Put your shoulders back, hold your head up high.
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Your head up high. if it was easy, anybody would
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If it was easy, anybody would do it.
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Do it. if you were ordinary, you
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If you were ordinary, you wouldn't have an
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Wouldn't have an extraordinary challenge.
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Extraordinary challenge. if you were average, you
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If you were average, you wouldn't be facing goliath.
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Wouldn't be facing goliath. the reason the burden is so
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The reason the burden is so big is because you are big.
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Big is because you are big. you're a giant killer.
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You're a giant killer. you're a history maker.
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You're a history maker. you are destined to leave
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You are destined to leave your mark on this generation.
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Your mark on this generation. our attitude should be, "god,
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Our attitude should be, "god, you can trust me to stay
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You can trust me to stay faithful when i don't feel
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Faithful when i don't feel like it. you can trust me to
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Like it. you can trust me to do the right thing when the
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Do the right thing when the wrong thing is happening.
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Wrong thing is happening. you can trust me, like paul
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You can trust me, like paul and silas, to sing praises in
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And silas, to sing praises in a midnight hour. you can
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A midnight hour. you can trust me, like esther, to not
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Trust me, like esther, to not compromise even though my
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Compromise even though my life's on the line. you can
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Life's on the line. you can trust me, like david, to face
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Trust me, like david, to face goliath without fear. you can
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Goliath without fear. you can trust me, like abraham and
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Trust me, like abraham and sarah, to believe even when
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Sarah, to believe even when it seems impossible."
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It seems impossible." now, i know today, i'm
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Now, i know today, i'm looking at people that not
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Looking at people that not only trust god, but can i
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Only trust god, but can i tell you god can trust you?
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Tell you god can trust you? he handpicked you, given you
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He handpicked you, given you grace for every season,
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Grace for every season, strength for every battle.
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Strength for every battle. and sometimes, when the
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And sometimes, when the burden seems heavy, you
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Burden seems heavy, you didn't ask for it, it doesn't
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Didn't ask for it, it doesn't seem fair, you have to keep
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Seem fair, you have to keep reminding yourself the reason
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Reminding yourself the reason it's you and not somebody
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It's you and not somebody else is because god can count
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Else is because god can count on you.
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On you. you have what it takes.
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You have what it takes. and i've learned the bigger
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And i've learned the bigger the burden, the bigger the
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The burden, the bigger the blessing.
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Blessing. like mary, people may be
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Like mary, people may be making fun, making light.
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Making fun, making light. but don't worry, your time is
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But don't worry, your time is coming.
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Coming. the baby is en route.
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The baby is en route. the promise is headed your
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The promise is headed your way.
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Way. when you give birth to that
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When you give birth to that promise, you're going to
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Promise, you're going to forget all about the burden.
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Forget all about the burden. the blessing god has coming
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The blessing god has coming your way will far overshadow
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Your way will far overshadow anything that you've been
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Anything that you've been through.
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Through. looking back in my own life
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Looking back in my own life now, 16 years later, having
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Now, 16 years later, having outlasted the critics and
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Outlasted the critics and overcome the opposition, seen
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Overcome the opposition, seen god promote, establish, take
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God promote, establish, take me where i've never dreamed,
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Me where i've never dreamed, i can tell you firsthand it
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I can tell you firsthand it was well worth it.
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Was well worth it. the blessing, the joy, the
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The blessing, the joy, the fulfillment that comes from
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Fulfillment that comes from simply staying faithful,
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Simply staying faithful, enduring hardships, passing
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Enduring hardships, passing the test is more rewarding
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The test is more rewarding than you can imagine.
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Than you can imagine. you'll be able to say, like
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You'll be able to say, like paul, "these light
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Paul, "these light afflictions were for a
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Afflictions were for a moment, but they worked in me
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Moment, but they worked in me an eternal weight of glory."
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An eternal weight of glory." if mary were here today, she
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If mary were here today, she would tell you, "it was a
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Would tell you, "it was a heavy burden to carry the
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Heavy burden to carry the messiah, but it was well
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Messiah, but it was well worth it."
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Worth it." the burdens you're having to
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The burdens you're having to endure, one day, you'll look
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Endure, one day, you'll look back and say, "i wouldn't
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Back and say, "i wouldn't change a thing. i didn't like
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Change a thing. i didn't like it. i was uncomfortable, but
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It. i was uncomfortable, but god used it to propel me into
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God used it to propel me into my destiny. yes, it was a
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My destiny. yes, it was a heavy burden, but it brought
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Heavy burden, but it brought me into a heavy blessing."
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This is what happened with
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This is what happened with david.
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David. he was anointed to be the
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He was anointed to be the next king of israel, chosen
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Next king of israel, chosen by the prophet samuel to lead
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By the prophet samuel to lead god's people.
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God's people. and he went out and defeated
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And he went out and defeated goliath, and overnight became
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Goliath, and overnight became a national hero.
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A national hero. he was highly favored.
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He was highly favored. but with that big blessing
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But with that big blessing came his share of burdens.
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Came his share of burdens. king saul was jealous of him,
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King saul was jealous of him, spent months chasing david
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Spent months chasing david through the desert, trying to
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Through the desert, trying to kill him.
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Kill him. david could have said, "god,
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David could have said, "god, i thought you anointed me to
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I thought you anointed me to be king. you didn't tell me
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Be king. you didn't tell me with this blessing came this
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With this blessing came this burden. you didn't tell me
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Burden. you didn't tell me that, even though i was doing
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That, even though i was doing the right thing, this man
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The right thing, this man that's supposed to be my
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That's supposed to be my friend would make it his life
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Friend would make it his life mission to try to keep me off
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Mission to try to keep me off the throne."
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The throne." that was all a part of god's
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That was all a part of god's plan.
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Plan. god handpicked david because
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God handpicked david because he knew he could trust him.
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He knew he could trust him. other people would have
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Other people would have gotten bitter, discouraged,
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Gotten bitter, discouraged, tried to take revenge.
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Tried to take revenge. not david.
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Not david. he wasn't a complainer.
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He wasn't a complainer. he knew he had grace for
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He knew he had grace for every season.
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Every season. he kept doing the right
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He kept doing the right thing.
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Thing. and at the right time, god
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And at the right time, god took care of saul, and david
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Took care of saul, and david took the throne.
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Took the throne. and it's easy to handle the
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And it's easy to handle the blessing.
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Blessing. we love giving birth to the
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We love giving birth to the dream.
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Dream. we love taking the throne.
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We love taking the throne. but god is looking for people
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But god is looking for people who can not only handle the
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Who can not only handle the blessing, but who can handle
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Blessing, but who can handle the burden, people who won't
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The burden, people who won't give up because they had a
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Give up because they had a bad break, they came down
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Bad break, they came down with an illness, the business
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With an illness, the business didn't make it.
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Didn't make it. you wouldn't have that
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You wouldn't have that opposition if you weren't
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Opposition if you weren't highly favored.
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Highly favored. that saul wouldn't be trying
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That saul wouldn't be trying to stop you if you didn't
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To stop you if you didn't have royalty in your blood.
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Have royalty in your blood. the enemy wouldn't be working
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The enemy wouldn't be working overtime if you weren't about
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Overtime if you weren't about to take the throne.
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To take the throne. don't get discouraged by the
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Don't get discouraged by the burden.
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Burden. keep doing the right thing.
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Keep doing the right thing. the blessing is coming.
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The blessing is coming. the baby is coming.
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The baby is coming. the promise is coming, the
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The promise is coming, the health is coming.
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Health is coming. the victory is on the way.
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The victory is on the way. here's what i'm saying.
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Here's what i'm saying. i know god can trust you with
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I know god can trust you with the blessing.
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The blessing. make sure he can trust you
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Make sure he can trust you with the burden.
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With the burden. paul said this, "a wide door
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Paul said this, "a wide door of opportunity is open to me,
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Of opportunity is open to me, and there are many
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And there are many adversaries."
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Adversaries." with very wide door, there
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With very wide door, there will be plenty of opposition.
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Will be plenty of opposition. instead of being discouraged
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Instead of being discouraged by it, you can be encouraged
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By it, you can be encouraged knowing that that's a sign
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Knowing that that's a sign that new doors are opening,
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That new doors are opening, breakthroughs are headed your
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Breakthroughs are headed your way, favor is in your future.
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Way, favor is in your future. and our attitude should be,
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And our attitude should be, "i am in it to win it. i am
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"i am in it to win it. i am not going to get discouraged
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Not going to get discouraged because it's taking longer
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Because it's taking longer than i thought. i'm not going
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Than i thought. i'm not going to give up because people
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To give up because people have come against me. i'm not
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Have come against me. i'm not going to live frustrated
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Going to live frustrated because i'm disappointed, i'm
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Because i'm disappointed, i'm lonely, i've had some tough
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Lonely, i've had some tough times. no, i know i've been
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Times. no, i know i've been armed with strength for this
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Armed with strength for this battle. i know the forces
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Battle. i know the forces that are for me are greater
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That are for me are greater than the forces that are
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Than the forces that are against me."
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Against me." like mary, you may be
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Like mary, you may be carrying a burden that you
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Carrying a burden that you didn't ask for.
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Didn't ask for. remember, it's because god
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Remember, it's because god can trust you.
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Can trust you. keep the right perspective.
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Keep the right perspective. you are highly favored.
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You are highly favored. your time is coming.
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Your time is coming. the burden you're having to
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The burden you're having to endure is going to pale in
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Endure is going to pale in comparison to the blessing
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Comparison to the blessing god is about to release.
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God is about to release. i believe and declare you're
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I believe and declare you're going to give birth to
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Going to give birth to promises that are going to
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Promises that are going to take you further than you've
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Take you further than you've imagined.
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Imagined. god is going to propel you
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God is going to propel you where you could not go on
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Where you could not go on your own.
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Your own. like david, you're going to
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Like david, you're going to outlast the opposition, take
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Outlast the opposition, take your throne, and become
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Your throne, and become everything god's created you
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Everything god's created you to be.
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To be. in jesus' name, if you
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In jesus' name, if you receive it today, can you say
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Receive it today, can you say amen?
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Amen? well, we never like to close
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Well, we never like to close our broadcast without giving
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Our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make
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You an opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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Jesus the lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins. come into
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Repent of my sins. come into my heart. i make you my lord
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My heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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And savior." friends, if you prayed that
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you
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Simple prayer, we believe you got born again.
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Got born again. get in a good, bible-based
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Get in a good, bible-based church.
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Church. keep god first place.
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Keep god first place. he's going to take you where
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He's going to take you where you've never dreamed.
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It's easy to get stuck
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It's easy to get stuck in life
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In life because of fear
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Because of fear and lack of confidence,
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And lack of confidence, or we've been
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Or we've been through disappointments.
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Through disappointments. but i'm excited
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But i'm excited about victoria's new book,
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About victoria's new book, graced to go.
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Graced to go. it'll help you move past
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It'll help you move past what's holding you back
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What's holding you back and step into new levels
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And step into new levels of your destiny.
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Of your destiny. my heart for this book
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My heart for this book is that you will discover
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Is that you will discover the courage,
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The courage, the gifts, and the faith
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The gifts, and the faith that god has put in you
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That god has put in you so that you can see
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So that you can see your dreams come to pass.
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Your dreams come to pass. it's not too late.
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It's not too late. the obstacles are not too big.
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The obstacles are not too big. the grace of god equips
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The grace of god equips you to go beyond
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You to go beyond your comfort zone
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Your comfort zone and overcome
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And overcome what looks impossible.
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What looks impossible. you are stronger than you think.
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You are stronger than you think. you are not alone.
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You are not alone. you are graced to go.
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You are graced to go. as our way of saying
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As our way of saying thank you
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Thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month, we'll send you
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This month, we'll send you victoria osteen's
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Victoria osteen's brand new book,
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Brand new book, graced to go:
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Graced to go: step into the
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Step into the bigger, bolder life
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Bigger, bolder life that belongs to you.
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That belongs to you. this inspiring resource
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This inspiring resource will help
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Will help you break through
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You break through fear, insecurity,
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Fear, insecurity, or regret
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Or regret and activate the faith
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And activate the faith to move forward.
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To move forward. each chapter will
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Each chapter will stir your spirit,
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Stir your spirit, renew your perspective,
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Renew your perspective, and empower you to live boldly.
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And empower you to live boldly. you don't have to wait
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You don't have to wait for perfect conditions.
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For perfect conditions. god's grace meets you
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God's grace meets you where you are
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Where you are and propels you into a future
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And propels you into a future full of purpose and peace.
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Full of purpose and peace. with an additional gift,
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With an additional gift, we'll send you the
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We'll send you the graced to go bold bundle,
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Graced to go bold bundle, featuring graced to go
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Featuring graced to go by victoria osteen,
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By victoria osteen, and pray bold
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And pray bold by joel osteen.
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By joel osteen. these two powerful books
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These two powerful books will stir your faith,
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Will stir your faith, break hesitation,
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Break hesitation, and help you believe big again.
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And help you believe big again. grace is power.
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Grace is power. when you receive it by faith,
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When you receive it by faith, it enables you
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It enables you to take the next step
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To take the next step so you can become
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So you can become all you were created to be.
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All you were created to be. victoria and i are so grateful
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Victoria and i are so grateful to spend this time with you.
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To spend this time with you. we pray for
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We pray for you and your family every day,
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You and your family every day, and thank you so much
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And thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Is helping people around the world.
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Around the world. special thank you to our
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Special thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Champion 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 every sunday morning,
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Online 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, the new joel osteen network,
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The new joel osteen network, social media,
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Social media, of course
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Of course listen on sirius xm 24/7.
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Listen on sirius xm 24/7. we'll help you stay encouraged
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We'll help you stay encouraged and inspired.
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And inspired. these two powerful books
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These two powerful books will stir your faith,
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Will stir your faith, break hesitation,
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Break hesitation, and help you believe big again.
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And help you believe big again. be sure to request your copy
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Be sure to request your copy of these powerful resources
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Of these powerful resources today.
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Today. for an additional donation
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For an additional donation this month,tional donation
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This month,tional donation we are also offering
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To connect through your smartphone
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We'd like to invite you to our pastors gathering.
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Our pastors gathering. we'd be honored
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We'd be honored to spend the day with you
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To spend the day with you here at lakewood.
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Here at lakewood. we'll share some of the things
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We'll share some of the things we've learned, insights,
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We've learned, insights, and behind the scenes.
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And behind the scenes. it'll be a time of inspiration
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It'll be a time of inspiration and encouragement.
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And encouragement. we'd love to meet you.
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Joel Osteen - The Blessing and The Burden

August 14, 2025 | S25 E226 | 30:0

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