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Joel Osteen - Called Into The House

September 25, 2025 | 29:56

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Called Into The House | September 25, 2025

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[music] >> joel osteen: well, god
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>> joel osteen: well, god bless you.
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Bless you. it's a joy to come into your
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It's a joy to come into your homes.
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Homes. and if you're ever in our
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And if you're ever in our area, please stop by and be a
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Area, please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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Part of one of our services. i promise you we'll make you
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home.
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Feel right at home. 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 man,
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And i heard about this man, he was driving through an
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He was driving through an intersection that was
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Intersection that was monitored by cameras.
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Monitored by cameras. and if you ran the light or
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And if you ran the light or broke the law in any way, it
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Broke the law in any way, it would take your picture and
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Would take your picture and you'd receive a ticket in the
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You'd receive a ticket in the mail.
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Mail. so, he made sure to go
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So, he made sure to go through it extra slowly, not
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Through it extra slowly, not break any laws, but he
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Break any laws, but he noticed the camera flash,
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Noticed the camera flash, took his picture.
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Took his picture. he thought, "that's not
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He thought, "that's not right."
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Right." he turned around and drove
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He turned around and drove through it again even more
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Through it again even more slowly.
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Slowly. once again, it took his
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Once again, it took his picture.
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Picture. he thought, "this thing's
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He thought, "this thing's messed up.
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Messed up. they cannot give me a
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They cannot give me a ticket."
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Ticket." out of spite, he drove
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Out of spite, he drove through it three more times,
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Through it three more times, each time waving at the
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Each time waving at the camera with a big smile.
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Camera with a big smile. a week later, he received
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A week later, he received five tickets in the mail for
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Five tickets in the mail for not wearing his seatbelt.
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Not wearing his seatbelt. say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i 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'll never be the same in
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I'll never be the same in jesus' name.
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Jesus' name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about called into the house.
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About called into the house. sometimes, we're doing the
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Sometimes, we're doing the right thing, but it doesn't
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Right thing, but it doesn't seem like it's making a
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Seem like it's making a difference.
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Difference. we're being our best,
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We're being our best, honoring god, but we're not
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Honoring god, but we're not making much progress, not
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Making much progress, not getting good breaks, our
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Getting good breaks, our dreams aren't coming to pass.
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Dreams aren't coming to pass. it seems like we're being
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It seems like we're being overlooked.
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Overlooked. and it's easy to get
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And it's easy to get discourage, think god must
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Discourage, think god must have forgotten about us,
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Have forgotten about us, especially when we see other
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Especially when we see other people who are being blessed,
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People who are being blessed, promoted, meeting the right
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Promoted, meeting the right person.
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Person. thoughts tell us, "it's
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Thoughts tell us, "it's because they're more
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Because they're more talented, they're more
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Talented, they're more attractive.
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Attractive. they come from an influential
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They come from an influential family.
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Family. just accept where you are."
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Just accept where you are." these thoughts try to make us
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These thoughts try to make us feel insignificant, push us
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Feel insignificant, push us down so we'll settle for
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Down so we'll settle for mediocrity.
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Mediocrity. this is what happened to
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This is what happened to david in the scripture.
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David in the scripture. he was the youngest son of a
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He was the youngest son of a man named jesse.
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Man named jesse. he had seven older brothers.
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He had seven older brothers. and as a teenager, he got
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And as a teenager, he got stuck out in the shepherds
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Stuck out in the shepherds fields, taking care of his
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Fields, taking care of his father's sheep.
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Father's sheep. he spent his days feeding the
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He spent his days feeding the animals, cleaning up their
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Animals, cleaning up their mess, protecting them from
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Mess, protecting them from harm.
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Harm. it was boring, lonely.
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It was boring, lonely. his brothers were in the
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His brothers were in the military, where it was
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Military, where it was exciting and prestigious.
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Exciting and prestigious. they wore a uniform each day,
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They wore a uniform each day, had respect and honor.
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Had respect and honor. when they passed by, people
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When they passed by, people admired them.
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Admired them. nobody thought of david.
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Nobody thought of david. nobody celebrated him.
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Nobody celebrated him. in their eyes, what he was
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In their eyes, what he was doing was insignificant.
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Doing was insignificant. they discounted him, thought,
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They discounted him, thought, "oh, that's just david.
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"oh, that's just david. he's the youngest, he's
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He's the youngest, he's small, he's not talented.
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Small, he's not talented. he'll never do anything
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He'll never do anything great."
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Great." they looked on the outside.
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They looked on the outside. what they couldn't see was
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What they couldn't see was what was on the inside.
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What was on the inside. david had a heart after god.
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David had a heart after god. he didn't complain.
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He didn't complain. he didn't slack off because
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He didn't slack off because nobody was watching.
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Nobody was watching. he didn't get bitter, go
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He didn't get bitter, go around with a chip on his
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Around with a chip on his shoulder.
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Shoulder. he was his best right where
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He was his best right where he was.
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He was. and in the natural, didn't
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And in the natural, didn't look like he would ever get
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Look like he would ever get out of the shepherds fields
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Out of the shepherds fields and do something significant.
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And do something significant. every circumstance said he
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Every circumstance said he was stuck.
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Was stuck. his brothers looked down on
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His brothers looked down on him.
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Him. his father didn't believe in
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His father didn't believe in him.
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Him. all the odds were against
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All the odds were against him.
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Him. but one day, god told the
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But one day, god told the prophet samuel to go to
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Prophet samuel to go to jesse's house and anoint one
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Jesse's house and anoint one of his sons as the next king.
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Of his sons as the next king. when samuel showed up, the
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When samuel showed up, the first one he saw was david's
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First one he saw was david's oldest brother, eliab.
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Oldest brother, eliab. he was tall, good looking,
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He was tall, good looking, had a great physique, very
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Had a great physique, very impressive.
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Impressive. samuel thought, "it's got to
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Samuel thought, "it's got to be him.
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Be him. look at that kid.
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Look at that kid. he looks like a king."
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He looks like a king." but the scripture says god
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But the scripture says god said to samuel, "do not
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Said to samuel, "do not consider his appearance or
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Consider his appearance or his height.
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His height. he is not the one.
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He is not the one. you look on the outside, but
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You look on the outside, but i look on the heart."
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I look on the heart." the next son came by, samuel
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The next son came by, samuel said, "it's not him."
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Said, "it's not him." next one, "not him."
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Next one, "not him." went through all seven.
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Went through all seven. finally, samuel asked jesse,
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Finally, samuel asked jesse, "do you have any more sons?"
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"do you have any more sons?" jesse said, "yes, i have my
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Jesse said, "yes, i have my youngest son, david.
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Youngest son, david. he's out in the shepherds
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He's out in the shepherds fields, but i know it's not
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Fields, but i know it's not him.
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Him. he's not strong and
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He's not strong and impressive like these other
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Impressive like these other sons.
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Sons. they serve in the military.
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They serve in the military. they're skillful, they're
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They're skillful, they're talented.
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Talented. david, not so much.
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David, not so much. he's okay at taking care of a
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He's okay at taking care of a few sheep, but not much
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Few sheep, but not much more."
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More." he discounted david, saw him
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He discounted david, saw him as insignificant, didn't even
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As insignificant, didn't even bother inviting him in.
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Bother inviting him in. but just because people leave
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But just because people leave you out doesn't mean god
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You out doesn't mean god leaves you out.
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Leaves you out. people may overlook you.
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People may overlook you. they may judge you by the
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They may judge you by the outside, your height, your
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Outside, your height, your weight, your skin color.
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Weight, your skin color. god looks on the inside.
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God looks on the inside. and the good news is god has
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And the good news is god has the final say.
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The final say. promotion doesn't come from
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Promotion doesn't come from people; it comes from the
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People; it comes from the lord.
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Lord. and people may bypass you,
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And people may bypass you, they may not give you the
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They may not give you the time of day, but they cannot
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Time of day, but they cannot stop what god has ordained
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Stop what god has ordained for you.
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For you. if you'll keep being
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If you'll keep being faithful, honoring god, he'll
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Faithful, honoring god, he'll take you from the background
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Take you from the background to the foreground.
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To the foreground. people may try to push you
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People may try to push you down, god will lift you up.
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Down, god will lift you up. they may try to hold you
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They may try to hold you back, god will thrust you
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Back, god will thrust you forward.
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Forward. people don't determine your
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People don't determine your destiny; god does.
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Destiny; god does. david was just minding his
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David was just minding his own business this day.
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Own business this day. as far as he was concerned,
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As far as he was concerned, it was just another day at
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It was just another day at work, nothing special, taking
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Work, nothing special, taking care of sheep, keeping them
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Care of sheep, keeping them from wild animals.
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Suddenly, his whole life
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Suddenly, his whole life changed.
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Changed. it happened unexpectedly.
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It happened unexpectedly. you may think it's just
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You may think it's just another ordinary day, going
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Another ordinary day, going to work, coming home.
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To work, coming home. you don't know what god is up
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You don't know what god is up to.
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To. you never know when that
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You never know when that messenger is going to show up
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Messenger is going to show up saying, "you're needed in the
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Saying, "you're needed in the house."
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House." you didn't see it coming.
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You didn't see it coming. you weren't expecting it.
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You weren't expecting it. suddenly, you meet the right
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Suddenly, you meet the right person.
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Person. suddenly, the medical report
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Suddenly, the medical report says cancer-free.
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Says cancer-free. suddenly, you get that break
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Suddenly, you get that break that thrusts you to the next
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That thrusts you to the next level.
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Level. you were called into the
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You were called into the house.
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House. what's interesting is david
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What's interesting is david wasn't dreaming about
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Wasn't dreaming about becoming a king.
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Becoming a king. he wasn't praying that, one
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He wasn't praying that, one day, he would lead a nation.
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Day, he would lead a nation. he never thought he would
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He never thought he would defeat that giant and become
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Defeat that giant and become an overnight national hero.
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An overnight national hero. he was a shepherd boy from a
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He was a shepherd boy from a low-income family.
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Low-income family. that influence, that kind of
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That influence, that kind of favor never entered his mind.
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Favor never entered his mind. and what god has in store for
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And what god has in store for you is much bigger than
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You is much bigger than you've imagined.
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You've imagined. we pray for things that seem
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We pray for things that seem reasonable to us.
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Reasonable to us. we ask for healing, and
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We ask for healing, and protection, to meet the right
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Protection, to meet the right people.
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People. that's all good, but god has
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That's all good, but god has blessings that you've never
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Blessings that you've never asked for.
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Asked for. if he showed you all that was
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If he showed you all that was in your future, it would
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In your future, it would boggle your mind.
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Boggle your mind. and if you'll do like david
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And if you'll do like david and be your best where you
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And be your best where you are, you won't have to chase
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Are, you won't have to chase promotion.
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Promotion. promotion will chase you.
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Promotion will chase you. you won't have to go after
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You won't have to go after blessings.
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Blessings. blessings will come after
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Blessings will come after you.
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You. when you keep god first
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When you keep god first place, the scripture says you
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Place, the scripture says you won't be able to outrun the
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Won't be able to outrun the good things he has in store.
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Good things he has in store. one of the keys is to stay
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One of the keys is to stay faithful where you are.
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Faithful where you are. don't wait till you get out
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Don't wait till you get out of the shepherds fields, then
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Of the shepherds fields, then you're going to be your best.
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You're going to be your best. when you get a more
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When you get a more significant position, then
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Significant position, then you're going to give it your
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You're going to give it your all.
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All. you have to be excellent on
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You have to be excellent on the level you're on right
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The level you're on right now.
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Now. pass the test in the small
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Pass the test in the small areas.
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Areas. if david would have slacked
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If david would have slacked off, done a half-hearted job,
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Off, done a half-hearted job, he wouldn't have been called
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He wouldn't have been called into the house.
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Into the house. and if you're not excellent
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And if you're not excellent on your level, then you won't
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On your level, then you won't see promotion and increase.
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See promotion and increase. a friend of mine started
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A friend of mine started pastoring a church in the
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Pastoring a church in the hills of west virginia in his
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Hills of west virginia in his late teens.
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Late teens. many sundays, there were only
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Many sundays, there were only seven people in the
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Seven people in the congregation.
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Congregation. he taught a bible class each
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He taught a bible class each week with three people.
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Week with three people. year after year went by, and
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Year after year went by, and not too much changed.
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Not too much changed. he had an incredible gift for
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He had an incredible gift for ministry, very anointed, very
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Ministry, very anointed, very powerful, but only a few
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Powerful, but only a few dozen people really
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Dozen people really recognized his gift.
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Most discounted him, thought,
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Most discounted him, thought, "ah, that's that young
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"ah, that's that young pastor.
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Pastor. he doesn't have much to
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He doesn't have much to offer."
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Offer." he was very poor.
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He was very poor. he drove a car that had holes
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He drove a car that had holes in the floorboard, where it
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In the floorboard, where it had rusted out.
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Had rusted out. you had to keep your feet up
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You had to keep your feet up so they wouldn't touch the
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So they wouldn't touch the ground.
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Ground. he was not only the pastor of
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He was not only the pastor of the church, he was the
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The church, he was the janitor as well.
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Janitor as well. he would vacuum it, clean out
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He would vacuum it, clean out the restrooms.
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The restrooms. he knew he had more in him.
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He knew he had more in him. he knew he was going to make
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He knew he was going to make a greater impact, but he
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A greater impact, but he didn't slack off because he
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Didn't slack off because he wasn't where he wanted to be.
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Wasn't where he wanted to be. he didn't say, "when i get a
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He didn't say, "when i get a bigger congregation, i'll be
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Bigger congregation, i'll be my best.
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My best. when i get some recognition,
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When i get some recognition, when these people start
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When these people start realizing what i have to
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Realizing what i have to offer, then i'll give it my
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Offer, then i'll give it my all."
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All." he was his best right where
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He was his best right where he was.
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He was. some people in this small
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Some people in this small town tried to discourage him,
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Town tried to discourage him, told him that he would never
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Told him that he would never make it as a pastor.
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Make it as a pastor. he was too poor, didn't have
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He was too poor, didn't have the training, the experience.
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The training, the experience. they discounted him, tried to
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They discounted him, tried to make him feel insignificant.
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Make him feel insignificant. but one day, through a series
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But one day, through a series of unusual events, part of
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Of unusual events, part of his message ended up on
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His message ended up on television.
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Television. the owner of a christian
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The owner of a christian network saw it, and said, "i
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Network saw it, and said, "i want that man on my network
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Want that man on my network all the time."
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All the time." overnight, he went from an
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Overnight, he went from an unknown, small ministry in
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Unknown, small ministry in west virginia to a platform
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West virginia to a platform reaching millions of people.
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Reaching millions of people. today, our friend td jakes
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Today, our friend td jakes doesn't have just a couple
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Doesn't have just a couple dozen people.
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Dozen people. he has thousands and has
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He has thousands and has impacted the world.
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Impacted the world. what happened?
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What happened? he got called into the house.
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He got called into the house. people tried to hold him
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People tried to hold him back.
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Back. his own thoughts told him,
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His own thoughts told him, "you'll never get out of this
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"you'll never get out of this limited environment."
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Limited environment." but he understood this
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But he understood this principle: if you'll be
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Principle: if you'll be faithful where you are, then
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Faithful where you are, then when it's your time to be
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When it's your time to be called, when it's your time
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Called, when it's your time to be promoted, to be healed,
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To be promoted, to be healed, to be vindicated, all the
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To be vindicated, all the forces of darkness cannot
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Forces of darkness cannot hold you back.
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Hold you back. and like him, many of you
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And like him, many of you have been faithful.
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Have been faithful. you've done the right thing
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You've done the right thing when it was hard.
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When it was hard. you haven't listened to the
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You haven't listened to the negative voices trying to
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Negative voices trying to discourage you, but nothing
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Discourage you, but nothing has happened.
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Has happened. you're still in the shepherds
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You're still in the shepherds fields.
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Fields. doesn't look like you'll ever
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Doesn't look like you'll ever get the break you need, ever
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Get the break you need, ever get well, ever meet the right
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Get well, ever meet the right person.
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Person. you may feel overlooked, but
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You may feel overlooked, but god is saying, "i haven't
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God is saying, "i haven't forgotten about you.
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Forgotten about you. samuel is on the way.
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Samuel is on the way. you're about to be called
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You're about to be called into the house.
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Into the house. i'm about to do what medicine
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I'm about to do what medicine can't do.
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Can't do. i'm about to restore what the
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I'm about to restore what the enemy's trying to steal.
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Enemy's trying to steal. i'm about to take you where
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I'm about to take you where you could not go on your
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You could not go on your own."
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Own." now, do your part.
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Now, do your part. keep being excellent where
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Keep being excellent where you are.
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You are. if god can't trust you to be
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If god can't trust you to be faithful in the wilderness,
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Faithful in the wilderness, how can he trust you to be
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How can he trust you to be faithful in the promised
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Faithful in the promised land?
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Land? and those things that are not
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And those things that are not changing, people dismissing
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Changing, people dismissing you, those times where you
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You, those times where you feel like you're doing
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Feel like you're doing something insignificant,
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Something insignificant, those are times of testing,
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Those are times of testing, times of proving, where you
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Times of proving, where you have to show god what you're
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Have to show god what you're made of.
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Made of. that's when your character is
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That's when your character is developed.
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Developed. it's easy to slack off, "man,
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It's easy to slack off, "man, this doesn't matter.
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This doesn't matter. it's insignificant.
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It's insignificant. nobody is watching."
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Nobody is watching." but you have to pass small
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But you have to pass small tests before god will release
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Tests before god will release big things.
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Big things. if you're not excellent on
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If you're not excellent on the level you're on, you
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The level you're on, you won't get to the next level.
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Won't get to the next level. and you may not like where
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And you may not like where you are.
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You are. you know you have more in
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You know you have more in you.
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You. it's taken longer than you
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It's taken longer than you thought, but god knows what
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Thought, but god knows what he's doing.
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He's doing. well, you say, "joel, i'd
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Well, you say, "joel, i'd love to believe this.
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Love to believe this. sounds good, but you don't
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Sounds good, but you don't know my situation.
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Know my situation. i don't come from a prominent
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I don't come from a prominent family."
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Family." neither did david.
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Neither did david. "i don't know anyone
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"i don't know anyone influential that can give me
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Influential that can give me a good break, open a door."
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A good break, open a door." neither did david.
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Neither did david. "i don't have a good
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"i don't have a good position.
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Position. i'm doing something that
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I'm doing something that seems insignificant."
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Seems insignificant." so was david.
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So was david. if you see what you're doing
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If you see what you're doing as not important, not
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As not important, not significant, most likely you
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Significant, most likely you won't do it with excellence.
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Won't do it with excellence. what makes it incredibly
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What makes it incredibly important is the fact that
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Important is the fact that that's where god has you now.
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That's where god has you now. you're not there by accident.
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You're not there by accident. it holds the key to you
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It holds the key to you rising higher.
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Rising higher. samuel won't come looking if
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Samuel won't come looking if there's not excellence where
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There's not excellence where you are.
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You are. and you don't have to do it
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And you don't have to do it better than somebody else.
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Better than somebody else. just do it to the best of
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Just do it to the best of your ability, knowing you're
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Your ability, knowing you're not working unto people,
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Not working unto people, you're working unto god.
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You're working unto god. i talked to a lady recently,
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I talked to a lady recently, she had been sick on and off
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She had been sick on and off for 2 years.
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For 2 years. she had to take a leave of
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She had to take a leave of absence from her job.
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Absence from her job. she's a registered nurse, for
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She's a registered nurse, for over 30 years has been a
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Over 30 years has been a model employee with the same
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Model employee with the same company.
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Company. she felt badly about having
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She felt badly about having to miss so much work, and not
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To miss so much work, and not having the income was
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Having the income was difficult on her family.
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Difficult on her family. she's a single parent mom and
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She's a single parent mom and raising two children.
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Raising two children. but after 2 years, she was
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But after 2 years, she was cleared to go back to work.
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Cleared to go back to work. but when she showed up, her
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But when she showed up, her supervisor told her that she
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Supervisor told her that she didn't have a job anymore.
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Didn't have a job anymore. that position had been
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That position had been filled.
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Filled. and after putting all this
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And after putting all this time into this company, she
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Time into this company, she was going to lose her
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Was going to lose her benefits, her seniority, have
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Benefits, her seniority, have to start all over.
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To start all over. it seemed like those 30 years
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It seemed like those 30 years went down the drain.
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Went down the drain. her teenage children said to
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Her teenage children said to her, "mom, you've always
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Her, "mom, you've always taught us that god is in
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Taught us that god is in control, that he's going to
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Control, that he's going to take care of us.
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Take care of us. and these last 2 years, we
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And these last 2 years, we haven't missed a payment on
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Haven't missed a payment on the house.
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The house. we haven't gone without.
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We haven't gone without. what makes you think that god
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What makes you think that god is going to fail us now?"
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Is going to fail us now?" she had spent years speaking
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She had spent years speaking faith and encouragement into
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Faith and encouragement into her kids.
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Her kids. now, those seeds of
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Now, those seeds of encouragement were coming
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Encouragement were coming back to her.
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Back to her. and instead of being
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And instead of being negative, thinking, "god's
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Negative, thinking, "god's forgotten about me.
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Forgotten about me. never dreamed i'd be
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Never dreamed i'd be unemployed at this age," she
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Unemployed at this age," she believed that god had her in
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Believed that god had her in the palm of his hand, that he
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The palm of his hand, that he would open the right doors.
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Would open the right doors. a couple of weeks later, her
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Boss' supervisor called the
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Boss' supervisor called the house.
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House. this lady didn't call the
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This lady didn't call the company; the company called
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Company; the company called her.
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Her. and this boss, this samuel so
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And this boss, this samuel so to speak, said, "i'm just
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To speak, said, "i'm just checking with you, wondering
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Checking with you, wondering when you'll be able to come
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When you'll be able to come back to work."
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Back to work." the lady was puzzled and
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The lady was puzzled and said, "what do you mean?
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Said, "what do you mean? i came back.
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I came back. they told me i don't have a
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They told me i don't have a job."
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Job." she said, "are you kidding?
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She said, "are you kidding? of course you do.
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Of course you do. you come see me.
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You come see me. you can start tomorrow."
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You can start tomorrow." what was that?
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What was that? she got called into the
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She got called into the house.
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House. samuel came looking for her.
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Samuel came looking for her. friends, god knows how to
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Friends, god knows how to vindicate you.
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Vindicate you. somebody's trying to hold you
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Somebody's trying to hold you down, don't worry, god can go
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Down, don't worry, god can go over them, or he can go
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Over them, or he can go around them, move them out of
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Around them, move them out of the way.
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The way. bottom line, god will get you
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Bottom line, god will get you to where you're supposed to
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To where you're supposed to be.
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Be. david's own family didn't
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David's own family didn't believe in him.
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Believe in him. his father thought he was not
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His father thought he was not tall enough, not talented
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Tall enough, not talented enough, not smart enough.
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Enough, not smart enough. the good news is when god is
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The good news is when god is ready to call you, he doesn't
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Ready to call you, he doesn't go check with your family.
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Go check with your family. he doesn't go ask your
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He doesn't go ask your cousin, "do you think they
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Cousin, "do you think they have what it takes?"
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Have what it takes?" he doesn't consult with your
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He doesn't consult with your boss if it's time to promote
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Boss if it's time to promote you.
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You. god doesn't need people's
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God doesn't need people's approval to do what he wants
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Approval to do what he wants to do in your life.
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To do in your life. if people don't believe in
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If people don't believe in you, that's okay.
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You, that's okay. the god who created the
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The god who created the universe, the one who
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Universe, the one who matters, he does.
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Matters, he does. your family may not encourage
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Your family may not encourage you, but you can encourage
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You, but you can encourage yourself.
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Yourself. people may not celebrate you.
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People may not celebrate you. learn to celebrate yourself.
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Learn to celebrate yourself. i know a man that was raised
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I know a man that was raised in latin america.
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In latin america. his parents were missionaries
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His parents were missionaries to mexico, very faithful,
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To mexico, very faithful, dedicated people.
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Dedicated people. and at the age of three, his
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And at the age of three, his father was killed in an
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Father was killed in an accident.
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Accident. his mother decided to stay in
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His mother decided to stay in mexico and continue on the
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Mexico and continue on the ministry while raising four
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Ministry while raising four small children.
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Small children. and one day, when they were
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And one day, when they were in the states visiting
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In the states visiting relatives, they went to
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Relatives, they went to washington dc to take in the
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Washington dc to take in the sights.
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Sights. and as a young boy, he stood
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And as a young boy, he stood on the sidewalk in front of
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On the sidewalk in front of the white house in such awe,
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The white house in such awe, thinking about how the
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Thinking about how the president to the united
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President to the united states lives in there.
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States lives in there. he looked through the iron
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He looked through the iron fence, and he could see
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Fence, and he could see people in the windows of the
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People in the windows of the white house going about their
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White house going about their business.
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Business. he thought about what it must
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He thought about what it must be like to be on the inside,
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Be like to be on the inside, all that power, prestige,
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All that power, prestige, influence.
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Influence. it was impressive enough
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It was impressive enough being on the outside.
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Being on the outside. he could only imagine how
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He could only imagine how important those people were
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Important those people were on the inside.
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On the inside. to him, it was a huge
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To him, it was a huge contrast from his humble
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Contrast from his humble missionary environment there
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Missionary environment there in mexico, where people had
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In mexico, where people had so little.
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So little. over the years, this young
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Over the years, this young boy discovered he had a gift
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Boy discovered he had a gift of music and singing.
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Of music and singing. he could write incredible
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He could write incredible songs and play the piano.
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Songs and play the piano. he became a well-known
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He became a well-known worship leader in latin
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Worship leader in latin america, holding concerts
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America, holding concerts with thousands of people.
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With thousands of people. awhile back, he was invited
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Awhile back, he was invited to the white house to sing
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To the white house to sing for the president at an
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For the president at an official state dinner.
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Official state dinner. as he sat on the platform
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As he sat on the platform with world leaders and shared
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With world leaders and shared his gift, he couldn't believe
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His gift, he couldn't believe he was there.
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He was there. he never dreamed as a little
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He never dreamed as a little boy, raised by missionaries
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Boy, raised by missionaries with very little income, that
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With very little income, that one day he would be inside
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One day he would be inside the white house.
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The white house. and during a break in the
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And during a break in the program, he left the dinner
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Program, he left the dinner and went out into the
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And went out into the hallway.
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Hallway. he found the same windows
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He found the same windows that he had seen people
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That he had seen people through some 30 years
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Through some 30 years earlier.
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Earlier. he looked out and saw people
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He looked out and saw people standing behind the iron
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Standing behind the iron fence where he had stood as a
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Fence where he had stood as a little boy from the outside
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Little boy from the outside looking in.
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Looking in. he started waving and waving.
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He started waving and waving. he said, "i wanted to tell
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He said, "i wanted to tell them, 'i was where you are.
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Them, 'i was where you are. you never know.
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You never know. one day, instead of being on
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One day, instead of being on the outside looking in, you
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The outside looking in, you may be on the inside looking
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May be on the inside looking out.'"
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Out.'" when you get called into
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When you get called into the house, you don't
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The house, you don't know where god is going to
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Know where god is going to take you.
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Take you. but sometimes, when we see a
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But sometimes, when we see a person on the inside, in
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Person on the inside, in other words they're blessed,
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Other words they're blessed, prosperous, influential, we
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Prosperous, influential, we think, "that will never be
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Think, "that will never be me.
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Me. i don't have the talent like
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I don't have the talent like him, the connections, the
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Him, the connections, the good looks."
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Good looks." none of that matters to god.
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None of that matters to god. when you have a heart to know
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When you have a heart to know him, when you're your best
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Him, when you're your best right where you are, one
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Right where you are, one touch of god's favor can take
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Touch of god's favor can take you from the outside to the
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You from the outside to the inside.
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Inside. you may not realize it, you
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You may not realize it, you already have royal blood
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Already have royal blood flowing through your veins.
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Flowing through your veins. you're wearing a crown of
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You're wearing a crown of favor.
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Favor. god breathed his life into
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God breathed his life into you.
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You. he didn't create you to stay
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He didn't create you to stay on the outside, to live in
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On the outside, to live in the shepherds fields.
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The shepherds fields. and sure, there are seasons
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And sure, there are seasons that we go through, tests we
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That we go through, tests we must pass, but don't let that
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Must pass, but don't let that become permanent in your
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Become permanent in your thinking.
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Thinking. god has already lined up the
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God has already lined up the samuels to come push you into
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Samuels to come push you into your destiny.
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Your destiny. and you may be on the
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And you may be on the outside, but get ready, god's
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Outside, but get ready, god's going to bring you to the
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Going to bring you to the inside.
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Inside. growing up, i used to admire
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Growing up, i used to admire my father.
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My father. he was my hero.
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He was my hero. and as little children, we
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And as little children, we would travel with my parents
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Would travel with my parents when my dad would speak at
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When my dad would speak at large conferences in front of
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Large conferences in front of several thousand people.
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Several thousand people. and everybody loved my
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And everybody loved my father.
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Father. afterwards, they'd want to
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Afterwards, they'd want to come up and shake his hand.
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Come up and shake his hand. and i watched in the
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And i watched in the distance, was so proud.
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Distance, was so proud. i used to think, "i could
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I used to think, "i could never do what he does.
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Never do what he does. he's so smart, so talented,
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He's so smart, so talented, so creative."
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So creative." i came back after college and
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I came back after college and spent 17 years working behind
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The scenes, doing the
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The scenes, doing the television production here at
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Television production here at lakewood.
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Lakewood. and i did my best to make my
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And i did my best to make my father look good.
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Father look good. but god doesn't want us to go
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But god doesn't want us to go through life just celebrating
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Through life just celebrating others.
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Others. he wants you to be
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He wants you to be celebrated.
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Celebrated. and i never dreamed i would
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And i never dreamed i would do this.
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Do this. i never prayed that, one day,
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I never prayed that, one day, i would be up here.
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I would be up here. i didn't think this was in
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I didn't think this was in me.
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Me. but when daddy went to be
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But when daddy went to be with the lord in 1999, i got
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With the lord in 1999, i got called into the house.
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Called into the house. i discovered talent that i
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I discovered talent that i didn't know i had.
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Didn't know i had. now, i'm no longer on the
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Now, i'm no longer on the outside looking in.
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Outside looking in. i'm on the inside looking
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I'm on the inside looking out.
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Out. here's my point.
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Here's my point. sometimes, thoughts will tell
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Sometimes, thoughts will tell you, "you belong on the
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You, "you belong on the outside.
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Outside. and you know, that blessed
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And you know, that blessed life, that prosperous,
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Life, that prosperous, abundant life, that's not for
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Abundant life, that's not for you.
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You. that's for those people that
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That's for those people that are more talented, that have
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Are more talented, that have more beauty, that have more
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More beauty, that have more than you."
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Than you." don't believe those lies.
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Don't believe those lies. you didn't get left out.
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You didn't get left out. you weren't shortchanged.
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You weren't shortchanged. god put greatness in you.
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God put greatness in you. there are gifts and talents
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There are gifts and talents you've not yet tapped into.
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You've not yet tapped into. there are new levels in your
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There are new levels in your future.
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Future. keep being faithful.
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Keep being faithful. like david, your time is
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Like david, your time is coming.
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Coming. you're going to be called
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You're going to be called into the house.
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Into the house. my friend john here on the
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My friend john here on the front row ran camera for us
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Front row ran camera for us at lakewood for over 20
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At lakewood for over 20 years, was always faithful,
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Years, was always faithful, always had a smile, a kind
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Always had a smile, a kind word, somebody we could count
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Word, somebody we could count on.
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On. and i noticed through the
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And i noticed through the years that john moved very
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Years that john moved very slowly.
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Slowly. and i thought that was just
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And i thought that was just his personality.
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His personality. i didn't realize that he
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I didn't realize that he didn't have the strength.
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Didn't have the strength. at 10 years old, he was
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At 10 years old, he was diagnosed with that defective
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Diagnosed with that defective heart.
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The left side didn't work.
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The left side didn't work. got to the place he couldn't
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Got to the place he couldn't walk up stairs, drive his
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Walk up stairs, drive his car.
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Car. had to have medicine flowing
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Had to have medicine flowing into him 24 hours a day
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Into him 24 hours a day intravenously.
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Intravenously. last december, he was so
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Last december, he was so weak, ended up in the
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Weak, ended up in the hospital.
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Hospital. the doctor told him that his
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The doctor told him that his heart had finally given out.
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Heart had finally given out. his only chance of survival
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His only chance of survival was a heart transplant.
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Was a heart transplant. he was put on the waiting
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He was put on the waiting list.
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List. typically, that takes up to a
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Typically, that takes up to a year.
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Year. the problem is john didn't
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The problem is john didn't have a year.
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Have a year. some of our cameramen sent
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Some of our cameramen sent him my message about how god
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Him my message about how god can accelerate things, make
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Can accelerate things, make it happen quicker than you
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It happen quicker than you thought.
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Thought. that seed took root in his
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That seed took root in his spirit.
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Spirit. three weeks later, the doctor
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Three weeks later, the doctor called, said, "john, we have
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Called, said, "john, we have a heart for you."
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A heart for you." he had the transplant.
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He had the transplant. today, he is here.
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Today, he is here. he says he feels better than
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He says he feels better than he's felt in 40 years.
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He's felt in 40 years. he can climb stairs, he can
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He can climb stairs, he can drive again, laugh again,
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Drive again, laugh again, live again.
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Live again. john got called into the
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John got called into the house.
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House. the good news today, god has
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The good news today, god has your number.
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He has the heart you need.
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He has the heart you need. he has the healing that
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He has the healing that belongs to you.
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Belongs to you. he has the baby with your
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He has the baby with your name on it.
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Name on it. you may be on the outside,
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You may be on the outside, but god's about to bring you
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But god's about to bring you to the inside.
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To the inside. like john, you're going to
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Like john, you're going to look up and say, "i feel
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Look up and say, "i feel better now than i've felt in
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Better now than i've felt in years."
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Years." like me, you're not going to
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Like me, you're not going to just be celebrating and
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Just be celebrating and admiring others.
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Admiring others. you're going to be
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You're going to be celebrated.
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Celebrated. friends, there are blessings
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Friends, there are blessings in your future you've never
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In your future you've never asked for, you've never
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Asked for, you've never thought about.
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Thought about. and you may not see how it
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And you may not see how it can happen.
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Can happen. you feel like you're stuck,
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You feel like you're stuck, you're in the shepherds
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You're in the shepherds fields, but god has not
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Fields, but god has not forgotten about you.
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Forgotten about you. if you'll keep being your
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If you'll keep being your best where you are, i believe
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Best where you are, i believe and declare you're about to
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And declare you're about to be called into the house.
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Be called into the house. new doors are going to open.
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New doors are going to open. the right people show up,
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The right people show up, problems turn around, the
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Problems turn around, the fullness of your destiny in
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Fullness of your destiny in jesus' name.
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Jesus' name. if you receive it today, can
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If you receive it today, can you say amen?
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I'd like to give you an
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus,
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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I repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord
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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
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Simple prayer, we believe you got born again.
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Get in a good bible-based
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Get in a good bible-based church. keep god first
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Church. keep god first place. he's going to take
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Place. he's going to take you places that you've
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You places that you've never dreamed.
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God's healing isn't earned,
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God's healing isn't earned, it's received,
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It's received, and you can discover
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And you can discover how in the next 31 days.
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How in the next 31 days. life has a way of
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Life has a way of wearing us down
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Wearing us down physically, mentally,
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Physically, mentally, emotionally.
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Emotionally. but god didn't create us
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But god didn't create us to just survive, but to thrive.
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To just survive, but to thrive. i'm excited about
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I'm excited about our new devotional,
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Happy, healthy, and free.
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Happy, healthy, and free. for 31 days,
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For 31 days, i'll take you
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I'll take you on a wellness journey
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On a wellness journey for your spirit, body,
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And soul.
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It's filled with daily
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It's filled with daily declarations,
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Scriptures, encouragement. as you get your mind in tune
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As you get your mind in tune with what god says,
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With what god says, you'll experience a refreshing,
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A revitalization.
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Ayou were created to be strong,
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Ayou were created to be strong, to be passionate,
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To be passionate, to live happy,
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To live happy, healthy, and free.
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Healthy, and free. when you contact us today,
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. thanks so much for your prayer
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Thanks so much for your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity
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Your generosity is bringing hope to people
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Around the world.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Joel Osteen - Called Into The House

September 25, 2025 | 29:56

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